BRUINS IN THE PROS: WEEK OF NOV. 10-16
BASEBALL
BASEBALL
- Trevor Bauer, RHP, Cincinnati Reds – Bauer was named the winner of the 2020 NL Cy Young Award on Wednesday. The ace right-hander became the first Bruin and the first pitcher in the 140-year history of the Reds franchise to win the Cy Young. He also became just the third person in history to win both a Cy Young and college baseball's Golden Spikes Award, joining David Price and Tim Lincecum. For the 2020 season, Bauer led the National League with a 1.73 ERA, 0.79 WHIP, and 5.06 hits per nine innings.
- Japreece Dean, G, Dynamo Novosibirsk (Russia) -- Japreece Dean ('20) is playing in her first professional season overseas following her senior season with the Bruins.
- Kennedy Burke, G, Dinamo Sassari (Italy) -- After a strong second-year campaign with the Indiana Fever in the "Wubble", Kennedy Burke ('19) has recently kicked off her second stint overseas. She currently plays for Dinamo Sassari in Italy.
- Monique Billings, F, Nadezhda Orenburg (Russia) -- Monique Billings ('18) had a breakout season in her third year with the Atlanta Dream this past season in the WNBA and now plays for Nadezhda Orenburg in Russia.
- Nirra Fields, G (Turkey) -- Nirra Fields ('16) continues her professional career playing overseas in Turkey.
- Atonya Nyingifa, F, Estudiantes (Madrid) -- Atonye Nyingifa ('14) continues her longstanding professional basketball career with Estudiantes in Spain. Nyingifa wrapped up her UCLA career in 2014 and scored 1,570 points as a Bruin.
- Rebekah Gardner, G, Sfantu Ghorghe (Romania) -- Rebekah Gardner ('12) continues her prolific professional career overseas with a stint with Sfantu Ghorghe in Romania. Gardner is a member of UCLA's 1,000-point club with 1,101-career points as a Bruin.
- Jayon Brown, ILB, Tennessee Titans – Brown totaled seven tackles and added one pass defense Thursday night. His 73 stops on the season put him on pace to shatter his career high of 105 stops, set in 2019.
- Kenny Clark, NT, Green Bay Packers – Clark posted a team-high five tackles and first-place Green Bay improved to 7-2.
- Ka'imi Fairbairn, K, Houston Texans – Fairbairn missed a field-goal attempt from 46 yards, but made his lone extra-point try. He also saw one of his kickoffs reach the end zone and added a 26-yard punt to pin Cleveland inside its own 20 yard line.
- Kai Forbath, K, Los Angeles Rams – Forbath, who was placed on injured reserve Monday, converted a 23-yard field goal to put the Rams on the board en route to a 23-16 win over Seattle. He also made two of three extra-point attempts and sent one kickoff into the end zone.
- Darnay Holmes, CB, New York Giants – Holmes reentered the starting lineup and recorded one tackle and one pass defensed to help the Giants earn their second win in a row.
- Myles Jack, LB, Jacksonville Jaguars – Jack piled up eight total tackles and returned a fumble recovery 16 yards deep into Green Bay territory to set up a game-tying Jacksonville touchdown in the third quarter.
- Joshua Kelley, RB, Los Angeles Chargers – Kelley carried the ball seven times for 21 yards, including an eight-yard rush.
- Eric Kendricks, MLB, Minnesota Vikings – Kendricks upped his season total to 87 tackles with three more Monday night, as Minnesota defeated Chicago for its third consecutive win.
- Cassius Marsh, LB, Indianapolis Colts – In his Indianapolis debut Thursday night, Marsh registered two total tackles to help the Colts defeat Tennessee and pull into a tie atop the AFC South.
- Kenny Young, ILB, Los Angeles Rams – Young turned in one tackle on his birthday and the Rams beat Seattle to pull into a three-way tie for first place in the NFC West.
- OT Andre James (Las Vegas Raiders), TE Marcedes Lewis (Green Bay Packers), CB Fabian Moreau (Washington Football Team), C Scott Quessenberry (Los Angeles Chargers), OG Alex Redmond (Cincinnati Bengals), WR Matthew Slater (New England Patriots) and TE Caleb Wilson (Philadelphia Eagles) also played, but did not record any statistics.
- PGA TOUR – Patrick Cantlay, who was just one shot back of the lead heading into the third round at last week's Masters, tied for 17th (-7). The TOUR heads to Sea Island, Ga. this week for the RSM Classic (Thursday-Sunday). Bruin alum Kevin Chappell is in the field.
- European Tour – The Tour is back in action this week in Johannesburg, South Africa (Thursday-Sunday) for the Joburg Open. Bruin alum Pedro Figueiredo is in the field.
- LPGA Tour – The Tour is back in action this week in Belleair, Fla. (Thursday-Sunday) for the Pelican Women's Championship. Tiffany Joh, Bronte Law, Mo Martin and Ryann O'Toole are in the field.
- Sam Mewis, MF, Manchester City (England) – Mewis played the full 90 in a 2-2 draw with Manchester United on Nov. 14. Mewis had a 71% pass success rate and had three shots.
- Jessie Fleming, MF, Chelsea FC (England) – Fleming played the final three minutes of regulation as Chelsea extended its WSL unbeaten streak to 27 games in a 1-1 draw with Arsenal on Nov. 15. Chelsea tied the match in the 90th minute on an own goal.
- Lauren Barnes, D, & Hailie Mace, F, Kristianstads DFF (Sweden) – In the team's season finale on Nov. 15, Mace scored the game's first goal for Kristianstads, but Linköpings FC scored two unanswered goals in the second half to take the 2-1 victory. Barnes played the full 90, and Mace played 82 minutes. Kristianstads finished the season in third place in the league standings with an overall record of 14-3-5.
- Siri Ervik, GK, Kolbotn (Norway) – Ervik's started for Kolbotn in a 2-0 loss to Røa on Nov. 15.
- Darian Jenkins, F, Bordeaux (France) – Jenkins played 19 minutes in Bordeaux's 2-0 win over Le Havre on Nov. 14.
- Maxime Cressy – Cressy was edged by Pavel Kotov of Russia, 7-6(5), 4-6, 6-4, in first-round singles action at the 2020 Sparkassen ATP Challenger in Ortisei, Italy.
- Mackenzie McDonald – McDonald dropped a 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 decision to Alexis Galarneau of Canada in first-round singles play at the Atlantic Tire Championships in Cary, N.C.
- Martin Redlicki – Redlicki suffered a 7-5, 6-3 loss to fellow American Alexander Ritschard in singles qualifying at the Orlando (Fla.) Open.
- Catherine Harrison – Harrison upset No. 4 seed Ankita Raina of India, 6-4, 7-5, in first-round singles play at the Claremont, Calif. stop of the Oracle Pro Series. She was dropped by fellow American Claire Liu, 7-5, 6-1, in her next match.
- Chanelle Van Nguyen – Van Nguyen defeated fellow American Madeleine Kobelt, 6-1, 3-6, 1-0(5), in singles qualifying at the Orlando Open. She was stopped just short of the main draw, though, as Katarina Jokic of Bosnia and Herzegovina dealt her a 6-4, 6-2 loss one round later.