Johnson Emerges from Pack to Lead PGA
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SPORTS Assignment editor: Dan Ruthemeyer 360-416-2143 / [email protected] On TV Former Anacortes hoop coach remembered Today Time TV By TREVOR PYLE Yelm, but much of his success came in Ana- second shots. It wasn’t luck, or the fact the Major League Baseball @Sports_SVH cortes, where over 12 years his Seahawks Seahawks overwhelmed with talent. It was Atlanta at Philadelphia 10 a.m. TBS teams won nine conference titles — includ- preparation. Colorado at Seattle 1 p.m. ROOT As a basketball player, Loren Anderson ing a run of eight in a row — and six dis- “In both cases they were set plays we’d Chicago Cubs at St. Louis 4 p.m. ESPN was a 5-foot-9 spark plug who hustled his trict titles, and made four state appearances, practiced for three years. You think about National Basketball Association way into becoming the all-time leading finishing as high as fourth. how that transfers to life ... preparing for San Antonio vs. New Orleans noon KOMO 4 scorer at Seattle Pacific University. As a Former players remember a detail-ori- situations in life, (getting ready) mentally so baseball player, he was a high-average dyna- ented coach who stressed preparation and a you’re prepared,” he said. Women’s National Basketball Association mo who drew interest from Major League mastery of fundamentals. Ken Welk played point guard for Ana- Minnesota vs. Los Angeles noon ESPN Baseball organizations. “Whenever a situation came up, like cortes in the late 1970s. He later served as Washington vs. Indiana 4 p.m. ESPN2 This week, people in Skagit County and we were down two with 20 seconds to go, an assistant to Anderson and became his beyond are remembering Anderson for everyone on the team knew what we were son-in-law. National Hockey League another role: successful boys’ basketball going to do,” former Seahawk player Charles Welk, who also coached the Anacortes Washington at Boston 9 a.m. NBCSN coach at Anacortes High School, where in Nelson said. “We’d practice and practice and girls’ team for a number of years, said he St. Louis at Dallas noon NBC the late 1960s and the 1970s he guided the practice those things. (Coach Anderson) employed several of Anderson’s coaching Toronto at Columbus 5 p.m. NBCSN Seahawks to state tournament appearances instilled a discipline of preparation. An philosophies into his own coaching career and taught lessons that lingered long after understanding of that carried into my pro- and would often talk to him after games, Golf the games had ended. fessional career and life.” seeking tips or advice. But his former coach PGA Championship 9 a.m. ESPN Anderson, 84, died Aug. 2 in Anacortes. Gregg Kingma also played for Anderson and father-in-law, Welk noted, had a per- U.S Women’s Amateur 10 a.m. Golf Born in North Dakota, Anderson moved and went on to his own stellar career at sonality that was all his own. PGA Championship noon KIRO 7 to the Pacific Northwest early in his child- SPU. He was a potent scorer for the Fal- “If you turned the ball over, he’d say ‘If LPGA Marathon Classic 1 p.m. Golf hood and starred in several sports at cons, although he couldn’t catch his former you turn it over, throw it into the stands — Auburn High School. coach’s career total — a fact, Kingma noted don’t let other team get it!’ Obviously he Tennis He went on to a college career at Seattle in good humor, that Anderson mentioned a didn’t want you to throw ball away. But he WTA Palermo 10:30 a.m. Tennis Pacific University, which at that time was few times in conversation. had a sense of humor,” Welk said. Auto Racing known as Seattle Pacific College, and “From a business standpoint, from a fam- Anderson retired in 1991 after a stint Formula One race 6 a.m. ESPN became the school’s all-time basketball ily standpoint ... so much goes back to my coaching in Ferndale. NHRA race 10 a.m. KCPQ 13 career scoring leader with 1,955 points. His basketball days of preparation, confidence, His former players say his lessons will NASCAR Cup Series race 1:30 p.m. NBCSN No. 5 jersey was retired by the Falcons. positive attitude,” Kingma said. “It wasn’t live on. Although he had the opportunity to try just instilled by my family but by Loren. He “His philosophy was that basketball was Monday his hand at pro baseball, Anderson instead impacted so many lives.” for the development of the person, it wasn’t Time TV pursued teaching and coaching. Kingma said several games his senior just about becoming a complete basketball Major League Baseball He coached at Rainier High School and year at Anacortes were won on last- player,” Welk said. Atlanta at Philadelphia 3 p.m. FS1 San Francisco at Houston 6 p.m. ESPN Seattle at Texas 6 p.m. ROOT National Basketball Association Pac-12 player group Toronto at Milwaukee 3:45 p.m. ESPN ‘disappointed’ after Denver at L.A. Lakers 6 p.m. TNT Women’s National Basketball Association Phoenix vs. Dallas 4 p.m. ESPN2 commissioner call Chicago vs. Seattle 6 p.m. ESPN2 By RALPH D. RUSSO National Hockey League AP College Football Writer TBD TBD TBD The Pac-12 players of the “WeAre Tennis United” movement said they were WTA Prague 3:30 a.m. Tennis “disappointed and deeply concerned” WTA Prague, Lexington 8:30 a.m. Tennis after a recent meeting with the confer- ence’s commissioner. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL The players sent an email to Pac-12 American League Commissioner Larry Scott late Friday East Division W L Pct GB accusing him of not taking the issues New York 10 5 .667 — they have raised seriously enough. The Baltimore 7 7 .500 2½ email was also shared with members JEFF CHIU / AP Tampa Bay 7 8 .467 3 Toronto 5 7 .417 3½ of the media. Dustin Johnson watches his tee shot on the 12th hole during the third round of the Boston 5 9 .357 4½ The group’s correspondence came PGA Championship on Saturday at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco. Central Division after Scott followed their Thursday W L Pct GB Minnesota 10 5 .667 — call with an email to the players that Detroit 7 5 .583 1½ struck a very different tone, thanking Cleveland 9 7 .563 1½ Chicago 8 7 .533 2 them for the “passion and honesty Kansas City 6 10 .375 4½ with which you spoke yesterday eve- Johnson emerges from pack West Division n i n g .” W L Pct GB Oakland 11 4 .733 — The group is pushing the confer- Houston 6 8 .429 4½ ence to address their concerns about Texas 5 8 .385 5 to lead PGA Championship Los Angeles 5 10 .333 6 COVID-19 protocols, racial injustice Seattle 5 11 .313 6½ in college sports and economic rights Saturday’s Games for college athletes. Players threatened By DOUG FERGUSON shot behind with Cameron Champ (67). Colorado 5, Seattle 0 AP Golf Writer Johnson was at 9-under 201 as he goes N.Y. Yankees 8-3, Tampa Bay 4-5 opting out of practices and games if Cleveland 7, Chicago White Sox 1 their demands aren’t addressed. Lead- for his second major title. For all the chanc- Oakland 3, Houston 1 ers of the group have said their move- SAN FRANCISCO — Dustin Johnson es he has had, this is just the second time he Detroit 11, Pittsburgh 5 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 0 ment has more than 400 players from lost his yardage book and still found his has led going into the final round. Baltimore 5, Washington 3 around the conference supporting it. way through an enormous crowd of con- “I’m going to have to play good golf if Cincinnati 4, Milwaukee 1 In their email to the commissioner, tenders Saturday, making eight birdies at I want to win. It’s simple,” Johnson said. N.Y. Mets 8, Miami 4 Texas 2, L.A. Angels 0 the players said they were unsatisfied Harding Park for a 5-under 65 and a one- “I’ve got to hit a lot of fairways and a lot of Toronto 2, Boston 1 with Scott’s answers to question about shot lead in the PGA Championship. greens. If I can do that tomorrow, I’m going Kansas City 9, Minnesota 6 Nothing ever comes easily for Johnson to have a good chance coming down the Arizona 3, San Diego 2 increasing the frequency of COVID- San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 4 19 testing done on athletes and the in the majors. In this case, his brother had stretch. Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, ppd. mandating of best practices across the a spare yardage book. Even that might not Among the cast of contenders are major Sunday’s Games Baltimore (Wojciechowski 0-2) at Washing- conference. have stopped Johnson from making his champions like Koepka, Jason Day and ton (Strasburg 0-0), 9:35 a.m. “Without a discernible plan and most birdies in any round of a major. Justin Rose, and fresh faces like Scheffler, Atlanta (TBD) at Philadelphia (Howard 0-0), mandates to ensure the health and Johnson was among eight players who Champ and Collin Morikawa. Also right 10:05 a.m., 1st game Miami (López 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 1-0), safety of student-athletes, it is absurd, had at least a share of the lead at some there was Bryson DeChambeau, thanks to a 10:10 a.m.