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This Day In Sports 2005 — USC wins its 34th consecutive game and 16th straight against a ranked opponent, beating No. 11 UCLA 66-19. The 16 victories against Associated Press ranked teams is one better Numbers Game than Oklahoma, which won 15 from 1973-76. C4 Antelope Valley Press, Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Morning rush Net gains: NHL goalies playing less Valley Press news services By STEPHEN WHYNO that all teams have,” Vegas gen- SEC fines Auburn $250,000 after fans Associated Press LIMITED eral manager Kelly McCrimmon rush field vs Alabama Marc-Andre Fleury plays In this June 14, said. “What we’re doing is trying BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Southeastern when he’s told. 2017, file photo, to win hockey games during the Conference has fined Auburn $250,000 after fans How much he plays has Penguins goalies regular season, trying to keep stormed the field celebrating an Iron Bowl victory. changed. Marc-Andre both of our goalies sharp and try- It’s the school’s fourth violation of the league’s A decade ago, Fleury started Fleury, left, and ing to have all our players at the policy prohibiting fan access to the field or court. 61 out of 82 games before back- Matt Murray hold top of their game come playoffs.” The SEC announced the fine Monday, two days stopping Pittsburgh to the Stan- the Stanley Cup The New York Islanders after fans almost completely covered the field at ley Cup. He started 58 and 34 in Pittsburgh. The have alternated Thomas Greiss Jordan-Hare Stadium following the 11th-ranked times on the Penguins’ 2016 and NHL’s version of and Semyon Varlamov for their Tigers’ 48-45 win over No. 9 Alabama. first 24 games and allow the 2017 Cup runs splitting time with load management Auburn was fined for celebrations after the 2013 fourth-fewest goals in the league. Matt Murray, then made 46 starts is limiting playing Iron Bowl that ended with the “Kick-Six” and after for Vegas and led the expansion Anaheim’s coaching staff pencils the 2017 upset of No. 1 Alabama that clinched the time for goalies. Golden Knights to the final. Associated Press in both John Gibson or Ryan Southeastern Conference Western Division title. “As a player, I love being in Miller for all 82 games and re- Fans also stormed the basketball court at Au- there. I love playing the game,” Brodeur starting 78 games are games and then we got the other visits incrementally to adjust for burn Arena after an upset of Kentucky in 2016. Fleury said. “It’s tough to find gone — only three goalies have guy and the A guy’s going to play injuries and workloads. The SEC fines start at $50,000 for a first offense like the perfect amount of games. 70-plus starts over the past five 25 really good (playoff games).” “It has very little to do with and go up to $250,000 for a third and subsequent Nowadays, I feel like we’re hear- seasons — and teams think year- Rask and Jaroslav Halak, games,” Ducks coach Dallas violations. ing more than ever how we’re round about how to best prepare Washington’s Braden Holtby and Eakins said. “It has more to do going to manage two goalies and to play deep into June. Philipp Grubauer in 2018 and with how much work. We had a stuff.” “The trend is definitely go- Pittsburgh’s Murray and Fleury game earlier this year where we Consider it hockey’s version of ing the way that you split the the previous two years are prime were overwhelmed in the game “load management” that’s gained net more,” said Boston goalten- examples. Jordan Binnington against Vegas. I think they put Planner popularity in basketball. Don’t der Tuukka Rask, who carried didn’t make his first NHL start up 50 shots, and we were in our expect NHL teams to handpick the Bruins to Game 7 of the fi- until January, but 32 games of zone the whole time. That went COMING UP IN THE VALLEY games throughout the season nal last year after starting 46 work made him fresh to help the down as one game for John, but ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College) to rest star players — except times in the regular season. “It’s St. Louis Blues win the Cup last he really played two, so that’s ■ M Basketball: Friday vs. Rio Hondo in Gregg Ander- top goaltenders who are getting a tough thing because if your season. kind of how we look at it.” son Tournament at AVC, 7 p.m. more nights off while their back- starter makes $8-9 million, you It’s a delicate balance of hav- Miller previously preferred want him to play. But then you ing enough salary cap space to ■ W Basketball: Saturday at Fullerton, 3 p.m. ups share the net with an eye to- to skip a game with a couple ward playoff success. want to win the Cup, so you’ve employ two capable goalies with days off on each end for a mental UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA) Each of the past five Cup-win- got to think of it like, well, if this playing time, plotting out the break. He sees so many teams ■ M Basketball: Friday at Cal Tech, 7 p.m. ning goalies started fewer than guy plays 70 games, is he going schedule for maximum rest ben- splitting back-to-backs and un- ■ W Basketball: Sat. vs. Bethesda Univ., 4 p.m. 60 games in the regular season, to play 25 in the playoffs at the efits and collecting enough points derstands it but also thinks bat- along with three of the past five same level? Versus OK we’re to make the playoffs. tling some old-school fatigue can COMING UP IN SOCAL runners up. The days of Martin playing him 45, 50 really good “It’s a collaborative discussion be good for a goaltender. CHARGERS (National Football League) ■ Sunday at Jacksonville, 1:05 p.m., FOX OLLEGE OOTBALL PORTS DDS ■ Dec. 15 vs. Minnesota, 5:20 p.m., NBC NFL C F NBA NHL S O AMERICAN CONFERENCE The AP Top 25 WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NBA ■ Dec. 22 vs. Oakland, 1:05 p.m., CBS West The Top 25 teams in The Associated Pacific Division Pacific Division Today W L T Pct PF PA Press college football poll, with first- W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Kansas City 8 4 0 .667 348 265 L.A. Lakers 17 3 .850 — Edmonton 29 17 9 3 37 91 84 Detroit 2½ (214½) at Cleveland RAMS (National Football League) place votes in parentheses, records at WASHINGTON 1½ (227½) Orlando Oakland 6 6 0 .500 237 324 L.A. Clippers 15 6 .714 2½ Arizona 28 15 9 4 34 78 67 ■ through Nov. 30, total points based on Dallas 3½ (233½) at New Orleans Sunday vs. Seattle, 5:20 p.m., NBC Denver 4 8 0 .333 198 237 25 points for a first-place vote through Phoenix 9 10 .474 7½ Vegas 29 14 11 4 32 87 82 Sacramento 8 11 .421 8½ at TORONTO OFF (OFF) Miami ■ Dec. 15 at Dallas, 1:25 p.m., FOX Chargers 4 8 0 .333 244 241 one point for a 25th-place vote, and San Jose 28 15 12 1 31 82 91 at SAN ANTONIO OFF (OFF) Houston ■ Dec. 21 at San Francisco, 5:15 p.m., NFL East previous ranking: Golden State 4 18 .182 14 Vancouver 28 13 11 4 30 92 84 at DENVER 2 (210) LA Lakers W L T Pct PF PA Record Pts Pv Southwest Division Calgary 29 13 12 4 30 73 86 at LA CLIPPERS 9 (229) Portland New England 10 2 0 .833 322 145 1. LSU (40) 12-0 1528 1 W L Pct GB Ducks 28 12 12 4 28 75 84 COLLEGE BASKETBALL CLIPPERS (National Basketball Association) Buffalo 9 3 0 .750 257 188 2. Ohio St. (19) 12-0 1498 2 Dallas 13 6 .684 — Kings 28 11 15 2 24 72 93 Today ■ Today vs. Portland, 7 p.m., TNT N.Y. Jets 4 8 0 .333 204 280 3. Clemson (3) 12-0 1437 3 Houston 13 6 .684 — Central Division FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG ■ Miami 3 9 0 .250 200 377 4. Georgia 11-1 1356 4 San Antonio 7 14 .333 7 GP W L OT Pts GF GA at INDIANA ST 6 N. Dakota St Friday at Milwaukee, 5:30 p.m., PRIME South 5. Utah 11-1 1275 6 Memphis 6 14 .300 7½ St. Louis 29 18 5 6 42 90 75 at ST. JOHN’S 20 St. Peter’s ■ Sunday at Washington, 3 p.m., PRIME W L T Pct PF PA 6. Oklahoma 11-1 1257 7 New Orleans 6 14 .300 7½ Colorado 26 16 8 2 34 97 75 at LOUISVILLE 5½ Michigan Houston 8 4 0 .667 293 271 7. Florida 10-2 1135 8 Northwest Division Winnipeg 27 16 10 1 33 77 76 at BALL ST 2 Loyola of Chicago at MIAMI (OHIO) PK N. Kentucky Tennessee 7 5 0 .583 276 234 8. Baylor 11-1 1074 11 W L Pct GB Dallas 28 15 10 3 33 75 68 LAKERS (National Basketball Association) Indianapolis 6 6 0 .500 261 257 Denver 13 4 .765 — at MISSISSIPPI 1 Butler 9. Alabama 10-2 995 5 Nashville 26 12 10 4 28 87 85 at E.