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Show Inside NHL Golf SPORTS B2 ........ B5 Scoreboard .... B5 Weather L Today ......... B6 EDITOR: AARON SH11X team of U.S. major came away league victorious in a seven-gam- e series against Japan. B6 A all-sta-rs THE DAILY HERALD (www.HaritTheHerald.com) 1 NOVEMBER 18, 2002 MONDAY, Coygairs lookiGig ahead 4 finale for both teams MWC. Utah is BYU must win to be eligible for a bowl. If the Cougars lose, 2002 will end very early and in disturbing fashion. ItH be BYIFs first losing season in 29 years. Utah, breaking the promise one of its linebackers made in July, did not walk away with the MWC this season. Utah's postseason hopes disappeared weeks ago. Rumors rage about one coach's future. This could be Ron McBride's final game running Utah's program. The other coach, d Gary Crowton, saw his offense crawl for only 188 yards on New Mexico Saturday. The stakes are minimal this year, 4-- 6, The Dairy Herald - PROVO Diehard fans bellowed "We want Utah," as the BYU Cougars, looking numb, wandered off the field Saturday night. 6 Their loss to New Mexico The INSIDE 20-1- left them expressionless and bewildered. The common theme e answers among their was confusion they couldn't explain what had just happened. post-gam- as tight end Spencer Nead explained, Utah is Fortunately, next (Saturday, 1 p.m., Stadium). And the Utes should get the Cougars' blood flowing again. "You don't have to rebound to play Utah," Nead said. That might be so, but BWs Rice-Eccl- es RECENT CLASSICS 2000 BYU 2-- 5-- 6, By PATRICK RIDGELL College football polls, plus Daily Herald BYU beat writer Patrick Ridgell's rankings. B4 annual slugfest with Utah offers far less intrigue this season than last. No league title is up for grabs Saturday, unlike last year's game. There's no BCS talk. Neither school boasts a top 10 national ranking. BYU enters the regular-seaso- n 2-- 4. once-feare- See COUGARS, B4 u , .... MATT &M1TH The Daily Herald Motivation: Despite some frustrations this season, BYU coach Gary Crowton won't have any trouble getting his finale troops up for the regular-seaso- n Utah on Saturday. against 34, Utah 27 has gone wrong for both Utah and BYU this season. Both A lot teams have come up miserably short of preseason expectations. That was also the case the last time these two teams met at Stadium on Nov. 24, 2000. Utah, the preseason conference favorite, was 6 and out of bowl contention. The Cougars also knew they weren't going to play in the BYU was postseason. But at hoping to avoid a losing season in LaVell Edwards' final game as head coach. In just his second college start, junior quarterback Brandon Doman put his team in an early hole. Current Tennessee Titans defensive back Andre Dyson intercepted Doman's first pass and raced 24 yards for a touchdown, giving the Utes a 0 lead. But Doman recovered and led the Cougars to five straight scores, touchdown run including a by Brian McDonald. Utah added a d field goal, but Mike Rlgell's touchdown catch near the end of the third quarter gave the Cougars a commanding 26-1- 0 lead. In the fourth quarter, the Utes benched freshman starter Lance Rice and went with senior Darnell Arceneaux, who had led Utah to a win in Provo as a freshman in 1997. Arceneaux and the Utes stormed back on the Cougars with fourth quarter, taking a a n d lead on a Matt to end pass tight Nickel. 3 Facing a deep in his own territory, with the clock showing only 1:04 to play, Doman started an improbable drive g score. toward the He scrambled out of the hands of one would-b- e Ute tackier and hit Jonathan Pittman on a d desperation pass for the first down. The next play, he found Pittman down the sidelines for 36 yards. That put the ball on the w DHODD Rice-Eccl- 4-- Malone keeps shooting as Jazz edge Raptors 5-- The Associated Press 7-- i mm - A ' i km ,u -- game-winnin- Jir if! M 13-ya- line. After Luke Sta-le- y RIVALRY FACT Last year's victory over Utah in Provo was the first home win for the Cougars against the Utes in 10 e win years. Utah had a streak in Cougar Stadium, dating back to 1993. But the Utes have had their own problems at home in this rivalry. Utah did beat BYU in decision at Rice 1994, a 34-3- 1 Stadium. But since 1978, the Cougars have a 2 record against Utah in games played in Salt Lake four-gam- 9-- City. ' TO THIS POINT In two games against UNLV and New Mexico, the Cougar offense has scored just 12 points on four Matt Payne field goals. Although the Utes have struggled at times on defense this season, Utah still has some of the best athletes the conference has to offer on the defensive side of the ball. QUOTABLE "The Utah game is a big game." - BYU coach Gary Crowton 23 points, and shots you missed," Malone said. "I feel at any time it can get going for you." After combining for just 12 points in the first three quarters, Malone and Stockton combined for 18 in the fourth. "To gut out a win like this means a lot because we need wins really bad right now," Malone said. Malone grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a short jumper to give lead Utah a four-poiwith 1:35 remaining. He then made one of two free throws, giving 6 lead with Utah an 1:24 left. After Toronto's Morris Peterson made a layup, Stockton hit one of two free throws with 44 seconds left to give Utah an lead. Voshon Toronto's Lenard missed a with 4 seconds left to seal the win. "When it came down to 81-7- ran nine yards to the 4, Doman covered those final yards of carpet to give the Cougars the winning touchdown and a victory over the Utes in Edwards' final game as head coach. "There couldn't be a better way to go out," Edwards said. That game was a springboard for the outstanding seasons both Doman and Staley had in leading BYU to a 12-- 2 record in 2001. NEXT: 1993 h nt 34-yar- Utah i 82-7- 8 jf .... - FRANK GUNNThe Sunday drive: Utah Jazz forward Matt Harpring (15) drives past the Raptors' Davis to the hoop during the first half in Toronto. A Maddox and McNabb among NFL casualties Associated Press Antonio T ) Pittsburgh mi op 9-- 0 their lead but largest of the game the Raptors ended the quarter on a 13-- run to cut the lead to three. The Raptors scored a 15-poi- nt 3 franchise-lo- w 28 points in the first half, and Utah led at halftime. The Jazz scored just 10 points in the first quarter, but Harpring had 14 points in the second. The Jazz return home Tuesday to take on the 36-2- 8 Phoenix Suns. Detroit Free IJress HOMESTEAD Fla. -called the "racer's racer" by his rivals, is the new NASCAR king. was 31, Stewart, crowned Winston Cup champion Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway, where he finished 18th to winner Kurt Busch in the Ford 400, the last race of the season. Battling an car most of the day, Stewart, who has been under attack all season for his rough play, dodged oil and to win the cham- Tony Stewart, Tennessee topped Pittsburgh and the Chargers beat San Francisco in 0T. B3 Stats, standings. B3 had regained some feeling while at the hospital. There's some preliminary reports we're getting that are positive," Cowher said following the Steelers' SeelNJURIES, B3 2-- 3. By MIKE BRUDENELL INSIDE 3 loss. "He's getting some feelings back in his upper extremities. We don't have any more infor- - said. The Jazz finished their road trip Alvin Williams scored 20 points, and Antonio Davis had 18 points and eight rebounds for the Raptors, who played without Vince Carter (strained left quadriceps tendon). "We couldn't score, but that's been a problem for us all season," Williams said. "We also played poor defensively." Utah began the second half on a run to take a finally the king Steelers 31-2- the fourth quarter we went to John and Karl because they've been there so long, and they came through for us," Harpring Stewart The Associated Press quarterback Tommy Maddox was taken off the field at Tennessee by ambulance Sunday, but had movement in his extremities when he was admitted to a Nashville hospital with a bruised spinal cord and a concussion. Maddox, 31, was hurt on the final play of the third quarter. He was taken to Baptist Hospital's trauma unit, and Steelers spokesman Ron Wahl said Maddox was awake and alert, with sensation and movement in all his extremities: Pittsburgh coach Bill Cowher said Maddox was conscious and talking while he was lying on the field, but that he'd lost feeling. Cowher said Maddox Standings, box scores. B2 Sunday. John Stockton added 15 for the Jazz, who have won just four of 11 games. "I've played enough games to know not to get caught up in how many fourth-and-1- B2 Matt Harpring had a team-hig- play-actio- Philadelphia. points in the fourth quarter as the Utah Jazz beat the Toronto Raptors 82-7- 8 nt 20-yar- Former Ute Keith Van Horn is helping 15 36-yar- one-poi- nt INSIDE - TORONTO Karl Malone didn't stop shooting despite missing 12 of his first 14 shots. Malone scored 11 of his J CHUCK KADtLVThe Associated Press This Is It: Tony Stewart kisses his trophy after winning the NASCAR Winston Cup championship, edging Mark Martin. off-trac- self-doub- k ts See STEWART, B4 |
