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NATIONAL SCOREBOARD
THE NEW MEXICAN Thursday, September 5, 2013
NFL Football
NFL American Conference
East Buffalo Miami New England N.Y. Jets South Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee North Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland Pittsburgh West Denver Kansas City Oakland San Diego
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National Conference
NFL Calendar
Sept. 5 — 2013 season begins, Baltimore at Denver.; Sept. 8-9 — First weekend of regular-season games.
NFL Injury Report
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): BALTIMORE RAVENS at DENVER BRONCOS RAVENS: OUT: DE Arthur Jones (illness). DOUBTFUL: C Ryan Jensen (foot), WR Deonte Thompson (foot), DT Brandon Williams (toe). PROBABLE: TE Ed Dickson (thigh), LB Pernell McPhee (knee). BRONCOS: OUT: RB C.J. Anderson (knee), CB Champ Bailey (foot), TE Joel Dreessen (knee). DOUBTFUL: G Chris Kuper (ankle). PROBABLE: DE Robert Ayers (Achilles), T Ryan Clady (shoulder), QB Brock Osweiler (left shoulder), WR Wes Welker (ankle).
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS at BUFFALO BILLS PATRIOTS: DNP: T Will Svitek (knee). LIMITED: WR Danny Amendola (groin), RB Brandon Bolden (knee), WR Aaron Dobson (hamstring), S Nate Ebner (ankle), TE Rob Gronkowski (back, forearm), S Duron Harmon (hamstring). BILLS: DNP: CB Stephon Gilmore (wrist), K Dustin Hopkins (right groin), G Doug Legursky (knee). LIMITED: S Jairus Byrd (foot). FULL: QB EJ Manuel (knee). TENNESSEE TITANS at PITTSBURGH STEELERS TITANS: DNP: LB Zaviar Gooden (ankle). LIMITED: LB Akeem Ayers (ankle), T David Stewart (calf). FULL: RB Quinn Johnson (quadriceps). STEELERS: DNP: RB Le’Veon Bell (foot). LIMITED: RB Will Johnson (hamstring), LB Jarvis Jones (chest), TE Heath Miller (knee). ATLANTA FALCONS at NEW ORLEANS SAINTS FALCONS: LIMITED: LB Stephen Nicholas (thigh), CB Asante Samuel (thigh), WR Roddy White (thigh). FULL: K Matt Bryant (back). SAINTS: DNP: S Isa Abdul-Quddus (ankle), DE Glenn Foster (ankle). FULL: T Terron Armstead (stomach), RB Travaris Cadet (foot), WR Marques Colston (foot), G Jahri Evans (back), LB Junior Galette (hamstring), LB Kevin Reddick (shoulder), T Zach Strief (back), WR Nick Toon (chest), LB Martez Wilson (elbow). TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS at NEW YORK JETS BUCCANEERS: DNP: TE Tom Crabtree (ankle), CB Rashaan Melvin (hamstring), G Carl Nicks (foot). LIMITED: RB Mike James (eye), RB Erik Lorig (calf). FULL: CB Darrelle Revis (knee). JETS: DNP: LB Quinton Coples (ankle), DE Leger Douzable (illness), QB Mark Sanchez (right shoulder), TE Kellen Winslow (knee). LIMITED: CB Antonio Cromartie (hip), DT Kenrick Ellis (back), WR Santonio Holmes (foot). FULL: LB Nick Bellore (oblique), G Willie Colon (knee, shoulder), G Vladimir Ducasse (calf), WR Clyde Gates (shoulder), LB David Harris (hip), DT Damon Harrison (knee), WR Stephen Hill (knee), T Ben Ijalana (knee), WR Jeremy Kerley (finger), CB Ellis Lankster (foot, hamstring), CB Dee Milliner (Achilles), QB Matt Simms (calf, oblique), QB Geno Smith (ankle), G Brian Winters (ankle). KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS CHIEFS: DNP: G Jon Asamoah (calf), DE Allen Bailey (not injury related), LB Nico Johnson (ankle). FULL: S Quintin Demps (hamstring), T Eric Fisher (shoulder), LB James-Michael Johnson (groin), TE Travis Kelce (knee), T Donald Stephenson (shoulder). JAGUARS: LIMITED: WR Stephen Burton (illness), RB Justin Forsett (toe), QB Blaine Gabbert (right thumb), TE Marcedes Lewis (calf), DT Roy Miller (knee), DE Jeremy Mincey (illness), G Will Rackley (ankle). SEATTLE SEAHAWKS at CAROLINA PANTHERS SEAHAWKS: No data reported. PANTHERS: DNP: RB Kenjon Barner (foot), LB Jon Beason (knee). LIMITED: CB James Dockery (thumb), TE Ben Hartsock (foot), WR Domenik Hixon (hamstring), S Mike Mitchell (calf), G Amini Silatolu (hamstring), RB Mike Tolbert (hamstring). CINCINNATI BENGALS at CHICAGO BEARS BENGALS: DNP: CB Brandon Ghee (concussion), G Mike Pollak (knee), T Andrew Whitworth (knee). LIMITED: DT Devon Still (knee). FULL: DE Carlos Dunlap (concussion), TE Tyler Eifert (forearm), CB Dre Kirkpatrick (concussion), T Andre Smith (knee). BEARS: OUT: WR Earl Bennett (). MIAMI DOLPHINS at CLEVELAND BROWNS DOLPHINS: DNP: CB Will Davis (toe), QB Pat Devlin (ankle), CB Jamar Taylor (groin). LIMITED: TE Dion Sims (groin). FULL: LB Jonathan Freeny (shoulder), DE Dion Jordan (shoulder), S Jimmy Wilson (hamstring).
BROWNS: DNP: S Josh Aubrey (ankle), G Shawn Lauvao (ankle). LIMITED: DE Desmond Bryant (back), LB Barkevious Mingo (lung). FULL: TE Gary Barnidge (shoulder), WR Davone Bess (knee), TE Jordan Cameron (groin), T Garrett Gilkey (shoulder), DE John Hughes (knee), LB Eric Martin (foot), CB Chris Owens (foot). MINNESOTA VIKINGS at DETROIT LIONS VIKINGS: DNP: QB McLeod BethelThompson (groin), DT Kevin Williams (knee). LIMITED: CB Chris Cook (groin), DT Sharrif Floyd (knee), DT Letroy Guion (finger), T Phil Loadholt (knee), WR Cordarrelle Patterson (back), S Mistral Raymond (shoulder), S Harrison Smith (back). FULL: LB Larry Dean (shoulder), LB Erin Henderson (heel). LIONS: DNP: DE Ziggy Ansah (concussion). LIMITED: S Louis Delmas (knee). OAKLAND RAIDERS at INDIANAPOLIS COLTS RAIDERS: DNP: TE David Ausberry (shoulder), K Sebastian Janikowski (right calf), T Jared Veldheer (triceps). LIMITED: T Menelik Watson (knee). FULL: QB Matt Flynn (right elbow). COLTS: DNP: T Anthony Castonzo (knee), LB Kavell Conner (ankle). FULL: TE Dwayne Allen (foot), RB Ahmad Bradshaw (foot), TE Coby Fleener (knee), LB Mario Harvey (knee), S Joe Lefeged (knee), G Mike McGlynn (knee), WR David Reed (head). GREEN BAY PACKERS at SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS PACKERS: OUT: CB Casey Hayward (hamstring). LIMITED: CB Jarrett Bush (ankle). 49ERS: No data reported. ARIZONA CARDINALS at ST. LOUIS RAMS CARDINALS No data reported. RAMS: DNP: TE Cory Harkey (knee), S Quinton Pointer (thigh), S Darian Stewart (thigh), LB Jonathan Stewart (hip). NEW YORK GIANTS at DALLAS COWBOYS GIANTS: DNP: C David Baas (knee), T David Diehl (thumb), TE Adrien Robinson (foot). LIMITED: WR Victor Cruz (heel), RB Henry Hynoski (knee), DE Damontre Moore (shoulder), DE Jason Pierre-Paul (back). FULL: CB Jayron Hosley (ankle). COWBOYS: DNP: RB Lance Dunbar (foot), S Danny McCray (hamstring), DE Anthony Spencer (knee). FULL: G Ronald Leary (knee).
BASKETBALL basketball WNBA Eastern Conference
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GB — 5 7 8 101/2 14
W L Pct x-Minnesota 23 7 .767 x-Los Angeles 21 10 .677 Phoenix 15 13 .536 x-Seattle 15 15 .500 San Antonio 11 19 .367 Tulsa 10 20 .333 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference Wednesday’s Games Atlanta 89, Indiana 80, OT Minnesota 83, Los Angeles 74 Tuesday’s Games No games scheduled. Thursday’s Games No games scheduled. Friday’s Games Washington at Connecticut, 5 p.m. Atlanta at New York, 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Tulsa, 6 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. San Antonio at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
GB — 21/2 7 8 12 13
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Western Conference
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PGA TOUR Presidents Cup Rosters
DUBLIN, Ohio — Rosters for the Presidents Cup, to be played Oct. 3-6 at Muirfield Village Golf Club: UNITED STATES Captain: Fred Couples Keegan Bradley Jason Dufner Bill Haas Zach Johnson Matt Kuchar Hunter Mahan Phil Mickelson x-Webb Simpson Brandt Snedeker x-Jordan Spieth Steve Stricker Tiger Woods INTERNATIONAL Captain: Nick Price Angel Cabrera, Argentina Jason Day, Australia x-Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe Graham DeLaet, Canada Ernie Els, South Africa Branden Grace, South Africa x-Marc Leishman, Australia Hideki Matsuyama, Japan Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa Charl Schwartzel, South Africa Adam Scott, Australia Richard Sterne, South Africa x-Captain’s pick
SOCCER soCCeR
NORTH AMERICA Major League Soccer
East W L T Pts GF GA Montreal 12 7 6 42 41 35 New York 12 9 6 42 40 35 Kansas City 12 9 6 42 38 27 Philadelphia 10 8 9 39 37 37 New England 10 9 7 37 35 25 Houston 10 9 7 37 30 31 Chicago 10 10 5 35 31 35 Columbus 9 13 5 32 31 35 Toronto 4 12 10 22 23 35 D.C. United 3 18 5 14 16 43 West W L T Pts GF GA Salt Lake 14 8 6 48 52 35 Los Angeles 13 9 4 43 43 32 Seattle 13 8 4 43 33 26 Portland 9 5 12 39 39 30 Colorado 10 8 9 39 34 29 Vancouver 10 9 7 37 38 35 Dallas 9 7 10 37 36 38 San Jose 9 11 7 34 28 40 Chivas USA 5 15 7 22 26 48 Note: Three points for win and one for a tie. Wednesday’s Games Columbus 2, Houston 0 Seattle 1, Chivas USA 0 Saturday’s Games Columbus at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Seattle, 8 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. Toronto at Portland, 9 p.m. Sunday’s Games New York at Houston, 3 p.m. Montreal at New England, 5:30 p.m. D.C. United at Chivas USA, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at San Jose, 9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 Chicago at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 13 Salt Lake at Seattle, 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14 Columbus at Montreal, 12 p.m. Los Angeles at D.C. United, 2 p.m. Toronto at New York, 5 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 5:30 p.m. New England at Chicago, 6:30 p.m. Dallas at Colorado, 7 p.m. Portland at Chivas USA, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at San Jose, 8:30 p.m.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL tennis TENNIS ColleGe NCAA AP Top 25 Sked
Saturday’s Games No. 2 Oregon at Virginia, 1:30 p.m. No. 3 Ohio St. vs. San Diego State, 1:30 p.m. No. 4 Clemson vs. South Carolina State, 10:30 a.m. No. 5 Stanford vs. San Jose State, 9 p.m. No. 6 South Carolina at No. 11 Georgia, 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Texas A&M vs. Sam Houston State, 5 p.m. No. 8 Louisville vs. Eastern Kentucky, 10 a.m. No. 9 LSU vs. UAB, 5 p.m. No. 12 Florida at Miami, 10 a.m. No. 13 Oklahoma St. at UTSA, 10 a.m. No. 14 Notre Dame at No. 17 Michigan, 6 p.m. No. 15 Texas at BYU, 5 p.m. No. 16 Oklahoma vs. West Virginia, 5 p.m. No. 19 Northwestern vs. Syracuse, 4 p.m. No. 21 Wisconsin vs. Tennessee Tech, 10 a.m. No. 22 Nebraska vs. Southern Miss., 4 p.m. No. 23 Baylor vs, Buffalo, 1:30 p.m. No. 24 TCU vs. SE Louisiana, 10 a.m. No. 25 Southern Cal vs. Washington State, 8:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS tRansaCtions BASEBALL Major League Baseball
MLB — Suspended St. Louis minor league 2B Brett Wiley (State College-NY Penn) 50 games after testing positive for an amphetamine.
American League
BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Named Amy Tuten manager of sponsorship sales, Kirsten Ladendorf manager of catering and suites, and Scott Moudry manager of ticket operations for the Sarasota spring training facility. Promoted Trevor Markham to director of operations at Sarasota.
National League
CHICAGO CUBS — Selected the contract of RHP Chang-Yong Lim from Iowa (PCL). Designated RHP Michael Bowden for assignment. Claimed RHP Daniel Bard off waivers from Boston. Designated OF Cole Gillespie for assignment.
BASKETBALL National Basketball Association
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS — Named Kenny Lauer vice president of digital and marketing. MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Named Jim Cleamons and Scott Williams assistant coaches and Josh Oppenheimer assistant coach/ player development.
FOOTBALL National Football League
CHICAGO BEARS — Signed G Derek Dennis to the practice squad. Terminated the practice squad contract of QB Jerrod Johnson. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed WR Andrew Hawkins on the injured reserve/return list. Signed OT Dennis Roland. Signed QB Greg McElroy to the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed RB Bradley Randle to the practice squad. Released RB Joe Banyard from the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed OL Josh Kline to the practice squad. Released LB Jeff Tarpinian from the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed RB Andre Brown on the injured reserve/return list. Signed DE Adewale Ojomo from the practice squad. Signed OL Sam Baker to the practice squad. Pro Football Hall of Fame HOF — Announced the retirement of president Stephen A. Perry.
NFL: Jets’ Rex Ryan could be first coaching casualty Continued from Page B-1 Answer: St. Louis receiver Tavon Austin. The Rams, who selected the versatile West Virginia star with the No. 8 pick, didn’t use him extensively in the preseason, but they have big plans for him in games that count. Question: And defensive rookie of the year? Answer: Carolina tackle Star Lotuleilei. He was a steal with the 14th pick, and tumbled out of the top five because of a heart scare. He will be the second consecutive Panthers player to win the award, with linebacker Luke Kuechly claiming it in 2012. Question: Who will be the first coach to go? Answer: Rex Ryan doesn’t look long for the New York Jets. Were he to lose his job during the season, he probably would be replaced on an interim basis by Dennis Thurman or Marty Mornhinweg, the team’s coordinators. Question: Which coach will change the league? Answer: Philadelphia’s Chip Kelly — it’s just not clear how. By the way, in the time it took you to read that sentence, the Eagles got off three snaps. Question: Who was the best freeagent acquisition of the offseason? Answer: Danny Amendola in New England. The Patriots lost three playmakers — Wes Welker, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez — so Tom Brady figures to go to Amendola early and often. Welker was a solid addition in Denver, although Peyton Manning already has receivers Eric Decker and Demaryius Thomas, and the Broncos are likely to run the ball more. So Welker might not be as essential to Denver as he was to New England. Another free agent to watch is Reggie Bush in Detroit. He gives the Lions another playmaking threat to go along with Calvin Johnson, and could wind up being the team’s best back since Barry Sanders. That’s not to suggest Bush and Sanders are in the same league, but this team has been search-
ing for an answer at running back for a long time. Less splashy than Bush but just as important to their teams are Baltimore linebacker Daryl Smith, who replaces Ray Lewis; Chicago’s Jermon Bushrod, who figures to give the Bears a reliable left tackle at last; and Tennessee guard Andy Levitre, who, along with rookie guard Chance Warmack, significantly fortifies the Titans up the middle. Question: A free-agent fizzler? Answer: There will be plenty. An early one, though, didn’t make it out of training camp. San Diego was hoping for more from former Pittsburgh Steeler Max Starks, who was beat out for the left tackle job by King Dunlap, who started 12 games in five seasons with Philadelphia. The Chargers didn’t invest a lot in Starks, who got a oneyear deal with a $160,000 bonus, but they thought he might be the player to protect Philip Rivers’ blind side. Question: The league’s best rivalry? Answer: Step aside, Redskins-Cowboys, Bears-Packers and Patriots-Colts. The best rivalry is 49ers-Seahawks, even though it has come to a boil only in the past couple of years. Jim Harbaugh and Pete Carroll can’t hide their mutual disdain for each other; Colin Kaepernick and Russell Wilson are two of the most exciting young quarterbacks in the game; both teams have tremendous running games and stifling defenses; and Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman can shut down most anything but his mouth. They meet in Week 2. Question: Which third-year quarterbacks have to prove it this season? Answer: When it comes to producing great quarterbacks, it’s a safe bet the class of 2011 won’t rival the Hall of Fame crop from 1983. But the 2011 group did include Cam Newton, Andy Dalton and Kaepernick. The quarterbacks from that class who need to step up are Tennessee’s Jake Locker, Jacksonville’s Blaine Gabbert and Minnesota’s Christian Ponder. Question: How about some of the more seasoned quarterbacks and the pressure they’re facing? Answer: It’s a contract year for Jay
RAVENS AT BRONCOS Time: 6:30 p.m. on NBC; Line: Broncos by 7½ Synopsis: This game marks the 12th consecutive season the NFL kicks off its season with a midweek contest, and for the 10th consecutive time features the previous Super Bowl winner. But for the first time in that stretch, the reigning champion is on the road. It’s on to Denver for the Ravens, and history says they face a tall order. The home team is 9-2 in the 11 weeknight openers and had won nine in a row before the Cowboys upset the Giants last year. Bottom line/pick: Baltimore’s roster has had a massive turnover, with key players on defense and offense gone. Denver has suspension and injury problems on its defense, the latest setback coming Wednesday when key CB Champ Bailey (foot injury) was ruled out. Broncos will be looking for revenge after losing at home to Ravens last year in the playoffs, on a game that went into overtime because Denver’s defense broke down and allowed Jacoby Jones to catch a 70-yard TD bomb with 31 seconds left in regulation to tie the score. Because of defensive deficiencies for both teams here and potential potent offenses, look for a shootout and well more than the 48½ points listed on the Vegas over-under line. BRONCOS 34, RAVENS 23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Cutler in Chicago, and with quarterbacks guru Marc Trestman as his head coach, maybe he can finally be the modern-day Sid Luckman the Bears had envisioned. The Chargers haven’t made the playoffs for three seasons, and Rivers has been turnover-prone during that span. He doesn’t get a lot of protection, and his cast of offensive playmakers is dwindling, but the responsibility to get the job done ultimately lands with him. Maybe new coach Mike McCoy can
help the franchise whip a U-turn. As for Tony Romo, he needs to come through in divisional games down the stretch and make good on all the time and money the Dallas Cowboys have invested in him. Question: Who has the best chance to stick it to his former team? Answer: It’s a tie between Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith and coach Andy Reid. They can thumb their noses at opposite coasts. Question: With Hall of Fame-bound leaders Lewis and Ed Reed gone, will Baltimore’s defense implode? Answer: No, just the opposite. The Ravens are younger and faster on that side of the ball, and those departures were necessary to transition into a new era. Look for that unit to take a step up, not back. The Ravens’ three best defenders — tackle Haloti Ngata, linebacker Terrell Suggs and cornerback Lardarius Webb — are healthy again and they’ve added an outstanding pass rusher in Elvis Dumervil, who aims to exact revenge on his old team Thursday night, when Baltimore opens at Denver. Dumervil is the best bookend to Suggs since Peter Boulware, who retired in 2005. If you’re an offensive line squaring off against a defensive front that features Suggs, Ngata and Dumervil, who draws the double team? Question: Who is the Super Bowl dark horse? Answer: Cincinnati. Even though they haven’t won a playoff game since 1990, the Bengals have reached the postseason three of the last four years and they have one of the league’s most productive quarterback-receiver tandems in Dalton and A.J. Green. They also have a spectacular young defensive tackle in Geno Atkins; a last-rodeo, havocwreaking linebacker in James Harrison; and a pair of coordinators — Jay Gruden on offense, Mike Zimmer on defense — who eventually will be head coaches. Question: What’s your Super Bowl prediction? Answer: Seahawks over Broncos. Question: Most valuable player? Answer: Seattle’s Wilson.
ATP-WTA TOUR U.S. Open
Wednesday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $34.3 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Hard-Outdoor Singles Men Quarterfinals Richard Gasquet (8), France, def. David Ferrer (4), Spain, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 2-6, 6-3. Rafael Nadal (2), Spain, def. Tommy Robredo (19), Spain, 6-0, 6-2, 6-2. Women Quarterfinals Flavia Pennetta, Italy, def. Roberta Vinci (10), Italy, 6-4, 6-1. Victoria Azarenka (2), Belarus, def. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, 6-2, 6-3. Doubles Men Quarterfinals Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (10), Brazil, def. Treat Huey, Philippines, and Dominic Inglot (16), Britain, 7-5, 6-3. Women Third Round Serena and Venus Williams, United States, def. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russia, and Lucie Safarova (11), Czech Republic, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Quarterfinals Sania Mirza, India, and Zheng Jie (10), China, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Peng Shuai (4), China, 6-4, 7-6 (5). Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka (5), Czech Republic, def. Nadia Petrova, Russia, and Katarina Srebotnik (3), Slovenia, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5. Ashleigh Barty and Casey Dellacqua (8), Australia, def. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, 6-2, 6-3. Mixed Semifinals Abigail Spears, United States, and Santiago Gonzalez, Mexico, def. Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, and Bruno Soares (5), Brazil, 6-2, 6-1. Andrea Hlavackova, Czech Republic, and Max Mirnyi (7), Belarus, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, and Daniel Nestor, Canada, 7-5, 6-7 (4), 12-10. Champions Invitational Men Michael Chang and Todd Martin, United States, def. Pat Cash, Australia, and MaliVai Washington, United States, 7-6 (4), 6-4. Women Chanda Rubin, United States, and Iva Majoli, Croatia, def. Gigi Fernandez, United States, and Natasha Zvereva, Belarus, 6-2, 1-6, 13-11. Junior Singles Boys Second Round Lucas Miedler, Austria, def. Kim Young Seok, South Korea, 6-1, 6-4. Yoshihito Nishioka (8), Japan, def. Rafael Matos, Brazil, 6-3, 6-2. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, def. Nicolas Jarry (11), Chile, 6-3, 6-2. Gianluigi Quinzi (2), Italy, def. Noah Rubin, United States, 6-3, 6-4. Quentin Halys, France, def. Andrey Rublev, Russia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1. Jorge Panta (15), Peru, def. Johannes Haerteis, Germany, 7-6 (2), 6-3. Borna Coric (4), Croatia, def. Zheng Wei Qiang, China, 6-0, 6-0. Gage Brymer, United States, def. Roman Safiullin (14), Russia, 7-5, 5-6, retired.
More: Bream started streak Continued from Page B-1 up 2-0 over the Atlanta Braves going into the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 of the National League championship series in 1992. Three outs and the Pirates go to the World Series for the first time since they danced to the disco hit “We Are Family” after beating the Baltimore Orioles in 1979. But after a double, an error and a walk, the lead was cut to 2-1. With two outs and the bases loaded, third-string catcher Francisco Cabrera lined a single to left field, and slow-footed Sid Bream was waved around from second with the winning run. Bonds had a chance to get Bream at home, but the throw was just up the line, and Bream slid in just before the tag. In the stands, former President Jimmy Carter high-fived everyone around him as the crowd of 51,000 in Atlanta celebrated one of the most improbable comebacks ever. The Pirates, meanwhile, went into a daze that has taken them two decades to escape. Whether it ends any better this year may be decided before the playoffs even begin. No team needs the pressure of winning one game to move on after already playing a full season of 162, but the Pirates have history to beat, too. A winning season is nice. But winning the NL Central may be the only thing that really matters.