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Show I I . I A SECTION m . MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2007 : I SPORTS EDfTOft I Darned Dickson 3442555 dcfiduonOheraMextrioxn MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE the mtn., if anyone can see it Darnell Dickson DAIY HERALD . IT .f ' . f( ' the mtn. Ads for targeting Dish Network will follow. "Weve stopped asking fans to be patient, said Kim Carner, genera manager and vice president of the Mtn. "Weve started asking them to get oqthe phone, to be If youre one of theli million Mountain West Conference fans ; who get the mtn. Television Net- work, 2007 promises to be a big year. If youre among the millions of other MWC fans who don't have access to your teaml games on television, youre being asked to . . t Whether the phone campaign work, or whether the lack of a carriage agreement is simply about the greed of the negotiating patties, we may never know. The deal with the satellite companies could dose the day before the first game or perhaps never. What fans do know is Year 2 conference- of the wiD mobilize. Perhaps you've seen the teleor the billboards, or heard former BYU standout Ty Detmer on the radio, extolling fans to call DirecTV and request vision ads, . specific television network wfll wher be exactly what they need ormoreof the same frustration. "We're certainly hearing it," Carver said. "Fang are making plenty of noise, sometimes more directed at us, not ESS (satellite providers). At Comcast and the. nttn. we're responding and were ' accessible." Either you get the mtn. iuid . the other two networks for MWC sports (CSTV and Versus) or you dont. Theres really no middle ground for fans, some of d, . During one of the most exdting plays . FMXtaaaciatad oa the mta, BYU tight end Jonny Hariine (13) See MTN, C4 waits for the ball to score the winning touchdown against Utah on Nov. 25, 2006. . WNBA PLAYOFFS BYU WOMEN'S SOCCER a, The BYU womens soccer team is ready to put the ball in the : - back of the net Jordan Christiansen - . HE Detroit Shock's Shaman Johnson takes a shotafter getting past New York Liberty's Shameka Christo n, left, during the first haifonSunday. . tZrtSS we ve really been working V hard on the lasttwoyears. We want to get more , forwards in front goal. : Jennifer Rock wood BYU head coach ' : ' . . ; 1 ' ; S ab-mw- . c gS .Woodbury earned 12 shutouts THE. and upped her career saves total records, as the Cougars went 13- 34 on thesea- son and PR . AUBURN HILLS, Mich. The defending champion Detroit Shock survived to defend their ,v. ; WNBA crown for another day. But not before being pushed to the brink of elimination in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Cheryl Ford scored 11 points,. capped by a widejpen layup with 44 seconds remaining, and the Shock held off the New York Liberty 76-7- 3 in Game 2 Sunday at The Palace to force a decisive... game Tuesday, "I told our players that at some point in this game, 'Your heart will be severely tested and it was," Shock coach Bill Laimbeer said. "We got down to a point . where it was an evenballgame, last minute and our season was on . . . . MASK) RWZDaily Herald Baca Riddle jumps into the arms of teammate Stephanie C4 women's Blue and White game at BYU on Wednesday. ' Staples-Portwoo- d SOCCER, ASSOCIATED . Mountain West play, good for second place. AU in all, it was a respectable season. However, of BYlTs 13 wins, nine were by one goal margins, including seven of those that were just victories. For BYU coach Jetmi- fer Rockwood, that's a little too dose for comfort. See . Shock even series at , v putthe ball in the back of the net It's - . Covering two of the four vwalls in the BYU womens . soccer team room are big whiteboards. A glance at what covers the two whiteboards, and its pretty plain to see what the team for 2007 . i We haven t wants to been able to .it JESSY S. MENDOZAN ' RAID CORRESPONDENT V (8) after Riddle scored a goal at the See SHOCK, . . . . C3 NFL PRESEASON LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES Steelers down Philadelphia Alan Robinson - THE ASSOCIATED MESS PITTSBURGH GenaroC Armas with braces. His dramatic home run over the right field wall off a 1 pilch from : SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. Japans Junsho Kiudd gave the Dalton Carriker couldn't feel ' United States three straight Little his legs as he rounded the bases. League championships. " His home run in the bottom of "USA! USA!" cried the Georgia- tbe eighth had just given Warner partisan crowd as dozens of fans waved American flags. Columbus, Robina,Ga., a thrilling 32 vio- tory over Tokyo to win the Little Ga., won the crown last year, and Ewa Beach, Hawaii, in 2005. League World Series title. I 1 felt like I was flying, like "They're not greedy kids," Warosr Robing Georgia'! Dalton iter Pan, Carriker said. "I didn't relieved manager Mickey Lay said. They just enjoy playing the Carriker rounds second after mow what I was doing." " Adrenaline took over from hitting a walk-of- f HR on 5eeU.WS.C3 There, said the Sunday. slugger the assoc iated mess -- 2-- urn RoethBs-berger- 's . Roethlisberg-er- , effective for only one drive previ-DON WmOHTAMoctaled Preu . ously in this preseason, passed for 247 yards before halftime to lead Pittsburgh Stealers running back Willie Parker touchdown run on celebrates scoring on an See STEELERS, C4 Sunday. STEELERS EAGLES . 18-ya- rd j. & I -- Ben numbers looked exceptional for an exhibition game, especially for only half. 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