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That would be a huge hire even if he was in the GM role. We'll see Thursday night.

That game in 2001 lasted forever with Lumberton/Jasper. Lumberton believed in passing that's for sure.

SHLY, do you have PNG added to the site?

2 great Coaches though!

Anybody want to change their mind on who the top 3 will be in this District?

BH is really growing. BH fan once said in a few years BH will be 5A.

NO! Your exactly right. Those Coaches you mentioned along with Mike Peirce, heck of a staff. I look for big things this year from Kelly.

I read where this happened again at a School in Oklahoma. Thoughts on this?

Thanks SHLY.

I can't wait to see Memorial's Offense this year under Coach Thompson.

Walt was a heck of a Player from what i hear.

One of these days they'll fix Lamar up.

Orange Youth Baseball/Softball Fall Ball Signups are August 5th... 9-12p.m. (at Field House of Memorial Field). Ages 5-14 Boys and Girls are eligible. $30.00 Registration Fee. For more information call 882-9567 or 697-3290.

www.kogt.com Eleven yr. old All-stars from Bridge City/Orangefield Little League travel to Conroe Friday, July 14 for sectionals after winning the district title against H-F and Winnie-Stowell. If they win the sectional tournament, they will play for the state championship in Tyler. Players on the team are: Haydin Guidry, Colin Gros, Collin Smith, Preston Pittman, Clint Delahoussaye, Reagan Ficken, Eric Truncale, Adrian Schubarth, Aubrey Harrington, Bryce Sampere, Revel Diabo, and Ashton Hunter.

How is the stadium in Buna? I know it had a lot of damage from Rita. Is it ready to play on? If not will it be ready by September 1st?

Both Coaches usually agree when it happens. Say for example PNG and Nederland are playing and one of the coaches doesn't want to use the Beaumont Chapter. Both Coaches have to agree on another Chapter and if they don't agree to that then the UIL finds officals.

www.espn.com LeBron agrees to three-year, $60M deal with CavsAssociated Press CLEVELAND -- LeBron James agreed early Wednesday to a three-year contract extension worth about $60 million with the Cleveland Cavaliers, keeping the All-Star forward with the club through at least the 2009-10 season. The contract includes an option that would allow James to extend the deal one season, the Cavaliers reported on their Web site. The contract, which James is yet to sign, will take effect after the 2006-07 season. "I knew all along -- and I had always said -- that I wanted to stay here in Cleveland, so it's a terrific day for me and my family to actually make it official," James said in an interview on the team's Web site. "Now I can continue to concentrate on basketball and helping bring a championship to Cleveland." James chose an extension that is for two years less than the maximum deal the Cavs could have offered under the league's collective bargaining agreement, a five-year package worth as much as $80 million. "We did extensive research and with the way the CBA is set up, it makes the most business sense to sign this extension and then look at another new contract in four years," James said. With James traveling on the West Coast, no formal news conference was planned. Although the 21-year-old James announced Saturday that he had agreed to an extension with the Cavs, the deal couldn't be finalized until Wednesday, when the NBA's moratorium on free agency ended. The deal works out well for James and the Cavaliers, whose management made the negotiation process run smoothly, said the player's agent, Leon Rose. "They really look at their relationship with LeBron as a partnership and understand that helping LeBron maximize his opportunities only helps them as well," Rose said. The Cavs offered James the maximum deal, but understand why he decided that contract wasn't best for him, general manager Danny Ferry said. "This allows LeBron to maximize his value while wearing a Cavaliers uniform," Ferry said. "LeBron is an intelligent young man. He did his due diligence and is excited about continuing to play with the Cavaliers and from our perspective his presence is beyond measure." The deal is a huge relief for a team that has risen into contention in James' three seasons and fans who were worried the superstar might leave Cleveland, which hasn't celebrated a championship since the 1964 Browns won the NFL crown. James is from nearby Akron. "If I didn't believe in this team and this organization and the direction that we're headed, I wouldn't have signed the extension," James said. Ferry wasn't concerned that James could leave after four seasons. "Based on the direction we're headed, we're confident we'll still be in a great position when that time comes," Ferry said. The Cavs' turnaround began when they won the 2003 draft lottery and selected James with the No. 1 overall pick out of St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. James has had more points, assists and rebounds at a younger age than any player in NBA history. Last season, James became just the fourth player to average at least 31.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.0 assists, joining Oscar Robertson, Jerry West and Michael Jordan. He was named the youngest All-Star game MVP, and finished runner-up to Phoenix's Steve Nash for league MVP. "Now we need to continue to bring in the players to complement LeBron in our quest for an NBA title," said Ferry, who plans to try to re-sign restricted free agent power forward Drew Gooden. "I think we are really building a championship-quality team and organization and our run this year in the playoffs makes me very anxious to get back at it next year," James said. Despite that, James said there's still work to be done by the team and himself before it's time to negotiate his next contract. "If we continue to build a winning team and I continue to perform at the highest level, then we both will come out of this as winners and the fans will win as well," he said.

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ZURICH, Switzerland -- Brazil remained No. 1 on Wednesday in FIFA's redesigned world soccer rankings, with World Cup champion Italy moving up to No. 2. The United States dropped from fifth to 16th. Under the new ranking system, which changes the criteria for rating the world's top teams, Argentina moved into third place with France No. 4 and England No. 5. Except for Brazil, the other top teams all moved up several places from the rankings published before the World Cup. Italy improved 10 places, Argentina six, France four and England five. Rounding out the top 10 were: the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, Germany and the Czech Republic. The new system takes into account games played over the last four years instead of the last eight. It also changes the weighting system, with more importance given to World Cup games vs. exhibitions. Regional strength also is considered, as are opponents, goals scored and conceded, and home or away venues. The U.S. and Mexico were two of the biggest losers. The United States, knocked out in the first round of the World Cup, dropped 11 places. Mexico, which reached the second round, fell from No. 4 to 18. The United States reached No. 4 in FIFA's April rankings, which drew attention to the inequity in FIFA's old ranking system. Both teams play in CONCACAF -- the North American and Caribbean region -- which is one of world soccer's weakest areas. Making up the second 10 in the rankings were: Nigeria, Cameroon, Switzerland, Uruguay, Ukraine, United States, Denmark, Mexico, Paraguay and Ivory Coast. Germany, which finished third in the World Cup and was the host nation, moved up 10 spots from 19 to No. 9. Germany's ranking suffered under the old system because, as host nation, it played no qualifying games. Ukraine was another big mover, jumping 30 places to 15 thanks to its quarterfinal appearance. Ghana, which reached the second round, also took a big jump, going from 48 to 25

I was thinking the same thing!

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