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Delgado signs with Marfins
MIAMI (AP) - Carlos Delgado
agreed to a $52 million, four-year
contract with the Florida Marlins.
The deal, which includes an option
year making it potentially worth
$64 million over five seasons, is
contingent on the Delgado pass
ing a physical.
With the addition of the free
agent first baseman, Florida
becomes perhaps the team to
beat in the NL East.
The Marlins won the World
Series in 1997 and 2003 but still
are seeking their first division title.
They also want to win support for
a new ballpark.
Kidnappers demand ransom
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP)
- Kidnappers holding the mother
of Detroit Tigers pitcher Ugueth
Urbina have demanded a $3 mil
lion ransom, but have not con
tacted the family in several weeks.
Venezuelan police said.
Ten police detectives in an anti
kidnapping unit are on the case
and believe 54-year-old Maura
Villarreal is still being held hos
tage. Police said the strategy of
making no contact is a common
ploy used by kidnappers in the
South American country.
Urbinas mother disappeared
from her home on the outskirts of
Caracas on Sept. 1. Police have
said they believe she was taken
by four men who arrived wearing
police uniforms.
NHL declines proposal
NEW YORK (AP) - The NHL
won't be bringing a new proposal
to the next round of discussions
with the players' association, even
though time is clearly running out
to save the hockey season.
Just like last week, when the
sides met for two days in Chicago
and Toronto, the discussions will
continue in three-man groups and
without NHL commissioner Gary
Bettman and union chief Bob
Goodenow. Both sides believe
that having an open dialogue will
help generate ideas better than
working on a formal proposal.
Players, fans charged
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.
(AP) - Five Indiana Pacers play
ers and three fans charged in one
of the most violent melees in NBA
history appeared in court - each
at a separate hearing - and were
released on bond.
The Pacers players, charged
with misdemeanor assault and
battery in the brawl with Detroit
fans at The Palace of Auburn Hills,
appeared for about three minutes
each before District Judge Lisa
Asadoorian.
Asadoorian allowed each of the
players to leave the state and
barred them from the Palace
"except for employment-related
purposes.” Ron Artest, Stephen
Jackson, Anthony Johnson, David
Harrison and Jermaine O'Neal
also were told they must attend
the next hearing in the case,
scheduled for April.
Three fans charged with misde
meanor assault and battery - John
Ackerman, William Paulson and
John Green - also appeared in
court and were released on bond.
Varejao goes out with ankle
CLEVELAND (AP) - Cavaliers
rookie forward Anderson Varejao
could miss six weeks with a
severely sprained left ankle, and
oft-injured guard Dajuan Wagner
is back in the hospital with a stom
ach ailment.
Varejao's loss is an especially
tough one for the Cavaliers, who
have benefited from the shaggy
haired 6-foot-10 Brazilian's energy
and hustle off the bench. Varejao
is averaging 4.4 points and 4.6
rebounds in just 13.7 minutes.
Varejao had 10 rebounds in 18
minutes on Monday night against
Washington before teammate
Lucious Harris fell on his lower
leg, twisting it awkwardly. The
Cavaliers described the injury as
a high ankle sprain and said he'll
be out four to six weeks.
McMgan suspends Horton
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP)
- Point guard Daniel Horton was
suspended from Michigan's bas
ketball team a day after being
charged with domestic violence for
allegedly choking his girlfriend.
Horton is free on a $5,000
personal recognizance bond, but
Amaker said he will not travel with
the team when it plays at Michigan
State on Thursday and is banned
from all team activities including
practice. If convicted of the misde
meanor charge, he could face up
to 93 days in jail and a SSOO fine.
lWvo selected tor U.S. team
SCHLADMING, Austria (AP)
- World Cup overall leader Bode
Miller and Daron Rahlves were
among 19 skiers selected for the
U.S. team at the world champion
ships in Italy.
Miller, Rahlves, Lindsey Kildow
and Kristina Koznick lead the team
for the competition that begins
Saturday, with the men racing in
Bormio and the women in nearby
Santa Caterina.
The team features 10 men and
nine women..
PERRY —
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on the squad) hit two field
goals in the final 30 seconds
of the half to break a 26-26
tie and give Perry a 30-26
lead at the half.
“It took a team effort to
win,” Hardy said. “I think
this is a tough place to play.
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three fastbreak layups as a
result of her steals at the
top of the key.
“She has a lot of good
quickness,” said Northeast
head coach Alvin Copeland.
“It was easy steals that
helped us (in the first
half). I thought we played
good half-court pressure
defense.”
Perry suffered through 18
turnovers in the first half.
In the second half, the
Lady Panthers opened
with a zero for 17 shooting
drought. They attempted
four free throws, making
one to avoid a third quarter
shutout.
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me scary to have to match
up with them in the region
tournament.”
Perry beat Northeast 81-
52 at home, but struggled
to maintain a winning mar
gin at their house.
The Panthers made a 7-0
run in the early minutes of
the Lady Panthers held the
Raiderettes to 3-of-15 from
the field. Again, Northeast
was able to convert Perry
miscues into points. Two of
their three field goals came
courtesy of turnovers.
Perry was also hurt by
more than mistakes. The
Lady Panthers’ Sabre King
had recently returned from
injury only to go down in
the fourth quarter with an
ankle injury.
Already missing Ashley
Fairfax because of an ACL,
Chance said, “We have not
played one game this year
where we’ve had everybody.
Now we’re missing two
seniors.”
Perry’s defense continued
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SPORTS
the third quarter to take
a 37-28 lead and held onto
a seven-point advantage at
the end of the period, 44-
37.
Williams scored 11 points
in the fourth, including a
3-pointer.
Three different Raiders
hit treys in a 9-5 run and
then Williams and Marvin
Rollings pulled off a four
point mini-run to make it
a four point game, 56-52,
with three minutes to play.
The margin stayed at four
until Courtney Watkins
started Perry’s final assault
with back-to-back field
goals that inspired a nine
point run that put it out of
Northeast’s reach.
“All of our games have
been like that,” said
Northeast head coach
Dartez Talbott. “We make
youthful mistakes. We’re
right there then things hap
pen.”
Northeast has yet to win
in the region at 0-8. They
are 1-19 overall.
BOARD
PERRY 67, NORTHEAST 56
PY: 12 18 14 23-67
NE: 14 12 11 19-56
Halftime: (PY) 30-26. Scorers: (PY)
Montay West 17, Smith 5, C. Hayward
(#l2) 2. Watkins 8, J. Billings 3, Patten
6, C. Hayward (#2l) 8, Tarvis Billings
12, Clark 6; (NE) Duke Williams 21,
Marvin Hollings 13, Taylor 4, Brown 5,
Robertson 4, Gray 7, Brezeil 2. 3-point
ers: (PY) West 2; (NE) Williams, Hollings,
Brown, Gray. Records: (PY) 20-1, 8-1 in
GHSA 4-AAA; (NE) 1-19, 0-9. Next: (PY).
vs. Washington Co., Fri., 8:30 p.m.
to hold Northeast in check,
but the Lady Panthers
could not overcome the
Raiderettes' opening frame
onslaught.
The Lady Panthers scored
11 in the fourth quarter to
the Lady Raiders’ seven,
but finished 18 points down,
50-32.
SCOREBOARD
NORTHEAST 50, PERRY 32
PY: 8 12 1 11 -32
NE: 24 11 8 750
Halftime: (NE) 35-20. Scorers: (PY)
Billings 2, West 2, L. Harris 1, S. King 4,
T. Harris 2, B. King 6, Wright 1, Roberts
5, Buckholts 5, Askew 4; (NE) Patterson
5, Harris 8, Shondra Brooks 14, Green
4, Andriea Hoskins 11, Jones 7, Durden
1. 3-pointers: (PY) B. King 2; (NE)
Patterson, Hoskins. Records: (PY) 7-14,
3-6 in GHSA 4-AAA: (NE) 16-6,8-1. Next:
(PY) vs. Washington Co., Fri., 7 p.m.
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Tuesday's Major Women's College
, Basketball Scores
Princeton 82, Lafayette 72
Rhode Island 71, Duquesne 59
St. Peter's 95, lona 85
Charleston Southern 59, Winthrop 43
Davidson 65, W. Carolina 63
Tennessee Tech 85, Austin Peay 72
UNC-Greensboro 55, Appalachian St. 41
Arkansas 69, UMKC 46
Kansas St. 74, lowa St. 52
Kansas 65. Colorado 60
Tuesday's Major Men s College
Basketball Scores
Buffalo 86, N. Illinois 80
Connecticut 68. West Virginia 58
Georgetown 66, St. John's 57
Penn 67, Saint Joseph's 59
Xavier 66. George Washington 65
Austin Peay 79, Tennessee Tech 77, OT
Florida 70. Georgia 47
Florida Atlantic 76, Belmont 68
Kentucky 84, Tennessee 62
Lipscomb 64, UCF 63
N.C -Asheville 75, Radford 72
Winthrop 58, Charleston Southern 45
Akron 79, Ball St. 64
Illinois 75, Wisconsin 65
Illinois St. 77, Evansville 58
Kansas 86, Baylor 66
NBA Scoreboard from Tuesday
Boston 97, Charlotte 92
Phoenix 133, New York 118
Memphis 95, Orlando 83
Chicago 111, Denver 107
Sacramento 113, New Jersey 93
Seattle 104, L A. Lakers 93
Results of the GaSports.com girls
basketball coaches poll for the week
beginning Tuesday:
Class AAA
1 Hephzibah
2 Avondale
3 Kendrick
4 Johnson-Gainesville
5 Westminster
6 Gainesville
7 Columbus
8 Carrollton
9 Northeast-Macon
10 Spalding
Class AAAA
1 St Pius X
2 Jonesboro
3 Salem
4 Haralson County
5 Etowah
6 North Atlanta
7 Jones County
8 Southwest DeKalb
9 Northwest Whitfield
10 Stone Mountain
Class AAAAA
1 Collins Hill
2 Marietta
3 Redan
4 Stephenson
5 McEachern
6 South Gwinnett
7 Riverdale
8 Campbell
9 Chattahoochee
10 Beach
CAMPBELL
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while (a play or two), but
the HDTV turned out to just
amplify how wobbly several
of Vick’s passes were.
I had really hoped that
Atlanta would make it back
to the Super Bowl, but I guess
we’ll have to wait even lon
ger. I think that, if nothing
else, Sunday’s game proved
once and for all they're going
to have to pick up a big-play
receiver in the off-season if
they want to contend again
next year. Peerless Price just
isn’t getting it done.
I won’t he about the next
unexpected.
I was pretty sure I would
end up catching the Roger
Federer-Andre Agassi ten
nis match in the Australian
Open. Because of time zone
differences, I was going to try
to watch the tape delay that
showed on Tuesday.
Chalk one up for “big time
unexpected.” The match
started at 3:30 a.m. Tuesday
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Results of the GaSports.com boys
basketball coaches poll for the week
beginning Tuesday:
Class AAA
1 Dunwoody
2 Westlake
3 Troup
4 Hephzibah
5 Peach County
6 Butler
7 Perry
8 Westover
9 M L King
10 Mary Persons
Class AAAA
1 Douglas County
2 Chapel Hill
3 Stockbridge
4 Lithia Springs
5 Mays
6 Sandy Creek
7 South Atlanta
8 Statesboro
9 Baldwin
10 North Clayton
Class AAAAA
1 South Gwinnett
2 Norcross
3 Wheeler
4 South Cobb
5 North Gwinnett
6 Campbell
7 Beach
8 Kennesaw Mountain
9 Coffee
10 Dacula
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Results of the GaSports.com wrestling
coaches poll for the week beginning
Tuesday:
Class AAA
1 Gilmer
2 Columbus
3 Cass
4 Apalachee
5 Westminster
6 Northside-Columbus
7 LaGrange
8 Troup
9 Gainesville
10 Riverwood
Class AAAA
1 Ringgold
2 Henry County
3 Woodward Academy
4 Loganville
5 Lithia Springs
6 Lakeview-Ft Oglethorpe
7 North Forsyth
8 Murray County
9 Woodland
10 Alexander
Class AAAAA
1 Collins Hill
2 Parkview
3 Walton
4 Sequoyah
5 McEachern
6 Kell
7 Union Grove
8 StarrVs Mill
9 Harrison
10 Brookwood
morning. I went to bed
around 2.
Some wonderful person (to
whom I would encourage all
of you send thank-you notes)
set off the fire alarm at 2:30
a.m. causing the entire dorm
to evacuate the building and
stand in the freezing cold for
nearly an hour.
I couldn’t complain too
much. It’s a nice way to meet
people with the same inter
ests (namely the desire of
inflicting extremely painful
wrestling moves on the per
son who set off the alarm).
When I got back inside, I
had caught my second wind
and was able to watch most
of the match.
Federer was in rare form as
he defeated Agassi (I missed
the last set but did see the
highlights of it on ESPN).
In a not-so-unexpected,
watching the tennis match
caused me to be below-par
in my early class on Tuesday.
You can’t win them all.
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