Booster Club

accepting members

The Gaffney High Football Booster Club is accepting new members. The membership levels include the Warrior for $200 and Chief's Council for $500.

Warrior members receive two hospitality room passes, priority parking for home games, name in football program and the option to purchase away game tickets.

Chief's Council members also receive two Booster Club golf shirts, a jacket, name placed on billboard at stadium entrance and home or office wall plaque.

Booster Club applications can be picked up at The Ledger.

Rangers nip

Braves, 5-4

Michael Young snapped a 1-for-31 slump in a dramatic way.

The four-time All-Star had the game-ending RBI single and the Texas Rangers rallied twice to beat Atlanta 5-4 Thursday, the Braves' major league record 22nd straight one-run loss on the road.

Hitless in his previous 13 at bats, Young knew it was about time to reverse that trend.

''Gradually today I started seeing the ball better and driving the ball to right field,'' said Young, whose average during the slump had dipped from .304 to .282 prior to Thursday's game. ''I think I'm on my way. Sometimes a slump is good for you. I love playing in the big leagues because the game always pushes you to test you.''

Wade makes Olympic hoop roster

Barring a last-moment change of plans, Dwyane Wade is heading to Beijing.

Wade, the Miami Heat guard who led his team to the 2006 NBA championship and has been battling injuries for much of the two years since, will be named to the U.S. Olympic basketball team Monday, according to a person familiar with the decision. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because USA Basketball won't announce the team until Monday.

NBA Final

draws big ratings

The NBA finals games were the six highest-rated and most-watched programs so far in June, the first time that has happened in seven years.

Boston's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers averaged a 9.3 rating for the series, up 50 percent over the 6.2 for San Antonio's sweep of Cleveland last year. The Celtics' Game 6 clincher on Tuesday earned a 10.7 rating on ABC, averaging 16.9 million viewers over the course of the game.

Game 5, two nights earlier, averaged 17.4 million viewers.