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Show Wednesday November 15, 1995 The Daily Utah Chronicle - 13 Sports Utes Host Ducks Message to NFL Protect the QB's It's Their Game Preseason NIT 0 in GREG BEACHAM Chronicle Sports Writer Cougars Give Edwards Contract Extension PROVO, Utah (AP) Brigham Young football coach LaVcll Edwards has reached agreement in principle to extension of his contract, a multi-yea- r die university announced Tuesday. Specific details were not revealed, but BYU Athletic Director Rondo Fehlberg said it was expected to involve a series of milestones and Rick Vazquez Chronicle Sports Writer s Steve juP frm bung wakes anesthesia-AAinduce- psychedelic dream, he sees four blurry figures towering over him in the recovery room at a San Francisco hospital. As their fuzzed images begin ' y great-great-gre- before him. "I had this dream, and you were all there!" said a bewildered Steve. "There was. this yellow brick road and we were on our way to the temple to see the wizard. Jim needed a new incentives Ssf Edwards, who turned 65 in October, led BYU to a national tide in 1984. His teams have won 16 Western Athletic Conference titles and have been to 19 bowl games, including 17 in a row. His 213 victories rank him fourth among active NCAA Division coaches. Bi&Unit Claims AL Pitchers' Biggest Prize NEW YORK (AP) Randy Johnson, whose intimidating fastball and improved control led the Seatde Mariners to the playoffs for the first time, overwhelmingly won his first AL Cy Young Award on Tuesday. Johnson got all but two of the 28 votes in becoming the first Seattle player to win a major postseahisto- son award in the team's Nt I-- A previous games. In addition to Utah. and Oregon, five other NCAA Tournament participants will be in the post-operati- field. The Oregon Ducks were an NCAA Tournament team last year and return a frontcourt, center Renac Fegent (17.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 blocks) and backs in other operating rooms, unless better steps are taken to protect them from forward Arianne Boyer (14.0 points, 82 rebounds), that was the scourge of the Pac-1In all, nine letterwinners return from last year's 0 squad. injury. The NFL wheeled in more than its share of QBs into the 18-1- The Utes return their own terror, 14 however: Julie Krommcnhock, last Pigskin Picks Corky Calls 'Em When Cosmo's bastard brother Corky wasn't busy tracking down his stinky sibling (or soiling the carpets here in the office), he put all his energy into Kgskin Picks. Corky failed to pick a team that was actually playing in this week's contests, let alone a team that might win, but he did show, however, proof that even a catnip-craze- d kitty knows who will beat BYU. He may not have been able to come within a whisker of last week's winner, J.P. "I Can See For Miles and" Giles, but look for the further adventures of Corky in Friday's special sports issue. Giles' 15-- record was good enough for a free two-itepizza from The Re. For your shot at a free pic, just fill out this form and return it to The Chrony office, room 240 Union Building, before 5 p.m. Friday. Tibu'd be hard pressed to do worse 3 14-inc- than the Chrony staff. Last week James "K. Folk" Jardine went 13-while the rest of the pack, James "A. 5 Garfield" Edward, Greg "Martin Van" Beacham, Rick "Nixon" Vazquez, "Herb" Rhctt "Hoover" Evans and master sportscaster Sparky all finished "Millard with 11-- records. N. Dame at Air Force Colorado at Kansas St. Michigan at Penn St. Alabama at Auburn Va. Tech at Virginia first-plac- e 19-ye- Chuonku. Photo Jeff Beckstrand Utah forward Hilary King-Noleaps and leans over a Slovakian in Saturday's game. The Utes will take on Oregon Wednesday night in the first round of die NIT. d pre-seaso- n year's WAC Freshman of the Year, had 15 points in Saturday's game and is looking for an even bigger sophomore The other Ute starters, Hilary King-Noand juco transfer Lisa Thucson, will also contribute on the offensive and campaign. Krommenhoek is complemented by inside force Amber McEwen. The Utes' center made the Slovaks homesick with her 25 points and 16 boards. Point guard ADi Bills will distribute the defensive ends. el The Utah bench is both deep and experienced. Frontcourt help will come primarily from senior Angie Bandy-Donahu- e and sophomore Laura Ross. Reserve guards Richelle Cleverly and Amy Alcorn will make valuable contributions in points and defense. ball, play tough defense and do her share of scoring. Johnson came within one victory of becoming the first AL player since Hal Ncwhouser of Detroit in 1945 to win pitching's Triple Crown. Johnson led the majors in strikewent 18-outs for the fourth straight year with 294 and led the league with a 2.48 ERA. The named "Big Unit", who combined his 100 mph fastball with the best control of his career, was the only pitcher listed on all 28 ballots and finished with 136 points in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America. BEN WALKER AP Baseball Writer Evans Jardine 79.47 Edward 77.49 Beacham Utah Utah Utah Utah Utah Utah Fresno SDSU Air Force Wyoming SDSU Irish Fresno Wyoming SDSU Slow Boys SDSU Irish. Fresno SDSU Irish Irish Colorado Michigan Auburn Colorado Auburn Colorado Michigan Auburn Colorado Michigan Auburn Kansas St. Michigan Auburn Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Virginia Scotsmen Florida Bengals Felons Woodies PennSt 79-4- Vazquez 73-5- 7 71-- 3 55 Corky 76-5- 0 Regis Colts at Patriots jaguars at Bucs Cardinals at Panthers Giants at Eagles Steelers at Bengals Patriots Patriots Patriots Patriots Patriots TinyDitka Sues Cardinals Eagles Bengals Bucs Bucs Bucs Bucs Killer Bees Cardinals Eagles Steelers Cardinals Panthers Fat Guys Eagles Raptors Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Eagles Bengals Cowboys Bulls Cowboys a Raiders Cardinals Eagles Steelers Cowboys Vikings Vikings Vikings Vikings Vikings Broncos Broncos Broncos PrPfKQS Bs Chargers R&dnezks MPPW Bills Bills Bills Bjs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs SainttatYig Qfcrgen at Broncos Bills at lets Oilers at Chiefs Name. Phone. nick- left-hande- r, for Pizza at The Pie Pizzeria This week's games Utah at BYU Fresno at Wyoming SPSU at Hawaii - ; nament) only wants teams who are coming off good years and who expect to have more success...it's an honor to be selected." All of the NIT games are played on the campus of one of the two teams involved, and the hosts are announced one hour after the completion of the that could extend Edwards' tenure for several years. "We're excited to be part of this hallucination is a mere indication of what other sick, twisted mental visions might occur in other NFL quarter- 7 J) field," Elliott said. "We know (the tour- navels and..." see "Vazquez" on page fi play. liver, Golden needed a new heart, and Robbie needed a career after football. Brigham, you were the wizard and you couldn't help us because you had one too many virgin fuzzy Steve's disturbing, m casual confidence that comes with experience and ability. "We're not afraid to be a favorite," coach Elaine Elliott says. "That's what we strive for. I don't want everyone to be surprised at how well we did. I want to be there at the start." After Saturday's shellacking of a Slovakian touring team, the Utes begin their season in earnest Wednesday night at the Huntsman Center. They will take on the University of Oregon in the first round of the Preseason NIT, which showcases 16 of the top college teams in the country over eight days of d, to come into focus, Young's eyes widen. Robbie Bosco, Jim McMahon, Golden Richards, and granddad-dBrigham Young stand - No more speculation. No more anticipation. No more pontificatioa The ball goes up tonight The University of Utah women's basketball team doesn't mind all the preseason hype in which they have been immersed, and it's not because they're cocky. They simply have the Steelers Tie breaker Eberts Shekras Mudhens (Utah at byu) TOTAL POINTS IN GAME Your Pick 97-2- 9 |
