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Show eee > _The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Saturday, January 27, 199¢ ie Leonard Leaps MORNING BRIEFING Big TV Triple-Header May Showcase WACTitle Game PHOENIX OPEN Pack to Take Phoenix Lead KAWAIHAE. ences in the network's triple- header. Such a game will provide the Championships in Lienz, Austria VanErt retired from World Cup racing in the mid 1980s and skied for the University of Utah, winning a silver medal in downhill in the 1987 World University Games. In 1990, after recovering from a kneeinjury, she decidedto try snowboarding. conference had five bowl entries Oo ATHLETICS Southern Utahis evaluating its athletic department as partof the NCAA Division I certification program. That studywill be followed bya visit from an external review committee. ‘The onlyruling we expect is full certification,” said SUUPresident Gerald R. Sherratt Allen R. Bohl was appointed Fresno State athletic director, partly because of his as recently as 1992 andfourin success in improving sports op- WAC unprecedented exposure. On the negative side, Weiser Lock has bailed on the Copper Bowl, leaving the Tucson game — one of only two that guarantee WAC postseason berths — without a corporate sponsor Should the Copper Bowl fold, which its officials is unlikely. the WACwill have available only San Diego's Holiday Bowl The both ‘93 and ‘94 beforeslippingto just two last season The WACalso is associated with the Cotton Bowl, which matches either the Pacific-10 Conference second choiceor WAC champion against a team portunities for women in former Jobs. Fresno State is being pres- sured to increase its commitment to gender equity in athletic programsas required by the federal government under Title IX oO from the Big 12. But the cards are going to haveto fall perfectly for the WACto break groundin the Cotton Bowl, which alsois seeking a corporate sponsor after Mobil BASKETBALL The Atlanta Hawks announced Oil withdrew. plans for 100 luxury boxes and 2,000 club seats, will be built on the site of the Hawks’ current Then there’s the Freedom Bowl, whose 11-year existence ceased in 1995 because offinancial hardships. WACrepresentatives had appeared in the Anaheim, Calif. game in its last four years. urces say ABChas agreed to they will remain downtown in a new $200 million arena. The 20,000-seat arena, which includes home, the Omni, which will be demolished Anthony Thomas, Alabama-Birmingham’s No, 2 scorer, left the team after being course. If you don’t believe it. ask Ra) Floyd As Sewell anadditional year of eligi- can’t put a price tag on bility to make up for two seasons Meanwhile, Copper Bowl executive director Larry Brown said he’s confident his game will re- lost to kneeinjuries Steve DeBerg, the quarterback coach for the New York Giants. was arraigned on a charge of drunken driving after going the wrong way cruit a newsponsor, onethat will allow the game to increase its minimum payout of $750,000 per team. Weiser Lock contributed about $450,000 last year In the best-case scenario, the Freedomwill be revived; the Copper will hustle a title sponsor even more generous than Weiser Lock, which pumped roughly $450,000 into last December’s game; and the WAC’'s first championship gamewill be played before a full house at Sam Boyd Stadium and in front of a largenational television audience on ABC SNOWBOARD FormerUniversity of Utah skier Sondra VanErt of Ketchum Idaho, whoat 31 is the oldest rider onthetour, surviveda nearfall and goingoff course onher first run to win the bronze medal in the inaugural FIS World Snowboard back the winter and added distance Over the years, my game was No. 10, bogeyedthe seventh hole were at 205, and defending cham to leave Leonard alone predicated on the fact I can hit the golf ball long,’ Palmer said When I got to where I was not driving very well, it would affect my entire game I have startedto hit the ball a in the lead After two pars, Leonard fin and parred the first five holes while the leaders pulled away Leonard made a big leap on No. 15, a 501-yard par-5 with an island green. He cleared the water with a 4-iron second shot that half-dozen holes. Getting his length back will make it much easier for him “his 85 percent is better than most people's 100 percent The Cowboys, in an unprecedented eighth Super Bowl, have driven hardtheir image of glamour and power and 1990's domi- Continued From D-1 nance Whenyoubelieve in yourself game absolutely scared receiver Michael Irvin said You've got to be scared Or maybe it will be which injury and have confidence,’ Coach Bar- ry Switzer said, “howcan that be arrogance? Ninetypercent of the game is played from the neck up.” the defensive line. The man who never finished better than eighth stopped 20 feet from the pin, then made the putt Leonard On the 17th hole picked up another str in six tries at the Tournament Players Club of Scottsdale a few minutes fromhis residence. tap-in birdie, but he Pittsburgh should have cornerback Rod Woodson back from with a bogey on the 18th, pulling a 7-iron to the right knee surgery, plays. He is maybe at 85 percent about is healed best Dallas should return end Charles Haley from a bad back in recked the Steelers in last year’s 26-9 blowout with four sacks at least for a few starting ballgames and were about finishing them.” TEATS Joe ~ TACOMAS on a one-waystreet in midtown Manhattan SKIING Sonia Nef of Switzerland cap tured her first World Cupvictory ina rare night slalom inSestriere, FOR BREAKFAST. Italy. BASEBALL The California Angels claimed left-handed pitcher Joe Rosselli off waivers from the San Francisco Giants, and placed him on the 40-man roster... Outfielder Bernard Gilkey, traded to the Mets last week. and New York catcher Todd Hundley avoided arbitration by signing one-year con- tracts, Squads Showing Their Endurance two shots behind Austin and one behind Parnevik, We hada practice round before the Lexus Challenge, and he outdrove me on a number of holes. That's pretty incredible Before that, I was outdriving him by yards. He outdrove me on a Greene said, ished with a 7-foot putt for birdie on No. 9 He began the round at 8-under made a commitment to change his setup and his swing to get more upright but as outside linebacker Kevin Super Mickelson, who also started on little longer with some newdrivers. I'm basinga lot of mychances on being able to hit the ball Floyd provided the proof. I played with Arnold twice in December, and and on both occasions I was impressed with the way played,” Floyd said. “He To this, ferocious Steeler outside linebacker Greg Lloyd retorted: “You can read or turn the television on and see someof the stuff they're saying and think, My goodness, do these guys think we're going to cometo this ballgame and just lay down?’ We are FOOTBALL The NCAA hasgranted Eastern running prepared to join hetinkered with his game during Leonard, a non-winner his two previous years on the Tour, had an eagle during his 5-under-par round of 66 to finish 54 holes at 13-under 200 Don Pooley, Tom Scherrer and Phil Mickelson were tied for second at 202, with second-round leader Woody Austin, Jesper Parnevik and KennyPerry at 204 Tom Watson, Blaine McCallister, Scott Hoch, John Wilson Rocco Mediate and Barry Lane pion Vijay Singh, who ruined a good round with a double bogey on his 17th hole, was in a groupat 206. Austin and Parnevik reached ll-under during their rounds. putting six players in competition for the lead until Leonard made his move. Hegot to 12-under withabirdie putt on thesixth hole, the 15th of his round after starting on the back nine. That put Leonardin atie for the lead with Mickelson, whohas won threetitles in Tucson but has the two Nicklaus and Jim Colbert for this weekend's Senior Skins on the island of Hawaii, Palmer said Open. player. Washington Jack jamatop theleader board Friday with two birdies in the last four holes andtook a two-shotlead after three rounds of the Phoenix charged with beating his girlfriend, a former UAB women’s carry the game betweendivision winners at 1:30, Mountain Time WACcommissioner Karl Benson estimates the game will be worth $2.5 million to the conference, to say nothing of “TV exposure you Hawaii — At age ed length to his drives on the golf Leonard pulled away from a log- ABCis expected to announce soon that not onlywill it telecast the WAC's first championship game Dec. 7 in Las Vegas, it will sandwich the game on the same day between title games in the Southeastern and Big 12 confer- Palmer Figures Howto Drive Farther 66, Arnold Palmer says he’s add- THEASSOCIATED PRESS SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Justin DY The Oakland Athletics agreed to a contract with Scott Brosius, who playedat everyposi- 1996 B2300 SE REGULAR CAB tion except pitcher andcatcher. fs fs YES YES Es yes 36 MONTHS. 50,000 MILE = SU PERBOWL SPECIAL "My January 27 & 28 NC NO N N N NO 36.0 $11,300" “Ribs To Go” A full rack of lean, tenderjuicy Hickory Smoked aERe UN BABY BACK RIBS 9 Plus Pint of Coleslaw only $8.99 MARKET STREET BROILER 260 South 1300 East + 583-8808 Place order at Fish Counter THE GOOD SLEDS GO FAST. 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