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Show B6 The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Sunday,January 31, 1999 U. Freshman Efficient JMMARY In Victory - Cougars Put : The Clamps On Lobos iversity of Utah het makesbetter use of ingtimethanfresh uren Beckman nly 20 minutes Satur. ternoon, Beckmanre led career highs of 19 points and 14 rebounds, She led the Utes past Texas-El Red added 18points (15-4, 6-1 WAC) ixth straight game nm course for Jay's Pacific Divinowdownwith BYL d »-range shots, or cored even more She went 8-of-16 from the field and her rebounding total included six ontheofd , Red went 7-of over New hexico the nae in thePhil Glover mold, was the field after halftime, the L.T.’s Off-Field Troubles Don’t Keep Him From Becoming First-Ballot Hall of Famer fore 1,748fans in the Marri ott Center Reserve forward Alisha Griffeth made five three- pointers on her way to 19 points, matching teammate ees — Fre Pre Tver UNM 727, BY The Cougars remain tied 6.‘Three-poiatShooting — UNM 3-16 with Utah forfirst place in 2, McKinnon 1-2, Saneher 1.6, Cory 0 the WACPacific Division at (42, Hekeroth15 BYU 9.18 Get Cady Williams’ production. : Utah career half. BYU stormed to a 73-55 be- points, and her two blocked ved her into second 6-1. BYU is 12-7 overall Molly McKinnon and Katie Kern each scored 1 points for the Lobos(14-5. INM 16 (Loiselle 3, McKinnon 8 waa BYU 16 (Hayes 5, Covington 3, UNMshot47 percent ers , in Williams 3) fects of Thursday's loss at Utah. But then the Cougars shut down the Lobos, much st Kristi Lattin scored 19 points for UTEP (8-11, 2-5) id DaTeehia pecht added sydsielroi—Nooe _Oteats—CaraFujmto,Chares Goma obBron in the game, there the way they did ina victory 4—17#8 were just no adjustments over UTEP. TheMiners shot. —— from the kids at all on the 19 percentin thesecondhalf defensive end,” said Ute of that game. and Adamshadeight Coach Elaine Elliott, “We Amanda Covington and BYU will be trying for a did abetter job of playing Jill Adamseach scored nine fourth straight victory over good defense late in the points for the Cougars,as 56 Utah on Saturday at the game and we didn't allow oftheir 73 points came from Huntsman Center, any one-on-one situations four players. Williams led havinglost 10 in a row to the withourbig kids.” BYU with nine rebounds Utes. “ihe Utes ted just 21-20 before making a 16-7 run to close thefirst half ‘They also sed an 11-2 spurt in the cond half to pull away No. 3 Louisiana Tech Buries New Orleans THE ASSOCIATED PRESS RUSTON, La. — Betty Lennox scored21 points and fellow reserve Takeisha ad 20 as No. 3 Louiech beat New Oraturday night 17-2, 3-0 Sun Belt) cruisedto 51-16halftime lead, emptying its bench be foreintermission Tech’s defense also forced 1 turnovers and had 16 6 Johnson 450-1 9, Whiteside 000-00 orto 5010 Tord0.2 000 Rand rks 12349, Tate 1 00 2 Tuas 152291 ‘ial — CSU 50, UNLY 18 Three pit Goals — UNLV 319 roehich 28 Johansson0 Pool 04), (SU 1 $5, Ha Mebil2> Cronin 3 Buckrell 71, Nas Dartmouth 78, Brown55, Mount St Mary’ 80 ahDickinson 63 ‘New Hampshire oe 64, Hofstra Nee (Quinnipiac 57, Ma -Baltimore County 52 Rutgers 61, Villanova 48 St Francis, Pa 80, St. Prancs, NY. 85 Vermont Wi #7 NOTRE DAME 97 PROVIDENCE 59 PROVIDENC Ruth Riley scoreda s steals en route to the Lady record 41 points Techsters’ ninth straight vie reboundsto lead tory and their 17th straight grabbed13 No, 7 Notre Dame toits SunBelt victory at home. NEW ORLEANS (811 in 22, Resa (CharenSouter 65, Coal Crain 88 hatlanooga BL, Appalachian St. 69 Kentucky 74 9, Morgan St 62 JacksonSt 61, Alcorn St. 52 Ley aid 3 vitisisae " eel 6229, Win $0.28 Salorih 2 Walke "Vite #6 COLORADO ST. 91 UNLV 55 Sourawest VILLANOVA 19) Sines he #8 UCLA 100 WashingtonState 70 LOS ANGELES — La Cresha Flanniganscored 22 points and Marie Philm added 21 on 10-of-11 s ing to lead No 8 UCLA 01 WashingtonState Philmanwent 5-for-5 and scored 11 points in the first half as the Bruins took a 45. ead WASHINGTONST. ‘THE ASSOCIATEDPR! for a record 10 consecutive Pro Bowls. He finished his MIAMI — Lawrence Taylorwasright. Hiselection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame really was a no-brainer ‘The troubled linebacl was a first-ballotchoice, voted into the Canton, Ohio, hrine along with Erie Dickerson, Tom Mack, Ozzie Net someand old-timer Billy Shaw. Induction ceremonies are scheduled for Aug. 7 or's candidacy was a topic of controversy throughout Super Bowl week. He was suspendedonceand arrested twice on drug charges, was found guilty offiling false incometax returns and was questioned by a grand juryinvestigating organized crime All of those things weighed against him in mindsof some of the 36 writers on the voting panel, even though,unlike baseball, there are no “good citizenship” requirements in the bylaws of football’s hall. It prompted a longer-thanusual debate bythe voters. hen helearned ofhis induction, Taylor said he was humbledby the decision “Lfeel likeit is theultimate rewardfor playingthe game I love so muchandgaveso much,” “[ appreciate the setae aad the consideration thar ws given to my nomination. Ultimately, this honorhas to do with how I played the game.Obviously, the majorityof the committee felt the samewa; Earlier this week, Taylor offered no apologies for his checkered past “T don’t apologize for anything,” Taylorsaid. “There are somethings in all our lives we wish we could change. Unfortunately, we can't do that. “I don't worryaboutthe choices I made. When mydays are overI'll haveto answerfor everything I've done.” Taylor had the endorsement of NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue. “TheHall is about performance onthe field,” Tagliabue said Friday. “Lawrence was one of the greatest players ever; he changed the way the gameis played. I think the public understandsthat by making a judgmenton what he did on the field, you're not judging what he did off it.” Taylor, star linebacker for the New York Giants from 1981-93, wasthe dominantdefensive playerofhis time. A three-time choice as Defensive Playerof the Year, he was the NFL's most valuable playerin 1986 and wasselected career with 132.5 sacks, not including 9.5 recordedin 1981 before sacks becameandofficialstatistic. Taylor needed support from 80 percent of the voters present, Final votes were not announced. ‘Thelist of 15 candidates was first reduced to sevenfinalists. Of those seven, only Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Lynn Swann and Oaki: land Raiders defensive lineman Howie Longwere not elected. Others eliminated early in the process were coches George Allen and MarvLevy,Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney,defensive end Carl Eller, punter Ray Guy, wide receiverJohn Stallworth, tackle Ron Yary and defensive end Jack Youngblood. Dickerson, who ran for a record 2,105 yards in 1984 woundupthird on the careerrushing list with 13,259. Dickerson said that while many consider his record rushing season his greatest accomplishment, he is prouder of his 1,808 yards as a rookie. “As I look back onit, you get oneshotto get that rookie record,” he said. “I came in as an unprovenplayer in my first year anddid that.” Mackwas an 11-time Pro Bowl choice whenhe played for the Los Angeles Ramsandoneofthe best blocking guards of his generation. He played in 184 consecutive games, nevermissing a gamein his 13-year career. “It's truly excitingtoliterally feel like you're going back home,” said Mack, who was born in Cleveland, about an hour away from Canton. It was the last year of candidacy for Mack, who thought his eligibility expired last year. Newsome, tops all tight ends in receptions with 662 catches for 7,980 yards and 47 touchdowns in 13 seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He had back-to-back 89-catch seasons in 1983 and 1984 and played in 197 consecutive games, Newsome was elected after reaching the finals three times and missing each ofthose years. 1 ihe longerit takes to getin,the more you appreciate hesaid. “Last year, getting into the finalsix or seven, thal lad houtwae ated tough wait.” Shaw, a guard, played nine seasonswith the Buffalo Bills and madepro football's All-Decade team of the '60s and the all-time AFL team Nevada Commission Wondering About Tyson to fifth-ranked Connecticut — beat Villanova tM FORT COLLINS Becky Hammon ha en rebound: to lead No. 6 Co to victory agains V Katie Cronin added points and seven rebounds for Colorado S' 22-17 t r ts 16th ame andfl 10th strai; Akron 78, Ohio U. 63 Bowling Gren 70, Marshall 57 Buller 116, Detroit 101 Cent. Michigan 81, Michigan 76 Evansville 75, Indiana St. 62 Kent 83, Miami 74 Misour- Kansas City 78, Chicago St. 62 Nebraska 85, Oklahoma 6 Purdue9, niana 86 $ limos 6, Limos St. 51 ‘Texas Tech 65, Baylor 48 FAR WEST Ainona (Cakifornia 58 Boise St 65, Idaho 62 ‘oung 73, New Mexico85 Fullerton88, CalPoly SLO #0 io St 91, UNLV 55 aoSt 68S. Arzona 56 leet San Fra 70 SantaCara Porn 7 St Mary's Loyola Marymount 60 Stanford Arzuna St 88 Ue Sata Barbara 85, UC rine58 eighth straight win. Riley was 18-for-22 from the field and 5-for-7 from ne, helping Notre 2, 9-2 Big East) to Combined with earlier commitments from Van Brown (Alhambra, Calif.) and Jay Ossai (Oak Grove, Calif.), the Utes have puttogether one of their best linebacker groups in years. Utah also has commitments from two more Hawaii high school players, a receiver from Colorado and a running back from Fresno,Calif. NEW YORKDAILY NEWS. NEW YORK— It may be a case of closing the barn door after the animals gotin anotherfight, but the Nevada State Athletic Commission was left wondering on Saturday whetherit mistakenly had relicensed Mike Tyson after a Maryland prosecutor called for the boxer to bejailed for assault charges stemming from an Aug. 31 roadaccident “If hegoesto jail, we can't have him fighting in Nevada,” said Luther Mack, oneof the majorityvotes in the Maryland], does it mean Mike Ty on is guilty of something?” Ghanemsaid. Hesaid he was asking the Nevada attorney general’s office to “review the wholecase. “We would | e to know everything that happens and rhe her we were told the truth,” aid Ghanem, who n also voted for ' Hesaid the commission“wasled to believe” (by the boxer) that the Marylandincident was “notserious.” ‘Tyson,32, first testified Sept. 19in Nevadathat he did not punchorkick Mack may not have been saying onlytheobvious following Montgom ery County state attorney Doug Gansler asking District Court Judge Stephen Johnson, who will sentence thefighter Fridayin Gaithersburg, to send Tysontoprison Gansler did not reveal if he recomecific length of senVILEANOVA 48 rats in 0 ae ilBieo PISCATAWAY, NJ. — H (60 2 Mis 430 days could result Tasha Pointer scored 18 Total20-44 aun t1000 in Tyson’s license being stripped points as No. 13 Rutgers — Halfinve when he out, the commission poiat Goals rebounding m a one. chairman, Elias Ghanem, indicated point loss three days earlier i If they are asking for jail time[in 100 tar30000 Tel i RUTGERS(15-4) #13 RUTGERS 61 JOIN US - oR - PICK UP BUFFALO WINGS ttond t hat f mnt bd ~ Herbed Wot I ! ¢ WARSHAW’S ANNOUNCES OUR ANNUAL; PRE-SEASONconorrionnc Aa hand ae BROWNING FACTORY OUTLET STORE eR euUC crWe eat PUeee Rea Pe or Remember ~ Preventiv e Maintenance Works Road test your vehicle prior to si vice & check for transmission leaks IN pan 5 Remove, inspect and clean transmi Adjust linkage and throttle cable Replace filter or clean screen Reinstall pan with a new gasket and fill transmission with new fluid © Roadtest vehicle after work is completed MLE RE BEST PRICES OF THE YEAR! 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Buthe pleaded no contest — nei ther an admissionof guilt nor a claim of not guilty — in Maryland and Gansler told Judge Johnson ‘Tyson was “nothing less than a time bomb buriedin our own backyard.” JimNave,the only Nevada commissioner to vote against Tyson, said he would not comment commission's 4-1 decisionto reinstate ‘Tysonlast Oct. 19. "F199% t ‘The Utes’ Hawaii recruiting list grew to six with Farrington High School guard Vincent Manuwai(6-2, 273) and Kahuku High tight end Wil ley Sao (6-4, 246), The Utes also got Justin Walterscheid (5-10, 170), a slotback from Grand Junction, Colo. and running back Edwin Benton from Fresno's Hoover High School The latest group of commitments brings Utah’s recruiting total to 23 players. The national signing day is Wednesday. The University of Utah has added to its football recruiting efforts, including a highly sought-after linebacker. Arnold Parker, a 6-foot-2, 225pound senior from Cimarron High another batch of verbal commitments Shooting 18 percent from $5, Gibbons 0 2 Whitman 0-1, Hansen Daniel 2, Causey 2. Lattin urmoes— UTEP 13 Dan, Maa, at ah 1 Andersen 2 Re 2, Pat vet Shols—UTEP 2Specht, Latin nanHa) ton. almost took the fun and high stakesout of next weekend's BYU-Utah women’s basket. ball game. But then the Lo- Lobos lost a 10-pointlead as 616 35 tals 300 2660 419 HalfSeore Sting Frets ~ Fl Gane, UTEP Utah 40. 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