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Show Also in this section: Comics 1)3 Lifestyle D6-- 7 Sports Sept. Cougar Stadium for WAC pass showdown NOTABLE QUOTES: "My as well (as when he was younger), but my mind still works well enough that I New can make those decisions." England's Steve Grogan at age 37 tiie AFC's second-rate- d passer after two games. By DICK HARMON Herald Sports Editor San Diego State's speed and the big quarterback have BYU looking hard at the visiting Aztecs this week in preparation for the WAC home game Saturday in Cougar Stadium. Kickoff is 1 p.m. The game will be televised live on KSIj-T(CBS) and will air nationally to 80 percent of the country. (See additional SDSU-BYpregame coverage on D2). The Aztecs are 1 on the season with a victory over Long Beach State last week and 1 a loss to Oregon in the season opener. Fourth ranked BYU is 0 with wins over UTEP, Miami and Washington State. "Th?y have great skill people on offense with very good speed," said BYU outsid? linebacker coach Ken Schmidt. "And Dan McGwire is a very, very good quarterback." For the third straight week, ofk BYU will face a fense which features a quick step drop. That presents problems for pressuring a passer. "This is a conference game," said BYU head coach LaVell Edwards, who insists his primary goal, despite BYU's high standing in the polls, is to repeat as WAC champion. "We need to cut down on our mistakes and become sharper with our tackling against them. We still have a lot to do to get FULL PRIVILEGES: The Southwest Conference Council voted to keep Arkansas in the league for the 1991 football season with full rights and privileges. Dr. James Vick of the University of Texas, the president of the conference council, said the vote was unanimous to keep the Razorbacks in the league. Arkansas had originally planned to play football as an independent next season before joining the Southeastern Conference in 1992. Arkansas, a charter member of the SWC, voted Aug. 1 to join the SEC by 1992. V U 38-2- 0 42-2- first-roun- one-bac- En-Joi- ACE PACES LPGA: Janet I 16th Anderson aced the hole with a and finished 68 to share the with a d lead in the LPGA's MBS Classic with Cathy Morse. Defending champion Nancy Lopez, Nancy Brown and Sarah McGuire are tied for third aftei rounds of 69 on the 6,351-yar- d Los Coyotes Country Club course in Buena 149-ya- rd O first-roun- V.- - " better." Al Luginbill, San Diego State's coach, wants to keep Calif. - LIMO ACCIDENT: Brenda STADIUM FIGHT: A fight in a restroom at Yankee Stadium and continued in a nearby parking lot left one man in critical condition after being stabbed in the leg and beaten with a baseball bat, police said. Chet Kolakowski, a resident of Fairfield, Conn., was being treated for his injuries at Lincoln Hospital early today, said Sgt. Tina Mohrmann, a police spokeswoman. that began PLAYER INDICTED: a $10,000 bond. 1. O MOST RUSH'NC YARDS ON OPENING DAY J. Simpson. Bills (1973) gained 250 yards 206 2. George Rogers. Saints (1983) yards 202 3. Gerald Riggs. Falcons (1984) yards 198 yards 4. Norm Bulaich. Colts (1971) 193 5. Ottis Anderson, Cardinals (1979) yards 193 Tie Eric Oickerson. Rams (1986) yards 970-989 SOURCE: SPORTS FEATURES SYNDICATE Sports Features Syndicate will pay SS for your list if published. Send lists to Sports features, P.O. Box 660, Maple N.J. 080S2. Include name, dress, phone number and source. Shade, ad- Friday Preview (KSL 1160 AM) . 8 30 p.m. Baseball (ESPN) Baseball. White Sox at 8:30 p.m Manners (WGN) Sept. 22 . 10 a m Saturday, College football. UCLA at Channel 4) (ABC Michigan 10 a m Baseball (CBS Channel 5) 10 am. Prep football. Am. Fork at Mt. Vina Manert COUGAR Cable) 10 30 a m. College football. Northeaste n at Havard (fcbPN) 10:30 a m. College tootbali, Louisiana p.m. NFL St. at Vanderbili (TBS) 11 a m. College footbal' 12:20 p.m. Baseball (WGN) SN SMs at Cubs St. at 1pm. College football. S;m Diego BYU (CBS Channel 5. KSL 11b0 AM) 1:30 p.m. College footbal. Notre Dame at Michigan St. (ABC) 2 p.m. Saturday Sports Showcase, boxing. Lopez vs. Paez (NBC Channel 2) 2 p n. Mercedes Mile (ESPN) 2 30 p m Davis Cup Tennis. USA vs. Austna (ESPN) 4 30 pm College football. USC at Washington (PSN) - , Detmer and the BYU offense on the sidelines. "We'll try to establish the run. If they gang up on the run, then we'll throw it," he said. mXm 5- San Diego State photo SDSU coach Al Luginbill hopes to Overall WAC Team 1.00 1 00 .500 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 BYU CSU AFA Wyo Utah SDSU UNM UTEP Haw 2- - 3- - 1.00 .667 .667 1.00 .667 .500 .333 .333 .000 Saturday schedule Air Force at Wyoming, noon UTEP at Colorado St., noon San Oiego St. at BYU. noon Texas Tech at New Mexico. 3:05 p.m. Hawaii at Utah, 7:05 p.m. turn up the defensive knob on fourth-ranke- Cougars. d "Running the football keeps Ty (Detmer) on the sidelines, and that's where we'd like to keep him. "It all comes down the execution," Luginbill added. "So, I'm not as concerned about BYU as I am San Diego State and how we execute." Turnovers have been a big problem for BYU's offense so far this season. Detmer has thrown five interceptions in three games and the Cougars have fumbled 10 times, losing six. "We've got to stop those turnovers. We're minus-seve- n after three weeks," said Edwards. Edwards calls SDSU quarterd back Dan McGwire a type quarterback with all the tools. "He has a tendency to be a real streaky quarterback," Edwards said of the senior. "If he gets hot, he'll hut-col- complete everything. We're going to have to play extremely well on defense." Cowboys must stop a AFA offense y run-happ- - National League East title goes on the line By The Associated Press Where do the New York Mets go from here? Well, first they go to Chicago for four games and then it's on to Montreal for three. The Mets are 9 on the road. The majors "It's simple," first baseman Dave Magadan said. "If we don't win on the road, we won't win (the National League East)." Even Shea Stadium, where they has suddenly turned into are a house of horrors for the Mets. They have dropped four straight and five of six, including Thurs0 sweep by the Monday's treal Expos that turned a promising homestand (a 0 start) into a 5 disaster. Meanwhile, the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a 6 road trip two wins, six losses, two wins by hammering the Chicago Cubs The Pirates lead the Mets by 2lk games and the Expos by 44. While New York plays 10 of its remaining 13 games on the road, Pittsburgh has nine of 12 at home, visit from capped by a three-gam- e the Mets on Oct. "Yeah, I think it's an advantage," said Pittsburgh's Andy Van Slyke, who hit two home runs 51-2- 6, 2-- 4-- 5-- 4-- 11-- Thursday. "You're supposed to win at home and play .500 on the road. I think the Mets will be concerned with our having nine of 12 at home. "But it's not going to be easy. We're going to have to do it ourselves. We'd like to get a comfortable lead before the Mets series, and the only way to do that is to get good pitching. Our starting staff is underrated. We don't have a closer but we have guys in the bullpen who can do the job." In the NL West, Cincinnati lost to Houston 2 and its lead shrank to 3V2 games over Los Angeles, which beat San Diego Elsewhere, it was Atlanta 3, San Francisco 2 and St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 4. The Mets' skid became downright embarrassing when rookie Chris Nabholz completed the sweep for his first major with a league complete game. The only hit was Tommy Herr's clean single with two out in the sixth. "I didn't even know about the said Nabholz, who struck 3-- 2. out six, walked three and is 0 Indianafter going 6 at Triple-in high apolis. "I had a school, but this was the best game I've thrown as a professional." one-hitt- er no-hitt-er Montreal scored both its runs in the fourth inning off Sid Fernandez on Tim Wallach's broken-ba- t RBI single and Marquis Grissom's sacrifice fly. Fernandez gave up only two hits in six innings, both in the fourth, when he also issued his only two walks. In the opener, the Expos rallied for four runs in the eighth inning and Mets off Frank Viola (19-1relief ace John Franco. The rally consisted of Spike Owen's one-oMike triple, singles by pinch-hittFitzgerald, Tim Raines and Otis Nixon, Andres Galarraga's sacrifice fly, a stolen base, passed ball and Wallach's infield hit. (9-1- 4) ut er Pirates NorLARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) mally, Western Athletic Conference teams need a stout pass defense to y opponents, cripple their but Wyoming's defense against the run will be more important against Air Force on Saturday. For while most WAC teams live and die by the pass, the Air Force Falcons fly lower to the ground when it comes to football. In opening the season 1 overall and 1 in the conference, the Falcons have run the ball 179 times and gained 778 yards, while going to the air just 28 times for 100 yards. "I'm really concerned, and for a couple of very good reasons," Wyoming coach Paul Roach said of Air Force's option attack. "The last two times we played them we did not do a really good job of handling the triple option. And last Saturday against Arkansas State we gave up a few big plays, and a really big one when the fullback got loose for 91 yards." Statistically, however, Wyoming has contained the run a bit better than the pass this year. In opening with a 0 record the Cowboys have allowed their opponents, on average, 132 rushing yards and 235.3 passing yards. Of course, that rushing yardage was limited by the healthy presence of defensive end Mitch Donahue and middle linebacker Jarod Thiele. In beating Arkansas State pass-happ- 0-- 32-3- 6--4, Howard County (Maryland) grand jury has indicted San Antonio Spurs guard David Wingate for the alleged rape of a Baltimore teenager. The grand jury indicted Wingate on Thursday for second-degre- e rape, assault and battery sexual offense. and a third-degrA trial is expected in about four months. Wingate was arrested Monday and was released on a 3-- MILLER 1 BACK: Nolan Henke, who missed the cut in five of his last eight tournaments, shot d 66 to share the a lead of the PGA's B.C. Open with Jim Hallet. Clark Burroughs, Johnny Miller Jr. and Emlyn Aubrey are tied for third after e rounds of 67 on the 6,966-yar- d Golf Course in Endicott, N.Y. Thompson, the wife of San Francisco Giants second baseman Robby Thompson, was listed in good condition after the limousine she was riding in was struck broadside, officials said. She was taken to Mills Memorial Hospital after the accident where she was treated for a broken clavicle and broken ribs, a hospital spokeswoman said. The driver of the other vehicle, a whose name was not released, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and released on his own recognizance, police said. The driver of the limousine, Manuel Navarro, was treated and released, officials said. i speed invades SDSU body doesn't work Park, !))( D Bis ' Friday 21, 11, Cubs 2 Slyke drove in three runs with his two homers and Barry homer. Van Bonds added a two-ru- n Slyke homered in the first inning and hit a off Randy Kramer (0-two-ru- n shot off Mitch Williams in sixth. Bonds hit his a three-ru- n 32nd homer in the eighth after Van Slyke walked. (See MAJORS, Page D3) Van 2-- 7 last weekend Donahue was felled by a bruised shoulder while Thiele went down with an ankle sprain. Donahue is expected back in the lineup for Air Force while Thiele is questionable, according to Roach. "Thiele practiced a little bit yesterday and he's not ready. Whether or not he makes it by Saturday is questionable, or doubtful," the coach said Thursday. And while Roach is hoping his defense is up to the task of containing Air Force's wishbone, he also is concerned that his offense will be stymied by the Falcons' defense. For while the Falcons had to replace a number of players from last year's defensive unit, Roach 34-2- believes the replacements im- proved the defense. "Despite the fact that they have six or seven new members, I think they're a little better than a year ago defensively," he said. Specifically, Roach is impressed' g and by the Falcons' quickness. Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry agrees that his defensive unit is better than anticipated. "Our defense played well in the spring. We were hoping it was because we were better, and not because our offense was weak," he said. "I'm encouraged by the way our defense is playing." He's also not discouraged by Gray's passing statistics. gang-tacklin- old of brothers and their emotiona I payday A behavioral pyschologist once said the more emotion a football fan invests in their favorite team, the bigger their reaction at a win, or deep the depth of their sorrow will be when their team loses. This was never more evident than last week and the story of three brothers who live in Utah Valley. Here is a brief synopsis, as told by principle figures. The identities of these brothers will remain anonymous, however it would be fun to laiow who they are. When BYU fell behind WashingBrothton State last Saturday 29-er A was so angry he smashed his fist onto a table near his TV set and fractured his wrist. The injury required a cast the next day. This injury is confirmed by a local hospital emergency room employee. At the same time Brother A was injured, his sibling, Brother B, was so distraught he got up from his seat in Cougar Stadium, went to his car and drove the the University Mall Mall in disgust. Brother B had been in the mall for about 30 minutes when he 7, bail out on the Heisman fT! Harmon IA Dick iKtff JXZ Trophy, jump out of his jersey, hide in his white shirt and tie, hop on his bicycle and ride out of town. We're going to get as many touchdowns as Brigham Young had wives. " Such talk doesn't SPORTS sit well with BYU players. "It's always something," said BYU halfback Matt Bellini. it. I'm sick of it." score late in heard the BYU-WSso he decided the third quarter to drive quickly over to Brother C's house in Orem. When Brother B arrived at Brother C's house he noticed his picture window smashed. When he got inside Brother C's house he learned Brother C too had been upset in the first half and at one point had thrown his shoe at the window, breaking it. Brother B and C then sat down and watched BYU defeat WSU with comeback. a WAC record Some Saturday, heh? SDSU-BYThis contest has usually carried with it some negative publicity. So far, at pregame, it's absent. Several years ago it U was BYU' allegedly of Aztec quarterback Todd Santos when he set an NCAA record in Cougar Stadium. BYU ended up sending a V.P. with an apology. Then came some accusations of racial slurs out of SDSU's locker room one night; last year it was pregame concern about BYU getting away with murder on "illegal picks" by receivers. So far nothing has surfaced, except a column in the SDSU student an attempt at humor paper one graph of which which may have bordered on sacrilege about Mormon temple attire. Daily Aztec Columnist Lester Callaham did predict: "We H'7' embarrass Ty Detmer so bad, he'll short-changi- "I hate SPEAKING OF PICKS: AFA may have been eliminated from the WAC title picture when it lost its opener to CSU, but now it can be out for sure, or throw a monkey wrench into Wyoming's championship plans in this crucial conference showdown in Laramie. Pokes have too good a defense though to fall into a trap. Cowboys ride rough UTEP at Colorado State: The Rams are coming off a loss at Arizona State. Gallant effort but no W as result. They get one Saturday when the Miners come to town and shore up second place in the 34-2- 1. WAC. Texas Tech at New Mexico: The Lobos are a good That is better 2. than being an ugly This week the Lobos strike a big one for the as big as one as this can be. Lobos 38, Red Raiders 28. Hawaii at Utah: This is one you have to love. The Rainbows finally leave the Islands for one of those rare road games. Runnning back Jamal Farmer got booted off the team indefinitely and the Warriors Hawaii has much more are talent than Utah, but how in the world could Hawaii h?ve laid down and quit at AFA 27-- 3 in their only other road game? Please Utah, put them out of their misery. Utes rebound with 7 victory as Utah faithful tout Mike Richmond for the Heisman. 2. non-WA- C 0-- 32-2- BYU-Sa- n Diego State: This game boils down to a simple observation, the fourth-ranke- d Cougars have yet to really play outstanding offense The Aztecs aren't and are pleased with their performance in two games and are Look for another TV special. The key for BYU is stopping the run and home run. Aztecs must keep Ty Detmer by the Gatorace tub. Cougars 52, 3--0. Aztecs 34. |