Show - 'v ? ‘ ' i- -j : v i S' ' ’ ' ’ The Herald Journal Cubs edge Stingers — DES MOINES Iowa (AP) Bobby Hill hit a RBI triple and double to lead Iowa to a 5-- 4 win ova Salt Lake in a Pacific Coast League game Sunday Salt Lake scored Fust with Jose Molina’s solo shot to right field in the fifth inning The Stingers added two runs in the sixth Chone Figgins hit a RBI triple and later scored on a fielder’s choice Hill tripled in the sixth inning to put Iowa on the board Augie Ojeda later hit a sacrifice fly to score Hill Salt Lake’s Jeff Guiel hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning to give the Stingers a 4-- 2 lead But Iowa scored three runs in the ’ ' Buyout payes way for Jazz draft pick ’ SALT LAKE CITY (AP)— Point guard Raul Lopez the likely successor to superstar John Stockton has negotiated a buyout of his Spanish-leagu- e contract and could join the Utah Jazz as early as Wednesday However Jazz vice presi- dent for basketball operations Kevin O’Connor cautioned Sunday that several hurdles remain including approval by die sport’s international governing body F1BA as well as die Spanish league and NBA “He is coming over" O’Connor said “They bottom of the inning to seal the hope to have everything done on his end but let’s ' be careful We’re all trying to shove something into a bottle that isn’t going to happen right away" Before the Jazz offer a contract Lopez must j pass a physical And that’s no guarantee because the point guard tore the anterior crud- ate ligament in his right knee last season and rehabilitation needed a O’Connor said any signing is “probably a week or two away” Lopez taken by the Jazz with the 24th overall selection in 2001 has played two seasons for Real Madrid Under terms of the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement he is eligible for a three-yedeal worth $223 million His Spanish-leagu- e contract initially called for a $5 million buyout According to news reports in ' Spain Lopez negotiated the amount to less than $2 million and lined up loans to cover it “There’s a matter of money changing hands” win Steve Sinclair (5-got die win and Pat Mahomes earned his sev- enth save took the Ryan Cummings (0-- six-mon- th ar s said O’Connor who didn’t know whether the transaction has been completed Under NBA rules governing die relationships between NBA teams and overaeas dubs the Jazz cannot contribute more than $35(U)00 to the buyout It’s clear a deal is pending The Jazz sent public relations yice pmident David Allred to Spain this weekend ‘to be involved with a press conference and all of that” O’Connor said though he had no infonnatkm about a news conference in Spain Lopez could arrive in Salt Lake City as early as Wednesday but O’Connor said it’s unlikely he will (day for Utah's summer-leagu- e squad because the Jazz already have set their roster “We start practice tomorrow " O’Connor said month for a national team commitment The Rocky Mountain Revue summer league for rookies and free i runs July 19-2- 7 in suburban Salt Lake City- - Major League Baseball 2) 1) loss Matta’s CART streak ends at Cleveland GP CLEVELAND (AP) — Patrick Carpentier finally got some luck and his second career victoty winning the Marconi Grand Prix of Cleveland on Sunday to end Cris-tian- o da Matta’s CART winning t streak at four races Carpentier who blew an engine during Saturday’s practice session took the lead on the 49th lap!and' won by n059 seconds over Michael Andretti ' Caipentier’s average speed was 120998 mph Da Matta has dominated the cir-- ! cuit all season and was seeking a record fifth straight win But the Brazilian was done after just 21 laps because of an electrical problem in his engine ‘ - The LA salvages a game from Arizona regains first place in LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kazuhisa Ishii held Arizona to two hits over 7 2t3 innings and the Los Angeles Dodgds edged ahead of the Diamond-back-s in the NL West with a 2r e 1 victory1 Sunday night Taking die fourth game of their series to avoid being swept die Dodgers regained the divisionlead irahalf- game oyer the Diamondbacks Adrian Beltre’s sacrifice fly in the fourth scored Los Angeles’ first run off Miguel Batista (4-Paul Lo Duca’s RBI single in the fifth gave the Dodgos a two-ru- n Ishii (12-a rookie from Japan walked five and struck out five in his longest stint so far for Los Angeles After a 10-- 1 start to the season die former Yakult Swallows star lost four of five starts before the win over the ' ' Diamondbacks Guillermo Mota came m fa Ishii after Ishii issued a walk to Junior Spivey AP photo two-o'V ' Los Angeiea Dodgers pitcher Kazuhisa Ishii throws to the plate during the second inning against in the eighth a fniMytam Loft Anoftteg Thg PorkifF Eric Gagne Htched the tha Arizona Dfeunonrtharkg V? VVVM V IMiW Wl MIM 0 twaap Carpentier whose best finish this season had been fourth at Japazi in April won for the first timesihce the Michigan - 500 last season Harvick ends drought JOLIET fll(AP) — Kevin Harvick wrm for the second straight i year at Chicagoland Speedway gupalatepitistop to gain the i pulling away Sunday to win the Tropicana 400 And he j ust barely had enough foelHarvick ran out of gas while driving celebratory doughnuts in front of the packed grandstand The top Winston Cup rookie in 2001 picked up his third Career victory — but first in die 12 months since his last visit to die suburban Chicago track The race’s dramatic finish was Set up on lap 240 of the 267-la- p event Ryan Newman who was leadingthe race nearly crashed as his right front tire went : 6) 5) Pole-winn-er : : ' :flat Jerry Nadeaiu lost control of his car and crashed behind Newman VpBH ut H I WW I MB I NL West ninth forhis major leagueleading 33rd save in 35 chances He allowed Matt Williams’ first homer this season with one out ' Only one Arizona £unne£ reached second base asainst Ishii and that was in tne first inning Spivey led off die game with a single and with two outs Ishii then walked Lius Gonzalez but Williams forded out Gonzalez singled leading off the fourth inning for die other hit against Mm allowed two Batista (4-runs on five hits in seven innings Shawn Green scored die Dodgers first run after sin- to lead off the fourth l walked Brian Jordan then Eric Karros loaded die bases on a liner that bounced off Batista’s glove Beltre fol lowed with a fly to short center and center fielder Quinton McCracken made a sliding catch with Green tagging and stole-seam- d i i - 6) - $ee SWEEP on A9 I Sunday's scores Toronto 6 Boston 5 Cleveland 10 NY Yankees in 7 Seattle 7 Tampa Bay 6 Baltimore 6 Qaldand3 Minnesota 5 Texas 4 Kansas City 12 Anaheim 3 V Chicago White Sox 6 Detroit 4 ' -:: A V : PLOUAY Prance (AP) — Finally Lance Armstrong turned Oh the speed as the Tour de Ranee neared the parts of the race where he hopes to build lus fourth straight champi onship V A day after losing time in a crash Armstrong covered the final part of Sunday’s ngjhth stage through Brit- tany in exctionally fast time to keep pace With race leader Igor Gonzalez Galdeami of V: NL Ny Mets 4 Philadelphia 2 Montreal 10 Atlanta 3 Milwaukee 5 Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Cubs 10 Florida 3 Cincinnati 8 Houston 3 Colorado 5 San Francisco 3 St Louis 4 San Diego 1 Los Angeles 2 Arizona t :' ' i ' Iowa hy? f' ‘ ' i I: ’ : v: vi' f that I was really forced for die fint time in this riice to go m hard as I could and I drink if was pretty fasL" Armstrong said “It was confirmatipn that I feel good " ‘Tve been feeling good in die i and they don’t seem to ever stop he sud "The other day wedid 100 kilometers in two hours— I don’t remember die last tune we did that "The reason I think they are ' ttcking is because dielbur has V moved all the difficult stages to die’ v' '5rear They know diat now is their )t L t T' — lime a it’s guiess a hypothesis” : if ' Those diffioilt stages start Thurs--: day when the Tour enters the moun-- : tains —Armstrong countiy in each ' : : oif his three Victories ' On Monday diere’s another stte where die American has' prospered'’ Lance Arnwtrong foreground adMtto his helmet as he rides during tha 8th stags v — an individual time trial But foe ' of the Tour de Francs eyeing race Sunday Armstrong is sighth overal Y ':Vc yr:champion' said he was Last year Armstrong locked up his f after Monday’s ninth picking Gonzalez Galdeano to claim i: ' “I’m going to try to have a1 gtxxl third straight Tbur title by Wowipg the 322-mistretch Pm second fiddle ’’ Armstrong away die competition in the last indi- - Itime'trial — Tm against the best v said “Galdeano will be good he can vidual time trial He said he frit atv'- racdr out feens” Gonzalez Galdeano V( said referring to Annstrongf foe “highest level” of his career vvin the time triaL” : r'- - i V Ain AVf frf after the win' ' finmiW Armstrong won the Tbur by almost But die Americah says his Spanish y seven minuteS last year thanks to his1 Once leads Armstrong by 34 seconds : - f - jr' "j - i i ’ t rp le ’ - I ‘I-- i f ‘ry t ? 1 A' at Chicago Cube i 10 V)'1 ! 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