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Show SPORTS STANDARD-EXAMINER SATURDAY, OCT. 12, 1991 SPORTS EDITOR:625-4260 TV LISTINGS BUSINESS Pagliarulo gives Twinslead in playoffs SIDE TORONTO (AP) — With one terrific swing, Mike Pagliarulo gave the dome advantage back to Min- will be played today when Jack Morris, the winner of the first game, faces Todd Stottlemyre. Of the seven previous A.L. playoffs A.L. PLAYOFFS was almost out of baseball after hitting .196 in 50 games with the Padres. Now, he’s a big deal in the playoffs. “It was the biggest game of my life.” Pagliarulo said. “I was looking to hit the ball up the middle, but the ball was over the plate so I pulled it. I almost missed first nesota. Pagliarulo hit a pinch homer with one out in the 10th inning Friday night to give Minnesota a 3-2 victory over Toronto and a 2-1 lead in the American League play- offs. The home run off Mike Timlin also broke a streak of 12 consecutive scoreless innings by Blue Jays relievers. The home run wiped out advantage of the Blue Jays, who won Game 2 in the Metrodome and ended the Twins’ seven-game postseason home winning streak. At ing up one hit. Kirby Puckett said. “A lot of peo- Mark Guthniegotthe final out of the ninth and gained the victory, and Rick Aguilera finished for his second save of the series. Pagliarulo was batting for rookie Scott Leius, who was 0-for-3, when he hit Timlin’s fastball over the ple thought he was washed up.” right-field wall. It was the sixth went on to win the series five times. “Pagliarulo did a good job for us this season,” Twins center fielder Pagliarulo hit 32 homers for the pinch homerin playoff history, and New York Yankees in 1987, but the third in the A.L. Thelast in the A.L. was by Kansas City’s Pat Sheridan in 1985, also against the Blue Jays. “It was a horrible pitch,” Timlin Miss first base? Almost. But the his high since then was 15 the next 31-year-old Pagliarulo didn’t miss his chance to be a star. lo as a free agent on Jan. 25, 1990. season. The Twins signed PagliaruNobody else really wanted him. “It was the shortest game of my life but also the biggest game of my life,” said Pagliarulo, whohit only six homers in 365 at-bats this season. “I can hit home runs.” Game 4 of the best-of-7 series Beck cards 59 — second one in PGA history worked two scoreless innings, giv- tied 1-1, the team winning Game 3 base.” very least, the Twins know they will be returning to Homer Hanky land. Only two years ago, Pagliarulo hit, and series surprise Cari Willis Toronto got a good performance fro... its bullpen, but the Twins said. “It was right down the mid- were even better. David West, who slumped in the second half, pitched 2%; shutout innings, allowing one hit.” The Blue Jays kept a late-arriv- die. It was a great pitch for him to LINES their feet in the first inning when Joe Carter hit Scott Erickson’s 3-2 pitch 451 feet to center field with two outs. Candy Maldonado made it 2-0 with an RBI double later in the inning. Starts with an H Just what is an H-back, and why doesit mean so much to Toronto, however, could have WeberState football? had much, much more, In the first Girl among boys seven innings, the Blue Jays were 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Theyalso drew eight walks, only one of which resulted in a run. “We left too many runners on Sharp-shooting Megan Jensen is part of an AAU team headed for a major road trip. 4B Water jet base,” Toronto Manager Cito Gaston said. “It was just one ofthose games when you bunt you don’t drive in the run and when youhit and run, nothing happens.” Erickson (20-8) staggered Burke Priest takes his shotat the big time in Jet Ski racing. 3 through four-plus innings, allowing ing SkyDome crowd of 51,454 on LA. Lakers 118, Boston 104 New York 117, Dallas 91 Seattle 87, Miami 84 Oriando 103, Detroit 88 Milwaukee 113, Minnesota 108 See TWINS on 28 New Jazz arena seating L.A. Clippers 118, Chicago 109 Houston 112, Atlanta 96 Phoenix 104, Denver 87 SPORTS SHORTS Former Jazzman to play in France LAS VEGAS (AP) — It took 14 years, but PARIS — Kelly Tripucka, who played in the NBAfor 10 Chip Beck finally gave the PGA Tour another 59 Friday. years after starring at Notre That’s 59, as in 29-30, as in the second sub- Dame, signed to play in France 60 roundin tour history, as in 13 yaareee as with Limoges. Tripucka, 31, played with in 13 birdies and five pars. Detroit, Utah and Charlotte in the NBA, A Limoges director described “I knew it was going to happen. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner. 'm just amazed it happened to me,” Beck said. the deal as “a financial effort without precedent” according to the Geiberger, playing a seniors event in California, sports didn’t appear surprised when told he had company in the record book. “I’ve been dodging arrows no ied the last three holes on the Sunrise Golf Club course near the glitz and glitter of the Las Vegas Strip to reach the target that had been the goal of professional golfers since it was first achieved by Geiberger in the 1977 Memphis Classic. Badalonaof Spain and Spiit, Yugoslavia. PGA GOLF Tired Maradona may go indoors Sunrise is a members’ course that Beck had never even seen before Friday, and it’s unlikely he'll ever play it again. It’s listed at 6,914 yards but plays shorter in the dry desert air and has a par of 72. It is being used as a fill-in this year in the three-course ro- BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Diego Maradonais tired of relentiess media attention and considering moving to the United States to play indoor soccer. tation used for the first three rounds of the Las Vegas tournament. “I’m felt it could happen. I was so pleased I didn’t get in my own way,that I let it happen,” Beck said. “After the Ryder Cup it was like a walk in the park.” There were some nervous moments, however, in a round that had some remarkable parallels 1 Front row | 2nd row— 3rd row — to Geiberger’s tour of the Colonial Country 4th row — Club. Both rounds came on Friday, both players began from the 10th tee, and both needed birdies on the final hole to crack 60. Geiberger did it with a 10-foot putt. Beck didn’t want to face that. “I wanted to get it close and kick it in. I didn’t want to be standing over any 10-footer for 59,” he said. 5th row — “I can’t take any more. I'm E23 Purple- $40 VIP seating $125 $105 $90 / Cj Green— Red$35 $30 EJ Blue - $75 $60 tired,” Maradona told Channel S in a television interview Thursday night. “I'm leaving the country.” Maradona, the most valuable $20 (] Pink$15 [=] Orange - $10 (J Yellow- player of the 1986 World Cup, is serving a 15-month $8 suspension for using cocaine, a ban that goes through next June. He has been courted by the Japanese semi-pro club PJM Futures and by the San Source: Utah Jazz Standard-Examiner Miller dedicates arena to Utah By TOM McEACHIN After a big drive down the fairway on the SALT LAKE CITY — LarryH. Miller opened the doors to his new Delta Center on Friday, dedicating it as a gift to the people of the state. “We wouldlike to share it with you as a gift of sorts. We feel very humbled and appreciative as a family to be able to provide a resource such as this for a community and state that we love a greai deal,” Miller said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony. cup. “It was a tough putt, a little left to right. The longer I stood there, the longerit got. I played it left edge and it went in off the right lip,” Beck said. Standard-Examiner staff SALT LAKE CITY — More tickets than ever are available for the Utah Jazz this season, thanks to the team’s move to the new 19,500-seat Delta Center But as they like to sayin sales lingo, they're going fast. Jazz ticket sales director NYola Wayman said this week the Jazz are close to their cap on season ticket sales. “Our goal was | 7,000 season tickets and we're 300 under that right now,” Thousands of people then got the red “After I played that back nine — my front side — in 29, I felt I could do it,” he said. He dropped a 40-foot putt on his first hole, then ran off a string of six consecutive birdies beginning on his third. Beck hit short irons inside of 10 feet on the first two holes after the turn and birdied both, going 9-under for the day. A little chip left h im a 2-footer for b irdie-4 on carpet treatment as they flooded into the new $75 million facility, capping 16month construction project. The owner ofthe Utah Jazz professional basketball team will movethe franchise into the 19,500-seat arena this season, along with his Salt Lake Golden Eagles hockey team, after the two teams spent many years in the 12,600-seat Salt Palace two blocks away his 13th hole and he went 10-under. He missed a 10-footer on the next hole and The arena, at his 1 Sth 301 W. South she said. | to match match That left him needing to birdie in to Temple, Sockers’ managing general partner Oscar Ancira Jr. said recently the team would hire the 30-year-old Maradona to work in marketing and public upper level. All tickets in the lower bow! have been sold for the season, tickets in the middle sections of the upper bowl are gone, andall of the cheapest seats are sold out, she said. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Dick Schultz, executive director of the NCAA, received a loan while athletic director at the tions for individual games. Also, because the | 7,000 figure for season ticket sales includes hundreds of 20-game packages, tickets for seats not included in the 20-game packages also will be available for single-game sales, Wayman said. nies “bow!” community well Schultz loan called legitimate With all $40, $35 and $8 seats gone, for a lot of years to come,” Miller said building will do, relations until his suspension for testing positive for cocaine ends. that means some tickets will be available in the $10, $15, $20 and $30sec- Lake and was built as a joint venture with O.C_/Sahara Construction Compa“We hope that the main thing that this eve It was designed by FFKR Architectu ecture-Planning-Interior Design of Salt | The 300 remaining season tickets are all in $30 sections in the will also be used for concerts and other hole of the day Diego Sockers of the Major Soccer League. More Jazz tickets are available Standard-Examiner staff 408-yard ninth hole, Beck had 157 yardsleft to the green. “That’s usually a 7-iron for me, but it was a jittle downhill and a little downwind,” he said, “so I hit an 8-iron. When I hit it, I said, “Boom, that’s it.” The ball stopped about three feet from the was unable to birdie the par-3 sixth, University of Virginia from the fundraising arm of the school's athletic department The loan was a normal and legitimate transaction and didn't violate any NCAA rules, NCAA spokesman David Cawood told the Richmond News Leader. 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