Tuesday I April 6, 2004 15 I SIGNAL Kurt Ascherma Kurt Is an aspiring English major He feels there is no "Q* in "team.' When he dies he'd like his ashes spread on the Yankee Stadium outfield. ^ Around the horn: News and Among other things: notes in the world of sports JONATHAN HEETER first or second place in the won was the National Invitational no David Cassidy Staff Writer East by season's Tournament, not the NCAA tour­ jheeter@ gsusignal.com end. ney. The Wolverines knocked off The fellow "cursed" Rutgers, 62-55, in New York at KL'RT ASCHERMANN Largest Nerd in Atlanta poll. is back. will also miss a integral player, as Madison Square Garden. Associate Sports Editor A move that has been America's pastime kicked off their "ace" Mark Prior will miss the , which has been plagued pushed to the back of most kaschermann @ gsusignal.com with a two-game series between the first month of the season also with by NCAA sanctions and has not sports pages is the Padres' sign­ and the Tampa an injured Achilles tendon and a played in the postseason since Ahhh, baseball season. ing of David Wells. As San Bay Devil Rays in...Tokyo, of all stiff elbow. 2000, won the title after getting 14 Nothing overshadows the Diego opens their brand-new places. The Yanks and D-Rays split Around the NFL points from tournament Most monotony of the pre-pre football Petco Park, they'll rely on Wells series before returning to the At the annual owner's meet­ Valuable Player Daniel Horton. training camp and 65-point to anchor the pitching staff. the States to play a two-game exhibi­ ings. the NFL owners passed a new Michigan last won the NIT title in nights in the NBA more than the Boober's bad back is still a tion series. Even though it sounds rule that would penalize celebra­ 1997, but that title was stripped start of a new stickball year. question mark after his disap­ confusing, the games in Japan will tions, such as Joe Horn's cell phone after the sanctions were placed on Still, I miss the summers of John pearing act in game five of last count towards the regular stand­ celebration, 15 yards. The penalty the basketball program. Candeleria, Brett Butler drag fall's classic. ings, and the two teams will com­ will attempt to curtail "choreo­ Around the NBA bunts and Pascual Perez's eefis Go Away plete their preseason schedule graphed" or "team" celebrations. Stanford junior forward Josh pitch. Speaking of the fall classic, before the regular season "official­ Last season, players were fined for Childress has declared himself eli­ But baseball is no longer a 1 want something promised by ly" started April 4. "excessive" celebrations, but the gible for the June NBA Draft but sport for Brett Butler or the the commissioner's office right In other baseball news, the team was not penalized. will not hire an agent, allowing him eefis pitch. Baseball is the sport now: no David Cassidy at the Red Sox have incurred the "The players know they will be to return to Stanford. of Coca Cola Skyfields and Carl this year. "" early this hurting their team," Jets "1 plan on putting my name in Everett, of off-season money The references to the Braves season. Herman Edwards told the and testing it out. testing the wars between two nerds. It's the stadium as "The Ted" - be gone! Perennial All-Star shortstop Associated Press. waters," Childress to ESPN.com. sport of constant drug talk. I also want all of the point­ will miss the The owners also voted to add a "I do not plan on hiring an agent Money, money, money mon-ey ing in the sky after home runs to first three weeks of the season after third instant replay challenge if the right now, just from the standpoint Like winter's past, this past stop. Until Bill Buckner comes suffering an injury to his right first two challenges were success­ of coming back if I need to." winter was filled with big-time out with a book blaming God, 1 Achilles tendon. The former ful and increased the NFL practice Childress averaged 15.7 points player movement. Alex don't want to see any sky-point­ Georgia Tech star and right fielder squad rosters from five to eight and 7.5 rebounds and was named Rodriquez is a Yankee now, ing. Steve Balboni never sky- Trot Nixon - sidelined with a sore players. Pac-10 Player of the Year despite making the left side of the New pointed. Prognostications lower back - will miss seven Around College Basketball missing the first nine games of the York infield the best infield duo Remember, these picks do games against the arch-rival The Michigan Wolverines can season. Childress led the Cardinal since Rodriquez and whoever not necessarily reflect the opin­ Yankees. The teams only play each proclaim themselves tournament to the No. 1 ranking before they fell played with him in Texas. With ions of the Signal staff nor its other 19 times, so both Sox starters champions. to Alabama in the second round of all of the media in New York, various shaed of printing paper: i will miss games that could decide However, the tournament they the NCAA Tournament. the scene was eerily similar to 1st time Ken Griffey goes on when Frank Tanana came to the disabled list: April 9. Bronx at the end of the 1993 2nd time: May 10. season. First manager fired: Art Howe Ivan Rodriquez, who's a Worst manager ever fired: native of Vega Baja, Puerto Stump Merrill Rico, gets to live out his boy­ Top September call-ups: Jason hood dream of playing for the Stokes, Florida; Cole Hamel, Tigers (wait?). So after a Philadelphia; Adam Wainwright, i remarkable playoff in 2003, St. Louis; Jeremy Reed, White How will the cornerstone of the Marlins' Sox. franchise is playing for the Comeback player of the year: worst team since the 1962 Mets. , St. Louis What a wonderfully-fat, $40 Comeback concession of the year: Peanuts. you score? million story that surely raised Tiger ticket prices. Ernie Division winners: Highlanders, Harwell must be running to his Palehose, Halos, Red Stockings, grave. 'Stros and D-Backs. LSAT GMAT GRE MCAT DAT Vladimir Guerrero is an Batting titles: Carlos Beltran, Angel and that means: Kansas City and , "Get your Vladdy Patty at St. Louis. Don't wait for test day to find out! Visit your local Kaplan all California-land Burger Best off-season move: Roberto Kings!" Alomar signs with Arizona, and center or kaptest.com and take a free Former Yankee Andy he's making Jeff Reboulet- practice test. Find out how you'll score before test day. 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