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1 i FRIDAY JUNE 29 2001 AN GIL LEBRETON COMMENTARY Interleague baseball loathed by many has been more than kind to followers of the Rangers Without it we were acutely reminded by his retirement announcement Thursday most of us would have never gotten to see Tony Gwynn It was 6:15 that night the San Diego Padres' first-ever appearance at The Ballpark in Arlington and in the visitors' clubhouse Tony Gwynn was looking for an electrical outlet "Captain Video" as his teammates have called him wanted to plug in his videotape machine 'Tm taping tonight's game" dwynn explained that June 199Z night "I'll do what I like to do pretty much every night I'll play the game go back to the hotel and (More on LEBRETON on Page 8D) Star-Telegram BASEBALL EXTRA 60 RANGERS REPORT 40 LONE STAR EXTRA 120 wwwstar-telegramcom GOING OUT Padres outfielder Tony Gywnn will retire after this season 3D 9 Tony Gwynn 1 hhaams pebeeredn by injuries this sea- 14 son but during the spring he displayed the swing that has helped him amass 3124 hits in a career 04- that's ending N' after this The Associated PressELAINE THOMPSON season 1 4 1 1 So i'li) TS BASEBALL EXTRA 60 RANGERS REPORT 40 4 LONE STAR EXTRA 120 FRIDAY JUNE 29 2001 AN Star-Telegram wwwstar-telegramcom I 'f Gwynn sweet swing fo 1 4 GOING OUT 1N it 1' 4 ek Padres out -44u IK 4-04 fielder Tony I Gywnn will his attitude A I retire after this 'a-61'v im-- f4- season 3D re III nterleague baseball loathed by many ii dim I Tony Gwynn has been alo4 Viz more than kind to followers of the Rangers has been Without it we were acutely reminded by his retirement announcement Thursday most of us would hampered by injuries this sea- have never gotten to see Tony Gwynn son but during 4) Th It was 6:15 that night the San Diego Padres' first-ever 14 the spring he appearance at The Ballpark in Arlington and in the visi- displayed the tors' clubhouse Tony Gwynn was looking for an electri- swing that has 1 cal outlet "Captain Video" as his teammates have called helped him I GIL him wanted to plug in his videotape machine amass 3124 1 LEBRETON "I'm taping tonight's game" dwynn explained that hits in a career June 199Z night "I'll do what I like to do pretty much 04" that's ending COM ME NTARY every night I'll play the game go back to the hotel and after this (More on LEBRETON on Page 8D) The Associated PressELAI NE THOPO SN season 1 Leading off THEY GOT AWAY While Rangers pitchers struggle two former Rangers players are part of a strong Marlins staff 60 Stars to get shot at JR the fast lane TAPPS PUNISHMENT 'r Grace Prep's football team will not be allowed to go to the playoffs in 2001 because of rule violations the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools said 160 i ARCTIC HAZARDS Golf writer Art Stricklin of Plano finds a rough 'Course when he plays in the World Ice Golf Championship 400 miles north of the Arctic Circle 100 i Roenick says Dallas still among options BY JENNIFER FLOYD Star-Telegram Staff Writer Say this for JR he certainly provides great cliffhangers for Dallas Except instead of "Who shot IR: the Stars are trying to figure out if they can sign Jeremy Roenick the 3 i highly coveted forward who I is being courtt ed by the Detroit Red Wings and gst Philadelphia Flyers as well Roenick "The best way to do business is face to face" Stars president Jim Lites said "We have offered that he come and have not heard back" Roenick who becomes an unrestricted free agent Sunday said Thursday that he simply is facing a scheduling conflict and definitely remains interested in visiting and possibly signing with Dallas "No question" Roenick said "This weekend is a crapshoot I'm en route to my brother's wedding in Erie Pa If I stop on the way I'd be surprised But I'm looking forward to hearing all of (More on STARS on Page 9D) It ARMSTRONG TOURS LanceArmstrong secures a victory in the Tour de Suisse and turns his attention to the Tour de France a race he has won twice 20 MAIN SIGNS Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair signs a contract worth $47 million for six years 90 Star-TelegramSHARoN STEINMAN Asphalt being dug up between turns 1 and 2 at Texas Motor Speedway is part of the track resurfacing project IMS officials Eddie Gossage and Jim Stufflebeam right survey the progress MAKING A POINT It was a traveling day for NBA point guards as Jason Williams of the Kings Jason Kidd of the Suns and Stephon Marbury of the Nets are involved in blockbuster trades 81I TMS amid $24 million project to eliminate bumps dips in racing surface as ground settles Oliver lifts Rangers to victory SCORES AL 4-50 7D Rangers 6 Angels 3 Orioles 5 Blue Jays 0 White Sox 6 Twins 3 Royals 9 Tigers 2 Athletics 6 Mariners 3 Devil Rays 4 Red Sox 3 NL 5D 70 Pirates 1 Brewers 0 Phil lies 6 Marlins 5 Phi 'lies 8 Marlins 7 Reds 5 Cubs 2 Braves (to) 6 Mets 2 Dodgers 7 Padres 4 BY KATHLEEN O'BRIEN Star-Telegram Staff Writer ORT WORTH Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania is 4 I known for its "Tunnel 77-- Turn" where hitting the bump hi the track at the A rim wrong angle can cause a crash The dips and bumps in Turn 4 of Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord NC have given the track its signature "Humpy Bump" synonymous with track president HA "Humpy" Repaving to keep the racing Wheeler to be done ''every two three or I Eddie Gossage executive vice president and general manager of Texas Motor Speedway is trying to avoid the Humpty Dumpty comparisons by eliminating the bumps in the road "We want everybody to look forward to coming Repaving to keep the racing to be done ''every two three or tv i er I 6 here" Gossage said "We haven't had a history of accidents occurring because of these dips It's just one of those little nagging things that we don't want drivers to be I concerned with" -a But there have been concerns so the track's $2A million project that started this month is no mere makeover ii TMS will constmct concrete-reinforced bridges over the tunnels Star-TelegramSHARoN SI FINMAN at each end of the track ce in good condition will need hoping to eliminate ears" Eddie Gossage says bumps and dips that develop as the ground settles The entire I5-mile quadoval also will be repaved with a granite-based asphalt compound a mixture that dries much faster than the current limestone-(More on TMS on Page IID) mY Star-TelegramSHARoN HINMAN in good condition will need years" Eddie Gossage says eb surface four MINORS 30 Cats (1s) 4 Montgomery 3 WNBA BD Minnesota 68 Seattle 59 Sacramento 64 Houston 54 BY TR SULLIVAN Star-Telegram Staff Writer ANAHEIM Calif The Rangers won their 30th game on Thursday night For those inter ested in obscure baseball statistics Darren Oliver has been the winning pitcher Range7 in 23 percent of Angels 3 those games Oliver raised his club-best record to 7-2 by holding the Anaheim Angels to one run on four hits over seven innings in the Rangers' 6-3 victory at Edison International Field on Anaheim The victory gave the Rangers a split of the four-game series and left them 4-3 on their one-week swing to the West Coast The Rangers have also won eight of their past 13 games not exactly a torrid streak but an obvious improvement over the first two months of the season Pitching leads the way The Rangers starters are 7-6 with a 452 earned-nm average in their past 23 games The staff overall has a 377 ERA in the past 12 games giving up three or fewer runs in seven of those games Oliver who along with Rob (More on RANGERS on Page 41) SCORELINE For updated pro and college scores call: (817) 390-7990 For updated high school scores call: (817) 390-7091 Mavs don't want Booth to get away starts at $45 million or less for the 2001-02 season Anything beyond that and the Mavericks who are over the salary cap would have to move a player or players to sign Booth "1 don't expect that we'll lose him but you never know" Mavericks coachgeneral manager Don Nelson said "We love him Usually that'll get a deal done" (More on MAVS on Page SD) particularly in the playoffs that the Mavericks view the 6-foot11 center as an integral piece in their bid for improvement Booth has expressed a desire to re-sign with the Mavericks but a big-money offer could lure him elsewhere Under terms of the collective bargaining agreement the Mavericks can match any contract offer Booth receives th4 BY DWAIN PRICE Star-Telegram Staff Writer DALLAS Calvin Booth played only 15 games for the Mavericks this past regular season But Mavericks management covets the restricted free-agent center as much as they do unrestricted free agents Michael Finley and Shawn Bradley Booth made such pn impact BASEBALL 3-8D CYCLING 2D COLLEGES 11D GOLF 10D HOCKEY 9D HORSE RACING 12-13D MOTORSPORTS 11D PRO BASKETBALL 80 PRO FOOTBALL 90 SCOREBOARD 140 SPORTS BRIEFLY 2D Booth 4 kwaroOrlcfSwn 1000.