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Show Sports SECTION 2aUtj$Hcmt& SATURDAY, JULY 14. 2007 SPORTS EDITOR Darnell Dickson 344-255- 5 ddicksonheraldextra.com UTAH STATE AM ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE L i S , i I i Revue begins on a sweet note with Millsap putback JERONIMO NISADaily Herald from the 18th tee during his match against Brady Boman on the third dayof the Utah State "Amateur on Friday. Nic Van Vuuren drives Neil K.Warner DAILY HERALD There were no fans holding up signs that read, "Go Muku-bu- " or "Come on Kendall." It's the NBA summer league. More specifically Rocky Mountain Revue. The fans that filled the Lifetime Activity Center on the Salt Lake Community College campus may not have known half the players on Utah's roster, but they did get a chance to get a peak at pick Morris Almond and see if second-round pick Kyrylo Fesenko can play. They were also treated to a Paul Mill-sa- p Van Vuuren, Fillmore ' ' yw V , : v. advance, will battle in match play quarterfinals , W ) Jared Lloyd DAILY HERALD first-roun- d W - Golf can be one Crazy game. Just ask Nic van Vuuren a South African who just completed his final year at Utah Valley State who teetered on the edge of elimination late Friday afternoon in the second round of the Utah State Amateur match play bracket at Thanksgiving Point golf course, trailing veteran Steve Poulson by two holes with just three holes to play. It hadn't been van Vuuren's round up to that point and he even threw a club after a tough shot on hole No. 14. Those watching the match might've figured the South African's run in this tournament was over. But he didn't. "I was mentally struggling," van Vuuren said. "But I wasn't going to give up. Walking off of the 15th green, I decided I had three holes and I was going to give it everything I had." J special An offensive k rebound with one second left in the game to give Utah put-bac- UTAH 64 ATLANTA 63 a r win over Atlanta ...On the dotted line The Utah Jazz signed a free agent Jason Hart on Friday, See story on C5 64-6- 3 Friday night in Utah's Revue opener. "A buzzer beater is a State Am results buzzer beater. It doesn't matter if it's inasummer league, it still feels good to get the win," Almond said "As a basketball player in general it feels good to get that first one to go. It helped hr playing in front of the home crowd. You try to control the energy and be as solid as you can." Atlanta's Shelden Williams scored with five seconds left in the game to give the Hawks a lead which gave Almond a chance to hit his first game-winnin a Jazz uniform. Forthe" leaderboard from the third dayjncludirig -thelocal golfers' scores:-anr- j quarterfinal match playmatchyffrom the Utah" State Amatuer,it' . m Thanksgiving See C5 C5 rocky LItn. Revue TODAY'S SCHEDULE Atlanta vs. San Antonio, 4:30 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Utah, 7 p.m. WHERE: Salt Lake 17th to age a bogey, then brought home the stunning comeback win by knocking in a putt on No. 18 for a birdie path. The final hop took it through the back of a cart driven by Page's golf coach at SUU, Richard Church, hitting him in the leg and coming to Community College ON THE AIR: All six Jazz games will be broadcast on KJZZ and 1320 AM I Full Rocky Mountain Revue schedule and results, C5 parredthe tie after Poulson could only man- and a one-u- p victory. "It's all mental at this stage," said van Vuuren, who reached the quarterfinals of the tournament for the third straight year. "Everyone has good swings and can play, so it's whoever can fight the demons the best. Sometimes you just need three holes." Still not convinced about the zaniness of the sport? Go talk to former Mountain View golfer Nathan Page, who now plays for Southern Utah, and BYU sophomore Robbie Fillmore. The pair dueled all afternoon, going back and forth with great shots and tough luck. After eight holes, Page had a two-hol- e advantage but Jhings took a wacky turn on No. 9. Fillmore knocked his tee shot to the right of the fairway, where it bounced twice on the rough and then took a soft bounce off the cart er REVUE, bird-iedt- 16th hole to cut the lead to one, six-fo- 63-6- 2 See Pgint," And craziness ensued as he ASHLEY rest on the seat. The strange position of the ball drew a crowd of spectators but might've given Fillmore an edge. The Cougar was awarded a drop from FRANSCELLDaily Herald Dee Brown looks to pass during a game against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday during the Rocky Mountain d Revue at SLCC in Tcrylorsville. The Jazz edged the Hawks on a putback by Paul Millsap. last-secon- See STATE AM, C5 BECKHAM COMES TO AMERICA Beckham gets warm welcome to Galaxy Futbol, football or ' soccerfBeckham set to play for Galaxy "I've called it football my whole life. Calling it soccer is not a problem for me. Well, at the moment it is because I keep getting it mixed up, but at some point I'll get it after a couple of weeks." Beth Harris David Beckham THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Before David CARSON, Calif . Beckham can make America love soccer, he has to get used to soccer in America. ' Like what to call it. It's football to the rest of the world, and the superstar from England kept getting "soccer" stuck in his throat when he was introduced Friday amid confetti and screaming fans as the Los Angeles Galaxy's new $32 million man. LA. Galaxy ting it mixed up, but at some point I'll get it after a couple of weeks." And nq, Beckham said, he doesn't expect Americans to change their ways; he said he wants to adapt to his new country's lingo. Beckham will be living in Beverly Hills and working at Home Depot Center, that is. The Galaxy's staiium was stuffed with 5,000 fans and hundreds of reporters and photographers intent on recording every gesture and "I've called it football my whole word uttered by him. life," Beckham said, smiling. "Calling Six months of anticipation culminatit soccer is not a problem for me. Well, at the moment it is because I keep get- - ed with Beckham accepting his new number 23 jersey on a stage set up on the field with cannons shooting out blue, gold and white confetti. "It's nice to see so many fans, and I thank you for that," he told the crowd sweating under a hot sun. "Now my family have moved to Los Angeles, something we're looking forward to, something we're very proud of, and in our life everything's perfect." But he still has a job to do. The Galaxy is paying Beckham $32.5 million over five years to turn the struggling team into a winner and promote soccer in the United States, where it badly trails football the American variety basketball and baseball in popularity. The Galaxy is next to last in the Western Conference with a record. "I think soccer in America has a lot -ot potential, just maybe something is missing to take it to another level, and I'm hoping I'm going to be part of that," said Beckham, whose playing debut is set for July 21. There s been expectations all the 1 way through my career, and at the moment this is a big one. w AP ji See BECKHAM, C4 I photo |