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College baseball

Beavers, Conforto slam Ducks to take series

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

EUGENE — There are times when Oregon State sophomore Michael Conforto admits he goes to the plate thinking he might hit a home run. That wasn't the case in the second inning Sunday.“I was thinking just put a good swing on the ball,"....MORE

Scoreboard

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

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

Prep sports

Softball a bright spot for Redmond girls teams

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

The split with Ridgeview has been particularly tough on Redmond High's girls athletic teams. While the Panthers' boys programs have thrived in their first school year at the Class 5A level — Redmond High has won Intermountain Conference titles....MORE

Kids' mini PPP: a raft of fun

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

Competition took many forms at the U. S. Bank Kids' Mini Pole Pedal Paddle on Sunday. Parents cheered loudly, and kids from first grade through sixth grade raced through the course. But a few kids knew they had won before they even started. Bizarre....MORE

Bend cemetery may raise fees

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

Bend officials say it is time to stop subsidizing operations at Pilot Butte Cemetery, which the city has owned for 100 years.“It's an operation that has not been breaking even and that we have to subsidize from the general fund," City Manager....MORE

Severe weather causes damage in Plains

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

The storm rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest, spawning tornadoes that damaged homes and buildings near Oklahoma City and put the Tulsa area on high-alert. A 79-year-old man was found dead at a mobile home park that was severely damaged by....MORE

Nation & World Briefs

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

— From wire reportsPakistan election — Pakistan held a repeat election Sunday in an upscale area of the southern city of Karachi that was plagued with allegations of vote-rigging, despite the shooting death of a senior member of former....MORE

Local golf

Changing course

Formerly known as Missing Link Family Golf Center, Smith Rock Golf Course is attempting to gain notice with rapid improvements under new ownership

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

REDMOND — Walt Zelinsky solitarily mows the green putting surfaces of his pitch-and-putt golf course under the bright blue skies of the High Desert. In this industrial section of northeast Redmond, Zelinsky looks like any superintendent at just ....MORE

Golf Scoreboard

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

The Bulletin welcomes contributions to its weekly local golf results listings and events calendar. Clearly legible items should be faxed to the sports department, 541-385-0831, emailed to sports@bendbulletin. com, or mailed to P. O. Box 6020; Bend, OR ....MORE

Today

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

It's Monday, May 20, the 140th day of 2013. There are 225 days left in the year. HistoryHighlight: In 1927, Charles Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field in Long Island, N. Y., aboard the Spirit of St. Louis on his historic solo flight to France. In....MORE

Rare old torpedo found by unusual divers

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

SAN DIEGO — In the ocean off Coronado, a Navy team has discovered a relic worthy of display in a military museum: a torpedo of the kind deployed in the late 19th century, considered a technological marvel in its day. But don’t look for....MORE

Trending

Cracked phones now cool?

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

Brittany Lofton spots them all the time: teens and college students clutching their beat-up cellphones, with screens so cracked that spider-web-like patterns creep across the glass. Sure, the screen’s razory shards make reading a text and....MORE

Community Sports Calendar

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

ARCHERYAdaptive Archery: Age 8-older; Wednesdays through May 29; 5-6 p. m.; Top Pin Archery, 1611 S. W. First St., Unit D, Redmond; equipment provided if needed; instruction in safety, bow handling and technique; wheelchair-friendly facility; $5 per....MORE

Golf roundup

Korean takes Byron Nelson for first career PGA Tour title

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

IRVING, Texas — Sang-Moon Bae watched anxiously after hitting his tee shot at the par-3 17th hole Sunday in the Byron Nelson Championship. When the ball landed on the front edge of the green fronted by water, he bent his knees and leaned....MORE

Out of nowhere, Austrian teen reaches LPGA Tour

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

The Austrian teenager Marina Stuetz’s path to the LPGA Tour did not go through an American college program, Golf Channel’s “Big Break" or the Ladies European Tour. She arrived like a snowstorm in spring, catching everyone by....MORE

Tee to Green Calendar

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

CLINICS OR CLASSESMay 21-22: Two-day beginner and intermediate Rules of Golf workshop at Bend Golf and Country Club. From 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. each day, participants will learn detailed information about the Rules of Golf from the Oregon Golf....MORE

TV spotlight

The line between Betty and January

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

NEW YORK — It isn’t easy to coax a smile out of January Jones. Perched on a velveteen banquette at the NoMad hotel in the Flatiron district recently, Jones didn’t engage in the dithery banter that in Hollywood passes for charm. What ....MORE

Obama Controversies

Aide rejects allegations

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

A senior adviser to President Barack Obama mounted a combative defense of the administration Sunday, saying that the controversies enveloping the White House were the result of Republican lawmakers trying to “drag Washington into a swamp of....MORE

Seeking flair, Yahoo agrees to buy blogging site Tumblr in $1.1B deal

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

The board of Yahoo, the faded Web pioneer, agreed Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, people with direct knowledge of the matter said, a signal of how the company plans to reposition itself as the....MORE

Cycling

American wins Tour of California

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

SANTA ROSA, Calif. — Always close to the front but never first at the end, Tejay van Garderen would often wear himself out wondering if he could swap the white jersey that goes to the best young rider for the yellow one that goes to the winner.....MORE

Correction

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

In the results for Saturday’s Pole Pedal Paddle multisport race in Bend that ran in Sunday’s edition on Page G9, the following results were not included. The Bulletin regrets the omission:Adaptive division1, No Boundaries!, Bend,....MORE

Bike-share station to open Friday

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

The first bike-share station in Bend is scheduled to open Friday. The private station will serve people who work in offices at 50 S. W. Bond St. in downtown Bend. This includes the Oregon Natural Desert Association and Commute Options, a nonprofit....MORE

Sisters receives Ford Foundation Grant

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

The city of Sisters received a $10,000 grant to help the city purchase and install a quilt called “Two Rivers, Three Sisters," which was made by Central Oregon quilt artists. The quilt is part of a project to raise money for conservation....MORE

Crash near Redmond causes power outage

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

A 20-year-old from Redmond crashed his Ford Explorer into a power pole on O’Neil Way early Sunday morning. Nicholas Burns was driving westbound around 4:45 a. m. Sunday when he allegedly swerved to avoid a deer, losing control of the vehicle....MORE

The week ahead

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

A rundown of games and events to watch for locally and nationally from the world of sports:e_SClBTuesdayNBA draft lottery, 5:30 p. m. (ESPN): The Portland Trail Blazers missed the playoffs this season. Their reward? A 1.1 percent chance of landing....MORE

Oregon news

Yamhill County brutality lawsuit moves forward; man seeking $1M in damages

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

McMINNVILLE — A trial date could be set this week for a lawsuit claiming Yamhill County law enforcement officers used excessive force in making an arrest three years ago. The News-Register reports that Hipolito Aranda, 48, is seeking $1 million ....MORE

Community Sports

New goals

• Under the leadership of a former University of Oregon coach, Oregon Rush has a new name and a partnership with the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

In only 3 1⁄2 months, Tara Erickson has made a significant mark on the Central Oregon soccer scene. In February, Erickson was appointed technical director of the Bend-based Oregon Rush youth soccer club. Since then she has played an active....MORE

Community Sports in Brief

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

SoccerWomen’s soccer league schedule announced— The Bend FC Timbers (formerly Oregon Rush) Women’s Premier Soccer League team has announced its 10-game summer schedule for 2013. The FC Timbers, back for their third year in the....MORE

Community Sports Scoreboard

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

SwimmingU. S. Masters SwimmingNational Championship MeetMay 9-12, IndianapolisCentral Oregon Masters Aquatics resultsShort-course yardsMen65-69Bob Bruce — 100 free, 1:00.53 (seventh); 200 free, 2:16.88 (fifth); 1,650 free, 21:16.96 (second);....MORE

Sports On the air

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

TodayBASEBALL Time TV/RadioMLB, Seattle at Cleveland 9 a. m. RootMLB, New York Yankees at Baltimore 4 p. m. ESPNHOCKEYNHL, playoffs, Chicago at Detroit 4:30 p. m. NBCSNIIHF, World Championships, gold medal game 7:30 p. m. NBCSNGYMNASTICSPro Challenge....MORE

Sports in Brief

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

Motor sportsIndianapolis 500 fills 33-car starting grid — British driver Katherine Legge became the 33rd driver to qualify for next week’s Indianapolis 500, assuring race organizers of a full field. Legge was the ninth driver to make....MORE

NHL Playoffs Roundup

Senators need OT to overtake Penguins

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

OTTAWA — Colin Greening scored 7:39 into double overtime, and the Ottawa Senators rallied for a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins that cut their series deficit to 2-1 on Sunday night. Daniel Alfredsson got Ottawa even 1-1 by scoring a....MORE

NBA Playoff Roundup

Spurs roll in West finals opener

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who have been there so many times before. The Memphis Grizzlies looked like the first-timers still trying to adapt to their first conference....MORE

Prep Equestrian

Local riders fare well at state meet

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

REDMOND — Riders from Central Oregon were among some of the top finishers at the Oregon High School State Equestrian Teams competition, which concluded Sunday at the Deschutes County Fair & Expo Center. The Central District — which....MORE

Ballot is chock full of bond measures

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

Voters have until 8 p. m. Tuesday to drop off their ballots at an official drop site for their votes to be counted. As an odd-numbered year, this month’s election includes no candidates for state or federal office, with the bulk of the ballot....MORE

In Portland, fluoridation stirs feelings

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

PORTLAND — Proponents of fluoridating Portland’s water supply had no trouble getting the local Urban League on board. Here in the biggest city in the country that still doesn’t treat its water to prevent tooth decay, studies....MORE

Editor's choice

Records offer rare glimpse of leak probe

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

WASHINGTON— When the Justice Department began investigating possible leaks of classified information about North Korea in 2009, investigators did more than obtain telephone records of a working journalist suspected of receiving the secret....MORE

A large aquifer on its last legs

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

HASKELL COUNTY, Kan. — Forty-nine years ago, Ashley Yost’s grandfather sank a well deep into a half-mile square of rich Kansas farmland. He struck an artery of water so prodigious that he could pump 1,600 gallons to the surface every....MORE

Slideshow: Spring prep sports week 10

A look at last week's Central Oregon high school contests

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

Check out action photos of Central Oregon high school athletes from this past week, and take a look at the schedule of upcoming contests involving area teams. Throughout the week, pick up The Bulletin for coverage of prep baseball, softball, golf,....MORE

Gates Discusses Global Health Campaign

May 20, 2013 4:00 am

WASHINGTON — "I always use this chart of childhood death," Bill Gates says. "In 1960, 25 percent of kids died before the age of 5. And now we're down below 6 percent of kids dying before the age of 5."We're sitting in a bare conference room at ....MORE