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Show a DailyS Herald MONDAY, AUGUST 1, 2005 SPORTS EDITOR Darnell Dickson 344-2555 - ddickson@heraldextra.com UTAH OPEN Jason Franchuk The Front Row St.G t. George pro hold holds on to win Open s _ 4 Riverside assistant those gaudy, oversized checks that golf tournament winners pro Moody finishes tendto receive. t STEVE YOUNGS — INDUCTIONCALLS FORA ROAD TRIP” nonline mapservicetells me that Canton,Ohio,is 1,806 miles away, so nowit’s my turnto say thatit’s time for a road trip. Afterall, Steve Young deserves your support. His enshrinement Sundayinto ed to stay‘on top from start to finish. It was a disappointment his secondfirst-place payday considering the pair wentto a Heading onto No. 16 at the Utah Open,believing a worthy Chris Moodylurked inthe ~ shadowsofthe leader board, McKinlaytold himself he had to step up and get the butter- this month. “(Moody) was the guy I cared about, definitely McKinlay said afterward. “He _can reallylight it up.” Moody,an assistant club playoff a couple of weekends agoat the Salt Lake City Open, and Moody was hoping for somerevengethat would've comewith a bigger payday. flies out of his stomath. pro at Riverside Country Club, three holes left, worried that vation proved funny and un- timately blew up on the 16th hole with a deflating bogey, _andthat gavethe three-day Winner Nick McKinlay putts on the eighth hole on Sundayat ultimately be handed oneof — at Talons Cove backed leader all of the room he need- the Utah Open. ed to tense up Sunday with he had a one-stroke leadanda long wayto go before he could The feelings and self-moti- necessary, considering the rest ofthe field — Moodyincluded finishedtied for third but ul- i See OPEN, B4 FRANK BOTT /Daily Herata DULL, DULL DEADLINE Hall of Famein Canton, Ohio, should mean just as muchto the fans ofhis college career as it does to those who werein the Bay Area when the undersized improviser over- cameall sorts of odds and elevated his game and football spirit to immortality. Timeto hopin the car. Don’t worry. The former BYU quarterback won'tbe lonely on his big dayif you can't attend. About 550 ofhis closest family and friends will be there to see him. That's why Young was without his wife while in Provo this weekend, as she continued to shoreup reservations for food catering, hotels and other weekenditineraries. And they say he was the scramblerin the family. It'd be niceif the sceneincluded a few morelast-minute party crashers from BYU. How delightfulif Sunday’stelecast were reministent of when John Elway entered a few yearsagoin front of a sea of orangeand blue worn by rowdybutrespectful Broncos fans. John — that's all you need to say in Colorado — will alwaysbe a legendthere,just as Youngis here. That's whatis so fun about this induction.It spans more than just a pro career. While Elway’s popularity spanned anentire state where he played his whole pro career,it wasn't a moment deckedoutin Stanford red. Young has the benefit of attractinga largesectorofa religion. This event, eventhough it’s honoring . his play-for-pay days primarily in San Francisco, shouldstill carry as muchCougarblueas it does 49er red. Talking to reporters Saturday at the SmitFieldhouse,beforea fireside in his honor, Young talked about how this upcoming reward was the ultimate culmination of years in football dating back to when he was an 8-year-old defensivelineman. That's the samefeeling for most any player.It all goes back to childhood. But Young, even for an outstanding pro career,will always be associated with his alma mater. Atboth levels the lefty has always beenput in awkwardpositions, which makeshis ascentto this point that much morefascinating. At BYU hereplaced legend Jim McMahon,whoonceheld 70-some NCAApassingrecords. At San Francisco, Young replaced Joe Montana. “I played with mytail on fire my wholelife,” Youngsaid.“I never really had timeto think about perspective.” Now'sthe time for everyone — Youngincluded — to thifk back, even though he quipped that the post-careerhighlights “make mefeelreally old.” Butthis is about forever, Young. A contingency of BYUofficials will be there, along with former teammates. There's noofficial sendoff of BYU fanstothe cradle of Americanfootball, but the guess is somefans will be there. Of course, former 49ers teammates will attend. And Youngis uehis father give the opening speech. Youngjokedthat thetrip to Ohio was becoming a “reverse pioneer trek,” meaning that the Mormons will be stormingeast instead of west this time. The Hall of Fame's joyful irony is that Youngwill getall of the glory, but his entry allows for so much happiness beyond himself. It will affect family, friends and teammates. Many peopleare responsibleforthis trip to Ohio. Provo, and BYU's worldwide fan base, should be there,too. The 49ers fans shouldn't get to haveall the fun, i Jason Franchuk DAILY HERALD. Nick McKinlayfinally start- from St. George could claim MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL the Pro Football Steve Young k bi k wostrokes bac down so thatthe 29-year-old ch WINSLOW TOWNSON Asso Boston's Manny Ramirez was the subject of numeroustrade rumors leading up to Sunday's deadline, but he stayed with the Boston Red Sox. Baseball’s trade deadline comes and goes without any majortrades Ronald Blum THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — MannyRamirez, Alfonso Soriano, A.J. Burnett and Mike Cameronall stayed with their teamsas baseball's non-waivertrade deadline passed with only five lowlevel deals involving 11 players. Outfielder Matt Lawton was the highest-profile player to switch sides Sunday, going to the Chicago Cubs from the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Jody Gerut. “As you can see by the strange natureof this year,| think weareall shocked how few deals in the game were made,” Cubsgeneral manager Jim Hendry said. The trade that would have made the most newsnever happened. Boston haddiscussed a three-team trade with Tampa Bay and NewYork that would have sent Ramirez to the Mets. New York would haveincluded Cameron andoutfielder Lastings Milledge,the 12th overall pick in the 2003 amateur: us to do. Ramirez, held out of Boston's starting lineup for the secondstraight day, pinchhit 54 minutesafter the 4 p.m. deadline passedandSingled in the goaheadrunto lead the Red Sox over draft. Tampa Bay would have dealt Aubrey Huff, Danys Baez and Julio Park. “Forget about the trade. Thisis the Lugo. place I wantto be,” Ramirezsaid. “Atthe endof the day, Boston madethe decision that Manny Ramirez wasgoing nowhere,” Devil Raysgeneral manager Chuck LaMar said. “The Tampa BayDevil Ray the onesthat proposed thedeal.... I knowis I wasn't going to give them away, andthat’s what some of the teams, honestly, with the prospects they were giving back were asking the Minnesota Twins 4-3 at Fenway “They wantto win. I want towin,too. I'm back.” Minnesota, the Mets and the Cubs weresaid to be interested in obtaining Soriano from Texas. “The type of deals that were pre- sented tous did not make sense,” Texas general manager JohnHartsaid. “We nevergot close. We countered possibilities, but we never got close to what weconsidered to be a dealthat was going to help the Rangers.” Last year, there wereeight trades in the hour before the deadline. and Nomar Garciaparra, Steve Finley. EstebanLoaizaand Orlando Ca- brera were among the players who. switched teams With about two-thirds of the 30 teams thinking they have a chance at postseasonplay. there were far morebuyers thansellers this year: Boston general manager Theo Epstein likened the market to a $100gallonof milk “Thingsare good with Mannyright now.| think you have to take himat onalot of players,discussedalot of See DEADLINE, B2 in REAL SALT LAKE Countess making saves on andoff the field for RSL Jasen Asay ANDAR EXAMINER SALT LAKE CITY — Real Salt Lake goalkeeper D.J. Countessliveshislife on and off the soccerfield according toa simple philosophy his parthose who can't Throughout hi STEVE C. WILSONAssociated Press Real Salt Lake goalie D.J. Countess, left, defends against the MetroStarson July 4 in Salt LakeCity. \ oflife, Countesshas discovered he can do Ja ot of things, whetherit’s helping his team win or providing support to a child in need, Perhaps the most important, soccer-wise, is he s fa and made87saves. WWW.HERALDEXTRA.COM — CALL 375-5103 TO SUBSCRIBE That's morethananyother goalkeeperin Major League Soccerin both categories. When RSLpicked Countess in the second roundof the 2005 expansiondraft, the California native knewhe was about to be tested. He had spent four yearsin MLStrying to prove he could be astarter and he finally had the chance, but it was going to come with a team that would take a while togeltogether. That meant he'd see more shots coming his way, which is something he expected. “T'd liketo sit back and relax, and whenI'm called upon go makea couple of saves,” Said Countess, who spenthis first year without playing a gamefor the MetroStars. fol- lowed bytwoyearsin Dallas and last season in Chicago. “But that’s the position I'min and I'mgoing to do whatever it takes to get the job done.” His teammates credit Countess with good instincts and reaction, whichhas helped himin his shot-stopping. But they've found one part of Countess’ gamethat he’s developed from a young age that makes them glad he’s back there. “The one thing thatis a bonus for him that other goalkeepersdon't haveis heis good with his feet,” said RSL See COUNTESS, B4 je |