A6 The BulleTin • Monday, June 14, 2021
ON THE AIR
SCOREBOARD
MONDAY
SOCCER
UEFA European Championship,
Scotland vs. Czech Republic
UEFA European Championship, Poland vs. Slovakia
UEFA European Championship, Spain vs. Sweden
Copa America, Argentina vs. Chile
Copa America, Paraguay vs. Bolivia
TENNIS
ATP, London/Halle
BASEBALL
NCAA Tournament, Dallas Baptist vs. Virginia
NCAA Tournament, South Florida vs. Texas (if nec.)
MLB, Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets
NCAA Tournament, Notre Dame vs. Mississippi St.
MLB, regional coverage
MLB, Minnesota at Seattle
BASKETBALL
NBA playoffs, Philadelphia at Atlanta
NBA playoffs, Utah at L.A. Clippers
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs, Montreal at Vegas
Time
TV
ON DECK
5:30 a.m.
8:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
2 p.m.
5 p.m.
ESPN
ESPN
ESPN
FS1
FS1
8 a.m.
Root
10 a.m.
1 p.m.
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPNU
ESPNU
ESPN
ESPN2
MLB
Root
MONDAY
Boys basketball: Summit at Sheldon, 6 p.m.; Crook
County at Ridgeview, 7 p.m.; Creswell at la Pine, 7:30
p.m.; Santiam at Culver, 5 p.m.
Girls basketball: Summit at Sheldon, 4 p.m.; Cre-
swell at la Pine, 6 p.m.; Santiam at Culver, 3:30 p.m.
Wrestling: Mountain View at Summit, 6 p.m.
TUESDAY
Boys basketball: Bend at Mountain View, 7 p.m.;
hood River Valley at Redmond, 7 p.m.; Gladstone at
Madras, 7:15 p.m.; Sisters at Cascade, 7 p.m.; la Pine
at Pleasant hill, 7:30 p.m.; Trinity lutheran at dufur,
7:30 p.m.
Girls basketball: Mountain View at Bend, 7 p.m.;
Ridgeview at Crook County, 7 p.m.; Redmond at hood
River Valley, 6:30 p.m.; Madras at Gladstone, 6 p.m.; Cas-
cade at Sisters, 6 p.m.; la Pine at Pleasant hill, 6 p.m.;
Trinity lutheran at dufur, 6 p.m.
BASKETBALL
4:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
6 p.m.
TNT
TNT
NBCSN
TUESDAY
HORSE RACING
Royal Ascot, Day 1
SOCCER
UEFA European Championship,
Hungary vs. Portugal
UEFA European Championship,
France vs Germany
BASEBALL
MLB, Chicago Cubs at N.Y. Mets
MLB, regional coverage
MLB, Minnesota at Seattle
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs, N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay
BASKETBALL
NBA playoffs, Milwaukee at Brooklyn
WNBA, Chicago at Minnesota
NBA playoffs, Denver at Phoenix (if nec.)
Prep sports
5:30 a.m.
NBA playoffs
SECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Sunday’s Games
Milwaukee 107, Brooklyn 96, series tied 2-2
Phoenix at denver, late, Phoenix leads series 3-0
Monday’s Games
Phila. at atlanta, 4:30 p.m., Phila. leads series 2-1
utah at l.a. Clippers, 7 p.m., utah leads series 2-1
NBCSN
8:30 a.m.
ESPN
11:30 a.m.
ESPN
4 p.m.
7 p.m.
7 p.m.
ESPN
MLB
Root
5 p.m.
NBCSN
TBD
6 p.m.
TBD
TNT
ESPN2
TNT
Listings are the most accurate available.
WNBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Connecticut
8
3
new york
6
4
atlanta
5
6
Washington
4
6
Chicago
4
7
indiana
1
11
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W
L
Seattle
10
2
las Vegas
8
3
Phoenix
5
6
dallas
5
6
Minnesota
4
5
los angeles
4
5
Sunday’s Games
Seattle 89, Connecticut 66
atlanta 101, Washington 78
new york 85, Phoenix 83
las Vegas 85, dallas 78
Tuesday’s Games
Seattle at indiana, 4 p.m.
Chicago at Minnesota, 6 p.m.
new york at las Vegas, 7 p.m.
Wednesday’s Games
Phoenix at los angeles, 7:30 p.m.
Denmark’s Eriksen ‘was gone’ before being resuscitated
— Denmark’s team doctor said Sunday that Christian Erik-
sen’s heart stopped and that “he was gone” before being resus-
citated with a defibrillator at the European Championship.
Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 group
game against Finland on Saturday and was given lengthy med-
ical treatment before regaining consciousness. “It was cardiac
arrest,” said team doctor Morten Boesen. Eriksen, 29, was in
stable condition and had spoken to teammates via video link
Sunday. It remained unclear what caused the midfielder’s col-
lapse. Finland won the game 1-0 after the game resumed, a de-
cision heavily criticized in Denmark.
Mariners beat Indians 6-2 — Jake Fraley homered off AL Cy
Young Award winner Shane Bieber after replacing the injured
Mitch Haniger, and the Seattle Mariners beat the Cleveland
Indians 6-2 on Sunday. The Mariners, coming off a blown late
lead and a 10-inning loss Saturday, had to deal with more bad
news two batters into the game when Haniger fouled a pitch off
his left knee and had to be helped from the field.
— Bulletin wire reports
Starter
Hill had 20 tackles with four
pass breakups and two inter-
ceptions in six games in 2020.
He made 13 tackles in the
final three games and both of
his picks came in the Pac-12
Championship game against
USC. His four PBUs all came
against UCLA, which tried
to match him up against its
tight end.
Hill has the size, speed
and instincts to be an effec-
tive nickel and the game reps
he gained last season should
prove invaluable over a regu-
lar season with more variety
of personnel matchups.
“I feel like my football
knowledge is growing every
day,” Hill said. “I’m starting to
see the concepts easier. I feel
like it’s been pretty easy.”
He didn’t play in the spring
game so it’s hard to say how
much further along he’s got-
ten in the offseason.
Backup
With Hill out for the
spring game, Happle worked
with the first-team defense at
nickel. He’ll be heavily in the
rotation here and free safety.
Against four and five-wide
sets, Happle is likely the next
defensive back to get called
GB
—
1½
4½
4½
4½
4½
Tampa Bay
Boston
Toronto
new york
Baltimore
Chicago
Cleveland
Kansas City
detroit
Minnesota
AMERICAN LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
42
24
39
27
33
30
33
32
22
42
Central Division
W
L
41
24
34
28
30
34
26
39
26
39
Pct
.636
.591
.524
.508
.344
GB
—
3
7½
8½
19
Pct
.631
.548
.469
.400
.400
GB
—
5½
10½
15
15
NATIONAL LEAGUE
East Division
W
L
Pct
GB
new york
32
25
.561
—
Philadelphia
32
31
.508
3
atlanta
30
33
.476
5
Miami
29
36
.446
7
Washington
27
35
.435
7½
Central Division
W
L
Pct
GB
Milwaukee
38
27
.585
—
Chicago
37
27
.578
½
Cincinnati
32
31
.508
5
St. louis
32
32
.500
5½
Pittsburgh
23
41
.359
14½
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
San Francisco
40
25
.615
—
los angeles
39
26
.600
1
San diego
38
29
.567
3
Colorado
25
41
.379
15½
arizona
20
46
.303
20½
Saturday’s Late Game
Texas 12, l.a. dodgers 1
Sunday’s Games
Washington 5, San Francisco 0
Philadelphia 7, n.y. yankees 0
Cincinnati 6, Colorado 2
San diego 7, n.y. Mets 3
atlanta 6, Miami 4
Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 2
l.a. angels 10, arizona 3
l.a. dodgers 5, Texas 3
St. louis at Chicago Cubs, late
Monday’s Games
Pittsburgh (anderson 3-6) at Washington (lester 0-2),
4:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs (arrieta 5-6) at n.y. Mets (Peterson 1-5),
4:10 p.m.
Cincinnati (Gutierrez 2-1) at Milwaukee (lauer 1-2),
5:10 p.m.
Miami (TBd) at St. louis (Wainwright 4-5), 5:15 p.m.
San diego (lamet 1-1) at Colorado (Gomber 5-5), 5:40 p.m.
arizona (TBd) at San Francisco (Wood 5-3), 6:45 p.m.
Philadelphia (howard 0-1) at l.a. dodgers (Gonsolin
0-0), 7:10 p.m.
NCAA Division I
SUPER REGIONALS
(Best-of-3; x-if necessary)
In Fayetteville, Ark.
Sunday: n.C. State 3 no. 1 arkansas 2, n.C. State advances
In Austin, Texas
Saturday: Texas 4, South Fla. 3
Sunday: South Fla. vs. no. 2 Texas, late
x-Monday: South Fla. vs. no. 2 Texas, 1 p.m.
In Knoxville, Tenn.
Sunday: no. 3 Tennessee 15, lSu 6, Tennessee advances
In Tucson, Ariz.
Saturday: no. 12 Mississippi 12, no. 5 arizona 3, se-
ries tied 1-1
Swimming
MLB
Mario Cristobal’s take
“He’s going to be an exten-
sion of the coaching staff and
a really strong advocate. A guy
that really implements and
enforces the culture of what
we do and how we do things.
Can’t say enough good things
about him. A huge year com-
ing up for Jamal Hill.”
Pct
.833
.727
.455
.455
.444
.444
MLB
SOCCER
Continued from A5
GB
—
1½
3
3½
4
7½
BASEBALL
SPORTS BRIEFING
Hill
Pct
.727
.600
.455
.400
.364
.083
West Division
W
L
Pct
GB
40
27
.597
—
37
28
.569
2
33
32
.508
6
32
35
.478
8
25
41
.379
14½
Saturday’s Late Game
Texas 12, l.a. dodgers 1
Sunday’s Games
Chicago White Sox 4, detroit 1
Tampa Bay 7, Baltimore 1
Philadelphia 7, n.y. yankees 0
Toronto 18, Boston 4
Seattle 6, Cleveland 2
houston 14, Minnesota 3
l.a. angels 10, arizona 3
oakland 6, Kansas City 3
l.a. dodgers 5, Texas 3
Monday’s Games
Baltimore (Kremer 0-5) at Cleveland (Mejía 1-1), 4:10 p.m.
Toronto (Manoah 1-0) at Boston (eovaldi 7-3), 4:10 p.m.
detroit (Boyd 3-6) at Kansas City (Keller 6-5), 5:10 p.m.
Tampa Bay (Glasnow 5-2) at Chicago White Sox (lynn
7-1), 5:10 p.m.
l.a. angels (Bundy 1-6) at oakland (Manaea 5-2), 6:40 p.m.
Minnesota (Maeda 2-2) at Seattle (Gonzales 1-4), 7:10 p.m.
oakland
houston
los angeles
Seattle
Texas
upon, based purely on his
skill set.
Next wave
Bennett Williams played
nickel with the second-team
defense during the spring
game. He’s one of Oregon’s
hardest hitters and a true
box safety. He played Dime
last season and probably will
again under defensive coordi-
nator Tim DeRuyter, though
we didn’t see that package
from UO this spring.
Bassa spent the spring at
nickel and had three tackles
during the spring game. Of
those, two were on runs.
“He has a great feel of the
game,” safeties coach Marcel
Yates said. “He naturally ends
up places where he makes a
lot of plays. He’s a stronger
guy. When he gets his hands
on people he can control
guys. He gets off blocks well.
He gets on people as well to
disrupt routes.”
Summer arrivals
Darren Barkins and Avante
Dickerson are arriving at cor-
ner this summer. It appears
most likely that they’ll end up
at outside corner spots though,
particularly with Bassa already
beginning at nickel.
Quotable
“I love (Hill’s) work ethic. He
shows up every day to work.
He wants to know the ins and
out of the defense. He wants
to work technique. We’ve been
working on hips and man-to-
man coverage and stuff like
that with him and he’s getting
better each day. That work
ethic that he has, I appreciate
that. I think he’s a leader in the
room. You can’t ask for more.”
— Safeties coach Marcel Yates
French Open
Continued from A5
The 34-year-old Djokovic
eliminated 13-time French
Open champion Nadal — a
challenge the Serb likened
to scaling Mt. Everest — in a
semifinal that lasted more than
four hours Friday night.
That was only Nadal’s third
loss in 108 matches at the clay-
court major tournament.
Djokovic also defeated Na-
dal in the 2015 quarterfinals
before losing that year’s final. It
appeared the same fate awaited
Sunday, when the 22-year-old
Tsitsipas had the upper hand
against a drained Djokovic.
“It was not easy for me,”
Djokovic said, “both physically
and mentally.”
But he eventually completed
his sixth career comeback from
two sets down — and second
of the past week.
Djokovic — who trailed
19-year-old Lorenzo Musetti
GOLF
PGA Tour
Palmetto Championship Scores
Sunday at Ridgeland, S.C.
Yardage: 7,655; Par: 71
Final Round
Individual FedExCup Points in parentheses
Garrick higgo, $1,314,000
68-69-68-68—273
doc Redman (154), $411,233
65-72-70-67—274
hudson Swafford (154), $411,233 68-70-70-66—274
Chesson hadley (154), $411,233 65-66-68-75—274
Tyrrell hatton (154), $411,233
71-68-67-68—274
Bo Van Pelt (154), $411,233
69-71-66-68—274
Jhonattan Vegas (154), $411,233 66-72-69-67—274
Ryan armour (83), $220,825
71-69-71-64—275
david lipsky, $220,825
71-70-67-67—275
Matt Fitzpatrick (68), $177,025
71-70-69-66—276
dustin Johnson (68), $177,025
65-68-73-70—276
Pat Perez (68), $177,025
70-66-71-69—276
erik van Rooyen (68), $177,025
65-71-72-68—276
harris english (53), $125,925
67-69-67-74—277
Will Gordon (53), $125,925
68-75-70-64—277
Tain lee, $125,925
67-68-71-71—277
Wilco nienaber, $125,925
68-68-74-67—277
Chez Reavie (53), $125,925
67-69-73-68—277
Beau hossler (42), $86,505
71-71-68-68—278
Satoshi Kodaira (42), $86,505
69-72-68-69—278
danny lee (42), $86,505
67-73-67-71—278
Rob oppenheim (42), $86,505
69-68-71-70—278
Scott Piercy (42), $86,505
71-70-69-68—278
Seamus Power (42), $86,505
70-66-71-71—278
anirban lahiri (32), $56,088
69-73-70-67—279
henrik norlander (32), $56,088
70-68-73-68—279
Joseph Bramlett (32), $56,088
71-72-68-68—279
Rhein Gibson (32), $56,088
70-71-68-70—279
Bill haas (32), $56,088
71-70-70-68—279
ian Poulter (32), $56,088
68-72-69-70—279
austin Cook (24), $44,621
70-69-70-71—280
luke donald (24), $44,621
71-69-67-73—280
hank lebioda (24), $44,621
68-74-71-67—280
C.T. Pan (24), $44,621
69-72-69-70—280
Tommy Fleetwood (17), $33,337 68-75-70-68—281
Sungjae im (17), $33,337
75-68-71-67—281
Russell Knox (17), $33,337
71-71-71-68—281
Matthew neSmith (17), $33,337 72-69-75-65—281
Chase Seiffert (17), $33,337
70-71-71-69—281
davis Thompson, $33,337
71-69-71-70—281
Broc everett, $33,337
69-72-69-71—281
Bryson nimmer, $33,337
68-75-67-71—281
Ben Taylor (17), $33,337
72-70-69-70—281
aaron Baddeley (10), $22,435
70-73-68-71—282
Peter uihlein (10), $22,435
73-70-71-68—282
Kevin Chappell (10), $22,435
68-72-69-73—282
Scott harrington (10), $22,435
70-71-67-74—282
Wes Roach (10), $22,435
64-77-67-74—282
nick Taylor (10), $22,435
67-73-70-72—282
J.B. holmes (8), $18,542
69-74-72-68—283
Patrick Rodgers (8), $18,542
67-70-73-73—283
Byeong hun an (7), $17,484
67-73-76-68—284
Sam Ryder (7), $17,484
67-74-68-75—284
Roger Sloan (7), $17,484
67-75-74-68—284
Vaughn Taylor (7), $17,484
67-72-72-73—284
Rafael Campos (6), $17,009
73-70-70-72—285
Jonathan Byrd (5), $16,717
68-73-75-70—286
Mark hubbard (5), $16,717
71-71-74-70—286
Robby Shelton (5), $16,717
72-71-68-75—286
Chris Baker (5), $16,279
68-75-73-71—287
Tyler duncan (5), $16,279
70-72-74-71—287
Brandt Snedeker (5), $16,279
72-70-75-70—287
Josh Teater (4), $15,987
68-75-72-73—288
Robert Garrigus (4), $15,768
69-74-72-74—289
Michael Gellerman (4), $15,768
71-70-73-75—289
Richard S. Johnson (4), $15,549
67-76-74-73—290
andrew Putnam (4), $15,403
71-72-75-73—291
adam Schenk (3), $15,257
73-70-71-78—292
TENNIS
French Open
Sunday in Paris
(Seedings in parentheses)
Men’s Singles
Championship — novak djokovic (1), Serbia, def.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (5), Greece, 6-7 (6), 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
Women’s Doubles
Championship — Barbora Krejcikova and Kater-
ina Siniakova (2), Czech Republic, def. Bethanie Mat-
tek-Sands, united States, and iga Swiatek (14), Poland,
6-4, 6-2.
HOCKEY
NHL playoffs
SECOND ROUND
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
CONFERENCE FINALS
(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)
Sunday’s Game
n.y. islanders 2, Tampa Bay 1, n.y. leads series 1-0
Monday’s Game
Montreal at Vegas, 6 p.m., Game 1
SOCCER
MLS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
new england
5 1 2
17 11
Phila.
4 2 2
14
9
orlando City
3 1 3
12
8
ny City FC
3 2 2
11 13
CF Montréal
3 3 2
11 10
Columbus
3 2 2
11
7
nashville
2 0 5
11
9
atlanta
2 1 4
10
9
new york
3 4 0
9 10
d.C. united
3 5 0
9
8
inter Miami CF
2 4 2
8
8
Toronto FC
1 4 2
5
8
Chicago
1 5 1
4
4
Cincinnati
1 4 1
4
6
WESTERN CONFERENCE
W L T Pts GF
Seattle
5 0 3
18 14
Sporting KC
5 2 2
17 16
la Galaxy
5 2 0
15 11
Colorado
4 2 1
13 12
houston
3 3 2
11 11
San Jose
3 5 0
9 11
Portland
3 4 0
9
9
Real Sl
2 1 3
9
9
la FC
2 3 2
8
8
austin FC
2 4 2
8
6
Vancouver
2 4 1
7
6
Minnesota united 2 4 1
7
6
FC dallas
1 3 3
6
8
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Friday’s Games
nashville at new york, 5 p.m.
Vancouver at Real Sl, 7 p.m.
GA
7
5
4
7
9
6
6
7
10
11
13
12
11
15
GA
3
11
11
8
12
12
11
7
9
9
9
11
11
NWSL
W L T Pts GF
orlando
3 0 2
11
7
Portland
3 2 0
9 11
Washington
2 1 2
8
5
Gotham FC
2 1 1
7
2
houston
2 2 1
7
6
Chicago
2 2 1
7
4
north Carolina
1 2 1
4
6
Reign FC
1 2 1
4
2
louisville
1 2 1
4
2
Kansas City
0 3 2
2
2
NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.
Saturday’s Games
Reign FC at north Carolina, 1 p.m.
Washington at Chicago, 5 p.m.
GA
4
4
5
1
6
7
3
3
8
6
will be played in heavy rotation
at the sparkling new aquatic
center in Tokyo.
“They’ll have more oppor-
tunities because Phelps isn’t
there,” Biondi said. “Phelps
carried the torch and ran the
miles. Now, he’s passing it off.”
King and others are ready to
claim it. “We always do great,”
she said. “I don’t know why we’d
think it wasn’t going to be great
just because Michael’s not here.”
Of course, Phelps’ retirement
still stings a bit, even though it’s
been nearly five years since his
last race in Rio.
He was a truly transforma-
tional figure — someone who
inspired others to get in the
pool, attracted new fans to the
sport, and became a pop-cul-
ture icon.
Even though swimming is
one of America’s most popu-
lar Olympic sports, it gets little
attention between these every-
four-year spurts (or, with these
pandemic-delayed games, five
years).
Phelps was different. He com-
manded the public eye beyond
the Olympic spotlight, whether
it was as the awkward host of
“Saturday Night Live,” or his
myriad commercials, or having
his name dropped in countless
rap songs, or even his well-doc-
umented lapses that included
two drunken-driving arrests.
“Certainly he carried the
torch as far as promoting
swimming and getting eyeballs
on swimming and having the
general public tune in to swim-
ming where they may not have
before,” Biondi conceded.
Phelps benefited his sport in
other ways.
There were swimmers who
undoubtedly pushed their
training even harder and per-
formed even better because
they were chasing a legend.
Ryan Lochte was one of
them. He beat Phelps a handful
of times, and their rivalry pro-
pelled each of them to greater
heights. At 36, Lochte is back
in Omaha trying to make a re-
cord-tying fifth Olympic team.
“It didn’t matter if Michael
Phelps wasn’t there anymore;
there’s always going to be
someone next,” said Lochte,
who now trains alongside
Dressel. “It’s just how the sport
is evolving.”
Still, it’s not a stretch to spec-
ulate that Lochte might be a
little more motivated, might be
going a little bit faster, if Phelps
was still competing.
“I’m not sure that we would
be who we are … without
Michael Phelps,” said Tim
Hinchey, president and CEO
of USA Swimming, speaking
Friday to a room of socially
distanced reporters. “Ulti-
mately for us, I wouldn’t be sit-
ting here today in front of all of
you if Michael Phelps didn’t do
what he did for swimming in
our country.”
Now, his work is done.
Do not fret.
The sport he left behind will
be just fine.
It’s just going to take a group
effort.
two sets to none in the fourth
round — is the first man in the
professional era to win a ma-
jor title after twice facing a 2-0
deficit in sets during the tour-
nament.
“Suddenly just felt cold and
out of it,” Tsitsipas said. “I felt
like I kind of lost my game a
little bit.”
This was the first major fi-
nal for Tsitsipas and the 29th
for Djokovic, who also won the
2016 French Open, to go with
nine titles at the Australian
Open, five at Wimbledon and
three at the U.S. Open.
Also key: Djokovic is 35-10
in five-setters — including a
men’s-record 32 wins at majors
— while Tsitsipas is 5-5.
“Two sets doesn’t really
mean anything,” said Tsitsipas,
who was trying to become the
first Greek to win a major.
He needed about 100 min-
utes to grab his lead on a
sunny, breezy afternoon with
the temperature approaching
80 degrees Fahrenheit (over
25 degrees Celsius) and atten-
dance limited to 5,000, about
a third of capacity, because of
COVID-19 restrictions.
The footing on clay can be
tricky, and both men took first-
set tumbles.
Djokovic’s left him prone on
the sideline after a head-first fall
near a net post; he said his body
felt the effects for about a half-
hour afterward. Tsitsipas slipped
by the baseline, smearing his
white shirt and purple shorts
with the rust-colored surface.
While Djokovic switched
tops soon after his spill, Tsit-
sipas kept his dirty clothes on
— as if he viewed the mess as
a badge of honor — until after
losing the third set, when he
requested a visit from a trainer
to help him with a tight hip.
By then, the momentum had
changed.
The first set was tight as can
be: Tsitsipas won 43 points,
Djokovic 42.
Djokovic began the second
set with a double-fault and a
swinging forehand volley that
landed way long, then got bro-
ken with a wild forehand. Tsit-
sipas broke again to lead 5-2 in
that set, and Djokovic pressed
a white towel against his face at
a changeover.
Trying to cool off? Perhaps.
Trying to reset himself? Prob-
ably.
After the second set,
Djokovic took one of each
player’s two allotted breaks.
The match was never quite
the same; Tsitsipas thought
Djokovic’s anticipation and
movement improved.
“I kind of felt like he could
read my game a bit better, sud-
denly,” Tsitsipas said.
This was another match that
lasted more than four hours,
and Djokovic was up to the
task again. “I will definitely re-
member these last 48 hours,”
he said, “for the rest of my life.”
So, likely, will everyone else.
Continued from A5
Phelps retired for good after
the 2016 Rio Games, settling
down with his wife and growing
family in the Arizona desert.
He still carries plenty of gravitas
within the sport — most nota-
bly, revealing his struggles with
depression during his career —
but the spotlight has been ceded
to a worthy generation of suc-
cessors.
From Katie Ledecky to Cae-
leb Dressel, from Simone Man-
uel to Nathan Adrian, from
Ryan Murphy to Lilly King,
there’s no shortage of talent
to carry on America’s aquatic
domination.
“Our U.S. team is stacked,”
said former swimming star
Matt Biondi, who created a sim-
ilar void when he retired after
the 1992 Barcelona Games. “We
have strong contingencies on
both the male and female sides.”
None of them is likely to be
the next Phelps.
They don’t have to be.
With what they’ve accom-
plished already and what is still
to come, there is little doubt
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Sunday: no. 12 Mississippi vs. no. 5 arizona, late
In Columbia, S.C.
Sunday: Virginia 4, dallas Baptist 0, series tied 1-1
Monday: dallas Baptist vs. Virginia, 10 a.m.
In Starkville, Miss.
Sunday: no. 10 notre dame 9, no. 7 Mississippi St. 1,
series tied 1-1
Monday: no. 10 notre dame vs. no. 7 Mississippi St.,
4 p.m.
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Michael Phelps reacts after win-
ning the 400-meter individual
medley during the 2004 Olympic
Games in Athens.