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Show The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS owner of Kentucky TUESDAY JULY 23 2002 Derby winner War diesat D-z Starzz Get Randall From Storm Starbird is sent back to hometown GORDON MONSON At This Point, Jazz Looking Kind of Dumb Thad a childhood frie nd, Huey Wheeler. name of Actually, it was Big Dumb Huey BY LYA WODRASKA THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE DETROIT The Utah Starzz spent most of Monday de thunderstorms and waiting out air port delays hey made their way on to Detroit for toainst the Shock. But the Starzz coachi: taff still had time to finalize a minute trade with Seattle, sending Kate Starbird to the Storm for guard Wheeler Eve body called him that, or some variation of that. His friends, a] Semeka Randall The trade was initiated on Monday by the Storm, who were looking to move Randall, who has grown playingtime. Randall,a5- foot9 from guard Tennessee, L Kate Starbird is averaging 6.4 points and 3.2 rebounds and 21.8 are ed for Semeka Randall Detroit area. Utah completed the at Shock trade minutes and 1.7 points with Storm fans, since Starbird is both,” L situation 5.9 Passed just before The Starzz hope for assistant Tammi Reiss really stupid: Big Dumb Huey Themoniker was the brainchild of Big Dumb Huey’s older brother, a kid whowasneither original, nor clever. But he could see what was real. This was backin the "60s, long before anybody knewit wasinc rectto nail another humanbeing with a handle that so fully told the 2 U p.m. TV: Oxygen 8:30p.m (ape) But former East truth about him. Fact is, Huey was big and Huey star vowsfight was dumb. He slobbered a lot, too. Still, everybody liked him. The nick: namewasn’t muchatermof dis paragementasit was a termofen ‘is far from over’ dearment, a termofapt description. Let me cough up someexamples. BY MICHAEL C, LEWIS. Onetime, Huey made a study of howhot the burner on his mother’s electric stove was. His mom had one ofthose newflat-top models with square markings on the counter spe cifically indicatingthehot spots Big Dumb Huey cranked the hea to THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE The administration at the University of Utah has sided with athletic director Chris Hil in hisrefusal last week to allow convicted arsonist Sione Havili to walk on to the football team this season. Havili had sought to over turn Hill’s decision by appeal its highest level andproceededto place his palm directly on top ofthe markings Yep, it washot, all right Another time, Huey, ine cut ing to Barbara Snyder, the uni tingthegrassinhis bac pushed his dad's fully rev 7d lawn mower over a mound ofloose grave! versity vice president for stu dent affairs. Sut Snyder ruled Monday that although Havili is a stu dent at the university, the ap just to see what would happen. Bad idea. One plece ofrock spun out fromunder the mower's housing, peal processhe citedin the uni versity’s student-athlete code of conduct does not apply to him chipping his front two teeth. An- otherhit his littlesister, standing nearby, in the forehead. The mower itself was darnneardestroyed. because he is not an athlete ona Uponyet anotheroccasion, Big Dumb Huey poured the powder froma bunch offirecrackers into a though avill sail he plat io keep fighting, containerinside aclay voleano he madefor a science project. he loaded inthe explosive me accidentally ignited andr nis matter is far from over,” he said. Havili would not comment further as he left town on family the featureson his face. On a more personal noie, Big oncelet his dog out of its run as I his house one day don’t : Danie ENE Havili Won’t Play three wereutilized for emphasis, particularly when he did something icken deadline See STARZZ, Page D-4 “Huey.” Onserious occasions, all y the Randall can join the teamwhenit plays at Minnesota er. The beautiful thing about the nickname was that it was versatile. Huey answered to “Big,” he an: swered to “Dumb,” he answered to Photos by Ryan Galbraith/The Salt Lake Tribune ask Above, Eric Nielsen of Nephi has a rough ride aboard Rocky Road during barebackriding at the Daysof just in timeto have thedog clutch thebird inits such a strong aged 3.6 points HANGING IN THERE his family, even,at times,his moth is with the Starzz in her career, and has played sparwin-win “Semeka s Ee + ————e WNBA ; TONIGHT Starz ingly this season, averaging just “It’s said. ward and a good fender and reate back to bounder, and it hometown. We're guard that is very capable of some amazingth h arrived Detroit several hours later than expected Monday because severe thunderstorms in the area forced the plane to be di verted to a small airport nearby While the weather passed over the minutes. The trade will be a popular one the ttle the in BasLeague. d sequired in a trade with Miami in the 1999 son. J she aver. unhappy over her decreasing from jaws and thrash it to death. All I rememberis, feathers flew everywhere while I yelled, '47 Rodeo atthe Delta Center on “Hey, Dumb, yourdogis eating my Monday night. The other Utah rider chicken!” Huey explained later that he wanted to see how the do; in the event was Lan LaJeunesseof Morgan, a two-time world champion Atleft, Bradyn Bennett of Riverton makes quick work in the steer wrestling competition. Other events Mondayincluded youth bull riding, wild cow milking, calf roping, barre! racing, saddle broncriding, team the chicken would get along face. D uh face ate the other Why should you care about any of this? Why is Big Dumb Hu 1e y Wheeler any concern of yours’ Here's why: On the night the Jazz drafted Curtis Borchardt, the 7 foot Stanford center who had broken his foot twice during an abbre roping and bull riding. The Days of ’47 Rodeo continues through Wednesday, starting at 7 p.m. today and 4 p.m. on Wednesday. viated college career, missinglarge chunks of his freshman andsopho: moreyears, one name cametc business, though last week ht mentioned the possibility of lawsuit if his appeal was rejected A former all-state runnin back at East High School, Havili is trying to convince university officials that he is a reformed man since serving seven months in jail afler pleading guilty to first-degree felony ar son. He has cited support from coach Ron McBride, leadersir the LDS Church and even the district ney I feel terrible for the kid McBride said Hill agreed with that senti ment, but said that “it all adds up that [allowingHavili to play is probably not the right thing todo right now, I don’t have 4 heart of but I have t make a decision that everybody involved Besides being a best for convicted mind: You-Know-Who. The Jazz are Big Dumb Huey See HAVILI, Page D-2 It's easy to look back now, after the third stress fracture occurred A Touchy Situation during recent two-a-day practices leadingup to the Rocky Mountain Revue, and make that judgment. But it was easy before, too. At least in an educated sort of specula tive way. On talent alone, Borchardt was a lottery pick, but because of the foot problem, his stock dropped like WorldCom's on draft day. Ever though the center position was not the Jazz's primary need, they gave up their two picks to get Borchardt outsmartingeverybody, even them: With formerUte Miller’s futurewith teaminlimbo, Clevelandpressesforyyard selves, paying not enough heed to the podiatry warningsigns in his said their doctors exam ined him and gave the OK. The said this is the player they wanted despite the risks. Now, they are shocked, left hoy ingfor the best, while concedir that addit yal occurrences of the fracture are random, unpredictable and common with this particular typeof injury r tra nde the ¢ leveland ( avalier Perti wp collective bar Paxsor tl Spe ts lluetrat od that vot worth $10 million a under the eement. But the ex-Ute i son BY STEVE LUHM THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE aps becau! t basketball 8 top young point guards The problem? contre Miller war tension that would , rated reporter into th veir war \ draft ifferi ilier when the Clip pers did an about-face and passed on acquiring Miller Paxson had already made ‘feelings known and the Ca’ suddenly had a major prot probably an ur * ROCKY MOUNTAIN REVUE Duh. Who knows, maybe it will al work out. But ju: likely use, the Jazzput their palm ot burner, they 1 mound ¢ gravel, they rearra their fa features, they let the dog « chicken. Big Dumb Huey W be proud < COPY MILLER, | Ryan Galbraith/The Salt Lake Tribune and’s Jaren Jacksor $ all ball on Denver's Junior on on Monday at the Rocky Mountain Revue |
