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Show SECTION MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 344-255- 5 2004 (Sisportstthef aldextra.com ; BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS Jason Franchuk little travels QB injuries The Front Row far, wide for DAHY ' , Duff Tittle. It was Hale who told Tittle about , his new assignment: Want to be a curator? Responsible for creating the new BYU athletic museum from scratch (after a donor came forward with the dough to create it), Tittle's journeys have led him across the country to view other museums from which to take ideas. It aJso meant less family time. stretch he There was a weeks. He's was carding had to create lists of what types of BYU athletes are worthy of honor, then go search them out for some souvenirs. Of course, if there's anyone who should be thanking Hale, it's also 80-ho- , See h FRANCHUK, C6 play in this game but I didn't think I'd get on the field this fast. The first series I wasn't nervous, I was just ready to go." In the second half, Stanford's pressure began to affect Jason Beck. Three of his four possessions ended in interceptions. Crowton put John Beck into the game with 1139 to play and BYU behind "The thought was not to play him," Crowton said, "but Jason was getting beat up and he threw that last interception. They weren't blitzing so we figured it would be a good time to put someone else in. It was a chance to get John in, get his feet wet and get him ready for next week." John Beck's first series ended in an into duty. John Beck and fourth-stringJackson Brown also got into the game, which Stanford won 0 on Saturday. "My three biggest concerns were our penalties, losing com posure and inconsis- Darnell Dickson BYU memories If there's anyone who deserved to have a beef with recently fired athletic director Val Hale, k was make consistency hard to establish er HERALD How good can STANFORD, Calif. BYUs offense be in 2004? The world and BYU coach Gary Crowton may never know. As long as BYU quarterbacks keep going down and weeks of practice reps go for naught, the Cougar offense will continue to backfire, running on inconsistency and sliding around on bald tires. Against Notre Dame, Crowton got a little more than a quarter out of starter John Beck before he suffered a shoulder injury. Game 2 starter Matt Berry lasted all of three plays at Stanford before an injury to his throwing hand put him out of commission. Third-stringJason Beck, despite his limited exposure to the offense, moved the team when called er 37-1- FOLLOW-U- P tency ," Crowton said. But the revolving door at quarterback continues to be a problem. On seven first-hapossessions, Jason Beck helped BYU earn at least one first down five times. The other two possessions lasted one play each a fumble by Curtis Brown and a Jason Beck fumble on a sack. "I'm losing my redshirt year, that's fine," Jason Beck said. "I was ready to 34-1- 0. lf See . BYU, C6 . I Utes climb in polls, C6 PROFESSIONAL GOLF One iroi Final-roun- d jpover,aiotner continues i j 64 gives Singh's late charge leaves Weir, Canada in shock n Doug Ferguson Summerhays first victory since 1998 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OAKVILLE, Ontario Already No. 1 in the world, Vijay Singh felt like Public Enemy No. 1 in Canada. Any other time, some 40,000 fans at the Canadian Open would have been thrilled to see the world's best player overcome a sore left knee and a three-shdeficit to make birdie on the final hole and win in a playoff . Just not Sunday. Not with Mike Weir on the cusp of becoming the first Canadian in 50 years to win his national title on the 100th anniversary of the Canadian Open, no less. Woe, Canada. "I feel for Mike," Singh said after a thrilling duel that Canadians will appreciate once the shock wears off. "That was the one person I didn't want to beat." In some respects, Weir beat him- Terry Kinney Bruce MAINEVILLE, Ohio Summerhays overcame a deficit with a birdie on the 18th hole Sunday to win the $1.5 million Kroger Classic, edging defending champion Gil Morgan, Jim Thorpe and Doug Tewell by one stroke. "It was just a fabulous day," said the Summerhays, who went 209 tournaments since his last victory. "To shoot 64 on the last day, if you're anywhere near the lead, is a magical number, and it s was today." Summerhays, of Heber City, started the round six shots behind second-rounleader Tewell, but 64 to caught him with an 201 finish at the number Summerhays predicted on Thursday it would take to win. "I didn't go out to shoot 64, it just happened," he said. "When I got to 14 (under) I said, 'Now you can get It took me to the last to' hole to get to 15, but I didn't even think of that until I got to 14." Tewell, who finished second in the event last year, shot a 202. He had 71 to finish at a chance to force a playoff with a birdie at 18, but could only make " par. ; "I hit what I thought were two perfect shots on 18," Tewell said. "I hit a good putt, it just didn't break." ; Summerhays birdied nine holes ke f If self. Three times he stood over a putt - d to win the Bell Canadian Open Sjr-- i v V" .-- -' "f"' ' " tt AL Heber City's Bruce Summerhays acknowledges NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE: WEEK 1 BEHRMANAssociated Press the crowd after sinking a birdie putt on the See SUMMERHAYS, C2 18th hole to win the Kroger Classic on Sunday in MameviUe, Ohio. Alan Robinson Inside Fittingly on a day Oakland and Pittsburgh brought back memories of the 1970s by playing an unpredictable ? game featuring a comeback and a winner, the Steelers won by going retro. , ; The Steelers returned to their roots a strong running game and creative pressure defense to lead, open an early then held off the rebuilding Raiders to win 1 Sunday on Jeff Reed's field goal wkh seven seconds remaining. v : "We were good at times, shaky at times, but we still did what we had to and won," quarterback Tommy Maddax said. "It was disappointing we let them back in the game, but ' everyone's excited we won" DAHY HERALD 24-2- 42-ya- rd game losing streak. C5 I Terrell Owens looks good in Philadelphia, C4 I Stats and standings, C4 1) 12 See STEELERS, C5 said. "It's pumped me up a little bit more. You don't want to let that position go. The only way you can hang onto it is by playing better than the rest of the guys." Golf has never had a home game like this a major championship-calibe- r gallery, 99 percent of them in euphoria as soon as the ball left Weir's club. Asked if he felt the weight of a nation on his shoulders, Weir replied, "Every shot." "I was literally deaf just being screamed at," he said. "I had to open my mouth and give a yawn to pop my ears as I got to the tee. It was pretty cooL" Singh noticed it, too, especially late in the round. See WEIR, C2 Championship road- - ' The Raiders (0-- showed off plenty of new, including coach Norv Turner, big defensive linemen Warren Sapp and Ted Washington and an offensive scheme to cover up their lack of ' playmakers. Still, there was a lot of old left over from last year's 4-- season, including four turnovers.: "The ball was on the ground way too much today and that hurt us," Bright's Grove, Ont, reacts after missing a putt on the first playoff hole at the Canadian Open golf championship Sunday. Pioneer League Jared Lloyd , I Lions break Press golfer Mike Weir of Perdomo, Angels ready for another Me shot THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PITTSBURGH GUNNAssociated PIONEER LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES jSteelers return to their roots to top Raiders ' BYU 25-fo- ot er , a birdie on the 72nd hole, a eagle on the 18th hole in the playoff, a Mooter for par at No. 17 on the second extra hole. He missed them all Weir ran out of chances, driving into the rough on the par-- 5 18th, laying up and then putting his approach into the water on the third playoff hole. "The level of pressure was right there with Augusta," said Weir, who became Canada's first major champion last year at the Masters. "It was me who didnt get it done.' I just didn't have anything falling my way the last few days." Singh, who blistered tee shots on the 18th all three times, only had to three-pufrom the fringe to win for the seventh time this, season and put a stamp on a No. 1 ranking he has held only a week. "It's only been a week," Singh FRANK Former 10-fo-ot ! er ' n ot THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . "1 . JEREMY HARMONDsity HeraK) Ftovo'i Mike Perdomo knocks in two runs with a triple in a recent game at Miller Field. The ' Angels face Billings today in the second game , of the Pioneer League Championships. v : Two years ago, the Provo Angels took the field against Great Falls for their second consecutive Pioneer League Championship series. . Most of the players who played in set have that exdtrng three-gam- e moved on through the ranks of baseball or arent playing any more due to injury or loss of interest. Except one. ' Outfielder Mike Perdomo again finds himself playing for the Provo Angels tonight as they attempt to secure that elusive championship trophy against the Billings Mus- -' tangs. The Miami native played the en-tire 2002 season with the Angels. It appeared to be just the next step in a promising, unique baseball career. ' "IVe been playing baseball since I . (Best-of-3- series ) Billings vs. Provo Saturday Provo 15, Billings 3 Provo leads series 1-- 0 Billings Billings Tonight at Provo, 6 pm. Tuesday at Provo, 7 p.m., , . If necessary was 9 years old," Perdomo said. "But I didn't play in high school because of grades and injuries." Although he was drafted out of high school by the Colorado Rockies, he chose to walk on and play at Brower Community College, eventually earning a scholarship. After his See ANGELS, C5 |