Show " '' V- V - v 3 :N "M i'v v- - iyi ' L’A 'A l -- W-' 'Mivv7 ?X1 : jr' iL z'-- - ifi' V--r vV i ' “ v i : j Z-- S i- - wi 'j : A 'i S"i ' r ' r'i V - I- '"t' w A7 ' V' ! i ' 1 Starzz forward f I I m j Sporfs briefs wiHJj'-- The Herald Journal r ' BOSTON (AD—TTie Boston Celtics aoiuired forward Vm Baker from Seattle on Monday in a five- - SALT LAKE CrrY(AP)— Utah Staazfixwxd Natalie WUUaniawill min tonigbftgame at Detroit to tfteod : “He had lost his confidence out on the floor and just could-play- er n’t eet b back We couldn't take mother chance on bringing back and having bun not want to be 1 deal dim sent point guard kenny Anderson to me SuperSomcs' ’ The Celtics also received guard Shammond Williams and traded ter Vitaly Potapenko and guard here” — "T Joseph Porte to the Sooics nine-yeThe deal brings Baker a ' The Sonics get NBA veteran back to New England Anderson an 11 year1 Bator ‘ He was born in Connecticut and veteran who had one starred at the University of Hartford v of his better seasons as the Celtics ' The Celtics hope b will revitalize reached the playoffs fbr the first time Bake the career of the in seven years who played in four consecutive All- - ''Now ItfUrtTMl i must find a starting A Snflf games from 1995-9-8 point guard with only Thty Delk who backed up Anderson naymg that ’T believe the marriage betw Vm Baker and toe Sonics really had position Erick Strickland also saw action there but he is a free agent Nate coach Sonics probkms" McMillan said during a news confer- Potapenko who spent the last 3 12 seasons with toe Celtics averaged ence in Seattle ber grandmother's fintiraL'V Williams avenging 113 pointsaifil j" 83 rebounds a game left toe team : Sunday midway voui a mad tro and relumed to Sab Laos Ci She is expected to amain the team cen-V- in fiaur-gzo-ne 1 ar -- for Wednesday’s game at Minnesota “Family is foe most important dang” Wiliams said “b wa a tough decision because I'm going to miss the game and ift an important one but I ' wanttowpportmygrandfothcxand myfomijy:rr r Celts' geiBaker in r misstdnight’s game f 1 Utah trades Starbird : - Tuesday July 23 2002 SALT LAKE CITY (AP)— The Utah Starzz have traded guard-fa-rward Kate Staibird to Soittle for second-year guard Semeka Randall Randall a 2001 graduate from Ifcn- draft choice nessee and second-roun-d by the Storm has averaged 64 points 33 rebounds and 14 assists in 218 minutes' per game this season Starzz eoafih Candi Harvey described Randall as a tremnidous athlete rebounder and defender '' 'y-- jl V ' V 46 points last season is a backup point guard He averaged 50 last season in games 44points The key for toe Celtics was Baker who could play center in the Eastern Conference which lacks quality big men Tony Battie was Boston’s ing center last season Baker has four years left on a con-J- 3 tract that reportedly pays him more tom $50 million a financial burden that makes bless likely the Celtics would Rodney Rogers a midu— i Mquimtinn uhn nn- tributed to the team’s run to its first Eastern Conference final in 14 yean Baker 30 is averaging 169 points and 82 rebounds in his career which began with Milwaukee in 1993-9- 4 He spent three more seasons with the Bucks making the All-St- ar game in those seasons then played the last five years with the Sonics He is recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery after getting hurt in toe last game of the regular expected to be side- -' lined months Forte played spar- Kenny Anderson ingly last season after being drafted with toe 21st pick He scored just six points in eight games and spent most of the season on the injured list after an out-standing career at North Carolina -8 re-si- gn WiDiams 27 also played at North Carotins and was drafted in the second round by Chicago in 1998 The Bulls immediately traded him to Atlanta where he payed two games as a rookie He spent the last three seasons at Seattle High school rodoo ‘ ft deal five-play- er ' - Y ! V: ’ — - -- r v r ' ' :: ' y jf'sy jl Lopez’s knee OK’d by Jazz team doctors - ' ' ' f 7 2'' SALT LAKE CITY (AP)- -r Utah jazz team doctors discovered some weakness in the reconstructed right knee of point guard Raul Lopez but it wasn’t enough to preventjdie Span- ish prospect finn passing a physcaL Lopez die 24th overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft watched Utah’s summer-leagu- e team play during the weekend then returned to Madnd to practice with his national team for next month’s world championships Lopez tore his anterior cruciate ligament last season and needed a rehabilitation but Jazz vice president Kevin O’Connor said the knee was no reason for concern six-mon- th Tannerwins two-da- y assistant tbumament TbddThnner of South Mountain 68 Golf Coune shot a Monday morning at Logan River Golf Course to win the Utah Section PGA : 2002 Assistant Championship and with it qualified far nationals The twoday tournament — played Sunday at Logan Gdf ft Country Chib and Monday at Logan River — had 50 assistant pros from golf courses around toe state competing in it Tbminy Johnson ofThe Reserve at East Bay took second place three shots bade Of Burner He also had a ' final-rouscore of 68 after shoot' ing 6S Sunday LGftCCs Dean Johareren who started the final round in 12th place finished tied for 14th widi a total of Colton Bair brought home two saddtes Including Ihe one for being the t : 145: : T' vv-v- Lo Riveras Erik Skinner was tied for 24fo after Sunday's opening round : ByShawn Harrison niht bis not BENSON — Colton Bair made quite the haul recently at the Silver State International Rodeo in Fallon Nev Theseriior4o)e at Sky View won three plaques received a western ahirt jacket and polar- fleroe vest and let's not forget the two saddles he brouit home The saddto were awarded to Bair for winning toe bareback riding event and bemg crowned the cowboy of the rodeo These are the first two (saddles) I've ever won" Bair said "It's kind of exciting to win two Vv pt tiw same rodqp" Toronto 6 Baltimore3 ' ' Minnesota 11 Chicago Whits Sox 6 Chicago Cubs 7 Phladelphia 6 Florida 2 Atlanta 1 ' NYMets 5 Montreal 2 ' : Pittsburgh 6 Cincinnati 5 Houston 3 MBwaukeel- San Diego 5 Los Aix)eles2 " Arizona 5 Cokxado1 'V1 SL Louis at San Francisco late ' nd ' ' : ' a Salt Lake 10 Colorado Springs 5 Pioneer league 7 Medicine Hat 3 Ogden Provo 7 Missoula 5 L " V Aaron Davis : son I : NBA 8UMMERHOOPS ESPN2 at Salt Lake Cleveland vs Memphis ’ ' City J v ’ Bair had made the trq) to Fallon last year so he knew what to expect as far as competition and livestock But he never dreamed of how well he would do these j tiyear Y nd o! 75-poi- nt : s ' y ydtmanlevd of competition the thrill ' in apart hut for many ytxm people is the opportu- - vriM frntyi 1977 This year his famUy pulled four medals at toe Games twoof them in doubles cooetbioaasBradcoiiibined witoTknner andhis brother Tkyloc - "ft was really a fun family thing" Brad's wife Tammy said '"It was - - See BAIR on A9 may need a wheelbarrow the next ' time she abends the Summer Games tociry homeallof hermetaL This year the swimmer a member ccnDetitonwerel8 years old or 'tiooasafieshmanatLoganHighin nbytoito opponents foam around!r die state that they've oevermetbefore for a graders ifwfad passion running ' Many locl athletes earned armfuls in the heart of Justin Heden That of medals at this yeat'sSumirier goodcompetitionLuke(whois5 passion culminate! in his best race V5toea Here are several stories from V yean old) also plays" 2 ever at toe Utah Summer Grtnes' wb admit that TCedar CialdioU Tbylor finished wito a silver whero'Heden shattered a niiie-yeamedal and hut hefaced stiffe? competiGames tito toa is Summer (rid record to win inl7a084 trig v'Vi "He gets piunped up for competi- - r broad to include s report on every : ' tion than his brother Because there V were not enough opponents officials athlete to0bonq)eted tion" Justin'l father Mpnty aaid : l idle thio medal dance collapsed different age divisions into The gold The bigger competition - : V' -i newhave a a single category fracing Tbylor 13 been Dance Tinner r may ritotfehe'supfbrb" comer to toe tennis toumament in the a to play opponents as (rid as 16 Cdometititniswhat drivesmaiiy ' Tumer who won the to travel to Cedar Cby fSuimpa Gama but hefrtivqterm to: is ' 'Vtoe competition credited his volleysas' for toU Slimmer Games sport bsejfrvrixriefimy ' 1 3" traditun The lennU June Dance keyto his gold modal begn Thisyeai's games woe bdd Tbo much hardware 23 and almost 1000() Utah atoletes' ‘with the father Brad- - whd shockedtoe Foiuteen-year-o- ld toe doubles Megan Odell More state compedof than 60 participated percent bywinning r-' vs bull rising at thestate ’ v r at New Rochelle N-MAJOR AGUE BASEBALL Atlanta at Florida 11 thin finals Tbe SilverState rodeo is open to tobse who finish between fifth and 10th place in their C respective states The top four qualify for nation- allowed to are and als Cowboys cowgMs cmry another evmt to SQver State once toey qualify More than 500 contestants from eight states and three Canadian provinces competed in the : - 'N (25-6-- 1) -- - Scoe one for toe WellsvilteMile' local race for fifth aitosixtol BOXING Ki ByRlck Welt - On talovision VA - "I was just hoping to do well just ride all three head and place well! Bair Said "I didn't really think about taking the or anything like that It was a lot erf fun" ' That's a major understatement The fun began right away in the first round The rodeo is made up of two rounds and the top 15 advance to toe short go Tlie event champions are determined by toe hot average of the three rounds Bab made a name for himself right from toe get-gIn die bareback riding he rode to a score and woo the fust round In the bull riding he scored 81 to jump into toe lead of that event also "I really didn't know anything about the horse" Bair said "I was told b was a good honest horse I felt confident ft set me up good for toe average "The first hull turned back to the right and v cranked it pretty hard" second-round scores weren't as high but The Bakihi'rditls at staff writer v'' New York 73 Cleveland S2 Iridana 73 Chariotts 72 Los Angeles 92 Oriando 84 A --' r - ridingand Monday's scores v ' - sports editor known where Skinner finished ’ A wall at the residence Of Jerry and Sonja Bair is almost full with swards and photos of Colton : "We're going to have to start putting some of toatonthe walls of his bedroom" Sonja said But for right now toe Bairs are beaming over Colton Aiid they should be dter competing in high school rodeos through-ou- t toe state of Utah Bair finished 10th in bare-bac- k Wins two saddles at Silver State Because only die top 20 scares were ennaunced Monday MascaraHarald Journal oiwbqy from the Silver Stale International Rodeo earfier this month m nd ! MKch aH -around ' ' of the local Gator swimming cub ' : odlectod eiit medals in swimming and diving Her teammates Kaden and Sarah Hardy and Denae Stratford also won a couple trf medals Kaden earned twp silvers and bronze and Sarah earned one silver medaLStnt- ford eamed one gold and one bronze Odll usually does well at the Summer Games every year bqt she admitted she was surprised by her succesi this year because she could- n't train the last couple of weeks befdrethe Gipes V "I luven't been swimpung for a V': See RECORDS ony : i |