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2B 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 CLEATS \o YOU AMP TAMER \ f YEAR WE'RE ’ ARE GETTIM6 AIOMG II wARMMG UP MOW, BAILEY 9 7 \TOGETMER. , te|jg k: Play Better Golf with JACK NICKLAUS SERSEY From page IB 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. - '* r<c) byUntversai Press Syndicate fcENDING VW ( LEFT tfjfg/v- VOUR uj^.ists K too FULL EXTENSION. l|lf $ TRY FOR fl FEELING ||§r 1. - ||§i THAT THE CLUfo * # yWm % \ AND VOUR LEFT BRM W ; | STRBiGh't 'line until j|# r ,«Ssj ; .:/ THE MOMENTUM OF iL'IHi * 'The give-me everything youth of today lack the work ethic to succeed at an individual sport.' 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. /rMTMT\ f LETS, TRY tA l TARGET. ) I WITH YOU © e © “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. We Pick! j CALL From page 1B 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 ’CZOUtCeuK ‘S’vtstwt '<2- o ?&u*t!?Kan6et One mile North of Montezuma, Hwy 49 478-472-8767 Mon - Sat: B:3oam-6:3opm • Sun l:3opm-6:3opm Tree-Ripened Peaches, Tomatoes, Squash, Shelled Peas, Butter Beans, Okra and Other Fruits and Vegetables Homemade Peach Ice Cream, Discounted Oil Painting Tuesday's Major League Line scores By The Associated Press Los Angeles 000 117 203-14 15 0 Seattle 000 500 010- 6 6 1 ESantana, Romero (9) and JMolina Meche, JMateo (6), Woods (7), RSoriano (9) and Johjima. W ESantana 9-3. 5-3. Baltimore 000 000 000- 0 6 1 Chicago 137 010 10x-13 18 0 RLopez, BChen (3), Rleal (7) and JvLopez Contreras, Cotts (7). Riske (9) and Pierzynski. W-Contreras 9- 0. L-RLopez 5-10. Boston 000 101 103-6 11 2 Tampa Bay 002 100 15x-9 14 1 Schilling, Timlin (8), Delcarmen (8) and Varitek Fossum, Harville (6), Switzer (7), Camp (8) and Navarro. W-Switzer 1-0. L-Schilling 10-3. Sv-Camp (4). Detroit 000 010 000 0-1 6 0 Oakland 100 000 000 1-2 8 0 Verlander, Zumaya (8), Rodney (10) and VWilson Haren, Calero (8), Street (9). Flores (10), Gaudin (10) and Kendall., W-Gaudin 1-2. L-Rodney 4-3. New York 100 000 000- 1 9 1 Cleveland 430 091 20x-19 21 1 Chacon, Villone (2), Beam (5), MMyers (5), Proctor (6), Farnsworth (8) Posada, and Stinnett (6) Westbrook, Mujica (8) and VMartinez. W-Westbrook 7-4. L-Chacon 4-3. Minnesota 002 000 000-2 8 1 Kansas City 004 010 02x-7 11 0 Bonser, Lohse (4), Eyre (8) and Redmond Gobble, JoPeralta (6), Dessens (8) and Buck. W-Gobble 3-1. L-Bonser 2-2. Sv-Dessens (2). Toronto 000 002 010-3 6 0 Texas 000 000 002-2 9 0 Assessing Your Leadership Skills -SBS/person l ' iMm THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL Halladay. BRyan (8) and BMolina Koronka. Littleton (9), Bauer (9) and Barajas. W-Halladay 11-2. L-Koronka 6-5. Sv-BRyan (23). Pittsburgh 011 013 000-6 14 2 New York 000 400 03x-7 11 1 Duke. Capps (6), STorres (7), RoHernandez (8) and Paulino TGlavine, Heilman (6), DSanchez (8). BWagner (9) and RCastro. W DSanchez 5-0. L-RoHemandez 0- 2. Sv-BWagner (16). Florida 000 200 110-4 9 2 Washington 010 002 003-6 9 2 Olsen, Tankersley (7), Messenger (7), Borowski (8) and Treanor JoPatterson, Stanton (6), Rauch (7), Bray (8), CCordero (8) and Schneider. W-CCordero 4-3. L- Borowski 0-2. Cincinnati 000 000 200-2 6 0 Milwaukee 000 500 00x-5 5 0 Arroyo, Shackelford (8) and Ross DDavis, BShouse (9) and Moeller. W-DDavis 5-5. L-Arroyo 9-5. Sv- BShouse (2). Chicago 001 000 001-2 10 1 Houston 002 002 03x-7 8 1 Prior, Novoa (7), Ohman (7), Howry (7), Rusch (8) and Barrett, HBlanco (7) Pettitte, Wheeler (7), Lidge (9) and Ausmus. W-Pettitte 7-9. L-Prior 0-4. San Diego 100 100 210-5 10 1 Philadelphia 000 500 001-6 10 1 Hensley, Adkins (7), Meredith (8) and Piazza, Bowen (8) Hamels, RFranklin (3), RiWhite (6), Cormier (7), Rhodes (8), Gordon (8) and Ruiz. W-Gordon 3-3. L-Meredith 1-1. HR-Philadelphia, Ruiz (1). Arizona 110 000 100-3 9 1 Los Angeles 015 131 00x-11 13 0 Gonzalez, Medders (5), Choate (7), Julio (8) and CSnyder Sele, Carrara (7), DBaez (9) and Martin. 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. Aged Hand-cut Steaks 1-75 Csft 1M • M7-M77 35617 F. Dennis Hooper Certified Leadership Development Coach Building leaders and organizations of excellence (478) 988-0237 dhooper2@juno.com Zinnia’s 100/stem 34274