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Show HERALD DAILY B2 TODAY AMBRIEMG football Orem High Chad Lewis to speak at OHS fundraiser Orem High Football and the Golden Tigers Club are announcing the first annual OHS Football Fundraiser Dinner and Silent Auction. It will be an evening with former Orem High, BYU Cougar and NFL standout Chad Lewis. The event will be held Thursday, July 17 at 1382 East 1110 North in Orem from 6:30-- 9 p.m. The dinner will be catered by Carrabba's Italian Grill. Tickets are $50 per person with corporate sponsorships available. Proceeds and donations will benefit the Orem High football team in their efforts to put in a new grass field. For more information contact Tiff ani at impactnetworthmsn. com TODAY Great Falls at Orem 7 p.m. 700 AM Cincinnati , PL Grove volleyball 6:30 a.m. ESPN2 - 8 a.m. 11 a.m. TGC lp.m. TGC 700 Next year ing up. 14 new offensive and defensive team records. "I'm happy for the opportunity and I am excited to get working on the 2009 season," said James, a native of Albany, N.Y. "The sky is the limit for this organization and our first priority will be to sign current and new players and put a team on the field that will be exciting to watch, and it will be one that will take us further down the playoff path." White, who was the head coach of the Las Vegas Gladiators (now Prior to being named head resigned Cleveland Gladiators) for two coach of Las Vegas, James was last week after going 0 in seasons (2005, 2006). In 2005, the assistant head coachOL three seasons with the Blaze. "Ron has been in our system, his team led the AFL in total of- DLSpecial Teams coach of the fense and team defense and set Gladiators for three seasons. knows our expectations, and shares our vision of where we need to take our team. Ron has the confidence of the players, Utah Blaze owner John and with that we can make a Garff announced Wednesday seamless transition into the 2009 the promotion of assistant coach Ron season," Garff said. "He is the James to perfect person for the positioa" head coach. James, who just completed his second season with the James will Blaze as the defensive coordireplace nator and Director of Player former Blaze coach Personnel and 11th season in UTAH BLAZE Danny the Arena Football League, 21-3- already book- the stadium where the game will be played next summer. MLS doesn't know yet who the American league's will be playing and the actual date is also undetermined. But there is a location. "We'd been pestering the MLS about the game," Real owner Dave Checkers said with a subtle grin after the announcement. Real celebrated Wednesday by unfurling of a giant red banner with the team's logo and "Home of the 2009 Major League Soccer Game." The banner hung from the northwest corner of the stadium, which is still a busy work site and will be for another couple of Rodriguez agrees to settle, pay WVU $4 million AM Former West VirMORGANTOWN, W.Va. ginia football coach Rich Rodriguez agreed to pay a $4 million buyout clause and settle a lawsuit that the university filed after he broke his contract in December. The tentative agreement, which university attorney Tom Flaherty expects will be approved by the WVU Board of Governors later Wednesday, would end a case that had been set for trial this f alL It also may end a bitter public feud. "It's a case that should have settled a long time ago and could have settled a long time ago. It's in the best interest of everyone to resolve it," Flaherty said. Before joining the Gladiators, he was the line coach for the Houston ThunderBears and Director of Player Personnel He also was from an assistant coach with the Albany Firebirds from 1990-9"We were impressed by the quantity and quality of the applicants for the position and were thorough in our due diligence in selecting a new head coach," rs All-St- ar 1 All-St- ar months. Coach Jason Kreis, the first player chosen for RSL's 2005 expansion team, said he James coached a combined years at the collegiate level. He was the assistant sprint football coach, offensive line coach and admissions support officer at Army in 1998 and 1999. Army captured two Collegiate Sprint Football League (CSFL) rushing titles during his tenure, averaging more than 257 yards per game. James spent five seasons at Utah Blaze president Jason Kentucky Wesleyan College Jones said. "We are confident where he was the associate head coach for the final four that Ron possesses the qualities we are looking for and we have years. James began his stay at jkenrucky Wesleyan in 1993 as complete confidence in him to offensive coordinator. In 1994, meet our goals and expectations in going forward. Ron is comJames was promoted to associate head coach at Kentucky mitted to the organization and the community, and will work Wesleyan and was the defensive coordinatorsecondary diligently to build a championship-- never would have predicted that Utah would host the All-Stgame. "It's come a long way," Kreis said. "I know for certain that this is going to be a spectacularly attended event next year. People all over the state have come out and shown us that they like to see world class soccer." The opponent for the All-Stgame will depend on who is available. Instead of pairing off the Eastern and Western conferences, MLS tries to bring in international clubs and make it more competitive. West Ham of England's Premier League 14 1999-200- caliber is All-St- ar who shot the ball into the far post and equalized the game. But BYU came back with another quick goal one minute later when Britt Osborne passed the ball to Steven Fellows, who tucked the ball into the back of the net. Tuesday's game was the last played on Haws Field. The rest of this season's games will be played at the renovated Stadium at South Field. On July 15, the Cougars will take on the Real Salt Lake reserves. Tickets can be starting on July 10 at byutickets.com or at the gate. Prices are HERALD PRESS Real will host Major League Soccer's 2009 game, team and league officials said Wednesday at Ron James named new head coach of Utah Blaze DAILY ASSOCIATED Real Salt Lake SANDY is still trying to set an opening date for its new stadium before the end of the season. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Radio 7 p.m. Doug Alden THE er TGC Major League Baseball Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs 12:10 p.m. WGN Pioneer League Baseball Great Falls at Orem game New Pleasant Grove volleyball coach Jamie Schap-pe- r is announcing a Skills Camp to be held July 18 and 19 at the Pleasant Grove Rec Center. The camp will help athletes polish skills in serving, passing, setting, attacking, blocking and defense. The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Those who for the camp pay $25; those who register the first day of camp will pay $30. For more information, contact Pleasant Grove High School at 785S700. VRS MLS European PGA Nationwide Tour PGA Tour MLS Ail-St- ar Vikings announce volleyball skills camp ESPN2 Chivas USA at Los Angeles 9 p.m. 2-- w Television MLS Things are looking good for the BYU men's soccer team after Tuesday's 1 win against their familiar rivals, the Ogden Outlaws. "This was an important win for us," said head coach Chris Watkins. "It helped the team set a positive tone for the remainder of the season." The first half of the game was scoreless, but not without chances. BYU took nine shots on goal and Ogden took five. In the second half, Curtis Graham entered the game for Derek Taylor in the 52nd minute. Only one minute later, the ball bounced around in the Outlaws' box and Graham finished it for the Cougars. The Outlaws came back with a goal in the 74th minute when Jesse Kupfer found forward Kyle Christensen, 1 ON THE AIR Tourde France Cougars down rival Ogden ( ' $6 for adults and $5 for students and children. Every fan will get a free stadium groundbreaking shirt while supplies last. Los Angeles at Sacramento 7 p.m. Cycling BYU SOCCER at ChiCuM 12:10 p.m. WGN team." ar See coach. RSL, ; .'i 3 i u,. 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