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SPORTS USA TODAY z WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2019 z 7C

Goal Scoring
Name Team GP G
David Pastrnak Boston 17 15
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 19 14
Auston Matthews Toronto 19 13
Alex Ovechkin Washington 19 13
James Neal Edmonton 19 12
Anthony Mantha Detroit 19 11
Brad Marchand Boston 17 11
Connor McDavid Edmonton 19 11
Evander Kane San Jose 15 10
Elias Lindholm Calgary 20 10
Brayden Schenn St. Louis 18 10
Reilly Smith Vegas 19 10
Matthew Tkachuk Calgary 20 10
Roope Hintz Dallas 16 9
Jonathan Huberdeau Florida 17 9
Nathan MacKinnon Colorado 17 9
T.J. Oshie Washington 19 9
Jakub Vrana Washington 19 9
Dougie Hamilton Carolina 18 8
Travis Konecny Philadelphia 17 8
Assists
Name Team GP A
John Carlson Washington 19 21
Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 19 20
Connor McDavid Edmonton 19 19
Brad Marchand Boston 17 18
Aleksander Barkov Florida 17 17
Elias Pettersson Vancouver 18 15
Mitchell Marner Toronto 18 14
Ryan O’Reilly St. Louis 18 14
Brent Burns San Jose 18 13
Ryan Ellis Nashville 17 13
Taylor Hall New Jersey 16 13
Cale Makar Colorado 17 13
Morgan Rielly Toronto 19 13
Logan Couture San Jose 18 12
Sidney Crosby Pittsburgh 17 12
Johnny Gaudreau Calgary 20 12
Jonathan Huberdeau Florida 17 12
Auston Matthews Toronto 19 12

Power Play Goals
Name Team GP PP
James Neal Edmonton 19 8
Evander Kane San Jose 15 7
Victor Olofsson Buffalo 17 6
Bo Horvat Vancouver 18 5

Alex Ovechkin Washington 19 5 Brock Boeser Vancouver 18 4 Evgenii Dadonov Florida 17 4 Jack Eichel Buffalo 17 4 Elias Lindholm Calgary 20 4 Anthony Mantha Detroit 19 4 Auston Matthews Toronto 19 4 Connor McDavid Edmonton 19 4 T.J. Oshie Washington 19 4 Brayden Schenn St. Louis 18 4 Paul Stastny Vegas 19 4 Jack Hughes New Jersey 16 3 Artemi Panarin N.Y. Rangers 15 3 Mark Stone Vegas 19 3 Short Handed Goals Name Team GP SH Sebastian Aho Carolina 18 2 Calle Jarnkrok Nashville 17 2 Kasperi Kapanen Toronto 19 2 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Ottawa 17 2 Jakob Silfverberg Anaheim 18 2 Reilly Smith Vegas 19 2 Joel Armia Montreal 15 1 Zachary Aston-Reese Pitts- burgh

17 1 Brian Dumoulin Pittsburgh 13 1 Mattias Ekholm Nashville 17 1 Kevin Hayes Philadelphia 17 1 Roope Hintz Dallas 16 1 Mattias Janmark Dallas 18 1 Anze Kopitar Los Angeles 17 1 Greg McKegg N.Y. Rangers 8 1 V. Namestniko N.Y. Rangers 17 1 Colton Sissons Nashville 17 1 Brendan Smith N.Y. Rangers 15 1 Brandon Tanev Pittsburgh 17 1 Mika Zibanejad N.Y. Rangers 9 1 Power Play Assists Name Team GP PPA Torey Krug Boston 17 11 Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 19 9 Connor McDavid Edmonton 19 9 Quinn Hughes Vancouver 17 8 Cale Makar Colorado 17 8 Elias Pettersson Vancouver 18 8 Brent Burns San Jose 18 7 John Carlson Washington 19 7 Logan Couture San Jose 18 7 Rasmus Dahlin Buffalo 17 7 Jonathan Huberdeau Florida 17 7 Roman Josi Nashville 17 7 Brad Marchand Boston 17 7

Ryan O’Reilly St. Louis 18 7 Teuvo Teravainen Carolina 18 7 Nicklas Backstrom Washington 19 6 Dougie Hamilton Carolina 18 6 Oscar Klefbom Edmonton 19 6 David Perron St. Louis 18 6 Keith Yandle Florida 17 6 Short Handed Assists Name Team GP SHA William Karlsson Vegas 19 3 Rickard Rakell Anaheim 18 3 Hampus Lindholm Anaheim 15 2 Austin Watson Nashville 17 2 Brent Burns San Jose 18 1 J.T. Compher Colorado 14 1 Logan Couture San Jose 18 1 Jason Demers Arizona 16 1 Brenden Dillon San Jose 18 1 Mario Ferraro San Jose 17 1 Barclay Goodrow San Jose 18 1 Ryan Graves Colorado 16 1 Carl Hagelin Washington 17 1 Garnet Hathaway Washington 19 1 Brett Howden N.Y. Rangers 15 1 V. Namestniko N.Y. Rangers 17 1 Bryan Rust Pittsburgh 6 1 Brendan Smith N.Y. Rangers 15 1 C. Stephenson Washington 15 1 Jacob Trouba N.Y. Rangers 15 1 Power Play Points Name Team GP PPP Connor McDavid Edmonton 19 13 David Pastrnak Boston 17 13 Torey Krug Boston 17 11 Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 19 10 Roman Josi Nashville 17 10 Elias Pettersson Vancouver 18 10 John Carlson Washington 19 9 Jack Eichel Buffalo 17 9 Quinn Hughes Vancouver 17 9 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado 17 9 Brad Marchand Boston 17 9 Ryan O’Reilly St. Louis 18 9 David Perron St. Louis 18 9 Aleksander Barkov Florida 17 8 Brock Boeser Vancouver 18 8 Brent Burns San Jose 18 8 Bo Horvat Vancouver 18 8 Evander Kane San Jose 15 8 Victor Olofsson Buffalo 17 8 Alex Pietrangelo St. Louis 18 8

Short Handed Points Name Team GP SHP William Karlsson Vegas 19 4 Rickard Rakell Anaheim 18 3 Reilly Smith Vegas 19 3 Sebastian Aho Carolina 18 2 Jay Beagle Vancouver 18 2 Casey Cizikas N.Y. Islanders 11 2 Cal Clutterbuck N.Y. Islanders 16 2 Mattias Ekholm Nashville 17 2 Mattias Janmark Dallas 18 2 Calle Jarnkrok Nashville 17 2 Kasperi Kapanen Toronto 19 2 Hampus Lindholm Anaheim 15 2 V. Namestniko N.Y. Rangers 17 2 Jean-Gabriel Pageau Ottawa 17 2 Jakob Silfverberg Anaheim 18 2 Brendan Smith N.Y. Rangers 15 2 Austin Watson Nashville 17 2 Mika Zibanejad N.Y. Rangers 9 2 Mario Ferraro San Jose 17 1 Barclay Goodrow San Jose 18 1 Game Winning Goals Name Team GP GWG Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 19 4 Anthony Mantha Detroit 19 3 Brad Marchand Boston 17 3 David Pastrnak Boston 17 2 Auston Matthews Toronto 19 2 James Neal Edmonton 19 2 Connor McDavid Edmonton 19 2 Evander Kane San Jose 15 2 Elias Lindholm Calgary 20 2 Reilly Smith Vegas 19 2 Matthew Tkachuk Calgary 20 2 Jonathan Huberdeau Florida 17 2 Jakub Vrana Washington 19 2 Alex Ovechkin Washington 19 1 Roope Hintz Dallas 16 1 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado 17 1 T.J. Oshie Washington 19 1 Travis Konecny Philadelphia 17 1 Brayden Schenn St. Louis 18 0 Dougie Hamilton Carolina 18 0 Shots Name Team GP S Alex Ovechkin Washington 19 97 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado 17 86 Auston Matthews Toronto 19 77 Max Pacioretty Vegas 19 77 Anthony Mantha Detroit 19 73 Kyle Connor Winnipeg 18 65

Cam Atkinson Columbus 17 64 Connor McDavid Edmonton 19 64 Brady Tkachuk Ottawa 17 64 Brendan Gallagher Montreal 17 62 Jeff Skinner Buffalo 17 62 Leon Draisaitl Edmonton 19 61 Jonathan MarchessaulVegas 19 61 David Pastrnak Boston 17 61 Patrice Bergeron Boston 17 60 Taylor Hall New Jersey 16 59 Evander Kane San Jose 15 59 Dylan Larkin Detroit 19 59 Matthew Tkachuk Calgary 20 59 Claude Giroux Philadelphia 17 58 Shooting Percentage Name Team GP G S PCTG David Pastrnak Boston

17 15 61 24.59 Leon Draisaitl Edmonton

19 14 61 22.95 Connor McDavid Edmonton

19 11 64 17.18 Evander Kane San Jose

15 10 59 16.94 Matthew Tkachuk Calgary

20 10 59 16.94 Auston Matthews Toronto

19 13 77 16.88 Anthony Mantha Detroit

19 11 73 15.06 Alex Ovechkin Washington

19 13 97 13.40 Nathan MacKinnon Colorado

17 9 86 10.46

Plus/Minus Name Team GP +/- Jean-Gabriel Pageau Ottawa 17 15 John Carlson Washington 19 14 Zdeno Chara Boston 17 13 Zack Kassian Edmonton 19 13 Mathew Barzal N.Y. Islanders 16 12 Brian Dumoulin Pittsburgh 13 12 Jared McCann Pittsburgh 15 12 Matt Benning Edmonton 19 10 Brad Marchand Boston 17 10 Ian Cole Colorado 12 9 Mattias Ekholm Nashville 17 9 Radko Gudas Washington 19 9 Michal Kempny Washington 11 9 Evgeny Kuznetsov Washington 16 9 Anders Lee N.Y. Islanders 16 9 Auston Matthews Toronto 19 9 Nick Bonino Nashville 17 8 Cal Clutterbuck N.Y. Islanders 16 8

NHL LEADERS

All times ET

NBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W L Pct GB
Boston 8 1 .889 —
TorontoPhiladelphia 6 37 3 .700.667 1212 ⁄
Brooklyn 4 5 .444 4
New York 2 8 .200 61 ⁄ 2
Southeast Division
W L Pct GB
Miami 6 3 .667 —
Charlotte 4 6 .400 21 ⁄ 2
Atlanta 3 6 .333 3
WashingtonOrlando 2 63 7 .250.300^33112 ⁄⁄ 2
Central Division
W L Pct GB
MilwaukeeIndiana 6 47 3 .700.600 — 1
Cleveland 4 5 .444 21 ⁄ 2
Detroit 4 7 .364 31 ⁄ 2
Chicago 3 7 .300 4
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
Houston W L7 3 .700Pct GB—
Dallas 6 4 .600 1
San Antonio 5 5 .500 2
Memphis 3 7 .300 4
New Orleans 2 8 .200 5
Northwest Division
W L PctGB
Denver 7 2 .778 —
Utah 7 3 .700^1 ⁄ 2
PortlandMinnesota 4 66 4 .400.600 31112 ⁄⁄ 2
Oklahoma City 4 6 .400 31 ⁄ 2
Pacific Division W L Pct GB
L.A. Lakers 7 2 .778 —
L.A. Clippers 7 3 .700^1 ⁄ 2
Phoenix 6 3 .667 1
Sacramento 3 6 .333 4
Golden State 2 9 .182 6
Sunday’s Games
Denver 100, Minnesota 98, OT
Indiana 109, Orlando 102
Philadelphia 114, Charlotte 106
Milwaukee 121, Oklahoma City 119
Cleveland 108, New York 87
Phoenix 138, Brooklyn 112
Portland 124, Atlanta 113, OT
Toronto 113, L.A. Lakers 104
Monday’s Games
Minnesota 120, Detroit 114
Boston 116, Dallas 106
Memphis 113, San Antonio 109
Houston 122, New Orleans 116
L.A. Clippers 98, Toronto 88
Utah 122, Golden State 108
Tuesday’s Games
Cleveland at Philadelphia
Oklahoma City at Indiana
Detroit at Miami
New York at Chicago
Atlanta at Denver
Brooklyn at Utah
L.A. Lakers at Phoenix
Portland at Sacramento
Wednesday’s Games
Memphis at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
Philadelphia at Orlando, 7 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Houston, 7:30 p.m.
Washington at Boston, 7:30 p.m.
San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 10 p.m.
Toronto at Portland, 10 p.m.
Thursday’s Games
Miami at Cleveland, 6 p.m.
Chicago at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
Dallas at New York, 8 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.
Atlanta at Phoenix, 9 p.m.
Brooklyn at Denver, 10:30 p.m.
Friday’s Games
Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m.
San Antonio at Orlando, 7 p.m.
Indiana at Houston, 8 p.m.
Philadelphia at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.
Utah at Memphis, 8 p.m.
Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.
Boston at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
Sacramento at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

FOOTBALL

NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East W LT Pct PF PA
New England 8 1 0 .889 270 98
Buffalo 63 0 .667 174 150
Miami 2 7 0 .222 119 268
N.Y. Jets 2 7 0 .222 130 238
South W LT Pct PF PA
Houston 63 0 .667 238 191
Indianapolis 54 0 .556 194 193
Tennessee 55 0 .500 203 197
Jacksonville 45 0 .444 176 189
North W LT Pct PF PA
Baltimore 72 0 .778 300 189
Pittsburgh 54 0 .556 193 181
Cleveland 36 0 .333 171 221
Cincinnati 09 0 .000 137 259
West W LT Pct PF PA
Kansas City 64 0 .600 284 239
Oakland 54 0 .556 208 240
L.A. Chargers 46 0 .400 207 194
Denver 36 0 .333 149 170
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East W LT Pct PF PA

PhiladelphiaDallas^5544 0 .5560 .556 224251 170213
N.Y. Giants 28 0 .200 203 289
Washington 18 0 .111 108 219

South W LT Pct PF PA New Orleans 72 0 .778 204 182 Carolina 54 0 .556 225 228 Tampa Bay 36 0 .333 260 279 Atlanta 2 7 0 .222 191 259 North W LT Pct PF PA Green Bay 82 0 .800 250 205 Minnesota 73 0 .700 262 182 Chicago 45 0 .444 162 157 Detroit 35 1 .389 217 237 West W LT Pct PF PA San Francisco 8 1 0 .889 259 129 Seattle 82 0 .800 275 254 L.A. Rams 54 0 .556 226 191 Arizona 36 1 .350 222 281 Thursday’s Game Oakland 26, L.A. Chargers 24 Sunday’s Games Baltimore 49, Cincinnati 13 Chicago 20, Detroit 13 Atlanta 26, New Orleans 9 Tennessee 35, Kansas City 32 N.Y. Jets 34, N.Y. Giants 27 Cleveland 19, Buffalo 16 Tampa Bay 30, Arizona 27 Miami 16, Indianapolis 12 Green Bay 24, Carolina 16 Pittsburgh 17, L.A. Rams 12 Minnesota 28, Dallas 24 Open: Washington, Jacksonville, New Eng- land, Denver, Philadelphia, Houston Monday’s Game Seattle 27, San Francisco 24, OT Thursday’s Game Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 8:20 p.m. Sunday’s Games Dallas at Detroit, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Washington, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Denver at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Houston at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Miami, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Carolina, 1 p.m. Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. New England at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Chicago at L.A. Rams, 8:20 p.m. Open: N.Y. Giants, Seattle, Tennessee, Green Bay Monday’s Game Kansas City vs L.A. Chargers at Mexico City, MEX, 8:15 p.m. CFL Playoff Conference Semifinals Sunday’s Games Eastern Division Edmonton 37, Montreal 29 Western Division Winnipeg 35, Calgary 14 Conference Finals Sunday’s Games Eastern Division Edmonton at Hamilton, 1 p.m. Western Division Winnipeg at Saskatchewan, 4:30 p.m. Grey Cup Sunday, Nov. 24 Eastern champion vs. Western champion, 6 p.m.

NHL

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic DivisionGP W L OT Pts GFGA Boston 17 11 3 3 256043 Toronto 19 9 6 4 226462 Montreal 17 9 5 3 21 61 54 BuffaloFlorida 1717 98 46 52 212062506348 Tampa Bay 15 8 5 2 18 5252 Ottawa 17 6 10 1 13 4759 Detroit 19 6 12 1 13 42 72 Metropolitan DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GA WashingtonNY Islanders 19 13 2 416 12 3 1 3025 77 5949 35 Philadelphia 17 10 5 2 22 56 52 Pittsburgh 17 10 6 1 21 58 44 Carolina 18 10 7 1 21 61 52 NY Rangers 15 7 6 2 16 5151 Columbus 17 6 8 3 15 40 58 New Jersey 16 5 7 4 14 42 61 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central DivisionGP W L OT Pts GFGA St. Louis 18 12 3 3 27 57 51 NashvilleColorado 1717109 55 23 2221 62654954 Winnipeg 18 10 7 1 21 51 54 Dallas 18 8 8 2 18 4345 Chicago 17 6 7 4 16 4553 Minnesota 17 6 10 1 13 4660 Pacific DivisionGP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 19 12 5 2 26 58 48 Calgary 20 10 7 3 23 59 58 Arizona 18 10 6 2 22 53 44 Vancouver 1896 3 21 58 47 Vegas 1997 3 21 56 56 Anaheim 1898 1 19 47 49 San Jose 18 7 10 1 15 48 64 Los Angeles 17 5 11 1 11 43 66 Monday’s Games Carolina 8, Ottawa 2 Arizona 4, Washington 3, SO Tuesday’s Games Florida at Boston Columbus at Montreal Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers Colorado at Winnipeg Arizona at St. Louis Detroit at Anaheim Nashville at Vancouver Minnesota at Los Angeles Edmonton at San Jose Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Toronto vs. N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Chicago at Vegas, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Winnipeg at Florida, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Carolina at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Arizona at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 9 p.m. San Jose at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Detroit at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Pittsburgh at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 7 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

SOCCER

MLS Champions 2019—Seattle Sounders 2018—Atlanta United 2017—Toronto FC 2016—Seattle Sounders 2015—Portland Timbers 2014—Los Angeles Galaxy 2013—Sporting Kansas City 2012—Los Angeles Galaxy 2011—Los Angeles Galaxy 2010—Colorado Rapids 2009—Real Salt Lake 2008—Columbus Crew 2007—Houston Dynamo 2006—Houston Dynamo 2005—Los Angeles Galaxy 2004—D.C. United 2003—San Jose Earthquakes 2002—Los Angeles Galaxy 2001—San Jose Earthquakes English Premier League GPW D L GF GA Pts Liverpool 12 11 1 0 28 10 34 Leicester 12 8 2 2 29 8 26 Chelsea 12 8 2 2 2717 26 Man City 12 8 1 3 35 13 25 Sheffield Utd 12 4 5 3 13 917 Arsenal 12 4 5 3 16 1717 Man United 12 4 4 4 16 12 16 Wolverhampton 12 3 7 2 16 15 16 Bournemouth 12 4 4 4 15 15 16 Burnley 12 4 3 5 17 18 15 Brighton 12 4 3 5 1517 15 Crystal Palace 12 4 3 5 10 16 15 Newcastle 12 4 3 5 11 18 15 Tottenham 12 3 5 4 1817 14 Everton 12 4 2 6 13 18 14 West Ham 12 3 4 5 14 20 13 Aston Villa 12 3 2 7 17 20 11 Watford 12 1 5 6 8 23 8 Southampton 12 2 2 8 11 29 8 Norwich 12 2 1 9 11 28 7 Sunday’s Games Man United 3, Brighton 1 Wolverhampton 2, Aston Villa 1 Liverpool 3, Man City 1 Saturday’s Games West Ham vs. Tottenham, 7:30 a.m. Arsenal vs. Southampton, 10 a.m. Bournemouth vs. Wolverhampton, 10 a.m. Brighton vs. Leicester, 10 a.m. Crystal Palace vs. Liverpool, 10 a.m. Everton vs. Norwich, 10 a.m. Watford vs. Burnley, 10 a.m. Man City vs. Chelsea, 12:30 p.m.

MLB

Jackie Robinson AL Rookie of the Year Award Votes First-, second- and third-place votes and to- tal points on a 5-3-1 basis. Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tot Y. Álvarez, Astros 30 - - 150 J. Means, Orioles - 16 5 53 B. Lowe, Rays - 6 9 27 E. Jimenez, White Sox - 4 8 20 C. Biggio, Blue Jays - 2 1 7 L. Arraez, Twins - 1 2 5 V. Guerrero Jr., Blue Jays - 1 1 4 O. Mercado, Indians - - 4 4

Jackie Robinson NL Rookie of the Year Award Votes First-, second- and third-place votes and to- tal points on a 5-3-1 basis. Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tot P. Alonso, Mets 29 1 - 148 M. Soroka, Braves 1 25 2 82 F. Tatis Jr., Padres - 2 20 26 B. Reynolds, Pirates - 1 6 9 D. Hudson, Cardinals - 1 1 4 V. Robles, Nationals - - 1 1

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Men’s Scores Monday EAST Buffalo 109, Nazareth (NY) 72 Dartmouth 55, Florida Gulf Coast 49 Kent St. 84, Towson 80, OT Stony Brook 91, Farmingdale State 44 SOUTH Alabama 78, FAU 59 Belmont 95, Samford 63 Bowling Green 75, Jacksonville 59 Georgia Tech 64, Elon 41 McNeese St. 104, Southern University at New Orleans 33 Mercer 74, Kennesaw St. 62 NC Central 73, SC-Upstate 64 North Florida 80, Georgia Southern 77 Presbyterian 80, VMI 77, OT SE Louisiana 77, Xavier U. of Louisiana 70 South Dakota 85, Florida A&M 82 UAB 74, Alabama A&M 52 UNC-Greensboro 109, Averett 51 Vanderbilt 71, Texas A&M-CC 66 MIDWEST Cincinnati 81, Drake 59 DePaul 93, Iowa 78 IUPUI 72, Anderson (IN) 55 N. Dakota St. 74, Cal Poly 67 Nebraska-Omaha 90, Bethune-Cookman 61 Rio Grande 93, Howard Payne 42 SOUTHWEST Texas A&M 63, Louisiana-Monroe 57 FAR WEST San Francisco 84, Yale 79, OT Winthrop 61, Saint Mary's (Cal) 59

DEALS

BASEBALL American League DETROIT TIGERS — Named Lance Parrish spe- cial assistant to the executive vice president of baseball operations and general manager, Josh Paul quality control coach, Chris McDon- ald assistant trainer, Matt Rosenhamer assistant strength and conditioning coordinator, Kan Ikeda advance scouting coordinator and international pro scout for Asia, Kyle Lanczki advance scouting assistant, Austin Tripp video coordinator, Kenny Graham director of player development, Dr. Georgia Giblin director of performance science, Dan Hubbs director of pitching development and strategies, Dave Owen minor league field coordinator, Jordan Wergiles coordinator of player development analytics, Brayan Pena manager and John Murrian hitting coach of West Michigan (MWL), Bill Springman hitting coach of Lake- land (FSL), James Orr national crosschecker,

Taylor Black East regional coordinator, Darold Brown area scout for northern Nevada and northern California, Bryce Mosier area scout for south Texas, Gabe Ho analyst, Charlie Ad- ams data engineer and Elora Strom software developer. National League ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Adam Wainwright on a one-year contract. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Assigned RHP Jacob Nix outright to El Paso (PCL). SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent OF Mike Ger- ber outright to Sacramento (PCL) and he elected free agency. Announced RHP Ricardo Pinto cleared unconditional release waivers. BASKETBALL NBA INDIANA PACERS — Assigned G Victor Oladipo to Fort Wayne (NBAGL). FOOTBALL National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Waived KR Greg Dortch. Claimed RB Mike Davis off waivers from Chicago. Signed DB Corn Elder off the N.Y. Giants practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS — Signed OL Dino Boyd to the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS — Waived OT Dan Skipper. Signed DE Joel Heath. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Deon Cain and DT Kyle Peko to the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Placed OT Martinas Rankin on IR. Signed OT Jackson Barton. NEW YORK GIANTS — Waived C Evan Brown. Released DE Freedom Akinmoladun and WR Reggie White from the practice squad. Signed TE Scott Simonson. Signed WR Alex Bachman, TE Garrett Dickerson and LS Colin Holba to the practice squad. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Released RB Darrin Hall from the practice squad. Re-signed LB Sutton Smith to the practice squad. SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS — Waived CB Dontae Johnson. Activated TE Garrett Celek from the PUP list. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived CB Ver- non Hargreaves and C Nate Trewyn. Claimed G Aaron Stinnie off waivers from Tennessee. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES — Reassigned F Eetu Luostarinen to Charlotte (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Recalled F Matt Luff from Ontario (AHL). SOCCER Major League Soccer NASHVILLE — Signed M Dax McCarty from Chicago in exchange for a 2021 second-round draft pick, general allocation money and tar- geted allocation money. Signed D Dave Rom- ney from the LA Galaxy in exchange for general allocation money. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES — Traded the home- grown rights to G Drake Callender to Inter Mi- ami for a 2020 second-round draft pick and general allocation money. VOLLEYBALL USA Volleyball USVA — Announced the board of directors ex- tended the contract of chief executive officer Jamie Davis through 2024. COLLEGE CHOWAN — Named Mark Hall football coach. EVANGEL — Named Mirko Bjelica men’s and women’s tennis coach.

SPORTS ON TV Times p.m. Eastern unless noted. Check local listings.

COLLEGE MEN’S BASKETBALL: Louisiana State at Virginia Commonwealth (ESPN2, 6); McNeese State at Wisconsin (BTN, 7); St. Joseph’s at Connecticut (CBSSN, 7); Villanova at Ohio State (FS1, 7); Provi- dence at Northwestern (BTN, 9); Oklahoma State at College of Charleston (CBSSN, 9); Purdue at Mar- quette (FS1, 9) COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Connecticut at Vanderbilt (SEC, 7)

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Northern Illinois at Toledo (ESPN2, 8); Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio) (ESPNU, 8) COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Tennessee at Arkansas (ESP- NU, 6); Auburn at Texas A&M (SEC, 6)

GOLF: EPGA Tour: Nedbank Golf Challenge, ﬁrst round, Sun City, South Africa (Golf, Thursday 2 a.m.) MLB: BBWAA MLB Awards (MLB, 6)

NBA: LA Clippers at Houston (ESPN, 7:30); Golden State at LA Lakers (ESPN, 10) NHL: Washington at Philadelphia (NBCSN, 7:30); Chi- cago at Vegas (NBCSN, 10)

TENNIS: ATP: World Tour Finals, Doubles Round Robin, London (Doubles round robin: Tennis, 7 a.m., 1; Sin- gles round robin: Tennis, 9 a.m., 3)

FOR THE RECORD

BetMGM.com Line Football NFL Thursday 11/14 Favorite LineO/U Underdog CLEVELAND 2½40½ Pittsburgh Sunday 11/17 Favorite LineO/U Underdog Dallas 3½50½ DETROIT New Orleans 5½51½ TAMPA BAY CAROLINA 5½50½ Atlanta INDIANAPOLIS3½44½ Jacksonville MINNESOTA 10½39½ Denver WASHINGTON 1½ 37½ NY Jets Buffalo 6½39½ MIAMI BALTIMORE 4½49½ Houston SAN FRNCISCO13½45½ Arizona New England 3½45½ PHILDLPHIA OAKLAND 10½48½ Cincinnati LA RAMS 6½41½ Chicago Monday 11/18 Favorite LineO/U Underdog Kansas City 4½52½ LA Chargers College Wednesday 11/13 Favorite LineO/U Underdog MIAMI OHIO 18½50½ Bowling Grn TOLEDO 2½53½ N. Illinois Thursday 11/14 Favorite LineO/U Underdog Buffalo 5½55½ KENT STATE

PITTSBURGH 3½48½ N. Carolina Friday 11/15 Favorite LineO/U Underdog MARSHALL 2½56½ La. Tech S.D. STATE 1½44½ Fresno State Saturday 11/16 Favorite LineO/U Underdog KANSAS ST. 14½49½ West Virginia Virginia Tech 5½52½ GA. TECH Tulane 4½55½ TEMPLE PENN STATE 14½50½ Indiana Cincinnati 13½50½ USF DUKE 10½54½ Syracuse Louisville 3½58½ NC STATE IOWA 2½44½ Minnesota CLEMSON 33½62½ Wake Forest BALL STATE 2½57½ Central Mich. GA. SOUTHRN 7½57½ UL Monroe N’WESTERN 38½55½ UMass Troy 8½61½ TEXAS ST. BOISE STATE 27½58½ New Mexico UTAH 20½54½ UCLA Air Force 10½60½ COLO. STATE UTAH STATE 6½49½ Wyoming Appalachn St. 15½62½ GA. STATE NOTRE DAME 9½53½ Navy USC 6½48½ CALIFORNIA OREGON 26½68½ Arizona ARKANSAS ST.12½63½ Cstl Carolina UAB 17½44½ UTEP Georgia 2½43½ AUBURN UL Lafayette 28½53½ S. ALABAMA

OKLA. ST. 17½65½ Kansas IOWA STATE 6½65½ Texas TCU 2½56½ TEXAS TECH Oklahoma 9½67½ BAYLOR Memphis 10½71½ HOUSTON Kentucky 9½43½ VANDERBILT MICHIGAN 13½44½ Michigan St. Florida 6½48½ MISSOURI Hawaii 6½70½ UNLV MIDDLE TN 13½46½ Rice Southern Miss17½52½ UTSA Alabama 20½62½ MISS. STATE Wisconsin 14½50½ NEBRASKA LSU 20½63½ MISSISSIPPI WASH. ST. 10½63½ Stanford Sunday 11/17 Favorite LineO/U Underdog TEXAS A&M 10½50½ S. Carolina Basketball NBA Wednesday 11/13 Favorite Line Underdog Line Philadelphia NL ORLANDO NL CHARLOTTE -120 Memphis -100 LA Clippers NL HOUSTON NL BOSTON -454Washington +333 MINNESOTA -128San Antonio+105 PORTLAND -142 Toronto +121 Golden State NL LA LAKERS NL Hockey NHL Wednesday 11/13 Favorite Line Underdog Line NEW JERSEY -181 Ottawa +150 NY ISLANDERS-120 Toronto -100 Washington -120PHILADELPHIA-100 CALGARY -161 Dallas +135 VEGAS -222 Chicago +180 Odds are subject to change. BetMGM.com does not offer lines for New Jersey-based college sports teams. Gannett may earn revenue from audience referrals to betting services. Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage.

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