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Sports On the air

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

TodayBASEBALL Time TV/RadioMLB, New York Yankees at Baltimore 4 p. m. ESPNMLB, Seattle at Los Angeles Angels 4 p. m. RootHOCKEYNHL, playoffs, Pittsburgh at Ottawa 4:30 p. m. NBCSNBASKETBALLNBA, playoffs, Indiana at Miami 5:30 p. m. TNT, KICE-AM....MORE

Sports in Brief

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

PREPSLava Bear lacrosse falls in playoffs — Fresh off its first Oregon High School Lacrosse Association victory in school history, Bend High fell to Jesuit 18-2 on Tuesday in Beaverton in the second round of the postseason. Seniors Daniel Nase ....MORE

NHL Playoffs Roundup

Sharks tie series with 2-1 win over Kings

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Joe Thornton set the tone for the San Jose Sharks with a dominant first period. After that, the Sharks did their best to hang on and tie up their playoff series against the Los Angeles Kings. Thornton set up Brent....MORE

Scoreboard

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

ON DECKTodayBaseball: 5A state playoffs, first round: Pendleton at Bend, 4:30 p. m.; Liberty at Redmond, 5 p. m.; 4A state playoffs, first round: Astoria at Sisters, 4:30 p. m. Softball: 5A state playoffs, first round: Bend at Hood River Valley, 4:30 p.....MORE

NFL

San Francisco gets Super Bowl

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

BOSTON — The NFL will celebrate its 50th Super Bowl in northern California, where its newest, most high-tech venue is being built. That makes South Florida, in the midst of a spat over expensive stadium renovations, a loser for the 2016 game.....MORE

Prep Baseball, softball

Redmond makes mark on all-IMC

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

The kids at Redmond High can play some ball. The Panthers’ baseball and softball teams dominated the Intermountain Conference all-league teams, which were announced earlier this week. Redmond senior J. D. Abbas was named the IMC baseball pitcher....MORE

NFL

TV viewing set to be enhanced

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Imagine Sean Payton holding up a Surface tablet instead of a cardboard playsheet on the sideline. Envision Peyton Manning sitting on the bench and dissecting the last series from a variety of camera angles on his hand-held device instead of looking....MORE

Major League Baseball

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

StandingsAll Times PDT———AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW L Pct GBNew York 28 17 .622 —Boston 27 19 .587 1½Baltimore 24 21 .533 4Tampa Bay 24 21 .533 4Toronto 18 27 .400 10Central DivisionW L Pct GBCleveland 26 18 .591....MORE

Spurs hang on to beat Grizzlies

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

SAN ANTONIO — When Tony Parker started running low on masterful plays, Tim Duncan was there to take over and lead the San Antonio Spurs to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals. Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists,....MORE

NBA Playoffs

Heat, Pacers ready to go in Game 1

• A series win sends either Miami or Indiana to the finals

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

MIAMI — Dwyane Wade’s rookie season ended with a playoff loss to the Indiana Pacers. The next year, the Miami Heat were headed to the Eastern Conference finals and certain that an NBA championship was in their sights. That’s when....MORE

NBA

Cavs win lottery again

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

NEW YORK — Nick Gilbert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have beaten the NBA lottery odds again. The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft. Gilbert, owner Dan....MORE

Anchored putting strokes to be banned in 2016

• The new rule will take effect for professionals and amateurs in 2016

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

FAR HILLS, N. J. — Golf's rules-making bodies, the U. S. Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient, on Tuesday prohibited golfers from anchoring a putter against their bodies while making a stroke, a rule change the organizations first....MORE

Golf

Anchored putting strokes to be banned

• USGA and R&A recent ruling leaves plenty for region's players to digest

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Time for many a golfer to dust off that old, conventional putting stroke. The United States Golf Association and the Royal & Ancient, the governing bodies responsible for the Rules of Golf, announced Tuesday that Rule 14-1b has been adopted and....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle

Changes well received

• There has been positive feedback for the Pole Pedal Paddle's new run course along the Deschutes River

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

After the busiest — and most lucrative — weekend of the year for the Mt. Bachelor Sports Education Foundation, John Schiemer took a moment to come up for air Tuesday and reflect on Saturday's 37th annual U. S. Bank Pole Pedal Paddle.....MORE

Fly-tying corner

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

In June and July, one of the most effective lake patterns is the Callibaetis Nymph. This version is a Denny Rickard's tie. Put it to work at Paulina or East Lake, at Diamond Lake or your favorite trout lake. When fish are eating Callibaetis, they put ....MORE

Fishing Report

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Here is the weekly fishing report for selected areas in and around Central Oregon, provided by fisheries biologists for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife:CENTRAL ZONEANTELOPE FLAT RESERVOIR: The roads leading to the reservoir are clear.....MORE

Outdoors Calendar

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Email events at least 10 days before publication to communitylife@bendbulletin. com, or click on “Submit an Event" at www. bendbulletin. com. Contact: 541-383-0351. BIRDINGDean Hale Woodpecker Festival: Participants have a choice of attending 12....MORE

Delicious fishing adventure

• Guided trip on the McKenzie River satisfies appetites

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

It’s a crisp October morning on the McKenzie River, one shoreline in early sunshine and the other still stuck in the shadows, and here we are, soaking up this drift-boat fishing trip without lifting a finger. Well, not quite true: We are doing....MORE

Bird Watch

Small hummingbird a brilliant sight

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Scientific name: Stellula calliopeCharacteristics: At 3¼ inches long, this is the smallest bird north of the Mexican border. Adults are iridescent green on their backs and lighter underneath. Males have pinkish-red gorget streaks on their throats....MORE

Visit an angel in the Columbia gorge

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Multnomah Falls is the main attraction in the Columbia River Gorge, but just a few miles to the west is another jewel: the exposed 1,600-foot bluff called Angel’s Rest. Just how popular is this spot? On April 27, a sunny Saturday with hardly....MORE

Milling for morels

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Denny Proctor likens mushroom hunting to kids’ play.“I call it an adult Easter egg hunt," said the Deary man. It’s a good analogy. Most morel mushrooms are similar in size to an egg and they are a treat to find and eat. But they are ....MORE

Well shot!

Your outdoor photos

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Can you work a camera, and capture a great picture? And can you tell us a bit about it? Submit your color or black-and-white outdoors photos at bendbulletin. com/waterfalls and tell us a bit about where and when you took them. All entries will appear ....MORE

Packing precision

• Backcountry Horsemen offer expertise on an old-fashioned art

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Jim Renshaw is a practitioner of a backcountry art form that is slowly fading from the landscape. The retired outfitter of Kooskia, Idaho still neatly wraps camping and hunting equipment in canvas sheets known as manties and ties them to Decker pack....MORE

Trail update with Chris Sabo

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

HOLIDAY WEEKENDAs Memorial Day nears, increased trail use throughout the area is expected. A mix of rain and snow showers is forecasted throughout the rest of the week. Plan ahead and bring appropriate supplies. SUMMER TRAILSTrail access is good at....MORE

Sunriver Nature Center open daily

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

The Sunriver Nature Center is open daily and summer hours are in effect Friday. The center is open 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. today and Thursday ($3 adults, $2 children 12 and younger, members free). Beginning Friday, hours are 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. ($4 adults, $3 ....MORE

Observatory opens Friday

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

Pine Mountain Observatory opens for the season Friday. The observatory, located 34 miles southeast of Bend, is a research facility operated by the University of Oregon’s Department of Physics. It is open to the public on Friday and Saturday....MORE

Hunting & Fishing

Learn to be ‘bear aware’

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

We were in Idaho last week where the arrowleaf balsamroot was in bloom. Our guide told us in the breaks of the Salmon River, “The Indians knew when the bears were out of their dens by watching the arrowleaf blossom."It is that time of year....MORE

Outing

Camping close to home

• La Pine State Park has lodging for groups large, small • La Pine State Park has lodging for groups large, small

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

About a year ago, I started looking for the perfect spot to host a reunion for my large, extended family. We had a lot of requirements. We wanted to be together, but have our own separate spaces. Some family members wanted to camp, other family....MORE

Adventure Sports

The splash and grab

• The Lower Deschutes River in early spring is filled with potential salmonfly suspense

May 22, 2013 4:00 am

WARM SPRINGS —A sudden splash, and then my line was tight. My heart raced as I frantically stripped line. The fish turned upstream and fought hard, and I eventually brought it to hand — a beautifully plump, 18-inch native redband trout....MORE

Whatever happened to ... Madras boxer Jovany Medina

Out of the ring, but 'I'm back'

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

MADRAS — When Jovany Medina gets up each morning and goes into the kitchen for breakfast before his shift at Central Oregon Seed Inc., he sees a bookshelf filled with trophies, medals and photos of himself in boxing gear and graduation gown.....MORE

Sports On the air

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

TodayBASEBALL Time TV/RadioMLB, New York Yankees at Baltimore or Tampa Bay at Toronto 4 p. m. MLBCollege, Oregon at Oregon State 5:30 p. m. KICE-AM 940MLB, Seattle at Los Angeles Angels 7 p. m. RootHOCKEYNHL, playoffs, Boston at New York Rangers 4:30 p.....MORE

Sports in Brief

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

FootballFormer Beaver arrested — Former NFL wide receiver and Oregon State University standout Chad Johnson was arrested on charges that he violated probation stemming from an altercation with his now ex-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada.....MORE

NFL

Seahawks opens OTAs with off-field distractions

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

RENTON, Wash. — Pete Carroll and the Seattle Seahawks started organized team activities on Monday with little talk about anything that took place on the field. That was understandable, considering the recent news about suspensions and arrests.....MORE

Scoreboard

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

ON DECKTodayBoys lacrosse: OHSLA state playoffs, second round: Bend at Jesuit, 7 p. m. WednesdayBaseball: 5A state playoffs, first round: Pendleton at Bend, 4:30 p. m.; Liberty at Redmond, 5 p. m.; 4A state playoffs, first round: Astoria at Sisters,....MORE

NHL Playoffs

Red Wings top Blackhawks, take series lead

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

DETROIT — The young Detroit Red Wings have made the mighty Chicago Blackhawks look vulnerable, beating them two straight times to gain an advantage in their last playoff matchup as Western Conference rivals. Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller....MORE

Youth Football

Survey shows few concussions

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

BOSTON — Fewer than 4 percent of youth players surveyed in a USA Football-sanctioned study suffered concussions in the 10 leagues examined. Most injuries among nearly 2,000 players on more than 100 teams in six states were minor, with the....MORE

Major League Baseball

Three strikes and you’re average these days

• Strikeouts in the major leagues continues to go up each season

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

When Rafael Soriano took the mound to begin the ninth inning of the Washington Nationals’ game last Wednesday, in stepped Austin Jackson of the Detroit Tigers. At that point, the Nationals clung to a two-run lead. The Tigers needed base....MORE

Major League Baseball

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

StandingsAll Times PDT———AMERICAN LEAGUEEast DivisionW L Pct GBNew York 28 16 .636 —Boston 27 18 .600 1½Baltimore 23 21 .523 5Tampa Bay 23 21 .523 5Toronto 18 26 .409 10Central DivisionW L Pct GBCleveland 26 17 .605....MORE

Motor Sports

Allmendinger taking life one day at a time

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

CHARLOTTE, N. C. — A. J. Allmendinger’s parents attended their first Indianapolis 500 in 1979, when they camped in a grassy lot and watched Rick Mears win his first 500. Their son was born two years later — Greg Allmendinger named him ....MORE

Equestrian

Hunter/jumper horse show hits Bend area

May 21, 2013 4:00 am

The 2013 Rose City Opener, a United States Equestrian Federation A-rated hunter/jumper horse show, will kick off Wednesday and continue through Sunday at Juniper View Farm north of Bend. The annual event, being staged in Central Oregon for the second ....MORE