D6 EZ SU THE WASHINGTON POST.MONDAY, AUGUST 26 , 2019
BY MARK MASKE
The Indianapolis Colts, their
fans and the rest of the NFL
continued to come to grips Sun-
day with quarterback Andrew
Luck’s stunning retirement
announcement.
That task was neither simple
nor straightforward. Luck’s deci-
sion borders on the unthinkable
for many of those in and around
football. To them, this simply isn’t
supposed to happen — not with a
star quarterback and particularly
not in today’s NFL, which is all
about safeguarding those star
quarterbacks and using their tal-
ents to make the on-field product
more appealing.
“This has been my personal
journey in football,” Luck said
Saturday night in Indianapolis.
“Everybody’s journey is differ-
ent.”
But no one’s NFL journey has
been quite like Luck’s, particular-
ly if he remains in retirement. He
is 29, and he’s an extremely prom-
inent player at the most celebrat-
ed position in sports. He was
picked by the Colts with the top
selection of the 2012 draft to
replace a quarterbacking legend,
Peyton Manning. He is a four-
time Pro Bowl selection and the
reigning comeback player of the
year.
And now, suddenly, he’s a for-
mer NFL player, describing him-
self as too weary of dealing with
injuries to continue playing. Luck
is not the first standout NFL
player to walk away in his prime.
Most notably, running backs Jim
Brown and Barry Sanders and
wide receiver Calvin Johnson
were all-time greats who retired
with plenty of productive on-field
days seemingly still ahead of
them.
But Luck’s retirement, if it
holds, is different because he’s a
quarterback and because it
comes when the NFL, more than
ever, is all about his position. The
league’s once-sagging TV ratings
were on the mend last fall as Luck
and other quarterbacks thrived
in an offensive season for the
ages. In a passing-first era in
which defensive players regularly
complain that quarterbacks are
coddled, the NFL’s leaders know
the key to having a game that’s
aesthetically pleasing is to keep
the standout quarterbacks
healthy, on the field and doing
their thing.
“I very much feel for him,” New
Orleans Saints quarterback Drew
Brees said. “I know what he went
through with the shoulder. I don’t
know the circumstances around
this, other than I know he’s been
battling another injury this off-
season and into this training
camp.... I think he’s just a
well-respected guy who everyone
feels has a lot of great football left
in him if he chooses to want to do
that. We all love watching himplay. I love watching his film. I
like being around him.”
Brees, speaking to reporters
Saturday night following the
Saints’ preseason game at the
New York Jets, said he learned
about Luck’s retirement while on
the sideline and was stunned.
“This game is a grind,” Brees
said. “It takes a physical toll, and
it takes a mental toll and an
emotional one. You have to truly
dedicate yourself and sacrifice a
lot. I don’t think any of us take
that lightly. None of us take that
for granted. We understand that
that’s part of what we sign up for.It still doesn’t take away from the
fact that it can absolutely be a
grind at times.”
But even if Brees and others
could empathize with what led to
Luck’s decision, he is unique
among star quarterbacks in
choosing to quit. It speaks to his
unusual circumstances. He is
walking away from approximate-
ly $60 million in potential salary
and bonuses under his current
contract, plus perhaps hundreds
of millions in prospective future
earnings. But he already has
made about $97 million in his
career.He has been sidelined recently
by a leg injury. Luck described the
injury Saturday as a “myriad of
issues” including a calf strain, a
posterior ankle impingement and
a high ankle sprain. He played
every game last year after missing
the entire 2017 season following
shoulder surgery.
His list of career injuries also
includes torn rib cartilage, a par-
tially torn abdominal muscle, a
lacerated kidney and at least one
concussion. Early in Luck’s NFL
career, the previous Colts regime
was criticized for failing to fortify
Luck’s offensive line to keep him
from being hit so often. Luck was
assigned some of the blame for
stubbornly holding the ball in the
pocket as pass rushers closed in,
wanting to give his receivers that
extra split second to get open.
Much of that seemed to change
when Colts owner Jim Irsay
turned to Chris Ballard as his
general manager and Ballard, af-
ter being rebuffed by New Eng-
land Patriots offensive coordina-
tor Josh McDaniels, hired Frank
Reich as the team’s coach in
February 2018.
Luck thrived again last season
and got the Colts back in the
playoffs, but he was back to deal-
ing with another injury this sum-
mer.
“I don’t know if there was a
final straw per se,” Luck said.
“The lack of progress [with the
leg injury], I think, just built up.... I can’t remember if there was
one tipping point or final straw.
[But] I feel so much clarity.”
Luck exits with the respect of
NFL peers.
Houston Texans defensive star
J.J. Watt called Luck an “incredi-
ble competitor and a truly great
person” as he wrote on Twitter,
“I’ll miss competing against a guy
who always played the game ex-
tremely hard, with an immense
amount of respect.”
Said Brees: “I’ve always
thought so highly of Andrew. Still
do. He’s obviously a great football
player, but I think anyone that’s
been around him would say he’s a
great guy, too. Man, you hate to
see something like that. I don’t
know if that’s permanent or
something short term or what.
Listen, he’s one of the best quar-
terbacks in the league, in my
opinion, and he still has a ton of
upside and a ton of QB life left if
he chooses to want to come back
and do that.”
The Colts move forward with
Jacoby Brissett as their quarter-
back. And Luck, as he deals with
the sting of being booed by some
Colts fans as he left the field
Saturday, moves on.
“I understand the suddenness
and maybe the surprise behind it.
I really do,” Luck said. “But I also
know I have so much clarity
about my next steps moving
forward.”
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Luck’s departure at 29 is unlike anything NFL has seen
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Andrew Luck isn’t the first star to retire in his prime, but the other
standouts — Jim Brown, Barry Sanders — weren’t quarterbacks.SCOREBOARD
LOCAL GOLF
ARGYLE
Joe Murray won the championship flight of the boys’ junior
club championship. Grant Lester won the first flight.
BELLE HAVEN
Mike Gaffin, Michael Kirby, Aaron Motley and Tommy
Dunn won first net in the Breakfast Foursomes “Sham-
ble” with a 122. Chip Beveridge, Mark Adams and Ryan Au
won first gross with a 134.
BETHESDAY
Paul and Nolan Bowen won the Parent-Child Tournament
with a low net score of 27.
BRYCE RESORT
Andrew Huemmer won low gross in the men’s Flight A of
the club championship. Tim Godfrey won low net. George
Pace won low gross in Flight B. Barry Madia won low net.
Lorie Kaas won low gross in the women’s Flight A. Beth
Hart won low net. Ethel Mae Sisneros won low gross in
Flight B. Dalene Bailey won low net.
COLUMBIA
Doug Hurson won the Winslow Cup.
KENWOOD
Sean McGarrity won the two-day medal play tournament
(Diffenbaugh) with a total of 143.
MANOR
At the Husband-Wife Championship, Peter and Shirley
Fox won first-place net with a score of 83.
MONTGOMERY
In the SGA 4-Club event, James Vaughn won low gross
with 73. Stephen Paik won low net with 69.
MOUNT VERNON
Nick and Dan Greksouk won the Parent-Child Champion-
ship. Coleen and Matt Murray won the junior division.
Patty and Stephen Greksouk won the senior division.
WOODMONT
In the junior club championships, Kyle Nordheimer won
the boys’ division and Lily Nordheimer won the ladies’
division. Ryan Kaufman won the boys’ Flight A title, Noah
Hurwitz won the boys’ Flight B title, and Hannah Levin
won the ladies’ flight title.FOOTBALL SOCCER BASKETBALL
BASEBALL
Little League World Series
In South Williamsport, Pa.
DOUBLE ELIMINATION
THURSDAY, AUG. 15
Game 1: Willemstad (Curacao) 11, Sydney (Australia) 0,
4 innings
FRIDAY, AUG. 16
Game 2: South Riding (Va.) 3, Barrington (R.I.) 0
Game 3: South Chungcheong (South Korea) 10, Maracai-
bo (Venezuela) 3
Game 4: Coon Rapids (Minn.) 2, Bowling Green (Ky.) 1
Game 5: Chofu City (Japan) 20, Bologna (Italy) 0, 5 innings
Game 6: Wailuku (Hawaii) 5, River Ridge (La.) 2
Game 7: Guadalupe (Mexico) 5, Coquitlam (British
Columbia) 0
Game 8: Elizabeth (N.J.) 6, Salem (Ore.) 2
SATURDAY, AUG. 17
Game 9: Maracaibo (Venezuela) 2, Sydney (Australia) 0,
Sydney eliminated
Game 10: Barrington (R.I.) 6, Bowling Green (Ky.) 1,
Bowling Green eliminated
Game 11: Coquitlam (British Columbia) 10, Bologna
(Italy) 0, 4 innings
Game 12: River Ridge (La.) 3, Salem (Ore.) 2, Salem
eliminated
SUNDAY, AUG. 18
Game 13: South Chungcheong (South Korea) 4, Willem-
stad (Curacao) 0
Game 14: South Riding (Va.) 11, Coon Rapids (Minn.) 0
Game 15: Chofu City (Japan) 5, Guadalupe (Mexico) 0
MONDAY, AUG. 18
Game A: Bowling Green (Ky.) 4, Sydney (Australia) 1
Game 16: Wailuku (Hawaii) 6, Elizabeth (N.J.) 0
Game 17: Maracaibo (Venezuela) 8, Guadalupe (Mexico)
7, Guadalupe eliminated
Game 19: Willemstad (Curacao) 8, Coquitlam (British
Columbia) 1, Coquitlam eliminated
Game 20: River Ridge (La.) 10, Coon Rapids (Minn.) 0, 4
innings, Coon Rapids eliminated
TUESDAY’S RESULTS
Game B: Salem (Ore.) 4, Bologna (Italy) 3
Game 21: Willemstad (Curacao) 9, Maracaibo (Ven-
ezuela) 2, Maraccaibo eliminated
Game 18: Elizabeth (N.J.) 2, Barrington (R.I.) 0, Bar-
rington eliminated
WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Game 22: River Ridge (La.) 4, Elizabeth (N.J.) 1,
Elizabeth eliminated
Game 23: Chofu City (Japan) 7, South Chungcheong
(South Korea) 2
Game 24: Wailuku (Hawaii) 12, South Riding (Va.) 9
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Game 25: Willemstad (Curacao) 5, South Chungcheong
(South Korea) 3, South Chungcheong eliminated
Game 26: River Ridge (La.) 10, South Riding (Va.) 0,
South Riding eliminated
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
International Final: Willemstad (Curacao) 5, Chofu City
(Japan) 4
U.S. Final: River Ridge (La.) 9, Wailuku (Hawaii) 5
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
THIRD PLACE
Chofu City (Japan) 5, Wailuku (Hawaii) 0
CHAMPIONSHIP
River Ridge (La.) 8, Willemstad (Curacao) 0NFL preseason
NFC
EAST W L T PCT. PF PA
N.Y. Giants .................... 3 0 01.000 88 58
Dallas ............................ 2 1 0 .667 57 27
Washington .................. 1 2 0 .333 42 60
Philadelphia .................. 1 2 0 .333 49 63
SOUTH W L T PCT. PF PA
Tampa Bay .................... 2 1 0 .667 57 56
New Orleans ................. 2 1 0 .667 72 64
Carolina ......................... 1 2 0 .333 40 50
Atlanta .......................... 0 4 0 .000 54 89
NORTH W L T PCT. PF PA
Minnesota ..................... 3 0 01.000 79 53
Green Bay ..................... 1 2 0 .333 62 74
Chicago ......................... 1 2 0 .333 53 72
Detroit .......................... 0 3 0 .000 46 85
WEST W L T PCT. PF PA
San Francisco ................ 3 0 01.000 68 41
Seattle .......................... 2 1 0 .667 64 54
L.A. Rams ...................... 1 2 0 .333 23 34
Arizona ......................... 1 2 0 .333 52 66
AFC
EAST W L T PCT. PF PA
New England ................. 3 0 01.000 63 23
Buffalo .......................... 3 0 01.000 75 50
Miami ............................ 2 1 0 .667 70 50
N.Y. Jets ....................... 1 2 0 .333 57 69
SOUTH W L T PCT. PF PA
Tennessee ..................... 1 2 0 .333 50 50
Houston ........................ 1 2 0 .333 56 85
Indianapolis .................. 0 3 0 .000 51 72
Jacksonville .................. 0 3 0 .000 17 75
NORTH W L T PCT. PF PA
Pittsburgh ..................... 3 0 01.000 65 41
Baltimore ...................... 3 0 01.000 81 28
Cleveland ...................... 2 1 0 .667 63 41
Cincinnati ...................... 1 2 0 .333 63 76
WEST W L T PCT. PF PA
Oakland ......................... 3 0 01.000 69 50
Kansas City ................... 1 2 0 .333 62 61
Denver ........................... 1 3 0 .250 49 66
L.A. Chargers ................ 0 3 0 .000 45 59
WEEK 3
THURSDAY’S RESULTS
Washington 19, at Atlanta 7
Baltimore 26, at Philadelphia 15
N.Y. Giants 25, at Cincinnati 23
at New England 10, Carolina 3
at Miami 22, Jacksonville 7
Oakland 22, Green Bay 21, in Winnipeg
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
at Tampa Bay 13, Cleveland 12
Buffalo 24, at Detroit 20
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
at Minnesota 20, Arizona 9
Chicago 27, at Indianapolis 17
at Dallas 34, Houston 0
San Francisco 27, at Kansas City 17
New Orleans 28, at N.Y. Jets 13
at L.A. Rams 10, Denver 6
Seattle 23, at L.A. Chargers 15
SUNDAY’S RESULT
Pittsburgh 18, at Tennessee 6
WEEK 4
THURSDAY’S GAMES
Baltimore at Washington, 7:30
Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7
Minnesota at Buffalo, 7
Atlanta at Jacksonville, 7
Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7
Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7
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
NCAA
SATURDAY‘S RESULTS
EAST
Villanova 34, at Colgate 14
SOUTH
Youngstown State 45, Samford 22, in Montgomery, Ala.
Florida 24, Miami 20, in Orlando
WEST
at Hawaii 45, Arizona 38
THURSDAY‘S GAMES
EAST
Robert Morris at Buffalo, 7
Delaware State at Delaware, 7
Bryant at Stony Brook, 7
Wagner at Connecticut, 7
SOUTH
Union (Ky.) at Morehead State, 6
E. Illinois at Chattanooga, 7
Valparaiso at E. Kentucky, 7
Pikeville at Murray State, 7
Jacksonville at Richmond, 7
Gardner-Webb at Charlotte, 7:30
Florida A&M at UCF, 7:30
Northwestern State at Tennessee Martin, 7:30
Cent. Arkansas at W. Kentucky, 7:30
N.C. Central at Austin Peay, 8
Georgia Tech at Clemson, 8
W. Illinois at North Alabama, 8
Jacksonville State at SE Louisiana, 8
FIU at Tulane, 8
Alabama State at UAB, 8
MIDWEST
Morgan State at Bowling Green, 7
Albany (N.Y.) at Cent. Michigan, 7
UCLA at Cincinnati, 7
S. Illinois at SE Missouri, 7:30
S. Dakota State at Minnesota, 9
SOUTHWEST
Bethel (Tenn.) at Lamar, 8
Texas State at Texas A&M, 8:30
WEST
Missouri State at N. Arizona, 9
Kent State at Arizona State, 10
N. Colorado at San Jose State, 10
Utah at BYU, 10:15
FRIDAY’S GAMES
EAST
Rice at Army, 6
Sacred Heart at Maine, 6
Massachusetts at Rutgers, 7:15
SOUTH
Wisconsin at South Florida, 7
Utah State at Wake Forest, 8
MIDWEST
Tulsa at Michigan State, 7
WEST
Purdue at Nevada, 9:30
Colorado vs. Colorado State at Denver, 10
Oklahoma State at Oregon State, 10:30MLS
EASTERN W L T PtsGFGA
Atlanta .............................15 9 3 48 46 30
Philadelphia......................14 8 6 48 51 41
New York City FC..............13 5 8 47 48 33
New York ..........................12 11 5 41 47 42
D.C. United .......................10 10 9 39 36 38
New England ....................10 9 8 38 40 46
Toronto FC ........................10 10 7 37 43 44
Montreal...........................10 14 4 34 40 52
Orlando City........................9 12 7 34 35 36
Chicago ...............................8 12 9 33 43 42
Columbus............................8 15 6 30 32 43
FC Cincinnati ......................5 18 3 18 27 64
WESTERN W L T PtsGFGA
x-Los Angeles FC..............19 3 4 61 71 25
Real Salt Lake ..................13 10 4 43 40 34
Seattle..............................12 8 7 43 42 40
Minnesota ........................12 9 6 42 44 37
x-LA Galaxy ......................13 11 2 41 35 38
San Jose ...........................12 10 5 41 45 43
FC Dallas...........................11 10 7 40 44 37
Portland............................11 11 4 37 42 40
Sporting K.C. ......................9 11 7 34 40 45
Houston ..............................9 14 4 31 38 48
Colorado..............................7 14 6 27 43 54
Vancouver...........................6 13 9 27 28 48
x-Late match
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
at Philadelphia 3, D.C. United 1
at New York City FC 2, New York 1
at New England 2, Chicago 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 at Los Angeles FC, Late
WEDNESDAY’S MATCH
Vancouver at Montreal, 8
SATURDAY’S MATCHES
D.C. United at Montreal, 7:30
Colorado at New York, 7
Chicago at Columbus, 7:30
Toronto FC at New England, 7:30
Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:30
FC 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, 10:30NWSL
W L T PtsGFGA
Portland............................10 3 6 36 39 22
North Carolina ....................9 4 4 31 32 17
Chicago ...............................9 8 2 29 29 26
Utah Royals FC ...................8 6 4 28 19 15
Reign FC..............................7 5 6 27 16 20
Washington .......................7 7 4 25 22 19
Houston ..............................6 8 4 22 18 28
Sky Blue FC.........................4 11 4 16 15 25
Orlando ...............................4 12 2 14 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 at Orlando, 7:30WNBA
EAST W L PCT GB
y-Washington..............................21 8 .724 —
y-Connecticut ..............................20 9 .690 1
y-Chicago .....................................18 11 .621 3
Indiana.........................................10 19 .345 11
New York .......................................9 20 .310 12
Atlanta ..........................................7 22 .241 14
WEST W L PCT GB
y-Los Angeles..............................18 10 .643 —
y-Las Vegas .................................19 11 .633 —
Seattle.........................................15 14 .517 31 / 2
Minnesota ...................................15 15 .500 4
Phoenix ........................................13 15 .464 5
Dallas.............................................9 20 .310 91 / 2
y-Clinched playoff berth
FRIDAY’S RESULTS
at Chicago 85, Washington 78
at Connecticut 89, Las Vegas 85
Atlanta 90, at New York 87
SUNDAY’S RESULTS
at Washington 101, New York 72
Atlanta 77, at Dallas 73
at Los Angeles 84, Connecticut 72
Chicago 94, at Phoenix 86
at Minnesota 98, Las Vegas 77
Indiana 63, at Seattle 54
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Los Angeles at Washington, 7
Las Vegas at Indiana, 7
Phoenix at New York, 7
Chicago at Minnesota, 8
Connecticut at Seattle, 10Mystics 101, Liberty 72
NEW YORK ......................... 14 17 16 25 — 72
WASHINGTON ................... 31 16 29 25 — 101
NEW YORK: Charles 7-13 2-2 16, Hartley 6-12 3-4 16,
Nurse 8-20 2-2 24, Wright 0-0 0-0 0, Zahui B 0-2 0-0 0,
Allen 4-8 0-0 9, Boyd 0-1 2-2 2, Gray 0-3 1-2 1, Johannes
0-6 0-0 0, Raincock-Ekunwe 2-4 0-0 4, Xu 0-3 0-0 0.
Totals 27-72 10-12 72.
WASHINGTON: Atkins 2-6 0-0 5, Cloud 1-5 0-0 2, Delle
Donne 8-13 5-5 22, Powers 4-9 4-4 14, Sanders 4-6 0-0 8,
Hawkins 6-9 0-0 15, Hines-Allen 2-4 0-0 4, Meesseman
6-8 0-0 14, Mestdagh 1-2 0-0 3, Peddy 4-4 0-0 9,
Walker-Kimbrough 1-8 2-2 5. Totals 39-74 11-11 101.
Three-point Goals: New York 8-19 (Nurse 6-10, Hartley
1-2, Allen 1-3, Boyd 0-1, Johannes 0-3), Washington
12-29 (Hawkins 3-5, Meesseman 2-2, Powers 2-6, Peddy
1-1, Delle Donne 1-2, Mestdagh 1-2, Atkins 1-3, Walker-
Kimbrough 1-5, Hines-Allen 0-1, Cloud 0-2). Fouled Out:
None. Rebounds: New York 29 (Gray, Raincock-Ekunwe
5), Washington 41 (Delle Donne 10). Assists: New York
21 (Wright 4), Washington 30 (Cloud, Hawkins 5). Total
Fouls: New York 15, Washington 12. Technicals: New
York coach Liberty (Defensive three second). A: 4,200
(4,200).LPGA Tour
CP WOMEN’S OPEN
At Magna Golf Club; In Aurora, Ontario
Purse: $2,250,000
Yardage: 6,709; Par: 72
FINAL
$337,500
Jin Young Ko ............................. 66 67 65 64 — 262 -26
$208,304
Nicole Broch Larsen .................. 66 66 66 69 — 267 -21
$134,002
Lizette Salas ............................. 73 67 65 64 — 269 -19
Brooke M. Henderson ............... 66 69 65 69 — 269 -19
$85,534
Carlota Ciganda ........................ 73 67 65 67 — 272 -16
Nasa Hataoka ........................... 69 69 66 68 — 272 -16
$60,444
Caroline Masson ....................... 71 69 66 67 — 273 -15
Amy Olson ................................ 68 68 68 69 — 273 -15
$50,751
Ariya Jutanugarn ...................... 73 66 66 69 — 274 -14
$42,956
Yu Liu ........................................ 68 67 71 69 — 275 -13
Jessica Korda ............................ 69 70 66 70 — 275 -13
Angel Yin .................................. 69 68 68 70 — 275 -13
$31,704
Jane Park .................................. 71 71 68 66 — 276 -12
Danielle Kang ............................ 70 72 66 68 — 276 -12
Xiyu Lin ..................................... 70 68 70 68 — 276 -12
Brittany Altomare .................... 71 66 71 68 — 276 -12
Aditi Ashok ............................... 70 69 66 71 — 276 -12
Megan Khang ............................ 67 71 67 71 — 276 -12
Pajaree Anannarukarn .............. 66 69 69 72 — 276 -12
$24,406
Sung Hyun Park ........................ 69 73 68 67 — 277 -11
Lexi Thompson ......................... 72 69 68 68 — 277 -11
Sakura Yokomine ...................... 70 69 69 69 — 277 -11
Mi Jung Hur .............................. 71 66 71 69 — 277 -11
Nelly Korda ............................... 69 70 68 70 — 277 -11
$19,806
Celine Boutier ........................... 71 72 67 68 — 278 -10
Katherine Kirk .......................... 71 69 69 69 — 278 -10
Minjee Lee ................................ 69 68 72 69 — 278 -10
Jasmine Suwannapura ............. 72 67 68 71 — 278 -10
Su Oh ........................................ 68 71 68 71 — 278 -10
Wei-Ling Hsu ............................ 69 69 65 75 — 278 -10
$16,194
Ally McDonald .......................... 70 73 69 67 — 279-9
Jeongeun Lee6 .......................... 70 71 68 70 — 279-9
Bronte Law ............................... 69 71 68 71 — 279-9
Marissa Steen .......................... 67 72 68 72 — 279-9
$12,936
P.K. Kongkraphan ..................... 72 70 70 68 — 280-8
Kristen Gillman ......................... 73 68 70 69 — 280-8
Stephanie Meadow ................... 71 71 68 70 — 280-8
Lydia Ko .................................... 73 67 69 71 — 280-8
Georgia Hall .............................. 68 72 69 71 — 280-8
Cydney Clanton ......................... 70 72 66 72 — 280-8
Isi Gabsa .................................... 69 70 68 73 — 280-8
$10,720
Amy Yang ................................. 68 73 72 68 — 281-7
Tiffany Chan ............................. 67 73 71 70 — 281-7
$9,523
Jodi Ewart Shadoff ................... 72 71 72 67 — 282-6
Daniela Darquea ....................... 69 74 72 67 — 282-6
Anne-Catherine Tanguay ......... 66 74 71 71 — 282-6
Jing Yan .................................... 70 71 68 73 — 282-6
$7,926
Louise Ridderstrom .................. 67 76 73 67 — 283-5
Gerina Piller .............................. 69 74 71 69 — 283-5
Annie Park ................................ 65 76 72 70 — 283-5
Jenny Shin ................................ 70 69 74 70 — 283-5
Mel Reid .................................... 75 68 69 71 — 283-5
Jennifer Kupcho ........................ 74 66 70 73 — 283-5
$6,957
Ayako Uehara ........................... 71 69 74 70 — 284-4
Sarah Schmelzel ....................... 70 70 74 70 — 284-4
$6,386
Kelly Tan ................................... 74 69 70 72 — 285-3
Jeong Eun Lee ........................... 72 70 71 72 — 285-3
Jennifer Song ........................... 71 71 69 74 — 285-3
$5,611
Suzann Pettersen ..................... 71 71 75 69 — 286-2
Haeji Kang ................................. 69 74 72 71 — 286-2
Azahara Munoz ......................... 74 69 71 72 — 286-2
In Gee Chun ............................... 71 70 73 72 — 286-2
Hee Young Park ........................ 70 72 70 74 — 286-2
$5,132
Kendall Dye ............................... 72 71 72 72 — 287-1
Mirim Lee .................................. 72 70 73 72 — 287-1
Sarah Kemp .............................. 69 73 71 74 — 287-1
$4,790
Dana Finkelstein ....................... 72 70 74 72 — 288 E
Na Yeon Choi ............................. 72 71 71 74 — 288 E
Julieta Granada ........................ 71 71 72 74 — 288 E
$4,562
Sarah Burnham ......................... 75 68 74 72 — 289 +1
$4,476
Lauren Kim ............................... 72 71 78 69 — 290 +2
Nanna Koerstz Madsen ............ 71 69 74 76 — 290 +2GOLF
No. 8 Florida 24, Miami 20
Late Saturday
MIAMI ...................................... 310 0 7—20
FLORIDA .................................. 7 0 10 7 — 24
MIA: FG Baxa 36, 9:37 first.
FLA: Toney 66 pass from Franks (McPherson kick), 7:37
first.
MIA: FG Baxa 42, 8:26 second.
MIA: Jordan 25 pass from J.Williams (Baxa kick), :45
second.
FLA: FG McPherson 27, 6:30 third.
FLA: Perine 8 pass from Franks (McPherson kick), :30
third.
MIA: Dallas 50 run (Baxa kick), 14:15 fourth.
FLA: Franks 3 run (McPherson kick), 8:18 fourth.
MIAMI FLORIDA
First Downs ..................................... 21 18
Rushes-Yards ............................. 36-79 28-50
Passing .......................................... 214 254
Comp-Att-Int .......................... 19-30-0 17-27-2
Return Yards .................................... 31 63
Punts-Avg. ............................... 4-37.75 3-45.0
Fumbles-Lost .................................. 3-1 2-2
Penalties-Yards ........................ 14-118 9-100
Time Of Possession .................... 36:26 23:34Dream 77, Wings 73
ATLANTA ........................... 14 23 25 15 — 77
DALLAS .............................. 13 17 18 25 — 73
ATLANTA: Breland 4-8 2-2 10, Hayes 5-13 12-15 23,
Montgomery 3-7 2-2 8, Sykes 1-5 2-2 5, Williams 3-5 0-0
6, Bentley 5-9 2-2 12, Billings 1-2 0-0 2, Cazorla 0-0 0-0 0,
Coates 3-4 3-4 9, Coffey 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-56 23-27 77.
DALLAS: Davis 2-6 2-2 6, Gray 2-8 4-4 9, Harrison 5-14
2-2 12, Ogunbowale 10-24 7-10 29, Thornton 2-8 4-4 9,
Anigwe 2-5 0-1 4, Gustafson 0-0 0-0 0, Johnson 2-7 0-0 4,
McCarty-Williams 0-0 0-0 0, McGee-Stafford 0-0 0-0 0.
Totals 25-72 19-23 73.
Three-point Goals: Atlanta 2-11 (Sykes 1-2, Hayes 1-3,
Coffey 0-1, Breland 0-1, Bentley 0-1, Montgomery 0-3),
Dallas 4-13 (Ogunbowale 2-5, Thornton 1-2, Gray 1-3,
Davis 0-1, Johnson 0-2). Fouled Out: Davis. Rebounds:
Atlanta 32 (Breland 12), Dallas 37 (Harrison 10).
Assists: Atlanta 15 (Bentley 4), Dallas 8 (Ogunbowale,
Gray 2). Total Fouls: Atlanta 20, Dallas 25. Technicals:
Atlanta coach Dream (Defensive three second), Dallas
coach Brian Agler, Anigwe. A: 4,715 (7,000).PGA Tour
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
At East Lake Golf Club; In Atlanta
Bonus Money: $15 million (Winner-take-all)
Yardage: 7,346; Par: 70
FedExCup Starting Strokes in parentheses
FINAL
Rory McIlroy (-5) ...................... 66 67 68 66 — 267 -18
Xander Schauffele (-4) ............ 64 69 67 70 — 270 -14
Brooks Koepka (-7) .................. 67 67 68 72 — 274 -13
Justin Thomas (-10) ................ 70 68 71 68 — 277 -13
Paul Casey (-2) ......................... 66 67 68 72 — 273-9
Adam Scott (-3) ....................... 68 70 71 66 — 275-8
Tony Finau (-3) ......................... 70 69 70 67 — 276-7
Chez Reavie (-1) ....................... 71 64 70 70 — 275-6
Kevin Kisner (-2) ...................... 71 70 68 68 — 277-5
Hideki Matsuyama (-3) ............ 66 75 66 71 — 278-5
Patrick Reed (-6) ...................... 70 70 73 68 — 281-5
Bryson DeChambeau (E) .......... 68 71 67 70 — 276-4
Jon Rahm (-4) .......................... 68 72 68 72 — 280-4
Jason Kokrak (E) ...................... 71 67 72 67 — 277-3
Gary Woodland (-3) ................. 68 73 69 71 — 281-2
Tommy Fleetwood (-1) ............ 69 70 71 70 — 280-1
Matt Kuchar (-4) ...................... 66 72 71 74 — 283-1
Webb Simpson (-4) .................. 74 70 68 71 — 283-1
Sungjae Im (-1) ........................ 67 71 73 70 — 281 E
Rickie Fowler (-2) ..................... 71 71 70 70 — 282 E
Louis Oosthuizen (E) ............... 70 71 70 70 — 281 +1
Abraham Ancer (-4) ................. 72 69 72 72 — 285 +1
Patrick Cantlay (-8) .................. 70 71 75 73 — 289 +1
Marc Leishman (-1) .................. 71 73 72 67 — 283 +2
Brandt Snedeker (-2) ............... 73 72 67 72 — 284 +2
Corey Conners (-1) ................... 68 71 71 74 — 284 +3
Justin Rose (-2) ....................... 68 74 71 72 — 285 +3
Charles Howell III (E) ............... 68 73 71 72 — 284 +4
Lucas Glover (E) ....................... 73 75 70 72 — 290 +10
Dustin Johnson (-3) ................. 73 72 75 73 — 293 +10Sparks 84, Sun 72
CONNECTICUT .................... 26 13 13 20 — 72
LOS ANGELES .................... 22 20 23 19 — 84
CONNECTICUT: A.Thomas 3-8 0-2 6, C.Williams 8-17 2-4
18, J.Jones 6-10 2-2 16, J.Thomas 4-15 0-0 10, Stricklen
4-9 1-1 12, B.Jones 0-0 2-2 2, Hiedeman 0-0 0-0 0,
Holmes 2-4 1-2 6, Plaisance 0-0 0-0 0, Tuck 1-5 0-0 2.
Totals 28-68 8-13 72.
LOS ANGELES: Gray 5-13 1-1 12, N.Ogwumike 6-9 4-4
16, Parker 5-10 2-2 13, R.Williams 7-12 2-2 21, Ruffin-
Pratt 2-7 1-1 5, A.Jones 0-0 2-2 2, Beard 1-3 0-0 2, Brown
0-0 0-0 0, C.Ogwumike 2-4 1-1 5, Mabrey 0-0 0-0 0,
Vadeeva 1-4 0-0 2, Wiese 2-2 0-0 6. Totals 31-64 13-13
84.
Three-point Goals: Connecticut 8-22 (Stricklen 3-6,
J.Jones 2-4, J.Thomas 2-8, Holmes 1-3, Tuck 0-1), Los
Angeles 9-24 (R.Williams 5-8, Wiese 2-2, Parker 1-3,
Gray 1-5, Beard 0-1, Vadeeva 0-1, Ruffin-Pratt 0-2,
N.Ogwumike 0-2). Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Con-
necticut 33 (J.Jones 12), Los Angeles 26 (N.Ogwumike
8). Assists: Connecticut 15 (J.Thomas, C.Williams 5),
Los Angeles 19 (Gray 6). Total Fouls: Connecticut 21, Los
Angeles 19. Technicals: Connecticut coach Sun (Delay of
game), Ruffin-Pratt. A: 17,076 (18,997).Crew 3, FC Cincinnati 1
CINCINNATI 0 1 1
COLUMBUS 3 0 3
First half: 1, Columbus, Zardes, 10 (Diaz), 22nd minute;
2, Columbus, Zardes, 11 (Afful), 33rd; 3, Columbus, Diaz,
1 (Santos), 45th+2.
Second half: 4, Cincinnati, Manneh, 4 (Ledesma), 89th+1.
Goalies: Columbus, Eloy Room, Jon Kempin; Cincinnati,
Przemyslaw Tyton, Jimmy Hague.
Yellow Cards: Gutman, Cincinnati, 23rd; Van der Werff,
Cincinnati, 31st; Maloney, Columbus, 31st; Afful, Colum-
bus, 43rd; Deplagne, Cincinnati, 57th; Artur, Columbus,
62nd; Mensah, Columbus, 90th+1; Ulloa, Cincinnati,
90th+1; Ledesma, Cincinnati, 90th+5.
Referee: Tim Ford. Assistant Referees: Adam Wienck-
owski, Kevin Klinger, Sorin Stoica. 4th Official: Elvis
Osmanovic.
A: 30,611.
Columbus: Eloy Room, Harrison Afful, Jonathan Men-
sah, Josh Williams(Alex Crognale, 82nd), Connor Malo-
ney, Luis Diaz(Luis Argudo, 54th), Pedro Santos, Wil
Trapp, Artur, Youness Mokhtar(David Accam, 67th),
Gyasi Zardes.
Cincinnati: Przemyslaw Tyton, Mathieu Deplagne, Mai-
kel Van der Werff, Kendall Waston, Andrew Gutman,
Victor Ulloa, Allan Cruz, Caleb Stanko(Leonardo Ber-
tone, 56th), Darren Mattocks(Kekuta Manneh, 46th),
Roland Lamah, Derrick Etienne(Emmanuel Ledesma,
75th).Sky 94, Mercury 86
CHICAGO ............................ 19 27 28 20 — 94
PHOENIX ............................ 24 30 15 17 — 86
CHICAGO: DeShields 7-14 3-3 18, Dolson 4-11 0-0 8,
Ndour 5-11 2-4 13, Quigley 8-16 5-5 24, Vandersloot 2-10
4-4 9, Copper 2-6 2-2 6, Parker 6-11 2-4 14, Samuelson
0-2 0-0 0, Williams 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 35-84 18-22 94.
PHOENIX: B.Turner 2-3 0-0 4, Bonner 7-14 3-4 18, Griner
12-17 10-12 34, Mitchell 1-6 1-1 4, Taurasi 2-13 8-8 12,
Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0, January 1-3 2-2 5, Little 1-3 0-0 2,
Lyttle 1-2 0-0 2, Y.Turner 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 29-67 24-27
86.
Three-point Goals: Chicago 6-23 (Quigley 3-7, Ndour 1-2,
DeShields 1-3, Vandersloot 1-6, Samuelson 0-1, Dolson
0-2, Parker 0-2), Phoenix 4-18 (January 1-2, Mitchell 1-2,
Y.Turner 1-2, Bonner 1-5, Little 0-1, Taurasi 0-6). Fouled
Out: None. Rebounds: Chicago 47 (Parker 12), Phoenix 34
(Bonner 11). Assists: Chicago 21 (Vandersloot 13),
Phoenix 19 (Bonner 5). Total Fouls: Chicago 24, Phoenix- Technicals: Chicago coach James Wade. A: 12,054
(18,422).
TRANSACTIONS
MLB
Baltimore Orioles: Placed LHP John Means on the family
medical emergency list. Recalled RHP Tayler Scott from
Norfolk (IL).
Chicago White Sox: Reinstated LHP Jace Fry from the
paternity list. Optioned RHP Jose Ruiz to Charlotte (IL).
Cleveland Indians: Placed 3B Jose Ramirez on the 10-day
IL. Recalled INF Yu Chang from Columbus (IL).
Houston Astros: Recalled LHP Framber Valdez from
Round Rock (PCL). Optioned RHP Cy Sneed to Round Rock.
Miami Marlins: Recalled RHP Kyle Keller from New
Orleans (PCL). Optioned RHP Tyler Kinley to New
Orleans.
New York Mets: Recalled RHP Chris Mazza from
Syracuse (IL). Optioned RHP Chris Flexen to Syracuse.
NFL
Arizona Cardinals: Released LBs Andre Branch, Jeff
Holland and Hayes Pullard. Placed WR Hakeem Butler
and DB Josh Shaw on IR.
Chicago Bears: Claimed OL Tommy Doles off waivers
from Atlanta.
Green Bay Packers: Signed LB James Folston and CB
Jocquez Kalili. Waived S Josh Jones.
New England Patriots: Signed LB Scooby Wright and RB
Robert Martin. Released DL Keionta Davis and WR
Maurice Harris. Placed LB Brandon King on IR.
Oakland Raiders: Signed DT Corey Liuget and LB Bryson
Allen-Williams. Placed RB Doug Martin on IR. Released
LS Andrew DePaola.
MLS
Colorado Rapids: Named Robin Fraser coach.
COLLEGES
East Carolina: Suspended LB Delvontae Harris and CB
Juan Powell indefinitely after they were accused of
breaking into a car.
UCLA: Announced sophomore LB Bo Calvert is out
indefinitely due to a violation of NCAA rules.
Lynx 98, Aces 77
LAS VEGAS ........................ 18 25 15 19 — 77
MINNESOTA ...................... 29 16 28 25 — 98
LAS VEGAS: Cambage 4-5 4-4 12, J.Young 5-14 4-4 14,
McBride 2-11 0-0 4, Plum 0-1 0-0 0, Wilson 5-12 1-2 11,
Colson 2-4 0-0 5, Hamby 4-13 1-1 10, Park 0-0 0-0 0,
Rodgers 3-3 2-2 11, Swords 0-0 1-2 1, T.Young 4-6 1-2 9.
Totals 29-69 14-17 77.
MINNESOTA: Collier 10-16 1-1 23, Dantas 5-7 0-0 11,
Fowles 5-7 4-4 14, Robinson 9-13 5-6 23, Sims 4-11 2-2
10, Brown 3-6 0-0 8, Carleton 1-1 0-0 3, Fagbenle 3-6 0-0
6, Talbot 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 40-68 12-13 98.
Three-point Goals: Las Vegas 5-15 (Rodgers 3-3, Colson
1-1, Hamby 1-4, T.Young 0-1, J.Young 0-2, McBride 0-4),
Minnesota 6-15 (Collier 2-4, Brown 2-5, Carleton 1-1,
Dantas 1-2, Talbot 0-1, Sims 0-2). Fouled Out: None.
Rebounds: Las Vegas 27 (Hamby 7), Minnesota 29
(Collier, Fowles 6). Assists: Las Vegas 20 (J.Young 5),
Minnesota 27 (Robinson 8). Total Fouls: Las Vegas 17,
Minnesota 21. A: 8,834 (19,356).WNBA LEADERS
Entering Sunday’s games
SCORING G FG FT PTS AVG
Griner, PHO....................... 24 198 73 470 19.6
Bonner, PHO ..................... 27 168 128512 19.0
Delle Donne, WAS ............ 25 174 83 471 18.8
Howard, SEA .................... 28 197 104523 18.7
Charles, NYL ..................... 28 192 98 493 17.6
Ogwumike, LAS ................ 26 171 69 434 16.7
Ogunbowale, DAL............. 27 154 97 449 16.6
Cambage, LVA .................. 27 169 99 439 16.3
Wilson, LVA...................... 21 127 84 338 16.1
DeShields, CHI .................. 28 149 95 436 15.6
Hayes, ATL ....................... 26 134 79 380 14.6
Jones, CON ....................... 28 143 87 407 14.5
McBride, LVA.................... 29 139 82 418 14.4
Gray, LAS.......................... 27 145 59 387 14.3Fever 63, Storm 54
INDIANA ............................. 18 15 18 12 — 63
SEATTLE ............................. 14 12 13 15 — 54
INDIANA: Burke 1-6 4-4 7, Dupree 4-14 4-4 12, McCowan
9-15 4-8 22, T.Mitchell 3-7 1-2 7, Wheeler 0-2 2-2 2,
Achonwa 0-1 0-0 0, K.Mitchell 6-12 0-0 13, Laney 0-2 0-0- Totals 23-59 15-20 63.
SEATTLE: Canada 0-3 7-8 7, Clark 2-9 0-0 5, Howard 4-14
4-4 14, Loyd 1-7 2-2 4, Russell 4-6 0-0 8, Langhorne 4-8
0-0 8, Mosqueda-Lewis 2-7 0-0 5, Paris 0-0 0-0 0,
Whitcomb 1-7 0-0 3, Zellous 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-63
13-14 54.
Three-point Goals: Indiana 2-10 (Burke 1-2, K.Mitchell
1-5, T.Mitchell 0-1, Dupree 0-1, Wheeler 0-1), Seattle
5-23 (Howard 2-4, Clark 1-4, Mosqueda-Lewis 1-5,
Whitcomb 1-6, Zellous 0-1, Loyd 0-1, Langhorne 0-2).
Fouled Out: None. Rebounds: Indiana 41 (McCowan 18),
Seattle 33 (Howard 9). Assists: Indiana 14 (Achonwa,
Dupree 3), Seattle 10 (Howard 5). Total Fouls: Indiana
14, Seattle 14. A: 8,076 (10,000).
FC Dallas 5, Dynamo 1
DALLAS 2 3 5
HOUSTON 0 1 1
First half: 1, FC Dallas, Ziegler, 5 (penalty kick), 24th
minute; 2, FC Dallas, Ferreira, 7 (Ondrasek), 29th.
Second half: 3, FC Dallas, Ondrasek, 2 (Hollingshead),
56th; 4, FC Dallas, Ondrasek, 3 (Badji), 64th; 5, Houston,
Rodriguez, 6 (Manotas), 80th; 6, FC Dallas, Barrios, 3,
90th+6.
Goalies: Houston, Joe Willis, Michael Nelson; FC Dallas,
Jesse Gonzalez, Jimmy Maurer.
Yellow Cards: Elis, Houston, 15th; Bizama, Houston,
23rd; Badji, FC Dallas, 29th; Ferreira, FC Dallas, 33rd.
Referee: Armando Villarreal. Assistant Referees: Ian
Anderson, Eduardo Mariscal, Ricardo Salazar. 4th Offi-
cial: Rubiel Vazquez.
A: 15,462.
Houston: Joe Willis, Jose Bizama, Kiki Struna, Maynor
Figueroa, DaMarcus Beasley, Alberth Elis, Matias
Vera(Darwin Ceren, 80th), Boniek Garcia, Tomas Marti-
nez(Christian Ramirez, 54th), Tommy McNa-
mara(Memo Rodriguez, 65th), Mauro Manotas.
FC Dallas: Jesse Gonzalez, Reggie Cannon, Matt Hedges,
Reto Ziegler, Ryan Hollingshead, Brandon Servania,
Bryan Acosta, Jesus Ferreira(Bressan, 90th), Dominique
Badji(Paxton Pomykal, 69th), Zdenek Ondrasek(Ricardo
Pepi, 83rd), Michael Barrios.