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♦ WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005
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the
‘Home’
Sosa trade nears completion
NEW YORK (AP) - The trade
that would send Sammy Sosa from
the Chicago Cubs to the Baltimore
Orioles took a step forward when
the players' association approved
a key change to his contract that is
required to complete the deal.
Chicago would receive Jerry
Hairston Jr. and a pair of minor
leaguers, second baseman Mike
Fontenot and right-handed pitcher
Dave Crouthers, in exchange for
Sosa and sl2 million. The trade
is likely to be finalized between
Wednesday afternoon and Friday.
Nationals buyers Ist done
WASHINGTON (AP) - A group
from Northern Virginia became
the latest to submit an application
to buy the Washington Nationals,
just beating the deadline set by
Major League Baseball.
At least five other applicants
have been confirmed or reported
as potential ownership groups
who paid the required SIOO,OOO
fee to enter the bidding for the
former Montreal Expos, who were
purchased by baseball's other 29
teams three years ago.
The newest candidate is
American Baseball Capital, for
merly the Virginia Baseball Club,
the group that for more than a
decade led a failed effort to bring
a team to Northern Virginia. The
group is led by former telecom
munications executive William
Collins.
Conte denies alegations
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Victor
Conte denied leaking grand jury
testimony from Barry Bonds and
other prominent athletes days
after his home was raided by the
FBI as part of an investigation into
the release of the information.
Conte, the founder of the Bay
Area Laboratory Co-Operative
who is among four people indicted
for allegedly distributing steroids,
is being investigated by a grand
jury trying to find out who leaked
testimony to the San Francisco
Chronicle in violation of secrecy
rules and a court order
Conte was subpoenaed to
appear before the San Francisco
panel Tuesday and turn over the
contents of the hard drive in a
computer from Burlingame-based
BALCO. His attorney, Robert
Holley, said that Conte will not
appear, as he and prosecutors
are brokering a resolution to that
subpoena.
Scherer testifies
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Former
Memphis coach Rip Scherer told a
jury he did not offer a free law
school education for the wife of a
high school coach in exchange for
getting a top football recruit to sign
with the Tigers.
Scherer was the third former
college coach to challenge the
court testimony of the govern
ment's chief witness in a federal
trial over a recruiting scandal.
Scherer was called as a defense
witness at the trial of Logan Young,
a wealthy businessman charged
with paying a $150,000 bribe
to get defensive lineman Albert
Means to sign with Alabama.
KMow crashes Into gdtery
SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA,
Italy (AP) - U.S. ski star Lindsey
Kildow escaped serious injury
when she steamed down the slope
and crashed into several photog
raphers during downhill training at
the world championships.
She bruised her back and wrist
but plans to ski Tuesday and
Wednesday during more training
leading to Sunday’s downhill.
Two other skiers were injured
during opening downhill training.
Germany's Isabelle Huber tore a
knee ligament, ending her season.
Russia’s Alena Kasakova injured
her left knee and was taken to a
hospital for tests.
Doba signs extension
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP)
- Washington State coach Bill
Doba signed a contract exten
sion through the 2009 season, the
school announced.
Doba joined the Washington
State staff in 1989 and served as
an assistant for 14 years before
taking over for Mike Price in
2003.
Webb to compete hi gmoß
NEW YORK (AP) - Running
star Alan Webb will compete at the
Millrose Games on Friday.
Webb, who broke Jim Ryun's
school-age mile record in 2001,
will race in the Wanamaker Mile,
which also features top-ranked
Bernard Lagat of Kenya.
Soccer coptota suspended
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -
The captain of a third-division soc
cer team was suspended as part
of the investigation into Germany’s
game-fixing scandal.
Thijs Waterink, the Dutch
captain of Paderborn, received
$13,000 before his team played
top-division Hamburger SV in the
first round of the German Cup
on Aug. 21, Paderborn president
Wilfried Finke said.
Paderborn won 4-2 after trailing
2-0 at halftime.
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Panthers hammer WACO; Perry girls falter
By JOE SERSEY
HH Sports Writer
PERRY - Perry split
its games with visiting
Washington County Friday
night. The
boys won
95-74 while
the girls
lost 60-40.
The
Panthers
jumped to
a 31-8 lead
in the first
quarter of
their game
and led 49-
■ Perry boys
95, Washington
County 74
■ Washington
County girls 60,
Perry 40
31 at the half.
“We came out ready to
play,” said Perry head coach
Brett Hardy.
Westfield falls to Sherwood Christian
By DON MONCRIEF
HHJ Sports Editor
PERRY - Results of
Westfield's Region 3-AAA
game at
home
Tuesday
against
Deerfield-
Windsor
were not in
but so far
region com
petition
- as far as
■ Sherwood
Christian 49,
Westfield 42
the standings are concerned
- have turned out to be a
nightmare for the Hornets.
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within their own division,
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The Golden Hawks pulled
to within nine in the third
quarter but Hardy said
that each time they hit a
3-pointer, Tarvis Billings
responded with one of his
own. He scored three in the
game.
He also finished the
night with a game-high 26
points.
Courtney Watkins scored
a personal best 24.
The Lady Panthers led
at the half 26-25 in their
game but were held to 14
points in the second half.
They were still within strik
ing distance, however, at the
start of the fourth quarter,
trailing 38-34, but the Lady
Golden Hawks reeled off 22
they are 0-4.
The latest loss came
Friday, 49-42, at Sherwood,
which was 2-1 heading
into Tuesday. (Deerfield-
Windsor still leads at 4-0,
Sherwood is second followed
by 1-3 Southland, which got
its first region win at the
expense of Westfield Jan.
25).
In the Hornets' game
against the Eagles, the
Hornets trailed 19-12 after
one and 24-20 at the break.
They outscored Sherwood
10-8 in the third to make
the deficit two, 32-30, but
the Eagles outscored them
17-12 in the fourth.
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WASHINGTON COUNTY 60, PERRY 40
WC: 8 17 13 22-60
PY: 11 15 8 6-40
Halftime: (PY) 26-25. Scorers: (WC)
Mountain 5, Brown 7, V. Middlebrook
4. Rodesha Middlebrook 18, Jones 6,
Bridget Gonder 14, Hilson 6; (PY) Billings
6, West 4, Bianca King 11, Ashley Roberts
11, Buckholts 2, Toliver 6. 3-pointers:
(WC) Brown, R. Middlebrook 2, Gonder
3; (PY) King. Records: (PY) 7-15, 3-7 in
GHSA 4-AAA.
PERRY 95, WASHINGTON COUNTY 74
WC: 8 23 23 20-74
PY: 31 18 23 23 - 95
Halftime: (PY) 49-31. Scorers: (WC)
Brown 2, Lester 4, Taylor 4, Travis Biggins
20, Kasey Kitchens 17, Toliver 2, James
2, Bone 9, Walls 6. Harris 8; (PY) West
9, Taureen Smith 13, Courtney Watkins
24. Patten 4, Casey Hayward 10, Tarvis
Billings 26, Smith 3, Clark 6. Records:
(PY) 21-1,9-1.
"I was very pleased with
our defensive effort," said
Westfield boys head basket
ball coach Duane Hunter.
"But offensively we shot
very bad. Our game plan
was to get to the goal and
we did, but we only shot 16-
51 from inside the paint.
"It was not a good game
offensively."
Bryn Collis led the effort
with 13 points. Jesse Revis
was second with 11, while
Andrew Arnold, who was
singled out on defense
by Hunter for holding
Sherwood's top scorer to
three field goals, contrib
uted 7.
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The Nets
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met at the
Warner Robins
Recreation
Department
as part of the
Warner Robins
and Perry
Recreation
Department
youth basket
ball schedule
Monday.
LEFT: The
Pacers' Bobby
Floyd drives to
the basket for
a layup.
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Comer room
HESTLING I
GISA SOUTH REGIONAL WRESTLING
RESULTS
TEAM STANDINGS:
1 - Southland Academy
2 - Mount de Sales
3 - Westfield
4 - Trinity Christian
5 - Windsor Academy
6 - David Emanuel Academy
7 - Westwood
8 - Deerfield-Windsor
9 - Calvary Christian
10-Valwood
Individual Weight Classes:
103 pounds
1 - Ty Cartwright. Southland
2 - Alex Barfoot, Trinity
3 - Adam Purvis. MDS
4 - Nic McGehee, Westfield
130 pounds
1 - Clark Bass. Southland
2 - S. Esser, MDS
3 - R J Truver, DWS
4 - G. Armstrong, Windsor
112 pounds
1 - Brad James, Windsor
2 - R. Patel, Southland
3 - Joel Hyder, MDS
4 - Ryan Hamsley, Westfield
135 pounds
1 - Ted Norris, Southland
2 - Micah Miller, MDS
3 - Cam Arnold, Westfield
4 - Everett Kight, TCS
119 pounds
1 - Rob Douglas, Southland
2 - Josh Graham. Westfield
3 - Sean Cunard, MDS
4 - Kyle Collins, CCS
140 pounds
1 - Kyle Singley, Southland
2 - Carsten Franklin, Westfield
3 - J. Maresca, Windsor
4 - Michael Syphoe, MDS
125 pounds
1 - Davis Daniel, Southland
2 - Chris Henry, DEA
3 - B. Lanier, DWS
4 - R. McCallie, MDS
145 pounds
1 - Logan Layfield, Southland
2 - Chris Lanier, DEA
3 - M. Upchurch, MDS
4 - Luke Campbell, Westfield
152 pounds
1 - Josh White, TCS
2 - Jeremy Rowland, Westfield
3 - Aaron Shivers, Southland
4 - D. Brennan, MDS
160 pounds
1 - D. Thompson, Westwood
2 - J. Martin, TCS
3 - Nathan Winn, Southland
4 - D Arnold, Windsor
171 pounds
1 - C. Jackson, TCS
2 - Z. Zanghi, MDS
3 - T. Thompson, Southland
4 - N. Bedgood, DEA
189 pounds
1 - Kyle Hendrickson, Southland
2 - T. Wade, MDS
3 - Will Couey, TCS
4 - T. Tucker, Westwood
215 pounds
1 - John Edwards, Southland
2 - J. Rutkowski, Valwood
3 - John Murray, Windsor
4 - Austin Madruga, Westfield
275 pounds
1 - Brett Collier, Southland
2 - T. Boone, Westwood
3 - Matt Mcßride, Westfield
4 - D. Scalf, DEA
fIASKETBALL
Monday’s Women's Major Basketball
Scores
Chattanooga 82, Georgia Southern 46
Coll, of Charleston 51, ETSU 48
Florida A&M 68, Howard 61
MONCRIEF
From page 1B
much coffee and didn’t allow
enough time to get the rest
room - than on the track.
If nothing else, think of
this: Robby Gordon (now in
his Fruit of the Looms -
sponsorship-wise) may actu
ally let someone pass with
out bolting up and spinning
him out.
Don’t be surprised if
radio traffic similar to this
becomes the norm.
Donnie Wingo, crew chief
for Jamie McMurray who
finished 11th in the chase:
“Hey Jamie why are you
running way up there? Is
the car not turning in the
corners?
McMurray: “Oh no, she’s
turning just fine. In fact this
is probably the best car I’ve
had all year. I just want to
avoid a wreck, so I’m staying
in the high line.”
Wingo: “The top row of
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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Grambfmg St. 66. MVSU 57
Hampton 77, Morgan St. 57
Jackson St. 76, Ark -Pine Bluff 45
Md -Eastern Shore 63. S. Carolina St. 53
Miami 83, Clemson 69
Norfolk St. 65, Coppin St. 57
Oral Roberts 87. Centenary 48
Tennessee 77, Georgia 70
Virginia 77, Florida St. 62
Virginia Tech 74, Wake Forest 64
Ind.-Pur.-Indpls. 53, UMKC 48
Oakland. Mich. 58. Valparaiso 56
Wis.-Green Bay 70, Butler 52
Alabama A&M 58, Prairie View 52
Texas Southern 53, Alabama St. 50
CS Northridge 65, UC Davis 54
W. Illinois 67, S. Utah 49
Monday’s Men's College Basketball
Scores
Fairleigh Dickinson 85, Long Island U. 65
Hofstra 72, William & Mary 51
N.C.-Wilmington 61, Towson 57
Pittsburgh 86, Providence 66
Sacred Heart 44, Monmouth, N.J. 41
St. Peter's 71, Marist 57
Wagner 87, Quinnipiac 57
Appalachian St. 89, Longwood 59
Belmont 103, Florida Atlantic 100, OT
Birmingham-Southern 64, Radford 62
Coastal Carolina 70, N.C.-Asheville 54
Coppin St. 54, Norfolk St. 39
Davidson 67, Chattanooga 53
Elon 54, UNC-Greensboro 50
Florida A&M 77, Howard 74
Furman 73, W. Carolina 66
George Mason 82, Delaware 68
Georgia Southern 92, Savannah St. 64
Grambling St. 75, MVSU 67
Hampton 82, Morgan St. 62
Jackson St. 91, Ark.-Pine Bluff 88, OT
Jacksonville 69, Gardner-Webb 58
Jacksonville St. 73, Reinhardt 62
Mercer 105, Troy 101
Old Dominion 86, Drexel 72
S. Carolina St. 67. Md.-Eastern Shore 36
Stetson 70, Campbell 51
UCF 67, Lipscomb 58
Va. Commonwealth 70, James Madison
43
Alabama A&M 67, Prairie View 50
Alabama St. 66, Texas Southern 58
Texas-Pan American 83, Ind.-Pur.-Ft.
Wayne 74
Air Force 64, UNLV 48
National Basketball Association
W L Pet GB
Philadelphia 21 23 .477 -
Boston 21 24 .467 1/2
New Jersey 18 26 .409 3
New York 18 26 .409 3
Toronto 18 27 .400 3 1/2
Southeast Division
W L Pet GB
Miami 33 13 .717
Washington 26 17 .605 5 1/2
Orlando 24 20 .545 8
Charlotte 9 32 .220 21 1/2
Atlanta 9 34 .209 221/2
Central Division
W L Pet GB
Cleveland 26 17 .605
Detroit 26 18 .591 1/2
Chicago 22 20 .524 3 1/2
Indiana 20 23 .465 6
Milwaukee 15 27 .357 10 1/2
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Southwest Division
W L Pet GB
San Antonio 37 10 .787
Dallas 28 14 .667 61/2
Memphis 26 20 .565 101/2
Houston 25 21 .543 11 1/2
New Orleans 8 36 .182271/2
Northwest Division
W L Pet GB
Seattle 30 13 .698
Minnesota 24 20 .545 61/2
Denver 19 25 .43211 1/2
Portland 17 25 .405 121/2
Utah 15 30 .333 16
Pacific Division
W L Pet GB
Phoenix 36 10 .783
Sacramento 30 13 .698 4 1/2
L.A. Lakers 23 19 .548 11
L.A. Clippers 22 23 .489 131/2
Golden State 12 32 .273 23
Monday's Games
Houston 97, Boston 94
Philadelphia 89, Indiana 88
Atlanta 80, Orlando 79
Memphis 98, New Orleans 91
San Antonio 103, Seattle 84
L.A. Clippers 96, New York 89
the stands!”
As NASCAR has said on
more than one occasion, “It
(the battle to get in) rewards
consistency.”
And now drivers (with the
exception of a handful who
locked in their spot early
- for them it may be a real
eye-opener) know EXACTLY
what that means.
They’ve said it enough
times but now they truly
know the weight of that
statement: Every point is
precious.
When it mfeans the differ
ence between gaining points,
losing the points or staying
the course, don’t expect to
see teams taking a whole lot
of chances.
So the answer is of course
“E.” They’ll never get in.
If they turn this into a
gentleman’s game that just
may apply to TVs too next
year.
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