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Boston Sunday Globe OCTOBER 29, 2006 I II MM II Mil 1 1 till II II Hill tllll I Ml MM I III MM Mil I II 1 1 1 tl 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Fan's Guide NEXT GAME TOMORROW, 8:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, 7:30 P.M. THURSDAY, 7 P.M. New England New Orleans Buffalo at Minnesota at Boston at Boston D2 Sports 1 .,.4 4 -ft, V-'" Ch. 5, ESPN, WBCN (104.1) FSN, WRKO (680) NESN, WBZ (1030) ALSO ON THE AIR pl AUTO RACING TIME TV RADIO rNgxtel Cup: Bass Pro Shops 500 3 p.m.

Ch.7 970 y-COUEGE FOOTBALL Connecticut at Rutgers 8 p.m. ESPN 1080 PRO FOOTBALL Jacksonville at Philadelphia 1p.m. Ch.4 Tampa Bay at New York Giants 1p.m. Ch.25 Indianapolis at Denver 4:15 p.m. Ch.4 Dallas at Carolina 8:15 p.m.

Ch.7 850 GOLF European: Volvo Masters (final rd.) 8 a.m. TGC Nationwide: Miccosukee Champ, (final rd.) 1:30 p.m. TGC I PQA: Chrysler Championship (final rd.) 2 p.m., Ch.5 Champions: Charles Schwab Cup (final rd.) 5 p.m. TGC COLLEGE HOCKEY Bowling Green at Miami (Ohio) 3 p.m. ESPNU I Vermont at Dartmouth 7 p.m.

CN8 PRO HOCKEY AHL: Binghamton at Manchester 4:05 p.m. 610 PRO SOCCER MLS playoffs: New York at D.C. United 6 p.m. ESPN2 0 0 0 ti, mm kirn IHIIIIIIIIItlflllllllllllllllltllMIMHMIIIIIMItlllllllllMtllHIIIIIMIIIIIMIIMfllllllMltlll Sports Lc; Matt Reis, who scored a shootout goal, gave the Revolution momentum in the shootout when he 8toiuas w- jets ended the Fire's season with a 1-0 victory in the Eastern Conference final. This game had the potential to be miserable for the players as rain and wind gusts socked the area earlier.

In Game 1 last weekend, Justin Mapp scored his first career playoff goal in the 1-0 victory against the Revolution. Last night, Nate Jaqua netted his first playoff goal. Mapp sprinted along the right An honorable effort by Reis BASEBALL Bonds, Garciaparra file for free agency San Francisco's Barry Bonds, the Los Angeles Dodgers' Nomar Garciaparra, and Oakland's Frank Thomas headed 59 players who filed for free agency yesterday on the first possible day. Five players filed from the New York Mets: outfielders Cliff Floyd and Ricky Le- dee, pitchers Orlando Hernandez and Steve Trachsel, and shortstop Chris Woodward. Five players also filed from Philadelphia catcher Mike Lieberthal and pitchers Arthur Rhodes, Rick White, Randy Wolf, and Aaron Fultz.

Three players filed from the New York Yan-; kees: infielder Miguel Cairo, reliever Octavio Dotel, and outfielder Craig Wilson Chicago Cubs outfielder Jacque Jones was added to the major league roster for the AU-Star tour of Japan. I BOXING I Former champ Berbick found dead 1 Former heavyweight champion Trevor Berbick was found dead in a church courtyard in Kingston, Jamaica, with chop wounds to his head in a suspected homicide. Police have arrested a man and were interrogating him at the Port Antonio police station in Portland, Con-j stable Sheldon Francis said. Berbick's body was discovered about a.m. in his hometown parish of Portland, Constable Beverly 5 Howell said.

Berbick, believed to be 52, lost his heavyweight title to Mike Tyson and was the last boxer to fight Muhammad Ali. After rbeating Ali in 1981 in a unanimous decision in the Bahamas, Berbick rwent on to win the World Boxing Council heavyweight title four years -later in a decision over Pinklon Thomas. Berbick's reign was short, however, as a 20-year-old Tyson knocked Berbick out in the second CTro'und Nov. 22, 1986. (Obituary, page D28.) Kermit Cintron stopped Mark Suarez in the fifth round to win the vacant International4- al Boxing Federation welterweight title in Palm Beach, Fla.

Goalkeeper saves his best for last By Monique Walker GLOBE STAFF FOXBOROUGH Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis did not receive league honors for his performance during the regular season. Forget the 2,880 minutes in goal that tied for the league lead. Never mind the 141 saves in 32 games to lead the league, or the league-leading 10 shutouts. What mattered last night was his performance, coupled with a stellar defense, that helped the Revolution move on to play for the Eastern Conference championship for the fifth consecutive season. Reis stopped four of five shots in regulation.

He added two saves in the shootout, during which he converted a penalty-kick attempt. "We really relied on our determination and grit out there," Reis said. The recognition that did not come from the league for Reis did come from his team as he was selected the Revolution's MVP. Reis credited the Revolution defense with keeping the series in reach last night. It wasn't surprising that the series was decided by a shootout.

Chicago entered last night leading the all-time series, 17-16-6. The Fire and Revolution have met in five of the last eight post-seasons, and the Revolution are 5-0 vs. Chicago at home in that span. Last season, the Revolution TENNIS Federer. Gonzalez reach Swiss final 8'.

4 Roger Federer rallied in a third-set tiebreaker in Basel to reach the I Swiss Indoors final, beating Paradom Srichaphan, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7-5), for his 23d straight victory. He will play defending champion Fernan- do Gonzalez, who beat Stanislas Wawrinka, 6-4, 6-4, in today's final ft. Maria Sharapova reached the Generali Ladies final with a 7-5, 7-5 over Patty Schnyder in Linz, Austria. The top-seeded Shara-4 pova will play Nadia Petrova, who defeated Nicole Vaidisova, Third-seeded Mario Ancic beat wild card Ernest Gulbis, 6-2, 6-3, Sq reach the St Petersburg (Russia) Open final, where he will face de-fending champion Thomas Johansson, who defeated wild card Igor Kunitsyn, 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) Marc Gicquel reached his first career final, defeating seventh-seeded Xavier Malisse, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), at the Lyon (France) Grand Prix. Gicquel will play fourth-seeded Richard Gasquet, who defeated Arnaud Clement, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, 6-1.

wing and sent a pass to Jaqua, who slid to shove the ball in the goal in the 18th minute, giving the Fire a 1-0 lead in the game and a 2-0 lead in the two-game, total-goal series. "Our backs were against the wall, and we just came out and responded," Revolution forward Taylor Twellman said. "This team for five years has always had to deal with adversity." It seemed the Revolution i BARRY CHINGLOBE STAFF The Revolution set the tone from the opening minute. Andy Dorman advanced into the penalty area and fired a hard shot at Pickens 20 seconds into the contest. The Revolution set a hard-charging tone, but appeared frustrated in the early going and referee Jair Marrufo issued cautions to Jeff Larentowicz (10th) and Hernandez (14th).

The Fire took the lead in the game and increased their lead in the series after picking off a throw from Reis at the halfway line, then attacking the Revolution's left side. Justin Mapp slipped past Hernandez and Avery John, right-footing for Jaqua to finish ahead of Larentowicz at the near post The Revolution then squandered chances. Twellman, unmarked on the edge of the goal area, headed wide off Jay Heaps's cross in the 21st minute and off the post from Joe Franchino's cross in the first minute of the second half. But the Revolution had regained momentum on Twellman's goal. Franchino started the sequence, winning a corner off a half-volley attempt then centering through an Andy Dorman dummy for Twellman to convert a low shot from 15 yards.

Noonan, playing for the first time since Sept. 9, scored following another Heaps cross that was headed by Twellman to Steve Ral BARRY CHINGLOBE STAFF thwarted Chicago's first attempt. would have more than their share in the final game of this series. The Revolution played without Clint Dempsey (right ankle), who was second on the team with eight goals this season. They also were without midfielder Shalrie Joseph, who was suspended for elbowing Chicago's Ivan Guerrero in Game 1.

The Revolution were unsure what they would be able to get out of Pat Noonan, who has been hampered by hamstring, back, and hernia problems. It was Noonan's goal in the 58th minuta that tied the series. That type of performance was enough to give Reis extra adrenaline. "I feed off of that," he said. "Once Taylor Twellman scored the first Revolution goal, I knew we were definitely close." More than 9,000 fans at Gillette Stadium also did their part to motivate.

Reis would have preferred to avoid a penalty-kick shootout. He said he did not scout any of the players and relied on reads to make the key saves. "I don't think any player wants to decide a game in penalties," Reis said. "It's a terrible way to go." But the Revolution are not complaining as they prepare for the next round. "We have some great players on this team that deserve a lot of honors," Reis said.

"That's not what we're looking for. "We're trying to get back to the final and win a championship." Mon ique Walker can be reached at mwalkergbbe.com ston, who found Franchino near the penalty area. Pickens stopped Franchino's one-timer, the ball going straight to Noonan for his second goal of the season. The Revolution won the substitution battle, Noonan replacing Jose Manuel Abundis after half-time, and Cancela and Khano Smith making contributions. But the Fire retaliated with Thiago in place of Chris Rolfe in the 65th minute, the move leading to a much stronger possession game and several chances off corners.

Cancela nearly finished a touch from Noonan following a Twellman head-on in the third minute of extra time. Cancela sent the shot to the left post, Pickens making a diving, right-hand deflection for a corner. Four minutes later, Smith broke through, slamming a shot from the edge of the penalty area that Pickens tipped over the bar. But the Revolution soon faded and the Fire had the best threats after that, Reis making a save on Herron seconds before the end of the first extra time period. The Revolution, who will play D.C.

United or the MctroStars next weekend, rallied to win their opening-round scries for the second straight year. New England trailed the MctroStars by two goals on aggregate before rallying to win Game 2 in Foxborough, 3-1, last year. An exultant Pat Noonan celebrates with Joe Franchino (left) and Khano Smith after his goal tied the total-goals series. BASKETBALL Clippers sign Kaman to extension Revolution rally again, put out Fire The Los Angeles Clippers signed center Chris Kaman to a multi-v year contract extension that begins with the 2007-08 season. The 7-I footer averaged 11.9 points, 9.6 rebounds (ninth in the league), and 1.38 blocks in 78 games last season.

In 11 playoff games, he averaged IJ6.7 points and 8.0 rebounds The San Antonio Spurs exercised ltheir contract option on guard Beno Udrih, keeping him with team pthough the 2007-08 season Kobe Bryant (recovering from right 5 know surgery) wouldn't say if he'll play in the Lakers' regular-season bpener against the Phoenix Suns Tuesday, but coach Phil Jackson said Bryant has told him he will be available. golf Choi keeps one-stroke lead in Chrysler KJL Choi made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to finish the "ihird round of the Chrysler Championship with a one-shot lead. Choi's 1-under-par 70 left him one shot clear of Ernie Els (70), Brian fttfiay (70), and Paul Goydos (69) in Palm Harbor, Fla Jim Thorpe "(5-under 67, 13-under 203) finished the third round of the Charles 1 Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, with a two-stroke lead pver Jay Haas, Tom Kite, and Loren Roberts on the Champions Tour "i Annika Sorenstam shot her second straight 4-under 68 to in-3-crease her lead to seven strokes after the third round of the European Ladies Tour's season-ending Dubai Ladies Masters Jin Joo Hong sliot a 5-under 67 in Gyeongju, South Korea, to take a four-stroke Jted after the second round of the Kolon-Hana Bank Championship, a 54-hole event Jeev Milkha Singh shot a 3-under 68 (3-under 210) for a one-shot lead over four players after the third round of the European Tour's season-ending Volvo Masters in Sotogrande, Spain. mi mini iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiii Revolution 2, Fire 1 Gillette SbuHum Chicago- -10 0 .1 1 0 1 2 New England (Revolution won shootout, 4-2) Scoring: Nate Jaqua (Justin Mapp) 18th minute; NE, Taylor Twellman Joe Franchino, Andy Dorman) 41st; NE, Pat Noonan (unassisted) 58th. Shootout: Chris Rolfe Thiago NG, Diego Gutierrez Andy Herron Ivan Guerrero NG; NE, Jose Cancela Matt Reis Noonan Twellman G.

Shots: Chicago 17, New England 21. Comer kicks: Chicago 10, New England 9. Offsides: Chicago 3, New England 8. Fouls: Chicago 23, New England 17. Yellow cards: Gonzalo Segares 31st.

Dasan Robinson 65th, Jaqua 116th; NE, Jeff Larentow-icz 10th, Oaniel Hernandez 14th. Saves: Matt Pickens NE, Matt Reis 4. Referee: Jalr Maruffo. Attendance: 9,372 lineups NEW ENGLAND Matt Reis; Jay Heaps, Michael Parkhurst, Avery John; Steve Ralston (Jose Cancela 85th), Jeff Larentowlcz (Khano Smith 54th), Daniel Hernandez, Andy Dorman, Joe Franchino: Jose Manuel Abundls (Pat Noonan 46th), Taylor Twellman. CHICAGO Matt Pickens: C.J.

Brown, Tony Sanneh, Dasan Robinson; Nate Jaqua, Justin Mapp(Calen Can 98th), Ivan Guerrero, Chris Armas, Gonzalo Segares (Diego Gutierrez 46th); Chris Rolfe Thiago 65th), Andy Herron. right to stop Ivan Guerrero's low shot. Twellman then lashed his kick into the left side netting, and jumped into the arms of Reis in celebration. "I lost my penalty kick duty in 2003 when I got kicked in the face," Twellman said. "So I am always looking forward-to taking them.

I just tried to hit it hard. "Everyone did their job. I respect what defensive midfielders have to do. Guys were cramping up, so I went in there, and one thing I'll do is slide and get balls." REVOLUTION Continued from Page Dl limped into the 30-minute extra time session with several starters out or injured. Twellman concluded the second half of overtime as a defensive midfielder; Noonan played the final 75 minutes of the game 18 days after undergoing hernia surgery; and midfielder Daniel Hernandez made his first start since May 6.

"We fully deserved to advance," said Revolution coach Steve Nicol, whose team will play for the Eastern Conference championship for the fifth straight season. "Their goalkeeper Matt Pickens was the man of the match in both games; that tells the whole story. TVe had injuries and we were switching things around in overtime. But we were getting balls in all along and we missed chances. Other than that we were running out of steam.

Most of the time the game was in our hands." The Revolution won the penalty-kick shootout, 4-2, at "The Fort" end of the field in front of the most demonstrative supporters. Reis went to his left to block Thia-go's opening penalty kick, then Jose Cancela slammed a low shot as Pickens dove right. Diego Gutierrez converted, then Reis sent a shot under the bar to maintain the edge. Andy Herron and Noonan each scored before Reis dived MISCELLANY Providence gets past hat trick, Pirates i' The Providence Bruins scored three goals within four minutes in lhe first period en route to a 7-4 victory over the Pirates in Portland, i Jvlaine. Pierre Parenteau notched a hat trick in Portland's loss, while Oavid Krejcl scored twice for Providence Tennessee Titans corner-l- hack Adam "Pacman" Jones was issued a citation for misdemeanor assault after a Tennessee State student, Krystal Webb, 21, accused Chim of spitting in her face after a verbal exchange at a nightclub at iibout 1 a.m.

Thursday Former Formula One star Juan Pablo Mon-toy looked nothing like the "idiot" he feared he would be in his NAS- JAR debut In Millington, finishing 1 1th behind Kevin Harvlck, '-who raced to his eighth Busch Series victory of the season. i.