This Day In Sports 1992 — Jari Kurri of the Los Angeles Kings scores his 500th goal in an 8-6 win over the Boston Bruins. Kurri becomes the first Numbers Game European-trained player and 18th player overall to reach the mark. Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, October 17, 2019 C5 Morning rush Griffin values free golf lesson from caring pro Valley Press news services By DOUG FERGUSON father ... he pulled from playing Associated Press golf. That was his way of getting Clippers sign G B.J. Taylor to contract away.” LOS ANGELES — The Clippers have signed PONTE VEDRA BEACH, EMOTIONAL Fla. — Steve Prater can recall Griffin says he would leave guard B.J. Taylor to an exhibit 10 contract, a one- Lanto Griffin year deal worth the minimum salary. only one time in more than 30 the house at 7 a.m. and stay at cries as he Taylor played four years at Central Florida, years as a PGA professional the course until 7 p.m. where he averaged 15.6 points, 3.1 assists and 2.9 that he refused payment for a squats and “That’s what made me fall in rebounds in 104 games. golf lesson. rests his head love with the game at a young Lanto Griffin doesn’t know on his putter age,” Griffin said. “If Steve Boxer Patrick Day dies of brain injuries 4 where he would be without it. after winning the didn’t bring me in at that real days after fight He certainly would not be Houston Open vulnerable part of my life, then CHICAGO — Boxer Patrick Day died Wednes- spending six hours Tuesday golf tournament there’s no chance that I would day, four days after sustaining head injuries in a scrolling through 475 text mes- Oct, 13 in be playing golf in college — or fight withCharles Conwell. sages of congratulations in be- Houston. winning the Houston Open.” Promoter Lou DiBella said Day died at North- tween a dozen interviews as Associated Press Griffin shot 51 for nine holes western Memorial Hospital. He was 27. in his first junior event at the the Houston Open champion. in a field with a persimmons bers a young boy who asked if Day had brain surgery after being knocked out in club. By the time he finished He would not be looking out the club his father had bought from he could come to the clinic. He the 10th round Saturday night at Wintrust Arena. high school, he was good enough window at the TPC Sawgrass a barrel of clubs that sold for $1 didn’t know much about the and realizing he’ll be part of the each. family’s financial situation ex- to play four years at Virginia field next March at The Players A mile from their home in cept it was clear Griffin could Commonwealth and told Prat- Championship, followed by his Blacksburg, Virginia, was a use the help and that he had a er he wanted to try playing for debut a month later at Augusta nine-hole course called “The passion for the game. a living. Planner National for the Masters. Hill” where he could spend all When Griffin’s father died Just like everything else in It explains why Griffin, not day for $9. And then one day, of a brain tumor, Prater called life, nothing came easily. COMING UP IN THE VALLEY long after he rolled in a 6-foot Griffin was invited to Blacks- the house that day and offered Griffin made $975 in his par putt with eerie calm to win burg Country Club, where he the 12-year-old boy a free mem- first mini-tour event, minus ANTELOPE VALLEY COLLEGE (Junior College) on the PGA Tour, fought back the $950 entry fee. He picked ■ Cross Country: Oct. 25 at WSC Champion., 2 p.m. noticed Prater, the head pro, bership to Blacksburg Country tears when asked how he got to conducting a clinic for a small up experience, along with plen- ■ Football: Saturday vs. San Bernardino Valley, 6 p.m. Club. Prater’s son is five years this point. group of kids. younger, and he and Griffin be- ty of debt. He thought about ■ W Golf: Monday at WSC match (COC), TBA His family always opened Prater took it from there. came friends. quitting more than once, and ■ M Soccer: Friday at Bakersfield, 2 p.m. one gift on Christmas Eve, and “I wouldn’t be here without “He stayed at my house he might have done that if not ■ W Soccer: Friday vs. L.A. Valley, 4 p.m. Griffin was 8 when he got a him,” Griffin said. “He opened quite a bit because he could for Will Wilcox — whom he met ■ W Volleyball: Friday at West L.A., 6 p.m. putter. The next morning, he every door in golf that I ever walk to the course,” Prater said. at that first mini-tour event — got the rest of his starter set had — teaching me for free, giv- “I took him on as another son. asking Griffin to caddie for him UNIVERSITY OF ANTELOPE VALLEY (NAIA) — a 5-iron, 7-iron, 9-iron and at The Greenbrier in 2014. Wil- ■ Cross Country: Saturday at Santa Clara Bronco ing me a membership. He’s had He was sad, and I think him a 3-wood. No one in his family my back my entire journey.” coming down and staying with cox tied for fourth. Griffin made Invitational, 8:45 a.m. played golf. Until then, his only Prater, who now works at me some and getting away from $17,000, at the time his largest ■ M Soccer: Friday vs. Marymount, 3 p.m. experience was whacking balls Roanoke Country Club, remem- things that reminded him of his check in golf. ■ W Soccer: Friday vs. Marymount, 12:30 p.m. ■ W Volleyball: Today vs. Simpson, 7 p.m. COMING UP IN SOCAL NFL College Football MLB Sports Odds Auto Racing AMERICAN CONFERENCE The AP Top 25 Postseason Glance Major League Baseball NASCAR Monster Energy West The Top 25 teams in The Associated WILD CARD American League CHARGERS (National Football League) W L T Pct PF PA Today Cup Schedule Press college football poll, with first- Tuesday, Oct. 1: Washington 4, Milwaukee 3 July 13 — Quaker State 400 Presented by ■ Sunday at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m., CBS Kansas City 4 2 0 .667 172 144 at NEW YORK -127 Houston +117 place votes in parentheses, records Wednesday, Oct. 2: Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 1 Walmart (Kurt Busch) Oakland 3 2 0 .600 103 123 National Hockey League ■ Oct. 27 at Chicago, 10 a.m., FOX DIVISION SERIES July 21 — Foxwoods Resort Casino 301 Denver 2 4 0 .333 106 106 through Oct. 12, total points based Today (Best-of-5) FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE (Kevin Harvick) ■ Nov. 3 vs. Green Bay, 1:25 p.m., CBS Chargers 2 4 0 .333 120 118 on 25 points for a first-place vote American League at NEW JERSEY -118 NY Rangers +108 July 28 — Gander RV 400 (Denny Hamlin) East through one point for a 25th-place Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2 at BOSTON -105 Tampa Bay -105 Aug. 4 — Go Bowling at The Glen (Chase W L T Pct PF PA vote, and previous ranking: RAMS (National Football League) Friday, Oct. 4: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 2 at MONTREAL -156 Minnesota +146 Elliott) New England 6 0 0 1.000 190 48 Record Pts Pv ■ Saturday, Oct. 5: Houston 3, Tampa Bay 1 at WINNIPEG -118 NY Islanders +108 Aug. 11 — Consumers Energy 400 (Kevin Sunday at Atlanta, 10 a.m., FOX Buffalo 4 1 0 .800 90 70 1. Alabama (30) 6-0 1503 1 Monday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 10, Houston 3 at ST. LOUIS -178 Vancouver +166 Harvick) ■ Oct. 27 vs. Cincinnati, 10 a.m., CBS N.Y. Jets 1 4 0 .200 63 123 2. LSU (12) 6-0 1449 5 Tuesday, Oct. 8: Tampa Bay 4, Houston 1 at CALGARY -227 Detroit +207 Aug. 17 — Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Miami 0 5 0 .000 42 180 3. Clemson (11) 6-0 1427 2 at VEGAS -267 Ottawa +237 ■ Nov. 10 at Pittsburgh, 1:25 p.m., FOX Thursday, Oct. 10: Houston 6, Tampa Bay 1 Race (Denny Hamlin) South at ARIZONA OFF Nashville OFF 4. Ohio St. (9) 6-0 1404 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, Minnesota 0 Sept. 1 — Bojangles’ Southern 500 (Erik W L T Pct PF PA at KINGS OFF Buffalo OFF 5. Oklahoma 6-0 1333 6 Friday, Oct. 4: N.Y. Yankees 10, Minnesota Jones) DUCKS (National Hockey League) Houston 4 2 0 .667 162 134 College Football 6. Wisconsin 6-0 1245 8 4 Sept. 8 — Big Machine Vodka 400 at the ■ Indianapolis 3 2 0 .600 113 115 Today Friday vs. Carolina, 7 p.m., PRIME 7. Penn St. 6-0 1129 10 Saturday, Oct. 5: N.Y. Yankees 8, Brickyard (Kevin Harvick) Jacksonville 2 4 0 .333 117 131 FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG ■ 8. Notre Dame 5-1 1042 9 Minnesota 2 Sept. 15 — South Point 400, Las Vegas Sunday vs. Calgary, 6 p.m., PRIME Tennessee 2 4 0 .333 98 92 Louisiana-Lafayette 4 6(67) at ARKAN.ST 9. Florida 6-1 1041 7 Monday, Oct. 7: Yankees 5, Minnesota 1 at STANFORD 9½ 6½ (52) UCLA (Martin Truex Jr.) ■ Tuesday at Nashville, 5 p.m., PRIME North 10. Georgia 5-1 995 3 National League Friday Sept. 21 — Federated Auto Parts 400 W L T Pct PF PA 11. Auburn 5-1 985 12 Washington 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 at FAU 5 5½ (60) Marshall (Martin Truex Jr.) Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 184 140 KINGS (National Hockey League) Thursday, Oct. 3: Dodgers 6, Washington 0 Pittsburgh 2½ 3½ (51½) at SYRACUSE Sept. 29 — Bank of America ROVAL 400 Cleveland 2 4 0 .333 120 154 12. Oregon 5-1 906 13 ■ Friday, Oct. 4: Washington 4, Dodgers 2 Ohio State 26½ 28 (49½) at NORTHW. (Chase Elliott) Today vs. Buffalo, 7:30 p.m., FSW Pittsburgh 2 4 0 .333 123 131 13. Utah 5-1 729 15 Sunday, Oct. 6: Dodgers 10, Washington 4 at FRESNO ST 11½ 16 (52½) UNLV Oct. 6 — Monster Energy NASCAR Cup ■ Cincinnati 0 6 0 .000 97 159 14. Boise St. 6-0 716 14 Saturday vs. Calgary, 7 p.m., FSW/ESPN+ Monday, Oct. 7: Washington 6, Dodgers 1 Saturday Series Race at Dover (Kyle Larson) NATIONAL CONFERENCE 15. Texas 4-2 672 11 at VIRGINIA 5 3 (45) Duke ■ Wednesday, Oct. 9: Washington 7, Dodgers Oct. 13 — 1000Bulbs.com 500 (Ryan Tuesday at Winnipeg, 5 p.m., FSW West 16. Michigan 5-1 648 16 at MIAMI 20 18½ (45½) Georgia Tech 3, 10 innings Blaney) W L T Pct PF PA 17. Arizona St. 5-1 524 18 Clemson 22½ 23½ (60½)at LOUISVILLE St. Louis 3, Atlanta 2 Oct. 20 — Hollywood Casino 400, Kansas USC (College Football — Pac-12) San Francisco 5 0 0 1.000 147 64 18. Baylor 6-0 470 22 Army 7 6½ (56½) at GEOR.ST Thursday, Oct. 3: St. Louis 7, Atlanta 6 City, Kan. Seattle 5 1 0 .833 165 146 19. SMU 6-0 398 21 Buffalo 19 17 (48) at AKRON ■ Saturday vs. Arizona, 6:30 p.m., Pac-12 Friday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 3, St. Louis 0 Oct. 27 — First Data 500, Martinsville, Va. L.A. Rams 3 3 0 .500 153 154 Indiana 1 5 (59) at MARYLAND ■ 20. Minnesota 6-0 330 NR Sunday, Oct. 6: Atlanta 3,St. Louis 1 Nov. 3 — AAA Texas 500, Fort Worth, Texas Oct. 25 at Colorado, 6 p.m., ESPN2 Arizona 2 3 1 .417 134 171 Houston 22 22 (58) at UCONN 21. Cincinnati 5-1 308 25 Monday, Oct. 7: St. Louis 5, Atlanta 4, 10 at WAKE FOREST1½ 2 (69) Florida St Nov. 10 — Monster Energy NASCAR Cup ■ East Nov. 2 vs. Oregon, TBD 22. Missouri 5-1 233 NR innings at GEORGIA SO. 6½ 6½ (45½) Coastal Caro. Series Race at ISM Raceway, Avondale, Ariz. W L T Pct PF PA 23. Iowa 4-2 210 17 Wednesday, Oct. 9: St. Louis 13, Atlanta 1 Cent. Michigan 9½ 11 (53) at BOWL.GR. Nov. 17 — Ford Ecoboost 400, Dallas 3 3 0 .500 153 114 UCLA (College Football — Pac-12) 24. Appalachian St. 5-0 148 NR LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES at UCF 33 33 (63) E.Carolina Homestead, Fla. ■ Today at Stanford, 6 p.m., ESPN Philadelphia 3 3 0 .500 161 149 25. Washington 5-2 107 NR (Best-of-7) at CINCINNATI 16½ 17½ (47½) Tulsa N.Y. Giants 2 4 0 .333 111 160 Others receiving votes: Tulane American League NC State 2½ 3½ (51½) at BOST.COL. ■ Oct. 26 vs. Arizona State, 4:30 p.m., Pac-12 Washington 1 5 0 .167 90 167 55, Iowa St. 36, Temple 31, Wake Houston 2, N.Y. Yankees 1 at IOWA 17½ 17 (48½) Purdue NASCAR Xfinity Series ■ South Saturday, Oct. 12: N.Y. Yankees 7, Houston at OHIO 10 7½ (61½) Kent St Nov. 2 vs. Colorado, TBD W L T Pct PF PA Forest 25, California 20, Virginia 8, W Michigan 9½ 8½ (61½) at E. MICH. Schedule Memphis 6, USC 4, South Carolina 0 June 1 — Pocono Green 250 Recycled by New Orleans 5 1 0 .833 128 122 Sunday, Oct. 13: Houston 3, N.Y. Yankees at TEXAS 23 21½ (62) Kansas 4, Texas A&M 3, UCF 3, San Diego J.P. Mascaro & Sons (Cole Custer) Carolina 4 2 0 .667 166 133 2, 11 innings Wisconsin 28 30½ (51) at ILLINOIS June 8 — LTi Printing 250 (Tyler Reddick) Tampa Bay 2 4 0 .333 173 185 St. 2, Louisiana Tech 1. Tuesday, Oct. 15: Houston 4, Yankees 1 at UTAH ST 22 21 (59½) Nevada Boise St 6 7 (46½) at BYU June 16 — CircuitCity.com 250 presented ON TV TODAY Atlanta 1 5 0 .167 135 186 Wednesday, Oct. 16: Houston at N.Y. by Tamron (Christopher Bell) North at WYOMING 19½ 18½ (48½) New Mexico College Football Schedule Yankees, ppd. at UTAH 13 13 (45) Arizona St June 29 — Camping World 300 (Cole COLLEGE FOOTBALL W L T Pct PF PA Wednesday, Oct. 16 Thursday, Oct. 17: Houston (Greinke 18-5) at BALL ST +1½ 1 (58) Toledo Custer) ■ Louisiana (Lafayette) at Arkansas State, 4:30 p.m, ESPNU Green Bay 5 1 0 .833 142 115 SOUTH at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 11-9), 5:08 p.m. N Illinois 2 2½ (48) at MIAMI (OHIO) July 5 — Circle K Firecracker 250 ■ Minnesota 4 2 0 .667 150 93 Troy 37, South Alabama 13 (FS1) at CALIFORNIA 10½ 11 (51½) Oregon St Powered by Coca-Cola (Ross Chastain) UCLA at Stanford, 6 p.m., ESPN Chicago 3 2 0 .600 87 69 Thursday, Oct. 17 Friday, Oct. 18: Houston (Verlander 21-6)at Oregon 1½ 2½ (50)at WASHINGTON July 12 — Alsco 300 (Cole Custer) Detroit 2 2 1 .500 119 118 SOUTH N.Y. Yankees (Paxton 15-6), 4:08 p.m. (FS1) at USC 9 9½ (67) Arizona July 20 — ROXOR 200 (Christopher Bell) COLLEGE SOCCER (Women’s) Sunday, Oct. 6 ETSU at Chattanooga, 4 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 19: N.Y. Yankees at at WASH.ST 13 12 (71) Colorado July 27 — U.S. Cellular 250 (Chase ■ Nebraska at Minnesota, 2 p.m., ESPNU Buffalo 14, Tennessee 7 SOUTHWEST Houston, 5:08 (FS1) Florida 5 4½ (48)at SO.CAROLINA Briscoe) Philadelphia 31, N.Y. Jets 6 Louisiana-Lafayette at Arkansas St., 4:30 x-Sunday, Oct. 20: N.Y. Yankees at at GEORGIA 26 25 (46½) Kentucky Aug. 3 — Zippo 200 at The Glen (Austin ■ Indiana at Maryland, 3 p.m., BTN Arizona 26, Cincinnati 23 p.m. Houston, 4:38 p.m. (FS1) TCU 1½ 3½ (44½)at KANSAS ST Cindric) ■ Alabama at Mississippi, 4 p.m., SEC Minnesota 28, N.Y. Giants 10 FAR WEST National League LSU 18 18½ (61½) at MISS.ST Aug. 10 — B&L Transport 170 at Mid-Ohio New Orleans 31, Tampa Bay 24 UCLA at Stanford, 6 p.m. Washington 4, St. Louis 0 at ALABAMA 37 34 (62) Tennessee ■ Southern Miss +1 1 (58) at LOUIS.TECH (Austin Cindric) Purdue at Rutgers, 5 p.m., BTN New England 33, Washington 7 Friday, Oct. 18 Friday, Oct. 11: Washington 2, St. Louis 0 Aug. 16 — Food City 300 (Tyler Reddick) Oakland 24, Chicago 21 at UAB 14 16 (41½) Old Dominion EAST Sat., Oct. 12: Washington 3, St. Louis 1 at OKLAHOMA 32½ 33½ (63½) West Virginia Aug. 24 — CTECH Manufacturing 180 GOLF Houston 53, Atlanta 32 Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14: Washington 8, St. Louis 1 at OKLAH.ST 4 3½ (68½) Baylor (Christopher Bell) ■ EPGA Tour: Open de France, first round, Paris, 3 a.m., GOLF; Baltimore 26, Pittsburgh 23, OT SOUTH Tuesday, Oct. 15: Washington 7, St. Louis 4 Auburn 17½ 18½ (55½) at ARKANSAS Aug. 31 — Sport Clips VFW 200 (Cole Carolina 34, Jacksonville 27 Marshall at FAU, 3:30 p.m. WORLD SERIES Texas A&M 6½ 6 (55) at MISSISSIPPI Custer) (Denny Hamlin-DQed) 6:30 a.m., GOLF Denver 20, L.A. Chargers 13 MIDWEST (Best-of-7) at MEMPHIS 5½ 4 (59½) Tulane Sept. 7 — Indiana 250 (Kyle Busch) ■ PGA Tour: The CJ Cup at Nine Bridges, second round, Jeju Green Bay 34, Dallas 24 Ohio St. at Northwestern, 5:30 p.m. Washington vs. Houston-N.Y. Yankees North Carolina 2 3½ (57) at VIRG.TECH Sept. 14 — Rhino Pro Truck Outfitters 300 Indianapolis 19, Kansas City 13 FAR WEST winner Minnesota 29½ 28 (47½) at RUTGERS (Tyler Reddick) Island, South Korea, 7 p.m., GOLF Open: Detroit, Miami UNLV at Fresno St., 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22: Washington at Houston- Iowa St 5 7 (55½) at TEX.TECH Sept. 20 — Go Bowling 250 (Christopher ■ LPGA Tour: The Buick LPGA Shanghai, second round, Monday, Oct. 7 Saturday, Oct. 19 N.Y. Yankees winner (Fox) at NAVY 11½ 14½ (51½) South Florida Bell) at APPAL.ST 17 14 (67) Louisiana-Mon. Shanghai, 11 p.m., GOLF San Francisco 31, Cleveland 3 FAR WEST Wednesday, Oct. 23: Washington at Sept. 28 — Drive for the Cure 250 (AJ Thursday, Oct. 10 Oregon St. at California, 11:30 a.m. Houston-N.Y. Yankees winner (Fox) Missouri 17½ 20½ (56½) at VANDER. Allmendinger) ■ New England 35, N.Y. Giants 14 Friday, Oct. 25: Houston-N.Y. Yankees San Diego St 6½ 7½ (46) at SAN JOSE ST EPGA Tour: Open de France, second round, Paris, 3 a.m. Portland St. at N. Colorado, Noon at W KENTUCKY8½ 9½ (48) Charlotte Oct. 5 — NASCAR Xfinity Series Race at Sunday, Oct. 13 New Mexico at Wyoming, Noon winner at Washington (Fox) Dover (Cole Custer) (Friday), GOLF Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 26 at NORTH TEXAS 9½ 8½ (61) MID. TENN. Oregon at Washington, 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26: Houston-N.Y. Yankees Rice 2½ 4 (43) at UTSA Oct. 19 — Kansas Lottery 300, Kansas New Orleans 13, Jacksonville 6 N. Arizona at Weber St., 1 p.m. winner at Washington (Fox) at SMU 6½ 7½ (60½) Temple City, Kan. HORSE RACING Houston 31, Kansas City 24 Valparaiso at San Diego, 2 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 27: Houston-N.Y. Yankees at FIU 20½ 24 (52) UTEP Nov. 2 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 300, Fort ■ Belmont Live: From Elmont, N.Y., 10 a.m., FS2 Minnesota 38, Philadelphia 20 Idaho St. at Idaho, 2:30 p.m. winner at Washington (Fox) at PENN ST 8 9 (46½) Michigan Worth, Texas Washington 17, Miami 16 Arizona St. at Utah, 3 p.m. Air Force 1 2½ (67) at HAWAII Nov. 9 — Desert Diamond West Valley MIXED MARTIAL ARTS Baltimore 23, Cincinnati 17 San Diego St. at San Jose St., 4 p.m. NHL NFL Casino 200 at ISM Raceway, Avondale, Ariz. ■ Seattle 32, Cleveland 28 Colorado at Washington St., 4 p.m. Today Nov. 16 — Ford Ecoboost 300, PFL Playoffs: Featherweight and Lightweight, Las Vegas, Arizona 34, Atlanta 33 North Dakota at Cal Poly, 5 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Homestead, Fla. 5 p.m., ESPN2 San Francisco 20, L.A. Rams 7 UC Davis at S. Utah, 5:05 p.m. Pacific Division Kansas City 3½ 3 (48½) at DENVER Denver 16, Tennessee 0 Montana at Sacramento St., 6 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Sunday at NY GIANTS 3 3 (50) Arizona N.Y. Jets 24, Dallas 22 Arizona at USC, 6:30 p.m. Edmonton 7 6 1 0 12 29 19 Golf MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Pittsburgh 24, L.A. Chargers 17 Ducks 7 5 2 0 10 18 12 at INDIANAPOLIS+1 PK (48) Houston Boise St. at BYU, 7:15 p.m. at BUFFALO 15½ 17 (40½) Miami PGA Tour schedule ■ A.L. Championship Series: Houston at NY Yankees, Game 4, Open: Buffalo, Indianapolis, Chicago, Nevada at Utah St., 7:15 p.m. Vegas 7 4 3 0 8 26 19 Sept. 12-15 — A Military Tribute at The Oakland Minnesota 1 1 (45½) at DETROIT 5 p.m., FS1 Air Force at Hawaii, 8 p.m. Calgary 7 3 3 1 7 18 21 at GREEN BAY 7 5½ (47) Oakland Greenbrier (Joaquin Niemann) Monday, Oct. 14 EAST Vancouver 5 3 2 0 6 18 11 Jacksonville 2½ 3½ (44) at CINCINNATI Sept. 19-22 — Sanderson Farm NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION (Preseason) Green Bay 23, Detroit 22 NC State at Boston College, 9 a.m. San Jose 7 3 4 0 6 18 24 LA Rams 4 3 (54½) at ATLANTA Championship (Sebastian Munoz) Thursday, Oct. 17 Lafayette at Georgetown, 9 a.m. Arizona 5 2 2 1 5 11 9 San Francisco 8½ 10 (41)at WASHINGTON Sept. 26-20 — Safeway Open (Cameron ■ Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m., NBA Kansas City at Denver, 5:20 p.m. Dartmouth at Marist, 9 a.m. Kings 6 2 4 0 4 20 28 at TENNESSEE 1 2 (40) LA Chargers Champ) ■ Dallas at LA Clippers, 7:30 p.m., NBA Sunday, Oct. 20 Duquesne at Sacred Heart, 9 a.m. Central Division at SEATTLE 4½ 3½ (49½) Baltimore Oct. 3-6 — Shriner’s Hospitals for Miami at Buffalo, 10 a.m. Houston at UConn, 9 a.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA at CHICAGO 3 3 (38) New Orleans Children Open (Kevin Na) Houston at Indianapolis, 10 a.m. Robert Morris at Wagner, 9 a.m. Colorado 6 5 0 1 11 24 15 at DALLAS 3 3 (49) Philadelphia Oct. 10-13 — Houston Open (Lanto Griffin) NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Monday Arizona at N.Y. Giants, 10 a.m. Princeton at Brown, 9:30 a.m. Nashville 6 4 2 0 8 28 23 Oct. 17-20 — The CJ Cup at Nine ■ Oakland at Green Bay, 10 a.m. New England 12 9½ (42½) at NY JETS Kansas City at Denver, 5 p.m., FOX/NFL Bryant at CCSU, 10 a.m. St. Louis 6 3 1 2 8 19 20 Bridges, Nine Bridges, Jeju Island, Korea L.A. Rams at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Updated odds available at Pregame.com New Hampshire at Delaware, 10 a.m. Winnipeg 8 4 4 0 8 26 30 Oct. 24-27 — The ZOZO Championship, Minnesota at Detroit, 10 a.m. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Lehigh at Fordham, 10 a.m. Chicago 4 1 2 1 3 12 13 Accordia Golf Narashino CC, Chiba, Japan Jacksonville at Cincinnati, 10 a.m. Harvard at Holy Cross, 10 a.m. Dallas 8 1 6 1 3 15 26 MLS Oct. 31-Nov. 3 — Bermuda ■ NY Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m., NBCSN San Francisco at Washington, 10 a.m. St. Francis (Pa.) at LIU, 10 a.m. Minnesota 6 1 5 0 2 14 25 Championship, Port Royal GC, ■ L.A. Chargers at Tennessee, 1:05 p.m. MLS Playoff Glance Buffalo at Kings, 7:30 p.m., FSW Gardner-Webb at Monmouth (NJ), 10 a.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE First Round Southampton, Bermuda Baltimore at Seattle, 1:25 p.m. Penn at Columbia, 10:30 a.m. Atlantic Division New Orleans at Chicago, 1:25 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19 Oct. 31-Nov. 3 — World Golf TENNIS Colgate at Cornell, 10:30 a.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Eastern Conference Championships-HSBC Champions, Philadelphia at Dallas, 5:20 p.m. Merrimack at Delaware St., 11 a.m. Buffalo 7 5 1 1 11 27 18 ■ ATP/WTA: The Stockholm, European, Luxembourg Open, & Open: Tampa Bay, Cleveland, Carolina, New England at Atlanta, 10 a.m. Sheshan International GC, Shanghai, China Rhode Island at Albany (NY), 12:30 p.m. Boston 6 5 1 0 10 16 10 D.C. at Toronto, 3 p.m. Nov. 14-17 — Mayakoba Golf Classic, El The Kremlin Cup, Early Rounds, 1 a.m., TENNIS; 3 a.m., TENNIS; Pittsburgh Indiana at Maryland, 12:30 p.m. Toronto 8 4 3 1 9 31 28 Monday, Oct. 21 Western Conference Camaleon GC, Playa del Carmen, Mexico 4:30 a.m., TENNIS; 2 a.m. (Friday), TENNIS; 3 a.m. (Friday), South Florida at Navy, 12:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 6 3 2 1 7 23 18 Dallas at Seattle, 12:30 p.m. Nov. 21-14 — The RSM Classic, Sea New England at N.Y. Jets, 5:15 p.m. Detroit 6 3 3 0 6 17 21 TENNIS Minnesota at Rutgers, 12:30 p.m. Portland at Salt Lake, 7 p.m. Island Resort (Seaside), Sea Island, Ga. Bucknell at Towson, 1 p.m. Florida 6 2 2 2 6 19 24 Sunday, Oct. 20 Dec. 4-7 — Hero World Challenge, NFL Injury Report Michigan at Penn St., 4:30 p.m. Montreal 6 2 2 2 6 22 24 Eastern Conference Albany, New Providence, Bahamas Today SOUTH Ottawa 5 1 4 0 2 12 19 New York Red Bulls at Philadelphia, Noon Dec. 13-15 — QBE Shootout, Tuburon KANSAS CITY CHIEFS at DENVER LSU at Mississippi St., TBA Metropolitan Division Western Conference GC, Naples, Fla. BRONCOS — CHIEFS: OUT: OT Eric Fisher Florida at South Carolina, TBA GP W L OT Pts GF GA LA Galaxy at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. Prep calendar (groin), CB Kendall Fuller (thumb), DT Clemson at Louisville, 9 a.m. Carolina 8 6 2 0 12 28 21 Conference Semifinals Chris Jones (groin), WR Sammy Watkins Georgia Tech at Miami, 9 a.m. Pittsburgh 7 5 2 0 10 28 18 2019 LPGA Tour Schedule Eastern Conference July 17-20 — Dow Great Lakes Bay (hamstring), G Andrew Wylie (ankle). The Citadel at Furman, 10 a.m. Washington 8 4 2 2 10 26 26 Wednesday, Oct. 23 QUESTIONABLE: CB Bashaud Breeland Davidson at Jacksonville, 10 a.m. Islanders 6 3 3 0 6 15 17 Invitational (Cydney Clanton-Jasmine TODAY IN THE VALLEY Toronto-D.C. winner at New York City FC, Suwannapura) (not injury related). BRONCOS: OUT: CB Dayton at Stetson, 10 a.m. Columbus 6 3 3 0 6 14 20 4 p.m. Bryce Callahan (foot). QUESTIONABLE: OT Morgan St. at SC State, 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia 5 2 2 1 5 14 15 July 25-28 — The Evian Championship CROSS COUNTRY Thursday, Oct. 24 (Jin Young Ko) Ja’Wuan James (knee). W. Carolina at Wofford, 10:30 a.m. N.Y. Rangers3 2 1 0 4 11 9 Philadelphia-New York Red Bulls winner ■ Heritage League Meet at TBD, TBA Butler at Morehead St., 11 a.m. New Jersey 6 0 4 2 2 13 29 Aug. 1-4 — AIG Women’s British Open vs. Atlanta-New England winner at higher- (Hinako Shibuno) Kennesaw St. at Presbyterian, 11:30 a.m. seeded team, 4:30 p.m. Aug. 8-11 — Aberdeen Standard GIRLS GOLF NBA Coastal Carolina at Georgia Southern, Wednesday’s Games Western Conference NBA Preseason Noon Columbus 3, Dallas 2 Investments Ladies Scottish Open (Mi ■ Knight, Highland, Lancaster, Littlerock at Crystalaire CC, Wednesday, Oct. 23 Jung Hur) Wednesday’s Games Jackson St. at MVSU, Noon Pittsburgh 3, Colorado 2, OT Salt Lake-Portland winner vs. Seattle- Aug. 22-25 — CP Women’s Open (Jin 1:30 p.m. Detroit 116, Charlotte 110 VMI at Mercer, Noon Washington 4, Toronto 3 Dallas winner at higher-seeded team, 7 Young Ko) Atlanta 100, New York 96 E. Kentucky at Murray St., Noon Edmonton 6, Philadelphia 3 p.m. Memphis 124, Oklahoma City 119 Aug. 29-Sept. 1 — Cambia Portland GIRLS TENNIS E. Illinois at UT Martin, Noon Ducks 5, Buffalo 2 Thursday, Oct. 24 San Antonio 128, Houston 114 Classic (Hannah Green) ■ Louisiana-Monroe at Appalachian St., San Jose 5, Carolina 2 Minnesota-LA Galaxy winner at Los Bishop at Rosamond, 1 p.m. Sept. 13-15 — Solheim Cup (Team Portland 126, Utah 118 12:30 p.m. Today’s Games Angeles FC, 7:30 p.m. ■ Desert at Kern Valley, 1 p.m. Europe) Sacramento 124, Melbourne United 110 Kentucky at Georgia, 12:30 or 3 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 4 p.m. Conference Championships Sept. 26-29 — Indy Women in Tech ■ Antelope Valley at Palmdale, 3:15 p.m. L.A. Lakers 126, Golden State 93 Southern Miss. at Louisiana Tech, 12:30 Minnesota at Montreal, 4 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 Championship (Mi Jung Hur) Today’s Games p.m. N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 4 p.m. Western Conference at higher-seeded ■ Highland vs. Eastside at AVHS, 3:15 p.m. Oct. 3-6 — Volunteers of America Miami at Orlando, 4 p.m. Duke at Virginia, 12:30 p.m. Vancouver at St. Louis, 5 p.m. team, TBA Classic (Cheyenne Knight) ■ Knight at Quartz Hill, 3:15 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago, 5 p.m. North Carolina at Virginia Tech, 12:30 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Winnipeg, 5 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 Oct. 17-20 — Buick LPGA Shanghai, Minnesota at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. James Madison at William & Mary, 12:30 Detroit at Calgary, 6 p.m. Eastern Conference at higher-seeded ■ Littlerock vs. Lancaster at AVC, 3:15 p.m. Shanghai Qizhong Garden GC, Shanghai Portland at Denver, 6 p.m. p.m. Nashville at Arizona, 7 p.m. team, TBA Oct. 24-27 — BMW Ladies Dallas vs.Clippers at Vanco., 6:30 p.m. Norfolk St. at Bethune-Cookman, 1 p.m. Ottawa at Vegas, 7 p.m. MLS Cup Championship, LPGA International Busan, GIRLS VOLLEYBALL Friday’s Games Hampton at Campbell, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Kings, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, Noon ■ Bishop at Boron, 4 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 4 p.m. SE Missouri at Jacksonville St., 1 p.m. Friday’s Games Busan, South Korea Toronto vs. Brooklyn at Uniondale, Old Dominion at UAB, 1 p.m. Dallas at Pittsburgh, 4 p.m. MLS Leaders Oct. 31-Nov. 3 — Swinging Skirts LPGA ■ Palmdale Aerospace Academy at Trinity Classical Academy, 4:30 p.m. Missouri at Vanderbilt, 1 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 4 p.m. Through Sunday, October 6 Taiwan Championship, TBA 4 p.m. Houston at Miami, 5 p.m. Charlotte at W. Kentucky, 1 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 4 p.m. Goals Nov. 8-10 — TOTO Japan Classic, Seta ■ New Orleans at New York, 5 p.m. Houston Baptist at McNeese St., 2 p.m. Columbus at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. Carlos Vela, LFC...... 34 GC, Shiga, Japan California City at Kern Valley, 5 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Austin Peay at Tennessee St., 2:30 p.m. Detroit at Edmonton, 6 p.m. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, LA...... 30 Nov. 21-24 — CME Group Tour ■ Rosamond at Desert, 5 p.m. Lakers at Golden State, 7:30 p.m. NC A&T at Florida A&M, 3 p.m. Carolina at Ducks, 7 p.m. Josef Martinez, ATL...... 27 Championship, Tiburon GC, Naples, Fla.