| Show 1 Standard Examner Sports Friday Ajml ?0 21X11 SC Plenty of questions surround draft Th Asvted Pnw Utah gymnasts advance to tonight’s ‘Super Six’ - First conies Michael Vick After that inNEW YORK trigue That seems to be the scenario for Saturday's NFL draft where the Virginia Tech quarterback who played only ATHENS Ga - Olympian Ehse Ray won a share of the title at the NCAA women's gymnastics meet Thursday while UCLA remained on course for a second straight team championship The Bruins with a lineup that includes three gymnasts from Sydney were the highest-scoring team of the two qualifying sessions followed by host Georgia Ray a freshman at Michigan and UCLA sophomore Onnie Willis were in the with 39525 points The Bruins dominated the ufternoon qualifying round with 197625 points - an improvement on the 197300 they scored last year to win the title Michigan (19652S) and Alabama ( 190375) also udvunced to tonight's "Super 20 games is almost sure to be taken by the San Diego Char- gers with the first pick EE Negotiations already have taken place between Vick and the Chargers but whether he’s signed or not he’s almost certain to lie headed to San Diego Then come the questions: Will Cleveland which has the third pick trade down with Green Bay which has the 10th and use the pick on linebacker Dan Morgan whom new Cleve- land coach Butch Davis coached in college at Miami? The glitch: San Francisco which picks ninth may want Morgan If that’s the case would the Packers who want defensive tackle Gerard Warren of Florida trade with Arizona which has the second choice? Or will the Cardinals take offensive tackle Leonard Davis of Texas and allow Green Bay to deal with Cincinnati which chooses fourth? Will St Louis and Kansas City finally make the deal that will send quarterback Trent Green to the Chiefs? About all that seems to be holding up that trade which would give the Rams Kansas City’s and 12th overall is the antagonism lingering from former St Louis coach Dick Vermeil’s return after one year of retirement to coach the Chiefs How many more trades will there be in a draft in which almost everyone from 15 to 45 is relatively equal? "There are probably as many gixid players from 15 to 25 or 30 as there are from 5 to 15" soys Marty Schottcnhel-me- r the Redskins' new GM and coach who would like to trade down from the 15 spot in large measure to alleviate cap problems inherited from owner Daniel Snyder’s futile spending spree last season "A very deep draft from top to bottom" soys Gil Brandt the NIL's draft consultant It starts with Vick who Is leaving Virginia Tech after his sophomore season because frankly he discovered he was the clear No 1 pick “I realize that I still have a lot to learn" Vick said when he announced for the draft after twice saying he would return to school "But the opportunity was' presented for me and 1 Just said to myself ’Be a mun not a boy and take advantage of the opportunity " It’s also taking advantage of the money - the first pick in the draft particularly if he's a quarterbuck should be set for life with a contract that this d Six" In the evening Georgia rebounded from u sluggish start on the bars and beam with an explosive showingon the floor and vault The Gym Dogs finished with 197100 points followed by nine-timchampion Utah e and (196575) Nebraska (1962(H)) The six finalists will start first-round- from scratch tonight XFL FOOTBALL Orlando's Hall wins first coaching honor Xl-'L'- s SOURCE Comoited from AP win rtoortt year will probably run be- 0 full After Vick come a dozen or prospects led by tackle Warren a who ployed at Florida Davis a so top-flig- 325-poun- d 370-poun- d offensive tackle from Texas Kenyatta Walker offensive tackle from Florida and Justin Smith a defensive a 311-poun- d 267-poun- d end from Missouri The top Bkill players are running backs LoDanian Tomlinson of TCU ond Deuce McAllister of Mississippi ond a flock of wide receivers - the deepest position this year - led by Koren Robinson of North Carolina State Nute Gardner of Clemson and David Terrell of Michigun The Wolverines also have three offensive line- - men who could be taken in the first round - guard Steve Hutchinson ond tackles Jeff Buckus and Maurice Williums The only other quarterback who’s a potential first rounder is Drew Drees of I’urduc Ileis-ma- 8-- 2 regular-sea-so- record Orlando won the Eastern Division title by three gumes despite losing AP tween $50-6million over six years or so The two sides are currently haggling over where in between the number will league-bes- t starting Jeff quarterbuck Brohm to u shoulder injury In the seventh week The Rage's season ended in the semifinals in a 26-2loss last Saturday to the San Fruncisco Demons n winner Chris Weinke of Florida State probably will be picked later and Josh Hcupcl who led Oklahoma to the national title is projected us a pick But much of the intrigue centers on Morgan u middle linebucker who has moved from a pick into the top 10 Duvis compares him with Ray IaiwIs the 2000 seu-soand Super Bowl MVP "Their careers ure strikingly similur" suys Davis who says Morgan In worthy of being the third player tuken "His grade was as high us uuyone ut all the other positions” PRO GOLF: Durant Janzen top Houston leaderboard THE WOODIANDS Texas - Joe Durant riding u hot putter and we Janzen using a lute-roun- I late charge shot par 67s Thursday and shared a t lead after the first round of the Shell Houston Open Fred Couples shot u 68 and wus tied for third with Australian Adam Scott and Carl Paulson at TPC at The WcxkI-land- s one-sho- lute-roun- n Pak takes lead at Longs Drugs Challenge first-roun- LINCOLN Chicago Trlbuoa The XFL will play Its "Million Dollar Game" Saturday For NBC it will be the end of Us $45 million game The network won't wait more than five seconds to pull the plug on this botched enterprise According to industry sources It cost NBC about $45 million to do this dunce with Vince McMuhon That doesn't Include the untold cost to its reputation The only dividend for NBC wus that it gave Jay licno plenmaterial for g ty of his monologues When NBC Sports Choirman Dick Ebersol goes Into full spin he will counter that the financial losses ure relatively Insignificant in the scope of television prime-timThe network still feels It would huve lost much more if d it remained with the NFL NBC also will full on the "no-ris- k platform Saturday night television Is a wasteland for ratings so why not take a chance? There's some validity to that point At the outset there were those who doubted the viability of ABC's "Monday Night Football" XFL-baNhln- e high-price- no-gui- t over-the-to- Still this is the XFL not the NFL In the end the gamble wus as pointless as leuding with a pair of 3s Mistake No 1 for Ebersol wus putting too much faith In his old buddy McMuhon Before the debut Ebersol said nobody delivers young viewers like McMahon Trouble is those young viewers enjoy getting their brains scrambled on the World Wrestling Federation Football is a different story McMuhon and Ebersol tried to bring the WWF shtick to the XFL and it blew up In both of their fuces They trotted out "The Rock” campy skits with the "cheerleaders" WWF announcers umong its other silly toys The worst error was inserting Jesse Ventura as the lead unalyst The Minnesota governor was the wrong fit He made it even worse when in a he contrived WWF-mqnntried to pick an oral fight with New YorkNew Jersey couch Rusty Tillman The whole approach failed on two fronts The broadcasts didn't have enough of the WWF components to satisfy that audience And it was too Want Opinionzz? with the wrestling p stuff turning off the tradition- - al football viewers NBC and the XFL eventual- ly realized their mistake transforming the broadcast into a more serious foolbull-ori-enteapproach But by then the audience had left the tent Last Saturday night in prime time the XU on NBC did a 18 rating for San Fran pluyoff game That's the broadcast equivalent of getting a 400 for Just signing your name on the SAT exam Ebersol the mun who helped creute the Not Ready for Prime Time Players for "Saturday Night Live" in the s should hilve realized the XFL wasn’t ready for prime time It wus a fatal fluw for McMuhon too If the leugue hud sturted only on cable und on a smaller d clsco-Orland- o d before periodic ufternoon downpours slowed the uction lead and held a two-strok- e Sports Section x COLLEGE TRACK & FIELD: Utah State to host Mark Faldmo Open LOGAN - The Weber State men’s and women's outdoor track and field teams are set to compete in the Mark Fahl mo Open on Saturday Com at 9 a in at petition begins the Ralph ' Maughan Track Stadium Teams and individuals from Idaho State Boise State BYU Ricks College the Col lege of Eastern Utah and Utah Valley State College are expected to compete Big Sky selects teams OGDEN The Big Sky Conference announced its Academic All Conference Team for basketball and indoor track and field To be eligible a student athlete must maintain a 32 GPA and participate in half hisher team’s games The 223 team members include: Marc Thurig In men’s basketball and Meghan (led des Kristen llesselbach la mie Peterson Stephanie Sharp Sarah Sonveau and Clanger Stephanie in women's basketball Also Joel Atwater J I) Casperson Charles ('linger Eric Coats Todd Grunander Mick Hardman Nathan Hill Trent Hooper Nate Lever Matt Pebley Shane Sonognini Corbin Talley Jeff Tmgey and Joe Wilson in men's track and field and Allison Adams l Cecilee Barton Rachel Rebecca Reunion Kellie ( linger Bnsike Cottle Cristina Eonnesbeck Sharlyn Geddes Stephanie Hansen Junne Johnson Caroline Jolley Layni Jarsen Carrie Long Cynthia Losee and - Ben-moi- McKinley in Tooele tops Ogden to clinch region title OGDEN Unbeaten Tooele clinched the Region 7 chain pionship by dropping Ogden on Thursday afternoon at Mount Ogden I’aik Standard Exannin'r stall and win1 serua es 2-- Simulcasting Dally from Tracks Around (hi Country MAY 5TH - KENTUCKY OERBY PARTY “'0NSn "“"""““J located lit (hi nowly ramodalad jSTJq 5B R Fanil Aik for Wyoming Omni Rates susjeci toiyuittniitr 2001 Uve Race Season Every Weekend June 12 yBook you group party now Ask about bus charters 307-789-05- 11 Randy Hollis has them r The Cougar Classic will be played ut the 6950 jard par-7Riverside Country Club holes will be Thirty-siplayed today and 18 on Saturday The 16 team field also includes host BYU Utah Stale Utah and Southern Utah WATCH & WAGER 7 DAYS A WEEK cJ s StumJurd-lixumlne- sic fcisffiaaBgrTi network like UPN us was the original plun it would huve hud the chance to grow experiment und blunder without the bright spotlight Instead being on NBC in prime time everything got magnified The Xl-- suffered a weekly deluge of poor rulings und attacks from critics McMuhon suys the XFL will return next year probably as a Area schools compete at Cougar Classic PROVO - The Weber State men's golf team will join the rest of the area’s schools in competing today and Saturday at the BYU Cougar Clas- 50-5- 0 mid-1970- syndicated-oriente- COLLEGE GOLF: PREP SOCCER: Aiinika the attention of trying for a record-tyinfifth straight LPGA victory and Si Re Pak took the first-rounlead In the Dings Drugs Challenge Pak shot a 66 Sunday enterprise on UPN und TNN It remains to be seen however whether the XFL cun survive from an economic standpoint without NBC The network's current stuke as a purtner with the leugue likely will disuppeur That's McMahon's problem now Next yeur NBC will be content showing movies on Suturduy night that uttruct the notice of few viewers und critics The network has learned thut low ratings plus slings and arrows is a deadly 4 women's track and field Sorenstam struggled amid NBC expected to sever ties with new football league 3 Kristina d Calif Michele Redman Soren stam at times playing in a driving ram finished with a 73 Stalling the day on the back nine she bogeyed the par-- 13th and par-- 14th COLLEGE ATHLETICS: -STAMFORD Conn Galen Hall of the Orlando Rage was chosen as the inaugural Coach of the Year on Thursday The former University of Florida coach led the Rage to u oer 4 pttaMS IMfeft I W CW |
