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Show D6 ° The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Friday, January5. . 1996 Minutemen Use Guards THURSDAY COLLEGE SCORES —MEN— To Slip Through Memphis BAST THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WORCESTER, Mass — With most of the at- aford 88 rizona St. 71 TEMPE N State complete a late ral- Vanessa points ly, and the Wolfpack | 26 held onfor a 75-73 vie- beat Arizona tory over No, 15 Duke on Thursdaynight Sevenstraight points by Peace Shepard helped af center Marcus Camby Toul eetLUNAoe setts won again because ofits backcourt The Minutemen beat No. 3 Memphis 64-61 night and while Camby, the 6-foot- No. California 99 melo Travieso and Edgar #9 Arizona 75 OAKLAND, Calif. Padillla cameupwiththe the guard tandem of Car- 18 Va. Tech 76 NC Charlotte 60 Mass scored 22 points, includ- — WORCESTER, Ace Custis scored 15 ing 11 during a 16-5 Caliand Jim Jackson early lead but Memphis fornia run to open the points had all 14 of his in the finally got its running second half, and the second half as Virginia three- Tech took advantage of game going andthe final Bears made 11 10 minutes seemedlike a pointers in a defeat of poor shooting by North gamethat would played Arizona Carolina Charlotte big plays down the 4 Mela 'T Potet 1000 lina St 38, Duke 36 1 Shareef Abdur- Rahim stretch Massachusetts took an on a neutral court in Marchratherthan early January The Tigers, #19 Alabama 92 8 Ark, 85 (OT) | FAYETTEVILLE, | ark — Dominique Canty came off the bench to score 23 points to lead points as Connecticut re- Alabamato an overtime bounded fromits first victory over Arkansas. Big Eastloss in twoyears ALABAMA(12-2) to defeat Georgetown Bis 106 with 6-13 66 18, Dun 2 Connecticut 96 eorgetown 64 TORRS, Conn Kara Wolters scored 25 It was the worst loss for Arizonasince a 111- NORTH CAROLINA CHARLOTTE ¢ 2 58 defeat at UCLA in AkuStary 55) itkowsk 614 $4 22, Stison 3.9 12 auras 2204 Freeman 50 Kel isbine Geb Tol bi 4 3% tani asteteld 1, sou02) 19 Witkowski 24 Tuter 14 1 k who ad Gray added 29 points and Randy Duck 46 on a three-pointerby had 20 — both tying their Rodney Newsom with career highs — for the 11:02 to play. Until there Bears. whohadfallen out were 13 seconds left, nei- of the top 25 while losing ther team led by more three of their previous four games thanfourpoints trailed by 16 in the first half, took the lead at 48- can 450.08, Eel S48 913,Mote3 20000, 259 GEORGETOWN (74 as EI Paso 45 MENPUIS 74 Pepp i a 8 . AranaSt 7 10 Tex. Tech 69 ‘exas-El Paso 45 LUBBOCK, Backup center Crystal Henderson scored hit both free throws with the go-ahead basket in 9 secondsleft to makeit overtime and finished 76-73, and Toby Bailey with 29 points as UCLA Washington rae 23 Du 4 A mifahe (1 defeated State 4 ie he . Tenn. St. 7 Henderson put the hit two more to close out scoring with one second | left Bruins ahead for good UeLA 16 UNC 96 LAWRENC on _104-5 14, 0’Bannon 5.11.95 14 74-72 with 42 seconds re- Mc Henderson 11-18 7-8 29 Paul Pierce, a freshman N.C.State 72 in overtime Johnson 4 9-4 12, Dempsey 0-10-00, Dok emerging as a powerful CHAPEL HILL, N.C maining 8.5.8 Givens 0-20-00 Totals 26.52 hehit frominside 5 force for Kansas, scored — FreshmenVince Car- when | thekey. 30 points and the ter and Antawn Jamison WashingtonState's 517681 hawks stifled East Ten had seasor Chris Scott madeoneof Scott14 2-44. Johnson0 nesseeState and North ( vived without leading | scorer Jeff MeInnis to down cold-shooting EAST TENNESSEE STAT Me(ellan uP : Norti, Carolina State two free throws with 10 seconds left to makeit 74-73, UCLA's Charles O'Bannon was promptly fouled in backcourt and Coby 0-0 0.00. Totals Walt ington 66, LA Banna1:8) Wl \Aatrun 8 fling 18 Fag Boles set a team record ake orest 70 VSTON-SALEM, — Tora Suber pera 24 points to lead Virginia over Wake 3 Pot goals Suber 34. Bower 0 Both Get Released in Philly signed three players to minor The Minnesota Twins recently Veteran guard Jeff Malone, his productionsharply downsince returning from a severe injury to his right heel, was released Thursday by the Philadelphia ‘76ers. Center Mike Brownalsowas released and swingman Sean Higgins was activated from the in- Bureof the Vancouver Canucks whogot the otherstarting spot on the wing, is injured and will miss the game [ SOCCER Diego Maradonasays he is an addict who once wasso incapacitated by drugs he couldn't get his juredlist Malone. who ranks 12th among young daughtera glass active NBA players in points scored with 17,200, had averaged drug addict.” he told the weekly magazine Gente. Maradona, once just 6.2 points in 25 games this season. Philadelphia acquired Malone from the Utah Jazz on Feb. 24. 1994, along with a 1994 firstround draft pick, for Jeff Hornacek, Sean Green and a 1995 or 1996 second-roundpick Brown was signed as an unre. stricted {eve agent on Dec. 13 and the world’s greatest player, says averaged 2.9 points and 4.1 rebounds in nine games, FOOTBALL BYU’s James Dye was namedto the Football News All-America first team as a returnspecialist Utah kicker Dan Pulsipher, Utah State running back Abu Wilson. receiver Kevin Alexander and USUlinebacker David Gill and BYU linebacker Shay Muirbrook received honorable mention An impostor on the Texas team may have placed bets on sports events for a small numberofoth er players on the team, Texas ath- letic director DeLoss Dodds said Dodds’ announcementwasthelatest development in the bizarre story of 30-year-old Ron Weaver. who enrolled at Texas last year as 23-year-old Ron McKelvey and extendedhis football playing d: after exhausting his college eligibility in California several years earlier Florida Coach Steve Spurrier is giving NFL teams with coaching vacancies a weekto talk to him, the Nashville Banner reported Thursday. Spurrier agreed with school officials to a seven-day windowallowing him to exploreany joboffers of water. “Twas, Lamand I always will be a he beganusing drugs in 1982 Frank Stapleton, who scoredarecord 20 international goals for Ireland, was hired as coachofthe NewEngland Revolution of Major League Soccer. Also in the MLS, Bruce Arena, wholedVirginia to four consecutive NCAA titles, quit the school to become coach of Washington United. Arenais also coach of the U.S. Olymteam. And the New York/New y Metrostars hired former New York Cosmos Coach Eddie Firmani as their coach. The team also signed Tony Meola, the formerstarting goalkeeper for the US. national team skiing legend Bernhard Knauss in a U.S. Pro Ski Tour slalom at Schladming, Austria. Park City’s appearances with the Canadians with the Canadians’ of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Thelefty was 8-4 with a 4.32 ERAand threwthe onlyno-hitter in the league1; ason when he beat Vancouver biathlete, placing ninth. Debbie Nordyke, Bend Ore., won the women’s event with Salt Lake’s Dina Newhouse fourth and Salt Lake’s Deanne Trauba 10th 1 previous record of 432,879set in GOLF Greg Norman, who seta single 1991 by St. season money recordin if was » oA eerie ee Tee es 36 5/6 | goRiGHTON | OBER VALLEY (got) 649-1000 4 58 6/7 GPP] $29 1 41 EEK MEADOWS | NORDIC VALLEY (801) 745-3511 PARK OITY 0 36 4 PP $25 2 25 1/2 PP S16 | ‘eawoenmt, > [ao aa ep sam | Pay Xo Seas he Neterind ind, def Brenda far _ REGION 14 Wet 7.90pm WOLF MOUNTAIN (801) 649-5400 ns adve Ariz., he nationals (Feb. 11-17} in Colorado Springs, Colo. Admissionis $6 for adults, $3 for children |eee 59 2 44 |e | GPP | sa | PPP | $32 6/7 PPP | $28 GPP - Groomed Packed Powder - Powder/Packed Powder P - Powder CAMPUS CALENDAR r St. at Wyomin; ss 18.15 ais r Thursday's Game lando 4. Michigan (SO) qT Lee Janzen | Porttana 1 MILWAUKEE VANCOUVER Pick | LALAKERS Pick Uta Phoenix 2 LACLIPPER GOLDEN St 4 Minnesot PRO POOTBALL sturdy Favorite Line: Underdog PITS oye | 0 ren Ba Sunday DALLAS i: Phildetph KANSASCITY nina | Hae Teamin CAPS RADIO LOG Gary Go- regional ch mpi @ 4 PP Packed Powder HP - Hard Pack NA - Not Available Today's ProgramSchedule mez (178), all of whom won state USA-ABF regionals in $49 7 p.m. Records:WSU £-is Wyomit Ing 3-7 Series: WSU lea 10-8. Last m meeting: WSU 93, Wyoming 76 (1995) ihe Wideals bet Col SiateFuleton and Loyola larymount on the road last weekend. mists Colorado Stale on r pre-8ig Sky Conference play 3.27 134 104 Conclude 40.0 rebounds 1d yominy 9 is led by WESTERN CONFERENCE points and 7.9 rebounds. Midwes: Division Juniors, The 14-bout card, which gets State winners qualify for next 4 12/13) GPP) At the Arena-Auditorium, Larami park Coliseum titles last year Fernandez. who acyaneey) to last year’s national seinifi ranked fourth in the sans while Heaps is ranked ninth. $32 Lele tag THL Standings PASTERN CONFERENCE North Division LEOOrs Three defending state champions topthe field at tonight's Utah neA-Amateur Boxing Federation hampionshipsat the State Fair: ShaneHeaps (147) and GPP | $20 GPP| Conditions as of yesterday, For today's conditions, call individual resorts above phone numbers. The Salt Lake Tribunc Hips Seforad | | Defending Champions Are Ready to Rumble Chris Fernandez (139 pounds) ; = nimmace | Salt Lake’s Franklin Quest Field is also the site of the 1996 Triple-A All-Star game Prescott, same seul SOLITUDE los Pulido signed Mo Sanford under wayat 7:30 p.m., features | |GPP| $25 0 BRIAN HEAD nd Amanda Cocter, South | (801) 534-1400 The Buzz open defense of their 1995 Northern Divisiontitle on April 6 at Phoenix. The home opener is Tuesday, April 9 against weck’s ry Kelly, who took the award for the Nike Tour Snow Depth Open Cond* Prices | (801) 677-2035 Tateore Chicago and of the Y Jim Colbert, voted Player of the Year onthe Senior Tour, andJer i Nee TRIGeone ean Telieeacuamtane | ovens | 2 82 [1414] PrP] $47 macnn vitation to major league training 15th All-Star berth. The Chicago goalie Ed Belfour and defense- it nt Compiled by: R.C. Roberg | sox| apnnh on ieterogon Gon=ntPa wo Yoine to: aera ita tated Geran 8 Ho acs aa Nest etare sated serNe ees itaiete champions. Dunn receivea anin- Blackhawks will send two players. man Chris Chelios. Hull earned a starting spot on the wing for the sixth consecutive time. Pavel ratDese yon Guaietent tad ata Cardinals. voted Player of the Year by the PGA Tour membership and Woody Austin was voted ie Also honored were def Sabine Hack ‘ie rnshri = iad Us | is the topaffiliate of the St. Louis the Calgary Cannons. ugh 2740210, Haley Wappet "hueCha det irate ta, 28ass.7 | HASlns Huntera Giannelli had 16 homers and 71 with 1 Slalom Men — 1, Scott Wither, Colorado, 62.01 seconds Ules 4 Alain Brit-Cote, 63.63, 17, Aaron Atkins, 66.69 4. Andrew Hare, 7145.38, Mark Elvidge. 78.85.43. Mike E Waren — 1, Caroline Gedde-Dabl, Color Heather Munroe, 70-11. 9, Kuehn, 1 7062.21. Petra Pire 92. Brin Kiefl, 88.63, 8/8 RBIs at Louisville, the American Association champion. Louisville camp Pitcher C ‘Nevada Inviatona Results Standings Preliminary standings after four of eight events Dene242 pits red allowedNex Mev 221, Alaska-Anchorage 209, Colorado th 194, Western, State 109, Nevada 197 and Montana 20 minutes, 31.1 1 73 2-0 on June 13 In other moves involving former Buzz players, first baseman Steve Dunn signed a minor-league fourth and eighth in their respec- tive races. 2 Florencia Labat, Ange parent club the California Angels, before being dealt to the Houston Astros, whoassigned him to Tucson. Milchin wasalsoin the PCLlast season, pitching for the Albuquerque Dukes, thetop affiliate BIATHLON The World Championship team was selected at the U.S. National a at Lake Placid, N.Y. Curtis Schreiner Day, N.Y., won the senior men's race with Tuck Miller, a Utah Na- Orange County and Sunday afternoon at San Diego. Brett Hull. Wayne Gretzky of the Los Angeles Kings earned his Resort cates Jordanat Ame canFork. 15.3K. Colorado skiers Scott Wither: and Caroline Gedde-Dahl won the slaloms with Utah’s Alain BrittCote and Heather Munroeplacing Conditions as of Yesterday | seveGera fa A and went 3-1 with the Toros. Healso appeared in one game signed with Texas. Detroit Red Wings rolledup a re- Louis Blues winger and Tucson Toros, He was 6-0 with twosaves in 28 middlerelief AmwayClassic New Zealand ry oe fru : ie Cross country competition continues today with mass-start skating-technique races. Womenwill ski three 3.8 K-laps (11.5K), and the men will cover four laps for — Denver | antag AmwaytonClase wo Sin neHatPe Juteta | wate rane 048804 first baseman Ray Giannelli Bennett, a right-hander, spent last season with the Pacific Coast League's Vancouver Canadians Calif. and defending NCAA-champion Colorado beganflexing new muscle Thursday to open the Nevada Invitational Ski Championship. DUskiers won both the men's and women’sclassical technique 9 kilometer races and vaulted to the top of the team standings. CU took both slalom titles as the Invitational opened at Auburn Ski Club and BorealSki Area. Denver's Geir Skari skied two laps of the cross country coursein 20 minutes and 31.1 seconds for the men’s victory. DU men placed 1-2-11 but skiers from Alaska-Anchorage skied into the 3-4-5 places. The top Utes, led by Kurt Wulff, placed 7-12-15-25-26. In the women’s race, Denver skier Lisbeth Johnson earned the victory in 24:29.8 on the same two-lap 9K course. DUskiers took 1-7-13 while the UAA crowdfinished at 8-12-24. Ute skiers Heidi Selnes and Stine Hellerud placed 4-1 Leofthe SI events Denver, Colorado Roll Out To Lead at Nevada Ski Invite Taree Buvenicriey Wherutagen pa Signed were pitchers Erik Bennett and Mike Milchin, along with former U.S. Ski Teamathletes. Jeremy Nobis and Erie Schlopy qualified for the roundof 32 but didn't advance cord vote among the six starters picked for the NHL's Western Conference All-Star team. Coffey’s vote total of 620,788 beat the themto the Salt Lake Buzz. BASKETBALI Prep Boys Schedule the defending American League Austrian Hans Hofer upset pro tional Guard assigned deal with the Cleveland Indians SKIING VOLLEYBALL The Utah Predators (1-0) return to National Volleyball Association action Saturday night at HOCKEY Defenseman Paul Coffey of the and (95 cents per minute) skiing pipe comp 8 Alpine skiing — Novice disabledalpinerace. Snowbird: Southwest Airlines family ski race. Alta: US. Ski Association southr series alpine race, Brighton. owey's se Cross country s barethger kick-and:ghide tech nique, White TeoeTouring Center. Freestyle sking — Upright and inverted aerials, Utah Winter ae:Park yoarding — Slalom, Brighton ime skiing — USSA alpine race. Brighton. SCOREBOARD Scores: 1-900-896-1551 Ex-Jazz Duo Malone, Brown contracts TEXAS EL PASO(6) VIRGINIA (9 Foote 914 58 0 St ausepohl 2 03000, Brown 1.09 Glessner 01 WARE PORE Three AAA Vets From Minnesota league with 10 blocked shots as Texas Tech beat TexasEl Paso Forest Buzz Getting MORNING BRIEFING with ski jumping, snowboarding and Huntsman Cup skiing joining the paradeofactivities in the 10th annual Games. Hockey began Tuesday at Oquirrh Park in Kearns. Figure skating opened Wednesdayat The Ice Sheet in Ogden. The 9th annual Huntsman Cup, a regional qualifying race for the National Handi d Ski Cl i i opens today with a super-G race starting at 10:30 a.m. on Park City’s Paydayrun. Ski Jumping on the K18 and K38hills is scheduled at the Utah Winter Sports Park and a snowboard giant slalom will be held at TRUCKEE, hayes 0.00:00 To Other dominate the weekend schedule. Monday and Tuesday, GMC Truck senior no-check hockey will be played at The Ice Sheet in Ogden and Cottonwood Heights; respectively. Junior hockey games are scheduled Monday. through Thursday at Oquirrh Park in Kearns. Senior check hockey is planned Jan. 12-14 at Cottonwood Heights and Bountiful Recreation Center Saturday's schedule Cross country sklog — ProForm skatingtechnique cross country rate, Whit Pi centr, Park City ‘Jumping — Sports Fa ing competition continues today 14 North Carolina 11 junior had 23 points and outplayed counterpart Lorenzen Wright Brighton. ByCraig Hansell THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE Utah Winter Games GMC Truck junior hockey andice skat- RALEIGH, N.C tention rightly directed top-ranked Massachu- With Hockey, Ice Skating land 1-. Coleman 1-4, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NORTH CAROLINA STATE (83 Winter Games Get Rolling: N.C. State Rallies Past No. 15 Duke Aa Cea Hal Sutto Joh Da Wee See PRO BASKETBALL tT Favorite |
