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Chris Long takes 2nd Good Guy Storm beat Lynx

Award from football writers 84-77 despite

By The Associated Press
Recently retired Philadel- 20 turnovers
phia Eagles defensive end
Chris Long has won his sec-
ond consecutive "Good career-high 17 points and
Guy Award" from the Pro- seven assists and the Se-
fessional Football Writers of attle Storm beat the Min-
America. nesota Lynx 84-77 on Tues-
Long is the 15th winner of day night. Alysha Clark
the award and the first added 16 points and Nata-
player to earn it in consec- sha Howard 12 for Seattle
utive years. (3-2), which shot 59% from
He announced his retire- the field and overcame 20
ment last month, ending an turnovers to get the win.
11-year NFL playing career The Storm were 6 of 8 on
that included winning two 3-pointer in the opening
Super Bowl titles and the half after hitting just 2 of
Walter Payton Man of the In this Dec. 30, 2018, file photo, Philadelphia Eagles defensive 15 in a loss to the Lynx last
end Chris Long stands on the sideline prior to the team's NFL
Year Award. football game against the Washington Redskins in Landover, Wednesday.
He established the Chris Md. Loyd scored 11 points in
Long Foundation in 2015 Associated Press the first half and Clark had
to impact communities na- Seattle Storm's Jordin Canada 10 to help Seattle build a
tionally and internationally phia. "We appreciated Chris' is fouled by Minnesota Lynx's 49-39 lead. Sylvia Fowles
through programs focus- The award is given to an thoughtfulness and acces- Danielle Robinson during scored 10 of Minnesota's
ing on clean water, military NFL player for his qualities sibility during his final year the first quarter of a WNBA first 16 points and had 14
appreciation and youth and professional style in in the NFL," said Zach Ber- basketball game Tuesday, points at the break before
education. In 2017, Long helping pro football writers man, the president of the June 4, 2019, in Everett, Wash. finishing with 16. Napheesa
donated his entire salary to do their jobs. Philadelphia chapter of Associated Press Collier scored 17 points for
support education in cities The award has been pre- the PFWA who covers the EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Jew- Minnesota (3-1), which was
where he has played: St. sented annually by the Eagles for the Philadelphia ell Loyd scored 19 points, looking to start 4-0 for the
Louis, Boston and Philadel- PFWA since 2005. Inquirer.q
Jordin Canada had a third time in four seasons.q
CANTLAY round and went on to tie teurs with a 60 in the sec-
Continued from Page 17 for second, the important ond round of the Travelers
In the absence of cam- step that led to a PGA Tour Championship. He was low
eras and microphones, the card — and victory — later amateur at the Masters
27-year-old from Califor- that year. in 2012. He made the cut
nia is smart, honest and in- Cantlay, who had won at the U.S. Open again at
sightful with an occasional the week before in Co- Olympic Club (Spieth was
needle. On the golf course, lombia on the Web.com low amateur that year).
he has a cold focus with no Tour, was two months away Much like Spieth, he had a
apologies. He knows how from one swing that nearly knack for delivering.
he comes across because ended his career, a pain It was a tournament
when he arrived at Muir- he described as a knife in Cantlay did not win that
field Village on Sunday, his back. That was the start might be the most reveal-
someone jokingly said, "It of back trouble so severe ing.
can't be that bad, can it?" there was no guarantee he After the stabbing pain he
Cantlay could easily fit the would ever return. felt at Colonial in 2013, he
description of an old soul He was 20 when he turned Jack Nicklaus, left, presents Patrick Cantlay with the trophy af- didn't play for three months
on young shoulders — ex- pro. He was 25 for his of- ter Cantlay won the Memorial golf tournament Sunday, June 2, as his status on the Web.
cept for his back. ficial rookie season in 2017 2019, in Dublin, Ohio. com Tour money list kept
It was a stress fracture in his on the PGA Tour. Trying to dropping. Cantlay tried to
back that kept him out of manage his schedule after Predictions are never easy Award as the best player in play two more events to
golf for the better part of not having competed for in golf — Cantlay knows college — as a freshman stay in the top 25 to earn a
three years — two straight two straight years, Cantlay that better than anyone at UCLA — and posed for PGA Tour card and missed
years without playing one played 11 times and still — and so where he goes photos with Nicklaus, then the cut in both, finishing
tournament — and kept made it to the Tour Cham- remains a work in progress. got ready for U.S. Open 29th. His last chance was
him from the pace set by pionship. It's where he has been that qualifying at the sectional a four-tournament series
others from his own age "If he had the full year this explains why his victory site filled with PGA Tour with a special money list.
group. year, I would imagine he'd Sunday got so much atten- players. Cantlay was the Cantlay played the first
Jordan Spieth saw it com- have been on the Presi- tion, even if it wasn't worthy only amateur to get one of one and finished one shot
ing. dents Cup team, no ques- of the front of sports pages. the 16 spots. behind Trevor Immelman.
Neither of them had PGA tion," Spieth said at the TPC Anyone who saw Cantlay Two weeks later, he was It was enough to get his
Tour status when Spieth Boston that year. "He's ex- play in Ohio eight years low amateur in the 2011 U.S. card, and then he couldn't
and Cantlay were paired tremely talented, and he's ago would have expected Open at Congressional, his play again for nearly nine
together in the opening going to work his way up a performance like this. first tournament against months. Cantlay has been
two rounds of the 2013 into the top 10 in the world, His time at Muirfield Vil- the best in the world. The through a lot, but he is still
Puerto Rico Open. Spieth in my opinion."And here he lage was short. Cantlay following week, he set a relatively new considering
got him by one shot each is. received the Jack Nicklaus PGA Tour record for ama- he had to start over.q