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Show Thursday, September 23, 2004 DAILY HERALD B2 TODAY MBfflEFM NBA 76ers center MacCulloch retires Philadel PHILADELPHIA phia 76ers center Todd MacCulloch retired Wednesday, end; , ing an attempted comeback from foot problems that sidelined him the last IVi seasons. MacCulloch, 28, hasn't played since February 2003 beh cause of disease, a genetic disorder that disrupts his balance. MacCulloch had surgery in January on his left foot to free up a crushed nerve, leaving him hopeful of a recovery and perhaps a similar procedure on his right foot. Instead, there was no progress. I Willis, 42, returns to Hawks: Kevin Willis joined his original NBA team Wednesday after a absence, looking to give the Atlanta Hawks inside depth at age 42. Willis is entering his 21st season in the league and is second among all active NBA players in games played. The Charcot-Marie-Toot- " ' was a reserve for San Antonio last season and is expected to play behind center Jason Collier this year. "I think this is a great opportunity as my career covers two decades in the league," Willis said. "To be back with the franchise I started my career with is a wonderful thing, and I hope to do whatever I can to try and bring more excitement and positive energy to the team." In 11 years with the Hawks, Willis averaged 14.5 points and 10.0 rebounds. He was the d team's pick in 1984 in the and was an 1991-9- 2 season, when he averaged 18.3 points. He averaged a career high 19.1 points during the 1993-9- 4 season, his last full year with the Hawks. "He will be an important presence on the court as well as in the locker room, and we'll look to him especially to set an example for our younger players," general manager Billy Knight said. "His experience and leadership will first-roun- AU-St- -- be invaluable." (il) , 5:30 p.m.. ESPN STATION TIME Baseball 10:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh Cincinnati at Atlanta Boxing Toney vs. Booker ' ESPN TBS 8 p.m. FOXSN ' College Football Miami at Houston 5:30 p.m. Golf The Heritage ESPN Boise Open 8 a.m. 12:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3 p.m. Auto Racing Formula One practice Midnight LPGA Longs Drugs Challenge 84 Lumber Classic Special Interest Gravity Games TGC TGC . ESPN TGC SPEED - 6 p.m. OLN ing the summer (like most players) and spent the getting stronger and smarter. He lifted weights, but just as importantly bulked up on his knowledge of opposing defens- Zabransky off-seas- Continued from Bl somehow makes the process of lighting up scoreboards and breaking down defenses seem even more elementary. His this season, ranked team is No. 21 while averaging 55 points per game the most prolific in the nation. Zabranksky took over for the graduated Ryan Dinwiddie, an accomplished player who tortured numerous teams last year, including BYU. Boise State won 2 last year in es. "Jared has worked hard, like everyone else in the program," Boise State coach Dan Hawkins 3-- 0 said. Hawkins finds it difficult to compare his current quarterback and his previous one. While Dinwiddie appeared to have the stronger arm, Zabran-sky'- s talent is getting out of trouble with his legs. He has passes for completed 850 yards, mixing in four ceptions and five touchdowns. But he's also rushed for 133 yards and four scores. Zabransky has watched replays of the BYU game from last season, but has spent more time figuring out BYLTs defense from this season. At BYU has been hard to predict. The defense stymied Notre Dame, then gave up 37 points the next week at Stanford. Last 50-1- Provo. 7 Zabransky didn't play much of a factor in that win. He was credited with one carry for 11 yards as he entered late, with no reason to test his arm because of the score and snowy conditions. He played in nine contests last year, either because of injury or blowout. That helped make the adjustment to this season easier. He stuck around Boise dur Orem Fitness Center Third La Salle player charged with rape A third PHILADELPHIA La Salle basketball player has altercation with fans near the Texas bullpen in Oakland last week. Each suspension was reduced by one game, the Rangers announced at the start of their game against the ' Samina Bern of Tunisia, left, competes in the fined of the women's 800 meters category T54 at the Olympic stadium, during the Athens 2004 Parcdympic Games on Wednesday. Francisco threw a plastic chair into the stands near the visitors' bullpen in Oakland that broke the nose of a woman whose husband had been heckling throughout the Sept. 13 game. Francisco started serving his suspension Saturday, pending an appeal. Francisco's suspension was reduced to 15 games, which still will carry through the f game of the regular sea- Almanzar began serving his e suspension Wednesday night, and will be eligible to return Sunday, the e day Brocail will begin his suspension. Almanzar and Brocail both pitched Tuesday night: Almanzar left the game with two outs in the ninth inning with tightness in his forearm and his availability to pitch the next couple of days was in question anyway. Each of the pitchers would be eligible for the postseason if the Rangers make the play- ACTUAL ANNUAL 6 MONTH SALE PRICE PRICE MONTH i PRICE $264 $330 $164 $182 Individual $154 $193 $104 $116 Sariem $137 $171 $89 $99 $58 $72 NA NA $435 $203 $226 $190 $257 $124 $138 $172 $215 $109 $121 W $132 NA NA ANNUAL SUMMARY OF PASSES SAIJi PRICE Resident Family Reside Resident Resident Senior Often $348 Non Resident Family t ' NocM Sff . 2CXDJ1 3" ALL ANNUAL PASSES 35 JEfc !7iz 7. Hi .t 'fill CD Hi rm .VI! a flCEBM Z offs. I Green still undecided on Yom Kippur games: At San Diego, Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Shawn Green will definitely sit out at least one game talk to his wife and parents before making a final decision. "No matter what, two games is a big commitment," Green said before the Dodgers played the San Diego Padres. "The standings and what happens now, I don't think will play into it." The Dodgers went into Wednesday night's game just VA games ahead of San Francisco in the NL West race. Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, starts at sunset Friday, and the three-gam- e series at San Francisco begins that night. Saturday's game was given a 105 p.m. PDT start because it will be televised by Fox, and the Jewish Day of Atonement does not end until sunset that night. Auro Racing Robby Gordon put on probation by team WELCOME, N.C. Robby Gordon has been placed on probation by Richard Childress of a weekend series against the San Francisco Giants in observance of Yom Kippur, but will wait .until Thursday to make his final decision. Green said Wednesday there's a possibility he'll sit out both Friday night and Saturday afternoon. He planned to Racing for the remainder of the 2004 NASCAR Nextel Cup season after admitting he intentionally caused an accident last Sunday at New Hampshire that involved championship contenders Tony Stewart and Jeremy Mayfield. Team owner Childress made week USC scored 42. But give credit where it's due. The Trojans aren't No. 1 for nothing.. Going to Boise won't be much easier, though. While USC has the second-longewinning streak in the country, 12 games, the Broncos are tops at 14 in a row. History says ' BYU doesn't stand a chance Friday night. Boise State has won 20 consecutive home games and all 10 appearances on ESPN networks. ESPN will .televise this 8 p.m. meeting. Zabransky has a lot of respect for BYU, particularly its defense that he has constantly it's hard to find weaknesses in Boise State's defense. But if the Cougars somehow succeed don't expect the BSU signal caller to be fazed. Like the questions asked of him each Wednesday, Zabransky usually has an answer for an opponent's challenge. A shoot-ou- t is no problem. "High scoring situations are fine by us," he said. Doman in town: Former BYU quarterback Brandon Doman, cut by the 49ers before the NFL season began, is in Boise today for a fundraiser. He's helping a couple Boise high school football teams raise money at a chili feed. Former BYU coach LaVell Edwards was scheduled to attend, but is recovering from surgery. st studied. "They've got very solid linebackers," he said. "And their defensive coordinator (Bronco Mendenhall) is a really good one. You know he's going to put some new stuff in there to try and throw us off. All good coaches do. It's our job to try and figure out where the holes are and where we can exploit them." His confidence has also grown because he knows that p One-side- I Jason Franchuk can be reached ACTUAL mi arm U 3 PASSES 10-ra- . been charged with rape over an alleged 2003 sexual encounter with a female player from the school that was re- - . ported to coaches at the time but not to police, officials said. Dzaflo Larkai, 22, a forward who attended high school in England, surrendered Wednesday on rape and related charges, said Sgt. Seart McGlinn of the Philadelphia Police Department's special victims unit. Larkai had his ties with the university severed after his arrest, La Salle spokesman Joe Donovan said. Larkai was being held for processing late Wednesday; the identity of his lawyer was not immediately available. The case combined with the Jury arrests of teammates Michael Cleaves and Gary Neal, who allegedly raped a severely intoxicated female basketball camp counselor led to the resignation this summer of La Salle's men's and women's basketball coaches. Larkai's alleged victim played on La Salle's women's team, prosecutors have said. She told authorities this year that she had informed both . women's coach John Miller and merts coach Billy Hahn about the alleged assault at the time, but declined to file charges at the coaches' urging. Hahn and Miller have denied that account, saying they kept quiet to honor her wishes. Hahn has said the player asked him not to contact authorities or school administrators, while Miller said she spoke to him in confidence. The woman contacted authorities after learning of the alleged June 24 assault of the female basketball counselor. oft ii - VICTOR Li. CALZADAAssociated Press Boise State's Drisan James, left, rushes past Texas-E- l Paso's Chris Mineo (70) and Quintin Demps in the second quarter last Sunday in El Paso Texas. Boise State will play BYU in Boise on Friday at 8 p.m. Running on empty "We've played some good defenses," BYU coach Gary Crowton said, "not to take anything away from Boise State. They may not have as big as guys up front but they're very effective. Southern Cal was so quick and Notre Dame was so physical Boise State keeps coming at you. "We've got to stay on the field and move the ball. Defensively, Boise State tries to take the run away from you." BYLTs top two runners, Fahu Tahi and Curtis Brown, have yet to break a run longer than 15 yards. Tahi has 65 yards on 25 carries (2.6 yard per carry) and Brown has 77 yards on 34 carries (2.3). "I thought we came off the ball better against USC," Crowton said. "We just didnt keep our pad level down and drive them. I think Fahu and Curtis are running hard." New offensive line coach Jeff Grimes said that the system is in place and simply needs . to be executed better. "It's a matter of everybody getting better at the things we're doing," Grimes said. "In the run game, everybody needs to be doing ' swmw at jfranchukheraldextra.com mw ALL the announcement Wednesday , apologizing to the fans, media, the teams involved and Ongular Wireless, the sponsor of Gordon's No. 31 Chevrolet, for the situation that occurred during the Sylvania 300. "If there is one positive," Childress said, "I think this can make Robby understand that there is more to racing than just being aggressive. In this sport today, one action can affect many people's lives on the track and beyond it, & well "Many athletes have made mistakes in their careers and would take back the negative things they've said or done if they could." Gordon was angered 17 laps into Sunday's ace when Greg Biffle caused him to spin. After radioing to his crew that he would retaliate, he made good on the threat by intentionally wrecking Biffle later in the race. Stewart and Mayfield could not avoid the accident, and their cars were severely damaged. Mayfield finished 35th, Stewart was 39th, and neither will likely be able to overcome their resulting point deficits in the final nine races of v NASCAR's new playoff format. NASCAR immediately hit Gordon with a two-la- p penalty. NASCAR officials later said no further penalty against Gor crowd: Boise d State has already announced a sellout crowd. Of the 30,000 tickets, BYU received 2,050. ground. -- Associated Press PETROS OIANNAKOURIS Athletics. the Cougars averaged 98 yards rushing per game and 3.0 yards per rush. So far this season, BYU has been able to do little on the September 11 26th 7p.m. COLLEGE SPORTS Continued from CI PASS SALE Pleasant Grove 7 p.m. ARLINGTON, Texas Rangers relievers Frank Francisco, Doug Brocail and Carlos Almanzar dropped their appeals Wednesday of suspensions that stemmed from the Cougars FALL OREM fapFoolbafl: Timpanogosat Rangers drop appeals, suspensions reduced six-gam- EVENT FRIDAY Prep Football Springvilleat American Fork don was planned Gordon made a public apology on Tuesday, admitting he wrecked Biffle while "trying to even the score." four-gam- TV FRIDAY Baseball son. OH THE AIR ii College FootbaB Miami at Houston tJ A t. . Boise State run defense (adjusted for sack yardage) BYU rushing Att Yds Avg. Notre Dame 31 60 1.9 5.2 Stanford 25 58 2.3 3.3 USC 21 56 2.7- 77 174 Art Yds Avg. Idaho 29 117 4.0 Oregon State 13 67 UTEP 25 82 Totals 67 Avg. yards per game: 266 ' 3.97 Totals 88.7 Avg. yards per game: their job and coming off the football." Grimes said he felt pass protection against USC was good until the fourth quarter, when USC began to tee off because it knew BYU needed to pass every down. ' "On film, Boise State loads up on the line because they have confidence in their outside people to play Grimes man-tOHiia- said. . BYU still lacks experience on the line with first-yestarters Lance Reynolds at center, Scott Young at guard and Brian Sanders at tackle. "Boise State's defensive line, they dont give up," said sophomore Eddie Keele, who ar offense (adjusted for sack yardage) - 2.25 58.0 shares one tackle spot with freshman R J. Willing. "Our strength and our size is something we have over them and we need to take advantage of that, try to blow them off the ball They're not as quick as USC but they have a lot of heart." BYU outweighs the Boise State defensive line by more than 50 pounds per man "I like our game plan," Crowton said. "Well try to keep them move the ball" I Darnell Dickson can be reached or by and at xu OiiGMsrraDriQ.Gsoc;. 344-255- 5 ' |