Numbers Game Stant Clubs Kerrigan on the Knee and Flees the Scene
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THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1994 — Nancy Kerrigan is attacked after practice at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Detroit. Shane NUMBERS GAME Stant clubs Kerrigan on the knee and flees the scene. Antelope Valley Press, Monday, January 6, 2020 C3 Cowboys fire Garrett By SCHUYLER DIXON The inevitable conclu- Thomas wins Kapalua in playoff Associated Press sion was a difficult one for By DOUG FERGUSON Thomas hit a terrible tee shot FRISCO, Texas — The Jones, who hired Garrett as Associated Press CHAMPION in regulation, and the 3-wood that offensive coordinator in 2007 Justin Thomas Dallas Cowboys made offi- KAPALUA, Hawaii — Justin followed didn’t carry the knee-high cial Sunday night what they even before choosing Wade holds the vegetation. He took a penalty drop, Phillips as coach. Garrett got Thomas won the Sentry Tourna- champions trophy had already signaled: Jason ment of Champions, and he still hit wedge to 8 feet and missed the Garrett is out as coach. the interim job when Phillips after winning the doesn’t know how. par putt. Garrett was informed he was fired halfway through Tournament of Schauffele, who closed with He lost a two-shot lead with wouldn’t be back for a 10th the 2010 season. a 70, hit the green in two — only three holes to play. He had to play Champions on full season on the same day Garrett’s record is 87-70, the seventh time that happened the par-5 18th hole four times Sunday at Kapalua the Cowboys finished an in- playoffs included. all week on the rain-softend con- Sunday and always seemed to be Plantation Course terview with former Green “We are extremely grate- ditions of the Plantation Course scrambling just to stay in the game in Kapalua, Hawaii. Bay coach Mike McCarthy, ful to Jason Garrett for his — and had 35 feet for eagle. The in a three-man playoff. There was Thomas won who won a Super Bowl with more than 20 years of ser- 30 mph gusts helped to send his vice to the Dallas Cowboys more exhaustion than elation. after a three-hole the Packers on Dallas’ home playoff. first putt 7 feet by the hole, and he field nine years ago. as a player, assistant coach “I really don’t know how I won missed the birdie putt in his bid to Associated Press Owner/general manag- and head coach,” Jones said today,” Thomas said. “I got very for- become the first player in 10 years er Jerry Jones decided not in a statement released by tunate.” asked if it was safer to put the ball heckling by the Australian crowd at to win back-to-back at Kapalua. to renew Garrett’s expiring the team that ended a week The thrill-a-minute start to in the air or pitch it low and ride the the Presidents Cup. Schauffele was eliminated af- contract because Super of speculation on the future the year on the PGA Tour ended slope. Thomas replied, “I need to “It stings at the end whenever ter the first extra hole when he Bowl-winning quarterback of Garrett, who continued with Thomas chopping his way to make birdie. I’m not worried what you don’t birdie for the win,” Reed three-putted from 100 feet away Troy Aikman’s former back- showing up at team head- bogey on the 18th, getting another the safest play is. We need to make said, whose 7-under 66 matched at the front of the green, leaving his up couldn’t get the Cowboys quarters after the season chance when Xander Schauffele 4.” the best score of the tournament. first putt 20 feet short. back to football’s biggest ended. three-putted for par on the final Reed, who never had the lead all “But really, I gave myself an oppor- “I should have won the tourna- stage, an absence that’s ap- “His level of commit- hole in regulation to force a playoff, day, had a 30-foot eagle putt and a tunity. I put myself in position to ment,” said Schauffele, bidding to proaching a quarter-century. ment, character and dedica- and then twice having to watch Pat- 12-foot birdie putt in the playoff to have a chance, and I needed a little become the first back-to-back win- At 9½ seasons, the tion to this organization has rick Reed stand over a putt to win. win. His last chance was an 8-foot bit of help at the end there, and they ner at Kapalua in 10 years. “J.T. was 53-year-old Garrett had the been outstanding at every On the third playoff hole — the birdie with Thomas in tight, and it gave it to me, allowing me to even right there. But under the circum- club’s second-longest tenure stage of his career.” last one before darkness — Thomas was too strong. Making the finish get in the playoff.” stances, I should have closed it out. behind Pro Football Hall of With Garrett’s status recovered from another poor shot even uglier is a fan who screamed, Thomas, who closed with a I did everything I was supposed to Famer Tom Landry, who unresolved publicly, the with a sand wedge that illustrates “CHEATER!” after he hit the putt. 4-under 69 after bogeys on two until the last moment.” coached the Cowboys for the Cowboys interviewed McCa- why his short game is among the Reed turned and glared. of his last three holes, won for the Reed was never tied for the lead franchise’s first 29 years be- rthy and former Cincinnati best in golf. He played a high cut It was a reference to his rules vi- third time in his last six starts on the until nearly an hour after he made a fore Jones fired him when he coach Marvin Lewis over the from 113 yards that landed just over olation in the Bahamas when video PGA Tour. It was his 12th career vic- 20-foot birdie putt on the final hole. bought the team in 1989. weekend. the ridge with enough spin to settle showed him scooping away sand to tory, one more than Jordan Spieth That put him at 14-under 278, which Dallas finished 8-8 for McCarthy reached the 3 feet away for birdie. improve his lie. Reed was penalized and the most of any active player looked as though it would not be the fourth time under Gar- playoffs nine times in 13 His caddie, Jimmy Johnson, two shots for it, and faced extreme under 30. good enough. rett. The Cowboys fueled seasons with the Packers, high preseason expectations reaching the NFC champion- with a 3-0 start before drop- ship game four times. Green NFL COLLEGE FOOTBALL NBA NHL SPORTS ODDS AMERICAN CONFERENCE College Football Schedule WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NBA ping eight of 12 and losing Bay won at least 10 games West Friday, Dec. 13 Pacific Division Pacific Division Today control of their playoff fate. eight times in his first 11 sea- W L T Pct PF PA FCS PLAYOFFS W L Pct GB GP W L OT Pts GF GA FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG y-Kansas City 12 4 0 .750 451 308 Quarterfinals L.A. Lakers 29 7 .806 — Vegas 45 24 15 6 54 144 133 at ORLANDO 5½ (211) Brooklyn Dallas missed the playoffs sons before going 7-9 in 2017. Denver 7 9 0 .438 282 316 James Madison 17, N. Iowa 0 L.A. Clippers 26 12 .684 4 Arizona 44 24 16 4 52 128 112 Indiana 5 (209½) at CHARLOTTE six times in Garrett’s nine full McCarthy was fired with the Oakland 7 9 0 .438 313 419 Montana State 24, Austin Peay 10 Phoenix 14 22 .389 15 Vancouver 42 23 15 4 50 141 125 at WASHINGTON OFF (OFF) Boston L.A. Chargers 5 11 0 .313 337 345 Weber St. 17, Montana 10 Sacramento 13 23 .361 16 Edmonton 44 22 17 5 49 131 138 at Philadelphia 6½ (213) Oklahoma City at ATLANTA OFF (OFF) Denver seasons. Packers at 4-7-1 last season. East Saturday, Dec. 14 Golden State 9 28 .243 20½ Calgary 44 22 17 5 49 123 134 W L T Pct PF PA Southwest Division Utah 2 (223) at New Orleans Navy 31, Army 7 San Jose 44 19 21 4 42 119 148 Milwaukee 7 (229½) at San Antonio y-New England 12 4 0 .750 420 225 FCS PLAYOFFS W L Pct GB Ducks 42 17 20 5 39 110 132 at DALLAS OFF (OFF) Chicago x-Buffalo 10 6 0 .625 314 259 Quarterfinals Houston 24 11 .686 — Kings 43 17 22 4 38 110 136 at Sacramento OFF (OFF) Golden State N.Y. Jets 7 9 0 .438 276 359 N. Dakota St. 9, Illinois St. 3 Dallas 22 13 .629 2 Central Division COLLEGE BASKETBALL Planner Miami 5 11 0 .313 306 494 San Antonio 14 20 .412 9½ Friday, Dec. 20 GP W L OT Pts GF GA Today South Bahamas Bowl at Nassau Memphis 15 22 .405 10 St. Louis 43 26 10 7 59 135 119 FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG W L T Pct PF PA Buffalo 31, Charlotte 9 New Orleans 12 24 .333 12½ Colorado 42 25 13 4 54 156 124 at APPALACHIAN ST 9½ UL-Lafayette y-Houston 10 6 0 .625 378 385 Frisco (Texas) Bowl Northwest Division Dallas 42 24 14 4 52 115 104 at COASTAL CAROLINA 7½ UL-Monroe COMING UP IN THE VALLEY x-Tennessee 9 7 0 .563 402 331 Kent State 51, Utah State 41 W L Pct GB Winnipeg 42 22 16 4 48 130 129 at UALR 2 Georgia Southern Indianapolis 7 9 0 .438 361 373 Saturday, Dec.