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HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL STANDINGS, MORE CURTAIN CALL NY Yankees Boston Toronto Baltimore Tampa Bay Detroit Chicago Sox Minnesota Cleveland Kansas City Oakland LA Angels Texas Seattle NY Mets Philadelphia Atlanta Florida Washington St. Louis Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Chicago Cubs Pittsburgh San Diego LA Dodgers Arizona Colorado San Francisco PRO, COLLEGE BRIEFS Goodel picked to lead IH NORTHBROOK, 111. (AP) - Roger Goodell was chosen as the NFL’s next commissioner, succeeding the man who groomed him for the job, Paul Tagliabue. The 47-year-old Goodell worked his way from a public relations intern to per haps the most powerful job in American sports. Favored for months to get the job, he was unanimously elected by the league’s 32 owners on the fifth ballot. The son of former U.S. Sen. Charles Goodell of New York, he has been Tagliabue's top assistant, particularly on expansion and stadium construction. In 2000, he became the NFL’s chief operat ing officer. Goodell becomes the league’s fourth commissioner since 1946. Clarett arrested agah COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Maurice Clarett was arrested early Wednesday after a highway chase that ended with GSU r GT considering football game By Donald Heath Morris News Service If Georgia Southern athlet ics director Sam Baker could make out the perfect football schedule, he would pencil in Georgia and Georgia Tech once every four years. “Maybe play a Georgia in ’OB, then Tech in ’lO, then Georgia in ’l2 and so forth,” Baker said. “It makes a lot of sense when the teams in state play.” Baker already has Georgia scheduled for 2008, and he may soon add a game against the Yellow Jackets. Georgia Tech athletics director Dan Radakovich confirmed the possible game Thursday in a discussion with sportswriters from around the state. “I don’t know when that might occur down the road, but certainly it’s something as we look to fill dates in schedules in the coming years, Georgia Southern will be part of that mix,” The Original Solunar Tables. By Mrs. Richard Alden Knight Release week of Aug. 6-13, 2006 AM PM Date Day Minor Major Minor Ma)or 8/6 Su 3:10 9:25 3:35 9:55 8/7 M 4:10 10:20 4:30 10:55 8/8 T 5:05 11:20 5:30 11:50 8/9 W 6:00 0 6:25 12:15 8/10 Th 6:55 12:40 7:20 1:10 8/11 F 7:55 1:45 8:25 2:10 i 8/12 S 6:50 2:40 9:20 3:05 8/13 Su 9:45 3:30 10:10 3:55 C 2006 by King FMturM Syndic**. Inc. Prime Rib Seasoned to Perfection I green derby I I-75 Exit 136 • 987-8877 WW American League EASt W L PCT QB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 66 43 .606 - 36-19 30-24 606 510 Lost 1 7-3 65 46 .586 2 35-17 30-29 610 553 Lost 3 4-6 59 54 .522 9 37-24 22-30 593 557 Lost 1 2-8 51 63 .447 17.5 30-31 21-32 548 636 Won 1 4-6 47 67 .412 21.5 29-26 18-41 504 615 Lost 2 4-6 CENTRAL W L PCT QB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 76 37 .673 - 3>-18 39-19 591 443 Lost 1 6-4 66 45 .595 9 35-20 31-25 631 542 Won 1 6-4 66 46 .589 9.5 47 64 .423 28 26-30 21-34 598 570 Lost 4 2-8 39 73 .348 36.5 24-33 15-40 512 676 Won 1 3-7 WESt W L PCT QB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 62 51 .549 - 3()-25 32-26 511 501 Won 6 9-1 59 54 .522 3 56 58 .491 6.5 26-30 30-28 577 570 Lost 4 5-5 55 57 .491 6.5 30-29 25-28 526 519 Won 2 6-4 National League EAST W L PCT QB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 67 44 .604 - 33-22 34-22 596 501 Won 3 7-3 54 58 .482 13.5 27-31 27-27 574 586 Lost 1 6-4 52 60 .464 15.5 • 23-29 29-31 583 574 Won 1 4-6 52 60 .464 15.5 27-28 25-32 518 540 Won 1 4-6 49 63 .438 18.5 26-25 23-38 515 578 LoSt3 3-7 CENTRAL W L PCT QB HdME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 61 51 .545 - 33-23 28-28 554 542 Lost 1 3-7 58 55 .513 3.5 30-30 28-25 556 584 Won 1 3-7 54 58 .482 7 31-26 23-32 509 525 Won 1 6-4 52 60 .464 9 32-24 20-36 506 593 Lost 3 4-6 48 64 ~429 13 25-31 23-33 471 571 Won 3 7-3 42 71 .372 19.5 28-28 14-43 503 571 Lost 3 5-5 WEST W L PCT QB ROAD RS RA STRK LlO 58 54 .518 - 28-31 30-23 506 501 Lost 1 4-6 58 55 .513 .5 33-24 25-31 576 524 Won 11 10-0 57 56 .504 1.5 28-29 29-27 567 571 Won 1 5-5 54 58 .482 4 28-26 26-32 508 496 Lost 3 5-5 54 59 .478 4.5 31-28 23-31 522 528 Lost 1 3-7 police using Mace on the former Ohio State running back and finding four loaded guns in his sport utility vehicle, a police spokesman said. Officers used Mace to subdue Clarett after a stun gun was ineffective because the former Fiesta Bowl star was wear ing a bullet-resistant vest, Sgt. Michael Woods said. Police planned to charge him with carrying concealed weapons without a permit and other counts, Woods said. Clarett did not speak to police who tried to interview him at the station before he was moved to the Franklin County Jail. Mfctiele Wie fires cadde (AP) Michelle Wie fired her caddie, Greg Johnston, after a tie for 26th in the Women's British Open. Johnston began working for the 16- year-old from Hawaii when she made her pro debut last October in the Samsung World Championship, Where Wie was disqualified over an illegal drop in the Radakovich told the group, according to the Associated Press. The game is at least four years away. Georgia Tech’s non-conference schedule is set through the 2009 sea son. Georgia Tech ahd Georgia Southern have never met in football, but the relationship between the Eagles’ Baker and the YelloW Jackets’ Radakovich could change that. The two have talked about football scheduling before, albeit when Radakovich was a senior assbciate ath letics director at Louisiana State. Radakovich took over at Georgia Tebh earlier this year, succeeding Dave Braine. Baker stopped by Radakovich’s office recently to congratulate him on his new position. The conversation included both teams’ future schedules. 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Wie had finished no worse than a tie for fifth in her first six LPGA Tour events this year, including three majors. She failed to break par in any of her four rounds at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, and the tie for 26th was her worst finish on the LPGA Tour in two years. Mayfield out fop the Glen CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Bill Elliott will replace Jeremy Mayfield in the No. 19 Dodge at Watkins Glen this weekend, furthering speculation that Mayfield is on his way out at Evernham Motorsports. Mfchele Wie fires cadde MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Twins man ager Ron Gardenhire said there was a “99.999" percent chance that Francisco Liriano would be placed on the disabled list. Liriano - a contender for the Cy Young Award in the AL - missed a start on Aug. 2 with inflammation in his left forearm, but returned to the rotation on Monday night against the Tigers. to play 12 regular-season games. The Yellow Jackets are looking for opponents. Baker and Radakovich haven’t agreed on dates yet, but Baker is optimistic. “It’s encouraging for (Radakovich) to be the one saying they’d like to play us,” Baker said. “I don’t know how close we are (to a date), but we’ve always said we’d love to go to Atlanta and play Tech.” Not only does the game make sense for Baker, but it could make a lot of cents for the Yellow Jackets as well. “That’s where our alumni base is,” Baker said. “We sold 10,000 tickets to Georgia (in 2004). I think we’d sell at least that many, if not more, for a game in Atlanta.” Georgia Southern, a six time I-AA national cham pion, has never beaten a full fledged Division I-A school. Florida International was in its transition year to I-A when the Eagles won 53-32 in 2004. mi SPORTS Tuesday’s Sports Transactions By The Associated Press ■MLB - Suspended RHP Daniel McCutchen (N.Y. Yankees) 50 games for testing positive for a performance enhancing sub stance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. ■ 80STON RED SOX_Assigned C Ken Huckaby outright to Pawtucket of the IL ■ CLEVELAND INDIANS. Agreed to terms with LHP Cliff Lee on a three-year con tract extension. Placed OF-INF Casey Blake on the 15-day DL Recalled INF Ryan Garko from Buffalo of the IL. ■ KANSAS CITY ROYALS. Activated 1B Mike Sweeney from the 60-day DL. Optioned INF Andres Blanco and RHP Leo Nunez to Omaha of the PCL. Transferred RHP Scott Elarton from the 15-day to the 60-day DL ■ NEW YORK YANKEES. Activated 2B Robinson Cano from the 15-day DL. Placed INF Miguel Cairo on the 15- day DL. ■ TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS. Activated LHP Scott Kazmir from the 15-day DL ■ NEW YORK KNICKS.Signed F Jared Jeffries to a five-year contract. ■ CLEVELAND BROWNS. Acquired OL Ross Tucker from the New Engand Patriots for an undisclosed draft pick. Coates iqjures knee, lost for season ATHENS - Antavious Coates spent the past year working his way back to health after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee for the sec ond time. Now the Georgia safety is preparing for yet* rehabilitation after being lost for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee. “I worked my butt off this summer and came ready to play,” Coates said. “It’s hard.” The redshirt freshman made it to just the third practice before suffering an injury in a punt drill on Monday. He sat on a bench with crutches on his side and a brace on the knee while his teammates prac ticed Tuesday. The 6-foot-4, 207-pound Coates first tore the ACL in his left knee his senior season at Greenwood (S.C.) High School and then re-injured it in workouts in Athens in June, 2005. Georgia coach Mark Richt said players spent time with Coates on Monday night to “let him know they cared.” Coates told a team meet ing that he worked harder BACK TO SCHOOL! BACK TO SHAPE! 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Sv - Frßodriguez (28). HRs - Los Angeles, VGuerrero (25), GAnderson (11). Cleveland, Sizemore (17). Boston 000 300 100-4101 Kansas City 020 021 10x - 6 90 Lester, Hansen (6), Seanez (7), Tavarez (8) and JvLopez LHudson, Gobble (7), JoPeralta coming back from his sec ond ACL tear than he did his first and will work even harder this time, Richt said. “I’m sure it’s killing him right now,” Richt said. “He’s such a good boy and a man of charac ter. I think he’ll come through it pretty good.” Dixson back in familiar territo ry: Dale Dixson’s NOTEBOOK By MARC WEISZER Morris News Service stay at offensive line lasted all of one day. “Dale’s back on defense,” Richt said. “That experi ment wasn’t very good.” The fifth-year senior returned to competing for a starting defensive tackle job after spending Monday working at center and guard, a move he called “a shocking thing.” Dixson’s preference was to stick on the defensive line and he told Richt just that when he ran across * iiHBI & %f'. - THURSDAY, AUGUST 10, 2006 (7), Nelson (8), Burgos (9) and Buck. W - LHudson 5-3. L - Lester 5-2. Sv.Burgos (17). HRs - Boston, DOrtiz (41), WPena (7) Kansas City, Brown (9). New York 112 000 010 00 - 5 10 0 Chicago 030 100 001 01 - 6 11 2 (11 Innings) Wang, Villone (6), Veras (7), MMyers (7), Farnsworth (8), MRivera (9), Proctor (10) and Posada FGarcia, Thornton (8) MacDougai (8), Cotts (8), Jenks (9) and Pierzynski, SAlomar (10). W - Jenks 3-3. L - Proctor 4-3. HRs - New York, ARodriguez (23), CWilson (1). Chicago, Konerko (27), Crede (24). Texas 004 000 002 - 6 12 3 Oakland 000 400 12x-7 61 Millwood, Benoit (7), Littleton (8) and Laird Komine, Saarloos (4), Flores (8), Gaudin (8), Street (9) and Kendall. W - Saarloos 4-6. L - Millwood 10-8. Sv -Street (26). HRs.Texas, MYoung (11), Deßosa (9). Oakland, Swisher (24), Payton (9). Philadelphia 000 000 010 - 1 70 Atlanta 000 010 20x -3 8 0 Hamels, Geary (7), Fultz (7), RiWhite (8) and Costs THudson, DBaez (8), WFranklin (8), Y&tes (8), Wickman (9) and McCann. W - THudson 9-10. L - Hamels 4-6. Sv - Wickman (6). the coach in the weight room Tuesday. “It’s a lot to ask for a senior to do and there’s so much to learn on offense,” Richt said. “We wanted to honor what Dale wanted to do.” Dixson was initially moved after, guard Zeb McKinzey reinjured his left shoulder Sunday. Dixson was back in his comfort zone on Tuesday. “(Monday) I was like a freshman,” Dixson said. “Today I actually felt like a fifth-year senior. I was help ing guys out. I knew what to do and went full speed today.” Velasco becomes option at center: Starting split guard Fernando Velasco took snaps Tuesday and will be groomed as an emergency center for the first two games. All-You-Can-Eat Shrimp-$10 u ' J /Catfish-$9-’ 5 Friday & Saturday - spm -10 pm green dairy > 75 IxH tag « §67-88T7 36470 24 Hour Access Best Equipment In Town • Free Weight One On One Training • Indoor Cycling • Aerobics • Tanning Super Clean Facility Conveniently Located 7A