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Show c &2 THt DAILY HIRALD, tum. It. TuexL. (Vtuber U "Regardless of the passing record, the guy can do it all. Me s aa threat: passing, mnning and scrambling. Who knows? We might put him back to return kicks." San Francisco fullback Marc Edwards on Steve Young. The Anaheim Angels have exercised the team's option for the year 2000 on reliever Troy Percival, and an additional option for the 2002 season was agreed upon. Percival originally signed a r contract with a club option for two additional years four-yea- in 1996. VUCJUUj .sn u pitches in that area this season, finishing with a record 70 homers, nine better than the old mark set by Roger Maris in 1961. McGwire said hitting 70 home runs "is like playing nerf ball in the backyard," but admitted that while he could hit almost any pitch, a fastball causes him problems. split-fingere- Young? "I didn't think he was going to slide," said Colts cornerback Jeff Burris, one of many Colts who had a shot at the 49ers quarterback on his TD run. "He's a r. He plays the game the way it should be played." It's also what fans admire in Steve Young. He ran 23 yards through the entire Indianapolis defense, including four players near the goal line, and tossed a pass to Jerry Rice for the conversion to help the 49ers avoid a major upset by beating the Colts Doug Flutie isn't Steve Young. But both are winners, as are most NFL quarterbacks who survive into their 30s, a lesson for the impatient fan who thinks an NFL quarterback can be made in the six or seven games that Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf have played. "He's a player who made plays Bruce Smith says of Flutie, his new Bills teammate who has always but had his height big-tim- big-tim- e e While Bill Parcells' aura hogged the attention, the usually invisible Kyle Brady stole the game for the New Jets. Brady caught two touchdown passes from Vinny Testaverde, including the with 8:54 to winning go Monday night as the Jets surprised the New England Patriots Parcells, who left New England for New York before last season, is against the Patriots, whom he led to the AFC title before departing. That's what makes him Steve Young " added teammate Terrell Owens. Flutie, who will lose his job again when Rob Johnson is healthy, was run out of the NFL a decade ago because of his lack of height and settled in mSTIXkGOTTIk AuicJ Pre. Canada, where he did nothing K: San Francisco quarterback Steve Young breaks past do Just but win and gain experience. Jeff Burris for a fourth quarter touchdown Sunday. Young also bided his time Indianapolis' before becoming a . for example, had to trade Jim 33, in Atlanta, and it's starter at age 30. He sat first Quarterbacks 25 and under Harbaugh to the Ravens to behind Vinny Testaverde in (Kerry Collins, Peyton make cap room for Manning. Tampa (Vinny Testaverde?) Manning, Rob Johnson, Ryan "Maybe it would help to sit and then behind Joe Montana. Leaf, Danny Kanell, Charlie and watch Plummer said After Sunday's games, quarBatch, Tony Banks, Steve after he was sacked seven terbacks 35 and over (John McNair, Danny Wuerffel and times and turned over the ball Elway, Bubby Brister, Young, Jake Plummer) are three times Sunday in a 34-Randall Cunningham, Dan The reason? loss to the Giants. "But then I Marino, Warren Moon and The salary cap doesn't allow wouldn't be starting, would I? Flutie) are 23-- as starters. I'm a competitor and I want to young quarterbacks to apprenAdd Chris Chandler, who's tice under veterans. The Colts, start." 3 g full-tim- e 28-7- 20-3- 7 6 we're earning it. This gives us a really good chance of winning a national championship. That's The Daily Herald back to Houston. The Houston Sports Authority met with officials in a 11 hour session that ended at 3 a.m. Monday to reach an agreement on how to fund and share costs of the new stadium to house an NFL franchise and the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. 0 play-make- harriers ranked No. 1 in nation SViV OR EM know the way to San Jose? Edwards sure remembers. The last time BYU paid a visit to San Jose State was Nov. 30, 1968, Edwards was an assistant 5-- By DOROTHY KNOELL City and county officials and businessman Bob McNair finally reached agreement on a financing plan for a $310 million football stadium they hope will attract the NFL Continued from B I This was no Hail Flutie from 50 yards. But when Doug Flutie scored on a bootleg to hand Jacksonville its first loss, it was the kind of play with which he always charmed the football world. d Football uvjuuvi more like held against him. "His hearts a lot bigger than his size." 34-3- Mark McGwire faced some questions and pitches from David Letterman Monday. Appearing on "Late Night with David Letterman, McGwire said he figures a good pitch to hit for a home run is any ball "that's over the white part of the plate." The St. Louis Cardinals first baseman found plenty of NOTES n By DAVE GOLDBERG Kt Football Wnfcf d Basebsll 2U. I What a way to go into the state meet. Mountain View's boys cross country team found out it is ranked No. 1 in the nation by the latest Harrier Magazine that arrived in Orem Monday. "It's kind of neat," Mountain View coach Dave Houle said of the official recognition of his team's accomplishments. "Our boys were ranked No. 1 at the beginning of 1994, but I think that was kind of because we probably should have been ranked No. 1 at the end of 1993, but we were ranked No. 2. By the time we got the No. I ranking, we had graduated most of the kids and we probably weren't really in a position to have it at that time. "So this is the first time it's happened in a season, while neat." It's also a bit of pressure, Houle admitted, as his boys and head into girls Wednesday's state cross coun- at championships Sugarhouse Park. Racing begins at 11:30 a.m. with the Class 1A girls race, with races following in classification order through r the 5A boys at about intervals. That means the 5A boys will likely take off about 4 try girl-bo- y half-hou- p.m. "Well, yeah, it might have it had come out been nice if Thursday instead of today," Houle said with a laugh. "But we've worked hard all year, and we're ready, with both teams, to try to make a good showing of things. "I think cross country in Utah is some of the best around, much tougher than a lot of other state championships. If we can win the state title, it'll be a really great accomplishment." Mountain View is favored in the boys Class 5A race, but Orem's Golden Harper is one of the favorites for the individual title. Meanwhile, the Mountain defendView girls are ing champions, but are ranked 10th nationally to Bingham's ninth in the same issue of Harrier, So that battle could be a good one. In the 4A race, Provo's boys have a great shot at the team title, while Provo's Josh Rohatinsky is favored to defend his individual title. In the girls race, Lone Peak was the Region 6 winner and should challenge for team honors, with I'rovo's Kassie Andersen a contender five-tim- e for individual honors. Class 3A races should be a battle, with Wasatch and Lehi having a shot in boys and girls races, respectively. A victory by Mountain View's boys should keep them solidly in the No. 1 spot head- ing into the national Footlocker meet the first week of December. "We've done everything we can to deserve this," Houle said. "We've gone to national meets and beaten about 20 state champions, beaten nationally ranked teams, set course records over courses that other nationally ranked teams run on. ..now all we can do is try to run well at the state meet and get ready for Footlocker after that. We're excited about it." Mountain View also is rated the top overall program in the nation for the fifth straight season-endin- g year. York Wasatch hosts Ogden in soccer quarterfinals SERIES Continued from Bl 2-- Winter Olympics The NHL's participation in the 2002 Winter Olympics will depend on how negotiations go with broadcast rights holder NBC, says league com- e late-nig- Mike Tyson won the biggest split decision of his life. Now, with the help of a certain former basketball player, he could be back in the ring before the year ends. 'Tm just happy I won," Tyson said after the Nevada Athletic Commission voted 1 Monday to return the license it revoked when he bit Evander Holyfield's ears 15 months ago. 4-- Johnson and Muhammad All backing him up, Tyson seemed near tears upon learning he would be allowed to return from his box- The site is HEBER CITY switched, and Wasatch coach Dwain Wheatley hopes that will mean a change in the outcome, as well. Last year, his Wasatch soccer team traveled to Ogden for a Class 3A quarterfinal game. Wasatch lost, and Ogden in the went on to be runner-u3A tournament. This year, Wasatch ) won a coin flip and gets to host ) today at 3:30 p.m. Ogden in the 3A quarterfinals. "I know they're looking forward to getting back into the finals, and we're looking forward (8-3- (9-2- i Ben Lomond (11-0- ) at 4 p.m. Ogden's only two losses of the season came to Ben Lomond. "We have to keep their great r away from box the area," Wheatley said. "They return most of their team, so we're familiar with what they can do. "And we just have to take advantage of our opportunities." Thursday, Mountain View (12-2- ) faces Bingham (13-1- ) in the 5A semifinals. The game will be at 2 p.m. at Lindquist Field in Ogden. forward-midfielde- champion will end up in WALCH Continued from Bl Aloha bowls have refused WAC advances to lock the conference champion into one of those games, Could the WAC champ end up back in Sin City two weeks after the conference championship game? Yes, Benson said: "If nothing materializes for a guaranteed spot for the WAC champion and if the WAC champion subsequently wasn't elected by the Holiday Bowl, (the Las Vegas and Aloha) bowls could have the WAC champion fall in their laps, so to speak." Don't just assume the t to getting a shot at them here on our field," Wheatley said. Lehi ) is also still alive in the 3A playoffs and will be at (7-4- THE LIBERTY and Boxing ing exile. The Daily Herald p missioner Gary Bettman. "The schedule has got to be put together so there is considerable prime-tim(TV) exposure for the U.S. and Canadian teams because if we're not going to get substantial exposure for our players ... it doesn't make sense for us to go," Bettman said Monday. In Nagano, Japan, CBS relegated hockey to the show, airing at either 11:35 p.m. or 12:35 a.m. With Magic By DOROTHY KNOELL 1 WAC Hawaii in that situation. "There might be a couple of teams that would become attractive to Las Vegas to bring back," Benson said. Like, BYU? The biggest shock to your system might be that the champion could wind up WAC bowl-les- - . - - s. "Aloha and Las Vegas would not be obligated to take the WAC champion," Benson said. "But I'm confident that the WAC champion will be attractive enough to land a spot in one of those bowls." SO, WHAT'S the deal with the Holiday Bowl? "We do not have a deal with the Holiday Bowl," Benson said. Neither does the i - "What I've seen from New the first two games, I'll have to admit, is very Gwynn said. impressive," "We're down but we can get back in this thing if we play our game, which is pitching and defense and some timely hits." Gwynn has done bis part, tied for the Series lead with four hits. Yet unless Padres pitching improves, it could be over real soon. Of the 44 teams to take a lead in the World Series, 33 have gone on to win the chamYork in 24-1- 0-- 2-- 0 pionship. Then again, the Yankees were wiped out at home by Atlanta in the first two games in 1996 before coming back to Big 12, yet. "Everyone is assuming that Bowl deal the Big will get done and that the Holiday Bowl will extend an invitation to the WAC this last year to be considered." That would mean the Holiday Bowl would match the second team against the Big 12's No. 3 or the WAC champ, whichever was ranked Pac-10'- s higher. "My understanding is that they'll use the Bowl Championship Series standings," Benson said. "I've been led to believe those rankings will be released next Monday, so everyone will be able to see what the rankings are and what the chances are for the WAC champion to be ranked higher than the Big 12 No. 3 " win four in a row. Cone began that comeback with a win in Game 3. Cone traveled to the West Coast on Sunday, before the Yankees romped in Game 2. He was already in San Diego 9-- 3 relaxing while watching the victory. "This is the time of year when pitchers feel a bit fatigued," he said. "I'm looking forward to closing this out and getting a nice rest." Hitchcock already has beaten' Houston's Randy Johnson and Atlanta's Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine in the playoffs. Now he's likely to face his toughest challenge, trying to shut down a Yankees team that scored nine runs in two straight nights against San Diego. "They can hit. Bottom line, they can hit," Hitchcock said. The WAC and the Breakaway Eight will be competing for spots in new bowls being created. Benson said the Freedom Bowl might resurface in 1999 in San Jose or San Francisco. A Mobile, Ala., bowl might also be created next year. In 2000, groups in Houston and Fresno might be ready to sponsor bowl games. k back-to-bac- three-gam- e 3 1969. RUN DOWN? The Cougar running game hasnt intimidated anyone since the great Ronney Jenkins explosion against Arizona State in the second week of the season. The Cougs did manage 122 yards against Hawaii, but there wasn't really a primary ball carrier. "Ronney's been banged up a little bit Edwards said. "We haven't gotten what we've wanted out of the running attack yet. We've just got to get better at it and that's what we'll keep trying to da Edwards clarified that statement by saying he's not necessarily looking for large chunks of yardage. Rather, effective execution would suffice. "We just need to be consis- tent with it" he said. "Make the key runs when we need to and have good balance running and passing. Not from a yardage standpoint, but from a percentage standpoint LOCKOUT Continued from Bl Hunter said he and union president Patrick Ewing had spoken to 20 players since was Feerick's decision announced. "If you thought the guys were zealous about staying committed to the cause, they're probably more rabid than they were before," Hunter said. The union claimed that the absence of lockout language in the standard player contract meant that owners should be held liable for paying guaranteed salaries, especially since other circumstances under which salaries can be withheld are clearly defined. The union pointed to lockout language in the league's television and other contracts, arguing that such clauses indicated that a work stoppage was foreseeable and should have been included in player contracts. The owners argued that the right to exert pressure on employees by withholding pay during a lockout was a fundamental tenet of labor law. The sides are fighting over, among other things, the amount of money owners will devote to salaries. Concerned by salaries that are outpacing revenues, the owners imposed the lockout July 1 and have promised to achieve a new deal that limits payroll costs. A victory at home against Utah on Saturday would give SDSU added momentum heading into the following week's Thursday night ESPN game at BYU. ... BYU receiver Mike Rigell was named Pacific Division special teams player of the week. Also honored were SDSU running back Jonas Lewis, who had his second straight rushing game, and UTEP linebacker Derek Wright. Cougars Kevin Feterik and Brad Martin were nominated. ... Mountain Division honors went to Wyoming quarterback Jay Stoner and linebacker Kwabena Peprah and Colorado r State Derek Frantz. 100-yar- d NOTES: By beating San Jose State, UTEP has not only won games for the first time since 1994, but WAC contests for the first time in a decade. ... San Diego State opened with a losing streak foes. against The Aztecs have now won three straight WAC games to take the Pacific Division lead. back-to-bac- then, and he recalls the trip wasn't "I was an assistant when we played them in the '60s. It was quite a weekend," he said. "It was during the bombing scare. Our hotel was bugged. "We played the game and there were a lot of police and armed guards around. "It was kind of typical of the way it was in the 19608." So much for the Age of Aquarius. Burn, baby, burn. BYU plays host to San Jose State Saturday. It's the first meeting between the schools since BYlFs 21-- home win in k place-kicke- Tad Walch is sports writer. a Daily Herald |