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Show SECTION DaittjHn'ttlfi FRIDAY. DECEMBER SPORTS EDITOR I Darnell Dickson 31. 2004 ddkisonOtaaktextra.com 344-255- 5 Diamondbacks and Yankees close to a deal for Johnson Ronald Blum ' : v Nathan Lloyd of Oram (24) drives up for two points during the first period of play as Blake Francom of Payson tries to make the block. Payson runs past Grem K.Warner DAILY ar See JOHNSON, C2 !ndofayear,endofanera . By Neil league ballplayers." Kendrick said, however, that no deal could be completed, or the paperwork even submitted to the commissioner's office, until early next week. In addition, the Yankees were close to an agreement on a contract with , Tino Martinez that would bring the free-agefirst baseman back to New deal would be York. The one-ye- TOP 10 BYU STORIES OF 2004 BOTTAssociated Press FRANK Los Angeles Dodgers, who could send outfielder Shawn Green and pitcher Brad Peony to Arizona. The separate trades would, in essence, reach the same conclusion as, the three-teaeffort that fell apart last week when the Dodgers backed out. "We would not agree to a final deal or a trade of Randy Johnson unless we believed it would benefit our team," Kendrick said. "That would require in return at least two significant major .- J .- iY said on condition erf anonymity. The agreement must be put in writing, a process that will not be completed until today at the earliest, the official said. While not confirming the substance of the report, Diamondbacks managing partner Ken Kendrick confirmed that the teams "are in serious discussions." Kendrick also indicated Arizona was working on another deal involving Vazquez. One possible suitor was the ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK The Arizona Diamondbacks and Yankees were close to agreement Thursday on a deal that would send Randy Johnson to New York. Pitchers Javier Vazquez and Brad Halsey were to go to Arizona along with young catcher Dioner Navarro and about $9 million, a baseball official '.. V W-- THE if' . HERALD You are about to go behind the locker room doors at Payson High School and find out what is being said at halftime. Shh! Payson coach Dan Lunt is addressing his players. Let's listen r in. "You have to relax and shoot the ball." That's it? What about "Win one for the Gipper?" Or how about something like, "They'll always PAYSON 62 remember the OREM 57 day they played the Lions?" Sometimes simpler is better. Payson took Lunt's advice and responded with a 10-- run to start the third quarter that proved to be the key to Payson's 7 win over Orem on Thursday night. "We missed so many point blank shots in the first half. We just told them just shoot the ball and relax," Lunt said. "We felt like we were I l p mJ ' 0 62-5- See PAYSON, C5 (5 S Santa Clara, BYU share up-and-do- wn MARK seasons DAILY HERALD Growing up in California, BYU basketball coach Steve Cleveland has a keen awareness and respect for Santa Clara and the West Coast Conference. Under Cleveland, the Cougars have regularly scheduled games with an eight-tealeague that has quietly built itself into a very strong conglomerate. These days the WCC isn't just about Gonzaga, a yearly surprise that has rhorphed into an understood national threat. Those WCC teams might not be booking reservations for the Final Four, but their similarities of tough, intelligent play make them good bets to provide stiff competition. toTeams like the Broncos 1 at Marriott p.m. opponent day's are held in high regard Center along with Pepperdine, San Diego and San Francisco. "I respect the conference a lot," said Cleveland, whose next game will be against WCC member Saint Mary'son Jan. 4. "Santa Clara is a very good team and would be in the top half of the Mountain West Conference right now. I'm not sure See BYU, C4 Darnell Dickson BYU (4--8) VS. SANTA CLARA (7-- 7) p.m. At Mariott Center Radio: KSl 1160 Is shooting .426 on the season, including .380 from range. In BYU '3 last two games, both victories, the Cougars have made a combined .551 from the floor and .563 from behind the arc. TIP-I- ' BYU C. PIZACAssociated Press 8. The football team usually, dominates the top BYU sports stories of the year, and 2004 was no different. The problem was that the kind of WW headlines the team was generating weren't the kind you want to cut out and frame on the bulletin board. By the end of 2004, six former Gary Crowton recruits were under indictment, a former No. 1 recruit decided to go elsewhere, BYU had its third straight losing season and Crowton had re- signed as head coach. There were some good news stories in other areas of BYU, such as the men's volleyball team winning its third NCAA title in five seasons and Rafael Araujo becoming BYUs first NBA lottery pick since Shawn Bradley in 1993. Here's our list of the top 10 BYU sports stories of 2004. 10. .fc NCAA champion Connecticut and lost V DAILY HERALD m r MS You needed a scorecard to keep up with lfmm former BYU athletes competing this summer in Athens. Some of the highlights? Guard Young won a silver medal with the U.S. men's gymnastics teams after years of battling the politics of the sport. Frankie Fredricks of Namibia, the oldest runner in the sprints by three years at 36, finished fourth in the 200 meters behind a trio of n U.S. runners, Tiffany finished 20th in the pentathlon jn her first Olympic Game appearance. A pair of coaches with BYU ties current track coach Craig Poole and former men's volalso made the trip leyball coach Carl McGown to Athens. 9. BYU men's basketball team makes second consecutive appearance in NCAA tournament 58-5- New facilities completed The Indoor Practice Facility went into use late in 2003 and the Student Athlete Building in early 2004. With the addition of these $50 million structures, BYLPs athletic facilities have few equals in college sports. Coaches have already said the new facilities have helped with recruiting. Unfortunately, the footballteam hasn't been good enough to use the IPF in preparation for a bowl game, but the entire athletic department has benefitted from the upgrade. The IPF is in use from 7 in the morning until 11 at night during the school year. men's volleyball team wins national championship 7. BYU Cougars in the Olympics Lott-Hoga- Today, DOUGLAS Leadership changes abound in Cougar athletics Jason Franchuk 1 PHILBRICKBYU defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall, left, directs from the sideline during the Nov. 13 game against New Mexico. BYU head coach Gary Crowton gestures in the fourth quarter of the same game. This year, Crowton resigned and Mendenhall was appointed as the new head coach. BYU For the third time in the past five seasons, the Cougars took home the big gold trophy, edging Long Beach State in five gameSjin the title match win in Hawaii. It was a season of ups (a streak) and downs (alleged ineligible players) but BWs experienced team never faltered or lost its focus. In the title match, BYU lost the first game 5 but rallied to force a fifth game. Trailing 10-- 6 in Game 5, BYU rallied and finally won it on a Long Beach State attack error. Setter Carlos Moreno was named the NCAA and MPSF Player of the Year and Final Four MVP. 30-1- MATT SAYLESAssociated Press The Raptors' Rafael Araujo of Brazil, center, hangs on the rim after dunking the ball in the first half in Los Angeles Dec. 28. Former Cougar Araujo was drafted eighth in the NBA. cuse in the first round of the 2004 tournament in Denver. The Cougars couldn't have played much better in the first half .shredding the vaunted Syracuse matchup zone. Mike Hall's ally-oo- p dunk gave the Cougars a 37-2- 6 lead late in the first half. But Syracuse guard Gerry McNamara had the shots and game of his life, nailing nine scoring 43 points, and Syracuse prevailed, 80-7The previous year, BYU took on defending Edwards inducted into College Football Hail of Fame 6. LaVell Friends and contemporaries honore4 Edwards into the Class of 2004 in early December in New York City. Edwards was the head coach at BYU for 29 years and put the Cougars on the college football map with an exciting passing game, retiring after the 2000 season. Since then, the BYU football program has fallen on hard times, which only magnifies Edwards' accomplishments. He'll 5. BYU met defending national champion Syra- - iwpwfiwiw '"VWvW.HARKTHEHERAtB.COM jam w;CALt 375-51- TO SUBSCRIBE See TOP 10, C2 IAD I |
