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Show DAILY HERALD Briefing COLLEGE FOOTBALL TODAY TUESDAY NFL Prep soccer Minnesota at Philadelphia 7 p.m., ABC wind the clock." Gaston said there's "accountability with our officials," but any punishment issued would be discussed with both schools and decided by the SECs commissioner. He said any punishment would not be made public. Gaston said he didn't know if the mistake cost the Gators the road win, but the timing of the call magnified its impor- tance. "If it happened in the first quarter, you wouldn't be talking to me tonight," Gaston admits timing mistake The Southeastern Conference's supervisor of officials said Sunday the crew work-in-g the Tennessee-Florid- a game erred in handling the clock, allowing the Volunteers more time on their final drive, which ended with a game-winnifield goal. The mistake occurred when Florida receiver Dallas Baker was called for unsportsmanlike conduct after DeShawn Wynn was stopped on a third-dow- n run with 55 seconds left in the game, with the Gators leading 28-2-7 Saturday night. After the penalty, the officials placed the ball on the ground and began running the clock on the snap for Florida's fourth-dow- n punt. Bobby Gaston, the SEC supervisor of officials, said because it was a running play, the clock should have started on the "ready" when the referee winds his arm and Prep soccer Lone Peak PrwoatTimpview 4 pmJ at Timpanogos 330 p.m. : "We left it to start on the snap when we should have started it on the wind," Gaston told The Associated Ft ess on Sunday night. "If there's a penalty, you always go back to the result of the previous play, which was a run." Gaston was at the game and noticed the mistake. "I dicl but the crew didnt," Gaston said. "But I'm not down there on the field. Unfortunately, I realized we had missed it." James Wilhoit kicked a field goal with 6 seconds left and No. 11 Tennessee (2-its first SEC) won win over No. 16 Florida (1-at home since 1998, the year the Vols won the national championship. Messages left for Florida athletic director Jeremy Foley, ' Tennessee AD Mike Hamilton and Vols coach Phil Fulmer late Sunday were not immediately returned. Gaston would not comment to the AP on the penalty on Baker, but Florida Today, which first reported the story on its Web site Sunday, quoted Gaston as saying both teams could have been penalized on the play. "After looking at it, it appears to me it should have been an offset, that both sides were equally responsible and then the clock should have started on the ready for play," Gaston told the newspaper. "You just offset it and put the 50-ya- rd 30-2- 0-- 1, -,- UTAH VALLEY Football 1. Springvi'Ie Gardner unblockable against Timpanogos BASEBALL Ready for first home game vs. Spanish Fork or baseball: Green must decide 3. American Fork (4-- DENVER Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Shawn Green does not want to discuss whether he'll play next ' weekend in two key games against the Giants on Yom Kippur, the holiest holiday on the Jewish calendar. Los Angeles leads San Francisco by 2 Vi games in the NL West with 13 games left. Yom Kippur starts at sunset seFriday, and the three-gam- e ries at San Francisco starts that night. Saturday's game was given a 1:05 p.m. PDT start because it will be televised by Fox, and the Jewish Day of Atonement does not end until sunset that night. Tm not talking about it yet," Green said Sunday after his two-ru- ninth-innin- g 4. Spanish Fork (3-- MATT 7-- of it." Asked if he had decided, but just didn't want to say yet, Green responded: "I just don't want to talk about it yet." Green has missed only 10 of 797 games in nearly five seainsons with the Dodgers cluding Sept. 26, 2001, when he observed Yom Kippur and ended a streak of 415 consecutive games played. The Dodgers' Sandy Koufax did not pitch in the 1965 World Series opener against Minnesota because it was played on Yom Kippur. I Astros purchase contract of Tremie, option Bullinger to minors: The Houston Astros purchased the contract of catcher Chris Tremie from Triple-New Orleans on Sunday, and Kirk optioned right-handBullinger to the minor league A club. ' TIME STATION ' NFL Football 7 p.m. ABC 2:30 p.m. TGC Gotf 0 I Rangers call up Allen, Loe from minors, place Dominguez on DL, designate Narron for assignment: In Anaheim, Calif., the Texas Rangers recalled outfielder Chad Allen and Kameron Loe right-hand- broke the world record in the individual medley Sunday, one five swimming world records to fall on the first day of heats at the Athens Parahmpics. Garcia finished in 2 minutes 42.20 seconds, bettering by 3.62 seconds the mark set by Dutchman Joop Stokkel at the Barcelona 200-met- er Para-lympic- s. from Triple-Oklahoma on Sunday. ' Texas also placed pitcher Juan Dominguez on the y disabled list with a sore right knee and designated pitcher Sam Narron for assignment. Allen, hitting .358 with seven homers and 70 RBIs at Triple-Oklahoma, arrived in time to start in left field against the Anaheim Angels on Sunday. It's Allen's fourth stint with the Rangers this year, and has gone ' (.290) with five RBIs in 12 games. I Blue Jays promote Chacin to major league: The Toronto Blue Jays purchased the contracts of Gustavo Chacin and right-handBrandon League from Double-New Hampshire on Sunday. To make room on the roster, the Blue Jays transferred outfielder Frank Catalanotto from the to the y disabled list and designated . 60-da- A World records also were set in the 100 butterfly by Australians Sam Bramham (1:04.24) and Ben Austin (105.79). South Africa's Natalie de Tort beat her own mark in the 100 butterfly in 107.69, and Brazil's Clodoaldo Silva broke the record in the men's 100 freestyle by almost three seconds, finishing in 1:19.36. The Paralympics opened Friday and end Sept. 28 GOLF Han birdies first playoff hole to win left-hand- er A 15-d- 60-da- Aquilino Lopez for assignment. native Chacin, a of Venezuela, is scheduled to make his major league debut in a start against the New York Yankees on Monday night. He went 19-- 2 record in 28 starts with New Hampshire and Triple-- Syracuse. PARALYMHCS America's Garcia leads Paralympic record spree ATHENS, Greece Rudy Garcia of the United States cup seven times in the last 10 matches with a collection of players not many people know in the States until they are posing with the gold tro- course, the crowd trying to urge them to pull off another Continued from CI improbable comeback. But just as it had gone all airplane, we are the underdog. week, the Americans simply "It's a long two years until we phy. couldn't keep it up. "We came here again as unget to do it again." Sergio Garcia made three Lee Westwood ended the derdogs. It's amazing how well straight birdies to quickly turn we do," Montgomerie said. "I the tide against Phil Mickelson, slightest suspense with a then won the match when Lefty par putt on the 18th to beat Ken- don't know how it happens." ' tried a The Americans havent figny Perry with sue matches left peculiar shot at a crucial to be completed. Colin ured it out, either. They have moment a low punch that was 1 up on the 18th the higher world ranking, more came up short and rolled into hole and assured a half point, so majors, greater star power. the water on the 16th. But when it comes to the RyClarke was two holes behind Europe had the 14 points it needed to retain the cup. der Cup, it's no contest. with three to play when he The Europeans won for the made an birdie on the Montgomerie also made a f oot par putt to beat David third time on U.S. soil, and they 16th, chipped in from behind the Toms and secure outright victomade sure there was no rally green on the 17th to square the like Brookline five years ago match and wound up halving ry for Europe for the fourth time in the last five Ryder Cup when the Americans stormed , his match with Love after both ' matches. back from a 10-- deficit by missed par putts. The Europeans are not only Westwood also rallied from putting its best players at the an early two-hol- e winning, they are winning big. top of the lineup and riding a deficit, wintidal wave of momentum. "Obviously, our results would ning the 15th with a par to go 1 suggest that," Darren Clarke Tiger Woods finally did his up, and then holing his said. "We come here with a big part, the only player not to lose putt to seal the victoa single hole in an easy victory heart, full of hopes, full of exry. over Paul Casey. The "I had a fair idea the way pectations." The United States still leads cans had early leads in the first everyone was biting their the series but Europe is five matches as cheers of "USA! nails," Westwood said when USA!" rang out across the asked whether he knew his putt closing in. It has captured the was for the Ryder Cup. This was no It was a rout from the start. Europe led 11-- going into the 12 singles matches and needed S AGENTS & TAX PROFESSIONALS VETERAN only three points to retain the Client! New Meet wWi ft IRS - StttH tor tanks on In Defer - WrtttnGumtot cup. Five matches were still in FrM Tax Sottiwnont Analysis: Fr progress when it clinched the "bvtktor" Roport: Confldmuil Intontow In Our Locsl Offlov cup, and the celebration was un"Ttoti to End RS PrabiMi fbitMr!" Ryder Cup undefeated 5. Lone Peak become an Army Ranger, was killed in Afghanistan earlier this year. right-hand- er Tremie was hitting 241 with two homers and 24 RBIs YORKAssoclated Press team president Michael BidweU unveil the retired jersey of former Cardinal Pat Tillman during halftime of the New England PatriotsArizona Cardinals game Sunday at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz. Tillman, who left the Cardinals to in 69 games for New Orleans. with a Bullinger was 6.16 ERA in 27 appearances with the Astros. PORTLAND, Ore. Han is getting used pressure of playoff s. Hee-Wo- n to the Han made a birdie putt on the first playoff hole Sunday to beat Lorie Kane and win the Safeway Classic. Han birdied the par-- 4 18th in regulation to force the playoff at the soggy Columbia Edgewater Country Club. The South Korean, who closed 67 for a with a 207 total, won her third LPGA Tour title. Last month, Han missed a par putt on the first hole of a playoff against Catriona Matthew at the Wendy's Championship for Childrea She won the same event the previous year, beating Wendy Ward in a three-hol-e playoff. "This time, I just enjoyed my play. No pressure," said Han, who also won the Big Apple Classic last year and was the tour's Rookie of the ot ot " .. i...'.". (1-- 3) Search party still looking for offense Year in 2001, when she had four top-2- 0 finishes.. "Playing from behind is better than being the leader, not as much pressure." Two-tim- e defending champion Annika Sorenstam had a d 70 and finished in a group two shots back at 7 under. I Texas Open: In San Antonio, Bart Bryant won his first PGA Tour event, closing with a 67 for a three-strok- e victory over Patrick Sheehan. The Bryant snapped a streak of 186 tour events without a victory, fin261. ishing at Playing under a major medical extension this season because of elbow surgery in 2003, Bryant needed to win about $409,000 in 23 tournaments to retain his exempt status. Entering the Texas Open, he had earned just over $260,000 in 17 events. With the victory, Bryant, who made it through PGA Tour Qualifying School five times, earned $630,000 and a two-yea- r tour exemptioa Bryant, who matched the year's low round on tour with 60 Saturday, a played bogey-fre- e golf over his last 49 holes. Soccer 1. Timpanogos (9-0--0) Grip on top spot looking a little tenuous after going into a second overtime to beat Orem final-roun- ' 1) One play away from being Arizona Cardinals owner Bill Bidwell, left, and A homer lifted Los Angeles over Colorado "I don't want the media making a big deal out 1) "Back" in charge of Lone Peak rivalry A Shootout (5-- 0) 2. Timpview(4-0- ) TV Minnesota at Philadelphia TopC t said ON THE AIZl EVENT ..; Fa'rth notthesnap. Kraft-Nabisc-o TUESDAY ball down where it was and Head of SEC officials 0 i Monday. September 20, 2004 2. Springvi!le(8-2-1- ) Defense preserved a tie with American Fork and a win over Spanish Fork 3. Mtn. View (8-2-- 1) to third in their region with 1-- loss to Orem Fell 0 4. ) Lehi(8-2-0- Nine Pioneers scored in win over Carbon 5. Provo 12-- 0 (8-3-- 1) team will show up this week: The one that lost 6-- 2 to Payson or the team that rebounded to beat Am. Fork? Which Provo Volleyball 1. Pleasant Grove Proved in Tennis preseason that its top team in state Mello wins first career 2. Lone Peak title at ITC Gets a shot at No. 1 on Tuesday DELRAY BEACH, Fla. Unseeded Ricardo Mello won his first ATP Tour title SunVinday, beating cent Spadea IS (2), 6--3 in the final of the Millennium International Tennis Championship. The Mello, who entered the ITC ranked 100th, beat the three players and became the first Brazilian to win a tour event since Gustavo Kuerten won in St. Petersburg, Russia, in 3. Provo top-seed- ed Team to beat in Region 6 4. Payson Ready to challenge Bulldogs for top spot top-seed- 5. Orem Remarkable turnaround continues " jij. 19-in- Mont-gomer- ie -- 4-- ot 6 i 24-9-- 2, nail-bite- r. 5 EX-IR- 800-377-97- 20 J rww.txxpii$xom JK Harrii (NMkM-t- derway. 877-451-91- 11 ) Company PrOVO (f7S (Men Nstionwte) mo wee M taHMoWton oomfi-T- li WaH StrMt Jowntf Fans began lustily singing Ote, Ole, C4e, Ote!" and players swarmed captain Bernhard Langer with hugs. Garcia waved the European flag on the back of a cart, as he sped off to 1 PAUL Dr. AMCVAAOTltH U.S. players Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods and captain Hal Sutton, left to right, listen during the closing ceremonies at the 35th Ryder Cup at Oakland Hills Country Club in Bloomfield Township, Mich, on Sunday. The European team retained the Ryder Cup with an 18 'A victory. 54-- 9 watch the final matches. Champagne filled the air over the 18th green, and Langer took a sweet sip as his players roared. "The Europeans are great," US. captain Hal Sutton. "They played ferociously. There are a lot of great players in America, but we got outplayed this week." Fred Funk and Perry, fa thek first Ryder Cup, were the only players who failed to win a while point. Mickelson went Woods had another losing record at Garcia and Westwood were . 2-- the European stars, each going And when Thomas Levet beat Funk for his first point of the week, he assured every European player contributed something to this record victo- ry. It was a disastrous week for Sutton, whose tough talk didnt do the Americans much good ' on the course. , He said he had a Woods- - T Mickelson pairing in mind since being appointed captain two years ago because, "History needed it. ... The fans needed it," even though it sure looked as if Woods didnt want it: They lost twice on Friday when Europe took a five-poilead. "We just never got any charisma going that we need-- , ! ?, " ed," he said, i Sutton let Chris Riley skip the P Saturday afternoon match, even though Riley was unbeaten in two matches. Asked if he would do anything differently, Sutton held . , his ground .n vw;. "That will be debated unta the day I die," he said. "They've debated past and future captains, and I knew it was part of the job. I'm not going to second-guess myself." i |