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Show Sunday, January J. as NISA CO&flSltiflOOlVBl A look at the NBA 3NEW YORK (AP) union head and current NBC Sports analyst Isiah Thomas and asked him to step into the process if plans for a player vote on the owners' offer are not in place by Monday night. A union spokesman said the agents for O'Neal and Hill have said nothing of the sort during their conversations with the union. Agents Iieonard Armato (O'Neal) and Lon Babby (Hill) did not immediately return messages left at their offices Saturday. Hunter has said he would like to call all 430 players and 29 owners into the same room, possibly to bargain and possibly to vote, but it is unclear if the league would do it. Hunter also gave his side of the story concerning last Thursday's break- Union scheduled. The union says it has another offer for the owners, but will not present it until the league agrees to a meeting. The league says no meeting is necessary since it already has made its final offer. "I have no plans to see David," Hunter said down between attorneys Jeffrey Kessler Saturday. "When I get back I'll decide with my staff what to do." of the union and Jeffrey Mishkin of the NBA. Stern wants the players to "Jeff was supposed to be meeting with Mishkin, and Mishkin blew him off and told him to fax the (offer)," Hunter said. "Kessler called me and told me that, and I said, In that case, hold the offer until I get there and I'll give it to David one way or another when he gets back in town.' " Mishkin has offered a different version, saying Kessler told him he did not have the offer in its completed form but vote on his final offer, but the union is resisting despite the pleadings of some players. The n union's negotiating committee is the only body authorized to present a proposal to the full union membership for a vote. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Saturday that at least 20 players, including Shaquille O'Neal and Grant Hill, have approached former MacCormac, who played for BYU in 1996 before transferring to Portland, scored 13 second half points to help Portland overcome BYU's 28-2- 5 halftime lead. BYU trailed by three with under a minute to play when MacCormac hit a field goal with 36 seconds remained to increase the Pilots' lead to five. The senior forward from Olympia, Wash., also pulled down six rebounds and four EARLIEST SEASON CAN START: Feb. 1 NEGOTIATIONS: Nothing scheduled. The union has drawn up a 'final offer but to the owners. The league's Board of Governors will meet Thursday and could vote on whether to cancel the season. it PROJECTED PLAYER SALARY LOSSES: More than $500 million. SUNDAY'S BEST CANCELED GAME: Toronto at that assists. "Portland did a good job of executing their offense and they got MacCormac the ball," BYU coach Trent Shippen said. "MacCormac hit some big shots to help them take the lead and hit a very important basket when it was close to the end." Damon Stoudamire had with the Blazers, this would have been hjs first meeting with his former team since being traded last February. QUOTE OF THE DAY: "I have no plans to see David (Stern). When I get back I'll decide with my staff what to do" union director Billy Hunter, who returned to New York on Saturday after spending New Year's in Philadelphia.' wanted to meet anyway. No matter whose version was to be believed, the turned into yet another detrimental squabble in a period that has been full of them. But despite all the rancor, mistrust and hurt feelings, the sides have moved closer to each another on the most contentious issues. h (,U: greatest hitters replay that scene at the Hall of Fame. "I'd love it if it worked out that way," Ryan said at the time. "I don't think there's any doubt George is going to be inducted and I hope it works out that way for me." No need to worry, Nolan. t' - r- ..,.... , ,:- ,.,,,,,-- , L.. JASON OLSON 11k I)ji! Herald Cougar women lose: BYU's Renae Hansen is tripped up by a Portland's. Kristen Stringer during the first half of Portland's 62 57 victory Saturday at the Marriott Center. joined MacCormac in double figures with 12 points, followed by Kristtin Hepton with 5 eight. Portland last year on the road, fell to with the loss. Next up for the Cougars is the WAC opener Saturday against Utah at the Marriott Center. The game will be televised on KSL Channel 5 beginning at 3 p.m. BYU, which lost to 87-6- 3 6-- 6 put-back- . 9 Portland improved to ml 21 Standish 0 MacCoimac 8 15 12 1. Pomp 3 6 3 7. Stringer 25 347. Hepton 414008 12 Totals 25 56 8 6 Green 512 Sainton 18 62 BVIj ) 7 0 0 2 Covington 2 6 0 0 Hayes 2 2 0 0 4, Hansen 6 S Jensen 0 0 2. M Jensen 4 9 11 10. 4 Cuff 0 2 2 Adams 2 6 11 Osguthorpe 2 11 Burgess 2. Williams 5 Vankomen 3 3 Totals 20 55 11 15 57 i Halftime score BYU 28 Portland 25 3 point goals Portland 4 8 (MacCormac Stringer 0 1. Hepton BYU 6 20 (Hansen Covington 2 5. S Jensen M Jensen Osguthorpe 12. Adams 0 1. Williams 2) Rebounds Portland 36 (Hepton 81 BYU 40 (Adams 7) Assists Portland 18 (Stnnger 8) BYU 5 (Adams 51 Turnovers Portland 5. BYIJ 23 Total fouls Portland 14. BYU 20 Fouled out Pompili , "in ' f y m ' Get Fahler Tires! iffltiWrtrfr. liS DEVORK DJANSEZIEN The Associated Press Ballot for Brett: Kansas City Royal George Brett, along with Nolan for the Baseball Hall of Fame win the Ryan appear to be shoo-in- s The duo head up a talented list of is announced Tuesday. voting s on the ballot. Robin Yount, Carlton Fisk and Dale Murphy are also contenders. announced. In a ballot studded with standout rookie candidates, Ryan and Brett figure to be . Robin Yount might also make it, with Carlton Fisk and Dale Murphy expected to do well in the voting. ' Even the list of holdover hopefuls is outstanding, led by past the 75 percent required for election and increase the current Hall membership of 237. v f first-timer- Induction ceremonies are appropriate Hall of Fame exhibition game the following Ryan's Texas Rangers day vs. Brett's Kansas City Royals! The Veterans Committee will meet March 2 in Tampa, Fla., and can choose up to four more new members. Bill Mazeroski, Dick Williams and Gil Hodges will be among the Tony Perez, Jirri Rice, Tommy John, Gary Carter and Bruce Sutter. s 10-ye- . candidates. Ryan and Brett already are at Cooperstown. Brett's pine-ta- r bat is on display at the shrine, as are balls and caps from each of Ryan's record seven by late July, their plaques likely will be hanging in the Hall, too. RYAN STRUCK out 5,714 career that began in a after he signed with the New York Mets in 1965. He went for the Mets, California, Houston and Texas, tying him with Sutton for 12th in victories. When Ryan threw his final pitch at age 46 he was forced to leave after tearing a ligament in his right elbow in a game two weeks before that farewell meeting with Brett 27-ye- 324-29- 2 1 !M IE SALE! 95 $29 set for July 25, with an BUT, Hli SNOW shoo-ins- 8-- PORTLAND (84) Don't Get 1 The call from Cooperstown is certainly coming Tuesday when results from one of the most eagerly anticipated elections in Hall history are That's likely to change as Ryan nd Brett should zoom j,a...... j On the final day of the 1993 season, before the final game of their major league careers, Nolan Ryan and George Brett met at home plate to exchange lineup cards and handshakes. That afternoon in Texas, the talk already was about their futures. As in, it sure would be nice to see baseball's career strikeout leader and one of its list January. .!.. VSl AP Baseball Writer Perry. And the last time the BBWAA took four new memJoe bers was 1955 DiMaggio, Gabby Hartnett, Dazzy Vance and Ted Lyons. Overall, the BBWAA has been rather stingy in recent elections. Its members have selected a total of only five players in the past six years, with Don Sutton making it Cady Williams led BYU with points followed by Megan Jensen with 10 and Angela Burgess with eight. Burgess played just six minutes. "Angela gave us a good spark inside, which also freed things up for us on the perimeter," Shippen said. "Megan gave us a good spark with her effort in the first half." Jensen helped the Cougars to the 28-2halftime lead, scoring eight of her 10 points in the half. "Give them credit," Williams said. "They played the whole 40 minutes and we didn't. s "They got some and a lot of loose balls and hit some big shots when they needed them." Portland's Sarah Green Ml j2m I mmm utJV By BEN WALKER first-timer- thti f 11 Ryan, Brett wait for Hall call NOT SINCE the initial election in 1936, when Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Honus Wagner and Christy Mathewson were chosen, have three been picked. In fact, the last time members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America voted in three players Rod Carew, at all was 1991 and Jenkins Gaylord Ferguson Cases' V 6-- 1 Portland, 8 p.m. MSI Provided P 7 Marriott Center. 415. has not yet given J Portland's Shannon MacCormac as she scored 21 points to lead Portland to a 62-5victory Saturday at the DAYS MISSED: 61. GAMES LOST SAT.: 12. TOTAL GAMES MISSED: he held or shared more than 50 major league records. Up until the final few years of his career, Ryan had his critics. They claimed he was too wild (2,795 walks in 5,387 innings), never won a Cy Young Award and did not win enough but he finished with a .526 winning percentage, compared to the .503 mark of his teams. By the way, Ryan will wear a Texas Rangers cap on his plaque. Brett, a 13-tim- e All-Sta- B5 Paj-- c PROVO The BYU women were unable to shut down lockout through Saturday, Day 187: director Billy Hunter traveled back from Philadelphia on Saturday, and NBA commissioner David Stern is due back from Aspen on Sunday to begin one of the most pivotal weeks in the league's history. The league has set Thursday as the deadline for reaching a new collective bargaining agreement that will save the season, yet no new negotiating sessions have been THE DAILY' HHRALD. 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