The New York Times - 30.07.2019

THE NEW YORK TIMES SPORTSTUESDAY, JULY 30, 2019 0 N B9

SCOREBOARD

FOOTBALL

N.F.L. PRESEASON SCHEDULE All Times EDT Thursday, Aug. 1 Denver vs. Atlanta at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m. (NBC) Thursday, Aug. 8 Jets at Giants, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7 p.m. Indianapolis at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Tennessee at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. New England at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Chicago, 8 p.m. Houston at Green Bay, 8 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Arizona, 10 p.m. Denver at Seattle, 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 9 Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 Cincinnati at Kansas City, 8 p.m. L.A. Rams at Oakland, 8 p.m. Dallas at San Francisco, 9 p.m.

W.N.B.A. LEADERS SCORING G FG FT PTS AVG Griner, PHO .....18 143 58 344 19.1 Bonner, PHO ....18 111 78 337 18.7 Howard, SEA ....21 141 80 380 18.1 Charles, NYL ....19 124 70 326 17.2 Delle Donne, WAS 15 98 36 256 17.1 Ogwumike, LAS.. 18 116 47 299 16.6 Cambage, LVA... 18 109 65 285 15.8 Wilson, LVA .....17 102 64 268 15.8 Nurse, NYL .....19 88 78 293 15.4 Jones, CON .....19 107 52 291 15.3 DeShields, CHI... 19 101 56 288 15.2 McBride, LVA ....19 98 56 288 15.2 Sims, MIN ......20 112 54 293 14.6 Fowles, MIN..... 20 127 35 289 14.4 Ogunbowale, DAL. 18 92 45 255 14.2 Hayes, ATL .....18 90 40 244 13.6 Gray, LAS ......19 96 36 251 13.2 Quigley, CHI ....19 91 16 249 13.1 Toliver, WAS ....18 91 23 235 13.1 Mitchell, IND ....21 100 28 269 12.8 Wheeler, IND ....21 98 27 258 12.3 Ogwumike, LAS.. 19 91 40 223 11.7 Thomas, CON... 19 81 35 223 11.7 FIELD-GOAL PERCENTAGE FG FGA PCT Fowles, MIN .........127 217 .585 Achonwa, IND ........72 131 .550 Russell, SEA .........63 116 .543 Hawkins, WAS ........70 130 .538 Dolson, CHI ..........67 126 .532 Hamby, LVA .........80 153 .523 Griner, PHO .........143 278 .514 Toliver, WAS .........91 180 .506 Cambage, LVA .......109 219 .498 Lavender, CHI ........83 167 .497 REBOUNDS G OFF DEF TOT AVG Jones, CON .....19 58 136 194 10.2 Fowles, MIN..... 20 60 135 195 9.8 Ogwumike, LAS.. 18 47 123 170 9.4 Cambage, LVA... 18 34 119 153 8.5 Delle Donne, WAS 15 21 105 126 8.4 Howard, SEA ....21 59 115 174 8.3 McCowan, IND... 21 66 103 169 8.0 Charles, NYL ....19 35 110 145 7.6 Thomas, CON... 19 50 93 143 7.5 Bonner, PHO ....18 22 111 133 7.4 ASSISTS G AST AVG Vandersloot, CHI....... 19 162 8.5 Wheeler, IND .........21 122 5.8 Toliver, WAS .........18 104 5.8 Gray, LAS ...........19 105 5.5 Cloud, WAS ..........18 99 5.5 Thomas, CON ........19 104 5.5 Boyd, NYL ...........19 101 5.3 Sims, MIN ...........20 106 5.3

BASKETBALL

W.N.B.A. STANDINGS

EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Connecticut 13 6 .684 — Washington 12 6 .667 { Chicago 11 8 .579 2 Liberty 8 11 .421 5 Indiana 6 15 .286 8 Atlanta 5 15 .250 8{ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Las Vegas 13 6 .684 — Los Angeles 11 8 .579 2 Seattle 12 9 .571 2 Phoenix 10 8 .556 2{ Minnesota 10 10 .500 3{ Dallas 5 14 .263 8 Saturday's Game All-Star Game: Team Wilson 129, Team Delle Donne 126 Sunday's Games No games scheduled Monday's Games No games scheduled Tuesday's Games Chicago at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m. Dallas at Las Vegas, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s Game Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

SOCCER

M.L.S. STANDINGS EAST W L T Pts GF GA Philadelphia... 11 7 6 39 41 36 Atlanta ......11 9 3 36 38 29 D.C. United ....9 6 9 36 31 26 N.Y.C.F.C. .....9 3 8 35 36 24 Red Bulls ....10 9 4 34 39 34 Montreal .....10 11 3 33 31 38 New England... 9 8 6 33 34 39 Toronto FC ....9 9 5 32 38 38 Orlando City... 7 11 5 26 30 33 Columbus .....7 14 3 24 24 36 Chicago ......5 10 9 24 34 35 Cincinnati .....5 16 2 17 22 53 WEST W L T Pts GF GA Los Angeles FC 15 3 4 49 59 23 Seattle ......11 6 5 38 33 28 LA Galaxy ....12 9 1 37 30 31 San Jose ....11 7 4 37 39 33 Minnesota ....10 7 5 35 38 30 FC Dallas .....9 8 6 33 31 26 Portland ......9 8 4 31 35 32 Real Salt Lake.. 9 9 4 31 30 30 Houston ......9 10 3 30 32 35 Kansas City ....6 9 7 25 33 39 Vancouver .....4 11 9 21 23 41 Colorado ......5 12 5 20 33 45 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie. Friday's Games N.Y.C.F.C. 3, Kansas City 1 Los Angeles FC 4, Atlanta 3 Saturday's Games Columbus 3, Red Bulls 2 New England 4, Orlando City 1 D.C. United 0, Chicago 0, tie Montreal 4, Philadelphia 0 Real Salt Lake 0, FC Dallas 0, tie Seattle 1, Houston 0 Toronto FC 2, Cincinnati 1 Vancouver 0, Minnesota 0, tie San Jose 3, Colorado 1 Portland 4, LA Galaxy 0 Saturday, August 3 Toronto FC at Red Bulls, 6 p.m. N.Y.C.F.C. at Real Salt Lake, 10 p.m. LA Galaxy at Atlanta, 5 p.m. FC Dallas at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles FC at New England, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Cincinnati, 8 p.m. Chicago at Houston, 9 p.m. Montreal at Colorado, 9 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 10 p.m.

BASEBALL

A.L. STANDINGS

East W L Pct GB Yankees 67 38 .638 — Tampa Bay 60 48 .556 8 { Boston 59 48 .551 9 Toronto 41 67 .380 27{ Baltimore 35 70 .333 32 Central W L Pct GB Minnesota 64 41 .610 — Cleveland 62 43 .590 2 Chicago 46 57 .447 17 Kansas City 40 68 .370 25{ Detroit 30 71 .297 32 West W L Pct GB Houston 68 39 .636 — Oakland 60 47 .561 8 Los Angeles 55 52 .514 13 Texas 53 53 .500 14{ Seattle 46 63 .422 23 MONDAY Toronto 7, Kansas City 3 Detroit at L.A. Angels Baltimore at San Diego TUESDAY Arizona (Clarke 3-3) at Yankees (Happ 8-5), 7:05 Mets (Syndergaard 7-5) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 5-9), 8:10 Baltimore (Eshelman 0-2) at San Diego (Lamet 0-2), 3:40 Houston (Verlander 13-4) at Cleve- land (Bieber 10-3), 7:10 Minnesota (Odorizzi 11-5) at Miami (Gallen 1-2), 7:10 Tampa Bay (TBD) at Boston (Price 7-4), 7:10 Seattle (Leake 9-8) at Texas (Jurado 6-6), 8:05 Toronto (TBD) at Kansas City (Mont- gomery 1-3), 8:15 Detroit (VerHagen 1-1) at L.A. Angels (Canning 3-6), 10:07 Milwaukee (TBD) at Oakland (Bassitt 7-5), 10:07 WEDNESDAY Arizona at Yankees, 1:05 Mets at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 Toronto at Kansas City, 1:15 Detroit at L.A. Angels, 4:07 Houston at Cleveland, 7:10 Minnesota at Miami, 7:10 Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 Seattle at Texas, 8:05 Milwaukee at Oakland, 10:07 N.L. STANDINGS

East W L Pct GB Atlanta 62 45 .579 — Washington 57 49 .538 4{ Philadelphia 55 50 .524 6 Mets 50 55 .476 11 Miami 41 63 .394 19{ Central W L Pct GB Chicago 56 49 .533 — St. Louis 56 49 .533 — Milwaukee 56 51 .523 1 Cincinnati 49 55 .471 6{ Pittsburgh 46 60 .434 10{ West W L Pct GB Los Angeles 69 39 .639 — San Francisco 54 52 .509 13{ Arizona 53 54 .495 15{ San Diego 49 56 .467 18{ Colorado 50 57 .467 18{ MONDAY Washington 6, Atlanta 3 Miami 11, Arizona 6 Cincinnati 11, Pittsburgh 6 Colorado 9, L.A. Dodgers 1 Baltimore at San Diego TUESDAY Mets (Syndergaard 7-5) at Chicago White Sox (Lopez 5-9), 8:10 Arizona (Clarke 3-3) at Yankees (Happ 8-5), 7:05 Baltimore (Eshelman 0-2) at San Diego (Lamet 0-2), 3:40 Atlanta (Teheran 5-7) at Washington (Scherzer 9-5), 7:05 San Francisco (Beede 3-4) at Phila- delphia (Smyly 1-5), 7:05 Minnesota (Odorizzi 11-5) at Miami (Gallen 1-2), 7:10 Pittsburgh (Musgrove 7-9) at Cincin- nati (Roark 6-6), 7:10 Chicago Cubs (Darvish 3-4) at St. Louis (Wainwright 7-7), 8:15 L.A. Dodgers (TBD) at Colorado (Freeland 2-8), 8:40 Milwaukee (TBD) at Oakland (Bassitt 7-5), 10:07 WEDNESDAY Mets at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 Arizona at Yankees, 1:05 Atlanta at Washington, 12:05 Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 12:35 L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 3:10 San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:05 Minnesota at Miami, 7:10 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 Milwaukee at Oakland, 10:07

GENERALI OPEN Mercedes-Benz Sproportpark Kitzbuehel KITZBUEHEL, AUSTRIA Singles First Round Dennis Novak, Austria, d. Jurij Rodionov, Austra, 6-3, 6-4. Lorenzo Sonego (7), Italy, d. Federico Delbonis, Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-7 (4), 7-6 (4). Matthias Bachinger, Germany, d. Martin Klizan, Slovakia, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (5), 7-6 (4). Roberto Carballes Baena, Spain, d. Hugo Dellien, Bolivia, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Jeremy Chardy, France, d. Marco Cecchinato, Italy, 7-6 (8), 7-5. Doubles First Round Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and Guillermo Duran, Argentina, d. Lucas Miedler and Sebastian Ofner, Austria, 6-4, 7-6 (7). Roman Jebavy, Czech Republic, and Matwe Middelkoop (3), Netherlands, d. Denys Molchanov, Ukraine, and Igor Zelenay, Slovakia, 6-4, 6-3.

ATP RANKINGS Through July 28 Singles

Novak Djokovic, Serbia, 12415

Rafael Nadal, Spain, 7945

Roger Federer, Switzerland, 7460

Dominic Thiem, Austria, 4595

Alexander Zverev, Germany, 4415

Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 4045

Kei Nishikori, Japan, 4040

Karen Khachanov, Russia, 2890

Fabio Fognini, Italy, 2890

Daniil Medvedev, Russia, 2625

Kevin Anderson, South Africa, 2500

Juan Martin del Potro, Argentina, 2380

Roberto Bautista Agut, Spain, 2215

Borna Coric, Croatia, 2195

John Isner, United States, 2040

Nikoloz Basilashvili, Georgia, 1975

Marin Cilic, Croatia, 1940

David Goffin, Belgium, 1860

Gael Monfils, France, 1770

Milos Raonic, Canada, 1765
WTA RANKINGS
Through July 28
Singles

Ash Barty, Australia, 6605

Naomi Osaka, Japan, 6257

Karolina Pliskova, Czech Republic, 6055

Simona Halep, Romania, 5933

Kiki Bertens, Netherlands, 5130

Petra Kvitova, Czech Republic, 4785

Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, 4638

Sloane Stephens, United States, 3802

Serena Williams, United States, 3411

Aryna Sabalenka, Belarus, 3365

Anastasija Sevastova, Latvia, 3356

Belinda Bencic, Switzerland, 2963

Angelique Kerber, Germany, 2875

Johanna Konta, Britain, 2790

Marketa Vondrousova, Czech Republic, 2652

Wang Qiang, China, 2647

Madison Keys, United States, 2555

Caroline Wozniacki, Denmark, 2478

Anett Kontaveit, Estonia, 2335

Elise Mertens, Belgium, 2305
M.L.S. LEADERS
GOALS
Carlos Vela, LFC ...............22
Josef Martinez, ATL .............17
Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA ...........16
Diego Rossi, LFC ..............12
Wayne Rooney, DC .............11
Jozy Altidore, TOR ...............9
Heber, N.Y.C.F.C. ................9
Alejandro Pozuelo, TOR ...........9
Kacper Przybylko, PHI ............9
CJ Sapong, CHI ................9
Chris Wondolowski, SJ ............9
ASSISTS
Maximiliano Moralez, N.Y.C.F.C. .....13
Carlos Vela, LFC ...............13
Diego Valeri, POR ..............12
Sebastian Blanco, POR ............9
Cristian Espinoza, SJ .............9
Carles Gil, NE ..................9
Nicolas Lodeiro, SEA .............9
Alejandro Pozuelo, TOR ...........9
Eduard Atuesta, LFC .............8
Michael Barrios, DAL .............8
Nicolas Gaitan, CHI ..............8
Jan Gregus, MIN ................8
Nani, ORL ....................8
SHOTS
Carlos Vela, LFC ..............108
Aleksandar Katai, CHI ............81
Vako Qazaishvili, SJ .............72
Diego Rossi, LFC ..............72
Cristian Espinoza, SJ ............65
Mauro Manotas, HOU ............65
Sebastian Blanco, POR ...........60
Kei Kamara, COL ...............60
SHOTS ON GOAL
Carlos Vela, LFC ...............47
Diego Rossi, LFC ..............34
Kei Kamara, COL ...............25
Alejandro Pozuelo, TOR ..........24
Kacper Przybylko, PHI ...........24
Vako Qazaishvili, SJ .............24
Cristian Espinoza, SJ ............23
Aleksandar Katai, CHI ............23
GOALS-ALLOWED AVERAGE
Steve Clark, POR .............0.73
Tyler Miller, LFC ..............0.94
Jesse Gonzalez, DAL ...........1.05
Bill Hamid, DC ...............1.09
Matt Turner, NE ..............1.14
Sean Johnson, N.Y.C.F.C. ........1.19
Brad Guzan, ATL ..............1.26
Stefan Frei, SEA ..............1.27
David Ousted, CHI............. 1.31
Zack Steffen, CLB .............1.31
SHUTOUTS
Brad Guzan, ATL ...............10
Bill Hamid, DC .................9
David Bingham, LA ..............7
Evan Bush, MTL ................7
Stefan Frei, SEA ................7
Vito Mannone, MIN ..............7
Jesse Gonzalez, DAL .............6
Sean Johnson, N.Y.C.F.C. ..........6
Tyler Miller, LFC ................6
Nick Rimando, RSL ..............6
Daniel Vega, SJ ................6

TENNIS

CITI OPEN William H.G. FitzGerald Tennis Center WASHINGTON Singles Men First Round Tommy Paul, United States, d. Denis Kudla, United States, 6-0, 6-4. Bjorn Fratangelo, United States, d. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-7 (14), 7-6 (5). Lloyd Harris, South Africa, d. Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Marius Copil, Romania, d. Mikael Torpegaard, Denmark, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3. Wilfried Tsonga, France, d. Brayden Schnur, Canada, 6-4, 7-6 (2). Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, d. Bradley Klahn, United States, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Adrian Mannarino, France, d. Ilya Ivashka, Belarus, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Tim Smyczek, United States, d. Matthew Ebden, Australia, 6-4, 6-4. Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, d. Donald Young, United States, 6-1, 6-4. Women First Round Christina McHale, United States, d. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (7), Russia, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5. Iga Swiatek, Poland, d. Ons Jabeur, Tunisia, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. Lesia Tsurenko, Ukraine, d. Wang Yafan, China, 6-3, 6-2. Varvara Gracheva, Russia, d. Anna Blinkova, Russia, 6-2, 5-7, 6-2. Sofia Kenin, United States, d. Jennifer Brady, United States, 6-2, 6-4. Anna Kalinskaya, Russia, d. Nao Hibino, Japan, 6-1, 6-1. Lauren Davis, United States, d. Eugenie Bouchard, Canada, 6-1, 6-2. Jessica Pegula, United States, d. Katerina Siniakova (6), Czech Republic, 6-4, 6-3. Doubles Men First Round Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcelo Melo (2), Brazil, d. Rajeev Ram, United States, and Joe Salisbury, Britain, 4-6, 6-3, 10-5. Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah (1), Colombia, d. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, and Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, 6-3, 3-6, 10-5.

SILICON VALLEY CLASSIC SJSU Tennis Center SAN JOSE, CALIF. Singles First Round Carla Suarez Navarro (6), Spian, d. Magda Linette, Poland, 6-3, 6-3. Mayo Hibi, Japan, d. Timea Babos, Hungary, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 (3). Kristie Ahn, United States, d. Alja Tomljanovic, Australia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. Doubles First Round Eri Hozumi and Makoto Ninomiya, Japan, d. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Peng Shuai, China, 6-2, 6-4.

M.L.B. TRANSACTIONS American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Evan Phillips to Norfolk (IL). Recalled RHP David Hess from Norfolk. KANASAS CITY ROYALS — Placed on 1B Lucas Duda waivers. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Designated RHP Brian Schlitter for assignment. Reinstated RHP Jharel Cotton from the 60-day IL and optioned him to Las Vegas (PCL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled LHP Thomas Pannone from Buffalo (IL). Selected the contract of SS Bo Bichette from Buffalo. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Acquired INF- OF Kristopher Negron from Seattle for INF Daniel Castro. Recalled RHP Josh Sborz from Oklahoma City (PCL). Placed INF/OF Kike Hernandez on the 10-day IL. Optioned RHP Jamie Schultz to Oklahoma City. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Designated RHP Marcos Diplan for assignment. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Acquired LHP Jason Vargas and cash considerations from the Mets for C Austin Bossart. Designated RHP Yacksel Rios for assignment. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Traded RHP Jordan Lyles to Milwaukee for RHP Cody Ponce. Recalled RHP Montana DuRapau from Indianapolis (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Acquired LHP Zac Rosscup from the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash considerations. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Recalled RHP Erick Fedde from Harrisburg (EL). Placed RHP Max Scherzer on the 10-day IL, retroactive to July 26.

TRANSACTIONS

N.F.L. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Fired offensive line coach Pat Flaherty. Named Dave DeGuglielmo offensive line coach. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released WR Cameron Meredith. Signed OL Patrick Omameh. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed QB Vincent Testaverde. Activated LB Jack Cichy from the PUP list. Placed TE Troy Niklas on injured reserve.

N.H.L. ARIZONA COYOTES — Announced Alex Meruelo has completed his transaction with Andrew Barroway to become team’s majority owner. DEVILS — Acquired LW Nikita Gusev from Vegas for a 2020 third-round draft pick and a 2021 second-round draft pick. Agreed to terms with Gusev on a two-year contract. RANGERS — Named Kris Knoblauch coach of Hartford (AHL). TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Signed G Andrei Vasilevskiy to an eight-year contract extension.

M.L.S. FC DALLAS — Loaned M Pablo Aranguiz to Chilean Primera Division Union Espanola for the rest of the 2019 season. LOS ANGELES FC — Acquired D Eddie Segura from Colombian side Atletico Huila on a permanent, multiyear contract. N.Y.C.F.C. — Acquired D Eric Miller from Minnesota for $50,000 General Allocation Money. RED BULLS — Named Sean McCafferty director of Red Bulls Academy. TORONTO FC — Announced F Terrence Boyd has left the team wo join Hallescher FC (Germany).

A.L. LEADERS BATTING G AB R H BA LeMahieu, Yankees. 95 391 74 130 .332 Devers, BOS... 104 420 86 138 .329 Brantley, HOU.. 100 391 59 127 .325 Bogaerts, BOS.. 103 405 85 128 .316 Alberto, BAL ....87 323 29 101 .313 Polanco, MIN... 100 420 66 128 .305 Merrifield, KC... 107 449 75 136 .303 Lindor, CLE .....86 361 57 109 .302 Moncada, CHW.. 96 372 58 112 .301 Gurriel, HOU ....99 397 58 119 .300 N.L. LEADERS BATTING G AB R H BA Yelich, MIL .....97 365 78 123 .337 McNeil, Mets ....91 345 52 116 .336 Bellinger, LAD.. 102 367 83 120 .327 Blackmon, COL.. 89 379 77 121 .319 Marte, ARI .....102 409 68 130 .318 Rendon, WAS... 91 341 74 108 .317 Freeman, ATL.. 105 409 78 124 .303 Dahl, COL ......96 357 64 108 .303 Arenado, COL.. 105 398 65 120 .302 Acuna Jr., ATL.. 105 424 83 125 .295

LOS CABOS OPEN Cabo del Mar LOS CABOS, MEXICO Singles First Round Prajnesh Gunneswaran, India, d. John Millman, Australia, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, d. Maxime Janvier, France, 6-4, 6-4. Doubles First Round Guido Pella and Diego Schwartzman (2), Argentina, d. Gerardo Lopez Villasenor, Mexico, and Cameron Norrie, Britain, 6-1, 4-6, 10-6. Gregoire Barrere and Lucas Pouille, France, d. Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan and Purav Raja, India, 6-3, 6-3.

SOCCER

U.S. Soccer on Monday released a
lengthy fact sheet detailing its finan-
cial commitment to the World Cup-
winning women’s national team pro-
gram, stepping squarely into the de-
bate about equal pay only weeks be-
fore the federation and the team are
scheduled to enter mediation to try to
resolve the players’ federal gender dis-
crimination lawsuit.
U.S. Soccer’s president, Carlos
Cordeiro, outlined the federation’s po-
sition in an open letter to the federa-
tion’s members in which he cited fig-
ures, produced in a federation analysis
of 10 years of financial data, that he
said showed the players on the wom-
en’s team had actually earned more
from U.S. Soccer than their male coun-
terparts over the past decade.
Cordeiro also highlighted tens of
millions of dollars of investment by the
federation in women’s soccer, noting
specifically more than $18 million in di-
rect support for the National Women’s
Soccer League, the seven-year-old
professional league, and millions more
in spending on youth programs.
The debate about equal pay and eq-
uitable treatment of the women’s team
raged long before it won its fourth
Women’s World Cup championship,
beating the Netherlands this month to
cap an unbeaten run through the tour-
nament in France. Talk of pay and fair-
ness had hovered over the tournament
since its start, in part because 28 mem-
bers of the American team filed suit
against the federation in March, argu-
ing that they were victims of years of
“institutionalized gender discrimina-
tion” that affected not only their in-
comes but nearly every feature of their

interactions with U.S. Soccer. The World Cup and its resulting championship glow had been part of an uneasy truce between the team and the federation. But the issue never lin- gered far from the stage; the women heard chants of “Equal pay!” even before they received their winner’s med- als at the World Cup, and officials were heckled by the mantra at the team’s ticker-tape celebrations in New York. Cordeiro said U.S. Soccer had made “a deliberate decision” not to debate the facts of the lawsuit or the broader equal pay fight while the women’s team was preparing to defend its

world championship, but his letter seemed to be an acknowledgment that recent events — including pressure from corporations and at least one U.S. Soccer sponsor, as well as efforts in Congress that could imperil funding to prepare for the 2026 World Cup to be held in North America — had forced the federation to engage. It was unclear how Cordeiro’s letter would be received by the players themselves. Early indications were that it was not going over well: a statement from a spokesman for the women’s team players labeled the conclu- sions in Cordeiro’s letter “utterly false” and the release of it “a ruse” to change

a conversation the federation was los- ing in the public square. And even as he heaped praise on the players who have argued publicly and loudly for better treatment, he also raised familiar arguments about why their pay was different. He said it was difficult to compare the pay of the men’s and women’s national teams because of differing compensation struc- tures; that a vast divide in FIFA prize money for men and women skews any comparison of compensation; and that the women’s team has produced per- game revenues that were, on average over 10 years, half of those generated by the men’s national team. “Still,” he wrote, “like any organization, U.S. Soccer recognizes that we can continue to improve.” Cordeiro said the federation was “committed to doing right by our players.” The reaction to his letter from the players, however, suggested he might have miscalculated. “This is a sad attempt by U.S.S.F. to quell the overwhelming tide of support the U.S.W.N.T. has received from ev- eryone from fans to sponsors to the United States Congress,” Molly Lev- inson, a spokesman for the players in the gender lawsuit, said in a statement. “The U.S.S.F. has repeatedly admitted that it does not pay the women equally and that it does not believe the women even deserve to be paid equally.” The players’ spokesman contended that the federation included the players’ N.W.S.L. salaries to inflate their national team pay. “The U.S.S.F. fact sheet is not a ‘clar- ification,’ ” Levinson’s statement said acidly. “It is a ruse.”

U.S. Soccer Responds to Calls for Equal Pay

By ANDREW DAS

A letter says women have

been paid more. They

say that’s ‘utterly false.’

since starting his career in 2010. (His
game of choice is Dota 2, another a
multiplayer online battle arena.)
“I definitely want to save the money
and invest it toward my future,” Kyle
said. “Make sure I’m safe with the
money.”
He does plan to splurge on a new
desk, he said.
Kyle finished the tournament with
59 points. Harrison Chang, 24, an Or-
ange County, Calif., native who plays
as “Psalm,” came in second place with
33 points and won $1.8 million, accord-
ing to Fortnite Intel. The message
pinned to the top of his Twitter account
reads, “There is no freaking way I just
made 1.8 million ...”
After the competition, he ran around
excitedly for 10 minutes. “I went
crazy,” Chang said Monday. He be-
came a full-time gamer in 2016 when
he dropped out of the University of Cal-
ifornia, Los Angeles. In total, he has 19
years of gaming experience.
Chang, who currently lives with
family and plans to move out soon,
isn’t sure what he’ll do with his win-
nings. “I’ve always lived kind of fru-
gally, and I’m not really big into, like,
spending big,” he said. “I’ll use it some-

how to make more money, though.” Third place went to 16-year-old Shane Cotton of Redondo Beach, Calif., who goes by “Epikwhale” and finished with 32 points. It was his first major competition and he won $1.2 million. He brushed it off on Twitter as “a cou- ple of $.” Shane practiced six to eight hours a day during the school year, and in the summer he stepped it up to around 10 hours a day, he said. “It’s a great relief for me,” he said about his performance at the World Cup. “I’ve been putting in hours every day. Just trying to get better and prepared for this tournament.” He plans to save most of his winnings, but said he would spend some on clothes and shoes. Kyle said he knew the other top players in the competition but didn’t talk to them frequently. His usual training process, he said, includes warming up his hands, calling friends to discuss techniques to improve, watching videos of the game and competing in scrimmages. He will try to balance that time-consuming schedule with his class work in high school, where he’ll be a junior this fall. “During the school year, it’s a little bit harder to control that,” Kyle said. “It’s a little bit on and off. Usually I try

to keep it consistent, but it’s hard with schoolwork.” He said his family was proud of him and was not too worried about the time he spends gaming since he’s making money. Fortnite hasn’t taken over his life, and it’s been a positive influence on him and helped to create friend- ships, he said. “When I’m not playing Fortnite, I’m usually trying to spend time with my family or friends,” Kyle said. “Just want to stay in touch with them.” The popularity of Fortnite, which was created in 2017, helped drive up revenue for the video game industry and other interactive media last year by 13 percent, to about $120 billion, according to a report by SuperData, a market research firm owned by Nielsen. Fortnite itself was the top- ranked free-to-play game in 2018, rak- ing in $2.4 billion in revenue, according to the report, which described the game as “a global phenomenon.” That all bodes well for Kyle’s plans to make a career out of gaming. “I’m going to keep playing and try to grow my brand,” he said. He’ll try to be at next year’s Fortnite World Cup. “For sure, any competi- tions that come from Fortnite, I’m definitely going to try to be involved in,” he said.

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When the Mets acquired the All-Star
pitcher Marcus Stroman from the Blue
Jays on Sunday, he knew two things
about his new team’s rotation.
First, he was joining a staff an-
chored by the Cy Young Award winner
Jacob deGrom and the flamethrower
Noah Syndergaard.
Second, Stroman was aware of the
likelihood that the rotation could look
very different before he ever pitched
for the Mets.
“Depending on what happens this
deadline,” he said during a conference
call with reporters Monday afternoon.
It turned out to be a prescient com-
ment. Within hours of the call, Mets
General Manager Brodie Van Wage-
nen had made his second move of the
week, shipping right-hander Jason
Vargas to the Philadelphia Phillies in
exchange for cash and Austin Bossart,
a catching prospect.
It was an active afternoon for a team
that swept the Pirates over the week-
end to keep themselves within six
games of the second wild-card spot,
and a reminder that the Mets would
continue to act as sellers until Wednes-
day at 4 p.m., when the trade deadline
passes.
For Vargas, it was the end of a nearly
two-season stint with the Mets that in-
cluded highs like his pitching a shutout
this year, as well as some pointed lows,
like his threatening to knock out a re-
porter in the Wrigley Field clubhouse.
His tenure in Queens concluded with
him holding a 4.01 E.R.A. this season,
which ranked second among the
team’s starters.
For Stroman, a Long Island native, it
meant starting over by coming home
to New York after seven seasons in the
Blue Jays organization.
“I think there’s so many guys in the
rotation that can shut down any team
at some point,” Stroman said of his
new team. “And I feel like I’m capable
of doing the same.”
Stroman’s tenure in Toronto did not

end without a dose of surprise and drama. While he knew the Blue Jays were preparing to trade him, it was widely expected that he would end up with a team squarely in playoff con- tention. Instead, he ended up with the Mets, at fourth place in the National League East. He admitted on Monday the move “definitely shocked” him and that there had been a bit of commotion after the Blue Jays’ loss to the Rays on Sunday, when he was informed of the trade. While several news reports described it as Stroman reacting angrily to being sent to the Mets, he only said he was explaining his opinion of the process to coaches and club officials in an exit interview. “My energy is extremely authentic,” Stroman said Monday. “I love playing the game of baseball, I love competing. When I’m in between those lines it’s kind of a different savage, a different demon is out there.” So while Yankees Manager Aaron Boone made it known last week that his players are the “savages” in New

York, Stroman, who has an E.R.A. of 2.96, will nonetheless be suiting up for the Mets moving forward. He is set to become a free agent after the 2020 season, and he added on Mon- day that he did not expect to be moved again this week after his initial discus- sion with Van Wagenen. Stroman, who grew up in Medford, N.Y., was acquired in exchange for two of the Mets’ top pitching prospects: the left-handed Anthony Kay and the right-handed Simeon Woods-Rich- ardson. When Stroman takes the mound next, he hopes to bring the high energy that has become his trade- mark. “I kind of go to a dark place; I put myself where I want to be,” he said. “I’m very passionate and I’m very emotional. When I’m away from the field, I’m kind of the opposite.” The Mets have been in a dark place most of the season. Whether it was Ed- win Diaz blowing saves or Van Wage- nen reportedly throwing a chair during a meeting with his coaching staff, members of the organization have expressed frustration regarding its fail- ures to live up to win-now expectations that Van Wagenen announced in the off-season. Even after the Stroman and Vargas deals, Van Wagenen’s front office is expected to be active in the trade market this week. Syndergaard and starting pitcher Zack Wheeler have both ac- knowledged that they know they may be dealt despite their desire to stay in Queens. Meanwhile, Stroman asserted that he was a “New York fan” when he was growing up. He played a game at Shea Stadium as a boy and teamed with Mets starter Steven Matz on a travel team. Stroman expressed excitement about the prospect of teaming up again with Matz, who threw his first career shutout over the weekend. “Every travel team I was on when I was younger, he was on my team,” Stroman said. “It’s going to be crazy to join him on this staff.”

For New Mets Pitcher, a Surprise Homecoming

By KEVIN ARMSTRONG

Marcus Stroman, who spent seven

seasons with the Blue Jays before

his trade, grew up in Medford, N.Y.

NATHAN DENETTE/THE CANADIAN PRESS, VIA AP

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Marcus Stroman, who spent seven

seasons with the Blue Jays before

his trade, grew up in Medford, N.Y.

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