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Show DAILY HERALD BRIEFING NBA Pacers. "We're excited to have Ron join our staff," coach Stan Van Gundy said. "He brings a wealth of experience to the team, as he has worked under some of the league's best coaches." ' Rothstein rejoins Heat as assistant MIAMI Ron Rothstein re' joined the Miami Heat as an assistant Thursday, 16 years after he was their first head Baseball coach. Rothstein coached the expansion Heat to a 7 record He was fired after in 1988-8the 1990-9-1 season with a three-yea- r mark of Rothstein was an assistant last season with the Indiana 15-6- . Baseball attempts to finalize Expos move NEW YORK Major league baseball will attempt to finalize negotiations within a 57-18- 017 THE AIR TV; ' TIME EVENT Baseball N.Y. Yankees at Boston Florida at Atlanta St. Louis at Colorado 5 p.m. STATION ESPN 5:30 . TBS 6 p.m. FOXSN Basketball 5 p.m. 8 ESPN p.m. 2 p.m. 3 p.m. Auto Racing , NASCAR Busch Series qualifying NASCAR Nextel Cup qualifying Formula One qualifying Volleyball, Utah at ESPN2 8 a.m. 11:30 a.m. TGC TGC ESPN , TGC 11a.m. 12:30 p.m. SPEED Midnight SPEED 11:30 a.m. ESPN2 2 p.m. ESPN2 TNT " Special Interest Gravity Games - 6 OLN p.m. 7 p.m. BYU p.m. KBYU Radio week to move the Montreal Expos to Washington next g baseball year, a official said Thursday after a meeting of the sport's executive counciL The council met for three hours in Milwaukee at the offices of baseball commissioner Bud SeJig and heard a presentation from the relocation committee. While no formal recommendation was made, the preference of the committee for the downtown Washington group was evident, the baseball official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. Selig told the council he would move forward to conclude a deal as quickly as possible, the baseball official said, and left a clear impression with the council members that it would be with the group from the nation's capital, which has been competing with a rival offer from Northern Virginia. football College Kentucky FlU-Weste- rn Florida International's home opener against Western Kentucky on Saturday has been postponed the second home game the Golden Panthers have had called off because of hurricane concerns. Western Kentucky officials decided Thursday not to travel to South Florida because of the likelihood Hurricane Jeanne may hit Florida's east coast this weekend. "Western Kentucky felt it was in the best interest of their student-athlete- s not to travel into South Florida this weekend," FIU athletic director Rick Mellosaid. Mello said FIU would aim to reschedule the game, but a makeup date would involve both schools moving other games. FILPs first home game is now scheduled to be Oct. 2 against Louisiana-LafayettThe decision to reschedule our football game versus Florida International University was not one that was made lightly or without considerable input from a variety of con- - " 8 p.m. KSL 1160 AM j 8p.tiL.ESPN 7pm "' high-rankin- e. College Football BYU at Boise State Q ESPN ESPN2 . Golf The Heritage Senior SAS Championship 84 Lumber Classic Boise Open Tennis Davis Cup, U.S. vs. Belarus Davis Cup, U.S. vs. Belarus TODAY Cofiege Footbafl BYU at Boise State MIAMI College Football Bowling Green at Northern Illinois BYU at Boise State ' TODAY Prep Footbafl Spanish Fork atTimpview game postponed 6 p.m. WNBA playoffs TODAY Major League Basebal N.Y. Yankees at Boston 5 24 2004 Friday. September ' RICK BOWMERAssociated Press skating pairs gold medalists Rena Inoue and John Baldwin demonstrate their skills as they perform during a news conference Thursday in Portland, Ore. Inoue and Baldwin, the reigning U.S. pairs champions, were in Portland to promote the ' 2005 State Farm U.S. Figure Skating Championships, which takes place Jan 2005, in Portland. U.S. figure 6, for me to go full speed for two consecutive days. I'm still having trouble with my cuts. Hopefully, sitting out this season will be the best thing for stituents," Western Kentucky athletic director Wood Selig said. "We had to prepare for the worst-cas- e scenario of Hurricane Jeanne and the overriding safety concerns." t: I SDSU runner Hamilton to San Diego State running back Lynell Hamilton will sit out this season in order to recover from a serious leg injury he suffered last November. Hamilton rushed for 1,087 yards in 2003 and was named the Mountain West Conference Freshman of the Year. He joined Marshall Faulk as the only San Diego State players to rush for more than 1,000 yards as freshmea His freshman season ended two games early when he broke his right leg and tore ligaments in his ankle against Nevada-La-s Vegas. He missed SDSUs first two games this year. Earlier this week, coach Tom, Craft said Hamilton would re- turn to action Saturday against Nevada. Hamilton shared Craft's optimism but had a change of heart after experiencing severe pain in his ankle after Wednesday's practice. "I don't think it would have been fair to the team for me to be out there," Hamilton said Thursday. "Right now it's hard me." red-shir- Golf Mickelson pulls out of golf championship PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. Masters champion Phil Mickelson withdrew from next week's American Express Championship in Ireland for personal reasons, the PGA Tour said Thursday. Mickelson, No. 4 in the world ranking, is the third player in the top 50 to pull out of the $7 million World Golf Championship event. Kenny Perry (No. 16) and Nick Price (No. 35) also withdrew. Mickelson said two weeks ago at the Canadian Open, when he signed with Callaway, that he planned a busy fall schedule with the American Express, Las Vegas, one of the Florida tournaments and the Tour Championship. But he has not played well in the two tournaments since his great run through the majors second at the U.S. Open, third at the British Open, tied for sixth at the PGA. Mickelson was a combined 144 under " oar to his first 16 tournaments this year, but played the last : two in 12 over (tied for 43rd at the NEC Invitational, tied for ' 57th at the Canadian Open). time to wanted spend Perry at home. Joy Eldridge, a ; spokeswoman for Price, said the threetime major champion did not want to leave his home in Jupiter, Fla., with uncertainty over Hurricane Jeanne. She said Hurricane Frances earlier this month caused minor damage to Price's property. I Singh in lead again: At Farm- -' ington, Pa., Vljay Singh shot an 64 Thursday and held lead in the (irt. a three-shround of the 84 Lumber 0b& ot sic. If Singh wins the $4.?im lion tournament he can surpass Tiger Woods' season-money record of $9. 1 million kJ I 2000. With seven tournament victories, Singh is closing in on urine UltJi , Singh had a bogey-fre- e round that included an eagle and six birdies. Richard S. Johnson, Pat Perez, lameron Decuman, Den uiras and Robert Allenby all had 67s, while Kevin Na was three shots " back through No. 15 when play on the 7,471-yar- d Mystic Rock course was stopped by dark- ness. The delav left 36 of the 143 players on the course When' -play was halted. They will rounds Friday, morn- ' ing before the second round starts. i Kim leads LPGA Tou by r: At Auburn, Calif., 64 Christina Kim shot a e and held a lead ' over Rachel Teske after the first round of the LPGA Longs u ' Drugs Challenge. Kim didn't have a bogeymen. an almost windless day at The Ridge Golf Club, a 635jlr layout that is a new venue for the tournament. winner Teske, an eight-timon the LPGA Tour, had four birdies and an eagle in her sec ond nine and is one stroke ahead of Juli Inkster, a two-tim- e winner of this tournament, Beth Bauer, Miriam Nagl t. and Michelle Estill. one-stroke- one-strok- e Beth Harris ASSOCIATED PRESS A few ANAHEIM, Caiif. years ago, Ichiro Suzuki spent three days on his own wandering around the HaD of Fame, hoping to learn about the history of baseball in America. At this rate, he's about to become part of it. Coming off two big games against the Angels, the Seattle Mariners star is nearing one of the longest-standinoffensive records in the major leagues: mark for most the hits in a season. After an off-daThursday, Suzuki will go into a weekend series at Texas with 247 hits, giving him 10 games to break George Sisler's record of 257 set with the St. Louis Browns in g 1920. "I want to get my next hit. That's what I'm focusing on," Suzuki said through an interpreter, explaining that his next target is 250 hits. "It's great that I can be in this position." Suzuki went f or-- 5 at Anaheim on Tuesday night and ' added four more hits in a 16-over Anaheim on victory Wednesday night. Suzuki raised his average to .374, best in the big leagues. Barry Bonds was hitting .370 going into San Francisco's game against Houston on Thursday night. How does Suzuki do it? "If you throw him inside, he hits a bullet, and if you throw him away, he slaps it the other way or up the middle," Angels pitcher Jarrod Washburn said. "I don't know if you can throw a pitch he cant get a hit on. It's hard to believe that somebody has that good a hand-ey-e coordination." Suzuki is a singles hitter in an era where power is celebrated. The Gold Glove right fielder is the first player to collect at least 200 hits in each of his first four major league seasons. 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Check with participating Honda dealers for complete detaibJ Offer ends 93004. Offer ends September 30, 2004. FourTrax and Rancher are trademarks of Honda Motor Co., Ltd C2004 American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (904) Price docs aot kacbde freight, set so, dock feet, Uceufc or tide. L ... I ar 1929-1932- MARK J. TERRILL Associated Press Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki warms up in the first inning against the " Anaheim Angels on Wednesday night in Anaheim, Calif. Suzuki ' is in prime position to break the major league record for mosi hits in a season But Sisler's mark is the big one. The man understands the history of the game better than a lot of players born right here in this country," said Mariners, hitting coach Paul Molitor, a Hall of Famer and member of the 3,000-h- it dub. "I dont think he gets too caught up in it, but I think he understands that the record is pretty special" Suzuki remains a puzzle to many pitchers even after four seasons in the majors. "Why has nobody been able to figure out Bonds the last few years?" Washburn said. "The great ones you just dont figure out." Suzuki was a huge star in Japan before coming to the ma- -' jors. i He was an immediate hit with the Mariners, becoming the AL MVP and Rookie of the Year in 2001. He's an aggressive, free swinger at the plate with an uncanny ability to adjust to a pitch inflight. "His hands are in a good position, he's got great bat speed and he keeps the bat head in the zone for a long time," Molitor said Suzuki, close to winning his . '. . TV Suzuki close to breaking one of baseball's oldest records THE . Woods' best season of nine MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL L?LTQG -- second AL batting title, goes to the plate knowing where he wants to hit the ball His speed " often helps, as does his skill for angling balls through the infield. , A who ' Sisler, a could hit for power, set the" ' record in an era when completer games were the rule and hitters-coul- d settle in against the same pitcher. t7 Nowadays, the Suzuki might see at least (tree pitchers in as many as fite at-- 1 C bats, including setup men and closers, and he has to hit cvlter$ and fastballs that weren't used in Sisler's day. "That adds to the accomplishment," Molitor said. "Guys who can get on base and baserun-nin- g and bunting, those things are all overlooked. As a guy ' who didnt hit for a lot o( pow- - i er, I have a tremendous appreciation for what I've witnessed, the difficulty of it and the conv -, sist ency.l , Suzuki had 243 hits as a rook-- " ie with the Mariners. The first year, I thought; A "What a year it was," he said. "I never in my wildest dreams thought I could do the same things in the majors that I did in Japan." teft-hane- d split-fing- ,- . ; . . ' |