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2B ♦ TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2006 STANDINGS, MORE CURTAIN CALL American League EAST W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO NY Yankees 68 46 .596 - 37-21 31-25 629 535 Lost 1 5-5 Boston 68 48 .586 1 38-17 30-31 646 581 Won 3 4-6 Toronto 63 55 .534 7 38-24 25-31 613 566 Lost 1 6-4 Baltimore 51 67 .432 19 30-31 21-36 569 668 Lost 4 2-8 Tampa Bay 47 71 .398 23 29-26 18-45 510 631 Lost 6 3-7 CENTRAL W L PCT OB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO Detroit 76 41 .650 - 37-19 39-22 600 463 Lost 5 4-6 Chicago Sox 70 46 .603 5.5 39-21 31-25 658 559 Won 4 7-3 Minnesota 68 49 .581 8 40-18 28-31 591 528 Won 1 6-4 Cleveland 53 64 .453 23 32-30 21-34 644 584 Won 6 6-4 Kansas City 41 77 .347 35.5 26-33 15-44 534 712 Lost 4 3-7 WEST W L PCT OB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO Oakland 65 52 .556 - 33-26 32-26 525 521 Won 3 9-1 LA Angels 61 57 .517 4.5 27-28 34-29 573 553 Won 1 6-4 Texas 61 58 .513 5 30-30 31-28 628 589 Won 5 6-4 Seattle 56 61 479 9 31-29 25-32 547 556 Lost 4 3-7 National League EAST W L PCT OB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO NYMets 71 45 .612 - 35-22 36-23 617 514 Won 2 7-3 Philadelphia 56 60 .483 15 28-33 28-27 601 610 Lost 2 5-5 Florida 55 62 .470 16.5 27-28 28-34 542 563 Won 1 5-5 Atlanta 54 62 .466 17 25-31 29-31 600 596 Won 1 4-6 Washington 51 66 .436 20.5 28-28 23-38 533 599 Lost 2 3-7 CENTRAL W L PCT OB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO St. Louis 62 55 .530 - 33-23 29-32 570 568 Lost 3 4-6 Cincinnati 61 57 .517 1.5 31-31 30-26 586 615 Won 2 6-4 Houston 57 60 .487 5 34-28 23-32 537 543 Lost 2 6-4 Milwaukee 55 62 .470 7 34-24 21-38 533 616 Lost 1 4-6 Chicago Cubs 49 68 .419 13 25-31 24-37 494 610 Won 1 5-5 Pittsburgh 45 73 .381 17.5 31-28 14-45 523 593 Won 3 5-5 WEST t W L PCT OB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO LA Dodgers 62 56 .525 - 37-25 25-31 591 537 Won 4 9-1 San Diego 60 57 .513 1.5 28-31 32-26 527 521 Won 2 5-5 Arizona 59 58 .504 2.5 30-31 29-27 584 587 Lost 1 4-6 Colorado 57 60 .487 4.5 30-27 27-33 539 515 Lost 1 5-5 San Francisco 54 63 .462 7.5 31-28 23-35 532 543 Lost 5 3-7 PRO, COLLEGE BRIEFS Portis suffers hurt stoider CINCINNATI (AP) - Running back Clinton Portis partially dislocated his left shoulder during Washington’s opening series of the preseason Sunday night, a significant setback for the Redskins’ revamped offense. An MRI test detected the injury, which involves the bone popping out of place temporarily in the shoulder socket. Standard treatment involves rest and strengthening exercises. There was no immediate indication how long he will be sidelined. Homish captured Indy 300 SPARTA, Ky. (AP) - Sam Hornish Jr. reclaimed the Indy Racing League points lead on Sunday, passing Scott Dixon with four laps to go to win the Meijer Indy 300 at Kentucky Speedway. The win was Hornish’s fourth of the year and the eighth by Team Penske this season. His second career vic tory at Kentucky helped him get back the points lead from teammate Helio Castroneves, who finished third behind Hornish and Scott Dixon. Hornish now leads Castroneves by seven points heading into the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma in two weeks. WHsan gets first PGA win CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (AP) - Dean Wilson earned his first PGA Tour win with a birdie on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff, topping Tom Lehman at the International at Castle CLEATS f THIC> BOLIETTIERI ( HOT PO6 EATIIJG TRAIfJItJG / —A CAMP IOOKE- C-EPIOOC. J CAMP LOOM GEAREP TO TW COT FITURE CMAMFW. TOO BAP / He said it ... “I was taught to never give up, and that’s kind of the attitude that I work in - never quit and just roll over. I think it probably surprised everybody else that we were able to drive back by and win.” - NASCAR driver Kevin Harvivk Pines on Sunday. After Lehman barely missed wide on a 30-foot putt for birdie, Wilson sank a 6-footer to win the $990,000 first-place prize. His best previous finish was a tie for third at the 2004 Valero Texas Open. Steve Flesch and Daisuke Maruyama tied for third place with 32 points, fol lowed by Stewart Cink with 31. Karr cbfetts LPGA victory LONDON, Ontario (AP) - Cristie Kerr overcome an eight-stroke deficit to hand Angela Stanford a crushing loss for the second time in three months, shooting a bogey-free 7-under 65 for a one-stroke victory. Kerr, who came from four strokes back to beat Stanford in May in the Franklin American Mortgage Championship in Tennessee, finished with a 12-under 276 total on the London Hunt and Country Club course. Pat Hurst shot a 68 to finish third at 10 under, Lee (74) followed at 7 under and Jee Young Lee (74) was another stroke back. Maskaev takes boxing title LAS VEGAS (AP) - The newest heavyweight champion is a 37-year-old father of four who emigrated to the U.S. 11 years ago to chase the American dream. Oleg Maskaev captured it in a com pelling fight against Hasim Rahman on Saturday night, knocking out the WBC champ in the 12th round for his first title IW— | (c) 2006 Bill Hinds. 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Some see Maskaev’s belt as another indictment of a much-criticized division, but the less cynical can appreciate the thrill of a classic underdog story. “It’s an honor," Maskaev said. “Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, it’s great to be among great fighters like that. It’s been a dream of mine for a long time.” Maskaev is talkative, charming and upstanding, with a comfortable life with his family in Staten Island in New York. Throw in his late-career flourish, and Maskaev is everything a heavyweight champion should be. And he’s the clos est thing to an American champ in a downtrodden division long dominated by U.S. fighters. Rahman was the only remaining American-born heavyweight belt-hold er. Maskaev's ascension leaves all four significant titles in the hands of fighters from former Soviet republics. Though this Soviet bloc could alien ate American fight fans, the division seems to keep its mystique no mat ter how many mediocre champions it produces. If heavyweight boxing can survive John Ruiz, Chris Byrd and Corrie Sanders, Maskaev should be a downright star. "Have Cameras, Will Travel" SPORTS Weekend Sports Transactions By The Associated Press ■ BALTIMORE ORIOLES - Activated RHP Kris Benson from the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP Julio Manon to Ottawa of the IL. ■ CLEVELAND INDIANS - Recalled RHP Jeremy Guthrie from Buffalo of the IL and then optioned him back. Recalled RHP Andrew Brown from Buffalo. Designated INF Ramon Vazquez for assignment. Traded C Einar Diaz to the Los Angeles Dodgers for cash. ■ KANSAS CITY ROYALS -Named J.J. Picollo director of player devel opment. Named Rene Francisco special assistant to the general manager for international opera tions. ■ ATLANTA BRAVES -Named Paul Snyder director of baseball opera tions and Matt Kemp director of player development. ■ CHICAGO CUBS - Placed RHP Mark Prior on the 15-day DL, ret roactive to Aug. 11. Recalled RHP Angel Guzman from lowa of the PCL. CINCINNATI REDS - Placed LHP Kent Mercker on the 15-day DL. Purchased the contract of LHP Chris Michalak from Louisville of the IL. Designated INF Williams Bergolla for assignment. Optioned RHP Elizardo Ramirez to Louisville. Recalled LHP Brian Shackelford from Louisville. Batting title still in reach fer McCann ATLANTA - A month and a half back, Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox seemed to be caught off guard when NOTEBOOK R. Travis Haney Morris News Service the team’s best pure hitter, but he said then that the road would be extremely dif ficult because of the wear and tear of the position and the fact that the slow-mov ing 22-year-old wouldn’t leg out any infield hits. After McCann had a two run single early and then slugged a key two-run homer in Atlanta’s 7-4 vic tory against Milwaukee, the All-Star reserve once again stood at .350. And Cox said he could make a run at the batting crown. “Yeah, he can. He can hit,” Cox said. “Mac is just won derful. He’s a smart hitter as well as a smart catcher. He can do a lot for a 22-year old kid.” The greatest challenge for McCann will be making up the necessary plate appear ances to qualify for consid eration. Because of an ankle injury in May and regular days off, McCann is off the required pace of 3.1 plate appearances for every one of his team’s games for quali fication. Through Sunday, McCann had 332 plate appearances. He’d need to accumulate 503 by season’s end. If he plays in 40 of his team’s final 46 games, aver aging four plate appearances a game, he’d finish with 492 plate appearances, 11 shy. But factoring in a couple of five plate-appearance games and a pinch-hit at-bat here and there, McCann will be very, very close. But McCann’s quick to remind you of the other end of things - he still has to hit, and hit well, to have a TURNER PUCTCGRARUy Aerial Phctcsrapfiy l rad luiwr • IW/Mlt) <r 4/V4<4-( M I Weekday Major League Llnescores By The Associated Press Kansas City 000 000 000 - 0 71 Cleveland (11)00 100 01 x -13 11 0 • LHudson, Wellemeyer (1), Sisco (8) and Buck Sowers, Brown (7) Carmona (9) and VMartinez, Shoppach (7). W - Sowers 4- 3. L - LHudson 5-4. HRs - Cleveland, Gutierrez (1), Hafner (35), Garko (2). Los Angeles 300 011 000 - 5 150 New York 000 010 002 - 3 5 0 JdWeaver, Donnelly (7), Shields (8) Frßodriguez (9) and Napoli Wang, Villone (6), Veras (8) and Posada. W - JdWeaver 8-0. L - Wang 13-5. Sv - Frßodriguez (30). HRs_Los Angeles, Figgins (6) New York, ARodriguez (25), Giambi (34), CWilson (2). Toronto 000 000 000 - 0 5 1 Minnesota 011 011 10x - 5 100 Marcum, Frasor (6), McGowan (7) BRyan (8) and BMolina Radke, Guerrier (8), Nathan (9) and Redmond. W - Radke 12-8. L-Marcum 1-2. HR-Minnesota, Cuddyer (17). Detroit 101 100 000 - 3 11 1 Chicago 130 000 12x- 7 11 0 Miner, Ledezma (6), Colon (6), JWalker (7), Zumaya (7), TJones (8) and IRodriguez, VWilson (8) FGarcia, MacDougal (8), Thornton (8), Jenks (9) and Pierzynski. W - FGarcia 11-7. L - Miner 7-3. Sv -Jenks (33). HR_Chicago, Dye (31). chance. “It’s too early to really talk about it,” he said. “Even if I get the at-bats, I still have to keep the average where it’s at. That’s still hard to do. Time will tell.” FRONT-OFFICE SHUFFLE: The Braves announced Sunday that a familiar face, Paul Snyder, will become the team’s new director of base ball operations. As the organization’s head of scouting, Snyder was an integral cog in align ing things for the Braves’ recent run of success. Health issues had slowed him down in recent years, but the 70- year-old again felt like tak ing on more. “He’s an ideal guy - the most ideal guy - to have to fill this position,” GM John Schuerholz said. “The fact that Paul’s health has worked its way back that he has the energy and excite ment and anticipation to take on the situation such as this one is remarkable.” Also, scout and crosscheck er Kurt Kemp was promoted to become the Braves’ new director of player develop ment. The moves are related to former assistant GM Dayton Moore’s departure earlier in the year to become Kansas City’s GM. Moore announced Sunday that former Braves co-work ers JJ Picollo and Rene Francisco would join him in Kansas City. asked if he thoughtyoung catcher Brian McCann could compete for the National League bat ting title. Cox thinks McCann is ;r : Mfe: , PMg*®* ,4-' wm w • 24 Hour Access • Personal Training • no Contracts |3£3so_ 1030 Ball Street (Downtown Perry) 987-8516 Email us at: bodytecfitness@alltel.net 000359661 THE HOUSTON DAILY JOURNAL Baltimore 130 002 012 - 9 14 1 Boston 400 300 31x -11 8 1 DCabrera, RuOrtiz (5), Williams (7), BChen (7) and RaHernandez Lester, Snyder (6), Delcarmen (7), Hansen (8), Papelbon (9) and Mirabelli. W_Lester 6-2. L - DCabrera 5-8. Sv - Papelbon (31). HRs - Baltimore, BRoberts (4), CPatterson (12), Millar (9). Boston, Youkilis (12), Lowell (14), Mirabelli (6). New York 000 000 111 - 3 4 0 Washington 000 100 000 - 1 73 Trachsel, Ring (7), Bradford (7), Oliver (8), BWagner (9) and DiFlce, Lo Duca (8) Armas Jr., Rauch (8), SRivera (9) and Schneider. W - Bradford 4-2. L - Rauch 3-3. Sv - BWagner (28). HRs_New York, Tucker (1). Washington, ASoriano (38). Milwaukee 000 001 300_4 11 1 Atlanta 003 001 30x_7 12 1 Ohka, Helling (6), Wise (7), BShouse (7), Kolb (8) and Rivera THudson, Yates (7), Paronto (7), DBaez (8), Wickman (9) and McCann. W - Paronto 1-0. L - Wise 5-6. Sv_Wickman (7). HRs-Atlanta, McCann (15), Francoeur (22). San Francisco 000 000 000 0 -031 Los Angeles 000 000 0001 -1 6 0 (10 innings) Schmidt, Stanton (9), Chulk (10) and Alfonzo, TGreene (9) Maddux, Tomko (9), Saito (10) and Martin. W -Saito 5-2. L -Chulk 0-1. HR - Los Angeles, Martin (6). Both men worked with the Braves’ scouting and player development departments in Atlanta, and they’ll do the same under Moore. Replaced now by Kemp, Picollo had been serving as acting director of player development since Moore departed. Schuerholz and Moore made an agreement that no Braves personnel would leave for Kansas City with in a certain time period unless Schuerholz OK’d the moves. “It’s a circumstance where we thought it was a win-win win for both organizations,” Schuerholz said. “But that agreement is still in exis tence.” ONE IN, ONE OUT: The Braves welcomed veteran infielder Chipper Jones back from his side injury Sunday just in time to wave goodbye to young infielder Willy Aybar for a couple of weeks. Aybar, put on the 15-day DL on Sunday, had been playing with a strain and a non-displaced chip fracture in his left middle finger since his Braves debut July 30. After missing 13 games, Jones went 0-for-2 with a walk and th 6 go-ahead sacri fice fly Sunday. Char-Broiled Sizzling Steaks ■* 4 green derby R 75 Exit 136 ♦ 987-8877 “Bodytei Fitness club: not just for the guys” • Free Weights • Treadmills • Family Plan Ruailable