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The document is a section from the Chicago Tribune dated January 16, 2006 that includes several articles on sports topics such as the Cubs providing details on renovations to Wrigley Field including new bleacher boxes, the Bulls' Tyson Chandler struggling with low scoring and rebounding averages this season, and Michigan State defeating Ohio State in double overtime in men's college basketball.
“Phil Niekro was one of the most distinctive and memorable pitchers of his generation," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said. "In the last century, no pitcher threw more than Phil’s 5,404 innings. His knuckleball led him to five All-Star selections, three 20-win seasons for the Atlanta Braves, the 300-win club, and ultimately, to Cooperstown.
“Phil Niekro was one of the most distinctive and memorable pitchers of his generation," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said. "In the last century, no pitcher threw more than Phil’s 5,404 innings. His knuckleball led him to five All-Star selections, three 20-win seasons for the Atlanta Braves, the 300-win club, and ultimately, to Cooperstown.
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Wacha, Adams lift the Cardinals to even series versus Reds
CINCINNATI – Michael Wacha out dueled Reds ace Johnny Cueto with a little help from the bullpen and Matt Adams who entered the series hitless. Adams would end his 0-9 season starting slump by blasting a home run that provided the go ahead run as St. Louis defeated Cincinnati, 4-1. The game was played at the great American ball park in Cincinnati where the Reds lost their first match of the season. While things wouldn’t start off promising as Wacha was beat by Todd Frazier for a home run in the first inning he was not rattled. Wacha managed to shut down the Reds for the following 6 1/3 innings.
Wacha wasn’t without struggle as Cincinnati’s potent offense would come within striking distance on numerous occasions however; Wacha worked his way out of these jams and stranded 3 Reds at 3rd base and another at the 2nd. Wacha said that he was able to pitch out of the troubling moments with the Reds in the scoring position and added that the success was attributed by the defense that was behind him.
Adams started the season 0-for -9 with 4 strikeouts so a matchup versus Cincinnati’s ace didn’t look promising. Fortunately Adams would bust out of his slump by seeing Cueto’s 0-1 changeup and sending it to the crowd, much to their dismay with a solo home run onto the netting over the right field netting of the cardinal’s bullpen. This would put up St. Louis 2-1 in the 4th inning and the birds would lead for the rest of the game.
Jhonyy Peralta and Yadier Molina also added RBI singles in the 9th. According to Adams for him to win the matchup he needed to be consistent especially when Cueto lead off with a changeup a pitch that seemed unhittable to Adams during their first series in Chicago.
The Reds have managed to win all four previous games this season by feeding off of their opponent’s bullpen. St. Louis Manager Mike Matheny used five relief pitchers against the final six Cincinnati bats showing no fear after removing Wacha in the 7th inning. The Birds bullpen would reward Matheny’s faith and close the game out with near perfection.
For the Reds, Frazier continues to provide power. He gave the fans something to cheer in spite of a loss in American Ballpark. The Reds also continue to flash their speed and managed to move to 10-for-10 stealing bases on the season even against the highly touted St. Louis catcher Molina. Things are looking good for both clubs, and the division rivalry should be a good one in the NL Central this season.
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Down and out Down Under
Venus Williams, 5-time major winner, upset in 1st round. PAGE 7
SAM SMITH.........................................PAGE 2
PHILIP HERSH.....................................PAGE 3
BLACKHAWKS.....................................PAGE 3
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By Paul Sullivan
Tribune staff reporter
A standing-room-only crowd
gathered Sunday at the Chicago
Hilton & Towers to hear Cubs
executives give some insight on
the new bleacher project under
construction at Wrigley Field.
Because the Cubs have re-
fused to talk about the project
since it began in October, it was
the only way for fans to receive
information about the biggest,
most expensive and most con-
troversial remodeling job in the
ballpark’s 92-year history.
Here’s a brief summary of
what was revealed in a ques-
tion-and-answer session featur-
ing Mark McGuire, vice presi-
dent of business operations;
John McDonough, vice presi-
dent of marketing and broad-
casting, and Frank Maloney, di-
rector of ticket operations:
Bleacher boxes
McGuire said 253 stadium
seats with backs on them will be
built in the far right-field
bleachers and sold on a reserved
basis as “bleacher box seats.”
McGuire said the seats are tar-
geted toward “aging Baby
Boomers who want the bleacher
experience but can’t handle the
bench seats, or maybe some of
By Mike Pankow
Tribune staff reporter
Any student working on a
physics degree ought to take a
peek at Majak Kou.
With his lanky 6-foot-5-inch
frame and long wingspan, Kou
was a show of motion and ener-
gy Sunday for Loyola. He scored
16 of his 21points in the first half
as the Ramblers snapped a four-
game losing streak with a 75-61
victory over crosstown rival Illi-
nois-Chicago at the Gentile Cen-
ter.
Whether it was his acrobatics
or his outside shooting, Kou
simply was too much for the
Flames (8-9, 1-4 Horizon
League). He scored on an alley-
oop dunk on a feed from Blake
Schilb and made a lithe layup off
another lob pass as the Ram-
blers (10-6, 2-4) opened a 36-27
halftime lead.
Kou was making his second
straight start after being the
Ramblers’ sixth man for most of
the season.
“My mentality is the same
whether I start or come off the
bench,” Kou said. “We just came
in focused to end this losing
streak.”
Ramblers coach Jim White-
sell’s move to make Kou a start-
LOYOLA 75, UIC 61
Motion man
perfect potion
for Ramblers
PLEASE SEE LOYOLA, PAGE 5
By Marlen Garcia
Tribune staff reporter
Tyson Chandler’s slide hit
rock bottom Saturday night.
In a two-point loss to the Pac-
ers, Chandler had five fouls in 4
minutes 20 seconds, and boos
rained on him from a sellout
crowd at the United Center.
Aside from a turnover and his
fouls, the 7-foot-1-inch center’s
statistical line was filled with
zeros.
“All of his fouls except one
were from being in poor posi-
tion and reacting late,” Bulls
coach Scott Skiles said Sunday
after a two-hour film session
with players at the Berto Center.
The Bulls’ $60 million man is
regressing in every way as the
season’s midpoint approaches.
Chandler averaged 8 points
and 9.7 rebounds a game last
season. Currently he’s averag-
ing 4.8 points, 7.6 rebounds and
a career-low 1.06 blocks.
His free-throw percentage is
embarrassingly low at 38.3 per-
cent. In practice, coaches have
him virtually starting from
scratch, shooting one-handed,
to correct his form.
He ranks 384th among 421
players listed on the NBA’s Web
site for free-throw shooting.
Even Shaquille O’Neal isn’t
quite that bad, coming in at
373rd (45.1 percent).
This would seem an appropri-
ate time to declare the season a
bust for Chandler, except he’s
still trying to salvage it.
He and forward Michael
Sweetney were the last players
to leave the Berto Center on
Sunday. They stayed late to run
through conditioning drills and
shoot extra free throws.
By Charles Bricker
Tribune Newspapers
INDIANAPOLIS—The Colts
were so achingly close.
Cornerback Nick Harper
scooped up Jerome Bettis’ fum-
ble at the 4-yard line with 75 sec-
onds to play and raced toward
the Pittsburgh end zone.
He never got there.
Steelers quarterback Ben
Roethlisberger, desperately cir-
cling into position for a tackle,
snapped a hand at Harper’s leg,
tripping him at the Indianapolis
42 and saving Bettis, on what
could have been the final carry
of his career, from free-falling
into an infamous retirement.
Forty seconds later, Mike Van-
derjagt shanked a 46-yard field-
goal attempt on the Colts’ final
snap and the Steelers won their
sixth straight game, a 21-18 up-
set, to become the first sixth
seed to advance to a conference
championship game.
When the Steelers catch their
breath they will head to Denver
next Sunday.
“It was a unique game,” Bettis
said. “It ranks up there. It was
crazy.”
Receiver Hines Ward added:
“It went from an all-time high to
an all-time low back to an all-
time high.”
Where to start in this magnif-
icent piece of football theater?
PLEASE SEE AFC, PAGE 7
Tyson Chandler (above) is regress-
ing. His averages this season vs.
last year and his career.
CATEGORY ’05-06 ’04-05 CAR
Minutes 25.1 27.4 23.9
Points 4.8 8.0 7.3
FG pct 56.0 49.4 50.4
FT pct 38.3 67.3 62.2
Rebounds 7.6 9.7 7.3
Offense 2.6 3.3 2.4
Defense 5.0 6.4 4.9
Assists 1.0 0.8 0.9
Blocks 1.06 1.76 0.57
Turnovers 1.66 1.48 1.51
Fouls 3.70 3.40 3.00
Chandler in reverse
TEAM REC TEAM REC
Wisconsin 4-0 Northwestern 2-2
Illinois 2-1 Michigan 1-2
Iowa 2-1 Penn State 1-2
Indiana 2-1 Purdue 1-3
Michigan State 2-2 Minnesota 0-3
Ohio State 2-2
TUESDAY
Illinois at Indiana, 6 (ESPN)
WEDNESDAY
Northwestern at Michigan, 7 (ESPNU)
Purdue at Penn State, 7
Minnesota at Iowa, 7
Wisconsin at Ohio State, 7:30 (ESPN2)
SATURDAY
Illinois at Northwestern, 3:30 (ESPNU)
Iowa at Michigan State, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Ohio St. at Penn St., 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Purdue at Indiana, 1:30 (ESPNU)
Michigan at Minnesota, 7
Big Ten standings
$60 million player,
4.8 points a game
Bulls’ Chandler vows
to put in extra work,
raise his meager stats
PLEASE SEE BULLS, PAGE 4
Tribune photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo
Í Out Loud with former Bulls
guard Steve Kerr. BACK PAGE
Cubs’ renovations now
include bleacher boxes
PLEASE SEE CUBS, PAGE 4
It was Steelers 21, Colts 10 with 5 minutes 33 seconds left. Then:
Í Steelers safety Troy Polamalu intercepts Peyton Manning’s pass.
The Colts challenge the call; it is overturned. Four plays later, Ed-
gerrin James scores. A two-point conversion cuts the gap to 21-18.
Í After forcing the Steelers to punt, Manning faces a fourth-
and-16 from his 12 with 1:27 left and is sacked at his 2-yard line.
The Steelers take over on downs.
Í On the next play Jerome Bettis fumbles, and Colts cornerback
Nick Harper recovers. He returns the ball 35 yards before Steelers
quarterback Ben Roethlisberger makes a touchdown-saving tackle.
Í In four plays, Manning drives the Colts to the Steelers’ 28,
setting up a 46-yard field-goal attempt by Mike Vanderjagt with 21
seconds left. The kick sails wide right.
The fateful final minutes
AFC STEELERS 21, COLTS 18
AP photo by Darron Cummings
Frustrated Colts kicker Mike Vanderjagt prepares to slam his helmet to the turf after missing a potential game-tying, 46-yard field goal with 21 seconds remaining.
Instant classic
AP photo by Michael Conroy
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger manages to trip up
Colts cornerback Nick Harper and prevent a TD late in the game.
Roethlisberger’s tackle helps save Steelers’ wild upset
C
OLUMBUS, Ohio—Michi-
gan State was in town
and Ohio State was pre-
pared to show the cynics who
doubted the Buckeyes’ glitter-
ing record, national ranking
and pose as a contender for the
Big Ten title.
Sunday at Value City Arena,
they were set to shut up those
skeptics.
But a funny thing happened
on the way to validation. The
No. 19 Buckeyes forgot to bring
along their jump shot, the most
fearsome weapon in their arse-
nal and the most fickle facet of
basketball.
The latter is a truism as old
as the game itself, which again
was proven conclusively as the
No. 14 Spartans (14-4, 2-2 Big
Ten) slugged out a 62-59 victory
in double overtime. They won
despite failing to score a point
through the last 7 minutes 20
seconds of regulation and the
opening 2:30 of the first over-
time.
They won despite going 2 of
12 on their three-point attempts
and despite not making any
threes in the last 11:32 of regu-
lation and both overtimes.
They won despite getting just
one field goal and four points
MICHIGAN STATE 62,
OHIO STATE 59 (2 OT)
Ohio St.
can’t
shoot
straight
Spartans’ defense
takes Big Ten thriller,
writes Skip Myslenski
PLEASE SEE SPARTANS, PAGE 4