8 I FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2010 Philadelphia at Chicago 2:20 p.m.. CSN Pittsburgh vs Houston 7:05 p.m., FSN GOLF The Open Championship 5 a.m., ESPN Mcllroy 9-under after opening round In the 137 years since the British Open first came to St. Andrews, the Old Course rarely has been such a pushover. Rarer still was the score Rory Mcllroy deliv ered Mcllroy • His 63 tied the lowest score in any major, and it was only the second such score at St. Andrews in golf's oldest championship. Golden State sold for $450 million Golden State Warriors owner Chris Cohan reached an agreement Thursday to sell the franchise for a record $450 million to Boston Celtics minority partner Joe Lacob and Mandalay Entertainment CEO Peter Guber Lacob and Guber beat out Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, who had been considered the favorite to buy the team from Cohan. Ellison has a personal fortune of $2B billion, accord ing to an annual survey by Forbes magazine, and is the sixth-richest man in the world. Team U.S.A unveils new roster Rajon Rondo, newly acquired Dallas center 'lyson Chandler and Phoenix center Robin Lopez were selected and will be among the 21 play ers who will compete for a chance to play for the Americans in the world cham pionships in Turkey from Aug. 28-Sept. 12. None of the 2008 Olympic gold medalists were on the list, with many already saying they planned to take the sum mer off because of injuries or personal reasons. Oklahoma City's Kevin Durant, the NBA's leading scorer, heads the list of those keeping their commitments to suit up. Women's Volleyball snubbed by ESPN The Penn State women's volleyball team garnered just one nomination for the 2010 ESPY's. It should have been nomi nated for three more. Megan Hodge was deserv ingly nominated for Best Female College Athlete, but how a team that has won three-straight national cham pionships and 102 consecu tive matches was overlooked for Best Team and Best Record-Breaking Performance is baffling. Even more confusing is how a team that battled back from two sets in the national championship to win 3-2 isn't nominated for Best Game. This isn't to say the team should have won these awards, but they should have been nominated at the very least. Q: How many times has an American won the British Open? Thursday's Answer: The New York Yankees won their first World Series under George Steinbrenner in 1977. • G ymnas t ics names coac h By James Nicol more excited in our lives," Jeff All-SEC team and three SEC third at regionals at Ree Hall, fail- FOR THE COLEGIAN Thompson said in the press Gymnasts of the Year. ing to qualify for a spot at nation release. "During our visit this "Jeff has been very successful in als. Jeff Thompson was named the week, we were overwhelmed by his time at Shephard was 256-134-2 in his 16 head coach of the Penn State the history, tradition and overall Auburn, as well „,,, years as the head coach of the women's gymnastics team integrity of the Penn State athletic as at the club Lions. Thursday, the ..... Penn State ath- "The amount of support that the Director of - championship eight times during letic department WOMEN'S athletic programs receive at Penn Athletics Tim _ the three time Big. Ten Coach of . - announced. GYMNASTICS State is second to none. Penn State Curley said in thethe Year's regin. After serving 11 years as the we look forward to doing our part "His leadership _ All-America awards uncle, head coach at Auburn, Thompson joins the Nittany Lions with his wife Rachelle, who will act as asso ciate head coach. While at Auburn, Thompson was twice selected SEC Coach of the Year and NCAA Regional Head Coach of the Year. Thompson led the Tigers to eight consecutive NCAA Regional appearances and the No. 2 seed at regionals in two of the past three years. Rachelle and I have never been Spikes shutout by Tigers By Jake Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Entering the game, Connecticut Tigers starting pitcher Clemente Mendoza had a robust 7.88 ERA It didn't show Thursday night Mendoza threw eight shutout innings of two-hit baseball, and the Tigers beat the State College Spikes 5-0 Connecticut Thursday night at Dodd Stadium in Norwich, Conn. It was just the State College second time the Spikes have been shutout this season Two singles to center field, one in the first inning by second baseman Walker Gourley and another in the sixth by catcher Miguel Mendez, marked the only two State College base knocks off Mendoza, who had not allowed less than five hits in any of his prior five starts. Matt Curry added a single to left field off Connecticut reliever Antonio Cruz in the ninth inning to extend his hit streak to 12 games. In all, the Spikes first, third and fifth hitters combined to go 0-for-11 in the game. Mendoza, a 6-foot right-handed pitcher from Caracas, Venezuela struck out, seven Spikes (14-13) and walked just two. He improved his record to 2-3 on the season and his ERA to 5.91 with his outstanding performance it was the longest any starting pitch er has gone against the Spikes all season. It was by far Mendoza's best Linebacker ready to return from injury By Brendan Monahan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER This isn't the first time Michael Mauti looked more prepared com ing off an injury _ _ _ _ As a senior in high school. he foot, causing him to miss six right where he left off. His Penn team opens fall camp Aug. 9. games. State teammates are now saying "I'd say better than that," line- But as his Mandeville High the same thing after an anterior backer Nate Stupar said..llo per- School teammates conditioned on cruciate ligament (ACL) tear in his cent." Michael Mauti (42) makes a tackle in a game against Michigan in 2008 in the writing of the next chapter in the gymnastics record book" Rachelle Thompson served as the associate head coach at Auburn since 2006. She was twice named the Auburn University Assistant Coach of the Year and was 2008 NACGC/W Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year. The husband-and-wife duo have coached four NCAA All- Americans, four members of the Last 5 Games 7/11 vs. Vermont: 9 hits 7/12 vs. Vermont: 20 hits 7/13 vs. Vermont: 8 hits 7/14 at Connecticut: 13 hits Last night: 3 hits SPIKES start of the year. In his first five starts, he gave up 24 runs, 21 of which were earned in 24 innings. Opponents }Mere hitting .327 off him and he had already given up four home runs in the young season. After tallying 41 hits in its past three games, including a franchise record-tying 20 on Monday, State College veered from its recent form with the poor showing from the bat ter's box. Connecticut (14-13), on the other hand, notched 10 hits off three Spikes' hurlers. Tigers third baseman Matt Perry went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored, and first baseman James Robbins went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI. State College starting pitcher Zack Dodson was responsible for three runs on four hits in four innings The 19-year-old struck out five and walked three. He remains win less on the season, with his record dropping to 0-2. Ryan Beckman and Brooks Pounders threw two innings each for State College, combining to give up two runs on six hits. The Spikes and Tigers will play the rubber match of their three game set at 7:05 tonight. To e-mail reporter: jyksl42@psu.edu the field, the linebacker rode his right knee sidelined him from play bike around the track that sur- all of last season. rounded where his team practiced. Though Mauti has been held out "He wasn't going to sit idle," of contact, the Louisiana native Mandeville football coach Guy has bulked up by adding about five LeCompte said. pounds since spring making He returned to action in Week 7 "100 percent healthy" a term to be that senior season, and as surpassed. He's expecting to fully LeCompte noted, Mauti started participate in all drills when the FOOTBALL and dedication to Thompson the sport of gym nastics will make a positive impression on our student-ath letes. I'm extremely pleased to have Jeff and Rachelle join the Penn State staff and lead our women's gymnastics program." Thompson is replacing Steve Shephard who resigned June 16 after serving as head coach for 18 years. In 2010, the Lions finished Matt Curry takes a swing during a game earner his season. The first baseman went 1-for-4 Thursday, extending his HI: streak. to 12 games. THE DAIL\ COLLEGIAN Shephard. The coach also had a gynmast named Big Ten Gymnast of the Year six times during his time in Happy Valley The Lions return three gym nasts who compete in the all around: junior co-captain Whitney Bencsko and sophomores Sharaya Musser and Madison :Merriam. Musser is the reining Big Ten Freshman ot the Year and was a first team All-Big Ten selection. • . • it • . 4, 10 y Mauti. who went home to train during the summer, has been yearning to play with no restraint since the illue-VVlnte game. when he said his down period stretched to six months. Mauti's history and anticipation aren't good signs for Stupar. Bani Gbadyu and Chris Colasanti. who are his main competitors for the three starting linebacker spots. The redshirt sophomore practiced at the Sam, or strong side. during the spring but has no position pref erence. Though the starting contingent isn't set. Mauti was a preseason candidate to start last season before his injury and likely is a lock to start this fall if he doesn't expe rience setbacks. "I'm ready," Nlauti said. "The way I look at it is I've had longer to prepare for this season than any other season in my life." Sean Lee helped gel Mauti pre pared during his recuperation. Lee was in a similar situation last offseason while recovering from an ACL tear in his right knee, and gave Mauti advice throughout his recovery. If all the statements are true about Mauti being ready, Lee's advice paid off but maybe not as much as the work ethic Le Compte said the redshirt sophomore inher ited from his father, former Penn State receiver Rich Mauti. Just like when he did upper-body work outs his senior year of high school to make up for his injury-ridden lower body . Mauti seems keen for another comeback. "He's the best I ever had as far as work ethic." LeCompte said. "I use him as an example." To e-mail reporter: bjmsl46@psu.edu
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