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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2005
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BEREA, Ohio (AP), - New
England defensive coordina
tor Romeo Crennel was named
coach of the Cleveland Browns,
agreeing to a five-year contract
with the club.
The 57-year-old Crennel is the
11th full-time coach in Browns
history and the team's first black
coach. He's the NFL's sixth minor
ity coach, but the only one with a
Super Bowl ring for each finger of
one hand.
The Browns are coming off a
disastrous 4-12 season that was
scuttled by major injuries and
highlighted by the resignation of
Butch Davis on Nov. 30.
Crennel, who began his pro
coaching career with the New York
Giants in 1981, was Cleveland's
defensive coordinator in 2000.
Al-Star reserves selected
NEW YORK (AP) - Dwyane
Wade, Manu Ginobili, Gilbert
Arenas and Rashard Lewis are
NBA All-Stars. Jason Kidd and
Steve Francis are not - nor are
any members of the Sacramento
Kings.
The league's 30 coaches
chose the reserves for the Feb.
20 game in Denver, rewarding
several young players whose
teams have exceeded expec
tations. The Phoenix Suns will
be sending Steve Nash, Amare
Stoudemire and Shawn Marion,
while Cleveland, Washington and
Seattle are sending two players
apiece.
Ray Allen of Seattle and forward
Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas rounded
out the Western Conference selec
tions. The East's other reserves
are centers Zydrunas llgauskas
of Cleveland and Ben Wallace of
Detroit, forward Jermaine O'Neal
of Indiana, and guard Paul Pierce
of Boston.
The Kings had all their players
left off the All-Star team for the first
time since 1989.
Chicago to get WNBA team
CHICAGO (AP) - The WNBA
awarded an expansion team to
Chicago, returning women's pro
fessional basketball to the home
of the Chicago Hustle.
The Chicago team - its nick
name will be announced later - is
owned by Michael Alter, and will
begin play in 2006. It will be the
league's 14th team and first new
franchise since 2002.
Agassi defeats Reynolds
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - Andre
Agassi defeated Bobby Reynolds,
6-4, 6-4, in the first round of the
SAP Open.
The second-seeded Agassi has
won his first-round match in all 13
appearances at the event.
Third-seeded Tommy Haas
dispatched Gregory Carraz, No.
4 Vincent Spadea beat Anthony
Dupuis and No. 7 Jurgen Melzer
advanced with a win over qualifier
Glenn Weiner.
Ignacio, Votandri ousted
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina
(AP) - Fifth-seeded Juan Ignacio
Chela of Argentina and sixth
seeded Filippo Volandri of Italy
were knocked out in the first round
of the ATP Buenos Aires tourna
ment.
Chela lost to Marc Lopez of
Spain while Volandri was beaten
by Lars Burgsmuller of Germany.
Top-seeded Carlos Moya, the
1998 French Open champion,
reached the second round by
beating Peter Luczak of Australia
6-3, 7-6 (5).
Past champions etnhated
MARSEILLE, France (AP) -
Past major champions Juan Carlos
Ferrero and Thomas Johansson
lost in the first round of the Open
13 tournament.
Ferrero, a former No. 1 who
won the 2003 French Open, lost
to Joachim Johansson 7-6 (4),
6-3. Thomas Johansson, the 2002
Australian Open champ, was
upset by French qualifier Gilles
Simon 6-4, 4-6, 6-2.
Another top player was elimi
nated when seventh-seeded
Nicolas Kiefer lost to Karol Beck
of Slovakia.
Maleeva outlasts Scftaul
PARIS (AP) - Eighth-seeded
Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria
outlasted qualifier Claudine Schaul
of Luxembourg 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9) in
the first round of the Open Gaz de
France. Maleeva set up a second
round match with Jelena Jankovic
of the Czech Republic, who elimi
nated Emilie Loit of France.
Tatiana Golovin beat French
compatriot Severine Beltrame
and next plays third-seeded Maria
Sharapova.
Coach gets probation
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - A high
school football coach who accept
ed $150,000 from an Alabama
booster to steer his standout foot
ball player to the Crimson Tide was
sentenced to two years’ super
vised probation and 500 hours of
community service.
Lynn Lang was also fined
$2,500 after pleading guilty to
conspiring to get defensive line
man Albert Means to sign with the
Crimson Tide in 2000.
Jarrell guns for shootout repeat
Special to the HHJ
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
- Dale Jarrett returns to
Daytona International
Speedway as the defend-
ing cham
pion of the
Budweiser
Shootout.
The win
in the 2004
edition of
the annual
“dash for
cash” was
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third career win in the sea
son-opening activity, making
him the active driver with
the most wins in the special
season-opening event.
The UPS Team was one
of the many teams that par
ticipated in the Daytona test
session in early January, and
they were pleased with the
results of the three-day test
as Jarrett’s fastest single
lap of 48.269 seconds and
186.455 mph turned out to
be the fastest lap turned
by all teams at Daytona
between the two-weeks of
testing.
“The testing at Daytona
went well for us,” Jarrett
said of the three days
the team spent at DIS in
January. “I’m pleased that
some of the things we’ve
worked extremely hard on
with these cars have result
ed in good numbers at test
ing. '
“We literally started build
ing our speedway cars back
in September of last year
and had them in the wind
tunnel quite a bit so we feel
pretty prepared for what is
about to take place the next
few weeks in Daytona.
Armstrong to skip Tour de Georgia
The Associated Press
ATLANTA - Peddling on
without Lance Armstrong,
the third annual Tour de
Georgia will begin April 19
in Augusta and cover 646
miles before finishing five
days later in Atlanta.
The race will include an
individual time trial, 10 fast
sprint lines, 10 “King of the
Mountain” climbing compe
titions and one mountaintop
finish in north Georgia. It is
expected to draw 120 riders
from 15 international and
U.S.-based teams.
Large crowds attended last
year’s race, which was won
by Armstrong on his way to
a record sixth straight vic
tory in the Tour de France.
But Armstrong won’t be
around this year, deciding
to spend April competing in
one-day races in Belgium
Georgia's Felton tired of 'dirty-play' charges
By MARLON MORGAN
Scripps Howard News
Service
When Alabama coach
Mark Gottfried criticized
the style of basketball
played by Georgia after his
team defeated the Bulldogs,
75-47, in a January game
plagued by fouls, Georgia
coach Dennis Felton kept
quiet.
But after South Carolina
senior Carlos Powell began
mouthing off about the
‘Dogs’ aggressive style fol
lowing his team’s 60-53 win
Saturday in Athens, Felton
couldn’t hold it in any lon
ger.
During Monday’s
Southeastern Conference
teleconference, the Georgia
coach let it be known he was
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Dale Jarrett celebrates his win in the 2004 Budweiser
Shootout. He will be trying to repeat in the "dash for
cash " Saturday at Daytona International Speedway.
“The Shootout is always
a fun race and it is real
ly an event for the fans,”
Jarrett said of the Saturday
night race. “I’ve always said
that racing at night makes
everything appear to be a
little more spectacular. It’s
and the Netherlands. He
hasn’t said whether he will
defend his title in the Tour
de France.
Without Armstrong, Tour
de Georgia organizers are
faced with the challenge of
maintaining the momentum
they gained last year.
Last year, an estimat
ed 75,000 fans crowded
around the finish line to
watch Armstrong’s victory.
According to tour organiz
ers, nearly 750,000 people
turned out around the
state.
Even though Armstrong
won’t be competing, execu
tive director Stan Holm
expects a strong turnout.
“We anticipate those num
bers to be higher in 2005
because of increased inter
est in professional cycling,
and the word continues
ing his team plays dirty and
is out to hurt people.
“To have these remarks
made by opposing coaches
and players is very disap
pointing and it’s dangerous
and it’s harmful to our abil
ity to compete on an even
playing field,” Felton said.
“It’s not fair to any of the
players in our program.”
Following Saturday’s
game, Powell said it felt
like he had been in a boxing
ring, citing he had been hit
in his eye twice while hint
ing the Bulldogs were dirty.
His coach, Dave Odom,
disagreed, however.
“No, no, no, no,” Odom
said. “If I thought there was
some dirty play, I’d say so.
It was physical, but that’s
the way they’re trying to
compete.
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fun racing at Daytona at
night. The Shootout is the
perfect race to have at night
because it is such a spec
tacle.
“It’s just about winning.
It doesn’t matter where else
you finish in this race.”
to spread,” he said. “Fans
know the festival-like atmo
sphere along the route sim
ply has to be experienced
firsthand.”
The first stage will cover
136 relatively flat miles from
Augusta to Macon. Stage two
is a 129-mile test on April
20, beginning in Fayetteville
and finishing in Rome. Stage
three will be an 18-mile indi
vidual time trial in Rome on
April 21. The race moved to
the mountains the follow
ing day for a 134-mile stage
from Dalton to Dahlonega.
On April 23, there will be a
114-mile stage that begins
in Gainesville and ends atop
Brasstown Bald, the high
est peak in Georgia. The
race concludes with a 115-
mile circuit from Blairsville
to Alpharetta, just north of
Atlanta.
“Been there, done that
myself. But certainly there
is no feeling from my stand
point that it’s dirty basket
ball.”
A week earlier, Gottfried
said, “Everybody can choose
to play a certain style, (but)
to me, that’s not basket
ball.”
Gottfried pulled his start
ers with about eight min
utes left, saying he “wanted
to make sure nothing hap
pened.”
“Mark Gottfried insinu
ated that we were doing
something other than play
ing basketball, or trying to
play the game of basketball
the way it’s supposed to
be played, implying that we
were out to hurt somebody.
It’s absolutely false and
inaccurate,” Felton said.
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Men's Tuesday Top 25 College
Capsules
No. 1 Illinois 57, Michigan 51
ANN ARBOR. Mich (AP) - Dee Brown
scored 16 points and No 1 Illinois became
the lone unbeaten team in Division I with
a 57-51 victory over Michigan on Tuesday
night.
The Illini (24-0, 10-0 Big Ten), who trailed
by eight points early in the second half,
were held to their lowest point total of the
season They became the lone unbeaten
when No 4 Boston College lost 68-65 at
Notre Dame just minutes before the Illini
finished off the Wolverines.
Dion Harris had 21 points and seven
rebounds for Michigan (12-12. 3-7), who
have lost seven straight, their longest los
ing streak since the 1999-2000 season
Notre Dame 68, No. 4 Boston College
65
SOUTH BEND. Ind (AP) - Colin Falls
matched his career high with 23 points
and Chris Thomas added 19 points and
nine assists as the Irish ended the Eagles'
20-game winning streak and handed them
their first loss of the season.
Jared Dudley had 16 points for the
Eagles (20-1, 9-1 Big East), but Craig
Smith. BC's leading scorer at 18.7 points
a game, missed his final eight shots and
finished 4-of-14 for nine points with eight
rebounds.
The Irish (14-6, 6-4) beat a ranked team
for the second time in three games. They
beat No. 19 Connecticut 78-74 on Jan. 30.
No. 5 Kentucky 69, Florida 66
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) - Kelenna
Azubuike scored 18 points and Kentucky
rallied from a nine-point second-half defi
cit.
The Wildcats (18-2, 9-0 Southeastern
Conference) beat Florida (14-6,6-3) for the
eighth straight time and 10th in 11 games.
Matt Walsh scored 18 points for Florida,
which by nine points with 16:57 left, but
Kentucky scored 13 of the next 15 points
to go ahead 47-45.
No. 18 Pittsburgh 55, St. John's 44
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Chevon Troutman
scored 19 points to lead the Panthers, who
wore down St. John's in the second half
with their size and strength.
Chris Taft had eight of his 12 points in the
second half for Pittsburgh (16-4, 6-3 Big
East). Daryll Hill had 18 points for the Red
Storm (8-12, 2-8), who upset Pitt 65-62 in
New York on Jan. 18.
Colorado 88, No. 23 Texas 79
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) - Richard Roby
scored 22 points, Marcus Hall added 17
and Colorado withstood a big second-half
run by Texas.
Colorado (12-9, 4-6 Big 12) beat the
Longhorns for just the second time in nine
games. The Buffaloes also hounded fresh
man Daniel Gibson. Texas' leading scorer
the previous six games, into 4-of-12 shoot
ing and eight turnovers.
Brad Buckman had 27 points and 21
rebounds tor Texas (15-7, 4-5), which has
lost four of five. The Longhorns trailed 58-
36 with 14 minutes left but got within 61-57
with 7 1/2 minutes to go.
Tuesday's Women's College Basketball
Scoreboard
Albany, N Y. 50, Binghamton 49
Maine 59, New Hampshire 50
West Virginia 84, St. John's 58
Bowling Green 69, Ball St. 49
SE Missouri 71, E. Illinois 56
Toledo 65, Cent. Michigan 51
Texas A&M 88, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
64
Texas Tech 89, lowa St. 62
Tuesday's Men s College Basketball
Scoreboard
Monmouth, N.J, 91, Quinniplac 81
Penn 70, Princeton 62, OT
Pittsburgh 55, St. John's 44
Rutgers 62, Seton Hall 61, OT
Gardner-Webb 64, Campbell 62
Georgia Southern 85, UNC-Greensboro
79
Georgia Tech 70, Clemson 62
Kentucky 69, Florida 66
Maryland 86, Virginia Tech 71
Mercer 94, Savannah St. 62
Winthrop 72, High Point 55
Buffalo 85, W. Michigan 79
Illinois 57, Michigan 51
lowa St. 65, Nebraska 60
Notre Dame 68, Boston College 65
CAMPBELL
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from region tournaments.
During my junior year, we
were just a few points shy of
beating the eventual region
champs in the first round. It
made for a pretty long bus
ride back from Albany.
Last year, we played
Deerfield in the consolation
game, a game filled with
threes and fast paced offense
that eventually finished with
us losing in overtime.
But for every bittersweet
memory, there’s always
another that takes its place
that reminds me of how
exciting the games are and
how passionately the teams
play - knowing that the out
come of one game means
either playing a last place
team or one who will con
tend for the state champion
ship in the playoffs.
It was always fun to cover
the games for the newspaper
as well, because there was
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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
SE Missouri 88, E. Illinois 79
Rice 82, Rockhurst 63
Colorado 88. Texas 79
NBA Scoreboard
Cleveland 104, Toronto 91
Golden State 113, Orlando 109
San Antonio 104. Charlotte 85
Milwaukee 121, Boston 97
Memphis 108, Minnesota 96
Chicago 107, Dallas 100
Denver 97, Utah 87
Phoenix 125. Sacramento 123
Seattle 108, New Orleans 91
Today's Games
Atlanta at Ortando. 7 p.m.
L A. Lakers at Detroit, 8 p m.
Sacramento at Seattle. 10:30 p.m.
Tuesday's NBA Capsules
Cavaliers 104, Raptors 91
CLEVELAND (AP) Zydrunas llgauskas
scored 23 points, fellow All Star Leßron
James flirted with his third triple-double in
limited action and the Cleveland Cavaliers
rolled to a 104-91 victory over the Toronto
Raptors on Tuesday night
James had 15 points, 11 assists and eight
rebounds in just 33 minutes, llgauskas,
named an All-Star reserve earlier in the
day, shot 8-for 13 from the field and had six
rebounds and three blocked shots.
Jalen Rose scored 21 points to lead
Toronto, which lost for the fifth time in
seven games
Warriors 113, Magic 109
ORLANDO. Fla. (AP)-Jason Richardson
scored 11 of his 32 points in the final 3:24,
and the Golden State Warriors snapped a
10-game road losing streak.
Derek Fisher had 25 points, while Adonal
Foyle scored 13 of his season-best 15 in
the fourth quarter. The Warriors, who had
lost 17 of 19 games, also snapped an 11-
game losing streak in Orlando dating back
to 1992 Orlando was led by Grant Hill's 28
points, including the Magic's first 12.
Spurs 104, Bobcats 85
CHARLOTTE. N.C. (AP) - Not even the
absence of Tim Duncan could slow the San
Antonio Spurs, who got a big lift from the
return of Rasho Nesterovic.
With Duncan out for the first time this
season with a sprained ankle, Nesterovic
marked his return to the starting lineup
after a six-game absence with 15 points
and eight rebounds in just 22 minutes.
Tony Parker had 20 points, Manu Ginobili
had 12 and Bruce Bowen added 10 for
the Spurs, who improved to an NBA best
39-10.
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Tuesday's Sports Transactions
BOSTON RED SOX-Agreed to terms, vvith
1B Roberto Petagine on a minor leinue
contract. lßf
DETROIT TIGERS-Named Javair «n
strength and conditioning coordinator. «
MINNESOTA TWINS-Agreed to terms woh
RHP Carlos Silva on a two-year contract.
TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS-Agreed to
terms with INF Jorge Cantu on a one-year
contract and OF Tom Goodwin on a minor
league contract.
ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS-Named
Bill Singer, Bill Weaver and Chris Bando
scouts.
COLORADO ROCKIES-Agreed to terms
with INF Clint Barmes, C J.D. Closser, LHP
Jeff Francis, OF Choo Freeman and RHP
Chin-hui Tsao on one-year contracts.
MILWAUKEE BREWERS-Aareed to terms
with RHP Jose Capellan, RHP Justin Lehr,
RHP Luis Pena, LHP Jorge De La Rosa
and OF Corey Hart on one-year contracts.
PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Agreed to terms
with OF Rajai Davis, INF Brad Eldred, RHP
Matt Peterson and LHP Cory Stewarl on
one-year contracts.
BOSTON CELTICS-Traded F Walter
McCarty to Phoenix for a 2005 second
round draft pick.
CHARLOTTE BOBCATS-Waived F Jamal
Sampson.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS-Placed Mike
Wilks on the injured list. Activated C Rasho
Nesterovio from the injured list.
SEATTLE SUPERSONICS-Placed
G Mateen Cleaves on the injured list.
Activated C Robert Swift from the injured
list.
CHICAGO BEARS-Claimed TE Darnell
Sanders off waivers from the Atlanta
Falcons.
so much action going on and
there were so many stories
and angles just begging to be
written about.
When I found out what
time Westfield was playing,
I called Bubba Blalock to
see if he wanted to make the
trip down to watch it with
me, since we have gone to
our fair share of basketball
games together.
His baseball schedule pre
vented him from coming,
and a few other people I
called said they wouldn’t be
able to make it either.
I almost decided to stay in
Athens and save the gas, but
then I began thinking again
about all the memories of
high school basketball.
I think I’ll still make my
cameo appearance this week
end for the games.
Who knows, I may dust off
the old clipboard if I can find
it and write a game report or
two while I’m at it as well.
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