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2B Longview News-Journal, Monday, June 29, 2020 news-journal.com MLB New knotholes: Good views, if fans know where to look SPORTS ON TV COLLEGE BASEBALL BOSTON (AP) — Tucked under 2018: Baylor vs. Oklahoma 8 a.m. FCSA the center field seats at Fenway Park, 2005 CWS: Baylor vs. Texas 9 a.m. LHN down some stairs from Lansdowne 2018: Kansas vs. Texas 11 a.m. FCSA Street in an area previously used as 2005 CWS: Texas vs. Tulane 11:30 a.m. LHN the visiting team’s batting cage, is a 2005 CWS: Texas vs. Baylor 2 p.m. LHN sports bar that is preparing to reopen 2005 CWS G1: Texas vs. Florida 4:30 p.m. LHN from the coronavirus shutdown. 2018: TCU vs. Texas Tech 5 p.m. FCSA Largely windowless and decorated 2005 CWS G2: Florida vs. Texas 7 p.m. LHN with sepia photographs hung on dark 2018: Texas vs. Oklahoma 8 p.m. FCSA wooden walls, the main source of light 2018: Oklahoma St. vs. Texas Tech 11 p.m. FCSA is the sunshine streaming in through HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL a thick metal screen that reveals the Japan’s Field of Dreams 6 p.m. ESPN true treasure of the location: a view of KOREAN BASEBALL the Boston Red Sox field, from Green Teams TBA 4:25 a.m. (Tue) ESPN Monster to Pesky Pole, that could MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL make the Bleacher Bar one of the few 2019 World Series G7: Washington at Houston 6 p.m. FS1 spots to watch a major league game in 2010: Toronto at Texas 6 p.m. FSSW person this season. 2000: Chicago WS at Texas 8:30 p.m. FSSW “It’s one of a kind. It really is,” said 2016 World Series G7: Cubs at Cleveland 9 p.m. FS1 Joe Hicks, who runs the restaurant 2011 World Series G6: Texas at St. Louis midnight FS1 and three others in the area. “Kids AP File Photo COLLEGE BASKETBALL: MEN The Story of Eddie Sutton 8 p.m. ESPN and families, they get excited when Spectators watch an All-Star Game practice session from the roof of a building just out- they walk in here and they see how CYCLING cool this is. People, they walk in and side Chicago’s Wrigley Field in 1990. This week, Major League Baseball players and owners 2014 Tour de France Stage 1 9 a.m. NBCSN they’re just naturally happy. reached an agreement to play an abbreviated, 60-game season that would start July 23 COLLEGE FOOTBALL “Being able to see inside the park, or 24 in teams’ home ballparks. But the seats will be empty. 2016: Texas vs. Oklahoma 8 a.m. FCSC it doesn’t get much better than that.” 2019: LSU at Vanderbilt 11 a.m. ESPNU Major League Baseball suspended Stadium and Fenway, said ballpark The Toronto Marriott City Centre is 2016: Oklahoma at Texas Tech 11 a.m. FCSC spring training on March 12, and the designers have tried to find new ways awaiting word from the Blue Jays on 2019: LSU at Mississippi 2 p.m. ESPNU season that was scheduled to open on to connect with their urban surround- whether it can rent out the 70 rooms 2016: Texas at Texas Tech 2 p.m. FCSC March 26 never did. Last week, play- ings after moving back from the sub- with perfect views of the field, general 2019: Portland St. at Arkansas 2 p.m. SECN ers and owners reached an agreement urbs in the 1990s. manager Anup Israni said. (As of Fri- 2006: Ohio St. at Texas 4:30 p.m. BTN to play an abbreviated, 60-game sea- The result: a picnic area in San Di- day, the hotel had “Baseball Stadium 2020 Citrus Bowl: Michigan vs. Alabama 5 p.m. ESPNU son that would start July 23 or 24 in ego, a waterfront promenade in San view” rooms available for booking for 2015: California at Texas 5 p.m. FCSC teams’ home ballparks. Francisco, a street plaza in Baltimore, late July and into August.) 2019: Arkansas at Alabama 7:30 p.m. ESPNU But they’re not yet ready to crowd a nightclub in Miami. A Chicago Cubs spokesman said it 2015: TCU at Texas Tech 8 p.m. FCSC the seats with tens of thousands of And now those new knotholes could has not been decided if the rooftops 2019 Rose Bowl: Washington vs. Ohio St. 10 p.m. ESPNU fans. be a foot in the door for fans if teams along Waveland and Sheffield Ave- 2015: TCU at Kansas St. 11 p.m. FCSC Instead, those hoping to see a game and government officials deem them nues will be open. 1980: Oklahoma vs. Texas 11 p.m. LHN in person may have to settle for plac- safe to open before the actual seating San Francisco’s Portwalk, a prom- 2019: Ohio St. at Nebraska 12:30 a.m. (Tue) ESPNU es like the Bleacher Bar, the Rogers bowls. enade next to McCovey Cove that has PRO FOOTBALL Centre hotel or the Wrigley rooftops, “We’re seeing that the mixture of views into Oracle Park, will remain 2019: NY Giants at Tampa Bay 9 a.m. NFLN pressing their face up to the windows uses bode well for a lot of situations,” closed, a Giants spokeswoman said. 2018: New Orleans at Minnesota 3 p.m. NFLN or squinting through fences like the Smith said. “We weren’t looking for Kayakers are still hoping to paddle 2006: Pittsburgh at Denver 6 p.m. CBSSN Knothole Gangs of yore. this one, for sure. But it does allow around, scrambling for splash shots. 2013: Baltimore at Denver 7 p.m. NFLN The Roberto Clemente Bridge pro- one to tiptoe back in and have a light- Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has 2018: LA Chargers at Kansas City 11 p.m. NFLN vides a look into PNC Park and a hotel er touch than the traditional way of ruled out fans in the Fenway seats SOCCER in Baltimore might offer rooms with a thinking of a stadium or ballpark through at least August. Premier Match of the Week 11 a.m. NBCSN view of the field at Camden Yards. with all fixed seating.” “I just anticipate it being extremely Crystal Palace vs. Burnley 1:55 p.m. NBCSN “There is some irony in the fact that Most teams contacted by The Asso- odd when we get going playing Major TENNIS the kind of social areas that we’ve ciated Press last week said they were League Baseball games in front of no Re(Open) 5-11 a.m. TENNIS created in baseball parks may end up following guidance from local officials fans, it being a strange environment,” 2019 French Open SF: Federer vs. Nadal 10 a.m. FSSW being the key to the social distanc- on whether fans would be allowed Red Sox president Sam Kennedy said Exhibition: Altec vs. Styslinger 11 a.m. TENNIS ing that may be required when we do to watch games from these areas. this week. 2019 French Open QF: Anisimova vs. Halep 12:30 p.m. FSSW see the sport again,” baseball archi- In many states, a key distinction is “I think it’s incredibly important Re(Open) 4-11 p.m. TENNIS tect Janet Marie Smith said. “I think whether they are designed for ticketed that we start — when it’s safe — to try 2019 Wimbledon 6 p.m. ESPN2 there’s some, yeah, some sort of cruel fans or outside the turnstiles; in Mas- to get back to some sense of normal- 2019 Wimbledon: Djokovic vs. Federer 7:30 p.m. ESPN2 irony in that.” sachusetts, for example, the Bleacher cy,” he said. “For me, that has always 1984 Wimbledon: Connors vs. McEnroe 12:30 a.m. (Tue) ESPN2 Smith, who helped build the par- Bar can reopen as a restaurant even been going to baseball games. I think VARIETY adigm-shifting Camden Yards and while Fenway and other large arenas our fans want that and, ultimately, The Titan Games 7 p.m. NBC worked on renovations for Dodger remain closed. our players want that.” PRO WRESTLING WWE Monday Night Raw 7 p.m. USA PGA LETOURNEAU ATHLETICS From Page 1B was watching the leaderboard coming to win golf tournaments, but keep in up-and-down to make par,” he said. in,” he said. mind I’ve missed a bunch of cuts. I ha- Segura lands academic Mackenzie Hughes, who shot a first- Johnson started the day two strokes ven’t played to the level I’ve wanted to, round 60, had a 67 to tie for third with behind Brendon Todd, and took the and this week I came in and had a lot 23-year-old Will Gordon at 17 under. lead after three straight birdies put of great finds. I hit a lot of good shots, All-American selection Hughes made 48-foot birdie putt on him at 20 under after 10 holes. hit a lot of good tee shots. My misses 17, which he started well left of the Todd shot a 75 to tie for 11th at 13 were much better.” LETU SPORTS INFORMATION This year, she was the ASC hole and watched as turned right to under. He made a 7 on the par-4 12th. There were seven COVID-19-relat- runner-up. She won the Ni- the flag. He finished the round with a Bryson DeChambeau shot a 68 to tie ed withdrawals from the Connecticut AUSTIN — LeTourneau cole Leman Invitational for much straighter 43-foot birdie putt on for sixth at 15 under.