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♦ SATURDAY, JULY 1, 2006
STANDINGS, MORE
CURTAIN CALL
American League
EAST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
Boston 48 28 .632 - 27-10 21-18 428 364 Won 12 10-0
NY Yankees 44 32 .579 4 24-16 20-16 423 353 Won 1 6-4
Toronto 44 34 .564 5 27-16 17-18 423 374 Won 3 7-3
Baltimore 37 43 .463 13 24-21 13-22 393 436 Lost 1 5-5
Tampa Bay 34 45 .430 15.5 18-17 16-28 338 415 Won 1 5-5
CENTRAL
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
Detroit 54 25 .684 - 26-14 28-11 413 289 Won 6 9-1
Chicago Sox 51 27 .654 2.5 29-11 22-16 452 353 Lost 1 8-2
Minnesota 42 35 .545 11 27-10 15-25 375 355 Won 7 9-1
Cleveland 35 42 .455 18 20-19 15-23 414 388 Lost 1 4-6
Kansas City 25 52 .325 28 15-20 10-32 329 473 Lost 2 7-3
WEST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
Oakland 42 36 .538 - 21-15 21-21 349 346 Won 1 5-5
Seattle 41 39 .513 2 22-17 19-22 403 373 Won 5 8-2
Texas 40 39 .506 2.5 20-21 20-18 409 393 Lost 5 3-7
LA Angels 35 43 .449 7 17-22 18-21 350 388 Lost 2 4-6
National League
EAST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
NYMetS 47 31 .603 - 22-15 25-16 409 342 Lost 3 4-6
Philadelphia 36 42 .462 11 18-23 18-19 378 411 Won 1 3-7
Florida 34 41 .453 11.5 17-18 17-23 347 342 Lost 1 6-4
Atlanta 33 46 .418 14.5 14-20 19-26 373 402 Lost 1 3-7
Washington 33 47 .413 15 15-19 18-28 351 406 Lost 3 2-8
CENTRAL
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LIO
St. Louis 43 34 .558 - 25-15 18-19 382 363 Won 1 2-8
Cincinnati 43 36 .544 1 19-20 24-16 394 393 Won 2 6-4
Milwaukee 40 40 .500 4.5 25-17 15-23 374 424 Won 1 5-5
Houston 38 41 .481 6 25-18 13-23 360 398 Lost 3 2-8
Chicago Cubs 29 49 .372 14.5 13-23 16-26 305 400 Lost 1 3-7
Pittsburgh 27 53 .338 17.5 19-22 8-31 358 417 Won 1 1-9
WEST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
San Diego 41 37 .526 - 21-22 20-15 343 325 Lost 1 6-4
LA Dodgers 40 38 .513 1 23-16 17-22 414 367 Lost 3 4-6
Colorado 40 38 .513 1 20-18 20-20 366 355 Won 2 6-4
San Francisco 40 38 .513 1 23-20 17-18 363 351 Won 3 6-4
Arizona 37 42 .468 4.5 19-23 18-19 382 402 Lost 3 2-8
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Thursday's Major League
Linescores
By The Associated Press
Chicago (AL) 220 000 020-6 14 1
Pittsburgh 211 011 001-714 0
Contreras, Riske (6), Cotts (7),
Politte (8) and Widger Duke, STorres
(7) RoHemandez (8), MGonzalez
(9) and Paulino. W-MGonzalez 2-3.
L-Politte 1-2. HRs-Chicago, Thome
(25). Pittsburgh, FSanchez (5).
Texas 000 100 000-1 5 0
San Francisco 010 000 01x-2 5 1
Koronka, Feldman (7), FCordero
(8) and Barajas Schmidt, Correia
(8), JSanchez (8), Accardo (9)
and Alfonzo. W-JSanchez 2-0. L-
Feldman 0-2. Sv-Accardo (3).
Oakland 021 000 020 000 01-6
11 1
PRO, COLLEGE
BRIEFS
Northwestarn coadi dtes
EVANSTON, 111. (AP) - Northwestern
University football coach Randy Walker
died of an apparent heart attack. He was
52. Walkef died after feeling chest pains
around 10 p.m. at his suburban Chicago
home, said Mike Wolf, the school’s assis
tant athletic director for media services.
Walker was the first Northwestern
coach to lead the school to three bowl
games. The Wildcats lost to UCLA 50-
38 in the Sun Bowl last December. In
October 2004, Walker checked himself
into a hospital after experiencing chest
pains. He was diagnosed with myocardi
tis, an inflammation of the heart muscle;
the condition is not a common ailment,
and is usually caused by a virus.
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WIMBLEDON, England (AP) - Venus
Williams waited until the last minute
to get going. Down a set and 5-2, the
defending champion won 11 of the next
13 games to stave off a huge upset and
beat Lisa Raymond 6-7 (4), 7-5, 6-2 in
the second round at Wimbledon.
The three-time champion was two
points from defeat, when Raymond
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San Diego 000 002 102 000 00-5
9 1
Haren, Calero (7), Sauerbeck (7),
Halsey (8), Street (8), Flores (10),
Gaudin (14) and Kendall Peavy,
Sikrski (7), Linebrink (8), Sweeney
(9), Hoffman (10), Adkins (11),
Embree (11), Cassidy (14) and
Bard. W-Flores 1-1. L-Cassidy 4-
4. Sv-Gaudin (2). HRs-Oakland,
Payton (4). San Diego, AGonzalez
(11), Bellhorn (6).
Philadelphia 200 000 110-4 9 0
Baltimore 000 000 000-0 5 0
Madson, Gordon (9) and Fasano
RLopez, Birkins (8), Britton (9)
and JvLopez. W-Madson 8-5. L
RLopez 5-9. Sv-Gordon (21). HR-
Philadelphia, Dellucci (5).
Washington 001 QlO 200-4 6 0
Toronto 122 021 00x-8 13 0
served for the match leading 5-3 in the
second set, before she roared back to
overcome the 84th-ranked American.
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(7) Schoeneweis (9), BRyan (9)
and Zaun. W-Halladay 10-2. I-
JoPatterson 1-2. HRs-Washington,
Mar Anderson 2 (4). Toronto,
Overbay (12).
New York (NL) 000 002 000-2 8 1
Boston 000 002 11 x-4 7 0
TGlavine, Heilman (6), DSanchez
(8) and Lo Duca Schilling, Timlin
(8), Papelbon (9) and Varitek.
W-Schilling 10-2. L-Heilman 0-3.
Sv-Papelbon (24).
HRs-New York, Beltran (22). Boston,
Loretta (3), DOrtiz (23).
Kansas City 100 100 030-5 10 1
Cincinnati 202 100 01x-6 9 0
Keppel, Affeldt (3), Wellemeyer
to the federal grand jury. Greg Anderson,
who served three months in prison after
pleading guilty last year for his role in
the Bay Area Laboratory Co‘-Operative
steroid scandal, could be sent back to
prison if found in contempt of court for
refusing to testify.
SPORTS
Thursday’s Sports
Transactions
By The Associated
Press
■ CHICAGO WHITE SOX-
Activated RHP Cliff Politte from
the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP
Agustin Mortero to Charlotte
of the IL.
■ TEXAS RANGERS-Acquired
LHP Daniel Haigwood and
cash considerations from
Philadelphia for LHP Fabio
Castro. Activated RHP Josh
Rupe from the 60-day DL and
optioned him to Oklahoma of
the PCL. Released INF Marshall
McDougall.
■ CHICAGO CUBS-Activated
C Michael Barrett from the
suspended list. Optioned C
Geovany Soto to lowa of the
PCL.
■ CINCINNATI REDS-Agreed
to terms with 2B Justin Turner,
LHP Jamie Arneson and OF
Danny Dom.
■ PITTSBURGH PIRATES-Sent
LHP Oliver Perez to Indianapolis
of the IL. Recalled LHP Tom
Gorzelanny from Indianapolis.
■ BOSTON CELTICS-Named
Rich Gotham chief operation
officer.
■ MILWAUKEE BUCKS-
Exercised their third-year
option on C Andrew Bogut for
the 2007-08 season.
■ CAROLINA PANTHERS-
Named Don Gregory director of
college scouting.
■ JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-
Waived DE Omari Hand and TE
Greg Estandia.
He said it ...
“If you’re not in the
Chase, you’re a
nobody. Those are
kind of harsh words,
but that’s what every
body wants. You get
recognized. They talk
about you. You’re part
of the series. Those 10
drivers are the top level
of the sport.”
- Nextel driver Greg
Biffle
“They don’t need to go
too far off what they’ve
got. You start going
to things like that and
then we’re sitting here
in a circus.”
- Nextel driver Jeff
Gordon
(7), Dessens (8), Gobble (8) and
Bako Arroyo, CHammond (8),
Weathers (8), Coffey (9) and Ross.
W-Weathers 3-2. L-Dessens 4-7.
Sv-Coffey (7). HRs-Kansas City,
Mientkiewicz (3). Cincinnati, FLopez
(9), Dunn (25), Griffey Jr. (16).
Seattle 100 000 002-3 7 1
Arizona 001 010 000-2 8 0
Meche, Guardado (8). Putz (9) and
Johjima, RRivera (9) EnGonzalez,
Lyon (8), Julio (9) and CSnyder. W-
Guardado 1-3. L-Julio 1-3. Sv-Putz
(14). HR-Seattle, Ibanez (17).
Milwaukee 110 102 000-5 9 1
Chicago 000 021 100-4 7 1
Gonzalez, Wise (6), Capellan (8),
BShouse (8), Turnbow (8) and
DMiller Prior, Novoa (6), Williamson
(7), Howry (9) and HBlanco.
W-Gonzalez 1-0. L-Prior 0-3.
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NIX
From page 1B
career at Auburn as the
school’s student-athlete of
the year in 1995. He went into
coaching with three years at
Jacksonville State and a two
year stint as head coach at
Division II Henderson State
in Arkansas.
His biggest jump came
in 2002 when Chan Gailey
brought him over to Atlanta
as part of his first Yellow
Jacket staff. Nix went from
running backs coach to offen
sive coordinator in 2004.
While son Patrick was
at Auburn and going from
college job to college job,
father Conrad was in his
second stint as head coach
at Northside. The Eagles
quickly became the son’s
favorite high school team.
“I see Northside games
every year,” said Patrick.
“There’s not going to be a
year where I don’t get to
see them at some point. It’s
tough with us being on the
road some, and on Friday
night’s we’re at the hotel
with our players. Anytime
I’m off, I’m going to be at
Northside.
“The fun thing is my wife
and kids are there almost
every Friday or Saturday.
My brother’s always there.
As soon as our meetings are
over, I’m calling, getting
updates. Generally I’ll listen
to the second half on the
phone with my brother ...
unless it’s a blowout, then
he’ll call me at the end and
tell me what the final score
was.
“I stay close to it. I know
a lot of his players, too. My
little boy’s basically the ball
boy. He’s always around
them.”
This would also be a good
time for Nix to pick up even
more about football in see
ing what his father does
with today’s top high-school
athlete. He said there’s still
a lot of discussion about
football and what it takes
to win.
“The whole philosophy is
don’t lose the game, make
the other team beat you,”
said Nix.
He was at Georgia
Southern’s Paulson Stadium
in Statesboro for Northside’s
most recent game. The Eagles
lost to Statesboro High in a
tightly-fought contest.
“I think both teams played
pretty well,” said Nix. “A cou
ple of miscues by Northside
gave Statesboro the game. Of
course Statesboro had a cou-
MGBL set tor final regular season games
From staff reports
One week remains before
players of the Middle Georgia
Baseball League begin post
season play.
Starting things off for
the homestretch will be the
White Sox (7-11) and Red
Sox (13-6) Wednesday at
7:30 p.m. at the Bibb County
Sports Complex.
Also on Wednesday at 7:30
p.m. at Peach County High
School, the Eagles (11-7) will
go head-to-head with the
Angels (4-13). Theirs is a
rescheduled game from June
22.
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pie of miscues. It was a tough
one to watch for sure.”
Nowadays, Patrick Nix
feels he is again working for
a good coach and a good man
in Gailey. He said he was
just happy to still be work
ing in football when Gailey
hired him, but there was
a genuine feeling of excite
ment when he became the
top assistant on the offen
sive side.
Gailey is a former quar
terback himself at the
University of Florida as well
as a former head coach in the
National Football League.
Nix said it’s not a situa
tion at Georgia Tech where
the head coach is constantly
looking over his shoulder.
On the contrary, Nix said he
has total freedom when it
comes to developing a game
plan and teaching the Yellow
Jacket offensive talent.
“(Gailey) has nothing to
do with it now,” he said.
“He knows what we’re doing
because he’s at practice.
Anything we want to do is
up to me. He hired me to do
a job, and I’m going to do it
the best I can understanding
it’s all about helping Georgia
Tech win football games.”
Those duties also include
the responsibility of calling
plays during a game. He
said Gailey will decide such
things as going for it on
fourth down, but the align
ments and routes will be
Nix’s call.
“If you’re calling plays,
you’re setting the tempo for
the game,” said Nix, who will
work from the pressbox dur
ing games, including a rather
big opener with Notre Dame.
“Whether you’re going to be
aggressive or passive.
“I think a big part of it is
you have to be a team player.
You have to realize that it’s
not about how high a stats
you’re going to get.
“It’s all about winning
games. Sometimes your stats
may suffer because you’re
going for the win. I think
the coaches know I’m a team
player and I’d rather win a
game than have good stats
any day.”
One Yellow Jacket likely
to have real good stats is
receiver Calvin Johnson.
Nix said Johnson can make
any quarterback, including
the much-maligned Reggie
Ball, look good.
“He’s as good a wide
receiver as there has been
or ever will be,” said Nix. “I
don’t think there’s a doubt
(he’s the best in the coun
try). I’m around him every
day so I’m biased. I wouldn’t
trade him for anybody.”
Thursday, the Cardinals
(7-11) and Angels will meet,
7:30 p.m., also at the Bibb
County Sports Complex.
Friday (a “Friday Night
Lights” game) the Eagles
and Astros (3-15) will meet,
7:30 p.m. at Bibb.
There will be four games
July 9: the White Sox versus
the Eagles, 3 p.m., at Jackson
High School; Cardinals vs.
Nationals (14-3), 2 p.m.,
Bibb; Tigers (13-6) vs. Red
Sox, 4 p.m., at PCHS; and
Angels vs. Nationals, 5 p.m.,
in Macon From there, the
playoffs will start.