Show 777 ThoHbrald Journal Logan Utah Friday July 26 2002 — B3 SILVISm(AP)— Mike Heinen trying to renin full PGA Tour membership ahot 63 Thursday to an take a over ' Fred Funk in' the John Deere j I’m playing right now" said Gossett 88th on the money list with $467433 “I’m hitting the ball well PI— ' and I feel like I’m putting Htinen the 1994 Shell gobd I have been making Houston Open winner who progress over the past several has split the last two Seasons jponths I feel like my week is between the PGA four and coming so to speak where I am getting dose to breaking Buycom Tour is making his third straight start on the top dirough and getting a really ' circuit good chance to win" “I’ve been plying pretty JL Lewis die 1999 winner well and it helps that I was in and Briny Baird the runner-u-p three tour events in a row? last year opened with 67s said Heinen who had just 26 Michael Clark H the 2000 ’ putts and onefutted eight' champion shot a 71 Heinen who gained a spot greens in his morning round on the TFC at Deere Run m the field as a past tour winHI had a lot of 12 ner is making his eighth PGA footers and probably made Tour start of the season After most of them But I feel like I missing the cut in three of his left a couple of shots out first four events he tied for there It was just a real solid 19th late last month in the Fed-E- x of felt all kind in control I Sl Jude Classic and is day Rbckers’ duo comes up big helps end skid - By The Associated Press ad Meriakia Jones scored 23 points and Chasity Melvin had 15 points and 10 rebounds as the Cleveland Rockers e snapped a losing streak with an 3 victory over Charlotte Thursday in ‘ ‘ for Charlotte ): Shock 64 Mystics 58 Swin Cash had 17 points and eight rebounds as host Detroit beat Eastern Conference-12 first-rou- had a shot at birdie on almost every hole so I played exceptionally well from tee to green and drove die ball ‘I really well” Funk said“The golf course is in fabulous shape so if you hit it well it’s going to reward you” Gossett also had a bogey-fre- e round “I’m pleased with the way ot nd Stein-hau- et -- (5-1- 8) AP photo Leader Mike Hainan watches a ahot on the 18th hole during the first round of the John Deere Classic in Slvis IN Thursday group that included Meg Malum and Beth Bauer Annika Sorenstam and Juli Inkster ranked on die money list made their first starts since Inkster beat Sorenstam in the US Women's Open on July 7 Sorenstam the 1998 and 2000 winner shot a 71 and Inkster had a 75 on the Wykagyl course Dutch Open Germany’s Tobias Dier matched die PGA European Tour record with a lead in 60 to take a the Dutch Open at Hilversum 1- -2 10-und- er five-stro- ke Netherlands Dier had 10 birdies in his e round the 10th 60 in European tour history England’s David Gilford North" ern Ireland’s Ronan Rafferty and Dutchman Chris van der bogey-fre- sign judge In a statement Thursday John Henry and Claudia Williams said: “With relief we have provided fee court wife clear-cdefinitive evidence feat our father’s last wishes have been earned out and we hope this will bring closure to this issue” ' The note has several small dark stains apparently oil or GREELEY Colo (AP) — Thanks to three contract agreements Thursday there should be no holdouts at Denver Broncos training camp ' On fee day players reported to Greeley coach Mike Shanahan' announced that Jason Elam had a to contract Shanaagreed han said draft pick Ashley ' Clinton PorLelie and tia also agreed to deals Shanahan said Elam will be at the start of camp Friday and “will be neatly to Goldman said John Henry Williams had folded fee note and left it in some files in fee trank of his car for an extended time: designated franchise player fee two sides can now begin talks on a multiyear deaL Lelie a wide receiver from Hawaii ut Velde shot 65s England’s Nick Faldo had a 68 South Africa’s Redef Goosen was another stroke back at 69 and John Daly — playing with a hand injury — shot a 70 Defending champi- one-stro- ke Castlp Northern Ireland Torn Watson the five-tiBritish Open champion eagled the first hole en route to a 70 on the Royal County Down course Watson is making his first appearance in die tournament order:”'-- : ' er free-age- go” Wife Elam agreeing to the Broncos’ $15 million tender offer as fee club’s big-spendi-ng fiffe-an- d sixth-high- pay- - est 'V: roUs franchise tag We had to look at fed trig picture not just Jason When you’re dealing wife fee salary cap it’s nota perfect scenario” Seahawks sign seven draft choices ' The Seattle Seahawks said Thursday they have signed seven more draft picks but have yet to come to terms wife their top pick Washington right end Jemmy Stevens Signing were Oregon running back Maurice Morris UNLV defensive end the ! ! 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Sony but naming aO minor league ball is full gt overused a team after ladies in bonnets and pet-r-' vj-- 1 taridetesanyuayr'ticoats is weak—: I’ll pass Still the :V Ifyou’rek)6kingfbraphysical catdi phrase ?feed ’em don’t fight ' ’em” which was used by pioneers to favorite canyMi passisfee bst 'deal vrith feel Native Americans would Ctemaybe feeLqgan Late be a fun nainc fqr a concession stand: iopt Freez since the valley’s annual June A better chqce might be to name fee frost will come during fee regular sea-team after fee newest pioneen who enter son The weather is after all some-this Valley every summer and quiddV take over ownenhip (rf Utah State Imi- dung unique about dris valley Only in Logan can you have a kreen Christmas yeisity apartments and local reqrearional Memorial Day tadlitk If people who iae too old to andav cafiy underground piggy banks hd ps : ’ k ’ I r- - m i ' ff you want to name fee team after - ' the most noticeable valley baseball icon then we’ll have to call it the Huhbas after fee zany Northern Utah League umpire Hopefully we’d V all team his trademark dance before opening day and could perform it in umiumdurfog the sevenfe inning It even catchon and replace the v ' might wave in stadiums iirpund die nation! r : h but if we really want to strike fear in the hearts of opponents then we should name the team after the one per--' son that everyone in feis valley is afraid of — fee boot man The only redeeming quality about the Logan Booters would be having a Nothaff9ffthebaseballgameticket-- f but half off die pricC of the boot placed on your car while you’re ih fee stands Unfortunately thinking of all these ik useless because the only fun ' way Lojn could afpotd a minor league team is if sranrixidy footed fee' bill and prid for a new ballpark The team woiild then have fo be named after the donor How does the Cache Valley Needhams sound to you? can maufost that touch power md coin- tnd perhaps naming our team the Sun-- birds could win us a few games Besides oiir Arizona friends might be fee only ones who ariendfoie games anyway J Bl V' -- guys always there ini multiples that makes life a lot easier” Frigo won Thursday’s 88- mile stage in 4:02:27 Anton Palepoi Southern Cal corner-bac- k Kris Richard 'and Georgia safety-TerreaBierria Also Northern Iowa tight end Ryan Hannam Boise State tackle Matt Hill and Michigan State punter Craig JairetL one-ye- ar : " Because the' threshold wasn’t fixed owneri thought the tax was largely ineffective Players think the tax acted as a restraint': keeping the highest spenden from having far-higher payrolls than their ' closest rivals : lenging The late mountain stages are real hard mentally” Armstrong won last year’s Tour with a 6:44 advantage over Jan Ullrich of Germany He could top that by winning the time trial and round off what many consider his easiest victory Armstrong wouldn’t say whether he found this Tour one of the shortest ever less challenging than previous years But he said this year’s US Postal team was the best ever and that his eight teammates made winning easier “The team has made it easier for me” he said ‘To have 'APphoto Denver Broncos' top draft pick wide receiver Ashley Lelie talks to reporters as he arrives at the team's tritinkig carpp Thursday Leto has reportedly agreed to a contract -- ncopn-skinca- int nt andPortis arannmgbackfrom Elam to remain wife the team all along Miami were fee only other unsigned “The bottom line is I want Jason on players as fee Broncos headed to this football team feis year and in years said Portis David Ward camp Agent to comei” he said “So hopefully we $25 million con---1 signed a four-yecaq come Jo an agreement (on a long- will be at camp Friday tract term deal) He’s a quality guy and he’s “Thereshouldn’t be any holdouts" been a very good kicker for us Shanahan said then joked feat he was Y “Our policy has always been to try to xj dcciwcl aisappouisea iormemeaia 'take cue of players who have taken know you need some stories Now ofus- Going into the offseason we care to normal cover a campr you’ve just got offered Jason whrt we felt was a pretty Jack Reale Elam's agent said his cUent signed the contract after the good contract We were pretty far aparL so we decided to go in a different direct Broncos made assurances they would tion and sign srane other players know"not use either the transitional or fran- chise player tags on him next season ing feat Jason would be craninitted to Continued from 3) three-tim- nd - The central issues are man! agement’s proposals to increase die amount of locally generated revenue each team shares from 20 percent to SO perceqtand tpnavea 50 percent luxury tax onthepor-tion- s of payrolls above $98 millibn:'':' ' Players think those plans y" would drain toomuch money from'the teams : that push salaries higher The previous ramtract con- tainej a 3440-3- 5 percent luxury tax forriie 1997 1998 and 1999 seasrais wife rite v fereshold at fed midpoint between the teams wife the - m ‘ ! : Beloki that he had time to zip up his bright yellow jersey as he neared die line His lead grew to 4:21 after die climb up the formidable Mont Ventoux and he added another 45 seconds in die most grading stage of the entire race Wednesday’s tide from LesDeux-Alpe- s to La Plagne smooth perforArmstrong's mance in the mountains was helped by his rivals’ lack of aggression ' (“It’s fair to say that there have not been many attacks” the US Postal Service rider ' said “But the event is chal 3) ME 1 Penlightening” and that “we were able to narrow die focus of what yre have to da? “There are still subs tan- rial problems" he said “I don’t mean to sound pes- simistic I just don’t think bells and whistles are in Continued from B1 on Bernhard Langer of Germany was 11 strokes back after a 71 Senior British Open Japan’s Noboni Sugai shot a 67 to take a lead over Scotland’s Russell War after the first round of the Senior British Open at New ar Continued from B2 Lance 27 points includ- h ing three free throws in the final 20 seconds for Seattle (11-1Edwards had with )8 points and nine rebounds Pee Wee Johnson led Orian- do (10-1with 17 points Comets 69 Sol 60 Janeth Arcain scored 22 points as Houston won its 10th straight home game Arcain made shots from the floor including from range as Houston swept the two-gaseason series from Miami ‘ Tina Thompson added 18 points fra die Comets (19-6- ) Sheri Sam Ipd the Sol (11- 13) with 17 points career-hig- - “Jason has decided to sign this contract in good faith feat the Broncos will negotiate a long-terdeal” Reale said “If not 2002 will be his last season wife fee Denver Broncos” Reale said Elam a e Pro Bowl selection hoped to determine his market as an value on the unrestricted free agent this year “Unfortunately the Broncos used fee franchise player tag as a mechanism to keejp him from doing feat” ' Reale said “He was disappointed but he was at all fee minjeamps and has handled it like a i one-ye- ar second-round- 15-fo- ot y L placo-ldcke- r first-rou- Washington Astou Ndiaye-Diat- ta added 12 points and 12 rebounds to help the Shock improve to 8 since framer Pistons player Bill Laimbeer replaced Greg Williams as head coach Vicky Bullett led die Mys 5-- Pact Continued from B1 (14-10- leading top-thr- ee 12-fo- shot with 329 seconds left to help lift visiting Seattle past Orlando Lauren Jackson had a 5) n the BC Open finishes He has two in six BbyCom Tbur events Playing in die second group off the first tee Hdnen birdied three of the first five holes but dropped a stroke with a bogey on die par-- 3 sev- enth He holed a chip on No 8 and reached 8trader with birdies on Nos 10 11 13 and 15 and 17 Big Apple Classic Scotland’s Kathryn Marshall and South Korea's 68s Minny Yea shot to share the lead in the Big Apple Classic at New Rochelle NY Yeo had the best round of her LPGA Ibur career after gaining a spot in the field Monday when countrywoman Se Ri Pak withdrew Kelli Kuehne Sherri Kris Tkchetter and Silvia Cavalleri opened with 69s and Karrie Webb was another stroke back in an 11 player 50-fo-ot really Charlotte NC Ann Wauters added 18 points for the Rockets (9-1who lost to the Sting 73-6- 6 in overtime Wednesday Andrea Stinson scored 14 points and added Tunmy Sutton-Brow- n d comingoffa72nd-placetiei- ‘ 83-7- : (David Gossett was three strokes back along with Tripp Isenhour and Robert Gamez Spike McRoy i last theBCOpeqwmi week was anoth stroke back at 66 in a group mat included Duffy Waldorf Peter Jacobsen and Nolan Henke Waldorf tied for 18th last week in the British Open Funk second in the BC Open had seven birdies in a bogey-fre- e round He opened the round with a birdie putt on the 10th hole and hit every fairway and green in 8) three-gam- ‘ 10-an- tics (15-with IS points Storm 79 Miracle 76 Simone Edwards’ made a -- well-kno- - V “Half-priceNigh- L” : ? ' l Bucssign Lomas Brown to deal Pro Bowl offensive tack- le Lomas Brown agreed to terms Thurscontract with the day on a ohe-ye- ar Thmpa Bay Buccaneers fee fifth team he’s played for in 18 NFL: Seven-tim- e Another note about any possible : names: they have to end in double “Z” Why? I don’t know but some idiots think nearly every sports team in Utah has to be gelled dut way (check out fee Starzz-orthReezz) I think these geniuses think that misspelling the team name -gives the squad racw maricetabiUty So ' die food team’s uniforins would actually: read theSunbirdzz feeCheezz'the Booterzz or sosnefemg of feat nature "Vlfeen all the brainstorming is over f feinkwe would probably agree that we should name the tcam affa fee most J inspdratipnal persrai or event in this vallpy I would thoi push to name the -team after Brent Carpenter fee man ! and the bicycte who has spread more': and brought more smiles to this : joy vote is to valley than any other name the new ball team fee Cache Valky Smilin’ Cyders (oops I mean ' ' fee Smilin’ Cycler) Why talk about naming a team that wifi never exist in our valley ? Perhaps I afe a dreamer butl believe Logan can have its own field of dreams ' v If you name die team it will corne : e I I I’ - i ' 1 v v J |