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Saryt: Bee Hoogay Ajgjst 27 2007 C2 TAKE TWO WEEKLY PLANNER FIVE FOR SEVEN POLLING PLACE WEEKEND QUESTION Of the three sports radio stations available to most listeners which do you tune to regularly? A KHTKU 1 40 AM) home of the Kings andMonarchs KNBR (680 AM) sports leader KCTC (1 320 AM)' ESPN radio To vote go to wwwsacbeeconYsports Results will appear Tuesday TODAY Five things to watch the next seven days 1 Kickoff college style: College football opens across the country take a coup of deep breaths and turn on the TV 2 Aggie Stadium opens: It opens one year after it was planned but it g'ves UC Davis a home to be proud of 3 Not that song! If a Cal fan the best way to keep the Tennessee band from playing is to play defense and lots of it 4 Hello Fresno! Sacramento State opens on the road the Valley hope the Hornets got enough money to make up for the bruises 5 US Open opens: The greatest athletes never heard of return to New York tune for some of those matches that last until 2 a Eastern Time Bin Bradley RB Bush laying in the weeds Starters will play Thursday FB-football TVRADIO TODAY MAJOR-LEAGUE ASI8AU SPORTS DIGEST Baze fined suspended for hitting hurt horse Russell Baze the winningest jockey in thoroughbred racing history was suspended for 1 5 days and fined $2500 on Sunday for using his whip on an injured horse who later died Baze who has 9826 career victories was headed to an easy win aboard Imperial Eyes in the first race Thursday at Bay Meadows when the horse took a bad step and broke down in the deep stretch According to a Bay Meadows spokesman Baze urged Imperial Eyes forward after the horse recovered from the initial bad step using his whip twice Imperial Eyes still finished second but had a broken bone in his left front leg The 4-year-old gelding was euthanized after going into distress while his handlers contemplated surgery Though Imperial trainer said he blame Baze for the death saying Baze have known the extent of the injury the Hall of Fame jockey was repentant not going to try to defend what I did" said Baze who rode two winners at his home track Sunday is no way to defend it I made a bad decision in the heat of the moment and I am truly Track and field A scorching final 50 meters made Tyson Gay the world champion The 100-meter matchup between the latest American sprint sensation and co-world record holder Asafa Powell was the most anticipated event of the world track and field championships in Osaka Japan Gay surged ahead of the Jamaican over the final 40 meters to win in 985 seconds Powell even manage second place He was third in 996 behind Derrick 991 Meanwhile Carolina Kluft won an unprecedented third consecutive world heptathlon title with a personal-best 7032 points NFL Ben numbers looked exceptional for an exhibition game especially for only a half Roeth-lisberger passed for 247 yards before halftime to lead three Pittsburgh scoring drives and the Steelers beat the visiting Philadelphia Eagles 27-13 NBA James Posey and the Celtics have agreed to terms of a deal that will bring the former Miami Heat forward to Boston Details of the agreement were not disclosed By Matthew Barrows BEE STAFF WRITER SANTA CLARA The exhibition season started so well for the 49ers that at one point last week coach Mike Nolan contemplated sitting his starters during final tuneup in San Diego And now? not contemplating that anymore" Nolan said following Saturday collapse in Chicago in which his team surrendered 3 1 first-half points to the Bears He said his starters will play a series maybe more against the Chargers in the hope some of the questions and inconsistencies that cropped up in Chicago will be settled before the Sept 10 opener Nolan and his staff began thinning out the team's crowded receiving position Sunday by cutting Marcus Maxwell and Dominique Zeigler neither of whom played an offensive snap Saturday Maxwell looked as if he had a chance to make the team after an outstanding stint in NFL Europa this spring However Nolan said several upgrades in the receiving corps during the offseason pushed Maxwell toward the bottom of the depth chart Still Nolan said he did not have a definite pecking order at receiver He said he thought Taylor Jacobs was his No 3 but he sure While Jacobs has stood out in practices he has yet to make an impact in exhibition games catching only two passes for 22 yards Nolan noted Jacobs had a lot of chances either Quarterback Alex Smith attempted only eight passes against Chicago and the first-team offense went three-and-out four times Nolan said Ashley Lelie a good for the second week in a row Lelie who has played mostly with the second-team offense has 10 catches for 131 yards and a touchdown in three exhibition games On defense meanwhile Nolan lauded the performances of nose tackle Isaac Sopoaga linebacker Patrick Willis and safety Michael Lewis and he said the run defense was the best it has been all summer The 49ers however haven't sacked a starting quarterback this summer and against the Bears the pass coverage was horrendous Nolan said he keeps a pen and notepad with him on the sideline that he uses to jot down mistakes and mental lapses By the end of die first quarter Saturday night he had scribbled down 23 items was a sloppy he said Et cetera Nolan said the competition at right tackle between Kwame Harris and rookie Joe Staley still very close very Receiver Darrell Jackson is questionable for Thursday's finale with a tight hamstring Nolan said Bryant Young (back) also is questionable Tight end Billy Bajema (ankle) will not play The other players cut were fullback Steve Dil-dine kicker MacKenzie Hoambrecker punter Ken Parrish cornerback Sammy Joseph offensive lineman Nick Steitz and linebacker John Syptak Rosters must be reduced to 75 players by Tuesday The Matthew Barrows can be reached at mbarrows sacbee com By Jason Jones BEE STAFF WRITER ALAMEDA Michael Bush is ready for his nearly yearlong break from football to end Bush a fourth-round draft choice who would have gone much higher if not for a broken leg last year at Louisville remains on the physically unable to perform list Bush is a wild card among the running backs A healthy Bush is talented enough to be a featured back and use his 6-foot-l 245-pound frame to batter defenders He might have been a Heisman Trophy candidate had he not broken his leg last September Before the Raiders can unleash Bush however they need to take him off the PUP list Because PUP players practice he spends practices doing drills apart from the team while awaiting word if be put on the active roster can tell been busting my tail and just a waiting game Bush said Raiders coach Lane Kiffin said Bush could end up on injured reserve or on the PUP list at the start of the season "We'll make that final decision next week after this Kiffin said Landing on injured reserve would end season If he were on the PUP list he could continue to work out but be eligible to practice or play until after Week 6 Bush said he had a 9 am workout last week the latest in tests to monitor his progress He even caught passes from Daunte Culpepper after practice one afternoon which proved to be no indication he would be activated said 'Mike you loose? We need you to catch some Bush said how it goes playing it by ear right now First cuts The Raiders released seven players Sunday and need to cut four more by Tuesday to reach 75 Bush (PUP) and first overall draft pick JaMarcus Russell (unsigned) do not count against the 75 Safety Colin Branch defensive tackle Jared Clauss receivers Rich Parson and Lauren Williams cornerback Levonne Rowan and offensive linemen Albert Toeaina and Torrin Tucker were let go Kiffin said some players were cut early to prevent an injury happening that would put the Raiders on the hook for paying them When asked if he will sit young players for exhibition finale in Seattle in hopes of cutting them and getting them on the practice squad after cutdown to S3 players Kiffin said he would like to have that problem because when really good are good problems to Kiffin said think we have very many of those problems Injury report Rookie receiver Johnnie Lee Higgins was taken to the hospital before practice after experiencing pain in his side during a meeting A third-round pick Higgins is competing with Chris Carr for starting kick- and punt-return duties The Bee's Jason Jones can be reached at jejones sacbee com TENNIS (Subject to change Times and channels might be different for satellite subscribers Not all games will be available to every cable or satellite subscnber CSN available on Comcast Cable 34 DirecTV 656 Dish Network 409 SureWest99 Fox Sports Net Plus (FSP) available on Comcast Cable digital 4 1 0 DirecTV 655 Dish Network 445-453 SureWest 98 row mam Mjor League Soccer Conor Casey and Colin Clark scored eight minutes apart in the first half as the host Colorado Rapids beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 Jesse Marsch scored in the 31st minute in Chivas 1-0 victory over Real Salt Lake in Carson Compiled from the Associated Press PH 0 6 1 6 2 2 3 2 3 2 Pti 0 8 1 6 2 4 3 2 4 0 Elk Charles named tourney MVP Elk Grove High Justin Charles was named the tournament MVP after helping lead the United States to an 8-2 win over Brazil in the gold-medal game of the World Youth Baseball Championships on Saturday in Barquisimeto Venezuela DFriftMAI Charles a junior at Elk Grove also earned trophies for highest batting av- DIutDT erage (688) and most RBIs (10) during Team six games against the top 16-and-under teams Charles a second baseman went 3 for 4 in the title game and outfielder Andrew Aplin of Vanden was 4 for 5 Bill Paterson I United States 113 Brazil 76 BRAZIL (76) Machado 2-8 0-0 6 Dos Santos 1-21-24 Da Rosa 0-0 0-0 0 Huertas 2-2 0-0 5 Garcia 4-9 2-410 Da Silva 1-4 6-6 8 Barbosa 1-7 2-44 Batstal-44-46 Giovannom2-53-48 Nana 3-8 2-3 8 Da Souza 2-5 0-0 4 Splitter 6-101-213 Totals 25-64 21-29 76 UNITED STATES (113) Billups 3-6 1-1 9 Kidd 1-2 1-2 4 James 8-111-1 21 Williams 0-2 2-4 2 Redd 6-10 0-016 Prince 0-1 0-0 0 Bryant 6-9 5-6 20 Howard 1-21-23 Stoudemlre 3-6 5-511 Miller 2-5 0-0 6 Chandler 0-2 0-0 0 Anthony 8-132-321 Totals 36-69 16-24 113 Brazil 21 17 11 27- T6 Unltad Slalsi 27 30 SB 17-113 Three-point goal Brazil 5-21 (Machado 2-7 Dos Santos 1 -1 Huertas 1 -1 Glovannonl 1-2 Garcia 0-2 Da Silva 0-2 DeSouza 0-2 Barbosa 0-4) United States 19-36 (Jamas 4-6 Redd 4-7 Anthony 3-4 Bryant 3-6 Billups 2-5 Miller 2-5 Kidd 1-1 Williams 0-1 Pnnce 0-1) Fouled out -None Rebounds Brazil 37 (Splitter 9) United States 37 (Anthony 1 0) Assists Brazil 1 5 (Da Silva 4) United States 21 (Kidd James 5) Total Fouls -Brazil 19 United States 22 A-NA In In Vign Flnt round Group A GP x-Argentina 3 3 x-Umguay 4 3 x-Pmama 3 1 x-Mexico 4 1 Puerto Rico 4 1 Group GP x-Unltad States 4 4 x-Brazll 4 3 x-Canada 4 2 x-Venezuela 4 1 Virgin Islands 4 0 Sunday's games Venezuela 100 Virgin Islands 90 Uruguay 91 Mexico 82 United States 113 Brazil 76 Panama vs Argentina Today's garnet Game 112 30 pm Gama 2 3pm Game 3 5 30 United States vs Mexico 3 US has another solid all-around effort in victory ASSOCIATED PRESS LAS VEGAS With big games from its three biggest stars first place came impressively for the United States LeBron James scored 21 points Kobe Bryant scored 20 and harassed Leandro Barbosa all over the court and the United States clinched the top spot in its group by beating Brazil 113-76 Sunday night in the FIBA Americas tournament Carmelo Anthony also had 21 for the Americans (4-0) who for the second consecutive game pulled away by holding their opponent without a field goal for more than six minutes in the second quarter The Americans improved to 30-0 in Olympic qualifying games and will open second-round play tonight against Mexico the fourth-place finisher in Group A in a matchup of former coaching rivals: Nolan Richardson beat Mike Krzyzewski for the 1994 NCAA title when Arkansas edged Duke Bryant led the defensive effort that held Barbosa to just four points on l-of-7 shooting Injured US TO REPORT SCORES (916)441-4100 Day events deadline 9 pm night events 10 pm SPORTS EDITOR Bill Bradley bbradleyOsacbee com (916)321-1224 Responsible for all Bee sports coverage SETTING IT STRAIGHT It is The policy to acknowledge errors promptly Corrections will appear on Page A2 as well as in the section where the error occurred Errors found in Sports should be called to the attention of Sports Editor Bill Bradley (916) 321-1224 sacbeecom Soccer Kirk Urso of Lombard 111 and Mykell Bates of Roseville scored second-half goals to lead the United States past Belgium 2-0 Sunday and advance to the second round of the Under-17 World Cup in Ulsan South Korea The Americans finished runner-up to Tunisia in Group where second third and fourth were separated by goal differential They celebrated an unlikely qualification having lost their first two games Associated Press star Dwyane Wade watched from the bench for the second day in a row Barbosa was averaging a tournament-best 27 points But the Phoenix guard never got into rhythm and was on the bench in foul trouble when the Americans broke open the game in the second quarter James Bryant and Anthony then 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