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Show D Comics B4 Family B5 Lifestyle B8 B Saturday, December 19, 1992 The Daily Herald c litis irpwr moms y!ll7S NOTABLE QUOTES: "Take the money out of your pocket and you can jump higher." Charlotte Hornet fan to Orlando rookie Shaquille O'Neal after free agent Lorenzo Williams outjumped )'Neal on a jump ball during a recent game. Tark gets the ax in San Antonio ANTONIO (AP) - Jerry fired after By DICK HARMON Herald Sports Editor - PROVO In the month DC Comics killed off Superman, Utah State may have needed a Super Hero Friday night in Provo, All the Aggies got was a kryp-tonishake at the hands of the Cougars once again as they lost to BYU for the 14th consecutive before 20,936 in the time, 89-6Marriott Center. The Aggies, a talented inside-outsiteam, struggled. Nothing worked once again. It's been years since it has for the snake-bitte- n Aggies. BYU overpowered Utah State with a solid inside defense and left SAN Tarkanian was Friday losing more games in less than two months with the San Antonio Spurs than he did in three years at UNLV. "Coach Tarkanian has been terminated," team owner Red said during a hastily called news conference "We have a different level of expectation for this team. I appreciate all that the coach has done." After Rex Hughes coached the Spurs to a 122-10- 1 victory over the Dallas Mavericks just hours later, te DRAFT SITE: The Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Detroit Pistons, will be the setting for the 1993 NBA draft, the league announced Friday. The draft, to be held June 30, is being conducted outside New York for only the second time since it became a public event in 1980. This year's draft was held at Portland Memorial Coliseum, home of the Trail Blazers. It drew a crowd of 7,000. The 1993 draft will be aired to cable TV systems by TNT and carried by NBA Radio. HAMMERED OUT: John d Billingsley, the hammer thrower in the United States in 1989, has been banned from competition for life, USA Track & Field announced Friday. Billingsley, 26, of Placentia, Calif., was suspended for two years in June 1991, after testing positive for high levels of testosterone. He would have been eligible to return to competition June 16, 1993, provided he passed further drug tests. He was selected for testing the week of Oct. 19, but failed to appear. Kathy Presnal, USTAF's substance abuse program manager, said Billingsley was informed that he had 28 days to explain his failure to comply and another 14 days to appeal, but never appeared. lOth-ranke- WILL RALPHIE RUN? University of Colorado officials will send their buffalo mascot, Ralphie, to the Fiesta Bowl despite indications that the animal's romp across the stadium turf might be forbidden. Tom Sadler, manager of Arizona State's Sun Devil Stadium where the Colorado-Syracus- e game will be played on Jan. 1, has expressed concern about safety d buffalo problems if the is allowed to roam prior to kickoff. Sadler said the safety of bowl officials, photographers and others d might be jeopardized if the buffalo was permitted her traditional gallop around the field. 1,200-poun- 1,200-poun- COMEBACK FAILS: Erik White hit Dave Hankins on fourth down with a touchdown pass with 22 seconds left Friday night as Bowling Green spoiled a huge Nevada comeback to beat the Wolf Pack 4 in the inaugural Las Vegas Bowl. Bowling Green, which led 28-- 3 at halftone, fell behind 8 in the fourth period. But with 1:48 left, Nevada punter Steve Iiester bobbled the snap and Bowling Green recovered on the Wolf Pack 15. After Mark Szlachcic caught a pass to put the ball on the 3, the Falcons stalled on three plays before White found Hankins alone in the end zone. 1 5, V V Mc-Com- bs ' V T 4 de McCombs announced that John Lucas would be the next head today for the prestigious Maui coach. The Cougars play "I have followed John's career as a player. John is a great player. John is a great person," McCombs said. "I've always felt he would be a great leader on the floor." Classic in Hawaii. BYU is on the verge of cracking the Associated Press Top 25 when the polls are announced Monday. ninth-ranke- d Oklahoma Monday. Five Cougars scored in double figures as 1 BYU tied a Marriott Center record by making 37 free throws. When Aggies Rod Hay, McCombs Nathan Wickizer and Robert James fouled out to leave USU in the second BYU's half, hurting tall timber made match sticks of the visitors from Logan. Nick Sanderson led the Cougars with 20 points including a perfect 7 from the line. "They really defensed us inside," said Utah State coach Kohn Smith. "Our big guys were never able to get things done like they did in Logan. Nathan Wickizer didn't do anything this time around. ' ' That was part of the strategy, according to BYU players who left Logan with a win but read the next day in the papers about how the Aggies manhandled them inside. -4 Tarkanian, 62, coached UNLV 7-- to the 1990 NCAA championship and compiled a record of 625-12- 2 (83.7 percent) in 24 seasons, five at Long Beach State and 19 at UNLV. The Spurs, expected to contend in the NBA Western Conafference this season, were 1 loss ter Thursday night's 121-10- 9 to Houston. Tarkanian didn't attend the news conference, but said later Friday that his firing "boils down (See TARK, Page B2) Jared Miller was held scoreless and Wickizer and Carlito DaSilva did have an impact. ' 'I don't even count those games in Logan," said Miller, who had 14 for BYU. "Seems I can't score, can't rebound and can't play worth a spit up there." Gary Trost, who scored 15 despite suffering from the flu, was more direct: "They matched our big guys up there and we heard As expected, ' some talk. I'm not stupid. We meant business tonight. ' ' . V : 49ers activate Joe Montana N. g " "They have a lot of balance. Sanderson shot well early. They have a lot of ways to hurt an oppo- - s N i Herald PhotoJason Olson USU's Jay Goodman tries to barrel through BYU's Kurt Christensen in first half action Friday night. 35-3- USU fg Ramirez ft 3- - Hay NWIckrzr 7 0- - 2 Cotton Goodman Turner James Rosa Gentry Pattrsn JWickrzr 8 0 0 -5 0 0- - 4- - FG tp a1 mp ib of 6 5 0 5 24 0 2 15 8 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 8 2 5 3 DaSilva Total 0 -2 0- - 0 -2 21 24 1 20 1 14 4 36 0 5 1 14 1 25 0 0 0 0 0 1 36 33 65 First hall: 39; Second hall: 0 14 19 9 18-2- 32. Game: 36. FT1: First half: 69; Second half: 67; game: has sued Tennessee State University, claiming he was fired as football coach because of his age. Gilliam, 63, filed suit Thursday in Chancery Court seeking reinstatement on grounds of age discrimination. Gilliam, whose son Joe Jr. is a former NFL quarterback, was fired Nov. 22. A successor has not been chosen. Athletic director Bill Thomas said he didn't know enough about the suit to comment on it. "I'll first have to talk to campus personnel and then I'll have an idea of what direction we want to head," Thomas said. ,.Mjfi& J Saturday 10 a.m. College football, NCAA Div. 1AA Championship (CBS Channel 5) 10:30 a.m. NFL, Chiefs at Giants (NBC Channel 2) 10:30 a.m. College basketball, Louisville at Georgia (ESPN) Noon, Surfing (PSN) 12:30 p.m. College basketball, UCLA at Georgia (ESPN) 2 p.m. Golf, Johnnie Walker World Championship (ABC Channel 4) 2 p.m. NFL, Buccaneers at 49era (CBS) 2 p.m. College football, NAIA Div. II National Championship (PSN) 2 p.m. Sports Cavalcade (TNN) 3 p.m. College basketball, Cincinnati at Indiana (ESPN) S p.m. Motorcycle racing (PSN) 5:30 p.m. NBA, Jazz at Cavaliers (KSTU Channel 13) 5:30 p.m. College basketball, Iowa State vs. Michigan (ESPN) 5:35 p.m. NBA, Magic at Hawks (TBS) 6 p.m. IHL hockey, Cleveland at Cincinnati (PSN) 6:30 p.m. NBA, 76ers at Bulls (WGN) 7:30 p.m. College basketball, Ohio State at West Virginia (ESPN) 7:50 p.m. U.S. Olympic Gold, Swimming (TBS) 9 p.m. Bicycling (PSN) 10 p.m. College basketball, Texas at Utah (ESPN) 67. BYU Knight Miller lb pi ft fg 0 0 Trost Sandersn Reld Christnsn Larson Llndqulst Cuff tp a 3 2 4 5 7 1 6 1 4 2 0 2 3 3 2 14 15 20 12 5 11 0 5 0 3 2 0 2 Durrant Nixon Woods 1 Flah 2 Totals 24 53 - FGH Game: 45. 1 37-443 25 8 First half: 44; Second m 17 0 26 4 26 1 34 6 27 1 5 2 23 1 0 2 12 1 19 0 5 0 3 0 2 1 halt: 47; FTtt: First half: 75; Second halt: 84; Game: 82. Goodman (Cotton goala: USU BYU Rose James (Knight Reld Cuff Sanderson Halrtlme: BYU 39, USU 28. Officials: Banner, Tanco, Harris. Sunday I a.m. Women's Championship (PSN) golf, National Club nent," said Smith. BYU jumped to a 19-- 6 lead. The Aggies hovered behind BYU 10 to half-tim- e 14 points and cut the 39-2- 8 lead to nine on three treys by Jay Goodman (24 points). But then the Aggies lost Wickizer and Hay to fouls and Smith played mostly freshmen. Trost teamed with Russell Larson at that point with 13 minutes ttS play, leading BYU on an eight point run and 60-4- 3 lead. BYU emphasized rebounding and weakside helping defense on the night something they didn't get done in Logan. "It paid off," said Larson, who had 11. Randy Reid had 13 points and six assists to round out double figure scoring for BYU. The Cougars shot 45 percent but held the Aggies to 38 percent shooting. "That pleased me most," said coach Reid. "We did play good defense." The coach said BYU struggled a little on offense, but the execution may have been due to finals week. "We had guys coming to odd hour practice times with red eyes and their hair uncombed. I'm glad I don't have to take finals and just coach." Larson said he was late for the pregame meeting due to taking a final exam. "It was like I was in another planet, like a experience." Senior Kevin Nixon got his first playing time of the season with five minutes to go in the game. With the Cougars in a delay offense, he didn't score until 1.4 seconds remained, hitting a pair of free throws. "I did challenge Jared Miller for high foul honors with four and I got five rebounds. If you calculate that out, I'd have 40 rebounds and about 35 fouls in a 40 minute game," said Nixon who is coming off a stress fracture. "I felt winded a little, but I tried to hustle out there." Reid said Nixon has to play hard when those ahead of him are winning, are 1 without him. "That does a lot to get you going to see those others win," said Reid. 5-- Larson said BYU couldn't afford to give the Aggies any sympafeeling from the thy, a hold-ovloss to Weber State a week ago. er "If it were 1 14 wins in a row, that would be fine with us. We've gotajobtodo." 15-1- top-rank- ed Jazz beat up 76ers, - Karl PHILADELPHIA (AP) Malone scored 23 points and John Stockton had 17 points and a seaso22 assists as the Utah Jazz n-high 2 second half run to used a 8 defeat the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night. It was Utah's fourth straight win and eighth victory in 11 games. The loss was Philadelphia's third straight, their 1th in 13 games and dropped their home record to 1 0. 5 at The teams were tied 2 halftime and Utah led only with 3:37 left in the third period lead before the Jazz took a 8 with a 16-- 6 run cappped by Stockwith 34 seconds reton's the in period. maining Utah then scored the first 10 points of the fourth quarter, and later took a 4 advantage on a dunk by David Benoit with 6:08 to play. Benoit scored 12 of his 15 points in the final period. 3 Utah outscored Philadelphia in the second half, and for the seventh time in the last nine games, held an opponent to under 100 36-1- 112-9- 1 2-- 45-4- 63-6- 79-6- 99-7- 67-5- 7 a.m. Skiing (PSN) SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) Joe Montana was activated from injured reserve Friday and there was a chance he could see his first action in nearly two years in the San Francisco 49ers' game against Tampa Bay Saturday. e NFL MVP Montana, a who led the 49ers to four Super Bowl wins, had been sidelined by a torn right elbow tendon suffered in August 1991. He hasn't played in a game that 3 loss counted since the 49ers' to the New York Giants in the NFC championship Jan. 20, 1991. He was forced out of that game with a broken right hand, which was surgically repaired. He tore his elbow tendon during the team's 1991 summer training camp. He underwent surgery in October 1991 to reattach the tendon and underwent two other procedures to remove scar tissue that was pressuring his ulnar nerve. The 49ers waived running back Sheldon Canley to make room for Montana on the roster. Coach George Seifert said Montana was returning to the team as its third quarterback, behind starter Steve Young, the league's passer, and Steve Bono. Montana will suit up for Saturday's game against Tampa Bay but will be one of the team's two inactive players. The 49ers (12-2- ) have the league's best record. They could clinch the NFC West title and home field advantage throughout the playoffs by beating Tampa two-tim- 34-2- COACH SUES: Joe Gilliam said Lucas, 39, would begin coaching the team immediately. Lucas played for seven teams, including San Antonio, from 1976-198- 9 after he was the first overall pick in the 1976 draft by Houston. He was in and out of rehabilitation for cocaine addiction during his playing career, and has devoted his recent life to fighting drug abuse. 5-- points. Clarence Weatherspoon scored 17 points, Charles Shackleford had 14 points and 17 rebounds and Jeff Hornacek finished with 16 points for the Sixers. Malone had a simple explanation for Utah's second half turnaround. 1 1 2- - (4-1- 0) fense and we got out and ran. We made their big guys run a lot and we got a lot of easy baskets," he said. Jazz oach Jerry Sloan thought his team dragged in the first half. "It looked like they were running in mud, especially in the first "In the first half, they got a lot of offensive rebounds, but in the quarter," he said. "We finally second half, we played good de half." came alive near the end of the first When: 5:30 p.m. (MST) Where:The Coliseum E2IUTAH Cleveland, Ohio :KSTU (570) KISN-A- Season series: First meeting mil at Jazz Cavs main objective and he wouldn't allow the team to take the game lightly. He added Young would (14-6- ) (12-1- 1) Weather ups misery, but Faldo hangs on by one MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica Nick Faldo worked his (AP) way to the top of the leaderboard Friday as extremely difficult conditions continued to frustrate and infuriate the select field in golfs World Championship. But that leaderboard surrenthe dered the last trace of red color indicating subpar scores to the strong winds, hard fairways and deep rough of the windswept, 6,920-yar- d Tryall Golf Club. Faldo, ranked the top player in the game, matched par 70 and reached the halfway point of the $2.7 million tournament at 141, one over par. The tournament, which pays the winner $550,000, is the game's most lucrative. "I don't know that we've had season-endin- g, one as tough as this for a the British Open while," said of the conditions that continued to embarass some of the game's great title-hold- er players. Faldo, the winner of five European titles this year, has a reputation as one of golf s best wind players. And, under the conditions, it Bay. Seifert said winning was the Records: seemed appropriate that the two men immediately behind him one stroke after 36 holes, Tom Kite and Greg Norman also play the wind extremely well. Norman, the Australian who snapped the longest string of his career with a victory in Canada last fall, shot another 71. Kite, who won the U.S. Open under similarly extreme conditions at Pebble Beach, Calif., had a 69 and a tie with Norman at 142. "The conditions, with the wind, are kind of like a U.S. Open." non-winni- start and, if circumstances allowed. Bono would be first off the bench. There also is a scenario under which Montana could play. The rule governing inactive quarterbacks was designed to ensure that teams wouldn't run out of quarterbacks in a game because of injuries. However, there is a loophole. The rule does not specifically say the other two quarterbacks have to be injured. It merely says the other two quarterbacks become ineligible at the point when the inactive quarterback reports to the referee and enters the game. yaali(i2h'lillTIITWIiniLllt utHH. |