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Ex-USC back ends holdout with Eagles THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHILADELPHIA — Duce Staley returned to the Philadelphia 1 Eagles, choosing to end his 26-day holdout without the contract exten sion he was seek ing. “I’m not afraid to say that I was Staley stubborn,” Staley said on his first day of practice. “It’s behind us. It’s over. It’s squashed. It’s time to move on and bring something new to the city — hopefully that’s a ring — and stay positive.” Staley, in the final year of his contract, held out to try to pres sure the Eagles into giving him an extension. The Eagles have a pair of young running backs in Correll Buckhalter and Brian Westbrook and made it obvious they weren’t prepared to make a long-term commitment to Staley, a fan fa vorite. Staley and his agent, Derrick Harrison, met with coach Andy Reid at least twice last week and again when Staley arrived in Philadelphia on Aug. 23. “It started with communica tion,” Staley said. “I had a chance to sit down and talk and he let me know where I stood and where I stand. That’s all I ever wanted. I want to be here, there’s no doubt about it. I’m looking forward to getting an op portunity to get a contract ex tension.” Neither Staley nor Reid re vealed what was discussed in their meetings. “We feel good going forward, both sides,” Reid said. “It’s im portant Duce has the time to get himself back into football shape. We’re going to ease him into play ing shape and good things will happen.” Staley rushed for 1,029 yards and five touchdowns last season and had 541 yards and three touchdowns receiving. He stayed away from the team’s voluntary minicamp in June along with cor nerback Bobby Taylor, who is also seeking a contract extension. Taylor, however, reported to training camp on time. Earlier this month, Staley re leased a statement criticizing Eagles management for not “se riously” discussing his future with the team. “I really wanted to come back in and get back with my team mates,” Staley said after practic ing with the second-team offense. “I really wanted to come back and be with the fans and let them know I still want to play. I still want to be here.” Baseball loses legend in Bobby Bonds THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Bobby Bonds, one of the first major lea guers to blend home-run power with base-stealing speed and the father of one of baseball’s great est sluggers, died Saturday. He was 57. Barry Bonds’ father had been ill for nearly a year with lung can cer and a brain tumor, but he nev er lost his love for baseball. He was at Pacific Bell Park on Wednesday night, watching his superstar son and the San Francisco Giants. Barry Bonds, who leads the ma jors with 39 homers, will be away from the Giants indefinitely. He left the team for five days during a road trip last week to be with his father. “It’s a very sad day, but I want to remember him the way he used to be, having a good time and making jokes,” said Hall of Famer Orlando Cepeda, Bonds’ longtime friend and former teammate. “I’m happy that he’s resting in peace.” The Giants and their fans ob . served a moment of silence before Saturday’s game against Florida. A sellout crowd rose and stood in near-complete quiet as pho tographs of Bonds in his San Francisco playing days flashed on the scoreboard. “All of baseball mourns the passing of Bobby Bonds,” com missioner Bud Selig said. “He was a great player, who with speed and power, helped redefine the game. He was a credit to baseball.” Bonds’ health had been in de cline for many months. In early June, he spent time in the hospi tal while fighting pneumonia. He underwent surgery for a brain tu mor in April and also endured many rounds of chemotherapy. “My wife called me earlier this morning and told me when I was on the way to the ballpark,” Cubs manager Dusty Baker said. “It appeared to be inevitable, but nobody thought it would hap pen this soon,” he said. “I lost a childhood hero — we grew up in the same town, my dad was his coach and his mom babysat me when I was young — and a great friend.” Bobby Bonds, a three-time All Star and the MVP of the 1973 game, hit 332 home runs and stole 461jDases for the Giants, New York Yankees, California Angels, Chicago White Sox, Texas, Cleveland, St. Louis and the Cubs. He began his career with a bang, hitting a grand slam in his first game on June 25,1968. He’s the only player in the modem era to accomplish that feat. “This is a great loss for the Giants family,” San Francisco owner Peter Magowan said. “We want the Bonds family to know that they’re in our thoughts and prayers. Bobby has meant so much to this organization for such a long time. Bobby Bonds was a dazzling player who approached every as pect of the game with aggression —for better and worse. He led the majors in strikeouts three times in his first six seasons, setting the single-season record with 189 in 1970. Bonds hit .268, had 1,024 RBIs and won three Gold Glove awards as an outfielder and his combi nation of power and speed was nearly unmatched. Though he often was over shadowed by close friend and longtime teammate Willie Mays, Bonds became the fourth player ever to hit 30 homers and steal 30 bases in the same season in 1969 with the Giants. Mays, Barry Bonds’ godfather, was the only player to do it more than once before Bobby Bonds ac complished the feat five times in his 14-year career. In fact, Bobby Bonds nearly became the first 40 40 player in the majors. In 1973, he hit 39 homers and stole 43 bases. “He was a little bit ahead of his time,” said Orioles manager Mike Hargrove, Bonds’ former team mate. “You didn’t see a lot of guys of his stature as leadoff hitters. Bobby was a big, strong guy.” He played just one season with the Yankees, but became the first 30-30 player in the team’s storied history with 32 homers and 30 steals in 1975. Bonds played seven seasons with San Francisco, and he was with the organization for 23 sea sons as a player, coach, scout or front-office employee. Bonds served as the club’s hit ting coach from 1993-96, and since then has been a special assistant to general manager Brian Sabean. Bonds is survived by his wife, Pat; a daughter, Cheryl Dugan; and three sons: Barry, Ricky and Bobby Jr. “Bobby was a good man, a great ballplayer,” said Arizona manager Bob Brenly, who coached with Bonds on the Giants’ staff for two seasons. “I know how much that’s been weighing on Barry’s mind and the entire family. Hopefully, they can find some peace in this,” he said. BRIEFLY Men’s soccer ties UVA in exhibition The USC men’s soccer team tied the 14th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers 0-0 in an exhibition game at Klockner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 23. Carolina freshman goalkeep er Bradley Guzan had a strong showing with four saves, while Ryan Best recorded two saves for the Cavaliers. USC had 10 shots on goal, six comer kicks and 18 fouls, while UVA edged Carolina with 11 shots and seven comer kicks, but was called for 21 fouls in the scoreless tie. The regular season gets go ing on Aug. 29 for the Gamecocks when the Boston Terriers visit Columbia at Eugene E. Stone III Stadium. The game is scheduled for a 7 p.m. start. Football rehearses for season opener With a little more than a week until the first USC football game, the team performed a dress rehearsal Friday at Williams-Brice Field that in cluded pre-game warm-ups and proper behavior on the bench. Also, the offense and kicking game received heavy preparation. Quarterback Dondrial Pinkins looked sharp with a 9 yard touchdown run in the of fense’s first series and a 68-yard pass to wide receiver Chavez Donnings that resulted in anoth er rushing touchdown by Pinkins. The junior quarterback also threw a 9-yard touchdown strike to Troy Williamson after a Deandre’ Eiland interception off Blake Mitchell. Freshman linebacker Ryan Brown also picked off a pass and returned it 53-yards for a touchdown. “All in all, there were too many missed assignments,” head coach Lou Holtz said. “We gave up some plays on third down, and we had too many penalties.” The Gamecocks had a light practice the following day and watched film on the previous practice. “We were able to correct a lot of things from last night,” Holtz said. “Our running backs caught the ball well in the scrimmage and our offensive line protected pretty well. The players were given the day off on Sunday, but will re sume practice this afternoon to continue to prepare for Saturday’s game against Louisiana-Lafayette at 7 p.m. at Williams-Brice Stadium. ] USC (livers compete at University Games USC divers Andy Bradley and Allison Brennan finished the first day of competition at the 2003 World University Games. Bradley was a last-minute re placement in the 3-meter syn chronized diving competition and finished in sixth place with Caesar Garcia. The two shared a score of 27b.bo. in ner tirst internation al competition, Brennan com peted in the 1 meter spring board and finished 19th with a score of 217.62. Bradley will compete in the 1 • meter springboard on Aug. 25 and in the 3 meter springboard competition on Aug. 28. Bradley earned All-American honors last season for Carolina in both events, including a sec ond-place finish in the 1 meter board at last year's NCAA Championships. Brennan will next compete in the 3 meter springboard compe tition on Aug. 26, and was a fi nalist in both the 1 meter and 3 meter board at the SEC Championships. Brennan also qualified for the NCAA Championship. China won both events that the U.S. was in. Bo Peng and Kenan Wang scored 347.13 to win the the 3 meter synchro- . nized and Minxia Wu won the 1 * meter springboard with a score of 309.99. CjiTiki FOOTBALL Student Ticket Distribution Season starts early, so get yourself ready Student Distribution Schedule Louisiana - Lafayette Aug. 21, 22, 25,26,27 r Virginia Aug. 25,26,27 \ Sept. 2,3,4 ’ Alabama < Birmingham Sept. 2, 3,4,15,16,17 Kentucky Sept. 15,16,17 Oct. 6, 7, 8 LSU Oct. 6, 7, 8,15,16 Vanderbilt Oct. 15,16, 20,21,22 Florida Oct. 20,21,22 , Nov. 10,11,12 I I UPPER LEVEL =.gr m. M. \ | 36U B 3 \ = AOPT wt TW> >Al| M.r Sign up for Clemson Lottery < Nov. 10,11,12 Clemson Lottery Pick Up Nov. 17,18,19 Jj Students must have your I.D. 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