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BULLPENS EVOLVING AGAIN Cards explore idea of Wacha, Rosenthal emulating Tribe star
Less thump and more speed would serve Cardinals well BENJAMIN HOCHMAN St. Louis Post-Dispatch
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. • The
swat-to-trot Cardinals. In 2016, they hit three more homers than the Braves did … in 2015 and 2016 combined. The Cards tallied 225 homers last season, the most in the National League, and at times their offense was fun and assailable; alas, it’s unsustainable. The Cardinals were a good
offensive team last year, and they must, must, must be a good offensive team next year — but the catch is, they must be a different type of “good” offensive team. “From an offensive strategy, you’re thinking about balls in play, extra-base hits,” general manager John Mozeliak said at the GM meetings, “but a team maybe with a little bit more foot speed, a little bit more of an ability to take advantage of an extra 90 feet, that’s something that we’d like to see happen.” See HOCHMAN • Page B2
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. • A few hours before
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Cardinals pitcher Michael Wacha is again trying to address a chronic stress reaction injury.
> Baseball’s investigation into the Cardinals’ hacking case is winding down, the commissioner says. B3
Game 5 of the World Series, Cleveland pitching coach Mickey Callaway considered whether his team’s celebrated and creative use of the bullpen during the hothouse of October could be applied to the pastures of the regular season. He leaned against a wall in a Wrigley Field dugout and agreed that maybe it’s not the team with the best one or two relievers. It could be the extra starter, or two. “You could do what we’re doing in the
See CARDINALS • Page B3
Blues make a point, give one away in OT Pietrangelo ties score late, but penalty is costly in loss
SLU has to show passion, Ford says Coach doesn’t want chilled-out players
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St. Louis University’s Zeke Moore goes up for a dunk in an exhibition game Friday against Greenville. BY STU DURANDO St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Blues center Patrik Berglund (right) hits Blackhawks right winger Marian Hossa in the first period Wednesday night at Scottrade Center. BY JEREMY RUTHERFORD St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Alex Pietrangelo’s shot landed in the back of the Chicago net late Wednesday night and nearly made him a hero. But moments later, his clearing attempt landed in section 104 of Scottrade Center, behind the Blackhawks’ bench, and turned him into the goat. Pietrangelo’s game-tying goal with 2 minutes, 11 seconds remaining in regulation, followed by his delay-of-game penalty with 1:36 left, led to a 2-1 overtime loss for the Blues, quickly changing the feelings of both the captain and the crowd of 18,704 as it left the arena. “That’s a tough way to lose,” Pietrangelo said. “I feel really bad right now. Tough to take a penalty there in the last minute. It’s a lonely feeling sitting in that box, let me tell you. I thought we did a good job crawling our way back and getting a point out of it.
(But) it’s tough when you come out of the box and they score. That’s on me, it’s a tough penalty to take. > 7 p.m. Thursday I’ve got to find a way at Nashville, FSM not to take that pen> Blues backup alty.” goalie Hutton The Blues played returns to NHL a healthy brand of roots. B7 hockey against Chicago on Wednesday in what developed into a goaltending duel between the Blues’ Jake Allen and the Blackhawks’ Corey Crawford. Crawford was just one save better, as Allen allowed Artemi Panarin’s sixth goal of the season just 25 seconds into overtime, a goal that technically came four on four but came just as Pietrangelo was exiting the penalty box. Chicago ran its winning streak to an NHL-best seven games, and the Blues earned a point by sending the game to
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overtime, but the point Ken Hitchcock was making afterward is that his team is taking far too many penalties late in games, and it’s wearing thin a team that continues to struggle to score. The Blues rank second in the league with 66 minor penalties, and 28 of those have come in the third period, including three Wednesday against Chicago. Trailing the Blackhawks 1-0 on Marian Hossa’s second-period goal Wednesday, the Blues took three minors in the final 8:02 of regulation. Patrik Berglund was whistled for slashing, the team was hit with a “too many men on the ice” penalty with 5:16 to play and then Pietrangelo’s delay of game. The Blues’ stout penalty-killing unit wiped out all five of Chicago’s power-play opportunities, including the final one, but it’s taking a toll. “ We ’re ta k i n g way to o m a ny See BLUES • Page B7
There is a drill run in St. Louis University basketball practices in which volume is the most important factor. When you dunk, you holler or scream or bellow. Just as long as you make noise. For coach Travis Ford, it’s about getting his new players to show some emotion. No one is louder at a SLU practice than Ford, and he wants it to rub off on the Billikens. “I like the attitude and effort of our team, they’re just really struggling to figure out their personality, to figure out the toughness you have to play with and the attitude,” Ford said. “You have to have your shoulders back a little and grit your teeth. Our team doesn’t have a lot of emotional guys. They’re great guys, but there’s not much excitement to a lot of them.” Ford connects emotion to aggressive play and aggressive play to toughness. Coaching a team he has called possibly the least athletic in the country, he will require all of the above from his players when they open the season Friday night at home against Ball State. Returning players are unanimous in their summation that Ford runs a more grueling practice then they have seen in the past. He wants to play faster and with greater intensity. Those attributes are among the things he promised fans when he was hired in April, so the lack of emotion has been somewhat frustrating. See SLU • Page B4
> 7 p.m. Friday vs. Ball State, FSM > St. Louis U. appears to have a strong recruiting class. B4 > The Jeremiah Tilmon signing is on hold for Illinois. B5 > Missouri gets four-star guard from Texas. B6
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DIGEST Turner Field set to become football venue
Georgia State University received approval Wednesday to purchase Turner Field for $22.8 million, clearing the way to convert the former home of the Atlanta Braves into a downsized college football stadium. The Panthers, members of the Sun Belt Conference, plan to move into the stadium next season after playing at the much larger Georgia Dome since the program was launched in 2010. The 68-acre Turner Field site was sold in August to the Georgia State Foundation. The Board of Regents gave the go-ahead for the university to purchase 38 acres that includes the stadium and an adjacent parking lot where a baseball field will be constructed on roughly the old footprint of Atlanta Fulton-County Stadium, the Braves’ home before Turner Field. The Braves played at 50,000-seat Turner Field for 20 seasons. They are moving to a new suburban facility in 2017. Georgia State plans to convert Turner Field into a 23,000-seat football stadium, with the ability to add another 10,000 seats. The remainder of the site will be sold and leased to Georgia State’s development partner, Carter and Associates. The company plans a $300 million development that includes private housing, retail space and corporate facilities around the stadium. Turner Field opened as Centennial Olympic Stadium, seating some 83,000 and serving as the centerpiece of the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games. (AP) Chrome to begin breeding in 2017 • California Chrome will retire in time for the 2017 breeding season, according to Taylor Made Farm president Duncan Taylor. Chrome, second in the Breeders’ Cup Classic last weekend at Santa Anita, has more career earnings than any American racehorse, is expected to begin his stallion career in February at the major Kentucky farm, Taylor told reporters at Keeneland’s November breeding stock sale in Lexington, Ky. Perry Martin, Chrome’s co-owner and breeder, was among those at the auction. Chrome’s stud fee per breeding for his first season will be $40,000, conservative for a former Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner. By comparison, Lucky Pulpit — California Chrome’s sire — had a $2,500 stud fee. With his runner-up check in the $6 million Classic, Chrome now has total earnings of $14,452,650. Despite his loss in the Classic to Arrogate, Chrome likely wrapped up a second Horse of the Year title. Before retirement, Chrome is pointed toward one more major race — the inaugural $12 million Pegasus World Cup, at Florida’s Gulfstream Park in suburban Miami, on Jan. 28. That is expected to be the final start for the charismatic thoroughbred, who may also have a prep race leading up to that finale. (Sacramento, Calif., Bee) SLU men open A-10 tourney • As regular-season champion, St. Louis University (7-7-3) enters the Atlantic 10 Conference men’s soccer tournament as the No. 1 seed and will face No. 8 Dayton (7-8-3) in first-round action 10 a.m. (St. Louis time) Thursday in Davidson, N.C. The tournament continues with semifinals Friday and the title game on Sunday. The Billikens, who finished 6-2 in A-10 play, won 1-0 at Dayton on Oct. 8. Also, SLU’s Mike McGinty was named conference coach of the year, with senior forward Joe Saad and junior midfielder Max Karcher named to the second-team allleague squad. In addition, forward Saadiq Mohammed and defender Quayyum Murana earned spots on the all-rookie team. (Joe Lyons) Donovan unsure about his MLS future • Landon Donovan said he is not ready to decide if he will extend his MLS comeback for another season following the LA Galaxy’s elimination from the playoffs. Donovan, 34, said he greatly enjoyed his comeback season, which ended last weekend with the Galaxy’s loss to Colorado in the Western Conference semifinals. Donovan is the top scorer in the history of MLS and the U.S. national team. Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said he believes Donovan is “50-50” on a return for 2017. (AP)
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BASEBALL NOTEBOOK NL comeback award goes to Fernandez, who died Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez, who died in a boating accident in September, was voted the National League comeback player of the year by his peers in the annual Players Choice Awards of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Fernandez was the 2013 NL rookie of the year, had Tommy John surgery the following year, returned in July 2015 and was 16-8 with a 2.86 ERA this season, earning his second All-Star selection. He died at age 24 on Sept. 25, and autopsy reports released by the Miami-Dade County authorites said he had cocaine and alcohol in his system when his boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty. Baltimore slugger Mark Trumbo, who led the major leagues with 47 home runs after hitting 13 for Seattle in 2015, was voted the AL comeback award. New York Mets outfielder Curtis Granderson earned his second Marvin Miller Man of the Year award, given to the player who most inspires his fellow players through his on-field performances and contributions to his community. Granderson also won in 2009. Houston second baseman Jose Altuve was voted player of the year and the AL’s outstanding player. Second baseman Daniel Murphy was selected the NL’s outstanding player in his first season with Washington. Major league ERA leader Kyle Hendricks of the Chicago Cubs was the NL’s outstanding pitcher, and Rick Porcello won the AL award in his second season with Boston. Detroit pitcher Michael Fulmer was the AL’s top rookie, and Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager the top NL rookie. Balloting among big league players took place in midSeptember. Results were announced Wednesday. McCann draws interest • This offseason, other general managers are bringing up one Yankee’s name to Brian Cashman more than most: Brian McCann. “The catching market’s very thin, so it’s not surprising,” Cashman said. McCann, who has two years left on the five-year, $85 million deal he signed before the 2014 season, lost the starting catcher’s job to rookie Gary Sanchez in August. But, as Cashman said, quality starting catchers are in short
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Jose Fernandez, who died in a boating accident in September, has been named the NL comeback player of the year in a vote by fellow players.
supply, and McCann has a track record few can match. Since becoming a full-time catcher in 2006 with the Braves, McCann, who turns 33 on Feb. 20, is a seven-time All-Star who has averaged 22 homers and 79 RBIs a season. Extremely popular with his pitchers, McCann also has been durable, averaging 132 games. Rangers to get new stadium • Voters in Arlington, Texas, approved taxpayer funding for a $1 billion retractable-roof stadium for the Rangers. With 98 percent of the vote counted, voters approved by a 60-40-percent margin the extension of a half-cent sales tax, 2 percent hotel-occupancy tax and 5 percent car-rental tax for a new home for the team. That revenue now goes to defraying Arlington’s $155 million debt on its share of the cost of the NFL Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium, which opened in 2009. Although the Rangers hadn’t publicly threatened to leave, a team representative held preliminary talks with Dallas officials about a covered stadium there.
Arbitrator is ousted • The baseball players’ union fired arbitrator Fredric Horowitz, The Associated Press reported. The players’ association made the decision after Horowitz ruled against it in an injury assignment case involving Dodgers infielder Charlie Culberson. The players’ association declined comment. Horowitz, 68, started as baseball’s neutral arbitrator in June 2012. He replaced Shyam Das, who had held the position since 1999 but was fired by management following his decision to overturn Ryan Braun’s 50-game suspension for a positive drug test. Angels make moves • The Angels re-signed righthanded reliever Andrew Bailey to a one-year deal. Bailey had six saves with a 2.38 ERA in 12 appearances. He became Los Angeles’ closer after Huston Street’s season-ending injury. The team also designated outfielder Shane Robinson, a former Cardinal, for assignment on Wednesday. He played in 65 games this year, hitting .173 with a homer and 10 RBIs and an on-base percentage of .257. From news services
Cards need speedster at leadoff HOCHMAN • FROM B1
A dynamic offense can make awesome blossom — and that’s why the Cards will probably benefit from a new outfielder, even though it also meant the departure of Brandon Moss. Yes, Moss hit 28 homers, but let’s be honest about this — by squeezing as many homers out of him as they did as fast as they did, the Cards were stuck with a spent, slowed slugger by September. A lineup with a speedier sprayer leading off, followed by Matt Carpenter, Aledmys Diaz and Stephen Piscotty, is extremely enticing. And while I understood the need to be flexible a season ago, having an established lineup should benefit the psychology of many Cards. And then there’s Jhonny. Third baseman Jhonny Peralta needs to slim down a tad this winter, especially if he’s going to log 150-plus games next season; he played in 82 this season. His advanced-stat defense wasn’t that impressive this season. And from July 31 of 2015 until the final day of 2016, he totaled 10 homers. I’ll keep screaming it — Evan Longoria! Get the guy. And the Cards, like most teams, will do their due diligence. But regarding Peralta, who turns 35 in May, Mozeliak said: “I’m bullish on him because he’s going to be a year removed from (thumb) surgery. The best thing for him to do this offseason is working on his physical fitness and quickness. In terms of an offensive standpoint, I think you’re going to see some more pop or maybe what we had been expecting to see in past years.” Yadier Molina and Randal Grichuk will be in the lineup most nights, and at second base, we’ll probably see a lot of Kolten Wong. Incidentally, this quote from his brother, Kean, perked up my ears this week during the Arizona Fall League: “It was an up-and-down year, I just feel that they didn’t give him a chance,” the Rays prospect said. “He had to come in and pinch hit, that’s not his thing. The year before, he showed what he could do. Hopefully this year they’ll give him a shot to play every day. If they don’t, oh well, we’ll see how it goes.” But the fascinating Jedd Gyorko returns. In many ways, Jedd epit-
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The Cardinals’ Brandon Moss is splashed by Carlos Martinez after hitting a two-run home run in September against the Pirates.
omized the 2016 Cards, who were in the playoff hunt but of course didn’t make the playoffs. He seldom doubled or tripled — 87 of his 97 hits were either singles or homers. But those homers, man, they were game-changers — he hit 30 of them, and 17 of the homers either tied the score or gave the Cardinals the lead. And while the 225-homer hometown team seemed to harken back to Mark McGwire’s days, Gyorko did so in a peculiar way. The infielder is one of two players in the history of Major League Baseball with 30 or more home runs, fewer than 10 doubles and 400 at-bats or less. The other player was Big Mac, back in 2000. The Cards will play Gyorko often next season, perhaps for 400plus at-bats, but a fear is that the homer total is unsustainable, while the plodding baserunning and .240-ish batting average is likely. Now, a team’s chance to win increases when its offense homers, but check the disparity in this record — the Cards were 74-45 in games they homered (yes, of course, that means they only won 12 games in which they didn’t homer). But the Cards won’t hit as many homers next season and must find other ways to manufacture or produce runs. “This is an exciting time of year,” Mozeliak said, “and it’s sort of like the one time you almost have as close to a blank whiteboard as you’re going to have. You’re never really starting from ground zero, but there is a chance to make a positive impact on your roster.”
He will leave the GM meetings Thursday with a stronger grasp on the markets. By the winter meetings in December, the trade market will have loosened — and expect the Cards to be involved. The 2016 offense put on a show, but the 2017 offense must win differently — and win more often. “Their last year was one of the years where they never really got hot,” Cubs GM Jed Hoyer said; the Cards missed the playoffs in the final weekend of the season. “They played us really well, 10-9 (Cubs in the season series). Really good games, they played us really tough. I thought they were a really good team and they had a lot of really good pieces — but through injuries and the randomness of their season, they never really got that hot streak that was going to get them over the edge. “We definitely weren’t looking forward to possibly playing them in the first round. They won 100 games in 2015 and we beat them in the first round; I wasn’t really looking forward to winning 100 games and having them have a chance to do that to us in the first round. I don’t think you really want to play your divisional opponent in the first round of the playoffs.” One of the two teams is very likely to make the playoffs. Can both? If so, and the other wins the wild-card game, it could make for a heck of a first round. Benjamin Hochman @hochman on Twitter bhochman@post-dispatch.com
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Use of relievers may be changing CARDINALS • FROM B1
regular season if you have two, three guys who are willing to do it, and you have to be really, really good,” Callaway said. “The names you bring up could be two of those guys who do something like that. If you have two or three really good arms like you’re talking about, yeah, maybe, it is possible during the season.” Those names? Michael Wacha and Trevor Rosenthal. On Wednesday, Cardinals manager Mike Matheny phoned Rosenthal to tell him that he will be “stretched out” for spring training and offered a chance to show what he can do alongside the starters. General manager John Mozeliak spoke with Rosenthal’s agent, Scott Boras, at the GM meetings in Arizona, and Boras described his client as “excited about this potential, and so is the club.” All-Star Rosenthal is one year removed from back-toback 45-save seasons, but he has long harbored the hope of getting a chance to start. By putting him on that program the Cardinals respect that wish, add depth, and may find a fit or two for this holiday season’s hot new toy — the minuteman, multi-inning reliever. “It terms of role we’re going to see how things go, but we’re open to anything,” Mozeliak said. “It was something that he has had a desire to do. As we were looking at all the different moving pieces it doesn’t hurt to have an extra arm, and in the past we’ve felt like an extra arm would help. As you start to think about bullpen structure and multiple innings it makes sense to have people prepared to do more than just a one-inning stint.” The Cardinals have all five spots in the rotation spoken for with the returns of Carlos Martinez, Adam Wainwright, Mike Leake and Lance Lynn, and the ascension of Alex Reyes. The Cardinals exercised the option on Jaime Garcia, who had 30 starts in 2016. Wacha is preparing this winter to start, though his program is an aggressive, musclebuilding approach that the team believes will protect his arm from a chronic stress reaction injury. Mozeliak said Wacha’s offseason could bring “a little more drastic change” in his physique, “adding mass instead of just focusing on small muscle groups.” Rosenthal makes eight. The depth chart also includes Marco Gonzales and Tim Cooney, two Class AAA
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Manfred says end approaches in hacking probe Cardinals are still waiting to see what their punishment will be BY DERRICK GOOLD St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Trevor Rosenthal pitches during a game against the Pirates as the season was winding down on Oct. 1.
starters who have appeared in the majors. An extra starter (or three) could be relief. Boras said as much Wednesday while meeting with reporters in the courtyard of the Omni Scottsdale Resort. “Everybody wants the HELP pitcher – the high-level performance pitcher,” Boras said, using a term his office coined. “Every club has to have that guy, and they’re going to say who is he, what unique characteristic does he have? You’re finding that teams that are in the final levels of the playoffs, they all have a HELP pitcher. He’s there. He can throw in the sixth, seventh. He can close. He can do it.” None more famously and recently than Andrew Miller, Cleveland’s lefty. This past postseason, Callaway and manager Terry Francona aggressively used Miller for huge swaths of innings. The lefty would sometimes close but would always appear when the game needed saving, whether there was a statistical save to be claimed or not. Miller’s high-leverage usage was similar to what Kansas City did with Wade Davis in Octobers past, and there were even echoes of what the Cardinals did with their bullpen during 2011’s World Series run. Like Davis before him, Miller was a former
starter who found his calling in relief – and then got called again and again and again to provide it. “You never know who that guy is going to be,” Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer said this week. “If you stop thinking that way you have no chance to find that guy. You always want to think who is going to be that next Andrew Miller? Who is going to be that next Wade Davis? … We should always challenge ourselves because the great reliever of next postseason may be a guy no one has even thought of right now.” Mozeliak, Matheny and their staffs had internal discussions already this offseason about how to strengthen the bullpen and if their starting depth offered versatile solutions. “Wacha would be a good candidate,” Callaway said. “He’s got a good fastball, can get guys out from both sides of the plate. … I think when we’re going to talk this winter it’s obvious we have the guys who are willing to do what we’ve been doing, but how can we have enough effective pitchers to get them the ball at those opportune times? Can we steal three or four games a year because we’re doing it this way?” It’s a question all teams are asking. Derrick Goold @dgoold on Twitter dgoold@post-dispatch.com
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SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. • The closure the Cardinals, Astros and Major League Baseball seek for the hacking scandal that enveloped the two former rivals last year and led to one prison sentence is nearing, the commissioner said Wednesday. Borrowing from football for an analogy, Rob Manfred said if the investigation was 100 yards long, then “we’re in the final 10 yards of the St. Louis situation.” The Cardinals long have been braced for some punishment stemming from a former executive’s illegal entry into Houston’s internal database and viewing of files that included scouting details and trade proposals. The club, after its own internal investigation, fired Chris Correa, the amateur scouting director, more than 14 months ago, and earlier this year he was sentenced in federal court to more than 40 months in prison for his high-tech trespass. Baseball’s investigation into Correa’s actions and motives was launched in earnest after the sentencing. While the commissioner sought a thorough investigation, he has described the process as not as quick as hoped. “The clubs are going to do business and continue to do business regardless of what I decide and when I decide,” he said Tuesday. “The time has come to put this one behind us. I am anxious to do that.” Manfred was in the Phoenix area as part of the general manager meetings, and the investigation did not apparently come up as a topic except from a reporter. Next week the owners will gather in Chicago. Manfred did not offer a timetable for his decision, only that it is nearing. A front-burner consideration for him are the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement. They are “on complete separate tracks” except, Manfred added, “for level of distraction one causes.” The commissioner’s power to penalize the Cardinals is broad. The office can impose a fine and, in addition, assess damages without a limit. The commissioner can also restrict how the Cardinals acquire and how much they spend on amateur talent. The commissioner recently suspended the general manager of the Padres for his misrepresentation of player medical records to other teams, though Manfred has consistently said “the St. Louis situation” differs from other transgressions because a federal law was broken. He has told the member clubs they need to modernize their business practices and protection.
LYONS OUT FIVE TO SIX MONTHS The lingering knee injury that cost lefty Tyler Lyons almost half of this past season will now intrude on next season after he it required an extensive operation Tuesday. Lyons will not be ready to pitch for another five to six months, general manager John Mozeliak said after Lyons had healthy cartilage grafted into the problem area in his right knee. The procedure was done in St. Louis by Dr. George Paletta, the Cardinals’ former team physician. Lyons had not experienced the needed alleviation of pain in his right knee and after subsequent evaluations and a second opinion, surgery was determined to be his best option. “He just wasn’t healing,” Mozeliak said. The goal is to treat extensive cartilage damage by replacing damaged cartilage with plugs of healthy cartilage. The recovery time will keep Lyons out of spring training. He is the second lefty the Cardinals have lost to surgery this offseason, joining Zack Duke, who is expected to miss the entire season after elbow surgery. Lyons made 30 appearances and had a 3.38 ERA in 48 innings for the Cardinals. Two candidates to replace him in the bullpen, Marco Gonzales and Tim Cooney, are returning this spring from operations that cost them most of the 2016 season.
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The election of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States leaves baseball, more than any other professional sport, to consider what the immigration policies he proposed during the campaign could mean for acquiring talent. The president-elect and his running mate have both argued for tighter restrictions on immigration from Mexico, pledged to build a wall between the two countries and also said at various times that they would undo or rethink normalizing relationships with Cuba. President Barack Obama, who sought to thaw relations between the U.S. and Cuba, attended an exhibition baseball game this past spring in Havana, and baseball has wanted to play a role in bridging the diplomatic ties between the two nations. Cuba is one of the best talent markets to recently open to major-league clubs. Politics could reshape everything. “Honestly, I think what the president-elect is thinking from a policy perspective is probably not as granular as to affect anything we’re going to be doing in the next couple of years,” Manfred said. “We’ll know more as his policies actually become more concrete. Haven’t heard anything with regards to the Cuba issue that would suggest there is going to be any change. We’re all familiar with what he said about Mexico. We need to wait and see what actually happens.”
LABOR TALKS CONTINUE Manfred’s first “natural deadline” for a new labor contract passed this week, leaving the second on the horizon, and it’s the one that matters most. The current accord expires Dec. 1, and Manfred expressed optimism that his office and the players’ union will have a completed agreement at that point. If there is not a new one in place, the status quo will govern the offseason unless the parties are at a legal impasse. Manfred stressed that he does not expect to reach the point where a lockout is possible. Agents and GMs this week have said the lack of a new agreement could slow talks for free agents and trades because new rules could be imminent. “I think we’re going to make a deal before the expiration,” Manfred said. “I remain optimistic. … The absence of an agreement creates a certain amount of uncertainty. As we’ve learned on the broader scale the last couple of days, markets don’t like uncertainty. And that’s just something that we have to deal with.” Derrick Goold @dgoold on Twitter dgoold@post-dispatch.com
SLU
B4 • ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
Ford getting high marks for first class
M 1 • THURSDAY • 11.10.2016
Aaron Hines
SLU SEASON PREVIEW
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
Goodwin is key signing BY STU DURANDO St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Growing up in St. Louis, Scott Highmark, Erwin Claggett and Julian Winfield played a lot of basketball together, eventually placing third in the country with the St. Louis Eagles on the AAU circuit. When all signed with St. Louis University along with two others in 1991, it was a significant recruiting moment in the program’s history, rating among the best groups to join the Billikens in a single season. They had, after all, defeated a team that included Chris Webber and Jalen Rose. Now as he ponders the recruiting haul — two high school seniors and three Division I transfers — collected by first-year SLU coach Travis Ford, Highmark isn’t so sure that his group hasn’t been surpassed. “I am pretty astounded that he’s been able to get this much momentum and commitments from kids at that level when the program has not had success the last two years,” Highmark said. “With virtually no momentum he has assembled a class (with transfers), that if you put it on paper, would rank as one of the best they’ve ever had. And it was from a dead standstill.” SLU has transfers Javon Bess from Michigan State, Adonys Henriquez from Central Florida and D.J. Foreman from Rutgers on campus as they sit out a redshirt season. Ford added the signings of Althoff’s Jordan Goodwin and Hasahn French from Massachusetts on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period for high schoolers. Although not a traditional recruiting class, all five will begin their SLU careers in the 2017-18 season. They figure to transform the look of the team in one fell swoop. Goodwin and French are good enough on their own that 247sports has ranked the two-man class No. 42 in the country so far. Ford has one more scholarship to use. Throw in the transfers and it becomes a potentially elite group. “It’s probably a top-10 recruiting class,” Ford said. “It’s hard to judge because the transfers have been in college a couple of years. But if they’d been in a JC a couple of years it’s a top-10 class in America. ... We have players sitting out and getting better and recruits coming in, so it’s a process that we have to bring it all together.” Goodwin is the gem of the bunch. He’s a four-star recruit who had many options with Illinois being the program that seemed to have the edge until he committed to the Billikens. He is rated among the top 60 high school players in the country by several recruiting sites. “When you take over a program, the coach’s plan is to revamp the roster and bring in as much talent as possible, and they’re doing that,” said analyst Evan Daniels with Scout. “The two high school players they have are difference makers. For Ford to be able to get that done with his first class is impressive.” Winfield was the top player in 1991, but he left after one season and SLU was never able to discover what the three plus Eric Bickel and Brian Smith could accomplish. Many other groups have looked impressive as they entered SLU. Ed Macauley’s 1945 class, which included Marv Schatzman, ended up winning the NIT in 1948, when it was a much more prestigious title. Rich Nieman and Eugene Moore were an impressive combination to arrive in 1965 and both averaged doubledigit rebounds for their careers. Roland Gray and Monroe Douglas came along together in 1985 and finished third and fourth in career scoring, respectively. The 1997 class headed by Larry Hughes was formidable and included Justin Tatum, Matt Baniak and Chris Heinrich. They reached the NCAA Tournament in 1998. Rick Majerus’ class in 2010 wasn’t highly regarded but developed into perhaps the best group in program history. It’s easier to rate recruits now, with the infiltration of full-time recruiting analysts working for sites such as Scout, Rivals and 247sports. In Highmark’s days, the ranking of players was not as pervasive. “I went to all the right camps and I’m sure someone had a number on me,” he said. “But it wasn’t as high as these guys and it was probably less scientific.” Goodwin is a four-star across the board while French was given four stars by ESPN. “These are two guys we targeted early and to be able to get the two we really wanted is exciting,” Ford said. “They’re going to change our team physically. They’re going to change it athletically. These guys are physically ready to go from day one.” Bess earned four stars from Scout and ESPN in 2014, the same year that Henriquez was awarded four stars by ESPN. Foreman was a three-star recruit in every service. However, Ford doesn’t want to get overly excited yet about 2017 when he has a season to deal with right now. He knows the transformation will take time. “We don’t need to get ahead of ourselves,” he said. “I’ve had some success with transfers, but I understand they’ll have to knock some rust off a little bit to get their skills back to the highest level. A lot of those guys will be playing together for the first time, and it’s a process.”
SLU WOMEN The SLU women signed guards Tasia Jeffries from Louisville, and Ellie Taylor from Midland, Mich. Jeffries was best known last season for her shooting as she made 41 percent of her 3-pointers and 85 percent of her free throws as a junior. Taylor averaged 18.8 points and 5.3 rebounds.
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No injuries allowed for SLU The Billikens are short-handed from the get-go. Because coach Travis Ford opted to sign three transfers, the team has only nine scholarship players available as well as walk-on Aaron Hines, who played extensively last season. Keeping the team healthy has to be a priority. Guard Mike Crawford, who could potentially lead the team in scoring, missed much of the preseason with a hamstring injury and will be watched closely. Zeke Moore and Jalen Johnson were also lost briefly with finger injuries in October. Such absences will cause problems for the rotation if they continue to occur once the season begins. Ford has acknowledged that everyone is likely to play on a regular basis because of the short rotation.
CONFIDENCE AT HOME The Billikens have lost their homecourt edge the last two seasons, posting a combined 16-20 record at Chaifetz Arena. Last season they were 7-11. They need to get back onto the positive side of the ledger to show improvement. They had the worst home record of any Atlantic 10 team in 2015-16, as only two other teams failed to break even. The other 13 conference teams were a combined 93 games over .500 on their home floors. And the way SLU went about it was at times dreadful. The Billikens lost at home to Morehead State, Tennessee-Martin, Indiana State and Southern Illinois Carbondale and had seven double-digit losses at Chaifetz.
Mike Crawford
BATTLE ON THE BOARDS This was quite possibly the job the Billikens did worst last season on a regular basis. SLU was outrebounded by an average of 4.7 per game and ranked 12th in the A-10 in rebounding margin. No team in the conference was worse in offensive rebounding. Departed guard Ash Yacoubou was second on the team last season after leading the team as a junior. So, Ford is going to have to find sources. Reggie Agbeko came on strong the second half of his junior season to grab 7.4 over the last 15 games. Although inflated because of the opponent, his 18-rebound effort in the exhibition is a good launching point. The centers will have to increase their combined average of 3.1 per game, and the arrival of Welmer should help.
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RUNNING THE SHOW
Fans are likely to see quite a few 3-pointers this season from a team that has struggled to score inside. In the exhibition against Greenville, SLU didn’t make a 3-pointer until the second half. That performance led to some extra shooting drills this week. The Billikens have not proved themselves in this area, having finished next to last in the Atlantic 10 with 6.2 3s per game last season. They were 12th in accuracy at 32.8 percent. Crawford, Davell Roby and Jermaine Bishop, who are the best returning threats, shot a combined 34.8 percent beyond the arc. There is hope that redshirt freshman Elliott Welmer and true freshman Jalen Johnson can help the cause.
After seeing the point guard job rotate among umpteen players a year ago, Bishop will start the season as the primary point guard. Bishop didn’t get much playing time as a freshman until the midway point of the season. He showed signs of being a major offensive threat at times, scoring 20 points or more in three games and double figures in 11 over the final 17 games. But now the focus will be on his ballhandling and distribution skills. Bishop had 62 assists and 45 turnovers as a freshman, a ratio that won’t do this season. He got a pass on that last season, having been thrown into heavy playing time after seeing little action beforehand. He’ll be backed up by Roby and Hines.
SLU SCHEDULE Jalen Johnson
Nov. 11 Nov. 14 Nov. 17 Nov. 2 Nov. 23
SLU ROSTER No. Name 1 x-D.J. Foreman
Pos. Ht./Wt. Cl. F 6-8, 240 jr.
3
G/F 6-5, 220
x-Javon Bess
5 Davell Roby G 10 x-Adonys Henriquez G
6-4, 200 6-6, 210
11 Jermaine Bishop
G
6-1, 160
13 Matt Neufeld
C
6-11, 220
20 Jalen Johnson F 21 y-Markos Psimitis G
6-7, 190 6-5, 195
23 Zeke Moore
G/F 6-6, 175
24 y-Aaron Hines
G
6-0, 175
25 Austin Gillmann
C
6-10, 220
32 Mike Crawford 33 Elliott Welmer 35 Reggie Agbeko
G F F
6-4, 200 6-9, 215 6-7, 240
x-Transfers who have to red shirt y-Walk-ons
Hometown Spring Valley, N.Y. (Rutgers) jr. Columbus, Ohio (Michigan State) jr. Memphis, Tenn. jr. Orlando, Fla. (Central Florida) so. Queens, N.Y. (Holy Cross) so. Victoria, British Columbia fr. Baton Rouge so. Mytilene, Greece (Harris-Stowe) fr. St. Louis (Riverview Gardens) jr. St. Louis (Parkway North) jr. St. Louis (Oakville) sr. Tipton, Ind. fr. Columbus, Ind. sr. Buffalo, N.Y.
Nov. 29 Dec. 3 Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 14 Dec. 17 Dec. 22 Dec. 30 Jan. 4 Jan. 8 Jan. 11 Jan. 14 Jan. 17 Jan. 22 Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Feb. 1 Feb. 4 Feb. 8 Feb. 11 Feb. 14 Feb. 18 Feb. 22 Feb. 25 March 1 March 4
vs. Ball State 7 p.m. vs. S. Utah 7 p.m. vs. E. Illinois 7 p.m. vs. BYU, in Las Vegas 8:30 p.m. vs. Alabama/Valparaiso, in Las Vegas TBA vs. Samford 7 p.m. vs. Kansas State 7 p.m. at Wichita State 7 p.m. vs. Chicago State 2 p.m. at SIUC 7 p.m. vs. SIUE 4 p.m. vs. Winthrop 7 p.m. vs. Rhode Island 6 p.m. at La Salle 6 p.m. vs. Davidson 1 p.m. at Duquesne 6 p.m. at George Mason 1:30 p.m. vs. St. Bona 8 p.m. at Dayton 1 p.m. vs. Massachusetts 7 p.m. at George Wash. 3 p.m. vs. George Mason 6 p.m. vs. NC A&T 7 p.m. at St. Bona 6 p.m. vs. Duquesne 7 p.m. vs. Dayton 7 p.m. at Fordham 1 p.m. at Va. Common. 6 p.m. vs. St. Joseph’s 3:30 p.m. vs. La Salle 7 p.m. at Richmond 3 p.m.
Ford urges Billikens to let loose SLU • FROM B1
In some ways, it’s about players adjusting to a change in culture. “Before, we were told to keep your emotions in — not to show emotions or show your passion,” guard Davell Roby said. “We were to show our passion through our play. Coach Ford wants you to bring it and grit your teeth with attitude. That’s how Coach Ford played and how he likes it.” Ford inherited a team that includes seven returning players and freshmen Jalen Johnson, Zeke Moore and Elliott Welmer. Expectations are minuscule after the Billikens went 11-21 each of the last two seasons under coach Jim Crews. They averaged 65.8 points and surrendered 72 per game, and leadership was questioned throughout the season. Now Ford is trying to force-feed a leadership lesson. He regularly stops practices and implores players to talk, whether it be shouting direction on defense or encouraging teammates. He questions their willingness to be verbal, a characteristic that does not come naturally to many. “He always says you have to have attitude, have emotions — especially with the bigs,” said forward Reggie Agbeko, a self-described “chill guy.” “He wants us to scream when we dunk because he feels it’s infectious,” he added. “It helps us play better, especially the way he wants us to play.” Defensive tenets will be to pressure, protect the lane, challenge shots and rebound. Ford said the Billikens have not yet been good at keeping players out of the lane but are better at defending shooters. It is not an area in which he is willing to compromise. “We’re going to press,” he said. “We’re going to get after it. We’ll see how it goes. We want to be smart but we’ve been working on pressing every day. We’d better be a great rotating defense because we’re not blocking a lot of shots.” Ford has repeated that SLU could struggle offensively at times, so the focus on defense has been significant. The Billikens lost three of their top five scorers and return only 41 points a game. Now comes a new offense. Ford wants SLU to “strike” when the fast break is available. Otherwise, the halfcourt offense will rely heavily on spacing, ball screens and driving and kicking the ball out for open shots. Set plays will play a bigger role than previously. Ford is having to get everyone on board and adjusted to a system that they weren’t recruited to play. “Some are better than others, but they can all adapt,” he said. “Some are struggling more than others with the pace we’re trying to play. But we’re force-feeding at this point. We may adjust as we get into it how fast and aggressive we’re going to be.” Ford said he has installed about 50 percent of what he would normally have prepared as the season approaches. He concedes that the Billikens probably will rely heavily on jump shooting and a fair amount of 3-pointers. Senior Mike Crawford led the team in 3s last season (with 43), and Roby topped the team in accuracy, shooting 39 percent. SLU also has perimeter threats in point guard Jermaine Bishop and newcomers Welmer and Johnson. But he hopes SLU can play inside out, getting plenty of touches for Agbeko, Welmer and centers Austin Gillmann and Matt Neufeld. Ford has suggested that the measure of this team will not be wins and losses. But ultimately, winning will come down to fundamentals and execution because trying to match up athletically does not figure to work well. “It doesn’t make us bad, we’re just not very athletic. It’s not who we are,” Ford said. “You’re not going to see many dunks in warmup lines. It’s not a knock. You just have to know who you are and adapt. So, we’d better be smart, physical and tough and grind it out.” Stu Durando @studurando on Twitter sdurando@post-dispatch.com
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St. Louis University forward Elliott Welmer dunks over Greenville forward Kealin McLean in Friday’s exhibition contest at Chaifetz Arena.
ILLINOIS
11.10.2016 • THURSDAY • M 1
Tilmon signing on hold for Illini No word yet from East St. Louis star BY MARK TUPPER Decatur Herald & Review
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH • B5
Key season for Illini, Groce Season starts Friday and team is most talented since he took over as coach in 2012 BY MARK TUPPER Decatur Herald & Review
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. • It appears that the
2016-17 Illini men’s basketball season may open Friday night under a cloud of uncertainty. No, not injuries. That was last season’s never-ending headache. And not a lack of talent. This should be coach John Groce’s most talented team since he took over in 2012. But with 5-star East St. Louis High School
big man Jeremiah Tilmon opting not to sign his letter of intent Wednesday with the Illini, a heavy dose of angst could accompany whatever this team can accomplish. There’s no way around the fact that this is a critical season for Groce, whose teams have missed out on the NCAA Tournament for three straight years. AD Josh Whitman gave Groce a reprieve, bringing him back for this season while explaining that a frightening number of injuries had limited what Illinois could reasonably do. Whitman was under pressure to make a
change soon after he was hired, but he stood firmly in Groce’s corner. Now Groce has to deliver on the court and he’ll do so with five scholarship seniors led by Big Ten Player of the Year candidate Malcolm Hill, sixth-year point guard Tracy Abrams and sixth-year center Mike Thorne, Jr. The schedule will be frantic at the start with Illinois playing seven games in the first 15 days. Here are five questions Illinois will need to properly answer for this season to be a success:
CHAMPAIGN, ILL. • When
it comes to schools that are jumpy about verbal recruiting commitments gone awry, Illinois might be near the head of the line. Now comes the latest episode of a player who committed months ago, only to back away when it came time to sign the national letter of intent. Jeremiah Tilmon, the basketball big man from East St. Louis, passed on a chance to sign Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period. That forced Illinois to postpone a scheduled news conference Wednesday during which coach John Groce was planning to talk about what shaped up to be a strong 2017 recruiting class. Instead, Groce will address the recruiting situation Thursday, when he also speaks to the media about the regularseason opener Friday against Southeast Missouri State. East St. Louis Athletics Director Leonard Manley confirmed that Tilmon was not having a signing ceremony at the high school Wednesday. But Tilmon’s high school coach, Philip Gilbert, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday morning that Tilmon has not necessarily changed his mind. “He’s waiting,” Gilbert said. “He has all intentions of signing with Illinois. He might sign tomorrow.” With Tilmon not clarifying his situation, and with Groce unable to address any prospect who remains unsigned, speculation erupted on social media. When Tilmon gave Groce his verbal commitment in July, he was still a member of the LaLumiere Prep team in LaPorte, Ind., where he averaged 13.2 points and 8.2 rebounds during the 2015-16 season. Then in August he transferred back to East St. Louis, where he’d played prior to his one season at LaLumiere. At the time Tilmon said he wanted to move back home in order to be closer to his family. Meanwhile, another Illini recruiting target from the St. Louis area, Jordan Goodwin of Belleville, committed to St. Louis University. Goodwin and Tilmon are close friends and SLU assistant Corey Tate has coached Tilmon’s AAU team, the St. Louis Eagles. Since conspiracy theories run rampant in recruiting, there’s an obvious concern that Tilmon has decided to join Goodwin at St. Louis U. If Tilmon does not sign during the NCAA’s early signing period (Nov. 9-16), he can not sign until the spring period that runs from April 12 to May 17. Illinois knows well the sting of a verbal commitment gone bad. Bruce Weber thought he had pulled off a major recruiting coup when he secured a verbal commitment from heralded guard Eric Gordon from Indianapolis. Gordon committed to Weber and the Illini in 2006, but later reneged and signed with Indiana, where he played just one season before turning pro. Groce thought he was landing his coveted point guard in 2014 when Quintin Snider committed to the Illini. But on signing day he also reneged, deciding to stay at home and play for Louisville. Even without Tilmon, Illinois still has three commitments in the Class of 2017. They are guards DaMonte Williams of Peoria, the son of former Illini standout Frank Williams, Javon Pickett of Belleville and Trent Frazier of Florida. Illinois continues to be involved with 6-9 Mayan Kiir from Florida. He said he will sign Monday between a list of finalists that includes Illinois, Virginia Commonwealth, LSU, Louisville and North Carolina State. Illinois is also one of three finalists for 5-star wing player Kris Wilkes from Indianapolis. He is also considering Indiana and UCLA.
Leron Black
ILLINI SEASON PREVIEW
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS BY MARK TUPPER • Decatur Herald & Review
Will three-season NCAA Tournament drought end? Obviously, this is the million dollar question because it’s the measuring stick for any relevant program and it could determine Groce’s fate. It definitely could happen but in a league with a log jam of quality and parity, it will not be easy. Most of the national media pick Illinois to finish anywhere from 9th to 12th in the league. That’s a not-so-subtle way of saying they don’t think Illinois’ Big Dance drought will end. But most of those distant observers have not seen an Illini team at full health and they are basing their judgment on snapshots from late last season that do not include Abrams, Thorne, Jr. and Leron Black. Those are three potential starters who are back in the picture after recovering from serious injuries. Abrams was a three-year starter and team MVP as a freshman. An ACL tear kept him out for the entire 2014-15 season and an Achilles tendon tear
kept him out for all of 2015-2016. He’s back now for his final college season and early glimpses suggest he is likely Illinois’ toughest defender and best on-court leader. Thorne, Jr., missed most of last season with a meniscus tear. But during the eight games in which he did play, the 6-11, 280-pound transfer from Charlotte averaged 12.9 points and 8.5 rebounds. He can team with vastly improved Maverick Morgan to give Illinois a very solid one-two punch in the pivot. Black tied for the conference lead in rebounds-per-minute as a freshman in 2014-15. Like Thorne, Jr., he missed most of last season with a meniscus tear and he is suspended for the first four regular-season games due to a misdemeanor assault conviction. But Black is Illinois’ best rebounder and most explosive athlete. If he can stay out of foul trouble, he can help give the Illini a formidable front line.
MOST IMPROVED PLAYER
ILLINI ROSTER
Based on a small sample size from what the team has shown in two exhibition games, a good bet would be Michael Finke. Finke had some nice moments as a redshirt freshman last season. He started 16 games and scored in double figures 10 times. He made 40 3-pointers and improved his strength and leaping ability in the offseason. Beyond Finke, Maverick Morgan and Black look like they’ve made positive strides. Morgan is the perfect example of a slow developing big man. He contributed very little for two seasons then began to emerge last season, earning 11 starts in the final 12 games of the season. Morgan’s mid-range jump shot is a legitimate weapon.
REBOUNDING NEED Last year’s team was a very poor rebounding group and was not tough defensively. Will that change? It has to for Illinois to be successful. With Thorne, Jr., and Black out last season, Groce admits that he gave up on chasing after offensive rebounds. He sacrificed that in order to race back on defense, but the end result was that Illinois was good at neither — rebounding or defense. “We have to get back to defending like we did our first three years,” Groce said. “This has a chance to be our best rebounding team and we have to do those things well. “Our attitude and effort have been tremendous and that’s why it’s fun to go to practice. When effort and attitude are good, it allows a coach a chance to focus on Xs and Os. I don’t have to coach effort every second of the day and that’s a huge advantage.” Groce is trying different combinations to beef up the board production. In exhibition games, he experimented by playing both of his centers on the floor at the same time. Morgan shifted to power forward while Thorne Jr. remained in the post. “This is the biggest team we’ve
had,” Groce said. “We should be more potent with inside scoring and we’ve got to be a better rebounding team.”
BEST ILLINI PLAYER Without question it’s Malcolm Hill, who begins his senior season as the leading returning scorer in the Big Ten (18.1 ppg). Hill (Belleville East) said his goal coming into this season was to improve his athleticism and be able to finish stronger in the paint and he impressed strength and conditioning coach Adam Fletcher by making significant gains including a 4½-inch improvement with his vertical jump. The downside of being one of the Big Ten’s best scorers is that extra defensive attention awaits, something Hill said he’s used to and not concerned with. “I’m dealing with extra pressure all the time,” he said. “But that’s OK because we have a lot of scoring options. It will be up to me to find my open teammates.”
NCAA OR BUST? That decision will be made by AD Josh Whitman, and he’s not going to define the season that way. But he decided to stick with Groce based on three factors: One, he likes Groce’s energy and enthusiasm for the job. Two, he knows Groce’s chance at success has been crippled by injuries out of his control. Three, Groce had a chance to finish off a very successful recruiting class and Whitman wanted to give him freedom to do that. If Tilmon reneges and undermines the 2017 recruiting class, Whitman will need to assess the damages. But a 2016-17 season in which Illinois exceeds expectations, whips up a good amount of fan excitement and charges into the NCAA Tournament could sway Whitman’s thinking. Winning matters. Fans are weary of watching an NCAA Tournament that hasn’t included the Illini since 2013. In all likelihood, it’s a win-or-else season for Groce.
No. Name Pos. 0 D.J. Williams G 1 Jaylon Tate G 2 Kipper Nichols F 3 Te’Jon Lucas G 5 Jalen Coleman-Lands G 10 Drew Cayce G 12 Leron Black F 13 Tracy Abrams G 21 Malcolm Hill G
Ht./Wt. 6-7, 210 6-3, 170 6-6, 225 6-0, 170 6-3, 190 6-1, 165 6-7, 220 6-2, 185 6-6, 225
22 23 33 41 43
C G C G F
6-10, 245 6-5, 190 6-11, 280 6-0, 170 6-10, 230
G F
6-4, 190 6-6, 220
Maverick Morgan Aaron Jordan Mike Thorne Jr. Clayton Jones Michael Finke
44 Alex Austin 45 Cameron Liss
Class Hometown so. Chicago (Simeon) sr. Chicago (Simeon) fr. Cleveland, Ohio fr. Milwaukee, Wis. so. Indianapolis, Ind. so. Libertyville, Ill. so. Memphis, Tenn. sr. Chicago (Mount Carmel) sr. Fairview Heights (Belleville East) sr. Springboro, Ohio so. Plainfield, Ill. sr. Fayetteville, N.C. jr. Champaign, Ill. (Central) so. Champaign, Ill. (Centennial) sr. Chicago (Mount Carmel) jr. Northbrook, Ill.
ILLINI SCHEDULE Michael Finke
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vs. SE Missouri 8 p.m. vs. N. Kentucky 5 p.m. vs. McKendree 7 p.m. vs. Detroit Mercy 7 p.m. vs. Winthrop 7 p.m. vs. W. Virginia in Brooklyn, N.Y. 2 p.m. vs. Florida State/Temple in Brooklyn, N.Y. TBA vs. NC State 8 p.m. vs. VCU, in Miami 2 p.m. vs. IUPUI 7 p.m. vs. C. Michigan 2 p.m. vs. BYU at United Center 8:30 p.m. vs. Missouri at Scottrade 6 p.m. at Maryland 4 p.m. vs. Ohio State TBA at Indiana 4 p.m. vs. Michigan 8 p.m. vs. Maryland 5 p.m. at Purdue 6 p.m. at Michigan 1:15 p.m. vs. Iowa 8 p.m. at Penn State 3:30 p.m. vs. Wisconsin 8 p.m. vs. Minnesota 3 p.m. at Northwestern 7 p.m. vs. Penn State 1 p.m. at Iowa 1 p.m. vs. Northwestern 7 p.m. at Nebraska 6:30 p.m. vs. Michigan State 8 p.m. at Rutgers 11 a.m.
MIZZOU/SEC
B6 • ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
M 1 • Thursday • 11.10.2016
SEC
SEC East is hardly conference beast West has won nine of 10 interdivision match-ups, most by a wide margin
SATURDAY’S GAMES
BY DAVE MATTER St. Louis Post-Dispatch
COLUMBIA, MO. • Is the Southeastern Conference East Division bad or just balanced? Lined up against its counterpart, there’s no comparison. The East doesn’t have a team in the latest College Football Playoff rankings — the West Division has five — and the West is 9-1 against the East this year in cross-division matchups. The average margin of victory in those 10 games has been 19.1 points, with four of them decided by 28 points or more. In other words, whether it’s Alabama or Auburn representing the West in the Dec. 3 SEC championship game, their junior varsity might get the job done in Atlanta. So, who wins the SEC East? The East champion will have at least two conference losses and perhaps as many as four. With three weeks left in the regular season, everyone but Missouri is alive in the division race. Oh, and it gets better: There’s an outside chance for a six-way tie among Florida (4-2 SEC), Kentucky (4-3), Georgia (3-4), South Carolina (3-4), Tennessee (2-3) and Vanderbilt (1-4). For that to happen the following must unfold the next three weeks: Florida would have to lose to South Carolina and Louisiana State. (That’s plausible.) Georgia must beat Auburn. (Unlikely but you never know.) Vanderbilt must sweep Missouri, Ole Miss and Tennessee, with the last two games in Nashville. (Doubtful but maybe.) Finally, Tennessee has to beat Missouri and Kentucky. (Very possible.) Since the SEC splint into divisions in 1992, there have been two three-way ties (West in 2002, East in 2003), but four or more teams have never finished with the same league record atop a division. The first division tiebreaker is headto-head results, and that would eliminate Kentucky, Georgia and Vanderbilt from the mix. From there, the team with the best head-to-head record among Florida, South Carolina and Tennessee would be Will Muschamp’s Gamecocks. Yes, the team that went 1-7 in the SEC last sea-
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South Carolina at Florida
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Kentucky at Tennessee
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2:30 p.m. Auburn at Georgia
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2:30 p.m. Vanderbilt at Missouri 6 p.m.
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LSU at Arkansas
ESPN
6:30 p.m. Mississippi at Texas A&M
SEC Net.
STANDINGS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Georgia running back Nick Chubb slips past the grip of Kentucky cornerback Derrick Baity during the first half of their game Saturday.
son and was widely panned as the league’s worst coming team into this year. It’s enough to wonder if the talent and coaching disparity between the East and West is widening further. Florida coach Jim McElwain acknowledged that gap after Saturday’s loss at Arkansas. “Pretty big,” he said. “And you know as the Florida Gators it’s our responsibility to get it closer.” Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason pointed to his team’s seven-point loss at Auburn as evidence the divisions aren’t as lopsided as some believe. “We’re building programs (in the East),” Mason said. “Those programs are established on the other side. A lot of these programs have new coaches or guys who have cycled through players trying to get to where they want to be.”
RAZORBACKS BOUNCE BACK Arkansas coach Bret Bielema found some inspiration from the recently crowned World Series champion Chicago Cubs after Auburn crushed his Razorbacks 56-3 on Oct. 22. Bielema, who grew up about three hours west of Chicago in Prophetstown, Ill., borrowed a mantra of Cubs manager Joe
Maddon to help process the defeat. “He reminds himself every day that he’s a manager, he’s not a fan,” Bielema said. “For me as a head coach I got to constantly take that approach. We built this thing over the last three or four years and to not get caught up in the one moment on one Saturday and let that define you. It’s more about the approach you take on a daily basis. I think our kids understand that.” Sure enough, after a bye week, Arkansas rebounded with Saturday’s win over Florida and became bowl eligible.
TIDE SET TREND Once again, Alabama is on the cutting edge with what could be a new trend in college football. The Crimson Tide have started using former players on their scout team, including former running back Trent Richardson, an NFL first-round draft pick in 2012 who’s now out of the league, and former quarterbacks Blake Sims and John Parker Wilson. Expect Nick Saban’s peers to go looking for their former players to do the same. “Hate I didn’t think of it first,” Ole Miss coach Hugh Freeze said. “It’s something that’s thinking out of the box.”
Conf.
All games
East
W L
W L
PF PA
Florida
4 2
6 2
216 113
Kentucky
4 3
5 4
246 274
Georgia
3 4
5 4
213 233
South Carolina
3
5
173 191
Tennessee
2 3
6 3
289 233
Vanderbilt
1 4
4 5
182 194
Missouri
0 5
2 7
286 274
West
W L
W L
PF PA
Alabama
6 0
9 0 361 119
Auburn
5 1
7 2
313 144
Texas A&M
4
7
335 193
LSU
3 2
5 3
209 115
Arkansas
2 3
6 3
278 261
Mississippi St.
2
4
278 268
Mississippi
1 4
4
2
3
GAME OF THE WEEK LSU at Arkansas, 6 p.m., ESPN When the SEC created the Missouri-Arkansas rivalry game for the regular-season finale, the LSU-Arkansas Battle for the Golden Boot had to move from its traditional afternoon spot the day after Thanksgiving. That shouldn’t dull what’s at stake when they meet for the 62nd time.
4
2
5
4 5
325 287
P-D POWER RANKINGS 1. Alabama 2. Auburn 3. LSU 4. Texas A&M 5. Arkansas 6. Tennessee 7. Florida 8. Ole Miss 9. Georgia 10. Miss. State 11. Kentucky 12. S. Carolina 13. Vanderbilt 14. Missouri
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK
MIZZOU BASKETBALL
Hood comes on for ’Heels
Four-star guard signs with Tigers
Elijah Hood is focused on finishing strong for No. 15 North Carolina. The junior has two straight 100-yard rushing performances entering Thursday night’s rivalry game at Duke, a sign he is healthy after missing a game after apparently suffering a concussion that followed a slowerthan-expected start to the season. “It’s good to see him running like the (No.) 34 we know,” quarterback Mitch Trubisky said. Hood was the Atlantic Coast Conference’s No. 3 rusher last year, with 1,463 yards and 17 touchdowns for the Tar Heels, averaging 104.5 yards per game. He is a physical runner unafraid of contact. But he got off to a slow start by averaging 61.5 yards through his first six appearances, and also sat out the team’s 34-3 loss to Virginia Tech played in the driving rain of Hurricane Matthew. After a quiet return against Miami, Hood broke out for 107 yards and a score at Virginia, then ran for a season-high 168 yards and three touchdowns last weekend, against Georgia Tech. “I feel more explosive I think, just quicker, so that definitely helps when you try to run the ball,” Hood said. “I felt like I hit the holes a lot quicker this week. Whenever I try to get my momentum moving that much faster, I’m able to get more yards just per carry.” The Tar Heels (7-2, 5-1 ACC) are trying to stay with the Hokies atop the league’s Coastal Division, though they need Virginia Tech to lose once to be back in control of their situation. The Blue Devils (3-6, 0-5) are flirting with their first winless season in ACC play since 2007 after winning at least six games in four straight bowl seasons. The past two losses have both come by three points, including last weekend’s 24-21 loss to the Hokies that included having a blocked field goal returned for a touchdown. “We are 3-6 for a reason, you have to look at why,” Duke coach David Cutcliffe said. “But you don’t whine or you don’t complain. You just pick the things to work on. You pick the things you believe are going to make a difference.” Trubisky ranks as one of the national leaders in completion percentage, passing efficiency and average passing yardage for UNC. “He manages every aspect of their game,” Cutcliffe said. “There’s not a throw he can’t make.” The Blue Devils rank among the ACC leaders in sacks (27), so their defensive front will need to get some pressure on Trubisky. Meanwhile, the Tar Heels rank near the bottom of the league with 18 sacks and have had games where they struggled to get pressure on the
Roberts averaged 22.5 points a game BY DAVE MATTER St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Elijah Hood (left) is coming off two consecutive 100-yard rushing outings heading into North Carolina’s game Thursday night with Duke.
passer. They’re facing a quarterback in Daniel Jones who has run for 169 yards in the past two games. QB Appleby to start for Florida • Austin Appleby, a graduate transfer from Purdue, was named No. 22 Florida’s starting quarterback for its game at home Saturday against South Carolina. He takes over for Luke Del Rio, who is out indefinitely because of a shoulder injury. Coach Jim McElwain said freshman Feleipe Franks will serve as Appleby’s backup. Appleby started two games for the Gators — a 38-28 loss Sept. 24 at Tennessee and 13-6 win Oct. 1 at Vanderbilt — while Del Rio was out because of a sprained knee. Appleby’s superior arm strength and mobility could breathe some life into the struggling Gators’ offense. Bemidji coach is fired • Longtime Bemidji (Minn.) State football coach Jeff Tesch was fired. He had been on paid administrative leave since August after allegedly uttering a racial slur during a preseason practice. Tesch released a statement through the union representing him, thanking his players and assistants and the community for its support during his two decades as head coach. The Bemidji State University Faculty Association says it plans to file a grievance over Tesch’s firing. Tesch compiled a 126-91 record during his 20-year tenure and was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference’s coach of the year in 2006. Defensive coordinator Brent Bolte took over head coaching duties this season. The team is 7-3.
New policy at Wisconsin • The University of Wisconsin will prohibit nooses and ropes from home athletic events as part of revised standards being put in place after a fan wore an offensive costume to a football game. The fan behavior, carry-in and ticket policies were revised to read, in part, that “Any person who engages in violent, threatening, abusive or otherwise disorderly conduct which tends to provoke a disturbance or incite violence will be ejected from our events.” A fan wore what appeared to be a President Obama mask with a noose around its neck to the Badgers’ game on Oct. 29, against Nebraska. Security officers asked the man to remove the noose, but a photo taken later shows him wearing the noose again. The changes will go into effect starting this weekend, including the seventh-ranked Badgers’ game on Saturday against Illinois. Elsewhere • Syracuse coach Dino Babers still doesn’t know who will quarterback the Orange on Saturday, when they entertain North Carolina State. Sophomore Eric Dungey was knocked out of last weekend’s 54-0 loss at Clemson. His status for the upcoming game won’t be known until Thursday. Austin Wilson or Zack Mahoney could start if Dungey isn’t ready. Both teams are 4-5. • Georgia Tech freshman Dedrick Mills, the team’s leading rusher, has been suspended for two games for an undisclosed violation of team rules. He will miss Saturday’s game, at No. 18 Virginia Tech, and a Nov. 19 game against Virginia. From news services
COLUMBIA, MO. • C.J. Roberts thought about putting off his college decision until the spring. “Me and my parents were talking about whichever (school) is the best fit when we go on visits, wherever we feel the most comfortable, we’re going to roll with,” the four-star guard from North Richland Hills, Texas, said Wednesday by phone. “If we have to wait we will.” But Roberts, a 6-foot, 180-pound combo guard, made up his mind after visiting Missouri in September. Roberts committed to MU shortly after his official visit and canceled other planned recruiting trips. Roberts signed his national letter of intent Wednesday morning, becoming the first official member of Mizzou’s 2017 recruiting class. The early signing period started Wednesday and runs through Nov. 16. Mizzou doesn’t have any other verbal commitments for the 2017 class. Roberts, who plays at Richland High School in the Dallas-Forth Worth metroplex, was also considering SEC schools Georgia, Louisiana State and Ole Miss plus Texas Tech and Louisiana Tech. Why Missouri? “It’s just the atmosphere and the family culture,” Roberts said. “Everybody loves each other and all the players are brothers. The coaches are great people who just don’t talk to you about basketball but they talk about your off-thecourt lives.” Roberts is rated the No. 96 player overall in the 2017 recruiting class by Rivals.com and the No. 34 point guard by ESPN.com. He averaged 22.5 points per game as a junior and shot 52.0 percent. “It’s really special to have C.J. join our Mizzou basketball family,” MU coach Kim
Anderson said in a prepared statement. “C.J. has gamechanging ability and is a high-level scorer from the combo guard position. He comes from an outstanding family and basketball program in Richland, Texas, where he has been a standout on the court and in the classroom. We look forward to him getting to Columbia for next season and becoming a part of our program.” “He’s a very dynamic player, meaning he can do a lot of things,” Richland High coach Richard Bacon said. “He’s as good with the ball in his hands as he is off the ball. Great ball handler. Quick fast, athletic, can shoot it. Pretty much can do whatever he wants to do. When he’s locked in, it’s over. That’s all I can say about any opponent. It’s over.”
MIZZOU WOMEN The Missouri women’s basketball team signed three guards for its 2017 class, including two in-state additions: Elle Brown, a 5-11 guard from Rock Bridge High in Columbia, and Kelsey Winfrey, a 5-9 guard from Lebanon. Nadia Green, a 5-9 guard from Homewood, Ill., in the Chicago area also signed with the Tigers. Brown, who just moved to Columbia from Iowa, is the daughter of former Mizzou track and field AllAmerican and Olympian Natasha Brown, a new assistant coach for the MU track team. Brown averaged 11.9 points as a junior and led Johnston High to a state runner-up finish. Winfrey holds 21 school records at Lebanon High, including career marks for points (1,425) and rebounds (579), assists (212) and steals (320). She was a first-team all-state selection last year when she averaged a schoolrecord 21.2 points per game. Dave Matter @dave_matter on Twitter dmatter@post-dispatch.com
HOCKEY
11.10.2016 • THURSDAY • M 2
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH • B7
BLUES NOTEBOOK
NHL STANDINGS
Hutton is fond of Nashville Blues backup goalie has NHL roots there, could start Thursday night BY TOM TIMMERMANN St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Blues backup goalie Carter Hutton played three seasons in Nashville, so he’s looking forward to the game Thursday night there, whether he plays or not. “It will be exciting,” he said Wednesday. “I still have a lot of close friends there. The place was very good to me. It’s where I really started to make my mark in the NHL and they gave me a big opportunity. It will be fun.” The Blues are Hutton’s third NHL team, but he played only one game with Chicago, so trips back there don’t really move the needle. But Hutton played 75 games over three seasons with Nashville, which he said was the ideal place to break into the league. “For me, I think it was a place that was good for me to start my career, a little bit out of the limelight in the sense of the hockey,” he said. “In some bigger Canadian cities and major markets there’s a more lot of pressure. It was good to learn the ropes there.” Coach Ken Hitchcock hasn’t named a starter yet for Thursday, but with Jake Allen playing Wednesday night, and the Blues confident in Hutton’s play, there’s a good chance he plays Thursday.
NEW THREADS The Blues officially unveiled their special uniforms for the Winter Classic on Wednesday. It’s a powder-blue jersey with gold name plates and numbers and gold and white stripes on the sleeves and waist. There’s also a Winter Classic patch on the shoulder. “They’re great,” Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo said. “It’s a great look. I think a lot of us like the look of it, and I think the fans will, too. It’ll be a good seller. I know I want a few jerseys.” “Man, I like those,” coach Ken
BLUES AT PREDATORS
When • Thursday at 7 p.m. Where • Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn. TV, radio • Fox Sports Midwest, KMOX (1120 AM) Blues • This is the second set of back-to-back games for the Blues in a week and one of three in a crowded November. The Blues are 2-0 this season in the second game of backto-backs. The Blues went 4-1 against Nashville last season, taking two of three in Tennessee. The two wins were by shutout, and so was the one loss. Alex Pietrangelo had a team-high five points against the Predators on one goal and four assists. Predators • Nashville is 2-2-3 in its past seven games, losing two shootouts and an overtime game. They’ve struggled on the road but are 3-1-1 at home. They’re power play is converting at 26.7 percent, the fourthbest mark in the league. … D P.K. Subban (3 goals, 5 assists) and F Filip Forsberg (0-8) lead the team in scoring with 8 points. F Viktor Arvidsson has a team-high four goals. Injuries • Blues — D Robert Bortuzzo (lower body), D Joel Edmundson (upper body) are out. Predators – C Mike Fisher (upper body) and D Anthony Bitetto (upper body) are day to day. F Miikka Salomaki (upper body) is out. Tom Timmermann
Hitchcock said. “The most iconic picture to me of the St. Louis Blues is the picture with Jacques Plante in his goalie gear and that same color sweater. I’ve said that to (owner) Tom (Stillman) and (president) Chris Zimmerman that I love this
color sweater. I think it’s terrific. I think it’s going to go right off the shelf, to be honest with you. I think it’s a great color, a great combination. It’s really a classic style, it’s the color I remember from the Blues when they were there in the ’60s. It’s a really neat uniform.” A bit of the surprise was lost when the uniforms were briefly posted by mistake in a shopping section of the league’s website last week. The team will unveil the rosters for the BluesBlackhawks alumni game on Dec. 31 at Busch Stadium on Thursday on Fox Sports Midwest at 6 p.m.
VIEW FROM ABROAD Blues defenseman Petteri Lindbohm is from Finland and has been in the United States only since 2014, so this is his first encounter with an American presidential election. It’s quite different from Finland, a country with a population of about 5.5 million that has a parliamentary system headed by a prime minister. (The Finnish government is called the Eduskunta, by the way.) Not surprisingly, the Electoral College isn’t what he was expecting. The American contest is “one big show, to be honest,” he said. “First, I was thinking all the people are voting, so which one is getting more votes is going to be president. What? It doesn’t go like that? You need to win the states and then you get four votes? What the? “It was fun to watch. I’ve been reading a lot in the news about those two. Now it’s over. It was a long time that those two were doing their jobs.”
BLUENOTES Dr. Aaron Birenbaum, who joined the Blues as a team doctor in 1968 and worked with them for 49 years, died Tuesday at 92. … With Ty Rattie gone and only six defensemen on the roster at the moment, Nail Yakupov was the only healthy scratch.
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic GP W Montreal 13 11 Ottawa 13 8 Tampa Bay 13 7 Detroit 14 7 Boston 13 7 Florida 13 6 Buffalo 13 5 Toronto 13 5 Metropolitan GP W Pittsburgh 13 9 NY Rangers 14 10 Washington 12 8 New Jersey 12 6 Columbus 11 6 Philadelphia 14 6 NY Islanders 13 5 Carolina 12 3
L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div 1 1 23 42 30 8-0-0 3-1-1 5-0-1 5 0 16 32 32 5-2-0 3-3-0 3-3-0 5 1 15 41 38 4-1-1 3-4-0 4-2-1 6 1 15 38 37 4-4-0 3-2-1 1-4-0 6 0 14 32 35 2-3-0 5-3-0 4-3-0 6 1 13 35 33 5-2-0 1-4-1 3-3-1 5 3 13 26 31 1-3-1 4-2-2 2-3-1 5 3 13 37 48 4-2-0 1-3-3 3-2-1 L OT Pts GF GA Home Away Div 2 2 20 41 34 6-0-1 3-2-1 3-0-0 4 0 20 58 34 8-2-0 2-2-0 2-1-0 3 1 17 33 27 4-2-0 4-1-1 1-1-1 3 3 15 29 27 5-0-1 1-3-2 2-0-0 3 2 14 35 23 4-2-0 2-1-2 0-0-0 6 2 14 49 51 3-3-1 3-3-1 3-1-0 6 2 12 37 40 5-3-2 0-3-0 0-3-1 5 4 10 31 41 1-2-0 2-3-4 1-3-1
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central GP W L OT Chicago 14 10 3 1 Blues 14 7 4 3 Minnesota 11 6 4 1 Winnipeg 14 6 7 1 Nashville 12 4 5 3 Dallas 13 4 6 3 Colorado 12 5 7 0 Pacific GP W L OT Edmonton 14 9 4 1 Anaheim 14 6 5 3 San Jose 13 7 6 0 Los Angeles 13 7 6 0 Vancouver 14 5 8 1 Calgary 14 5 8 1 Arizona 12 5 7 0
Pts 21 17 13 13 11 11 10 Pts 19 15 14 14 11 11 10
GF 49 32 33 42 31 33 24 GF 43 37 30 35 27 36 35
GA 34 36 22 43 36 46 37 GA 35 33 32 32 41 51 44
Home 7-1-1 5-1-2 4-1-0 4-4-0 3-1-1 3-2-1 2-3-0 Home 4-2-0 4-2-0 4-2-0 5-2-0 4-3-0 2-4-0 3-1-0
Away Div 3-2-0 5-2-0 2-3-1 3-1-1 2-3-1 2-2-0 2-3-1 3-2-0 1-4-2 2-2-0 1-4-2 3-5-1 3-4-0 2-4-0 Away Div 5-2-1 3-0-0 2-3-3 4-0-1 3-4-0 2-2-0 2-4-0 2-2-0 1-5-1 1-2-1 3-4-1 1-4-1 2-6-0 1-1-0
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday Chicago 2, Blues 1, OT Columbus 3, Anaheim 2, OT Ottawa 2, Buffalo 1, SO Tuesday Vancouver 5, NY Rangers 3 San Jose 3, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 4, Edmonton 3 New Jersey 3, Carolina 2, SO Detroit 3, Philadelphia 2, SO Montreal 3, Boston 2 Los Angeles 7, Toronto 0 Winnipeg 8, Dallas 2 Nashville 3, Ottawa 1 Arizona 4, Colorado 2 Thursday Columbus at Boston, 6 p.m.
Anaheim at Carolina, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Detroit, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at Florida, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Montreal, 6:30 p.m. NY Islanders at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Blues at Nashville, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Arizona, 8 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 8 p.m. Friday New Jersey at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Toronto, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 8 p.m. Dallas at Edmonton, 8 p.m.
Blue Jackets win in OT over Ducks
Allen, Crawford have goalie duel BLUES • FROM B1
penalties when the game is on the line,” Hitchcock said. “We’re having to expend a lot of energy with a short bench. Two games in a row, we took three penalties in the third period. It’s not a good recipe. It’s no good. It’s on me at the end, but we just can’t take the penalties that we’re taking in the third period when the games are on the line. To put in that type of effort in the third period and not be able to continue the momentum, it hurts us. We did the same thing in the game before. Even though we won 5-1 (against Colorado), all we did was kill penalties. Can’t keep doing that.” The Blues held the NHL’s secondhighest scoring offense to two goals Wednesday. It looked like the Blackhawks, who came in averaging 3.5 per game, would need only one. After the Blues held the Hawks scoreless on a 5-on-3 power play for 1:36 in the first period, Hossa scored his seventh goal of the season — and six in his last seven games — for a 1-0 lead just 1:22 into the second period. Defenseman Gustav Forsling ripped a shot from the point and Allen threw up his blocker to make the save, but the puck spit out to an unmarked Hossa, who buried the rebound. The Blues mixed up their lines in the second period. They swapped centers Paul Stastny and Jori Lehtera, putting Stastny between Jaden Schwartz and Vladimir Tarasenko and Lehtera between Robby Fabbri and Dmitrij Jaskin. “We got better energy there,” Hitchcock said. But they didn’t get any more scoring, going to the second intermission without a goal for the fourth time in their last six games. In the third period, the Blues earned their third power play of the night with under 10 minutes to play in regulation. But with a wide-open look, Tarasenko couldn’t elevate his shot, and Crawford came up with the save of the evening, stopping the Blues’ leading scorer with his left skate. “I kind of saw he was going to the backhand,” Crawford said. “He didn’t shoot right away, he sort of wound up, which gave me time to get over there.” The Blues’ power-play unit has converted just one of its last 24 attempts. Pietrangelo, though, redeemed the team. The defenseman put a heater on net, as Lehtera skated across the top of the crease. The puck slipped past Crawford, who argued that he was grazed by Lehtera. The Blackhawks challenged the call
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The Ducks’ Corey Perry (left) carries the puck behind the net as the Blue Jackets’ Jack Johnson defends during the first period Wednesday night. ASSOCIATED PRESS
Zach Werenski scored 1:21 into overtime after host Columbus blew a two-goal lead, helping the Blue Jackets escape with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday night. Brandon Saad had a goal and an assist and Boone Jenner got his first score this season for Columbus, which won its fourth straight at home and stretched its point streak to five (4-0-1). Sergei Bobrovsky made 30 saves. Anaheim’s Nick Ritchie tied it at 2 early in the third period after Rickard Rakell scored late in the second. John Gibson made 15 stops. After being pinned in its zone to start overtime, Columbus pushed the play forward. Alexander Wennberg — who got his 12th assist — spun with the puck at the left faceoff dot, hitting Werenski with a pass in stride in the slot. The rookie defenseman snapped a shot by Gibson for his third goal. Jenner and Saad scored in the first 5 1/2 minutes of the game, but the Ducks regained their footing and carried the play from the midpoint of the first period into the third.
NOTEBOOK
CHRIS LEE • clee@post-dispatch.com
Blues right winger Scottie Upshall (right) fights with Chicago Blackhawks left winger Artemi Panarin in the third period Wednesday night.
for goalie interference, but after an official review, the goal counted. “The theme for us there in the third was get to the net and shoot the puck,” Pietrangelo said. “I think we had a lot of chances, it was just a matter of time before one of them went in. I didn’t think it would be mine, but I’ll take it.” Unfortunately, Pietrangelo took an unwanted penalty, too. “It just becomes a conscious decision that you’re going to stay disciplined and you’re going to stay focused and you’re not going to reach,” Hitchcock said. “It was a hell of a hockey game. But the little part discipline-wise is concerning. I don’t want it to become a trend and I think it would be really good if we addressed it and we went a different direction.” Jeremy Rutherford @jprutherford on Twitter jrutherford@post-dispatch.com
Chicago
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Blues
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0
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0
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1
First period None. Penalties: Shattenkirk, STL, (delay of game), 4:10; Pietrangelo, STL, (slashing), 4:34; Desjardins, CHI, (kneeing), 8:10. Second period C: Hossa 7 (Panarin, Forsling), 1:22. Penalties: Hossa, CHI, (hooking), 11:30; Kempny, CHI, (roughing), 13:57; Perron, STL, (roughing), 13:57. Third period B: Pietrangelo 3 (Tarasenko, Schwartz), 17:49. Penalties: Toews, CHI, (tripping), 9:19; Berglund, STL, (slashing), 11:58; Panarin, CHI, Major (fighting), 14:07; Upshall, STL, Major (fighting), 14:07; Blues bench, served by Fabbri (too many men on the ice), 14:44; Pietrangelo, STL, (delay of game), 18:24. Overtime C: Panarin 6 (Seabrook, Kane), 0:25. Penalties: None. Shots on goal Chicago 6 9 14 1 Blues 8 8 12 0 Power-plays Chicago 0 of 5; Blues 0 of 3. Goaltenders Chicago, Crawford 7-3-1 (28 shots-27 saves). Blues, Allen 5-3-3 (30-28). A: 18,704. Referees: Brad Meier, Garrett Rank. Linesmen: Shandor Alphonso, Bryan Pancich.
Kane returns for Sabres • Buffalo Sabres forward Evander Kane returned to action Wednesday night after missing 11 games with broken ribs. Coach Dan Bylsma also said Wednesday that star center Jack Eichel might soon be cleared for practice. Bylsma said Eichel was meeting with a doctor to have his sprained left ankle evaluated, and could be cleared for on-ice workouts within days. Kane was hurt when he crashed into the end boards during the second period of Buffalo’s season-opening 4-1 loss to Montreal on Oct. 13. Eichel was hurt a day earlier during practice. Bylsma said center Tyler Ennis is being evaluated for what he called “a mid-body injury,” and did not play Wednesday.
NHL SUMMARIES
30 28
Blue Jackets 3, Ducks 2 (OT)
Senators 2, Sabres 1 (OT)
Anaheim 0 1 1 0 — 2 Columbus 2 0 0 1 — 3 First period: 1, Columbus, Jenner 1 (Hartnell, Atkinson), 1:23. 2, Columbus, Saad 4 (Murray, Johnson), 5:29. Penalties: Garbutt, ANA, (slashing), 9:35; Calvert, CBJ, (slashing), 16:14. Second period: 3, Anaheim, Rakell 4 (Manson, Fowler), 17:21. Penalties: Garbutt, ANA, (slashing), 2:07; Wagner, ANA, (high sticking), 7:11; Calvert, CBJ, (slashing), 12:16; Calvert, CBJ, (roughing), 18:36. Third period: 4, Anaheim, Ritchie 3 (Cramarossa), 1:25. Penalties: None. Overtime: 5, Columbus, Werenski 3 (Wennberg, Saad), 1:21. Penalties: None. Shots: Anaheim 9-15-7-1: 32. Columbus 7-5-5-1: 18. Power-plays: Anaheim 0 of 3; Columbus 0 of 3. Goalies: Anaheim, Gibson 5-4-3 (18 shots-15 saves). Columbus, Bobrovsky 6-3-1 (32-30). A: 10,250. Referees: Frederick L’Ecuyer, Justin St Pierre. Linesmen: Brian Mach, Kiel Murchison.
Ottawa 0 1 0 0 — 2 Buffalo 1 0 0 0 — 1 Ottawa won shootout 2-1. First period: 1, Buffalo, Baptiste 2 (Schneider, Grant), 2:49. Penalties: Kane, BUF, (elbowing), 19:57. Second period: 2, Ottawa, Dzingel 5 (Phaneuf, Brassard), 7:15. Penalties: Ceci, OTT, (tripping), 8:48; Buffalo bench, served by Baptiste (too many men on the ice), 16:36; Grant, BUF, (high sticking), 17:12. Third period: None. Penalties: Karlsson, OTT, (hooking), 11:08. Overtime: None. Penalties: None. Shootout: Ottawa 2 (Turris G, Ryan G), Buffalo 1 (Reinhart G, Okposo NG). Shots: Ottawa 8-11-10: 29. Buffalo 8-8-8-8: 32. Power-plays: Ottawa 0 of 3; Buffalo 0 of 2. Goalies: Ottawa, Condon 2-0-0 (32 shots-31 saves). Buffalo, Lehner 4-4-2 (29-28). A: 17,884. Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kendrick Nicholson. Linesmen: Greg Devorski, Scott Driscoll.
NFL
B8 • ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE EAST
W L T
Pct
PF
PA Home Away NFC AFC
Div
EAST
W L T
Pct
PF
PA Home Away AFC
NFC
Div
.875
217
132
3-1
4-0
6-1
1-0
2-1
173 182
4-1
0-3
4-3
0-1
2-1
Buffalo
4 5 0 .444 237 203
2-2
2-3
1-4
3-1
1-3
NY Jets
3 6 0
1-2
2-4
3-4
0-2
1-1
Div
SOUTH
W L T
Pct
PF
PA Home Away AFC
NFC
Div
3-1
Houston
5 3 0
.625
137 167
5-0
0-3
3-2
2-1
2-0
1-1
Tennessee
4 5 0 .444
217 226
2-3
2-2
3-4
1-1
1-2
0-2
2-1
Indianapolis
4 5 0 .444 239 256
2-2
2-3
2-4
2-1
1-2
0-1
0-3
Jacksonville
2 6 0
.250
153
215
1-3
1-3
1-5
1-1
1-1
Div
NORTH
W L T
Pct
PF
PA Home Away AFC
NFC
Div
7 1 0 .875 223 140
3-1
4-0
5-1
2-0
2-1
New England
7
NY Giants
5 3 0 .625
3-1
2-2
4-3
1-0
2-1
Miami
4 4 0 .500
Washington
4 3 1 .563 186 189
2-2
2-1-1
2-2 2-1-1
2-1
Philadelphia
4 4 0 .500 202 145
3-0
1-4
2-4
2-0
0-3
SOUTH
W L T
PA Home Away NFC AFC
Atlanta
6 3 0 .667 305 259
2-2
4-1
4-2
2-1
New Orleans
4 4 0 .500 242 238
2-2
2-2
3-2
1-2
Tampa Bay
3 5 0 .375 180 232
0-4
3-1
3-3
Carolina
3 5 0 .375 204 206
2-2
1-3
3-4
NORTH
PF
1 0
.333
173 235
Pct
PF
PA Home Away NFC AFC
Minnesota
5 3 0 .625
155
126
3-1
2-2
3-3
2-0
1-2
Baltimore
4 4 0 .500 154
153
2-2
2-2
4-2
0-2
2-0
Detroit
5 4 0 .556 205 206
3-1
2-3
4-2
1-2
1-2
Pittsburgh
4 4 0 .500 184
171
3-1
1-3
3-3
1-1
1-1
Green Bay
4 4 0 .500 198
187
3-2
1-2
3-3
1-1
2-1
Cincinnati
3 4
167 189
2-1-1
1-3
3-3 0-1-1
1-1
2 6 0 .250
131
179
2-2
0-4
2-3
0-3
2-1
Cleveland
0 9 0 .000 168 273
0-4
0-5
0-6
0-3
0-2
PF
PA Home Away NFC AFC
Div
WEST
W L T
PA Home Away AFC
NFC
Div
Chicago WEST
W L T
Pct
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AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE
Dallas
161 164
M 1 • THURSDAY • 11.10.2016
W L T
Pct
1-1
Pct
PF
Seattle
5 2 1 .688
162 134
4-0
1-2-1 2-2-1
Oakland
7 2 0
.778 245 223
2-2
5-0
5-1
2-1
2-1
Arizona
3 4 1 .438
179 140
2-2-1
1-2 2-2-1
1-2 1-1-1
Kansas City
6 2 0
.750 185
151
4-0
2-2
5-2
1-0
2-0
Los Angeles
3 5 0 .375 130
San Francisco
1 7 0
.125
3-0
1 .438
167
1-3
2-2
3-4
0-1
2-1
Denver
6 3 0
.667 214 166
4-1
2-2
4-2
2-1
1-2
167 260
1-4
0-3
1-6
0-1
1-2
San Diego
4 5 0 .444 268 247
3-1
1-4
3-4
1-1
1-3
Thursday Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:25 p.m., NFL Net. Sunday Kansas City at Carolina, noon, KMOV-4 Atlanta at Philadelphia, noon Green Bay at Tennessee, noon, KTVI-2
Denver at New Orleans, noon Houston at Jacksonville, noon Los Angeles at NY Jets, noon Chicago at Tampa Bay, noon Minnesota at Washington, noon Miami at San Diego, 3:05 p.m.
Dallas at Pittsburgh, 3:25 p.m., KTVI-2 San Francisco at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. Seattle at New England, 7:30 p.m., KSDK-5 Open: Detroit, Buffalo, Indianapolis, Oakland Monday Cincinnati at NY Giants, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
San Diego stadium proposal rejected
Romo practices fully with Cowboys • Dallas quarterback Tony Romo was listed as a full practice participant for the first time since he suffered a broken bone in his back in August. Romo, 36, worked with the scout team. Rookie Dak Prescott remains the starter with the Cowboys (7-1) surging to the best record in the NFC with a seven-game winning streak. Dallas visits Pittsburgh (4-4) on Sunday. Coach Jason Garrett dodged questions whether there was still a medical component in the decision and what the coaches would need to see to determine whether to activate him on Sunday. Romo was inactive for the first eight games. Jets QB Fitzpatrick ‘optimistic’ about playing • The Jets’ Ryan Fitzpatrick thinks he’ll be back under center Sunday, against the Rams. The quarterback just needs his sprained left knee to heal in a hurry. “I’m definitely optimistic that I’ll be able to go out there and play,” he said. “And I am going to do everything I can from now until then to make sure that happens.” He suffered the injury while playing last weekend, against the Dolphins, but returned to finish the game while wearing a brace on the knee. He said he would again wear a brace if he plays Sunday. Bryce Petty would get his first NFL start if Fitzpatrick isn’t ready. Also, the Jets put left tackle Ryan Clady (shoulder) on injured reserve, and wide receiver Devin Smith was activated from the physically unable to perform list. Elsewhere • Chiefs running back Spencer Ware was cleared through the league’s concussion protocol and could play Sunday, against Carolina. But the status of receiver Jeremy Maclin (groin) is iffy. He did not practice Wednesday. • Cardinals left tackle Jared Veldheer, the anchor of the team’s offensive line, is out for the season because of a torn triceps and will be replaced by John Wetzel — who was not drafted and has made only one NFL start. From news services
CLEVELAND (0-9) AT BALTIMORE (4-4) Time/TV • 7:25 p.m. Thursday, NFL Network P-D rankings • Browns 32; Ravens 19 Fast facts • Shaping up as historically bad Browns season; 0-9 start matches worst in franchise history and team is 3-27 in past 30 games. ... Rookie QB Cody Kessler hasn’t been bad with 67.5 completion percentage, which leads all rookie QBs; he has 106.6 passer rating over last 4 games. ... Duke Johnson tied for first among NFL running backs with 36 catches. ... Teams met in Week 2, with Browns blowing 20-point lead in 25-20 loss. ... Ravens QB Joe Flacco is 14-2 vs. Browns, but probably will be throwing away from CB Joe Haden, who had 2 INTs and 4 pass breakups in last meeting. ... WR Steve Smith Sr. needs 8 catches to reach 1,000 career receptions. Jim Thomas
(Last week’s ranking in parentheses.)
1. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (1) Things to do during bye week: Watch game film, self scout, write letter to Donald Trump. 2. DALLAS COWBOYS (2) “Hello, Tony? This is Jerry again ... Jerry Jones. Listen, we really want to make sure that back’s OK.” 3. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (4) “A” game absent, but still beat Jaguars minus five offensive starters when all said and done. 4. OAKLAND RAIDERS (6) Nothing fluky about their dominant win over Denver, this looks like a team coming of age. 5. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7) Rare leaks on defense, but these guys always seem to find a way to win at home. 6. ATLANTA FALCONS (8) Better “D” can turn this group into legitimate NFC contenders; offense looks slump proof. 7. HOUSTON TEXANS (9) Two up on the loss side in AFC East, it’s time for Texans to win a road game, in Jacksonville. 8. DENVER BRONCOS (3) Broncos will be playing into January, but this looks more and more like a wild-card team.
NOTEBOOK Voters in San Diego overwhelmingly defeated a measure Tuesday that would have raised $1.15 billion from increased hotel occupancy taxes to help pay for a new stadium for the Chargers. The proposal, which was written by the team without input from City Hall, the powerful tourism industry or other stakeholders, was defeated 57 percent to 43 percent. It needed 66.7 percent to pass. Team chairman Dean Spanos, whose attempt to move the Chargers to the Los Angeles suburb of Carson angered fans and was rebuffed by fellow NFL owners in January, said in a statement Wednesday that he will consider his options. “I’m going to put aside any discussion of our possible next steps until after the season, to allow everyone to focus on football and to give my family and me time to think carefully about what is best for the future of our franchise,” Spanos said. “Over the coming weeks you may hear news about steps that we must take to preserve all of our options. But please know that I don’t intend to make any decisions until after the regular season ends.” That means fans could be put in the same position as they were last year, when they thought that the last game of the season might be the Chargers’ final game in San Diego. The Chargers (4-5) have four home games left, including the finale on Jan. 1. That’s against Kansas City. Spanos’ options include negotiating with Mayor Kevin Faulconer on a new plan or exercising his option to join the Los Angeles Rams in a stadium scheduled to open in Inglewood, Calif., in 2019. Spanos earned that concession after fellow owners rejected his attempt to move to Carson and share a stadium with the rival Oakland Raiders.
POWER RANKINGS
9. MINNESOTA VIKINGS (5) Pat Shurmur’s short passing game should help Sam Bradford, but can it result in TDs? 10. NEW YORK GIANTS (13) The kicking net had to be happy with Odell Beckham Jr.’s two TD grabs vs. Philadelphia. 11. DETROIT LIONS (15) This just in from Motown: QB Matthew Stafford now answers to the nickname Mr. Clutch. 12. WASHINGTON REDSKINS (14) Back from bye, must make hay at home before embarking on 3-game trip. ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Chiefs’ Dee Ford (right) sacks the Jaguars’ Blake Bortles on Sunday in Kansas City. Ford has nine sacks this season, tied for third-most in the NFL.
13. NEW ORLEANS (19) Show of hands. Who wants to play Saints at this moment? ... Anybody? That’s what we thought.
Ford goes into overdrive for Kansas City defense
14. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10) Whiz kid Carson Wentz has only two TD passes and a 72.4 passer rating over last four games.
Linebacker has become an elite pass rusher
16. ARIZONA CARDINALS (12) Nothing says “get well soon” like a home game against the San Francisco 49ers.
BY JIM THOMAS St. Louis Post-Dispatch
It wasn’t long ago that Dee Ford was spoken of in less than flattering terms. Some observers thought the outside linebacker from Auburn was a reach when selected 23rd in the 2014 draft, by Kansas City. Besides, why draft another passrusher when you already had two of the best in the business in Justin Houston and Tamba Hali? Ford didn’t play a lot as a rookie. Why would you take snaps away from Houston, who had 22 sacks that year, tied for the second-highest total in NFL history? Things went a little better for Ford last season, when he had four sacks, but he had yet to live up to that draft status. Criticism mounted, but Ford tuned it out. “Some people just look at statistics and go, ‘Oh, he’s a bust.’ You know what I’m saying?” Ford asked. “They don’t know anything about what’s really going on. Or the process. “It was easy for me to block out the outside noise. So the hardest part for me, the frustrating part for me, was just trying to keep that noise away from my family.” Ford blocked the noise. And now, midway through his third NFL season, there is no noise. Because nobody can block Ford. Pressed into full-time duty because of Houston’s knee surgery in the offseason, Ford has burst on the scene as one of the NFL’s elite pass rushers. Four Sundays ago in Oakland, he dropped Derek Carr twice. Two weeks ago, he registered a careerhigh 3½ sacks against Andrew Luck of Indianapolis. On Sunday at Arrowhead Stadium, he got two more sacks — this time against Blake Bortles of the Jacksonville Jaguars. Without Houston, and with Hali playing but coming off knee surgery himself, the missing link for the Chiefs’ defense early in the season was the lack of a pass rush. But Ford almost single-handedly has solved that problem. With nine sacks, he finds himself tied for third in the NFL (with Seattle’s Cliff Avril), trailing only Buffalo’s Lorenzo Alexander (10) and Denver’s Von Miller (9½) “He had another couple sacks, and he’s playing hard,” coach Andy Reid said in typical understatement after the Jacksonville game. “He’s giving you good, hard snaps. It’s a tribute to him. “He’s taken a lot of heat, so it’s good for him to get a little bit of a taste of this. He’s just gotta keep going, that’s the thing. We’re just sitting at that halfway spot.” The only B-word that comes up regarding Ford these days is “burst.” Almost all of the top pass-rushers
have it — that quick first step or two off the ball — and it was very noticeable against the Jaguars. Ford works on his get-off constantly, almost like a sprinter would in track and field. “I’m a big fan of Ben Johnson,” Ford said, referring to the former 100-meter record holder. But there’s more to rushing the passer than speed off the edge, so Ford has worked on technique, hand placement, and different moves. Having Hali and Houston around as mentors and sounding boards has helped. “Keep in mind, these are top-tier linebackers,” Ford said. “They kept me encouraged. They always told me that look, you’ve got it. Just keep working.” Ford did just that and never got discouraged. He showed flashes during his first two NFL seasons, but lacked consistency. That’s changed now that he’s getting starters reps. “Dee’s put together a great stretch,” Chiefs cornerback Phillip Gaines said. “I think his confidence is growing, and ... he’s gonna be a really hard player to stop.” Reid agrees with the notion that extended playing time has helped, but obviously there’s more Ford’s emergence than that. “I think he’s very comfortable with the defense now,” Reid said. “It’s a fairly complicated defense, but he’s got a pretty good grasp of it. I think he’s probably gotten stronger since we’ve gotten him. He’s spent a ton of time in that weight room. “He’s got himself in shape to where he can do this back-to-back thing. You remember earlier in his career, he would get nicked up here and there.” Not anymore, knock on wood. He’s staying on the field. At age 25, Ford feels he is just scratching the surface. But on Wednesday, Houston was removed from the physically unable to perform list and placed on the active roster. After missing so much time, it might take him a while to get up to speed. But that day is approaching. When that takes place, what happens to all those reps for Ford? After playing 70 percent of the Chiefs’ defensive snaps through five games, he’s been on the field even more lately, playing 207 of 218 defensive snaps the past three games. Reid says he hasn’t figured all that out in terms of carving out playing time for his outside linebackers. “But that’s a good thing,” he said. After all, you never can have enough pass-rushers. That’s why you draft a guy like Ford, even with a Houston and Hali around. Jim Thomas @jthom1 on Twitter jthomas@post-dispatch.com
15. GREEN BAY PACKERS (11) Aaron Rodgers take note. We’d like to rate your club higher, but just don’t have the energy.
17. BUFFALO BILLS (17) Don’t think referee Walt Anderson’s crew gets Thanksgiving invite from Rex Ryan. 18. PITTSBURGH STEELERS (16) Hard to imagine scenario where Steelers beat Cowboys on Sunday, even in friendly confines of Heinz Field. 19. BALTIMORE RAVENS (21) Watching Ravens is hazardous to your health. Every game in 2016 has been a onepossession affair. 20. MIAMI DOLPHINS (22) So what’s wrong with the Jay Train? Ajayi gets “only” 111 yards rushing in victory over Jets. 21. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (29) Just when you’re ready to bury these guys, Andrew Luck & Co. leave Lambeau Field with a win. 22. CINCINNATI BENGALS (20) It’s time to get going if Bengals want to make it six straight seasons with a playoff appearance. 23. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS (23) Chargers doing better on the field than stadium financing plan did in the ballot box Tuesday. 24. TENNESSEE TITANS (18) Titans creeping ever closer to respectability; a marquee victory over Green Bay would help the cause. 25. CAROLINA PANTHERS (26) Not saying he’s playing scared, but Cam Newton is playing like a quarterback who doesn’t want to be hit. 26. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (24) Home-field disadvantage: Bucs are only NFL team not from Cleveland yet to win at home this season. 27. LOS ANGELES RAMS (27) Didn’t you used to be Todd Gurley? Running back’s play has been one of season’s great mysteries. 28. CHICAGO BEARS (28) If Good Jay (Cutler) continues to show up, Bears could claw their way back to respectability. 29. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (30) Jaguars did a lot of things right in Kansas City, but four turnovers tends to kill you. 30. NEW YORK JETS (25) Starters benched, Ryan Fitzpatrick hurt, Bryce Petty on deck — everyone needs a hug from Woody Johnson. 31 SAN FRANCISCO 49ers (31) Since the 28-0 thrashing of Rams on opening night, ’Niners have been outscored 260 to 139. 32. CLEVELAND BROWNS (32) Would it be better to relegate Browns to Mountain West, and promote Boise State to AFC North?
11.10.2016 • Thursday • M 2 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH • B9 SPORTS NBA STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Toronto 5 2 .714 — 5-2 W-1 3-2 2-0 3-1 New York 3 4 .429 2 3-4 W-1 2-2 1-2 2-2 Boston 3 4 .429 2 3-4 L-3 2-1 1-3 3-3 Brooklyn 3 5 .375 2½ 3-5 L-1 3-2 0-3 2-5 Philadelphia 0 7 .000 5 0-7 L-7 0-5 0-2 0-5 Southeast W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Charlotte 6 1 .857 — 6-1 W-4 3-1 3-0 5-1 Atlanta 6 2 .750 ½ 6-2 W-3 4-1 2-1 4-1 3 5 .375 3½ 3-5 L-2 2-2 1-3 2-4 Orlando Miami 2 4 .333 3½ 2-4 L-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 Washington 2 5 .286 4 2-5 W-1 2-2 0-3 2-3 Central W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Cleveland 6 1 .857 — 6-1 L-1 4-1 2-0 5-1 Milwaukee 4 3 .571 2 4-3 L-1 3-1 1-2 2-2 4 4 .500 2½ 4-4 L-2 4-0 0-4 3-2 Detroit Chicago 4 4 .500 2½ 4-4 L-1 3-1 1-3 4-4 4 4 .500 2½ 4-4 W-1 4-0 0-4 2-4 Indiana WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf 5 3 .625 — 5-3 W-2 1-0 4-3 3-1 Houston San Antonio 5 3 .625 — 5-3 L-2 1-3 4-0 4-3 Memphis 4 4 .500 1 4-4 W-1 4-2 0-2 3-3 2 6 .250 3 2-6 L-1 1-2 1-4 1-5 Dallas New Orleans 0 8 .000 5 0-8 L-8 0-4 0-4 0-7 Northwest W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf Oklahoma City 6 2 .750 — 6-2 L-1 4-1 2-1 4-1 Portland 5 4 .555 1½ 5-4 L-1 2-2 3-2 5-4 5 4 .556 1½ 5-4 L-1 2-1 3-3 3-3 Utah Denver 3 4 .429 2½ 3-4 L-1 0-1 3-3 2-2 1-1 1-4 1-4 Minnesota 2 5 .286 3½ 2-5 W-1 Pacific W L Pct GB L10 Str Home Away Conf LA Clippers 7 1 .875 — 7-1 W-4 4-1 3-0 6-1 1 6-2 W-2 3-1 3-1 6-2 Golden State 6 2 .750 LA Lakers 4 4 .500 3 4-4 L-1 3-1 1-3 3-3 Sacramento 4 5 .444 3½ 4-5 W-2 2-1 2-4 3-1 Phoenix 3 6 .333 4½ 3-6 W-1 2-2 1-4 2-6
Wednesday Charlotte 104, Utah 98 Indiana 122, Philadelphia 115, OT Minnesota 123, Orlando 107 New York 110, Brooklyn 96 Washington 118, Boston 93 Atlanta 115, Chicago 107 Toronto 112, Oklahoma City 102 Phoenix 107, Detroit 100 Houston 101, San Antonio 99 Golden State 116, Dallas 95 LA Clippers 111, Portland 80 Tuesday Atlanta 110, Cleveland 106 Brooklyn 119, Minnesota 110 Memphis 108, Denver 107 Portland 124, Phoenix 121 Dallas 109, LA Lakers 97 Sacramento 102, New Orleans 94 Thursday Chicago at Miami, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Golden State at Denver, 8 p.m. LA Lakers at Sacramento, 9:30 p.m. Friday Cleveland at Washington, 6 p.m. Indiana at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Toronto at Charlotte, 6 p.m. Utah at Orlando, 6 p.m. New York at Boston, 6:30 p.m. LA Clippers at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Detroit at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Portland, 9 p.m.
Pacers keep 76ers winless ASSOCIATED PRESS
Paul George scored seven of Indiana’s 13 points in overtime and the host Pacers beat the winless Philadelphia 76ers 122115 on Wednesday night. George finished with 28 points and eight rebounds. On the Pacers’ first possession of overtime, George set the tone with a 3-pointer to give Indiana the lead. And it was George who threw down an emphatic dunk that gave Indiana a six-point lead, ultimately sealing the win for the Pacers. Jeff Teague finished with 30 points and nine assists for Indiana. Robert Covington led the Sixers with 23 points.
NOTEBOOK Wizards’ Wall fined • The NBA fined Washington Wizards guard John Wall $25,000 on Wednesday for inappropriate interaction with an official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner after he was ejected.
The incident happened in the final minute of the Wizards’ 114-106 loss to the Houston Rockets on Monday night. Wall was ejected after getting his second technical foul of the game with 33.3 seconds left. Official Marc Davis said he gave Wall a technical foul for bumping him. Davis said he told Wall to “watch himself” and that Wall “looked over his shoulder and used vulgarity and inappropriate language.” Nets deal with injuries • Isaiah Whitehead was placed in the concussion protocol, Yogi Ferrell was signed and Greivis Vasquez waived as the Brooklyn Nets try to deal with an injury-riddled point guard corps. With starter Jeremy Lin sidelined by a strained left hamstring, Whitehead had been starting. The second-round pick slammed his head to the court Tuesday night when Minnesota’s Gorgui Dieng accidentally stepped on his face.
NBA SUMMARIES Knicks 110, Nets 96
Raptors 112, Thunder 102
Rockets 101, Spurs 99
Brooklyn: Booker 1-6 3-4 5, Lopez 8-12 4-6 21, Hollis-Jefferson 1-4 6-6 8, Bogdanovic 2-9 2-2 6, Kilpatrick 2-9 2-4 7, Scola 2-6 1-3 5, Bennett 2-3 0-0 5, McCullough 0-2 0-0 0, Hamilton 8-13 0-0 21, Ferrell 2-3 0-0 5, Harris 3-7 1-2 8, Foye 2-6 0-0 5. Totals 33-80 19-27 96. New York: Anthony 9-22 2-2 22, Porzingis 7-15 3-5 21, Noah 1-2 0-0 2, Rose 6-10 1-2 14, Lee 5-10 3-4 13, Kuzminskas 2-4 0-0 5, Thomas 3-5 0-0 6, N’dour 2-3 0-0 4, O’Quinn 1-1 1-2 3, Hernangomez 6-7 2-2 14, Jennings 1-6 0-0 3, Vujacic 1-5 0-0 3, Holiday 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 44-92 12-17 110. Brooklyn 29 26 16 25 — 96 New York 19 31 22 38 — 110 3-point goals: Brooklyn 11-33 (Hamilton 5-7, Ferrell 1-1, Bennett 1-2, Kilpatrick 1-4, Harris 1-4, Foye 1-4, Lopez 1-5, Scola 0-1, Hollis-Jefferson 0-2, Bogdanovic 0-3), New York 10-30 (Porzingis 4-8, Anthony 2-6, Rose 1-1, Kuzminskas 1-3, Vujacic 1-4, Jennings 1-4, Thomas 0-1, Lee 0-3). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Brooklyn 41 (Harris 7), New York 50 (Porzingis 8). Assists: Brooklyn 19 (Kilpatrick 5), New York 25 (Jennings 11). Total fouls: Brooklyn 20, New York 21.
Toronto: Carroll 4-6 0-0 10, Siakam 2-3 0-0 4, Poeltl 2-4 0-0 4, Lowry 6-20 2-2 19, DeRozan 13-22 11-15 37, Patterson 5-11 0-0 13, Nogueira 5-5 0-0 10, Joseph 2-4 1-2 6, VanVleet 0-0 0-0 0, Powell 4-8 1-3 9. Totals 43-83 15-22 112. Oklahoma City: Sabonis 3-6 0-0 7, Adams 3-5 8-8 14, Westbrook 9-26 15-18 36, Roberson 3-7 0-0 7, Oladipo 6-16 1-1 18, Grant 2-3 2-2 7, Singler 0-1 0-0 0, Lauvergne 0-2 0-0 0, Kanter 3-3 2-2 8, Christon 0-1 0-0 0, Morrow 1-3 0-0 2, Abrines 1-1 0-0 3. Totals 31-74 28-31 102. Toronto 20 42 26 24 — 112 Oklahoma City 27 28 20 27 — 102 3-point goals: Toronto 11-26 (Lowry 5-11, Patterson 3-8, Carroll 2-3, Joseph 1-1, Powell 0-1, DeRozan 0-2), Oklahoma City 12-34 (Oladipo 5-9, Westbrook 3-12, Abrines 1-1, Grant 1-2, Roberson 1-2, Sabonis 1-3, Singler 0-1, Christon 0-1, Lauvergne 0-1, Morrow 0-2). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Toronto 35 (Lowry 9), Oklahoma City 39 (Adams 12). Assists: Toronto 25 (Lowry 13), Oklahoma City 18 (Westbrook 7). Total fouls: Toronto 24, Oklahoma City 21. Technicals: Toronto defensive three second, Toronto team, DeRozan, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan, Adams. A: 18,203 (18,203).
Houston: Ariza 4-8 0-0 9, Brewer 0-5 0-0 0, R.Anderson 5-10 6-7 20, Capela 5-8 2-4 12, Harden 9-19 5-7 24, Dekker 4-5 0-0 10, Harrell 1-1 1-1 3, Hilario 2-3 0-0 4, Ennis 2-4 0-0 4, McDaniels 0-0 0-0 0, Gordon 5-14 3-3 15. Totals 37-77 17-22 101. San Antonio: Leonard 11-26 8-8 34, Aldridge 5-15 4-5 14, Gasol 1-2 0-0 2, Mills 3-8 2-2 8, Green 3-9 0-0 8, Bertans 0-0 0-0 0, K.Anderson 0-2 0-0 0, Lee 4-6 2-4 10, Dedmon 0-0 1-2 1, Laprovittola 2-5 0-0 5, Ginobili 1-7 6-6 8, Simmons 3-4 3-3 9. Totals 33-84 26-30 99. Houston 33 30 22 16 — 101 San Antonio 24 36 20 19 — 99 3-point goals: Houston 10-30 (R.Anderson 4-6, Dekker 2-2, Gordon 2-7, Harden 1-5, Ariza 1-5, Ennis 0-1, Brewer 0-4), San Antonio 7-23 (Leonard 4-6, Green 2-8, Laprovittola 1-2, Aldridge 0-1, Ginobili 0-2, Mills 0-4). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Houston 44 (Harden 12), San Antonio 39 (Leonard, Gasol 7). Assists: Houston 25 (Harden 15), San Antonio 22 (Mills 10). Total fouls: Houston 24, San Antonio 15.
T’Wolves 123, Magic 107
Clippers 111, Trail Blazers 80
Chicago: Gibson 6-15 1-1 13, Lopez 3-4 0-0 6, Rondo 2-10 1-2 6, Butler 13-24 9-12 39, Wade 10-17 3-4 25, McDermott 4-6 0-0 8, Portis 0-3 0-0 0, Mirotic 0-3 2-2 2, Canaan 3-9 0-0 8. Totals 41-91 16-21 107. Atlanta: Bazemore 1-4 1-2 3, Millsap 5-13 4-4 16, Howard 6-9 6-9 18, Schroder 5-19 2-3 13, Korver 4-5 1-1 11, Sefolosha 8-9 2-2 20, Humphries 0-1 2-2 2, Muscala 4-8 2-2 11, Delaney 4-6 2-2 10, Hardaway Jr. 5-9 0-0 11. Totals 42-83 22-27 115. Chicago 27 34 27 19 — 107 Atlanta 35 33 26 21 — 115 3-point goals: Chicago 9-27 (Butler 4-9, Canaan 2-5, Wade 2-5, Rondo 1-4, McDermott 0-1, Mirotic 0-3), Atlanta 9-20 (Korver 2-2, Millsap 2-3, Sefolosha 2-3, Muscala 1-3, Hardaway Jr. 1-3, Schroder 1-4, Bazemore 0-1, Delaney 0-1). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Chicago 30 (Gibson 6), Atlanta 49 (Millsap 11). Assists: Chicago 24 (Butler, Rondo 7), Atlanta 24 (Bazemore 7). Total fouls: Chicago 21, Atlanta 20. Technicals: Gibson, Bazemore. A: 16,354 (18,118).
Portland: Harkless 3-5 0-0 8, Plumlee 1-12 2-2 4, Vonleh 2-8 0-0 5, Lillard 1-10 6-6 8, McCollum 4-11 0-0 8, Layman 4-8 0-0 9, Leonard 3-8 0-0 6, Davis 0-0 0-0 0, Napier 4-10 2-3 11, Crabbe 4-6 0-0 9, Connaughton 0-0 1-2 1, Turner 3-8 1-1 7, Quarterman 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 31-88 12-14 80. Los Angeles: Mbah a Moute 1-2 0-2 3, Griffin 7-14 8-10 22, Jordan 6-9 4-8 16, Paul 7-14 2-2 19, Redick 3-5 3-4 10, Anderson 1-3 0-0 3, W.Johnson 2-6 0-0 5, Speights 4-9 2-2 12, Bass 2-3 4-4 8, Felton 1-6 0-0 2, Crawford 1-6 0-0 2, Rivers 3-10 1-1 9. Totals 38-87 24-33 111. Portland 16 16 18 30 — 80 Los Angeles 36 25 32 18 — 111 3-point goals: Portland 6-30 (Harkless 2-4, Crabbe 1-2, Vonleh 1-2, Layman 1-5, Napier 1-6, Plumlee 0-1, McCollum 0-2, Leonard 0-2, Turner 0-2, Lillard 0-4), Los Angeles 11-32 (Paul 3-6, Speights 2-4, Rivers 2-5, Mbah a Moute 1-1, Anderson 1-2, Redick 1-2, W.Johnson 1-4, Griffin 0-1, Felton 0-3, Crawford 0-4). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Portland 47 (Vonleh 11), Los Angeles 55 (Griffin 13). Assists: Portland 16 (Plumlee 4), Los Angeles 24 (Paul 7). Total fouls: Portland 23, Los Angeles 15. Technicals: Jordan. A: 19,060 (19,060).
Hornets 104, Jazz 98
Pacers 122, 76ers 115
Warriors 116, Mavericks 95
Utah: Hayward 10-19 6-6 29, Favors 8-12 0-0 16, Gobert 2-4 3-4 7, Mack 3-11 0-0 6, Hood 7-14 2-4 20, Ingles 0-2 2-2 2, Johnson 1-6 0-0 2, Lyles 5-10 0-0 10, Withey 0-0 0-0 0, Exum 2-4 1-2 6. Totals 38-82 14-18 98. Charlotte: Kidd-Gilchrist 0-5 2-2 2, Williams 7-11 0-0 19, Zeller 4-7 4-8 12, Walker 7-20 6-6 21, Batum 3-10 3-5 9, Hawes 5-7 1-3 11, Kaminsky 6-10 0-1 13, Sessions 1-5 2-2 4, Belinelli 5-7 2-2 13. Totals 38-82 20-29 104. 32 26 20 20 — 98 Utah Charlotte 24 27 25 28 — 104 3-point goals: Utah 8-34 (Hood 4-10, Hayward 3-8, Exum 1-3, Favors 0-1, Ingles 0-2, Mack 0-3, Johnson 0-3, Lyles 0-4), Charlotte 8-26 (Williams 5-7, Belinelli 1-2, Kaminsky 1-3, Walker 1-7, Kidd-Gilchrist 0-1, Hawes 0-1, Batum 0-5). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Utah 46 (Gobert 11), Charlotte 37 (Kidd-Gilchrist 9). Assists: Utah 24 (Exum, Mack 5), Charlotte 24 (Walker 6). Total fouls: Utah 22, Charlotte 19. A: 15,712 (19,077).
Philadelphia: Covington 8-16 2-2 23, Saric 5-9 2-2 14, Okafor 7-11 1-5 15, Rodriguez 1-14 0-0 2, Henderson 8-14 0-0 17, Thompson 7-12 2-2 19, Ilyasova 2-6 1-2 6, Holmes 3-4 0-4 7, McConnell 4-7 1-2 9, Stauskas 1-2 0-0 3. Totals 46-95 9-19 115. Indiana: George 13-23 0-0 28, T.Young 2-6 1-4 5, Turner 6-10 2-2 15, Teague 10-16 9-10 30, Ellis 4-9 0-0 9, Robinson 1-2 0-0 3, Miles 3-7 3-4 12, Allen 0-3 0-0 0, Jefferson 9-12 0-0 18, Brooks 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 49-91 15-20 122. Philadelphia 26 34 24 25 6 — 115 Indiana 31 23 30 25 13 — 122 3-point goals: Philadelphia 14-36 (Covington 5-9, Thompson 3-6, Saric 2-2, Ilyasova 1-2, Holmes 1-2, Stauskas 1-2, Henderson 1-3, McConnell 0-3, Rodriguez 0-7), Indiana 9-19 (Miles 3-4, George 2-7, Robinson 1-1, Turner 1-1, Ellis 1-2, Teague 1-3, T.Young 0-1). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Philadelphia 44 (Saric 12), Indiana 43 (Turner 9). Assists: Philadelphia 23 (McConnell, Rodriguez 5), Indiana 25 (Teague 9). Total fouls: Philadelphia 21, Indiana 17. A: 15,360 (18,165).
Dallas: Barnes 8-20 8-8 25, Finney-Smith 2-5 2-4 7, Powell 6-8 2-3 14, Se.Curry 4-17 0-1 10, Anderson 6-19 4-7 16, Brussino 1-4 0-0 3, Acy 2-6 2-2 6, Hammons 3-5 2-2 9, Mejri 2-2 1-1 5. Totals 34-86 21-28 95. Golden State: Durant 10-16 4-5 28, Green 6-11 0-1 16, Pachulia 1-2 0-0 2, St.Curry 8-12 4-4 24, Thompson 8-13 0-0 20, West 2-3 1-1 5, McAdoo 0-1 0-0 0, Looney 1-1 3-5 5, McGee 2-2 0-2 4, Livingston 0-2 1-4 1, Clark 2-5 0-0 4, McCaw 2-4 0-0 5, Iguodala 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 43-74 13-22 116. Dallas 15 21 32 27 — 95 Golden State 34 33 17 32 — 116 3-point goals: Dallas 6-28 (Se.Curry 2-9, Hammons 1-1, Barnes 1-3, Brussino 1-3, Finney-Smith 1-4, Powell 0-1, Acy 0-2, Anderson 0-5), Golden State 17-33 (Green 4-6, Durant 4-7, Thompson 4-7, St.Curry 4-8, McCaw 1-1, McAdoo 0-1, Iguodala 0-1, Clark 0-2). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Dallas 42 (Powell 9), Golden State 39 (Green, Durant 10). Assists: Dallas 20 (Se.Curry 9), Golden State 33 (St.Curry 6). Total fouls: Dallas 20, Golden State 22. Technicals: Dallas defensive three second, Dallas team, Dallas coach Rick Carlisle, Golden State defensive three second, Golden State team.
Minnesota: Wiggins 10-18 7-9 29, Towns 7-16 5-5 20, Dieng 6-9 0-0 12, Dunn 1-3 0-0 2, LaVine 14-22 2-3 37, Muhammad 4-6 4-7 13, Bjelica 0-1 0-0 0, Payne 0-1 0-0 0, Aldrich 0-2 0-0 0, Lucas 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 3-9 2-2 10. Totals 45-87 20-26 123. Orlando: Fournier 4-11 3-3 13, Gordon 2-9 3-4 7, Ibaka 4-8 2-3 11, Vucevic 11-19 1-2 24, Payton 8-14 1-1 18, Green 2-6 3-3 8, Rudez 0-0 0-0 0, Zimmerman 1-1 0-1 2, Biyombo 0-3 3-6 3, Augustin 2-6 5-5 10, Watson 0-0 0-0 0, Wilcox 0-0 0-0 0, Hezonja 4-8 2-2 11. Totals 38-85 23-30 107. Minnesota 39 35 23 26 — 123 Orlando 17 30 30 30 — 107 3-point goals: Minnesota 13-23 (LaVine 7-9, Jones 2-4, Wiggins 2-4, Muhammad 1-1, Towns 1-3, Bjelica 0-1, Payne 0-1), Orlando 8-24 (Fournier 2-6, Ibaka 1-1, Vucevic 1-1, Augustin 1-3, Payton 1-3, Green 1-3, Hezonja 1-4, Gordon 0-3). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Minnesota 45 (Dieng, Towns 11), Orlando 40 (Vucevic 14). Assists: Minnesota 27 (Dieng 7), Orlando 20 (Payton 7). Total fouls: Minnesota 23, Orlando 19. Technicals: Minnesota defensive three second, Minnesota team, Orlando coach Frank Vogel, Ibaka.
Wizards 118, Celtics 93 Boston: Brown 1-2 1-2 3, Johnson 5-5 0-0 11, Zeller 3-4 0-0 6, Thomas 6-18 10-10 23, Bradley 9-14 0-1 21, Green 0-3 0-0 0, Jerebko 1-2 0-0 3, Mickey 1-2 0-0 2, Olynyk 1-6 0-0 2, Smart 7-18 2-5 20, Jackson 1-1 0-2 2, Rozier 0-4 0-2 0, Young 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 35-81 13-22 93. Washington: Porter 14-19 3-3 34, Morris 2-6 0-0 5, Gortat 6-9 1-2 13, Wall 6-16 6-7 19, Beal 1-8 1-2 3, Oubre 0-0 0-0 0, Smith 1-3 0-0 2, Nicholson 0-0 0-0 0, Burke 7-9 1-2 18, McClellan 1-2 0-0 2, Thornton 5-13 4-4 16, Satoransky 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 46-92 16-20 118. Boston 8 35 26 24 — 93 Washington 34 24 31 29 — 118 3-point goals: Boston 10-31 (Smart 4-9, Bradley 3-7, Johnson 1-1, Jerebko 1-2, Thomas 1-6, Rozier 0-1, Green 0-2, Olynyk 0-3), Washington 10-21 (Burke 3-4, Porter 3-5, Thornton 2-5, Morris 1-1, Wall 1-3, McClellan 0-1, Satoransky 0-1, Beal 0-1). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Boston 31 (Thomas, Olynyk 6), Washington 54 (Porter 14). Assists: Boston 21 (Thomas 10), Washington 29 (Wall 7). Total fouls: Boston 19, Washington 26. Technicals: Boston defensive three second, Boston team, Smart, Washington defensive three second 2, Washington team 2. Ejected: Wall. A: 12,675 (20,356).
Hawks 115, Bulls 107
Suns 107, Pistons 100 Detroit: Morris 5-13 5-5 16, Harris 3-12 2-2 9, Drummond 7-13 4-6 18, Smith 3-13 3-4 9, Caldwell-Pope 9-22 4-5 27, Johnson 2-3 2-2 6, Baynes 0-0 3-4 3, Leuer 3-8 3-3 11, Udrih 0-5 1-1 1. Totals 32-89 27-32 100. Phoenix: Warren 7-16 4-4 18, Chriss 0-4 0-0 0, Len 7-10 2-6 16, Bledsoe 8-15 4-4 21, Booker 3-9 4-5 11, Dudley 6-9 3-4 19, Tucker 0-4 3-4 3, Bender 0-4 0-0 0, Knight 5-9 3-3 14, Barbosa 2-3 0-0 5. Totals 38-83 23-30 107. Detroit 28 23 25 24 — 100 Phoenix 19 35 27 26 — 107 3-point goals: Detroit 9-22 (Caldwell-Pope 5-10, Leuer 2-4, Harris 1-2, Morris 1-4, Udrih 0-1, Smith 0-1), Phoenix 8-22 (Dudley 4-6, Barbosa 1-1, Knight 1-2, Bledsoe 1-2, Booker 1-5, Chriss 0-1, Tucker 0-1, Bender 0-2, Warren 0-2). Fouled out: None. Rebounds: Detroit 41 (Drummond 15), Phoenix 49 (Len 14). Assists: Detroit 20 (Smith 7), Phoenix 20 (Bledsoe 8). Total fouls: Detroit 24, Phoenix 20. Technicals: Phoenix defensive three second 2, Phoenix team 2.
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NFL Favorite Points Underdog Open/Current RAVENS 10/10 Browns Sunday Texans PK/1.5 JAGUARS Chiefs PANTHERS 3/3 SAINTS 1.5/2 Broncos JETS 2.5/2 Rams EAGLES 1.5/1 Falcons WASHINGTON 2.5/3 Vikings Packers 2.5/2.5 TITANS BUCS 1.5/PK Bears CHARGERS 3.5/3.5 Dolphins CARDS 13/13.5 49ers STEELERS 2.5/2.5 Cowboys PATRIOTS 7.5/7.5 Seahawks Monday GIANTS 2.5/2.5 Bengals Bye week: Bills, Lions, Colts, Raiders. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Points Underdog Favorite Open/Current N Carolina 11/10.5 DUKE GA SOUTHERN 10/8.5 UL-Lafayette Utah 5.5/6 ARIZONA ST Friday 21.5/21.5 Boston Coll FLORIDA ST Saturday Northwestern 13.5/13.5 PURDUE CLEMSON 19.5/20 Pittsburgh 10.5/12.5 Cincinnati C FLORIDA Ohio St 28/29 MARYLAND Penn St 7/7 INDIANA LOUISVILLE 33/35 Wake Forest Iowa St 10.5/10 KANSAS 7.5/7 Smu E CAROLINA Tulsa 2/1.5 NAVY Miami-Ohio 10.5/11 BUFFALO NL/NL SYRACUSE Nc State VA TECH 13.5/14 Ga Tech OKLAHOMA ST 11.5/12.5 Texas Tech TEXAS A&M 10/10.5 Mississippi CHARLOTTE 10.5/10.5 Rice ARKANSAS ST 20/19.5 New Mexico St Wyoming 8/7.5 UNLV AIR FORCE 4.5/5.5 Colorado St ALABAMA 29/30 Miss St W KENTUCKY 28/28 N Texas TROY PK/PK App’chian St Auburn 10/10.5 GEORGIA WISCONSIN 26/27 Illinois TENNESSEE 12/13 Kentucky FLORIDA 14/11.5 S Carolina Lsu 6.5/7 ARKANSAS Stanford 3/3.5 OREGON 13/13.5 Army s-Notre Dame So Miss NL/NL OLD DOMINION MICHIGAN ST 14.5/14.5 Rutgers Miami-Fla 10/10 VIRGINIA LA TECH 20/22 Utsa WASH ST 14.5/14.5 California 7.5/7.5 TEXAS ST Idaho WASHINGTON 8.5/8.5 Usc 11/12 Oregon St UCLA FLA ATLANTIC 3/3 Utep Boise St 17/18 HAWAII Mid Tenn St 11/9.5 MARSHALL TEXAS 1/2 W Virginia Baylor OKLAHOMA 14.5/15.5 NEBRASKA 8/7 Minnesota GEORGIA ST 12/12 UL-Monroe MISSOURI 3/3.5 Vanderbilt 3.5/3 MEMPHIS S Florida Michigan 19/22 IOWA HOUSTON 23/24 Tulane Colorado 15.5/16 ARIZONA NL/NL New Mexico UTAH ST San Diego St 22/23.5 NEVADA c- Chicago, IL. s- San Antonio, TX. NBA Points Underdog Favorite BUCKS 4.5 Pelicans HEAT 1.5 Bulls Warriors 6.5 NUGGETS KINGS 4.5 Lakers NHL Favorite Odds Underdog -$160/+$140 Blue Jackets BRUINS PENGUINS -$170/+$150 Wild -$125/+$105 HURRICANES Ducks Sharks -$125/+$105 PANTHERS -$200/+$170 Canucks RED WINGS Kings CANADIENS -$140/+$120 LIGHTNING -$170/+$150 Islanders Blues PREDATORS -$120/even Jets COYOTES -$110/-$110 FLAMES -$125/+$105 Stars Grand Salami: Over/under 55.5 goals. Home team in CAPS © 2016 Benjamin Eckstein
College Football Schedule
Week 10 LEADING SCORERS SCORING, NONKICKERS TD Rus Rec Ret X2 Pts Gordon, SD 11 9 2 0 0 66 Blount, NE 9 9 0 0 0 54 D. Murray, TEN 9 7 2 0 0 54 Mi. Evans, TAM 8 0 8 0 1 50 Forte, NYJ 8 7 1 0 0 48 David Johnson, ARI 8 8 0 0 0 48 L. Murray, OAK 8 8 0 0 0 48 E. Elliott, DAL 7 7 0 0 0 42 Gore, IND 7 4 3 0 0 42 L. McCoy, BUF 7 6 1 0 0 42 7 6 1 0 0 42 Michael, SEA Jo. Nelson, GBY 7 0 7 0 0 42 Crabtree, OAK 6 0 6 0 1 38 C. Hyde, SNF 6 6 0 0 1 38 D. Adams, GBY 6 0 6 0 0 36 Ajayi, MIA 6 6 0 0 0 36 Anto. Brown, PIT 6 0 6 0 0 36 T. Coleman, ATL 6 5 1 0 0 36 Ry. Mathews, PHL 6 5 1 0 0 36 Ma. Ingram, NOR 5 2 3 0 1 32 T. Pryor, CLE 5 1 4 0 1 32 C.. Anderson, DEN 5 4 1 0 0 30 Beckham, NYG 5 0 5 0 0 30 5 0 5 0 0 30 Boldin, DET Cooks, NOR 5 0 5 0 0 30 Crowder, WAS 5 0 4 1 0 30 Crowell, CLE 5 5 0 0 0 30 Fitzgerald, ARI 5 0 5 0 0 30 D. Freeman, ATL 5 3 2 0 0 30 Gillislee, BUF 5 4 1 0 0 30 Je. Hill, CIN 5 5 0 0 0 30 Ju. Jones, ATL 5 0 5 0 0 30 R. Matthews, TEN 5 0 5 0 0 30 Riddick, DET 5 1 4 0 0 30 Michael Thomas, NOR 5 0 5 0 0 30
TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Re-signed RHP Andrew Bailey to a one-year contract. Designated OF Shane Robinson for assignment. SEATTLE MARINERS — Released C Steven Baron. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with RHP Josh Collmenter on a one-year contract. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Assigned RHP Chin-Hui Tsao to Oklahoma City (PCL). BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA— Fined Washington G John Wall $25,000 for inappropriate interaction with a game official and failing to leave the court in a timely manner following his ejection from Monday’s game against Houston. FOOTBALL National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed OL Cornelius Edison to the practice squad. Waived OL Colin Kelly. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed S Jermaine Whitehead to the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS — Signed T Jeff Adams to the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed WR Tevaun Smith to the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Released DT John Jenkins, CB Brian Dixon and LB Chris McCain. Signed LB Sam Barrington and S Shiloh Keo. Claimed TE John Phillips off of waivers from Denver. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed S Darian Thompson on injured reserve. Signed OL Adam Gettis from the practice squad. Signed WRs Kevin Norwood and Da’Ron Brown to the practice squad. NEW YORK JETS — Placed T Ryan Clady on injured reserve. Signed DL Anthony Johnson from New England’s practice squad. Waived DL Jarvis Jenkins. Signed OT Zach Sterup to the practice squad. Activated WR Devin Smith from the PUP list. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed WR Geremy Davis from the N.Y. Giants practice squad. Signed T Tyreek Burwell and CB Michael Lee to the practice squad. HOCKEY National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Assigned C Tyler Gaudet to Tucson (AHL). MOTOR SPORTS SONOMA RACEWAY — Named Diana Brennan vice president, communications and marketing; Jennifer Imbimbo director of media & community relations and Courtney Kiser director of marketing. Announced the resignation of Gary Phillips, vice president of marketing, effective in Jan. 2017. COLLEGE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASKETBALL COACHES — Named Iowa Community College Athletic Conference Commissioner Thom McDonald to the NABC Board of Directors. BEMIDJI STATE — Fired football coach Jeff Tesch. GEORGIA TECH — Suspended freshman RB Dedrick Mills for two games for an undisclosed violation of team rules.
AREA COLLEGES LATE TUESDAY Women’s volleyball UMSL def. Maryville 25-18, 23-25, 25-14, 25-15 Missouri Baptist def. FreedHardeman 25-14, 25-18, 25-12
SOCCER MLS Playoff Glance Knockout Round (Single-game elimination) Eastern Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26: Toronto FC 3, Philadelphia 1, Toronto advances Thursday, Oct. 27: Montreal 4, D.C. United 2, Montreal advances Western Conference Wednesday, Oct. 26: LA Galaxy 3, Real Salt Lake 1, LA Galaxy advances Thursday, Oct. 27: Seattle 1, Sporting K.C. 0, Seattle advances Conference Semifinals (First Leg) Sunday, Oct. 30 Montreal 1, NY Red Bulls 0 LA Galaxy 1, Colorado 0 Toronto FC 2, NYCFC 0 Seattle 3, FC Dallas 0 Conference Semifinals (Second Leg) Sunday, Nov. 6 Colorado 1, LA Galaxy 0, 1-1 aggregate, Colorado advances 3-1 on penalty kicks Montreal 2, NY Red Bulls 1, Montreal advances 3-1 on aggregate Toronto FC 5, NYCFC 0, Toronto FC advances 7-0 on aggregate FC Dallas 2, Seattle 1, Seattle advances 4-2 on aggregate Conference Championships Eastern Conference Tuesday, Nov. 22: Toronto FC at Montreal, 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 30: Montreal at Toronto FC, 6 p.m. Western Conference Tuesday, Nov. 22: Colorado vs. Seattle, 9 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27: Seattle vs. Colorado, 3 p.m. MLS Cup Saturday, Dec. 10: Eastern champion vs. Western champion, 7 p.m.
GOLF Hole in One Glen Echo • Jay Lockhart, hole No. 9, 131 yards, 7-iron, Nov. 5.
(Subject to change) Wednesday, Nov. 9 Midwest Bowling Green 38, Akron 28 Toledo 31, N. Illinois 24 Thursday, Nov. 10 South North Carolina (7-2) at Duke (3-6), 6:30 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette (3-5) at Georgia Southern (4-5), 6:30 p.m. Far West Utah (7-2) at Arizona St. (5-4), 8:30 p.m.
Top 25 Schedule Thursday No. 15 North Carolina at Duke, 6:30 p.m. No. 13 Utah at Arizona State, 8:30 p.m. Friday No. 20 Florida State vs. Boston College, 6:30 p.m. Saturday No. 1 Alabama vs. Mississippi State, 11 a.m. No. 2 Michigan at Iowa, 7 p.m. No. 3 Clemson vs. Pittsburgh, 2:30 p.m. No. 4 Washington vs. Southern Cal, 6:30 p.m. No. 5 Louisville vs. Wake Forest, 6 p.m. No. 6 Ohio State at Maryland, 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Wisconsin vs. Illinois, 2:30 p.m. No. 8 Auburn at Georgia, 2:30 p.m. No. 9 Oklahoma vs. No. 25 Baylor, 11 a.m. No. 10 Texas A&M vs. Mississippi, 6:30 p.m. No. 11 West Virginia at Texas, 11 a.m. No. 12 Penn State at Indiana, 11 a.m. No. 16 Colorado at Arizona, 9 p.m. No. 17 Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech, 2:30 p.m. No. 18 Virginia Tech vs. Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m. No. 19 LSU at Arkansas, 6 p.m. No. 21 Nebraska vs. Minnesota, 6:30 p.m. No. 22 Florida vs. South Carolina, 11 a.m. No. 23 Washington State vs. California, 9:30 p.m. No. 24 Boise State at Hawaii, 6 p.m.
NFL Injury Report NEW YORK (AP) — The National Football League injury report, as provided by the league (OUT — Definitely will not play; DNP — Did not practice; LIMITED — Limited Participation in Practice; FULL — Full Participation in Practice): Thursday CLEVELAND BROWNS at BALTIMORE RAVENS — BROWNS: OUT: CB Jamar Taylor (Groin). DNP: T Joe Thomas. LIMITED: WR Terrelle Pryor. FULL: CB Joseph Haden, WR Ricardo Louis, NT Jamie Meder, DE Carl Nassib. RAVENS: OUT: ILB Kamalei Correa (Thigh), OLB Elvis Dumervil (Foot), TE Crockett Gillmore (Thigh), CB Shareece Wright (Thigh). DNP: G Marshal Yanda (Shoulder). FULL: RB Kenneth Dixon (Chest). Sunday KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at CAROLINA PANTHERS — CHIEFS: DNP: LB Tamba Hali (knee), DE Jaye Howard (hip), WR Jeremy Maclin (groin). LIMITED: WR Chris Conley (quadricep), QB Nick Foles (right elbow), LB Justin Houston (knee), LB Derrick Johnson (hamstring), CB D.J. White (hand). FULL: QB Alex Smith (head, ear), RB Spencer Ware (concussion). PANTHERS: DNP: DT Vernon Butler (ankle), LB Jeremy Cash (illness), C Gino Gradkowski (knee), S Colin Jones (concussion), C Ryan Kalil (shoulder), DT Kyle Love (knee), T Michael Oher (concussion), RB Jonathan Stewart (not injury related), LB Shaq Thompson (knee). HOUSTON TEXANS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — TEXANS: DNP: S Lonnie Ballentine (groin, knee, ankle), LB Brian Peters (quadricep), WR Jaelen Strong (ankle), DT Vince Wilfork (groin). LIMITED: RB Alfred Blue (ribs), WR Will Fuller (knee), RB Lamar Miller (shoulder). FULL: LB Jadeveon Clowney (elbow), DE Christian Covington (foot), S Quintin Demps (calf). JAGUARS: DNP: S Johnathan Cyprien (lower leg), WR Allen Hurns (concussion), LB Myles Jack (hip), T Jermey Parnell (knee), WR Bryan Walters (concussion). LIMITED: T Kelvin Beachum (knee), G Brandon Linder (hand), DE Jared Odrick (foot), DE Chris Smith (eye). DENVER BRONCOS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — BRONCOS: DNP: CB Chris Harris (not injury related), T Russell Okung (not injury related), C Matt Paradis (hip), CB Aqib Talib (back), S T.J. Ward (illness), DE Derek Wolfe (elbow). LIMITED: LB Brandon Marshall (hamstring), CB Kayvon Webster (hamstring). FULL: RB Devontae Booker (shoulder), RB Andy Janovich (hand), QB Trevor Siemian (left shoulder), WR Jordan Taylor (shoulder), LB DeMarcus Ware (forearm), DT Sylvester Williams (ankle), DE Billy Winn (ankle). SAINTS: DNP: LB Stephone Anthony (hamstring), T Terron Armstead (knee), RB Daniel Lasco (hamstring), LB Michael Mauti (illness). LIMITED: LB Dannell Ellerbe (quadricep). LOS ANGELES RAMS at NEW YORK JETS — RAMS: Practice not complete. JETS: DNP: LB Bruce Carter (quadricep), TE Kellen Davis (elbow), LB Darron Lee (ankle), C Nick Mangold (ankle), CB Nick Marshall (illness), LB Josh Martin (concussion), DE Muhammad Wilkerson (ankle), CB Marcus Williams (ankle). LIMITED: QB Ryan Fitzpatrick (knee), RB Matt Forte (knee), T Breno Giacomini (shoulder), T Brandon Shell (shoulder), CB Buster Skrine (knee). FULL: WR Brandon Marshall (foot), T Brent Qvale (neck), WR Devin Smith (knee). ATLANTA FALCONS at PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — FALCONS: DNP: RB Tevin Coleman (hamstring), DE Dwight Freeney (quadricep), TE Jacob Tamme (shoulder), CB Desmond Trufant (shoulder). EAGLES: DNP: G Allen Barbre (hamstring), S Terrence Brooks (hamstring), TE Brent Celek (rib), LB Kamu Grugier-Hill (hamstring). LIMITED: DT Taylor Hart (ankle). FULL: DT Bennie Logan (groin), CB Leodis McKelvin (hamstring). CHICAGO BEARS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — BEARS: DNP: RB Ka’Deem Carey (illness), CB Deiondre’ Hall (ankle). LIMITED: CB Bryce Callahan (hamstring), DT Eddie Goldman (ankle), G Kyle Long (tricep), LB Pernell McPhee (knee), CB Tracy Porter (knee), WR Eddie Royal (toe), G Josh Sitton (ankle). BUCCANEERS: DNP: T Kevin Pamphile (concussion), RB Jacquizz Rodgers (foot), WR Russell Shepard (hip). LIMITED: C Joe Hawley (knee), RB Doug Martin (hamstring), DT Clinton McDonald (hamstring). FULL: WR Mike Evans (concussion), QB Jameis Winston (knee). GREEN BAY PACKERS at TENNESSEE TITANS — PACKERS: DNP: DT Letroy Guion (not injury related), G T.J. Lang (hip), LB Clay Matthews (hamstring), CB Damarious Randall (groin), C J.C. Tretter (knee). LIMITED: WR Randall Cobb (hamstring), TE Jared Cook (ankle), S Micah Hyde (shoulder), CB Quinten Rollins (groin), RB James Starks (knee). TITANS: DNP: RB Derrick Henry (calf), RB DeMarco Murray (toe). LIMITED: T Jack Conklin (elbow). FULL: S Rashad Johnson (neck), G Quinton Spain (knee), TE Delanie Walker (groin), LB Aaron Wallace (shoulder). MINNESOTA VIKINGS at WASHINGTON REDSKINS — VIKINGS: DNP: DT Sharrif Floyd (knee), DT Linval Joseph (shoulder), CB Captain Munnerlyn (ankle), CB Marcus Sherels (ankle). LIMITED: G Zac Kerin (hand). 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LEADING SCORERS SCORING, KICKERS PAT FG Lg Pts Lambo, SD 26/29 20/22 47 86 Sturgis, PHL 18/19 20/22 55 78 McManus, DEN 20/21 18/20 55 74 Du. Hopkins, WAS 18/19 18/22 50 72 Janikowski, OAK 23/23 16/22 56 71 Santos, KC 17/18 18/21 54 71 Tucker, BAL 10/10 20/20 53 70 D. Bailey, DAL 25/25 14/16 56 67 Prater, DET 19/20 16/19 58 67 Lutz, NOR 27/27 13/18 57 66 Folk, NYJ 17/18 16/18 48 65 Novak, HOU 11/12 18/21 53 65 Crosby, GBY 19/20 15/17 46 64 Gano, CAR 18/20 14/18 54 60 Hauschka, SEA 15/17 15/17 53 60 Nugent, CIN 17/18 14/19 47 59 D. Carpenter, BUF 24/26 11/15 45 57 Gostkowski, NE 24/26 11/14 53 57 Succop, TEN 22/24 11/13 48 55 Dawson, SNF 18/18 11/12 49 51 Franks, MIA 18/18 11/14 41 51 J. Myers, JAC 16/16 11/14 50 49 13/16 12/16 50 49 Walsh, MIN Barth, CHI 14/14 11/14 49 47 13/13 11/13 54 46 Zuerlein, LA 11/11 11/15 51 44 Parkey, CLE Catanzaro, ARI 19/20 8/11 60 43 Boswell, PIT 21/21 7/10 49 42 9/9 11/12 48 42 Josh Brown, NYG 15/17 7/12 43 36 Aguayo, TAM Gould, NYG 6/6 1/1 29 9 P. Murray, CLE 3/4 1/2 35 6 LEADING PASS RECEIVERS RECEPTIONS No Yds Avg Long TD 59 896 15.2 54t 3 A. Green, CIN A. Cooper, OAK 58 843 14.5 64t 2 Fitzgerald, ARI 56 554 9.9 29t 5 Mi. Evans, TAM 55 745 13.5 45t 8 Anto. Brown, PIT 55 677 12.3 51 6 Hilton, IND 52 791 15.2 63t 4 Ju. Jones, ATL 51 970 19.0 75t 5 Sanders, DEN 49 614 12.5 41t 3 Landry, MIA 49 605 12.3 42t 1 Crabtree, OAK 49 596 12.2 56 6 G. Tate, DET 49 513 10.5 61 2 S. Diggs, MIN 48 546 11.4 46 2 47 591 12.6 55t 4 Dem. Thomas, DEN Michael Thomas, NOR 47 573 12.2 32t 5 T. Pryor, CLE 46 579 12.6 44 4 Olsen, CAR 45 673 15.0 78t 3 Beckham, NYG 44 676 15.4 75t 5 Baldwin, SEA 44 570 13.0 59 2 44 465 10.6 40 6 D. Adams, GBY C. Beasley, DAL 43 499 11.6 47 4 42 507 12.1 54 3 Jo. Matthews, PHL Jo. Reed, WAS 42 415 9.9 26 3 41 596 14.5 98t 5 Cooks, NOR Cobb, GBY 41 402 9.8 33 3 41 358 8.7 23 1 Edelman, NE Brandon Marshall, NYJ 40 585 14.6 41 2 Crowder, WAS 40 498 12.4 55t 4 De. Hopkins, HOU 40 434 10.8 35 3 40 393 9.8 26 3 Z. Miller, CHI Pitta, BAL 40 349 8.7 30 0 39 614 15.7 95t 4 M. Wallace, BAL T. Benjamin, SD 39 514 13.2 54 3 39 452 11.6 29 1 R. Woods, BUF All. Robinson, JAC 39 442 11.3 35 4 39 435 11.2 42 3 T. Kelce, KC LEADING RUSHERS E. Elliott, DAL D. Murray, TEN Gordon, SD David Johnson, ARI L. McCoy, BUF Ajayi, MIA L. Miller, HOU Forte, NYJ D. Freeman, ATL Blount, NE Gore, IND Crowell, CLE Je. Hill, CIN S. Ware, KC Jo. Howard, CHI Ma. Ingram, NOR Mat. Jones, WAS Gurley, LA Michael, SEA T. West, BAL C.. Anderson, DEN C. Hyde, SNF L. Murray, OAK J. Rodgers, TAM L. Bell, PIT T. Taylor, BUF
Att Yards Avg Long TD 177 891 5.0 60t 7 174 807 4.6 67 7 193 768 4.0 48 9 156 705 4.5 58t 8 133 683 5.1 53 6 108 646 6.0 62t 6 153 637 4.2 25 2 169 634 3.8 32 7 133 620 4.7 48 3 161 609 3.8 41t 9 145 592 4.1 22 4 112 528 4.7 85t 5 104 515 5.0 74t 5 102 511 5.0 46 2 99 505 5.1 69 2 104 497 4.8 75t 2 99 460 4.6 57 3 146 451 3.1 18 3 112 447 4.0 41t 6 111 445 4.0 35 3 110 437 4.0 28 4 109 429 3.9 34 6 89 393 4.4 42 8 88 393 4.5 45 1 83 376 4.5 44 0 54 362 6.7 49 4
TOTAL YARDS FROM SCRIMMAGE Total Rush Rec David Johnson, ARI 1112 705 407 Gordon, SD 1052 768 284 1046 891 155 E. Elliott, DAL D. Murray, TEN 1033 807 226 970 0 970 Ju. Jones, ATL A. Green, CIN 896 0 896 A. Cooper, OAK 843 0 843 840 620 220 D. Freeman, ATL 824 511 313 S. Ware, KC L. McCoy, BUF 815 683 132 Forte, NYJ 802 634 168 Hilton, IND 791 0 791 L. Miller, HOU 761 637 124 745 0 745 Mi. Evans, TAM 732 528 204 Crowell, CLE Gore, IND 722 592 130 Ajayi, MIA 714 646 68 Anto. Brown, PIT 696 19 677 682 505 177 Jo. Howard, CHI 676 0 676 Beckham, NYG 673 0 673 Olsen, CAR PUNT RETURN LEADERS No Yards Avg Long TD Crowder, WAS 12 230 19.2 85t 1 Ty. Hill, KC 18 300 16.7 50 0 Sproles, PHL 14 197 14.1 66 0 Sherels, MIN 14 192 13.7 79t 2 Weems, ATL 14 167 11.9 73 0 Royal, CHI 13 153 11.8 65t 1 J. Grant, MIA 12 132 11.0 74t 1 Lockett, SEA 16 173 10.8 62 0 Norwood, DEN 16 168 10.5 17 0 Richard, OAK 21 216 10.3 47 0 B. Tate, BUF 13 132 10.2 31 0 A. Humphries, TAM 14 133 9.5 25 0 Austin, LA 20 184 9.2 47 0 Kerley, SNF 11 92 8.4 26 0 Ervin, HOU 19 157 8.3 18 0 L. Whitehead, DAL 13 98 7.5 15 0 Greene, JAC 15 106 7.1 42 0 Dw. Harris, NYG 12 80 6.7 17 0 Mariani, TEN 19 126 6.6 17 0
BOXING Fight Schedule Nov. 12 At Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo (HBO), Jamie McDonnell vs. Liborio Solis, 12, for McDonnell’s WBA World bantamweight title; Jason Sosa vs. Stephen Smith, 12, for Sosa’s WBA World junior lightweight title; Malik Scott vs. Luis Ortiz, 12, for the vacant WBA intercontinental heavyweight title. At Liacouras Center, Philadelphia (Spike), Danny Garcia vs. Samuel Vargas, 10, welterweights; Jarrett Hurd vs. Jo Jo Dan, 10, super welterweights; Javier Fortuna vs. Omar Douglas, 10, lightweights. At Nayarit, Mexico, Jose Argumedo vs. Jose Antonio Jimenez, 12, for Argumedo’s IBF minimumweight title. Nov. 18 At Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, Calif., Mauricio Herrera vs. Pablo Cesar Cano, 10, super lightweights. At Downtown Las Vegas Event Center (CBSSN), Demond Brock vs. Reynaldo Blanco, 12, for the vacant WBA-NABA USA lightweight title; Daniel Rosario Cruz vs. Norberto Gonzalez, 10, super lightweights. Nov. 19 At T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas (PPV), Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward, 12, for Kovalev’s WBA Super World-IBF-WBO light heavyweight titles; Isaac Chilemba vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk, 10, light heavyweights; Maurice Hooker vs. Darleys Perez, 10, for Hooker’s WBO-NABO super lightweight titles; Curtis Stevens vs. James De La Rosa, 10, middleweights. Nov. 26 At Cebu, Philippines, Milan Melindo vs. Teerapong Uthaida, 12, for the interim IBF light flyweight title. At Las Vegas (HBO), Vasyl Lomachenko vs. Nicholas Walters, 12, for Lomachenko’s WBO junior lightweight title. Dec. 3 At Moscow, Denis Lebedev vs. Murat Gassiev, 12, for Lebedev’s WBA Super World-IBF cruiserweight titles.
B10 • ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Lacey Albers Mascoutah volleyball A 6-foot senior middle hitter, Albers helped the Indians advance to the Class 3A state tournament this weekend at Redbird Arena in Normal. A four-year starter and one of the team captains, Albers’ contributions go beyond statistics. Her leadership is cited by coaches for keeping teammates focused. Albers had seven kills in the sectional-championship upset win over previously unbeaten Columbia. Jaylon Bester Althoff football A 5-foot-8, 162-pound senior running back, Bester carried the ball 18 times for 148 yards and scored five touchdowns in a 61-25 win against Taylorville in a Class 4A second-round playoff game. He scored on a pair 1-yard runs and rushes of 28 and 13 yards. Bester is averaging 13.5 yards and is among area leaders in rushing yards (1,979), total yards (2,087) and touchdowns (28). He is also the Crusaders’ punter with an average of 36.3 yards per kick. A first-team all-South Seven Conference selection this season, Bester has committed to Miami of Ohio. Brett Gabbert CBC football A 6-foot, 170-pound sophomore quarterback, Gabbert completed 28 of 49 passes for 369 yards and six touchdowns in a 47-40 doubleovertime win over Hazelwood Central in the Class 6 District 2 championship. He had TD strikes of 2 and 33 yards in the second quarter and 77- and 5-yarders in the fourth quarter. In OT, Gabbert had an 11-yard TD toss and a 25-yarder that proved to be the game-winner. He also caught a 6-yard TD pass from receiver Cameron Brown on fourth-and-goal four seconds into the fourth quarter. Gabbert leads the area in TD passes (30) and passing yards (2,776). Austin Hindman Lafayette cross country A senior, Hindman set a new statemeet record in winning the Class 4 state championship race by 16 seconds at Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City. With a winning time of 15 minutes, 22.30 seconds, Hindman crossed the finish line fourhundredths of a second faster than Marquette’s Noah Kauppila did in 2013. Hindman was coming off wins in district and sectional meets and also won the AllSuburban Conference title. In September, he won the boys division of the International Triathlon Union’s Junior World Championships at Marina Fonatur in Cozumel, Mexico. He won the 3,200 at last year’s state track meet and signed Wednesday with Mizzou. Peter Lucido Francis Howell North diving A senior, Lucido won the 1-meter diving title at the Missouri state championships at St. Peters Rec-Plex. Lucido, who has committed to dive at Missouri, compiled 486 points to top MICDS sophomore Hunter Grannum (467.65 points). One of the keys to victory for Lucido was performing dives with a higher degree of difficulty than other divers, including a well-executed reverse 2 ½ in the eighth round. Lucido’s regular season was highlighted by his near record-setting performance at the GAC meet, which he won for the fourth straight season. Mikayla Reed Washington cross country A junior, Reed won the Class 4 state championship, covering the course at Oak Hills Golf Center in Jefferson City in 18 minutes, 2.26 seconds, helping the Blue Jays to a third-place team finish. Her 25-second victory was the 12th-fastest performance in meet history. Reed broke loose from her competitors on a downhill portion of the course shortly after the two-mile mark. She was coming off first-place finishes in district and sectional meets. Aliff Rush John Burroughs soccer A senior forward, Rush had back-toback two-goal, one-assist games at the Class 2 state tournament to lead the Bombers to the title. In a 3-2 win over Lutheran South in the semifinals, Rush assisted on the game’s first goal, tied the game 2-2 and netted the game-winner in the fourth minute of overtime. He was back at it in the championship against Monett, scoring in the 20th and 43rd minutes and adding an assist to lead the Bombers to a 4-0 win. Rush, who collected 12 goals and five assists in the postseason, finished the season among the area leaders with 34 goals, a single-season school record. He finished the year on an eight-game scoring streak. Compiled by Paul Kopsky. Send nominations to pkopsky@stltoday.com.
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RECRUITING • WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
LEGENDARY MOMENT Kirkwood’s Miller signs with UCLA, gets visit from Bruins alum Joyner-Kersee BY JIM FAASEN STLhighschoolsports.com
KIRKWOOD • Lauryn Miller secured
her future Wednesday afternoon when she signed a national letter of intent to play women’s basketball for UCLA. Then the 6-foot-2 senior forward for Kirkwood High got to share the moment with a hug from a special member of the audience at Holley Assembly Hall. On hand to share in the ceremony was Jackie Joyner-Kersee, a former Bruin and renowned Olympic track and field legend who hails from East St. Louis. “It’s great to know I’m in such great company at the school of champions,” Miller said. “Having her here to support me is a big deal.” Joyner-Kersee graduated from UCLA in 1986 before moving on to Olympic stardom, winning medals — including two golds — at four consecutive Olympic Games from 1984-96. She said she jumped at the chance to attend the signing ceremony of a future Bruin. “To be here for Lauryn, she’s going to UCLA just as I went there, is great,” Joyner-Kersee said. “I delayed a trip to Miami to be here because I know what this meant to me when I was coming up, just being here and celebrating this day with her parents, family, friends and teammates.” Miller signed before starting a senior season in which she hopes to help Kirkwood back to the Class 5 state
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Former Olympic track and field star and UCLA graduate Jackie Joyner-Kersee (left) was on hand Wednesday as Kirkwood’s Lauryn Miller (right) signed a national letter of intent to play women’s basketball for UCLA.
championship game. As a junior, Miller returned from a knee injury to average 11.9 points in 10 games as the Pioneers fell to Kickapoo in the state final. “Every day in practice is very personal and we’re all just excited to be back together,” Miller said. “We’ve got a lot of unfinished business. I feel great and I am ready to go out there and give it my all to help be a part of this team — a team that wants to do better than we did. We all want this.” Kirkwood coach Monica Tritz said the signing clears another hurdle for
Miller, who the coach said is more focused than ever upon the task at hand. As far as Miller’s future is concerned in Los Angeles, Joyner-Kersee said she needs to do just what comes naturally. “My advice to her is to continue to be herself,” Joyner-Kersee said. “She worked hard to get to this level and she’ll continue to work hard. Don’t let anyone change who you are. Leaving the Midwest and going to the West Coast, it’s just another state you’re going to because All-Americans and allstaters come from all over.”
RELATED NATIONAL SIGNING DAY COVERAGE
On STLhighschoolsports.com • Althoff’s Jordan Goodwin is thrilled to stay close to home with St. Louis University. • Hannah Gruensfelder chose volleyball as her focus at St. Joseph’s, and the sport led the libero to a scholarship with Ohio State. • MICDS standout Harry Wellford signs with Virginia, is believed to be the first area player to join an Atlantic Coast Conference program. PAUL KOPSKY • STLhighschoolsports.com
Althoff basketball player Jordan Goodwin (center) shares a laugh with Althoff coach Greg Leib (top) after signing a national letter of intent Wednesday with St. Louis University at Althoff High School in Belleville. Also pictured are Jordan’s mother Antionette (left) and father Tim (right).
On Page 4B St. Louis University basketball recruiting coverage. On Page 12B Signing lists as submitted by area schools.
GIRLS VOLLEYBALL • ILLINOIS CLASS 3A STATE TOURNAMENT SPOTLIGHT
Mascoutah’s Voypick has enjoyed front-row battles BY STEVE OVERBEY STLhighschoolsports.com
At 5-foot-3, Mascoutah senior Kamrynn Voypick wasn’t sure she belonged in the land of the giants. But the Mascoutah High setter has never back down from a challenge. Still, she wondered if veteran coach Todd Gober was losing his mind when he took her aside prior to the start of the season and explained the plan. Gober decided to switch the Indians’ offense from a 6-2 formation to a 5-1, which meant Voypick would become a full-time six-rotation player. And she would have to play three rotations at the net with the big girls. “Are you sure that’s what you want?” Voypick recalled telling Gober.
Voypick has not only held her own up front, but she has sharpened her setting and defensive skills as well. Her ability to adapt is one of the reasons the Indians have advanced to the Class 3 state tournament for the second season in a row. Mascoutah (30-9) will face defending state champion Marian Central (391) in a semifinal match at 4 p.m. Friday at Redbird Arena in Normal. Voypick triggers a multifaceted attack with a whopping 867 assists. But just as impressive has been her ability to hold her own while battling with 6-footers at the net. Voypick has 21 kills and 12 blocks, including an eyepopping stuff in the Indians’ straight-set win over previously unbeaten Columbia in
the sectional championship. “When he first told me about what he wanted to do, it was kind of a shock,” Voypick said. Voypick shared the setting duties with Maddie Nekola last season as the Indians posted a 34-8 mark and reached the state tournament for the first time in school history. Nekola would move into the front row and Voypick sat on the bench for three rotations. But Gober felt Voypick deserved a chance to prove that she could play up front. “As a team, we had a few question marks,” Gober said. “And I figured Kamrynn could do it. She’s always been athletic and she’s always played bigger than her actual size.” Voypick struggled the first few weeks. But she
gradually got used to butting heads up front. Now, she actually likes it. “(The other team) looks at me like, ‘Do you belong here,’ “ Voypick said. “It makes it fun to show them what I can do.” Even with the added duties, Voypick has been able to hone her back-row skills. She has done an excellent job distributing the ball. Tieghan Morio (236 kills), Johnson (224) and Nilah Roy (218) lead the way. The Indians lost to Marian Central 25-15, 25-17 in the semifinals last season on the way to a third-place finish. “Last year, we sort of felt like it was great to get to state and great to get that far,” Voypick said. “Not this time. We feel like we can win it all.”
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'1 3 Accord Sport: 1 Owner Clean Carfax, Bluetooth, Leather Trimmed Seats $ 1 4 ,9 9 0 #2 7 2 6 5 A
'1 3 Honda Civic LX: 1 2 To Choose, Polished Metal, 3 1 K Miles, Largest Selection in Midwest, Starting At $ 1 2 ,9 9 9 #X2 9 8 7
'13 Honda Accord LX: 4 Dr, Silver Metallic, 51K Miles, Bluetooth, Alloys, B/U Camera, Auto Climate Control, $15,699 #H160886B
'1 5 Honda CRZ: 2 Dr, Hybrid, Black, Only 1,xxx Miles, Like New, Honda Certified $ 1 5 ,9 9 9 #X2 8 8 0
'1 2 Honda Civic EX: 4 Cyl, FWD, One Owner Clean Carfax, Sunroof, Premium Sound, Keyless Entry, Now $ 12 ,4 9 9
'1 2 Ford Focus SE: $ 9 ,7 8 7 #GD16106A 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 6 Ford Edge SEL $ 3 2 ,4 0 3 #GC42365 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 6 Ford Mustang ECO $ 2 7 ,0 2 1 #E4 7 2 3 3 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 3 Ford Focus $ 1 1 ,4 9 9 #G310147A 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 4 Ford Fiesta SE $ 1 2 ,1 9 9 #K1829P 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com
'0 6 Ford Mustang: Convertible, 4 .0 V6 , White, Only 7 9 k Miles! Fun in the Sun! Now $ 7 ,9 9 9 #DL1187
'13 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE, #V15493B, $16,490
'0 4 Ford Mustang Convertible, 6 0 K, Premium Pkg, Auto, #M16647B, $ 1 0 ,9 9 0
'13 For d Focu s ST R oof, Leath er , #B7855,
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4125 Mazda
'1 6 Hyundai Elantra SE $ 1 5 ,9 9 9 #E7 4 0 6 9 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to '1 6 Hyundai Accent SE $ 1 3 ,4 8 9 #KE67832 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 3 Hyundai Elantra GLS: Silver, Only 1 8 ,1 8 0 Miles, $ 1 1 ,9 9 9 #SC1361
'1 1 Hyundai Sonata LTD, Indigo Blue, Leather, Moonroof, Only 3 6 K Miles, $ 1 1 ,4 9 9 #H161960A
'1 3 Hyundai Veloster: Hatchback, 4 Cyl, FWD, Clean Carfax, Bluetooth, Nav/GPS, Backup Camera, $ 1 2 ,9 9 0 #2 7 0 5 7 B
'12 Hyundai Sonata: Leather Trimmed Seats; Heated Front Seats, Bluetooth, Sunroof/Moonroof $11,990 #10773A
'16 Hyundai Elantra SE: 4 Door, 29K Miles, One Owner, $13,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841 '1 2 Elantra LTD: Only 4 8 K Miles, Beige Metallic, Will Go Fast! #H161936A $ 1 0 ,2 9 9
Infiniti
4130
'06 Infiniti G35 X: Clean Carfax, AWD, Low Miles, Heated Front Seats, Sunroof, Premium Package $10,490 #95163B
'0 9 Infiniti G37x Base: AWD, Low Miles, Heated Front Seats, Bluetooth, Sunnroof Call Today, $ 1 3 ,9 9 0 #2 6 6 7 0 A
'04 Infiniti G35: Coupe, 3.5L V6, RWD, Clean Carfax, Low Miles, Lthr Trimmed Seats, Sunroof $8,990 #P8689A
Jeep '1 4 Honda Civic LX: FW D, One Owner Clean CARFAX, Motor Trend Certified, Low Miles, $ 1 3 ,9 9 0 #2 6 5 4 4 A
'1 2 Honda Civic Si: Clean Carfax, 6 Speed Sunroof/Moonroof, Navigation, Bluetooth Premium Sound $ 1 5 ,9 9 0 #1 0 8 3 5 B
4185 Nissan/Datsun
'15 Mazda Mazda3 i: Sport, One Owner Clean CARFAX, Madza Certified, Includes Balance of Warrenty $14,990 #8894A
'0 8 Mazda Mazda3 s: Sedan, 2 .3 L4 Cyl, FWD, One Owner Clean Carfax, Low Miles, Call Today, $ 7 ,9 9 0 #8 9 1 7 A
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FALL CERTIFIED BLOW OUT SALE LARGEST HONDA CERTIFIED SELECTION IN MIDW EST!
'1 4 Ridgeline RTL: 4WD, Silver Metallic, Only 2 2 K Miles! $ 3 1 ,4 9 9 #H170174A '1 3 Fit Hatchback: (3 ) to choose from starting at $ 1 3 ,7 9 9 Crystal Black, Only 2 4 K Miles! #H160695A '1 3 Civic LX: 4 DR's, 1 2 To Choose, Polished Metal, B/U Camera, Bluetooth, 3 1 K Miles, Largest Inventory in Midwest Starting at $ 1 2 ,9 9 9 #X2 9 8 7 '1 3 CRV EX: AWD, Crystal Black, 4 1 K Miles, Alloys, Moonroof, Bluetooth, Back Up Camera, $ 1 9 ,4 9 9 #X3 0 1 2 '1 3 Accord Sport (s): (2 ) to Choose From, 1 8 " Alloys, Fog Lights, White, $ 1 7 ,9 9 9 #H170190A '1 4 CRV LX: AWD, Pearl White, 3 4 K Miles, Bluetooth, B/U Camera, $ 1 9 ,2 9 9 #H161558C '1 3 Accord LX: 4 Door, Silver Metallic, Bluetooth, Alloys, B/U Camera, Auto Climate, Priced To Sell Fast, $ 1 5 ,6 9 9 #H160886B '1 4 Odyssey EXL: With Rear DVD, Smoky Topaz, Loaded! $ 2 8 ,4 9 9 #H162304A '1 3 Civic EX: Coupe, Polished Metal Metallic, Moonroof, Alloy Wheels, Bluetooth, Camera, 3 8 K Miles, Now $ 1 4 ,4 9 9 ! #X2 9 8 0
'1 3 Mazda Mazda3 i: Touring, One Owner, Clean CARFAX, Mazda Fuel Efficient, Premium Sound, $ 1 2 ,4 9 0 #1 0 6 4 0 A
'1 3 Mazda Mazda 3 : Sedan, Last One, Hurry In, Silver, Only 2 6 K Miles, Call Now, Starting At $ 1 1 ,4 9 9 #SC1326
Mercedes Benz
4190
'1 0 BMW 5 3 5 i xDrive: AWD, Clean CARFAX, Sunroof/Moonroof, Bluetooth, Heated Front Seats $ 1 3 ,9 9 0 #P8723A
'1 0 BMW 5 3 5 i xDrive: AWD, Clean CARFAX, Sunroof/Moonroof, Bluetooth, Heated Front Seats $ 1 3 ,9 9 0 #P8723A
'08 Mercedes Benz E Class Base: Clean CARFAX, Low Miles, Leather Trimmed Seats, $12,990 #26680A
Mini Cooper
'1 5 Jeep Cherokee Trailhaw k $ 2 5 ,2 9 9 #ET86199 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 6 Jeep Patriot $ 1 6 ,5 9 4 #KTE12540 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '16 Jeep Cherokee: Latitude, Nav, 25K Miles, One Owner, $19,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841
4155
'1 4 Kia Sorento LX: Gray, Only 2 1 K Miles, Bluetooth, 1 7 " Alloys, Nice Price, Call Now! #SC1362 $ 1 4 ,9 9 5
'1 3 Kia Optima LX: 1 9 K Miles, Gray, $ 1 3 ,9 9 9 SC1377 2 others to choose from
'14 Kia Forte: Sedan, LX, Black, 26K #SC1379 Call Today $11,899
'1 1 K ia Forte EX: 6 0 K Miles, Auto, Local Trade, $ 9 ,4 9 0
4207
'04 Mini Cooper S: Local Trade, White Hatchback #C8248A $7,490
'1 1 Mini Cooper S: Contryman, Clean Carfax, Sunroof, Turbocharged Call Today, $ 1 4 ,9 9 0 #2 6 7 1 7 B
'1 4 Kia Forte EX(S): Graphite Steel Metallic, 2 1 K miles, (2 ) to Choose From, $ 1 2 ,2 9 9 #SC1273
Lexus
4165
'08 Lexus ES 350 Base: Clean CARFAX, Low Miles, Leather, Sunroof/Moonroof Call Today, $13,990 #P8673A
'04 Lexus IS 300: 1 Owner Clean Carfax, Heated Front Seats, Sunroof Call Today, $5,990 #96030A
Mazda
4185
'0 5 Mazda Mazda6 s: Hatchback, Low Miles, Clean Carfax, Sunroof, Leather trimmed seats $ 6 ,9 9 0 #8 8 1 7 A
'1 3 Pilot EXL: 4WD, Dark Amber, Heated. Power Leathr, Moonroof, 4 1 K Miles Reduced $ 2 7 ,9 9 9 ! #H161944A
'12 Mazda Mazda CX-7i: One Owner, Clean CARFAX, Low Miles, Cruise Control, Keyless Entry, $11,490 #10779A
4220 Dodge Plymouth Trucks 4335 Sport Utilitiy
'15 Nissan Altima 2.5S: 37K Miles, One Owner, Black, $13,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841 '1 3 Nissan Maxima SV: Only 1 5 K Miles, Silver Metallic, Htd Power Leather, Moonroof, 3 .5 V6 , Nice! $ 1 9 ,6 9 9 #SC1343
4290
'1 3 Subaru XV Crosstrek: Premium AWD Crossover, Pearl W hite, Only 2 4 K Miles, Call Today #SC1327 $ 1 8 ,4 9 9
Toyota
4300
'11 Corolla S Red, Only 76xxx Miles, Will Sell Fast At $10,899 #H161845B
'1 5 Toyota Av alon X LE $ 2 4 ,4 2 4 #KE73623 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to
'1 5 Toyota Corolla $ 1 4 ,2 9 4 #KE66473 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 3 Toyota Prius II: Hybrid, Pearl White, 3 0 K Miles, 5 1 MPG City, 4 8 MPG Hwy, (2 ) to Choose From, Starting at $ 1 4 ,5 9 8 #SC1405
'13 Toyota Camry LE Black, 33K Miles, Clean Carfax, Bluetooth, Fuel Efficient Only $13,498 #SC1372
'12 Toyota Avalon Limited: Has It All!, Certified, #B7847 $18,400
'1 2 Toyota Corolla: Clean CARFAX, Fuel Efficient, Bluetooth, Sunroof/Moonroof, $ 1 0 ,4 9 0 #P8670D
Volkswagen
4310
Bom m arito ST. PETERS Misc. Autos
4210
Bom m arito St . Peters ALL JUST R EDUCED!! 1 -8 6 6 -2 4 4 9085 '12 Toyota Avalon: Limited, 50 K Miles, Loaded, $ 1 8 ,4 0 0 '1 3 Ford Focus ST: 1 1 K Mi, Leather, Roof $ 2 0 ,9 9 0 '0 7 Cadillac CTS: Auto, Leather, 7 6K Miles, $ 1 1 ,4 0 0 '1 3 Chevy Camero ZT1: 1 0K Miles, Local Trade, $ 4 1 ,4 0 0 '1 1 Audi Q7 S-Line: Quattro, Black, 5 5K Mi, $ 3 4 ,9 0 0
DISCOUNT CORNER 1 -8 6 6 -2 4 4 9085 '1 2 Toyota Avalon Limited: Leather, Sunroof, Auto $ 1 8 ,4 9 0 '1 3 Chevy Traverse LTZ: AWD, 4 4 K Miles, Loaded, $ 2 8 ,9 9 0 '1 3 Ford Fusion Hybrid: Awesome MPG!! $ 1 4 ,9 9 0 '8 8 Ford Mustang McClaren: 1 9 K Miles, Auto, $ 9 ,9 9 0 '1 2 BWM 6 5 0 : Convertible, x-Drive, Nav, Auto, Black $ 4 1 ,9 9 0 '1 2 Toyota Rav 4 Sport: 4 3 K Miles, 4WD, Black, $ 1 7 ,9 0 0
'1 3 Focus ST: Lthr, Nav, Roof, 1 1 K Miles, $ 2 0 ,9 9 0
'14 Honda Accord: EX-L, Coupe, 1 7K, Black, $ 2 0 ,9 0 0
'1 4 Subaru Legacy: 3 .6 L, Auto, Full Pwr $ 2 0 ,9 0 0
'13 Jeep Wrangler: Unlimited, Auto, Hard-Top, 4 0 K Mi, $ 3 1 ,9 9 0
'1 4 GMC Sierra: 1 6 K Mi, Local Trade, $ 1 9 ,8 0 0
'12 BMW 650xi: Convertible 4 1K Miles, Auto, Like New, $ 4 2 ,9 9 0
'1 4 Honda Ridgeline SE: Lthr, Navigation, $ 3 1 ,9 9 0 '0 9 VW EOS: Auto, 7 5 K Miles, $ 1 1 ,9 9 0
4215
'0 7 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS Convertible: Clean Carfax, Low Miles, Premium Sound System $ 7 ,9 9 0 #2 7 1 1 6 B
Nissan/Datsun
4220
'1 4 Nissan Sentra $ 1 2 ,7 0 1 #KE38070 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 5 Nissan Versa $ 1 3 ,7 8 7 #KE77276 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '12 Nissan Altima 2.5 S: 4 Cyl, FWD, Clean Carfax, Low Miles, Premium Sound Call Today! $10,490 #95459A
'13 Nissan Altima 2.5: Clean Carfax, Leather Trimmed Seats, Heated Front Seats, Bluetooth Sunroof/Moonroof, $14,490 #P8725A
'11 Nissan Altima 2.5 S: 4 Cyl, FWD, Clean CARFAX, Motor Trend Certified, Low Miles, Call Today, $11,990 #26063B
'1 2 Nissan Altima 2 .5 : Clean CARFAX, Motor Trend Certified, Low Miles, Call Today, $ 1 0 ,9 9 0 #9 4 7 1 0 C
'1 2 Ram 2 5 0 0 : Laram ie, 4WD, Loaded! #M16648A
Ford Trucks
4340
'1 2 Chrysler 2 0 0 Touring Convertible $ 1 2 ,2 8 4 #E92077A 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 5 Ford F-2 5 0 Lariat $ 4 2 ,8 8 7 #T3786E 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '14 Ford F-150 STX: Extended Cab, 4x4, V6, Black, 12K Miles, One Owner, $27,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841
GMC Trucks
4345
'14 GMC Sierra A Must Sell, Very Cheap, #V16121A, $19,400
Hummer
4348
'0 7 Hum m er H2 : Luxury, V8 , Leather, Local Trade, $ 2 2 ,9 9 5 Don Brow n Chevrolet 3 1 4 -7 7 2 -1 4 0 0
Misc Trucks
4370
'0 2 Lincoln Blackwood: 5 9 K, Black, Sunroof C17184A $ 1 7 ,4 9 0
Nissan/Datsun Trucks 4380 '1 3 Nissan Frontier: 4WD, Crew Cab, SV, Black, Only 2 2 K Miles, Hurry In! $ 2 3 ,9 9 9 #H170195A
Toyota Trucks
4385
'1 2 GMC Acadia: SLT1, 6 6 K, Leather, Quad Seats '1 3 Jetta 2 .5 L: 1 Owner, Clean Carfax, Low Miles, Sunroof, Heated Front Seats, Bluetooth, $ 1 4 ,9 9 0 #3 8 2 6 3 A
'1 5 VW P assat Wolfsburg $ 1 2 ,9 6 2 #KE13968 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 5 VW P assat $ 1 3 ,2 6 4 #KE34825 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com
'0 9 V W EOS Luxury, Auto, Black, V8 1 1 4 $ 1 1 ,4 0 0
Chevrolet Trucks
4330
'14 Chevy 1500 LT: Crew Cab, 4x4, V8, 28K Miles, GM Certified, $31,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841
'07 Silverado 4WD, Black, 72K #C8240A, $19,490
'16 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT: Quad Cab, 4x4, Big Horn, HEMI, $29,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841 '1 5 Dodge Ram 1500 $ 3 1 ,3 7 4 #ET61517 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com
4390 Sport Utilitiy
'1 2 Chev y Equinox LT: Sunroof, Black, 6 5 K Miles, GM Certified, One Ow ner, $ 1 5 ,9 9 5 Don Brow n Chevrolet 1 -8 6 6 -8 8 3 -8 8 4 1 '15 Chevy Tahoe LT: 4x4, Sunroof, DVD, 25K Miles, GM Certified, $44,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841 '15 Chevy Suburban LT: 4x4, Sunroof, Heated Leather, Dual DVD, GM Certified, $46,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841 '12 Chevy Traverse LT: V6, 3rd Row, Local Trade, $15,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841 '08Jeep Commander Candy Red, 4WD, LTD., Sunroof, DVD, Loaded! Call Today, $9,998 #DL1340
'1 1 CRV AWD EX Crystal Black, 47xxx Miles, Moonroof, Alloys, Honda Quality Reduced! $ 1 7 ,4 9 9 #H161420A
'1 3 Equinox LS: 4 Cyl, One Ow ner, 3 8 K Miles, Black, $ 1 5 ,9 9 5 Don Brown Chevrolet 1 -8 6 6 -8 8 3 -8 8 4 1 '1 5 Chev y Suburban $ 4 6 ,8 8 8 #KT2017E 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '13 Tahoe LT 4x4 Heated Leather, 82K Miles, 3rd Row, $27,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841
'1 4 Dodge Du rango Limited, AWD, NAV C16361B '1 0 Dodge Nitro SXT: 3 .7 LV6 , Auto, 4 x4 , Clean CARFAX, Low Miles, Keyless Entry, Premium Sound, $ 9 ,9 9 0 #7 7 4 1 0 A
'14 Escalade AWD, Black , Certified, #C16282A
'1 2 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4 x4 : 1 Owner Clean Carfax Roof Rack, Split Folding Rear Seat, $ 1 2 ,9 9 0 #2 6 1 6 1 M
'13 Fo r d Ed g e SEL AWD, R o o f , Na v , Wh it e, B 7963 $23,990
'14 Nissan Mu rano AWD, R oof, Local Trade, C17035B
'1 4 Nissan Juke 9 0 0 Mi. Like New !! #C16244R A,
Sport Utilitiy
4390
'1 0 Buick Env lav e $ 1 5 ,9 9 9 #KT76448A 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '14 Buick Encore: 1.4L Turbo, 20K Miles, One Owner, GM Certified, $17,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841
'0 6 Chev y Trailblazer, DVD, Leather, 3 rd Row V 16388B
'1 3 Chev y Equinox AWD, Leather, Sunroof,
2 8 K, B8 1 5 4 '1 3 Ch ev y Traverse L TZ : AWD, Loaded, $ 3 2 ,4 9 0 #B8 0 6 5
'0 8 Chevy Suburban 1 5 0 0 T: New Tires, Clean Carfax, 4WD, Heated Front Seats, Premium Package, $ 1 7 ,4 9 0 #7 7 1 6 2 A
'10 Chevy Equinox LT: 1 Owner Clean Carfax, Low Miles, Sunroof, Bluetooth, Back Up Camera, $11,990 #10857A
'1 3 Chevy Equinox 1LT: 1 Owner Clean Carfax, AWD, Low Miles, Backup Camera, Bluetooth $ 1 9 ,9 9 0 #7 8 1 4 0 A
'1 2 Chevy Equinox LS: 4 Cyl, FWD, Clean CARFAX, Remote Keyless Entry, Satellite Radio, $ 7 ,9 9 0 7 7 2 6 9 A
w w w .ceram e.com '1 1 Ford Edge Sport $ 2 0 ,4 9 4 #TGB15739A 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to '1 3 Ford Escape Titanium $ 2 0 ,5 5 0 #T3780X 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '1 4 Ford Explorer X LT $ 2 5 ,9 8 9 #TE17991 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '13 Ford Edge Sport Black, V6, Navi, 2 Sunroofs, 12 Speaker Premium Audio, Only 34k Miles $24,499 #H161943A
'10 Ford Edge Lmtd: One Owner, Clean CARFAX, Heated Front Seats, Bluetooth, Sunroof/Moonroof $12,490 #95424A
'1 6 GMC Terrain $ 2 7 ,3 8 7 #TE69971 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com
'13 GMC Acadia SLT: AWD, Roof, Quad Seats, $28,900 #B8066
'13 Infiniti EX-37 Journey: Loaded, #B8167, $27,990
'13 Jeep Wrangler Sahara, Auto, Hard Top, #B7990, $31,400
'12 Kia Sportage LX: 1 Owner Clean Carfax, Low Miles, Bluetooth, Sunroof/Moonroof, Call Today, $12,990 #44737A
'04 Lexus RX 330: 303L V6, AWD, Heated Leather Seats, Premium Sound, Call Today, $8,990 #95427A
'0 7 Lincoln Navigator $ 1 4 ,7 2 9 #KT79980B 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com
'0 9 Lincoln MK X : Black, Chromes, AWD, Call Today,
'12 Mazda CX-9 Grand Touring: AWD, M16555A $26,490
'1 2 GMC Terrain SLE-1: Clean Carfax, Backup Camera, Bluetooth, Satellite Radio Call Today! $ 1 2 ,9 9 0 #9 5 1 5 6 B
'1 0 GMC Terrain SLE-1: FWD, Clean CARFAX, Low Miles, Back Up Camera, Won't Last, Call Today, $ 9 ,9 9 0 #9 5 2 9 7 C
'15 GMC Terrain SL2: AWD, V6, Sunroof, 17K Miles, GM Certified, $25,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841
'11 Honda CR-V AWD, 54K Mi., Clean top to Bottom, #B8166, $15,900
'07 Honda CRV EX: 1 Owner Clean Carfax, AWD, Sunroof, Multi-Disc changer. Perfect Color Combination $9,490 #10819A
'15 Hy u ndai Sonata White w /Tan, Au to, 10K Mi.,
'1 5 CHEV Y TAHOE LT
'15 CHEVY SPARK LT
'15 CHEVY CRUZE LT
'15 DODGE JOURNEY SXT
'11 GMC TERRAIN SLE 2
'15 NISSAN SENTRA
LTHR., 14K, GM CERT., 1 OWNR, STK#P05869
V6, 24K MI., 1 OWNR, 5 SPD., STK# 160 829A
4X4, S/R, DVD, 25K, GM CERT., STK# P05701
5DR., 13K MI., GM CERT., STK# P0 5797
TURBO, 8K MI., GM CERT., STK# 160 695M
V6, 3RD ROW, 30K MI., STK# P0 5824
V6 5K MI., GM CERT., STK# P05799A
4DR.., SV, 4 CYL., 47K, 1 OWNR, STK# P0 5716
$20,995 DON BROWN CHEVROLET 1-866-883-8841
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'14 BUICK ENCORE 1.4
'13 CHEVY EQUINOX LS
'15 CHEVY TRAVERSE 2LT
'10 CHEVY IMPALA LT
'16 CHRYSLER TOWN & CNTRY
'14 FORD F-150 EXT CAB SXT
'16 HYUNDAI ELANTRA SE
'16 RAM 1500 QUAD CAB SLT
TURBO, 20K, 1 OWNR, GM CERT., #P0 5828
4 CYL., 39K MI., 1 OWNR, STK# P0 5754
AWD, 22K, SNRF, DVD, GM CERT., # P0 5793
V6, 89K MILES, WRNTY, STK# P05583A
DVD, LTHR., 5 TO CHOOSE, STK# P0 580 9
4X4, V6, 12K MI., 1 OWNR, STK# 160 721A
4DR., 27K MI., 1 OWNR, STK# P0 5632
HEMI, BIG HORN, 18K MI., STK# P0 5787
$17,995 DON BROWN CHEVROLET 1-866-883-8841
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$27,995 DON BROWN CHEVROLET 1-866-883-8841
$13,995 DON BROWN CHEVROLET 1-866-883-8841
'08 CADILLAC CTS V6 4DR
'1 5 CHEV Y SUBURBAN LT
'15 CHEVY IMPALA LS
'15 CHEVY CAMARO LT
'1 3 CHRYSLER 2 0 0 LIMITED
20 15 GMC TERRAIN SLT2
'16 JEEP CHEROKEE
'15 VW BEETLE BUG
AWD, 3.6 V6, NAV., BLACK, STK# 170 175A
4X4, S/R, DVD, 23K, GM CERT., STK# P05714
4 CYL., 17K, GM CERT., 1 OWNR, STK# P0 5832
V6, SNRF, 27K MI., GM CERT., STK# P0 5672
V6, SNRF, 21K MI., 1 OWNR, STK# P05829
AWD, V6, 17K, GM CERT., STK# P0 560 9
NAV., LAT, 25K MI., 1 OWNR, STK# P0 5758
TURBO, 36K MI., 1 OWNR, STK# P0 5822
$11,995 DON BROWN CHEVROLET 1-866-883-8841
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'1 4 Rogue SL Navi, Heated Leather, Bose 9 Speaker Audio! #H161896A Now
'1 4 Rav4 Limited AWD Auto, Roof, Nav, Stk #C8109A $ 2 4 ,9 9 0
'15 Tahoe LTZ 20xxx Miles, Every Option, White!! Stk #C16349A $56,490
'1 5 Toyota RAV4 $ 2 0 ,3 4 3 #KTE89534 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com '0 8 Toyota Highlander: 3 .5 LV6 , AWD, Backup Camera, 3 rd Row Seat, Premium Sound System, Call Today, $ 1 1 ,4 9 0 #1 0 9 8 3 A
Mini vans
4420
'16 Chrysler Town & Country: Touring, (2) To Choose, DVD, Loaded, Black, 25K Miles, $21,899 AT1661
'06 GMC Yukon Denali: Clean CARFAX, AWD, Low Miles, Heated Front Seats, 3rd Row Seating $11,990 #77686A
'13 CHEVY CAMARO LS
$25,995 DON BROWN CHEVROLET 1 -866-883-8841
'16 Hyundai Tucson SE: AWD, 4 Cyl, 17K Miles, One Owner, $21,995 Don Brown Chevrolet 1-866-883-8841
'1 5 Nissan Pathfinder $ 2 5 ,9 9 4 #KTE34632 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 For details go to w w w .ceram e.com
'15 BUICK LACROSSE
$11,995 DON BROWN CHEVROLET 1-866-883-8841
4390
'07 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS: w/XM, 2.7L V6, FWD, One Owner Clean Carfax, Low Miles, $7,990 #10582B
'16 Ex p ed it io n EL , 4WD, L ea t h er , R o o f , B 8218 '13 Nissan Rogue $40,990 SL, AWD, Roof, Nav, Crossovers Leather, #B8163, 4387 $18,990 '1 0 Audi Q5 '1 6 Ford Explorer Ltd $ 3 8 ,8 1 4 #TE45305 Qu attr o, AWD, 1 -8 6 6 -3 1 1 -8 3 5 0 Roof, Nav , For details go to
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'0 4 Ford Mustang: Clean Inside and Out, Must See! $ 4 ,4 9 0
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M 1 • Thursday • 11.10.2016
SEEKING AREA COLLEGE SIGNINGS Wednesday was the first day high school seniors can sign binding letters of intent with NCAA Division I and II universities to compete in all sports except football, soccer and men’s water polo (those sports first sign in February). STLhighschoolsports.com will publish a list of area athletes who sign, as well as a small colleges list that includes commitments to NCAA Division III, NAIA and junior college institutions. Submissions to the lists will be accepted from the university or from the high school coach or athletics director via email to chollway@post-dispatch.com. Include first and last name, high school, sport and university. No faxes or phone calls, please. Below are athletes who signed national letters of intent Wednesday, plan to sign in this period or who have committed to schools that do not follow NLI guidelines.
NCAA DIVISION I AND II NAME Maggie Adams Kaylee Anderson Weston Baker Addie Balderson Sarah Bathe Lauren Beauchamp Aliyah Belcher Brianna Benardin Jordan Besore Cole Birke John Bischoff Emelia Boillat Kade Bontrager Victoria Brady Lily Brown Madison Brown Megan Brown Tessa Buchheit Ellie Burger Casey Cepicky Michael Cessna Isabelle Clark Olivia Collier Kennedy Cordia Nolan Corker TJ Crockett Donovan Ditto Larissa Dorn Conor Dryer Mikayla Espowe Kiri Evans Kathryn Finnerty Hannah Flowers Lydia Frederick Abby George Alex Gettinger Connor Gilles Megan Gilliam Kylie Gmerek Max Goldenberg Jordan Goodwin Mitchell Griffin Bailey Grinter Hannah Gruensfelder Caitlyn Gund Colin Hall Mackinsey Hamer Sarah Handrahan Mitchell Hantack Leo Henken Austin Hindman Erin Hoener Ben Holsclaw Bryce Horstman Max Hunter Tiana Jackson Jenny Jansen Molly Jozwiakowski Erik Kaiser Cade Kastner
HIGH SCHOOL Summit Warrenton St. Louis U. High Lafayette St. Charles Francis Howell Parkway North Triad Cor Jesu St. Dominic Brentwood Lafayette Lafayette Edwardsville Clayton Parkway Central Dupo Cor Jesu St. Joseph’s Ursuline Fort Zumwalt West Fort Zumwalt West Cor Jesu Francis Howell St. Louis U. High University City St. Louis U. High Villa Duchesne Summit Union Belleville West Waterloo Lafayette Francis Howell Lutheran South Lafayette Summit Waterloo Windsor MICDS Althoff Parkway West Edwardsville St. Joseph’s Cor Jesu Civic Memorial Howell Central Jefferson Howell Central St. Louis U. High Lafayette Incarnate Word Francis Howell Lafayette Clayton Fort Zumwalt North Warrenton Kirkwood Waterloo Summit
SPORT volleyball softball baseball softball diving track basketball golf field hockey baseball baseball lacrosse volleyball swimming rowing swimming softball volleyball tennis volleyball baseball swimming lacrosse volleyball lacrosse basketball baseball Rowing baseball track softball volleyball volleyball volleyball softball volleyball baseball volleyball softball swimming basketball water polo swimming volleyball field hockey baseball lacrosse softball baseball volleyball track volleyball baseball lacrosse baseball volleyball softball gymnastics baseball lacrosse
COLLEGE Southeast Missouri Southeast Missouri Lindenwood Kansas Arizona State Northern Iowa Georgia Southern Drury Missouri State Quincy McKendree Rockhurst IUPU-Fort Wayne Delta State North Carolina Missouri State SIU Carbondale Rockhurst Missouri State Southern Indiana Lindenwood Florida Gulf Coast Rockhurst St. Louis U. Lindenwood Lindenwood Central Missouri Brown Central Missouri Missouri Southern Rockhurst Lindenwood Memphis Nicholls State Missouri Pepperdine McKendree Lincoln Rockhurst Lehigh St. Louis U. McKendree Tennessee Ohio State Davidson McKendree McKendree Nebraska-Kearney Lindenwood Stanford Missouri Manhattan Missouri Southern Mount St. Mary’s Dartmouth Florida State SIU Carbondale Southern Utah Vanderbilt Missouri State
NAME Coltyn Kessler Jared King Jordyn Klein Dylan Komperda Scott Lampen Maddie Leigh William Lerwick Olivia Lessmann Anna Luckenbach Lauren MacInnis Claire Martin Erika Martin Riley McDermott Brandon McKissic Kelly McLaughlin Leketor Member-Meneh Anna Miller Lauryn Miller Addaya Moore Annie Mulford Elizabeth Orf Emelie Orlando Jena Otec Matt Ottsen Ryan Panzitta Jaxon Passino Matt Perego Evie Pfeifer Jadyn Pimentel Jamie Poppen Carolina Pozo Corey Price Rachel Pudlowski Lauren Reding Carly Robinson Alaina Rothermich Jackson Rutledge Weston Schad Jake Schwartz Kimberlee Sewester Hallie Sidney Maddie Spinks Will Sprick DJ Stewart Ryan Stipanovich Noah Stone Megan Tersteeg Allie Troeckler Hava Turner Lily VanBiljon Tori Vogt Madison Walsh Kristen Weber Harry Wellford Meredith Werning Whitney Williamson Sadie Wise Katie Woodruff Sophie Zlatarich
HIGH SCHOOL Summit Summit Lutheran St. Charles Francis Howell Summit Francis Howell Clayton Fort Zumwalt West Lafayette Whitfield Parkway West Fort Zumwalt South Clayton St. Louis U. High St. Joseph’s Lutheran South St. Joseph’s Kirkwood Granite City Edwardsville Villa Duchesne Lafayette St. Pius X Westminster Lafayette Summit Parkway West Parkway West Parkway North Parkway West Lafayette Civic Memorial Fort Zumwalt North St. Joseph’s Summit St. Dominic Summit Westminster Waterloo Ursuline Marquette Ursuline Webster Groves Westminster De Smet Lutheran South softball Civic Memorial Kirkwood Lafayette Lutheran St. Charles Whitfield St. Joseph’s MICDS Lutheran South MICDS Kirkwood Kirkwood Kirkwood
SPORT baseball lacrosse volleyball wrestling baseball track rowing softball swimming hockey tennis golf lacrosse basketball basketball volleyball swimming basketball basketball field hockey volleyball volleyball volleyball baseball baseball baseball baseball swimming basketball volleyball tennis baseball basketball volleyball softball volleyball baseball baseball cross country track volleyball softball baseball baseball basketball baseball softball basketball track swimming volleyball field hockey field hockey lacrosse softball field hockey softball lacrosse lacrosse
COLLEGE Kentucky Missouri State SIU Edwardsville Drury Lindenwood Oakland Northeastern Dayton San Diego Northeastern Eastern Illinois Maryville Quincy UM-Kansas City Miami, Ohio Missouri Missouri State UCLA Illinois Louisville Marquette St. Joseph’s (Ind.) Purdue Bucknell Missouri S&T Kansas State Cincinnati Texas Lamar Lewis Northwestern Central Missouri SIU Carbondale Rockhurst Eastern Kentucky Quincy Arkansas Murray State Illinois-Springfield Central Missouri Northwest Missouri Illinois Chicago Truman State Eastern Illinois Bradley Arkansas State Drury SIU Edwardsville Acad. of Arts (San Fran) Missouri State William Jewell Louisville Holy Cross Virginia SIU Carbondale Northwestern St. Louis U. Davidson Colorado Mesa
SPORT softball softball softball lacrosse volleyball baseball softball volleyball volleyball softball volleyball softball softball softball baseball volleyball
COLLEGE East Central Concordia (Neb.) East Central Lindenwood-Belleville Illinois College Jefferson CC Fontbonne Central Methodist Lindenwood-Belleville Missouri Baptist Southwestern Illinois East Central John Wood Central Methodist Lindenwood-Belleville Chicago
NAME Jessica Kelly Lydia Klenke Samantha Kruse Konnar Loewen Ben Mauer Carter Mize Natalie Needy Geena Novelly Annika Ochs Ashley Pluemer Faith Prather Connor Riley Brett Schroeder Sarah Shepard Geena Stephens Lucas Tobin
HIGH SCHOOL Union Union Waterloo Civic Memorial Waterloo Fort Zumwalt West Summit Villa Duchesne Civic Memorial Windsor Howell Central Francis Howell Howell Central Clayton Parkway Central Red Bud
SPORT volleyball volleyball volleyball baseball baseball baseball volleyball tennis volleyball softball soccer soccer baseball softball basketball baseball
COLLEGE East Central East Central Webster Lincoln Trail Webster Longview Westminster Missouri Baptist Blackburn Central Methodist Culver-Stockton St. Louis CC St. Charles CC St. Louis CC Columbia College Southwestern Illinois
NCAA DIVISION III, NAIA, JUCO NAME Meg Barger Grace Bernhardt Marissa Boyd Brett Breakstone Kennedy Carnes Austin Cheeley Meagan Day Rachel Emery Lauren English Taylor Esmon Annie Evans Kori Fiedler Casey Fleming Kelli Gorman Dylan Hansen Mikayla Hardy
HIGH SCHOOL Kennedy Lutheran St. Charles Union Francis Howell Civic Memorial Lutheran South Howell Central Howell Central Webster Groves Dupo Alton Union Francis Howell Orchard Farm Fort Zumwalt West Francis Howell
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