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Show C4 Page - THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, 3. 1993 Wednesday, February r ready ffw n myShisi! A By RALPH ROUTON Springs Gazette Telegraph Chad PASADENA, Calif. Hennings never expected to feel Colo. - "- exhausted Sun- day night. Then r again, maybe in a way h.ed.d. I ! J knew The Secret. knew what Me was goinn to pen -- hap- Sunday maybe ChadHenn.ngs night. Maybe not the exact score, but most o'l the details. It ail came true in Super Bowl XXVII, with the usual lopsided flourish: Dallas 52, Buffalo 17. confirmed. Ready for nothing to go off on time, whether it was the opening kickoff, the second half or whatever. Ready for Buffalo to jump out to an early lead. Ready for the offense to take a while before revving into gear. Ready for a few mistakes, thanks to the jitters of being in a Super Bowl for the first time. It was just part of the complete preparation. So complete Johnson even sought out UCLA coach Terry Donahue (whose team plays its home games in the Rose Bowl) to find out specific details about how the setting sun and nightfall might Well, maybe one. Hennings didn't expect to play practically the entire fourth quarter at defensive end. He thought he would be on the field for special teams, and maybe a play or two at the finish. Not a whole quarter. "Man, I'm tired," the said. "You might not think covering kickoffs is that big a deal, but when you have as many kickoffs as we did tonight ... how many was it, eight or nine? My big body's not used to doing that all the time. Then to be out there for the fourth quarter, it was something." son. After all. he But Dallas was ready for anything Sunday, as Hennings happily it really won't hit me until I that ring on my finger. All I can put incredible." it's is, say There were no surprises. Long after the game was done, Hennings sat alone in the Dallas Cowboys dressing room underneath the Rose Bow 1. Several thousand media were swarming the latest Super Bowl stars Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin, Emmitt Smith and head coach Jimmy JohnNobody except familiar faces from the past cared about hearing from the Cowboys' eighth defen" sive lineman, but he didn't mind one bit. 280-pound- er "It hasn't hit me yet," the former Air Force said, shaking his head in bewilderment. "I probably won't realize it until tomorrow when I wake up, or affect the game as it progressed. "We knew that they were gonna come out really fast, and we knew they would try to put some points on the board," Hennings said. "But we knew eventually we would be able to wear them down, and then the second half and particularly the fourth quarter would be ours." That was the general synopsis. Specifically, the Cowboys planned on their youth and depth (sometimes substituting seven or more defensive players at a time) wearing down the Bills. Likewise, Dallas figured its offense would pound away at Buffalo, running and throwing, until the Bills finally caved in. iE'owiSi ' - v ' I ' , today's science f i , ... I 4 X ' 1 i ' rIV' of the New York Giants, and bis brother-in-laMark Duckens pf the Tampa Bay Bucs, were arraigned recently in Atlanta on federal drug charges. Among the charges are possession with intent to distribute anabolic steroids and HGH. A federal drug enforcement agent has predicted moret arrests involving NFL players. ; I - ' ' " 'H ) - ' , 4 ' '. ', "- - - ) - i f ; , "But typically, it's detectable for a period of just three to eight hours." That's far too brief for a high I i Goldman, author of "Death' in the Locker Room," a groundbreaking 1984 study on steroid use in athletics, doubts that HGH by itself is as effective as steroids for building muscle mass. "But in combination with steroids, there's a synergistic effect," he said. "In conjunction, the two drugs make each work significant- rate of successful detection I I : problem because testing rarely detects their presence in the body, an authority on the subject says. "It's out of the body within hours," said Dr. Bob Goldman, president of the Chicago-base- d National Academy of Sports Medicine. "Exactly how long depends on how much and for how long it's been used. ' V w The use of human growth hormones to build muscle mass is a , : through drug testing. Anaboloc steroids, which he says are enhanced by the use of HGH, can be detected for as long as a year. The problem of HGH, which like steroids are illegal without a prescription, is being examined by the NFL. But a league spokesman said testing "is limited by sci- Anabolic streoids are artificial versions of the male sex hormone testosterone. HGH is produced by the pituitary gland of either sex . HGH used medically to try to achieve normal growth in stunted and anabolic steroids children taken by athletes in conjunction with weight lifting and diets, are believed to increase muscle mass through a greater capacity for training. working on ways to close these kind of loopholes," communica- ft AP Photo Lennox Lewis owns the World Boxing Council's heavyweight title. y - RidSCOTRUN, Pa. (AP) dick Bowe doesn't have heavyweight championship recognition from the World Boxing Council, and he doesn't want it. Further more, he won't fight anybody who has it. That currently means Lennox Lewis of Britain, who has accused Bowe of ducking him since Bowe won the undisputed title on points from Evander Holyfield Nov. 13. "The people most definitely consider mc the champion," Bowe said Monday in a conference call. y H The purpose of the call from Bowe's training camp was to discuss his defense against Micahel Dokes Friday night at Madison Square Garden. The main subject, however, was when will Bowe fight Lewis, who stopped Bowe in the super heavweight final at the 1988 Olympics. "I'll fight him if his people stop shuckin' and jivin'," said Bowe, still recognized as cham- pion by the IBF and WBA. "Let him throw the belt in the gar- bage." "If Lewis ever hopes to fight Riddick Bowe, he'll have re- - He beat Riddick Bowe r f in the '88 Olympics. tions director Greg Aiello said. "Right now there's no effect test for HGH." Two NFL linemen, Eric Moore Lews nounce the WBC belt," said Rock Newman, Bowe's manager. Bowe relinquished the WBC title before that organization had a chance to withdraw championship recognition. Bowe and Holyfield had agreed to make a WBC mandatory defense against the winner of the Ruddock fight, which Lewis won in the second round Oct. 31. Newman maintains that Bowe lived up to the letter of the agreement and that it was Lewis who backed away. "The WBC moved to strip Riddick even though we made an Lewis-Razz- high-prote- in high-lev- offer to make a first defense against Lewis," Newman said. Lewis was offered $3 million to fight Bowe in Bowe's first defense or given the option of fighting an opponent of his choice for $2.5 million and then fighting Bowe for $9 million, according to Newman. Lewis is scheduled to make a WBC title defense against Tony Tucker April 24. Asked if Tucker would get a shot at Bowe should he upset Lewis, Newman said, "Whoever has the WBC belt will never fight Riddick." aseball owners survey fans on changes g al ideas. "We're looking at all out options," said Philadelphia Phillies president Bill Giles, a member of the committee studying format changes. "We're meeting, talking, stratcgizing. It w ill be a while before we know the direction we can go. The great majority (of fans) want a change of some kind. The question is how best to make the change." The eight-pag- e questionnaire, sent to about 2.000 people randomly and then to about 8.000 -ticket holders, was developed by Audits & Surveys. It states: "Major league baseball is looking at ways to make late season games more meaningful for the fans and to create more exciting postseason play." It then asks if fans would season- like; (Wo teams from each division making the playoffs. : ,.....U .i:. .:. .i hi tus-- I...,, inrec uivishmi ituui; and a winners division with the Wild-car- d team in each league's n playoffs. realigning teams within each league. shifting teams from one league to the other. interleague play invohing 10-2- 8 games each season. eliminating the designated hitter, expanding it to the National League or allow ing its use during interleague games in AL ballparks. more day games or night games on both weekends and weekdays. "We want to make the product as good as it can be." said Atlanta Braves president Stan Kasten. another committee member. "We always have to be looking at that. It would be important even if we were in a boom time, and clearly we're not in a boom time." According to owners, data col- lected from the first batch of surveys shows younger fans are in favor of change while more avid fans are against it. The committee, chaired by Boston Red Sox presi- dent John Harrington, hasn't received results from qucstionaires holders. sent to season-tick"I would hope that at these upcoming meetings, cither in February or March, that they'll have very strong recommendations to make." said Milwaukee Brewers ow ner Bud Sclig, chairman of the ruling executive council. Any changes would need the agreement of the Major League Baseball Players Association. n CBS Sports president Neal and NBC Sports president Dick Ebcrsol told owners last autumn that their networks aren't interested in expanded playoffs. "The last time the LCS sold out was five or six years ago," NBC et Pil-so- Sports executive vice president Ken Sehanzer said. "If you can't sell what you got, why would you want more? ... We think in terms of maintaining interest in the season all the w ay to the end, it would make a lot of sense to them. But it wouldn't be a network property, it would be a capable property or a local property." Giles and Chicago White Sox vice chairman Eddie Einhorn have been the most outspoken advocates of expanded playoffs. Stockton lavishes praise on others By RAY SCHWARTZ Herald Correspondent - SALT LAKE CITY Utah Jazz guard John Stockton says Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls is the greatest basketball player he has ever seen. "Probably the greatest ever to play the game. " "I know he's the greatest player I've seen," Stockton told Jazz broadcaster Hot Rod Huntley, during a recent post game interview. "But then, Hot Rod, I never saw you play," Stockton added with a smile. During the interview, which followed a recent Ja.z-Lo- s Angeles Clippers game, the name of Tyrone Corbin, another Jazzman, came up, and Stockton lavished high praise on him, too. "Ty comes to play in every game," Stockton emphasized. "If a team had five players like him, it would certainly win a lot of games. The rc ' s no doubt about that." Stockton also gave some indication he might be interested in weather forecasting after he retired from basketball. He talked about the inversion lifting and that it might have been a factor in the Jazz win over the Clippers recently, and he seemed to know what he was talking about, too. But for the time being, Stockton seems to have his eyes on the record for the most assists in an NBA career. Magic Johnson currently holds the record, but Stockton, somewhere down the line, is expected to break Magic's record, g injury of barring a career-endin- some kind. past school year. Kidd, Stafford honored BYU's Thais Kidd was named WAC women's basketball Player of the Week 9 Monday for her role in the Cougars' win over Utah Friday that kept BYU atop the WAC with a perfect 0 record. Kidd led BYU in scoring with 22 shooting (4--5 from three-poipoints on range) and in assists (5). Her all came in the middle of the first half when the Cougars opened up the game with a 0 spurt that put increased their 10--9 lead to 26-Another honor came BYU's way on Tuesday when freshman super sub Beh-k- a Stafford was named USA Today Fab Freshman Honorable Mention. Stafford (33) tops the Cougars in and three-poipercentage (.434) this season. She also holds the school record in a game (6) and for three-poipercentage in a game (.857). 65-4- 6-- three-pointe- 16-- 9. three-pointe- rs nt three-pointe- rs o. student-athlet- '. athletes annually qualifying for. the award has more than doubled. DWR fund-rais- er scheduled - Tim Provan,; FORK director of the Utah Division of Wildlife! Resources, will discuss the future of ; dinner Feb. 10. wildlife at a The dinner at 6:30 p.m. will benefit the Community Presbyterian Church. Tickets for the event, which will take ., place at the church (75 N. 100 American Fork), are $7.50 per person. ' Attendance is limited to the first 1100 . The menu includes moose roast and steaks, baked potato and toppings, tossed salad, vegetable, dinner rolls and sourdough chocolate cake. The moose for the dinner donated by DWR. it comes from two bull moose that were illegally shot' in the American Fork Canyon area during the deer season last fall. Hearings for the two poachers!! are scheduled later this month. To order tickets, contact Karen Green AMERICAN fund-raisi- .' ticket-holder- has-been- ; an oxymoron? ApIs student-athlet- e parently not at BYU. Not only do BYU student-athlete- s often dominate the WAC in their chosen sports, many are giving their classmates stiff competition in the classroom. According to statistics released by the BYU athletic department today, 311 of BYU's 505 athletes (60 percent) had a grade point average of 3.2 or above during either fall or winter semester of 1992. Of these athletes, nearly 65 percent had CPAs of 3.75 or higher, and BYU athletes earned 4.0 CPA 21 times during the last year. "These accomplishments are even more significant when you consider the rigorous demands these young people face," said Jim Kimmel, director of athletic academic advisement. "The av5 erage student at BYU doesn't spend hours a week practicing, conditioning, traveling and representing the university in competition." Dale McCann, executive director of the Cougar Club, said the efforts cf the athletic department's Academic Advisement Office, coupled with the encouragement of coaches and the support of Cougar Club, is helping student-athleterase the "dumb Jock" stereotype. "It's not uncommon to see student-athletat the top of their classes," said McCann. "M.y tackle their studies with the same discipline and determination that helps them excel In their sports." Basketball coach Roger fteid agrees: "Some universities are primarily concerned with an athlete's ability to contribute to a winning program; at BYU we demand more than that We recruit players who can 'make it' academically, and we expect them to take their studies seriously to graduate." The Cougar Club, the WACs largest athletic booster organization, annually honors BYU student-athletefor their academic accomplishments, as well as their athletic prowess. "We believe in honoring excellence in the classroom, as well as on the playing field," McCann said. "Many of our athletes are also outstanding students." The Cougar Club will hold its annual Academic Athlete Honors Banquet on Feb. 9 to honor outstanding academic performances by athletes during the 20-2- s All with GPAs of 3.2 or above are invited . and will be presented with certificates.-Sinc- e the Cougar Club started honoring scholar-athletin 1986, the number of nt es Phil Johnson, assistant Jazz coach, told Jazz analyst, Ron Boone, that he thought it was wrong for an official to come over to the Clippers bench and get into a shouting match with Los Angeles coach, Larry Brown. During the argument which occurred during the game, Brown was given the heave-h"Personally I feel the official should have just walked away, rather than going over to the bench and engaging in a shouting match," Johnson said. "Nothing is ever gained by an official going to the sidelines and " getting into a shouting match. said to officials the Whatever became coach the Brown, Clippers livid and got ejected. Jazz-Clippe- el ft" Cougar athletes do well in class Baseball NEW YORK (AP) owners are considering radical the playchange, offs to eight teams, dividing leagues into three divisions and creating interlcague play. The new schedule format committee has sent a survey sent to about 10.CXKJ fans to find out their thoughts on these better." ly ence." "Researchers are currently El - oft-use- hoiiiion By DICK BRINSTER AP Sports Writer I 7-- 7, hard to detect by 1 - Indeed, Buffalo scored first and looked hungry with early momentum. But after Dallas made it the Cowboys' defense came up with a series of big plays that greased the way to a blowout. Hennings remembered a cliche from his football upbringing,- an d quote by Air Force coach Fisher DeBerry, to put the situation in perspective. "Fisher always said there are about four plays in every game that make all the difference in the outcome," Hennings said. "We made every one of those plays today. " j In fact, you had to wonder ;if Dallas might be in position to ran off a string of championship. . at . Tough draw for Saret ; Jennifer Saret, Quezon ' City, Philippines, has a tough draw; in the the singles bracket for the BYU freshman Rolex National Intercollegiate Tentiis Championships in Minneapolis Thursday through Saturday. Saret, ranked 39th on the national Cinda Giir-ne- y chart, will face of North Carolina Thursday. Gurney is the No.4 seed in the tournament Saret earned her spot in the tournament by reaching the finals of the Rolex Central Regional Championships, in Omaha last fall. The event, the third leg of the TTA Collegiate Grand Slam, will be played at the SSth Street Racquet Club and the Crosstown Racquet Club. ; .' fifth-rank- Swimmers host big meets ' A crucial women's swim meet of. the WAC season comes up in Provo Friday when BYU hosts defending champion Colorado State at 6 p.m. in the Richards Building pools. to The Cougar paddlers, runner-u- p CSU in the WAC last year and holding an even split with the Rams In championship titles of both the WAC and the High Country AC, are eager to test their strength agalrvrt their No. 1 opponent before the WAC championships In Las Vegas at the end of the month. "This Is a big meet with a capital B," said Cougar coach Stan Crump. "If we swim well, I think our chances are pretty good. We're going to have a heck of a dual meet. It could be like our meet with Washington last month and go right down to the final relay." Last year In Fort Collins, BYU nosed out Colorado State but lost to the Rams 587 to 550 a month later at the WAC championships. Saturday afternoon at 1:00, BYU'i women's and men's teams host Wyoming in the final home meet of the season. Spectators are Invited to both meets free of charge. 162-13- |