Butler leaves Dodgers
to get neck checked
PITTSBURGH (AP) Los Ange
les Dodgers outfielder Brett But
ler, who missed most of last season
with cancer of the tonsils, left the
team yesterday to see his doctor
about an irritation in his neck.
The problem has been diagnosed
as an infection in the soft tissue on
the right side of the neck.
It is not believed to be related to
the cancer, although the cancer
also occurred on the right side.
Butler returned to his Atlanta
home for the examination and is
expected to rejoin the Dodgers
after missing two games.
"He should be back in time for
(tomorrow's) game," manager Bill
Russell said.
The Dodgers do not consider the
problem to be alarming, but they
and Butler preferred to take a cau
tionary approach.
Butler said last winter the can
cer left him with some numbness
in his neck.
Butler, batting .293 with 16 RBIs
in 92 games, missed 24 games ear
lier this season with an injured
shoulder.
Bad food forces Eagles
to miss practice
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Four
Philadelphia Eagles missed prac
tice yesterday after getting sick
following a charity dinner the team
attended for the United Way on
Tuesday night.
Defensive end Mike Mamula,
wide receiver Chris T. Jones and
kStTol
.
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Daily Trivia: Who was the last Penn State
player to appear on the cover of Sports
Illustrated before Joe Jurevicius?
Yesterday's Question: Who won the 1996
National League MVP?
Answer: Ken Caminiti
Mate
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NCAA Division I Men's Soccer
1. St. John's
2. Virginia
3. UCLA
4. Fill
5. Indiana
6. Washington
7. Creighton
8. SMU
9. UNC Greensboro
10. Rutgers
11. Fresno State
12. William & Mary
13. Maryland
14. UNC Charlotte
15. James Madison
16. South Florida
17. Harvard
18. Penn State
19. Bowling Green
20. Clemson
21. Air Force
22. Saint Louis
23. Duke
24. Cal State Fullerton
25. Connecticut
American League
East Division
W L Pct. GB
83 45 .648
78 52 .600 6
66 67 .496 19 1 / 2
63 67 .485 21
61 70 .466 23 1 / 2
Central Division
Baltimore
New York
Boston
Toronto
Detroit
W L Pct. GB
67 61 .523
66 66 .500 3
65 66 .496 3 1 / 2
53 75 .414 14
53 77 .408 15
West Division
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Chicago
Kansas City
Minnesota
W L Pct. GB
74 58 .561
72 60 .545 2
63 70 .474 11 1 / 2
52 80 .394 22
Tuesday's Games
N.Y Yankees 18, Oakland 2
Kansas City 5, Baltimore 4
Chicago White Sox 8, Toronto 5
Milwaukee 11, Texas 10, 12 innings
Minnesota 8, Detroit 2
Anaheim 8, Cleveland 7
Seattle 8, Boston 2
Yesterday's Games
Boston 9, Seattle 5
Baltimore 7, Kansas City 3
Toronto 13, Chicago White Sox 2
Minnesota 2, Detroit 0
Texas 7, Milwaukee 1
Cleveland at Anaheim, late
N.Y Yankees at Oakland, late
Today's Games
Chicago White Sox (Navarro 9-12) at Toronto
(Clemens 20-4), 12:35 p.m.
Kansas City (Rosado 8-10) at Baltimore (Mussina
13-5), 3:05 p.m.
Anaheim (Dickson 13-5) at San Diego (Menhart 0-
2), 5:05 p.m.
Seattle (Olivares 6-8) at Colorado (Astacio 7-9),
9:05 p.m.
Oakland (Rigby 0-5) at Los Angeles (Nomo 12-10),
10:05 p.m.
Texas (Witt 11-9) at San Francisco (Darwin 0-1),
10:05 p.m.
Seattle
Anaheim
Texas
Oakland
Tomorrow's Games
Atlanta at Boston, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y. Yankees, 7:35 p.m.
N.Y Mets at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m.
Florida at Toronto, 7:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at Chicago White Sox. 8:05 p.m
Cincinnati at Minnesota, 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 8:05 p.m.
Seattle at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Oakland at Los Angeles, 10:05 p.m.
Anaheim at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Texas at San Francisco, 10:05 p. m.
Brett Butler
Dodger outfielder
offensive guard Joe Panos weren't
believed to be seriously ill, but
were unable to practice.
A fourth player, Darien Connor,
started practice but left shortly
afterwards.
Coach Ray Rhodes said a number
of other players also complained of
stomach pains following the dinner,
which was held at the Core States
Spectrum.
Among them, Rhodes said, were
running back Ricky Watters and
linebacker James Willis.
"That hurt us today," Rhodes
said. "We've got a lot of guys that's
awful weak out here.
National League
East Division
W L
81 50
77 54
71 61
65 65
49 80
Central Division
W L
69 62
67 67
59 72
58 73
53 80
West Division
W L
75 59
73 60
64 70
62 72
Tuesday's Games
Philadelphia 4, San Diego 2 •
Los Angeles 6, Pittsburgh 4
San Francisco 6, N.Y. Mets 2
Atlanta 7, Houston 6, 11 innings
Florida 11, Chicago Cubs 0
Montreal 7, St. Louis 5
Colorado 9, Cincinnati 5
Atlanta
Florida
New York
Montreal
Philadelphia
Houston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Colorado
San Diego
Yesterday's Games
Philadelphia 7, San Diego 6, 12 innings
Los Angeles 9, Pittsburgh 5
N.Y. Mets 15, San Francisco 6
Florida 4, Chicago Cubs 3
Colorado 7, Cincinnati 5
St. Louis 4, Montreal 3
Houston at Atlanta, fate
Today's Games
Florida (Brown 12-8) at Chicago Cubs (Clark 10-7),
2:20 p.m.
Anaheim (Dickson 13-5) at San Diego (Menhart 0-
2), 5:05 p.m.
Houston (Kile 17-3) at Atlanta (Neagle 17-3), 7:40
p.m.
Montreal (Paniagua 0-1) at St. Louis (An.Benes 8-
7), 8:05 p.m.
Seattle (Olivares 6-8) at Colorado (Astacio 7-9),
9:05 p.m.
Oakland (Rigby 0-5) at Los Angeles (Nomo 12-10),
10:05 p.m.
Texas (Witt 11-9) at San Francisco (Darwin 0-1),
10:05 p.m.
Tomorrow's Games
Atlanta at Boston, 7:05 p.m.
Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:05 p.m.
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.
Montreal at N.Y Yankees, 7:35 p.m.
N.Y. Mets at Baltimore, 7:35 p.m.
Florida at Toronto, 7:35 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 8:05 p.m.
Houston at Chicago White Sox, 8:05 p.m
Cincinnati at Minnesota, 8:05 p.m.
St. Louis at Kansas City, 8:05 p.m.
Seattle at Colorado, 9:05 p.m.
Oakland at Los Angeles, 10:05 p.m.
Anaheim at San Diego, 10:05 p.m.
Texas at San Francisco, 10:05 p.m.
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-AlleadersE
BATTING AVERAGE
G AB R H AVG
F. Thomas, Chi 116 422 92 149 .353
Jefferson, Bos 109 387 65 133 .344
Justice, Clev 108 376 67 128 .340
Greer, Tex 129 494 89 162 .328
Ramirez, Clev 120 442 78 144 .326
W. Clark, Tex 110 393 56 128 .326
E. Martinez, Sea 132 464 91 151 .325
Vaughn, Bos 112 421 77 137 .325
Alomar, Clev 103 375 51 122 .325
Williams, NY 100 394 85 128 .325
HOME RUNS
Griffey, Sea, 43; Martinez, NY 41; Thome, Clev, 36;
McGwire, Oak, 34; Gonzalez, Tex, 32; Buhner, Sea,
31; F. Thomas, Chi, 30; Justice, Clev, 29; Palmeiro,
Bah, 29; 2 tied at 28.
RUNS BATTED IN
Martinez, NY, 124; Griffey, Sea, 120; Salmon, Ana,
107; Gonzalez, Tex, 104; F. Thomas, Chi, 104;
O'Neill, NY, 103; Belle, Chi, 98; Clark, Det, 98; E.
Martinez, Sea, 93; Thome, Clev, 91.
WON-LOST
Clemens, Tor, 20-4; Johnson, Sea, 17-4; Radke,
Minn, 17-7; Erickson, Balt, 15-5; Pettitte, NY,
15-7; Moyer, Sea, 14-4; Key, Balt, 14-7; Wells, NY,
14-7; 6 tied at 13.
NI Leaders
BATTING AVERAGE
G AB R H AVG
Gwynn, SD 123 490 74 187 .382
Walker, Col , 127 472 114 177 .375
Piazza, LA 123 442 79 156 .353
"Today's not the time for that."
Rhodes said none of the ill play
ers are expected to miss the season
opener Sunday against the New
York Giants.
Chad Scott preparing
for long day with Irvin
PITTSBURGH (AP) He knows
it's coming maybe on the second
play, maybe in the second quarter.
It's not a matter of if, but when.
Michael Irvin, perhaps the best
big-play receiver in football, will
line up against him, a rookie cor
nerback starting his first NFL
game, and try to beat him.
If Irvin does it once, he'll go
back to the huddle, tell quarter
back Troy Aikman that this new kid
can't handle him and to get him the
ball deep, and often.
Aikman, who thrives on finding
and exploiting weaknesses, will do
exactly that.
That's the life of a rookie corner
back in the NFL playing his first
game against the Dallas Cowboys.
This week, it is Chad Scott's life.
Is he nervous? Not much. Is he
scared? That might not be the right
word. Does he wish he were oppos
ing a team other than Dallas in his
first game as an NFL starter? Get
back to him next week.
"Really, I don't get too nervous
before a game," Scott, the Pitts
burgh Steelers' first-round draft
choice, said yesterday. "I feel more
comfortable than I did at the start
of the (exhibition) season. We've
played together back there for a
while, and I'm getting more com
fortable."
Lofton, Atl 93 388 73 136 .351
Joyner, SD 108 373 50 124 .332
Alfonzo. NY 120 403 63 131 .325
Grace, Chi 122 447 64 141 .315
Blauser, Atl 125 431 76 135 .313
Mondesi, LA 131 508 81 158 .311
Biggio, Hou 131 515 119 160 .311
Pct. GB
618
588 4
538 10/2
500 15/2
380 31
HOME RUNS
Walker, Col, 37; Castilla, Col, 35; Bagwell, Hou, 34;
Galarraga, Col, 33; Bonds, SF, 30; Piazza, LA, 29;
Sosa, Chi, 29; Hundley, NY, 28; Mondesi, LA, 26; 3
tied at 25
Galarraga, Col, 115; Bagwell, Hou, 108; Gwynn, SD
103; Walker, Col, 103; Sosa, Chi, 101; Bichette, Col
99; C. Jones, AU 99; Kent. SF, 99; Alou, Fla, 97
Castilla. Col, 91
3/2
10
11
17
Kile, Hou, 17-3; Maddux, Atl, 17-3; Neagle, Atl, 17
3; Estes, SF, 17-4; Fernandez. Fla, 16-9; Martinez,
Mtl, 15-6; Park, LA, 13-6; Jones, NY 13-8; Schilling,
Phil, 13-10; 5 tied atl2.
Pct.
560
549
478
463
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1997 Winston Cup Standings
Through Goody's 500
1. Mark Martin
2. Jeff Gordon
3. Dale Jarrett
4. Terry Labonte
5. Jett Burton
6. Dale Earnhardt
7. Bobby Labonte
8. Ted Musgrave
9. Bill Elliott
10. Ricky Rudd
11. Jeremy Mayfield
12. Johnny Benson
Transac o'n sF
AUTO RACING
Indy Racing League
U.S AUTO CLUB—Denied A.J. Foyt's appeal for
a reversal of the June 7 finish at the Texas Motor
Speedway, where Arie Luyendyk was declared the
winner.
CHICAGO WHITE SOX—Traded OF Darren Lewis
to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be
named.
LOS ANGELES DODGERS—Recalled OF Garey
Ingram from San Antonio of the Texas League.
Placed OF Roger Cedeno on the 15-day disabled list.
NEW YORK METS—Agreed to terms with Bobby
Valentine, manager, on a three-year contract.
Activated RHP Jason Isringhausen from the 60-day
disabled list. Optioned INF Jason Hardtke to
Binghamton of the Eastern League. Transferred RHP
Armando Reynoso from the 15- to the 60-day dis
abled list.
PITTSBURGH PlRATES—Purchased the contract
of RHP Jason Johnson and INF Abraham Nunez
from Carolina of the Southern League. Placed RHP
Clint Sodowsky on the 15-day disabled list. Optioned
RHP Jose Silva to Calgary of the PCL. Designated
RHP John Dillinger and 1B Mark Johnson for assign
ment.
BASKETBALL
National Basketball Association
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS—Named Rob Wilson
assistant director of public relations.
FOOTBALL
National Football League
ATLANTA FALCONS—Signed DT Shane Dronett.
Waived DT Ethan Brooks.
CHICAGO BEARS—Signed TE Tremayne Allen
and LS Harper Le Bel. Waived LS Rob Davis. Signed
T Kerry Jenkins and WR Eric Smith to the practice
squad.
DENVER BRONCOS—Signed OL Tashe Williams
to the practice squad.
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS—Signed OL Eugene
Chung. Waived R 8 Leon Neal.
NEW YORK GlANTS—Signed CB Robert Massey.
Signed CB Kory Blackwell, TE Brian Gaine, WR
David Patten and RB Robert Walker to the practice
squad.
ST. LOUIS RAMS—Signed DL Barry Stokes to the
practice squad.
SAN DIEGO CHARGERS—Signed DT Rashod
Swinger to the practice squad.
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed WR Andre
Coleman. Released C Greg Bloedorn. Signed S Eric
Stokes, C David Kemptert and DE Brett Williams to
the practice squad.
TENNESSEE OlLERS—Agreed to terms with SS
Blaine Bishop or a six-year contract.
HOCKEY
National Hockey League
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Agreed to terms with
G Jimmy Waite. Signed F Brian Felsner and F Nathan
Perrott.
PHOENIX COYOTES—Named Julie Patterson
director of programming and skating.
RUNS BATTED IN
WON-LOST
BASEBALL
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National League
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