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TheSalt LakeTribune INN NBA D4 Toronto 107, Phitadephia 88 LA Clppers90,Houston&3 Satie9,ncaa88 GoldenSale 101, NewJersey 85 UA Lakers 105;Demer98 ; @ WEBERSTATE: BEATS CSU IN HAWAIl_ D-5 @ UTAH MEN'S BASKETBALL D-7 loan S huffles azz Rotation NHL Ds ‘als4,Mnnescta3 Columbus4,Calgary3 Anaheim3,NY. Rangers2 Chicago, Detot4 Vancower 4, Pladelghia 1 Tampa Bay 4, Carina 0 MCLASSIFIEDS D-7 £OTIOy MONDAY NOVEMBER26,2001 NFL — WEEK11 Padgett, Stevenson,Collins provide boost BY STEVE LUHM expectit, they get thrown in there. THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, One month into the NBA season, Jazz coach Jerry Sloanstill doesn't have a clue. Who will he play? And who will So did Crotty (10 points) and Col- i he Then,it's like, ‘OK, how do you respond? Are you goingto give us what we nt Fortunately for the Jazz, Stevenson and Padgett responded. get to contribute? So far, it has been a nightly guessing game for Sloan, thanks mostly to the inconsistency of those given first chance to be regular members of his rotation. “We haven't settled into anything,” Sloan said. “It’s been too uncertain, from one time to the next. I'm not sure whatI'm going to get” from the Jazz’s support-type players. Sloan’s plight was never moreevident than lins, who contributed five points and three rebounds in his first pounds this summer, came to [training] camp in good shape and wants to play. ... That’s very encouraging.” Collins spent the first three weeksofthe seasononthe injured list, allegedly with a sore thumb. But when Bryon Russellsuffered an avulsion fracture of the pelvis at Washing- Friday night, when Utah rallied from a 12-point ton on Nov. 16, Collins was activated. “He's been consis- Los Angeles Clippers, 106-101. tent, the way he’s practiced and the way he’s i improved himself, ms deficit and defeated the Down 86-78 at the JAZZ start of the fourth quarter, Sloan used John TONIGHT Crotty, DeShawn Stevenson, Jarron. Col- lins, Andrei Kirilenko andScott Padgett. They quickly got the Jazz backinto the game. Down the stretch, Sloan went back to his Vs.: Phoeni ra Where: Sloan said. “Those things open your eyes. In fairness,he’s a young i Delta Center When: 7P.m. TV: FSN player and it was only onegame,but he played very well.” Collins’ performance was even more notewor- thy because starting Radio: center Greg Ostertag KFNZ-AM1320 continues to struggle and John Amaechi, ex- prime-time players — JohnStockton, Karl Ma- pected to be a frontcourt lone and Donyell Mar- scorer on Sloan's second unit, is andPadgett. In Utah’s previous 12 games, shooting only 31 percent. Speaking of shooting, John Starks’ field-goal percentage is shall. But he stuck with Stevenson those two had been Utah's leastused players. Stevenson has logged 74 minutes in only six games; Padgett played 63 minutes in eight. Together, they had scored 40 points. But against the Clippers, Stevenson and Padgett joined Crotty @nd.Collins as energetic catalysts-early in the fourth quarter. Then, they teamed with Stockton, Malone and Marshall to help nail down victory. down to 34.4, and Kirilenko’s recent7-for-30 drought had dropped him to 38.1 percent. “Tt’s obvious I'm losinga little confidence” in some players, Sloan said. “When they don’t understand what we're trying to do —andthat is very obvious when you go backatlook at these games on tape — then we haveto think abouttrying different things.” “T'm notgoingto havetheball in my handsall the time,” said “This is a ctazy business we're in,” Malone said. “Guys want Malone.“Andtheball ain’t going See JAZZ, Page D-4 playing time and, whenthey least WORLD CU P SLALOM George Widman/‘TheAssociatedPress Washingtonkickoff returner Michael Bates,center, is upended by Philadelphia's Barry Gardner,right, on Sunday. meetEven Washington’s victory over Eaglesfifth straight after 0-5 start BY ROB MAADDI ‘THE ASSOCIATEDPF $8 PHILADELPHIA — Suddenly, Washingtonis.a Alessandro Trovati/The Associated Press Ivica Kostelic skis to the seventh fastest time on the first slalom tun in a World Cup event Sundayin Aspen,Colo. Kostelic Starts 64th, Finishes With Gold BY TOM WHARTON THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ASPEN, Colo. — Life has not been easy the past four years for Sunday behind Kostelic and Italy’s Giorgio Rocca. “In every life, there is a fight,” said Kostelic, “I did a lot of fighting in thelast four years. I never. a lot of ways to the top of the mountain. My ways were steep. ries, one coming before the 1998 Olympics in Nagano, Japan, and Said American Casey Puckett: other before the, 2001 World ChampionAustria. playoff contender. Washington is the first ween team in NFL history to go5-0 ; t ‘ds andsevenfirst 't ready toplay, but the driver’s seat,” Washington defensive end After ot Phladelohaaon fourth-and-3at Bruce Smith said.“I don’t know how manypeople thought we'd win, but we knewit in the locker s Pro Bow! line: See WASHINGTON,Page D-6 San Francisco 40,Indianapolis 21 Washington 13, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 34, Tennessee 24 Cleveland 18, Cincinnati 0 Arizona 20, San Diego 17 New England 34, New Orleans 17 Oakland 28, N.Y. Giants 10 Baltimore 24, Jacksonville 21 Chicago 13, Minnesota 6 Open: N.Y. Jets Tonight's Game Tampa BayatSt. Louis, 7 p.m. Rising 49ers Take One Away. San Franciscorallies behind five Indianapolis turnovers prise as well. Starting habilitation watching Warm weather 38th, he finished a perothers ski. 0-2 sonal slalom best of Meanwhile, little softens luge Mth. Teammates Erik sister Janica grog Parra finishes ninth in Schlopy and Bode the best st down until the two-minute warning of five consecutivelosses.It moved within one game ofthe first-place Eagles in the NFCEast. “Coming from where we camefrom, we're in “That is what dreams are made of.” Puckett was a sur- fe een the Wor 1,500 —— D2 second run to finish winning 12 World Cup 25th and 26th, respectitles. tively. It was the first But things changed dramatically on a rutted, areoe time since the World Cup slalom format changed in 1992 that the Jom courseat Aspen as Ivica made U.S. men put three in the finals. history by skiing homoe 6ith The amazing story, though, starting position on the first run to win a medal. No one had ever was Kostelic’s. A likeable, emocomeclose to coming from thatfar tional young skier who seems back to win a World Cup slalom. proud and not the slightest bit Defending world slalom champ Jealous of his younger sister's Mario Matt,of Austria, who won a success, turned 22 Friday. His racedespite starting 47h, held the previous record. He finished third KansasCity 19, Seattle 7 ions, punted onthefirst seven and didn’t jalf. B WEEK 11 SCORES Miami34, Buffalo 27 Atlanta 10, Carolina 7 d-out ontheir first five afterstarting the season with But I climbed it.” WINTER SPORTS # ast two Weatotal of 64 points th i onoffense Ki-Jana Carter scoredhis first touchdown in two years and Washington shut down Donovan McNabbandwonits fifth straight game, the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. /ASHING 13 thoughtabout quittin. There are Croatian Alpine skier Ivica Kostelic. ‘There were the four knee inju- ashington playsfour ofits last six ga home, includinganother matchup aj 6. and scoredhis first ary 1999. ‘THE ASSOCIATED PRESS and two touchdownsfor the 49ers 8-2). : ‘TheColts (4-6), on the other hand, made mistakeafter mistakeinletting a 21-20 lead slip at was a disgraceful performance,” San Francisco turnedfive turnovers into 23 points, and Garrison Hearst ran for two. touchdowns as the 49ers beat Indianapolis 4021 Sunday for their fourth straightvictory. 4geng ASERS COLTS §=21 “A couple of years ago, when we were building this, we didn't know Darron Cummings/The Associated Press: a BY MICHAEL MAROT INDIANAPOLIS The49ers areback to playing with the kind ofefficiency they had in their Super Bowl seasons. The Colts ‘are just back in the pack. Miller struggled in the Hea Be gained 106yardsonjust 12 carrieg rushing TDs since Dec. 1,ue peice De troit. He missed the past twe ns afte? breakinghis leg ina ioe game in inJanne where we wouldbetoday,”said 49ers wide receiver Terrell Owens, whohadsix catches for 103 yards and a touchdown, “It’s just a San Francisco's Garrison Hearst process. It was frustrating at times, but now shakes off the Colts’ Chad Bratzke. you can see how far we've come.” ‘ia completed14 of 22 passes for Indianapolis coach Jim Mora said. “We threwthat game away, Wegave them the game.It was pitiful, absolutelypitiful.” His teamhas lost three straight gameg and four in a row at home andthis defeat wasofthe Colts’ own making. Peyton Manning threw threesecond-half interceptions, andthe 49ers turned each of thosegifts into a touchdown. Hewas 31-0f-61 for 370 yards andonetouchdown but threw a See 49ERS, Page D-6 |
