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Show D2 The Salt Lake Tribune ) SPORTS Tuesday, September7, 1999 o Ca By Kurt Kragthorpe in Couples Says Weir Was Due Fora Victory eo ee eeevece eeceeenooes TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Event TV Time BASEBALL Rockies at Expos Cardinals at Atlanta WhiteSox at Angels 5p.m 5:35 p, m. 8 p.m. FSR TBS WGN 9a.m. 5:30 p. USA Radio US. Open ing, the last time Mike Weir played golf in Canada. So Couples was hardly surprised U.S. Open USA THIS WEEK'S CAMPUS CALENDAR “Mike Weirwas overdue, Couples said Monday, after Gilliland Captures Bank One 250 playing in the Ganter Cup reat Butch cular won the Bank I'mthrilled to deathfor him.” Coupleshastalkedglow inglyof Weirsince playing with himinthe annual Cana- dian skins game in late June. He’s an unbelievable play er,” he said. “You can just tell good players.” At this time last year. Weirwas fighting to stay on One 250 Series ice Monday night Rocky Mountain Raceways West Valley City Pole-sitter Sean Woodside of the 250lap race just as the flag engine. ist ($1,120,914) andif inthetop 30for at in Eric SUING field, to take the lead for good. He briefly had the lead earlier before Woodside overtook him in November. He’s also in ex place and Sammy. Potashnick third invitation next spring Just by winning $210,000 in that skins game with Cou SOCCER a Midfielder Natalyn Orchard ples and others in Quebec, Weir raised his credibility Lewis scored two goals to lead BYU toa 3-2 win over Montana in level in his native Canada. So Missoula. Mont. Kim Lowe had the othergoal and Sarah Hingham you can imagine howthe Ca: and Karen Robbins-Wunderli had assists for the Cou: @ Texas A&M, ranked No. 15in the country, rallied to beat Utah adian press responded Sun “Oneof the most remarkable rounds everplayed by a Canadian golfer.” Vancouver Sun @ Weir“restored a mea sure of pride to Canadian yolf, put an exclamation the Thunderbirds’ 50-7 win over Fort Lewis on Saturday 4 SOFTBALL 's. he will qualify for the Tour Championship in Houston and a World Golf cellent position for a Masters sist by Staci Burt getting a hand on another during blow n That allowed Gilliland, Brendan Gaughan took second a goal by Shauna Gurr with an as- Southern Utah's Clint Brown was named the NCAA Division I-AA Independent Special Teams Player of the Week after blocking one punt into the end zone and who started 10th in the 20-car Championshipevent in Spain The Utes led 1-0 at halftime on FOOTBALL T D f | ‘ah ye pry er yt | | spunonlap 236 c Norris the tour. Just look at him now. He's 22nd on the season NASCAR Winston West 2-1. QO FOOTBALL Vanderbilt reserve } " Monday SEMIMENGRA come rules, Larry H, Miller Toyota finished fourth Saturday in the ASA Na tional Men’s Major Fastpitch Soft ball Tournament in Decatur,Ill The Midland (Mich.) Explorers eliminated Miller Toyota 12-5. Named to the first team All. America squad for Miller Toyota were shortstop Blake Miller and catcher Curt Martin. On the second team were second baseman Kyle Magusson. first baseman Pe ter Turner and pitcher Peter Meredith. Meredith won two ¢s in the tournament to ex. tend his career tournament Coach Woody gameagainst Houstonfor violat ing teamrules. South Carolina offensivecoordinator Skip Holtz, son of coach § and has a 14 reer record. The Atlanta Thrashers, wanting youngerand less expensiveplay ers, did not select himin theex: [reassure keen ae Si = Redeacoem cee foneeoReen Lou Holtz, was hospitalized in Co: pansiondraft lumbia, S.C. with stomach pains. HOCKEY The Pittsburgh Penguins signed center Jan Hrdina, whose 42 points last se: fourth among NF @The New York Rangers BASEBALL Having lost patience in his of fensive ability. the Montreal Ex- Rear CunouMnery CaeneMC The best prepated LMs you'll find! posreleasedthird baseman Andrews followingthe team loss to Colorado. Montreal's first round selection in the 1990 ama’ teur draft, Andrews was hitting just .181 with 11 homers and 37 RBIs in281 at-bats. agreed to terms with bothof their first-round draft picks. right wing Pavel Brendl and center Jamie Lundmark, @ TheOttawa Senatorsthreat enedto sue holdout center Alexei S Panox Roadsters & Esparantes CaeComeRCAea ed eeweeeerae a HORSE RACING After losing the lead with a furlong to go, Smart Guy came on Yashin as their dispute over a extension said Widenhofer Alabama linebackers Darius Gilbert and Chris Horne have been suspended for Saturday's a scout forthe Flyers. contract re = Authari¢ed Lamberghine er Uva red teas sr ; outside linebacker Brandon Walthour was suspendedindefinitely for an unspecified violation of team retired Hextall was 10-7-4 with a 2.53 goals-against averagelast season TOD. Volleyball: WeberState at Utah, 7pm Challenge at WillowCreek Country C lub in sont “I still must await a final ruling by track and field’s world governing body Worid 2: \ mm, > when the Draper resident won his first PG our title in the Air Canada Champion ship near Vancouver m. Ron Hextali understoodall too Clearly. He is 35 years oid, andit was time toleave hockey. The player who helped send Philadelphia to the Stanley Cup Finals 12 years ago, when he the league's best goalie, TENNIS Fred Couples was watch Hextall Retires From Goal To Become Sco ut for Flyers continued. General Manager ‘shall Johnston also rejected the latest contract proposal from Yashin and his agent Mark Gandler, and asecondtimeand beat Ghost Ring by a head to win the $300,000 Pennsylvania Derbyat Philadelphia Park in Bensalem, Pa announced the indefinite suspen sionof the holdout center Zi TRACK AND FIELD Linford Christie, the 1992 Hummers. Now-Aveitabiet Open Tops and Wagons. a oe ie eraMaa ed a Doce WCearea ee CYCLING STseau Germany's Marcel Wust alt Pike Gi sprinted to victory in the second oe 5 stage of the Tour of Spain at AlXD) Meet ia? bacete, while Frenchman Jacky Wie cxolic- imports via Durand retained the overall lead. Olympic 100-meter champion, was cleared of drug charges by British track authorities, but he record to 53 victories. ATOMTenTa point on a breakthrough year Vancouver Province hey wereall there with him, a wholenation full of wishers and hopers. who'd beenwaiting a long time for Buy a new deluxe air conditioner, and get the future to arrive. Na nonal Post Wow. 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