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SECTION UA FOOTBALL Running back Keola Antolin adds 13 pounds of muscle in the off-season so he can withstand the punishment. C7 SATURDAY, 8.6.201 1 THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC SPORTS.AZCENTRAL.COM 1912-2012 Arizona's Centennial Rattlers have something to prove ArenaBowl with to beat Chicago (14-5). All week at practice, coach Kevin Guy preached "60 minutes" to his players. On May 14, the Rattlers were pretty sharp for 59 minutes. Then, in the final 50 seconds, Chicago scored 10 unanswered points and rolled out of Phoenix a 50-49 winner.

The Rattlers (17-2) have not lost since then. "We have to play a complete game," Guy said. "They're a great Arizona would host a victory over tough By Richard Obert The Arizona Republic The Rattlers have the best record in the Arena Football League. Their plus-35 turnover margin (counting last' week's playoff victory) is far and away DODGERS 7, D-DICKS 4. TONIGHT'S GAME CHICAGO AT RATTLERS When: 7 p.m.

Where: US Airways Center. to get back to the ArenaBowl, which the Rattlers can host with a victory tonight against the Rush IT- better than anybody else's. They're at home for this week's game. But they haven't defeated Chicago in the past three tries, including the latest in May at US Airways Center That's motivation enough to try the fourth inning of Friday Diamondbacks second baseman Kelly Johnson tags out the Dodgers' Casey Blake on a steal attempt during night's game at Chase Field, david wallacethe republic homestand starts Big team. We have to finish." This could end up being a battle of Grays.

Which Gray will be better Chicago wide receiver Reggie Gray or Rattlers safety Virgil Gray? Both have played key roles in their teams' success. Reggie Gray caught nine passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns in the Rush's 54-51 playoff win last week against Dallas, a See RATTLERS, Page C2 SCOTT BORDOW columnist Erickson needs heck of a season Devils coach must win to get extension Let's clear up something first: Dennis Erickson is not a lame-duck coach. His contract at Arizona State runs through the 2012 season not, as many believe, through the. end of this season. So, Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love doesn't have to make a decision on Erickson's future when the season ends in December or January, if all goes well.

But consider this: What must Erickson do to receive a contract extension? Win eight games? Nine? Just play in a bowl game? So far, talk about Erickson's contract has centered on whether he'll even be around after this season. Of course, there's good reason for that. ASU is 15-21 the past three years. It hasn't been to a bowl game since 2007. Throw in the fact that Erickson is 64 years old, and, well, he's going to pop up on all those hot-seat lists.

Obviously, if the Sun Devils fail to reach a bowl game for a fourth year in a row, Erickson will be unemployed. But what if ASU turns it around this year? What if it fulfills its preseason promise as a possible Top 25 team? Does one solid season warrant Erickson a few more years in charge? "There's nobody that wants to win more than me, and we will," Erickson said at ASU's media day. "I got a lot of pride in what I do. I'm going to coach for as long as I can." Love isn't about to saddle Erickson with an ultimatum, nor should she. It wouldn't do her, Erickson or the program any good.

The conversation should See BORDOW, Page C7 GOLF No one pulling awayatWGC Adam Scott has plenty of company atop the leaderboard at the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational in Akron, Ohio, sharing the lead with three other golfers. C9 Motorsports C9 Scoreboard C9 75T 2 foot of on the worn Collmenter struggles, rally falls short as D-Backs lose to Dodgers rardo Parra with the bases loaded, the Dodgers would have exited the inning with a lead instead of being held scoreless. The Dodgers offense was too much for Collmenter in the third. Dee Gordon led off with a bunt that third baseman Ryan Roberts decided to let roll in hopes that it would stray into foul territory. But the ball remained fair, and once on base, Gordon stole second, then scored when Casey Blake lined See D-BACKS, Page C6 with the acquisition of Jason Marquis.

Instead, Collmenter issued a near-replica performance of his previous outing against the Dodgers, who recorded a six-run third inning en route to a 7-4 victory in front of 27,215 at Chase Field. With the loss, the Diamondbacks remained half-game behind the Giants in the NL West. Collmenter struggled from the onset, giving up two singles and a walk in the first. If not for diving catch in left field by Ge- By Sarah McLellan The Arizona Republic The opportunity for redemption was there. After getting roughed up by the Los Angeles Dodgers in his previous outing, Diamondbacks starter Josh Collmenter encountered the division rival again Friday night to open a 10- CARDINALS Camping with brothers 'special' game homestand.

Not only was it a chance to erase the sting of a humbling loss in which he allowed five runs and seven hits in 3 innings, but it also was a stage for Collmenter to show that manager Kirk Gibson was justified in keeping Collmenter in the rotation in favor of Micah Owings, who switched to the bullpen roster. The Campbell brothers aren't the only siblings at Cardinals training camp. Just like their college days at Fordham, undrafted rookie tight end Stephen Skelton will be catching balls from his older brother John, who started four games at quarterback for the Cardinals a year ago. "I feel like it's two years ago at Fordham," Stephen said. "It's good to have him here, and it's always good to have family when you're away from home." a By Gilberto Manzano The Arizona Republic FLAGSTAFF Undrafted rookie safety Jared Campbell always has had the luxury of knowing that his 6-foot-8 brother, Calais, would have his back if anyone tried to mess with him.

But when it comes to rookie hazing, Jared is on his own. "I'm going to let the hazing happen; everyone has to go through it," starting defensive end Calais Campbell said of Jared, who is trying to earn a spot on Cardinals' ASU FOOTBALL Rookie safety Jared Campbell (right) says his brother Calais Campbell has been "a true blessing" at training camp, rob schumacherthe republic It will be tough for Stephen to earn a roster spot after the Cardinals signed tight ends Todd Heap and Jeff King. "Coming in I knew they were going to sign some people," Stephen said. "If anything, I can learn from Jeff King and Todd Heap. Especially right now, I'm just trying to soak everything in." The Skeltons grew up in El Paso and were surrounded by football.

Their father played football at UTEP and in the Canadian Foot-See CARDINALS, Page C8 INDEX: Briefs C2 I i nmi' jj. Mountain isn't high enough for Sun Devils Taking inspiration from Jerry Rice, Sun Devils wide receiver Aaron Pf lugrad and quarterbacks Brock Osweiler and Taylor Kelly develop an off-season routine that includes running up Ahwatukee's South Mountain four days a week. C7 NFL Time to honor TrimeTime, Deion Sanders, Marshall Faulk and Shannon Sharpe are the main attractions at tonight's induction ceremony for the seven-member NFL Hall of Fame class of 2011.C8 College football C7 E-MAIL SPORTS EDITOR MARK FALLER: mark.fallerarizonarepublic.com.