D6 Sports The Boston Globe TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2019
Celtics’ Brown
(19) leads US
Baseball
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
North Division
W L Pct. GB
Scranton/W-B.........70 62 .530 —
Syracuse..................70 62 .530 —Buffalo .....................68 65 .511 2½
Rochester................66 67 .496 4½
Lehigh Valley..........62 69 .473 7½
Pawtucket...............56 75 .427 13½
South Division
W L Pct. GB
Gwinnett..................76 55 .580 —
Charlotte .................74 59 .556 3
Durham....................71 62 .534 6
Norfolk.....................55 76 .420 21
West Division
W L Pct. GB
Columbus ................76 57 .571 —
Indianapolis ............64 69 .481 12
Toledo......................63 70 .474 13Louisville .................55 78 .414 21Lehigh Valley 2......................Syracuse 8MONDAY’S RESULTS
Louisville 9............................Columbus 0
Durham 7................................Charlotte 3
Toledo 4.............................Indianapolis 1
Buffalo 5................................Rochester 4Norfolk 17...............................Gwinnett 7
Scranton/W-B 7..Pawtucket 4 (10 inn.)
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse...............6:35Columbus at Louisville..........................7
Durham at Charlotte.........................7:04
Toledo at Indianapolis......................7:05
Rochester at Buffalo.........................7:05
Norfolk at Gwinnett..........................7:05Scranton/W-B at Pawtucket...........7:05
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Toledo at Indianapolis......................1:35
Lehigh Valley at Syracuse...............6:35
Columbus at Louisville..........................7Durham at Charlotte.........................7:04
Rochester at Buffalo.........................7:05
Norfolk at Gwinnett..........................7:05
Scranton/W-B at Pawtucket...........7:05
Scranton/WB, 7-4
SCRANTON AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Amburgeyrf 311000.268
Frazier lf 500003.240
Valerass 522101.321
Higashioka c 5McBroom dh 5 1 2 3 0 2 .31912101.272
Katoh1b 401011.279
Alvarez3b 500002.286
Rijo 2bBurnscf 4 2 2 1 1 0 .262300010.257
Totals 39 7 10 6 3 10
PAWTUCKET AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Sturgeoncf 500003.271
Chatham ss 3 0 0 0 2 1 .259
Chavisdh 400013.241Castillorf 511001.281
Dalbec3b 411202.293
Lin lf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .246
BrentzlfOckimey 1b 100000.220311111.209
Witte2b 402101.281
Hernandez c 300002.209
Totals 35464414
ScrantonWB100 000 201 3 — 7 10 1
Pawtucket..000 012 001 0 — 4 6 2
Pawtucket 7.LOB—Scranton/Wilkes-Barre 9,2B—Higashioka 2, Valera
2, Rijo.HR—McBroom, Ockimey.SB—
Castillo.CS—Katoh ().
Scranton/
Wilkes-Barre IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Nelson 521138 3.9 4
Garcia 1„322125.25
HellerDull 1‚000021.132111024.15
Pawtucket IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Hart 6511243.69
Poyner 1322023.60
HouckLakins 2110042.211131104.81piresHBP—Ho—by Hart ().me, Jose Navas;WP—Heller.First, ErichUm-
Bacchus; Third, Randy Rosenberg.
T—3:32.A—4,814.
EASTERNLEAGUE
Eastern Division
W L Pct. GB
Reading....................37 27 .578 —x-Trenton.................34 31 .523 3½
Hartford...................31 32 .492 5½
Portland...................29 34 .460 7½
New Hampshire .....29 36 .446 8½
Binghamton ............28 39 .418 10½
Western Division
W L Pct. GB
Erie ...........................43 21 .672 —
Bowie .......................43 21 .672 —
x-Harrisburg ...........29 31 .483 12Altoona ....................29 35 .453 14
Akron........................26 37 .413 16½
Richmond ................25 39 .391 18
x-First Half Winner
MONDAY’S RESULTS
Altoona 5......................................Akron 0
Trenton 5....................New Hampshire 1Portland 3..........................Binghamton 2
Reading 4.....................................Bowie 2
Richmond 7......................................Erie 6
Hartford 5............................Harrisburg 1
Portland at Binghamton (2G)..........5:35TUESDAY’S GAMES
Akron at Altoona.....................................6
Harrisburg at Hartford (2G)............6:05
Trenton at New Hampshire.............6:35Bowie at Reading..............................6:45
Richmond at Erie...............................7:05
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Akron at Altoona.....................................6
Trenton at New Hampshire.............6:35Portland at Binghamton...................6:35
Bowie at Reading..............................6:45
Richmond at Erie...............................7:05
Harrisburg at Hartford.....................7:05
NY-PENN LEAGUE
Stedler Division
Lowell.......................37 32 .536 —W L Pct. GB
Connecticut.............33 36 .478 4
Vermont...................30 39 .435 7
Tri-City.....................27 41 .397 9½
McNamara Division
W L Pct. GB
Brooklyn ..................39 29 .574 —
Hudson Valley........39 29 .574 —
Aberdeen.................39 29 .574 —
Staten Island ..........38 31 .551 1½
Pinckney Division
W L Pct. GB
Batavia.....................38 31 .551 —
West Virginia..........36 32 .529 1½
State College..........36 33 .522 2Mahoning Valley....34 34 .500 3½
Williamsport ...........28 40 .412 9½
Auburn.....................25 43 .368 12½
MONDAY’S RESULTS
Brooklyn 2...............................Vermont 0
Staten Island 8..........................Tri-City 0
Mahoning Valley 9...................Auburn 3Batavia 10........................Williamsport 0
Hudson Valley 5...............Connecticut 4
Aberdeen 5..................................Lowell 1
State College 3..............West Virginia 2
Williamsport at Batavia...............11:05aTUESDAY’S GAMES
Vermont at Brooklyn..............................7
Staten Island at Tri-City........................7
Mahoning Valley at Auburn..................7Connecticut at Hudson Valley........7:05
Aberdeen at Lowell...........................7:05
West Virginia at State College.......7:05
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Auburn at Williamsport (2G)...........5:05Batavia at West Virginia..................6:35
Hudson Valley at Staten Island...........7
Tri-City at Lowell...............................7:05
State College at Mahoning Valley.7:05Connecticut at Vermont...................7:05
Brooklyn at Aberdeen.......................7:05Tennis
US OPEN
at Billie Jean King Center, New York
Men’s singles first round
Novak Djokovic (1) def. Roberto Car-
balles Baena, 6-4, 6-1, 6-4.; Juan Igna-
cio Londero def. Sam Querrey, 3-6, 6-1,
7-6 (3), 7-5.; Denis Kudla def. Janko Tip-
sarevic, 3-6, 6-1, 7-6 (5), 6-1.; DusanLajovic (27) def. Steve Darcis, 7-5, 6-3,
6-3.; Stan Wawrinka (23) def. Jannik
Sinner, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-3.; Jeremy
Chardy def. Hubert Hurkacz, 3-6, 6-3,6-7 (6), 6-1, 6-4.; Miomir Kecmanovic
def. Laslo Djere, 6-2, 6-1, 7-5.; Paolo
Lorenzi def. Zachary Svajda, 3-6, 6-7
(5), 6-4, 7-6(4),6-2.;ReillyOpelkadef.
Fabio Fognini (11), 6-3, 6-4, 6-7 (6), 6-3.;Dominik Koepfer def. Jaume Antoni
Munar Clar, 6-4, 7-6 (2), 5-7, 7-5.; Jen-
son Brooksby def. Tomas Berdych, 6-1,
2-6, 6-4, 6-4.; Nikoloz Basilashvili (17)
def. Marton Fucsovics, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 3-6,6-3.; Feliciano Lopez Diaz-Guerra def.
Taylor Fritz (26), 3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.;
Yoshihito Nishioka def. Marcos Giron,
3-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4.; Hugo Dellien, Boliviadef. Soon Woo Kwon, Republic of Ko-
rea, 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 2-3, ret.; Daniil Medve-
dev (5) def. Prajnesh Gunneswaran,
6-4, 6-1, 6-2.; Damir Dzumhur def. Elliot
Benchetrit, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-0.; Daniel Ev-ans def. Adrian Mannarino, 6-4, 6-3,
2-6, 6-3.; Lucas Pouille (25) def. Philipp
Kohlschreiber, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.; Pablo
Carreno-Busta def. Guido Pella (19),
6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-3.; Gregoire Barreredef. Cameron Norrie, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 4-6,
6-7 (5), 7-6 (2).; David Goffin (15) def.
Corentin Moutet, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-0.; Bor-
na Coric (12) def. Evgeny Donskoy, 7-6(7), 6-3, 6-0.; Grigor Dimitrov def. An-
dreas Seppi, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 6-4, 6-3.; Pablo
Cuevas def. Jack Sock, 6-4, 7-5, 7-6 (5).;
Kamil Majchrzak def. Nicolas Jarry, 6-7
(2), 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6), 1-6, 6-4.; CristianGarin (31) def. Christopher Eubanks,
3-6, 7-6 (5), 6-4, 6-7 (4), 6-3.; Alex de
Minaur def. Pierre-Hugues Herbert,
6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (6), 7-5.; Bradley Klahn def.
Thiago Moura Monteiro, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3.;Kei Nishikori (7) def. Marco Trungelliti,
6-1, 4-1, ret.
Women’s singles first round
Elina Svitolina (5) def. Whitney Os-
uigwe, 6-1, 7-5.; Venus Williams def.
Saisai Zheng, 6-1, 6-0.; Rebecca Peter-
son def. Monica Puig, 6-3, 6-3.; DayanaYastremska (32) def. Monica Nicules-
cu, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2.; Sofia Kenin (20) def.
Coco Vandeweghe, 7-6 (4), 6-3.; Laura
Siegemund def. Magdalena Frech, 5-7,
6-3, 6-4.; Lin Zhu def. Xinyu Wang, 6-3,6-4.; Johanna Konta (16) def. Daria
Kasatkina, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2.; Margarita Gas-
paryan def. Priscilla Hon, 7-6 (4), 6-4.;
Ekaterina Alexandrova def. Samantha
Stosur, 6-1, 6-3.; Shuai Zhang (33) def.Viktorija Golubic, 6-2, 6-1.; Ons Jabeur
def. Caroline Garcia (27), 7-6 (8), 6-2.;
Aliaksandra Sasnovich def. Jennifer
Brady, 6-1, 4-6, 6-0.; Mariam Bolkvadzedef. Bernarda Pera, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.; Karo-
lina Pliskova (3) def. Tereza Martinco-
va, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (3).; Serena Williams (8)
def. Maria Sharapova, 6-1, 6-1.; Caty
McNally def. Timea Bacsinszky, 6-4,6-1.; Karolina Muchova def. Elena Ry-
bakina, 6-4, 6-4.; Su-Wei Hsieh (29),
Chinese Taipei def. Jana Cepelova, 6-4,
5-7, 6-3.; Petra Martic (22) def. Tamara
Zidansek, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1.; Ana Bogdandef. Harriet Dart, 6-3, 6-1.; Iga Swiatek
def. Ivana Jorovic, 6-0, 6-1.; Anastasija
Sevastova (12) def. Eugenie Bouchard,
6-3, 6-3.; Kristina Mladenovic def. An-gelique Kerber (14), 7-5, 0-6, 6-4.; Fiona
Ferro def. Daria Gavrilova, 6-3, 6-4.; Ali-
son van Uytvanck def. Viktoria Kuzmo-
va, 6-4, 6-4.; Qiang Wang (18) def. Car-
oline Dolehide, 6-4, 6-4.; Maria Sakkari(30) def. Camila Giorgi, 6-1, 6-0.; Shuai
Peng def. Varvara Lepchenko, 6-2, 7-6
(5).; Lauren Davis def. Johanna Lars-
son, 7-5, 6-2.; Ashleigh Barty (2) def.
Zarina Diyas, 1-6, 6-3, 6-2.Soccer
NWSL
Portland...............10 3 6 36 39 22
North Carolina......9 4 4 31 32 17Chicago..................9 8 2 29 29 26
Utah FC ..................8 6 4 28 19 15
Reign FC.................7 5 6 27 16 20
Washington...........7 7 4 25 22 19
Houston..................6 8 4 22 18 28Sky Blue FC...........4 11 4 16 15 25
Orlando..................4 12 2 14 19 37
Three points for victory, one for tie.
No games Monday-Friday
SATURDAY’S GAME
Washington at Orlando....................7:30
MLS
Eastern Conference
W L T Pts. GF GA
Atlanta .................15 9 3 48 46 30
Philadelphia ........14 8 6 48 51 41
NYC.......................13 5 8 47 48 33
New York.............12 11 5 41 47 42D.C. United ..........10 10 9 39 36 38
NEW ENGLAND...10 9 8 38 40 46
Toronto FC...........10 10 7 37 43 44
Montreal ..............10 14 4 34 40 52Orlando City..........9 12 7 34 35 36
Chicago..................8 12 9 33 43 42
Columbus...............8 15 6 30 32 43
Cincinnati ..............5 19 3 18 27 64
Western Conference
Los Angeles FC...19 3 5 62 74 28
Real Salt Lake.....13 10 4 43 40 34
Seattle..................12 8 7 43 42 40
LA Galaxy ............13 11 3 42 38 41Minnesota............12 9 6 42 44 37
San Jose...............12 10 5 41 45 43
FC Dallas..............11 10 7 40 44 37
Portland...............11 11 4 37 42 40Kansas City ...........9 11 7 34 40 45
Houston..................9 14 4 31 38 48
Colorado ................7 14 6 27 43 54
Vancouver .............6 13 9 27 28 48
No Games Monday-Tuesday
WEDNESDAY’S GAME
Vancouver at Montreal..........................8WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L Pct. GB
Washington.............21 8 .724 —
Connecticut.............20 9 .690 1
Chicago....................18 11 .621 3
Indiana.....................10 19 .345 11New York...................9 20 .310 12
Atlanta.......................7 22 .241 14
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Las Vegas................19 11 .633 —Los Angeles ............18 10 .643 —
Seattle......................15 14 .517 3½
Minnesota ...............15 15 .500 4
Phoenix....................13 15 .464 5Dallas .........................9 20 .310 9½
No Games Monday and Wednesday
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Las Vegas at Indiana.............................7
Los Angeles at Washington..................7
Phoenix at New York.............................7
Chicago at Minnesota............................8
Connecticut at Seattle.........................10NFL
THURSDAY’S PRESEASON GAMES
NY Giants at New England..............7:30
Indianapolis at Cincinnati.....................7
Atlanta at Jacksonville..........................7
Philadelphia at NY Jets..........................7
Minnesota at Buffalo.............................7
Pittsburgh at Carolina...........................7
Baltimore at Washington.................7:30
Detroit at Cleveland..........................7:30
Miami at New Orleans...........................8Kansas City at Green Bay.....................8
Tampa Bay at Dallas..............................8
Tennessee at Chicago...........................8
LA Rams at Houston..............................8
Arizona at Denver...................................9
LA Chargers at San Francisco............10
Oakland at Seattle................................10Latest line
College Football
Thursday
Favorite................Pts. ............UnderdogAt Cincinnati........2½ ....................UCLA
At Clemson.........35½ ..............Ga. Tech
At Tulane..............1½ ........................FIU
At Texas A&M....33½ .............Texas St.
AtUtah........................5 .................At BYUArizonaSt......25 ...............KentSt.
Friday
At Army...............21½ ......................Rice
At Wake Forest....3½ ...............Utah St.
Wisconsin...........13½ .......At S. Florida
At Michigan St...23 ....................Tulsa
At Rutgers...........15½ .................UMassColorado..............13½ ...............Colo.St.
Purdue.................10½ ...........At Nevada
Okla. St................14½ .....At Oregon St.
Thursday
Favorite................Pts. ............Underdog
Pittsburgh.............3 .........At Carolina
Minnesota.............3 ...........At BuffaloAt Cincinnati........3½ ........Indianapolis
At NY Jets..............3 ....................Phila.
At Jacksonville.....4 ................Atlanta
Baltimore..............5½ ...At WashingtonAtNEW ENGLAND 2½ ............NY Giants
At Cleveland.........4 .................Detroit
At Green Bay........2½ ........Kansas City
At Dallas................3 .........Tampa Bay
At Chicago............3 ..........TennesseeAt Houston...........2½ ..............LA Rams
At New Orleans...3½ ..................Miami
At Denver..............2 ................Arizona
At San Francisco..4 ........La Chargers
At Seattle..............2½ ...............OaklandTransactions
BASEBALL
Arizona (NL):Optioned P Joel
PayRobbie Ray from the 10-day IL.ampstoReno(PCL).ReinstatedP
Atlanta (NL):Optioned OF Adam Du-
vall to Gwinnett (IL). Reinstated SS
Dansby Swanson from the 10-day IL.
Sent OF Austin Riley to Gwinnett for arehab assignment.
Cleveland (AL):Sent RHPs Carlos
Carrasco and Jefry Rodriguez and OF
Bradley Zimmer to Columbus (IL) for
rehab assignments.
Marquez and OF Raimel Tapia on theColorado (NL):Placed P German
10-day IL; Marquez retroactive to Aug.
23 and Tapia to Aug. 24. Recalled P
Phillip Diehl and P Joe Harvey from Al-
buquerque (PCL).
to Wilmington (Carolina) and P DannyKansas City (AL):Sent P Jesse Hahn
Duffy to Northwest Arkansas (TL) for
rehab assignments.
Miami (NL):Sent P Tayron Guerrero
to Jupiter (FSL) for a rehab assign-ment. Recalled P Pablo Lopez from the
10-day IL. Optioned P Jose Quijada to
New Orleans (PCL).
Minnesota (AL):Sent OF Byron Bux-
ton to Cedar Rapids (MWL) for rehab.
New York (AL):Sent P Jordan Mont-
gomery to Tampa (FSL) for rehab.
Piscotty on the 10-day IL, retroactiveOakland (AL):Placed OF Stephen
to Aug. 25. Designated OF Nick Martini
for assignment. Selected the contract
of OF/1B Seth Brown from Las Vegas.Promoted D’Lonra Ellis to vice presi-
dent/general counsel.
Tampa Bay (AL):Placed P Jose Alva-
rado on the 10-day IL. Reinstated 2B
Joey Wendle from the 10-day IL.
outright to Nashville (PCL). ReinstatedTexas (AL):Assigned P Shane Carle
P Yohander Mendez from 60-day IL
and optioned him to Nashville. Trans-
ferred P Jesse Chavez to the 60-day IL.
St. Louis (NL):Sent OF Tyler O’Neill
to Springfield (TL) for rehab.
BASKETBALL
Howard. Waived F Aric Holman.LA Lakers (NBA):Signed C Dwight
FOOTBALL
Arizona (NFC):Signed DL Siupeli
Anau and Clinton McDonald.
Buffalo (AFC):Claimed LB Jeff Hol-
land off waivers from Arizona. Re-
leased P Cory Carter.Cincinnati (AFC):Signed C Kirk Bar-
ron.
Denver (AFC):Released DL Zach
Kerr, LB Dekoda Watson and KR/WR
Nick Williams.
Detroit (NFC):Released WR Deontez
Alexander. Signed RB Justin Stockton.ActivatedLBSteveLongafromthe
PUP list.
Green Bay (NFC):Waived/injured S
Mike Tyson. Signed CB Jackson Porter.
Houston (AFC):Waived CB Deante
Burton and CB Derrick Jones. PlacedRB Lamar Miller and T David Steinmetz
on reserve/IL.
Indianapolis (AFC):Waived S Mat-
thias Farley. Signed Ss Micah Aber-
nathy and Jacob Thieneman.
Moore.Kansas City (AFC):Signed QB Matt
Miami (AFC):Waived OL Will Hold-
en.
New England (AFC):Released DL
Mike Pennel Jr and RB Robert Martin.
San Francisco (NFC):Placed CB Tim
Harris Jr. on IR. Signed DB Jordan Hol-land to a three-year contract.
HOCKEY
Winnipeg (NHL):Signed F Gabriel
Bourque to a one-year contract.
OLYMPIC SPORTS
US Curling :Announced the resigna-
tion CEO Rick Patzke. Named Rich Lep-
ping interim CEO.
COLLEGES
arch Steve Fiske resigned, Grace Hol-Boston College:Rowing head co-
lowell promoted to head coach.
University of New Hampshire:Foot-
ball head coach Sean McDonnell tak-
ing indefinite leave of absence, associ-ate head coach Ricky Santos named in-
terim head coach.Golf
SOLHEIM CUP ROSTERS
Sept. 13-15
at Gleneagles, Scotland
UNITED STATES
Captain: Juli Inkster. Others: Marina
Alex, Brittany Altomare, Danielle Kang,Megan Khang, Jessica Korda, Nelly
Korda, c-Stacy Lewis, Annie Park, c-
Morgan Pressel, Lizette Salas, Lexi
Thompson, Angel Yin.
EUROPE
Captain: Catriona Matthew. Others: c-Celine Boutier, France; Carlota Cigan-
da, Spain; Georgia Hall, England; Caro-
line Hedwall, Sweden; Charley Hull,
England; c-Bronte Law, England; Aza-
hara Munoz, Spain; Anna Nordqvist,Sweden; c-Suzann Pettersen, Norway;
c-Jodi Ewart Shadoff, England; Anne
Van Dam, Netherlands.
c-captain’s pick
WORLD GOLF RANKING
Through Aug. 25- Brooks Koepka, USA...................12.65
- Rory McIlroy, NIR..........................9.63
- Dustin Johnson, USA.....................8.93
- Justin Rose, ENG............................7.755. Justin Thomas, USA......................7.30
- Jon Rahm, ESP...............................6.95
- Patrick Cantlay, USA.....................6.82
- Tiger Woods, USA.........................6.58
- Xander Schauffele, USA...............6.32
- Bryson DeChambeau, USA........6.25
Scoreboard
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BASEBALL
7 p.m. Cubs at NY Mets MLB
8:40 p.m. Boston at Colorado NESN
10:07 p.m. Texas at LA Angels FS1
PRO BASKETBALL
7 p.m. WNBA: Los Angeles at Washington ESPN2
SOCCER
3 p.m. Champions: Young Boys-Crvena Zvezda TNT
TENNIS
noon US Open ESPN
7 p.m. US Open ESPNAfter suffering a stunning 98-94 setback to
host Australia in Melbourne on Saturday, the
United States rebounded from its first loss in
78 games by outclassing Canada, 84-68, on
Monday in a pre-World Cup exhibition in Syd-
ney. Celtics forwardJaylenBrownhad 19
points to lead the Americans, who out-
rebounded Canada, 55-37. Jazz starDonovan
Mitchelladded 12 points and four assists;
Celtics guardKembaWalkerscored12points
and Pacers big manMylesTurnerfinished
with 10 points and 15 rebounds. ‘‘We have to
speed up that learning curve,’’ Brown said,
with less than a week to go before the Ameri-
cans open World Cup play Sept. 1 against the
Czech Republic in Shanghai. ‘‘We have a lot of
room for growth. It’s going to be good when it
comes together, the sky is the limit for this
group.’’KyleWiltjerhad 21 points for Canada,
and Magic forwardKhemBirchhad 13 points
and six rebounds.
BirdtopresentFitchatHall
LarryBirdwill present former Celtics coach
BillFitchat this year’s Naismith Memorial
Basketball Hall of Fame ceremony at Spring-
field Symphony Hall on Sept. 6. Fitch coached
the Celtics from 1979-83, leading them to the
1981 title. He coached in the NBA from 1970-
98 with the Cavaliers, Celtics, Rockets, Nets,
and Clippers, and won 944 games. He also
coached at the collegiate level from 1956-70.
This year’s class will feature 12 inductees, in-
cludingChuckCooper, who played for the
Celtics from 1950-54 and was the first Afri-
can-American drafted into the NBA, in 1950
...DwightHoward, the eight-time All-Star
center, is the Lakers’ improbable choice to fill
the roster vacancy created byDeMarcusCous-
ins’sknee injury, returning to Los Angeles six
seasons after his acrimonious departure.
Howard, 33, spent one memorable season in
LA (2012-13), joining the club withSteve
Nashin the team’s high-risk attempt to create
an immediate championship contender.
NFLBrownsstarBeckhamclose
OdellBeckhamJr.is getting closer to being
game ready. With Cleveland’s season opener
on Sept. 8 against Tennessee quickly ap-
proaching, Beckham, who has been slowed by
a hip injury, returned to team drills during
practice for the first time in nearly three
weeks. Before Monday’s workout, the three-
time Pro Bowler had not been on the field
with quarterbackBakerMayfield,JarvisLan-
dryand the rest of the starting offense since
Aug. 6... The Chiefs lost backup quarterback
ChadHenneto a broken ankle that will re-
quire surgery and they quickly signed veteran
MattMooreto provide depth behind starter
PatrickMahomes...LamarMillerwas placed
on injured reserve after the Texans running
back tore the anterior cruciate ligament Satur-
day on his first carry of his first game this pre-
season.
COLLEGE FOOTBALLUNH’sMcDonnelltakesleave
University of New Hampshire football
coachSeanMcDonnellwill take an indefinite
leave of absence for health-related reasons, ac-
cording to athletic directorMartyScarano.
Associate head coachRicky Santoswas
named interim head coach.. .ScottLynch,a
former Penn State team doctor, is suing the
school, football coachJamesFranklin, and
athletic directorSandyBarbour, claiming he
was ousted after complaining to school offi-
cials about being pressured to clear players to
return from injuries.
GOLFLewis,PresselSolheimpicks
JuliInksterused her two Solheim Cup cap-
tain’s picks onStacyLewisandMorganPres-
sel, wanting to add experience to an American
team so young that eight of the 12 players
have never competed in the tournament when
it is away from home. The Solheim Cup is
Sept. 13-15 at Gleneagles in Scotland, the
course where Europe won the Ryder Cup five
years ago. Shrewsbury’sBrittanyAltomare
and Rockland’sMeganKhangwere among
the 10 qualifiers who made the roster.
NHLMcDavidexpectstobeready
Oilers captainConnorMcDavidsaid he’s
‘‘working towards’’ being ready for the start of
training camp. The 22-year-old center injured
his left knee in April when he crashed into a
post during Edmonton’s regular-season finale
... Hurricanes prospectStelioMattheos,20,
will miss training camp while he fights testic-
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Major League Soccer suspendedWayne
Rooneyan additional match for a red card last
week, meaning D.C. United’s captain will miss
a trip to Montreal on Saturday... Olympic
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operation in a bid to keep his preparations on
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SportsLog
Participation is down
nationally, up in Mass.
A total of 168 schools added
11-player football in 2018, yet par-
ticipation still dipped by 30,829
athletes to 1,006,013 — the lowest
mark since the 1999-2000 school
year.
In Massachusetts, football suf-
fered the most significant decline,
with the number of participants
falling by 913 (907 boys and six
girls).
Funk believes it is safer to play
football now than ever before.
“There’s been more training
done by athletes, coaches, parents,
and athletic trainers on head inju-
ries than ever before,” said Funk.
“It’s much safer now and football
is the greatest sport to teach you
how to be a good teammate.”
Basketball participation in the
United States was down 23,944
(13,340 girls and 10,604 boys).
Much of the drop in girls’ basket-
ball was in Texas, where the num-
ber dipped by more than 25,000
the last two years, including
around 10,000 in 2018-19.
Participation increased in Tex-
as for girls’ soccer by nearly 2,000,
girls’ volleyball by 3,000, and girls’
tennis by 1,000, with another 500
each participating in team tennis
and wrestling.
In Texas, the girls’ basketball
season stretches from tryouts on
Oct. 23 to the state finals on
March 7, which overlaps the end
of volleyball season (Nov. 23) and
the start of softball season
(Jan. 24).
In Sealy, Texas, a town 50 miles
west of Houston, girls’ varsity bas-
ketball coach Anthony Branch has
seen a rise in popularity for soft-
ball take away from sports such asuPARTICIPATION
Continued from Page D1basketball.
“I think the biggest thing is that
kids are becoming more special-
ized and the idea of wanting to get
a [college] scholarship,” Branch
said. “I think kids are missing
opportunities in not playing mul-
tiple sports because you get to be
coached by someone else, you nev-
er know what you could learn
from another coach.”
The basketball numbers in
Massachusetts also decreased
slightly — down 292. Girls’ basket-
ball dropped by 248, while the
boys lost just 44 from last year.
Denise, who oversees one of
the most successful girls’ basket-
ball programs in the state in
Braintree, offered a couple of rea-
sons.
“We have one of the largest
youth programs around,” said De-
nise. “But from middle school to
high school, there’s a progression
where our numbers have been
dropping and our girls make a de-
cision based on numbers above
them at the varsity level.
“There’s a couple of factors like
sports specialization, there’s not as
many multisport athletes, and
there’s been a rise in club sports
participation in the offseason as
well.”
Girls’ lacrosse is one of those
sports that has trended positively
in Massachusetts, along with boys’
and girls’ volleyball, and boys’ ice
hockey.
Both girls’ and boys’ outdoor
track account for much of the
growth in numbers in the state.Cole McNanna of the Sealy (Texas)
News contributed to this report;
Dan Shulman can be reached at
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Aug. 31 Virginia Tech.................4 p.m.
Sept. 7 Richmond...............3:30 p.m.
Sept. 13 Kansas.....................7:30 p.m.
Sept. 21 at Rutgers.........................TBA
Sept. 28 Wake Forest......................TBA
Oct. 5 at Louisville.......................TBA
Oct. 19 N.C. State..........................TBA
Oct. 26 at Clemson.......................TBA
Nov. 2 at Syracuse.......................TBA
Nov. 9 Florida St...........................TBA
Nov. 23 at Notre Dame.......2:30 p.m.
Nov. 30 at Pittsburgh....................TBABC in 2019
BC to open with bang
against Virginia Tech
By Julian Benbow
GLOBE STAFF
Opening the season with a his-
torically intense matchup against
an Atlantic Coast Conference rival
with the added atmosphere of the
lights (and mics and wires!) that
come with the conference’s shiny
new television network is some-
thing BC football coach Steve Add-
azio would have liked to put off for
another few days.
He couldn’t. Not with BC pad-
ding up for its first game-week
practice of the season with Virgin-
ia Tech coming into Alumni Stadi-
um Saturday.
For the first time since Addazio
took the reins of the program in
2012, the Eagles will open at home
against an ACC opponent, and the
magnitudeisunavoidable.
“You’re ruining my Thursday,”
Addazio joked.
Instead of starting the season
with a nonconference cakewalk,
the Eagles will be immediately
tested. It’s the kind of game that
can set the tone for a season. The
last time BC opened a season with
an ACC foe at home was 2012,
when it lost to Miami, 41-32. The
Eaglesstartedthatseason1-6and
never looked like a team that had a
chance. They finished 2-10, and
following their final game, coach
Frank Spaziani was fired. Addazio
was hired about a month later.
But playing for real stakes early
has its benefits, Addazio said.
“It’s real, but it’s fun,” said Add-
azio, whose Eagles were picked
fifth in the Atlantic Division in the
ACC preseason poll. “Sometimes
when you play an opener that
you’re supposed to be really heavi-
ly favored to win in, it can be
equally frustrating. You can get
sloppy.
“This has our full attention,
and there is an energy level that
comes with this. We are very fortu-
nate we’re home. I think traveling
on the road adds another element
to that whole thing.”
The opener presents a delicate
balancing act between trying to be
midseason sharp but also antici-pating early-season hiccups.
“Opening day, sometimes you
don’t know what you’re going to
exactly get,” Addazio said. “No
matter what you do, you’re never
going to manufacture the bright
lights and pressure of the day.
“It’s amazing to me what hap-
pens. You look and say, ‘How did
that happen?’ It happened.”
Addazio outlined the points of
emphasis, and they were all detail-
oriented: winning the turnover,
penalty, and special teams battles,
and executing on defense. During
camp, Addazio said, coaches
counted mental mistakes. He esti-
mated that there were probably
twice as many referees on hand for
preseason practice than in past
years. Fundamentals such as tack-
ling and ball-handling weren’t ig-
nored. Neither was conditioning.
“These are all the things that
we’re trying to address and manu-
facture in practice right now so
that we can have a clean opening
day,” Addazio said.
Having veterans helps. Red-
shirt junior quarterback Anthony
Brown is one of the most experi-
enced signal-callers in the ACC.
He’s one of eight quarterbacks in
the conference who started at least
six games last season, and his
2,121 passing yards a year ago
were fourth among that group of
top returners.
Unlike last year, when he was
recovering from a knee injury,
Brown will come into this season
at full strength.
“You’re talking about a guy now
who’s been a two-year starter,”
Addazio said. “And he’s been
through it, whether it’s been
through injury or ups and downs
of different games. That’s what we
call being a veteran guy, a grizzled-
up guy having been through some
adversity. So we’re at the point
where we’re looking for some big
things out of Anthony this year.”
Running back A.J. Dillon leads
all returning running backs in the
ACC with 2,697 career rushing
yards. A high ankle sprain cost Dil-
lon two games last season, but he
still rushed for 1,108 yards and
sits just 1,043 shy of Andre Wil-
liams’s school record for rushing
yards and 10 shy of Keith Bar-
nette’s record for rushing TDs.
The rest of the week will be
geared toward hitting the ground
running on game day.
“Our message has really been
this: We’re excited to have an op-
portunity to play an elite team
opening day,” Addazio said.
“That’s had the attention of our
team throughout the winter, the
spring, and certainly preseason
camp.”