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Show Thursday, January 31. 2008 B2 m a tlH W II n II m m 1 li'li'l mlllv IV III In rl I I JI 11 ILP k v frv bbi 0 mm mm mm mm M 1 mv.i TODAY aw-- 'I ft. itii mm m 111. " sllnnn crimmtnn avviiiuiiiiiy )j..'Wiicyc 6 p.m. team's CEDAR FALLS, Iowa UVSC's Ben Kjar has been named the Western Wrestling Conference's Wrestler of the Week as announced by league officials. freshman from Centerville Kjar, a last week and im- (Viewmont HS), was a perfect I IITTITi-1t in 4 J I wun a iu-com create uutus proveu Zach Valdez. decision of Air Force's at the Tracy Borah Duals on SaturKjar was day, with two wins by fall, one by major decision and one, over Western State's Eddie Lopez, in a decision. Kjar's win against Air Force gave him 31 n wins on the season, setting a Utah Valley record. 125-pou- 5-- 0 a- ioiuiwvvt -l 4-- 0 4-- 3 single-sea-so- byu Sports Cougars and Utes face off in swimming with league titles on line Today is the final Mountain West Conference meet for the BYU Cougar men's and women's swim and dive teams, and there is a lot on the line for the Cougars. The meet, which will take place at 6 p.m. in the Richards Building Pool, not only is against an rival Utah, but both BYU squads will be comtitle. peting for the MWC regular-seaso- n Today's meet is free to the public. "Our swimmers don't have to get up any extra for this meet," BYU men's coach Tim Powers said. "It is against Utah, it will have implications on the regular season championship and it is our last meet for our seniors." After beating every other MWC opponent this season, both the men and the women have a chance to close out the regular season with a victory over the Utes and earn the MWC regular season championships. This meet also is the swimmers' contribution to the Deseret First DueL BYU currently leads the Duel 1 with this week's meets each contributing one point toward the Dual totaL BYU will honor six women and six men senior swimmers and divers before the meet today. They will be honored for their contribution to the swim and dive team programs while at BYU. , "It is always nice to honor our outgoing seniors at the last home meet of the season," BYU women's coach Stan Crump said. "They are deserving of the attention, and it is great to be going up against our rivals at the same time." The No. 23 BYU men will look to a pair of seniors to continue their leadership in individual events in hopes of getting a victory against the Utes. Jorge Azevedo and Travis Price have been consistent all season long in their respective events. Azevedo has d posted the top MWC time this year in the time in the 100 butterfly (48.38) and the third-bebackstroke (50.03), while Price has posted the top MWC time this season in the 200 freestyle (1:39.06) time in the 500 free (428.48) in and the second-bes- t 21-1- 100-yar- st ON THE AIR Television PGA, FBR Open Men's College Basketball Boston Col, at N. Carolina Providence at Notre Dame Indiana at Wisconsin N.C. State at Duke 1p.m. 5 p.m. 5 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m. TGC TGC ESPN ESPN2 ESPN ESPN2 ' NBA Dallas at Boston San Antonio at Phoenix 6:15 p.m. 8:30 p.m. TNT TNT the conference this season. Sophomore Natasha Menezes and freshmen Rachel Grant and Aleesha Miller will be looked to by the Cougar women against Utah to help get a victory. Menezes has posted the top MWC times this year in the 1,000 (10:08.15) and 500 (4:54.33) free in her terrific second-yea- r collegiate campaign. BYUs Grant and Miller have come in and made immediate impact on their team, as Grant has posted the top MWC times in the 200 fly (2:00.74) and the 400 IM (4:22.00) while Miller has consistently been the Cougars' top freestyle sprinter with posting BYU season-bes- t times of 23.50 and 51.41 in the 50 and 100 free, respectively. ARENA FOOTBALL Blaze to a re-si- gn quarterback Germaine contract SALT LAKE CITY - The Utah Blaze announced five-ye- ar on Wednesday the resigning of quarterback Joe Germaine to a five-yecontract. This deal secures him with the Blaze through 2012 and makes Germaine the first player in AFL history to ink a five-yecontract. Terms of the contract were not disclosed due to team policy. "Joe has been a key player and leader for this team since its inception," said Blaze head coach and general manager Danny White. "We are thrilled to have him back for another five seasons." The former Rose Bowl MVP finished the 2007 regular season by leading the AFL in completions (422) and passing yards (5,005), while finishing No. 2 in touchdown passes (107) and attempts (617). He also averaged 312.8 passing yards per game. During the 2007 season, Germaine surpassed San Jose SaberCats QB Mark Grieb's record of 4,841 passing yards set in 2006. Germaine reached 5,000 yards during the last game of the regular season when he connected with WR Tom Pace on a pass with just over one minute remaining in the 47-3- 7 -- Brady wonders -s why Burress' prediction was victory over the Los Angeles Aveng- ' erS- - , NBA Vv.;.':: ; I just Brewer, MHIsap named to 2008 Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam Golf Euro., Dubai Desert Classic 6:30 a.m. NBA Utah at Washington 6 p.m. FSN, ESPN UVSC SPORTS Kjar named conference wrestler of the week SUPER BOWLXLII FRIDAY ; 23-1- 7 Barry Wilner Utah Jazz guard Ronnie SALT LAKE CITY Brewer and forward Paul Millsap were among 18 Rookie Chalplayers selected for the 2008 lenge & Youth Jam on Friday, Feb. 15, in New Orleans. The participants in the Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam were selected by the NBA's assistant coaches, with each team submitting one ballot. The head coaches for the Rookie and Sophomore teams will be the lead assistants from the 2007 NBA All- Star Game coaching staffs. ," Among the most improved players in the league, Brewer has started all 45 games for the Jazz and is averaging 11.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 28.6 minutes. His scoring average has improved by 7.7 points oyer last season, the fourth largest selection jump in the NBA. A 2007 second-roun- d (47th overall), Millsap has appeared in all 127 games since being drafted by the Jazz, and is averaging 8.3 points, 5.6 rebounds and 0.96 steals in 20.5 minutes THE ASSOCIATED PHOENIX PRESS 23-1- Just 17 points for the potent Patriots. A certain MVP quarterback diss. thinks that's a Super-sizeTom Brady scoffed when told Wednesday that New " York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress guapanteed New York will beat Brady's undefeated New England team in Sunday's Super Bowl. "We're only going to score 17 points?" Brady said before chuckling about it. "OK. Is Plax playing defense? I wish he had said 4542 and gave us per game this season. a littlp rred- itforscor-- 3 fe" ingmore Baseball points." Considering the Patriots set an NFL record by scoring 589 points, Brady's 50 Clemens shows up at Houston Astros training camp HOUSTON Roger Clemens bounced up the steps of the Houston Astros dugout Wednesday morning and faced a group of wide-eye- d minor leaguers that included his oldest son For three relaxing hours at the team's minicamp, he was free from questions about steroid use, the Mitchell Report or his pending appearance before a congressional committee. He was back in his element, baffling hitters with sliders and instructing pitchers on simple mechanics. "I'm not going anywhere," he said. "I love to do these things. If I can share any insight with these young kids, it's all the better." Clemens sidestepped questions about accusations he used performance-enhancindrugs, laid out in the Mitchell Report based on information from Brian McNamee, his former personal trainer. most ever for one season, and Randy Moss broke Jerry Rice's mark with 23 TD catches, Burress might have been a bit chintzy. The last time the Patriots played the Giants, in the season finale, New England rallied from 12 points down in the third quarter to win The Patriots have not scored fewer than 20 points in their 18 victories, and the last time they put up only 17 was Dec. a 21-- loss at Mi10, 2006 ami in their last regular-seaso- g 38-3- 5. Looking to lock up an ace, Mets meet with Santana's agent: At New York, Johan Santana's agent and the New York Mets went to work on a contract extension Wednesday, the biggest step remaining for the team to complete its blockbuster trade with Minnesota. Mets officials met with agent Peter Greenberg in Manhattan, but neither side would divulge many details. The two-tim- e Cy Young Award winner is likely seeking a deal worth more than $120 million over six or seven years. He and the Mets have until 3 p.m. MST Friday to reach an agreement. I Almond sets D-Lea- touchdown passes were the 10m Braay 0 n defeat. Even if the Giants' defense performs at its peak, it's still doubtful New England wiU score only 17 points. "I know they have confidence. They should have confidence," Brady said. "They are the NFC champions." record gue with 53 points in Flash victory DAILY record 53 points to lead the Utah Hash to a 102-8victory over the Bakersfield Jam on Wednesday at Rabobank Fesenko did not dress from e the game while battling symptoms and forward Brit-to- n Johnsen didn't play for the Arena. second straight game due to On assignment from the personal reasons. Utah Jazz, Almond converted Brian Jackson also did his field goal attempts part to fill in for Fesenko on and free throw tries to the inside, notching his third break his own with 10 points single double-doubl- e and 14 rebounds. Garry game scoring record. The rookie from Rice had scored 51 chipped in 13 points, followed by James Lang against Austin on Dec. 21. Almond set the record with a pair with 1 1 for the Flash, who of free throws with 29 seconds snapped a e losing left to play. skid and improved to "What a night by Morris. Kevin Kruger dished out 10 We needed a lift after a rough assists for the Flash, who start to our road trip, and led by as many as 18 points that's exactly what we got with less than two minutes from him," Flash head coach to play. Brad Jones said. 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