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Filename: C11-SPORTS-AJCD0819-2TWO created: Aug 19 2006 Username: SPEED4 AJCD0819-2DOT Saturday, Aug 19, 2006 SPORTS 1 1 2DOT 1 1 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ajc.com 2 Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 C1 1 1 1 Cyan Magenta Yellow Black 2DOT Filename: C11-SPORTS-AJCD0819-2TWO created: Aug 19 2006 Username: SPEED4 Hawks: Harrington again looks for deal really said Harrington, a 6-foot-9, 245-pound combo forward who averaged 18.7 points and 6.9 rebounds last season while serving as one of the co- captains. feel like I can make an impact with any of those teams, whichever uniform I end up wearing. But ultimately, you have to go where you are developments ended a month-long saga that would have returned Harrington to the Pacers franchise that drafted him with the 25th pick of the 1998 draft, the team he spent the six NBA seasons playing for and the city his mother and father now call home. The proposed deal was struck its fatal blow when the Pacers declined to agree to the terms Harrington was to be signed by the Hawks to a six-year, $57 million deal and then sent, along with John Edwards, to the Pacers for a future draft pick.

After agreeing to negotiate the deal in that form, the Pacers came back this week seeking a shorter deal, four years, and for far less money, $36 million, than initially discussed. They also balked at taking back Edwards, a third-year center with a guaranteed $1 million contract for the upcoming season. The Hawks also had sought to add $3 million in cash to the deal at one point, yet another sticking point for the Pacers, but later agreed to do the deal without that as part of the package they would get for Harrington. Atlanta Spirit CEO Bernie Mullin Friday night that the Hawks have a deal in place with the Pacers or other He said that Hawks general manager Billy Knight and Los Angeles-based agent, Arn Tel lem, are working on new possibilities. looking for a deal in the best interest of the Atlanta Hawks and Al Mullin said.

Those new deals also could be shorter than the six-year deal Harrington was seeking at the start of the free agent negotiating period, which began July 1. At least two of the teams, Golden State and Denver, are believed to be willing to discuss six-year deals in the $60 million range, which would net Harrington $10 million or more per season. But even if they were interested in doing four years instead of six, still be willing to pay Harrington a salary in the $10 million per season range. The Pacers, armed only with a $7.5 million trade exception, could offer Harrington a starting salary of only $7.6 million. Continued from 1 By JOHN MANASSO The departure of the director of player personnel indicates how tenuous general manager Don tenure is with training camp looming less than a month away.

Waddell, the only general manager in franchise history (since June 1998), has not gotten the Thrashers into the playoffs in six seasons, the longest current drought in the NHL. So earlier this month when Jack Ferreira, who had worked in the front since September 2000, signed a multiyear contract as special assistant to the Los Angeles new general manager, Dean Lombardi, Waddell said he did not feel as if he were in a position to go to ownership and ask to keep Ferreira. In fact, Waddell, whose contract was recently extended through the 2007-08 season, is the only member of the front whose deal does not expire at the end of this season including coach Bob Hartley. know the situation with Bob right Waddell said of Hartley. Bob get a multiyear contract and on very good terms puts me in an awkward Waddell was asked if he thinks ownership could make wholesale changes if the team does not perform up to expectations this season.

all under the he said. were last year, and there were some situations that occurred that were a little bit out of our control. made some progress and had 90 points. The whole organization, the hockey operation, is under a microscope. I think handing out multiyear contracts to anyone at this point.

We just have to go out and prove it, and put us all in a much better The practice in the NHL often is for general managers not to work in the last year of their contract. Wad dell said the only reason ownership extended his contract by one season in July was put it in my contract that it had to be extended or there were Bruce Levenson, the Atlanta Spirit owner who sits on the board of governors, would not comment Friday on job security, nor on the circumstances surrounding departure. Ferreira, a former general manager of the Minnesota North Stars, San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Mighty Ducks, kept his residence in California throughout his tenure with the Thrashers and has known Lombardi since Lombardi was 16. Lombardi was assistant general manager in Minnesota and San Jose. Ferreira, 61, remains close with Waddell, and the two discussed the acquisition of defense man Vitaly Vishnevski at length on Wednesday.

Ferreira said he had received multiyear deals in the past and was under the impression that Waddell could not give out a multiyear contract because of the legal dispute involving the ownership. However, a court order that once prevented the team from entering into contracts of longer than one year has been amended. Ferreira, citing the need for job security at his age, said, the biggest factor is because Don can only give one-year contracts to everybody. I probably stayed in Atlanta because I liked the people. I thought we were going in the right THRASHERS JENNI GIRTMAN Staff Thrashers general manager Don contract was recently extended through the 2007-08 season.

Front-ofce jobs tenuous Ferreira departed to the Kings for long-term contract SCOREBOARD SPORTS ROLL CALL TRANSACTIONS BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX: Activated RHP Keith Foulke from the 15-day DL. Designated RHP Jason Johnson for assignment. Optioned LHP Craig Breslow to Pawtucket of the IL. Added INF-OF Eric Hinske to the roster. KANSAS CITY ROYALS: Placed RHP Adam Bernero on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug.

17. Recalled INF Andres Blanco from Omaha of the PCL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS: Activated SS Bobby Crosby from the 15-day DL. Sent INF Jimenez outright to Sacramento of the PCL. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS: Recalled OF Chris Young from Tucson of the PCL.

Optioned OF Scott Hairston to Tucson. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS: Optioned RHP Anthony Reyes to Memphis of the PCL. Agreed to terms with OF Preston Wilson on a one-year contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS: Activated 2B Jose Vidro from the 15-day DL.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS: Traded Eddie Basden to Cleveland for Martynas Andriuskevicius. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS: Signed Scot Pollard. MIAMI HEAT: Re-signed Alonzo Mourning. FOOTBALL National Football League NEW YORK GIANTS: Named Mike Stevens senior vice president and chief marketing HOCKEY National Hockey League PITTSBURGH PENGUINS: Signed Andrew Penner. ST.

LOUIS BLUES: Signed Jamie Rivers. VANCOUVER CANUCKS: Signed Rory Fitzpatrick. SOCCER Major League Soccer COLUMBUS CREW: Signed Duncan Oughton. Waived Leo Bisaku. COLLEGE SOUTHERN CONFERENCE: Named Mike Ballweg assistant commissioner for public relations.

CENTRAL FLORIDA: Named Joe Hornstein assistant athletics director of communications and Ryan Powell associate director for athletics communications. DUKE: Named Mark Becks assistant wrestling coach. Signed Kerstin Kimel, lacrosse coach, to a multiyear contract extension. JAMES MADISON: Named Jessica Wilk and Lindsay Lewis assistant lacrosse coaches. KENTUCKY: Announced sophomore OL Aaron Miller is academically ineligible.

MARSHALL: Named Waggoner baseball coach. Extended the contract of Mark Snyder, football coach, three years through the 2013 season. SOUTH ALABAMA: Named Jason Jackson pitching coach and recruiting coordinator. PGA EUROPEAN TOUR IMPERIAL COLLECTION RUSSIAN OPEN at Nakhabino, Russia Second Round Leaders David -12 Carlos -12 Francis -12 Alejandro -11 James -10 Fredrik Andersson -9 Gary -9 Andrew -9 Mikael -9 Rodolfo -8 Massimo -7 David -7 Marco -7 Alexandre -7 Adrien -7 FOOTBALL NFL EXHIBITION STANDINGS AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA Miami 0 1 0 .000 26 31 New England 0 1 0 .000 23 26 N.Y. Jets 0 1 0 .000 3 16 0 2 0 .000 44 58 South Pct PF PA Houston 1 0 0 1.000 24 14 Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 31 26 Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 17 19 Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 16 19 North Pct PF PA Cincinnati 2 0 0 1.000 63 34 Baltimore 1 1 0 .500 36 27 Cleveland 1 1 0 .500 27 36 Pittsburgh 0 1 0 .000 13 21 West Pct PF PA Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 32 23 San Diego 1 1 0 .500 20 27 Denver 0 1 0 .000 13 20 Kansas City 0 2 0 .000 14 41 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East Pct PF PA N.Y.

Giants 2 0 0 1.000 34 16 Dallas 1 0 0 1.000 13 3 Philadelphia 1 2 0 .333 40 43 Washington 0 1 0 .000 3 19 South Pct PF PA Atlanta 1 0 0 1.000 26 23 Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 14 13 New Orleans 1 0 0 1.000 19 16 Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 16 3 North Pct PF PA Chicago 1 1 0 .500 38 31 Detroit 1 1 0 .500 36 33 Green Bay 0 1 0 .000 3 17 Minnesota 0 1 0 .000 13 16 West Pct PF PA Arizona 1 0 0 1.000 21 13 St. Louis 1 0 0 1.000 19 17 San Francisco 1 0 0 1.000 28 14 Seattle 0 1 0 .000 3 13 results Cincinnati 44, 31 Chicago 24, San Diego 3 Cleveland 20, Detroit 16 games Atlanta at Green Bay, 8 p.m. Carolina at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at New England, 8 p.m.

Houston at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. New York Jets at Washington, 8 p.m. Tennessee at Denver, 9 p.m.

Games Seattle at Indianapolis, 8 p.m. San Francisco at Oakland, 8 p.m. results Baltimore 20, Philadelphia 10 New York Giants 17, Kansas City 0 SOCCER USL FIRST DIVISION STANDINGS Pts GF GA Montreal 12 4 7 43 27 13 Charleston 11 8 5 38 29 23 Rochester 10 4 8 38 27 18 Vancouver 10 5 8 38 33 21 Puerto Rico 8 7 6 30 29 25 Atlanta 8 8 5 29 28 27 Miami 8 9 5 29 32 34 Virginia Beach 7 9 8 29 24 31 Seattle 8 11 4 28 34 42 Portland 6 12 6 24 22 35 Minnesota 6 10 5 23 28 31 Toronto 5 12 5 20 20 33 NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point for a tie. results Miami 3, Virginia Beach 0 Toronto 1, Rochester 1 Puerto Rico at Portland, late games Miami at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Seattle, 10 p.m.

games Rochester at Toronto, 6 p.m. Puerto Rico at Minnesota, 6:05 p.m. MLS STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA D.C. United 13 2 7 46 38 19 New England 6 6 10 28 27 27 Kansas City 7 12 4 25 26 31 Chicago 6 8 7 25 28 28 New York 5 6 10 25 23 26 Columbus 4 11 8 20 17 34 WESTERN CONFERENCE Pts GF GA FC Dallas 12 6 3 39 35 26 Houston 9 5 8 35 31 25 Colorado 9 8 4 31 27 33 CD Chivas USA 7 6 9 30 35 30 Real Salt Lake 7 10 5 26 31 31 Los Angeles 6 11 5 23 17 25 NOTE: Three points for a victory, one point for a tie. games Colorado at D.C.

United, 4 p.m. New York at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Real Salt Lake, 9 p.m. Kansas City at CD Chivas USA, 10 p.m. games Chicago at New England, 3 p.m.

FC Dallas at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. AUTO RACING NASCAR NEXTEL CUP MARKETPLACE 400 at Brooklyn, Mich. Lineup Car number in parentheses Pos (No.) Driver Car MPH 1. (31) Burton Chevy 187.936 2. (19) Elliott Sadler Dodge 187.071 3.

(17) Matt Kenseth Ford 186.804 4. (12) Ryan Newman Dodge 186.800 5. (29) Kevin Harvick Chevy 186.509 6. (16) Greg Ford 186.403 7. (42) Casey Mears Dodge 186.027 8.

(48) Jimmie Johnson Chevy 185.970 9. (11) Denny Hamlin Chevy 185.720 10. (14) Sterling Marlin Chevy 185.696 11. (5) Kyle Busch Chevy 185.591 12. (24) Gordon Chevy 185.486 13.

(01) Joe Nemechek Chevy 185.347 14. (6) Mark Martin Ford 185.314 15. (9) Kasey Kahne Dodge 185.300 16. (2) Kurt Busch Dodge 185.247 17. (8) Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Chevy 185.014 18. (1) Martin Truex Jr. Chevy 184.814 19. (22) Dave Blaney Dodge 184.705 20. (99) Carl Edwards Ford 184.606 21.

(21) Ken Schrader Ford 184.535 22. (55) Michael Waltrip Dodge 184.436 23. (10) Scott Riggs Dodge 184.398 24. (7) Robby Gordon Chevy 184.365 25. (43) Bobby Labonte Dodge 184.341 26.

(38) David Gilliland Ford 184.129 27. (25) Brian Vickers Chevy 184.124 28. (41) Reed Sorenson Dodge 183.974 29. (07) Clint Bowyer Chevy 183.454 30. (32) Travis Kvapil Chevy 183.449 31.

(18) J.J. Yeley Chevy 183.360 32. (40) David Stremme Dodge 183.327 33. (20) Tony Stewart Chevy 183.281 34. (74) Derrike Cope Dodge 183.187 35.

(66) Green Chevy 182.806 36. (15) Paul Menard Chevy 182.477 37. (88) Dale Jarrett Ford 182.440 38. (06) Todd Kluever Ford 182.357 39. (49) Kevin Lepage Dodge 182.302 40.

(26) Jamie McMurray Ford 181.337 41. (96) Tony Raines Chevy Ownr Pts 42. (45) Kyle Petty Dodge Ownr Pts 43. (00) Hermie Sadler Chevy 182.149 Failed to Qualify 44. (4) Scott Wimmer Chevy 181.956 45.

(34) Mike Skinner Chevy 180.750 46. (61) Chad Chevy 178.647 47. (78) Kenny Wallace Chevy DNF TENNIS ATP TOUR WESTERN SOUTHERN FINANCIAL MASTERS at Mason, Ohio Results Juan Carlos Ferrero def. Rafael Nadal (2), 7-6 (2), 7-6 (3). Tommy Robredo (7) def.

Ivan Ljubicic (4), 7-6 (6), 6-2. Andy Roddick (9) def. Andy Murray, 6-3, 6-4. BASKETBALL FIBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS FIRST ROUND Top four teams in each group advance Group A GP Pts Argentina 0 0 0 0 Venezuela 0 0 0 0 France 0 0 0 0 Serbia Montenegro 0 0 0 0 Lebanon 0 0 0 0 Nigeria 0 0 0 0 games Venezuela vs. Lebanon, Midnight Serbia Montenegro vs.

Nigeria, 3 a.m. Argentina vs. France, 6 a.m. Group GP Pts Spain 0 0 0 0 Panama 0 0 0 0 Germany 0 0 0 0 Japan 0 0 0 0 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 Angola 0 0 0 0 games Germany vs. Japan, Midnight Angola vs.

Panama, 3 a.m. Spain vs. New Zealand, 6 a.m. Group GP Pts Lithuania 0 0 0 0 Brazil 0 0 0 0 Greece 0 0 0 0 Turkey 0 0 0 0 Australia 0 0 0 0 Qatar 0 0 0 0 games Brazil vs. Australia, Midnight Greece vs.

Qatar, 3:30 a.m. Turkey vs. Lithuania, 6:30 a.m. Group GP Pts United States 0 0 0 0 Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 Slovenia 0 0 0 0 Italy 0 0 0 0 China 0 0 0 0 Senegal 0 0 0 0 games Puerto Rico vs. United States, 1 a.m.

Slovenia vs. Senegal, 3:30 a.m. China vs. Italy, 6:30 a.m. WNBA PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND (Best-of-3); if necessary Connecticut vs.

Washington Connecticut leads 1-0 Friday: Connecticut 76-61 Sunday: at Connecticut, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday: at Connecticut, 7 p.m.* Detroit vs. Indiana Detroit leads 1-0 Game 1: Detroit 68-56 Today: at Detroit, 6 p.m. Monday: at Detroit, 8 p.m.* Los Angeles vs. Seattle Seattle leads 1-0 Friday: Seattle 84-72 Sunday: at Los Angeles, 5 p.m.

Tuesday: at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.* Sacramento vs. Houston Sacramento leads 1-0 Game 1: Sacramento 93-78 Today: at Sacramento, 3:30 p.m. Monday: at Sacramento, 10 p.m.* CHAMPIONS TOUR BOEING GREATER SEATTLE CLASSIC at Snoqualmie, Wash. First Round Leaders Massy -9 David -7 Graham -6 Keith -6 Andy -6 Mike San -6 Joe -5 Lonnie -5 Don -5 Bruce -5 John -5 Doug -5 Allen -5 Walter -4 Jim -4 Wayne -4 Tom -4 John -4 Ed -3 Bob -3 Des -3 Bruce -3 Mike -3 Rick -3 Jim -2 Bruce -2 Ben -2 Morris -2 Mark -2 Mike -2 Tom -2 Chris -2 Rick -2 Dick -2 Joe -2 WTA TOUR ROGERS CUP at Montreal Results Dinara (9) def. Nicole Pratt, 6-1, 6-0.

Ana Ivanovic (13) def. Katarina Srebotnik (14), 6-4, 6-4. Anna Chakvetadze def. Shahar Peer, 7-6 (3), 7-5. Martina Hingis (7) def.

Svetlana Kuznetsova (4), 7-6(4), 6-3. BOXING FIGHT SCHEDULE TODAY At LCO Casino, Hayward, Bobby Gunn, Hackensack, N.J., vs. Shannon Landberg, West Lafayette, 12, for IBA cruiserweight title; Mike Post, Allen Park, vs. Marty Robbins, Crossville, 10, light welterweights. At Reno (Nev.) Events Center (HBO), Paul Williams, Augusta, vs.

Sharmba Mitchell, Washington, D.C., 12, welterweights. GOLF LPGA TOUR SAFEWAY CLASSIC at Portland, Ore. First Round Results Jee Young -8 Christina -6 Jenna -6 Mi Hyun -5 Emily -4 Diana -4 Cathy -4 Danielle -4 Joo Mi -4 Morgan -4 Tina -4 Kim -4 Sherri -4 Dawn Coe -4 Mhairi -4 Brooke -3 Beth -3 Diana -3 Johanna -3 Lindsey -3 Jeong -3 Natalie -3 Karine -3 Pat -3 Hana -3 Erica -2 Sarah -2 Becky -2 Nancy -2 Katie -2 Christa -2 Hee Won -2 Brandie -2 Young -2 Stephanie -2 Aram -2 Beth -1 Yu Ping -1 Mikaela -1 Candie -1 Juli -1 Rachel -1 Sherri -1 Carin -1 Young -1 Stacy -1 Miriam -1 Gloria -1 Meena -1 Ai -1 Seon-Hwa -1 Nicole -1 Soo Young -1 Kim -1 Nicole -1 Becky -1 Kelli Patricia a-Jane Jamie Young-A Nina Moira Paula Angela a-Paige Joanne Alena Jill Meredith Minea Nancy Veronica Ji Yeon Allison Dina Allison Julieta Silvia Giulia Jackie Carri Ashli Marilyn Sarah a-Sydnee Siew-Ai Michelle Kris Lee Ann Brittany Tracy Catherine Charlotta Vicki Goetze Maggie Teresa Barb Karin Jean Shinobu Lorie Karrie Sun Young Kyeong Kelly Nadina Natalie Jennifer Eva Kim Kris Bernadette Wendy Birdie Katherine Susie Il Mi Amy Ashley Celeste Meredith Kelly Paula Dorothy Clarissa Michelle Kelly Becky Soo-Yun Angie Libby Jessica Reese Annie Sung Ah Beth Kate Amy Naree Susan Hilary Jennifer Angela BRIEFLY Jones reportedly failed drug test STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS Five-time Olympic medal ist Marion Jones failed an initial doping test at the U.S. track and championships where she won the 100 meters in June, people familiar with the results told The Associated Press. sample tested positive for the banned performance enhancer EPO at the event in Indianapolis, a person told the AP on condition of anonymity because the results are not yet public.

If a second, or sample, also tests positive, Jones, who lives in Raleigh, would face a minimum two-year ban from the sport. The 30-year-old Jones withdrew from the Weltklasse Golden League meet in Zurich, Switzerland, on Friday, citing ARENA FOOTBALL Force trades QB Nagy for Destroyers lineman The Georgia Force traded quarterback Matt Nagy who led them to the ArenaBowl in 2005 and the second round of the playoffs in 2006, to the Columbus Destroyers for defensive lineman Mike Sutton the team announced Friday. The Force attempted to trade Nagy for former Falcons quarterback Tony Graziani of the Philadelphia Soul at the trading deadline during the season, but the deal fell through. They plan to address the quarterback position through free agency with former Georgia Tech standout Joe Hamil ton as their likely top target. is a game where success revolves around the guy pulling the director of football operations Jim Kubiak said in a statement through a team spokesman.

are determined to a guy that demonstrates the leadership skills necessary to bring an ArenaBowl championship to Last season Nagy passed for 4,265 yards, 85 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Sutton, who played at LSU, had 17 tackles, four passes de and one fumble recovery in 16 games for the Destroyers last season. D. Orlando Ledbetter BASKETBALL Parker breaks to miss championships San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker will not play for France in the world championships that began today in Sapporo, Japan, after being diagnosed with a broken Parker injured his in an exhibition game against Brazil on Tuesday in China. All-Star guard Lindsay Whalen had a season-high 22 points and All-Star MVP Katie Douglas added 17 to lead the visiting Connecticut Sun to a 76-61 victory over the Washington Mystics in their best-of- three WNBA playoff opener.

Lauren Jackson scored 22 points to lead the Seattle Storm to a 84-72 win over the visiting Los Angeles Sparks in their playoffs series opener. Two arrest warrants were issued in San Rafael, for former NBA star and Hawks player Isaiah Rider after he failed to show up at his sentencing for convictions that include false imprisonment and driving offenses. The 34-year-old Rider pleaded guilty to six misdemeanors and three infractions in the two cases in Marin County Superior Court. Alonzo Mourning re-signed with the Miami Heat. The signing was a formality after the veteran center announced last month that he would return for the coming season and help the team defend its NBA championship.

Brandon Jenkins a starting senior guard for Louisville, will miss at least three months after he suffered a broken leg during a pickup game, coach Rick Pitino said. Jenkins fractured his right and also suffered a high ankle sprain. Pitino said Jenkins, who started every game for the Cardinals last year, could miss the entire season. MORE TRACK AND FIELD Powell ties 100-meter world record again Asafa Powell equaled his 100- meter world record of 9.77 seconds at the Weltklasse Golden League meet. It was the third time the Jamaican sprinter has in 9.77.

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