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Defense dominates
at Tech spring game
Bud Foster’s unit aiming to prove
• its 2018 performance was an
aberration. Page C6
SECTION C • RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH • SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019 • RICHMOND.COM

Super SaTurDay
Some of the greatest athletes in the country descended on the area for a special weekend

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The party still hasn’t ended

UVA has been celebrating its men’s basketball national title since the
nets were cut down Monday night, and the festivities moved to Scott
Stadium on Saturday, as about 21,000 fans cheered each of the players
during their turn at the microphone. Meanwhile, T-shirt vendors have been
working overtime to meet demand. More coverage, Page A1, Page C6
and Section U, a special commemorative section.

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Truex Jr. avoids rain, reigns at Richmond Raceway

Martin Truex Jr. (above) held off Clint Bowyer to win the Toyota Owners 400 as the Monster Energy Cup
Series visited Richmond Raceway. Forecasted rain cleared out in the early afternoon to allow for ideal rac-
ing conditions. The race ended at press time; visit our website for a race recap, Randy Hallman’s column and
photos from the track. The short track Saturday night was just the start of a big weekend of racing for Jimmie
Johnson, who plans to run the Boston Marathon on Monday. More coverage, Page C8 and Richmond.com

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Swimming legends create ripple
Katie Ledecky and other Olympians dazzled spectators for four sold-out
days as the TYR Pro Swim Series visited SwimRVA in Chesterfield County.
Professional swimming is enjoying a resurgence, with more events and a new
league on the way. Richmond organizers hope a new downtown arena could
ultimately host the US Olympic trials. More coverage, Page C3
On 10K day, they run this town
Cool conditions brought fast times in Saturday’s Monument Avenue 10K, as Bethany Sachtleben won
her fourth consecutive running race in Richmond. Sachtleben said she was motivated by a need to win the
$2,000 first prize — her cat has been to the vet four times in the last two weeks. She’s aiming for a spot on
the Olympic Marathon team in 2020, and has been training toward that goal. Men’s winner Philo Germano,
a Charlottesville resident, was making his first visit to Richmond. More coverage, Section S

MASTERS
LEADER BOARD
(At Augusta National; par 72;
third-round score in parentheses)
Italian’s cooking as Tiger lurks
Francesco Molinari (66) -13 Molinari leads Woods will be in the
Early start Sunday final group of a major for
Tony Finau (64) -11 Woods, Finau Players will start in threesomes
the first time since the
Tiger Woods (67) -11
Brooks Koepka (69) -10
by two strokes on the first and 10th tees 2009 PGA Championship
at Hazeltine, where he
Sunday, with the first group
Webb Simpson (64) -9 By The Associated Press out at 7:30 a.m. in an attempt gave up a two-shot lead on
Ian Poulter (68) -9 to beat afternoon thunder- the final day to Y.E. Yang.
ALSO AUGUSTA, Ga. — Fran- storms. The leaders will tee Woods made three
cesco Molinari blocked off at 9 a.m., about six hours straight birdies on the
Adam Scott (72) -7 earlier than a typical Sunday
out the buzz from Tiger front and finished with
Phil Mickelson (70) -6 at Augusta National. CBS will
Woods charging up the three birdies over his last
Bubba Watson (67) -5 begin its broadcast at 9 a.m.
leader board Saturday six holes for a 67, his best
Jordan Spieth (69) -4 at the Masters and pro- score at the Masters since
Bryson DeChambeau (73) -2 duced solid golf that looks and took advantage of the the final round in 2011.
Rory McIlroy (71) -1 spectacular only on the rain-softened course for Joining them will be Tony
Complete scores, scorecard. a 6-under 66, giving the Finau, playing this year THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sunday’s tee times, Page C3 Molinari played bogey- British Open champion a on two good ankles after Francesco Molinari played bogey-free golf for the second
Sunday’s TV: 9 a.m., CBS free for the second straight two-shot lead going into a self-inflicted injury a consecutive round at Augusta National, shooting a
round at Augusta National Sunday’s final round. MASTeRS, Page C3 6-under-par 66 for a 203 total.
C2 Sunday, april 14, 2019 • • •
SportS2
SUNDAy’S EVENTS
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
♦ richmond at reading, 2:15 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
♦ richmond at dayton, noon
♦ Bluefield vs. Virginia State, 1 p.m.
♦ Fordham at Vcu, 1
♦ Virginia Tech at duke, 1
♦ miami at Virginia, 1
COLLEGE SOfTBALL
♦ randolph at
randolph-macon (2), 1:30 p.m.
♦ Virginia at Virginia Tech, 1
HIGH SCHOOLS
Boys track
♦ Steward at
Walsingham academy, 11:30 a.m.
SUNDAy’S TV
AUTO RACING
♦ 3 p.m. — nhra: Springnationals, Fox
♦ 4:30 — indycar: Grand prix
of long Beach, nBcSn
COLLEGE BASEBALL
♦ 1 p.m. — clemson at
Florida State, eSpn2
♦ 4 — oklahoma at Baylor, eSpnu
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
♦ 1 p.m. — Baltimore at Boston, maSn
♦ 1 — chicago White Sox at
n.y. yankees, mlB
♦ 1:30 — pittsburgh at
Washington, maSn2
♦ 4 — St. louis vs. cincinnati, eSpn
♦ 7 — n.y. mets at atlanta, eSpn
COLLEGE SOfTBALL
♦ 2 p.m. — South carolina at
auburn, eSpnu
♦ 4 — oregon at ucla, eSpn2
♦ 4 — oklahoma at Baylor, eSpnu
♦ 7 — cSu Fullerton vs.
long Beach State, eSpnu
NBA PLAyOffS
♦ 1 p.m. — indiana at Boston, TnT
♦ 3:30 — oklahoma city at
portland, aBc
♦ 7 — detroit at milwaukee, TnT
♦ 9:30 — utah at houston, TnT
GOLf
♦ 9 a.m. — masters, cBS
NHL PLAyOffS
♦ noon — n.y. islanders at
pittsburgh, nBc
♦ 7 p.m. — Tampa Bay at
columbus, nBcSn
♦ 7:30 — Winnipeg at St. louis, cnBc
♦ 10 — San Jose at Vegas, nBcSn
COLLEGE LACROSSE
♦ noon — ohio State at
Johns hopkins, eSpnu
♦ 1 p.m. — Villanova at
Georgetown, cBSSn
SOCCER
♦ 7:20 a.m. — German: Berlin at
hoffenheim, FS1
♦ 9 — premier: manchester city at
crystal palace, nBcSn
♦ 9:30 — German: munich at
Fortuna düsseldorf, FS1
♦ 11:25 — premier: chelsea at
liverpool, nBcSn
♦ noon — German: augsburg at
Frankfurt, FS1
♦ 12:30 p.m. — mexican: Tijuana at
unam, univision
♦ 7 — mlS: new york at Sporting Kc, FS1
♦ 9:25 — mexican: Santos laguna at
monterrey, FS1
TENNIS
♦ 3 p.m. — aTp: u.S. clay court
championship, Tennis
♦ 5 a.m. (monday) — aTp:
monte carlo masters, Tennis
SUNDAy’S RADIO
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
♦ 12:35 p.m. — Baltimore at Boston, 950
♦ 1:05 — pittsburgh at Washington, 1140
MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
♦ 1:45 p.m. — richmond at reading, 910
Note: programs on 950 are
simulcast on 102.7 and 99.5.
Subject to change
ON THIS DATE
♦ 1962 — elgin Baylor of los angeles
scores a record 61 points to lead the lak-
ers to a 126-121 triumph over the Boston
celtics in the nBa finals.
♦ 1968 — Bob Goalby wins the mas-
ters when roberto de Vincenzo of
argentina is penalized for signing an
incorrect scorecard.
♦ 1991 — ian Woosnam of Wales made
a par putt to turn back Tom Watson on
the last hole and capture the masters.
♦ 1996 — The detroit red Wings wrap
up the winningest season in nhl history
by defeating dallas 5-1. The red Wings
finished with 62 victories, beating the
60 wins of the ’76-77 canadiens.
♦ 1996 — Greg norman shoots a
startling 78 in the greatest collapse
in masters history, giving nick Faldo
his third green jacket and sixth major
championship.
♦ 2002 — Tiger Woods becomes the
third player to win back-to-back mas-
ters titles. he closes with a 1-under 71 to
claim a three-stroke victory over retief
Goosen.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A long memory
I’m glad I kept Paul Woody’s article from March
18, 2018, in the Times-Dispatch, titled, “Loss
shows Bennett’s teams not built for March.”
It turns out Mr. Woody was so right. Ben-
nett’s teams are not built for March. They’re
built for April, baby! Go ’Hoos!
Gary firebaugh, Staunton ship was fantastic, and exemplified what ama-
Requesting more coverage
On April 6, Jennifer Kupcho, a member of
the Wake Forest golf team, won the inaugu-
ral Augusta National Women’s Amateur golf
tournament. This was the first women’s golf
tournament at the previously all-male golf
club that hosts the Masters this week.
In addition to fabulous golf, the sportsman-
richmond TimeS-diSpaTch
Stat of the day
Editor: Michael Phillips 3: players recorded a 64 or better in the third round of
(804) 649-6546 the masters on Saturday — Tony Finau, Webb Simpson
mphillips@timesdispatch.com and patrick cantlay. This has never happened in a full
tournament at augusta, much less a single round.
Rival coaches praise Young
Williams, Martin, he attended the late Dean
Smith’s camps at North
Pastner like work Carolina for eight years.
of new Tech leader “Michael and I go all the
way back to when he was
By MARK BERMAN in junior high … and I was
The roanoke Times
the head of the gym [for
Roy Williams of North the camp],” Williams said.
Carolina has been an ACC There was a chance Wil-
4 Up
head coach since 2003. liams and Young could
He has a lot of respect have faced each other in
for the newest member of the 2015 NCAA tourna-
the group. ment.
After the Tar Heels beat 1. UVA’s odds
Virginia Tech hired Mike The Virginia men’s basketball team
Young, who spent the past courTEsy of WofforD
Harvard in the first round,
trailed in the final 15 seconds of the
17 seasons steering South- North Carolina coach Roy Williams (left) faced then- they awaited the winner second half in each of its last three
ern Conference power Wofford coach Mike young (right) three times in the past of the Wofford-Arkansas games in the ncaa tournament.of
game. Williams watched
Wofford, as its men’s bas- four seasons. Wofford lost at home to UNC 78-67 last course,uVa came back to win all
ketball coach last Sunday. November but won at UNC in December 2017. the Razorbacks fend off three.according to The Wall Street
Young succeeds Buzz Wil- Wofford 56-53. Journal,the chances of winning
those games were 9 percent,4
liams, who left to take the
reins at Texas A&M.
“Whether it’s against ACC coaches or to “I’m sitting there trying
decide, ‘I don’t know percent and 12 percent,respectively.
add all that up,and the odds of
“It’s good for Mike, but Southern Conference coaches, he’s if I’d rather play Wofford Virginia winning the national cham-
it’s also good for Virginia or I’d rather play Arkan-
Tech,” Williams said in a still going to do a great job.” sas,’ because I just thought
pionship were 1 in 2,500.coinciden-
tally,that’s about the same odds as
phone interview. “He’s re- Roy Williams, unc coach on new Tech coach mike young Wofford was so good,” a no.1 seed losing to a 16.
placing a big-time coach Williams said.
because Buzz did a great Young takes over a pro- 2. Jerome’s payback
“There’s no guarantee any Young steered nationally There was a lot of celebration
job, but I believe he’ll do a of us are ever going to be ranked Wofford to its fifth gram that has had a win-
fantastic job. monday night when Virginia won
able to do the next job that NCAA bid in the past 10 ning ACC record in each of the ncaa title. But there were mo-
“Whether it’s against we’re hired to do. But you seasons. the past four seasons. ments of heartfelt condolences
ACC coaches or Southern have to go, is it a guy with “Coach Young’s going to “He’s in for a challenge and introspection.“i just feel bad
Conference coaches, he’s experience? Yes. Is it a guy have great success at Vir- because the ACC is … the for [eSpn commentator] Stephen
still going to do a great job that’s been consistent with
ginia Tech,” Georgia Tech best conference in the a. Smith,” Virginia’s Ty Jerome said.
on the court.” who he is? Yes. Is it a guy country,” said Williams, “he said he hated watching us. and
coach Josh Pastner said. “I
Williams’ Tar Heels he had to watch us every single
that [his] teams play with don’t think it matters which whose team won 78-67 at
squared off against round of the tournament. i feel
unbelievable toughness? conference you come from. Wofford last November.. so bad for him. it must have been
Young’s Terriers three “But Michael will be fine.
Yes. Is it a team that plays Either you’re really good so hard for him.” it’s obvious that
times in the past four sea- Coaching is coaching, re-
with discipline? Yes.” or you’re not, and Coach Jerome has taken Tony Bennett’s
sons. In December 2017, gardless of where you are.”
Wofford won at the Dean The seventh-seeded Young’s really good.” five pillars to heart. The first one is
Terriers beat Seton Hall Pastner’s team played Wofford went 18-0 in humility, and Jerome is embracing
Dome — a feat Virginia SoCon play this year. a humble attitude even after win-
Tech has not accom- 84-68 in the first round Wofford twice in the past
“He’s a phenomenal ning a championship.
plished since 2007. of the NCAA tournament three seasons. The Terri-
“Watching tape, trying to last month, becoming the ers beat the visiting Yellow coach,” said Dan Earl, the 3. Nationals
get ready to play Wofford, first SoCon team to win an Jackets in December 2017. coach of SoCon member Someone lit a fire under the
you see how they execute NCAA tournament game in “It’s not an easy job fol- VMI. “He’ll figure out what Washington nationals this week.
on the offensive end, how 11 years. Wofford fell 62-56 lowing Buzz because I works at Virginia Tech.” on Tuesday, their bullpen threw six
they compete like crazy on to Kentucky in the second personally felt Buzz might Nine of Wofford’s play- shutout innings, and on Wednes-
round after trailing by just 2 have been the best coach ers averaged at last 12 day their lineup busted out 15
the defensive end,” Wil- runs. and all this came against
liams said. “They believe points with 40 seconds left. in the ACC,” Pastner said. minutes this season.
Bryce harper and the philadelphia
in what he is selling them, “[From] an X-and-O “But I think Mr. Babcock “The biggest prob- phillies, henceforth the nationals’
they buy into it, and they standpoint, he’s phenom- hired one of the few guys lem mid-major schools biggest rival. expect a good back
do it out on the court.” enal,” Martin said. “He’s that can be just as good have against high-major and forth all summer. We’ll call it
Young guided Wofford done an unbelievable job as Buzz, and that’s Coach schools when they play is the i-95 Knockout.
to 13 victories over teams at Wofford — good enough Young.” depth,” Martin said. “Well,
from the ACC, Southeast- to go into North Carolina Young 55, joins the he had depth.” 4. Mike young
The 55-year-old radford na-
ern Conference, Big Ten and win, good enough to Hokies after winning 299 The Terriers averaged
tive was named Virginia Tech’s
and Big East. come here and win, good games at Wofford. 82.3 points and 11 3-point- basketball coach after spending
The Terriers won enough to go nose and “They’re getting a great ers this season. the past 17 seasons at Wofford.
at South Carolina last nose with Kentucky.” young man — and I’m old “They run a very intri- The hokies think they’ve found a
November. Virginia Tech athlet- enough to still call him a cate offense,” Earl said. unicorn — a coach who wins yet
“I’m a huge, huge Mike ics director Whit Babcock young man,” Williams, 68, “He really knows the won’t be tempted by offers from
Young fan,” South Carolina hired Young in the wake said. game from an offensive more prestigious programs or a
coach Frank Martin said. of Wofford’s 30-5 season. When Young was a kid, perspective.” fatter contract. Vcu thinks it has
a unicorn, too. uVa has a horse
with a bump on its forehead, and
they’re all praying it’s a unicorn.
Fund drive to honor Secretariat 4 Down
Enhancements of took a village to help Sec-
retariat become one of the
1. Magic Johnson
home barn planned greatest athletes in sports
lakers president magic Johnson
resigned this week, and coach
to start in 2020 history, so a lot of the indi-
viduals who used to work
luke Walton “mutually agreed to
part ways” with the team. The
By QUINTON MAyO here bring back memora- lakers missed the playoffs only
richmond Times-dispatch
bilia from their time at the five times between 1948 and 2013,
and now they’ve failed to reach
barn.
With Secretariat’s 50th “We’re looking to get a the postseason in six consecu-
birthday one year away, life-size statue of Secre-
tive seasons. These days, the only
the Secretariat Heritage tariat made, develop an
thing more devoid of life than this
Center has announced franchise is the giant black hole
educational program that that was photographed.
plans to celebrate the leg-
pairs with local schools
acy of what many consider 2. fields on fire
such as Randolph-Macon
the greatest race horse in a high school baseball field in con-
College and the Virginia
American history. necticut was doused with gasoline
Museum of History and
The center, located at and set on fire in hopes of drying
Secretariat’s home barn Culture, and with ample the rain-soaked playing surface
JoE MahonEy/TiMEs-DispaTch
in Caroline County, wants Owner Penny Chenery is shown with Secretariat in a security we’d like to bring and allowing the game to proceed.
to elevate the site into a back significant trophies instead,$50,000 worth of damage
family photo displayed at Main Street Station in 2018.
national heritage tourism from his reign.” was done,and several inches of gas-
destination and educa- must celebrate our home- County in 1970, and went The goal of the campaign soaked soil needed to be excavated.
tional center. town heroes,” Tweedy said. on to win horse racing’s is to start the barn restora- it was the second instance of a
high school baseball field being set
To do so, the center “Secretariat brought the Triple Crown. tions in 2020, the year of
Secretariat’s 50th birthday, aflame this season.hiring drunk col-
hopes to raise $2.5 mil- country together in ‘73. He The money from the lege students as the grounds crew
lion in a national capital is a symbol of excellence, campaign will help restore and to have everything in clearly didn’t work out.
campaign. The campaign he’s untouchable, and his the original barns. A Hoof- place for the 50th anniver-
is being chaired by Kate records stand to this day. prints of History Trail is sary of Secretariat’s Triple 3. Chris Davis
Tweedy, the daughter of “Like Justin Verlander planned to link all the key Crown in 2023. The Baltimore oriole finally
Penny Chenery, Secretari- and Arthur Ashe, he is points of interest on the Contributions are being snapped his streak of at-bats with-
accepted at secretariather- out a hit, which reached 54 before
at’s owner. Virginia.” property.
itagecenter.org. davis mustered a two-run single
“I think it’s really impor- Secretariat was born at “We have very big Saturday. earlier this week, he
tant to do this because we The Meadow in Caroline plans,” Tweedy said. “It qmayo@timesdispatch.com broke eugenio Velez’s streak of 46
hitless at-bats set in 2011, and last
year, davis batted .168, the lowest
batting average ever for a qualify-
ing hitter. it’s strange to see him still
on a major league roster, but he
plays for the orioles, so that only
yOUR TURN
year, it must have been their destiny to win
half counts. it’s not like he’s costing
it all this year. And that was redemption. As them a chance at the playoffs.
The Times-dispatch welcomes your submissions for our for luck: A team that never quits can make
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T-shirt cannon shot from close dis-
Vince Dennie, Glen Allen tance by the team’s mascot, orbit,
left her index finger“shattered.”
teur sports is all about. On the lighter side We all know that when we attend
Much to my surprise, and disappointment, The scoring system in tennis is ridiculous, sporting events, we are at risk of
personal harm. Balls and bats exit
there was only a small item on this event in and a complete turn off. Why does a player
the field. intoxicated fans spill their
the Sunday Times-Dispatch. need to win by two points? Imagine what
beers. and sometimes 22-year-
What a missed opportunity! football would be like if a team had to win by
olds wearing giant furry green suits
Brian Glass, Glen Allen two touchdowns. A one-point margin is con- fire their merchandise weaponry
sidered a victory in every major sport except directly at us instead of putting a
An inspired victory tennis. Tennis should follow suit. little arc under the rolled up shirt.
If it was UVA’s fate to lose to UMBC last Mike Giletto, Henrico — Eric Kolenich
Richmond Times-dispaTch
A glimpse into pro swimming’s future?
Sold-out Richmond
event showcases
stars of the sport
By ERIC KOLENICH
Richmond Times-dispatch
The 50-meter steel pool
was originally built in
Omaha, Neb., before being
disassembled into hun-
dreds of six-foot segments,
shipped to Chesterfield
County and reconstructed.
Its original purpose was
to host the 2008 Olympic
trials, and in 2012 it be-
came part of the Collegiate
School Aquatics Center.
This week, the pool wit-
nessed its biggest attrac-
tion since 2008, hosting
the TYR Pro Swim Series, a
professional swimming cir-
cuit that features some of
the sport’s premier names,
such as Katie Ledecky and
Ryan Murphy.
“It’s the highest-profile
event we’ve ever had,”
said Adam Kennedy, ex-
ecutive director of Swim-
RVA, a local nonprofit that
hosted the event.
The circuit’s stop in
Richmond is one of only
five professional swim-
ming events in the country
this year. The last one, in
Des Moines, Iowa, listed
260 competitors. Signups
for Richmond reached 430
before registration was cut
off. Tickets sold out weeks
ago, and Ledecky opened
the weekend with a roar,
swimming the fastest
800-meter freestyle in the
world this year, finishing
in 8:14.24.
Ledecky, 22, says pro-
fessional swimming is ap-
proaching a turning point.
The first professional races
began in the U.S. in 2015,
and Ledecky has commit-
ted to the International
Swimming League, a na-
scent team-based profes-
sional swim league due to
launch in the fall that will
put teams in the U.S. and
Europe.
“It’s a very exciting
point for professional
swimming and swimming
as a whole,” Ledecky said.
“I think the ISL can really
make an impact on swim-
ming in this country and
around the world.”
If professional swim-
ming is at a blast-off point,
Richmond is part of its
launch pad. The fact that
the Pro Series came to
Richmond and got such
good support is a good
sign, said Gregg Troy, who
coached the U.S. Olympic
team in London in 2012.
That means there might
be more demand in other
Masters
From Page C1
year ago. He was part of a
history-making Saturday
as one of three players to
shoot 64.
Molinari was at 13-
under 203, two shots ahead
of Woods and Finau.
“Obviously, he’s play-
ing great,” Molinari said of
Woods. “But a lot of guys
are playing great. I wish I
only had to worry about
him. I think a few more are
going to come out tomor-
row and try to shoot a low
one.”
Another shot behind
was Brooks Koepka, who
has won three of the last
six majors and had a 69
despite four bogeys.
Woods has won all 14
of his majors when he had
at least a share of the lead
going into the final round.
He brings momentum to
this major, having con-
tended in the last two.
“It’s been a while since
I’ve been in contention
here,” Woods said. “But
then again, the last two ma-
jors count for something.
I’ve been in the mix with a
chance to win major cham-
pionships in the last two
years, and so that helps.”
Molinari knows what
kind of atmosphere Woods
brings to a major. He was
paired with him in the final
round at Carnoustie last
year, where Woods briefly
took the lead and the Ital-
ian never flinched, playing
Temporary bleachers increased capacity to 750 for this weekend’s event; organizers hope Richmond is considered for future Olympic trials.
cities.
“The people here did a
great job, it’s a very enthu- week, winning the 800-
siastic crowd, and it indi-
cates good things for the
sport,” Troy said.
Ultimately, he said,
professional swimming’s
success will hinge on
whether it can attract
television coverage and
sufficient publicity. He
expressed concern that
swimming hasn’t figured
out its model for paying
its athletes yet. There’s the another level.
model golf and tennis use,
where any professional
can sign up for an event,
and the top finishers get
the money. That’s the ap- good time.”
proach used by the Pro Se-
ries in Richmond.
While the size of the
cash prize is small com-
pared to other profes-
sional sports — the winner behind Mayor Levar
of each event final this
weekend pocketed $1,500 velop the Coliseum and the adorned with Ledecky’s
Tony Finau hits from a bunker on the second hole during the third round for the Masters.
Finau was tied with Tiger Woods two shots off the pace.
bogey-free to capture his
first major.
Augusta National might
sound different from a
tough links along the
North Sea of Scotland.
This is where Woods first
captured the attention of
the sporting public when
he set 20 records in win-
ning the first of his four
green jackets. This is the
gallery that has longed to
see him recapture the past,
especially after four back
surgeries that only two
years ago left him hobbling
up the stairs, wondering if
he would play again.
Woods looked good as
new, even for a 43-year-
old who hasn’t won a
major in nearly 11 years.
Not since 2013 in the Brit-
ish Open as Muirfield has
“I think the
ISL can really
make an
impact on
swimming in
this country
and around
the world.
Five-time Olympic
gold medalist
Katie Ledecky, who has Center pool numer-
committed to compete
in the international
swimming league.
— it is growing. Ledecky land on the adjacent Navy experience all the more
made quick work this Hill. Kennedy envisions a
state-of-the-art arena that
meter freestyle Wednes- could host future Olym-
day, the 200 free Thursday pic trials. USA Swimming
and the 400 free Friday. is evaluating destinations
Then there’s the football other than Omaha, he said, on, it’s kind of amazing,”
or baseball model, where and they have their eye on Schneider said.
athletes are signed to con- Richmond.
tracts and paid whether “We’re proving with
they win or lose. That’s this [Pro Series event] that
how the ISL plans to com- there’s a lot of excitement in erected along the far end
pensate its swimmers. Richmond,” Kennedy said. of the pool, pushing the fa-
If successful, the league A good deal of that
could take swimming to excitement inside the
aquatic center focused
“The next two or three on Ledecky, who is the fe- nedy said, is a vibrant one.
years could be really dy- male face of the sport and There are some 10,000
namic,” Troy said. “All this who received the loud-
is coming about in a really est applause when she
emerged from behind the every high school in Ches-
And if major swimming curtains and climbed the
is on the upswing, Ken- starting block for her first
nedy wants to see Rich- race. Greer Schneider, a
mond be a part of the sixth-grader at St. Cath-
action. Kennedy is firmly erine’s School, attended
Thursday’s races wear-
Stoney’s proposal to rede- ing a Heather gray T-shirt swimmers who got to par-
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
he been within two shots bogey. That streak started
of the lead. on the 11th hole on Thurs-
He joined the chas- day, and it’s the only bogey
ing pack on a day when he has made all week.
going neutral meant los- “I hit the ball a little less
ing ground on a course in well than yesterday,” Mo-
which 65 players combined linari said. “But I holed
to go 80-under par, at 70.77 some really good putts
the second-lowest scoring at 4 and 5 to save par. I
average in Masters history. can only be happy about
When he rolled in a today. It will be an exciting
7-foot birdie putt on the day tomorrow.”
par-3 16th, and the mas- No one figures to be as
sive gallery rose to its feet excited as Finau, who gro-
with yet another ear-split- tesquely turned his ankle
ting roar, Woods became celebrating a hole-in-one
the ninth player Saturday in the Par 3 Tournament,
who had at least a share of and still managed to tie
the lead. for 10th. He nearly holed a
Molinari, playing in the 4-iron on the par-5 eighth
final group, kept right on on his way to a record-
rolling. When he saved par tying 30 on the front nine
from a bunker on the 18th that sent him to his 64.
hole, it was his 43rd con- Because of the change in
secutive hole without a starting times, Finau gets
• sunday, apRil 14, 2019 C3
MARK GORMUS/TIMES-DISPATCH
name across the back in Matthew Whelan, a fresh-
hopes of securing an auto- man at Duke who gradu-
graph. When she learned ated from J.R. Tucker.
last year that Richmond When he heard a pro-level
would host a Pro Series meet was coming to his
event, that some of the hometown, he knew im-
sport’s most recognizable mediately that he wanted
swimmers would be in her to take part. On Thurs-
own back yard, she im- day, he won the “C” final
mediately asked to attend. in the 100-meter butter-
It could be her birthday fly. Amateurs can’t accept
present. So her mother, prize money if they want to
Tracy, purchased tickets in keep their NCAA eligibility,
December. though they can be reim-
Schneider has been bursed for their expenses.
in the Collegiate Aquatic “It felt surprisingly
good, especially for the
ous times as a partici- first long-course meet of
pant for local swim club the season,” he said.
NOVA, which made the Whelan was more con-
cerned about his fin-
enjoyable. ish time than his place.
“Knowing there are He needs to cut his time
Olympians swimming in down to 54.19 to qualify
the pool we swim in and for the Olympic trials in
sitting on the deck we sit 2020. Touching the wall
a little more than a sec-
ond off that pace signifies
Tickets to the four-day that he’s made notable
event sold out weeks ago. progress.
Temporary bleachers were He made it known
whenever he could that
he’s from Richmond, and
cility’s capacity to just over the Collegiate Aquatics
750. The swimming com- Center might as well be his
munity in Richmond, Ken- home pool. This weekend
was a moment for him to
take pride in being a Rich-
kids enrolled in local sum- monder. There’s a mental
mer swim leagues, and advantage to swimming at
home, he said.
terfield County now has a “I know this pool, and
varsity team. there are Olympians here
Perhaps the ones who where I’ve grown up
benefited the most from swimming,” he said. “It’s a
the Pro Series’ stop in great opportunity.”
Richmond were the local ekolenich@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6109
ticipate. Among them was @EricKolenich
Masters Scores
At Augusta (Ga.) National GC
Keith Mitchell
Tyrrell Hatton
Satoshi Kodaira
72-74-72
73-73-72
75-70-73
—
—
—
218
218
218
Augusta, Ga. Andrew Landry 72-73-73 — 218
Rafa Cabrera Bello 73-70-75 — 218
Yardage: 7,475. Par: 72; a-amateur
Francesco Molinari 70-67-66 — 203 Bernhard Langer 71-72-75 — 218
Eddie Pepperell 74-73-72 — 219
Tony Finau 71-70-64 — 205
Branden Grace 72-75-72 — 219
Tiger Woods 70-68-67 — 205
Brooks Koepka 66-71-69 — 206 Martin Kaymer 73-74-72 — 219
Haotong Li 72-74-73 — 219
Webb Simpson
Ian Poulter
72-71-64 — 207
68-71-68 — 207 Emiliano Grillo 72-75-73 — 220
Matt Kuchar 71-69-68 — 208 Zach Johnson
Billy Horschel
74-73-73
72-75-74
—
—
220
221
Justin Harding 69-69-70 — 208
Xander Schauffele 73-65-70 — 208 Trevor Immelman 74-72-75 — 221
Alex Noren 75-72-75 — 222
Dustin Johnson 68-70-70 — 208
Louis Oosthuizen 71-66-71 — 208
Rickie Fowler 70-71-68 — 209 Sunday’s Tee Times
Adam Scott
Patrick Cantlay
69-68-72 — 209
73-73-64 — 210
First Hole
Thorbjorn Olesen 71-71-68 — 210
7:30 a.m. –– Aaron Wise, Marc
Leishman, Si Woo Kim; 7:41 –– Mat-
Justin Thomas
Phil Mickelson
73-68-69 — 210
67-73-70 — 210
thew Fitzpatrick, Kevin Tway, Patton
Kizzire; 7:52 –– Henrik Stenson, Hideki
Jon Rahm 69-70-71 — 210
Matsuyama, Cameron Smith
Jason Day 70-67-73 — 210
Bubba Watson 72-72-67 — 211
8:03 –– Jordan Spieth, Tommy Fleet-
wood, Corey Conners; 8:14 –– Jason
Lucas Bjerregaard
Jordan Spieth
70-72-69 — 211
75-68-69 — 212
Day, Bubba Watson, Lucas Bjerregaard;
Tommy Fleetwood 71-71-70 — 212
8:25 –– Justin Thomas, Phil Mickelson,
Jon Rahm; 8:36 –– Adam Scott, Patrick
Corey Conners
Henrik Stenson
70-71-71 — 212
74-72-67 — 213
Cantlay, Thorbjorn Olesen; 8:47 –– Louis
Oosthuizen, Dustin Johnson, Rickie
Hideki Matsuyama 75-70-68 — 213
Fowler; 8:58 –– Matt Kuchar, Justin
Matthew Fitzpatrick 78-67-68 — 213
Cameron Smith 70-74-69 — 213
Harding, Xander Schauffele
9:09 –– Brooks Koepka, Webb Simp-
Kevin Tway 72-71-70 — 213
son, Ian Poulter; 9:20 –– Francesco
Patton Kizzire 70-70-73 — 213
Aaron Wise 75-71-68 — 214
Molinari, Tony Finau, Tiger Woods
10th Hole
Marc Leishman
Si Woo Kim
72-72-70 — 214
72-72-70 — 214 7:30 –– Kyle Stanley, Viktor Hovland
Kyle Stanley 72-72-70 — 214 (a), Charley Hoffman; 7:41 –– Kevin
a-Viktor Hovland 72-71-71 — 214 Kisner, Bryson DeChambeau, Takumi
Charley Hoffman 71-71-72 — 214 Kanaya (a); 7:52 –– Rory McIlroy,
Kevin Kisner 69-73-72 — 214 Keegan Bradley, Gary Woodland
8:03 –– Jimmy Walker, J.B. Holmes,
Bryson DeChambeau 66-75-73 — 214
a-Takumi Kanaya 73-74-68 — 215 Charles Howell III; 8:14 –– Kiradech
Rory McIlroy
Keegan Bradley
73-71-71 — 215
76-68-71 — 215
Aphibarnrat, Kevin Na, Alvaro Ortiz
(a); 8:25 –– Patrick Reed, Devon Bling
Gary Woodland 70-71-74 — 215 (a), Keith Mitchell; 8:36 –– Tyrrell Hat-
ton, Satoshi Kodaira, Andrew Landry;
Jimmy Walker
J.B. Holmes
72-72-72 — 216
70-72-74 — 216 8:47 –– Bernhard Langer, Rafael
Kiradech Aphibarnrat 69-72-75 — 216 Cabrera Bello, Eddie Pepperell; 8:58
–– Branden Grace, Martin Kaymer,
Charles Howell III 73-67-76 — 216
Kevin Na 71-73-73 — 217 Haotong Li
a-Alvaro Ortiz
Patrick Reed
73-71-73 — 217
73-70-74 — 217
9:09 –– Emiliano Grillo, Zach John-
son, Billy Horschel; 9:20 –– Trevor Im-
a-Devon Bling 74-73-71 — 218 melman, Alex Noren
to play alongside Woods — final group with him in a
his golfing hero — not only major championship.”
at the last group in a major, Webb Simpson, who
but at the Masters. also shot 64, joined Ian
Finau said it was “some- Poulter (68) at 207, four
thing that I’ve dreamed of shots behind and very
for a long time.” much in the picture. The
“As a kid, I always group another shot back
wanted to compete against included Dustin Johnson,
him and have the oppor- who only made birdies on
tunity to ... you know, I’ve the par 5s and bogeyed his
dreamed of playing in the last hole for a 70.
C4 Sunday, april 14, 2019 •
nhl playoffs roundup
Orpik’s goal in overtime lifts Capitals
Hurricanes fall
into 2-0 hole in
first-round series
By The associated press
WASHINGTON —
Brooks Orpik scored less
than two minutes into
overtime, Alex Ovechkin
had two assists and the
Washington Capitals beat
the Carolina Hurricanes
4-3 on Saturday to give
the defending Stanley Cup
champions a 2-0 lead in
the first-round series.
The tone was set for a
wacky afternoon when a
rat fell out of the ceiling
during the Hurricanes’ pre-
game soccer match. The
weird vibes lasted long
after the dead rat was re-
moved — from a question-
able ejection for a check to
the head to a shot off one
goalie’s mask and another
that went in off the other
goalie’s backside.
Ovechkin assisted on
goals by Nicklas Backstrom
and Tom Wilson to help
put Washington up two
games to none in a series
for just the third time in the
past five years. In perhaps
his final NHL postseason,
Orpik scored 1:48 into the
extra period of the Capitals’
first overtime playoff game
since they eliminated Pitts-
burgh in the second round
a year ago.
Braden Holtby stopped
nba playoffs roundup
Augustin, Magic trip Raptors
By The associated press
TORONTO — D.J. Au-
gustin scored 25 points,
including the tiebreaking
3-pointer with 3.5 sec-
onds left, and the Orlando
Magic beat the Toronto
Raptors 104-101 in Game
1 of their Eastern Confer-
ence first-round series on
Saturday.
Kawhi Leonard got a
final shot for Toronto, but
missed the rim with his
3-pointer from the top.
Aaron Gordon had 10
points and 10 rebounds,
Evan Fournier scored 16
points and Jonathan Isaac
had 11 as the No. 7-seeded
Magic became the lat-
est team to beat Toronto
in the opening game of a
playoff series. The Rap-
tors are 2-14 in playoff
openers.
Leonard scored 25
points, Pascal Siakam had
24 and Fred VanVleet had
14 for the second-seeded
Raptors, who reclaimed
the lead after trailing by
16 points in the second
quarter, but couldn’t hold
on down the stretch.
Toronto got 13 points
apiece from Danny Green
and Marc Gasol, but guard
Kyle Lowry finished score-
less, missing all seven of
his attempts. Lowry did
have eight assists and
seven rebounds.
Leonard hit a tying 3
with 1:35 left, then put
Toronto up 101-99 with
a jumper at 1:02. Augus-
tin made a layup to tie it
Williams leads Reading over Richmond
Fightin Phils get
season-high four
doubles in win
By The associated press
READING, Pa. — Luke
Williams doubled twice as
the Reading Fightin Phils
beat the Richmond Flying
Squirrels 5-1 on Saturday.
Reading started the
scoring in the first inning.
After reaching base on
an error, Mickey Moniak
stole second, went to third
on a double by Darick
Hall, and then scored on a
double by Hall.
The Fightin Phils
added a run in the third
and three in the sixth. In
the third, Adam Haseley
scored on a forceout, and
Williams and Luke Left-
25 shots, and T.J. Oshie
also scored. Holtby al-
lowed goals to Lucas Wall-
mark, Sebastian Aho and
Jordan Staal, the last on a
Carolina power play with 5
minutes left in regulation.
Carolina goaltender Petr
Mrazek rebounded from
an inconsistent Game 1 to
make 29 saves. He robbed
Wilson with a glove stop
with 1:37 left and made a
left pad save on John Carl-
son in the final seconds of
the third period to get it to
overtime.
Just like Game 1, the
Capitals jumped out to
an early lead when Alex
Ovechkin found Back-
strom wide open for a tap-
in 3:37 in. They made it 2-0
midway through the first
period when Oshie drove
past Justin Williams and
Justin Faulk and lifted a
backhander over Mrazek. .
Unlike Game 1, the Hur-
ricanes didn’t wait until the
third period to begin their
comeback. Wallmark de-
flected Jaccob Slavin’s shot
past Holtby, who was spun
around on some skate-to-
skate contact by Carolina’s
Saku Maenalanen. Capitals
coach Todd Reirden chal-
lenged for goaltender in-
terference, but the referees
and NHL situation room
deemed the contact out-
side the crease not to be
significant enough to disal-
low the goal.
Orlando Magic guard D.J. Augustin (left) celebrates
his game-winning 3-point shot against Toronto with
teammate Evan Fournier.
again with 44 seconds left,
then connected from long
range for the fourth time
to win the game.
Augustin’s 3 was the
seventh lead change of
the final quarter and the
13th of the game.
Augustin made 9 of
13 attempts, going 4 of 5
from beyond the arc.
Nets 111, 76ers 102:
readiNg 5,
flyiNg squirrels 1
Sunday: richmond at
reading, 2:15 p.m.
wich hit RBI doubles in
the sixth.
Reading starter Ramon
Rosso (2-0) picked up the
win after scattering six hits
over 5 1/3 scoreless in-
nings. Opposing starter
Conner Menez (0-1) took
the loss in the Eastern
League game after he al-
lowed two runs on just two
hits over 4 2/3 innings.
Reading got a season-
high four doubles.
Jalen Miller singled
three times, also steal-
richmond TimeS-diSpaTch
Glance
(Best-of-7 first round)
Friday’s Results
♦Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 1
(Columbus leads series 2-0)
♦N.Y. Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1
(N.Y. Islanders leads series 2-0)
♦St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3
(St. Louis leads series 2-0)
♦Vegas 5, San Jose 3
(Series tied 1-1)
Saturday’s Results
♦Washington 4, Carolina 3, OT
(Washington leads series 2-0)
♦Nashville 2, Dallas 1
(Series tied 1-1)
♦Toronto at Boston, late
(Toronto leads series 1-0)
♦Colorado at Calgary, late
(Calgary leads series 1-0)
Sunday’s Games
♦N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, Noon
♦Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m.
♦Winnipeg at St. Louis, 7:30
♦San Jose at Vegas, 10
Monday’s Games
Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.
Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m.
Nashville at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m.
Dallas won the opener 3-2.
the associated press
Note
Washington defenseman Brooks Orpik (right) celebrates his game-winning goal with Lightning: NHL leading
defenseman Christian Djoos in an overtime victory over visiting Carolina in Game 2 of
scorer Nikita Kucherov has
their first-round playoff series.
been suspended for Game
Things only got stranger emphasize Ferland made for Nashville. 3 of the Tampa Bay Light-
in the second period. Less mostly hip to shoulder Rocco Grimaldi also ning’s first-round series
than a minute after exit- contact. Dowd left to go scored for Nashville, and against the Columbus Blue
ing the penalty box, Hur- through concussion proto- Pekka Rinne made 22 Jackets.
ricanes forward Micheal col but returned. saves. The Predators had Kucherov was sus-
Ferland hit Nic Dowd Predators 2, Stars 1: lost five of their last six pended for boarding
while bent over and was Craig Smith scored five postseason games in the Columbus defenseman
given a five-minute match minutes into overtime to place they call Smashville. Markus Nutivaara late
penalty for an illegal check give Nashville a home vic- Jamie Benn scored for
in Tampa Bay’s 5-1 loss
to the head and ejected. tory over Dallas, tying the Dallas The Stars were out- in Game 2 to trail 2-0 in
After officials conferred first-round Western Con- shot 43-23.
and decided to make ference series at 1-1. Game 3 is Monday night the series. Kucherov was
it a five-minute major, Smith scored his first in Dallas. given a major penalty and
coach Rod Brind’Amour this postseason from the The teams went to over- ejected for hitting Nuti-
screamed at referee Steve inside edge of the left cir- time twice during their vaara in a defenseless po-
Kozari that it was a clean cle to snap a three-game five-game series during sition with 4:26 remaining
hit, pointing to his hip to playoff skid on home ice the regular season, and in the lopsided defeat.
CollEGEs roundup
Spiders win weekend
Glance
(Best-of-7 first round)
Saturday’s Results
series against Flyers
♦Brooklyn 111, Philadelphia 102
From staff reports another. Noah Murdock
(Brooklyn leads series 1-0) (Colonial Heights) picked
♦Orlando 104, Toronto 101
(Orlando leads series 1-0) The Richmond Spiders up the loss for the Cava-
♦L.A. Clippers at Golden State, late split a Saturday double- liers in 5 1/3 innings, giv-
♦San Antonio at Denver, late
Sunday’s Games header to take a weekend ing up nine hits and six
♦Indiana at Boston, 1 p.m. series against the Dayton earned runs. Miami’s Evan
♦Oklahoma City at Portland, 3:30
♦Detroit at Milwaukee, 7 Flyers, falling 8-7 in 11 in- McKendry earned the win
♦Utah at Houston, 9:30 nings in the opener, then in 6 1/3 innings of work.
Monday’s Games
♦Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.
winning 11-3 in Game 2. Griff McGarry picked up
♦L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 In the first game of the the loss for the Cavaliers
doubleheader, Spiders re- (21-15, 8-9 ACC) in Game
lief pitcher Antonio Bal- 2. The Hurricanes (24-12,
ers, widely considered a ducci gave up a walk-off 9-8 ACC) were led by Tony
favorite to at least reach single in the bottom of Jenkins, who went 2 for 3
the East semifinals, from the 11th to the Flyers first with a double and an RBI.
losing by 25. baseman Eddie Pursinger. GAME 1
Joel Embiid slogged his The Spiders rebounded Miami 005 003 010 — 9 13 2
way through 24 forget- in the second game to take Virginia 020 002 200 — 6 11 0
table minutes on his bum the weekend series from W: McKendry (6-1). L: Murdock (2-
3). S: Federman (6). HR: M: Lala, Del
left knee. Ben Simmons Dayton (19-16-1, 8-4). Castillo.
was a postseason dud Tyler Plantier led the Spi- GAME 2
against Russell, his high ders (18-14-1, 5-4 A-10), Miami 000 101 000 — 2 6 0
school teammate. going 3 for 4 with 5 RBIs Virginia 000 001 000 — 1 3 0
Russell, LeVert and including a game sealing W: McMahon (3-2). L: McGarry (2-5).
S: Veliz (4). HR: M: Gil. Records: Miami
Spencer Dinwiddie gave three-run home run. Jacob 24-12, 9-8 ACC; Virginia 21-15, 8-9.
the Sixers fits off the drib- Lamb picked up the win
ble, buried open looks from for the Spiders in 3 1/3 in- lacrosse
3-point range, and sud- nings of work. Duke 12, Virginia 7: The
denly a team that got hot GAME 1 Cavaliers had their 8-game
late just to make the play- Richmond 101 110300 00—7 15 2 win streak snapped as they
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offs has the upper-hand Dayton 011 201020 01—8 13 0
visited the No. 6 ranked
W: Jones (2-0). L: Balducci (1-2). S:
on the road over a 51-win None. HR: R: Lee. Blue Devils. Matt Moore
team stocked with stars. GAME 2 led the Cavaliers (9-3, 3-1
Russell scored 19 points Richmond 003 041 030 — 11 14 2 ACC) with four goals and
D’Angleo Russell flashed in the second half. Dayton 021 000 000 — 3 8 2 one assist. Despite the
some postseason magic, Poised for a postsea- W: Lamb (2-0). L: Wagner (5-2).
loss, the Cavaliers clinched
S: None. HR: R: Plantier. Records:
playing like the All-Star son breakthrough, Russell Richmond 18-14-1, 5-4 A-10; Dayton the regular season title
leader Brooklyn needed flourished and hit a string 17-15-1, 4-5.
as North Carolina lost to
with 26 points, and Caris of jumpers in the third pe- Fordham 11, VCU 1: Syracuse.
LeVert scored 23 to lead riod that never let the Six- Backup catcher Andrew Virginia 2 3 1 1 — 7
the Nets to a road win ers seriously chip away at Schatz was the only of- Duke 2 3 3 4 — 12
UVA: Moore 4, Herring 2, Laviano.
over the Philadelphia the lead. LeVert’s third 3 fensive inspiration for the
DUKE: Robertson 3, Lowrie 2,
76ers in Game 1 of their in the fourth made it a 16- Rams (26-9, 9-2 A-10), hit- Montgomery 2, Smith 2, Carpenter
ting a solo home run in his
2, Walsh.
Eastern Conference first- point game, and there was Assists: UVA: Moore, Aitken, Conrad,
round playoff series. no looking back for one of only at bat. Seven different Herring. DUKE: Leadmon 2, Carpenter
2, Robertson, Montgomery, Smith,
Jimmy Butler scored 36 the biggest wins since the Rams recorded a hit in the Smyth.
Saves: Rode (UVA) 16; Uppgren
points and saved the Six- Nets moved to Brooklyn. contest. Fordham’s (22-14, (Duke) 12
7-4 A-10) John Stankiewicz Records: Virginia 9-3, 3-1 ACC; Duke
10-3, 2-2 ACC.
picked up his sixth win of
the season. Air Force 14, Richmond
Fordham
VCU
114 212 000 — 11 14 0
000 000 010 — 1 7 1
W: Stankiewicz (6-1). L: Bafus (1-2).
7: A matchup of perennial
conference powers went
to the Falcons. Sopho-
ing a base for the Flying Richmond
Reading
000 000 010 — 1 8
101 003 00X — 5 6
2
0
S: None. HR: F: Melendez; V: Schatz.
Records: Fordham 22-14, 7-4 A-10; more attack Ryan Lanch-
Squirrels. VCU 26-9, 9-2 A-10.
bury led the Spiders with
Flying Squirrels AB R H BI W K AVG
Flying Squirrels IP
Menez L, 0-1 42/3
H
2
R ER W K ERA
2 0 2 6 0.00 Virginia Tech 6, Duke three goals and two assists
Fargas CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Halstead 1 3 3 3 1 2 9.00
Howard SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .211 Riggs 11/3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 2: Nic Enright picked up in the loss. The loss marks
Miller 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 .375
Shaw LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .214
Adon 1 1 0 0 1 1 4.50 his first win of the season the first Southern Confer-
Quinn RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .067 Fightin Phils IP H R ER W K ERA
Rosso W, 2-0 51/3 6 0 0 0 7 0.00
for the Hokies, striking ence defeat of the season
Stassi 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278
Riggs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leftwich
Dohy
12/3 0 0 0 1 2 0.00
1 1 1 1 1 2 1.80
out eight Blue Devils. Jack for the Spiders (7-5, 5-1
Heyward PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Owens and Carson Tay- SoCon). The three goals by
Adon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Russ 1 1 0 0 0 2 0.00
Arenado 3B-1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .316 WP: Halstead; Dohy. T: 2:45. A: lor each went 2 for 5 and Lanchbury brought him to
6,738.
Marte C 4 0 0 0 0 4 .000 recorded doubles for the 39 goals on the season, a
Menez P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Eastern League Schedule
Halstead P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hokies (21-15, 6-12). Bill Richmond scoring record.
Michael 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 .200 Saturday’s Results
Chillari picked up the loss Senior Teddy Hatfield
Totals 34 1 8 1 2 13 .217 Trenton 1, Portland 0
for the Blue Devils (19-16,
2B: Michael (1). SAC: Menez. LOB: Trenton 3, Portland 2, 10 innings scored two goals in the
9. SB: Miller (3). E: Miller 2 (2). Harrisburg 10, Bowie 4
7-10 ACC). contest, giving him 27 on
Fightin Phils
Haseley CF
AB R H BI W
3 1 0 0 1
K
1 .083
AVG Akron 7, Altoona 0; Akron 10, Altoona 7
Erie at Binghamton (2), ppd. the season.
Virginia Tech 100 212 000 — 6 9 1
Moniak RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .286 Reading 5, Richmond 1 Duke 000 020 000 — 2 6 1
Listi 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 Hartford 9, New Hampshire 6 Richmond 2 0 2 3 — 7
Hall 1B 4 0 1 2 0 2 .200 Sunday’s Games
W: Enright (1-1). L: Chillari (2-2). Air Force 4 4 4 2 — 14
S: None. HR: VT: Harum. Records:
Randolph LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .217 Portland at Trenton, 1 Virginia Tech 21-15, 6-11 ACC; Duke RIC: Lanchbury 3, Hatfield 2, Savoca,
Williams 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .278 Reid.
Gamboa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .083
New Hampshire at Hartford, 1:05
Harrisburg at Bowie, 1:35
19-16, 7-10 ACC
AF: Schwartz 4, Thornally 3, Carter
Bossart C
Rosso P
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0 .125
2 .000
Akron at Altoona, 2 Miami 9-2, Virginia 6-1: 2, Flynn, Orlando, Lervick, Baker,
Jones.
Erie at Binghamton, 2:05
Leftwich P 1 0 1 1 0 0 1.000 Richmond at Reading, 2:15 The Hurricanes claimed Assists: Richmond: Lanchbury 2,
Dohy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hatfield, Petkevich. Air Force: Carter,
Stephen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Monday’s Games both games against UVA. Flynn, Harper, O’Rourk, Orlando, Pa-
Russ P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Harrisburg at Altoona, 6
New Hampshire at Binghamton, 6:35
Third baseman Zack Gelof gano, Schwartz, Thornally.
Totals 32 5 6 4 4 10 .212 Saves: Host (Air Force) 7; Rusbuldt
2B: Williams, L 2 (2); Hall (2); Left- Erie at Bowie, 6:35 led the Cavaliers in Game (Richmond) 14, Goodman (Rich-
wich (1). RBI: Hall 2 (2); Leftwich (1);
Williams, L (2). LOB: 7. SB: Williams, L
Portland at Reading, 6:45
Akron at Trenton, 7
1, going 3 for 3, scoring mond) 3.
Records: Air Force 8-4, 4-1 SoCon;
(2); Moniak (1); Randolph (1). Richmond at Hartford, 7:05 two runs and knocking in Richmond 7-5, 5-1 SoCon.
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American League ROYALS 3, INDIANS 0 GIANTS 5, ROCKIES 2 YANKEES 4, WHITE SOX 0 ASTROS 10, MARINERS 6
ROUNDUP

Davis ends
East W L Pct GB Cleveland AB R H BI W K Avg Colorado AB R H BI W K Avg Chicago AB R H BI W K Avg Houston AB R H BI W K Avg
Tampa Bay 11 4 .733 — Martin cf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .233 Blackmon rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .233 Garcia rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Springer dh 5 2 2 2 0 2 .281
New York 6 8 .429 4½ J.Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Hampson 2b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .163 Anderson ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .444 Altuve 2b 5 2 2 4 0 0 .321
Baltimore 6 9 .400 5 Naquin rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Arenado 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 Abreu 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .192 Brantley lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .283
Boston 5 10 .333 6 Santana 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .386 Story ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Alonso dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Correa ss 3 1 2 0 2 1 .341
H.Ramirez dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .179 Reynolds 1b 4 1 1 1 0 1 .192 Moncada 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 Gurriel 3b 5 1 3 4 0 0 .306
Toronto 5 10 .333 6 Desmond cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .151 Jimenez lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 White 1b 5 0 2 0 0 1 .259
Bauers lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .159

slump as O’s
Central W L Pct GB Plawecki c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .125 Daza lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Castillo c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Chirinos c 5 1 1 0 0 2 .250
Minnesota 7 4 .636 — Miller 2b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .250 Iannetta c 3 0 2 0 0 1 .207 Rondon 2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Reddick rf 5 1 2 0 0 0 .316
Cleveland 8 6 .571 ½ Moroff ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 .077 Freeland p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Sanchez ph-2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .094 Marisnick cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .391
Detroit 8 6 .571 ½ Totals 28 0 2 0 2 8 Fuentes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Engel cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Totals 42101610 3 9
Chicago 4 9 .308 4 Shaw p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Totals 29 0 1 0 0 9 Seattle AB R H BI W K Avg
Kansas City AB R H BI W K Avg Valaika ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .118
Kansas City 4 10 .286 4½ Merrifield 2b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .339 New York AB R H BI W K Avg Smith cf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .255

top Red Sox

Tapia ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Gardner cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .204 Haniger rf 5 2 2 0 0 2 .279
West W L Pct GB Mondesi ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Oh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Gordon lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .356 Judge rf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .275 Santana lf 4 0 2 3 1 1 .358
Seattle 13 3 .813 — Dunn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- LeMahieu 3b-2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .432 Encarnacion 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .300
Houston 9 5 .643 3 Soler rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .214 Totals 32 2 6 2 010
O’Hearn 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .222 Torres ss 4 1 1 0 0 2 .296 Bruce dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .192
Oakland 10 8 .556 4 San Francisco AB R H BI W K Avg Bird 1b 4 1 0 0 0 1 .171 Beckham ss 4 0 1 1 0 2 .340
Dozier 3b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .256
Los Angeles 8 7 .533 4½ Duda dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .105 Duggar rf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .238 Frazier dh 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 Healy 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .262
Texas 6 7 .462 5½ Maldonado c 2 1 1 0 0 1 .184 Solarte ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Tauchman lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 Murphy c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .308
Friday’s Results Owings cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .160 Dyson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Voit ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .200 Gordon 2b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .357
Pillar cf 3 1 1 2 0 0 .161 Urshela 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Totals 37 6 9 5 311 By The associated press
Detroit at Minnesota, ppd. Totals 29 3 7 3 1 5 Posey c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .227 Higashioka c 2 0 1 1 0 0 .500
Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Angels 1 Cleveland 000 000 000 — 0 2 0 Longoria 3b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .190 Wade 2b-lf 2 0 0 1 0 0 .176 Houston 002 004 040 — 10 16 1
Chi. White Sox 9, N.Y. Yankees 6, 7 inn.
Tampa Bay 11, Toronto 7
Kansas City 001 100 10x — 3 7 0 Moronta p
Crawford ss
0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
0 0 0 0 0 0 .241
Totals 29 4 7 4 1 7 Seattle 120 000 201 — 6 9 0
BOSTON — Chris Davis ended his record
E–Peacock (1). LOB–Houston 8,
Boston 6, Baltimore 4 LOB–Cleveland 3, Kansas City
4. 2B–Miller (3), Maldonado (2).
Sandoval 1b-3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 .304 Chicago 000 000 000 — 0 1 1
New York 000 000 31x — 4 7 1
Seattle 7. 2B–Gurriel (6), Chirinos slump at 0 for 54 and drew applause from
Oakland 8, Texas 6 Panik 2b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .231 (5), Reddick (1), Marisnick (2),
Kansas City 8, Cleveland 1 HR–O’Hearn (2), off Rodriguez. Bumgarner p 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 E–Sanchez (4), Wade (1). LOB– Haniger (7). HR–Springer (4), off rival fans at Fenway Park, getting three hits
RBIs–Merrifield (6), Mondesi (11),
Houston 10, Seattle 6 O’Hearn (5). S–Maldonado. DP–
Belt 1b
Parra lf
0 0 0 0 1 0 .231
3 1 2 1 0 1 .200
Chicago 2, New York 4. HR–Judge
(4), off Burr. RBIs–Judge (9),
LeBlanc; Altuve (6), off Armstrong;
Gurriel (1), off Alaniz; Murphy (1),
and driving in four runs as the Baltimore Ori-
Saturday’s Results
BBaltimore 9, Boston 5
Kansas City 1.
Cleveland IP H R ER W K P ERA
Totals 31 511 5 3 7 Higashioka (1), Wade (1), Voit (13).
SF–Higashioka. S–Wade. GIDP–
off Devenski. RBIs–Springer 2 (12), oles beat the Boston Red Sox 9-5 Saturday to
Altuve 4 (12), Gurriel 4 (7), Santana 3
N.Y. Yankees 4, Chi. White Sox 0 Rodriguez 52/3 5 2 2 0 3 91 3.18
Colorado 000 001 100 — 2 6 0
San Francisco 002 010 02x — 5 11 1
Torres. DP–Chicago 1. (22), Beckham (12), Murphy (1). SB– end a four-game losing streak.
Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 Perez 1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.91 Smith (6), Gordon (7). CS–Gurriel (2).
L.A. Angels 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Anderson 2 2 1 1 1 2 26 4.50 E–Parra (1). LOB–Colorado 3,
Chicago IP H R ER W K P ERA
Nova 6 4 1 1 1 5 93 5.28 Houston IP H R ER W K P ERA
Davis walked to the plate in the first in-
Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 1
Kansas City 3, Cleveland 0
L: Rodriguez 0-1 San Francisco 9. 2B–Hampson (1),
Iannetta (2), Posey (4), Sandoval (6).
Fry
Burr
0 0 1 0 0 0 5 12.60
2 3 2 1 0 2 26 5.40
Miley 4 6 3 3 1 2 82 3.45 ning to what mostly appeared to be mock
Kansas City IP H R ER W K P ERA Peacock 31/3 1 2 1 1 7 45 4.20
Oakland at Texas, late Bailey 7 2 0 0 2 6 102 5.29
3B–Longoria (1). HR–Reynolds (2), off
Bumgarner; Pillar (4), off Freeland.
L: Nova 0-2 Devenski 11/3 2 1 1 1 2 29 3.38 cheers when he was announced. But many
Houston at Seattle, late Osuna /3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.42
of those quickly changed when he lined a
1
Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 1.12 RBIs–Hampson (2), Reynolds (4), New York IP H R ER W K P ERA
Sunday’s Games Peralta 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 9.00 Duggar (6), Pillar 2 (13), Posey (1), Sabathia 5 1 0 0 0 3 62 0.00 W: Peacock 2-0; S: Osuna 5
Baltimore (Means 1-1) at W: Bailey 1-1; S: Peralta 1
WP–Anderson.
Parra (3). SF–Duggar, Pillar, Parra. German 2 0 0 0 0 4 25 1.38 Seattle IP H R ER W K P ERA bases-loaded, two-run single over the head
S–Solarte. LIDP–Pillar. DP–Colorado Britton 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 4.05 LeBlanc 42/3 8 2 2 1 5 92 4.50
Boston (Price 0-1), 1:05 p.m.
Chi. White Sox (Rodon 1-2) at T–2:26. A–15,188 (37,903). 1; San Francisco 1. Chapman 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 3.00 Armstrong 11/3 4 4 4 0 2 24 27.00 of second baseman Dustin Pedroia, ending
W: German 3-0
N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 1-0), 1:05
MARLINS 10, PHILLIES 3
Colorado IP H R ER W K P ERA Nova pitched to 1 in the 7th.
Alaniz
Gearrin
2 4 4 4 2 2 34 18.00
1 0 0 0 0 0 11 7.11
the longest hitless streak ever by a position
Tampa Bay (Morton 2-0) at Freeland 5 9 3 3 1 5 76 5.40
Toronto (Stroman 0-2), 1:07 Philadelphia AB R H BI W K Avg
Shaw 2 1 0 0 1 1 20 0.87
Fry pitched to 1 in the 7th.
T–2:28. A–41,176 (47,309).
L: Armstrong 0-1
T–3:22. A–30,969 (47,943).
player.
Detroit (Zimmermann 0-1) at
Minnesota (Berrios 1-1), 2:10
McCutchen lf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .273
Oh
Dunn
0 1 2 2 1 1 9 7.20
1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.60 Once he safely reached first, Davis tipped
Cleveland (Kluber 1-2) at
Dominguez p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 L: Freeland 1-3 Late Friday BREWERS 8, DODGERS 5 his cap to the Orioles dugout and many of his
Segura ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .309
S.F. IP H R ER W K P ERA ATHLETICS 8, RANGERS 6
Kansas City (Junis 1-1), 2:15
L.A. Angels (Cahill 1-1) at
Harper rf
Hoskins 1b
3 0 0 0 1 2 .302
3 1 1 0 1 1 .295 Bumgarner 7 6 2 2 0 7 98 3.12
Milwaukee
Cain cf
AB
5
RH
1 1
BI
0
W
0
K
0
Avg
.339
teammates raised their arms and hollered in
Chi. Cubs (Chatwood 0-0), 2:20 Realmuto c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .239 Moronta
Dyson
1 0 0 0 0 3 16 3.52
1 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.04
Oakland
Semien ss
AB
4
RH
1 1
BI
0
W K Avg
1 1 .319
Yelich rf 4 3 2 0 0 0 .377 support. He smiled and made a motion that
Oakland (Anderson 3-0) at Knapp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Braun lf 4 1 0 0 1 1 .208
Texas (Miller 0-1), 3:05 O.Herrera cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .300 W: Bumgarner 1-2; S: Dyson 1
Bumgarner pitched to 1 in the 8th.
Canha 1b
Morales ph-1b
2
2
1 0
0 0
0
0
1 2 .200
0 1 .231
Aguilar 1b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .125 he wanted to ball, which he got.
Hernandez 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 .178 Grandal c 4 1 3 3 1 0 .385
Houston (Cole 0-2) at
Seattle (Gonzales 4-0), 4:10 Franco 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Oh pitched to 3 in the 8th. Chapman 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .302 Moustakas 3b 5 1 1 1 0 2 .213 Davis, a former two-time major league
T–2:48. A–32,607 (41,915). Davis dh 4 1 1 2 0 1 .265
Monday’s Games
Kingery ph-3b
Eflin p
2 1 2 0 0 0 .500
1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Pinder lf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .308
Perez 2b
Arcia ss
4
4
1 1
0 0
2
0
0
0
1
1
.261
.220
home run champion, later hit two doubles.
Baltimore at Boston, 11:05 a.m. Altherr ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .100 BLUE JAYS 3, RAYS 1 Piscotty rf
Profar 2b
4
4
1 2
1 2
1
1
0 1 .235
0 1 .197
Burnes p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .400 He had been 0 for 33 this season.
Toronto at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m. Nicasio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Albers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 Williams ph-lf 2 0 1 2 0 0 .182 Tampa Bay AB R H BI W K Avg Laureano cf
Phegley c
4
4
1 2
1 2
1
1
0 0 .258
0 1 .333
Thames ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .217 Davis is in the fourth season of a $161 mil-
Meadows rf 3 0 2 1 1 0 .385 Claudio p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Kansas City at Chi. White Sox, 8:10
Cleveland at Seattle, 10:10
Totals 33 3 6 3 411
Pham lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .276 Totals 36 811 8 2 9 Guerra p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- lion, seven-year contract. The record for a
Miami AB R H BI W K Avg Choi 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .271
National League
Granderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .158 Robertson ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .194
Texas
Choo dh
AB
5
RH
1 3
BI
0
W K Avg
0 2 .317
Gamel ph
Hader p
1
0
0 1
0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
.280
.000
hitless streak by any player was an 0-for-85
East W L Pct GB
Guerrero p
Riddle ph-ss
0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
1 0 1 0 0 0 .192
Diaz 3b-1b
Lowe 2b
4 0 0 0 0 1 .260
4 0 1 0 0 2 .286
Forsythe 2b
Andrus ss
4
4
2 1
1 2
1
3
0 1 .269
0 1 .389
Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- drought by pitcher Bob Buhl in 1962-63.
Totals 38 812 8 2 7
New York 9 4 .692 — B.Anderson 3b 5 1 3 1 0 0 .231 Garcia dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .319 Mazara rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .231
Nationals rally for win over Pirates
Walker 1b 5 1 2 1 0 1 .190 Kiermaier cf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .304 Los Angeles AB RH BI W K Avg
Philadelphia 8 5 .615 1 Gallo lf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .171 Pederson lf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .239
Castro 2b 5 1 1 0 0 3 .233 Zunino c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .119 Cabrera 3b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .190
Atlanta 7 6 .538 2 Conley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Heredia pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Muncy ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256
Washington 7 6 .538 2 Kiner-Falefa c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Seager ss 3 2 2 1 2 0 .280
Miami 4 11 .267 6
Alfaro c
Wallach ph-c
3 0 2 0 0 0 .316
2 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Perez c
Adames ss
0 0 0 0 0 0 .267
3 1 1 0 0 1 .250
Wisdom 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 Turner 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .286 WASHINGTON — Adam Eaton and Howie
DeShields cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .171
Central W L Pct GB Rojas ss-2b 3 3 3 1 0 0 .316 Totals 33 1 8 1 1 8 Pence ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Jansen p
Bellinger 1b-rf
0
4
0 0
1 2
0
2
0
1
0
0
.000
.417
Kendrick homered on consecutive pitches in
Milwaukee 9 5 .643 — Dean rf 4 3 4 5 0 0 .667 Totals 36 610 6 112
St. Louis 8 6 .571 1 Brinson cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .226
Toronto
Galvis ss
AB R H BI W K Avg
4 0 0 0 0 1 .346
Pollock cf
Verdugo rf-lf
4
5
0 1
0 1
0
0
1
0
1
1
.259
.300
the eighth inning and the Washington Na-
Oakland 010 004 111 — 8 11 0
Pittsburgh 7 6 .538 1½ Smith p
N.Anderson p
3 0 0 0 0 1 .167
0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Smoak dh
Hernandez lf
2 1 1 0 2 0 .211
4 0 1 1 0 2 .213
Texas 200 130 000 — 6 10 0 Hernandez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .326 tionals rallied past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2.
Cincinnati 5 8 .385 3½ Kelly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Chicago 5 9 .357 4
R.Herrera ph-lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .152
Totals 40101810 0 7
Grichuk cf 4 1 1 0 0 3 .192 LOB–Oakland 3, Texas 4. 2B–
Piscotty (5), Profar (2), Choo (6),
Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- After Richard Rodriguez (0-1) retired the
Gurriel Jr. 2b 3 0 1 2 0 1 .179
West W L Pct GB
Philadelphia 000 000 003 — 3 6 0 Drury 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .140 Forsythe (3), Mazara (1). HR–
Floro p
Freese ph-1b
0
2
0 0
0 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
---
.316
first two batters in the eighth, Eaton tied it
San Diego 10 5 .667 — Laureano (3), off Kelley; Davis (10),
Los Angeles 8 7 .533 2 Miami 024 010 30x — 10 18 0 Tellez 1b
Hanson rf
3 0 0 0 0 2 .212
3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 off Martin; Cabrera (4), off Fiers;
Barnes c
Urias p
4
0
1 2
0 0
0
0
0
0
1
0
.345
.500
with his first home run of the season. Kend-
San Francisco 7 9 .438 3½
Arizona 6 8 .429 3½
LOB–Philadelphia 7, Miami 7. 2B–
McCutchen (3), Hoskins (4), Kingery
Brito rf
Maile c
0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2 1 1 0 1 1 .313
Andrus (2), off Fiers. RBIs–Chapman
2 (11), Davis 2 (19), Piscotty (10),
Taylor 2b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .121 rick then connected for his second homer.
Totals 37 512 5 4 6
Colorado 3 12 .200 7 2 (2), Williams (1), Rojas (4), Brinson Totals 28 3 5 3 314 Profar (9), Laureano (8), Phegley (8),
Forsythe (3), Andrus 3 (10), Mazara
Anthony Rendon doubled to break a Na-
(4). 3B–Dean (1). HR–B.Anderson Milwaukee 200 220 101 — 8 12 0
Friday’s Results (1), off Eflin; Walker (3), off Eflin; Tampa Bay 000 001 000 — 1 8 0
Toronto 000 000 21x — 3 5 3
(9), Cabrera (8). SB–Andrus (3). CS– Los Angeles 102 200 000 — 5 12 1 tionals record with at least one-extra base hit
Chicago Cubs 5, L.A. Angels 1 Semien (1), Choo (1). DP–Texas 1.
Pittsburgh 6, Washington 3, 10 inn.
Dean (1), off Eflin. RBIs–O.Herrera
(7), Williams 2 (3), B.Anderson (2), E–Hernandez (2), Gurriel Jr. Oakland IP H R ER W K P ERA
E–Urias (1). LOB–Milwaukee 7, Los
Angeles 11. 2B–Aguilar (1), Seager
in 10 straight games. He had shared the mark
Philadelphia 9, Miami 1
N.Y. Mets 6, Atlanta 2
Walker (3), Rojas (6), Dean 5 (6),
Brinson 2 (4). SB–B.Anderson (1).
(1), Maile (1). LOB–Tampa Bay 6,
Toronto 4. 2B–Adames (3), Grichuk
Fiers 5 7 6 6 1 6 100 7.06 (4), Turner (2), Freese (3). HR–Perez with Ryan Zimmerman.
Petit 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.45 (2), off Urias; Grandal (4), off Urias;
San Diego 2, Arizona 1 CS–Alfaro (2). SF–Rojas. (4), Gurriel Jr. (4). 3B–Zunino (1). Trivino 11/3 2 0 0 0 2 22 1.64 Seager (2), off Burnes; Bellinger (8), Eaton finished with three hits as the Na-
Milwaukee 8, L.A. Dodgers 5 RBIs–Meadows (16), Hernandez Buchter 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 5 5.40
San Francisco 3, Colorado 2, 18 inn.
Philadelphia IP H R ER W K P ERA
Eflin 4 10 6 6 0 4 81 3.94 (6), Gurriel Jr. 2 (7). SB–Kiermaier Treinen 11/3 1 0 0 0 3 20 0.87
off Burnes; Pederson (5), off Burnes.
RBIs–Aguilar 2 (5), Grandal 3 (8),
tionals denied Pittsburgh its first series win in
Saturday’s Results Nicasio 3 6 4 4 0 2 44 6.75 (3). CS–Choi (1). DP–Tampa Bay 2;
Toronto 2.
W: Trivino 1-0; S: Treinen 5 Moustakas (8), Perez 2 (4), Pederson
2 (9), Seager (6), Bellinger 2 (21). SB–
Washington since 2013.
L.A. Angels 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Dominguez 1 2 0 0 0 1 24 7.20 Texas IP H R ER W K P ERA
L: Eflin 2-1 Tampa Bay IP H R ER W K P ERA Smyly 5 4 4 4 2 5 93 7.15 Yelich (3), Bellinger (2). SF–Aguilar.
San Francisco 5, Colorado 2 Snell 6 1 0 0 1 9 82 2.16 S–Urias 2. DP–Los Angeles 1.
Washington 3, Pittsburgh 2 Miami
Smith
IP H R ER W K P ERA
6 1 0 0 3 6 99 2.65
Roe, L, 0-2 2/3 3 2 2 0 2 19 5.40
Chavez 1 2 1 1 0 1 26 11.37
Kelley 1 1 1 1 0 1 21 2.57 Milwaukee IP H R ER W K P ERA
Giants 5, Rockies 2: Madison Bumgarner
Miami 10, Philadelphia 3
Cincinnati 5, St. Louis 2 N.Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 1.35
Beeks 11/3 1 1 1 2 3 33 3.18 Martin 1 1 1 1 0 2 15 5.40
Springs 0 2 1 1 0 0 9 2.57
Burnes 41/3 9 5 5 2 3 94 10.05 pitched into the eighth inning to give a weary
Guerrero 1 1 0 0 1 2 21 0.00 Toronto IP H R ER W K P ERA Albers 2
/3 0 0 0 0 1 9 4.50
N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, late
San Diego at Arizona, late Conley 1 4 3 3 0 1 26 8.44 Buchholz 6 6 1 1 0 2 69 1.50 Gomez 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 4.91 Claudio 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.57 bullpen much needed rest and San Francisco
Pannone 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 5.00 L: Martin 0-1 Guerra 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 2.25
Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, late W: Smith 1-0
WP–Guerrero. Biagini 2
/3 1 0 0 1 2 14 3.86 Smyly pitched to 3 in the 6th. Hader 11/3 2 0 0 1 2 38 0.00 beat Colorado, handing the visiting Rockies
Sunday’s Games T–3:01. A–13,828 (36,742). Mayza
Giles
1
/3 0 0 0 0 1 5 4.26
1 1 0 0 0 2 20 2.57
Springs pitched to 2 in the 9th.
T–3:16. A–24,817 (49,115).
Wilson 2

W: Albers 1-0
/3 1 0 0 0 0 10 8.10 their eighth straight loss.
Philadelphia (Velasquez 0-0)
at Miami (Urena 0-3), 1:10 NATIONALS 3, PIRATES 2
W: Pannone 1-2; S: Giles 4
T–2:44. A–20,771 (53,506).
Los Angeles IP H R ER W K P ERA After outlasting the Rockies 3-2 in an 18-in-
ROYALS 8, INDIANS 1
Pittsburgh (Taillon 0-2) at
Washington (Scherzer 1-2), 1:35 Pittsburgh AB R H BI W K Avg
Urias
Kelly
5 6 6 5 1 4 87 5.27
11/3 3 1 1 0 1 29 12.27 ning game that took over 5 ½ hours and
Cleveland AB R H BI W K Avg
L.A. Angels (Cahill 1-1) at Frazier 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .275 TWINS 4, TIGERS 3 Martin cf 2 0 1 0 2 1 .250
Alexander
Floro
2
/3 1 0 0 0 0 7 1.93
1 1 0 0 0 0 10 0.00
ended shortly before 1 a.m., the Giants came
Chi. Cubs (Chatwood 0-0), 2:20 Marte cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226
Colorado (Marquez 1-1) at San Cervelli c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Detroit
Harrison 2b
AB R H BI W K Avg
4 0 0 1 0 2 .135
Moroff 2b
J.Ramirez 3b
1
4
0 0
0 1
0
0
0 0
0 2
.087
.146
Jansen 1 1 1 1 1 2 19 1.42 back about 12 hours later and wrapped up
Bell 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .292 L: Urias 0-1
Francisco (Holland 1-1), 4:05
Moran 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .273
Candelario 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .184 Bauers lf
Santana 1b
4
1
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 1
3 1
.171
.415
T–3:54. A–43,643 (56,000). this win in 2 hours, 48 minutes.
Milwaukee (Chacin 2-1) at Cabrera dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260
L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 0-1), 4:10
Cabrera rf
Martin pr
4
0
1
0
3
0
1
0
0 0 .432
0 0 .385
Stewart lf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .182 H.Ramirez dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .194 Recently acquired Kevin Pillar homered
Hicks 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .222 Naquin rf 4 1 1 1 0 2 .294 GIANTS 3, ROCKIES 2 (18)
San Diego (Lauer 2-1) at
Arizona (Greinke 1-1), 4:10
Shuck lf 2 0 1 0 1 0 .286 Peterson rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .167 R.Perez c 4 0 0 0 0 3 .148
Colorado AB RH BI W K Avg
for the fourth time in six days for the Giants.
Gonzalez ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231
St. Louis (Mikolas 1-1) vs. Archer p 3 0 1 0 0 0 .143
Greiner c
Mercer ss
4 1 1 0 0 0 .158
2 1 2 0 0 0 .233
Miller 2b
Allen ph-cf
3
1
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 0
0 0
.207
.045 Blackmon rf 8 0 1 0 0 2 .232 Buster Posey got two hits and drove in his first
Cincinnati (DeSclafani 0-1) at Hampson 2b 6 1 1 0 1 3 .154
Monterrey, Mexico, 4:10
Rodriguez p
Kang ph
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0 ---
0 1 .105
Beckham pr-ss 1 0 0 0 1 0 .154 Stamets ss
Totals
3
31
0 0
1 4
0
1
1 2
612
.059
Arenado 3b 7 0 2 0 1 1 .263 run this season — the star catcher had zero
Jones cf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286
N.Y. Mets (deGrom 2-1) at Totals 34 2 8 2 2 3 Totals 35 310 3 1 9 Kansas City AB R H BI W K Avg
Story ss
Desmond cf
8
7
1 3
0 2
0
1
0 3 .241
0 2 .160
RBIs in 40 at-bats over his first 12 games.
Atlanta (Teheran 1-1), 7:05
Monday’s Games
Washington
Eaton rf
AB
4
R
1
H
3
BI
1
W K Avg
0 0 .286
Minnesota
Kepler rf
AB R H BI W K Avg
3 1 1 0 1 0 .277
Merrifield 2b
Mondesi ss
5
5
2 3
1 1
0
1
0 0
0 3
.328
.296
Fuentes 1b
Oberg p
4
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 3 .133
0 0 ---
Mark Reynolds (Virginia) homered for the
N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 Kendrick 2b
Rendon 3b
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
0
2 0 .600
0 0 .412
Polanco ss 3 0 1 1 0 1 .372 Gordon lf
Soler rf
5
4
1 4
1 0
3
0
0 1
1 2
.390
.231
Estevez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Rockies. Colorado (3-12) is off to its worst
Chicago Cubs at Miami, 7:10 Cruz dh 2 0 0 0 2 2 .286 Tapia ph-lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200
St. Louis at Milwaukee, 7:40 Soto lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250 Rosario lf 4 0 2 2 0 0 .238 O’Hearn 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .212 Daza lf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .000 start in franchise history.
Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 Adams 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Cron 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Dozier 3b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .225 Almonte p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Suero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gonzalez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .133 Duda dh 2 0 0 1 1 0 .118 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Colorado at San Diego, 10:10
Doolittle p
Suzuki c
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
1
0 0 .000
0 1 .263
Schoop 2b
Castro c
3 1 0 0 1 0 .286
1 1 0 0 2 1 .167
Maldonado c
Owings cf
3
4
0 0
1 2
0
2
1 2
0 0
.167
.170
h-Marquez ph
Musgrave p
1
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 0 .250
0 0 ---
Yankees 4, White Sox 0: CC Sabathia began
REDS 5, CARDINALS 2
Difo ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 .171 Buxton cf 2 1 1 1 1 0 .300 Totals 35 813 7 5 9 i-Gray ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 his 19th and final big league season with five
Sanchez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 26 4 5 4 7 7 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
St. Louis AB R H BI W K Avg
Zimmerman 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Detroit 002 001 000 — 3 10 0
Cleveland 010 000 000 — 1 4 2
Kansas City 600 101 00x — 8 13 0 Wolters c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .222 stellar innings, pinch-hitter Luke Voit came
Robles cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 .267
Carpenter 3b 4 0 2 0 1 0 .235 Totals 28 3 6 3 210 Minnesota 004 000 00x — 4 5 1 E–J.Ramirez (1), Miller (2). LOB–
Iannetta ph-c
Bettis p
4
1
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 4 .154
0 1 .000
through with a broken-bat RBI single in the
Goldschmidt 1b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .200
DeJong ss 5 0 0 0 0 1 .316 Pittsburgh 000 101 000 — 2 8 0
E–Castro (1). LOB–Detroit 7,
Minnesota 6. 2B–Hicks 2 (3), Mercer
Cleveland 10, Kansas City 10. 2B–J.
Ramirez (3), Merrifield (3), Gordon 2
Dunn p
Shaw p
0
0
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 0 ---
0 0 ---
seventh and New York beat visiting Chicago
Ozuna lf
Molina c
4 0 1 0 0 0 .261
4 0 1 0 0 0 .212
Washington 000 100 02x — 3 6 1 (4). HR–Stewart (3), off Pineda. (5), Owings (3). 3B–Mondesi (4). HR–
Naquin (1), off Keller; Gordon (3), off
Reynolds ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 to end a four-game slide.
E–Kendrick (1). LOB–Pittsburgh 8, RBIs–Harrison (2), Candelario (3), Oh p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Fowler rf
Martinez ph-rf
3 1 1 0 0 2 .189
1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Washington 3. 2B–Moran (2), Gonzalez Stewart (11), Polanco (4), Rosario Carrasco. RBIs–Naquin (2), Mondesi Valaika 1b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .118 Sabathia allowed one hit and no other bas-
2 (9), Buxton (4). SB–Jones (1). CS– (10), Gordon 3 (13), Duda (3), Owings
Mayers p 000 0 00 --- (2), Rendon (8). 3B–Bell (1). HR–
Cabrera (1), off Sanchez; Eaton (1), off Polanco (1). SF–Harrison, Polanco. 2 (4). SB–Merrifield (5), Owings (3).
Totals 62 211 1 324
erunners in his return from the injured list,
Wong 2b 2 1 1 1 0 0 .311 San Francisco AB RH BI W K Avg
Bader cf 2 0 0 0 2 1 .179 Rodriguez; Kendrick (2), off Rodriguez.
RBIs–Moran (7), Cabrera (4), Eaton (5),
DP–Detroit 1; Minnesota 1. SF–Duda. DP–Cleveland 1.
Cleveland IP H R ER W K P ERA
Duggar rf 6 1 2 0 1 2 .220 and Domingo German (3-0) followed by strik-
Wainwright p 3 0 1 1 0 2 .200 Detroit IP H R ER W K P ERA Panik 2b 6 0 1 1 0 0 .222
Brebbia p 000 0 00 --- Kendrick (4), Suzuki (6). S–Shuck. DP– Ross 6 5 4 4 4 3 92 3.50 Carrasco 2/3 6 6 6 1 1 28 12.60 Longoria 3b 7 0 1 0 0 3 .182 ing out four in two overpowering innings.
Webb p 000 0 00 --- Pittsburgh 2; Washington 1. VerHagen 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.50 Wittgren 11/3 1 0 0 0 2 18 0.00 Belt 1b 6 1 2 0 1 1 .231
O’Neill rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 Pittsburgh IPHRERWK PERA Stumpf 1
/3 0 0 0 1 1 14 0.00 Olson 2 2 1 1 0 2 29 1.50 Crawford ss 6 0 0 0 1 3 .241
Totals 34 2 9 2 3 9 Archer 7 4 1 1 2 9 942.00 Alcantara 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 13 1.93
Farmer 1 0 0 0 0 2 13 0.00
Otero
O.Perez
1 2 1 0 1 0 21 0.00
1 0 0 0 0 2 14 5.40
Pillar cf 7 0 1 0 0 2 .151 Twins 4, Tigers 3: Michael Pineda labored
Rodriguez, L, 0-1 1 2 2 2 0 1 226.75 Parra lf 6 0 0 0 1 2 .167
Cincinnati
Winker lf
AB R H BI W K Avg
3 1 1 1 0 1 .162 Washington IPHRERWK PERA
L: Ross 1-2 Edwards
Ramirez
1 0 0 0 2 0 22 1.80
1 2 0 0 1 2 27 4.50
Kratz c 6 0 0 1 1 1 .105 through six innings, Eddie Rosario drove in
Pomeranz p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Ervin ph-lf
Votto 1b
1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
3 1 1 0 1 0 .250
Sanchez 7 7 2 2 1 21004.86 Minnesota IP H R ER W K P ERA
Pineda 6 8 3 3 0 5 96 3.00
L: Carrasco 1-2 Moronta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- two runs and Minnesota edged Detroit in
Suero 1 0 0 0 0 0 116.35
Puig rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .132 Doolittle 1 1 0 0 1 1 160.00 Hildenberger 1 1 0 0 0 1 14 0.00
Rogers 1 1 0 0 0 1 15 1.35
Kansas City IP H R ER W K P ERA
Keller 62/3 3 1 1 5 10 118 2.45
Sandoval ph
Dyson p
1
0
1 1
0 0
0
0
0 0 .316
0 0 ---
Minneapolis.
Suarez 3b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .282
Schebler cf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .200
W: Suero 1-0; S: Doolittle 1
T–2:22. A–32,103 (41,313). Parker 1 0 0 0 1 2 23 1.80 Diekman 11/3 1 0 0 1 1 27 3.86 Watson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Byron Buxton and Jorge Polanco added RBI
W: Pineda 2-0; S: Parker 3 Kennedy 1 0 0 0 0 1 9 1.29 Solarte ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .212
Dietrich 2b
Barnhart c
4 1 2 3 0 0 .233
4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 VerHagen pitched to 2 in the 7th. W: Keller 2-1 Smith p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- singles for Minnesota.
J.Iglesias ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 ANGELS 6, CUBS 5 T–3:07. A–16,484 (38,649). Otero pitched to 2 in the 6th. Melancon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Garrett p 000 0 00 --- T–3:10. A–11,950 (37,903). Posey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
Los Angeles AB R H BI W K Avg
Hughes p 000 0 00 ---
Calhoun rf 4 0 0 1 1 2 .151 ORIOLES 9, RED SOX 5 Gott p
Austin ph
0
1
0 0
0 0
0
0
0 0 ---
0 0 .308
Angels 6, Cubs 5: Zack Cozart broke out of a
Kemp ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .139 PADRES 2, D’BACKS 1
Hernandez p 000 0 00 ---
Simmons ss
Bour 1b
5
4
0
0
0
2
0
0
0 0
1 1
.196
.186
Baltimore
Villar ss-2b
AB
4
RH
2 2
BI
0
W
2
K
0
Avg
.302
Vincent p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- slump with three hits and Cody Allen wiggled
Duke p 000 0 00 --- San Diego AB R H BI W K Avg j-Rodriguez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143
R.Iglesias p 000 0 00 --- Lucroy c 5 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Mancini rf 5 2 2 0 1 2 .339 Margot cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Bergen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- out of a jam in the ninth inning, helping visit-
Goodwin cf-lf 5 2 2 0 0 1 .333 Rickard rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 Totals 56 3 8 2 517
Roark p
Peraza ss
1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
2 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Fletcher lf-2b 3 2 1 1 2 0 .300 Smith Jr. lf 3 2 0 0 3 2 .263
Hosmer 1b
Machado 3b
4
4
0
1
0
1
0
1
0 2
0 3
.208
.245 ing Los Angeles top Chicago.
Col 000 200 000 000 000 000 — 2 11 0
Totals 30 5 6 5 3 5 La Stella 2b
Robles p
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
3 0
0 0
.184
---
R.Nunez dh
Ruiz 3b
5
4
2 2
0 2
2
2
0
1
1
0
.265
.220
F.Reyes rf
Myers lf
4
4
0
1
1
1
0
0
0 1
0 2
.176
.296 SF 000 101 000 000 000 001 — 3 8 2 Los Angeles won for the seventh time in its
St. Louis 010 000 001 — 2 9 0
Cincinnati 000 001 13x — 5 6 0
Allen p
Cozart 3b
1
4
0
0
0
3
0
1
0 1
0 0
.000
.108
Davis 1b
Alberto 2b
5
5
0 3
0 0
4
0
0
0
0
2
.079
.286
Tatis Jr. ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .250 1 out when winning run scored. last eight games. Ty Buttrey earned his first
Hedges c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 E–Longoria (2), Kratz (2). LOB–
LOB–St. Louis 10, Cincinnati 5. Stratton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Martin ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .147 Urias 2b 2 0 1 0 1 1 .154 Colorado 11, San Francisco 7. 2B– major league win in his 23rd appearance.
2B–Ozuna (3), Fowler (2), Votto Buttrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Severino c 5 0 1 0 0 1 .200 Paddack p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Desmond (3), Belt (3), Sandoval
(5). 3B–Carpenter (1), Dietrich (1), Pujols ph 0 0 0 1 1 0 .239 Mullins cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .132 G.Reyes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- (5). 3B–Hampson (1), Belt (1).
Ervin (1). HR–Wong (4), off Duke; Ward pr
Garcia p
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
.167
---
Totals
Boston
39
AB
913
RH
8
BI
8
W
8
K Avg
Renfroe ph
Warren p
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
.282
---
RBIs–Desmond (5), Panik (2), Kratz
(1). SB–Arenado (1), Story (1). CS–
Blue Jays 3, Rays 1: Lourdes Gurriel Jr. hit a
Winker (3), off Wainwright; Dietrich
(4), off Wainwright. RBIs–Wong Jewell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Benintendi lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .286 Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Arenado (1), Belt (1). SF–Panik. S– two-run double in the seventh inning to help
(9), Wainwright (1), Winker (5), Bourjos ph-cf 0 0 0 1 0 0 .042 Betts cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .232 Totals 32 2 5 2 212 Hampson, Bettis. DP–Colorado 2;
Schebler (5), Dietrich 3 (11). SB– Totals 33 6 9 5 8 5 Moreland dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Arizona AB R H BI W K Avg San Francisco 1. Toronto overcome reigning AL Cy Young win-
Wong (4).GIDP–Ozuna, Martinez.
DP–Cincinnati 2.
Chicago
Descalso 2b
AB
5
R
0
H
1
BI
0
W K
0 3
Avg
.316
E.Nunez ph-dh
Martinez rf
1
4
0 0
0 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
.200
.316
Dyson cf
Flores 2b
4
4
1
0
1
1
0
0
0 0
0 0
.273
.189
Colorado IP H R ER W K P ERA
Bettis 5 6 2 2 2 4 75 8.78
ner Blake Snell’s no-hit bid in a home win
St. Louis IP H R ER W K P ERA Ryan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Bogaerts ss
Pearce 1b
4
3
0 0
0 0
0
0
0
0
2
0
.286
.100
Peralta lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .359 Dunn 1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.50 over Tampa Bay, snapping the Rays’ five-
Zobrist rf-2b 3 0 0 0 2 1 .308 Jones rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .327 Shaw 2
/3 0 0 0 0 0 6 1.08
Wainwright 6 3 2 2 2 4 91 3.94
Brebbia 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00 Rizzo 1b 3 2 0 0 2 0 .192 Swihart ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Escobar 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .208 Oh 1 0 0 0 0 1 18 3.60 game winning streak.
Devers 3b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .259
Webb
Mayers
0 1 2 2 1 0 7 16.20
1 2 1 1 0 1 19 2.35
Baez ss
Heyward cf
5
3
0
1
3
2
2
1
0 0
1 0
.262
.375 Pedroia 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .182
Walker 1b
Ahmed ss
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1 0
0 1
.231
.296
Oberg
Estevez
2 0 0 0 0 3 18 1.35
1 0 0 0 0 1 9 5.68 Snell didn’t allow a hit until Luke Maile sin-
L: Wainwright 1-1 Contreras c 5 1 1 0 0 3 .316 Vazquez c
Totals
4
31
1 2
5 6
4
4
0
5
1
6
.229 Kelly c
Weaver p
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 2
0 2
.200
.200
Almonte 12/3 1 0 0 0 0 22 6.23
Davis 11/3 0 0 0 1 1 21 0.00
gled with one out in the sixth.
Cincinnati IP H R ER W K P ERA Schwarber lf 4 0 0 0 1 2 .192
Bote 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .269 Baltimore 200 014 200 — 9 13 0 Hirano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Musgrave 2 0 0 0 0 3 28 2.84
Roark 51/3 6 1 1 1 5 95 4.30 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Johnson 21/3 1 1 1 2 4 36 5.87
Garrett
Hughes
1 0 0 0 1 2 27 0.00
2
/3 0 0 0 0 1 11 3.00
Hendricks p
Brach p
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0 1
0 0
.250
---
Boston 002 001 200 — 5 6 2
Vargas ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 L: Johnson 0-1 Marlins 10, Phillies 3: Newcomer Austin
E–Pearce (1), Walden (1). LOB–
Hernandez 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 11 4.50 Rosario p
Webster p
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0 0
0 0
.000
---
Baltimore 12, Boston 4. 2B–Mancini
Holland p
Totals
0
30
0
1
0
3
0
1
0 0
1 9
--- S.F. IP H R ER W K P ERA
Pomeranz 5 4 2 2 1 5 84 3.86
Dean had four hits and five RBIs, both career
Duke 2
/3 1 1 1 0 0 7 9.00
R.Iglesias 1 1 0 0 1 1 18 4.05 Almora Jr. ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .244
(4), Davis 2 (2), Benintendi (3),
Vazquez (3). HR–Vazquez (2), off San Diego 100 000 100 — 2 5 0 Moronta 1 0 0 0 0 2 20 4.05 highs, to help Miami break a five-game losing
Collins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Dyson 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 1.17
W: Hughes 1-0; S: R.Iglesias 2
Wainwright pitched to 1 in the 7th. Kintzler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 ---
Cashner. RBIs–R.Nunez 2 (9), Ruiz 2
(6), Davis 4 (6), Vazquez 4 (6). CS–
Arizona 001 000 000 — 1 3 0
Watson 1 2 0 0 1 1 18 1.59 streak with a home win over Philadelphia.
LOB–San Diego 5, Arizona 3. 2B–F.
Webb pitched to 2 in the 8th.
Duke pitched to 1 in the 9th.
Zagunis ph-rf
Totals
1
35
0
5
1
9
2
5
0 0
711
.350 Villar (1), Benintendi (1). S–Mullins. Reyes (2), Myers (3), Tatis Jr. (3),
Smith 1 0 0 0 0 2 20 1.50
Melancon 2 3 0 0 1 3 30 0.00
Dean hit his first major league homer and
DP–Baltimore 1.
T–3:08. A–16,886 (26,999).
Los Angeles 030 002 010 — 6 9 1 Baltimore IP H R ER W K P ERA
Dyson (1), Flores (3). HR–Machado
(4), off Weaver. RBIs–Machado (8),
Gott
Vincent
2 0 0 0 0 3 19 2.08
3 1 0 0 0 2 32 2.89
also drove in two runs with his first career
Chicago 001 010 021 — 5 9 1 Cashner 5 3 3 3 3 2 81 5.31 Tatis Jr. (8), Peralta (7). Bergen 2 0 0 0 0 5 30 2.08 triple to complete a 4-for-4 night. The perfor-
League Calendar Yacabonis 12/3 2 2 2 1 0 28 3.72 San Diego IP H R ER W K P ERA W: Bergen 2-0
E–Goodwin (2), Contreras (3).
LOB–Los Angeles 10, Chicago 11. Scott 2
/3 1 0 0 1 0 14 0.00 Paddack 51/3 3 1 1 1 5 88 1.29 Bettis pitched to 2 in the 6th. mance came in the outfielder’s second game
May 4-5 — Houston vs. L.A. Givens 12/3 0 0 0 0 4 19 4.91 G.Reyes /3 0 0 0 0 1 10 0.00 T–5:35. A–33,616 (41,915).
since being recalled from Triple-A to make his
2
2B–Bour (2), Baez 3 (4), Heyward
Angels at Monterrey, Mexico. (1). RBIs–Calhoun (5), Fletcher W: Cashner 3-1 Warren 2 0 0 0 0 1 27 4.00
June 3 — Amateur draft starts, (3), Cozart (2), Pujols (6), Bourjos Boston IP H R ER W K P ERA Yates 1 0 0 0 0 2 16 1.00 American League Leaders season debut with the Marlins.
Secaucus, N.J. (1), Baez 2 (12), Heyward (10), Porcello 4 6 3 3 5 2 90 11.12 W: G.Reyes 1-0; S: Yates 8
June 13 — Detroit vs. Kansas Hembree 1 1 0 0 0 1 11 3.38 BATTING–TAnderson, Chicago,
Zagunis 2 (4). CS–Descalso (1). SF– Arizona IP H R ER W K P ERA
Brewer 0 3 4 4 2 0 21 7.94 .444; LeMahieu, New York, .432;
City at Omaha, Neb.
June 15 — International ama-
Bourjos, Heyward. DP–Los Angeles
1; Chicago 1. Walden 2 1 2 1 1 2 35 1.50
Weaver 61/3 5 2 2 0 8 92 5.17
Hirano 2
/3 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.40 Trout, Los Angeles, .406; Andrus, Royals 3, Indians 0: Homer Bailey pitched
teur signing period closes. Los Angeles IP H R ER W K P ERA
Thornburg 1 1 0 0 0 1 20 4.91
Velazquez 1 1 0 0 0 2 12 2.79
Lopez 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0.00
Holland 1 0 0 0 1 2 15 0.00
Texas, .389; CSantana, Cleve-
land, .386; Meadows, Tampa
seven innings o two-hit ball and Kansas City
June 19-20 — Owners meeting,
New York.
Stratton
Buttrey
42/3 5 2 2 4 5 81 5.54
1
/3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.00
L: Porcello 0-3
Porcello pitched to 2 in the 5th.
L: Weaver 0-1 Bay, .385; Polanco, Minnesota, beat visiting Cleveland for its second straight
T–2:38. A–22,209 (48,519). .372; DSantana, Seattle, .358;
June 29-30 — New York Yan- Garcia
Jewell
1 0 0 0 1 1 22 1.29
1 0 0 0 0 1 10 0.00
Brewer pitched to 5 in the 6th. DGordon, Seattle, .357; AGordon, win after a 10-game skid.
kees vs. Boston at London. Cashner pitched to 2 in the 6th. National League Leaders
July 2 — International amateur Robles 2
/3 3 2 2 1 1 29 4.91 T–3:39. A–35,823 (37,731).
Kansas City, .356. Ian Kennedy pitched a perfect eight and
Allen 11/3 1 1 1 1 3 33 1.42 HOME RUNS–Davis, Oakland,
signing period opens.
July 9 — All-Star Game at W: Buttrey 1-0; S: Allen 4 On This Date
HOME RUNS–Bellinger, Los
Angeles, 8; Alonso, New York, 6; 10; Bruce, Seattle, 7; Altuve, Willy Peralta followed in the ninth for his first
Cleveland. Chicago IP H R ER W K P ERA
1910 — William Howard Taft
Goldschmidt, St. Louis, 6; Ren- Houston, 6; Mancini, Baltimore, save to complete the two-hitter.
July 21— Hall of Fame induc- Hendricks 5 6 3 2 1 2 87 5.40 don, Washington, 6; Acuna Jr., 6; Meadows, Tampa Bay, 6; San-
Brach 2
/3 1 2 2 3 0 25 4.05 became the first U.S. president Atlanta, 5; Contreras, Chicago, chez, New York, 6; Vogelbach,
Note
tion, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 31 — Last day during the Rosario 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7.20 to throw out the first ball at a 5; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 5; Ped- Seattle, 6; Moreland, Boston,
Webster 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.00 erson, Los Angeles, 5; Yelich, 5; Trout, Los Angeles, 5; 11 tied
season to trade a player. Collins 1 2 1 1 1 0 25 4.50 baseball opener in Washington.
at 4.
Aug. 18 — Pittsburgh vs. Chi- Kintzler 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 3.52 1969 — The first major league
Milwaukee, 5; 16 tied at 4.
STOLEN BASES–Broxton, New
Rangers: Texas second baseman Rougned
cago Cubs at Williamsport, Pa. STOLEN BASES–DGordon, Se-
Aug. 31 — Last day to be
Ryan 1 0 0 0 2 2 23 4.91
L: Hendricks 0-3
game outside the United States York, 4; Turner, Washington, 4; attle, 7; Smith, Seattle, 6; TAnd- Odor was put on the 10-day injured list with
was played in Montreal’s Jarry Six tied at 3.
contracted to an organization
and be eligible for postseason
Rosario pitched to 1 in the 6th.
Collins pitched to 2 in the 8th. Park with the Expos defeating PITCHING–Doolittle, Washing-
erson, Chicago, 5; Merrifield,
Kansas City, 5; Pham, Tampa
a sprained right knee. Odor is expected to be
roster. T–3:56. A–38,755 (41,649). the St. Louis Cardinals 8-7. ton, 3-0; 14 tied at 2. Bay, 5; 11 tied at 3. re-evaluated in about two weeks.
C6 Sunday, april 14, 2019 • richmond TimeS-diSpaTch

Hokies defense aims to atone in 2019

After subpar season,
spring game is the first
chance to set new tone
By MIKE BARBER
richmond Times-dispatch
BLACKSBURG — Spring foot-
ball games don’t normally fea-
ture ferocious hitting, but that
didn’t stop Virginia Tech sopho-
more defensive back Jermaine
Waller from delivering a jarring
shot to redshirt freshman wide
receiver DeJuan Ellis in the end
zone, breaking up a touchdown
pass when the force of Waller’s
blow dislodged the ball.
After last year, when the Hok-
ies defense struggled mightily as
the team posted its first losing
record since 1992, you could ex-
cuse Bud Foster’s unit for want-
ing to show that next season will
be different.
“I had to do what I had to do,”
said Waller, while admitting he
backed off a little bit, not want-
ing to risk injuring a teammate.
Ellis had to be helped off the
field, but returned later and
picked up 48 yards on a jet sweep.
“He sees a shot, he’s going to
take it,” said junior defensive
end Emmanuel Belmar.
“He really could’ve boomed
him a little better. But I’ve seen
him do that a lot.”
The defense stopped the of-
fense on the first three red zone
possessions of the scrimmage
portion of Saturday’s spring
game, before redshirt freshman
running back Caleb Steward
ended the fourth drive with a
spinning, 3-yard touchdown to
practices after Saturday because
of a late schedule change.
“I can’t announce myself,”
Willis said when asked if he felt
like the team’s starter.
Junior kicker Brian Johnson
struggled, going 1 for 4 on field
goals, but producing one of the
day’s more humorous moments.
When Tech coach Justin
Fuente asked him what was
wrong after one of his misses,
Fuente said Johnson responded,
“I feel great,” to which Fuente
said he answered, “Well start
making some.”
After the intermission, Tech
continued to scrimmage, though
it shuffled the first, second and
third-team lineups. Wide re-
ceiver Phil Patterson had the
highlight of that portion, going
up for a one-handed touchdown
catch over cornerback Caleb Far-
ley, hauling in a fade pass from
Willis despite tight coverage.
Willis also hit sophomore
wide receiver Tre Turner for a
62-yard touchdown pass after
Turner got behind junior cor-
Michael Niziolek/The RoaNoke TiMes nerback Bryce Watts.
Virginia Tech quarterback Ryan Willis is sacked. Willis appears to be the frontrunner to start in 2019. Tech’s secondary struggled last
year, especially in the upset loss at
get the offense on the board. of a crowd of more than 20,000 touchdown to Mitchell. Hooker Old Dominion. With all of those
Senior quarterback Ryan Wil- Saturday at Lane Stadium. was 6 of 12 for 61 yards and players returning, defensive coor-
lis, working with the first-team “I feel like we could have Patterson went 1 of 5 with the dinator Bud Foster is hoping the
offense, threw a 28-yard touch- done more on the field today,” 4-yard score to Hazelton. unit makes major strides going
down pass to tight end James Willis said. “I feel like our sec- Bell carried 10 times for 33 forward, and that last season’s
Mitchell, and redshirt freshman ond scrimmage a week ago was yards, Steward nine times for 38 disappointment fuels them.
quarterback Quincy Patterson probably our best scrimmage. and the touchdown and Holston “The best teacher for us is ex-
ran for a score and threw for an- We’re just scraping the surface had five rushes for 5 yards. perience,” Foster said. “We had
other in the first part of the day’s of what this offense can be. I Willis’ spot in the rotation our moments last year, good
practice, the portion where Tech think we have the potential to made it clear he’s the team’s No. and bad. Obviously, the kids
kept score. do great things this year.” 1 quarterback this spring, but here have a lot of pride. They
The defense won that portion In the scrimmage portion of coach Justin Fuente maintains understand the expectations.”
21-14, getting seven points for the spring game, Willis went 6 all three players are still compet- mbarber@timesdispatch.com
each of its three stops, in front of 9 for 75 yards, including the ing. Tech has three more spring @RTD_MikeBarber

Title brings boom in business for UVA retailers

School gets 12 percent cut on that,” he said Tuesday afternoon.
The company prints shirts for several
ing Goods in Short Pump opened at 7 a.m.
Tuesday to offer championship gear.
ally suggestive, make fun of other schools
or promote alcohol.
all licensed merchandise sold local businesses, including Mincer’s and Merchandise bearing the signature “As long as the marks are used cor-
the University of Virginia bookstore. blue, orange and white V and crossed sa- rectly, we want to make it work and allow
By RUTH SERVEN SMITH Business began picking up as soon as bers must be approved by UVA’s Office some creative license,” Palombi said.
The daily progress Virginia entered the Sweet Sixteen. Kulick’s of Licensing & Trademark. “And 12 percent of officially licensed
team prepared for escalating demand with Melissa Palombi, an administrative products’ royalties go back to UVA. I hope
CHARLOTTESVILLE — As UVA fans a white board, coffee and gallons and gal- assistant, lingered in the office Monday there’s awareness that it does go back to
partied through the night after the men’s lons of blue and orange paint. On Tues- evening before the big game. Requests the university. It’s not just about getting
basketball team’s historic win Monday, day, Kulick estimated that his staff had for approvals began picking up when the cheapest T-shirt; it’s about supporting
Charlottesville businesses also worked run 10,000 national championship shirts Virginia entered the Elite Eight, she said, UVA and supporting local businesses.”
through the night to reap a windfall from on Tuesday, and continued to print thou- and have come in fast and furious since When the Virginia men’s baseball
NCAA championship gear. sands more throughout the week. then. Her office looks at proposed de- team won the 2015 College World Series,
The minute the final buzzer went off, As soon as shirts came off the presses, signs on T-shirts, bags, cups and other the extra business was a boon for Blue
at 11:47 p.m., Will Kulick’s team at Blue they were driven across town to impa- items and makes sure they use UVA’s im- Ridge Graphics. The demand for men’s
Ridge Graphics began running the screen tient crowds. The UVA bookstore and the agery appropriately. basketball, though, is far larger.
printers. Mincer’s location on the Corner were full For example, the office is happy to ap- “This will be the biggest local sporting
“We had a 5 minute celebration pe- Tuesday, with lines stretching around the prove designs that get creative with UVA event we’ve had in our history as a busi-
riod, and then the first shirts started block at the Mincer’s location at the Shops and Charlottesville images, but will not ness — and we’ve been here 40 years,”
coming off the heater not long after at Stonefield. In Richmond, Dick’s Sport- normally license products that are sexu- Kulick said.

UVA BASKETBALL NOTES

After hoops championship,
a bonus for Bennett
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Win-
ning the national title was per-
sonally satisfying for Virginia
coach Tony Bennett, but also fi-
nancially lucrative.
Bennett received a total of
$1.175 million in bonuses this
season. He took home $50,000 for
NCAA tournament qualification,
$100,000 for reaching the Sweet
16, $250,000 for reaching the Elite
Eight, $250,000 for the Final Four,
$400,000 for the title, $75,000 for
a Top 10 finish in a national poll,
and $50,000 for earning ACC
Coach of the Year honors.
Once the offseason begins, his
contract is scheduled to be ex-
tended one additional year on
May 1. That extension had been
agreed upon years ago. Once
May 1 arrives, he will be under
contract with UVA through 2025.
Bennett’s most recent raise
was in 2015, which bumped his
annual base salary from $400,000
to $500,000 and his annual sup-
plemental compensation from
$1.7 million to $2.5 million.
He received a “longevity
bonus” of $1 million on March
15, 2019, and will receive simi-
lar bonuses if he is still at UVA in
2021 and 2023.
Bennett led Virginia to the pro-
gram’s first NCAA tournament
championship on Monday in
Minneapolis with an 85-77 over-
time win over Texas Tech.
“You know what, I think Tony
Bennett is great. I love our pro-
gram, I love the way he leads
our program on and off the
court,” UVA Director of Athletics professional basketball career. when he took the microphone.
Carla Williams said on the U.S. The Cavaliers were at Scott Jerome and Kyle Guy are both
Bank Stadium court afterwards. Stadium celebrating their 2019 juniors who will have to make
“When you win a national NCAA Tournament champion- decisions about a potential NBA
championship, you’re the best ship, which doubled as Salt’s career in the coming days.
in the business.” final college game. The redshirt The same is true of redshirt
Williams did not respond to a senior averaged 3.7 points and sophomore De’Andre Hunter,
follow-up email about the pos- 3.7 rebounds in 37 games played who is seen by many draft ex-
sibility of extending Bennett’s in 2018-19. perts as an NBA lottery pick.
contract. The 6-foot-10, 250-pound “Those decisions will come
Rumors surfaced during the center from Auckland, New Zea- when they have the right infor-
title run that UCLA was inter- land is not expected to be se- mation,” Bennett said.
ested in hiring Bennett to fill its lected in the 2019 NBA Draft. “What this group of men have
head coaching vacancy, but the — Josh Needelman, The Daily Progress brought to me, to our staff, to
program hired former Cincin- this university and community
nati Mick Cronin this past week. … we’ll all be forever grateful for
NBA decisions loom that.
Salt hires agent, will for Hunter, Jerome “I actually haven’t really
pursue pro career thought much about next year.
During Saturday’s celebration There will be plenty of time for
Virginia center Jack Salt said at Scott Stadium, point guard Ty that. It will all work out. I know
Saturday afternoon he has hired Jerome was serenaded by fans that.”
an agent and intends to pursue a with chants of “one more year” — Doug Doughty, The Roanoke Times

PLAyiNg
fOr A
cAUSE
Benedictine’s
Jamari Baylor (5)
is congratulated
after hitting a
two-run home
run in the third
inning against
St. Christopher’s
at RF&P Park in
Glen Allen on
Saturday. The
Cadets won 3-2 in
the annual game
to benefit Jacob’s
Chance. The two
schools have
raised nearly
$50,000 over the
last decade.
See more photo
highlights at
Richmond.com.
DaNiel saNGJiB MiN/TiMes-DisPaTch
Richmond Times-dispaTch • sunday, apRil 14, 2019 C7

football returns to blacksburg sports briefs

nBa

Walton to become Kings’ coach

A source with direct knowledge of the agreement
said Luke Walton will become coach of the Sacra-
mento Kings, just a day after parting ways with the
Los Angeles Lakers following three losing seasons.
Walton, 39, was dismissed by the Lakers on Friday
after Los Angeles went 37-45.
Sacramento general manager Vlade Divac fired
Dave Joerger on Thursday after the coach helped de-
velop the young Kings into playoff contenders before
ultimately falling short in the franchise’s 13th straight
losing season.

inTeRnaTional hocKey

U.S. women drub Russia, reach world final

The United States soared into the gold-medal game
at the women’s world hockey championship by rout-
ing Russia 8-0 Saturday behind two goals each by Hil-
ary Knight and Kelly Pannek in Espoo, Finland.
The undefeated Americans will be going for their
fifth straight title Sunday against Finland. The host
nation jolted Canada 4-2 in the other semifinal.
Goalie Alex Rigsby of the U.S. made 11 stops for her
second shutout of the tournament.
Canada will face Russia for the bronze medal
Sunday.
Finland goalie Noora Raty made 43 saves in send-
ing her country past the heavily favored Canadians.

auTo RacinG

Rossi takes pole for Long Beach IndyCar race

Michael Niziolek/The RoaNoke TiMes Alexander Rossi will try to win his second consecu-
Virginia Tech defensive end TyJuan Garbutt (45) rushes down quarterback Ryan Willis during tive race through the streets of Long Beach, Calif.,
the team’s spring game at Lane Stadium on Saturday. Story, Page C6. from the pole.
The defending race winner snagged the top start-
ing spot for Sunday’s race as the qualifying session
ended. He won from the pole last year.

Kickers fall on road to Lansing

Scott Dixon qualified second Saturday, his best
starting position at Long Beach, followed by the Team
Penske trio Will Power, Josef Newgarden and Simon
Pagenaud.
Three goals in but were outmatched and
allowed all three goals in
He was smartly hanging
around the net to corral a Bottas tops trials for Chinese Grand Prix
second half sink the second. Plenty of fouls missed shot and take ad- Valtteri Bottas claimed the pole for Sunday’s Chi-
winless Richmond were called with 17 against vantage of the out-of-posi-
tion goalkeeper.
nese Grand Prix with Mercedes teammate Lewis
Lansing and 14 against Hamilton taking the second spot on the grid after Sat-
From staff reports
Richmond. LanSInG 3, KICKeRS 1 The Kickers are back urday’s qualifying in Shanghai.
The Kickers’ Maxi Ro- USL League One on the road next Saturday Bottas topped qualifying in 1 minute, 31.547 sec-
Dennis Chin scored the Saturday: Richmond at to take on Greenville Tri-
Richmond Kickers’ only driguez was sent off in the onds with Hamilton second in 1:31.570. The team-
34th minute after receiv- Greenville, 7 p.m. umph FC at 7 p.m. mates are the leaders after the first two Formula 1
goal in a 3-1 loss at Lan-
sing Ignite FC. ing a warning seven min- goal for a 1-0 advantage.
Lansing
Richmond
0
0
3
1
—
—
3
1 races this season with each having won once.
This was the second utes earlier. Moments later, Lansing Lansing: Moon 47’, Bruce 55’, Stone-
The Kickers played a
man 70’ Tennis
match in which the Kick- scored again as a Scott Richmond: Chin 67’
ers faced Lansing, and man down the rest of the Thomsen cross into the Goalkeeper saves: Kirk (L) 1; Fitzger-

their second loss, bringing way. box laid perfectly for an

ald (R) 3
Shots: Richmond 9-7
Wimbledon junior champ reaches final
Corners: Ignite 3-2
their record to 0-2-1. Lansing broke through Alex Bruce goal. Fouls: Ignite 17-14 Wimbledon junior champion Iga Swiatek advanced
The Kickers played at the start of the second Chin’s goal came in Cautions: Rodriguez (R) 27th; Rodri- to her first WTA tour final by beating Kristyna Pliskova
guez (R) 34th; Bolduc (R) 82nd
tough through the first half half with a Nick Moon his debut for the Kickers. A: 3,369 6-0, 6-1 in the Samsung Open semifinals in Lugano,
Switzerland. In Sunday’s final, Swiatek will face Po-
lona Hercog, who is seeking her first title since 2012.
Hercog won 7-5, 6-4 against Fiona Ferro.
scoreboard ♦ Trying to become the first Norwegian champion
in ATP World Tour history, Casper Ruud beat quali-
AUTO RACING HIGH SCHOOLS TENNIS ODDS
fier Daniel Elahi Galan 7-5, 6-2 to reach the U.S. Men’s
Xfinity Series Late Friday ATP Tour BASEBALL
Clay Court Championship final in Houston. Ruud,
U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championships Favorite Money Line Underdog
ToyotaCare 250 (Friday) BASEBALL
Houston; Surface: Clay-Outdoor
Philadelphia -172 MIAMI 20, will face Christian Garin, who defeated Sam Quer-
At Richmond Raceway WASHINGTON -175 Pittsburgh
(Starting position in parentheses)
Atlee 301 000 0 — 4 7 1 Quarterfinals: Daniel Elahi Galan d. St. Louis -120 CINCINNATI rey 7-6 (2), 6-2.
Hanover 005 100 x — 6 6 2 Jordan Thompson (7) 6-1, 4-6, 6-4. Colorado -120 SAN FRANCISCO
1. (4) Cole Custer, Ford, 250; 2. (5)
Mabry 3.1, Mantlo 3.2. Anderson 3.2, Semifinals: Christian Garin d. Sam ARIZONA -123 San Diego
Austin Cindric, Ford, 250; 3. (7) Justin
Allgaier, Chevy, 250; 4. (2) Tyler Red- Goleski 1, Hustead 1.2W: Anderson Querrey (8) 7-6 (2), 6-2; Casper Ruud LA DODGERS -135 Milwaukee hoRse RacinG
dick, Chevy, 250; 5. (13) Ryan Sieg, L: Mantlo. d. Daniel Elahi Galan 7-5, 6-2. Ny Mets -150 ATLANTA
Chevy, 250; 6. (10) Zane Smith, Chevy,
250; 7. (11) John Hunter Nemechek,
Highlights: ATL - Beach 1 for 2, 2
RBIs, HR. HAN - Mardgian 3 for 3, RBI. Grand Prix Hassan II
NY YANKEES
BOSTON
-180
-255
Chi White Sox
Baltimore Winx ends career with 33rd straight win
Chevy, 250; 8. (9) Chase Briscoe, Ford, Records: Atlee 5-3; Hanover 9-0 Marrakech, Morocco Tampa Bay -135 TORONTO
250; 9. (1) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 250; Semifinals: Pablo Andujar d. Gilles MINNESOTA -190 Detroit Seven-year-old mare Winx won her third consecu-
GIRLS SOCCER
10. (14) Justin Haley, Chevy, 250
11. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevy, 250;
Simon (4) 6-1, 6-1; Benoit Paire d. Jo-
Wilfried Tsonga 2-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Cleveland
Oakland
-144
-135
KANSAS CITY
TEXAS
tive Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick in Sydney
St. Margaret’s 00—0
12. (27) Elliott Sadler, Chevy, 250; 13. Saint Gertrude 32—5 Houston -152 SEATTLE to finish her career with a 33rd straight win, a record
(6) Michael Annett, Chevy, 250; 14. WTA CHICAGO CUBS -150 La Angels
(38) Kaz Grala, Chevy, 250; 15. (33) Dil- STG: Gill 3, Pilot, Haynes. 25th Group One victory and nearly $19 million in
Claro Open Colsanitas NHL PLAYOFFS
lon Bassett, Chevy, 250; 16. (3) Chris- Saves: STG - Pristas 3.
Records: St. Margaret’s 1-4; Saint Bogota, Colombia; Surface: Clay-Outdoor Favorite Money Line Underdog
prize money. Winx was ridden by Hugh Bowman and
topher Bell, Toyota, 250; 17. (17) Gray
Gaulding, Chevy, 250; 18. (32) Stephen Gertrude 3-6-2. Semifinals: Amanda Anisimova (6) PITTSBURGH -190 Ny Islanders trained by Chris Waller.
Leicht, Chevy, 250; 19. (20) Garrett d. Beatriz Haddad Maia 4-6, 7-6 (2), Tampa Bay -127 COLUMBUS
SOFTBALL ST. LOUIS -155 Winnipeg
Smithley, Chevy, 250; 20. (34) Brandon
Brown, Chevy, 250
6-2; Astra Sharma d. Lara Arruabar-
LAS VEGAS -145 San Jose
♦ Omaha Beach held off favored Improbable to win
Mills Godwin 000 201 0 — 3 7 2 rena (11) 7-5, 6-1.
21. (19) Ray Black II, Chevy, 250; 22. Deep Run 000 004 x — 4 5 1 Samsung Open NBA PLAYOFFS the Grade 1 Arkansas Derby by a length at Oaklawn
(12) Noah Gragson, Chevy, 249; 23. (28)
Joey Gase, Toyota, 249; 24. (23) Tyler Sparendeo 7. Ray 5 Lugano, Switzerland Favorite Line (o/u) Underdog Park, earning 100 points and vaulting himself into
PHILADELPHIA 7 (232) Brooklyn
Matthews, Chevy, 248; 25. (21) Donald W: Angela Sparendeo L: Ivy Ray.
Highlights: MG - Maddy Myers 3 for Surface: Clay-Outdoor BOSTON 7 (209½) Indiana second place on the Kentucky Derby leader board.
Theetge, Chevy, 247; 26. (24) Colin Gar-
rett, Toyota, 247; 27. (26) Vinnie Miller, 4, HR; Sydney Blackwell 1 for 2, 2 RBIs. Semifinals: Polona Hercog d. Fiona PORTLAND 3 (225) Oklahoma City Ridden by Mike Smith, Omaha Beach covered 1 1/8
DR - Cinella 1 for 2, run; Flores 1 for Ferro 7-5, 6-4; Iga Swiatek d. Kristyna MILWAUKEE 13 (219½) Detroit
Chevy, 246; 28. (29) Matt Mills, Chevy,
245; 29. (22) David Starr, Chevy, 245; 3, 2 RBIs. Pliskova 6-0, 6-1. HOUSTON 6½ (214) Utah miles in 1:49.91 and paid $5.40, $3 and 2.80.
30. (30) BJ McLeod, Toyota, 245
31. (35) Mike Harmon, Chevy, 243;
32. (36) Kyle Weatherman, Chevy, 237;
TRANSACTIONS HOCKEY PRO BASKETBALL BoXinG
33. (8) Brandon Jones, Toyota, engine, BASEBALL NHL Playoffs Glance NBA Playoffs Glance
175; 34. (25) Chad Finchum, Toyota,
brakes, 119; 35. (18) Jeremy Clements, American League FIRST ROUND FIRST ROUND Lomanchenko keeps lightweight titles
Chevy, engine, 112; 36. (16) Mason BALTIMORE — Sent C Austin Wynns
Diaz, Chevy, engine, 63; 37. (37) to Bowie (EL) for a rehab assignment.
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Vasyl Lomachenko defended his WBA and WBO
CLEVELAND — Optioned RHP Jon EASTERN CONFERENCE EASTERN CONFERENCE
Timmy Hill, Toyota, vibration, 15;
38. (31) Jeff Green, Chevy, engine, 10 Edwards and OF Jordan Luplow to Columbus 2, Tampa Bay 0 Milwaukee vs. Detroit
lightweight belts on Friday night with a fourth-round
Race statistics Columbus (IL). Recalled RHPs Cody ♦Columbus 4-3 ♦Sunday: Detroit at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. stoppage of Britain’s Anthony Crolla in Los Angeles.
Anderson and Jefry Rodriguez from
Average speed: 90.519 mph; Time: 2
Columbus.
♦Columbus 5-1
♦Sunday: at Columbus, 7 p.m.
♦Wednesday: at Milwaukee, 8
♦Saturday: at Detroit, 8
Lomachenko (13-1, 10 KOs) brutalized the man-
hours, 4 minutes, 17 seconds; Margin
of victory: 2.639 seconds; Cautions:
HOUSTON — Recalled LHP Reymin ♦Tuesday: at Columbus, 7 ♦April 22: at Detroit, 8 datory challenger for his WBA belt throughout their
Guduan from Round Rock (PCL).
7 for 44 laps; Lead changes: 9 among
6 drivers NEW YORK — Optioned LHP Ste-
♦x-Friday: at Tampa Bay, TBA
♦x-April 21: at Columbus, TBA
♦x-April 24: at Milwaukee, TBA
♦x-April 26: at Detroit, TBA
fight, nearly ending it late in the third round when the
Lap leaders: Herbst 1, Custer 2-19, phen Tarpley to Scranton/Wilkes-
Barre (IL).
♦x-April 23: at Tampa Bay, TBA ♦x-April 28: at Milwaukee, TBA Ukrainian star knocked Crolla (34-7-3) into the ropes.
Allgaier 20-36, Bell 37-67, Annett 68- Toronto 1, Boston 0 Orlando 1, Toronto 0
69, Bell 70, Allgaier 71-139, Custer 140- TEXAS — Placed 2B Rougned Odor
♦Toronto 4-1 ♦Orlando 104, Toronto 101
223, Cindric 224-230, Custer 231-250 on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Thurs-
day. Selected the contract of INF/OF ♦Toronto at Boston, late ♦Tuesday: at Toronto, 8 p.m. local GolF
Leaders summary (driver, times ♦Monday: at Toronto, 7 ♦Friday: at Orlando, 7
led, laps led): Custer 3 times for 122 Danny Santana from Nashville (PCL).
laps; Allgaier 2 times for 86 laps; Bell
2 times for 32 laps; Cindric 1 time for 7
Transferred RHP Edinson Volquez to
the 60-day IL. Signed RHP David Car-
♦Wednesday: at Toronto, 7
♦x-Friday: at Boston, TBA
♦April 21: at Orlando, 7
♦x-April 23: at Toronto, TBA Miller shoots 68, leads Junior Valentine by one
penter to a minor league contract. ♦x-April 21: at Toronto, TBA ♦x-April 25: at Orlando, TBA
laps; Annett 1 time for 2 laps; Herbst 1
time for 1 lap TORONTO — Optioned INF Richard ♦x-April 23: at Boston, TBA ♦x-April 27: at Toronto, TBA Hayden Miller, 17, of Leesburg shot a 4-under-par
Urena to Buffalo (IL). Reinstated RHP Washington 2, Carolina 0 Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 0 68 to take a one-shot lead after the first round of the
Clay Buchholz from the 10-day IL. Sent ♦Washington 4-2 ♦Brooklyn 111-102
SOCCER RHP Ryan Tepera to Buffalo (IL) for a ♦Washington 4-3, OT ♦Monday: at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Junior Valentine Invitational at Hermitage Country
rehab assignment. ♦Monday: at Carolina, 7 ♦Thursday: at Brooklyn, 8 Club’s Manakin Course.
MLS National League ♦Thursday: at Carolina, 7 ♦Saturday: at Brooklyn, 3
CINCINNATI — Recalled OF Phillip ♦x-April 20: at Washington, TBA ♦x-April 23: at Philadelphia, TBA Jimmy Taylor, 17, of Alexandria and Connor McGar-
Eastern
Columbus
W L T Pts GF
4 2 1 13 7
GA
5
Ervin from Louisville (IL). ♦x-April 22: at Carolina, TBA ♦x-April 25: at Brooklyn, TBA rity, 16 of Bethesda, Md., each shot a 69.
COLORADO — Signed OF Craig Gen- ♦x-April 24: at Washington, TBA ♦x-April 27: at Philadelphia, TBA
D.C. United 3 1 2 11 9 5 try to a minor league contract. New York Islanders 2, Pittsburgh 0 Boston vs. Indiana Hermitage member Charlie Hanson and Ian Walters
Montreal 3 2 2 11 8 11
Toronto FC 3 1 1 10 14 8
MIAMI — Optioned OF Peter O’Brien ♦N.Y. Islanders 4-3, OT ♦Sunday: at Boston, 1 p.m. of Glen Allen led the locals, each shooting 70.
to New Orleans (PCL). Recalled OF ♦N.Y. Islanders 3-1 ♦Wednesday: at Boston, 7
Philadelphia 3 2 1 10 9 7
Austin Dean from New Orleans. ♦Sunday: at Pittsburgh, Noon ♦Friday: at Indiana, 8:30 The final round will be Sunday.
Cincinnati 2 2 2 8 8 8
PHILADELPHIA — Recalled RHP Vic- ♦Tuesday: at Pittsburgh, 7:30 ♦April 21: at Indiana, 1
Orlando City 2 2 2 8 10 11
tor Arano from Lehigh Valley (IL). ♦x-Thursday: at N.Y. Islanders, TBA ♦x-April 24: at Boston, TBA
Chicago 1 2 3
New York City FC 0 1 5
6 8
5 7
10
11 PITTSBURGH — Sent OF Gregory ♦x-April 20: at Pittsburgh, TBA ♦x-April 26: at Indiana, TBA elseWheRe
New York 1 3 1 4 6 6 Polanco and RHP Dovydas Never- ♦x-April 22: at N.Y. Islanders, TBA ♦x-April 28: at Boston, TBA
New England 1 4 1 4 5 10 auskas to Indianapolis (IL) for rehab
WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE
♦ Russia’s Elizaveta Tuktamysheva won the wom-
assignments.
Atlanta 0 2 2 2 2 6
ST. LOUIS — Sent RHP Luke Gre- Dallas 1, Nashville 1 Golden State vs. L.A. Clippers en’s free skate, but the United States held on to its
Western W L T Pts GF GA
Los Angeles FC 5 0 1 16 19 5
gerson to Springfield (TL) for a rehab
assignment.
♦Dallas 3-2 ♦L.A. Clippers at Golden State, late huge overnight lead to win figure skating’s World
♦Nashville 2-1 ♦Monday: at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Seattle
Houston
5 0 1 16 14
4 0 1 13 12
5
6
SAN DIEGO — Optioned RHP Pedro ♦Monday: at Dallas, 9:30 ♦Thursday: L.A. Clippers, 10:30 Team Trophy for the fourth time in Fukuoka, Japan.
LA Galaxy 4 1 0 12 9 6
Avila to Amarilo (TL). Recalled RHP
Gerardo Reyes from El Paso (PCL).
♦Wednesday: at Dallas, 8 ♦Sunday: at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 The U.S. topped the team standings with 117 points,
♦x-April 20: at Nashville, TBA ♦x-April 24: at Golden State, TBA
Minnesota United 3 2 1 10 14
FC Dallas 3 2 1 10 10
11
7
WASHINGTON — Placed RHP Justin ♦x-April 22: at Dallas, TBA ♦x-April 26: at L.A. Clippers, TBA with 1-2 finishes in the men’s short and free programs
Miller on the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP
Kansas City 2 1 2 8 12 5
Austen Williams from Fresno (PCL).
♦x-April 24: at Nashville, TBA ♦x-April 28: at Golden State, TBA in recent days by two-time and reigning world cham-
Real Salt Lake 1 4 1 4 5 13 St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 0 Denver vs. San Antonio
San Jose 1 5 0 3 6 16 FOOTBALL ♦St. Louis 2-1 ♦San Antonio at Denver, late pion Nathan Chen and world bronze medalist Vincent
Vancouver
Colorado
0 4 2
0 4 2
2 5
2 9
10
16
National Football League ♦St. Louis 4-3 ♦Tuesday: at Denver, 9 p.m. Zhou. Defending champion Japan finished second
DETROIT — Signed S Charles ♦Sunday: at St. Louis, 7:30 ♦Thursday: at San Antonio, 9
Portland 0 4 1 1 5 15 Washington. ♦Tuesday: at St. Louis, 9:30 ♦Saturday: at San Antonio, 5:30 overall with 104 points and Russia was third with 102.
Tuesday’s Result SOCCER ♦x-Thursday: at Winnipeg, TBA ♦x-April 23: at Denver, TBA American Bradie Tennell finished second to Tukta-
Montreal 0, D.C. United 0, tie ♦x-April 20: at St. Louis, TBA ♦x-April 25: at San Antonio, TBA
Wednesday’s Result
Major League Soccer
♦x-April 22: at Winnipeg, TBA ♦x-April 27: at Denver, TBA mysheva’s 153.89 points with a season’s best 150.83.
ORLANDO — Loaned M Cam Lindley
Seattle at Colorado, ppd. to Memphis (USL Championship). Calgary 1, Colorado 0 Portland vs. Oklahoma City Kaori Sakamoto, Japan’s national champion, was
Friday’s Result
Vancouver 1, Chicago 1, tie
COLLEGE ♦Calgary 4-0
♦Colorado at Calgary, late
♦Sunday: at Portland, 3:30 p.m.
♦Tuesday: at Portland, 10:30
third with a season’s best 146.70.
Saturday’s Results
HOFSTRA — Named Danielle Santos
Atkinson women’s basketball coach. ♦Monday: at Colorado, 10 ♦Friday: at Oklahoma City, 9:30 ♦ Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Jalen Mills and
♦Wednesday: at Colorado, 10 ♦April 21: at Oklahoma City, 9:30
Montreal 1, Columbus 0 YORK (N.Y.) — Named Harris Rappel
♦x-Friday: at Calgary, TBA ♦x-April 23: at Portland, TBA Washington Wizards forward Devin Robinson were
Houston 2, San Jose 1 assistant athletic director for external
Seattle 3, Toronto FC 2 relations/sports information director. ♦x-April 21: at Colorado, TBA ♦x-April 25: at Oklahoma City, TBA arrested after a fight outside a nightclub, Washing-
♦x-April 23: at Calgary, TBA ♦x-April 27: at Portland, TBA
New York City FC 3, Minn. United 3
Atlanta at New England, late San Jose 1, Vegas 1 Houston vs. Utah
ton police said Saturday. Mills and Robinson were
Portland at FC Dallas, late ON THIS DATE ♦San Jose 5-2 ♦Sunday: at Houston, 9:30 p.m. charged with disorderly affray, which generally refers
D.C. United at Colorado, late
Orlando City at Real Salt Lake, late 1960 — The Montreal Canadiens win
♦Vegas 5-3
♦Sunday: at Vegas, 10
♦Wednesday: at Houston, 9:30
♦Saturday: at Utah, 10:30
to fighting in a public place. Robinson was taken to a
Cincinnati at Los Angeles FC, late their fifth straight Stanley Cup with ♦Tuesday: at Vegas, 10:30 ♦April 22: at Utah, 10:30 hospital for treatment, the report said. He also lost his
Philadelphia at LA Galaxy, late
Sunday’s Game
a four-game sweep of the Toronto
Maple Leafs, including tonight’s 4-0
♦x-Thursday: at San Jose, TBA
♦x-April 21: at Vegas, TBA
♦x-April 24: at Houston, TBA
♦x-April 26: at Utah, TBA
job with the Wizards.
New York at Kansas City, 7 p.m. victory. ♦x-April 23: at San Jose, TBA ♦x-April 28: at Houston, TBA — From wire reports
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Race Week in Richmond

Racing
fans look
on as the
Monster
Energy
Cup Series
crews of
Kyle Larson
and Jimmie
Johnson
(48) work
on their
cars before
the Toyota
Owners
400 at
Richmond
Raceway.
The new
garage
made its
debut at the
track last
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SIGHTS
FROM THE
TRACK
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John Hay of Ohio held his grandson, Travis Carothers, 11, as Kyle Busch signed Carothers’
T-shirt after doing an interview in the DC Solar FanGrounds in the infield.

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aLEXa WELCH EDLunD/TIMES-DISPaTCH Tiffany White (left) and Taylor Vick (right), 5,
Anthony Wright of New Jersey is decked out in of Iowa each enjoy the festivities at Richmond
racing gear before Saturday night’s Cup race. Raceway leading up to the race.

Johnson racing on wheels, legs in unusual twin bill

Cup champion raced at RR,
will run Boston Marathon
By MICHAEL PHILLIPS
richmond Times-dispatch
Saturday’s NASCAR Cup Series race,
the Toyota Owners 400, pitted drivers
against each other for 300 miles. But it’s
a much shorter distance that threatens to
undo series star Jimmie Johnson.
Johnson, age 43 and a noted fitness buff,
will attempt something new this weekend.
After Saturday’s race in Richmond, he
plans to fly to Boston for Monday’s Bos-
ton Marathon, a 26.2-mile race, but one
where the participants aren’t allowed to
use cars.
A schedule tweak this year allowed
Johnson to run the race, which he has
wanted to do for some time. He said he
was nervously watching the weather
forecast calling for Saturday’s race to be
rain-delayed, but even if the skies didn’t
clear before the race, he was going to at-
tempt the doubleheader anyway.
“I started to get nervous watching the be a better story.”
weather, then I decided, to heck with it,”
Johnson said on Friday. “I can’t control
it. And if I have a car race on Sunday, and
“If I have he spent time at the company’s Sports
Science Institute this offseason with the
a car race goal of running the Boston Marathon in
less than 3 hours.
on Sunday, They advised a prerace regimen that
and a has prepared him for what’s coming.
“At this point, I’ve run nearly 800
marathon miles since the start of the new year,”
Johnson said.
on Monday, “Looking at 26.2, it doesn’t seem like
a big deal at this point. I love to be pre-
it’s just pared and ready for anything I do. And
going to I’m prepared for this.”
Friday, Johnson ran his final 4-mile
be a better training run.
On Saturday, he made the Cup Se-
story.” ries race his workout for the day, then
Jimmie Johnson, planned to go for a short 2-mile run
who will run in monday’s when he arrived in Boston on Sunday.
BuD KRafT Boston marathon “It’s so funny to step outside of your
own head, and look at yourself as a vehi-
a marathon on Monday, it’s just going to cle, and ask, ‘How do you fuel the vehicle
to go?’” he said.
Johnson doesn’t plan to be in the back mphillips@timesdispatch.com
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2019 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Bennett’s journey now includes title

Paul Woody
pwoody@TimesDispatch.com
For someone who didn’t plan to
coach, and for someone who, when
he started coaching, didn’t think
about going to the Final Four, Tony
Bennett has done OK.
“I never thought of myself as
being a national championship
coach,” Bennett said. “I wasn’t
even going to get into coaching. I
wasn’t crazy about it.
“I loved playing, and then I saw
my dad’s team [Wisconsin] go to
the Final Four,” Bennett said. “I
was the volunteer manager, and I
got into it. I love the young men. I
love the game, but it’s not the be-
all and end-all.”
His father is Dick Bennett, a leg-
endary coach in Wisconsin, who
spent most of his career in that
state, coaching at Wisconsin-Ste-
vens Point, Wisconsin-Green Bay
and Wisconsin. Then, he retired.
But he came out of retirement to
take on the rebuilding job at Wash-
ington State. Rebuilding programs
apparently is a Bennett family
specialty.
He took his son with him as an
assistant, a role the younger Ben-
nett had held at Wisconsin, first
with his father and then with an-
other legendary Wisconsin coach,
Bo Ryan.
Dick Bennett wanted to help his
son obtain a job as a head coach.
That worked out when, after three
seasons at Washington State,
the elder Bennett retired and the
younger Bennett was hired to re-
place him.
Tony Bennett proved he not
only had what it took to be a head
coach, but he also was adept at re-
cruiting the exact type of players
needed to rebuild a program.
That’s what got him to Virginia.
Athletic director Craig Littlepage
knew he had a basketball program
that desperately needed a rebuild.
He surprised everyone by lur-
ing Bennett across the country to
Charlottesville.
Things have gone well for Ben-
nett and Virginia, and that’s a bit of
an understatement.
Monday night, the coach who
didn’t think he wanted to coach,
the coach who never thought of
himself as a Final Four coach, led
the Cavaliers to a national cham-
pionship with an 85-77 victory, in
overtime, against Texas Tech.
The Cavaliers reflect their coach.
Monday night during the game,
Bennett was cool, calm and col-
lected. Down the stretch when
Monday night, the coach who didn’t
think he wanted to coach, the coach who
never thought of himself as a Final Four
coach, led the Cavaliers to a national
championship with an 85-77 victory, in
overtime, against Texas Tech.
Virginia had to score to force over-
time, Bennett called the right plays
and the players executed them
perfectly. After the game, Bennett
was cool, calm and collected, as
he always is, win or lose, joyful or
disappointed.
In the stands was the man who
nurtured Bennett’s career, from
coaching him at Wisconsin-Green
Bay to hiring him as an assistant at
Wisconsin and Washington State,
Dick Bennett.
“If Tony went over the moon on
this, he would surprise both his
mother and I,” Dick Bennett said
after the national championship
victory over Texas Tech. “He ap-
preciates it for what it is.
“He loves the game. He loves
these kids, and he’ll probably enjoy
it, but he won’t go crazy with it. He
never has, ever since he’s been a
little kid.”
A year earlier, Bennett and the
Cavaliers had suffered their big-
gest disappointment. They entered
the 2018 NCAA tournament as
the No. 1 of all No. 1 seeds. Then,
they became the first No. 1 seed
ever to lose to a No. 16 seed, the
University of Maryland Baltimore
County, in the opening round of
the tournament.
The irony of the situation is that
without that loss, Virginia probably
would not have finished the 2018-
19 season with a victory.
“You have scars, right?” Tony
Bennett said. “Does it go away
completely? No. I wish it hadn’t
happened in some ways. Now, I
say, well it brought us a ticket here,
so be it.
“Is the pain gone? I still feel a lit-
tle ‘uhh’ because I remember that
feeling. But I think we’re OK.”
That would seem to be the case.
In the pursuit of ways to help the
players get past the UMBC disap-
pointment, Bennett’s wife, Laurel,
recalled a TEDx talk she had at-
tended in Charlottesville in 2014.
She thought the message of the
speaker, Donald Davis, a retired
United Methodist minister, might
help Bennett and his team.
Davis’ message was one he
learned from his father, Joe Davis,
who had severely injured himself
when he accidentally sliced his leg
with an axe when he was 5 years
old. Doctors were able to save the
leg, but Davis’ father lost his knee-
cap. That meant he couldn’t go
into the family business of farming.
Joe Davis’ mother, Donald Davis’
grandmother, made her son tell
the story of his leg over and over,
each time from a different perspec-
tive — his, his parents’, even the
doctors’ who saved his leg. Each
time, the ultimate message was the
same: When something that seems
tragic happens, if you use it cor-
rectly, it can buy you a ticket to a
place you might not have gotten in
any other way.
“You talk about being almost
prophetic,” Bennett said. “I don’t
know, maybe we could have [won
a national championship with-
out the loss to UMBC], but I don’t
know.
“Going through what we did last
year ... it helped me as a coach. It
drew me closer, most importantly,
to my faith in the Lord, drew me
closer to my wife and children,
just because you realize that’s
unconditional.”
The foundation for a national
championship was set before
the players on the team that won
UVA’s first national championship
in men’s basketball arrived. When
Ty Jerome, Kyle Guy, De’Andre
Hunter and Jay Huff came on
their recruiting visits, Bennett told
them such players as Joe Harris,
Malcolm Brogdan and Justin An-
derson, all now in the NBA, had es-
tablished a baseline of excellence.
Bennett told those recruits Vir-
ginia already had won ACC cham-
pionships and been to the Elite
Eight of the NCAA tournament.
“I said, ‘We’re asking you to
build on that foundation ... that’s
going to be the hardest step,’” Ben-
nett said. “I said I want guys who
want a chance at a title fight.’”
Bennett got those guys. Virginia
got its national championship.
To get there, they used a loss
that had taken them to the lowest
point of their careers as a ticket to
a place they might not otherwise
have reached.
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week.
Hoffmeyer was joined by
writers Mike Barber and Paul
Woody, as well as myself, in
Minneapolis.
Back home in Richmond,
all hands came on deck Mon-
day night, with sports de-
signers Chris Wilbers, Dave
Sager and Vince Shaw getting
an assist from Stan Cary and
Wayne Epps Jr. on editing.
While national media tried
to muscle their way into the
story, Team RTD knew the
ins and outs of the team from
spending time with them
over the past 10 seasons
under Tony Bennett.
Barber took a deep dive
into Bennett’s recruiting pat-
terns on Sunday, while Mon-
day night as the celebration
raged, I was invited into the
off-limits coaches’ locker
room to chat with assistant
coaches I had previously cov-
ered in Charlottesville.
The stadium itself was mas-
sive — several times larger
than a basketball arena. We
had to hustle between inter-
view rooms while the players

Deadline champs
Times-Dispatch
photographer
and video
editor Dean
Hoffmeyer was
covering his How Team RTD covered the Final Four
second Final
Four. His first
By MICHAEL PHILLIPS • richmond Times-dispatch
was VCU’s run
in 2011.
The question photogra-
pher Dean Hoffmeyer gets
asked most: How do you
manage to be everywhere at
the same time?
He had the shot of Kyle
Guy being fouled by Samir
Doughty at the end of the
Virginia-Auburn game, and
also the wild celebration two
nights later following the
final victory.
It’s not magic. It’s a
remote.
Hoffmeyer brought six
cameras with him. Two of
the cameras stayed with him,
the other four were mounted
around U.S. Bank Stadium,
From left, Mike Barber, Dean Hoffmeyer, Michael Phillips and Paul
Woody, The Times-Dispatch’s coverage team in Minneapolis.
controlled via remote. That’s
how he ended up with the
spectacular photos you’ve
seen all week.
But it takes a village to
cover a champion, and Team
were chauferred by golf cart.
Each day we were given
one hour to interview play-
ers, then coach Tony Bennett
spoke from a podium.
During the games, we sat
below the action, as the court
was on a stage.
Our time on the road
taught us a lot about each
other, too. Barber and Hoff-
meyer were paired in a hotel
room — they’re the loudest
snorers of the group.
When it came time to
leave, the adventure was only
beginning. With demand
high and flights expensive,
Hoffmeyer found himself on
a five-hour layover in Boston;
I flew from Minnesota to Vir-
ginia by way of Orlando.
We return with the memo-
ries of having seen one of the
greatest NCAA tournaments
of all time, and the stories of
what it was like to be there,
many of which are in the fol-
lowing pages.
mphillips@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6546
@michaelpRTD
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Road to redemption started early

most people will think back
to for this year’s title was
March 16, 2018.
That’s when UMBC
handed Virginia an upset
loss that, as the popular nar-
rative at the time went, Ben-
nett’s program might never
recover from. A 16-seed had
never before knocked off a
one-seed and the stunning
loss was just proof, critics
said, that Bennett’s defense-
first, slow-paced offensive
ZacK WaJsGRas/The DailY PROGRess approach could not and
Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter, Ty Jerome and Kyle Guy committed to the Cavaliers four years ago, would not ever get him to a
forming the core of what would become the most talented roster UVA has fielded in years. Final Four.
Bennett and his players
viewed it entirely differently.
us a ticket to a national
championship.”
And it prepared the team
for a tournament run for
the ages. Down at the half
against Gardner Webb, the
crowd cheering for the Bull-
dogs to do it again to UVA,
the Cavaliers rallied back.
Down two points with
5.9 seconds to play against
Purdue in the Elite Eight, ju-
nior forward Mamadi Dia-
kite scored a basket that will
long live in tournament lore,
off a marvelous pass from
freshman point guard Kihei
Clark, sending the game to
overtime and Virginia on to

As soon as last year ended, the work
began for a 2019 team full of potential
By MIKE BARBER • Richmond Times-dispatch
Virginia.
The last name on the
bracket.
How did UVA basketball
shed the label of “team that
can’t win in March,” swap-
ping it out for the far more
desirable tag of national
champion? What prepared
these Cavaliers to march
through March and advance
in April all the way to the
program’s first title?
Where did the intestinal
fortitude to outlast Purdue,
Auburn and finally Texas
Tech in three straight tour-
nament nail-biters that
could have filled their own
One Shining Moment mon-
tage come from?
Maybe it started back in
2009, when former athlet-
ics director Craig Littlepage
hired Tony Bennett from
Washington State, prompt-
ing fans to joke about rather
having his namesake, the
famous lounge singer. Ben-
nett was 39 at the time and
coming off a three-year stint
succeeding his father at
Washington State.
He came to UVA at a time
when fans were clamor-
ing for Tubby Smith, Rick
Barnes or Jeff Capel. Ben-
nett preached stout defense
and patient offense. He fin-
ished 15-16, tied for ninth
in the ACC, and missed the
postseason.
A decade — and more
than his fair share of March
disappointments — later,
Bennett stood on a stage at
midcourt at U.S. Bank Sta-
dium in Minneapolis and
slammed a “Virginia” decal
onto the final line of CBS’s
oversized bracket.
Maybe it started four
years ago, when Bennett re-
cruited Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome
and De’Andre Hunter to
UVA, assembling the core of
the team that would go 66-6
the past two years. Getting
involved early with all three
helped Bennett and Virginia
land the trio of four-star
prospects who would each
shape this tournament run.
Purdue coach Matt
Painter described Jerome as
the “head of the snake,” the
player it all starts with when
looking at the Cavaliers. Je-
rome averaged 16.5 points,
5.2 rebounds and six as-
sists per game in the NCAA
tournament.
Maybe it started with
one of those many, painful
March setbacks — against
Michigan State in 2014 and
2015, against Syracuse in
the Elite Eight in 2016 or the
blowout loss to Florida in
2017.
But really, the origin story
The pain of that day, and
the months that followed,
would simply become a part
of their story. Their plans to
ascend to the top of college
basketball were unchanged.
Sitting in front of the
media that day, answering
questions about the historic
upset, Guy told reporters
it would be “easy for us to
bounce back” because of
the principles Bennett had
instilled in the team.
When this season began,
Bennett encouraged his
team to “run to the start-
ing line,” an important re-
minder that there are no
do-overs in sports and the
program’s only path to fu-
ture success would be a
long one, beginning with
preseason workouts, grind-
ing through the regular sea-
son, then marching into the
tournament.
“If you learn to use it
right, the adversity, it will
buy you a ticket to a place
you couldn’t have gone any
other way,” Bennett said.
“Going through what we did
last year, it helped me as a
coach. All the stuff that they
talked about, I think, bought
one of the most dramatic
Final Fours in history.
Guy needed to bury a late
corner 3-pointer, then sink
three free throws with 0.6
seconds remaining to push
UVA past Auburn in the na-
tional semifinal.
And then came a national
title game that nearly gave
fans coronaries on the way
to a coronation.
Hunter’s 3-pointer with
14 seconds left sending the
title game into overtime
where Virginia finally fin-
ished the run.
Redemption was never
Bennett’s rallying cry.
He urged his players
to take joy in the pursuit
of a championship. It’s a
message as poetic as it is
practical.
Unlike more micro goals
— avenge UMBC, dis-
pel the critics — Bennett’s
theme is evergreen. If any-
thing, it may resonate even
more deeply with his future
teams. Why?
Because in 2019, it’s an
approach that produced a
national championship.
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Former UVA players Joe Harris, Malcolm Brogdon, Justin Anderson and
Devon Hall (left to right) watch the “One Shining Moment” video montage
after the Cavaliers won the title Monday night in Minneapolis.

Title extra sweet

for former players
‘The foundation’ saluted by
current Cavs for paving the way
By MICHAEL PHILLIPS • Richmond Times-dispatch

MINNEAPOLIS — The 2019 Vir- “Time and time again, we don’t

ginia Cavaliers were the school’s
first national champions, but in
the aftermath of the title, they
were quick to credit the play-
ers who came before them in
Charlottesville.
Many of those players made the
trip to see the game in person, cel-
ebrating on the confetti-strewn
court after the victory.
“This is for everybody,” said as-
sistant coach Jason Williford. “All
the alums, all the former play-
ers, our guys, the guys before that.
Everybody.”
Among the bold-faced names in
attendance were Ralph Sampson,
Roger Mason, Harold Deane, An-
drew Kennedy, Corey Alexander,
Justin Anderson, Joe Harris and
Malcolm Brogdon, representing
the generations of Wahoos.
“I’m just excited, man,” said
Brogdon. “They did an amazing
job.”
Anderson said he was watching
ESPN Monday morning and watch-
ing the pundits complain about the
Cavaliers’ style.
get the respect we deserve,” he
said. “It’s ridiculous. It’s so hard to
put into words right now. I’m just
so proud of the organization.
“It’s a beautiful thing to watch,
and a great thing to be a part of.”
For coach Tony Bennett, it was
the culmination of a process that
began 10 years ago when he arrived
in Charlottesville.
“I remember telling [the current
class], ‘Look, the foundation has
been laid by guys — Joe and Mal-
colm were here and all the guys
who went before,’” Bennett said.
“We had won some ACC cham-
pionships, we’ve been to the Elite
Eight. I said, ‘We’re asking you to
build on that foundation, and even
at that house, that’s going to be the
hardest step.’”
It was the most rewarding, too,
part of the reason why so many
past players made the trek to Min-
neapolis, to celebrate the end of the
journey.
mphillips@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6546
@michaelpRTD
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V I R G I N I A CAVA L I E R S
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This moment shone extra bright

UVA students
traveled from
Charlottesville
to Minneapolis
to be a part of
the action at
the Final Four. Titles are won every year, but rarely are the stories this good
Stories of the 2018-19 Vir-
ginia Cavaliers will be told
for decades upon decades to
come.
From “The Corner” to every
far-reaching border of Wahoo
Nation, fans, everywhere, will
have countless con-
versations remember-
ing “The Play” (against
Purdue), Kyle Guy’s
clutchness at the line
against Auburn, and
Ty Jerome finding De-
Andre Hunter to send
the national cham-
pionship game into
overtime.
Also forever tied to this team
will be their loss to UMBC the
year prior, as should the words
that Tony Bennett pulled from
the now famous TEDx talk
he and the team watched on
the recommendation of the
coach’s wife, Laurel.
“If you learn to use it right,
the adversity, it will buy you a
ticket to a place you couldn’t
have gone any other way.”
If there ever is a statue raised
of Bennett outside John Paul
Jones Arena, those are the
words that should be etched at
the base.
What was once a nice little
anecdote by Bennett, when
he relayed last year that Ty Je-
rome said the historic first-
round loss would only be part
of their story, became a prom-
ise fulfilled Monday night in
Minneapolis.
“Forget last year,”
said Jerome. “This
is everything you
dream of since you’re
a little kid. I’m not
even thinking about
Wes UMBC right now. I’m
McElroy just thinking this is a
dream come true.”
This dream did
come true. But, with all due re-
spect, Ty, let’s not forget last
year. Let’s never forget what
happened to the Cavaliers last
year, for it only makes the story
more meaningful.
This Virginia Cavaliers team
may be one of my all-time fa-
vorite sports stories. Not just
because they won it all, but
that they never accepted that
one part of their story would be
their final chapter.
What this team went through
wasn’t tragic. It wasn’t a ter-
minal diagnosis, yet it wasn’t
without scars and damage to
overcome, as Kyle Guy has spo-
ken openly about overcoming
anxiety issues.
That loss 13 months ago
could have fractured a team,
leaving them bitter and em-
barrassed. However, instead
of just accepting what life had
thrown at them, this group re-
alized there was something big-
ger out there for them. Instead
of being weakened, they grew
stronger and more together be-
cause of it.
“What that says, if you learn
to use it right, the adversity, it
will buy you a ticket to a place
you couldn’t have gone any
other way,” said Bennett again
on Monday night. “I don’t
know, maybe we could have,
but I don’t know, going through
what we did last year and hav-
ing to — you know, it helped
me as a coach. All the stuff
that they talked about, I think,
bought us a ticket to a national
championship.”
The adversity bought Vir-
ginia a ticket on a thrill ride
the likes of which had never
been seen before in college
basketball.
Yet much deeper, below the
confetti and streamers, this
was also a story that not only
molded a team, but people.
While they may not fully un-
derstand it yet, this Virginia
team will forever carry this
“ticket” with them at reunions,
banner raisings and every time
somebody says, “I remember
2019.” It will also be with them
into marriage, fatherhood, and
when their basketball careers
are over.
What this group of Wahoos
realized isn’t just how to win a
championship, but also that life
can throw you the most humili-
ating and humbling challenges.
Yet if they hold onto that
ticket, as Dr. Seuss once wrote,
“Oh, the places you’ll go.”
Watching Bennett stand on
the back of the podium taking
in “One Shining Moment,” his
smile was one of pride, know-
ing these men just learned that
life was something bigger than
a game or a loss or a setback.
Hopefully, if you were paying
close enough attention to the
story of these Virginia Cavaliers,
you learned something as well.
Wes McElroy hosts a sports talk show
weekdays from 3-6 p.m. on 910 AM.
He also writes a weekly column for the
Richmond Times-Dispatch.

UVA radio announcer didn’t think that, but there just seemed to feel like
this “team of destiny” component to this. That
was also in [my] mind. I never felt like Virginia
was out. They, kind of, had that fairy dust with

had courtside seat to

them along the way, and you kind of knew that.
Question: What made you feel that way?
Answer: It’s funny, I talked to Laurel Bennett,
Tony’s wife, in the exercise room when we first
got to the Final Four and I asked, “Can you be-

‘the ultimate story’

Dave Koehn is the voice of the Cavaliers, and after 11 years behind the mic in Charlottesville, on Mon-
day night he got to call a basketball national championship. Special correspondent Wes McElroy chatted
with him about crazy finishes, “fairy dust,” and being able to tell the story of the ’Hoos.
Question: From the vantage point of the guy
who calls the action, which was the craziest finish
in this run?
Answer: I think, honestly, the Final Four. It
was cool, but it was this strange development
as it played out, and I think it was just crazier in
that it was a foul inside a second, where you have
a guy [Kyle Guy], that has all this time to think
about this and a guy who had all these narratives
floating through his brain from a year ago, who
started this tournament shooting 11 percent from
beyond the arc before breaking through against
Purdue, and now he’s in this situation.
To have to make three free throws in that spot
with that kind of pressure, I think that was un-
precedented and it was just crazier to me.
Question: At any point in these wild endings,
was there ever a moment where you thought, this
really might end?
Answer: I’m inherently someone, who if not
careful, can see the glass half empty, so I have to
be careful with that, but in this case I was never
convinced they were ever going to lose [in any of
AnDREW sHURTLEff/THE DAiLy pRoGREss
Voice of the Cavaliers Dave Koehn (left) interviews
Kyle Guy in front of fans as the team returns
home after winning the title. Koehn has been in
Charlottesville for 11 years, and was ‘so very happy’
for coach Tony Bennett on Monday night.
these situations]. Yeah, the thought enters your
mind, and most would be lying if they said they
lieve we are here?”
She said, “Yeah, I can. It’ll all just seems like it’s
very meant to be.”
That stuck with me as I watched this all play
out in the first game against Auburn and then in
the championship, that was sort of dancing in my
brain, that this is sort of meant to be and it just
seemed to continue.
Question: What’s it meant to be the guy who
once had to tell listeners Virginia was the first No.
1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed, then a year later be
the first to say, “The Virginia Cavaliers are the na-
tional champions of college basketball?”
Answer: Surreal.
I think the biggest emotion that I had through-
out this whole process was one of gratitude. I re-
ally, truly mean that. For me, as a storyteller, to
tell this story is one of the great gifts I’ll ever have
in my life.
Because it’s the ultimate story.
Obviously, I wanted this for the team, who had
been through what they had. I wanted it desper-
ately for Tony Bennett, who I hold on a pedestal
and have since he arrived here. In a lot of ways, I
consider him a mentor to me and someone who
can provide a lot of inspiration in a lot of facets
in life. For people like that, you want good things,
and he’s so deserving, and I was so very happy for
that.
But for selfish reasons, I was incredibly grateful
for the chance I had to play a role in this thing in
bringing it to life on the radio. This is what we do
for a living, we tell stories. And I was gifted with
one of the greatest stories in the history of sports
to tell.
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
I am not ashamed to admit it; I cried on March 16,
2018. That was the night that our Virginia Cava-
liers suffered one of the most humiliating defeats
not only in the history of college basketball but
also in sports in general when they lost to UMBC
in the first round of the tournament. These were
good, respectable players coached by a man of
impeccable integrity and my sadness was over
what they were enduring and would endure over
the succeeding days and months. As expected, the
ridicule came: “Good guys finish last… Coach Ben-
nett’s system can’t win the big games… his players
choke when it counts” and on and on. Yet immedi-
ately after that crushing defeat, Coach Bennett and
his players immediately demonstrated poise and
grace in their post-game press conference and took
full responsibility for the loss.
After the season was over, Kyle Guy shared his
battles with depression and how he first appeared
back on campus in a hoodie. The negative impact
of social media and the criticism of the pundits
was crushing yet with Tony Bennett’s encourage-
ment, he and the rest of the team embraced the loss
and set their sights on the next season. Guy also
publicly encouraged his peers to get help and not
cover depression and anxiety despite the stigmas
that still exist in our society.
As the new season approached, I had the op-
portunity to meet the new UVA Athletic Director
Carla Williams, on a warm August evening at an
event in Charlottesville put on by the University
for current and prospective corporate sponsors.
While our company was small in comparison to
many corporate sponsors, I told Ms. Williams
that we were definitely going to support Virginia
basketball and connect our brand to the values
Tony Bennett had put in play. It was obvious she
was in full support of the faith and philosophy of
Coach Bennett and we both believed that in time a
championship would come UVA’s way.
It is one thing to live any set of principles when the
winds of success are behind you. Yet throughout
2018-19 as the UMBC loss was brought up in every
game and in virtually every press conference, Tony
Bennett and his team stated they were not trying to
bury the last season but rather use the Five Pillars
that Coach Bennett had built the program on. They
would use the first Pillar of Humility and talk ev-
ery day about the loss and embrace it. After every
win the word “thankful” was used consistent with
the next pillar of Gratitude. Servanthood and Unity
were exhibited as playing times were adjusted and
roles changed to meet the demands of the season.
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Then, all America saw the pillar of Passion demon-
strated in game after game in the tournament.
I was fortunate to be able to attend all but a hand-
ful of Virginia’s home basketball games. Witness-
ing the anxiety present in the Colonial Life Arena
in Columbia, SC and then seeing the Cavaliers
grab a first-round tournament win after trailing
Gardner-Webb by 14 points was gratifying. Work
demands and travel made the next opportunity
to see this magical team appear on Monday night
in Minneapolis. I booked the trip a week out with
confidence Virginia would be there. They did not
disappoint.
As the confetti rained down on us in US Bank
Stadium in Minneapolis on Monday night, I
was moved by the scene. This was not merely a
masterful execution of 40 minutes (scratch that,
45 minutes) of basketball by Coach Bennett, his
assistants and the Virginia players at the pinnacle
of collegiate sports. This was the final page of an
incredible life script, replete with lessons we all can
benefit from. The Five Pillars that were prominent
in the devastating rubble of the UMBC loss now
stood in the gleaming spotlight of the grandest
prize in college basketball.
There was exuberant joy in the voices and the faces
of former players such as Devon Hall, Justin An-
derson, Joe Harris, Malcom Brogdon, Sean Single-
tary, Harold Deane, Cory Alexander and of course
iconic Ralph Sampson. The last Virginia coach to
reach the semi-finals, Terry Holland, stood look-
ing on the celebration with the dignified pride of
a parent whose child’s successes have eclipsed
their own. Could the presence of the Five Pillars
and therefore the lack of chest-thumping hubris
that normally accompanies such celebrations be
credited for the lack of envy or jealousy in former
players and coaches?
Prior to winning the National Championship,
Tony Bennett said, “If my life is just about winning
championships—if it’s just about being the best—
then I’m running the wrong race,” he said. “That’s
empty. But if it’s about trying to be excellent and
do things the right way, to honor the university
that’s hired you, the athletic director you work
for and the young men you’re coaching—always
in the process trying to bring glory to God—then
that’s the right thing. Paul said he considered all
the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus
his Lord,” Bennett said.
• • • SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019 U5
DEAN HOFFMEYER/TIMES-DISPATCH
CLOCKWISE FROM ABOVE:
Mamadi Diakite (25)
celebrates in the moments
after UVA’s victory in the
title game; Diakite blocks
a Texas Tech shot, one
of three UVA blocks on
Monday; De’Andre Hunter
drives to the basket
against Jarrett Culver. The
two projected NBA first-
round picks had several
showdowns in the final
minutes of the game.
April 14, 2019
Adversity is a fact of life and our society seems to
be struggling in epic proportions in handling it. As
we see leader after leader in sports, politics, busi-
ness and even in religious circles meltdown under
the scrutiny of public life, Coach Tony Bennett has
provided a tutorial on living out practical faith and
achieving success without abandoning principles.
In addition to the Five Pillars, we have been given
such enduring phrases as “trembling courage”, a
“painful gift” and “adversity can buy a ticket to
a place you couldn’t have gone any other way.”
Add in Clemson football Coach Dabo Swinney’s
text to Coach Bennett on Monday of “Let the light
that shines in you, shine brighter than the light
that shines on you” and you have an outline for
outstanding leadership.
I believe that we have created such a sharp divide
in America between the sacred and the secular that
many of our institutions are rudderless. I identify
with the struggle to incorporate faith into my daily
life as a business owner. I work hard to walk out
my faith, in all areas of my life, in a way that al-
lows room for others with different perspectives.
Too often it seems that individuals or organiza-
tions have values, pillars or a mission statement
that are just words to be said and not applied. If
our values are only demonstrated in the triumphs
and not the trials, are they really life principles or
just empty words?
Years ago, the poet Edgar Guest said:
I’d rather see a sermon than hear one any day;
I’d rather one should walk with me than
merely tell the way.
The eye’s a better pupil and more willing than
the ear,
Fine counsel is confusing, but example’s al-
ways clear;
And the best of all the preachers are the men
who live their creeds,
For to see good put in action is what every-
body needs.
Seeing Humility, Passion, Unity, Servanthood and
Thankfulness put in action; this is the takeaway for
me over the last year as a UVA fan and sponsor,
as a business owner and as a Christian. Thank you
President
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V I R G I N I A CAVA L I E R S
2019 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

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The Virginia Cavaliers have been fielding basketball teams for 115 years, but this was the school’s first NCAA championship in the sport.

UVA basketball team

UVA’s NCAA national
championship teams
1938 — Boxing
1972 — men’s lacrosse

becomes the school’s 26th

1981 — Women’s cross country
1982 — Women’s cross country
1989 — men’s soccer
1991 — men’s soccer and women’s lacrosse

NCAA team champion

By MICHAEL PHILLIPS • richmond Times-dispatch
There has been a tradition of
winning at Virginia in all sports
for many years, and the men’s
basketball team is the latest to join
the club of NCAA team champions.
Just as the weight was lifted
from coach Tony Bennett’s shoul-
ders on Monday night in Minne-
apolis, he’s among good company
in Charlottesville — baseball
coach Brian O’Connor similarly
toiled for years before winning the
2015 title, and tennis coach Brian
Boland had what was regarded as
the nation’s best team for nearly
a half decade before he broke
through.
They, and other Cavaliers
coaches, offered Bennett their sup-
port in the run-up to the title.
“You can tell they’ve been
through it,” Bennett said, not-
ing that their text messages all
came with the caveat: “No need to
reply,” aware of how busy Bennett
and his team were.
“They’ve been through it. The
support you have — [women’s
basketball coach] Debbie Ryan,
when she was there, Joanne Boyle
from the women’s program, now
Tina [Thompson], Brian O’Connor,
1992 — men’s soccer
1993 — men’s soccer and women’s lacrosse
1994 — men’s soccer
1999 — men’s lacrosse
2003 — men’s lacrosse
2004 — Women’s lacrosse
2006 — men’s lacrosse
[former men’s soccer coach Bruce] 2009 — men’s soccer
Arena, all down the list, I can name 2010 — Women’s rowing
them all, all the coaches. It’s a 2011 — men’s lacrosse
close-knit family at UVA because I 2012 — Women’s lacrosse
think we appreciate how it has to
2013 — men’s tennis
be done there, but there’s so many
great coaches there. 2014 — men’s soccer
“I remember when I got the job, 2015 — Baseball and men’s tennis
I said, ‘What’s the key to building 2016 — men’s tennis
a program?’ And I listened to them
2017 — men’s tennis
intently about finding guys that fit
your system, your culture, and the 2019 — men’s basketball
culture of UVA.” Note: This does not count individual titles in sports like
mphillips@timesdispatch.com track or swimming, or titles that were given by non-
(804) 649-6546 NCAA organizations, like UVA’s indoor tennis titles or
@michaelpRTD their 1952 and 1970 lacrosse titles

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Kenny Towns lifts the UVA baseball team’s championship trophy at a rally in 2015; Virginia goalie Andrea Pfeiffer (11) receives the MVP
award at the women’s lacrosse championship; Men’s tennis coach Brian Boland poses with the team’s three national championship trophies; Rob Emery kisses the
NCAA lacrosse championship trophy as he and teammates celebrate; Richmond’s Todd Wharton (no shirt) and teammates celebrate their College Cup title.
Richmond Times-dispaTch • • • sunday, apRil 14, 2019 U7

Hitting the right notes

without De’Andre Hunter and per-
haps Ty Jerome, who could soon
announce that they’re going pro.
But the Cavaliers have shown they
can sustain a program through the

For the Cavaliers, the night of the title game both
started and finished with ‘One Shining Moment’
Aaron McFarling
aaron.mcfarling@roanoke.com
He learned it in 15 minutes.
Francesco Badocchi scored 5
points for the Virginia basketball
team this season and played a total
of one minute in this NCAA tour-
nament. But in the spirit of “differ-
ent guys at different times” — one
of the mantras of this program —
the freshman forward from Italy
contributed something special
Monday morning, long before the
Cavaliers tipped off in the national
title game.
He taught himself to play “One
Shining Moment” on the piano.
And before the team’s walk-
through, Badocchi performed it for
his teammates.
“When we’re on the road, we let
him play the piano, just something
as a team thing, just to take our
minds off of basketball,” associate
head coach Jason Williford said.
“I don’t know if that was a pre-
monition, but he was freaking
good, and it was good to hear that
thing.”
The Cavaliers would hear it
again, of course. Shortly after mid-
night on Tuesday morning, after
their 85-77 overtime victory against
Texas Tech that brought them
their first national title, they stood
on the platform at midcourt and
watched the annual NCAA tourna-
ment highlights package together
on the big screen at U.S. Bank
Stadium.
“When you’re a kid, you’re
ChARlie NeibeRgAll/The AssoCiATed pRess
Virginia’s Francesco Badocchi is one
of a number of foreign-born players
on the team. He is proficient at both
shooting a basketball and playing the
piano, and did both at the Final Four.
watching the championship, and
everyone watches ‘One Shining
Moment,’” forward Braxton Key
said. “Whether you’re watching the
game or not, you go on YouTube
and type in ‘One Shining Moment,’
you want to watch. It’s so senti-
mental. It’s surreal that we were
able to watch it.”
Even more surreal that the video
would end with images of coach
Tony Bennett slapping the Vir-
ginia sticker on the final line of the
bracket and the Cavaliers hoisting
the trophy in a sea of confetti.
Perhaps no team has better em-
bodied the joy-pain dichotomy
that video promotes than these
Cavaliers. From the misery of last
year’s UMBC loss to the ecstasy of
Monday night, UVA was a model
of resiliency and competitive
brilliance.
“Put your arms around each
other,” Bennett recalls telling his
players in the postgame locker
room. “Take a look at every guy in
here. Look at each other. Prom-
ise me you will remain humble
and thankful for this. Don’t let this
change you. It doesn’t have to.
“But stay humble and stay
thankful. It’s a great story. That’s
probably the best way I can end
this: It’s a great story.”
Oh, you bet it was. All of it. Fall-
ing behind by 14 points against
16th-seeded Gardner-Webb. Need-
ing a miracle at the end of regula-
tion to fend off Purdue. Snatching
an improbable victory from Au-
burn in the national semifinals.
And then Monday, twice build-
ing a double-digit lead and losing
it, then coming back again.
Boring old Virginia? No sir.
“I love the way we play,” Wil-
liford said. “We’re not going to
apologize for that. I heard it all:
You couldn’t win. You can’t recruit
guys. You’re not going to go to the
pros. Well, guess what? We’re the
national champions. We’re going
to keep doing what we do.”
They’ll probably have to do it
loss of talented players.
Evidence was on hand here
Monday, as ex-UVA stars such as
Justin Anderson, Malcolm Brogdon
and Devon Hall showed up to
celebrate a historic night for the
university.
If this was indeed Hunter’s last
game, as most of us assume it was,
it was a cinematic finish. Hunter
scored 22 of his career-high 27
points after halftime, hitting the
game-tying 3-pointer late in regu-
lation and the go-ahead 3-pointer
in overtime.
“He was unbelievable tonight,
in all areas of the game,” Jerome
said. “He held [Jarrett] Culver to 5
of 22 shooting, who’s an awesome
player. He’ll be a lottery pick. He
was a beast on the glass. He was a
beast on the defensive end, guard-
ing the ball. He hit 3s. He got and-
1s at the rim.
“Every single thing someone can
do on the court, tonight, he did.”
Kyle Guy, the Final Four’s Most
Outstanding Player honoree, con-
tributed 24 points. The symbol of
Virginia’s one-year turnaround
shook off early shooting struggles
in this tournament to made a slew
of huge plays in Minneapolis.
“We came in together and said
that we’re going to win a national
championship,” Guy said of a re-
cruiting class that included Jerome,
Hunter and Jay Huff. “And to be
able to hug each other with confetti
going everywhere and say we did it,
it’s the greatest feeling I’ve ever felt
in basketball.”
Safe to say it was for all of them.
“My favorite moment? When
the horns went off and we were
champion,” Mamadi Diakite said.
“Going back and thinking about
all the plays, all the hard work it
took in order to get here, it was
amazing.
“I was on that stage like, ‘Wow,
we’re really champions.’”
Then came the video, with the
song Badocchi had played so well.
Aaron McFarling is the sports columnist for
the Roanoke Times.

Defying the odds

The Wahoos appeared to be
sunk three times, and three
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‘ THIS IS FOR YOU ’

With 14 seconds remaining in overtime, UVA led by 6 points, and Texas Tech was hoping for a late comeback. Instead, Ty Jerome found
Braxton Key all alone on an inbounds pass, and Key threw in a thunderous dunk. “Say goodnight,” commentator Bill Raftery said on the
CBS broadcast, and indeed, the Cavaliers would coast from there to their first men’s basketball national title. Once the confetti had fallen
and the trophy had been awarded, Key went into the stands and greeted his second cousin, UVA hoops legend Ralph Sampson. Key said he
dedicated the performance to Sampson, whose UVA teams were among the nation’s best, but never won the ultimate prize.
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V I R G I N I A CAVA L I E R S
2019 NCAA MEN’S BASKETBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

Meet the team

UVA’s 2019
championship roster
and coaches

No. 5, Kyle Guy
Junior, guard, 6-2, 175
pounds
2019 stats: 15.4 points, 4.5
rebounds and 2.1 assists per
game
Need to know: Kyle Guy was
Mr. Basketball Indiana and
spurned in-state basketball
powers like Butler, Indiana
and Purdue when stuck by his
commitment to Bennett and
UVA. A dead-eye shooter, Guy
ranks first all-time at Virginia in
3-point field percentage (42.5).
Postseason moment: Hit
three straight free throws with
.6 seconds on the clock to beat
Auburn, 63-62, in the national
semifinal game.
No. 11, Ty Jerome
Junior, guard, 6-5, 195 pounds
2019 stats: 13.6 points, 4.2 rebounds
and 5.5 assists per game
Need to know: Like teammate
De’Andre Hunter, many project Je-
rome could be a first-round pick in the
upcoming NBA draft if he chooses to
leave school early. If he opts to return,
he could finish in the top 5 all-time at
Virginia in assists.
Postseason moment: His free
throw miss against Purdue began
the wild tip play that led to Diakite’s
game tying basket, but Jerome was
too good in the NCAA tournament to
make that his shining moment. He
averaged 20.3 points, 6.7 rebounds
and seven assists per game over the
Cavaliers’ final three wins. His pass to
Hunter for the game-tying 3-pointer
in the national title game was one ex-
ample of his stellar play.
No. 12, De’Andre
Hunter
Sophomore, forward, 6-7, 225
pounds
2019 stats: 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds
and two assists per game
Need to know: Hunter redshirted two
years ago then sat out last year’s NCAA
tournament loss to UMBC with a wrist
injury. Now, he’s likely headed to the NBA
draft, considered a potential lottery pick
by most experts. Virginia hasn’t had a
player picked in the top 10 of the draft
since Olden Polynice in 1987.
Postseason moment: Hunter’s
3-pointer with 14 seconds left in the
national title game against Texas Tech
forced overtime. Jerome flung a cross-
court pass to Hunter, camped out for a
corner 3 and Hunter buried it, erasing a
3-point deficit and sending the Cavaliers
to overtime, where they would win the
championship.
No. 25, Mamadi
Diakite
Junior, forward, 6-9, 228 pounds
2019 stats: 7.4 points, 4.4 re-
bounds and 1.7 blocks per game
Need to know: A native of Guinea,
Diakite came to the United States
as a 16-year-old, to play basketball
at the Blue Ridge School in hopes of
earning a college scholarship and,
eventually, a shot at playing profes-
sionally in the NBA. He hopes to use
a future NBA contract to help his
impoverished home country.
Postseason moment: Diakite’s
buzzer-beating 12-foot jumper
against Purdue sent the Elite Eight
game into overtime, a miracle play
that saved UVA’s postseason and
put Diakite, Clark and Jerome per-
manently into NCAA tournament
lore.

Coaches:
Tony Bennett
Head coach
Background: The son of former Wis- No. 1, Francesco No. 10, Jayden Nixon
consin and Washington State coach Badocchi Freshman, guard, 6-3, 189 pounds
Dick Bennett, Tony Bennett led Virginia Redshirt freshman, forward, 6-7, 2019 stats: Eight rebounds and eight
to its first Final Four since 1984 and
first 205 pounds points in 14 games
fi rst-ever national title in his 10th sea-
first-ever
son in Charlottesville. His Pack-Line 2019 stats: 13 points and two re-
defense again led the nation in few- bounds in nine games
est points allowed per game and his
scheme adjustments on the other end
of the fl oor made the Cavaliers’ one
floor
of the country’s most effi
effi-- Jason
cient offenses. Williford
Associate head
coach
Background: A
Richmond native and
former John Marshall
high school star,
Williford played at
UVA, going to three
NCAA tournaments
and winning an NIT
championship before
graduating in 1995.
He was an assistant
for nine years for
Bennett before being
promoted before this
season.
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No. 30, Jay Huff
Sophomore, forward, 7-1, 222
pounds
2019 stats: 4.4 points, 2.1 rebounds
and .7 blocks per game
Need to know: A Durham, N.C. na-
tive, Huff grew up a Duke basketball
fan. His father worked at the Mike
Krzyzewski Human Performance Lab
at Duke and the Blue Devils recruited
Huff. He chose to play, instead, at
Virginia.
Postseason moment: Huff didn’t
play much in the NCAA tournament,
but he did score 5 points and block
a shot in the second-round win over
Oklahoma.
No. 33, Jack Salt
Senior, center, 6-10, 250-pounds
2019 stats: 3.7 points and 3.7 re-
bounds per game
Need to know: A New Zealand na-
tive, where he won back-to-back
national high school championships,
Salt traveled some 8,500 miles to
become a fixture in the UVA lineup,
before a balky back limited his avail-
ability at times this season.
Postseason moment: Salt scored
a career-high 18 points against
North Carolina State in the ACC
tournament to help Virginia win its
first game in Charlotte.
No. 2, Braxton Key
Junior, forward, 6-8, 225 pounds
2019 stats: 5.7 points, 5.3 rebounds
and one assist per game
Need to know: An Alabama trans-
fer, Key was granted a waiver by the
NCAA to play this season. He is the
nephew of former Virginia legend
Ralph Sampson.
Postseason moment: Key’s de-
fense on Texas Tech star Jarrett
Culver on the final shot of regulation
in the championship game may have
saved Virginia’s title hope. Key par-
tially blocked Culver’s tightly-con-
tested jumper at the buzzer, sending
the game into overtime.
No. 0, Kihei Clark
Freshman, guard, 5-9, 155
pounds
2019 stats: 4.5 points, 2.6 assists
per game
Need to know: A pesky, aggressive
on-ball defender, coach Tony Ben-
nett frequently compared Clark to
Muggsy Bogues, Bennett’s team-
mate in the NBA with the Charlotte
Hornets. The 5-foot-3 Bogues was
the shortest player in NBA history.
Postseason moment: Threw the
pass to Mamadi Diakite for the
game-tying basket to force overtime
against Purdue in the Elite Eight.

No. 22, Francisco No. 23, Kody No. 24, Marco No. 45, Austin
Caffaro Stattmann Anthony Katstra
Freshman, center, 7-0, 223 pounds Freshman, guard, 6-7, 187 pounds Sophomore, guard, 6-4, 212 Sophomore, forward, 6-6, 217
2019 stats: Redshirted 2019 stats: 30 points and 11 re- pounds pounds
bounds in 18 games 2019 stats: 26 points and 12 re- 2019 stats: 10 points and six re-
bounds in 22 games bounds in 11 games

Brad Orlando Mike Curtis

Soderberg Vandross Strength and condi-
Assistant coach Assistant coach tioning coach
Background: A Background: Background: A
former Dick Bennett Vandross worked Richmond native
assistant, and a head for three years as and former standout
coach at St. Louis Virginia’s director at Manchester High
and interim head of recruiting/player School, Curtis was
coach at Wisconsin, development, before a college teammate
Soderberg has spent earning a promotion of Jason Williford’s
the past four years at to assistant coach, at UVA. Tony Ben-
Virginia. Soberberg the post he’s held the nett hired him to be
played for Dick Ben- past four seasons. his strength coach
nett at UW-Stevens Before UVA, Vandross 10 years ago, after
Point. spent five years as Curtis spent a year
an assistant at Char- at Michigan and six
lotte and 13 on staff years with the Mem-
at Boston University. phis Grizzlies in the
NBA.

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U12 SUNDAY, APRIL 14, 2019 • • •
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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Virginia guard Kyle Guy (5) tries to calm forward Mamadi Diakite during the Purdue game; Virginia coach Tony Bennett and assistant Jason
Williford react during the Oregon game; Virginia guard Ty Jerome speaks to the media after Virginia’s 53-49 win over Oregon to advance to the Elite Eight; Virginia guard
De’Andre Hunter (12) grabs a loose ball from Purdue forward Grady Eifert; Hunter splits two Oregon defenders in the paint during the Sweet 16 game.
It took a village
to win this trophy
Michael Phillips
mphillips@TimesDispatch.com
When the former president of
the university ends up seated in the
14th row, you know it’s a hot ticket.
The University of Virginia was
given 3,600 tickets behind the
team’s bench for Monday night’s
national championship game, and
it seemed like every single one of
those people had a personal con-
nection to the program.
That’s what made the Cavaliers’
title so special. It was won by 13
players, but there were hundreds
more who played a part.
Former players, coaches and
family members packed the stands,
lingering deep into the night. Min-
nesota is known as the Land of
10,000 Lakes, but they’re going
to need to recount after Monday
night’s waterworks.
“When I hugged my mom and
dad and my brother, they were cry-
ing, so I couldn’t help it,” said Ty
Jerome.
He wasn’t the only one who shed
a tear. This was a group that left
people searching for superlatives.
“They were a joy to coach,”
said Tony Bennett. “I mean, they
worked, and anything I said, ‘Yes,
sir.’ They would just go after it. We
pushed them hard, but we also
loved on them too, and I think it
was the balance of that, and they
knew it. And they knew we were in
this together.”
Zion Williamson was the best
player in college basketball this
year. UVA had the tightest-knit
team.
That extends to the coaching
staff, too. Jason Williford, a John
Marshall grad, has been with Ben-
nett as an assistant for all 10 years.
He could have left for better op-
portunities elsewhere, but has re-
mained loyal to the program.
“I don’t even know how we
did it,” said Williford, shaking his
head in disbelief. “These guys are
incredible.
“Ten years ago, Tony gave me a
shot. I’m just happy he gave me a
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shot. I’m loving this place. I bleed
orange and blue.”
Strength coach Mike Curtis, a
Manchester grad, was similarly
speechless.
“Everything in the past 10 years
was in pursuit of this,” Curtis said.
“I’m just thankful that Tony gave
me the opportunity to come back to
Virginia and be a part of this.”
Former assistant Ritchie McKay,
now the coach at Liberty, brought
his family and was embraced
warmly on the court after the game.
Most importantly, Tony Ben-
nett’s father, Dick Bennett, was in
attendance behind the bench — he
stays away from most games be-
cause the nerves are too much.
Monday night, confetti fell on him
while he watched his son hoist the
trophy.
Dick Bennett has been a constant
presence around the team from the
start, the patriarch of a defensive
dynasty that is finally getting its due.
Ultimately, the adversity along
the way only made the finish that
much sweeter.
Most people point to UMBC, but
I believe the die was cast against
Tony Bennett and his system at the
2011 ACC tournament, when they
led Miami by 10 points with 42 sec-
onds left, and squandered the lead.
The Syracuse loss in the Elite
Eight in 2016 only cemented the
reputation, but inside the building,
Bennett and his team knew they
had something special brewing.
As the talent level rose, so did the
results. Then, finally, Kyle Guy and
teammates broke through.
Guy’s unflappable demeanor
was exactly what UVA needed
to navigate the gauntlet that was
thrown the Wahoos way during this
postseason.
“I’m just thinking this is a dream
come true, and it’s even more
than that because you never even
imagine you’ll be able to spend
a year with people you actually
love, your teammates and your
coaches,” Jerome said. “Not a lot
of people get along like we do, so
to share this moment with them is
unbelievable.”
Bennett’s family grows every
year, and there was barely enough
room for all of them on the court
Monday night, a group celebrating
the conclusion of a quest a decade
in the making.
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“It’s just kind of a legacy [my

dad] left behind. They’re just
such a guide for us, and they
help us and help me a lot, so
they started way back then.
I know he’s passed those on
to some other teams, some
real good teams have
used those, and I think
obviously they’re bigger
than just basketball,
but they help us on the
basketball court and
of course after.”
— Tony Bennett

DEAN HOFFMEYER/TIMES-DISPATCH

Life lessons
carry around.”
Legendary college bas-
ketball coach Dick Bennett
first wrote down his “Five
Non-Negotiables” more
He said he wants the pil-
lars to be an active topic of
conversation instead of a
poster on the wall.
“We refer to them —
UVA coach Tony Bennett
appreciates that the ‘Five
Pillars’ are grounded in
Biblical teachings. He
learned them from his

‘Five Pillars’ guide the than 30 years ago, stress-

ing the five principles to his
they’re not just lip service,”
he said. “After a game we’ll
father, coach Dick Bennett.

Cavaliers on and off the

players. say, ‘Hey, we’re not playing
A young coach named together. We lost our unity.’ the five non-negotiables,
Barry Collier trained under So you can point to break- what he refers to as “the pil-

basketball court Bennett, taking the philoso-

BY MICHAEL PHILLIPS • Richmond Times-Dispatch
This wasn’t the first
March Madness appear-
ance for Virginia coach
Tony Bennett’s program-
guiding philosophy, which
he refers to as the “Five
Pillars.”
The pillars have lived
other lives, on Final Four
runs with Wisconsin, Butler
and George Mason.
For Bennett and the Cav-
aliers, though, the Biblically
derived values of humility,
passion, unity, servanthood
and thankfulness are a bit
more personal: They were
first codified by Dick Ben-
nett, Tony’s father, more
than three decades ago.
Now they’re getting an-
other life with Tony, as he
shared them at press con-
ferences throughout this
year’s run.
Bennett brought the pil-
lars with him to Charlot-
tesville 10 years ago as he
sought to rebuild UVA’s
team.
For Bennett, it’s about
more than basketball.
“You can take it from a
basketball standpoint, but
you can also take it from a
life standpoint, “ Bennett
said in 2014. “They sug-
gest the way we’re trying
to build the program, and
something the guys can
phy with him and rebrand-
ing it as “The Butler Way.”
Likewise, Jim Larranaga
spent time with Bennett
and used the principles at
George Mason and Miami.
Bennett had his own suc-
cess, leading Wisconsin to
the 2000 Final Four. But his
true legacy is in the doz-
ens of assistants who have
learned his non-negotia-
bles, including his son.
“My dad had a strong
faith, “ Tony Bennett said.
“And he said, ‘If my faith is
real to me and important,
then somehow, some way,
I’d like it to play out in my
vocation.’
“There are probably 10
teams that have adopted
that and have it in their
locker room, because they
make sense. They really
do.”
downs after games and also
highlight what went well.
They ground you.”
Tony Bennett didn’t orig-
inally intend to be a coach.
His played at Wisconsin-
Green Bay, where he was
coached by his father. He
still holds the NCAA record
for 3-point percentage in a
career (49.7 percent).
He spent a few years in
the NBA with the Char-
lotte Hornets, then tried to
keep his career alive over-
seas, ultimately landing
in Australia and New Zea-
land, playing for one team
named the Burger King
Kings.
When he returned to the
United States in 1999 and
rejoined his father as an
assistant, he changed his
mind and decided to enter
the family business.
Part of that meant taking
lars,” with him when he set
out on his own at Washing-
ton State and then Virginia.
“It’s just kind of a legacy
[my dad] left behind,” Ben-
nett said. “They’re just such
a guide for us, and they help
us and help me a lot, so
they started way back then.
I know he’s passed those on
to some other teams, some
real good teams have used
those, and I think obviously
they’re bigger than just bas-
ketball, but they help us on
the basketball court and of
course after.
“Like I said, these guys
honor the pillars, that’s the
greatest gift I can have as a
coach, to see them do that,
and I think it’s become ...
part of the fabric of our pro-
gram for sure.”
mphillips@timesdispatch.com
(804) 649-6546
@michaelpRTD

They said it...

Jerome, on the free throw that set up
Diakite’s Purdue shot:
“I short-armed it, and Mamadi did a good
play by hitting it and Kihei [Clark] made the

Quotes from UVA’s run to the NCAA title

AS TOLD TO MIKE BARBER • Richmond Times-Dispatch
Tony Bennett, on rebounding from the
UMBC loss:
“‘If you learn to use it right, the adversity,
it will buy you a ticket to a place you couldn’t
have gone any other way. I didn’t know if that
meant we’d get to a Final Four or do that. I
just knew that would deepen us in ways on
the court, off the court and what we believe
and mark us for the right stuff. And that, I
think, is what took place.”
De’Andre Hunter, after his career high
in the title game:
“I’m really passionate about the game, I’m
just not a screamer or a yeller. I just play my
game, dominate, and if you notice, you no-
tice. If you don’t, you don’t.”
Kyle Guy, on his crucial free throws vs.
Auburn:
“These are moments that every basket-
ball player has dreamed of, hitting the game-
winning shot or free throws. Kind of had that
feeling in your stomach, like a good nervous-
ness, like, ‘All right, this is my chance.’”
Jerome, to New York radio host Mike
Francesa, who said the Cavaliers would
never win the national title playing
their style:
“Our offensive efficiency, I think we were
in the top five in the country, we have been
all year. So, you know, I’m sure a lot of peo-
ple don’t do their proper research on college
basketball before they speak.”
Jerome, on the road to the title, before
the championship game:
“I feel like I get asked this question every
single round, every round we advance, and
every round I say the same thing almost, and
it feels a little bit sweeter, a little bit sweeter.
But to think this time last year we were start-
ing our spring workouts, and to still be play-
ing at this point in the season with one other
team in the whole country on the stage that
you dreamed about since you were a little
kid, it’s an unreal feeling.”
Jerome, on his feelings after the title
win:
“I was about to say don’t ask me because
I can’t yet. Forget last year, this is everything
you dream of since you’re a little kid. I’m not
even thinking about UMBC right now. I’m
just thinking this is a dream come true, and
it’s even more than that because you never
even imagine you’ll be able to spend a year
with people you actually love, your team-
mates and your coaches.
“Not a lot of people get along like we
do, so to share this moment with them is
unbelievable.”
Mamadi Diakite, on his shot in the Pur-
due game to force overtime:
“I took it, and it went in. I was happy and
ready for the next five minutes. I don’t know
how to talk about it. It was unbelievable.
I don’t know how to talk about it. I don’t
know.”
play of the century [by passing to] Mamadi
being ready to shoot.
“Actually, let me add, he looked me off first
or looked Kyle off first and then looked me
off. Then he got to Mamadi over here, and he
made a great play.”
Guy, on the team’s defense-first style:
“We’re not going to compromise on how
we play, but at the same time, our style of
play is just to win. So we can score with the
best in the country, and we can defend with
the best in the country. So whatever it takes
to win is what’s most important.”
Bennett, on Guy’s mental toughness
during games:
“I got a text from Dabo Swinney, who said,
‘Let the light that shines in you be brighter
than the light that shines on you.’ I think he
has something in him.
“I love that quote. I don’t know where
it was, but I thought it was so good, and I
shared it with the guys, and he has some-
thing in big games and makes plays that it’s
just he has it in him.
“I know he’s a young man of faith and he
has great confidence in himself, and he’s
honest, and he’s just got it. He did it again
and made big shots, and I’ve seen that from
— you look at him, and he’s not the most
physical guy, but it’s inside.
“Ty has that in him, and so does Kyle.
De’Andre showed that. De’Andre has all the
ability in the world, and that’s coming, and
Kihei [Clark] has it. I could go down the list,
but that’s what you look for. You take guys
who are tough mentally and skilled and
smart and have enough athleticism, and you
can be really good.”
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Five memorable moments

In a month full of highlights, these plays stand out
By MIKE BARBER • richmond Times-dispatch

1 2
1
Mamadi Diakite’s shot against Purdue: down two
points with 5.9 seconds to go against the Boilermak-
ers in the elite eight, Virginia forced overtime thanks
to a most unlikely sequence of events. mamadi diakite
tapped Ty Jerome’s missed free throw into the backcourt. Kihei
clark tracked down the ball and fired a long pass to diakite,
who sank a 12-footer at the buzzer to force overtime. it’s a shot
that belongs in the annals of greatest plays in tournament
history.

2
Kyle Guy’s free throws against Auburn: There
were just .6 seconds left on the clock, and uVa trailed
by two points, when Guy was fouled on a 3-point at-
tempt in the corner. Guy had to be the man for the
cavaliers to reach their first ever championship game. and he
was. he calmly sank all three free throws to put Virginia up
63-62. That officials missed an auburn foul on Jerome and Je-
rome’s subsequent double dribble only adds to the drama of
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3
De’Andre Hunter’s late 3 against Texas Tech: The
road to the title came was fraught with peril — but
things didn’t get any easier on the final monday of
the season. hunter, having a career night, took a pass
from Jerome and with 14 seconds to play and hit a 3-pointer
that tied the game 68-68 and set up the no. 4 play on this list.
5
4
Braxton Key’s defense on the final shot:
hunter’s shot tied the national title game, but there
was still a precious second on the clock. after Texas
Tech coach chris Beard and uVa’s Tony Bennett ex-
changed timeouts, Virginia moved Braxton Key from covering
the inbounds passer to defending Jarrett culver. Key tightly
contested culver’s would-be game-winner, partially blocking
the shot as the buzzer sounded, sending the championship
game to overtime, where the cavaliers would eventually claim
their first title.

5
Hunter’s dunk against Gardner Webb: Virginia’s
run to the title got off to a shaky start as 16th-
seeded Gardner Webb led at halftime of the opening
game. The crowd in columbia, S.c., just two hours
from the Bulldogs’ campus, rocked in support of the underdogs
and the cavaliers could not avoid flashing back to last year’s di-
sastrous upset loss to umBc. But hunter led a fiery comeback,
throwing down a ferocious two-hand jam that cut Gardner
Webb’s lead to a single basket. That was part of a 23-3 run uVa
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screens than scoring. But for Hunter,

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Diakite and Huff, who are all taller
and all capable of scoring, it isn’t as
beneficial.
It also isn’t the best offense for
Clark, who isn’t a go-to shooter.
Running blocker-mover can be a
challenge when your two big men
aren’t scorers and one of your three
movers isn’t really a shooter.
So Bennett added an offense
where the roles are less defined
and any player is capable of being
a scorer. It’s often known as ball-
screen continuity, though Virginia
refers to it as “flow.” It’s a motion of-
fense with interspersed ball screens,
and it’s one of the most popular con-
cepts in college basketball.
If the 6-foot-7 Hunter is on the
floor, he isn’t limited to blocking
for other players. The big guys on
the team can roll to the rim, receive
passes in the paint and score. They
also can take long-distance shots.
“We have guys who can shoot at
every position when Mamadi and
Jay come in,” Hunter said. “I feel like
last year we didn’t really have that at
times.”
According to Jordan Sperber, a

The X’s and O’s

Kyle Guy and the Cavs are known
for their defense, but it was an
offensive reinvention that made
this year’s team so formidable.
former video coordinator at New
Mexico State who analyzes college
basketball on his Twitter account,
@Hoopvision68, Virginia used ball-
screen continuity 23 times in the first

of Virginia’s run
half against Oklahoma in the second
round of the NCAA tournament and
FG FT Reb
TEXAS TECH M M-A M-A O-T A PF PT
scored 29 points. Virginia employed
Owens 22 1-3 1-2 2-5 0 5 3 blocker-mover just four times during
Odiase 18 1-1 3-3 0-6 0 2 5
that span and scored no points off it.

to a national title
Culver 41 5-22 5-6 5-9 5 3 15
Mooney 41 4-9 0-0 0-1 3 3 10 It would have been far easier,
Moretti 40 5-10 2-2 0-2 0 3 15
Francis 37 7-12 0-0 0-4 0 1 17 Sperber said, for Bennett to make
Edwards
Corprew
23 4-5 2-2 0-3 1 0 12
3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0
tweaks to the blocker-mover offense
Totals 225 27-63 13-15 7-30 9 18 77 it already had. Instead, he installed
Percentages: FG .429, FT .867. 3-Point Goals:
10-30, .333 (Moretti 3-6, Francis 3-7, Edwards a new offense, and in less than one

Blocker-mover offense set aside in season, Virginia has mastered it.

2-3, Mooney 2-6, Corprew 0-1, Owens 0-1, Cul-
ver 0-6). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocks: 3 (Culver,
Odiase, Owens). Turnovers: 8 (Culver 3, Francis, “It’s what makes him great as a
Mooney, Moretti, Odiase, Owens). Steals: 6 coach,” Sperber said. “Because ev-
favor of ball-screen continuity
(Culver 2, Mooney 2, Moretti 2).
erything is so structured and so
FG FT Reb planned.”
VIRGINIA M M-A M-A O-T A PF PT
Diakite 25 2-4 5-6 3-7 0 3 9
Bennett is known as a system
Clark 33 1-2 0-0 1-2 4 2 3 coach, a guy who sticks with con-
Guy 45 8-15 4-4 0-3 0 3 24
By ERIC KOLENICH • Richmond Times-dispatch Hunter 44 8-16 7-9 4-9 1 1 27 cepts in which he believes. He has
Jerome
Key
42 6-16 2-2 1-6 8 1 16
28 2-5 2-2 2-10 2 3 6
made his name with the Pack-
Salt 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 Line defense and the success it has
When Virginia lost to UMBC in Hunter more freedom, and they gave Huff
Totals
3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1
225 27-59 20-23 11-38 15 15 85
0
brought. But even Bennett is willing
last year’s NCAA tournament, the skilled big men such as Mamadi Dia- Percentages: FG .458, FT .870. 3-Point Goals: to change when change is required.
11-24, .458 (Hunter 4-5, Guy 4-9, Jerome 2-6,
Cavaliers missed nine of their first 12 kite and Jay Huff the chance to dis- Clark 1-1, Diakite 0-1, Huff 0-1, Key 0-1). Team “[The loss to] UMBC really did
shots and failed on eight of their first play their offensive abilities more. Rebounds: 1. Blocks: 3 (Diakite 2, Key). Turn- spark some change,” Sperber said.
overs: 11 (Hunter 4, Clark 2, Diakite, Guy, Je-
nine 3-point attempts. They finished “I think it’s a good offense for us,” rome, Key, Salt). Steals: 4 (Diakite, Guy, Hunter, There are some concepts he’ll
with 54 points, became the first No. freshman Kihei Clark said. Jerome). never abandon, Bennett said. Oth-
Texas Tech 29 39 9 — 77
1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed, and For years, UVA’s main offense Virginia 32 36 17 — 85 ers, he’ll adjust based on his person-
coach Tony Bennett decided he had was the blocker-mover, which was nel. Switching from blocker-mover
seen enough. developed by Bennett’s father, Dick to ball-screen continuity meant
During the summer, Bennett and Bennett, and became an identify- Final regular-season ACC standings straying from an offensive approach
his coaching staff installed a new of- ing mark of Tony Bennett’s teams. Conf. All he’s used his whole career.
W L W L
fense that capitalizes on the diverse The strategy calls for two players, VIRGINIA 16 2 28 2 “You’re always challenging your-
abilities of its players. They tested it typically big men, to set screens North Carolina 16 2 26 5 self as a coach,” Bennett said. “You
Duke 14 4 26 5
on the court in the first game of the on either side of the lane. They’re Florida State 13 5 25 6 have to keep improving. The game
season against Towson, and as the the blockers. The movers, typically Virginia Tech
Louisville
12
10
6
8
23
19
7
12
changes.”
year went on, it became Virginia’s guards, run off the screens and are Syracuse 10 8 19 12 Not only does the new offense fit
N.C. State 9 9 21 10
primary means of scoring. the primary scorers. Clemson 9 9 19 12 with his current roster, it fits with
The results have been gratifying: But UVA’s offense became stag- Georgia Tech 6 12 14 17 the current fashion of college bas-
Boston College 5 13 14 16
Virginia’s offensive efficiency, which nant last year, assistant Jason Wil- Miami 5 13 13 17 ketball in 2019, where big men are
ranked 30th nationally last year ac- liford said. It had a reputation that it Wake Forest
Notre Dame
4 14
3 15
11
13
19
18
increasingly more skilled and hun-
cording to KenPom.com, jumped to risked stalling. Pittsburgh 3 15 13 18 grier to shoot. Playing this new of-
No. 2 this year. “It was the same thing again and Note: Does not include postseason fense makes Virginia more attractive
Make no mistake, talent is the pri- again every year,” Diakite said. “And to tall, talented recruits who want to
mary reason why Virginia’s offense people were able to understand how Virginia (35-3)
score when they get to college.
was so good in 2018-19. This was we played.” Home: 15-1 Away: 10-1 Neutral: 10-1 As Virginia’s cachet has improved
likely the most offensively skilled And blocker-mover wasn’t the Date
Nov. 6
Team
Towson
Result
W, 73-42
on a national level, so has its ability
group Bennett coached at Virginia, best fit for the personnel Virginia Nov. 11 George Washington W, 76-57 to recruit talented forwards. When
and sophomore De’Andre Hunter is brought back in 2018-19, either. It Nov. 16
Nov. 21
Coppin State
x-Middle Tennessee
W, 97-40
W, 74-52
the 7-1 Huff committed to Virginia,
his highest regarded NBA prospect. makes sense for Jack Salt, a 6-foot- Nov. 22 x-Dayton W, 66-59 he knew his first responsibility
Nov. 23 x-Wisconsin W, 53-46
But the new offensive sets allowed 10 center who’s better at setting Nov. 18 at Maryland W, 76-71 would be to set screens and grab re-
Dec. 3 Morgan State W, 83-45 bounds. But he figured he’d get an
Dec. 9 VCU W, 57-49
Dec. 19 South Carolina W, 69-52 opportunity to score sooner or later,
Dec. 22
Dec. 31
William & Mary
Marshall
W, 72-40
W, 100-64
given the roster’s talent.
Jan. 5 Florida State W, 65-52 This year, that opportunity ar-
Jan. 9 at Boston College W, 83-56
Jan. 12 at Clemson W, 63-43 rived. Diakite, too, has enjoyed his
Jan. 15 Virginia Tech W, 81-59 prominence.
Jan. 19 at Duke L, 72-70
Jan. 22 Wake Forest W, 68-45 “I want the ball,” Diakite said. “If
Jan. 26
Jan. 29
at Notre Dame
at N.C. State
W, 82-55
W, o-66-65
I don’t get it, that’s cool, I’ll do other
Feb. 2 Miami W, 56-46 stuff. It doesn’t matter. But if I get
Feb. 9 Duke L, 81-71
Feb. 11 at North Carolina W, 69-61 the ball, I’ll do what I have to do with
Feb. 16 Notre Dame W, 60-54 it.”
Feb. 18 at Virginia Tech W, 64-58
Feb. 23 at Louisville W, 64-52 Bennett isn’t ready to commit to
Feb. 27
March 2
Georgia Tech
Pittsburgh
W, 81-51
W, 73-49
ball-screen continuity as the future
March 4 at Syracuse W, 79-53 of the Virginia offense. But with Salt
March 9 Louisville W, 73-68
due to graduate and Diakite and
ACC TOURNAMENT
March 14 N.C. State W, 76-56 Huff returning, it appears to be Vir-
March 15 Florida State L, 69-59 ginia’s path forward in 2019-20.
March 22
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Gardner-Webb W, 71-56
“Kind of depends on the person-
March 24 Oklahoma W, 63-51 nel,” Bennett said. “But you’re al-
March 28 Oregon W, 53-49
March 30 Purdue W, o-80-75
ways trying to move that needle.”
Virginia predominantly used a ball-screen continuity offense against Oklahoma April 6 Auburn W, 63-62
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April 8 Texas Tech W, o-85-77
in the second round of the NCAA tournament. Here, Mamadi Diakite sets a x-Battle 4 Atlantis, Nassau, Bahamas
(804) 649-6109
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NCAA championship scores
2019: Virginia 85, Texas Tech 77, OT
2018: Villanova 79, Michigan 62
2017: North Carolina 71, Gonzaga 65
2016: Villanova 77, North Carolina 74
2015: Duke 68, Wisconsin 63
2014:Connecticut 60, Kentucky 54
2013: Louisville 82, Michigan 76
2012: Kentucky 67, Kansas 59
2011:Connecticut 53, Butler 41
2010: Duke 61, Butler 59
2009: North Carolina 89, Mich. State 72
2008: Kansas 75, Memphis 68, OT
2007: Florida 84, Ohio State 75
2006: Florida 73, UCLA 57
2005: North Carolina 75, Illinois 70
2004:Connecticut 82, Georgia Tech 73
2003: Syracuse 81, Kansas 78
2002: Maryland 64, Indiana 52
2001: Duke 82, Arizona 72
2000: Michigan State 89, Florida 76
1999:Connecticut 77, Duke 74
1998: Kentucky 78, Utah 69
1997: Arizona 84, Kentucky 79, OT
1996: Kentucky 76, Syracuse 67
1995: UCLA 89, Arkansas 78
1994: Arkansas 76, Duke 72
1993: North Carolina 77, Michigan 71
1992: Duke 71, Michigan 51
1991: Duke 72, Kansas 65
1990: UNLV 103, Duke 73
1989: Michigan 80, Seton Hall 79, OT
1988: Kansas 83, Oklahoma 79
1987: Indiana 74, Syracuse 73
1986: Louisville 72, Duke 69
1985: Villanova 66, Georgetown 64
1984: Georgetown 84, Houston 75
1983: N.C. State 54, Houston 52
1982: North Carolina 63, Georgetown 62
1981: Indiana 63, North Carolina 50
1980: Louisville 59, UCLA 54
1979: Michigan State 75, Indiana State 64
1978: Kentucky 94, Duke 88
1977: Marquette 67, North Carolina 59
1976: Indiana 86, Michigan 68
1975: UCLA 92, Kentucky 85
1974: N.C. State 76, Marquette 64
1973: UCLA 87, Memphis State 66
1972: UCLA 81, Florida State 76
1971: UCLA 68, Villanova 62
1970: UCLA 80, Jacksonville 69
1969: UCLA 92, Purdue 72
1968: UCLA 78, North Carolina 55
1967: UCLA 79, Dayton 64
1966: Texas Western 72, Kentucky 65
1965: UCLA 91, Michigan 80
1964: UCLA 98, Duke 83
1963: Loyola of Chicago 60,
Cincinnati 58, OT
1962: Cincinnati 71, Ohio State 59
1961: Cincinnati 70, Ohio State 65, OT
1960: Ohio State 75, California 55
1959: California 71, West Virginia 70
1958: Kentucky 84, Seattle 72
1957: North Carolina 54, Kansas 53, 3OT
1956: San Francisco 83, Iowa 71
1955: San Francisco 77, La Salle 63
1954: La Salle 92, Bradley 76
1953: Indiana 69, Kansas 68
1952: Kansas 80, St. John’s 63
1951: Kentucky 68, Kansas State 58
1950: CCNY 71, Bradley 68
1949: Kentucky 46, Oklahoma A&M 36
1948: Kentucky 58, Baylor 42
1947: Holy Cross 58, Oklahoma 47
1946: Okla. A&M 43, North Carolina 40
1945: Oklahoma A&M 49, NYU 45
1944: Utah 42, Dartmouth 40, OT
1943: Wyoming 46, Georgetown 34
1942: Stanford 53, Dartmouth 38
1941: Wisconsin 39, Washington State 34
1940: Indiana 60, Kansas 42
1939: Oregon 46, Ohio State 34
NCAA tournament
most outstanding players
2019: Kyle Guy, Virginia
2018: Donte DiVincenzo, Villanova
2017: Joel Berry II, North Carolina
2016: Ryan Arcidiacono, Villanova
2015: Tyus Jones, Duke
2014: Shabazz Napier, UConn
2013: Luke Hancock, Louisville
2012: Anthony Davis, Kentucky
2011: Kemba Walker, UConn
2010: Kyle Singler, Duke
2009: Wayne Ellington, North Carolina
2008: Mario Chalmers, Kansas
2007: Corey Brewer, Florida
2006: Joakim Noah, Florida
2005: Sean May, North Carolina
2004: Emeka Okafor, UConn
2003: Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse
2002: Juan Dixon, Maryland
2001: Shane Battier, Duke
2000: Mateen Cleaves, Michigan State
1999: Richard Hamilton, UConn
1998: Jeff Sheppard, Kentucky
1997: Miles Simon, Arizona
1996: Tony Delk, Kentucky
1995: Ed O’Bannon, UCLA
1994: Corliss Williamson, Arkansas
1993: Donald Williams, North Carolina
1992: Bobby Hurley, Duke
1991: Christian Laettner, Duke
1990: Anderson Hunt, UNLV
1989: Glen Rice, Michigan
1988: Danny Manning, Kansas
1987: Keith Smart, Indiana
1986: Pervis Ellison, Louisville
1985: Ed Pinckney, Villanova
1984: Patrick Ewing, Georgetown
1983: Akeem Olajuwon, Houston
1982: James Worthy, North Carolina
1981: Isiah Thomas, Indiana
1980: Darrell Griffith, Louisville
1979: Magic Johnson, Michigan State
1978: Jack Givens, Kentucky
1977: Butch Lee, Marquette
1976: Kent Benson, Indiana
1975: Richard Washington, UCLA
1974: David Thompson, N.C. State
1973: Bill Walton, UCLA
1972: Bill Walton, UCLA
1971: x-Howard Porter, Villanova
1970: Sidney Wicks, UCLA
1969: Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1968: Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1967: Lew Alcindor, UCLA
1966: Jerry Chambers, Utah
1965: Bill Bradley, Princeton
1964: Walt Hazzard, UCLA
1963: Art Heyman, Duke
1962: Paul Hogue, Cincinnati
1961: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
1960: Jerry Lucas, Ohio State
1959: Jerry West, West Virginia
1958: Elgin Baylor, Seattle
1957: Wilt Chamberlain, Kansas
1956: Hal Lear, Temple
1955: Bill Russell, San Francisco
1954: Tom Gola, La Salle
1953: B.H. Born, Kansas
1952: Clyde Lovellette, Kansas
1951: None selected
1950: Irwin Dambrot, CCNY
1949: Alex Groza, Kentucky
1948: Alex Groza, Kentucky
1947: George Kaftan, Holy Cross
1946: Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
1945: Bob Kurland, Oklahoma A&M
1944: Arnold Ferrin, Utah
1943: Ken Sailors, Wyoming
1942: Howie Dallmar, Stanford
1941: John Kotz, Wisconsin
1940: Marvin Huffman, Indiana
1939: None selected
x-subsequently ruled ineligible
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‘IF YOU LEARN TO USE IT RIGHT,

THE ADVERSITY, IT WILL BUY YOU
A TICKET TO A PLACE YOU COULDN’ T
HAVE GONE ANY OTHER WAY.’
Tony Bennett,
University of Virginia coach
 SportS
Offense does enough
on opening night for VCU
Aggression helps Rams overcome 18 turnovers
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Kickers hire ex-FC Tucson coach Sawatzky

BY WAYNE EPPS JR. arrives after coaching fel- “Everybody I spoke to, worked with him was just town needs.”
Richmond Times-Dispatch low USL League One side and I spoke to a lot of peo- incredibly complimentary Sawatzky will be formally
Darren Sawatzky FC Tuscon last season. He ple about Darren, they just of his character and his ex- introduced in a press con-
most recently led fellow The Kickers officially also has extensive experi- underlined our belief and perience and his soccer ference on Nov. 15.
USL League One squad have a new man in charge. ence elsewhere, including gut that he’s the perfect mind. The 46-year-old Seat-
FC Tucson, and he’s had The club has hired Dar- time running the Seattle person for what we need “And I think he’s the tle native replaces David
developmental experi- ren Sawatzky as the sport- Sounders’ U-23 USL League right now,” Kickers presi- right person and the right Bulow who was appointed
ence with the Seattle ing director and head coach Two team and their devel- dent Matt Spear said. “Ev- fit for what this organiza- coach in June 2018. Bulow
Sounders. of its pro team. Sawatzky opment academy team. erybody that I talked to that tion and this team and this KICKERS, Page B4

high school football

Exiled in independence

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Life Christian Academy players take part in drills at Point of Rocks Park in Chesterfield on Oct. 23. In just their second year, the Eagles have been competitive
despite a schedule filled with nationally renowned programs. Their lack of in-state opponents, however, has prevented them from VISAA postseason play.

As Life Christian grows as play is that it’s been ruled ineligible.

a football power, it’s being
left out of postseason play
BY ERIC KOLENICH
Richmond Times-Dispatch
The private school football playoffs
kick off Saturday afternoon at two
local schools. But one of the most
talented teams around, Life Chris-
tian Academy, won’t be found on
either field. Instead, the Eagles will
play their final regular-season game
Friday night against St. Frances of
Baltimore.
It’s not that the Chesterfield-based
Life Christian doesn’t want to par-
ticipate in the Virginia Independent
Schools Athletic Association postsea-
son. And it’s not that the team isn’t
good enough either — it might be
too good. It boasts as many Division
I recruits as any team in the area, and
last month it defeated the defending
state champion, Flint Hill.
The reason Life Christian won’t
The VISAA mandates that teams
without a conference, such as Life,
play half their schedule against
VISAA opponents. But Life Chris-
tian’s coach says he asked every
school in its division for a game, and
every team except one turned him
down.
Denied a game by their oppo-
nents and barred by league rules, Life
Christian says it’s being willfully kept
out of the postseason. If the league
won’t compel its members to play
Life Christian, the league should do
away with its 50% rule, said Mike
Cherry, the school’s administrator.
“It’s not that [VISAA leadership]
can’t do anything,” Cherry said.
“They’re choosing they won’t do
anything.”
Each school in the VISAA is al-
lowed to craft its own football sched-
ule, and that means letting the chips
fall where they may, said Dick Kem- ST. FRANCES (MD.) Running back Tre Mason (left) and
per, the executive director of the quarterback NaQuari Rogers lead a Life
VISAA. If a school is left out, it’s left AT LIFE CHRISTIAN Christian team loaded with high-level
out. Season finale talent. But they’re stuck without a chance
LIFE, Page B5 Friday: 7 p.m. to play for a championship game in Virginia.

Nolley’s Virginia Tech debut backs Cavaliers’ tight ends

up bold declaration from a year ago
BY MIKE BARBER
Richmond Times-Dispatch
BLACKSBURG — Landers Nol-
ley made no bold proclamations
this time around. Instead, the Vir-
ginia Tech redshirt
freshman basket-
ball player let his
play do the talking.
A year of bra-
zenly declaring his
goal to “be the most
impactful freshman
Nolley
in the country” and
the “ACC rookie of the year,” Nol-
ley finally got the chance to play
in a game for the Hokies. And the
The defending national champion No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers opened their season Wednesday night at Syracuse.
The game ended too late for this edition. Go to richmond.com for a game report.
COPPIN STATE
AT VIRGINIA TECH
Friday: 7 p.m.
TV: ACC Network
6-foot-7 Atlanta native did not
disappoint.
Nolley — who redshirted last
season after delays in being de-
clared academically eligible
— scored 30 points in Tech’s sea-
son-opening 67-60 win at Clem-
VIRGINIA OPENS TITLE DEFENSE
son on Tuesday night.
“Making a bold statement like
that, of course, all eyes are going
to be on you,” Nolley said of his
preseason boast last year. “When
you don’t get to back it up or pro-
duce, of course it’s going to be
tough. Being held back, it’s always
going to add fuel to the fire.”
Nolley burned the Tigers on
Tuesday from all over the court,
hitting four 3-pointers, grabbing
five rebounds and making a pair
of steals. He logged 37 minutes in
total in his debut, showing off the
versatility that his teammates saw
all last year in practice.
NOLLEY, Page B3
are stepping forward
to make presence felt
Cowley, Misch notched first TDs in win
BY MIKE BARBER
Richmond Times-Dispatch
CHARLOTTESVILLE —
Quarterback Bryce Perkins
played the familiar role of GEORGIA TECH
offensive star in Saturday’s AT VIRGINIA
38-31 win over North Car- Saturday: 12:30 p.m.
olina. Wide receiver Terrell
TV: NBCSW
Jana served as the break-
out player for the night.
As for tight ends Tanner seems like, in this offense,
Cowley and Grant Misch, when the tight ends get
they briefly poked into the ball, it’s for a big play.”
the spotlight that seldom That certainly was the
shines on them. case against the Tar Heels.
“They do all the work Cowley’s first reception
in the shadows,” Perkins came on a faked field
said. “For them to get the goal in the first quarter, a
ball and score, it’s great. It UVA, Page B4
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Mahomes practices THIS WEEKEND’S EVENTS

THURSDAY Football ♦ Virginia State at Shippensburg, 8 ♦ Wake Forest at Virginia Tech, 3:30

fully, raising chances HIGH SCHOOLS

♦ Playoff glance, Page B9
♦ Atlee at Hanover, 7 p.m.
♦ Bluestone at Goochland, 7
♦ Cosby at Manchester, 7
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ Virginia State at Shepherd, 2
♦ Virginia Union at Embry-Riddle, 2
♦ New Hampshire at JMU, 3:30
♦ Virginia-Lynchburg at Southern, 5
♦ Cincinnati Christian at Bluefield, 6

of QB’s return Sunday

Discolated kneecap
on his foot, the Giants
FRIDAY
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ Virginia State vs. East Stroudsburg at
Shippensburg, Pa., 3 p.m.
Wearing a walking boot
♦ North Texas at VCU, 7
♦ Coppin State at Virginia Tech, 7
♦ Douglas Freeman at Glen Allen, 7
♦ Hopewell at Matoaca, 7
♦ J.R. Tucker at Hermitage, 7
♦ John Marshall at Mills Godwin, 7
♦ King William at King and Queen, 7
♦ L.C. Bird at James River, 7
♦ Richmond at Charlotte, 4
♦ Virginia at Southern Cal, 5
♦ Vermont Tech at Randolph-Macon, 6
♦ UMES at William & Mary, 6
♦ James Madison at Villanova, 7
♦ Hampton at Charleston Southern, 6
♦ Liberty at BYU, 7:30
HIGH SCHOOLS
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Football

has kept Chiefs star
out for two games
From wire reports
KANSAS CITY, Mo. —
Patrick Mahomes, who has
missed the Chiefs’ last two
games with a dislocated
right kneecap, is closer to
returning to action.
Mahomes put in a full
practice Wednesday, ac-
cording to the official in-
jury report,
marking the
first time
the starting
tight end described his in-
jury Wednesday as a low-
grade sprain.
Engram did not
join teammates for a
jog-through.
Engram, who has 44
catches for 467 yards and
three touchdowns, said he
has been told he does not
have the more severe Lis-
franc sprain, which could
end a player’s season.
Engram said he was
hurt in the third quarter
of Monday night’s 37-18
loss to the Cowboys when
someone rolled on his
foot. He aggravated it in
♦ Saint Francis (Pa.) at Richmond, 7
♦ Radford at Liberty, 7
♦ Longwood at George Mason, 7
♦ William & Mary at American, 7
♦ Marist at VMI, 7
♦ PSU Wilkes-Barre at Norfolk State, 7
♦ Hampden-Sydney
at Coastal Carolina, 7:30
♦ Virginia Union at Shippensburg, 8
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ Virginia State vs.
Pittsburgh-Johnstown at
Shepherdstown, W.Va., 1 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOLS
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THURSDAY
♦ Patrick Henry at Lee-Davis, 7
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♦ Powhatan at Huguenot, 7
♦ Prince George at Meadowbrook, 7
♦ St. Frances at Life Christian, 7
♦ Thomas Dale at Dinwiddie, 7
♦ Thomas Jefferson at Deep Run, 7
♦ Midlothian at George Wythe, 7
♦ Clover Hill at Monacan, 7:30
SATURDAY
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ Randolph-Macon vs. Washington
College at St. Mary’s City, Md., 2
♦ Virginia Union vs. East Stroudsburg
at Shippensburg, Pa., 3
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
♦ Catawba at UVA-Wise, noon
♦ Georgia Tech at Virginia, 12:30 p.m.
♦ Emory & Henry at Guilford, 1
♦ Ferrum at Hampden-Sydney, 1
♦ Randolph-Macon at Bridgewater, 1
♦ Southern Virginia at
Washington and Lee, 1
♦ Richmond at Villanova, 1
♦ Rowan at Christopher Newport, 1
♦ Rhode Island at William & Mary, 1
♦ VMI at Furman, 1
♦ UTSA at Old Dominion, 2
♦ Virginia Union at Virginia State, 2
♦ Norfolk State at
North Carolina Central, 2
♦ Varina vs. Highland Springs
at Hermitage High, 1 p.m.
SUNDAY
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ Randolph-Macon at St. Mary’s, noon
♦ Maryland Eastern Shore at Liberty, 2
♦ Saint Joseph’s at Old Dominion, 2
♦ James Madison at Virginia, 6
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ Virginia Tech at George Mason, 2
♦ Saint Joseph’s at Old Dominion, 2
♦ William Peace at Randolph-Macon, 3
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
♦ Apprentice at
Palmetto Prep Academy, 2 p.m.
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signal-caller the fourth quarter. His NBA

has been
able to get
in a com-
Mahomes
plete work-
load since suffering the
injury in Week 7. He par-
ticipated on a limited basis
the past two weeks before
not playing in the past two
games.
Wednesday proved a big
step after head coach Andy
Reid said earlier in the day
that Mahomes would get
pushed a little more in
practice this week.
The Chiefs’ backup,
Matt Moore, entered
the game in relief and
has taken every snap
since then. He has com-
pleted 64.8% of his passes
for 569 yards with four
touchdowns and no
interceptions.
The Chiefs visit the Ti-
tans Sunday. They never
announced a timetable
for Mahomes’ return, but
updates about the injury
have been positive and
Mahomes has participated
on a limited basis in pre-
game warmups, throwing
to receivers, before each of
the last two games.
Tackle Eric Fisher and
defensive end Alex Okafor
didn’t practice Wednes-
day. Defensive end Frank
Clark, who has been bat-
tling a neck injury, and
guard Laurent Duvernay-
Tardif, who has been out
with an ankle injury, prac-
ticed on a limited basis,
as did cornerback Kendall
Fuller (thumb).
The Chiefs listed de-
fensive tackle Chris Jones
(groin), Chad Henne
(ankle), defensive tackle
Derrick Nnadi (elbow), de-
fensive tackle Joey Ivie
(back) and punter Dustin
Colquitt (left thigh) as full
participants.
Rams, Cooks cautious
foot was swollen after the
game.
Coach Pat Shurmur
said center
Jon Hala-
pio did not
work out
Wednesday
because of
a hamstring
injury. If he
Engram
cannot play
Sunday, Spencer Pulley
will replace him.
Wide receiver Sterling
Shepard also missed the
workout. He was in Pitts-
burgh to have his second
concussion of the season
re-evaluated. Shepard
has missed the last four
games, and five overall.
Elsewhere
Falcons: Atlanta quar-
terback Matt Ryan was
a limited participant in
practice Wednesday and it
is uncertain if he will start
at New Orleans.
A sprained right ankle
forced Ryan to miss his
first game since 2009,
snapping a streak of 163
consecutive starts, when
Atlanta lost to Seattle two
weeks ago.
If Ryan can’t play, for-
mer UVA standout Matt
Schaub will make his
second straight start.
Schaub set a single-game
franchise record with 39
completions against the
Seahawks and finished
with 460 yards passing,
one touchdown and one
interception.
Cardinals: The Arizona
Cardinals have activated
offensive lineman Max
Garcia from the physically
unable to perform list and
placed defensive lineman
Clinton McDonald on in-
jured reserve. The team
also released linebacker
Zach Brown.
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ 7 p.m. — Presbyterian
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FOOTBALL
♦ 8 p.m. — L.A. Chargers
at Oakland, Fox, NFL
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
♦ 7:30 p.m. — Louisiana-Lafayette
at Carolina, ESPNU
♦ 8 — Temple at South Florida, ESPN
GOLF
♦ 3 p.m. — Champions: Charles
Schwab Cup Championship, Golf
♦ 10 — LPGA: Japan Classic, Golf
♦ 4 a.m. (Friday) — European:
Turkish Airlines Open, Golf
NHL
♦ 7 p.m. — Washington
at Florida, NBCSW
WOMEN’S SOCCER
♦ 7:30 — FIFA: Sweden vs. U.S., FS1
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
♦ 4:30 p.m. — SEC Tournament, SEC
♦ 7 — SEC Tournament, SEC
TENNIS
♦ 8 a.m. — ATP: Next Gen, Tennis
♦ Noon — USTA: Knoxville
Challenger, Tennis
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♦ 5:30 — USTA: Knoxville Challenger
and Henderson Open, Tennis
FRIDAY
AUTO RACING
♦ 4:30 p.m. — Cup practice, NBCSN
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NBA
♦ 7 p.m. — Cleveland
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MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
♦ 6 p.m. — Auburn vs. Davidson, CBSSN
♦ 7 — Colorado State at Duke, ACCN
♦ 7 — Eastern Kentucky
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♦ 7 — North Texas at VCU, MASN
♦ 7 — Siena at Xavier, MASN2
♦ 7 — UIC at Memphis, ESPNU
♦ 8:30 — East Carolina at Navy, CBSSN
♦ 9 — UNC-Greensboro
at Kansas, ESPNU
♦ 9:30 — Washington vs. Baylor, ESPN
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♦ 8:20 p.m — L.A. Chargers
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GOLF
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♦ 2 p.m. — Tampa Bay at Buffalo, NBCSN
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COLLEGE HOCKEY
♦ 8 p.m. — Ohio State
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WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER
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TENNIS
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♦ 10 — ITF: Australia vs. France, Tennis
SATURDAY
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COLLEGE FOOTBALL
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at Minnesota, ABC
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♦ 3:30 — New Hampshire
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at Boise State, ESPN
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San Diego State, ESPN2
GOLF
♦ 3:30 p.m. — Champions: Charles
Schwab Cup Championship, Golf
♦ 9:30 — LPGA: Japan Classic, Golf
♦ 3:30 a.m. (Sunday) — European:
Turkish Airlines Open, Golf
NHL
♦ 1 p.m. — Buffalo at Tampa Bay, NHL
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♦ 7 — Vegas at Washington, NBCSW
SOCCER
♦ 7:25 a.m. — Premier: Crystal Palace
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with WR’s concussion
THOUSAND OAKS,
Calif. — Los Angeles Rams
receiver Brandin Cooks
won’t play Sunday against
Pittsburgh while he seeks
further medical help for
his second concussion in a
month.
Cooks was ruled out by
Rams coach Sean McVay
on Wednesday in the wake
of at least his fifth concus-
sion during his six-year
NFL career.
Cooks was hurt Oct. 27
during the Rams’ win over
Cincinnati in London,
and he has
not cleared
the NFL’s
concussion
protocol.
He flew to
Pittsburgh
on Wednes-
Cooks
day for the
second time since his lat-
est injury to meet with
specialists.
Cooks first went into the
concussion protocol this
season during the Rams’
loss to Seattle on Oct. 3
after a hit from Seahawks
safety Tedric Thompson.
Cooks returned swiftly
from that injury, but
McVay says the Rams are
being cautious.
Foot sprain may keep
Giants’ TE Engram out
EAST RUTHERFORD,
N.J. — New York Giants
leading receiver Evan En-
gram has a sprained left
foot, and his status for
Sunday’s game against the
Jets is uncertain.
Cowboys: Police in the
Dallas suburb of Frisco say
Cowboys defensive line-
man Daniel Ross has been
arrested on charges of
possession of marijuana
and unlawful carrying of a
weapon.
Frisco police Sgt. Evan
Mattei said Ross was ar-
rested Wednesday morn-
ing. He didn’t provide
further details.
The 26-year-old Ross is
on injured reserve with a
shoulder injury. He played
in 13 games in a backup
role last season, recording
14 tackles and one sack.
Dolphins: Miami de-
cided not to add corner-
back Cordrea Tankersley
to the 53-man roster by
Wednesday’s deadline,
putting off his comeback
from a 2018 ACL injury
until next season.
Tankersley missed the
second half of last season,
and he went on the physi-
cally unable to perform list
in July. He has been prac-
ticing in recent weeks but
isn’t fully recovered.
Jets: New York running
back Le’Veon Bell is sitting
out practice with ankle
and knee soreness, but
the team is optimistic he
will be able to play Sunday
against the Giants.
Coach Adam Gase said
that an MRI a revealed no
structural damage.
Gase says Bell was press-
ing to practice Wednesday,
but the coaches and train-
ing staff discouraged that.
Bell was inside the Jets’ fa-
cility working with trainers
while his teammates prac-
ticed outside.
♦ 7 p.m. — UCF at Tulsa, ESPN2
Rivers prepares for his final visit to Oakland
By The Associated Press
OAKLAND, Calif. — From his
first career start in 2006 to some riv-
eting comebacks and crushing de-
feats, Chargers quarterback Philip
Rivers has had plenty of memorable
experiences playing against the
Raiders at the Oakland Coliseum.
So there will be a bit of nostalgia
when Rivers plays his final sched-
uled game there Thursday night,
when the Chargers (4-5) take on the
Raiders (4-4) in a game crucial for
both teams’ playoff hopes.
“I love playing there,” Rivers said.
“There’s certain places you go — I
mean, Kansas City, I can picture the
guys that sit behind our bench that
have been sitting there for 15 years.
Same thing in Oakland and same
thing in Denver so I think you just,
it’s almost a little bit like you have
this relationship with the atmo-
sphere and the fans that are there
because you’ve been there so many
times.”
Rivers has been to the Coliseum
so often (13 times), that only nine
Raiders players have more games
there than he does, a sign of Rivers’
longevity and the roster overhaul in
Oakland under coach Jon Gruden.
Rivers has won nine of those
starts, throwing 24 touchdown
passes in the games, totals that only
Raiders quarterbacks Derek Carr
and Rich Gannon have surpassed at
the Coliseum since the team moved
back to Oakland in 1995. It plans to
relocate to Las Vegas in 2020.
But it’s the atmosphere and the
last dual-use stadium in the NFL
that stands out most for Rivers.
“It’s just always — a lot of per-
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while tight end Foster Moreau has
L .A. CHARGERS (4-5) added three TD catches and re-
AT OAKLAND (4-4) ceiver Hunter Renfrow has two.
Line: Chargers by 1 The 11 TDs from rookies are five
Time: 8:20 (Fox, NFL Network, Amazon) more than the next highest team,
Washington, and tied for the most
Comment: Philip Rivers should carve
up Oakland’s pliable secondary. But
through eight games since the
shouldn’t rookie-of-the-year frontrunner Rams had 16 in 1983.
Josh Jacobs do the same to the Chargers’ “I feel like we’ve been making
shaky run defense? The Chargers have plays all year long,” Renfrow said.
won three straight in series and bring a “Our rookie class takes a lot of pride
clearly superior all-around defense. If the of how productive we can be on the
team that last week comfortably handled offensive side. It is all of us just try-
Green Bay is kind enough to show up ing to be our best at the end of the
again, give us Los Angeles. day.”
Wrath of Woody: Do you ever find your- Running game rebound: The
self referring to the Chargers as the Clip- Chargers hope that by scaling down
pers? The Wrath does, probably because their playbook to five or six running
The Wrath strongly believes the Chargers plays, they have found consistency
never should have left San Diego.
L.A. Chargers (not Clippers) 27-23
in their ground game.
Los Angeles ran for a season-high
— Comment by Greg Cote, Miami Herald; 159 yards and averaged more than
prediction by staff columnist Paul Woody
four yards per carry for the first
time since Week 4.
sonalities, obviously,” he said. Melvin Gordon had 80 yards last
“Shoot, it’s an in-state rival, best week, his best game since return-
way to describe it. The best way I ing following a two-month hold-
can describe it is think about the out, and has four straight games
team you played in high school that with 120 scrimmage yards or more
was kind of that cross-town team against the Raiders, along with five
that you always looked forward to. touchdowns.
I mean, it’s that kind of old-school Austin Ekeler continues to be ef-
rivalry. fective, with six games of 90 scrim-
“It’ll be awesome. The fact that mage yards or more.
it’s a night game, too. Again, divi- Ekeler leads NFL running backs
sion game, both teams right there in receptions (55) and receiving
in the mix. It’ll be cranked up pretty yards (530).
good.” Sack master: Joey Bosa has 5½
Raider rookies: The Raiders sacks in his last three games and
are getting impressive contribu- is second in the AFC with 8½ this
tions from their rookie class, with season.
a franchise-record four TDs in last He is trying to become the first
week’s win over Detroit. Running player since Carolina’s Charles
back Josh Jacobs is leading the way Johnson to have at least two sacks
with 740 yards rushing and six TDs, in three straight road games.
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vcu NOTES
Opener not all clean, but New Sex Cream
Rams’ offense got job done Works Like Magic
BY WAYNE EPPS JR.
Richmond Times-Dispatch
After De’Riante Jenkins,
for Older Men
Marcus Evans and Marcus
Santos-Silva sat down for
the postgame press confer-
ence following Tuesday’s
season opener against
Saint Francis (Pa.), they
were asked for their evalua-
tion of No. 25 VCU’s offen-
sive play that night.
Santos-Silva summed it
up in succinct fashion.
“We were just happy we
got the win,” Santos-Silva
said. “It’s not going to all
be cute, it’s not going to
be pretty, too. So our focus
was to get the win.”
It wasn’t always pretty,
but it got the job done.
VCU took advantage of
Saint Francis turnovers and
attacked the rim. The team
scored in the paint with
great success, led by San-
tos-Silva’s 21 points.
That countered its 18
turnovers and 3 of 13 night
from 3-point range in a
72-58 victory. The Rams
shot 49.1% overall.
“If we didn’t turn it over
as much, we would’ve
scored a lot more points,”
coach Mike Rhoades said.
“I mean, we had some
great steals that are leading
to layups, to two-on-ones,
three-on-ones, wide-open
transition 3s. And we just
didn’t convert enough.
And, honestly, we gave a
bunch of them back.”
Rhoades thought the
Rams had some good
stretches Tuesday, but not
enough long stretches.
There were times when ev-
erything was clicking like
a well-oiled machine and
VCU’s lead swelled. But
Saint Francis also crept
back to within 10 in the
second half.
However, after one of
those occasions, Jenkins
drove the ball in, got his
layup attempt to fall, drew
the foul and made the free
throw to extend the lead.
Rhoades liked Jenkins’
aggression Tuesday, mak-
ing plays instead of rely-
ing on the 3-point shot.
Jenkins finished with 16
points.
“I just think he’s a very
talented player, I want him
to be aggressive all the
time,” Rhoades said.
The second time the
Red Flash cut it to 10,
Evans made back-to-back
baskets, the second off his
own steal, and the Rams
pulled away again.
Evans made two of
VCU’s three 3-point-
ers and finished with 12
points.
As for the 18 turnovers,
Rhoades said the Rams
fought the defense at
times. They tried to do too
much at certain points. A
couple lob attempts didn’t
materialize.
And the 3-point shoot-
“I’m here because I feel like this is home. What Coach
[Mike] Young and the staff said to me and what they
needed me to do is what I want to do. I felt loved. So I
stayed.” Landers Nolley, Virginia Tech redshirt freshman
Nolley
From Page B1
“He can play a little
bit of everything,” said
sophomore forward Isaiah players like Justin Robin-
Wilkins. “Terrific shooter. son, Nickeil Alexander-
Defends his butt off. He’ll Walker, Ahmed Hill and
just do whatever it takes to Kerry Blackshear Jr.
win.”
Wilkins knows Nolley’s by Buzz Williams, led the
skillset all too well.
He was often tasked
with guarding Nolley in
practice, and said it was a They’re all gone now. Wil-
struggle to stay in front of liams bolted for a job at
him in zig-zag drills last
year while Nolley starred
on the scout team.
Off the court, Nolley
struggled with having to
sit out, with not getting the transferred to Florida.
chance to back up his big
words from the preseason. originally committed to
“He took it kind of
tough,” said Tyrece Rad-
ford, Nolley’s freshman
year roommate who also
redshirted. “Every day,
I’d just see the look on his NCAA’s transfer portal.
VCU’s Mike’L Simms laughed with fans after he
chased down a basketball in the Rams’ opening victory
over Saint Francis (Pa.) on Tuesday. Simms, a former
Highland Springs star, got the start for VCU.
ing is something that fig-
ures to improve. Including
Tuesday, the Rams have
attempted 13 or fewer
3-pointers just five times
since Rhoades took over at
VCU in 2017.
Simms officially enters Santos-Silva starts
VCU’s starting lineup junior year with a bang
In Tuesday’s opener,
VCU stuck with the same
starting lineup it used in its
Oct. 26 exhibition versus
Virginia State. That meant
Richmond native and
Highland Springs alum-
nus Mike’L Simms officially
earned his second career
start with the Rams.
Simms joined return-
ing starters Evans, Jenkins,
Santos-Silva and Issac
Vann in VCU’s lineup. The
senior was inserted into
the “four” spot, the tradi-
tional power forward slot
in the lineup.
At 6-5 and 210 pounds,
Simms is on the smaller
side for that position, but
Rhoades said he likes hav-
ing his shooting ability on
the floor at that spot.
Simms missed his lone
shot attempt Tuesday
from deep, but Rhoades
said Simms did well de-
fending Saint Francis’
Myles Thompson early in
the game.
“He’s out there, he’s
got to make shots for us,
he’s got to make 3s for us,”
Rhoades said of Simms.
“But he can do other
things as well. He’s really
improved his defense, and
I think that helps us.”
Simms, who averaged
15.9 minutes last season,
played 25 minutes Tues-
day with another option,
sophomore Vince Wil-
liams, out with a concus-
face. He was like, ‘Bro, I
wanna play.’”
Instead, Nolley sat out
the year, using practices to
get better while learning
from the program’s stars,
That group, coached
Hokies to the Sweet 16,
where they came within a
basket of upsetting Duke.
Texas A&M. Robinson, Hill
and Ty Outlaw were se-
niors. Alexander-Walker
left school early for the
NBA draft. Blackshear Jr.
In fact, Nolley — who
Georgia in high school
before Williams flipped
him to Tech — consid-
ered leaving, as well. He
entered his name in the
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sion. Williams collided
with Santos-Silva’s shoul-
der going for a rebound
in practice. But Rhoades
said Williams will be ready
for Friday’s game against
North Texas.
Following VCU’s win
over Saint Francis (Pa.),
Santos-Silva joked that he
may steal rebounds from
teammates sometimes.
But it’s doubtful they
mind much, especially
when the 6-foot-7, 250-
pound forward has an out-
ing like he had against the
Red Flash.
Santos-Silva’s 21 points
and 18 rebounds were the
second-best marks in his
career, behind only his
26-point, 22-rebound day
against Rhode Island in
last season’s Atlantic 10
tournament.
“He has great feet. He
plays with a great motor,”
Rhoades said of Santos-
Silva. “When you’re a big
guy, and he’s got those
long arms and he goes
after it. You know how he
rebounds everything? He
goes after everything. And
that’s his mentality.”
Tuesday marked the
seventh double-double of
Santos-Silva’s career.
The Taunton, Mass.,
native solidified himself
as VCU’s point man in
the post last year. He av-
eraged 10 points and 7.4
rebounds.
Against Saint Francis,
Santos-Silva was 8 of 11
overall from the field, and
also nabbed three steals.
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“I’m here because I feel
like this is home,” Nol-
ley said. “What Coach
[Mike] Young and the staff
said to me and what they
needed me to do is what I
want to do. I felt loved. So
I stayed.”
Nolley bristles when
asked how close he came
to transferring.
“I wasn’t close to noth-
ing,” Nolley said. “I was in
the portal for a reason. I
stayed for a reason. Coach
Young made me feel loved.
The mission that he sees,
the plan he has for me is
amazing.”
Tuesday night at Clem-
son, Nolley offered a
glimpse of that plan.
“Obviously, Landers
Nolley was the best player
on the floor,” said Clem-
son coach Brad Brownell.
“We kind of knew that
going in. He was the differ-
ence maker.”
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Mind, body no problem for Spiders’ Wheeler

Freshman’s application
of physiology has made
for strong impression
BY JOHN O’CONNOR
Richmond Times-Dispatch
University of Richmond
linebacker Tristan Wheeler
this week was one of 24 play-
ers named to the watch list for
the Jerry Rice Award, which
annually goes to the FCS’ top
freshman.
The recognition is related en-
tirely to what Wheeler does on
the field, and that is tightly tied
to what he does off the field,
Wheeler said Wednesday. His
impact — second among all
FCS freshmen in tackles (8.4 per
game) — is partly explained by
his attention to nutrition, rest
and other physiological matters.
“All the little things that
people don’t realize go into
it,” said Wheeler, a 6-foot-2,
228-pounder from Bethlehem,
Pa.
His interest to this area ema-
nates from his fascination with
the field of science. Wheeler in-
tends to major in biology and
hopes one day to pursue a medi-
cal degree. Wheeler said that
starting years ago, one of his
curiosities was “understanding
how my body works as an ath-
lete, because we’re using it every
day. It’s kind of interesting to
see how it works
and why it does
the things that it
does.”
Wheeler’s
physical ability,
his football IQ,
Wheeler and his prepara-
tion habits distin-
guish him from other freshmen,
according to Richmond coach
Russ Huesman. With most of the
Spiders’ first-year players, par-
ticipation in four games and the
retention of a redshirt year is the
plan of the Richmond staff.
Wheeler has played in all nine
Richmond games and is the sec-
ond-leading tackler for UR (5-4,
4-1 CAA) behind fellow line-
backer Tyler Dressler, who’s a
junior. The Spiders are the only
CAA team with two players who
rank among the league’s top 10
CAA’s top four in scoring (35.1
ppg), rushing (190.7 ypg), pass-
ing (253.8 ypg) and total offense
(444.5 ypg).
Richmond continues its run
toward a position in the 24-team
FCS playoffs, which seemed
highly unlikely after a 1-3 start.
“I don’t want to say we
needed it, but in a way, I think
it benefited us,” Wheeler said of
the dissatisfying September. “It
made us want to work harder
and prove all the doubters
wrong. I think we were the ‘but
…’ team, you know? Everyone
was like, ‘They’re pretty good,
UR ATHLETICS but they can’t finish.’
UR linebacker Tristan Wheeler (30), shown closing in on a Jacksonville “So I think that was part of our
runner earlier this season, is second among FCS freshman in tackles motivation to finish the season
at 8.4 per game. He’s second on the Spiders behind Tyler Dressler. strong.”
Villanova has dropped three
in tackles. Wheeler announced his pres- straight since getting off to a 6-0
“We had a good feeling about ence in his first game as a Spi- start.
(Wheeler) because in the sum- der. During Richmond’s 38-19 “I think they want to try to
mertime, he had a commitment. win over Jacksonville on Aug. 29, put out our fire and install some
He was watching film. He was he took part in a team-high 12 confidence back in them,” said
getting himself ready to do this,” tackles. Wheeler, who lives about a
said Huesman. “Tristan’s a hard Saturday, at No. 18 Villanova 90-minute drive north of VU, but
worker. He knows what it takes (6-3, 3-3 CAA), defense figures was not offered by the Wildcats.
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a clue.” The Wildcats rank among the @RTDjohnoconnor

college basketball roundup

Anthony leads No. 9 North Carolina past Notre Dame

From staff and wire reports
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.
— Freshman Cole An-
thony had 34 points and
11 rebounds in his college
debut, leading No. 9 North
Carolina past Notre Dame
76-65 in their opener
Wednesday night.
With his father — for-
mer UNLV and NBA guard
Greg Anthony — in the
stands, the Atlantic Coast
Conference preseason
freshman of the year
broke Rashad McCants’
17-year-old scoring record
by a freshman in his first
game and finished 12 of
24 from the field with six
3-pointers.
Anthony scored 15
points during a 29-13 sec-
ond-half run that put the
Tar Heels in control.
Prentiss Hubb scored a
career-high 22 points, T.J.
Gibbs added 19 and John
Mooney finished with 10
for the Fighting Irish. They
led 37-32 just under 2 min-
utes into the second half.
That’s when Anthony
took over. He started the
run with a runner, reeled
off seven straight points
for his team and hit three
3s in a 4-minute span, the
last of which gave the Tar
Heels their first double-
against nonconference
foes. Proctor spent the last
two seasons at High Point.
Kameron Hankerson
led the Phoenix with 15
points.
James Madison 79, Char-
lotte 74: Matt Lewis scored
22 points, Deshon Parker
added 17, and the Dukes
narrowly beat the 49ers in
Harrisonburg.
James Madison took the
lead for good, 49-48, on
a driving layup by Parker
with 12:40 remaining in
the second half. Zach
Jacobs (Trinity Episco-
pal) hit a 3-pointer for a
9-point JMU lead with 3
minutes left.
Jacobs finished with 15
points and Darius Banks
scored 10 for the Dukes.
No. 2 Kentucky 69, No. 1
Michigan State 62: Tyrese
Maxey, Kentucky’s latest
freshman star, scored 26
points and the second-
THE ASSoCIATED pRESS ranked Wildcats opened
UNC freshman Cole Anthony (2) drives to the basket past the season with a victory
Notre Dame’s Nate Laszewski during their game in Chapel against the No. 1 Spar-
Hill, N.C. Anthony scored 34 points in his Tar Heels debut. tans on Tuesday night in
the Champions Classic at
figure lead at 61-50 with 9 Boilermakers beat the Madison Square Garden.
minutes remaining. Phoenix, The Nos. 1 and 2 teams
No. 23 Purdue 79, Green The Boilermakers have opened their seasons
Bay 57: Graduate trans- won seven straight sea- against each other for the
fer Jahaad Proctor scored son openers, 18 in a row first time since 1975 and
26 points and Eric Hunter at Mackey Arena and 20 the Wildcats made their
Jr. added 15 to help the consecutive home games case to be top-ranked next
week. foul line, and grabbed 11
Michigan State entered rebounds. Kayla Jones also
the season as the No. 1 had 14 points on 5-of-7
team in the country for the shooting and all 11 Wolf-
first time, but aside from pack players scored.
All-American Cassius Win- With their 17th straight
ston, the Spartans strug- season-opening win and
gled to score. Winston had 30th straight non-con-
21 points. ference home win, the
After Winston cut the Wolfpack gave coach Wes
lead to three on a 3-point Moore his 699th career
play with 1:27 left, Maxey victory, 141 at N.C. State.
hit a 3 from way behind N.C. State led 30-14 at
the line to make it 65-60 the half as N.C. A&T shot
with 59 seconds left. 19 percent, then Boyd
The Spartans couldn’t scored all of her points in
find the range from 3, the second half.
going 5 for 26. Deja Winters led the
Aggies with 17 points off
Women the bench, C’Coriea Foy
added 11 and Alexus Les-
No. 14 N.C. State 80, sears had 12 rebounds.
North Carolina A&T 44: James Madison 93,
Former Appomattox Re- Longwood 53: Kamiah
gional GS star Jada Boyd Smalls scored a game-
had a double-double in high 25 points to help the
her first Dukes defeat the Lancers.
collegiate Kiki Jefferson added 17
game, Jakia points and Lexie Barrier
Brown- scored 13 for the Dukes
Turner (1-0).
scored 14 The Dukes shot 49%
points and from the field while lim-
the Wolf- iting the Lancers (0-1) to
Boyd
pack rolled just 33%.
to a win over the Aggies in Kyla McMakin had a
the season opener for both team-high 17 points for
teams Wednesday night. Longwood. Dayna Rouse
Boyd scored 18 points (13) and Tra’dayja Smith
on 5-of-7 shooting, plus (11) were the other Lanc-
8-of-9 shooting from the ers to reach double-digits.

Kickers the Guam national team.

Sawatzky was a standout
UVA
From Page B1 player himself. He was drafted From Page B1
by the MLS’ New England Revo-
is a former Kickers player and lution in 1996, where he was fourth-and-3 play at the UNC
stepped in for Leigh Cowlishaw, teammates with Kickers chair- 33-yard line. Backup quarter-
who led the team for 19 years, man Rob Ukrop. back Brennan Armstrong hit
but moved into a front-office Over his career, Sawatzky said Cowley for a 5-yard reception
position as director of soccer. he’s traveled in and out of Rich- and a first down that helped
In its first full season under mond many times. set up the Cavaliers’ first
Bulow this past year, the Kick- “And it’s always had an in- touchdown of the night.
ers went 9-15-5 and finished credible fan support,” he said. Cowley and Misch then
in ninth place in the 10-team Sawatzky’s FC Tucson team caught touchdown passes in
League One. The club parted fell to the Kickers 2-0 at City Sta- the third quarter — 5:02 apart
ways with Bulow after the dium in May. — to help Virginia earn its sixth
season. As more of a standalone team, win of the season, become
“We were happy with what as opposed to a reserve team for bowl eligible and take over
David had done in terms of his another club like FC Tucson is solo possession of first place
year and a half,” Spear said. for USL Championship squad in the ACC’s Coastal Division.
“But, at the end of that partner- Phoenix Rising, Sawatzky is They were the first touchdown
ship and that agreement, we de- looking forward to the possibili- receptions of their respective ANDREW SHURTLEFF/THE DAILY pRoGRESS
cided that we needed somebody ties with the Kickers. careers. UVA tight end Tanner Cowley (right), pictured against Pittsburgh,
with a greater level of experience “Richmond is really about “We’re always just waiting caught his first career touchdown pass during the third quarter of
and network and relationships.” having a winner, and going and for our opportunity, be there Saturday’s win over UNC. He tallied three catches for 53 yards.
Sawatzky brings in a back- chasing trophies,” he said. “And when needed,” Cowley said
ground of player development. I’m really excited for the oppor- matter-of-factly, before admit- “I think if you consider Tan- Jana had a breakout game,
Among the players he coached tunity for the games to mean ting his teammates were exu- ner’s effectiveness, part of it is catching 13 passes for 146
in the Sounders’ program are winning and putting trophies in berant over seeing him and there is an element of surprise yards. The offense had its best
current Sounders first-team the trophy case rather than just Misch score. “I think everyone where he might be forgotten,” overall game of the season —
player Jordan Morris and De- developing players. But we’re was pretty excited over on the Mendenhall said. “We pay at- and the added productivity
Andre Yedlin, who plays in the going to be about both.” sideline.” tention, how are they covering from the tight end spot was a
English Premier League for Sawatzky has already talked In all, the tight ends com- him, are they aware of him and part of that success.
Newcastle United. Both play- with a few Kickers players and bined for four receptions for 59 so when we do throw it and he Will they be a part of the
ers are also on the U.S. national plans to reach out to all of those yards and two touchdowns. It’s catches it that he’s usually open game plan Saturday against
team. who are signed within the next the first time in Bronco Men- and he usually has a significant Georgia Tech?
Spear said Sawatzky’s greatest few days. denhall’s four seasons that gain on the play. And so that’s “Hopefully our tight ends are
strength is his ability to identify, His No. 1 priority is the per- two tight ends have scored in something we’re monitoring preparing this week to have a
evaluate and cultivate talent. sonal relationships with the the same game. Going into the the entire game. We need him repeat performance of that cali-
“That’s really what he’s players and others he’ll be work- UNC contest, neither tight end in protection at times, but we ber of what we saw last week,”
great at, and people that have ing with in Richmond. had caught a touchdown pass know he’s capable, we know offensive coordinator Robert
been around him both at the “And secondly that we’re rais- in college and Misch — a red- he’s effective.” Anae said Wednesday.
highest level, including Brian ing silverware,” Sawatzky said. shirt freshman — did not yet Perkins threw for 378 yards Their teammates certainly
Schmetzer, who’s the head “I’m not going to beat around have a reception in his career. and three touchdowns, and ran would like to see it.
coach of Seattle Sounders, all the bush here, we’re chasing a Cowley, a senior from New for another 112 and two scores. “Seeing them have success,
the way down to players that trophy this year. I’m not coming Jersey, has played in 43 games He was undeniably the focal it means the world,” Jana said.
he’s coached and worked with, here not to win games.” and made 18 starts in his UVA point of the offense, as he fig- “Because they do so much that
have all said that same thing,” wepps@timesdispatch.com career. Coming into the season, ures to be down the stretch as goes unnoticed.”
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Life
From Page B1
“There’s an ‘I’ in VISAA, which
is ‘independent.’ Schools make
their own decisions,” Kemper
said. “It’s a sad situation, but I
don’t know how to remedy it.”
Life Christian’s predica-
ment raises the question of
what should happen to a team
when it doesn’t resemble the
other members of its league. It’s
a question that private school
teams in Maryland and Hamp-
ton Roads have faced in recent
years, and one that’s been an-
swered by member schools ex-
cluding the outlier.
Compared to other pri-
vate schools in the Richmond
area, Life Christian is an out-
lier. Its football roster boasts
more Division I recruits and its
schedule includes top-tier op-
ponents from up and down
the East Coast. So why does it
even bother trying to compete
in a league seemingly below its
aspirations?
The reason, coach Charles
Scott says, is that every kid
should have an opportunity to
win a championship. For all his
players, the game of football
eventually ends, but the memory
of a state title lives on forever.
“I do want a ring,” said quar-
terback NaQuari Rogers. “We’ll
take what we receive and make
the best of it. But I do want a
ring, I’ll be honest.”
❖❖❖
Talent disparity isn’t the only
reason schools won’t schedule
Life Christian. But the list starts
there.
In 2018, Life Christian added a
football team to accompany the
boys basketball squad already in
existence. It hired Scott, who ran
the Chesterfield-based Central
Virginia Hurricanes youth foot-
ball program, to lead its team. He
built a talented roster of transfers
and former Hurricane players.
After Life Christian’s first sea-
son, when it finished 2-6, Scott
says he contacted every team in
VISAA Division I and a handful
in Division II asking for a game.
They all turned him down, ex-
cept one. Coaches from St.
Christopher’s and Benedictine
said their schedules were full
and couldn’t accommodate Life.
Coaches at Collegiate and Trin-
ity Episcopal declined to com-
ment. All four are members of
Division I.
The one school that did agree
to a game was Flint Hill in Fair-
fax, which was having trouble
filling its own schedule. The
Huskies had won 22 straight
games going into 2019 and
struggled to find teams willing
to challenge them. Flint Hill and
Life Christian met in October in
Fairfax, and Life Christian pulled
away in the fourth quarter to win
24-7.
“We didn’t feel like we didn’t
belong [on the field with Life
Christian],” Flint Hill coach
Jason Thomas said after the
game. “But they’re a second-
year program. If they get to an-
other level, I wouldn’t want to
play them.”
As good as the roster was at
Life Christian in Year 1, it got
even better in Year 2. Running
backs Tre Mason (L.C. Bird) and
Dre’shaun Taylor (Highland
Springs) transferred in. Omega
Williams arrived from Oscar
Smith. All told, there are at least
13 Life Christian players with a
Division I scholarship offer.
Thomas likes the challenge of
playing an opponent so good,
but there’s a lack of transpar-
ency surrounding Life Christian,
he said. In the weeks prior to the
game, he didn’t know who was
on Life Christian roster, where
its players came from, how they
got there and how many of them
reclassified.
“We don’t know anything
about the school,” Thomas said.
“We want to know how they’re
getting players.”
While the VISAA has rules
regarding eligibility and aca-
demics, they tend to be broad:
Member schools can’t recruit
players for athletics, but a school
can say it’s recruiting the entire
student-athlete; schools can’t
reclassify players for athletic
purposes, but they can reclas-
sify as many as they want; they
can give financial aid, but it must
be need-based and not based
on athletic participation. (Re-
classifying is the act of repeat-
ing a year in school to gain an
advantage.)
Schools in the VISAA generally
are looking for more than just
athletic equals when they search
for opponents. They look for
like-minded institutions, Trinity
Episcopal athletics director Anna
Prillaman said.
“That goes past athletics —
how you operate,” Prillaman
added. “You know what you’re
• • • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 B5
The 804 VarsiTy
coach and an influx of money,
it became one of the country’s
player of The week top teams and won the confer-
ence championship in 2016 and
DEEP RUN QB 2017. The other members of the
MIAA dropped St. Frances from
BO KITE their schedule in 2018, citing
safety and St. Frances’ eagerness
to recruit players. So St. Fran-
Star performance: Kite completed ces assembled its own schedule
11 of 17 passes for 238 yards and three of independent schools from
touchdowns in a 47-7 win over Glen across the country. The team
Allen. Kite, a junior, also rushed 10 times now is ranked No. 2 nation-
for 40 yards and two ally by MaxPreps and visits Life
more touchdowns.
Deep Run oper-
Christian on Friday.
ates the triple option Bishop Sullivan in Virginia
and is known for run- Beach experienced a similar
ning the ball more cold shoulder from its confer-
than it throws. Kite ence opponents. After the school
has rushed for 1,023 hired a new coach in 2016, as-
yards and 21 touch- sembled a highly talented team
downs this year, the second most rush- and began playing national-level
ing touchdowns in the area. And he’s opponents, it was suspended by
thrown for 695 yards. its own conference, the Tidewa-
His 17 attempts were probably a ca-
reer high, he said. His 238 passing yards
ter Conference of Independent
were probably second most. And none Schools, which questioned the
of it was really planned before the game MARK GORMUS/TIMES-DISPATCH school’s athletic philosophy, ac-
started. Deep Run QB Bo Kite (left), pictured against Douglas Freeman, cording to The Virginian-Pilot.
“It just happened,” Kite said. has led the Wildcats to a perfect season through nine games. Sullivan’s stature as a nation-
The Glen Allen defense stacked the ally ranked football team didn’t
Deep Run is 9-0: And Kite admits, for this team. Going 10-0 doesn’t mean a
box against Deep Run, and throwing it last long. The coach, Chris Scott,
worked. he’s a little surprised. He thought the whole lot if you lose in the first round.
team would finish 8-2 this year, and then
left earlier this year for public
“Everyone thinks we’re a run team, Dream job when football is over:
when the season began, he quickly real- “Sports-medicine doctor or college school Oscar Smith, and Bishop
so that’s what they game plan for,” Kite Sullivan, which changed its
said. ized Deep Run could go undefeated. The coach. ”
Wildcats finish their regular season Fri- Hidden talent: He can snowboard, name to Catholic High during
Sharpening himself as a QB re-
cruit: At 6-foot-2, 215 pounds, Kite looks day against 8-1 Thomas Jefferson. in addition to playing lacrosse and the summer, reverted to its old
like a Division I football recruit. He’s most A loss would give Deep Run its best wrestling. model of accepting students and
likely to be a linebacker in college, but he record since 2008 when it finished 9-1. Favorite emoji: “The spoon and fork, fielding teams. Its football team
wants to do his best showcasing himself A win would give the Wildcats their because I love to eat.” posted a record of 3-6 this year.
as a quarterback before he gets pigeon- first 10-0 season since 2006 when they If he could have dinner with any- But Cherry has no interest in
holed into one position. reached the Division 5 state semifinals one dead or alive: “Drew Brees.” taking Life Christian out of the
He’s working with a quarterback and finished 12-1. VISAA. While its football team
And yet, this Deep Run team is junior VOTING FROM 804VARSITY.COM
coach, and he intends to play for the may have outgrown the league,
Mach1 7-on-7 program based out of Vir- heavy, meaning Kite and many of his ♦ Bo Kite, Deep Run: 1,771
♦ Fred Jones, Henrico: 1,449 its other teams have not. Life’s
ginia Beach next spring. It’s tough prov- teammates will be back next year.
“It’s exciting to think that everything ♦ TreVeyon Henderson, Hopewell: 462 boys basketball team won the
ing yourself as a quarterback in a triple
option offense, so he knows he has to we’re doing this year and everything ♦ Jasiah Williams, Thomas Dale: 359 Division III state championship
make the most of every opportunity he we’ll have next year,” Kite said. ♦ Roemell Garcia, Manchester 312 last year, and the school is start-
has to throw the ball. But Kite says a playoff run is a must — Eric Kolenich ing girls basketball this season.
The football team played
in Division III last year — the
getting into. You know the level IMG or St. Frances, play them, dards, and typically they don’t league’s smallest division — be-
of gamesmanship of the other not VISAA schools, he said, sug- waste their time recruiting ath- cause of Life’s enrollment. Op-
school, how far another school gesting the elite schools start letes they don’t expect to qualify. posing coaches in Division III
is willing to go, which is not that their own conference and crown Life requires its student-athletes said Life was too good to play at
far. We’re educational-based their own champion. meet certain benchmarks, and the bottom rung of the ladder,
athletics.” Cherry, the school’s adminis- they must maintain a C average so it reclassified to Division I this
Teaching character and life trator, envisions a day in which to play. year. Cherry thinks the school is
lessons trumps winning, Prilla- the VISAA embraces the compe- The VISAA has no policy still a good fit for the VISAA.
man said. Local private schools tition of the nation’s best teams. spelling out what specific aca- “We’re not just a sports
aren’t interesting in playing in- Highland Springs’ football team demic requirements must be school,” Cherry said. “We’re pre-
stitutions that put winning at the is nationally ranked and the Vir- met for a player to suit up and paring kids for college in every
forefront, such as IMG Academy, ginia High School League em- take the field. The league man- way — academically, socially
a boarding school in Bradenton, braces it, Cherry said. He wants dates that players be in good and athletically as well.”
Fla., that caters to the country’s VISAA teams to reach a point in academic standing, but it’s up The path forward, Cherry
best young athletes. Its students which they can compete with to the schools to determine how said, is to find a conference that
will accept Life Christian. If the
school can join a conference,
“I will continue to focus on controlling then its football team won’t have
to play 50% of its games against
what we can control, continue building relationships far VISAA opponents.
and near and continue to assist our players reach their goal of But the way the rules are writ-
ten, he said, allows for schools
playing football on the collegiate level.” to collude to keep out a team the
rest of the league doesn’t like.
Charles Scott, Life Christian Academy football coach Prillaman said she’s never heard
any person suggest another team
not play Life Christian, and that
make conditioning, practice and any VHSL opponent — not an that’s defined. The VISAA has schools typically make decisions
competition a top priority. Trin- easy task when area private fewer regulations than the pub- for themselves. What hurts Life
ity Episcopal basketball player schools are a fraction of the size lic school VHSL, in part because Christian, VISAA’s Kemper said,
Armando Bacot spent his senior of their public-school neighbors. private schools exist so they is the perception among the rest
season there before enrolling at But the VISAA, he said, embraces can make their own decisions. of the league that it wants to be
North Carolina. parity and mediocrity. Since schools are left to police different than the other schools.
While Life Christian is not the “That would be a beauti- themselves, they want to know If VISAA schools refuse to play
same as IMG, it has assembled ful thing for VISAA,” he said. “I their opponents are making the Life, he said, there’s a reason
its football team differently than want to raise our stature in the same effort to uphold academic why.
its private school neighbors. It state. I don’t want to overrun standards. Though he’d like to have both,
accepts students who weren’t el- them. I want to raise the whole “I know we’re doing stuff the Charles Scott tells his players at
igible at their old schools, it plays [league].” right way,” Scott said. Life Christian it’s better for them
some of the country’s top teams Another factor that makes to gain experience than win
and it reclassifies more players Life Christian different is the 700 ❖❖❖
state-championship rings.
than other schools. online classes offered in its cur- In recent years, other private “I will continue to focus on
Life and IMG played a game riculum. Scott knows outsiders schools across the region have controlling what we can con-
this year in Florida, and it was question the school’s academ- learned that ramping up the tal- trol,” Scott said, “continue build-
close until the second half, when ics, but he points out that many ent on their football team can ing relationships far and near
IMG pulled away for a 43-16 vic- of its athletes are being recruited come at a cost. One example is and continue to assist our play-
tory. That Life Christian strives by college teams as evidence his St. Frances, which is a member ers reach their goal of playing
to be at the same level as IMG players are academically eligi- of the Maryland Interscholastic football on the collegiate level.”
is evidence it doesn’t belong in ble for college. College coaches Athletic Association and strug- ekolenich@timesdispatch.com
the VISAA playoffs, Thomas said. must determine if a player will gled to win games five years ago. (804) 649-6109
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Life Christian, based in Chesterfield, has played against one in-state team this season. Life beat defending VISAA D-I champion Flint Hill 24-7.
B6 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 • • •
Projecting the high school football playoffs
BY ERIC KOLENICH
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Virginia High School League
teams play their final regular
season games this weekend.
In five weeks, state champions
will be crowned in six different
classifications.
Here’s a look a look at each
region with local participants,
who’s expected to make the
playoffs and what seed they
will hold. The top eight teams
in each region, based on VHSL
power rating, qualify for the
postseason.
The private school playoffs
are already set and begin this
weekend.
Class 5, Region B: Highland
Springs (9-0) holds the top seed
and is likely to keep its hold on
to the No. 1 seed even if it loses
to Varina on Saturday. The only
way Highland Springs loses the
top seed is if it loses to Varina
and a combination of unlikely
upsets occurs Friday night. Bar-
Garcia guides Trojans to region glory
Burcham boosts
Deep Run in boys
race for team title
BY ASHLEY WOOD
Richmond Times-Dispatch
A ray of sunshine and
a slight breeze filled Pole
Green Park, making it per-
fect running weather for
Midlothian sophomore
Gabriella Garcia as she
inched closer to the finish
line at the Class 5, Region
B cross country champi-
onships on Wednesday.
“I heard cheers from
behind but I didn’t really
know if someone was close
to me,” Garcia said. “I just
wanted to get to the finish
line as fast as possible.”
Whether it was the nice
weather or motivation to
finish, Garcia cruised to
her first regional title in
18:23.80, a full 33.8 seconds
better than runner-up and
former region champ Ra-
chel Mudd of Atlee.
“I knew she would go
out fast so I wanted to fol-
low her,” Garcia said. “I
knew I had good endur-
ance so I tried to pass her
when I felt like the time
was right.”
About eight seconds after
Mudd, Midlothian’s Kylie
Bonser took third, provid-
ing critical points as the
Trojans edged the Wild-
cats 46-40 to earn the team
championship. Midlothian
prevailed in its first region
meet at the Class 5 level —
it was previously a part of
Class 4, Region B.
Glen Allen came in third
with 97 points to secure
the final team berth in the
HigH ScHool Playoff RounduP
Mick lifts Matoaca to first field hockey region final
From staff reports
Morgan Mick scored
the deciding goal as the
Matoaca field hockey
team claimed a spot in
its first regional champi-
onship match with a 1-0
win Wednesday over Glen
Allen in the Class 5, Region
B semifinals.
No. 8 Glen Allen had de-
feated top-seeded Midlo-
thian 4-3 in overtime
Monday.
Glen Allen 0 Records: Petersburg n/r; MWGS 14-4.
Matoaca 1 Highlights: Grant Collier (MWGS) 11
Boys volleyball
Patrick Henry 3, Hanover
0: Ted Owen had six kills
as the Patriots took down
the Hawks in the Class 4,
Western quarterfinals.
Matthew Carroll added
three kills, two aces and
five digs, while Ethan Stiles
racked up three kills and
three aces in the victory.
Hanover 9 21 20
Patrick Henry 25 25 25
ring a major surprise, Highland
Springs will be No. 1.
Manchester (8-1) is likely to
take the No. 2 seed, though it’s
possible it falls to No. 3. Deep
Run (9-0) is likely to take the
third seed. Varina (8-1) can
jump up to the third seed, push-
ing Deep Run to fourth, if Deep
Run loses to Thomas Jefferson
on Friday. But if Deep Run wins
Friday, Varina is stuck in the No.
4 seed no matter what happens
against Highland Springs on
Saturday.
Highland Springs, Manches-
ter, Deep Run and Varina have
locked up home-field advantage
in the first round of the playoffs.
Prince George (6-3), Clover Hill
(7-2) and Douglas Freeman (7-2)
have clinched playoff berths,
but what seeds they will take
is undetermined. If Clover Hill
beats Monacan, Clover Hill will
jump to the fifth seed. If it loses,
it’ll occupy either the sixth or
seventh spot. If Freeman beats
Glen Allen, it can jump to sixth if
Clover Hill wins or fifth if Clover
LEFT: Midlothian sophomore Gabriella Garcia sprints down the final stretch to win the Class 5, Region B girls cross
country championship at Pole Green Park. RIGHT: L.C. Bird’s Brendan Taylor, Deep Run’s Colby Burcham, L.C. Bird’s
Jacob Plummer and Deep Run’s Jordan Bendura run four wide during the boys race, which Burcham eventually won.
Now online push each other at prac-
tices and meets.
See photo highlights “[She] has really helped
and video from the Class 5, me throughout the sea-
Region B cross country son,” Garcia said. “She’s
meets at Richmond.com. helped me to be where I
Class 5 state meet next am right now.”
Saturday at Great Meadow In the boys final, Colby
in The Plains. Burcham of Deep Run
For states, Garcia says earned his second regional
she is going to continue to title in 15:29.9, 19 seconds
work hard and train hard ahead of L.C. Bird’s Bren-
with her teammate, Caro- dan Taylor.
line Bowe. “I went through it just
Garcia recalls first com- like I wanted to for the
ing to the team this year mile,” Burcham said.
after transferring from “Then I held strong in the
Monacan High School and second mile and then I fin-
how they now rely on and ished strongly.”
Records: Hanover n/r; Patrick Henry
15-4.
Highlights: Trent Rice (HAN) 2 kills,
5 digs; Conor McFadden (HAN) 8 kills,
8 digs; Logan Chappell (HAN) 10 as-
sists, 7 digs. Ethan Stiles (PH) 3 kills, 3
aces; Ted Owen (PH) 6 kills; Matthew
Carroll (PH) 3 kills, 2 aces, 5 digs.
Maggie Walker 3, Pe-
tersburg 0: Grant Col-
lier led Maggie Walker
to a straight-set victory
with 11 kills and two digs
in the Class 4, Western
quarterfinals.
Petersburg 10 16 10
Maggie Walker GS 25 25 25
kills, ace, 2 digs; Johnson (MWGS) 7
kills, assist, 3 aces; Shepard (MWGS)
4 kills, 3 aces.
Colonial Heights 3,
Dinwiddie 0: Aaron Ezell
recorded 28 assists in Co-
lonial Heights’ win over
Dinwiddie in the Class 4,
Western quarterfinals.
Dinwiddie 14 19 19
Colonial Heights 25 25 25
Records: Dinwiddie n/r; Colonial
Heights 13-5.
Highlights: Alex Chini (CHTS) 19
kills, 3 blocks, 4 digs; Raymond Dre-
wry (CHTS) 9 kills, ace, 2 blocks;
Aaron Ezell (CHTS) 28 assists, 3
blocks.
HigH ScHoolS
Hill loses. Prince George will get but Monacan (8-1) can jump
either the fifth, sixth or seventh into the top spot with a win over
seed depending on how its com- Clover Hill on Friday. Patrick
petitors finish. Henry (6-3) currently holds the
Henrico (6-4), which is idle fifth seed and seems likely to
this week, is likely to take the stay there. The Patriots would
eighth seed. Matoaca (5-4) can visit fourth-seeded Spotsylvania
only surpass Henrico if it beats (7-2) if the playoffs began today.
Hopewell and a number of un- Dinwiddie (5-4) holds the sixth
likely upsets occur. L.C. Bird spot, Huguenot (5-4) is seventh,
(4-5) is out of contention. Chancellor (5-4) eighth and
Powhatan (5-4) ninth. Powhatan
Class 6, Region A: Oscar Smith visits Huguenot on Friday, and
(8-1) holds the top seed, its only Powhatan can make the playoffs
loss to Highland Springs, fol- with a win. If Chancellor loses to
lowed by Ocean Lakes (6-3) Eastern View, Chancellor could
second and Thomas Dale (6-3) fall out of the playoffs, giving
third. Cosby (5-4) currently Huguenot an avenue to qualify
holds the sixth seed and would with a loss Friday. Powhatan
visit Thomas Dale in the first can’t make the playoffs without
round if the playoffs began beating Huguenot.
today. Dale could fall to the
fourth seed if it loses to Dinwid- Class 3, Region A: Hopewell
die but probably can’t move (9-0) is tied for first place with
any higher if it beats Dinwiddie. York (9-0), but Hopewell should
Cosby could slip to seventh if it take the No. 1 seed if it beats
falls to Manchester. Matoaca on Friday. Phoebus
(8-1) currently holds the third
Class 4, Region B: Louisa (9-0) seed, and Lafayette (8-1) is
currently holds the No. 1 seed, locked into the fourth seed. Pe-
The senior was one of
four Wildcats to finish in
the top 15 to give Deep
Run the boys champion-
ship title with 44 points.
L.C. Bird finished second
with 50 and Glen Allen
took third with 59.
Burcham said the race
was “phenomenal” and
appreciated the great
weather for helping him
throughout his run. The
Virginia Tech pledge is
looking for an individual
and team title headed into
states. He vows to set a
personal best as well.
“I would like to drop
Girls volleyball Jada Foreman added
eight kills and two blocks,
Mills Godwin 3, Midlo- and Audrey Ellenberger
thian 1: The Eagles con- had four aces and 11 digs.
tinued their undefeated Glen Allen 19 19 20
season after downing the Atlee 25 25 25
Trojans in four sets in the Records: Glen Allen 13-7; Atlee 18-2.
Class 5, Region B semifi-
Highlights: Aimee Barrack (GA) 2
kills, 19 assists, ace; Emily Zacharias
nals behind Kaitlyn Mc- (GA) 8 kills, 6 digs. Kaylin Strichman
(ATL) 9 kills, 3 aces, 12 digs; Audrey
Neel’s 23 kills, one ace, Ellenberger (ATL) 4 aces, 11 digs; Jada
four blocks and nine digs. Foreman (ATL) 8 kills, 2 blocks.
Carmen Wright added
Timberlake Christian
four kills, 40 assists, two
3,Veritas 0: Timberlake
aces, two blocks and five
Christian put an end to Ver-
blocks in the victory.
itas’ season in straight sets
Mills Godwin 25 24 25 25 in the VISAA Division III
Midlothian 22 26 19 18
quarterfinals. Sawyer Zook,
Records: Mills Godwin 22-0; Midlo-
thian 15-5. who was named to the All-
Highlights: Kaitlyn McNeel (MG) 23
kills, ace, 4 blocks, 9 digs; Ryan Taylor LIS team, had nine kills.
(MG) 7 kills, 6 blocks; Carmen Wright Timberlake Christian 25 25 25
(MG) 3 kills, 40 assists, 2 aces, 2
blocks, 5 digs. Diana Wesolosky (MID)
Veritas 23 12 11
Highlights: Sawyer Zook (VER) 9
9 kills, 2 aces, block, 12 digs; Ella
Stroud (MID) 2 assists, ace, 14 digs; kills; Tatum Evans (VER) 10 assists.
Olivia Ibanez (MID) 11 kills, block.
Powhatan 3, Chancel-
Atlee 3, Glen Allen 0: lor 1: Despite dropping the
Kaylin Strichman led the second set, No. 2 Pow-
Raiders with nine kills, hatan pulled ahead for a
three aces and 12 digs in win in the Class 4, Region
their victory over the Jag- B quarterfinals.
uars in the Class 5, Region Bryson Amorese re-
B semifinals. corded 37 assists and 13
RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH
tersburg (4-5) shored up its play-
off position by beating Matoaca
last week and currently holds
the seventh spot.
Class 3, Region B: Goochland
(8-1), which hasn’t lost since its
season opener to Lafayette, owns
the No. 1 seed and has a big
lead. The Bulldogs appear likely
to keep the top seed no matter
what happens Friday. The com-
petition at the top of 3A is more
fierce than 3B. If Goochland were
a member of 3B, it would stand
in fourth place, not first.
Class 2, Region A: Thomas Jef-
ferson (8-1) holds the No. 1 seed
and appears to have clinched it.
Teejay plays undefeated Deep
Run on Friday, but whether it
wins or loses, it’s likely to keep
the top seed. King William (6-3)
holds the fifth seed, and John
Marshall (5-4) is sixth, followed
by Amelia (5-4) seventh.
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(804) 649-6109
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Girls top 10 finishers: 1. Gabriella
Garcia (MID) 18:23.8; 2. Rachel Mudd
(ATL) 18:57.6; 3. Kylie Bonser (MID)
19:05.2; 4. Karson Girvin (DF) 19:08.3;
5. Sidney Walters (DR) 19:20.1; 6. Janie
Sanborn (DR) 19:21.8; 7. Liza Neely
(DF) 19:24.0; 8. Mackenzie Young
(MAN) 19:29.1; 9. Caroline Bowe (MID)
19:31.3; 10. Eva Brooks (DR) 19:32.0
Class 4, Region B
Sisters Alli and Rachel
Crytser finished in first
and fourth, respectively, to
boost Hanover to the the
Class 4, Region B girls team
championship, while Gerrit
Moyar and Grayson Clark
each finished inside of the
top 10 to help Lee-Davis to
the boys team title.
For the Hanover girls,
Erika Osborn contributed
with a sixth-place fin-
ish. Patrick Henry’s Emily
Morris finished runner-up
to help the Patriots claim
second and advance to the
Class 5 state meet.
Louisa’s Branden Wood
won the boys race in
ALEXA WELCH EDLUND/timEs-DispAtCH 15:56.90.
Boys team scores: 1. Lee-Davis 52;
2. Louisa 74; 3. Patrick Henry 74, 4.
Hanover 95; 5. King George 121; 6.
Powhatan 219; 7. Courtland 224; 8.
Chancellor 235; 9. Eastern View 242;
10. Caroline 257; 11. Spotsylvania 286;
a quick time,” said Bur- 12. Orange County 314; 13. Monacan
322; 14. Dinwiddie 442
cham. “I’ve never gone Boys top 10 finishers: 1. Branden
sub-16 [at the state meet],
Wood (LOU) 15:56.90; 2. Kyle Ernandes
so that’s the goal.”
(CL) 16:22.10; 3. Gerrit Moyar (LD)
16:28.50; 4. Carter Burcham (PH)
16:36.10; 5. Luke Taylor 16:45.30; 6.
Boys team scores: 1. Deep Run 44; Trevor Mason (PH) 16:49.50; 7. Bowen
2. L.C. Bird 50; 3. Glen Allen 59; 4.
Midlothian 108; 5. Douglas Freeman
Varney (LOU) 16:52.20; 8. Grayson
Clark (LD) 16:53.40; 9. Ethan Coleman
122; 6. Atlee 204; 7. Matoaca 218, 8.
Manchester 237; 9. Clover Hill 251;
(HAN) 16:55.30; 10. Connor Adkins
10. J.R. Tucker 279, 11. Mills Godwin
(CHA) 16:55.60.
Girls team scores: 1. Hanover 36; 2.
300; 12. Hermitage 323; 13. Highland
Springs 427
Patrick Henry 61; 3. Louisa 95; 4. Lee-
Davis 99; 5. Courtland 155; 6. Chan-
Boys top 10 finishers: 1. Colby Bur- cellor 155; 7. Powhatan 169; 8. King
cham (DR) 15:29.9; 2. Brendan Taylor
(LCB) 15:48.7; 3. Jacob Plummer
George 174; 9. Orange County 228; 10.
Eastern View 263; 11. Monacan 281
(LCB) 16:00.7; 4. Jordan Bendura (DR) Girls top 10 finishers: 1. Alli Crytser
16:07.9; 5. Michael Tull (DR) 16:17.7;
6. Ben Hagerich (GA) 16:18.7; 7. Luke
(HAN) 18:10.80; 2. Emily Morris (PH)
18:34.40; 3. Cierra Caicedo (LOU)
Neely (DF) 16:19.0; 8. Luke Affolder
(LCB) 16:25.6; 9. Devin Johnson (GA)
19:06.70; 4. Rachel Crytser (HAN)
20:14.90; 5. Emmy Joyce (PH) 20.29.30;
16:29.6; 10. George Henning (ATL) 6. Erika Osborn (HAN); 20:37.30; 7. Re-
16:31.1
Girls team scores: 1. Midlothian 40; 2.
becca Ray (POW) 20:46.40; 8. Evelyn
Anderson (OC) 20:49.10; 9. Desirae
Deep Run 46; 3. Glen Allen 97; 4. Doug- Horsley (LD) 20:51.60; 10. Kali Den-
las Freeman 106; 5. J.R. Tucker 167; 6.
Atlee 170; 7. Mills Godwin 173; 8. Clo-
nehy (PH) 20:54.10
ver Hill 176; 9. Matoaca 254 awood@timesdispatch.com
digs, while Sierra Ellison
had 16 kills and another 17
Andrew Rice (Brentsville District)
16:10.1; Anthony Medrano (Manassas
Park 16:17.7); Ben Blanchard (Maggie
digs for the Indians. Walker) 16:19; Braden Sturman (In-
dependence) 16:19.9; Conrad Bruton
Chancellor 22 25 22 20 (William Monroe) 16:28.2.
Powhatan 25 21 25 25
Records: Chancellor n/r; Powhatan 19-5.
Highlights: Sierra Ellison (POW) 16 Girls cross country
kills, assist, 2 aces, 2 blocks, 17 digs;
Bryson Amorese (POW) kill, 37 assists, Class 3, Region B: Mag-
ace, 13 digs; Natalie Mueller (POW) 11
gie Walker had five run-
kills, 2 aces, block, 10 digs.
ners finish in the top
Boys cross country seven at Fairview Park,
including Mary Caroline
Class 3, Region B: Ben
Heinen (17:25.9), who fin-
Neuwirth ran 3 miles at
ished first. Brenna Luczak
Fairview Park in 15:55.4 to
(18:57) and Grace Pershing
help Maggie Walker claim (19:15.9) each finished in
the region championship.
the top five for the Green
Ben Blanchard finished
Dragons. Goochland fin-
eighth and Miles Nardi
finished 14th to give the
ished seventh.
Team scores: Maggie Walker GS 22,
Green Dragons a meet-best Brentsville District 87,
three in the top 15. Gooch- George Mason 89, Warren County 89,
James Monroe 155, Skyline 188,
land finished 10th. Goochland 199, William Mon-
roe 199, Independence 200,
Team scores: Maggie Walker GS 64, Central Woodstock 219
Brentsville District 84, Top 10 runners: Mary Caroline
George Mason 110, Central Heinen (Maggie Walker) 17:25.9; Ava
Woodstock 115, Independence 116, Bordner (Skyline 18:30.3); Brenna
Warren County 135, James Mon-
roe 142, William Monroe 164,
Luczak (Maggie Walker) 18:57; Abigail
Seigel (Brentsville District) 19:07.8;
Manassas Park 231, Goochland 293, Grace Pershing (Maggie Walker)
Skyline 318
Top 10 runners: Alex Kolar (James
19:15.9; Alexis Bartee (Maggie
Walker) 19:16.6; Josie Greer (Maggie
Monroe) 15:32.1; Charlie Blundell Walker) 19:18.5; Leah Webster (War-
(Independence) 15:55.2; Ben Neu-
wirth (Maggie Walker) 15:55.4; Chase
ren County) 19:25.7; Ryleigh Breeden
(Warren County) 19:30.1; Kiersten
Rimel (Central Woodstock) 15:58.5;
Dj Staton (Warren County) 16:04.2;
Tanner Warren County 19:30.3.
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Scoreboard
HIGH SCHOOLS TRANSACTIONS SPORTS BRIEFS
Field hockey ♦No. 3 Chancellor at No. 2 Powhatan, 6
♦No. 3 Patrick Henry 3,
American League
MINNESOTA TWINS — Signed
the conference for the 2020-21 school
year.
BASEBALL
VISAA DIVISION I PLAYOFFS No. 2 Spotsylvania 0 C Tomas Telis and RHP Jonathan
Tuesday’s quarterfinals ♦No. 4 King George at No. 1 Monacan, 6 LOCAL GOLF
Giants narrow manager search to 3 finalists
Cheshire to minor league contracts.
♦Trinity Episcopal 7, No. 8 Episcopal 0 Monday’s semifinals at higher seeds National League
♦Collegiate 3, ♦Upper-bracket winners SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed Holes-in-One
No. 5 St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes 0 ♦Lower-bracket winners 2B Kean Wong off waivers from the
♦St. Catherine’s 5, No. 6 Catholic 0 Nov. 13 final at higher seed L.A. Angels.
♦Rowland George, 125-yard 6th hole
at Viniterra, 9-iron, playing with Mary
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants have narrowed
♦Norfolk Academy 9, No. 7 Potomac 0
Friday’s semifinals
♦Semifinal winners Frontier League George and Hade Daniel. their search for a new manager to three finalists, a
ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Traded OF ♦Carter West, 148-yard 4th hole at
at Evergreen Sportsplex CLASS 3, REGION A PLAYOFFS
Chase Harris to the Fargo-Moorhead Hermitage CC, 9-iron, playing with
person with direct knowledge of the process said.
♦No. 4 Collegiate at Wednesday’s quarterfinals
No. 1 Trinity Episcopal, 10 a.m. ♦No. 8 Lafayette at
RedHawks of the American Associa- Ron West, Spencer Lewis and Race Former Phillies manager Gape Kapler, Astros bench
tion for RHP Carter Hope. Sterchi.
♦No. 2 Norfolk Academy at No. 1 Park View-South Hill, 6 p.m. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS MINERS — coach Joe Espada and Rays bench coach Matt Qua-
No. 3 St. Catherine’s, noon ♦No. 5 Booker T. Washington at
Saturday’s final No. 4 Lakeland, 6
Traded catcher Andy Cosgrove to the traro are the final three vying to replace Bruce Bochy,
at Evergreen Sportsplex ♦No. 10 York at No. 2 Southampton, 6
Windy City ThunderBolts.
SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Traded
PRO FOOTBALL the person said Wednesday, speaking on condition
♦Semifinal winners, 1 p.m. ♦No. 6 New Kent at No. 3 Tabb, 6 RHP Jeff Thompson to the Lincoln
Monday’s semifinals at higher seeds Saltdogs of the American Association NFL of anonymity because the candidates’ names haven’t
VISAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
♦Upper-bracket winners for catcher Daniel Herrera. AMERICAN CONFERENCE been made public. The San Francisco Chronicle first
♦Lower-bracket winners BASKETBALL
♦Cape Henry Collegiate 6, Nov. 12 final at higher seed National Basketball Association
East W L T Pct PF PA reported the three finalists Wednesday.
New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98
No. 8 Hampton Roads 0
♦Steward 3, No. 4 Covenant 2, OT
♦Semifinal winners ATLANTA HAWKS — Transferred Buffalo 6 2 0 .750 158 131 The 44-year-old Kapler was fired Oct. 10 after two
♦Foxcroft 6, No. 6 Chatham 1 CLASS 3, REGION B PLAYOFFS G Brandon Goodwin to College Park
(NBAGL).
Miami
N.Y. Jets
1
1
7
7
0
0
.125 103 256
.125 96 211
seasons in Philadelphia and a 161-163 record. With
♦Fredericksburg 7, No. 7 Walsingham 1
Friday’s semifinals
Tuesday’s quarterfinals
NBA G League South W L T Pct PF PA Bryce Harper their blockbuster acquisition, the Phil-
♦Goochland 3, Central Woodstock 0
at Evergreen Sportsplex ♦William Monroe 3, James Monroe 2 WESTCHESTER KNICKS — Waived Houston
Indianapolis
6
5
3
3
0
0
.667
.625
238
182
191
177
lies finished 81-81 for their first non-losing season
♦No. 5 Steward at Gs Matthew Fisher-Davis and Tyrius
No. 1 Cape Henry Collegiate, 2 p.m.
♦George Mason 3, Maggie Walker GS 0
♦Independence 3, Skyline 0 Walker. Jacksonville 4 5 0 .444 176 189 since 2012.
Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 168 165
♦No. 2 Fredericksburg Academy Thursday’s semifinals at higher seeds FOOTBALL
North W L T Pct PF PA
Last week, Espada’s Astros lost Game 7 of the World
at No. 3 Foxcroft, 4
Saturday’s final
♦William Monroe at Goochland, 6:30
♦Independence at George Mason, 6:30
National Football League
ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed DL
Baltimore 6 2 0 .750 251 176 Series to the Washington Nationals. Quatraro and the
at Evergreen Sportsplex Nov. 12 final at higher seed Clinton McDonald on IR. Released LB
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
4
2
4
6
0
0
.500
.250
176
152
169
205
Rays beat Oakland in the AL wild card game before los-
♦Semifinal winners, 3 p.m. Zach Brown. Activated OL Max Garcia
♦Semifinal winners
from the PUP list.
Cincinnati 0 8 0 .000 124 210 ing in a five-game division series to Houston.
CLASS 6, REGION A PLAYOFFS CLASS 2, REGION A PLAYOFFS West W L T Pct PF PA
ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed WR
Tuesday’s semifinals
♦Kellam 3, Cosby 0
Tuesday’s first round
♦Prince Edward def. No. 8 Nandua
Brandon Powell from the practice
squad and G Anthony Coyle and S C.J.
Kansas City
Oakland
6 3 0 .667 252
4 4 0 .500 182
L.A. Chargers 4 5 0 .444 183
204
216
168
Union unhappy with comment by Braves GM
♦Western Branch 4, James River 0 ♦Nottoway 3, No. 12 Brunswick 0 Reavis to the practice squad.
Thursday’s final at BALTIMORE RAVENS — Waived Denver 3 6 0 .333 149 170
♦Greensville 3, No. 6 Thomas Jefferson 0
Regional Training Center ♦Windsor 3, No. 10 John Marshall 0 CB Maurice Canady. Signed WR/RS NATIONAL CONFERENCE NEW YORK — Two days into the free agent market,
♦Kellam vs. Western Branch, 3 p.m. Thursday’s quarterfinals De’Anthony Thomas. Re-signed LB
Mike Onuoha to the practice squad.
East W L T Pct PF PA the players’ association already is angry at a club.
♦No. 9 Prince Edward Dallas 5 3 0 .625 227 142
CLASS 5, REGION B PLAYOFFS
at No. 1 Bluestone, 7
Signed RB Byron Marshall to the prac- Philadelphia 5 4 0 .556 224 213 Union head Tony Clark issued a statement Wednes-
Wednesday’s semifinals at Freeman tice squad.
♦Matoaca 1, No. 8 Glen Allen 0
♦No. 5 Nottoway at No. 4 King William BUFFALO BILLS — Released DE
N.Y. Giants
Washington
2
1
7
8
0
0
.222
.111
176
108
255
219
day in response to remarks attributed to Atlanta
♦No. 11 Greensville at No. 3 Amelia
♦Atlee 3, No. 2 Deep Run 2
♦No. 7 Windsor at No. 2 Poquoson
Wyatt Ray. Signed LB Tyrel Dodson
South W L T Pct PF PA Braves general manager Alex Anthopoulos during a
Friday’s final at Freeman and OT Brandon Hitner to the practice
♦No. 4 Matoaca vs. No. 3 Atlee, 5 p.m.
Saturday’s semifinals at higher seed squad.
New Orleans
Carolina
7
5
1
3
0
0
.875
.625
195
209
156
204
conference call with media.
♦Upper-bracket winners
CLASS 4, REGION B PLAYOFFS ♦Lower-bracket winners
CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed DE
Wes Horton.
Tampa Bay 2 6 0 .250 230 252 “Every day you get more information. And we’ve
Atlanta 1 7 0 .125 165 250
Wednesday’s semifinals Nov. 12 final at higher seed DETROIT LIONS — Released LB
North W L T Pct PF PA
had time to connect with 27 of the clubs — obviously
Anthony Pittman from the practice
♦Lee-Davis 2, No. 4 Monacan 0
♦Warhill 2, No. 3 Jamestown 1, OT
♦Semifinal winners
squad. Signed RB Bo Scarbrough and Green Bay 7 2 0 .778 226 189 the Astros and (Nationals) being in the World Series,
Thursday’s final Boys soccer P Matt Wile to the practice squad. Minnesota
Detroit
6
3
3
4
0
1
.667
.438
234
204
158
217
they were tied up — but we had a chance to get a
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Acti-
♦No. 2 Warhill vs. No. 1 Lee-Davis VISAA DIVISION I PLAYOFFS
vated QB Nick Foles from IR. Chicago 3 5 0 .375 142 144 sense of what the other clubs are going to look to do
Wednesday’s semifinals at City Stadium
Boys volleyball ♦No. 1 Cape Henry Collegiate vs.
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released
P Jack Fox from the practice squad.
West
San Francisco
W L T
8 0 0 1.000 235 102
Pct PF PA in free agency, who might be available in trades,” An-
CLASS 6, REGION A PLAYOFFS No. 5 Norfolk Academy, 5:30 p.m. Signed TE Alize Mack to the practice Seattle 7 2 0 .778 248 230 thopoulos said, according to the union.
♦No. 6 Bishop O’Connell vs. squad. L.A. Rams 5 3 0 .625 214 174
Quarterfinals
No. 2 St. Christopher’s, 7:30 MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Claimed S Arizona 3 5 1 .389 195 251 Baseball’s labor contract prohibits clubs from acting
♦Kellam 3, Oscar Smith 0
♦Ocean Lakes 3, Grassfield 0 Friday’s final at City Stadium Andrew Sendejo off waivers from Phil- WEEK 10 in concert in free agent negotiations. The union filed a
adelphia. Waived S Marcus Epps.
♦Cosby 3, Thomas Dale 1
♦James River 3, Tallwood 0
♦Semifinal winners, 7:30
NEW YORK GIANTS — Released P
Thursday’s Game collusion grievance following the 2017-18 offseason.
VISAA DIVISION II PLAYOFFS Sean Smith from the practice squad. L.A. Chargers at Oakland, 8:20 p.m.
Thursday’s semifinals at higher seed Sunday’s Games
Thursday’s semifinals at City Stadium PHILADELPHIA EAGOES — Placed
♦Cosby at Kellum
♦No. 6 Trinity Christian WR DeSean Jackson on IR. Waived S Arizona at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. NBA
♦Ocean Lakes at James River Andrew Sendejo. Kansas City at Tennessee, 1
at No. 2 Covenant, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday’s final at higher seed Buffalo at Cleveland, 1
Beal tallies 30 for Wizards, but Pacers prevail
♦No. 5 Seton at No. 1 Steward, 7:30 PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Placed LB
♦Semifinal winners Friday’s final at City Stadium Ulysees Gilbert III on IR. Released RB Baltimore at Cincinnati, 1
Darrin Hall from the practice squad. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 1
CLASS 5, REGION B PLAYOFFS ♦Semifinal winners, 5:30 p.m.
Signed LB Robert Spillane from the Atlanta at New Orleans, 1
Thursday’s semifinals at Glen Allen
♦No. 4 Midlothian
practice squad and LB Sutton Smith,
WR Terry Wright and TE Kevin Rader
Detroit at Chicago, 1
Miami at Indianapolis, 4:05
INDIANAPOLIS — Bradley Beal had 30 points, five
at No. 1 Deep Run, 5:30 p.m. COLLEGE BASKETBALL to the practice squad. Carolina at Green Bay, 4:25 rebounds and five assists, but T.J. Warren scored 21
♦No. 2 Glen Allen at No. 3 Atlee, 7:30 L.A. Rams at Pittsburgh, 4:25
Nov. 12 final at Glen Allen Men’s Scores
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Placed
LB Kwon Alexander on IR. Signed LB Minnesota at Dallas, 8:20 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 121-106 victory
♦Semifinal winners, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday
Elijah Lee from the practice squad Next Monday’s Game over the Washington Wizards.
and LB Christian Sam to the practice
CLASS 4, WESTERN PLAYOFFS EAST squad.
Seattle at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.
Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New
Doug McDermott came off the bench and scored
Wednesday’s quarterfinals Boston College 77, Wake Forest 70 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Released England, Denver, Philadelphia, Houston 17 of his 19 points in the first half for the Pacers (4-4).
♦No. 8 Petersburg at No. 1 MWGS Colgate 80, NJIT 75 WR Cody Thompson from the practice
♦Lee-Davis 3, No. 4 Monacan 1 Georgetown 81, Mount St. Mary’s 68 squad. Signed DT Bryan Mone to the Domantas Sabonis, who missed the last two games
♦No. 6 Dinwiddie at
No. 3 Colonial Heights
Maine 84, Merrimack 64
San Jose St. 79, Hofstra 71
practice squad.
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — COLLEGE FOOTBALL with a left calf contusion, had 13 points and tied his
♦No. 7 Hanover at St. John’s 109, Mercer 79 Waived WR Amara Darboh. Placed TE career high with 17 rebounds before fouling out with
No. 2 Patrick Henry, 6:30 SOUTH Antony Auclair on IR. Signed LB Sam Scores 3:20 left to play.
Monday’s semifinals at higher seeds Bethune-Cookman 110, Johnson (FL) 68 Acho. Signed LB Kahzin Daniels from
Tuesday’s Results
♦Upper-bracket winners ETSU 79, Newberry 50 the practice squad and LB Quinton
Toledo 35, Kent St. 33
Thomas Bryant had 20 points and 11 rebounds for
Bell to the practice squad.
♦Lower-bracket winners
Nov. 13 final at higher seed
Georgia St. 104, Brewton-Parker 35
Hampton 112, Mid-Atlantic Christian 52 HOCKEY W. Michigan 35, Ball St. 31 the Wizards (2-5), who have lost four of five games.
James Madison 79, Charlotte 74 Wednesday’s Result
♦Semifinal winners National Hockey League

Girls volleyball
Morgan St. 71, Central Penn 44
North Carolina 76, Notre Dame 65
ANAHEIM DUCKS — Reassigned D
Josh Mahura to San Diego (AHL).
Miami (Ohio) at Ohio, late

Schedule
NBA approves Clippers’ plan to rest Leonard
South Carolina 77, North Alabama 55 WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reas-
CLASS 6, REGION A PLAYOFFS Southern U. 87, Loyola (NO) 70 signed F Liam O’Brien to Hershey Thursday’s Games
Thursday’s semifinals at higher seed Vanderbilt 83, SE Missouri 65 (AHL). Louisiana-Lafayette at
LOS ANGELES — The NBA approved the Los Ange-
♦Ocean Lakes vs. Franklin County
♦Cosby at Kellum
MIDWEST SOCCER Coastal Carolina, 7:30 p.m. les Clippers’ plan to sit star Kawhi Leonard for a pair
Butler 80, IUPUI 47 Temple at South Florida, 8
Saturday’s final at higher seed Illinois St. 79, Belmont 72
Major League Soccer
Friday’s Games
of nationally televised games because it believes the
COLUMBUS CREW — Named Clive
♦Semifinal winners Kent St. 97, Hiram 58
Purdue 79, Green Bay 57 Brewer director of high performance. UCF at Tulsa, 7 p.m. forward is not yet healthy enough to play on consecu-
CLASS 5, REGION B PLAYOFFS W. Michigan 75, McNeese St. 65 COLLEGE Washington at Oregon St., 10:30 tive nights, a league spokesman said Wednesday.
Wednesday’s semifinals at Glen Allen MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE — An- Saturday’s Games
♦Mills Godwin 3, No. 5 Midlothian 1
SOUTHWEST
nounced the University of Detroit’s EAST
Leonard did not play Oct. 30 against Utah, in a
Stephen F. Austin 89, LeTourneau 70
♦Atlee 3, No. 6 Glen Allen 0 women’s lacrosse program will join UMass at Army, Noon game broadcast on ESPN, and was to miss the ESPN
Nov. 12 final at Glen Allen
♦No. 1 Mills Godwin vs.
Women’s Scores Florida St. at Boston College, Noon
St. Francis (Pa.) at CCSU, Noon
matchup against Milwaukee on Wednesday at Staples
No. 2 Atlee 3, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday ODDS Lafayette at Holy Cross, Noon Center. In both situations, the Clippers were sched-
North Alabama at Monmouth, Noon
CLASS 4, REGION B PLAYOFFS EAST
George Washington 68, Villanova 56 NFL Wagner at Sacred Heart, Noon uled to play the following night. Leonard returned to
Wednesday’s quarterfinals
SOUTH Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog
Texas Tech at West Virginia, Noon play Oct. 31, in a victory against San Antonio, just as
♦No. 5 Hanover at No. 1 Courtland, 6 Yale at Brown, 12:30 p.m.
George Mason 72, Charleston 61 LA Chargers 1 (49½) OAKLAND Lehigh at Bucknell, 1 he is expected to play Thursday against Portland.
James Madison 93, Longwood 53 Sunday
Middle Tennessee 68, East Carolina 66
Fordham at Colgate, 1 The NBA prohibits teams from resting otherwise
HOCKEY NC State 80, NC A&T 44
Kansas City
CLEVELAND
4 (48½)
3 (40)
TENNESSEE
Buffalo
Harvard at Columbia, 1
Albany (NY) at Delaware, 1 healthy players for high-profile, nationally televised
UCF 74, Pittsburgh 58 TAMPA BAY 4½ (51) Arizona
NHL MIDWEST NY Giants 2½ (43½) NY JETS
NC A&T at Morgan St., 1
Duquesne at Robert Morris, 1
games, at risk of a fine starting at $100,000. The Clip-
EASTERN CONFERENCE Bowling Green 89, Cleveland St. 62 NEW ORLEANS 13 (51) Atlanta Richmond at Villanova, 1 pers haven’t be fined and are compliant with that
Nebraska 68, Alabama A&M 46 Baltimore 10 (45) CINCINNATI Cornell at Penn, 1:30
Atlantic W L OT Pts GF GA
SOUTHWEST GREEN BAY 5½ (47) Carolina Bethune-Cookman at Delaware St., 2 policy because they listed the reason for Leonard’s
Boston 11 2 2 24 56 36
Buffalo 9 4 2 20 45 40 Arkansas St. 88, Central Baptist 63 CHICAGO 2½ (41½)
INDIANAPOLIS 10 (44)
Detroit
Miami
Towson at Stony Brook, 2
Dartmouth vs. Princeton at New York, 3:30
absence not as “rest,” but “load management” of a
FAR WEST
Toronto
Florida
8 5
7 3
3 19 56 53
4 18 51 51 Hawaii 61, San Diego St. 58
LA Rams 3½ (44) PITTSBURGH SOUTH knee.
DALLAS 3 (48) Minnesota Vanderbilt at Florida, Noon
Montreal 8 5 2 18 56 49
Monday Georgia Tech at Virginia, 12:30
Tampa Bay 6 5 2 14 44 47
SAN FRAN. 6 (47) Seattle NHL
Ottawa
Detroit
4 9
4 11
1
1
9 38 48
9 34 63
PRO BASKETBALL Rhode Island at William & Mary, 1 p.m.
VMI at Furman, 1
Metropolitan W L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 11 2 3 25 64 49
NBA
Favorite
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
Line (O/U) Underdog
Kennesaw St. at Campbell, 1
Gardner-Webb at Presbyterian, 1 Jets’ Little hospitalized after being hit by puck
EASTERN CONFERENCE San Diego at Stetson, 1
N.Y. Islanders 11 3 0 22 44 30 La.-Lafayette 14 (59) C. CAROLINA
Howard at SC State, 1:30
Carolina 9 5 1 19 50 42 Temple 1½ (49½) USF
Pittsburgh 8 6 1 17 51 39
Atlantic
Philadelphia
W
5
L
1
Pct
.833
GB
— Friday
Jackson St. at Alabama A&M, 2 WINNIPEG, Manitoba — Winnipeg Jets forward
Maine at Elon, 2
Philadelphia 7 5 2 16 47 46 Boston 5 1 .833 — UCF 17 (70½) TULSA Norfolk St. at NC Central, 2 Bryan Little remained hospitalized Wednesday, a day
Columbus 5 7 3 13 35 52 Washington 9½ (65) OREGON ST
New Jersey 4 5 4 12 38 51
Toronto
Brooklyn
4
3
2
4
.667
.429
1
2½ Saturday
UTSA at Old Dominion, 2
Jacksonville St. at Tennessee Tech, 2:30
after being struck near the ear by a puck.
N.Y. Rangers 5 6 1 11 37 42 New York 1 7 .125 5 Clemson 32½ (53½) NC STATE Alcorn St. at Grambling St., 3 Little was skating behind the net midway through
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central W L OT Pts GF GA
Southeast W L Pct GB BOSTON CO. 1½ (63)
VIRGINIA
Florida St
15 (45½) Georgia Tech
Wofford at Mercer, 3
Chattanooga at Samford, 3
the third period in a 2-1 home loss to New Jersey
Miami 5 2 .714 —
St. Louis 10 3 3 23 49 47 Charlotte 4 3 .571 1 Texas Tech 2½ (59) W. VIRGINIA E. Illinois at Tennessee St., 3 when teammate Nikolaj Ehlers fired a rising slap shot
Nashville 9 4 2 20 60 43 MIAMI 6½ (48) Louisville Wake Forest at Virginia Tech, 3:30
Colorado 8 5 2 18 49 43
Atlanta
Washington
3
2
4
5
.429
.286
2
3 Notre Dame 8 (51) DUKE New Hampshire at James Madison, 3:30 from the point. The puck hit Little on his left side
Winnipeg 8 7 1 17 44 51 Orlando 2 5 .286 3 OHIO STATE 42 (64½) Maryland LSU at Alabama, 3:30 and he fell to the ice, putting his head in his hands as
Dallas 8 8 1 17 41 42 ARMY 34½ (62½) UMass Louisville at Miami, 3:30
Chicago 4 7 3 11 33 44 Central W L Pct GB CINCINNATI 35 (54½) UCONN UAB at Southern Miss., 3:30 blood dripped.
Milwaukee 5 2 .714 —
Minnesota 5 9 1 11 37 51
Indiana 4 4 .500 1½
MICHIGAN ST 14½ (45)
Wake Forest 2½ (63)
Illinois
VA. TECH
Georgia Southern at Troy, 3:30
ETSU at W. Carolina, 3:30
The Jets said Wednesday that Little was taken to St.
Pacific W L OT Pts GF GA
Edmonton 10 4 2 22 46 41
Detroit 4 5 .444 2 S. CAROLINA 6 (51) Appalachian St UT Martin at Austin Peay, 4 Boniface Hospital and needed 25-30 stitches to close
Chicago 3 6 .333 3 Penn St 7 (47½) MINNESOTA North Texas at Louisiana Tech, 4
Vancouver 9 3 3 21 54 36 Cleveland 2 5 .286 3 FLORIDA 27 (48½) Vanderbilt New Mexico St. at Mississippi, 4 a cut, then was transferred to the Health Sciences
Arizona 9 4 2 20 44 34
Vegas 9 5 2 20 51 46 WESTERN CONFERENCE N’WESTERN 2½ (38) Purdue Houston Baptist at Nicholls, 4 Centre’s neurological unit for further observation.
Air Force 21 (56½) NEW MEXICO Georgia St. at Louisiana-Monroe, 5
Calgary
Anaheim
9 7
9 7
2 20 52 53
1 19 45 43
Southwest W L Pct GB
Stanford 3½ (56½) COLORADO Va. Lynchburg at Southern U., 5 The team said the 31-year-old center was alert at all
Dallas 4 2 .667 —
San Jose 5 10 1 11 40 58 Houston 5 3 .625 —
ODU
ARIZONA ST
3½ (43½)
1½ (57)
Utsa
Usc
Hampton at Charleston Southern, 6
FIU at FAU, 6
times and in good spirits Wednesday morning.
Los Angeles 5 10 0 10 39 60 San Antonio 4 3 .571 ½
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point BOISE ST 13 (48½) Wyoming Missouri at Georgia, 7
Memphis 1 5 .167 3
for overtime loss. Top three teams in New Orleans 1 6 .143 3½
BYU
Charlotte
17 (59)
13½ (57½)
Liberty
UTEP
Lamar at Northwestern St., 7
Appalachian St. at South Carolina, 7
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
each division and two wild cards per
conference advance to playoffs. Northwest W L Pct GB Baylor 2 (47½) TCU Notre Dame at Duke, 7:30
Tuesday’s Results
N.Y. Islanders 4, Ottawa 1
Denver
Minnesota
5
4
2
2
.714
.667
—
½
SMU 21 (70½) East Carolina
TEXAS STATE 7½ (41½) S. Alabama
Tennessee at Kentucky, 7:30
Clemson at NC State, 7:30 Death of New Mexico player postpones game
Utah 4 3 .571 1 ALABAMA 6 (64) Lsu MIDWEST
Philadelphia 4, Carolina 1 Portland 3 4 .429 2 MISSISSIPPI 28½ (64½) Nmsu Davidson at Butler, Noon
Vegas 2, Columbus 1 Oklahoma City 3 4 .429 2 ARKANSAS 1½ (52½) W. Kentucky Penn St. at Minnesota, Noon ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The football game be-
Montreal 5, Boston 4
Toronto 3, Los Angeles 1 Pacific W L Pct GB OKLAHOMA 14½ (66½)
SO. MISS 4½ (49)
Iowa St
UAB
Purdue at Northwestern, Noon tween Air Force and New Mexico scheduled for this
L.A. Lakers 6 1 .857 — Maryland at Ohio St., Noon
New Jersey 2, Winnipeg 1, SO
Dallas 4, Colorado 1 Phoenix 5 2 .714 1
Georgia So. 3 (56) TROY Marist at Dayton, 1 p.m. weekend was postponed following the death of a
Tennessee 1 (41½) KENTUCKY
Calgary 4, Arizona 3, OT L.A. Clippers 5 2 .714 1
GEORGIA 16 (48) Missouri
Jacksonville at Drake, 2
E. Kentucky at SE Missouri, 2
Lobos defensive lineman.
St. Louis 2, Vancouver 1, OT Sacramento 2 5 .286 4
San Jose 4, Chicago 2 Golden State 2 6 .250 4½
TEXAS 7 (58) Kansas St Morehead St. at Valparaiso, 2 Air Force will travel to New Mexico on Nov. 23 in-
LA. TECH 5½ (71½) North Texas Illinois St. at S. Dakota St., 3
Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2 Tuesday’s Results Georgia St 2½ (75½) LA.-MONROE Missouri St. at S. Illinois, 3 stead, the Mountain West said Wednesday.
Wednesday’s Results
Detroit at N.Y. Rangers, late
Boston 119, Cleveland 113
Charlotte 122, Indiana 120, OT
FAU
FRESNO ST
10 (60)
5½ (58) Utah St
Fiu Youngstown St. at South Dakota, 3 New Mexico announced the death of 21-year-old
UConn at Cincinnati, 3:30
St. Louis at Edmonton, late Atlanta 108, San Antonio 100 WISCONSIN 8½ (38½) Iowa Illinois at Michigan St., 3:30 Nahje Flowers on Tuesday. The university didn’t pro-
L.A. Lakers 118, Chicago 112 Wash. St 7½ (51½) CALIFORNIA
Thursday’s Games
N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City 102, Orlando 94 SAN DIEGO ST 17 (39) Nevada
W. Illinois at N. Dakota St., 3:30
Iowa at Wisconsin, 4
vide a cause or other circumstances. Flowers was
Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Denver 109, Miami 89 HAWAII 7½ (77) San Jose St Indiana St. at N. Iowa, 5 from Los Angeles, where he played football at Dorsey
Montreal at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
Washington at Florida, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Results
Detroit 122, New York 102 NBA
SOUTHWEST High School. He had been at New Mexico since 2016.
Baylor at TCU, Noon or 3:30 p.m.
Vegas at Toronto, 7 p.m. Indiana 121, Washington 106 Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog Kansas St. at Texas, Noon or 3:30
Los Angeles at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.
Vancouver at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.
Chicago 113, Atlanta 93
Houston 129, Golden State 112
Boston
SAN ANT.
6½ (219) CHARLOTTE
4½ (215½) Okla. City
W. Kentucky at Arkansas, Noon
East Carolina at SMU, Noon
PARALYMPICS
Nashville at Colorado, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Toronto, late PHOENIX 1½ (217) Miami Ark.-Pine Bluff at Prairie View, 3
Columbus at Arizona, 9 p.m.
New Jersey at Calgary, 9 p.m.
Minnesota at Memphis, late
Orlando at Dallas, late
LA CLIPPERS 5½ (225½) Portland Alabama St. at Texas Southern, 3
Charlotte at UTEP, 3 Paralympic champ tests positive for steroid
Minnesota at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Utah, late South Alabama at Texas St., 3:30
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Friday’s Games Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, late Sam Houston St. at Abilene Christian, 4
Tampa Bay vs. Buffalo Thursday’s Games
Favorite Line Underdog SE Louisiana at Cent. Arkansas, 4 ROME — Two-time Paralympic gold medalist Mar-
UAB 6 TROY
at Stockholm, SWE, 2 p.m.
Boston at Detroit, 7:30
Boston at Charlotte, 8 p.m. WASHINGTON ST 2 Seattle U
Incarnate Word at Stephen F. Austin, 4
Iowa St. at Oklahoma, 8
tina Caironi was provisionally suspended after testing
Vancouver at Winnipeg, 8
Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30
Miami at Phoenix, 9
AIR FORCE 14½ Idaho State
FAR WEST positive for a steroid.
New Jersey at Edmonton, 9
Saturday’s Games
Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 NHL
Montana St. at N. Colorado, 2 p.m. Italy’s anti-doping agency says Caironi failed an
Stanford at Colorado, 3
Florida at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Favorite Money Line Underdog Idaho at Montana, 3 out-of-competition test on Oct. 17 in Bologna.
Cleveland at Washington, 7 p.m.
Buffalo vs. Tampa Bay
at Stockholm, SWE, 1 Detroit at Indiana, 7
PHILADELPHIA -121
TORONTO -128
Montreal
Vegas
Southern Cal at Arizona St., 3:30
Sacramento St. at N. Arizona, 4
The 30-year-old Caironi won the T42 100 meters at
Los Angeles at Montreal, 7 Memphis at Orlando, 7 NY ISLANDERS -117 Pittsburgh North Dakota at Weber St., 4 both the 2012 London Games and 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Chicago at Pittsburgh, 7 Sacramento at Atlanta, 7:30 CAROLINA -245 NY Rangers E. Washington at Idaho St., 4:35
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7 Golden State at Minnesota, 8 FLORIDA -114 Washington UC Davis at Portland St., 5:05 Games. She also won a silver medal in the T42 long
Carolina at Ottawa, 7 Toronto at New Orleans, 8
New York at Dallas, 8:30
Los Angeles -109 OTTAWA Washington St. at California, 7 jump in Rio — where she was Italy’s flagbearer.
Vegas at Washington, 7 Vancouver -115 CHICAGO Utah St. at Fresno St., 7
Minnesota at Arizona, 8 Milwaukee at Utah, 9 Nashville -118 COLORADO Liberty at BYU, 7:30 The T42 category is for single above-knee ampu-
Columbus at Colorado, 9
St. Louis at Calgary, 10
Philadelphia at Denver, 9
Brooklyn at Portland, 10
CALGARY
ARIZONA
-172
-170
New Jersey
Columbus
Wyoming at Boise St., 10:15
Nevada at San Diego St., 10:30
tees and athletes with similar impairments.
Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 Miami at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 SAN JOSE -145 Minnesota San Jose St. at Hawaii, 11 — From wire reports
B10 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2019 • • • RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH

NASCAR RepoRt
Stat of the week
49: Kevin Harvick’s victories in the Monster Energy Cup
Series after Sunday’s conquest at Texas Motor Speedway.
That ranks 14th all time with current car owner Tony
Stewart and 10th in the modern era. Since 2001, only
Jimmie Johnson (83) and Kyle Busch (55) have more wins.

If Suzanne
Somers —
once the
queen of the
infomercials
— was still
hawking
products
on TV
these days,
it seems
there’d be
a better
chance you’d
see her on
an over-the-
air channel
on a given
weekend
than any
Monster
Energy Cup
driver. 2005, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THIS WEEK’S FAST THOUGHTS By Chris Wilbers

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2018, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NASCAR should focus on getting more of its Cup races on
Roger Penske (left) posed with Will Power (center) and Tim Cindric after they won the 2018 Indianapolis 500.
broadcast television in future seasons. Yes, I realize this is de-
lusional — like the drivers not complaining about the rules package Penske will take on a much larger role as the owner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway and the IndyCar series.
for a weekend or a non-annoying Sprint commercial. But for the second
consecutive Sunday, there was auto racing on an over-the-air station, and FULL THROTTLE
it again wasn’t the Monster Energy Cup playoffs. ESPN has shifted its For-
mula 1 coverage to ABC the past two weeks, and Sunday’s broadcast drew
861,000 viewers, up from the 850,000 who watched the previous week.
By contrast, with the Cup Series only three races from crowing a cham-
pion, 2.2 million fans watched that race on the NBC Sports Network. What
Could Penske purchase mean
more IndyCar options at RR?
was airing on NBC? The Internationaux de France figure skating compe-
tition and several infomercials. (Ratings were not available at the time
of publication, but figure skating on NBC has generally drawn between

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700,000 and 1 million viewers on Sunday afternoons this season. And I
can’t speak for the thousands of people whose skin might be smoother his week, news from the In- racetracks before. He understands
because of their purchases from said infomercials.) I know why NBC and dyCar side of American auto the racetrack operations side of
Fox make these programming decisions — to add value to NBCSN and Fox racing swept over NASCAR’s things. ... Given my relationship
Sports 1, so NASCAR fans will subscribe to those channels. But with all of playoffs like a tidal wave. with Roger and his organization,
the extreme changes to the sport in the past 15 years — first, implement- NASCAR’s final elimination I’m looking forward to interacting
ing a playoff system that’s now a tiered playoff system, a new points race, this Sunday at ISM Raceway with him and his folks.”
format, generally later starting times, etc. — why not try to win over fans near Phoenix, was submerged Could Richmond Raceway one
by making the races more accessible, particularly this close to Champion-
when Roger Penske, bil- Randy Hallman day be the site of a NASCAR-In-
ship Sunday? Members of my family were racing enthusiasts until recently,
and they cite the inability to watch a majority of the races now as among OPINION lionaire businessman Special Correspondent dyCar weekend doubleheader?
the biggest reasons why they stopped following the sport. (Full disclosure: and multi-discipline Bickmeier hasn’t said much about
The retirement of Dale Earnhardt Jr. didn’t help, either.) Having more races racing baron, announced his pur- — as an important influence on the possibility. He has pointed to
available where old-school fans can enjoy them more easily might go a chase of the IndyCar Series and its his career. the problematic logistics of hous-
long way toward rebuilding NASCAR’s relationship with them. iconic home base, the Indianapo- Bickmeier was working in pub- ing about 40 NASCAR teams and

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Odds and ends: Randall Burnett — the crew chief of defending lis Motor Speedway. lic relations with Major League about 22 IndyCar teams. The
Xfinity Series champion Tyler Reddick — will join Reddick in the Cup Penske takes the reins from the Baseball’s then-Anaheim Angels track’s garage has just enough
Series next season. Burnett will sit on the pit box for Richard Chil- Hulman-George family that has in June 1997 when he volunteered stalls for NASCAR.
dress Racing’s No. 8 Chevrolet, replacing Luke Lambert. Lambert is moving owned the speedway for 45 years. to help one of his PR friends in But with Penske wearing his
to Roush Fenway Racing to join Chris Buescher and the No. 17 Ford. ... Riley The announcement of the sale staging the first race promoter’s hat, might such a dou-
Herbst will join Harrison Burton and Brandon Jones as full-time drivers at a Penske-owned bleheader be possible?
Monday morning was a surprise
in the Xfinity Series for Joe Gibbs Racing next season. Burton, the son of
South Boston native and current television analyst Jeff Burton, is replac-
for most of the racing world. Driv- oval. It was Bick- For instance, suppose the In-
ing Christopher Bell in the No. 20 Toyota. Herbst will take over a No. 18 ride ers past and present, car owners, meier’s first expo- dyCar set bivouacked in a luxury-
that has been split among six drivers this season, including Burton. (Kyle track officials, racing series princi- sure to the racing tent compound, complete with
Busch won four times in his seven starts in the car this season.) pals — all were soon singing Pen- business. translucent windows, ventilation,

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Finishing second was just enough for Bobby McCarty to ske’s praises in interviews and on After a long race climate control?
collect a second consecutive CARS Tour Late Model points social media. Bickmeier
day working in one The setup could include its own
championship. McCarty rallied from back in the field to finish Penske, perhaps more than any of the media cen- version of the Richmond Raceway
behind winner Josh Berry in the tour’s season finale at South Boston other individual, represents the ters, Bickmeier was headed for his Garage Walk, an attraction that
Speedway. That allowed McCarty to nip Berry — who started on the pole prospect of fuller, more effective car in the parking lot when Pen- has proven popular with NASCAR
and led all 125 laps — by a single point for the season championship. cross pollination between stock ske drove alongside in a big white fans. In this case, racing enthusi-
McCarty became the first driver to win multiple season championships car racing and open-wheel rac- Suburban, rolled down his win- asts could get an up-close look at
in the series. “We had to race the race differently than what we wanted
ing. Speculation about possible dow and insisted on giving Bick- IndyCar teams at work on their
to,” McCarty told track officials after the race. “We got to fifth or sixth
and the leaders were gone so we started saving. I’m just so thankful for changes rippled throughout the meier a ride to his car. sleek race cars. Ticket holders
this whole team for standing behind me and pushing me to find all I competition industry. “My car was just a couple hun- might pay, say, an extra $10 for ac-
could find.” Matt Craig led all 125 laps in the tour’s Super Late Model race The prospect of IndyCar-NAS- dred yards away,” Bickmeier re- cess to the walk.
to easily collect that series’ championship. Next up for South Boston CAR doubleheader weekends called, “but we rode around for 45 For a substantially higher pre-
Speedway will be on March 21, when the track hosts a 150-lap NASCAR moved from idle conversation to minutes. Roger was asking me how mium, perhaps a limited number
Whelen Modified race and two 75-lap NWAAS events. distinct possibilities. What could the day went — what did the media of fans could share a buffet/soirée
that mean for Richmond Raceway, like, what didn’t the media like. with drivers and car owners on the
among other venues? “There was Roger Penske him- eve of the race.
THIS WEEK’S CUP RACE IndyCar’s 17-race 2020 sched- self, asking me what I thought,” Penske the master promoter
Name: Bluegreen Vacations 500 Where: ISM Raceway ule includes just three tracks Bickmeier said. “My whole drive might encourage, even require,
Green flag: Sunday, 2:46 p.m. Qualifying: Saturday, 2 p.m., NBCSN that also hold NASCAR Cup Se- home I couldn’t believe what had the IndyCar race teams and their
TV: NBC, 2:30 p.m. Final practice: Friday, 7 p.m., NBCSN just happened. He wanted details drivers to do what some of the
ries events — Indianapolis Motor
Track length: 1 mile Race distance: 312 laps (500 kilometers)
Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway from a volunteer…. That has al- NASCAR teams have begun to do
Stages: Three — Lap 75, Lap 150 and Lap 312 (finish)
Last year’s winner: Kyle Busch, Toyota (98.354 mph), started sixth
and Richmond Raceway. ways stuck with me.” — make a point of interacting with
Race record: Tony Stewart, Pontiac (118.132 mph), Nov. 7, 1999 And it’s interesting to note that Bickmeier would later become the fans who care enough to pay
Qualifying record: Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet (143.158 mph), Nov. 15, 2015 the Richmond track’s president, a full-time Penske employee. He the premium for the Garage Walk.
Most Cup wins at track: Kevin Harvick, 9 Dennis Bickmeier, has a long rela- built relationships with key play- Such a venture would require
tionship with Penske. ers in The Captain’s organization careful planning, heightened se-
Richmond returns to the In- — notably with Walt Czarnecki, curity, full cooperation. It would
MONSTER ENERGY CUP STANDINGS dyCar tour next June 27. It’s back vice chairman of Team Penske, not be easy.
(x-winners in current round automatically advance; top four advance after Avondale) on the schedule for the first time and Greg Penske, son and heir ap- But, then, Penske wasn’t talk-
Driver Win Top-5 Top-10 Pole Laps Led Points since 2009, when the series ended parent to the 82-year-old Penske. ing easy at the announcement of
1. x-Martin Truex Jr. 7 14 22 0 1,268 4,133 a nine-year run of annual events Bickmeier said Penske’s appre- his purchase. Asked about a range
2. x-Kevin Harvick 4 13 24 6 912 -20 on the ¾-mile D-shaped track. ciation of the history of the sport of new directions for IndyCar, in-
3. Kyle Busch 4 15 25 0 1,393 -20 Bickmeier, already immersed in in all its forms makes him the cluding more cooperation with
4. Joey Logano 2 11 19 2 806 -22 planning to make the return of the ideal steward of the Indianapolis NASCAR, he said he was prepared
5. Denny Hamlin 5 18 22 3 777 -42 series a major event in this mostly- track and of IndyCar racing and its to take a risk in order to reap
6. Ryan Blaney 1 10 17 1 422 -45 NASCAR region, was pleased to legacy. And Penske’s experiences rewards.
7. Kyle Larson 1 7 16 1 529 -45 hear the news that Penske was as a track owner, combined with “We’ve got to break some glass
8. Chase Elliott 3 11 15 4 601 -100 taking the IndyCar reins. his towering achievements as a on some of these things,” Penske
9. Brad Keselowski 3 13 18 3 1,082 -1,868 Besides his present-day deal- team owner in racing, give him a said.
10. William Byron 0 5 13 5 233 -1,886 ings with Penske as owner of broad perspective of today’s com-
11. Clint Bowyer 0 7 16 1 138 -1,908 championship-winning NASCAR plex sports landscape. Randy Hallman, a veteran NASCAR writer, is
and IndyCar race teams, Bick- “I think he thinks with a pro- retired from the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
12. Alex Bowman 1 7 11 0 200 -1,918 His column appears weekly in the NASCAR
13. Aric Almirola 0 3 12 1 180 -1,929 meier counts “The Captain” — as moter’s mindset,” Bickmeier said. Report. Email him at fullthrottlerh@gmail.com
14. Kurt Busch 1 6 18 0 208 -1,940 Penske is known in racing circles “He has owned and operated and follow him on Twitter @RandyLHallman.
15. Ryan Newman 0 3 13 0 19 -1,963
16. Erik Jones 1 9 15 0 172 -2,006
17. Daniel Suarez 0 4 11 1 166 -3,332
18. Jimmie Johnson 0 3 12 1 131 -3,349
19. Paul Menard 0 0 4 0 11 -3,401 XFINITY SERIES GANDER OUTDOORS TRUCK SERIES
20. Chris Buescher 0 0 4 0 13 -3,446
Schedule POINTS Schedule POINTS
(winners in parentheses) (x-winners in current round (winners in parentheses; TV FS1) (winners in current round
advance into next round; top advance into next round; top
MONSTER ENERGY CUP SCHEDULE Sept 14: Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters
300 at Las Vegas (Tyler Reddick) four advance after Avondale)
Aug. 10: Corrigan Oil 200
at Brooklyn, Mich. (Austin Hill) four advance after Avondale)
(with track site, time, TV and this year’s winner or defending winner) Driver (wins) Pts. Driver Pts.
PLAYOFFS: ROUND OF 12 PLAYOFFS: ROUND OF 8
PLAYOFFS: ROUND OF 16 Sept. 20: GoBowling 250 1. x-Christopher Bell 3,166 1. Brett Moffitt 3,107
Aug. 15: UNOH 200
Sept. 15: South Point 400 at Las Vegas (Martin Truex Jr.) at Richmond (Christopher Bell) 2. Cole Custer -31 at Bristol, Tenn. (Brett Moffitt) 2. Stewart Friesen -10
Sept. 21: Federated Auto Parts 400 at Richmond (Martin Truex Jr.) Sep. 28: Drive for the Cure 200 3. Tyler Reddick -47 Aug. 25: Chevrolet Silverado 250 3. Ross Chastain -25
Sept. 29: Bank of America Roval 400 at Concord, N.C. (Chase Elliott) at Concord, N.C. (AJ Allmendinger) 4. Justin Allgaier -65 at Bowmanville, Ontario (Brett Moffitt) 4. Austin Hill -36
PLAYOFFS: ROUND OF 12 Oct. 5: Dover 200 at Dover, Del. 5. Chase Briscoe -83 Sept. 13: World of Westgate 200 5. Matt Crafton -45
Oct. 6: Drydene 400 at Dover, Del. (Kyle Larson) (Cole Custer) 6. Michael Annett -93 at Las Vegas (Austin Hill) 6. Tyler Ankrum -51
Oct. 13: 1000Bulbs.com 500 at Talladega, Ala. (Ryan Blaney) PLAYOFFS: ROUND OF 8 7. Austin Cindric -96 PLAYOFFS: ROUND OF 6 7. Johnny Sauter -935
Oct. 20: Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas City, Kan. (Denny Hamlin) Oct. 19: Kansas Lottery 300 8. Noah Gragson -112 Oct. 12: Sugarlands Shine 250 8. Grant Enfinger -943
at Kansas City, Kan. (Brandon Jones) 9. John Hunter Nemechek -992 at Talladega, Ala. (Spencer Boyd) 9. Ben Rhodes -2,402
PLAYOFFS: ROUND OF 8
Nov. 2: O’Reilly Auto Parts 300 10. Brandon Jones -1,023 Oct. 26: NASCAR Hall of Fame 200 10. Sheldon Creed -2,443
Oct. 27: First Data 500 at Martinsville (Martin Truex Jr.)
at Fort Worth, Texas (Christopher Bell) at Martinsville (Todd Gilliland)
Nov. 3: AAA Texas 500 at Fort Worth, Texas (Kevin Harvick) 11. Ryan Sieg -1,044 11. Todd Gilliland -2,445
Saturday: Desert Diamond West Valley Friday: Lucas Oil 150
12. Justin Haley -1,054 at Avondale, Ariz., 8:30 p.m. 12. Harrison Burton -2,460
Casino 200 at Avondale, Ariz., 3:30, NBC
Sunday: Bluegreen Vacations 500 at Avondale, Ariz., 2:30 p.m., NBC (Kyle Busch) 13. Gray Gaulding -2,498 13. Tyler Dippel -2,694
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE CHAMPIONSHIP RACE
CHAMPIONSHIP RACE 14. Jeremy Clements -2,510 14. Austin Wayne Self -2,702
Nov. 16: Ford EcoBoost 300 Nov. 15: Ford EcoBoost 200
Nov. 17: Ford EcoBoost 400 at Homestead, Fla., 3, NBC (Joey Logano) at Homestead, Fla., 3:30, NBCSN 15. Brandon Brown -2,633 at Homestead, Fla., 8 15. Gus Dean -2,733