B14 OTHEGLOBEANDMAIL | FRIDAY,SEPTEMBER13,2019
WTA TOUR
ZHENGZHOU OPENAt Zhengzhou, China
Thursday
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
DOUBLES — QUARTERFINALS
Desirae Krawczyk, United States, and
Ellen Perez, Austria, def. Darija Jurak,
Croatia, and Alison Riske (3), United
States, 7-5, 6-3.
Yanina Wickmayer, Belgium, and
Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, def. Sofia
Kenin and A. Muhammad United States,
1-6, 7-5, 10-5.
Monique Adamczak, Australia, and
Han Xinyun, China, def. Lesley
Pattinama Kerkhove and Bibiane
Schoofs, Netherlands, 6-3, 6-3.
JIANGXI OPENAt Nanchang, China
Thursday
Surface: Hard-OutdoorSINGLES — SECOND ROUND
Zhu Lin, China, def. Zhang Shuai (1),
China, 6-0, 1-0 retired.
Elena Rybakina (4), Kazakhstan, def.
Wang Xinyu, China, 7-6 (4), 6-2.
Peng Shuai, China, def. Kristyna
Pliskova (8), Czech Republic, 6-3, 0-6,
6-4.
Nina Stojanovic, Serbia, def. Sam
Stosur, Australia, 6-4, 6-3.DOUBLES — QUARTERFINALS
Dalila Jakupovic, Slovenia, and Jessica
Moore (3), Australia, def. SofiaShapatava, Georgia, and Emily Webley-
Smith, Britian, 6-4, 6-3.
Wang Xinyu and Zhu Lin, China, def.
Arina Rodionova, Australia, and
Sabrina Santamaria, United States, 3-6,
6-2, 10-3.
Jiang Xinyu and Tang Qianhui, China,
def. Anna Danilina, Kazakhstan, and
Elixane Lechemia, France, 6-2, 6-4.JAPAN WOMEN’S OPENAt Hiroshima, Japan
Thursday
Purse: $226.750 (Intl.)
Surface: Hard-OutdoorSINGLES — SECOND ROUND
Alison Van Uytvanck (3), Belgium, def.
Kirsten Flipkens, Belgium, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.
Sara Sorribes Tormo (7), Spain, def.
Varvara Flink, Russia, 6-3, 6-1.
Mihaela Buzarnescu, Romania, def.
Kurumi Nara, Japan, 7-6 (1), 7-5.
Misaki Doi, Japan, def. Zoe Hives,
Australia, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.DOUBLES — QUARTERFINALS
Christina McHale, United States, and
Valeria Savinykh, Russia, def. Eri
Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya (1),
Japan, 7-5, 6-2.
Haruka Kaji and Junri Namigata, Japan,
def. Anastasia Potapova and Yana
Sizikova, Russia, 6-3, 6-2.
Miyu Kato, Japan, and Storm Sanders,
Australia, def. Hayley Carter, United
States, and Ena Shibahara, Japan, 7-5,
6-4.TELEVISION
FRIDAY (EASTERN TIME)AUSTRALIAN RULES FOOTBALL
AFL: Geelong vs. West Coast, TSN 2,
5:30 a.m.AUTO RACING
NASCAR Monster Energy Series: South
Point 400 — First Practice, TSN 3, 4:30 p.m.
NASCAR Monster Energy Series: South
Point 400 — Final Practice, TSN 3, 5,
7:30 p.m.BASEBALL
MLB: N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto, SN
Ontario, East, West, Pacific, 7 p.m.FOOTBALL
NCAA: North Carolina vs. Wake Forest,
TSN2,6p.m.
NCAA: Washington State vs. Houston,
TSN2,9p.m.
CFL: Ottawa vs. British Columbia, TSN 1,
3, 4, 5, 10 p.m.GOLF
LPGA Tour: 2019 Solheim Cup — Day
One, Golf Channel, 3 a.m.
PGA Tour: A Military Tribute at The
Greenbrier — Second Round, Golf
Channel, 2 p.m.W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home AwayMAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
EAST DIVISION
New York 97 51 .655 — — 7-3 W-2 53-22 44-29
Tampa Bay 87 60 .592 91 / 2 — 8-2 L-1 43-32 44-28
Boston 76 70 .521 20 10 3-7 L-5 36-39 40-31
Toronto 57 89 .390 39 29 3-7 W-2 29-42 28-47
Baltimore 47 98 .324 48^1 / 2 381 / 2 2-8 W-1 23-51 24-47
CENTRAL DIVISION
Minnesota 89 56 .614 — — 6-4 L-1 41-32 48-24
Cleveland 86 61 .585 4 1 / 2 7-3 W-4 43-29 43-32
Chicago 64 82 .438 25^1 / 2 22 4-6 L-2 35-39 29-43
Kansas City 55 92 .374 35 311 / 2 7-3 W-2 29-44 26-48
Detroit 43 102 .297 46 421 / 2 3-7 L-2 19-52 24-50
WEST DIVISION
Houston 95 52 .646 — — 7-3 L-2 56-19 39-33
Oakland 86 60 .589 81 / 2 — 8-2 W-2 48-27 38-33
Texas 73 74 .497 22 131 / 2 6-4 W-1 41-30 32-44
Los Angeles 67 80 .456 28 191 / 2 2-8 L-4 35-37 32-43
Seattle 60 86 .411 34^1 / 2 26 3-7 W-2 31-40 29-46
EAST DIVISION
Atlanta 91 56 .619 — — 8-2 W-1 47-28 44-28
Washington 80 64 .556 91 / 2 — 4-6 W-1 41-29 39-35
New York 76 70 .521 14^1 / 2 2 7-3 W-4 42-29 34-41
Philadelphia 75 70 .517 15 21 / 2 5-5 L-1 42-33 33-37
Miami 51 95 .349 39^1 / 2 27 3-7 L-429-49 22-46
CENTRAL DIVISION
St. Louis 82 64 .562 — — 6-4 W-1 46-26 36-38
Chicago 78 68 .534 4 — 5-5 W-1 47-24 31-44
Milwaukee 78 68 .534 4 — 8-2 W-7 43-31 35-37
Cincinnati 67 79 .459 15 11 4-6 L-2 40-35 27-44
Pittsburgh 65 82 .442 17^1 / 2 131 / 2 5-5 W-2 31-41 34-41
WEST DIVISION
x-Los Angeles 94 53 .639 — — 6-4 L-1 56-20 38-33
Arizona 75 72 .510 19 31 / 2 5-5 L-5 36-33 39-39
San Francisco 70 77 .476 24 81 / 2 4-6 L-2 31-41 39-36
San Diego 68 78 .466 25^1 / 2 10 4-6 L-1 35-40 33-38
Colorado 62 85 .422 32 161 / 2 3-7 L-1 36-36 26-49
NATIONAL LEAGUE
W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Thursday
N.Y. Yankees 10, Detroit 4, (1st game)
Kansas City 6, Chicago White Sox 3
N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 4, (2nd game)
L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore
Boston at Toronto
Washington at Minnesota
Tampa Bay at Texas
Oakland at Houston
Cincinnati at Seattle
Wednesday
Toronto 8, Boston 0
Baltimore 7, L.A. Dodgers 3
Washington 6, Minnesota 2
Oakland 5, Houston 3
Kansas City 8, Chicago White Sox 6
Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3
Texas 10, Tampa Bay 9
Seattle 5, Cincinnati 3
N.Y. Yankees at Detroit
Friday
All Times Eastern
N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.
Baltimore at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.
Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.
Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.
Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Thursday
Milwaukee 3, Miami 2
N.Y. Mets 11, Arizona 1
Pittsburgh 4, San Francisco 2
St. Louis 10, Colorado 3
Chicago Cubs 4, San Diego 1
Atlanta at Philadelphia
L.A. Dodgers at Baltimore
Washington at Minnesota
Cincinnati at Seattle
WednesdayBaltimore 7, L.A. Dodgers 3
Milwaukee 7, Miami 5
N.Y. Mets 9, Arizona 0
Atlanta 3, Philadelphia 1
Washington 6, Minnesota 2
Colorado 2, St. Louis 1
Pittsburgh 6, San Francisco 3
Seattle 5, Cincinnati 3
San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 0
Friday
All Times EasternPittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.
Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m.
L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.
Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.
San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.
Cincinnati at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.
Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.MLS
GP W L T GF GA Pts
EASTERNCONFERENCE
x-N.York City 29 15 5 9 54 36 54
x-Philadelphia 29 15 8 6 54 42 51
Atlanta 28 15 10 3 47 33 48
Toronto 30 11 10 9 50 47 42
D.C. 30 11 10 9 39 38 42
NY Red Bulls 29 12 12 5 47 44 41
New England 29 10 10 9 42 49 39
Montreal 30 11 15 4 42 56 37
Orlando 30 9 13 8 37 41 35
Chicago 30 8 12 10 44 43 34
Columbus 30 8 15 7 33 44 31
Cincinnati 29 5 21 3 29 72 18
WESTERNCONFERENCE
x-L.Angeles FC 29 19 4 6 76 32 63
Salt Lake 29 14 11 4 41 35 46
Seattle 29 13 9 7 46 45 46
Minnesota 29 13 10 6 46 39 45
San Jose 29 13 11 5 48 44 44
Portland 28 13 11 4 45 41 43
Dallas 29 12 10 7 47 38 43
LA Galaxy 29 13 13 3 42 47 42
Kansas City 29 10 12 7 42 47 37
Colorado 30 10 14 6 49 55 36
Houston 29 10 15 4 40 49 34
Vancouver 30 6 15 9 30 53 27
x — clinched playoff berth
Note:3 pts for a win, 1 for a tie.
Wednesday
Colorado 2 L.A. Galaxy 1
Houston 2 Minnesota 0
Salt Lake 1 San Jose 0
Toronto 1 New York City 1
Saturday
All TImes EasternSan Jose at New York City, 12:30 p.m.
Dallas at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.
Columbus at Atlanta, 7 p.m.
Cincinnati at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.
New England at Orlando, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles F.C. at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Houston at Vancouver, 10 p.m.CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE
FALL SEASON
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
x-Calgary 11 6 1 4 19 6 22
Hamilton 9 6 1 2 17 9 20
Edmonton 11 3 3 5 12 11 14
Yo r k 114 6 11 6 1 7 1 3
Victoria 11 3 5 3 17 19 12
Winnipeg 11 3 5 3 13 21 12
Halifax 10 2 6 2 5 16 8
x — won spring season title
Note:3 pts for a win, 1 for a tie.
ThursdayHamilton at WinnipegWednesdayCalgary 1 Edmonton 0
York 2 Victoria 0SaturdayEdmonton at Victoria, 3 p.m.CFL
WEEK 14
Team GP W L T PF PA Pt
EAST DIVISION
Hamilton 11 9 2 0 336 217 18
Montreal 10 6 4 0 253 250 12
Ottawa 11 3 8 0 210 332 6
Toronto 11 2 9 0 224 365 4
WEST DIVISION
Winnipeg 12 9 3 0 355 228 18
Calgary 11 7 4 0 307 246 14
Saskatchewan11 7 4 0 293 253 14
Edmonton 12 6 6 0 290 256 12
B.C. 11 1 10 0 221 342 2
Note:2 pts for a win, 1 for a tie.
Byes:Edmonton, Toronto & WinnipegFriday
All Times Eastern
Ottawa at British Columbia, 10 p.m.Saturday
Hamilton at Calgary, 4 p.m.
Montreal at Saskatchewan, 7 p.m.AMERICANLEAGUE
N.Y. YANKEES 10, DETROIT 4
(1ST GAME)
New York ab r h bi Detroit ab r h bi
LeMahieu 2b 6 0 0 0 Reyes cf 5 0 1 0
Judge rf 2 4 1 0 Candelario 1b 4 1 1 0
Encrnación dh2 1 1 2 Cabrera dh 4 0 2 0
Ford ph-dh2 0 0 0 Dixon pr-dh0 0 0 0
Voit 1b 5 3 3 3 Rodríguez 2b 5 1 1 1
Gregorius ss 4 1 1 2 Lugo 3b 4 1 1 2
Urshela 3b5 0 0 0 Stewart lf 5 0 1 0
Maybin cf 4 0 1 2 Demeritte rf5 1 1 1
Frazier lf 5 0 0 0 Rogers c 4 0 2 0
Romine c 4 1 3 0 W.Castro ss2 0 1 0
Totals 391010 9 Totals 38 4 11 4
New York 202 000 330— 10
Detroit 000 020 110— 4
E—Lugo (3), Candelario (7), W.Castro
(2). LOB—New York 9, Detroit 12. 2B—
Romine (11), Voit (20), Maybin (16),
Rogers (2), W.Castro (4), Cabrera (21).
3B—Gregorius (2), Candelario (2). HR—
Voit (20), Encarnación (13), Lugo (5),
Demeritte (3). SB—Maybin 2 (9).
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Happ 4 2-37 22 3 6
Green W,4-4 2 1-31 11 0 2
Heller 1 2 11 1 1
Gearrin 1-31 00 1 0
Lyons 2-30 00 0 1
Detroit
Boyd L,8-11 5 3 42 4 3
McKay 1 0 00 1 2
Garcia 2-32 33 2 1
Cisnero 1-30 00 0 0
Hall 2 5 33 0 2
Dixon 0 0 00 0 0
T—3:36. A—N.A..
N.Y. YANKEES 6, DETROIT 4
(2ND GAME)
NewYork ab r h bi Detroit ab r h bi
LeMhieu 3b-1b5 1 3 1 Reyes rf 5 0 0 0
Judge rf 4 1 1 2 H.Castro cf 4 0 2 0
Gregorius ss 5 0 1 1 Candelario 3b 2 1 0 0
Torres 2b 4 0 1 0 Rodríguez dh 3 0 0 0
Sánchez c 1 0 0 0 Stewart ph-dh 1 0 0 0
Higashioka c 2 0 0 0 Mercer ss 4 1 1 0
Gardner cf 4 0 0 0 Dixon lf 3 1 2 2
Voit dh 3 1 1 0 Greiner c 4 1 1 1
Ford 1b 3 1 1 0 Hicks 1b 4 0 1 1
Urshela ph-3b1 1 1 2 Beckham 2b 3 0 0 0
Wade lf 3 1 2 0 Demeritte ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 6 11 6 Totals 34 4 7 4
NewYork 210 010 002— 6
Detroit 000 200 002— 4
E—Ford (3), Dixon (8). DP—New York 1,
Detroit 2. LOB—New York 6, Detroit 6.
2B—LeMahieu (29), Wade (2), Dixon
(20). 3B—Greiner (1). HR—Judge (22),
Urshela (20).
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Sabathia 3 1-33 22 1 5
Germán W,18-4 4 2 00 0 5
Kahnle H,26 1 1 22 1 1
Chapman S,37-42 2-31 00 0 1
Detroit
Turnbull L,3-15 5 7 44 1 8
Ramirez 2 1 00 2 3
Farmer 1 0 00 0 2
Soto 0 2 22 1 0
Schreiber 1 1 00 0 0
Germán pitched to 3 batters in the 8th,
Kahnle pitched to 3 batters in the 9th,
Soto pitched to 3 batters in the 9th.
HBP—Germán (Candelario). WP—
Kahnle.
T—3:02. A—17,807 (41,297).USPORTS FOOTBALL
WEEK FOURFriday
All Times EasternAcadia at Saint Mary's, 6 p.m.
McGill at Sherbrooke, 7 p.m.
Saskatchewan at Regina, 8 p.m.
Manitoba at Alberta, 9 p.m.Saturday
Guelph at Waterloo, 1 p.m.
McMaster at York, 1 p.m.
Windsor at Queen's, 1 p.m.
Wilfrid Laurier at Ottawa, 1 p.m.
Mount Allison at Bishop's, 2 p.m.
Laval at Montreal, 2 p.m.
Calgary at British Columbia, 6 p.m.
Carleton at Western, 7 p.m.NFL
AMERICANCONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
EAST
Buffalo 10 0 1.000 17 16
New England 10 0 1.000 33 3
N.Y. Jets 01 0 .000 16 17
Miami 01 0 .000 10 59
SOUTH
Tennessee 10 0 1.000 43 13
Houston 01 0 .000 28 30
Indianapolis 01 0 .000 24 30
Jacksonville 01 0 .000 26 40
NORTH
Baltimore 10 0 1.000 59 10
Cincinnati 01 0 .000 20 21
Cleveland 01 0 .000 13 43
Pittsburgh 01 0 .000 3 33
WEST
Oakland 10 0 1.000 24 16
Kansas City 10 0 1.000 40 26
L.A. Chargers 10 0 1.000 30 24
Denver 01 0 .000 16 24
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
W L T Pct PF PA
EAST
Dallas 10 0 1.000 35 17
Philadelphia 10 0 1.000 32 27
Washington 01 0 .000 27 32
N.Y. Giants 01 0 .000 17 35
SOUTH
New Orleans 10 0 1.000 30 28
Carolina 01 0 .000 27 30
Atlanta 01 0 .000 12 28
Tampa Bay 01 0 .000 17 31
NORTH
Green Bay 10 0 1.000 10 3
Minnesota 10 0 1.000 28 12
Detroit 00 1 .500 27 27
Chicago 01 0 .000 3 10
WEST
San Francisco 10 0 1.000 31 17
L.A. Rams 10 0 1.000 30 27
Seattle 10 0 1.000 21 20
Arizona 00 1 .500 27 27
WEEKTWO
Thursday
Tampa Bay at Carolina
Sunday
All TImes EasternSeattle at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Baltimore, 1 p.m.
New England at Miami, 1 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Houston, 1 p.m.
San Francisco at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Buffalo at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m.
Kansas City at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.
Chicago at Denver, 4:25 p.m.
New Orleans at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at Atlanta, 8:20 p.m.NHL
PRE-SEASONSunday
All Times EasternArizona at Vegas, 4:30 p.m.OHL
PRE-SEASONThursday
Sault Ste. Marie 5 Sarnia 2
Niagara vs. BarrieFriday
All Times Eastern
Hamilton vs. Guelph, 7 p.m.
Ottawa vs. Kingston, 7 p.m.
Peterborough vs. Niagara, 7 p.m.
R.-Noranda (QMJHL) vs. Sudbury, 7 p.m.
Flint vs. Saginaw, 7:05 p.m.
Windsor vs. Sarnia, 7:05 p.m.
Barrie vs. Kitchener, 7:30p.m.
Erie vs. London, 7:30 p.m.WHL
PRE-SEASONThursdayEdmonton vs. Prince George
Friday
All Times Eastern
Swift Current vs. Lethbridge, 9 p.m.
Brandon vs. Moose Jaw, 9 p.m.
Medicine Hat vs. Red Deer, 9 p.m.
Prince Albert vs. Regina, 9 p.m.
Winnipeg vs. Saskatoon, 9 p.m.
Kelowna vs. Kamloops, 10 p.m.QMJHL
PRE-SEASONFriday
All Times Eastern
Saint John vs. Charlottetown, 6 p.m.
Moncton vs. Halifax, 6 p.m.
Rouyn-Noranda vs. Sudbury (OHL), 7 p.m.
Sherbrooke vs. Victoriaville, 7 p.m.
Chicoutimi vs. Baie-Comeau, 7:30 p.m.KANSASCITY6,CHICAGOWHITESOX3
Kansas City ab r h bi Chicago ab r h bi
Merrifield 2b-rf3 1 0 0 Moncada 3b 5 1 3 0
Soler dh 4 2 2 1 Anderson ss 5 0 2 0
Dozier 3b 4 1 2 3 Abreu 1b 3 0 1 1
O’Hearn 1b 4 0 0 0 Jiménez lf 3 0 1 1
McBroom rf 3 1 1 0 McCann c 4 1 2 0
Starling rf-lf 0 1 0 0 Cordell pr 0 0 0 0
Phillips lf-cf3 0 0 0 Palka rf 3 0 1 0
Viloria c 4 0 1 0 García ph-rf 2 0 0 0
Mejia cf 2 0 0 1 Sánchez 2b 1 0 0 1
Mondesi ph-ss1 0 0 0 Collins dh 2 0 0 0
Lopez ss-2b 4 0 0 0 Mendick ph-dh2 0 0 0
Engel cf 4 1 1 0
TTotals 32 6 6 5 Totals 34 3 11 3
Kansas City 110 003 001— 6
Chicago 001 011 000— 3
E—Colomé (1). DP—Kansas City 1,
Chicago 0. LOB—Kansas City 3, Chicago- 2B—Viloria (6), Dozier (26), McCann
(25). HR—Soler (44), Dozier (26). SF—
Mejia (1), Abreu (9), Sánchez (3). S—
Phillips (2).
Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO
J.López W,4-7 5 1-38 32 2 2
Hill H,9 2-30 00 0 2
Barlow H,14 2-32 00 1 2
Speier H,1 1-30 00 0 1
Fillmyer H,1 1 0 00 0 1
Kennedy S,29-33 1 1 00 2 2
Chicago
Giolito L,14-9 6 5 55 1 12
Fry 1 0 00 0 1
Cordero 1 1 00 0 1
Colomé 1 0 10 1 1
T—3:08. A—13,838 (40,615).
LATE WEDNESDAY
TORONTO8,BOSTON0
Boston ab r h bi Toronto ab r h bi
Holt rf 4 0 1 0 Bichette ss 4 1 1 0
Bogaerts ss 2 0 0 0 Biggio 2b 3 2 2 0
Owings ss1 0 0 0 Guerrero Jr. 3b 3 1 1 3
Devers 3b4 0 1 0 Tellez dh 4 1 1 1
G.Hrnándz pr 0 0 0 0 Grichuk rf 4 1 2 2
Martinez dh 4 0 0 0 Alford rf 0 0 0 0
Moreland 1b 3 0 0 0 T.Hernández lf 4 1 2 2
Travis 1b 0 0 0 0 Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Benintendi lf 3 0 0 0 Drury 1b 2 0 0 0
Vázquez c 2 0 0 0 Jansen c 4 1 2 0
Centeno c 1 0 0 0
Bradley Jr. cf 3 0 0 0
M.Hernández 2b3 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 2 0 Totals 32 8 11 8
Boston 000 000 000— 0
Toronto 000 260 00x— 8
E—Holt (3), Bichette (6). DP—Boston 2,
Toronto 0. LOB—Boston 4, Toronto 4.
2B—Biggio (14), Grichuk (26). HR—Tellez
(19), T.Hernández (22). SB—Vázquez (3),
Biggio (11). SF—Guerrero Jr. (2).
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Poyner 2 0 00 0 2
Kelley L,0-1 1 2-33 22 0 3
Weber 2-35 44 0 0
Johnson 1-30 00 0 0
Lakins 1-32 22 0 1
Velázquez 1 1 00 2 0
Shawaryn 2 0 00 1 2
Toronto
Font 2 1 00 0 2
Thornton W,5-9 5 0 00 1 7
Adam 1 0 00 0 0
Tepera 1 1 00 0 0
T—2:49. A—14,463 (53,506).
MACKENZIE TOUR
CANADA LIFE CHAMPIONSHIPAt London, Ont.FIRST ROUND
Eric McCardle 35-30—65
Yannik Paul 32-33—65
Travis Trace 34-31—65
Jorge Garcia 36-30—66
Patrick Fishburn 33-33—66
Derek Barron 33-33—66
Taylor Pendrith 35-31—66
Andrew Dorn 35-32—67
Brad Miller 34-33—67
Anthony Maccaglia 33-34—67
Hayden Shieh 35-32—67
Stoney Crouch 35-33—68
Justin Doeden 36-32—68CORNERED BLISS SPEED BUMP BIZARRO
USA Basketball managing direc-
tor Jerry Colangelo said Thursday
that when the time comes to start
assembling the 2020 Tokyo Olym-
pics roster, he won’t forget those
who backed out of commitments
to play in the World Cup this sum-
mer.
Of the 35 players originally se-
lected for the U.S. player pool, on-
ly four are in China for the World
Cup. The United States lost to
France in the quarter-finals, end-
ing a streak of seven major inter-
national tournaments – four
Olympics and three World Cups –
where the Americans captured a
medal, the past five of them being
gold.
“I can only say, you can’t help
but notice and remember who
you thought you were going to
war with and who didn’t show
up,” Colangelo said. “I’m a firm
believer that you deal with the
cards you’re dealt. All we could
have done, and we did it, is get the
commitments from a lot of play-
ers.
“No one would have anticipat-
ed the pull-outs that we had.”
The U.S. lost again to Serbia on
Thursday, and will finish no better
than seventh – the worst finish yetby an American men’s team in a
major tournament. The previous
worst was sixth at the 2002 world
championships, and the U.S.
coaches with this World Cup team
insist that in terms of return on ef-
fort invested, this group deserved
better.
“It’s a great, great group of guys
who are competing,” U.S. assist-
ant coach Steve Kerr said.
“They’ve been so committed to
each other and the process.”
Many players cited schedule
concerns as a reason to not play
this summer, while others are
dealing with injuries and some
are acclimating in advance of
joining new teams when trainingcamps start in less than three
weeks. The new international
schedule is a challenge as well,
with the World Cup and the Olym-
pics in consecutive off-seasons for
the first time since 1967 and 1968.
More than 50 players were part
of the U.S. World Cup plan at one
point or another. Of those, 12 went
to China, two got cut after the first
week of training camp – and the
other three dozen or so dropped
out on their own.
The U.S. will go to Tokyo seek-
ing a fourth consecutive gold
medal, and getting stars to play on
the Olympic team is rarely a prob-
lem. The World Cup team wasn’t
exactly loaded with superstars –only two of the 12 U.S. players on
the World Cup roster were All-
Stars this past season, while nine
of the 12 players on the 2016 Olym-
pic team were coming off All-Star
appearances.
“Going forward for USA Basket-
ball, we’re going to need the co-
operation of teams, agents and
then there has to be communica-
tion with players one-on-one to
solidify those commitments,” Co-
langelo said.
“But I’ll make this statement:
It’s as much about maybe who we
don’t want as much as who we
want.”THEASSOCIATEDPRESSUSABasketballcallsoutFIBA World Cupno-shows
TIMREYNOLDSDONGGUAN,
CHINA
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