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2C »o SPORTS/$^e C&arlottt ^ost Thursday, December 21,2006 So-so’s good enough for young Golden Bulls Continued from page 1C season all-CIAA selection. Hooper has been solid».lead- ing JCSU in scoring at 15 points per game, but he’s getting help from the sup porting cast, especially for- wards Edmund Rainey (13.6 per game) and Jerry Hollis (12.3) along with center David Sanders (10 ppg). “In Edmund’s case, we’re after him to be more consis tent,” Joyner said. “Not just Hollis from half to half, but from game to game.” Help’s on the way, too. Guard Ryan Scott, who sat out the first semester, joined the Bulls in Elizabeth City and tossed in 13 points off the bench in his first game. Smith’s holiday break which was extended when the Lx)s Angeles Classic was cancelled, leaving the Biolls and CIAA rivals Bowie State and Virginia Union without a couple of games. Jo3Tier wants to fiU the void, but there’s no need to rush. “We’re still looking, but it’s not a high priority for us,” he said. There’ll be plenty of games to play starting Jan. 5 against three-time league champion Virginia Union. Joyner isn’t predicting a championship for the Bulls, but with some consistency they can be one of the CIAA’s better teams. think we have a chance to be a middle of the road CIAA team with a chance to move into the top three or four” he said. “The more we get consistent, the more we get into a rhythm of what Smith basketball is, the more likely we are to go from a middle of the road team to a top two or three.” FILE PHOTO/CURTIS WILSON Johnson C. Smith center Jerome Davis is one of six freshmen on the roster. Teammates happy Bonds back in San Francisco Continued from page 1C The 42-year-old Bonds still wasn’t officially back with the Giants, with the process taking longer than general manager Brian Sabean ini tially thought. Sabean hoped to have the $16 million, one- year contract finalized by week’s end, but Bonds hadn’t even scheduled his mandato ry physical. “Same old, same old,” Sabean said. “It’s been slow er than I expected.” Aurilia signed an $8 mil lion, two-year deal to return to the Giants. San PVancisco also introduced new center fielder Dave Roberts and catcher Bengie Molina on Thursday at the ballpark. Roberts received an $18 mil lion, three-year contract, while Molina is getting a $16 million, three-year contract. Could star left-hander Barry Zito be next? Sabean wouldn’t say what he believes the Giants’ chances are to land the 2002 AL Cy Yoimg award winner, saying, ‘We’re going to find out, I guess.” Zito is expected to com mand a six-year deal _ or maybe even seven _ proba bly worth more than $100 million. The New York Mets are considered a front-run ner to sign him. ‘We’re in the free agent derby,” Sabean said. The Giants intended to get younger this offseason, but largely because of the mar ket this winter have added several familiar veteran players around Bonds — with plans to give significant pla3ring time to yoimgsters Tbdd Linden in the outfield and Kevin Frandsen in a utility infield role. Bonds batting cleanup should give Roberts plenty of scoring chances. He will be the leadoff hitter under new manager Bruce Bochy, who worked with Roberts in San Diego the past two seasons. Bonds has hit 85 of his homers against the Padres, his most against any club. “It’s hard to hold back a smile, really,” Roberts said. “I had an opportunity to com pete against him for so many years and dread him and Richie hitting behind him.... I think it makes eveiybody better.” Woods haunted by tears, failure in ‘06 By Doug Ferguson THE A5SOC/ATED PRESS THOUSAND OAKS, California - Tiger Woods’ year can be summed up in a series of snapshots on the 18th green at Royal Liverpool. One minute he thrust both arms in the air after winning the British Open, the next he sobbed on the shoulder of his caddie. Even now. Woods has a hard time watching his most mean ingful tournament of 2006, his first victory since his father died of cancer. He has seen replays, but only until he taps in for par on the final hole. Right before the tears start to flow, Woods shuts off the tape. “I skip past it,” he said in an interview over the weekend. “I refuse to watch it.” Woods can find success in the record books - eight U.S. PGA Tbur victories, including six in a row, two of them majors. He foimd loss at his father’s gravesite in May. If there was ever a case where someone could get Player of the Year and Comeback Player of the Year, this might be it. The first half was a blur. Despite winning his first two starts. Woods rehed on others’ failures, whether it was Jose Maria Olazabal missmg a 4-foot putt in a playoff at Tbrrey Pines or Ernie Els hitting into the water in a playoff at Dubai. At Doral, Woods won the day Earl Woods turned 74. But as his father’s condition got worse, so did Woods’ game. Even though he collected two more majors to run his career total to 12, it’s the final round of the Masters, where he fin ished three shots behind Ptul Mickelson, that sticks with him. “That’s something I still continue to think about, even to this day,” Woods said. ‘Tt was my last round that my Dad ever watched me play. Knowing that going into it, if I could have given him one last shot, some positive memories before he goes, it would have been huge.” It was the first time Earl Woods did not make the trip to Augusta, and Woods befieved then it would be the last time his father would watch him on TV in a major. “It was the only time I saw him try too hard,” caddie Steve Williams later said. Woods three-putted the 11th to fall five shots behind. As he tried to make a late charge, he had a 6-foot eagle putt on the 13th that he missed, a 12-foot eagle putt on the 15th that he missed and a three-putt on the 17th - he had six three-putts for the week _ that ended whatever hope he had left. BLUE JERSBf NIGHT vs WIZaku^ DECEMBER 27 • 7:00 PM WIZARDS! Get out of the house and get your free blue Jersey while watching the Bobcats wear theirs. It’s the perfect way to j entertain family and friends during the holidays. GET YOUR TICKETS NOW! CALL 704-BOBCATS OR VISIT BOBCATSBASKETBALL.COM Don’t Let Time Pass You By! tKIje Cfjarlotte Subscribe Now and receive a years worth of NEWS! (704)376-0496 Name. I I 3 years $75 Address. City - states .Zip. Phone- I I 1 year $40 I I 2 years $60 Senior Citizens O Student $25 I I 1 year $28 □ 2 years $45 □ Lifetime $400
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