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OUTPUT: 23:01 USER: LWILLIAMS BEEBROAD MASTER 02-21-08 PAGE: 2 SACBEE FINAL 2 BLACK YELLOWCYAN MAGENTA Montgomerie to captain Europe Ryder Cup team With a well-rounded game and a build to match, Colin Montgomerie, above, became the face of Euro- pean golf when he was in his prime. Although the often surly Scot won a major title he has finished second five times he enjoyed tremendous suc- cess in the Ryder Cup, being on the winning side five times in eight appearances with Europe. That record, combined with the respect he gets from best players, led to his selection Wednesday as captain for next competition in Wales. Montgomerie was picked over Maria Olazabal, Sandy Lyle and Ian Woosnam. dreamt this opportunity might come my way, but far-off dreams I must Montgomerie said.

Beckham likes Italy so much, he might stay David Beckham is enjoying his stay with AC Milan so much he is considering remaining in Italy after his two-month loan expires. here is the dream of every Beck- ham said in an interview with Italian daily Corriere della Sera. loan from the Los Angeles Galaxy expires March 8, after which he is due to return to Major League Soccer. Wednesday, he scored in his second consecutive match for AC Milan, connecting on a free kick in a 1-1 tie with visiting Genoa. Potential sponsor snubs a voodoo promotion RadioShack Corp.

will not sponsor a Mexican sports promotional campaign inviting fans to prick voodoo dolls to boost the soccer team in a Feb. 11 World Cup qualifier against the United States in Columbus, Ohio. The Fort Worth, Texas- based company, which had expressed interest in the promotion, said in a state- ment it wishes very best of to Mexico, the United States and all teams in the final round of regional qualifying for next tournament. An illustration showed a pair of scissors slicing off the leg of a doll in a U.S. jersey; the doll gri- maced in pain with its arms covered in bruises, as stuff- ing leaked from its No.

10 jersey, stuck with pushpins. Cowboy-turned-rapper might be in hot water Tight end Martellus Ben- nett might be the first Dallas Cowboy to feel the wrath of the new get-tough plan. The Cowboys are looking into ways to disci- pline fine him for a profanity-laced YouTube video he put out this week on his own channel Marty TV, according to two sources. In the video, Ben- nett did a freestyle rap with Dessie Brown to the song in which he used profanity and invoked the names of owner Jerry Jones, tight end Jason Witten and quarterback Tony Romo. Bennett also used derogatory terms toward African Americans and gays.

The team has addressed the situation with Bennett, and the video, which had 23,970 views, has been removed. Associated Press, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Today Women at N. Colo. 6:05 p.m. Today Men vs.

N. Colo. 7:05 p.m. Thursday Women vs. E.

Wash. 7:05 p.m. Thursday Men at E. Wash. 7:05 p.m.

Today vs. Phoenix 7:30 p.m. CSBA Saturday vs. Chicago 7:30 p.m. CSBA Thursday vs.

Carolina 7:30 p.m. CSBA Feb. 7 at Columbus 4 p.m. CSBA Friday at N. Orleans 6:30 p.m.

ESPN Saturday at Houston 5:30 p.m. No TV Monday vs. San Ant. 7:30 p.m. No TV Wednesday vs.

Phoenix 7:30 p.m. No TV Saturday Women at Pacific 4 p.m. Saturday Men vs. Pacific 7 p.m. Thursday Women vs.

L.B. State 7 p.m. Thursday Men at L.B. State 7:05 p.m. HIGH FIVE: SHARED STADIUM There is talk of the 49ers and Raiders sharing a new stadium.

Five possible drawbacks to that plan: 1. Jed York really irritated by the way Al Davis refers to him as 2. Confused (fill in team here for appropriate punch line) fans show up for the wrong games. 3. Fans of the 49ers annoyed by all the spiked shoulder pads and plastic skulls left behind after Raiders games.

4. Raiders-49ers Stadium? 49ers-Raiders Stadium? Top-billing issue a big sticking point. 5. Fans find it disheartening when visiting players say, Raiders like it really Jeff Caraska DATE IN HISTORY 1936: Baseball elects its first class to the Hall of Fame: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner. 1994: Julio Cesar Chavez suffers his first loss in 91 fights when Frankie Randall knocks him down in the 11th round and wins the World Boxing Council super-lightweight championship on a split decision.

Friday vs. Chicago 7 p.m. Ch. 10 Sunday vs. Okla.

City Noon CSN Monday at Phoenix 6 p.m. CSN Feb. 6 vs. Utah 7 p.m. CSN Alycia Moulton Age: 47.

Residence: Palo Alto. Then: The Sacra- mento native and 1978 Rio Americano High School graduate reached No. 18 in the world singles rankings in 1984 and 1985 during her six-year professional tennis career. Moulton, 5-foot-10, advanced to the fourth round of singles in the 1985 U.S. Open and the doubles quarterfinals in six Grand Slam events.

She won the 1979 U.S. Open junior singles title and was a four-time All-Ameri- can at Stanford, taking the NCAA singles title in 1982 and the national doubles title in 1979 and Now: A 1995 graduate of the UC Davis School of Law, Moulton manages real estate assets for San Mateo County and practices real estate law part time. She is divorced with no children. How did Sacramento produce two players, you and Patty Fendick- McCain, who attended the same high school, won NCAA singles titles for the same university and reached the top 20 in the world in the same decade? I have to attribute my success to my mother, who was willing to help me get to tourmaments and do what was necessary to be a great player. She would drive me to the Bay Area, things like that.

Tennis was very popular then. Bill Campbell worked hard to put Sacramento on the tennis map. I grew up in the parks and recreation program and loved it. Unfortunately, tennis has dropped off in popularity a little bit. I like to think I was a role model for Patty.

I had wonderful role models, too Joy Hahn, Debbie Cater, Mary Johnson, Carolyn Ishi and Jack Oates was a wonderful coach. The bottom line is there was a lot of support. I also had Billie Jean (King). She was the one running around in blue suede shoes. She was the one I wanted to be.

Were you happy with your pro tennis career? Absolutely. I went much further than I ever thought. I wanted to be top 10. I worked really hard my last two years because I was convinced I could be top 10, and I wanted to be sure I was finished when I quit. I get there, but I tried.

the biggest change in pro tennis since you played? Everybody is bigger, stronger and fitter. In your prime 25 years ago, 48 of the top 100 women in the world were Americans. Now four are. Why? Other players are more motivated. You have to be willing to give up everything.

hard to do if comfortable. Did you always want to be a lawyer? Yes. I was on the debate team in grade school. I was always interested in the law. taken me a long time to understand it (laughs).

Also, I was determined not to be just an athlete. My parents really wanted me to evolve. I like public service. There are some things about law I like. why I practice full time.

It can be very adversarial and nonproductive, but that background can be invaluable. Are there any similarities between practicing law and playing pro tennis? A lot of work goes into both. Patty had a tremendous work ethic, which you see in a lot of young people. Starting over was very hard going to law school and competing with younger people for positions but it turned out OK for me. grateful for different experiences, and not finished yet.

I might like to run for office. I worked on Hillary campaign. I admire her. similar to Billie Jean King she give up. Do you still play? I play (recreationally) a few times a month.

play more, but I moved to things I get to do. I ski, an avid cyclist, I swim, and I play golf. I think a better sport than tennis. Cycling is dangerous, swimming makes you smell like chlorine, and golf takes forever. Tennis is like chess, ballet and a strength- related sport all in one.

And you can play forever. Paul Bauman SIDELINE CHATTER InvestigatorsblamedNASCAR for a plane crash in 2007, saying the racing organization let one of its aircraft takeoffwithoutcheckinganelec- trical problem reported the day before. NASCAR violated federal avia- tion rules when it allowed the small corporateplaneback in the air July 10, 2007, the National TransportationSafetyBoardsaid Wednesday. The Cessna 310 was en route from Daytona Beach to Lakeland in Florida when it crashed out- side Orlando. The plane hit two homes, killing a 24-year-old law student, her 6-month-old son and a 4-year-old neighbor.

Also killed were the NASCAR pilot andthehusbandofaNASCARex- ecutive, a pilot himself. The safety board also said the crash resulted partly from sloppy maintenance record keeping at aviation unit. A.J. Allmendinger will drive the No. 44 Dodge for Rich- ard Petty Motorsports in the sea- son-opening Budweiser Shoot- out and at least the first eight NASCAR Sprint Cup races this season.

Bowden signs one-year deal Bobby Bowden signed a one- yearcontracttocoacha34thfoot- ball season at Florida State. The announcement said Bowden, 79, will be paid just un- der $2.5 million, the same as last year. He has an option for 2010. Ginn pulls golf sponsorships Real estate company Ginn Re- sorts is ending all golf sponsor- ships immediately because of the ailing real estate market. Ginn said it no longer will host or pro- duce its two remaining events the Ginn Open and the Champions Tour Ginn Champi- onship, both held in Florida.

Margarito, trainer suspended The licenses of boxer Antonio Margarito and his trainer, Jav- ter the California State Athletic Commission announced it found a in the box- hand wraps before his Satur- day night loss to Shane Mosley inLosAngeles.MargaritoandCa- petillo have been ordered to ap- pear at a Feb. 10 hearing in Van Nuys. Williamses to skip Fed Cup Venus and Serena Williams were not on the U.S. roster for first-round Fed Cup matches against Argentina. New U.S.

cap- tain Mary Joe Fernandez in- vited the sisters to play, but they declined, citing scheduling is- sues, the U.S. Tennis Association said. Fed Cup rookie Bethanie Mattek, Jill Craybas, Melanie Oudin and Liezel Huber will face Gisela Dulko, Betina Jozami, Soledad Espe- ron and Aranza Salut on Feb. 7-8 in Surprise, Ariz. Associated Press, Los Angeles Times Former tennis work moves to a different court WHATEVER HAPPENED TO NHL Courtesy of Alycia Moulton Sacramento native Alycia Moulton reached a peak of No.

18 in the world singles rankings. She manages real estate assets for San Mateo County. THE NEXT FOUR IN BRIEF COLLEGE BASKETBALL Subject to change. Times and channels might be different for satellite subscribers. Not all games will be available to every cable or satellite sub- scriber.

CSN available on Comcast Cable 34, DirecTV 698, Dish Network 409, SureWest 99. CSN Bay Area Plus (CSBP) available on Comcast Cable digital 410, DirecTV 697, Dish Network 419-453, SureWest 98. NASCAR faulted in plane crash NBA COMING UP Sunday: Super Bowl, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 8: NFL Pro Bowl, Honolulu.

Feb. 15: NBA All-Star Game, Phoenix. Feb. 15: Daytona 500. Feb.

18-24: NFL combine, Indianapolis. Feb. 19: NBA trading deadline, noon. Feb. 27: NFL free agency begins.

March 15: NCAA Tournament selections. March 17: NCAA Tournament play-in game. March 19-22: NCAA Tournament ond rounds. March 26-29: NCAA Tournament regional rounds. April 4: Final Four, Detroit.

April 5: Final Four, St. Louis. April 5: Baseball Opening Night; active rosters reduced to 25 players. April 6: NCAA Tournament final, Detroit. April 7: NCAA Tournament final, St.

Louis. COLLEGE BASKETBALL TIME TV RADIO Michigan St. at Iowa 4 p.m. ESPN Clemson at Virginia Tech 4 p.m. ESPN2 Alabama at Arkansas 6 p.m.

ESPN Rutgers at Seton Hall 6 p.m. ESPN2 Tenn. St. at Morehead St. 6 p.m.

ESPNU Nevada at Utah State 6 p.m. CSN N. Colorado at Sac State 7:05 p.m. 1240 Cal at UCLA 7:30 p.m. CSBP 1380 Saint at Gonzaga 8 p.m.

ESPN2 CS Northridge at UCSB 8 p.m. ESPNU COLLEGE BASKETBALL Mississippi at Tennessee 4 p.m. ESPNU GOLF European, Dubai 5:30 a.m. GOLF PGA, FBR Open 1 p.m. GOLF NBA Cleveland at Orlando 5 p.m.

TNT San Antonio at Phoenix 7:30 p.m. TNT 1320 NHL Phoenix at Sharks 7:30 p.m. CSBA 950 TENNIS Australian Open 8 p.m. TENNIS BOXING TIME TV RADIO Ngoudjo vs. Urango 5:30 p.m.

ESPN2 COLL. BASKETBALL Valparaiso at Butler 4 p.m. ESPNU Loyola (Md.) at Rider 6 p.m. ESPNU GOLF European, Dubai 5:30 a.m. GOLF PGA, FBR Open Noon GOLF NBA Boston at Detroit 4 p.m.

ESPN Warriors at New Orleans 6:30 p.m. ESPN Chicago at Kings 7 p.m. 10 1140, 950 TENNIS Australian Open 12:30 a.m. ESPN2 Australian Open 8:30 p.m. TENNIS TRACK AND FIELD Millrose Games 4 p.m.

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