Albuquerque Journal from Albuquerque, New Mexico • Page 23

SECTION FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2014 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL INSIDE: NBA D4 HIGH SCHOOLS D5 COMICS D6 SPORTS WAITING GAME MMA fighter Charlie Williams eager to turn professional. Page D4 Today MWC tournament: New Mexico vs. State, 4 p.m., 101.7 FM SPORTS SPEAK UP! Senators vs. Redskins Half the U.S. Senate urged NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to change the Washington name, saying it is a racist slur and the time is ripe to replace it.

In one letter, 49 senators cited the quick action recently to ban Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling for life. They said Goodell should formally push to rename the Redskins. Cuban talks prejudices Mavs owner Mark Cuban admits his prejudices to Inc. magazine. I see a black kid in a hoodie and late at night, walking to the other side of the street.

And if on that side of the street, a guy that has tattoos all over his face white guy, bald head, tattoos everywhere walking back to the other side of the street. So in my businesses, I try not to be hypocritical. I know that not perfect. I know that I live in a glass house, and not appropriate for me to throw Cuban apologized to Trayvon family over his choice of words. THANK to the almost 30,000 fans that came and supported Lobo baseball during their championship run.

Thanks for caring about OUR kids! Go Lobos! Coach eight-run inning dooms Lobos BIRMINGHAM: His Lobos fall to SDSU Journal Staff Report LAS VEGAS, Nev. Extra opportunities paid off handsomely for the San Diego State baseball team Thursday. Steven grand slam highlighted an eight-run seventh inning that lifted SDSU to an 11-5 win over the University of New Mexico in the Mountain West tournament opener Thursday at Earl E. Wilson Stadium. UNM (37-19-1) committed three errors and failed to get outs on two more infield grounders in the key inning that sent it into the bracket in the double-elimination tournament.

The Lobos will play today at 4 p.m. against the survivor of a noon elimination game between Nevada and Fresno State. San Diego State will play UNLV in bracket final. The top-seeded Rebels defeated Fresno State 5-3 late Thursday night. Lobo coach Ray Birmingham said in a phone interview after his loss.

real simple plays, we booted them and it came back to bite us. give a good team six, seven outs in an Lobo starter Josh Walker (7-5) failed in his second bid to tie the UNM and MWC records for career wins. He was part of the seventh-inning defen- sive meltdown as a bouncer back to Walker got between his legs to help spark the rally. The ball rolled to shortstop Jared Holley, who tried unsuccessfully to tag Greg Allen going to second, then threw late to first base. was a tough play but we had an Birmingham said.

we get one, the rest of that mess never happens. Instead everything fell UNM commits three errors in MWC loss See AZTECS on PAGE D5 If the Isotopes are on TMZ, it be good Dodgers release Olivo in aftermath of biting incident By Dylan Hernandez Los Angeles Times NEW YORK Catcher Miguel Olivo was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, two days after allegedly biting off a significant piece of teammate Alex ear during altercation inside the Albuquerque Isotopes dugout. While actions were condemned by Dodgers team president Stan Kasten, Guerrero received words of support from the most famous ear-biting victim in sports history, former heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield. he can get over Holyfield said by phone from Atlanta. Guerrero, who underwent surgery to reattach most of the upper part of his left ear, will remain hospitalized in Salt Lake City for a few more days, according to Kasten.

The next phase of the Cuban A mid the clutter and clatter of Bieber and somewhere in the treasure chest of stories of some person named Kardashian, we find Miguel Olivo and Alex Guerrero. talking TMZ, the chronicler of celebrity news. Anytime a minor league ballplayer shows up there, it be good. So there they are, a now- former Isotope and his targeted teammate, and their sad Salt Lake City saga, alongside updates on Jay-Z and the cat who chased the dog. Olivo bites off a chunk of ear on Anti- Bullying Day at the ballpark, and the Mike Tyson jokes are cued up.

superagent, Scott Boras (himself chided in a Jay-Z rap after being fired by Robinson Cano), says his ear was by a Not sure if that is a medical term. He also suggested that cannibalism is not part of being a proper teammate. Perhaps the now-dismissed Olivo was trying to play Crash Davis to Nuke Laloosh in the grizzled catcher trying to groom the highly prized prospect. I believe Crash took away guitar in that 1988 movie fable but I remember any bit- ing, at least none that involve Susan Sarandon. Part of what makes Triple- A baseball so fascinating is its collection of characters.

You have guys like Olivo, a 35-year-old journeyman trying to reboot a major league career. You have guys like Guerrero, a 27-year-old Cuban defector handed a four-year, $28 million contract without ever having played an inning of major league ball. In 13 major league seasons, Olivo hit .240 and made a total of about $17 million. OLIVO ED JOHNSON Of the Journal ED JOHNSON Of the Journal Thursday Isotopes 1 Salt Lake 0 Today Reno at Albuquerque, 7:05 p.m., 610 AM See IF on PAGE D3 Bratton to go to grad school, play football BRATTON: Started all 37 games since 2011 By Rick Wright Journal Staff Writer When it comes to accountability, no University of New Mexico football player ranks higher than offensive lineman LaMar Bratton. Bratton, a fifth-year senior from Riverside, has started every game all 37 of them since he began playing as a redshirt freshman in 2011.

In March, during 2014 spring practice, coach Bob Davie singled out Bratton as someone he was counting on to be a team leader this fall. Bratton has been accountable in the classroom, as well. On Saturday, he graduated with a degree in you guessed it accounting. He earned his degree in four years and will play this fall while in graduate school, following the example set last fall by fifth-year seniors Kasey Carrier, Jacori Greer and Dallas Bollema. Offensive lineman Dillon Farrell also graduated in the spring of 2013 but pursued a second degree instead of graduate study.

Back in the fall of 2010, when he enrolled at UNM, Bratton circled figuratively, at least a date in Inside List of UNM football 2014 spring graduates D5 See BRATTON on PAGE D5 Set to put on a show Sol FC TICKETS Adults (ages 11 and up) $10 Ages 6-10 $5 Ages 5 and under free Season tickets $89 Ages 6-10 $39 HOME GAMES Location: St. Pius High School, Coors and St. Josephs Drive Time: 7:30 p.m. Parking: Free. Use main campus parking lot Fan capacity: 1,500 (Including standing room) Saturday at Sol, 7:30 p.m.

at St. Pius High Gates open: 5:30 p.m. Inside Sol schedule, D2 COURTESY OF RON PATEL The Albuquerque Devon Mason, an Eldorado High alum, leaps to head the ball during a scrimmage Saturday at St. Pius. Zach Lawrence, who attended La Cueva, is in foreground.

Duke City team eager for home opener By Mark Smith Assistant Sports Editor OK Albuquerque soccer fans time to sell your Sol. Which, officials of the first-year PDL franchise say, has already been happening. excitement in the soccer community has been said Albuquerque Sol FC general manager Larry Espinoza, whose team plays its inaugural home game Saturday against Mid- Texas. are really behind us. But reaching out to try attract more than just the avid soccer fans.

a lot of curiosity right now about the sport, especially with the World Cup coming up, the (Major League Soccer) expansions and how well the UNM Lobos have been doing. People have seen bits and pieces on TV, but not the same as being able to watch So what is the PDL, and what do fans need to know about the league and the Sol? the rundown: PDL: The Sol is part of the Premier Development League, which Espinoza said is the third highest level of soccer in the country and the top amateur level. The PDL consists of many current college players and amateurs trying to work their way into the professional ranks. There are 64 teams in the See ALBUQUERQUE on PAGE D5 Editors: These logos are licensed to you for use in an editorial news context only. Other uses, including as a linking device on a Web site, or in an advertising or promotional piece, may violate this entity's trademark or other intellectual property rights, and may violate your license from NFL TEAM LOGOS 072705 NFL official team logos; stand alone; 1c; 25 mm; staff; MOVED Thursday, July 28.

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