2B TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
MANISTEE NEWS ADVOCATE manisteenews.com
‘Runaway train’: Serena wins French Open opener; Nadal, too
BY HOWARD FENDRICH AND victories against overmatched
JEROME PUGMIRE foes in Court Philippe Chatrier
AP Sports Writers on Monday.
And both have something
PARIS (AP) — No matter significant at stake over the
how much success they’ve had coming two weeks: a chance to
over the years, and to this day, equal a record for Grand Slam
Serena Williams and Rafael singles titles. Williams already
Nadal both profess to deal with has 23, the most by anyone in
doubts. the professional era; one more
Both began this French will allow her to tie Margaret
Open with straight-set Court’s all-era mark.
MLB
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W L Pct GB
Baltimore 0 0 .000 _
Boston 0 0 .000 _
z-New York 0 0 .000 _
x-Tampa Bay 0 0 .000 _
y-Toronto 0 0 .000 _
Central Division
W L Pct GB
y-Chicago 0 0 .000 _
z-Cleveland 0 0 .000 _
Detroit 0 0 .000 _
Kansas City 0 0 .000 _
x-Minnesota 0 0 .000 _
West Division
W L Pct GB
z-Houston 0 0 .000 _
Los Angeles 0 0 .000 _
x-Oakland 0 0 .000 _
Seattle 0 0 .000 _
Texas 0 0 .000 _
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
z-clinched playoff berth
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Sunday’s Games
Kansas City 3, Detroit 1
Baltimore 7, Toronto 5
L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 0
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 0
Cleveland 8, Pittsburgh 6
Miami 5, N.Y. Yankees 0
Oakland 6, Seattle 2
Boston 9, Atlanta 1
Texas 8, Houston 4
Chicago Cubs 10, Chicago White Sox 8
Cincinnati 5, Minnesota 3, 10 innings
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games
Houston (Greinke 0-0) at Minnesota
(Maeda 0-0), 2 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Giolito 0-0) at
Oakland (TBD), 3 p.m.
Toronto (TBD) at Tampa Bay (Snell
0-0), 5 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees (Cole 0-0) at Cleveland
(Bieber 0-0), 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Houston at Minnesota, 1 p.m.
Chicago White Sox at Oakland, 3 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7 p.m.
National League
East Division
W L Pct GB
x-Atlanta 0 0 .000 _
z-Miami 0 0 .000 _
New York 0 0 .000 _
Philadelphia 0 0 .000 _
Washington 0 0 .000 _
Central Division
W L Pct GB
x-Chicago 0 0 .000 _
y-Cincinnati 0 0 .000 _
y-Milwaukee 0 0 .000 _
Pittsburgh 0 0 .000 _
z-St. Louis 0 0 .000 _
West Division
W L Pct GB
Arizona 0 0 .000 _
Colorado 0 0 .000 _
x-Los Angeles 0 0 .000 _
z-San Diego 0 0 .000 _
San Francisco 0 0 .000 _
x-clinched division
y-clinched wild card
z-clinched playoff berth
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Sunday’s Games
Arizona 11, Colorado 3
L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 0
Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 0
Cleveland 8, Pittsburgh 6
Miami 5, N.Y. Yankees 0
St. Louis 5, Milwaukee 2
San Diego 5, San Francisco 4
Boston 9, Atlanta 1
Washington 15, N.Y. Mets 5
Chicago Cubs 10, Chicago White Sox 8
Cincinnati 5, Minnesota 3, 10 innings
Monday’s Games
No games scheduled
Tuesday’s Games
No games scheduled
Wednesday’s Games
Cincinnati at Atlanta, 12 p.m.
Miami at Chicago Cubs, 2 p.m.
St. Louis at San Diego, 5 p.m.
Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 10 p.m.
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo 3 0 0 1.000 93 77
New England 2 1 0 .667 87 66
Miami 1 2 0 .333 70 65
N.Y. Jets 0 3 0 .000 37 94
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tennessee
Indianapolis
3 0 0 1.000 80 74
2 1 0 .667 84 45
Jacksonville 1 2 0 .333 70 84
Houston 0 3 0 .000 57 95
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 71 22
Pittsburgh 3 0 0 1.000 80 58
Cleveland 2 1 0 .667 75 88
Cincinnati 0 2 1 .000 66 74
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 57 40
Las Vegas 2 1 0 .667 88 90
L.A. Chargers 1 2 0 .333 52 57
Denver 0 3 0 .000 45 70
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Dallas
Washington
1 2 0 .333 88 97
1 2 0 .333 62 81
Philadelphia 0 2 1 .000 59 87
N.Y. Giants 0 3 0 .000 38 79
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Tampa Bay 2 1 0 .667 82 61
Carolina 1 2 0 .333 68 81
New Orleans 1 2 0 .333 88 94
Atlanta 0 3 0 .000 90 108
North
W L T Pct PF PA
Chicago 3 0 0 1.000 74 62
Green Bay 3 0 0 1.000 122 85
Detroit 1 2 0 .333 70 92
Minnesota 0 3 0 .000 75 102
West
W L T Pct PF PA
Seattle 3 0 0 1.000 111 86
Arizona 2 1 0 .667 77 61
L.A. Rams 2 1 0 .667 89 71
San Francisco 2 1 0 .667 87 46
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Thursday’s Games
Miami 31, Jacksonville 13
Sunday’s Games
Pittsburgh 28, Houston 21
Tennessee 31, Minnesota 30
Cincinnati 23, Philadelphia 23, OT
Chicago 30, Atlanta 26
Cleveland 34, Washington 20
New England 36, Las Vegas 20
Buffalo 35, L.A. Rams 32
San Francisco 36, N.Y. Giants 9
Indianapolis 36, N.Y. Jets 7
Carolina 21, L.A. Chargers 16
Tampa Bay 28, Denver 10
Detroit 26, Arizona 23
Seattle 38, Dallas 31
Green Bay 37, New Orleans 30
Monday’s Games
Kansas City at Baltimore, 8:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 1
Denver at N.Y. Jets, 8:20 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 4
L.A. Chargers at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m.
Cleveland at Dallas, 1 p.m.
Baltimore at Washington, 1 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Tennessee, 1 p.m.
Arizona at Carolina, 1 p.m.
New Orleans at Detroit, 1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Cincinnati, 1 p.m.
Minnesota at Houston, 1 p.m.
Seattle at Miami, 1 p.m.
Indianapolis at Chicago, 1 p.m.
N.Y. Giants at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m.
Buffalo at Las Vegas, 4:25 p.m.
New England at Kansas City, 4:25 p.m.
Philadelphia at San Francisco, 8:20
p.m.
Monday, Oct. 5
Atlanta at Green Bay, 8:15 p.m.
NFC INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Week 3
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
Prescott, Dal 143 96 1188 5 2
Ryan, Atl 128 80 961 7 2
Wilson, Sea 103 79 925 14 1
Rodgers, GB 106 71 887 9 0
Bridgewater, Car 104 77 871 2 2
Goff, LAR 90 63 863 5 2
Stafford, Det 106 66 811 5 2
K.Murray, Ari 113 75 786 4 5
Brees, NO 104 73 760 6 1
Brady, TB 109 71 753 6 3
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Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Jones, GB 50 303 6.1 75t 4
Cook, Min 48 294 6.1 39t 4
Drake, Ari 54 219 4.1 16 1
Elliott, Dal 58 219 3.8 14 3
Peterson, Det 43 209 4.9 27 0
Henderson, LAR 35 201 5.7 40 2
Gurley, Atl 49 197 4.0 16 2
Montgomery, Chi 43 191 4.4 23 0
Sanders, Phi 38 190 5.0 19 1
K.Murray, Ari 26 187 7.2 25 4
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Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Hopkins, Ari 32 356 11.1 33 1
Ridley, Atl 21 349 16.6 63 4
Metcalf, Sea 12 297 24.8 62 3
Kamara, NO 27 285 10.6 52t 3
Anderson, Car 20 278 13.9 75t 1
McLaurin, Was 16 269 16.8 33 1
Cooper, Dal 25 267 10.7 58 0
Lockett, Sea 24 259 10.8 43t 4
Lazard, GB 13 254 19.5 72 2
Gallup, Dal 11 246 22.4 52 1
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Punters
No Yds Lg Avg
Fox, Det 13 690 67 53.1
Johnston, Phi 13 673 62 51.8
Dickson, Sea 15 774 67 51.6
Charlton, Car 8 410 60 51.3
Lee, Ari 10 480 58 48.0
Way, Was 16 760 60 47.5
Wishnowsky, SF 8 377 59 47.1
O’Donnell, Chi 12 562 64 46.8
Dixon, NYG 9 421 62 46.8
Pinion, TB 14 623 59 44.5
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Punt Returners
No Yds Avg Long TD
Harris, NO 5 73 14.6 18 0
Peppers, NYG 4 50 12.5 20 0
Lamb, Dal 5 55 11.0 20 0
Powell, Atl 4 40 10.0 14 0
Cooper, Car 5 36 7.2 19 0
S.Sims, Was 10 56 5.6 19 0
Mickens, TB 5 21 4.2 13 0
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Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
Patterson, Chi 9 284 31.6 45 0
Cooper, Car 5 144 28.8 38 0
Harris, NO 5 142 28.4 35 0
Agnew, Det 5 141 28.2 35 0
Osborn, Min 5 130 26.0 38 0
Homer, Sea 6 149 24.8 44 0
Edmonds, Ari 6 132 22.0 42 0
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Scoring
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Kamara, NO 6 3 3 0 36
Jones, GB 5 4 1 0 30
Cook, Min 4 4 0 0 24
Elliott, Dal 4 3 1 0 24
Evans, TB 4 0 4 0 24
Lockett, Sea 4 0 4 0 24
McCaffrey, Car 4 4 0 0 24
Nadal began his attempt
to pull even with rival Roger
Federer for the most by a man,
20, by beating Egor Gerasimov
of Belarus 6-4, 6-4, 6-2.
His 2020 debut at a place
he’s won 12 trophies did not
change Nadal’s view of things
at this pandemic-postponed
event: It’s colder than usual,
the balls are heavier than
usual, he’s had less preparation
K.Murray, Ari
Ridley, Atl
4
4
4
0
0
4
0
0
24
24
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Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Crosby, GB 13/13 7/7 52 34
Koo, Atl 6/8 8/9 49 30
Slye, Car 3/5 9/9 47 30
Lutz, NO 10/10 6/6 45 28
Prater, Det 7/7 7/9 44 28
Gould, SF 9/9 6/7 52 27
Elliott, Phi 5/5 6/7 54 23
Gonzalez, Ari 8/9 5/7 56 23
Zuerlein, Dal 7/9 5/6 46 22
Sloman, LAR 9/10 4/6 35 21
AFC INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Week 3
Quarterbacks
Att Com Yds TD Int
Allen, Buf 114 81 1038 10 1
Burrow, Cin 141 91 821 5 1
Tannehill, Ten 104 70 809 6 1
Rivers, Ind 92 72 794 3 3
Watson, Hou 95 64 792 4 3
Minshew, Jac 107 79 787 6 3
Carr, Las 100 74 784 6 0
Roethlisberger, Pit 109 73 777 7 1
Newton, NE 91 62 714 2 2
Fitzpatrick, Mia 97 69 679 4 3
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Rushers
Att Yds Avg LG TD
Henry, Ten 82 319 3.9 16 2
Chubb, Cle 51 292 5.7 29 4
Jacobs, Las 68 252 3.7 14 3
Ekeler, LAC 47 236 5.0 13 1
Conner, Pit 40 224 5.6 59 2
J.Robinson, Jac 43 210 4.9 39 3
Hunt, Cle 39 204 5.2 33 1
Taylor, Ind 48 182 3.8 16 2
Edwards-Helaire, KC 35 176 5.0 27t 1
Gordon, Den 42 174 4.1 25 1
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Receivers
No Yds Avg LG TD
Diggs, Buf 20 288 14.4 47 2
Allen, LAC 24 265 11.0 28 1
Edelman, NE 15 259 17.3 49 0
Boyd, Cin 21 230 11.0 25 1
Beasley, Buf 15 228 15.2 29 0
C.Davis, Ten 15 206 13.7 38 1
Henry, LAC 16 206 12.9 33 0
Fant, Den 14 184 13.1 31 2
Alie-Cox, Ind 10 181 18.1 45 1
J.Smith, Ten 13 181 13.9 63 3
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Punters
No Yds Lg Avg
Huber, Cin 15 726 70 48.4
Haack, Mia 12 578 63 48.2
Kern, Ten 10 469 66 46.9
Cooke, Jac 8 373 63 46.6
Anger, Hou 12 554 58 46.2
Martin, Den 14 639 56 45.6
Gillan, Cle 9 409 59 45.4
Long, LAC 11 494 63 44.9
Townsend, KC 8 357 55 44.6
Mann, NYJ 16 710 58 44.4
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Punt Returners
No Yds Avg Long TD
Roberts, Buf 7 86 12.3 23 0
Proche, Bal 3 34 11.3 17 0
Carter, Hou 4 45 11.3 19 0
Erickson, Cin 6 66 11.0 22 0
Hines, Ind 5 52 10.4 16 0
Spencer, Den 4 31 7.8 9 0
Johnson, Pit 5 38 7.6 18 0
Grant, Mia 5 36 7.2 15 0
Raymond, Ten 6 24 4.0 11 0
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Kickoff Returners
No Yds Avg LG TD
B.Wilson, Cin 4 156 39.0 45 0
McCloud, Pit 5 144 28.8 49 0
Reed, LAC 6 154 25.7 46 0
Dulin, Ind 4 98 24.5 41 0
Duvernay, Bal 5 119 23.8 38 0
Raymond, Ten 5 101 20.2 30 0
Carter, Hou 7 140 20.0 27 0
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SCORING
Touchdowns
TD Rush Rec Ret Pts
Chubb, Cle 4 4 0 0 24
Newton, NE 4 4 0 0 24
Burkhead, NE 3 2 1 0 18
J.Howard, Mia 3 3 0 0 18
Hunt, Cle 3 1 2 0 18
Jacobs, Las 3 3 0 0 18
J.Robinson, Jac 3 3 0 0 18
J.Smith, Ten 3 0 3 0 18
Smith-Schuster, Pit 3 0 3 0 18
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Kicking
PAT FG LG Pts
Blankenship, Ind 8/8 8/10 44 32
Gostkowski, Ten 5/7 9/12 55 32
Bullock, Cin 6/6 8/9 50 30
Carlson, Las 10/10 6/7 54 28
Tucker, Bal 8/8 5/5 47 23
Badgley, LAC 4/4 6/7 43 22
Boswell, Pit 7/8 5/5 41 22
Bass, Buf 12/12 3/5 39 21
Folk, NE 9/10 4/6 33 21
Butker, KC 4/5 5/5 58 19
NASCAR
NASCAR Cup Series
South Point 400 Results
Sunday
At Las Vegas Motor Speedway
Las Vegas, Nev.
Lap length: 1.50 miles
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (9) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 268 laps,
40 points.
2. (19) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 268,
38.
3. (10) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 268, 53.
4. (11) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 268, 42.
5. (8) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 268,
43.
6. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 268, 39.
7. (15) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 268, 40.
8. (13) Erik Jones, Toyota, 268, 29.
9. (16) Chris Buescher, Ford, 268, 28.
10. (1) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 268, 37.
11. (18) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet,
than usual.
“The conditions are com-
pletely different,” he said,
“than any other Roland Garros
that we played.”
Still, Gerasimov would have
been forgiven for choosing the
same metaphor to describe
Nadal that Williams’ opponent
came up with: “a runaway
train.”
After she played OK in
268, 26.
12. (6) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 268, 28.
13. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 268, 24.
14. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 268, 32.
15. (27) Ryan Newman, Ford, 268, 22.
16. (22) Cole Custer, Ford, 268, 21.
17. (4) Aric Almirola, Ford, 268, 20.
18. (20) Matt Kenseth, Chevrolet, 268,
19.
19. (21) Ryan Preece, Chevrolet, 268,
18.
20. (25) John H. Nemechek, Ford, 268,
17.
21. (17) Michael McDowell, Ford, 268,
16.
22. (3) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 268, 32.
23. (33) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet,
268, 14.
24. (26) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 268,
13.
25. (28) William Byron, Chevrolet, 268,
13.
26. (24) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 11.
27. (31) Corey Lajoie, Ford, 267, 10.
28. (23) Bubba Wallace, Chevrolet,
266, 9.
29. (29) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 265, 8.
30. (35) Brennan Poole, Chevrolet,
265, 7.
31. (30) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet,
262, 0.
32. (7) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 261, 15.
33. (37) JJ Yeley, Chevrolet, 261, 0.
34. (32) Quin Houff, Chevrolet, 259, 3.
35. (34) Joey Gase, Ford, 256, 0.
36. (38) Josh Bilicki, Ford, suspension,
227, 0.
37. (36) Timmy Hill, Toyota, garage,
160, 0.
38. (14) Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet,
accident, 157, 1.
39. (39) Chad Finchum, Toyota, over-
heating, 19, 0.
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Race Statistics
Average Speed of Race Winner:
131.424 mph.
Time of Race: 3 hours, 3 minutes, 32
seconds.
Margin of Victory: 0.148 seconds.
Caution Flags: 7 for 36 laps.
Lead Changes: 20 among 11 drivers.
Lap Leaders: K.Harvick 0; C.Elliott
1-27; Ky.Busch 28-30; D.Hamlin 31-83;
Ky.Busch 84-86; J.Logano 87; D.Hamlin
88-91; C.Elliott 92-118; R.Blaney 119;
M.DiBenedetto 120; B.Keselowski 121-
122; W.Byron 123-134; C.Buescher 135-
144; C.Elliott 145-163; D.Hamlin 164-166;
A.Bowman 167-171; D.Hamlin 172-232;
M.DiBenedetto 233-234; Ku.Busch 235-
237; M.DiBenedetto 238-242; Ku.Busch
243-268
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led,
Laps Led): D.Hamlin, 4 times for 121 laps;
C.Elliott, 3 times for 73 laps; Ku.Busch,
2 times for 29 laps; W.Byron, 1 time
for 12 laps; C.Buescher, 1 time for 10
laps; M.DiBenedetto, 3 times for 8 laps;
Ky.Busch, 2 times for 6 laps; A.Bowman, 1
time for 5 laps; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 2
laps; R.Blaney, 1 time for 1 lap; J.Logano,
1 time for 1 lap.
Wins: K.Harvick, 9; D.Hamlin, 6;
B.Keselowski, 4; J.Logano, 2; C.Elliott,
2; M.Truex, 1; A.Bowman, 1; Ku.Busch,
1; A.Dillon, 1; R.Blaney, 1; C.Custer, 1;
W.Byron, 1.
Top 16 in Points: 1. K.Harvick, 3104; 2.
D.Hamlin, 3101; 3. B.Keselowski, 3059;
4. M.Truex, 3058; 5. J.Logano, 3054; 6.
C.Elliott, 3053; 7. A.Bowman, 3052; 8.
Ky.Busch, 3043; 9. Ku.Busch, 3041; 10.
C.Bowyer, 3032; 11. A.Almirola, 3025; 12.
A.Dillon, 3020; 13. R.Blaney, 2098; 14.
M.DiBenedetto, 2092; 15. C.Custer, 2088;
16. W.Byron, 2075.
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NASCAR Driver Rating Formula
A maximum of 150 points can be
attained in a race.
The formula combines the following
categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes,
Average Running Position While on Lead
Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest
Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.
NASCAR Cup Series Points Leaders
Through Sept. 27
1. Kevin Harvick, 3104.
2. Denny Hamlin, 3101.
3. Brad Keselowski, 3059.
4. Martin Truex Jr, 3058.
5. Joey Logano, 3054.
6. Chase Elliott, 3053.
7. Alex Bowman, 3052.
8. Kyle Busch, 3043.
9. Kurt Busch, 3041.
10. Clint Bowyer, 3032.
11. Aric Almirola, 3025.
12. Austin Dillon, 3020.
13. Ryan Blaney, 2098.
14. Matt DiBenedetto, 2092.
15. Cole Custer, 2088.
16. William Byron, 2075.
17. Jimmie Johnson, 746.
18. Erik Jones, 710.
19. Tyler Reddick, 653.
20. Chris Buescher, 558.
21. Christopher Bell, 539.
22. Michael McDowell, 528.
23. Bubba Wallace, 507.
24. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 488.
25. Matt Kenseth, 460.
26. Ryan Newman, 458.
27. John H. Nemechek, 441.
28. Ty Dillon, 433.
29. Ryan Preece, 376.
30. Corey Lajoie, 350.
31. Daniel Suarez, 314.
32. Brennan Poole, 213.
33. Quin Houff, 168.
34. Kyle Larson, 121.
35. Brendan Gaughan, 76.
36. Reed Sorenson, 62.
37. James Davison, 31.
38. Stanton Barrett, 1.
ON THIS DATE
Sept. 29
1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter
the opening set, then was
terrific in the second, of a
7-6 (2), 6-0 win over 102nd-
ranked American Kristie Ahn,
Williams — so used to being
questioned about Court — was
asked on this day about Nadal
and Federer.
“I don’t get involved in the
‘greatest’ talk.
See TENNIS, 6B
Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA champi-
onship.
1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou
Nova in the sixth round at the Polo
Grounds in New York to retain the world
heavyweight title.
1954 — Willie Mays makes his over-
the-shoulder catch of Vic Wertz’ long
drive to center field and pinch-hitter
Dusty Rhodes homers off Bob Lemon
in the 10th inning to lead the New York
Giants to a 5-2 victory over the Cleveland
Indians in Game 1 of the World Series.
1974 — Dr. Norbert Sander Jr. wins
the New York City Marathon in 2:26:30
and Kathy Switzer capture the women’s
division in 3:07:29.
1977 — Muhammad Ali wins a unan-
imous 15-round decision over Earnie
Shavers at Madison Square Garden in
New York to retain his world heavy-
weight title.
1984 — Mike Prindle of Western
Michigan sets an NCAA record by kicking
seven field goals in a 42-7 rout over
Marshall.
1985 — Houston Oilers quarterback
Warren Moon is sacked 12 times in a
17-10 loss to the Dallas Cowboys to tie
an NFL record.
1991 — Pat Bradley wins the MBS
LPGA Classic by one shot over Michelle
Estill for her 30th career victory, qualify-
ing her for the LPGA Hall of Fame.
1995 — The NHL and NHL Players
Association strike a deal to allow league
players to participate in the 1998 Winter
Olympics.
2000 — At the Sydney Olympics, the
U.S. men’s basketball team escapes the
humiliation of playing for a bronze med-
al with an 85-83 victory over Lithuania in
the semifinals. It’s the closest victory and
biggest scare for a U.S. Olympic team
since NBA players started competing in
1992.
2002 — After losing to Iowa State, Ne-
braska drops out of the Associated Press
Top 25 football poll after being ranked
for 348 consecutive weeks. The last time
Nebraska was missing from the poll was
Oct. 5, 1981.
2004 — Major League Baseball
announces the Montreal Expos will move
to Washington to begin play at RFK
Stadium in the 2005 season.
2011 — The Tampa Bay Rays clinch
the AL wild card with a stunning rally,
overcoming a late seven-run deficit and
then beating the New York Yankees 8-7
on Evan Longoria’s home run in the 12th
inning. The Rays’ win comes four minutes
after Boston blew a one-run lead in the
ninth at Baltimore and lost 4-3. The Red
Sox, who held a nine-game lead over the
Rays in early September, and Tampa Bay
began the final day of the regular season
tied for the wild card.
2011 — Chris Carpenter and St. Louis
complete one of the more remarkable
comebacks in baseball history, clinching
the NL wild card with an 8-0 win over
Houston and a later loss by Atlanta. St.
Louis, which trailed Atlanta by 10 1/2
games on Aug. 25, win 23 of their last 31
games. The Cardinals get their playoff
spot when the Braves falls to Philadel-
phia 4-3 in 13 innings.
2012 — Geno Smith throws for 656
yards and ties a Big 12 record with eight
touchdown passes to lead No. 9 West
Virginia to a 70-63 win over No. 25 Baylor.
Smith outduels Baylor’s Nick Florence,
who has a standout game of his own
with 581 yards and five TDs. Baylor’s
Terrance Williams sets a Big 12 record
with 314 yards receiving.
2013 — On the last day of the season,
Miami’s Henderson Alvarez pitches one
of baseball’s most bizarre no-hitters.
Alvarez celebrates in the on-deck circle
when the Marlins score on a two-out
wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth
inning to beat the Detroit Tigers 1-0.
2016 — Brad Marchand scores a
short-handed goal with 43.1 seconds left
and Canada beats Team Europe 2-1 to
win the World Cup of Hockey.
2017 — Clay Millican breaks the Top
Fuel time record in the AAA Insurance
NHRA Midwest Nationals at Gateway Mo-
torsports Park. Millican has a 3.631-sec-
ond pass at 330.39 mph at the home
race for Stringer Performance during the
second round of qualifying.
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TRANSACTIONS
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
National League
LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Signed
RHP Cole Percival to a minor league
contract.
MIAMI MARLINS — Signed RHP Yoelvis
Burguillos to a minor league contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Loaned
F Yakov Trenin to SKA Saint Petersburg
(Kontinental Hockey League) until the
start of the 2020-2021 season.
NHL
STANLEY CUP FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Tampa Bay 3, Dallas 2
Saturday, September 19: Dallas 4,
Tampa Bay 1
Monday, September 21: Tampa Bay 3,
Dallas 2
Wednesday, September 23: Tampa Bay
5, Dallas 2
Friday, September 25: Tampa Bay 5,
Dallas 4, OT
Saturday, September 26: Dallas 3,
Tampa Bay 2, 2OT
Monday, September 28: Tampa Bay at
Dallas, 8 p.m.
x-Wednesday, September 30: Dallas at
Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.