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thought be able to parlay the momentum, but it was hard to get 1,500 or 1,800 people in Mike Shanahan team owner and president Sports CC KK YY MM PPAAGGEE DD0011PPDD11SSPP00442288CCMMYYKK Over the next 24 hours, most of the lies, misdirection and other reliable predraft rituals of dishonesty will thankfully cease and the serious business of the NFL draft will truly begin. The lies necessarily end the moment the Houston Texans get on the clock for the pick. But at least the lies will actually provide us with some meaningful direction and purpose. In the span of eight grueling hours of televised coverage, witness why not all of the deepest thinkers are created equal. After quickly dispelling with the silliness that somehow Reggie untimely real-estate deals will affect his draft status as the Second Coming of Gale Sayers, see how many NFL general managers should be for personnel malpractice when they start downgrading college running buddy LenDale White because he pulled his hamstring.

Yet most of all (after putting aside the local interest of how the Rams conduct business), the biggest story of draft day will be counting how many folks blow it on the extraordinary talents of Texas quarterback Vince Young. You can bet the chances are high that a lot of people are going to blunder on Young simply because not smart enough to ure out how to bring out the greatness in him. hear a lot about his quirky throwing motion, how he played in a shotgun offense, how not a pure pocket passer, or how just a taller version of Michael Vick blah, blah, blah, blah. And in a few years after he becomes the next John Elway, Young will be laughing at them all because they bright enough or were too stubborn to redesign their offense to emphasize his rare and stunning athletic gifts. I know who is going to draft Young, and quite frankly, the longer you talk to NFL wise guys, you can tell they have no clue, either.

One thing we do know the Tennessee Titans with the third pick will have the shot. Will they listen to general manger Floyd Reese (an apparent Young fan), or will the organization follow the wishes of head coach Jeff Fisher who reportedly wants to reunite USC quarterback Matt Leinart with COME BACK SUNDAY Meet the newest Rams Sports Much deception and misdirection will rule until the draft starts BRYAN BURWELL FRIDAY APRIL 28, 2006 SECTIOND TOP NEWS NO PARTY FOR BARRY Major League Baseball is not planning any celebration for Barry Bonds if and when he tops Babe mark of 714 home runs, Commissioner Bud Selig says. D6 LOCAL NEWS SALE HITCH? Sources say that one of the three investors in Dave purchase of the Blues and Savvis Center lease has backed out. But purchase is expected to proceed. D4 RAM VISITS Veteran defensive tackles Grady Jackson and Jason Fisk paid free-agent visits to Rams Park this week.

D5 Brendan Gaughan hopes to recapture the magic this weekend in the NASCAR trucks race at Gateway, where he won in 2003. D3 ELSEWHERE SENS IN COMMAND The Ottawa Senators defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-2 to take a 3-1 lead in their NHL playoff series. D4 IN BRIEF NEW NCAA POWERS High schools and prep schools with questionable academic standards will now have to prove their legitimacy to the NCAA if they want their student- athletes to be eligible when they enter college. The board of directors gave the NCAA unprecedented authority to investigate so-called and the ability to question individual transcripts. The penalties take effect this fall.

INDONESIA OUT? Indonesia refused to play a Fed Cup series in Israel in July and wants the tennis matches switched to a neutral country. Home to about 190 million Muslims, Indonesia has no diplomatic relations with Israel and has long supported Palestinian independence. If the request for a venue change is denied, the Indonesian team will have to forfeit. 1 ONLINE STLtoday.com/rams NFL draft weekend is upon us. Look for updates and breakdowns on the Class of 2006 from online columnist Jeff Gordon By Tom Timmermann ST.

LOUIS POST-DISPATCH The Missouri River Otters, who brought minor league hockey and professional sports to St. Charles County, have likely played their game. Though there is a slight possibility of the United Hockey League team being sold, team owner and president Mike Shanahan Jr. thinks the end probably has come for the club he has owned since 2004. think a real strong chance that not (coming he said Thursday.

Earlier this week, the staff was let go and told the club would likely be ceasing operations. The team has moved out of its in Family Arena, and its gear has been put in storage. like to see the River Otters Shanahan said, we may not be part of The River Otters began play in 1999, but were never able to become part of the sports landscape. In the 2005-06 season, which ended for the River Otters on April 15, the team averaged only about 1,500 fans per game. Shanahan estimates that the team needed to draw about twice as many fans to make a PLEASE SEE OTTERS D10 PLEASE SEE BURWELL D7 Shanahan pulls plug on the River Otters By Derrick Goold ST.

LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Alfonso Soriano, an now, pack a second glove anymore, so the only glove he has in his locker is one borrowed from a pitcher. When he relented and went to left for the Washington Nationals, Soriano, an All-Star second baseman, had only his mitt, so he needed an glove. He borrowed pitcher Livan shagging glove, the one the pitcher takes out to the to collect balls in batting practice. Even a glove had more experience than he did. my gloves now are Soriano said Thursday, a few hours before the game of a four-day series at Busch Stadium.

too early (to call him an out- only three weeks. But I play left going to put it in my mind that I play left If I bring my second base (glove), I think a second baseman. PLEASE SEE SORIANO D7 By Joe Strauss ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH Major League Baseball is expected to announce soon the identity of the Washington new owners. Until then, the Cardinals own them along with teams of their ilk.

Against the backdrop of an eighth-inning behind the leftfield bleachers, the Cardinals used three unearned runs against starter Michael nor, a quality outing by Sidney Ponson (3-0) and the latest strong bullpen performance to subdue Team Transition 6-2 before an announced crowd of 39,515 at Busch Stadium. Stadium personnel put down the before many in the park were aware of what was happening and before the St. Louis Fire Department reached the scene. The Cardinals, meanwhile, responded to a seventh-inning challenge by scoring three runs in their last two at-bats. Center fielder Jim Edmonds made the Nationals pay for third baseman Ryan two-out throwing error by slamming a three-run home run against the slender lefthander.

Committed to playing for one run late, the Cardinals received welcome insurance from third baseman Scott Spiezio with two outs in the seventh inning. Two batters after cleanup hitter Juan Encarnacion unsuccessfully tried to bunt runners into scoring position, Spiezio completed a strong performance by doubling off the right-center field fence. Albert Pujols and Encarnacion scored to pump a 3-2 lead to three runs. With Spiezio starting a third consecutive game at third base while Scott Rolen recovers from what the club has described as Throwing error paves way for 3-run HR in 1st CARDINALS 6, NATIONALS 2 Up next: 7:10 tonight vs. Washington, FSN Midwest Edmonds burns Nats Jim Edmonds watches his three-run homer sail deep into the stands in the inning Thursday.

Chris Lee Post-Dispatch No second thoughts SPRING STANDOFF Normally a second baseman, Soriano balked at switching to left WELL NOW hitting .323 and, he says, working on being a left PLEASE SEE CARDINALS D7.

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