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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Tuesday, January 19, 1999 Gk Once-Comatose DiMaggio Leaves Hospital MTODAY: HOCKEY _ ecececes By Brett Prettyman HockeyEffort For Olympics COSHH HSH SSO HE HEHEHE STH SSO SHO SETS HSE ETHOS ESOS OH SEET OLEH OSES OES OE OEE OEEOE OOS OOS OOO OEE ECE ES EES OOOO EEE S ELEC OSE EEE E LOLOL OCLC CCC® Moro to Head Dan Moro has been named the director of ice hockey for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee for the Olympic Winter Games in 2002. Moro, whohas experience with the Canadian Hockey Association and Hockey ©. his SLOC duties Moro’s responsibility will beto oversee the planning andorganization of the men’s and women’s ice hockey tour. naments during the 2002 games. He will be the primary liaison with the Interna tional Ice Hockey Federation and the National Hockey League — whichstill hasn't decided whether to allow its athletes to participate in the men’s hockey tournament I come froma city that has hosted the Winter Olym pic Gamesandhave seen first handthe positive lasting impact the Games have on a community,” Morosaid. “Helping builda legacy volunteerand youth involve. mentin the sport is one of myprimary goals. | look for wardto the opportunityto help Salt LakeCity welcome the worldto the best-ever Winter Olympic Games.” Morohas beenthe goz tending coach for Canada’s National Hockey Team since 1995. Big Saves FormerGrizzlies goalie Petr Franek is finding his game in Las Vegas. The Thunder goalie made morethan 40 saves in Fri- day’s 3-1 win over the Long Beach Ice Dogs. He also quickly plugged a holein a pipe that burst behind his net, helping prevent an even- morelengthydelay than the 17-minute stoppage. Twicein the secondperiod, tubes in the ice that run glycol through them were severed by skates. Glycol keeps the ice cold. The secondoccurred directly behind Franek, at the far endfromthe ice crew. Franek saved the day by jamminghisstick into the hole, stopping the spewing of the greenliquid ontotheice ‘The goalie has also done a good jobinthenets, stopping 121-of-129 shots last week Franek begantheyear with the Grizzlies, but it wasn't long before Utah Coach ing soured on him id the Colorado / lanche, which held his rights, to ship him somewhereelse Franek told the Las Vegas that the Utah coah isn't as unive ly popular with players is widely believed. “Ask guys what they think anek that played for him and see said. "When I wa Frederic Beaubien and heplayedthr awesome games in a row in goal, and Goring still sent him dov Beaubien said after that he had no respect for Butch Goring. He is very tough on his goalies, and his team plays a style where ev ery game is 2-1, 1-0, 3-2, You can't even mistake in afford to makea style like that. Since Franek departed for Las Vegas, Goring has gone through four other goalies. including two who posted sol: id numbers. Kennedy Departs Former NHL r ht wing Sheldon Kennedy, who was sexual abuse use in junior hockey andre turned to professional hockey two months ago, has left the Manitoba Moose of the [HL to play in the GermanElite League. Kennedy signed a 25-game tryout contract with the Moose on Nov. 7 and had seven goals and seven assists in 24 games. His deal includ ed a verbal agreement that allowed himto play in Eu As it was presentedto rope ing to play in Europe is vst situation for Sheldon Kennedy and his family said Manitoba General Man: ager and Coach Randy Car Iyle. “In this instance, we al lowed Sheldon to pursuethis stepinhyp hockey caregs PORE OCRCOROSEOHC LOS > TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Event Time TV Radio MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Pen Purdue at Ohio State 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) NHL HOCKEY Avalancheat Kings 8:30 p.m. WINTER X GAMES Snowboarding, snowmobiles fection that nearly killed him and left him in a coma, Joe Di- Wor ‘ywoed, Fia., hospital on Mon- BENG Maggio went homefroma Hol- day. 7:30 p.m THIS WEEK’S CAMPUS CALENDAR 7 THURSDAY asSs Baker UtahState at Boi ise State, 7 p.m.; See Jose State at Pe Poe at Cal Stat le Northridge, 8 p.m.; Southern Utah fl By’ Uat Fresno State. 8 p.m. MST; Utah at San m. Southern petHe U MKC, 4 p.m. MST ing: agente at BYU, 6 p. mm FRIDAY Women's Gymnasti m Nextstop fordJeeDiMaggio, Yankee Stadium. Yes, that’ After 99 tapeiinS Tatenaive care, after lung cancer surgery, pneumonia, andan in- Southern Utah, Sacramento State at Utah State Nowhe's getting ready for a return to the Bronx, wherehe hopesto throwout the ceremonialfirst pitch on opening day April 9. The 84-year-old Yankee Clipper received last rites after he lapsed into a coma last month. But each time doctors said he probably wouldn't survive, DiMaggio proved them wrong. “Mr. DiMaggio wishes to express his thanks to the doctors, ICU nurses andstaff at Memorial Regional Hospital, for helping him recover from infectious pneumonia, as well as to the 250 million people out there who are praying for him,” his lawyer, Morris 5 p.m. ‘Arizona at WeberState, 7 p.m Engelberg,said in Men's Volley a cite vat BYU SATURDAY Men’sBasketball: Utahvs. San Jose Be. 7:30 p.m.; Utah State at Idaho, 8 p.m. MST; BYU at Fresno ;, Weber State - Northern MS! Arizona, 7 p.m.; Southern Utah Women'sBasketball: BYU at F) : ST: Southern Utah at Oral Roberts, 1 p.m ane cs Nort thridge at Weber 7pm Vomen’s Gymnastics: Utah at Minn nesota. 6 p.m. MS Swimming: Colorado State at BYU 6 p.m Men's Vol lleyball: S tanford at BYU statement Mr. DiMaggiois looking forward to opening dayin Yankee Stadium.” ‘Thenotoriously private DiMaggio left the hospital with little fanfare at about 7:30 a.m. MST. Somehospital workerssaid they didn’t realize hehadleft. Other details were not disclosed. A messageleft at Engelberg’s office was not immediately returned, and Dr. Earl Barron'soffice said the doctor had no comment DiMaggio,voted baseball’sgreatest living playerin “Quotable TimeOut FOR WHAT IT’S WORTH — Most valuablefranchisesbysport vs. all professionalteams-* NFL — Cowboys ranked. first = SAY, Peterson,Knight Ridder ‘among 143 teams Newspapers, inderson’s 1 MIB — Yankees fourth among 113 missed field goal sane that could teams havegiven the Minnesota Vikings a NBA — Bulls 17th among 113 trip to the Super Bowl. It wasthefirst teams kick — point-after or field goal — NHL — Rangers 51st among 143 that he missed all season. teams “EdmontonOilers (NHL) 143th and last at $67 million “It! was @ snappy snap, a sure hold and solid kick. Only this time the ball driftedleft and missed by the width of Chester McGlockton’s heart.” Ski Team Rallies to SecondPlace At Weekend Park City Invitational The Universityof Utah rallied in its own weekend skiing invitation- al, finishingsecond to Denver at Park ity Mountain Resort The iB Ita | Utes EET. MW competition, jumping from fourth dominated the second day of to second. Denver finished with points to Utah's 205.5 andColorado’s 203 in the eight-school event Only the alpine portion of the meet has beenstaged, because of lack of snow andthe deathof a Col orado cross country skier. No dates have been set for the nordic com petition Leunig werecreditedwith first and second, and Sherry with among the women. Oo third BASKETBALL WeberState forward Harold Ar- ceneaux was namedthe Big SI Conferenceplayer of the week after scoring 20 and 38 points in victories over Idaho State and Eastern Washington. distress syndrome (ARDS). Dickamore, a freshman from Bountiful, underwent shoulder surgery last Tuesday at Lakeview Hospital. Thursday, he developed breathing problems, was re-adimit ted to Lakeview and then taken to LDS Hospital, There, it was deter mined he hadaspirated, and was breathing withlimited lungeapaci Dickamore regained most of his lung capacity over the weekend andwastakenoff a respirator. But he isstill in the LDS Hospital inten sive care unit, and will be listed in critical condition until he is moved out of the ICL cording to hospi. tal spokesman Jess Gomez Doctors are unsure about what brought onthe respiratory illness ‘The fortunate thing is, LDS is a world leader in treating ARDS, said Gomez. “We have one of the best survival rates in the world Dickamore, part of the three-man tight end rotation caught one pass for 29 yards last season apartmentof hersister, Lucy. Police said the younger Price is not considered a suspect. o FOOTBALL A winning first season at TCU turned intoa big raise for Coach Dennis Franchione. He received a sevenyear contract reportedly worth $700,000 to $900,000 a year, a big jumpfroma dealthat was to pay him about $450,000 per seasonfor five more years. TCU went 7-5 in 1998 after going 1-10 the year before. o SOCCER Cobi Jones and Mia Hamm werepicked as the 1998 athletes of the year by the U.S. Soccer Federation. Jones, a midfielder for the Los Angeles Galaxy, was oneofthe few Americans to play wellat last summer’s World Cup and became the youngestplayer ever with 100 international appearances. Hamm scored 20 goals last year for the U.S. women’s team andhas 101 in her career, eight short of the record set by Italy’s Elisa- betta Vignotto. o SWIMMING American Jenny Thompson captured the 50-meter butterfly in a World Cup short-course meetat Hobart, Australia. She finished in 58.00 seconds to hold off WINTER SPORTS resuscitate” order, which Barron said would allow DiMaggioto die with a “measureofdignity.” o BASEBALL Apartof Montreal's Olympic Stadium roof caved in, injuring oneperson. About 200 people wereinside the stadiumatthe timeofthe afternooncollapse, preparing the stadium for an auto show. @ Rick Helling. who won20 gameslast seasontotie for the major leaguelead. agreed to a $10.5 million, three-year contract with the Texas Rangers. @ Hideo Nomo, still struggling to regain the form that made him NL Rookie of the Year in 1995, avoided a salary arbitration hearing when he agreed with the New York Mets on a one-year contract worth 2,925,000. kus Leunig finished 45 in the Nevada's Uros Payloveic. But because Sierra Nevada isnot an inter- ently of a gunshot wound — in the hallway of the friends had given uphope. His family signed a “do not @ Anaheim Angels pitcher Jack McDowellwill have men’sgiant slalom, wonbySierra BASKETBALL Katrina Price, a former star at Stephen F. Austin whoseprofessional career with the Philadelphia Rage was set back when the ABLfolded last month, apparently committed suicide. Police in Nacogdoches, Texas, respondingto a 911 call, found her dead — appar- Sweden’s JohannaSjoberg. Shefinished secondin the 100 freestyle to Germany's Katrin Meissner. Just 5% weeks ago, even someof DiMaggio’s closest exploratory arthroscopic surgery onhis right shoulder Feb. 2. He had two stints on the 15-day disabledlist, oncefor an inflamedright elbowand another for a stress reactionin his right elbow. ™ The Chicago White Sox have agreed to a $1.1 million, one-year contract with right-hander Bill Si- collegiate program, Forsyth and roster. Famer awakened. Utah’s Elizabeth Sher tyfinished fourth in the women’s slalom, won bySierra Nevada's Sabine Fraise. TheUtes’ Ryan Forsyth and Mar- Utes’ Dickamore Critical With ARDS University of Utah tight end Tony Dickamore is listed in critical condition, but is improving after being taken to LDSHospital late last week with adult respiratory 1969, entered the hospital Oct. 12 and hadsurgery two days later to remove a cancerouslung tumor. He had a series of setbacks after a serious infection setin. On Dee. 10-11, DiMaggio was in a coma and near death, with Barron calling it a “very dire situation.” DiMaggio’s familycame tohis bedside, but the Hall of $500,000, one-year deal if he makes the major league mas, avoidingarbitration. The Toronto Blue Jays dippedinto the free-agent market to shore up their infield, agreeing to one-year contracts with second baseman Joey Cora (one year, $500,000) and third baseman Willie Greene. @ Pitcher Mark Petkovsek and the Anaheim Angels a reed to an $800,000, one-year contract, up from 00 last season. BJu a weekafterthey lost catcher Brian Johnson, the San rancisco Giants signedfree agent Scott Servais to a minorleague contract. Servais wouldget a Oo As expected, USA Luge announcedthatits top three doublessledswill lead the team at the World Championships in Konigssee, Germany, later this month. Nagano silver medalists Chris Thorpe, of Marquette, Mich., and Gordy Sheer, of Croton, N.Y., will join Olympic bronze medal winners Mark Grimmette, of Muskegon, Mich., and Brian Martin, of Palo Alto, Calif., when the competition gets under way Jan. 29. Also named wasthe doublesteam of Christian Niccum, of Woodinville, Wash., and Matt McClain, of Lake Placid, N.Y. a HOCKEY The NewYorkIslanders have acquired center Craig Janney from the Tampa Bay Lightning for a sixthrounddraft pick in 1999. oO BOWLING Dave Bernhardtset a torrid pace to take the lead after the first round of qualifying at the Professional Bowlers Association Tour’s Cal Bowl Senior Open in Lakewood, Calif. He hadfive of nine games at 244 or higher, and felled 2,183 pins. oO RODEO BradGleason, the 1997 world champion steer wres- tler, continued to hold thelead in the event Mondayat the National Western Stock Show Rodeoin Denver. Gleason,of Touchet, Wash., has wrestled twosteers in a combinedtimeof 9.9 seconds. But 40 steer wrestlers have yet to compete, and Gleason's lead could be in jeopardy. One Utah team faredwell in team roping, as Beau Hutchison of Neola and Dusty Morse of Ogden are fourth with a time of 14.5 seconds. Report Says Granger’s Tahi to Play for Cougars BY MICHAEL C. LEWIS THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE FahuTahi, a two-timeall-state running back from Granger High School whorushedfor morethan 2,000yardsin the last two seasons andscored 62 touchdownsin high school, reportedly plans to tell the however. In anyevent, Tahi would be the second star running back to choose BYU — Luke Staleyof Oregon is the other, though the Oregon Ducks are still trying to change his mind — and he would jointhreeother players who gave BYU Cougars he will play football visiting the campus over the weekend. Theothers are 6-foot-4, for them next season The Daily Herald in Provo citedfriendsof thefamilyas ingTahi will cancelrecruiting its to Utah and Nebraskaand sign with BYU on Feb. 3. Membersof Tahi’s familytold The Salt Lake Tribune on Sunday night that Tahi still had not madeadecision, the Cougsoral commitmentsafter 295-pound offensive lineman Brian Sanders and 6 0-pound linebacker Justin Williams (team- mates at Jurupa Valley High School in Mira Loma, Calif.), as well as Mike LaFite, a 5-9, 180pounddefensive back from Phoe- nix (Ariz.) CommunityCollege With 12 verbal commitments and the national letter-of-intent signing daystill two weeks away, the Cougarsalso are close to landing Arizona tight end Bristol Oloma, according to Rivalnet Recruiting. Rivalnet also said Brett Cooperof Bonneville High School is close to committing to BYU, though Cooper's father said Sunday that Cooper will visit Utah next weekend before makin, a de- cision. Northridge’s Colby Bockwoldt is still deciding between BYU and UtahState, he said, and Hunter's David Fiefia is likewise undecid- ed afternottaking his planned re- cruiting visit to BYU over the weekend G morth 5.25” American: Investment Bank High Performance CDs, consistently earn you among the highest interest rates available-with-security an a guaranteed return. Call or stop by today Cartificate of Depout AAMERIC MM \NVESTMENT BANK, N; AYO e me LLY Downtown: 297-1700 « 7th East: 265-1522 + Bountiful: 297-1050 |
