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Show C2 Page THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, G!iss ps NOTABLE QUOTE D "He's one of those guys every fan outside of Detroit hates. But if you're from Detroit, you have to love the guy . " Philadlphia's Jeff Hornactk on Bill Laimbeer of the Detroit Pistons, who reportedly will announce his retirement today. FOOTBALL D Utah State placed seven players on the Big West first-teasquad. They include: Mike Lee, WR, sr.; m Aubrey Thompson, TE, sr.; Jed DeVries, OT, sr.; Rich Tylski, OG, sr.; Warren Bowers, C, sr.; Profail Grier, RB, soph.; and Jermaine Younger, 1LB, sr. Senior quarterback Anthony Calvillo was second-teaFormer BYU linebacker Kyle Wittingham, now an assistant coach at Idaho State, and assistant Michael Canales, currently assistant at Snow, are among the five finalist for the head football coach job at Colorado's Mesa State College. D Florida State's Charlie Ward was selected as recipient of the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award as the nation's top senior quarterback. ar BASKETBALL O American Fork High guard Tori Allen has signed a letter of intent to play for the Weber State women's basketball team. Allen as a on last summer and played junior the Utah BCI team that plaed eighth in the nation. She is an honor student with a GPA of 3.94. A cousin of the late Hank Gathers collapsed during a high school practice and died at a hospital a short time later. Joseph Marable, 17, passed out during the afternoon practice at William Penn High School in Philadelphia, was second-tea- All-Sta- m Wednesday, December te WPVI-Treported. Gathers died of heart failure after collapsing during a game for Loyola Marymount University in 1990. Bob Woolf, who pioneered the role of the sports agent in the late 1960s and represented stars from Larry Bird to Carl Yastrzemski, died of a heart attack on his boat off Fisher Island, Fla. Woolf, 65, died in his sleep and was pronounced dead at South Shore Hospital in Miami Beach, Fla. V B The possibility of the Philadelphia 76ers moving to New Jersey is growing stronger, a source told the Philadelphia Daily News Tuesday night. BOXSNG B Tom "Boom Boom" Johnson of the Detroit stopped Stephane Haccoun of France in the ninth round to retain his IBF featherweight title Tuesday in Marseilles, France. Johnson with his 22nd improved to 1 knockout. Haccoun is 1 . 34-2-- 22-2-- 'A 1, 1993 r n m iOTetteis 1 By The Associated Press n gr -- mev imm u wiiii win .; 85-6- 8. st winning g streak in NBA history. Tuesday nighe's 102-9- 1 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks set the stage for Thursday's meeting with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, where the Rockets can tie the NBA-be0 start by the 1948-4- 9 Washst 8. own ideas. "Ideally, we should play Notre I I, 36 -s Wes Richardson. But that's not an option, since win," Maxwell said. "If it takes champion, either No. 9 Florida (9-is or No. 16 Alabama ensured one spot in the Sugar. "Since the bowl coalition 2 doesn't allow (a Dame matchup), obviously the whole system is screwed up," Richardson said. "With all the controversy, it could be cleared up with us playing Notre Dame." Richardson was referring to the dispute over national champion-- . AP Photo Charles Barkley reaches around Chicago's Corie Blount (left) to NBA action Tuesday. score in and Atlanta won its ninth Hawks 122, Celtics 1 14 utive game and stayed undefeated Wilkins matched in seven games at home by de his season high with 37 points, first-quart- er ue consec-Dominiq- 2) WVU-Notre- ship possibilities. RICHFIELD, Ohio (AP) -- Laimbeer, his aching back keeping him on the bench, watched helplessly as his De- troit Pistons' 92-7- amid bounds in a career. Laimbeer has been one of the league's most durable performers, never missing more than two games in a season until he sat out three because of a back injury last tion year. of that he would Bill Laimbeer retire today. "I won't deny it. How about long-rang- e shooting and rebounding he brought to the game. . He averaged double figures in scoring for nine straight seasons black-and-bl- reports 3, ue 10,000 points and 10,000 re- (11-0- 1) re 1 "Everybody Utes roll to win SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -Freshman Keith Van Horn scored 27 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead Utah over UC Irvine 6 game with the Chicago Bulls, 92-6- "I which the Suns lost 132-11don't want to bother anybody. I don't want to be bothered." 3. HOCKEY B The NHL reached an 16-d- ay HARMON: (Continued from Page CI) want people to try and remember me as a player who gave all he had on the field for his school and his teammates. BASEBALL B A top baseball prospect with a e problem is suing Arizona State University over its refusal to allow him to play. Steve freshman Hagins, an catcher from Irvine, Calif., says the school's refusal to let him suit up is illegal handicap discrimination. Arizona State recruited Hagins with full e knowledge of his suit said, and he condition, the turned down the Cleveleand Indians to sign and has offered to sign waivers excluding the university and team doctors from heart-valv- 1 heart-valv- "This issue detracts from that and I want to fix it." Gomes continued: "I said those things and must take responsibility for them. I am sorry I said them. I've always been one to speak my mind with reporters and they come to me for quotes. I gave them something to write about and I should have used better judg- ment." Gomes also said he apologizes to BYU fans who he has criticized over the season for bailing out on 1967-8- 8 2. Charlie Jones, Goes" 1975-7- 6 "Almost Anything 3. Mel Allen, "Let's Celebrate" 1946 4. Vln Scully, "It Takes Two" 1969-7- 0 5. Jim McKay, "Make The Connection" 19S5 Soureei The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows World Features Syndicate will say SS tor your Net H published. Send Hits to Sports features, P.O. Bos 430, Durham, N.H. 03824. Include name, address, phone number and source. Hcnstrom follow, tied the game' at 30 as the second half began. Hen- - By DARNELL DICKSON Herald Correspondent Z3 S FAMOUS SPORTS ANNOUNCERS WHO HOSTED TV GAME SHOWS Dick Enberg, "The Perfect Metch" Jordan played the PROVO ungracious guest as the Beetdig-ger- s knocked off Timpview 3 in a prep basketball game Tuesday night. After trailing by as many as 12 points in the first half, the made a game of it, taking lead late in the third quarta 7 er. But Jordan broke Timpview's press continually in the fourth period and pulled away at the free throw line, converting 10 of 17 in 75-6- pre-seas- Thun-derbir- ds 38-3- the final stanza. Wednesday 5.30 p.m. College basketbell, Tulane at Michigan (ESPN) 6 p.m. College basketbell, Texss A&M si Kansas St. (PSN) 6:30 p.m. IHL, Golden Eagles at Admirals (KISN 570 AM) 7:30 p.m. College basketball, Temple at KAnsas (ESPN) Thursday i 5:30 a.m. Drae racing (PSN) 6 a.m. Chris Tunis morning show (KISN 670 AM) 9 a.m. Track a Field (PSN) 11:30 a.m. America's Horse (ESPN) 3:30 p.m. English League ooccer (PSN) 3:30 p.m. SportsTslk (KISN 570 AM) the football team. "Unless you were on this football team, you cannot understand, or even fathom what we went through and what was inside us as we tried to overcome challenges and obstacles in our path. At times we handled some things better than others. I would hope people give us credit for not quitting and earning a piece of the WAC title. I do believe we deserve to play in the Holiday Bowl because we worked hard for it and met all the requirements. "This was a frustrating season for us in many ways and I spoke out of line. I am a person who isn't afraid to speak my feelings. I am not ashamed of who I am or the urge I feel to speak up. But I can see now that things said in the heat of the moment aren't always bene ficial in representing me, the team or the university. This is a learning process. I'm. here in life and in school to learn. I iearn new lessons every day. I am sorry. I hope people understand I'm man enough to admit when I make mistakes." When reflecting on the phone call that triggered Gomes' reaction, he asked that fans also reconsider their perspective. Gomes said a ton of mail and calls to both him and his wife convinced him people need to balance their lives. "Football, players walk off the field and need put the game behind them. It is our job, but we have school and families too. There are lessons td be learned from football; that you respect an opponent, you learn how to win and lose, you learn how to work, to watch your teammates' backs, stand for a cause and then you apply it to life. Football teaches you these things. "I believe some fans need to do ' the same. People get obsessed with this game and blow it out of perspective. We can't take it so personal and let it control our lives . ' ' Gomes said at a visiting stadium he had a fan throw beer on him and swear at him. "The man's son was at his side. It was sad. What was the guy teaching here? "There is a little hypocrisy here when we strive to be Christians, espouse lofty values, yet the same guy might threaten a person on the phone and harass a guy's wife because of a game," said Gomes. "I hope this helps everyone take a break and reflect on what football and life is really about. I know I have." The Beetdiggers hit their last five shots of the first quarter and turned a 9 deficit into a 2 lead. In the second quarter, Ryan Stuart connected on a three-poibomb at the 3:30 mark to push the Jordan lead to 12 at A 2 run !o close the at half trimmed the lead to the break. Hyram Baumgartner's 19-1- 12-- nt 28-1- 7-- 6. rd 30-2- 3 three-pointe- r, sandwiched between a Tyand a Mike ler Jackson lay-u- p strom's jumper with 2:05 left cave it's first lead at the 38-3- 7. Tigers, Lions, 'Devils ivin By CARL WALTERS Herald Correspondent The Orem Tigers proved to be too much for Spanish Fork, clawin preseason ing the Dons 58-1- 5 girls prep basketball Tuesday. The Tigers held the Dons scoreless in the third period. Adrienne Honeycutt scored 14, and Shanta Kamai and Susan Bahr had eight each for Orem. The Payson Lions became the second Region 8 team to beat up on Manti, dropping the Templars 41-2- 6. Angie Massy lead Payson with eight and Amy Tervort added sev- en. Jenny Henningson lead all scorers with 10. At Carbon, the Springville Red Devils threw up a press in the second quarter and that helped turn a 10-- 7 deficit into a 1 victory over the Dinos. Spring first-perio- d 44-3- ville allowed Carbon only five points in the third quarter. DeDe Child had 20 points and 13 steals to lead the Red Devils, now 0 on the season . 2-- SP. FORK (IS 2 1, L Kidman Hkwlh 3 0, 0 04 Dtw 2 24 Hainan 0 0. Button 4 Totals 1 19. OMM 5Sk Moneycutt 7 (Ml 14, 2. Bahr 4 3 4 I, McCenn 0 Love 1 3 4, Vanderwel 2 4 1. Arm HaH 1 04 Minn 0 MulHnoar 1 04 2. Tout 24 10-S Fork TtytoM 0 i, I. BrlnhaH 7, Skooaan t 04 2, 2, An He 1 04 2, M. -- 1 1 S O 2 II ITU 11 e, J Kmnlngaon 4 4 Owe goals: none. MANTI k Tarvort 114-U2- 1 Mud 3, 3 Olaen 1 1 Kamal 2 2 4, 2 1, Mateon - 04 4. -- sa 10, M Totals Larson 2 2 4, Hanaan 2 04 4, tome I 7, Queckanbuah S, A.Tarvon 2 1 04 2, Tervort 1 4 3, l.Tervoe1 2 41. . Totals II PAYSON (41p 04 Maaay 4 1 04 2, Natfaon S. Star T rMi goals: none. t - S7-- 2S 10 11 f 0 T p 41 t iuwan ii4i. Tows if vae 1 t 4 31. T 1111 13 10 tfoale: SprtngvMa 4 (Child 4), Carbon CerlMff p But the Beetdiggers led by two going into the final quarter, and Stuart and Dan Olson eached scored 10 points as Jordan pulled away, despite Aaron Warner's 13 fourth quarter points. Warner was pretty much the only Timpview offense as he racked up 26 points, many on drivs and steals. ing At Eureka, Jason Castagno and Josh Grimstead hit critical free throws down the stretch and Terry Rusby popped in 25 points to lift Tintic over Salt Lake Lutheran lay-up- 57-5- JOaN 1 S T- -S1 (Tamrtoa). 44 0. - 23, Otaon ITS), Stuart Ruraon 34 4 44 12, Pond 3 34 S, Foufta 2 7 I, Rotomaon 2 S. Paw 1 2 3. Totala 27 7S. TMtPVHIW Warner 10 S4 2a, Baumoartnar 3 44 11, rbnatrom 4 3 10, Jackaon 3 7, Jormaon 3 0- 0 7, sVooka 1 04 2, Crenraw 0 Ionia: 23 14-S3. 11 1411 1, auji It Tl tl 11 H IS S3 ahota: Jordan 4 (Stuart 3, Pew) Time 3 (Baumgart-eaWarner, Jormaon). SL umMKAN (SOh Davie 0 04 0: Btuhmer 0 04 ; Attdnaon 1 04 2; Moerer 1 04 2; Wlldauar 4 S4 13; PMe 0 04 0; .Cochran S 04 22; J. Cochran 0O-10-; Whalag 1 04 2; Paiaraon 0 04 0; Morrkwn 1 04 3: Totala Howarth 01-2Crannay 3 C4 TMTtC (ST Caatagno 2 04 10; Rinby 04 29: SnaS 0: Evane 3 0 4; Qarbttt 0 0 T 04 14; Chwnbara 0 0; Ortmataad 1 2 4; Jameaon 0 04 0; Nedraberg 0 04 0; Pahraon 0 04 0. Totala 17 tl. i wipwaiM ST 1 11 11 IS Tattle pt eoakK SL Lutheran 4 (S.Cochran 4), Tmae 1 (Rueby) f SPPIHOVIUJI 44p Jonaa 0 04 0; Todhunter 4 I; i 04 2: Oakay 2 04 4; Hart 2 04 4; Hulllnoar CMM 20; Robarta 2 04 4. Lovartdga 1 04 To;l 16 04 44. CSRKOM 04 10; TemMos 1 04 ; 31p JaramWo Otaan 0 4 3. JawkM 3 H0 12; Terras' 1 04 li 04 1) la-y- HOLIDAY: (Continued from Page CI) eetdiggers race past limp; Tmllo vfm any legal liability 1. Tuesday night. Van Horn, who hit 9 of 12, had 1 8 of his points in the first half. Mark Rydalch added 16 points for Utah ) of the Western Athletic Conference. Khalid Channell, Jermaine Avie and DeForrest Boyer led UC Irof the Big West Confervine (1-ence with 1 4 points each . Ute freshman Jimmy Carroll hit three during a 19-- 0 run that broke open a tight 21-1- 9 game Utah advantage with into a 40-1- 9 5:35 left in the first half. Ma Jain extended Utah's lead to with 25 points at halftime, 54-2- 9, two free throws 35 seconds before intermission. The Anteaters began the second half with a 14--2 spurt, capped by Todd Whitehead's fast:break with 14:38 remaining, to cut the Utah lead to 56-4- 3. (2-0- agreement with its striking walkout officials, ending a that brought a wave of player criticism over officiating by replacements. The officials will likely return to work Thursday night if the collective bargaining agreement is ratified today . .- Notre likely will refuse. over," Barkley said before Tuesday's that public reported today wants Dame," a source close to the bowl negotiations said Tuesday. "Their TV ratings are light years ahead of everyone in college football." Everybody might want Notre Dame, but the Sugar Bowl still will need some help from pollsters to get the Irish. The way the bowl coalition's poll currently shakes out, the Cotton Bowl gets to choose before the Sugar and will likely extend the bid to the Mountaineers, who just as when this season is finally More back problems haunted him this year. Meanwhile, The Arizona Re- Lhe Mountai- 1 Charles Barkley says this is it this will be his last season on the court. The NBA's Most Valuable Player cited back problems and recent allegations that he punched patrons of a suburban Scottsdale bar as why he wants out, the paper reported. Barkley had said before the season that he was 99.9 percent certain this would be his last year as a player. "I know when I'll retire and he led beginning in 1982-8the NBA in rebounding in 1985-8- 6. He was a leader on the Pistons' "bad boy" championship teams in 1989 and '90. Last year he became the 19th player in league history to reach The Pistons scheduled a news conference for 12:30 p.m. MST today, but team spokesman Matt Dobek refused to confirm or deny that Laimbeer would announce his retirement or that he would even attend. The center has been the league's most reviled player for the past decade, dreaded by opponents for the odd combina1 t teammates lost to the Cleveland 4 Cavaliers Tuesday night that?" Laimbeer said. "That's basically all I'm going to say right now." If i ISIS . neers win, they believe they should be considered for No. 1 because they haven't lost. The Mountaineers believe they could stake an undisputed claim to the title by beating the Irish and , Florida State beat having No. in the OrNo. 2 Nebraska ) ange Bowl, since No. 5 Notre beat the Seminoles Dame (10-1- ) ' the (1 regular season. during Dame matchup, A WVU-Nothowever, isn't an option in any bowl at the moment. Instead, the only place West Virginia and Notre Dame are squaring off the scenes in bowl negotiations, where both universities appear to be fighting for a spot in the -n c lucrative ougai duwi. LaisnbeaE', Barkley look to retiresraeiT The elbows. The whining. The boos. The bone-rattlipicks. The NBA will miss Bill Laim-bee- r. ; (8-2-- 2-- 1 ; the Southeastern Conference deficit. The 76ers, who have failed to score 100 points in 12 of 14 games and fell short of 90 in nine, lost their third straight. The Son-ic- s had lost seven straight since Dec. 8, 1985 on the Sixers' home court. Warriors 103, Mavericks 91 Golden State improved its record at Oakland to 4 and handed Dallas its ninth consecutive loss. Avery Johnson scored 12 of his 19 points in the third quarter and Latrell Sprewell had 23 points and five steals for the Warriors. Cavaliers 92, Pistons 74 Cleveland matched its club record for fewest points allowed as visiting Detroit lost its fourth straight game. Blazers 123, Heat 109 Clyde Drexler scored a seaso33 points and Portland n-high shot 58 percent from the field at Miami. k r. Bowl," said Dame in the Sugar West Virginia senior linebacker er nt 1 st C) Sam Perkins scored 21 points, and Seattle rallied in the second half to win at Philadelphia for the first time in nearly eight years. Shawn Kemp had 19 points and 15 rebounds as the SuperSon-ic- s recovered from their first loss of the season Saturday night after 10 straight wins. Seattle oversecond-quartcame a 74-6- 14-- High-rankin- SuperSonics92,76ers80 14 getting ugly, we'll get ugly." Elsewhere in the NBA Tuesday night, it was Seattle 92, Philadelphia 80; Portland 123, Miami 109; Atlanta 122, Boston 14; Cleveland 92, Detroit 74; Chicago 132, Phoenix 113; and Golden State 103, Dallas 91. The Bucks closed within three points with less than 10 minutes to go, but Houston allowed just four points in a span of 5:23 and went on to hold the opposition under 100 points for the 14th consecutive game. With the 0 start, the Rockets equalled the 1957-5- 8 Boston Celtics for the second-longewinning streak to begin a season. CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) West Virginia ofg be ficials appear to leaning toward the in Sugar Bowl, while playing the Cotton Bowl is said to be heavily pursuing the Mountaineers. But Mountaineer players, without whom West Virginia (11-wouldn't be undefeated, ranked third in the country and poised to accept a major bowl bid, have their 98-8- ington Capitols. Against the Bucks, losers of 12 games this season, the Rockets trailed 15-- 3 before righting themselves behind Hakeem Olajuwon, who finished with 20 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots. "I was confident," Olajuwon said. "I know my teammates hadn't scored much. We weren't getting the ball to each other. We just had to stop that and get back into our game. I always knew we would." Houston rallied to take a 0 lead late in the third quarter as Vernon Maxwell scored 1 of his 19 points during a 17-- 3 run that put the Rockets in control. "We do whatever it takes to 83-5- 68-5- 15-- of Sugar Bowl er six-poi- nt 0. season-openin- third-quart- 23-1- ... may goto feating Boston. The Hawks used a 2 run to extend a halftime lead to Bulls 132, Suns 113 Chicago won easily in the first meeting between last season's NBA finalists as Scottie Pippen, after missing 10 games with an ankle injury, scored a season-hig- h 29 points against visiting Phoenix. The Bulls took control in the third quarter, extending a 0 halftime lead to 0 entering the Chicago led final quarter. The Houston Rockets looked anything but ready to improve their record to 14-Then they settled down to match the second-longe- W. Virginia rwk -- a great place to be." Edwards said even though the Cougars lost five times this year, he never lost confidence in the players. "Every time they left the field Saturday, they came back Monday and worked hard to get better. That showed us a lot of character and something about this football team. "When we get done this season, our coaches and players have learned a lot about themselves. Some of the things they learned won't be apparent until down the line." The Cougars play Ohio State or Wisconsin Dec. 30 in Jack Murphy Stadium. The game will be broadcast on ESPN. The estimated payoff for each team is $1 .7 million. BYU's opponent will not be determined until Saturday when Wisconsin plays Michigan State in Tokyo. If Wisconsin wins, they will go to the Rose Bowl and Ohio State will be the Cougar opponent. ; "Coach La Veil Edwards has always told us to bring the best team we could," said executive director John Reid. , Ohio State, ranked No. 5 in the nation, is . 1. |