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★ 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.
