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2B Daily News – Tuesday, July 24, 2012 NCAA (Continued from page 1B) At a student union on campus, sev- eral dozen alumni and students gasped, groaned and whistled as they watched Emmert's news conference. The news was a crushing blow to many students. Nicole Lord, a senior, questioned why Penn State's student body, and especially its athletes, should be pun- ished ''for the wrongs of three men and a monster.'' ''They keep breaking our hearts and breaking our hearts and breaking our hearts,'' she said. Sandusky, a former member of Paterno's coaching staff, was found guilty in June of sexually abusing 10 boys over 15 years, sometimes on campus. An investigation commis- sioned by the school and released July 12 found that Paterno, who died of lung cancer in January at age 85, and three other top officials at Penn State concealed accusations against San- dusky for fear of bad publicity. The NCAA's punishment was announced a day after the school took down a statue of Paterno that stood outside Beaver Stadium. The sanctions will make it difficult for the Nittany Lions to compete at the sport's highest level. Raising the specter of an exodus of athletes, the NCAA said current or incoming foot- ball players are free to immediately transfer and compete at another school. For a university that always claimed to hold itself to a higher standard — for decades, Paterno preached ''suc- cess with honor'' — Monday's announcement completed a stunning fall from grace. Paterno's family said in a statement that the sanctions ''defame the legacy and contributions of a great coach and educator.'' ''This is not a fair or thoughtful action; it is a panicked response to the public's understandable revulsion at what Sandusky did,'' the family said. Emmert said the penalties reflect ''the magnitude of these terrible acts'' and also ''ensure that Penn State will rebuild an athletic culture that went horribly awry.'' He said the NCAA considered imposing the death penalty, or a com- plete shutdown of football for a season or more, but worried about the collat- eral damage. ''Suspension of the football pro- Yankees acquire OF Ichiro Suzuki sylvania.'' A drop-off in attendance and rev- enue could damage both the university, where the football team is a money- maker that subsidizes other sports, and much of central Pennsylvania, where Saturday afternoon football at Penn State is an important part of the econo- my. ardent fans and generous benefactors, the precise economic impact on Penn State and Happy Valley, as the sur- rounding area is known, remains unclear. But given Penn State's famously Penn State said it will cover it with its athletics reserve fund and capital main- tenance budget and, if necessary, bor- row money. By throwing out all Penn State vic- tories from 1998 to 2011, the NCAA stripped Paterno of the top spot in the record book. The governing body went all the way back to 1998 because, according to the investigative report, that is the year Paterno and other Penn State officials first learned of an allega- tion against Sandusky. Former Florida State coach Bobby gram would bring with it significant unintended harm to many who had nothing to do with this case,'' Emmert said. ''The sanctions we have crafted are more focused and impactful than that blanket penalty.'' Gov. Tom Corbett expressed grati- tude that Penn State escaped the death penalty, saying it would have had a ''severe detrimental impact on the citi- zens of State College, Centre County and the entire commonwealth of Penn- 49ERS (Continued from page 1B) Davis said. ''That's the unique thing about it.'' Wideout Randy Moss and cornerback Perish Cox each will look to show he still has it after a year away from the NFL. Just how Harbaugh likes it. ''Well, I look forward to seeing them all,'' Harbaugh said during last month's mandatory minicamp. ''That's the great part about coming out here. You get to watch it all unfold. And we've been watching that over the last nine weeks. But, that's our team. It's intense and very competitive across the board at every position in some form or fashion.'' The 49ers know — despite the high expectations in Harbaugh's second season — it will be tough to top last season's record considering the schedule: at Green Bay for the season opener Sept. 9, then home against Detroit, at the Jets in Week 4 and a home rematch of the NFC title game two weeks later against the reigning champi- on Giants. The 49ers realize to reach the Super Bowl they will probably have to go through that same New York team again or perhaps the Packers, determined to bounce back from last year's stunning early playoff exit. el to New Orleans in Week 12 and to New England in Week 15. The Niners also will trav- any potential distractions from his focused group fea- turing a combination of vet- erans and talented, athletic youngsters. Everybody is eager to see how much more the offense Harbaugh will try to limit was hired to replace Paterno, will have the daunting task of trying to keep players from fleeing the program while luring new recruits. ''I knew when I accepted the posi- tion that there would be tough times ahead,'' O'Brien said. Already, at least one recruit, Ross Douglas, a defensive back from Avon, Ohio, backed out of his commitment. Douglas told Rivals.com on Monday: ''We prepared ourselves for it, and today was just the icing on the cake. I love Penn State to death, but I have to do what's best for me, and I'm going to look elsewhere.'' Separately, the Big Ten announced that Penn State will not be allowed to share in the conference's bowl revenue during the NCAA's postseason ban, an estimated loss of about $13 million. Emmert fast-tracked the penalties rather than go through the usual cir- cuitous series of investigations and hearings. First-year coach Bill O'Brien, who fine is equivalent to the annual gross revenue of the football program. The money will go toward outside pro- grams devoted to preventing child sex- ual abuse or assisting victims. Penn State said it will pay the fine The NCAA said the $60 million Bowden will replace Paterno with 377 major-college victories, while Paterno will be credited with 298. ''I didn't want it to happen like this,'' Bowden said. ''Wish I could have earned it, but that's the way it is.'' Penn State will also lose 20 schol- arships a year for four years. Major college football programs are normally allowed 85 scholarship players per year. SEATTLE (AP) — Ichiro Suzuki is headed to a new team and, after all these years, maybe a shot at playing in the World Series. The New York Yankees acquired the star out- fielder from the Seattle Mariners in a trade Monday for two young pitchers. ''I am going from a team with the most losses to a team with the most wins,'' he said. ''It's hard to contain my excite- ment for that reason.'' The Yankees also got cash in the deal that sent 25-year- old righties D.J. Mitchell and Danny Farquhar to the last- place Mariners. The trade was announced a few hours before the Yankees played at Seattle. Moving from one clubhouse to another, Suzuki was set to start in right field in place of the injured Nick Swisher and bat eighth for New York on Mon- day night. It will be the first time Suzuki started a game bat- ting anywhere other than the top three spots in the lineup. The Yankees made the trade a few days after learning that the speedy Brett Gardner would likely miss the rest of the season because of an elbow problem, and manager Joe Girardi said Suzuiki will mostly play left field. ''We're very excited with the caliber of player we are get- ting. We feel that he brings the speed element. He's a tremen- dous hitter. That speed element is what we lost when Gardy had surgery,'' Girardi said. ''So this is a big day for us.'' Suzuki was given No. 31 because the number he wore his entire career with the Mariners, No. 51, has not been worn since four-time World Series champion Bernie Williams last played. ''No. 51 is a special number to me, but when I think about what 51 means to the Yankees, it's hard for me to ask for that number.'' The postseason ban is the longest handed out by the NCAA since it gave a four-year punishment to Indiana football in 1960. Penn State players left a team meet- ing on campus in State College with- out talking to reporters. Penn State's season starts Sept. 1 at home against Ohio University. ''Our heritage, our legacy has been tainted and damaged,'' said Troy Cromwell, a wide receiver on the 1986 team that won the second of Paterno's two national championships. Cromwell said he felt bad for current and incoming players, ''but at the end of the day, there were still those kids, those poor kids, and those victims, and we have to think about them first in everything that we do.'' in five annual installments of $12 mil- lion. The governor demanded assur- ances from Penn State that taxpayer money will not be used to pay the fine; can accomplish with a full offseason and training camp to discover what best works with the personnel — and whether Moss can return to the game-breaking guy of his prime. San Francisco needs more from its receiving corps to complement Davis and Walker. The receivers managed one catch for 3 yards in that playoff loss to the Giants. known for taking advantage of opportunities and taking care of the ball — something they hope to duplicate in 2012. Still, the 49ers were The harshest penalty handed out to a football program came in the 1980s, when the NCAA shut down Southern Methodist University's team for a year. SMU football has never gotten back to the level of success it had before get- ting the death penalty. Moss is committed to making a splash alongside Smith in his comeback cam- paign, making one pretty 55- yard catch from Smith in an offseason workout. This summer, the 35-year-old Moss — a low-risk, high- reward signing by general manager Trent Baalke — spent many mornings work- ing out with fellow receiver Michael Crabtree, safety Donte Whitner and even run- ning back Frank Gore, who spent a good chunk of time in the Bay Area instead of his regular Miami locale. ranked No. 1 against the run and allowed only three touchdowns rushing, and all in the final two games — and the Niners had 38 takeaways to only 10 turnovers for a plus-28 turnover differential. That matched the second- best mark in NFL history since 1941. San Francisco's defense Smith's resurgence was a big reason for that after an up-and-down seven-year NFL career since his selec- tion No. 1 overall in the 2005 draft out of Utah. And he seems unfazed by the team's brief pursuit of Peyton Man- ning. TENNIS 1. Roger Federer 2. Novak Djokovic 3. Rafael Nadal 4. Andy Murray 5. David Ferrer ATP Money Leaders $5,488,141 $5,237,265 $4,997,448 $2,326,160 $2,018,711 6. Juan Martin del Potro $1,403,203 7. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga $1,386,299 8. Tomas Berdych 9. Janko Tipsarevic $1,335,062 $1,078,913 10. Nicolas Almagro $1,074,378 WTA Money Leaders 1. Victoria Azarenka $5,084,143 2. Maria Sharapova $4,485,533 3. Serena Williams 4. Agnieszka Radwanska $2,989,241 5. Sara Errani 6. Angelique Kerber 7. Petra Kvitova 8. Roberta Vinci 9. Sam Stosur 10. Maria Kirilenko $3,379,458 $2,025,974 $1,340,048 $1,284,309 $1,051,805 $988,742 $864,569 ''I think we evolved a lot as the season went on,'' offensive coordinator Greg Roman said. ''It's an oppor- tunity this time of year for all the position coaches to really spend a lot of time with our guys and mold them. So, we're going through that process. 'What is this player going to bring? How's that going to affect things in the big picture?' So, that's a con- stant. That's going to be from now until the end of the sea- son. And it's so exciting because you lay in bed at night have a hard time sleep- ing because you just keep thinking of all the different possibilities that could hap- GOLF 1. Luke Donald 2. Tiger Woods 3. Rory McIlroy World Golf Ranking ENG 9.81 USA 8.45 NIR AUS 6.27 7. Bubba Watson USA 6.23 8. Jason Dufner USA 5.87 9. Matt Kuchar 10. Justin Rose ENG 5.47 11. Graeme McDowell NIR 8.41 4. Lee Westwood ENG 7.89 5.Webb Simpson USA 6.47 6. Adam Scott USA 5.75 5.38 12. Zach Johnson USA 5.31 13. Hunter Mahan USA 5.26 14. Steve Stricker USA 4.90 15. Ernie Els SAF 4.81 16. Dustin Johnson USA 4.71 17. Phil Mickelson USA 4.52 18. Martin Kaymer GER 4.50 19. Louis Oosthuizen SAF 4.43 20. Rickie Fowler USA 4.39 21. Jason Day AUS 4.31 22. Charl Schwartzel SAF 4.28 23. Francesco Molinari ITA 4.17 24. Brandt Snedeker USA 4.14 25. Sergio Garcia ESP 3.97 pen.'' hawking secondary. Like Moss, he is eager to prove himself after signing a two- year contract in March fol- lowing his acquittal on sexu- al assault charges in Col- orado. Cox adds depth to a ball- see how everything comes together on both sides of the ball and special teams now that Harbaugh has had a full offseason to implement his system and further guide his deep and loaded roster. Davis, for one, is eager to ''Coach Harbaugh is one of the most energetic coaches I've seen in my life.'' ''It's cool,'' Davis said. MLB West Division Texas Angels A's Seattle East Division New York Baltimore American League WL Pct GB 57 38 .600 — 52 44 .542 5.5 51 44 .537 6 42 55 .433 16 WL Pct GB 57 38 .600 — 51 45 .531 6.5 Tampa Bay 49 47 .510 8.5 Toronto Boston 48 47 .505 9 48 49 .495 10 Central Division Detroit Chicago WL Pct GB 52 44 .542 — 51 45 .531 1 Cleveland 48 48 .500 4 Kansas City 40 54 .426 11 Minnesota 40 56 .417 12 —————————————————— Monday's results Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 4 Cleveland 3, Baltimore 1 Texas 9, Boston 1 Kansas City at L.A. Angels, late N.Y.Yankees at Seattle, late Today's games Oakland (Blackley 2-2) at Toronto (Cecil 2-2), 4:07 p.m. Detroit (Fister 4-6) at Cleveland (Jimenez 8-9), 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (Hellickson 4-6) at Baltimore (W.Chen 8-5), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Buchholz 8-3) at Texas (Lewis 6-6), 5:05 p.m. Minnesota (De Vries 2-2) at Chicago (Quintana 4-1), 5:10 p.m. Kansas City (W.Smith 1-3) at L.A. Angels (Richards 3-1), 7:05 p.m. N.Y.Yankees (F.Garcia 4-3) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 8-5), 7:10 p.m. Wednesday's games Oakland at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 11:10 a.m. Kansas City at L.A. Angels, 12:35 p.m. N.Y.Yankees at Seattle, 12:40 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Texas, 5:05 p.m. West Division GIANTS Dodgers Arizona Padres Colorado East Division Washington 56 39 .589 — Atlanta New York Miami WL Pct GB 52 44 .542 4.5 47 49 .490 9.5 45 51 .469 11.5 Philadelphia 43 54 .443 14 Central Division WL Pct GB Cincinnati 55 40 .579 — Pittsburgh 54 41 .568 1 St. Louis Milwaukee 44 51 .463 11 Chicago Houston 50 46 .521 5.5 39 56 .411 16 34 62 .354 21.5 —————————————————— Monday's results San Diego at San Francisco, late Chicago Cubs 2, Pittsburgh 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, St. Louis 3 Miami 2, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 7, Milwaukee 6 Washington 8, N.Y. Mets 2, 10 innings Cincinnati at Houston, late Colorado at Arizona, late Today's games San Diego (Volquez 6-7) at S.F. (Bumgarner 11-6), 7:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Maholm 8-6) at Pittsburgh (Ja.McDonald 10-3), 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Greinke 9-3) at Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 1-6), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (T.Hudson 8-4) at Miami (Buehrle 9-9), 4:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 12-5) at N.Y. Mets (Dickey 13-1), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 3-6) at Houston (Harrell 7-7), 5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-5) at St. Louis (Wainwright 7-10), 5:15 p.m. Colorado (Ed.Cabrera 0-1) at Arizona (J.Saunders 4-6), 6:40 p.m. Wednesday's games San Diego at San Francisco, 12:45 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Mets, 9:10 a.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 9:35 a.m. Atlanta at Miami, 9:40 a.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 10:05 a.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 5:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 5:15 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Mitchell made his major league debut this season and pitched four games for the Yankees. Farquhar made his big league debut last year with Toronto and was claimed last month on waivers by the Yankees from Oakland. The 38-year-old Suzuki had spent his whole big league career with Seattle. The 10-time All-Star and 10-time Gold Glove winner is batting .261 with four home runs, 28 RBIs and 15 stolen bases this year. Suzuki is a career .322 hitter, a former AL MVP and holds the record for most hits in a season. He had batted over .300 in every season until dipping last year. The only thing missing on Suzuki's resume is an appear- ance in the World Series, and he may get a chance with the Yankees. Suzuki was the AL MVP and rookie of the year in 2001 after a stellar career in Japan, and the Mariners reached the AL championship series that season before losing to the Yankees. Seattle has not been back to the playoffs since then. A's (Continued from page 1B) has become so routine con- cession workers behind the dugout already have them prepared in the late innings. ''Those games are hard to win,'' A's manager Bob Melvin said. ''It means you're scrappy and you won't take defeat and you'll battle till the last out.'' The surprising run hasn't the issue, no resolution seems to be coming soon. No big contracts or proven players, either. Oakland's only All-Star representative was rookie closer Ryan Cook, who has a 1.70 ERA and 10 saves. Reddick leads the team with 21 home runs and 46 RBIs. The highest-paid player is outfielder Yoenis Cespedes, who signed a $36 million, four-year contract after com- ing over from Cuba. washed away Oakland's biggest problem: an aging ballpark the team says drains money and forces the fran- chise to shed stars for salary relief each offseason. The latest rebuilding pro- ject came as a result of Beane and owner Lew Wolff's insistence that they expected to hear from Com- missioner Bud Selig about whether the franchise would be allowed to build a new ballpark some 40 miles south in San Jose, even though the San Francisco Giants own the territorial rights to technology-rich Santa Clara County. More than three years since Selig formed a committee to study MLB National League WL Pct GB 53 42 .558 — 53 44 .546 1 47 48 .495 6 41 56 .423 13 36 58 .383 16.5 Cespedes is batting .299 with 13 home runs and 45 RBIs this season, even after he was sidelined for about a month with a strained mus- cle in his left hand. While his back-loaded contract makes many wonder how long Oakland will be able to afford him, it's clear how much Cespedes has helped the A's latest ''Moneyball'' movement. Oakland is 39-24 with Cespedes in the lineup and 12-20 without him. tomorrow,'' Cespedes said in Spanish over the weekend, ''you better be careful against the Oakland A's.'' ''If the playoffs started NASCAR Sprint Cup Points Leaders 1. Matt Kenseth 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3. Greg Biffle 4. Jimmie Johnson 5. Denny Hamlin 6. Kevin Harvick 7. Tony Stewart 8. Martin Truex Jr. 9. Clint Bowyer 10. Brad Keselowski 11. Carl Edwards 12. Kasey Kahne 13. Kyle Busch 14. Ryan Newman 15. Paul Menard 16. Joey Logano 17. Jeff Gordon 18. Marcos Ambrose 19. Jeff Burton 20. Jamie McMurray 707 691 667 656 628 622 618 617 614 613 567 547 545 536 534 533 524 495 493 486 21. Juan Pablo Montoya 452 22. Aric Almirola 23. Bobby Labonte 24. A J Allmendinger 25. Kurt Busch 26. Regan Smith 27. Casey Mears 28. Mark Martin 29. David Ragan 30. David Gilliland 31. Travis Kvapil 32. Landon Cassill 33. David Reutimann 34. Dave Blaney 35. Brian Vickers 36. David Stremme 37. J.J.Yeley 38. Michael McDowell 39. Ken Schrader 40. Josh Wise 41. Michael Waltrip 42. Terry Labonte 43. Tony Raines 44. Stephen Leicht 45. Brendan Gaughan 46. Scott Speed 47. Scott Riggs 48. Boris Said 49. Bill Elliott 50. Hermie Sadler 447 408 400 386 377 358 341 322 311 298 273 263 255 135 125 122 94 86 80 75 66 61 54 50 36 31 15 14 13 Upcoming Schedule July 29 — Crown Royal Presents The Your Hero's Name Here 400 at The Brick- yard, Indianapolis Aug. 5 — Pennsylvania 400, Long Pond, Pa. Aug. 12 — NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at The Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Aug. 19 — Pure Michigan 400, Brooklyn, Mich.