Show u Saturday 17 ft August 2002 The Herald Journal Inside Turn up Tour vet out in front of CHASKA Minn (AP) — Fred Funk was reluctant to leave Hazeltine National Golf Club when the storm arrived He was holing every putt slapping every hand leading the PGA Championship and having the time of his life Wait until he sees what’s in store when he comes back The forecast calls for strong wind with gusts that could approach 40 mph I think par will be about 78” Funk said Friday Making it even tougher are the cast of characters behind him — a collection of major championship winners including Tiger Woods “I’m just trying to have a really good time and enjoy the moment however long this lasts” said with five PGA Tour victories Funk a none of them even close to resembling a major “If it lasts all die way to the end of Sunday that’s Bobcat giris top Hurricane in B2 preseason soccer Friday's scores AL Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 5 Detroit 6 Baltimore 5 Minnesota 5 Boston 0 Texas 6 Toronto 5 Oakland 1 Chicago White Sox 0 Anaheim 5 Cleveland 4 NY Yankees 9 Seattle 3 Fuimk ftlhiG PGA rain-batter- ed Funk charged up the galleries with one birdie d third after another including one on the hole that put him at 8 under He made his only bogey on No 4 hitting out of the bunker to 3 feet and missing the putt Then the siren sounded to stop play and Funk’s day in the sun was over He was at par and has five holes to play when Funk and 40 others return to the course at 7:30 am Saturday to finish the round Already in the clubhouse are Mark Calcavecchia Retief Goosen Justin Leonard and 138 Lurking is Rich Beem all of them at Woods who put together an early charge and was at 3 under with two holes to play Ernie Els was another stroke behind “I’m not going to back down” Funk said Such confidence comes from a '636-yar- See PGA on B5 The first step is finishing off the second round AP photo rt strong-but-sho- great” Fred Funk gives the gallery a thumbs up after ha made par on the 18th hole Friday afternoon WNBA playoffs NL 2'Chicago Cubs Arizona ' 1 Philadelphia 4 St Louis 0 Milwaukee 10 Pittsburgh 3 Los Angeles 3 NY Mets 2 Florida 4 San Francisco 2 Cincinnati 9 Houston 3 Montreal 11 San Diego 6 Atlanta 4 Colorado 1 ®fnF PCL Salt Lake Sacramento 7 11 Pioneer league Medicine Hat 3 Provo 2 ' 'ft : rr Billings 4 Ogden 3 ' WNBA playoffs ’t i sW: A l ' Indiana 73 New York a5 Utah 66 Houston 59 D’QflDfDDTIDDTl 1' r tv1 ? SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Adrienne Goodson shot like it was target practice Marie Ferdinand was a defensive pest and the Utah Starzz held on for their first-evWNBA playoff victory Goodson scored 20 points hitting her first seven shots and Margo Dydek had 11 points 13 a On television AUTO RACING SlDDGfl er JF 11:30 am TNT— NASCAR Busch Series Cabela's 250 at Brooklyn Mich HBO — Middleweights Jermain vs Sam Hill (15-2-Taylor (10-04)) i l t1 f k'u £ ' j -- 43 BOXING 8 pm Ati&X-Y&Y- f i rebounds and four blocked shots as Utah beat Houston 9 Friday night for a ' 66-5- 1- -0 1) vs heavyweights David Tua (40-34-)) Michael Moorer (43-2-8:15 pm SHO — Champion Joe Calzaghe vs Miguel Jimenez for WBO super middleweight onship champion Daniel Santos (25-2-vs Mehrdud Takaloobighashi for WBO junior middleweight tape) championship (same-da-y EXTREME SPORTS lead in the first-rou- 1) (33-04- )) (21-1-- 0) I W- - f V 9am V llajn FOX— SL Louis at New England ' By David Cordero staff writer SALT LAKE CITY— The biggest win in the Utah Starzz’ young history was unpredictable in Philadelphia 80CCEB ' -- a lot of ways Could yog have imagined die Starzz shooting 63 percent in the first half against the league’s best field-gopercentage defense and haying a 39-2-4 lead at the Break? ' How about Houston forward Sheryl Swoopes — one of the most recognizable players in the game — malting just five of her 19 shots among those n missed layup and an airball? - ( al V- ‘ : 11 am f FOXSN f- at Washington 'v ATP Legg Mason Clas- sic semifinal 2 at Washington i i' lOajn - : : ESPN2— Eastern Conference semi-M- b game 2 Washington at Charlotte pjnNBC— Western Conference semim nab game 2 Seattle at Los Angeles i - : wnba ' See STARZZ on 85 Despite these Twilight Zone-lik- e ' happepings something quite familiar occurred Adrienne Goodson dominated' Game 1 For stretches the controlled the pulse shoot-in- g of the game scoring 20 points on in Utah’s win in Game 1 Of the West9 ern Conference semifinals “I just wanted to attack them” Goodson saifl “I think a loi of limes we come out really pas- sive but tonight we wanted to be the aggies-All-St- ar 66-5- SOTSi If you didn’t hrive access to a program or game notes yoii wouldn’t have had the foggiest notion die was the oldest player on the floor Friday evening '$he Was explosive to her left rand just is See UTAH on B5 : i - players set strike date for Aug 30 - i minutes? i FOXSN —ATP Legg Mason Clas- sic semifinal 5 pjh Dr could anyone have ' fathomed this four-tim- e league titlist (only last year did the Comets fail to secure the WNBA Championship) missing 17 consecutive shots and shooting an abysmal 211 percent during the first 30 J' - - 18-po- A very ‘Good’ win for Utah in 11:30 ajn PAX— WUSA playoffs semifinais ' game one Washington at Philadelphia 1:30 pjlL RAX —WUSA playoffs semifinals two Atlanta at Caroflna gdme lsPN2 MLS' DCat San Jose TENNtS ! u t Utah Starzz forward Natalie Williams celebrates during Friday's defeat of the Comets pjn — CBS Preseason Philadelphia at i- P V AP photo ' ' I i A 8-- at'Atlanta NFL I 17-po- C 5pm TBS — Colorado ' ’ pm ESPN2— World Series pool play round Harlem NY vs Clemmons NC 1 6 pm ESPN— World Series pool play round Worcester Masava Webb Cty Mo ' MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL i it f ’ f 10 am ESPN— World Series pool play round Aptoe Calif vs LouisvMe Ky i V'S ’i' ' 't v ' ESPN — USGA US Women's Amateur Championship final match HORSE RACING 3 pjn NTRA thoroughbreds ESPN Arlington Miion and Beverly D Stakes (same-da- y tape) Alabama Stakes i ''s’V - TNT— PGA Championship third round at Chaska Minn Noon ' CBS — PGA Championship third round at Chaska Minn i l:- pm ESPN — X Games at Philadelphia GOLF LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL Marie Ferdinand scored 1 2 points and along with Jennifer Azzi pestered perennial Houston All-St- ar effort Sheryl Swoopes into a on shooting VI was trying to be like a mosquito and bother her” Ferdinand said “Down the stretch we got stops and rebounds We helped each other defen-sive- ly and it gave them fits” second-ha- lf The Starzz almost blew a lead Goodson’s two baskets after the break gave Utah a 43-2- 6 advantage but it didn't phase the Comets who rallied from a franchise-recor- d deficit to beat Seattle (ast month This time Houston switched a second-ha- lf zone “It changed the game” Goodson said “Marie and I had trouble driving to the brisket’’ Using runs of 8-- 2 and 0 the Comets pulled to 59-5- 6 on Rita Williams’ with 4:30 to play and 6 1 -- 59 on two free throws by Swoopes with nt (19-24- )) 1 play- off series 1) 10 nd best-of-thr- ee NEW YORK (AP)-Bas- eball has two weeks left to save its seasoh and perhaps even its status as die nation-- tl pastime ' V Players set an Aug 30'strike date Friday moving die sport closer to its ninth work stoppage in three decades and angering fus sick of money squabbles The executive hoard of the players’ association voted 57-- for die deadline justt four days after raising hopes 0 1 Players arc rcluctantto have rules that would reduce salary increases and argue the luxury tax When com- bined with additional revenues sharping would act as a salary cap “Clearly tire luxury tax is a major toagrMfomorecooitxomises obstacle that Has to bC resolved before - ‘The baseball owners and baseball we’rcgouig to get an agreement” players must understand if there is a union head Donald Fehr said: “I thfnk work stoppage a lot of fons are furious an agreement can be readied and one I’m he of to going Baseball has a perfect record in them” said President Bush former labor talks with eight stoppages in owner of the Texas Rangers fora deal by delaying a decision ' 1 Players were upsiet by management’s lack of movement on the key issue of a teams but libairy tax orihigb-peyro-ll owners accused the unionttf refusing h' i eight negotiations since 1971 The were caused disruptions primarily by ! management’s attempts to slow salaries in the era which began in 1976 The last strike began Aug 11 1994 dragged on for 232 days and wiped out the World Series for the j first time in 90 years Average dropped 20 percent tire foi- lowing season and still hasn’t fully recovered free-age- nt atteq-dan- ce J I ' i ' i |