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THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2006
STANDINGS, MORE
CURTAIN CALL
American League
EAST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
Boston 50 31 .617 - 27-10 23-21 451 389 Lost 2 7-3
NY Yankees 46 35 .568 4 26-17 20-18 447 392 Lost 2 5-5
Toronto 47 36 .566 4 29-17 18-19 446 396 Won 1 7-3
Baltimore 39 46 .459 13 24-21 15-25 414 469 Lost 1 5-5
Tampa Bay 37 47 .440 14.5 20-17 17-30 366 432 Won 2 5-5
CENTRAL
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
Detroit 56 28 .667 - 26-14 30-14 435 319 Lost 2 7-3
Chicago Sox 54 29 .651 1.5 30-12 24-17 491 384 Won 1 6-4
Minnesota 46 36 .561 9 30-10 16-26 409 376 Lost 1 9-1
Cleveland 39 43 .476 16 22-19 17-24 464 410 Won 4 7-3
Kansas City 28 54 .341 27 16-21 12-33 363 502 Won 1 6-4
WEST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
Oakland 44 39 .530'- 23-18 21-21 363 366 Won 2 4-6
Texas 42 42 .500 2.5 22-24 20-18 425 414 Lost 1 2-8
Seattle 42 43 .494 3 23-21 19-22 421 407 Lost 3 6-4
LA Angels 39 44 .470 5 19-23 20-21 385 403 Won 4 6-4
National League
EAST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
NYMets 49 34 .590 - 23-16 26-18 432 380 Won 1 3-7
Philadelphia 38 44 .463 10.5 19-23 19-21 398 435 Won 2 3-7
Florida 35 45 .438 12.5 18-20 17-25 365 374 Lost 4 4-6
Washington 37 48 .435 13 19-20 18-28 377 427 Won 4 5-5
Atlanta 36 48 .429 13.5 17-22 19-26 401 424 Lost 1 5-5
CENTRAL
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LlO
St. Louis 45 37 .549 - 26-17 19-20 412 394 Won 1 3-7
Cincinnati 44 40 .524 2 20-22 24-18 422 432 Lost 4 4-6
Houston 42 42 .500 4 27-18 15-24 391 410 Won 4 5-5
Milwaukee 42 43 .494 4.5 27-17 15-26 396 459 Won 2 5-5
Chicago Cubs 30 53 .361 15.5 14-25 16-28 332 439 Lost 2 2-8
Pittsburgh 29 56 .341 17.5 20-24 9-32 398 443 Lost 1 3-7
WEST
W L PCT GB HOME ROAD RS RA STRK LIO
LA Dodgers 43 40 .518 - 25-16 18-24 443 388 Won 2 5-5
San Diego 43 40 .518 - 23-24 20-16 364 350 Lost 3 4-6
Colorado 43 40 .518 - 21-19 22-21 391 376 Won 1 7-3
San Francisco 43 41 .512 .5 23-20 20-21 392 379 Lost 1 6-4
Arizona 40 44 .476 3.5 19-23 21-21 405 430 Lost 2 4-6
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backsides and make sure
we have got some kids com
ing up through the pathway.
“A150...a lot more girls are
going into team sports, at
least some of the best ath
letes.”
Yes, we need more tennis
burnouts ala Tracy Austin
and Jennifer Cappriati. And
I’d love to see another mild
mannered Jimmy Connors.
If I think that parents
are out of control at Little
League, imagine a few more
like the Williams sisters man
aged by their parents.
Still, immigration may be
the way to go.
I’m all for Maria Sharipova
becoming a U.S. citizen and
moving next door to me.
But how did we reach the
sorry state?
According to Fendrich, this
is the third Grand Slam event
Valverde joins list ot Tour de France dropouts
By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press Writer
VALKENBURG,
Netherlands - The Tour de
France is quickly becoming
the Tour of Attrition.
Illness, a crash and a dop
ing scandal have deprived
five of the 20 teams of their
leaders with more than two
weeks left to go - making
it anyone’s guess who’ll
succeed seven-time Tour
de France winner Lance
Armstrong.
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in a row that doesn’t fea
ture an American in either
the men’s or women’s singles
finals.
Last year three of the four
finalists in the Wimbledon
All England Club were
Americans.
Pam Shriver, a tennis ana
lyst with 22 Grand Slam dou
bles titles, said, “I want to
see the warrior attitude back
in U.S. tennis.
“For me talent comes sec
ond. It’s really your heart
and your desire.”
She concluded her thoughts
on the state of U.S. tennis,
Young Spanish star
Alejandro Valverde was
the highest-profile casualty
during Tuesday’s accident
strewn stage three Tuesday.
The Illes Balears leader
broke his right collarbone in
a spill after hitting a team
mate’s tire.
Valverde wasn’t the only
rider to crash on the hot,
sunny ride through Dutch
and Belgian hills and flat
lands: five others were
injured in spills.
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“It’s a little depressing.”
There is hope on the hori
zon.
Paul Roetert, manag
ing director U.S. Tennis
Association player develop
ment program says that the
USTA is adopting methods
used in other nations to train
aspiring tennis stars.
Younger players are start
ing out on smaller courts and
using smaller rackets and
tennis balls.
“Belgium’s done that over
the years. France has done
that very well,” he said.
“Roger Federer, Justine
Henin came through that
process.”
I’m glad the Roetert caught
on to the problem so fast.
I think compliancy in U.S.
tennis is the real problem.
American players have been
on top for so long, the feed
er programs have failed to
keep up with the times. Also,
Shriver may have been hint
ing at a deeper problem.
The give-me-everything
While his countrymen cel
ebrated the July 4 holiday,
American Fred Rodriguez
was in an emergency room
after injuring his right
shoulder and wrist, and suf
fering a concussion after rid
ing into a pothole.
In the same crash,
Rabobank racer Erik Dekker
broke several teeth, cut open
his top lip and suffered deep
and bloody cuts on his face
as well as a concussion, his
team said.
SPORTS
Tuesday's Sports
Transactions
By The Associated
Press
■ CLEVELAND INDIANS—
Activated OF Jason Michaels
from the 15-day DL. Optioned
1B Ryan Garko to Buffalo of
the IL.
■ ATLANTA BRAVES-Activated
RHP John Thomson from the DL.
Optioned RHP Lance Cormier to
Richmond of the IL.
■ FLORIDA MARLINS-
Recalled RHP Yusmeiro Petit
from Albuquerque of the PCL.
Optioned RHP Chris Resop to
Albuquerque.
■ NEW YORK METS-Purchased
the contract of RHP Jose Lima
from Norfolk of the IL. Optioned
RHP Heath Bell to Norfolk.
B PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES-
Placed C Sal Fasano on the
15-day DL. Recalled C Chris
Ruiz and OF Chris Roberson
from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre of
the IL. Designated RHP Adam
Bernero for assignment.
H SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS—
Recalled LHP Jack Taschner
from Fresno of the PCL.
B BOSTON CELTICS-Signed G
Rajon Rondo.
B SACRAMENTO KINGS-Signed
G Quincy Douby.
B UTAH JAZZ-Agreed to terms
with F Matt Harpring on a mul
tiyear contract.
a ATLANTA THRASHERS-
Signed G Fred Brathwaite,
F Jason Krog and F Darren
Haydar.
He said it...
“Most importantly, we
really need a couple
of solid, consistent fin
ishes to help us not
only in the points area,
but also to help build
our confidence.”
- Nextel Cup driver
Dave Blaney
“It’s certainly been a
disappointing and frus
trating season, not just
for me but for all the
guys on the team. The
guys are working hard
but we just still don’t
have what we need at
this point to be com
petitive.”
- Nextel Cup driver
Dale Jarrett
youth of today lack the work
ethic to succeed at an indi
vidual sport.
Remember, when a tennis
player screws up, there’s no
place for him or her to hide.
Don’t forget the instant
gratification generation needs
success quickly. Without it,
young players lack the self
confidence to stick to some
thing when things get hard.
The excellent athletes,
especially girls, are find
ing other sports in which to
excel.
The success of women’s
soccer and softball on the
international stage has led
many otherwise potentially
great tennis players to seek
other sports avenues.
They have the desire to
succeed in their sport and
make the sacrifices to do so.
The dedicated athletes
are few and far between.
That’s why there are so few
Agassis, Davenports, Venus
and Serena Williams’ and
Sampras.
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the type of personnel
geared towards that offense.
VanGorder, though, saw
the success of Richt’s more
open offense at Georgia.
If that is what he wants
to bring to Statesboro, the
question begs as to how he
can do that with the return
ing players.
“Everything you do I foot
ball is about a process,” he
said. “We’re always looking
for ways to speed the process
up.
“I think what we inher
ited with the triple option
is some skills. Between our
tailbacks and wide receivers,
we have pretty good skills.
I think we have an issue in
that developing process at
tight end, at fullback and
certainly at quarterback.
“We maybe have an image
issue when we look at our
offensive line. It’s not made
up of larger men at this
time although they have
done a good job putting on
some weight. Those are the
obvious challenges that we
have.”
In making this hire,
Georgia Southern did a lot
in terms of name recogni
tion.
That’s resulted in strong
attendance at Eagle Club
meetings and other local
civic club meetings in which
VanGorder appeared.
The new coach is stressing
change, even as the loom of
six national championships
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Bonser, Lohse (4), Eyre (8) and
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would make one reluctant to
make changes.
“The landscape of college
football’s changed so much
since Georgia Southern
restarted football,” said
VanGorder. “In business,
you have to stay up with
those changes to stay effec
tive.”
This was VanGorder’s first
chance to face statewide
sports media as a head coach,
and he had a chance to visit
with his former boss.
“Mark gave we the oppor
tunity I worked hard for
with the dream of that type
of job,” said VanGorder.
“People said, ‘Who is this
guy?’ Between Mark and the
coaching staff and players at
Georgia, it opened up a lot
of doors.
“(The NFL) was great. I
enjoyed the coaching tre
mendously and the players,
the professionalism of the
league. It was outstanding.”
VanGorder also recognized
the fact that, with the growth
of the college and Statesboro
itself, change in Eagle foot
ball could also mean the step
up to Division I-A.
He said the campus has a
great location to recruit both
in Georgia and Florida.
“I think all those things
are fun to talk about,” he
said. “But right now that’s
all I see it as.
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