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Show THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Sunday. December 3, 1995 Page C2 Hps By RAY SCHWARTZ NOTABLE QUOTE Special to The Daily Herald "My stats speak for them-- selves. Derrick Coleman speaks his mind, and a lot of people don't like that. But on the court, I show '.I what I can do." New 76er Der-rick Coleman, upon his in '.' Philadelphia Saturday, challeng-'- , ing his reputation as a spoiled pri-- ', ma donna who doesn't play hard every night. T FIGURE X ' ; " ; ; ; V SKATING The Utah Valley Figure Skating Club's membership registration day will be Tuesday from 2:30-- 4 p.m. at the Utah Lake State Park ice rink. A full membership will be $50. which includes one hour of private ice time per week at the lake rink. The sign-u- p fee for a is $10. but that does not include the free ice time. Anyone interested in signing up for the club, or finding out more about it. is invited to be at the Utah Lake link Tuesday. There will be free skating for those who register S a full member. Those signing up for the can skate for $4.50. For more information call ip " 1 "1 s ; '"Mignonat U to 225-131- Shaw n Bradley may still w ear a Utah Jazz uniform, even if he has been traded to the New Jersey Nets by the Philadelphia 76ers. Certainly Frank Layden apparently thinks there's a chance the former BYU and Emery High center, will be playing for the Jazz some time in the future. The 76ers apparently gave up on Bradley becoming a top quality player in the NBA and traded him to the New Jersey Nets in a four-playdeal that saw Net Star Derrick Coleman, a highly talented but problem-prone- d hoopster going to er BASEBALL The Cincinnati Reds, trying to reduce their payroll for next season. ' placed outfielder Darren Lewis on unconditional release waivers on The Reds obtained Lewis as ' Friday. eight-playof the trade July 2 part -- that sent outfielder Deion Sanders and four minor-leagueto the San hit .250 last , Francisco Giants. Lewis ; season with one home run. 24 RBIs and 32 stolen bases. California Angels third baseman Kduardo Perez underwent arthro-scopi- c surgery Friday to repair a tear ; in his left shoulder. Perez. 26. injured his shoulder two weeks ago. diving back to first base in a winter ball game in Puerto Rico. Perez batted 69 w ith one home run ;and seven RBIs in 29 games with the Angels last season. Hall of Famer Duke Snider, a ; longtime Brooklyn Dodgers hero. was sentenced to two years of probation and a $5,000 fine for tax eva-- ', sicm. Snider. 69. pleaded guilty in ;Julv to conspiracy to commit tax ;fraiud. He admitted not reporting S97.4(X) in cash from card shows .'and memorabilia sales between 1 . ;iVh4and of a government crackdown on unreported income from autograph signings and memorabilia shows that became a multi-- : million-dollar industry in the 1980s. ; Former San Francisco Giants slugger Willie McCovey pleaded guilty . to a charge on the same and is awaiting as Snider, !day t Sunday 11 am Golf. Falhtr'Son Challang (NBC Channai 5) m NR. FOX Charm 13) Ji a m NFL, Faicona Dolphini (KISN 570 J1 AMI J1 30 12 30 m Woman aoceaf (PSP) GoH (ABC 0 m. Wondarlul WortO Channa 4) m Sport Show. Hgur akating (CBS p iCnannsi t , JC Pannay ClaMtc (ABC) Ciie vi Raiwi (NBC) o m NL (FOX Channel 13) p m NFL. Ftedsxmt Cowboy! (KISN T AM) p m Cellau bsitt&ali fPSp) Dm NFL. Bill! al 49en (ESPN, KSL 1160 m Auto wf MOSCOW A drained Pete Sampras played super sub on Saturday, pulling emergency duty in doubles to help rescue the U.S. team and steer the Americans to a 1 lead over Russia in the Davis Cup. Sore from a grueling victory on Friday that ended with him collapsing on court, Sampras played like the world's No. 1 in singles, teaming with Todd Martin for a swift victory over a flat Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Andrei Olhovskiy. 3 The triumph in only I hour, 51 minutes, put the United States in position to win the title with a victory in either of Sunday's two singles. "Once the adrenaline kicks in, you don't worry about what you're feeling," Sampras said. "This is the Davis Cup. It's the final, and tomorrow (Sunday) we want to be able to hold up the cup." Worried about needing to win both matches Sunday in front of a hostile Olympic Stadium crowd, U.S. captain Tom Gullikson replaced Richey Reneberg with Sampras only an hour before the doubles. It was a gamble. No one knew how Sampras would hold up through another long match, and there was no Andre Agassi poised to replace him Sunday if he is hurt or exhausted. The injured Agassi was replaced by Reneberg on the team and is only a spectator this weekend on the U.S. bench. But Sampras, who was carried off the court with leg cramps after beating Andrei Chesnokov on Friday, strode off a victor Saturday and only had to put in a relatively short day's work. "Sampras played very well today and won the decisive points." Olhovskiy said. Sampras now can clinch the title if he beats Kafelnikov on Sunday. If he fails, Jim Courier will be favored in the Finale against Chesnokov. 3 facing ESPta 7-- 5, "Wit iiulff 1? ' 6-- 4, y . ,V V- - V C t. 6-- t. I rr 'i if. ft rtravTii SEC: 'X, ii.iimffi AP Photo American Pete Sampras, left, prepares to return to a shot in doubles action Saturday against the Rus "I'm well aware what a gifted player this guy is," Gullikson said of Sampras. "Any time you can put him on a court ... you do it. "If we would have lost this match today, our back is on the wall. By getting that point ahead it's just a huge thing." After an admittedly nervous Martin dropped his serve to open the match, the Americans played convincing and relatively mistake-fre- e tennis, not losing either player's serve until they led 0 in the third set. Kafelnikov, meanwhile, had a rocky performance after beating Courier in straight sets Friday. "Probably I was too relaxed and underestimated my opponents, especially after we won the first 2-- two games." Kafelnikov said. "The Americans took advantage of all their opportunities, and we didn't take advantage of ours." Sampras and Martin broke ""raTiead sians as teammate Todd Martin awaits in David Cup action in Moscow. The U.S. team won this match. Kafelnikov's serve twice to take the first set after falling behind the second time on Martin's backhand return winner at set point. Martin, nursing a sore stomach muscle, came up big at a key point of the second set. Dow n two break he hit points on his serve at 4-two service winners in succession, then an overhead smash, bringing the U.S. team and a handful of American spectators to their feet cheering. Then, as the Americans broke Olhovskiy's serve in the next game, he closed out the set w ith a backhand winner. The dispirited Russians went easily in the final set, with Kafelnikov losing his serve for the third and fourth times of the match. Sampras, who paired w ith Martin to win the Queen's Club tournament in June, focuses on singles but show ed no rustiness in doubles 2-- 4, 0, Saturday. He relied on his powerful service game in a steady performance, holding serve throughout. With Sampras serving, Martin volley winput away a cross-cou- rt ner for the match. "It was good for me to know that Pete didn't have much energy to waste today because it made me work harder, and it was good for Pete because it made him very efficient and he played great." Martin said. Kafelnikov had said Friday night that the doubles winner would likely win the cup. Russia is seeking its first Davis Cup championship, the United States its 31st. Another capacity crowd of 14.000 filled Olympic Stadium to watch the match on the specially installed red clay court, aimed largely at slowing down Sampras. But the Americans took the crowd out of the match early. best point guard ever to play the game. Layden also put in a big plug for who just a short Bryon Russell, been thought to be on time ago had his chances of as far as the bubble were conJazz the with staying cerned. Russell scored an NBA career-hig- h 19 points against Houston. 'Bryon has stepped it up a notch and is playing great right now, just when it seemed he was out of it with the Jazz," Layden pointed out. BYU: (Continued from Page CI) MSU led 38-3- 1 at the half, then went on a 10-- 0 run to open the second half on a pair of threes by Marcus Bullard, who had 25 points. The game appeared over at that point. r, But Ruffner and Justin Randy Reid and Roberts kept trading baskets to keep BYU hanging within 15 to 19 points. Ruffner led the Cougars with 19 points. Weidhauer, in his first career start had 12, plus a whop15 rebounds. ping game-hig- h Roberts added 14 while Randv Reid had 10 and Jeff Campbell 8' The smaller Cougars the Bulldogs 42-4- 2 and had 30 shots to MSU's 24. But MSU made 42 trips to the freethrow line to just 1 1 for the Cougars which proved the difference in the game. "Justin had 15 rebounds and said Randy Reid. he's only "That's why he's starting right now. He played big and hustled." No BYU player had more than 14 rebounds in a game all last season. "Those guys were monsters out there." said Weidhauer. "They were great leapers and it was good to come out and play well against them. We came away knowing we have a good team and we can play w ith a Top 10 team." "Weidhauer was awesome." said Randy Reid. "He's a guy who will never quit. He can't jump more than a half inch, but he does the things he has to." Ruffner, who got his first field goal with 5:29 to play in the first half, got in early foul trouble, which he didn't like. "The first one was really ticky and the second one I let the guy go and I got called." Randy Reid, w ho has had only one turnover in three games, had just one turnover against the Bulldogs who pressed nearly the entire game. "We pressed, but they didn't make that many mistakes," said Williams. "They are a smart team with good skilled guys who can hurt you on a press. BYU is an basketball extremely team that you have to prepare hard for. We had to learn a lesson in how to finish a game, we got away from the things that got us the big lead." pening possession to set up Todd Latourette's field goal. But that was about the only highlight for the Razorbacks. who were leading the SEC with a turnover ratio of plus-1- 3 but gave the ball up four times. It also didn't help that sophomore Madre Hill, who had rushed for more than 1.300 yards, went down with a knee injury early in 36-ya- rd the game. "The turnovers killed us, not Madre being out," Arkansas coach Danny Ford said. "We had to play perfect to have a chance and we didn't come close to it." Arkansas' Barry Lunney threw two interceptions but committed his most costly turnover when the Razorbacks had their best chance at the to score. On fourth-and-- 1 Florida 3, he rolled left on the option and tried a desperation pitch when Gator lineman Ed Chester grabbed him around the ankles behind the line. The ball was intended for running back Marius Johnson but it wound up in the hands of Hanks, a Florida linebacker who read the play perfectly and picked off the ball in midair at the 5. He raced untouched the other way to give the Gators a 31-- 3 lead with 4:25 left in the third quarter. Even before Hanks' play, the result never was in doubt. Florida Doering. Wuerffel even got a score w ith his legs, going over on a sneak after Teako Brown came up with the first interception of Lunney and returned it to the Arkansas 47. The Razorbacks kept the score close in the first half by blitzing Wuerffel constantly. Florida was forced to settle for two uncharacteristic field goal attempts, with Bart Edmiston making a but missing a just before halftime as the Gators settled for a 17-- 3 lead at the break. But if Arkansas was still harboring hopes of an upset. Wuerffel quickly put them to rest with a lightning-quic- k drive in the third He needed quarter. only three plays to go 66 yards, completing a pass to Hilliard before the touchdow n. t SKVr :' vr- - !? a u".3 nia nt 79-7- 13-- 5 '1. a r: ".t v. . .iv ,t i 29-ya- rd McGriff , s V Fred ATLANTA (AP) McGriff returned to the Atlanta ravts on Sa urday night, agreeing contract worth about o a four-ye20 million. KeHng McGriff with the Braves for their World Series title defense hac1 been the No. 1 prioriof general manager John ty Schuerholz after center fielder with Marquis Grissorn Atlanta last month. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. Kevin Edwards hit a (AP) jumper with 35 seconds left and the New Jersey Nets remained unbeaten at home by rallying from second-hal- f a deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 8 Saturday night The Nets defense was responsible for giving New Jersey its sixth straight at home and a season-hig- h three-gam- e winning streak. It held Cleveland to 28 second-hal- f points and just five in the final 4:46, when New Jersey closed the game with a er agrees to rich deal ed go-ahe- er 36-ya- rd well-coach- Nets raiiy for victory gooTT"7u,sl loi possession, with Wuerffel completing six straight passes for 73 yards, capped by the touchdown to (Continued from Page CD running." tin ft : 2-- Hanks said. "This was my last SEC game and I thank God that it happened. ... I broke on the ball, it went into my hands and I just kept Monday Noon, Mitoftycla racing (ESPN) Tpffl NFL Beart at Lions (ABC Channel a, KSL 1160 AM) T i t By DAVE CARPENTER "I'll always remember that," M) 11 to shield him from the Houston, drew high praise from Layden for his play against Houston. "Stockton is playing better at the present time than he ever has," Frank emphasized. That's saying a lot because Layden has in the past called him the Wei-daue- 1 I been one of Bradley's biggest boosters prior to this season and league." John Stockton, who scored 22 points and had 13 assists against Associated Press Writer The BYU wrestling team got performances from three ; wrestlers over the weekend at the " Las Vegas Invitational. Coach v Mark SchuIU had to juggle his lineup, moving Adam Bendorf up to 177 and Jared Coleman up to a walkon transfer, f. .190. Coleman, picked up three wins and two losses. Bendorf. a freshman who was a two-tim- e Iowa state champion wrestling in his first collegiate meet, placed seventh, lie had four wins and two losses. Heavyweight Mike Bolster had two wins, both over seeded competitors. BOXING , Wayne McCullough caught up with the elusive Johnny Bredahl in the eighth round Saturday and retained his WBC bantamweight title thanks to a stoppage that appeared premature. Referee Lupe Garcia of Mexico, having earlier told Bredahl to throw more punches, halted the fight at minute, 55 seconds of the eighth with the previ-.ousl- y unbeaten Dane under pressure 'Hturt! showing no signs of falling toVn. McCullough. from Northern Urciand but based in Las Vegas, had iBfcdahl covering up on the ropes when Garcia stepped in at Belfast's King Hall with the champion's 4.000 fans roaring him on. The fight ' took place in Belfast. North Island. Gabriel Ruelas was in the ring with Atimah Nelson, and with a haunting memory. He couldn't beat either. Fighting for the first time since he fatally injured ' Jimmy Garcia in the ring. Ruelas lost his W BC super featherweight title Friday night when he was Nelknocked out by the son in Indio. Calif. 2) GoH, NFL. future date. On another subject, Layden said he was impressed with the play of the Jazz against the Houston Rockets the other night in Houston. "It was the best game I've ever seen the Jazz play on the road," Layden emphasized. The Jazz and Rockets will play again Tuesday night in the Delta American pulls team to victory at Davis Cup WRESTLING ipn tcm "There were three keys to the Jazz win in Houston the other night," Layden pointed out. "They got back on defense, they played physical with them and they got a lot of help from the bench." "1 would like to see them play more teams like Houston and Denver," Layden pointed out. "There are too many 'stiffs' on this playing with the Jazz at some able improvement at the end of the last season, especially in scoring. But when he got off to a slow start this season, John Lucas, head coach and general manager of the 76ers, also apparently became disenchanted w ith Bradley. Lucas had seemed Center. Davis Cup: Sampras pulls double duty 8. 1993. "The case w as part wrath of 76er owner Harold Katz. Layden said about a year ago he was confident Bradley would be Philadelphia. "I still hope we get Shawn someday," the Jazz president pointed out. thinks Frank Apparently doesn't has and talent Bradley agree with Philadelphia fans, who booed and harassed the former Cougar, who did show consider- ...1 - h f a .4 with just eight players because Shawn Bradley and two others obtained in Thursday's trade with Philadelphia weren't in uniform and leading scorer Armon Gilliam was nursing a sprained ankle. ' Jayson Williams had 17 points and i career-hig- h 17 rebounds for New Jersey. Kenny Anderson, who had 39 the previous night against Boston, was held to just two. Knicks 94,71 s85 PHILADELPHIA Despite a nasty fall that required five stitches in his chin, Patrick Ewing scored 19 points and the New York Knicks handed the Philadelphia 76crs their 10th straight loss. Bullets 135, Celtics 107 BALTIMORE Robert Pack scored 14 of his 26 points in the first quarter and the Washington Bullets took advantage of 58 percent shooting for a victory over the Boston Celtics. - ft . .t.' r. spurt The loss snapped a four-gam- e winning streak for the Cavaliers, led by Chris Mills' 17 points. The Nets were forced to play J ' 1 " f -- . ar J! Snow ekes out narrow win , AP Photo Ricks College's Ben Wilson leaps over Snow College's Brian Weaver in action Saturday at the Real Diary Bowl In Pocatello, IdaAt the Rotary Bowl in St. ho. Snow eked out the win, 29-2George it was Dixie 42, Nassau, N.Y. 6. i |