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♦ SUNDAY, JANUARY 23, 2005
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tans, Braves reach deal
ATLANTA (AP) - Second base
man Marcus Giles skipped salary
arbitration by agreeing to a $2.35
million, one-year contract with the
Atlanta Braves on Thursday.
Giles received a big raise from
the $430,000 he made last sea
son. This was the first year he was
eligible for arbitration.
The two sides essentially split
the difference in their arbitration
offers. Giles had asked for $2.7
million, while the Braves coun
tered at $2.05 million.
With the signing of Giles, pitch
er Kevin Gryboski is the Braves'
only arbitration-eligible player who
has yet to settle. The right-handed
reliever has requested $975,000,
while the Braves are proposing
$780,000.
Giles’ contract also includes
$25,000 bonuses for reaching 550
and 600 plate appearances.
The 26-year-old infielder bat
ted .311 last season, with eight
homers, 48 RBIs and 17 stolen
bases. He missed 52 games after
breaking his right collarbone in a
collision with Andruw Jones.
In 2003, Giles was voted to
start the All-Star game, though he
couldn't play because of a concus
sion. He had his best season, hit
ting .316 with 21 homers, 69 RBIs
and 14 stolen bases.
It's been a busy week for the
Braves. They agreed to one-year
contracts with shortstop Rafael
Furcal, closer Dan Kolb and reliev
er Chris Reitsma on Monday, then
signed free-agent outfielder Brian
Jordan on Wednesday.
ML, players stfl at odds
(AP) - After two days of nego
tiations, the NHL and the players’
association appeared no closer to
a deal that could save the hockey
season.
Representatives from the NHL
and the players’ association met
for 4 1/2 hours in Toronto, the
second straight day the sides held
discussions in an attempt to end
the four-month lockout.
The sides also held a five-hour
meeting in Chicago on Wednesday,
but they remained divided on the
idea of cost certainty, a concept
the players' association says is an
unacceptable salary cap.
VMngs hire Loney
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP)
- The Minnesota Vikings made
Steve Loney their new offensive
coordinator a day after the Miami
Dolphins lured Scott Linehan away
with a three-year contract.
The 52-year-old Loney also will
retain his position as offensive
line coach, which he has held for
three years.
French open investigation
ANNECY, France (AP) - French
authorities have opened a prelimi
nary inquiry into doping allegations
made against six-time Tour de
France winner Lance Armstrong in
a book published last summer.
Judicial officials confirmed the
probe but declined to give details,
describing the case as confiden
tial.
Philippe Trouyet, commissioner
of the judicial police in Annecy,
said that the investigation had
been compromised by revelations
in the media, and added that it
would likely soon be dropped.
Prosecutor Philippe Drouet
was not available for comment.
Calls by The Associated Press
to Armstrong's press officer, Jogi
Muller, were not immediately
returned.
Stx players charged
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Six
current and former South Carolina
football players were charged with
stealing SIB,OOO worth of equip
ment from Williams-Brice Stadium
last November.
Offensive lineman Woodly
Telfort is charged with grand larce
ny, a felony. He admitted to inves
tigators he took a $4,000 laptop,
according to an arrest warrant.
Quarterbacks Syvelle Newton
and Dondrial Pinkins have been
charged with a misdemeanor,
petit larceny, along with defensive
lineman Freddy Saint-Preux and
safety Rodriques Wilson.
Arrest warrants say all four play
ers took action photos of them
selves from the South Carolina
locker room area of the stadium
and have confessed to the theft.
Key des attar colapse
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP)
- Eastern Connecticut guard
Antwoine Key died after collaps
ing during the opening minutes of
a game at Worcester State.
Emergency personnel tried to
revive Key, 22, and rushed him
to a Worcester hospital, where he
was pronounced dead, Eastern
officials said.
It was not immediately clear
what cagsed Key to collapse dur
ing the game, which was sus
pended.
CESANA PARIOL, Italy (AP)
- Reigning world champion Duff
Gibson of Canada and Kerstin
Juergens of Germany won skel
eton World Cup events at the new
track that will be used for the 2006
Winter Olympics.
Falcons have the potential
As soon as the Eagles
finished beating
Minnesota in the
playoffs, prognosticators
immediately began discuss
ing the match up between
Philadelphia and Atlanta.
Now it’s time for me to
weigh in with my opinion.
Atlanta rushed for 2,468
yards in 15 games while
Philadelphia amassed 1.639
yards.
The Eagles didn’t have a
single thousand-yard rush
er. Their closest was Brian
Westbrook who had 812
yards on 177 carries for a
4.6 per carry average.
The nearest was Dorsey
Levins who finished the sea
son at 410.
Atlanta comes in with
two backs over 800 yards.
Warrick Dunn reached
almost 1,000 at 974 and
Michael Vick had 889 yards.
T.J. Duckett was next
with 457 yards. Dunn and
Duckett averaged more than
four yards a carry while Vick
ran for 7.6 yards a carry.
The talking heads on the
sports station have com
mented on Philadelphia’s
defense against the run.
The Eagles allowed about
120 yards a game. That’s 25
yards less than the Falcons
per game average.
Falcons fans have been
oohing and aahing about the
360 yards Atlanta rushed
for against St. Louis. What
they have failed to consider
is that Vick threw for less
than 80 yards.
CARPENTER
From page 1B
athletes would have balked
at making such a sacrifice.
“She never questioned
sacrificing the breast
stroke,” Parker said. “She
did it for the team. ”
That doesn’t mean that
Carpenter gave up swim
ming the breaststroke, she
still qualified for state in
the 100 breaststroke, she
just started focusing more
of her training time in the
freestyle.
“I trust my coach,”
Carpenter said. “In high
school, swimming is more
of a team sport. I like swim
ming for my high school;
it’s a lot more involved.”
Parker says that there is
a plus side to putting more
time into swimming free
style events.
She has already qualified
for state in the 50 free, and
Parker believes she has a
definite chance to make the
finals in that event.
“It’s a mental sport,”
Carpenter said. “If you’re
not excited, not having fun,
or don’t want to succeed,
no matter how athletic you
HORNET
From page 1B
master's degree, Hardy
served in the U.S. Army as
a parachutist. After his mili
tary service, he went to work
at Robins Air Force Base for
several years.
For the last decade, Hardy
battled Alzheimer’s disease.
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“So what?” say those who
expect Atlanta to repeat that
performance.
They forget that the Rams
were one of the worst defens
es in the NFC last season. If
the Eagles decide to make
Vick throw the ball by stuff
ing the run, he doesn’t have
the numbers to prove he can
do it.
In fact, when examining
the Falcons’ five season loss
es, each tick in the losing
column can be directly relat
ed to Vick turnovers and an
inability to pass the ball.
Vick averages 7.3 yards
per pass. He has an excel
lent completion rate at 55.7
percent. He has tossed 13
touchdown passes, but he
has also thrown 12 intercep
tions.
Look at McNabb’s num
bers.
He has passed for 31 TDs
against eight interceptions.
He completes 64 percent of
his passes.
are, you won’t succeed.”
Appropriately, that shows
her depth. She carries that
focus to everything she
does. Carpenter is more
than a swimmer.
When asked what she
would do if she couldn’t
swim, she didn’t hesitate.
“ Photography, ” Carpenter
said. “I’m into photogra
phy.” ,
She is taking a class at
Houston County and likes
taking black and white pho
tos of people and nature.
“Black and white creates
a sense of mystery,” she
said. “Color is pretty, but it
can distract from the sub
ject.”
For all the splash
Carpenter makes in the
pool, she said she hates loud
noise and prefers the sooth
ing sound of ocean waves.
It is part of her charac
ter.
That’s what it is to her
- a way to get to the heart
of something with being
distracted.
“It’s how you perform,”
she said. “When you do
things, have a good atti-
Funeral services were
scheduled for Saturday at 11
a.m. in the chapel of Macon
Memorial Funeral Home,
with internment to follow
at Macon Memorial Park
Cemetary.
He is survived by his wife,
Beverely Bridgeman Hardy;
Cleats
SPORTS
Against Minnesota,
McNabb completed 21 of 33
passes for an 8.7 per comple
tion average. Fifteen of the
balls were to wide receiv
ers or Westbrook in the slot
position.
Four of his receivers, with
14 of those receptions aver
aged 13 or more yards per
catch.
Who are Vick’s main tar
gets? His backs and tight
ends. That kind of attack
doesn’t stretch defenses.
With all of that said, I’m
still picking the Falcons.
I remember reading what
a Rams linebacker said after
the game. He said that the
defense was calling out what
plays the Falcons were run
ning, and the Rams still
couldn’t stop them.
The Eagles’ defensive
front is suspect. The experts
say they are susceptible to
the run. Philadelphia’s line
backers are fast and aggres
sive. Maybe too aggressive.
They could run themselves
out of plays.
My hope is that Vick learns
how to throw on the run
before Sunday night. When
he starts moving toward the
line of scrimmage, defensive
backs are going to abandon
their man and move up to
get Vick. That should give
Atlanta’s quarterback a
wide-open receiver.
If he can throw it in
the general direction of
Peerless Price, I know that
a University of Tennessee
Vol can go get the ball.
tude. I want people to know
that whenever I do some
thing, I go all out.”
Carpenter hopes to con
tinue swimming in college,
but that isn’t why she’s
going to college.
“Katie is well grounded,”
Parker said.
She wants to major in
health or personal fitness.
“If the opportunity (to
swim in college) comes up,
I’ll definitely take it,” she
said,
Still, she’s happy with
what she has.
“I’m a happy person
even if I’m not smiling,”
Carpenter said. “I’m very
blessed in my life. I have
great parents and great
friends.”
Her character is his her
guide. She has high aspira
tions and high moral stan
dards.
They guide her path.
Carpenter attends
Centerville Methodist
Church and says that when
she gets to heaven she
wants to hear God say, “I’m
forgiven.”
his mother, Mary Tunnison;
two brothers, A. Jack Hardy
and E. Floyd “Dick” Hardy;
sons, Brett C. Hardy and
Wade G. Hardy; stepdaugh
ter, Heather Seagraves;
stepson, Marian Ashley
Arnold and granddaughters
Eve and Lydia Hardy.
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8 Columbus
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NBA Scoreboard
Thursday’s Games
Houston 108, Orlando 99
Dallas 99, L.A. Clippers 77
Sacramento 123, Cleveland 96
Women's College Top 25 Fared
1. Duke (18-1) did not play.
2. LSU (17-1) beat Arkansas 91-45.
3. Ohio State (18-2) beat Indiana 52-30.
Next: vs. Northwestern, Sunday.
4. Baylor (13-2) did not play.
5. Stanford (16-2) beat No. 25 UCLA 100-
75. Next: vs. Southern Cal, Saturday.
6. Rutgers (13-3) beat Providence 74-40.
Next: at No. 11 Notre Dame, Sunday.
7. Tennessee (13-3) beat Auburn 81-71.
Next: vs. Kentucky, Sunday.
8. Michigan State (16-2) did not play.
9. North Carolina (14-3) lost to Florida
State 79-73, OT.
10. Texas Tech (14-2) did not play.
11. Notre Dame (15-3) did not play.
12. Minnesota (15-3) beat Michigan 73-49.
Next: vs. Illinois, Sunday.
13. Connecticut (11-4) did not play.
14 Boston College (13-2) beat West Virginia
76-75. Next: at Providence, Sunday.
15. Texas (9-6) did not play.
16. Maryland (13-3) beat Virginia 63-60.
Next: vs. North Carolina State, Sunday.
17. Vanderbilt (13-4) lost to Mississippi 66-
60. Next: vs. No. 2 LSU, Sunday.
18. DePaul (13-3) did not play.
19. lowa State (14-1) did not play.
20. Kansas State (13-3) did not play.
21. Georgia (14-5) did not play.
22. lowa (14-3) did not play.
23. Virginia Tech (12-4) beat Clemson 81-
66. Next: vs. Florida State, Jan. 24.
24. Purdue (10-7) lost to Penn State 77-54.
Next: vs. No. 22 lowa, Sunday.
25. UCLA (11-6) lost to No. 5 Stanford 100-
75. Next: at California, Saturday.
Men’s College Top 25 Fared
1. Illinois (19-0) beat No. 23 lowa 73-68,
OT. Next: at No. 24 Wisconsin, Tuesday.
2. Kansas (14-0) did not play.
3. Wake Forest (15-2) did not play.
4. Duke (14-0) did not play.
5. Oklahoma State (13-2) did not play.
6. North Carolina (15-2) did not play.
7. Syracuse (18-1) did not play.
8. Kentucky (13-2) did not play.
9. Boston College (15-0) did not play.
10. Washington (15-2) did not play.
11 Gonzaga (13-4) lost to San Francisco
73-70. Next: at San Diego, Saturday.
12. Georgia Tech (11-4) did not play.
13. Arizona (15-3) beat Oregon 74-66.
Next: at Oregon State, Saturday.
14. Louisville (15-3) did not play.
15. Texas (14-3) did not play.
16. Connecticut (11-3) did not play.
17. Mississippi State (15-4) did not play.
18. Oklahoma (14-2) did not play.
19. Michigan State (11-3) did not play.
20. Cincinnati (15-2) did not play.
21. Pittsburgh (12-3) did not play.
22. Alabama (14-3) did not play.
23. lowa (13-4) lost to No. 1 Illinois 73-68,
OT. Next: vs. Purdue, Saturday.
24. Wisconsin (12-3) did not play.
25. Marquette (14-3) lost to DePaul 85-72.
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