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Show Monday • July 28, 2008 Utah Blaze hire new head coach Owlz battling for top spot Danny White resigned from the position of Utah Blaze head coach with a 21 30 record after his third season, a season that failed once again to net a single playoff win. His replacement will be former assistant coach Ron James, who served as defensive coordinator for the past two seasons. James has spent 11 years in the Arena Football League and was head coach of the Las Vegas Gladiators for two seasons. Phncrv. by Trent Dales/ UVU Review Childress heads overseas (Above) The Casper Ghosts escaped with a 9-5 victory in the first of a three-game home stand Former Atlanta Hawk Josh Childress is taking his game across the Atlantic Ocean, having signed a deal with the Greek club Olymiakos. The Hawks offered him a contract worth nearly 36 million dollars, but Childress turned it down to sign the most lucrative contract in Euroieague history'. V/ith the strength of the Euro against the dollar, Childress will be able to make more money overseas. against the Owlz. (Rrght)Owlz pitcher Francis Cabrera pitched in Front of a recordsetting crowd of $,721 fans. , (Far right) Orem'sGabe Jacobo belted two home runs to keep his • team close in the loss. Despite loss, Orem holds ontofirst"place in Pioneer League \ Tony Gunderson [' ; Sports writer July 31-Aug 2 vs Idaho Falls 7:00 p.m. Aug 7-9 vs Helena 7:00 p.m. ; Casper continued its winning streak against Orem and came closer to clinching first place in the pioneer league. Pioneer day brought fireworks, country music, cowboy entertainment, and a record-breaking crowd of over 5,000 people to the Brent Brown Stadium. Although the game was crucial to the team's placement for the playoffs, the Owlz still fell short 9-5 to the Ghosts. It was a hopeful beginning. Southpaw pitcher Will Smith was on early with 2 strikeouts in the first two innings, allowing the defense to keep Casper at scoreless. But it was'the offense that was struggling. The Owlz had a chance in the bottom of the second when bases were loaded and Rian Kiniry stepped up to the plate. After a line drive to shortstop Carlos Martinez, the Ghosts pulled off a double play to blank the Owlz. "You have got to do the little things. They did, and we didn't tonight," Orem Manager Tom Kotchman said. And they certainly did when James Sims of the Ghosts put their first run on the board and the ball didn't stop rolling. In fact, in the late fourth inning Casper had a blistering 6-1 lead. It wasn't until playerof-the-game Gabe Jacobo blasted two home runs and put four runs on the scoreboard by the bottom of the sixth. The Owlz have met the Ghosts three other times to date on their home field and have not been able to defeat them. The Owlz now sit on a 23-12 record, and depending on the future could still be the best team in the league as they head into the playoffs. The Owlz will hit the road for a three-game series in Ogden versus the Raptors. Then come back here for the weekend with another three-game home stand against Idaho. and he has played like a superstar ever since. Snubbed as an All-Star last season, Williams responded by leading the Jazz to one of the best records in the NBA in the second half of the season. His Jazz team also maintained the best home record in the league finishing with just four losses at Energy Solutions Arena all year. Another run through the playoffs.ended prematurely as the Jazz lost in the second round to the Lakers, but as long as Williams is at the helm the Utah Jazz will be a team to recon with in the Western Conference. And while the jury is still out on what Boozer will decide to do, Utah fans can relax knowing that D-Will will be in a Jazz jersey for the next several years. from JAZZ • B5 July 28 vs Toronto FC 7:00 p.m. tenders. An unexpected trip to the Western Conference Finals in 2007, before losing to the eventual champion San Antonio Spurs, put D-WillontheNBAmap iV RSL takes on Costa Rican power Saprissa AREYOU IN? Dave Iba/ UVU Review Taking o break from MLS action, first place Real Sail Lake fell 2-1 to Saprissa. 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After a strong ^showing early by RSL, Saprissa showed its dominance in the second half as they pulled away with a 2-1 victory. f A ball off the post on a ; Robbie Findley header was as close as RSL came to the back of the net, while a ball lifted just out of the reach of Real goalkeeper Kyle Reynish by Ronald Gomez gave Saprissa a 1-0 lead early in the second half. Not more than ten minutes later Saprissa got on the board again when Armando Alonso pulled Reynish out of the six-yard box only to blast the ball into the net to solidify the win. The international friendly turned very unfriendly in the 81st minute when a fight broke out and red cards were handed out to each team. ^ "The game got pretty heated out there," said RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman. "That's something you don't want to see in a friendly." However, despite Ule loss RSL was able to benefit from its exhibition. Several young players were able to get much-needed minutes while regular starters were able to get some rest. "I think overall it was a better game for us (compared to the other friendly against Santos). I thought we creat- ed a lot more than we did in that match, and some of our younger players had a better game tonight than they did against Santos," RSL coach Jason Ktfes said. "There were some good signs out there." Witjk time running out and Rtfal Salt Lake starting a 2-0 deficit in the face, RSL defender Chris Wingert knocky a ball by Saprissa goalkeeper Keylor Navas to close the gap to 2-1. Already deep "into stoppage time the game 'ended before RSL could mount a comeback. "I thought everybody worked hard, and we played the best we could," Beckerman said. "We had some good things at times, but they were a great team that plays good soccer." |