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Kershaw gets a World Series title Oct. 30 - Nov. 5, 2020 Vol. 19, Issue 10 www.sportspagdfw.com FREE 2 October 30, 2020 - November 5, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 10 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 10 | October 30, 2020 - November 5, 2020 3 Oct. 30, 2020 - Nov. 5, 2020 AROUND THE AREA Vol. 19, Issue 10 LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST sportspagedfw.com Established 2002 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Preseason Awards Cover Photo: 4 AROUND THE AREA American and named the nation’s top recruit, among many other honors. He led WHERE DO THE RANGERS GO Montverde Academy to a unanimous No. 1 FROM HERE ranking and a 25-0 record last season with 5 BY DIC HUMPHREY wins over seven ranked opponents. Despite GOLF, ETC. Big 12 Reveals 2020-21 Men’s playing just 22 minutes a game, the point 6 BY TOM WARD Basketball Preseason Awards guard averaged 13.9 points, 6.4 assists and BERMUDA CHAMPIONSHIP Jared Butler (Baylor) was selected Big 4.2 rebounds. Cunningham is the fourth Texas hosts PBR World Finals for the 7 PREVIEW 12 Preseason Player of the Year while Cowboy to be selected as preseason fresh- BY PGATOUR.COM first time ever Marcus Santos-Silva (Texas Tech) picked man of the year. For the first time in league history, the 8 COLLEGE GAMEDAY AT THE up Newcomer of the Year and Cade Butler and Cunningham were both also PBR (Professional Bull Riders) will host MASTERS Cunningham (Oklahoma State) was named named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team BY PGATOUR.COM its World Finals in Arlington, Texas, buck- Freshman of the Year. The honors were along with Marcus Garrett (KU), Austin KERSHAW GETS A WORLD ing into AT&T Stadium on Nov. 12-15 for 9 SERIES TITLE voted on by head coaches, who are not Reaves (OU), Matt Coleman III (Texas) the 2020 PBR World Finals: Unleash The BY JOEY LAYNE allowed to vote for their own athletes. and Oscar Tshiebwe (WVU). A tie created Beast. The fan-attended, season-culminat- SEC WEEK 5 PREDICTIONS Butler was a unanimous selection on an extra position on the team. Butler and ing event will conclude the unique 2020 10 BY ROBERT CORTINEZ the All-Big 12 First Team and received Garrett were unanimous selections. Garrett season which has seen PBR pioneer the votes for consensus All-America last sea- was the 2019-20 Defensive Player of the return of professional sports in the United BIG 12 WEEK 9 PREDICTIONS son as he helped lead Baylor to a second- Year and a member of the All-Big 12 Third 11 BY JOHN MOSS States in a safe and healthy manner. place Conference finish. His 16.0 points Team, along with Coleman III. Tshiebwe Set to award hundreds of thousands per game were third in the league and he was All-Big 12 Second Team last season. across the four-day event, one rider will be 12 SMU HOSTS NAVY was also third in 3-pt field goals made with Preseason Player of the Year: BY MIKE MCFEE crowned the 2020 PBR World Champion a 2.57 average. The junior guard was sev- Jared Butler, Baylor, G, 6-3, 195, Jr., earning the coveted gold buckle and $1 VANDY AND SMU ARE VERY Preseason Newcomer of the Year: 13 SIMILAR enth in both field goal percentage (.421) million bonus, while one bovine athlete BY BO CARTER and steals (1.63). Butler is the third Bear to Marcus Santos-Silva, Texas Tech, F, 6-7, will be anointed the 2020 YETI PBR NFL WEEK 7 PREDICTIONS garner preseason player of the year, joining 245, Sr., Taunton, Massachusetts World Champion Bull and receiving 15 BY NFL.COM Pierre Jackson (2012-13) and Perry Jones Preseason Freshman of the Year: $100,000 in prize money. AUTO REVIEW III (2011-12). Cade Cunningham, Oklahoma State, G, 6- The action-packed, world-class event 17 BY KBB.COM Texas Tech boasts the preseason new- 8, 200, Fr., Arlington, Texas week will also feature a four-day, free-to- comer of the year in consecutive seasons Big 12 Mens Basketball PreSeason Poll attend fan zone in Lot 4 of AT&T Stadium as Chris Clarke grabbed the honor in 2019- 1. Baylor from Nov. 12-15. In addition to featuring Follow us on 20. Santos-Silva played the last three sea- 2. Kansas daily taping’s of iconic western sports sons at VCU where he was named NABC 3. 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Cody was once a highly regard- both will be part of the 2021 team. season and the uncertainty of next year’s ed Ranger pitching prospect, but he lost two Ronald Guzman hit .244 with four home financial situation, that teams will be look- full seasons to Tommy John Surgery. This runs in 26 games. He is a tremendous ing to cut payroll. We all saw the success of summer, he had a 1.59 ERA in 22-2/3rds defensive first baseman, but the Rangers feel young relief pitchers in the playoffs such as innings over eight games. He’ll get a they need more offense, and especially some the Rays’ Peter Fairbanks. Such young chance to be in next year’s rotation, but the home run production from the position. players make at or near the Major League Rangers may go slow with him with his sur- Guzman will be in the mix, but the Rangers’ minimum, such that by using them instead gical history. Kolby Allard, Joe Palumbo patience with his offensive game is growing of expensive veterans, payroll costs can be and Brock Burke are the other young thin. reduced. prospects that will have a chance to be in Willie Calhoun had a season lost season BY DIC HUMPHREY Already since the end of the World the 2021 starting rotation.