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Show Wu ‘THE DAILY HERALD,Provo, Utah, Wednesday, May £3,1996 Fairbourne named UVSC softball coach NOTABLE QUOTE © “Jason Grimsley throws a no hitter’ is like ‘Jason Grimsley lands € the moon.” It’s not going to hap- Twelve-year Utah Valley State College women'ssoftball pen.” — California Angels pitcher Grimsley, who recently took no-hitter into the seventh inning against Minnesota @ Juabd High wonits first state championship in 27 years Tuesday When the Wasps won the 2Astate golf title at Meadow Brook Golf Course. Juab edged Rowland Hai! 319-320for the title. North Summit sophomore Derek Fox shot a 69 to take medalist honors, while Wasp sophomore Kyler Luat and Intermountain Christian's Jessy Jordan tied for second with 74s. The Wasps’ win wasn’t secured until a Rowland Hail golfer left a 15-foot birdie putt just short on the 18th green. Juab hasfinished second to Rowland Hallin six of eight meet ings this year. The other Wasp scores were: Matt Nichols 80, Wade Cowan 81, Joe Eyre 84 and Jayson King 86. Cox took over as ie BVSC softball mentor in 1985, and Todd Fairbourne NJCAA nationals in Hutchin- in journalism from BYU. In son, Kansas, where they fic- addition to his softball duties, Every Juab player BASKETBALL from a media panel. Kukoc. a 6- foot- 11 forward from Croatia averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 81 games, 61 off the bench. Portland’s Arvydas Sabonis was second with 24. followed by New Jersey's Jayson Williams with 14 ® Seattle SuperSonics president Wally Walkersaidthe teamhas guaranteed thefinal year of George Karl's contract, ending speculation that Karl would be fired if the club doesn’t reach the NBA Finals. FOOTBALL @ A seizure made Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre accept the hard truth that he is addicted to prescription pain medication. Favre, the NFL's most valuable playerlast season, reveated that he became dependent on drugs fromhis many injuries and operations. Favre said he soughthelp under the league's substance abuse policy and decided to voluntarily enter a drug treatment facility after sustaining a seizure whilein the hospital for ankle surgery in February. Neither Favre nor any ofthe team’s executives or doctors wouldsay if Favre's dependency included alcohol, although ESPN,citing unidentified sources, said Fayre alsois being treated for alcohol abuse. HORSE RACING @ Unbridled’s Song. fifth in the Kentucky Derby despite wearing a protective bar shoe onhis lett hoot will skip Saturday's Preakness and the Belmont Stakes on June 8 er for owner he expects Unbridled’s Song to come back July 6 in the Dwyer at Belmont Park TENNIS @ Top-ranked Steffi Graf. upset last week in the Italian Openby Swiss teen Martina Hingis. routed Tami Whitlinger-Jones 6-1]. 6-2 in the second round of the German Open in Berlin. “For four days there, I didn’t know how I was going to keepthe ball in play — you think this can’t be normal.” Grafsaid of her less-than-scintillat ing play in Italy. “The fearis still there, but now I think I'm onthe right way.” Hingis, 15, beat Jolene Watanabe 6-3. 6-0. @ Top-seeded Thomas Musterof Austria routed countryman Herbert Wiltschnig 6-3, 6-0in the first round ofthe Italian Open. He thenblasted the absence ofthe top American players like Pete Sampras and Michael Chang. who withdrew last weekciting injuries. and Andre who didn’t enter. Those playets, along with Boris Becker(also absent) have been critical ofthe No. 1 ranking Muster has achieved a couple of timesrecently. saying the Austrian only plays -— and wins — on | clay. “Where are these guys? They | can’t all be injured at once,” Muster said, adding. “The Americans, with ‘ few exceptions, don’t seem to be tryi 4 ing to challenge enclay. I don’t ‘ Know what their tactic is.” i , ' On the air of the Year four times. For his welcome 210 record for a .530 winning feel the same way about coach- High School baseball player. and played on twostate championship teams with the Pioneers. Heis also an outstanding slow-pitch softball player. He was named an All-American at will stress defense here. 1 want myplayers to take pride in the positions they play. That’s the } the challenge of 12 years Cox compiled a 237- putting a winneronthe field. [ BASEBALL @ Toni Kukoe ofthe Chicago Bulls won the NBA Sixth Man Award, receiving 45 of 113 votes he works in the sports informa- Cox was named the Region 18 tion office at UVSC. “I'mexcited for this opporCoach of the Year. He has also been named the SWAC Coach tunity,” said Fairbourne. “F shot below his average @ New York Mets pitcher Pete Harnisch was suspended for eight gamesand coach Steve Swisher for twofortheir actions in Saturday's brawl with the Chicago Cubs. NL president Len Colemanalsofined the pair and nine others. with the fines ranging from $350 to $1,000. The players’ association appealed Hamisch’s suspension, and he will remain eligible to play pending a hearing. Alsofined were John Franco, Paul Byrd, Blas Minor and Todd Hundley of the Mets and Scott Servais. Turk Wendell, Scott Bullett, Leo Gomez and Terry Adams of the Cubs ished seventh in the nation. AP Photo Florida's Terry Pendleton tags out a sliding Ozzie stretch a double downthe rightfield line into a triple Smith at third after the St. Louis shortstop tried to in the sixth inning Tuesday. Marlins win ninth straight By The Associated Press The Florida Marlins have the longest winning streak in franchise history and the longest in the majorleagues this season. Their 11-5 victory over St Louis on Tuesday night was their ninth in a row and brought them within a gameof.500 at 20-21 “We're probably as hot as we can get,” manager Rene Lachemann said. “I'll nde this as long as I can.” Theride continued courtesy of a new hero, veteranfree agent acquisition Joe Orsulak “TE don't know if I've ever been on a teamthat wonnine in a row,” the 10-year veteran said. “Everybody is contributing. It’s a case of good defense. great pitching and a few clutch hits.” His pinch-hit, two-run single in the eighth inn e the Marlins a come-from-behind win for the third consecutive game. They scored nine runsin their final two at-bats Tuesday, six in the eighth “It seems like when we get down, we know we're going to comeback right now,” said Florida first baseman Greg Colbrunn, who hit a 475-foot homer. “Every night it’s somebodydifferent. Tonightit was Joe Orsulak.” in other NL games Tuesday it was Houston 6, Chicago 3; Philadelphia 7. San Francisco 0; Colorado 5, Cincinnati 3: San Diego 9, New York 4; and Los Angeles 2. Montreal 1. In the American League, Texas blanked Kansas City 10-0, New York beat Seattle 2-0 on Dwight Gooden’s no-hitter, Boston beat California 4-3 in 12 innings, Baltimore beat Oakland 9-1, Cleveland beat Detroit 5-1 and Toronto beat Minnesota 4-2. Chicago’s game at Milwaukee was postponed by rain. With the score 5-5 in the eighth, the Marlins loaded the bases on walks against Jeff Parrett (2-2). Rick Honeycutt relieved and Orsu- lak wentto the plate batting .170, including |-for-14 as a pinch hitter. With the infield drawn in, he singled up the middle. “It feels good to make a contribution,” Orsulak said. “I haven't done too muchsofar.” Devon White followed with an RBI double, his third two-base hit of the game. Astros 6, Cubs 3 Darryl Kile won his fifth straight’ decision as Houston stopped a four-game losing streak. Kile (5-2), whose winning streak has come entirely on the road, allowed three runs and six hits in eight innings. Phillies 7, Giants 0 Curt Schilling made his first major-league start since last July and allowed five hits and struck out 10 in seven innings Rockies 5, Reds 3 Daite Bichette homered for the first time in 22 games, a three-run shot that snapped a 2-2 tie in the eighth and ended Colorado's seven-gamelosing streak. Braves 7, Pirates 3 John Smoltz won his eight straight decision since losing his opening start. He allowed six hits in seveninnings, striking out seven and walking two. Fred McGriff and Javy Lopez both homered and drove in three runs for the Braves, who wonfor the ninth time in 10 games. Dodgers 2, Expos 1 Ramon Martinez (2-0) returned after more than five weeks on the disabled list and allowed five hits in six innings. Padres 9, Mets 4 Steve Finley drove in three runs and Rickey Henderson reached base five times — two singles, two walks and a hit by pitch — and scored four runs as the Padres won their third straight. Rangers 10, Royals 0 Mickey Tettleton homered twice into the right-field upper deck at The Ballpark in Arlington, and Ken Hill (5-3) pitched a fourhitter for his second shutout of the season. Red Sox 4, Angels 3 Jose Canseco hit an RBI single in the 12th off Shawn Boskie (41), sending visiting California to its seventh loss in eight games. Orioles 9, Athletics 1 B.J. Surhoff hit his third career grandslam,in the sixth inning, and Mike Mussina (6-2) allowed one run and sevenhits in eight innings at Oakland. Indians 5, Tigers 1 Charles } (6-1) became the AL's first six-game winner, pitching a seven-hitter for his first complete gamesince last Sept. 13. Blue Jays 4, Twins 2 Erik Hanson(4-5) scattered six hits in seven innings as Toronto wonits third straight. No Magicleft in L.A.; WSU won't Johnsonretires again releaseletter By JiM McCURDIE Long Beach Press-Telegram LOS ANGELES — It began on a wonderous January ni in the Forum, when one of the most famous basketball players ever to drive the lane returned from a 4 1/2-year absence, and played as if he hadneverleft. It ended Tuesday afternoon when, an hour or twoafter working out with some membersof his barn-storming basketball team, Magic Johnson called his and told him toinformthe the Lak ers that he wasretiring ag In between, the Laker legend discovered that some generation gaps are simply too great to bridge. and that even Magic can’t make 36-year-old legs play 10 years younger. Ending a comeback that began with a stirring 19-point, 10-assist, 8-rebound performance against the Golden State Warriors on Jan. 30, Johnsoncalled his agent at around noon Tuesday with these instructions: “Let's just Co it... put it out.” And with tha’, he had Rosen issue this statement to the media on his behalf: “I was satisfied with my return to the NBA, although | tus. In 32 regular-season games, Johnson averaged 14.6 points, 6.9 assists and 5,7 rebounds. He averaged 15.3 points in the Lakers’ 3-1 defeat to Houstonin thefirst round of the Western Conference play- offs, but shot just 38.5. percent fromthe field (15 of 39) and committed a team-high 12 turnovers. In his fina! game, the Lakers’ 102-91 defeat on May 2. Johnson pla 30 minutes, scored eight points on 2 of 8 shooting, and had live assists andfour turnovers After that game, Johnson said he was virtually certain he would return to the next season, either with the Lakers or another NBA team. But if there's one thing the last few years have taught us, most major decisions Magic makes are subject to change. “The support generated throughout the league and from fans worldwide was. tremendous and 1 want to thank everyone,” Johnson's statement read. “i also want to thank all Laker fans and the entire Laker organization, who has continually supported me “This team has a great future and I will be excited to sit courtside and root them on to a champi- would have hoped we would have onship very soon. In announcing gone further into the playoffs. But now, i amready to give it up. It's time to move on. “Lamgoing out on my terms, something | couldn't say when 1 aborted a comeback in 1992." Johnson, 36, first retired from the Lakers in the fall of 1991, days after learning he had tested posi- this decision now, I wanted togive the Lakers every advantage in planning their future and securing one of the much-talked aboutfree agents this summer.” The Laker hierarchy issued the customary prepared reactionstatements, via fax machines, 10 the ia. tive for the virus that causes AIDS. OwnerJerry Buss: “OurposiHe briefly attempted a comedack tion is as it has always been. We before the 1992-93 season, decid- want what is best for Magic, We ing to re-retire after a few NBA supported him in his return and we players and executives voiced con- support . him again in his retirecerns about his HIV-positive stat OGDEN, Utah (AP) — Weber State President Paul Thompson has refused to release letter of notification from the NCAA advising the northern Utah school its men’s basketball program is being investigated. In a copyright story published Tuesday, the Standard-Examiner reported that Thompson had “determined it would be detrimental to the university's ongoing investigation to release these documents at the present time.” Thompson said he would consider releasing the letter at a later date. However, the newspaper quotes sources close to the investigation as saying theletter containedallegations that former players were given financial help of varying kinds from coaches and Weber boosters. The newspaperalso said a for- mer player is facing a misdemeanor charge in Arizona at least partlyrelated toalleged fraudulent use of a former coach’s credit card. Sourcesalso said that the letter charges that one basketball player whonever played or practiced for Weber received athletic scholarship benefits prior to leaving the school because he could not meet the required academic standards. Further, the NCAAalleged that at least two former players took correspondence courses from the Southeastern College of the Assembiies of God in Lakeland, Fla. The NCAA reportedly is con- cerned that athletes from patty universities and colleges ing as I do about playing. percentage. Fairbourne has served as an WhenI step on the field [ny assistant under Cox for the past looking for perfection in my, five years. He is a former Lehi play, especially on defense. F “| think we're ina very good last year’s Triple Crown situation here. If | do my job, national tournamentin Steamboat Springs, Colo., after hitting .709. He has been named toa numberofAll- Tournament teams, and is a particularly effective glove man. He has two Gold Glove awards. Fairbourne has a bachelor’s degree JAZZ: (Continued from Page C1) weekend, scoring just I! points in both Game 3 and Game 4 as the Spurs were blownout “We've still got two games to go, so everything's still up in the air right now,” Robinson said “Webelieve we can doit. The last two games were not indicative at all of the teamthat we have.” San Antonio is seeking to become only the sixth team in NBAhistory to win a series after falling behind 3-1 Trailing 45-35 at halftime, Utah to win and not play well,” Mill said. “We needed a dose tonight to help our confidence. It’s going to fun game.” Jeff Hornacek added 16 points for Utah, and John Stockton had 14 points and eight assists “We have tobe confident going back home,” Hornaceksaid. “The Spurs played well and aggressive. They came out hard and made some of the shots they had been missing before.” Jazz coach Jerry Sloan said his team took too many quick shots But the key, he said, was offensive rebounding. The Spurs outre- openedthe third quarter with a 10- boundedthe Jazz 42-37 and had 17 2 run, closing the deficit to 47-45. But San Antonio responded with a 14-0 run, and Utah couldn't recover, The Jazz went 5:44 without scoring, and the Spurs pushed them and they played well,” Sloan their lead to 61-45 with 3:32 left in the quarter. The Spurs grabbed a 68-48 advantage, their biggest of the game, with one minute left in the third period on a 3-pointer by Chuck Person, and led 68-53 entering the final period The Jazz threatened midway through the fourth, pulling to 81- 70 with 5:30 remaining on two free throws by Malone. But the Jazz could get no closer. Spurs coach Bob Hill said his team playedits brand offast-break basketball for the first time in the series. “We needed to play well, and BULLS: offensive boards to Utah's 12 “This was a do-or-die game for said. “The offensive rebounds were like gasoline onfire for them When you give up 17 offensive rebounds, you don’t deserve to win Johnson and Vinny Del Negro each added 21 points for San Antonio, though Johnson had only one assist. Person scored 14 points for the Spurs, including four 3-point ers. Robinson had 15 rebounds. Sean Elliott had a career play off-high eight assists. Will Perdue, who started ahead of Charles Smith, had a careerplayoff-high in rebounds with 12 “L wanted to go out and make something happen early,” Perdue said. “I felt’ good about the results.” The Bulls’ likely opponentin the next round is Orlando, (Continued from Page C1) “I feel for him. He's a fierce competitor, he’s very deserving of some kind of accolade, but he’s always been on the short end,” Jordan ofhis friend and two-time Olympic teammate. Even in defeat, Ewing, who led the Knicks with 22 points, wasn’t convinced the Bulls — 72-10 during the regular season — are unbeatable. “T still think we're a better team than the Bulls, but we didn’t prove although the Magic still need a victory over Atlanta tonight.) to advance. ; The last three times the Bulls beat New York — 1991, 1992 and 1993 — they went on to championships. Chicagofigures the next rotind won'tbe as physical, but should be even more challenging. Beating the Knicks prepared the Bulls for what's ahead, “It’s great for us to know haw to win close games,” Jordan said “You're going to have your minute or two of pressure that it,” he said, decides every playott game.” JOHNSON: in the game. And he will, as he remainsaitracted to noise and lights and action and power and moneyand thingsthat he can do (Continued from Page C1) even by sports-in-the-"90s standards. Cedric Ceballos and Nick Van Exel would have Ward Cleaver swinging an ax handle inside of two weeks. Three,tops. It made for a bad fit. Magic with his dimi his new launched employer should down the road thit ” local softball talent here i Utah. I love this schooland feeF this is a great opportunity.” Fairbourne will assume. head-coaching duties immediately two bad games in Utah over the be a warin Utah. It’s going to be a the same bickering supporting castthat convinced him that investigation. there's no reason why we can’t be successful. There's pleaty we needed to win. We didn’t nged courses from the college to earn credits quickly, Weber State officials will not confirm the exact nature of the NCAA allegations, but have - way view it, and that’s whatI hope to convey to my players. coaching was a fooi’s errand. Not that any of the above would scare § a ive really, really, really well, OK, make that realiy well. Which, given his history and star power, would still be enough to pique the interest of an owner who believes his team is one piece away from a championship puzzle. So as the world rushes to put} Magic’scareer and his latest | comeback in ctive, we a few words of his re-reHold yourapplause until che show is over, é i |