| Show Reeling at Roland Ganos Agassi Graf advance to semifinals at French Open3D Standard-Examin- Wednesday June 2 1 999 er Executive Sports Editor: It’s time for Weber Three Wildcats qualify NCAA outdoor meet jfor fiy JARED PAGE £3tandart-Examne- staff r Weber State’s Joel Atwater Charles Clinger and Jason Schoenfeld have been team players all season Now it’s time for them to be a little selfish The Wreber State trio and 37 other student athletes from Utah universi- ties join the elite group invited to the 1999 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships which get underway today in Boise Idaho Schoenfeld will compete today in the 10000 meters Atwater will run in X State trio to be selfish “All three of them got away from their prime event to help the team” WSU men’s track coach Chick His-Io- p said Take Clinger for example The sophomore from Freedom Wyo enters the NCAA outdoor meet with the nation’s second-bes- t leap in the high jump at 7 feet 6 inches - a mark he set back in early April Ginger’s marks in the event have fallen ofT since then but he’s gotten better in the long jump and triple jump Clinger won the Big Sky high jump title with a leap of 0 12 but also helped the Wildcats pick up points by finishing second in the long jump (24--3 12) and third in the triple jump 7-- (50--2 34) and Clinger will battle for the high i jump title on Saturday Competing in just one event will be something new for all three athletes The WSU stars were needed in and Schoenfeld Atwater a freshman from Fremont time in High holds the the 1500 meters (3:4373) while Schoenfeld a junior from Roy High boasts the 19th-beclocking in the 19th-faste- multiple events during the outdoor season to help the Wildcats repeat as Big Sky Conference champions But both WSU athletes competed in the 3000-mete- r steeplechase at the Big Sky meet and Schoenfeld also ran the 5000 “They all believe in the program and are willing to do anything we ask of them" Hislop said All three WSU athletes have had the luxury of practicing for just one event for the past two weeks to prepare for the NCAA meet And Hislop believes that will pay His 2022 clocking the 200 ranks third in the nation and BYU’s “They’re all very hard workers” Hislop said “AH of them should do st st st 400-met- field and championships Myles-Mill- s the d-best time in the nation in the event at 1010 'r tif ®t- honors secon- the nation’s 23-7 - Tweet free two throws with two seconds left and Patrick Ewing barely missed a turnaround jumper at the buzzer allowing the Indiana Pacers to escape with an 6 victory Tuesday night in a thrilling Game 2 that evened the Eastern Conference finals “We’re very fortunate to be in this position but I’m happy with the way we gutted it out” Miller said “No one ever said it was going to be easy and we’re going to have our hands full but we feel very good 88-8- about ourselves” There were 68 fouls and 84 free throws in all and the Pacers couldn’t have asked for a better candidate to attempt the final two Miller the league’s leading free throw shooter at 915 percent faked Chris Childs into the air and was bumped as he shot a jumper sending him to the line for Indiana’s 46th and 47th attempts of the night He calmly made both “I just put my hands up he leaned in Terrible call” Childs said “This is a game for the people the fans and the players - and it wasn’t that tonight” Indiana got the victory delead spite blowing a and losing its starting center to fouls with more than six minutes left nt Most impressively they overcame an inspired performance from a Knicks team that was undeterred by all the adversity that came its way -everything from the referees’ whistles to the Pacers’ fans throwing beer and coins at them seGame 3 in the best-of-- 7 ries will be Saturday at Madison Square Garden Mark Jackson rebounded Game and from a sub-p1 led the Pacers with 17 points while Miller had 16 Dale Davis 15 and Jalcn Rose 13 The Pacers forced 20 turn- overs and held the Knicks scoreless for two crucial stretches - a span te See PACERS2D ansayarri i Dallas 4 Colorado throw G a G £3 Standard-Examin- file photo Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan argues with an official during the 1 997-9- 8 season The Jazz’s disappointing finish this season leaves the longtime coach pondering the possibility of not returning to the team next season END OF AN ERA? The Associated Press CHICAGO - The dietary supplement used by Mark McGwire does nothing to boost men’s strength and instead might pro- mote breast enlargement heart disease and cancer a study suggests The study published in today’s Journal of the American Medical Association compared androstenedione (pronounced with a dummy pill in 20 men ages 19 to 29 during an eight-wee- k weightlifting program The supplement a steroid is made of a Schoenfeld naturally occurring hormone the body uses in tiny amounts to make the hormale mone testosterone Androstenedione supplements con- tain many times the amount found in the body naturally and McGwire has said he uses the substance to speed recovery from In the study androstenedione had no effect on testosterone levels in the blood and no difference in strength could be found between the two groups of men said Douglas King an exercise biochemist at Iowa State University in Ames who led the research But the men who took the supplement - 300 milligrams daily - showed significant declines in levels of the “good” cholesterol that helps prevent heart disease The androstenedione also raised the men’s levels of the female hormone estrogen King said Elevated levels of estrogen in men are known to promote breast enlargement and are also associated with a higher risk of pancreatic and possibly other cancers he noted McGwire who hit a record 70 home runs last year had no comment on the findings Major league baseball spokes- man Pat Courtney said the league has “some of the leading people in the field along with the players’ association looking at the issue” “You just can’t hurry” he said “I’m sure they will take D Montreal 10 Arizona 8 Cincinnati 4 New York 0 Atlanta 7 Colorado 2 St Louis 8 Flonda 4 San Diego 1 Chicago 0 (5 12) Houston 3 Milwaukee 0 (7 12) San Fran 6 Philadelphia 5 (12) toughest season in Jerry Sloan’s career ended with perhaps the disappointment He was fired once in Chicago he struggled with teams that weren’t as talented and he with players has endured numerous run-in- s throughout his coaching career But this season shortened to 50 games was the toughest “It’s been the most difficult thing I’ve ever had in coaching even when I got fired” Sloan said And he said that before this year’s playoffs even began before the young and unproven Sacramento Kings pushed the Jazz to five games in the first round and the Portland Trail Blazers wiped them out in the second for their quickest playoff exit in four years What made this season tougher than most was the shortened season caused by the NBA’s labor unrest: the late start the short training camp the packed schedule and the lack of practice time It was under those circumstances he tried to get the most out of his aging veteran stars while trying to coax significant contributions from his less experienced players “This is probably the hardest time we’ve had getting the attention of the players to get them to do what we ask them to” Sloan said “I’ve had teams where they’ve not been quite as talented but they got things done” Because of the odd season the Jazz played 19 games in April the most of any month in franchise history allowing them to practice just one time The Jazz played well for the most part finishing tied with San Antonio for the best record in the NBA They won their first 1 1 games in that hectic April schedule but ultimately it caught up with them “I told my players ‘I think I pushed you as hard as I can push’ ” Sloan said “I was probably almost to the point of very unfair at times because I expected more That’s my job to push them as hard as I can” With no chance to practice no chance to regroup all Sloan could do was push And when he reach the point where there was nothing more to be gained by pushing he was out of options See JAZZ2D minor injuries 4-5- American League Boston 5 Detroit 4 Chicago 6 Toronto 2 New York 11 Cleveland 5 Texas 3 Kansas City 1 Anaheim 5 Minnesota 1 Oakland 5 Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 14 Seattle 11 National League Pittsburgh 4 Los Angeles 2 McGwire’s supplement may grow breasts not muscles Study Androstenedione also could cause heart disease and cancer 2D 1 Baseball -2- The went the whistle swish went Reggie Miller down went the Knicks On a night when 40 fouls were called against New York the last one allowed Miller to beat the Knicks from the free throw line four-minu- NHL PLAYOFFS Sloan finished coaching? The Associated Press Playoffs Indiana 88 New York 86 Is - free throws Indiana square help series with New York ar a See TRACK3D Miller’s made eighth-be- st 4D e record Joining Parker at the NCAA outdoor championships are teammates with win Miller with Clinger The toss also is a Utah State Pacers escape INDIANAPOLIS NBA who finish in the hammer throw in 1995 before servLDS Church mission ing a two-yein Brazil enters this year’s meet with fflAVarrS - Baseball says umpires shouldn't use replay hiatus ar earned also will compete in the s Watch the game ar re- turns to defend his title in the 100 meters He currently holds Cleveland shakeup leaves coach without a job 2D pionships after a ninth-plac- 2D FratelSo fired er Layton returns to the NCAA cham- Parker track Stars stay alive force Game 7 with road victory Atwater James Parker a sophomore from BYU Senior Leonard Myles-Miltops a list of 30 athletes who will represent BYU at this week’s NCAA outdoor Rack to Dallas Utah Stele four-ye- 1 LIMES 400-met- er well” Myles-Mill- relay relay team enters the meet with the seventh-fastetime (3912) Myles-Mill- s will be joined in all three events by teammate Kenneth Andam The sophomore ranks 10th in the 100 (1021) and 200 (2058) and also is a member of the Cougars’ relay team ls “He concentrated on all three jumps so we could win the conference championship” Hislop said “He was willing to make that kind of sacrifice for the team” The same can be said for Atwater the 1500 meter trials on Thursday 200 meters and the 400-met-er 625-426- Side 10000 meters (29:1890) oil D Scoreboard ev- erything into consideration in their findings We’re waiting to hear the results” Sports Shorts Special Olympics begin Thursday PROVO - Several thousand athletes will participate in the Special Olympics Utah Summer Games competition Thursday through Saturday at Brigham Young University Summer games sports ’ include soccer softball cycling track and field motor activities and equestrian Thursday night’s opening ceremonies at the Smith Fieldhouse will feature music and dancing Many events actually begin on Thursday morning at various sites around campus Friday’s victory brings together athletes families coaches volunteers and sponsors The Olympic Town is open throughout the week Saturday’s closing ceremonies set for 3 pm at Olympic Town will conclude the activities Additionally 44 Utah athletes will be competing in the Special Olympics World Summer y 4 Games set for June 26-Jul- in North Carolina For information 363-111- call 1 Rain postpones Buzz game Alberta -- CALGARY Tuesday’s scheduled game between the Salt Lake Buzz and Calgary Cannons was postponed due to rain The game will be made up today in a doubleheader beginning at 5 pm ON THE AIR - MLB baseball: 5:30 pm Cleveland at NY Yankees ESPN 5:30 pm - MLB baseball: Colorado at Atlanta FSRM 8:30 pm - MLB baseball: Baltimore at Seattle ESPN Sports Quote The Caray file new book “Where’s Harry?” veteran Cubs broadcaster Steve Stone fondly recalls his late mangling of players’ names In mentioning NBA star Michael Jordan’s reluctance to visit the WGN booth Stone quotes Jordan as saying: “I love Harry but I don’t want to go on the air and have him introduce me as Michael In his Jackson” - Standard-Examin- staff and wire services W2MS tdndard'Jhc |
