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Show DAILY HEIALD 12 Thursday, September 9, 2004 TODAY Briefing r TODAY Prep soccer jTknpviewatSpringvilte i PrepvoBeybdl V Mountain View at ) Provo, 630 p.m. "That may cost a little bit more money. I'm not sure the athletic directors will be happy about that I just think it's great for the game." Dolphins get RB Gordon The Miami' DAVIE, Fla. Dolphins may have found a replacement for retired running back Ricky Williams. The Dolphins acquired Lamar Gordon from the St. Louis Rams in St. Louis. "He's got size on him, but at the same time he's quick and can hit the holes hard. I have nothing but good to say about him. He's a good addition. He's a hard worker and he never complains." I NFL to put pregame festivities on delay: The NFL has learned its lesson from the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction." In order to avoid a repeat of breast-barinthe halftime show from Houston, the league is tightly controlling the concert that will be broadcast before tonight's season opener. The league picked the acts, which include Elton John, Lenny Kravitz and Destiny's Child. . They'll be performing from Gillette Stadium, where the New England Patriots will play the Indianapolis Colts. There will also be a delay on the broadcast to give the NFL and big-pla- y said. Gordon was, the third-strinback in St. Louis behind Mard shall Faulk and pick Steven Jackson. But he certainly will move up the depth chart in Miami, where the Dolphins have struggled to replace Williams since he abruptly retired a week crotch-grabbin- first-roun- before training camp. "He's a real good runner, and whenever he got in the game he was always successful," said Dolphins right tackle John St. Clair, who played with Gordon g ON THE AIR ' STATION TIME ' Baseball a chance to pull the plug on anything too racy. "Elton told me he wont take his shirt off ," said Charles Coplin, one of the producers of the show. "He can do that We've allowed him to do that. But Jessica Simpson, who will perform from Jacksonville, Fla., the site of the next Super Bowl, had to have her wardrobe checked to ward off a potential "malfunction" like the one that left Janet Jackson d in front and the NFL of 90 million viewers, v I Mickens out for year with torn ACL Jets cornerback Ray Mickens was placed on injured reserve Wednesday with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, while Terrell Buckley was signed to take his place. Mickens will have reconstructive surgery after a third MRI revealed the damage. He was hurt more than three weeks ago during a training camp practice, but earlier exams were inconclusive because of swelling. The nine-yeveteran, who has missed only two games in eight seasons, was the team's top nickel back. Last season, he started 14 games when starter Donnie Abraham Went down with a shoulder injury and finished with 75 tackles and two " interceptions. ' "It's just a shame," coach Herman Edwards said. "We had a good talk early in my off ice. He's down, he was anticipating getting back and helping us. I told him, 'Ray, the road to recovery is a long one, but if anyone can get it done, you can."' ; Philadelphia at Atlanta Arizona at Los Angeles 8 Basketball Detroit at Los Angeles 8:30 5:30 p.m. TBS FOXSN p.m. . WNBA ESPN2 p.m. Football College, Missouri at Troy State NFL, Indianapolis at New England 5 p.m. 7 p.m. ESPN2 ABC GoW x German Masters Canadian Open 7 a.m. 12:30 p.m. SPEED SPEED 9 a.m. 5 p.m. U.S. Open quarterfinals U.S. Open quarterfinals Continued from B l , diction. In a statement issued Wednesday by the team, Holdsclaw said her condition is not or career-threatenin- g. "Regrettably, I will not be returning to play for the remainder of the WNBA season," the statement said. "I understand that many have called on me to further explain why I am not able to play. However, for reasons that are deeply personal, I find myself unable to provide a more detailed explanation at this time. I just do not yet feel comfortable addressing this CHUKARS 2, ANGELS PROVO or ss Valentin 1b Butler Mcfalrf 3b Sole2t Saiazacf Rosario PGreen Blackwell 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 4 4 Batetalf Lisson 12 2 2 1 p 0 0 0 0 Waters Idaho Falls Falls 1, Sutton. Prow W, Blackwell S.I 10 0 10 10 00 4 0 10 3 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 1 9 1 8. Duff Renz. 9 m MahoFatts 0 4 0 4 0 2 3 0 .1 CasMa. PGreen 1 3010 4 0 0 Falls 6, Provo 1. Rodriguez, 10 2 000 002 000 000 001 000 Prow Salazar, p 29 2 6 2 Totals Totals r hU 3 0 4 0 2 110 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 c p CasWa2t 0 Sutton 3t 0 Rodriguez ss 0 TousssMdi, 0 Duffc 0 ftenx 1t) Reran" . 0 Mahsfph 0 Perdorno If 0 Giannotti cl 0 NGreen p 2 ter fielder Richard 1 ' it kU . 4 H r au 1 1 2 Vh 6 3 0 0 0 5 4 2 2 1 3Yi 2 0 0 2 SO 6 4 Provo NGreen Waters y 1.0-- 1 . Blackwell Waters. publicly. "I recognize that the limited 5 3 (Manor), by NGreen (Soils). .386. . fielder Brian McFall into flying out to end the inning. In their half of the inning, Provo struck back, but not before an umpire's decision infuriated the Provo fans. After cen career-threatenin- -- 5-- 0 Montreal Expos second baseman Jose Vidro underwent successful surgery on his right knee Wednesday and is expected to be ready for spring training next season. ' Vidro was placed on the disabled list with tendinitis in his right knee on Aug. 26. The surgery was performed by Dr. Richard Steadman in Vail, Colo., where Vidro will remain until he's Saturday. If Vidro has no setbacks, he's expected to rejoin the Expos in Miami next week and begin reMONTREAL Vincent Lecavalier, Ryan Smyth and Joe Sakic also scored for Canada, which will play the Czech Republic in Toronto on Saturday night in one semifinal. The United States plays Finland on Friday night in St. Paul, Minn, in the other. Canada has dominated the while tournament, going outscoring its opponents 15-4-- 0 Golf habilitation. I Royals purchase Phillips' contract: The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of catcher Paul Phillips from Triple-Omaha on Wednesday. To make room for him on the roster, second baseman Tony Graffanino was transferred from disabled list. the 15- - to the y The 27-- y ear-olPhillips hit Two earn qualifying spots in Senior tourney SANDY Jim Jensen and Sam Williams won the two qualifying spots for the USGA Senior Amateur Championship in competition held Tuesday at Hidden Valley Country Club. 73 and Jensen shot .312 with six home runs and 4l Williams shot 74. They will now RBI in 86 games at Omaha. play at the Bel Aire Country Club in the USGA championship event. Soccer JonMemmottshot 75andis the first alternate. Bob Feilner, U.S. ties Panama the club champion at Hidden ValPANAMA CITY, Panama ley, won a playoff for the second Cobi Jones scored two minutes alternate spot. Tod Johnson is the into second-hal- f injury time, and third alternate and Rich Gibbons the United States escaped with a is the fourth alternate. 60-da- d FRANK ble, then stole third to put the tying run 90 feet from the plate with two outs. Designated hit- ter Andrew Toussaint could only manage a weak pop fry to end the inning. "When you get runners in scoring position, you've got to bring them in," Kotchman said. "We had our chances. We didn't deserve to win." Provo raised the excitement level in the ninth inning, putting the pressure on the Idaho FaDs defense. Chukar third . baseman Mario Lisson made a great charge on a grounder by Duff, throwing on the run to Continued from Bl .. twice hung over a program that prides itself on its Honor Code. He was also the athletic director of record for the worst football seasons in 30 years. While you can't give Hate all the credit or all the blame, both good and bad did occur under his watch. Hale said he hasn't really had time to think about bis future. "If I cant find a reputable job, I can always go back to working in the media," Hale joked'My wife is doing hand-- '. springs now that I'm not athlet- -' k director. It's been really hard on her back-to-bac- n Jarome Iginla TORONTO had two goals and an assist to lead Canada into the World Cup of Hockey semifinals with a victory over Slovakia on Wednesday night. Vidro undergoes successful knee surgery Provo's Sean Rodriguez, right slides into third base with Falls' Mario Lisson in the eighth inning. 0 ex?' Canada advances - Gianotti walked, second baseman Alexis Casilla bunted The ball bounced directly to the catcher, who fired to second to try and get the lead runner. The throw pulled Solis off the bag, so the field umpire called Giannotti safe. Solis fired to first where in a very close play, Casilla was called out. The crowd erupted and Kotchman marched onto the field in protest. "If he was safe, then we have runners on first and second with one out," Kotchman said. "But that call didn't beat us. We beat ourselves." The call was not changed, and only Gianotti was on base when Sutton drilled a pitch down the left field line for an RBI double, scoring the only Angels run of the game. Waters then held the Chukars scoreless for the next three innings while Provo tried to rally. In the eighth, Angels shortstop Sean Rodriguez hit a dou- - Dickson the BASEBALL Hockey A information that I have shared has resulted in a great deal of speculation ... I do want to assure you that my circumstances are not or even But, right now, my focus is on getting to the point where I feel able to play again." Holdsclaw ranked second in scoring when she failed to show up for a game against Charlotte on July 24. She played in the next game, against Detroit as a reserve, and has not suited up since. She was placed on the injured list Sept. 1. Washington Mystics this season because of an undisclosed medical problem. Holdsclaw has missed six USA IDAHO FALLS Hayes pitches when he needed them. He gave up four hits in the first five innings, but didn't allow a run while striking out four. He got Angel third baseman Nate Sutton to ground into a double play to end the . third inning and struck out catcher Tim Duff to get out of the fourth. The sixth inning proved to be the downfall of both pitchers. Chukar second baseman Eddie Solis ended the no-h- it bid with a single between the shortstop and the third baseman to start the inning. After Nick Green got the next two batters out, he left a fastball too high and Idaho Falls shortstop Geraldo Valentin lifted it over the left field fence for a two-ru- n home run. The Chukars loaded the bases on two singles and a walk before Provo reliever Chris Waters could lure right straight games, and seven of the last eight.'The Mystics forward has steadfastly refused to discuss the reason for her absence, other than to rule out cancer, pregnancy and drug ad- WASHINGTON Chamique Holdsdaw will not return to the' USA ' 1 Holdsdaw won't return to WNBA this season SPEED Press DUPREYAssociated the pitch from former tennis champion John McEnroe during a rain delay attheUS. Open tennis tournament in New York on Wednesday. See U.S. Open story and results, B4. Basketball ESPN Tennis Angels DAVID Andy Roddick gets ready for bare-breast- TGC 1:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6 p.m. Busch Series qualifying 3 Craftsman Series IROC Round NASCAR ' red-face- Truck Racing NASCAR oa ar TV EVENT 10th-rank- ABC . 1 tie against Panama in a World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night. Robtrto Brown's goal in the d 69th minute had put Panama on track for a huge upset against the Americans. After three minutes of injury time had been signaled, Eddie . Lewis lofted the ball and it bounced off a Panamanian player who had challenged Brian McBrida. On the soggy turf, Lan-dDonovan turned and mishit the ball, which sliced to Jones. Jones, who may have been in an off side position, then beat goalkeeper Donaldo Gonzalez from 8 yards for his 15th goal in 163 international appearances. It was the second time the United States salvaged a tie on the road with a late goal by a second-half Brian substitute Ching scored in the 89th minute of the semifinal opener at Ja- 110th-ranke- Bill Callahan The Nebraska football coach, saying he wants to see the college game allow one-wa-y radio transmitters in quarterbacks' helmets so coaches can communicate with mem in the same fashion they do in the NFL on Wednesday in exchange for a third-roun- d draft pick in 2005. The 22£ Gordon passed a physical and was expected to practice with the team Thursday. He was not made available for interviews. "He is a big back with excellent speed, very good vision and some capability. He also has good hands coming out of the backfield," Dolphins general manager Rick Spielman Prepfcctbal American Fork at Lehi 7 p.m. ' FOOTBALL from St Louis Rams FRIDAY k BOnDaily Herald a successful steal, beating the tag of Idaho get Duff for the first out of the a game like that and don't do it, you've got no one to blame but yourselves." A foul out by Gianotti ended the game and forced the deciding third game, which will be played tonight at 7 p.m. The winner of the contest will face the Billings Mustangs for the Pioneer League Champi onship starting on Sunday. Billings finished a sweep over Great Falls with a 94 win Wednesday. inning. An infield single by first baseman Cliff Remote, who dove into first to beat the throw, and a hit batter put two runners on with one out. Pinch hitter Caleb Maher came in, but Idaho Falls reliever Chad Blackwell got him to strike out. It was a problem the Provo hitters had all night. 2-- 0 "When you strike out, you put no pressure on a defense," Kotchman said. "We don't lead the league in any categories, so we have to play fundamental baseball If you have chances in Skousen talked about an internal review and the need to consolidate the men's and women's athletic departments. That they replaced two people with four, at least temporarily, seemed to be beside the point. Some have speculated that the athletic director at BYU is merely a figurehead position, that no teal power is involved. First it was BYU president Merrill Bateman making the big decisions. Now, it appears to be . I Jared Uoyd can be reached at 2 or . jlloydheraldextra.com. . Skousen. Rondo Fehlberg preceded Hale as athletic director and knows about the unique characteristics of the job. "The BYU athletic director has enormous responsibility but very littte actual authority," . . Fehlberg said. "As AD, you in 344-255- fluence many decisions but make very few on your own." Maybe that's changing. BYlPs search for the person to take them to the next athletic level is pending. The transitional committee charged with running the athletic department is certainly capable. Brian Santiago, Peter Pilling, Tom Holmoe and Janie Penfield will handle things for now: Santiago, who grew up in Provo, said it's his dream to become a Division I athletic director someday. Want some advice? . Be careful what you wish for. four-perso- n . " I Darnell Dickson reached at 344-255- 5 can be or by . ddicksonheraldextra.com. |