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12 CHICAGO TRIBUNE SPORTS SECTION4 ESPYs to offer salute to Smith, Carlos Tommie Smith and John Carlos the 1968 Olympic medalists who stirred emotions at home and abroad for giving the Black Power salute on the podium in Mexico City while receiving their medals, will receive the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs this summer. Forty years later, Smith, who won gold in the 200 meters, and Carlos, who took the bronze, will receive the award that is presented annually to individuals whose contributions transcend sports. stand proud to receive this award just as I stood proud on that victory stand 40 years Smith said in a statement. stood for human and civil rights then, issues that today are just as The ESPYs will be televised July 20 at 8 p.m. on ESPN.

AP Visit with U.S. troops has impression on Weis After his visit with U.S. troops in the Middle East, Charlie Weis wished he could change one thing. only regret is that my son and every kid on my football team over there with me, to see the mental discipline and toughness of those 18- to 23-year-old the Notre Dame coach said Thursday. really rewarding to see their camaraderie and teamwork.

Definitely an enriching, enlightening Weis was on the trip with four other coaches: Tommy Tuberville, Mark Richt, Jack Siedlecki and Randy Shannon. The trip began at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois and concluded with a visit to the White House on Memorial Day. goal was to touch as many lives, just lift their spirits just a Weis said. they did for us felt just as good as what we did for Brian Hamilton More woes for Pacman: Home is foreclosed on It appears as though Adam Jones and Latrell Sprewell have the same financial planner. WZTV-Ch.

17, a television station in Nashville, has reported that home has been foreclosed as a result of money problems. Fox 17 News reported one of the former Titans corner- a West Nashville townhouse foreclosed on in April. attorney said it was another example of the money problems Jones is experiencing because has not played football in 18 months or so and that was his primary source of The home was also broken into recently. Realtors filed a police report after someone snuck in and took a refrigerator and a pool table, the station reported. AP BOLD NAMES AP file photo AP file photo AP file photo The Last Row Fire fans seem to love the idea of Brian McBride coming to but what do the Fire players think of the idea? After all, if McBride joins the Fire, someone likely would lose his starting spot.

More than likely, at least one player would be sent packing. is asking for designated player money ($400,000 or more), players might get moved or traded or Fire forward Chad Barrett said. a good chance he would take my spot, but I think gotten off to a good start and am contributing. The coaching staff knows four goals lead the Fire, which is in a three-way tie for the best record in Major League Soccer. The 19 goals are second behind Los 22.

heard McBride mentioned this Fire defender C.J. Brown said after practice. would be great for us. a goal scorer. have a strong group.

Chad is playing unbelievable. Personally, I think you bring in anyone and break up what you have. But you also want more talent on the team. It would push players to keep performing if they want to In order for the Arlington Heights native to join the Fire, he first must sign with Major League Soccer. Toronto FC would get first rights to McBride because it has the highest allocation ranking after finishing with the worst record in 2007.

The Fire could acquire those rights by trade. According to a Fire source, Toronto already has reached out to the Fire about McBride. McBride spent 4 1 2 seasons in Premier League with Fulham before announcing Wednesday he was returning to the U.S. While at Fulham, McBride scored 40 goals in 150 games and was twice named the player of the season. Barrett said credentials and experience would add a lot.

earned the armband say enough about Barrett said. McBride waits While the Fire discusses a deal with Toronto that would bring McBride to Chicago, all McBride can do is wait. not a done said Matthew McBride, brother and North American agent. had preliminary discussions with the Fire and MLS. expressed an interest in the Fire and the league and that interest has been reciprocated.

The last thing we were told is that the Fire would have to make an allocation deal for a tough situation. To avoid players picking their own team, MLS created these rules. That puts us on the Even if a deal is worked out between the Fire and Toronto, McBride cannot join the Fire until the July 15 transfer window. been on the road a lot of years and is excited to come Matthew McBride said. Corner kicks The Fire is expected to announce a July 30 friendly against Everton of the Premier League on Friday.

likely opponent for its Aug. 3 exhibition at Soldier Field is Chivas de Guadalajara. McBride to Fire no done deal Luis Arroyave INSIDE SOCCER Toronto has rights to Illinois native; Chicago players like current lineup AP photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth Brian McBride scored 40 goals in nearly five seasons for Fulham. By Skip Myslenski TRIBUNE REPORTER did not know he had won. That is how dialed in Scott Dixon was Sunday as he worked his way to victory in the Indianapolis 500.

He did not see the checkered flag drop and so he crossed the start-finish line and roared into Turn 1 flat, thinking he still had more laps to go. know it was the last he said Thursday afternoon. team said anything. I heard, it But I felt that was just because we had some clear track. Then they came on the radio and said, just won the Indianapolis when like, my You just believe it.

It was Crazy, too, is the carousel Dixon stepped onto after becoming the first New Zealander to win the Indy 500. Within hours came an e-mail from Helen Clark, that prime minister, and for endless hours came his postrace responsibilities, which kept him occupied until 12:30 Monday morning. He did celebrate some at his motor home, but only for 90 minutes, and then it was off to bed, where his sleep was sweet if short. At 7 a.m. he had to be available for photo shoots, followed by a round of interviews, and later the traditional banquet.

Some drivers went out after that, but Dixon simply told them, do But he did get ona plane at 8 a.m. Tuesday bound for New York, where he was immediately whisked to a Kiwi watering hole on West 47th called Already, back home, a paper had listed his triumph as one of New Top 10 sporting achievements and, from home, he had received calls from friends who had arisen at 5 a.m. Monday (local time) to watch his run. response that you get from people you talk he says, that the whole country pretty much stopped. They said the champagne sales (after his victory) were four times on that single day than what done from the start of the In New York, his newfound fame was reconfirmed when the New Zealand Lamb Association handed him a certificate that entitles him to all the lamb he can eat until he could be a he said with a smile).

He also was greeted by countrymen who peppered him with talk of places like Auckland and Whangarei and Pukekohe. merry words you never really hear the United he recalls. be in a pub with about 30 Kiwis was fun. It was actually good and refreshing to talk about other stuff apart from racing. At that point, all been speaking about.

That was quite Yet that simply propelled him into another series of interviews and then, on Wednesday morning, came a cameo on with Regis and Then it was off to Texas for an appearance in Ft. Worth, a flight home to Indianapolis and a Thursday morning flight to Chicago, where he got to catch his breath temporarily over lunch. Later he was set to fly back to Indy and then, on Friday morning, he was scheduled to fly to Milwaukee, where Sunday afternoon he runs at the Milwaukee Mile in the ABC Foyt 225. Does he agree with past Indy winners who said their victory altered their lives? hard for me at this point to say that he said. According to Dixon, Dan Wheldon, his Target Chip Gannasi teammate who won in 2005, it took almost up to a year for him to realize what actually done and to see the changes that you go through.

I think it definitely is life-changing. But for me also the sense of relief and a bit of confidence that will last a Why relief? me, almost like a weight is lifted off your shoulders. I would have been unfinished with my racing career until done this race. not saying where I want to finish. Having done it now, you want it much more again.

But definitely one of those things on the check list that I would have been massively disappointed if ended my career without at least trying to win In the immediate wake of his victory, he called the experience surreal and even four days later, he said, the next day waiting to get a pinch and you wake up on your couch at home. the first thing you do the next day is check the newspaper to make sure it was for real. You get pushed and pulled in so many directions, chatting with so many people, you have the time to sit and reflect. That was the hard part of He still had a chance to reflect. he said.

kind of waiting for next week, but I think next terrible as well (leading up to a June 7 race in Texas). Just for traveling. I wait for the week after Texas to sit back, maybe go out on the boat, maybe go out on the Jet Skis, to just The race: The ABC A.J. Foyt 225 in West Allis, Wis. The schedule: Saturday, qualifying, 3:45 p.m.; Sunday, race (WLS-Ch.

7, 3 p.m.) The track: The Milwaukee Mile (oval, 1.032 miles, 9 degrees Fun fact: Danica Patrick and Dan Wheldon had a brief confrontation at the end of last race after bumping wheels on Lap 88, sending Patrick into the infield. IRL at Milwaukee Getty photo by Jamie Squire Indianapolis 500 winner Scott Dixon kisses the Borg-Warner trophy after race. race at the Milwaukee Mile this Sunday. He slow down Indy 500 winner Scott Dixon has had his foot on the gas ever since his victory Product: CTSPTS PubDate: 05-30-2008 Zone: ALL Edition: HD Page: BKPG-12 User: llwatson Time: Color:.