• Calling all softball players • Baseball suspensions • Titans sign Smith • Shanahan returns to Detroit • Crowded at the top • Roddick on the move Calling all softball players By The Garden island Coast to Coast Softball is
• Calling all softball players
• Baseball suspensions
• Titans sign Smith
• Shanahan returns to Detroit
• Crowded at the top
• Roddick on the move
Calling all softball players
By The Garden island
Coast to Coast Softball is recruiting Hawai‘i area softball players (ages 16-19) to represent the U.S.A. in international competition in Australia. The open tryout is set for August 19 at Ala Wai Park on O‘ahu, starting at 9 a.m. Oustanding amateurs, selected from as many as 25 states nationwide will compete against international all-star teams during the 2004-2005 winter and summer school breaks. Each Coast to Coast tour lasts 7-14 days and is jam-packed with action, intensive training, and cultural excursions. The teams are managed by a staff of top college coaches who provide participating players with a unique perspective on what it’s like to play at the collegiate level. For more information or to register for a tryout, visit their website at www.CoastToCoastAthletics.com or call them at (740) 373-2068.
Baseball suspensions
NEW YORK — Boston slugger David Ortiz and Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano were suspended for five games each for their recent actions in separate games.
Cubs pitcher LaTroy Hawkins got a three-game suspension from another incident.
Ortiz became upset after being called out on strikes by umpire Matt Hollowell last Friday night at Anaheim.
He had to be restrained by manager Terry Francona and coach Brad Mills. Ortiz then threw a couple of bats onto the field that came close to hitting umpires Bill Hohn and Mark Carlson.
Zambrano was penalized for intentionally hitting St. Louis’ Jim Edmonds with a pitch Monday night at Wrigley Field.
Titans sign Smith
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A day after cutting Eddie George, the Tennessee Titans signed running back Antowain Smith.
Smith, who led New England with 642 yards rushing for a 3.5 average last season, will compete for time with second-year man Chris Brown and Robert Holcombe.
Shanahan returns to Detroit
DETROIT — After eight seasons and three Stanley Cups, left wing Brendan Shanahan decided to return to the Detroit Red Wings for at least one more year.
Shanahan, a 500-goal scorer and important contributor to Detroit’s Stanley Cup wins in 1997, 1998 and 2002, signed for one year with a player option for an additional year. Shanahan was the only Red Wings player to appear in all 82 games last season. He scored his 550th career goal Jan. 3 against Anaheim.
Crowded at the top
MILWAUKEE — Eight players shot 6-under 65s and were tied for the lead after the first round of the U.S. Bank Championship, matching the PGA Tour record.
Another 10 golfers were one shot back in the tournament formerly known as the Greater Milwaukee Open.
Danny Briggs, Todd Fischer, Bo Van Pelt, Brett Quigley, Patrick Sheehan, Brian Kortan, Robert Gamez and Olin Browne were all tied for first at Brown Deer Park.
Roddick on the move
INDIANAPOLIS — Defending champion Andy Roddick overcame blisters on his right hand, a pair of tough challenges and his second rain delay in as many nights, then moved into the quarterfinals of the RCA tournament.
First, the world’s second-ranked player got past qualifier Michel Kratochvil in a rain-suspended match that began Wednesday night. He then waited out a three-hour rain delay before defeating 15th-seeded Robby Ginepri 7-6 (5), 6-4 in a night match. Roddick, playing in his first tournament since losing to Roger Federer in the championship match at Wimbledon, won the opening set 6-4 with Kratochvil and was trailing 2-5 when a heavy downpour halted play Wednesday night.
