Numbers Game Lewullis Scores a Backdoor Layup Off a Bounce Pass from Steve Goodrich with Four Seconds Left and the Tigers Hold On
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THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1996 — Princeton upsets defending national champion UCLA 43-41 in the first round of the men’s NCAA Tournament. Gabe NUMBERS GAME Lewullis scores a backdoor layup off a bounce pass from Steve Goodrich with four seconds left and the Tigers hold on. C4 Antelope Valley Press, Saturday, March 14, 2020 Morning rush NCAA plans to extend eligibility Valley Press news services By DOUG FEINBERG away. I think we should give U.S. Olympic wrestling trials Associated Press RETURNING those kids another year. Wheth- postponed indefinitely NEW YORK — The NCAA is In this March 4 file er that happens or not, I don’t The U.S. Olympic wrestling trials scheduled planning to extend the eligibil- photo, Florida’s know. Brock Edge, right, for April 4-5 at Penn State have been postponed ity of athletes on spring sports “Yeah, we’ll have that conver- indefinitely. steals second base, USA Wrestling announced organizers are work- teams by one year to make up beating the tag by sation,” he said. “That makes a ing with officials in State College, Pennsylvania, and for the season lost to the new Florida A&M infielder lot of sense and it’s the humane, medical experts to determine when, and if, the event coronavirus. Octavien Moyer (15), fair thing to do.” can be rescheduled at the Bryce Jordan Center. The details of how the extra during a college North Carolina lacrosse Also postponed is the Last Chance Olympic Trials eligibility will work are still being baseball game in attacker Katie Hoeg, who is a Gainesville, Fla. Qualifier that was scheduled March 27-28 at Millers- two-time All-American and the ville University in Millersville, Pennsylvania. With ironed out. Associated Press the delay of the Olympic trials, the date of the Last All three NCAA divisions school’s all-time leading scorer, would potentially allow another The NCAA Division I Council the top players will have headed has a teaching and coaching job Chance qualifier will be scheduled at an appropri- Coordination Committee sent an ately timed date prior to the trials. year for athletes in the 14 spring to the pros already, so granting lined up after she graduates this email Friday notifying schools of sports, which include baseball, another year wouldn’t do much spring. She said she will make Semenya switches to 200, still aiming its intention. The proposal is ex- softball, lacrosse and golf. The for them. arrangements to return for some to turn up in Tokyo pected to pass. Florida athletic director Scott Caster Semenya is looking for another Olympic decision comes after the NCAA grad courses and play lacrosse “Details of eligibility relief Stricklin said he plans to push run. announced Thursday that its will be finalized at a later time,” next year if she’s allowed. A different one, too. for legislation that would allow winter and spring champion- the NCAA said in a statement. “I’m choosing my passion,” Banned from competing in her favorite race and ships would be canceled as a seniors to return to school and Hoeg said. “I can’t imagine end- defending her title, the Olympic 800-meter champi- “Additional issues with NCAA for roster exemptions that would precaution against the spread of rules must be addressed, and ing my lacrosse career the way on is trying to make the Tokyo Games anyway — by help make it happen. switching to the 200 meters. the coronavirus. appropriate governance bodies this season is going. I was pretty “I think any senior who had a Semenya announced her decision on her Insta- Some, but not all, confer- will work through those in the hopeful this would be a possibili- gram account on Friday, saying her desire “to com- ences have announced that their coming days and weeks.” championship opportunity tak- ty. I’m really excited this decision pete at the highest level of sport” drove her to try to spring sports teams would not The NCAA needs to figure en away because of this should has been made. It’s such a weird qualify for the Olympics in an unfamiliar race for her. continue their regular seasons. out logistics including scholar- get another year,” he said Friday. circumstance. This has never “This decision has not been an easy one but, “I don’t know if the NCAA will as always, I look forward to the challenge and will “I think for the spring sports ship limits, roster size and a few happened before. It would be work hard, doing all I can to qualify for Tokyo and athletes, its a good idea. I like the other nuances. take that up. But you have track pretty unfair to have our careers compete to the best of my ability for South Africa,” idea of some kind of a make- The association also is trying athletes, you have gymnasts, or have this year taken away she said. good there and that’s the way to to determine what — if anything you have swimmers and divers, from us. I do agree with their Under the world track and field body’s highly do it,” Big East Commissioner Val — it could do for winter-sport and basketball, that what they decision because of the circum- criticized testosterone regulations, Semenya and Ackerman said Friday. worked for all year was taken other female athletes with high natural testoster- athletes. In basketball, many of stances.” one are barred from races from 400 meters to one mile at top-level meets like the Olympics and world OLF championships unless they undergo treatment to MLB G NBA NHL MOTORSPORTS Spring Training Glance PGA Tour schedule WESTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE NASCAR Cup reduce their hormone levels for six months prior to AMERICAN LEAGUE Jan. 2-5 — Sentry Tournament of Pacific Division Pacific Division W L Pct GB Schedule-Winners running. W L Pct. Champions (Justin Thomas) GP W L OT Pts GF GA Feb. 9 — x-Busch Clash at DAYTONA (Erik Jan. 9-12 — Sony Open (Cameron x-L.A. Lakers 49 14 .778 — Toronto 12 6 .667 Vegas 71 39 24 8 86 227 211 Jones) Semenya has refused to do so, calling the rules Smith) L.A. Clippers 44 20 .688 5½ Oakland 13 8 .619 Edmonton 71 37 25 9 83 225 217 Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 1 at Jan. 16-19 — Desert Classic (Andrew Sacramento 28 36 .438 21½ and the medical intervention required unfair Texas 12 8 .600 Calgary 70 36 27 7 79 210 215 DAYTONA (Joey Logano) Landry) Phoenix 26 39 .400 24 Chicago 10 7 .588 Vancouver 69 36 27 6 78 228 217 Feb. 13 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Duel 2 at and unethical. Athletes are given three choices to Jan. 23-26 — Farmers Insurance Open Golden State 15 50 .231 35 New York 11 8 .579 Arizona 70 33 29 8 74 195 187 DAYTONA (William Byron) (Marc Leishman) Southwest Division lower their testosterone: birth control pills, hor- Baltimore 9 7 .563 Ducks 71 29 33 9 67 187 226 Feb. 16 — DAYTONA 500 (Denny Hamlin) Jan. 30-Feb. 2 — Waste Management W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 9 8 .529 Kings 70 29 35 6 64 178 212 Feb. 23 — Pennzoil 400 presented by Jiffy mone-blocking injections or surgery. Phoenix Open (Webb Simpson) Houston 40 24 .625 — San Jose 70 29 36 5 63 182 226 Kansas City 9 9 .500 Lube (Joey Logano) Feb. 6-9 — AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am Dallas 40 27 .597 1½ But the regulations don’t apply to the 200 meters Boston 9 10 .474 Central Division March 1 — Auto Club 400 (Alex Bowman) (Nick Taylor) Memphis 32 33 .492 8½ and that gives Semenya a chance to run at her third Detroit 8 9 .471 GP W L OT Pts GF GA March 8 — FanShield 500 (Joey Logano) Feb. 13-16 — Genesis Invitational (Adam New Orleans 28 36 .438 12 St. Louis 71 42 19 10 94 225 193 Minnesota 7 8 .467 March 15 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 500, Olympics, even if it’s not in the race she wants to run Scott) San Antonio 27 36 .429 12½ Colorado 70 42 20 8 92 237 191 Houston 7 11 .389 Hampton, Ga. (cancelled) Feb. 20-23 — WGC-Mexico Northwest Division Dallas 69 37 24 8 82 180 177 in. Angels 6 10 .375 March 22 — Dixie Vodka 400, Homestead, Championship (Patrick Reed) W L Pct GB Winnipeg 71 37 28 6 80 216 203 Cleveland 7 12 .368 Fla. It won’t be easy. Feb. 20-23 — Puerto Rico Open (Viktor Denver 43 22 .662 — Nashville 69 35 26 8 78 215 217 Seattle 6 12 .333 March 29 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 500, Fort Hovland) Utah 41 23 .641 1½ Minnesota 69 35 27 7 77 220 220 Semenya has rarely run the 200 meters, and only NATIONAL LEAGUE Worth, Texas Feb. 27-March 1 — Honda Classic Oklahoma City 40 24 .625 2½ Chicago 70 32 30 8 72 212 218 W L Pct. April 5 — Food City 500, Bristol, Tenn. at lower-level events. She didn’t compete at all over (Sungjae Im) Portland 29 37 .439 14½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia 14 5 .737 April 19 — Toyota Owners 400, Richmond, March 5-8 — Arnold Palmer Invitational Minnesota 19 45 .297 23½ Atlantic Division the distance between 2016 and early 2019, and she is Miami 12 6 .667 Va. (Tyrrell Hatton) EASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OT Pts GF GA San Diego 11 7 .611 April 26 — GEICO 500, Talladega, Ala.