FanFare 4/16/03

Briefly

Baseball

A fan came out of the stands during Tuesday night's game between the Kansas City Royals and Chicago White Sox and attacked first base umpire Laz Diaz. Security and players came to Diaz's aid and the fan was quickly taken away. Immediately after Carlos Lee flied out to right to end the eighth inning, the fan ran on the field and tried to tackle Diaz, wrapping his arms around the umpire's legs. It was the first appearance by the Royals in Chicago since coach Tom Gamboa was pummeled by a father and son, who came out of the stands last September. Three times earlier Tuesday night, the game was delayed when fans ran onto the field before being tackled by security guards.

The Walt Disney Co. agreed in principle to sell the Anaheim Angels to Phoenix businessman Arturo Moreno for just over $180 million, The Wall Street Journal reported.

Randy Johnson will miss his start against Colorado tonight because of swelling under his right kneecap, only the second time he has not made a scheduled appearance on the mound since the 2000 season.

Basketball

Knicks coach Don Chaney agreed to a two-year contract extension that will keep him in New York through the 2005-06 season.

Colleges

Pittsburgh assistant Jamie Dixon will succeed Ben Howland as the Panthers' basketball coach. Dixon has never been a head coach at any level, and he was initially passed over when the school tried to hire Skip Prosser of Wake Forest.

Former Western Kentucky player Darrin Horn was hired as head basketball coach of the Hilltoppers. Horn was an assistant under Marquette coach Tom Crean for four seasons.

By unanimous vote of Kansas basketball players, a parade to celebrate the season has been canceled.

Hockey

Rick Kehoe was fired after less than two full seasons with the Penguins, leaving as the team's only coach since the mid-1980s to fail to make the playoffs.

Maple Leafs forward Shayne Corson left the team, resigning from the organization after three seasons. Corson was a healthy scratch for Monday's 4-3 double overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers and has been discontent with his role on the team for some time.

Obituary

Robert Helmick, a former U.S. Olympic Committee president who resigned amid conflict of interest allegations, died Tuesday at 66. Helmick died of cardiac failure at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, spokeswoman Angie Fagervik-Chia said.

On the air

MLBSt. Louis at Milwaukee, 1 p.m., ESPN, KZIM-960, KBXB-97.9

College baseballSoutheast at Middle Tennessee St., 2:45 p.m., KGIR-1220

High school baseballOran vs. Poplar Bluff, 4 p.m., KRHW-1520

NBA

Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m., ESPN

Utah at Sacramento, 9 p.m., ESPN

NHL

Colorado at Minnesota, 6:30 p.m., ESPN2

St. Louis at Vancouver, 7:30 p.m., Fox-Midwest, KGIR-1220

Detroit at Anaheim, 9:30 p.m., ESPN2

CHARTER CABLE KEY:CNBC (ch. 53), ESPN (42), ESPN2 (43), Lifetime (49)Fox-Midwest (45), Fox-Central (352), Fox-Pacific (353), Fox-Sunshine (351), Fox-World (350), FX(50), Golf Channel (46), KBSI (9), KFVS (7), MSNBC (55), Outdoors (38), Outdoor Life Network (74), Oxygen (75), Speed Channel (44), TNT (48), WDKA (17), WPSD (6), WQWQ (33), WSIL (3). Listings and times are provided by the networks and individual stations and are subject to change.

Area events

College baseballSoutheast at Middle Tennessee, 3 p.m.

College softball

Southeast at Southwest Missouri (2), 2 p.m.

High school girls' soccerDe Soto at St. Vincent, 4 p.m.

Notre Dame at Central, 6:30 p.m.

High school baseballSt. Vincent at Kelly, 4 p.m.

Poplar Bluff at Oran, 4 p.m.

Scott County Central at Bell City, 4 p.m.

High school softballScott City at Delta, 4 p.m.

Scott County Central at Bell City, 4 p.m.

Kingston at Oran, 4:30 p.m.

High school boys' tennisCentral at Farmington, 4 p.m.

High school golfPerryville vs. St. Vincent, 3:15 p.m.

Dexter at Central, 4 p.m.

Notre Dame and Jackson at Sikeston, 4 p.m.

High school track & fieldPerryville girls at Herculaneum Invitational, 3:30 p.m.

Notre Dame at Ste. Genevieve Old Settlement Invitational, 4 p.m.

CORRECTIONS

Central's girls won the 3,200 relay at the Jackson Invitational on Saturday. Relay team members Holly Shaffer, Linnea Woldtvedt, Kim Pancoast and Alex Wieser combined for a time of 9 minutes, 46.7 seconds, defeating runner-up Lafayette by over 20 seconds. Pattonville placed third and Jackson was fourth. Incorrect results were provided to the Southeast Missourian.

Woodland defeated Scott City 5-1 on Friday as part of the high school softball tournament at Oak Ridge. The incorrect result was listed in Saturday's edition.

The Southeast Missourian regrets the errors.