May 21 - May 27, 2021 Vol. 19, Issue 39 www.sportspagdfw.com FREE 2 May 21, 2021 - May 27, 2021 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 39 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com Follow us on twitter @sportspagedfw | www.sportspagedfw.com | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 - Issue 39 | May 21, 2021 - May 27, 2021 3 May 21, 2021 - May 27, 2021 AROUND THE AREA Vol. 19, Issue 39 LOCAL NEWS OF INTEREST sportspagedfw.com Established 2002 Mustangs advance to championship Cover Photo: AROUND THE AREA AJ Ott of Colorado State advanced to the record for an SMU player at NCAA 4 NCAA Championships as the highest fin- Regionals, previously held by Bryson RANGERS REPORT ishing individual not on an advancing DeChambeau at -4. 5 BY DIC HUMPHREY team. GOLF, ETC Host Oklahoma State won the regional 6 BY TOM WARD at -28, followed by Illinois at -14. Sam PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PREVIEW Houston and Little Rock finish out the five 7 BY PGATOUR.COM SCOTTSDALE BOUND! Men's Golf representatives at the NCAA Championships NINE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT Advances As Goodwin Wins Stillwater from the region. KIAWAH ISLAND Regional Mac Meissner wrote down an even-par Fan vote underway for All-Star Race 8 BY PGATOUR.COM STILLWATER, Okla. – SMU's Noah 72 on his final-round scorecard, finishing at Texas Motor Speedway SPIETH EYES HISTORY AT PGA Goodwin won the NCAA Stillwater the event tied for 30th at +6. Justin A unique aspect of the June 13 10 CHAMPIONSHIP BY PGATOUR.COM Regional by six strokes, powering the Thompson joined his teammate in the tie NASCAR All-Star Race is the opportunity fourth-seeded Mustangs to advance to the for 30th at +6, shooting a 74 at the 7,502- for race fans to vote for their favorite driv- NBA PLAYOFFS PICKS AND 11 PREDICTIONS NCAA Men's Golf Championship in yard home course of Oklahoma State. er who hasn’t won their way into the $1 BY NBA.COM Scottsdale, Arizona. Nathan Petronzio was a stroke behind million-to-win showdown to be held for MAVS VS CLIPPERS PREVIEW The Mustangs finished third in the 13- for a solo-35th finish at +7, and made two the first time at Texas Motor Speedway. 12 BY NBA.COM team field at Karsten Creek, and were one clutch birdies on No. 14 and No. 15 to help Race fans can participate in the All-Star of five teams to qualify for the NCAA cement the Mustangs' place in Scottsdale. Race Fan Vote by visiting here to vote for COLLEGE FOOTBALL NEWS AND Championships, held May 28-June 2 at After four straight holes over par, the their favorite driver. Only one eligible 13 NOTES BY BO CARTER Grayhawk Golf Club. SMU finished the Mustangs were within five strokes of NASCAR driver can be voted for per sub- event even par after 54 holes, to qualify for falling below the "red line," but Petronzio mission, and fans may only submit one NCBWA BASEBALL POLL 17 BY NCBWA.COM the finals site for the second consecutive played his last six holes at -2 to help the ballot per day per each unique email postseason. team advance. Ollie Osborne finished 73rd address. Sharing your vote on Twitter and THE TICKET WINDOW Goodwin, who finished at -15, became at +22. Facebook adds a bonus entry for your 18 the third SMU player to finish first or tie SMU has advanced to the NCAA favorite driver each day. AUTO REVIEW for first at an NCAA Regional since the Championships in each of the programs' Drivers currently eligible for the Fan 19 BY KBB.COM format began in 1989. Mario Clemens won last four trips to NCAA Regionals, advanc- Vote are: Aric Almirola, Anthony Alfredo, the 2013 Fayetteville (Arkansas) Regional ing in 2014, 2015 and 2019. The Mustangs Chris Buescher, Josh Bilicki, Chase and Matt Schovee tied for first at the 2012 reached the NCAA Match Play Quarter- Briscoe, Ross Chastain, Austin Cindric, Greensboro Regional, but lost the playoff finals in 2014 and 2019, and produced the Matt DiBenedetto, Joey Gase, Timmy Hill, Follow us on to advance to the NCAA Championship. It NCAA Individual Champion, Bryson Quin Houff, Erik Jones, Corey LaJoie, BJ is Goodwin's second career tournament DeChambeau, in 2015. McLeod, Ryan Preece, Tyler Reddick, Twitter & Facebook victory, joining the 2019 Maridoe Notable: Goodwin's -15 is the second- Garrett Smithley, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Intercollegiate. best 54-hole score in SMU history, trailing Daniel Suarez, Bubba Wallace and Cody twitter.com/sportspagedfw Goodwin shot in the 60s in all three just Jackson Markham's -16 at the 2020 Ware.One Fan Vote winner has gone on to rounds at the Stillwater Regional, including Prestige Individual Tournament … The -15 win the All-Star Race in the event’s histo- facebook.com/sportspageweek- a final-round 68. He had a tournament-best matches the best score for any player at ry: Kasey Kahne in 2008. 16 birdies and added an eagle, compared to NCAA Regionals since Texas' Doug Voting will end at 11:00am on Friday, Publisher Contact Us only three bogeys. Bo Jin of Oklahoma Ghims -17 in at the 2018 Raleigh Regional Sports Page Publishing Group, Main Number (214) 683-1469 June 11. LLC P.O. 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Gonzaga 8:10 8:10 2:10 4 May 21, 2021 - May 27, 2021 | The Sports Page Weekly | Volume 19 Issue 39 | www.sportspagedfw.com | follow us on twitter @sportspagdfw.com RANGERS WITH DIC HUMPHREY Texas offense misfires in series loss innings, respectively. John King relieved the last batter Folty retired. A single and a Dunning and gave two runs in the seventh. double followed that tied the game at three. Gio Urshela and Aaron Judge had the day A single and a walk followed to load the off, but both connected for pinch hit RBI bases, and that was it for Foltynewicz. singles as the Yankees won again by a 2-0 Kolby Allard relieved and promptly score. German is 4-2 with the win, and gave up a single that scored two more runs Aroldis Chapman pitched the ninth inning before closing out the inning with the to earn his second save of the series and Yankees leading 5-3. The final tally on 11th of the season. King is 4-3 with the Foltynewicz was five runs allowed on loss. seven hits. His ERA continued its upward The Rangers had limped home from an rise to 5.18. 0-6 road trip and the forecast for Monday’s From there, nothing much went right series opening game against the Yankees for Texas.