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Show Page 82 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Wednesday, May MORNING BRIEFING Notable Quote } “Welcome Back, Joe Torre.” Message on the score board at Fenway Park in Boston as Yankee man: Torre, returning to the te¢ for thefirst time since undergo: 19, 1999 NICKS| JAZZ Continued from BI Continued fromB! on Wednesday. The Jazz were forced to five with a 10-point effort in the games4 “Wedidn't wantto havealetdown after Miami,” Sprewell But the Jazz the manager attempt Track said, Karl Malone's elbow rattled Brian Grant's teeth on a layup busted the er: with a 21-6 burst. That run tied the game at 48, and the Jazz entered thelocker roomtrailing * BYU's nationally ranked inen’s and women’s track teams will compete at the WAC Championships t ning today at Ft. Collins, Colo. The heptathlon and decathlon begin today The Cougar men are ranked second and the women third in, the nation Georgetown centers Ewing and bya deuce. “The Mutombo didn't materialize. second quarter weheld our composure,” Ewing picked up his fourth foul early in the third quarter, then got a technical for arguing said Utah's Bryon Russell, who scored 18 points. “We had to set a tone. I thecall. He played only 17 min- expect us not to back down to anybody. We cameout and started rushing shots, trying to kill them early and it got us down 15." KEVIN LEEThe Daily Herald Karl Malone and Bryon Russell laugh it up before the start of Utah's second-round So | say to him... gamewith Portland on Tuesdayat the Delta Center. Apparently, the laughter helped as the Jazz won. The third quarter was pretty Honors * BYU outfielder Gary Johnson was named WAC baseball player of the week Johnson hit .667 (6-9) in two tinst Utah last week. rst game, Johnson, was rs. five RBI and two runs scored. He missed the second game of the series with an injury, but came back in Game 3 to hit another evenly played, but thefourth was all Utah. The Jazz entered the final period trailing 78-74, but made all that up in one sequence as Portland's Rasheed Wallace flagrantly dragged down R a shot in the key. Wall: Thurl Bailey connected on a jumper from the left wing to knot thescore at 78 Thescore was also tied at 79, but Utah outscored Portland 14- 4 in thefinal 6:45 to run away with the decision. Malone scored 25 to pace the also hit with a technical for argu: Jazz — and pe nally put half ing theflagrant designation. the Blazers’ roster in early foul trouble. “They tried to be physical with After the Jazz scored two points at the free throw line, home run while goint 3-for-3 with three RBI Karl, even at the expense of burningfouls and it backfired on them,” Fuller said. “Karl's our force in the middle.” said Russell. “Next gameI expect them to stay physical and makeshots.” Game2 in thebest-of-seven series is Thursdayat 8:30p.m. 2 10. Sabon 39 3.4 140.115 Augmon2 ‘31 ON00000 Jaceor tat + After years of stalemi tes and some last-minute tinker: ing that threatened to kill the deal, the Massachusetts House __ByThe Associated Press DETROIT — It’s all overfor the Detroit Red Wings, who saw their hopesof a Stanley and Senate approved a plan ‘Tuesday for a new $225 mil lion stadium for the New a peat comecrashing ay night. England Patriots. Underthe plan, $70 million in taxpayer money would go Colorado Avalanchewho did and lighting on and around Peter Forsberg scored twice and Colorado goaltender And — again — it was the themin. toward paying forroads, sewer the stadium site Patrick Roy continued his out- Approximately $1.4 million standing play the Avalanche beatgthe Red Wings would be paid back annually years to the state. 5. to win their second-round series in six games. eam owner Robert Kraft would build the stadium at Milan Hejduk, Chris Drury and Joe Sakic also scored for Colorado. Nicklas Lidstrom and Darren McCarty scored anestimated cost of $2 hon, not including the infra with up to 50 per: cent being financed by the N The plan aims to have the Patriots playing in the new stadium by 2001 + A Sports Hlustrated writer has been denied credentials for the Indianapolis 500, partly because the magazine CARTOS OSORIO The Associated Press No you don't: Colorado's Patrick Roy stops a Detroit shot in the first period as the Avalanche eliminate the Red Wings Tuesday night. Auto Racing ran ia photograph of a sheet-covered body r three fins were killed at a race earlier this month In response,SI said it would not cover the event Tony George, president of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and founder of the Indy Racing League, said ina letter to SI that Ed Hinton, the magazine's senior auto racing writer, would be barred from the May 30 rr: The IRL was angered by the photo and accompanying story in which Hinton wrote that such accidents could be avoid ed. 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With the victory, the Avalanche — whoeliminated Detroit in the 1996 Western Conference finals en route to the Stanley Cuptitle — moveon to the conference finals for the third timein thelast four years. Theywill face the Dallas Stars for the right to playin the Cup finals. Phillies, end losing skid theseventh straight game,spoiling Joe Torre's return as manag- MONTREAL Rondel] White homered in consecutive er of the New York Yankees and pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 win Tuesday night. The Red Sox movedinto first place in the ALEast, a half-gameaheadof the Yankees. Bostonis 9-2 inits t 11 games, while New York 1-6 in its last seven. at-bats and went 3-for-3 with three RBIs Tuesdaynight as the Montreal Expos stopped a seven-game losing streak with a 7-4 win over the Philadelphia Phillies. White hit a two-run homer off Joel Bennett (1-1) in the third and added a solo home Torre, managing his first gamesince undergoing surgeryfor prostate cancer on March18, got a standing ovation when hetook the lineup card to homeplate. But Martinez (8-1) got most of the other cheersin his pitching duel with David Cone (4-2) as he continually worked out of jams to become baseball’s first eight-game winner and raise his major league- we coverevents,” SI spokesman son — to capafive-run fourth. White, whoalso doe Assad said Tuesday walked, has five career two- provide credentials for a different writer, but the maga zine declined see the Expos, who are5-16 at Olympic Stadium this season, homer games. Only 4,660 were on hand to winfor just the fifth time in will start requiring wheel tether systems beginning 4 next wee The Associated Press learned Tuesday The move comes in their last 24 games. CUBS 4 MARLINS1 MIAMI — Mark Grace hit response to the sport'sle a three-run homerin the 11th inning as the Chicago Cubs fatal spectator accident The IRLs largest promoter, straight home loss. Speedway Motorsports Inc., also announced plans to raise the height of safety fences at its tracks. Basketball * New Mexico swingman Lamont Long has decided to take his name offthelist of early entries for the NBA draft and return to the Lobos forhis senior season, coach Fran Fraschilla announced Tuesday. Goals New York 2.16 Ward 1-4, L Johnson 1 tk 4 9). Atlanta 4) (stombo 13) Assists New York 23 (Ward 7), Atlanta 13 oyockTota louis HewYor2, Atria 2 Techncals—New York 2 Ewng. Ationta Mepis Payot‘Chass Ata S13 ? SABRES3 BRUINS 2 BUFFALO, N.Y. — Dominik Hasek made 25 savesasthe Buffalo Sabres beat the Boston Bruins and advanced to the Eastern Conference final againstdivisionrival Toronto. Michael Peca, Wayne Primeau and Curtis Brown scored and Geoff Sanderson hada pairofassists for the Sabres, who madeit a relatively easy night for their all-star goalie. Hasek showednoill effects of an old groin injury that flared up in Buffalo's loss in Game5. Steve Heinzetied the game 1-1 for Boston in thefirst peri- od and Joe Thornton threw a scare into Buffalo with a tip-in with a minuteto play. struck out at least 10 batters for run — his seventh of the sea- + The Indy Racing League ATLANTA rengaLog 060.00 Mutombo486.10 14 Boop vebret? 121425 Comte? Tab it 26tease otB74 Gry 2002 29.97 827 West 0 0, Mow York 27,2132: 20 — 100 Atienta 2 2 7 Ww #2 BOSTON — Pedro Martinez By TheAssociated Press 5 are we going to allow themto dictate how The speedway offeredto ve UJohnsen 3.8239, Thomas 2.6 0-0 4, Ewng 67.00 $2 Word 1400.3 Houston 132086824 2-4 1 13 Spend 1121 9831 Dubey 03000 ’ 4002 Totals 39.77 2021100 Martinez’s dominance ruins Torre’s return Attractions.” “By no med utes, scoring 12 points and grabbing six rebounds after his courageous performance in Game 5 against the Heat. Avs eliminate Red Wings Football structure we can play together.” , only the second No. 8-seeded team tobeat a No. 1 in the opening round, has stolen the home-court advantage from the fourth-seeded Hawks. Game 2 in thebest-of-7 series is Thursdaynight at the Georgia Dome. The expected duel of former seeming to receive a morale boost when of their arch rivals now.Regardless ofall that’s been half, as the Blazers ran out to a 15-point advar at 42-27 inonthsago, walked onto the field to present the lineup card & two-minute standing ovation. said. “We're playing well right Portland's extra energy was obvious for about a quarter and a ing prostate cancer surgery two. to the umpires. The crowd gave fourth quarter. ainst Sacramento, and that series on only finished Sunday handed Florida its 10th Mickey Morandini and Sammy Sosa had reached base withone-out singles against Dennis Springer (1-5) before Grace ripped a 2-1 pitch into the right-field seats. BREWERS 4 METS 2 NEWYORK Marquis PAUL CHIASSON /TheAssociated Press Coming through: Philadelphia's Marlon Anderson goes between the legs of Montreal's Jose Vidro to steal second Tuesday. NATIONAL LEAGUE lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the New York Mets. With Milwaukeetrailing 21, Brian Banks tedoff the eighth with a bunt single against reliever Dennis Cook (5-1) and Jeromy Burnitz fol lowed with a single BRAVES12 PIRATES 4 Grissom hit a three-run homerin the eighth inning to ATLANTA Slumping ChipperJones drovein three runs with a solo home run and two-run double, and Javy Lopez hit a three-run homeras theAtlanta Braves beat the Pittsburgh Pirates. DENVER — Sean Casey’ two-run doublein the ninth broke tie and lifted Cincinnati to its fourth straight winas it beat Colorado. Box scores, B4. fourth straight decision. Delgado’s 11th homerunof the season gave Toronto a 7-5 lead in the sixth. INDIANS13 WHITE SOX 0 CHICAGO — Dwight Gooden andtworelievers combined on a two-hitter, and Manny Ramirez tied a Cleveland record with his ninth career grand slam. Chicago's only hits were Chris Singleton’s single off Gooden (2-0) in the third and Mike Caruso’ssingleoff Paul Assenmacherin the ninth. ROYALS 13 ATHLETICS3 leading strikeout total to 102. ORIOLES 5 ANGELS3 BALTIMORE — Mike Mussina pitched strong eight innings to earnhis sixth victory and Charles Johnson home- red as Baltimore handed REDS 5 ROCKIES3 Delgadohit a two-run homer and Pat Hentgen wonhis KANSASCITY, Mo. — Joe Randa drove in three runs and everybody in the KansasCity lineup scored at least once as the Royals stopped Oakland's six-game winning streak TheRoyals scoredsix runs and had a season-high seven hits in the seventh inning. Anaheim its third straight loss. Johnson’s third homerin two games, a solo shot in the third inning off Chuck Finley(2-4), DEVIL RAYS5 RANGERS 4 put the Orioles ahead for good. ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Cansecohit his major league BLUE JAYS 7 TIGERS 5 leading 15th homer as Tampa TORONTO — Carlos Baywonits fourth straight. Box scores, B4. |