SPORTS
Thursday, March 16, 2017
East Oregonian
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World Baseball Classic
Jones, Hosmer homer to lift US to victory over Venezuela
By BERNIE WILSON
Associated Press
SAN DIEGO (AP) —
Hometown favorite Adam
Jones hit a tying home run
leading off the eighth inning
and Eric Hosmer added a
two-run shot three batters
later as the United States
rallied to beat Venezuela 4-2
on Wednesday night in the
second round of the World
Baseball Classic.
After being shut down
for the first five innings by
Seattle Mariners ace Felix
Hernandez, the Americans
broke through against Vene-
zuela’s bullpen.
Hosmer, the MVP of the
2016 All-Star Game at Petco
Park, singled leading off the
seventh and scored on Jona-
than Lucroy’s sacrifice fly.
Hector Rondon (0-1)
started the eighth for
Second Round
Venezuela
United States
2
4
Venezuela and Jones, who
played at Morse High about
8 miles east of Petco Park,
homered to right-center to
tie it at 2. Christian Yelich
singled and Nolan Arenado
flied out before Hosmer
muscled a shot an estimated
418 feet to right-center for
the lead.
Hosmer hit a solo homer
and an RBI single in the
American League’s 4-2 win
at the 2016 All-Star Game
in San Diego.
Luke Gregerson of the
Houston Astros, who played
his first five big league
seasons with the San Diego
AP Photo/Alex Gallardo
United States’ Eric Hosmer watches his two-run home
run in front of Venezuela catcher Robinson Chirinos
during the eighth inning of a second-round World
Baseball Classic game in San Diego on Wednesday.
Padres, pitched the ninth for
the save.
Pat Neshek (1-0), who
had a brief stint with the
Padres in 2011, worked the
eighth for the win.
Hernandez
scattered
three singles, struck out
three and walked none.
King Felix made it
through two heart-stopping
moments in the first. He
appeared to tweak some-
thing in his right leg while
fielding Jones’ swinging
bunt and throwing him out
for the second out. After
being checked by a trainer
and throwing two warmup
pitches, Hernandez stayed
in the game. Yelich then hit
a comebacker that knocked
Hernandez’s glove off. With
a befuddled look on his
face, the pitcher picked up
the ball and threw out Yelich
to end the inning.
The Americans threat-
ened only once against
Hernandez, and failed to
come through. He allowed
three straight singles to
Lucroy, Alex Bregman and
Ian Kinsler with one out
in the third before Jones
grounded into a double play.
Rougned Odor homered
with two outs in the seventh
for a 2-0 lead for Venezuela,
which beat Italy 4-3 in a
tiebreaker game in Guada-
lajara, Mexico, on Monday
night to advance out of Pool
D.
Odor homered to right
off
David
Robertson.
Knowing it was gone, the
Texas Rangers second
baseman clapped his hands
as he broke out of the box.
On Monday night, he hit
a high drive to left-center
and stood and watched as
it bounced off the top of the
wall and back into play for a
go-ahead RBI single in the
ninth inning.
Ender Inciarte had a
sacrifice fly in the third for
Venezuela.
UP NEXT
The United States next
faces Puerto Rico on Friday
at 7 p.m. in San Diego.
BLAZERS: Two games behind Denver for final West playoff spot
Continued from 1B
entering the game but fell
one game behind Golden
State for the league’s best
record.
Aldridge had 19 points
and
seven
rebounds,
including nine points in the
final quarter.
“I felt like my rhythm
was good early and then
I think my touch was off
around the rim. That kind
of bothered me,” Aldridge
said. “I definitely played
better at the end. It’s the first
game back. I’ll get better.”
Trailing 104-97 with
1:45
remaining,
San
Antonio closed within two
points as Aldridge scored
five consecutive points on a
layup and a powerful dunk
that led to a three-point
play. After Leonard missed
a short runner, McCollum
made a pair of free throws
to end the Spurs’ streak and
give Portland a 106-102
lead.
Patty Mills then hit a
3-pointer from the right
corner off a feed from
Leonard, but Lillard made
four straight free throws to
seal the victory for the Trail
Blazers.
After shooting 30 percent
from the field against
New Orleans, Portland
rebounded to 48 percent
against San Antonio.
“We talked about it,
because it’s something you
can’t just say, ‘Aw, we got
beat,”’ Lillard said. “You’ve
got to address the things that
we didn’t do well and the
things we’ve got to do better
if we want to have this run
we’re trying to put together.
But that was it. We didn’t
have a big intervention,
nothing like that.”
The Blazers (30-37)
moved two games behind
the Denver Nuggets (32-35)
for the final playoff berth in
the West.
Portland closed the third
quarter on a 9-3 run in taking
an 82-80 lead to set up their
fourth-quarter heroics.
The Spurs struggled to
stop Lillard and McCollum,
who shot a combined 20 for
38. The duo also had four
assists each.
“Lillard and McCollum
were super, but I thought
they executed their offense
great,” San Antonio coach
Gregg Popovich said. “We
just didn’t guard them
tonight as well as we needed
to.”
TIP-INS
Trail Blazers: Lillard has
scored 30 points in six of 11
games since returning from
the All-Star break. ... Port-
land was without F Ed Davis
(left shoulder), C Festus
Ezeli (left knee) and F Evan
Turner (right hand). ... The
Blazers improved to 7-4
when Lillard, McCollum,
Noah Vonleh, Jusuf Nurkic
and Maurice Harkless start.
... Portland is 80-83 against
San Antonio overall after
snapping a five-game skid
against the Spurs.
Spurs: Aldridge has
scored 1,000 points for
a 10th straight season,
joining LeBron James and
Dwyane Wade as the only
active players with that
streak. ... G Tony Parker
missed his fourth straight
game with back stiffness.
The 34-year-old has missed
16 games this season after
sitting out 10 games last
year. ... Leonard has scored
in double figures in 94
straight games dating to
Jan. 14, 2016. He has scored
30-plus points in 25 games
this season.
GOOD TO BE BACK
Aldridge said he felt
good after having to exit
his previous game while
complaining of feeling odd
against Oklahoma City.
“This is something that
I’ve dealt with since my
first year,” Aldridge said.
“There’s been a protocol
put in place that if I felt like
something changed, we’d
do some research. I went
and saw some people.”
Aldridge was diagnosed
with
Wolff-Parkin-
son-White syndrome — an
abnormality that can cause
a rapid heartbeat — as a
rookie in 2007. He missed
the final seven games of
his first season while he
was with Portland and also
was held out 10 days in the
preseason in 2011.
Aldridge finished 9 for
24 from the field and played
32 minutes. He made his
first two attempts, a 17-foot
jumper and a 21-footer,
drawing loud cheers from
the sold-out crowd.
“We were a little
worried, a little concerned,”
San Antonio veteran Manu
Ginobili said. “Those type
of issues is not a hand, an
ankle, a knee, something
like that. Pretty important
organ (the heart). When we
heard he was fine, healthy
and ready to be back with the
team, it was a great feeling
besides the point of playing
today or not. The important
thing is he’s healthy.”
UP NEXT
Trail Blazers: At Atlanta
on Saturday night.
SCOREBOARD
Local Slate
PREP BASEBALL
Today
Touchet (WA) at Umatilla (DH), 1:30/4
p.m.
Mac-Hi at Weston-McEwen, 3:30 p.m.
Tri-Cities Prep at Stanfield, 4 p.m.
Friday
Joseph at Pilot Rock (DH), 11 a.m./1 p.m.
Columbia (WA) at Riverside (DH), 2/4:30
p.m.
Saturday
Pendleton vs. Oak Harbor (WA) (at
Hanford), 11 a.m.
Stanfield at DeSales (WA), 11 a.m.
Elgin at Mac-Hi, Noon
Pendleton at Hanford (WA), 2 p.m.
La Salle at Hermiston, 2 p.m.
PREP SOFTBALL
Today
Touchet (WA) at Umatilla (DH), 1:30/4
p.m.
Union at Echo, 3 p.m.
Mac-Hi at Weston-McEwen, 3:30 p.m.
Friday
Riverside at Elgin (DH), 1/3:30 p.m.
Hillsboro at Pendleton, 4 p.m.
St. Helens at Hermiston, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday
Waitsburg (WA) at Irrigon (DH), 11 a.m./1
p.m.
Pilot Rock at Echo, 11 a.m.
Hillsboro at Hermiston, Noon
St. Helens at Pendleton, Noon
PREP TRACK & FIELD
Today
Hermiston vs. Hood River (dual), 2 p.m.
Heppner at Condon Invitational, 2 p.m.
PREP GOLF
Today
Heppner, Echo, Hermiston JV at Echo
Hills Golf Club, 10 a.m.
Pendleton (boys) at Walla Walla Country
Club, TBD
Mac-Hi (boys/girls) at Wine Valley, 2 p.m.
Friday
Pendleton, Hermiston (boys) at The Dalles
Country Club, 10 a.m.
PREP TENNIS
Today
Stanfield at Riverside, 3:30 p.m.
Hermiston (boys/girls) at Kamiakin (WA),
4 p.m.
Friday
Mac-Hi (boys) at Pendleton, 3:30 p.m.
Pendleton (girls) at Mac-Hi, 3:30 p.m.
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Saturday
Prairie Baseball Academy at Blue Moun-
tain (DH), 11 a.m./2 p.m.
Sunday
Green River at Blue Mountain (DH), 11
a.m./2 p.m.
COLLEGE SOFTBALL
Friday
Great Falls at Eastern Oregon (DH), 2/4
p.m.
Saturday
Great Falls at Eastern Oregon (DH), 11
a.m./1 p.m.
Prep Scores
PREP BASEBALL
Class 6A
WEST LINN 3, Lincoln 2
Tigard 4, SUNSET 3
Sherwood 10, SANDY 0
Milwaukie 10, LIBERTY 0
Class 5A
WILSONVILLE 12, Silverton 0
Sisters 12, MOUNTAIN VIEW 4
BEND 10, Madras 0, 5 innings
Redmond 11, CROOK COUNTY 6
CROOK COUNTY 9, Redmond 6
Class 4A
North Marion 14, ASTORIA 9
PREP SOFTBALL
Class 6A
South Salem 4, MILWAUKIE 0
Reynolds 9, SUNSET 7
CLACKAMAS 12, St. Helens 2
Jesuit 2, Putnam 1
Class 5A
Bend 11, MADRAS 2
Crook County 13, MOUNTAIN VIEW 3
CRATER 8, Del Norte (CA) 1
Class 3A
BONANZA 16, Lakeview 3, 5 innings
Basketball
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
1. Cleveland
44 22
2. Boston
43 25
3. Washington
41 26
4. Toronto
39 28
5. Atlanta
37 30
Pct
.667
.632
.612
.582
.552
GB
—
2
3½
5½
7½
6. Indiana
35 33 .515 10
7. Milwaukee
33 34 .493 11½
8. Detroit
33 35 .485 12
——
Miami
33 35 .485 12
Chicago
32 36 .471 13
Charlotte
29 39 .426 16
New York
27 41 .397 18
Philadelphia
24 43 .358 20½
Orlando
24 44 .353 21
Brooklyn
12 54 .182 32
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L Pct GB
1. x-Golden State 53 14 .791 —
2. x-San Antonio 52 15 .776
1
3. x-Houston
47 21 .691 6½
4. Utah
43 25 .632 10½
5. L.A. Clippers 40 28 .588 13½
6. Oklahoma City 38 29 .567 15
7. Memphis
38 30 .559 15½
8. Denver
32 35 .478 21
——
Portland
30 37 .448 23
Dallas
29 38 .433 24
Minnesota
28 39 .418 25
Sacramento
27 41 .397 26½
New Orleans
27 41 .397 26½
Phoenix
22 46 .324 31½
L.A. Lakers
20 48 .294 33½
x-clinched playoff spot
———
Wednesday’s Games
Dallas 112, Washington 107
Indiana 98, Charlotte 77
Boston 117, Minnesota 104
Miami 120, New Orleans 112
Utah 97, Detroit 83
Houston 139, L.A. Lakers 100
Memphis 98, Chicago 91
Portland 110, San Antonio 106
Sacramento 107, Phoenix 101
Milwaukee 97, L.A. Clippers 96
Thursday’s Games
Oklahoma City at Toronto, 4 p.m.
Utah at Cleveland, 4 p.m.
Brooklyn at New York, 4:30 p.m.
Memphis at Atlanta, 4:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Denver, 6 p.m.
Orlando at Golden State, 7:30 p.m.
NCAA
NCAA Tournament
FIRST FOUR
Dayton, Ohio
Tuesday
Mount St. Mary’s 67, New Orleans 66
Kansas State 95, Wake Forest 88
Today
UC Davis 67, NC Central 63
USC 75, Providence 71
———
EAST REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Buffalo, N.Y.
Villanova (31-3) vs. Mount St. Mary’s,
4:10 p.m.
Wisconsin (25-9) vs. Virginia Tech (22-10),
6:40 p.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Virginia (22-10) vs. UNC Wilmington (29-
5), 9:40 a.m.
Florida (24-8) vs. ETSU (27-7), 12:10 p.m.
Friday
Greenville, S.C.
Duke (27-8) vs. Troy (22-14), 4:20 p.m.
South Carolina (22-10) vs. Marquette (19-
12), 6:50 p.m.
Tulsa, Okla.
Baylor (25-7) vs. New Mexico State (28-5),
9:40 a.m.
SMU (29-4) vs. Southern Cal (25-9), 12:10
p.m.
Second Round
Saturday-Sunday
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 24
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 26
———
SOUTH REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Milwaukee
Butler (23-8) vs. Winthrop (26-6), 10:30
a.m.
Minnesota (24-9) vs. Middle Tennessee
(30-4), 1 p.m.
Friday
Greenville, S.C.
Arkansas (25-9) vs. Seton Hall (21-11),
10:30 a.m.
North Carolina (27-7) vs. Texas Southern
(23-11), 1 p.m.
Indianapolis
Dayton (24-7) vs. Wichita State (30-4),
4:10 p.m.
Kentucky (29-5) vs. Northern Kentucky
(24-10), 6:40 p.m.
Sacramento, Calif.
Cincinnati (29-5) vs. Kansas State, 4:27
p.m.
UCLA (29-4) vs. Kent State (22-13), 6:57
p.m.
Second Round
Saturday-Sunday
Regional Semifinals
Friday, March 24
Regional Championship
Sunday, March 26
———
MIDWEST REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Milwaukee
Purdue (25-7) vs. Vermont (29-5), 4:27
p.m.
Iowa State (23-10) vs. Nevada (28-6),
6:57 p.m.
Friday
Indianapolis
Michigan (24-11) vs. Oklahoma State
(20-12), 9:15 a.m.
Louisville (24-8) vs. Jacksonville State
(20-14), 11:45 a.m.
Tulsa, Okla.
Kansas (28-4) vs. UC Davis, 3:50 p.m.
Miami (21-11) vs. Michigan State (19-14),
6:20 p.m.
Sacramento, Calif.
Oregon (29-5) vs. Iona (22-12), 11 a.m.
Creighton (25-9) vs. Rhode Island (24-9),
1:30 p.m.
Second Round
Saturday-Sunday
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 23
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 25
———
WEST REGIONAL
First Round
Today
Buffalo, N.Y.
Notre Dame (25-9) vs. Princeton (23-6),
9:15 a.m.
West Virginia (26-8) vs. Bucknell (26-8),
11:45 a.m.
Orlando, Fla.
Maryland (24-8) vs. Xavier (21-13), 3:50
p.m.
Florida State (25-8) vs. Florida Gulf Coast
(26-7), 6:20 p.m.
Salt Lake City
Gonzaga (32-1) vs. South Dakota State
(18-16), 11 a.m.
Northwestern (23-11) vs. Vanderbilt (19-
15), 1:30 p.m.
Saint Mary’s (28-4) vs. VCU (26-8), 4:20
p.m.
Arizona (30-4) vs. North Dakota (22-9),
6:50 p.m.
Second Round
Saturday
Regional Semifinals
Thursday, March 23
Regional Championship
Saturday, March 25
———
FINAL FOUR
At University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale, Ariz.
National Semifinals
Saturday, April 1
East champion vs. West champion
South champion vs. Midwest champion
National Championship
Monday, April 3
NCAA Women’s Tournament
BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL
First Round
Friday
At College Park, Md.
Maryland (30-2) vs. Bucknell (27-5), 9 a.m.
West Virginia (23-10) vs. Elon (27-6),
11:30 a.m.
Saturday
At Storrs, Conn.
UConn (32-0) vs. Albany (NY) (21-10),
8 a.m.
Syracuse (21-1) vs. Iowa State (18-12),
10:30 a.m.
At Los Angeles
UCLA (23-8) vs. Boise State (25-7), 3:30
p.m.
Texas A&M (21-11) vs. Penn (22-7), 6 p.m.
At Durham, N.C.
Temple (24-7) vs. Oregon (20-13), 3:30
p.m.
Duke (27-5) vs. Hampton (20-12), 6 p.m.
Second Round
Sunday-Monday
Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 25
Regional Championship
Monday, March 27
———
STOCKTON REGIONAL
Friday
At Columbia, S.C.
South Carolina (27-4) vs. UNC-Asheville
(19-14), 2 p.m.
Arizona State (19-12) vs. Michigan State
(21-11), 4:30 p.m.
At Tallahassee, Fla.
Missouri (21-10) vs. South Florida (24-8),
2 p.m.
Florida State (25-6) vs. Western Illinois
(26-6), 4:30 p.m.
Corvallis, Ore.
Oregon State (29-4) vs. Long Beach State
(23-10), 2 p.m.
Creighton (23-7) vs. Toledo (25-8), 4:30
p.m.
Saturday
At Coral Gables, Fla.
Marquette (25-7) vs. Quinnipiac (27-6),
10:30 a.m.
Miami (23-8) vs. Florida Gulf Coast (26-8),
1 p.m.
Second Round
Sunday-Monday
Regional Semifinals
Saturday, March 25
Regional Championship
Monday, March 27
Hockey
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Montreal
70 39 23
8 86 191 176
Ottawa
68 39 22
7 85 183 175
Boston
70 38 26
6 82 201 181
Tampa Bay 69 34 26
9 77 191 187
Toronto
68 31 23 14 76 206 206
Florida
68 30 27 11 71 175 195
Buffalo
70 28 30 12 68 178 207
Detroit
68 26 31 11 63 167 205
Metropolitan Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Washington 69 45 17
7 97 222 154
Pittsburgh 69 43 17
9 95 239 194
Columbus 68 44 18
6 94 219 160
N.Y. Rangers 70 44 24
2 90 225 183
N.Y. Islanders 69 33 25 11 77 206 211
Philadelphia 69 32 29
8 72 180 204
Carolina
67 28 27 12 68 172 196
New Jersey 68 25 31 12 62 153 197
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
Chicago
69 44 20
5 93 208 173
Minnesota 68 43 19
6 92 225 167
Nashville
69 34 24 11 79 205 196
St. Louis
69 36 28
5 77 190 192
Winnipeg 70 30 33
7 67 208 224
Dallas
69 27 32 10 64 190 228
Colorado
69 20 46
3 43 134 223
Pacific Division
GP W
L OT Pts GF GA
San Jose
69 42 20
7 91 194 159
Anaheim
70 37 23 10 84 183 175
Calgary
70 39 27
4 82 193 190
Edmonton 69 36 24
9 81 198 182
Los Angeles 69 33 29
7 73 171 174
Vancouver 69 28 32
9 65 159 201
Arizona
69 26 35
8 60 168 219
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for
overtime loss.
———
Wednesday’s Games
Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 0
Boston 5, Calgary 2
Colorado 3, Detroit 1
Anaheim 2, St. Louis 1
Thursday’s Games
Minnesota at Carolina, 4 p.m.
Winnipeg at N.Y. Islanders, 4 p.m.
Nashville at Washington, 4 p.m.
Philadelphia at New Jersey, 4 p.m.
Florida at Columbus, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Ottawa, 4:30 p.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:30 p.m.
Boston at Edmonton, 6 p.m.
Detroit at Arizona, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Vancouver, 7 p.m.
St. Louis at San Jose, 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo at Los Angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Baseball
World Baseball Classic
SECOND ROUND
Round Robin
Pool E
At Tokyo Dome
W
L Pct GB
x-Japan
3
0 1.000 —
x-Netherlands
2
1 .667
1
Israel
1
2 .333
2
Cuba
0
3 .000
3
x-advances to championship round
———
Wednesday’s Game
Japan 8, Israel 3
Pool F
At Petco Park
San Diego
W
L Pct GB
Puerto Rico
1
0 1.000 —
United States
1
0 1.000 —
Venezuela
0
1 0.000
1
Dominican Republic 0
1 0.000
1
———
Wednesday
United States 4, Venezuela 2
Thursday
Dominican Republic vs. Venezuela, 7 p.m.
Friday
United States vs. Puerto Rico, 7 p.m.
Saturday
Puerto Rico vs. Venezuela, 12:30 p.m.
Dominican Republic vs. United States,
7 p.m.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
At Dodger Stadium
Los Angeles
Semifinals
Monday, March 20
Netherlands vs. Pool F winner, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 21
Japan vs. Pool F runner-up, 6 p.m.
Championship
Wednesday, March 22
Tennis
Paribas Open Results
Wednesday
At The Indian Wells Tennis Garden
Indian Wells, Calif.
Purse: Men, $6.99 million (Masters 1000);
Women, $6.99 million (Premier)
Surface: Hard-Outdoor
Singles
Men
Fourth Round
Kei Nishikori (4), Japan, def. Donald
Young, United States, 6-2, 6-4.
Pablo Carreno Busta (21), Spain, def.
Dusan Lajovic, Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (5).
Pablo Cuevas (27), Uruguay, def. David
Goffin (11), Belgium, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
Nick Kyrgios (15), Australia, def. Novak
Djokovic (2), Serbia, 6-4, 7-6 (3).
Jack Sock (17), United States, def. Malek
Jaziri, Tunisia, 4-6, 7-6 (1), 7-5.
Roger Federer (9), Switzerland, def. Rafael
Nadal (5), Spain, 6-2, 6-3
Stan Wawrinka (3), Switzerland, def. Yoshi-
hito Nishioka, Japan, 3-6, 6-3 7-6 (4).
Women
Quarterfinals
Svetlana Kuznetsova (8), Russia, def.
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (19), Russia,
6-3, 6-2.
Karolina Pliskova (3), Czech Republic,
def. Garbine Muguruza (7), Spain, 7-6 (2),
7-6 (5).
Doubles
Men
Quarterfinals
Gilles Muller, Luxembourg, and Sam
Querrey, United States, def. Henri Kontin-
en, Finland, and John Peers (3), Australia,
6-7 (2), 6-3, 10-6.
Jamie Murray, Britain, and Bruno
Soares (4), Brazil, def. Jean-Julien Rojer,
Netherlands, and Horia Tecau, Romania,
7-6 (5), 6-4.
Lukasz Kubot, Poland, and Marcelo Melo
(8), Brazil, def. Nick Kyrgios, Australia, and
Nenad Zimonjic, Serbia, 6-1, 6-3.
Women
Quarterfinals
Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina
(2), Russia, def. Shuko Aoyama, Japan, and
Yang Zhaoxuan, China, 6-2, 6-1.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States,
and Lucie Safarova (1), Czech Republic, def.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, Russia, and Kristina
Mladenovic, France, 6-3, 3-6, 10-8.
Golf
PGA Tour
FedEx Cup Leaders
Through March 12
Points
1. Justin Thomas
1,737
2. Hideki Matsuyama 1,736
3. Dustin Johnson
1,353
4. Adam Hadwin
1,040
5. Jordan Spieth
1,010
6. Pat Perez
951
7. Jon Rahm
941
8. Brendan Steele
901
9. Gary Woodland
816
10. Rickie Fowler
773
11. Mackenzie Hughes 744
12. Charles Howell III 653
13. Hudson Swafford 627
14. Rod Pampling
572
15. Justin Rose
543
Money
$4,139,895
$4,449,498
$3,686,600
$2,271,021
$2,440,133
$2,344,985
$2,291,145
$1,926,255
$2,006,760
$1,787,258
$1,626,394
$1,475,380
$1,280,155
$1,333,838
$1,266,855
Schedule
March. 16-19 — Arnold Palmer Invitation-
al, Bay Hill Golf Club and Lodge, Orlando,
Fla.
March 22-26 — WGC-Dell Match Play,
Austin CC, Austin, Texas
LPGA
Schedule
March 16-19 — Bank of Hope Founders
Cup, JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and
Spa (Wildfire GC), Phoenix
March 23-26 — Kia Classic, Park Hyatt
Aviara Resort Golf Club and Spa, Carlsbad,
Calif.
March 30-April 2 — ANA Inspiration,
Mission Hill CC, Rancho Mirage, Calif.
Transactions
Wednesday
BASEBALL
Major League Baseball
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned
RHP Joe Gunkel to Norfolk (IL). Agreed to
terms with RHP Andrew Bellatti on a minor
league contract.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned C
Alfredo Gonzalez to Birmingham (SL) and
OF Willy Garcia, LHP Giovanni Soto and
RHPs Chris Beck, Tyler Danish and Brad
Goldberg to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned LHP
Aaron Bummer and RHP Blake Smith to
minor league camp.
CLEVELAND INDIANS — Optioned C
Francisco Mejia to Akron (EL). Reassigned
INF Nellie Rodriguez to minor league camp.
DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned RHP Myles
Jaye to Toledo (IL). Reassigned Cs Austin
Green and Grayson Greiner and OFs Mike
Gerber and Jason Krizan to minor league
camp.
HOUSTON ASTROS — Reassigned OF
Andrew Aplin, RHP Brady Rodgers and
LHPs Reymin Guduan and Ashur Tolliver to
minor league camp.
LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reassigned
OF Michael Hermosillo and INFs David
Fletcher and Sherman Johnson to minor
league camp.
TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned LHP
Ryan Borucki to Dunedin (FSL) and RHP
Chris Smith to Buffalo (IL).
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned
3B Dawel Lugo to Jackson (SL) and RHP
Jimmie Sherfy and LHP Anthony Banda to
Reno (PCL).
CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP
Lisalverto Bonilla and Jackson Stephens
and INF Dilson Herrera to Louisville (IL) and
OF Aristides Aquino and RHPs Luis Cas-
tillo, Keury Mella, Nick Travieso and Ariel
Hernandez to Pensacola (SL). Reassigned
C Joe Hudson, INF Brandon Dixon, OF
Gabby Guerrero, LHPs Ismael Guillon and
Nick Routt and RHPs Tyler Mahle, Jimmy
Herget and Kevin Shackelford to minor
league camp.
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned
RHPs Nick Pivetta, Mark Appel and Ricardo
Pinto to Lehigh Valley (IL).
SAN DIEGO PADRES — Reassigned INF
Luis Urias to minor league camp.
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned
3B Miguel Gomez and RHPs Dan Slania,
Reyes Moronta, Chase Johnson, Ian Gar-
deck and Kyle Crick to Sacramento (PCL).
WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Released
C Derek Norris unconditionally.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES — Assigned C
Deyonta Davis to Iowa (NBADL).
NBA Development League
DELAWARE 87ERS — Acquired F Shane
Edwards.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
NFL — Suspended N.Y. Jets TE Austin
Seferian-Jenkins two games for violating
the league’s substance abuse policy.
BALTIMORE RAVENS — Traded C Jeremy
Zuttah and a 2017 sixth-round draft pick
(No. 198) to San Francisco for a 2017 sixth-
round draft pick (No. 186).
DETROIT LIONS — Re-signed LS Don
Muhlbach.
GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB
Davon House. Re-signed LB Jordan Tripp.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Re-signed RB
Robert Turbin.
MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Agreed to terms
with CB Terence Newman.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-
signed LB Dont’a Hightower to a four-year
contract.
PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed WR
Justin Hunter to a one-year contract.
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING — Reassigned F
Byron Froese to Syracuse (AHL).
WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Named
Chris O’Hara offensive quality control
coach, Bill Callahan assistant head coach/
offensive line coach, Chad Grimm outside
linebackers coach and Bret Munsey assis-
tant special teams coach. Re-signed DL
Ziggy Hood and T Vinston Painter. Released
DE Ricky Jean Francois.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CALGARY FLAMES — Recalled G Jon
Gillies from Stockton (AHL) on an emer-
gency basis.
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to
terms with D Luc Snuggerud on a three-
year contract beginning next season.
DALLAS STARS — Signed Gavin
Bayreuther.
FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled F
Tim Bozon from Manchester (ECHL) to
Springfield (AHL).
MINNESOTA WILD — Assigned F Chase
Lang from Iowa (AHL) to Quad City (ECHL).
NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Recalled F John
Quenneville from Albany (AHL).
COLLEGE
CALIFORNIA — Announced the resig-
nation of men’s basketball coach Cuonzo
Martin, who was named coach of Missouri.
NEBRASKA — Announced freshman F
Jeriah Horne will transfer.
POST (CONN.) — Promoted assistant
women’s basketball coach Jon Plefka to
head coach.
WASHINGTON — Fired men’s basketball
coach Lorenzo Romar.