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2B Monday, December 10, 2018 The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com SPORTS COLLEGE BASKETBALL I Mens Top 25 Schofield’s late 3-pointer carries No. 7 Vols to win Associated Press Admiral Schofield hit a 3-pointer with 24 seconds left and scored 25 of his 30 points in the second half, helping No. 7 Tennessee knock off top-ranked Gon- zaga 76-73 in the Colangelo Classic on Sunday. Tennessee (7-1) jumped on Gonzaga early and fought back from a nine-point, sec ond-half deficit. Reigning SEC player of the year Grant Williams fouled out with 2:30 left, but the Vols went up two when Schofield banked in a 3-pointer with 80 seconds left. After Rui Hachimura tied it with two free throws, Scho field hit a long 3 and Tennes see held on for its first win over a No. 1 team — fifth overall — since beating Kan sas in 2010. Gonzaga (9-1) had two shots at a tying 3-pointer, but Zach Norvell Jr. and Hachimura missed. No. 4 VIRGINIA 57, VCU 49: Virginia Commonwealth gave Virginia the test the Cavaliers sought when they put the Rams on their non conference schedule. Down the stretch, Virginia passed. The Cavaliers outscored VCU 19-6 over the final 6:30, a span that saw the Rams whistled for six fouls, as the home team pulled away late for a victory Sunday. Kyle Guy and Ty Jerome combined for 29 points, with Jerome scoring 10 of his points in that final stretch. “Who was going to outlast who?” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said. “We just kind of stuck with what we did, (tried) a couple little things here and there, and tried to toughen up defensively.” Guy scored 13 of his 15 points in the first half, while Jerome put up 11 of his 14 after the break. Kihei Clark drew a key 10-second viola tion on VCU’s P.J. Byrd with 5:25 to play. “Everyone made timely plays,” Jerome said. No. 15 VIRGINIA TECH 81, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 44: Nickeil Alexan- der-Walker scored 19 points to lead No. 15 Virginia Tech to victory over South Caro lina State on Sunday. Alexander-Walker hit 8 of 11 shots, including three 3-pointers for the Hokies (8-1), who survived a cold shooting start to get their third straight win. GOLF Kizzire, Harman win QBE Shootout Patton Kizzire and Brian Harman won the QBE Shoot out on Sunday, eagling the par-517th and closing with a par for a one-stroke victory over Graeme McDowell and Emiliano Grillo. Kizzire and Harman shot an 11-under 61 in the better- ball final round to finish at 30 under at Tiburon Golf Club. They opened with a 59 in the first-round scramble and had a 66 on Saturday in modified alternate shot. McDowell and Grillo shot 62, making seven straight birdies on Nos. 11-17. The teams of Gary Wood- land-Charley Hoffman, Kevin Na-Bryson DeCham- beau and Luke List-Charles Howell III tied for third at 28 under. Woodland and Hoffman shot 63, Na and DeChambeau 62, and List and Howell had two back- nine eagles in a 61. SOUTH AFRICA OPEN: Louis Oosthuizen won his first title at the South African Open on Sunday, running away from his challengers with a final-round 67 for a six-shot victory. Oosthuizen led from the front on the final day at Randpark Golf Course and although his three-shot over night lead was cut to one after three holes, he surged back for a ninth European Tour win and first in nearly three years. The South Afri can finished on 18-under 266. Associated Press HEISMAN ■ Continued from 1B play immediately next season. He’ll be college football’s most prized free agent, a former Southeastern Con ference player of the year. Where he lands will help determine his Heisman hopes. Let’s speculate. Ore gon is coached by former Alabama assistant Mario Crisotbal and the Ducks could be looking for a quar terback if Herbert departs. Or how about Hurts at Okla homa, trying to become the third straight Oklahoma quarterback to win the Heisman? JONATHAN TAYLOR, RB, WISCONSIN: With a bowl game still to play, Taylor has rushed for 3,966 yards through his sopho more season, an NCAA record previously held by Wisconsin Heisman winner Ron Dayne. The Badgers disap pointed in 2018, starting in the top five and going 7-5. That killed Taylor’s Heisman hopes. J.T. DANIELS, QB, USC: Daniels flashed five-star tal ent as a freshman starter for the Trojans, who stumbled to a 5-7 season. He will have a new offensive coordinator next year in former Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury, who has a history of develop ing highly productive quar terbacks — including 2012 Heisman winner Johnny Manziel at Texas A&M. Transactions BASEBALL National League NEW YORK METS — Named Chili Davis hitting coach, Chuck Hernandez bullpen coach and Luis Rojas quality control coach. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Recalled G Scott Darling from Charlotte (AHL). NEW YORK ISLANDERS — Returned G Chris topher Gibson to Bridgeport (AHL). Recalled F Josh Ho-Sang from Bridgeport. WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Reassigned F Riley Barber to Hershey (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer ATLANTA UNITED — Declined options on G Mitch Hildebrandt, Ds Sal Zizzo and Michael Parkhurst and Ms Oliver Shannon and Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu. Exercised options on G Alec Kann, F Romario Williams, Ds Mikey Ambrose and Greg Garza and Ms Julian Gressel, Jeff Larentowicz and Darlington Nagbe. Re-signed D Jon Gallagher. FC DALLAS — Traded the rights to F Tesho Akindele to Orlando City for 2019 targeted allocation money and 2020 general allocation money. Traded F Maxi Urruti to Montreal for a 2019 first-round draft pick and targeted allocation money. PHILADELPHIA UNION — Traded the rights to M Fabian Herbers to Chicago for a 2019 second- round draft pick. COLLEGE IOWA STATE — Signed football coach Matt Campbell to a contract extension through the 2024 season. NORTH CAROLINA — Named Jay Bateman co defensive coordinator/safeties coach. Golf Sunday At Randpark Golf Club Johannesburg b-Bushwillow Course: 7,116 yards, par-71 f-Firethorn Course: 7,504 yards, par-71 Purse: $1.25 million Final Final two rounds on Firethorn Course Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa 62b- 70f-67-67—266 Romain Langasque, France 69b- 68f-69-66—272 Bryce Easton, South Africa 68b- 69f-71 -66—274 Thomas Aiken, South Africa 67b- 68f-72-67—274 Oliver Wilson, England 73b- 66f-68-67—274 Chari Schwartzel, South Africa 67f- 63b-72-72—274 Brandon Stone, South Africa 71 b- 67f-71 -66—275 Yikeun Chang, South Korea 70f- 65b-72-68—275 Anthony Michael, South Africa 67f- 71 b-69-68—275 Haydn Porteous, South Africa 68f- 70b-68-69—275 Branden Grace, South Africa 66b- 68f-71 -70—275 Jbe Kruger, South Africa 66b- 67f-72-70—275 Jeff Winther, Denmark 68f- 69b-68-70—275 Madalitso Muthiya, Zambia 63b- 68f-71 -73—275 Zander Lombard, South Africa 64b- 68f-74-70—276 Kurt Kitayama, United States 63f- 69b-74-70—276 Tapio Pulkkanen,Finland 69b- 69f-68-70—276 Robert MacIntyre, Scotland 70b- 67f-68-71—276 Basketball/college Top 25 results Sunday’s games 1. Gonzaga (9-1) lost to No. 7 Tennessee 76-73. Next: at No. 14 North Carolina, Saturday. 2. Kansas (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. No. 21 Villanova, Saturday. 3. Duke (9-1) did not play. Next: vs. Princeton, Tuesday, Dec. 18. 4. Virginia (9-0) beat VCU 57-49. Next: vs. South Carolina, Wednesday, Dec. 19. 5. Michigan (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Western Michigan, Saturday. 6. Nevada (10-0) beat Grand Canyon 74-66. Next: vs. South Dakota State, Saturday. 7. Tennessee (7-1) beat No. 1 Gonzaga 76-73. Next: at Memphis, Saturday. 8. Auburn (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. UAB, Saturday. 9. Kentucky (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. Utah, Saturday. 10. Michigan State (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Green Bay, Sunday. 11. Florida State (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Southeast Missouri State, Monday, Dec. 17. 12. Wisconsin (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Savannah State, Thursday. 13. Texas Tech (8-0) did not play. Next: vs. Northwestern State, Wednesday. 14. North Carolina (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Gonzaga, Saturday. 15. Virginia Tech (8-1) beat S.C. State 81 -44. Next: vs. Washington, Saturday. 16. Kansas State (6-2) did not play. Next: vs. Georgia State, Saturday. 17. Buffalo (9-0) did not play. Next: vs. Southern Illinois, Saturday. 18. Iowa (7-2) did not play. Next: vs. Northern Iowa, Saturday. 19. Ohio State (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Bucknell, Saturday. 20. Arizona State (7-1) did not play. Next: at Georgia, Saturday. 21. Villanova (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Pennsylvania, Tuesday. 22. Mississippi State (8-1) did not play. Next: vs. Cincinnati, Saturday. 23. Maryland (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Loyola (Md.), Tuesday. 24. Nebraska (8-2) did not play. Next: vs. Oklahoma State, Sunday. 25. Furman (10-0) did not play. Next: vs. Charleston Southern, Tuesday. Women’s scores EAST Dartmouth 59, Fairfield 46 Florida St. 57, St. John’s 53 Hartford 67, Bryant 57 Hofstra 45, UMBC 42 La Salle 62, Norfolk St. 52 Minnesota 77, Boston College 69 NJIT 72, LIU Brooklyn 51 New Hampshire 74, Holy Cross 62 Penn St. 80, St. Bonaventure 65 UCF 71, Delaware 60 Villanova 76, Temple 68 Wright St. 60, Manhattan 44 SOUTH Austin Peay 75, Alabama A&M 58 Bethune-Cookman 74, Flagler 59 Florida 62, Florida A&M 38 George Mason 91, E. Kentucky 75 Louisiana-Monroe 72, MVSU 65 Louisville 80, Kentucky 75 Memphis 53, Samford 48 Miami 78, New Orleans 38 South Alabama 77, Alabama St. 65 South Florida 63, George Washington 30 UT Martin 62, Lipscomb 53 Winthrop 58, Elon 57 MIDWEST Indiana 98, Missouri St. 74 Iowa St. 87, North Dakota 35 Kansas 76, Grambling St. 45 Marquette 76, Northwestern 57 Michigan 85, Oakland 59 Michigan St. 88, Oregon 82 Basketball/NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pet GB Toronto 21 7 .750 — Philadelphia 18 9 .667 2 1 /z Boston 15 10 .600 4 1 /z Brooklyn 10 18 .357 11 New York 8 19 .296 12 1 /z Southeast Division W L Pet GB Charlotte 12 13 .480 — Orlando 12 14 .462 % Miami 11 14 .440 1 Washington 11 15 .423 V/i Atlanta 6 20 .231 6Vz Central Division W L Pet GB Milwaukee 17 8 .680 — Indiana 16 10 .615 V/i Detroit 13 11 .542 3Vi Cleveland 6 20 .231 11% Chicago 6 21 .222 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pet GB Memphis 15 10 .600 — Dallas 13 11 .542 V/i New Orleans 14 14 .500 2Vi San Antonio 12 14 .462 3 Vi Houston 11 14 .440 4 Northwest Division W L Pet GB Oklahoma City 16 8 .667 — Denver 17 9 .654 — Portland 15 11 .577 2 Minnesota 13 13 .500 4 Utah 13 13 .500 4 Pacific Division W L Pet GB Golden State 18 9 .667 — L.A. Clippers 16 9 .640 1 L.A. Lakers 16 10 .615 V/i Sacramento 13 12 .520 4 Phoenix 4 22 .154 13 1 /2 Saturday’s Games Dallas 107, Houston 104 Indiana 107, Sacramento 97 Atlanta 106, Denver 98 Brooklyn 112, New York 104 Cleveland 116, Washington 101 Boston 133, Chicago 77 L.A. Lakers 111, Memphis 88 Portland 113, Minnesota 105 Miami 121, L.A. Clippers 98 Sunday’s Games New Orleans 116, Detroit 108 Milwaukee 104, Toronto 99 Utah at San Antonio, late Charlotte at New York, late Today’s Games Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Washington at Indiana, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Chicago, 8 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Orlando at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Memphis at Denver, 9 p.m. Miami at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Minnesota at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Tuesday's Games Portland at Houston, 8 p.m. Phoenix at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Boston at Washington, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.m. New York at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m. Atlanta at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Miami at Utah, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m. TODAY ON TV FOOTBALL ■ Vikings at Seahawks, 8:15 p.m., ESPN MLB I Hall of Fame Smith, Baines get the nod Associated Press Longtime closer Lee Smith and smooth-swinging Harold Baines were elected to the base ball Hall of Fame on Sunday. “Very shocked,” Baines said on a conference call. Former out fielder and man ager Lou Piniella fell one vote short. Results of the 16-member Today’s Game Era Committee were announced at the winter meetings. It took 12 votes for elec tion — Smith was unani mous, Baines got 12 and Piniella had 11. Smith and Baines both debuted in Chicago during the 1980 season. Smith began with the Cubs and went on to post a then-record 478 saves while Baines started out with the White Sox and had 2,866 hits. George Steinbrenner, Orel Hershiser, Albert Belle, Joe Carter, Will Clark, Davey Johnson and Charlie Manuel all received fewer than five votes. Baines was a .289 hit ter with 384 home runs in a 22-year career. He never drew more than 6.1 percent in five elections by the Base ball Writers’ Association of America, far from the 75 percent required. The Hall board-appointed panel included longtime White Sox owner Jerry Rein- sdorf, and Baines said he was grateful for his support. Hall members Greg Mad dux, Roberto Alomar, Joe Morgan, Bert Blyleven, Pat Gillick, Tony La Russa, John Schuerholz, Ozzie Smith and Joe Torre also were on the panel. Baines MLB I Winter Meetings Big names on the market High-priced talent available for teams buying Associated Press Paul Goldschmidt and Robinson Cano have already switched teams this offsea son, going to the Cardinals and Mets in major trades. As for Manny Machado and Bryce Harper — the jewels of the free agent mar ket — they’re still waiting. Patrick Corbin and Josh Donaldson are already signed, but there are plenty of significant free agents still available heading into the winter meetings this week. The market appears less sluggish than a year ago, and Machado and Harper will remain focal points. Here’s a look at the top free agents — broken down by position — who are still available. Players are listed with their most recent teams, with their ages in parentheses: LEFT-HANDED STARTER DALLAS KEUCHEL, ASTROS (30): With Corbin off the board, Keuchel may be the top remaining starter on the market. He slipped a bit after his Cy Young winning performance of 2015, but this past season was encouraging from a health standpoint. He made a career-high 34 starts and posted a 3.74 ERA. OTHER OPTIONS: J.A. Happ hasn’t had an ERA over 3.65 in any of the past four seasons. At 36, he’s a risky bet for a long-term deal, but he could be a help ful addition for a contender if the price is right. Drew Pomeranz had a rough 2018, but he’s still only 30 and went 17-6 two seasons ago. LEFT-HANDED RELIEVER ZACH BRITTON, YAN KEES (30): The question here is: Who do you trust more, Britton or Andrew Miller? Both lefties have dealt with recent injury trou bles. Britton is the younger of the two, but he has a long way to go if he’s going to return to his 2014-16 peak. OTHER OPTIONS: The 33-year-old Miller had a 4.24 ERA in 37 appearances this year and spent time on the disabled list. His track record remains impressive, but 2018 was not a great note to enter free agency. Oliver Perez posted a 1.39 ERA in 32% innings for Cleveland this season. RIGHT-HANDED STARTER CHARLIE MORTON, ASTROS (35): Morton has a chance to cash in on two impressive years in Hous ton, in which he made 55 starts and went 29-10 with a 3.36 ERA. At his age, he’s not an ideal long-term pick, but neither is anyone else in this group. OTHER OPTIONS: Lance Lynn went 10-10 with a 4.77 ERA for the Twins and Yankees this year, but he averaged over a strikeout an inning for the first time since 2012. Prior to this season, he’d never posted an ERA higher than 3.97. Trevor Cahill went 7-4 with a 3.76 ERA this year, but he made only 20 starts — and that was his most since 2013. Matt Harvey hasn’t turned 30 yet and showed some signs of rebounding dur ing a serviceable stint with Cincinnati. RIGHT-HANDED RELIEVER CRAIG KIMBREL, RED SOX (30): Kimbrel isn’t as dominant as he was toward the beginning of his career, but after a 42-save season for the champion Red Sox, he’s the biggest star among the available relievers. Kimbrel turned down a qualifying offer, so his free agency has compensation attached. Other options: Jeurys Familia did not receive a qualifying offer, and he’s a year younger than Kimbrel. There are plenty of other familiar names available too, such as David Robert son, Kelvin Herrera, Adam Ottavino, Cody Allen and Bud Norris. CATCHER YASMANI GRANDAL, DODGERS (30): Grandal had a difficult postseason — and he turned down a quali fying offer after the season — but it’s hard to ignore his productivity with the bat. He’s hit at least 22 homers for three years running. OTHER OPTIONS: All- Star Wilson Ramos was hurt for a bit last season but hit well after being traded to Philadelphia. Jonathan Lucroy’s on-base percent age plummeted to .291 in 2018, but at age 32, he could bounce back. FIRST BASE MATT ADAMS, CARDI NALS (30): Not a terribly inspiring group at this posi tion. Adams hit fine for the Nationals last season but batted only .158 in 27 games after returning to St. Louis. Other options: Logan Mor rison’s 38-homer season in 2017 looks like an outlier right now. He hit only 15 in 95 games this year and battled hip problems. Lucas Duda managed only 14 home runs in 107 games last season. SECOND BASE BRIAN DOZIER, DODG ERS (31): It was an unchar acteristically poor year with the bat for Dozier, but he remains the player with the most upside among a deep group of free-agent second basemen. He hit 104 homers from 2015-17. OTHER OPTIONS: There are plenty. DJ LeMahieu is relatively young at age 30, although his home-road splits in recent years suggest a move from Colorado could hurt his production. Daniel Murphy, Jed Low- rie and, at the older end of the spectrum, Ian Kinsler are all available. Asdrubal Cabrera and Josh Harrison get points for versatility. THIRD BASE MIKE MOUSTAKAS, BREWERS (30): With 66 home runs in the past two years, Moustakas stands out in a market that’s a bit underwhelming in terms of corner infielders now that Donaldson is taken. OTHER OPTIONS: Well .. maybe some team can convince Adrian Beltre to change his mind on retire ment ? Otherwise, it’s hard to say who is next on the list behind Moustakas. Teams desperate for help at third base might want to consider acquiring someone like Har rison or Cabrera and putting him there. SHORTSTOP MANNY MACHADO, DODGERS (26): Machado obviously would also top the list of third baseman if he went back to that position, but he played mostly short stop this year. At 26, he’s very much in his prime and coming off a stellar season in which he hit .297 with 37 home runs and 107 RBIs. He is at worst the second-best free agent available. OTHER OPTIONS: The well runs pretty dry here after Machado. Jose Igle- sias offers slick fielding and can hit a decent number of doubles. Iglesias, Adeiny Hechavarria and Freddy Galvis haven’t turned 30 yet. Alcides Escobar offers impressive durability after playing a full 162 games in 2014,2016 and 2017. OUTFIELD BRYCE HARPER, NATIONALS (26) MICHAEL BRANTLEY, INDIANS (31) ANDREW MCCUTCHEN, YANKEES (32): Along with Machado, Harper is the cream of this free-agent crop. Last sea son was a struggle at times, but he still ended up with 34 homers and 100 RBIs. Brant ley enjoyed a nice rebound this year, hitting .309 with 17 home runs. McCutchen has slipped from his MVP-level peak, but he still managed to extend his streak to eight straight seasons with at least 20 homers. OTHER OPTIONS: A.J. Pollock hasn’t played close to a full season since 2015, but he can be a valuable center fielder when he’s in the lineup. Adam Jones and Carlos Gonzalez are intrigu ing but are getting into their mid-30s. Marwin Gonzalez couldn’t repeat his excel lent 2017 season at the plate, but he played every position except pitcher and catcher this year. DESIGNATED HITTER NELSON CRUZ, MARI NERS (38): Cruz is still going strong, with five straight sea sons of at least 37 home runs. Seattle is undergoing an offseason overhaul after trading Cano, Edwin Diaz and James Paxton, but Cruz figures to draw interest somewhere in the American League. NBA SCOREBOARD Holiday scores 37 points for Pelicans in 116-108 win Jrue Holiday scored 37 points and Julius Randle added 28 to help the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Detroit Pistons 116-108 on Sunday. Pelicans star Anthony Davis left with a right hip injury after a first-quarter collision with Blake Griffin. Davis returned early in the third quarter, but finished with only six points — three before the injury. He also had five blocks and nine rebounds. Griffin scored 35 points for Detroit, Andre Drum mond had 23 points and 19 rebounds, and Langston Gal loway added a season-best 24 off the bench. BUCKS 104, RAPTORS 99: Malcom Brogdon hit tying and go-ahead 3-point- ers in the final 67 seconds and the Milwaukee Bucks held on to beat the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night. Associated Press
