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sounded like a good solution for such a one Corey Kluber suffered. Leclerc will turn of events when the idea was hatched. join Kluber on the 45-day Injured List. There are practical problems. First, the The top two set-up relievers were supposed Marlins have some of their top prospects in to be Rafael Montero and Joely Rodriguez. the 60-man pool. The idea was to keep Both are already on the Injured List. The them active so they would continue to bullpen difficulties are getting more critical develop since there is no minor league by the game. baseball this year. The Marlins don’t want The Rangers woke up Thursday morn- them playing in the Majors for several rea- ing ranking 29th in batting average at .181, sons. 30th in runs scored with 13, and 28th in The next problem is dealing with the 40- home runs with four. There’s blame to go man roster. The 20 or perhaps even more around. Willie Calhoun hasn’t gotten a hit in the pool that aren’t on the 40-man roster yet, and there is concern that he is having must be put on the 40-man in order to join mental difficulties dealing with the pitch in the active roster. Getting them on the 40 the face and broke his jaw in March. isn’t a huge problem as players on the Others expected to be strong contribu- active roster with the Coronavirus can be tors at the top of the batting order are placed on a special Coronavirus Injured Danny Santana batting .059 and Shin-Soo List which takes them off the 40-man. The Choo at .072. The only real bright spot problem is bringing them back. The play- besides Wednesday’s closing game of the ers that get bumped off the 40 to make home stand is strikeouts. This team was room must go through waivers if they don’t prone to strike out often last season. So have options. Good players may get lost far, there has been just one game in which when other teams claim those players. strikeouts hit double digits. There are continuing conversations They play three-game series on this road between players and owners to deal with trip against the Giants and Athletics, start- these problems. The current active roster ing with the Giants this weekend. They get size is 30. That is supposed to be reduced the day off Monday before facing off with to 28 next weekend. Perhaps the decision the A’s for three games. The schedule is Jose Leclerc will join Corey Kluber on the 45-day Injured List with a shoulder injury will be made to keep the active rosters at set up to play 60 games in 66 days. It’s 30 for at least two more weeks. amazing that half of the Rangers’ off days this week that will need to be rescheduled. One solution to the schedule nightmare will be in the rearview mirror when they Also, one player on the Cardinals team has will obviously be to schedule doublehead- start the series with Oakland next Tuesday. tested positive resulting in their game ers. Players and MLB have supposedly Obviously, the Rangers are extremely tonight (Friday) against Milwaukee to be agreed that double headers will become disappointed with their start. Fortunately, postponed. two seven innings games. The announce- no team in the division is off to a strong The schedule set-up was 60 games ment should come soon start. Going into the weekend, Houston played over 66 days (67 for the four teams In essence, the rules for this season are and Oakland are tied for first place at 3-3, that opened the season on Thursday last being made up on the fly. leaving the Rangers just one-half game out week). It’s going to be a scheduling night- TEXAS RANGERS of the lead. The Rangers need a better mare getting all these games made up. It’s The Rangers left town Thursday for a offensive showing to keep their hopes of a BY DIC HUMPHREY week in San Francisco on a high note. playoff spot alive. [email protected] possible, but if more breakouts occur, fin- ishing the season may not be possible. They won Wednesday to complete the RANGER NOTES: homestand with a 2-3 record. The offense ¥ In the aftermath of Corey Kluber’s Ranger notes from the first homestand The rumor persists that some Marlins’ players didn’t observe the protocols and has been the problem, but on Wednesday, injury, Ranger manager Chris Woodward The Major League Baseball season the Ranger bats showed signs of coming initially indicated that Joe Palumbo would looks endangered as teams complete the went out on the town when the team was in Atlanta prior to the season opener in out of winter’s slumber. The Rangers take Kluber’s place in the rotation. Upon first week of play. The Coronavirus struck scored six runs total in the first four games. further reflection, the team decided to go the Miami Marlins hard over the first Philadelphia. That’s where they picked up the Coronavirus which quickly spread On Wednesday, they more than doubled with Kolby Allard instead. He’ll start this weekend of play. The count reached 19 their runs scored by beating Arizona 7-4. Sunday, August 2, against the Giants. cases of COVID-19 on the team including through the team. Marlins’ players are said not to be cooperative as MLB tries to track The pitching was thought to be the ¥ Teams can take a three-man “taxi staff and coaches in addition to players. strength of the team, and it was this home squad” on road trips this year in order to The Marlins quickly suspended their games down the origins. Others in baseball, including Ranger manager Chris stand, especially the starting pitching. The have players immediately available if this week. They’ll miss seven games if starters’ ERA is 0.39, as they collectively injuries occur on the trip. For the Rangers they hopefully get back to playing next Woodward, are calling for stiff penalties on the Marlins for endangering the completion allowed just one earned run total during the first road trip, the taxi squad is Tim week. home stand. That’s a glitzy number that Federowicz, Derek Law and Anderson They were in Philadelphia last weekend, of the season. For sure though, the Marlins situation should be a clear signal to players won’t be sustained, but the starting rotation Tejeda. Joely Rodriguez is so close to which cancelled their series with the looks to be the best area of this team as being ready to join the active roster that he Yankees once the Marlins’ revelations that they must abide by the protocols in place. predicted. will also be on the road trip. became known. Two members of the The bullpen is another matter. Jose ¥ A dream come true? This weekend Phillies staff tested positive this week lead- Assuming the Marlins can resume play next Tuesday as scheduled, it will be a far Leclerc started to warm up to pitch the Ranger outfielder Scott Heineman (and his ing to the postponement of their series with ninth against Arizona on Wednesday, but parents) will have a dream come true when Toronto this weekend. The ripple effect different roster that played in Philadelphia last weekend. Approximately half the he was a no go with shoulder tightness, and the Rangers play the Giants. He’ll be play- was that the Yankees, Orioles, Blue Jays Nick Goody was called upon to earn the ing Major League games with his brother and Nationals, in addition to the Marlins active roster of 30 players will be quaran- tined. Setting up a pool of sixty players save. A day later, tests showed that Leclerc Tyler for the first time. Tyler is a catcher and Phillies, will have postponed games has an injury like, but not as severe, as the on the Giants.

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always look forward to opening day. We are up higher at this ballpark compared to the old ballpark, but our booth is bigger and more comfortable so we have a lot more room. We have a TV monitor in our booth as well. Also, we have a TV that goes directly to the rangers bullpen so we know who’s warming up. TW: Before your first game did you and Eleno get together prior to the broadcast to TOM WARD discuss things? [email protected] JG: No, We’ve been doing this together for 15 years. I get prepared with my notes It was just a week ago last Friday when and I highlight things about the pitcher and the Texas Rangers finally opened their sea- other things about the opposing team and son with a 1-0 win against the Colorado their hitters. As the season goes on you get Rockies. It was their first win in the new more information about all the players and billion dollar Globe Life Park and no fans every team. were in attendance to watch. TW: What are your impressions of the new Broadcasting the game in Spanish was stadium? former Texas Rangers pitcher Jose Guzman JG: It’s very nice and it’s a good looking along with his longtime radio partner Eleno ballpark, but it’s hard to tell without fans. Ornelas for station 1270 AM Univision. When you get fans there it is going to be Ornelas does the play-by-play and Guzman awesome. I’ll tell you what I do love is the is the radio color analysis for the games. air-conditioning especially when it’s in the Jose Guzman returns as the Spanish high 90’s outside and its 72 inside. It’s like radio analyst for Rangers’ home games in everything else as it’s a new ballpark and 2020. The former major league pitcher you have to get used to it. I noticed on the rejoined the broadcast team in 2015 after levels where they serve food there is plenty previously serving in that role on a fulltime of space for all the fans so you won’t be basis from 2004-09. Guzman also provided crowded. The scoreboard they have is so analysis on the Rangers Spanish home tele- beautiful. I saw some balls hit pretty good vision broadcasts from 2010-13. to center field and the ball didn’t go any- Guzman compiled an 80-74 record in where. The center field is 407 right in the 193 career appearances with the Rangers front. Then each side of corner in center is they had spring training and then they were they get their timing back and that comes and Chicago Cubs from 1985-93. He won 410. This ballpark definitely favors pitch- off for a long time. Then all of a sudden from playing more. As far as the pitchers 11 or more games four times with Texas ers. However, the guys who hit the home they had to get ready in a month and told goes it’s all about location. When you and was the team’s Pitcher of the Year and runs will still hit them. let’s go play. You had guys that were play- come from spring training or whatever they A.L. Comeback Player of the Year in 1991. TW: Because it’s a shortened season how ing 4 or 5 innings and they had only a cou- were calling it now it’s hard to practice I spoke to Jose early this week to get many games will you be broadcasting? ple at turns at bat. To try to put together what you need because you have to be his thoughts on the new stadium and this JG: I’m only doing 20 games and I’ll do a roster in 30 days it’s hard to have your reg- ready to go now. year’s team. lot of those on the weekend. ulars playing every day while you’re look- TW: Are there any special protocols you TW: The Rangers acquired veteran pitch- ing at other players on the squad. Players Tom Ward can be contacted at www.tee- have to adhere to before entering the er Cory Kluber in the off-season. What will start playing well again as soon as timewithtom.com stadium? were your thoughts on injury in game 2? JG: Yes, before entering the stadium you JG: He was a two- time Cy Young award have to have your mask on and get your winner and he is capable of putting up temperature checked when you come in. I great numbers. With the other pitchers the had to give them a certificate to show them Rangers have in their rotation I feel like the I tested negative for the covid-19 virus. We Rangers could have a pretty good chance don’t have to wear a mask to do the broad- and then he gets hurt in the first inning and cast. It’s only from the entrance and until I’m thinking oh my gosh. He has a partial we get to our broadcast booth. If we have tear and he doesn’t need surgery. He will to leave the booth for any reason to pick up do rehab and can’t throw for 4 weeks. some notes or even go to the bathroom we However, in the same token after he rests have to put on the mask. There are many and if he can finish the season and the sanitizer stations located all over the place Rangers are fighting for a playoff position too. They gave us to go boxes with food he would be a great help. Also, Ranger that we take back to our booth to eat. pitchers Lance Lynn and Mike Minor were TW: What was the first game like for you the top 1 and 2 pitchers last year in all of to broadcast with no fans? the major leagues. JG: It was really different. What you real- TW: What is you assessment of this years’ ly miss is the fans in the stands and all the team after they have started off slowly? excitement they generate on opening day. JG: They can turn it around, but It’s hard As a player and now as a radio guy you to tell about any team this early on. First,

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titled Bright Path, is one of the creative the re-naming of the Washington Redskins, forces behind the petition. "It is stunning and this petition will give Jim Thorpe the to me for Jim to have won those two events reward he has deserved for the last 108 by such large margins and then to have had years." the actual titles taken away from him,” Nedra Darling, Bright Path Executive Taylor said. “Many of us have been bottled Producer, formerly the public affairs direc- up at home with the pandemic for several tor for the Assistant Secretary for the months, and this is an opportunity to add Office of Indian Affairs in Washington, our names to a truly great cause. It would D.C., and another creative force behind the be wonderful for the IOC to right this petition, emphatically supports it from an wrong, to lead in a way that perhaps only historical and heartfelt, family standpoint. they can, using their worldwide platform, "My family actually lived as neighbors to show the world that the day when ath- to Jim Thorpe's family in Los Angeles in letes of color must face these kinds of the 1940s and 1950s,” she explained, “so injustices is over." this petition really strikes close to home for Native American actor Martin me. Jim Thorpe helped my father, Marcel Sensmeier, who will star as Jim Thorpe in Darling, with an acting career and other the upcoming movie, shares his opinions areas associated with the Hollywood movie about the worldwide petition. "To be able industry; and Jim Thorpe was such a great to play Jim Thorpe in the upcoming movie community leader and businessman. This is is the role of a lifetime as an actor. I love the time. The world needs to change, and acting, and this will be a great honor. This great Native Americans need to have their petition will only add to the legacy of Jim stories told. Justice has to be served, and Thorpe, and it is a way to right the wrongs this petition is just one means of continu- of so many years for Jim and his family. ing the great legacy of Jim Thorpe." There are so many good things going on For additional information, please go to for Native Americans in these areas such as websitewww.Brightpathstrong.com.

International petition drive launched to after the passing of Jim Thorpe in 1953, make Jim Thorpe sole champion of the the IOC agreed to reinstate Thorpe. The 1912 Olympic Pentathlon and Decathlon IOC provided duplicate gold medals to Thorpe’s children and reentered his records By Bob Wheeler but insisted on listing him as a co-champi- [email protected] on - even though he had triple the score of On the hundred and eight year anniver- his nearest competitor in the pentathlon sary, July 15, 1912, of the awarding of and scored 688 points higher than the sec- famed Native American Jim Thorpe’s gold ond-place finisher in the decathlon. medals for both the five-event pentathlon Bright Path Strong began circulating the and the 10-event decathlon at the worldwide petition on July 15, via the web- Stockholm Olympics, a petition is being site (brightpathstrong.com) to help cele- circulated to make Thorpe the sole recipi- brate Native American stories of strength ent of these two competitions. and resilience, past and present, to the King Gustav V of Sweden told Thorpe mainstream audiences and to celebrate the and the gathered throng at the medal cere- legacies of native heroes. This petition will mony: “Sir, you are the greatest athlete in have Thorpe listed as the sole recipient of the world.” these two gold medals rather than as co- Since that time every Olympic winner with the runners up. The petition’s decathlon winner has been saluted as the goal is one million-plus signatures to pres- “greatest athlete in the world” by Olympic ent to the International Olympic leaders, and now Thorpe’s family, friends Committee (IOC). and a national group known as Bright Path The petition, which already has Strong (in honor of Thorpe’s Sac and Fox received key support via a U.S. and Potawatomi Native American birth Congressional Resolution sponsored by name Bright Path) are seeking full rectifi- U.S. Rep. Deb Haaland (D-New Mexico), cation for the native of Prague, Oklahoma. calls for full restoration of the IOC’s In 1913, due to playing semipro summer records by listing Thorpe as the sole pen- baseball in North Carolina, Thorpe was tathlon and decathlon winner. stripped of his medals by the International Pictureworks Entertainment’s Abraham Olympic Committee. Taylor, producer of the upcoming major In 1983, 71 years later and 30 years motion picture portraying Thorpe’s life

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Wyndham Rewards Top 10. He also became just the sixth player to win a major championship and a World Golf Championship in the same year. March Leishman finished third while Tommy Fleetwood, Matthew Fitzpatrick, and Rory McIlroy finished T4, five shots back of Koepka’s winning total.

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Television: Thursday-Friday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. ET (Golf Channel). Saturday, 12 p.m.-2 p.m. (Golf Channel), 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (CBS). Sunday, 1 p.m.-3 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (CBS). PGA TOUR LIVE: Thursday-Friday 12 p.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Groups). Saturday, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Featured Groups), 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (Featured Holes). Sunday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. (Featured Groups), 3 p.m.-7 p.m. (Featured Holes). Radio: Thursday-Friday, 1 p.m.-7 p.m. Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, 2 p.m.-7 p.m. (PGA TOUR Radio on SiriusXM and from 19 countries will tee it up in TOUR Regular Season leader in FedExCup PGATOUR.com/liveaudio). Memphis… Henrik Stenson will make his points and also clinched top spot in the first start since the TOUR’s Return to Golf in June… Puerto Rico Open winner Viktor Hovland is set to make his first career start at a WGC. FEDEXCUP: Winner gets 550 FedExCup points. COURSE: TPC Southwind, 7,238 yards, WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational par 70. After 30 years as the host club of July 30 - August 2, 2020 the FedEx St. Jude Classic, the Ron TPC Southwind Prichard layout Ð southeast of Memphis Ð Memphis, Tennessee was elevated to a WGC host. Loren Purse - $6,600,000 Roberts came on board in 2004 for the Winners share: 1,188,000 most recent upgrade. STORYLINES: Daniel Berger looks to By Adam Stanley continue his good vibes at TPC Southwind. pgatour.com He won back-to-back titles at the FedEx St. Brooks Koepka looks to get his 2019- Jude Classic in 2016 and 2017 and 20 season back on track at TPC Southwind, returned to the winner’s circle for the first where he’ll defend his title at the World time since in the first event of the TOUR’s Golf Championships-FedEx St. Jude Return to Golf, the Charles Schwab Invitational title. Challenge… Collin Morikawa, who won FedExCup leader Justin Thomas and last year’s Barracuda Championship played newly-minted world No. 1 Jon Rahm also opposite the WGC-FedEx St. Jude headline the field. This is Rahm’s first start Invitational, is now a two-time TOUR win- since his victory at the Memorial ner after recently beating Thomas in a Tournament presented by Nationwide. playoff at the Workday Charity Open… FIELD NOTES: With 550 FedExCup Dustin Johnson returns to action after with- points available to the winner, there are drawing from the 3M Open. Johnson, like three players who could supplant Thomas Berger, is a two-time winner at TPC atop the standings: Webb Simpson, who Southwind and a six-time WGC winner. was runner-up at TPC Southwind last year, 72-HOLE RECORD: 264, Brooks Sungjae Im and Bryson DeChambeau. The Koepka (2019) top nine players in the FedExCup are in the 18-HOLE RECORD: 62, Jon Rahm field… The entire top eight in the Official (2019, first round), Rory McIlroy (2019, World Golf Ranking will be in the field… third round) In all, 45 of the top 50 players in the LAST TIME: Koepka won his first World OWGR will tee it up at TPC Southwind Ð Golf Championship by three shots over the most of any event during the 2019-20 Simpson. It was Koepka’s third win of the TOUR season… Seventy-eight players season. In the process he became the PGA

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worse on the hole last year, the most on the of the top 50 players in the OWGR also are course. TPC Southwind has the most water in the field, the most on the PGA TOUR balls on TOUR since 2013, and 17.3% of since last year’s WGC-FedEx St. Jude. them have come at the 12th hole. That also 6 Ð Six of the last eight champions at TPC is the highest amount on the course. “I Southwind have led the field in Strokes think these water balls often come from Gained: Tee-to-Green, though Koepka is an guys who drive it in the rough on holes like exception. Every winner from 2015-18 led 9 or 15, even 18, even 12, said last year’s the field in that statistic, however. runner-up, Webb Simpson. “There are a lot 5,670 Ð Number of balls hit into the water of holes where in the rough you have a at TPC Southwind in the ShotLink era decision to make: Are you going to bring (since 2003). That’s the most on TOUR in on the water and go for the green or are that span. The 12th hole has had the most you going to lay up? It's really hard to lay water balls at TPC Southwind in that span up from 150 yards.” (982). That’s 17.3% of the water balls at LANDING ZONE TPC Southwind in the ShotLink era. The finishing hole at TPC Southwind is 1,276 Ð The number of hole-outs at TPC 17th hole at TPC Southwind fraught with trouble, especially off the tee. Southwind since 2003, the most on TOUR Players must decide how aggressive they in that span. By Sean Martin at the 3M Open, had the chance to work want to be on this dogleg-left. Water SCATTERSHOTS pgatour.com with short-game coach Pete Cowen on guards the left side, while bunkers await Whole new world: Michael Thompson Sunday. It’s the first time he’s seen Cowen those who bail out. Just 53% of the players has two PGA TOUR wins. Both came the Brooks Koepka loves returning to TPC since THE PLAYERS Championship.“If hit the fairway last year, making it the sec- week preceding a World Golf Championship Southwind. It’s not just because of last there ever was a good cut to miss, I think it ond-hardest fairway to hit at TPC and earned him entry into the field. His year’s victory in the WGC-FedEx St. Jude was that one,” Koepka said Wednesday. “I Southwind. There were nine double-bogeys first win came at the 2013 Honda Classic. Invitational, or his two other top-3 finishes feel like I'm getting better and better every on the hole last year. He had to drive just 80 miles south to get here. day. I think last week I saw signs of it, “St. Jude's always been a special place made some adjustments this weekend as in my heart. FedEx is here. It's an exciting far as just seeing how scared I was to get week to be a member of the PGA TOUR,” on my left side. … You can battle through Koepka said in Wednesday’s pre-tourna- it all the time, but pain will make you ment press conference. “It’s always been adjust really quickly.” that place for me where I've been excited THREE PLAYERS TO PONDER and I can't wait to get to.” 1. Dustin Johnson Koepka is one of the many TOUR play- He’s a two-time winner ers who’s visited St. Jude Children’s at TPC Southwind, Research Hospital during tournament including a six-shot win week. It was a visit that still shapes his per- here two years ago (that spective. was capped by a walk- “I was talking to our chef (this morning) off eagle). But in three about it before we were getting ready to rounds since his victory at the Travelers come, how I was just thinking to myself, Championship, he’s shot 80-80-78 before WEATHER CHECK to the WGC-Cadillac, where he finished ‘It's just golf,’” Koepka said. “I could be withdrawing from last week’s 3M Open. A complex of heavy rain and thunder- T8. This time, Thompson had to change his fighting for my life like some of these kids 2. Tyrrell Hatton storms is expected to arrive overnight flight out of Minneapolis. He hasn’t played that are in the hospital. They've got a smile The Englishman has Wednesday and will impact through the a WGC since 2013, but he’s in the field on their face. And yeah, I might be pissed been the TOUR’s most late morning and early afternoon Thursday. this week after winning the 3M Open. He off, I might be mad, but there's no excuse consistent contender this A lull in activity may then occur Thursday credited coach Justin Parsons with helping for me not to have a good attitude and season, finishing in the afternoon before scattered storms redevel- him turn his game around. “He's really smile all the way through this, because I top 10 in 83% of his op. Showers and storms are expected again good at helping me find the little feels that don't have to deal with what they have to.” starts (5 of 6). That on Friday, with scattered morning chances create the proper ball flight. He's given me Koepka is currently fighting through a includes his first PGA TOUR win, at the becoming more numerous in the afternoon. just so much confidence to believe that the tough time in his career. He continues to Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by A low-pressure system will continue a unique move that I do through the ball is struggle with a knee injury, and he has just Mastercard. His worst finish is T14. scattered threat for rain and storms on good enough, good enough to be world one top-10 finish this season. He ranks 3. Daniel Berger Saturday. A cold front will move through class,” Thompson said. 136th in the FedExCup with just three He won at TPC at some point Saturday and likely bringing View from the top: This will be Jon Rahs weeks remaining in the regular season. Southwind in both 2016 quieter conditions for much of Sunday out- first start since winning the Memorial Contrast that to last year, when he was No. and 2017 and has been side a few pop-up showers or weak storms. Tournament presented by Nationwide to 1 in the FedExCup entering the Playoffs one of the best players SOUND CHECK take over the top spot in the Official World and the winner of the inaugural Wyndham since the Return to Golf. If you look at the winners here over the Golf Ranking. “It's an honor,” Rahm said. Rewards Top 10. His missed cut at the years, you've seen different length players “It's a goal, it's something I set out to His win here last year was a big part of Memorial Tournament presented by win, long hitters, short hitters, because it's accomplish a long time ago and it's a true that. It was his third victory of the season Nationwide ended a streak of five consecu- just like that type of golf course. … Most honor and it's humbling to be here, know- and came while playing alongside Rory tive top-10s, including his win at the guys I talk to love this place because it ing how hard I've worked to get to this McIlroy in Sunday’s final group. McIlroy Charles Schwab Challenge. doesn't really create an advantage for any point.” Since the world ranking debuted in started the final round with a one-shot lead THE FLYOVER type of player. 1986, five players have won in their first after a Saturday 62, but Koepka’s final- The 12th hole is the most difficult hole - Webb Simpson start at No. 1. Johnson is the most recent round 65 was six shots better than his play- at TPC Southwind, in large part because of BY THE NUMBERS player to do it, at the 2017 World Golf ing partner. the lake that guards the right side of the 26 Ð Number of top-30 players in the Championships-Mexico Championship. Koepka, who’s coming off a missed cut hole. There were 16 double-bogeys or FedExCup in this week’s field. Forty-four

Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 - Issue 49 | July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 9 COLLEGES AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE AAC Football 2020 Predictions receiver Pop Williams and tight end Sean Dykes from injuries, and three starters are back to anchor one of the top offensive lines in the AAC. New defensive signal- caller Mike MacIntyre is one of the top Group of 5 assistant hires for 2020. The Tigers showed improvement on this side of the ball last season, and with seven starters back, more progression is expected. A healthy year out of cornerback T.J. Carter will make a big difference in the second- ary, while O’Bryan Goodson and Joseph Dorceus provide a strong foundation up front. The conference slate features a home game against UCF, but Memphis has to play SMU, Cincinnati, Navy and Tulane on the road. 4. SMU Mustangs The Mustangs took a big step for- ward in coach Sonny Dykes’ second year in Dallas. After a 5-7 mark in 2018, SMU fin- ished 10-3 – the program’s first double- The return of quarterback Shane Buechele gives Sonny Dykes’ team a chance to compete for a spot in the AAC title game digit win season since 1984 Ð on the strength of an offense that averaged 41.8 points a contest. Quarterback Shane By Steven Lassan ary rank as the best in the AAC. and tight end Jake Hescock in place. A Buechele threw for nearly 4,000 (3,929) Cornerback Ahmad Gardner is a rising star, deep stable of running backs is headlined yards last fall and is the top Group of 5 Complete preview of the American Athletic and safety James Wiggins returns after by versatile senior Otis Anderson and for- signal-caller for 2020. James Proche will Conference for 2020 missing all of 2019 due to a knee injury. mer 1,000-yard back Greg McCrae, and the be missed at receiver, but Reggie Roberson The 2020 American Athletic Conference Cincinnati has room to improve on offense line brings back three starters, including (43 catches) and tight end Kylen Granson predictions feature a three-team battle at after averaging 29.6 points a game last sea- Parker Boudreaux and standout guard Cole headline a group of talented playmakers on the top, as little separates the trio of son. Quarterback Desmond Ridder was Schneider. While UCF’s offense is prolific the outside. The team’s top two running Cincinnati, UCF and Memphis. The league banged up at the end of last year and a and generates most of the attention in backs Ð Xavier Jones and Ke’Mon also has a different look this season. With return to full health should help the offense Orlando, the defense shouldn’t be over- Freeman are gone Ð but four starters pro- UConn departing, the AAC will continue get back on track. A replacement for stand- looked. The Knights held teams to 23 vide a strong foundation up front. Expect as an 11-team conference with no divi- out running back Michael Warren must be points a game and allowed just 4.6 yards a SMU to be involved in its share of sions. The lack of divisions makes the mid- found, but Alabama transfer Jerome Ford, snap in 2019. Coordinator Randy Shannon shootouts once again, as the defense enters dle of the league tough to sort out, as very Gerrid Doaks and Charles McClelland is has to replace standout linebacker Nate 2020 with plenty of question marks after little separates the teams picked from five enough to keep the ground game perform- Evans, but all three units are in great shape allowing 33.4 points a game last fall. This to nine. SMU is a clear fourth with quarter- ing at a high level. An inconsistent offen- for 2020. Safety Richie Grant and corner- unit suffered key departures up front and in back Shane Buechele returning, while sive line should be significantly better with back Aaron Robinson led the way for a the secondary, with the linebacker unit Tulane, Navy, Houston, Temple, and Tulsa Michigan transfer James Hudson anchoring secondary that held teams to a completion returning as the strength with Richard each have a chance to finish in the top five. the group at left tackle. The Bearcats have rate of 52.4 percent, while tackle Kenny McBryde, Delano Robinson and Richard USF and East Carolina are picked at the to play at UCF but host Memphis. With a Turnier (13.5 TFL) anchors the defensive Moore in place. A favorable home schedule bottom of the league, but neither program standout defense, even just a small amount line. The showdown against Cincinnati in Ð Memphis, Navy, Houston and Cincinnati will be an easy out in 2020. of improvement on offense should boost Orlando in late November could decide all visit Dallas Ð and the return of Buechele Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, uncer- Cincinnati to be the top Group of 5 team in which team hosts the AAC title game. gives Dykes’ team a chance to compete for tainty surrounds non-conference play and 2020. 3. Memphis Tigers a spot in the AAC title game. the exact start time for the upcoming sea- 2. UCF Knights New coach Ryan 5. Tulane Green Wave son. Below are picks and projections for The Knights have Silverfield inherits a Tulane has reached the American Athletic Conference in 2020: won at least 10 games team that went 12-2 new heights under coach 1. Cincinnati Bearcats in each of the last and made an appear- Willie Fritz, winning 14 It’s a close call three years, and coach ance in the Cotton games over the last two between Cincinnati, Josh Heupel’s squad Bowl after finishing 2019 ranked as the top years and claiming back-to-back bowl vic- UCF and Memphis for should be in the mix to rank as the top Group of 5 team. Make no mistake, former tories for the first time in program history. the top spot in the AAC Group of 5 teams once again in 2020. coach Mike Norvell is going to be missed. A third postseason trip is within reach, as for 2020. The Bearcats UCF’s high-powered offense generated However, Silverfield Ð a first-time coach Ð the Green Wave return one of the league’s get the edge in Athlon’s 43.4 points a game and 6.9 yards a snap surrounded himself with a good staff and top defenses behind linebacker/end Patrick AAC picks, as coach Luke Fickell’s team last fall. A repeat of those totals is likely, as returns 13 starters. An offense that aver- Johnson and one of the AAC’s top lines. has posted back-to-back 11-win seasons quarterback Dillon Gabriel is primed for an aged 40.4 points a game in 2019 is in good The secondary is anchored by Jaylon and returns 10 starters off a defense that even better sophomore campaign. Gabriel hands with quarterback Brady White, run- Monroe Ð one of the AAC’s top cover cor- held teams to just 20.6 points a game last won’t have big-play threat Gabriel Davis to ning back Kenneth Gainwell and receiver ners Ð and safeties Larry Brooks and Chase fall. Some retooling is needed at line- throw to, but the receiving corps is in good Damonte Coxie in place. White’s support- Kuerschen. Replacing quarterback Justin backer, but the defensive line and second- hands with Tre Nixon, Marlon Williams ing cast is strengthened by the return of McMillan tops the list of offseason

10 July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 Issue 49 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com news: Quarterback Anthony Russo (2,861 11. East Carolina yards and 21 TDs) is back, along with Pirates receiver Jadan Blue (1,067 yards) and run- Mike Houston has ning back Re’Mahn Davis. The Owls also East Carolina trending have the makings of a solid offensive line in the right direction. with three starters back. Temple’s confer- The Pirates finished ence schedule features matchups against 2019 playing their best the projected top four Ð Cincinnati, UCF, ball of the season, losing by a combined 11 Memphis and SMU Ð and road games at points against Cincinnati and SMU. Tulane and Navy. Another step forward is likely in 2020, but 9. Tulsa Golden Houston’s squad will need to simply Hurricane outscore a lot of teams to overcome some The Golden of the defensive concerns. East Carolina Hurricane were better gave up 7.3 yards a play in AAC games than last year’s 4-8 and surrendered 33.7 points a contest. record suggested. Of Departures hit the defensive line hard, but the team’s eight defeats, five came by 12 the arrival of Appalachian State transfer Cincinnati quarterback Desmond Ridder was banged up at the end of last year and a return to full health should help the points or less. With a little better luck Chris Willis should help. The outlook for offense get back on track behind a high-powered offense, coach the back seven is better, as linebacker Philip Montgomery’s squad should push Xavier Smith will contend for all-confer- priorities for coordinator Will Hall. Keon Midshipmen to slip too far in the AAC. for a bowl in 2020. Quarterback Zach ence honors, and the secondary is anchored Howard Ð a talented transfer from Southern With teams bunched together after the top Smith (3,279 yards) leads a group that by standouts Ja’Quan McMillan (corner- Miss Ð played well last year and will get tier, the outcome of a couple of different averaged 26.4 points a game in 2019 and is back) and Tank Robinson (safety). the first opportunity to replace McMillan. games could play a huge role in shaping poised for a big jump in production thanks Alabama transfer Nigel Knott is another Dynamic running back Corey Dauphine the middle of the league. For the to the return of running backs Shamari name to watch in the secondary. Scoring was granted an extra year of eligibility but Midshipmen to finish in the top half of the Brooks and Corey Taylor, receivers Sam points won’t be hard thanks to the contin- suffered a torn Achilles this summer and conference, sophomore Perry Olsen, senior Crawford and Keylon Stokes, and four ued development of quarterback Holton will miss 2020. The Green Wave are still in Dalen Morris or converted receiver Chance starters in the trenches. Concerns remain Ahlers and one of the AAC’s top receiving good shape in the backfield with Amare Warren have to take control under center. about a defense that surrendered 31.3 corps. Arkansas transfer Chase Hayden Jones, Cameron Carroll,Stephon Huderson, While Perry’s production on the ground points a game in 2019. Seven of the team’s will help to bolster a ground game that Tyjae Spears and Ygenio Booker forming a will be missed, the rushing attack still has top 13 tacklers are gone, including line- averaged only 3.8 yards per carry in 2019, deep corps of options. Oklahoma transfer options with the return of Jamale Carothers backer Cooper Edmiston and end Trevis while NC State transfer Justin Chase adds Mykel Jones and tight end Tyrick James (734 yards), Nelson Smith (571), and CJ Gipson (eight sacks). Just one starter is to an offensive line that returns just two top the list of weapons for the new quarter- Williams (298). Three new starters need to back in the secondary and more pass rush starters. back on the outside, while three starters be found up front, but Peter Nestrowitz and is needed after generating just 14 sacks in form a strong foundation up front. Tulane’s Billy Honaker is a good foundation to build 2019. Tulsa misses Memphis in conference AAC Championship schedule is favorable in league play. Fritz’s around. Niumatalolo’s decision to hire play and hosts SMU, Tulane and East Cincinnati over UCF squad hosts Navy, Temple and Memphis Brian Newberry as defensive coordinator Carolina in key swing games for bowl eli- and doesn’t have to play Cincinnati. paid big-time dividends for the group last gibility. *Indicates team projected to reach bowl eligi- 6. Houston Cougars season. Navy allowed 6.5 yards a snap and 10. USF Bulls bility in 2020 The Cougars should 33.5 points a game in 2018 but cut those New coach Jeff be better in coach totals to 5.3 per play and 22.3 a contest last Scott is a good hire, AAC 2020 Superlatives and season Dana Holgorsen’s sec- fall. Losing striker Jacob Springer to trans- but the former predictions ond season. Last year, fer was a setback, but seven starters are Clemson offensive injuries and decisions back, including linebacker Diego Fagot, coordinator may need Offensive POY by a couple of key players (including QB cornerback Michael McMorris and end a year or two to rebuild the program back Shane Buechele, QB, SMU D’Eriq King) to take a redshirt year limited J’arius Warren. After improving from three into bowl contention. Both sides of the ball Defensive POY Houston to a 4-8 record. Quarterback wins in 2018 to 11 last fall, Navy’s path to enter 2020 with question marks to address. Patrick Johnson, DL/LB, Tulane Clayton Tune (1,533 yards and 11 TDs) the top five in the AAC hinges on the quar- The new staff inherits an offense that Coach of the Year showed promise in a tough spot last fall terback position. ranked 11th in the AAC in scoring, while Luke Fickell, Cincinnati and should take a step forward with more 8. Temple Owls the defense gave up 28.9 points a contest. Top Freshman reps as the starter. There’s no shortage of As mentioned a cou- Former North Carolina quarterback Cade Tyjae Spears, RB, Tulane weapons to deploy, as running backs Kyle ple of times in the AAC Fortin will battle with Jordan McCloud for Top Newcomer Porter (616 yards) and Mulbah Car (375) team write-ups here, the starting nod under center. Whichever James Hudson, OL, Cincinnati are back, along with one of the AAC’s top there’s not much separa- quarterback wins the job won’t be operat- Sleeper Team receiving corps, led by Marquez Stevenson tion in the middle of the ing with an empty cupboard, as the ground Tulane (907 yards). Houston surrendered 35 league. Temple had one of the conference’s game features Kelley Joiner (364 yards) Key Position to Watch sacks last season but better luck in the top defenses last season, limiting teams to and Johnny Ford, along with transfer Cincinnati WR health department would help the offensive 25.9 points a game and 4.93 yards a play. Darrian Felix (Oregon). Tight end Mitchell Best Coordinator Hire line provide better protection. Defensively, However, just four starters are back, with Wilcox is gone, and a go-to receiver must Mike MacIntyre, DC, Memphis the Cougars have work to do after giving key seniors departing in linebackers Sam emerge, but there’s experience back in the Hardest Team to Evaluate up 34 points a game and 6.8 yards a snap Franklin, Shaun Bradley, Chapelle Russell, receiving corps thanks to the arrival of Navy in 2019. Seven starters return, and a hand- as well as defensive backs Benny Walls, transfer tight end Mitchell Brinkman and Coach on the Rise ful of transfers have arrived to provide Harrison Hand and Ayron Monroe. the return of receivers Randall St. Felix, Will Hall, OC, Tulane instant help or depth in 2020. Additionally, All-America end Quincy Eddie McDoom and Bryce Miller. Must-See Game 7. Navy Midshipmen Roche transferred to Miami. Coach Rod Improvement is desperately needed up Cincinnati at UCF Replacing quarter- Carey’s defense still has a good foundation front after allowing 45 sacks in 2019. Six Breakout Player back Malcolm Perry in place, so a steep drop-off shouldn’t be starters are back on defense, including Holton Ahlers, QB, East Carolina (2,017 rushing yards) is expected. However, for the Owls to have a shutdown cornerback K.J. Sails and line- Comeback Player a tough task for coach chance to push for a finish in the top five backer Dwayne Boyles. A line that strug- James Wiggins, S, Cincinnati Ken Niumatalolo, but of the standings, the offense probably has gled to stop the run in 2019 is under con- don’t expect the to pick up more of the slack. The good struction.

Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 - Issue 49 | July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 11 COLLEGES WITH BO CARTER College Football News and Notes tioned as a possible Sept. 5 rescheduled and drug targets to a point where these encounter in Arlington, Texas …The 2020 breakthroughs can directly impact patient State Fair Classic between Grambling and care on Tuesday, Aug. 4. Part of the discus- Prairie View A&M Sept. 26 has been post- sion is expected to be concerning new poned until September 2021. Historically treatments for various injuries in athletics. Black colleges and universities had met in Idaho head coach Paul Petrino was fea- the State Fair Classic every year since Oct. tured as the younger brother of longtime 19, 1925, when Langston and Wiley tied 0- college head coach Bobby Petrino. 0 at old Fair Park Stadium. The first State Between them over 21 total seasons they Fair Classic at current Cotton Bowl have a composite record of 147-111 and 12 Stadium was an Oct. 20, 1930, Wiley vic- bowl appearances…Nebraska head coach tory over Prairie View 17-13. Grambling Scott Frost said he hopes he can prove a and Prairie View A&M have played in the national talk show host has a wrong opin- Classic at Dallas every year from 1985- ion if Frost can turn around the Huskers The Big 12 Conference has begun its 25-year celebration (started July 20) with a series of historic podcasts, features and 2019, and Grambling has one of the top football program…Tennessee added assis- memorable stories and photos through June 20, 2021 all-time records at Cotton Bowl Stadium tant strength and conditioning coach with a 26-7 mark over 33 appearances... Kindal Moorehead, formerly at Alabama to Savitsky, New York City; (1945) Lloyd TCU now has lost two games to conference complete its ’20 football staff…Former Carr, Hawkins Co., Tenn.; (1948) Jim postponements and cancellations with West Virginia defensive coordinator Vic Mandich,Cleveland, Ohio; July 31 (1918) games against California Sept. 5 and Koenning is seeking a new coaching Gene Goodreault, Haverhill, Mass.; (1919) Prairie View A&M Sept. 12 scrubbed due assignment…Mississippi State outside Forrest Behm, Lincoln, Neb.; (1968) Andre to health concerns…Texas still plans to receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr., son of Ware, Galveston, Texas; (1974) Jonathan seat 50 percent of its ticketholders for the legendary Heisman Trophy winner, college Ogden, Washington, D.C.; Aug. 1 (1929) Sept. 5 home opener in Austin against USF coach and NFF College Hall of Fame play- Joe Palumbo, Beaver, Pa.; (1985) Glenn of the American Athletic Conference unless ers and coach (one of five to be honored in Dorsey, Baton Rouge, La. state regulations change…Louisiana Tech, both respects by he NFF) Steve Spurrier, is Notable anniversary death dates for UT Arlington and Northwestern State will featured on a new recruiting and facilities Hall of Famers are July 26 (1966) Eddie be competing in multiple sports in coming video for MSU. Interestingly, Spurrier Sr. Casey, Boston, Mass.; July 27 (1941) months. At one time all were members of and Jr. were on he MSU campus in Howard Jones, Toluca Lake, Calif.; July 27 the Southland Conference...The Nov. 23-25 December 1985 when then MSU director BO CARTER (1964) Willie Gallimore, Rensselaer, Ind.; Cayman Island Men’s Basketball Classic of athletics Charlie Carr was interviewing [email protected] (2010) Jack Tatum, Pittsburg, Calif.; July now is moving to Northwest Florida State Spurrier Sr. for the Bulldogs head coaching 28 (1979) Four Horseman Don Miller, College in Niceville, Fla. position. Spurrier Jr. was 14 years old at Humanitarian physician Dr. Laurent Cleveland, Ohio; July 30 (1989) Wes The North Texas Alumni Association the time, and his father decided to remain Duvernay-Tardif of the NFL Kansas City Fesler, Laguna Hills, Calif.; (2011) Dave made a special appeal to generous donors as coach of the USFL’s Tampa Bay Bandits Chiefs Super Bowl championship squad Maurer, Springfield, Ohio; Aug. 1 (2013) for Lifetime Memberships in the group before the league folded in 1986. Spurrier and McGill University (Canada) has decid- Dick Kazmaier, Boston, Mass. …Vanderbilt University Medical Center Sr. then accepted his first college head ed to remain in Canada and treat patients Happy birthdays to NFF College Hall staff members continue studies of a possi- coaching job at Duke in 1987 and went on affected by COVID-19 and other illnesses of Fame members July 26 Bob Lilly (a ble vaccine to stop COVID-19 with a to win 228 games in 26 seasons as a col- rather than participate in the 2020 NFL spry 81), July 27 Reggie McKenzie, Hugh group of 1,000-plus volunteers in testing lege head coach and to go 11-10 in bowl season. Green, July 28 Charles Alexander, Anthony labs. Those leading the vital studies are encounters…Virginia Tech football added Troy University hosted a special memo- Poindexter, July 30 Lloyd Carr (a spry 75), 1975 Rice graduate Dr. Barney Graham, Corey Fuller and Jeron Goveia-Winslow as rial service for Georgia U.S. Rep. John July 31 Andre Ware, Jonathan Ogden, Aug. Dr. Mark Denison, Dr. Jim Chappell, Laura assistant directors of personnel. Lewis, the famed civil rights leader who 1 Glenn Dorsey… Stevens, Dr. Andrea Pruijssers, Tia Hughes, Hometowns of more 2020 college head grew up in Troy, Ala. Jackson State and Florida A&M will Xiaotao Lu, and 2020 COVID-19 survivor coaches - Hawai’i: Todd Graham, Mesquite NFF College Hall of Fame Facts meet in the 2021 Orange Blossom Classic Dr. Buddy Creech, with key funding from Texas; Holy Cross:Bob Chesney, Kulpmont Some notable birthdates in NFF College in Miami, Fla….Connecticut will meet the Dolly Parton COVID-19 Research Pa.; Houston: Dana Holgorsen, Davenport, Hall of Fame annals in the July 26-Aug. 1 Vanderbilt Oct. 2, 2021,to replace Houston, Fund. Several former student-athletes from Iowa; Houston Baptist: Vic Shealy, time period are July 26 (1869) Henry which opted out of the ’21 clash with the Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, Nashville, Tenn.;Idaho: Paul Petrino, Butte, Williams, Hartford, Conn.; (1896) Everett Commodores…Texas A&M is discussing Belmont, and other are schools have volun- Montana. Strupper, Columbus, Ga.; (1934) Tommy moving the Sept. 26 SEC contest with teered for this research…The Challenged Oklahoma director of athletics and NFF McDonald, Roy, N.M.; (1939) Bob Lilly, Arkansas to College Station’s Kyle Field Athletes Foundation and the National board member Joe Castiglione reiterated Olney, Texas;July 27 (1910)Fred Crawford, instead of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Wheelchair Basketball Association have the Sooners desire to meet Texas in the Waynesville,N.C.;(1950) Reggie McKenzie Texas…Alabama and Notre Dame have launched a comprehensive content series to AT&T Red River Showdown at Cotton Detroit, Mich.;(1959)Hugh Green,Natchez, decided not to compete in place of the help athletes learn, train and play wheel- Bowl Stadium in Dallas Oct. 12. The Miss.; July 28 (1893) John “Jack” O’Hearn Alabama-USC game (cancelled by Pac-12 chair basketball anytime and at any loca- schools discussed a possible home-and- Brookline, Mass.; (1943) Larry Elkins, Conference-only football activity in ’20) tion. The Wheelchair Basketball Training home series for 2020 and ’21 only but Brownwood, Texas; (1957) Charles earlier slated for Sept. 5 at AT&T Stadium Zone includes a library of instructional were unsure of seating capacity limits for Alexander, Galveston, Texas; (1976) in Arlington, Texas...Syracuse now is look- videos and resources featuring Team USA either of both seasons in Austin or Norman Anthony Poindexter, Lynchburg, Va.; July ing for two non-conference games after Paralympians and NWBA players. It also …The Black AD Alliance has appointed 29 (1879) Dan McGugin, Ringgold Colgate scrubbed its football season provides resources and access to equip- UMKC AD Brandon Martin and Auburn's County, Iowa; (1902) Herbert Sturhahn, …Brigham Young director of athletics Tom ment, teams, and tournaments…The Allen Greene to co-chair the group..Central Far Rockaway, N.Y.; July 30 (1894) Carl Holmoe has contacted dozens of schools Vanderbilt Medical Center’s Warren Center Michigan AD Michael Alford is helping Snavely, Omaha, Neb.; (1903) Vic Hanson, and utilized the scheduling aide Gridiron. for Neuroscience Drug Discovery is host- the university in the hiring process for his Sacramento, Calif.; (1924) Dr. George com to try and replace cancelled 2020 con- ing a Zoom seminar on advances in under- successor…Illinois AD Josh Whitman tests. Alabama and BYU have been men- standing of human disease, pharmacology related that “spinning our wheels” for

12 July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 Issue 49 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com future college football clashes can be of all fall sporting activities…Six members SEC denoted that student-athletes opting to of the Year Watch list features such stand- counter-productive. Meanwhile, all Illini of the American Collegiate Athletic sit out their sports during the COVID-19 outs as DE Shaka Toney, Penn State; DT fall sports on campus are scheduled to be Conference Associate now have joined the outbreak can keep their scholarships. Khyiris Tonga, BYU; LB Joe Tryon, played within Big Ten Conference frame- Capital Athletic Conference and will begin The Football Bowl Association’s new Washington; DT Jay Tufele, Southern work at this time…Pittsburgh AD Heather intra-conference competition during the executive director Nick Carparelli spoke of California; DT Jaylen Twyman, Pittsburgh; Lyke told reporters she will do everything 2020-21 academic year. New CAC mem- alternatives and scenarios for post-2020 DB Shaun Wade, Ohio State; LB Garret in her power to protect student-athletes, bers from the ACAA are California-Santa bowl encounters in a Dallas Morning News Wallow, TCU; LB Drew White, Notre administrators, coaches, and fans at fall Cruz, Finlandia (Mich.), Mills College newspaper interview.....The New Era Dame; DT Kobie Whiteside, Missouri; DB events from COVID-19 trends and that she (Calif.), Mount Mary University (Wis.), Pinstripe Bowl is celebrating its 10-year James Wiggins, Cincinnati; DT Marvin is studying daily trends in regional out- Pine Manor College (Mass.) and Pratt anniversary (11th game) in late December Wilson, Florida State; and LB Jahad breaks and lessening of cases in other areas Institute (N.Y). These new institutions at historic Yankee Stadium with an antici- Woods, Washington State…On this presti- to make her final determination for 2020 form an 11-member CAC members with pated matchup between the Atlantic Coast gious group there are 31 linebackers, 28 fall sports competition…Baylor director of the University of Mary Washington (Va.), and Big Ten Conferences. Some previous defensive backs, 23 ends, and 16 tackles or athletics Mack Rhodes has been contem- Christopher Newport (Va.), Salisbury(Md.), competing teams in the NEPB have been nose tackles/guards/middle guards/down plating multiple scenarios for Bears foot- Southern Virginia University, and St. Boston College, Iowa, Iowa State, Kansas linemen…Former Utah State QB Henry ball and other fall activities…Arkansas AD Mary's College of Maryland. Southern State, Rutgers, Syracuse, and West Virginia. Colombi has transferred to Texas Tech Hunter Yuracheck told media that the 2020 Virginia, St. Mary's and Pine Manor are The pre-2020 FWAA Outland Trophy …Former Utah QB Jason Shelley has season is not all about revenue and that slated to join new NCAA Division II cir- Watch List has among its 85 standouts G transferred to rival Utah State…Air Force players’ and fans’ safety must be the priori- cuits in 2021-22…The Atlantic Coast Jack Anderson, Texas Tech; G Blaise received an oral commitment from North ty…Former UNLV director of athletics Jim Conference is considering admitting Notre Andries, Minnesota; OT Kayode Awosika, Forney (Texas) HS defensive lineman Livengood (now with Collegiate Consulting) Dame football as a conference member for Buffalo; G Aaron Banks, Notre Dame; G Roderick Brown Jr. AFA quarterback says the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed the ’20 season to assist the Fighting Irish in Deonte Brown, Alabama; G Mike Caliendo Donald Hammond III also is seeking full the NCAA to justify certain cutbacks... playing a full schedule. The ACC and Western Michigan; OT Jackson Carman, reinstatement to the squad before official Florida State AD David Coburn addressed Capital One Orange Bowl agreements Clemson; OT Larnel Coleman, UMass; OT preseason drills begin. expected budget cuts, football and fall along with College Football Playoff pay- Sam Cosmi, Texas; OT Coy Cronk, Iowa; Virginia Tech athletics unveiled a new sports scheduling scenarios, diversity, and outs allotted $66 million to the conference C Keegan Cryder, Wyoming; OT Jake status on campus of retired NFF College upcoming head coaching contracts in a after the 2019 season…The Big 12 Curhan, California; C Drew Dalman, Hall of Fame coach Frank Beamer…Dr. recent interview…Brad Marquardt has Conference has begun its 25-year celebra- Stanford; OT Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Anthony Fauci, noted sports fan, threw out been assistant AD for communications at tion (started July 20) with a series of his- Tech; DT Tyler Davis, Clemson; G Wyatt the ceremonial first pitch for the Washington Texas A&M…Nebraska’s famed women’s toric podcasts, features and memorable sto- Davis, Ohio State; OT D’Antne Demery, Nationals-New York Yankees Major League volleyball head coach John Cook was high- ries and photos through June 20, 2021. FIU; G Landon Dickerson, Alabama; OT Baseball opener last Thursday in lighted in a recent interview for his nation- Former inaugural Big 12 commissioner and Tommy Doyle, Miami (Ohio); and G Washington, D.C. Dr. Fauci also supports al honors and overwhelming recruiting suc- current NFF president/CEO Steve Hatchell Corey Dublin, Tulane…The 98-player the football programs at his alma maters Ð cess over the last 20-plus years…Ohio and current NFF correspondent/former Big FWAA Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player (continued on page 14) State named Simon Harris assistant 12 assistant commissioner Bo Carter will women’s basketball coach…Jackson State be sharing Big 12 memories in upcoming extended the contracts of men's head bas- editions of Chalktalk. The conference was ketball coach Wayne Brent and women's formed Feb. 25, 1994, Mr. Hatchell became head basketball coach Tomekia Reed the Big 12’s commissioner on March 26, …Donna Hodgert is the new manager of 1995, and Carter was named the loop’s first athletics facilities and equipment at media relations director July 1, 1996…The Washington & Lee… Duke senior woman Mountain West and Pac-12 Conferences administrator Jacki Silar, the Blue Devils have postponed their virtual media days first and only SWA to date, has retired after indefinitely due to current national condi- 40-plus years in this role…Jacksonville U. tions…The Mid-American Conference has added former Florida star and MLB stand- postponed all fall sports games and match- out Brad Wilkerson as assistant baseball es from late August until Sept. 3 at the ear- coach/recruiting coordinator…New liest…The West Coast Conference will Arizona assistant men’s basketball coach begin its intra- and inter-team competition and former NBA stalwart Jason Terry had for autumn sports on Sept. 24…American his contact and remuneration package Southwest Conference members approved…South Carolina head men’s bas- Southwestern (Texas, one of the original ketball coach Frank Martin is the new co- members of the former Southwest chair of racial reconciliation committee for Conference) and Texas Lutheran have can- the National Associated of Basketball celled their 2020 football seasons…The Coaches. Big 12 Conference and commissioner Bob The Southwestern Athletic Conference Bowlsby continue to hope to play a 12- decided last week to postpone all autumn game, regular-season schedule with a pos- sports competition…Mid-American sible “plus one” game against a fellow con- Conference administrators noted the large ference foe if needed with the contest not losses of football finances when the Big counting in Big 12 intra-circuit standings Ten Conference cancelled any non-circuit …Texas Wesleyan had 10 of the football games against MAC squads. MAC com- and volleyball student-athletes honored missioner Dr. Jon Steinbrecher said he has among 67 total people lauded on the pre- been assured that MAC schools will 2020 Sooner Athletic Conference Scholar- receive contracted payouts for the canceled Athlete Teams…The Lone Star Conference football games. MAC schools are working updated its Barnes and Noble pre-2020 on more transparency with COVID-19 data Scholar-Athlete Teams in football, volley- to help area health officials assess the pos- ball and soccer. The LSC also has mandat- sibilities for 2020 fall sports competition ed that all fall sports’ practices will start …The Patriot League has exempted Army Aug. 24, and the first games and matches West Point and Navy from its cancellation of the new season will begin Sept. 21...The

Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 - Issue 49 | July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 13 Holy Cross and Cornell (medical school)… tance later in 2020 if football revenues fall …Compensation for higher-paid coaches' Stanford, Zach Dirlam of Florida, Ali The Dr. Bill and Veta Sherman Scholarship drastically…Hawai’i football student-ath- salaries at Arkansas and other state univer- Paquette of Wesleyan (Conn.), Bryan at Baylor honors the former Baylor football letes have reported no positive case of sities are being examined and evaluated for Fyalowski of WKU, and Jeffrey Bernstein student-athlete, his wife and the later COVID-19 and have requested additional possible cutbacks. The state also deferred of NYU were featured subjects and opinion Baptist pastor for 60-plus years at churches tests as a safety valve prior to the 2020 all 2019-20 coaching incentive bonuses makers in the CoSIDA Open Forum online in Oklahoma and Tennessee. The Shermans campaign. The department of athletics now until the 2021-22 fiscal year…Wisconsin newsletter…Arizona, Arizona State, Austin have attended every Baylor Homecoming notes that all football student-athletes will athletics may face a $100 million revenue Peay, Illinois, Kansas,Louisville, Michigan, game for 70 of the last 71 seasons…The be tested instead of random COVID-19 reduction if the 2020 football season is Michigan State, Oregon State, Penn State, Society for American Baseball Research, exams…West Virginia reports 41 total stu- cancelled or postponed until spring 2021 South Carolina, and Vanderbilt are working which sports committees to study the life dent-athletes testing positive for COVID-19 …Iowa State football student-athletes and with NCAA enforcement and compliance and records of the likes of NFF College and 28 from the football squad…Creighton support staff reported six additional posi- officials concerning possible issues and Hall of Fame members and former MLB athletics has told its fall sports student-ath- tive COVID-19 tests last week…The city reports at their respective schools…Many stars such as Jackie Robinson of UCLA, letes the university is in no hurry to bring of Amherst, Mass., expressed caution about eyes are turning toward Indianapolis as the Jake Gibbs of Ole Miss, Jackie Jensen of the groups back to campus without a varsi- the reopening of UMass Amherst and the NCAA Board of Governors meets virtually California, Fred Sington of Alabama, and ty football program…UNLV athletics has influx of 15,000-plus students from all Aug. 4 to make some key decisions on fall Joel Hunt of Texas A&M, has traded con- made appeals to private donors and former areas nationally and worldwide...Tennessee sports and 2020-2 NCAA championships vention dates in 2021 with the Jerry student-athletes to help support Olympic athletics has signed an agreement with …The Board of Governors also delayed Malloy Negro League Conference and the sports at the Las Vegas university Whoop Technologies for a variety of online setting firm dates for fall NCAA 50th annual SABR National ....Michigan State quarantined its entire services…The University of Kansas could Championships until 30-plus NCAA Convention…Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine football squad for two weeks after positive lose a projected $120 million in the next Division I conferences schedule their team believes that college football with proper COVID-19 tests on campus last week fiscal year...The U.S. House Representatives title meets at various junctures. The NCAA safety measures might actually slow …Akron athletics continues to work and Senate have been holding committee also has told several leading members that COVID-19 in the Buckeye State…Former through several challenges with its final debates about continuing to suspend stu- COVID-19 must show some semblance of Cincinnati and American Athletic 2019-20 budget and projected 2020-21 dent loan payments or offering financial leveling for the 2020 college football sea- Conference standout Josiah Deguara has allotment…North Texas athletics had nine relief to underserved students and their son to begin on all levels…South Carolina inked his rookie year contract with the active COVID-19 cases last week while families…UCF athletics has completed a U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham has asked to NFL Green Bay Packers...The Allen (Texas) nine staff members and student-athletes 10 percent across-the-board budget cut and have a bipartisan committee appointed to Americans hockey club, ECHL affiliate of had recovered fully by July 26… Wyoming has dispatched booster club members to prepare a Senate bill by Sept. 15 on the the Minnesota Wild, have welcomed Kevin athletics is looking at scheduling alterna- request supporters and alumni to help make NCAA names, images and likenesses com- Sikes-Gilbert as the new director of finance tives for all sports after recent conference up the difference with donations…Ohio pensation plan…Louisiana Sen. John and internal operations. He moves to Allen fall season cancellations. Wyoming AD State and several Big Ten schools have Kennedy, an ardent Vanderbilt and Virginia after a five-year career with United Tom Burman noted that without any foot- studied the best methods to maintain sani- athletics fan from his diplomas at those Grinding North America…The MLB ball contests UW stands to lose $10.5 mil- tized conditions and social distancing in two universities, has worked to re-establish Toronto Blue Jays were seeking locations lion or more…A new company has been football locker facilities …Clemson athlet- CARES legislation and unemployment to to play their 30 “home” games from the formed to help compensate former ics officials are unsure at this point about assist families and underserved student-ath- 60-game MLB schedule after the Canadian Michigan and Michigan State student-ath- the impact of online instruction on fall letes…The Nebraska Secondary Schools government banned U.S. baseball teams letes for sale of their memorabilia…BYU sports and how teams and coaches can Athletic Association has voted to start fall from traveling to Canada. Pittsburgh and and Utah officials spoke of the challenges arrange practice and study schedules. sports practices on Aug. 10 and to hold the Baltimore were proposed as sites and later of last-minute changes in schedules and Associated Press research noted that at regularly-scheduled seasons. The state has rescinded due to travelers and health con- possible solutions…Indiana has halted its least 377 college football games in all divi- conducted high school baseball and softball cerns. The Blue Jays now will play at preseason football drills after six positive sions have been cancelled or postponed competition with health guidelines Sahlen Field Ð the site of their Class AAA COVID-19 tests, and Northern Colorado until spring dates to be determined through throughout the summer…The California minor league affiliate in Buffalo, N.Y. has suspended football workouts until fur- July 23…The New York Times newspaper Interscholastic Federation has postponed Louisville has stopped summer voluntary ther notice after several positive COVID-19 spoke of he “sports reboot” on the profes- all fall sports competition until early in workouts in men’s and women’s swimming test results…Oregon athletics may be wary sional level in late July and the important 2021...The Texas University Interscholastic and diving because of positive COVID-19 of moving football back to February-April readjustments to probable college athletics League has postponed Classes 5A and 6A tests…Several fans, administrators and dates because of unpredictable cold weath- in August and September…Iowa State’s games for four weeks to allow COVID-19 coaches celebrated National Tequila Day er in the Eugene, Ore. area…Oklahoma Jack Trice Stadium was highlighted in the conditions to lessen. Classes 1A-4A will last Thursday with a sip of margaritas and athletics events netted $1.3 million-plus in New York Times as the first NCAA FBS play their games as scheduled per guide- other favorite beverages…A recent fan sur- public sale of alcoholic beverages for the campus football facility named for a for- lines extended on July 21. vey noted that 76 percent of those ques- 2019-20 academic year…The Nebraska mer Black student-athlete…The COVID-19 tioned hoped for more watch television state legislature has authorized endorse- impact on finances at Oklahoma and 2020-21 College Football Playoff Bowl parties’ access as sports’ attendance is ment contracts for college student-athletes Oklahoma State was examined in the Schedule with New Year’s Six Games being limited by COVID-19…Highmark with details on final compensation pack- Oklahoma City Oklahoman newspaper (All Games Televised by ESPN, EST) Interactive, creators of the world’s first ages to be determined…Troy athletics has …The Arizona Daily Star newspaper CFP mobile, gamified, FDA cleared functional signed a marketing and branding contract queried coaches and administrators about Friday, Jan. 1, 2021 (CFP Semifinals) neurological assessment tool, has partnered with famed marketer Jeremy Darlow the status of men’s and women’s college Rose Bowl presented by Northwestern with the University at Buffalo for the usage …Eastern Washington football has started basketball as of July 27…The Gainesville, Mutual, Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., 5 p of its technology across Buffalo’s intercol- a re-installation of the school’s red artifi- Fla., Sun newspaper theorized that the SEC Allstate Sugar Bowl, Mercedes-Benz legiate athletics program…Jostens deliv- cial turf at Roos Field…The Syracuse might play a 10-game, conference-only Stadium, New Orleans, La., 8:45 p.m. ered LSU’s 2019 College Football Playoff administration will add a $1,000 charge for schedule if the national health picture does Monday, Jan. 11 - CFP Championship, national championship rings earlier in July, sanitization and protection from other stu- not improve… The Arizona Republic Hard Rock Stadium, Miami, Fla., 8 p.m. and student-athletes and staff received their dent if autumn classes’ students wish it use newspaper asked that if Arizona student- Wednesday, Dec. 30-Jan. 2 (Other New rings at a private ceremony hosted by LSU their residence hall rooms for any manda- athletes are allowed back on campus train- Year’s Six Bowls) head coach Ed Orgeron…North Texas ath- tory COVID-19 quarantines...Connecticut’s ing, when will the general student body be Wednesday, Dec. 30 - Goodyear Cotton letics will move all fall sports competition women’s rowing team is seeking to remain brought back on campus for summer or fall Bowl Ð AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TBD back to Sept. 1. The Mean Green Eagles intact after wide-scale budget cuts inside studies. Friday, Jan. 1 Ð Chick-Fil-A Peach Bowl, still are set to host Houston Baptist in foot- Huskies athletics…New Mexico public col- The FWAA continues to urge its mem- Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, TBD ball Sept. 5…Michigan State athletics is leges and universities are battling budget bers to exercise caution, wear masks and Saturday, Jan. 2 - PlayStation Fiesta Bowl, assessing the total impact that COVID-19 challenges from athletics to zygote maintain social distancing as they go about State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Ariz., TBD has had on its 2019-20 budget…Illinois research as COVID-19 has caused student their public college coverage tasks...Dennis Capital One Orange Bowl, Hard Rock athletics may request some taxpayer assis- population declines and business losses O’Donnell of Rochester, David Kiefer of Stadium, Miami, Fla., TBD

14 July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 Issue 49 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com AUTO HONDA RIDGELINE The Honda Ridgeline midsize pick up

features that adds collision-mitigation brak- ing, active cruise control, blind-spot assist, road-departure mitigation, forward-colli- sion warning, lane-departure warning, and lane-keeping assist. The only drivetrain option offered with the Honda Ridgeline is the choice between front- or all-wheel drive (FWD, AWD). That’s because each Ridgeline comes with the same 3.5-liter V6 engine and 6-speed automatic transmission. The V6 features direct injection and cylinder deactivation to improve fuel efficiency. FWD is standard on everything but the RTL-E and Black Edition, which get AWD as standard. AWD is available on all models except the base truck. Opt for FWD and you get very good fuel economy — 19-mpg city, 26 highway — but your towing capacity gets limited to 3,500 pounds. All-wheel drive docks the By Matt Degen cab. A drain plug allows the compartment 3.5-liter V6 connected to a 6-speed auto- new Ridgeline’s fuel economy by one mpg to serve as mobile cooler, while the 2-way matic transmission driving the front — to 18-mpg city and 25 on the highway In the Honda Ridgeline, Honda has creat- tailgate, A/C outlet and in-bed audio fur- wheels. But there’s also active noise can- — but towing capacity goes up to 5,000 ed a vehicle delivering the comfort and ther bolster the Ridgeline’s party persona. cellation, hill-start assist, a rearview cam- pounds. driving familiarity of an SUV, with the With just a push of a button, Ridgeline era, power windows with (front) auto- 3.5-liter V6 flexible versatility of a midsize pickup owners can adjust the traction-management up/down, push-button start, cruise control, 280 horsepower @ 6,000 rpm truck. The Ridgeline’s open bed is cleverer system to accommodate snow, mud, sand a tilt/telescoping steering wheel, air condi- 262 lb-ft of torque @ 4,700 rpm than that of the Nissan Frontier, Chevrolet or just normal pavement. The system auto- tioning with filtration, and a 200-watt EPA city/highway fuel economy: 19/26 Colorado or Toyota Tacoma, providing a matically adjusts throttle and torque distri- audio system with Bluetooth for phone and mpg (FWD), 18/25 mpg (AWD) hidden compartment beneath the bed floor bution for maximum traction. There’s even music streaming, a USB port and a sub- The base-model Honda Ridgeline RT for stowing items safely out of view. A a less robust system for front-wheel-drive woofer. On the truck end of things are the has a Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail 1,500-pound payload and 5,000-pound tow models offering normal and snow settings. useful dual-action tailgate, eight tie-down rating should meet most customers’ light- If you think the interior of the duty needs, and available all-wheel drive Ridgeline looks familiar, that’s because it assists in both snow and modest off-road is nearly identical to the popular Honda situations. The Ridgeline is offered in a Pilot, and that’s a good thing. Controls for number of trims, as well as with such the climate control, infotainment and vari- important safety features as Collision ous button and switches are logically Mitigation Braking, Adaptive Cruise arranged. Soothing white backlighting Control and Lane Keep Assist. makes them easy to find at night. Upper- Based on a version of Honda’s Global level trims include heated front seats, Light Truck platform that underpins the Apple CarPlay and Android Auto plus a Honda Pilot, the Ridgeline offers a lot of power-sliding rear window for improved the same ride quality and comfort of that ventilation. All models offer excellent flagship SUV. The accurate steering, cor- room for five plus rear seats that flip up, nering ability and interior quiet are all right providing enough room to fit a mountain in line with the best crossover SUVs. Ride bike or perhaps a new flat-screen TV. comfort is a key advantage, as the inde- The original Ridgeline’s somewhat pendent rear suspension means there’s polarizing design was abandoned in favor none of the "bed hop" one gets in a tradi- of a cleaner look commonly associated tional truck with its solid rear axle. Since with a midsize pickup truck. The removal Price (MSRP) of just under $31,000. A the Ridgeline is lighter than the Pilot, the of the flying-buttress structures makes it cleats, truck bed lights, an in-bed trunk, Sport starts at a little more than $34,300, 280-horsepower 3.5-liter V6 engine makes easier to load the large bed, which includes and Intelligent Traction Management. and add $1,900 if you want all-wheel drive for brisk acceleration. If you don’t plan on a 2-way tailgate that can either swing out Every Ridgeline model except the base with that. On the other end of the spectrum off-road excursions the front-wheel-drive or fold down. A standard composite lining RT can be ordered with all-wheel drive, is the Black Edition, which starts at just model should serve you well and offers on the bed belays scratch and rust worries, and it’s standard on RTL-E and Black under $44,400 and includes all-wheel better fuel economy. Alternatively, the while a lockable trunk beneath the floor Edition models. Beyond that, Honda tends drive. If you want pure truck stuff, the RTL Intelligent Traction Management system on provides an added level of security even a to group equipment by model, rather than offers the basics plus leather, and with all- all-wheel-drive models offers various driv- topper can’t match. Although all one piece, as stand-alone packages. Leather is avail- wheel drive it’s just under $35,850. ing modes to help tackle difficult terrain Honda designers placed a seam between able on RTL models, as is an acoustic However, for V6 crew-cab competitors, it’s like sand and mud, making the Ridgeline the bed and cab to make this unit-body windshield. RTL-T models add Apple right in the ballpark: The Chevrolet more capable off-road than you might design appear more like a traditional body- CarPlay and Android Auto, but it’s the Colorado ranges from $27,500-$38,000, think. on-frame pickup. RTL-E and Black Edition that are most the Toyota Tacoma ranges from about The Ridgeline’s bed features a lockable The base Honda Ridgeline RT’s list of lavishly equipped, with navigation, truck- $30,000-$39,000, and the GMC Canyon storage compartment perfect for hiding standard equipment reads more like an bed audio, a 400-watt truck-bed outlet, and from $28,500-$44,000. valuables too large or dirty to place in the SUV. There’s the drivetrain, of course, a the Honda Sensing suite of active-safety

Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 - Issue 49 | July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 15 Arizona Cardinals (All times ET) Atlanta Falcons (all times ET) Baltimore Ravens (all times ET) Buffalo Bills (all times ET) Sept. 13: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p. Fox Sep. 13: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: vs. New York Jets 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: vs. Washington Redskins, 4:05 Fox Sep. 20: at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Houston Texans, 4:25 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Detroit Lions, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 28: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.ESPN Sept. 27: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 5: at Green Bay Packers, 8:15 p.m. ESPN Oct. 4: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 19: at Dallas Cowboys, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Oct. 18: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 15: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 25: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 8: vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 29: at Carolina Panthers, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:05 p.m., CBS Fox/NFLN/Amazon Nov. 15: at New England Patriots, 8:20 NBC Nov. 1: vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 19: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 22: at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 26: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m.NBC Nov. 15: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m. CBS Nov. 29: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m.Fox. Nov. 29: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 29: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m.CBS Dec. 6: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 7: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 13: at New York Giants 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p Fox Dec. 14: at Cleveland Browns, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 13: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:20 p.m NBC Dec. 20: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:05 p. Fox Dec. 20: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m Fox Dec. 20: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 19 or 20: at Denver Broncos, TBD Dec. 26 or 27: vs. San Francisco 49ers, TBD Dec. 27: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 28: at New England Patriots, 8:15 ESPN Jan. 3: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS

Carolina Panthers (all times ET) Chicago Bears (all times ET) Cincinnati Bengals (all times ET) Cleveland Browns (All times ET) Sep. 13: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05p CBS Sept. 13: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Sep. 20: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m Fox Sept. 20: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 17: at Cleveland Browns, 8:20 p. NFLN Sept. 17: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 8:20 p. NFLN Sep. 27: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05p CBS Sept. 27: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m. Fox Oct. 4: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 8: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 11: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Oct. 18: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m. CBS Oct. 29: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 26: at Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p.m. ESPN Nov. 1: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFLN/Amazon Nov. 1: vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1p Fox Nov. 16: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 8:15 p ESPN Nov. 29: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m. NBC Dec. 6: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 14: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 13: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 21: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p. ESPN Dec. 20: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 19 or 20: at Green Bay Packers, TBD Dec. 20: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at New York Jets, TBD Dec. 27: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox

Dallas Cowboys (all times ET) Denver Broncos (all times ET) Detroit Lions (all times ET) Green Bay Packers (all times ET) Sept. 13: at Los Angeles Rams, 8:30 p. NBC Sept. 14: vs. Tennessee Titans, 9:10 p.m. ESPN Sept. 13: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: vs. Tampa Bay Bucs, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at New Orleans Saints, 8:20 p. NBC Oct. 4: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 1: at New York Jets, 8:20 p.m. NFLN Oct. 4: vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 5: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Oct. 11: vs. New York Giants, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25, Fox Oct. 19: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 8:15 p ESPN Oct. 18: vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:04 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. CBS Nov. 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 8: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 5: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Minnesota Vikings, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 CBS Nov. 22: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 26: vs. Washington Redskins, 4:30 p. Fox Nov. 29: vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:05 p.m Fox Nov. 26: vs. Houston Texans, 12:30 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 3: at Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m., Dec. 6: at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 6: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 13: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Buffalo Bills, TBD Dec. 19 or 20: at Tennessee Titans, TBD Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Carolina Panthers, TBD Dec. 20: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p. NBC Dec. 26 or 27: at Los Angeles Chargers, TBD Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Tampa Bay Bucs, TBD Dec. 27: vs. Tennessee Titans, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 27: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p. Fox Jan. 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:25 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox

Houston Texans (all times ET) Indianapolis Colts (all times ET) Jacksonville Jaguars (all times ET) Kansas City Chiefs (all times ET) Sept. 10: at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p.m, NBC Sept. 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m, CBS Sept.13: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 10: vs. Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m., NBC Sept. 20: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 4:25 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25, CBS Sept. 27: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m, CBS Sept. 27: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Sept. 24: vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:20 p.m,NFLN Sept. 28: at Baltimore Ravens, 8:15 p.m, ESPN Oct. 4: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. New England Patriots, 4:25 p.., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at Cleveland Browns, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 15: at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m., Fox/NFLN Oct. 25: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p., CBS Oct. 25: at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 12: at Tennessee Titans, 8:20 p.m,NFLN Nov. 15: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m, CBS Nov. 22: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 26: at Detroit Lions, 12:30 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29, at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25, CBS Dec. 6: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: vs. Denver Broncos, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 13: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 19 or 20: at Indianapolis Colts, TBD Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Houston Texans, TBD Dec. 20: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 20: at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p., CBS Dec. 27: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m., CBS

16 July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 Issue 49 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Las Vegas Raiders (all times ET) Los Angeles Chargers (all times ET) Los Angeles Rams (all times ET) Miami Dolphins (all times ET) Sept. 13: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: at Cincinnati Bengals, 4:05 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., NBC Sept. 13: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 21: vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p, ESPN Sept. 20: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p, CBS Sept. 20: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Carolina Panthers, 4:05 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 24: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 8:20 p, NFLN Oct. 4: vs. Buffalo Bills, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. New York Giants, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 12: at New Orleans Saints, 8:15 p, ESPN Oct. 11: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:20, NBC Oct. 18: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p, NBC Oct. 18: at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 26: vs. Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Oct. 25: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m, Fox Nov. 1: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 4:05 p, CBS Nov. 1: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 8: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 p., NBC Nov. 22: at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 23: at Tampa Bay Bucs, 8:15, ESPN Nov. 15: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 29: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:05 p, Fox Nov. 29: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: vs. New England Patriots, 4:25 p., CBS Dec. 6: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 4:25 p.m., Fox Dec. 10: vs. New England Patriots, 8:20 p, Fox Dec. 13: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 17: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 8:20 p.m., Dec. 17: at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m., Fox Dec. 19 or 20: vs. New York Jets, TBD Dec. 20: vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m, CBS Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Denver Broncos, TBD Dec. 27: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at Las Vegas Raiders, TBD Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Miami Dolphins, TBD Jan.3: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., CBS

Minnesota Vikings (all times ET) New England Patriots (all times ET) New Orleans Saints (all times ET) New York Giants (all times ET) Sept 13: vs. Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 13: vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 4:25, Fox Sept. 14: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 8:15 p, ESPN Sept. 20: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., NBC Sept. 20: at Oakland Raiders, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Sept. 20: at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p, NBC Sept. 27: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m. Fox Oct. 4: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Seattle Seahawks, 8:20 p.m., NBC Oct. 11: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 12: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15, ESPN Oct. 11: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p, CBS Oct. 25: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. Fox Oct. 18: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Green Bay Packers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Chicago Bears, 4:25 p.m., Fox Oct. 22: at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: vs. Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 9: at New York Jets, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Nov. 8: at Tampa Bay Bucs, 8:20 p, NBC Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 16: at Chicago Bears, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Nov. 15: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 15: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p, Fox Nov. 2: vs. Tampa Bay Bucs, 8:15, ESPN Nov. 22: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Denver Broncos, 4:05 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 p, CBS Dec. 6: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 10: at Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m., Dec. 13: at Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 20: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 20: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p, CBS Dec. 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 25: at New Orleans Saints, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 20: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 25: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 4:30 p.m., Dec. 20: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Fox, NFL Network, Amazon Dec. 28: vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Dec. 27: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS Jan. 3: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox

New York Jets (all times ET) Philadelphia Eagles (all times ET) Pittsburgh Steelers (all times ET) San Francisco 49ers (all times ET) Sept. 13: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 13: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 14: at New York Giants, 7:15 p.m., ESPN Sept. 13: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 20: vs. Denver Broncos, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 20: at New York Jets, 1 p.m., Fox Sept. 27: at Indianapolis Colts, 4 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Sept. 27: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 1: at Denver Broncos, 8:20 p.m., NFLN Oct. 4: at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 p.m., NBC Oct. 4: at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 8:20 p.m, NBC Oct. 11: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 11: vs. Miami Dolphins, 4:05 p.m., Fox Oct. 18: at Los Angeles Chargers, 4 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:20 p.m, NBC Oct. 25: vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 22: vs. New York Giants, 8:20 p.m., Oct. 25: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: at New England Patriots, 4:25 p, CBS Nov. 1: at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 8: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., CBS Nov. 1: at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 9: vs. New England Patriots, 8:15, ESPN Nov. 1: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 15: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 5: vs. Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 15: at Miami Dolphins, 4 p.m., CBS Nov. 15: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 29: vs. Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 22: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 26: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p., NBC Nov. 15: at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p, Fox Dec. 6: vs. Las Vegas Raiders, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 30: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 p, ESPN Dec. 6: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Seattle Seahawks, 4 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at Buffalo Bills, 8:20 p.m., NBC Dec. 7: vs. Buffalo Bills, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Dec 19 or 20: at Los Angeles Rams, TBD Dec. 13: vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p, Fox Dec. 21: at Cincinnati Bengals, 8:15 p., ESPN Dec. 13: vs. Washington Redskins, 4:25 p, Fox Dec. 26 or 27: vs. Cleveland Browns, TBD Dec. 20: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Dec. 27: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 20: at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 p.m., NBC Jan. 3: at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at Arizona Cardinals, TBD Jan. 3: vs. Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 p.m., Fox

Seattle Seahawks (all times ET) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (all times ET) Tennessee Titans (all times ET) Washington Redskins (all times ET) Sep. 13: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Sep. 13: at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 14: at Denver Broncos, 10:10 p.m., ESPN Sep. 13: vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Sep. 20: vs. New England Patriots, 8:20, NBC Sep. 20: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Sep. 20: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Sep. 20: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: at Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m., Fox Sep. 27: at Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., CBS Sep. 27: at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 4: vs. Los Angeles Chargers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 4: vs. Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: Minnesota Vikings, 8:20 p.m., NBC Oct. 8: at Chicago Bears, 8:20 p.m., Fox/NFL Oct. 11: vs. Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 11: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 p.m., Fox Network/Amazon Oct. 18: vs. Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 18: at New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: vs. San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p, Fox Oct. 18: vs. Green Bay Packers, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 1: at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Oct. 25: vs. Dallas Cowboys, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m., Fox Oct. 25: at Las Vegas Raiders, 8:20 p.m., NBC Nov. 8: vs. Chicago Bears, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 8: vs. New York Giants, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 15: at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 p.m., Fox Nov. 2: at New York Giants, 8:15 p.m., ESPN Nov. 12: vs. Indianapolis Colts, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 15: at Detroit Lions, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 19: vs. Arizona Cardinals, 8:20 p.m., Nov. 8: vs. New Orleans Saints, 8:20 p, NBC Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 22: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 1 p.m., CBS Fox/NFL Network/Amazon Nov. 15: at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., Fox Nov. 22: at Baltimore Ravens, 1 p.m., CBS Nov. 26: at Dallas Cowboys, 4:30 p.m., Fox Nov. 30: at Philadelphia Eagles, 8:15p, ESPN Nov. 23: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 8:15 p, ESPN Nov. 29: at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 6: at Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 6: vs. New York Giants, 4:05 p.m., Fox Nov. 29: vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p, CBS Dec. 6: vs. Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: vs. New York Jets, 4:05 p.m., CBS Dec. 13: vs. Minnesota Vikings, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 13: at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 20: vs. Seattle Seahawks, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 20: at Washington Redskins, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 20: at Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Dec. 19 or 20: vs. Detroit Lions, TBD Dec. 27: vs. Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., CBS Dec. 27: vs. Los Angeles Rams, 4:05 p.m, CBS Dec. 26 or 27: at Detroit Lions, TBD Dec. 27: at Green Bay Packers, 8:20 p., NBC Jan. 3: at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: vs. Atlanta Falcons, 1 p.m., Fox Jan. 3: at Houston Texans, 1 p.m., CBS

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18 July 31, 2020 - August 6, 2020 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 18 Issue 49 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com FOOD REVIEW By RICHARD POLLAK Pineapple Grill is a tropical paradise covers a grilled hamburger patty that is ing meal before returning to labor in the smothered in an robust in-house made fields, yet in Waikiki, we see business suits Brown gravy over Rice. The Brown Gravy and tourists in matching Hawaiian shirts is exceptional with a multitude of secret chowing down on mounds of exceptional ingredients that takes days to prepare. Rice and Macaroni Salad which includes

By Richard Pollak The Traveling Gourmet [email protected]

The gentle Hawaiian Tropical breeze passes over the mountains and through the lush Pineapple fields as the smell of fresh Pineapple ripens. This isn’t Maui....this is the Pineapple Grill in Hurst. A great way to experience Hawaii without leaving the The juice of Hawaii: Guava Nectar of the Hawaiian gods Short Ribs, Teriyaki Beef and Roast Pork are options for the The seasoned and seared Mahi Mahi is Five Stars metroplex. mixed plate

foods from the islands and we are going to The best of all the Hawaiian Grill can be meat as the protein. enjoy all of them. The great Chefs of had on a two entree special mixed plate You could be in a five star gourmet Hawaii use them and now available here in with two scoops of Rice and one scoop of restaurant in downtown Dallas feasting on DFW too. Macaroni Salad. All the entrees are mari- nothing better than Hawaiian Grill's Mahi nated for over 48 hours before being Mahi. The tender flaked white fish is per- grilled. The Short Ribs just fall off the fectly seasoned and grilled as the marquee bone, insanely moist and tender. The menu feature....definately the highlight of same can be said for the Pork (two choic- es) and the Teriyaki Beef ...both literally melt in your mouth.

The Pineapple Grill food trailer

The Pineapple Grill started out as a Food Trailer covering the Metroplex taste Fried Hawaiin Chicken Wings for authentic Hawaiian home style culinary offerings. You couldn't ask for more authentic than the many dishes that take up The appetizers like the Hawaiian Fried Guava cake is the crowning touch to a true tropical to 48 hours to marinate and then prepare Chicken Wings and specialty Fries are expereience on the hot grill. Let us take a magical jour- great. The original Smoked Pork Fries are ney through their menu and Aloha spirit! covered in Cheese, Pineapple BBQ Sauce the menu. and Onions. Teri Steak Fries are covered Every plate is served with two scoops of rice and one scoop The Guava Cake is the crowing touch to with sliced marinated Beef and Onions of Macaroni Salad a true tropical experience. Our journey to while the crispy Garlic Chicken Fries are a the Hawaiian Islands has unfortunately tasty renditions of what most Texans call The traditional lunch plate special was ended, but there is still the wonderful tropi- Wings! invented for those islanders to have a fill- cal breeze in Hurst Texas to remember.

Aloha starts with a store front

After successfully capturing the hearts and tummies of Hawaiian food fanatics, we are now about to enjoy these tropical treats in a permanent brick and mortar storefront. The atmosphere is causal yet delightfully tropical and all of the Hawaiian specialties The world famous Loco Moco Burger with a fried egg and are authentic. brown gravy You start the journey with a tantalizing bottle of Guava Nectar Juice. All of the Guy Fieri made the Loco Moco Burger native fruits on the Hawaiian Islands make a national treasure on his Diners, Drive-Ins juices unlike anywhere else in the world. and Dives TV show when he discovered There are so many native resources for the Rainbow Drive-in in Oahu. A fried Egg

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