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Show DAILY 12 Page Jim BRIEFING Litke Honors coaches among inductees ar Former BYU coaches Carl McGown and dary Pullins are among five inductees into the Utah Sports Hall of ' Fame Foundation. McGown and Pullins will be honored at the Delta Center on Nov. 11. The induction program includes a 6 p.m. reception and 7 p.m. dinner. Tickets are $33 and the deadline is Nov. 6. Send checks payable to the Utah Sports Hall of Fame Foundation; do Scott Mayne, 10182 S. Cornerstone, South Jordan, Utah. 84095. McGown coached BYU's men's volleyball team to national championships in 1999 and 2001. earning national coach of the year honors each season. USA e Great Coach Volleyball presented him its Award in 2000 and McGown has worked with the U.S. Olympic team in each Olympiad since 1984. ' Pullins posted a 913-46record as the Cougar baseball coach from winning 16 divisional titles and seven conference championships. A former BYU star, he played and coached in the Los Angeles Dodgers organization for five seasons. A member of the NCAAAmerican Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame, Pullins was named the national coach of the year in 1985. The other three inductees are Ken Hunt, Alfred Pupunu and Danny Vranes. Hunt pitched in the 1961 World Series for the Cincinnati Reds and was named the National League rookie record and 3.79 pitcher of the year after posting a ERA. Hunt, who graduated from Ogden High, coached basketball and baseball at Morgan High from 1973-9Pupunu played football at South High, Dixie State in reand Weber State, where he led Division ceptions in 1991, before spending nine seasons in the . NFL with the San Diego Chargers, New York Giants and Detroit Lions. He started at tight end for the Chargers in Super Bowl XXVII. Vranes was a two-timstate basketball MVP and a FINALLY, BOSTON JUST , ANOTHER TEAM 2 1977-200- ST. LOUIS So what if there was a lunar so 'what if Johnny Damon, lxking as if he just walked off the set of "The Passion of the Christ," sent the fourth pitch of the night rocketing through the dark blue sky and out of the park as an omen of things to come. And so what if they came back from where no other team had ever come back before, against the "Evil Empire" no less, and they scored so often with two outs in an inning against rhe mighty Cardinals that it seemed as if the word "clutch" was invented for such an 0 . occasion e The Boston Red Sox are just another baseball franchise now, owners backed by willing to do whatever it takes to win a World Series. They are like the Florida Marlins the first time they won a title, or the New York Yankees except the Red Sox have won 20 fewer of those. But at least there's this much to be said for Boston finally exorcising a century's worth of demons: Now, nobody will be waving those photos of Babe Ruth and his Mona Lisa-liksmile in the faces of fans from that fine town, and the rest of us can quit worrying whether his piano really still rests at the bottom of a lake in Sudbury, deep-pockete- d ON THE AIR TV College Football Virginia Tech at Georgia Tech Masters Volvo Nationwide Tour Championship Chrysler Championship Preseason Sacramento at Dallas 7:30 a.m. TGC 12:30 p.m.TGC 2 p.m. USA NBA Mass. Now, Bill Buckner, Johnny Pesky, Grady Little, Bob Stanley, Bill Lee. Calvin Schiraldi and who knows how many other mostly blameless souls stuck with a bad rap can go "back to answering the phone at home without cringing 6:30 OLN 4 pm 1 McDonald's at Skyline High and an at the University of Utah before playing seven seasons in the NBA and five years in Europe. Vranes was selected to the 1980 U.S. Olympic Team that did not participate in the Games because of the USA's boycott. In 1981, he was drafted by Seattle with the No. 5 overall pick. 5:30 p.m.' College Football Va. Tech at Georgia Tech 6 p.m. 2 p.m. . il Basketball r Haywood suspended for three games, Davis and Curry for two; Pierce fined NEW YORK Brendan Haywood of the Washington Wizards was suspended for three games by the NBA on Wednesday for fighting during a preseason game against the Chicago Bulls. Antonio Davis and Eddy Curry of the Bulls received e suspensions, Washington's Larry Hughes e drew a suspension and Bulls guard Kirk Hinrich was handed a $10,000 fine. "It's tough," Curry said of his suspension. "I wasn't expecting that. But there's nothing I can do about it:" The penalties were announced Wednesday by NBA vice president Stu Jackson, who found Haywood most at fault for the fight late in the third quarter of Chica-- . victory on Monday night. go's 100-9Haywood, Davis and Curry were suspended for throwing punches, while Hughes was penalized for g Hinrich. initiating the confrontation by The suspensions take effect with the opening of the , two-gam- one-gam- 5 head-buttin- NBA regular season next week. ' Daly, Saskin Press The Associated HOCKEY meet but not to talk lockout NEW YORK Negotiators for the NHL and its players' union discussed various topics in their first meeting in over a month, but the league's labor problems were not the focus of the talks. Ted Saskin, the senior director of the players association, was in New York on other business Tuesday and got together with Bill Daly the NHL's chief legal officer. The sides had not met in person since the last negotiating session on Sept. 9, one week before the NHL imposed a lockout following the expiration of the collective bargaining agreement. .. "I know they were in the same place, but it was more of a conversation as opposed to a negotiation," NHL spokesman Frank Brown said Wednesday, the 42nc' day of the lockout. Daly and Saskin talked about last month's World Cup of Hockey tournament, a joint venture between the league and the players association, and other issues. The ongoing labor dispute was also discussed ' but just in a passing fashion. No negotiating took place and no plans were made to meet in the future. face-to-fa- Steven Williams displays San Francisco Giants slugger Barry Bonds' historic 700th career home run baseball on Tuesday at his home in Pacifica. Calif. Bonds' 700th home run ball netted a top bid online of $804,129 Wednesday after a y auction. The historic baseball had received 240 offers by the time Overstock.com closed the bidding. The identity of the 700th homer's new owner, a bidder nicknamed "bomasterj," was hot immediately made public. I Former Cougar released: Former BYU and Timpview quarterback Bret Engemann was released Wednesday by the Oakland Raiders. with the Raiders as a Engemann originally signed ' free agent in 2003. GOLF ' Azinger confirms he'll be in the booth PALM HARBOR, Fla. Paul Azinger confirmed Wednesday that he's going to the broadcast booth for ABC Sports, although the former PGA champion and Ryder Cup star says it won't cut into his playing schedule. - Tomlinson expects to play Sunday LaDainian Tomlinson missed practice SAN DIEGO Wednesday and will probably sit out today because of a strained groin, but the San Diego Chargers running back expects to play against the Oakland Raiders. Tomlinson has been playing through the injury the last three weeks, and does not want to miss the big home game Sunday. "I consider the Raiders our biggest rival because everybody around town loves that game," Tomlinson said. "That's the game you look forward to playing." Preseason Utah at N.Y. Knicks enough during the decades-londroughts to break anybody's hearts. For all the things that happened in Boston this season, there was actually very little mystery about FRIDAY 4A football playoffs Bonneville at Timpview October 28, 2004 haven't signed on the dotted line, but unless they change their mind, I'm going to do it," Azinger said. The Associated Press reported Tuesday that ABC Sports would hire Azinger and six time major winner Nick Faldo as their golf analysts, replacing Curtis Strange, who resigned in June. Azinger said he and Faldo would work about five tournaments together. v "That should be compelling enough," Azinger said. He and Faldo staged one of the most intense matches in the Ryder Cup, battling to the end for a halve even after the United States had already clinched the cup in 1993 at The Belfry. "I 7 p.m.' Radio And now, we can go back to talking about teams whose fans really are cursed, namely the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. Un- like fans of the Red Sox, their teams rarely have been close FRIDAY 4A football piayofrs Bountiful at Orem ' FOOTBALL PBA, World Finals NBA Thursday, p.m.NBA-T- Rodeo ',' . 5:30 p.m. ESPN Golf e first. HERALD 1320 AM 1230 AM g Agassi wins; Statisticians can explain any championship away in the cold light of probability, and psychologists will tell you the repeated inability to deliver in the clutch is simply a very human failure to deal with pressure'and the burden of heightened expectations. . ( )f course, t he longer such droughts continue, the easier it becomes to forget a very basic fact: Success in any endeavor, no matter how often or how little it graces a particular athlete or team, is the exception rather than the norm. Winning is. and always will be. a happy confluence of talent, timing, resources and luck. And the Red Sox had all those in abundance. Mavbe luck most of to qualifier rHE ' ASSOUAIIDPRtSS 6-- The eight-tim- e major champion broke Vliegen twice in the first set and TENNIS was leverchal- lenged in his own service games. In the second set the Agassi broke Vliegen for a lead, then got broken back to 44. But Agassi won the next game at love, then " served out the match. "It got competitive in the second set," Ag.issi said. "He started playing much better and broke my s rve. Then I played a really ;,ood game to break him." In the dnly se matches involving seeded players, No. 3 A idrei Pavel defeated Michal Tabara and 2000 char lp Thomas Johansson outlastt d No. 6 Robin 64. Soderling . The one deal that whiz-kigeneral manager I'heo Epstein couldn't seal, bringing Alex Rodriguez to Boston in the offseason, would have cost the team Manny Ramirez and blown up the roster. d 2-- 1 The one deal Kpstein did pull off against the advice of all New England, shipping lxal hero Nornar Garciaparra to the Cubs, shored up the defense and started the Red Sox on a roll that didn't end until their stunning sweep of the Cardinals, the team that compiled the best regular-seasorecord.in base- ond-roun- d 6-- n - Surprising? Hardly. Much closer to a miracle, given the economic reality of modern baseball, was the Marlins winning it all on a shoestring budget last year, or a team like the Tampa Bay Devil Rays or Milwaukee Brewers winning it next year. 3, I Jim Litke is a national sports columnist for The Associated Press Contact him at ilitkewup.org. 6-- Ladies Open. ThWilliams, who g t a first- - ; round bye, mad 29 unforced errors. She hadr t played in a month because lingering pain in her left K uee. "My knee wa. pretty OK, but I suffered fr m a bad headache," Williams said. "I am really disapj inted, but 1 felt really dizzy , nd was third-seede- d ' ',, lacking energy The six time i ijor champion was given pii.ti killers by a trainer after falhig behind 1 in the second se' Williams said the median helped her head but slowei iier reaction time and made l.c'r feel tired. . Jidk ova, a 25-- , ear-ol3-- The latest in BYU Sports online I j Associated Press photo Russia's Alina Jidkova celebrates after defeating Serena Williams 6 (5), on Wednesday. 7-- 6-- d ASSOCIATED Russian, never has won a WTA Tour title and she had lost five straight main-dramatches coming into this tournament. "It feels so great to have beaten Serena. I was trying to watch the ball and forget whom I am facing," said the Jidkova, who's lost seven straight matches at Grand Slam tournaments. 73rd-ranke- d first-roun- d I Pierce loses: At Luxem- bourg, former champion Mary Pierce lost to Dally Randriantefy of Madagascar in the second 64, round of the SEAT Open. 3-- 6-- 3 I Fatigued Henman wins: At Basel, Switzerland, Tim Hen-mashook off a recent bout of fatigue to beat Antony 64 in DupuLs of France the opening round of the Swiss Indoors. Henman has been taking magnesium supplements to boost his strength since blood tests showed he was low on the mineral. n 6-- I Safin advances, Fish ousted: At St. Petersburg, Russia, Olympic silver medalist Mardy Fish was knocked out in the second round of the St. Petersburg Open, losing 7 (6), 64, 3 to Cvril Saulnier. Marat Safin reached t he second round when Alexan 'er Peya quit with an ankle injury. 6-- ,6-- Top-seed- UllUlg NOTEBOOK All the trophies Steve Spurrier brought to Florida still line the hallways inside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium. Six Southeastern Conference championships, two Heismans and a national title. Spurrier's legacy remains and it always will. Fie gave the program its first Heisman Trophy in 1966, its first SEC title in 1991 and its only national championship in 1996. He coached the Gators to 122 victories over 12 seasons, tormented opponents with his offensive flair and witty and left town with the best winning percentage in league history. So if Spurrier wants to coach at Florida again, is there anything that would prevent his return? Maybe. "Everybody thinks it's a done deal. It's not a done deal. It's not a slam dunk," said Tommy Donahoo, president of Gators Boosters Inc., which raises money for the school's athletic programs. "Spurrier can't just ask for the job and get it. There's certainly a contingency out there that wants him back, but there also are people upset with some of the things he did before." " For everything Spurrier would seemingly return to Gainesville credibility, victohe ries and championships also brings some baggage. Many fans are still upset over the way Spurrier left Florida. He called athletic director Jeremy Foley from his beach house and dropped the news in the middle of the re- 1.1 "They still want to be very much in the mix," O'Malley said. "We want to have them in the mix." . BCS coordinator and Big 12 commissioner Kevin Weiberg said, "All of our options remain open to us, including reaching an agreement with ABC." O'Malley and Weiberg declined to identify the other networks interested in acquiring the rights. ABC has been paying about $25 million a year for the rights to the Fiesta, Orange and Sugar bowls. O'Malley said money was not the sole issue keeping the two sides apart. "On quite a number of fronts, the BCS has had some disagreements with ABC on the way they market the series and with the management and promotion of the series," O'- COLLEGE FOOTBALL PRESS one-liner- 6-- I Williams upset: At Liriz, Austria, Serena Williams blamed a headache for Jier poor play in a (5), 3 uet loss to ' qualifier Alina Ji ikova in the second round of the Generali 7-- 6 if "Sat-x- top-seed- , THE GAINESVILLE, Fla. STOCKHOLM, Sweden Andre Agassi won his first Stockholm Open match in a decade, beating Kristof 64 Vliegen of Belgium Wednesday. Agassi, 34, entered and exited the court to standing ovations. all.. ball. Spurrier's return not a done deal Serenafalls it ' His recruiting dropped the he admitted last few years he left the "cupboard somewhat bare" and he wanted to limit the number of stops he made on the annual tour of "Gator Clubs." Speculation about his return has even prompted concerns about his age (is 59 older than ideal?) and his motivation (will he leave again for the NFL?). Would players, fans, boosters,! Foley and school president Bernie Machen be willing to trade potential problems for the chance to restore the Gators to the national elite? Would they be silly not to? "It was hard for coach (Ron) Zook to replace "The Legend,'" center Mike Degory said. "And if 'The Legend' wants to come back, it's going to answer a lot of questions." There's also Spurrier's relationship with school aclminis-trator- s to consider, and his lack of one with Machen. Spurrier hasrnet Machen only once, at an SEC basketball tournament a few years ago. Still, Machen knows all about Spurrier's accomplishments and has been reminded about them a lot lately through He remains steadfast that a Malley said. I NCAA places Mississippi State on probation: Mississippi State's football program was placed on probation by the NCAA for four years, stripped of eight scholarships over the next two n process be conducted after the season. Utah coach Urban Meyer has been mentioned as a possible candidate because Machen hired him in December 20 )2. I BCS to field offers from other networks: The Bowl Championship Series could have a new television home for the 2006 season. ABC has had the broadcast rights to the BCS sinceT998, when the system for crowning a college football champion was formed by the Big Efist, Big 12, Big Ten, Southeastern Conference, ACC and Pac-1- The current contract runs out after the 2005 season. ABC and the BCS have been negotiating a new contract since September, but have been unable to a get deal done. ' When the exclusive negotiation period ends next week, BCS officials will open up the bidding toother networks. "We're looking at quite a number of alternatives next week, and there's a good level of interest," Kevin O'Malley, television and marketing consultant to the PCS, said Wednesday. Talks between the BCS and ABC are still alive, though. , seasons and banned from postseason play this season because of recruit ing violat ions. The NCAA announced Wednesday that its infractions committee found two former assistants and several boosters broke recruiting rules between But allegations of ethical conduct against ex coach Jackie Sherrill were dismissed. Sherrill retired after the 2003 season and was replaced by Sylvester Croom. The Bulldogs (2-won their first Southeastern Conference game under Croom, the first black head football coach in SEC history, last Satur- day when they upset Florida. The NCAA's decision came two months after Mississippi 1998-200- State expected it. "The uncertainty is gone," Croom said. "We can move forward and move our program in the direction we want it to go. ... We will not under my watch be in this situation again." The Bulldogs are allowed just 8 1 football scholarships for the 2005 and 2006 seasons, and are limited to 1 1 fewer expense-pairecruiting visits for those years. ' d |
