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SATURDAY SEE A DIFFERENT GAME MAY 16, 2009 VOLUME 1 ISSUE 298 ‘He touched PHELAN M. EBENHACK / AP Magic’s Dwight Howard so many lives’ WESTERN CONFERENCE Wayman Tisdale had “the Rockets at Lakers: biggest heart—and an even bigger (Sunday, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC) smile,” Reggie Miller said Friday, Amazing for Houston, but the Despite tragedy and still shocked that the Oklahoma Lakers just have too much talent. legend, 12-year NBA forward and Prediction: Lakers Earning their wings injuries, Angels winning accomplished jazz musician had lost his battle with cancer at 44. EASTERN CONFERENCE How good was Tisdale? Magic at Celtics: BY STAN MCNEAL Torii’s time. After dropping 10 (Sunday, 8 p.m. ET, TNT) Three-time AP All- [email protected] pounds in the offseason, two-time The Celtics have been here before. 10 Americans, an exclusive All-Star Torii Hunter has elevated The Magic haven’t. club Tisdale and Georgetown’s Prediction: Celtics Angels ace John Lackey makes his his game. He is on pace for career both joined in 1985. — Sean Deveney first start of the season this after- highs in runs, RBIs and homers, as “He made you wish he was on your noon. All-Star righthander Ervin well as game-changing catches in team,” former Missouri coach Norm Cavs sit and wait, Page 8 Santana debuted Thursday, and center field. He has been even bigger Stewart told SN Today. injured slugger in the clubhouse. In his second sea- Scoreboard could return in two weeks. Perhaps son on the West Coast, Hunter has Tisdale’s retired OU jersey the most difficult times are behind become the face of the franchise. 23 number, which Blake Baseball the Angels. “We can see “He’s a guy who is serious about his Griffin received permission to wear. the light at the end of the tunnel,” job,” Reagins said. “Our young guys He did Tisdale proud, winning SN’s N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 4 general manager Tony Reagins told see that and are drawn to it.” 2008-09 player of the year award. “I spoke with him pretty frequently Toronto 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Sporting News Today. Moving on. Two weeks after Aden- Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 7 this past season and he helped me The Angels certainly have dealt hart was killed in a car wreck, Angels in ways he probably doesn’t even Texas 10, L.A. Angels 8 with more than their share of diffi- players staged their own memorial know,” Griffin said. “He’s touched Detroit 14, Oakland 1 culties, namely the tragic death of service for the organization at Angel so many lives.” Seattle 5, Boston 4 rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart. But Stadium. “There was laughter and Kansas City 8, 1 behind the steady hand of manager reminiscing,” Reagins said. “(Nick’s Points he piled Mike Scioscia, they have forged death) is something that will be with 2,661 up in just three ahead and are within striking dis- us for a long time. This kind of upbeat seasons at OU, still a school record. Colorado 3, 1 tance of their customary spot atop service was needed.” The Angels So are his 1,048 rebounds. Said 4, Arizona 3 the A.L. West. have gone 13-7 since that service. former Sooners star : “I wanted to be part of something L.A. Dodgers 6, Florida 4 Three reasons why: CHRIS CARLSON / AP Other teams are impressed but special and it made logical sense With L.A.’s top not surprised. “A very well run Philadelphia 10, Washington 6, 12 innings The other starters. Torii Hunter is on pace for career highs in runs, HRs and RBIs, and has stepped up the leadership. to go to OU because I wanted to San Diego 5, 3 two starters sidelined, Joe Saunders organization that we have a lot of pattern my game after him.” N.Y. Mets 8, San Francisco 6 (5-2) and Jered Weaver (3-1) have Texas. Weaver has reached the sev- part of our season rested on their respect for,” Rangers general man- Houston at Chicago, ppd., rain pitched like aces—at least until Fri- enth inning in five of his seven shoulders, and they stepped up,” ager Jon Daniels said. “They’re the Tributes: Norm Stewart, Reggie Milwaukee at St. Louis, ppd., rain day, when Saunders was shelled by starts. “They realized an important Reagins said. team to beat.” Miller, Billy Packer, Pages 4-5 20 pe hne,Ic l ihsRsre.NASCAR is a registered trademark of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Rac All Rights Reserved. Inc. ©2009 Speed Channel, SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com See a Different Game

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You’re familiar with the players, but who’s pulling the strings in MLB? Get to know five of baseball’s best young general man- agers in the new issue of SN Magazine. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Tribute SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 4 Wayman Tisdale: 1964-2009 ‘We lost him so quickly’ ‘That smile made everyone feel good’ Former college basketball broadcaster Billy Packer spent time with Wayman TNT analyst Reggie Miller and Tisdale six weeks ago when Wayman Tisdale appeared as a guest on Tisdale were Packer’s March Madness show teammates Survive and Advance. Packer during the early remembers that meeting, along part of Miller’s with broadcasting Tisdale’s career with the Billy Packer games a quarter-century earlier: Pacers. Miller Reggie Miller recalls how We were working with him on creating an album for Tisdale was one Survive and Advance. We couldn’t pull it off quickly of the people who helped ease his enough for the NCAA Tournament this year, but the transition from UCLA to the plan for next year was for him to create an album for NBA as a rookie. the NCAA Tournament, debut it on Survive and Advance, and he’d do a concert. He was in tremendous The first time I saw Wayman spirits. I can’t even believe it, with the vibrancy he was when I had to get up in front of showed just six weeks ago. the team and sing my college fight Even as a college player, Wayman had a great SUE OGROCKI / AP song. This is a rite of passage that attitude. Wayman Tisdale is being remembered by teammates and opponents as good-natured, classy and an optimist. every rookie has to endure from I remember when Oklahoma got into the NCAA the veterans, sort of an initiation. I Tournament when Wayman was a freshman. Unfor- was so nervous but confident I tunately they had to play against in could belt out the UCLA fight song. Indiana (second round). was injured in an Couldn’t stop Tisdale from scoring—or smiling As I was finishing up the song in accident and Oklahoma had to be coached by an what I thought was my best Luther assistant. Indiana beat them handily. When the game Longtime Missouri coach Norm Stewart, a colon cancer Things like that are inspirational to Vandross voice, I remember ended, Bob—he was going to be coaching the Olympic survivor whose mission is to raise cancer awareness, people. Wayman stopping me and saying, team—went immediately to Wayman and put his arm became rivals with Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs and the Wayman was a great player, “Rook, you have a sweet jump shot, around him. He was basically telling him, “You’re Sooners of the 1980s. Rival or not, Stewart told SN Today individual and outstanding musician. but your vocal pipes are giving me gonna be on my Olympic team.” It’s a scene I’ll never He brought a lot of joy to a lot of a headache.” As the room filled that it was impossible not to be a fan of Wayman Tisdale: forget—Bob walking off the court with his arm around Norm Stewart people. with laughter, Wayman came up Wayman. There are so many people that and gave me a hug and said, “Don’t From the first time I ever saw Wayman play, he had As a competitor, you get to know changed this league, you go back to (cancer) affects, but when it affects tell anyone, but I was worse than great hands and he was very patient. A lot of freshmen Wayman Tisdale because of his (at Kansas) and someone in the public light, it makes you were. Keep singing.” That’s the don’t have the experience to be patient in the low post. personality. He was a guy that when at K-State. Then there people more determined to find the kind of guy Wayman was—that He was understanding of the space and time in the low you compete against him, you admire was (Steve) Stipanovich (at Missouri) cure. That’s why I try to spend time smile made everyone feel good. post, what he could do with the ball and not do with him—No. 1 because he’s so good. But and then Wayman came right in with Coaches vs. Cancer. I just had a Wayman was the nicest man in the ball. also, you always are trying to think of a behind him and he was Oklahoma’s squamous cell that had gone to second the world with the biggest heart and Wayman was very knowledgeable, very polite, very way to get that smile off his face. And answer. stage (skin cancer) taken off my neck an even bigger smile. I thank him for well spoken. Everything about him was classy. that was tough to do with Wayman. After he encountered the cancer, he (Thursday). You have to be aware and befriending me and showing me He’s one of the greats as a basketball player and a Always smiling. He made you wish he went about it the same way he did as you need to know the questions to ask there is more to life than just musician, and to think we lost him so quickly….tough, was on your team. when he was playing. He was a never- your doctors when something’s not basketball. My condolences go out to tough loss. If he wasn’t the best, his name ending spirit. He was still going to do right. Regina and the Tisdale family. — As told to Derek Samson would be in the ring. The players who this, he would continue to do that. — As told to Derek Samson — As told to Sean Deveney SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Tribute SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 5 Wayman Tisdale: 1964-2009 All-American personality loses his fight with cancer Wayman Tisdale, a three-time All-American Last month, Tisdale was chosen for induc- at Oklahoma who played 12 seasons in the NBA tion into the National Collegiate Basketball Wayman Tisdale and later became a top jazz musician, died after Hall of Fame. a two-year battle with cancer. He was 44. He was the first freshman to be a first-team career highlights Tisdale died Friday morning at St. John All-American since freshmen were allowed to First player in collegiate Medical Center in Tulsa, hospital spokes- play again in the 1971-72 season. history to be named first- woman Joy McGill said. He was also one of 10 three-time All-Ameri- team All-American by The After three years at Oklahoma, Tisdale cans: The others were , Bill his fresh- played in the NBA with the , Walton, Lew Alcindor, Pete Maravich, Patrick man, sophomore and junior and . The 6-9 Ewing, Tom Gola, , David Thomp- seasons forward, with a soft lefthanded touch on the son and . Holds Oklahoma scoring court and a wide smile off it, averaged 15.3 Tisdale played on an Olympic team that records for a career (2,661) points for his career. He was on the U.S. team sailed to the gold medal in Los Angeles. Sam and game (61), along with that won the gold medal in the 1984 Olympics. Perkins and Tisdale shared a love of music and the career rebounding After basketball, he became an award-win- became fast friends during their Olympic expe- record (1,048) ning jazz musician, with several albums mak- rience. Perkins later was the best man at Tis- Three-time Big Eight ing the top 10 on the Billboard charts. dale’s wedding. Conference Player of the “I don’t know of any athlete at Oklahoma or “That’s a real friend who’s got your back and Year any place else who was more loved by the fans would do just about anything for you,” Perkins Career averages of 25.6 who knew him than Wayman Tisdale,” said said. “That smile just gets you.” points, 10.1 rebounds and Billy Tubbs, who coached Tisdale with the As a musician, Tisdale recorded eight 57.8 field-goal percentage in Sooners. “He was obviously, a great, great albums. three college seasons (1983- player, but Wayman as a person overshadowed A bass guitarist who often wrote his own 85) that. He just lit up a room and was so positive.” material, his most recent album, , was Was the top rebounder on Jeff Capel, the current Oklahoma coach, inspired by his fight with cancer and included the gold-medal winning U.S. noted Tisdale’s “incredible gift of making the guest appearances by several artists, including team in the 1984 Olympics, people who came in contact with him feel saxophonist Dave Koz and country star and playing with , incredibly special.” fellow Oklahoma native . , Patrick Ewing, Tisdale’s death was announced on the Okla- Tisdale said he didn’t think his music career and coached by homa Senate floor Friday by Senate Majority had much to do with his basketball playing Bob Knight Leader Todd Lamb, who led the chamber in days. Career scoring average of prayer. DAVID BRESLAUER / AP PHIL MCCARTEN / AP “It’s so diverse. It’s so different,” he said. 15.3 points per game in 12 “Whether you’re a Cowboy or a Sooner, Wayman Tisdale was a college All-American, a gold-medal Olympian, NBA All-Star and top jazz musician. “You can’t make people buy your music if they NBA seasons (Pacers, Kings, Oklahoma has lost a great ambassador,” Lamb don’t like it.” Suns) said. “He was a gifted musician, a gifted athlete inspirational people I have ever known.” His leg was amputated last August and a In 1997, Tisdale became the first Oklahoma Averaged 22.3 points and he just wore that well wherever he went.” The famously upbeat Tisdale learned he had prosthetic leg that he wore was crimson, one of player in any sport to have his jersey number and 7.5 rebounds with Gov. Brad Henry attended Oklahoma at the cancerous cyst below his right knee after Oklahoma’s colors. He made a handful of pub- retired. Two years ago, then-freshman Blake Sacramento in 1989-90 same time Tisdale did and later appointed him breaking his leg in a fall at his home in Los lic appearances in recent weeks, including one Griffin asked Tisdale for permission to wear Inducted into the College to the state’s Tourism Commission. Angeles on Feb. 8, 2007. He said then he was April 7 at an Oklahoma City Thunder game. No. 23, which Tisdale granted. Griffin went on Basketball Hall of Fame “Oklahoma has lost one of its most beloved fortunate to have discovered the cancer early. Also within the past month, Tisdale was to become the consensus national player of the Released eight jazz sons,” Henry said. “Wayman Tisdale was a hero “Nothing can change me,” Tisdale told The honored at the Greenwood Cultural Center in year this past season as a sophomore. albums, with Way Up! both on and off the basketball court. ... Even in Associated Press last June. “You go through his hometown of Tulsa and presented with the “I spoke with him pretty frequently this past spending four weeks at No. the most challenging of times, he had a smile for things. You don’t change because things come Legacy Award. During the ceremony, he spoke season and he helped me in ways he probably 1 in contemporary jazz on people, and he had the rare ability to make every- in your life. You get better because things come about his cancer, saying “In my mind, I’ve doesn’t even know,” Griffin said. the Billboard charts one around him smile. He was one of the most in your life.” beaten it.” — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Next Gen SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS ABOUT RECRUITING DISH Die-hard fans across the country are raving about Sporting News Today, California RB commits to Trojans the country’s fi rst and only daily digital sports newspaper.

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San Francisco 6 Cora ss 4 0 1 0 1 1 .318 Castillo 2b 5 2 1 0 0 0 .299 Beltran cf 3 1 1 0 2 1 .370 Sheffield lf 4 3 2 0 1 1 .237 Ichiro hits clutch Two-run 9th D.Wright 3b 5 1 3 4 0 2 .341 Padres stop six-game slide Church rf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .269 Santos c 3 0 0 2 0 3 .260 Padres 5, Reds 3 SEATTLE—Many believe Ichiro Mariners 5, Red Sox 4 sparks Mets Reed 1b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .375 b-Tatis ph-1b 1 0 1 0 1 0 .339 Cincinnati AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Suzuki is so good, he can hit Boston AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Li.Hernandez p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .091 Taveras cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .312 Ellsbury cf 5 1 3 1 0 0 .307 SAN FRANCISCO—In any type of a-Dan.Murphy ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .279 Hairston Jr. 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 home runs whenever he wants Pedroia 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .324 S.Green p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Votto 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .373 or needs to. Like, say, when his J.Drew rf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .255 game on either coast, not much c-Jos.Reyes ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Phillips 2b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Bay lf 2 1 0 0 3 0 .306 slows down the Feliciano p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Bruce rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .244 team is down by one, has a run- Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Stokes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- R.Hernandez c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .278 ner on and has lost nine of its last Baldelli dh 4 0 0 0 0 3 .250 these days. d-R.Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .268 L.Nix lf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .305 Lugo ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .326 Not big injuries, not road Fr.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Ale.Gonzalez ss 2 0 1 2 1 0 .184 10 games. Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Totals 38 8 14 7 5 12 b-Dickerson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .214 “No, I’m not Sadaharu Oh. I J.Bailey 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .167 trips, not opposing catchers, not Harang p 3 0 0 0 0 0 .059 Totals 36 4 8 3 4 6 early deficits—and definitely San Francisco AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Rhodes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- can’t have the ability to do that,” Burriss 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .260 Weathers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- the eight-time All-Star said with Seattle AB R H BI BB SO Avg. not San Francisco Brian F.Lewis lf 4 2 2 1 0 1 .298 c-A.Rosales ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .288 I.Suzuki rf 4 2 3 3 1 0 .320 Wilson, who has twice been Sandoval 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .303 Totals 32 3 6 3 4 4 a smile Friday night. Jo.Lopez 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .241 B.Molina c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .299 That was after he hit two home M.Sweeney dh 5 0 0 0 0 1 .246 trampled by the Mets in con- Winn rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .262 San Diego AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Beltre 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .222 Rowand cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .227 Giles rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .172 runs, the second a go-ahead two- Balentien lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 secutive comeback victories. Aurilia 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .180 Eckstein 2b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .248 run shot in the sixth inning that Branyan 1b 4 1 3 0 0 1 .292 Gary Sheffield scored the go- Uribe ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .286 Ad.Gonzalez 1b 3 1 1 1 1 1 .311 Johjima c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Lincecum p 2 0 1 1 0 1 .176 ahead run on Wilson’s throw- DENIS POROY / AP Hairston lf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .333 capped his ’ Y.Betancourt ss 2 0 0 0 2 0 .254 Valdez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- San Diego’s Adrian Gonzalez, left, homered for the fifth straight game. Gerut cf 3 1 1 1 0 1 .238 F.Gutierrez cf 4 1 2 2 0 2 .262 ing in the ninth inning, Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 four-run rally in a 5-4 victory B.Wilson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kouzmanoff 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .223 Totals 35 5 11 5 4 6 and New York rallied from four J.Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- over the . e-Velez ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .130 SAN DIEGO—Mired in a manager Bud Black said. Hundley c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Suzuki hit a solo shot for Seat- Boston 112 000 000 — 4 8 0 early runs down for an 8-6 vic- Totals 36 6 11 6 0 7 C.Burke ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 Seattle 000 014 00x — 5 11 2 tory Friday night. long slump, the San Diego The win was just the Correia p 1 0 0 0 1 1 .333 tle’s first run in the fifth. Then he New York 100 002 302 — 8 14 0 Padres reverted to the Padres’ fifth in 24 games. a-Macias ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 sent a 3-1 fastball from Jon Lester E: Jo.Lopez (6), Y.Betancourt (5). LOB: Boston 9, Seattle David Wright had three hits San Francisco 410 001 000 — 6 11 1 Gregerson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- 10. 2B: Ellsbury (6), J.Drew (9), Balentien (7), Branyan and four RBIs, three on a tying winning formula that But it was reminiscent of Jo.Wilson 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 into the first row of seats in right (8). 3B: Ellsbury (1). HR: I.Suzuki 2 (4), off Lester 2. a-singled for Li.Hernandez in the 6th. b-was intention- worked so well for them the kind of victories the Totals 32 5 9 5 3 6 field for his fourth two-homer RBIs: Ellsbury (13), J.Drew (19), Lugo (4), I.Suzuki 3 double in the seventh inning of ally walked for Reed in the 7th. c-struck out for S.Green (12), F.Gutierrez 2 (15). SB: F.Gutierrez (2). Runners New York’s 10th victory in 12 in the 7th. d-flied out for Stokes in the 9th. e-grounded early in the season. club recorded when it got Cincinnati 000 021 000 — 3 6 0 game and first since July 30, left in scoring position: Boston 3 (Baldelli, Pedroia, out for J.Miller in the 9th. E: B.Wilson (1). LOB: New Behind the bat of major off to a 9-3 start. San Diego 100 001 30x — 5 9 0 2005. J.Drew); Seattle 5 (Balentien, I.Suzuki, F.Gutierrez, games. Sheffield went 2-for-4 York 10, San Francisco 4. 2B: Sheffield (4), D.Wright (9), Johjima, M.Sweeney). and scored three runs, while Tatis (4), F.Lewis (8), Sandoval (10), Winn (7), Aurilia (1). league home run leader “We have to get back to a-grounded out for Correia in the 7th. b-walked for “Who knows? It kind of proves 3B: Winn (3). HR: F.Lewis (1), off Li.Hernandez. RBIs: Adrian Gonzalez, timely doing that,” second base- Ale.Gonzalez in the 9th. c-struck out for Weathers in that in the universe, mysterious Boston IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Daniel Murphy added a pinch- D.Wright 4 (24), Santos 2 (12), Dan.Murphy (12), F.Lewis the 9th. LOB: Cincinnati 6, San Diego 7. 2B: Bruce (4), Lester L, 2-4 5 2⁄3 8 5 5 3 5 104 6.51 hit RBI single for the Mets. (4), Sandoval (16), Winn (17), Aurilia 2 (9), Lincecum hitting and a solid outing man David Eckstein said. R.Hernandez (5), L.Nix (9), Ale.Gonzalez (3), Kouzmanoff things happen,” he said through D.Bard 1 1⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 25 0.00 (2). SB: Castillo (5), Beltran (6), D.Wright (10), Church from Kevin Correia, the “It was a good team win, (6), Hundley (5). HR: Votto (5), off Correia; Ad.Gonzalez an interpreter. Saito 1 1 0 0 1 1 20 3.86 The N.L. East leaders pounded (2). CS: Church (1). S: Lincecum. SF: Santos 2. Runners (15), off Harang. RBIs: Votto (27), Ale.Gonzalez 2 (11), Seattle IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA left in scoring position: New York 6 (D.Wright 2, Padres ended a six-game and that’s what we have to Eckstein (10), Ad.Gonzalez (29), Hairston (17), Gerut Suzuki, an incomparable lead- Jakubauskas W, 2-4 6 7 4 3 2 4 103 7.13 out 14 hits and stole four bases Li.Hernandez, Cora, Jos.Reyes, R.Castro); San Francisco 3 losing streak with a 5-3 get back to doing and not (11), Kouzmanoff (9). SF: Gerut. Runners left in scor- off hitter and owner of the modern White H, 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 2.76 after setting a franchise record (B.Molina, F.Lewis, Aurilia). ing position: Cincinnati 3 (Harang 2, A.Rosales); San M.Lowe H, 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 17 4.41 win over the Cincinnati trying to do too much.” major-league record with eight with seven steals Thursday, get- New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Diego 4 (Giles 2, Hundley, Kouzmanoff). Aardsma S, 4-4 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 1.53 Li.Hernandez 5 8 5 5 0 4 74 5.59 Reds on Friday night. Gonzalez gave San Diego consecutive 200-hit seasons, had ting their 10-game trip off to a S.Green 1 2 1 1 0 1 11 8.80 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA IBB: off Saito (I.Suzuki). WP: Lester, Jakubauskas. remarkable start. Feliciano 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 2.87 Gonzalez homered in an early lead with a solo Harang L, 3-4 6 1⁄3 8 5 5 2 6 109 3.44 a two-homer game while David Umpires: Home, Fieldin Culbreth; First, Gary Ceder- Stokes W, 1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 9 0.56 his fifth straight game, homer in the first, but it Rhodes 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0.00 Ortiz hasn’t hit even one homer in strom; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Brian O’Nora. T: 3:03. A: “When you don’t have your Fr.Rodriguez S, 11-11 1 0 0 0 0 1 11 0.96 Weathers 1 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 16 2.13 34,952 (47,878). leadoff guy and your guy in the San Francisco IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Scott Hairston drove in took a big seventh inning San Diego IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 158 plate appearances all season. Lincecum 6 10 5 5 3 8 114 3.75 the go-ahead run in a for the Padres to get back Correia W, 1-2 7 5 3 3 2 3 100 5.06 Ortiz was benched for the first middle of the order, everybody’s Valdez BS, 2-2 0 1 1 1 1 0 6 4.09 Gregerson H, 2 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.30 got to do a little more,” Wright Affeldt 2 0 0 0 1 4 27 2.65 three-run seventh and in the win column. Bell S, 9-9 1 1⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 22 0.00 time this season on Friday because B.Wilson L, 2-2 2⁄3 3 2 0 0 0 28 4.34 Correia became the first Gonzalez’s drive off of his hitting slump. said, referring to Jose Reyes J.Miller 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.12 Rhodes pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Inherited (stiff calf) and Padres starter to win in 26 Aaron Harang (3-4) was runners-scored: Rhodes 2-0, Weathers 3-2, Bell 1-0. “It shows that, really, two mys- Lincecum pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Valdez pitched games. his sixth homer during his IBB: off Correia (L.Nix, Ale.Gonzalez). Umpires: Home, terious things happened in the (hip). “We’ve played extremely to 2 batters in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored: Val- Derryl Cousins; First, Jim Joyce; Second, Brian Runge; dez 2-2, Affeldt 1-0, J.Miller 1-0. IBB: off Affeldt (Tatis). “It’s nice to win; you can five-game streak. Third, Bill Miller. T: 2:37. A: 27,021 (42,691). universe today,” Suzuki said, well, and we were lucky to get WP: Lincecum. Umpires: Home, Doug Eddings; First, into their bullpen again and Hunter Wendelstedt; Second, Brian Knight; Third, Dana take a deep breath and sort — The Associated Press looking up with a wry grin while DeMuth. T: 3:00. A: 41,684 (41,915). make some things happen.” of regain some confidence fanning himself at his locker. — The Associated Press and some momentum,” More MLB results, Page 17 — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NBA SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 8 If you deliver Cavs aren’t getting any crunch-time experience Let’s see. The Cavaliers have, so far, cruised through it daily, they the playoffs at 8-0. They swept division rival Detroit in the opening round, then pummeled Atlanta in Round 2, winning those eight games by an average of 16.8 will come. points. They’ve shot 47.3 percent from the field, second- best in the playoffs. They’ve held opponents to 39.7 per- cent shooting, best in the playoffs. Things are going pretty well. Just about the only problem that could be conjured for these Cavs is one that 29 other teams would like to have at the moment: The postseason has been easy. Too easy, maybe. The Pistons had checked out of this season a long time ago, and barely Sean Deveney showed up at all against the Cavs. The PRO BASKETBALL Hawks are a young team that was sat- isfied just to make an appearance in Round 2. Ask forward Joe Smith how many times he felt the Cavs were actually threatened with a loss, and he can only come up with one game, the clincher over Atlanta. “The last game we were really challenged,” Smith FREE! said. “Atlanta really made us work on both ends of the Sign up floor. Whatever happened over the first seven games, Today! happened. It is what it is. But that eighth game, we had some things to overcome, and we were able to overcome those obstacles on the floor.” The Cavs won that game by 10, but it was a four- game with 2:21 to play. They had to come up with three JOHN AMIS / AP The country’s fi rst and only big offensive rebounds by Anderson Varejao and LeBron James said the Cavs were ‘banged up’ in the playoffs last season, and believes the rest they are getting is more important than the rust. Zydrunas Ilgasukas, followed by a Mo Williams daily digital sports newspaper. 3-pointer, to seal the verdict. But, still, the Cavaliers helped in the postseason, and I am glad we were able to The Cavaliers certainly won’t be tired. For coach have not been getting much by way of nitty-gritty, take care of our job and we’ve been able to take advan- Mike Brown, the challenge is letting his players rest crunch-time playoff experience. It’s hard to develop an tage of this rest.” while also finding a way to keep them sharp. “As the Delivered via email every morning, 7 days a edge when everything has come so pillow-soft for this There has been plenty of it. Cleveland had a nine-day week goes on, we will figure out what we will try to do,” week, Sporting News Today is your one-stop team. break between the first and second rounds. When the he said. “We have a plan, like last time we went through But, perhaps it does not matter. After all, the Cava- third round comes up, the Cavs again will have had this, we had a plan. But that doesn’t mean we won’t destination for breaking sports stories plus liers know all too well what can happen when a team more than a week off. deviate or change a little bit as time goes on. … A lot of it has to slog through a postseason dealing with injuries “It’s a lot,” Ilgauskas said. “Sometimes, you can lose a is based on feel, it’s not anything major. I don’t have to news about every team, every game and and a lack of rest. It happened to them last year, when little bit of your timing and everything else. The first be a rocket scientist to figure this thing out.” every score from coast-to-coast. the Celtics topped the Cavs in a hard-fought seven- game we played in the second round against Atlanta, Indeed, if Brown’s biggest problem is that his team is game series. Compared with that grind, this playoff that was a little weird. … But I wouldn’t trade it for the too good, that they’ve been too thorough and too domi- journey has been nothing but pleasant. world. Every game you play wears you down, adds nant in dismissing their first two postseason oppo- “We were definitely banged up last year, a lot of guys more susceptibility to injury. When we played Atlanta, nents, well, that’s a problem a lot of coaches would like Experience America’s hottest new product. were hurt going into that last part of the semifinals,” they had been beating the hell out of each other against to have. Sign up at sportingnewstoday.com. It’s free. said forward LeBron James. “The rest has definitely Miami, and you could tell that they were tired.” [email protected] SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NBA SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 9 INSIDE DISH Playoff glance Lakers wondering where the fire went Sunday’s games CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7), All times ET. The Lakers said they’d be ready (Best-of-7), All times ET. to match the Rockets’ emotion in CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Game 6. Instead, Houston jumped Houston at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 EASTERN CONFERENCE out to a big lead Thursday, leaving p.m., ABC L.A. to try to figure out why it had Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m., TNT Cleveland vs. Atlanta another lackluster performance. (Cleveland wins series 4-0) “They just hit us in the mouth Betting lines May 5: Cleveland 99, Atlanta 72 early. Once we were dazed, they FAVORITE ...... LINE O/U ...... UNDERDOG May 7: Cleveland 105, Atlanta 85 kept throwing,” Lakers PG Jordan at Boston ...... 2½ (186) ...... Orlando May 9: Cleveland 97, Atlanta 82 Farmar told the Los Angeles Times. “… at L.A. Lakers ...... 13 (194½) ...... Houston May 11: Cleveland 84, Atlanta 74 If you can’t get hyped for this and ready for these types of games, Boston vs. Orlando something is wrong with us.” by star C Dwight Howard, Magic coach (Series tied 3-3) The Lakers are confident home Stan Van Gundy is apparently safe, May 4: Orlando 95, Boston 90 court will be the difference for Sun- according to general manager Otis May 6: Boston 112, Orlando 94 day’s Game 7—though the last time Smith. “I don’t understand why he May 8: Orlando 117, Boston 96 the Lakers played a seventh game at wouldn’t be,” Smith told the Orlando May 10: Boston 95, Orlando 94 Staples Center was in 2000. “Our Sentinel. “He’s still the coach that he May 12: Boston 92, Orlando 88 effort will be better Sunday. It has to is. He still does a good job doing May 14: Orlando 83, Boston 75 be,” F Lamar Odom told the Times. what he does.” Smith said he also Sunday: Orlando at Boston, 8 p.m. talked to Howard, who questioned For the Magic to pull out a why he wasn’t getting the ball more WESTERN CONFERENCE Game 7 win Sunday at Boston— after the Magic’s Game 5 loss, tell- something few teams have done— ing him he’d prefer if such com- L.A. Lakers vs. Houston they know they’ll have to keep their ments were kept in house. (Series tied 3-3) cool. The Magic blew a fourth- May 4: Houston 100, L.A. Lakers 92 quarter lead in Game 5, but Thurs- Pistons C Kwame Brown will May 6: L.A. Lakers 111, day night they flipped the script, take his time to decide whether to Houston 98 rallying with clutch shooting. exercise his $4.1-million player May 8: L.A. Lakers 108, Houston 94 “We took better shots down the LM OTERO / AP option or hit the open market when May 10: Houston 99, L.A. Lakers 87 stretch than we did the other night in The body language spoke volumes on the Lakers bench Thursday, when coach Phil Jackson and star Kobe Bryant (24) failed to motivate their cast. free agency begins July 1, Brown’s May 12: L.A. Lakers 118, Houston 78 Boston,” PG Rafer Alston told reporters agent told the Detroit Free Press. May 14: Houston 95, L.A. Lakers 80 Friday. “That’s the key: down the Wednesday night, then again dur- I’m going to be ready to play and I’m The Timberwolves still haven’t Brown is coming off an up-and- Sunday: Houston at L.A. Lakers, stretch you want to get good, key ing a wrapup interview Thursday, going to work hard again this sum- settled on a new head of basketball down season in which he averaged 3:30 p.m. opportunities at the basket. The Nowitzki mentioned several times mer and do more of the same again operations, but it won’t be former 4.2 points and 5.0 rebounds. He game is played on instinct. If they that this was his 11th season and that next year.” Heat general manager Randy Pfund. has until 24 hours before the June Denver vs. Dallas give you an alley I think you should he’ll be turning 31 in a few weeks. According to the St. Paul Pioneer 25 NBA draft to inform the Pistons (Denver wins series 4-1) drive it hard and attack the rim.” He talked about the window of The 76ers interviewed former Press, Pfund informed the team he is of his decision. May 3: Denver 109, Dallas 95 opportunity starting to close, calling NBA coach Eddie Jordan for their withdrawing his name from consid- May 5: Denver 117, Dallas 105 Mavs PF Dirk Nowitzki inadver- every title-less season a waste. head coaching job Friday. It was eration. Pfund’s withdrawal leaves The surgically repaired left May 9: Denver 106, Dallas 105 tently raised the question of how Nowitzki later clarified, telling Philadelphia’s first interview with Trail Blazers assistant general man- knee of Celtics F Leon Powe wasn’t as May 11: Dallas 119, Denver 117 long he was willing to stick with the reporters he’d love to finish his a candidate since Tony DiLeo stepped ager Tom Penn and former Pacers damaged as previously thought, May 13: Denver 124, Dallas 110 organization while describing his career in Dallas and bring the fran- down as coach on Monday and general manager David Kahn as the The Boston Globe reported. Accord- disappointment over falling short chise a championship. “I still feel returned to his job as a vice presi- remaining outside candidates. ing to his agent, Powe, who had sur- again this season. After the Mavs like I have a good three, four years dent and assistant general gery last week, hopes to return near were eliminated by Denver on left of solid basketball,” he said. “… manager. Despite being second-guessed next season’s All-Star break. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NBA Playoff Stats SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 10

Free Throw Percentage 3-Pt FG Percentage FT FTA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT Butler, N.O. 9 9 1.000 Bowen, S.A. 5 9 .556 Bynum, Det. 10 10 1.000 Bibby, Atl. 26 48 .542 Billups, Den. 66 69 .957 Billups, Den. 33 61 .541 Battier, Hou. 21 22 .955 Butler, N.O. 10 19 .526 Bibby, Atl. 21 22 .955 House, Bos. 18 36 .500 R. Allen, Bos. 53 56 .946 Jones, Mia. 11 22 .500 Nowitzki, Dall. 86 93 .925 Wallace, Det. 4 8 .500 Stojakovic, N.O. 12 13 .923 Ariza, LAL 18 37 .486 Jones, Mia. 22 24 .917 Roy, Port. 8 17 .471 Wafer, Hou. 19 21 .905 Finley, S.A. 7 15 .467 Bass, Dall. 28 31 .903 Scalabrine, Bos. 13 28 .464 Yao, Hou. 46 51 .902 Korver, Utah 12 26 .462 Hamilton, Det. 9 10 .900 Anthony, Den. 17 38 .447 West, N.O. 26 29 .897 Kidd, Dall. 21 47 .447 Gordon, Chi. 49 56 .875 Hinrich, Chi. 13 30 .433 Roy, Port. 40 46 .870 Fernandez, Port. 8 19 .421 Bryant, LAL 65 75 .867 Blake, Port. 10 24 .417 Murray, Atl. 32 37 .865 Brooks, Hou. 25 61 .410 Fisher, LAL 19 22 .864 Smith, Den. 24 59 .407 Wade, Mia. 50 58 .862 Iguodala, Phil. 11 28 .393 ERIC GAY / AP Rockets F Luis Scola, left, leads his team in rebounding at 8.6 rpg. Rebounds Blocks G OFF DEF TOT AVG FT FTA PCT Howard, Orl. 11 55 128 183 16.6 Ty. Thomas, Chi. 7 20 2.86 Team Averages Boozer, Utah 5 12 54 66 13.2 Perkins, Bos. 13 35 2.69 POINTS FIELD GOAL TURNOVERS REBOUND Noah, Chi. 7 28 64 92 13.1 Howard, Orl. 11 28 2.55 PER GAME PERCENTAGE PER GAME PERCENTAGES Perkins, Bos. 13 49 98 147 11.3 Noah, Chi. 7 15 2.14 OWN OPP. OWN OPP. OWN OPP. OFF DEF TOT Nowitzki, Dall. 10 12 89 101 10.1 Przybilla, Port. 6 12 2.00 Atlanta 84.0 91.1 .409 .463 12.1 13.6 .261 .698 .480 Gasol, LAL 11 36 75 111 10.1 Andersen, Den. 9 17 1.89 Boston 103.7 102.2 .449 .441 13.7 14.3 .256 .770 .513 Odom, LAL 11 32 78 110 10.0 Gasol, LAL 11 19 1.73 Chicago 108.3 112.6 .441 .449 16.1 13.6 .243 .732 .488 Rondo, Bos. 13 30 100 130 10.0 Aldridge, Port. 6 10 1.67 Cleveland 94.9 78.1 .473 .397 12.5 11.6 .329 .777 .553 James, Clev. 8 9 69 78 9.8 Wade, Mia. 7 11 1.57 Dallas 101.6 102.5 .470 .482 13.0 11.1 .247 .774 .510 Haslem, Mia. 7 13 48 61 8.7 Odom, LAL 11 17 1.55 Denver 111.5 95.5 .503 .438 11.9 16.4 .252 .759 .505 Scola, Hou. 12 27 76 103 8.6 Smith, Atl. 11 17 1.55 Detroit 78.0 93.5 .409 .460 11.3 11.0 .197 .732 .465 McDyess, Det. 4 6 28 34 8.5 Dalembert, Phil. 6 9 1.50 Houston 93.3 93.3 .453 .449 14.1 11.0 .262 .742 .502 Duncan, S.A. 5 12 28 40 8.0 O’Neal, Mia. 6 9 1.50 L.A. Lakers 102.6 95.5 .469 .434 12.9 15.4 .273 .709 .491 Millsap, Utah 5 20 20 40 8.0 Varejao, Clev. 8 11 1.38 Miami 88.1 87.3 .450 .422 13.4 12.1 .252 .731 .491 JOHN RAOUX / AP Miller, Chi. 7 11 44 55 7.9 Duncan, S.A. 5 6 1.20 New Orleans 84.2 108.4 .396 .499 18.4 12.6 .224 .735 .480 Celtics F Paul Pierce (34) is averaging 21.4 points per game in the playoffs heading into Sunday’s Game 7 against Orlando. Dalembert, Phil. 6 10 37 47 7.8 Anthony, Mia. 6 7 1.17 Orlando 95.7 90.9 .453 .451 12.5 14.3 .234 .774 .504 Aldridge, Port. 6 9 36 45 7.5 Roy, Port. 6 7 1.17 Philadelphia 88.5 96.2 .453 .465 14.7 12.8 .213 .742 .478 Smith, Atl. 11 24 58 82 7.5 Ilgauskas, Clev. 8 9 1.13 Portland 87.2 92.5 .447 .473 11.3 12.2 .237 .761 .499 West, N.O. 5 5 32 37 7.4 Beasley, Mia. 7 7 1.00 San Antonio 90.4 96.4 .457 .463 11.0 11.6 .213 .766 .489 Scoring Average Field Goal Percentage Utah 97.4 106.6 .432 .494 14.6 15.6 .304 .735 .520 Assists G FG FT PTS AVG FG FGA PCT Steals James, Clev. 8 84 79 263 32.9 Howard, Orl. 81 133 .609 FG FGA PCT G STL AVG Scoring, Record Versus Wade, Mia. 7 68 50 204 29.1 Perkins, Bos. 70 116 .603 Williams, Utah 5 54 10.8 Chalmers, Mia. 7 20 2.86 Bryant, LAL 11 117 65 315 28.6 Odom, LAL 56 97 .577 Paul, N.O. 5 52 10.4 Rondo, Bos. 13 33 2.54 BELOW OVERTIME 3 PTS. 10 PTS. Parker, S.A. 5 59 22 143 28.6 Gasol, LAL 76 137 .555 Rondo, Bos. 13 127 9.8 Kidd, Dall. 10 22 2.20 100 PTS. GAMES OR LESS OR MORE Anthony, Den. 10 98 57 270 27.0 Nene, Den. 47 85 .553 Billups, Den. 10 73 7.3 Kirilenko, Utah 5 11 2.20 OWN OPP. W L W L W L Nowitzki, Dall. 10 88 86 268 26.8 O’Neal, Mia. 28 51 .549 Parker, S.A. 5 34 6.8 Bryant, LAL 11 23 2.09 Atlanta 10 8 0 0 0 0 4 7 Roy, Port. 6 56 40 160 26.7 Parker, S.A. 59 108 .546 James, Clev. 8 54 6.8 Anthony, Den. 10 20 2.00 Boston 5 7 1 3 3 3 3 1 Chicago 2 0 3 1 3 2 0 2 Gordon, Chi. 7 52 49 170 24.3 Ariza, LAL 42 77 .545 Iguodala, Phil. 6 40 6.7 James, Clev. 8 16 2.00 Cleveland 6 8 0 0 0 0 8 0 Billups, Den. 10 61 66 221 22.1 Yao, Hou. 54 99 .545 Rose, Chi. 7 45 6.4 Iguodala, Phil. 6 11 1.83 Dallas 4 4 0 0 1 1 2 4 Iguodala, Phil. 6 44 30 129 21.5 Duncan, S.A. 41 77 .532 Blake, Port. 6 37 6.2 Williams, Utah 5 9 1.80 Kidd, Dall. 10 59 5.9 Denver 1 6 0 0 1 2 7 0 Pierce, Bos. 13 91 78 278 21.4 James, Clev. 84 158 .532 Hinrich, Chi. 7 12 1.71 Miller, Phil. 6 32 5.3 Detroit 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Miller, Phil. 6 48 28 127 21.2 Boozer, Utah 38 72 .528 Boozer, Utah 5 8 1.60 Wade, Mia. 7 37 5.3 Houston 9 8 0 0 2 0 4 4 Boozer, Utah 5 38 27 103 20.6 Martin, Den. 41 78 .526 Paul, N.O. 5 8 1.60 Stuckey, Det. 4 21 5.3 Alston, Orl. 11 17 1.55 L.A. Lakers 4 8 0 0 0 1 7 2 Howard, Orl. 11 81 61 223 20.3 McDyess, Det. 23 44 .523 Hamilton, Det. 4 20 5.0 Ariza, LAL 11 16 1.45 Miami 5 6 0 0 0 0 3 4 Williams, Utah 5 29 34 101 20.2 Nowitzki, Dall. 88 170 .518 Alston, Orl. 11 52 4.7 Brewer, Utah 5 7 1.40 New Orleans 5 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 Lewis, Orl. 12 86 48 239 19.9 Millsap, Utah 25 49 .510 M. Williams, Clev. 8 36 4.5 Fernandez, Port. 6 8 1.33 Orlando 10 10 0 0 1 3 3 1 Duncan, S.A. 5 41 17 99 19.8 Noah, Chi. 26 51 .510 Philadelphia 5 5 0 0 2 1 0 2 Scola, Hou. 73 144 .507 Bryant, LAL 11 49 4.5 Roy, Port. 6 8 1.33 Rose, Chi. 7 59 20 138 19.7 Chalmers, Mia. 7 31 4.4 Davis, Bos. 13 17 1.31 Portland 5 4 0 0 0 2 1 2 Aldridge, Port. 6 51 14 117 19.5 Smith, Den. 59 119 .496 San Antonio 4 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 Billups, Den. 61 124 .492 West, Clev. 8 35 4.4 Nene, Den. 10 13 1.30 Gasol, LAL 11 76 49 201 18.3 Anthony, Den. 10 43 4.3 Salmons, Chi. 7 9 1.29 Utah 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NHL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 11 INSIDE DISH Playoff glance “I still have got some legs left and I’m still CONFERENCE FINALS enjoying the game and I’m certainly enjoy- (Best-of-7), All times ET Hiller makes Ducks’ goalie choice tough ing this group of young and very talented EASTERN CONFERENCE players,” Fedorov told The Post. Carolina vs. Pittsburgh The Washington Times reported that G.M. Monday: Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. George McPhee doesn’t plan on buying out Thursday: Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 Michael Nylander’s contract. p.m. Saturday: Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. The Russian KHL officially wrapped Tuesday, May 26: Pittsburgh at Carolina, up its 2008-09 season with a press confer- 7:30 p.m. ence on Friday and according to Russia Friday, May 29: Carolina at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m., if necessary Today, the mood was upbeat. Sunday, May 31: Pittsburgh at Carolina, “If we continue this way then within five 7:30 p.m., if necessary years we will be able to compete with the Tuesday, June 2: Carolina at Pittsburgh, National Hockey League,” KHL CEO Vyache- 7:30 p.m., if necessary slav Fetisov said. “We are ready to catch up with Americans as to the quality of the game, WESTERN CONFERENCE and the level of the games organization. But Chicago vs. Detroit there is, of course, a lot of work ahead of us.” Sunday: Chicago at Detroit, 3 p.m. The rumors have already started about Tuesday: Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. more Russian players playing in the KHL. Friday: Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. According to The Washington Times, Viktor Sunday, May 24: Detroit at Chicago, 3 Kozlov is receiving lots of interest from Rus- p.m. Wednesday, May 27: Chicago at Detroit, sian teams, but Kozlov still wants to discuss 7:30 p.m., if necessary his future with his family. Saturday, May 30: Detroit at Chicago, 8 In New York, Newsday reported that the p.m., if necessary KHL is attempting to lure Nikolai Zhderev away Monday, June 1: Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 from the Rangers. p.m., if necessary

PAUL SANCYA / AP The frustrations from an early elimina- The great postseason play of G Jonas Hiller, second from left, likely means Jean-Sebastien Giguere, back left, won’t be back in Anaheim. tion haven’t faded in San Jose. G.M. Doug Wil- Betting line son, head coach Todd McLellan and a few players Sunday His disappointment after being eliminated group was awesome.” their season-ending meeting with the media. met with fans and took pointed question FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE was easy to see. Anaheim’s Jonas Hiller had an The goalie position will be just one of many Former starting goalie Jose Theodore said he from angry season-ticket holders, the San at Detroit -180 Chicago +160 impressive run in his first postseason as the for Anaheim G.M. Bob Murray to weigh now that still sees himself as a No. 1 goalie and thinks Jose Mercury News reported. Ducks starting goalie. His .943 playoff Anaheim’s offseason is underway. Former it can still happen in Washington, where he At one point you said this was (Patrick Mar- Monday percentage is the league’s best and his 2.23 starter Jean-Sebastien Giguere is owed an average lost his job to impressive rookie Simeon Varla- leau’s) team, that this wasn’t your team,” sea- at Pittsburgh -220 Carolina +180 goals against average was even more impres- of $6 million a season for the next two years. mov during the playoffs. son-ticket holder Elliot Lepler asked Joe Thornton. Odds to Win Series sive considering he played against two offen- There is also a large group of unrestricted “I see myself coming here next camp and “When will you own this team and how will Detroit -220 Chicago +180 sive powerhouses in Detroit and San Jose. free agents, including Scott Niedermayer and being ready right off the bat. I know what I I know?” Pittsburgh -220 Carolina +180 Even with the sting of elimination fresh, Francois Beauchemin. can do,” Theodore told The Washington Post. Answered Thornton: “There’s a lot of key Hiller was able to appreciate the experience “Good luck to Bob Murray this summer. “From there, they are going to decide what guys on this team, and I am a big part of that. Odds to win Stanley Cup he gained in his first playoff run. He’s got his work cut out for him,” said for- they want to do.” In some ways this is my team. In some ways “For me, it was a great experience just to ward Ryan Getzlaf. “He’s totally qualified and Head coach Bruce Boudreau said he could see this is Patty’s team.” CURRENT OPENING play in the playoffs,” Hiller told Sporting News knows what he wants here. I’m excited to see as many as four goalies fighting for spots in The difference between the Sharks, and TEAM ODDS ODDS Detroit 3-2 4-1 Today. “Right now, it’s a little tough to see but what we bring next year.” training camp—Theodore, Michal Neuvirth, the reigning champion Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh 8-5 7-1 in days, or some weeks, I’ll probably realize — Craig Custance Varlamov and Brent Johnson. is mental toughness, McLellan told fans. Chicago 7-2 25-1 it was a lot I achieved this season. It was a Veteran forward Sergei Fedorov told report- “The mental part of the game, Detroit is Carolina 6-1 35-1 great experience just to play, to be with this On Friday, the Washington Capitals did ers that he doesn’t plan on retiring. ahead of us right now,” McLellan said. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NHL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 12 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS Red Wings, Blackhawks restart Original 6 matchup Canes have shown staying power DETROIT—The defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings RALEIGH, N.C. —One thing about the are going from a playoff-tested, big Carolina Hurricanes, when they get and feisty opponent to a team in the into the playoffs, they stick around playoffs for the first time since 2002 for a while. that relies on speed and skill. They’re in the postseason for just No problem? the third time since 2002 but have Not quite. reached the Eastern Conference The Red Wings expect the Chi- finals all three times. cago Blackhawks to test them in This is what the Hurricanes have the Western Conference finals just insisted they were capable of the as much as Anaheim did in the past two offseasons—that had they second round. made the playoffs, all the pieces That’s saying a lot because the were there to be a serious Stanley Ducks pushed Detroit to a closely Cup contender. contested Game 7 Thursday night Now they’re actually doing it. in a series its coach, Mike Babcock, They’re making the most of their said was the best series he’s been in return to the postseason with a and some players insisted was one JERRY S. MENDOZA / AP series of dramatic goals and clutch of the toughest of their careers. Red Wings D Nicklas Lidstrom expects the Blackhawks series to ‘be a tough one, too.’ performances capped by Scott “I think this is gonna be a tough Walker’s score in overtime of Game one, too,” Red Wings captain Nicklas “We’re going to have respect for into June. 7 against Boston. Lidstrom said on a conference call. them because they’ve earned being Chicago is led by young for- “I don’t get the sense with this The Original Six franchises will in the conference finals after beat- wards Patrick Kane and Jonathan team, and I haven’t, where I ever felt meet Sunday afternoon in Game 1, ing teams with experience,” Lid- Toews, its top draft picks in 2006 we’re lucky to be here,” coach Paul matching up in the playoffs for the strom said. and 2007, 28-year-old forward Maurice said Friday. “The game, first time since 1995 and the 15th Chicago is in the conference Martin Havlat, defenseman Brian yeah, we won in dramatic fashion. time overall. finals for the first time since 1995, Campbell and 36-year-old goal- But it wasn’t like they dominated us “I think it’s good for hockey and when it lost to the Red Wings. tender Nikolai Khabibulin. for 60 minutes and we got a lucky CHARLES KRUPA / AP it’s fantastic for us that we get to “It’s a special matchup,” Black- The Red Wings lean on for- break and scored and won, said, Carolina is the second team to win consecutive Game 7s on the road the same playoff year. play Chicago,” Babcock said in a hawks coach Joel Quenneville said. wards Henrik Zetterberg and ‘How long can that last?’ ” telephone interview Friday. “We “You look back over the years, Johan Franzen, rely on their depth One more round, at least. Next up has gone the full seven games, and said. “There’s still a lot of people that played them in the Winter Classic, where the Blackhawks came from when stars such as Pavel Datsyuk on Monday night: Game 1 of the East the Hurricanes have won all four. remember (the Cup) in that locker and now we’re among the four in a short amount of time, where we go cold, Lidstrom and veteran finals against the defending confer- Ten current players were on the team room, so they have a high expecta- teams still playing hockey while are at today, it’s a great challenge, a goalie Chris Osgood. ence champion Pittsburgh Penguins, that closed its Stanley Cup run in tion. ... We are in a position with our 26 teams are sitting at home.” fun opportunity for everybody. Detroit is hoping to win the a team that like Carolina has 2006 by winning back-to-back Game team that means we’re going to be in Second-seeded Detroit became “There is a lot of history, ani- Stanley Cup for the fifth time in 12 responded to a midseason coaching 7s. After two years out of the playoffs, a lot of tight games. We’re used to the first team to simply advance in mosity, passion involving both seasons and to lift the spirits of an change by becoming one of the league’s they beat New Jersey and Boston in that—being tied, being even. the playoffs after hoisting the Cup organizations and here we are economically depressed area. hottest clubs down the stretch. seven games apiece to return to hock- “We resisted the urge to try and since 2002 when it swept Columbus playing for something very impor- “I think it’s good for the city and Before worrying too much about ey’s final four. do something extra special to win in the opening round, then was on tant. It’s got a lot of meaning, I’m the state really if we keep win- the Penguins, though, Carolina is That’s why nobody would blame that (Boston) game,” he added. the brink of elimination against the sure the game will reflect that in ning,” Babcock said. “Auto dealer- catching its breath after becoming the Hurricanes if they wanted to “That’s the kiss of death, when you 2007 champion Ducks. the crowds and the stands.” ships are closing and a lot of things just the second team in NHL his- skip Games 1-6 against Pittsburgh try to force a pass through five or The fourth-seeded Blackhawks Fans in both cities, and those are going bad, but we’re doing tory to win consecutive Game 7s on and head straight for Game 7. six people because you’re trying to eliminated Calgary and Vancouver interested elsewhere, should see something good that hopefully the road in the same playoff year. “I think (the Game 7 success) is create a breakaway.” in Game 6s, and have been idle since exciting hockey that starts Sun- makes people feel a little better.” Each of its last four playoff series part of how the team’s built,” Maurice — The Associated Press beating the Canucks on Monday. day afternoon and could stretch — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NHL Stats SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 13 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS NHL Playoff leaders (Through May 14) CAROLINA HURRICANES CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS Points Sami Salo, Vancouver 7 2 GP G A PTS Brian Campbell, Chicago 12 2 POS NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW OTG S PCTG POS NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW OTG S PCTG Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 13 12 9 21 Jiri Hudler, Detroit 11 2 C 12 Eric Staal 14941342301056.161 R 24 Martin Havlat12581328001130.167 Alex Ovechkin, Washington 14 11 10 21 Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit 11 2 L 36 Jussi Jokinen 14641030203121.286 R 88 Patrick Kane 11 8 4 12 3- 12 2 0 0 0 28 .286 Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 13 6 13 19 Corey Perry, Anaheim 13 2 Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim 13 4 14 18 Daniel Sedin, Vancouver 10 2 L 13 Ray Whitney 143692-4001046.065 C 19 Jonathan Toews124610224302031.129 Kris Versteeg, Chicago 12 2 R 59 Chad LaRose 14279210000038.053 L 32 Kris Versteeg 1237102-8200015.200 Johan Franzen, Detroit 11 8 7 15 Nicklas Backstrom, Washington 14 3 12 15 Nicklas Backstrom, Washington 14 2 D 25 Joni Pitkanen14077416000040.000 R 10 Patrick Sharp 1254902201030.167 Corey Perry, Anaheim 13 8 6 14 L 14 Sergei Samsonov1342646000019.211 C 36 Dave Bolland 12459118111022.182 Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit 11 6 8 14 Power play points D 77 Joe Corvo 141562-0001044.023 D 51 Brian Campbell1227950200016.125 Alexander Semin, Washington 14 5 9 14 Name Team GP PPP R 24 Scott Walker 14145017001120.050 D 7 Brent Seabrook 12 1 8 9 3 8 1 0 0 0 23 .043 Eric Staal, Carolina 14 9 4 13 Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 13 10 Marc Savard, Boston 11 6 7 13 Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim 13 9 D 6 Tim Gleason 1414522700119.111 D 25 Cam Barker 123471-0000022.136 Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit 11 8 D 4 Dennis Seidenberg120550800009.000 R 33 Dustin Byfuglien 12 3 4 7 0 20 1 0 0 0 28 .107 Michael Ryder, Boston 11 5 8 13 Martin Havlat, Chicago 12 5 8 13 Sergei Gonchar, Pittsburgh 11 8 C 8 Matt Cullen 142241-8010023.087 D 2 Duncan Keith 1205544000018.000 Alex Ovechkin, Washington 14 8 R 15 Tuomo Ruutu141343-8000016.063 R 37 Adam Burish 12 2 2 4 3 22 0 0 1 0 18 .111 Goals Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 13 7 L 18 Ryan Bayda 1121326000016.125 L 16 Andrew Ladd 12213410001120.100 Name Team GP G Brian Campbell, Chicago 12 6 C 17 Rod Brind’Amour141121-8000023.043 C 26 Samuel Pahlsson121231-010008.125 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 13 12 Chris Pronger, Anaheim 13 6 Alex Ovechkin, Washington 14 11 Kris Versteeg, Chicago 12 6 R 26 Erik Cole 140224-16000022.000 L 55 Ben Eager 121121-31001011.091 Nicklas Backstrom, Washington 14 6 D 5 Frantisek Kaberle40111200005.000 D 8 Matt Walker 120224-1000007.000 Eric Staal, Carolina 14 9 Johan Franzen, Detroit 11 8 Johan Franzen, Detroit 11 6 D 33 Anton Babchuk 12 0 1 1 3- 10 0 0 0 0 21 .000 L 22 Troy Brouwer 1202228000016.000 Patrick Kane, Chicago 11 8 Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim 13 6 R 44 Patrick Eaves 140112-6000017.000 D 4 Niklas Hjalmarsson120110400006.000 Corey Perry, Anaheim 13 8 Alexander Semin, Washington 14 6 C 63 Dwight Helminen10000000000— C 46 Colin Fraser 10000000001.000 Phil Kessel, Boston 11 6 D 38 Tim Conboy 30000900000— TEAM TOTALS 12 44 73 117 3 191 15 1 8 2 350 .126 Marc Savard, Boston 11 6 Game-winning goals D 7 Niclas Wallin 140000400007.000 OPPONENT TOTALS123560953-1939040319.110 Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit 11 6 Name Team GP GW Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 13 6 Jussi Jokinen, Carolina 14 3 TEAM TOTALS 14 33 60 93 1 171 5 1 8 3 452 .073 Patrick Marleau, San Jose 6 2 OPPONENT TOTALS 14 32 57 89 1- 166 5 0 6 1 441 .073 Jussi Jokinen, Carolina 14 6 RK NO GOALTENDER GP MIN AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV% G A PIM Michael Ryder, Boston 11 5 Sami Salo, Vancouver 7 2 39 Nikolai Khabibuli 12 717 2.76 8 4 0 2 0 33 317 .896 0 0 0 Martin Havlat, Chicago 12 5 Steve Bernier, Vancouver 10 2 RK NO GOALTENDER GP MIN AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV% G A PIM TEAM TOTALS 12 723 2.90 8 4 0 2 0 35 319 .890 0 0 0 Patrick Sharp, Chicago 12 5 Daniel Cleary, Detroit 11 2 30 Cam Ward 14 865 2.22 8 6 0 0 2 32 441 .927 0 0 0 OPPONENT TOTALS 12 723 3.65 4 8 0 3 0 44 350 .874 0 0 0 Bill Guerin, Pittsburgh 13 5 Marc Savard, Boston 11 2 TEAM TOTALS 14 869 2.21 8 6 0 0 2 32 441 .927 0 0 0 Bobby Ryan, Anaheim 13 5 Jonathan Toews, Chicago 12 2 Alexander Semin, Washington 14 5 Bill Guerin, Pittsburgh 13 2 OPPONENT TOTALS 14 869 2.28 6 8 0 1 2 33 452 .927 0 0 0 Tyler Kennedy, Pittsburgh 13 2 Assists Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim 13 2 DETROIT RED WINGS Name Team GP A PITTSBURGH PENGUINS POS NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW OTG S PCTG Ryan Getzlaf, Anaheim 13 14 Shooting percentage Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 13 13 Name Team GP G S PCTG POS NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PP SH GW OTG S PCTG L 93 Johan Franzen11871574301035.229 Mark Eaton, Pittsburgh 13 4 10 40.0 C 87 Sidney Crosby 13 12 9 21 6 10 5 0 1 0 55 .218 C 40 Henrik Zetterberg 11 6 8 14 8 4 1 0 0 0 39 .154 Nicklas Backstrom, Washington 14 12 Alex Ovechkin, Washington 14 10 Marc Savard, Boston 11 6 17 35.3 C 71 Evgeni Malkin 13 6 13 19 2- 16 4 0 1 1 60 .100 D 5 Nicklas Lidstrom11381162201036.083 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 13 9 Yannick Weber, Montreal 3 1 3 33.3 D 55 Sergei Gonchar11281016101027.074 R 11 Daniel Cleary 11369104002025.120 Alexander Semin, Washington 14 9 R.J. Umberger, Columbus 4 3 9 33.3 R 13 Bill Guerin 1354979102137.135 L 26 Jiri Hudler 1144816201024.167 Sergei Gonchar, Pittsburgh 11 8 Jared Ross, Philadelphia 6 1 3 33.3 D 58 Kris Letang 12369211101132.094 R 81 Marian Hossa 1143724201057.070 Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit 11 8 Patrick Kane, Chicago 11 8 28 28.6 Michael Ryder, Boston 11 8 Jussi Jokinen, Carolina 14 6 21 28.6 L 26 Ruslan Fedotenko1344842000036.111 C 51 Valtteri Filppula 11 0 7 7 5 4 0 0 0 0 18 .000 Christopher Higgins, Montreal 4 2 8 25.0 L 14 Chris Kunitz 13077113000020.000 R 37 Mikael Samuelsson 11 3 3 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 46 .065 Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit 11 8 Martin Havlat, Chicago 12 8 Fredrik Modin, Columbus 4 1 4 25.0 D 7 Mark Eaton 1341566100010.400 D 23 Brad Stuart 11 1 5 6 4 8 1 0 0 0 21 .048 Brent Seabrook, Chicago 12 8 Byron Bitz, Boston 5 1 4 25.0 C 11 Jordan Staal 132354-6000034.059 D 55 Niklas Kronwall11145210100018.056 Chris Pronger, Anaheim 13 8 Daniel Carcillo, Philadelphia 5 1 4 25.0 C 48 Tyler Kennedy132242-4002040.050 C 13 Pavel Datsyuk1114539100036.028 Mike Green, Washington 14 8 Arron Asham, Philadelphia 6 1 4 25.0 R 81 Miroslav Satan 704440000011.000 R 96 Tomas Holmstrom 11 2 2 4 0 10 0 0 0 0 13 .154 Eric Nystrom, Calgary 6 2 8 25.0 Power play goals Sami Salo, Vancouver 7 3 12 25.0 D 44 Brooks Orpik 13 0 4 4 2- 14 0 0 0 0 2 .000 D 28 Brian Rafalski 612351110109.111 Marc Staal, NY Rangers 7 1 4 25.0 C 25 Maxime Talbot1321305000015.133 D 52 Jonathan Ericsson11123615001018.056 Name Team GP PP Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 13 5 Two tied 10 1 4 25.0 L 24 Matt Cooke 13 1 2 3 2- 12 0 0 0 0 18 .056 C 43 Darren Helm 11 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 16 .125 Evgeni Malkin, Pittsburgh 13 4 D 4 Rob Scuderi 131230600005.200 D 22 Brett Lebda 110224400009.000 Marc Savard, Boston 11 3 Plus/minus R 27 Craig Adams 1311210000016.063 L 8 Justin Abdelkader30111000004.000 Eric Staal, Carolina 14 3 Name Team GP +/- D 3 Alex Goligoski 20111-000001.000 L 82 Tomas Kopecky801107000013.000 Jonathan Toews, Chicago 12 3 Milan Lucic, Boston 10 12 D 43 Philippe Boucher40112-000006.000 R 18 Kirk Maltby 100112-200003.000 Johan Franzen, Detroit 11 3 Daniel Cleary, Detroit 11 10 Scott Niedermayer, Anaheim 13 3 Alex Ovechkin, Washington 14 10 R 17 Petr Sykora 60113-000007.000 C 33 Kris Draper 10001000000--- Henrik Zetterberg, Detroit 11 8 D 2 Hal Gill 1301114000010.000 Alex Ovechkin, Washington 14 3 D 14 Derek Meech 10000000000--- Steve Bernier, Vancouver 10 2 Tom Poti, Washington 14 8 L 9 Pascal Dupuis 100003-6000014.000 D 24 Chris Chelios 40001-200002.000 Jarome Iginla, Calgary 6 2 Johan Franzen, Detroit 11 7 TEAM TOTALS 13 45 75 120 3 136 13 0 8 3 456 .099 TEAM TOTALS 11 40 71 111 13 114 14 0 8 0 442 .090 Jussi Jokinen, Carolina 14 2 Phil Kessel, Boston 11 7 OPPONENT TOTALS 13 38 65 103 3- 192 9 2 5 1 374 .102 OPPONENT TOTALS 11 24 42 6613- 189 11 0 3 1 303 .079 Brooks Laich, Washington 14 2 Bill Guerin, Pittsburgh 13 7 Bobby Ryan, Anaheim 13 2 Jonathan Ericsson, Detroit 11 6 David Krejci, Boston 11 6 RK NO GOALTENDER GP MIN AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV% G A PIM RK NO GOALTENDER GP MIN AVG W L OT EN SO GA SA SV% G A PIM R.J. Umberger, Columbus 4 2 Marian Hossa, Detroit 11 2 Nicklas Lidstrom, Detroit 11 6 29 Marc-Andre Fleury 13 815 2.72 8 5 0 1 0 37 373 .901 0 0 2 30 Chris Osgood 11 698 2.06 8 3 0 0 1 24 303 .921 0 1 0 Teemu Selanne, Anaheim 13 2 Sidney Crosby, Pittsburgh 13 6 TEAM TOTALS 13 820 2.78 8 5 0 1 0 38 374 .898 0 0 2 TEAM TOTALS 11 701 2.05 8 3 0 0 1 24 303 .921 0 1 0 Patrick Sharp, Chicago 12 2 Mark Eaton, Pittsburgh 13 6 OPPONENT TOTALS 13 820 3.29 5 8 0 2 1 45 456 .901 0 0 0 OPPONENT TOTALS 11 701 3.42 3 8 0 3 0 40 442 .910 0 0 0 Patrick Kane, Chicago 11 2 Milan Jurcina, Washington 14 6 SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 14

INSIDE DISH THE LAUNCHING PAD What to expect in the major leagues today Experts: Manny’s suspension likely due to steroids

Three sources told the Los Angeles Said Theriot, “I guess everybody is Times that no traces of the medicine entitled to their own opinion. It’s HCG were found in Dodgers OF unfortunate, like I said the other day, Manny Ramirez’s failed drug test. That that it’s come to this. But I guess you failed test resulted in a 50-game sus- can write whatever you want to write, pension, from which Ramirez will be and it’s up to the readers to formulate eligible to return July 3. One of those their own opinion.” sources added that Ramirez’s test showed an elevated synthetic testos- The Padres claimed IF Josh Wil- terone level, more than four times son on waivers from Arizona and that of the average male. Anti-doping designated P Duaner Sanchez for experts told the newspaper that the assignment. Wilson hit just .231 for absence of HCG and the league’s the D-backs. Sanchez was 1-1 with a decision to suspend Ramirez indi- 9.00 ERA in 11 innings. cated he used steroids. After leaving Thursday’s game Mets manager Jerry Manuel thinks because of a right hamstring injury, GENE J. PUSKAR / AP slugging 1B Carlos Delgado probably is Giants SS Edgar Renteria is expected to Jeff Suppan is unbeaten against St. Louis since the start of the 2007 season. headed to the disabled list. Manuel miss at least several games, accord- expects the Mets to make a decision ing to the San Francisco Chronicle. A good race a-brewin’ today on Delgado, who was expected As the Cardinals began to cool off recently, several of their N.L. Central rivals to miss his fifth straight game Friday According to The Baltimore Sun, began to heat up. As a result, the four top teams in the division were separated night with a sore right hip after hurt- P Rich Hill (elbow) will make his Ori- by a half-game going into this weekend’s action. The Brewers, one of the teams playing well, will continue their three-game set at Busch Stadium this afternoon. ing himself sliding last month. Mean- oles debut tonight at Kansas City. Once again, St. Louis will try to solve Milwaukee righthander Jeff Suppan, who while, an MRI exam on P J.J. Putz JEFF CHIU / AP As a result, P Mark Hendrickson (1-4, pitched for the Cardinals from 2004-06. In five starts against St. Louis since 2007, revealed elbow inflammation, an Sources told the L.A. Times that no traces of HCG were found in Manny Ramirez’s failed drug test. 6.35 ERA) will move from the rota- Suppan is 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA. At the plate during that same span, Brewers first injury caused by a bone spur in his tion to the bullpen. Acquired from baseman has been a Cardinals killer (.308 average, .440 on-base elbow. The Mets also kept SS Jose completed road trip, when the team an undisclosed amount Friday the Cubs in the offseason, Hill went percentage, seven homers and 24 RBIs in 30 games). Reyes out of the starting lineup for one went 1-7. because of his actions in Wednes- 1-2 with a 1.65 ERA in four minor more day with a stiff right calf. Also, day’s game. After being called out league rehab games this season. First-inning jitters P Tim Redding (shoulder) will be acti- Although the Marlins don’t on strikes, Dye argued with home In his past two starts, Yankees righthander Joba Chamberlain has been sensational—from the second inning on. He allowed a combined seven vated from the 15-day disabled list believe it is anything serious, The plate umpire Mike DiMuro and was Twins OF Delmon Young was earned runs in the first innings of those two games, followed by 9 2/3 scoreless and will start Monday at Dodger Sta- Miami Herald reports there is some ejected after slamming his helmet placed on the family medical emer- innings. Another concern for Chamberlain: pitching at Yankee Stadium. He is 0-1 dium, according to the New York concern about P Josh Johnson’s pitching on the ground. The helmet bounced gency list Friday, according to the with a 7.84 ERA in two home starts but 2-0 with a 2.22 ERA in four road starts. Daily News. shoulder. Johnson left Thursday’s up and hit DiMuro. Dye has team’s website. He will be away from Chamberlain will start at Yankee Stadium this afternoon against Minnesota. start after only four innings because appealed the suspension. the team from 3-7 days to attend to The Mariners have removed there was “something there—nothing his ill mother in California. Let’s play two struggling Brandon Morrow as their serious,” according to manager Fredi Cubs OF Milton Bradley sat out After getting a brief taste of first place last week for the first time this closer. Manager Don Wakamatsu said Gonzalez. Johnson (3-0, 2.50 ERA) Friday’s game, serving a suspension The Nationals put starting C season, the Phillies dropped three of five at home against the Braves and Dodgers—and also dropped out of the N.L. East lead. The defending World before Friday’s game against Bos- told the newspaper that the shoulder that was reduced from two games to Jesus Flores on the 15-day disabled list Series champions have a chance to make up some ground today with a ton that David Aardsma will lead a felt weak, not tight. However, he is one game Thursday. In other Cubs with a bruised right shoulder and doubleheader against the last-place Nationals. Working in their favor is that rotation of relievers who will finish expected to make his next start. news, SS Ryan Theriot told the Chicago designated reliever Logan Kensing for fact that they’ll be facing two starting pitchers—Scott Olsen and Daniel games based on specific situations. Tribune that he laughed at a recent assignment. Washington recalled Cabrera—who are a combined 1-7 with a 6.01 ERA this season. That said, Morrow (0-3) blew saves in each of White Sox OF Jermaine Dye was Chicago Sun-Times column that reliever Jesus Colome, and C Josh Bard Olsen’s lone win came against Philadelphia in late April. — Chris Bahr the last two games of Seattle’s just- suspended for two games and fined labeled him as a steroid “suspect.” from Class AAA Syracuse. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 15

N.Y. METS (Johan Santana 4-2) AT SAN FRANCISCO (Randy Johnson 3-3): 4:10 p.m. today, FOX Startling lack of scoring has Santana longing for a Mets support group

BY BILL EICHENBERGER and ability to motivate his teammates [email protected] could be backfiring on him. “He’s the Game by game type of guy that gets everybody up before NEW YORK—When Johan Santana his game,” the manager said. “He might A look at Johan Santana’s seven starts this season. pitches, the Mets don’t hit. And no one be getting ‘em too geeked. That might be RUN DATE IP ER RESULT on the team seems to know why. it.” SUPPORT “We can’t explain it,” shortstop Jose There is a more obvious reason why April 6 5 2⁄3 1 2 W Reyes said, expressing the common sen- the Mets have struggled with Santana on April 12 7 0 1 L timent in a puzzled Mets clubhouse. “It’s the mound: the quality of pitchers oppos- April 18 7 0 1 W hard to see Johan pitch as well as he has ing him. Of his seven starts, four have April 24 6 1 4 W and for us not to score at least three or been against the opposing team’s best April 29 7 2 3 ND four runs for him. It’s not like we aren’t starter. That doesn’t figure to be the case May 6 7 0 1 W trying.” forever. May 11 6 1⁄3 0 3 L The lack of run support is startling. “I’m sure that as the year goes on, The Mets, who averaged 5.8 runs per Johan is not going face a Derek Lowe or game in their first 27 games in which , or another top-notch Where’s the justice? Santana didn’t start, have scored 15 runs pitcher every time he goes out,” Braves’ in Santana’s seven starts. third baseman said. “He’s They also have played shoddy defense going to be pitted against a No. 3 or 4 guy, behind Santana, committing seven and he’ll get his run support up.” errors in his starts. Twice, that had A lack of support is nothing new for resulted in Santana losing games in Santana with the Mets. Last season, he which he did not allow an earned run. had the lowest ERA in the majors, but a The latest such example came during an leaky bullpen cost him seven victories 8-3 loss to the Braves on Monday. and a likely N.L. —and “It’s crazy that it has happened twice deprived the Mets of a playoff berth. already,” said Santana, who is 4-2 despite The Mets don’t want to have to live CHARLES KRUPA / AP an N.L.-best 0.78 ERA going into this through a similar scenario this season. Minnesota P Kevin Slowey afternoon’s start against the Giants and “There will probably come a point,” Despite an N.L.-best 0.78 ERA, Johan Santana Randy Johnson, who is seeking career Manuel said, “where we’ll think, ‘Wow, has only four wins this season. How much of a victory No. 299. we missed a lot of opportunities with difference can run support make? Consider that While he isn’t sure what is behind the Johan.’ “ all of these pitchers have at least as many wins as Santana, despite markedly worse ERAs. lack of run support, manager Jerry Man- Still, if a team is going to fail to provide uel said he knows what it will take to fix run support for any starter, Jones said he PITCHER, TEAM WINS ERA it. “We just need to perform at the level can’t think of anyone who can handle it that he is pitching,” Manuel said. “He’s better than Santana. “No matter how Kevin Slowey, Twins 5 4.91 outperforming the level we are playing many runs they score for him, he is going Bronson Arroyo, Reds 4 7.02 at, and we have to come and play at the to keep them in the game.” Scott Kazmir, Rays 4 6.97 level that he brings.” That’s the silver lining for the Mets as Jason Marquis, Rockies 4 5.40 KATHY WILLENS / AP Manuel said it’s possible that Santana’s they wait for their offense to awaken Mike Pelfrey, Mets 4 4.89 The Mets are averaging 5.8 runs a game when Johan Santana doesn’t start, and about 2 runs per when he does. commanding presence in the clubhouse with Santana on the mound. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 16

LEAGUE LEADERS Fantasy Focus American League Standings Hitter rankings Batting Average Home Runs East W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Toronto 24 14 .632 — — 6-4 W-1 13-6 11-8 A.L. N.L. A.L. N.L. Boston 21 15 .583 2 — 5-5 L-3 13-4 8-11 Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team New York 18 17 .514 4½ 2½ 5-5 W-3 7-7 11-10 VMartinez Cleveland .400 Votto Cincinnati .373 CPena Tampa Bay 13 AdGonzalez San Diego 15 Tampa Bay 17 20 .459 6½ 4½ 6-4 W-1 7-8 10-12 Baltimore 15 21 .417 8 6 5-5 L-1 11-11 4-10 MiCabrera Detroit .378 Beltran New York .370 Kinsler Texas 11 Pujols St. Louis 13 AdJones Baltimore .370 Hawpe Colorado .363 Longoria Tampa Bay 11 Dunn Washington 11 Central W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Bartlett Tampa Bay .359 Zimmerman Washington .362 Morneau Minnesota 11 ASoriano Chicago 11 Detroit 18 16 .529 — — 5-5 W-1 9-5 9-11 Kansas City 19 17 .528 — 2 4-6 W-1 12-7 7-10 MYoung Texas .350 HaRamirez Florida .354 Five tied 10 Bruce Cincinnati 10 Minnesota 18 18 .500 1 3 5-5 L-1 14-9 4-9 AHill Toronto .347 Ibanez Philadelphia .352 Ibanez Philadelphia 10 Chicago 15 19 .441 3 5 3-7 L-2 8-8 7-11 Longoria Tampa Bay .343 MRamirez Los Angeles .348 Utley Philadelphia 10 Cleveland 14 23 .378 5½ 7½ 4-6 L-1 7-11 7-12 West W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away DANNY MOLOSHOK / AP Runs Stolen Bases Texas 21 14 .600 — — 8-2 W-5 12-6 9-8 San Francisco 2B/SS Emmanuel Burriss Los Angeles 18 16 .529 2½ 2 7-3 L-1 12-8 6-8 A.L. N.L. A.L. N.L. Seattle 17 19 .472 4½ 4 2-8 W-1 8-7 9-12 Oakland 13 19 .406 6½ 6 4-6 L-1 8-10 5-9 A glance at the movers and shak- Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team ers in the latest hitter rankings: AdJones Baltimore 35 Pujols St. Louis 33 Crawford Tampa Bay 24 Bourn Houston 13 National League Standings Markakis Baltimore 34 ASoriano Chicago 30 Ellsbury Boston 16 JosReyes New York 11 East W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away UP Scutaro Toronto 34 Zimmerman Washington 30 Figgins Los Angeles 15 Burriss San Francisco 10 New York 20 15 .571 — — 8-2 W-2 12-8 8-7 Bay Boston 31 Hudson Los Angeles 29 Abreu Los Angeles 13 Fowler Colorado 10 Philadelphia 17 16 .515 2 3 4-6 W-1 8-12 9-4 ▲ 1B/3B , Rangers. Davis is BRoberts Baltimore 31 Ibanez Philadelphia 29 BUpton Tampa Bay 11 Morgan Pittsburgh 10 Atlanta 18 17 .514 2 3 7-3 W-2 6-9 12-8 crushing the ball this month, a Florida 17 19 .472 3½ 4½ 2-8 L-5 6-8 11-11 VMartinez Cleveland 30 Weeks Milwaukee 28 Bartlett Tampa Bay 9 Taveras Cincinnati 10 Washington 11 22 .333 8 9 5-5 L-1 5-8 6-14 strong sign that the worst part of Pedroia Boston 30 Werth Philadelphia 28 Crisp Kansas City 9 DWright New York 10 Central W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away his slump has passed. Milwaukee 21 14 .600 — — 8-2 W-3 12-7 9-7 ▲ OF Michael Bourn, Astros. Don’t RBIs Pitching (4 decisions) St. Louis 21 14 .600 — — 4-6 W-1 12-5 9-9 Chicago 20 14 .588 ½ ½ 7-3 W-4 11-6 9-8 expect his average to remain above A.L. N.L. A.L. N.L. Cincinnati 20 15 .571 1 1 7-3 L-1 7-9 13-6 .300, but Bourn has a legitimate Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Houston 16 18 .471 4½ 4½ 6-4 W-2 8-10 8-8 shot at stealing 60 bases. Longoria Tampa Bay 46 Pujols St. Louis 37 Palmer Los Angeles 4-0 1.000 Martis Washington 5-0 1.000 Pittsburgh 14 21 .400 7 7 2-8 L-2 9-9 5-12 ▲ 2B/SS Emmanuel Burriss, Giants. Bay Boston 38 Cantu Florida 33 RRamirez Boston 4-0 1.000 Broxton Los Angeles 4-0 1.000 West W L Pct GB WCGB L10 Str Home Away Los Angeles 25 12 .676 — — 6-4 W-3 14-3 11-9 Burriss should be a cheap source Huff Baltimore 33 Fielder Milwaukee 32 Frasor Toronto 4-0 1.000 Meredith San Diego 4-0 1.000 Markakis Baltimore 33 Hawpe Colorado 30 Halladay Toronto 7-1 .875 Pelfrey New York 4-0 1.000 San Francisco 18 17 .514 6 3 5-5 L-3 12-7 6-10 of runs and steals while hitting Colorado 14 20 .412 9½ 6½ 4-6 W-1 7-10 7-10 CPena Tampa Bay 33 Ethier Los Angeles 29 Greinke Kansas City 7-1 .875 DLowe Atlanta 5-1 .833 San Diego 14 22 .389 10½ 7½ 3-7 W-1 9-6 5-16 atop the Giants’ lineup. AHill Toronto 32 AdGonzalez San Diego 29 Buehrle Chicago 5-1 .833 Billingsley Los Angeles 5-1 .833 Arizona 13 23 .361 11½ 8½ 2-8 L-4 9-15 4-8 Three tied 31 BMolina San Francisco 29 z-first game was a win DOWN Doubles Pitching Matchups Today’s Games (All times Eastern) ▼ DH David Ortiz, Red Sox. Ortiz hit American League The Line rock bottom Thursday, going A.L. N.L. A.L. N.L. Minnesota (Blackburn 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Chamberlain 2-1), 1:05 p.m. at NYM -190 Min +180 0-for-7 and leaving 12 men on Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Chicago White Sox (Colon 2-3) at Toronto (R.Ray 0-1), 1:07 p.m. at Tor -130 ChW +120 base. Take what you can get for Longoria Tampa Bay 16 Hudson Los Angeles 14 Verlander Detroit 69 JVazquez Atlanta 67 Cleveland (Pavano 3-3) at Tampa Bay (Garza 3-2), 4:10 p.m. at TB -165 Cle +155 Ortiz while he still has value. Callaspo Kansas City 14 HaRamirez Florida 14 Greinke Kansas City 65 Lincecum San Francisco 66 MYoung Texas 14 FSanchez Pittsburgh 14 Lester Boston 54 Peavy San Diego 61 L.A. Angels (Lackey 0-0) at Texas (Padilla 2-2), 4:10 p.m. at Tex -110 LAA +100 ▼ OF Shane Victorino, Phillies. Victo- Byrd Texas 13 Kotchman Atlanta 13 FHernandez Seattle 53 JSantana New York 60 Oakland (Braden 3-4) at Detroit (Porcello 3-3), 7:05 p.m. at Det -130 Oak +120 rino has chipped in with runs and Lind Toronto 13 Zimmerman Washington 13 Halladay Toronto 49 Billingsley Los Angeles 56 Baltimore (R.Hill 0-0) at Kansas City (Davies 2-1), 7:10 p.m. at KC -125 Bal +115 RBIs despite his season-long slump, Markakis Baltimore 13 Five tied 11 Bedard Seattle 43 Haren Arizona 56 Boston (Beckett 3-2) at Seattle (Olson 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Bos -160 at Sea +150 but owners need more steals. Polanco Detroit 13 Two tied 42 WRodriguez Houston 48 ▼ 2B/3B/SS Marco Scutaro, Blue Jays. National League The Line Triples Saves Come on, you didn’t really think Philadelphia (Myers 2-2) at Washington (Olsen 1-3), 1:05 p.m., 1st game Phi -130 at Was +120 Houston (Oswalt 1-2) at (R.Wells 0-0), 1:05 p.m. at ChC -105 Hou -105 Scutaro could replicate his A.L. N.L. A.L. N.L. Milwaukee (Suppan 2-3) at St. Louis (Wainwright 3-1), 1:10 p.m. at StL -145 Mil +135 .281-5-15 April, did you? Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team — Brad Pinkerton Crisp Kansas City 5 Kemp Los Angeles 4 FFrancisco Texas 9 FrRodriguez New York 11 N.Y. Mets (J.Santana 4-2) at San Francisco (Ra.Johnson 3-3), 4:10 p.m. NYM -160 at SF +150 Andrus Texas 3 Bourn Houston 3 Fuentes Los Angeles 9 Cordero Cincinnati 10 L.A. Dodgers (Milton 0-0) at Florida (A.Miller 0-1), 6:10 p.m. at Fla -110 LAD +100 MORE COVERAGE 12 tied 2 Morgan Pittsburgh 3 Papelbon Boston 9 Broxton Los Angeles 9 Colorado (Cook 2-1) at Pittsburgh (Snell 1-5), 7:05 p.m. Col -110 at Pit +100 Victorino Philadelphia 3 Jenks Chicago 8 Bell San Diego 9 Philadelphia (Happ 1-0) at Washington (D.Cabrera 0-4), 7:05 p.m., 2nd Phi -115 at Was +105 Get everything you need to Winn San Francisco 3 MaRivera New York 7 Franklin St. Louis 9 Arizona (Scherzer 0-3) at Atlanta (Kawakami 2-4), 7:10 p.m. at Atl -135 Ari +125 dominate your fantasy league at DWright New York 3 Soria Kansas City 7 Three tied 8 Cincinnati (Volquez 4-2) at San Diego (Geer 0-1), 10:05 p.m. Cin -125 at SD +115 sportingnews.com/fantasy/baseball 17 tied 2 Four tied 6 SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 17 AMERICAN LEAGUE Texas 10, L.A. Angels 8 Hamilton, Kinsler provide early support with homers

ARLINGTON, TEXAS—Rangers slugger “It kind of fires me up that I Rangers 10, Angels 8 seemed disap- haven’t had success (in Texas). I Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Figgins 3b 5 2 3 0 0 2 .258 pointed about his towering 460- tried to bring everything I had E.Aybar ss 5 2 3 2 0 1 .321 foot home run. tonight and obviously I didn’t have Abreu rf 5 1 1 2 0 0 .302 Hunter cf 2 2 0 0 3 2 .315 “I hit toward the label a little bit, much to bring to the table stuff- K.Morales 1b 5 1 3 3 0 1 .293 because it vibrated my hands,” wise,” Saunders said. “I felt I was a Napoli dh 4 0 3 0 1 0 .319 J.Rivera lf 4 0 2 1 1 0 .286 Hamilton said. “It was one of the little bit off in every aspect.” 1-Willits pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 easiest swings I’ve had in a while.” Saunders, coming off his first Kendrick 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .233 Mathis c 2 0 0 0 1 1 .273 While Hamilton wants to hit a career shutout in a 1-0 victory at a-Quinlan ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 500-foot homer in a game—like his home last Saturday over Kansas Totals 38 8 16 8 6 7 awe-inspring display at the Home City and Zach Greinke, dropped to Texas AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Run Derby last summer—his two- 0-4 with a 10.29 ERA in four starts Kinsler 2b 3 3 2 3 2 0 .318 M.Young 3b 5 2 2 0 0 0 .350 run shot proved to be the difference at Rangers Ballpark. Hamilton cf 5 2 2 3 0 1 .244 as A.L. West-leading Texas held on The lefthander is 20-3 with a 2.72 An.Jones rf 4 1 1 3 0 0 .297 Blalock dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 for its fifth straight victory, 10-8 ERA in 28 starts as a visitor to other Byrd lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .303 over the Los Angeles Angels on ballparks. C.Davis 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .240 Saltalamacchia c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Friday night. (4-3) gave up Andrus ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .275 “We needed it bad,” manager Ron two runs while scattering nine hits Totals 35 10 10 10 4 4 Washington said. and walking two over six innings. Los Angeles 000 011 105 — 8 16 2 Hamilton, already with an RBI It was the first time in his eight Texas 204 001 12x — 10 10 0 triple and a defensive play that pre- starts this season the righthander a-flied out for Mathis in the 9th. 1-ran for J.Rivera in vented a run, homered for the third didn’t go at least seven innings. the 9th. E: Figgins (5), K.Morales (2). LOB: Los Angeles 9, Texas 6. 2B: E.Aybar (7), Abreu (6), Napoli (7), time in four games since coming off His only 1-2-3 inning was the M.Young (14), C.Davis (4). 3B: E.Aybar (2), Hamilton the disabled list. It was the third- first, when he threw 12 pitches. (2). HR: E.Aybar (1), off Holland; K.Morales (6), off O’Day; Kinsler 2 (11), off Saunders 2; An.Jones (4), off longest homer at Rangers Ballpark, “Personally, I thought it was OK. Saunders; Hamilton (5), off Loux. RBIs: E.Aybar 2 (9), making it 10-3 before the Angels I definitely could have pitched bet- Abreu 2 (14), K.Morales 3 (23), J.Rivera (10), Kinsler 3 (31), Hamilton 3 (17), An.Jones 3 (11), C.Davis (21). SB: scored five times in the ninth. ter, should have gone deeper,” Mill- Figgins 2 (15), Byrd (2). SF: An.Jones. Runners left in homered twice and wood said. “For the team, it’s a nice scoring position: Los Angeles 7 (Kendrick 3, Abreu 2, J.Rivera 2); Texas 4 (An.Jones 2, Saltalamacchia 2). Andruw Jones also went deep for win. ... I’m just glad we scored 10 DP: Texas 3 (Andrus, Kinsler, C.Davis), (Andrus, Kinsler, the Rangers (21-14), who moved runs.” C.Davis), (Kinsler, Andrus, C.Davis). seven games over .500 for the first After two quick outs in the ninth, Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA time since June 2005, two seasons Los Angeles had seven straight bat- TONY GUTIERREZ / AP Saunders L, 5-2 5 1⁄3 8 7 7 2 4 84 3.59 J.Speier 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.71 before Washington became their ters reach base, including Kendry Before Josh Hamilton’s homer capped Texas’ scoring, the Rangers also got two homers from Ian Kinsler, right, including a two-run blast in the third. Loux 2 2 3 2 2 0 30 4.89 manager. Only twice before have Morales’ three-run homer. Texas IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Millwood W, 4-3 6 9 2 2 2 5 100 2.93 they won more times through 35 C.J. Wilson, the third pitcher in Rangers ahead with a triple into threw. The Angels didn’t score until Holland 2 2⁄3 5 5 5 3 2 58 4.85 games—1996 and 1998, their first the inning, earned his first save the right-field corner after Michael The last time Saunders had Erick Aybar had a two-out RBI tri- O’Day 0 2 1 1 0 0 10 1.69 two division-winning seasons. and finally ended the game when Young doubled in the first. Jones allowed more than three earned ple to make it 6-1 in the fifth, a bat- C.Wilson S, 1-1 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 8 4.11 Kinsler and Jones hit two-run Howie Kendrick hit a grounder followed with a sacrifice fly to runs away from Anaheim was ter after Kendrick was thrown out O’Day pitched to 2 batters in the 9th. Inherited runners-scored: O’Day 2-2, C.Wilson 1-0. WP: Hol- homers in a span of four pitches in with two runners on base. make it 2-0. Sept. 26, 2007, at Texas. at home by Hamilton’s throw to the land. PB: Mathis. Umpires: Home, Tim Tschida; First, the third off Joe Saunders (5-2), who Hamilton, who missed two Kinsler’s solo shot with one out He had been 7-0 his last nine road plate when Chone Figgins singled Bob Davidson; Second, Rob Drake; Third, Jeff Nelson. T: has always been great on the road— weeks because of a strained muscle in the sixth, his 11th of the season, starts since losing a complete game to center. 3:02. A: 33,429 (49,170). everywhere except in Texas. in his rib cage, quickly put the was on the last pitch Saunders against the Rangers last July 8. — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 18 AMERICAN LEAGUE N.Y. Yankees 5, Minnesota 4 Middling Yanks know A-Rod not the problem

BY BILL EICHENBERGER Gardner, Cabrera lead rally [email protected]

Yankees 5, Twins 4 NEW YORK—The Yankees , who Minnesota AB R H BI BB SO Avg. climbed a game over .500 with a Span lf 2 0 1 0 3 0 .302 dramatic, 5-4 come-from-behind Tolbert 2b 5 0 0 0 0 2 .171 Mauer c 4 1 1 1 1 0 .438 win over the Twins Friday night, Morneau 1b 5 2 2 2 0 1 .317 still have plenty of problems. Kubel dh 4 1 2 0 1 1 .339 Cuddyer rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .268 But they all say Alex Rodriguez’s Crede 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .232 slow start is not one of them. B.Harris 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Gomez cf 2 0 0 0 1 2 .207 After hitting a three-run homer Punto ss 3 0 1 1 0 0 .198 against the Orioles last Friday on Totals 33 4 9 4 7 7 the first pitch he faced in his first New York AB R H BI BB SO Avg. game back after underdoing surgery Jeter ss 4 1 1 1 1 0 .270 Damon lf 2 0 0 0 0 2 .313 on his right hip, A-Rod has strug- Gardner cf 3 2 3 1 0 0 .256 gled, going 2-for-21 with one RBI, Teixeira 1b 4 1 2 1 1 1 .213 A.Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 4 1 .136 including an 0-for-1 effort with four 1-R.Pena pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .280 walks against the Twins. H.Matsui dh 4 0 0 0 1 1 .255 Swisher rf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .248 That is paltry production for the Cano 2b 3 0 0 0 2 0 .308 highest-paid player in baseball, a Me.Cabrera cf-lf 5 0 2 2 0 1 .330 Cash c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 three-time A.L. MVP who will FRANK FRANKLIN II / AP Totals 34 5 10 5 10 7 earn more than $270 million—if Melky Cabrera, right, sliced the first pitch he saw from Joe Nathan into left-center for the winning hit. Minnesota 010 110 100 — 4 9 0 you include bonuses for milestone FRANK FRANKLIN II / AP New York 000 010 103 — 5 10 0 homers—over the next nine years. Alex Rodriguez is now 2-for-21 since his first-pitch HR, but did walk four times Friday. NEW YORK—Brett Gardner was visiting against Joe Nathan (1-1) with a two- Two outs when winning run scored. 1-ran for But it is understandable, even if with a young girl at Morgan Stanley run, bases-loaded single. A.Rodriguez in the 9th. LOB: Minnesota 11, New York the hometown fans didn’t cut him A-Rod showed at the plate. Rodriguez. He’s going to be fine.’’ 13. 2B: Cuddyer (6), Teixeira (6), Cash (1). 3B: Gardner Children’s Hospital on Friday, when “It was probably more likely for me (2). HR: Morneau 2 (11), off Hughes 2; Mauer (5), off any slack in his first game at the “I’m sure there was a little bit of Girardi said keeping A-Rod she gave him a bracelet. to hit an inside-the-parker than it was Coke; Jeter (5), off Liriano; Gardner (2), off Crain. RBIs: new Yankee Stadium since his anxiousness coming home and healthy and in the lineup is his pri- Mauer (15), Morneau 2 (31), Punto (9), Jeter (15), Gard- “She told me that if I kept it, I would to hit one over the fence, so I’m glad I ner (8), Teixeira (20), Me.Cabrera 2 (12). SB: Punto (4). February revelation of steroid use. probably excited to play in front of mary concern. That means keep- hit a home run,” he said. “She said I’ll could do that for her,” Gardner said. S: Gomez. SF: Punto. Runners left in scoring posi- After giving him a nice ovation the home crowd,’’ he said. “And it ing a close eye on him and using tion: Minnesota 4 (Punto, Span, Tolbert 2); New York 6 hit a home run tonight. She said as long “Hopefully, she was watching, it made (Me.Cabrera 2, H.Matsui 2, Swisher 2). DP: Minnesota 1 in his first at-bat, the fans show- would have been another good story him as a or giv- as I have it, I’ll hit a home run every at- her smile a little bit. If not, hopefully (Tolbert, Morneau); New York 1 (Cano, Jeter, Teixeira). ered him with boos after he struck if he had gotten the huge hit. But I ing him a day off, whether he bat, which we all know is not going to she can see the replay and it makes her Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA out with the bases loaded his sec- thought he stayed within himself.’’ wants it or not. happen.” happy.” Liriano 6 4 1 1 6 6 101 5.21 ond time up, swinging at a 3-2 A-Rod’s teammates aren’t sur- However, knowing Rodriguez Crain H, 2 2⁄3 2 1 1 1 0 19 8.44 On a strange night when Alex Rodri- Gardner, who won the center-field Mijares H, 4 1 1⁄3 1 0 0 1 0 24 2.53 slider from Francisco Liriano that prised that he’s struggled. as he does, Girardi also knows guez played his first game at the new job in spring training and then lost it Nathan L,1-1 BS,2-8 2⁄3 3 3 3 2 1 27 3.07 he said after the game was out of “It’s hard to come back and be there is the potential for him to get New York IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Yankee Stadium, Gardner hit an last month to Cabrera, wasn’t even in Hughes 5 6 3 3 4 2 93 7.56 the strike zone. ready right away,’’ Yankees second frustrated if his good swings don’t unusual home run to spark a late- the starting lineup. He entered in the Albaladejo 1 1 0 0 1 2 21 5.00 “I should have had five walks,’’ baseman Robinson Cano said of start producing base hits. Coke 2⁄3 1 1 1 0 0 13 3.77 innings Yankees comeback. fourth after Johnny Damon was called Tomko 2⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 12 5.40 A-Rod said. “I was disappointed I A-Rod, whose average fell to .136. “Alex is a guy who really pushes Gardner had the first inside-the- out on strikes for the second time by E.Ramirez 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 2 2 27 4.96 kind of expanded the strike zone Added first baseman Mark Teix- himself, and that is something you Veras W, 2-1 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 3 6.89 park homer in the ballpark’s young umpire Wally Bell, then was ejected that one time. But, overall, I felt eira: “This game is really hard to to guard against with every player. history, then tripled to spark a three- for drawing a line on the inside part of Inherited runners-scored: Mijares 2-0, E.Ramirez pretty good. … The more I can swing play when you are 100 percent and And we will do that. But you just 1-0, Veras 1-0. IBB: off Nathan (Cano). Umpires: run ninth inning that carried the Yan- the plate with his bat. Home, Wally Bell; First, Marty Foster; Second, Chad at strikes, the better I am going to be. playing every day. Then you don’t feel if Alex gets his at-bats, he’s kees over the Minnesota Twins 5-4 “Good thing I did get kicked out,” Fairchild; Third, John Hirschbeck. T: 3:37. A: 43,856 So four walks is a good night.’’ have spring training and miss the going to be productive. There is (52,325). and stopped a five-game home losing Damon said. Yankee manager Joe Girardi said first month and a half of the sea- nothing in his lifetime that has told streak. Melky Cabrera capped the rally — The Associated Press he was pleased with the patience son. We’re talking about Alex him anything different.’’ SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 19 AMERICAN LEAGUE Toronto 8, Chicago White Sox 3 Detroit 14, Oakland 1 Guillen hopes change will work Tigers endure weather, then pound A’s Tigers 14, Athletics 1 TORONTO—Stuck in an offensive slump, Blue Jays 8, White Sox 3 Oakland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. the Chicago White Sox plan to shake Chicago AB R H BI BB SO Avg. O.Cabrera ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .230 J.Nix 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 K.Suzuki c 4 0 2 0 0 0 .331 things up with a new-look lineup and Getz 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Giambi 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 even a new, albeit temporary, manager Quentin lf 3 1 0 0 1 1 .229 Powell 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 Dye rf 4 1 1 2 0 1 .282 Holliday lf 3 1 2 0 0 1 .250 this weekend. Thome dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .231 R.Davis cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .185 Aaron Hill hit a two-run homer, rookie 1-Lillibridge pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Cust dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 Konerko 1b 3 1 1 1 1 2 .304 R.Sweeney cf-rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Brett Cecil won his second straight start Pierzynski c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Kennedy 2b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .333 and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the strug- Al.Ramirez ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .224 Crosby 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 Podsednik cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Hannahan 3b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .154 gling White Sox 8-3 on Friday night. Totals 32 3 7 3 3 6 Cunningham rf-lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen will Totals 34 1 7 1 0 9 Toronto AB R H BI BB SO Avg. turn things over to bench coach Joey Scutaro ss 4 2 2 1 1 0 .272 Detroit AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Cora for the next couple of days while he A.Hill 2b 4 1 3 2 0 0 .347 Granderson cf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .257 Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Polanco 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .252 heads home to Chicago to attend his son’s V.Wells cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .263 Thomas rf 5 4 3 0 0 0 .368 college graduation. Lind dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .326 Mi.Cabrera 1b 4 4 3 1 0 0 .378 Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0 0 2 .331 Larish 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 “Getting out of this ballclub for a few Millar 1b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Ordonez dh 3 2 3 2 1 0 .258 days might help me mentally and physi- Barajas c 4 1 1 1 0 2 .306 a-J.Anderson ph-dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .305 Bautista lf 2 1 1 1 2 1 .299 Inge 3b 4 3 2 5 0 1 .291 cally,” Guillen said. “Maybe my heart is Totals 33 8 12 6 3 6 Raburn lf 5 1 1 5 0 1 .115 going to get a little bit younger in the next FRANK GUNN / AP DUANE BURLESON / AP Laird c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Chicago 000 012 000 — 3 7 1 Detroit’s Brandon Inge, right, hit a grand slam in the sixth inning, one of two by the Tigers. Everett ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 .282 couple of days. I hope they win the next Despite giving up three runs, Toronto rookie P Toronto 002 600 00x — 8 12 0 Totals 39 14 13 14 3 4 two days without me.” Brett Cecil easily picked up his second victory. 1-ran for Thome in the 9th. E: Quentin (1). LOB: DETROIT—The didn’t Leyland said. “I’ve been on both sides Oakland 000 100 000 — 1 7 4 The White Sox lost for the seventh Chicago 5, Toronto 5. 2B: Scutaro (7), Lind (13), Detroit 502 204 01x — 14 13 0 straight time in Toronto. Chicago was last thing we’re doing right now.” Barajas (11), Bautista (4). HR: Konerko (4), off have much trouble with the Oakland of this—one team wants it to keep rain- Cecil; Dye (8), off Cecil; A.Hill (10), off Danks. RBIs: Athletics on Friday night. It was the ing and wipe everything out and the E: Giambi (3), O.Cabrera (5), Kennedy (1), Crosby (5). limited to 11 runs and a .146 batting aver- Cecil (2-0) allowed three runs and six Dye 2 (19), Konerko (22), Scutaro (19), A.Hill 2 LOB: Oakland 6, Detroit 5. 2B: Holliday (5), Thomas age during six consecutive defeats in hits in six innings. (32), Millar (12), Barajas (22), Bautista (5). Run- weather that almost cost them a win. other team wants to keep playing.” (3), Mi.Cabrera (5), Ordonez (3). HR: Raburn (1), off ners left in scoring position: Chicago 1 (J.Nix); The Tigers had to wait out two Raburn entered the game hitting Bre.Anderson; Inge (10), off Giese. RBIs: Kennedy (2), Canada over the past two seasons, and “He got an early lead, just made his Toronto 3 (V.Wells, Barajas, Lind). DP: Chicago 3 Mi.Cabrera (26), Ordonez 2 (16), Inge 5 (27), Raburn was shut out twice in four games here in pitches and kept guys off base,” White (J.Nix, Getz, Konerko), (Al.Ramirez, Konerko), (Al. lengthy rain delays before they were .095 and already had his grand slam 5 (6), Everett (15). SB: Kennedy (1). Runners left in Ramirez, Getz, Konerko); Toronto 2 (A.Hill, Scutaro, able to complete a 14-1 rout. and five RBIs when the game was scoring position: Oakland 3 (Cust, Hannahan, Cun- 2008. Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye said. Millar), (Scutaro, A.Hill, Millar). ningham); Detroit 3 (Thomas, Granderson, Raburn). After another poor performance Fri- “When we finally started getting to him “We were fortunate to get that game stopped for the second time. DP: Oakland 1 (O.Cabrera, Kennedy, Powell). Chicago IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA in and get a victory,” Tigers manager Edwin Jackson (3-2), who entered day, Guillen promised changes to the it was kind of too late.” Danks L, 2-3 3 9 7 7 1 3 62 4.82 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA lineup. The lefthander had a 16-inning score- Carrasco 2 3 1 1 0 1 36 3.00 Jim Leyland said. “I thought a couple the game with the lowest run support Bre.Anderson L, 0-4 3 1⁄3 6 9 3 2 1 87 6.03 Broadway 3 0 0 0 2 2 45 2.84 times that we were going to get rained in the American League, took full Giese 2 2⁄3 4 4 4 1 3 41 5.32 “Offensively we’re really, really bad less streak snapped when Paul Konerko Toronto IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA S.Casilla 1 1 0 0 0 0 8 1.46 right now,” Guillen said. “We have to be hit a solo homer in the fifth. Cecil W, 2-0 6 6 3 3 2 3 97 1.80 out.” advantage of Detroit’s big night. He Ziegler 1 2 1 1 0 0 23 4.40 Carlson 2 1 0 0 0 1 18 2.79 Detroit got grand slams from Ryan allowed one run and six hits in seven Detroit IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA better than that. How? It’s my job to figure “I’m having a lot of fun up here,” Cecil B.J.Ryan 1 0 0 0 1 2 17 9.45 E.Jackson W, 3-2 7 6 1 1 0 6 97 2.42 out how. We’re going to make maybe a few said. “I’m enjoying the experience. Raburn and Brandon Inge—the first innings—three after the long delay— Perry 1 1 0 0 0 2 15 2.93 Danks pitched to 5 batters in the 4th. Inherited time the Tigers hit two in a game since without walking a batter. French 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 0.00 changes in the lineup to see if that works. Hopefully it continues.” runners-scored: Carrasco 1-1. HBP: by Carrasco But when the manager changes the lineup Jesse Carlson got six outs and B.J. (Rios). Umpires: Home, Adrian Johnson; First, Jim Northrup did it by himself on June “He was still throwing 95 (mph) in Inherited runners-scored: Giese 1-1. HBP: by Bre. Larry Vanover; Second, Dan Iassogna; Third, Char- 24, 1968. his last inning—he would have pitched Anderson (Inge). Umpires: Home, Jerry Crawford; First, every day, that’s not a good sign of a win- Ryan finished in his first appearance lie Reliford. T: 2:23. A: 17,241 (49,539). Phil Cuzzi; Second, Todd Tichenor; Third, Tom Hallion. T: ning ballclub.” since being activated off the 15-day dis- The start of the game was delayed for the eighth if we needed him,” Leyland 2:27 (Rain delay: 1:13). A: 26,770 (41,255). Guillen said it was time for the play- abled list Thursday. Ryan had been out 61 minutes, and play was halted again said. “The impressive thing was that ers, coaches and himself to “look in the since April 23 with muscle tightness in for 73 minutes with Detroit leading 9-1 he didn’t go back out there to pitch the mirror.” his back and shoulder but won’t be pitch- at the end of the fourth inning—three fifth inning, get the win and come out. “I don’t think I’m doing my job,” he said. ing in save opportunities for now. outs from a rain-shortened victory. He went out there to finish the game.” “My job is winning games and that’s the — The Associated Press “The umpires did a great job,” — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 20 AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City 8, Baltimore 1 Tampa Bay 8, Cleveland 7 Zack-mania ends Royals’ slide Upton’s blast caps seven-run rally for Rays

Royals 8, Orioles 1 ST. PETERSBURG, FLA.—Down seven runs, Rays 8, Indians 7 KANSAS CITY—Zack Greinke felt the pres- Cleveland AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Baltimore AB R H BI BB SO Avg. the Tampa Bay Rays never felt they sure of ending his team’s season-worst B.Roberts 2b 3 1 2 0 1 1 .303 Sizemore cf 5 1 1 1 0 0 .226 were going to lose. A.Cabrera ss 4 1 0 0 1 2 .326 losing streak. He was eager to bounce C.Izturis ss 4 0 0 0 0 3 .252 V.Martinez c 5 1 2 0 0 1 .400 Markakis rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .336 “You could see it in guys’ eyes,” B.J. back from his first loss of the year. And Huff 1b 4 0 2 1 0 0 .283 Choo rf 3 3 2 2 2 0 .296 Upton said after his ninth-inning Peralta 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .258 he even had two extra hours to think Mora 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 DeRosa 1b 4 0 1 2 1 1 .245 a-Andino ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 homer capped the biggest comeback in about it. Montanez dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .222 Garko dh 4 0 1 1 1 1 .271 franchise history and gave the defend- LaPorta lf 4 0 0 1 0 0 .222 Amped a little too much, even for him, Reimold lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 J.Carroll 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .286 Zaun c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .204 ing AL champions an 8-7 victory over Totals 36 7 11 7 6 6 Greinke came out firing, trying to over- Pie cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .197 the Cleveland Indians on Friday night. power every hitter. Once he realized it Totals 34 1 7 1 2 8 Tampa Bay AB R H BI BB SO Avg. “We don’t stop playing. The energy wasn’t working, Greinke settled back Kansas City AB R H BI BB SO Avg. B.Upton cf 5 2 3 1 0 1 .190 was still up in the dugout,” Upton Crawford lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .333 into his normal routine and went back to Crisp cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .242 Longoria 3b 3 2 1 1 1 2 .343 DeJesus lf 5 1 1 0 0 3 .229 added. “There was a lot of game left.” shutting down hitters. Butler 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .282 C.Pena 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .256 A night after building a 9-0 lead and W.Aybar dh 3 0 1 1 1 1 .275 Greinke overcame his overzealous Jacobs dh 4 2 2 1 0 1 .270 Gross rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .262 J.Guillen rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .275 holding on in the late innings for an start to earn his seventh win, Miguel Maier rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 a-Zobrist ph-rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 .286 CHARLIE RIEDEL / AP 11-7 victory, the last-place Indians Iwamura 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Olivo hit a three-run homer and the Kan- Teahen 3b 4 1 3 0 0 0 .295 Bartlett ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .359 sas City Royals ended a six-game losing Kansas City P Zack Greinke improved to 7-1 after Callaspo 2b 3 1 2 2 1 0 .339 jumped out to another big advantage Navarro c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .183 giving up one earned run over seven innings. Olivo c 4 1 1 3 0 1 .234 Totals 32 8 10 5 4 6 streak with an 8-1 win over the Orioles Bloomquist ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .344 against left-hander Scott Kazmir. on Friday night. each and Mark Teahen had three of Kan- Totals 37 8 13 8 1 7 This time it was 7-0 before Cleveland’s CHRIS O’MEARA / AP Cleveland 203 200 000 — 7 11 2 “I was trying too hard. I came out try- sas City’s 13 hits. Baltimore 001 000 000 — 1 7 0 pitching and defense helped Tampa Bay, Tampa’s B.J. Upton, above, his a ninth-inning Tampa Bay 000 302 111 — 8 10 1 Kansas City 200 410 10x — 8 13 0 ing to blow everyone away and you can’t “It was good to see us put up hits and which got a strong performance from its walkoff homer off Cleveland P Luis Vizcaino. No outs when winning run scored. a-grounded into a LOB: bullpen, get back in it. fielder’s choice for Gross in the 6th. E: J.Carroll (1), Choo really do that against big league hitters,” put up runs with it,” Royals manager a-struck out for Mora in the 8th. Baltimore 8, (3), Cormier (1). LOB: Cleveland 10, Tampa Bay 5. 2B: Kansas City 6. 2B: B.Roberts (11), Butler (10). HR: The Rays scored two runs on throw- comeback against Indians starter HR: Greinke said after his first career win Trey Hillman said. Jacobs (8), off Eaton; Olivo (3), off Eaton. RBIs: Huff Peralta (7), B.Upton (7), Bartlett (8). Sizemore ing errors and a third on a wild pitch Anthony Reyes and relievers Tony (7), off Kazmir; Choo (5), off Kazmir; Zobrist (7), off against the Orioles. “I started pitching All the waiting didn’t seem to do any (33), Jacobs (22), J.Guillen 2 (13), Callaspo 2 (14), Olivo R.Betancourt; B.Upton (1), off Vizcaino. RBIs: Sizemore 3 (12). SB: B.Roberts (6), Bloomquist (5). Runners left before Ben Zobrist led off the bottom of Sipp, Jensen Lewis and Rafael Betan- after that and it went a lot smoother.” good for Greinke (7-1), who matched in scoring position: Baltimore 2 (Mora, Montanez); (25), Choo 2 (23), DeRosa 2 (25), Garko (15), LaPorta (3), GIDP: DP: the eighth with a solo homer that made court, who escaped a bases-loaded jam B.Upton (5), Longoria (46), C.Pena (33), W.Aybar (5), The return of Zack-mania to Kauffman Toronto’s Roy Halladay for the A.L. wins Kansas City 4 (DeJesus, Olivo 3). Reimold. Zobrist (18). SB: Sizemore (6), B.Upton 2 (11), Crawford Stadium—well, that and the $1 hot dogs lead. Kansas City 1 (Bloomquist, Butler). it 7-all. in the seventh only to give up Zobrist’s 2 (24), Zobrist (3). CS: Iwamura (1). S: Peralta, Navarro. Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Upton led off the ninth with his first tying homer in the eighth. SF: LaPorta. Runners left in scoring position: Cleve- and peanuts on Buck Night—had the He had his nine-game winning streak land 5 (Garko 2, Sizemore, A.Cabrera, LaPorta); Tampa Eaton L, 2-4 5 10 7 7 1 3 112 7.93 homer on a 3-2 pitch from Luis Viz- Cleveland’s bullpen has been a prob- Royals expecting a sellout. Thunder- snapped against the Angels on Saturday, Hendrickson 3 3 1 1 0 4 41 6.03 Bay 3 (Iwamura, W.Aybar 2). caino (0-1), who signed with Cleveland lem all season. storms moved into the area late in the yet was still sharp, allowing one run and Kansas City IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Greinke W, 7-1 7 6 1 1 2 6 106 0.60 on Thursday. “It was 9-0 last night. It’s 7-0 tonight, afternoon, delaying the start by 2 hours, four hits in eight innings. Greinke didn’t J.Cruz 1 0 0 0 0 1 15 1.62 A.Reyes 5 1⁄3 5 5 3 1 4 80 6.88 “When you don’t make your pitch, and we end up losing the ballgame. At Sipp 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.26 30 minutes, and keeping several thou- have the same kind of stuff early against Farnsworth 1 1 0 0 0 1 21 4.73 J.Lewis H, 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 27 4.50 somebody hits it,” said Vizcaino, who some point, these guys—they’ve got to sand fans away. the Orioles, walking two, including WP: Greinke. Umpires: Home, Dale Scott; First, Jerry Betancourt BS,2-2 1 2⁄3 1 1 1 2 2 26 4.95 Those who showed up—about Brian Roberts to lead off the game, and Meals; Second, Mike DiMuro; Third, James Hoye. T: 2:46. hadn’t appeared in a game since April look in the mirror,” said Indians man- Vizcaino L, 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 6 2.45 A: Tampa Bay IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 25,000—waited out the storms by mill- allowing one more hit in the first three 38,353 (38,177). 21, when he was with the Cubs. ager Eric Wedge, who was ejected in Kazmir 3 1⁄3 10 7 7 4 2 91 6.97 Grady Sizemore opened the game with the third for contesting a play at the Cormier 2 2⁄3 0 0 0 1 3 43 2.17 ing around the concourses and filling the innings than his previous start. Percival 1 0 0 0 0 1 16 5.40 new sports bar, creating a frat-party But after giving up a run on Aubrey the 19th leadoff home run of his career, plate. Howell 1 1 0 0 0 0 16 2.81 atmosphere before the first pitch. Huff’s single in the third, Greinke got breaking a tie with for the “When you score seven runs, you Wheeler W, 1-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.79 The Royals sputtering offense got off into a groove, retiring 11 of the next 12 most in Indians history. Shin-Soo Choo should be up at home plate tension Howell pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Sipp pitched to homered for the second straight game, free,” he added. “Our guys are up there 1 batter in the 6th. Vizcaino pitched to 1 batter in the to a good start, battering batters before leaving after 106 pitches. 9th. Inherited runners-scored: Sipp 1-0, J.Lewis (2-4) to stake Greinke to a 6-1 lead by the He allowed six hits in seven innings, hitting a two-run shot that made it 7-0 in and they’re not tension-free for the fact 2-1, R.Betancourt 2-0, Cormier 1-0, Wheeler 1-0. IBB: the fourth. they feel like they’ve got to score more off R.Betancourt (C.Pena). WP: Sipp, J.Lewis, Kazmir. fourth inning and kept hitting. Mike struck out six and saw his baseball-best Umpires: Home, Greg Gibson; First, Andy Fletcher; Jacobs hit his eighth homer, Jose Guillen ERA creep up to 0.60. Evan Longoria, Carlos Pena and runs, and that’s ridiculous.” Second, Ted Barrett; Third, Tim McClelland. T: 3:28. A: and Alberto Callaspo drove in two runs — The Associated Press Willy Aybar drove in runs in the — The Associated Press 25,827 (36,973). SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 21 NATIONAL LEAGUE

L.A. Dodgers 6, Florida 4 Dodgers 6, Marlins 4 Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Manny apologizes to his Pierre lf 4 1 2 2 1 0 .391 Furcal ss 5 1 1 0 0 0 .241 Hudson 2b 5 0 2 0 0 2 .344 Dodgers rally for third straight win Ethier rf 4 0 1 2 0 1 .271 teammates for suspension Martin c 5 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Loney 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .283 MIAMI—Manny Ramirez apolo- used during his address to the Kemp cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .294 MIAMI—The ’ Blake 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .283 gized to his Los Angeles Dodg- Dodgers. reunion with Manny Ramirez lasted Stults p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 ers teammates Friday after being “I think in Manny’s case, it a-Paul ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .600 about 10 minutes. Then they went to Jef.Weaver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 suspended for 50 games for made him feel better just to get in the ballpark and won another game b-Loretta ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .344 using a banned drug. front of the team,” Blake said. “I Leach p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- without him. Belisario p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 The “five- to 10-minute” meet- think it was kind of a big load off Wade p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Juan Pierre, Ramirez’s replace- e-J.Castro ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .412 ing took place at the team’s his shoulders just to greet the ment in left field, hit a tiebreaking Broxton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- waterfront hotel in South Flor- team again.” two-run single in the seventh inning, Totals 37 6 12 6 3 7 ida before the Dodgers arrived ESPN reported last week and the Dodgers rallied from a three- Florida AB R H BI BB SO Avg. at the Florida Marlins’ stadium that Ramirez used the female Bonifacio 3b-2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .267 run deficit to beat the slumping Coghlan lf 3 1 0 1 2 1 .222 to start a three-game weekend fertility drug hCG (human Ha.Ramirez ss 4 0 1 1 1 2 .354 Florida Marlins 6-4 on Friday Cantu 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .271 series, Los Angeles third base- chorionic gonadotropin). HCG night. Uggla 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .182 man Casey Blake said. is popular among steroid users Lindstrom p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Los Angeles’ third consecutive f-Gload ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .234 The Los Angeles Times first because it can mitigate the side victory came hours after Ramirez Hermida rf 3 1 3 0 1 0 .250 reported that Ramirez had apol- effects of ending a cycle of the C.Ross cf 3 1 1 2 0 1 .210 apologized to his teammates at the Pinto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- ogized. Ramirez lives near the drugs. Nunez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- team hotel. It was his first time with c-Helms ph-3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Marlins’ stadium but is not Ramirez has said he did not the Dodgers since being suspended R.Paulino c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .239 expected at the ballpark this take steroids and was given d-Jo.Baker ph-c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 for 50 games for using a banned Volstad p 2 0 0 0 0 2 .067 weekend. medication by a doctor that con- substance. Calero p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- “He knows he made a mistake. tained a banned substance. Amezaga cf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .224 “He’s a happy-go-lucky guy, so we Totals 34 4 7 4 7 8 I forgive him,” Blake said. “It’s A 12-time All-Star, Ramirez weren’t expecting a big speech,” J. PAT CARTER / AP Los Angeles 000 003 201 — 6 12 0 his business.” played in 27 of the Dodgers’ first Pierre said. “But just seeing him felt Dodgers P Eric Stults got a no-decision after allowing three runs in the first five innings. Florida 000 210 100 — 4 7 0 Ramirez was suspended on 29 games, batting .348 with six good. It was good for the team.” a-homered for Stults in the 6th. b-walked for Jef.Weaver May 7. Dodgers owner Frank homers to help them get off to The Dodgers upped the best record 2 for 4 to hike his average to .391. in 11 chances. in the 7th. c-popped out for Nunez in the 8th. d-walked McCourt met with him twice their best since 1983. The Dodg- for R.Paulino in the 8th. e-struck out for Wade in the 9th. in the majors to 25-12, and improved “I just do what I know I can do and Jeff Weaver (2-0) pitched a score- f-flied out for Lindstrom in the 9th. LOB: Los Angeles 8, last weekend in Los Angeles and ers lost four of their first five Florida 10. 2B: Blake (7), Ha.Ramirez (14), Hermida (4). to 4-4 without Ramirez. keep it in my elements,” Pierre said. less sixth for the Dodgers, and Mar- 3B: Bonifacio (2). HR: Blake (8), off Volstad; Paul (1), off encouraged Ramirez to apolo- games after Ramirez was sus- “We’re not as powerful without “Right now I’m finding some holes. lins starter Chris Volstad (2-3) lost Volstad; C.Ross (5), off Stults. RBIs: Pierre 2 (9), Ethier 2 gize to teammates “eyeball to pended, but they still lead the (29), Blake (23), Paul (1), Coghlan (4), Ha.Ramirez (20), him,” manager said. “But It feels good to contribute and help his third start in a row. C.Ross 2 (18). CS: Pierre (3). SF: Ethier. Runners left eyeball.” N.L. West. we still have a pretty good lineup.” the team win.” Volstad took a one-hitter into the in scoring position: Los Angeles 7 (Pierre, Martin 3, That opportunity came Fri- Ramirez led Los Angeles into Hudson 2, Blake); Florida 7 (Cantu 2, Volstad, Amezaga The Marlins lost their fifth straight Casey Blake and pinch-hitter sixth but retired only three more 2, Gload 2). day, when the Dodgers saw their last year’s playoffs after joining game and are 6-18 since starting the Xavier Paul hit back-to-back homers batters and gave up four runs, two Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA teammate for the first time since the team at the trade deadline season 11-1. for Los Angeles in the sixth. on homers. Stults 5 5 3 3 2 5 96 3.82 the suspension. from the Boston Red Sox. He Jef.Weaver W, 2-0 1 0 0 0 1 1 22 2.40 “It’s just a run of bad luck,” said “We know how tough it is going to The Dodgers had only one baser- Leach H, 1 2⁄3 1 1 1 0 1 1711.57 “I don’t think anyone was could be eligible to return July 3, Dan Uggla, whose average fell to .182 be without Manny,” Paul said. “And unner in the first five innings, but Belisario H, 5 1⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.00 really looking for” an apology, barring any rainouts or Wade H, 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 22 4.63 when he went 0 for 4. “You have to we’re up for the challenge.” they reached Volstad for five con- Broxton S, 9-11 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 1.50 Blake said. “It was something he postponements. Florida IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA keep working.” Cody Ross homered for Florida, secutive hits in the sixth and scored Volstad L, 2-3 6 7 4 4 0 3 91 3.35 wanted to do and I think it was “He was a guy concerned With the score 3-all, James Loney and Hanley Ramirez extended his three times to tie it. Blake hit his Calero 1⁄3 0 1 1 2 1 15 2.00 heartfelt.” about his team and his team- Pinto 1 1⁄3 2 0 0 0 1 22 1.06 led off the Dodgers’ seventh with a hitting streak to 12 games with an eighth home run to lead off, and four Nunez 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 7 2.12 Ramirez spoke for a few min- mates,” Blake said. “I know he single. Kiko Calero came on and RBI double. pitches later Paul hit his first career Lindstrom 1 2 1 1 1 2 23 5.79 utes, and teammates—other than feels bad. Everyone knows how walked Matt Kemp and pinch-hitter Jonathan Broxton walked two in homer. Volstad pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. Belisario pitched greeting him and shaking his he’s feeling. It was just nice to see to 1 batter in the 8th. Inherited runners-scored: Mark Loretta to load the bases, and the ninth but retired pinch-hitter “It felt good,” Paul said. “I don’t Wade 1-0, Calero 1-0, Pinto 3-2, Nunez 1-0. IBB: off hand—did not ask any questions, him again and I think it was nice Pierre singled. Russ Gload on a flyout with runners even remember touching the bases.” Stults (R.Paulino). Umpires: Home, Joe West; First, Ed said Blake, who declined to say for him to see us again.” Rapuano; Second, Paul Schrieber; Third, Paul Nauert. T: Pierre also scored a run and went at second and third for his ninth save — The Associated Press 3:46 (Rain delay: 0:17). A: 20,039 (38,560). what words Ramirez specifically — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 22 NATIONAL LEAGUE Phillies 10, Nationals 6, 12 innings Philadelphia AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Rollins ss 6 1 1 0 1 2 .199 Victorino cf 7 1 2 0 0 0 .253 Philadelphia 10, Washington 6, 12 innings Utley 2b 3 2 0 0 2 1 .270 Howard 1b 6 2 1 3 1 3 .258 Werth rf 5 1 0 0 2 1 .276 Ibanez lf 6 3 4 2 0 0 .352 Feliz 3b 5 0 4 2 2 0 .306 Ruiz c 6 0 3 2 1 1 .293 Blanton p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Phillies visit White House, then knock off Nats in 12 a-Dobbs ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .138 b-Bruntlett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Durbin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 d-Stairs ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .350 WASHINGTON—Both bullpens blew catcher Wil Nieves’ throwing error S.Eyre p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Madson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- late leads, so the Phillies and on a double steal. f-Cairo ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 Nationals kept shuttling pitchers Wells (0-1), Washington’s last Lidge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Condrey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- in and out as their game dragged available reliever, allowed four run h-Coste ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .220 Happ p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 on and on Friday night. in two innings. Totals 51 10 16 9 9 9 Eventually, Philadelphia man- “Spinning my wheels,” he said. Washington AB R H BI BB SO Avg. ager Charlie Manuel decided to “You know you’re the last guy, and C.Guzman ss 6 0 1 0 0 2 .377 N.Johnson 1b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .333 give up on his relief corps and turn they’re not going to put (cleanup Zimmerman 3b 6 2 3 1 0 2 .362 Dunn lf 3 2 0 0 3 1 .303 to a pitcher who was scheduled to hitter) Adam Dunn in there to try Dukes cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 start during today’s day-night to get out of a jam.” W.Harris cf 3 0 1 2 0 0 .235 Kearns rf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .218 doubleheader. Happ (2-0), Philadelphia’s sev- A.Hernandez 2b 5 0 0 1 1 0 .265 Nieves c 5 0 2 2 1 1 .294 “Once we got there in the game, enth pitcher, ended the game at Lannan p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143 and I looked at their team and our 11:37 p.m., 4½ hours after the first Mock p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Villone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- team, and compared what players pitch, by getting pinch-hitter Josh c-Cintron ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .048 Colome p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- were left, what pitchers,” Manuel Bard—Washington’s last bench Beimel p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Tavarez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 explained, “I said ... ‘We’re going player, the 21st man used by e-Willingham ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .190 for it.’” Acta—to fly out. Hanrahan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- g-Belliard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .159 So J.A. Happ came on for the 11th After Friday’s 11th inning, a little K.Wells p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- i-J.Bard ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 to throw two scoreless innings, past 11 p.m., the Nationals told the Totals 44 6 8 6 8 11 and Raul Ibanez delivered a two- crowd that the planned postgame Philadelphia 010 002 300 004 10 16 1 Washington 004 000 002 000 6 8 1 run single after Kip Wells, Wash- fireworks display would not take a-was announced for Blanton in the 6th. b-flied out for Dobbs in the 6th. c-lined out for Villone in the 6th. ington’s eighth pitcher, walked the place because of the late hour. d-struck out for Durbin in the 7th. e-flied out for Tavarez in the 8th. f-flied out for Madson in the 9th. g-grounded bases loaded in the 12th. That Today’s first pitch is scheduled for out for Hanrahan in the 10th. h-singled for Condrey in broke a tie and sent the Phillies to a 1:05 p.m. the 11th. i-flied out for K.Wells in the 12th. E: Utley (4), Nieves (3). LOB: Philadelphia 17, Washington 12. 2B: 10-6 victory. With Happ unavailable, Phila- Feliz (7), Zimmerman (13), W.Harris (1). HR: Howard (7), off Beimel. RBIs: Howard 3 (26), Ibanez 2 (28), “No excuses. No explanations,” delphia will bring up Andrew Car- Feliz 2 (21), Ruiz 2 (4), Zimmerman (27), W.Harris 2 (5), Nationals manager Manny Acta penter from Triple-A Lehigh Valley A.Hernandez (9), Nieves 2 (2). SB: Rollins (3), Werth (8), Ibanez (4). Runners left in scoring position: said. “We just basically walked to start the second game, which is Philadelphia 8 (Ruiz, Bruntlett, Stairs 2, Werth, Rollins 2, Happ); Washington 5 (Dukes 2, Lannan, Kearns, J.Bard). ourselves into death.” supposed to begin at 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Blanton 5 5 4 4 6 5 102 6.86 It was a long day for most of the Much earlier, before Friday’s Durbin 1 0 0 0 0 1 13 3.98 Phillies, who visited the White first pitch, Manuel bemoaned S.Eyre H, 5 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 8 4.70 Madson H, 6 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 13 2.16 House in the morning. Ibanez what he called his players’ lack of Lidge BS, 2-7 1 2 2 2 1 1 22 9.19 NICK WASS / AP Condrey 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.70 skipped that trip, and wound up focus. Happ W, 2-0 2 1 0 0 1 3 42 2.49 with four hits. “For about a week now,” he said, Washington IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Philadelphia’s Ryan Howard, right, and teammate Chase Utley exchange congratulations after both scored off reliever Kip Wells in the 12th inning. Lannan 5 2⁄3 6 3 3 1 2 99 4.00 “These guys are probably more “we haven’t played good baseball.” Mock 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4.66 Villone H, 2 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0.00 tired than I am,” Ibanez said about The Phillies had lost six of their homer of the season, a three-run gave up Willie Harris’ tying two- teams. Colome 0 1 2 2 1 0 11 - Beimel BS, 2-2 2⁄3 3 1 1 0 1 20 5.25 his teammates. “They had to get up previous eight games to fall to .500 shot, in the next inning off Joe run double with two out in the Asked how tough the turn- Tavarez 1 1⁄3 1 0 0 2 1 35 5.17 early.” for the season, and they trailed 4-1 Beimel to make it 6-4. ninth. It was Lidge’s second blown around would be, Dunn said with Hanrahan 2 1 0 0 1 3 36 5.51 K.Wells L, 0-1 2 3 4 4 4 2 51 6.06 Philadelphia tacked on insur- Friday. But Feliz and Carlos Ruiz The last-place Nationals have save over the past two seasons. a smirk: “I’ll tell you tomorrow.” Mock pitched to 1 batter in the 6th. Colome pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. Inherited runners-scored: ance runs with Pedro Feliz’s RBI hit RBI singles in the sixth, and blown 11 of 17 save opportunities, “It’s been, for me, a rough After pausing for effect, he Mock 2-1, Villone 2-0, Beimel 2-2, Tavarez 2-0. IBB: double—also his fourth hit—and Ryan Howard hit his seventh and Beimel acknowledged: “We sequence recently of not throwing added: “When I’m in the fetal posi- off Blanton (Dunn). HBP: by Durbin (N.Johnson), by Happ (Kearns), by Hanrahan (Utley), by Lannan (Utley, can’t get any worse.” my best,” Lidge said. tion somewhere.” Ibanez). WP: Blanton. Balk: Beimel. Umpires: Home, The Milwaukee-St. Louis and Houston-Chicago games were postponed due to rain. Laz Diaz; First, Chuck Meriwether; Second, Eric Cooper; But Phillies closer Brad Lidge Today could be rough for both — The Associated Press Third, Mike Reilly. T: 4:31. A: 23,430 (41,888). SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Baseball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 23 NATIONAL LEAGUE Atlanta 4, Arizona 3 Colorado 3, Pittsburgh 1 Jones ‘leads by example’ after meeting Hawpe’s homer resolves dispute for Rockies Rockies 3, Pirates 1 Braves 4, Diamondbacks 3 Colorado AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Arizona AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Fowler cf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .260 F.Lopez 2b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 Tulowitzki ss 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 G.Parra lf 3 1 1 1 1 0 .286 Helton 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .347 J.Upton rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 .304 Atkins 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .193 Reynolds 3b 4 0 0 0 0 3 .242 c-Stewart ph-3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .213 S.Drew ss 4 1 2 1 0 2 .231 Hawpe rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .363 C.Young cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Spilborghs lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .271 Whitesell 1b 4 0 1 0 0 2 .120 Iannetta c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Snyder c 3 0 0 0 1 1 .206 Barmes 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 D.Davis p 2 0 1 0 0 1 .214 De La Rosa p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .071 a-R.Roberts ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .320 b-S.Smith ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Rauch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Embree p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- T.Pena p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 d-Murton ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .278 Totals 33 3 7 3 2 12 Street p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Totals 36 3 12 3 1 4 Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Infante 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .341 Pittsburgh AB R H BI BB SO Avg. Escobar ss 4 0 0 1 0 1 .297 Morgan lf 3 0 0 0 1 2 .304 C.Jones 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .306 F.Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .324 G.Anderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .233 McLouth cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 McCann c 4 1 1 0 0 1 .273 Monroe rf 3 0 2 1 1 1 .250 Francoeur rf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .259 Ad.LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .234 JOHN BAZEMORE / AP Kotchman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 R.Diaz c 4 0 2 0 0 1 .361 Atlanta SS Yunel Escobar drove in the winning run with this sacrifice fly in the ninth. Schafer cf 4 1 1 1 0 1 .216 An.LaRoche 3b 3 0 1 0 0 2 .245 J.Vazquez p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .067 e-R.Vazquez ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .175 b-Norton ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .136 Ja.Wilson ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .238 O’Flaherty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- ATLANTA—Chipper Jones used a pre- “Hopefully it’s something to build GENE J. PUSKAR / AP Maholm p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .133 Moylan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 a-Delw.Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 game meeting to ask his on. We started it on the road and we M.Gonzalez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Colorado’s Brad Hawpe connects on a two-run, ninth-inning homer that decided the outcome. Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- teammates for an intense start to a long want to keep it going, he added. “If you c-K.Johnson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .243 Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- Totals 32 4 7 3 4 5 Capps p 0 0 0 0 0 0 --- homestand. can’t keep the home-field advantage PITTSBURGH—The The Rockies thought they tied the Totals 33 1 7 1 2 13 The ninth inning may have provided and have it be an advantage for you, it’s Arizona 200 000 001 — 3 7 1 felt they were robbed of a tying run game at 1 in the eighth on an appar- Atlanta 021 000 001 — 4 7 0 Colorado 000 000 003 — 3 12 0 more tension than Jones had expected. going to be a long year. We’ve got to in the eighth inning. So they went out ent sacrifice fly by Troy Tulowitzki. Pittsburgh 000 001 000 — 1 7 0 Yunel Escobar hit a sacrifice fly with win ballgames here.” Two outs when winning run scored. a-struck out for and won it in the ninth. Left fielder Nyjer Morgan made a D.Davis in the 7th. b-walked for J.Vazquez in the 7th. a-grounded out for Maholm in the 7th. b-singled the bases loaded in the bottom of ninth, Jones’ third-inning homer gave the c-walked for M.Gonzalez in the 9th. E: D.Davis (1). LOB: Brad Hawpe’s two-run homer was running catch and pumped a throw for De La Rosa in the 8th. c-doubled for Atkins in the giving the Atlanta Braves a 4-3 win Braves a 3-2 lead that held until closer Arizona 5, Atlanta 8. 3B: G.Parra (1). HR: S.Drew (2), off part of Colorado’s three-run ninth toward home then held onto the ball 9th. d-singled for Embree in the 9th. e-struck out for M.Gonzalez; C.Jones (4), off D.Davis. RBIs: G.Parra (2), An.LaRoche in the 9th. LOB: Colorado 7, Pittsburgh 7. over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Mike Gonzalez (2-0) gave up a tying J.Upton (19), S.Drew (7), Escobar (18), C.Jones (14), inning as the Rockies rallied for a 3-1 as Seth Smith sprinted down the line 2B: Tulowitzki (5), Stewart (4), Iannetta (4), Monroe Friday night after blowing a lead in the homer to Stephen Drew to lead off the Schafer (4). CS: G.Parra (1). S: J.Vazquez. SF: Escobar. victory over the and crossed home plate. The Pirates (2), R.Diaz (3). HR: Hawpe (6), off Capps. RBIs: Hawpe Runners left in scoring position: Arizona 1 (F.Lopez); 2 (30), Murton (2), Monroe (11). SB: Tulowitzki (3), top of the inning. ninth. It was the third blown save in Atlanta 4 (G.Anderson, Infante 2, Francoeur). on Friday night. appealed the play and third-base Murton (1), Morgan (10), McLouth (4). CS: Fowler (3). The Braves, coming off a 6-2 road nine chances for Gonzalez. Hawpe hit a 1-1 pitch from Matt umpire Tim Welke called Smith out Runners left in scoring position: Colorado 3 (Atkins Arizona IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA 2, Barmes); Pittsburgh 5 (Ad.LaRoche 3, Maholm, trip that included series wins over With one out in the ninth, Jordan D.Davis 6 4 3 2 0 3 80 3.22 Capps into the shrubbery beyond the for leaving too soon. Delw.Young). DP: Pittsburgh 1 (Morgan, F.Sanchez, Rauch 1 0 0 0 2 1 20 6.60 Ja.Wilson). Florida, Philadelphia and the New Schafer hit a single to right off Tony T.Pena L, 3-1 1 2⁄3 3 1 1 2 1 27 1.56 wall in center field, scoring Ian Stew- Capps (0-3) blew his second save York Mets, opened a 10-game home- Pena (3-1). Pinch-hitter Kelly Johnson Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA art, who led off the inning with a in his last four outings. Making his Colorado IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA stand with the worst home record in walked and Omar Infante singled to J.Vazquez 7 5 2 2 2 10 107 3.71 pinch-hit double. It was Hawpe’s third appearance since sitting out a De La Rosa 7 7 1 1 0 10 89 3.16 O’Flaherty H, 5 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.88 Embree W, 1-1 1 0 0 0 2 0 23 4.09 baseball. center. Schafer, who hesitated between Moylan H, 6 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 6 6.23 sixth homer and it gave him 11 RBIs week due to elbow fatigue, Capps has Street S, 5-5 1 0 0 0 0 3 15 4.11 Jones, who hit his fourth homer, said second and third to see if center fielder Gonzalez W,2-0 BS,3-9 1 1 1 1 0 2 19 3.78 in his last five games. allowed nine runs and 15 hits in his Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO NP ERA Maholm 7 5 0 0 1 4 103 3.51 the Braves improved to 6-9 at Turner would catch the ball, had Umpires: Home, Alfonso Marquez; First, Randy Marsh; “That’s why you play the game, for last 4 2/3 innings. Yates H, 3 2⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 9 7.50 Field by maintaining some of the pas- to hold at third. Second, Mike Winters; Third, Lance Barksdale. T: 2:50. fun moments and opportunities like Alan Embree (1-1) earned the win Grabow H, 4 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.63 A: 32,593 (49,743). Capps L, 0-3 BS, 2-8 1 5 3 3 0 0 21 8.18 sion they showed on the road trip. Then Escobar’s fly to center allowed that,” Hawpe said. “You’re not going with a scoreless eighth, and Huston “It always helps when the guy who’s the speedy Schafer to score the win- to come through every time, but Street struck out the side in the ninth Inherited runners-scored: Grabow 1-0. IBB: off Embree (Monroe). WP: De La Rosa. Umpires: Home, calling the meeting goes out and leads ning run without a slide. when you do, then you realize why for his fifth save. Scott Barry; First, Angel Hernandez; Second, Bill Welke; by example,” Jones said. — The Associated Press you love the game.” — The Associated Press Third, Tim Welke. T: 2:41. A: 17,179 (38,362). SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NASCAR SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 24

INSIDE DISH Johnson wins pole for Sprint All-Star Race Sprint All-Star

BY REID SPENCER eventual race winner will Lineup Moss says ‘family’ atmosphere [email protected] come from the front two rows 1. (48) Jimmie Johnson, , 133.426 mph. is main reason for success on the final restart. “We 2. (2) Kurt Busch, Dodge, 132.584. CONCORD, N.C.—For Jimmie focused on it hard today, and 3. (17) Matt Kenseth, Ford, 131.51. The 1979 champion Pittsburgh Pirates aren’t the 4. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, Johnson to excel at Lowe’s everybody did their job. So 131.42. only organization to adopt “We Are Family” as a theme song, to Motor Speedway comes as a I’m real proud of the team. 5. (5) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 131.02. hear Randy Moss tell it. 6. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 130.287. surprise to exactly no one. We worked as a unit today 7. (96) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 130.271. With Mike Skinner behind the wheel, Randy Moss Motorsports— With two solid laps and an and executed on all fronts. 8. (9) Kasey Kahne, Dodge, 129.989. the team the New England Patriots wide receiver owns with 9. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 129.869. error-free pit stop Friday—all I’m very pleased with that, 10. (09) Brad Keselowski, Chevrolet, NASCAR veteran David Dollar—celebrated its first victory April 27 part of the qualifying format for and I look forward to 129.613. in the Camping World Truck Series race at Kansas Speedway. 11. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 128.046. tonight’s Sprint All-Star Race— (tonight’s race).” 12. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, Moss says the cohesiveness of his team is responsible in part for Johnson put his No. 48 Lowe’s Busch felt the difference 128.044. the success of Skinner, 51, and teammate Tayler Malsam, 20. 13. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 127.805. Chevrolet on the pole for the between his qualifying time 14. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 118.419. “We have a young guy like Tayler and a veteran in Mike,” Moss 25th running of the event. and Johnson’s may have come 15. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 117.572. said Friday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. “A lot of people see the chem- 16. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 112.694. A two-time winner of the on the entry to pit road. 17. (33) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 111.433. istry, but they don’t really see what goes on behind closed doors. We annual all-star race and the “I may have messed up a 18. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota. are a family, and we try to run the day-to-day operation like a family. winner of five NASCAR little bit coming into pit road “The things we’ve accomplished, we hadn’t really expected, but Sprint Cup points events at by getting on the brakes a lit- Sprint Cup were hoping we would. To get our first win so early in the season the 1.5-mile track, Johnson tle too early,” he said. “And Showdown will hopefully open up the door for the rest of the season.” completed his qualifying run then once I got to the first tim- A violent wreck on Lap 34 of Friday night’s North Carolina Friday’s qualifying, race tonight in 2 minutes, 1.416 seconds, ing beacon, I wasn’t even in At Lowe’s Motor Speedway Education Lottery 200 at LMS knocked Skinner out of the race. more than a half-second second gear to check my pit Concord, N.C. Malsam’s Toyota also was damaged in the crash, but he remained Lap length: 1.5 miles faster than Kurt Busch road speed. My pit crew did (Car number in parentheses) on the lead lap. (2:02.187), who will start on an awesome job in the pits.” 1. (27) Kirk Shelmerdine, Toyota. the outside of the front row. The qualifying event for 2. (46) Carl Long, Dodge. Qualifying on Friday for tonight’s Sprint All-Star Race Matt Kenseth will start third the all-star race was rained CHUCK BURTON / AP 3. (12) , Dodge. involved a four-tire pit stop. Someone should have told Tony Stew- 4. (66) Dave Blaney, Toyota. beside Dale Earnhardt Jr. in out, and the starting posi- Jimmie Johnson had a near-perfect qualifying run to grab the top spot. 5. (36) , Toyota. art, who neglected to wait for his crew to change the left-side tires fourth. Hendrick Motorsports tions were allocated accord- 6. (1) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet. before he left pit road. 7. (6) David Ragan, Ford. teammates Mark Martin and ing to the draw for qualifying 8. (77) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge. After backing up to retrieve the left-side rubber, Stewart com- Jeff Gordon will take the green order. What’s at stake: Top two fin- 9. (13) Max Papis, Toyota. pleted his lap. NASCAR Sprint 10. (44) AJ Allmendinger, Dodge. flag from the fifth and sixth That put Kirk Shelmerdine All-Star Race and ishers transfer into the Sprint 11. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet. “I just pray that Dale (Earnhardt) Jr. will keep doing what he’s been positions, respectively. on the pole and Carl Long on All-Star Race 12. (37) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet. doing this year and miss the box,” an embarrassed Stewart joked Sprint Showdown 13. (00) David Reutimann, Toyota. The pole was Johnson’s the outside of the front row, but 2008 winner/runner-up: AJ 14. (47) Marcos Ambrose, Toyota. after climbing from his car. first for the all-star race, both will drop back to the rear Where: Lowe’s Motor Allmendinger/Sam Hornish Jr. 15. (51) Dexter Bean, Dodge. No such luck. Earnhardt made an error-free run to earn the 16. (21) Bill Elliott, Ford. which this year features four of the field to start the race— Speedway; Concord, N.C. 17. (75) Derrike Cope, Dodge. fourth starting spot for tonight’s race. segments of 50, 20, 20 and Shelmerdine for failing to pres- When: Tonight Sprint All-Star Race 18. (57) Norm Benning, Chevrolet. Stewart will start 15th in the 21-car field, ahead of Richard Childress 19. (20) Joey Logano, Toyota. 10 laps to decide the winner ent his car for inspection and Track layout: 1.5-mile oval When: Approximately 9 p.m. 20. (82) Scott Speed, Toyota. Racing teammates Jeff Burton and Clint Bowyer, who were penalized for of the $1,022,975 first prize. Long for an engine change. TV: Speed, 7 p.m. ET ET 21. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota. speeding on pit road; Denny Hamlin, who spun his tires and broke the 22. (71) David Gilliland, Chevrolet. Johnson stressed the The top two finishers in the Radio: PRN/Sirius XM Satellite Race distance: 100 laps/150 23. (07) Casey Mears, Chevrolet. driveshaft on his No. 11 Toyota; the two cars that transfer from the importance of track position showdown, which consists of Ch. 128 miles 24. (98) Paul Menard, Ford. Sprint Showdown; and the driver voted into the field by fans. 25. (73) Mike Garvey, Dodge. in a race that features shorter two 20-lap segments, Format: Four segments—50 26. (64) Todd Bodine, Toyota. segments, particularly the advance to the all-star race Sprint Showdown laps, 20 laps, 20 laps, 10 laps 27. (19) Elliott Sadler, Dodge. Tom Reddin, CEO of Richard Petty Motorsports, will resign 28. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota. final 10-lap dash. and are joined by the winner When: 7:30 p.m. ET Field: 18 cars 29. (06) David Starr, Dodge. his position but remain with the organization as a consultant, “I think with track position of the fan vote—from the Race distance: 40 laps/60 What’s at stake: $1,022,975 to 30. (26) Jamie McMurray, Ford. Reddin told SceneDaily.com on Friday. Reddin cited family rea- 31. (83) Brian Vickers, Toyota. as important as it’s going to remaining drivers—to round miles the winner 32. (7) Robby Gordon, Toyota. sons as the basis for his decision. be in the race, to be where we out the 21-car field. Format: Two 20-lap segments 2008 winner: Kasey Kahne 33. (41) J.J. Yeley, Toyota. Reddin, who was brought on board by majority team owner 34. (43) Reed Sorenson, Dodge. are is a great situation,” said — Reid Spencer writes for the Field: 35 cars 35. (34) , Chevrolet. George Gillett last year, said he wanted to spend more time with his Johnson, who believes the Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service three children, ages 6, 9 and 12. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NASCAR SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 25 Drivers: NASCAR drug policy Hornaday outruns Busch for 40th truck win needs more transparency BY REID SPENCER him to restart from the tail end of [email protected] the longest line—which turned BY REID SPENCER know anything,” Burton said. “If I were out to be 11th in the running [email protected] suspended for marijuana, let’s say, I think CONCORD, N.C.—As strong as Ron order, thanks to early attrition. that should be released. The reason I say Hornaday Jr.’s truck was Friday Because of the penalty, Busch was CONCORD, N.C.—Though NASCAR’s that is because what you don’t hear in night, a lost lap was merely a not credited with leading the lap. drivers would like to see the sport’s drug baseball and what you don’t hear in foot- temporary inconvenience. By the time Todd Bodine spun policy more transparent and more ball (both of which disclose substances) is Trapped a lap down after a near the entry to Turn 3 while clearly defined, the sanctioning body ‘I didn’t do that; I didn’t take whatever.’ green-flag pit stop on Lap 86 of leading on Lap 95 to cause the isn’t likely to make fundamental changes Once it’s been released, you never hear 134, Hornaday recovered to win fourth caution of the race, Busch to the way it enforces the rules or releases them say they didn’t do it. So there’s cred- the Camping World Truck Series was up to sixth. information about failed drug tests. ibility given to the drug testing.” race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. At the end of the night, Busch The drug policy has been the focal Many drivers also would like to see a Kyle Busch survived a succession was visibly upset by what he per- point of discussion within the sport in specific list of banned substances, but of adventures to run second, ceived to be a horsepower advan- the wake of Jeremy Mayfield’s suspen- the opinion there is far from universal. crossing the finish line 1.669 sec- tage for the , which he sion May 9 for testing positive to what Though NASCAR provides a list of onds behind Hornaday. attributed to smaller holes in the Dr. David Black, who administers substances that must be tested for, the The win in the North Carolina tapered spacers run by Toyota. NASCAR’s testing program, charac- position of the sanctioning body is that Education Lottery 200 was Hor- “They just out-motored us,” terized as a “drug of concern.” Based any substance, whether prescription naday’s first of the season and the Busch said. “It’s just very frustrat- on the results of a test administered or over-the-counter, has the potential series-best 40th of his career. Matt ing to have to run with those guys.” May 1 at Richmond, NASCAR sus- to be abused. Crafton finished third, followed by A violent, multicar wreck on pended Mayfield indefinitely. “Of course, we know the obvious, Ryan Newman and Terry Cook. Lap 34 ended the night of Skin- Mayfield contended his positive test that drugs—real drugs—like marijuana “I didn’t even think about that,” ner, who was first in the series could have been the result of an inter- and cocaine and things like that obvi- Hornaday said of the 40th victory. standings entering the race. As action between a prescription drug and ously are not OK,” Brian Vickers said. “I have no idea where to start. Just Skinner sped through the tri- an over-the-counter medicine, but “But when it comes to the statements go to one of your local GM stores oval one lap after a restart, NASCAR discounted that contention. that have been made to me, from and get one of these (Chevrolet) Johnny Sauter forced him to the CHUCK BURTON / AP Most NASCAR drivers would like to NASCAR and the people enforcing the trucks. They’re bad fast.” inside onto the infield grass. Ron Hornaday Jr. won his 40th trucks race Friday night, but his first this season. know what substance caused Mayfield drug policy, that any drug can be Hornaday, who moved into Skinner’s No. 5 Toyota spun to fail the test, but NASCAR chairman abused, well, if I’ve got a bad headache, first in the standings by 84 points out of control, slid up the track at North Carolina Education Lottery 200 results and CEO Brian France disagrees. or a really bad headache, and I take over 29th-place finisher Mike the entrance to Turn 1 and took a “There is no benefit to the competi- more than the two (headache tablets), Skinner, passed Crafton for the vicious hit from the Toyota of T.J. FINISH START CAR. DRIVER MAKE POINTS LAPS tors, there’s no benefit to anyone to does that mean I lose my job? lead on Lap 106 and retained it Bell. Skinner’s Tundra slammed 1333 Ron Hornaday Chevrolet190134 jeopardize someone else’s privacy,” “Give us a list of what we can and after James Buescher’s spin in into the outside wall, tipped up 2 1 51 Kyle Busch Toyota 170 134 France said Friday at Lowe’s Motor can’t take, so I know what to do and Turn 3 brought out the fifth cau- on its side and slid toward the 3 5 88 Matt Crafton Chevrolet 170 134 Speedway. “If we thought there was a what I can’t do. … I don’t want to be tion of the race. Hornaday’s No. infield in a shower of sparks 4204 Ryan Newman Chevrolet160 134 benefit, we would probably rethink afraid to take Tylenol when I have a 33 Chevrolet pulled away from before righting itself. 5 9 25 Terry Cook Toyota 155 134 that, but there is no benefit in our eyes headache because I have no idea what Busch, who overtook Crafton for Skinner, who had restarted at 6 19 7 David Gilliland Chevrolet 150 134 to revealing the substance. they consider drug abuse. Personally, second, in the closing laps. the rear of the field after drag- 7 15 24 David Starr Toyota 146 134 “What’s important to know is that I’d like to see a little more clarity in the Busch took the lead momen- ging his jack out of the pits under 8 12 81 Tayler Malsam Toyota 142 134 when it’s serious … it’s going to be a program. I think it’s a great program— tarily on Lap 87, after turning caution and incurring a penalty, very, very tough penalty. It’s the tough- I’m all for it. The last thing I wasn’t is 9 10 60 Stacy Compton Toyota 138 134 race leader Colin Braun on the referred to Sauter as an “idiot” est policy in sports.” someone out there that’s not in the right 10 28 8 Chevrolet 134 134 backstretch and wrecking both after the incident. Jeff Burton, however, said revealing state of mind. But do I really care if Braun and Brian Scott. The lead “I blame myself,” Skinner said. MORE COVERAGE from sportingnews.com the substance responsible for a driver’s someone takes three Tylenol instead of was short-lived, however, as “I knew who I was racing with suspension could have a positive effect. two? No. Let’s not overdo it here.” Results: sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=549402 NASCAR penalized Busch for right there. I probably should “If I’m not suspended, then I don’t — Reid Spencer writes for the Sporting News aggressive driving and forced have waited another lap.” Standings: sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=549410 think anybody deserves to NASCAR Wire Service SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NFL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 26

Q&A with ... Titans RB LenDale White ‘We busted our tails in the summer, and we beat those people’

LenDale White was the thunder in played with that when you got to Titans CB Cortland college to the lighting Reggie Bush and campus they looked out for you. But Finnegan recently called again is in the pros with Chris Johnson. Q: White thrives in such scenarios, winning there are hard times, there are times you and LB Keith Bulluck out back-to-back national titles at USC and where you can’t, you know, you’re for stomping on the Steelers’ scoring 15 touchdowns in an NFL-best starving and you can’t get any food. Terrible Towel last year, saying 13-3 season last year with the Titans. “that’s not what this team is all Sporting News Radio’s Tim Montemayor If Reggie has to give about.” Your reaction? caught up with White this week to talk about the allegations that then-team- Q: back his Heisman That’s football to me. I mate Reggie Bush accepted gifts at USC, Trophy and they take away the A: have fun with the game his Terrible Towel incident last year and national championships, a lot and like I said, if Troy (Polamalu) Vince Young. of hard work goes out the and Willie Parker and Big Ben window, right? (Roethlisberger). ... If me stepping What do you think of the I don’t know how accurate on your towel made them win a Q: accusations that Bush A: the things or if what people Super Bowl, they better hope we took money and other gifts are saying is true. I can’t say what’s step on it again this year, right? from agents while at USC? going to happen. But the one thing We go out there and play; we love I don’t know what’s been I can say is that we still showed up this game. You brought your A: done and what hasn’t. I every day, we worked out, we towel into our stadium—that’s our know that Reggie’s an incredible busted our tails in the summer and house—and we defend it how we person. I consider him one of my we beat those people. I don’t think defend it. Cortland defends it how brothers, and I’ll go to bat for him if you got money, a flat screen TV he does. He gets his personal fouls anytime. I don’t know what or however it looks that (those and his fines, and that’s what he transpires in people’s personal things) will make you go out and does. lives. play better or beat somebody. I don’t think so. We get paid in the Do you have issues with How do you figure out NFL, and the Lions went 0-16. Q: Cortland? Q: who’s a good guy and MARK HUMPHREY / AP Cortland’s all right; that’s who’s a bad guy? RB LenDale White scored 15 TDs last season, helping the Titans win 13 games and the AFC South. How do you fix it? A: just him. He’s an edgy guy, If your parents are good Q: Should college athletes and he loves it. ... I’m just happy A: people, your aunts and Do you think Carroll has Is it hard to control who Were you ever tempted? be paid? he’s on my team. uncles, whoever you’ve been Q: control of the USC Q: comes at you? I mean, I Q: I’m sure you had some I think yeah you definitely around your whole life ... you’ve got program? guess you can’t control every tough choices. A: should be paid. I mean they Last time we talked, you to rely on your upbringing. Hope- Yeah, I think Pete guy in the locker room Yeah I did, I definitely did. I sold my jersey, the No. 21 jersey at Q: said you really supported fully, you can spy out who’s there A: Carroll does a tremen- Exactly. Pete can’t live with A: came from a background USC, and God only knows how Vince Young. Have you seen for you and who’s not. When you’re dous job of keeping his eye on A: everybody. He can’t tell you where I didn’t really have anything much they made off that jersey. God him lately? How’s he doing? 17 years old and you’re going to 80 kids like I said, or 100 what’s going on in every house- and I’m coming from Denver, Colo., knows how much revenue they I just saw Vince earlier college away from Denver or New players. He has a wife and hold, but when he sits us down in all the way to L.A. and I’m just there. made off the Reggie Bush No. 5 A: today at workouts, and he Jersey, it’s a whole other city and family that he has to go to home our meeting room and he sits in I don’t really have any spending jersey. Now, if you go back and you looks good. He’s preparing himself some guy’s telling you he can help to and he has a life that he has front of the office and brings money, I don’t really have anything. look at every USC game from here to be the best QB in the NFL. I look you or he can do this or listen to to worry about other than the people in to tell you what’s right I’m in a situation where I’m just on out and you look in that crowd, forward to it, and I’m excited to see him and he’ll get you here. Some- 100 players and 20 people on from wrong and if there’s any- there. And older guys in the pro- you see what number jerseys those that. ... I look forward to being a times, kids are naive. I mean, if you staff. Pete has a lot on his thing that pops up, he’s got an gram looked out for us. Along with people have on in that crowd. You Tennessee Titan this year and throw a dog a red bone he’s going to shoulders. open-door policy and you go talk the Mike Williamses and the Kerry can’t wear No. 5 anymore because it’s getting it done, and hopefully we’ll bite. to him. Colberts, there are a lot of people I retired. be in the Super Bowl. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NFL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 27

INSIDE DISH Favre seeking non-surgical options; cap now at $128 million

With the Minnesota Vikings work for us. And we’re looking for- Texans OLB Zac Diles reported between Steve Hauschka and undrafted eagerly waiting, retired QB Brett ward to that, too,” Phillips said. via the team’s website that he is rookie Graham Gano. Hauschka was Favre reportedly has sought advice Former Cowboys wide receiver doing well in his rehab from a bro- the team’s kickoff specialist last year, from a noted surgeon about his Michael Irvin presented Behm’s wife, ken leg sustained a Nov. 5 practice. and Gano won the Lou Groza Award beat-up throwing arm. Michelle, a $40,000 check at the pre- As the strongside linebacker, he was as college football’s top kicker last Citing an anonymous source, miere of his reality TV show 4th and the team’s leading tackler when season at Florida State. ESPN reported that Favre consulted Long at a Dallas area nightclub injured. Dr. James Andrews about options for Thursday. Players, coaches and fans “It’s coming along really well,” You don’t have to be drafted to dealing with the partially torn biceps attended the event. Diles said. “I went to the doctor on make an NFL roster. Central Flor- tendon that has caused pain in his Monday and got cleared to partici- ida S Sha’reef Rashad could be in the right shoulder. Favre’s agent, Bus Cook, As expected, the Colts have pate in all the offseason drills, and process of proving just that with did not return phone calls Friday but hired from within to fill the voids it’s going along good. This was my the Giants. New York shored up its has insisted in interviews this month of retired offensive coordinator Tom first week out there running with secondary by selecting two corner- that Favre remains retired for now. Moore and offensive line coach How- the fellas and everything, so it was backs in the draft but was quick to Vikings officials were unavailable for ard Mudd. good to be back.” sign Rashad soon after. Safeties comment Friday. President Bill Polian said wide receiv- After the team drafted SLB Brian coach David Merritt told the Star-Led- Favre reportedly is seeking non- ers coach/assistant head coach Clyde Cushing in the first round, Diles now ger of Newark that Rashad already surgical options to his damaged Christensen will assume the coordina- is expected to compete with Xavier has picked up much of the scheme, shoulder. ESPN’s source said tor duties and assistant line coach Adibi on the weakside job. making the correct calls and adjust- Andrews gave Favre several exer- Pete Metzelaars will be promoted. ments in meetings and on the field. cises that could accelerate the pro- “The main cogs in terms of operat- Titans P Craig Hentrich, who cess of the tendon releasing on its ing the program are in place, have turns 38 on Monday, had consid- own. Favre’s pain could subside been in place and were prepared to ered retirement but instead changed Minicamp schedule once if it completely tears naturally. do this,” Polian said. “It’s just a tran- his lifestyle and his diet dramati- A listing of upcoming NFL minicamps (all All-Pro RB Adrian Peterson said BILL KOSTROUN / AP sition that we would rather not have cally since the end of last season. He include rookies and veterans unless other- he’d welcome a healthy Favre to the According to a report, is seeking advice from noted surgeon Dr. James Andrews. made, but we knew full well that it’s says he had lost 29 pounds on a wise noted): Vikings. likely we were going to have to.” strict diet based on Biblical princi- Buffalo—June 9-11 “I’m a big fan of him,” Peterson body right, his mind right.” figures in May will give clubs ples, dropping from 217 to 188. He’s Cincinnati—June 18-20 Cleveland—Tuesday-Thursday (voluntary); told ESPN Radio. “I grew up watch- $947,000 of additional salary cap As the Bills begin offseason back up to around 197, which is May 26-28 (voluntary); June 11-13 ing him and just loving the passion Teams will have nearly $12 room, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello workouts Monday, the priority will where he plans to stay. Dallas—June 16-18 Denver—June 12-14 he played with. That would be million more under the salary cap said Friday. The adjustments do not be to build cohesiveness in the “Here I was at 37 years old looking Detroit—June 23-25 (voluntary) something he would definitely this season, the final year with one affect the minimum team salary of offensive line. A new player could and feeling like I was 60 or 70,” Hen- Green Bay—June 23-25 Houston—June 15-17 bring to the locker room.” in place unless the league and its $107,748,000. be manning all five line spots. trich told The Tennessean. “All the Indianapolis—June 5-7 Should Favre not return, Peter- players’ union can reach a new col- The Buccaneers are believed to Langston Walker is moving from anti-inflammatories and medicines I Kansas City—June 5-7 Miami—June 12-14 son said he is comfortable with lective bargaining agreement. have the most cap space in the right tackle to left tackle. Kirk Cham- was on, they weren’t helping me.” Minnesota—May 29-31 Vikings’ options at : The cap was due to increase by $7 league at $37 million, a league bers, Seth McKinney, Demetrius Bell and New England—June 10-12 New Orleans—June 5-7 Sage Rosenfels and Tarvaris Jackson. million to $123 million this season, source told ProFootballTalk.com. rookie will battle for the Ex-Jets K Mike Nugent says he is N.Y. Giants—June 16-18 “I’m so confident in Tarvaris,” but additional adjustments stipu- left guard job. Fee-agent signee 100 percent after struggling a right N.Y. Jets—June 9-11 St. Louis—June 5-7 Peterson said. “Really haven’t seen lated in the current CBA will Cowboys coach Wade Phillips is expected to win quadriceps injury much of last sea- San Francisco—June 5-7 too much of Sage, but Tarvaris has increase the total amount that teams says scouting assistant Rich Behm, the center job, and rookie first- son, and he is set to battle Matt Bry- Seattle—June 10-12 Tampa Bay—June 16-18 got all the talent. He’s got everything. can spend on player compensation who was paralyzed from the waist round pick is to start at ant for the Bucs’ kicking job in Note: Teams are allowed to have rookie He’s got a good arm, is talented. He’s to about $128 million. down earlier this month, is looking right guard. At right tackle, ex- training camp. minicamps separate from the full-squad minicamp, and teams with first-year head got everything it takes to make it in The league informed teams on forward to returning to work. guard Brad Butler is the favorite but coaches are allowed to add up to two volun- this league. So, I know he’s been Wednesday that a “cash-adjustment “His attitude is great and he’s Bell and Chambers are other The Ravens promise to have a tary minicamps. doing a lot this offseason to get his mechanism” from final accounting looking forward to coming back to options. summer-long kicking competition SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com NFL SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 28

Remaining free agents DEFENSE Defensive ends—Kevin Carter, Tampa Bay; Earl Cochran, Rookie QB has endured adversity, draws motivation from critics A quick look at the remaining NFL free agents by position Houston; Sean Conover, NY Jets; Nick Eason, Pittsburgh; (R-restricted free agent, F-franchise tagged player): Kalimba Edwards, Oakland; Ebenezer Ekuban, Denver; John IRVING, TEXAS—When the third over a newsletter sold to big-money Engelberger, Denver; Simon Fraser, Atlanta; Roderick Green, round of the NFL draft came to an boosters that included information OFFENSE San Francisco; Travis LaBoy, Arizona; Jayme Mitchell, Minne- —Brooks Bollinger, Dallas; Ken Dorsey, sota; Jerome McDougle, NY Giants; Julius Peppers (F), Carolina; end, so did Stephen McGee’s not available to the public. Cleveland; Gus Frerotte, Minnesota; Charlie Frye, Seattle; Drew Anthony Weaver, Houston; James Wyche, Jacksonville. patience. McGee probably knew Fran- Henson, Detroit; Quinn Gray, Kansas City; Trent Green, St. Louis; Defensive tackles—Kenderick Allen, Minnesota; Gary Rex Grossman, Chicago; Brad Johnson, Dallas; J.P. Losman, Already stung by a disappointing chione wouldn’t survive that sea- Gibson, Carolina; La’Roi Glover, St. Louis; Vonnie Holliday, career at Texas A&M, the quarter- son, particularly after the Aggies Buffalo; Jamie Martin, San Francisco; Craig Nall, Houston; Miami; Antwan Lake, New Orleans; Langston Moore, Detroit; Marques Tuiasosopo, Oakland; Anthony Wright, NY Giants. Kindal Moorehead, Atlanta; Dewayne Robertson, Denver; back stormed out of his house, con- reached six losses for the third time Running backs—Darian Barnes, New Orleans; Tatum Bell, Orpheus Roye, Pittsburgh; Hollis Thomas, New Orleans; Josh vinced a senior season lost to a in the coach’s five years. McGee Denver; Brian Calhoun, Detroit; Jesse Chatman, NY Jets; P.J. Thomas, Indianapolis; John Thornton, Cincinnati; Darwin shoulder injury had ruined his didn’t have to wait long for the Daniels, Baltimore; Reuben Droughns, NY Giants; Warrick Walker, Carolina; Ellis Wyms, Minnesota; Brian Young, New Dunn, Tampa Bay; DeShaun Foster, San Francisco; Samkon future. bright side, though, because the Orleans; Jeff Zgonina, Houston. Then Jerry Jones called. Aggies hired Mike Sherman, one of Gado, St. Louis; Nick Goings, Carolina; Ahman Green, Houston; Linebackers—Rufus Alexander, Indianapolis; Jason Babin, Andre Hall, Denver; Kay-Jay Harris, NY Giants; Maurice Hicks, Kansas City; Rocky Boiman, Kansas City; Derrick Brooks, Tampa Now a member of the Dallas Brett Favre’s former coaches and a Minnesota; Edgerrin James, Arizona; Rudi Johnson, Detroit; Bay; Khary Campbell, Washington; Anthony Cannon, Detroit; Cowboys, McGee still is a longshot believer in the pass-oriented West Deuce McAllister, New Orleans; Travis Minor, St. Louis; Chris Dan Cody, Baltimore; Rosevelt Colvin, New England; Donte’ Perry, Cincinnati; Andrew Pinnock, Denver; Michael Pittman, as a fourth-round pick who won’t Coast offense. Curry, Carolina; Donnie Edwards, Kansas City; Keith Ellison (R), be any higher than third on the Sherman threw open the quar- Denver; P.J. Pope, Denver; Cecil Sapp, Houston; Aaron Stecker, Buffalo; Troy Evans, New Orleans; Gilbert Gardner, Chicago; New Orleans; Selvin Young, Denver. Curtis Gatewood, Kansas City; Morlon Greenwood, Houston; depth chart behind Tony Romo and terback competition and McGee Wide receivers—Drew Bennett, St. Louis; Marty Booker, Marques Harris, San Diego; Napoleon Harris, Minnesota; Jon Kitna. But at least the former beat out Jerrod Johnson. McGee Chicago; Drew Carter, Oakland; Jason Carter; Carolina; Keary Abdul Hodge (R), Cincinnati; Mike Humpal, Pittsburgh; Brad Texas high school star from Burnet injured his shoulder in the second Colbert, Detroit; Jayson Foster, Denver; D.J. Hackett, Carolina; Kassell, NY Jets; Jason Kyle, Carolina; Teddy Lehman, Buffalo; Dante Hall, St. Louis; Marvin Harrison, Indianapolis; Ike is where he wants to be. game, and Johnson did the same a Paris Lenon, Detroit; Wesly Mallard, Seattle; Jim Maxwell, “It’s very special to me,” said week later. The season became Hilliard, Tampa Bay; Darrell Jackson, Denver; Nate Jackson, Cincinnati; Willie McGinest, Cleveland; Marques Murrell (R), NY Denver; Matt Jones, Jacksonville; Joe Jurevicius, Cleveland; Jets; Ryan Nece, Detroit; Shantee Orr, Cleveland; Antwan Peek, McGee, the first pick of the fourth something of a weekly soap opera Ashley Lelie, Oakland; Brandon Lloyd, Chicago; Dane Looker, Cleveland; Carlos Polk, Dallas; Junior Seau, New England; Matt round. “When I put this star on my on who would start. St. Louis; Anthony Mix, Tampa Bay; Ben Obomanu (R), Seattle; Sinclair, Washington; Gary Stills, St. Louis; Terrell Suggs (F), Bal- Tab Perry, Miami; Jerry Porter, Jacksonville; Kevin Robinson, helmet and strap it up for practice, By the end of the year, all McGee timore; Dontarrious Thomas, Minnesota; Pisa Tinoisamoa, St. there’s definitely a lot of pride had left was a chance to beat Texas a Kansas City; Koren Robinson, Seattle; Edell Shepherd, Denver; Louis; Marcus Washington, Washington; Nate Webster, Denver. Travis Taylor, Detroit; Amani Toomer, NY Giants; Kelley Cornerbacks—David Barrett, NY Jets; Dre’ Bly, Denver; because I’ve been following this third consecutive time when he Washington, New England; Todd Watkins (R), Oakland; Harry Fakhir Brown, St. Louis; Terry Cousin, Cleveland; Jason Craft, St. team my whole life.” replaced Johnson on the third series. Williams, Houston; Reggie Williams, Jacksonville; Wallace Louis; Travis Fisher, Detroit; Reynaldo Hill, Tennessee; Roderick Jones makes it sound as if the The Longhorns won 49-9, finishing LM OTERO / AP Wright (R), NY Jets. Hood, Arizona; William James, Jacksonville; Michael Lehan, team is ready to give McGee a look. off Texas A&M’s 4-8 season. Cowboys rookie QB Stephen McGee, above, reminds owner Jerry Jones of Tony Romo. Tight ends—Courtney Anderson, Houston; Adam Bergen, New Orleans; Sam Madison, NY Giants; Ricky Manning Jr., St. Denver; Mark Bruener, Houston; Scott Chandler, San Diego; Louis; Derrick Martin (R), Baltimore; Chris McAlister, Baltimore; On draft day, the team owner said “I would have liked to have won Owen Daniels (R), Houston; Nate Lawrie, Cincinnati; Michael Mike McKenzie, New Orleans; R.W. McQuarters, NY Giants; he liked McGee’s “nine-ish” quali- more games and thrown for a lot Harrell go undrafted, said the Cow- Even with his “nine-ish” qualities, Merritt, Kansas City; Chad Mustard, Denver; Jeff Robinson, Deltha O’Neal, New England; Dunta Robinson (F), Houston; ties, a reference to Romo. more yards,” McGee said. “The tri- boys liked McGee “more than his he’s likely to spend at least a few years Seattle; Derek Schouman (R), Buffalo; Stephen Spach (R), Lewis Sanders, New England; Duane Starks, Jacksonville; Arizona; Daniel Wilcox, Baltimore; Kris Wilson, San Diego. “I like the way, when plays broke als and adversity I faced motivate coaches at Texas A&M.” waiting behind Romo. That hasn’t Brandon Sumrall, NY Giants; DeJuan Tribble, San Diego; Jason down, the way he improvised,” Jones me as a person and even more so as “I’m not worried about it,” McGee affected his confidence. Offensive tackles—Tyson Clabo (R), Atlanta; Anthony Webster, New England; Jimmy Williams, Houston; Stanley Davis, St. Louis; Jon Dunn, Detroit; Wayne Gandy, Atlanta; Wilson, Detroit. said. “I like the way he was able to a quarterback.” said. “I tell people how important McGee expects to start in the Kwame Harris, Oakland; Jonas Jennings, San Francisco; Levi Safeties—Oshiomogho Atogwe (F), St. Louis; Michael clearly buy time with his mobility to They are also part of why Jones coach Sherman and coach Fran- NFL and win Super Bowls. That’s Jones, Cincinnati; James Marten (R), Oakland; Fred Miller, Boulware, Minnesota; Mike Brown, Chicago; John Busing, throw the ball, not to run the ball.” made McGee the Cowboys’ first chione have been in my career. If plural, even though he’s not yet on Chicago; Rob Petitti, St. Louis; Jon Runyan, Philadelphia; Cincinnati; Oliver Celestin, Kansas City; Corey Chavous, St. McGee was known more for his drafted quarterback since Quincy not for those guys, I wouldn’t be sit- the Cowboys’ roster and the team Ephraim Salaam, Houston; Charles Spencer, Jacksonville; Barry Louis; Keith Davis, Dallas; Will Demps, Houston; Mike Doss, Stokes, New England; Mark Tauscher, Green Bay; Mark Wilson Cincinnati; Hiram Eugene, Oakland; Mike Green, Washington; running than his throwing at A&M, Carter in 2001. ting here today.” hasn’t won a playoff game since (R), Oakland. Rodney Harrison, New England; Terrence Holt, New Orleans; where he finished with 4,889 yards “What I like is that it hasn’t gone McGee never was part of the con- after the 1996 season. Guards—Lennie Friedman, Cleveland; Adrian Jones, Kansas Dexter Jackson, Cincinnati; Sammy Knight, NY Giants; passing and 1,800 yards rushing. just right for him in any way and he’s versation about star Big 12 quarter- “I do know people don’t believe City; Pete Kendall, Washington; Matt Lentz, Detroit; Terrence Marquand Manuel, Denver; Marlon McCree, Denver; Lawyer Metcalf, Chicago; Edwin Mulitalo, Detroit; Chris Naeole, When the Aggies started throwing been able to work through that and backs in 2008, a group that in me and don’t think I’m a good Milloy, Atlanta; Chad Nkang, Jacksonville; Jarrad Page (R), less and losing more, he remained a keep his chin up,” Jones said. “That’s included the Heisman Trophy win- quarterback,” he said. “I want to be Jacksonville; Tutan Reyes, Jacksonville; Grey Ruegamer, NY Kansas City; Pierson Prioleau, Jacksonville; Chris Reis (R), New Giants; Kendall Simmons, Pittsburgh; Rob Sims (R), Seattle; Orleans; Dwight Smith, Detroit; Cameron Worrell, Chicago. loyal soldier for embattled coach a big plus for this game and what ner (Sam Bradford of Oklahoma) the best quarterback in the NFL Jason Whittle, Buffalo. Dennis Franchione. these guys are facing as rookies.” and runner-up (Colt McCoy of and that doesn’t change. Those Centers—Brennen Carvalho, Green Bay; Jean-Philippe SPECIAL TEAMS In 2007, Texas A&M was coming McGee’s senior season surfaced Texas). He was also overshadowed things will always be with me and Darche, Kansas City; , Buffalo; Matt Lehr, New Kickers—John Carney, NY Giants; Matt Stover, Baltimore. off a pair of decent seasons soured by again after the draft when Texas by Harrell, the first two-time continue to motivate me for years Orleans; Andy McCollum, Detroit; Jeremy Newberry, San Punters—Mitch Berger, Pittsburgh; Mike Dragosavich, Diego; Scott Peters, Arizona; Bryan Pittman, Houston; Cory Indianapolis; Sam Koch (R), Baltimore; Kyle Larson, Cincinnati; bad bowl losses when Franchione Tech coach Mike Leach, who 5,000-yard passer in NCAA his- to come.” Withrow, St. Louis. Ryan Plackemeier, Cincinnati. was caught in a midseason scandal watched star quarterback Graham tory, and Missouri’s Chase Daniel. — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com College Football / College Basketball SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 29

COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLLEGE BASKETBALL INSIDE DISH INSIDE DISH Michigan RB violates probation, goes to jail Former Wisconsin coach lands at NAIA school Michigan RB Kevin Grady has been Former Wisconsin and Saint jailed for seven days after pleading Louis coach Brad Soderberg has guilty to violating his probation on a been named head coach at Lin- 2008 drunken driving conviction, denwood University, an NAIA the Grand Rapids Press reported. school in St. Charles, Mo. Soder- Grady was arrested July 2 in the berg was fired from Saint Louis Grand Rapids suburb of Wyoming in 2007, after failing to lead the for driving with what police said school to the NCAA Tournament was a blood-alcohol level about in any of his five seasons. three-and-a-half times the state’s Soderberg served as interim legal limit. He pleaded guilty to head coach at Wisconsin after Dick misdemeanor drunken driving. Bennett’s retirement early in the Grady failed to properly report to 2000-01 season. He became the probation agents and failed to com- first Wisconsin coach to lead the plete 24 hours of community ser- Badgers to the NCAA Tourna- vice, among other violations, the ment in his first year. But a 16-10 newspaper reported. record and first-round tourney MARK HUMPHREY / AP exit prompted the Badgers to look Southern Miss G Jeremy Wise (3) has hired an agent, and will not be back for his senior year. Alabama coach Nick Saban elsewhere for Bennett’s perma- announced Friday that LB Prince Hall nent replacement. cannot do on Twitter and a site long as coaches are on there talking will transfer to Central Washington. like Facebook. Any kind of chat- about what they’re doing with their Hall played in 36 games during his Southern Miss G Jeremy Wise ter that can be viewed by the pub- day and how their practice went or Alabama career while making 14 has hired an agent, ending his lic is not allowed. But direct things like that … not getting into starts at linebacker. He recorded 152 DAVID J. PHILLIP / AP college career a season early, the messaging is allowed. If only the specific terms, that’s fine. They tackles during his three seasons with Oregon WR Aaron Pflugrad, right, is transferring after his dad was not retained by the new staff. school announced. Wise entered two people communicating can can’t talk about a person they’re 13 tackles for loss and three sacks. his name in the NBA draft last see the posts, it’s OK. recruiting, or they can’t use it to Hall was suspended at least three Pflugrad had six catches for 107 mean, I left after 12 years because I month, but said he would likely So on Facebook, a coach can talk about their whereabouts on a times during the past two seasons yards and two scores, playing for just said, ‘Hey, I’ve done enough. return for his senior year. use the messaging function, but recruiting trip.” for violating team rules. He missed the first-team offense. Try something else.’ He may get to Wise started all 96 games over can’t write on people’s walls. the 2007 season opener and spring the point where he needs to try the last three seasons, finishing The issue came up a few weeks Stacey Palmore has joined new practice the past two years. South Carolina coach Steve Spur- something else. Who knows?” sixth on the career scoring list at ago when Indiana coach Tom Crean Georgia coach Mark Fox’s staff after rier stoked the fire with his former Southern Miss with 1,691 points tweeted, “I appreciate how many five seasons as an assistant at Vir- Oregon WR Aaron Pflugrad has school during an appearance on the John Elway is not upset that his and 11th in Conference USA. people are following me on this. ginia Tech. Palmore, a native of been granted his release from the Paul Finebaum Radio Network, son, Jack, has quit football, the for- The 6-2 point guard averaged Please remember that I cannot read Greenwood, S.C., joined the Vir- team. His father, Robin Pflugrad, was according to The Atlanta Journal- mer Broncos QB told The Denver 16.7 points and 4.7 assists last or respond to replies. NCAA rules.” ginia Tech in 2004 when the Hok- the team’s wide receivers coach but Constitution. Post. After redshirting last fall at season. Turns out Crean was right. ies joined the ACC. He was one of was not retained for the upcoming On Florida coach Urban Meyer, Arizona State, Jack left the team “We view that option on Twitter Virginia Tech’s top recruiters. season, the first under new coach Spurrier said: during spring drills—he was bur- College coaches have a little the same as we view normal Chip Kelly. “They’ve still got that rumor going ied on the depth chart—and will clarity now about what they can e-mails,” Cameron Schuh, associate Washington State has named In two seasons at Oregon, Pflu- down there, Paul, that if he has about remain a student at ASU. and cannot do on Twitter. director of public and media rela- Jared Barrett as director of men’s grad had 23 catches for 247 yards. one more big year he might be the “He sounds better,” John Elway told As reported by ESPN, the tions for the NCAA, told ESPN. basketball operations and Tim Mar- As a true freshman, he had 17 recep- Notre Dame coach. …. It’d be surpris- the newspaper. “Just talking to him, NCAA considers Twitter to be a “It’s just you can’t post those (direct rion as coordinator of basketball tions for 168 yards and a score. In ing if he left, but who knows? it’s like the world has been lifted off blog, which means similar rules messages) on your main page. operations to complete the staff of Oregon’s recent spring game “He’s accomplished so much. I his shoulders. So I’m happy for him.” apply to what coaches can and “We view Twitter as a blog. As new coach Ken Bone. SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Lacrosse

NCAA MEN’S QUARTERFINALS Orange will try to speed it up against Terps BY QUINT KESSENICH John Glynn set the tone with their InsideLacrosse.com attitude and committment to groundballs (CU had an 30-11 edge Maryland (10-6) Princeton on April 18). vs. No. 2 Syracuse (13-2) Look for Cornell to shortstick Noon, ESPN2 Tiger attackman Chris McBride and Maryland’s Ryan Young, Will bump two longsticks to middies Yeatman and Travis Reed will be Mark Kovler and Rich Sgalardi, who asked to attack SU’s close defense ravaged UMass last Sunday and are today like Loyola’s attack did suc- two of eight midfielders nationally cessfully in a 14-13 March 28 loss to with at least 40 points. the Orange. Princeton has won nine of its last A concern for Maryland has to 10 games. The six-time NCAA be the recent lack of production champs are looking to return to from Grant Catalino and Will Yeat- Championship Weekend for the man. Yeatman missed three games first time since 2004. After a 7-6 with an ankle injury and hasn’t record in 2008, coach Bill Tierney scored since the Navy loss on April shrunk the defensive playbook and 3. Catalino has one goal in his last gave his offensive players the green four games and his shooting per- MARCUS SNOWDEN / AP light to attack the goal. centage has plummeted to 22%. The Terps need production from Will Yeatman, Longsticks Charlie Kolkin and The new scorers seem to be Dan who has been slowed by an ankle injury. freshman John Cunningham will Groot, Adam Sear and Reed. cover Glynn and Seibald. Princeton Wing play is essential for Mary- two-man pick-and-roll games. has the nation’s best duo of short- land against SU because they bring Maryland needs to run with SU stick defenders (Josh Lesko and in Matt Abbott and Joel White quarterback Kenny Nims, the Brendan Reilly) and the best remain- from the flanks. The Terps must nation’s points per game leader. ing goalie (freshman Tyler Fiorito). win face-offs and control the tem- Syracuse goalie John Galloway is po—to keep SU’s powerful offense 29-4 as a starter. His clearing on the sideline. passes are unreal. When he relaxes Brian Phipps was sharp in goal and sees the ball and reacts on Games to watch against Notre Dame and appears to instinct, he’s fine. But when he Today at Hofstra be the starter Saturday. He’ll need overthinks, he struggles (Prince- Maryland vs. No. 2 Syracuse, noon, ESPN2 to make 15-20 saves and be clean in ton, Hopkins and Albany). No. 4 Princeton vs. No. 5 the clearing game. Cornell, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU Syracuse needs tempo to win. No. 4 Princeton (13-2) Sunday at Navy They have superior team speed and vs. No. 5 Cornell (11-3) No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 8 Johns offensive depth. But they must 2:30 p.m., ESPNU Hopkins, noon, ESPNU scrap for 50 percent on face-offs The Big Red have beaten Prince- No. 3 Duke vs. No. 6 North (with Jake Moulton, Gavin Jenkin- ton five of the last six games, domi- Carolina, 2:30 p.m., ESPNU son and Josh Knight) and play team nating time of possession in the defense to beat Maryland. The 10-7 regular-season win over Terps will test their patience. SU is Princeton and holding the Tigers MORE COVERAGE vulnerable against on-ball picks scoreless for 22:37. For live coverage all weekend, go to: SUBSCRIBE TODAY and must communicate through the Midfielders Max Seibald and InsideLacrosse.com www.insidelacrosse.com SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Horse Racing SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 31

134TH PREAKNESS 4:30 p.m. ET today, NBC (Post time, 6 p.m.) NOTEBOOK Bird not the word for Borel Last hurrah for Larry Every moment is tinged with to validate Mine That Bird’s repu- Preakness odds nostalgia for trainer Larry Jones tation today in the Preakness as he sends out Friesan Fire in the Stakes at Pimlico. The field for today’s 134th Preakness Stakes: Preakness. Having pulled off a stunning HORSE TRAINER JOCKEY ODDS Jones will drastically scale back 50-1 upset in the Kentucky Derby, 1. Big Drama David Fawkes John Velazquez 10-1 his stable at the end of the year. He Mine That Bird faces 12 rivals in 2. Mine That Bird Chip Woolley, Jr. Mike Smith 6-1 and wife Cindy will still train a the middle jewel of the series, 3. Musket Man Derek Ryan Eibar Coa 8-1 few horses, but the scope will be including the sensational filly 4. Luv Gov D. Wayne Lukas Jamie Theriot 50-1 greatly reduced. Rachel Alexandra. 5. Friesan Fire Larry Jones Gabriel Saez 6-1 Jones felt he needed a break fol- “It’s been pretty fulfilling,” 6. Terrain Albert Stall, Jr. Jeremy Rose 30-1 lowing the emotional ordeal after Woolley said Friday. “It’s been 7. Papa Clem Gary Stute Rafael Bejarano 12-1 the fatal breakdown of his filly exciting. You couldn’t ask for any- 8. General Quarters Tom McCarthy Julien Leparoux 20-1 Eight Belles moments after finish- thing better than what’s happened 9. Pioneerof the Nile Bob Baffert Garrett Gomez 5-1 ing second in last year’s Kentucky to me so far. We never came here Derby. thinking we could win the Derby. 10. Flying Private D. Wayne Lukas Alan Garcia 50-1 From inside the Pimlico stakes We just wanted to get as much as 11. Take the Points Todd Pletcher Edgar Prado 30-1 barn, Jones reflected on what we could. Little did we know, we’d 12. Tone It Down William Komlo Kent Desormeaux 50-1 could be the final time he stood in knock a home run.” 13. Rachel Alexandra Steve Asmussen Calvin Borel 8-5 that spot. Still, this is all a long way from Weights: Rachel Alexandra 121 pounds, others 126. Distance: 1 3-16 miles. Purse: “Every time we do something, home in Bloomfield, N.M. $1.1 million. First place: $710,000. Second place: $220,000. Third place: $110,000. we realize it could be the last “I’ll be glad to go back home,” he Fourth place: $55,000. Post time: 6 p.m. EDT. time,” he said. “We’re trying to said. “It’s more laid-back and enjoy it as we go. Some of it we’re comfortable there. I don’t know if going through thinking, ‘Thank all this will change anything. BALTIMORE—Calvin Borel has com- Saturday in May. MORRY GASH / AP God I don’t have to do this again.’ We’re all pretty tight back there.” plete confidence his horse will win “The 12 other horses are going to Calvin Borel, who rode Rachel Alexandra to a victory in the Kentucky Oaks, will be back aboard today. It’s good and it has been good.” the Preakness, the kind of gravitas have to run the race of their life or me With a reduced workload, the Passmore dies expected from the Kentucky Derby- fall off or something stupid happen,” major race—by talking to Mine That “Calvin will just tell me to go to 52-year-old trainer will be able to Bill Passmore, a former jockey winning jockey. Borel said by phone Friday from Bird’s new rider Mike Smith. At the lead,” Smith said, joking. do things most folks his age take who rode in the Kentucky Derby, Except Borel won’t be riding the Louisville, Ky., where he took a break trainer Chip Woolley Jr.’s request, Smith also sought advice from his for granted: sleeping late, taking the Preakness Stakes and later Derby winner today. from mowing his lawn to chat. Borel agreed to go over a few things girlfriend Chantal Sutherland. vacation and enjoying time with became a Maryland racing stew- He made the unprecedented deci- “I just got to point her in the right with Smith today. She rode Mine That Bird to three his grandchildren. ard, has died. He was 76. sion to get off Mine That Bird and direction and she’ll get me there.” “He ain’t no dummy,” Borel said. consecutive wins in Canada, where “I want to be there to see them Passmore died Thursday night onto Rachel Alexandra, the spec- If that happens, Rachel Alexan- “I’ll tell him what I think and it’s up the colt was a champion 2-year-old. open birthday presents,” Jones said. at his home in Annapolis, two tacular filly who is the 8-5 early dra would become only the fifth to Mike. He knows his horses. It’s Sutherland will be watching Satur- “On Christmas, we hope to have days before the 134th running of favorite for the second leg of the filly to win the Preakness. kind of hard for me to tell him how day from Woodbine, where she them all in one spot. That’s some- the Preakness. No cause was Triple Crown. Ten have tried since Nellie Morse to ride a horse.” rides. thing we haven’t got to do that given, but he had struggled with “It’s hard to leave a Kentucky in 1924 was the last to wear the Borel said he’s helping as a thank Smith plans a strategy similar to everybody takes for granted.” the effects of emphysema, accord- Derby winner,” jockey Robby Albar- winner’s blanket of black-eyed you to Woolley and his camp for the one Borel used in the Derby, ing to Mike Gathagan, spokesman ado said. “You’re the only one with Susans. putting him on his second Derby taking Mine That Bird off the pace Home can wait for the Maryland Jockey Club. the chance of winning the Triple If Mine That Bird should win and winner in three years. and waiting patiently before mak- Chip Woolley Jr., the cowboy Passmore won 3,531 career Crown. It’s a hard decision to make.” set up a Triple Crown try in the Bel- Smith comes in with his brown ing a big closing run. with the big black hat, will be glad races and earned nearly $23 mil- Mine That Bird is the co-third mont next month, well, Borel can eyes wide open. The Hall of Fame “Hopefully get him in rhythm to get home when the Triple lion in purses during a riding choice at 6-1 with Friesan Fire, the take some of that credit, too. jockey has ridden in the Preakness and he punches like that again,” Crown is over. career that began as a teenager in Derby wagering favorite who stag- He has permission to help the 10 other times, winning it with Smith said. Not that Woolley hasn’t enjoyed 1948 and ended in 1986. gered home next-to-last on the first enemy—virtually verboten in a Prairie Bayou in 1993. — The Associated Press the trip so far. The trainer will try — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Golf SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 32

Mark Brooks 71-68—139 -1 Leaderboard Failed to qualify Friday at La Cantera Golf Club, Resort Course Heath Slocum 71-69—140 E San Antonio Ryan Palmer 69-71—140 E Purse: $6.1 million Daniel Chopra 71-69—140 E Goydos continues steady play, increases lead Bob Burns 70-70—140 E Yardage: 6,881; Par: 70 Tom Byrum 72-68—140 E SAN ANTONIO—Paul Goydos remembered Second Round Tyler Aldridge 72-68—140 E Paul Goydos 63-65—128 -12 Spencer Levin 73-67—140 E hitting one mediocre shot Friday in the Justin Leonard 63-68—131 -9 Colt Knost 70-70—140 E Texas Open, but not any bad ones. Texas Open Mathias Gronberg 66-65—131 -9 Steve Allan 70-70—140 E Ted Purdy 64-67—131 -9 Nick O’Hern 70-70—140 E Goydos followed his opening 7-under 63 Site: San Antonio John Mallinger 67-64—131 -9 Notah Begay III 68-72—140 E Tim Wilkinson 69-71—140 E Schedule: Scott Sterling 68-63—131 -9 with a 65 to reach 12 under on the La Can- Through Sunday Kent Jones 67-65—132 -8 Rich Beem 69-71—140 E tera Golf Club course—three strokes ahead Course: LaCantera Golf Club, Resort Fredrik Jacobson 66-66—132 -8 Bryce Molder 70-70—140 E Brian Davis 65-67—132 -8 Peter Tomasulo 70-70—140 E of three-time champion Justin Leonard Course (7,153 yards, par 70) J.P. Hayes 71-62—133 -7 Nicholas Thompson 72-69—141 +1 Joe Durant 73-68—141 +1 and four others. It’s the biggest lead Goydos Purse: $6.1 million. Winner’s share: Stephen Ames 66-67—133 -7 Greg Owen 65-68—133 -7 Brian Bateman 72-69—141 +1 has ever had on the PGA Tour. $1,098,000 Marc Leishman 64-69—133 -7 Chris Riley 72-69—141 +1 Briny Baird 68-66—134 -6 Lance Ten Broeck 71-70—141 +1 “It’s just kind of like being the pace car, TV (all times ET): CBS (Today-Sunday, Lee Janzen 66-68—134 -6 Brian Vranesh 72-69—141 +1 for lack of a better word,” the 44-year-old 3-6 p.m.) Bill Haas 67-67—134 -6 Dean Wilson 67-74—141 +1 Jeff Maggert 64-70—134 -6 Greg Kraft 70-71—141 +1 Goydos said. “We’re going to go out and Zach Johnson 68-67—135 -5 D.J. Trahan 74-67—141 +1 play two more rounds of golf, but the Brandt Jobe 70-65—135 -5 Chez Reavie 70-71—141 +1 Kevin Stadler 67-68—135 -5 Ricky Barnes 71-70—141 +1 tournament’s going to be in front of me holes later, when he missed a 12-footer on Aron Price 69-66—135 -5 Tommy Gainey 71-70—141 +1 Tag Ridings 69-66—135 -5 Jim McGovern 75-67—142 +2 tomorrow, which is kind of cool.” No. 13. The 37-year-old rebounded with a David Duval 66-69—135 -5 Guy Boros 70-72—142 +2 Goydos had six birdies after dropping birdie on the next hole, but finished the Kris Blanks 70-65—135 -5 Dicky Pride 71-71—142 +2 Bart Bryant 70-66—136 -4 D.A. Points 75-67—142 +2 a stroke on his first hole, the par-4 10th. round with by missing a 7-footer that Harrison Frazar 67-69—136 -4 Casey Wittenberg 70-72—142 +2 Marco Dawson 68-68—136 -4 Jarrod Lyle 72-70—142 +2 “This is why you play. If I wasn’t com- would have saved par. Charles Warren 70-66—136 -4 David Ogrin 72-70—142 +2 fortable where I am right now, I need to “I feel like I’ve been playing exponen- Greg Chalmers 69-67—136 -4 Neal Lancaster 73-69—142 +2 Patrick Sheehan 68-68—136 -4 Grant Waite 68-74—142 +2 find another profession,” said Goydos, tially better than my scores have been,” J.J. Henry 66-70—136 -4 Troy Kelly 72-70—142 +2 the 1996 Bay Hill and 2007 Sony Open Duval said. “I’m finally getting closer to Jimmy Walker 70-66—136 -4 Matthew Borchert 74-68—142 +2 Tim Clark 67-69—136 -4 Rick Price 73-69—142 +2 winner. “This is why we play, practice scores I think are representative of how Matt Jones 67-69—136 -4 Brad Adamonis 73-70—143 +3 James Driscoll 67-69—136 -4 Mark Hensby 69-74—143 +3 and endure rough weeks, so we learn I’m playing. ... I’m trying to have a chance Wil Collins 67-69—136 -4 Darron Stiles 74-69—143 +3 something, to improve and get better. to win golf tournaments.” Carlos Franco 71-66—137 -3 Bob Heintz 71-72—143 +3 Chad Campbell 68-69—137 -3 John Huston 71-72—143 +3 And tomorrow is going to be another Among those not making the cut was Todd Fischer 70-67—137 -3 Cameron Beckman 74-69—143 +3 Frank Lickliter II 69-68—137 -3 Omar Uresti 73-70—143 +3 chapter in that learning process of Jesper Parnevik—or his caddie, Lance Robert Gates 73-64—137 -3 Willie Wood 66-77—143 +3 becoming a better player.” Ten Broeck. In a rarity that PGA Tour Scott Gutschewski 71-66—137 -3 Tadd Fujikawa 72-71—143 +3 Scott McCarron 70-67—137 -3 Derek Fathauer 68-75—143 +3 Leonard, tied with Goydos after the officials in San Antonio believed hadn’t Bob Estes 67-70—137 -3 David Mathis 75-68—143 +3 first round, shot a 68 to join Scott Sterling happened on the tour in years, Ten Jay Williamson 69-68—137 -3 J.L. Lewis 72-72—144 +4 Scott Verplank 67-70—137 -3 Jesper Parnevik 70-74—144 +4 (63), John Mallinger (64), Mathias Gron- Broeck caddied and played in the tourna- James Nitties 68-69—137 -3 Glen Day 71-73—144 +4 Matt Weibring 67-70—137 -3 Brendon de Jonge 74-70—144 +4 berg (65) and Ted Purdy (67) at 9 under. ment when he filled in as an alternate. Gary Woodland 67-70—137 -3 Roland Thatcher 73-71—144 +4 Gronberg opened the tournament with The 53-year-old former tour regular Troy Matteson 72-66—138 -2 Robert Gamez 76-69—145 +5 Vaughn Taylor 70-68—138 -2 Chris Stroud 72-73—145 +5 a 66, then went to work quickly chasing shot an even-par 70 on Friday before tot- Chris DiMarco 72-66—138 -2 Stephen Leaney 71-74—145 +5 Garrett Willis 68-70—138 -2 Jim Gallagher, Jr. 72-73—145 +5 Goydos. Using a pitching wedge, he holed ing Parnevik’s bag the rest of the after- Bill Lunde 73-65—138 -2 Jay Delsing 70-75—145 +5 out for eagle from 123 yards on the par-4 noon. He pulled the same double-duty Anthony Kim 69-69—138 -2 Stephen Dartnall 73-72—145 +5 Corey Pavin 66-72—138 -2 Joe Ogilvie 76-70—146 +6 12th and followed with birdies on the ERIC GAY / AP Thursday, and was so unprepared that Eric Axley 72-67—139 -1 Brendon Todd 75-71—146 +6 next two holes. Paul Goydos jumped out of a two-way tie for first and built a three-shot lead after the second round. he was driven to a nearby mall to buy Charley Hoffman 70-69—139 -1 Alex Cejka 73-73—146 +6 Dustin Johnson 74-65—139 -1 Jason Day 76-70—146 +6 “It’s a good place for me,” said Gron- pants. Ten Broeck also had to borrow Paul Stankowski 70-69—139 -1 Kirk Triplett 79-68—147 +7 Billy Andrade 72-67—139 -1 Steve Pate 72-75—147 +7 berg, who finished third in 2007. “Nor- David Duval shot a 69 and was seven into the rough. clubs both days. Robin Freeman 70-69—139 -1 Ted Schulz 74-73—147 +7 mally certain players play good in certain back, fading down the back nine after Duval and a rules official studied the He finished at 1-over 141 to miss the cut Matt Bettencourt 68-71—139 -1 James Oh 72-75—147 +7 Martin Piller 69-70—139 -1 Mike Heinen 73-75—148 +8 places, and this golf course has been very birdieing four of his first nine holes and ball, tucked around dry brush and rock, by two strokes. Matthew Loving 72-67—139 -1 Aaron Watkins 78-70—148 +8 Tim Herron 68-71—139 -1 Tim Thelen 73-75—148 +8 good to me over the years.” getting within a stroke of the lead. Still, and Duval’s options for about a minute. But he finished ahead of Parnevik, who Jonathan Kaye 71-68—139 -1 Phil Tataurangi 72-76—148 +8 Defending champion Zach Johnson the world’s former No. 1 made his first The 2001 British Open champion tried was 4 over. Charlie Wi 68-71—139 -1 Chris Baryla 74-74—148 +8 Rocco Mediate 69-70—139 -1 Leif Olson 79-71—150 +10 was seven strokes back after a 67. tournament cut in three months. about every angle that might of given him “Physically, I’m fine,” Ten Broeck said. Mark Wilson 67-72—139 -1 Trevor Dodds 70-80—150 +10 “Maybe a little polishing on the week- Trouble began for Duval, who hasn’t a chance before resigning himself to take “I’m just disappointed that I didn’t play Richard S. Johnson 71-68—139 -1 Kenny Knox 78-74—152 +12 Shaun Micheel 67-72—139 -1 Nolan Henke 79-74—153 +13 end, and hopefully we can make a push,” won a tournament since 2001, when his a penalty stroke and start over. any better. I know I was close.” Nathan Green 70-69—139 -1 Jose Coceres 80-77—157 +17 David Peoples 72-67—139 -1 Brent Geiberger 75—WD Johnson said. tee shot on the par-4 11th hooked badly He sputtered to another bogey two — The Associated Press Jason Gore 70-69—139 -1 ON SALE NOW! SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Tennis SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 33 Federer beats Roddick to reach semifinals in Madrid MADRID—Roger Federer and Rafael Schnyder’s high balls troubled Jank- Nadal reached the Madrid Open semifi- ovic, who has been battling a cold for nals on Friday, on pace for a clay-court nearly a month. The fourth-ranked Serb, showdown in the final. who had a set point at 6-5 in the tie- Federer beat Andy Roddick again, 7-5, breaker, committed 35 unforced errors 6-7 (5), 6-1 while Nadal stayed perfect while Schnyder hit 29 winners. against Fernando Verdasco with a 6-4, “I didn’t close out (my chances). That 7-5 victory. made a big difference,” Jankovic said. Defending champion Andy Murray “From there things went downhill.” lost to fifth-seeded Juan Martin del Potro Mauresmo rallied for a 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 win 7-6 (4), 6-3 for the first time in four meet- over Agnes Szavay, and will meet for the ings. Novak Djokovic will get a fourth first time Wozniacki, the only other shot at beating Nadal this year after dis- seeded player to advance after the No. 9 patching wild card Ivan Ljubicic 6-4, beat qualifier Vera Dushevina 6-0, 6-4. 6-4. — The Associated Press Top-ranked Dinara Safina advanced to the women’s last four with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Alona Bondarenko, and will play Patty Schnyder, who beat fourth- Madrid Open seeded Jelena Jankovic 7-6 (6), 6-3. Ame- Friday lie Mauresmo will face Caroline At Caja Magica Purse: Men, $5.04 million (WT1000); Women, $4.5 million (Pre- Wozniacki in the other semi. mier) Federer improved to 18-2 against Surface: Clay-Outdoor sixth-seeded Roddick after their first Singles s Sports’ Top Rivalries career meeting on dirt. Men Quarterfinals “His game translates well to most any- Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Andy Roddick (6), United s 2009 NFL Draft Recap thing,” Roddick said. States, 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-1. Novak Djokovic (3), Serbia, def. Ivan Ljubicic, Croatia, 6-4, 6-4. Nadal’s 32nd straight clay win made Rafael Nadal (1), Spain, def. Fernando Verdasco (7), Spain, 6-4, 7-5. s SN Conversation: him 9-0 against Verdasco, including ANDRES KUDACKI / AP Juan Martin del Potro (5), Argentina, def. Andy Murray (4), Britain, 7-6 (4), 6-3. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman three this year. Roger Federer, above, improved his career record against Andy Roddick to 18-2. After taking the first set, Nadal fell Women Quarterfinals s Plus hundreds of expert voices behind 4-0 to his Davis Cup teammate everybody else,” said Djokovic, who lost 34 unforced errors and was left kicking Caroline Wozniacki (9), Denmark, def. Vera Dushevina, Russia, 6-0, 6-4. before rallying to 4-4 with help from to Nadal in the finals at Monte Carlo and out at his racket. Amelie Mauresmo, France, def. Agnes Szavay, Hungary, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1. including Fred Claire, Dallas Clark, Dinara Safina (1), Russia, def. Alona Bondarenko, Ukraine, 6-4, 6-3. Verdasco’s seven double faults. Rome. “I know that just a couple of Del Potro, who hit 23 winners, will Patty Schnyder, Switzerland, def. Jelena Jankovic (4), Serbia, 7-6 (6), David Wells, Terrelle Pryor, Rocky “He was playing badly, very badly at points here or there will decide the now try to end a four-match losing streak 6-3. Wirtz, Tony Stewart and nearly that moment and I was just thinking to winner.” against Federer. Doubles myself play better to get more confidence Federer, who won here in 2006 when “I’m expecting a tough match,” Federer Men 200 more! Quarterfinals for the third (set),” said Nadal, who broke the tournament was played on an indoor said. Bruno Soares, Brazil, and Kevin Ullyett (5), Zimbabwe, def. Frantisek Verdasco for a fourth time to improve to hard court, broke Roddick twice in the Safina overcame a letdown after a Cermak, Czech Republic, and Michal Mertinak, Slovakia, 7-5, 6-2. Daniel Nestor, Canada, and Nenad Zimonjic (2), Serbia, def. Marcel 149-4 on clay since 2005. “I had a good first set then conceded a 3-0 lead in the blazing start against 46th-ranked Bond- Granollers and Tommy Robredo, Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 tiebreak. comeback.” second-set tiebreaker. The Swiss star arenko and took the opening set with a Simon Aspelin, Sweden, and Wesley Moodie, South Africa, def. Novak Djokovic and Dusan Vemic, Serbia, 4-6, 6-3, 11-9 tiebreak. Nadal will play Djokovic again after broke early in the deciding set and fired break in the 10th game. the third-seeded Serb won a match 15 aces past Roddick. “I had a bad call from the umpire and I Women Semifinals heavy on groundstrokes. Murray let his frustration get the bet- lost a little bit of concentration,” Safina Cara Black, Zimbabwe, and Liezel Huber (1), , def. “The more matches that I play against ter of him as del Potro overcame a 5-2 said after blowing a 3-0 lead. “But I Samantha Stosur and Rennae Stubbs (4), Australia, 7-5, 7-6 (1). Subscribe Today and SAVE 88%! Kveta Peschke, Czech Republic, and Lisa Raymond (3), United States, (Nadal), the more chances I have to prove first-set deficit. Murray was forced into found my game and I’m playing every def. Chuang Chia-jung, Taiwan, and Sania Mirza, India, 7-6 (4), 6-4. One Year just $14.97 something more to myself and to a tiebreaker, where he made many of his match better and better.” 1-800-777-6785 s www.sportingnews.com SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Swimming SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 34 After nine months away, Phelps back in familiar spot—top of medal stand

CHARLOTTE—Sporting a goatee and an old-school swim- Saturday Night Live to getting grilled on The Colbert suit, Michael Phelps picked up right where he left off in Report, but his career ran into an unplanned hurdle Beijing. when the infamous photo was published by a British Two races. Two wins. tabloid in early February. The world’s greatest swimmer left everyone—and Even though no criminal charges were filed, USA everything—in his wake Friday night at his first meet Swimming gave Phelps a three-month suspension since a triumphant Olympics. That nine-month layoff? from competition. At first, he wasn’t even sure if he No problem. That embarrassing photo of him using a wanted to return to the pool. But, after going into vir- marijuana pipe? Time to let that one go, too. tual seclusion for nearly a month, he had an epiphany None of it seemed to matter when Phelps dove in for one Sunday morning: Yes, he did want to keep swim- two events less than an hour apart at the Charlotte ming until the 2012 Olympics. UltraSwim. He started with a victory in the 200-meter The Charlotte UltraSwim is his first step toward his freestyle and came right back to touch first in the 100 London farewell. butterfly, both with times that easily broke the meet “I’m definitely ahead of where I thought I would be,” records he set three years ago. Phelps said. “After taking that much of a break, I didn’t Considering Phelps hadn’t bothered to shave down know what to expect or where to really put myself. So and he wore a 2004 model leg suit—a real antique in I’m very pleased. This is an excellent start to hopefully the fast-changing swimsuit world—it was clear the building off this and getting ready for the summer.” kickoff to this final stage of his career is starting way He has three more events in Charlotte, none of them ahead of schedule. holdovers from his Olympic program. He’ll swim the “I was real excited,” Phelps said. “It didn’t matter 50 free and 100 backstroke today, and close it out with how I felt, I was excited just to race. That’s the most the 100 free on Sunday. important thing. I still have that drive and that passion After the turmoil of the past three months—his sus- to race.” pension ended just last week—Phelps was back in his Does he ever. comfort zone. During the morning preliminaries, he Coach Bob Bowman, usually Phelps’ harshest critic, smiled for the cameras, joked around with the other was downright giddy when he saw the times. He fig- swimmers and paused to sign a few autographs. ured Phelps would be doing well to swim the 200 free The only thing that caught him off guard was the in just under 1 minute, 48 seconds. He went nearly 2 amount off media attention, including reporters from GERRY BROOME / AP seconds faster, even giving a little sample of the straight- as far away as Britain, France and Japan. A nine-month layoff did not hurt Michael Phelps, as he broke meet records at the Charlotte UltraSwim in the 200M freestyle and 100M butterfly. arm, wind-milling stroke he plans to use in the shorter “It’s kind of weird,” he said. “I feel like there’s more races as he surged toward the wall with a time of pressure than Beijing. I didn’t even see this many cam- he stretched out each leg on the block. He adjusted his There was only one minor glitch the whole day. 1:46.02. eras in Beijing.” goggles. He stepped up, bent over and flapped his arms After getting out of the warm-up pool before his first In the fly, Phelps swam the outward lap in 24.6 and These cameras, he didn’t mind. wildly three times. prelim, Phelps felt a small hole in the back of his jam- made the return in 27.1 for a total time of 51.72. Doing He came out in a gray hoodie, tennis shoes and those Then, he was off. mer suit. He couldn’t stop laughing about it on his way some quick math on his worksheet, Bowman calcu- ever-present ear plugs, fiddling around with his music “I’m sure his focus wants to remain at the pool,” Peir- to the blocks. lated that both laps were exactly 0.6 seconds faster as he waited to swim. He wore a white swim cap with sol said. “That’s certainly where he’s going to be most “I was hoping it wasn’t going to rip when I bent down than what Phelps did to win the gold medal in Beijing. “NBAC” written across the sides—North Baltimore comfortable right now.” at the start,” Phelps said, smiling. “But it was all good. Clearly, he hasn’t lost that remarkable sense of timing. Aquatic Club. Phelps hardly said a word on his way to the aquatic We got that all straightened out and fixed.” “Mentally, he’s the best ever,” Bowman said. “We Another Olympian, Aaron Peirsol, gave Phelps a center. After that, it was business as usual. make a big deal about his physical (attributes), and it’s wink and a pat on the shoulder as he walked by on the “To me, that means he might have been a little bit “I could tell after that first prelim swim this morning there. But it’s the way he approaches the race, the way way to his heat. nervous,” Bowman said. “I think now he seems like his that the switch was flipped,” Bowman said. “It was at his brain works in competition. That’s the way you Phelps continued to yuk it up as he got behind the normal self. It’s good to get the first one done. least half-flipped. Then tonight, after the 200 free, it would like every swimmer to think.” starting blocks, a striking change from the fierce-look- “You just don’t know what’s going to happen. That’s was fully flipped. He swam that 100 fly like always, Phelps won these same two events at Beijing, part of ing game face he displayed before every race in Beijing. when you get the most nervous, when you can’t predict like normal.” his record-breaking haul of eight gold medals. He Finally, though, he went into his familiar routine. what’s going to happen. Now he had a feel for where he In other words, better than anyone. Ever. became a cultural icon, doing everything from hosting He wiped down the starting block with a towel. Then is a little bit.” — The Associated Press SPORTING NEWS TODAY www.sportingnews.com Back Page SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2009 35

IN BRIEF TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL : Armstrong leads team protest over money at Giro MLB: Suspended White Sox OF Purchased the contract of RHP Jermaine Dye for two games and Jesus Colome from Syracuse fined him an undisclosed amount (IL). Recalled C Josh Bard from CHIAVENNA, ITALY—Lance Armstrong com- Major League Soccer for his actions after being called Syracuse. Placed C Jesus Flores manded the spotlight again, and it had EASTERN CONFERENCE out on strikes in a game on May on the 15-day DL, retroactive to nothing to do with his seven Tour de W L T Pts GF GA 13. Suspended minor league May 10. Designated RHP Logan D.C. 3 1 5 14 15 13 RHP Ken Maiques (St. Louis) and Kensing for assignment. France titles or fight against cancer. Toronto FC 3 2 4 13 13 13 minor league INF Agustin Murillo Midwest League Armstrong had a new role Friday: labor Chicago 2 0 6 12 14 11 Kansas City 3 4 2 11 12 12 (Arizona) for 50 games each for QUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS: activist. New England 2 2 3 9 6 12 testing positive for performance- Announced OF Chris Swauger On a day when Norway’s Edvald Boas- New York 2 5 2 8 9 11 enhancing substances. has been assigned to Palm Beach Columbus 1 2 5 8 11 14 son Hagen won a cold and rainy seventh American League (FSL) and OF Travis Mitchell has WESTERN CONFERENCE BOSTON RED SOX: Assigned been assigned to the team from stage of the Giro d’Italia and Italy’s Danilo W L T Pts GF GA LHP Javier Lopez outright to extended spring training. Chivas USA 7 1 1 22 12 3 Di Luca kept the overall lead, Armstrong Seattle 4 2 2 14 11 5 Pawtucket (IL). American Association and all but one of his Astana teammates Colorado 3 2 2 11 10 8 MINNESOTA TWINS: Placed OF FORT WORTH CATS: Released C Houston 3 2 2 11 7 5 Delmon Young on the family Adam Miller. made a protest. Real Salt Lake 3 4 1 10 14 11 medical emergency list. Recalled Can-Am League The riders, upset over not being paid Los Angeles 1 1 6 9 10 10 C Jose Morales from Rochester San Jose 1 5 2 5 8 16 BROCKTON ROX: Signed LHP Brad salary by their Kazakhstan team, wore FC Dallas 1 6 1 4 7 15 (IL). Hertzler and OF Brett Bigler. special jerseys that faded the sponsor : Activated WORCESTER TORNADOES: Signed names. The Astana lettering that had RHP Santiago Casilla from the LHP Zach Zuercher. Released RHP NOTE: Three points for victory, one Saturday, May 23 15-day DL. Recalled OF Aaron John Birtwell. been clearly visible was now obscured ALESSANDRO TROVATI / AP Cunningham from Sacramento point for tie. New England at Toronto, 4 p.m. FOOTBALL beyond recognition. Lance Armstrong and other riders of the Astana team protested the Kazakhstan squad’s lack of salary Today’s Games Real Salt Lake at D.C. United, 7:30 (PCL). Optioned LHP Jerry Blevins League “It’s definitely not a good sign,” Di Luca payments by fading out the sponsors on their jerseys in the Giro d’Italia on Friday. Chicago at Toronto FC, 4 p.m. p.m. and RHP Jeff Fray to Sacramento. Colorado at New England, 7:30 p.m. Chivas USA at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. Returned OF Ben Copeland to San : said. “It’s the richest team in the world Houston at New York, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Francisco. Traded DB Kelly Malveaux to and the team that spends the most.” have not been paid for two months and It was the filly’s fourth straight win and Seattle FC at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m. San Jose at Houston, 8:30 p.m. Edmonton for DL Fred Perry. Kansas City at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. Seattle at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. National League Acquired DB Lenny Walls and LB Armstrong protested on behalf of his we cannot accept that situation.” the first of her career in a graded race. D.C. United at Chivas USA, 11 p.m. Sunday, May 24 COLORADO ROCKIES: Purchased Neil Ternovatsky from Calgary for teammates. He is riding without salary Efforts to reach the Kazakhstan cycling “I was lucky enough to be on the rail, Sunday’s Game Chicago at New York, 3 p.m. the contract of LHP Randy FLores Columbus at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. future considerations. from Colorado Springs (PCL). this season after 3½ years of retirement. federation, which holds the team’s Pro- and I was able to sit until the top of the HOCKEY Alberto Contador, considered cycling’s Tour license, were unsuccessful. stretch,” jockey Terry Thompson said. Designated LHP Glendon Rusch for assignment. National Hockey League top rider, also competes for Astana, Boasson Hagen won in 5 hours, 56 min- “At the top of the stretch, I hit the gas and round that included a missed tap-in. She : Named Alyson ST. LOUIS BLUES: Extended although he is not defending his title from utes, 53 seconds, beating four riders in a she give me what she had and run on was tied for fourth at 6-under with Wendy Footer senior director, digital the contracts of Ray Bennett, last year’s Giro. sprint finish on a slippery road. Robert down through the wire pretty handily.” Doolan, who shot 68. Michelle Wie, look- media. Brad Shaw and Rick Wamsley, assistant coaches. The stage passed through three coun- Hunter of South Africa was second and Payton d’Oro covered the 1 1/8-mile ing for her first professional win, was : An- nounced OF Brad Nelson declined MOTOR SPORTS tries, starting in Austria and heading Pavel Brutt of Russia was third, both with course in 1:49.75. Bon Jovi Girl closed well among a group at 5-under. his outright assignment and RICHARD PETTY MOTORSPORTS: through Switzerland before returning to the same time as Boasson Hagen. The to finish second, ahead of 8-5 favorite elected free agency. Agreed Announced the resignation of northern Italy. TV images of the protest main pack was 40 seconds behind. Casanova Move and Stage Trick. Combi- BALTRAY, IRELAND—Northern Ireland to terms with INF-OF Frank CEO Tom Reddin. were broadcast all over the world, with Most of the favorites stuck with the main nate, Stone Legacy, Renda and Don’t For- amateur Shane Lowry shot a 10-under 62 Catalanotto on a minor league COLLEGE contract. CABRINI: Announced the resigna- the leg lasting nearly six hours and cover- pack to avoid accidents. Armstrong fin- get Gil followed. Friday to lead by two strokes after the ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Activated tion of Bernadette Laukaitis, ing 152 miles. ished 142nd, 58 seconds behind, and lost second round of the Irish Open. INF Brendan Ryan from the 15- women’s basketball coach. “My e-mail has been pretty busy during another 18 seconds to the overall leaders. Golf The 22-year-old Lowry totaled 15-un- day DL. Optioned RHP Mitchell GEORGIA: Named Stacey Palmore the stage. I got a response from Kazakh- CLIFTON, N.J.—Brittany Lincicome shot a der 129 to lead Jamie Donaldson of Eng- Boggs to Memphis (PCL). men’s assistant basketball coach. SAN DIEGO PADRES: Claimed LINDENWOOD: Named Brad So- stan,” team manager Johan Bruyneel said. Horse Racing 3-under 69 and took a two-shot lead over land and Robert Rock of Wales, who each INF Josh Wilson off waivers derberg men’s basketball coach. “I definitely think it had a lot of effect.” BALTIMORE—Before sending Payton d’Oro Suzann Pettersen and Ji Young Oh after shot a 65. Paul Lawrie of Scotland , the from Arizona. Recalled LHP Joe OREGON: Announced sophomore The International Cycling Union has out to run in the Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, two rounds of the LPGA Sybase Classic 1999 Open champion, hit a hole-in-one at Thatcher from Portland (PCL). F Ellie Manou and freshman given Astana a May 31 deadline to trainer Larry Jones wondered if his horse on Friday. Lincicome’s 11-under total on the 17th and was in fourth place after a Optioned RHP Edwin Moreno to G Darriel Gaynor have left the Portland. Purchased the contract women’s basketball team. straighten out its financial situation or had enough talent to win a Grade II race. the Upper Montclair Country Club was 66. Padraig Harrington (68) and John of RHP Greg Burke from Portland. WESTERN CAROLINA: Named risk suspension. The answer became obvious very early. the lowest 36-hole total on a par-72 course Daly (75) missed the cut. Waived RHP Duaner Sanchez. Karen Middleton women’s “We are in discussions to get this situa- Payton d’Oro led from start to finish on the LPGA Tour this year. First-round — The Associated Press Placed INF Luis Rodriquez on the basketball coach. tion sorted,” UCI president Pat McQuaid and cruised to a 1 ¼-length victory Friday leader Helen Alfredsson, coming off a 15-day DL, retroactive to May 14. told The Associated Press. “The riders in the $150,000 race for 3-year-old fillies. career-best 62, ballooned to a 76 in a More golf, Page 32