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KRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
Port Alberni will likely soon see a new park development at the expense of two local residents.
Stacey and Franco Gaiga, owners of Ocean Canal Club-house, are scheduled to present to council tonight their plans for the vacant lot at 3009 Third Avenue.
They hope to reach an agree-ment with the city to provide municipal services.
The Gaigas purchased the lot next to Angus Street to construct Central Park for public use. By entering into a partnership with the city, they would agree to the park’s construction, equip-ment and maintenance at their expense.
In return, the couple request the city to provide maintenance services such as sweeping and snow removal, planting, and gar-bage pick-up, as well as paying for utility costs and a share of flower bulbs.
An outline of the park includes the installation of a fountain, lighting, benches, picnic tables and garbage cans.
The Gaigas also request a per-
missive tax exemption. Director of Finance Cathy
Rothwell believes this may be the first time a public park has been established by private citizens.
“As far as I know, but I have only been here five years, and this is the first time since I have been here,” Rothwell said.
She believes the green space will help add to the positive growth of the area.
“Absolutely,” she said. “It will be a nice addition in improving the uptown,” Rothwell said.
If approved by council, the agreement will run for an initial five years, beginning October 2015.
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The answer to Port Alberni’s promotional dilemma appears to be the in the water, according to an exten-
sive study being conducted by the city to find the optimal approach to marketing the community.
A rebranding survey launched by the city this summer collected 943 local responses on the most popular attractions in the Alberni Val-ley and what the community needs to lure investment.
Most of the top attractions residents would take visitors to are by the water, including the Harbour Quay, Victoria Quay, Sproat Lake and Stamp Falls.
The area’s hiking trails and the McLean Mill National Historic Site were also cited among survey participants.
The Valley’s greatest assets are the Alberni Inlet, the area’s lakes and rivers, as well as the many opportunities to fish and hike, according to the survey.
“Respondents provided many ideas about what Port Alberni should be known for as set-ting it apart from every other
place on Vancouver Island,” stated an interim report on the rebranding initiative by the city’s economic development manager Pat Deakin.
“These are still being analyzed but the branding direction would seem to be water-oriented.”
This investigation into the best approach to market the Valley is a departure from a previous branding exercise the community undertook in 2007.
As a joint project from the
city, the chamber of commerce and Alberni Valley Tourism, Redbird Communications from Victoria was contracted for $30,000.
The result was the “Bear Tracks and Lumber Jacks” campaign, a play on Alberni’s forestry roots that has failed to stick with many businesses since.
Deakin’s report identifies hurdles the city is working to overcome as it seeks the best approach to promote a brand — notably the community’s repu-tation as a mill town opposed to change, and a weak busi-ness climate that brings few people to Port Alberni for work opportunities.
“Relatively speaking, our entrepreneurial culture is not strong,” stated the report.
“Unfortunately many people from outside the community have a negative image of Port
Alberni, or no awareness of us at all.
“This initiative aims to address that.”
Twenty per cent of the Valley’s 25,000 residents are seniors — more than most com-munities in British Columbia — making younger people the target demographic for promo-tional efforts.
Attracting interest among “millennials” born between 1980 and 2000 is crucial for Alberni’s future, states the rebranding report.
Unlike the baby boomer gen-eration, many of these younger Canadians grew up with video games and the Internet, have less disposable income due to student loans and other debt,
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“These [ideas] are still being analyzed but the branding direction would seem to be water-oriented.”Pat Deakin, Port Alberni economic development manager
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“It will be a nice addition to improving the uptown.”
Cathy Rothwell, Port Alberni director of finance
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ArtsLounge Music with Mohr Masala,
alternate Mondays to City Council Meetings from 7 to 9 p.m. at Char’s Landing.
Timbre! Choir is looking for new mem-bers in all sections for their 43rd Season. Rehearsals commence Monday, September 14th. Please contact Pat Venn at (250) 723-2380 or Patricia Miller at (250) 390-7508 for more detailed information.
Sports & recreationThe 4H Boots n’ Bridles Horse Club
meets the first and second Satur-day of the month at 11 a.m. at 6199 Smith Rd. No horse required. Info: 250-723-8392.
Drop-in circuit training. Stay fit and have fun. Sundays at 3 p.m. Info: 778-421-2721.
Horseshoe Club practices Sundays at 11 a.m. at Dry Creek Park. Info: 250-724-4770 or 250-723-6050.
Adult drop-in badminton on Mondays, from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Alberni Ath-letic Hall. Info: 250-723-8990 (Marg Hudson).
After School Burn - Youth Parkour, ages 7 to 12, on Mondays and Fridays, April 13 through May 22. Sign up at Echo Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.
Lawn bowling drop-in for families every Friday from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. Age 12+ for fun games, refresh-ments and goodies. 250-731-6375 or [email protected]
Crib Night every Monday at 7 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 293 Alberni Valley.
Special interestCome and join us for Laughter Yoga
at West Coast General Hospital, room A, every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Cost is by donation, all proceeds to the WCGH Foundation. Info: 250-723-0548.
Mondays at Maquinna School Gym - drop-in gym and reading time from 9 to 10:15 a.m.
French Parent On Tots play group meets Mondays, from 9 to 11 a.m. in room. 2 at Alberni Elementary School.
EventsFarmers’ Market is now open every
Saturday morning, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., at Cherry Creek School.
Spirit Square Farmers’ Market at Har-
bour Quay, every Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
Meat draws and other social events every Saturday at the Royal Can-adian Legion Branch No. 293, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Every Sunday afternoon, from 3 to 5:30 p.m., the Kingsway Pub holds a meat draw and 50/50 raffle to benefit the Alberni Valley Hospice Society and Ty Watson House.
Child and youth Nights Alive, free drop-in recreation-
al program for youth, ages 12-18, Saturday nights from 8 p.m. to midnight at Gyro Youth Centre. Info: 250-723-2181.
Support and helpPort Alberni Alzheimer’s Society Care
Givers Support Group meets every third Monday of the month at Fir Park Village in the activity room at 6:30 p.m.
Meals on Wheels, program needs vol-unteer drivers. Info: 250-730-0390.
Pregnant? Concerned? For caring counsel call 1-877-88WOMAN.
Low Vision group meets one Monday per month at Abbeyfield (base-ment) at 10 a.m. Call 250-724-0933 for more information.
First Open Heart Society of Port Alberni support group. Info: 250-723-2056 or 250-724-2196.
Literacy Alberni, drop-in times Mon-day through Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Info: 250-723-7323.
AddictionsAl-Anon and Al-Ateen Support Groups,
for family and friends of problem drinkers, meet Saturdays at 10 a.m. (3028 Second Ave.) study group. Info: 250-723-5526, 250-723-2372 or 250-720-4855.
Alcoholics Anonymous, Port Alberni. Info: 1-800-883-3968.
Narcotics Anonymous, 1-800-807-1780 for meeting times and locations.
Overeaters Anonymous meeting Wednesday evening 7 p.m. 4711
Elizabeth St., Info: 250-723-7486Port Alberni Friendship Center offers
free counselling on addictions, men-tal health, relationships and other issues. Info: 250-723-8281. Everyone welcome.
What’s comingEveryone Welcome skate Aug. 10
& 12 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Multiplex.
Shinny Hockey Aug. 11 & 13 from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. at the Multiplex.
Maritime Discovery Centre Build a Boat Day children’s event, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks.
Maritime Discovery Fishing Derby for children, Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. to noon. Free, includes crafts and snacks.
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Grand openingA drum circle marks the official opening of the Huu-ay-aht First Nations’ new government office at 4644 Adelaide St. Friday. The First Nations moved its offices in Port Alberni this summer from the old location on Third Avenue. [PETER McCULLY, TIMES]
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Province lets Dog Mountain wildfi re burn outERIC PLUMMER ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
When it comes to managing forest fires, sometimes the best tactic is to let it burn, says the province’s wildfire authorities.
This is the approach currently being taken to the Dog Mountain incident, a forest fire that quick-ly spread across a peninsula on Sproat Lake last month to encompass 450 hectares.
One of the 21 cabins on Dog Mountain was destroyed and an evacuation order remains in effect for eight other properties.
With the fire contained since mid July the Wildfire Manage-ment Branch has moved away from aggressive suppression techniques, allowing forest fuels to burn off as crews regularly
check the site. This is the safest approach to
take as wildfire authorities work to protect personnel, property and forest, says the province.
“Much of the Dog Mountain fire is on steep, treacherous, unstable slopes, with a heavy for-est understory,” stated B.C.’s Min-istry of Forests in an email to the Times. “This offers a serious risk of injury to crews undertaking mop-up activities.”
The province’s handling of Dog Mountain has not sat well with many Alberni Valley residents – particularly those living on Sproat Lake who watch the fire continue to burn.
In a letter to Forestry Minis-ter Steve Thomson, Jim Sears questions the initial approach to the fire and Dog Mountain’s con-tinued burning.
The Sproat Lake resident has worked in the coastal forestry industry for over 40 years, includ-
ing time on fire suppression crews.
“This fire will continue to burn over the summer and will have a negative effect on the lake and its values for many years,” wrote Sears.
“Local stakeholders should be involved with such decisions and the ministry should rethink the idea of leaving such areas to burn.”
Donna MacPherson, an infor-mation officer with the Coastal Fire Centre, said that trees would need to be cut down to eliminate Dog Mountain’s hot spots, but this could cause more damage than the wildfire itself.
“Allowing the fire to burn out the understory and the fire-sus-ceptible trees will decrease the
potential fire intensity of future fires,” she said. “Douglas fir trees are fairly resistant to wildfire, and a significant portion of the trees are likely to survive.”
Although it has subsided in recent weeks, Dog Mountain remains by far the largest wild-fire on Vancouver Island.
Two other fires continue to burn by Great Central Lake as the result of a lightning storm last Tuesday, measuring 1.8 and 2.4 hectares each according to the Wildfire Management Branch’s reports on Friday.
Since Wednesday another small 1.8-hectare fire has burned south of the Cowichan Valley near Shawnigan Lake.
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After her diagnosis, friends help Alberni woman connect with company for free housekeeping help
Volunteers ease cancer patient choresKRISTI DOBSON ALBERNI VALLEY TIMES
When Carrie Nahorney was diagnosed with can-cer in late March, her
first thoughts were overwhelm-ing. As a wife and mother of two, she said the past few months have been a surreal journey that has put life into perspective.
Nahorney’s longtime friend, Marnie Wynans, reacted to the diagnosis by offering support.
“I wanted to do something for her and wondered how I could help,” Wynans said.
As someone who is passionate about using environmental-ly-friendly products in her home and around her family, Wynans discovered a new opportunity to launch a program for female cancer survivors in Port Alberni.
“I found out about an Amer-ican company that hooks up housekeepers who use chem-ical-free products with women going through chemotherapy,” Wynans said. “They donate free housekeeping for them through their treatment.”
Wynans contacted another friend, Shauna Bray, who runs Wet Coast Cleaning Services, and the two quickly got the ball rolling.
“Chemical-free cleaning is important to me and I want these homes that are cleaned to be free of anything harmful,” Wynans said. “Some people going through chemo are sensi-
tive to smells and some of these chemicals are cancer-causing already.”
Bray said something like this does not exist in Port Alberni and is an opportunity to give back to the community.
“I have lived here all my life and have kids, so this is a good way to feel a part of the com-munity and help out,” Bray said.
When Wynans approached Nahorney to be the first recipi-
ent of the service, Nahorney said it was hard to accept help.
“It has been a humbling experi-ence from the beginning,” she said. “So many people have stepped forward in so many ways. I was a little uncomfort-able at first but they know as moms that I still want to be a mom and now this is something I don’t have to do.”
Last week the three got togeth-er to work through the details.
Bray will provide four months of house cleaning once a month at no cost. They want to do it to help ease the load for Nahorney, and other women, while she undergoes treatment.
“It was a really neat meet-ing, but it was so emotional,” Wynans said. “This will be one less thing she has to worry about.
Wynans understands the treat-ment results in fatigue for many
cancer patients and hopes this service can help women put their energy into recovery.
“We don’t want women to have to spend their energy cleaning, especially at a time when so many people want to visit,” Wynans said.
Beccie Brennan works with Bray and was the second cleaner to volunteer with the team. They will both use their own products, but as a representative, Wynans has also offered to donate Nor-wex supplies to other housekeep-ers who sign up to help.
Wynans said she is thrilled with the response but hopes it will grow.
The program follows similar guidelines as the American com-pany and is limited to women, but they would like to eventually expand.
“I think it is because cleaning jobs usually land on our shoul-ders,” Wynans said. “One of the things we think of is how we are going to keep it clean and be the mom of the family. If it takes off, we decided among ourselves to offer it to everyone.”
To be a part of the program professional cleaners, as well as cancer patients, have to register with Bray, who is coordinating volunteers. Bray can be reached at 250-723-1087 or visit www.cleaningforareason.org for more information.
Housekeepers Shauna Bray and Beccie Brennan, behind, join Marnie Wynans, front left and homeowner and cancer patient Carrie Nahorney for the launch of their new volunteer program. [SUBMITTED PHOTO]
“Much of the Dog Mountain fire is on steep, treacherous, unstable slopes, with a heavy forest understory. This offers a serious risk of injury to crews undertaking mop-up activities.”
B.C. Ministry of Forests
Thirty minutes of federal debate chaos was enough
How many of you watched the federal debate Thursday night?
I did, at least for about 30 min-utes...and that was enough!
Who would you vote for? For me, if I had the chance, not one of them, but voting is a right to do so.
How do you have a debate with one talking and three others flapping their gums so it creates nothing but chaos? Can you really understand what each one really is saying? I think not.
It’s not likely May will be prime minister, I don’t envision her run-ning Canada in any sense.
Clearly Mulcair is no Jack Lay-ton, who I think would have made a good leader, although I still do not envision Mulcair leading Can-ada either, in any sense.
Trudeau, as the ads have said, is just not ready (maybe the next election) and does not have the poise – to me he talks way to fast, he’s always in a hurry to get his point out. He’s not ready to run Canada...yet.
Harper, much more poised, much more polite, took the time to allow other speakers to talk, did inter-rupt, but nothing like the other candidates, constantly trying to talk over him.
Do I want Harper, no! What I do
think, no Prime Minister should be allowed to run more than two terms. If the party wins again, do like the States, two terms and you’re gone. Is one government any better than the other? Of course not, but of course someone has to lead. But when the election is over, damn well work with who-ever it is to agree on policies and get them passed.
As soon as the election is over, the attack campaigns start again. Wouldn’t it be nice to hear federal leaders working together for the cause...CANADA! Instead of trying to figure out how to win the next election in four years. Probably not going to happen, right?
Bottom line is, we are not any-where near as bad as other coun-tries, sometimes. Be careful who you wish for, each will help some but not others. They will just make a different group happy.
Milt LevinsPort Alberni
Dog Mountain reveals flaws in fire protection
Enough is enough is enough!It is great that your paper is still
passing on news about the Dog Mountain fire to those not at or involved with Sproat Lake.
The glib and total blabber from the Coastal Fire Center “informa-tion” officers that this is how they deal with fires throughout the province “allowing the fuel to burn within the perimeter” means let the entire Dog Mountain peninsula smolder and burn until it runs out of combustible materials or Moth-er Nature puts it out. Only thanks to Mother Nature do we have any-thing left there.
Well Dog Mountain was a jewel in the middle of one of, if not, the best lake in the province. It is sur-rounded by very highly taxed resi-dences and recreational properties. Those taxes run into the millions each year. These taxpayers should deserve better service and less destruction of their environment, air shed and viewscape when so little would have been necessary to be done to extinguish the balance of these smoke-emitting hot spots without endangering fire crews. For the money being spent mon-itoring the perimeter (translation: drive around in a boat once a day or fly over in a helicopter) these could easily be extinguished and more undercover and root struc-ture could be saved. Not to men-tion the smoke, haze and stink still being emitted.
For those who are surprised how much green there still is in half the trees on Dog Mountain, you
will be more surprised over the next few months and years as most of the remaining trees die off and turn into bleached and dangerous snags. The process of letting the undercover burn in many areas of our province burns off needles and grass.
On Dog Mountain, with minimal soils on bare rock, the roots of all the trees are just under the moss and surface materials. Most of the trees will have suffered fatal root damage in all of those burned out – and still burning out – areas within “the perimeter” or “con-tainment area.”
If I was one of those valuable recreational property owners that are either in the smoke and burnt wood stink zone, or still and maybepermanently evacuated from my summer getaway, I would be seek-ing retribution and answers as to how this is being perpetuated by a seriously flawed policy and program.
As a life-long lake resident and taxpayer, I am still awaiting answers from the Coastal Fire Cen-ter, the minister and anyone who can give me a plausible reason how this got away in the first place and why this carries on today a month after the fact.
Bob ColePort Alberni
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Not much Thunder in airport approvalAlberni’s new airport
expansion apparently passed public approval
last Wednesday.Or at least the expansion
project details managed to slip passed the public eye by avoiding at least 10 per cent of the Alberni Valley electorate’s opposition.
The Alternate Approval Process — which should really be called an alternate disapproval pro-cess — wrapped up after about a month, just in time for Thunder in the Valley, a major summer event at the airport.
In fact only about 300 people opposed the Alberni Valley
Regional Airport Expansion Project by signing the necessary petition, far short of the over 2,000 names needed — 10 per cent of the electorate — to force an actual referendum. So democracy is served: a “quicker, cheaper alternative” to actual voting, as a regional district manager described the alternate [dis]approval process.
The airport expansion project includes three upgrades for the local facility: a new global positioning system (GPS), an extended runway and new light-ing. The runway expansion could be the priciest, and the Alber-
ni-Clayoquot Regional District needed to pass public approval in order to allow bylaws for a financial loan from the Munici-pal Finance Authority – up to $6 million.
Although the ACRD still hopes to fund most or all of the expan-sion through provincial and federal government grants, the possibility for a hefty 30-year loan remains, with Alberni Valley taxpayers on the hook. A $200,000 homeowner could see tax increas-es of almost 17 bucks a year. That might not seem like much, but it’s the principle that counts.
Seeing how many spectators
turned out for Thunder in the Valley on the weekend, Alberni’s biggest summer spectacle, it might seem surprising that more voices didn’t speak up about the fact that the ACRD’s plan may force the drag racing event to move elsewhere.
The Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association hasn’t mentioned any alternative locations, but given the thousands of dollars invested into the current loca-tion, it would only seem fair for the expansion project to accom-modate such an important tour-ism draw.
It might not be the biggest drag
racing competition in the prov-ince, but it’s the biggest on the Island. That’s something to con-sider at a time when we’re look-ing for a marketing brand that sets Alberni apart from other Island communities. Last year’s Thunder in the Valley brought out 3,000 spectators. Now that’s a vote we can count on.
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Racers got off the starting line a day late for the 15th annual Thunder in the Valley.
Wet weather forced the Alberni Valley Drag Racing Association to delay the event until Sunday, when the track dried up and skies cleared. Racers competed in a single-day event and specta-tors packed the bleachers at the Alberni Valley Regional Airport.
Among the fastest cars were the Doorslammer class and an exhibition by a nitrometh-ane-powered dragster. Races were scheduled to continue all day Sunday, starting with quali-fiers in the morning, ending with eliminations in the afternoon and evening.
See the Alberni Valley Times this week for the final results and event summary.
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Rain delays Thunder in the Valley
Phil Ruskowski of Victoria brought his nitromethane-powered dragster to the airport strip, burning rubber and blowing eardrums at last weekend’s Thunder in the Valley. [MARTIN WISSMATH, TIMES]
Crowds turn out to see drag racers in one-day event
Crows tearing up Hollies’ greens
On Ladies Night, Laurelee Edgell came from out of nowhere shooting a per-
sonal best score of 38, blasting the field.
Maryann McConnell took second, a distant three shots back. Meanwhile Caroline Ness won low net with a two under par 28 net score, one better than Marion Dick. Both Edgell and Dick took the money for their respective birdie and par on hole No. 5.
R. Anderson and Associate’s Geri Shiels took over the point total, while Caroline Ness quietly slipped into second place. The “secret” hole wasn’t won, while Rhonda Holcombe leads the Ringer board. Keep up those great scores ladies!
The Men’s Night story was Westland Insurance’s Rick Sex-ton who came, played, conquered and suddenly vanished (LOL).
Sexton was second low gross, winning in a countback, behind Ron Lange’s one over par 31. Sexton also picked up several KPs and almost took low net which was snapped up by Jean Monette, who was one stroke bet-ter than Fred Lee.
Thanks to the Howard John-son Hotel for the complimentry drinks and to Phil Edgell for making it to age 64! The Hidden Hole was elusive again and this week its possible the pot might ecclipse $500.00! Barry Ensor carries a slim lead on the Ringer board, while “The Hammer”...
Pley Roofing’s Jason Pley, has control of the points lead for the fifth week in a row!
The golf movie “Caddyshack” has been labelled a classic.
Certainly the cast of genius comic stars seems beyond debate. Especially actor Bill Murray who plays the enig-matic and distorted assistant groundsman, obsessively driven to rid the golf course of a pesky rodent. When first watching the movie, I was moved to laugh, but today, here in Port Albeni and cast in a not unlike situation, I’m almost moved to tears. Tears of resignation in submitting to persistent crows ravaging our greens at this time of year. In the movie, Murray resorts to archaic, barbaric and bizarre methods solving his golf course problem. And then there’s me, identified as not unlike the same pathetic character, with similar methods and ways to salvage our greens from daily ruin at the beaks of the black barbarians.
You see, I’m an amateur environmentalist. That means I’m not trained in the science, but attempt practicing that which is supposed to be right for the planet’s future. I won’t kill
a crow, but a glimpse daily into life’s dark side is unavoidably accompanied by entertaining thoughts of harm to the vicious critters.
The crows peck the greens gor-ging themselves on grub worms subsisting beneath the grassy surface. When finished, the greens are a mess and it’s hard maintaining customers, much less a positive frame of mind. This year, I found a natural prod-uct which attracts the worms to the surface, allowing the crows to feed without creating havoc. But then, after finishing their meal, they continue digging, which I’ve never seen before.
This particular season, the crows appear with more vor-acious appetites and can’t devour enough. Previously, the birds would feed in the morning and we wouldn’t see them again until next day. Now though, they con-tinue feasting all day.
In “Caddyshack,” Bill Murray dawns military dress and cam-ouflage face paint, eventually dynamiting the adversary. As said, I’ll never hurt a crow, but if a reader passing our golf course should see me in army fatigues and war paint in covert fashion, perhaps they’ll more closely understand the macabre mind mechanism within a tormented greenskeeper.
» Patrick Little is an avid golfer, a life-time member of the Canadian PGA,
PatrickLittleRediscovering golf at Hollies
Raiders get burned by Okanagan SunSCOTT MCKENZIE NANAIMO DAILY NEWS
The Vancouver Island Raiders allowed just a single touch-down on Saturday against the Okanagan Sun, owners of the B.C. Football Conference’s most potent offence.
But they did allow too many field goals and failed to gain any traction on offence — even with quarterback Liam O’Brien back in the lineup — and fell to 2-1 on the season with a 27-3 home loss to the Sun, who remain undefeated.
“We’ve got a long way to go,” said Raiders head coach Jerome Erdman after the game.
“The thing i take from this is, we were competitive.”
Coming into the game, the Sun had outscored its opponents 142-7 but faced their first real test of the year against the Raiders Saturday at Nanaimo’s Caledon-ia Park. Their lone touchdown came in the third quarter, and they spread five field goals out throughout the game while their defence never allowed the Raid-ers into the red zone in the final three quarters. The Raiders’ three points came on a first-quarter field goal from Matias Bueno.
“That happens with a young team,” Erdman said. “It’s not an excuse, but we’ve got to use it as a learning experience and move forward.”
O’Brien, last year’s All-Can-adian quarterback, missed last week’s game against the West-shore Rebels due to an injury suffered in Week 1 and returned to the field without any practice time to play the Sun. He was sacked 10 times and completed 14 of 23 pass attempts for 93 yards, along with an interception.
“I don’t think he was as sharp as he has been in the past,” Erd-man said of O’Brien, “but a lot of that credit goes to Okanagan and what they were doing.
“It wasn’t just Liam, they’re a very good football team and very good defensively. He’s been out a couple weeks and hasn’t prac-tised, so he’s a little bit rusty, but he’ll be OK.”
After his team lost times to the Sun last season in four tries, third-year Raiders middle line-backer Dexter Shea said he was happy with what the V.I. defence did against the Sun.
“We made a lot of good plays,” said Shea, who had three tackles and a sack.
“I think we kept fighting throughout the whole game which, I guess in a loss is the most important thing we can do.”
The Raiders defence was also given a big boost by the per-formance of outside linebacker Isaiah Stevens, who made his first appearance of the season during Saturday’s loss.
GOLF
CFLWEEK 7EAST GP W L T PF PA PtHamilton 6 4 2 0 191 114 8Toronto 6 4 2 0 166 163 8Ottawa 6 4 2 0 131 150 8Montreal 6 2 4 0 130 120 4
WEST GP W L T PF PA PtEdmonton 6 4 2 0 165 89 8Calgary 6 4 2 0 137 148 8B.C. 6 3 3 0 144 159 6Winnipeg 7 3 4 0 140 210 6Saskatchewan 7 0 7 0 174 225 0Saturday, August 8Toronto 30 Saskatchewan 26Sunday, August 9Hamilton 38 Winnipeg 8Thursday, August 13Edmonton at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.Friday, August 14Toronto at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.Saturday, August 15B.C. at Hamilton, 7 p.m.Ottawa at Calgary, 10 p.m.
TIGER-CATS 38, BLUE BOMBERS 8First QuarterHam — TD Davis 65 interception return Medlock convert 2:41Ham — TD Grant 23 pass from Collaros (Medlock convert) 4:45Ham — TD Bomben 8 pass from Collaros (Medlock convert) 7:15Second QuarterHam — TD Toliver 58 pass from Collaros (Medlock convert) 9:31Ham — FG Medlock 35 13:31Third QuarterWin — TD Veltung 7 pass from Willy (Hajrullahu convert) 6:07Win 6:23....Fourth QuarterHam — TD Davis 53 interception return Medlock convert 13:40Winnipeg 0 0 8 0—8Hamilton 21 10 0 7—38Attendance — 24,068 at Hamilton.TEAM STATISTICS Win HamFirst downs 19 15Yards rushing 87 54Yards passing 238 280Passes made-tried 22-38 20-32Return yards 150 70Interceptions-yards by 2-1 2-118Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0Sacks by 5 7Punts-average 12-37.7 8-43.9Penalties-Yards 5-57 6-45Time of Possession 32:39 27:21Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing — Win: Marshall 7-39, Marve 3-29, Cotton 3-12, Willy 1-7. Ham: Hol-ley 8-25, Collaros 3-18, Woodson 1-7, Banks 1-4.Receiving — Win: Kohlert 4-58, Veltung 5-57, Adams 4-40, Denmark 2-30, Feoli-Gudino 3-26, Bastien 2-20, Stoudermire 2-7. Ham: Toliver 4-78, Grant 4-77, Hol-ley 3-38, Tasker 3-35, Collins 2-29, Banks 2-13, Bomben 1-8, Woodson 1-2.Passing — Win: Willy 16-27-171-1-1, Marve 4-7-49-0-1, Brohm 2-4-18-0-0. Ham: Collaros 20-32-280-3-2.
SATURDAYARGONAUTS 30, ROUGHRIDERS 26First QuarterTor — FG Pfeffer 28 3:53Second QuarterSas — FG McCallum 48 4:43Tor — FG Pfeffer 52 7:48Tor — Safety 11:10Sas — TD Getzlaf 6 pass from Smith (McCallum convert) 13:18Sas — FG McCallum 27 15:00Third QuarterSas — FG McCallum 41 3:42Tor 7:12...Sas — TD Getzlaf 55 pass from Smith (McCallum convert) 9:49Fourth QuarterTor — TD Hazelton 27 pass from Harris (Pfeffer convert) 0:58Tor — TD Spencer 52 pass from Harris (Pfeffer convert) 4:41Sas — FG McCallum 27 12:13Saskatchewan 0 13 10 3—26Toronto 3 5 8 14—30Attendance — 20,642 at Toronto.TEAM STATISTICS Sas TorFirst downs 23 17Yards rushing 144 46Yards passing 298 316Passes made-tried 23-35 23-29Return yards 237 176
EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T GF GA PtsD.C. 13 7 5 34 26 44New York 10 6 6 35 25 36Columbus 9 8 7 38 39 34Toronto 9 9 4 37 38 31New England 8 9 7 32 36 31Montreal 8 9 4 29 31 28Orlando 7 10 7 32 37 28New York City 6 11 6 31 36 24Philadelphia 6 13 5 29 40 23Chicago 6 12 4 24 31 22
WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T GF GA PtsVancouver 13 8 3 34 22 42Los Angeles 11 7 7 42 30 40Dallas 11 6 5 32 27 38Kansas City 10 4 7 33 22 37Portland 10 8 6 25 28 36Seattle 10 12 2 26 27 32Houston 8 8 7 30 28 31Salt Lake 7 9 8 27 37 29San Jose 7 10 5 23 29 26Colorado 5 8 9 20 24 24NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.x — clinched playoff berthSaturday, Aug. 8Kansas City 3 Toronto 1Orlando 0 Philadelphia 0D.C. 1 Montreal 0Columbus 2 Colorado 1Houston 2 San Jose 1Vancouver 4 Salt Lake 0Sunday, Aug. 9Los Angeles 3 Seattle 1New York 2 New York City 0Thursday, Aug. 13D.C. at New York City, 7 p.m.Friday, Aug. 14Colorado at San Jose, 11 p.m.Saturday, Aug. 15Toronto at New York, 7 p.m.Houston at New England, 7:30 p.m.Los Angeles at Dallas, 9 p.m.Vancouver at Kansas City, 9 p.m.Portland at Salt Lake, 10 p.m.Sunday, Aug. 16Orlando at Seattle, 5 p.m.Chicago at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
ENGLANDPREMIER LEAGUESaturdayManchester United 1 Tottenham 0Aston Villa 1 Bournemouth 0Everton 2 Watford 2Leicester City 4 Sunderland 2Crystal Palace 3 Norwich 1Chelsea 2 Swansea 2ChampionshipCardiff 1 Fulham 1Leeds 1 Burnley 1Birmingham 2 Reading 1Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 Blackburn 1Bolton 0 Derby County 0Brentford 2 Ipswich 2Charlton Athletic 2 Queens Park Rang-ers 0
MK Dons 4 Rotherham United 1
SundayWest Ham 2 Arsenal 0Newcastle 2 Southampton 2Liverpool 1 Stoke 0
CHAMPIONSHIPPreston North End 0 Middlesbrough 0
SOCCER
PGA BARRACUDA CHAMPI-ONSHIPAt Reno, Nev.Par 70Fourth roundJ.J. Henry 13-11-17-6—47Kyle Reifers 9-14-2-22—47Patrick Rodgers 15-6-14-11—46Andres Gonzales 5-21-7-10—43David Toms 13-9-18-2—42Retief Goosen 6-11-16-8—41Steve Flesch 11-8-15-6—40Brendan Steele 8-18-6-8—40Derek Fathauer 11-7-11-11—40Tom Hoge 12-9-10-7—38Colt Knost 5-10-12-11—38Will Wilcox 9-12-5-12—38Jonas Blixt 12-12-16--3—37Brian Davis 5-11-6-15—37Robert Garrigus 12-9-16--1—36Tyrone Van Aswegen 8-11-9-8—36Jason Gore 11-1-8-16—36Ricky Barnes 14-6-11-2—33Carlos Ortiz 5-7-8-13—33Ken Duke 10-8-11-3—32Zack Sucher 18-3-7-4—32Oscar Fraustro 8-4-11-8—31Brian Stuard 8-6-8-9—31Austin Cook 3-8-8-12—31Billy Hurley III 12-3-13-2—30Jason Allred 11-10-2-7—30Bill Lunde 5-5-11-9—30Vaughn Taylor 8-10-2-10—30Roberto Castro 8-12-7-2—29Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 7-9-8-5—29Mark Wilson 1-9-12-7—29Rod Pampling 7-6-7-9—29Derek Ernst 1-9-6-13—29Jonathan Byrd 3-9-15-1—28K.J. Choi -2-10-11-7—28Martin Flores 2-16--1-10—28Chris Smith 11-10-8--2—27Roger Sloan 7-4-13-3—27Billy Mayfair 7-9-5-6—27Zac Blair 8-4-8-7—27Jon Curran 7-5-7-8—27Josh Teater 8-1-10-8—27Joe Affrunti 5-9-4-9—27
TENNISATP/WTA-CITI OPEN GSTAADAt Washington, D.C.
SUNDAYMenSinglesChampionship
Kei Nishikori (2), Japan, def. John Isner (8), U.S., 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.DoublesChampionship
Bob & Mike Bryan (1), both U.S., def. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, & Marcelo Melo (2), Brazil, 6-4, 6-2.WomenSinglesChampionship
Sloane Stephens, U.S., def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, 6-1, 6-2.
ATP-GENERALI OPENAt Kitzbuehel, Austria
WTA-BANK OF THE WEST CLASSICAt Stanford, Calif.
SUNDAYSinglesChampionship
Angelique Kerber (5), Germany, def. Karolina Pliskova (4), Czech Rep., 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
PARAPAN AMNation G S B TotalBrazil 14 10 7 31Mexico 7 5 8 20Canada 6 10 12 28Colombia 5 8 5 18U.S. 5 6 3 14Argentina 4 4 5 13Cuba 3 2 1 6Chile 2 0 0 2Venezuela 0 1 0 1Dominican Rep. 0 0 1 1Nicaragua 0 0 1 1
WHAT CANADA DIDSUNDAYARCHERY
Wiarton, Ont., defeated M.Chavez, U.S.,
B.C., went 2-1 on the day, losing to
Denys, Douro-Drummer, Ont., went 1-1, losing to B.Thompson, U.S., in the
Sask., lost to M.Stutzman, U.S., in the
BOCCIA
London, Ont. (BC2), defeated M.Hiltner, U.S., and J.Aquino, Argentina, in the preliminary round. Hanif Mawji, Burnaby, B.C. (BC1), defeated Germano, Brazil. Chris Halpen, Victoria (BC1), lost to Chagas, Brazil, and C.Oatis, U.S. Paul Gauthier, Vancouver (BC3), defeated Bruno Garneau, Montreal (BC3), and tied G.Villano, Argentina. Garneau, Montreal (BC3), defeated Ebergeny, Mexico. Eric Bussiere, Vercheres, Que. (BC3), de-feated Cardozo, Colombia, and M.Pena, Argentina. Marco Dispaltro, St-Jerome, Que. (BC4), defeated J.Buzzo, Argentina.
Strathroy, Ont. (BC2), lost to DeSouza, Brazil, and tied M.Harrison, U.S., in the preliminary round. Alison Levine, Cote-St-Luc, Que. (BC4), defeated S.Wilson, Ber-muda, and Diosdudo, Mexico. Caroline Vietnieks, North Delta, B.C. (BC4), lost to DosSontos, Brazil, and Diaz, Colombia.FOOTBALL (Seven-a-side)MenPreliminary Round — Canada (1-1) defeated the U.S. 2-1.GOALBALLMenPreliminary Round — Canada (2-0) defeated Argentina 7-2.WomenPreliminary Round — Canada (1-1) defeated Guatemala 10-0.SITTING VOLLEYBALLWomenPreliminary Round — Canada (0-1) lost to the U.S. 3-0 in its opening game.POWERLIFTING
80 points.TENNIS
Bromont, Que., lost to R.Mendez, Chile, 2-0 in the second round. Joel Dembe, Toronto, defeated M.Vega, Colombia, 2-0.
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PGA WORLD GOLF CHAM-PIONSHIPS - BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONALAt Akron, OhioPar 70Fourth roundShane Lowry, $1,570,000 70-66-67-66—269Bubba Watson, $930,000 70-66-69-66—271Jim Furyk, $470,000 66-66-69-72—273Justin Rose, $470,000 67-71-63-72—273Robert Streb, $330,000 68-70-68-68—274Danny Lee, $219,000 65-72-70-68—275David Lingmerth, $219,000 70-71-66-68—275Brooks Koepka, $219,000 69-69-68-69—275Henrik Stenson, $219,000 68-69-68-70—275Jordan Spieth, $149,500 70-68-72-66—276Rickie Fowler, $149,500 67-72-70-67—276Soren Kjeldsen, $126,000 69-73-69-66—277Jason Day, $126,000 69-69-70-69—277Steven Bowditch, $126,000 73-69-63-72—277Kevin Na, $109,000 69-70-71-68—278Patrick Reed, $109,000 71-67-72-68—278Paul Casey, $88,500 68-73-71-67—279Lee Westwood, $88,500 68-70-73-68—279Russell Henley, $88,500 70-70-70-69—279Danny Willett, $88,500 70-71-69-69—279Branden Grace, $88,500 73-69-67-70—279Keegan Bradley, $88,500 69-70-69-71—279Graeme McDowell, $88,500 66-71-69-73—279Ian Poulter, $88,500 68-72-65-74—279Camilo Villegas, $74,666 75-69-71-65—280Matt Kuchar, $74,666 72-68-72-68—280Bernd Wiesberger, $74,666 71-74-66-69—280Bill Haas, $74,666 74-69-67-70—280Webb Simpson, $74,666 68-70-72-70—280Marc Warren, $74,666 71-70-69-70—280Charley Hoffman, $70,500 75-66-71-69—281Charl Schwartzel, $70,500 70-72-70-69—281Billy Horschel, $67,500 71-73-70-68—282Marc Leishman, $67,500 72-70-70-70—282Brandt Snedeker, $67,500 70-70-72-70—282Zach Johnson, $67,500 70-70-71-71—282Hideki Matsuyama, $63,000 69-75-73-66—283Kevin Kisner, $63,000 73-69-73-68—283J.B. Holmes, $63,000 74-68-70-71—283Marcel Siem, $63,000 70-73-69-71—283Sergio Garcia, $63,000 71-67-72-73—283James Hahn, $59,000 70-70-74-70—284Louis Oosthuizen, $59,000 72-70-72-70—284Ryan Moore, $59,000 71-71-69-73—284
MLBAMERICAN LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Yankees 61 49 .555 — — 4-6 L-3 32-21 29-28Toronto 61 52 .540 11/2 — 9-1 W-8 36-21 25-31Baltimore 56 54 .509 5 3 5-5 L-1 34-21 22-33Tampa Bay 56 56 .500 6 4 5-5 W-2 28-29 28-27Boston 50 62 .446 12 10 6-4 W-1 27-28 23-34
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayKansas City 66 44 .600 — — 5-5 W-3 37-18 29-26Minnesota 55 56 .495 111/2 41/2 2-8 L-2 34-22 21-34Detroit 54 57 .486 121/2 51/2 5-5 L-1 28-30 26-27Chi. White Sox 51 58 .468 141/2 71/2 2-8 L-3 26-26 25-32Cleveland 51 59 .464 15 8 5-5 W-2 22-33 29-26
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayHouston 61 52 .540 — — 3-7 L-3 38-18 23-34L.A. Angels 59 51 .536 1/2 — 4-6 W-1 36-23 23-28Texas 55 55 .500 41/2 4 7-3 L-1 23-29 32-26Seattle 52 60 .464 81/2 8 6-4 W-1 24-32 28-28Oakland 51 62 .451 10 91/2 6-4 W-3 27-34 24-28Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild card
Sunday's resultsToronto 2 N.Y. Yankees 0Boston 7 Detroit 2Tampa Bay 4 N.Y. Mets 3Cleveland 8 Minnesota 1Kansas City 5 Chi. White Sox 4L.A. Angels 5 Baltimore 4 (11)Oakland 5 Houston 4Seattle 4 Texas 2Saturday's resultsToronto 6 N.Y. Yankees 0Oakland 2 Houston 1Texas 11 Seattle 3 (11)Tampa Bay 5 N.Y. Mets 4Detroit 7 Boston 6Kansas City 7 Chi. White Sox 6Cleveland 17 Minnesota 4Baltimore 5 L.A. Angels 0Monday'sL.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-7) at Chi. White Sox (Sale 9-7), 8:10 p.m.Detroit (Boyd 1-2) at Kansas City (Cueto 0-1), 8:10 p.m.Baltimore (Chen 5-6) at Seattle (Nuno 0-0), 10:10 p.m.TuesdayOakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels at Chi. White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.WednesdayBaltimore at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.Oakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels at Chi. White Sox, 8:10 p.m.Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.ThursdayOakland at Toronto, 12:37 p.m.Texas at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.FridayChicago Cubs at Chi. White Sox, 4:10 p.m.Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Seattle at Boston, 7:10 p.m.Tampa Bay at Texas, 8:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.Detroit at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUEEAST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayN.Y. Mets 59 52 .532 — — 7-3 L-2 38-18 21-34Washington 57 53 .518 11/2 5 3-7 L-1 31-23 26-30Atlanta 51 61 .455 81/2 12 5-5 L-1 30-23 21-38Philadelphia 45 67 .402 141/2 18 7-3 W-3 27-29 18-38Miami 44 68 .393 151/2 19 2-8 W-1 26-30 18-38
CENTRAL DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwaySt. Louis 71 40 .640 — — 7-3 L-1 40-16 31-24Pittsburgh 64 44 .593 51/2 — 7-3 W-3 38-18 26-26Chicago Cubs 62 48 .564 81/2 — 9-1 W-4 31-24 31-24Cincinnati 49 60 .450 21 121/2 4-6 L-1 28-26 21-34Milwaukee 48 65 .425 24 151/2 4-6 W-1 24-36 24-29
WEST DIVISION W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayL.A. Dodgers 62 48 .564 — — 6-4 L-2 37-18 25-30San Francisco 59 52 .532 31/2 31/2 3-7 L-4 30-23 29-29Arizona 54 56 .491 8 8 5-5 W-1 28-28 26-28San Diego 52 60 .464 11 11 3-7 L-6 24-28 28-32Colorado 47 62 .431 141/2 141/2 4-6 W-1 25-29 22-33Note: d-clinched division title; x-clinched playoff berth; w-clinched wild card
Sunday's resultsColorado 6 Washington 4Milwaukee 5 St. Louis 4Chicago Cubs 2 San Francisco 0Arizona 4 Cincinnati 3 (10)Philadelphia 5 San Diego 3Miami 4 Atlanta 1L.A. Dodgers at PittsburghSaturday's resultsPittsburgh 6 L.A. Dodgers 5Chicago Cubs 8 San Francisco 6Washington 6 Colorado 1St. Louis 3 Milwaukee 0Atlanta 7 Miami 2Cincinnati 4 Arizona 1Philadelphia 4 San Diego 2MondayColorado (Gray 0-0) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 6-9), 7:10 p.m.Philadelphia (Harang 5-12) at Arizona (De La Rosa 9-5), 9:40 p.m.Washington (Gonzalez 8-4) at L.A. Dodg-ers (Anderson 6-6), 10:10 p.m.Cincinnati (Holmberg 1-0) at San Diego (Kennedy 6-10), 10:10 p.m.TuesdayBoston at Miami, 7:10 p.m.Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.Philadelphia at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.Cincinnati at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.Houston at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.WednesdayPhiladelphia at Arizona, 3:40 p.m.Cincinnati at San Diego, 3:40 p.m.Houston at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.Boston at Miami, 4:10 p.m.Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.Washington at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.ThursdayColorado at N.Y. Mets, 12:10 p.m.Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.Washington at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.FridayPittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.Arizona at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.Miami at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.Washington at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.
AMERICAN LEAGUEBLUE JAYS 2, YANKEES 0 Toronto ab r h bi N.Y. Yankees ab r h biTulowitzki ss 3 0 0 0 Ellsbury cf 4 0 0 0Donaldson 3b 4 1 2 1 Gardner lf 3 0 0 0Bautista rf 4 1 2 1 Rodriguez dh 4 0 0 0Navarro c 3 0 0 0 Teixeira 1b 3 0 0 0Colabello dh 3 0 1 0 McCann c 3 0 0 0Smoak 1b 4 0 0 0 Beltran rf 3 0 1 0Goins 2b 2 0 0 0 Headley 3b 4 0 1 0Pennington ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Gregorius ss 2 0 1 0Pillar cf 4 0 0 0 Drew 2b 2 0 0 0Revere lf 3 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 5 2 Totals 28 0 3 0Toronto 100 100 000 —2N.Y. Yankees 000 000 000 —0LOB—Toronto 6, N.Y. Yankees 7. DP—Toronto 1. N.Y. Yankees 1. HR—Donald-son (31); Bautista (26). S—Drew. Toronto IP H R ER BB SOEstrada W, 10-6 6 1-3 3 0 0 3 6Hawkins H, 2 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Sanchez H, 4 1 0 0 0 1 1Osuna S, 10 1 0 0 0 0 1N.Y. YankeesTanaka L, 8-5 6 3 2 2 0 5Warren 0 1 0 0 1 0Wilson 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2Pinder 1-3 1 0 0 1 1Shreve 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 2Warren pitched to 3 batters in the 7thHBP — Gregorius. Colabello. Umpires—Home, Marty Foster; First, Mike Winters; Second, Mike Muchlinski; Third, Greg Gibson.T—2:59. A—42,034 (49,638) at N.Y. Yankees.
RED SOX 7, TIGERS 2 Boston ab r h bi Detroit ab r h biHolt 3b 5 0 2 2 Davis lf 3 1 0 0Castillo rf 4 0 0 0 Iglesias ss 4 0 0 0Bogaerts ss 5 0 1 0 Kinsler 2b 4 0 2 0Ortiz dh 4 1 2 0 V. Martinez dh 4 0 1 1Shaw 1b 4 1 1 0 J. Martinez rf 3 0 0 0De Aza lf 4 1 0 0 Castellanos 3b 2 0 0 0Swihart c 4 1 0 0 McCann c 3 0 0 0Rutledge 2b 3 1 1 0 Marte 1b 4 1 1 1Bradley Jr. cf 3 2 2 5 Gose cf 3 0 0 0Totals 36 7 9 7 Totals 30 2 4 2Boston 020 000 140 —7Detroit 001 000 100 —2E—Kinsler. LOB—Boston 8, Detroit 7. 2B—Kinsler 2 (28), Bogaerts (24). 3B—Bradley Jr. (1). HR—Marte (3). Bradley Jr. (2). SB—Davis (17). S—De Aza. Boston IP H R ER BB SOOwens W, 1-1 5 3 1 1 4 2Masterson H, 2 1 1 1 1 1 1Ross Jr. H, 7 1 0 0 0 0 1Tazawa 1 0 0 0 0 0Machi 1 0 0 0 1 2DetroitVerlander L, 1-5 6 4 2 0 3 7Gorzelanny 1-3 1 1 1 0 0Feliz 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Krol 2-3 4 4 4 1 1Alburquerque 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 1Masterson pitched to 1 batter in the 7thWP — Owens. Umpires—Home, Ben May; First, Scott Barry; Second, James Hoye; Third, Ted Barrett.T—3:22. A—38,766 (41,574) at Detroit.
MARINERS 4, RANGERS 2 Texas ab r h bi Seattle ab r h biDeshields cf 5 0 0 0 Marte cf 3 0 2 1Choo rf 4 1 1 0 Morrison 1b 1 0 0 0Fielder dh 4 0 2 0 Seager 3b 4 0 0 0Beltre 3b 4 0 0 0 Cruz rf 3 1 1 1Moreland 1b 4 0 1 0 Cano 2b 3 0 0 0Rosales pr-1b 0 0 0 0 Smith lf 3 1 1 0Hamilton lf 4 0 0 0 Montero 1b 3 1 1 2Andrus ss 4 1 1 0 Jackson cf 0 0 0 0Odor 2b 3 0 2 1 Trumbo dh 3 1 0 0Wilson c 2 0 1 0 Miller ss 2 0 0 0Napoli ph 1 0 0 0 Zunino c 3 0 0 0Totals 35 2 8 1 Totals 28 4 5 4Texas 011 000 000 —2Seattle 001 201 00x —4E—Wilson. LOB—Texas 10, Seattle 2. DP—Texas 1. 2B—Odor (12), Wilson (3). HR—Cruz (33); Montero (2). SB—Marte (1). S—Miller. Texas IP H R ER BB SOLewis L, 12-5 8 5 4 3 1 6SeattleHernandez W, 14-6 7 6 2 2 1 5Rodney H, 6 1 1 0 0 1 1Smith S, 12 1 1 0 0 0 1WP — Hernandez. HBP — Odor; Choo. Umpires—Home, Lance Barrett; First, Dale Scott; Second, Toby Basner; Third, Dan Iassogna.T—2:34. A—29,939 (47,574) at Seattle.
INDIANS 8, TWINS 1 Minnesota ab r h bi Cleveland ab r h biDozier 2b 3 0 0 0 Ramirez 2b 5 0 2 2Nunez ss 1 0 0 0 Lindor ss 3 2 1 1Hicks cf 3 0 1 1 Brantley lf 5 1 3 0Mauer dh 4 0 1 0 Santana dh 3 0 1 2Sano 3b 3 0 0 0 Gomes c 3 1 1 1Plouffe 1b 3 0 0 0 Almonte cf 4 1 1 2Rosario rf 3 0 0 0 Sands rf 4 1 1 0Escobar ss-2b 3 0 0 0 Johnson 1b 4 2 4 0Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 Urshela 3b 4 0 0 0Robinson lf 3 1 1 0 Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 35 8 14 8Minnesota 000 000 001 —1Cleveland 124 001 00x —8LOB—Cleveland 7, Minnesota 2. DP—Cleveland 1. 2B—Johnson 2 (2), Brantley (33), Santana (20), Gomes (11), Hicks (7), Robinson (5). HR—Almonte (2). SF—Santana, Lindor. Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOHughes L, 10-8 3 9 7 7 1 2Duensing 2 1 0 0 0 0Fien 1 3 1 1 0 1May 1 1 0 0 0 1
ClevelandKluber W, 7-12 9 3 1 1 1 10HBP — Gomes. Umpires—Home, Kerwin Danley; First, Rob Drake; Second, D.J. Reyburn; Third, Mike Everitt.T—2:37. A—21,305 (36,856) at Cleveland.
ROYALS 5, WHITE SOX 4 Chi. White Sox ab r h bi Kansas City ab r h biEaton dh 3 1 1 0 Escobar ss 3 1 1 0Ramirez ss 4 0 1 2 Zobrist 3b 3 0 1 1Abreu 1b 4 0 0 0 Moustakas 3b 0 0 0 0Cabrera lf 4 0 1 1 Hosmer 1b 3 1 1 1Garcia rf 4 0 0 0 Morales dh 4 1 1 2Thompson cf 4 0 1 0 Perez c 4 0 1 0Sanchez 2b 3 1 1 0 Rios rf 4 1 2 0Flowers c 2 1 0 0 Orlando lf 4 0 1 0Soto c 1 0 0 0 Infante 2b 4 0 0 1Beckham 3b 3 1 1 1 Dyson cf 3 1 2 0Totals 32 4 6 4 Totals 32 5 10 5Chi. White Sox 003 000 010 —4Kansas City 300 010 01x —5LOB—Kansas City 8, Chi. White Sox 4. DP—Chi. White Sox 2. 2B—Hosmer (22), Eaton (19), Rios (12), Orlando (5). HR—Morales (13). SB—Infante (2). S—Escobar.
Chi. White Sox IP H R ER BB SOQuintana 6 2-3 8 4 4 2 4Duke 1-3 0 0 0 1 0Petricka L, 3-3 1 2 1 1 1 0Kansas CityDuffy 3 1-3 4 3 3 1 2Medlen 3 2-3 0 0 0 1 3Herrera W, 3-2 BS, 5 1 2 1 1 0 1Madson S, 2 1 0 0 0 0 2WP — Duffy. HBP — Flowers. Um-pires—Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Dan Bellino; Second, Chris Segal; Third, Laz Diaz.T—3:01. A—35,785 (37,903) at Kansas City.
ANGELS 5, ORIOLES 4 (11)Baltimore ab r h bi L.A. Angels ab r h biMachado 3b 5 1 2 0 Giavotella 2b 6 1 3 0Parra rf 5 1 2 1 Calhoun rf 5 2 1 1Jones cf 4 0 0 0 Trout cf 5 0 0 0Davis 1b 4 2 1 1 Pujols dh 4 0 0 0Wieters c 5 0 2 1 Murphy lf 6 1 3 4Schoop 2b 5 0 2 1 Aybar ss 5 0 2 0Paredes dh 4 0 0 0 Cron 1b 4 0 1 0Hardy ss 4 0 0 0 Gillaspie 3b 1 0 0 0Lough lf 4 0 0 0 Victorino ph 1 0 0 0 Featherston 3b 2 0 1 0 Iannetta c 3 0 0 0 DeJesus ph 1 0 0 0 Perez c 1 1 1 0Totals 40 4 9 4 Totals 44 5 12 5Baltimore 200 002 000 00 —4L.A. Angels 103 000 000 01 —5LOB—Baltimore 5, L.A. Angels 13. DP—Baltimore 1. L.A. Angels 2. 2B—Aybar 2 (20), Giavotella (18), Schoop (7), Perez (6). HR—Calhoun (16); Murphy (6). Parra (1); Davis (29). SB—Pujols (3), Featherston (3). Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOGonzalez 4 2-3 7 4 4 2 6McFarland 2 1-3 2 0 0 1 0
Brach 2 0 0 0 1 3Roe L, 2-2 1-3 1 1 1 0 1Matusz 1-3 1 0 0 2 1L.A. AngelsWeaver 5 4 2 2 0 7Rasmus BS, 1 1 2 2 2 0 1Salas 2 0 0 0 1 4Street 1 1 0 0 0 0Gott W, 2-0 2 2 0 0 0 0WP — Gonzalez 2, Street. HBP — Davis. Umpires—Home, Will Little; First, Tony Randazzo; Second, Phil Cuzzi; Third, Gerry Davis.T—4:03. A—37,154 (45,957) at L.A. Angels.
ATHLETICS 5, ASTROS 4 Houston ab r h bi Oakland ab r h biAltuve 2b 3 1 1 0 Burns cf 4 0 2 1Tucker lf 4 0 0 0 Crisp lf 5 0 1 0Marisnick lf 0 0 0 0 Reddick rf 5 0 2 2Correa ss 3 0 1 1 Valencia 3b 4 1 2 2Gomez cf 4 1 1 0 Vogt dh 3 0 1 0Lowrie 3b 4 1 1 0 Lawrie 2b 4 0 1 0Rasmus rf 4 1 2 3 Sogard 2b 0 0 0 0Valbuena 1b 2 0 0 0 Davis 1b 2 0 0 0Gonzalez ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Butler ph 1 0 0 0Carter dh 3 0 0 0 Canha 1b 1 1 1 0Castro c 4 0 0 0 Phegley c 3 2 1 0 Semien ss 4 1 1 0Totals 32 4 6 4 Totals 36 5 12 5Houston 000 001 003 —4Oakland 000 100 022 —5LOB—Houston 5, Oakland 9. 2B—Red-dick (19), Lawrie (19), Rasmus (19), Correa (15). HR—Valencia (9). Rasmus (14). SB—Correa (9). Houston IP H R ER BB SOFiers 6 2-3 5 1 1 1 4Perez 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Harris 0 2 2 2 1 0Sipp 2-3 1 0 0 1 1Neshek 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Gregerson L, 5-2 BS, 5 2-3 4 2 2 1 1OaklandBassitt 6 2-3 3 1 1 2 10Rodriguez 1 1-3 0 0 0 2 2Mujica BS, 3 0 3 3 3 0 0Abad W, 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0Mujica pitched to 3 batters in the 9thWP — Bassitt. PB—Castro. Umpires—Home, Pat Hoberg; First, Chris Guccione; Second, Cory Blaser; Third, Jeff Nelson.T—3:35. A—20,278 (35,067) at Oakland.
SATURDAYBLUE JAYS 6, YANKEES 0 Toronto ab r h bi N.Y. Yankees ab r h biTulowitzki ss 5 1 1 1 Ellsbury cf 3 0 0 0Donaldson 3b 3 1 1 0 Young lf 3 0 0 0Bautista rf 4 2 1 0 Gardner ph-lf 1 0 0 0Encarnacion dh 3 1 1 0 Rodriguez dh 4 0 1 0Smoak 1b 4 1 1 4 Teixeira 1b 4 0 0 0Martin c 3 0 1 1 McCann c 4 0 0 0Goins 2b 4 0 1 0 Beltran rf 3 0 1 0Pillar cf 4 0 0 0 Headley 3b 2 0 0 0Revere lf 4 0 0 0 Murphy 2b 0 0 0 0 Gregorius ss 3 0 1 0 Ryan 2b 3 0 0 0Totals 34 6 7 6 Totals 30 0 3 0Toronto 000 004 110 —6N.Y. Yankees 000 000 000 —0E—Ryan. LOB—Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 6. DP—N.Y. Yankees 1. HR—Tulowitzki (3); Smoak (10). Toronto IP H R ER BB SOPrice W, 11-4 7 3 0 0 3 7Sanchez 1 0 0 0 0 1Lowe 1 0 0 0 0 1N.Y. YankeesNova L, 4-4 5 1-3 4 4 4 2 6Warren 2-3 0 0 0 0 2Mitchell 3 3 2 1 0 1WP — Nova 2. HBP — Martin. Um-pires—Home, Greg Gibson; First, Marty Foster; Second, Mike Winters; Third, Mike Muchlinski.T—2:57. A—45,255 (49,638) at N.Y. Yankees.
ATHLETICS 2, ASTROS 1 Houston ab r h bi Oakland ab r h biAltuve 2b 5 0 2 0 Burns cf 3 1 0 0Gomez cf 3 0 0 0 Crisp lf 0 1 0 0Correa ss 2 0 0 0 Fuld lf 3 0 0 0Rasmus rf 4 0 1 0 Reddick rf 4 0 1 0Gattis dh 4 0 0 0 Valencia dh 4 0 2 2Tucker lf 3 1 1 1 Vogt c 4 0 0 0Gonzalez ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Lawrie 3b 3 0 0 0Valbuena 3b 2 0 1 0 Davis 1b 3 0 1 0Lowrie ph 0 0 0 0 Semien ss 3 0 1 0Marisnick pr 0 0 0 0 Sogard 2b 2 0 0 0Carter 1b 4 0 1 0 Conger c 4 0 0 0 Totals 32 1 6 1 Totals 29 2 5 2Houston 000 100 000 —1Oakland 200 000 00x —2LOB—Houston 9, Oakland 6. DP—Oak-land 1. 2B—Semien (19), Reddick (18), Valencia (15), Valbuena (12). HR—Tucker (11). SB—Burns (23), Gomez (10). Houston IP H R ER BB SOMcHugh L, 13-6 6 5 2 2 3 8Sipp 1 1-3 0 0 0 0 2Qualls 2-3 0 0 0 0 0
OaklandChavez W, 6-11 7 6 1 1 4 4Pomeranz H, 10 1 0 0 0 1 1Mujica S, 1 1 0 0 0 0 0Pomeranz pitched to 1 batter in the 9thBalk—Mujica. Umpires—Home, Jeff Nelson; First, Pat Hoberg; Second, Chris Guccione; Third, Cory Blaser.T—2:51. A—25,091 (35,067) at Oakland.
RANGERS 11, MARINERS 3 (11)Texas ab r h bi Seattle ab r h biDeshields cf 6 1 3 2 Marte ss 4 0 0 0Strausborger lf 4 1 1 0 Zunino c 1 0 0 0Fielder dh 6 2 2 3 Seager 3b 5 0 1 0Beltre 3b 5 1 1 0 Cruz dh 4 1 2 0Napoli 1b 2 1 0 0 Cano 2b 4 1 1 0Moreland ph-1b 2 0 2 0 Montero 1b 5 1 1 1Rosales pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Jackson cf 5 0 0 0Hamilton rf 5 1 2 2 Trumbo rf 1 0 0 1Andrus ss 5 1 1 0 Morrison pr-rf 2 0 0 0Odor 2b 5 1 3 1 Miller lf-ss 4 0 2 1Gimenez c 4 1 2 3 Sucre c 2 0 1 0 Smith ph-lf 3 0 0 0Totals 45 11 17 11 Totals 40 3 8 3Texas 000 300 000 08 —11Seattle 000 300 000 00 —3E—Strausborger, Odor. LOB—Texas 6, Seattle 9. DP—Texas 2. Seattle 1. 2B—Gimenez 2 (3), Fielder (23), Cruz (19), Miller (17). HR—Fielder (17). SF—Trumbo. Texas IP H R ER BB SOPerez 6 7 3 2 1 5Dyson 1 0 0 0 1 0Diekman 2 0 0 0 0 4Tolleson W, 4-2 2 1 0 0 2 5SeattleMontgomery 4 5 3 3 4 4Rollins 2 1 0 0 0 1Guaipe 1 1 0 0 0 0Rodney 1 1 0 0 0 1Wilhelmsen 2 1 0 0 1 2Rasmussen L, 1-1 0 6 6 6 0 0Beimel 1 2 2 2 0 0Rasmussen pitched to 6 batters in the 11thPB—Gimenez. Umpires—Home, Dan Iassogna; First, Lance Barrett; Second, Dale Scott; Third, Toby Basner.T—4:11. A—39,132 (47,574) at Seattle.
TIGERS 7, RED SOX 6 Boston ab r h bi Detroit ab r h biHolt 2b 5 0 1 0 Davis lf 5 1 1 2Castillo rf 5 1 1 2 Iglesias ss 4 0 1 0Bogaerts ss 5 0 1 0 Kinsler 2b 4 2 3 0Ortiz dh 4 2 3 3 V. Martinez dh 4 1 1 2Marrero pr-dh 0 0 0 0 J. Martinez rf 4 1 1 1Ramirez lf 0 0 0 0 Castellanos 3b 3 1 1 0Sandoval 3b 5 0 0 0 Romine pr-3b 0 0 0 0Shaw 1b 3 0 0 1 McCann c 4 0 3 1De Aza lf 3 1 2 0 Marte 1b 4 0 1 0Swihart c 4 2 3 0 Avila 1b 0 0 0 0Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 0 0 Gose cf 3 1 0 0Totals 37 6 11 6 Totals 35 7 12 6Boston 011 001 300 —6Detroit 000 023 20x —7LOB—Boston 8, Detroit 6. 2B—Ortiz (20), J. Martinez (20), McCann (16). HR—Davis (3); Martinez (9). Ortiz (23). SF—Shaw. Boston IP H R ER BB SOMiley 6 9 5 5 1 6Tazawa L, 2-5 BS, 4 1 2 2 2 0 1Ogando 1 1 0 0 1 2DetroitSimon 6 2-3 9 6 6 1 1Hardy W, 4-2 BS, 3 1 1-3 2 0 0 1 2Rondon S, 1 1 0 0 0 1 2WP — Miley. Umpires—Home, Ted Bar-rett; First, Ben May; Second, Scott Barry; Third, James Hoye.T—3:11. A—42,098 (41,574) at Detroit.
ROYALS 7, WHITE SOX 6 Chi. White Sox ab r h bi Kansas City ab r h biEaton cf 4 0 1 2 Escobar ss 3 2 1 0Saladino 3b 5 0 1 0 Moustakas 3b 2 1 0 1Abreu dh 5 2 2 2 Cain cf 3 1 1 1Cabrera lf 4 1 1 0 Hosmer 1b 4 1 0 1Garcia rf 4 1 2 0 Morales dh 4 1 2 2Laroche 1b 4 0 0 0 Perez c 4 0 2 2Ramirez ss 4 1 2 0 Rios rf 4 0 1 0Sanchez 2b 2 1 1 1 Infante 2b 4 0 0 0Soto c 3 0 1 0 Dyson lf 3 1 1 0Totals 35 6 11 5 Totals 31 7 8 7Chi. White Sox 000 204 000 —6Kansas City 000 340 00x —7LOB—Kansas City 4, Chi. White Sox 6. DP—Kansas City 1. 2B—Morales (30), Cabrera (25), Ramirez (22), Perez (16). 3B—Dyson (6). HR—Abreu (21). SB—Cain (20). S—Sanchez. SF—Moustakas. Chi. White Sox IP H R ER BB SOSamardzija L, 8-7 4 2-3 6 7 7 2 1Jennings 2 1-3 2 0 0 0 0Petricka 1 0 0 0 0 0Kansas CityGuthrie W, 8-7 5 2-3 10 6 6 1 1Hochevar H, 3 1-3 1 0 0 1 0Madson H, 11 1 0 0 0 0 0Herrera H, 15 1 0 0 0 1 0Holland S, 25 1 0 0 0 0 3Da.Jennings pitched to 1 batter in the 8thWP — Samardzija. HBP — Escobar. Umpires—Home, Laz Diaz; First, Alfonso Marquez; Second, Dan Bellino; Third, Chris Segal.T—2:45. A—39,302 (37,903) at Kansas City.
INDIANS 17, TWINS 4 Minnesota ab r h bi Cleveland ab r h biDozier 2b 4 0 1 0 Ramirez 2b 5 3 3 3Mauer 1b 4 1 2 1 Lindor ss 3 1 2 2Nunez lf 0 0 0 0 Brantley lf 4 2 3 1Sano dh-1b 4 0 1 0 Aviles pr-lf 0 0 0 1Plouffe 3b 3 0 0 0 Santana 1b 4 1 1 1Hunter rf 2 0 0 0 Gomes dh 3 2 0 1Rosario lf-rf 4 2 2 1 Johnson ph-dh 1 0 0 0Hicks cf 4 0 1 0 Chisenhall rf 3 0 2 1Suzuki c 3 1 1 2 Sands ph-rf 3 1 1 4Herrmann c 1 0 0 0 Urshela 3b 5 2 2 1Escobar ss 3 0 0 0 Almonte cf 5 3 4 2 Perez c 4 2 1 0Totals 32 4 8 4 Totals 40 17 19 17Minnesota 100 201 000 —4Cleveland 224 050 04x —17LOB—Cleveland 10, Minnesota 5. DP—Cleveland 3. 2B—Almonte 2 (5), Brantley (32), Ramirez (8). 3B—Ramirez (1). HR—Sands (2); Almonte (1). Mauer (7); Rosario (6); Suzuki (4). SB—Brantley (12). S—Lindor. SF—Lindor 2. Minnesota IP H R ER BB SOSantana L, 2-3 2 1-3 10 8 8 2 1Graham 2 1-3 2 1 1 1 1
Boyer 1 1-3 2 1 1 0 1Jepsen 1 1 0 0 0 0Achter 0 4 4 4 1 0Robinson 1 0 0 0 1 1ClevelandBauer W, 9-8 6 1-3 7 4 4 3 8Webb 1 1-3 2 0 0 0 1Crockett 1-3 0 0 0 0 1Armstrong 1 0 0 0 0 2Achter pitched to 5 batters in the 8thWP Umpires—Home, Mike Everitt; First, Kerwin Danley; Second, Rob Drake; Third, D.J. Reyburn.T—3:34. A—31,666 (36,856) at Cleveland.
ORIOLES 5, ANGELS 0 Baltimore ab r h bi L.A. Angels ab r h biMachado 3b 5 2 4 1 DeJesus lf 3 0 0 0Parra lf-rf 5 0 0 0 Calhoun rf 4 0 1 0Jones cf 4 0 1 1 Trout cf 4 0 1 0Davis rf-1b 2 2 1 0 Pujols 1b 4 0 2 0Wieters dh 4 0 1 0 Murphy dh 4 0 0 0Schoop 2b 2 0 1 2 Aybar ss 3 0 1 0Hardy ss 4 0 1 0 Gillaspie 3b 4 0 0 0Flaherty 1b 4 0 0 0 Giavotella 2b 3 0 0 0Lough lf 0 0 0 0 Perez c 2 0 0 0Joseph c 4 1 2 1 Totals 34 5 11 5 Totals 31 0 5 0Baltimore 001 011 011 —5L.A. Angels 000 000 000 —0E—Machado, Richards. LOB—Baltimore 6, L.A. Angels 7. DP—Baltimore 2. L.A. Angels 1. 2B—Jones (20), Davis (19), Calhoun (19), Joseph (11), Hardy (9). HR—Machado (24); Joseph (10). SB—Davis (1). SF—Schoop 2. Baltimore IP H R ER BB SOJimenez W, 9-7 8 2 0 0 1 6
L.A. AngelsRichards L, 11-9 6 7 3 3 1 7Bedrosian 1 1-3 1 1 1 1 1Ramos 1 2-3 3 1 1 0 1WP — Richards 2. HBP — Aybar; DeJesus. Umpires—Home, Gerry Davis; First, Will Little; Second, Tony Randazzo; Third, Phil Cuzzi.T—2:55. A—43,041 (45,957) at L.A. Angels.
NATIONAL LEAGUEROCKIES 6, NATIONALS 4 Colorado ab r h bi Washington ab r h biBlackmon cf 5 0 1 0 Escobar 3b 5 0 0 0Reyes ss 3 0 1 0 Rendon 2b 4 0 1 0Axford p 0 0 0 0 Harper rf 5 0 1 0Stubbs ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Zimmerman 1b 4 2 3 2Gonzalez rf 5 2 2 2 Werth lf 4 2 2 1Arenado 3b 5 0 1 0 Desmond ss 5 0 0 0Paulsen 1b 4 1 2 0 Ramos c 4 0 1 0McKenry c 3 1 0 0 Taylor cf 4 0 1 0Descalso 2b-ss 2 1 1 1 Scherzer sp 2 0 1 0Parker lf 4 1 1 1 Robinson ph 1 0 0 0Kahnle p 0 0 0 0 Rivero p 0 0 0 0Flande sp 2 0 1 0 Janssen p 0 0 0 0Oberg p 0 0 0 0 Storen p 0 0 0 0Barnes ph 1 0 0 0 Espinosa ph 1 0 0 0Betancourt p 0 0 0 0 Papelbon p 0 0 0 0Logan p 0 0 0 0 LeMahieu 2b 1 0 1 2 Totals 36 6 11 6 Totals 39 4 10 3Colorado 100 102 020 —6Washington 021 001 000 —4E—Arenado 3. LOB—Colorado 7, Wash-ington 11. 2B—Paulsen (14), Rendon (8), Reyes (2). HR—Zimmerman (9); Werth (3). Gonzalez (25); Descalso (4). SB—Taylor (14). S—Descalso, Reyes. Colorado IP H R ER BB SOFlande 4 2-3 6 3 3 0 2Oberg 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Betancourt BS, 3 1 1 1 0 1 3Logan 1-3 1 0 0 0 1Axford W, 4-5 1 2-3 2 0 0 0 1Kahnle S, 2 1 0 0 0 2 1WashingtonScherzer 6 8 4 4 1 10Rivero 2-3 1 0 0 0 0Janssen 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Storen L, 2-2 1 2 2 2 0 1Papelbon 1 0 0 0 0 1WP — Scherzer. HBP — McKenry. Umpires—Home, Alan Porter; First, Mark Ripperger; Second, Jeff Kellogg; Third,
T—3:24. A—33,157 (41,341) at Wash-ington.
BREWERS 5, CARDINALS 4 St. Louis ab r h bi Milwaukee ab r h biCarpenter 3b 4 1 1 3 Peterson cf-lf 2 1 0 0Wong 2b 4 1 1 0 Davis lf 4 2 2 4Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0Heyward rf 4 0 2 1 Braun rf 4 0 0 0Grichuk cf 4 0 1 0 Lind 1b 3 0 0 0Moss 1b 4 1 1 0 Lucroy c 2 0 0 0Piscotty lf 4 1 1 0 Gennett 2b 3 0 1 0Cruz c 3 0 1 0 Segura ss 2 0 2 0Lackey sp 2 0 0 0 Herrera 3b 3 1 1 1Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 Nelson sp 2 0 0 0Choate p 0 0 0 0 Smith p 0 0 0 0Maness p 0 0 0 0 Rogers ph 1 0 1 0Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 Schafer pr-cf 0 1 0 0Broxton p 0 0 0 0 Totals 34 4 8 4 Totals 26 5 7 5St. Louis 000 001 300 —4Milwaukee 003 000 02x —5LOB—Milwaukee 2, St. Louis 4. DP—St. Louis 3. 2B—Heyward (24). HR—Davis (11); Herrera (5). Carpenter (17). SB—Wong (13). S—Cruz, Peterson. St. Louis IP H R ER BB SOLackey 6 4 3 3 2 3Choate 0 0 0 0 1 0Maness H, 16 1 1 0 0 1 0Siegrist H, 21 1-3 1 1 1 0 0Broxton L, 1-3 BS, 2 2-3 1 1 1 0 0MilwaukeeNelson 7 8 4 4 0 8Smith W, 5-2 1 0 0 0 0 1Rodriguez S, 26 1 0 0 0 0 1Choate pitched to 1 batter in the 7thUmpires—Home, Angel Hernandez; First, Bill Welke; Second, John Tumpane; Third, John Hirschbeck.T—2:31. A—34,993 (41,900) at Milwaukee.
CUBS 2, GIANTS 0 San Francisco ab r h bi Chicago Cubs ab r h biAoki lf 1 0 0 0 Fowler cf 4 0 0 0Pagan pr-cf 3 0 0 0 Schwarber lf 3 1 0 0Blanco cf-lf 5 0 0 0 Coghlan 2b 3 0 0 0Duffy 3b 4 0 2 0 Herrera 2b 1 0 0 0Posey c 3 0 1 0 Rizzo 1b 3 0 1 0Pence rf 4 0 1 0 Bryant 3b 2 0 1 1Belt 1b 4 0 1 0 Soler rf 3 0 1 0
Interceptions-yards by 0-0 1-50Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0Sacks by 4 6Punts-average 5-48.4 8-40.1Penalties-Yards 24-192 19-175Time of Possession 32:58 27:02Net offence is yards passing, plus yards rushing, minus team losses such as yards lost on broken plays.INDIVIDUAL STATISTICSRushing — Sas: Messam 9-61, Miller 8-54, Smith 2-22, Bagg 1-7. Tor: Whita-ker 4-25, Harris 2-14, Josey 2-7.Receiving — Sas: Williams 3-81, Getzlaf 5-80, Smith 5-57, Messam 2-21, Bagg 2-16, Wilson 2-15, Miller 2-14, Demski 1-8, Rea 1-6. Tor: Spencer 5-94, Gurley 4-74, Hazelton 4-51, Elliott 2-37, Stala 3-30, Adjei 2-23, Whitaker 2-4, Smith 1-3.Passing — Sas: Smith 23-35-298-2-1, McCallum 1-1-8-0-0, Sunseri 1-1-14-0-0. Tor: Harris 23-29-316-2-0.
Adrianza 2b 3 0 1 0 Montero c 3 0 0 0Peavy sp 2 0 0 0 Arrieta sp 3 1 1 0Strickland p 0 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0Tomlinson ph 1 0 0 0 Rondon p 0 0 0 0Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 Russell ss 2 0 0 1Sanchez ph 1 0 0 0 Totals 34 0 7 0 Totals 27 2 4 2San Francisco 000 000 000 —0Chicago Cubs 110 000 00x —2LOB—Chicago Cubs 4, San Francisco 11. 2B—Crawford (22). 3B—Duffy (5), Ar-rieta (1). SB—Pence 2 (4). SF—Russell. San Francisco IP H R ER BB SOPeavy L, 2-5 5 4 2 2 2 6Strickland 1 0 0 0 0 1Affeldt 2 0 0 0 0 2Chicago CubsArrieta W, 13-6 7 2-3 4 0 0 2 6Grimm H, 9 1-3 1 0 0 0 0Rondon S, 19 1 2 0 0 0 3HBP — Aoki; Adrianza. Umpires—Home, Jim Reynolds; First, Manny Gonzalez; Second, Paul Schrieber; Third, Fieldin Culbreth.T—3:13. A—39,939 (40,929) at Chicago Cubs.
DIAMONDBACKS 4, REDS 3 (10)Cincinnati ab r h bi Arizona ab r h biHamilton cf 5 1 2 0 Inciarte rf 4 0 1 0Phillips 2b 5 0 1 0 Pollock cf 5 1 1 0Votto 1b 4 1 0 0 Goldschmidt 1b 4 2 3 1Byrd lf 3 0 1 1 Peralta lf 5 1 5 1Bruce rf 4 0 1 0 Saltalamacchia c 4 0 1 1Suarez ss 4 1 1 1 Lamb 3b 4 0 1 0De Jesus 3b 4 0 2 1 Owings 2b 5 0 1 1Barnhart c 4 0 0 0 Ahmed ss 4 0 1 0DeSclafani sp 2 0 0 0 Corbin sp 1 0 0 0
Badenhop p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0Parra p 0 0 0 0 Hill ph 1 0 1 0Hoover p 0 0 0 0 Hudson p 0 0 0 0Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 Ziegler p 0 0 0 0Diaz p 0 0 0 0 Tomas ph 1 0 0 0Mattheus p 0 0 0 0 Collmenter p 0 0 0 0Totals 37 3 8 3 Totals 38 4 15 4Cincinnati 000 200 100 0 —3Arizona 100 020 000 1 —4LOB—Arizona 11, Cincinnati 6. DP—Cincinnati 1. Arizona 1. 2B—Goldschmidt 2 (26), Peralta (20), Suarez (10), Hamilton (7), De Jesus (5). SB—Pollock (25), Phillips (17), Byrd (2). S—Inciarte, Saltalamacchia. Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SODeSclafani 6 10 3 3 1 3Badenhop 1 1 0 0 0 1Parra 2-3 2 0 0 0 0Hoover 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Diaz 1 0 0 0 0 0Mattheus L, 1-3 1-3 2 1 1 2 0ArizonaCorbin 6 7 3 3 1 5
Hernandez 2-3 0 0 0 0 1Hudson 1 1 0 0 1 1Ziegler 1 0 0 0 0 0Collmenter W, 4-6 1 0 0 0 0 1Corbin pitched to 2 batters in the 7thUmpires—Home, Vic Carapazza; First, Adam Hamari; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Larry Vanover.T—3:21. A—28,116 (48,519) at Arizona.
PHILLIES 5, PADRES 3 Philadelphia ab r h bi San Diego ab r h biHernandez 2b 5 1 2 1 Amarista ss 5 1 1 0Herrera cf 5 1 2 1 Solarte 3b 4 0 1 1Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 Kemp rf 4 0 1 0Howard 1b 5 0 1 1 Upton lf 4 1 1 1Francoeur rf 4 0 1 0 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0Asche lf 3 1 1 0 Gyorko 2b 4 1 1 0Galvis ss 4 1 2 0 Norris c 4 0 0 0Ruiz c 4 1 1 0 Venable cf 4 0 3 1Williams sp 2 0 0 0 Cashner sp 2 0 1 0Utley ph 1 0 1 2 Maurer p 0 0 0 0Neris p 0 0 0 0 Rzepczynski p 0 0 0 0Giles p 0 0 0 0 Wallace ph 1 0 0 0 Quackenbush p 0 0 0 0 Thayer p 0 0 0 0 Upton Jr. ph 1 0 0 0Totals 37 5 11 5 Totals 37 3 9 3Philadelphia 100 001 120 —5San Diego 000 001 011 —3E—Franco. LOB—San Diego 7, Phila-delphia 8. 2B—Howard (23), Utley (10), Amarista (9). HR—Upton (19). Herrera (6). SB—Venable (10). S—Williams. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOWilliams W, 4-8 7 5 1 1 0 3Neris 1 2 1 1 0 1Giles S, 6 1 2 1 1 0 3San DiegoCashner L, 4-12 6 1-3 8 3 3 0 4Maurer 0 1 0 0 0 0Rzepczynski 2-3 0 0 0 1 2Quackenbush 1 2 2 2 0 1Thayer 1 0 0 0 0 1Maurer pitched to 1 batter in the 7thWP — Neris. HBP — Asche. Umpires—Home, Ryan Blakney; First, Dana DeMuth; Second, Mike Estabrook; Third, Paul Nauert.T—2:56. A—24,156 (41,164) at San Diego.
MARLINS 4, BRAVES 1 Miami ab r h bi Atlanta ab r h biGordon 2b 5 0 2 1 Peterson 2b 4 0 1 0Suzuki rf 4 1 1 0 Maybin cf 3 0 0 0Yelich lf 5 0 3 1 Markakis rf 4 0 0 0McGehee 1b 3 0 0 0 Pierzynski c 4 0 0 0Prado 3b 4 0 0 0 Gomes lf 4 1 1 1Gillespie cf 5 1 2 0 Swisher 1b 4 0 0 0Realmuto c 4 1 1 0 Garcia 3b 3 0 0 0Hechavarria ss 3 1 1 0 Simmons ss 1 0 0 0Hand sp 1 0 0 2 Miller sp 1 0 1 0Rojas ph 1 0 0 0 Perez ph 1 0 0 0Morris p 0 0 0 0 Kelly p 0 0 0 0Ramos p 0 0 0 0 Detwiler p 0 0 0 0 Brigham p 0 0 0 0 Bourn ph 1 0 0 0 Marksberry p 0 0 0 0 Aardsma p 0 0 0 0Totals 35 4 10 4 Totals 30 1 3 1Miami 020 001 001 —4Atlanta 000 000 100 —1E—Prado, Miller. LOB—Miami 11, Atlanta 5. DP—Miami 1. 2B—Yelich (15), Miller (2). 3B—Suzuki (4). HR—Gomes (5). SB—Yelich 2 (14), Peterson (10), Gil-lespie (4). S—Hand 2. Miami IP H R ER BB SOHand W, 2-2 7 2 1 1 2 3Morris H, 7 1 1 0 0 1 1Ramos S, 18 1 0 0 0 0 1AtlantaMiller L, 5-9 5 5 2 2 3 4Kelly 1-3 2 1 1 0 1Detwiler 2-3 0 0 0 0 0Brigham 2 1 0 0 0 1Marksberry 1-3 2 1 1 1 0Aardsma 2-3 0 0 0 1 1WP — Miller. Umpires—Home, Marvin Hudson; First, Bob Davidson; Second, David Rackley; Third, Hunter Wendel-stedt.T—3:15. A—24,610 (49,586) at Atlanta.
SATURDAYPIRATES 6, DODGERS 5 L.A. Dodgers ab r h bi Pittsburgh ab r h biRollins ss 5 0 1 0 Polanco rf 3 0 1 0Kendrick 2b 5 2 2 0 Marte lf 3 1 0 0Gonzalez 1b 4 0 3 1 McCutchen cf 3 1 3 1Van Slyke lf 5 0 2 2 Ramirez 3b 4 0 1 0Puig rf 4 1 0 0 Florimon ss 0 0 0 0Hernandez cf 2 1 1 2 Kang ss-3b 4 0 1 1Pederson ph-cf 1 0 1 0 Walker 2b 4 2 2 1Ellis c 2 0 0 0 Alvarez 1b 3 0 0 0Grandal ph-c 2 0 0 0 Soria p 0 0 0 0Guerrero 3b 4 0 2 0 Watson p 0 0 0 0Peralta p 0 0 0 0 Ishikawa ph 1 0 0 0Latos sp 2 1 1 0 Melancon p 0 0 0 0Ethier ph 1 0 0 0 Cervelli c 3 1 0 0Baez p 0 0 0 0 Liriano sp 1 1 1 3Avilan p 0 0 0 0 Blanton p 1 0 0 0Callaspo ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Rodriguez 1b 1 0 0 0Totals 38 5 13 5 Totals 31 6 9 6L.A. Dodgers 112 000 001 —5Pittsburgh 132 000 00x —6E—Ramirez. LOB—L.A. Dodgers 11, Pittsburgh 4. DP—L.A. Dodgers 1. Pittsburgh 3. 2B—McCutchen (27), Van Slyke (11). HR—Walker (11); Liriano (1). Hernandez (4). SB—Marte (22), Polanco (19), McCutchen (6). L.A. Dodgers IP H R ER BB SOLatos L, 4-8 4 7 6 6 1 0Baez 2 2 0 0 0 1Avilan 1 0 0 0 1 3Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 0PittsburghLiriano 3 7 4 4 2 4Blanton W, 3-2 3 2 0 0 1 3Soria H, 3 1 1 0 0 0 0Watson H, 27 1 1 0 0 0 0Melancon S, 35 1 2 1 1 1 1HBP — Marte. Gonzalez. Umpires—Home, Gabe Morales; First, Mark Wegner; Second, Tripp Gibson; Third, Mark Carlson.T—3:42. A—38,981 (38,362) at Pittsburgh.
CUBS 8, GIANTS 6 San Francisco ab r h bi Chicago Cubs ab r h biPagan cf 5 1 1 1 Fowler cf 3 1 1 1Aoki lf 4 0 1 1 Schwarber lf 4 1 2 1Duffy 3b 5 0 0 0 Coghlan 2b 4 0 1 0Posey c 4 0 1 0 Herrera 2b 1 0 0 0Pence rf 3 2 2 0 Rizzo 1b 3 1 1 0Belt 1b 4 1 1 2 Bryant 3b 3 2 1 3Crawford ss 4 1 2 1 Soler rf 3 1 1 0Adrianza 2b 4 1 1 1 Strop p 0 0 0 0Cain sp 2 0 0 0 J. Russell p 0 0 0 0Kontos p 0 0 0 0 Motte p 0 0 0 0Maxwell ph 0 0 0 0 Grimm p 0 0 0 0Strickland p 0 0 0 0 Montero c 2 1 1 1Casilla p 0 0 0 0 Hendricks sp 3 0 0 0Lopez p 0 0 0 0 Wood p 0 0 0 0
Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 A. Russell ss 4 1 3 1Totals 36 6 9 6 Totals 31 8 11 7San Francisco 020 100 003 —6Chicago Cubs 102 020 03x —8E—Rizzo, Pagan. LOB—Chicago Cubs 7, San Francisco 6. DP—San Francisco 3. Chicago Cubs 1. 2B—A. Russell 2 (20), Crawford (21), Adrianza (4). 3B—Fowler (5). HR—Bryant (15). Belt (15). San Francisco IP H R ER BB SOCain L, 2-3 4 6 5 5 5 2Kontos 2 2 0 0 0 0Strickland 1 0 0 0 0 2Casilla 1-3 2 3 3 1 0Lopez 2-3 1 0 0 0 0Chicago CubsHendricks W, 6-5 5 1-3 5 3 3 2 5Wood H, 2 1 2-3 0 0 0 1 1Strop H, 19 1 0 0 0 0 2J. Russell 1-3 2 2 2 0 0Motte 1-3 2 1 1 0 0Grimm S, 3 1-3 0 0 0 0 0M.Cain pitched to 2 batters in the 5thHBP — Fowler; Schwarber. Umpires—Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Jim Reynolds; Second, Manny Gonzalez; Third, Paul Schrieber.T—3:14. A—41,305 (40,929) at Chicago Cubs.
NATIONALS 6, ROCKIES 1 Colorado ab r h bi Washington ab r h biBlackmon cf 3 0 2 0 Rendon 3b 5 0 0 0Stubbs ph 1 0 0 0 Espinosa 2b 3 2 0 0Reyes ss 3 0 0 0 Harper rf 3 2 2 0Gonzalez rf 3 0 0 0 Zimmerman 1b 4 0 2 2Parker ph 1 0 0 0 Robinson lf 3 1 1 0Arenado 3b 3 1 1 1 Desmond ss 3 1 2 1Paulsen 1b 3 0 0 0 Ramos c 3 0 1 2LeMahieu 2b 3 0 0 0 Taylor cf 4 0 0 0Miller p 0 0 0 0 Strasburg sp 3 0 3 0Hundley c 3 0 0 0 Treinen p 0 0 0 0Barnes lf 3 0 0 0 Moore ph 1 0 0 0Butler sp 2 0 0 0 Thornton p 0 0 0 0Friedrich p 0 0 0 0 Descalso 2b 1 0 0 0 Totals 29 1 3 1 Totals 32 6 11 5Colorado 000 100 000 —1Washington 021 010 20x —6E—Butler. LOB—Colorado 2, Washington 8. DP—Colorado 4. 2B—Blackmon 2 (23), Zimmerman (17), Ramos (13). HR—Arenado (27). SB—Desmond (8). S—Reyes. Colorado IP H R ER BB SOButler L, 3-9 6 8 4 4 4 2Friedrich 2-3 3 2 2 1 0Miller 1 1-3 0 0 0 1 2WashingtonStrasburg W, 6-5 7 3 1 1 0 12Treinen 1 0 0 0 0 1Thornton 1 0 0 0 0 2WP — Miller. Umpires—Home, Brian
Ripperger; Third, Jeff Kellogg.T—2:38. A—37,115 (41,341) at Wash-ington.
BRAVES 7, MARLINS 2 Miami ab r h bi Atlanta ab r h biGordon 2b 5 0 0 0 Bourn lf 5 0 1 0Prado 3b 4 0 0 0 Maybin cf 5 2 2 0Yelich cf 4 0 1 0 Markakis rf 5 1 3 1McGehee 1b 3 1 1 0 Pierzynski c 4 1 2 1Dietrich lf 3 0 0 0 Swisher 1b 3 0 1 2Realmuto c 3 1 1 0 Peterson 2b 3 1 0 0
Gillespie rf 4 0 2 2 Garcia 3b 4 1 3 0Narveson p 0 0 0 0 Simmons ss 2 1 1 2Hechavarria ss 3 0 1 0 Foltynewicz sp 2 0 0 0Koehler sp 2 0 0 0 Detwiler p 0 0 0 0Dunn p 0 0 0 0 Terdoslavich ph 1 0 0 0Ellington p 0 0 0 0 McKirahan p 0 0 0 0Suzuki rf 1 0 0 0 Gomes ph 1 0 1 1 Aardsma p 0 0 0 0Totals 32 2 6 2 Totals 35 7 14 7Miami 011 000 000 —2Atlanta 110 010 22x —7E—Peterson. LOB—Miami 9, Atlanta 8. DP—Miami 2. Atlanta 1. 2B—Maybin 2 (14), Simmons (16), McGehee (11), Gillespie (8), Swisher (5), Garcia (4). SB—Simmons (2). SF—Simmons. Miami IP H R ER BB SOKoehler L, 8-9 6 7 3 3 3 3Dunn 1 3 2 2 0 2Ellington 1-3 4 2 2 0 0Narveson 2-3 0 0 0 0 0AtlantaFoltynewicz W, 4-3 5 2-3 5 2 2 4 3Detwiler H, 2 1-3 0 0 0 0 0McKirahan H, 2 2 1 0 0 0 1Aardsma 1 0 0 0 1 0HBP — Prado. Umpires—Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Marvin Hudson; Sec-ond, Bob Davidson; Third, David Rackley.T—2:51. A—42,544 (49,586) at Atlanta.
CARDINALS 3, BREWERS 0 St. Louis ab r h bi Milwaukee ab r h biCarpenter 3b 4 1 1 1 Segura ss 4 0 1 0Wong 2b 3 0 0 0 Lucroy c 3 0 0 0Peralta ss 4 0 0 0 Braun rf 4 0 0 0Heyward rf 4 0 0 0 Davis lf 3 0 0 0Grichuk cf 4 1 1 0 Rogers 1b 2 0 0 0Bourjos cf 0 0 0 0 Peterson cf 3 0 0 0Molina c 4 0 0 0 Herrera 2b 3 0 1 0Reynolds 1b 3 1 1 0 Perez 3b 3 0 0 0Piscotty lf 3 0 2 2 Peralta sp 2 0 0 0Garcia sp 3 0 0 0 Cotts p 0 0 0 0Siegrist p 0 0 0 0 Schafer ph 0 0 0 0Rosenthal p 0 0 0 0 Knebel p 0 0 0 0Totals 32 3 5 3 Totals 27 0 2 0St. Louis 110 000 100 —3Milwaukee 000 000 000 —0LOB—Milwaukee 5, St. Louis 4. DP—St. Louis 2. 2B—Reynolds (13). HR—Car-penter (16). SB—Wong (12). St. Louis IP H R ER BB SOGarcia W, 4-4 7 2 0 0 4 5Siegrist H, 20 1 0 0 0 1 2Rosenthal S, 33 1 0 0 0 0 3MilwaukeePeralta L, 2-7 7 5 3 3 1 2Cotts 1 0 0 0 1 1Knebel 1 0 0 0 0 2WP — Peralta. Balk—Peralta. Umpires—Home, John Hirschbeck; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Bill Welke; Third, John Tumpane.T—2:45. A—34,327 (41,900) at Milwaukee.
REDS 4, DIAMONDBACKS 1 Cincinnati ab r h bi Arizona ab r h biHamilton cf 4 0 0 0 Inciarte rf 4 0 1 0Phillips 2b 3 1 2 1 Pollock cf 2 1 1 0Votto 1b 4 0 0 0 Goldschmidt 1b 4 0 0 0Frazier 3b 4 0 0 0 Peralta lf 3 0 1 1Bruce rf 4 0 0 0 Castillo c 4 0 0 0Byrd lf 4 2 2 1 Lamb 3b 2 0 1 0Suarez ss 4 1 2 2 Tomas ph 1 0 0 0Barnhart c 4 0 2 0 Hill 2b 4 0 1 0Sampson sp 2 0 0 0 Ahmed ss 3 0 0 0Schumaker ph 1 0 0 0 Saltalamacchia ph 1 0 0 0Diaz p 0 0 0 0 Ray sp 2 0 0 0Hoover p 0 0 0 0 Reed p 0 0 0 0De Jesus ph 1 0 0 0 Romak ph 1 0 0 0Chapman p 0 0 0 0 Hessler p 0 0 0 0 Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 Owings ph 1 0 0 0Totals 35 4 8 4 Totals 32 1 5 1Cincinnati 000 210 001 —4Arizona 100 000 000 —1E—Barnhart, Suarez. LOB—Arizona 8, Cincinnati 5. DP—Cincinnati 1. 2B—Pollock (25), Byrd (12), Suarez (9). HR—Phillips (8); Byrd (19); Suarez (6). SB—Inciarte (11). Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SOSampson W, 1-1 6 4 1 1 3 4Diaz H, 4 1 0 0 0 0 1Hoover H, 12 1 0 0 0 1 0Chapman S, 24 1 1 0 0 0 2ArizonaRay L, 3-7 6 5 3 3 1 8Reed 1 2 0 0 0 0Hessler 1 0 0 0 0 2Hernandez 1 1 1 1 0 1WP — Chapman. Umpires—Home, Larry Vanover; First, Vic Carapazza; Second, Adam Hamari; Third, Brian Knight.T—2:58. A—40,512 (48,519) at Arizona.
PHILLIES 4, PADRES 2 Philadelphia ab r h bi San Diego ab r h biUtley 2b 4 2 2 0 Solarte 3b 4 1 1 0Hernandez ss 4 1 2 1 Norris c 4 0 1 0Herrera cf 4 1 2 2 Kemp rf 4 0 2 1Franco 3b 4 0 0 0 Upton lf 3 1 1 0Howard 1b 3 0 0 0 Gyorko 2b 4 0 1 1Brown rf 3 0 0 0 Alonso 1b 4 0 0 0Asche lf 4 0 1 0 Barmes ss 4 0 1 0Rupp c 3 0 0 0 Upton Jr. cf 4 0 1 0Morgan sp 2 0 0 0 Ross sp 3 0 1 0Gomez p 0 0 0 0 Benoit p 0 0 0 0Blanco ph 1 0 0 0 Kelley p 0 0 0 0Garcia p 0 0 0 0 Garces p 0 0 0 0Giles p 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 7 3 Totals 34 2 9 2Philadelphia 201 000 010 —4San Diego 000 101 000 —2E—Asche. LOB—San Diego 6, Philadelphia 3. DP—Philadelphia 1. San Diego 1. 2B—Utley 2 (9), Ross (1). 3B—Hernandez (3). SB—Herrera 2 (11), Hernandez (17). Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SOMorgan W, 3-3 6 6 2 1 1 4Gomez H, 6 1 2 0 0 0 0Garcia H, 12 1 1 0 0 0 0Giles S, 5 1 0 0 0 0 2San DiegoRoss L, 8-9 7 5 3 3 1 8Benoit 1 2 1 1 0 1Kelley 1-3 0 0 0 0 0Garces 2-3 0 0 0 1 1WP — Ross. Umpires—Home, Paul Nauert; First, Ryan Blakney; Second, Dana DeMuth; Third, Mike Estabrook.T—2:55. A—44,567 (41,164) at San Diego.
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Ticats down Bombers at Tim Hortons Field DAN RALPH THE CANADIAN PRESS
HAMILTON — The Winnipeg Blue Bombers bring out the best in Emanuel Davis.
Davis returned two interceptions for touch-downs Sunday afternoon as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats beat Winnipeg 38-8 to remain unbeaten at Tim Hortons Field. Davis has returned three interceptions for TDs this season and all have come against the Bombers. Davis had a 35-yard interception return TD in Hamilton’s 52-26 road win over Winnipeg on July 2. What’s more, his two TD performance came on his 26th birthday but the four-year veteran shouldn’t expect any-thing special from Ticats receiver Bakari Grant.
“He already got his presents,” Grant said, referring to Davis’s two TDs. “I’ll take that for a birthday gift.”
Hamilton head coach/GM Kent Austin dead-panned that maybe he should consider trying to cash in on Davis’s brilliance.
“I told him after the game I have to take him to Vegas,” Austin said with a chuckle. “And it was on his birthday which was really awesome.
“I’m really proud of that young man.”Davis downplayed his accomplishment, saying
he was the recipient of a Hamilton pass rush that made life miserable for Winnipeg quarter-backs, registering seven sacks. Defensive line-man Justin Hickman led the way with three.
“On both I pretty much saw the same thing,” Davis said.
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ARIES (March 21-April 19) You might want to tone down your approach so that you receive more of what you want. Others no longer seem as responsive as they had been. Actions and good planning make all the difference. Be will-ing to demonstrate the power of your ideas. Tonight: Head home early.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)You have the ability to get past a problem that others don’t see. Be as direct as possible with a family member, especially if you feel that his or her idea is out of whack. Be more direct and caring. An idea that seems unattainable really isn’t. Give it time. Tonight: Happy at home.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Be more direct when dealing with a loved one. You might see a situation from a more materialistic and demanding point of view than he or she does. Financial matters need to be kept in perspective. If you want to succeed, know when to say “no.” Tonight: Look at the budget.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)You will want to see a situation
differently from how it is in real-ity. Honor a fast change of pace, but understand that you might be on the path of escapism. Avoid making any decisions at the present moment. Tonight: Beam in more of what you want.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)Jupiter, the planet of luck, spends its last 24 hours in your sign. Take advantage of what happens. If a certain matter appears to be out of control, know that the time has come to get it under control. How you do that depends on the situation. Tonight: Go for what you want.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)You could be taken aback by what comes up. A friend means well, yet he or she could create a certain amount of confusion. Be realistic about what is pos-sible, but be willing to revisit this situation in a few days or weeks. Tonight: Meet up with a close friend.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)Take a risk today instead of postponing it. Timing is with you. Pace yourself, but com-plete as much as you possibly
can right now. Refuse to let a back-and-forth issue dom-inate your day; put it out of your mind. Do what you must. Tonight: Till the wee hours.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)Your imagination seems to awaken. Try to direct this ener-gy toward a matter involving travel, a legal matter or a need to educate yourself on a partic-ular topic. You could be taken aback by a problem that emerg-es. Know that the answer lies within. Tonight: All smiles.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)Deferring to others allows more give-and-take. Reach out for someone who might be intim-idated by you. You likely will want to avoid a boss who has been demanding a lot from you. You also might not be in the mood to hear his or her opin-ions. Tonight: Opt for closeness.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) You could be in a situation where you don’t have your customary control. As a result, you might be feeling as if there is little you can do. Allow others to take the reins, and become more of an observer. Be more forthright in your dealings. Tonight: Play it cool.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)You could be more on top of a personal matter than you realize. You might be somewhat exhausted from trying to touch base with a friend or loved one. Listen to the feedback you are getting, especially from some-one close to you. Tonight: Allow your creativity flourish.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) Allow more creativity to emerge. You often have many ideas, but you usually do not discuss them. Trust those around you to be open-minded and receptive of your thoughts. Consider your options with greater care. Tonight: Allow yourself to enjoy the moment.
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Passed away peacefully at his home with his daughter Diana and son-in-law Jim beside him.
Worked 45 years at APD sawmill, strong union activist who would go on strike for months while raising 7 kids in order to achieve better conditions.
For a man with grade 3 education he managed to work himself up from general labourer to foreman supervisor.
Dad was a member of the Legion both in Port Alberni and in Bowser. His name is etched in the Sun Yat-Sen Memorium Garden in Vancouver as an original member of the Chinese Battalion.
He was an avid salt water fisherman with his boats the Dragon King (1-4) who continued to fish until he was 91.
Dad lived a full life and visited his daughter Lorinne in Australia many memorable times, the Hong family in New Zealand in recent years and many friends all over the world.
He was predeceased by his wife Helen in 1993 and a son Wesley in 1954 and leaves behind his seven children: Terry, Bonita, Diana (Jim), Tony, Corey, Lorinne and Jeffrey, 13 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren.
We appreciate the outstanding care, support and compassion shown by Valleycare Clinic, especially Dr. Dana Burry and Cathy for the treatment Dad received over the years.
Viewing is at the Chapel of Memories 4005 6th Ave. on Friday August 14th from 10:00 – 12:00 with a Celebration of Life following at 2:00 PM at the Bavarian Centre, 3031 - 4th Avenue, Port Alberni.
Bak Foong (Fred) Lee June 28, 1923 – August 2, 2015
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Blue Jays win eighth straight gameMIKE FITZPATRICK THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK — Everyone already knew the Toronto Blue Jays could really hit. Turns out, it was a trio of splendid pitching performances that closed the gap in the AL East. Josh Donaldson and Jose Bautista launched long home runs, and the Blue Jays earned their eighth straight victory by beating the New York Yankees 2-0 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep that tightened the division race.
“Everything seems more in reach,” Bautista said. “It seems more attainable.”
Marco Estrada tossed three-hit ball into the seventh inning against the suddenly slumping Yankees, outpitching Masahiro Tanaka during Toronto’s second consecu-tive shutout. Boosted by some big acquisitions before the July 31 trade deadline, the streaking Blue Jays have won 11 of 12 to pull within 1 1-2 games of the first-place Yankees.
A week ago, New York was up by six.
“Incredible,” Estrada said. “It’s been a great ride. We’ve had a tre-mendous team this whole year and obviously just got a little better. Adding a few pieces helped a lot. Our confidence is pretty high and we’re all enjoying the run.”
In a series that featured the top two offences in the majors, New York mustered only one run and went scoreless over the final 26 innings. Not since May 1999 against the Angels had the Yankees been blanked in two straight — that stretch of 2,665 games between con-secutive shutouts was the longest
in major league history, the team said in citing research by the Elias Sports Bureau. It was the first time since May 2003 that Toronto swept New York in a series of at least three games.
“We definitely took a punch this weekend, and good teams punch back,” Yankees slugger Alex Rod-
riguez said. “For us, it’s all about how we respond that matters.”
On an aggravating afternoon for the Yankees, Brett Gardner slammed down his helmet with two hands after grounding out with a runner on second to end the third inning. Moments later, he was standing in left field when
he got hit in the back of the head by Bautista’s home run ball after a 15-year-old fan heaved it back onto the field.
“I just wore it. Didn’t even turn around,” Gardner said. “I’ve got a hard head, so it’s all good.”
Estrada (10-6) kept New York’s dangerous lineup off balance all day, masterfully mixing his 77 mph changeup with a 90 mph fastball and slow curve. He gave up three singles and three walks, striking out six.
The right-hander was lifted after 89 pitches with two on in the sev-enth. LaTroy Hawkins got out of the inning, Aaron Sanchez pitched a hitless eighth and Roberto Osuna worked a perfect ninth for his 10th save.
“This ballpark hasn’t been real kind to us in the past,” Toronto manager John Gibbons said. “It’s been a tough spot for us. We’re just on a nice little roll right now.”
Donaldson homered into the Yankees’ bullpen in right-centre on the seventh pitch from Tanaka (8-5), who yielded three hits in six innings. He was relieved after 80 pitches.
Bautista connected in the fourth, a mammoth drive that struck the facing of the second deck in left field. Donaldson also went deep in the first inning Friday night, when Bautista’s homer in the 10th sent Toronto to a 2-1 victory in the series opener.
“This isn’t going to be comfort-able the rest of the way,” Yankees first baseman Mark Teixeira said. “We have to fight for every win and that’s what we expect every single game going forward.”
Toronto Blue Jays relief pitcher Roberto Osuna, right, celebrates with catcher Dioner Navarro after the ninth inning of the baseball game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium, Sunday, in New York. [AP PHOTO]
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Federal leaders return to campaignSenator Mike Duffy’s trial looms large as Harper kicks off Week 2 with homegrown anti-terror effortTHE CANADIAN PRESS
OTTAWA — With the shadow of the Mike Duffy trial looming larger than ever, Stephen Harper kicked off Week 2 of the federal election campaign with a head-line-grabbing effort to crack down on homegrown terror threats.
Harper, keen to show off his bona fides as the experienced incumbent, promised to make it a crime for Canadians to travel
to specific countries or regions where they could fight alongside groups officially identified by the federal government as terrorist organizations.
He says a re-elected Conserva-tive government would establish “declared areas” — regions of the world where terrorist groups like the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant hold control and use their base to recruit and train followers.
Forgoing casual campaign garb
for the more prime ministerial suit and tie, Harper made his announcement at a news confer-ence in Ottawa, flanked by Can-adian flags.
He said national security agencies would track Canadians who travel to those areas; those who return would be required to prove they were in the region for humanitarian reasons, or as a journalist covering the conflict. Similar laws exist in Australia, which has designated parts of
Iraq and Syria as no-travel zones.New Democrat leader Tom
Mulcair dismissed Harper’s announcement as a campaign gimmick, suggesting it would have very little real effect on curbing terror.
“There’s very little evidence to show that this is going to have any concrete effect, I don’t know of too many flights between Toronto and the war zones, most of them are going through other countries so it won’t make a big
difference practically speaking,” Mulcair told reporters in Vancou-ver after attending an NDP rally.
Liberal leader Justin Trudeau called Harper’s announcement a diversion designed to take the attention of Canadians away from his government’s failed eco-nomic plan.
But, he added, Harper would have to answer a lot more ques-tions than he did Sunday about any policy that proposes to take rights away from people.
◆ THURMONT, MD.
Active grenade found inside a McDonald’s
An active military-grade hand grenade was uncovered Saturday afternoon in the parking lot out-side a Maryland McDonald’s.
The Frederick News-Post reports a bomb technician with the Office of the State Marshal secured and removed the active grenade.
Dale Ednock, the bomb tech-nician, told the News-Post the grenade found lodged about a foot under the pavement was there for quite some time.
Ednock said it was likely a relic of the military base located in Thurmont, about 65 miles north-west of Baltimore, several decades ago.
Ednock said if the grenade had gone off, anyone in the vicinity could have suffered severe injur-ies, or death. The grenade was found about 1 p.m. by a landscap-ing crew.
◆ NEW YORK
Two baby skunks found in NYC subway station
There are plenty of smells in New York City’s subways. But skunks? The New York Post said Saturday that police and a transit worker rescued two baby skunks that had strayed into a Bronx subway station last weekend. They were taken to a veterinar-ian’s office to be examined. Police Transit Bureau Chief Joseph Fox tweeted plaudits to the officers and worker for helping the ani-mals and, in his words, “getting far closer than I would have.”
◆ TYLER, TX.
Judge sentences man to marriage with woman
A Texas man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend has been sentenced to life — in matrimony. KLTV-TV reports 21-year-old Josten Bundy pleaded guilty on July 2 to assault with bodily injury for a February fistfight with the ex-boyfriend of 19-year-old Elizabeth Jaynes. Bun-dy tells the Tyler television station that the man “had been saying dis-respectful things” about Jaynes, so he challenged him to a fight and punched him twice in the jaw.
NEWS IN BRIEFCanadian Press
FISHERIES
A net and two canoes: First Nations fi sherman launches reef-net revivalTAMSYN BURGMANN THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Almost a century after fishing practices unique to First Nations in Brit-ish Columbia’s Salish Sea were outlawed, members paddled canoes back to traditional waters and dropped their full-sized reef net.
It was the start of a long-term mission to revitalize the once-celebrated technique for gathering food and bonding community for the Strait Salish people.
The web-like net — about the length of a city bus — was sus-pended between two canoes in an endeavour by a University of Victoria doctoral student who envisions bringing his nation’s fishing style “back to life.”
“In traditional times, it was really the backbone of our soci-ety,” said Nick Claxton, who suc-cessfully defended his thesis on the practice in late July before an academic panel and 100 of his community members.
“And that’s how I want it to be in the future. Where we can all be reef-net fishermen.”
Claxton, 42, initially set out to document the history of reef-net fishing and investigate ways to restore the practice. His research found that Strait Salish people relied on the method until 1916, when the colonial govern-ment called it a “fish trap” and
brought in a ban.“What is ironic is right around
that time they allowed J. H. Todd and Sons to fish with their fish trap. It was at the time when the industrial-commercial fish-eries started to develop,” he said. “What I think they wanted
was just access to our fishing locations.”
Aboriginals were discriminated against despite being signator-ies to the 1852 Douglas Treaty, which formally guaranteed their fisheries, Claxton said.
Some First Nations maintained
the fishery on the American side of the Salish Sea, but Wash-ington state officials stopped them in the 1950s or 1960s, said Claxton.
“That was really the last time we fished with reef nets,” said Claxton.
Nick Claxton poses for a photo while setting a reef net. Almost a century after fishing practices unique to First Nations in British Columbia’s Salish Sea were outlawed, members paddled canoes back to traditional waters and dropped their full-sized reef net. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
ELECTION 2015
TECHNOLOGY
Kinder Morgan pulls pipeline advertisingLAURA KANE THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER — Kinder Morgan will pull advertising for its pro-posed Trans Mountain pipeline expansion during the federal election campaign, after a Brit-ish Columbia New Democrat seeking re-election complained about a flurry of ads in local newspapers.
Kennedy Stewart sent a letter to Canada’s elections commis-sioner earlier this week.
He said if the company wants to promote a position on an election issue, it must register with Elections Canada as a third-party advertiser subject to spending limits.
“I have a very tough fight against my opponent in my
riding,” said Stewart, who is run-ning in a Vancouver-area riding.
“The last thing I need is multi-national companies also advertising during the election.
“Let’s just have a fair playing field.”
Stewart said he has not heard back from the commissioner, Yves Cote, but he called the office on Friday to confirm staff
had received the letter and he was told the deputy commission-er was looking into it.
A spokeswoman for the Trans Mountain expansion said elec-tion officials had not contacted the company, but it has decided not to run advertising — in any format or community — until after the Oct. 19 federal election vote.
Island company provides robots to go where humans can’tCARA MCKENNA THE CANADIAN PRESS
What started as a fun project for two techies on Vancouver Island more than 25 years ago has now become an industry leader in robotic crawlers.
Inuktun Services Ltd.’s remote-ly operated vehicles, or ROVs, have combed through the radio-active wreckage of a tsunami-hit nuclear plant in Japan, assisted in search and rescue efforts after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, and are being used by the U.S. military.
But despite its international success, the Nanaimo-based company remains little known at home. That’s largely because most of its products are sold outside of Canada, said company CEO Colin Dobell.
“We’re not really well-known locally and that’s OK,” he said in a phone interview from the com-pany’s head office.
“We’re more export than any-thing . . . oil and gas and nuclear
would be our two biggest mar-kets. But we get into a lot of other kind of oddball stuff too that we never even imagined our equipment would be used for.”
Inuktun’s agile robots are used to access confined spaces and hazardous environments that
humans can’t. Their clients range from Pacif-
ic Gas and Electric Co., which used crawlers to inspect inside a natural gas pipe after a fatal pipeline explosion in California five years ago, to Starbucks, which bought cameras to inspect
coffee beans on a conveyor. Earli-er this year, Inuktun announced it was sending a custom snake-like crawler to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to assess the damage from 2011’s massive earthquake and tsu-nami. After the 9/11 attacks “we sent robotic equipment to Ground Zero to do search and rescue and search and recovery efforts,” Dobell said.
“A few years ago, we sold a whole bunch of equipment to the U.S. military to actually use in cross-border tunnel investigation in U.S.-Mexico borders and also overseas in the Middle East.”
But Dobell said the most com-pelling stuff is top secret. The company is kept quiet by big-name clients that don’t want the public to know what they’re using the technology for.
When Inuktun began in B.C. in 1989, its owners had no idea they would be signing non-dis-closure agreements with some of the world’s most prominent
organizations.Dobell said that part material-
ized “largely by accident,” after Inuktun’s co-founders Terry Knight and Al Robinson — both now retired — started the com-pany “as kind of a fun project to take them into retirement.”
“When they started they were building these little swimming ROVs,” he said. “The idea being you would sit on your boat, throw it over the edge and watch the crabs or chase fish or pick up the keys you dropped.”
Dobell, who came on board in 1996, said the product was too expensive for a recreational mar-ket, but got the attention of the nuclear industry, and spawned the creation of different robot-ic systems to meet customer demand over the years.
The company no longer does underwater work — it sold that technology off to a company in the U.S. — and is now focusing on confined space crawlers, cam-eras and inspection equipment.
Colin Dobell, President and CEO of Inuktun, a maker of modular mobile robotic crawler vehicles, based in Nanaimo on Wednesday. [THE CANADIAN PRESS]
How can you learn to become a hypocrite? It’s easy. Take a course in
Politics 101, then get elected to Parliament.
This will make it easy to postpone matters that demand instant attention. There’s no better example of hypocrisy than Parliament’s move to delay implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision on Assisted Death until after the election.
The Harper government has added insult to injury by stacking the consultation panel with those opposed to assist-ed death. It’s like putting the fox in charge of the hens, an inhumane, despicable act for those crying out for help to end their suffering.
In February, The Supreme Court of Canada ruled that assisted death should be an option for those grievously and irremediably ill, and who wished to end their suffering with the help of a physician. The justices gave the govern-ment a year to implement the law. It’s taken the government five months just to form the panel. And there’s no doubt opponents of assisted death will make the guidelines unwieldy and restrictive. The wisdom of The Supreme Court will end up being beheaded by boneheaded politicians.
Past surveys have shown that the majority of Canadians fear a lingering painful death devoid of dignity. This entire issue boils down to personal choice for those who wish it. So far no political party has grasped the fact that sup-porting assisted dying could help them win an election.
Dying with Dignity Canada (DWDC) says, “We receive calls from people who are desper-ately ill, know it’s a matter of time before they die, and ask if
there’s a legal way to end their life peacefully.” These people are suffering from multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, paralysis from a stroke or motor vehicle accident and other terminal illnesses.
Studies from U.S. states and other countries that allow assisted death show that rela-tively few with terminal illness eventually ask for it. Rather, it is comforting for them just to know it is available.
It’s regrettable that only 12 per cent of callers in the DWDC study said they had the support of their family doctor. Or that when assisted death was men-tioned, the doctor did not listen and changed the subject.
Today, the Criminal Code states that neither DWDC, nor this journalist, can advise people on how to end their lives. But it is heart breaking when callers ask how they can obtain drugs for this purpose and none are available with-out a physician’s prescription. What doctor is going to give one and go to jail?
Other desperate people even ask how they can obtain the “exit bag” that’s placed over their head and connected to a helium tank. It’s hard to imagine such a terminal scene for one’s last minutes with family members.
I’ve stressed for years that those wanting an assisted death should have the right to form their own committee. Mine would include my wife,
children and my doctor who are aware of my wishes. I’d also be pleased to add a veterinar-ian who would treat me the same way he would ease the suffering of a beloved dog.
This political hypocrisy could end by drowning politicians with mail. Years ago I deliv-ered 40,000 letters to Ottawa which helped to legalize heroin for terminal cancer patients. Believe me, politicians fear adverse mail.
If you agree with assisted death, send a one-sentence let-ter (better than an e-mail, and postage free) to Stephen Harp-er, 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ont., demanding action on this legislation. Or send an e-mail to [email protected]
This column was sent to Harper, Trudeau and Mulcair but all I’ve received were the usual sitting-on-the fence replies.
Those who oppose assisted death have every right to end their lives in whatever way they wish. But they do not have the right to impose their moral, religious or ethical views on others. The law is the law.
I’d appreciate your opinion.If you wish to support Dying
with Dignity, donations can be sent to 55 Eglinton Ave East, Suite 802, Toronto, Ont. M4P 1G8 or made online at www.dyingwithdignity.ca
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Golden eagle rescued and recovering
The North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre admit-ted an adult male Golden
Eagle that was found unable to fly in the local area.
He was rescued by people out horseback riding and actually was transported back to the their truck while being held in a blanket on the back of a horse. The eagle was very weak but has gained considerable energy after a couple of good feedings. He has damaged talons on one foot so will be watched closely.
The Golden Eagle inhabits a wide range of latitudes throughout the Northern Hemi-sphere and uses a variety of habitats ranging from arctic to desert. Rare in the eastern half of North America, it is most common in the West near open spaces that provide hunting habitat and often near cliffs that supply nesting sites. North-ern breeders migrate thousands of kilometres to wintering grounds; southern pairs tend to be resident year-round. As one of North America’s largest predatory birds, this eagle has been prominent in human lore and culture, inspiring awe, rev-erence, and sometimes fear and
hatred. Unfortunately humans kill Golden Eagles both inten-tionally and accidentally by trapping, shooting, poisoning, and electrocution; at the same
time, urbanization, agricultur-al development, and wildfires encroach on this eagle’s trad-itional shrub-steppe foraging habitat.
The Golden Eagle has aston-ishing speed and manoeuvrabil-ity for its size and uses a wide variety of hunting techniques to capture prey, including
soaring, still-hunting from a perch, and low contouring flight. Although capable of kill-ing large prey such as cranes, wild ungulates, and domestic livestock, this species subsists primarily on rabbits, hares, ground squirrels, and prairie dogs. Most do not acquire a nesting territory until they are at least four years old, after they have moulted into definitive plumage.
Once an individual establish-es a territory, it tends to stay there, defending an area of approximately 20–30 square kilometres from conspecifics. A territory may contain up to 14 nests, which a pair maintains and repairs as part of their courtship. The nesting season is prolonged, extending more than six months from the time eggs are laid until young reach independence. A typical Golden Eagle raises an average of only one young per year and up to 15 young over its lifetime. Pairs commonly refrain from laying eggs in some years, particularly when prey is scarce. The num-ber of young that Golden Eagles produce each year depends on a combination of weather and prey conditions.
» Sylvia Campbell works at the North Island Wildlife Centre. If you would like more information about wildlife, call the centre at 250-248-8534 or go online at www.niwra.org.
Sylvia CampbellWild N Free
This eagle was rescued by people out horseback riding and actually was transported back to the their truck while being held in a blanket on the back of a horse.
Supreme court beheaded by boneheaded politicians
HEALTH THROUGH YOUR LENS
» W. Gifford-Jones M.D. is a gradu-ate of University of Toronto and the Harvard Medical School. He trained in general surgery at the Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University and in Gynecology at Harvard. He has also been a gen-eral practitioner, ship’s surgeon and hotel doctor. For more information, see his website, www.docgiff.com or to comment, e-mail him at [email protected].
Dr. Gifford JonesThe DoctorGame
DRIVE
The City of Rossland has done something rare in our motor vehicle centric
world where many drivers think that faster is better. Effective on Tuesday, July 21, 2015 the speed on municipal streets has been lowered to 30 kilometres per hour.
Hmm you say, that’s the same speed as a school zone. Well, not in Rossland, the speed there has
been lowered too. It’s 15 km/h in pick up areas and 20 km/h else-where. Interesting!
Reducing speeds on residential streets from 50 km/h to 30 km/h results in a significant reduction in injury and fatality when a vehicle collides with a pedestrian.
Reducing speeds on residential streets results in a more livable neighbourhood. Everyone will be more likely to play, walk or bike because they feel less threatened by drivers.
Do you have 30 seconds to spare? The city’s newsletter contrasts travel times on one of the streets before and after the change. It will cost drivers half a minute.
It will be interesting to revisit this decision in a years’ time to see if the citizens of Rossland keep this as their residential speed and to ask ICBC about
its effect on collision rates. If it turns out to be successful per-haps this is the example you can use to help convince your muni-cipality to follow suit.
Tim ScheweBehind theWheel
» Tim Schewe is a retired RCMP con-stable with many years of traffic enforce-ment experience. To comment or learn more, please visit www.drivesmartbc.ca.
Rossland slows to 30km/h speed limit for neighbourhoods
Connor Dobson had fun cooling off from the summer heat last week in Sproat Lake. [KRISTI DOBSON, TIMES]
Jim Garner captured this web near the new crossing between Tebo Road and the Fall Fair grounds.
