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Show , May 27, 2000 The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS During his 11 years as the b University ofUtah basketball ~.-coach, Rick Majerus has yg never said publicly that he liad nointerest in any vacant 7 position in college or the 3! NBA.Andnaturally, he’s not saying he’s notinterested in Tinois’ vacancy. 41f* Not that Majerus’ supportL ers shouldworry this time,ei@° ther. 2" “Would I be interested? eah,butonly ifthey’re interiested in me,” Majerus told the -Chicago Tribune.“I haven't eencalled and don’t antici"pate being called. peux “T’d like to date Cindy s+ Crawford.If she called me I'd 29° go out,” Majerussaid. ButIli- nois Athletic Director Ron -o- Guenther“has nevertalked esto me, and I don’t know him. op It’s hard to say the extentof myinterest.” er Mi Anothersonofformer be BYU Coach Roger Reid will j*blay college basketball. Dar;- HenReid, a guard who gradu- _¢ ated from Spanish Fork High 1. in 1998, signed with Utah Valtie ley State College. Reid aver~.aged 23 points, six rebounds fren andsevenassists as a senior and served a two-year LDS _ohurchmission to South Afri“<a. Reid’s brothers Randy a d Robbieplayed for their “father at BYU; Robbiefinished his career at Michigan. : ‘SC also signed guard Jon ‘Hille, an Olympus High prod> uct whooriginally signed +2 With Utah State before serv«*ing a mission to Mexico. “~~ [Utah Starzz guard Jenmifer Azzi underwentsur“gery Thursday, havinga plate “andfive screwsinserted into tw" herright handtostabilize the te’ boneshe broke May14. Her recovery is expected to take off three to four weeks. Q Baseball _ Matt Carson,an out- The NFL has a a $100 million loan to the it Lions for construction ofFord Field, the BY NANCY ARMOUR ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Hearing A.J. Foyt hold court at the Indianapolis Motor Speedwayis like listening to a comedyroutine and ahistory lesson at the sametime. After 42 years andfive victories at the Indianapolis 500, he’s seen just about everything at the speedway. Andno one describes it better than the colorful Texan with a language all his own. “A lot of people in this room probably don’t know I RACING. won Califor- niaandI won Pocono four times,” he said Friday. “All you hear aboutis A.J. winning Indianapolis four times. You didn’t hear about me winning Poconofour times. “You’vegot to lookat this race track like the Kentucky Derby, because there’s just one. There will never be no more.” Foyt was 23 and unknown when hecameto Indianapolis for the first time in 1958. The man whose nameis now synonymous with the Indy 500 wasn’t even allowed to sign in whenhearrived a few days aheadofhis car. When he saw Jimmy Bryan, who won that year’s race, he wondered how he would ever measure up. “Here I'm a punk rookie, nervousas hell andI said, ‘Man, how .can I fill some shoes in that car that that man gotout of?” he recalled. Fill them, though, he did. He wonhis first Indy 500 in 1961, his fourth race here. He wonagain in 1964 and 1967, and had a couple of near misses in 1975 and 1976 whenheran outoffuel. Heran outoffuel again in 1977 but managed to get back in the race and close the gap on Gordon Johncock. When Johncock’s engine blew,Foyt raced by him and becamethefirst four-time winner at the Indianapolis 500. Foyt also has seven NASCAR 1 EastHigh product Mike WeberState’s Chick Hiswas named the Big Sky PPonference men’s coach of the ear for the third season ina pow and thefifth time overall. > Hislop led WSUto a third consecutive conference title, as Pthe Wildcats scored a record b202 points. Q folleyball . The USA Men's National eam, including former BYU ar Ryan Millar,will play in g this weekendin Brazil. USA Women's National with former BYU setter ghland High star Logan , will play in the BCV e Bulldogs to an undefeated on and the 4-A state pionshiplast year. ced to the round of 16 in e women’s open division of hee victories, 41 USACstock car wins and 50 titles in sprint cars, midgets and dirt champcars. Heis the only driver to win the Indy 500, the Daytona 500 andthe 24 Hours of LeMans. He became a car owner early in his career, often driving for himself, and turned his full attention to that side of the sport when heretired after the 1992 race. When Indianapolis broke away from Championship Auto Racing Teams, Foyt became its a ‘Tom Strickland/The Associated Press A.J. Foyt, left, and driverEliseo Salazarwere all smiles a week ago when Salazarqualified one of Foyt’s cars for the front row of the-Indianapolis 500. Foyt owns three cars in Sunday's race. staunchestdefender. He called CART a bunch of elitists and decided to stick with speedway President and IRL founder Tony George, who just happens to be A.J.’s godson. “Where did the Unsers make their name? Where did A.J. make his name?” Foyt asked. “Right here.” He foundearly success in the IRL, as driver Scott Sharp shared the first IRL championship with Buzz Caulkins in 1996. The next year, driver Davey Hamiltonfinished second in the IRL ways. “J like Billy. He’s a hard race driver and he went fast,” Foyt said. “But it seemed like we just kept getting in trouble and looking'for more trouble. I could not say it was his fault, but it wasjust kind one those circumstances. “We parted ways. It was no hard feelings either way.” standings. Butjustas it had in his last 15 years as a driver, Indy eluded him. And never more cruelly than in 1998, when his crew allowed Kenny Brack to run outof gas while leading the race. Foyt was so incensed he slammed a computerto the pavement. There was no rage last year, only jubilation as Brack won the 500 and gave Foyt his fifth victory at the Brickyard. His other drivers, Billy Boat and Robbie Buhl, finished third andsixth. “Tf we can top last year, we'll have done something,” Foyt said. “Three cars and where they finished, the guys did a greatjob.” He has three cars in the race again this year, including onein the first row and one in the second,butthe trip to Indy was a little different this year. After two years in the IRL, Brack decided he wanted a new challenge and bolted for CART. Then Foyt and Boat parted desperately for a car on Bump Day last weekend, he headed for Foyt’s garage. Eliseo Salazar and JeffWard, Foyt’s two drivers, had already qualified. Foyt gave Boat Ward’s backup car, but it developed problems with less than an hour to go in qualifying. Foyt then brought out Salazar’s backup, a G ForceOldsmobile Aurora that hadn’t turned a lap all week, and Boat qualified in the last row. Though his three cars give him the mostofany owner in this year’s race, Foyt isn’t exactly drawing up routes through the Castroneves on a Mission at Nazareth winner Montoya. BY DICK BRINSTER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NAZARETH,Pa. — Juan Montoyaisn’t the only CARTdriver with plenty at stake this weekend. Helio Castroneves is on a mission ofhis own. Although not as compelling as Montoya’s attempt to makehistory by winning both the Bosch Grand Prix today and the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, the story line on Castroneves isn’t bad, either. A victory by Castroneves or teammate and fellow Brazilian Gil de Ferran would be the long-awaited 100th in Champ car competition for owner Roger Penske. Naturally, Castroneves would like to join the Unsers, Rick Mears, EmersonFittipaldi, Danny Sullivan andothers as Penske winners. Butthat won't be his primary motivation. “Ofcourse I wantto do it for Roger, but I want to win myfirst race,”said the 25-year-old Castroneves. He has cometo therightplace. He has run well at Nazareth Speedway, and only slowpit stop late and an accidentlast year ended-his challenge to eventual Waltrip MakesDeal to Get Into Race @ Continued from D-1 , Castroneves passed Montoya as they raced in close quarters. And that’s the vay they will start today, with Montoya riding the pole he won seven weeks ago; befere an April snowstorm caused postponementof the race. Castroneves, who won races on three continents before comingto CART in 1998, starts third — immediately behin\d Montoya. “| wantto beat him, very bad,” Castroneves said between sips of soup, his staple this week as he battles a sore throat. “Let’s just call it my revenge.” He isn’t angry with Montoya, but wants badly to beatthe best. Ifhe does, they won’t have much time to.discuss it. Montoya, trying for an unprecedented open-wheel sweep, will fly immediately after the race to Indianapolis, where he will compete Sunday in the 500. That's lot of miles — 712.85 to be exact — if he finishes each race, but the 24-year-old CART championisn’t worried. “T love to race, so if it were up to me I'd race 700 miles every weekend,” Montoya said. was taking care of his “new best “Youdon’tthinkIhadtomakea few do you?” Waltrip said. “I will make it worth his time, Long and his crew had to go back to Dixon’srace shop to the spots on the floor they have been sleeping on while preparing for the race, “Wedon't have lot ofmoney,” The attention Long is receiving might work on the car, I have to buy them. If the crew needs food, we have to buy that, too. And if we motsponatnety but I'takecareof ——et Television <** Ford Field will cost about $315 million.It is next to Comerica Park, the new homeofbaseball’s Detroit Tigers. f “This allows us to borrow against that revenue stream and payit back overtime,”said Tom Lewand,director ofstadium developmentfor the Lions.“It’sa financing mechanism.It’s not like we wonthelottery.” The league’s owners approved the deal under a program approved lastyear that allows a team to borrow upto half the moneyit has committed for a new ‘Auto Racing: CART Championship, 11 a.m. (ESPN). Golf: PGA Memorial, 1 p.m. (2); Senior Boone Valley Classic, p.m. (ESPN). Major League Baseball: -RedSox at Yankees, 11 a.m. (13); Cubs at Giants, 2 p.m. (WGN); Cleveland;@ White Sox, 5 p.m. (WGN). Knicks at Pacpeg? 1:30 p.m.(5). NHL : Avalanche: Stars, 5 p.m. (ESPN). stadium. 1:07 p.m. (KFNZ-AM 1320). ae loan for the Seattle Seawks. TheLions get the cash and pay 6:15 p.m. (ESPN-AM 1230). it back over time from premium seat revenues they otherwise haveshared with visiting teams. Theleague negotiated similar loans last year for the New EnglandPatriots, Philadelphia Eagles and Denver Broncos. PCL Baseball: Trappers at Bury “ts ee oe and Southern Mississippi, whieh was to be played late Friday:vere ned Cycling Football 1ST-ROUNDERSIGNS: Anthony Becht, the last ofthe New York Jets’four first-round draft picks, becameonly the second NFL first-rounder signed when he agreed to a five-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed. Becht, a 6-foot-5, 267-pound tight end from WestVirginia, is expected to be theJets’ starter. The only other NFL first round pick signed is Courtney Brown of Cleveland, No.1 overall. He agreed before the draft toa deal expected to pay him $45 million oversix years, Baseball NBA Playoffs: Pacers at Knick; ‘ HOME RUN DERBY:The NCAA will hostthefirst Home Run Challenge during opening ceremonies at the 2000 NCAA Men's College World Series on June 8 in Omaha, Nebraska,It’s thefirst time in the 53-year history ofthe College World Series that a homerun derbyis being held. Participants will be chosen based ontotal homeruns for the season and the number of home runs hit per game. Tennis FROSH WINSTITLE:Stanford freshman Laura Granville won the NCAA singles title in Malibu,Calif., when she defeated teammate Marissa Irvin 6-0, 6-4 in the first championship match pitting players from the same school. Trailing 5-3 in the second set, Irvin broke Granville’s serve, but Granville broke backin the 10th gameto complete her rookie season with a 47-2 record. Softball 4 FIRST VICTORY:Italy’s Enrico Cassani raced to his firstt victory as a pro cyclist, edginga small groupofpursuers by a'second in the 12th stage ofGiro-«i¢ d'Italia. Italy’s Francesco Casagrande retained the overall Jead, finishing in the main group’ _ nearly five minutes behindthe’ winner., Cassani compl ; Me 114-mile stage from Bibione tdfel- tre in Italy in 4 hours, 5 minutés, 18 seconds. The three-week race endsin MilanonJune4. -., ing his first match in nearly three years,entertained the crowd ina game honoring longtime rive Lothar Matthaeus at the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany. Maradona didn’t run much wasn’t much challenged,but he still electrified the crowd with clever passing and some typical touches. He was given a standing ovation by the 50,000 fans. The? match was Matthaeus’ officials: farewell from Bayern Munich,‘T am glad I opened the door forshim tonight to come backto the great soccer family,” said Matthaeus, whohas said Maradona was the best player heeverfaced. <5 . . Swimming only wa RECORD PERFORMANCE: Inge de Bruijn ofthe Neth: be lands broke her world cont the 50-meter butterfly and tied,the 50-meterfreestyle mark in heats at the Sheffield Super Grand Prix meet in England.In the butterfly, de Bruijn won her heatin 25.64 seconds, shaving .19 seconds-off the markshe set at Monaco last week. Shetied the 6-year-oldmark of24.51 for the 50 freestyle set by China’s Le Jingyi at the World Championshipin Rome. iii PLAY SUSPENDED: The threatofa severe storm prompted NCAA officials to suspend play Fridaynight in the Women’s College World Series in Oklahoma City. UCLA led Washington 3-0 with one outin thefifth inning whenplay was stopped. Washington, the No.1 seed, had the bases loaded. The game is scheduled to resumethis morning and will be followed by a winner’s bracket game between Oklahoma ~ HORSEWOMAN DIES: Bbr- bara Silverman, nationally’ known horsewoman who ovarian cancer while training4o make the U.S. Olympic equestifan team, died Wednesdayat her home in Louisville, Ky. She 42. Until the last two weeks of life, she coached studentriders and occasionally rode herself. { her Olympic effort: Long said. “If we need tools to up But Long also has to hope Wal- Long had turned the 35th-best trip doesn’t wreck the car in Sun- if iel i fi Hf seee Hieigithe lap in qualifying’ for the CocaCola 600, guaranteeing hini a spot in the race. But the team had used = * 1951, when they won the NFL. championship, and succeeded goe the No.85 Ford Long occasionally tries to qualify for Winston Cup races. EB ‘The BYU men’sdoubles crowd to Victory Lane. His cars have been plagued by gearbox problems all year, and no matter how many times his crews take them apart andfiddle with them, heis not sure how they will hold up. “We just hope everything goes good race day,” he said. “T've beenhere manyyears and you're going to have good days and bad days. Until Sunday, you never know.” Andno one knows that — or tells it — better than Foyt. . Tuning In team’s new 65,000-seat domed stadium thatis set to open in 2002. The owners also approved a $50 EB © ca Loans $100 Million, Indy Icon: Foyt’s Fire Still NEL For Lions’ New Stadium’ Burns Bright,at Brickyard 2 8 Expecting Call From Illinois a= = Majerus Not ri EMite UUNDUP OF THE REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL SPORTS SCENE day's race. If he does, it will take weeks for Longandhis crew ofone full-time mechanic to rebuild it. ‘Then he will haveto carefully plan which track to bring it to since his crew has to take vacation time from their regular jobs to go to the races. _ —andtry toqualify itnext week at Dover,, Del. “What a gracious thing this kid is doing,” Waltrip said. : ‘Utah wT . “2 €——_—._—_ |
