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Hundreds of wild horses are available for adoption

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

The Bureau of Land Management is holding a wild horse adoption event from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. Friday and Saturday at Oregon's Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines. More than 500 mustangs, rounded up by the BLM from herds in southeast Oregon, will be up....MORE

Born to run barefoot? Some end up getting injured

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

Greg Farris wears a protective boot as he helps set up for a weekend triathlon event in Lakeland, Fla. Farris injured his foot while running in barefoot running shoes.

LOS ANGELES — Swept by the barefoot running craze, ultramarathoner Ryan Carter ditched his sneakers for footwear that mimics the experience of striding unshod. The first time he tried it two years ago, he ran a third of a mile on grass. Within three weeks of switching over, he was clocking....MORE

Fishing report

Angling below the falls now open on Fall River

May 31, 2012 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 reservoir was recently stocked with legal-sized fish. Fishing should be good for these fish,....MORE

Water always wins

• 3 Deschutes waterfalls close to home are a worthy day trip

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

The 25-foot-tall Benham Falls marks a point where the intersection of a 6,600-year-old lava flow and what is now called Benham Butte almost stopped the Deschutes River in its tracks.

Nathaniel Wyeth was a brave and determined man. In 1832, Wyeth left his Cambridge, Mass., home for Oregon Country in hopes that he could make a quick buck by catching salmon, harvesting timber, trapping fur and trading with the Native Americans who lived in the area we now call home. He also traveled ....MORE

Fly-tying corner

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

Fly-tying corner, Skip’s Quivering Cray, courtesy www.skip-morris-fly-tying.com.

In a crayfish pattern, you want weight and movement. Tied with barbell lead at the tail to make the hook ride point up and long rubber strands for legs and antennae, Skip’s Quivering Cray runs deep, where big smallmouth live. This pattern can be tied in various colors, but its originator,....MORE

American League roundup

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

• Mariners 21, Rangers 8: ARLINGTON, Texas — Justin Smoak hit two three-run homers against his former team and Seattle used a pair of early eight-run innings to rout Texas for the second straight game. Smoak had three hits to go with his career high for RBIs as Seattle reached double....MORE

Major League Baseball

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

American League East Division W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayBaltimore 29 22 .569 — — 2-8 L-5 14-13 15-9Tampa Bay 29 22 .569 — — 4-6 L-3 17-10 12-12New York 27 23 .540 1½ 1½ 6-4 W-1 14-11 13-12Toronto 27 24 .529 2 2 4-6 W-3 15-10 12-14Boston 26 24 .520....MORE

National League roundup

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

• Rockies 13, Astros 5: DENVER — Carlos Gonzalez hit three home runs in his last three at-bats, Michael Cuddyer had a grand slam and Dexter Fowler also homered, leading Colorado past Houston. Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki left the game in the top of the seventh with what the team....MORE

NHL playoffs: Stanley Cup Finals

Overtime goal lifts Kings over Devils in Cup opener

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

Overtime goal lifts Kings over Devils in Cup opener, Los Angeles Kings’ Anze Kopitar prepares to shoot the puck past New Jersey Devils’ Martin Brodeur for a goal during overtime in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.

NEWARK, N. J. — East. West. It doesn’t make a difference to the Los Angeles Kings. All they have done in the playoffs is win, and the Eastern Conference champion New Jersey Devils became their latest victim. Anze Kopitar scored a spectacular goal on a breakaway with 11:47 left in....MORE

NBA playoffs

Heat survive Rondo’s huge night to win in OT

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

Heat survive Rondo’s huge night to win in OT, Miami Heat’s Udonis Haslem (40) and LeBron James (6) pressure Boston Celtics’ Brandon Bass (30) as he drives to the basket during the second half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday in Miami.

MIAMI — Back and forth they went in overtime, Rajon Rondo and the Miami Heat. Rondo scored. The Heat answered. Then again. And again. Eventually, Rondo missed, one of the rare times he didn’t deliver on an unforgettable night. Moments later, the Heat took the lead for good, finally able....MORE

NBA: The lottery

Blazers get pair of first-round draft picks

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

PORTLAND — The Portland Trail Blazers will have four total picks in June’s NBA draft. The Blazers got the 11th pick in Wednesday’s draft lottery, but also picked up the 6th overall pick from the Nets. Portland acquired the conditional first-round pick from the Nets in the Gerald....MORE

Baseball

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

• Catcher bolsters Clemens’ claim on B12 needles: Roger Clemens’ former catcher with the Toronto Blue Jays, Charlie O’Brien, testified Wednesday that he had seen vitamin B12 “shots lined up ready to go” for players, a claim also made by Clemens and for....MORE

Football

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

• NFL to keep Pro Bowl, hold game in Honolulu: After a promise from players that the game will be more competitive, the NFL will hold the Pro Bowl in Honolulu next Jan. 27, a week before the Super Bowl. Commissioner Roger Goodell had made it clear canceling the all-star game was a....MORE

Golf

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

* Bend golfer shoots 75 at NCAAs: Bend’s Andrew Vijarro struggled to a 4-over-par 75 and fell out of contention Wednesday in the second round of the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Championships at Riviera Country Club in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Vijarro, a senior golfer for the....MORE

Hockey

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

• Commish hopes to start labor talks soon: NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman expects negotiations with the players’ association on a new collective bargaining agreement to begin in a couple of weeks. In a wide-ranging 25-minute news conference before Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals....MORE

Prep sports

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

* High school athletes battle in quiz bowl: Student-athletes from Mountain View and Summit high schools will battle for $500 for their respective athletic departments or booster clubs on Friday at the Tower Theatre in the High School Sports Trivia Bowl. The quiz bowl starts at 6 p. m. and admission....MORE

Scoreboard

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

On Deck Baseball: Class 5A final, Summit vs. Wilson, 1:30 p. m. at Volcanoes Stadium in Keizer. EQUESTRIAN Rose City Opener At Tumalo, May 24-27Division Champions(With horse, rider, and score) Misc Jumpers — Champion: Alboretto Wonderland; Zoe Conlee; 10.00. Junior/AO....MORE

Soccer

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

• Brazil beats U. S.: Brazil had its way with the U. S. soccer team, with the stars in the famous yellow jerseys dribbling past the Americans and generally pushing them around for much of the match. Neymar had a dazzling night against the Americans, scoring one goal and setting up two more to....MORE

On the Air

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

TelevisionTodayTENNIS2 a. m.: French Open, second round, ESPN2.6 a. m.: French Open, second round, ESPN2.7 a. m.: French Open, second round, Tennis Channel. GOLF6:30 a. m.: European Tour, Wales Open, first round, Golf Channel. Noon: PGA Tour, The Memorial, first round, Golf Channel. SOFTBALL10 a. m.:....MORE

Horse racing

Triple Crown winners from past are ready to pass torch

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

Jockey Mario Gutierrez, aboard, I’ll Have Another, reacts after winning the Preakness Stakes earlier this month in Baltimore. Next week, the pair will go after horse racing’s Triple Crown at the Belmont Stakes.

Patrice Wolfson had doubts about relinquishing her status as the owner of the last Triple Crown winner. She wasn’t sure that some of the 11 horses who attempted to join Affirmed atop racing’s pinnacle were worthy of such status. None of them succeeded in sweeping the Kentucky Derby,....MORE

College softball

New faces to play in Women’s College World Series

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

OKLAHOMA CITY — Is it possible for the man in charge of the nation’s top softball players to be considered a new kid on the block in one of his sport’s premier events?Ken Eriksen fills that role this week. The coach of the U. S. national team finally cracked the field of the....MORE

Horse show results listed

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

More than 150 horses from across Central Oregon and around the Northwest took part in the four-day Rose City Opener, an “A”-rated hunter/jumper horse show that concluded Sunday near Tumalo. The show, whose name was retained from when it was held in the Portland area in previous years,....MORE

College baseball

Duck named top Pac-12 pitcher

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Oregon’s Alex Keudell earned Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year honors, while Oregon State outfielder Michael Conforto was named Freshman of the Year on Wednesday. Arizona shortstop Alex Mejia was named the Pac-12 Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year. Mejia....MORE

College football

Beavers’ Riley to speak in Bend

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

Oregon State football coach Mike Riley will be in Bend on Sunday, June 10, as the featured speaker of the 2012 Beaver Nation Road Show. Riley will discuss the upcoming Beaver football season and answer questions from attendees at the event, which will be held at Deschutes Brewery, 901 S. W. Simpson....MORE

Tennis: French Open

Williams sisters out: Venus joins Serena on sideline

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

PARIS — Used to be that Venus Williams was the one who was highly ranked, the one considered a title contender, the one who would dominate foes so thoroughly that matches would be tidily wrapped up in an hour. Now 31, and figuring out from day to day how to handle an illness that saps her....MORE

College baseball: Regional preview

Top teams face lots of obstacles on road to Omaha

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

South Carolina is the two-time defending champion and 2011 College World Series runner-up Florida is the No. 1 national seed. Those aren’t the only teams poised to make deep runs at the title as NCAA regionals begin Friday. Southeastern Conference regular-season champion LSU (43-16) earned the ....MORE

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Hunting & fishing

In Oregon, it'll be a free-for-all

• Free Fishing Weekend, set for next weekend, is a good way to introduce youngsters to angling

May 31, 2012 4:00 am

In Oregon, it'll be a free-for-all, Jeremy Sommer of Wallowa Hatchery helps a young angler at Free Fishing Weekend activities last year in Eastern Oregon.

It is no secret that sport fishing in Oregon is in decline. According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, in 1975, 34.6 percent of the state's population ages 14 to 69 bought a fishing license. By 2004, that percentage had dwindled to 20.3 percent. In 2009, nearly 60,000 fewer Oregon....MORE

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