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Show ""1 rm t) SIM mull illM4HWW sen ririwfiifAii fkTiilSllifVilwUli'Biiralniiil'ilirfCfiil Wednesday Oct. 24, 1990 Sports NFL knekeir qjuesfiioned about trafficking gates - NOTABLE QUOTES: "We can't sit 2& down and feel sorry for ourselves. I'm not as concerned with our opponent as I am with how we react to the loss. We still have a lot to play for a 10-- 2 season, reaching a major bowl and Miami finishing in the top five." coach Dennis Erickson looking toward this weekend's game against Texas Tech after the Hurricanes suffered their second loss of the season last week at Notre Dame. The 'Canes haven't lost two regular-seaso-n games since 1984. "I've never been in this position before, with two losses. It's important for the seniors to rally behind us, but motivational things only work up to a point. Actions speak louder than words and we have leaders that lead by Miami quarterback example." Craig Erickson. SUSPENDED: Southern Cal quarterback Todd Marinovich has been suspended from Saturday's game against Arizona State because he skipped classes, coach Larry Smith announced Tuesday. "This afternoon, I suspended Todd Marinovich through this Saturday's game for academic reasons," Smith said in a statement. "About four weeks ago, I met with Todd and his family after receiving a report that he wasn't attending class. At that time we made an agreement that he would go to all his classes and we would monitor his attendance." The sophomore, who won't be allowed to practice this week, admitted he didn't hold up his end of the bargain. "We had an agreement that I wouldn't miss class anymore. I didn't uphold that agreement, so I've got to suffer the consequences," Marinovich, 21, said. Senior Shane Foley will start in Marinovich's place Saturday. "If he meets his classroom commitments this week, he'll be reinstated next week," Smith said. left-hand- CASILLAS OUT: Atlanta Falcons nose tackle Tony Casillas was suspended without pay for two games for missing the NFL team's flight to Los Angeles and Sunday's game against the Rams. Coach Jerry Glanville also said Casillas will not be paid for the Rams' game. Glanville met with Casillas at the Falcons' training complex, but said he would not discuss the matter. OFF BALLOT: Last season, Alex English failed to make the NBA Western Conference team, breaking a run of eight consecutive appearances. This season, he won't even be on the ballot. The Dallas Mavericks will have four representatives on this season's ballot, which will be released by the NBA office Nov. 5. But English, signed by the Mavericks as a free agent after a long career with Denver, won't be among them. Mavericks general manager Norm Sonju said he believes the committee that made up the ballot opted against putting English on it because it knew he would not be starting. All-St- PLAYER QUITS: Idaho State University basketball standout Steven Garrity has quit the Bengal team, saying he refuses to juggle the game with church and family. "I will not give up my church responsibilities and my family," said Garrity, who is married and active in the Mormon Church. "It's not that I have to do these things; it's because I want to do them. For everyone involved, maybe it's best that I move on." The quit Monday, saying he had spent a month's worth of "stressful days and sleepless nights." The two-yestarter averaged 12 points and 7.2 rebounds per game last season. In 1988-8he averaged 16.9 points and 7.4 rebounds. His 456 points as a sophomore ranks fourth on ISU's coach Herb career list. First-yea- r Williams was asked Tuesday what a effect the loss of Garrity forward and the top returnee team off a might have on his Bengals. "Not any at all. In fact, we've had some great practices since he's been gone," he said. MinneMINNEAPOLIS (AP) sota Vikings placekicker Donald Igwebuike has been victimized by circumstantial evidence and "trial by media," his attorney says. At the same time, the attorney confirmed that Igwebuike was questioned by U.S. Customs Service agents in Florida in connection with drug smuggling allegations. ABC News reported Tuesday night that the U.S. attorney's office in Tampa, Fla., has "irrefutable evidence" linking Igwebuike to an attempt to smuggle heroin into the United States from his native Nigeria. The player's name surfaced about two weeks ago when a Nigerian was arrested by customs agents at the Orlando Airport, ABC said. Maduwuba Ibekwe, a part-tim- e school teacher, had 31 small bags of heroin in his stomach, Intensity key to game authorities said. The ABC report quoted law enforcement officials as saying that Igwebuike bought the alleged drug courier's ticket and participated in phone conversations which indicated he was aware of the deal. Igwebuike worked out with the Vikings at their Eden Prairie practice facility on Tuesday. He confirmed that he was the subject of an investigation, but wouldn't an 7 swer specific questions. Igwebuike told an ABC reporter to talk to his attorney. Igwebuike's attorneys, hookup. Edwards expressed the hope the Cougars will have the kind of intensity they had in a 52-- 9 Western Athletic Conference win over Colorado State two weeks ago. Sheppard noted that BYU's success over the years is the result of Cougars' ability to execute their offense and defense. "The biggest concern I have is making sure our players reach that same emotional level (as they had against CSU)," Edwards said. Sheppard noted that knowing what BYU is going to do isn't a particular advantage. "They get better and better at disguising things, tougher and tougher to anticipate, but mostly they just beat you with execution," he said. Since Colorado State pounded his A. team 47-- 7 last week, Sheppard was asked what he must do to prepare Couhis Lobos for the ninth-ranke- d gars. "If the pattern follows, we play pretty well against teams where we're a distinct underdog," Sheppard said. That's certainly the case this week. Nevada oddsmakers won't quote a line for the game. "Execution is always the key," Edwards said. "It's what we strive for." The game will in BYU's Cougar Stadium at 1:30 p.m. There is no live television. Execution was also on the mind of Utah State assistant coach Fred Bleil, who spoke in the absence of head coach Chuck Shelton. "Our execution and some of our tackling hasn't been what we wanted," Bleil said. The Aggies have played well the past two weeks but have only a 4 tie and a 7 loss to show for it. They are going into Satur- tl if alW day's 1 p.m. game against Nevada-La- s Vegas in Logan. Weber State's Dave Arslanian noted that the Wildcats defeated sa r- r J?" .J i JwefS' 4 if 8 ,K.y . :f. Herald PhotoTrent Nelson Mike Salido, who ranks second on BYU's team in rushing, slashes for a crucial first down. Nevada the last time the Wolfpack came to Ogden with that badge of honor. Nevada is ranked No. 3 in this nationally-ranke- d NEW YORK (AP) - A question of what have they done lately could apply to those missing from The Associated Press baseball all-stteam, which lists only Ryne Sand-ber- g of the Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee's Dave Parker as repeaters. Excluded were 10 players who graced the 1989 team. Five of them pitchers Bret Saberhagen of Kansas City and Joe Magrane of St. Louis, catcher Mickey Tettleton of Baltimore, outfielder Ruben Sierra of Texas and third baseman Howard Johnson of the New York Mets didn't get a vote this year. Also missing from the team is Minnesota outfielder Kirby Puck-et- t, who failed to make it for the first time in five years. He got only one vote in nationwide balloting of sports writers and broadcasters. Sandberg, the second baseman, was named to the team for the ar .'kVBaSAabsaaato Jeff Torborg Frank Robinson of Baltimore last year. Previous won the award winners were Lasorda in 1988, Roger Craig of San Francisco in 1987, Hal Lanier of Houston in 1986, Whitey Herzog of St. Louis in 1985 and Jim Frey of the Chicago Cubs in 1984, the first year the award was given to just one manager from both leagues. Until then, an award was presented to each league. The White Sox were the only team to make a run at Oakland and had an 5 season edge over the Athletics. 8-- jI :r. w, week's Division poll. "Nevada is probably, in some ways, better thar; anyone we've played up to this point," Arslanian A third consecutive year and the fourth time in the last five. Designated hitter Parker was chosen for the second year in a row. The team is evenly divided with six National Leaguers and six American Leaguers. Also on the team are first baseman Cecil Fielder of Detroit, third baseman Matt Williams of San Francisco, shortstop Barry Larkin of Cincinnati, catcher Carlton Fisk of the Chicago White Sox, outfielders Rickey Henderson of Oakland and Barry Bonds and Bobby of Pittsburgh, said. Utah is the only local team on the road this week. The Utes head to Air Force for a noon kickoff. named All-Sta- rs (.559), drove in 100 runs and batted .306. He was the first second base- Lots of big name players missing from list st broadcasters across the nation. e 24-2- 34-2- 69-9- Jim Leyland, who led Pittsburgh to the National League East title, finished second with 49 votes. Lou Piniella, whose Cincinnati Reds swept the Oakland Athletics in the World Series, was third with 20 votes, and Oakland's Tony was fourth with 11. Buck Rodgers of Montreal had three. One each went to Tom Lasorda of Los Angeles, John McNamara of Cleveland and Joe Morgan of -- 4 - 94-6- r"' ... ,J Torborg gets manager's kudo; CHICAGO (AP) Jeff Torborg directed his Chicago White Sox in a season-lon- g chase for the American League West title. The White Sox never caught the World Series-boun- d Oakland Athletics, but the effort landed Torborg a prestigious honor. Torborg, who led an amazing about-fac- e by the White Sox, was named Manager of the Year today by The Associated Press. Torborg took a team that finished last in 1989 with a 2 record and guided the White Sox to 8 in 1990 for the second-berecord in the American League and third best in the majors. "Personally, this is very pleasing," said Torborg from Sarasota, Fla., where he is attending the White Sox organizational meetings. "It was a special year but not a 'Dream Year' because we didn't win. The organization is going in the right direction." Torborg received 70 votes from a panel of 156 sportswriters and They said Igwebuike knew the alleged drug smuggler and asked him to carry the money to his parents, who they said received the money. When Ibekwe was arrested, he had a receipt for $12,000 on his person as well as the heroin, officials said. z Cougars face Lobos Saturday after a bye - Larry Reed and Herbert Igbanugo, said the placekicker is a victim of circumstantial evidence. They said Igwebuike, who long has been known for sending money to his parents in Nigeria and putting his siblings through college in the Unit YU-UN- M By BOB HUDSON Assistant Sports Editor SALT LAKE CITY Intensity and execution were the key words as New Mexico's Mike Sheppard and BYU's LaVell Edwards discussed Saturday's game between the two teams. The two were part of the weekly Big Five media luncheon telephone ed States, had contacted Ibekwe in an attempt to rush $12,000 to his parents in Anambra, Nigeria. right-hande- Bonil-l- a d pitcher Bob Welch of Oakland, pitcher Frank Viola of the Mets and reliever Bob Thigpen of the White Sox. Puckett's absence is explained by his batting average, which fell from .339 in 1989 to .298. Saberhagen plunged from 23-- 6 to 9 and Magrane was 7 after going 18-Tettleton's home runs declined from 25 to 15, while Sierra's power production fell from 29 to 16. Johnson hit .244 with 23 homers the year after hitting 36 with a .287 average. This year's team is power-ladeaveraging 29 homers per player, man to lead either league in homers since the St. Louis Cardinals' Rogers Hornsby in 1925. left-hand- 5-- 10-1- 9. n, excluding pitchers. Leading the group are Fielder, the first major leaguer in 13 years to break the er barrier, and Sandberg, only the third second baseman ever to hit 40. Fielder made a sensational comeback to the majors this year after spending the 1989 season playing in Japan. In addition to his 51 homers, the most in the majors since Cincinnati's George Foster hit 52 in 1977, he led the majors with 132 RBIs and a .592 slugging percentage. Sandberg, the NL's Most Valuable Player in 1984, led the senior league in home runs and runs scored (116), was second in hits (188) and slugging percentage Barkley leads Philadelphia past Utah Jazz LAS VEGAS (AP) -Charles Barkley scored 35 points and the Philadelphia 76ers survived a furious fourth-quartrally to defeat the Utah Jazz 102-9- 5 Tuesday night in an NBA exhibition game. Barkley, who had 31 points through three quarters, came off the bench with 3:27 to play after the Jazz had gone on an 18-- 7 run and cut a deficit to He made two free throws and finished off the Jazz with a reverse slam dunk to put the Sixers up by seven points in the waning moments. Karl Malone led Utah, which remained winless in the er nt 94-9- 3. preseason at with 0-- 5, 26 points. John Stockton and Jeff Malone each had 21. For Philadelphia Hawkins scored and Johnny Dawkins (3-2- ), 16 14. Her-se- y points ar 9, 6-- 1 JOCKEY ISAAC MURPHY 3 BURIAL SITES, LEXINGTON KY. 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He grew up in Mexico in the Mormon Colonies. He moved to Utah a year ago where he got a job laying brick and relief driving for a U.S. mail high-power- (9 nt carrier. He'd looked forward to the hunt all year. Early Saturday morning Bowman, Dave Jones of Mexico, Mark Walker, a BYU football player, and Steve Caulder of Provo left camp and headed up a mountain. After seeing no game, they came down into some cedar trees, divided up 200 yards apart and went "driving" down the hills. "I was up on top so it was easier hiking. I got a few ridges ahead and decided to keep going. I wanted to get out where nobody was. I like it that way." Bowman got three ridges away Dick Harmon SPORTS EDITOR from the road and the truck and was walking through some trees when at 11:30 a.m. he was suddenly knocked to the ground. He didn't hear anything, he just fell like a rock. "I tried to get up. I couldn't. I noticed a hole in my left leg. It burned. I immediately shot my rifle in the air, hoping if somebody was taking aim again, they'd know not to shoot. "I looked around and I saw a guy come around a hill about 50 yards away. I yelled at him, but he turned and ran. He was young, slender build, possibly a teen-agwith long blond hair. It could have been a woman. But whomever it was, the person ran." That person left Bowman to die. Bowman was lucky. The bullet entered the back of his leg and er exited the front part of his thigh. It was a clean shot that exited with a mass of muscle tissue and skin. If it had been a half-inc- h lower, it would have broken his leg, pierced an artery, and doctors said he could have bled to death within minutes. That would have been the worst scenario. At best, he would have lost his leg. But with this wound, Bowman, bleeding, was able to get onto his feet, using his rifle as a crutch. A former high school football player and track star who has maintained a workout regime, Bowman was in excellent condition and had strength to move. He immediately began shooting his rifle into the air to summon his friends. "I knew I had to get out of there before I went into shock. I kept shooting. I made it up a ridge and to the other side where I fell down several times." Jones saw Bowman in his binocu- lars and hurried over. Walker and Jones helped him to the truck. It took 45 minutes. They covered the wound with a sweatshirt. They then hauled him down the road. Riding in the bed of the truck, an ambulance, summoned by one of his party, met Bowman coming down the mountain road. Shot at 11:30 a.m., Bowman arrived at the Richfield hospital at 3 p.m. He'd gone all that time without any pain medication. He was later taken to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center Saturday where he underwent three and a half hours of surgery. "It went clear through and tore things up pretty good. It was a pretty nasty wound. It blew a big chunk out of my leg. Through the stitches, I can see an indentation in my leg where the tissue is gone. I can't grow back muscle tissue. The doctor said I was lucky, if the artery would have been hit, I would not have been able to get to my friends. I could be a dead man. I feel blessed to be alive." Since that time the county sheriffs' department and the Division of Wildlife Resources have both interviewed Bowman and have mounted a search for the running rifleman. Bowman's friends took down license numbers of every vehicle in each camp they could get to that day. Authorities are searching leads. "It happened Saturday, today is Tuesday. I've given up on them finding the person." Bowman said he hopes perhaps that person's conscience would get to him and he'd come forward. "I have no medical insurance. I know this hospital bill is going to be a big one. I'd hope at the least, that person could help pay for the medical costs. I'm now out of work during a busy time my boss needs me and I could make a lot of money between now and Christmas. Now I have no income." Bowman said he plans to return home to Mexico and recuperate. Since Saturday his love of hunting has taken on a new meaning. Bowman will never hunt with a rifle in Utah again. "I'll go on the bow hunt, but I'll never be out there again when people have rifles. It doesn't matter how careful you are or how good and careful your friends are; you can get shot by somebody out there with a high powered rifle, somebody who makes a mistake or perhaps isn't careful. "How do vou protect yourself from that?" With a quarter of a million hunters in the woods, that is a good question, Bowman. Sounds like a gamble to me. |