THIS DAY IN SPORTS 1983 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of Los Ange- les becomes the second player in NBA history to score 30,000 points, joining Wilt Chamber- Numbers Game lain, as the Lakers win 117-110 at Portland. Antelope Valley Press, Thursday, November 19, 2020 C3 Women’s College Basketball Olympics | Tokyo Summer Games Coaches find creative Tokyo Olympics: Many rules for athletes ways to fill schedules By STEPHEN WADE Wednesday at a briefing for the place; social distancing, masks 50, Coates said — were allowed Associated Press Olympics and Paralympics. and bubbles in the venues and to march, filling in for athletes By DOUG FERGUSON opportunities to play as TOKYO — Athletes at the Coates was asked if athletes the Athletes Village. who may have skipped in order Associated Press we can,” Walz said. “It’s Tokyo Olympics won’t have the would be discouraged from Japan has controlled the virus to compete the next day. Louisville women’s been one hell of a 2020. luxury of hanging around once sightseeing, or looking around reasonably well with about 1,900 “We won’t do that this time,” basketball coach Jeff Walz I don’t see it getting any they’ve wrapped up their event. the city. deaths attributed to COVID-19. Coates said. “That is just in- knows it’s likely games better at the start of No late-night parties in the “Yes,” he replied simply, a But almost 500 new cases were creasing the potential problem will be scrapped at the 2021. The responsible Athletes Village. No nights — or short answer suggesting these reported Wednesday in Tokyo, in the ceremony.” last minute this season be- thing to do is to try and early mornings — on the town. Olympics will be all business and more than 2,000 around Coates said all 206 countries cause of the coronavirus. exhaust all resources we Instead of getting to know with few frills. Japan — both one-day records. would be represented in the So he set up a group might have to give these their global neighbors, Olympic Coates accompanied Inter- Cases are surging in the opening ceremony, and a full text with fellow coaches student-athletes a chance athletes will be encouraged to national Olympic Committee country just as optimism is also contingent of 11,000 athletes at about a dozen schools to play.” leave Japan a day or two after President Thomas Bach to To- on the rise. will compete in the games. But within driving distance. Nearly two dozen they’ve finished competing. kyo this week as he met Prime Christophe Dubi, the Olym- the opening ceremony parade is The idea is, if a game schools have posted over From the opening ceremo- Minister Yoshihide Suga and pic Games executive director, likely to look smaller. gets canceled late, they the last week looking ny to life in the village on To- shored up support with key Jap- acknowledged much is still in Officials are also wrestling have a quick way to find for games on a schedul- kyo Bay, the postponed 2020 anese sponsors. the planning stages with many with how to keep the opening out if someone else can ing board on Basketball Olympics will be like no other. It was Bach’s first visit to Ja- scenarios in play ahead of the ceremony from becoming a play instead. Travelers’ website. There’ll be stringent rules and pan since the Olympics were scheduled opening on July 23, mass-spreading event, even if If that seems chaotic Arizona coach Adia guidelines — and maybe vac- postponed in March. 2021. athletes are tested when they and haphazard, welcome Barnes took it a step cines and rapid testing — to pull Bach left Tokyo on Wednes- “We don’t know what the enter Japan and when they leave to the 2020-21 college further, reaching out on off the games in the middle of a day after two days of saying a situation will be next year, but their home country. basketball season. With Twitter to try and find pandemic that has been blamed vaccine was likely to be available some decisions will have to be “We don’t want to change the a week until tipoff, some games. for more than 1 million deaths and athletes would be strongly made already in December,” tradition of all athletes having teams have no more “Just last week we lost worldwide. encouraged to take it. Dubi said, speaking remotely. the opportunity to parade in than a handful of games two games, and the chal- “Staying longer in the village Organizers and the IOC are Coates said the opening cer- the opening ceremony,” Coates scheduled and others are lenging part is navigating increases the potential for prob- growing confident they will have emony would be restricted to said, suggesting athletes might lining up bus rides and different conferences and lems,” John Coates, the IOC a vaccine and rapid testing. This only athletes and a maximum be tested as they entered the home-and-home series their travel bans,” Barnes member in charge of oversee- will help, but dozens of other of six team officials. In the past, stadium, or in the tunnel as the like they’re in baseball’s said. “When you’re a ing Tokyo preparations, said countermeasures will also be in dozens of officials — at times come on to the track. minor leagues. coach and have to resort “As soon as you found to Twitter to find games, NBA MLS COLLEGE FOOTBALL NFL GOLF out that a game is can- it’s comical. We still have 2020 NBA Draft Selections Western Conference The AP Top 25 AMERICAN CONFERENCE PGA Tour Schedule Wednesday W L T Pts GF GA The Top 25 teams in The Associated West Oct. 1-4 — Sanderson Farms celed, you ask: Does any- two games to fill and FIRST ROUND x-Sporting KC 12 6 3 39 38 25 Press college football poll, with first-place W L T Pct PF PA Championship (Sergio Garcia) one need a game?” he eight days before opening 1. Minnesota, Anthony Edwards, g, x-Seattle 11 5 6 39 44 23 votes in parentheses, records through Nov. Kansas City 8 1 0 .889 286 183 Oct. 8-11 — Shriners Hospitals for Georgia. x-Portland 11 6 6 39 46 35 14, total points based on 25 points for a Las Vegas 6 3 0 .667 255 241 Children Open (Martin Laird) Denver 3 6 0 .333 186 254 said. “We kind of all talk- up. Those are the times 2. Golden State, James Wiseman, c, x-Minn. United 9 5 7 34 36 26 first-place vote through one point for a Oct. 15-18 — The CJ CUP at Shadow L.A. Chargers 2 7 0 .222 226 245 Memphis. x-FC Dallas 9 6 7 34 28 24 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Creek (Jason Kokrak) ed and except for a few we’re in.” 3. Charlotte, LaMelo Ball, g, Chino Hills, East x-LAFC 9 8 5 32 47 39 Record Pts Pv Oct. 22-25 — ZOZO Championship at Calif. W L T Pct PF PA teams within the same It’s not just the x-San Jose 8 9 6 30 35 51 1. Alabama (60) 6-0 1548 1 Sherwood (Patrick Cantlay) 4. Chicago, Patrick Williams, f, Florida Buffalo 7 3 0 .700 272 265 Oct. 28 - Nov. 1 — Bermuda x-Colorado 8 6 4 28 32 28 2. Notre Dame (1) 8-0 1467 2 league — Ohio State, non-conference games State. 3. Ohio St. (1) 3-0 1445 3 Miami 6 3 0 .667 251 182 Championship (Port Royal GC, Vancouver 9 14 0 27 27 44 5. Cleveland, Isaac Okoro, f, Auburn. 4. Clemson 7-1 1355 4 New England 4 5 0 .444 189 211 Southampton, Bermuda) (Brian Gay) Indiana and Purdue — that have forced creativity 6. Atlanta, Onyeka Okongwu, c, USC. LA Galaxy 6 12 4 22 27 46 5. Texas A&M 5-1 1240 5 N.Y. Jets 0 9 0 .000 121 268 Nov. 5-8 — Houston Open (Memorial we’ve all agreed that if in scheduling. Many con- 7. Detroit, Killian Hayes, g, Ratiopharm Real Salt Lake 5 10 7 22 25 35 6. Florida 5-1 1222 6 South Park GC, Houston, TX) (Carlos Ortiz) Ulm (Germany). Houston 4 10 9 21 30 40 7. Cincinnati 7-0 1198 7 W L T Pct PF PA Nov. 12-15 — Masters Tournament we have an opening we’ll ferences have changed 8. New York, Obi Toppin, f, Dayton. Eastern Conference 8. BYU 8-0 1094 8 Indianapolis 6 3 0 .667 242 177 (Augusta National GC, Augusta, GA) 9. Washington, Deni Avdija, f, Maccabi Tel W L T Pts GF GA 9. Indiana 4-0 997 10 Tennessee 6 3 0 .667 249 235 (Dustin Johnson) play. We’ll figure it out if their formats in schedul- Aviv U18 (Israel). x-Philadelphia 13 4 5 44 42 20 10. Wisconsin 2-0 950 13 Houston 2 7 0 .222 200 252 Nov. 19-22 — The RSM Classic (Sea 10. Phoenix, Jalen Smith, f, Maryland. x-Toronto FC 13 4 5 44 32 24 11. Oregon 2-0 949 11 Jacksonville 1 8 0 .111 199 271 Island Resort, St. Simons Island, GA) it’s home or away, things ing to try and make play- North 11. San Antonio, Devin Vassell, g, Florida x-Orlando City 11 3 8 41 38 22 12. Miami 7-1 940 9 Dec. 3-6 — Mayakoba Golf Classic (El W L T Pct PF PA like that.” ing safer and more likely State.