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Show A8 Thursday, September Davis County Clipper 10, 199 9 cDaeDe!7Dsed a besHmGDffoaO GOaBmigj yheard to see that the what is perhaps some of the great- - Rockies I est news I have ever received in my life the Aether day I got word that the NBA is - With dashed the Leopards' hopes and upset and sent the crowd into a frenzy. sick with the flu and two vital BOUNTIFUL plaers starters sidelined with injuries throughout the game; the cards were seemingly stacked against the Bountiful Braves as they tried to maintain their perfect record against a tough East team. Not so as this is no ordinary team. They are deeper than any team in recent memory, and this saved them once again in this 1 victor2-- y- Considering all the sickness and injuries we played well, said Bountiful coach Dave Wigham. It's amazing how I can just pull anyone off my bench." Leading scorer Ashely Johnson played about 10 minutes even though she lost her lunch shortly before the game. The glue of the team. Erin Stock, and the muscle Tracy Stratton were both sidelined m the second half with minor ankle sprains. The heart of the team lies in the defense as the Braves would not yield any East goals after the first 15 minutes of the game. last year Carlie Stocking proved once again why she was and is the best keeper in the state this year With the game in hand the Braves were called for a questionable pushing foul, giving the Leopards a penalty kick from the top of the box with 30 seconds left in the game. The shot was a bullet to the right corner of the net, the girl who shot it was already cheering as she thought she just tied the game. Think again. Stockington made a full extended save that KNIGHTS ond That's why we pay her, shes a good goal keeper, said Wigham, tounge in cheek. The scoring went quick and then left the field as both teams did all their scoring in the first 15 minutes. First it was Jamie Muna who touched the back of the net after being assisted by Cassie Mitchell, then it was Val Haslam who got a pass from Stratton, went one on one and almost flattened the ball with a blistering shot the goalie would have been crazy to try and stop. Finishing shots was something that has plagued the Braves lately and Wigham was impressed with the results. Early in the year she would have hit that wide, he said. Two goals proved to be all the offense needed with this defense backing it up. It was tested all day by the three forward attack employed by the Leopards. The Braves adjusted by marking each one of them. Wigham praised the play of Emily Wall who played with reckless abandon after begin relegated to the bench the last few games. By adjusting to the Leopard offense the Braves lost some of their own by having an uncomfortable unit leading the charge. With the win, the Braves wrapped up the region title with two games' to goFIt is something that Wigham and his team pay no attention to, as he didnt even know that they had done so. He has been very clear that since day one, the region and state titles were not goals that were talked about with his team. We just want to get in state and cause havoc, he said. second day. Channel 51 is Fox Sports Rocky Mountain. This iewing treat offers games almost every sinthe gle night from our favonte Colorado Rockies. After the Rockies game, we get to sit and watch every washed up athlete ever, give us their personal analysis on die nights sporting events and transactions. Then, on 52, is the cherished ESPN. This is the channel that got us all addicted in the first place. Finally reaching it is like the cream filling in the middle of your breakfast pastry ESPN still offers the most quality and professional coverage in all of sports. For where else can you hear Stewart Scott r. 50 times in a Where yell, Boo-Yaelse can you see Kenny Maine go through an entire broadcast without changing his facial expression once. And where else can you see Peter Gammons drool all over himself, while giving the most educated baseball opinions of all i w tH? mpp lima tp? So, what this means is that in a three channel radius, I am able to watch one game, flip once and see what just happened in the game Im watching, fhp again and find out whats happening in all the other games across the country flip back only half-hou- r Jordan Livingston by tsji coverage of the Mets falling apart. I want to know which rules the NBA has changed, while theyre changing them, and I want to see highlights of the same game, 12 times in five minutes. The guys I envy are die ones with these satellite dishes. buYe heard of these people, they have every single game in the whole country right at their fingertips. Technology like this does its part in eliminating meaningless activities such as reading, or spending time with loved ones. In fact, my ultimate goal in life is to one day have televised coverage of every sporting event, on any level, across the globe. Then I would never even have to leave my house. Why, I could even have a social life on sports Internet chat groups, and maybe even maintain some level of income wnting and faxing intelliout columns such as this. gent, All the channels and unlimited game coverage is not the only thing that is revolutionizing sports on television either. Has anyone noticed the long yellow line that now tells you where the first down is located on televised football? Of course you have, its probably the greatest invention in the history of the world. I no longer have to actually try and remember where the ball was downed, and how many yards it takes for a first down. Television does it for me. This is another step in computer generated ideas that started with Fox putting that blue circle around the hockey puck. Cheesy yes, but it did make hockey easier to watch. Sports television is allowing us, the viewing public to think less and less about what were well-thoug- watching. And isnt that why we watch TV anyway? To not have to think so dam much? With all the advancements that have been made in sports programming in the past few eanffafi cf dluflveCTavffieen Monday Night Football is not the only reason to have company anymore. Now, they can come over every night, just to see what happens next So heres to everything about sports on TV Well, everything except Bill Walton. continued from A7 - Advertisement - Viewmont, and are expected to perform strong again. 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In fact, with the cable package I get in Salt Lake, channels 50, 51 and 52 are all sports. On 50, you have whats called ESPN News. Basically what this is is SportsCenter, 24 hours a Braves find a way to stop East, despite their sickness and injuries BY BEN DE VOE Clipper Today Sports Writer havent scored. going to have their own television station. Just think about it, all NBA. all the time. I guess theyre going to be showing old games, current games, highlights, news shows, everything a devoted NBA fan with absolutely no life could fathom. This got me thinking about was has happened to television programming in this, our beloved sports world. Sports on TV is nothing new to a guy my age. I was raised on ESPN. Chris Bermans nicknames are a whole lot more familiar to me than the names of anyone I ever learned in history class. I made sure to watch SportsCenter twice a day, and I felt that I was spending too much time in front of the TV back in those days. 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