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2B PORTS LOCALSCHEDULE TODAY Legionbaseball 7p.m. CentralWisconsinClassicatPlover STATESCHEDULE TODAY NWLbaseball WisconsinatWisconsinRapids TVHIGHLIGHTS TODAY CYCLING 5a.m.NBCSN GOLF 6a.m.ESPN 1p.m.TGC 3p.m.TGC PGA 3a.m.ESPN TheOpenChampi- WNBABASKETBALL 9p.m.ESPN2 PhoenixatLosAngeles CALENDAR YOUTHBASEBALL WausauAmerican reaches9-10 championship WausauAmerican mustbeatRhinelander twicetowinthe9-10-year- oldagedivisionLittle Leaguedistrictchampi- onship.Thefirstgameis Park.Anothergame,if p.m.Friday. Rhinelanderneeds onlyonevictorytoclinch thetitle. Wausauadvancedto thechampionshipround whenitbeatAntigo24-16 onWednesday. PROFOOTBALL Lionsrelease injuredRBBest TheDetroitLionsre- leasedrunningbackJah- vidBestonWednesday afterconcussionprob- lemspreventedthefor- merfirst-rounddraftpick fromplayingatallin2012.

hisreturnwaslooking increasinglyunlikely. Bestagreedtoafive-year dealwiththeLionsafter theydraftedhimin2010, games. personandprofessional asIhaveeverworked agerMartinMayhewsaid. teammateandalwaysdid everythingaskedofhim. WewishJahvidthevery bestinallhisfutureen- deavorsandhaveno doubtthathewillbesuc- cessfulinwhateverpath Bestaccountedfor touchdownsasarookie, buthewaslimitedtosix gamesduringthe2011 seasonafterwhathesaid wasthethirdconcussion ofhisfootballcareer.He toSanFranciscoin2011.

PROBASEBALL All-Stargame ratingupslightly TheMa- jorLeagueBaseballAll- ratingisupslightlyfrom TheAmerican daynightonFoxearneda 6.9ratingand12share,up froma6.8/12in2012. shipgotaboostfromits triptothebigmarketof NewYork.The11.3rating therewasup16percent KansasCityhosted. Draftspendingup6 percentthisyear Teams signingbonusesforselec- atasimilarpointlastyear. Therisefolloweda10 percentdropfromarec- thelastyearbeforere- strictionsimposedby gainingagreementwith players. Eleventeamswent overtheirsigningbonus accordingtopreliminary figurescompiledbyMa- jorLeagueBaseball.But noclubwentoverby morethan5percentand reachedthesecondlevel causeaclubtoforfeitits nextfirst-rounddraft pick.

BASKETBALL BuckswaiveGooden byamnestyclause The MilwaukeeBuckshave waivedforwardDrew Goodenanddesignated himastheiramnesty player. Goodenhadtwoyears remainingonhiscontact. Goodensignedwiththe 11-yearveteranaveraged 11.3pointsand5.9re- boundsin107games. COLLEGEFOOTBALL NCAAtostop onvideogame The NCAAsaidWednesdayit ArtsInc.touseitslogo andnameinvideogames whileitfightsalawsuit thatsaysthegoverning bodyowesbillionsof dollarstoformerplayers forallowingtheirlike- nessestobeusedforfree. enterintoanewcontract withEASportsbeyond thecurrentonethatex- piresJune2014.That meansNCAAFootball 2014willbethelastedi- tionofthepopulargame.

sarilystopEASports fromproducingacollege footballvideogamede- pictingpowerhouse schoolssuchasAlabama, OhioStateandOregon. newbowlgame TheBigTenandthe DetroitLionshavean- nouncedasix-yearagree- menttoplayabowlgame sonfamiliarwiththesitu- ationsaystheAtlantic CoastConferencewill providetheopponent. Thenewbowlwillstart inthe2014seasonandit hasnotbeennamedor sponsored. Theconferenceswill selecttheteamstoplayin thenewgame. COLLEGE BASKETBALL MichiganinksBeilein FreshoffthefirstFinal Fourappearanceofhis JohnBeileinhasanew contract.

AthleticdirectorDave BrandontoldTheAssoci- atedPressonWednesday thatBeileinhassigneda three-yearextensionthat replaceshisprevious contractandkeepshim withtheWolverines throughthe2018-19sea- son.The60-year-oldBei- lionayearintotalcom- pensation. SPORTSBRIEFS leaguesat15teams gamesbecameaneces- sityoftheschedule. Perhapsthemostpo- manyquirksandimper- edhittercametobe whenALteamssought toboosttheirthen-lag- gingproduct.Thedeci- sionwasmadeduringa timewhenthetwo leagueswerefarless integratedthannow. Thegimmicknot onlyworkedtoincrease scoringandattendance butcreatedawayfor greatesthitterstoex- andmakealotmore money. OrlandoCepedaeven creditedtherulefor boostinghisHallof Bostonsignedhimfor the1973seasonfollow- ingalongcareerwith SanFrancisco.

wasplayingononeleg andIhit.289,”Cepeda saidearlierthisseason. inonegame.Bothmy kneeswerehurting, andIwasdesignated Designatedhitters lastyearhadthesec- ond-highestaverage salarybypositionat million.That’sthemain reasonwhyeliminating theDHtobringtheAL backonlinewiththeNL isalmostunfathom- able.Boston’sDavid passedHaroldBaines onthecareerlistfor $14millionthisseason atage37. Thedesignatedhit- terhasalsohelped teamskeeptheirbest playersinthelineup whilegivingthemsome typeofrest.Minnesota All-StarcatcherJoe Mauerisaprimeexam- ple.Whenheneedsa breakfromcrouching agerRonGardencan keephispotentbatin thelineupatDH. weuseitandallthat seeDavidOrtizhitthan fensetohisownteam- peerspredictablyex- presssupportforthe alotofthemwould ratherplayaposition thansitaroundbetween tectiveofthislucrative anotherundeniable forcefortheDH.And despitethecomplaints fromdadswithsleepy usuallyenjoyseeing runscrosstheplate. ThecumulativeAL battingaveragehas eachofthefirst40sea- sonsoftheDH.Thelast timetheNLhitabove has11seasonsof.270- plusbattingduringthe DHera.

Therearepurists whohaveahardtime forgivingMLBforthe installingtheDH, though.Rememberthe characterCrashDavis launcheshiscruderant aboutthequalitiesand superficialitiesoflife. oughttobeaconstitu- tionalamendmentout- lawingAstroTurfand hesaid. DH ContinuedfromPage1B BASEBALL NationalLeague EastWLPctGB Atlanta5441.568 Washington4847.5056 Philadelphia4848.5006 1 2 NewYork4150.45111 Miami3558.37618 CentralWLPctGB St.Louis5736.613 Pittsburgh5637.6021 Cincinnati5342.5585 Chicago4251.45215 Milwaukee3856.40419 1 2 WestWLPctGB Arizona5045.526 LosAngeles4747.5002 1 2 Colorado4650.4794 1 2 SanFrancisco4351.4576 1 2 SanDiego4254.4388 1 2 L.A.DodgersatWashington,6:05p.m. PhiladelphiaatN.Y.Mets,6:10p.m. SanDiegoatSt.Louis,7:15p.m.

AmericanLeague EastWLPctGB Boston5839.598 TampaBay5541.5732 1 2 Baltimore5343.5524 1 2 NewYork5144.5376 Toronto4549.47911 1 2 CentralWLPctGB Detroit5242.553 Cleveland5144.5371 1 2 KansasCity4349.4678 Minnesota3953.42412 Chicago3755.40214 WestWLPctGB Oakland5639.589 Texas5441.5682 LosAngeles4449.47311 Seattle4352.45313 Houston3361.35122 1 2 N.Y.YankeesatBoston,6:10p.m. OaklandatL.A.Angels,9:05p.m. theycouldhavebeenliqui- dated. steeredtheteamthrough theorganizationin1935, andalongwithJoannesand othermembersofthebusi- nesscommunityconduct- $15,000. Fischerhappenedto jointhereorganizedPack- theexecutivecommittee.

dentoftheAtlasColdStor- in1926andbuiltintooneof thelargestcheesedistribu- torshipsinthecountry. Fischerremaineda ecutivecommitteeintothe relationshipwithseveral keymemberswasbecom- inganacuteproblem. Lambeauhadbecome increasinglydifficultfor theexecutivecommitteeto workwithashisalways largeegoexpandedover theyears.In1946,hesuc- cessfullypushedthecom- mitteetoOKwhatsome membersconsideredan extravagantpurchaseofa trainingandlivingfacility, RockwoodLodgejust Hefurtheralienated menwhohadbeenwith W.W.Kelly.Calhoun,the Press-Gazettesportsedi- torwhoineffectco-found- edthePackerswithLam- ingaspublicitydirectoron TheAssociatedPresswire. onlydoctorandmemberof keptthefranchiseafloatfi- ontheexecutivecommit- tee. tivecommitteeeventually strippedLambeauofmuch ofhispowerbyforming subcommitteesthathadto OKalmosteverythinghe fieldbutalsoinfootball personnel.

Wearyofdealingwith reportedlywantedthepre- theanti-Lambeaufaction, whichincludedattorney Fischerapparentlywas thecompromisechoicefor presidentbecausehe eitherfaction.Healsowas asuccessfulandnationally respectedbusinessman. tocometogetherandget along.Hewasnevera forcefulfactorwithone sideortheother(inthe Thenewleaguehada someNFLownerswanted anewteamthereascompe- tition.ThePackershadthe smalleststadiumand cheapestticketsinthe asaprimecandidateto cagoCardinalsandBoston Yanks.Fischerandthe possibility. tomedout.Therosterwas sobadthataftertheopener Lambeauturnedoverthe coachingtohisthreeassis- concentrateonrebuilding. Lambeauapparentlynev- erconsultedtheexecutive committeeabouthisdeci- duredtheirworstseasonto Fischerpresidedover oneofthemostcontentious boardofdirectorsmeet- Nov.30,1949,attheBrown CountyCourthouse.The mainsubjectswereLam- toexpireaftertheseason, nances. Mediawaitingoutside themeetingreportedhear- ingyellingbetweenboard members.Noneoftheprin- cipalsprovideddetails, mitteeultimatelyagreed verballytoextendLam- yearsandconductthethird stocksaleinteamhistory.

Somewherearoundthat ithappenedatthatmeeting vestorstobuytheteamif thestockwasconverted fromnonprofittoprofit. Lambeaureportedlywas willingtomovetheteam, whichwouldhavehadthe supportofmostNFLown- ers.Bylate’49,theNFL wasalreadyintotalkswith theAAFCandwouldhave moreleveragetoputitsfi- nanciallydistressedcom- petitoroutofbusinesswith thePackersinabiggercity. standingisthatLambeau hadbeentryingtogain ownershipstartingbefore November1949.Butwhen- everLambeaumadehis committeeappeartohave rejectedthemoutofhand. ThePackerswouldremain anonprofitcorporation andinGreenBayorgoout ofbusiness. theotherboardmembers wereworkingforthe FischerJr.said.“They wereinterestedinhaving thePackersasalocalcom- pany.That’swhentheyhad ThedisputewithLam- beauresolvedfirst.The signedhiscontractexten- theexecutivecommittee neverprovidedhimthepa- haveautonomyoverfoot- ball.OnFeb.1,1950,theas- tonishingnewsbrokethat Lambeauwasleavingto coachtheChicagoCardi- sociationwiththePackers.

Fischerandtheexecutive committeeshortlyafter nouncedthatthestock drivewouldstartinApril. Thestocksoldforthesame limitwas200sharessono personcouldaccruemuch votingpower. Theteamalsogaineda windfallwhenRockwood burnedinlateJanuaryof payout.Theinfusionof putthePackersontheir bestfinancialfootingin years.Accordingtothe thestocksaleintheirre- servefund. Fischerresignedon Feb.2,1953,andheldthe honorarytitleofchairman untilhisdeathin1958. FischerJr.said,“andhe voiceinthewholething.

financiallyandkeepitas thetownteam.Thatwasal- waysthethrustofhis Rescued ContinuedfromPage1B The practiceroundschedule postedeachdayatMuir- fieldisnottheonlywayto determinehowplayersare gettingreadyfortheBrit- ishOpen. wasontheteesheetatSt. Andrewsovertheweek- end. GeoffOgilvycouldbe foundontheothersideof courseslikeTurnberry, RoyalTroonandWestern Gailes.JustinRosewasat NorthBerwick.Sowere BubbaWatsonandLuke ofgolfalongtheFirthof Forththeweekbeforethe BritishOpen. erstotakeofffromtheir regulartoursaweekbe- foreamajortoprepare.

coursetheywillbeplaying. U.S.Openontherange,” OgilvysaidWednesday. forTheOpenonthecourse. havetobethecourse onlycourseswithturflike needathomeuntilyouget Buttherearenotricks atMuirfield.Thereare hardlyanyblindshots. Mostofthebunkersarein plainviewfromthetee.

thatMuirfieldisafavorite alwaysheardonotherlinks courses. quitestraightforward.Ob- viouslywiththeweather andfast.It’sgoingtobe aboutcontrollingyourgolf ballthisweek.Andthe BRITISHOPEN PrepworkforBritishunlikeanyother ByDougFerguson AssociatedPress TigerWoodseyesashotduringthepracticeroundofthe 2013TheOpenChampionshipatMuirfieldGolfClub. PAUL.