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SPORTS IS OfI? TURF. THE DAILY OKLAHOMAN 4-C SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2003 MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL VI "UjxJJjxJL1 JjJ TVRADIO Ex-manager dies of cancer "Just from a pure football analysis standpoint in evaluating a quarterback, it's a dumb statement. Then you add the racial thing into it, and it's just dumbfounding. But I'm sure he'll find a way to retract those comments and blame it on Bill Clinton." Carolina Panthers quarterback Rodney Peete on Rush Limbaugh's comments that led to his resignation from ESPN's "Sunday NFL Countdown" show VJ Ji JXJ JXJ ROUNDUP 97, and the RedHawks' manager in their first two seasons, 1998-99. "I loved Biagini was city's winningest skipper the man," said Texas Rangers as-s i a trainer Greg Harrel, an 18- I year pro yW baseball vet- Jfl eran who was the I N-1 I I 89ers' and Greg Biagini RedHawks' trainer dur By Bob Hersom Staff Writer Greg Biagini, the winningest manager in Oklahoma City's baseball history, died Friday after a six-month battle with kidney cancer.

He was 51. Biagini, who underwent surgery for kidney cancer last April in Houston, died Friday afternoon at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Monday at Council Road Baptist Church. Biagini won (346) and managed (716) more games than anyone in Oklahoma City's 92-year pro baseball history.

He was the 89ers' manager in their final three seasons, 1995- ing Biagini's 1995-99 tenure. "He was a professional, he was very loyal to his friends and he was the most organized manager I ever worked for." Biagini's 89ers won the 1996 American Associaton championship. His '99 RedHawks finished second in the Pacific Coast League playoffs, and the '98 Hawks just missed making the PCL postseason. TODAY COLLEGE FOOTBALL 1 1 a.m. Sooner Football 2003 KWTV-9 (Cox 1 0) 1 1 :30 a.m.

Colorado at Baylor FSN (Cox 37) 1 1 :30 a.m. Mississippi at Florida KSBI-52 (Cox 9) 1 :30 p.m. Paul Qumn at So. Nazarene sports.snu.edu 2 p.m. Southwestern at UCO bronchosports.com 2:30 p.m.

Alabama at Georgia KWTV-9 (Cox 10) 2:30 p.m. Kansas State at Texas KOCO-5 (Cox 8) 2:30 p.m. Sooner Football 2003 Cox 7 3:30 p.m. Illinois at Purdue ESPN (Cox 29) 5:30 p.m. Washington at UCLA FSN (Cox 37) 6 p.m.

Jackson State at Florida BET (Cox 50) 6 p.m. at Oklahoma St KOMA-FM 92.5 6 p.m. Oklahoma at Iowa State TBS (Cox 62) KOMA-AM 1520, KRXO-FM 107.7 6:45 p.m. Tennessee at Auburn ESPN (Cox 29) 9 p.m. Texas at Texas Tech FSN (Cox 37) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Noon N.Y.

Yankees at Minnesota ESPN (Cox 29) Noon San Francisco at Florida ESPN2 (Cox 28) 3 p.m. Atlanta at Chicago Cubs KOKH-25 (Cox 1 2) 6:30 p.m. Oakland at Boston ESPN2 (Cox 28) AUTO RACING 1 1 a.m. Winston Cup: Banquet 400 practice. Speed (Cox 65) 1 p.m.

N. Busch: Mr. Goodcents 300 KFOR-4 (Cox 3) 3:30 p.m. C. Trucks: John Boy and Billy 250 Speed (Cox 65) GOLF Noon American Express Championship KOCO-5 (Cox 8) 4 p.m.

Nationwide: M. Peninsula Classic Ch. (Cox 60) 7 p.m. LPGA: Longs Drugs Challenge Golf Ch. (Cox 60) HORSE RACING 5:30 a.m.

Remington Report KAUT-43 (Cox 13) 2:30 p.m. Champagne Stakes CNBC (Cox 41) 3:30 p.m. Beldame Stakes KFOR-4 (Cox 3) SUNDAY NFL 10:30 a.m. Cowboys Huddle KOKH-25 (Cox 12) Noon Denver at Kansas City KWTV-9 (Cox 1 0) Noon Arizona at Dallas KOKH-25 (Cox 1 2) WWLS-AM 640 3 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia KOKH-25 (Cox 12) 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Pittsburgh ESPN (Cox 29). Cox 7 WWLS-AM 640. WWLS-FM 104.9 COLLEGE FOOTBALL 8 p.m. Sooner Football 2003 KSBI-52 (Cox 9) 9 p.m. OSU Cowboy Football KSBI-52 (Cox 9) MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Noon Oakland at Boston, if necessary ESPN (Cox 29) 3 p.m.

Florida at San Francisco, if nec ESPN2 (Cox 28) 3 p.m. New York at Minnesota, if nec ESPN (Cox 29) 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Atlanta, if KOKH-25 (Cox 12) AUTO RACING Noon N. Winston Cup: Banquet 400 KFOR-4 (Cox 3) KOMA-AM 1520 GOLF 12:30 p.m. American Express Championship KOCO-5 (Cox 8) 4 p.m.

Nationwide: M. Peninsula Classic Ch. (Cox 60) 7 p.m. LPGA: Longs Drugs Challenge Golf Ch. (Cox 60) SOCCER 2:30 p.m.

LSU at Vanderbilt FSN (Cox 37) 3 p.m. MLS: N.Y.N.J. vs. San Jose ESPN2 (Cox 28) 6:30 p.m. Women's World Cup: Semifinal ESPN2 (Cox 28) 9:25 p.m.

Women's World Cup: Semifinal ESPN2 (Cox 28) HORSE RACING 5:30 a.m. Remington Report KAUT-43 (Cox 13) 5 p.m. Ancient Title Handicap ESPN2 (Cox 28) 7 p.m. Norfolk Stakes CNBC (Cox 41) GOLF Woods laps field on difficult day he will require knee surgery. An MRI confirmed the seriousness of the injury.

Heatley will need surgery to repair the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee. Heatley, who also has a broken jaw, faces a lengthy rehabilitation. Heatley was injured in a horrific car wreck Monday that left teammate Dan Snyder in a coma. Snyder, remained unconscious and in critical condition Friday with a severe brain injury. Police say Heatley was driving his Ferrari about 80 mph on a narrow Atlanta street when he wrecked Monday night.

Snyder was a passenger. Heatley faces a felony charge of serious injury by vehicle and three misdemeanor charges. Police are awaiting test results to determine if Heatley was drinking on the night of the wreck. Caps' Nylander breaks leg ODENTON, Md. Washington Capitals center Michael Nylander will be sidelined four to six weeks with a broken right leg, ending his streak of 310 consecutive games.

Nylander, who turned 31 on Friday, had been centering the top line with Jaromir Jagr and Mike Grier during much of training camp. WRESTLING Russian beats Gardner CRETEIL, France Olympic wrestling champion Rulon Gardner was knocked out of the Greco-Roman World Championships in the first elimination round, losing 3-0 to Russia's Khassan Baroev. Gardner must now progress through a qualifying tournament in Kazakhstan in February to qualify for next year's Athens Olympics. Gardner won the gold medal in the 2000 Olympics by stunning Russian great Alexander Karelin and captured the world title in 2001. BASEBALL Gooden's son arrested TAMPA, Fla.

Dwight Gooden teenage son was arrested and charged with selling crack cocaine to undercover deputies. Dwight Eugene Gooden 17, son of the former star pitcher, was arrested Wednesday after selling $200 worth of the drug, Hillsborough County Sheriffs Lt. Rod Reder said. The senior Gooden, a minor-league pitching coach for the New York Yankees who has a history of drug problems, was unavailable for comment. BOXING Tyson loses tax ruling COLUMBUS, Ohio Mike Tyson is not entitled to a refund of $5.8 million in state income taxes he paid in 1995-96 when he owned a home near Cleveland, tax authorities ruled.

Tyson bought the 62-acre estate in Southington in 1991 and lived there until going to prison in 1992 after a rape conviction. He paid $2 million in state income taxes to Ohio in 1995 and $3.8 million in 1996, his tax returns said. He claimed he moved to Nevada after leaving prison and mistakenly paid the Ohio taxes. The Ohio Department of Taxation argued that even though a person can have more than one residence, the person must have a primary home, and in Tyson's case it was Ohio. COMPILED BY DEAN BAILEY FROM WIRE REPORTS HORSE RACING Mineshaft retired, won't run in Classic LOUISVILLE, Ky.

Leading Horse of the Year contender Mineshaft was retired Friday because of a minor ankle injury and won't run in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Trainer Neil Howard said racing's newest star has a chipped bone in his right front ankle, an ailing right knee and a bone chip developing in his left ankle. Mineshaft, owned by William S. Farish, will stand at Farish's Lane's End Farm near Versailles, and will command a $100,000 stud fee. Rather than risk serious injury, the decision was made to end Mineshaft's career one race early the colt was scheduled to be retired after the BC Classic.

With a command performance in winning the Jockey Club Gold Cup at Belmont last week, Mineshaft became the front-runner for Horse of the Year honors. Even without running in the BC Classic at Santa Anita on Oct. 25, the colt remains the top contender over the likes of Medaglia d'Oro and Perfect Drift. PRO FOOTBALL Frerotte to start again EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. Vikings quarterback Gus Frerotte will make his second straight start Sunday, replacing injured Daunte Culpepper when undefeated Minnesota visits Atlanta.

The Vikings (4-0) have a bye the following weekend, which will give their star quarterback more time to heal after breaking three small bones another was partially broken in his lower back Sept. 21 against Detroit. Frerotte, who played college football at Tulsa, threw four touchdown passes in a victory last week over San Francisco that resulted in a near-perfect 157.2 quarterback rating. Frerotte (128.2) and Culpepper (108.0) are the top two rated passers in the NFC. PRO BASKETBALL Mavs waive Gregoire DALLAS The Dallas Mavericks waived Rod Gregoire, a forward who has played in China, Mexico, Brazil and England.

Gregoire, a former University of Central Oklahoma player, played on the Mavericks' summer league team. There are now 16 players on the roster. Hawks sign ex-Spur ATLANTA Free-agent swingman Stephen Jackson signed with the Atlanta Hawks. Jackson, who can play small forward and shooting guard, will join practice Monday and is expected to compete for a starting job. Terms of his contract weren't disclosed.

The 6-foot-8 Jackson helped the San Antonio Spurs win the NBA title last season. He ranked third on the team in playoff scoring at 12.8 points per game. HOCKEY Heatley facing surgery ATLANTA Already facing felony charges for a high-speed crash that left a teammate in a coma, Atlanta Thrashers All-Star Dany Heatley learned that TODAY IN OKLAHOMA By The Associated Press WOODSTOCK, Ga. Baked greens and thick rough were troubling enough Friday at the American Express Championship. Even more daunting was Tiger Woods pulling away from a world-class field without breaking a sweat.

In one of his best rounds of a roller-coaster year, Woods made seven birdies and finished with a 4-under 66 to take a five-stroke lead into the weekend at Capital City Club. He not only had the best score of the day only four other players broke par Woods was eight strokes lower than the course average. "It's awfully nice to be in front," said Woods, who was at 7-under 133. He hasn't been in that position at any time during a tournament since going wire-to-wire at the Western Open in early July, which is also the last time he won. Woods is 19-4 when having at least a share of the 36-hole lead.

The challenge falls to Rocco Mediate, Tim Herron, Sergio Garcia and K.J. Choi, who all gave up shots on the tough Cra-bapple course and were at 138. The other players under par were Stuart Appleby (68) and Ig-nacio Garrido (71), who were at 139. Vijay Singh had his second even-par 70 and was at 140. Huston up by 2 MADISON, Miss.

John Huston shot his second straight 66 and held a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Southern Farm Bureau Classic. Huston began the day in a three-way tie for the lead and ended it at 12-under 132 after two trips around the course at Annandale Golf Club. First-round co-leader Hidemi-chi Tanaka was second at 134. He started his round with a double bogey on No. 10, but rebounded with five birdies on the back nine for a 68.

Tim Clark and Chris Anderson matched Huston's low round of 66 and were tied for third at 135. Pak moves ahead LINCOLN, Calif. Se Ri Pak shot an 8-under 64 and held a one-stroke lead over Sophie Gustafson after two rounds of the LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge. Pak had one eagle and seven birdies in setting a tournament record with a 9-under 135 total at Lincoln Hills Club. Gustafson had three birdies in a 2-under 70 that followed her opening 66.

Jamie Hullett (69), Suzann Pettersen (70), Wendy Ward (71) and Michelle Ellis (72) were tied for third at 139. Southern Nazarene, 1 :30 p.m.; Panhandle State at Northwestern Louisiana, 2 p.m.; Southwestern at Central Oklahoma, 2 p.m.; Texas at Southeastern, 2:30 p.m.; Cisco, Texas, at Northeastern 3 p.m.; Louisiana-Lafayette at Oklahoma State, 6 p.m.; Oklahoma at Iowa State, 6 p.m.; Hawaii at Tulsa, 6 p.m.; Langston at Lincoln, 6 p.m.; Tarleton State, Texas, at East Central, 6 p.m. HORSE RACING Remington Park: Thoroughbreds, 6:45 p.m. AUTO RACING State Fair Speedway: Winter Nationals Super Sprints, Championship Sprints, USA Modifieds, Pro Stocks Factory Stocks MEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER Southern Nazarene at Lyon, noon; John Brown, at St. Gregory's, 3 p.m.; Northwood, Texas, at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m.; Dodge City at Northern, 4 p.m.; Texas-Permian Basin at USAO, 4 p.m.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE SOCCER Southern Nazarene at Lyon, 10 a.m.; Texas-Permian Basin at USAO, 2 p.m.; Dodge City at Northern, 2 p.m.; Northwood, Texas, at Oklahoma City, 2 p.m. COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL Paul Quinn at Bacone, 10 a.m.; Southern Nazarene vs. Lubbock Christian, noon, Southern Nazarene vs. Texas Wesleyan, 4 p.m., at Bethany in SNU Classic; Boise State at Tulsa, 3 p.m.; Nebraska at Oklahoma, 7 p.m.; Texas Woman's at Southeastern, 7 p.m.; Centenary at NASCAR OralF Johnson wins Kansas pole MEN'S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Oklahoma Christian at Oklahoma State, 8:30 a.m. WOMEN'S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY Oklahoma Christian at Oklahoma State, 8:05 a.m.

WOMEN'S COLLEGE GOLF Oklahoma State at Chapel Hill, N.C., in Tar Heel Invitational, All Day CONTACTS TRANSACTIONS By Steve Brisendine AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Kan. Jim-mie Johnson broke the track qualifying record Friday at Kansas Speedway to take the pole for Sunday's Banquet 400. Winston Cup points leader Matt Kenseth continued his recent struggles and had to rely on a provisional starting position for a second straight week. Johnson's quick lap of 180.373 mph in a Chevrolet broke the year-old mark of 177.924 mph by Dale Earnhardt Jr. The lap around the lVPmile tri-oval gave Johnson his second pole of the season.

Seventeen other drivers also broke that record, aided by cool temperatures that hovered in the mid-60s all afternoon. "A couple of things led to the faster times," said Johnson, who has won three times this year but lost his engine and finished 34th last week at Talladega Superspeedway. "The colder weather was one, and all these teams are working harder and harder to find speed." When they do, Johnson said, NASCAR will find a way to slow them down. "It's just a constant game of cat and mouse," he said. "It's just finding somewhere new to look.

They are tightening up the bodies so much more on us for next year that we're probably going to start off the year a little slower." Kenseth, who leads Kevin Harvick by 354 points and Earnhardt by 384, crashed in practice and turned in a disappointing lap of 175.547 in qualifying. HOW TO REACH THE SPORTS DEPARTMENT: By phone: (405) 475-3313 By fax: (405) 475-3315 By U.S. mail: Sports department 9000 Broadway, Oklahoma City, OK 73114 On the Internet: NewsOK.com SUPERVISING EDITORS Mike Sherman, sports editor (405) 475-3164; mshermanoklahoman.com Mike Koehler, deputy sports editor (405) 475-3147; mkoehleroklahoman.com Bill Bootz, sports news editor (405) 475-3314; wbootzoklahoman.com Scott Munn, assistant sports editor (405) 475-3314; smunnoklahoman.com Darla Smith, sports coordinatorscores (405) 475-3314; dsmithoklahoman.com Ryan Van Buskirk was assigned to the team by Lowell of the AHL GREENSBORO GENERALS Signed Daniel Berthiaume, Kurt Drummond and Geno Parrish. LAS VEGAS WRANGLERS Signed RW Justin Kelly and Kevin O'Flaherty. LONG BEACH ICE DOGS Signed Dan Vandermeer, Lee Sorochan and Colin Zulianello.

LOUISIANA ICEGATORS Signed Bobby Brown. READING ROYALS Signed Peter Hay, Chris Heisten, Ian Turner, Dominic Periard and Jason Maleyko. SOUTH CAROLINA STINGRAYS -Signed RW Curtis Huppe, Jeff Boulanger, Aaron Power and Chris Allen. COLLEGE COASTAL CAROLINA Named Jennifer Stewart assistant Softball coach, Kent Rei-chert assistant director for athletic media relations and Sarah Barbee media relations in- BASEBALL American League ANAHEIM ANGELS Sent INF Wilson Delgado, INFTrent Durrington, INF-OF Adam Riggs, OF Nathan Haynes, RHP Gary Glover and LHP Eric Cyr outright to Salt Lake of the PCL. Named Eddie Bane scouting director.

BALTIMORE ORIOLES Sent Robert Machado, 1 B-C Carlos Mendez and OF Pedro Swann outright to Ottawa of the International League. CLEVELAND INDIANS Sent RHP Jose Santiago, INF Greg LaRocca and Chris Ma-gruderto Buffalo of the IL. Activated RHP Dave Elder from the 60-day disabled list and placed him om unconditional release waivers. Activated INF John McDonald, OF Milton Bradley and OF Matt Lawton from the 15-day disabled BASKETBALL NBA DALLAS MAVERICKS -Waived Rod Gregoire. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Signed Sign Eric Snow to a contract extension.

FOOTBALL National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS -Announced David Modell would not return as president in 2004. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS Activated WR Jimmy Smith. Waived WR Micah Ross. HOCKEY National Hockey League CAROLINA HURRICANES Signed Jamie Storr to a one-year contract. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS Selected Travis Green in the waiver draft and traded him to Boston for a 2004 sixth-round draft American Hockey League HARTFORD WOLF PACK Assigned LW Dusty Jamieson, David St.

Germain, Steve Maclntyre and Rory Rawlykto Charlotte of the ECHL. East Coast Hockey League CHARLOTTE CHECKERS Signed Dan Preston. FLORIDA EVERBLADES- Announced.