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THE UKIAH DAILY JOURNAL SPORTS TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2006-7 Rivers rolls on QB set to take on starting role with Chargers in third season By BERNIE WILSON The Associated Press SAN DIEGO Monday marked a milestone in Philip Rivers' NFL career, even if it was just glorified touch football. Rivers was finally in charge after two years as a bench warmer, leading the San Diego Chargers through their first workout sine- became the starting quarterback. "I've been kind of eager for this day to get here just to get back out on the field knowing last organized play I ran left a bad taste in my mouth," Rivers said after the first of 14 "voluntary" offseason workouts, conducted in jerseys and helmets. thought it was a good first day for all of us. The tempo was good, the attitude was great and we threw the ball around pretty good," Rivers said.

The last time Rivers was under center he was mopping up for Drew Brees, who was hurt in a loss to Denver in a meaningless season finale. Brees needed surgery for a dislocated throwing shoulder, became damaged goods in the eyes of the Chargers and was allowed to leave as a. free agent, signing with the New Orleans Saints. After making an NCAA- record 51 starts at North Carolina State, Rivers sat behind Brees the last two. years.

Rivers appeared in four games, with zero starts. Being No. 1 on the depth chart "feels a little different," Rivers said. "These last two years, a part of me was missing a little bit because you had to take a little bit of a back seat, and rightly so, in certain areas." To say that Rivers has some work to do is an understatement. He's thrown one career touchdown pass, which puts him three behind Pro Bowl running back LaDainian Tomlinson.

Rivers has thrown just 30 passes as a pro. And he takes over a team that fell far short of expectations last year. After winning the'AFC West with a 12-4 record in 2004, the Chargers collapsed in December and finished 9-7, missing the playoffs for the ninth time in 10 seasons. Coach Marty Schottenheimer recounted how wide receiver Keenan McCardell stood up at a team meeting on Sunday night to say that the players have confidence in Rivers. "He's a guy that I think everybody around here feels like he's one of the guys," McCardell said Monday.

"At that position, you can kind of be a guy who distances yourself from your teammates and be a prima donna. You've heard about some quarterbacks being that way. But Philip's not that type of guy. He realizes that he's one of the guys. Everyone in the locker room feels that, and it makes for an easy transition.

mayor apologizes for booing The Associated Press SAN JOSE San Jose's mayor apologized Monday for the behavior of Sharks fans who loudly booed the Canadian national anthem before Game 5 of the second- round playoff series against the Edmonton Oilers. "This showed a lack of respect. to our Canadian neighbors, to the players of both teams, and to our own residents," Mayor Ron Gonzales said. "I sincerely hope that this occurrence of bad behavior by a small number of fans is an aberration caused by misplaced enthusiasm and an ignorance of the expected courtesy that we should extend to all teams." The vociferous booing Sunday night started from the opening notes of singer Annmarie Martin's rendition of Canada." While other fans attempted to drown it out by the boos were audible until the final notes. Sharks officials thought their crowd was responding to a handful of Canadian fans that apparently booed a picture of Sharks star center Joe Thornton on the video board at the start'of the American national anthem last Friday night before Game 4.

The microphone on the Bay Area broadcast picked up some of the booing. Edmonton Mayor Stephen Mandel said he agreed that there was never an excuse for fans to boo a national anthem. "I'm sure Edmonton's fans will show their true colors on Wednesday and we'll celebrate in a manner in which all of Edmonton can be proud," Mandel said. The Sharks had 10 Canadians in uniform Sunday night. "We have a lot of Canadians on our team, so that was a little disrespectful," forward Scott Thornton said, Pregame anthem booing was a hot-button issue in sports shortly after the beginning of the war in Iraq, with fans in Chicago's Wrigley Field, Montreal's Bell Centre and other arenas booing their neighbors' anthem from 200204.

COMMUNITY 010181 CONTINU1D mm 6 a.m. 12:30 p.m. and Grades 10-12 from 1:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. The camp will be held at Mendocino College and run by local coaches.

Fee for the camp Is $80 and the camp will limit the numbe of participants. For more information and a brochure call Ed Schweitzer at 462-3382. Trucking Club softball tournament May 27-28 The James Hill Trucking Softball Club will be hosting the James Hill Trucking Memorial Weekend Invitational. The men's softball tournament will be held at Lowden Park in Weaverville May 27th and 28th. Teams are guaranteed three games.

Entry fee is $250. There Is an unlimited height pitch. Camping and Gem show at the park. For more information call Richard Marks at 707-445-3432 or Perry Price at 707-443-6854 or e-mail: Potter Valley track fundralsing dinner May 24 The Potter Valley High School track team will hold a fundraising dinner on Wednesday, May 24 In the high school cafeteria from 5:30 to 7 p.m., just prior to the Spring Sports Awards ceremony. The' menu will include barbequed chicken, Spanish rice, French bread, and watermelon.

The cost is $6 for adults, and $3 for children ages 10 and under. The proceeds will be used to cover expenses incurred during the season for travel and uniforms. Tickets may be purchased at the door, in the school office at 743-1142, or through the coach, Jan Tiedemann, at743-1807. Ukiah Men's Club Invitational Memorial Day weekend The 47th Annual Ukiah Men's Club Invitational will be held May 26-28. Five man teams playing their three best balls will be the format.

Entry fee MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE East Division Boston New York Toronto Baltimore Tampa Bay Central Division Chicago Detroit Cleveland Minnesota Kansas City West Division Texas Oakland Seattle Los Angeles 22 21 21 18 15 25 24 17 17 10 20 18 17 16 Pet GB 14.611 15.583 1 16.568 1 21 .462 5 23.395 8 Pet GB 12.676 13.649 1 21 .447 8 21 .447 8 25.286 14 Pet GB 17.541 19.486 2 22.436 4 4 Monday's Games Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota 3 Texas 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Boston 11, Baltimore 1 Kansas City at Cleveland, rain Tuesday's Games Texas (Koronka 4-1) at N.Y.Yankees (Chacon 41), 4:05 p.m. Minnei nesota (Lohse 2-3) at Detroit (Robertson 3-2), 4:05 p.m. Kansas City (Elarton 0-4) at Cleveland (Byrd 4-3), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Schilling 5-2) at Baltimore (Chen 0-4), 4:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (McCarthy 2-1) at Tampa Bay 5-2), 4:15 p.m.' Seattle (Hernandez 2-4) at Oakland (Blanton 34), 7:05 p.m. Ton Toronto (Lilly 4-2) at L.A. Angels (Santana 3-1), 7:05 p.m. Wednesday's Games Texas at N.Y.Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 4:05 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 4:05 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Tampa Bay, 4:15 p.m. Seattle at Oakland, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at L.A.

Angels, 7:05 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE East Division New York Philadelphia Atlanta Washington Florida Central Division St. Louis Cincinnati Houston Milwaukee Chicago Pittsburgh West Division San Diego Colorado Arizona Los Angeles San Francisco 23 22 17 13 11 24 23 22 19 15 11 22 21 20 19 18 Pet GB 14.622 15.595 1 20.459 6 25.342 24.314 11 Pet GB 14.632 15.605 1 16.579 2 19.500 5 22.40581/2 27.289 13 Pet GB 16.579 17.553 1 17.541 1 19.500 3 20.474 4 Monday's Games Florida at Atlanta, 4:05 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 5:05 p.m. L.A.

Dodgers at Colorado, 5:35 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 6:40 p.m. Tuesday's Games Cincinnati (Harang 5-1) at Pittsburgh (Maholm 14), 4:05 p.m. Florid ida (Willis 1-4) at Atlanta (Hudson 3-3), 4:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Lldle 3-4) at Milwaukee (Capuano 4-3), 5:05 p.m.

Washington (Hernandez 1-4) at Chicago Cubs (Zambrano 1-2), 5:05 p.m. San Francisco (Wright 3-3) at Houston (Rodriguez 5-1), 5:05 p.m. Is $130 plus green fees and optional cart rental. It is open to all UMCG members and invited guests. There will be plenty of cash prizes and a nice fleece warm up jacket as a tee prize.

Cocktail party Friday night and banquet dinner Saturday Entry limited to the first 200 players to signup. Money winners qualify for the Boxers wanted Boxing classes are offered by Mendocino County Sheriff's SAL and are ongoing at the Redwood Health Club for all ages and levels. Autumn class times are as follows: Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., Thursdays at 6:45 p.m., and Fridays at 5 p.m. Anyone interested In joining SAL must fill out the necessary paperwork to become a SAL member and pay $5 year. Minors must have the forms signed by their parents.

Please allow 10 minutes before class to do-this. At the end of the summer, boxing hours will be extended so please check for further notice. Ukiah Junior Giants baseball program set for July-August Signups start May 15 for the Ukiah Junior Giants, a free baseball program starting in mid-July and running for six weeks. Signups will be from May 15-June 30 at the Redwood Health Club. Call Kim Garroute at 462-4501 with questions.

UVYSL last chance to register May 20 The Ukiah Valley Youth Soccer League will be holding make up registration at Nokomls Elementary Schoo May 20 from 9-4 p.m. All players must bring an ID sized photo that will be used to make player ID. Any player who did not play with UVYSL last year must also bring a birth certificate. Registration costs $35 for the first child, $30 for the second, and $25 for the third. Uniforms will cost $25 and SCOREBOARD N.Y.

Mats (Glavlne 5-2) at St. Louis (Suppan 4-2), L.A. Dodgers (Lowe 1-2) at Colorado (BKIm 1-1), 5:35 p.m. San Diego (Peavy 3-3) at Arizona (Hernandez 24), 6:40 p.m. Wednesday's Games L.A.

Dodgers at Colorado, 12:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Florida at Atlanta, 4:35 p.m. Washington at Chicago Cubs, 5:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 5:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Houston, 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 5:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 5:40 p.m.

CHASING AARON GLANCE Through May 14 Career Aaron Age 42 Home Runs 755 Games 3298 At Bats 12364 Hits 3771 Runs 2174 RBIs 2297 Total Bases 6856 Extra Base Hits 1477 Multi HR Games 62 AI714HRS Aaron Home Runs 714 At Bats 11291 Hits 3510 Runs 2062 RBIs 2136 Ruth 40 714 2503 8399 2873 2174 2213 5793 1356 72 Ruth 714 B388 2873 2172 2212 Bonds 41 713 2762 9223 2760 2095 1865 5622 1359 68 NBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-ot-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit 4, 1 Sunday, April 23: Detroit 92, Milwaukee 74 Wednesday, April 26: Detroit 109, Milwaukee 98 Saturday, April 29: Milwaukee 124, Detroit 104 Monday, May 1: Detroit 109, Milwaukee 99 Wednesday, May 3: Detroit 122, Milwaukee 93 Miami 4, Chicago 2 Saturday, April 22: Miami 111, Chicago 106 Monday, April 24: Miami 115, Chicago 108 Thursday, April 27: Chicago 109, Miami 90 Sunday, April 30: Chicago 93, Miami 87 Tuesday, May 2: Miami 92, Chicago 78, Thursday, May 4: Miami 113, Chicago 96 New Jersey 4, Indiana 2 Sunday, April 23: Indiana 90, New Jersey 38 Tuesday, April 25: New Jersey 90, Indiana 75 Thursday, 27: Indiana 107, New Jersey 95 Saturday, April 29: New Jersey 97, Indiana 88 Tuesday, May 2: New Jersey 92, Indiana 86 Thursday, May 4: New Jersey 96, Indiana 90 Cleveland 4, Washington 2 Saturday, April 22: Cleveland 97, Washington 86 Tuesday, April 25: Washington 69, Cleveland 84 Friday, April 28: Cleveland97, Washington 96 Sunday, April 30: Washington 106, Cleveland 96 Wednesday, May 3: Cleveland 121, Washington 120, OT Friday, May 5: Cleveland 114, Washington 113, WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio 4, Sacramento 2 Saturday, April 22: San Antonio 122, Sacramento 88 Tuesday, April 25: San Antonio 128, Sacramento 119, OT Friday, April 28: Sacramento 94, San Antonio 93 Sunday, April 30: Sacramento 102, San Antonio 84 Tuesday, May 2: San Antonio 109, Sacramento 98 Friday, May 5: San Antonio 105, Sacramento 83 Phoenix 4, Los Angeles Lakers 3 Sunday, April 23: Phoenix 107, Los Angeles Lakers 102 Wednesday, April 26: Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix 93 Friday, April 28: Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix Full Service Precious Metals Jewelry Coins 468-0640 "Since 1980" 303 'A' Talmage Ukiah include a shirt, shorts, and two pairs of socks. Please call 467-9797 or visit www.uvysl.org for more Information. Girls youth softball umpires needed The City of Ukiah needs girls youth softball umpires. Pay is $16 per game, with each game having a maximum game time of 90 minutes. The season runs from May-June, and games are played on Monday and Thursday evenings.

Applications are availabfe at the City of Ukiah, 411 W. Clay or for more information call 463-6714. Mendocino College youth and high school football camps Mendocino College will host a youth football camp from July 10-14 and a high school football camp on July 21. Both camps will be held at Mendocino College from 4:30 p.m. 7 p.m.

each day, and the cost Is $90. This is a full contact camp for ages 614. The high school camp will run from 11 a.m. 3 p.m., the cost is $25, and it is a position specific camp for high school age football players. Any questions about either camp can be directed to Mike Mari at 707468-3098.

To place an announcement in the "Community Sports Digest," contact The Ukiah Daily Journal Sports Department by phone at 468-3518. You may also mail your listing to 590 S. School Street, Ukiah, 95482, e-mail it to or fax it to us at 468-3544. Because the "Community Sports Digest" is a FREE service, no guarantees car made on the frequency of a listing's appearance in The Daily Journal. To assure your event maximum publicity, please contact either our classified (4683535) or display advertising (4683510) departments.

92 Sunday, April 30: Los Angeles Lakers 99, Phoenix 98, OT Tuesday, May 2: Phoenix 114, Los Angeles Lakers 97, Thursday, May 4: Phoenix 126, Los Angeles Lakers 118 Saturday, May 6: Phoenix 121, Los Angeles Lakers 90 Los Angeles Clippers 4, Denver 1 Saturday, April 22: Los Angeles Clippers 89, Denver 87 Monday, April 24: Los Angeles Clippers 98, Denver 87 Thursday, April 27: Denver 94, Los Angeles Clippers 87 Saturday, April 29: Los Angeles Clippers 100, Denver 86 Monday, May 1: Los Angeles Clippers 101, Denver 83 Dallas 4, Memphis 0 Sunday, April 23: Dallas 103, Memphis 93 Wednesday, April 26: Dallas 94, Memphis 79 Saturday, April 29: Dallas 94, Memphis 89, OT Monday, May 1: Dallas 102, Memphis 76 QUARTERFINALS (Best-ol-7) EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit vs. Cleveland Sunday, May 7: Detroit 113, Cleveland 86 Tuesday, May 9: Detroit 97, Cleveland 91 Saturday, May 13: Cleveland 86, Detroit 77 Monday, May 15: Cleveland 74, Detroit 72, series tied 2-2 Wednesday, May 17: Cleveland at Detroit, 4 p.m. Friday, May 19: Detroit at Cleveland, 4 or 5 p.m. Sunday, May 21: Cleveland at Detroit, 12:30 p.m., II necessary Miami vs. New Jersey Monday, May 8: New Jersey 100, Miami 88 Wednesday, May 10: Miami 111, New Jersey 89 Friday, May 12: Miami 103, New Jersey 92 Sunday, May 14: Miami 102, New Jersey 92, Miami leads series 3-1 Tuesday, May 16: New Jersey at Miami, 5 p.m.

Thursday, May 18: Miami at New Jersey, 5 p.m., II necessary Sunday, May 21: New Jersey at Miami, TBA, II necessary WESTERN CONFERENCE San Antonio vs. Dallas Sunday, May 7: San Antonio 87, Dallas 85 Tuesday, May 9: Dallas 113, San Antonio 91 Saturday, May 13: Dallas 104, San Antonio 103, Dallas leads series 2-1' Monday, May 15: San Antonio at Dallas, 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 17: Dallas at San Antonio, 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 19: San Antonio at Dallas, 6 or 6:30 p.m., if necessary Monday, May 22: Dallas at San Antonio, TBA, II necessary Phoenix vs. Los Angeles Clippers Monday, May 8: Phoenix 130, Los Angeles Clippers 123 Wednesday, May 10: Los Angeles Clippers 122, Phoenix 97 Friday, May 12: Phoenix 94, Los Angeles Clippers 91 Sunday, May 14: Los Angeles Clippers 114, Phoenix 107, series tied 2-2 Tuesday, May 16: Los Angeles Clippers at Phoenix, 7:30 p.m.

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