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♦ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16, 2005
Outside
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‘Home’
Thomson shines again
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) - John
Thomson had another scoreless
outing Monday, and the Atlanta
Braves hit three home runs off St.
Louis starter Jeff Suppan in a 5-1
win over the Cardinals.
The Braves had home runs
from Raul Mondesi, Rafael Furcal
and Andruw Jones, who hit a
two-run blast. The victory ended
a five-game losing streak for the
Braves, who started the exhibition
season with six straight wins.
Thomson, who was 14-8 with
the Braves in 2004, has not
allowed a run in nine innings
over three spring outings. He
allowed three hits in four innings
on Monday, including two to lead
off hitter David Eckstein.
MLB provides documents
NEW YORK (AP) - Majbr
League Baseball gave a congres
sional committee about 400 pages
of documents on drug testing and
said commissioner Bud Selig was
willing to testify at Thursday's
hearing on steroid use.
Lawyers for Jason Giambi,
Frank Thomas and Rafael
Palmeiro asked the committee to
withdraw subpoenas for their cli
ents, and lawyers for players and
the commissioner’s office contin
ued to negotiate with committee
staff, trying to narrow the scope
of questioning.
Selig, who initially offered a
top aide as a substitute, reversed
course and offered to appear on
Thursday.
It remained unclear whether
Mark McGwire, Giambi, Curt
Schilling and other current and
former stars would testify before
the House Government Reform
Committee.
Chaney returns to Temple
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - John
Chaney will return to coach
Temple in the NIT.
Chaney was suspended for the
final five games of the season
after ordering rough play from one
of his players, who subsequently
broke the arm of St. Joseph's
senior John Bryant.
Chaney will be on the bench
when the Owls play at Virginia
Tech in a first-round game
Tuesday night.
Virginia's Giflen steps down
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP)
- Pete Gillen stepped down as
Virginia's basketball coach, end
ing a seven-year tenure marked
by just one trip to the NCAA
tournament.
The Cavaliers were 118-93
under Gillen and made four trips
to the NIT, never getting past the
second round.
Vols fire Peterson
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP)
- Buzz Peterson was fired as
Tennessee's basketball coach
after the Volunteers failed to make
the NCAA tournament during his
four years at the school.
The Vols finished 14-17 over
all and 6-10 in the Southeastern
Conference this season after los
ing to Kentucky in the second
round of the league tournament.
It was Peterson’s second losing
season in Knoxville, leaving him
with a 61-59 record in his four
years.
Lappas gets dismissal
AMHERST, Mass. (AP)-Steve
Lappas was dismissed as the bas
ketball coach at Massachusetts
following four seasons in which
the Minutemen had a 50-65
record.
The Minutemen improved to
16-12 this year after three straight
losing seasons but were eliminat
ed .in overtime by LaSalle during
the first round of the Atlantic 10
tournament last week and failed
to get an NIT bid.
TMsa hires Wojcik
TULSA, Okla. (AP) - Michigan
State assistant Doug Wojcik was
hired as the basketball coach at
Tulsa, which is trying to return to
national prominence after con
secutive 9-20 seasons.
The Golden Hurricane finished
ninth in the Western Athletic
Conference this year, nowhere
near its level under such previous
coaches as Tubby Smith, Bill Self
and Buzz Peterson.
Davenport, Roddick win
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) -
Lindsay Davenport beat Meghann
Shaughnessy 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 to
move into the quarterfinals of the
Pacific Life Open.
Andy Roddick needed only 45
minutes for a 6-1,6-2 victory over
Jiri Novak.
Andre Agassi, the 2001 Indian
Wells champion and a finalist in
1990 and 1995, also rolled into
the fourth round, beating Andrei
Pavel 6-3, 6-4.
Maria Sharapova beat Dinara
Safina in a match of Russian
teenagers and Tim Henman
defeated Jurgen Melzer.
Browns release Brown
CLEVELAND (AP) - Defensive
end Courtney Brown was released
by the Cleveland Browns,
although the move may be only
temporary.
Gailey suffers heart attack;
undergoes angioplasty
By PAUL NEWBERRY
AP Sports Writer
ATLANTA - It was a nor
mal morning for Chan Gailey.
The Georgia Tech football
coach was running around
the racquetball court, get
ting in a little exercise before
getting down to work.
Suddenly, he felt a tighten
ing in his chest.
Then, a pain surged
through his left arm.
He wap having a heart
attack.
Gailey was rushed to the
hospital Monday, where doc
tors performed a balloon
angioplasty to clear an artery
that was totally blocked. He
was resting comfortably
and expected to make a full
recovery.
“It was touch and go for
a little while, it really was,”
athletic director Dave Braine
said. “We were told it was
serious, so everybody said
a prayer and hoped he was
going to be fine, and he is.
His family - his wife and his
two sons - are there with
him, and he’s doing well.”
Gailey, who turned 53 in
January, began feeling pain
during his usual early morn
ing racquetball game at the
campus recreation center.
“He does it religiously
every morning, so it isn’t like
he’s not trying to take care
of himself,” Braine said.
After calling the school’s
athletic trainer, the coach
went next door to the stu
dent health center. Two
university doctors exam
ined Gailey and called an
ambulance to take him to
Piedmont Hospital, just a
couple of miles away from
the downtown campus.
“They did an EKG and
found out that he was hav
ing a heart attack,” Braine
said.
Braine said the angioplas
ty was needed to clear an
artery that was 100 percent
blocked. He wasn’t aware of
the coach having any previ
ous heart problems.
“He’ll be in hospital prob
ably three or four days, but
they do expect a complete
recovery,” Braine said. “We
expect him to be back here
within a few weeks.”
Most of the players learned
of Gailey’s condition shortly
after he went into the hos
pital.
“I couldn’t believe it,” said
safety Chris Reis, one of the
team’s top defensive players.
“He’s like a father-figure to
all of us. He’s like a mentor
to all of us. It’s just disbelief
and a feeling of helplessness.
You can’t do anything except
hope for the best.”
Gailey, entering his fourth
season as Georgia Tech’s
coach, has a record of 21-17
HUNTER
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to into the business world.”
As far a replacement, ath
letic director Ronnie Jones
said he has named Jake
Walls, who was a first-year
assistant to Hunter (who
also gave him a solid recom
mendation).
Walls previously was
an assistant at First
Presbyterian Day. Prior to
that, he was head coach
at Covenant, a school that
closed.
As far as Hunter, Jones
said he had done an excel
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live bait.”
Close behind them and in
fifth was the team of Robert
Harris of Warner Robins
and Roy Cape of Cordele,
who were fishing double rigs
using black Tom’s crappie
jigs on the upper end of the
lake.
Their catch weighed in at
9.08 pounds.
Also, Tom Pfost of
Kathleen and Mike Lorenz
of Box Springs teamed up to
capture second place.
Their fish tipped the scales
and has guided the Yellow
Jackets to three straight
bowl appearances, extend
ing the school-record streak
to eight years in a row.
This is considered a criti
cal year for Gailey, who has
been criticized for failing to
match the success of his pre
decessor, George O’Leary.
The Yellow Jackets have
yet to win more than seven
games in a season after
eclipsing that total each of
the last four years under
O’Leary.
Gailey plays racquetball
every morning but was told
by doctors that he’ll need to
make a major change in his
diet to reduce the chances of
additional heart problems,
according to Braine.
“The worst thing is he’s
not going to be able to eat
ice cream anymore,” Braine
said.
Georgia Tech began spring
practice last Friday. Much
of the attention is focused
on the quarterback position,
with junior-to-be Reggie Ball
fighting to keep his job.
The Yellow Jackets
were scheduled to prac
tice Tuesday, Friday and
Saturday, then take next
week off for spring break.
School officials were con
sidering whether to cancel
practice this week, with
hopes that Gailey would be
well enough to resume at
least some of his duties after
the break.
Spring practice is sched
uled to end April 16. Georgia
Tech would likely need a
waiver from the NCAA to
extend its spring schedule
an extra week.
“I think he would want us
to go ahead and go through
practice,” Reis said. “He’s
one of those coaches who’s
very humble. He doesn’t
want things to stop on
account of him.”
Gailey previously coached
the Dallas Cowboys for two
seasons, leading the team
to an NFC East champion
'ship and consecutive play
off appearances. Despite
that success, he was fired by
owner Jerry Jones.
Gailey also worked as an
assistant with the Denver
Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers
and Miami Dolphins.
He was a head coach at
Samford and Troy State
and served a one-year stint
in the same position with
the Birmingham Fire of the
ill-fated World League of
American Football.
Gailey is one of several
football coaches who have
experienced heart problems,
a possible side effect of a job
where the pressure to win
each week is greater than
any other sport.
lent job ... “even coached
one of my children,” he said.
“He works hard, not only
in basketball but he was
one of my best assistants in
football.
“And that’s hard to find
sometimes, when a person’s
first love is basketball. But
he’s done an excellent job
and a super job in the class
room.”
“He’s a good friend and
we’re going to miss him.”
Jones said Hunter would
be with the school until
graduation, May 27.
at 11.58 pounds, and they
took home S9OO as a result.
According the to release,
they were fishing in 25 feet
of water, long lining black/
blue/black Toms crappie
jigs-
Dennis Outlaw and Russell
Rush of Camden, S.C. cap
tured first in the semi-pro
division with a total catch
weighing in at 12.97 pounds,
while Charlie Cantrell of
Macon and Robert Huff
of Gray were first in the
amateur division. Their fish
weighed in at 13 pounds.
SPORTS
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Warner Robins vs. Westside, Monday
at the Warner Robins Recreation
Department
Warner Robins boys 3, Westside 2
No. 1 singles
Vann Jarrell. WR. defeated Drew Belk,
WS, 9-7
No. 2 singles
Arlon Williams. WS, defeated Joel
McClendon, WR, 10-1
No. 3 singles
Dan Grace, WR, won by forfeit
No. 1 doubles
Cale Rule/Brian Waugh, WS, defeated
Brannon Poole/Kyle Yawn, WR, 10-2
No. 2 doubles
WR won by forfeit
Warner Robins vs. Eagle's Landing,
Monday at the Warner Robins
Recreation Department
Eagle's Landing boys 3, Warner
Robins 2
No. 1 singles
Vann Jarrell, WR, defeated Brent Jackson
EL, 8-3
No. 2 singles
Cheti, EL defeated Joel McClendon, WR,
9-7
No. 3 singles
Fayard, EL, defeated Kyle Yawn, WR,
11-9
No. 1 doubles
Sanders/Paquette, EL, defeated Brannon
Pool/Dan Grace, WR, 10-1
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Dexter Bratton
Wanted for theft by receiving
I.KA: 700 block of Eiaine St.. Perry
Robert Morgan Bryan
Wanted for failure to appear/contempt of court,
driving w ith suspended or revoked license, failure
to show proof of insurance, improper rax. reckless
driving, bail jumping
I.KA. I (KM) block of Dunbar Road, \V <
Richard Cantu
Wanted for failure to appear/contempt
of amrt, carrying concealed weapons
I.KA: Red Fox Run.
WR
Moises Carrillo, aka Moises
Patistan DeDois
Wanted for violation of probation (for drinking
underage)
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No. 2 doubles
Josh Milteer/Dan McCullers. WR. defeat
ed Martin/Sherry, EL, 10-5
Eagle's Landing girls 3, Warner
Robins 2
No. 1 singles
Swafford, EL. defeated Catherine Causey.
WR, 10-4
No. 2 singles
Katie Causey, WR, defeated Lithgow EL,
10-5
No. 3 singles
Monique Tobias, WR, defeated Laney,
EL, 10-6
No. 1 doubles
Brittian/Bruner, EL, defeated Sagen
Woolery/Tiana Reshard, WR, 10-8
No. 2 doubles
Wright/Wright, EL defeated Emily Fowler/
Jenna Ziesenhene, WR, 10-7
Flouston County vs. Tift County,
Monday
Tift County girls 5, Houston County 0
No. 1 singles
Beth Johnson, HC, lost to Sarah Dutcher,
TC, 6-2, 6-7, 5-7
No. 2 singles
Anna McCarthy. FIC, lost to Stacey Perlis,
TC, 4-6, 0-6
No. 3 singles
Sarah Dunn, FIC, lost to Leah Lamb, TC,
6-4, 4-6, 5-7
No. 1 doubles
Sarah Anzjon/Candice Hall, HC, lost to
Rachel Lawler/Anna Cohen, TC, 3-6, 1-6
No. 2 doubles
Sarah Stokes/Megan Oberle, HC, lost
to Amanda Lawler/Rachel Sampler, TC,
Tracy Kent Brooks
Wanted for violation of probation (for driv
mg with a suspended license)
I.KA: 1 (K) block of Mallard Pointe,
Kathleen
David George Burgin
Wanted far violation of probation (for
deposit account fraud)
LKA: 100 block of Demetree Drive.
WR
Brad Steven Carpenter
Wanted for violation of probation (for obstruction
of an officer, driving with suspended license)
LKA: 100 block of Robins Drive.
Bonaire
Johnathan Blake Certain
Wanted for violation of probation Ifor
failure to show proof)
LKA: 200 block of Bowling Drive.
WR
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Cleats
3-6, 0-6
Tift County boys 4, Houston County 1
No. 1 singles
Josh Milam, HC. lost to Jacob Sauls, TC,
2-6. 0-6
No. 2 singles
Will Spence, HC, defeated Michael
Bowen, TC, 6-2, 6-2
No. 3 singles
Matt Heath, HC, lost to David McAllister,
TC, 6-7, 2-6
No. 1 doubles
Ben Shepherd/Zane Willey. HC, lost to
John Bowen/Russ Vann, TC, 2-6, 1-6
No. 2 doubles
Victor Wongk/Blake Bloser, HC, lost to
Caleb Tillman/Chris Celia. TC, 5-7, 3-6
Records: Houston County girls 2-7 over
all, 0-7 in Region 1-AAAAA; boys 1-9,
0-7
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Warner Robins vs. Northside, Monday
at the Landings
Warner Robins boys 151, Northside
198
WR: Chris Wolfe 36, Johnny Pagura 38,
Bobby Gassman 38, Ryan Hall 39
NS: Chandler Kramer 46, John Pascarella,
Bryan Cox 50, A.J. Blackman 52
Warner Robins girls 95, Northside 118
WR: Elizabeth Lafferty 40. Kathryn Lanier
55
NS. Heather Douglas 59, Ashton Chastain
59
Terrance I.emont Brown
Wanted for failure to appear /contempt of court, driving
with suspended or revoked license, unlawful use of
driver 's license or ID, weaving/failure to maintain lane,
giving false name birlhdateladdress to officer
I.KA: 900 block of Crestwood Terrace.
WR
Derrick Byrd
Wattled for violation of probation (for
criminal trespass/damage)
LKA: 100 block of Appian Way. WR
David Carrillo
Wanted for violation of probation (for
nun
I.KA: 100 block of Sandy Run.
Bonaire
Cesar Cervantes
Wanted for violation of probation (for
nut)
LKA: 100 block of Creek Cove Trail.
WR
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