Show Starniard-Examin- Thursday Dec 27 1990 er Jazz shift roster Golden Eagles g clip Wings in 5 win high-flyin- will try 9-- By DENNIS LARSEN Standard-Examine- SALT LAKE CITY — Over a five-da- y span the Salt Lake f Golden Eagles have experienced x the side of being on each end of a nine-gogame Let’s go to the Eagles’ main : man Coach Bob Francis for an explanation of how you progress from getting your socks blown off in a 3 laugher to the Indianapo- lis Ice to coming back and rocking the International Hockey League’s East Division leader the Kalamazoo Wings who just I happen to have the league’s best road record “The only challenge I issued : was to see which team was better : prepared at the start of the game This was a way to focus our at- -: tention in a positive direction” said Francis In a total reversal of form from Friday’s debacle against the Ice the Eagles came out strong against Kalamazoo on Wednes-Ixla- y night in Acord Arena Salt 1 Lake laid some bruising checks t on the Wings stood up well in the defensive zone and utilized ! games from center Marc 1 Bureau and forward Bryan Deas-- ! - ley to wax the Wings 5 “In our 3 loss on Friday we were as awful as awful can be I did see some positive signs in t that game but we can still play 1 - better than we did tonight” said - Francis ! “I’m sure (Kalamazoo Coach) ’l:John (Marks) is not ecstatic 1 3 about giving up two - ders and nine goals We can’t ex- 'pect that Friday (when the two teams tangle again) and that’s one area where we can be better - We can’t give up five goals and I - expect to be successful “We kept our focus and didn’t Z get down when some bad goals scored against us There 7 vere a lot of disheartening goals that continually changed -I the game’s momentum But we - al 9-- - - - 15-3(- 0) ! -- O’Sullivan SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — i The Utah Jazz will try former Fordham University center Dan O’Sullivan in the roster spot made available when the team waived Pat Cummings just a week after he’d been signed O’Sullivan was invited to take a physical examination and sign j a contract pending sue- cessful completion of the physical Scott Layden Jazz director of player personnel said Tuesday IrlL staff r two-go- al 9-- 9-- 1 short-han-- I- -- 1 bore down and made some positive things happen" he said Salt Lake which had lost four in its last six straight and was games saw the Wings battle back deficit from a 1 second-perio- d and tie the score three times — 4 and 5 — before the at 3 Eagles exploded for four unand swered goals after Kalamazoo knotted things up at ll on JF Quintin’s power-pla- y goal at 1:53 of the third “We got in trouble in the second period by going with them We got a little greedy and started going for broke” said Francis “You can’t play that way against Kalamazoo because they have too many offensive weapons The way we reacted when something negative happened played an integral part in our win” Bureau who missed five games with a hip flexor injury scored g his 21st and 22nd d goals including a shot in the second period and now has six two-gogames this season “I off for two weeks and I just wanted to play” said Bureau “I didn’t start skating until Monday and before that I just rode the (stationary) bike I didn’t see anybody panicking in our losing streak and I just wanted to help stop the streak by playing I’m a fourth-yeplayer so my teammates know they can get some points out of me” Deasley recorded his second game with his 14th and 15th goals of the season while Rich Chernomaz and Richard Zemlak each had a goal and two assists and goaltender Steve Guenette CJ Young and Ken Sabourin each notched two as' sists r linemates Paul Kruse and “My Todd Harkins and I have been 1- -5 3-- 4-- 3-- 10-d- ay 5-- third-perio- chance-for-chan- ce team-leadin- short-hande- al have-bee- ar two-go- al - The By KALANI CROPPER r $ 1 m SAN DIEGO — The 13th-rank-- ed Brigham Young University football team is hoping that Sea World’s Pirates of Pinniped show on Wednesday is an omen of the outcome of Saturday’s 13th annual Holiday Bowl game against Texas A&M During the seal and otter show Aggies Coach RC Slocum and team members were soaked when King Pirate a giant walrus spit gallons of water at them several ’! first-perio- rs 6-- 6-- 6-- 17-16(- 2) 26-9(- 0) 30-min- extra time to see every look that A&M’s offense has Mitchell said BYU’s defense has been playing at “its peak in practice” and he predicts a 7 win for the Cougars A&M Mitchell added that A&M’s derunning back Darren Lewis and will have their work cut out fense BYU quarterback Ty Detmer for them BYU defensive back Brian Mitchell believes this year’s Holi“If it (BYU’s offense) picks you day Bowl will be more of a deapart it is going to be a long fensive struggle Mitchell said in day” said Mitchell “I know — I the weeks since their loss at Ha- - “ have to practice against them” waii the Cougars have had the BYU Coach LaVell Edwards first-tea- times Slocum and his players practiced what may have been their best defensive moves of the year in an attempt to stay dry but to no avail Bradley takes act to the Big Apple 31-1- m mmnmm uiga me vs South Carolina 7 pm (MST) first round of Holiday Festival at Madison Square Garden SATURDAY: BYU vs Rutgers or Maryland 5 or 7 pm (MST) second round of Holiday Festival THURSDAY: BYU No live TV KSL 1 1 60 AM 1 0 overall Metro Conference S CAROLINA RECORD: 2 0 overall Atlantic 10 Conference RUTGERS RECORD: 3 0 overall MARYLAND RECORD: Atlantic Coast Conference 5 overall BYU RECORD: 0 Western Athletic Conference LAST MEETINGS: This will be BYU's first meeting with any of the three schools in the tournament field KEY MATCHUPS: The Gamecocks enter the contest ranked No 12 in the nation by The Associated Press and have a pair of quick scoring guards — Barry Manning (149 points per game) and Jo Jo English (142 ppg) Opponents with guards that can score have hurt BYU all season South Carolina Coach George Felton will put junior Jeff Roulston against BYU's 6 freshman Shawn Bradley South Carolina will be the third nationally ranked team BYU has faced this season Earlier BYU lost to No 9 St John's and No 20 East Tennessee State NOTEBOOK: The Cougars started Jared Miller and Scott Moon in the place of Ken Roberts and Mark Heslop against Tulsa Maryland is NCAA probation which will keep beginning its first season of a three-yen tournament action the Terrapins off live TV and out of any The Gamecocks are off to their best start since going 0 to open the 8-- 0-- 5-- 0-- New York Daily News mission is someNEW YORK — Brigham thing that has become an option towfor prominent athletes at BYU Young University’s er Shawn Bradley is courteous Some turn down the opportunity about the attention he receives But for Bradley the team’s leadbut he dreams of becoming the ing scorer (174) and rebounder next “Crocodile” Dundee without (91) the choice was never diffithe knives and wisecracks cult BYU featuring its gentle giant “When I was being recruited I from the Rockies faces South told all of the coaches that if they Carolina in the second game of’ would be in disagreement with the Holiday Festival at Madison my idea of going on a mission I 'Square Garden tonight Rutgers would cut them out of it (the replays Maryland in the opening cruiting race)” Bradley said contest “I narrowed my choices down And all eyes will likely be on to BYU Syracuse Arizona and UCLA It was easy to pick BYU Bradley Bradley the freshmen from after seeing the package they ofCastle Dale is on a pace to break fered me The only promise they the NCAA record for blocked made was that they would try to shots (66 per game) make me the best player I could Yet despite his immediate sucbe” cess and potential big bucks Bradley expects to leave in June awaiting him at the end of the and return in time for the 1993-9- 4 National Basketball Association season “I just hope that wherever he rainbow Bradley a Mormon will travel on a mission goes they feed him" Cougars for the LDS Church to educate Coach Roger Reid said “There’s others on the teachings of Jesus a dollar value out there for — Christ- Shawn and he believes enough “If I had a choice of to where I to give up basketball for two could go I would love to go to years” However Bradley had words of Australia I love Australians” Bradley said at a news conference assurance for Reid “I promise Wednesday "Maybe even a Coach that I will take a basketchance to work in the Polynesian ball with me and sleep with it” Islands This is something I am Bradley said While all eyes have long been looking forward to with a great focused on Bradley a former deal of excitement” A two-ye- ar All-Met- ro 1 Both teams spent the day at Sea World and also appeared in a joint press conference where the talk turned to defense for a game that has been billed as an offensive showcase between a pair of correspondent 245-pou- rookie is expected to be in uniform Saturday when the Jazz host the Los Angeles Clippers O’Sullivan most recently has ! been playing for Omaha of the Continental Basketball Associa- tion averaging 53 points and 53 rebounds in three games In his senior year at Fordham O’Sullivan averaged 125 points and 76 rebounds per game! and he was a second-teaj Atlantic Conference selection “We saw him quite a bit at the end of last year” Layden said “He was one of the guys we talk- - t ed about (drafting)” j Instead the Jazz took Walter Palmer of Dartmouth “A lot of guys slip through the cracks when there’s only two j (draft) rounds” Layden said “Plus big guys like Dan tend to I develop That can scare teams ! away from them” O’Sullivan played in five NBA j KRISTAN JACOBSENStandard-Examine- r preseason games for New Jersey d Salt Lake’s Kerry Cl8rk (23) takes a right hand Ciccone during a fight Wednesday averaging 28 points 20 assists to the jaw compliments of Kalamazoo’s Enrico and 14 rebounds before being night at the Salt Palace cut He signed with Omaha on i Dec 20 playing off of each other really just as much as Tor the team’s plined against quality teams We Meanwhile the other 11 mem--bewell despite the losing streak” success” he said also have to be better than of the Jazz practiced said Deasley “We’re not a fancy All told 13 different Salt Lake on the power play too” Wednesday night at Westminster 0 line We’re 3 and 3 and players picked up points in Francis said College after being off since Sunwe play hard and go to the net Wednesday’s win which imfeel “I like Santa Claus we day night a “The days off we had came at a proved Salt Lake’s season record Karl Malone who was married said two We were time points” and dropped the just gave away good playing to Kalamazoo’s Coach Marks “Our on Christmas Eve said “I’m poorly but we’re professionals Wings to defensive coverage could have married and I’m very happy It and we’re supposed to come out “It takes character to dodge bulwedding and play We wanted to forget lets and that’s what we did to- been better and Salt Lake got a was a quiet about the four losses and begin night We have to make better lot of shots from the point espe- But in fairness we want to keep ’ it private” anew We do it for our own pride decisions and be more disci cially in the first period” Cougars hoping to shower points on Standard-Examine- 31 two-ye- ar 4-- 0-- 6-- 0-- 7-- ar post-seaso- 9-- 1970-7- 1 season high school all ears have become tuned to the ever quotable pair of Reid and Bradca ley Reid: “Here Shawn went to a program where there is no cars no money ” Bradley: “I know I got a raw deal” It’s a shame Bradley is taking his act on the road for two years While the media will miss him Rutgers Coach Bob Wenzel has different feelings “Can we get this kid’s mission to start a little earlier?" the coach asked Knights’ third-yea- r However Wenzel must worry about dissecting the Maryland press first Rutgers 2 has been a streaky team and it has its 5-- share of problems Forward Tom Savage who averaged 135 points a game last season but saw limited action this year recently left the team Guard Earl Duncan who hurt an ankle will not play tonight And Rutgers officials are worried that starting center Brent Dabbs who scores 122 points per jronlest may have difficulties remaining academically eligible for the last half of the year “We’ve had our problems" Wenzel said "We had our injuries Against Maryland we’re going to have to try to pressure Walt Williams (Maryland point guard) I think if we pressure him he will try to do too much" says he is happy to be out of d Provo and in San Diego where the high Wednesday was 65 degrees with a low of 43 “The way the weather has been it is nice to be anywhere but in Provo” said Edwards “Our timing and team unity was off when we practiced inside” said BYU offensive tackle Neal Fort “But both have come back now that we can practice to- has been inundated with medial appearance and autograph requests “I look forward to playing this game and look forward to playing football again” said Detmer “It is exciting for me to be playing a team from Texas I’d like to have a good performance so I don’t have to go home and hear about gether” will return to his Kingsville ice-col- Ever since winning the Heis-ma- n Trophy on Dec 1 Detmer it” After Saturday’s game Detmer Tex- as home for the first time since June Buckeyes big favorites but Falcons’ wishbone poised ready to attack Scnpps Howard News Service MEMPHIS Tenn — Ohio State is an overwhelming favorite over the Air Force Academy in tonight’s Liberty Bowl Classic football game — the biggest point spread of the entire 17-po- int college bowl season “It probably ought to be more than that” Falcons Coach Fisher DeBerry said But DeBerry isn’t conceding and Buckeyes Coach John Cooper isn’t overconfident heading into the game at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium before an expected crowd of about 40000 and an ESPN national television audience n The reason? The wishbone offense which Air Jones and Rodney Lewis and Force (6-uses and Ohio State quarterback Rob Perez all have hasn’t faced all season rushed for more than 500 yards “There isn’t anybody who shuts this season Like most predominantly wishdown the wishbone" Cooper said “It really stretches you out bone teams Air Force uses the You make one offense to utilize its speed and defensively mistake and it’s going to cost you make up for its lack of size The Falcons’ offensive line for exama Touchdown!" The Falcons average only 35 ple averages 3 and 245 pounds yards passing per game and the Buckeyes whose offensive haven't thrown a touchdown pass balance is a blend of 50 percent all season But the wishbone a run 50 percent pass have a line offense in averaging 5 and 288 pounds which the quarterback rolls out The wishbone can cause trouble with the option of pitching passfor defenses used to facing tradiing or keeping the ball could be tional drop-bac-k passing teams an equalizer Fullbacks Jason See LIBERTY on 4B triple-optio- 5) (7-3-- 1) 6-- thrcc-running-ba- 6-- |