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Show TheSalt Lake Tribune SPORTS Wed: Kings’ Petrie Named NBA Executive of the Year TODAY:SOCCER GannettNews Service SOLCHOSETEO LOLOL EOEECR OREO SCOOEEOH EELS South America On the Decline In U.S. Soccer Event NHL PLAYOFFS BASEBALL Rockies at Astros PCL: Buzzat Trappers Padresat Diamondbacks NNIS French Open AUTO RACING The South American influ- is declining, It still is the leading force but an analysis by Gannett NewsService shows a steady drop from 44.7 percent of Coca-Cola 600 Qualifying in the first year, 1996, to @ Caribbean, 5 (11.3 percent). @ North America, 3 (6.8 percent). @ Africa, 2 (4.5 percent). © Oceania, 1 (2 percent). The original emphasis in MLSwason Latin players for their style of play and to eater to ethnic groups in various cities ‘The Chicago Fire emphati- cally broke with part ofthat pattern in 1997, getting three players from Poland — appealing to thousands of that ancestry in the area — and one from the Czech Republic. The European share has grown from 17 percent to 25 percent. MLSexecutives were opti- mistic at the outset that Bra- zil would produceabout a half-dozen starters on a regular basis. Not the top native stars. Nor even the next level or two. But above-average players. This hasn't happened. Welton is the only Brazilian remaining. Nine others havefailed to produce — ranging fromthe famed Branco (New York/NewJer- sey) o Gilmar (Tampa Bay) to the most recent casualty Roberto Gaucho (Miami). ecoee 34,1 percent in 1999 Bi South America, 15 (34.1 flop: out-of-shape Marcelo Vega, a heralded World Cup players from Colombia and Argentina. A majordisappointment has been the failureto attract top players from Mexico,but the pay is two to three times higherin its first division than in MLS. Thereis just one player now — Carlos Hermosillo, not even available until June dueto playoffs in Mexico Eight others have had varyingstints in MLS, including fan favorites HugoSan- chez (retired) and Jorge Campos (a starter on the 1994 and 1998 World Cupteams). The Caribbean impact has multiplied, from nonethe first year to two in 1997 eight in 1998, andfivein 1999. Central America has been steady — with seven, five and six representatives the last three years. Big drop has been the lack of players from Africa, which started with eight in 1996. and hasfallen to two. Doctor Khumalo and Shaun Bartlett were good enough to play on the 1998 playérs fromAsia Dave Hedderman and Glen Utah Golf Association’s Senior Match 'e Play | ebamplons tie at Old Mill Go! Course in Salt GUUININENGNG Lake County. Hedderman, the defending champion, advanced Tuesday with a l-up victory over Wolfgang Zan- der. Hatch downed Bob Cram, 3 Columbus Crew was responsi ble for the majority are cord 9,083tickets, or a 60 percent jump, for its new sta dium However, through 56 games, averageattendance has only climbed half a yer: cent to 14,456, launcha series of youth meets Saturday at Orem High. Future sites are Kearns (June 5), Spanish Fork (June 12), and East (June 19), with the state meet at Provo High, June 25-26. The Region X Junior Olym- BASKETBALL (Gros Division ualying (1e¥0n payot) 71 — Dave Hedderman, Doug Horne 72 —Denns Wood, ll met 7 — Ge Hah Jha Ger,ed etn (Cram, Jin Burns 7 Beere. 7 5 Senont Wal acer, vA Bier, Bob Legere. Rauno Suounen Tery Drckerson Piscro an del. ander.nacht bet S ie ef Tae Ror def Richmond, and 2 fond Micheldt eae Baas Today Hederman vs teh WoodOberery Dre Se sons v5 Mitebel Net Divison Qualifying (x00 playoff) — Don Blasongame 6 anko. Ted Jordan Hughes Larry Shumway. Aaron Kennard. Phu Ateno, Doug Wight. 68 — Pres Jensen tan Carter 69 — xJack Drive Bod Paul Dean Power Cal Cotte Pest round resul Drie def Yuranko, 2 and 1, Wight det Hughes and 4 Nevada Officials Won’t Get in Way Of Tyson Return oO Former BYU coach Tony Ingle has joined Champions Athletic Academyin Orem, primarily in a communityrelations role. THEASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS — The news just keeps getting better for Mike Ty son. A day after Tyson's early release from a Maryland jail, Nevada boxing officials indicated Tuesdaythey won't do anything to stand in the way of his return to the ring. That could come as early as Aug. 21, with a possible fight in Las Vegas against the likes of Axel Schulz or Brian Nielsen “Aug. 21 is certainly a date we're looking at,” said Jay Lar- kin, who runs boxing for the Showtime network. “Hopefully in the next coupleof days we'll have something concrete Tyson's advisers and handlers porter contest for Utah Starzz gameswill be staged June 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sears, 754 S. State. Children of ages 8-15 areeligible. @ Correction: The annual BYUUtah Legends Gameis July 16 at the Marriott Centerin Provo. A different site was listed in Tuesday's Salt Lake Tribune. oO FITNESS Correction: The Kearns Oquirrh Park Fitness Center was misidentified in Sunday's Tribune. FIGHT SCHED ‘National TV ia parentheses nyse Mountaioeer Race Cee, Wa Man ardRee Seabee OvAue oy, Coni O TBC America's junior welterweight tile hiFriday’ Bouts gas. James Crayon. Las ayions WEANA ey Hato, Canada.Stephane wads mddieweagh ule after extensive hearings to re- place the one taken from him for biting Evander Holyfield’s ears. It does not expire until the end of the year. “Myfeeling is that he hasa license,” said James Nave, vice chairman of the Nevada Athletic Commission. “I don't see the need him or hold another hearing on his suitability to box in thestate Tyson wona licensein October Starting his fifth year with the Kings, Petrie made a series of trades and signings, some of them controver- sial, that resulted in four new starters playing for a new coach, Rick Adeiman. The NBA lockout meant an abbreviated training campand seasonfor the young team, andthestart was rocky. The Kings’inconsistency andlapses often made them look like the 27-55 team of the previous season. But Sacramento closed the regular season with 10 wins in their final 11 games for a 27-23 record. Then they camewithin one missedshotonthe final buzzer of upsetting the Utah Jazz, the defending two-time Western Conference champion, in the fifth and final game of the opening round of the playoffs. Gavin Maloof, whose family will assume control of the franchise from Thomas on July 1, said the honor was well deserved, a 15-daydisabled list, the 12th Tampa Bayplayer to go the DLthis season. @Shawon Dunston ofthe St. Louis Cardinals was suspended for three games for charging the moundin a game against the Los Angeles rs. He appealed the action by National Leaguepresident Leon- ard S. Coleman. Becauseof the appeal of the suspen- sion, which was to begin today, Dunston can play pending a hearing. Dunston said he didn’t know when an appeal would be heard. . @ Darry! Strawberry, whose baseball career is on hold while he faces charges of drug possession and soliciting a prostitute, will be arraigned todayin Hillsborough County Circuit Court. The New York Yan- kees outfielder was arrested April 14 after police said he offered an undercover female officer $50 for sex. Theeight-time All-Star also was charged with possessing .3 grams of cocaine found wrapped in a $20 bill insidehis wallet. a HOCKEY BASKETBALL While former Georgetown Coach John Thompson is interested in the prospect of coaching in the NBA, the NewJersey Nets’interest in him caught him off guard. During his daily radio program, Thompsonsaid he has not spokenwith the Nets about the job now being held by Don Casey on an interim basis nor does he have knowledge that his agent, David Falk, talked to the team about it. The Record of Hackensack reported that the Nets havetalked with Thompson about coaching, and principal owner Lewis Katz is ready to confer with the former Georgetown coach’s agent. However, the newspapersaid the Nets’ No. 1 choiceis Phil Jackson and they have offered the former Chicago Bulls coach whatis described as oneoftherichest contracts in the history of sports. Buffalo Sabres goaltender Dominik Hasek missed his second straight playoff game with a groin injury, and DwayneRolosonstarted against the Toronto Ma- ple Leafs. Roloson made28saves in Buffalo's 5-4 win in Sunday's openerin the best-of-7 Eastern Conference finals as Hasek was unable to play because of the injury thatfirst bothered him back in February. Hasek said theiiinjury probably wouldn't keep him outof the entire series. 1 Mario Lemieux said he has a new plan to rescue thefinancially troubled Pittsburgh Penguins. The formerstar center for the Penguins and NHL Hall of Famersaid hewill file a revised plan before Friday to reorganize the team and accept a bigger ownership stake andless cash for whathe is owed. Lemieux said his deal will convert $20 million of the salary he is owed into a larger ownership stake in the team. He oO said he will forgive the remaining $7.5 million he is owed. BASEBALL Third baseman AaronBoonerejoined the Cincinnati Reds, while pitcher Denny Neagle received reassurances that he won't need shoulder surgery. The Reds called up Boone from Triple-A Indianapolis to fill Neagle's spot on the roster. Neagle went on the disabled list Monday with weakness in his shoulder and has an appointment today with James Andrewsin Birmingham, Ala @ Often-injured St. Louis left-hander Donovan Osbornewill be sidelined 2-3 months after undergoing arthroscopic surgeryon his pitching shoulder. Frank Jobe performed thesurgery in Los Angeles, repairing an arthritic joint in Osborne's shoulder. Osborne had reconstructive surgery on the shoulder in 1993. o FOOTBALL Todd Blackledge hasleft ABC to become CBS’ top college football analyst. Blackledge has spent the past five years as a studio analyst with ABC andhas also been a game analyst for ESPN's Thursday nightcollege football contests. He will be paired with Sean McDonough, the network’s top play-by-play man since 1997. Blackledge played in the NFL from 1983-1990 after being selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1983 draft. He was a memberof the quarterback class which included Dan Marino, John Elwayand Jim Kelly. NFL Owners OK $800 Million Sale of Washington BY DAVE GOLDBERG PRESS THE ASSOCIAT! ATLANTA — The price was $800 million, the highest for a franchise in sports history. A heavy tab for a 34-year-old lifelong ‘Washington NFL fans. But Daniel Snyder, a communi- drawing a commitment to Hart- ford, Conn. Massachusetts Gov. Paul Cellucci signed legislation Mondaythatwill provide $70 mil- lion to help the Patriots build a new stadium. The debate concerning Los Angeles involves parkinglots. One of the plans put forward Tuesdayin- cations mogul and college drop- cluded a garage at the renovated Coliseum that would cost more Tuesday — ownership of one of the league's premier teams. than $200 million byitself. Snyder had been a junior partner to HowardMilstein in a previous bid to buy the team from the out, finally got what he wanted “Wow!” exulted Snyder after receiving unanimous approval from NFL club owners. “It’s been an unbelievable journey.” trustees of the late Jack Kent Cooke. money, he becomes the youngest it became clear he couldn't win WhenMilstein pulled out after among the league's current own- support from other owners, Snyder went his own way. He brought in Fred Drasner and Mort Zucker- Tyson, whose last fight was a back interrupted when he was jailed in Maryland for assaulting two motorists following a traffic accident Heserved 34% monthsof a year- long sentence before being re- ‘Tyson was in jail, we wouldn't make any plans for his fights Tyson's no-contest plea that land. ed him in a Marylandjail against —S{8VIWENN Tampa Bay Devil Rays outfielder Quinton McCrackenis expected to miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligamentin his right knee in Monday night's loss to the Texas Rangers. He was placed on the fifth round knockout of Francois Botha on Jan. 16, had his come- scrambling to makearrangements to get thefighter back in the ring Nevadaboxing officials won't use had a winning season since moving from Kansas City to Sacramento in 1985. activated from the 15-day disabled list. for a hearing.” caught off-guard by his sudden as quickly as possible ose plans may have been madeeasier by indications that 7 York by The Sporting News, WB | recognized Petrie’s key role in or I rebuilding a team which had not 1 ae @ Baltimore Orioles first baseman Will Clark, sidelined since fracturing his left thumb on April 18, was In a league long ruled by old leased on parole release from jail Monday, were year for him and the Kings. The award, announced in New @ The 1999 Sears Kid Beat Re- BY TIM DAHLBERG We all agreed that while Mike Larkin said. “Now, he's been out only 24 hours and wejust haven't gotten to that pointyet, But we're goingto start right now The 32-year-old Tyson looked rusty and confused in the ring against Botha in what was his first fight in 19 monthssincethe Holyfield biting incident ers. ‘The 31 owners accepted his re- cordbid in theonly action taken at thestart of two days of meet ings. Twenty-four votes were needed to approve the sale, which in- cludes the new Jack Kent Cooke Stadium. Approval was widelyex man, co-ownersof the Daily News lion. The project features a garage covered with trees, grass in front of luxury suites and a cooling system that would spray mist on sweltering fans. But public money must cover someof the costs, and California politicians are not all that happy. The other group,led by developer Eli Broad, has a more mod- car garage plus space for more than 17,000 other cars, using the adjacent campus of the Universi- Coach Norv Turner. Healso ex shipgroupsare jockeying for the could cost as much as $225 mil- est plan. It would provide a 7,500- land Browns Snyder has said that for this season he will retain General les, which lost its two NFL teams after the 1994 season. Two owner be the venue of choice. Now parking — always a vexing issue in the city — figures into the discussion. The NFL insists 25,000 parking spacesbeavailable. One group, headed by Hollywood agent Michael Ovitz, presented a plan Tuesday for a parking garage with a park on top that Lerner paid for the new Cleve- franchise was the $550 million Al pected following last week's en. Another key issueis Los Ange In Los Angeles, the NFL has de- cided the renovated Coliseumwill in NewYork The previous high price for a committee dorsement by the NFL's finance those mentioned is former Miami Coach DonShula. Manager Charley Casserly and pects to hire a team president soon, but not necessarily someone from football. However, one of ty of Southern California and oth- er existing space. Los Angeles has until Sept. 16 to present owners with a workable plan although that deadline is believed to be flexible if progress is shown. franchise, which the NFL hopes to havereadyfor the 2002 season The owners are to discuss the New England Patriots’ decision to stay in the Boston areaafter with. Granite Calls on Veteran Coach to Rebuild Football Team gamelosing streak in 1997 and BY JAY DREW seemingly had the program head THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Tom Larson built ing in theright direction successful I felt in order for me to move and physical education at Spanish Fork. @ Northridge baseball coach Dave Hoch hasresigned after sev football programs at Kearns and up in coaching, I had to make a en years andwill be replaced by can make Granite a winner, move,” said Henderson, who also coached at Parowan. “Until the district shuts the boundaries and coach Fred Thompson @ Skyline baseball coach Steve Marlowe is stepping down. He will be replaced by Troy Norris, a former Alta star whohas helped it would be his biggest coaching ac. complishmentyet attendance numbers. 12 teams in the 4-year-old Americanleagueincreased from 38,860 to 43,423. The TRACK USA Track and Field-Utah will co-medalist Doug Horne. | up. Play continues in gross and net divisions through Friday. named the Farmers’ coach this week by the Granite School Dis. Logan said Tuesday the num ber of season tickets for the Jordan def Jensen, $and 2 Stewart de Christotfersen, and Bogan def Blasongame, 1 up, Atencio def. Shumway, 3 and Douglas det Carter, 5 and 4 Today’ palrings Drinide vs. Wight: Jordan vs. Stewart: Bogan vs. Atencio Douglas vs Kennard pic meetis July 14-17 at BYU. at Hunter High last year, was MLS Commissioner Doug In (BS) and 2. Al Emeryupset qualifying Major League Soccer's sea son-ticket sales are up 12 percent this year. but that has only slightly helped its pened o f [ ee Olympus high schools, but if he At the Gate CESPN) 6:05 p.m. Hatch, last year’s finalists, will play today in the quarterfinals of the Africa, but their careers in And there have been no KTKK-AM (630) 8am World Cupteam for South MLSweredisappointing FSR) Senior Match Play Championships Probablythebiggest Latin midfielder from Chile. Moreadaptable have been i Hedderman, Hatch Advance in the international allotments percent), @ Europe, 11 (25 percent). @ Central America, 7 (15.9 percent). Year on Tuesday, capping a spectacular comeback Radio _580pm(ESP 6pm 7pm 8:30 p.m. Geoff Petrie, Sacramento's vice presidentof basket- ball operations, was selected NBA Executive of the TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Time Tv Ls Starsat Avalanche ence in Major League Soccer The main benefactors: players from the Caribbean and Europe. Current breakdownof 44 players in Major League Soccer representing 22 countries: y, May 26, 1999 Theveteran coach, who helped trict. Larson replaces Scott Hen: stops all of Granite’s players from going elsewhere, it will never hap- pen. Granite will never (have a winning season)." Henderson will also be the head derson, who is moving to Hunter boys soccer coach at Hunter. ‘The hardest part is leaving the Wes Wilcken good kids. People havethe wrong to help new Wolverines coach Larson guided Olympus to the 1997 Class 4-A championship game before giving up that posi tion to devote more timeto family and church responsibilities. He was the coach when the Cor championship at Kearns in 1989 % won a state Hendersonwononly five games in four years as Granite’s coach. buthelpedthe Farmers snapa 34 kids,” he said “Granite kids are perceptionof them Inother prep coaching news @Six-year Northridgeassistant Rex Brimhall is the new boys bas- ketball coach at Spanish Fork. He will replace Mike Gardner, who was asked to step down last month. Brimhall played at Col lege of Eastern Utah, Utah Valley State College and Southern Utah University and will teach Spanish You won't have to look around for @ new place to live in the Air Force Reserve It's 2 days a month, 2 weeks a year. So you can get money for college, train- Eric Thompson, son of Fremont at Alta and Brighton the past two ing and extra pay without giving ball coach Roger Howell is retir Qet your future moving, call your school's athletic director. Assis tant Mark Hansen will be the (801) 467-3708 seasons. @ Longtime Ben Lomond base up everything else in your life. To local recruiter. ing as a coach but will remain the Scots’ baseball coach. +— @ Alta baseball coach Mike ted the head position at the new Juan Diego ATR FORCE RESERVE High in Draper, which will open with freshmen and sophomores only this fall and play at the 2-A 5-19 as Alta’s guided a young team this pastsea sontothe Class 5-A tournament. betwwee 10:00 om te 408 pe Dal nw www ofreserve.com APN w |
