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www.star-telegram.comWednesday,April29,2009 7D TILE STONE Complete Remodel Complete Remodel Walk-in Safety Tubs Walk-in Safety Tubs Ceramic Tile Ceramic Tile Marble Marble Granite Granite New Tubs New Tubs Plumbing Plumbing Leaking Showers Leaking Showers Glass Blocks Glass Blocks Kitchen Floors Kitchen Floors Whirlpool Tub Units Whirlpool Tub Units Custom Cabinets Custom Cabinets BATHROOM UGLY? KITCHEN UGLY? Let us Remodel BATHROOM UGLY? BATHROOM UGLY? KITCHEN UGLY? KITCHEN UGLY? Let us Remodel Let us Remodel 1327C Brown Trail Bedford, TX 76022 1327C Brown Trail 1327C Brown Trail Bedford, TX 76022 Bedford, TX 76022 817-282-TILE (8453) 817-282-TILE (8453) 817-282-TILE (8453) Complete Remodel Complete Remodel Walk-in Safety Tubs Walk-in Safety Tubs Ceramic Tile Ceramic Tile Marble Marble Granite Granite New Tubs New Tubs Plumbing Plumbing Leaking Showers Leaking Showers Glass Blocks Glass Blocks Kitchen Floors Kitchen Floors Whirlpool Tub Units Whirlpool Tub Units Custom Cabinets Custom Cabinets TCU football coach Gary Patterson would like to deflect most of the credit for five Horned Frogs being selected Sunday in the NFL Draft. get too much credit for Patterson said Tuesday during aMountain West Conference teleconference. has a lot to do with how these guys are being coached and developed by our strength The five drafted players linebackers Jason Phillips, Robert Henson and Stephen Hodge, running back Aaron Brown and center Blake were the most from any Texas school this year and tied for 10th most in the nation. It was the most for TCU since 2001, when LaDainian Tomlinson and Aaron Schobel were part of a 6-pack of Frogs drafted. shows that trying to get our program to a certain Patterson said.

build a consistent program and bring in athletes who can go on and play at the next level. a testament to what trying to Despite four consecutive bowl wins and finishing at No. 7 in this past final AP poll, TCU has bigger goals to accomplish, Patterson said. know not at the top of that mountain yet, at least by standards and not by Mountain West Conference standards, because we won the conference in three Patterson wants a cycle of continued success that keeps repeating itself. The more attention TCU gets from the NFL, the more blue-chip high school players it can attract.

recruiting the right kind of athletes and putting them in the right Patterson said. Pachall to redshirt? TCU emerged from spring drills with only one major injury. Redshirt freshmanquar- terback Yogi Gallegosinjured his knee in the spring game and has been on crutches since. Gary Patterson says the Irving High graduate should be back by June 1. as bad as we Patterson said.

already walking around on his own. going to need to get stronger and faster before If Gallegos fully recovers, Patterson said highly touted freshman quarterback Casey Pachallwould most likely red- shirt the 2009 season. Starting quarterback Andy Dalton, a junior, will be backed up by seniorMarcus Jackson. gives us an opportunity to have another quarterback in that race and to possibly redshirt Casey if not better than the other guys STEFAN STEVENSON, 817-390-7760 TCU FOOTBALL Patterson deflects credit for number of draftees By STEFAN STEVENSON Running back Aaron Brown was one of five TCU players drafted by the NFL, the most from any school in Texas. NOEY JR.

Olympics Six from Beijing test positive: The pursuit of drug cheats from the Beijing Olympics paid off Tuesday with confirmation that six athletes including two medalists turned up positive for a new blood-boosting substance in retests of samples from last games. The International Olympic Committee said a total of seven positive tests involving six athletes came back positive for CERA, an advanced version of the endurance-enhancing hormone EPO. The Associated Press, citing an unidentified source, said the tests nabbed three track and field athletes, two cyclists and one weightlifter. The source said one of the track and field athletes was a male gold medalist. The Italian news agency ANSA identified one of the athletes as cyclist Davide Rebellin, silver medalist in the road race.

Tennis Porsche Grand Prix: Second-seeded Elena Dementieva beat Anna-Lena Groenefeld 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 at the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart, Germany. Grand Prix SAR: Top-seeded Anabel Medina Garrigues advanced to the second round of the Grand Prix SAR in Fez, Morocco, by beating Camille Pin 6-1, 6-1. Rome Masters: Tommy Robredo rallied to beat two-time Grand Slam champion Marat Safin 2-6, 7-6 (5), 6-2 in a rain-delayed match in the first round of the Rome Masters. Sharapova to skip events: The WTA Tour says Maria Sharapova will miss next Italian Open and the Madrid Open the following week as she recovers from right shoulder surgery. Coria retires: Former French Open finalist Guillermo Coria, 27, retired, saying he feel like competing any longer.

Basketball Donovan joins Liberty: Anne Donovan is back in the WNBA. Months after leading the U.S. women to a gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, Donovan has been hired as an assistant coach with the New York Liberty. Donovan was 112-100 as a WNBA head coach with Charlotte and Seattle. Sky signs Chinese center: Chen Nan, the 6-foot-5 MVP of the Chinese Basketball Association, has signed to play with the Chicago Sky of the WNBA through the 2010 season.

Motorsports Mercedes to stay in F1: Mercedes intend to pull out of Formula One racing despite large first-quarter losses by its parent company and massive cost-saving measures. Daimler, the parent company, reported a net loss of $1.7 billion in the January- March period compared with a net profit of more than $1.74 billion in the first quarter of 2008. look into our Formula One commitment every year. But even if we dropped out of Formula One now, we be saving a cent because the contracts are chief financial officer, Bodo Uebber, said. Hockey AHL team near Austin: The Stars will have an AHL affiliate in the Austin suburb of Cedar Park after going without a minor-league team last season.

The Texas Stars were granted limited membership in the American Hockey League for the 200910 season. Limited membership means the club must complete the purchase of an AHL franchise within a year. Soccer FC Dallas makes moves: FC Dallas acquired a conditional pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft from the San Jose Earthquakes in exchange for defender Aaron Pitchkolan, the club announced. If Pitchkolan starts at least 12 of San remaining games during the 2009 season, FCD will receive a third- round pick from the Earthquakes. Otherwise, Dallas will receive a fourth-round selection.

Earlier in the day, FC Dallas acquired U.S. Under-20 National Team defender and captain Kyle Davies from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the lower of second- round picks in the 2010 SuperDraft. Polo Officials blame mineral for horse deaths: top veterinarian blamed the deaths of 21 elite polo horses on an overdose of a common mineral that helps muscles recover from fatigue. state veterinarian, Dr. Thomas J.

Holt, said toxicology tests on the dead horses showed significantly increased selenium levels. Obituaries Former NBA player Glen Gondrezick: Former UNLV and NBA player Glen Gondrezick died Monday in Henderson, of complications from a heart transplant that he received last September. He was 53. Gondrezick starred on the Final Four team in 1977, and his jersey No. 25 was retired by the program in 1997.

Gondrezick played for the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets. Former Indy 500 driver Danny Kladis: The oldest former Indianapolis 500 driver has died at age 92. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway says Danny Kladis died Sunday in Joliet, Ill. Kladis began racing midgets in 1935 and, after flying with the Army Air Corps during World War II, made his only start at Indianapolis in 1946 and finished 21st in a car entered by Andy Granatelli and his brothers. staff and wire reports BRIEFS.