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Show SPORT The Salt Lake Tribane Tiger Woods sets record at World Cup — Details, C-2 fT BJAZZC-2 BMNBAC-3 BUSU FOOTBALLC-3 B SCOREBOARD C-6 NOVEMBER 22, 1999 BYU, Utah Plagued By Mountain WestParity, Bowl Uncertainty | Football season may weil be over for Utes, Cougars teaneeS and LEWIS ‘THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Amid the Utes’ celebration and the = Cougars’ gloominess, the two teams shared a common bond Sunday: Neither in Provo, and Wyoming and Colorado State are favored to join them by winning gamesat San Diego Siate and UNLV,respectively, on Saturday. That would create four conference co- champions, and certain disappointment knows whether their football season is for two, because the MWC has only two Utah and Brigham Young are tied atop bowl contracts. The Liberty Bowl gets first choice, and the Las Vegas Bowl Gover. 4 thanksto the Utes’ 20-17 victory Saturday the Mountain West Conference at 5-2, second. “It's going to be awfully tough for both bowl committees to decide,” MWCAssistant Commissioner Amy Turnersaid. The league investigated other possible openings, but it now appears all conferenceswill produce enough bowl-qualified teamstefill their spots.“It looks like we realistically are only going to have two opportunities. And all four schools remain serious candidates.” So let the campaign begin. It alreadyhas at Colorado State, where the Ramsare gauging their fans’ interest in traveling to a bowl with a web site Hokies? Huskers? survey. By Sunday, morethan 8,000 had registered their interest and entered a drawing for a free trip. Utah will make its case today when Coach Ron McBride and Athletic Director Chris Hill drop by the Las Vegas Bowl committee’s deliberations. “We're going to give it the hardest push we can,” said Hill, who offered to make the same trip to Memphis but was told it wasn't necessary. “We want to make sure both committees are aware of Chief among themis a two-game winning streak to end the season, including the victory over BYU, Hill said, and “our large donorbase, especially as compared to the Front Range schools,” CSU and Wyoming. Val Hale, BYU’sathletic director, will be busy making similar case from Provo, hoping that the Cougars’ national reputation overshadowstheir two-game losing skid. In Las Vegas, for instance, the Cougars sold out their allotment of tickets to last month’s game with UNLV. all the positives our team and our fans wouldbring.” See MWC,Page C-5 NFL: WEEK 11 ’Noles Don’t Care ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The ride to the national championshipstili has three stops before it winds up in New Orleans: Blacksburg, Boulder and San Antonio. Top-ranked Florida State punched its ticket te the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 4 with Saturday’s 30-23 victory over Florida in “The Swamp”andsolved half of the national title puzzle. “T really don’t know andreally don’t care who we play,” Seminoles Coach Bobby Bowdensaid after his team survived the Gators and a record crowdof85,747 in Gainesville.“We'll sit back and wait and see.” If Bowden doesn’t know whom hehasto prepare for, he’s not alone. Right now, No. 2 Virginia Tech looks like the opponentif it can beat No. 22 Boston College in Blacksburg,Va., on Friday. The Hokies(10-0) crushed Temple 62-7 on Saturday, but even a win overthe surprising Eagles (8-2) won't guarantee a title showdown against Florida State (11-0). Why? The Bowl Championship Series standings, that’s why. Expect Florida State and Virginia Tech to be ranked 1-2 again when the BCS standings are released today, with Nebraska (9-1) third and inching closer to the Hokiesafter advancing to No. 3 in the AP media poll and USA Today/ESPNcoaches’ poll. Should the Cornhuskers defeat Colorado (6-4) on Friday in Boulder, then avenge their only loss by beating No. 7 ‘Texas (9-2) in the Big 12title game in San Antonio on Dec.4, it'll be up to the computerto decide whether the Hokies or Huskers get the ticket to New Orleans. And what if Virginia Tech and Nebraska both lose? Then Florida State’s opponent is anybody’s guess, with the SEC champ — either Alabama or Florida —- Tennessee, Texas and even Wisconsinall in the running. AP TOP 25° 7 Record {Fern 8) 110 eva Tess) 3. Nebr * USA TODAY/ESPN Record 1. Flonda St (57). 11-0 1473 2Va Tech(2) 100 3 o 9 10.Michigan 92 967 ‘Tony Gutierres/The Asmociuted Press New England quarterback Drew Bledsoe (11) is taken down by Miami defender Daryl Gardener(92) — one offive sacks for the Dolphins. Dolphins Hound Bledsoe,Patriots 24 Texas ABM 7-3 MBlatoch 82 (225 24 131 Miami’s defensetallies five ‘Gréat One’ Enters Hockey Hall Today interceptionsand five sacks BY DAVE GOLDBERG THEASSOCIATED PRESS MIAMI — In this strange NFL season, consisthe Miami defense. ‘THE ASSOCIATEDPRESS TORONTO As a small boy, Wayne Gretzky would gaze longingly at the photos and plaques of a OtherNFL Games, Notes Sunday. Miami gained just 229 yards against New En gland and didn’t havea first down for 17 minutes at Jason Taylorgothis first career interception to set two short touchdown passes to Oronde Gadsden, left in the third quarter with a broken nose. But the defense set up 13 points, stopped two late New England threats and basically dominated. A 68-yard TD pass from Drew Bledsoe to Shawn Jefferson got the Patriots back in the gamelate in the third quarter just 29 seconds after Miami had opened a 14-point lead. But Miami defensive end Dolphins Coach Jimmy Johnson said. “Our defense today, playing at home, camethrough forus.” “ It was justin time. = Miami wascomingoff loss in Buffalo in which it gained just 101 yards andlost starting running the start. Quarterback Damon Huard, who threw tency wins — and nothing is more consistent than BY TOM COHEN with Indianapolis atop the AFC East at 8-2. The victory also opened up groundonthe Patriots (6-4) and That was evident Sunday as the Dolphinsbeat the Patriots 27-17, picking off five Drew Bledsoe passes and sacking him fivetimes to stay in a tie - although he will stand apart as the best ever. Just seven monthsafter end. ing his NHLcareer, Gretzky will BY GREG BEACHAM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS three-year waiting period for the good that he couldn'tresistusingit to give the Detroit Lions The Hall waived the normal GREENBAY, Wis. 10th time in honorof Gretzky, 38, who holds 61 NHL records and has his name engraved fourtimes on the Stanley Cup. More than that, he has become a national treasure in his home- NFL Tampa Bay 19, Atlanta 10 New York Jets 17, Buffalo 7 Carolina 31, Cleveland 17 Green Bay 26, Detroit 17 Indianapolis 44, Philadelphia 17 Miami 27, New England 17 ll OR COPY Brett Favre's hand wasfeeling so little payback. After watching a taunting Lions secondary beat him at Detroit earlier this year, Favre returned the treatment with two gleeful throat-slitting gestures while the Green Bay Packers pulled away from the Lions for a 26-17 victory Sunday. landfor being the best at a sport Canadians embrace as part of their identity and heritage. And he did it without the scandals and public ego that dominate modern sports. 4 up an OlindoMare field goal that built Miami's lead backto 10 with about three minutes left in the game: “In this division you have no margin for error,”” back Cecil Collins with a broken leg. Rookie See DOLPHINS,Page C-5 Favre said he'd be happy to pay thefine. “I'm not that type of player, but I guess | was today,” Favresaid. “I alwayssay, ‘Those guys shouldn't do that. It be inducted into the HockeyHall of Fame this morning. See GRETZKY,Page C-2 C45 Packers in Good Hands With Favre Healthy hockey legends honored at the Hall of Fame. Today, the Great One takes his place among them Wayne Gretzky __ Buffalo (7-4), which lost to the New York Jets on Favre, who was 26 of 40 for 309 yards and nointerceptions, twice taunted Lions cornerback Robert Bailey, who had donethe samein Detroit's 23-15 victory in September Corey Bradford hauls in a TD pass. SCORELIN The second gesture earned Favre an unsportsmanlikecon: duct penalty and apossible fine from Coach Ray Rhodes. looks bad.’ And then I'm outthere doingit.” Favre said his handfelt better than it has since he badly bruised it during a preseason game against Denver Dorsey Levens had 146 total yards, Ryan Longwell kicked four field goals and the Green Bay defense shut out the Lions in the second half. The victory snapped the Packers’ three-gamelosingstreak and two-game home los: ing streak. It also droppedtheLions(6-4)intoa three-waytie with idle Minnesota and Tampa Bay, which beat Atlanta on Sunday, for the NFC Central lead. Green Bay (5-5) is one game back. Sec PACKERS,Page C-5 A quick look at key final results in the world of sports ‘Tennessee 16, Pittsburgh 10 Seattle 31, Kansag City 19 Baltimore 34, Cincinnati 31 Chicago 23, San Diego 20, OT Arizona 13, Dallas 9 NHL Washington 23, New York Giants 13 Minnesota 105, Vancouver 81 #3 Auburn100, Ark.-Pine Bluff 44 #6 Temple 60, Miami, Ohio 47 St. Louis 23, San Francisco 7 Jacksonville 41, New Orleans 23 Detroit 113, Milwaukee 94 Phoenix 99, Seattle 86 #22 lowa 9%, Eastern Illinois 79 #25 Gonzaga 76, Montana 61 N.Y.Islanders 4, Edmonton 4 Sacramento 110, Houston 105 Toronto 111, L.A. Lakers 102 Men's Basketball mn D.C. United wins MLS Cup Details, C-2 |