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Thursday, November 10, 2016 | magicvalley.com | SECTION B
Idaho trifecta: Casdon Jardine inks at BSU ALEX VALENTINE
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Former Twin Falls High School standout and current CSI basketball player Casdon Jardine signed on Wednesday to play basketball at Boise State next year. Jardine, who won a state championship with Twin Falls in 2014, returned home to play this season at CSI, after spending the past two years on an LDS church mission in Brazil. Despite having several offers from other Division-I schools, Jardine says the decision to join DREW NASH, TIMES-NEWS the Broncos was an easy one. Twin Falls’ Casdon Jardine shoots over “When I went on my visit to Century defenders during the 4A boys Boise State, it was something state basketball championship game different than I had seen. I went Saturday, March 8, 2014, at the Ford in there not knowing what to Idaho Center in Nampa. expect, but I left there loving it.
They made it very clear what position I would play and the role that I’d have on the team. They showed me how I would fit into the program. I was ready right then to make that decision,” said Jardine. In CSI’s first two games, Jardine is averaging 8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game, and shooting 4 of 8 on three-pointers. “Casdon is a big, strong, skilled player. With losing Nick Duncan, we needed a guy with size who could shoot it. Casdon fills that need and will be a great addition to our system. He has a winning pedigree and comes from a program we have a lot of respect for,” said Boise State head coach Leon Rice. Shaking off the rust after returning from Brazil was a chal-
lenge, but the 6-foot-7 forward says his game is starting to come back. “It’s a lot more different than I thought it would be. It’s such a different mindset. On the mission, you’re serving people, then you come back and you have to focus so much on improving yourself and your team. It’s a totally different thing,” said Jardine. “Plus you take a twoyear break from playing, while everyone else is practicing and getting better. So that’s definitely frustrating when you’re missing shots that you normally wouldn’t miss, and struggling in ways that you normally wouldn’t struggle.” Jardine communicated with CSI right after high school, and had committed to the program prior to returning from Brazil. He
and head coach Jared Phay communicated through email while he was on his mission. “He was one of the first kids I talked to when I got this job at CSI. We knew he was going on his mission, and you never know what’s going to happen two years down the line, but we thought he would be a late bloomer anyway,” said Phay. “By the time he was done, I think we had his return date circled on our calendars.” During his senior season at Twin Falls, the Bruins went 223, with a scoring differential of almost 16 points per game. In the state title game, they beat Century by 17 points. “Winning a state championship with a group of people who Please see JARDINE, Page B2
CRHS grad Rosas among four CSI seamheads off to NCAA ALEX VALENTINE
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Four CSI pitchers signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday morning to join NCAA baseball programs next fall. Tyler Rosas, a right-handed and 2015 graduate of Canyon Ridge High School in Twin Falls, signed to play at Dixie State University, a Division-II school in St. George, Utah. “It’s been pretty cool to continue playing in my hometown. Instead of being the guy from Canyon Ridge, now I’ve been the guy at CSI,” said Rosas. “We all have a bond as pitchers, so to all sit at the table together and sign together is really cool.” Rosas struck out 45 batters in 51 innings pitched last year, while walking just 25. Rosas pitched in 19 games, and started five for the Golden Eagles. “Tyler has come so far. He didn’t start pitching a lot until his senior year of high school, and didn’t focus on it full-time until he got here. He had a rough go at the beginning of last year, but he was unbelievably good by the end of the year. I’m a Twin Falls guy too, so to see how he’s progressed is really exciting,” said head coach Boomer Walker. Alec West-Guillen, a lefthanded pitcher from Reno, Nevada, signed on to play at Purdue University. West-Guillen was an All-Region 18 honorable mention selection last spring, when he pitched a team-high 75 innings and compiled a 4.32 ERA as a freshman. Former Oregon assistant coach Mark Wasikowski took over the program in June after a disappointing season last year for the Boilermakers, where they finished with a record of 10-44. “We had a good relationship with their new coach early on. He built trust and communicated well with us,” said West-Guillen. “I think things are really going on the right track there, and I’m excited to be a part of that.” Ryan Beard, a left-handed pitcher from Boise, signed with Purdue University. Beard was a Please see SEAMHEADS, Page B4
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Cross-Country runners Cannon Leavitt, left, and Haley Schaeffer, right, pose for a portrait Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016, at Twin Falls High School in Twin Falls.
Bruins country Coaches say XC team one of most talented in school history ALEX VALENTINE
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TWIN FALLS — Marty Grindstaff stands in a doorway of Twin Falls High School with his bare face exposed for the first time in 25 years. One week earlier, at the team’s banquet, Grindstaff had shed his beard as players and parents looked on. Grindstaff, who is in his 13th year at the Bruins’ helm, made a deal with his team at the beginning of the season that if they collected two district championship trophies (one for boys, and one for girls) and two trophies at state (top-four finishes), he would shave off his beard for the first time since George H.W. Bush was in the White House. “I usually keep it pretty closely trimmed, but I let it go for a little
bit before the state tournament. I had a feeling that it was about to get shaved off,” said Grindstaff. Last year, he made the same deal with his team. After completing the first step and capturing district titles, both teams finished fifth at the state meet, missing out on trophies by one spot. This year, not only did both teams trophy at state, they captured the girls’ first state title since 1981, and the boys finished fourth, despite sloppy running conditions. As a result, the mother of junior runner Alyse Douglas took a razor and went to work on Grindstaff’s face at the team’s banquet last Thursday. “The players wanted to do it themselves, but there was no way that was happening,” said Grindstaff. “If I was shaving the beard, I was at least getting a professional to do it.” While both teams featured remarkable depth – the top six girls’ runners at the District IV race were from Twin Falls, and
five boys finished in the top 16 – two runners in particular led the charge for the Bruins. Haley Schaeffer, a girls’ senior, and Cannon Leavitt, a boys’ junior, won each of their first three races on the season. For the year, Schaeffer won every race against 4A opponents, right up until the IHSAA 4A State Championship, where she finished second. Leavitt won six races, and finished eighth at the state race. Schaeffer, who moved to Twin Falls last January from Jacksonville, North Carolina, signed Thursday to run cross country at Queens University of Charlotte. The Division-II school in North Carolina took silver at the Southeastern Regional meet last weekend, and will compete at the NCAA national race on November 17. When Schaeffer moved to Twin Falls last winter, she joined a team that was already loaded with young talent. The four sophomores (now juniors) – Ashley Hutchinson, Alyse
Douglas, Kami Withers, and Jenny Schenk – had been varsity runners since their freshman year, at which time they were dubbed “The Fast Freshmen.” Two incoming freshmen, Brinley Garling and Lara Maccabee would also be top runners. “We were already going to be really good. We knew we’d be tough. Then when Haley moved in, we knew we had something special as a team,” said Grindstaff. Like with most new student experiences, Schaefer says the initial transition was difficult. She felt compelled to prove herself, but also wanted to join in on the Bruins’ close-knit team dynamic. “It was weird at first. I looked at the other runners’ times, so I knew that I could compete here. But I also needed to prove myself. I wanted to show them that I wasn’t just fast, but I was willing to work hard too,” said Schaeffer. Please see COUNTRY, Page B4
Shoshone’s Horn signs at Minot State ALEX VALENTINE
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Shoshone High School senior Cade Horn signed on to wrestle at Minot State in Minot, N.D. next year. “Minot is a nice town and the campus is great. The coaches are honest guys, and the team was friendly. I could sign in the early period, and I was ready to do it, so I figured I would rather get it out of the way now,” said Horn. As Shoshone’s only wrestler, Cade is in a co-opt program with Jerome High School’s wrestling team. “The coaches at Jerome have been great. I get to go there and
wrestle against 4A kids and get coached up. They’ve made me feel welcome. Without them, and our athletic director, Tim Chapman, none of this would have been possible,” said Horn. After finishing second in the state in the 113-pound division in 2015, Cade jumped six weight classes between his sophomore and junior year. He finished fifth in the state last year. “It was tough last year. There was a lot of adjustment from the lower weight wresting. I thought I transitioned pretty well, but I was in the awkward phase of figuring out how to use my body,” said Horn. Cade’s older brother, Colten,
is in his second year wrestling at Northwest College in Powell, Wyo. Despite being sibling wrestlers, the two have vastly different body types. His brother is a heavyweight wrestler, while Cade will likely settle in the 138145 pound range. “Being such different weights, they never really wrestled each other growing up. The styles are just too different. Cade has always been a competitor though, and we always thought wrestling in college was a realistic goal,” said Cade’s father, Carl Horn, STEPHEN REISS, TIMES-NEWS who doubles as Shoshone’s wrestling coach. Shoshone’s Cade Horn competes against Salmon’s Billy Godfrey in the 113 lb finals match at the State Wrestling Championships on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, Please see HORN, Page B4 at Holt Arena in Pocatello.
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B2 | Thursday, November 10, 2016
Times-News
TODAY’S SCHEDULE COLLEGE FOOTBALL 5:30 P.M. ESPN — North Carolina at Duke ESPNU — Louisiana-Lafayette at Georgia Southern 7:30 P.M. FS1 — Utah at Arizona St.
GOLF 11 A.M. GOLF — PGA Tour, OHL Classic at Mayakoba, first round, at Playa del Carmen, Mexico 1 A.M. (FRIDAY) GOLF — European PGA Tour, Nedbank Golf Challenge, second round, at Sun City, South Africa
NBA BASKETBALL 6 P.M. TNT — Chicago at Miami 8:30 P.M. TNT — L.A. Lakers at Sacramento
NFL FOOTBALL 6:20 P.M. NFL — Cleveland at Baltimore
SOCCER 8 P.M. ESPN2 — Women, International friendly, United States vs. Romania, at San Jose, Calif.
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Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson looks to pass against the Buffalo Bills in the first half of an NFL football game, Monday, Nov. 7, 2016, in Seattle.
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I still love to this day is an experience that I’ll never forget. Seeing all of those guys when I got back from Brazil was really great.” said Jardin. In overtime of the state semifinal game in 2014, against Bonneville High team whose only two losses were on the year were to Chicago teams, Jardine made the first basket in overtime, and then took a charge in the final minutes to seal the win. “Casdon didn’t get a lot of playing time until his senior year, but having coached both of his brothers, I knew he would develop. Casdon was a very good high school player during his senior year. By time we hit the state tournament, he had turned into a great player. Knowing how his brothers developed post-high school, I thought he had a really good chance to be a Division-I player,” said Twin Falls head coach Matt Harr. Jardine’s brother, Brady, played at Utah State after he graduated from Twin Falls High School in 2005. The Aggies made the NCAA tournament in three of his four seasons. “I grew up going to Utah about once a week to watch his games. Watching him showed me the work ethic required to make that happen,” said Jardine. When he got back from Brazil, Jardine and his brother got together for a game of HORSE, like old times. “I smashed him,” said Jardine. “He keeps talking about wanting to play one-on-one, so whenever he decides to drive up and play, we’ll play.” As for staying local, Jardine says he doesn’t mind leaving home, as evidenced by his twoyear mission in South America, but he’s also happy that his friends and family will be able to watch him play in nearby Boise. “The local support will be great. I’m happy that everyone will be able to be involved. And I know they will be. Idahoans love their Idaho kids,” said Jardine.
Seahawks struggling to get any rest for their defense ASSOCIATED PRESS
ENTON, Wash. — Just as R the Seattle Seahawks are evolving offensively and appearing to find success, they have another problem emerging. In the last few weeks, Seattle can’t get off the field on defense. And it’s not the best time to be struggling on that side of the ball about to go on the road, on a short week and face Tom Brady and New England on Sunday night. In the past two weeks, Seattle has started to display signs that maybe the wear of its overtime tie with Arizona on Oct. 23 is starting to impact its defense. Combined with an offense that seems to be abandoning their attempt at running the ball and controlling time of possession, the Seahawks defense has been asked to be on the field for an inordinate amount of time lately. “We’re playing a little bit more ball but at the same time I think we’re doing some good things,” Seattle defensive end Cliff Avril said. While the players say this is
not an issue and Seattle coach Pete Carroll is almost defiant that the amount of time the defense has spent on the field is a benefit, the statistics are telling a different story. And the biggest indicator is on third downs. “We’ve had 13 third-and-2 or less in the last two weeks. That’s really hard to win like you would like to on third down,” Carroll said. “We have to play better ball on earlier downs and then we have to get off when we have our chances. But it has been kind of a theme here allowing these third-andshorts and not getting out of those. That’s really the focus.” Over the past three weeks — games against Arizona, New Orleans and Buffalo — the Seahawks have allowed 31 of 53 third downs to be converted, a conversion rate of 58.4 percent. Buffalo was 12 of 17 against Seattle on Monday night and had 30 first downs, tied for the seventh-most ever against the Seahawks in the regular season. The inability to get off the field on third down, combined
Indiana at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Toronto at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Utah at Orlando, 5 p.m. Pregame.com Line New York at Boston, 5:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. NBA Detroit at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. THURSDAY Sacramento at Portland, 8 p.m. Montreal 13 11 1 1 23 42 30 FAVORITE LINE O/U DOG Saturday’s Games Ottawa 13 8 5 0 16 32 32 at MILWAUKEE 4½ (208) New Orl. Boston at Indiana, 5 p.m. Tampa Bay 13 7 5 1 15 41 38 at MIAMI 1½ (198) Chicago L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 5 p.m. Detroit 14 7 6 1 15 38 37 Golden St. 6½ (221½) at DENVER New York at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. 13 7 6 0 14 32 35 at SACRAMENTO 4½ (208) LA Lakers Boston E ASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m. Florida 13 6 6 1 13 35 33 L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 6 p.m. A tlantic Division National Hockey League Toronto 13 5 5 3 13 37 48 San Antonio at Houston, 6 p.m. Buffalo 13 5 5 3 13 26 31 THURSDAY W L Pct GB Metropolitan Division Toronto 5 2 .714 — Utah at Miami, 6 p.m. FAVORITE LINE DOG LINE GP W L OT Pts GF GA New York 3 4 .429 2 Washington at Chicago, 6 p.m. at BOSTON OFF Columbus OFF Pittsburgh 13 9 2 2 20 41 34 Boston 3 4 .429 2 Memphis at Milwaukee, 6:30 p.m. at PITTSBURGH -165 Minn. +155 N.Y. Rangers 14 10 4 0 20 58 34 Brooklyn 3 5 .375 2½ Brooklyn at Phoenix, 7 p.m. at CAROLINA OFF Anaheim OFF Washington 12 8 3 1 17 33 27 Philadelphia 0 7 .000 5 Detroit at Denver, 7 p.m. San Jose -125 at FLORIDA +115
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at DETROIT -200 Vancouver at MONTREAL -140 L.A. at TAMPA BAY -165 NY Islanders at NASHVILLE OFF St.. Louis OFF at ARIZONA -115 Winn. at CALGARY -125 Dallas
+180 +130 +155 +105 +115
College Football THURSDAY
FAVORITE OPEN NOW O/U DOG North Carol. 10½ 10½ (61½) at DUKE at GEORGIA S. 10½ 8 (46½) La.-Lafayette Utah 5½ 5½ (57) at ARIZONA ST.
FRIDAY at FLORIDA ST 23 21 (48½) Bos.Coll.
SATURDAY Nwestrn. 10½ 14 (57½) at PURDUE at CLEMSON 17 21 (66½) Pitt. at UCF 10 13 (51) Cinn. Ohio St. 28 29 (57½) at MARYLAND Penn St 6½ 7 (59) at INDIANA at LOUISVILLE 33 34½ (54½) Wake Forest Iowa St 11½ 10 (56) at KANSAS at EAST CAROLINA 5 7 (62½) SMU Tulsa +3 1 (70) at NAVY Mia.(OH) 12 11 (46½) at BUFFALO at SYRACUSE OFF OFF (OFF) NC St. at VIRGINIA TECH 15 14 (55) Ga.Tech at OKLAHOMA ST 11 13 (89½) Tx.Tech at TEXAS A&M 11 10 (55) Miss. at CHARLOTTE 10 10 (64½) Rice at ARKANSAS ST 20 18½ (61½) New Mex. St. Wyo. 10 7½ (65½) at UNLV at AIR FORCE 6 5½ (53½) Colo.St. at ALABAMA 28½ 30 (55½) Miss.St. at W KENTUCKY 30 28 (65) N. Texas at TROY PK 1 (47½) Appalachian St. Auburn 8 10½ (48½) at GEORGIA at WISCONSIN 27 26 (39) Illinois at TENN. 14 13½ (60½) Kent. at FLORIDA 17 11½ (37½) S.Carol. LSU 7 7 (45½) at ARKANSAS Stanford 1 3 (57) at OREGON Notre Dame 11½ 13½ (51½) Army at OLD DOMIN OFF OFF (OFF) S. Miss at MICHIGAN ST 15½ 14 (56) Rutgers Miami 10½ 10½ (55) at VIRGINIA at LOU TECH 20 21½ (72) UTSA at WASH ST 14 15 (83½) California Idaho 8 7 (61½) at TEXAS ST.ATE at WASHINGTON 9½ 9 (62½) S. CAL at UCLA 12½ 12 (50½) Oregon St. at FAU 2½ 3 (55½) UTEP Boise St 17½ 17½ (63½) at HAWAII MIDDLE TENN. 9½ 9½ (60) at MARSHALL at TEXAS 2 2 (64) West Virginia at OKLAHOMA 16 15½ (80) Baylor at NEBRASKA 8 7 (49) Minn. at GEORGIA ST 13 11 (51½) La.Monroe at MISSOURI +1½ 3½ (53) Vanderbilt S. Fla. 2½ 3 (73½) at MEMPHIS Mich. 17½ 21½ (51½) at IOWA at HOUSTON 24 24 (51½) Tulane Colorado 15 16 (57½) at ARIZONA at UTAH ST OFF OFF (OFF) New Mex. San Diego St 20½ 23 (50) at NEVADA
the field. Seattle enters this week 30th in the NFL averaging just 75.4 yards per game rushing and in Monday’s win had 26 passes and just 12 runs. No matter who is in the backfield, Seattle has been unable to establish the run and keep drives moving on the ground. Seattle has one offensive drive of longer than 6 minutes in the past five games and rank 25th in the league in time of possession. “We have a lot of improvement to make and we’re just going to keep banging away at it,” Carroll said. “We know where we’re going, we’re just not quite getting on that track yet.” NOTES: SS Kam Chancellor (groin) was a full participant in practice and is expected to play Sunday as long as he doesn’t have any setbacks. Chancellor has missed the past four games. ... RB Thomas Rawls (leg) was a limited participant in practice Wednesday but won’t play this week. Rawls, who has been out since Week 2, is targeting next week’s game against Philadelphia for his return.
SOUTH Mississippi St. (4-5) at Alabama (9-0), 10 a.m. SMU (4-5) at East Carolina (3-6), 10 a.m. West South Carolina (5-4) at Florida (6-2), 10 a.m. W L T Pct PF PA Presbyterian (2-7) at Kennesaw St. (7-2), Seattle 5 2 1 .688 162 134 10 a.m. Arizona 3 4 1 .438 179 140 Kentucky (5-4) at Tennessee (6-3), 10 a.m. Los Angeles 3 5 0 .375 130 167 Cincinnati (4-5) at UCF (5-4), 10 a.m. San Francisco 1 7 0 .125 167 260 Cumberland (Tenn.) (5-5) at ETSU (3-6), 11 a.m. Thursday’s Games Savannah St. (3-4) at Hampton (4-4), 11 a.m. Cleveland at Baltimore, 6:25 p.m. Campbell (4-4) at Morehead St. (3-6), 11 a.m. Sunday’s Games Rhode Island (1-8) at Elon (2-7), 11:30 a.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 11 a.m. The Citadel (9-0) at VMI (3-6), 11:30 a.m. Denver at New Orleans, 11 a.m. Rice (1-8) at Charlotte (4-5), Noon Houston at Jacksonville, 11 a.m. Wofford (6-3) at Chattanooga (8-1), Noon Los Angeles at N.Y. Jets, 11 a.m. Bryant (4-5) at Coastal Carolina (7-2), Noon Kansas City at Carolina, 11 a.m. NC A&T (8-1) at Delaware St. (0-9), Noon Chicago at Tampa Bay, 11 a.m. Louisiana-Monroe (3-6) at Georgia St. (2-7), Minnesota at Washington, 11 a.m. Noon New Jersey 12 6 3 3 15 29 27 Green Bay at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Alcorn St. (3-5) at MVSU (1-8), Noon Southeast Division Columbus 11 6 3 2 14 35 23 Miami at San Diego, 2:05 p.m. Jacksonville St. (8-1) at Murray St. (4-5), Noon Philadelphia 14 6 6 2 14 49 51 San Francisco at Arizona, 2:25 p.m. W L Pct GB Howard (1-8) at NC Central (7-2), Noon N.Y. Islanders 13 5 6 2 12 37 40 Charlotte 6 1 .857 — Dallas at Pittsburgh, 2:25 p.m. Norfolk St. (1-7) at SC State (3-5), Noon Carolina 12 3 5 4 10 31 41 Atlanta NFL 6 2 .750 ½ Seattle at New England, 6:30 p.m. Miami (5-4) at Virginia (2-7), Noon Orlando 3 5 .375 3½ THURSDAY Open: Detroit, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Oakland Grambling St. (7-1) at Alabama St. (3-6) at WESTERN CONFERENCE DOG Miami 2 4 .333 3½ FAVORITE OPEN NOW O/U Monday’s Games Shreveport, La., 1 p.m. Clev. Washington 2 5 .286 4 at BALTIMORE 10 9½ (45) Central Division Cincinnati at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 p.m. Alabama A&M (3-6) vs. Jackson St. (3-6), 1 p.m. SUNDAY GP W L OT Pts GF GA Central Division Thursday, Nov. 17 SE Missouri (3-6) at UT Martin (6-4), 1 p.m. Houston 2 1½ (42) at JACKSONVILLE Chicago 14 10 3 1 21 49 34 New Orleans at Carolina, 6:25 p.m. W L Pct GB at CAROLINA 3 3 (44) Kan.City Pittsburgh (5-4) at Clemson (9-0), 1:30 p.m. St. Louis 14 7 4 3 17 32 36 Sunday, Nov. 20 Cleveland 6 1 .857 — at NEW ORLEANS PK 2 (49½) Denver Auburn (7-2) at Georgia (5-4), 1:30 p.m. Minnesota 11 6 4 1 13 33 22 Baltimore at Dallas, 11 a.m. Milwaukee 4 3 .571 2 at NY JETS 2½ 2 (39½) L.A. Charleston Southern (5-3) at Liberty (6-3), Winnipeg 14 6 7 1 13 42 43 Detroit 4 4 .500 2½ at PHILADELPHIA 2 1 (50) Atlanta Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m. 1:30 p.m. Nashville 12 4 5 3 11 31 36 Chicago 4 4 .500 2½ at WASHINGTON 2 3 (41½) Minn. Jacksonville at Detroit, 11 a.m. Dallas 13 4 6 3 11 33 46 UTSA (6-3) at Louisiana Tech (7-3), 1:30 p.m. Indiana 4 4 .500 2½ Green Bay 2 2½ (50) at TENN. Tennessee at Indianapolis, 11 a.m. Colorado 12 5 7 0 10 24 37 Ohio St. (8-1) at Maryland (5-4), 1:30 p.m. at TAMPA BAY 3 1 (46) Chicago Arizona at Minnesota, 11 a.m. Southern Miss. (5-4) at Old Dominion (6-3), WESTERN CONFERENCE at SAN DIEGO 4 4 (48½) Miami Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 11 a.m. Pacific Division 1:30 p.m. at ARIZONA 11½ 13 (48½) San Fran. Southwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Buffalo at Cincinnati, 11 a.m. Delaware (4-5) at Richmond (7-2), 1:30 p.m. at PITTSBURGH 3 2½ (49½) Dallas Edmonton 14 9 4 1 19 43 35 Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 11 a.m. W L Pct GB Mercer (5-4) at Samford (6-3), 1:30 p.m. at NEW ENGLAND 7½ 7½ (48) Seattle Anaheim 14 6 5 3 15 37 33 Houston Miami at Los Angeles, 2:05 p.m. 5 3 .625 — MONDAY Appalachian St. (7-2) at Troy (7-1), 1:30 p.m. Los Angeles 13 7 6 0 14 35 32 San Antonio 5 3 .625 — at NY GIANTS 2½ 1 (47) New England at San Francisco, 2:25 p.m. Cinn. Georgia Tech (5-4) at Virginia Tech (7-2), San Jose 13 7 6 0 14 30 32 Memphis 4 4 .500 1 Philadelphia at Seattle, 2:25 p.m. Updated odds available at Pregame.com 1:30 p.m. Vancouver 14 5 8 1 11 27 41 Dallas 2 5 .286 2½ Green Bay at Washington, 6:30 p.m. North Texas (4-5) at W. Kentucky (7-3), Calgary 14 5 8 1 11 36 51 New Orleans 0 8 .000 5 Open: San Diego, Atlanta, Denver, N.Y. Jets 1:30 p.m. Arizona 12 5 7 0 10 35 44 M onday, Nov. 21 Northwest Division Morgan St. (2-6) at Florida A&M (4-5), 2 p.m. NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for Houston at Oakland, 6:30 p.m. W. Carolina (2-7) at Furman (2-7), 2 p.m. overtime loss. W L Pct GB A FC Tennessee Tech (3-6) at Tennessee St. (6-3), Tuesday’s Games Oklahoma City 6 2 .750 — College Schedule East Portland 5 3 .625 1 2 p.m. Vancouver 5, N.Y. Rangers 3 W L T Pct PF PA (Subject to change) Utah 5 4 .556 1½ New England 7 1 0 .875 217 132 E. Kentucky (2-7) at Austin Peay (0-9), 3 p.m. San Jose 3, Washington 0 Thursday, Nov. 10 Denver 3 4 .429 2½ Miami UTEP (2-7) at FAU (2-7), 4 p.m. Pittsburgh 4, Edmonton 3 4 4 0 .500 173 182 Minnesota 2 5 .286 3½ Wake Forest (6-3) at Louisville (8-1), 5 p.m. Buffalo 4 5 0 .444 237 203 New Jersey 3, Carolina 2, SO SOUTH N.Y. Jets 3 6 0 .333 173 235 North Carolina (7-2) at Duke (3-6), 5:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee (6-3) at Marshall (2-7), 5 p.m. Detroit 3, Philadelphia 2, SO Pacific Division S outh Montreal 3, Boston 2 Louisiana-Lafayette (3-5) at Georgia Southern South Florida (7-2) at Memphis (6-3), 5 p.m. W L Pct GB W L T Pct PF PA (4-5), 5:30 p.m. Sam Houston St. (9-0) at Northwestern St. Los Angeles 7, Toronto 0 L.A. Clippers 6 1 .857 — Houston 5 3 0 .625 137 167 (1-8), 5 p.m. Winnipeg 8, Dallas 2 FAR WEST Golden State 5 2 .714 1 Tennessee 4 5 0 .444 217 226 Abilene Christian (2-8) at SE Louisiana (5-4), Nashville 3, Ottawa 1 L.A. Lakers 4 4 .500 2½ Indianapolis 4 5 0 .444 239 256 Utah (7-2) at Arizona St. (5-4), 7:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Arizona 4, Colorado 2 Sacramento 4 5 .444 3 Jacksonville 2 6 0 .250 153 215 F riday, Nov. 11 MIDWEST Phoenix 3 6 .333 4 Wednesday’s Games orth N Penn St. (7-2) at Indiana (5-4), 10 a.m. Tuesday’s Games Columbus 3, Anaheim 2, OT EAST W L T Pct PF PA Iowa St. (1-8) at Kansas (1-8), 10 a.m. Atlanta 110, Cleveland 106 Ottawa 2, Buffalo 1, SO Harvard (7-1) at Penn (5-3), 6 p.m. Baltimore 4 4 0 .500 154 153 Rutgers (2-7) at Michigan St. (2-7), 10 a.m. Brooklyn 119, Minnesota 110 Chicago 2, St. Louis 1, OT SOUTH Pittsburgh 4 4 0 .500 184 171 Memphis 108, Denver 107 Thursday’s Games Cincinnati 3 4 1 .438 167 189 Boston College (4-5) at Florida St. (6-3), Northwestern (4-5) at Purdue (3-6), 10 a.m. Cleveland 0 9 0 .000 168 273 5:30 p.m. S. Illinois (3-6) at Youngstown St. (6-3), 10 a.m. Portland 124, Phoenix 121 Columbus at Boston, 5 p.m. West Missouri St. (4-5) at Illinois St. (5-5), 11 a.m. Dallas 109, L.A. Lakers 97 Anaheim at Carolina, 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 W L T Pct PF PA Butler (4-6) at Drake (5-4), Noon Sacramento 102, New Orleans 94 Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. Oakland 7 2 0 .778 245 223 EAST N. Arizona (5-4) at North Dakota (8-2), Noon Wednesday’s Games Vancouver at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Kansas City 6 2 0 .750 185 151 Brown (3-5) at Dartmouth (4-4), 10 a.m. Jacksonville (4-4) at Valparaiso (3-7), Noon Charlotte 104, Utah 98 San Jose at Florida, 5:30 p.m. Denver 6 3 0 .667 214 166 Sacred Heart (6-3) at Duquesne (6-3), 10 a.m. N. Iowa (4-5) at W. Illinois (6-3), Noon Indiana 122, Philadelphia 115, OT Los Angeles at Montreal, 5:30 p.m. San Diego 4 5 0 .444 268 247 Tulsa (7-2) at Navy (6-2), 10 a.m. South Dakota (4-5) at S. Dakota St. (6-3), 1 p.m. Minnesota 123, Orlando 107 N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 5:30 p.m. Albany (NY) (5-4) at New Hampshire (6-3), Vanderbilt (4-5) at Missouri (2-7), 1:30 p.m. New York 110, Brooklyn 96 St. Louis at Nashville, 6 p.m. NFC 10 a.m. Indiana St. (4-6) at N. Dakota St. (8-1), 1:30 p.m. Washington 118, Boston 93 Winnipeg at Arizona, 7 p.m. East Illinois (3-6) at Wisconsin (7-2), 1:30 p.m. Atlanta 115, Chicago 107 Dallas at Calgary, 7 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Wagner (4-5) at Robert Morris (2-8), 10 a.m. Dallas 7 1 0 .875 223 140 CCSU (2-7) at St. Francis (Pa.) (6-3), 10 a.m. Minnesota (7-2) at Nebraska (7-2), 5:30 p.m. Toronto 112, Oklahoma City 102 Friday’s Games N.Y. Giants 5 3 0 .625 161 164 William & Mary (4-5) at Towson (2-7), 10 a.m. Michigan (9-0) at Iowa (5-4), 6 p.m. Phoenix 107, Detroit 100 New Jersey at Buffalo, 5 p.m. Washington 4 3 1 .563 186 189 NC State (4-5) at Syracuse (4-5), 10:30 a.m. SOUTHWEST Houston 101, San Antonio 99 Philadelphia at Toronto, 5 p.m. Philadelphia 4 4 0 .500 202 145 Princeton (6-2) at Yale (2-6), 10:30 a.m. Baylor (6-2) at Oklahoma (7-2), 10 a.m. Dallas at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Ottawa, 5:30 p.m. South Miami (Ohio) (4-6) at Buffalo (2-7), 11 a.m. West Virginia (7-1) at Texas (5-4), 10 a.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 8:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Lafayette (2-7) at Colgate (3-5), 11 a.m. Southern U. (6-2) at Prairie View (6-3), Noon Thursday’s Games Winnipeg at Colorado, 7 p.m. Atlanta 6 3 0 .667 305 259 New Mexico St. (2-6) at Arkansas St. (4-4), Chicago at Miami, 6 p.m. Dallas at Edmonton, 7 p.m. New Orleans 4 4 0 .500 242 238 Cornell (3-5) at Columbia (2-6), 11 a.m. 1 p.m. New Orleans at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay 3 5 0 .375 180 232 Dayton (8-2) at Marist (5-4), 11 a.m. Golden State at Denver, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Philadelphia, 5 p.m. Carolina 3 5 0 .375 204 206 James Madison (8-1) at Villanova (7-2), 11 a.m. Stephen F. Austin (4-5) at Houston Baptist Maine (5-4) at Stony Brook (5-4), Noon (3-6), 1 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Sacramento, 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Columbus, 5 p.m. North Ark.-Pine Bluff (1-8) at Texas Southern (3-6), Friday’s Games Toronto at Pittsburgh, 5 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Holy Cross (4-6) at Fordham (6-3), 1 p.m. Minnesota 5 3 0 .625 155 126 Bucknell (3-6) at Georgetown (3-6), 1:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Detroit at Montreal, 5 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 5 p.m. San Jose at Tampa Bay, 5 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Florida, 5 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 5 p.m. E ASTERN CONFERENCE Buffalo at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Anaheim at Nashville, 6 p.m. Atlantic Division Boston at Arizona, 6 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers at Calgary, 8 p.m.
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with the Seahawks own struggling to run the ball and sustain drives has led to three straight teams with 36 or more minutes of possession against the Seahawks. Arizona got it started when it dominated possession in the 6-6 overtime tie. The Cardinals held the ball for 46:21 and ran 90 offensive plays. New Orleans followed up a week later with 72 plays and 36 minutes of possession and on Monday night, Buffalo ran 82 offensive plays and held the ball for 40 minutes. It’s a recipe for exhaustion, even if Carroll doesn’t view it that way. “I think we’re getting stronger,” he said. “If we’ve endured it, I think we’re in pretty good shape. If we can get a game of 60 or 70 plays, it’s going to seem like a lark. We’ll see if we can change it a little bit.” The timing of the struggles on defense is troubling because the Seahawks appear to be morphing offensively and potentially exposing their defenders to even more time on
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Detroit 5 4 0 .556 205 206 Green Bay 4 4 0 .500 198 187 Chicago 2 6 0 .250 131 179
Tulane (3-6) at Houston (7-2), 1:30 p.m. Army (5-4) vs. Notre Dame (3-6) at San Antonio, 1:30 p.m. Texas Tech (4-5) at Oklahoma St. (7-2), 1:30 p.m. Nicholls (5-4) at Cent. Arkansas (8-1), 2 p.m. Idaho (5-4) at Texas St. (2-6), 2 p.m. LSU (5-3) at Arkansas (6-3), 5 p.m. Incarnate Word (1-8) at Lamar (3-6), 5 p.m. Mississippi (4-5) at Texas A&M (7-2), 5:30 p.m. FAR WEST Montana (6-3) at N. Colorado (5-4), Noon Cal Poly (6-3) at Weber St. (5-4), Noon S. Utah (5-4) at BYU (5-4), 1 p.m. UC Davis (2-7) at Montana St. (2-7), 1:30 p.m. Wyoming (7-2) at UNLV (3-6), 1:30 p.m. Stanford (6-3) at Oregon (3-6), 2 p.m. Stetson (4-5) at San Diego (8-1), 2 p.m. Idaho St. (2-7) at E. Washington (8-1), 4:35 p.m. Boise St. (8-1) at Hawaii (4-6), 5 p.m. Southern Cal (6-3) at Washington (9-0), 5:30 p.m. Portland St. (3-6) at Sacramento St. (1-8), 7 p.m. Oregon St. (2-7) at UCLA (3-6), 7 p.m. Colorado (7-2) at Arizona (2-7), 8 p.m. Colorado St. (5-4) at Air Force (6-3), 8:15 p.m. New Mexico (6-3) at Utah St. (3-6), 8:15 p.m. San Diego St. (8-1) at Nevada (3-6), 8:30 p.m. California (4-5) at Washington St. (7-2), 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday’s College Football Scores MIDWEST Bowling Green 38, Akron 28 Toledo 31, N. Illinois 24
Top 25 Schedule Thursday No. 15 North Carolina at Duke, 5:30 p.m. No. 13 Utah at Arizona State, 7:30 p.m.
Friday No. 20 Florida State vs. Boston College, 5:30 p.m.
Saturday No. 1 Alabama vs. Mississippi State, 10 a.m. No. 2 Michigan at Iowa, 6 p.m. No. 3 Clemson vs. Pittsburgh, 1:30 p.m. No. 4 Washington vs. Southern Cal, 5:30 p.m. No. 5 Louisville vs. Wake Forest, 5 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State at Maryland, 1:30 p.m. No. 7 Wisconsin vs. Illinois, 1:30 p.m. No. 8 Auburn at Georgia, 1:30 p.m. No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 25 Baylor, 10 a.m. No. 10 Texas A&M vs. Mississippi, 5:30 p.m. No. 11 West Virginia at Texas, 10 a.m. No. 12 Penn State at Indiana, 10 a.m. No. 16 Colorado at Arizona, 8 p.m. No. 17 Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech, 1:30 p.m. No. 18 Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech, 1:30 p.m. No. 19 LSU at Arkansas, 5 p.m. No. 21 Nebraska vs. Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. No. 22 Florida vs. South Carolina, 10 a.m. No. 23 Washington State vs. California, 8:30 p.m. No. 24 Boise State at Hawaii, 5 p.m.
TODAY IN HISTORY Compiled By PAUL MONTELLA
Nov. 10 1963 — Don Meredith of the Dallas Cowboys passes for 460 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. 1963 — Detroit’s Gordie Howe becomes the leading career goal scorer in the NHL with his 545th in a 3-0 victory over the Montreal M 1 Canadiens.