LITTLE ROCK — FOOTBALL
Cesario dies at 34
Anthony Cesario, a secondteam All-America offensive lineman at Colorado State before a short NFL career, has died. He was 34. Anthony was hunting Saturday near Steamboat Springs, when he had apparent heart problems and died, the school said in a release Sunday. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the third round in 1998. He also played for the Miami Dolphins before injuries cut short his pro career. Cesario was single and didn’t have any children. He’s survived by his parents and a sister.
Longtime Newton (Texas) High School football coach Curtis Barbay has died after becoming ill during halftime of Newton’s home game against Buna. Newton school Superintendent Sherrie Leach said Barbay, 68, died Saturday afternoon at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont of a massive heart attack.Paramedics were called and administered oxygen before he was taken by ambulance to Beaumont, about 70 miles to the southeast.
BASEBALL
Cubs payroll will dip
Chicago Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts says he expects the team’s payroll to be slightly lower next season. He also isn’t going to put a timetable on hiring a manager. Ricketts spoke Sunday before the Cubs’ final home game of a disappointing season. This was the first season of ownership for the Ricketts family. The Ricketts family inherited a 2010 payroll around $144 million. Ricketts says he sees it being slightly lower next year. Ricketts praised interim manager Mike Quade, who has guided the Cubs to a 19-10 record since Lou Piniella retired in August. Ricketts said General Manager Jim Hendry will keep talking to people as the Cubs decide who should be their manager in 2011.
Jeremy Bonderman says he doesn’t expect to pitch for the Detroit Tigers next season. Bonderman said before Detroit’s home finale Sunday against Minnesota that the Tigers have a lot of young pitchers they’ll count on to replace him. Tigers president Dave Dombrowski plans to address Bonderman’s situation later.
Bob Shaw, a major league pitcher best known for helping shut out Sandy Koufax and the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 5 of the 1959 World Series, has died. He was 77. Shaw died of liver cancer at his home near Jupiter, Fla., on Thursday, his son Glenn Shaw said Sunday. In 11 years in the major leagues, Shaw pitched for the Tigers, Athletics, Braves, Giants, Mets, Cubs and White Sox.
SOCCER
Man. U rallies for draw
Manchester United twice rallied from a goal behind to draw 2-2 at Bolton in English soccer’s Premier League and close the gap on first place Chelsea to three points. Substitute Michael Owen got United’s second goal at the Reebok StadiumSunday after 74 minutes to earn his team a point. Nani also scored for the visitors, with Zat Knight and Martin Petrov getting Bolton’s goals.
Christine Sinclair had two goals, Marta added a goal and two assists and the FC Gold Pride defeated the Philadelphia Independence 4-0 to win the Women’s Professional Soccer championship. Kandace Wilson also scored Sunday for the Pride, who won their first WPS title in the league’s second season. The Pride beat Philadelphia for the fourth time this season.
HORSE RACING
Jockey Villa dies in fall
A jockey was killed at Zia Park in Hobbs when his horse fell and he was struck by another horse. Zia Park says Mark Anthony Villa, 44, suffered fatal injuries Saturday when his horse, Separate Money, fell after the finish line of the seventh race. Track officialssay Villa tried to stand up after the fall and was struck by another horse.
Exclusive Scheme beat Frivolous Buck by a length Sunday in the $100,000 John Hettinger Stakes for New York bred fillies and mares at Belmont Park. Now 8 for 25, Exclusive Scheme ran the 1 1-8 miles on the firm turf course in 1:49.14. Ramon Dominguez was aboard for trainer Billy Badgett as the 4-year-old won her second New Yorkbred stakes this year. She also captured the William B. Fasig at Saratoga in July. Exclusive Scheme paid $14.60, $11 and $6.90. Frivolous Buck returned $13.60 and $7.20 Akilina paid $5.20 to show.
TENNIS
Simon wins in France
Eighth-seeded Gilles Simon of France defeated qualifier Mischa Zverev of Germany 6-3, 6-2 on Sunday to win the Open de Moselle and his seventh career title. Simon had nine aces and won on his first match point when Zverev’s service return went out.
Juan Ignacio Chela defeated Spanish qualifier Pablo Andujar 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday to win the BCR Open Romania for his sixth career title. The fourth-seeded Argentine broke Andujar three times in the first set and twice in the second.
MOTOR SPORTS
Schumacher picks up win
Tony Schumacher raced to his fifth Top Fuel victory of the season and first in the playoffs, beating Shawn Langdon in the final round Sunday in the NHRA Fall Nationals at the Texas Motorplex. Schumacher had a final run of 3.838 seconds at 320.43 mph, while Langdon trailed in 3.908 at 298.67. With the victory and rival Larry Dixon’s second-round loss, Schumacher cut Dixon’s series lead to 94 points with three playoff races remaining.
HOCKEY
Dandenault set to retire
Mathieu Dandenault, the versatile defenseman who won three Stanley Cups with the Detroit Red Wings and later played for the Montreal Canadiens, has retired. Dandenault, 34, last played in the NHL in 2008-09 with Montreal.
BASKETBALL
Nets GM King working to make deal
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - The New Jersey Nets’ attempt to acquire Carmelo Anthony is in a holding pattern.
A source close to the trade talks told The Associated Press on Sunday that the Nets are waiting for the Nuggets to sign off on a deal that would bring Anthony to New Jersey and also involve Charlotte and Utah.
Nets General Manager Billy King acknowledged he had been working on a rade, but he wou ld not specify whether it involved Anthony.
“I would say that we’re exploring everything,” King said Sunday. “But there’s no deal. We have nothing. We have nothing. We’re excited about the guys playing. I’ll continue to explore and see if we can make the team better. At this point I’m excited about watching our guys practice.
“I’ll continue to work the phones. It’s going to be a methodical process whether we do a deal now or six months from now or next year. But there is nothing.”
King said there was a sense of frustration in trying to make a big deal happen.
“It’s a process,” he said. “Anytime I make a trade it’s a process. Some of them take twoyears to get to the point when you get the player you want. Some take two weeks. I think you’ve got to make sure you do it and do it the right way.”
Anthony averaged 28.2 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists in leading the Nuggets (53-29) to their second consecutive Northwest Division title.
Sports, Pages 16 on 09/27/2010