The Boston Globe - 20.08.2019

D6 Sports The Boston Globe TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2019

Baseball

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE North Division WLPct.GB Scranton/W-Syracuse..................65 61 .516B.........67 59 .532 — 2 Buffalo.....................65 61 .516 2 Rochester................63 63 .500 4 Lehigh Valley..........60 65 .480 6½ Pawtucket...............53 72 .42413½ South Division WLPct.GB GwinnettCharlotte .................70 56 .556..................72 53 .576 —2½ Durham....................6957.5483½ Norfolk.....................52 73 .416 20 West Division WLPct.GB Columbus ................ 72 54 .571 —

IndianapolisToledo.......................61 65 .484...........58 68 .460 (^1114)
Louisville.................53 73 .421 19
MONDAY'S RESULTS
Toledo 12...........................Indianapolis 4
Columbus5............................Louisville 4
Charlotte13............................Durham 11
Scranton/W-B11................Pawtucket 1
Syracuse1......................LehighValley 0
Norfolk 6.................................Gwinnett 5
Buffalo 3................................Rochester 0
TUESDAY’SGAMES
Indianapolisat Toledo......................6:35
Louisville at Columbus.....................6:35
Charlotteat Durham.........................7:05
Pawtucketat Scranton/W-B...........7:05
Buffalo at Rochester.........................7:05
Syracuseat LehighValley...............7:05
Gwinnettat Norfolk..........................7:05
WEDNESDAY’SGAMES
Indianapolisat Toledo......................6:35
Louisville at Columbus.....................6:35
Charlotteat Durham.........................7:05
Pawtucketat Scranton/W-B...........7:05
Gwinnettat Norfolk..........................7:05
Buffalo at Rochester.........................7:05
Syracuseat Lehigh Valley...............7:05
Scranton/WB,11-1
PAWTUCKETABRHBIBBSOAvg.
Sturgeon lf-pChathamss5 (^5021020100) 2.300.276
Witte 3b 300012 .282
Castillo rf 40100 0.284
Dalbec 1bLin 2b 4010040000 1.3402.243
Brentz dh-lf 20002 1.222
Hernandezcf 411001.208
Centenoc3 00011 .247
Totals 34 1614 12
SCRANTONGore cf AB 421 RHBI BB SO Avg. 121 .212
Burns rf 51001 1.258
Frazierlf 511102 .250
Kratz c4 33210 .297
McBroomKatoh ss11b 412113004 2.3210.268
Alvarez3b 40331 0.295
Zehner dh 40120 3.264
Rijo 2b 401112 .224
Totals 35 11 12 11 11 11
Pawtucket......000 000 001 — 1 6 0
Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
430 000 13x — 11 12 1
LOB—Pawtucket10, Scranton/Wil-
kes-BarreChatham,Dalbec,12.Sturgeon,2B—Hernandez,Gore,Zeh-
ner, McBroom.HR—.
Pawtucket IP HRER BB SO ERA
RamirezTapia 1„1‚ 7774310002 4.754.83
Poyner 200013 3.40
Velazquez2 01143 5.06
Sturgeon 14332 012.0
Scranton/
Wilkes-BarreKeller IP HR 64001 ER BB SO ERA86.62
Brothers 100022 5.44
Hernandez 100011 10.1
Lail 12110 15.68
WP—Ramirez.Umpires—Home,Ry-
an Wills;First,RyanAdditon;Third,
Skyler Shown.T—2:59.A—6 ,687.
EASTERN LEAGUE
Eastern Division
WLPct.GB
Reading....................3325.569 —
Trenton....................3029.508 3½
Portland...............Hartford...................2829.491....2829.491 4½4½
New Hampshire.....2633.441 7½
Binghamton............25 36 .410 9½
Western Division
WLPct.GB
Erie ...........................4117.707 —
Bowie ................Altoona.......................3919.672....2731.466 142
Harrisburg...............2430.444 15
Richmond................24 34 .414 17
Akron........................2235.38618½
MONDAY'SRESULTS
Altoona3.................................Hartford 0
Richmond7......................Erie 3 (10 inn.)
Reading8.................Portland 7 (10 inn.)
NewHampshire 1....................Trenton 0
Bowie 11............................Binghamton 4
Harrisburg7.................................Akron 4
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Hartfordat Altoona...........................6:30
Erie at Richmond...............................6:35
Readingat Portland............................... 7
New Hampshire at Trenton..................7
Binghamton at Bowie.......................7:05
Harrisburgat Akron..........................7:05
NY-PENNLEAGUE
StedlerDivision
WLPct.GB
Lowell...................Connecticut.............3033.476....3529.547 —4½
Vermont...................2935.453 6
Tri-City.....................25 37 .403 9
McNamara Division
WLPct.GB
HudsonValley........36 27 .571 —
BrooklynStatenIsland..................3527.565..........35 28 .556 1 ½
Aberdeen.................3528.556 1
PinckneyDivision
WLPct.GB
West Virginia..........3428.548 —
Batavia.....................35 29 .547 —
State CollegeMahoningValley....31 32 .492..........3331.516 (^2) 3½
Williamsport...........2637.413 8½
Auburn.....................22 40 .355 12
MONDAY'S RESULTS
WilliamsportBrooklyn5...............8West Virginia...................Tri-City 07 (10 inn.)
StatenLowellIsland7....................4.............Hudson.........ConnecticutValley 3 3
Batavia8...................Mahoning Valley 6
Auburn3.........................StateCollege 1
Aberdeen6..............................Vermont 2
No Games Tuesday
WEDNESDAY
All-StarGame
N.Y. Penn North at N.Y. Penn South...7
NFL
MONDAY’SRESULT
San Francisco24................at Denver 15
THURSDAY’SGAMES
Carolinaat NewEngland.................7:30
NY Giantsat Cincinnati......................... 7
Washington at Atlanta.....................7:30
Baltimore at Philadelphia................7:30
Jacksonvilleat Miami............................ 8
Green Bay at OaklandFRIDAY’S GAMES............................8
Clevelandat TampaBay..................7:30
Buffalo at Detroit....................................8
SATURDAY’SGAMES
Arizonaat Minnesota............................1
Houston at Dallas...................................7
Chicago at Indianapolis.........................7
New Orleansat NY Jets...................7:30
San Francisco at KansasCity...............8
Denverat LA Rams.................................9
Seattle at LA ChargersSUNDAY’SGAM............E............ 10
Pittsburgh at Tennessee.......................8
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
New Orleans19........at LA Chargers 17
At Minnesota 25......................Seattle 19
Transactions
BASEBALL
Crichton to Reno (PCL). Recalled P BoArizona(NL):OptionedP Stefan
TakahashifromJackson(SL).
Atlanta (NL):Claimed OF BillyHam-
ilton off waivers fromKansas City. Op-
tionedP Bryse Wilson to Gwinnett (IL).
Recalland placed him on the 60-daed P Jacob Webb fromy IL.Gwinnett
Cleveland(AL):SentP Corey Kluber
to Columbus (IL) and OF Bradley Zim-
mer to the AZL IndiansBluefor rehab.
sons off waivers fromColorado (NL):ClaimAtlanta and op-ed P Wes Par-
tionedto Albuquerque(PCL).Trans-
ferredP Scott Oberg to the 60-dayIL.
Houston(AL):OptionedRHPs
Rogelio Armenteros and Cy Sneedto
Round Rock (PCL). PlaceDiazon the 10-dayIL, retroactivd 2B Aledmyse to
Aug.17. Recalled INF JackMayfield
fromRound Rock.
Miami(NL):Assigned3B Deven
MarreroMilwaukeeto New Orleans (PCL).(NL):ReinstatedP Zach
Daviesfromthe 10-day IL. OptionedP
Aaron Wilkerson to San Antonio (PCL).
Minnesota (AL):Reinstated DH Nel-
son Cruz from the 10-dayIL. Optioned
P Zack Littell to Rochester (IL).NewYork(AL):ReinstatedP CC Sa-
bathia fromthe 10-day IL. Placed INF
Thairo Estradaon the 10-dayIL. Re-
called INF/OF TylerWade from Scran-
ton/Wilkes-BaPhiladelphiarre (IL).(NL):SentP Jerad Eick-
hoff to Reading (EL) for rehab.
Pittsburgh(NL):RecalledP Mon-
tana DuRapau from Indianapolis (IL).
Oakland(AL):OptionedP Wei-
ChungsignedWangC Dustinto Las VegasGarneauoutright(PCL).As-to
Las Vegas (PCL).
Seattle (AL):Sent P Felix Hernandez
to Tacoma (PCL)for rehab.
TampaBay (AL):Optioned P Peter
Fairbanks to DurhaTrevorRichardsfrom Durham.m (IL). Recalled P
Texas(AL):Recalled OF-1B Scott
Heinemanand P Phillips Valdezfrom
Nashville (PCL). PlacedP Adrian
SampsAug. 18. Designated P David Carpenteron on 10-day IL, retroactive to
for assignment.
Toronto (AL):SentP ClayBuchholz
to Dunedin (FSL) for rehab.
Washington(NL):Sent P Austin
Voth to the GCL Nationals for rehab.SignedP Eduardo Verato a minor
leaguecontract. Placed 2B BrianDozi-
er on the paternity list. RecalledINF-OF
Adrian Sanchez fromHarrisburg (EL).
BASKETBALL
Schlenk to president of baskeAtlanta(NBA):Promotedtball op-Travis
erations and general manager.
New York (NBA):Named Mike Miller
assistantcoach.
FOOTBALL
Gaines.Buffalo(AFC):ReleasedCB E.J.
Chicago (NFC):Signed RB Josh
Caldwell.
Indianapolis (AFC):Signed S Kai
Nacua and RBs Charcandrick West and
MarquisForemanand WR DauriYoung. Placedce FountainRB D’Ononta
IR. Waived S Derrick Kindred.
NewEngland(AFC):Placed WR Josh
Gordon on the non-football injury list.
TampaBay (NFC):SignedDL Elijah
QuallsTennessee. Waived/inj. DL Shane Bowman.(AFC):Waived/injured
LB NigelHarris. SignedLB Quart’e
Sapp. ActivatedTE JonnuSmith and PK
Ryan Succop from the PUPlist.
HOCKEY
chusColorado (NHL):hkinon a one-yeSignedar contract.F Valeri Ni-
COLLEGE
Brown:NamedJohn Furtadodirec-
tor of sports medicine and Erin Variano
associate head athletic trainer.
Golf
LPGA MONEYLEADERS
Through Aug. 11Money

Jin YoungKo $2,281,131

Jeongeun Lee6$1,844,938

Sung Hyun4. Lexi ThompsonPark $1,447,823$1,380,170

Minjee Lee $1,183,318

BrookeM. Henderson $1,140,197

Sei Young Kim$997,786

Ariya Jutanugarn9. Nelly Korda $987,642$983,017

Hyo Joo Kim $950,029

PGAFEDEXCUPLEADERS Through Aug. 18PointsMoney

Justin Thomas3,475 $5,013,084

Patrick Cantlay 3,157$6,121,488

BrooksKoepka 3,119 $9,684,006

Patrick Reed 2,946$3,593,844

Rory McIlroy26. Jon Rahm 2,517$4,990,110,842 $7,785,286

Matt Kuchar 2,339 $6,294,690

Xander Schauffele2,030 $5,609,456

WebbSimpson1,946$4,690,572

Abraham11. GaryWoodland1Ancer 1,940$2,688,625,912$5,690,965

TonyFinau 1,911$4,344,380

AdamScott 1,874 $4,084,541

Dusti15. H. Matsn Johnsonuyama11,840 $5,534,619,821$3,335,137

Paul Casey 1,768$4,257,040

Justin Rose1,739$4,358,849

Brandt Snedeker1,709$3,122,936

Rickie20. Kevin KisnerFowler 1,637 $3,945,8101,635$3,489,144

Latestline CollegeFootball Saturday Favorite................Pts.............Underdog Florida....................7 ..................Miami Arizona................11 ............At Hawaii NFL Thursday Favorite................Pts.............Underdog At Cincinnati........1½ ............NY Giants WashingtonAt NEWENGLAN..........2½ ...........At AtlantaD3 ..............Carolina Baltimore...............4 ..............At Phila. Green Bay.............3 .........At Oakland At Miami................1 ........Jacksonville Friday Cleveland..............2½ ....At Tampa Bay At Detroit............PK .................Buffalo Saturday At MinneAt Indianapolissota........7.....3 ...............................ChicagoArizona At Dallas.............PK ..............Houston New Orleans.........3 ...........At NY Jets At KansasCity...NL ....San Francisco At LA RamsAt La Chargers.....1½ .................Seattle........NL .................Denver Sunday At Tennessee........1 ...........Pittsburgh

Tennis

WTABRONXOPEN

Singleat New York, New Yorks FirstRoundResults Andrea Petkovic def.ZhangShuai (4), 6-3,6-4.; Katerina Siniakova (5) def. Wang Yafan,6-3, 6-2.;CamilaGior- gi def. MargaritaGasparyan,6-3, 6-2.; Zhu(2),6-4.;Lin def.AnasYulia PutintsevtasiaPotapovaa (7), 7-6def.Ali- son Van Uytvanck, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2.;Kristie Ahn def. Jil Teichmann,6-3, 6-4.; Karoli- na Muchova (10)def. Viktoria Kuzmo- va, 7-5, 6-2.; Aliaksandradef.PolonaHercog,6-3,Sasnovich6-2.;Anna(9) Blinkova def.CocoVandeweghe, 6-3, 6-0.;Mihaela Buzarnescudef.Laura Siegmunddef. Kaia Kane, 3-6, 6-0, 6-4.;pi, 6-2, 7-5.; Fiona FerroMagda Linette def. ViktorijaGolubic, 6-0, 6-1. ATP WINSTON SALEM at Winston-Salem,North Carolina Singles First Round Results MarcoCecchinatodef.Alexander Bublik,7-6 (3), 1-0, ret.;PabloAndujar def. Nicolas Jarry, 6-4, 6-2.; Lukebridge,Great Britain, and BenBam- Mclachlan def. Kevin Krawietzand An- dreas Mies (4), 6-3, 7-6.

Soccer

NWSL Portland.................93 6333622 Chicago.................. 962292821 North Carolina......84 4283117 Utah.................Reign FC.................746.......86327 19 1527 16 19 Houston..................67422 17 26 Washington...........67321 20 18 Sky Blue FC...........3114Orlando..................311213 13 2411 16 34 Three pointsfor victory, one for tie. SUNDAY’SRESULT Reign FC 1.........................Sky BlueFC 1 WEDNESDAY’SGAMES UtahatWashington..........................7:30 Orlandoat Chicago...........................7:30 SATURDAY’S GAMES Reign FC at NorthCarolina...................7 Orlandoat Washington....................7:30 Sky Blue FC at Houston...................8:30 Chicagoat PortlandSUNDAY’S GAM..............E.................3 MLS EASTERNCONFERENCE WLTPts. GF GA AtlantaPhiladelphia........................1386.149345 45 3045 48 40 NYC FC.................115841 45 32 D.C. United..........108939 34 33 NewYork.............1110538 44 39 NEWMontrealENGLAND..................998.1013435 38 4534 3950 OrlandoCity..........911734 35 35 TorontoFC............. 91073441 43 ChicagoColumbus..................8119...............714633 42 4027 29 41 Cincinnati..............518318 26 61 WESTERNCONFERENCE Los AngelesFC...183458 67 25 Minnesota............128642 44 36 LA Galaxy ............1311241 35 38 Real Salt Lake.....12104Seattle..................118740 38 3440 40 39 San Jose...............119538 42 38 Portland...............1110437 41 38 FC Dallas..............1010737 39 36 Houston..................9134Kansas City ...........811731 37 4331 39 45 Colorado................713627 43 52 Vancouver.............612927 27 45 Three pointsfor victory, one for tie. SUNDAY’S RESULT Atlanta 2..................................Portland 0 WEDNESDAY’SGAMES NewYork City FC at Columbus...........7 D.C. United at New York.......................8 Los AngelesFC at San Jose...........10:30 THURSDAY’SGAME Sporting Kansas City at Minnesota9:30 FRIDAY’S GAMES Orlando City at Atlanta.........................8 Portland at Seattle...............................10 SATURDAY’SGAMES NewYork City FC at NewYork............7 NEWENGLANDat Chicago..............7:30 Philadelphiaat D.C. United..............7:30 Toronto FC at Montreal....................7:30 Real Salt Lake at Colorado.................10 San Joseat Vancouver........................10 PREMIERLEAGUE Liverpool..............220GP WDLDiff. Pts.0+ 46 Arsenal.................2200+2 6 Man. City .............2110+ 54 Man. United.........2 110+4 4

Brighton...............211Tottenham ..........2110+0+ (^3424)
Bournemouth......2110+ 14
Sheffield..............2 110+1 4
Everton.................211Burnley.................2100+1+ (^1423)
NorwichCity .......2101– 13
LeicesterCity......2 020 02
Wolves..................202 002
Crystal PalacChelsea............e.....2011.....2011––1 411
WestHam............2011– 51
Aston Villa...........2002– 30
Newcastle............2002– 30
SouthampWatford.........ton ......200.......20022––4 (^400)
MONDAY’SRESULTS
ManchesterU. 1.......Wolverhampton 1
WNBA
EASTERNCONFERENCE
Washington.............20WL7.741—Pct. GB
Connecticut.............198.7041
Chicago....................1511.5774½
Indiana...............New York.....................917.34610½......818.30811½
Atlanta.......................521.19214½
WESTERNCONFERENCE
Las Vegas................18 9.667—
Los Angeles............1510.600 2
Seattle......................1513.5363½
Phoenix................Minnesota...............1314.4815....1313.5004½
Dallas .........................918.3339
No Games Monday or Wednesday
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
Washington 107......................Indiana 68
Connecticut 78..........................Dallas 68
PhoenixLas Vegas 100..............78.................................Chicago 85....NewYork 72
Seattle 82...........................Minnesota 74
TUESDAY’S GAMES
New York at Indiana..............................7
Chicago at Atlanta..................................7
Phoenixat Las Vegas..........................10
Minnesota at Los Angeles.............10:30
Scoreboard
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ON THE AIR
AMATEUR BASEBALL
6 p.m. AmericanLegionWorld Series final ESPNews
7:30 p.m. Little LeagueWS: R.I. vs. N.J. ESPN
AURORA GAMES
7 p.m. Tennis ESPNU
PROBASEBALL
2 p.m. LA Angelsat TexasMLB
7 p.m. Cleveland at NY MetsMLB
7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston NESN
10:07 p.m.NY Yankees at Oakland ESPN
PROBASKETBALL
7 p.m. WNBA: NewYork at IndianaNBA
10:30 p.m.WNBA: Minnesota at Los Angeles NBA
MEN’S SOCCER
3 p.m. Champions:Ajax at APOEL (first leg) TNT
8:30 p.m. Leagues Cup:ClubAmericavs. Tigres ESPN2
10:30 p.m.Leagues Cup:CruzAzulat LA GalaxyESPN2
TENNIS
11 a.m. US Open qualifying ESPNews
11 a.m. WTA: Bronx OpenTennis
3 p.m. ATP: Winston-SalemOpen Tennis
NBA superstarStephen Curryannounced Monday he is
helping Howard University re-establish a golf program with
a donation of an undisclosedamount that will allowone of
the country’s most prominent historically black universities
to launchDivision1 women’s and men’s teams for the 2020-
21 academic year. Curry, 31, who has won three NBA cham-
pionships withthe Golden State Warriors, has long been
knownas a passionate golfer. But the idea of partneringwith
Howardfor a six-yeartermdidn’t start untilJanuary, when
Curry wentto the campus for a screeningof the documenta-
ry film ‘‘Emanuel,’’ which chroniclesthe 2015shooting of
nineblackworshippersat a church in SouthCarolina,and
was approachedby HowardstudentOtis Ferguson.The se-
nior explained how he had been unsuccessful in starting up
an officialuniversity golf team. Howard had previouslyfield-
ed a Division 2 golf teambut that was discontinued.At a
news conference,Curry singledout Fergusonand recalled
their chance meeting. ‘‘We connected on golf,’’ he said.‘‘Ac-
countability, competition, discipline — all thosedifferent
ideals we learned through the game of golf.’’ Under Armour,
whichsponsors Curry and is based in nearby Baltimore,will
provideuniformsand Callaway will supply the equipment.
Mavericks sign Barea to 1-year deal
Point guardJ.J. Barea, a formerNortheastern standout,
officially signeda one-year deal for the veteran’s minimum
to return with the Dallas Mavericks for the 2019-20 season.
Barea,34, a 13-yearNBA veteran, missedthe final 40 games
last season with a ruptured Achilles’ tendon but is expected
to be readyfor training camp... The AtlantaHawks pro-
moted general managerTravis Schlenkto president of bas-
ketball operations... Former Cleveland Cavaliers coachDa-
vid Blatt, 60, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis... Phoe-
nix Mercury guardDianaTaurasiwas medicallyclearedto
play after missingmost of the season with a back injury.
SOCCER
US to host Cuba in CONCACAF match
The US’ home gameagainst Cubain the first CONCACAF
Nations League will be played at Audi Field in Washington,
D.C., on Oct. 11. The site was announcedby the US Soccer
Federation, whichhas yet to say where the Nov. 15 home
match against Canadawill be played. As part of the new
tournament, the US plays Canada at Torontoon Oct. 15,
then closes Nov. 19 against Cuba,a gamethat may be played
at George Town, CaymanIslands... Belgium became the
10th country to expressan interest in biddingfor the 2023
Women’s World Cup,joiningArgentina, Australia, Bolivia,
Colombia,Japan, New Zealand,and South Africa.SouthKo-
rea was mulling a jointentry with North Korea.
COLLEGEFOOTBALL
Wisconsinreinstates acquitted WR
FormerWisconsin receiverQuintez Cephushas been
clearedto return to school after a jury acquitted him of sexu-
al assaultcharges. WisconsinfootballcoachPaul Chrystsaid
he would welcome Cephusback, but it wasn’t immediately
clear whenhe would return to the team.... Fourth-ranked
Oklahoma named Alabama transferJalen Hurtsas its start-
ing quarterback for the Sept. 1 season opener against Hous-
ton... Illinois freshman defensive backMarquez Beason, a
four-star recruitfrom Duncanville,Texas, who was the Illi-
ni’s top-rated highschoolrecruitin 10 years,is out for the
seasonwith a knee injury suffered in practice last week.
MISCELLANY
USOPC board to add athlete presence
The US Olympicand Paralympic Committee is proposing
an increase in athlete representation on its boardfrom 20
percentto 33 percent and a recasting of its mission state-
mentto include the job of promoting athletes’ well-being.
The changes werepart of a proposalto rewritethe USOPC
bylaws, which came20 days after federal lawmakers pro-
posed theirown drastic overhaul of the law governing the
USOPC.. .Al Jackson, a toughlefthanderwho provideda
rare glintof hopein the early days of the woebegone New
York Mets, died Monday at a nursing home in Port St. Lucie,
Fla., after a long illness. He worked 50 years for the Mets in
variouscapacities.He was 83. Obituary, C7.
SportsLog
Curry to fund Howard men’s, women’sgolf
The Top 25 teams in the AssociatedPress
preseason collegefootball poll,with first-
place votes in parentheses,2018 records, to-
tal points based on 25 pointsfor a first-place
vote through1 pointfor a 25th-place vote,
and 2018finalranking:
recordpts. prv.

Clemson(52) 15-0 1,540 1

Alabama(10) 14-1 1,496 2

Georgia 11-3 1,403 7

Oklahoma 12-2 1,331 4

Ohio State 13-1 1,261 3

LSU 10-3 1,199 6

Michigan 10-3 1,164 14

Florida 10-3 1,054 7

Notre Dame 12-1 1,044 5

Texas10-4 1,005 9

Oregon 9-4 860 -

Texas A&M 9-4 852 16

Washington 10-4 786 13

Utah 9-5 772 -

Penn State9-4 651 17

Auburn 8-5 578 -

UCF 12-1 410 11

MichiganState 7-6 377 -

Wisconsin 8-5 370 -

Iowa 9-4 330 25

Iowa State8-5 302 -

Syracuse 10-3 209 15

WashingtonState 11-2 200 10

Nebraska 4-8 154 -

Stanford9-4 141 -

Others receiving votes: Missouri117, Army 94, Mississippi St. 87, Miami70, Northwestern 63, TCU 57, Virginia 44, Boise State 38, Cincin- nati16, SouthCarolina15, VirginiaTech 12, FresnoState 8, UtahState8, Minnesota 7, Memphis6, AppalachianState 5, UAB 3, West Virginia 3, Oklahoma State 3, Arizona State3, Arizona 1, SouthernCal 1.

Preseason APtop 25

MIAABOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

Overtime in hockey gains traction

ByCraigLarson
GLOBE STAFF
FRANKLIN — Dan Shineis months
away fromhis 42nd season behind the
bench for the Arlington Catholic boys’
hockey program.
But he is passionate aboutmoving
the game forward.
As the longtimechairof the MIAA’s
Ice Hockey Committee, Shine was fully
on board witha proposal fromthe
Cape Ann League to introducea two-
year pilotprogram for a 4-on-4,five-
minute overtime period to determine
regular-seasonboys’ and girls’ games
that finish regulation in a tie.
On Monday afternoon, he voiced his
full support to his colleagues on the MI-
AA’s Board of Directors, noting that the
Hockey Committee had approvedthe
proposal, 14-0.
“We already do [overtime] for holi-
day and February vacation games, to
determinewho advances in a tourna-
ment,” said Shine, who was in atten-
danceat TD Garden last March in
whichthree of the six state finals went
into OT.
“This gives kids the opportunity to
use this format in the regular season.
Right now, they can onlywork on
[overtime] situations in practice. This
will be good for the game.”
Pendingsupport from the associa-
tion’sSportsMedicineCommittee,the
proposal was approved,6-4-1. Usage

will be determined on a league/confer- encebasis and the tie will still be re- corded for tournament seeding. The three-hoursession served as the official start of a two-year term for Marshfield Superintendent Jeff Grana- tino as boardpresident. “The focus re- mains on the student-athletes,” he said in an upbeat tone.“But unfortunately, our stakeholders have voicedconcerns. We have to addressthose, and solve problems.Communication and trans- parency is important, and I am opento new ideas and change.” One change for the better is the final financials for 2018-19. For the first time in years, the MIAA realized a spike in its tournamentrevenue,realizinga net of $430,448.That includesa 4.5 percent decrease in expenses. “From this seat, the myth of the association having financial instability is a myth,” said executivedirector Bill Gaine whilenotingthat the association plans to announce a $120,000 corpo- rate sponsorship deal with its member- ship this week. Later, he acknowledged, “We are do- ing better,” but the MIAA still must fill moreseats duringthe tournaments. This past spring, expenses ($520,198) outnumbered revenue ($427,394), but that was still a 10 percent improvement from the year prior. Non-financial numbers from the spring: 34,718 student-athletes com-

peted on 1,078 teams, with 712 games, and 31 events. RThe offer fromthe state track & field coaches (MSTCA)this past spring to run MIAApostseasontournaments continues to stir conversation. “Unique”was the prevailingterm voicedby boardmembers.“This is out- sourcinga tournament, this is not a format change,” said Cambridge AD Tom Arria. The consensus: followthe process,presentto the specific sport committee, then TournamentManagement (TMC),and the Board. “We want ideas, but this is a process,” said Granatino. RWith re-districting on target for 2020-21,the board tabled a motion to rescind a proposal regarding a re-districting subcommittee fromDistrict G (Berkshires). RHampton Charter, Boston Colle- giate Charter, and SalemAcademy were granted MIAA status. RBarnstable(formerlyOld Colony League) and Nauset Regional (Atlantic Coast League), new entrants to the ex- panded Cape& Islands League, re- ceived exclusion status to assist in scheduling. RThe reformed Greater Boston League(Everett, Malden, Medford,Re- vere, and Somerville) were assignedto District A.

CraigLarsoncanbe reached at [email protected]

Clemson tops ’Bama in preseason poll

ByRalphD. Russo
ASSOCIATEDPRESS
Crossoff another milestonefor
Clemson, college football’s newest su-
perpower.
For the first time, the defending na-
tional champion Tigers are No. 1 in The
Associated Press preseason Top 25 pre-
sentedby Regions Bank. The Tigers
won the program’s second national title
in three seasons behind freshman quar-
terback Trevor Lawrencein January.
Clemson now can claimequalstanding
with Alabama at the top of the sport.
The Crimson Tide,comingoff a 44-
16 loss to Clemson in the College Foot-
ball Playoff championship,are No. 2.
Clemsonreceived52 first-placevotes
and Alabama receivedthe other 10
from the media. Clemsonsnapsa re-
cord-tying string of three straight years
in which Alabama was preseason No. 1.
Georgia, Alabama’s Southeastern
Conference rival, is No. 3, followedby
No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 OhioState.
Clemson’s rise undercoach Dabo
Swinney has been uncommon in col-
lege football. The school won the na-
tional championship in 1981, but most-
ly it had residedon a tier below the tra-
ditionalnationalpowers. Clemson
football was usually good and some-
timesexcellent, but never this.
Last season’s championship made
Clemson just the 12th school with at
least threeAP titles since the poll start-
ed in 1936.
The Tigers enter 2019 with a 15-
game winning streak and eightstraight

double-digit victory seasons.Since 2015 , whenthey lost the national championship gameto Alabama, the

Tigers are 55-4. Nick Saban’s Alabama dynasty, with five nationaltitles in a 10-yearspan, has finally met its match. The Tide are also 55-4 in the last four seasons. Clemson and Alabama have split the last four national championships, played in the last four playoffs, and are poised to make it five straight. This will be the third time since 2016the Tigers and Tide have started the season Nos. 1 and 2 in the Top 25. Beginning with 2015,whenAlabamaand Clemson oc- cupied the top two spots in the last four AP polls of the season,the Tide and Ti- gers have been Nos. 1 and 2 in some or- der 22 times. Last year’s Clemson teamwas high- lighted by a defensive line that had three starters selected in the first round of the NFL Draft. The Tigers have rebuilding to do on that side of the ball, but recenthistory suggests reinforcements are ready. This year Lawrence and the offensewill be the headliner. The first freshmanquar- terback in morethanthree decades to lead a teamto a nationalchampion- ship, Lawrence will be joined by star re- ceivers Tee Higgins (12 touchdowns) and Justyn Ross(nine touchdowns) and game-breakingrunningback Trav- is Etienne (8.1 yards per carry). Alabama returns quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, the HeismanTrophy run- ner-up, and an array of weapons, too. As a new seasonstarts, college football fans best be prepared for Tide vs. Tigers V.

The Boston Globe - 20.08.2019

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