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Show today, October 18. 2002, THE DAILY HHRALD, (www HarkTheHerald.com), Provo, Utah Paye B5 PRO SPORTS Emm mm se elks red empfaon 1 n't take steroids Tbe Associated Press - FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. Ray Buchanan took off Tiis "helmet and began running sprints with his team-mate- s. 3 fi "This is one part of the job I didn't miss,'' he quipped. flashy cornerback has returned to the field for the Atlanta Falcons, eager to redeem himself e after serving a suspension for using steroids. He knows his reputation has been tarnished. He knows everyone is watching him closer than ever. He knows if the defenses falters, he'll take the blame. Bring it on, Buchanan says with typical bravado. "Excuses are the tools of incompetence," he said. "That's not me. That's not my character. I'm man enough to admit my mistakes. You've got to live and learn." Buchanan missed The more games during his suspension than in his previous nine seasons in the league. He worked with a private trainer to stay in shape and likely will be back in the starting lineup for Sunday's game against the Carolina The four-gam- OhNLJ. PI SKAR I lie Associated Press Super so far: Mario Lemieux has been helped by the NHL's new rules cracking down on obstruction. .'' Lemieux benefits from new policy NHL ROUNDUP The Associated Press PITTSBURGH - No CAPITALS 2, HURRICANES 1: At Peter Bondra and Raleigh, N.C., Jaromir Jagr scored second-perio- d goals, and Olaf Kolzig stopped 37 player as old as Mario Lemieux has won an NHL scoring title. Not yet. The burgh Penguins star is FLYERS thriving in the league's new obstruction-fre- e Panthers. Buchanan still insists that he shots. Pitts- ld 3, ISLANDERS 3: ronment, piling up goals and assists with almost effortless ease. And Lemieux thinks a seventh scoring crown is possible. He has four goals and six assists in his last three games, and it helps that he no longer is forced to inch his way up the ice. The crackNHL's neutral-zon- e down has curtailed the GARDNER BAFFLED: Steve Spurrier's frequent lineup changes were questioned Thursday by Washington Redskins receiver Rod Gardner, who said he was "baffled" that he might not start Sunday at Green Bay. Spurrier indicated Derrius Thompson and Chris Doering will start the game against the Packers, with Gardner on the field only if the Redskins he most telling thing about what Terrell Owens did was this: After he scored the winning touchdown in Seattle for the San Francisco 49ers, he signed the ball he caught for his business manager. HIS BUSINESS MAN- BRUINS 3, FLAMES 3: At Calgary, Alberta, Joe Thornton assisted on all three Boston goals as the Bruins and Calgary Flames played to a tie. BLUES 7, BLUE JACKETS 1: At St Louis, Keith Tkachuk and Enc Bogu-niec- scored two goals as the St. Louis Blues beat the Columbus Blue Jackets. AGER! Not for a child, or his mother, or his grandmother. He signed it for the guy who takes care of his money. That pretty much illustrates what the modern athlete cares most about. "What he did was inconsequential," general manager Ernie Accorsi of the New York Giants said Thursday. "But signing it for his money guy was pretty telling." Owens has never been the NFL's classiest act. Two years ago, he celebrated touchdowns in Dallas by dancing on the Cowboys' star at midfield after scoring. The second time he did it, he was leveled by Dallas safety George Teague and was suspended for a game by coach Steve Mariucci, 3, RED WINGS 2: At Detroit. Andreas Oackell, Saku Koivu and Andrei Markov scored as the Montreal Canadiens spoiled the Detroit Red Wings' home opener. CANADIENS made Mm a shell of himself a year ago, when he scored only six goals in 24 games, Lemieux doesn't know if he can keep up his current 2.5 points per game pace. Then again, he's not saying he won't take a run at the record for being the oldest to win a scoring title, set by Gordie Howe at age 35. "If I'm feeling good and I don't have to practice too much I'll be all right," Lemieux said. "If I'm healthy and skating well ... you're not going to get three or four points every night, but I'm sure going to try." t 4, PANTHERS 1: At Chicago. Jocelyn thibault stopped 14 shots, and four Chicago players scored as the Blackhawks defeated the Florida Panthers. BLACKHAWKS WILD 3, STARS 1: At St Paul, Minn., Marian Gabonk scored two goals for Minnesota and Manny Fernandez made 33 saves. SHARKS 4, OILERS 3: At San Jose, Calif., Vincent Damphousse scored his 400th career goal, and Vesa Toskala got his first AVALANCHE 4. NHL victory. KINGS 1: At Los Angeles. Peter Forsberg had two goals and an assist, and Adam Foote scored the goal. with whom he's had a tempestuous relationship. Mariucci is OK with what Owens did Monday night on national television. "He was cordial enough to give someone a ball," he said. "It happens all the time where a guy will score a touchdown and go give it to his mom or his girlfriend. That happens all the time. It was a friendly gesture. The only unusual thing was the Sharpie out of the sock." Owens can't figure out what all the hoo-h- a is about. "At this point, I'm still baffled by where the disrespect comes in," he said. "It wasn't like I made a gesture toward anybody or the team or anything. I just signed the ball and gave it to a friend." Say this about Owens: Unlike Randy Moss, perhaps the only receiver in the NFL with as much talent, Owens is a gamer. But he lacks the class of the guy who preceded him as the 49ers' premier receiver, 4 4 vxh 'j f JIM BKVM 'IheAMAXiaUTl 2JU i'rev. Let it slide? San Francisco wide receiver Terrell Owens was not fined by the NFL for signing a football during a game. They nabbed him on a shirt-taiviolation and he responded by wadding up the letter that informed him of the $5,000 fine and throwing into his locker. "Everything's big now because television misses nothing," said Accorsi. "We make everything into a show and this was a show." Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who heads the NFL players' union put it even more succinctly: "If you don't want it to happen," he said. "Don't let him score." telling Steve Young, the affable and articulate quarterback: "I don't understand how you can do all that stuff with the media." When Rice scored, he would simply drop the ball or hand it to an official. He does the same thing now that he's with Oakland. The NFL needs its Rices and its Owens. The problem for the conservative league is trying to navigate the thin line that makes one a hero and the other a hot dog. The neat freaks are already on Owens' case. Jerry Rice. Rice was often painfully shy during his 15 seasons with San Francisco, once ccc Backups spark R ockets HOM K BUI ASSOCIATION from the line for 15 points with four rebounds. Brown, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, is and Pass J Oscar Houston reserves Torres, Jason Collier and Tito Mad-dofueled a late rally as the Rockets beat the Phoenix 8 on Thursday Suns a sparkling despite night, performance by rookie Amare Stoudemire. Houston The three reserves combined for 23 of Houston's 27 points in the 10 by Torres, final quarter seven by Maddox and six by as the undefeated Collier Rockets overcame a deficit for their third exhibition victory. Eddie Griffin led the Rockets with 15 points and 13 rebounds. Stoudemire, the only high school player selected in this year's NBA draft, led the Suns with 17 points and 11 rebounds in 30 minutes, exciting the partisan crowd with a series of scintillating plays. Stoudemire displayed a lot of his athletic ability during the second quarter, scoring eight points. First, he slammed in an alley-oo- p pass from Stephon He followed that with a dunk from underneath, a driving slam and another dunk just before halftime, 8 giving the Suns a lead. In addition, he controlled both boards, grabbing six rebounds. PHOENIX x 73-7- 2 y. 42-3- 83, MAVERICKS 80: At Dallas, Corliss Williamson scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter, and 1420 West Center Street Orem, Uf.ih Mon. - Tri 7:30 ,i.m. - 5:00 p.m. averaging 18 points in four exhibition games 01225-8'8- ft- NETS 114, CELTICS 106: At Manchester, N.H., Kenyon Martin scored 16 points, including 10 in the third quarter, to lead the New Jersey Nets to a victory over the Boston Celtics. Brandon Armstrong had 15 points, and Dikembe Mutombo andTamar Slay each had 12 85-7- PISTONS ALSO: New York Giants defensive coordinator k workouts Johnnie Lynn missed the team's after having throat surgery. Lynn replaced John Fox as the coordinator this season. ... Dee Brown always wanted to be a quarterback. Should the Carolina Panthers have a rash of injuries, he might get his chance. Brown, who came to Syracuse as a quarterback but switched high school to running back because he was stuck behind Don-ava- n quarMcNabb, will be Carolina's third-strinterback Sunday when the Panthers (3-3- ) play the Atlanta Falcons (2-3Rodney Peete is out with a injury, so Brown has gotten work at quarter. knee back this week in case Chris Weinke and rookie Randy Fasani get hurt. ... Miami Dolphins receiver Oronde Gadsden will wait for swelling to subside before deciding whether to play with a torn ligasurment in his left wrist or opt for season-endin- g gery. ... Make it three consecutive seasons that for-- . mer Pro Bowl offensive lineman Leon Searcy has missed because of injuries. Searcy underwent surgery Thursday to repair a torn right triceps tendon and will not play this year. NFL COMMENTARY By DAVE GOLDBERG a tie with Buffalo. MAPLE LEAFS 5, COYOTES 3: At Toronto, Shayne Corson scored two goals as Toronto ended a three-gamlosing skid. 7 Mar-bur- team, period." Asked to respond, Spurrier said: "If he knows more about throwing the ball, he needs to go into coaching." Al' Foolball Writer clutching and grabbing that hindered Lemieux and so many other stars. Though he had similar scoring flurries when he came out of retirement nearly two years ago, piling up 76 points in 43 games, this might be the best Lemieux has played since he quit for 44 months season. after the 1996-9Free of the hip pain that The Associated four starting receivers. "Week-in- , week-ou- t if the whole team doesn't know who's going to be playing or not, what will that do to the team?" Gardner said. That's what he does to the quarterbacks and receivers, I guess, so that's what we've got to stick with. I'm just baffled by it I can't remember the last time I didn't start for a Owens typical of 'modern athlete' SABRES 4, RANGERS 4: At Buffalo, N.Y., Pavel Bure scored his third goal in two games with 8:51 left in regulation and the New York Rangers earned ACCELERATED PACE: An injury to his backup is motivating offensive tackle Orlando Pace to suit up for the St. Louis Rams two weeks ahead of schedule. Pace, the first overall pick of the 1997 draft, is getting over a leg injury and wasn't supposed to return until Nov. 3. But backup Grant Williams is out for the season with a broken leg, so the team needs Pace now. After playing the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, the Rams have a bye, so Pace would have two weeks to continue his own recovery. That kind of accelerated things," Pace said Thursday after practice. There's so much shuffling you want to get back in there and help your teammates out. In my mind, hopefully I'll be out there playing." just five games, Spurrier has already used three starting quarterbacks and At Philadelphia, Brad Isbister's goal with 2:08 left in the third period lifted the New York Islanders into a tie. envi- did- - set In use a knowingly, blaming a supplement for causing the positive test. He concedes, however, that he's culpable for anvthin? that NOTEBOOK goes into his body, and he vows not to repeat his mistake. not This time, he'll take nothing even vitamins without first clearing it with the medical staff. for New Jersey. HEAT ) I fX i americawes MATT VOKk'l he Associated Press time: Shawn Marion goes up for two during the Suns' contest with Houston. Air Ben Wallace had 17 rebounds as the Detroit Pistons held on for exhibition an victory over the MaverDallas icks. Zeljko Rebraca also had 15 points, 88, The NBA granted the New York Knicks a $4.54 million midlevel injury exception on Thursday following season-endin- g surgery on Antonio McDyess' broken left kneecap. ... Yao Ming has fulfilled all the requirements needed to begin his NBA career, and he's not expected to miss any regular-seaso- n games with the Houston Rockets. "We're trying to get him to Houston Sunday or Monday," his agent, Erik Zhang, said Thursday. "We're ecstatic. This is great Everything has turned out great" ... Michael Redd is expected to travel with the Milwaukee Bucks to Dallas to face the Mavericks on Saturday. Redd had a physical Thursday and plans to practice for the first time at training camp Friday. The Bucks matched Dallas' four-yea$12 million offer to the restricted free agent this week. ...The Memphis Grizzlies waived free agents Cory Bradford and Tang Hamilton on Thursday, reducing their active training camp roster to 16 players. 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