| Show B2 —The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday June 11 2001 mm v-- wT ' ' Tran Ion lap 194 When loose hig nuts forced him bade ':j into the pits on the final stop Gordon fell "’’Then Gordon had to survive another from second to 10th with only 23 laps left restart when Shawna Robinson die first in NASCAR I t o '' in the race woman in a Winston Gordon movritb the head of the Win-- : race in 12 V Y! seventh caution out Rudd who had die problems of his ' die ston Cup standings bjr overcoming a aeries years brought own also made a second stop ahd came ! flag of the race with a spin in Turn 2 of obstacles Sunday u the Kmart 400 and i !endrick Motosports its 100th jvinout right behind him inllth The i ' 'Si'- their their way through the L and Gordon and Rudd began It was the second consecutive winter zigzagged go They : YV field —'with Gordon running three-wilead over Gordon wto took a stining dueL ' at times and Rudd following — and weie ’Y Rudd made his move coming-ouDale Jarrett by beating Ricky Rudd with t ' Thro 4 with ooe lap to go His a pass on the final lap right behind leader Sterling Marlin when nsj i j 4 a caution came out on lap 189 “I only know one way and that’s to go high on the track and looked past Gor- seen do him lot then direction a over “When die (km ‘S'' of things fbr it Gordon said Tve changed by sliding peoplefau low and passing Gordon's Chevrolet on me what it is I love about racing I say yean that have made me shake my head” the inside indies before the finish line winning It’s the only thing I like todo : Gordon Gordon wasted no time retaking the made some gripping moves out tine to get proved that at Michigan Inter-AP photo ‘ lead sweeping up high on the track in back in it that I coum national Speedway with gutsy driving to Jeff Gordon (24) and Ricky Rudd (28) prepare for the restart during al pit overcome a bad lap 194 of the NASCAR Kmart 400 Sunday See Kmart on B4 tastic jump on tiie restart to pass Marlin in and an intense duel with Rudd BROOKLYN Mich (AP)— Don’t : - kok now but Jeff Gordon is back on top w X BE I - - p ' - 26-poi- nt de r' r r '' V Wt a Estes takes St MEMPHIS Term (AP) — The St Jude Classic was a weekend for renewal for Bob Estes and John Daly Estes won only his second PGA Tour event Sunday and his first in : 162 tournaments Daly didn’t win but he might have come'even farther than Estes after years of personal problems Estes nearly let his victory slip away He led by a stroke as the final round began and watched Daly tie him af 18 under through five holes But Daly who shot a 73 four of the next six holes to fall back and tie for' fifth Daly who missed qualifying for the ILS Open earlier this week wasr n’t too disappointed with his finish “I hit die ball solid” said Daly who won the 1993 British Open “It's- been a long time since I’ve been in the last group with a chance to win” Daly had his highest finish on tour since a tie for fourth in the 1998 ' Honda Classic His check for $127750 was his biggfest since his British Open victory Despite the victory history doesn’t bode well for Estes’ chances at the US Open event No one has thro gore on to victory in the Open the next week mfteaktyat covers ! decades Estes who led after enty round and won the St Jude by a stroke al wonJ'Jijur there next week that wasn’t here this week and I think he’s done a lot of good preparation He’s probably there getting ready’’ Estes said of tiie player who has won thepast four '’: majors Tiger Woods “Ift just satisfying to me to be able to go out to the driving range and just hit the baU solid and hft the ball id tively straight and putting better also For a long time getif was just not fun" Estes held off some top names like Bernhard LangerTbm Lehman Cur- tis Strange and Daly Likehuvictoryat the 1994 Tbxas Open Estes started ftst in tying the course record and led after every round ' Woodswon the World Golf Charnpi- onsfaips-NE- C Invitational last yeat' For someone who hai struggled to find tiie right driver and hit it straight lot neariy seven years Estes couldn't be happierwithhowhe played at the TPC at SouthwindHetnanked teeh- nicians who have worked with him to design a driver that waj( delivered less than two weeks ago “You just can’t imagine how much time they’ve given to me individual- meto this point I owe them ly to a lot” Estes said AP photo by fans after winning the StJuda Classic 8unday In Momphlalhna Eataa finished the 267 one stroke ahead of Bamhaid Langar Bob Eatea la congratulated tournament with a17-underp- ar Estes led by4 when he bpgpyed his secondand third fades of tiie out through the green then dripped back onto the green for a short par t s I XangwiiniriKdsecondwfrjhfortopfftait - Lehman (66) andScottMcCarroh f Linger sinkingabirdle putt on No 16 Estes found himself suddenly ‘ (72) were tied for third at 269 Two- tiro US Open champion Strange leading by only a stroke : os (68) and Daly (73) “I made it a little tourer tiuuf I - —meant tori wanted a 4- - to — — MLB cushion coming down the stretch” Estes said"you only got to win by -- : 'Estes refiised to let his victory slip away and he paired out his final three fades including a tough one on the par--5 16th He hithissecond — shot into a greensidelxmker came putt He alsoreboundedafter ajxxrtee shot on 17 by hitting his driver right" rj down the fairway on tiie 4 175 himself lSth pr-leaving yards to the bole 461-ya- attendance declining ATLANTA (AP) — Chipper Jones has gotten used to play- ing in front of thousands of empty blue seats at Turner “I try hot to notice” the crowds PNC Park and Miller Park are the (2d! and 13th sta-diums to make their debuts since Chicago’s Coriuskey Park opened in 1991 ’’We’ve been gong fiill throttle since January sdling tickets” boasted Bob Yoight director of ticket sales for the Brewers who have doubled attendance at their retractable- roof park Cincinnati Philadelphia and San Diego are planning new as well buttins rev- -' ' paib' tQol will even-tually run its course Brides thelure of new stadium ofien wears tiff after a yearn two 11k average attcndancotitibugh the first nine wpe$s was 28Ql down 03 poc( fiofnlast ydu and ’ pebbdpwtiK record in 1994 'ngors wtre' " about 26 million this year -1 million lessfiian 1998 their debut season The Braves who play at 5- - ' lbrner Field could year-ol- d La mar lowest dc dcmco Juka ior SLaIa in a attendance avenge decade even as they pursue a 10th straiit trip to Ae postseason Y “Braves fans have become sospoiled over tiie years’’ said Andy Jordan who recent-ha- s ly drove mbre than three hours fiimn the south Geoigia town of Moultrie for a sunny week-day game that drew lesa than 28jD00“They’re expecting' them to wineyery game” The Braves are averaging 32412 for their hranes games witiiohiy mK sellout Ifthatkeeps 19 the teun will attract fewer tiian 26 million kM fans ojaybar ' Excluding the 1994-9-5 strike seasons Atlanta hasn’t occnuiHiow since 1991 More alarming titoBravea JtUuaYiupaLi Atlanta Braves third baseman said ' He’s not alone In Cleve- - ' land tickets have gone unsold at Jacobs Field for the first time insix years In Balti- more a perennial losing team taken away &Y)m the charm of Camderi Yards In Florida Tsmpa Bay and Mon- treal there’s talk of relocation Or eliminion while the crowds dwindle Granted baseball is roughly on pace to equal last year’s attendance a single-reaso-n record of 727 Jirillion Offi- dais hail the number as proof the game has a bright future : But there’ji a troubling undercurrent to the attendance ksi tim 2QJXX) a ' column of the box score gBmemjusruicir second sea-- ' which is cleariyboistered by' SC3pePariKlrfAri-the willingness of dty after got over zr'flti'qmddy ' tire novety of the roof oper city to build new ballparks This year tiro Pittsburgh ing and dosing at Bank One ' record of nearly 3S million Pirates and Milwatike Brew- set in 1993 at the dd Atlanta Ballpark Attendance phirued in Year 2 and the Diamond- ere moved into new stadiums backs are on pace to draw SedMLBonB4 with the usual surge in enue-boogi- ng yn012 's - jtiicy' liB$8$!Sss2SF ifodOmttj JlinmSt I fdoatadoptl : ' f ' iXi HniLltiKNational ling tiKhhdsih iduirT!Engh t - Wj failure due to con)lications fix diabdes Fli (AP) — Wn or lose John In addition to arputinionfiv being an McKay alwavs was good lbr a oneJinetVvr TAMPA ' : : " to become the firet expansiou nn to make it to a conference title game witiun its first " The footbul coach remembered for his innovative coach and having an eye for tal- four seasous in 1979 well as as the Success he had at ent McKay was known for a sharp sense of Inall the Bucs mnvi three playoff quick wit w Southern California and in the NFL died humqc 7 Vv'Y-"- ' qipearances and McKay compiled a 1 record before Once asked about the pressure of coabh-yfr retiring after his ninth sea-- a sonin 1984He remained thewinningest 'McKayiwon four national titles and pop-u- ing at Soufljern California he reroonded: larized the “I” formation before leaving : “I’ll never be hung in effigy Before every coach in franchise history until Tony Dungy USC to'became the first coach of fhelfcmpa season I send my men out to buy iqrall tiie — tiK only Bucs coach with a winning — surpassed him last season guided to rope in Los Angelies” 'Bay Buccaneers who he nearly V: : - Following one of his many losses during0 the SuperBowlinhis fourth season“Coach had a lot of confidence in his ?v “He had absolute charisma" said USC ’ 'ATmq Bay’s formative years McKay mrility and the system that he believed in" f deUvered one of his most memorable lines athlettedirector Mike Garrett aHeisman said Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon 't tailback for the Trojans whet) a reporter inquired about bis team’s Y draft pick 1 : McKay’s first-ev:r critkiiTi pciiiHy in AP photo urufer McKay in 1965 “His personality execution He endured : ’ dominated aroom” “I think it’s a good idea” he said the early years I really respectedhim and v : Bay Buocaneersreact8 ' InthisrOct 7 McKay who had been at St Joseph’s yorkGlants TmqMBay lost its first 26 games under UJ Y' See McKay on B3 Hospital since last month died of kidney McKay anNFL record before rebounding ’ fl : f ( - ‘ 1 TVophy-winni- M -- fcktoch4tfiTariip V4:9anKad!VKNew ng er -- ““ 1 : j |
