| Show grry If 1 I y ) nf -v - WfiWW'WW - tl rV l Standard-Examin- 4B Saturday December 2 2000 Sports SPORTS BRIEFS OBA names its 2000 A OGDEN - The Ogden Bowling Association has named its 2000 Team The six allstars will be honored at today’s All-St- ar opening ceremonies for the 60th annual City Bowling Tourna- ment beginning at 1 Park City company is starting a trend that other Most corporate sponsors give money to a team like the US ski team because they get something back Contracts usually spell out in detail what the athlete has to do in return for the bucks But the lodging company doesn’t want or expect anything back from Schlopy Its executives just hope the money helps make his life easier as he competes in Europe Schlopy will probably use some of it to pay the rent on the apartment in Austria he shares with fellow racer Bode Miller firms may soon follow Deer Valley Lodging and Premier Resorts has adopted an Olympic hopeful athlete for their very own The corporation which owns 500 luxury units in ritzy Deer Valley has become the personal sponsors of top US ski racer Erik Schlopy But they didn’t do it to get exposure or have Schlopy Adventure Notes wear their business logo team all-st- ar may become Olympic trend shop Adopt-an-athle- te pm at Musgrove Lanes in Clearfield team includes The Shon Mildon Denny Yu Corbett Austin Richard Kindi Jeffery Palmer and Robert Lucas all-st- ar Mildon who has been named team seven times to the boasts a 231 average to top the squad Yu a three-tim- e boasts a 220 average Austin and Kindi both fourtime check in with 216 averages Palmer and Lucas both making the team for the first time boast 213 averages all-st- ar all-st- ar is racer headquarters Not to worry ARCS ski shop is a tiny place at the base of Park City Mountain Resort It’s big with racers however Picabo Street will be in today to pick up the skis she will race on in Europe During the recent America’s Opening the top ranked Austrian team including Hermann Maier made the shop their ski tuning headquarters US ski teamers like Street may get their skis tuned for free but local racers don’t mind paying owners Matt and Mark ski Hodson $60 for a race-da- y time that helps them make winning turns Both brothers formerly worked tuning racer’s skis on the World Cup circuit At the prestigious Winterberg Germany World Cup Racine and Davidson took the gold beating Germany Switzerland and Canada However their margin of victory of a was only one second Go to the races at Utah Olympic Parle Looking for some entertainment this weekend? Check out the America’s Cup bobsled and skeleton races at Olympic Park These are developing athletes hoping to reach World Cup level so the atmosphere is less tense and formal The women bobsledders race today at 5 pm Sunday men’s and women’s skeleton races start at 9 am men’s four-ma- n bobsled at 3 pm Layton Sensation back on track with top finish Layton’s Jen Davidson who with bobsled driver Jean Racine is ranked the world’s No 1 women’s team has been hampered for more than a year by a painful groin pull Bobsledders have to start with a sprint on the ice while pushing their sled so fans were hoping Davidson could keep her Company president Kim McClelland says “Our real intent was with the Olympics coming to have someone for our employees to connect with and root for” all-sta- rs Local ski ranking Wina Sturgeon covers winter and Olympic sports for the Standard-ExaminShe can be 1 or reached at Winftshh(a aolcom er 625-426- TENNIS: Sampras beats Safin at Masters Cup LISBON Portugal - Making no secret he was out for revenge Pete Sampras showed why he was the world's No 1 player for six straight years He produced vintage tennis Friday in beating Marat Safin 2 3 to reach the semifinals of the Masters Cup the season-endin- g 6-- 6-- tournament featuring the world's top eight players Safin had beaten Sampras the past two times they met includvictory in the ing a straight-se- t US Open final that put the Russian in front in the race for No 1 The loss prevented Safin from clinching the No 1 ranking for the year but he can still do that by beating Andre Agassi in today's semifinals Agassi beat Magnus Norman 2 3 Friday and won the Green Group with a 0 record Norman finished 3 Sampras will play Gustavo Kuerten who beat Yevgeny Ka4 felnikov 3 to finish second in the Green Group with a 1 record 6-- 6-- 3-- 0-- 6-- 6-- 2-- BASEBALL Wendell returns to Mets for $939999999 NEW YORK - Turk Wendell decided Friday to remain with the New York Mets agreeing to a three-yea- r contract worth a penny short of $94 million Wendell who prefers that his contracts total to odd amounts gets yearly salaries of $3 million S285 million and S3 25 million plus a signing bonus of S29999999 If he can earn an additional $600000 in bonuses which would bring the total value of the deal to $999999999 Wendell who wears No 99 originally had asked that his deal include an option year for 2004 in which he would pitch for free But that plan was scuttled because baseball's collective bargaining agreement sets a minimum salary currently $200000 Baseball owners approve Blue Jays sale NEW YORK - The proposed $112 million sale of a controlling interest of the Toronto Blue Jays was approved Friday by baseball owners Rogers Communications Inc agreed to buy 80 percent of the Blue Jays from Interbrew SA w hich became the team's controlling owner in 1995 when it purchased Labatt Brewing Co Owners who failed to vote on the sale when they met Oct 31 in Chicago were polled by fax vote which was completed I riday spokesman Rich Levin said WNBA basketball: resigns as Phoenix Mercury's head coach Miller Yu provisions included in quarterback Jim Druckenmiller's rookie contract deals signed by linebacker Lee Woodall and tight end Brent Jones and allegations of an undisclosed agreement involving Steve Young As part of the settlement the 49ers agreed to pay $300000 and surrender two draft choices GOLF: Garcia’s 64 keeps him ahead of Love Woods THOUSAND OAKS Calif -Sergio Garcia held onto the lead in the Williams World Challenge matching Tiger Woods and Davis Love III on Friday with a course-recor- d 64 Love and Woods also shot 64s on the Sherwood Country' Club course leaving Love two shots behind Garcia and Woods three back midway through the tournament Garcia who opened with a 65 began the second round with three consecutive birdies and finished with seven birdies an eagle and a bogey to go to 129 Tom Lehman who won the inaugural Williams World Challenge last January in Scottsdale Ariz had his second consecutive 70 and Fred Couples had a 72 as they tied for fourth at 140 WNBA team resigned Friday after four years with the Phoenix KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia Meg Mallon and Juli Inkster have 38 LPGA Tour wins between them They didn't play like it Friday The Americans carded a 73 to tie for ninth place six strokes behind Sweden's Sorenstam sisters after the first round of the inaugural Women's World Cup of Golf The Sorenstams Annika and Charlotta had six birdies and a bogey on the front nipe en route to their 67 which left them one shot ahead of Australians Karrie Webb and Rachel Hetherington Scotland was at 71 with Japan Colombia Peru Taiwan and South Korea tied at 72 Writer again the Big 12 Conference title can crush the national hopes of the best team in the league If No 8 Kansas State (10-2- ) beats No 1 Oklahoma (11-tonight it will be the third time in the league’s five years that the title game robbed the Big 12 of a national title shot And there’s a bunch of Big 12 coaches who aren’t happy about it including Nebraska’s Frank Solich “If they didn’t have to play another game they would automatically be in the national championship game” Solich said “We’d have a representative there If they end up losing the game they are not in the national championship bowl Neither is Kansas State” In 1996 the fust year of the Big 12 Texas upset No 3 Nebraska 37-2- 7 and prevented the Comhuskers from playing Florida State in the Sugar Bowl In ’98 No 2 Kansas State lost its loss to Texas perfect season in a double-overtim- e A&M and fell from a title shot to the Alamo Once 0) Bowl The Wildcats would like nothing more than to beat the Sooners who defeated Kansas State 1 Oct 28 at Manhattan Kan But first Oklahoma quarterback Josh Heupel must be stopped “Obviously we’re going to have to play much better than we did in the initial game” Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said “I don’t think we could make a lot of wholesale changes defensive 41-3- do” Since then the Wildcats scrambled to a 10-- 2 record There was a 26-1- 0 loss to Texas A&M a team that nearly beat Oklahoma before losing 1 and close calls against Nebraska (29-2and Missouri (28-2The Sooners followed their win over Kansas 4 State with a dominating victory over Nebraska then beat Baylor Texas A&M Texas Tech and closed with a shaky 12-- 7 win over Oklahoma State The stakes couldn’t be higher in this rematch: Oklahoma plays for a chance at its first AP national title since 1985 with a win while Kansas State will clinch its first Bowl Championship Series game with an upset The picks: The Associated Press MONTGOMERY Ala - Alabama hired Texas Christian football coach Dennis Franchione to turn around the Crimson Tide opting for someone with no ties to the school Franchione said he and Alabama athletic director Mai Moore have agreed to a seven-yedeal worth between $12 million and $14 million a year Franchione said specifics still need to be worked out Alabama spokeswoman Janet Griffith confirmed Franchione’s hiring Franchione replaces Mike who resigned Nov 1 but finished out the season Alabama finished 8 the Crimson Tide’s worst record in 45 years 35-3- 4) 31-1- ar Du-Bo- se No 1 Oklahoma (minus 2 12) vs No 8 Kansas State (at Arrowhead Stadium: Nobody's perfect KANSAS STATE 8 3-- No 7 Florida (minus 9 12) vs No 18 Auburn (at Georgia Dome): Gators shooting for sixth SEC title since FLORIDA 1991 Koetter accepts coaching job at Arizona State: Boise State coach Dirk Koetter who just a day earlier was reportedly headed for Oklahoma State has agreed to a contract to coach Arizona State Oklahoma State athletic director Terry Don Phillips confirmed Koetter's decision in a news release issued Friday night Koetter 41 replaces Bruce Snyder who was fired after nine seasons Snsder will coach Arizona State m a bowl game most likely the Las Vegas Bowl 4 Army (minus 2 12) vs Navy (at Baltimore): 0 have one win Middies none Army Cadets Western Michigan (minus 6 12) at Marshall: Broncos set to take MAC title away from Thundering Herd WESTERN MICHIGAN 27-2- 4 ) UNLV (minus 7) at Hawaii: Warriors try to avoid season after s nine-los- tune-wi- UNLV season in '99 n 34-2- 1 Last week: J0-- 1 (straight): 5 3 6s points) (straight): (s points) Season: J 85-5- 3 Learn To Ski - Get details in the Sunday Standard-Examin- er or call SCHOOL O TCflR 629-825- 3 GOLD CLASS Els takes halfway lead in Sun City event SUN CITY South Africa -Ernie Lis playing in his home country eagled the 14th hole and 67 Friday to shot a take the lead halfway through the Ncdbank Golf Challenge Els was at 133 after two rounds in a tournament that offers a $2 million first prize Lee Westwood of England was one stroke back after a 69 Thomas Bjorn of Denmark had the day’s best round with a 65 and shared third at 135 with Nick Price Italy’s Kostner wins women’s downhill LAKE LOUISE Alberta -- mental fatigue Miller sister of Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller compiled a 70-5- 2 record with the Mercury She coached the team to the 998 WNBA final where the Mercury lost to the Houston Comets NFL FOOTBALL SOCCER: citing physical and 1 Policy Clark pay $600000 - Cleveland salary cap settlement NEW YORK ly We have to do what we By RICF1ARD ROSENBLATT AP Football Sweden’s Sorenstam sisters lead after first round Isolde Kostner of Italy redeemed herself Friday by winning the second women's World Cup downhill of the season in minute 3376 seconds Carole Montillet was second I riday at 1:3424 and Corinne Rey Delict third at 1:3440 in Sooners face a trap at Arrowhead SKIING: PHOENIX - 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