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Show Wednesday January 5, 2000. T Hi DAILY III R All). (v amu. Proyo. ww heuldcMra I IVc luh Hi1 PRO BASKETBALL CMtt Ssi simTDaa' Vince ves Carter's dream of J? By The Associated Press ' ROUNDUP vote Tuesday as the USA Basketball selection committee selected the final three roster. players for tfit12-maGrant Hill and Alonzo Mourning got the other spots. official There no was announcement, but several NBA sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the results to The Associated Press. Hill, Mourning and Allen all have expressed interest in playing for the U.S. team, so there should he no impediment to finalizing t heir selections in the next few days. the Carter, Toronto forward leading all playr ers in balloting, said recently that it was his dream to play for the US. team in the Olympics next summer in Australia. But the selection committee, seeking someone who would mentality, accept a 12th-mawent instead with Allen, the better shooter and the more veteran h 106-10- ;! TIMBERWOLVES 91 SPURS 88 Minnesota held San Antonio without a field goal for the first 8 12 minutes of the fourth quarter to win. . BUCKS 116 HAWKS 113 MILWAUKEE Isaiah Rider's return to Atlanta's starting lineup didn't have a storybook finish, as he missed with three seconds a to play in a loss to Milwaukee. Glenn Robin3on hit jumpers in the final minute to key a stirring comeback for the Bucks. Robinson hit 11 of 12 shots in the second half and finished with 36 points. back-to-bac- Malik Sealy scored 22 points for the Timberwolves, including a jumper with a minute to play that gave Minnesota an 4 lead. 87-8- By SCOTT TITTRINGTON The Daily Herald i NEW YORK -- Allan Houston scored a season-hig37 points to lead New York over Boston. Houston finished just one set point shy of his career-higagainst Atlanta in 1996 when he still played for Detroit. Houston shot 12 for 18 from the field and 10 for 13 from the line. h SALT LAKE CITY Has Jerry Sloan finally calmed down fisom Monday's war of words with Denver coach Dan Issel? Will Quincy Lewis' star continue to rise? . ".Can Utah beat an Eastern Conference foe in the Delta Center? ' YThe final of those three questions is foremost on the mind of the Jazz, as they try to remain perfect on their current homestand tonight against the Charlotte Hornets. While Utah is off to ) another solid start at home armed with a 15-- mark in Salt Lake City this season the ' record dips to an uncharacteris- when the opponent hails tic four-gam- e . (19-10- 3 2-- 2 HEAT 87 deficit to overcame a beat Miami. Vancouver, which did not make a field goal in the final 8:36, was 28 of 37 from the line, including a 13 for 16 performance in the final 5:13. MIAMI Shareef scored 20 points and hit four free throws in the final two minutes as Vancouver from east of the Mississippi. To keep from falling to Charlotte the Jazz might be wise to tap into the questions about Sloan and Lewis. The Utah locker room was abuzz with talk about Sloan's fiery defense of his coaching practices following Monday's victory over the Nuggets. Perhaps that type of emotion as well as some stellar play over the final five minutes of that will carry into ballgame tonight's battle. PACERS 116 NETS 111 - r weathered a rally by New Jersey. Miller shot 10 of 14 before being ejected for arguing a with 4:12 to play in the HOT HAND HORNY , I 13 play. Kenny Gregory and Eric gjienowith added 14 points egch for the Jayhawks (11-2Who shot 58 percent (42 for 72) frpm the field to just 36 (21 for 58) for the ), per-'ce- nt Quakers Kansas blew the game open y&ith a 19-run early in the second half, padding a with just advantage to ifnder 15 minutes remaining. (3-5- ). 0 45-3- 5 64-4- 5 - . Utah guard Jeff Hornacek currently owns the sixth-longestreak in NBA history for consecutive made free throws. Here's a look at the top seven: 1 Michael Williams, Minnesota 9, 1993) (Mar.24, 1993-NoMakmoud Abdul-Rauf- , Denver (Mar. 15, 1993-Nov- , 16, 1993) Calvin Murphy, Houston CDec. 27, 1980-Feb- . 28, 1981) Mark Price, Cleveland (Feb. 5, 1993-Apr2, 1993) Larry Bird, Boston 13, 1990) (Dec. 19, 1989-Fe- . 2. 3. 4. 5. 97 81 78 77 71 6. Jeff Hornacek, Utah (Nov, 12, 1999-presen- 66 t) Dan Issel, Denver (Feb. 15, 1982-Feb- . 7. 63 27, 1982) "He just had some shots," Sloan said, "He just ran our offense. That's all we ask young guys stepped it up in the fourth quarter," said Utah center to do." Olden Polynice. "We turned up Meanwhile, Charlotte will be the volume and intensity and got without its own young gun, as ourselves a good win." leading scorer Eddie Jones The Jazz also enjoyed the con- remains sidelined with an elbow tinued emergence of rookie injury. The Hornets must also and wouldn't fight through the effects of Quincy Lewis effort on Tuesday's mind another grueling loss at .Phoenix. the heels of Monday's showing. 14-poi- Jeff Boschee hit two and scored eight of his 11 points during the run, and Chenowith blocked two shots violaand forced a tion. The Jayhawks put together an even bigger run later in the game, scoring 22 straight points over a 5 lead with 7:01 span for a to go. Gooden and Nick Collison, another freshman, scored five points each in that non-conferen- .7,. w' ' WOMEN 1 CONNECTICUT 87 GEORGETOWN 48 NO. r Carter had no immediate comment. The U.S. team also includes Kevin Garnett, Jason Kidd, Gary Payton, Steve Smith, Allan Houston, Tim Hardaway, Vin Baker, Tom Gugliotta and Tim Duncan. DALLAS (AP) Internet Mark Cuban has entrepreneur season tickets next to the Dallas Mavericks' bench. Soon, he could very well be signing the team's paychecks. The of Broadcast.com has offered $280 million to buy the struggling NBA franchise. Media reports about the deal "have been pretty right on," the Internet entrepreneur and avid sports fan told The Associated Press in a response Tuesday via Unlike current owner Ross Perot Jr., Cuban is a basketball fan. Perot admitted when his group paid $125 million for the team less than four years ago, he didn't know how many players each team put on the floor, Cuban has had previous conversations with Perot about selling the team, but Perot wasn't interested then. "Ross Perot Jr.'s Millwood ). WASHINGTON Shea Ralph scored 18 points and ' Development Corp. has reached a preliminary agreement ... to sell controlling interest," the Mavericks said Tuesday. wide-ope- n NBA J iv rfUL Dwayne Harrison said. The Mavericks haven't had winning season since liis;ii)(i this year before and were Tuesday night's game al Denver. Cuban started Broadcahtxum with fellow Indiana University graduate Todd Wagner in 111!).")., Broadcast.com grew out of their frustration at not able to find lloosiers basketball games on radio or TV in Dallas They developed a way for follow ers of virtually any college or pn sports team to pick up llicir broadcasts on the Interne! The venture was a lifesaver for sports fans everywhere, and the stock price of Broadcast t urn Yahoo bought. exploded. Broadcast.com last summer for about $6 billion. The Wall Street 1 Mavericks." The release said Perot will sell a portion of his share in the American Airlines Center, the arena now under construction in downtown Dallas. When completed in fall 2001, it will be the home of both the Mavericks and the NML's Dallas Stars. The NBA must approve the purchase, and an agreement is expected to be completed by March. "Basically, we don't want to make any comment on purchas ji .ii.".,iiiuh nJMwiwiaji ' 'V n spoke.-ma- :'i Mark Cuban "Following com pletion, of the pro- posed transaction, Mr. Perot and Millwood will be the owner of a minority share in the um w es or sellings of team.-- because they must be submitted lor approval from the hoanl of ) aiu, iijwmi Boxes, B6 , , Journal at i. estimated $1 Cuban-stak- e .5 billion. ,.MmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMimmmmMQ ' I 'Class Art will waive up to $125.00 of your Insurance Deductible. fiss 533-884- - J j: :: . You're In trouble: Penn guard Matt Langel is double teamed by Kansas defenders Marlon London (left) and Ashante Johnson. tMJ pXO &ZQtt&mO '. r Ilk- - SaltUke l I 2-- 0 6 nys to advertise h KKII The choice "of Hill cahic as no surprise, as he was 'origin; lily chosen for the team two years ago only to withdraw because the Olympic qualifying tournani in. held last summer in- Puerto Ifieo, conflicted wit h his' wedding. Mourning gets the spot that was expected to go to Shaquilio, O'Neal, who indicated recently that he preferred to spend more time with his daugh ter rather than devote 12 straight days to the national team. Allen, a fourth-yeaguard, beat out Carter for what wa;v widely considered the only truly spot available on the roster. No other guards, including Allen Iverson. Kobe Bryant' and Eddie Jones, received serious support during an .approxconference by imately the selection committee. pool.". Asjha Jones added 15 asjthe Huskies rolled in Big East action. Swintayla Cash added 11 points and 15 rebounds for Connecticut (1 1 0 overall, Big East), which has won 12 straight and 28 of 31 over Georgetown. Connecticut, which was coming off a lopsided victory over Louisiana Tech, travels to Knoxville, Tenn., to face the Volunteers on Saturday. Tennessee has won three straight and four of five versus the Huskies. Lesley Walker scored 13 points for Georgetown (7-- 12-minu- te streak. Kansas also held Penn's Matt Langel scoreless in the 1 out-th- "Evidently he hasn't shown enough separation between himself arid the rest of the talent win 9 93-4- 7 .1. Internet guru looking to buy Mavs ce second half, after Langel hit and scored 13 three before the break, points Ugonna Ongweke led the Quakers with 14 points, and Michael Jordan had 13. The Jayhawks committed four of their nine first-hal- f turnovers in the game's first four minutes and trailed 14-with 13 minutes left in the half. But they took the lead for good with an 18-- run over the next five minutes. Kk The golden touch: Detroit t Grant Hill joins Alorvo Mourr.utf and Ray Allen. in rounding U.S. men's Olympic tetm player. "Vince i nobody's 12th man," Raptors coach Butch Carter said. TORONTO Damon Stoudamire, playing his first game in Toronto since demanding a trade two years ago, scored 22 points as Portland won its sixth straight. Stoudamire, one of Toronto's most popular athletes during his 2 12 years in the city, was booed every time he touched the ball. He added five assists and four rebounds.. Boxes, B6 "We LAWRENCE, Kan. M n TRAIL BLAZERS 114 RAPTORS 90 no-ca- ll ), 20-poi- third quarter. free-thro- fourth-quarte- Abdur-Rahi- By The Associated Presi 9 Associated Press The big, bad Blazer: Portland's Rasheed Wallace lurks over Toronto's diminutive point guard, Muggsy Bogues, during Tuesday's Jayhawks rock, chalk up Freshman Drew Gooden had 20 points and nine rebounds as Nj0. 9 Kansas beat on Pennsylvania 105-5in the Tuesday night Jayhawks' final tuneup for Big r All-Sta- INDIANAPOLIS Reggie Miller scored 24 points and Rik Smits added 22 as Indiana GRIZZLIES 91 (16-12- . HUNK GliNNIhe 15-poi- Perfect homestand within Utah's reach ' 1 s game. KNICKS 96 CELTICS 88 , 17-fo- Jr k h MINNEAPOLIS n n h -- mak- ing the Dream Team will have to wait four more years. Carter lout out to Hay Allen of the Milwaukee Bucks on a (Mi nine-ma- CLEVELAND Chris Webber scored a season-hig3i points and could only laugh when Cleveland's Bob Sura called a timeout his team didn't have any Tuesday night as Sacramentd won for the first time on the shore of Lake Erie with a 1 H 1 07 win over the Cavaliers. Webber added 10 rebounds and Jason Williams had 18 18 points and a career-higwhich for aMists Sacramento, had lost 14 straight in Cleveland. Webber, who gained infamy by calling a timeout in the closing seconds of the 1993 NCAA title game when Michigan didn't have any left, and the rest of the Kings celebrated when Sura called time with 25 seconds to go and the Cavs down spot OBymiipQC By The Associated Press top San Antonio, Vancouver cools down Heat T-Wol- on o Doses ouft - 4 Glass Act f iWt rrovoOrcm Option 373-872- 6 roc m, tNli'vSmirt! 392-107- 2 A iv |