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Authorities investigate man’s death

Cutting back

By JULIETA CHIQUILLO

Employees angry after pay, benefits slashed

LAREDO MORNING TIMES

Circumstances surrounding the death of an 18year-old Zapata man in North Texas remain unclear as law enforcement agents wait on toxicology results.

“The manner and cause of death have not been determined at this time,” said Lt. Charlie Perkins of the Walker County Sheriff ’s Department, noting that his office awaits autopsy results from the Dallas County Medical MARTINEZ Examiner’s Office.

Law enforcement agents on July 22 found Juan Antonio Martinez III barely alive at the Huntsville State Park in Walker County, about 150 miles east of Austin. He was taken by medical helicopter to Dallas where he died at a local hospital on July 23.

Perkins said 26-year-old Joshua Abbott, who made the 911 call, was arrested at the park on charges of public intoxication and interference with public duties.

Perkins described Abbott as Martinez’s acquaintance and referred questions about the arrest to the Department of Public Safety because a Highway Patrol trooper made the arrest.

Trooper Floyd Garner, who reportedly responded to the scene, could not be reached for comment Friday.

By DIANA R. FUENTES THE ZAPATA TIMES Skyrocketing health care costs forced the Zapata County Medical Clinic to drastically reduce the salaries of most of its employees and suspend health insurance for all of them this week, clinic officials said, prompting a temporary walkout.

“This was a reaction to bad news, which is understand-

able,” said attorney Manuel Pelaez, who is working with Dr. Larry Sands of the Zapata Medical Group.

“We had people walk out in frustration, but the clinic stayed open,” Pelaez said.

“Some said they quit, but they came back.”

The Zapata Medical Group runs the nonprofit clinic under an estimated $1.8 million annual contract with Zapata County to provide indigent

health care. It sees about 1,120 patients per month and employs 20 people. While it primarily sees patients who are indigent, the clinic, which is open 24/7, also accepts patients who have insurance and those who want to pay cash.

But there’s just not enough money to go around right now.

Several employees saw their salaries slashed by more than half, dropping to the new

minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. A few highly skilled personnel, such as physician assistants and radiologic technologists, did not see a salary decrease but did lose insurance coverage.

“We’re trying to make sure the clinic stays open, to make sure that when you come inside with a sick kid, that your kid gets taken care of,” Pelaez

See HEALTH CARE | PAGE 8A

See DEATH | PAGE 8A

LAW ENFORCMENT

Photo by Ricardo Segovia | Laredo Morning Times

Players Palace, located between Falcon and Zapata, has 8liner machines, or maquinitas, with which to entertain customers.

Maquinitas feel sheriff’s heat, close

By JULIETA CHIQUILLO LAREDO MORNING TIMES

Several maquinita establishments have halted operations since Zapata County Sheriff Sigifredo “Sigi” Gonzalez announced his intentions to crack down on players and owners alike involved in illegal gambling.

Six of seven maquinita establishments in Falcon have closed since Gonzalez met with about 25 establishment owners, employees and Falcon residents on July 1 to explain to them what those businesses are legally allowed to do, the sheriff said.

The sheriff held a similar meeting in Zapata on July 16.

‘Getting caught’ “Maybe they don’t want to risk getting caught or an arrest,” Gonzalez said.

The gambling machines known as 8-liners or maquinitas are not allowed to pay cash, and prizes awarded to customers may not exceed $5 in value, according to state law.

Some of the 11 maquinita establishments in Zapata also have closed, Gonzalez said.

On a recent trip to Falcon, two maquinita establishments along the U.S. 83 — Lucky Frog and Far Far Away — were closed.

At least 40 vehicles were parked Friday night outside a warehouse establishment tucked away

See MAQUINITAS | PAGE 8A

Photos by Cuate Santos | Laredo Morning Times

KIDS TO FISH TODAY T

he second annual Whiskers & Tails Kids Fishing Tournament is today from 8 to 11 a.m. at the Zapata County boat ramp. Boys and girls ages 5 to 13 are welcome to participate.

Admission is free. “Every kid is going to go home with some type of prize,” said Carolina Calderas, a member of the “Whiskers & Tails” board of directors.

TOP: A fisherman passes under a sign Friday promoting the “Whiskers & Tails” fishing tournament hanging over the road towards the Zapata County public boat ramp. LEFT: Zapata County shop employee Rene Garcia uses plastic ties as he hangs the sign promoting today’s tournament.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

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SATURDAY,AUG.1 The second annual Whiskers & Tails Kids “Free” Fishing Tournament is scheduled for today from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Zapata County Public Boat Ramp.

First United Methodist Church, 1220 McClelland Ave. in Laredo, is having its monthly book sale from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Widener Room. For more information, call 722-1674.

TUESDAY,AUG.4 Operation Lone Star will offer free medical services today and Wednesday from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m.at the Zapata Community Center,607 N. U.S. 83. For more information, call 765-9920.

WEDNESDAY,AUG.5 Operation Lone Star will offer free medical services today from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Zapata Community Center, 607 N. U.S. 83. For more information, call 765-9920.

The AgriLIFE Extension in cooperation with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association presents,“How the New Law Affects Ranch Estate Planning, a two-day seminar which will be held today and Thursday at the College Station Conference Center in College Station. Today’s seminar will last from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., and participants will discuss basic estate planning devices, with Wayne A. Hayenga serving as special guest speaker. This seminar is offered to provide participants enough information on tax and estate planning matters to help them make difficult estate planning decisions.Registration is $125. To register, call Connie at (979) 845-2226 or e-mail csmotek@tamiu.edu.

THURSDAY,AUG.6 Today is the second day of a two-day tax law seminar sponsored by the AgriLIFE Extension in cooperation with the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

The event is from 9 a.m.to 4 p.m.at the College Station Conference Center in College Station. Lunch will be served at noon. Fee is $125.To register,call Connie at (979) 845-2226 or e-mail csmotek@tamiu.edu.

SATURDAY,AUGUST 8 The Seventh Annual Zapata Health Fair will be held today from 8 a.m.until noon at the Zapata County Pavilion. Free health screenings will be provided.Other agencies will also be available with general information.The fair is being sponsored byThe Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy.

For more information,or to become a provider, call Rosie Rodriguez at 723-2911, extension 5.

SATURDAY,AUGUST 15 The Aztec District of Boy Scouts of America invites the public to participate in their first-ever Don Murphy Memorial Pinewood Derby Invitational. Registration and inspection of cars will take place on Friday,Aug.14,at the Imaginarium.Limited spaces are available. For a complete schedule of events, contact the BSA Aztec Office at 7444499 or Toni Ruizat 763-9325 for applications and further information.

WEDNESDAY,SEPT.2 The USS Missouri (BB-63) Association is a nonprofit organization made up of sailors, marines, officers and midshipman that have served aboard this famous battleship.Shipmates that served aboard the battleship USS Missouri (BB63) will hold their annual reunion in Norfolk,Va.starting today,and lasting until Sept.8.All veterans and interested parties, along with their family and friends are invited. For more information, call Bill Morton, vice president of the association,at (803) 469-3579 or e-mail him at Mo63@ftc-i.net.

THURSDAY,SEPT.10 The Texas A&M International University presents drawings and sculptures by Brian Row. An opening reception will be held today from 5- 7:30 p.m. at the Art gallery located inside the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. The exhibit will be on display through October 8th.For more information call the Center for Fine and Performing Arts at (956) 326-2654.

WEDNESDAY,SEPT.16 The 16th Annual Manufacturing and Logistics Symposium “South Texas and Northern Mexico’s Global Positioning in Today’s Economy”will be held at the TAMIU Student Center in Laredo from 6 to 8 p.m.The symposium is a comprehensive three-day agenda crucial for companies seeking new

Photo by Harry Cabluck | AP

Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott speaks during a news conference Friday, in Austin. He said the number of Texas school districts rated by the state as “academically unacceptable” has increased to its highest level ever.

More districts called ‘unacceptable’

By APRIL CASTRO ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTIN — The number of Texas school districts rated by the state as academically unacceptable has increased to 87, the highest level ever, according to the Texas Education Agency, which attributed the change to tougher dropout reporting requirements.

But new growth projection measures helped more than double the numbers of both schools and districts labeled exemplary, the highest rating they can earn. The new measures give schools credit for projected student improvement even if test scores didn’t meet standards. The number of exemplary school districts rose from 43 last year to 117 this year.

School districts and campuses are rated based on student performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills and a standardized test for special education students, along with dropout and completion rates. Schools receive ratings of exemplary, recognized, acceptable or unacceptable.

Most of the more than 1,200 school districts and charter operators in Texas — 561

Court gives OK to Santeria priest DALLAS — A federal appeals court reversed a lower court’s ruling on Friday that barred a Santeria priest from sacrificing goats in his Texas home, saying a city’s decision to prohibit the ritual violated the man’s religious rights.

Jose Merced, 46, accuses the city of Euless, of trampling on his constitutional right to religious exercise. The city claims the sacrifices jeopardize public health.

Landowners to get acess explanation BROWNSVILLE — A federal judge has ordered the U.S. government to clearly tell property owners affected by the fence along the Mexican border how they will be able to access their land.

It has taken weeks for the government to hammer out such an

— received an acceptable rating. Almost 460 were rated recognized.

“School districts were given two years to adjust to the use of a new, more rigorous dropout definition,” Education Commissioner Robert Scott said. “Because districts are being held fully accountable for their dropouts, the new definition has resulted in lower ratings for some districts and schools.”

More than half of the unacceptable districts, 48, received the low ranking solely because of dropout rates.

Nine school districts were rated unacceptable because of failure to meet standards on the state assessment test’s science portion. Last year, 32 districts were rated unacceptable. Critics have argued that the new growth measure, which uses a mathematical formula called the Texas Projection Measure, artificially inflates the success of schools.

Frances Deviney, an analyst at the Austinbased Center for Public Priorities, said the new measure “does a disservice to the students and the schools by masking the true number of kids still struggling to meet the state’s academic standards.”

explanation for five Brownsville landowners.

Cleanup of tar balls almost done CORPUS CHRISTI — Officials overseeing the cleanup of gooey oil blobs on South Texas beaches said the work was expected to be completed Friday.

Tar-like blobs were first reported washing up more than a week ago. More weathered blobs were washing up as late as Thursday.

The blobs were scattered along about 155 miles of coast, from Matagorda Island to the mouth of the Rio Grande.

College tuition fund going broke AUSTIN, Texas — The program offered a deal to Texas parents with young children: prepay when Junior is small and you won’t have to worry about the cost

of tuition at a Texas university.

But with the rapidly rising cost of college, the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan is going broke.

The plans are guaranteed by the state, so parents who enrolled in the program will get their children’s tuition bills paid. But the fund is going broke and will require as much as $2.1 billion to stay solvent.

Welding may have sparked plant fire BRYAN — A welding job likely sparked a fire at a central Texas chemical plant that forced thousands of people from their homes and closed Texas A&M University’s main campus.

The investigation continues at the El Dorado Chemical Co. plant.

Thousands of people were forced to evacuate and 34 were treated and released at hospitals, mostly for smoke inhalation or eye irritation.

— Compiled from AP reports.

AROUND THE NATION House passes $2B for ‘clunkers’program

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WASHINGTON — The House voted overwhelmingly Friday to rush $2 billion into the popular but financially strapped “cash for clunkers” car purchase program, heeding calls from consumers eager to keep taking advantage of thousands of dollars in trade-in incentives.

House members approved the measure 316-109 within hours of learning the program was running out of money.

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Bonuses limited for Wall Streeters WASHINGTON — Bowing to populist anger, the House voted Friday to prohibit pay and bonus packages that encourage bankers and traders to take risks.

Passage of the bill on a 237185 vote followed the disclosure a day earlier that nine of the nation’s biggest banks, which are receiving billions of dollars in federal bailout aid, paid individual bonuses of $1 million or more to nearly 5,000 employees.

Today is Saturday, Aug. 1, the 213th day of 2009. There are 152 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Aug. 1, 1944, an uprising broke out in Warsaw, Poland, against Nazi occupation; the revolt lasted two months before collapsing.

On this date: In 1714, Britain’s Queen Anne died at age 49; she was succeeded by George I. In 1876, Colorado was admitted as the 38th state.

In 1894, the First Sino-Japanese War erupted, the result of a dispute over control of Korea; Japan’s army routed the Chinese.

In 1907, the U.S. Army Signal Corps established an aeronautical division, the forerunner of the U.S. Air Force.

In 1936, the Olympic games opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.

In 1946, President Harry S. Truman signed the Fulbright Program into law, establishing the scholarships named for Sen. William J. Fulbright. America’s Atomic Energy Commission was established.

In 1981, the rock music video channel MTV made its debut.

In 2007, the eight-lane Interstate 35W bridge, a major Minneapolis artery, collapsed into the Mississippi River during evening rush hour, killing 13 people.

Ten years ago: A heat wave that had gripped the nation since midJuly finally broke; authorities attributed nearly 200 deaths to the heat and humidity.

Five years ago: The federal government warned of possible al-Qaida terrorist attacks against specific financial institutions in New York City, Washington and Newark, N.J. A supermarket fire on the outskirts of Asuncion, Paraguay, killed more than 400 people. World Trade Organization members meeting in Geneva approved a plan to end export subsidies on farm products and cut import duties across the world.

Karen Stupples won the Women’s British Open. Alexandra Scott, a young cancer patient who’d started a lemonade stand to raise money for cancer research, sparking a nationwide fundraising campaign, died at her home in Wynnewood, Pa., at age eight.

One year ago: Some 30 mountaineers began a disastrous attempt to scale K2 in Pakistan; 11 of them died in a series of accidents, including icefalls. Crowds of Chinese watched a total solar eclipse along the country’s ancient Silk Road, one week before the start of the Summer Games in Beijing.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor-director Geoffrey Holder is 79. Singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott is 78. Cartoonist Tom Wilson (retired creator of “Ziggy”) is 78. Former Sen. Alfonse D’Amato (R-N.Y.) is 72. Actor Giancarlo Giannini is 67. Basketball Hall of Fame coach Roy Williams is 59.

Blues singer-musician Robert Cray is 56. Singer Michael Penn is 51.

Rock singer Joe Elliott (Def Leppard) is 50. Rock singer-musician Suzi Gardner (L7) is 49. Rapper Chuck D (Public Enemy) is 49. Actor Jesse Borrego is 47. Rapper Coolio is 46. Actor John Carroll Lynch is 46.

Rock singer Adam Duritz (Counting Crows) is 45. Movie director Sam Mendes is 44. Country singer George Ducas is 43. Country musician Charlie Kelley is 41. Actress Tempestt Bledsoe is 36. Football player Edgerrin James is 31. Actor Jason Momoa is 30. Singer Ashley Parker Angel is 28. Actress Taylor Fry is 28. Actor James Francis Kelly is 20.

Thought for Today: “Pride, like humility, is destroyed by one’s insistence that he possesses it.” — Kenneth Bancroft Clark, American educator and psychologist (1914-2005).

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Rosemary Gain sits at her husband Ron’s bedside at Hospice of the Valley while listening to a harpist on July 21, in Mesa,Ariz.The harpists play regularly at the inpatient hospice homes, stopping at a patient’s request.

House panel poised to act on health care WASHINGTON — Democrats sought to limit increases in the cost of insurance sold under a sweeping health care bill Friday as they labored to clear the final

obstacle to a September showdown.

Several officials said a lastminute agreement among Democrats also included authority for the government to negotiate directly with pharmaceutical companies for lower drug prices under Medicare.

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Almaraz excels in advertising

BY DORA MARTINEZ

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Hector Almaraz is a 1979 graduate of Zapata High School who is married to Elma Nora Martinez.

They have two beautiful children who are now in college, Carlos Javier and Jessica Renee.

Hector attended the Art Institute of Houston and got his degree in Communications. He worked for Lamar Outdoor Advertising in Laredo and in San Benito.

As Southwest Regional Creative Director, he developed self-promotional

campaigns for Lamar in all these cities: Laredo, San Benito, Midland, Odessa, Beaumont, Houston, Wichita Falls and Colorado Springs.

He won 30 Addy awards for outdoor design. From 1989 to 1994, he worked for the Laredo Morning Times for the sales staff.

Hector has worked in several areas of advertising, including the Zapata County News, where he has worked for about 5 years in sales.

He recently developed an online magazine: Brushcountryhq.com.

The Web site includes a variety of recipes and also talks about area sports, such as Laredo Heat and the Broncos.

It’s a collaborative effort of Liquid Web Studios and Almaraz Creative Services, both located in South Texas Brush Country. It will cover about 25 areas in South Texas.

Good luck, Hector.

(Dora Martinez is a native of Zapata who was publisher of Hispanic News in San Antonio for 21 years. She can be reached at thezapatatimes@att.net)

Pharmacy to hold health fair Aug. 8 LAREDO MORNING TIMES

The Seventh Annual Zapata Health Fair sponsored by The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy is set for Saturday, Aug. 8, at the Zapata County Pavilion.

“We have been very successful in Zapata and this is our way of thanking the community for their support,” said Rosie Rodriguez, marketing director for the pharmacy, which has three

locations in Laredo and one in Zapata. “We’ve been doing this for several years “It’s a fun event with live music and door prizes,” she added. “We give away free hot dogs and sodas, too.”

The fair features numerous free health screenings and informational booths.

Visitors can have their blood pressure checked, see how their vision is doing and be screened for glaucoma,

among other tests. There will also be checks for diabetes and body mass index.

The fair will be open from 8 a.m. to noon.

Participating agencies include the American Cancer Scoeity, American Red Cross, Champion Home Care, Gateway Community Health Center, Jordon Health Services, Rsoe Garden Funeral Home, Zapata County Crime Stoppers, Zapata County Indepen-

dent School District, Zapata County News, South Texas Food Bank, All Saints Ambulance Service, South Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse and Dr. Michael Morris, among others.

The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy in Zapata is located at 1205 N. U.S. 83.

For more information, or to become a provider, call Rodriguez at 723-2911, extension 5.

ALEMAN EARNS ACCOLADES

Courtesy photo | UISD

United High School Principal Alberto Aleman Jr. was recognized recently for being named the Region One Education Service Center High School Principal of the year. Left to right are United Independent School District board members Judd Gilpin and Ricardo Molina,Aleman, UISD Board President Pat Campos, UISD board member Ricardo Rodriguez and UISD Superintendent Roberto J. Santos.

TAMUK grade recognition SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

KINGSVILLE — Texas A&M University-Kingsville has released the names of the students who made the President’s List, Dean’s List and Honor Roll for the spring 2009 semester.

On the Dean’s List was Jessica M. Martinez, of Zapata.

Making the Honor Roll were Dielka A. Camarena,

Christina I. Garcia and Reynaldo E. Piña, all of Zapata.

To make the Dean’s List, a student must earn a grade point average of 3.65 (on a 4.0 scale) on all work attempted for the semester with a minimum of 13 semester hours completed.

The Honor Roll requires a grade point average of 3.5 while taking at least 12 semester hours.

THE BLOTTER DWI ARRESTS Luis Angel Saenz was arrested Friday, July 24, on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

Sheriff’s deputies said they stopped Saenz for a traffic violation at 4th Street and Bravo Avenue at about 5 a.m.

Jose Artemio Esquivel was arrested Monday morning on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

A subject driving on Miraflores Avenue near 10 a.m. disregarded a stop sign on 2nd Street, according to the patrol officer’s incident report.Esquivel was subsequently arrested.

Bruce Richard Raymond was arrested late Monday night on a charge of driving while intoxicated.

According to the incident report, a driver disregarded a stop sign at 7th Avenue and Roma Street at about 11:30 p.m. Raymond was subsequently arrested.

OTHER ARRESTS Horacio SaenzJr.and Hector Adrian Serna were arrested Friday, July 24, on charges of disorderly conduct.

Sheriff’s deputies went to Pepe’s Car Wash near 3rd Avenue and U.S. 83 after it was reported that there was a fight in progress near 1 p.m. Saenz and Serna were arrested at the scene.

Martin Santa-Cruz and Rogelio Santa-Cruz were arrested on a charge of possession of marijuana Saturday,July 25.

Sheriff’s deputies said they stopped a vehicle with a defective brake light near the intersection of 12th Avenue and U.S. 83 at about 7 p.m. During the stop, they discovered a subject in possession of marijuana, according to the incident report.

Isidro Garcia Jr. was arrested Sunday, July 26, just after midnight on a charge of having a prohibited weapon, namely brass knuckles.

The driver of a vehicle left a Stripes convenience store parking lot at 10th Avenue and U.S. 83, spinning his tires, according to the incident report.The brass knuckles were taken as evidence during the traffic stop, according to the re-

port, and Garcia was subsequently arrested.

THEFT Lydia Zepeda reported a man took a jar of money collected for her son, Luis “Honky” Paredes, from the counter at 7 Days Express Store at 5th and U.S.83 on Monday, according to a sheriff’s incident report.

The man was identified, according to the report, but no arrests were made at the time.

A woman reported Sunday her iPod was stolen from a residence in the 200 block of Loma Drive. n Also Sunday, a man reported a 3-ton AC Delco floor jack had been stolen from the driveway of a house in the 2000 block of Sunset Drive.

Awoman reported Saturday, July 25, a 12-gauge shotgun and a pair of binoculars had been stolen from a storage shed in the 100 block of Sunshine Lane.

A white bicycle was stolen from the 500 block of Diaz on Tuesday, according to an incident report filed with the sheriff’s department.

Someone walked into a yard and stole a bicycle in the 5000 block of Pharr Lane on Friday, July 24,according to an incident report.

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Give me a yell for gov’s race

By JOHN KELSO COX NEWSPAPERS

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USTIN, Texas — There’s something peculiar, perhaps even unique, about our race for Texas governor.

And no, it’s not that we have two Republicans raising large piles of money to tell us how screwed up government is.

What may be a first here is this: We have a former Yell Leader running against a former cheerleader. That’s right.

We have candidates who both come to us with cheering skills.

Jumping and leaping and smiling — oh my. Has this ever-occurred in, say, Iowa? No. So, at least our campaign should be, well, enthusiastic — if not deep.

Rick Perry went to Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets and served as something Yankees might not be familiar with — a rare species known as a Yell Leader. Or, in Latin, Yellus leaderooni. The critter’s range is the Brazos River Valley.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison went to the University of Texas, where she was a sorority girl and served as a standard cheerleader.

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Let’s unite over what to call next year

By KEN HERMAN

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As a Yell Leader, Perry was the guy in an all-white outfit — white shirt, white britches — that made him look kind of like an ice cream man, or a hospital attendant from “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

Conversely, over at UT in Austin, Kay Bailey was the one in the Western outfit suitable for waiting tables at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo.

The gubernatorial debate will be about whether the country is messed up because of what’s been going on in Washington, Perry’s position. Or whether things are messed up because of what’s been going on in Texas, Hutchison’s stand.

But the real decider should be this: Who’d make a better governor, your regular run-ofthe-mill cheerleader or the guy in the white outfit standing up in front of his fellow Aggies, making funny faces to exhort them to make strange grunting noises at football games?

If you’re looking for leadership skills, I suppose you’d have to go with Perry. In most states, they don’t have college students who need to be trained how to yell, a characteristic that seems confined to the Bryan-College Station area.

It’s kind of funny how people are dissing Minnesota for electing a former comedian, Al Franken, as their new U.S. senator. At least Franken was trying to get people to laugh at him. As a Yell Leader, Perry came by this natural. And if you want to yell about that, you can yell into my voice message box at 512-445-3606. Hey, I guess that tip makes me a Yell Leader.

I’m not sure which side to come down on, though. One of my problems is that is I can’t imagine how the candidates’ cheers will differ.

This is because I can’t think of any suitable cheering words that rhyme with “bailout,” “trade cap” or “socialist ilk.”

I’m sure we’ll hear those oldies but goodies over and over in the coming months.

USTIN — On Oct. 14, 1996, I offered an early heads-up about a then-pending crisis.

Several of you have yet to thank me. You are forgiven. I know it’s been a busy time, what with recession and secession and all.

But we are approaching another milestone for which you should be prepared.

This year is 2009. Next year is 2010. Here’s the problem: Odds are real good that when your eyes just saw 2009, the little voice in your head that kicks in when you read said “two thousand nine.” But what did that little voice say when your eyes saw 2010?

In some of your heads, the little voice said “two thousand ten” because it has been saying “two thousand nine” (and “two thousand eight” and “two thousand seven,” etc). But for many of you, the little

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voice said “twenty-ten.”

Here’s the dilemma: What will we call next year? We face the possibility of a year without consensus on how to say it. As if we don’t have enough to divide us (Democrat or Republican? Mac or PC? Paper or plastic? Plain or peanut?), we now could become a nation split between those who think it’s twenty-ten and those who think it’s two thousand ten.

Can the union be preserved?

Back in 1996, I warned of a similar problem as the new century approached. There was little doubt that 2000 would be called two thousand. But would 2001 be two thousand and one, two thousand one or twenty oh one? It was my theory (largely correct, thank you very much) that what we would call 2001 was determined in 1968. That’s when many of us saw “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It was “two thousand one, a space odyssey.” It was not “twenty oh

one, a space odyssey.”

So when 2001 became a real year and not a future year when we all thought we’d have gyrocopters, our ears and mouths and the little voices in our heads were preconditioned to be comfortable with two thousand one.

And two thousand one begat two thousand two, etc., taking us comfortably through what most people now call two thousand nine.

(An interesting side note: There seems to be fading use of the phrase “the year” in front of the name of the year. Nobody ever said “the year 1999,” but many of us started putting “the year” in front of 21st-century years because they didn’t sound like years. An even less interesting side note: When was the meeting at which it was decided that there would be no commas in years?)

For grins, and because it’s been slow around the office, I’ve been asking folks what next year is.

Among those who don’t just ignore

me, twenty-ten seems to be the favored response, prevailing even with folks who say this year is two thousand nine. Why doesn’t two thousand nine naturally lead into two thousand ten? It’s because we are lazy and our mouths are lazy.

Twenty-ten saves a syllable.

It’s all somehow part of what in 1996 I deemed the “Zager and Evans Effect,” a semi-scientific theory I proffered with anticipation of a Nobel Prize nomination.

It’s familiar to all of you who had AM radios in 1969 when Messrs.

Zager and Evans sealed their fate as one-hit wonders with the song “In the Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus).”

Zager and/or Evans, cautioning us “if man is still alive and if woman can survive,” sang that 2525 would be “twenty-five, twentyfive.” Who are we to differ?

(To reach Ken Herman, a columnist for the Austin American-Statesman, email kherman@statesman.com)

EDITORIAL

Deserving cities shut out of police money HOUSTON CHRONICLE

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his week, federal lawmakers and local officials around the country hailed the announcement that their communities would share in $1 billion in grants from the U.S. Department of Justice’s COPS Hiring Recovery Program funded through the $787 billion federal stimulus package.

The money will allow more than 1,000 law enforcement agencies in all 50 states and U.S. possessions to hire or rehire more than 4,700 police officers.

There was no cheering at city halls in Houston, New York City, Seattle and Pittsburgh. All were shut out of the competition, whose winners were selected using a scoring formula that rewarded cities with higher crime rates and more difficult budgetary situations regardless of population density or special security needs.

Although the Houston Police Department has struggled for years with severe understaffing, that didn’t count for much with the DOJ. In Texas, the big winners were San Antonio and Dallas, both of which received grants to hire 50 officers, the maximum allowed per city.

The money will cover each officer’s salary and benefits for three full years, with the recipient agency committed to cover an additional year.

During his three terms in office Mayor Bill White has worked to rebuild the police force, stepping up the number of cadet classes, including seven in the past two years.

Even with that effort, the total number of officers here has not kept pace with population growth, barely increasing from 5,182 in 2005 to 5,225 today.

This year’s city budget covered funding for two cadet classes, with the expectation that federal dollars would be coming to underwrite more.

The city had applied for $50 million in federal funds to pay for four additional classes and 240 officers over three years, numbers far in excess of the maximum grants handed out.

Mayor White criticized the federal criteria for awarding the grants that sent more than a quarter of the money to agencies in financially hard-hit California. “The U.S. Department of Justice made the wrong decision for the wrong reasons on the allocation of COPS funding,” said the mayor. “Essentially, Houston was penalized for financial responsibility and bringing crime rates down…. We are not going to become fiscally irresponsible simply because federal programs are designed to encourage that.”

White’s response was relatively mild compared to the howls of protest from New York leaders. The city had requested funding for 2,000 officers and got nothing.

“Perverse might be the word I

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would use,” said Gotham Mayor Michael Bloomberg. “The New York Police Department is being penalized for doing its job too well,” sniped Long Island Rep. Peter King. Police Commissioner Ray Kelly lamented that a city twice attacked by terrorists could be passed over for law enforcement dollars. The New York Post headlined: “Tiny-Town COPS Get More Than Finest.”

Both Space City and the Big Apple have a valid beef. Awarding stimulus dollars provided by all taxpayers to locales based on local crime rates and financial problems makes no sense.

Major population centers like Houston and New York City have worked hard to fight crime and secure potential terrorist targets. Instead of getting a slap in the face, they should have been rewarded with assistance to maintain their enviable records.

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Inside the angst of ‘The Outsiders’

By KIRSTEN CROW LAREDO MORNING TIMES

them, and all involved, to face up to the real repercussions of violence and test their own limits of brotherhood.

The story is essentially built for adolescents, as they navigate a period of life that struggles to see gray within the black-and-white: the haves and the have-nots, the innocence and the knowing it all. It’s no mistake that parents — adults in general — are ostensibly absent.

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een angst. Impossible love. Social class clashes. Street violence and broken homes.

Considered one of the cornerstones of coming-ofage literature, S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders” jumps from the pages to the stage for a weekendlong run at the Laredo Little Theatre.

Under the direction of Adalberto Chavarria, who last year headed “Peter Pan,” the production takes a young, novice of cast of about 16 principal actors and 12 extras — roughly between the ages of 5 to 17 — and brings to life the dramatic events that unfold for two street “gangs” in the early 1960s: The rich “haveit-all” Socials, also knows as “Socs” (pronounced “soshes”), and the blue-collar Greasers.

The cast

An extra act Although the Laredo Little Theatre staged “Annie Jr.” earlier this summer, and the nonprofit typically puts on only one production per season, Chavarria said he was interested in investing in a play that was “somewhat ideal and not campy” for an “older generation of actors.”

The story, with its coming-of-age themes, is a little more challenging for the older actors, he said.

And it is more mature material. Although nothing in the show would be considered graphic, the story follows the hard-knock life of 14-year-old Ponyboy Curtis, an orphan who is being raised by his two older brothers, the 17-year-old Sodapop, played by Richard Rodriguez, and the 20-yearold Darry, played by Guillermo Gonzalez.

cuate Ponyboy, center, played by Aiden Rendon, is roughed up by Bob, left, played by Robert Batey, and Randy, played by Albert Sandoval.

The story For Ponyboy, played by Aiden Rendon, life revolves around supporting his surrogate family, the Greasers, and coping with the fact that he’s a little different than most of them — he’s smarter and more sensitive than his comrades in arms.

As he struggles to maintain a real connection with his eldest brother, the some-

what-overbearing Darry, and survive the onslaughts by the Socs, Ponyboy and his best friend, Johnny Cade, played by Ricardo Perez, struggle to “stay gold” — maintaining that recognition of beauty in the world — a reference to Robert Frost’s “Nothing Gold Can Stay.”

Following a tragic accident in the name of self-defense, the boys set in motion a series of events that force

Chavarria noted that the cast is primarily composed of novice actors who are trying their first hand at life in the spotlight. Additionally, the director, cast and crew worked within an abbreviated rehearsal period — about four weeks between auditions to debut.

“I laid out my faith to them and said, ‘Make this happen for me,’” Chavarria said. “And they’ve done extraordinarily well… I’m very pleased with the results.”

For the two leads, Rendon and Perez, trying out for and landing parts in their first theater production has been a fun learning experience.

Although they both admitted nervousness in the audition process, they had their own advice for young actors: don’t pay attention to fear.

“Fear holds you back,” Perez said.

Rendon added: “You’ve got to let it all out.”

And this is good material to do just that.

Additional cast members include the haughty (and tough) Cherry Valance, played by Victoria Sandoval; the hot-tempered Dallas, played by David Barnett; the fun-loving Two-Bit, played

by Phillip A. Fierros; the mildly sociopathic Bob, played by Robert Batey; and Bob’s constant companion, Randy, played by Albert Sandoval.

Iglesias to bring laughs SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

Rising Latino comedian Gabriel Iglesias will perform live at the Laredo Entertainment Center on Friday, Oct. 3, at 7:30 p.m.

Gabriel “Picachu” Iglesias’ style of comedy is a mixture of storytelling with characters and sound effects that bring all his personal issues to life.

His amazing ability to

cross over with a clean, animated style of comedy has put him in big demand throughout the stand-up comedy circuit.

Tickets go on sale today at 10 a.m. as part of a national on-sale.

They may be purchased at the LEC box office, www.ticketmaster.com and all Ticketmaster outlets. All tickets are all $35.50, with the facility fee included.

Adam Sandler’s ‘People’ is both funny, frustrating

By CHRISTY LEMIRE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — If only Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen hadn’t gotten in the car.

If only they hadn’t left Los Angeles, where everything in “Funny People” was going so well, and driven north to Marin County, where everything falls apart. Judd Apatow would have had his most mature, accomplished film to date.

But Apatow should have maintained his focus on the friendship that forms between Sandler (as superstar George Simmons) and Rogen (as aspiring standup Ira Wright) as well as the established comics and wannabes that surround them. Instead, he has his characters make an unnecessary road trip in search of George’s long-lost love

— with both George and the film losing their way.

We first see him as a rising comedian, courtesy of home movies Apatow injects of a young Sandler, his reallife roommate long before either of them made it big. Today, George has a thriving career based on his popular stage act and silly crowdpleasers. The movies, which have titles like “Sayonara, Davey!” and require him to appear as a merman or grown-up in a baby’s body, are a dead-on parody of the kinds of dreck on which Sandler has built his empire.

You have to give him credit for so gleefully poking fun at his worst work.

“Funny People,” a Universal Pictures release, is rated R for language and crude sexual humor throughout, and some sexuality. It is playing at Cinemark Mall Del Norte and Hollywood Theaters.

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Agenda en Breve CULTURA LAREDO – La venta de libros usados de Amigos de la Biblioteca se realizará el sábado y domingo en Laredo Public Library (1120 East Calton Road).

La venta de libros tiene algo para todos,incluyendo Inglés Sin Barreras, a precios accesibles. Para más información, incluyendo el horario de la biblioteca, visite la biblioteca en 1120 East Calton Road, o comunicarse al (956) 795-2400.

EDUCACIÓN LAREDO – Continúan las inscripiciones en línea para el semestre de otoño 2009 en TAMIU.Puede tener acceso a los horarios de cursos visitando schedule.tamiu.edu e inscribiéndose en uonline.tamiu.edu.

Las clases comienzan el 24 de agosto. Para más información, comunicarse a la UniversityRegistrar al 3262250 o escriba un correo electrónico a registrar@tamiu.edu.

ENTRETENIMIENTO LAREDO – El sábado a las 3 p.m. y el domingo a las 7 p.m. se presenta la obra The Outsiders en Laredo Little Theatre (4802 Thomas Avenue) Para más información, comunicarse al 723-1342 o al 326-3708.

LAREDO – Pase la tarde del sábado en el Planetario Lamar Bruni Vergara de TAMIU y explore “Force 5: Nature Unleashed”a las 6 p.m., “One World, One Sky Big Bird’s Adventure” a las 7 p.m., y “Stars of Pharaohs”a las 8 p.m.Le entrada general es de 5 dólares y 4 para niños, estudiantes, personal y ex alumnos de TAMIU.Las presentaciones premium cuestan 1 dólar más.Para más infomación, llamar al 326-2444 o visite www.tamiu.edu/planetarium.

DEPORTES LAREDO – El lunes, Casa Blanca Golf Course ySouthern Golf Properties llevarán a cabo el primer Campeonato Femenil Abierto de la serie del Campeonato del Condado de Webb. Para más informacióm, llamar a Pro Shop al 726-2019 o con Rudy Gonzalez al 235-8223.

SÁBADO 1 DE AGOSTO DE 2009

Investigarán oficiales encubiertos Por JULIETA CHIQUILLO TIEMPO DE LAREDO

Varios establecimientos de maquinitas han tenido que detener sus operaciones desde que el Alguacil del Condado de Zapata Sigifredo “Sigi” Gonzalez dio a conocer sus intenciones de tomar medidas severas contra jugadores y propietarios por igual involucrados en apuestas ilegales.

Seis de siete establecimientos de maquinitas en Falcon han cerrado desde que Gonzalez se reunió con alrededor de 25 propietarios de establecimientos, empleados y residentes de Falcon el 1o. de julio para explicarles lo que a los negocios se les permite hacer legalmente, dijo el alguacil.

El alguacil llevó a cabo una reunión similar en Zapata el 16 de julio.

“Quizás no se quieren arriesgar a ser atrapados o arrestados”, dijo Gonzalez.

A las maquinitas de juegos de azar conocidas como 8-liners o maquinitas se no les permite pagar dinero en efectivo, y los premios entregados a los clientes no deben de exceder los 5 dólares en valor, de acuerdo a la ley estatal.

Algunos de los 11 establecimientos de maquinitas en Zapata también han cerrado, informó Gonzalez.

Durante una reciente visita a Falcon, dos establecimientos de maquinitas situados a lo largo de la carretera US 83 — Lucky Frog and Far Far Away — fueron cerrados.

Al menos 40 vehículos estuvieron estacionados un viernes por la noche afuera de un establecimiento oculto muy al final de un camino de tierra en Falcon. Una mujer en la puerta dijo que se requería de membresía para entrar. Dijo que la membresía era gratuita pero el establecimiento no estaba aceptando miembros nuevos.

En un establecimiento más pequeño entre Falcon y Zapata, menos de 10 personas tentaban su suerte en las máquinas un viernes por la noche, algunos fumando o tomando

Foto por Ricardo Segovia | Laredo Morning Times

Players Palace, localizado entre Falcon y Zapata, cuenta con maquinitas traga-monedas (slot machines) para entretener a los clientes una taza de café de la cafetera en el salón. Música suave se escuchaba en el fondo, sofocada por el sonido de las maquinitas. En el almacén, rollos de papel de baño, detergente, jarras de plástico, ponies de juguetes y estatuas de ángeles, entre otras cosas, estaban en exhibición.

Medidas severas La Oficina del Alguacil del Condado de Zapata hace campaña en contra de los establecimientos de maquinitas que participen en actividades de apuestas no solamente contra dueños y empleados sino también contra los clientes que juegan, dijo Gonzalez.

Históricamente, las autoridades van tras empleados y dueños de estos establecimientos mas no tras los clientes, señaló.

“Va a ser distinto en Zapata”, dijo. “Todos van a ser arrestados”.

La Oficina del Alguacil del

Condado de Zapata se está asociando con la Fiscalía del Condado, la Fiscalía del Distrito, y la Contraloría de Texas y el Departamento de Seguridad Pública para rastrear operaciones de apuestas en el condado, indicó Gonzalez.

Los dueños de maquinitas pagan un impuesto por máquina de entretenimiento operada con monedas a la contraloría. En Laredo, los establecimientos pagan un permiso de 150 dólares por máquina a la ciudad. En Zapata no existe tal cobro, dijo Gonzalez.

La oficina del alguacil ya está lista para lanzar investigaciones con oficiales de agencias estatales encubiertos, dijo. La oficina del alguacil también cuenta con informantes, señaló.

El plan es que los involucrados en apuestas que no solamente afronten cargos de delito menor sino también cargo de delito por participaren actividad criminal organizada,

delito de tercer grado, dijo. Por ejemplo, si un empleado implica al dueño y cliente en actividad ilegal, la ley estatal permite que a los tres se les imputen cargos por participación en actividad criminal organizada a pesar de que no se conozcan unos a otros en tanto estén involucrados en la misma operación, dijo.

Si una investigación resulta en el arresto de un empleado de uno de los est a b l e c i m i e n t o s participando en actividad ilegal, y el empleado coopera con la Fiscalía del Distrito y testifica en contra de otras personas involucradas, ya sea el dueño o clientes, el empleado pudiera recibir algo de indulgencia en su castigo a discresión de la oficina, dijo.

La apuesta es un delito menor Clase C, mientras que la promoción de apuestas, mantenimiento de un lugar de apuestas y posesión de un aparato de apuestas son deli-

tos menores Clase A, de acuerdo al Código Penal de Texas.

La oficina del alguacil cuenta con información acerca de que algunos establecimientos en el condado pagan miles de dólares en ocaciones, dijo Gonzalez. Algunos establecimientos de maquinitas atraen visitantes de Laredo, Zapata, el Valle de Río Grande y México, incluyendo Reynosa, Matamoros y otras ciudades. “¿ Por qué gente vendría de todas partes de México para ganarse un paquete de papel de baño?”, dijo Gonzalez.

Las medidas no son una venganza personal sino una respuesta a quejas en contra de los establecimientos implicados en apuestas, declaró.

“Apostar es ilegal en Texas, y así son las cosas”, dijo (Puede contactar a Julieta Chiquillo al 728-2557 o escribir un correo electrónico a julieta@lmtonline.com)

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OBITUARIES ANTONIO MELGOZA

JUAN ANTONIO MARTINEZ III

Juan Antonio Martinez III, 18, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2009, in a Dallas hospital.

Martinez is preceded in death by his mother, Sandra Alicia Martinez; paternal grandmother, Ana Maria Martinez and uncle, Carlos Villarreal.

Martinez is survived by his father, Juan Antonio Martinez Jr.; maternal grandparents, Jesus M. and Noemi Villarreal; paternal grandfather, Juan A. Martinez; uncles and aunts, Je-

sus (Cindy) Villarreal, Tanya (Gustavo) Lesea, Roberto Villarreal, Janette (Juan Manuel) Garcia, Miguel A. (Dulce) Martinez, Ana Bertha (Rodolfo) Gonzalez, and L. Rigoberto (Erica) Martinez and numerous cousins and friends.

Visitation hours were held Sunday, July 26, 2009, from 1 to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home and on Monday, July 27, 2009 from 8 to 9:30 a.m. followed by a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

Committal services followed at Zapata County Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rosegardenfuneralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home, 2102 Hwy. 83, Zapata.

ANGELITA CAMPOS

Angelita Campos, 82, passed away Sunday, July 26, 2009, at a hospital in San Antonio.

Mrs. Campos is preceded in death by her daughter-inlaw, Irene Campos.

Mrs. Campos is survived by her husband, Isidro Campos; son, Rogelio Campos, Jesus (Natividad) Campos, Ruben (Leticia) Campos, Francisco (Abigail) Campos, Isidro (Araceli) Campos, Martin, (Jemima) Campos; daughters, Virginia (Joel) Rodriguez,

Carmen (Aurelio) Chapa, Julia (Maurilio) Sanchez, Rosa E. Reyes; 26 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and by numerous other relatives and friends.

Visitation hours were held Tuesday, July 28, 2009, from 5 to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home.

The funeral procession departed Wednesday, July 29, 2009, at 9:45 a.m. for a 10 a.m. funeral Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church.

Committal services followed at Zapata County Cemetery.

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rosegardenfuneralhome.com.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home, Daniel A. Gonzalez, funeral director, 2102 Hwy. 83, Zapata.

Antonio Melgoza, 81, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at his residence in Falcon Heights.

Mr. Melgoza is preceded in death by his parents, Alfonso and Maria A. Melgoza; daughter, Esther Sanchez and a son, Juan Ovidio Melgoza.

Mr. Melgoza is survived by his wife, Guadalupe V. Melgoza; children, Jose

(Martha) Melgoza, Alberto (Rosa Maria) Melgoza, Roberto (Marina) Melgoza, Fernando Melgoza, Roel Angel (Leticia) Melgoza, Jorge Luis (Maricela) Melgoza, Jesus Armando (Ana) Melgoza, Juan Ovidio (Mayela) Melgoza, Raquel (Antonio) Canseco, Rosalba (Carlos) Gonzalez, Patricia (Victor Manuel) Nuñez, Anel (Juan Francisco) Barrera and by

MAQUINITAS | Continued from Page 1A at the far end of a dirt road in Falcon. A woman at the door said membership was required to get in. She said membership was free but the establishment was not taking new members.

At a smaller establishment between Falcon and Zapata, fewer than 10 people tried their luck at the machines on a recent Friday. In the back of the room, rolls of toilet paper, detergent, plastic pitchers, toy ponies and angel statuettes, among other items, were on display.

Crackdown The Zapata County Sheriff ’s Office campaign against maquinita establishments that engage in gambling operations will target not only owners and employees but also customers who gamble, Gonzalez said.

Historically, law enforcement agencies pursue employees and owners of these establishments but not the customers, Gonzalez said.

“It’s going to be different in Zapata,” he said. “Everyone is going to be arrested.”

The sheriff ’s office is get-

ting ready to launch investigations with undercover officers from other state agencies, he said. The sheriff ’s office also has informants, he said.

The plan is for those involved in gambling to face not only misdemeanor charges but also a felony charge for engaging in organized criminal activity, a third-degree felony, Gonzalez said. If an investigation results in the arrest of an employee from one of the establishments engaging in illegal activity, and the employee cooperates with the District Attorney’s Office and testifies against other people involved, whether the owner or customers, the employee might get some leniency in his or her punishment at the office’s discretion, Gonzalez said.

Gambling is a Class C misdemeanor, while gambling promotion, keeping a gambling place and possession of a gambling device are Class A misdemeanors, according to the Texas Penal Code.

(Julieta Chiquillo may be reached at 728-2557 or julieta@lmtonline.com)

numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces and many friends.

A chapel service was held Thursday, July 30, 2009, from 10 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home. Committal services followed at Panteon Municipal in Guerrero, Tamaulipas.

Condolences may be sent to the family at

www.rosegardenfuneralhome.com.

Cremation arrangements were under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home, Daniel A. Gonzalez, funeral director, 2102 Hwy. 83, Zapata.

HEALTHCARE | Continued from Page 1A said. “We have to balance interests of the employees and interests of the patients. It’s just a tough situation for everybody.”

The medical group is renegotiating its contract with the county, which might help restore benefits.

“We’re hopeful that things will turn around,” Pelaez said.

In June, the county gave the Zapata Medical Group notice of intent to terminate their contract when it ends Sept. 30. At the time, county leaders indicated they had no specific problems with the group but wanted to see if there were any better deals out there.

However, negotiations for a possible contract renewal with Zapata Medical Group are continuing, confirmed Zapata County Attorney Said Alfonso Figueroa.

In the meantime, clinic officials said they had no choice but to cut costs immediately. It was that shock — employees received less than 24 hours’ notice about the change in salary and benefits — that particularly angered clinic workers.

“I’m sure that the em-

ployees would have appreciated more notice than they got, but the notice was the earliest we could have given them under the circumstances,” Pelaez said.

“It’s something that saddens Dr. Sands, and we understand the pressure that it places on their families.”

Pelaez said spiraling health care costs and increasing numbers of indigent patients are straining facilities throughout the United States.

“Businesses across the country are having to do this,” he said. “You forecast based on certain factors … and then the numbers change.

“This goes hand-inhand with what they’re tackling in Washington, D.C. We’re battling things like the rising cost of Xray films, lab work, tests.

Whether you’re indigent or have insurance or are paying with cash, the film, for example, costs the same and somebody has to absorb those costs.”

Sands, who first came to Zapata in 1991, said he enjoys working here and hopes to continue providing quality medical care.

DEATH | Continued from Page 1A Abbott was booked at the Walker County Jail on July 23 under a $1,000 bond. He posted bond the next day.

When the Sheriff ’s office responded to the scene close to midnight on July 22, a DPS Highway Patrol trooper and a

state park police officer were already there, Perkins said. Martinez was at a campsite, lying on an inflatable mattress, he said.

Martinez’s friends said the young man had moved to Dallas after graduating from the Zapata High School in

May. He wanted to be a nurse anesthesiologist and had enrolled at Brookhaven College in Dallas County, though his plans were to finish his college education at the University of Texas at Austin, friends said.

The investigation is ongoing.

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Sports&Outdoors V‘ball team ready for gym

By CLARA SANDOVAL SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

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Zapata’s Brandi King hits the ball during a match last year. King is expected to be a key player on this year’s club.

Some teams passing on Vick

The Lady Hawks open the season Monday when they take to the court at 8 a.m. at the Zapata High School gymnasium.

Freshmen through senior girls interested in trying out must have all the necessary paper work on file.

Those trying out must come dressed and be prepared to work out.

Last year the Lady Hawks just missed the playoffs as they finished behind Hidalgo, La Feria and Port Isabel with an 8-6 district record in District 32-3A. The Lady Hawks will need to replace star players Tessa Moss, Lyn-

da Leyva and Ashley Navarro who graduated in May. Coach Rosie Villarreal will welcome back six lettermen that she hopes will lead the Lady Hawks’ march to the title.

A core of players who bring a wealth of experience to the court will lead Zapata.

Setter Lexi Garza, outside hitters Adriana Peña and Kat Garcia, defensive specialists Clari Solis and junior middle blocker/outside hitter Brandi King are expected to be impact players for the Lady Hawks.

The rest of the team will be determined by the end of the week, after tryouts.

The leadership responsibility is

placed solely on the shoulders of Peña and Solis who are expected to emerge as leaders on and off the court and lead the team.

“I expect the leadership of Adriana and Clari to encourage and drive their teammates to work hard every day and aim high throughout the season,” Villarreal said.

Zapata should match up well with 3A foes Hidalgo, La Feria, Port Isabel and Raymondville.

Villarreal will also have the services of hitters King, Peña and Garcia who were terrors on the court and hope to continue the offensive domination that they enjoyed last year.

She will also be looking at add a

second setter to compliment Mendoza so the Lady Hawks can run a 62 offense that has become a signature for the Zapata offense under Villarreal’s tenure.

Lauren Mendoza is the top candidate to fill that setter position, but will have to earn that spot during volleyball tryouts.

Villarreal also noted strong junior varsity and freshmen teams, as some of the underclassmen have impressed her over the summer with their playing at the Laredo summer volleyball league.

“I am looking forward to the upcoming year with great anticipation. We are ready to face any challenges that come our way,” Villarreal said.

CHAMPION RUNNERS

By HOWARD ULMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS

The rejection notices for Michael Vick came from Lovie Smith, Jeff Fisher and Tom Cable on Thursday.

But Patriots coach Bill Belichick isn’t saying whether his team is interested in the quarterback.

As the Chicago Bears began training camp, Smith said Vick deserves VICK another opportunity in the NFL. The coach just doesn’t see it happening with the Bears even though they lack an experienced backup.

The former Atlanta Falcons star, who served 18 months for running a dogfighting ring, said Thursday he is getting close to signing with a pro football team. Vick was conditionally reinstated Monday by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

‘A second chance’ “I think Mike deserves a second chance, like everyone in society who has paid their debt to society,” Smith said. “He deserves a second chance. As far as we’re concerned, we like this team that we have right now.”

The Titans, coming off the best record in the 2008 season, also like what they have.

“I’m pleased with our quarterback situation,” Fisher said.

Would he be opposed to signing Vick if the Titans needed help?

“I’d have to cross that bridge when you come to it,” Fisher added, saying Vick should be considered a quarterback, not a receiver or running back.

“Michael Vick’s a quarterback.

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The 2009 Zapata High girls cross country team is, from left to right, Gloria Jauregui, Kristina Garcia, Michelle Garcia,Adrianna Ramirez, Maritza Garcia,Alba Jasso, Marlena Garcia, Amber Guzman and Melissa Mata.

XC girls’ coach feels the team’s ready for season

By CLARA SANDOVAL SPECIAL TO THE TIMES

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mmitt Smith, former Dallas Cowboys running back, made a commercial in the 1990s that depicts him working out in preparation for the football season.

Smith stops for two seconds to depict his “off season” then goes back to working out.

The Zapata girls cross-country team members have mirrored Smith’s “off season” with their two weeks off-season in late May, then hit the payment June 1 in preparation for the season.

They can be seen around town zooming through the Zapata streets early in the morning, preparing for the season.

“We have high expectations for the team so our off season is short,” Zapata coach Mike Villarreal said. “We have been working

to build a base for the August workouts.”

Villarreal welcomes back the entire state qualifying team including district and regional champion Michelle Garcia (senior, first place in district), Marlena Garcia (junior, sixth place), Amber Guzman (junior, seventh place), Maritza Garcia (senior, eighth place), Alba Jasso (junior, 10th place), Kristian Garcia (junior), Adriana Ramirez (junior), Mela Martinez (senior) and Gloria Jauregui (junior).

Goal is state Zapata is the reigning district and regional champion which edged out district rival La Feria by three points at the district and regional meets to make a trip to the state championships.

Villarreal’s team goal is a state champi-

onship, and firmly believes it is feasible goal that can be accomplished with hard work and dedication.

“We have been to the state cross country meet and have an experienced team, so you have to raise the bar,” Villarreal said. “A state championship is the next step for this program.”

Last year, Villarreal, entered the Lady Hawks in some of the most grueling races in South Texas.

Despite the tough season, the Lady Hawks captured first place at five meets among 5A schools.

One of the most memorable moments in a season that was full of moments came at the University of Texas San Antonio high school cross-country meet early in the season.

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Goofball could be linchpin for ’Boys

By JAIME ARON ASSOCIATED PRESS

SAN ANTONIO — Martellus Bennett loves Cap’n Crunch, cartoon superheroes, tattoos and, most of all, being the class clown. He offers up daily musings on Twitter, does live chats every night on uStream and occasionally posts improv videos on his YouTube channel, Marty B TV.

Goofball

Photo by Eric Gay | AP

Dallas Cowboys’ Martellus Bennett catches a pass during the team’s NFL football training camp in San Antonio, on Friday.

And, the funniest part of it all is that this self-described goofball could be the linchpin to the Dallas Cowboys’ offense this season.

The Cowboys want to juice up their running game, and they need to fill a void in the passing game created by the departure of Terrell Owens. The 6-foot-6, 265-pound Bennett is an ideal candidate to help in both areas.

As a rookie last season, Bennett averaged 14.2 yards on 20 catches, scoring on four of them, and blocked well enough for the Cowboys to often line up with two tight ends, the other being star Jason Witten.

Paired up This season, the duo will be paired up more often than not, as long as Bennett proves he can handle more responsibility.

This is where his two personas collide: Martellus Bennett, who professes, “I want to become the best ever at my position;” and Marty B, who calls people Earthlings because he claims to be from Jupiter.

Can the Cowboys really trust this guy?

“He’s a real smart kid and serious about football, that’s what I see on the field,” coach Wade Phillips said. “He’s a

different personality, no doubt about that. That other part hasn’t come along yet where he’s been a distraction. If it is, then we have to address it.”

Actually, the Cowboys did address one problem this season, then had to talk to him again after another incident that drew more attention.

Aweek’s salary In January, Bennett was fined a week’s salary ($22,647) for using derogatory terms for blacks and gays and bragging about having Jerry Jones’ money in a rap video posted on YouTube. He wore a Cowboys helmet and had a drink during the performance, which has been pulled.

He apologized in another video, rapping lyrics such as: “Why they hating on me? It was just a song. ... I didn’t shoot a

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Zscores

ULB All Times EDT W L Pct. GB San Angelo 34 14 .708 — Amarillo 25 23 .521 9 Edinburg 23 25 .479 11 Harlingen 23 25 .479 11 Coastal Bend 22 26 .458 12 Laredo 17 31 .354 17 Thursday’s Games Coastal Bend 6, Edinburg 4 Harlingen 2, Laredo 0 Amarillo 11, San Angelo 10, 8 innings, 1st game San Angelo 6, Amarillo 5, 2nd game Friday’s Games Edinburg at San Angelo, 8:05 p.m.

Amarillo at Harlingen, 8:05 p.m.

Coastal Bend at Laredo, 8:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Amarillo at Harlingen, 8:05 p.m.

Edinburg at San Angelo, 8:05 p.m.

Coastal Bend at Laredo, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Edinburg at San Angelo, 6:05 p.m.

Amarillo at Harlingen, 8:05 p.m.

Coastal Bend at Laredo, 8:30 p.m.

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB New York 62 40 .608 — Boston 59 42 .584 2½ Tampa Bay 55 47 .539 7 Toronto 49 53 .480 13 Baltimore 44 57 .436 17½ Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 53 47 .530 — Minnesota 52 50 .510 2 Chicago 52 51 .505 2½ Cleveland 42 60 .412 12 Kansas City 40 61 .396 13½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 60 40 .600 — Texas 57 43 .570 3 Seattle 53 49 .520 8 Oakland 43 58 .426 17½ Thursday’s Games Baltimore 7, Kansas City 3 Boston 8, Oakland 5 Texas 7, Seattle 1 Chicago White Sox 3, N.Y. Yankees 2 Friday’s Games Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 7:38 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 8:11 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Saturday’s Games Kansas City (Chen 0-5) at Tampa Bay (Niemann 9-5), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (A.Burnett 10-4) at Chicago White Sox (Danks 8-7), 4:10 p.m.

Boston (Beckett 12-4) at Baltimore (Da.Hernandez 3-2), 7:05 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 9-7) at Cleveland (Sowers 3-7), 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (J.Saunders 8-6) at Minnesota (Swarzak 3-3), 7:10 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-4) at Texas (Tom.Hunter 3-1), 8:05 p.m.

Toronto (Cecil 4-1) at Oakland (Cahill 6-9), 9:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Boston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m.

Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 1:38 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, 2:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Kansas City at Tampa Bay, 12:08 p.m.

Baltimore at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE All Times EDT East Division W L Pct GB — Philadelphia 58 42 .580 Florida 53 49 .520 6 Atlanta 52 50 .510 7 New York 49 52 .485 9½ Washington 32 70 .314 27 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 54 46 .540 — St. Louis 56 49 .533 ½ Houston 51 51 .500 4 Milwaukee 51 51 .500 4 Cincinnati 45 56 .446 9½ Pittsburgh 43 58 .426 11½ West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 63 39 .618 — San Francisco 56 46 .549 7 Colorado 55 47 .539 8 Arizona 44 58 .431 19 San Diego 41 62 .398 22½ Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Colorado 0, 1st game San Diego 7, Cincinnati 4 Milwaukee 7, Washington 3 Chicago Cubs 12, Houston 3 Atlanta 6, Florida 3, 10 innings Colorado 4, N.Y. Mets 2, 2nd game L.A. Dodgers 5, St. Louis 3, 10 innings San Francisco 7, Philadelphia 2 Friday’s Games Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Florida, 7:10 p.m.

Colorado at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

Houston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Saturday’s Games L.A. Dodgers (Wolf 5-5) at Atlanta (D.Lowe 10-7), 4:10 p.m.

Washington (Stammen 3-5) at Pittsburgh (V.Vasquez 1-5), 7:05 p.m.

Arizona (Scherzer 6-6) at N.Y. Mets (O.Perez 2-3), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 7-4) at Florida (Badenhop 5-4), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Jimenez 7-9) at Cincinnati (H.Bailey 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (W.Rodriguez 10-6) at St. Louis (C.Carpenter 9-3), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Blanton 7-4) at San Francisco (Lincecum 11-3), 9:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Burns 2-3) at San Diego (Mujica 2-4), 10:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Colorado at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Washington at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Houston at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Milwaukee at San Diego, 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Florida, 5:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 8:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games Washington at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Batting Statistics AMERICAN LEAGUE Team AB R H HR RBI ÅAvg LAA 3451 555 988 106 530 .286 NYY 3525 564 972 152 538 .276 Toronto 3612 494 970 117 474 .269 Bal. 3494 467 939 100 443 .269 TB 3481 528 927 124 501 .266 Minn. 3491 496 930 112 462 .266 Boston 3433 520 905 116 495 .264 Cle. 3501 522 921 116 490 .263 CWS 3443 463 894 122 446 .260 Det. 3345 466 862 116 449 .258 Seattle 3463 392 895 94 377 .258 Texas 3424 488 874 153 463 .255 Oakland 3474 450 879 81 431 .253 KC 3422 394 863 85 378 .252 Individual AB R H HR RBI ÅAvg ISuzuki 412 57 150 6 26 .364 Mauer 291 57 103 17 54 .354 Bartlett 289 50 97 8 42 .336 MiCabrera 372 58 124 20 57 .333 MYoung 393 57 128 16 47 .326 Jeter 400 66 129 11 43 .323 Rolen 338 52 108 8 43 .320 EAybar 289 40 92 3 38 .318 BAbreu 350 59 111 7 68 .317 Crawford 399 67 125 10 45 .313 JRivera 313 42 97 17 56 .310 Morneau 382 70 118 26 83 .309 Figgins 389 79 120 3 36 .308 Kubel 313 43 96 18 58 .307 Cano 406 68 124 16 56 .305 Hunter 285 56 87 17 65 .305 Callaspo 352 49 107 7 40 .304 Pierzynski317 36 96 11 29 .303 Pedroia 399 72 120 5 44 .301 Zobrist 296 59 89 18 54 .301 AdJones 375 65 112 17 59 .299 Ellsbury 379 53 113 5 34 .298 Podsednik310 45 92 4 27 .297 ACabrera 310 52 92 3 38 .297 Markakis 406 62 120 12 70 .296 FGutierrez 324 45 96 12 45 .296 Lind 386 58 114 21 67 .295 Youkilis 312 64 92 17 59 .295 Kennedy 302 37 89 8 38 .295 Lowell 298 34 88 11 50 .295 KMorales 343 50 101 20 60 .294 Choo 362 61 106 13 57 .293 Scutaro 405 73 118 8 46 .291 Butler 373 44 108 11 47 .290 Teahen 359 48 104 9 36 .290 MeCabrera286 41 83 9 36 .290 AHill 439 61 126 24 68 .287 Span 341 55 98 6 37 .287 Holliday 346 52 99 11 54 .286 Konerko 368 45 105 20 68 .285 KSuzuki 362 43 103 6 47 .285 VMartinez 377 56 107 15 67 .284 BRoberts 401 76 113 8 44 .282 Teixeira 387 63 109 26 74 .282 Dye 345 61 97 23 63 .281

OCabrera 414 41 116 4 41 .280 Byrd 338 42 94 10 48 .278 Damon 359 71 99 17 58 .276 Longoria 359 56 99 21 78 .276 RSweeney 302 33 83 3 24 .275 AlRamirez 363 49 99 11 47 .273 JhPeralta 354 38 95 9 53 .268 NCruz 328 54 88 24 56 .268 Cuddyer 359 59 96 17 53 .267 JoLopez 365 41 97 13 54 .266 Rios 407 50 108 12 53 .265 Branyan 326 51 86 24 55 .264 BHarris 307 34 81 5 27 .264 Andrus 277 41 73 4 19 .264 DeJesus 371 43 97 7 47 .261 Polanco 368 45 96 7 46 .261 Granderson 39059 101 22 50 .259 Ordonez 295 35 76 5 32 .258 VWells 403 56 103 10 39 .256 HMatsui 278 33 71 15 46 .255 Blalock 311 44 79 20 50 .254 Inge 336 53 85 21 58 .253 AHuff 372 40 93 11 61 .250 Bay 352 65 88 20 74 .250 JDrew 308 57 77 12 40 .250 BFrancisco 30848 77 10 33 .250 BUpton 389 62 95 7 36 .244 Kinsler 396 71 96 23 63 .242 Swisher 309 50 74 17 54 .239 Cust 341 51 79 16 50 .232 DOrtiz 338 41 77 14 58 .228 Sizemore 313 48 71 14 51 .227 CPena 358 65 77 25 64 .215 Giambi 269 39 52 11 40 .193 NATIONAL LEAGUE Team AB R H HRRBIÅAvg 3550 499 978 84 472 .275 NYM 3383 433 905 60 409 .268 Hou. 3456 428 926 86 408 .268 Atl. 3481 452 924 91 434 .265 Wash. 3478 450 916 95 436 .263 Phil.

3473 539 904 141 517 .260 Mil. 3420 475 886 116 461 .259 SF 3448 406 890 66 381 .258 Pitt.

3410 415 876 74 402 .257 Col. 3383 503 870 116 478 .257 Florida 3507 461 902 98 427 .257 STL 3510 466 900 108 444 .256 ChC 3430 446 868 114 427 .253 Ariz.

3497 455 874 106 431 .250 Cin. 3392 405 827 97 381 .244 SD 3447 380 800 93 363 .232 Individual AB R H HRRBIÅAvg HaRamirez 35960 124 16 69 .345 Sandoval 363 44 120 16 63 .331 Tejada 410 54 134 9 60 .327 DWright 375 65 122 6 50 .325 Pujols 360 81 116 34 92 .322 Helton 346 52 111 11 60 .321 Victorino 404 74 128 8 48 .317 Kemp 374 57 118 13 59 .316 Braun 384 73 121 21 70 .315 Hawpe 328 57 103 15 62 .314 Morgan 377 58 117 3 34 .310 FLopez 380 47 117 6 26 .308 CaLee 378 43 116 17 63 .307 Utley 361 74 110 23 70 .305 YEscobar 331 50 101 11 58 .305 Ibanez 308 62 94 26 74 .305 Fielder 362 65 110 25 89 .304 McCann 294 38 89 12 52 .303 CGuzman 354 50 107 5 32 .302 LCastillo 291 56 88 0 25 .302 JUpton 366 63 110 19 63 .301 Schumaker 353 58 106 3 25 .300 FSanchez 355 45 105 6 34 .296 NJohnson 353 47 104 6 44 .295 Pence 374 51 110 13 43 .294 Theriot 387 57 113 7 41 .292 Feliz 358 43 104 6 52 .291 Loney 381 48 110 7 63 .289 Hudson 394 59 113 7 50 .287 Bourn 387 68 111 3 26 .287 Cantu 359 39 103 10 58 .287 DLee 331 52 95 20 66 .287 Zimm. 399 70 114 19 66 .286 CJones 308 54 88 13 49 .286 Blake 339 56 96 12 58 .283 Kotchman 298 28 84 6 41 .282 YMolina 324 32 90 5 36 .278 rew 306 45 85 7 40 .278 Dunn 352 51 97 26 74 .276 Rowand 323 44 89 9 41 .276 Reynolds 375 67 103 28 68 .275 Fukudome 303 45 83 7 35 .274 Winn 374 49 102 2 41 .273 Berkman 297 50 81 18 55 .273 Ludwick 299 43 81 17 66 .271 Howard 384 65 103 26 78 .268 Furcal 377 54 100 5 29 .265 Ethier 373 58 99 20 62 .265 Werth 358 68 95 21 63 .265 Bllips 351 48 93 15 68 .265 CHart 352 55 93 11 39 .264 Tulowitzki 329 58 87 19 49 .264 Eckstein 297 31 78 1 33 .263 CRoss 355 51 93 15 54 .262 BMolina 340 30 89 11 52 .262 McLouth 353 59 92 15 53 .261 RMartin 326 41 85 3 31 .261 Francoeur 366 37 95 8 52 .260 Barmes 354 52 92 14 51 .260 MCameron 335 47 86 15 45 .257 Renteria 325 37 83 2 39 .255 Rasmus 306 47 78 11 35 .255 ASoriano 389 59 99 19 48 .254 Hairston Jr 307 47 78 8 27 .254 AdGonzalez 35357 89 28 59 .252 Fowler 317 45 80 4 27 .252 Hermida 341 36 85 11 38 .249 Rhern. 273 23 68 5 36 .249 Bonifacio 403 59 100 1 22 .248 LaRoche 324 46 80 12 40 .247 DaMurphy 292 36 72 5 34 .247 Kouzmanoff 38238 94 14 57 .246 Taveras 341 47 82 1 14 .240 Headley 329 31 79 9 37 .240 Rollins 415 62 98 10 46 .236 Kendall 301 29 71 0 26 .236 Hardy 346 45 81 11 45 .234 Fontenot 281 28 65 8 32 .231 Uggla 352 47 81 18 53 .230 Bruce 299 38 62 18 41 .207 CYoung 295 33 59 6 26 .200 Team-by-Team Disabled List (Provided by Major League Baseball) (x-60-day all others are 15-day) Through July 30 AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore RHP Brad Bergesen, July 31 LHP Rich Hill, July 29 OF Luis Montanez, May 23 RHP Dennis Sarfate, May 2 RHP Alfredo Simon, April 15 RHP Koji Uehara, June 24 Boston 1B Jeff Bailey, July 5 RHP Miguel Gonzalez-x, March 27 RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka, June 20 RHP Tim Wakefield, July 21 Chicago RHP Bartolo Colon, July 25 Cleveland LHP Scott Lewis-x, April 11 RHP Anthony Reyes-x, May 23 RHP Jake Westbrook-x, March 26 Detroit RHP Jeremy Bonderman, June 9 RHP Alfredo Figaro, June 28 LHP Nathan Robertson, June 27 C Matt Treanor-x, April 24 LHP Dontrelle Willis, June 15 RHP Joel Zumaya, July 18 Kansas City SS Mike Aviles-x, May 24 OF Coco Crisp-x, June 13 RHP Kyle Farnsworth, June 26 RHP Gil Meche, July 18 RHP Doug Waechter, April 18 Los Angeles RHP Kelvim Escobar, June 7 OF Vladimir Guerrero, July 8 CF Torii Hunter, July 8 RHP Dustin Moseley-x, April 18 C Scott Shields-x, May 27 Minnesota RHP Boof Bonser, March 27 RHP Pat Neshek-x, Feb. 21 RHP Kevin Slowey, July 4 New York OF Brett Gardner, July 26 LHP Damaso Marte, April 26 OF Xavier Nady, April 15 RHP Chien-Ming Wang, July 5 Oakland 1B Daric Barton, July 27 3B Eric Chavez-x, April 25 RHP Joey Devine-x, April 4 RHP Justin Duchscherer-x, March 27 1B Jason Giambi, July 20 RHP Dan Giese-x, May 16 LHP Josh Outman-x, June 20 Seattle LHP Erik Bedard, July 26 3B Adrian Beltre, June 29 OF Endy Chavez-x, June 20 LHP Ryan Feierabend-x, March 15 LHP Cesar Jimenez-x, March 29 RHP Carlos Silva-x, May 7 Tampa Bay RHP Chad Bradford, July 23 RHP Jason Isringhausen-x, June 14 INF Akinori Iwamura-x, May 25 RHP Troy Percival, May 22 CF Fernando Perez-x, March 27 C Shawn Riggans, April 10 Texas RHP Joaquin Benoit-x, April 5 RHP Franklin Francisco, July 11 LHP Matt Harrison, June 24 RHP Eric Hurley-x, April 5 RHP Brandon McCarthy-x, June 5 Toronto C Michael Barrett, April 18 RHP Jesse Litsch, April 14 RHP Shaun Marcum, March 27 RHP Dustin McGowan, March 27 RHP Robert Ray, May 22 RHP Scott Richmond, July 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Arizona OF Eric Byrnes, June 26 RHP Tom Gordon-x, May 4 1B Conor Jackson-x, May 12 RHP Brandon Webb-x, April 7 Atlanta RHP Jeff Bennett, June 25 RHP Jorge Campillo-x, May 29 RHP Buddy Carlyle, May 26 RHP Tim Hudson-x, Feb. 24 SS Omar Infante, May 21 Chicago RHP Chad Fox, May 10 OF Reed Johnson, July 30 LHP Ted Lilly, July 21 2B Aaron Miles, June 21 RHP David Patton, July 5 C Geovany Soto, July 7 Cincinnati OF Jay Bruce, July 12

RHP Jared Burton, July 25 INF-OF Wilkin Castillo-x, June 21 OF Chris Dickerson, July 27 C Ramon Hernandez, July 17 RHP Mike Lincoln, June 13 RHP Micah Owings, July 27 INF Danny Richar, July 2 RHP Edinson Volquez, June 2 Colorado RHP Taylor Buchholz-x, March 27 RHP Manuel Corpas, July 21 LHP Alan Embree, July 11 LHP Jeffrey Francis-x, March 27 Florida SS Alfredo Amezaga-x, May 17 LHP David Davidson-x, May 23 RHP Matt Lindstrom, June 24 RHP Scott Proctor-x March 27 RHP Anibal Sanchez, June 3 Houston 1B Lance Berkman, July 23 3B Aaron Boone-x March 27 2B German Duran, July 2 INF-OF Darin Erstad, July 19 RHP LaTroy Hawkins, July 28 RHP Chris Sampson, July 10 Los Angeles RHP Ronald Belisario, July 6 1B Doug Mienkiewicz-x, April 17 LHP Eric Milton, June 28 LHP Will Ohman, May 28 OF Xavier Paul, May 21 RHP Cory Wade, July 12 Milwaukee RHP Dave Bush, June 21 RHP Seth McClung, July 25 RHP David Riske-x, April 10 2B Rickie Weeks-x, May 18 New York OF Carlos Beltran, June 22 1B Carlos Delgado-x, May 11 RHP John Maine, June 7 OF Fernando Martinez, July 9 INF Ramon Martinez-x, June 3 RHP Fernando Nieve, July 20 RHP J.J. Putz, June 5 SS Jose Reyes, May 21 OF Gary Sheffield, July 18 LHP Billy Wagner-x, March 27 Philadelphia LHP Antonio Bastardo, June 26 RHP Clay Condrey, July 25 RHP Chad Durbin, July 23 RHP Pedro Martinez, July 16 RHP Brett Myers-x, May 28 LHP J.C. Romero, July 23 Pittsburgh LHP Phil Dumatrait-x, March 27 RHP Craig Hansen-x, April 20 RHP Tyler Yates, May 16 St. Louis LHP Jaime Garcia, March 27 3B Troy Glaus, March 27 SS Khalil Greene, June 29 San Diego RHP Cha Seung Baek-x, March 30 OF Cliff Floyd-x, June 19 OF Brian Giles, June 19 INF Edgar Gonzalez, July 19 RHP Shawn Hill-x, April 26 C Nick Hundley, June 18 RHP Jake Peavy, June 9 RHP Mark Worrell-x, April 1 RHP Chris Young, June 15 San Francisco INF Rich Aurilia, July 21 LHP Randy Johnson, July 6 LHP Noah Lowry-x, March 26 RHP Joseph Martinez-x, April 10 RHP Kelvin Pichardo-x, June 28 OF Nate Schierholtz, July 28 Washington CF Roger Bernadina-x, April 19 C Jesus Flores, May 10 LHP Scott Olsen, July 11 1B Dmitri Young, April 1 RHP Terrell Young-x, March 27 RHP Jordan Zimmermann, July 19

NFL Training Camp Dates Rookie and veteran reporting dates (Dates subject to change) American Football Conference BALTIMORE RAVENS—McDaniel College, Westminster, Md., July 27; July 29.

BUFFALO BILLS—St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, N.Y., both July 25.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., both July 30.

CLEVELAND BROWNS—Browns Training Facility, Berea, Ohio, July 24; July 31.

DENVER BRONCOS—Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Centre, Englewood, Colo., both July 30.

HOUSTON TEXANS—Methodist Training Center, Houston, July 26; July 31.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—RoseHulman Institute, Terre Haute, Ind., both Aug. 2.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS—Municipal Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla., both Aug. 2.

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS—Wisconsin-River Falls, River Falls, Wis., both July 31.

MIAMI DOLPHINS—Dolphins Training Center, Davie, Fla., both Aug. 1.

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS— Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Mass., July 26; July 29.

NEW YORK JETS—Cortland State, Cortland, N.Y., July 27; July 30.

OAKLAND RAIDERS—Napa Valley Marriott, Napa, Calif., both July 29.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Saint Vincent College, Latrobe, Pa., both July 31.

SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Chargers Park, San Diego, July 26; July 31.

TENNESSEE TITANS—Baptist Sports Park, Nashville, Tenn., both July 30.

National Football Conference ARIZONA CARDINALS—Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, Ariz., both July 29.

ATLANTA FALCONS—Falcons Training Facility, Flowery Branch, Ga., both July 31.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C., both Aug 2.

CHICAGO BEARS—Olivet Nazarene, Bourbonnais, Ill., both July 31.

DALLAS COWBOYS—Alamodome, San Antonio, both July 29.

DETROIT LIONS—Lions Training Facility, Allen Park, Mich., both July 31.

GREEN BAY PACKERS—St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wis., both July 31.

MINNESOTA VIKINGS—Minnesota State-Mankato, both July 30.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS—New Orleans Saints Training Facility, Metairie, La., both July 30.

NEW YORK GIANTS—U. of Albany, N.Y., both Aug. 3.

PHILADELPHIA EAGLES— Lehigh U., Bethlehem, Pa., July 26; July 29.

ST. LOUIS RAMS—Russell Training Center, Earth City, Mo., July 30; July 31.

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Marie P. DeBartolo Sports Center, Santa Clara, Calif., July 28; July 30.

SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Virginia Mason Athletic Center, Renton, Wash., July 30; July 31.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS—One Buccaneer Place, Tampa, Fla., both July 31.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Redskins Park, Ashburn, Va., both July 29.

Preseason Schedule All Times EDT Subject to Change Sunday, Aug. 9 Buffalo vs. Tennessee at Canton, Ohio, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 13 New England at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m.

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Oakland, 10 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 14 St. Louis at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.

Cincinnati at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Denver at San Francisco, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 15 Atlanta at Detroit, 4 p.m.

Chicago at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

Houston at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 10 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 17 Jacksonville at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 20 Cincinnati at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Indianapolis, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 21 Tennessee at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 22 Carolina at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:30 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Buffalo at Green Bay, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Oakland at San Francisco, 8:15 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Denver at Seattle, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 24 N.Y. Jets at Baltimore, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 27 Jacksonville at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 28 New England at Washington, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at Arizona, 10 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 29 Indianapolis at Detroit, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at Oakland, 4 p.m.

Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m.

Tennessee at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

San Diego at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Baltimore at Carolina, 8 p.m.

N.Y. Jets at N.Y. Giants, 8 p.m.

San Francisco at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Seattle at Kansas City, 8 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 30 Chicago at Denver, 8 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 31 Minnesota at Houston, 8 p.m.

Thursday, Sept. 3 Detroit at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m.

Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Indianapolis at Cincinnati, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Giants at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Kansas City at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Carolina, 8 p.m.

Arizona at Denver, 9 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 4 Houston at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10 p.m.

MLS All Times EDT EASTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Columbus 7 3 9 30 28 24 Chicago 7 3 8 29 25 20 D.C. 6 310 28 31 28 Toronto FC 7 7 5 26 27 30 New England 6 5 5 23 18 21 Kansas City 5 6 6 21 20 19 New York 215 4 10 16 37 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L T Pts GF GA Houston 9 5 5 32 23 14 Seattle 7 3 8 29 26 16 Los Angeles 6 310 28 23 20 Colorado 7 5 6 27 28 23 Chivas USA 8 6 3 27 19 15 Real Salt Lake 6 7 5 23 28 23 FC Dallas 4 9 5 17 22 30 San Jose 310 5 14 21 35 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Friday’s Game Real Salt Lake 4, FC Dallas 2 Saturday’s Games Seattle FC 0, Chicago 0, tie Columbus 3, Toronto FC 2 New England 1, Houston 0 Kansas City 1, Los Angeles 1, tie Colorado 4, New York 0 San Jose 2, D.C. United 2, tie Wednesday, July 29 Everton 1, MLS All-Stars 1, tie, Everton wins 4-3 on penalty kicks Saturday, Aug. 1 Toronto FC at New England, 7:30 p.m.

Real Salt Lake at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

D.C. United at Houston, 8:30 p.m.

Kansas City at FC Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Columbus at Colorado, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 2 Seattle FC at San Jose, 3 p.m.

WNBA EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Indiana 14 4 .778 — Washington 10 8 .556 4 Connecticut 9 8 .529 4½ Atlanta 9 10 .474 5½ Chicago 9 10 .474 5½ Detroit 5 9 .357 7 New York 6 11 .353 7½ WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Phoenix 14 6 .700 — Seattle 11 7 .611 2 Minnesota 10 8 .556 3 San Antonio 8 9 .471 4½ Los Angeles 5 10 .333 6½ Sacramento 5 15 .250 9 Wednesday’s Games Chicago 75, Los Angeles 63 Thursday’s Games Sacramento 101, San Antonio 93, OT Indiana 94, Connecticut 85, OT Atlanta 106, Phoenix 76 Washington 78, New York 75 Friday’s Games Minnesota at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games New York at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Connecticut at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

San Antonio at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Los Angeles at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games Indiana at Washington, 4 p.m.

Connecticut at Detroit, 6 p.m.

Golf Buick Open Par Scores Friday At Warwick Hills G&CC Grand Blanc, Mich.

Purse: $5.1 million Yardage: 7,127- Par 72 Second Round a-denotes amateur John Senden 64-66-130 -14 Michael Letzig 67-65-132 -12 Vaughn Taylor 65-68-133 -11 Bill Lunde 68-65-133 -11 Kevin Stadler 67-67-134 -10 Tiger Woods 71-63-134 -10 Roland Thatcher 70-64-134 -10 Y.E. Yang 65-69-134 -10 Greg Chalmers 66-68-134 -10 Jimmy Walker 70-64-134 -10 Troy Matteson 66-69-135 -9 Mark Brooks 69-66-135 -9 Charles Warren 70-65-135 -9 Leif Olson 68-67-135 -9 Michael Bradley 70-65-135 -9 James Nitties 65-70-135 -9 Jeff Klauk 66-70-136 -8 Jeff Quinney 69-67-136 -8 Billy Mayfair 68-68-136 -8 Tom Pernice, Jr. 67-69-136 -8 Marc Leishman 67-69-136 -8 Bill Haas 68-68-136 -8 Paul Goydos 66-70-136 -8 Stuart Appleby 69-67-136 -8 Rory Sabbatini 67-69-136 -8 Tim Petrovic 69-67-136 -8 Matt Jones 68-68-136 -8 Matt Harmon 68-68-136 -8 Rocco Mediate 68-69-137 -7 Neal Lancaster 67-70-137 -7 Tim Herron 67-70-137 -7 Greg Owen 68-69-137 -7 Jonathan Kaye 70-67-137 -7 Matt Bettencourt 70-67-137 -7 Kris Blanks 69-68-137 -7 Aron Price 69-68-137 -7 Bob Heintz 70-68-138 -6 Charlie Wi 68-70-138 -6 Nick Watney 69-69-138 -6 Mark Calcavecchia 69-69-138 -6 Jason Bohn 68-70-138 -6 Kevin Na 69-69-138 -6 Steve Lowery 63-75-138 -6 Jim Furyk 69-69-138 -6 Chris Stroud 67-71-138 -6 Craig Barlow 70-69-139 -5 J.P. Hayes 68-71-139 -5 Corey Pavin 66-73-139 -5 Nathan Green 69-70-139 -5 Jason Gore 70-69-139 -5 Darron Stiles 68-71-139 -5 Kent Jones 70-69-139 -5 Justin Leonard 72-67-139 -5 Chad Campbell 68-71-139 -5 Woody Austin 68-71-139 -5 Ben Crane 68-71-139 -5 John Rollins 68-71-139 -5 Jason Day 74-66-140 -4 Brett Quigley 71-69-140 -4 Brian Gay 71-69-140 -4 Jonathan Byrd 69-71-140 -4 Brian Vranesh 65-75-140 -4 Bob Estes 70-70-140 -4 Tom Byrum 67-73-140 -4 Patrick Sheehan 69-71-140 -4 Guy Boros 70-70-140 -4 Carlos Franco 71-69-140 -4 Scott Piercy 70-70-140 -4 David Duval 69-71-140 -4 Heath Slocum 70-70-140 -4 Mark Hensby 68-72-140 -4 Spencer Levin 70-70-140 -4 Failed to qualify Brad Adamonis 68-73-141 -3 K.J. Choi 70-71-141 -3 Chris DiMarco 66-75-141 -3 Aaron Watkins 73-68-141 -3 Scott Hebert 70-71-141 -3 Scott Sterling 69-72-141 -3 Dean Wilson 69-72-141 -3 Martin Laird 71-70-141 -3 Nick O’Hern 68-73-141 -3 James Driscoll 70-71-141 -3 Joe Ogilvie 71-70-141 -3 Rod Pampling 67-74-141 -3 Webb Simpson 71-71-142 -2 Ryan Moore 69-73-142 -2 Wil Collins 69-73-142 -2 Chris Baryla 71-71-142 -2 Jamie Lovemark 74-68-142 -2 Fredrik Jacobson 69-73-142 -2 Scott McCarron 73-69-142 -2 Omar Uresti 70-72-142 -2 Jay Williamson 67-75-142 -2 Brian Bateman 71-71-142 -2 Joe Durant 72-70-142 -2 Steve Allan 73-69-142 -2 Paul Stankowski 69-73-142 -2 Matt Weibring 71-71-142 -2 Ken Duke 72-71-143 -1 Billy Andrade 70-73-143 -1 Johnson Wagner 73-70-143 -1 Brandt Snedeker 69-74-143 -1 Todd Hamilton 69-74-143 -1 Ricky Barnes 72-71-143 -1 David Peoples 70-73-143 -1 J.J. Henry 69-74-143 -1 Brendon de Jonge 71-72-143 -1 Troy Kelly 72-71-143 -1 Scott Cashell 68-75-143 -1 Chez Reavie 71-72-143 -1 Peter Tomasulo 72-71-143 -1 Tag Ridings 70-74-144 E Arjun Atwal 71-73-144 E Daniel Chopra 71-73-144 E Steve Flesch 70-74-144 E Casey Wittenberg 72-72-144 E Andrew Ruthkoski 72-72-144 E Peter Lonard 72-72-144 E

SATURDAY,AUGUST1,2009 Eric Axley 73-71-144 E Ryan Palmer 70-74-144 E Lee Janzen 72-72-144 E Robert Garrigus 71-73-144 E Tommy Gainey 73-71-144 E Shaun Micheel 70-75-145 +1 Frank Lickliter II 75-70-145 +1 D.A. Points 76-69-145 +1 Scott Gutschewski 72-73-145 +1 David Mathis 73-72-145 +1 Jeff Maggert 72-73-145 +1 Brad Faxon 71-74-145 +1 a-Matt Hill 69-77-146 +2 Andres Romero 71-75-146 +2 Scott Verplank 71-75-146 +2 Stephen Leaney 72-75-147 +3 Marc Turnesa 75-72-147 +3 John Merrick 73-74-147 +3 Derek Fathauer 75-72-147 +3 Nicholas Thompson 74-74-148 +4 Dicky Pride 71-77-148 +4 Rick Price 70-78-148 +4 Danny Lee 74-74-148 +4 Colt Knost 71-77-148 +4 Glen Day 75-74-149 +5 David Gossett 76-73-149 +5 Brendon Todd 73-76-149 +5 Ted Purdy 73-76-149 +5 Tyler Aldridge 71-78-149 +5 a-Jimmy Chestnut 76-73-149 +5 Ryan Brehm 73-77-150 +6 Matthew Borchert 72-79-151 +7 Robert Gamez 81-72-153 +9 Greg Kraft 76-78-154 +10 Randall Hutchison 81-74-155 +11 John Daly 76-88-164 +20 LPGA-Women’s British Open Par Scores Friday At Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club Lytham St. Annes, England Purse: $2.2 million Yardage: 6,492- Par: 72 Second Round (a-amateur) Catriona Matthew 74-67-141 -3 Giulia Sergas 74-67-141 -3 Yuko Mitsuka 71-71-142 -2 Song-Hee Kim 70-73-143 -1 Yani Tseng 74-70-144 E Christina Kim 73-71-144 E Kyeong Bae 73-71-144 E Marianne Skarpnord 76-69-145 +1 Sophie Gustafson 74-71-145 +1 Ai Miyazato 75-71-146 +2 Jane Park 74-72-146 +2 Hee Young Park 71-75-146 +2 Angela Stanford 70-76-146 +2 Se Ri Pak 76-71-147 +3 Cristie Kerr 76-71-147 +3 Shinobu Moromizato 74-73-147 +3 Karrie Webb 77-71-148 +4 Jiyai Shin 77-71-148 +4 Inbee Park 76-72-148 +4 Mika Miyazato 76-72-148 +4 Paula Creamer 74-74-148 +4 Kristy McPherson 74-74-148 +4 Meena Lee 74-74-148 +4 Maria Hjorth 72-76-148 +4 Young Kim 78-71-149 +5 Morgan Pressel 77-72-149 +5 M.J. Hur 76-73-149 +5 Karin Sjodin 75-74-149 +5 Vicky Hurst 74-75-149 +5 Michelle Wie 73-76-149 +5 Sandra Gal 69-80-149 +5 Jade Schaeffer 79-71-150 +6 Hee-Won Han 77-73-150 +6 Irene Cho 77-73-150 +6 Brittany Lincicome 77-73-150 +6 Eun-Hee Ji 76-74-150 +6 Martina Eberl 75-75-150 +6 Michele Redman 75-75-150 +6 Stacy Prammanasudh 75-75-150 +6 Momoko Ueda 74-76-150 +6 Samantha Head 74-76-150 +6 Brittany Lang 81-70-151 +7 In-Kyung Kim 81-70-151 +7 Becky Morgan 80-71-151 +7 Na Yeon Choi 80-71-151 +7 Teresa Lu 75-76-151 +7 Shanshan Feng 80-72-152 +8 Sun Young Yoo 79-73-152 +8 Christel Boeljon 79-73-152 +8 Jeong Jang 79-73-152 +8 Laura Diaz 76-76-152 +8 Il Mi Chung 76-76-152 +8 A. Hanna-Williams 76-76-152 +8 Sarah Lee 75-77-152 +8 Katie Futcher 75-77-152 +8 Lee-Anne Pace 75-77-152 +8 Lorena Ochoa 75-77-152 +8 Katherine Hull 75-77-152 +8 Carmen Alonso 75-77-152 +8 Emma Zackrisson 75-77-152 +8 Yuri Fudoh 80-73-153 +9 Jin Young Pak 80-73-153 +9 Laura Davies 79-74-153 +9 Kris Tamulis 78-75-153 +9 Anna Nordqvist 78-75-153 +9 Eunjung Yi 78-75-153 +9 Reilley Rankin 77-76-153 +9 Louise Stahle 77-76-153 +9 Anne-Lise Caudal 75-78-153 +9 Ursula Wikstrom 74-79-153 +9 Vicki Laing 73-80-153 +9 Failed to qualify Ji Young Oh 82-72-154 +10 Lindsey Wright 80-74-154 +10 Sarah Kemp 80-74-154 +10 Pat Hurst 80-74-154 +10 Natalie Gulbis 79-75-154 +10 Jimin Kang 79-75-154 +10 Ashleigh Simon 79-75-154 +10 a-Caroline Hedwall 79-75-154 +10 Juli Inkster 78-76-154 +10 Helen Alfredsson 78-76-154 +10 Shi Hyun Ahn 78-76-154 +10 Sophie Walker 78-76-154 +10 Janice Moodie 77-77-154 +10 Suzann Pettersen 76-78-154 +10 Alena Sharp 86-69-155 +11 Amy Yang 83-72-155 +11 Candie Kung 79-76-155 +11 Marta Prieto 78-77-155 +11 Becky Brewerton 77-78-155 +11 Karine Icher 77-78-155 +11 Amy Hung 83-73-156 +12 Lydia Hall 83-73-156 +12 Bettina Hauert 81-75-156 +12 Iben Tinning 80-76—156A+12 J.Westerberg 80-76—156A+12 Beatriz Recari 80-76—156A+12 Federico Piovano 79-77—156A+12 Shiho Oyama 77-79—156A+12 Nikki Garrett 83-74—157A+13 Wendy Ward 81-76—157A+13 Nicole Castrale 80-77—157A+13 Stephanie Michi 80-77—157A+13 Stacy Lewis 79-78—157A+13 Johanna Mundy 78-79—157A+13 Mi-Jeong Jeon 78-79—157A+13 H. Bowie Young 80-78—158A+14 Jill McGill 77-81—158A+14 Tania Elosegui 76-82—158A+14 E. Cabrera-Bello 84-75—159A+15 a-Azahara Munoz 83-76—159A+15 Karen Stupples 82-77—159A+15 Anna Rawson 82-77—159A+15 Seon Hwa Lee 82-77—159A+15 Henrietta Zuel 81-78—159A+15 Georgina Simpson 81-78—159A+15 Melissa Reid 81-78—159A+15 a-Carlota Ciganda 81-78—159A+15 Moira Dunn 80-79—159A+15 Haeji Kang 80-79—159A+15 Anna Grzebien 84-76—160A+16 M. Van Der Graaff 82-78—160A+16 Florentyna Parker 80-80—160A+16 Stacy Bregman 76-84—160A+16 Kris Tschetter 83-78—161A+17 a-Rebecca Flood 83-78—161A+17 Jee Young Lee 81-80—161A+17 Nicole Gergely 84-78—162A+18 Christine Hallstrom83-79—162A+18 Yuko Saitoh 81-81—162A+18 Chie Arimura 87-76—163A+19 a-Roseanne Niven 87-76—163A+19 Minea Blomqvist 83-80—163A+19 a-Rachel Jennings 80-83—163A+19 Diana Luna 83-81—164A+20 Krystle Caithness 81-83—164A+20 Gwladys Nocera 91-74—165A+21 Birdie Kim 86-79—165A+21 Meaghan Francella85-80—165A+21 Karen Lunn 82-83—165A+21 Paula Marti 83-83—166A+22 Breanne Loucks 83-86—169A+25 Jin Joo Hong 76-WD Soo-Yun Kang 87-DQ

CONCACAF Champions League At A Glance All Time EDT PRELIMINARY ROUND First Leg Tuesday, July 28 D.C. United (United States) 1, Firpo (El Salvador) 1 Pachuca (Mexico) 3, Jalapa (Guatemala) 0 Wednesday, July 29 Puerto Rico Islanders 1, Toronto FC (Canada) 0 San Francisco (Panama) 2, San Juan Jabloteh (Trinidad and Tobago) 0 Liberia (Costa Rica) 3, Real Espana (Honduras) 0 Thursday, July 30 W Connection (Trinidad and Tobago) 2, New York Red Bulls (United States) 2, tie Cruz Azul (Mexico) 6, Herediano (Costa Rica) 2 Olimpia (Honduras) 2, Arabe Unido (Panama) 1 Second leg Tuesday, Aug. 4 Puerto Rico Islanders vs. Toronto (Canada), 8 p.m.

Jalapa (Guatemala) vs. Pachuca (Mexico), 10 p.m.

Firpo (El Salvador) vs. D.C. United (United States), 10 p.m.

Wednesday, Aug. 5 New York Red Bulls (United States) vs. W Connection (Trinidad and Tobago), 8 p.m.

Cruz Azul (Mexico) vs. Herdiano (Costa Rica), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Aug. 6 Arabe Unido (Panama) vs. Olimpia (Honduras), 8 p.m.

San Juan Jabloteh (Trinidad and Tobago) vs. San Francisco (Panama), 8 p.m.

Real Espana (Honduras) vs.

Liberia (Costa Rica), 10 p.m.

FIRST ROUND GROUP A

GP W D L GF Houston 0 0 0 0 0 Metapan 0 0 0 0 0 Oli-Arabe 0 0 0 0 0 Pachuca-Jalapa 0 0 0 0 0 GROUP B GP W D L GF D.C.-Chalat. 0 0 0 0 0 Marathon 0 0 0 0 0 SJ-SF 0 0 0 0 0 Toluca 0 0 0 0 0 GROUP C GP W D L GF Columbus 0 0 0 0 0 Saprissa 0 0 0 0 0 Cruz A.-Hered.0 0 0 0 0 Toronto-P.R. Is.0 0 0 0 0 GROUP D GP W D L GF Pumas UNAM0 0 0 0 0 Com. or Mun 0 0 0 0 0 NY-W. Conn. 0 0 0 0 0 Lib.-Real Esp.0 0 0 0 0

GA PTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GA PTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 GA PTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GA PTS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Leaders TENNIS Through July 26 ATP Money 1, Roger Federer, $4,881,261. 2, Rafael Nadal, $4,248,648. 3, Andy Murray, $2,463,532. 4, Novak Djokovic, $2,107,241. 5, Andy Roddick, $1,931,744.

6, Robin Soderling, $1,212,550. 7, Juan Martin del Potro, $1,209,522. 8, Fernando Verdasco, $976,874. 9, Fernando Gonzalez, $906,766. 10, Tommy Robredo, $885,030.

Rankings 1, Roger Federer, 11210. 2, Rafael Nadal, 9735. 3, Andy Murray, 9260. 4, Novak Djokovic, 7990. 5, Andy Roddick, 5380. 6, Juan Martin del Potro, 5005. 7, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, 3650. 8, Gilles Simon, 3310. 9, Nikolay Davydenko, 3285. 10, Fernando Verdasco, 3245.

WTA Money 1, Serena Williams, $3,897,541. 2, Dinara Safina, $3,237,977. 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova, $2,308,984. 4, Venus Williams, $1,827,567. 5, Victoria Azarenka, $1,759,484. 6, Vera Zvonareva, $1,243,771. 7, Caroline Wozniacki, $1,084,774. 8, Elena Dementieva, $1,073,392. 9, Samantha Stosur, $790,016.

10, Anabel Medina Garrigues, $664,278.

Rankings 1, Dinara Safina, 10251. 2, Serena Williams, 8509. 3, Venus Williams, 6617.

4, Elena Dementieva, 6591. 5, Svetlana Kuznetsova, 6071. 6, Jelena Jankovic, 5950. 7, Vera Zvonareva, 5400. 8, Victoria Azarenka, 4928. 9, Caroline Wozniacki, 4840. 10, Nadia Petrova, 3290.

Championship Points 1, Dinara Safina, 6881. 2, Serena Williams, 5957. 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova, 4262. 4, Elena Dementieva, 3975. 5, Victoria Azarenka, 3840. 6, Caroline Wozniacki, 3700. 7, Venus Williams, 3605. 8, Vera Zvonareva, 2681. 9, Virginie Razzano, 2067. 10, Marion Bartoli, 1962.

AUTO RACING NASCAR Sprint Cup Through July 26 Points 1, Tony Stewart, 3,054. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 2,862. 3, Jeff Gordon, 2,847. 4, Kurt Busch, 2,608. 5, Carl Edwards, 2,556. 6, Denny Hamlin, 2,518. 7, Ryan Newman, 2,506. 8, Kasey Kahne, 2,482.

9, Mark Martin, 2,471. 10, Juan Pablo Montoya, 2,461.

Money 1, Matt Kenseth, $4,746,317. 2, Tony Stewart, $4,744,508. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $4,339,293. 4, Jeff Gordon, $4,057,869. 5, Kevin Harvick, $3,858,252. 6, Kyle Busch, $3,772,259. 7, Carl Edwards, $3,401,058. 8, Kasey Kahne, $3,346,498. 9, Joey Logano, $3,236,858. 10, Mark Martin, $3,183,553.

IRL Through July 26 Points 1, Scott Dixon, 380. 2, Dario Franchitti, 377. 3, Ryan Briscoe, 366. 4, Helio Castroneves, 309. 5, Danica Patrick, 285. 6, Marco Andretti, 259. 7, Dan Wheldon, 255. 8, Justin Wilson, 241. 9, Tony Kanaan, 239. 10, Graham Rahal, 235.

Formula One Through July 26 1, Jenson Button, 70. 2, Mark Webber, 52. 3, Sebastian Vettel, 47. 4, Rubens Barrichello, 44. 5, Nico Rosberg, 26. 6, Jarno Trulli, 23. 7, Felipe Massa, 22. 8, Lewis Hamilton, 19. 9, Kimi Raikkonen, 18. 10, Timo Glock, 16.

VOLLEYBALL FIVB World Tour Through July 26 Men Points 1, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, 4,740.

2, Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, 4,400.

3, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, 3,620. 4, Adrian Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, Spain, 2,820. 5, David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, 2,720. 6, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, 2,500. 7, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, 2,320. 8, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, 2,140. 9, Patrick Heuscher/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland, 2,060. 10, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, United States, 2,020.

Money 1, Julius Brink/Jonas Reckermann, Germany, $224,200. 2, Alison Cerutti/Harley Marques, Brazil, $173,600. 3, Emanuel Rego/Ricardo Santos, Brazil, $130,800. 4, Phil Dalhausser/Todd Rogers, United States, $102,400.

5, Adrian Gavira Collado/Pablo Herrera, Spain, $90,600. 6, David Klemperer/Eric Koreng, Germany, $82,500.

7, Pedro Cunha/Pedro Salgado, Brazil, $64,100. 8, Matt Fuerbringer/Casey Jennings, USA, $59,600. 9, Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia, $58,400. 10, Dmitri Barsouk/Igor Kolodinsky, Russia, $56,900.

Women Points 1, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, 4,560. 2, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, 4,080. 3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States, 3,680. 4, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, 3,600. 5, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, 2,700.

6, Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, 2,280. 7, Vanilda Leao/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, 2,220. 8, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, 2,180. 9, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, 2,160. 10, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, 2,160.

Money 1, Maria Antonelli/Talita Antunes, Brazil, $193,750. 2, Juliana Felisberta Silva/Larissa Franca, Brazil, $189,600.

3, Jennifer Kessy/April Ross, United States, $166,200. 4, Sara Goller/Laura Ludwig, Germany, $108,000. 5, Carolina Salgado/Maria Clara Salgado, Brazil, $71,200. 6, Vanilda Leao/Renata Ribeiro, Brazil, $70,300. 7, Vassiliki Arvaniti/Maria Tsiartsiani, Greece, $67,900. 8, Sanne Keizer/Marleen Van Iersel, Netherlands, $67,400. 9, Shelda Bede/Ana Paula Connelly, Brazil, $64,850. 10, Doris Schwaiger/Stefanie Schwaiger, Austria, $60,500.

Rodeo Pro Leaders All-Around 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $154,377 2. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 92,629 3. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 89,521 4. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 79,020 5. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. 68,263 6. Cash Myers, Athens, Texas 58,683 7. Jesse Bail, Camp Crook, S.D. 51,078 8. Landon McClaugherty, Tilden, Texas 50,768 9. Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah 49,270 10. Seth Glause, Rock Springs, Wyo. 37,806 11. Clayton Foltyn, El Campo, Texas 36,988 12. Jake Cooper, Monument, N.M. 34,435 13. Steven Dent, Mullen, Neb. 34,301 14. Joe Beaver, Huntsville, Texas 33,867 15. Chance Kelton, Mayer, Ariz.

31,213 16. Kyle Whitaker, Chambers, Neb. 31,074 17. B.J. Campbell, Benton City, Wash. 29,524 18. Doug Pharr, Victoria, Texas 29,008 19. Shank Edwards, Levelland, Texas 28,172 20. Marty Becker, Cardston, Alberta 27,853 Bareback Riding 1. Clint Cannon, Waller, Texas $137,010 2. Bobby Mote, Culver, Ore. 101,709 3. Heath Ford, Greeley, Colo. 92,398 4. Kaycee Feild, Elk Ridge, Utah 87,977 5. Will Lowe, Canyon, Texas 78,428 6. Justin McDaniel, Porum, Okla.

62,669 7. Tilden Hooper, Carthage, Texas 59,355 8. Ryan Gray, Cheney, Wash. 57,751 9. D.V. Fennell, Neosho, Mo. 55,427 10. Royce Ford, Briggsdale, Colo.

50,048 11. Kelly Timberman, Mills, Wyo. 49,423 12. Jared Smith, Williston, Fla. 44,022

13. Wes Stevenson, Lubbock, Texas 40,638 14. Steven Peebles, Redmond, Ore. 37,052 15. Jason Havens, Prineville, Ore. 34,900 16. Jared Keylon, Fort Scott, Kan. 33,057 17. Tim Shirley, Grant, Colo. 32,195 18. Steven Anding, Crossroads, Texas 30,735 19. Cody DeMers, Kimberly, Idaho 29,100 20. Joe Gunderson, Agar, S.D. 28,832 Steer Wrestling 1. Jake Rinehart, Highmore, S.D. $81,134 2. Curtis Cassidy, Donalda, Alberta 80,275 3. Luke Branquinho, Los Alamos, Calif. 61,181 4. Dean Gorsuch, Gering, Neb. 60,997 5. Todd Suhn, North Platte, Neb. 56,241 6. Lee Graves, Calgary, 54,938 7. Shawn Greenfield, Lakeview, Ore. 50,995 8. Joey Bell Jr, Athens, Texas 44,107 9. Stockton Graves, Newkirk, Okla.

43,200 10. Jason Miller, Lance Creek, Wyo. 43,149 11. Trevor Knowles, Mount Vernon, Ore. 42,801 12. Casey McMillen, Craig, Colo.

42,627 13. Darrell Petry, Beaumont, Texas 41,481 14. Hunter Cure, Holliday, Texas 40,812 15. Ronnie Fields, Oklahoma City 38,191 16. Ethan Thouvenell, Menifee, Calif. 37,929 17. Matt Reeves, Pampa, Texas 36,391 18. Tanner Milan, Cochrane, Alberta 32,607 19. Kyle Hughes, Olney Springs, Colo. 31,395 20. Sean Mulligan, Coleman, Okla.

31,017 Team Roping (Header) 1. Chad Masters, Clarksville, Tenn. $97,545 2. Kelsey Parchman, Cumberland City, Tenn. 82,604 3. Travis Tryan, Billings, Mont.

66,506 4. Keven Daniel, Franklin, Tenn.

57,411 5. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas 56,357 6. David Key, Caldwell, Texas 55,960 7. Luke Brown, Rock Hill, S.C. 55,617 8. JoJo LeMond, Andrews, Texas 51,577 9. Riley Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.

49,707 10. Nick Sartain, Yukon, Okla.

48,076 11. Kaleb Driggers, Albany, Ga. 46,987 12. Charly Crawford, Prineville, Ore. 44,498 13. Derrick Begay, Seba Dalkai, Ariz. 40,949 14. Ty Blasingame, Olney Springs, Colo. 39,262 15. Justin Yost, Mount Morris, Pa. 36,988 16. Shane Philipp, Washington, Texas 36,124 17. Colby Siddoway, Hooper, Utah 34,281 18. Steve Purcella, Hereford, Texas 33,835 19. Clay Tryan, Billings, Mont.

33,674 20. Matt Sherwood, Pima, Ariz.

33,262 Team Roping (Heeler) 1. Jade Corkill, Fallon, Nev. $88,073 2. Richard Durham, Morgan Mill, Texas 81,556 3. Martin Lucero, Stephenville, Texas 73,191 4. Michael Jones, Stephenville, Texas 68,181 5. Patrick Smith, Midland, Texas 64,736 6. Rich Skelton, Llano, Texas 52,245 7. Brad Culpepper, Ashburn, Ga. 50,652 8. Randon Adams, Logandale, Nev. 49,940 9. Brady Minor, Ellensburg, Wash.

49,707 10. Cesar de la Cruz, Tucson, Ariz.

49,669 11. Kollin Von Ahn, Durant, Okla.

46,909 12. Russell Cardoza, Farmington, Calif. 44,498 13. Justin Davis, Cottonwood, Calif.

41,113 14. Cory Petska, Lexington, Okla.

36,675 15. Arky Rogers, Lake City, Fla. 36,388 16. Kory Koontz, Sudan, Texas 35,506 17. Britt Bockius, Claremore, Okla.

35,201 18. Rhen Richard, Roosevelt, Utah 33,262 19. Matt Zancanella, Aurora, S.D. 32,648 20. Jhett Johnson, Casper, Wyo. 30,674 Saddle Bronc Riding 1. Jesse Kruse, Great Falls, Mont. $101,503 2. Bryce Miller, Buffalo, S.D. 77,370 3. Heith DeMoss, Heflin, La. 64,468 4. Bradley Harter, Weatherford, Texas 60,660 5. Cody DeMoss, Heflin, La. 53,227 6. Dusty Hausauer, Dickinson, N.D. 51,851 7. Justin Arnold, Santa Margarita, Calif. 50,106 8. Taos Muncy, Corona, N.M. 47,639 9. Isaac Diaz, Stephenville, Texas 46,558 10. Chet Francis Johnson, Gillette, Wyo. 46,430 11. J.J. Elshere, Quinn, S.D. 44,514 12. Chad Ferley, Oelrichs, S.D. 43,395 13. Wade Sundell, Boxholm, Iowa 43,273 14. Billy Etbauer, Edmond, Okla.

43,190 15. Cody Wright, Milford, Utah 41,756 16. Cody Taton, Newell, S.D. 34,348 17. Rusty Allen, Eagle Mountain, Utah 32,964 18. Tyrell Smith, Vaughn, Mont.

32,060 19. Dustin Flundra, Pincher Creek, Alberta 31,612 20. Rod Hay, Wildwood, Alberta 31,517 Tie-down Roping 1. Trevor Brazile, Decatur, Texas $70,845 2. Ryan Watkins, Dublin, Texas 68,778 3. Clint Robinson, Spanish Fork, Utah 67,516 4. Tuf Cooper, Decatur, Texas 67,223 5. Cody Ohl, Hico, Texas 58,906 6. Ryan Jarrett, Summerville, Ga. 56,908 7. Blair Burk, Durant, Okla. 54,559 8. Josh Peek, Pueblo, Colo. 51,928 9. Scott Kormos, Teague, Texas 50,597 10. Hunter Herrin, Apache, Okla.

50,361 11. Justin Maass, Giddings, Texas 48,320 12. Tyson Durfey, Colbert, Wash.

47,640 13. Monty Lewis, Hereford, Texas 45,937 14. Fred Whitfield, Hockley, Texas 43,587 15. Jake Hannum, Ogden, Utah 42,852 16. Kody Curry, Buna, Texas 42,221 17. Brad Goodrich, Hermiston, Ore. 40,809 18. Adam Gray, Seymour, Texas 40,425 19. Clint Cooper, Decatur, Texas 39,221

Fight Schedule National TV in parentheses Aug. 1 At Agua Caliente Casino (SHO), Rancho Mirage, Calif., Timothy Bradley, Palm Springs, Calif., vs. Nate Campbell, Jacksonville, Fla., 12, for Bradley’s WBO super lightweight title; Devon Alexander, St. Louis, vs. Junior Witter, England, 12, for the vacant WBC super lightweight title.

At Mohegan Sun Resort, Uncasville, Conn., Delvin Rodriguez, Danbury, Conn., vs. Issac Hlatshwayo, South Africa, 12, for the vacant IBF welterweight title.

Aug. 7 At Buffalo Bill’s Star Arena, Primm, Nev. (ESPN2), Alfredo Angulo, Coachella, Calif., vs. Gabriel Rosado, Philadelphia, 10, junior middleweights.

Aug. 8 At Cordoba, Argentina (PPV), Jorge Rodrigo Barrios, Argentina, vs. Moises Castro, Nicaragua, 10, lightweights; Marcos Hector Vergara, Argentina, vs.

Luis Alberto Arrieta, Argentina, 10, light middleweights; Israel Hector Enrique Perez, Argentina, vs. Jhonny Antequera, Venezuela, 10, super featherweights.

Aug. 15 At the Gold Coast Arena, Biloxi, Miss. (PPV): Roy Jones Jr., Pensacola, Fla., vs. Jeff Lacy, St. Petersburg, Fla., 12, light heavyweights; Danny Green, Australia, vs. Julio Cesar Dominguez, Argentina, 12, cruiserweights; Verquan Kimbrough, Pittsburgh, vs. Mike Anchondo, La Puente,

Calif., 10, lightweights.

At Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas (PPV), Nonito Donaire, San Leandro, Calif., vs. Rafael Concepcion, Panama, 12, for the interim WBA super flyweight title; Steven Luevano, La Puente, Calif., vs. Bernabe Concepcion, Philippines, 12, for Luevano’s WBO featherweight title; Mark Melligen, Philippines, vs. Michael Rosales, 10, Mexico, super lightweights; Anthony Peterson, Washington, vs. Luis Arceo, Mexico, 10, lightweights.

Aug. 21 At the Orleans Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Oliver McCall, Martinsville, Va., vs. Franklin Lawrence, Indianapolis, 12, for McCall’s IBA Intercontinental heavyweight title.

Aug. 22 At Toyota Center, Houston (HBO), Malcolm Klassen, South Africa, vs.

Robert Guerrero, Gilroy, Calif., 12, for Klassen’s IBF super featherweight title; Juan Diaz, Houston, vs. Paul Malignaggi, Brooklyn, N.Y., 12, light welterweights.

Aug. 29 At Halle, Germany, Victor Emiliano Ramirez, Argentina, vs. Marco Huck, Germany, 12, for Ramirez’s WBO cruiserweight title; Karo Murat, Germany, vs. Lorenzo Di Giacomo, Italy, 12, for Murat’s European super middleweight title.

At The Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Brian Viloria, Waipahu, Hawaii, vs.

Jesus Iribe, Mexico, 12, for Viloria’s IBF light flyweight title.

At Quik Trip Park, Grande Prairie, Texas, Jesus Soto-Karass, Mexico, vs.

Edvan Dos Barrios, Miami, 10, welterweights; Mikey Garcia, Oxnard, Calif., vs. Carlos Rivera, Oldsmar, Fla., 10, featherweights.

Sept. 5 At Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico (PPV), Julio Cesar Chavez Jr., Mexico, vs. Jason LeHoullier, Portland, Maine, 10, super welterweights; Manuel Vargas, Mexico, vs. Donnie Nietes, Philippines, 12, for Vargas’ WBO mini flyweight title.

Sept. 19 At the MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Floyd Mayweather, Las Vegas, vs.

Juan Manuel Marquez, Anaheim, Calif., 12, welterweights.

Nov. 14 At MGM Grand, Las Vegas (PPV), Manny Pacquiao, Philippines, vs.

Miguel Cotto, Puerto Rico, 12, welterweights.

Transactions BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES—Placed RHP Brad Bergesen on the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Kam Mickolio from Norfolk (IL). Activated RHP Chris Ray from the 15-day DL. BOSTON RED SOX—Acquired C1B Victor Martinez from Cleveland for RHP Justin Masterson, LHP Nick Hagadone and RHP Bryan Price. Purchased the contracts of RHP Marcus McBeth from Pawtucket (IL) and OF Josh Reddick from Portland (EL).

Transferred RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka from the 15- to 60-day DL. Designated INF Travis Denker for assignment.

CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Recalled INF Brent Lillibridge from Charlotte (IL).

CLEVELAND INDIANS—Recalled RHP Fausto Carmona, OF Trevor Crowe and C Wyatt Toregas from Columbus (IL).

MINNESOTA TWINS—Acquired SS Orlando Cabrera and cash from Oakland for INF Tyler Ladendorf.

NEW YORK YANKEES—Acquired INF Jerry Hairston Jr. from Cincinnati for C Chase Weems.

OAKLAND A SEATTLE MARINERS—Traded LHP Jarrod Washburn to Detroit for LHP Luke French and LHP Mauricio Robles.

National League ATLANTA BRAVES—Acquired 1B Adam LaRoche from Boston for 1B Casey Kotchman and cash.

CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled OF Sam Fuld from Iowa (PCL). Added LHP John Grabow to the roster. Optioned RHP Mitch Atkins to Iowa.

CINCINNATI REDS—Acquired 3B Scott Rolen and cash for 3B Edwin Encarnacion, RHP Josh Roenicke and RHP Zach Stewart. Assigned C Chase Weems to Dayton (MWL). Purchased the contracts of RHP Justin Lehr and RHP Kip Wells from Louisville (IL).

MILWAUKEE BREWERS—Acquired RHP Claudio Vargas from the Los Angeles Dodgers for C Vinny Rottino.

PITTSBURGH PIRATES—Traded RHP Sean Smith to Toronto for future considerations.

SAN DIEGO PADRES—Traded RHP Jake Peavy to the Chicago White Sox for LHP Clayton Richard, LHP Aaron Poreda, RHP Dexter Carter and RHP Adam Russell. Fired hitting coach Jim Lefebvre. Named Randy Ready hitting coach.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS— Traded 1B Nick Johnson to Florida for LHP Aaron Thompson. Traded LHP Joe Beimel and cash to Colorado for RHP Ryan Mattheus and RHP Robinson Fabian.

Southern League CAROLINA MUDCATS—Announced RHP Enerio Del Rosario has been promoted to Louisville (IL).

Added RHP Chris Kelly from Sarasota (FSL).

American Association EL PASO DIABLOS—Signed RHP Johnny Dillard.

PENSACOLA PELICANS—Released RHP Bubba Nelson.

Can-Am League QUEBEC CAPITALES—Released RHP Cody Castle.

SUSSEX SKYHAWKS—Released OF Luis Soto.

Golden Baseball League LONG BEACH ARMADA—Agreed to terms with LHP Chase Baran.

VICTORIA SEALS—Agreed to terms with RHP Aaron Trolia.

United League AMARILLO DILLAS—Signed OF Anthony Bennett.

COASTAL BEND—Signed OF Alex Fernandez. Released OF Felix Cerda and RHP James Kuzniak.

RIO GRANDE VALLEY WHITEWINGS—Signed RHP Jose Fragoso.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association DENVER NUGGETS—Acquired F Malik Allen from Milwaukee for F Walter Sharpe and G-F Sonny Weems.

LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Waived G Sun Yue. WNBA NEW YORK LIBERTY—Fired coach Pat Coyle. Named Anne Donovan interim coach.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed DT Peria Jerry to a five-year contract.

CAROLINA PANTHERS—Agreed to terms with CB Sherrod Martin.

CINCINNATI BENGALS—Waived OT Colin Dow. DETROIT LIONS—Signed WR-KR Derrick Williams and DT Sammie Hill to three-year contracts.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Named Tom Moore senior offensive coordinator and Howard Mudd senior offensive line coach.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS— Signed DT Terrance Knighton.

MIAMI DOLHINS—Agreed to terms with CB Vontae Davis.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS— Signed QB Josh Freeman to a five-year contract.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS— Signed LB Brian Orakpo to a five-year contract.

Canadian Football League EDMONTON ESKIMOS—Named Kevin Strasser senior offensive consultant.

HOCKEY National Hockey League NEW JERSEY DEVILS—Signed D Rob Davison, F Ben Walter, G Gerald Coleman, G Jeff Lerg, F Stephen Gionta, F Kyle Kucharski, F Brad Mills and F Jeff Prough.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS— Signed F Wade Brookbank and F Wyatt Smith.

ST. LOUIS BLUES—Signed D Brendan Bell.

WASHINGTON CAPITALS—Signed D Milan Jurcina to a one-year contract.

ECHL CHARLOTTE CHECKERS— Agreed to terms with F Michel Leveille on a one-year contract.

SOCCER Major League Soccer MLS—Suspended Real Salt Lake coach Jason Kreis one game and fined him $3,000 for his actions in a July 24 games against FC Dallas. Fined Seattle MF Freddie Ljungberg $500 for failure to leave the field in a timely and orderly manner after he was issued a red card during a July 25 game against Chicago.

COLLEGE CLEMSON—Named Missy Fiesler women’s assistant rowing coach. Announced senior OL Barry Humphries has decided to leave the football team.

POTSDAM—Named Mark Gilbride men’s basketball coach.

SAN DIEGO—Named Jerome Pathon wide receivers coach.

UAB—Named Josh Hopper assistant baseball coach.

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ADVICE | HELOISE Dear Readers: Veterinarians tell us that GRAPES AND RAISINS are hazardous to your dog’s health and can even be fatal, depending on the size and weight of the dog. Vomiting, diarrhea and abdominal pain are symptoms of grape or raisin poisoning, which may lead to acute kidney failure if not treated within 24 hours.

Onions and garlic are also nonos.

Keep sugarless gum, candy and mints away from Fido as well. The xylitol found in these items can cause severe liver damage and death, depending on the amount ingested and the size of the dog. — Heloise PET PAL Dear Readers: Mary Ann Thomas of Trinity, Ala., sent a photo of her cat Indiana and her grandson’s turtle Maw as they have a standoff. Mary Ann says, “I turtle-sat last summer, and these two were a bit suspicious of one another.”

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’BOYS | Continued from Page 1B man, I didn’t make a bomb. I don’t hang with thugs, I wasn’t doing drugs. I wasn’t using guns. It was only fun. ... It could’ve been worse. I mean, I did curse. But I didn’t see a hearse.”

In July, Bennett posted the “Black Olympics.” He and his older brother, Michael, a rookie defensive end with Seattle, competed in three events: eating fried chicken, drinking Kool-Aid and eating watermelon. Within days, the video got unwanted promotion when two prominent black columnists criticized Bennett for perpetuating stereotypes.

Jason Whitlock of the Kansas City Star wrote that he was sad the video had yet to cause more of an uproar, which is why he was pointing it out.

Then Michael Freeman of CBSSports.com wrote that it “sets back a group of people 50 years” and urged NFL commissioner Roger Goodell to have Jim Brown and others explain to Bennett the obstacles that black players

have overcome.

As always, Bennett laughed it off, saying he was just being Marty B. “Half the stuff I do is spontaneous,” he said. “It ends up being funny to us.

That’s all that really matters.”

When Bennett arrived last year, teammates and coaches didn’t know what to make of him, a 21-year-old who acted like a happy-golucky kid but sure looked like a grown man. In fact, he’s two inches taller than San Diego’s record-setting tight end Antonio Gates and, like Gates, was athletic enough to play basketball in college.

Bennett admits he struggled to fit in as a rookie (easing his way into conversations, only to be ignored) and the HBO show “Hard Knocks” captured his strained relationship with position coach John Garrett.

In one scene, Garrett had to tell Bennett to put on his helmet several times before the rookie did it.

Fast forward a year, to this week. After only the second practice of training camp, Phillips singled out Bennett for having “an outstanding workout,” adding that he excelled throughout offseason practices, too.

Keep it up and Bennett really will force the Cowboys to come up with all sorts of twotight end formations.

“We just gradually spoonfeed him a little bit more and a little bit more and he’s handled it well,” Garrett said.

“He’s got immense pride in doing it right and wanting to be good. He understands that he has an important role in this offense and he wants to fulfill it.”

Bennett also understands that without success on Sundays he’s just another guy trying to be silly on the Internet. So the better he plays, the bigger his audience and the louder laughs he’ll draw.

Considering the clickdrawing power of the Cowboys, every reception could be worth thousands of more fans.

VICK | Continued from Page 1B He proved that early in his career.”

Cable’s Raiders have JaMarcus Russell, the first pick in the 2007 draft, and veteran Jeff Garcia.

“We like who we have, so let’s move forward,” Oakland’s coach said. “We haven’t had that discussion because it’s not relevant to what we’re trying to do and who we have.”

The Lions, who used the top overall choice in April on Georgia quarterback Matthew Stafford, also are passing on Vick.

“With what we’ve done at quarterback, we’ve invested a lot at the quarterback position, as you know,” coach Jim Schwartz said.

“There’s a first-round pick (Matthew Stafford), a second-round pick (Drew Stanton), we have (Daunte) Culpepper looking good and coming back. So I think, from that stand-

point, we’ve invested a (lot) at that position.”

One day after Brad Childress shut the door on Brett Favre, he did the same to Vick, saying the Vikings don’t plan on pursuing him.

“I would just say that the guys that we’ve got we are going to fashion the team around and go forward that way,” Childress said. “I don’t know how many different ways I can say that, but it is going to be Sage (Rosenfels) and Tarvaris (Jackson), and we’ll see how J.D. Booty factors in.

“We’re going to go with the three guys we have.”

After New England’s first practice of training camp, Belichick was asked about Vick’s possible return to the NFL. He praised Vick’s athleticism, but left it at that.

“Michael is an outstanding player, hasn’t played in a couple of years,” Belichick said. “But right now, our fo-

cus is on our team and our players and trying to get the New England Patriots ready and so that’s really where my attention’s been. But he’s a tremendous athlete. Where exactly he is right now, I don’t know.”

Matt Schaub, who spent three seasons as Vick’s backup in Atlanta and now is Houston’s starter, is excited about Vick getting another chance.

Schaub said whoever signs Vick will be getting “a heck of an athlete and a guy that can help their football team.”

The Texans, who also have Dan Orlovsky and Rex Grossman, have previously said they aren’t interested in Vick.

Some theories have had the Seahawks’ Jim Mora, who coached Vick in Atlanta, as a likely suitor. But a team spokesman said Seattle has no interest in Vick.

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Rescue workers rest in the back of a truck during practice laps at the NASCAR Nationwide Series’ U.S. Cellular 250 auto race Friday, at the Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa.

READY | Continued from Page 1B The Lady Hawks competed in the gold division and placed third overall.

“The gold division is one of the toughest division at this meet,” Villarreal said.

“You have over 30 teams and the majority of them are 5A teams. We placed third, and that is not bad for a 3A school.”

Zapata also attended the McNeil meet in Round Rock, site of the state cross-country championships, in order to get a field of the course.

“Teams that feel that they will make it to the state

meet will attend the McNeil meet to get an idea of the course,” Villarreal said.

The Lady Hawks will face some stiff competition at the regional meet from district foes La Feria, Luling, Gonzalez and Giddenings.

“The top three teams to advance to the state meet will come from this group,” Villarreal said. “We have to take care of business in district first.”

Villarreal feels the key to the team’s success is the runners buying into the program.

“Once the athletes believe that they can accomplish those goal then they become a reality,” Villarreal said. “They are the ones out there working hard and not cutting corners because they know that it will pay off at the end.”

Zapata will host the Zapata Open on Aug. 22 to officially open the season, then travel to several 5A meets, including Edinburg North, Edinburg High, UTSA, A&M CC, McNeil and Meet of Champions, prior to the district meet.