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THE VILLAGER Page 8 ~ June 29, 2012 www.theaustinvillager.com Sports Area Players Prepare Longhorns Will Compete for The NBA Draft In the London Olympics By: Terry Davis @terryd515 Area players will wait in anticipation to hearing Trey Hardee (l) will compete in the decathlon in the Olympics. Sanya Richards Ross (c) intends on being the best in the 400 meters. Photo courtesy of Richard their name called on June Deutsch. USA Today & Marquise Goodwin (r) will be jumping for Gold in London. 28 in this year’s National Photo credit (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) Basketball Association By: Terry Davis has become one of the most the year, I couldn’t really get it (NBA) annual draft. J’Covan Brown is looking to continue to silence Former Texas longhorn competitive sprints. I am look- going until the last few jumps. his critics. Longhorns J’Covan standout Sanya Richards Ross ing forward to giving my best Popping off a good jump with Brown, Clint Chapman and will represent the United States and representing my country.” no scratch helped me relax and Alexi Wangmene still would in the London Olympics later Current Texas Longhorn know that I can go out there like to pursue the opportu- this summer. Sanya is the Marquise Goodwin won the and put out an even better nity to continue to playing American record holder with long jump with a jump of 27 jump.” The long jump compe- basketball. Brown is most a time of 48.70 set in 2006 and feet and 4 inches at the U. S. tition at the London Olympics likely and the only Long- the favorite to win the gold Trials. Goodwin set the mark is scheduled for Aug. 3-4. horn to being drafted this medal in the 400 meters race. on his sixth and final attempt. Trey Hardee earned a Sanya ran a 49.28 in the With the win Goodwin became spot on the U.S. Olympic this year’s draft. United States Track and Field the first person to win the Team with his second-place Brown is projected to Trials in Eugene, Ore, to win NCAA long jump champion- decathlon finish (8,383 points) being a late second round the race and to gain a spot on ship and win the U. S. trials in Saturday at the U.S. Olympic pick between 20 and 30 of the U. S. Olympic team. The the same year since 1960. Trials. Hardee made his sec- that round. Chapman and time matched the meet record Goodwin was at the top ond Olympic team less than Wangmene will seek free set in 1984 by Chandra of the leaderboard for much of one year after he underwent agent tryout if they are not Cheesborogh. This is the third the day’s six rounds thanks to reconstructive elbow surgery draft by any NBA team. The time Ross has made the Olym- an 8.07m (26-05.75) jump on to repair his ulnar collateral D-League draft will be held pic team and the second time his first attempt. The mark was ligament, which he tore throw- she has won the 400 meters unchallenged until the third ing a personal-best in the jav- later this summer after all of Baylor’s Quincy Miller entered the NBA draft after for the U.S. trials. round when he momentarily elin at the 2011 World Cham- the summer leagues and his freshman year. Ross will run her first slipped into fourth. However, pionships in Daegu, South Ko- other open tryout camps are event in London on August 3. Goodwin was able to match rea. “I got pretty emotional, this year’s draft. Jones III held. Miller only played his fresh- After the race Ross said, “It Claye’s mark of 8.23m (27- more so than the first time Brown has impressed was projected to be a top ten men year with the Bears and so amazing (going to London). 00.00) to reclaim the top spot making the team,” Hardee NBA scouts this past sea- pick in last year’s draft has is only 19 years old. Miller For four years I’ve wanted this heading into their final three said. “And this was definitely son, but Brown is in bad been projected around will have to add some weight opportunity, but I could not think attempts. more work. I had to have a lot position. Teams are trying the15 thru 25 picks in the to his frame in order to com- about it until after today. I am “I started off pretty good more faith and a lot more pa- to determine if he will be first round. Miller is pro- pete with bigger bodies in the so excited to be leading my and I ended even better, so it tience but I couldn’t be any used as point guard or a jected to be a last first NBA. teammates to London.” Ross was a good day for me,” more excited than I am right shooting guard. At Texas round selection and Acy is The NBA draft will be continued, “The 400 meters Goodwin said. “Earlier on in now. Brown was listed as a projected to be a mid to conducted on Thursday June shooting guard, but occa- late second round draft 28 in Newark, New Jersey. sionally played point guard. pick. The dream of playing in the Quincy Acy, Perry Miller has been im- NBA occurs on draft day, but Jones III, and Quincy Miller pressive in pre-draft work- many others are will have to from the Baylor Bears are out with teams. Teams like achieve that dream without projected to be selected in his frame and his upsize. being drafted. The Rangers are Entertaining Record Crowds More than Ever the first time since last Sept. 27 — to 9-2 with a 1.90 ERA in 13 starts against Colorado The Rangers have had 22nd sellout of the season; the Texas Rangers estab- lished a new club record for home sellouts in a sea- son against the Colorado Rockies on Sunday June 24. The previous record was 21 in the team’s first season at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington in 1994 With the June 24, crowd of 45,407, the Rangers total home atten- dance is 1,532,530 in 35 Former Round Rock Express, outfielder dates. It marks the earliest Leonys Martin number of dates in which By: Terry Davis ing in the Rangers’ wins. the Rangers have ever The Texas Rangers Some of the former play- reached the 1.5 million has had a revolving door of ers contributing are out- mark in home attendance players coming and leaving fielder Leonys Martin, with the previous mark be- the active roster. Some are pitcher Roy Oswalt and ing in the 39th home date coming to replace injured pitcher Tanner Scheppers. in 1994. players others are coming All three players “On behalf of the en- in, because of their out- played a role in taking two tire Rangers organization, I standing play in the minor of three games from the want to thank our tremen- leagues. The Rangers are Colorado Rockies. Oswalt dous fans for their support back in stride with the re- made Rangers debut on this season,” commented turn of All-Star Josh Saturday and defeated the Rangers CEO and Presi- Hamilton and some addi- Rockies 4-1. Oswalt dent Nolan Ryan. “Playing tions. pitched 6 2/3 innings gave to capacity crowds every Former Round Rock up nine hits and struck out night is a real home field Express players from ear- six Rockies. The victory advantage for the club, and lier this year are continuing improved Oswalt (1-0) — this fan response is greatly to pay dividends in assist- pitching in the Majors for appreciated.”.