Show SPORTS Sports Editor 625-426- 1 www standard net Standard Examiner 88 Saturday August opener 2001 1 2002 Ogden on a roll Eye er season 1 Each of the three Olympic sponsorship levels entitles compares to different marietmg regions category exclusivity and the use of designated Otympc images and marls Raptors post 20-- 5 winrunsover Blue Jays on an infield of JJ Hardy reached DAYS UNTIL THE GAMES and later scored on a base hit by single MEDICINE HAT Alberta - The Pio- Carrow while Santana scored on neer League schedule makers couldn’t an error in theRalph outfield after reaching have picked a more appropriate time to base on a walk be generous to the Raptors extended its lead to Ogden (9-After Ogden completed a in the fourth keyed by a solo home Boudreau dies sweep of Southern Division basement run by Travis Hmton breaking a dweller Idaho Falls on Thursday the Popular player manager slump 1 0B bus trip across announcer dies at 84 Raptors took a Not to be outdone by the long ball the northern border as guests of the the Blue 1440) made a rim in Three-wa- y Jays trade Northern Division last place Medicine half a of the fourth via their power Hat Blue Jays Mavericks Rockets Cesar Martin commenced the at1 1 B With the Raptors needing a stellar binge Kmcks swap players tack with a homer off of second half in an effort to clinch a play- starter Ben Wallace Two battersRaptor later BASEBALL off matchup against the Provo Angels Issac Iorg son of former Toronto Blue Ogden ran its winning streak to four Jay Garth Iorg went deep for his first American League games by ambushing Medicine Hat with professional home run to narrow Oga season-higrun total in a 20-- decision den’s Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 2 to advantage at Athletic Park Kansas City 7 Detroit 3 in the fifth a run 7 Cleveland 2 The Ogden bats remained scorching theFollowing blew theapiece Texas game open in the 8 NY Yankees as they pounded out 18 hits including a sixthRaptors Oakland bringing four runners across the Anaheim (n) at Toronto Carrow Thomas by performance plate After a sacrifice fly RBI by Hardy White Sox at Seattle (n) and a showing by Florian Villan- and a from Santana ueva which extended the outfielder’s hit- Villanueva launchedsingle National League home run a two-ru14 12 him Cubs 9 San Francisco 3 ting streak to games and gave which made the score 94 hits in his last 19 at bats Houston 7 Florida 2 The Blue Jays didn’t give the home San Diego 3 Pittsburgh 2 After two scoreless innings to open crowd by far the sparsest in the league Colorado 16 Cincinnati 7 the ballgame the Raptors got on the Milwaukee 5 Montreal See RAPTORS10B board in the top of the third with a pair Standard Examiner staff Roy High’s Candra Wilson (left) tnesto score 7 three-gam- e against Morgan goalkeeper Karen Long dunng Friday's afternoon's prep soccer opener at Roy West Patk The Royals defeated the Trojans 4-- 1 Story 10B 4-- M3 23-2- 9) 0 10-ho- (5-1- 1 two-ru- n h 5 4-- 3 1 run-scori- n BRIAN NICHOLSON Standard- Examiner 1 Philadelphia 10 LA 5 St Louis 7 NY Mets 6 (10) Arizona 7 Atlanta 0 Aggies-prepare- VI SPORTS SHORTS Ml d Jones captures 200 meters EDMONTON Alberta -- A struggling Marion Jones still was good enough to win her title first world :or future 200-met- Phoenix guard White ready to lead USU into 2001 and extend her winning streak in the event to 27 finals Friday night Jones did not look smooth down the stretch but still had the strength to finish in 2239 seconds and hold off Pan American Games gold medalist Debbie Ferguson of the Bahamas by 013 seconds The victory atoned for Jones' stunning runner-u- p finish in the 100 final ending her string of 42 consecutive finals wins in that event and was satisfying after she pulled up lame with back spasms in the semifinals of the 1999 World Championships “It’s incredible” Jones said “I was confident coming into the race” Michelle football season Timms By PRESTON TRUMAN Standard Logan and Utah's Jennifer Azzi race up the court during Friday’s staff Examiner - it’s a good has broad because Emmett White’s going to need them But that’s not for a few weeks Friday afternoon Utah State's tailback was resting his bulky figure and exercising his jaw as the Aggies held their 2001 football media day at Romney Stadium All eyes and mouths were geared towards White who was asked about everything from last year’s NCAA record-breakin- WNBA game at the Delta Center The Starzz won for the ninth time in 10 games performance against New Mexico State (578 yards an NCAA record) to how the Aggies will fare with their horrid schedule and no league to hide behind Obviously nobody in USU’s camp is jumping up and down about the prospects of playing an independent schedule for the first time since 1977 But White for one is excited about playing the likes of Oregon and Louisiana State both of which are ranked in the preseason Top-2- 5 “I think it gives us a little more to play for” DOUGLAS PIZAC Associated Press Utah pounds Phoenix for 1 2-po- int “We challenged them defensively By AARON MORTON night" coach Candi Harvey said Standard Examiner staff SALT LAKE CITY - They came for dolls They Natalie Williams bobble-hea- d also were treated to a wild victory 11311 fans In front of a season-high at the Delta Center Friday night the Starzz pounded the Phoenix Mercury Utah kept its fans entertained pushing the envelope on offense with 23 turnovers to go along with 20 assists So the Starzz had to rely on their 69-5- 7 See USU10B to-- speaking in front of a much larger media contingent from just a month ago “Overall they were outstanding” There was never a dull moment as guard Jennifer Azzi and Harvey were awarded technical fouls “I said a lot worse than that before” said Harvey who put on a separate show herself pleading and performing for the referee crew “It was home victory On the two technical free throws the - a trend they Mercury only hit held throughout the game going overall The Starzz dominated that category (shooting 78 percent from the line) as well as rebounding 42-2- 5 and field-goshooting 48-3- 6 percent For the first time this season three Utah players had double doubles - including Adrienne Goodson who was announced “player of the game” for her See STARZZ10B Butterbean Zumbrun will soon wage war in the desert What's all the excitement out one thing Butterbean’s coming to Utah State Line Hotel Casino will host the infamous Butterbean Esch in a four-roun- d super heavyweight with Ogden’s Billy Zumbrun on Aug 19 at the Enola Gay Hangar in West Wendover First bell is noon for the card The main event will begin about six-bo- 1 MAKE A TICKET 69-5- 7 g pm Zumbrun 28 is a local corrections officer He currently plays with the Utah Football League champion South Ogden Rhino-Raider- s and 323 pounds At Butterbean is a crowd favorite but he’s also finagled his way to a 63-- 1 record He also won the Toughman world title one year Fans can visit with Butterbean at Port O’ Call 400 S West Temple in Salt Lake City on Wednesday evening He’U spar one round with the Jazz Bear at 6:45 pm I Chris J Miller and at 7 am each day through Thursday Passes are $5 per day or $20 for the week For updates visit wwwscta-bniorand teamvescocom g Clegg moving on V Name Game 1 Fight tickets are $10 $20 and $45 You can get them at SmithTix or at the gate 53rd Speedweek’s here The Bonneville Salt Flats appear in prime condition for Speedweek 2001 set to begin today and Sunday at the flats eight miles east of Wendover Team Vesco’s Turbinator is set to run now as well as during the World of Speed in September or the World Finals in October Speedweek is hosted by the Southern California Timing Association Racing begins at noon i Remember James Clegg of Bountiful the competing soccer in the got milk? shootout? Clegg landed the top score at last weekend’s regional competition and now is one of eight who will compete for a chance to kick for $1 million during halftime of Major League Soccer’s Championship Cup on Oct 21 in Columbus Ohio He’s topped more than 16000 competitors to get this far The $1 million challenge will involve kicking a soccer ball 75 feet into a h target Slow and steady Former Idaho State football player Trevor Misipeka gained a measure of notoriety earlier this week at the World Track and Field Championships in Edmonton Alberta Misipeka - nicknamed Trevor the Tortoise by AP Sports Writer Howard Fendrich - competed for American Samoa in the 100 meters huffing and puffing his way across the line in 1428 seconds He claimed it was a personal best While Misipeka said he enjoyed the notoriety it’s probably the last time we’ll hear of him Russell fund-rais- er The Bryon Russell Celebrity Basketball Game will be at 5 pm tonight at the Delta Center Appearing with Russell will be Joel Klug and Dirk Been of Survivor fame and actors Alex Thomas Morris Chesnut Darius McCrary Paul Logan Anthony Anderson Vivica Fox and Gabrielle Union Tickets are $5 and available at See NAMEIIB i Horse racing: Wyoming Downs 1 pm Local sports: See complete schedule on Scoreboard 12B ON THE AIR - WUSA soccer: 10 am New York at Washington TNT 11 am - Baseball: Boston at Baltimore FOX 11:30 am - Arena football playoffs: Semifinals San Jose at Nashville ABC 2 pm - WNBA basketball: Houston at Los Angeles NBC 2 pm - Baseball Arizona at Atlanta FOX 6 p m - NFL preseason: Minnesota at New Orleans CBS 630 pm - Baseball Cleveland at Texas FX 8 pm - Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Seattle WGN WPORTS QUOTES Oh really? During the telecast of the Seattle-Lo- s Angeles WNBA game last Saturday at Staples Center Seattle broadcaster David Locke repeatedly implied the officials were favoring the Sparks’ Lisa Leslie with their calls Then angrily he threw in this: “The fact is Lisa Leslie has choked in every playoff game she’s ever been in" - Standard-Examine- staff r and wire services oxo j ftvwwttamUrdntUi |