The Washington Post - 29.08.2019

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D6 EZ M2 THE WASHINGTON POST.THURSDAY, AUGUST 29 , 2019


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football and arena football but
never in the NFL.
Besides a hefty foot, Lloyd
carries brawny confidence.
“I am not afraid to step up in
front of the whole world and
actually do it,” she said. “I have
always been like that, from a
little girl. I’ve never cared about
going up against boys.”
On the surface, it seems pre-
posterous, regardless of gender:
making an NFL team at that age
with no NCAA football or pro
football experience.
Furthermore, the 5-foot-8,
slender forward has never taken
a hit on a kickoff or needed to
make an open-field (football)
tackle.
“Yeah, 300 pounds coming at
me, I’d probably try to give my
best shot,” she said, smiling. “I
don’t know, I might be in the
hospital after that.”
Place kickers with pro soccer
backgrounds have made it to the
NFL, including Austria’s To ni
Fritsch (1971-82) and Ireland’s
Neil O’Donoghue (1977-85). Josh
Lambo, the Jacksonville Jag-
uars’ place kicker, was an MLS
goalkeeper for four years before
joining the Te xas A&M football
team and making the NFL four
years ago.
Annapolis’s Devin Barclay
played five MLS seasons, then
became Ohio State’s p lace kicker
in 2007-10.
Hall of Fame goalkeeper To ny
Meola tried out with the New
York Jets after the 1994 World
Cup and served on the practice
squad for a few weeks.
“My recommendation would
be don’t do it unless you are
really serious about doing it,”
Meola said. “Don’t do it for a PR
stunt because it’s a PR stunt that
could get you killed.”
The ability to kick the ball is
only part of the challenge.
“That is the easy point.
They’ll know if Carli Lloyd can
kick a field goal or not,” said
Meola, 50, who co-hosts “Coun-
ter Attack,” a SiriusXM soccer
show. “I did not receive a very
good reception from players
around the league. Kickers

LLOYD FROM D1

aren’t very well liked, and now
you are coming from another
sport and you are trying to take
someone’s job.
“If she tries to do it, I will be
her biggest fan. But it’s no joke,
that’s for sure.”
Lloyd said she is “not naive”
to the challenges of playing in a
violent sport inhabited by large
men.
But from a mental stand-
point, she said she believes she
is prepared.
“You need to have thick skin
— mentally tough, mentally
strong,” said Lloyd, who, in a
14-year national team career,
has won two World Cup titles
and two Olympic gold medals
while appearing in 282 matches
and scoring 114 goals. “I invite
pressure. I love pressure. I’ve got
all of that ticked off. N ow it’s j ust
a matter of knowing I can do it
and go from there.”
That means working with her
longtime trainer, James Galanis,
to fine-tune her approach and
method.
“I want to get out there and
take a two-step kick to make
sure I can actually do it,” she
said. “If I can actually do that
from a pretty good distance, I
would feel a lot more comfort-
able. Obviously, pads, helmets, I
maybe need a couple 300-pound
men to rush at me.”

As for the mechanics of kick-
ing a football as opposed to a
soccer ball, she said, “I can bomb
a pretty significant long ball. It’s
got nothing to do with leg
strength. Everyone thinks, ‘Aw,
you need a big, strong leg to kick
a ball.’ No. It’s all technique.”
After Lloyd’s exploits at the
Eagles-Ravens practice, Randy
Brown, the Ravens’ assistant
special teams coach, sent her an
image comparing her form with
Baltimore kicker Justin Tuck-
er’s.
“It’s pretty spot-on,” Lloyd
said, noting the leg motion and
arm width. “The only thing
that’s different is the ball is
shaped a little bit differently...
and obviously kicking in a game
is a lot different.”
Reflecting on his experience
25 years ago, Meola said: “You
can miskick a soccer ball and
still hit it 60 yards. The sweet
spot on a football is the size of a
nickel.”
U.S. Coach Jill Ellis did not
hesitate in supporting Lloyd’s
possible NFL pursuit.
“I think 100 percent she could
do it — do it technically a nd do it
mentally,” she said. “Obviously
stepping onto that field with all
those big guys and all, [but] she
has the steel internally and the
range in her leg.”
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U.S. star Lloyd kicks around NFL idea


BY AVA WALLACE


When Billy Ray Stutzmann f irst
arrived at t he Navy football offices
in January fresh off a one-year
stint at Hawaii and looking to get
acquainted with a new coaching
staff, he and fellow newcomer Ja-
son MacDonald decided to begin
the bonding process by sampling
that most beloved of local delica-
cies.
“We went on a wing tour of
Annapolis,” S tutzmann said. “ Best
wings? Well. We go off price, the
size of the wings and taste, so
when you factor in everything —
we should’ve written a blog —
Greene Turtle. If you get the happy
hour, that’s the way to go. Half off
wings on Wednesdays.”
Stutzmann wasn’t the only
Navy assistant who spent the off-
season learning about Annapolis
and Coach Ken Niumatalolo’s p ro-
gram. The 28-year-old offensive
assistant is one of seven new
members of Navy’s coaching staff
who will be manning t he press box
and sideline in Saturday’s opener
at home against Holy Cross. It’s
easily the most significant staff
turnover within the program
since Niumatalolo’s predecessor
and mentor, Paul Johnson, ar-
rived as head coach i n 2002.
Stutzmann and MacDonald,
who was brought up from the
Naval Academy Preparatory
School to coach fullbacks, are on
the offensive side of the ball. The
rest of the newcomers work on
defense.
Defensive coordinator Brian
Newberry arrived from K ennesaw
State to replace Dale Pehrson,
who coached at Navy for 23 years
and helmed the defense for the
past four. Newberry brought with
him from his old staff Kevin
Downing to coach defensive ends
and raiders and P. J. Volker to
coach the linebackers. Jerrick
Hall, also a former colleague of
Newberry’s from Elon, now
coaches nose guards and defen-
sive tackles. The new defensive
co-coordinator and cornerbacks
coach is Brian Norwood, one of
Niumatalolo’s best friends from
childhood who came from K ansas
State and also coached at Penn
State and Baylor for years.
For a program defined in vary-
ing measures by tradition, conti-
nuity and consistency, an over-
haul of one side of its coaching
staff was a purposeful shock t o the
system.
“Nobody liked where we were
at,” Niumatalolo said of coming
off his worst season as a head
coach. “Nobody likes losing to
both Army and Air Force. Nobody
likes not being in a bowl game.

Nobody likes being 3-10....
There’s a lways been so much pres-
sure on the offense. Our offense
has always been top 30 in scoring,
and there are so many times
where, quite frankly, we had to
carry the defense. After last year I
said, ‘ You know what? I’m going to
do what I have to do.’ ”
What Niumatalolo felt com-
pelled to do ahead of his 12th full
season coaching Navy was rein-
vigorate a team that ranked 121st
out of 129 major college football
programs last year in stopping
third-down conversions. He w ant-
ed a dynamic defense because the
Mids must defend the option in
their two most important games
every year, against Army and Air
Force, but also has to be prepared
for such teams as Notre Dame,
Houston and Central Florida.
The search for a scheme that
flexible led him to Newberry, a
four-year defensive coordinator at
Kennesaw State who knows the
triple option well because he saw
it every day in practice but also
had success against a wide range
of teams. The Owls went 11-2 last
year on their run to the Football
Championship Subdivision quar-
terfinals, ranking second among
all FCS teams in total defense and
11th in third-down conversion de-
fense.
Just as important was that
Newberry fit in with the culture of
Niumatalolo’s coaching staff. At
Kennesaw State, the defensive co-
ordinator worked under Brian Bo-
hannon, who spent six years at
Navy and five years at Georgia
Te ch working for Johnson, the
former Mids coach.
“The way we practice, the de-
mands, it's all the same,” Newber-
ry s aid.
On the offensive side of t he ball,
Stutzmann jelled as well. The

Honolulu native coached wide re-
ceivers at Hawaii under Niumat-
alolo’s friend Nick Rolovich while
the Rainbow Warriors imple-
mented a run-and-shoot offense
that finished ninth in the country
in passing last year (310.3 yards
per game). Stutzmann was
brought to Navy to instill some of
those same principles and make
the Mids’ offense a s dynamic as its
defense.
But even while fitting into the
coaching staff at Navy was easy,
learning the ways of a military
academy was a big transition for
the newcomers.
There were small things to
learn, l ike a vocabulary of military
shorthand — “They have abbrevi-
ations for everything,” Volker said
— and the fact that the d ay r uns on
military time. Niumatalolo told
his new coaches early on not to be
offended if a player suddenly
stands up in a meeting.
“If they get tired, we just have
guys stand up,” Niumatalolo said.
“Normally you’d t ake offense, l ike,
‘What, am I boring you? Are you
tired?’ Yeah, he’s tired. He gets up
at 4 a.m.”
Understanding the time con-
straints of a military academy’s
demanding schedule w as unques-
tionably the biggest adjustment.
Newberry’s staff gets about 60
percent of the time in meeting
rooms with players that they did
at Kennesaw State, and there’s no
wiggle room in the d aily schedule.
“You cut all the fat out of meet-
ings and keep the main thing the
main thing,” said Downing, the
defensive ends coach.
Newberry, who wasn't looking
for a new job when Niumatalolo
called but had always been enam-
ored with the service academies,
has enjoyed the challenge of be-
coming a more efficient coach.
“Coach on the grass, coach on
the run, correct in the film room,”
Newberry said, and it’s a flash-
bang approach that mirrors the
more assertive, sharper style of
defense he's trying to bring to
Navy.
“We’re not deficient here. We’ve
got good players; we just need a
little bit of a change,” Newberry
said. “ We’re going to be a lot differ-
ent on defense, we’re going to be
more multiple, and we’re going to
be a lot more aggressive than we
have been. Ta ke some chances....
“I think [a new staff] can reig-
nite some passion and energy,
force p eople inside the program to
get out of their comfort zone.
We’re the underdogs right now
because we haven’t been very
good here. But we’ve only got one
way to go.”
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Navy wants turnover to bring upturn


Navy schedule


DATE OPPONENT TIME
SaturdayHoly Cross 3:30
Sept. 14 East Carolina 3:30
Sept. 26 at Memphis 8
Oct. 5Air Force 3:30
Oct. 12 at Tulsa TBA
Oct. 19 South Florida 3:30
Oct. 26 Tulane 3:30
Nov. 1at U-Conn. 8
Nov. 16 at Notre Dame 2:30
Nov. 23 SMU 3:30
Nov. 30 at Houston TBA

Dec. 7
AAC title
game*

3:30


Dec. 14 vs. Army** 3

* site TBA, if necessary
** in Philadelphia

FOOTBALL


RAVENS ROSTER


Smithson, Fish DB 5-11 196
Fry, Elliott K6-0 189
3Callahan, Joe QB 6-1 216
3Griffin III, Robert QB 6-2 213
4Koch, Sam P6-1 222
6Nizialek, Cameron P6-2 200
7McSorley, Trace QB 6-0 202
8Jackson, Lamar QB 6-2 212
9Tucker, Justin K6-1 183
10 Moore, Chris WR 6-1 200
11 Roberts, Seth WR 6-2 195
12 Scott, Jaleel WR 6-5 210
13 Floyd, Michael WR 6-2 220
14 Modster, Sean WR 5-11 183
15 Brown, Marquise WR 5-9 170
16 Smith, Jaylen WR 6-2 219
21 Ingram, Mark RB 5-9 210
22 Smith, Jimmy CB 6-2 210
23 Jefferson, Tony SS 5-11 211
24 Carr, Brandon CB 6-0 210
25 Young, Tavon CB 5-9 185
26 Canady, Maurice CB 6-1 193
27 Jones, Cyrus CB 5-10 200
28 Bethel, Justin DB 6-0 200
29 Thomas, Earl FS 5-10 220
30 Dixon, Kenneth RB 5-10 228
31 Trawick, Brynden DB 6-2 225
32 Elliott, DeShon DB 6-0 210
33 Jackson, Bennett DB 6-0 192
34 Averett, Anthony CB 5-11 184
35 Edwards, Gus RB 6-1 238
36 Clark, Chuck DB 6-0 205
37 Marshall, Iman CB 6-1 210
38 Jean-Baptiste, Stanley CB 6-3 216
39 Bonds, Terrell DB 5-8 182
39 Ervin, Tyler RB 5-10 185
40 Young, Kenny ILB 6-1 234
41 Levine, Anthony DB 5-11 207
42 Ricard, Patrick FB 6-3 303
43 Hill, Justice RB 5-10 200
44 Humphrey, Marlon CB 6-0 197
45 Ferguson, Jaylon LB 6-5 270
46 Cox, Morgan LS 6-4 235
47 Turner, De'Lance RB 5-11 214
48 Onwuasor, Patrick ILB 6-0 227
49 Ezeala, Christopher RB 5-11 248
49 Board, Chris LB 6-2 237
50 Alaka, Otaro LB 6-3 239
51 Adeoye, Aaron LB 6-6 250
52 Payne, Donald LB 5-11 217
54 Bowser, Tyus LB 6-3 242
56 Williams, Tim LB 6-3 252
57 Ejiya, E.J. LB 6-1 235
58 Jones, Alvin LB 5-10 230
59 Stewart, Silas LB 6-3 228
60 Crecelius, Randin OG 6-5 300
60 Williams, Isaiah OG 6-3 306
61 Prince, R.J. OG 6-6 320
62 Applefield, Marcus OT 6-5 308
64 Senat, Greg OT 6-6 305
65 Mekari, Patrick OG 6-4 308
66 Vahe, Patrick OG 6-2 324
67 Orzech, Matthew LS 6-3 246
68 Skura, Matt C6-3 313
69 Henry, Willie DT 6-3 288
70 Powers, Ben OG 6-4 310
71 Eluemunor, Jermaine OG 6-4 335
73 Yanda, Marshal OG 6-3 305
74 Hurst, James OT 6-5 310
76 Williams, Darrell OT 6-5 315
77 Bozeman, Bradley C6-3 317
78 Brown, Orlando OT 6-8 355
79 Stanley, Ronnie OT 6-6 315
80 Boykin, Miles WR 6-4 220
81 Hurst, Hayden TE 6-4 260
83 Snead, Willie WR 5-11 200
84 Wesley, Antoine WR 6-4 206
85 Scarff, Charles TE 6-5 249
86 Boyle, Nick TE 6-4 270
87 Horn, Joe WR 5-10 174
88 Herdman, Cole TE 6-4 238
89 Andrews, Mark TE 6-4 256
90 McPhee, Pernell LB 6-3 265
91 Ray, Shane LB 6-3 255
92 Willis, Gerald DT 6-2 302
93 Wormley, Chris NT 6-5 300
94 Mack, Daylon DT 6-1 340
95 Sieler, Zach DE 6-6 301
97 Pierce, Michael DT 6-0 345
98 Williams, Brandon DE 6-1 336
99 Judon, Matt OLB 6-3 261

RE DSKINS ROSTER


2McClendon, Jalan QB 6-0 219
3Hopkins, Dustin K6-2 205
5Way, Tress P6-1 220
7Haskins, Dwayne QB 6-4 231
8Keenum, Case QB 6-1 215
10 Richardson, Paul WR 6-0 180
11 Smith, Alex QB 6-4 213
12 McCoy, Colt QB 6-1 212
13 Harmon, Kelvin WR 6-2 215
14 Quinn, Trey WR 6-0 200
15 Sims, Steven WR 5-10 190
16 Chesson, Jehu WR 6-2 204
17 McLaurin, Terry WR 6-0 210
17 Anderson, Ryan LB 6-2 255
18 Doctson, Josh WR 6-2 205
19 Davis, Robert WR 6-3 210
20 Collins, Landon SS 6-0 218
22 Everett, Deshazor DB 6-0 203
22 Reynolds, Craig RB 5-11 225
23 Love, Bryce RB 5-9 200
23 Dunbar, Quinton CB 6-2 202
24 Norman, Josh CB 6-0 200
25 Moreland, Jimmy CB5-11 182
25 Thompson, Chris RB 5-8 195
26 Peterson, Adrian RB 6-1 220
29 Guice, Derrius RB 5-11 225
29 White, D.J. CB5-11 193
30 Apke, Troy DB 6-1 205
31 Wilson, Shaun RB 5-9 185
31 Moreau, Fabian CB 6-0 204
32 McIntosh, JoJo DB 6-1 205
32 Perine, Samaje RB 5-11 240
34 Marshall, Byron RB 5-9 215
34 Lampkin, Ashton CB 6-0 190
35 Nicholson, Montae SS 6-2 212
36 Alexander, Adonis DB 6-3 205
37 Stroman, Greg CB 6-0 182
38 Harris, Deion DB 6-3 205
39 Reaves, Jeremy DB 5-11 200
40 Harvey-Clemons, Josh LB 6-4 245
41 Johnson, Danny DB 5-9 190
41 Flanagan, Matt TE 6-6 265
45 Rodgers-Cromartie, Dominique CB 6-2 205
46 Smith, Marcus LB 6-3 258
46 Parham, Donald TE 6-8 255
47 Ankrah, Andrew LB 6-4 252
48 Blunt, B.J. LB 6-1 220
50 Flowers, Marquis LB 6-2 250
51 Hamilton, Shaun Dion LB 6-0 235
53 Bostic, Jon ILB 6-1 245
55 Johnson, Gary LB 6-0 216
57 Holcomb, Cole LB 6-1 240
57 Sundberg, Nick LS 6-1 245
58 McKinzy, Cassanova LB 6-3 252
59 Williams, Darrell LB 6-2 240
60 Robinson, Corey OT 6-7 315
61 Parris, Timon OT 6-6 320
62 Bee, Ryan LB 6-7 280
62 Hance, Blake OT 6-5 310
63 Foster, Jerald OG 6-3 305
64 Wicker, JoJo DT 6-2 315
66 Bergstrom, Tony C6-5 310
66 Clark, Khairi NT 6-1 309
67 Kerin, Zac OG 6-4 305
69 Thornton, Hugh G6-3 320
72 Pierschbacher, Ross OG 6-4 315
72 Penn, Donald OT 6-4 315
73 Roullier, Chase C6-4 312
74 Christian, Geron OT 6-6 315
75 Scherff, Brandon OG 6-5 315
76 Moses, Morgan OT 6-6 330
77 Flowers, Ereck OT 6-6 330
78 Martin, Wes OG 6-3 315
82 Holtz, J.P. TE 6-3 255
83 Quick, Brian WR 6-3 215
84 Kidsy, Darvin WR 6-0 190
85 Davis, Vernon TE 6-3 248
86 Reed, Jordan TE 6-2 242
87 Sprinkle, Jeremy TE 6-5 255
89 Sims, Cam WR 6-5 220
90 Sweat, Montez LB 6-6 262
91 Kerrigan, Ryan OLB 6-4 265
92 Maloata, Austin DT 6-1 305
93 Allen, Jonathan DE 6-3 300
94 Payne, Daron NT 6-3 320
95 Brailford, Jordan LB 6-3 252
96 Bonner, Jonathan DE 6-4 295
97 Settle, Tim DT 6-3 308
98 Ioannidis, Matthew DE 6-3 310
99 Brantley, Caleb DT 6-2 305


NFL preseason
NFC


EAST WLTPCT. PF PA
N.Y. Giants .................... 3 00 1.000 88 58
Dallas ............................ 2 10 .667 57 27
Washington .................. 1 20 .333 42 60
Philadelphia .................. 1 20 .333 49 63


SOUTH WLTPCT. PF PA
Tampa Bay .................... 2 10 .667 57 56
New Orleans ................. 2 10 .667 72 64
Carolina ......................... 1 20 .333 40 50
Atlanta .......................... 0 40 .000 54 89


NORTH WLTPCT. PF PA
Minnesota ..................... 3 00 1.000 79 53
Green Bay ..................... 1 20 .333 62 74
Chicago ......................... 1 20 .333 53 72
Detroit .......................... 0 30 .000 46 85


WEST WLTPCT. PF PA
San Francisco ................ 3 00 1.000 68 41
Seattle .......................... 2 10 .667 64 54
L.A. Rams ...................... 1 20 .333 23 34
Arizona ......................... 1 20 .333 52 66
AFC
EAST WLTPCT. PF PA
New England ................. 3 00 1.000 63 23
Buffalo .......................... 3 00 1.000 75 50
Miami ............................ 2 10 .667 70 50
N.Y. Jets ....................... 1 20 .333 57 69


SOUTH WLTPCT. PF PA
Tennessee ..................... 1 20 .333 50 50
Houston ........................ 1 20 .333 56 85
Indianapolis .................. 0 30 .000 51 72
Jacksonville .................. 0 30 .000 17 75


NORTH WLTPCT. PF PA
Pittsburgh ..................... 3 00 1.000 65 41
Baltimore ...................... 3 00 1.000 81 28
Cleveland ...................... 2 10 .667 63 41
Cincinnati ...................... 1 20 .333 63 76


WEST WLTPCT. PF PA
Oakland ......................... 3 00 1.000 69 50
Kansas City ................... 1 20 .333 62 61
Denver ........................... 1 30 .250 49 66
L.A. Chargers ................ 0 30 .000 45 59
x-Late game
WEEK 4
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7
Minnesota at Buffalo, 7
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 7
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7
Baltimore at Washington, 7:30
N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30
Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30
Kansas City at Green Bay, 8
Miami at New Orleans, 8
Tampa Bay at Dallas, 8
Tennessee at Chicago, 8
L.A. Rams at Houston, 8
Arizona at Denver, 9
Oakland at Seattle, 10
L.A. Chargers at San Francisco, 10


LOCAL GOLF


BELLE HAVEN
In the Grigsby Ryan tournament, Arline Hoffman won
low gross with a score of 75 and Joan Flippin won low net
with a score of 66.

HAMPSHIRE GREENS
The team of Jose Rodas, Tim Killebrew, Jim Staley and
Hobey Swartwood won the 3-2-1 tournament with a
score of 103 ( 33 under par).

NATIONAL TANTALLON
Leo Goff, Keith Garvin, Greg Ballentine and Bob Fitch
shot a 112 to win the MISGA mixer.

WNBA


EAST WLPCT GB
y-Washington..............................22 8. 733 —
y-Connecticut ..............................21 9. 700 1
y-Chicago .....................................18 12 .600 4
Indiana.........................................11 19 .367 11
New York ....................................... 92 1. 300 13
Atlanta .......................................... 72 2. 241 141 / 2
WEST WLPCT GB
y-Las Vegas .................................19 12 .613 —
y-Los Angeles..............................18 11 .621 —
y-Minnesota ................................16 15 .516 3
y-Seattle......................................15 15 .500 31 / 2
Phoenix........................................14 15 .483 4
Dallas............................................. 92 0. 310 9
y-Clinched playoff berth
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
at Washington 95, Los Angeles 66
at Indiana 86, Las Vegas 71
Phoenix 95, at New York 82
at Minnesota 93, Chicago 85
Connecticut 89, at Seattle 70
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
No games scheduled
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Los Angeles at Indiana, 7
Phoenix at Atlanta, 7
Dallas at Chicago, 8
FRIDAY’S GAMES
Connecticut at New York, 7:30

BASKETBALL


TENNIS


U.S. Open
At USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
In New York
Purse: $57,238,700
Surface: Hardcourt outdoor
SECOND ROUND — MEN’S SINGLES
Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria, def. Borna Coric (12), Croatia,
walkover; Kei Nishikori (7), Japan, def. Bradley Klahn,
United States, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 7-5; Roger Federer (3),
Switzerland def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia and Herzegovi-
na, 3-6,6-2, 6-3, 6-4; Cristian Garin (31), Chile, vs. Alex
de Minaur, Australia, 0-1, susp; Novak Djokovic (1),
Serbia def. Juan Ignacio Londero, Argentina, 6-4, 7-6
(7-3), 6-1.
SECOND ROUND — WOMEN’S SINGLES
Karolina Pliskova (3), Czech Republic, def. Mariam
Bolkvadze, Georgia, 6-1, 6-4; Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine
def. Venus Williams, United States, 6-4, 6-4; Madison
Keys (10), United States def. Lin Zhu, China, 6-4, 6-1;
Kristina Mladenovic, France, vs. Fiona Ferro, France, 0-0,
susp; Alison van Uytvanck, Belgium, vs. Qiang Wang
(18), China, 1-0, susp; Maria Sakkari (30), Greece, vs.
Shuai Peng, China, 1-1, susp; Ashleigh Barty (2),
Australia def. Lauren Davis, United States, 6-2, 7-6
(7-2); Serena Williams (8), United States, def. Caty
McNally, United States, 5-7, 6-3, 6-1.

SOCCER


MLS


EASTERN CONFERENCE
WLTPts GF GA
Atlanta .............................15 9348 46 30
Philadelphia......................14 8648 51 41
New York City FC..............13 5847 48 33
New York ..........................12 11 5414742
D.C. United .......................10 10 9393638
New England ....................10 9838 40 46
Montreal...........................11 14 4374253
Toronto FC ........................10 10 7374344
Orlando City........................ 912734 35 36
Chicago ............................... 812933 43 42
Columbus............................ 815630 32 43
Cincinnati ........................... 519318 27 64
WESTERN CONFERENCE
WLTPts GF GA
Los Angeles FC .................19 3562 74 28
Real Salt Lake ..................13 10 4434034
Seattle..............................12 8743 42 40
LA Galaxy .........................13 11 3423841
Minnesota ........................12 9642 44 37
San Jose ...........................12 10 5414543
FC Dallas...........................11 10 7404437
Portland............................11 11 4374240
Sporting K.C. ...................... 911734 40 45
Houston .............................. 914431 38 48
Colorado.............................. 714627 43 54
Vancouver........................... 614927 29 50
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
at New York City FC 2, New York 1
at New England 2, Chicago 1
at Philadelphia 3, D.C. United 1
at Toronto FC 2, Montreal 1
at Real Salt Lake 2, Colorado 0
at San Jose 3, Vancouver 1
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Columbus 3, at FC Cincinnati 1
at FC Dallas 5, Houston 1
LA Galaxy 3, at Los Angeles FC 3
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
at Montreal 2, Vancouver 1
SATURDAY’S MATCHES
Colorado at New York, 7
Chicago at Columbus, 7:30
D.C. United at Montreal, 7:30
Toronto FC at New England, 7:30
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:30
Cincinnati at FC Dallas, 8
Houston at Sporting K.C., 8:30
New York City FC at Vancouver, 10
Real Salt Lake at Portland, 10:30
Orlando City at San Jose, 10:30
SUNDAY’S MATCHES
LA Galaxy at Seattle, 6:30
Minnesota at Los Angeles FC, 10:30

NWSL


WLTPts GF GA
Portland............................10 3636 39 22
North Carolina Courage...... 944313217
Chicago ............................... 982292926
Utah Royals FC ................... 864281915
Reign FC.............................. 756271620
Washington Spirit.............. 774252219
Houston .............................. 684221828
Sky Blue FC......................... 411416 15 25
Orlando Pride...................... 412214 19 37
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
at Washington 2, Orlando 1
at North Carolina 1, Reign FC 0
Sky Blue FC 2, at Houston 1
SUNDAY’S RESULT
at Portland 3, Chicago 0
SATURDAY’S MATCH
Washington Spirit at Orlando Pride, 7:30
SEPT. 6 MATCH
Portland at Utah Royals FC, 9:30
SEPT. 7 MATCHES
North Carolina Courage at Sky Blue FC, 3
Orlando Pride at Reign FC, 10

BASEBALL


MLB calendar
Aug. 31: Last day to be contracted to an organization and
be eligible for postseason roster.
Sept. 1: Active rosters expand to 40 players.
Oct. 1-2: Wild-card games.
Oct. 3: Division series start.
Oct. 11: League championship series start.
Oct. 22: World Series starts.
October TBA: Trading resumes, day after World Series.
November TBA: Deadline for teams to make qualifying
offers to their eligible former players who became free
agents, fifth day after World Series.
November TBA: Deadline for free agents to accept
qualifying offers, 15th day after World Series.
Nov. 11-14: General managers’ meetings, Scottsdale,
Ariz.
Nov. 19-21: Owners meetings, Arlington, Tex.
Dec. 2: Last day for teams to offer 2020 contracts to
unsigned players on their 40-man rosters.
Dec. 8: Hall of Fame Modern Baseball committee vote
announced, San Diego.
Dec. 9-12: Winter meetings, San Diego.
2020
Jan. 10: Salary arbitration figures exchanged.
Feb. 3-21: Salary arbitration hearings, Phoenix.
Feb. 11: Voluntary reporting date for pitchers, catchers
and injured players.
Feb. 16: Voluntary reporting date for other players.
Feb. 21: Mandatory reporting date.
March 26: Opening day, active rosters reduced to 26
players.
April 28-30: New York Mets vs. Miami at San Juan,
Puerto Rico.
June TBA: Amateur draft.
June 15: International amateur signing period closes.
July 2: International amateur signing period opens.
July 10: Deadline for drafted players to sign, except for
players who have exhausted college eligibility.
July 14: All-Star Game at Los Angeles.
July 26: Hall of Fame induction, Cooperstown, N.Y.
July 31: Last day during the season to trade a player.
Aug. 13: New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox at
Dyersville, Iowa.
Aug. 23: Boston vs. Baltimore at Williamsport, Pa.
Aug. 31: Last day to be contracted to an organization and
be eligible for postseason roster.
Sept. 1: Active rosters expand to 28 players.
Sept. 29-30: Wild-card games.
Oct. 20: World Series starts.


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Sun 89, Storm 70
Late Tuesday
CONNECTICUT MIN FG FT O-TAPFPTS.
Stricklen 20:14 2-4 1-1 0-2 10 6
A.Thomas 33:51 10-14 2-7 2-11 4122
J.Jones 20:17 4-7 2-2 0-3 0410
J.Thomas 29:37 4-9 1-2 0-4 22 9
Williams 34:55 8-16 0-0 2-5 4017
Holmes 17:31 1-4 1-2 0-1 10 3
B.Jones 15:56 3-3 2-2 2-3 14 8
Tuck 13:29 1-5 2-2 3-8 13 4
Hiedeman 10:23 3-5 1-2 1-4 02 8
Plaisance 3:47 1-3 0-0 1-2 01 2
TOTALS 200 37-70 12-20 11-43 14 17 89
Percentages: FG .529, FT .600. 3-Point Goals: 3-11, .273
(Stricklen 1-1, Hiedeman 1-2, Williams 1-2, Holmes 0-1,
J.Jones 0-1, J.Thomas 0-1, Tuck 0-3). Blocked Shots: 4
(J.Jones 3, B.Jones). Turnovers: 8 (A.Thomas 2, J.Jones
2, B.Jones, Holmes, J.Thomas, Williams). Steals: 14
(J.Thomas 5, A.Thomas 2, Holmes 2, Stricklen 2,
Williams 2, Plaisance). Technical Fouls: None.
SEATTLE MIN FG FT O-TAPFPTS.
Clark 24:04 3-9 0-0 2-6 22 8
Howard 26:44 2-8 2-4 1-7 12 6
Russell 25:39 4-9 0-3 2-4 25 8
Canada 27:58 1-5 2-4 0-0 52 4
Loyd 25:07 7-11 0-0 0-3 3118
Langhorne 20:16 3-6 4-7 0-2 0212
Mosqueda-Lewis 15:25 2-5 0-0 0-2 00 6
Whitcomb 13:49 2-4 0-0 0-0 20 5
Paris 8:55 1-3 1-1 1-5 10 3
Zellous 6:56 0-2 0-0 0-1 10 0
Dietrick 5:05 0-0 0-0 0-0 20 0
TOTALS 200 25-62 9-19 6-30 19 14 70
Percentages: FG .403, FT .474. 3-Point Goals: 11-22, .500
(Loyd 4-5, Clark 2-4, Mosqueda-Lewis 2-4, Langhorne
2-5, Whitcomb 1-3, Howard 0-1). Blocked Shots: 3
(Howard 3). Turnovers: 17 (Canada 4, Howard 4,
Whitcomb 3, Langhorne 2, Loyd, Mosqueda-Lewis,
Russell, Zellous). Steals: 4 (Clark, Howard, Russell,
Zellous). Technical Fouls: None.
CONNECTICUT .................... 2420271 8— 89
SEATTLE ............................. 2016132 1— 70
A: 6,258 (10,000).

GOLF


World golf ranking
Through Aug. 25


  1. Brooks Koepka ..................... .... USA 12.65

  2. Rory McIlroy ......................... .... NIR 9.63

  3. Dustin Johnson .................... .... USA 8.93

  4. Justin Rose .......................... .... ENG 7.75

  5. Justin Thomas ..................... .... USA 7.30

  6. Jon Rahm ............................. .... ESP 6.95

  7. Patrick Cantlay..................... .... USA 6.82

  8. Tiger Woods ......................... .... USA 6.58

  9. Xander Schauffele ............... .... USA 6.32

  10. Bryson DeChambeau.......... .... USA 6.25

  11. Francesco Molinari............. .... ITA 6.13

  12. Tony Finau.......................... .... USA 5.78

  13. Tommy Fleetwood ............. .... ENG 5.55

  14. Webb Simpson ................... .... USA 5.49

  15. Adam Scott ........................ .... AUS 5.48

  16. Patrick Reed ....................... .... USA 5.23

  17. Gary Woodland................... .... USA 5.20

  18. Paul Casey .......................... .... ENG 5.12

  19. Rickie Fowler...................... .... USA 5.06

  20. Matt Kuchar ....................... .... USA 5.01

  21. Shane Lowry ...................... .... IRL 4.83

  22. Louis Oosthuizen ............... .... SAF 4.12

  23. Jason Day ........................... .... AUS 3.97

  24. Marc Leishman................... .... AUS 3.89

  25. Bubba Watson.................... .... USA 3.79

  26. Hideki Matsuyama............. .... JPN 3.70

  27. Kevin Kisner ....................... .... USA 3.69

  28. Chez Reavie ........................ .... USA 3.66

  29. Matthew Fitzpatrick .......... .... ENG 3.63

  30. Matt Wallace ..................... .... ENG 3.55

  31. Henrik Stenson .................. .... SWE 3.21


Impact 2, Whitecaps 1
Vancouver ............................... 101
Montreal ................................ 202
First half: 1 , Vancouver, Reyna, 6 (Chirinos), 17th minute;
2, Montreal, Henry, 4, 35th; 3, Montreal, Urruti, 3
(Sagna), 37th.
Second half: None.
Goalies: Vancouver, Maxime Crepeau, Zac MacMath;
Montreal, Evan Bush, Clement Diop.
Yellow Cards: Urruti, Montreal, 51st.
Referee: Ismail Elfath. Assistant Referees: Kyle Atkins,
Claudio Badea, Geoff Gamble. 4th Official: Pierre-Luc
Lauziere.
A: 14,513.
Vancouver: Maxime Crepeau; Ali Adnan, Derek Cornelius,
Doneil Henry, Jake Nerwinski; Michaell Chirinos (Fredy
Montero, 76th), Jon Erice, Hwang In-beom, Russell
Teibert (Thelonius Bair, 87th); Yordy Reyna, Tosaint
Ricketts (Lass Bangoura, 82nd).
Montreal: Evan Bush; Rudy Camacho, Daniel Lovitz, Jukka
Raitala, Bacary Sagna; Lassi Lappalainen, Samuel Piette,
Saphir Taider; Bojan Krkic (Ken Krolicki, 83rd), Orji
Okwonkwo (Shamit Shome, 67th), Maximiliano Urruti
(Jorge Luis Corrales, 90th+3).

US Open
THURSDAY’S SHOW COURT SCHEDULE
ARTHUR ASHE STADIUM
Alexander Zverev (6), Germany, vs. Frances Tiafoe,
United States
Simona Halep (4), Romania, vs. Taylor Townsend,
United States
Caroline Wozniacki (19), Denmark, vs. Danielle Rose
Collins, United States
Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, vs. Rafael Nadal (2),
Spain
LOUIS ARMSTRONG STADIUM
Andrea Petkovic, Germany, vs. Petra Kvitova (6), Czech
Republic
Naomi Osaka (1), Japan, vs. Magda Linette, Poland
John Isner (14), United States, vs. Jan-Lennard Struff,
Germany
Cori Gauff, United States, vs. Timea Babos, Hungary
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Germany, vs. Marin Cilic (22),
Croatia
GRANDSTAND
Sofia Kenin (20), United States, vs. Laura Siegemund,
Germany
Hugo Dellien, Bolivia, vs. Daniil Medvedev (5), Russia
Jelena Ostapenko, Latvia, vs. Alison Riske, United
States
Antoine Hoang, France, vs. Nick Kyrgios (28), Australia
COURT 17
Stan Wawrinka (23), Switzerland, vs. Jeremy Chardy,
France
Alize Cornet, France, vs. Belinda Bencic (13), Switzer-
land
Gael Monfils (13), France, vs. Marius Copil, Romania
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