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Show Tuesday. April , iniffllOT (oiiiirs rjOTACLE C"CTG J "Not only do they leans, every tane they did Seam those tessoos, ; ey became untoarisstte to beat So I thought we'd ca.T tas team ; Te UnteuWes.- - ras, - Oy DOROTHY KWOEU. Th Dairy HerakJ Assistant Sports Editor f... , ... The BYU baseball team has entered the realm of the American f Kentucky . coKb Ckk ttyini he'd sprat die whole season frying to come sp with a nktsarr for his team, sod finally did after the tcp40. That's because the hits just keep oncoming. "On the road, we were just getting acquainted with how everyone played. Now. we know how each other plays and we're really coming together. It's a lot of fun." said BYU outfieldcr-infielde- r Glen Spencer after lie came up with four of the Cougars' 25 hits against Albertson College Monday in a 17-- 6 BYU win. I Those four hits were all doubles, establishing a new BYU record and tying a WAC mark for doubles in a game. And Spencer wasn't even the leading hitter for the Cougars that honor went to red-hsenior shortstop Eric McDowell. McDow Wildcats won the NCAA tide. FOOTCAU WaSrU,Attiy. a former . linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings, has been charged with stealing aboot SIJSOO in public funds, Ashley. 35, denied that he took money from die city of Eagan and some youngsters he supervised in a city youth development program. His Tint appearance in Dakota County (Minn.) District Court on charges of check forgery and two counts of theft is set for May 13. Ashley retired from the Vikings in 1991 and was hired for the Eagan job in April 1994. earning about $37,000 a year. Mayor Tom Efaa said city officials gave Ashley a chance to repay the city, but he declined. Ashley said Monday that he had some part-tim- e employees checks endorsed to himself as . reimbursement for expenses he incurred while working with children. He said he was not told how to Tile expense statements when he started working for Eagan and didn't save all his receipts. The Arizona Cardinals gained one aging quarterback and got rid of another, signing Boomer Esla-- m and releasing Dvt Krieg. Est-m- n. 33 next week, spent the last mree years with the Jets, who didn't him after spending S25 million over five years for Neil O'Donnell. Krieg passed for 3.554 yards but also threw an NFL-hig- h 21 interceptions in his only season with the Cardinals. Esiason. a four-iim- e Pro Bowler, was the NFL's I i MVP in 1988, when he led the Bengals into the Super Bowl .... ot ell, named the WAC Eastern Divi-- , sion Player of the Week Monday last Saturday after going against Grand Canyon College, was a sizzling Monday, including three doubles and two singles. He also walked once. "I think when the guys finally came home, they kind of showed up at the park and thought that would be enough," said BYU coach Gary Pullins. referring to the Hating Cougars' outings against Wyoming in their first home games of the season a couple of weeks ago. "That w asn't the way we were playing on the road, but that's what happened when we got home. "Now, they're playing hard and enjoying themselves. They have a purpose and a focus out there and they work hard. And it shows. Everyone knows their role they're not all happy with their roles, but they know them and are tfe-Msi- w illing to work at them." 10-ga- two-gam- inning-openin- g f AP Pnoto 9-- 6-- 4 !lAfi) (pG' , Monday's gama. McRaa singltd on trte play, but th Cuss recorded a 6 victory, despite blowlead. ing a mite 2-- hjssootA'-iJJ- , ; St John s turned over its head basketball coaching job to Fran - ,. , - II ii "naUMMM, KIM IHU I. muiu last season at Manhattan and was 85-3- 5 in four years there. Brian Mahooey was dismissed following 7 a dismal record, the school's worst in 33 years. Fraschilla. an assistant at Providence. Ohio Slate, Ohio University and Rhode Island before coming to Manhattan in 1992. will become the 15th head coach in St John's history. Kurt KattBUe, w ho produced winning basketball teams at two Division 11 schools, became Drake's 22nd basketball coach. in 1 seasons Kanaskie is 207-10- 7 as a head coach with two appearances in the Division II equivalent of the final Four. He spent the last eight yean tt Induaa University of By Tha Aaaociatad n wasn't a fluke. Nomo (1-pitched the major shutout first of the sealeagues son on Monday, a three-hittthat beat the Atlanta Braves and TomGtavine I felt great." Nomo said through an interpreter. "We got a 14) lead in the early innings and I wanted to keep it that w ay." Raul Mondesi got a single in third inning, and Nomo made the run stand up for Los Angeles, coming off a 5 road trip. "This was about as well- on both sides as any game F'tched involved in," Dodgers first baseman Eric Karros said. "Nomo threw a great game. Glavine threw a great game." In the Dodgers home opener. Nomo allowed only David Justice's leadoff single in the second, double in Jeff Blauser's two-othe eighth and Fred McGrifTs leadoff single in the ninth. allowed five Glavine (1-struck out all singles hits nine and walked two before he for in the eighth. was pinch-h- it "I don't think he outpitched me. but he got the results he wanted and that's w hat counts" 1) er . ; ;txrl csii six i .", V. r seasons. Marshall hired former player Greg Wk2 as its new basketball coach. White, who had been coach at the University of Charleston, was a point guard at Marshall and later an assistant coach at the school. White, 37. is Marshall's fourth coach in seven seasons. ut 1) TENNIS Germany's Sabine Hack, seeded 2th. defeated Adrian 0 in the of Italy 6-opening round of the Bausch &. Serra-Zaae- ttl 1 run-scori- 2-- 1 : 37,ff wW Pra It didn't take Hideo Nome long to show his 1995 season 11-1- ? Glavine said. "Ultimately I'm not facing Hideo Nomo. I've got to get their hitters out and hope it's good enough." In other Nf games. Chicago Montreal beat beat Colorado St. Louis 3 in 10 innings, San PhiladelDiego heat Florida beat CincinPittsburgh phia nati beat New York 6 and Houston beat San Francisco Cubs 9, Rockies 6 Scott Servais drove in a five runs with a career-highome run and double, and Mark Grace added three RBIs in the season opener at Coors Field. Expos 4, Cardinals 3 F.P. Santangelo drove in the run w ith an infield hit in the 10th inning of St. Louis' home opener. Mark Grudzielanek singled off ) to start the 10th. Jeff Parrett ( took second on Mike Lansing's sacrifice and third on a gn.Hind-ou- t. After an intentional walk. Santangelo beat out a dribbler. 9-- 6. 4-- 9-- 2. 6-- 3. 7-- 6-- 2. h go-ahe- -1 Padres 9, Marlins 2 Ken Caminitt. Tony Gwynn and Walk Joyner kept up their torrid hitting as San Diego won its home opener before 44,470 and extended its inning streak to five. Caminiti tied the game at 2 w ith an RBI double in the fifth , off Chris Hammond (0-- 1 ). and two more runs scored w hen former Padres third baseman Gary Sheffield dropped Joyner "s fly ball on the warning track for a two-herror. Phillies 6, Pirates 3 Sid Fernandez and four relievers ruined Pittsburgh's best start in 13 seasons and the Pirates' home opener. The Phillies led before Denny Neagle retired a batter. Mark Whiten hit a three-ruhomer in the sixth, and Lenny Dykstra homered in the ninth. Reds 7, Mets 6 Cincinnati stole seven bases its highest total in eight years and Jeff Branson homered in the eighth. right-fiel- d a: 2-- 0 n Pete Schourek (2-0- ) allowed three runs on seven hits in 6 3 innings on a cold night at Riverfront Stadium, and Jeff Brantley retired Jose Mcaino w ith runners on first and third for his first save. Astros 6, Giants 2 Mike Hampton (2-0- ) allowed four hits and struck out eight in tomb Championships in Amelia AUGUSTA; Island, Florida. la other matches, Cra MJtarvra Russia beat drra STard 5th-seed- cd of 4-- 6, I. Dramas' Tend LadatSa 6-- 0; 6-- 2. CdJaova of the Czech Cartrn of Swe&a KcULiarxrtaofltalv 6-- 2. b ha1 ri t-i- httt Mednva of Ukraine At and 7-- S ' tei when she sprained her ankle. Also forced to standthe sidelines was out Venas VYCaaas. who retired with rijht hip joint inflammation liar against Gerr-"'- $ i (Continaed from Pat C6) , The course, annually ranked among the finest in the workl. is itself an example of understated elegance. The natural terrain suffices, Augusta National is sparsely bunkered, thew is no roujh to speak of and water comes into play only occasionally. Fairways are expansive, so spraying one's tee ball doesn't necessarily beget imminent danger. Blind shots and railroad ties and other accouter-ment- s e of the layouts need not apply. CjJi Republic eliminated No. 10 retired 6-- 16 of Romania ousted WTear Jeaa . Vatda new-wav- from Past C6) (Cofts4 i!t txi U:c fcf . . It , record-settin- third-bas- g e went with it." Dow dell was RBIs, Nelson with three with three RBIs. Spencer had 4 RBIs. and Woollev and Williams were both 3-- w eight innings stopped its as . o w- -; ucr.-- 3au T. fcs rj t;-- a 1 ct tss ftjrxt That ignited an 0 ly run tit Utah. San Antonio scored five poi.--s in the final 47 seconds at cf half trail the Jaw ti 8-- 48-4- 3 But, be w are the large, undulating, treacherously quick greens. That's w here the Masters is usually won. If the Masters has a cross to bear, it is that the tournament ultimately becomes a putting contest. Augusta National does favor a big hitter. Augusta National also tew aids soft hands and steady nerves. The committee members officiate in a firm, austere fashion. The Masters is, remember, still an invitational. Last year's field w as composed yf 86 players 59 American and 22 foreign professionals, four American and one foreign amateur. Who will win this vear? Rest green-jacket- San Antonio clearly came exit of halftime w ith the momentum, ty ing the game at 50 on a trey by Vinny Del Negro just 90 second's into tie secotj tu!f. a SC . jt ty the Spurs mid-C- r i;T N Cj Crd txrlrltive Sa ActD a cvtfont The Jan trailed 75 67 at the end of the period as the Spurs shot an incredible 3 from the field in the third stanza. Uii!t r'.'cd wiihin &I 80 with 11-1- rs 7-- 6-- (Continued from Page C6) Houston 2) assured it will be worth watching. It always is. even if you're just a fan of azaleas. But for now. Ben Crenshaw anxiously aw aits Tuesday night. It's the past champions dinner in the clubhouse another part of the Masters heirloom, and the defending charrtpion w rites the menu. "They're flying some good old Texas barbecue up from my home Austin." Crenshaw says. "That's a highlight, just being in around all those guys, listening to all their stories. I'll be all ears." And starting Thursday, all eyes. Somehow. Augusta National commands your undivided attention. 7: 16 left in the game with a Keefe dunk. But once again the Spurs used their outside shooting to pull away. The lux had one last gasp left as fcty si cf the trJ heart-breake- BULLS: three-gam- e losing streak. William VanLandtngham 0-walked six in six innings for the visiting Giants, allowing four runs and tour hits. ed 0 3 2-- 6-- 1 Justus Gilmore, Winget and Mkah Williams. Jason WooIJey's fourth home run of the year added another run in the seventh and his sacrifice fly' in the eighth rounded out BYU's, scoring. Spencer, a switch hitter who played both left field and second base in the game for BYU, got his double in the eighdu from the left side of the' switching he'd where produced the plate, other three, to the right side against lefthanded reliever Ben Karsten. He laced the ball just inside the line for an easy double, . "I was looking for it a dou-- , ble." he admitted w ith a grin. "It was a curve down and in and I Classic in Las Vegas, looked great at times and mediocre at others. The Vikings jumped out to a 0 lead in the first inning. Steve Ruf Monday No. I ranked tin 4A started things w ith a w alk. Gillman Pleasant Grove outlasted doubled him home, then came 1 in a Region Eight an ernr. Duv all singled around on makeup baseball game. The win for anoiher run, but w as picked off pleased Viking coich Jon Hoover. w hen he tried to go to second. The method did not. Timpview responded with two The offensive festival was a runs in its half of the inning. Badpitcher's nightmare xs the teams ger struck out to open the inning, combined for 27 hits. but reached first on a passed ball Tyson Chipman led the Vikings on the third strike. Ryan Maag sii douwith four hits a including ble and a triple and four runs gled and Jeff Brown's groundout batted in. Rvan Duval! had three produced a run. After Shaw a Fitgerald singled. Reed Seamons' hits and three RBIs. sacrifice fly produced another. The led a MTphomore. Troy Badger, tied the game on Badger's hits with three Timpview home run in the third inning. including a double and a home run But, the Vikings slipped away and four RBIs. Marshall Aarcn with four runs in the fourth. Gillalso had three hits including man. Bahr. Duvall and Chipman and two RBIs. two doubles "It wasn't the prettiest game." had consecutive singles for three of the runs. Rvan Wilkins' single admitted Hoover. "Yes." interjected assistant two outs later produced the fourth. The got two of the runs coach Bill Mikelson. "But we're Matt back quickly. Bigler opened (in region play). "We won't be (undefeated in the inning with a single, but Seth forced him out. Aaron douleague) long if we plav that way." LaPray Hoover continued. "We were very bled. Following an out. Badger He took lucky to win." Both teams were doubled home two runs. wild on third a oeforc pitch Turley sloppy at times, failing to make routine plays. The teams combined got the final out on a grounder. And so it went. The Vikings for five errors. In addition, there were lots of wild pitches and pulled away with two runs in the closed with passed balls and several dropped fifth, but the foul balls that gave the teams two in the sixth. Pleasant Grove scored three in the top of the sevadditional scoring chances . but Timpv iew came back w ith enth, Badger droe a Lance Hansen four in the bottom of the inning. end the pitch deep to center field to Both teams have two more with the on third mn game tying Hansen had come on in relief of games this week. Pleasant Grove Brandon Turlev. He gave up entertained Spanish Fork today and visits Pay son Friday. TimAaron's second double before getiew is at No. 5 Spnngv illc today ours. final the pv two ting "I was very pleased with the and v isits Spanish Fork Friday. Meanwhile. No. (in way we hit the ball todav." Hoover said. "We had three or four guvs 5 A) Orem has dropped a pair of in the Irvine (Calif.) who swung it very good." That group included Chipman. Invitational. The Tigers lost 6 to Duvall. Trevor Gillman and Chad Irvine on Saturday, then lost 5 to Bahr. The latter two had two hits Ocean View (Calif.) Monday. Both and an RBI apiece. tiroes Orem was victim of a sucPleasant Grove, fresh from a cessful squeeze bunt play. Both performance in the Gael Easter games went nine innings. Tim-pvie- Wax. fcee VwrcoiKfcirtj :vn tsezZZt; 'tease irflr mmm 12-1- Colorado Reekie shortstop Walt Weiss stratch-to ftotd a ground bail hit by Chicago Cub laadoft hittr Brian ItcRa in th first inning of IiEjraocf actorj to pc"ke. C7 -- CACSZTCALL X back-to-bac- Pf By BOB HUDSON The Darty Herald Assistant Sports Editor re-si- &ate9y said. The Cougar defense played nearly errorless bail and the BYU offense struck early and often. k In the first inning, doubles from McDowell and Tyson Dow Jell got things rolling. After Brad Winget singled, D G. outNelson capped the four-ru- n home run. burst with a three-ru- n his SOthof the year The Cougars added to their lead in the second, as Ryan Roberts singled. McDowell doubled and Dow dell greeted reliever Scott Skolrud with a single. A walk and single later. Spencer cleared the loaded bases with his second double of the game as BYU scored five in the frame. McDowell's third Amble of the game sewed Roberts in the third. The Cougars added five in the sixth thanks to doubles from Spencer and Matt Sinngham and singles from Roberts. McDowell. Pro, luk Pleasanti rove oyttguns Timpview low-Inco- Washington Bullets rookie who is sidelined rrrtnr4 jrith a broken left thumb, was arrested over the weekend in North Carolina and charged with misdemeanor assault The team's top ft pick was arresied Sunday and failing to charjed filed order a restraSniJig obey jraiftst Mm by Ctiaj THE DAILY HERALD, .sTC7fl b That attitude has resulted in a e win streak and a loss in column advantage the over Eastern Division rival New Mexico in the WAC standings. The Cougars played Albert son College again today, then return to WAC play Thursday. Friday and Saturday when they play host to Utah in I p.m games each day. Eric Boyer had a fine outing for the Cougars on the mound Monday, picking up his third vt in of the year. He went five innings, gave up only five hits and one run and fanned seven. In the third inning, Boyer gave up an single, then struck out the side, catching the final Albertson hitter looking at a called third strike. "You expect good outings from your seniors and Eric did that todav. He pitched a fine game that's something we need from him at this point in the year." Pullins less-than-sci- Ittt (Si After Del Curry 's fas? triom put Charlotte ahead, the Bulls had four shots to w in. Toni Kukoc missed on a twisting drive, Scottie Pippen missed a up. Jordan's puthuck ws oft' and Pippen missed ariother tip amidst a sw ami of bodies underneath. "The bail." Kukoc said, "just did not want to go in." In other NBA games, it was Seattle 108. New York 98; Philadelphia 82. New Jersey 79; Washington III. Miami 99."lndi-an- a 97. Atlanta 95; San Antonio 92. Utah 91; Minnesota 115. Toronto 101; the Los Angeles Clippers 102. Portland 89; and Dallas 104. Golden State 102. SuperSonks 163, Knicks 98 Shawn Kemp, who lost his temper after Charles Oakley bloodied his nose in the third quarter, led the Sonics with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Detlef Schrempf had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists for Seattle, w hich w on for the 10th time in games. 1 1 76ers82,Nets79 Vernon Maxwell scored half Ledell Eackles 20 for the Bullets whose fourth straight vicmoved them within one game tory e of Miami in the Eastern Conference standings. Pacers 97, Hawks 95 At Indianapolis. Reggie Miller scored eight of his 24 points in the final two minutes to hold off Atlanta. TfoberwTilvts 115, Raptors ItT At Minneapolis. Isaiah Rider scored 28 points and rookie Kevin Garnett had 23 as Minnesota beat injury depleted Toronto. Doug Christie and Tracy Murray scored 21 points apiece for the Raptors. Clippers 102, Trail Blazers S9 At Uvs Angeles, Stanley Roberts, making just his sixth start this sea(36-39- ). ninth-plac- . -- son, scored six of his season-hig- h 25 points in the final five minutes as Los Angeles snapped Portland's seven-gam- e w inning streak. Philadelphia's points with a season-high 41. and Rex Walters made two free throws with 10.8 seconds left. Maxwell, who scored 38 points in the Sixers' victory over Atlanta Eenoit's firal ot etesst left e Jazz widi their fir2) loss in the last six games. Next up for the Jazz will be the Phoenix Suns. The came will be Wednesday in the Delta Center at 6 p.m. of on Saturday, made seven 17 tries. in a team-recor- d Bullets 111, Heat 99 At Landover. Md.. Juwan How aid had 25 points. 1 2 rebounds and seven assists as the Bullets enhanced their play off hopes. Brent Price hail 21 points and CTnweiat eS5S f ; i r in, $ ti r1 r tgawgatcrcjOKrsf j . |