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Show The SaltLake Tribune SPORTS Frida , October8, 1999 *. BNIFFINE Orioles Fire Miller After Another Losing Season @ TODAY: COLLEGES By Phil Miller The Baltimore Orioles on Thursdaygot rid of their fourth managerin six years, firing RayMiller after his second straight losing TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS Time TV _ Radio Utes Ready Event BASEBALL PLAYOFFS ForFirst Windshield NL: Atlantaat Astros 2p.m._ NL: D-backsat Mets 6p.m. season, Miller took overthe team in November1997 after owner Pe (ESPN) () ___KSL-AM (1160) HOCKEY IHL: Grizzlies at Ice Dogs 8 p.m GOLF ‘The Transamerica MichelobChampionship AUTO RACING Trucks: Kroger 225 To anyonedriving along Guardsman Waybetween3 ss week or are: Tim Esmay has youraber ‘work ready. rance forms (FSN) (ESPN) (ESPN) 10.a.m. 11:30 a.m. 6p.m inds a pitch he likes, keeps his head down on have our paperworkin order in caseit happens.” The Utes’ newbaseball Waylocation posesa logisti- cal problem: Not enough America, opening next seasonin Tokyo. @ Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad has agreed to sell his team to Timberwolves ownerGlen Taylor and investor Robert Naegele Jr. if a new stadium is built, WCCO-TV reported. No. 6 Utah Valley in Volleyball Play Czech Republic natives Radka Strzinkova No. Utah 3-ranked Salt Lake Com. munity College over No. 6 Utah Valley State Col pena Si sid, “But so r, ourrecord is clean.” And so is their ballpark Built in a roughly 50-50 part games in women’s volleyball. The Bruins won10-15, 15-11, 15: rshipwithSalt Lake Coun 1]. 15-8. Pestova had 19 kills and Strzinkova added 14. Jennifer Kirby paced UVSC with 23 kills and Melissa Boyle added 14 he $1.2 million field will be usedfor Ute practices, countyhardball leagues and perhaps some American Le. gion games. Once thebleach: SLCC is 32-3 overall and 7-1 in the Scenic West Athletic Confer ence. SLCC is 21-7, 6-2. ers havebeeninstalled, the Utes may play anoccasional non-conference home game there,too, thoughthey plan to continue using Franklin Utah Starzz Coach Fred Wil liams will headline the Reebok most games. exactly to Franklin Quest's dimensions down t left-field line, 408 to center and 315 to right. The dirt in field is even cut at squared offa §, as at Franklin Cov ey. There are two battingcag es, two bullpens, anda big-league drainage system so wet grounds should never SNOWBIRD The deaths of Sonny Bono and Michael Kennedy on ski slopes in 1998 showed how dangerous the sport can be But ski resort owners say news accounts of the accidents left the The Utes were forced off of Ute Field, their old home just south of University Hospital so dorms can be impression that such deaths more common than they The are actually are 2002 Winter Olympics Vil That was fine with E (NSAA). He was at Snowbird on campus. wh rsday, conducting one of e! were hlghtachoo!field than our f DN Year crsandasnow. nicest facilities anywhere in neaida lind lest Wenabne Nt ‘ollege baseball. It's an in credible commitinent by the mitments, said Athletic Di rector Chris Hil . Ute base ball once off scholarships. bu 5 the NCAA limit, he said. “If unnamed ; “Finding a donor in nd ' safety of the sport, sk across the country will new safety theme during coming the old “Be ers ers colorf p Teshool and ‘des Utah Special S| SALE THRU OCTOBER ON OUR PATRIOT AND MONTRACHET TABLES, SALE ENDS OCTOBER 30TH Quality Billiards Inc. LARGEST DISPLAY OF TABLES IN THE STATE The Patriot ( NO PAYMENTS: NO INTEREST for 6 mos. | Wecarry everything for 5 your home game room.|; : complete Ancludeal package, delivery &! installation. vow °1,595 Free Delivery to Park City, Salt Lake City and 50 Mile Radius. 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Weber im. adors foll to 2-5 in the Big Sk . skiers who wt basses pulled You're 12, anfary NOON CHANCE TO SIT on aneEROreT: ROW some respec The boa passes the videos pulled bef for Mg back on the hill YOU MAY HAVE THE CHANCE TO PLAY IN AN ON-COURT CONTEST At . earlier Wildcats Br of al 1 were ablet 1 tough four-set oung University this week to keep aliver their hopes of qualifying for the Big Sky Tournament Carla Miali contributed 48 « ists to the victor THE WINNERS have out ’ Volleyball Win Holly Alsup had 16 kills, April Taylor 13 kills and Li ill had 1 in the second leg of the U.S. Women's Cup at Kansas City, Mo. Both ofLilly's goals cameafter the half as the defending World Cup champions improvedto 2-0 in the three-game tournament. The United States, whichoutshot Finland 27-0, has outscored its opponents 11-0. Rob Linde ome resorts, arvow Utes hope to erect a retract Until then, drive carefully with assi saved three matchpoints for a 6-4, tory over France's Nicolas Escude ‘» the second round of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament @ Kristine Lilly scored two goals and Mia Hamm hadthreeassistsas the UnitedStates beat Finland6-0 an effort to reach the 18-10-24 age able driving-range the first-base line net along Raceways Olympians duringthe Fall Sports Classic at the University of Utah Weber Picks UpBig now he bragged. A clubhouse is in the lor range plans, too, along ¥ a year, the Aware, Ski With Car will see y a the up- season. Instead of message { ant net Mountain he said prevents uncontrolled li improvement Rocky drivers will display their cars and inswer questions today while in spective skiers of the slope sear a continue reealBSOr m and enerat one other AUTO RACING ing. Despite the younger crow that enjoys the sport, White sai snowboarding may be safer in pen. Perceptions persist that the sport is dangerous, ke 0 you're going to do somethit Meenas We have tried to give our coaches Already, the call ing trees While the ski industry defends its safety record, accidents hap: inv ing eakall sgister, a rhit day in Hf a a an ari i between skiing and snowboard (X) feet over a cliff at Snowbasin Ski Area. The other two death wrade athletic larship com. Held pi i <1 helmetless skiers veer zroomed runs into border w U's decade. flelc will be held Oct. 19at 6:30 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. A sound system cand microphone will be UIs thebonthe core estate ye lg drinks at a resort school All par e A capella auditions for sing ing the National Anthem at Uni versity of Utah men’s and wom: en’s games and gymnastics meets ally, 39 died, The Utah boarder died after riding a chute long effor venues an ‘Oh. TENNIS SEs eB aie ils; Know how to use th lifts safely said, "Now weusetavorthe ay. 2 Brazil, a dayafter his surrender.Hewill remainfree until an appeal of his 4\4-year sentence for manslaughter is hear average numbe ulities r past 15 4 id 1 education director for th tional Ski Areas Association n snowier) location made his team fee! cut off from ee that and the first regular-season games outside of North O Star Edmundo walkedout ofjai! in Rio De Janeiro, Responsible Set the Example” and “Know Your Limits NSAA director of marketing BY TOM WHARTON THE SALT LAKE TRISUNE bea problem in every sport the resource to compete,” Hill said. “And the visibility of that field will at any level. Call 435-865-80 Despite Accidents, Ski Industry DefendsIts Safety Record Not that the players can tell much difference on the field. At Esmay’s urging, the university built the diamond help, toc Clinic of Champions, Nov. 6 at Southern Utah University. The event is for boys and girls coaches teracting BASKETBALL Covey Field as their home for agent said. McCarty, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound forward, signed Wednesdaynight and tookthefirst available flight to Atlanta, where the Red Wings wereto play lew Mexico at BYU, 6 p.m.; J et Loyola Marymount, 5p.m. (MDT); Westminster men atCollege of Notre Dame SATURDAY n pee State at Utah, 7 late, a hardball aresits way onto the pavement, with no time to determine who has the right of way. “Every nee atu ball it in baseball behind the New York Yan. ngeles Dodgers. , did not return phonecalls Thursday the expansion Thrashers. Czech Duo Leads No. 3 SLCC Over feet fromtraffic. Which means every timea righthander swingsjust alittle 4 HOCKEY Darren McCarty rejoined the Detroit Red Wings after signing a three-year, $5.4 million contract, his SOCCER onaeSSacaccminTOTeaaooToamvicooaeaaaaeaaeaefair street. Thefirst-baseline parallels Guardsman, onlya few at theU.S. Open. said he was confident he made the correct movesin men at Menlo College spacetosetit back fromthe man, whohe had beaten convincingly in straight sets all but a half-dozen games, @ Baseball finally madeit official, announcing that the New York Mets and Chicago Cubs will play ona, 8 p.m. (MDT); Lewis lark State at Westminster, 2 Soccer: Utah at BYU, 8 p.m.; Idaho State at Weber Westminster menat UC Santa Cruz iv Soce USU at Long Beach State, 2 p.m. (MDT); Westminster practicefield is a handsome facility, but its Guardsman strongly but faded against the 23-year-old French- citedpoorpitching for the team’slack of success and p.m.; Arka te at USU, 3 p.m.; Weber State at MontanaState, 12:30 p.m.; UC Da t SUU, 1 stern Arizonaat Snow, 1:30 p.m.; Phoenix at Di , L p.m. Volleyball: San Diego State at BYU 3 p.m.; UNLV at Utah, 7 New Mexico State at USU, 7 p.m.; WeberState at Northern Esmaysaid. “Wealready Greg Rusedski had an easier time advancing to the quarterfinals, each posting straight set victories. A the French and U.S. Open champion, began ter Angelos forced the resigna: tion of Davey Johnson, who twice took the Orioles to the AL, championshipseries but lost bothtimes. Under Miller, the team's former pitching coach the Orioles went 79-83 in 1998, then slumped to 78-8 this year despite a $78.5 million opening-day pa i Football: California at BYU,5 p.m.; Louisiana-Monroe at Utah, 6 the ball, and connects. Second-ranked Yevgeny Kafelnikovand third-seed But dur! ing thefinal weekendof the regular season he (ESPN) Volleyball: UNLV at BYU, 7 p.m p.m.; Lew ark State at Westminster and claim instructions,for that inevitable moment dur. tice whenoneof AM(1320) AM (630) in Basel. Fourth-seed Tim HenmanofBritain needed three sets to get past Ukrainian Andrei Medvedev, coming back from a set down to prevail 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, THIS WEEK’S CAMPUS CALENDAR TODAY The University of Utah s prepared, itete -< RECEIVE 10-GAME TICKET PACKAGES! 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