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Show Sports The Salt Lake Tribune FRIDAY, May 26, 1995 HIGH SCHOOLS Page D-5 SECTION D| SCOREBOARD Page D-7 Magic Pass ‘Chemistry’ Exam DICK ROSETTA Orlando ShowsPoise 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conferencefinals “We're confident,” Magic coach Brian Hill said. “Chemistry is something this team has had all year and nowit’s surfacing in the postseason.” With O'Nealhitting crucial free throws, shooting guard Nick Andersonnailinga critical three-pointer and point guard Anfernee Hardaway guiding the Magic throughthe roughtimes, Orlandostared in the face of a remarkable shooting performance by Pacers guard Reggie Miller and barely blinked. After starting 1 of 4 from thefield, Miller hit 10 of his next 11 shots before missing a critical threepointer with 54.2 seconds to play and the Magic ahead 113-109. Still, Miller closed with 37 points on 12-of-18 shooting and kept the Magic from celebrating early. In Tripping Up Pacers By Ira Winderman FORT LAUDERDALE SUN-SENTINEL ORLANDO,Fla. — The three-pointers were not out of character by the Magic. Neither was the dominantinsideplay by Shaquille O'Neal. Butthe poise, ah, the poise, that is what made the Magic’s 119-114 victory Thursday night over the Indiana Pacers at Orlando Arena so remarkable. A young team that has developed extraordinary maturity during these NBA playoffs, the Magic held off several second-halfrallies by the Pacersto take a The DownsIs Gearing Upfor Banner Year Wyoming Downs, rescued from bankruptcy in 1989, threatened by a boycott in 1992 and forced into a shortenedrace meetin 1994,is back in the saddle again in 1995. Andthe nearest pari-mutuelracing facility to the Wasatch Front, already stocked with barns full of Utah-bred @ See MAGIC, Page D-3 I CONFERENCEFINALS @ WEST: Rocketsvs. Spurs Monday — Ortanco at Inctona, 430 pm {NBC} = Ind. Otando, 7 pm. (NBC) ‘dune 2 — Orono at Iniona, 7 pm (NEC) “dune 4 — Indiana ot Orand. § pm. (NBC) *—ifnecessary AlTimes MOT horses, is just itching for the annual influx of Beehive State money. The Joe Joyce family, which plucked the Evanston track from the brink of disaster six years ago,is gearing up for a 32-date season, eight more sessions than a year ago. Thefirstcall to post comes Saturday at 1 p.m. Some thought — others fervently hoped — this Memorial Day weekend of 1995 would never cometopass, nev- er mind a season that runs through Labor Day. Wyoming Downs has rarely made money. In the best year, the Joyce clan might have broken even, says track manager Eugene Joyce. Thetrack's death knell, silenced by a risky Joe Joyce takeover in 1989, nearly sounded in 1992, when the powerful anti-pari-mutuel forces in Utah used Wyoming Downs as an example of corruption and depravity in a successful drive to defeat the pari-mutuel ballotissue. The Joyces are funneling $110,000 into Utah advertising media this summer to dispel that myth. And Utah horse breeders have plunked down their Downs stakes nominationsin record numbers. Utahns — breeders, jockeys, trainers and fans alike — seem almostzealous in anticipation of the opening three-day weekend. “Trainers have been working horses on muddytracks all spring,” says Eugene Joyce. ‘There is such a thing as an equine science. Trainers are waiting for a sunshiny weekend to apply their science — to put their product on the line, a dry line.” The Downs, while affording Utahn bettors just one more border depository, has been a training ground for horses that have gone on to greener pastures. Emerging from the 1994 Downspool was two-year-old thoroughbred Shu Biz Annie, voted horse of the meet af- Kresimir Cosic 1948-1994 ‘Fun-Loving’ Cosic Dies Of Cancer SteveGriffin/The Salt Lake Tribune Shortstop Denny Hocking divesafter line drive Thursday, but comes up empty in Buzz’s loss in the opener of doubleheader. 1=\VPeaa 6) oer-1e-) @ Thursday: Albuquerque 4, Salt Lake 2, first game; Salt Lake 3, Albu- Sun Finally Shines on Buzz’s Naulty In Rainy Split With Albuquerque querque 1, second ter winningfive times in five outings. game Last November, the Jerry Atkintrained, Ted Hickey-ownedfilly won a $200,000 stakes race at San Francisco's Bay Meadowstrack. Atkin, based in St. George, has already pulled into Evanston with 44 thoroughbreds. The stock is part of 700 horses — up from 600 a year ago — that will answer the call of the Downsbugle. In the quarter horse mix, from which candidates will emerge for the $50,000 Cowboy Classic, the $25,000 Gary Waite Maiden Derby and $200,000 Silver Dollar Futurity, are 44 entries from the stable of South Jordan's Lee Giles, last year’s trainer of the year. By Chris Schulte THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Salt Lake Buzz pitcher Dan Naulty eam the Buzz a finally has his first win above Singlerainysplit. al A. B Record: 25-20 Andit took him just nine outs to Bf Highlight: Mike Trombley and Dan Nautty combine to ® Tonight: Albu- getit. Naulty pitched the final three inLake,2, 5:30 p.m. nings of the rain-soaked second game i Pitching: Latroy of Thursday’s doubleheader with the Hawkins (0-1) vs. Albuquerque Dukesas the Buzz won John O'Donoghue 3-1. The Dukes took the opener at (4-2); Oscar Munoz Franklin Quest Field 4-2. (4-3) vs. Mike MilThe second game was delayed for chen(3 — more than an hourin the middle of querque at Salt It's elementary, folks. “We couldn't the fourth, but when it resumed Naulty jogged out to the mound ina winningsituation. His team led, but starter Mike Trombley hadn't pitch the required five innings to earn a victory. The victory is the 25-year-old's first in almost a season. He was 0-7 at Nashville, but was impressive enough in spring training to earn a job on the Buzzstaff, then started 0-3 here. Staring at a 10-game losing streak, he didn't mind havingto slip on the mound and battle a steady rain the final two innings. “I didn't really care when it would come,” said an obviously relieved Naulty. ‘Just as long at it came.” The 6-foot-6 right-hander has had some strong outings with the Buzz, once allowing one runin eight innings, but still couldn't manage a win. He also missed some great op- portunities, like once notlasting five innings after being spotted an 11-0 lead. The streak became history, though, on wet, cold night at Frank- = “Kresimir was No. 1, without question,’ said Witbeck, a former BYU assistant coach under Stan Watts. “He was certainly the most exciting player we ever had. He packed the stands. The reason the Marriott Center stands todayis because of Stan Watts and Kresimir Cosic.” Cosic, most recently Croatia’s deputy ambassador to the United States, died at John Hopkins Hospital of complications associated with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, a cancer of the @ See COSIC, Page D-2 THLIs Considering A Return to Salt Lake ByBrett Prettyman THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS @ See U.S., Page D-2 Cosic died Thursday in Baltimore after a year-long battle with cancer. He was @ See BUZZ, Page D-6 To U.S. Hoop Team COLORADOSPRINGS, Colo. — Dawn Staley chatted happily. Rebecca Lobo beamed Katrina McClain breathed sighof relief that it was over. And Teresa Edwards, the most decorated, the most experienced and the oldest of them all, cried — for herself and for everyone who had stood byher. They were among 11 players named Thursday to a pioneering women’s national basketball team that will form the core of the 1996 U.S. Olympic team. All had reasonto celebrate but none seemed more caught up in the moment than Edwards,who already has played in three Olympics and won two gold medals Shecried when told of the news early Thurs- basketball player ever. lin Quest in front of just a few dozen 11 Pioneers Named have a race meetwithout Utah horses. They make up 80 percent of our fields,” says Joyce. Norcould the Downs survive without Utah's intrepid gamesters. Although siphoning far less from Utah bettors than does, say, Wendover, Joyce says 80 percent of his weekend handleis from Utah There's one big difference between Utahns going to Evanston and Wendover to quell their gambling hunger. At the Downs, a guaranteed 80 percent of all moneyis returned to the smartest, or luckiest, bettors, You get 80 percent — smart or lucky — back from Wendover and fewer new casinos would be cropping up. The Joyce family is not looking for any new tracks. It’s banking on Utah's $1 billion horse business and a population trend that shows 100,000 new Utahns everyyear. The Joyces persevered through the first half of the ‘90s on a shoestring. It's the whole shoe they re banking on in the decade's stretch run. By Joe Baird THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Pete Witbeck recalls Kresimir Cosic as ‘‘a fun-loving guy” who laughed easily and brought joy to others. Brigham Young's associate athletic director also remembers the the 6-foot-11 Croatian as the best Cougar The Quebec Nordiques’ move to Denver could meanthe return ofan International. Hockey League team to Salt Lake. “It would beterrific if hockey were to come back, said Tim Howells, Utah Jazz general manager, in volved in the Delta Center operation Delta Center general manager Scott Williams says if a newfranchise can guarantee attendance and/or revenue, ‘we would loveto doit In fact, Williams says he has already been approached bya group that wants to start a new IHL team andis looking at twoor threecities — including one to which the Denver Grizzlies have already com- The Associated Press mitted to moving With the National Hockey League heading for Denver, the Grizzlies are forced to look elsewhere Olympic basketball players Lisa Leslie, left, Dawn Staley and Sheryl Swoopespretendto call the White House. @ See HOCKEY, Page D-6 NHISays Goodbye, Quebec NBAPlayoffs Barkley OK After Surgery Orlando 119, Indiana 114 Charles Barkley had torn cartilage repaired in his left knee Thursday, and the Phoenix Suns star is ex pected to complete his rehabilitation in six weeks. “everything went according to plan,” said Richard Emerson, a team physician who performed the procedure at St. Lukes Medical Center in Phoenix. Barkley will decide after his rehabilitation if he will return next season. His therapy will be doneat the Suns Athletic Club adjacent to America West Arena. two games After Saturday's loss to Houston in Game 7 of the retirement, then said Wednesday he wasn't sure ‘ Charles Barkley CUSAD 2p.m. — Golf, The Colo Tacoma 6, Edmonton 4 CWGND NHLPlayoffs Chicago 3, Vancouver 2 (OT) San Diego 4, Montreal 3 Detroit 6, San Jose 2 San Fran., 3, Philadelphia1 (54) American League Pittsburgh 3, Florida 1 Los Angeles 3, New York 0 In Action Today PCLBaseball: Buzz vs. Albuquer Cincinnati6, Chicago 2 que, 2, at Franklin Quest Field, 5:30 p.m. PCL Albuquerque 4, Salt Lake 2 TV Sports (WGAD 1:15 p.m. — Baseball, Mar Oakland 9, Baltimore 6 second-roundplayoff series, Barkley announced his Salt Lake 3, Albuquerque1 Vancouver 6, Phoenix 1 Tucson 6, Las Vegas 5 National League St. Louis 4, Atlanta 1 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 Barkley hurt his knee in late February and missed California 15, New York 2 Seattle 4, Boston 3 Kansas City 3, Milwaukee 1 4 D4 Calgaryat Colo. Springs, 2, ppd. lins at Cubs nial 5 p.m. — Baseball, White Sox at Tigers CESPN) 5:30 p.m. — NHL Playoffs, Flyers at Rangers CTBS) 6 p.m. — Baseball, Braves at Astros i TNT) 7 p.m. — NBA Playoffs. Spurs at Rockets PSN) 7 p.m. — Golf, NCAA Women's Championships (taped) + : |
