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Show wets SECTION jDaity&HcraUi SATURDAY, JUNE 21. SPORTS EDITOR Darnell Dickson 344-255- 2008 ddicksonheraldextra.com MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL Ramirez ninth-innin- Rick Gano THE ASSOCIATED PRESS homer gives Cubs win g homer in the bottom of the ninth that gave the weary Cubs a 3 victory. "Anytime you hit a walkoff, it's special. You just won the game," Ramirez said. "It's great to play in front of 40,000 every day and we take ad-- i vantage of it." Ramirez lined a pitch from CUBS 4-- CHICAGO Aramis Ramirez is used to playing in front of a wild crowd at Wrigley Field. Happens all the time. But Friday's game was a little more energized than usual, a first place showdown with the other team that plays in the same city, the White Sox. And Ramirez responded. Did he ever. Derrek Lee and Ramirez tied the game with a homers in the seventh off Octavio Dotel. Ramirez then sent Wrigley Field into pandemonium with a leadoff back-to-bac- k NAM Y. HUHAssociated Press Chicago Cubs's Aramis Ramirez, right celebrates with his teammates g solo home run against Chicago White after hitting the Sox during the ninth inning Friday in Chicago. The Cubs won, game-winnin- 4-- 0 Scott Linebrink WHITE (2-over the wall in center and the majority of the 41,106 fans most of them obviously pulling for the Cubs went home happy. their second straight World Series and haven't captured another since, a drought. The White Sox got a leadoff double from Brian Anderson in the ninth off who then Kerry Wood retired the next three batters, striking out an agitated Pierzynski to end the threat. Pierzynski was called out on an appeal to third base umpire Mike Everett and then fired down his helmet and flipped his bat away on his way to the dugout. That's the kind of emotion The game marked the first time the two city rivals met as first place teams since play began in 1997. "It was a little different," Ramirez said. "They just swept the Pirates. They're in first place, we're in first place. It's kind of nice." A.J. Pierzynski and Jermaine Dye homered for the White Sox. SOX The two teams met in the 1906 World Series city fans are envisioning a rematch this season with the White Sox winning. Two years later, the Cubs won 100-ye- -- (4-1- ), this series brings out. See CUBS, C3 MLB OREM OWLZ r" II LiLi v t iT1 : FILEAssociated Press 4 - ' . I " ' V ! Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling tips his hat as he walks off the field after being taken out of the game during the sixth inning in Game 2 of the World Series against the Colorado Rockies at Fenway Park in Boston on Oct. 25, 2007. " f Surgery will end season, possibly career for Schilling ?i " j -- i s Howard Ulman THE ASSOCIATED BOSTON MATTHEW HATFIELDStandard-Examine- r at Lindquist Field in Ogden on Friday. Ogden can't win, Orem can't lose as Owlz take fourth straight Roy Burton STAFF The Ogden Raptors are having a hard time catching a break. Emphasis on the word "catch," since defense is what the Raptors are having the hardest time with early in the Pioneer League season. The Raptors have committed eight errors through their first four games, including four Thursday in their OGDEN enth inning after the Raptors had tied it in the sixth Lindquist Field opener. Ogden was only charged with one error in Friday's 2 loss to Orem, but twice 7-- the Raptors picked off, only to see them end up safe at the bag because of dropped balls. OREM Another wild play allowed OGDEN Orem's Ivan Contreras to score the run all the way from first base on a bunt in the sev go-ahe- on DH Jesse Mier's RBI single. "That one inning, it got kind of unraveled on us," Raptors manager Mike m 1 Brumley said. "That play 2 got out of hand, but overall it was a pretty good ball- game, We're swinging the bats all right, we've just got to put together a few hits in the same inning The Raptors just missed catching an opportunity later-- the seventh when Pedro Baez's potentially game-tyin- g homer for the Raptors was ruled just foul down the left field line. Two innings later, Orem's Angel Castillo launched the first home run into the Tar Pit, the newly built concourse overlooking left field. The blast was See OWLZ, C4 Curt Schilling will have surgery on his ailing shoulder Monday, ending his season and possibly his career. Boston Red Sox The will have the operation after a rehabilitation program preferred by the team failed to fix the tendon injury that sparked a spring training dispute between doctors about how to treat it. "My season is over and there is a pretty decent chance I have thrown my last pitch forever. er right-hand- Orem's Ivan Contreras, right, slides safely into third as Ogden's Pedro Baez waits for the ball "My season is over and there is a pretty decent chance have thrown my last pitch forever." I Curt Schilling U.S. DIVING TRIALS Former Cougar Wilcock in fourth at U.S. diving trials Wilkinson, Dumais put together perfect 10s Paul Newberry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS With a string INDIANAPOLIS of perfect 10s, Laura Wilkinson and Troy Dumais appear to be Beijing bound. Dumais, declaring he will settle for nothing less than gold in Beijing, was dominant in the semifinals of springboard on Friday night. The two-tim-e Olympian received 10s on three of his six dives to build a commanding lead with 1038.30. Chris Colwill was second at 961.00. Former BYU diver Justin Wilcock, who was one of two representatives for the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics in the springboard, finished the semifinals Friday in fourth place with a score of 883.2. Wilcock was in third after the preliminaries earlier in the day, which included a 2 Vk pike dive that earned him a 9.5 from the judges. See DIVING, C4 MICHAEL CONROYAssociated Press Former Cougar Justin Wilcock performs a dive in the preliminaries of the men's springboard at the U.S. Olympic diving trials in Indianapolis on Friday. PRESS Boston Red Sox pitcher . Schilling said Friday on WEEI radio in Boston. Schilling has been out since the start of spring training. His physician, Dr. Craig gan, confirmed to The Associated Press that he will do the surgery Mon- day in Wilmington, Del "This could conceivably be a career-endinprocedure, Morgan said. "We're doing this so that Curt Schilling will have a totally funcshoulder for the tional, pain-fre- e rest of his life." Schilling did not return a phone call but addressed the issue on his g blog, 38 pitches.com. "Coming back from this surgery at 31 would be an enormous challenge, at 41 more so," he wrote. "BUT, if that is an option at least I'll be able to make that decision with all the cards on the table, and it will end on terms I choose. I won't come back throwing 85 with so-s-o crap. If there is not an option to come back and be good, I won't." He expressed no regrets and thanked fans. See SCHILLING, C2 |