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The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com ★ SPORTS 2B Thursday, November 1,2018 GOLF European Tour gives players exciting finish Associated Press MLB Boston celebrates title ELISE AMENDOLAI The Associated Press Boston Red Sox fans enjoy festivities for the championship parade on Wednesday in Boston. Red Sox earned 4th championship since 2004 Associated Press The PGA Championship moving to May might have provided a strong finishing kick to the European Tour season. The European Tour released a schedule for next year that still involves 31 countries on five continents with 48 tournaments, even if they are a little out of order. The biggest change was moving its flagship event, the BMW PGA Champion ship at Wentworth, from May to September. Wentworth would have been one week after the PGA Championship. Now it is Sept. 19-22 and kicks off a stretch that includes the pop ular Dunhill Links Champi onship a week later, a Rolex Series event at the Italian Open, the French Open at Le Golf National, a World Golf Championships event in Shanghai and the final three Rolex Series events (Turkey, South Africa, Dubai) that conclude the Race to Dubai. The French Open is no longer a Rolex Series event (with a $7 million purse) and has been moved from the heart of the continen tal European schedule in early summer to a fall date in October. The Irish Open at Lahinch and the Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club next to Muirfield lead into the British Open at Royal Portrush. Abu Dhabi takes over as a Rolex Series event and will be the first event of 2019 (Jan. 16-19). It will be fol lowed by Dubai and a new tournament called the Saudi International, where Dustin Johnson, Patrick Reed and Paul Casey are expected to play. Another new event is the Kenya Open, which has been upgraded from a Chal lenge Tour event and will be the same week as The Players Championship. The European Tour also added the Vic Open, a PGA Tour of Australasian event in which men and women compete on the same course for the Transactions BASEBALL American League CLEVELAND INDIANS — Agreed to terms with OF Leonys Martin on a one-year contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Declined their 2019 option on C Brian McCann. KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Announced RHP Nate Karns declined outright assignment to Omaha (PCL), making him a free agent. Agreed to terms with RHP Wily Peralta on a one-year contract. MINNESOTA TWINS — Claimed OF Michael Reed off waivers from Atlanta. NEW YORK YANKEES — Declined the 2019 option on OF Brett Gardner and agreed to terms with him on a one-year contract. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Exercised their 2019 option on RHP Fernando Rodney. SEATTLE MARINERS — Claimed OF John Andreoli off waivers from Baltimore. Selected the contract of INF Joey Curletta. Reinstated RHPs Juan Nicasio and Sam Tuivailala from the 60-day DL. Sent RHPs Ryan Cook and Justin Graham outright to Tacoma (PCL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Reinstated RHP Taijuan Walker, 1B Christian Walker, OF Jarrod Dyson and 3B Jake Lamb from the 60-day DL. ATLANTA BRAVES — Reinstated LHP Jacob Lindgren and RHP Jose Ramirez from the 60-day DL and assigned them, and OFs Lane Adams and Preston Tucker, outright to Gwin nett (IL). CHICAGO CUBS — Exercised the 2019 option on LHP Jose Quintana. Claimed LHP Jerry Vasto off waivers from Kansas City. Agreed on two- year player development contract extensions with Iowa (PCL), Tennessee (SL), Myrtle Beach (Carolina) and South Bend (MWL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Declined their 2019 option on RHP Jordan Lyles. Announced the resignation of pitching coach Derek Johnson. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Declined their 2019 options on 2B Josh Harrison and 3B Jung Ho Kang. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reinstated OF Franchy Cordero and RHP Dinelson Lamet from the 60-day DL. Named Rod Barajas bench coach, Damion Easley infielders coach and assistant hitting coach, Johnny Washington hitting coach, Darren Balsley pitching coach, bullpen coach Doug Bochtler, third base coach Glenn Hoffman and first base coach Skip Schumaker. FOOTBALL National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed TE Gabe Holmes and DT Vincent Valentine to the Prac tice Squad. Released DT Pasoni Tasini and TE Andrew Vollert from the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS — Placed P Corey Bojorquez and RB Taiwan Jones on injured reserve. Signed QB Matt Barkley and P Colton Schmidt.l CLEVELAND BROWNS — Released DB Arrion Springs from the practice squad. Signed DB Robert Jackson to the practice squad. Named Ryan Lindley running backs coach. DETROIT LIONS — Released TE Jerome Cun ningham from the practice squad. Signed LB Kelvin Sheppard. Signed DE Alex Barrett to the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed RB Tra Carson from the practice squad and RB Lavon Coleman to the practice squad. same prize money. It also managed to save the British Masters, which Tommy Fleetwood will host at Hillside Golf Club next door to Royal Birkdale. The European Tour remains the most global golf circuit. Just over half — 16 of 31 — of the countries it visits are in Europe. Because of the majors and World Golf Championships, the country that has the most European Tour events on the schedule is the United States. ARIYA’S REIGN Ariya Jutanugarn was so dominant this year on the LPGA Tour that she wrapped up the points-based Rolex Player of the Year award with three tourna ments left. Jutanugarn, whose three victories include the U.S. Women’s Open, has 219 points. That’s 83 points ahead of Sung Hyun Park, meaning she cannot be caught. This is the second time in three years the big- hitting Thai has won the award. “It feels great to win this award for a second time, and I’m really excited about that,” Jutanugarn said. “I’ve played well this season and it’s a huge honor for me to have my name on this tro phy again.” Along with her three victo ries, Jutanugarn has finished in the top 10 in 60 percent of her tournaments (15 of 25). She leads the money list with just under $2.5 million, has the lowest scoring average (69.38) and has been lead ing the Race to CME Globe every week since May 18. She also leads the LPGA Tour in total birdies (421). She will receive her award at the Rolex LPGA Awards ceremony on Nov. 15 after the opening round of the season-ending CME Group Tour Championship. OPPOSITE FIELDS Cameron Champ showed off his awesome length at the 2017 U.S. Open, and now JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Signed QB Landry Jones. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DT Sylvester Williams. Activated LB Mike Hull from injured reserve. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed DE Ifeadi Odenigbo to the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed DB Eric Rowe on injured reserve. NEW YORK GIANTS — Claimed G Jamon Brown off waivers from the Los Angeles Rams. WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed LB Cassanova McKinzy to the practice squad. Released DB Jason Thompson from the practice squad. COLLEGE HOFSTRA— Named Rachel Vogel assistant director of athletic communications. MARYLAND — Fired football coach DJ Durkin. VIRGINIA TECH — Suspended men’s basketball G Chris Clarke indefinitely. Football/college Schedule Today’s games SOUTH Temple (5-3) at UCF (7-0), 7:30 p.m. MIDWEST N. Illinois (5-3) at Akron (4-3), 7 p.m. Ohio (5-3) at W. Michigan (6-3), 7 p.m. Friday’s games EAST Penn (5-2) at Cornell (3-4), 6 p.m. SOUTH Pittsburgh (4-4) at Virginia (6-2), 7:30 p.m. W. Kentucky (1-7) at Middle Tennessee (5-3), 8 p.m. FAR WEST Colorado (5-3) at Arizona (4-5), 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s games EAST Air Force (3-5) at Army (6-2), Noon Columbia (4-3) at Harvard (3-4), Noon Robert Morris (1-6) at Sacred Heart (5-3), Noon Bryant (5-3) at St. Francis (Pa.) (3-5), Noon Valparaiso (1-7) at Marist (4-4), Noon Duquesne (5-3) at Wagner (2-6), Noon Holy Cross (2-6) at Lafayette (3-5), 12:30 p.m. Bucknell (1-7) at Lehigh (1-7), 12:30 p.m. Colgate (7-0) at Fordham (1-7), 1 p.m. Charleston Southern (3-4) at Monmouth (NJ) (6-2), 1 p.m. Hampton (4-3) at NY Maritime (6-2), 1 p.m. James Madison (6-2) at New Hampshire (2-6), 1 p.m. Dartmouth (7-0) at Princeton (7-0), 1 p.m. Brown (1-6) at Yale (4-3), 1 p.m. Delaware (6-2) at Albany (NY) (2-6), 3:30 p.m. Liberty (4-3) at UMass (3-6), 3:30 p.m. Maine (5-3) at Towson (6-2), 4 p.m. SOUTH Texas A&M (5-3) at Auburn (5-3), Noon Louisville (2-6) at Clemson (8-0), Noon Memphis (4-4) at East Carolina (2-5), Noon Butler (3-5) at Jacksonville (1-6), Noon Michigan St. (5-3) at Maryland (5-3), Noon South Carolina (4-3) at Mississippi (5-3), Noon Syracuse (6-2) at Wake Forest (4-4), Noon Georgia Tech (4-4) at North Carolina (1-6), the 23-year-old Californian has his first PGA Tour vic tory. He poured it on down the stretch with big drives and big putts for a four-shot victory in the Sanderson Farms Championship. The trick now is following it up. The PGA Tour is deeper than ever, and a first vic tory anywhere is meaning ful. Even so, opposite-field events are not always the best measure. According to the Official World Golf Ranking, three events in the Web.com Tour Finals this year had a stron ger field than the four PGA Tour events that were held the same week as the British Open and three World Golf Championships. Dating to the start of the wraparound season in the fall of 2013, there have been 19 opposite-field events on the PGA Tour schedule. Thirteen were won by play ers who captured their first PGA Tour title. None of those 13 has yet to win again. The list includes Tony Finau (2016 Puerto Rico Open), who went 2-1-0 in his Ryder Cup debut last month. Chesson Hadley was the only player ranked inside the top 100 in the world (No. 92 when he won the 2014 Puerto Rico Open). D.A. Points had the lowest rank ing. He was No. 634 when he won Puerto Rico in 2017. BONUS MONEY Xander Schauffele picked up $1.7 million for his first World Golf Championships title in the HSBC Champi ons, allowing the 25-year-old American to crack the $10 million mark in career earn ings in just 58 starts. He also might have some more cash coming his way. Schauffele is an affiliate member of the European Tour, and his victory in Shanghai — considered his first title on the European Tour — moved him to No. 4 in the Race to Dubai, one spot behind Masters cham pion Patrick Reed. 12:15 p.m. Chattanooga (6-2) at Furman (3-4), 1 p.m. Florida A&M (6-2) at Howard (3-4), 1 p.m. Norfolk St. (3-4) at NC A&T (6-2), 1 p.m. Morehead St. (3-5) at Stetson (6-1), 1 p.m. Rhode Island (5-3) at Elon (5-2), 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian (2-5) at Gardner-Webb (2-6), 1:30 p.m. Tusculum (5-3) atVMI (0-8), 1:30 p.m. Savannah St. (2-5) at Delaware St. (1-7), 2 p.m. Texas St. (2-6) at Georgia St. (2-6), 2 p.m. UT Martin (1-7) at Jacksonville St. (6-2), 2 p.m. Campbell (5-3) at Kennesaw St. (7-1), 2 p.m. Edward Waters (4-4) at NC Central (3-4), 2 p.m. Shorter (0-9) at North Alabama (5-3), 2:30 p.m. Murray St. (4-4) at Tennessee Tech (0-8), 2:30 p.m. Texas Southern (2-6) at Alabama St. (2-5), 3 p.m. MVSU (1-6) at Grambling St. (4-4), 3 p.m. Prairie View (3-5) at Jackson St. (3-4), 3 p.m. Georgia Southern (7-1) at Louisiana-Monroe (4-4), 3 p.m. ETSU (7-2) at Mercer (4-4), 3 p.m. Villanova (3-5) at Richmond (3-5), 3 p.m. Wofford (6-2) at Samford (4-4), 3 p.m. Marshall (5-2) at Southern Miss. (3-4), 3 p.m. Georgia (7-1) at Kentucky (7-1), 3:30 p.m. Florida St. (4-4) at NC State (5-2), 3:30 p.m. McNeese St. (6-2) at SE Louisiana (3-6), 3:30 p.m. Tulane (3-5) at South Florida (7-1), 3:30 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-5) at Troy (6-2), 3:30 p.m. The Citadel (2-5) at W. Carolina (3-5), 3:30 p.m. Boston College (6-2) at Virginia Tech (4-3), 3:45 p.m. Missouri (4-4) at Florida (6-2), 4 p.m. Bethune-Cookman (4-5) at Morgan St. (2-6), 4 p.m. Charlotte (4-4) at Tennessee (3-5), 4 p.m. E. Kentucky (4-4) at Austin Peay (4-4), 5 p.m. Appalachian St. (5-2) at Coastal Carolina (5-3), 5 p.m. Duke (5-3) at Miami (5-3), 7 p.m. FAU (3-5) at FIU (6-2), 7:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech (6-2) at Mississippi St. (5-3), 7:30 p.m. UTSA (3-5) at UAB (7-1), 7:30 p.m. Alabama (8-0) at LSU (7-1), 8 p.m. MIDWEST Cent. Michigan (1-8) at E. Michigan (4-5), Noon Iowa St. (4-3) at Kansas (3-5), Noon Nebraska (2-6) at Ohio St. (7-1), Noon Rutgers (1-7) at Wisconsin (5-3), Noon South Dakota (3-5) at Indiana St. (5-3), 1 p.m. San Diego (6-2) at Drake (5-2), 1:30 p.m. Illinois St. (5-3) at N. Iowa (4-4), 2 p.m. W. Illinois (4-4) at S. Illinois (2-6), 2 p.m. Tennessee St. (3-3) at SE Missouri (6-2), 2 p.m. Missouri St. (3-4) at S. Dakota St. (4-3), 3 p.m. Navy (2-6) at Cincinnati (7-1), 3:30 p.m. Minnesota (4-4) at Illinois (3-5), 3:30 p.m. Youngstown St. (3-5) at N. Dakota St. (8-0), 3:30 p.m. Iowa (6-2) at Purdue (4-4), 3:30 p.m. Penn St. (6-2) at Michigan (7-1), 3:45 p.m. Notre Dame (8-0) at Northwestern (5-3), 7:15 p.m. SOUTHWEST Oklahoma St. (5-3) at Baylor (4-4), Noon Northwestern St. (3-5) at Abilene Christian (4-4), 3 p.m. South Alabama (2-6) at Arkansas St. (4-4), 3 p.m. Confetti cannons boomed and huge crowds of fans cheered wildly on Wednes day as the Boston Red Sox rumbled through downtown aboard duck boats to mark the team’s fourth World Series championship in the past 15 years. One of the team’s cham pionship trophies and team manager Alex Cora were hit by flying cans of beer that Boston fans have made a practice of offering their sports heroes during recent victory parades. Neither was seriously injured and it didn’t take any varnish off the shining celebration. The rolling rally set off from venerable Fenway Park and wound its way through major city streets lined by fans numbering in the hundreds of thousands, some who arrived before dawn. Bits of red, white and blue paper rained down as team officials, players, and their families waved from the amphibious, World War II-era vehicles. Some auto graphed balls and drank beers tossed to them from the jubilant throng. Many in the sea of Red Sox jerseys and ball caps took advantage of the fact that the parade coincided with Halloween. Young children dressed up as comic book and Disney characters, 20-somethings from the city’s numerous colleges sported full-body panda and dinosaur outfits, and fans took selfies with a doppelganger of pro wres tler Hulk Hogan roaming the crowd. “It’s been nothing but love. We’re out here having a good time. We’re turnt up,” said Jarrick Fidalgo, a New Bedford, Massachusetts, native with his face painted in the diabolical red, white and black of the Joker from Free agents The 159 free agents. Additional players may become free agents this week pending option decisions. AMERICAN LEAGUE BALTIMORE (2)—Adam Jones, of; Colby Rasmus, of. BOSTON (7) — Nathan Eovaldi, rhp; Joe Kelly, rhp; Craig Kimbrel, rhp; Ian Kinsler, 2b; Steve Pearce, inf-of; Brandon Phillips, 2b; Drew Pomeranz, Ihp. CHICAGO (4) — Jeanmar Gomez, rhp; Miguel Gonzalez, rhp; Hector Santiago, Ihp; James Shields, rhp. CLEVELAND (11) — Cody Allen, rhp; Michael Brantley, of; Melky Cabrera; of; Lonnie Chisenhall, of; Rajai Davis, of; Josh Donaldson, 3b; Brandon Guyer, of; Andrew Miller, Ihp; Oliver Perez, Ihp; Adam Rosales, inf; Josh Tomlin, rhp. DETROIT (4) — Jose Iglesias, ss; Francisco Liriano, Ihp; Victor Martinez, dh; Jarrod Salta- lamacchia, c. HOUSTON (7) — Evan Gattis, of; Marwin Gonzalez, inf-of; Dallas Keuchel, Ihp; Martin Maldonado, c; Brian McCann, c; Charlie Morton, rhp; Tony Sipp, Ihp. KANSAS CITY (2)—Alcides Escobar, ss; Jason Hammel, rhp. LOS ANGELES (6) — Jim Johnson, rhp; Garrett Richards, rhp; Blake Wood, rhp; Junichi Tazawa, rhp; Chris Young, of; Eric Young Jr., of, STATE ■ Continued from 1B we were going to make it, just because I felt like I cared a little bit more.” Now that the teams have qualified, they face one more race at a Carrolton track both groups have experience running. In preparation for state, Cor bett made sure to take his runners there for a meet in last month. The Carrolton course is notorious for its steep hills, but Corbett has made a point of getting his athletes ready “Batman.” But it wasn’t all carefree fun. Team manager Alex Cora, one of the team’s four World Series trophies and a bystander were among those hit by errant beer cans. Cora and the trophy were barely scathed, but the bystander was urged to get treatment for a gash on her nose, The Boston Globe reported. Patrick Connolly, a 19-year-old from Sandwich, Massachusetts, was charged with assault and disorderly conduct for allegedly hitting Cora with an unopened beer. Connolly told the arrest ing officers, according to the Globe: “I love Cora. I didn’t mean to hit him.” Police Commissioner Wil liam Gross said there were five other parade-related arrests, including a 17-year- old charged with illegal fire arm and drug possession. Security was tight along the route, which took the team past the site of the deadly 2013 Boston Mara thon bombings. Public drinking, in theory, was banned, but many fans still liberally swigged from small vials of liquor and cans of beer. Throughout the day, spon taneous anti-Yankees chants rang out, a nod to the long- running rivalry between the American League squads. Countless Boston-area youths skipped class to take in the parade. “I heard there were six people in my history class today. Everyone is here,” said Max Colognesi, a 16-year-old from nearby Chestnut Hill who joined friends near the ballpark. “I have a lot of homework when I get back, but it’s worth it.” During a pre-parade cer emony at Fenway, Cora thanked fans for supporting the team as it won a team- record 108 games before beating the New York Yan- MINNESOTA (6) — Matt Belisle, rhp; Logan Forsythe, 2b; Chris Gimenez, c; Joe Mauer, 1b; Logan Morrison, 1b; Ervin Santana, rhp, NEW YORK (9) — Zach Britton, Ihp; Brett Gardner, of; J.A. Happ, Ihp; Adeiny Hechavarria, ss; Lance Lynn, rhp; Andrew McCutchen, of; David Robertson, rhp; CC Sabathia, Ihp; Neil Walker, inf. OAKLAND (8) — Brett Anderson, Ihp; Trevor Cahill, rhp; Jeurys Familia, rhp; Edwin Jackson, rhp; Matt Joyce, of; Shawn Kelley, rhp; Jed Lowrie, 2b; Jonathan Lucroy, c. SEATTLE (8) — Gordon Beckham, 2b; Nelson Cruz, dh; Zach Duke, Ihp; Cameron Maybin, of; David Phelps, rhp; Andrew Romine, inf-of; Denard Span, of; Adam Warren, rhp. TAMPA BAY (2) — Carlos Gomez, of; Sergio Romo, rhp. TEXAS (4) — Tony Barnette, rhp; Adrian Beltre, 3b; Bartolo Colon, rhp; Yovani Gallardo, rhp; c TORONTO (2) —Tyler Clippard, rhp; Marco Estrada, rhp, NATIONAL LEAGUE ARIZONA (10) — Clay Buchholz, rhp; Patrick Corbin, Ihp; Randall Delgado, rhp; Daniel Descalso, inf; Jake Diekman, Ihp; Jon Jay, of; Jeff Mathis, c; A.J. Pollock, of; Chris Stewart, c; Brad Ziegler, rhp. ATLANTA (9) — Brad Brach, rhp; Lucas Duda, 1 b; Ryan Flaherty, inf; Nick Markakis, of; Bran don McCarthy, rhp; Peter Moylan, rhp; Rene Rivera, c; Anibal Sanchez, rhp; Kurt Suzuki, c. for that as well. “We did do a bunch of hill work,” said Ashley Thomp son, a freshman who fin ished second individually in the region meet. “And you start out on a hill, so you kind of just have to push out on the first part.” The forecast indicating rain in the Carrolton are for the event still has not damp ened the spirits of Corbett or his runners, who never skip practice — no matter how ugly it gets outside. “I think it wouldn’t affect us much,” Lopez said. “I think it would actually help us, (since) we’ve run in the rain before.” kees, Houston Astros and Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs. “I’ve been saying since Day One, this is crazy, this is madness,” he said. Boston fans learned even more good news Wednes day when pitcher David Price announced before the start of the parade that he planned to stay in Boston, declining a contract option that would have enabled him to become a free agent. On Tuesday, the team announced they were exer cising their $15 million option for next season to retain another star pitcher, Chris Sale. Though some fans were enjoying their first champi onship parade, many others, like 23-year-old Derek Saf- ford, were veterans. The North Attleborough, Massachusetts, resident and his family have attended every parade since 2004, including celebrations of titles for the New England Patriots, Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins. “I know people had doubts at the start of the season with Cora being a first-time man ager, but he really made a family-like atmosphere and brought this team together,” Safford said from his prime vantage point on Boylston. Bob Gardner traveled up from Newtown, Con necticut, with his wife and their 17-year-old grand son, Andrew. They took in the spectacle from near Fenway. “It’s an incredible thing because the team itself reflects so many good things — redemption, pride, team work — especially at this point in our country’s his tory,” he said. Andrew agreed, saying: “It’s just a special team. I’ll tell my kids about this team. My grandkids. “I’ll never forget this moment.” CHICAGO (6) — Jesse Chavez, rhp; Jorge De La Rosa, Ihp; Jaime Garcia, Ihp; Daniel Murphy, 2b; Bobby Wilson, c; Justin Wilson, Ihp; CINCINNATI (1) — Matt Harvey, rhp. COLORADO (6) — Drew Butera, c; Carlos Gonzalez, of; Matt Holliday, of; DJ LeMahieu, 2b; Adam Ottavino, rhp; Gerardo Parra, of. LOS ANGELES (7) — John Axford, rhp; Brian Dozier, 2b; Yasmani Grandal, c; Daniel Hudson, rhp; Manny Machado, ss; Ryan Madson, rhp; Hyun-Jin Ryu, Ihp. MILWAUKEE (6) — Gio Gonzalez, Ihp; Curtis Granderson, of; Jordan Lyles, rhp; Wade Miley, Ihp; Mike Moustakas, 3b; Joakim Soria, rhp. NEW YORK (6) — Jerry Blevins, Ihp; Austin Jackson, of; Jose Lobaton, c; Devin Mesoraco, c; A.J. Ramos, rhp; Jose Reyes, inf, PHILADELPHIA (4) — Jose Bautista, of; Asdrubal Cabrera, 2b; Aaron Loup, Ihp, Wilson Ramos, c. PITTSBURGH (3) — Josh Harrison, 2b; Jung Ho Kang, inf; Jordy Mercer, ss. ST. LOUIS (4) — Matt Adams, 1b; Bud Norris, rhp; Tyson Ross, rhp; Adam Wainwright, rhp. SAN DIEGO (2)—A.J. Ellis, c; Freddy Galvis, ss. SAN FRANCISCO (4) — Gregor Blanco, of; Derek Holland, Ihp; Nick Hundley, c; Hunter Pence, of. WASHINGTON (8) — Joaquin Benoit, rhp; Tim Collins, Ihp; Bryce Harper, of; Jeremy Hellick- son, rhp; Kelvin Herrera, rhp; Greg Holland, rhp; Mark Reynolds, 1b; Matt Wieters, c. Associated Press Although it’s still early in Corbett’s tenure, he’s already making good on the promise made to his kids when he first started coach ing there: “we’re not going to be looking up to Flowery Branch and North Hall.” With only one race left, both groups have a chance to prove how competitive they can be among all the 6A programs in the state. Cor bett is confident his athletes will be up for the challenge. “They’re excited to go,” he said. “I don’t think they’ll be overwhelmed having raced there already in Sep tember. I don’t think it’s going to scare them. ” TODAY ON TV FOOTBALL BASKETBALL ■ Ohio vs. Western Michigan, 7 p.m., ■ Bucks vs. Celtics, 8 p.m., ESPNU TNT ■ Temple vs. UCF, 7:30 p.m., ESPN ■ Pelicans vs. Trail Blazers, ■ Raiders vs. 49ers, 8 p.m., Fox 10:30 p.m., TNT GOLF ■ PGA Tour Golf: Shriners Hospitals for Children Open, 4:30 p.m., Golf Channel ■ LPGA Tour Golf: TOTO Japan Classic, 11 p.m., Golf Channel HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed CB Deante Burton off the Atlanta practice squad. Waived OT David Sharpe. Waived WR Bruce Ellington from injured reserve.
