C6 Sports The Boston Globe FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2019
NFLEXHIBITIONSCHEDULE
WEEK 3
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
New England10......................Carolina 3
NY Giants25.......................Cincinnati 23
Washington 19.....................at Atlanta 7
Baltimore26...................Philadelphia 15
Oakland22.........................Green Bay 21
Miami 22............................Jacksonville 7
FRIDAY’SGAMES
Cleveland at Tampa Bay..................7:30
Buffaloat Detroit....................................8
SATURDAY’SGAMES
Arizonaat Minnesota............................1
Houstonat Dallas...................................7
Chicagoat Indianapolis......................... 7
New Orleansat New York...............7:30
San Franciscoat Kansas City...............8
Denverat LA Rams.................................9
Seattle at LA Chargers........................ 10
SUNDAY’S GAME
Pittsburgh at Tennessee....................... 8Transactions
BASEBALL
Atlanta(NL):Sent OF AustinRiley
andSS DansbySwanson to Rome
(SAL) for rehab assignments.
DwighBaltimt Smithore(ALJr. from):Reinsthe 10-day ILtatedOF
and optionedhim to Norfolk (IL).
CordChicaell to Charlotte (IL). Reinstatego (AL):Optioned OF Ryand 3B
Yoan Moncadafrom the 10-day IL.
Colorado (NL):Placed P Kyle Free-
landWednesdayon the 10-da. Recalledy IL, retroactiP WesParsonve tos
fromAlbuquerque (PCL).
RodgersHoustofor assign (AL):nment. PlacedDesignatedP BradyP Ryan
Pressly on the 10-day IL, retroactive to
Wednesday.Optioned2BJackMay-
fieldto Round Rock(PCL).RecalledP
Joe Biagini fromthe contract of 3B AbrahamRoundRock. SelecToro fromted
Round Rock.
NewberKansasry on the 10-day IL. RecalledCity(AL):PlacedP JakeP
KyleZimmer from Omaha (PCL). Sent
P JesseHahn to the AZL Royals for a
rehab assignment.
MiamiMarlins :SentC ChadWallach
to NewOrleans(PCL)for a rehabas-
signment.
Minnesota(AL):SentCWillians
Astudilloto Rochester (IL) for a rehab
assignment.
NewYork(NL):Designated INF Ru-
ben Tejada for assignment. Recalled P
ChrisFlexen from Syracuse(IL).
tionalPittsburgrelease waiversh (NL):Requestedon C Francuncondi-isco
Cervelli.
nandezSt. Louis (NL):to MemphisOptioned(PCL).P JuniorRecalledFer-P
Dominic Leone fromMemphis. SentOF
Tyler O'Neill to Memphisfor a rehab
assignment.
TampaBay (AL):Optioned P Hoby
Milner to Durham (IL). Selected the
contract of P Aaron Slegers from Dur-
ham.
Texas(AL):OptionedPIanGibautto
Nashville(PCL).
Washington(NL):OptionedP Kyle
McGowin and INF Adrian Sanchezto
Harrisburg(EL).Reinstated2B Brian
Dozierfrom paternity leaveand P Max
Scherzer fromSamFreemanthe 10-day IL. Signed Pto a minor leaguecon-
tract.
FOOTBALL
Arizona (NFC):Signed WR Michael
Crabtreeon a one-yearcontract.
Agreeddelphia for DL Bruceto trade S RudyHectoFordr, pendingto Phila-
physicals.
Detroit (NFC):Signed DT Damon
Harrisontension.Sr. to a one-year contract ex-
Indianapolis (AFC):Waived RB
James WilliamRobinson. s. Signed DT Johnny
Los AngelesChargers:SignedWR
Dontrelle Inman.
HOCKEY
AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE
Hartford WolfPack :Signed D Zach
Tolkinen.
SOCCER
Vancouver Whitecaps:Aquired Se-
attleSounderssecondroundpickin
the 2021for a 2019 internaMLSSuperdraft in exchangtionalrosterslot. e
ECHL
Idaho Steelheads :Agreed to terms
wiht F MaxCoatta on a one-year con-
tract.
GarretKansasCecere to ReadingCityMavericks:for futureTraded D
considerations.
terson.ReadingRoyals:SignedF JuddPe-
COLLEGES
Augusta:Promotedvolunteer assis-
tantmen’sbasketballcoachO'Neal
Armstrongto assistantcoach.
women’sClarke :lacroNamed Breannsse coach. Tjaarda
Hofstra:NamedMarcusSmithas-
sistantcoach. men and women’s tennis
New Mexico:NamedAriel Sanchez
director of volleyball operations.
Southwestern Christian :Named
Philip Yountssportsinformation direc-
tor.
Tennessee :SophomoreQB Kasim
Hill has transferred from Maryland.CPWOMEN’SOPEN
At MagnaGolf Course
Aurora,ON
FirstRound
Annie Park...................32-33—65- 7
Pajaree Anannarukrn33-33—66- 6
NicoleBroch Larsen..31-35—66 -6
Jin YoungKo...............33-33—66- 6
Anne-CatherineTngy31-35—66 -6
Brooke M. Hendersn.33-33—66 -6
TiffanyChan...............33-34—67- 5
Marissa Steen.............32-35—67 -5
Megan Khang.............32-35—67- 5
LouiseRidderstrom...34-33—67- 5
Yu Liu...........................36-32—68 -4
AmyOlson...................36-32—68- 4
Su Oh...........................32-36—68- 4
AmyYang....................36-32—68- 4
GeorgiaHall................36-32—68- 4
Gerina Piller................36-33—69- 3
Wei-LingHsu..............33-36—69- 3
NasaHataoka.............34-35—69 -3
NellyKorda.................37-32—69 -3
Angel Yin.....................36-33—69- 3
SungHyun Park.........34-35—69- 3
Marina Alex.................36-33—69 -3
Isi Gabsa......................33-36—69- 3
HaejiKang...................32-37—69 -3
DanielaDarquea........34-35—69- 3
Bronte Law..................35-34—69- 3
Jessica Korda..............33-36—69 -3
MinjeeLee...................37-32—69 -3
SarahKemp................36-33—69 -3
Aditi Ashok..................37-33—70 -2
Jing Yan.......................36-34—70 -2
Maria Fassi..................36-34—70 -2
SakuraYokomine.......35-35—70- 2
XiyuLin........................35-35—70 -2
JeongeunLee6............37-33—70- 2
DanielleKang.............34-36—70- 2
Dottie Ardina..............36-34—70- 2
Christina Kim..............35-35—70- 2
Hee YoungPark.........36-34—70- 2
SarahSchmelzel........35-35—70- 2
ShanshanFeng...........36-34—70- 2
Ally McDonald............35-35—70 -2
Cydney Clanton..........36-34—70 -2
StacyLewis.................35-35—70 -2
JennyShin...................36-34—70- 2
NannaKoerstz Mdsn35-36—71 -1
LinneaStrom..............36-35—71 -1
Emma Talley...............34-37—71 -1
Ayako Uehara.............39-32—71 -1
In Gee Chun................33-38—71 -1
HannahGreen............34-37—71 -1
Brittany Altomare......35-36—71- 1
Ruixin Liu.....................34-37—71 -1
Maddie McCrary........36-35—71 -1
Jane Park.....................35-36—71 -1
Stephanie Meadow...38-33—71 -1
KatherineKirk............35-36—71 -1
CarolineMasson........36-35—71- 1
Mi JungHur................38-33—71- 1
MorganPressel..........35-36—71- 1
Suzann Pettersen......36-35—71- 1
Celine Boutier.............34-37—71 -1
Jennifer Song..............35-36—71 -1
JulietaGranada..........36-35—71- 1
DanaFinkelstein........36-36—72 E
P.K. Kongkraphan......36-36—72 E
Angela Stanford.........38-34—72 E
Mi Hyang Lee.............34-38—72 E
LexiThompson...........38-34—72 E
KendallDye.................36-36—72 E
Laura Gonzalz Esclln.36-36—72 E
CelineHerbin..............36-36—72 E
JeongEun Lee............34-38—72 E
Lindsey Weaver.........36-36—72 E
MeganOsland............35-37—72 E
Jasmine Suwannapur36-36—72 E
Na YeonChoi..............36-36—72 E
MirimLee....................35-37—72E
LaurenKim..................35-37—72 E
Lindy Duncan..............35-37—72 E
Jodi Ewart Shadoff....37-35—72 E
LaurenStephenson...36-37—73 +1
KarineIcher................36-37—73 +1
RyannO'Toole............35-38—73 +1
KristenGillman..........37-36—73 +1
JayeMarie Green.......36-37—73 +1
PaulaCreamer...........35-38—73+ 1
LizetteSalas...............34-39—73 +1
AriyaJutanugarn.......36-37—73 +1
Lydia Ko.......................39-34—73 +1
GiuliaMolinaro...........38-35—73 +1
Anne van Dam............37-36—73 +1
Caroline Hedwall.......39-34—73 +1
AlenaSharp................35-38—73 +1
MoriyaJutanugarn....35-38—73 +1
Carlota Ciganda.........37-36—73+ 1
So YeonRyu...............35-38—73+ 1
BriannaNavarros (a) 38-35—73+ 1
YealimiNoh.................38-35—73+ 1
CheyenneWoods.......36-38—74 +2
PavarisaYoktuan.......37-37—74+ 2
In-Kyung Kim..............35-39—74+ 2
JenniferKupcho.........38-36—74 +2
Pei-yunChien.............35-39—74+ 2
Mina Harigae..............37-37—74+ 2
Kelly Tan......................37-37—74+ 2
Jenny Haglund............37-37—74+ 2
AzaharaMunoz..........36-38—74+ 2
Sei Young Kim............38-36—74+ 2
Kris Tamulis................36-38—74+ 2
CharlotteThomas......38-36—74+ 2
CheyenneKnight.......39-36—75+ 3
AnnaNordqvist..........38-37—75 +3
BriannaDo..................36-39—75+ 3
SuzukaYamaguchi....37-38—75 +3
Mel Reid......................39-36—75 +3
Sarah Burnham..........38-37—75 +3
Chella Choi..................36-39—75 +3
Lee Lopez....................36-39—75 +3
WichaneeMeechai....36-39—75+ 3
Brittany Lang..............36-39—75 +3
Mariah Stackhouse...41-34—75+ 3
Madelene Sagstrom..39-36—75+ 3
Tiffany Joh..................38-37—75 +3
ValerieTanguay.........38-38—76 +4
CristieKerr..................40-36—76 +4
Maria Torres...............36-40—76+ 4
Brittany Marchand....38-39—77+ 5
PernillaLindberg.......38-39—77 +5
Gemma Dryburgh......40-37—77 +5
Ashleigh Buhai...........37-40—77 +5
GabyLopez.................40-37—77 +5
Youngin Chun.............38-39—77 +5
New England players
67 (-5) — Megan Khang, Rockland,
32-35
71 (-1) — BrittanyAltomare,Shrews-
bury, 35-36GolfTOURCHAMPIONSHIP
at EastLake Golf Club
Atlanta,GA
FedExCupStartingStrokes in paren-
theses
Xander Schauffel(-4)32-32—64- 10
Brooks Koepka (-7)...34-33—67 -10
Justin Thomas(-10)...34-36—70 -10
Rory McIlroy (-5).......34-32—66 -9
MattKuchar (-4)........34-32—66 -8
Patrick Cantlay (-8)...34-36—70 -8
Hideki Matsuym(-3).32-34—66 -7
PaulCasey (-2)...........32-34—66 -6
JonRahm (-4)............. 32 -36—68 -6
PatrickReed (-6)........35-35—70 -6
Adam Scott (-3).........35-33—68 -5
Gary Woodland(-3)...35-33—68 -5
SungjaeIm (-1)..........35-32—67 -4
Justin Rose(-2)..........34-34—68 -4
Corey Conners (-1)....33-35—68 -3
Tony Finau (-3)...........34-36—70 -3
CharlesHowell III (E)35-33—68 -2
BrysonDeChamb(E).34-34—68 -2
TommyFleetwd(-1).34-35—69 -2
AbrahamAncer(-4)..37-35—72 -2
Rickie Fowler(-2)......36-35—71 -1
Kevin Kisner (-2)........37-34—71 -1
Louis Oosthuizen (E).35-35—70 E
ChezReavie(-1)........35-36—71 E
MarcLeishman(-1)...36-35—71 E
Dustin Johnson (-3)...39-34—73 E
Webb Simpson(-4)...37-37—74 E
Jason Kokrak (E)........34-37—71 +1
BrandtSnedeker(-2) 36-37—73 +1
LucasGlover (E)........33-40—73 +3BasketballWNBA
EASTERNCONFERENCE
WLPct. GB
x-Washington.........20 7.741 —
x-Connecticut.........19 8.704 1
Chicago....................16 11 .5934
Indiana.......................9 18 .33 311
New York...................918.333 11
Atlanta.......................522.18515
WESTERNCONFERENCE
x-LasVegas............ 19 9. 679 —
Los Angeles ............16 10 .6152
Seattle......................15 13 .5364
Minnesota...............14 15 .4835½
Phoenix....................13 14 .4815½
Dallas.........................919.321 10
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Minnesota86.............................Dallas 70
Indiana.............................at Los Angeles
FRIDAY'S GAMES
Las Vegas at Connecticut................7:30
Atlanta at NewYork.........................7:30
Washington at Chicago......................... 8
THISDATEIN SPORTS
1982 —SeattlepitcherGaylordPerry
wasejected in the seventhinning for
allegedlythe Red Sox. It was the first ejectionthrowinga spitballagainstfor
Perry,whowassubsequently sus-
pendedfor 10 days.BaseballINTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
North Division
WLPct.GB
Scranton/W-B.........69 60 .535 —
Syracuse..................67 61 .523 1½
Buffalo.....................66 63 .512 3
Rochester................65 64 .504 4
Lehigh Valley..........60 67 .472 8
Pawtucket...............54 74 .422 14½
SouthDivision
WLPct.GB
Gwinnett..................74 54 .578 —
Charlotte .................7356.566 1½
Durham....................69 60 .535 5½
Norfolk.....................53 75 .414 21
West Division
WLPct.GB
Columbus................75 54 .581 —
Indianapolis............62 67 .481 13
Toledo......................6069.46515
Louisville.................53 76 .411 22
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Gwinnett 8.................................Norfolk 7
Toledo5.............................Indianapolis 4
Columbus6............................Louisville 2
Charlotte 4................................Durham 2
Scranton/W-B 4..................Pawtucket 3
Syracuseat LehighValley..............ppd.
Rochester 20..............................Buffalo 3
FRIDAY'S GAMES
NorfolkatCharlotte..........................7: 04
Scranton/W-B at Lehigh Valley......7:05
Rochester at Syracuse.....................7:05
Gwinnettat Durham.........................7:05
Pawtucketat Buffalo........................7:05
Louisville at Indianapolis.................7:15
Toledoat Columbus..........................7:15
EASTERNLEAGUE
EasternDivision
WLPct.GB
Reading....................3625.590 —
x-Trenton.................3230.516 4½
Hartford...................2931.483 6½
Portland...................28 32 .467 7½
NewHampshire.....28 34 .4528½
Binghamton ............2638.40611½
WesternDivision
WLPct.GB
Erie ...........................4219.689 —
Bowie.......................4120.672 1
x-Harrisburg...........2730.474 13
Altoona ....................2833.459 14
Richmond ................25 36 .410 17
Akron........................2337.383 18½
x-First Half Winner
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Trenton7.................................Portland 0
Harrisburg3.....................................Erie 2
NewHampshire 9............Binghamton 4
Bowie9......................................Altoona 2
Reading2.................................Hartford 1
Akron5.........Richmond4.........(10 inn.)
FRIDAY'SGAMES
Trentonat Portland................................7
Erie at Harrisburg...................................7
Binghamton at New Hampshire.....7:05
Altoona at Bowie...............................7:05
Richmond at Akron...........................7:05
Readingat Hartford..........................7:05NEWYORK-PENN LEAGUE
Stedler Division
WLPct.GB
Lowell.......................35 30 .538 —
Connecticut............. 31 33 .48 43 ½
Vermont...................30 35 .462 5
Tri-City.....................25 38 .397 9
McNamaraDivision
WLPct.GB
HudsonValley........37 27 .578 —
Staten Island ..........3528.5561½
Aberdeen.................35 28 .556 1½
Brooklyn..................35 28 .556 1½
PinckneyDivision
WLPct.GB
Batavia..................... 36 29 .554—
WestVirginia..........34 29 .540 1
State College..........33 32 .508 3
Mahoning Valley....31 32 .492 4
Williamsport...........26 37 .413 9
Auburn.....................23 40 .365 12
THURSDAY'S RESULTS
Connecticut 1......Brooklyn0......6 (inn.)
Brooklyn at Connecticut..................ppd.
Aberdeenat StatenIsland........delayed
HudsonValley 5....Tri-City 2....(10 inn.)
Auburn 5.........................West Virginia 2
Batavia9.........................State College 5
Vermont 3...................................Lowell 0
MahoningValley at Williamsport...7:05
FRIDAY'S GAMES
Brooklynat Connecticut..Game1..4:35
Brooklynat Connecticut..Game 2..TBD
West Virginia at Auburn.....Game 1.....5
West Virginia at Auburn..Game2..TBD
Aberdeenat StatenIsland.................... 7
Hudson Valley at Tri-City...................... 7
State College at Batavia..................7:05
Lowell at Vermont.............................7:05
Mahoning Valley at Williamsport...7:05TennisUSOPEN
at New York, NY
Second Round Qualifying
Men’sSingles
DarianKing,Barbadosdef.Adrian
Menstant Lestiendez-Maceiras, 6-1, 6-4.; Con-ennedef. AlessandroGian-
nessi,6-3, 6-0.;SumitNagaldef. Peter
Polansky,7-5, 7-6.; Mario Vilella Marti-
nez def. AkiraSantillan,6-7, 6-4, 6-2.;
Ilya Ivashka(30)def. Ruben Bemel-
mans, 6-4, 6-3.;JamesWard,GreatMarcoBritaTrungein, 6-4, 6-3.;lliti def.
Joao Menezesdef. NorbertGombos
(13),1-6, 6-2, 7-6.;Evgeny Donskoy (19)
def.JoaoDomingues,7-6, 7-5.;Kamil
Majchrza6-3, 6-4.;k (4) def.Jiri Vesely def. Jason JungTommyRobredo,
(23),6-4, 5-7, 7-5.;PaoloLorenzi(15)
def. EnzoCouacaud,7-6 (3), 6-3.; Jan-
nik Sinner (24) def. ViktorGalovic, 4-6,
7-6 (2), 7-5.;Mitchell Krueger,Egor6-3, 5-7, 6-4.; Guiller-Gerasimov(22)def.
mo Garcia-Lopez def. Noah Rubin, 6-1,
7-6 (3).; TallonGriekspoor def.Cem
Ilkel, 7-5, 6-3.;LukasRosoldef. Salva-
toreCaruso (6), 6-1, 7-5.
Women’s Singles
Caroline Dolehide def.ZoeHives,
6-1, 7-6 (2).;Anna-Lena Friedsam def.
Katarina Zavatska (20), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3.;
Jiri Veselydef.JasonJung(23),
Tawaidef. Yanina Wickmayer, 6-4, 7-5.;n, 6-4, 5-7, 7-5.;XiyuWang(10)Ana
Bogdan(28)def. EllenPerez, 6-4, 7-6.;
Isabella Shinikovadef. Sachia Vickery,
6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (6).;KirstenFlipkens(5)
def. Jovana Jaksic,6-2, 6-0.;Johanna
Larsson def. NaoVarvaraLepchenkoHibin(11) def. Georginao (23), 7-5, 7-6.;
GarciaPerez, 6-4,7-6 (1).;Mariam
Bolkvadzedef.HanNa-lae,2-6, 6-2,
7-5.; Xu Shilin def. VarvaraFlink (32),
6-3, 6-2.; Harrietdef.HaileyBaptisDart (29),te, 7-5, 6-4.;GreatBritainTimea
Babos(19) def. Lara Arruabarrena, 6-4,
6-1.;Anna Kalinskaya (17) def. Katrina
Scott,6-3, 6-3.;PengShuaidef. Christi-
na McHalemaddef. Barbora(4), 6-4, 6-4.;KrejcikovaAsia Muham-(16),1-0,
ret.;NicoleGibbs(24)def.RobinAn-
derson, walkover.SoccerMLS
EasternConference
WLTPts. GF GA
Atlanta.................149345 45 30
Philadelphia........138 6454840
NYC FC.................125844 46 32
New York.............1210541 4640
D.C. United..........10 9939 3535
NEW ENGLAND.....99 8353845
Montreal..............1013434 3950
OrlandoCity..........911734 35 35
TorontoFC.............910734 41 43
Chicago..................811933 42 40
Columbus...............715627 29 42
Cincinnati..............518318 26 61
Western Conference
Los Angeles FC...193 4617125
Minnesota............128642 44 36
LA Galaxy ............13 11 2413538
RealSalt Lake.....1210440 38 34
Seattle..................118 7404039
San Jose...............1110538 4242
Portland...............1110437 41 38
FC Dallas..............1010737 3936
Houston..................9 13 4313743
KansasCity...........811731 39 45
Colorado................7 13 6274352
Vancouver.............612927 27 45ScoreboardYYYFRI
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BASEBALL
2 p.m. Washington at Chicago Cubs MLB
7 p.m. Atlanta at NY Mets MLB
10 p.m.Torontoat SeattleMLB
10:10p.m.Boston at San Diego NESN
BASKETBALL
7:30 p.m.WNBA: Las Vegas at ConnecticutNBA, NESN+
midnight Exhibition: US vs. Australia NBA
PROFOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.Exhibition: Clevelandat Tampa BayNFL
8 p.m. Exhibition: Buffalo at Detroit CBS
9 p.m. CFL: Winnipeg at EdmontonESPN2
GOLF
9:30 a.m. LPGA: Canadian Open Golf
1 p.m.PGA: Tour Championship Golf
3 p.m.Champions: BoeingClassic Golf
HORSE RACING
4:30 p.m.Saratoga LiveFS2
SOCCER
2:30 p.m.Bundesliga: Borussia Dort. at Koln FS2
3 p.m. Premier: Everton at Aston Villa NBCSN
8 p.m.MLS: Atlanta at Orlando City ESPN
10 p.m.Liga MX: Monterrey at Santos Laguna FS1
10 p.m. MLS: Seattle at PortlandESPN
TENNIS
11 a.m.US Open qualifying ESPNews
1 p.m. WTA: Bronx OpenTennis
7 p.m. ATP: Winston-Salem OpenTennisAnthonyFenech, a reporter for the Detroit
Free Press, was deniedaccess to the Houston
Astros clubhouse on Wednesday night until
Justin Verlanderfinished his postgame media
session. According to the Free Press, Astros vice
presidentof communicationsGeneDiassaid
Fenechwas blocked at the request of Verlander.
According to Dias,Verlandersaid he wouldnot
speak to any credentialed media while Fenech
was present. The incident cameafter Verlander,
who played for the Detroit Tigers for 13 sea-
sons, pitched a two-hitter as the Astros lost to
Detroit, 2-1. The Astros openedtheirclubhouse
at 9:35p.m.and as the rest of the assembled
mediawas allowed to enterthe clubhouse,
Fenech,whohas a credentialissuedby the
Baseball Writers’ Association of America, was
stopped by three Astros security officials.
Fenech contacted MLB vice president of com-
municationsMike Te evanand was allowed into
the clubhouse at 9:41 p.m., after Verlander had
concludedhis mediasession.
Oriolesset leagueHR record
BaltimorerighthanderAsherWojciechows-
kisurrendereda solo shot to Tampa Bay’sAus-
tinMeadowsin the thirdinningThursday
nightas the Orioles set a majorleague record by
allowing their 259th home run this season,
breaking a tie with the 2016Cincinnati Reds
with 34 games remaining... MLBis banning
players from participating in the Venezuelan
Winter League,one of many leagues big league
players use for development, in one of the first
public repercussions of US economicsanctions
against the Venezuelan government... The
Pittsburgh Pirates released33-year-old veteran
catcherFrancisco Cervelli, who played just 34
gamesthis seasonfor the last-place Pirates after
he was hampered by multipleconcussions
BOXINGTitle fight onEncore card
AbrahamNova(15-0, 11 KOs) will take on
Mexico’sLuis Ronaldo Castillo(20-3, 15 KOs)
for Nova’s NABA super featherweight champi-
onshipin a featured10-round bout Friday night
at Encore Boston Harbor.
COLLEGESWakecoachout in scandal
WilliamFerguson,the Wake Forest women’s
volleyball coach namedin a scheme to help get
wealthy children into elite schools, resigned.
Ferguson,who had beenplacedon leave March
12, said in a statement ‘‘it’s essential that I step
aside’’ to allow the program to moveforward
whilehe focused on the case and his family...
LukeLaufenberg, the son of former DallasCow-
boys quarterbackBabeLaufenbergand a tight
end at Texas-ElPaso, died after a nearly two-
year battle with cancer. He was 21.BASKETBALLWalker (23) leads Te amUSA
Kemba Walkerof the Celtics scored 23
points andMyles Turneradded 15 to give Team
USA a 102-86 win over Australia in a World Cup
warm-upgamein Melbourne.The gamewas
played before a crowd of 51,128 at Marvel Sta-
diumand billedas the largest crowdto watch a
basketball game in Australia.TENNISOsaka, Djokovictop seeds
Naomi Osaka, whodefeatedSerenaWil-
liamsin last year’s final for her first majortitle,
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ByChadFinn
GLOBESTAFF
ESPN football analyst Tim
Hasselbeck learned a thing or
two about the logistics of
starting a new job in his first
profession.
Hasselbeck, part of a fa-
mous New England football
family that includes father
Don (ex-Patriot tight end) and
brother Matt (20-year NFL
quarterback and fellow cur-
rent ESPNanalyst), spent sev-
en seasons as a quarterback in
or on the fringes of the NFL.
In those seven years (2001-
07), he actually played for four
teams, 12 games total, includ-
ing five starts, all for the 2003
Washington Redskins. But he
was with seven teams, not in-
cluding his time with the Ber-
lin Thunder of NFL Europe.
One could say that, as a
player, he put the journey in
journeyman. His new wide-
ranging role at ESPN, where
he has worked since 2008, is
going to be somethingof new
journey too.
Hasselbeck, a 2001Boston
College graduate and two-year
starter at quarterback for the
Eagles,willbepartofESPN’s
college football coverage this
season as well as continuing
his NFL studio work.
“I wasn’t sure I’d have to
learn a bunch of 19-year-olds’
names,’’ he said with a laugh,
“but that’s what I’m doing.”
He will serve as a color an-
alyst alongside play-by-play
voice Dave O’Brien (best
known around here as NESN’s
Red Sox play-by-play broad-
caster) on ACC Network
broadcasts this season.The
ACC Network, owned by ES-
PN, officially launched Thurs-
day night.
Meanwhile, he’ll continue
to have prominence on the
network’s NFL studio pro-
gramming, including “NFL
Live,” “NFL PrimeTime,” and
“SportsCenter.”
“I’ll continue to do the stuff
I’ve beendoing [with the
NFL],’’ he said. “And maybe
calling college games after a
while becomes more routine.
I’ll give you an example. I have
Virginia twice within the first
three weeksof the season, so
hopefully the second time
around I’ll be a little more
ready to talk about Virginia.
“Whereas doing‘Sports-
Center’ on Sunday morning,
or recapping the Sunday NFL
games or something on ‘NFL
Primetime,’ those are things
that I’ve been doing for a
while and have a pretty good
routine down.”
The prep for his college
football work is daunting, in
part because there are so
many players to learn, let
alone the styles and strategies
of the various teams.
“So the first game I’ve got is
Georgia Tech-Clemson,’’ he
said. “Clemson is obviously
unique in that a lot of people
know about them, even the ca-
sual fan, whereas Georgia
Tech, obviously the program is
in a different spot.
“There’s a lot to learn when
you have rosters of 100 kids
and there’s a lot of changeover.
There’s a lot of that that goes
into it, and the hope for me is
that when Dave says ‘No. 22
makes a tackle,’ I’m able to
talk about, ‘Hey, that’s a con-
verted running back and
they’ve asked him to move to
that spot.’ ’’
Hasselbeck analogized the
quest to learn what he needs
to know as a college football
broadcaster to something he
faced in his NFL playing days.
“I liken it a little to joining
a team in the middle of the
season,’’ said Hasselbeck,
whose college football contri-
butions in the past usually fo-
cused on the NFL Draft. “Peo-
ple talk about how you have to
learn an offense, and the truth
of the matter is, look, you have
to learn where the meeting
rooms are and like, whereyou
go to the bathroom, what’s the
equipment guy’s name?
“There are just so many of
those things that once you getsettledandcomfortablein
your environment, then hope-
fully you can just kind of be
yourself and talk about the
game, because that’s really
what it’s about.”
There is at least one logisti-
cal challenge in his new dual
role: the travel.
“Some of these ACC schools
aren’t super easy to get to,” he
said, “and then getting from
Charlottesville [Va.] to Bristol
[Conn.] before kickoffs on
Sunday is not that easy.”
Hasselbeck’s own college
career mostly overlapped with
Tom Brady’s, who is a year his
senior. Hasselbeck said Bra-
dy’s statistics might be down
somewhat this year without
Rob Gronkowski at his dispos-
al, but he still expects him to
excel in his usual ways.
“Guys that are as good as
he is don’t fall off a cliff, be-
cause there’s too many re-
deeming qualities about their
game,’’ he said. “If they’re los-
ing arm strength, sometimes
that happens, sure, but he’s al-
so so smart and plays with
such good anticipation that
that’s OK if it happens to him.
“I think the only way where
it can change is with an injury.
You look at Brett Favre in his
last year, who had an issue
with a biceps injury and his
arm strength was one of his
best qualities. You know, Pey-
ton [Manning] with the neck
injury, it really limited his arm
strength. But he still played
winning football after that.
“Unless there’s an injury,
there’s no doubt [Brady] can
play at a level that will certain-
ly help you win Super Bowls
into his 40s.
“It’s crazy because I’m a
year younger than him and I
can’t stay healthy coaching
fifth- and sixth-grade football.
If my brother and I played
Horse, we would both be hurt.
It’s remarkable that he can
stay healthy like this, but it’s a
tribute to what he puts into it.”Chad Finncanbe reached at
[email protected]. Follow him
on Twitter@GlobeChadFinn.SPORTSMEDIA
Hasselbeck back to school
Collegefootball
addedtodocket
SATURDAY
AURORAGAMES
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BASEBALL
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1 p.m. — Exhibition: Arizonaat Minne-
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10 p.m.— Exhibition: Seattle at LA
Chargers, NFL
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1 p.m.Golf — PGA: TourChampionship,
2:30p.m.— LPGA:CanadianOpen,
Golf; PGA: Tour Championship, NBC
7:30p.m.— Champions:BoeingClas-
sic, Golf
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11:305 p.m. — Traversa.m. — SaratogaStakes,Live,FoxFS2
SOCCER
7:30a.m.— Premier: Chelsea at Nor-
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9:30a.m.— Bundesliga:BayerLe-
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10 a.m.— Premier:Crystal Palace at
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7 p.m.— MLS:NewYork at NewYork
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7:30 p.m.— MLS: Chicago at NewEng-
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TENNIS11 a.m.— WTA:BronxOpen(final),
Tennis
2 p.m. — ATP: Winston-Salem Open(fi-
nal),TennisSUNDAY
AURORAGAMES
1 p.m.— Beach volleyball, ESPNU
AUTO RACIN1:30p.m.— IMSA:G MichelinGT Chal-
lenge, NBCSN
2:30p.m.— NASCARTruck:Chevrolet
250, FS1BASEBALL
2 p.m.— Washington at Chicago Cubs,
TBS
4:10 p.m. — Boston at San Diego, NESN,
WEEI-FM 93.75 p.m. — San Franciscoat Oakland,
MLB
7:08 p.m.— Yankees at Dodgers, ESPN
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Noon— CFL:Montreal at Toronto,ESP-
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GOLF
Noon— PGA:TourChampionship, Golf
1:30Golf; PGA: Tour Championship, NBCp.m.— LPGA:CanadianOpen,
6:30p.m.— Champions: BoeingClas-
sic, Golf
HORSE RACING1 p.m.— SaratogaLive,FS2
LACROSSE
4:30 p.m.— PLL: Chaosvs. Atlas,NBC-
SN
RODEO4 p.m.— PRB:MusicCity Knockout,
CBS
SOCCER
9 a.m.— Premier:Manchester City at
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8 p.m.— MLS: Columbus at FC Cincin-
nati, FS110 p.m.— MLS:LA Galaxy at Los Ange-
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9:30 a.m.— Bundesliga:RB Leipzig vs.
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