SHNS Sports Sked for June 29, 2007

Scripps Howard News Service's SPORTS sked for stories moving FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2007. SHNS editors are available at 202-408-1484. For all SHNS content and archives visit our Web site at http://www.shns.com.

BASEBALL:

RINGO29 (Ringolsby, SHNS) -- Tracy Ringolsby's weekly baseball notes package. 2500.

CARLISLE (Carlisle, SHNS -- column) -- Like it or not, Hall-of-Famers-to-be Cal Ripken Jr. and Tony Gwynn say Barry Bonds should join them one day in Cooperstown. 660.

REDSOX (McAdam, Providence Journal) -- Having survived a tough west coast trip, their A.L. East lead intact and a soft schedule coming up, things are certainly looking up for the Red Sox. 700.

GIANTS (Schulman, San Francisco Chronicle) -- Has the time finally come for the Giants to rebuild? 800.

NFL:

LINCICOME (Lincicome, SHNS -- column) -- Exactly what can Congress do to fix the sad, broken-down stories of retired NFL players? 800.

NBA:

MCGRATH (McGrath, Tacoma News-Tribune -- column) -- Sonics quickly quash Kevin Durant celebration by dealing Ray Allen to Celtics. 880.

REUSSE (Reusse, Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune -- column) -- So the Timberwolves still have Kevin Garnett. And exactly what's wrong with that? 700.

AUTO RACING

WHITEHEAD (Whitehead, SHNS -- Column) -- TNT to spruce up NASCAR coverage. 480.

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