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Show Oklahoma's BCS Hopes Dashed The Salt Lake Tribune COLLEGE FOOTBALLPAGES C45 4 PORTS es NBA c11 New York 78, Chicago 71 Washington 88, Boston 84 (OT) Daas 119, Phoenix 104 | Montreal 5, Washington 3 Miwauke 95, Atanta 88 NY Islanders 5, Anaheim 3 Sacramento $6, New Jersey 97 | Pitsburgh 3, Buffalo 1 Cleveland 100, Miami 96 (OT) NHL ico Chatlotte 103, Orlando 101 Detroit 91, Memphis 84 Minnesota 99, San Antonio $4 Los Angeles 3, San Jose 1 ‘lanka 6, Oftawa 3 Toronto 2, Boston 0 | New Jentey 5, Florida 1 St.Louis 5, Phoenix 3 Colorado 2, Edmonton 0 SCOREBOARD C-9 im PREP BASKETBALL: CLASS 2-A GIRLS PREVIEW C-2 ETO = SUNDAY NOVEMBER25, 2001 “He demandsa lot, but he makesus feel comfortable.’ BYUtight end Spencer Nead H ‘Tribune DannyLa/The Salt Lal Arizona State's Jonathan Howard, right, defends BYU's Mark Bigelow on Saturdayin Provo. Cougars Board Up Victory BYU,led by Hansen’s 15 rebounds, downs ASU BY PHIL MILLER ‘THE SALT LAKE 'RIBUNE, PROVO ‘Photosby Danny La/The Salt Lake Tribune Gary Crowton hasbreathed newlife into the Brigham Young University football team thatfinished 6-6last year. At 11-0, the Cougars are Eight days into the season, and already Steve Cleveland is more stressed than a Bowl Championship Se- in position for theirfirst perfect season since 1984 and Crowtonis upfor national coach of the year honors. ries forecaster. Long J— Home “I didn’t sleep for a week,” Cleveland said Saturday. “I hadalotof trepidation coming into this game. . . But every gameon our schedule is going to be like this.” If that's true, then Travis Hansen is going to be the second coming of Moses Malone. boxed Hansen out guards, forwards, centers practically all 6,228 people in the Marri- ott Center —and collected 15 reboundsto power Brigham Young to a 2-0 start ___—~&2 with an impressive Crowton’s odyssey has returned him to his dream job — coaching BYU ARIZONA ST. 70 8270 victory over ArizonaState. Hansenfollowed a career-high scoring night at San Diego last weekend with a career-high rebounding night against ASU, so maybe his assist record is next. “Travis played with so much energy,” Cleveland said. “To have 15 rebounds as a two-guard is pretty incredible.” The junior guard also managed 18 péints, Mark Bigelow scored 31 and Eric udying film tor and (o the last far-flung detail, a preparing hisplay Ts arethings you need to discoverabout Gary Crowton. Littlethings. Alotof them. Far beyondtherudimentsof what mostpeoplealready know: namely, that since taking over as head coachfor LaVell Edwardsat Brigham Young his team has yet to tastethe bitternessofdefeat, somehowtak- Nielsen added 19 as the Cougars. played about 40 points better — no exaggeration — against the Sun Devils than theydid a ing in from himenoughbuoyancytofloat what had been,if not the S.S. Minnow,a temporarily submerged year ago. Clevelandused last year’s 80-52 embarrassment in Tempe to challenge his football program. Whataskipper,no, no, what a wizard he mustbe, team — with theself-destructivesideef- fect of making him a nervous wreck — and the seven Cougars whoplayed re- nominated as afinalist for national coach ofthe year honors hisfirst season in Provo. Taking Edwards’ sponded probably better than even he play expected. “Tt was one of the best rebounding games we'vehadsince I've been at BYU,” an unusually tense Cleveland said after huedto, aa6: 6 record last season, adding a mix ih of energy and a pinchof relentless a pountability, and poof! man, he’s the brewmeisterofcollegefootball, ra all that. Notreally. Perhapsthat is the comprehensiveresult, at least Sce COUGARS,Page C-3 for oneglorious season, of who Crowton is an inno- tivator whound but theattendant pa s fe up the si A hometo thriving cross ‘ country community U’srecent last-minute win overUtah, he might itone-cold passed out from all the excitement beise ofa serious and chronichealth condition? iirue: cheerleading. . . . Hetried to dotheright thin, a kid because he wanted to be a goodexampleto his See CROWTON,Page C-6 coach, 1996-98, record: 21-13); Chicago Bears (assistant, 1999-2000); BYU (head coach, 2001). : Wife, Maren; six children: Dane (14), Tara (12), Jenessa (9), Quinn (6), Mikauli (4), Toriana (1). Utah State squanders another 2nd-half lead SUNDAY SPECIAL CROSS COUNTRYSKIING a THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE one got hurt. Adult authorities put the ki- ANCHORAGE,Alaska — Ev- itous kickers that made the Flyer such a special race. city used to ski race called the Anchorage High sophomore noto- The Utah State gamewinning is over, theylost the sam old way as they did in September and October: by surrendering i Kikkan Randall, then an East —_gutina sprawling yard salethat Jeft her with a spinal compression fracture. In a matter of weeks, she through Hillside Park, and fin bounced back to compete in the ja ways a blocked punt return, a tandard punt pa as return and theBulls won {-13 Saturdaynight in a battle of Division LA indeAnchorage Daily News photo ww the Los Angeles: reach .500 against NFC v. enbibenninnee teams. USU The defense, which SF(8-3) 0 total yards and al turn, then moved aheadwith a 3- latein thethird quarter and had ideas of salvaging a winning See AGGIES,Page C-7 To Silver American Becky Wikczak takes a ‘surprising second place at a seatsVou Cor ge Bank Lake Placid, N.Y. WINTER SPORTS/PAGE C-12 \ onlypartially responsible for the collapse. The Bulls tied the game on Chris Daley's 12-yard fumble re yard halfback pass from Clenton Crossley to Tim Jones for a touchdown. The ba:kbreaker was Wilczak Slides East rival Philadelphia. NFL PREVIEWSPAGE C7 «<r Emmett White, scoring mostly on defense and special ‘The Aggies (4-6)tooka13-7 lead pendents at Raymond James Sta- Inside Sports Washington Revival ‘Aiet soma ser, Washington will attempt to found waysto slow USU receiver Kevin Curtis a i S. FLORIDA 34 lowedtheBulls to keep theball or, though. USU let South UTAHST. 13 for less thin 20 score in all kinds of clever minutes, was fumble returi Up-and-coming cross country skier Kikkan Randall, formerly state track championships and a Utah resident and also an accomplished runner, competes Sec ALASKANS,Page C-13 inthe Mount Marathon race in July in Anchorage, Alaska. Boykins Standing Tall Despite his foot5 frame, Ear Boykin fing high with season. But the Bulls suddenly ‘This defeat certainly had its —_rjous forher lackoffear, lost con_trol ofher skinnyskis and wiped Nordic skis, the racerscareened off the event’s namesakefoothill in the Chugach Mountains, It was all good fun until some- Tech (assistant, 1994); Louisiana Tech(assistant, 1995; head makeit nofurther, ata minimum, you w ill kick butt aroundthe water cooler) Asa youngstergrowingupin Orem,hew to throwandpunt afootball byhi: whoseorganizedathletic prow Scoring Dooms Aggies Juniorathlete almost crippled herselfflying offoneofthe gratu- ished at Robert Service High I} College (assistant, 1983-86); i) Westem Winois (assistant, 1987); New Hampshire (assistant, 1988-90); Boston College (assistant, 1991-93); Georgia South Florida’s; Unique seyBRIAN Mana ‘THE SALTLAKETRIBUNE Flat Top Flyer. Wearing helmets and costumes and using skinny (student assistant, 1982); Snow anise il of Ci rowton quiclk: hitters ( h on the annual rite of spring two years ago after a top Alaska ery spring, youngathletes in this Age: 44 Coaching stops: BYU , did you knowthat, without ain precautions onhispart, in the rip ngaftermath of Anchored In Anchorage a i Alaska’s largest city PROFILE Gary Crowton ands how young men. |
