导出博客文章After recording a critical road win over Dayton on Saturday that could define
its season, 15th-ranked St. Marys returns home for a game against San Jose State
on Tuesday (10 p.m. ET) at Moraga, Calif.The Gaels (3-0) play only three
non-conference games away from home this season and one of those is on a neutral
court. The game at Dayton, which shared the Atlantic 10 regular-season title
last season and was picked to win it again this season, figured to be a
measuring stick for the Gaels in their bid to earn an NCAA Tournament berth this
season.St. Marys dominated most of that game, moving out to a 20-point lead with
8:20 left before Dayton closed to within two with 25 seconds remaining. The
Gaels held on for a 61-57 win, leaving a Nov. 30 game at Stanford as their only
remaining non-conference game on their opponents home court.This was a good win
in a tough environment, St. Marys coach head coach Randy Bennett said after the
win over Dayton. It was certainly a good test for our team early in the
season.The Gaels won despite shooting just 37.7 percent from the field and going
8 of 26 from 3-point range.St. Marys, which returns all five starters from last
season, hit 40.6 percent of its 3-pointers last season, and the Gaels
combination of usually reliable outside shooting and the inside dominance of
Jock Landale, who had 15 points and 14 rebounds against Dayton, makes them
difficult to defend.I dont know that anybody has answers against them, Dayton
coach Archie Miller said. Theyre able to do what they do against anybody. We
wont be the only team that struggles against them.Landale, the only player in
the Gaels starting lineup who was not a starter last season, is averaging 17.0
points on 71.1 percent shooting and 10.3 rebounds in the first three games.
Emmett Naar, an all-conference selection last season, is averaging 9.0
assists.The Gaels will be favorites at home against San Jose State, which will
be playing its first game away from home.The Spartans (1-2) opened with a 109-70
victory over West Coast Baptist, but then lost to Portland 79-66 on Nov. 15 and
to Denver 74-69 on Saturday.The Spartans had three chances in the final minute
to tie the game against Denver, but Isaac Thornton missed a 3-pointer with 51
seconds left and San Jose State committed two turnovers in the final 10
seconds.This one hurts, said Spartans head coach Dave Wojcik after the Portland
loss. We didnt execute. And we didnt execute on the defensive side of the ball.
They shot 67 percent from the field in the second half and we got out rebounded
by 10. You cant beat teams when that happens.San Jose State 6-foot-8 sophomore
Brandon Clarke, the Mountain West sixth man of the year last season, leads the
team in scoring (17.0 points per game) and rebounding (8.0).The Spartans have
three players who can hit from long range, with Jalen James (6 of 11), Ryan
Welage (8 of 16) and E.J. Boyce (7 of 14) all making at least half of their
3-point attempts.The Spartans will need to hit their perimeter shots to give the
Gaels a challenge.
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eventWith the worlds top-ranked players some 12 time zones away in China, PGA
Tour rookie Cody Gribble took advantage of the circumstances Sunday by winning
the Sanderson Farms Championship, known as one of the PGA Tours opposite
events.There are four such tournaments on the schedule, and they dont offer a
spot to the winner in the Masters, dont offer as many FedEx Cup points as a
regular tournament (300, compared to 500 at regular events) and typically come
with less than a $1 million payday -- although Gribble is surely not quibbling
about his $756,000 first-place check.But there are other valuable perks, not the
least of which is the two-year PGA Tour exemption which means Gribble has a
place to play through the 2018-19 season (it is two years beyond the current
season). He also will get a spot in the winners-only Tournament of Champions in
January, where there is a guaranteed paycheck, and sets himself up for a shot at
the WGC-Mexico Championship by virtue of his place in the FedEx Cup
standings.And those 300 points come in handy as it relates to getting in the
FedEx Cup playoffs next August.A win is huge no matter the player or
circumstances, but for someone in Gribbles position, it is especially so.
Gribble, who played college golf at the University of Texas with Jordan Spieth
and was making just his eighth PGA Tour start, earned his spot through the
Web.com Tour, where he was 40th in the priority rankings. That number can change
based on performance, so there was no guarantee he would get the playing
opportunities necessary to keep his status.Now hes got it -- and for another two
seasons -- along with a big check and a good head start on his rookie season.2.
No guaranteesGribble does not have to do much research to find that others who
have won opposite events have not necessarily prospered. In fact, Peter Malnati,
who won the Sanderson Farms Championship last year, has missed 20 cuts in 32
events since. That is the beauty of having the two-year exemption. Malnati still
has time to work out any issues. Nick Taylor, who won the event in 2014, had
just a single top-10 in 2016, missed 10 cuts in 24 events and has slipped to
410th in the world.Tony Finau, who won the Puerto Rico Open last year played
opposite the WGC-Dell Match Play, has probably had the most success, although
hes had no top-10s in 18 tournaments since his victory. He is ranked 80th in the
world.Greg Chalmers won the Barracuda Championship in July opposite the
WGC-Bridgestone. He has placed no better than a tie for 33rd in seven events
afterward and missed nine cuts on the PGA Tour in 2016. J.J. Henry, who won the
Barracuda a year prior, has played 30 tournaments since, missed 13 cuts and had
no top-10s.So while these tournaments provide an excellent opportunity, they are
not necessarily an indication of future success.3. Should there be more or
less?Currently, the opposite events are Sanderson Farms (WGC-Bridgestone),
Puerto Rico Open (WGC-Match Play), Barbasol Championship (The Open) and the
Barracuda Championship (WGC-Bridgestone).Some believe there shouldnt be any,
that if you cant qualify for the PGA Tour event being played that week, so be
it. But that is a minority view; the bulk of PGA Tour players want playing
opportunities, and the PGA Tours mission is to provide them. Hence, the schedule
that seemingly never ends.That does not help the overall product, however. The
calendar is saturated with golf events and if anything, there needs to be less,
not more.So as crazy as it might sound, why not add some opposite events? They
would be played at the same time as some of the bigger tournaments, offer more
playing opportunities, possibly affording the PGA Tour the ability to somewhat
contract its schedule.Now there are 47 tournaments spread across 43 weeks,
including the FedEx Cup playoffs.There is no movement to cut back, so why not
have a few more tournaments opposite the big ones and shrink the scheduule that
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such as the Arnold Palmer Invitational or the Memorial.The negative for the
sponsor, of course, is playing the same week as a bigger more prominent
tournament means less exposure. But many get little attention, especially some
of those this time of year such as this weeks Shriners Hospital For Childrens
Open, or the OHL Classic next week or the RSM Classic in two weeks.Make the
FedEx Cup points and the purse half of a regular event. Those who play in these
tournaments will have the benefit of less competition but will have to play well
in a couple of them to earn the same number of points and money. More players
get a chance, a sponsor potentially gets a break in fees and the tour can offer
more playing opportunities while cutting back on tournament weeks.4. OopsBecause
the Shriners tournament in Las Vegas was moved from October to November this
year, those few extra weeks mean even less daylight. Hence, the tournament
requested a reduction in field size from 144 players to 132 in order to better
be able to complete the first two rounds. Alas, a clerical error at the PGA Tour
led to players committing to the tournament under the previous 144 provisions,
leaving the tour no choice but to go with the larger field size -- and the
likelihood of rounds having to be completed the following day.5. Congrats from a
fellow Longhorn ...Gribble got a shout out from his more famous former Texas
teammate. 6. ... and a former college rivalJustin Thomas, who played college
golf at Alabama, congratulated Gribble by noting his eligibility for the
Tournament of Champions in Hawaii at Kapalua. 7. Japans finestHideki Matsuyama
won for the third time on the PGA Tour and became the first Asian player to win
a WGC event with his seven-stroke victory Sunday at the HSBC Champions. It
followed a victory two weeks earlier at the Japan Open and moved Matsuyama to a
career-best sixth in the world -- just one spot below the best ever by a
Japanese player, Jumbo Ozaki.Masahi Jumbo Ozaki, now 69, was quite a character
in his day, wearing colorful clothes and flying in a sushi chef for tournament
appearances outside of Japan.Ranked among the top 10 in the world for nearly 200
weeks, Ozaki had little success outside of Japan. His record was often
criticized for that very reason; he had 94 wins on the Japan Golf Tour --
including 12 money titles -- and more than 100 in his career -- but just one
outside of Japan at the 1972 New Zealand PGA Championship. Ozaki was
highly-ranked into his early 50s and was inducted into the World Golf Hall of
Fame in 2010. But he had just three top-10s in major championships among his 48
appearances.8. First-world problemsMatt Kuchar thought he had won a Cadillac
when he made an ace at the par-3 17th hole Saturday at the WGC-HSBC Champions in
China. A car was placed at the hole for just that purpose, but there was some
fine print in play. For insurance reasons, the car was being offered only if the
tee shot measured 200 yards or more. For weekend play, tournament officials
moved up the tee due to conditions and noted the change to the prize being
offered as well. Kuchars shot was from 193 yards.I was teased by this beautiful
car sitting there thats not to be mine, Kuchar said.9. Look, theres a tee back
thereThey are really doing this at the Turkish Airlines Open this week. This is
the 16th hole, which has a back tee atop a villa at the European Tours first of
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