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UESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2006
MLB
Cardinals resign pitcher
Cy Young Award winner remains on team's roster
BY JIMMY GOLEN ASSOCIATED PRESS
LAKE BUENA VISTA. Fla. — St. Louis Cardinals general manager Walt Jocketty looked at the price of pitching on the free-agent market and decided to throw his money at a guy he already had.
The deal also includes a club option for 2012 that would bring the total value to $77 million.
The Cardinals announced a five-year deal with 2005 NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Carpenter on Monday, looking him up through the 2011 season for about $65 million.
"It was important for us to show what we think of him," jockeyty said on the first day of baseball's winter meetings.
Carpenter was 15-8 with a 3.09 ERA last season, finishing third in Cy Young balloting and helping the Cardinals win their first World Series title in 24 years.
Carpenter was 3-1 with a 2.78 ERA in five postseason starts, including the clincher in the division series against the Padres and eight shutout innings in Game 3 of the World Series against the Tigers.
St. Louis has made the playoffs in each of his three years there, reaching the World Series twice.
"This is a place you're going to have an opportunity to win every year." Carpenter said during a conference call with reporters stationed at the meetings outside of Orlando. "Winning the World Series is the best feeling I've ever
had playing sports. I'd love to do it again."
Carpenter had been signed for $7 million in 2007 with a $9 million option for '08. But with pitchers such as Adam Eaton getting more than $8 million per year from the Phillies, Carpenter might have made more if he pitched out his contract and hit the free-agent market.
"I don't know how much is enough," he said "I'm comfortable here, my family's comfortable here, and we have an opportunity to win here."
Carpenter led the NL with a 1.81 ERA at home last season, and was
Young Award, Chris has been the leader of our pitching staff and we are pleased that he will continue in that role for the next five seasons."
tied for the league lead with three shutouts overall.
His 36 victories the last two seasons are tied for first in the major leagues with Ion Garland of the Chicago White Sox.
The Cardinals signed Carpenter as a free agent in 2003 even though he was recovering from shoulder surgery, and he missed that entire season.
"It's an honor. It's nice to know they believe in me this much to keep me around for five more years. Any security is good security, no matter how long it is."
In three years with St. Louis he is 51-18 with a 3.10 ERA in 93 starts and the Cardinals are 65-27, a winning percentage of .707, during that span.
"Chris is one of the elite pitchers in all of baseball," Cardinals chairman William O. DeWitt said.
Carpenter rewarded them
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CHRIS CARPENTER
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher
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"It's an honor. It's nice to know they believe in me this much to keep me around for five more years," he said. "Anv
security is good security, no matter how long it is. Getting here from the situation I've been in, it's a great feeling. It lets you relax and concentrate on what you need to do, and that's relax and pitch. There's no other worry."
Jockeyty said taking a chance on Carpenter and Jeff Suppan made the championship possible.
Suppan, the MVP of the NL championship series, was originally signed for two years and $6 million.
"We wouldn't have had the success we've had if we hadn't signed those guys," he said.
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AP TOP 25 Bruins remain No. 1
Valid until Jan 31, 2007
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 3, total points on 25 points for a first-place vote
| NO. | TOWNS | SECONDS | F15 | FV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. | UCLA (55) | 6-0 | 1,781 | 1 |
| 2. | Pittsburgh (15) | 8-0 | 1,713 | 2 |
| 3. | UNC (2) | 6-1 | 1,619 | 7 |
| 4. | Alabama | 7-0 | 1,550 | 6 |
| 5. | Ohio St. | 7-1 | 1,510 | 3 |
| **6. Texas A&M** | | 7-0 | 1,385 | 9 |
| 7. Duke | | 7-1 | 1,181 | 11 |
| (tie) Florida | | 7-2 | 1,168 | 4 |
| 9. LSU | | 4-1 | 1,099 | 10 |
| 10. Wichita St. | | 6-0 | 1,016 | 17 |
| 11. Wisconsin | | 7-2 | 996 | 12 |
| **12. Kansas** | | 7-1 | 947 | 5 |
| 13. Washington | | 6-0 | 908 | 13 |
| 14. Arizona | | 5-1 | 850 | 16 |
| 15. Butler | | 9-0 | 817 | 19 |
| 16. Memphis | | 5-1 | 816 | 14 |
| 17. Marquette | | 8-1 | 731 | 8 |
| 18. Gonzaga | | 8-1 | 703 | 22 |
| 19. Connecticut | | 7-0 | 694 | 20 |
| 20. Nevada | | 7-0 | 461 | 24 |
| 21. Syracuse | | 7-1 | 374 | 15 |
| **22. Oklahoma St.** | | 9-0 | 157 | – |
| 23. Maryland | | 8-1 | 135 | 23 |
| 24. Xavier | | 6-1 | 123 | – |
| 25. Georgia Tech | | 6-2 | 120 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Oregon 107, Georgetown 60, Missouri 54, Missouri St. 50, Virginia 50, Air Force 40, Clemson 33, Illinois 30, Florida St. 18, Creighton 15, Notre Dame 11, Michigan St. 10, Villanova 9, Tennessee 8, Texas 8, W Kentucky 8, Arkansas 7, Danfee 4, Purdue 5, Fresno St. 4, Kentucky 4, Oklahoma 4, San Diego St. 4, Dayton 3, Illinois 2, Michigan 2, N Iowa 2, Boston College 1, George Washington 1, West Virginia 1
AP TOP 25 Terrapins hold lead
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press women's college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Dec. 3, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote.
| RK | TEAM | RECORD | PTS | PV |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 1. Maryland (46) | 9-0 | 1,246 | 1 | 1 |
| 2. UNC (1) | 8-0 | 1,190 | 2 | 1 |
| **3. Oklahoma (3)** | **6-0** | **1,163** | 3 | 1 |
| 4. Duke | 6-0 | 1,057 | 3 | 1 |
| 5. Ohio St. | 7-0 | 1,013 | 4 | 1 |
| 6. Tennessee | 7-1 | 1,012 | 6 | 1 |
| 7. Connecticut | 4-0 | 986 | 7 | 1 |
| 8. Georgia | 7-0 | 921 | 8 | 1 |
| 9. LSU | 4-1 | 775 | 11 | 1 |
| 10. Purdue | 7-1 | 754 | 9 | 1 |
| 11. Vanderbilt | 8-0 | 731 | 12 | 1 |
| 12. Baylor | 8-1 | 692 | 13 | 1 |
| 13. Arizona St. | 7-1 | 682 | 14 | 1 |
| 14. Stanford | 4-3 | 544 | 15 | 1 |
| **15. Texas A&M** | **6-1** | **507** | **10** | 1 |
| 16. California | 6-1 | 468 | 16 | 1 |
| 17. Louisville | 8-0 | 417 | 19 | 1 |
| 18. DePaul | 5-1 | 396 | 17 | 1 |
| 19. Rutgers | 2-1 | 345 | 18 | 1 |
| 20. Michigan St. | 6-1 | 307 | 20 | 1 |
| 21. George Wash. | 7-1 | 306 | 21 | 1 |
| **22. Texas** | **6-1** | **207** | **22** | 1 |
| 23. New Mexico | 5-2 | 70 | 1 | 1 |
| 24. Marquette | 7-1 | 55 | - | 1 |
| 25. Nebraska | 7-1 | 51 | - | 1 |
Others receiving votes: Arkansas 40, Florida St. 40, Pittsburgh 40, Kentucky 29, indiana 72, Browning Green 21, Hofstra 17, Oklahoma St. 17, BYU 16, W Kentucky 16, Iowa St. 15, UCLA 15, South Florida 14, Delaware 11, Boston College 10, Wisconsin 7, Texas Tech 6, Virginia 3, Massachusetts 2, Miami 2, Missouri 2, N.C. State 2, Oregon 1, Rice 1, Southern Cal 1
NFL
Byrd's lawyer, Scott Rosenblum, said his client had posted bail and will plead not guilty.
Tight end pleads not guilty to charges from bar fight
Byrd was charged with second- and third-degree assault and armed criminal action. His bond was set at $25,000, said chief warrant officer Jeannette Graviss with the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's office.
ST.LOUIS — St. Louis Rams rookie tight end Dominique Byrd was charged Monday with allegedly hitting a bar patron in the face with a drinking glass.
Coach Scott Linehan said he
discussed the matter with Byrd, a third-round pick who has played in three games and has no receptions, before a team meeting on Monday. He said Byrd's status on the team is unchanged and that he expected him at practice on Wednesday.
"it's a legal matter right now and we can't comment on a legal matter until it's resolved." Linehan said.
A 30-year-old man was treated for cuts to the face after allegedly being struck by Byrd, police spokeswoman Schron Jackson said.
Byrd was cut on his right hand but declined treatment, she said.
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