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FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 2016

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BULLETIN BOARD
Schedule
PENN STATE
SOFTBALL
vs. Georgetown; Radford, at Jacksonville, Fla.,
9 a.m.; 2 p.m.
WOMENS SWIMMING
at Big Ten championships, Ann Arbor, Mich., 11
a.m.
BASEBALL
vs. Monmouth, at Cary,
N.C., 2 p.m.
WOMENS HOCKEY
at Mercyhurst, 6 p.m.
MENS VOLLEYBALL
vs. NJIT, 7 p.m.
MENS HOCKEY
vs. Ohio State, 6:30 p.m.
SCHOLASTIC
SCHEDULE, 4B

Announcements
STATE COLLEGE LEGION
The State College American Legion baseball program will hold tryouts for
its youth team from 1 to 3
p.m. Feb. 20 and March 4,
and from 1 to 3:30 p.m.
March 12. Players must be
between the ages of 13
and 15 and cannot turn 16
before May 1. All tryouts
will be held at Mincemoyers Barn. Any player
wishing to be considered
for the team must attend
at least two tryouts. Direct
questions to Coach Rick
Hall at rlh17@scasd.org or
call 404-8369.
FASTPITCH SOFTBALL
The 18U Ultimate Edge
girls fast pitch softball
team is looking for three
more players, two middle
infielders and a catcher.
This team will be playing
ASA and USSSA tournaments, with some showcases included. It will also
play in the Centre Region
Girls Fastpitch League.
Anyone interested can call
Dave Breon at 814-3530503 or 814-404-9790.

On Television
Auto racing
10:30 a.m. NASCAR Xfinity
Series, PowerShares QQQ 300,
practice FS1
Noon NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series, Daytona 500, practice
FS1
1 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series,
PowerShares QQQ 300, practice
FS1
2 p.m. NASCAR Sprint Cup
Series, Daytona 500, practice
FS1
3 p.m. NASCAR Xfinity Series,
PowerShares QQQ 300, final
practice FS1
4:30 p.m. NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series, NextEra
Energy Resources 250, qualifying FS1
7:30 p.m. NASCAR Camping
World Truck Series, NextEra
Energy Resources 250 FS1
Boxing
10 p.m. Adam Lopez vs. Mario
Munoz, junior featherweights
SHO
College basketball
6 p.m. Akron at Kent State
ESPNU
6:30 p.m. N. Illinois at Ball
State CBSSN
7 p.m. Richmond at VCU
ESPN2
8 p.m. Oakland at Valparaiso
ESPNU
10 p.m. Iona at Monmouth
ESPNU
College hockey
6:30 p.m. Ohio State at Penn
State BTN
Golf
5 p.m. PGA Tour, Northern
Trust Open, second round GOLF
11:30 p.m. LPGA Tour, ISPS
Handa Australian Open, third
round GOLF
NBA
8 p.m. Indiana at Oklahoma
City ESPN
8 p.m. Philadelphia at New
Orleans TCN
10:30 p.m. Boston at Utah
ESPN
NHL
7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at
Montreal CSN
Soccer
2:20 p.m. Bundesliga, Hamburg SV at Eintracht Frankfurt
FS2
8:30 p.m. Women, CONCACAF
Olympic qualifier, semifinals,
United States vs. Trinidad &
Tobago NBCSN
Womens college basketball
7 p.m. Seton Hall at Butler
FS2

On Radio
Sports Talk with Steve Jones
1 p.m. WQWK 1450
Sports Central with Cory Giger
4 p.m. WQWK 1450
Keystone Sports Beat with
Brian Tripp 5 p.m. WBLF 970
District 6 playoffs, Penns Valley
girls basketball vs. Central 6
p.m. WBLF 970
BTN Live 6 p.m. WQWK 1450
College hockey, Penn State vs.
Ohio State 6:15 p.m. WAPY
103.1
District 6 playoffs, Penns Valley
boys basketball vs. Juniata
7:30 p.m. WBLF 970

CHRIS OMEARA The Associated Press

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Jeremy Hellickson (58) laughs as he runs with teammates
during an MLB spring training baseball workout Thursday in Clearwater, Fla.

Pitchers, catchers
back on diamond
BY JANIE MCCAULEY

The Associated Press

SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ.

David Price made his

first big-money throws of
spring training as Bostons
prized offseason acquisition, while new Diamondbacks ace Zack Greinke
began Day 1 with his new
club by drilling on the basics of covering first base.
Johnny Cueto showed off
some orange-tinted dreadlocks beneath his offkilter cap that will fit in
perfectly with his new San
Francisco Giants colors.
His former team, the World
Series champion Kansas
City Royals, arrived in the

desert and were set to get

started Friday.
From Arizona to Florida,
that familiar sound of baseballs snapping into gloves
returned Thursday as many
clubs held their first spring
training workouts for pitchers and catchers that signaled the true start of a
new year. In the greater
Phoenix area, a cooling
cloud cover provided a
respite from the unseasonably warm 90-degree temperatures.
Now, all those franchises
that went on offseason
spending sprees for pitching are counting on those
arms to bring heat.
Greinke, signed to a
$206.5 million, six-year

contract with surprise suitor Arizona, was picked as

the Diamondbacks opening day starter in what
manager Chip Hale called
the easiest decision he has
had to make. The righthander is scheduled for his
first bullpen session Friday
in Scottsdale.
Price brought his new
$217 million, seven-year
deal to Red Sox camp with
similar fanfare, while Jeff
Samardzija began getting in
sync with his new San Francisco catcher, Buster Posey.
After playing catch with
closer Santiago Casilla,
Cueto sat in the dugout at
Scottsdale Stadium soaking
in the scene of his new
spring home. Dominican

Republic countryman,
former Giants manager and
outfielder Felipe Alou,
made a point to stop and
thank the pitcher for joining the organization.
Any nerves for Cueto at
this stage after just winning
it all with the Royals?
Claro que no of
course not, he quipped.
Maybe if I were a rookie,
he said through translator
Erwin Higueros. I came
from pitching in the World
Series. I dont get nervous.
He is plenty funny, however. When told ace Madison Bumgarner brought
horses to spring training,
Cueto cracked, Maybe he
will sell me one, or maybe
he will gift me one.
Manager Bruce Bochy
figures Cueto will fit in well
on a Giants team that has
won the World Series in
even years of late 2010,
12 and 14 with some
different characters.
Weve been called misfits, cockroaches, Bochy
said. This is as solid as I
think weve been, and
thats saying a lot.
In nearby Tempe, the Los
Angeles Angels pitchers
and catchers reported
ahead of Fridays first practice.
Reporting day for Padres
pitchers and catchers was
decidedly more low-key
this year than in 2015,
when San Diego had big
expectations following a
shopping spree by general
manager A.J. Preller.
Same as every spring
training, said outfielder
Matt Kemp, one of a handful of position players who
arrived early. I think everybody has a goal of coming in and making a championship team. Nothing has
changed from last year.
Catcher Yadier Molina
and the St. Louis Cardinals
got going in Jupiter, Florida, and Pedro Martinez
was busy working as a special assistant on the field
with the Red Sox in Fort
Myers.

GOLF CAPSULES
VILLEGAS LEADS
RIVIERA WITH 63
LOS ANGELES

Camilo Villegas hasnt

make a cut all year and has
only broken 70 one time in
four previous trips to Riviera, so it was mildly surprising to see him with an
8-under 63 to build a threeshot lead Thursday in the
Northern Trust Open.
That wasnt the biggest
surprise.
One spot from the bottom of the leaderboard was
Jordan Spieth, the worlds
No. 1 player who shot an
8-over 79 on one of his
favorite courses. It was his
worst start ever as a pro,
and his highest score since
an 80 in the third round of
the 2014 Tour Championship.
KIM SETS COURSE
RECORD AT AUSSIE
OPEN
ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA

SooBin Kim shot a

course-record 9-under 63
to leave defending champion and top-ranked Lydia
Ko seven strokes behind in
the Womens Australian
Open.
The 22-year-old Kim, a
Canadian-based South
Korean, had a three-stroke
lead over American Casey
Grice and Germanys Caroline Masson on The
Granges West course.
HOLMAN TAKES 1-SHOT
LEAD
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

Australias Nathan Holman shot a 7-under 64 in

hot conditions at Royal
Selangor to take a onestroke lead in the inaugural
Maybank Championship
Malaysia.
Englands Danny Willett,
coming off a victory two
weeks ago in Dubai, was a
stroke back along with
countryman Tommy Fleetwood, American Peter
Uihlein, Frances Alexander Levy, the Philippines
Angelo Que and Spains
Jorge Campillo.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

NBA TRADE DEADLINE

Green,
Morris
among
moves

Routes Available

BY BRIAN MAHONEY

The Associated Press

Jeff Green could give the

Clippers a better shot in the
West and Markieff Morris
might strengthen a Wizards
playoff push in the East.
Still, the possibilities were
more interesting than the
realities of the NBAs trade
deadline.
There were no deals
involving Dwight Howard,
Kevin Love, Pau Gasol, Al
Horford, or any other AllStar caliber player whose
named was floated in recent days.
Major moves will wait for
the summer, when a soaring salary cap and a strong
free agent class could provide the fireworks that
never materialized Thursday.
Washington and most of
the other teams battling for
a spot at the bottom of the
Eastern Conference race
may have improved, though
the Knicks couldnt come
up with anything.
Theres probably, maybe
two teams in the league that
feel like they dont have to
make any improvement or
adjustment. But everybody

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BRANDON DILL The Associated Press, file

Memphis Grizzlies forward

Jeff Green was traded to the
Los Angeles Clippers for
guard Lance Stephenson.

else feels like theres areas

that we can improve our
ballclub, so those are things
that we discussed, interim
coach Kurt Rambis said
shortly before the 3 p.m.
deadline. The reality is all
of these rumors and all this
talk thats gone on, what 99
percent of it never is going
to happen?
All deals had to be approved by the NBA league
office, which was still completing the process a few
hours after the deadline.
Houston, Cleveland,
Chicago and Atlanta all
made trades, though mostly
minor ones. Teams interested in their top players
not only had to weigh giving
up assets versus signing
them in the summer, but
also whether they wanted to
acquire a player who could
be a free agent and command a huge salary when
the cap increases to around
$90 million in July.

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