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Friday, November 8, 2013 • Section D
Around
the Horn
Two MSU soccer
players earn
all-NSIC honors
Minot State University senior defender
Taylor Carlstrom and
freshman midfielder
Kelli Creese were
named to all-conference
teams on Thursday.
Carlstrom — MSUʼs
all-time leader in
matches played (72)
and minutes played
(5,549) — was named
to the all-Northern Sun
Intercollegiate Conference third team. She
spearheaded a back
line that allowed 1.33
goals per match.
Creese was an honorable mention all-NSIC
pick after scoring one
goal and tallying seven
shots on goal this season. As a defensive
midfielder, Creese was
responsible for marking
opponentsʼ most dangerous attacking players.
University of Mary
senior and Minot High
product Alex BachmanWilliams earned second-team honors.
Bachman-Williams, who
finished the year with
nine goals and two assists, garnered all-conference honors in each
of her four seasons.
She ended her career
fifth on Maryʼs career
goals list with 37.
— Daily News Staff
No. 6 Stanford
holds off No. 2
Oregon 26-20
STANFORD, Calif.
(AP) — Tyler Gaffney
ran for 157 yards and
No. 6 Stanford hammered No. 2 Oregon for
three quarters, then
held off a furious final
kick by the Ducks to
crush their national title
hopes for a second
straight season, this
time with a 26-20 victory
Thursday night.
Kevin Hogan ran for
a touchdown and
played a mistake-free
game for Stanford (8-1,
6-1 Pac-12). The Cardinal put on a clinic in
how to play keep away
from a team that was
averaging 55.6 points.
Stanford ran for 274
yards and held the ball
for 42½ minutes.
Heisman Trophy contender Marcus Mariota
was inaccurate and
under pressure much of
the night, but he threw
two fourth-quarter
touchdown passes,
sandwiched around a
blocked field goal return
for a score by Rodney
Hardwick, to pull the
Ducks (8-1, 5-1) to 2620 with 2:12 left.
Oregon couldn't recover a second onside
kick and Stanford ran
out the clock.
Wade lifts Heat
over Clippers,
102-97
MIAMI (AP) —
Dwyane Wade scored
29 points, 11 in the
fourth quarter, and the
Miami Heat held off the
Los Angeles Clippers
102-97 on Thursday
night.
LeBron James added
18 points for the Heat
(4-2), who won their
third straight and extended their club record
by scoring at least 100
points in a sixth consecutive game to start the
season. Chris Bosh,
playing for the first time
since his wife delivered
a baby earlier this
week, finished with 12
points for Miami.
Blake Griffin had 27
points and 14 rebounds
for the Clippers (3-3).
Cubs hire
Renteria as
manager
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Priority No. 1
Fargo South’s Johannesson is key for MHS defense
By RYAN HOLMGREN
Staff W riter
[email protected]
What’s the one about the
Fargo South running back?
“Ghosts sit around the
campfire and tell James Johannesson stories.”
Ahh, that’s it.
Except Johannesson’s no
joke, and he’s standing between Minot High and its
first Dakota Bowl appearance
since 2006.
The second-ranked Magicians (9-1) anticipate a hefty
dose of the standout junior in
their Class AAA state semifinal against the two-time defending
East
Region
champion Bruins (7-3) at 7
tonight at the Fargodome.
Johannesson, the only
first-team all-state underclassman in 2012, has racked
up a state-best 2,122 rushing
yards on 200 carries this year.
His gaudy numbers alone
land him on the short list of
North Dakota’s top prep athletes. Did I mention he’s a Division I hockey prospect, too?
He’ll be the prime concern
for the Magicians’ top-ranked
scoring defense.
“He’s explosive,” MHS
coach Barry Holmen said, “so
he’s capable of busting one
on any particular play. He’s a
scary dude and our top priority in terms of defending
Minot High linebackers Zach Danelson, left, and Kolton Larson, right, bring down Century running
back Alex Flicek during the Magiciansʼ win on Oct. 19 at Duane Carlson Stadium. Minotʼs focus now
turns to Fargo South junior tailback James Johannesson.
Daniel Allar/MDN
them.”
At 6-foot-2 and 210
pounds, Johannesson possesses the strength to run
through defenders and the
speed to blow by them.
South’s offense, which is
predicated on establishing Johannesson early and then
creating mismatches, generates 391.4 yards per game —
299 of which come on the
ground. Johannesson accounts for 212.2 of those
rushing yards.
“James is just one of those
special kids that doesn’t
come around very often,”
fourth-year South coach Troy
Mattern said. “He’s big, he’s
strong, he’s fast, he’s quick.
He’s got great vision.
“We build our offense
around him, but it’s nice to
know we have some options
that can complement him as
See MHS — Page D6
Dakota Bowl berth on
line for Ryan, Wahpeton
By RYAN HOLMGREN
Staff W riter
[email protected]
Minnesota quarterback Christian Ponder throws
a pass during the first half of a game against
Washington on Thursday in Minneapolis.
AP Photo
Ponder, Peterson
help Vikes rally
to beat Skins
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) —
The Minnesota Vikings
needed most of the game to
figure out how to stop
Robert Griffin III and the
Washington Redskins.
They finally walked off
their home field a winner,
too.
Adrian Peterson ran for
75 yards and two touchdowns, and the Vikings
forced Griffin into three
straight incompletions from
the 4 in the final seconds to
hold on for a 34-27 victory
Thursday night.
Christian Ponder went
17 for 21 for 174 yards with
two touchdowns and an interception before leaving
late in the third quarter with
an injured left shoulder.
John Carlson had seven
catches for 98 yards and a
touchdown for the Vikings
(2-7).
Griffin was 24 for 37 for
281 yards, three touchdowns and no turnovers for
the Redskins (3-6), who led
27-14 early in the third
quarter. He also ran seven
times for 44 yards, but the
Vikings took him down for
four sacks for 39 yards in the
second half. The Redskins
committed eight penalties
for 63 yards.
With the Redskins out of
timeouts, Griffin ran for 12
yards on fourth-and-1 at his
own 49 right after the 2minute warning. Jordan
Reed caught a 17-yard pass
to the 8 and, after a short run
by the Redskins, the Vikings
inexplicably stopped the
clock with a timeout of their
own. Wide receiver Greg
Jennings was livid on the
sideline.
But Griffin's next two
passes were incomplete. On
fourth-and-goal with 32 seconds left, his throw to the
corner of the end zone was
caught by Santana Moss
with only one foot in
bounds.
See VIKES — Page D6
There’s something about
Wahpeton that just seems so
familiar.
That spread offense and
aggressive 4-3 defense is
eerily similar to Bishop Ryan.
In many ways, the Lions’
preparation for the East Region No. 2 seed Huskies was
like staring into a mirror.
Wahpeton (9-1) brings the
state’s top-ranked scoring offense to town for a Class AA
state semifinal against Ryan
(10-0) at 6 tonight at Herb
Parker Stadium.
A Las Vegas oddsmaker
would dub the betting line as
“pick ‘em.”
The Huskies put up 40.5
points per game and allow
12.7. They average 407.7
yards per contest.
The Lions score 40.1 a
game and give up 12.1. They
average 410.3 per four quarters.
Spooky, right?
Ryan
coach
Brad
Borkhuis said there are slight
differences, but not many.
“Very similar in formation, but their balance is a little more run than ours,”
Borkhuis said. “We’re a little
more pass than they are.
“From a defensive standpoint, they run a 4-3. They
try to go (cover-0) on the outside and really go man-toman coverage and try to force
you to beat them deep. Ours
is a little more of a zone
scheme.”
Borkhuis and Wahpeton
coach Brian Dokken — both
in their fourth year, of
course — give identical explanations when asked
Bishop Ryan linebacker Carson Schell (53)
grabs Kindred receiver William Moffet during the
Lionsʼ Class AA state quarterfinal win Nov. 1.
Mike Kraft/MDN
about
their
offensive
philosophies.
“We just kind of take what
defenses give us,” Dokken
said. “If they’re going to try to
stop the run, we’re going to
pass the ball. If they’re going
to try to take away our passing game, then we’re going to
run the ball.”
It’s a plan the Lions have
carried out time and again.
Ryan posted 323 rushing
yards in the mud and rain
against
Griggs-Barnes
County, but aired it out for
267 passing yards against
Beulah.
Ryan senior quarterback
Austin Eggl (1,856 passing,
892 rushing) could break
2,000 yards through the air
and 1,000 on the ground.
Wahpeton hopes to
counter the Lions’ balanced
attack with some versatility
of its own — a 4-3 defensive
front that adjusts as necessary.
“Our biggest thing for defense is having the personnel
to switch around (our formations),” Dokken said. “When
we’re playing against Beulah,
we needed five defensive
linemen. When we go play
Grafton, we needed an extra
D-back.”
Senior running back
Brock Lingen (5-foot-9, 170
pounds) leads the Wahpeton
offense with 1,229 yards and
19 touchdowns on 161 carries. Paired with 6-2, 178pound senior quarterback
Jack Christensen (1,467 passing, 705 rushing), the
Huskies have a capable and
balanced attack.
Dokken said “everything
pretty much goes through
them.”
See RYAN — Page D6
North Dakota, Wisconsin to renew hockey rivalry
GRAND FORKS (AP) —
The University of North
Dakota and the University of
Wisconsin are renewing their
decades-long hockey rivalry.
Beginning next season,
the NCAA Division I powerhouses will play two-game
series in four of the next five
seasons, UND said in a state-
ment Thursday.
The rivalry dates back to
the late 1960s but came to a
halt this season due to conference realignment. Wisconsin
is now in the Big Ten and
UND in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. Both
moved from the Western Collegiate Hockey Association,
where they had a combined
13 national championships.
"We are excited about the
opportunity to continue playing another of our most traditional rivals on a long-term
basis," UND head coach Dave
Hakstol said.
The first rivalry renaissance will take place during
the 2014-15 season in Madison, with UND hosting in the
following season. After a year
off, UND will travel to Wisconsin during the 2017-18
season, and Wisconsin will
come to Grand Forks the following year.
"We look forward to playing one of the top programs
and testing ourselves," Wisconsin coach Mike Eaves
said. "Going back to my playing days, there has been great
hockey games and great emotion over the years in the series and it is great to be able to
continue that into the future."
Wisconsin has an edge on
the all-time series, 86-65-12.
D2 Minot (N.D.) Daily News, Friday, November 8, 2013
Sports
Scene
S
Shots on Goal—Dallas 4-8-11-5—28. Detroit
7-8-12-2—29.
Goalies—Dallas, Lehtonen. Detroit, Howard.
A—20,066 (20,066). T—2:37.
November
9
8
C O R E B O A R D
Blues 3, Flames 2
7:35 p.m. vs. Brookings (S.D.)
7:35 p.m. vs. Brookings (S.D.)
Women’s basketball, 6 p.m. vs. South Dakota Mines
Volleyball, 7 p.m. at Southwest Minnesota State
Men’s basketball, 8 p.m. vs. South Dakota Mines
Men’s hockey, 9:30 p.m. at Arizona
Wrestling, 10 a.m. at North Dakota State Open
Cross country, 11 a.m. at NCAA Central Region meet
in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Football, 1 p.m. at St. Cloud State
Volleyball, 4 p.m. at Sioux Falls
Men’s hockey, 9:30 p.m. at Arizona
Calgary
0 0 2—2
St. Louis
2 1 0—3
First Period—1, St. Louis, Tarasenko 5
(Bouwmeester, Schwartz), 3:01 (pp). 2, St. Louis,
Lapierre 1 (Leopold, Shattenkirk), 10:12.
Second Period—3, St. Louis, Steen 14 (Oshie,
Leopold), 5:55.
Third Period—4, Calgary, T.Jackman 1 (O'Brien,
Billins), 4:41. 5, Calgary, Cammalleri 5 (Butler,
Hudler), 14:49.
Shots on Goal—Calgary 2-10-8—20. St. Louis
11-7-9—27.
Goalies—Calgary, Berra. St. Louis, Elliott. A—
14,877 (19,150). T—2:23.
Senators 4, Canadiens 1
Football, 7 p.m. at Fargo South
in Class AAA state semifinal
Girls swim/dive, 10 a.m. at West Region meet in Jamestown
Football, 6 p.m. vs. Wahpeton
in Class AA state semifinal
No events
SCHEDULED
Montreal
1 0 0—1
Ottawa
1 2 1—4
First Period—1, Montreal, Markov 2 (Subban,
Plekanec), 12:32 (pp). 2, Ottawa, Ryan 9
(MacArthur, Gryba), 13:00.
Second Period—3, Ottawa, Methot 2, 11:31. 4,
Ottawa, Borowiecki 1 (MacArthur, Ryan), 12:08.
Third Period—5, Ottawa, Turris 3 (Ryan), 18:51 (en).
Shots on Goal—Montreal 9-14-11—34. Ottawa 7-6-11—24.
Goalies—Montreal, Price. Ottawa, Lehner. A—
19,292 (19,153). T—2:33.
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AUTO RACING
11 a.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for
ServiceMaster 200, at Avondale, Ariz.
12:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Sprint Cup, practice for AdvoCare 500, at Avondale, Ariz.
2:30 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Nationwide Series, practice for
ServiceMaster 200, at Avondale, Ariz.
7 p.m.
FS1 — NASCAR, Truck Series, Lucas Oil 150, at
Avondale, Ariz.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
7:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Louisville at UConn
GOLF
Noon
TGC — PGA Tour, The McGladrey Classic, second round, at St. Simons Island, Ga.
3 a.m.
TGC — European PGA Tour, Turkish Airlines
Open, third round, at Antalya, Turkey
MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL
4 p.m.
FSN — Alabama vs. Oklahoma, at Dallas
5 p.m.
FS1 — Boston College at Providence
5:30 p.m.
ESPN2 — Maryland vs. UConn, at Brooklyn, N.Y.
6:30 p.m.
ESPN — Armed Forces Classic, Oregon vs.
Georgetown, at Seoul, South Korea
9 p.m.
FSN — Colorado vs. Baylor, at Dallas
MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY
6:30 p.m.
NBCSN — Minnesota at Notre Dame
SOCCER
1 a.m.
ESPN2 — Youth, FIFA, U-17 World Cup, championship, Nigeria vs. Mexico, at Abu Dhabi, United
Arab Emirates (delayed tape)
TENNIS
2 p.m.
ESPN2 — ATP World Tour Finals, round robin, at
London
RADIO
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
5:45 p.m.
910 AM — South Dakota Mines at Minot State
MEN’S BASKETBALL
8 p.m.
910 AM — South Dakota Mines at Minot State
PREP FOOTBALL
5:45 p.m.
106.9 FM — Wahpeton at Bishop Ryan
6:40 p.m.
1390 AM — Minot High at Fargo South
NFL
AMERICAN CONFERENCE
W
New England 7
N.Y. Jets
5
Miami
4
Buffalo
3
Indianapolis
Tennessee
Houston
Jacksonville
W
6
4
2
0
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
W
6
4
3
2
Kansas City
Denver
San Diego
Oakland
W
9
7
4
3
East
L T
2 0
4 0
4 0
6 0
South
L T
2 0
4 0
6 0
8 0
North
L T
3 0
5 0
5 0
6 0
West
L T
0 0
1 0
4 0
5 0
Pct
.778
.556
.500
.333
PF
234
169
174
189
PA
175
231
187
236
Pct
.750
.500
.250
.000
PF
214
173
146
86
PA
155
167
221
264
Pct
.667
.444
.375
.250
PF
217
172
168
156
PA
166
197
172
208
Pct
1.000
.875
.500
.375
PF
215
343
192
146
PA
111
218
174
199
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
East
L T Pct
PF PA
Dallas
4 0 .556 257 209
Philadelphia
5 0 .444 225 231
Washington
6 0 .333 230 287
N.Y. Giants
6 0 .250 141 223
South
W L T Pct
PF PA
New Orleans 6 2 0 .750 216 146
Carolina
5 3 0 .625 204 106
Atlanta
2 6 0 .250 176 218
Tampa Bay
0 8 0 .000 124 190
North
W L T Pct
PF PA
Detroit
5 3 0 .625 217 197
Chicago
5 3 0 .625 240 226
Green Bay
5 3 0 .625 232 185
Minnesota
2 7 0 .222 220 279
West
W L T Pct
PF PA
Seattle
8 1 0 .889 232 149
San Francisco 6 2 0 .750 218 145
Arizona
4 4 0 .500 160 174
St. Louis
3 6 0 .333 186 226
Monday's Game
Chicago 27, Green Bay 20
Thursday, Nov. 7
Minnesota 34, Washington 27
Sunday, Nov. 10
Detroit at Chicago, noon
Philadelphia at Green Bay, noon
Jacksonville at Tennessee, noon
Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon
St. Louis at Indianapolis, noon
Seattle at Atlanta, noon
Oakland at N.Y. Giants, noon
Buffalo at Pittsburgh, noon
Carolina at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.
Denver at San Diego, 3:25 p.m.
Houston at Arizona, 3:25 p.m.
Dallas at New Orleans, 7:30 p.m.
Open: Cleveland, Kansas City, N.Y. Jets, New
England
Monday, Nov. 11
Miami at Tampa Bay, 8:40 p.m.
W
5
4
3
2
Vikings 34, Redskins 27
Washington
Minnesota
10
14
3
0—27
7
7
14
6—34
First Quarter
Was—FG Forbath 20, 8:16.
Min—Peterson 18 run (Walsh kick), 5:10.
Was—Garcon 8 pass from Griffin III (Forbath
kick), 1:17.
Second Quarter
Min—Patterson 2 pass from Ponder (Walsh
kick), 12:59.
Was—Reed 11 pass from Griffin III (Forbath
kick), 5:02.
Was—Paulsen 1 pass from Griffin III (Forbath
kick), :10.
Third Quarter
Was—FG Forbath 40, 9:22.
Min—Carlson 28 pass from Ponder (Walsh
kick), 4:32.
Min—Peterson 1 run (Walsh kick), :57.
Fourth Quarter
Min—FG Walsh 39, 9:54.
Min—FG Walsh 40, 3:36.
A—64,011.
Was
Min
First downs
27
22
Total Net Yards
433
307
Rushes-yards
36-191 24-91
Passing
242
216
Punt Returns
1-0
2-34
Kickoff Returns
3-74
6-98
Interceptions Ret.
1-30
0-0
Comp-Att-Int
24-37-0 21-27-1
Sacked-Yards Lost
4-39
1-5
Punts
3-45.0 1-50.0
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
1-0
Penalties-Yards
8-63
1-7
Time of Possession
36:01
23:59
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Washington, Morris 26-139, Griffin III 7-44, Helu Jr. 2-8, Young 1-0. Minnesota,
Peterson 20-75, Ponder 2-13, Gerhart 1-4,
Cassel 1-(minus 1).
PASSING—Washington, Griffin III 24-37-0281. Minnesota, Ponder 17-21-1-174, Cassel
4-6-0-47.
RECEIVING—Washington, Garcon 7-119,
Reed 6-62, Hankerson 5-61, Helu Jr. 3-23,
Paulsen 2-3, Moss 1-13. Minnesota, Carlson 798, Simpson 4-45, Jennings 3-18, Wright 2-34,
Patterson 2-22, Peterson 2-2, Ford 1-2.
MISSED FIELD GOALS—None.
NBA
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
W
L
Pct
Philadelphia
3
2
.600
Brooklyn
2
2
.500
Toronto
2
3
.400
New York
1
3
.250
Boston
1
4
.200
Southeast Division
W
L
Pct
Miami
4
2
.667
Charlotte
3
2
.600
Orlando
3
2
.600
Atlanta
2
3
.400
Washington
1
3
.250
Central Division
W
L
Pct
Indiana
5
0 1.000
Milwaukee
2
2
.500
Detroit
2
2
.500
Cleveland
2
3
.400
Chicago
1
3
.250
GB
—
.5
1
1.5
2
GB
—
.5
.5
1.5
2
GB
—
2.5
2.5
3
3.5
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W
L
Pct
4
1
.800
4
1
.800
3
2
.600
2
3
.400
2
3
.400
Northwest Division
W
L
Pct
Oklahoma City
3
1
.750
Minnesota
3
2
.600
Portland
2
2
.500
Denver
1
3
.250
Utah
0
5
.000
Pacific Division
W
L
Pct
Golden State
4
1
.800
Phoenix
3
2
.600
L.A. Clippers
3
3
.500
L.A. Lakers
2
3
.400
Sacramento
1
3
.250
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 98, L.A. Clippers 90
Washington 116, Philadelphia 102
Indiana 97, Chicago 80
Charlotte 92, Toronto 90
Boston 97, Utah 87
Golden State 106, Minnesota 93
Milwaukee 109, Cleveland 104
New Orleans 99, Memphis 84
San Antonio 99, Phoenix 96
Oklahoma City 107, Dallas 93
Thursday's Games
Miami 102, L.A. Clippers 97
Denver 109, Atlanta 107
L.A. Lakers at Houston (n)
Friday's Games
Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m.
Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Toronto at Indiana, 6 p.m.
Brooklyn at Washington, 6 p.m.
New York at Charlotte, 6 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Detroit, 6:30 p.m.
Utah at Chicago, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m.
L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 7 p.m.
Golden State at San Antonio, 7:30 p.m.
Denver at Phoenix, 8 p.m.
Sacramento at Portland, 9 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Utah at Toronto, 6 p.m.
Indiana at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m.
Philadelphia at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m.
Boston at Miami, 6:30 p.m.
Orlando at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m.
L.A. Clippers at Houston, 7 p.m.
Golden State at Memphis, 7 p.m.
Dallas at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m.
Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
New Orleans
Memphis
GB
—
—
1
2
2
GB
—
.5
1
2
3.5
GB
—
1
1.5
2
2.5
Heat 102, Clippers 97
L.A. CLIPPERS (97)
Dudley 1-5 0-0 2, Griffin 11-15 4-5 27, Jordan
4-8 3-5 11, Paul 3-11 5-5 11, Redick 4-11 5-6
15, Crawford 6-11 0-0 14, Green 2-4 0-0 5,
Mullens 3-5 0-0 6, Collison 2-3 0-0 6, Bullock
0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-73 17-21 97.
MIAMI (102)
James 6-13 5-9 18, Haslem 2-2 0-0 4, Bosh
4-8 3-6 12, Chalmers 2-5 1-1 6, Wade 13-22 34 29, Allen 5-8 2-3 12, Battier 2-4 2-4 7, Andersen 3-3 4-5 10, Cole 0-5 0-0 0, Lewis 1-1
1-1 4. Totals 38-71 21-33 102.
L.A. Clippers
31 25 17 24—97
Miami
28 24 24 26—102
3-Point Goals—L.A. Clippers 8-24 (Collison 22, Crawford 2-5, Redick 2-6, Griffin 1-1, Green
1-2, Mullens 0-1, Paul 0-3, Dudley 0-4), Miami
5-16 (Lewis 1-1, Chalmers 1-2, Bosh 1-2,
James 1-3, Battier 1-3, Cole 0-1, Wade 0-1,
Allen 0-3). Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—L.A.
Clippers 43 (Griffin, Jordan 14), Miami 43 (Bosh
6). Assists—L.A. Clippers 22 (Paul 12), Miami
27 (Wade 7). Total Fouls—L.A. Clippers 30,
Miami 23. Technicals—Crawford, Paul, Miami
defensive three second. A—19,600 (19,600).
NHL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Tampa Bay
15 11 4 0 22 51 37
Detroit
17 9 5 3 21 43 45
Toronto
15 10 5 0 20 48 36
Boston
15 9 5 1 19 42 29
Montreal
17 8 8 1 17 44 38
Ottawa
16 6 6 4 16 50 49
Florida
16 3 9 4 10 32 57
Buffalo
17 3 13 1 7 31 53
Metropolitan Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Pittsburgh
16 11 5 0 22 49 38
Washington
16 9 7 0 18 53 44
N.Y. Rangers 16 8 8 0 16 35 43
Carolina
16 6 7 3 15 30 45
N.Y. Islanders 16 6 7 3 15 47 51
New Jersey
15 4 7 4 12 29 42
Columbus
15 5 10 0 10 36 44
Philadelphia
15 4 10 1 9 22 42
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Central Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Colorado
14 12 2 0 24 46 25
Chicago
16 10 2 4 24 56 43
St. Louis
14 10 2 2 22 50 33
Minnesota
17 9 4 4 22 45 38
Nashville
15 8 5 2 18 37 44
Dallas
16 8 6 2 18 44 47
Winnipeg
17 6 9 2 14 40 51
Pacific Division
GP W L OT Pts GF GA
Anaheim
17 13 3 1 27 57 42
San Jose
15 10 1 4 24 57 32
Phoenix
17 11 4 2 24 56 53
Vancouver
17 10 5 2 22 48 44
Los Angeles
15 9 6 0 18 43 40
Calgary
16 6 8 2 14 45 57
Edmonton
17 4 11 2 10 42 66
NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Wednesday's Games
N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1
Chicago 4, Winnipeg 1
Nashville 6, Colorado 4
Anaheim 5, Phoenix 2
Thursday's Games
Washington 3, Minnesota 2, SO
Boston 4, Florida 1
Ottawa 4, Montreal 1
New Jersey 3, Philadelphia 0
Carolina 1, N.Y. Islanders 0
N.Y. Rangers 4, Columbus 2
Dallas 4, Detroit 3, OT
Tampa Bay 4, Edmonton 2
St. Louis 3, Calgary 2
Buffalo at Los Angeles (n)
Vancouver at San Jose (n)
Friday's Games
New Jersey at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.
Nashville at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.
Calgary at Colorado, 8 p.m.
Buffalo at Anaheim, 9 p.m.
Saturday's Games
Edmonton at Philadelphia, noon
Florida at Ottawa, 1 p.m.
Toronto at Boston, 6 p.m.
Tampa Bay at Detroit, 6 p.m.
Minnesota at Carolina, 6 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Columbus, 6 p.m.
Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7 p.m.
Chicago at Dallas, 7 p.m.
Washington at Phoenix, 7 p.m.
Vancouver at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.
Capitals 3, Wild 2 (SO)
Minnesota
1 1 0 0—2
Washington
1 0 1 0—3
Washington won shootout 1-0
First Period—1, Washington, Ovechkin 13
(Nic.Backstrom, Johansson), 8:10 (pp). 2, Minnesota, Coyle 1 (Parise, Koivu), 17:51 (pp).
Second Period—3, Minnesota, Granlund 2
(Pominville, Niederreiter), 6:07.
Third Period—4, Washington, Johansson 2
(Wilson, Laich), 16:52.
Overtime—None.
Shootout—Minnesota 0 (Pominville NG, Koivu
NG, Coyle NG), Washington 1 (Grabovski NG,
Ovechkin NG, Nic.Backstrom G).
Shots on Goal—Minnesota 12-10-10-3—35.
Washington 5-9-11-2—27.
Goalies—Minnesota, Harding. Washington,
Holtby. A—18,506 (18,506). T—2:41.
Hurricanes 1, Islanders 0
N.Y. Islanders
0 0 0—0
Carolina
1 0 0—1
First Period—1, Carolina, Dvorak 3 (Hainsey),
6:39.
Second Period—None.
Third Period—None.
Shots on Goal—N.Y. Islanders 5-7-9—21. Carolina 7-11-6—24.
Goalies—N.Y. Islanders, Poulin. Carolina, Peters. A—11,541 (18,680). T—2:13.
Devils 3, Flyers 0
New Jersey
1 0 2—3
Philadelphia
0 0 0—0
First Period—1, New Jersey, Henrique 5 (Gelinas, Ryder), 1:57.
Second Period—None.
Third Period—2, New Jersey, Janssen 1 (Larsson,
Carter), 3:01. 3, New Jersey, Jagr 4, 19:58 (en).
Shots on Goal—New Jersey 8-8-9—25.
Philadelphia 8-6-8—22.
Goalies—New Jersey, Brodeur. Philadelphia,
Emery. A—19,604 (19,541). T—2:22.
Rangers 4, Blue Jackets 2
N.Y. Rangers
1 2 1—4
Columbus
1 1 0—2
First Period—1, N.Y. Rangers, Hagelin 3 (Callahan, Richards), 4:16. 2, Columbus, Tyutin 1 (Dubinsky, J.Johnson), 17:31.
Second Period—3, N.Y. Rangers, Callahan 5
(Zuccarello, McDonagh), 4:17 (pp). 4, N.Y.
Rangers, Hagelin 4, 12:44. 5, Columbus, Murray
2 (Wisniewski, Gaborik), 13:32.
Third Period—6, N.Y. Rangers, McDonagh 4
(Girardi, Stepan), 19:06 (en).
Shots on Goal—N.Y. Rangers 10-21-3—34.
Columbus 10-10-14—34.
Goalies—N.Y. Rangers, Talbot. Columbus, Bobrovsky. A—11,746 (18,144). T—2:30.
Nuggets 109, Hawks 107
Lightning 4, Oilers 2
ATLANTA (107)
Carroll 4-9 1-1 10, Millsap 10-15 7-11 29, Horford 10-21 1-1 21, Teague 7-17 0-0 14, Korver
6-10 2-2 16, Antic 2-5 1-2 7, Martin 0-7 1-2 1,
Scott 1-2 0-0 2, Cunningham 0-0 0-0 0, Mack 38 0-0 7. Totals 43-94 13-19 107.
DENVER (109)
Hamilton 2-7 1-2 6, Faried 2-6 0-0 4, McGee 713 0-0 14, Lawson 9-16 2-3 23, Foye 4-7 2-3
13, Robinson 5-11 1-2 15, Fournier 5-10 0-0
12, Hickson 1-4 1-2 3, Mozgov 3-4 4-5 10,
A.Miller 3-5 0-0 7, Arthur 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 42-86
11-17 109.
Atlanta
26 25 32 24—107
Denver
26 28 29 26—109
3-Point Goals—Atlanta 8-26 (Millsap 2-3, Korver 2-4, Antic 2-5, Mack 1-3, Carroll 1-4,
Teague 0-1, Scott 0-1, Horford 0-1, Martin 0-4),
Denver 14-25 (Robinson 4-6, Foye 3-5, Lawson
3-5, Fournier 2-3, A.Miller 1-1, Hamilton 1-5).
Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—Atlanta 56 (Millsap 10), Denver 51 (Faried 9). Assists—Atlanta
31 (Teague 11), Denver 28 (Lawson 8). Total
Fouls—Atlanta 23, Denver 18. Technicals—Atlanta defensive three second, Denver defensive
three second. A—15,404 (19,155).
Edmonton
1 0 1—2
Tampa Bay
2 1 1—4
First Period—1, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 12, 7:37.
2, Edmonton, Fedun 2 (Eberle, Hemsky), 10:11.
3, Tampa Bay, Stamkos 13, 19:07.
Second Period—4, Tampa Bay, Johnson 4
(Panik, Gudas), 18:33.
Third Period—5, Edmonton, Hall 4 (Eberle),
10:22 (pp). 6, Tampa Bay, Filppula 6, 18:55 (en).
Shots on Goal—Edmonton 12-16-12—40.
Tampa Bay 10-9-7—26.
Goalies—Edmonton, Dubnyk. Tampa Bay,
Bishop. A—18,695 (19,204). T—2:18.
Stars 4, Red Wings 3 (OT)
Dallas
0 1 2 1—4
Detroit
0 2 1 0—3
First Period—None.
Second Period—1, Detroit, Bertuzzi 5 (Zetterberg, Datsyuk), 7:44. 2, Detroit, Almquist 1
(Zetterberg, Bertuzzi), 14:50. 3, Dallas, Horcoff 2
(Whitney, Chiasson), 19:39.
Third Period—4, Dallas, Ja.Benn 6, 4:08. 5, Detroit, Datsyuk 7 (Zetterberg, Kindl), 11:34. 6, Dallas, Eakin 4 (Gonchar, Daley), 18:50 (pp).
Overtime—7, Dallas, Peverley 3 (Nichushkin,
Goligoski), 4:41.
PGA Tour
McGladrey Classic
Thursday
At Sea Island Resort, Seaside Course
St. Simons Island, Ga.
Purse: $5.5 million
Yardage: 7,005; Par: 70 (35-35)
54 golfers did not finish the round
First Round
Briny Baird
32-31—63
Brian Gay
32-31—63
Webb Simpson
31-34—65
Kevin Kisner
34-31—65
Seung-Yul Noh
31-34—65
Kevin Chappell
33-32—65
Scott Langley
34-32—66
Scott Brown
34-32—66
Chris Kirk
34-32—66
Jonathan Byrd
33-33—66
John Senden
34-32—66
Camilo Villegas
35-31—66
Heath Slocum
35-32—67
Matt Every
34-33—67
Ted Potter, Jr.
35-32—67
Boo Weekley
31-36—67
Scott Piercy
33-34—67
Tim Clark
33-34—67
J.J. Henry
35-32—67
Brendon de Jonge
33-34—67
Brice Garnett
34-33—67
Stephen Ames
31-36—67
Brian Harman
34-33—67
Trevor Immelman
35-32—67
D.H. Lee
34-33—67
Steven Bowditch
34-34—68
Kevin Stadler
34-34—68
Michael Putnam
34-34—68
Erik Compton
36-32—68
Stuart Appleby
34-34—68
Woody Austin
34-34—68
Y.E. Yang
34-34—68
Retief Goosen
33-35—68
Ben Curtis
36-32—68
Joe Durant
35-33—68
Greg Chalmers
34-34—68
Robert Karlsson
34-34—68
Brendon Todd
34-34—68
Pat Perez
33-35—68
Aaron Baddeley
34-34—68
Spencer Levin
34-35—69
William McGirt
34-35—69
Darren Clarke
35-34—69
Lucas Glover
37-32—69
Charles Howell III
36-33—69
Vijay Singh
35-34—69
Jose Coceres
33-36—69
Daniel Summerhays
34-35—69
Bud Cauley
34-35—69
James Hahn
35-34—69
Jason Kokrak
36-33—69
Freddie Jacobson
34-36—70
Zach Johnson
35-35—70
Mark Wilson
33-37—70
Mike Weir
37-33—70
Chad Campbell
36-34—70
Scott Gardiner
34-36—70
Tyrone Van Aswegen
35-35—70
Andres Romero
33-37—70
David Duval
35-36—71
Brian Davis
38-33—71
Chris DiMarco
37-34—71
Johnson Wagner
35-36—71
Fred Funk
37-34—71
Richard H. Lee
34-37—71
Ben Martin
35-36—71
Eric Axley
34-37—71
Troy Matteson
36-35—71
Mark Calcavecchia
37-35—72
Morgan Hoffmann
35-37—72
Chris Stroud
35-37—72
Harrison Frazar
36-36—72
Kyle Reifers
35-37—72
Josh Broadaway
35-37—72
Sean O'Hair
36-36—72
Troy Merritt
36-37—73
David Hearn
34-40—74
Nicholas Thompson
34-42—76
11. Texas A&M
7-2
861 12
12. Oklahoma
7-1
816 13
13. South Carolina
7-2
769 14
14. Miami
7-1
737
7
15. Oklahoma St.
7-1
662 18
16. UCLA
6-2
515 17
17. Fresno St.
8-0
493 16
18. Michigan St.
8-1
478 24
19. UCF
6-1
472 19
20. Louisville
7-1
385 20
21. Wisconsin
6-2
342 22
22. N. Illinois
9-0
322 21
23. Arizona St.
6-2
197 25
24. Notre Dame
7-2
164 NR
25. Texas Tech
7-2
102 15
Others receiving votes: Texas 34, Georgia 32,
BYU 28, Mississippi 17, Houston 9, Minnesota 7,
Michigan 6, Washington 6, Ball St. 4, Duke 1.
FCS
COACHES POLL
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — The top 25 teams
in the Coaches Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through Nov. 3 and previous ranking:
Record
Pts Prv
1. North Dakota State (26) 8-0
650
1
2. Eastern Illinois
8-1
622
2
3. Coastal Carolina
9-0
591
3
4. Eastern Washington
7-2
575
4
5. Montana State
7-2
544
5
6. Fordham
9-0
499
8
7. Sam Houston State
7-2
492
9
8. Youngstown State
8-1
462 10
9. Maine
8-1
426 11
10. Bethune-Cookman
8-1
385 12
11. Towson
8-2
383
6
12. Montana
7-2
376 13
13. McNeese State
7-2
345
7
14. Northern Arizona
7-2
334 14
15. Wofford
5-3
266 16
16. Charleston Southern 9-1
239 18
17. Southeastern Louisiana 7-2
189 25
18. James Madison
6-3
158 23
19. Lehigh
6-2
156 21
20. South Dakota State
5-4
148 20
21. Delaware
7-2
89 —
22. Samford
6-3
81 19
23. Chattanooga
7-2
80 —
24. William & Mary
6-3
66 —
24. Central Arkansas
5-4
66 15
Others receiving votes: New Hampshire 59,
Princeton 39, Jacksonville State 27, Harvard 14,
Villanova 13, Tennessee State 11, Eastern Kentucky 8, Jackson State 7, Southern Utah 6, Cal
Poly 3, Northern Iowa 2, Southern Illinois 1.
Division II
NSIC DIVISIONAL STANDINGS
North
Div Conf/Overall
Minnesota Duluth
5-0
8-1
St. Cloud State
4-1
8-1
U-Mary
3-2
5-4
MSU-Moorhead
3-2
3-6
Northern State
2-3
3-6
Minnesota Crookston
2-3
2-7
Minot State
1-4
2-7
Bemidji State
0-5
2-7
South
Div Conf/Overall
Minn. St.-Mankato
5-0
9-0
SW Minn. State
3-2
5-4
Winona State
3-2
5-4
Sioux Falls
3-2
5-4
Upper Iowa
2-3
5-4
Augustana
2-3
4-5
Concordia-St. Paul
1-4
4-5
Wayne State
1-4
2-7
MEN’S HOCKEY
Division I
NCHC STANDINGS
W L T OTL Pts GF GA
Western Michigan 2 0 0 0 6 8 3
Nebraska-Omaha 2 0 0 0 6 6 4
St. Cloud St.
2 0 0 0 6 6 3
North Dakota
1 3 0 0 3 9 14
Miami (Ohio)
1 1 0 0 3 8 6
Colorado College 1 3 0 0 3 7 14
Minnesota-Duluth 1 1 0 0 3 6 4
Denver
0 2 0 0 0 4 6
OVERALL RECORDS: Colorado College 1-5-0,
Denver 3-5-0, Miami (Ohio) 5-2-1, Minn. Duluth 43-1, Nebraska-Omaha 4-4-0, North Dakota 2-3-1,
St. Cloud St. 5-0-1, Western Michigan 3-2-1.
Friday's Games
W. Michigan 3, Colorado College 2
Minn.-Duluth 3, Ohio St. 1
Miami (Ohio) 3, Canisius 2
St. Cloud St. 3, North Dakota 2
Nebraska-Omaha 3, Denver 2
Saturday's Games
W. Michigan 5, Colorado College 1
Miami (Ohio) 5, Canisius 2
Ohio St. 4, Minn.-Duluth 2
St. Cloud St. 3, North Dakota 1
Nebraska-Omaha 3, Denver 2
Friday, Nov. 8
Miami (Ohio) at St. Cloud St., 7:37 p.m.
Denver at Colorado College, 8:37 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 9
N. Michigan at W. Michigan, 6:05 p.m.
Miami (Ohio) at St. Cloud St., 7:07 p.m.
North Dakota at Nebraska-Omaha, 7:07 p.m.
Colorado College at Denver, 8:07 p.m.
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL
Division II
NSIC STANDINGS
LEADERBOARD
1. George McNeill
2. Brian Gay
2. Briny Baird
4. Kevin Chappell
4. Seung-yul Noh
4. Kevin Kisner
4. Webb Simpson
4. Robert Garrigus
9. Camilo Villegas
9. Chris Kirk
9. Scott Langley
9. Carl Pettersson
9. Jonathan Byrd
9. Will MacKenzie
9. Scott Brown
9. John Senden
SCORE
-8
-7
-7
-5
-5
-5
-5
-5
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
-4
THRU
16
F
F
F
F
F
F
13
F
F
F
16
F
17
F
F
COLLEGE FOOTBALL
FBS
Concordia-St. Paul
Minnesota Duluth
SW Minn. State
Northern State
Augustana
Wayne State
Minnesota Crookston
Sioux Falls
MSU-Moorhead
Minot State
Winona State
St. Cloud State
Minn. St.-Mankato
Upper Iowa
Bemidji State
U-Mary
Conf
16-0
14-2
13-3
12-4
10-6
10-6
8-8
7-9
7-9
7-9
7-9
6-10
6-10
3-13
1-15
1-15
Overall
24-1
24-2
18-6
19-4
18-6
19-7
13-11
16-10
14-10
12-14
10-15
12-12
11-13
7-19
5-19
4-19
PREP FOOTBALL
Class AAA
No. 5 Baylor 41,
No. 12 Oklahoma 12
Oklahoma
Baylor
0
5
7
0—12
3
21
10
7—41
First Quarter
Bay—FG A.Jones 29, 7:09.
Second Quarter
Okl—Safety, 13:22.
Okl—FG Hunnicutt 22, 12:09.
Bay—Petty 5 run (A.Jones kick), 7:02.
Bay—Petty 1 run (A.Jones kick), 1:00.
Bay—Goodley 24 pass from Petty (A.Jones
kick), :13.
Third Quarter
Bay—Norwood 17 pass from Petty (A.Jones
kick), 8:14.
Okl—Finch 10 pass from Bell (Hunnicutt
kick), 3:20.
Bay—FG A.Jones 40, 1:17.
Fourth Quarter
Bay—Goodley 25 pass from Petty (A.Jones
kick), 9:03.
A—50,537.
Okl
Bay
First downs
16
28
Rushes-yards
34-87 54-255
Passing
150
204
Comp-Att-Int
15-35-2 13-26-0
Return Yards
1
43
Punts-Avg.
7-41.1 3-51.3
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
1-0
Penalties-Yards
13-97 12-119
Time of Possession
29:17
30:43
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—Oklahoma, Finch 7-36, Clay 6-19,
T.Knight 5-17, Dam.Williams 7-13, Bell 8-5,
Shepard 1-(minus 3). Baylor, Linwood 23-182,
Petty 16-45, Seastrunk 6-19, Martin 6-13,
Team 3-(minus 4).
PASSING—Oklahoma, Bell 15-35-2-150.
Baylor, Petty 13-26-0-204.
RECEIVING—Oklahoma, Saunders 6-74,
Reynolds 3-31, Dam.Williams 2-12, Bester 211, Neal 1-12, Finch 1-10. Baylor, Goodley 680, Norwood 4-78, C.Fuller 3-46.
AP TOP 25
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college
football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses,
records through Nov. 3, total points based on 25
points for a first-place vote through one point for a
25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
Record
Pts Prv
1. Alabama (52)
8-0 1,491
1
2. Oregon (2)
8-0 1,418
2
3. Florida St. (6)
8-0 1,409
3
4. Ohio St.
9-0 1,315
4
5. Baylor
7-0 1,234
5
6. Stanford
7-1 1,214
6
7. Auburn
8-1 1,082
8
8. Clemson
8-1 1,059
9
9. Missouri
8-1
956 10
10. LSU
7-2
863 11
State playoffs
Higher-seeded team is home team
Nov. 1
1) E1 Fargo South 41, W4 Jamestown 16
2) W2 Minot 48, E3 Grand Forks Red River 20
3) W1 Bismarck High 34, E4 West Fargo 21
4) W3 Century 31, E2 Fargo Davies 28
Nov. 8
Semifinals
5) Minot at Fargo South, 7 p.m.
6) Century at Bismarck, 7 p.m.
Nov. 15
Dakota Bowl in Fargo
Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 6:40 p.m.
Class AA
State playoffs
Higher-seeded team is home team
Saturday
1) E1 Shanley 34, W4 Watford City 2
2) W2 St. Mary’s 29, E3 Lisbon 12
3) W1 Bishop Ryan 47, E4 Kindred 26
4) E2 Wahpeton 52, W3 Beulah 16
Nov. 8
Semifinals
5) Shanley vs. St. Mary’s, 6 p.m.
6) Bishop Ryan vs. Wahpeton, 6 p.m.
Nov. 15
Dakota Bowl in Fargo
Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6, 3 p.m
Class A
State playoffs
Higher-seeded team is home team
First round
Saturday
1) R1 No. 1 Milnor-North Sargent 36, R2 No. 4
Lakota-Edmore-Dakota Prairie 22
2) R2 No. 2 North Prairie 22, R1 No. 3 Carrington 7
3) R1 No. 4 Linton-HMB 28, R2 No. 1 Larimore 8
4) R1 No. 2 Oakes 33, R2 No. 3 Park RiverFordville-Lankin 7
5) R3 No. 1 Des Lacs-Burlington 25, R4 No. 4
New Salem-Glen Ullin 8
6) R3 No. 3 Velva 27, R4 No. 2 Killdeer 20
7) R4 No. 1 Hazen 48, R3 No. 4 Rugby 20
8) R3 No. 2 Lewis & Clark-ORCS 50, R4 No. 3
Heart River 28
Quarterfinals
Nov. 2
9) Milnor-North Sargent 33, North Prairie 14
10) Linton-HMB 16, Oakes 9
11) Des Lacs-Burlington 19, Velva 7
12) Hazen 56, Lewis & Clark-ORCS 14
Semifinals
Nov. 9
13) Milnor-North Sargent vs. Linton-HMB, 2
p.m. in Milnor
14) Des Lacs-Burlington vs. Hazen, 1:30 p.m.
in Des Lacs
Championship
Nov. 15
in Fargo
Winner game 13 vs. winner game 14, 12:05 p.m.
9-man
State playoffs
Higher-seeded team is home team
First round
Saturday
1) R1 No. 1 Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter 14, R2
No. 4 Thompson 6
2) R2 No. 2 Finley-Sharon-Hope-Page 40, R1
No. 3 Strasburg-Zeeland 22
3) R2 No. 1 Cavalier 50, R1 No. 4 LaMoureLitchville-Marion 24
4) R1 No. 2 South Border 22, R2 No. 3 HattonNorthwood 20
5) R3 No. 1 TGU 42, R4 No. 4 Beach 14
6) R3 No. 3, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn 44,
R4 No. 2 Grant County-Flasher 42
7) R4 No. 1 Shiloh Christian 63, R3 No. 4 St.
John 24
8) R3 No. 2 Divide County 34, R4 No. 3 Richardton-Taylor-Hebron 20
Quarterfinals
Nov. 2
9) Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter 42, FinleySharon-Hope-Page 6
10) Cavalier 52, South Border 6
11) Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn 44, TGU 12
12) Shiloh Christian 35, Divide County 12
Semifinals
Nov. 9
13) Napoleon-Gackle-Streeter vs. Cavalier, 2
p.m. in Napleon
14) Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn vs. Shiloh
Christian, 2 p.m. in Bismarck
Championship
Nov. 15
in Fargo
Winner game 13 vs. winner game 14, 9:10 a.m.
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Class A
West Region tournament
Play-in match
Thursday
No. 8 Mandan 3, No. 9 Turtle Mountain 0
Rest of matches in Jamestown
Nov. 14
1) No. 1 Jamestown vs. Mandan, 2 p.m.
2) No. 4 Bismarck vs. No. 5 Dickinson, 4 p.m.
3) No. 2 Century vs. No. 7 Williston, 6 p.m.
4) No. 3 St. Mary’s vs. No. 6 Minot, 8 p.m.
Nov. 15
Loser-out
5) Loser match 1 vs. loser match 2, 2 p.m.
6) Loser match 3 vs. loser match 4, 4 p.m.
Semifinals
7) Winner match 1 vs. winner match 2, 6 p.m.
8) Winner match 3 vs. winner match 4, 8 p.m.
Nov. 16
State qualifiers (Times TBA)
Winner match 5 vs. loser match 8
Winner match 6 vs. loser match 7
Championship
Winner match 7 vs. winner match 8, 5 p.m.
Class B
District 10 tournament
in Underwood
Monday
1) No. 4 Center-Stanton 3, No. 5 Washburn 0
2) No. 3 Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 3, No. 6
Garrison-Max 1
Tuesday
3) No. 1 Underwood 3, Center-Stanton 0
4) Turtle Lake-Mercer-McClusky 3, No. 2
Wilton-Wing 2
Thursday
Region qualifier
5) Wilton-Wing 3, Washburn 0
6) Center-Stanton 3, Garrison-Max 2
Championship
7) Underwood 3, Turtle Lake-MercerMcClusky 0
Underwood 3, Turtle LakeMercer-McClusky 0
TLMM 20 8 22
U
25 25 25
TLMM: Kills, Tatum Fylling 8, Tasha Williams 7;
Assists, Mariah Sellon 10, Mariah Portra 5; Aces,
Haley Zinke 4, Kaytlin Werth 2; Blocks, Williams
7, Fylling 6; Digs, Kennedy Fricke 19, Zinke 18.
U: Kills, Anne Hefta 8, Abby Landenberger 7; Assists, Taylor Dammann 10, Erin Dammann 7;
Aces, Taylor Dammann 11, Landenberger 4;
Blocks, Landenberger 3, Erin Dammann 2, Madi
Holm 2; Digs, Emma Lee 34, Lindsey Duben 23.
Center-Stanton 3, Garrison-Max 2
CS 25 25 20 15 15
GM 18 21 25 25 8
CS: Kills, Siam Simpfenderfer 13, Madeline
Henke 8; Assists, Henke 32, Simpfenderfer 4;
Aces, Simpfenderfer 5, Rachel Vitek 3; Digs,
Vitek 28, Simpfenderfer 28.
GM: Kills, Macie Johnson 5, Haley Hove 4; Assists, Sarah Behles 6, Taylor Kamp 5; Aces,
Johnson 6, Kamp 3; Blocks, Hove 3, Sydney Retterath 2; Digs, Hanna Duben 8, Johnson 5, Becca
Syvertson 5.
Wilton-Wing 3, Washburn 0
WW 26 25 25
W 24 15 17
WW: Kills, Heidi Clausen 15, Paige Hausauer 5;
Assists, Jordyn Jenkins 19; Aces, Jocelyn
Bergquist 4, Hausauer 4; Blocks, Clausen 4;
Digs, Brianna Weisenburger 11, Clausen 10.
W: Kills, Kenady Hansen 6, Brandi Holznagel 4;
Assists, Cierra Philbrick 7, Carly Freeman 5;
Aces, Janetta Vanderwal 3; Blocks, Hansen 2;
Digs, Holznagel 11, Freeman 8.
District 15 tournament
in Watford City
Monday
1) No. 4 Trenton 3, No. 5 New Town 0
2) No. 3 Parshall 3, No. 6 White Shield 0
Tuesday
3) No. 1 Watford City 3, Trenton 0
4) No. 2 Trinity Christian 3, Parshall 0
Thursday
Region qualifier
5) Parshall 3, New Town 1
6) Trenton 3, White Shield 0
Championship
7) Watford City 3, Trinity Christian 1
Watford City 3, Trinity Christian 1
WC 25 26 18 25
TC 14 24 25 20
WC: Kills, Amanda Mogen 16, Ricki Lindley 13;
Assists, Tori Hopkins 27; Aces, Kara Langerud 3,
Tessa Dwyer 2; Digs, Mogen 20, Langerud 19.
TC: Kills, Sarah Telehey 11, Alycia McGlothlin 5;
Assists, Trena Poole 16; Aces, McGlothlin 3;
Blocks, Hailey Vondell 6, McGlothlin 5; Digs, McGlothlin 32, Telehey 24.
Parshall 3, New Town 1
P 25 25 22 25
NT 13 17 25 13
Stats not reported.
Trenton 3, White Shield 0
T 25 25 25
WS 7 5 6
Stats not reported.
District 16 tournament
in Stanley
Monday
1) Burke County 3, Powers Lake 2
2) No. 3 Divide County 3, No. 6 Tioga 0
Tuesday
3) No. 1 Stanley 3, Burke County 0
4) No. 2 Ray 3, Divide County 0
Thursday
Region qualifier
5) Divide County 3, Powers Lake 0
6) Burke County 3, Tioga 0
Championship
7) Ray 3, Stanley 1
N.D. SCOREBOARD
PREP VOLLEYBALL
Grand Forks Red River def. Grand Forks Central,
25-10, 25-19, 25-14
Class A West Region
Play-in
Mandan def. Turtle Mountain, 25-15, 25-9, 25-10
Class B District 16
Region Qualifier
Burke County def. Tioga, 25-18, 25-21, 25-20
Divide County def. Powers Lake, 28-26, 25-15, 25-12
Championship
Ray def. Stanley, 27-25, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15
Class B District 9
Loser Out
Flasher def. Standing Rock, 25-13, 25-23, 25-21
Semifinal
New Salem-Almont def. Shiloh Christian, 25-21,
24-26, 22-25, 25-19, 25-15
EVENTS
Adult Volleyball Winter League
Who: Men and women
When: Sundays beginning around the first
week of December
Where: Magic City Campus
Cost: $100 entry fee per team in addition to
$30 fee per player
Registration deadline: Nov. 15
The roster, sponsor fee and all user fees must
be paid together when a team signs up . For further information, contact the recreation office at
857-4730.
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Players divided regarding Dolphins' Martin
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — In a
culture that fosters conflict,
Jonathan Martin sought to
avoid it.
Upset by treatment he considered abusive, the Miami
Dolphins tackle let the situation
fester for months before leaving
the team last week. Martin's
agent then complained to the
Dolphins, who suspended
guard Richie Incognito.
The NFL is investigating
whether Incognito harassed or
bullied Martin, and whether
their teammates and the organization mishandled the matter.
Some say Martin, a Stanford graduate who went
about his business quietly,
handled the situation well.
But pro football is a macho
world, and some players believe Martin should have responded more firmly.
"Is Incognito wrong? Absolutely. He's 100 percent
wrong," New York Giants
safety Antrel Rolle said. "No
individual should have to go
through that, especially in
their workplace.
"But at the same time,
Jonathan Martin is a 6-4, 320pound man. I mean, at some
Miami Dolphins coach Joe Philbin talks to the
media during a news conference after practice at
the Dolphins training center in Davie, Fla., on
Wednesday.
AP Photo
point and time you need to
stand your ground as an individual. Am I saying go attack, go fight him? No. I think
we all understand we can
stand our ground without
anything being physical."
Dolphins players have robustly defended Incognito,
long considered among the
NFL's dirtiest players. He's
Djokovic advances
to ATP Finals semis
LONDON (AP) — After
nearly a year of global travel
and dozens of matches, most
of Novak Djokovic's rivals are
complaining about their
mental and physical fatigue.
Not the Serb. He thrives
in the rigors of a tough autumn finish.
Unbeaten since losing the
U.S. Open final to Rafael
Nadal, Djokovic joined Nadal
in the ATP World Tour Finals
semifinals, overcoming Juan
Martin del Potro on Thursday.
After extending his winning streak to 19 matches with
a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over the
hard-hitting
Argentine,
Djokovic said he was playing
the best tennis of his season.
"I just feel well at this particular part of the year," the sixtime Grand Slam winner said.
"I know most of the players are
exhausted physically, mentally, emotionally, after a long
season. But, you know, I try to
find that as an opportunity for
me, you know, to get extra motivated to kind of push myself
to the limit and deliver the
goods when needed."
Against del Potro, he delivered. In a very tight match, the
Serb broke his rival twice, just
enough to come out on top.
"He has one of the biggest
serves in the sport," Djokovic
said. "He has one of the most
aggressive forehands. I just
needed to stay tough."
Djokovic, undefeated in
last year's Finals, improved to
him, he had a funny way of
showing it."
Martin is with his family in
California to undergo counseling for emotional issues.
A senior partner in a New
York law firm was appointed
by NFL Commissioner Roger
Goodell to investigate possible
misconduct and prepare a report. DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL Players
Association, said Thursday that
he continues to be in touch
with those involved.
"The NFLPA has taken
steps to ensure that every one
of our affected members is
represented," Smith said in a
statement. "It is our duty as a
union to learn the full facts,
protect the interests of players involved and hold management accountable to the
highest standards of fairness
and transparency."
The alleged bullying saga
engulfing the Dolphins has
shed a light on how damaging perceptions can be in the
violent world of the NFL.
A Pittsburgh native, Martin is the son of Harvard graduates
and
his
great
grandfather also graduated
2-0 in Group B after beating
Roger Federer in the opener.
Federer made light work of
Richard Gasquet for his first
round-robin win, beating the
Frenchman 6-4, 6-3 to boost
his chances of making the
semifinals for an 11th time.
Nadal qualified from
Group A on Wednesday
when he beat Stanislas
Wawrinka to clinch the season-ending No. 1 ranking for
the third time in his career.
Djokovic and del Potro
couldn't reproduce their epic
Wimbledon semifinal. The
in-form players of the autumn exchanged groundstrokes early on, with
Djokovic coming out on top
of long rallies.
Playing more accurately
and trying to shorten the
points, del Potro soldiered on
in the second set and was rewarded for his patience as he
converted his first break point
of the set in the sixth game
thanks to a lucky net cord.
The former U.S. Open winner
then held his next two service
games to force a third set.
In the third game, del
Potro had 15-40 after
Djokovic's first double fault
of the match. The Serb saved
the first break point with an
ace and del Potro wasted the
other with a botched forehand. The episode sapped
del Potro's morale and he lost
his serve at love in the sixth
game. It was decisive.
now a notorious national villain, but teammates praise
his leadership and loyalty.
They've been less passionate in their support of Martin,
saying he and Incognito behaved like best friends.
"They did a lot of stuff together," tackle Tyson Clabo
said. "So if he had a problem
with the way he was treating
ST. SIMONS ISLAND, Ga.
(AP) — Heavy fog allowed
Brian Gay a quick nap, and he
no longer felt so sluggish after
traveling halfway around the
world from Shanghai to Sea Island.
Gay had enough energy
Thursday to make eight birdies
on his way to a 7-under 63, giving him a share of the lead with
Briny Baird among early
starters in the McGladrey Classic. The opening round could
not be completed because of a
fog delay lasting nearly two
hours.
Once the sun burned off
the fog, the Seaside course was
a pushover with virtually no
wind. George McNeill ran off
five straight birdies and was 8
under with two hole remaining. Will MacKenzie reached 7
under through 16 holes until
dropping three shots in two
holes for a 66.
The morning fog off coastal
waters could not have been
better for Gay.
"I was super tired," he said.
Players were told the round
would resume when the fog
lifted. Gay didn't want to stand
around on the range. He also
wanted to stay loose. So he
took a chance by going into the
locker room at Sea Island, relaxed in a leather chair for a
quick nap and then warmed
up for the second time.
"I felt pretty good when I
teed off," he said. "I felt like I
had a lot more energy."
The McGladrey Classic is
the third event in Gay's most
In this Sept. 23 photo, Padres bench coach Rick
Renteria prepares to pitch batting practice for the
game against Arizona in San Diego. The Cubs
introduced Renteria as their manager Thursday.
AP Photo
Yankees manager Joe Girardi.
Girardi, a Peoria, Ill., native
and Northwestern product
who once played for the Cubs,
signed a four-year contract
worth up to $20 million to
stay with New York.
"Rick's reputation is impeccable," Epstein said. "He
stood out throughout the
process to lead the Chicago
Cubs into our next chapter."
"You can't find anybody in
this game to say a bad or neutral word about Rick Renteria,"
he said.
The Cubs are relying on
Renteria to improve on a 127197recordduringDaleSveum's
two years as manager. Despite
the franchise's four consecutive
losing seasons and a last-place
cognito. He could go and tell
on the players, which we
know in the football locker
room doesn't go over too well.
Or he could remove himself
from the situation and let the
proper channels take care of
itself. And I think he made
the intelligent, smart choice
without putting himself or
Richie Incognito's physical
abilities in danger."
Houston Texans Antonio
Smith, who has accused Incognito of dirty play since they
went against each other in college, said Martin should have
responded more forcefully.
Smith drew a three-game suspension this year for taking
Incognito's helmet and hitting
him during an exhibition game.
"I don't think that in my
opinion a grown man should
get bullied," Smith said. "And
I think that if you're realistically getting bullied, there's
only one way my mom
taught me and my dad taught
me how to get rid of bullies.
They used to always say,
'You hit a bully in the mouth.
It will stop him from bullying, no matter what you hit
him with.'"
Gay, Baird lead at Sea Island
Briny Baird hits a drive off the seventh tee during the first round of the McGladrey Classic tournament on Thursday in St. Simons Island, Ga.
AP Photo
unusual itinerary — four PGA
Tour events in four weeks in
four countries. He started two
weeks ago at the CIMB Classic
in Malaysia, and then flew
eight hours to Shanghai for the
HSBC Champions. He would
not have played this week except that it's only about three
hours from his home in Orlando, Fla., and he loves the
Seaside course. And then he'll
finish out the fall portion of the
PGA Tour schedule next week
in Mexico.
Scott Piercy and Boo
Weekley also were in China
last week, and each opened
with a 67.
No one was as thrilled with
the start as Baird, who is returning from surgery on both
shoulders. Baird last played a
PGA Tour event in 2012 when
he started feeling pain in his
Cubs hire Rick Renteria as new manager
CHICAGO (AP) — Firsttime manager Rick Renteria is
focused on the future of the
Chicago Cubs, rather than
their past failures.
Renteria preached accountability Thursday when he was
introduced via teleconference
as the franchise's 53rd manager. He takes on a challenging
job that goes beyond merely
trying to bring a winning team
to Wrigley Field.
The development of young
ballplayers has been labeled
as one of his strengths. And
with Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo needing help, the
former San Diego Padres
bench coach has got lots of
work ahead of him with a
team that finished 66-96.
"My personality doesn't
allow for being counted out,"
Renteria said. "I think what
we're trying to do between the
lines will speak for itself. In the
end, we're all judged in one
fashion or another, but I don't
preoccupy myself too much
about what I think's going to
happen. I preoccupy myself
with what I want to do."
First thing he needs to do:
Get healthy. Renteria will be
introduced at Wrigley at a later
date as he is recuperating in
San Diego following hip surgery in October.
The51-year-oldRenteriagot
a three-year contract with club
options for 2017 and 2018. He
is another unproven hire by
team president Theo Epstein
and the Cubs after the struggling organization initially expressed interest in New York
from the school in 1924. At
Stanford he protected Andrew Luck's blind side, and
also majored in the classics.
Taken in the second round
of the 2012 draft, Martin has
what it takes physically to be
an NFL player — size, skill,
athleticism, intelligence. He
won praise from the Dolphins
for his diligent study of game
and practice video.
But while has been a
starter since the first game of
his rookie season, Martin developed a reputation in the
NFL for lacking toughness.
That impression might have
been reinforced by the way
he handled his issues with
Incognito, current and former
teammates acknowledge.
"A lot of people might look
at Jonathan Martin and think
that he's soft because he
stepped away from the game,
and say, 'Why don't you just
fight him?'" said Seattle Seahawks receiver Doug Baldwin, who played with Martin
at Stanford. "Well, if you look
at it with common sense and
being logical, what options
did Jonathan Martin have?
"He could fight Richie In-
finishintheNLCentralin2013,
Renteria refused to accept the
assumptionthattheCubswon't
be competitive next year.
The Cubs last made the
playoffs in 2008 and have not
won a playoff game since
2003. Under Renteria, they'll
be coming off their first lastplace finish in seven seasons.
Renteria, who has spent 30
years in pro ball, is the latest
manager hoping to bring the
Cubs their first World Series
title since 1908.
"I can't speak to what's happened in the past," he said. "I
can only think about moving
forward with the kids that we
have and the product that's
being placed before us."
"I know it might sound
naive, but I still believe that any
team that goes in and plays between the lines has a chance to
win a ballgame every single
day," he said. "If I was to come
in here and assume that we
weregoingtolose,whatkindof
expectations am I laying for the
players who are here?"
Epstein said the rest of the
coaching staff with be announced in the coming days
and will feature a mix of
turnover and returning
coaches.
Renteria does have history
with the Cubs' front office,
which immediately put him
on its radar when the managerial position opened.
General manager Jed Hoyer
and senior vice president of
scouting and player development Jason McLeod both
worked with Renteria during
their days in San Diego.
"ItwasveryclearwhenIwas
in San Diego that Rick was
goingtobeabigleaguemanager
and pretty quickly," Hoyer said.
Renteria spent the last six
seasons in San Diego, the last
three as bench coach. He also
has coached in the Miami
Marlins organization and in
March managed Mexico in the
World Baseball Classic.
Besides Renteria, the Cubs
interviewed former Mariners
and Indians manager Eric
Wedge, Rays bench coach
Dave Martinez, former Nationals and Indians manager
Manny Acta, former Diamondbacks manager A.J. Hinch and
Brad Ausmus, who was hired
by the Tigers on Sunday.
left shoulder, and then his right
shoulder. He tried a cortisone
shot and rehab before he realized surgery would be required. He had the operations
only a month apart, and then
tried to return too soon by
playing Web.com Tour events.
Finally, he's healthy
enough to swing a club and
even lift his shoulders over his
head. He would like to think
he's strong enough to lift a trophy over his head, though it's
something Baird has never experienced. This is 365th start
on the PGA Tour, and he still
hasn't won.
It bothers him, though not
as much as people might
think.
"I'd probably rather be the
guy that's won the most money
and not won than the guy who
has won the least amount and
won once," Baird said. "When
you hear that catch-phrase,
that does drive you a little nuts
that we're only out here playing for trophies. I kind of cringe
at that because that's not true.
Otherwise, we'd just be donating our money to charity and
living in huts. So it's not entirely true."
One aspect about that is
true — Baird needs money to
keep his full PGA Tour card.
He is on a major medical exemption, meaning he needs
$463,399 to reach a level that
would allow him to keep his
card the rest of the season.
Webb Simpson, who won
in Las Vegas last month for his
first win this year, was at 65
along with Kevin Kisner,
Kevin Chappell and Seung-yul
Noh.
Gay finished the HSBC
Champions in time to get to the
airport for a 6 p.m. flight home
— nearly 14 hours to Chicago,
two more hours to Orlando, a
short layover in between. He
tried to relax Monday, but he
has been getting up in the middle of the morning and figures
he's a few days away from recovering from his jet lag.
There was nothing wrong
with his game that a few long
putts couldn't fix.
Gay usually has his caddie
read the putts, but after he
missed an 8-footer on the first
hole, his caddie left that part
up to him. Gay didn't use him
the rest of the way, and he was
helped by rolling in three putts
from the 30-foot range.
McClendon finally lands
managerial job in Seattle
SEATTLE (AP) — Lloyd
McClendon wanted this
news conference three years
ago. He wanted the showy
introduction and to be posing for pictures holding his
new jersey. He wanted to be
asked about his managerial
philosophy and why it didn't work his first time out in
Pittsburgh.
And when it didn't happen, when the Seattle
Mariners chose Eric Wedge
to be their manager back in
2010, McClendon didn't
sulk. He made sure to greet
Seattle general manager Jack
Zduriencik every time their
paths crossed and waited for
a time when his desire to be
a manager again would be
realized.
"When he didn't get this
job I think he was really
heartbroken and he was really looking forward to (it),"
Zduriencik said. "When we
would see each other on the
field when we would play
Detroit, he would come over
to me and was always, 'How
are you doing?' And he
never wore anything on his
sleeve. It was a handshake
and a hug .... It's pretty neat.
Three years ago and this guy
never held it as a negative."
Their paths have come
full circle with McClendon
being named as the
Mariners' new manager earlier this week. He was introduced
on
Thursday,
showing a mix of quiet in-
tensity, a sense of humor
and a belief that Seattle can
finally return to winning
after a dozen years without a
postseason appearance.
It's a refrain heard in the
past in Seattle that this will
be the time the losing ways
end and the Mariners become a consistent contender
for the first time since an
eight-year run, 1995-2002,
when the franchise made
four postseason appearances.
McClendon
spoke
Thursday of understanding
the challenges ahead with a
young roster, unproven in
spots, and playing in one of
the toughest divisions in
baseball. McClendon said
he wasn't dissuaded from
going after the job by
Wedge's sudden decision to
leave at the end of the 2013
season citing differences
with the front office, or the
fact it's Zduriencik's third
managerial hire in his five
season as GM.
"This is a result-oriented
business," said McClendon,
who was 336-446 as the Pirates manager from 2001-05.
"I understand the honeymoon process, but the bottom line is winning games,
developing young talent,
making sure they are moving forward, win games in
the process and, hopefully,
when it's all said and done,
we'll be popping champagne
and having a good time."
Think you really know
Mike Tyson? Think again
(AP) — Mike Tyson's life
story is the gift that keeps
giving.
And giving. And giving.
At one time he was the
baddest man on the planet,
a heavyweight champion
who terrorized anyone who
got in his way, inside the
ring or out. More recently
he's unburdened himself as
perhaps the most tortured
soul on earth, with a oneman show on Broadway that
Spike Lee has turned into an
HBO special airing Nov. 16.
It turns out that Tyson
didn't tell us everything. Not
to worry, because he's taken
care of that in a hefty autobiography that might be the
most soul baring book of its
genre ever written.
The title is "Undisputed
Truth," and the truth is that
Mike Tyson is one messed
up dude. He's desperate to
put his demons to rest, but
the book needed an extra
epilogue written just before
printing to talk about him
falling off the sobriety
wagon once again.
And though things might
be better these days in
Tyson's world, he constantly warns that he's not
far from slipping off the
edge, or slipping back into a
strip club to party with
drugs and women.
"Sometimes I just fantasize about blowing somebody's brains out so I can go
to prison for the rest of my
life," he writes. "Working on
this book makes me think
that my whole life has been
a joke."
If so, Tyson has yet to figure out the punch line.
Though he has reinvented
himself in recent years as a
family man and vegan with
enough comedic chops to
act in movies, he says he
lives daily with the dark
past of a junkie who loved to
snort cocaine and drink and
was constantly preoccupied
with finding women to bed.
The sex is detailed in almost clinical terms, and the
many women in Tyson's life
flow in and out of the pages
like they did in his life. One
big exception is Desiree
Washington, the beauty pageant contestant who Tyson
was convicted of raping in
Indianapolis — a charge he
heatedly denies — and
spent three years in prison.
"How do you rape someone when they come to your
hotel room at two in the
morning?" he asks.
Even in prison he got his
fill, he says, first with visitors and then with a prison
drug counselor who suddenly became available after
Tyson had $10,000 sent to
her home to fix her roof.
"I was having so much
sex that I was too tired to
even to go the gym and
work out," Tyson wrote. "I'd
just stay in my cell all day."
The book is in Tyson's
voice but written by Larry
Sloman offers a fascinating
look into a life that up until
now had already been well
chronicled. It's raw, and so
profane that Tyson needs to
explain some of the terms he
uses for women and blacks in
a separate chapter at the end.
But it is also quite funny
in parts, like the time Tyson
forgot about a suitcase that
contained $1 million in
cash, only to have one of his
gofers find it a week later.
"I had had a rough night
in the city and had forgotten
where I left it," Tyson said.
Or when Monica Turner
finally tired of his ways and
filed for divorce.
"I guess she had had
enough of my fooling
around because I sure did a
lot of it," Tyson said. "Calling to tell her I had AIDS
probably didn't help either."
Tyson is brutal on himself throughout the book,
despairing of his lack of selfcontrol and feelings of inadequacy. But he's equally
brutal about the people
around him in a career that
made him more than $300
million, yet left him so
broke today that he says he
will never be able to pay off
his IRS debts.
He calls first wife Robin
Givens a manipulative
shrew who made him act
like a trained puppy, says
Evander Holyfield was a serial head butter with ties to
steroids, and claims the late
referee Mitch Halpern was
drunk in the ring during his
first fight with Holyfield in
1996.
And while he tells an epic
tale of beating up British promoter Frank Warren in a
London hotel room in 2000
for not paying his $800,000
jewelry bill, he saves special
venom for the havoc Don
King wreaked in his life.
Tyson was an equal opportunity fighter when it
came to beating up promoters, detailing several times
he bloodied King, including
once on Miami highway
when he tried to strangle
him in the car from behind.
"When I think about all
the horrific things that Don
has done to me over the
years I still feel like killing
him," Tyson said.
There's more, much more.
Tyson knows how to tell a
story, and he tells them about
people you don't expect, like
the day he found actor Brad
Pitt at Givens' house. When
Tyson confronted them, he
said Pitt begged, "Dude, don't
stroke me. Don't stroke me.
We were just going over
some lines."
He talks about money as
dispassionately as he does
about sex, though it was difficult for him to hold on to any
of it. When he fired everyone
and got new accountants in
2000 they prepared a statement showing he started the
year $3.3 million in the hole
but made $65.7 million.
"The problem was that I
spent $62 million that year,"
Tyson said, including $2.1
million on cars.
And the Maori tribal tattoo he got on his face? It was
supposed to be some little
hearts instead, but the tattoo
artist talked him out of it.
By the time his career
ended with a loss to journeyman Kevin McBride in
2005, Tyson was fat and
more interested in partying
than fighting. He would go
on to bloat up to 380 pounds
and continue to drink,
smoke and snort his way
through strip clubs and bars.
"I just said to myself,
Wow, this is over. Now I can
go out and really have fun."
The book was supposed
to have a happy ending,
with Tyson slim and happy
in his new life with wife
Kiki, who he credits for his
attempt at sobriety. But
Tyson had to write a new
epilogue after acknowledging in August that he had
gone out drinking again.
He's back in AA and he's
trying to stay sober, he says.
But life for Tyson has always
been a constant struggle.
"I desperately want to get
well," he says. "I have a lot of
pain and I just want to heal.
And I'm going to do my best
to do just that. One day at a
time."
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Jaguars, Buccaneers halfway to NFL history
Sports
(AP) — Jacksonville and
Tampa Bay are halfway to
history — and not the kind
anyone wants to celebrate,
chronicle or recall.
Winless through eight
games, the Jaguars and Buccaneers could join the 2008
Detroit Lions (0-16) and the
1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
(0-14) as the only winless
teams in NFL history.
It's not a spot either
Florida franchise thought it
would be in when the season
began two months ago.
The Bucs finished 7-9 in
2012, and despite losing five
of their final six games, were
widely expected to show improvement in coach Greg
Schiano's second year. They
spent more than $130 million
on cornerback Darrelle Revis
and safety Dashon Goldson.
The Jags were coming off
the worst season in the franchise's 18 years, a 2-14 debacle the led to the firing of
general manager Gene Smith
and coach Mike Mularkey.
Under new GM Dave Caldwell and first-year coach Gus
Bradley, it was a clear rebuilding project in Jacksonville. Nonetheless, the
Jaguars figured things couldn't possibly get any worse.
Think again.
Now, at the midway point
of the season, the teams located about 175 miles apart
are making headlines and
highlights as they approach
history one loss at a time.
"Things happen for a reason, so obviously going 0-8
happened," Jaguars running
Friday, November 8, 2013, Minot (N.D.) Daily News
back Maurice Jones-Drew
said. "But you have to learn
from that. We're not going to
run away from anything.
That happened, and we have
to face it head on."
There's still plenty of football remaining, with both
teams getting eight more
chances to avoid ending up
in an elusive club that would
make them a punch line for
a lifetime.
But until one of them
notches that first victory, the
question lingers: Who has
the best shot at going 0-16?
WHY THE BUCS: Their
locker room could become as
messy as a MRSA infection.
Schiano botched quarterback
Josh Freeman's benching, getting accused of rigging the
captains vote and then of releasing confidential information about Freeman being in
the league's substance-abuse
program. Eventually, players
might give up on Schiano,
who is widely perceived as
just another college coach in
over his head since leaving
Rutgers to take over a team
that lost its final 10 games in
2011. The Bucs have dropped
13 of 14 dating to last season.
WHY THE JAGS: They
have been bad — really bad.
Jacksonville is the first team
since the 1984 Houston Oilers to lose its first eight games
by double digits, a stunning
display of ineptitude on both
side of the ball. The Jaguars
can, however, point to having the league's toughest
schedule so far. They played
Kansas City, Seattle, Indi-
anapolis, Denver and San
Francisco — teams at or near
the top of every power poll.
There may be hope, though.
Jacksonville's next seven
games are against teams currently .500 or worse.
WHY THE BUCS: They
can't seem to win close
games. Tampa Bay has led in
the fourth quarter four times,
dropping all four in final 89
seconds of regulation or overtime. The Bucs led 21-0 at
Seattle — one of the toughest
places for visiting teams —
last week before fading down
the stretch. "At times, we've
snatched defeat from the
jaws of victory, which is really frustrating," said Schiano, whose team is 0-7 in
games decided by three
points or less during his
tenure.
WHY THE JAGS: They
won't have their best offensive player for the rest of the
season. Receiver Justin
Blackmon's latest violation of
the league's substance-abuse
policy landed him an indefinite suspension. Despite his
troubles, countless roster
moves and the surprising
trade of left tackle Eugene
Monroe, the Jaguars have a
cohesive locker room. Even
Jones-Drew, who's in the
final year of his contract, appears fully vested in the new
regime. "What else can you
be?" Jones-Drew said. "It's a
choice. You could be moping
around and down if you
want, but that's not going to
solve anything."
WHY THE BUCS: They
have a rookie quarterback.
Although third-round draft
pick Mike Glennon set NFL
rookie records for the most
completions and attempts
over his first four starts, he's
now 0-5, has been sacked 13
times and has failed to
mount a game-winning
drive. Glennon has completed 60 percent of his
passes for 1,165 yards, with
eight touchdowns and three
interceptions. He's also gotten little help from the team's
sputtering ground game.
"The guy can make every
throw," receiver Vincent
Jackson said. "He is very decisive. He puts balls in
places, usually where you
can make a play on it. If it's
not catchable, he's going to
throw it away. He's not going
to take a lot of chances. That
just helps us as an offense
when we're taking care of the
football."
WHY THE JAGS: They
have the worst quarterback
situation in the league. The
Jags already benched former
first-round draft pick Blaine
Gabbert in favor of backup
Chad Henne. Together, they
have four TD passes and 12
INTs, and have been sacked
a whopping 28 times. Gabbert's struggles under pressure and his inability to stay
healthy prompted the Jaguars
to move on after he played
just three games this season.
No matter what happens the
rest of the way, Jacksonville is
sure to draft another quarterback in April — likely with
one of the first few picks.
No. 1 'Bama, No. 10 LSU QBs in old-school showdown
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP)
— Zach Mettenberger and AJ
McCarron typically only run
as a last resort and much prefer throwing passes the oldfashioned way.
From the pocket. After
calling the play in a huddle.
No. 1 Alabama's McCarron
and No. 10 LSU's Mettenberger
are the increasingly rare pure
drop-back passers these days in
the Southeastern Conference,
which doesn't make their
matchup in Saturday night's
game any less compelling.
Their styles might be college football throwbacks, but
they sure can throw.
Mettenberger and McCarron are two of the SEC's three
most efficient passers and
had quite a duel in last year's
game won by 'Bama on a lastminute touchdown pass to
T.J. Yeldon.
Mettenberger has the rifle
arm. McCarron has the two
national titles as starter and a
33-2 career mark for Alabama
(8-0, 5-0 SEC) that gives him
the highest winning percentage among SEC quarterbacks
with 30-plus starts.
"He's a winner. You can't
deny that," Mettenberger said.
"That's just point blank. He's
lost two games in two years,
won two national championships, and is undefeated this
year. So I think the guy just prepares very hard each week and
goes out there and performs
well, week in and week out."
Mettenberger has been
putting up bigger numbers
for the Tigers. He's behind
only Texas A&M's Johnny
Manziel in passing yards and
efficiency, throwing for 2,492
yards and 19 touchdowns
against seven interceptions.
However, five of those
picks came in the past two
games for LSU (7-2, 3-2), including a loss to Mississippi.
Mettenberger passed for
298 yards against the Tide
last season.
"He played fantastic
against us last year, I think,
the whole game," Alabama
AP Photo
LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger scrambles in the second half of a
game against Florida in Baton Rouge, La. No. 10 LSU's Mettenberger and
No. 1 Alabama's AJ McCarron typically only run as a last resort, unlike the
many quarterbacks running spread offenses. But the two dropback
passers are every bit as formidable heading into Saturday night's showdown.
coach Nick Saban said. "He
made some great throws. He
stood in the pocket and got
whacked a couple of times
and still made very, very good
throws when we pressured,
and he completed the ball."
McCarron had zero passing yards in the second half
before picking apart the LSU
defense on the final drive
and making the Tigers pay
for a corner blitz with a
screen that Yeldon took 28
yards for the game-winning
touchdown. A few minutes
later, an emotional McCarron
headed to his family in the
stands,
"Sports means a lot to me,"
he said. "I play with my heart
on my sleeve and I go hard
every play."
McCarron has 16 touchdown passes against three interceptions while throwing
for 1,862 yards despite watching many fourth quarters from
the sidelines in blowout wins.
He was MVP of the national
championship game rematch
against LSU in January 2012
after a regular-season loss that
might have been his turnaround moment.
That's when Saban released the fiery McCarron to
just be himself on the field
instead of telling him to calm
down.
Often labeled a game
manager, he got a possibly
backhanded compliment
from LSU coach Les Miles.
"I think A.J. McCarron is a
great, within the scheme
playmaker," Miles said. "I
think he sees it. He makes all
the throws. I think he's a
tremendous leader."
Still, it's mobile quarterbacks like Oregon's Marcus
Mariota, Texas A&M's Johnny
Manziel and Florida State's
Jamies Winston who are getting most of the Heisman Trophy buzz, not the guys deftly
running pro-style offenses. Or
the guy who could leave Alabama as a three-time national
champion.
"I could care less," McCarron said. "Props to them for
doing whatever they're doing
and having a great year. I'm
here to play for our team. I
don't really care what everybody else thinks."
McCarron and Mettenberger are the only regular
starting quarterbacks in the
SEC with negative rushing
yards this season. They're
content to beat teams with
their arms and decisions.
And while last year's
game makes the head-tohead matchup intriguing,
both quarterbacks are also
surrounded by playmaking
runners and receivers.
"It's going to be all 11 guys
on offense and I think both of
us understand that, being
fifth-years, that we don't have
to shoulder a lot of weight,"
Mettenberger said. "We both
have a lot of talented guys
around us and we just need
to get those guys the ball."
out how much to offer second baseman Robinson
Cano, a free agent who has
been seeking a 10-year deal
in excess of $300 million.
Girardi plans on speaking
with the five-time All-Star.
"I don't think I need to sell
him on the Yankees. I think he
knows what it is," Girardi said.
"I think he sees the impact that
players have had on this community and the organization,
where it's a Mo or a Pettitte or
a (Jorge) Posada, and the
legacy that they leave."
All of New York's decisions will be made in the
context of baseball's luxury
tax. The Yankees would like
to get under the $189 million
threshold next year and al-
ready have committed
$97.71 million to seven players. That leaves them about
$80 million to spend, since
payrolls for the tax include
about $11 million for benefits.
If Rodriguez is suspended
for the entire season, his impact on the payroll would be
reduced by $25 million to
$2.5 million.
Girardi said captain Derek
Jeter has started his offseason
workouts but won't begin
baseball activities until January, as usual. Jeter, who turns
40 in June, was limited to 17
games this year after breaking his left ankle in the 2012
AL championship series
opener. Still, Girardi expects
Jeter to be his starting shortstop next season.
"We're hoping that he'll be
back to where he was in 2012
before the injury took place,"
Girardi said. "We'll go
through the offseason, allow
him to do the things he needs
to do, and then keep our fingers crossed in spring training that it's all good."
Girardi wouldn't address
whether the Yankees have
interest in Masahiro Tanaka,
a 25-year-old right-hander
who went a 24-0 with a 1.27
ERA during the regular season for the Rakuten Golden
Eagles of Japan's Pacific
League. He also said the decision has yet to be made on
Rivera's replacement.
Girardi: Yanks must soon plan for A-Rod absence
NEW YORK (AP) — The
Yankees will make alternative plans for third base if
Alex
Rodriguez's
grievance
hearing isn't
decided
soon.
The players' associaGirardi
tion is trying
to overturn a 211-game suspension given to the third
baseman by Major League
Baseball on Aug. 5 for alleged
violations of baseball's drug
program and labor contract.
Arbitrator Fredric Horowitz
has presided over eight days
of hearings, which are scheduled to resume Nov. 18.
It's unclear whether the
hearings will finish that
week. Once testimony is
complete, lawyers for both
sides will need time to file
briefs, and Horowitz is expected to take several weeks
to make his decision.
"It's important that we
know, because if we're not
going to have him we need to
fill that void," Girardi said
Thursday. "It causes us to
think a lot about: Do we need
a third baseman or do we not
need a third baseman? So,
hopefully, we'll know sooner
than later."
The 38-year-old Rodriguez, a three-time AL
MVP, missed most of last
season following his second
major hip operation. He returned the day his suspension was announced and hit
.244 — his lowest average
since 1995 — with seven
homers and 19 RBIs in 156
at-bats.
Kevin Youkilis, signed to
replace Rodriguez at third
after the hip injury was diagnosed, had his own health
problems. A bad back limited
Youkilis to 105 at-bats, and
he didn't play at all after June
13. He is among the 13 Yankees who became free agents
last week.
New York has to fill holes
in its pitching staff following
the retirements of Mariano
Rivera and Andy Pettitte.
The Yankees also must figure
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Sports
Matthews working way back with Packers No. 5 Baylor beats
No. 12 Oklahoma
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) —
While Aaron Rodgers is hurt,
another star player looks as if
he'll soon be returning to the
Packers.
Linebacker
Clay
Matthews is working his way
toward a potential return to
Lambeau Field for Sunday's
game against the Philadelphia Eagles.
The heavy black wrap
that virtually encased his
right hand in practice offers a
big clue as to why he's
missed the past four games.
"I think so. You know obviously it's going to be coach's
decision, but you know, I'd
like to be out there,"
Matthews said Thursday. "So
I'm just trying to get ready to
help out in any way which I
can."
Getting Matthews back
would help offset the loss of
Rodgers, who hurt his left
collarbone in Monday night's
loss to the Bears.
"It's time for other positions to elevate their game
and really carry this team ...
until he comes back,"
Matthews said.
The four-time Pro Bowler
has 45½ sacks in 62 games,
including three in his four
appearances this season. His
return would be a huge boost
for an outside linebacker
group ravaged by injuries.
Matthews was limited in
practice Thursday, as were
three other outside linebackers: Mike Neal (knee), Andy
Mulumba (ankle) and Nick
Perry (foot). The latter has
missed the past three games.
The only healthy outside
linebacker is rookie Nate
Palmer.
First, Matthews has to get
used to that "club" on his
right hand he wears in practice. From afar, it looks as if
Green Bayʼs Clay Matthews (52) sacks Detroit quarterback Matthew
Stafford during a game on Oct. 6 in Green Bay, Wis. Pass-rushing star
Matthews might be on his way back to the field, with a club wrapped around
his right hand to protect an injured thumb.
AP Photo
he was wearing a large black
oven mitt stuffed with foam
that's sealed around his wrist.
Matthews is not a big fan
of it. "It does not feel good."
"I've just got to get used to
playing, you know a little
more with one hand and obviously being comfortable
with throwing it in there," he
said. "So I'm taking baby
steps in coming back to practice."
Whether trying to spin
past an offensive tackle or
leveling an undersized running back trying to throw a
block, the hands are important in helping to get leverage.
"Obviously you need to
have great hands, and you
know when you take one
away it definitely hinders
your game a little bit," he
said. "We'll take it day-byday, but it's getting better."
Coach Mike McCarthy
has been watching Matthews'
comfort level. Practice could
help determine whether a
different kind of custom-fitting wrap is better for
Matthews, given the particular pass-rushing techniques
he might use.
But
a
one-armed
Matthews might be just as
good as any other linebacker.
After compiling 11 sacks in
the first three games without
Matthews, the Packers managed just one in Monday's 2720 loss to Chicago.
Palmer said just the threat
of having Matthews out there
could help free up other passrushers.
"I hope he's very effective,"
McCarthy said. "He's a dynamic football (player) and it
will be great to get him back
on the field."
Playing the Eagles would
also be a family affair for
Matthews. His younger
brother, linebacker Casey
Matthews, was a fourthround draft pick in 2011 out
of Oregon.
Capitals beat Wild 3-2 in shootout
WASHINGTON (AP) —
The Washington Capitals
scored early and late in regulation before turning toward
goaltender Braden Holtby,
who sealed a satisfying
comeback victory.
Holtby had 33 saves, then
blanked Minnesota in a
shootout as Washington beat
the Wild 3-2 to extend its
winning streak to four games.
After Holtby helped
squelch a Minnesota power
play that extended into overtime, Nicklas Backstrom
scored the only goal in the
shootout to secure the Capitals' fourth straight home win.
Holtby outplayed Wild
goalie Josh Harding, who
came in with an NHL-best
1.09 goals-against average
and stopped 25 shots.
"He made a couple of
saves that I was like, 'Wow,
incredible,'" Backstrom said
of Holtby.
Alex Ovechkin scored a
power-play goal at 8:10 of the
first period on Washington's
second shot of the game, and
the Capitals didn't beat Harding again until Marcus Johansson forced overtime with
a blast from the right circle at
16:52 of the third period.
The shot came only minutes after Harding made several outstanding saves with
Washington on the power
play.
"I thought we did a really
good job killing that, but it really put us on our heels," Minnesota coach Mike Yeo said.
"After that, it seemed like we
were hemmed in our end."
The Wild had the extra
man for the final 57 seconds
of regulation and the opening
1:03 of overtime, but could
not convert.
After two players from
each side failed to score in
the shootout, Backstrom
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Game over.
After losing three games
this year in the final minute,
the Vikings finally pulled one
out.
Blair Walsh kicked two
fourth-quarter field goals for
the Vikings after Peterson's
second score gave them a 2827 lead late in the third quarter.
That drive started at the
Washington 41, thanks to an
unnecessary roughness call
on Darrel Young during the
punt return. Ponder scrambled and slung a third-and-12
WACO, Texas (AP) —
Bryce Petty threw for three
touchdowns and ran for two
more, Shock Linwood ran
for 182 yards and fifthranked Baylor stayed undefeated by passing its first big
test with a 41-12 victory
over No. 12 Oklahoma on
Thursday night.
Baylor (8-0, 5-0 Big 12)
scored twice in the final
minute before halftime and
stretched its school-record
winning streak to 12 games
since a loss at Oklahoma last
November. The Bears are 80 for the first time.
Even though Baylor
came in leading the nation
in scoring (64 points per
game) and total offense (718
yards per game) — and was
outscoring opponents by an
average margin of 48 points
— many questioned how
good the Bears were after
getting into November without playing a ranked team.
They have now, and they responded with an impressive
victory against a team that
used to routinely overwhelm them.
Oklahoma (7-2, 4-2) has
a 21-2 lead in the series,
but both losses have come
in its last two trips to Floyd
Casey Stadium for primetime games.
With running backs
Lache Seastrunk and Glasco
Martin getting banged up in
the game, Linwood ran 23
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beat Harding with a wrist
shot that went into the
upper left corner of the net.
Holtby then denied Charlie
Coyle to win it.
Coyle
and
Mikael
Granlund scored in regulation for the Wild, whose
three-game winning streak
ended.
"The result wasn't there
because they got that one
(goal) late," Minnesota forward Matt Cooke said. "It's
frustrating. You go out and
do your part and guys are
blocking shots and guys are
taking hits to make plays,
and the result's not there. At
the end of the day, it's about
wins and losses."
Granlund put Minnesota
up 2-1 at 6:07 of the second
period with his second goal
of the season. Jason Pominville controlled a rebound
on the side of the net and
passed to Granlund, who
sent a fluttering shot past
Holtby's left shoulder.
Later in the period, Washington rookie Tom Wilson
broke free down the left side.
Harding kept his ground and
plucked the shot out of the
air with his glove.
The Capitals came into
the game with an NHL-leading 26 goals in the second period, but in this one they
went scoreless on nine shots.
In the third period, how-
ever, Washington got the
pivotal goal.
"What I liked about the
tying goal is it took a lot of
hard work," Capitals coach
Adam Oates said. "We fought
through a lot of frustration
because they were giving you
nothing. It was hard to get
shots to the net."
The Wild outshot the
Capitals 12-5 in a first period
that produced one powerplay goal from each team.
Less than 20 seconds
after Minnesota's Nate
Prosser was sent to the
penalty box for cross checking, Ovechkin scored from
the left circle off a pass from
Backstrom at 8:10.
laser to Jarius Wright for a
first down at the sideline.
Then, Ponder took off for a
14-yard run that left him
with an injured left shoulder,
and an official replay reversed the touchdown call
after he dived at the pylon
and rolled out of bounds.
Matt Cassel came in, and
Peterson scored to give the
Vikings the lead on the next
play.
The NFC East, which fittingly for this season rhymes
with least, has been right
there for the Redskins to take
hold of.
Dallas (5-4) and Philadelphia (4-5) are barely ahead of
them, and each has shown
significant flaws. They're
going to have to tighten up
this defense, though, if
they're going to keep this a
true division race with the
Cowboys and Eagles. The
three teams entered this
week with the three highest
averages of yards allowed per
game in the league, and the
Redskins were being scored
against at a greater rate than
any other squad except the
winless Jacksonville Jaguars.
Ponder threw deep for
Jennings on third down into
double coverage on the first
drive, and Brandon Meriweather returned the interception 30 yards to near
midfield. But the Vikings
reached the end zone with
ease on their next two possessions, fueled by an unnecessary roughness call during
each march, on Chris Baker
and Perry Riley. Peterson
scored on an 18-yard run on
the first one, and Ponder
rolled out to find Cordarrelle
Patterson for the rookie's first
career touchdown catch.
The Vikings crossed the
goal line with their first drive
of the second half, too. Ponder found Carlson, elevated
to the starting lineup with
tight end Kyle Rudolph out,
wide open for a 28-yard catch
and run that gave him his
first touchdown in two years
with the team.
It’s a stage neither team
has reached for more than a
dozen years.
Ryan’s last state championship appearances? 1997
and 1999.
Wahpeton’s? Naturally,
smack dab in the middle:
1998.
“I think they run the
spread offense kind of similar to ours,” Ryan junior
Jared Will said. “They have
a lot of good athletes on the
team. I think that’s similar to
our style of offense.”
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Washington right wing Alex Ovechkin (8) has the puck taken away by Minnesota
defenseman Jonas Brodin (25) during a game Thursday in Washington.
times. The Bears also were
missing top receiver Tevin
Reese, who was without a
catch before injuring his
wrist and spending the second half on the sideline
with his arm in a sling.
Baylor trailed 5-3 after a
strange sequence that
started at the end of the
first quarter when the
Bears were penalized 38
yards on one play, and had
a player's ejection overturned before he made a
touchdown-saving play.
After Petty scored on a 1yard keeper with a minute
to go in the first half, Oklahoma gave the ball right
back when Blake Bell threw
an interception right into
the arms of linebacker Eddie
Lackey at the Sooners 38.
Petty ran 14 yards on
third-and-10 before a double-pump throw to Antwan
Goodley, whose Big 12leading ninth TD catch was
a spectacular grab with
both arms fully extended.
He held on for a 24-yard
play that put the Bears up
24-5 at halftime.
Goodley made it 10
touchdown receptions he
had a 25-yard catch with 9
minutes left in the game. He
finished with six catches for
80 yards.
Petty completed 13 of
26 passes for a season-low
204 yards. He ran 16 times
for 45 yards.
a bone in his hand against
Bismarck.
Brooks, also the Bruins’
leading receiver and returner, is tied with teammate Dallas Raftevold for
the East Region lead with
three interceptions.
The Bruins’ secondary
presses receivers at the line
of scrimmage with a cover2 look over the top.
MHS senior wideout Tre
Kinchen said it’s a zone coverage that leaves gaps behind
the cornerbacks on the outside.
“It’s more open downfield, it’s not open shortfield,” said Kinchen, who’s
strung
together
three
straight games with 100plus yards receiving. “We
just gotta get past the first
guy and get into the open
area.”
“Our run game will be
there as well,” he added.
After being held to
under 20 points in four
straight games, the Magicians exploded for a 48-20
quarterfinal win over
Grand Forks Red River on
Friday.
South trounced West Region No. 4 seed Jamestown
41-16.
Holmen expects this
matchup — the first between MHS and South
since 2010 — to have a
much tighter scoreline.
“I don’t expect anything
but a close contest to be decided in the fourth quarter,”
he said.
well.”
Meanwhile, MHS holds
offenses to 219 total yards
per game and yields 104.6
rushing. The Magicians
have allowed just one back
— Bismarck’s Ricardo
Galindo — to break the century mark.
Something’s got to give.
Holmen isn’t concerned
about surrendering yardage,
as long as those yards don’t
turn into the lengthy scoring
plays the Bruins’ secondranked offense depends on.
“We hope to stop them
from the big-play mentality,” Holmen said. “We can
afford to give (Johannesson)
some yards, I think. We just
gotta try to keep him out of
the end zone because they
score fast.”
That was wildly evident
in South’s 55-49 loss to topranked Bismarck High on
Sept. 27.
“It’s a kickoff return, it’s
an 80-yard run, it’s a long
pass, it’s just a collection of
big play after big play,” Holmen said. “But that was
early in the season and I
think they’re very different
now.”
Holmen meant the Bruins’ defense, which has held
each opponent to two
touchdowns or less since
their shootout with the unbeaten Demons.
South’s 3-4 defense has
slowly hit its stride as injured players have regained
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The Vikings were missing
four starters to injury on defense, and they had no answer for Griffin or his big
receivers in the first half. The
Redskins scored on their first
five possessions, further
trampling a unit that has had
all kinds of trouble this season.
Garcon, Reed and backup
tight end Logan Paulsen were
the recipients of Griffin's
three touchdown tosses,
drives that featured many a
Redskins
ball
carrier,
whether receiver or runner,
breaking tackles and bowling
over the Vikings who tried to
bring them down. The Redskins converted seven of
eight third downs in the first
half and held the ball for
more than two-thirds of the
elapsed game time.
The latest sign of increasing pushback toward the
Redskins for their nickname
came before the game outside
the stadium, where hundreds
of American Indians and
their supporters held signs,
chanted slogans and beat
drums in protest of what they
view as a disrespectful and
racist moniker. Among the
printed messages they carried: "We are not cartoons!"
Redskins owner Dan Synder
has called the nickname a
"badge of honor" and said it
won't be changed.
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