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PRO CALENDAR

FRI. SAT. SUN. MON. TUE.

9 10 11 12 13

DODGERS

ARIZONA

7

SNLA

ARIZONA

6

SNLA

ARIZONA

1

SNLA

at Miami

4

SNLA

ANGELS

at Boston

4

FSW

at Boston

1

FSW

at Boston

10 a.m.

FSW, TBS

PITT.

7

FSW

PITT.

7

FSW

GALAXY

at D.C.

United

4:30

FS1

LAFC

N.Y. RED

BULLS

7

FS1

SPARKS

CHICAGO

2

SpecSN

Shade denotes home game

RAMS:Saturday at Oakland (exhibition), 5 p.m., Ch. 2, Ch. 5

CHARGERS:Aug. 18 vs. New Orleans (exhibition), 1, Ch. 2

TIME EVENT ON THE AIR

AUTO RACING

9:30 a.m. NASCAR Monster Energy, Consumers Energy

400, practice

TV:NBCSN

2 p.m. NASCAR Monster Energy, Consumers Energy

400, qualifying

TV:NBCSN

BASEBALL

Noon Oakland at Chicago White Sox TV:MLB

4 p.m. Angels at Boston TV:FSW R:830,

1220

7 p.m. Arizona at Dodgers TV:SNLA R:570,

1020

BASKETBALL

10 a.m. Junior NBA Global Championship (boys

international quarterfinal)

TV:FS1

11:30 a.m. Junior NBA Global Championship (U.S. girls

quarterfinal)

TV:FS1

4 p.m. Junior NBA Global Championship (U.S. girls

quarterfinal)

TV:FS1

5 p.m. WNBA, Connecticut at Minnesota TV:CBSSN

5:30 p.m. Junior NBA Global Championship (U.S. boys:

West vs. Northwest)

TV:FS1

7:30 p.m. WNBA, Chicago at Las Vegas TV:CBSSN

GOLF

7:30 a.m. LPGA Tour, Aberdeen Standard Investments

Scottish Open, second round

TV:Golf

11 a.m. PGA Tour, Northern Trust, second round TV:Golf

1 p.m. U.S. Women’s Amateur, quarterfinals TV:FS1

3 p.m. PGA Korn Ferry Tour Golf, WinCo Foods Portland

Open, second round

TV:Golf

GYMNASTICS

5 p.m. U.S. Championships, women TV:NBCSN

HORSE RACING

1 p.m. Saratoga Live TV:Prime

1:30 p.m. Saratoga Live TV:FS2

3 p.m. Trackside Live! Del Mar TV:TVG

6 p.m. Trackside Live! Dan Patch TV:TVG

7 p.m. Trackside Live! Solano Beach TV:TVG

8 p.m. The Quarters featuring Los Alamitos TV:TVG

LITTLE LEAGUE

8 a.m. Midwest Regional, second semifinal TV:ESPN

10 a.m. New England Regional, second semifinal TV:ESPN

Noon Northwest Regional, second semifinal TV:ESPN

2 p.m. Great Lakes Regional, second semifinal TV:ESPN

4 p.m. Mid-Atlantic Regional, second semifinal TV:ESPN

6 p.m. West Regional, second semifinal TV:ESPN

PAN AMERICAN GAMES

Noon Women’s volleyball, United States vs. Brazil TV:ESPNU

4 p.m. Women’s basketball TV:ESPNU

PRO FOOTBALL

4:30 p.m. Exhibition, Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh TV:NFL

7 p.m. CFL, Ottawa at Edmonton TV:ESPN2

SOCCER

11:45 a.m. France, Monaco vs. Lyon TV:beIN1, beINES

Noon England, Liverpool vs. Norwich City TV:NBCSN, UNVSO

12:30 p.m. Portugal, Portimonense vs. Belenenses TV:GOLTV

2 p.m. Mexico, Cruz Azul vs. Toluca TV:UDN

5 p.m. Mexico, Morelia vs. Monterrey TV:UDN

7 p.m. Mexico, Veracruz vs. Atlas TV:UDN

7 p.m. Mexico, Tijuana vs. UNAM TV:FS1, FOXD

TENNIS

9 a.m. ATP, Rogers Cup, quarterfinals TV:ESPN2

9:30 a.m. ATP, Rogers Cup, singles and doubles

quarterfinals

TV:Tennis

3:30 p.m. ATP, Rogers Cup, quarterfinals TV:ESPN2

TODAY ON THE AIR

raiser for President Trump
on Friday. Someone close to
Ross, who also has a finan-
cial stake in fitness compa-
nies Equinox as well as
SoulCycle, came to the
owner’s defense, telling the
South Florida Sun-Sentinel,
“They agree on some things
and disagree on others,
specifically on the rhetoric
around race,” adding, “with
regards to race, Stephen’s
record on fighting racism
speaks for itself. It is pos-
sible to support someone on
the basis of some things,
and not agree with every-
thing about them.”
The statement reminds
me of that hate the sin/love
the sinner mumbo-jumbo
some in religious communi-
ties use to try to justify
homophobia, as if one’s
sexual orientation was
restricted to the bedroom.
Ross might not be a
racist, but where he has
chosen to draw his line is
different from where his star
wideout Kenny Stills drew
his.
“You can’t have a non-
profit with this mission
statement then open your
doors to Trump,” Stills
wrote on Twitter with a

screenshot from the website

RISE to Win, a nonprofit

created by Ross that prides

itself on “harnessing the

unifying power of sports to

improve race relations.”

Ross is not the only NFL

owner who purports to be a

fighter for social justice

while buddying up to with

the man who called some

NFL players sons of bitches

for protesting police brutal-

ity (insert Robert Kraft/

Meek Mill joke here). The

reality is many people in

power play both sides, be

they billionaires like Ross

and Kraft or the politicians

who seek their contrib-

utions. At the end of the day,

it’s all about where the rich

white men who own teams

full of black and brown men

choose to draw their line.

Though if we’re being

honest, the color that mat-

ters most in this scenario is

green.

The irony in all of this is

that clearly the source who

came to Ross’ defense

thought they were distanc-

ing the owner from racism,

but in doing so, painted a

perfect picture of how Ross

and others like him enjoy

the benefits of white privi-

lege.

Minorities do not have

the luxury of compartmen-

talizing the effects of racism

because it is woven into

virtually every aspect of

American life. It includes

redlining by mortgage lend-

ers, the calculative manner

in which early-voting re-

strictions are applied, police

brutality and discrimi-

nation against natural black

hair. It must be nice to live in

a world where race is viewed

as a card to be played and

not a scarlet letter to be

endured.

That isn’t to suggest

things haven’t changed

because they have. But just

this week the Galveston

Police Department in Texas

had to apologize after pic-

tures of white police officers

on horseback leading a

handcuffed black man by a

rope began circulating.

“Officers showed poor

judgment in this instance,”

Galveston Police Chief

Vernon Hale said.

Well, that’s one way of

putting it.

The point is, Ross has

every right to host a fund-

raiser for Trump. But he

doesn’t get to sidestep the

negativity attached to it

because he thinks playing

both sides gives him cover.

When you draw a line you

have to own it. If you don’t

like the light that line puts

you in, redraw it.

If you don’t think that’s

fair, get in line behind Colin

Kaepernick, whose line cost

him his career.

It’s all about where you draw line on Trump

[G randerson, from D1]

STEPHEN ROSS AGREES with President Trump

on some issues, according to one person.

Brynn AndersonAssociated Press

Two of Europe’s top five leagues open play Friday with Champi-

ons League winner Liverpool getting the English Premier

League started at home against Norwich City while Monaco

plays host to Lyon in the opener of France’s Ligue 1.

EPL:Liverpool’s 97 points, 30 wins and one loss would have won

the Premier League in any season but the last one, when it fin-

ished a point back of Manchester City. It did go on to beat Tot-

tenham in the Champions League final, which was hardly a con-

solation prize. But what Jurgen Klopp’s team really wants is its

first league title of the EPL era, a quest it begins Friday against

newly promoted Norwich City (NBCSN, Universo, noon PDT).

Perhaps the most compelling game of the opening weekend will

come Sunday when Chelsea and U.S. star Christian Pulisic trav-

el to Old Trafford to meet Manchester United (NBCSN, Tele-

mundo, 8:30 a.m.).

Ligue 1:Monaco was in disarray last season, firing coach Leon-

ardo Jardim in October, then rehiring him in January en route to

a 17th-place finish, narrowly avoiding relegation. On Friday, it

will meet a Lyon team that finished third last season, then re-

placed Bruno Genesio as manager with Brazilian Sylvinho, who

will be making his debut as a head coach (BeIN Sports, 11:45

a.m.). Not that any of that matters because Paris Saint-Ger-

main is all but certain to win the French title again this season,

giving it seven in eight seasons. Whether the French champions

have Neymar in their lineup when they kick off their season

against Nimes may not be resolved until just before kickoff Sun-

day (BeIN Sports, noon). The Brazilian star has worn out his

welcome in Paris, where Kylian Mbappe is now the team’s talis-

man, and PSG hopes to complete a transfer that would send

Neymar back to Spain.

—Kevin Baxter

WEEKEND SOCCER ON TV

Major League Baseball

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Favorite Underdog

at DODGERS -190 Arizona +175

Atlanta -137 at Miami +127

at Cincinnati -110 Chicago +100

Washington -119 at New York +109

at St. Louis -136 Pittsburgh +126

at San Diego -138 Colorado +128

Philadelphia -107 at San Francisco -103

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Favorite Underdog

at Boston -202 ANGELS +182

Oakland -176 at Chicago +164

Houston -235 at Baltimore +215

at Toronto OFF New York OFF

at Detroit OFF Kansas City OFF

Cleveland -125 at Minnesota +115

at Seattle OFF Tampa Bay OFF

INTERLEAGUE

Favorite Underdog

at Milwaukee OFF Texas OFF

NFL

TODAY

Favorite Line (O/U) Underdog

at Pittsburgh 21 ⁄ 2 (37) Tampa Bay

at New Orleans 21 ⁄ 2 (37^1 ⁄ 2 ) Minnesota

SATURDAY

at Oakland 51 ⁄ 2 (35) RAMS

at Kansas City 31 ⁄ 2 (36) Cincinnati

at San Francisco 41 ⁄ 2 (36) Dallas

ODDS

Former USC quarter-
back Sam Darnold, now
with the New York Jets,
must remember a time
when players on different
teams sought to maintain a
healthy competitive envi-
ronment off the field too.
Last month, Darnold,
along with a host of other
NFL players, was asked if he
could be filmed wishing New
England quarterback Tom
Brady a happy birthday.
Darnold is the only one who
said no.
He talked about it this
week with Yahoo Sports
and said, “I’m going to get
every competitive edge I
can, because he’s going to
do the same thing. He’s the
ultimate competitor. He’s
exactly where I want to be
when I’m his age. To chase
that, I can’t be giving him
anything.”
He said the happy birth-
day would have been giving
Brady something “for sure.”
“If I see him after a game,
I’ll tell him good game and
all that stuff. But I don’t
want to give him anything.
Especially to him. No.”
Darnold went on to say
it’s nothing personal, he has
no beef with Brady. It’s just

that they are in competition

with each other.

Jets coach Adam Gase

was, and is, impressed.

“He has a different way

about him,” Gase told Ya-

hoo. “He’s just like an old-

school NFL quarterback.

You respect him. He never

blames anybody else. He

holds himself to a higher

standard than anyone else.

He holds himself account-

able. And the way he can

approach guys — if some-

thing is not right, he has a

way of getting the attention

of guys and he has a way of

commanding the huddle. ...

It’s hard to put it into words.

He has an ‘it’ factor to him.

It’s been fun for me to be

around to witness a 22-year-

old that has that kind of way

about him.”

Speaking of Gase ...

It seems it must take a

lot to impress the Jets

coach, especially in light of

this story about him in a

profile on the Athletic web-

site:

Apparently, when Gase

was offensive coordinator

for the Denver Broncos, he

met with quarterback Pey-

ton Manning every Tuesday

at 2 p.m. One Tuesday in

2013, Gase’s wife, Jennifer,

went into labor and had a

caesarean section sched-

uled for 10 a.m.

“So they pulled the baby

out of me and said, ‘It’s a

boy,’ ” Jennifer said. “They

didn’t even put my organs

back and sew me up before

he’s like, ‘You good?’ I said,

‘Yeah, I’m good.’ He said,

‘All right then, I’m out.’ They

said, ‘You want to cut the

umbilical cord?’ He said,

‘No, I’m good.’ ”

Wow. Let’s hope Darnold

doesn’t want a meeting with

his coach during a birthday

party for Gase’s son.

Your favorite sports

moment for L.A.

What is your favorite

all-time L.A. sports mo-

ment? Here’s the next one in

our occasional series. Email

me your favorite sports

moment (houston.mitchell

@latimes.com) and it might

run in a future Morning

Briefing and Sports Report

newsletter.

Today’s moment comes

from Norm Levine of Santa

Monica:

“I’m 86 years old and

have had many, but the one

which comes to mind for its

strangeness happened

about 20 years ago in

Tangier, Morocco.

“My wife and I were led

by a tour guide into the

Casbah, which was a tan-

gled web of tents with mer-

chants hawking their wares.

We found ourselves with a

high-pressure seller of rugs

and jewelry. After 10 min-

utes of his pitch, it was

obvious we were not the

least bit interested. He then

took me aside and in an

altogether different voice

said, ‘So what do you think

of Kobe and Shaq?’

“I was stunned but hap-

pily engaged him in an en-

thusiastic conversation

about the Lakers. We were

no longer buyer and seller of

rugs but just two guys talk-

ing as if at some sports bar

in L.A. We had found a uni-

versal language.”

Sports poll

Which team has the best

1-2-3 rotation in baseball?

Is it Houston, with Justin

Verlander, Zack Greinke

and Gerrit Cole; Washing-

ton with Max Scherzer,

Stephen Strasburg and

Patrick Corbin; the Dodgers

with Clayton Kershaw,

Hyun-Jin Ryu and Walker

Buehler or some other

team? Log your vote online,

or email me at houston.

[email protected].

Results will be revealed next

week.

JETS QUARTERBACKSam Darnold, shown Thursday in preseason, didn’t wish Tom Brady happy birthday.

Michael OwensAssociated Press

MORNING BRIEFING

Darnold won’t aid Brady

with blowing out candles

By Houston Mitchell