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inconsistent.
“I was sitting on the
couch watching games last
year, so just having the
opportunity to be out here
playing with a team and
having teammates again and
having guys and going to
work every day has bright-
ened me up and picked up
my spirits a lot,” Lynch said.
Considering the expec-
tations that surround a first-
round selection, spending
last season out of football
was humbling for Lynch. If
he doesn’t win the backup
job, Lynch could be a prac-
tice squad candidate.
“It’s hard doing some-
thing you love for so long
and getting used to it sea-
son in, season out and then
it kind of gets taken away
from you,” Lynch said.
“But it gave me a really
good opportunity to sit
back and evaluate myself
as a person and what I’ve
done to this point, try to be
grateful for the things that
I had accomplished up to
this point and I also took a
AP Photo/Elaine Thompson
Seattle Seahawks starting quarterback Russell Wilson (3) leads Paxton Lynch (2) and Geno Smith (7) in a quarterbacks drill at
training camp in Renton, Wash.
lot of time to get better.”
Seattle’s mock game Sat-
urday was a prime exam-
Basketball: 13 years
since U.S. national
team lost a world
championship game
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Golden State coach and
USA Basketball assistant
Steve Kerr said.
There is also some pres-
sure, of course.
When the Americans
start World Cup play in
Shanghai on Sept. 1 against
the Czech Republic, it’ll be
exactly 13 years since the
national team program lost
a game at the world champi-
onships, now known as the
World Cup, or in Olympic
competition.
On Sept. 1, 2006, the
U.S. lost to Greece in
the world championships
semifinals. Since then, the
Americans are 76-0 — a
run that started with the
bronze medal game in the
2006 worlds followed by
gold-medal runs in the 2007
FIBA Americas tourna-
ment, the 2008 Olympics,
the 2010 world champion-
ships, the 2012 Olympics,
the 2014 World Cup and
finally the 2016 Olympics.
USA Basketball has
lost at times since 2006,
including twice during the
12-game World Cup quali-
fying run.
But none of the defeats
came against the full-
fledged U.S. varsity, the
level that Popovich is now
overseeing.
“He’s taken on the chal-
lenge of leading the USA
team and he’s taking on
the challenge with serious-
ness,” said Atlanta coach
Lloyd Pierce, a Popovich
assistant this summer. “The
first conversation I had with
him, he said that we would
enjoy this and we would
have fun. But when we
meet as coaches, you walk
into the room and there
are tables full of notes and
easels full of notes already.
He’s not taking this for
granted.”
There are some natu-
ral, and coincidental, paral-
lels with Popovich follow-
ing Krzyzewski as national
team coach.
Both were military and
service academy men:
Krzyzewski
graduated
from Army West Point in
1969, Popovich from the
U.S. Air Force Academy
in 1970. The Army put
Krzyzewski into its Hall of
Fame; the Air Force Acad-
emy did the same for Popo-
vich. Krzyzewski has five
NCAA titles; Popovich has
five NBA titles.
In 2016, Krzyzewski
called the pending coach-
ing change “succession” —
another term heard often
in military circles when
talking about the transfer of
leadership. “I have the unit
right now,” Krzyzewski
said in 2016. “He’s going to
take command of the unit.”
That day has arrived,
and it was a long time com-
ing for Popovich.
He was announced as
Krzyzewski’s
successor
as national team coach on
Oct. 23, 2015 — nearly a
year before the Rio Games
ended, nearly four years
before the first game he’ll
actually coach for the red,
white and blue.
Popovich oversaw a
two-day minicamp in Las
Vegas last summer, a cou-
ple of light practices that
became a get-to-know-you
session for invitees and lit-
tle else. But Monday’s was
the first practice of the
Popovich
national-team
era with an actual game in
sight, and came less than
two weeks before the World
Cup roster is selected and
planes are boarded to Aus-
tralia for final pre-China
preparations.
“This is beyond playing
for an NBA team,” Popo-
vich said. “This is the high-
est level you can be.”
ple of the mix of good and
bad seen from both quar-
terbacks. Lynch didn’t have
any highlight plays, but
completed 7 of 11 passes.
Smith made some ques-
tionable throws — includ-
ing a pass that bounced off
the crossbar and was “inter-
cepted” by Poona Ford and
returned for a touchdown
that didn’t count — but he
also led a touchdown drive
on the final series of the
scrimmage.
The serious evaluation
begins Thursday and is
likely to go through the final
week of the preseason.
NOTES: LB Bobby
Wagner underwent an
undisclosed procedure on
his knee that will keep him
out a couple of weeks, coach
Pete Carroll said Mon-
day. “He has had the proce-
dure before, it’s not his first
time,” Carroll said. “The
reason I’m not telling you
what it is is because I don’t
know what it is. I would tell
you if I knew.” Wagner par-
ticipated in the Seahawks’
scrimmage over the week-
end. ... Seattle is still trying
to determine whether TE
Ed Dickson needs surgery
on his knee. Carroll said if
Dickson does need surgery,
it would likely be a six-week
recovery. ... WR DK Metcalf
may play Thursday after
missing Seattle’s scrimmage
with an oblique injury.
SCOREBOARD
BASEBALL
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East
W
L
Pct
GB
New York
73
39
.652
—
Tampa Bay
65
49
.570
9
Boston
60
55
.522
14½
Toronto
46
69
.400
28½
Baltimore
38
74
.339
35
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Minnesota
70
42
.625
—
Cleveland
66
46
.589
4
Chicago
49
61
.445
20
Kansas City
40
74
.351
31
Detroit
32
76
.296
36
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Houston
73
40
.646
—
Oakland
64
49
.566
9
Texas
58
54
.518
14½
Los Angeles
56
58
.491
17½
Seattle
47
67
.412
26½
———
Sunday’s Games
Baltimore 6, Toronto 5
Chicago White Sox 10, Philadelphia 5
Cleveland 6, L.A. Angels 2
Tampa Bay 7, Miami 2
Houston 3, Seattle 1
Minnesota 3, Kansas City 0
Texas 9, Detroit 4
Oakland 4, St. Louis 2
N.Y. Yankees 7, Boston 4
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Yankees 9, Baltimore 6
Boston 7, Kansas City 5
Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 4
Cincinnati 7, L.A. Angels 4
Texas 1, Cleveland 0
Toronto 2, Tampa Bay 0
Chicago Cubs 6, Oakland 5
Minnesota 5, Atlanta 3
Tuesday’s Games
Chicago White Sox (Cease 1-4) at Detroit
(Norris 3-8), 10:10 a.m., 1st game
N.Y. Yankees (Holder 5-2) at Baltimore
(Wojciechowski 2-4), 4:05 p.m.
Chicago White Sox (Santiago 1-0) at
Detroit (VerHagen 1-2), 4:10 p.m., 2nd
game
Kansas City (Junis 6-10) at Boston (Cash-
ner 10-6), 4:10 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Suarez 2-2) at Cincinnati
(DeSclafani 6-6), 4:10 p.m.
Texas (Jurado 6-6) at Cleveland (Plesac
6-3), 4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Thornton 4-7) at Tampa Bay
(Kittredge 1-0), 4:10 p.m.
Oakland (Anderson 9-7) at Chicago Cubs
(Lester 9-7), 5:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-5) at Minnesota
(Berrios 10-5), 5:10 p.m.
Colorado (Marquez 10-5) at Houston
(Greinke 10-4), 5:10 p.m.
San Diego (Lamet 0-2) at Seattle (LeB-
lanc 6-4), 7:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Atlanta at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.
Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 10:10 a.m.
Texas at Cleveland, 10:10 a.m.
Toronto at Tampa Bay, 10:10 a.m.
Colorado at Houston, 11:10 a.m.
Oakland at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.
N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.
Kansas City at Boston, 4:10 p.m.
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East
W
L
Pct
GB
Atlanta
66 48 .579
—
Philadelphia
58 53 .523
6½
Washington
58 53 .523
6½
New York
57 56 .504
8½
Miami
42 69 .378 22½
Central
W
L
Pct
GB
Chicago
60 51 .541
—
St. Louis
58 52 .527
1½
Milwaukee
58 56 .509
3½
Cincinnati
53 58 .477
7
Pittsburgh
48 64 .429 12½
West
W
L
Pct
GB
Los Angeles
74 40 .649
—
Arizona
56 56 .500
17
San Francisco 56 56 .500
17
Colorado
52 60 .464
21
San Diego
51 60 .459 21½
———
Sunday’s Games
Chicago White Sox 10, Philadelphia 5
Tampa Bay 7, Miami 2
Cincinnati 6, Atlanta 4 (10)
N.Y. Mets 13, Pittsburgh 2
Chicago Cubs 7, Milwaukee 2
Colorado 6, San Francisco 2
Oakland 4, St. Louis 2
Arizona 7, Washington 5
L.A. Dodgers 11, San Diego 10
Monday’s Games
N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 2, 1st game
Milwaukee 9, Pittsburgh 7
Cincinnati 7, L.A. Angels 4
N.Y. Mets 5, Miami 4, 2nd game
Minnesota 5, Atlanta 3
Philadelphia at Arizona, late
Washington at San Francisco, late
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, late
Tuesday’s Games
Milwaukee (Anderson 5-2) at Pittsburgh
(Brault 3-1), 4:05 p.m.
L.A. Angels (Suarez 2-2) at Cincinnati
(DeSclafani 6-6), 4:10 p.m.
Miami (Yamamoto 4-2) at N.Y. Mets
(Wheeler 8-6), 4:10 p.m.
Oakland (Anderson 9-7) at Chicago Cubs
(Lester 9-7), 5:05 p.m.
Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-5) at Minnesota
(Berrios 10-5), 5:10 p.m.
Colorado (Marquez 10-5) at Houston
(Greinke 10-4), 5:10 p.m.
Philadelphia (Arrieta 8-8) at Arizona
(Leake 9-8), 6:40 p.m.
Washington (Sanchez 6-6) at San Fran-
cisco (Menez 0-0), 6:45 p.m.
San Diego (Lamet 0-2) at Seattle (LeB-
lanc 6-4), 7:10 p.m.
St. Louis (Mikolas 7-11) at L.A. Dodgers
(Kershaw 10-2), 7:10 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Miami at N.Y. Mets, 9:10 a.m.
Atlanta at Minnesota, 10:10 a.m.
Colorado at Houston, 11:10 a.m.
Oakland at Chicago Cubs, 11:20 a.m.
St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 12:10 p.m.
Washington at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m.
San Diego at Seattle, 3:40 p.m.
Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Arizona, 6:40 p.m.
FOOTBALL
NFL PRESEASON
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF PA
Buffalo
0 0 0 .000 0
0
Miami
0 0 0 .000 0
0
New England 0 0 0 .000 0
0
N.Y. Jets
0 0 0 .000 0
0
South
W L T Pct PF PA
Houston
0 0 0 .000
0
0
Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000
0
0
Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000
0
0
Tennessee
0 0 0 .000
0
0
North
PF
0
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
0
W L T
Pct PF
Denver
1 0 0 1.000 14
Kansas City
0 0 0 .000 0
L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0
Oakland
0 0 0 .000 0
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
W L T Pct PF
Dallas
0 0 0 .000
0
N.Y. Giants
0 0 0 .000
0
Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000
0
Washington 0 0 0 .000
0
South
W L T Pct PF
Carolina
0 0 0 .000 0
New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0
Tampa Bay
0 0 0 .000 0
Atlanta
0 1 0 .000 10
North
W L T Pct PF
Chicago
0 0 0 .000
0
Detroit
0 0 0 .000
0
Green Bay
0 0 0 .000
0
Minnesota 0 0 0 .000
0
West
W L T Pct PF
Arizona
0 0 0 .000 0
L.A. Rams
0 0 0 .000 0
San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0
Seattle
0 0 0 .000 0
———
Thursday, Aug. 8
Indianapolis at Buffalo, 4 p.m.
N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 4 p.m.
Jacksonville at Baltimore, 4:30 p.m.
Tennessee at Philadelphia, 4:30 p.m.
New England at Detroit, 4:30 p.m.
Washington at Cleveland, 4:30 p.m.
Atlanta at Miami, 4:30 p.m.
Houston at Green Bay, 5 p.m.
Carolina at Chicago, 5 p.m.
Denver at Seattle, 7 p.m.
L.A. Chargers at Arizona, 7 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 9
Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 4:30 p.m.
Minnesota at New Orleans, 5 p.m.
Saturday, Aug. 10
L.A. Rams at Oakland, 5 p.m.
Cincinnati at Kansas City, 5 p.m.
Dallas at San Francisco, 6 p.m.
PA
10
0
0
0
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
West
W
0
0
0
0
L
0
0
0
0
T
0
0
0
0
Pct
.000
.000
.000
.000
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0
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
14
PA
0
0
0
0
PA
0
0
0
0