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Show mm SECTION WEDNESDAY, SPORTS EDITOR Darnell Dickson I APRIL 16, 2008 - ddicksonheraldextra.com 344-255- 5 Boozers have gone through a lot this basketball season Doug Alden THE parents hope" wiped out his sickle ASSOOAUB PRESS SALT LAKE CITY Carmani Boozer can barely get his little arms around a basketball. The hugs the ball to his chest as he bounces around the room before his dad sweeps him up for a father-so- n grin and giggle. Carlos Boozer has had to from a host of injuries that come with being a power forward Jn the NBA, yet he can only imagine what his son has endured in the last year. Carmani has had chemotherapy, made countless trips to the doctor and spent weeks in the " hospital before and after an umbilical cord blood transplant that his er I I V cell anemia. Six months later, Carmani is still free of the blood disorder, but Boozer and his wife, CeCe, have another six months of angst before knowing whether the procedure was a success. "We're just looking forward to that day when he's clear completely," Boozer said. They just aren't sure when or if that day will come. If it does, the Boozers will know that they made the right call in a series of difficult choices that ultimately led to deciding on a transplant and a search for the right donor. They found one by producing their own fertilization. through Two of the healthy embryos they created were implanted and CeCe Boozer had twin boys last July. After Carmani had chemo- therapy to attack the diseased blood cells, he was injected with stem cells from one twin's umbilical cord. If the procedure goes as planned, the new cells will help A See BOOZER, C2 ' f'h FILEAP Utah Jazz basketball player Carlos Boozer poses with his son Carmani as his wife CeCe holds twins Cameron andCayden, right, on March 21. Carmani has had chemotherapy, countless trips to the doctor and spent weeks in the hospital before and after a bone marrow transplant that his parents hope wiped out sickle cell disease. And here's to you 1 IMS LJ J MLB honors Jackie Robinson on anniversary of his debut Ronald Blum ThE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK Rachel Robinson walked past cheering construction workers and into the Jackie Robinson Rotunda for the first time, stood on a balcowide floor ny above the and was awed as she gazed at; ; the highaTChes."It's like walking into a cathe- dral in a way," she'saidr"! love St. Peter's in Rome, but I dont know if I can compare this to St. Peter's." On the 61st anniversary of the day her husband broke major league baseball's color barrier, more than 330 players, managers and coaches including wore nine entire teams Jackie Robinson's No. 42 to celebrate the Hall of Famer's accomplishments. The center of the celebration was at Citi Field, the New York Mets' $800 mil-- . lion ballpark under construction 160-fo- ot 70-fo- ? See ROBINSON, 4 iS-r- JZ. 1 I V "1' JI. " - - 1 -- - - -- C5 Jackie Robinson file BROOKLYN DODGERS Second baseman I MLB debut on April 15, I fA i 1947 NL Rookie of . J in ait TJS, 4QA7 1 1949 IVIUOl NL Player I Number 42 retired by all of MLB in , 1997 cSvi WJM' I CAREER STATISTICS I Batting average: .311 I Home runs: 137 Hits: 1,518 I RBI: 734 OBP: .403 I J - VG1IUUIG j - lrVJ I: lilt Associated Press photos Clockwise from top left: Los Angeles Angels player wear number 42 in honor of Jackie Robinson; Arizona Diamondbacks' g Orlando Hudson, wearing Jackie Robinson's number, warms up as a tribute to Robinson plays on the big screen; actor Lou Gossett Jr. speaks before the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Pirates; New York Mets manager Willie Randolph, left, and Rachel Robinson, widow of Jackie Robinson.'embrace before the Mets faced the Washington Oscar-winnin- Nationals on Tuesday. BYU BASEBALL GOLF Woods has knee surgery, u ' . 1 Cougars' rally falls short against SUU will miss a month Doug Ferguson THE ASSOCIATED PRESS VI 11 FILEAP Tiger Woods reacts after making a bogey putt on the 14th hole during the 2008 Masters. Woods had arthroscopic surgery on his left knee in Park City on Tuesday. I v Tiger Woods had arthroscopic 6urgery on his left knee Tuesday to repair cartilage damage, his second operation in five years on the same knee, He is expected to miss at least a month while he recovers. The surgery, announced on his Web site, came two days after Woods finished three shots behind Trevor in the Masters. Neil He most likely will miss The Players Championship, but should return in time to play the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on " June 12. "I made the decision to deal with the pain and schedule the surgery for after the Masters," Woods said. "The upside is that I have been through this process before and know how to handle it. I look forward to working through the I See K. Warner DAILY HERALD WOODS, C6 ' Trailing 14-- BYU coach Vance Law turned the game over to its " bench. Chad Nacapoy, Kiko Hermosil- Michael' Bowenand Benji Woahn, you're im It was a lo, h I , Vr- j - MARK JOHNSTONOaily during the game against SUU on beat the Cougars, Thunderbirds The Tuesday. BYU! Daniel Welch pitches 14-1- Herald suu 14 BYU 10 Law's lineup card looked like it was a rough draft. Then the most unlikely of See BYU, C5 |