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Former Seattle Mariners’ Ken Griffey Jr. smiles as he stands on Portland Timbers goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey (12) stops a shot from the Vancouver White-
the sidelines before an NFL football game between the Seattle caps FC during the first half of MLS soccer action in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Sunday,
Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in Nov. 8, 2015.
Seattle.
Associated Press
Associated Press

Griffey, Hoffman
among newcomers
on Hall of Fame ballot

NEW YORK (AP) - Ken Griffey All-Star who had 601 saves, Dallas, Red Bulls, Portland
Jr. and Trevor Hoffman are second to Mariano Rivera’s and Columbus in MLS last 4
among 15 newcomers on 652.
this year’s Hall of Fame bal- Mike Piazza (69.9 percent) FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dal- tage until Tesho Akindele in Washington, held on
lot and will face a newly fell 28 votes short last year las’ Walker Zimmerman broke through in the 84th, against a United team that
trimmed electorate along and returns along with Jeff forced extra time with a heading home Je-Vaughn had opportunities to score
with steroid-tainted hold- Bagwell (55.7 percent), Tim stoppage-time goal and Watson’s cross to put Dal- and level the series on ag-
overs Barry Bonds, Roger Raines (55.0), Curt Schil- scored the clinching pen- las ahead on away goals. gregate.
Clemens, Mark McGwire ling (39.2), Roger Clemens alty in the shootout to give The Sounders equalized It was the second straight
and Sammy Sosa. (37.5), Bonds 202 (36.8) the Texan club victory over on the night and went year that the Red Bulls
David Eckstein, Troy Glaus, and Lee Smith (30.2). Seattle on Sunday and back ahead on aggre- have eliminated Wash-
Mike Hampton, Mike Lowell a place in Major League gate when Chad Marshall ington at the conference
and Billy Wagner also are Alan Trammell (25.1) and Soccer’s Western Confer- headed in Marco Pappa’s semifinal stage.
among the players eligible McGwire (10.0) are in their ence finals. corner in the 90th. Columbus 2-1 after the
for the first time on the 32- final year of eligibility. Sosa Dallas won 4-2 in the Less than a minute later, first leg in Montreal, but
man ballot announced (6.6) is in danger of fall- shootout after three lead- Zimmerman nodded in a matched that scoreline
Monday. A vote of at least ing below the 5 percent changing goals in the final turnaround header which at home, and Kei Kamara
75 percent from the Base- threshold needed to stay 10 minutes of regulation sent the game to extra scored his second goal of
ball Writers’ Association on the ballot. time and then 30 scoreless time. the game in extra time to
of America is needed for Votes must be submitted minutes of extra time. Both Portland’s Fanendo Adi win it.
election. Results will be an- by Dec. 21. Players elect- teams won their home leg scored the critical away Kamara opened the scor-
nounced Jan. 6. ed along with choices an- 2-1. goal in the 31st minute and ing in the fourth minute,
The Hall’s board of direc- nounced Dec. 7 by the Dallas advanced to West the Timbers went on to win and Montreal’s Dilly Duka
tors announced a change pre-integration era com- finals series against Port- 2-0 at Vancouver, taking equalized in the 40th.
in July, cutting voters from mittee (through 1946) will land, which won 2-0 at an aggregate victory by Columbus’ Ethan Finlay
about 600 to 450 by elimi- be inducted July 24 at Vancouver after a goalless the same score. scored in the 77th to make
nating writers who had not Cooperstown. first leg. The Timbers took Adi’s goal was set-up by it 2-1 on the night and 3-3
been active in the game an iron grip on the series Diego Valeri, and Diego on aggregate, sending
for more than 10 years. The ballot: Garret Ander- with a first-half away goal. Chara capped the win the match to extra time,
Previously, the electorate son, Brad Ausmus, Jeff Bag- New York Red Bulls also in second-half stoppage and Kamara came up
included people who had well, Barry Bonds, Luis Cas- advanced to the last four time, sending Portland to with the winner in the 111th
been active BBWAA mem- tillo, Roger Clemens, David of the playoffs following a the West finals for the sec- minute.q
bers for 10 consecutive Eckstein, Jim Edmonds, 1-0 home win against D.C. ond time in franchise his-
years at any point. Nomar Garciaparra, Troy United which secured a 2-0 tory.
Randy Johnson, Pedro Glaus, Ken Griffey Jr., Mark aggregate victory over the New York’s Bradley Wright-
Martinez, John Smoltz and Grudzielanek, Mike Hamp- two legs. Phillips scored 2 minutes
Craig Biggio were elected ton, Trevor Hoffman, Jason New York’s opponent in into second-half stoppage
in 2015, the first time since Kendall, Jeff Kent, Mike the East decider will be Co- time to clinch a place in
1955 writers picked a quar- Lowell, Edgar Martinez, lumbus, which needed ex- the Eastern Conference fi-
tet of players in one year. Fred McGriff, Mark McG- tra time to beat Montreal. nals against Columbus.
Griffey, a unanimous pick wire, Mike Mussina, Mike Pi- Seattle tried to defend its The Red Bulls, who won
for the 1997 AL MVP award, azza, Tim Raines, Curt Schil- lead from the home leg, the first leg of the two-
is a 13-time All-Star and 10- ling, Gary Sheffield, Lee and retained that advan- game series 1-0 last week
time Gold Glove winner Smith, Sammy Sosa, Mike
who hit 630 homers, sixth on Sweeney, Alan Trammell,
the career list. Billy Wagner, Larry Walker,
Hoffman is a seven-time Randy Winn.q