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6B FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019 THE NEWS JOURNAL back JaJuan Lawson get hurt. The Blue Hens, 31-13 winners over Delaware State in last open- er, have a tremendous challenge on their hands. It seems a stretch to label any September game a must win, when there are 12 of them overall and eight within the conference during the 2019 season. Rhode Island coach Jim Fleming confessed he had done that very thing before last visit to Newark. This is pretty close to one for Delaware, which play another CAA game until Oct.

12 at Elon. be no picnic either. In between, the Blue Hens have very imposing games against No. 1-ranked North Dakota State at home Sept. 14 and at Pitt on Sept.

28. Delaware coach Danny Rocco was right when he said this week that one game determine a ultimate fate, especially when it comes to NCAA which typically requires seven or eight wins. But he also shy away from suggesting outcome may prove essential. Players have said that Rocco did designate Rhode Island as a meaning circled on the schedule as potentially holding more weight. also done that last year.

the ultimate Delaware sophomore inside linebacker Johnny Buchanan said of last setback. no way we want to let that happen again, so I know really motivated. We really want to just prepare as hard as we can and go in there and return the favor to them at their This is the Blue trip to Kingston since a 20-0 loss to the Rams in 2015, one of the more disap- pointing defeats in recent UD history. Delaware was coming a 24-23 home win over 25th-ranked Wil- liam Mary and lost to an 0-5 URI team. Delaware been shut out by an FCS foe in 19 years.

Delaware has three players who took part in that game center Mario Farinella, defensive lineman Cam Kitchen and H-back Owen Tyler. But the biggest score to settle is from last de- feat. Three fumbles, one at the URI 24, another on a high punt snap and the last on a late potential scoring drive undermined Delaware. So did a dropped potential touchdown pass. The Hens also failed to convert what would have been a game-tying two-point pass.

Had just one of those bad occurrences not hap- pened, Delaware might have prevailed. was so tough because we had so many chances to win that Delaware wide receiver Thyrick Pitts said. a lesson the Hens will take into re- match, that every moment matters and the outcome often rests in the details. is a really good matchup I think for both Rocco said. saying that, I think those things, critical factors that usually determine the out- come of a game, are going to be really important the position, the special teams plays, the momentum plays, the turnover Rhode Island lost its opener 41-20 at FBS Ohio Uni- versity, the preseason favorite to win the Mid-Amer- ican East Division.

What makes rematch a tad frightening for Delaware and this will be the case in many games is the inexperience of its defense. Seven freshmen and sophomores started against Delaware State, and Rhode run-pass option schemes can be cult to defend. is where the younger players will be stressed the Rocco said, just in reading their keys and recognizing what their responsibilities That means defenders stray from assign- ments. have to all the gaps in the run game and they might throw it seven times in a Rocco said. He added that Rhode Island is good at which heightens the challenge for Delaware, which may need some takeaways to swing the tide.

For the Blue Hens as a whole and that young de- fense in particular, the Saturday in September is a very early measuring stick. And one that could prove essential later in the fall. Contact Kevin Tresolini at line.com and follow on Twitter Sup- port local journalism by subscribing to delawareonline.com. Tresolini Continued from Page 1B Delaware's DeJoun Lee has running room in the third quarter of the Blue 21-19 loss last year. WILLIAM NEWS JOURNAL Dustin Johnson has routine knee surgery, eyes fall return FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.

Dustin Johnson had arthroscopic surgery Thursday to repair cartilage damage in his left knee and is expected to return this fall. The star manager says the procedure was considered routine. He likened it to the surgery on right knee at the end of 2011. Johnson typically does not have a big fall sched- ule. He is expected to be playing again before the He- ro World Challenge in the Bahamas and the Presi- dents Cup in Melbourne in early December.

David Winkle, manager at Hambric Sports, says the left knee started bothering Johnson late last year. An MRI in December revealed cartilage damage. Johnson decided to have surgery after the knee began irritating him more toward the end of this season. US rolls by Japan 98-45 at World Cup Jaylen Brown scored 20 points, Kemba Walker added 15 and the U.S. World Cup team got to enjoy an easy night, rolling past Japan 98-45 Thurs- day in the Group Harrison Barnes scored 14 points while Joe Harris and Donovan Mitchell each had 10 for the Americans (3-0), who are bidding for an unprecedented third consecutive World Cup title.

And now, the NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo awaits the Americans as the stakes get higher. The U.S. is headed to a pair of second-round games in Shenzhen, China with the one Sat- urday against Antetokounmpo and Greece. The Greeks claimed the 16th and second-round berth with a win Thursday night against New Zea- land. Yudai Baba scored 18 for Japan (0-3), which will play in games the rest of the way.

Rui Hachimura, best player and the No. 9 draft pick this year by the Washington Wizards, was held to four points on 2 for 8 shooting. A U.S. program that is accustomed to blowout wins, particularly when it has NBA players, enjoyed one yet in six games against international competition this summer. The biggest victory margin before Thursday was 21 in the World Cup opener against the Czech Republic, and the U.S.

came into the group with a plus-59 scoring in four exhibitions and two World Cup games. Astros pitcher Aaron Sanchez to have season-ending surgery HOUSTON Astros right-hander Aaron Sanchez will have surgery on his throwing shoulder and will miss the remainder of the season. Sanchez pitched since Aug. 20 because of what the team said was a sore right pectoral muscle. The team had expected him to return this season, but general manager Luhnow said Thursday morn- ing that he would have the procedure on his right shoulder next week and return this year.

Sanchez was acquired from Toronto on July 31 and combined with three relievers to throw a no-hitter in his start for the Astros on Aug. 3. Also on Thursday, Luhnow said that George Springer has been diagnosed with a mild con- cussion and will miss a few games. Luhnow said he expects Springer to return early next week. Springer was carted the on Tuesday after his head hit the wall after he made a catch against the Brewers.

Beckham not 100 percent heading into season opener BEREA, Ohio Browns star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. says still not at full speed because of a hip injury. Beckham, who came to Cleveland from the New York Giants in a blockbuster trade in March, was kept out of the four preseason games to manage the un- ailment. The three-time Pro Bowler said been to open and run as fast as he can to this point. IN BRIEF Scoreboard MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Carolina League At A Glance Northern Division Pct.

GB y-Salem (Red Sox) 42 28 .600 Potomac (Nationals) 40 30 .571 2 x-Wilmington (Royals) 38 31 .551 Lynchburg (Indians) 30 38 .441 11 Frederick (Orioles) 24 44 .353 17 Southern Division Pct. GB y-Fayetteville (Astros) 41 29 .586 x-Down East (Rangers) 37 32 .536 Winston-Salem (White Sox) 34 35 .493 Myrtle Beach (Cubs) 34 35 .493 Carolina (Brewers) 26 44 .371 15 x-First Half Winner y-Second Half Winner Wednesday's Games Salem 8, Wilmington 3 Down East 3, Fayetteville 0 Fayetteville 3, Down East 0 Pts GF GA Los Angeles 19 4 5 62 74 30 Seattle 13 8 7 46 46 43 Minnesota 13 9 6 45 46 37 San Jose 13 10 5 44 48 43 Real Salt Lake 13 11 4 43 40 35 FC Dallas 12 10 7 43 47 38 LA Galaxy 13 12 3 42 41 45 Portland 12 11 4 40 43 40 Sporting KC 10 11 7 37 41 45 Houston 9 15 4 31 38 49 Colorado 8 14 6 30 45 54 Vancouver 6 15 9 27 30 53 Sunday, September 1 Seattle 4, LA Galaxy 3 Minnesota 2, Los Angeles FC 0 Saturday, September 7 New England at NY City FC, 3:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles FC at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 9 p.m.

Sporting KC at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 11 Toronto FC at NY City FC, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Houston, 8:30 p.m. LA Galaxy at Colorado, 9 p.m. San Jose at Real Salt Lake, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, September 14 San Jose at NY City FC, 12:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. Columbus at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. New England at Orlando City, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles FC at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Sunday, September 15 D.C. United at Portland, 3:30 p.m. Colorado at Toronto FC, 5 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Minnesota, 5:30 p.m. New York at Seattle, 6 p.m. Sporting KC at LA Galaxy, 10 p.m. National Soccer League Pts GF GA Portland 10 3 6 36 39 22 N.C. Courage 9 4 4 31 32 17 Chicago 9 8 2 29 29 26 Utah Royals FC 8 6 4 28 19 15 Reign FC 7 5 6 27 16 20 Washington Spirit 7 7 4 25 22 19 Houston 6 8 4 22 18 28 Sky Blue FC 4 11 4 16 15 25 Orlando Pride 4 12 2 14 19 37 Saturday, August 31 Washington Spirit at Orlando Pride, ppd.

Friday, September 6 Portland at Utah Royals FC, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, September 7 North Carolina Courage at Sky Blue FC, 3 p.m. Orlando Pride at Reign FC, 10 p.m. Sunday, September 8 Houston at Chicago, 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 11 Chicago at Orlando Pride, 7:30 p.m.

North Carolina Courage at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Friday, September 13 Utah Royals FC at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Saturday, September 14 Orlando Pride at North Carolina Courage, 7 p.m. Reign FC at Washington Spirit, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, September 15 Chicago at Sky Blue FC, 5 p.m.

WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE Pct GB x-Washington 24 8 .750 x-Connecticut 23 9 .719 1 x-Chicago 19 13 .594 5 Indiana 11 21 .344 13 New York 9 23 .281 15 Atlanta 8 25 .242 WESTERN CONFERENCE Pct GB x-Los Angeles 20 12 .625 x-Las Vegas 20 13 .606 x-Minnesota 17 15 .531 3 x-Seattle 17 15 .531 3 x-Phoenix 15 17 .469 5 Dallas 10 22 .313 10 Wednesday's Games Connecticut 102, Dallas 72 Thursday's Games Atlanta 78, Las Vegas 74 Seattle at Los Angeles, late Friday's Games Indiana at New York, 7 p.m. Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago at Connecticut, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Saturday's Games No games scheduled COLLEGE FOOTBALL Amway Coaches Top 25 Poll The Amway Top 25 football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept.

2, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th: Rcrd Pts Pv 1. Clemson (58) 1-0 1594 1 2. Alabama (6) 1-0 1540 2 3. Georgia 1-0 1435 3 4. Oklahoma 1-0 1395 4 5.

Ohio State 1-0 1340 5 6. LSU 1-0 1260 6 7. Michigan 1-0 1155 7 8. Notre Dame 1-0 1055 9 9. Texas 1-0 1044 10 10.

Florida 1-0 990 8 All Times EDT NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA Buffalo 0 0 0.000 0 0 Miami 0 0 0.000 0 0 New England 0 0 0.000 0 0 N.Y. Jets 0 0 0.000 0 0 South Pct PF PA Houston 0 0 0.000 0 0 Indianapolis 0 0 0.000 0 0 Jacksonville 0 0 0.000 0 0 Tennessee 0 0 0.000 0 0 North Pct PF PA Baltimore 0 0 0.000 0 0 Cincinnati 0 0 0.000 0 0 Cleveland 0 0 0.000 0 0 Pittsburgh 0 0 0.000 0 0 West Pct PF PA Denver 0 0 0.000 0 0 Kansas City 0 0 0.000 0 0 L.A. Chargers 0 0 0.000 0 0 Oakland 0 0 0.000 0 0 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA Dallas 0 0 0.000 0 0 N.Y. Giants 0 0 0.000 0 0 Philadelphia 0 0 0.000 0 0 Washington 0 0 0.000 0 0 South Pct PF PA Atlanta 0 0 0.000 0 0 Carolina 0 0 0.000 0 0 New Orl. 0 0 0.000 0 0 Tampa Bay 0 0 0.000 0 0 North Pct PF PA Chicago 0 0 0.000 0 0 Detroit 0 0 0.000 0 0 Green Bay 0 0 0.000 0 0 Minnesota 0 0 0.000 0 0 West Pct PF PA Arizona 0 0 0.000 0 0 L.A.

Rams 0 0 0.000 0 0 San Fran. 0 0 0.000 0 0 Seattle 0 0 0.000 0 0 Thursday's Games Green Bay at Chicago, late Sunday's Games Atlanta at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Miami, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Jacksonville, 1 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. L.A. Rams at Carolina, 1 p.m. Buffalo at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Indianapolis at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. N.Y.

Giants at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh at New England, 8:20 p.m. Monday's Games Houston at New Orleans, 7:10 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 10:20 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 12 Tampa Bay at Carolina, 8:20 p.m. SOCCER MLS EASTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA Philadelphia 15 8 6 51 54 42 NY City FC 14 5 8 50 51 34 Atlanta 15 10 3 48 47 33 D.C. United 11 10 9 42 39 38 New York 12 12 5 41 47 44 New England 10 9 9 39 41 47 Toronto FC 10 10 8 38 44 45 Montreal 11 15 4 37 42 56 Orlando City 9 13 7 34 35 39 Chicago 8 12 10 34 44 43 Columbus 8 15 7 31 33 44 Cincinnati 5 20 3 18 28 67 WESTERN CONFERENCE 11. Texas 1-0 932 11 12.

Washington 1-0 868 12 13. Auburn 1-0 857 16 14. Penn State 1-0 774 14 15. Utah 1-0 738 15 16. Wisconsin 1-0 568 17 17.

UCF 1-0 513 17 18. Oregon 0-1 422 13 19. Iowa 1-0 395 19 20. Michigan St. 1-0 382 20 21.

Wash. St. 1-0 324 21 22. Syracuse 1-0 263 22 23. Stanford 1-0 249 23 24.

Boise State 1-0 164 27 25. Nebraska 1-0 94 26 Others receiving votes: Mississippi State 92; Cincinnati 49; Iowa State 41; Kentucky 40; Memphis 34; Oklahoma State 32; Virginia 28; Texas Christian 26; Army 24; NC State 18; Miami 11; Southern California 10; Boston College 10; Northwestern Tulane Arizona State Appalachian State Minnesota Hawaii Fresno State Troy North Carolina Wyoming Navy 1. The AP Top 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 2, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Rcrd Pts Pv 1. Clemson (54) 1-0 1542 1 2.

Alabama (8) 1-0 1493 2 3. Georgia 1-0 1407 3 4. Oklahoma 1-0 1337 4 5. Ohio St. 1-0 1270 5 6.

LSU 1-0 1233 6 7. Michigan 1-0 1126 7 8. Notre Dame 1-0 1037 9 9. Texas 1-0 1032 10 10. Auburn 1-0 958 16 11.

Florida 1-0 940 8 12. Texas 1-0 862 12 13. Utah 1-0 826 14 14. Washington 1-0 768 13 15. Penn St.

1-0 688 15 16. Oregon 0-1 568 11 17. Wisconsin 1-0 519 19 18. UCF 1-0 445 17 19. Michigan St.

1-0 409 18 20. Iowa 1-0 351 20 21. Syracuse 1-0 246 22 22. Washington St. 1-0 244 23 23.

Stanford 1-0 198 25 24. Boise St. 1-0 179 NR 25. Iowa St. 1-0 86 21 25.

Nebraska 1-0 86 24 Others receiving votes: Virginia 73, TCU 61, Mississippi St. 50, Cincinnati 48, Army 31, Miami 10, Oklahoma St. 8, Memphis 6, Arizona St. 4, Appalachian St. 4, Minnesota 2, Southern Cal 1, Boston College 1, North Carolina 1.

TENNIS US Open Results Thursday At USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $57,238,700 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor NEW YORK Thursday from US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses): Singles Semifinal Serena Williams (8), United States, def. Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine, 6-3, 6-1. Doubles Semifinal Marcel Granollers, Spain, and Horacio Zeballos (8), Argentina, def. Kevin Krawietz and Andreas Mies (12), Germany, 7-6 (2), 7-6 (5). Robert Farah and Juan Sebastian Cabal (1), Colombia, def.

Jamie Murray and Neal Skupski (15), Britain, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (8). Doubles Semifinal Victoria Azarenka, Belarus, and Ashleigh Barty (8), Australia, def. Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Belarus, and Viktoria Kuzmova, Slovakia, 6-0, 6-1. GOLF Porsche European Open Leading Scores Thursday At Green Eagle Golf Course Hamburg, Germany Purse: $2.2 million Yardage: Par: 72 (34-38) First Round Paul Casey, England 33-33-66 Matthias Schwab, Austria 32-35-67 Ben Stow, England 32-36-68 Robert MacIntyre, Scotland 31-37-68 Max Rottluff, Germany 30-38-68 Alexander Bjork, Sweden 33-36-69 Lucas Herbert, Australia 33-36-69 Ben Evans, England 31-38-69 Thomas Pieters, Belgium 34-36-70 Pablo Larrazabal, Spain 34-36-70 Krogh Johannessen, Norway 34-36-70 Pedro Figueiredo, Portugal 33-37-70 Bernd Wiesberger, Austria 33-38-71 Bernd Ritthammer, Germany 33-38-71 Guido Migliozzi, Italy 36-35-71 Lasse Jensen, Denmark 32-39-71 Ashley Chesters, England 34-37-71 Adam Bland, Australia 35-36-71 Padraig Harrington, Ireland 34-37-71 Niklas Lemke, Sweden 35-36-71 Nacho Elvira, Spain 34-37-71 Emilio Cuartero Blanco, Spain 32-39-71 BETTING LINE Pregame.com Line Major League Baseball Friday National League Favorite Line Underdog Line St. Louis -118 PITTSBURGH Arizona -108 CINCINNATI -102 NEW YORK -153 Philadelphia Washington -108 ATLANTA -102 Chicago -118 MILWAUKEE LA DODGERS -225 San Francisco SAN DIEGO -152 Colorado American League Favorite Line Underdog Line BALTIMORE -122 Texas BOSTON -108 New York -102 TAMPA BAY OFF Toronto OFF CHICAGO -141 LA Angels MINNESOTA -168 Cleveland HOUSTON OFF Seattle OFF OAKLAND -224 Detroit Interleague Favorite Line Underdog Line MIAMI -121 Kansas City College Football Friday Favorite Line Underdog Wake Forest 19 RICE BOISE ST 12 57 Marshall Saturday Favorite Line Underdog PITTS 4 53 Ohio VA TECH 56 Old Dom UAB 9 46 AKRON MICHIGAN 22 47 Army PURDUE 7 55 Vanderbilt IOWA 19 49 Rutgers MARYLAND 2 57 Syracuse MISSOURI 14 West Virginia OHIO ST 15 53 Cincinnati KANSAS ST 58 Bowling Grn UTAH 44 Illinois GA TECH South Florida Tulsa SAN JOSE ST Nebraska COLORADO CLEMSON 17 64 Texas WISCONSIN 35 52 Cent.

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Transferred LHP Jose Alvarado to the 60-day IL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS Recalled RHPs Justin Shafer and Brock Stewart from Buffalo (IL). National League ATLANTA BRAVES Recalled OF Adam Duvall and Alex Jackson from Gwinnett (IL) and placed Jackson on the 60-day IL. Reinstated RHP Darren O'Day from the 60-day IL. CHICAGO CUBS Optioned Taylor Davis to Iowa (PCL)..