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Show SPORTS S Ses. SS ae She Salt Lake Tribune e£OTK 2 SB AY M PREPS D-3 BENFLD-4 @ OBITUARIESD-5 m CLASSIFIEDS D-7 NOVEMBER16, 1999 @rét15...9 Ute Brothers Really Never Liked BYU — andStill Don’t Christianson twins grew up in Provo, but Utah always was the choice BYPHIL MILLER ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Thelaws of probability don’t seem to apply to Howard and Kimball Christian- Danny La/The Salt Lake Tribune KSL Radio announcer Paul James son. Just by their birth, the identical twins have beaten some long genetic odds. And those are nothing compared with the environmental odds they GverCane? Because, in an odd freak of nature, the Christianson brothers selections Kimball was even a are Utes. Always have been. mn. gifted quarterback, playing a short walk from oneofcollege football’s quarterback The Christiansons grew up in Provo, where their late father fF James was a professor of religion at Brigham Young. Both parentsatHoward tended BYU, and their Christianson older brother Frank factories. Yet when they take Kimball lp.m. game, before a large contingent of family and neighborhood friends, the Chris- played football for the Cougars in the early 1990s. The brotherslived just a few tiansons will be wearing red and white, blocks from Cougar Stadium, and excelled at the sport — both were all-state BYU broadcaster Paul James has come full circle in his life ‘ game hasfor Utah fans. But they havenobitterness aboutnot being recruited by the Cougar staff, no lingering disappointment abouit going to school 30 miles away. Howard and Kimball never wanted to be Cougars;, anyway. They attendeda couple of B YU games See BROTHERS. Page D-5 Sharper Jazz Edge Spurs Picture wae timentality about going horteto play, aside from the obvious meanir 1g the BYU as children. e Stockton scores 20 points to lead Uitah BY STEVE LUHM THESALT LAKETRIBUNE With San Antonio threaten- BY GORDON MONSON ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The voice that has narrated the ing to run away from the Jaz John Stockton took over in the story of BYU sports — the exploits of Virgil Carter, Ty Detmer, Kevin Feterik and every Cougar quarterback second quarter of Monday night’s Midwest Division battle at the Delta Center. With the Spurs threatening to overtakethe Jazzin thefinal five minutes, the 37-year-old Stock- in between, that has shouted, “Touchdown, Brigham Young!” more than a thousandtimes into a micro- phoneover the past 35 years — has grown old and gruff now. Paul James, the man behind the _. voice, is in pain, ton jumped into the driver’s seat again. So whatelse is new? “He's got a knack of taking over stretches of basketball games,” Utah Coach Jerry Sloan said. “. . I don’t know how the result of back surgery a decade or so ago. Nerve damage still causes his foot to many times we'veseen that from him over theyears.” Stockton scored 20 points for thefirst time in 54 gamesand the constantly ache. | He lived — and, as it turned out, talked — through the protestations of his heart a few Jazz overcamea slowstart to defeat the Spurs 91-85. Karl Malone added 20 points and 11 rebounds casting a BYU- for Utah, which also got doublefigure scoring from Bryon Rus- years back, broad- sell (19), Howard Eisley (13) and Utah football BYU-Utah “Beating this team is something we can build Shortly after Utah was unceremoniously bounced from the NCAA Tournamentlast March, Rick Majerus boldly proclaimed this season's team would be much better. The Utes would have more depth and experience, returning four starters and four reserves. Aside from findinga point guard, Majerus’ main headache figured to be distributing the minutes. The preseason polls agreed, as the Utes, the runawayfavorites to win the Mountain West Confer. ence, will begin the season ranked 16th. A few months ago, it all looked Everyone showed up “We can’t have one or Glance on. Weplayed hard and we tried. ... We got two guys play well,” Stockton said. “We have to have everybodyplay well, especially against 4 involved.” teamlikethis.” Sloan was not in. volved between Fri day's lethargic 105-92 Eventhough the Spurs Jazz 91 Spurs 85 loss at Sacramento and Fast Fact: Jazz have Rick Egan/TheSalt Lake Tribune Utah's Greg Ostertagsoftly tosses — and makes —a shot over San Antonio center David Robinson. Injuries Could Make Utes Slow Outof the Blocks BY PATRICK KINAHAN THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE voluntary.” “It was a heck of a Game ata against San Antonio,too. KansasState Cotton Bowl, sameasit ever was. Just as he will call this week's every “... The thing I was mostiinpressed with wasthat everybocly showed up, even though it was win for us,” Sloan said. Six weekslater, James was doing the radio play-by-play of the BYU- See JAMES,Page D-5 Rick Egan/The Salt Lake Trib une Utah's Howard Eisley bites o11.a pump-fake as San Antonic)’s Avery Johnson drives past. Jeff Hornacek(10). game, then, afterward, driving himself to a hospital hours before doctors opened his chest, placed his heart ina bowl of ice water, and performed six Hours — one for each bypass — of surgery. “I thought I had an upset stomach,” James says. “Next thing, the doctoris telling me they have to stop my heart for a few hours, and that there’s a chance they won't be able to get it started again. I thought, ‘Holy BYU-Utah game. He has called “There's nothing we want’ more than togoto Cougar Stadium ands: tomp them. This week,it's all we're goii 1g to think about,” said Kimball. The rivalry game means alot, the Christiansonssaid; there’s ac ertain sen- and trying to whip the team they watched eeingB) j9 Paul James the Cougar Stadium field for Saturday's Christianson puts the finishing touches on a paintingtitled “In The Park.” Seei at Provo’s Timpview High so pretty on paper. Wrinkles line the face of the team now. Majerus, whowill start his 11th season at Utah tonight when the Utes play host to ArkansasState, has enough problems to cause physicalpresence, but heis a bet. ter shooter. Jeff Johnsen takes over for Mottola, who suffered a knee in- asa freshmanbefore leaving on an jured and not expected to play. “We can’t use injuries as an LDS church mission. A confident Johnsen has looked good since returning to the team, although Majerus ripped him for worrying too much about excuse,” forward Alex Jensen said Minus two starters, Utah still his offense after the last exhibi has weapons. Sophomore Phil Cullen will re- mer, is Utah's only available big place Althoff, out with a back strain, At 6-foot-9, 215 pounds, Cullen cannot replicate Althoff's tion game. Mike Puzey, whoalso returnedfrom a mission last sum: man off the bench. “We'll probably play smail,” See UTES,Page D-2 Stockton-led Jazz put Monday's shootaround. %edintteMsinsx pressure on them Hegavehis players two cur aree y.New throughoutthe decisive Next: Wednesday days off and went home York at Utah, 6 pm second half, when San to his farm in McLeansAntonio lookedscattered andscored only34 points. boro, Ill. But Malonecalled a players-only practice for SunStockton, who had eight day, and the Jazz weren't argupoints in the second quarter and ing with theresults. eightin thefourth,saidhedidn’t “It was justoneofthose things weneeded to do,” Malonesaid. See JAZZ, Page D-4 Freezz Score Four Unanswered To Beat Portland in Season Finale BY BRETT PRETTYMAN ‘THE SALT LAKETRIBUNE jury in an exhibition gamelast week. At 6-4, the rangy Johnsen started seven games twoyears ago indigestion. Forward Hanno Mottola, Utah’s leading returning scorer, and center Nate Althoff arein- MISSING MOTTOLA jumpedto a 12-pointlead in the secondquarter, the WEST VALLEY CITY The “Wesaid at halftime [trailing 2-1) that we hada debtto payto each other,” Utah Coach Dave Poggi said. “In an atmospherelike Dec. 17 game. The Utes’ schedule from now until then Utah Freezz finished their first World Indoor Soccer Leaguesea. this, with the opportunityto ad: vance, we decided it was time to son the way they started it: Tonight — Arkansas St. (NIT) have. pay it back to each other.” The game started inan all-toofamiliar way for Utah as the Py. thons scored just 26 seconds in whenJeff Betts slipped through the defense and snapped theball Friday — NIT quarterfinals* by beating a team they shouldn't Withaplayoff berth ontheline, Nov, 24 — NIT semifinais* the Freezz scored the game's last Dec. 7 Pythons 5-4 before a loud and supportivecrowdof8,281 at the E Center on Monday night. The Freezz (12-10) need the Pythons Nov. 26 — NIT finals Nov, 29 — Stony Brook Dec. 1 —at Weber Stato four goals to beat the Portland Utah State Dac. 11 — at Washington St. Dec. 17 Sioux Falls *—if Utes win previous game (10-10) to lose at Monterrey or Dallas this week to send themto thefour-teamplayoffs. , past Utah goalie Stuart Dobson. Betts scored again 4:30 later Portland's all-time scoring leader was on his way te a four-goal night See FREEZZ, Page D4 REGBBESSCORE:LINE:A quick look at keyfinal results in the world of sports A NFL NBA NHL Women's Basketball Top 25 #20 Boston College 83, Maine 56 N.Y. Jets 24, New England 17 Seattle 100, New Jersey 92 Detro!t 6, Anaheim3 #3 Georgia 76, Ala-Birmingham 75 #22 Duke72, UNC-Greensboro 47 Indian: Toronto 4, San Jose #13 [inois 112, Western Michigan 73 Colorado 2, Vancouver2 #15 UC Santa Barbara 77, UNLV 56 Houston 87 L.A. Lakers 91, Phoenix 82 Uta 91, San Antonio85 #18 Virginia Tech 60 Liberty 45 WISL Soccer Utah 5,Portland 4 c= |
