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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS BYU Expels Jenkins For 2ndViolation controversy around BYU, where @ Continued from C-1 the bowl game — suggested the T-AA team. like Jenkins and Robertson abide many players wonder whether their teammates were unfairly punished. All-WAClinebacker Rob Morris and offensive tackle John Tait — both who may also turn pro and Coach LaVell Edwards, however, said, “The bottom lineis those Coach Fisher DeBerry said. ‘It has ‘Commander in Chief Tro- and they haveto follow them, and ence’ and ‘bowl.’ kins will decide to forgo the rest of them. has until Jan. 7 to decide whether to enter the NFL Draft. Jenkins could not be reached for comment are the rules and they know that his college careerand turn pro. He Thursday The suspensions have sparked THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the Honor Coderather than punish school might do moreto help African-American, non-LDS students Manybelieve, however,that Jen- Air Force Needs Oahu Bowl Win for Trifecta HONOLULU — little decal has served as a constant reminder for this year’s Air Force football team. It lists three goals. Two have been accomplished and the third can befulfilled today. “I gave ourplayers a decal that plan to maketheir decisions after if they don't, they have to paythe consequences.” they stuck on their watch phy,’ ‘Western Athletic Confer- “Those were the three season goals for our team. Theidea for doing it was that every time they looked at their watches, they were It’s Official: Cougs Arrive in Memphis also able to focus on what the goals were. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The BYU Cougars finally arrived at the Liberty Bowl site Thursday, a dayafter bad weather forced them to postponetheir trip from Utah the other two military academies and defeated Brigham Youngfor The 16th-ranked Falcons beat the Cougarsdid not workout atall. and will practice once todayafter originally scheduling a dayoff. The Cougars had bused to Salt Lake International Airport on Wednesdaybefore learning of an ice storm that shut down the air- The Cougshad planned to practice twice on Thursdayin preparation for their game against undefeated and 10th-ranked Tulane Green Wave on New Year's Eve. One chartered airplane took off with no problem, but the second But becauseoneof the team’s two encountereda frozen part and then THE ASSOCIATED PRESS commissioner's office to gain per- NEWYORK — Without mentioning Roger Clemens, the baseball commissioner's office sent mission for a 72-hour windowin teams a memo saying side agreements suchas the one between the pitcher and Toronto were unen- which the player can negotiate with the acquiring team While there was no announcement of the memo, its contents weredescribed to The Associated Press by a management source forceable. whospoke onthecondition he not Tuesday, Clemens said he had a be identified and later confirmed that gave him both the right to demand a trade and the right to block one. Thoseclauses are not Gord Ash During a news conference on written agreement with Toronto containedin the copy of Clemens contract sent to the American League In a memosent to teams last Friday, the commissioner's office told teams it has alw insisted all agreements with players must be containedin the uniformplay er contract, and that the commis- sioner’s office considers any agreementsnotin the contract to be unenforceable. It also reminded teams of tam pering rules and said that if a team wishesto talk with a player it wants to acquire. it must agree onthetrade and the player's cur rent club must formally notify the by Blue Jays general manager Thesourcedeniedareport that commissioner BudSelig had held a conference call with the teams about the memo and both the source and Ash said no specific references were made regarding Clemens’ situation Ash did not wish to respondto the memo. Clemens, who is owed $16.1 million over the next two years under the$31.1 million, four-year with Torontohe agreedtoin mber 6. demanded a > Nov. then withdrew the demand Tuesday, blasting Hous ton Astros president Tal Smith and general manager Gerry Hun sicker for mind-bog ‘cusing him of making ‘alary demands. | You Can Earn More In Your Bedroom Than You Can On YourJob. “Ninety percentof all millionaires become so by owning real estate ndrew Carnegie Ropert A. BLAIR be Je knowledge e hours pend the first eight o self of each my working for The ProblemIs The Solution. and electric < mony € government d on a chance to put some f those hours to work for you. 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Although the Huskiesfinished the season with a 6-5 record, Air Forcehasincentive to beat a team from a major conferencesoit can claim its legitimacy, and, perhaps, eventually capture the attention of the Bowl ChampionshipSeries. “There's going to bea time, and it’s not that far off, when you're going to take the top eight or 16 teams and have a national play- off,’’ DeBerry said. “I am in favor of that now.” Evenwith their impressive 11-1 record, the Falcons were not chosen for this year’s championship series, “I wasn’t smart enough as the season went along to understand the ramifications of the BCS,” De- Berry said. “But the way things workedoutthis season, [a playoff system] is inevitable.” DeBerry is counting on Blane Morgan, the triple-option quarterback, to lead the way against Washington. ficiency. It was the best single- season performancebya quarterback in Oregon’s football history. 104-year Mike Moschetti directs the offense for the Colorado Buffaloes of the Big 12 Conference, taking over after joining the team in spring practice. Moschetti battled through ankle, shoulder and rib injuries to throw for 2,104 yards, 15 touchdowns and seven inter- ceptions. Both Smith and Moschetti were drafted in 1993 — Smith by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the seventh “Inthe two yearsthat he’s been round and Moschetti in the sec- a starter, we're 21-3 and the way you measure the success of a quarterback is not in stats like ond roundbythe Oakland Athletics. Oo numberof yards, but whether he gets his team in the end zone and wins the game,” DeBerry said o HONOLULU — Two former baseball players who gave up their careers for to play college football will be quarterbacking their teamstoday when No. 21 Or- egon plays Coloradoin the Aloha Bowl The Ducks are led by Akili Smith, BLUE-GRAY GAME MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Although they're both trying to for- get their seasons, Auburn receiv- ALOHA BOWL the Pac-10 co-offensive player of the year. Smith passed for 3,307 yards with 30 touchdowns and seven in- terceptions. completing 59 percent of his passes and finishing secondin the nation in passingef- er Karsten Bailey and LSU quarterback Herb Tyler can still appreciate where they are Insteadofpracticing for a bowl game, the two will playin today’s Blue-Grayall-star game. It’s much different from where they thought they'd be at the end of their senior seasons. Bailey planned on taking Auburnat least back to the SEC title game, and Tyler expected to have LSU in the national title hunt Neither cameevencloseto hap- pening. FOOTBALL COLLEGE FOOTB. BOWL CAME SCHEDULE ‘All Ties HST Saturday, Dee 18 Las Vegas Bow xt Lat Vers) Nort Coin 20, San Deg Slate 13 Wedoesday,Dee ager Pt Mi) Marshall 48, Louisville Friday, Dee 25 oka Berl at Hest) ‘Colorado (74 8. Oregon (8-3), 130 pm. (ABC) Clase (a ) Air Force (11-1) 8, Washingtoo (65), 630 pm. (ESPN) Saturday, Dee 26 Insight.com Bove at Tueven, Aris) Misr (7-4). West Virginia3,6 pam ESPN) Tuesday, Borel (at Alabama (on tree ta ESPN) Next Caoiaa Stea=tan 3 Ses TBs sa Sate ioe4, ep SPN) Wedoeaday,Dee 20 arian Bore at ito 6398Seen Tp SPR) Bore at Neb (93) 8 An1-1, 6p ISPS) Borel (at Memphis, Tenn) Bg Youn (0-4) ys Tulane (114), 50am (ESPN) Sun Bowl at El Paso, Texas) Crain Virga 92)Georg 83) 3 (ES0 Shreveport. Missisappt (63) vs Tene‘ra eopBSPN Gator Bow! at ) Grong Tech 9.) 15. Note Dae 1030 am (NBC (Carus Borat ort Michigan (9-5) vs. Arkansas (9.2) Abe) (oeua Bot iDas Missi State 4)Tena (83) $m. (FOX) Rese Bow! tat Pasadena. Cali Woconn 10-1)UCLA 1011230 pm ABC) Temas AAM (11298 Oho Sate101,650pm (ABE Saturday ‘Orange Bow! at Misi) Syracuse (3) ws. Florida 21,6 pam (ABC) Flesta Bort at Tempe Art Teanessee (12-0) ys: Forida Sat11-1), 6 pm (ABC Dear Santa, | All | want for Christmas is a \ CommissionerIssues Clarification On Clemens’ Deal With Blue Jays have beenattained. fg Tee brokenlanding gearbeforefinally leaving Utah in the mid-afternoon the WAC title, so two of the goals must beat Washingtonofthe Pac- DADDDDADDDDDADADDDDADDOO chartered airplanes was delayed by mechanical problems Thursday, port in Memphis. Theyreturned to Provo, andtried again Thursday. Friday, December 25, 1998 r cs Auto, air, tilt, cruise a nd more s" oS, and Dually i in —* Quad Cabs, Durango? ) StockNow’ ytv7 FS ease a ti Fla Luba re aie ar—— POOR C |
