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Show DAILY Q Saturday, March 11, 2006 HERALD (FING @= 6 T) TODAY J al Dallas at Utah Tp.m. FSN, 1320 AM ARENA FOOTBALL Blaze get homevictory SALT LAKE CITY Joe Germaine and Jason Gesser each threw two touchdownpassesto help the eX. n U1ah Blaze rout Nashville 63-34 onFriday ¢ Kats worst loss in franchise history. Germaine hinished 14-of-20 for 160 yards, and Gesser vas 401-7 tor 32 yardsfor the Blaze (34). Orshawante Bryant also threw a 23-yard TD passto Bryant Henderson on a trick play in the second quarter. Leon Murray threw three TD passesfor the Kats (4-3), Paerson of Swedento close in on the o:erall title. Racing on an illuminated course in driving snow, Kostelic skied two nearly flawless runs for her seventh victorythis season. She had a combined time of 1 minute,37.52 seconds, with Kathrin Zettel of Biffle wins pole for Las Vegas race LAS VEGAS —GregBiffle wonthe pole Friday UAW -Daimler-Chrysler 400 with a speed. of iph around Las Vegas Motor Speedway’s uboval. st the secondpoleof Biffle’s career and wo Nears ualitied second | don't know how many living isn’t my strong suit.” he said. @ only other pole pr his career cameatthefirst ona race in 2004. He qualified second two weeks ig at California. Tony Stewart qualified second at 172.068, followed by Jimmie Johnson at 171.597 Kyle Busch and Kasey Kahne rounded out the top hive for Sunday's race. followed by Busch’s brother Kurt. Joe Nemecheck, Jeff Burton.Biffle’s Roush Racing teammate Matt Kenseth andBrian Vickers. FIGURE SKATING Austria third and Lindsey Kildow of the United States Auto Racing Formula Onequalifying fourth. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Skating Championships. FBI: No credible terror threat for college tourneys, but vigilance urged Golf specific, credible threat of a terror attack aimed at college basketball arenas or other sports stadiums, but acknowledged alerting law enforcementto a recent Internet posting discussing such attacks. Russiasaid Friday she won't be at worlds. tributed anintelligencebulletin Friday to state and local lawenforcementnationwide describing the online threat against sporting venues, said Special Agent Richard Kolko, an FBI spokesmanin Washington. "We have absolutelynocredibleintelligence or threats pertainingto this issue.” Kolko said. With conference tournamentstaking place this weekend,andthefirst round of the NCAA tournamentscheduled to begin Thursday, the bulletin was sent “out of an abundanceof caution,” Kolkosaid. “Wehave been in touch with HomelandSecurity and the FBI aboutthis issue.” said NCAA spokesman Erik Christiansen. appearances, died Friday of lung cancer. He was 60. Huckabaydied in a Shreveport, La., hospital, ac- Tech women's coach Leon Barmore and Louisiana Cougarsfall to Irvine Mushers reach the YukonRiver They outplayed us mentally.” Yosleyder Cala led BYU with a career- and match-high32 kills (hitting 444. 3 while also contributing a match- and ca- reer-high 14 digs andfive blocks and two aces. Three other Cou- gars had double-digit kill totals: IvanPerez(14), Victor Batista (13) and Russell Holmes(10). Batista added 10 blocks. BYU hit .325 (80-27-163) for the match. and had 44 digs and 19.0blocks. Matt Webberled Irvine with kills while Jayson Jablonsky andPaul Spittle had 17 and 16 kills. respectively South Te Cent fowne Expo Center Fishing - Hunting - Gear Adventure Travel een Na use look at the consensus top three if the draft were today — Texas’ LaMercus Aldridge, Morrison and 's Rudy Gay — and es who wouldbe ay picks: Db LaMarcus Aldridge 6-11, Sophomore, Texas Aldridgesaid he's in no rush to play in the NBA.They'll be a rush totake him wheneverhe does come ESPN2 ESPN2 MWC, SDSU vs. Wyo. Big West championship. 8 p.m. 10 p.m. Motor Sports AMA Superbike AMAFormual Xtreme NBA ESPN ESPN gam 11:30 a.m. SPD SPD 7 p.m. FSN out. ... Aldridge would likely be the first player taken in this draft. ... He's raw offensively but has made strides. ... He’s long, can block shots and runs the floor. ... He doesn’t have an NBA-ready body, 5 p.m. but he's improved his strength. » Adam Morrison 6-8, Junior, Gonzaga Ascorer. . He can take it hard to FSN |. ESPN2 the basket and shoots good enough to keep defenses honest.... Don't turn this into a Larry Birdconiparison,but one scout said the high release on Morrison's shot ue him of the former Boston .» Knowshow toplay the Aad .» Some of his best efforts have Radio NBA Dallas at Utah 7pm. 1320 AM come against the top-rated teams in the country, which is a big plus.... Needs to improvedefensively. course gourmet meal he earned forarrivingfirst on the shores of the Yukon before heading to the next checkpointof Galena, Gebhardt’s dog team pulled into D Rudy Gay 6-9, Sophomore, Connecticut Incredible athletic gifts. ... He can catchthe ball on the wing and be on top of the defenseat the basket in the blink of an eye.... But there are alsoa lot of questions: Doesn't have anysort of post gameand maynothandlethe ball well enoughto be effective on the perimeter. ... Scouts say he ran from theball in the stretchof the amy's Big East bs to Syracuse. the village of Ruby near midnightas several other mushersleading the 75-team field took their manda- tory 24-hourbreaksat the halfwaypointof Cripple. a remote tent checkpoint about 70 miles back. The Kasilof musherhasnot yet taken the 24-hour ther down the Yukonas they ‘race morethan 1,100 miles from Anchorage to Nome. But he seemed unhurried as he clinked wineglasses and quietly traded dog mushingtales with his chosen guest, 1975 Iditarod winner and Ruby resident Emmitt Peters. a)yu Thoieas 6-9, Freshman, LSU Strong tournamentcould put him in the top 10, maybe even the top five, if he decided to come out.... Doesn't havea defined game, but his athletic ability is off the chart: Has a big body that appears capable of adding even more bulk.... Com- at NCAA indoormeet petes hard.... This guy is the total package. ... Team that can afford BYU/UNLV ROUNDUP to let him develop for a year or two could really hit it big. FAYETTEVILLE,Ark. and Field Championships on Peterson. “We missed servesat the wrongtimesandat crucial points they seemed toget better. 4:30 p.m. as a top-three pick if he comes out and aresplit over what the future holds for Duke's J.J. Rt The embargoon high school players and a shallow European talent pool has shifted the emphasis back to college. Morefirstround pickswill comeout ofthis tournament than we have seen in recent years. Here's a quick Cougars’ Pratt second overall and12-3 in the MPSF “They putit togetherat the right times.” said BYU coach Tom I can tell you NBA scouts project Gonzaga junior Adam Morrison rest, meaning many teams will likely catch him fur- RUBY, Alaska — Iditarod musher Paul Gebhardt ate and drank lightly on Friday during the seven- — BYU's RobbiePratt cleared le the Anteaters are 18-3, 11-2. Big 12 semifinal Pac-10 championship MUWC(taped), BYU vs. INDIANWELLS,Calif. — Lindsay Friday night, endingits match winstreak and falling ‘out of first place in the Mountain Pacific Sports'Federation. The Cougurs are now143 ESPN2 ESPN CBS Big 12 championship Sharapova, the No. 3 seed, beat Jamea Jackson of the United States 64. 6-3 and Hingis, making a comeback after three yearsin retirement, wasa 6-1, 6-3 winneroverCamille Pin of France. Davenport, 29, finished her matchearlyin the afternoonbybeating Ashley Harkleroad6-0,6-0 before rainforced a 3-hour, 41-minute delay of the men’s first-round and women’s second-round matches. running a tournamentpool. But “Women's College Basketball Davenport cruises before rain begins IRVINE. Calif. — In a battled betweenNo, | and No. 2. topranked BYU ell to UCIrvine 30-24. 28-30, = 0 27-30, 36-34, 15-13 Noon 1:30 p.m. 2 p.m. Dallas Utah state Rep. Billy Montgomery. IDITAROD LEVI. Finland — Janica Kostelic of Croatia won a World Cup slalom Fridaynight north ofthe Arctic Circle, finishing ahead of Olvmpic champion Anja Big 12 semifinal ACC semifinal Big 10 semifinal WAC,UtahSt. vs. Nevada _7 p.m. » Former Marshall coach deadat60: Rick Huckabay, whocoached Marshall to three NCAA tournament + thethird roundofthe rain-delayed tournament. me an easy markfor anyone TGC Mid-Atlantic championship 5:30 p.m. ESPNC and Maria Sharapova andMartinaHingis joined her in Kostelic wins night slalom TGC NBC Mid-Americantitle game including Homeland Security and the FBI. This is not for Americansintheir specialty, Theyweresilver SKIING TGC _Noon ip. local, state and federal law enforcementagencies, medalists at last vear’s worlds. and reigning world in the Olympics: and MattSavoie. whowasseventh. 7am. ESPN her opening match Friday in the Pavific Life ea be in Calgary: Evan Lysacek. who was fourth; Johnny Weir. the three-time U.S. champion whofinished fifth Singapore Masters Barton Creek Challenge PGA,Honda Classic ESPN2 CBS during aroutiné physical. ‘oulook at the NCAA Tour- namentandsee brackets. A personneldirector sees draft picks. I can't tell you if a hasa shot to win it all orif Vil novais the real deal, which makes ea 2p.m. 4p.m. will be favored to winthe first world championship said after winning gold in Turin that theylikely would skip Calgary All three U.S. men tromthe Turin Olympics will SPD Atlantic 10 championship 4 p.m. TENNIS championsTatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov 4a. “Wedonotbelieve thereis an imminentthreat,” he said. “Weare in constant communication with the Huckabay found out he had cancerlast August 2) Champions, AT&TClassic_4 p.m. TGC Men's College Basketball r Conf. USA championship 9:30 a.m. CBS America East titlegame 10am. _ESPN2 ACC semifinal 11:30 a.m. ESPN The FBI and Homeland Security Departmentdis- Joining her in the women’s field will be Kimmie Meissner, who was sixth in Turin, and Emily Hughes, who finishedseventhat the Olympics Belbin and Agosto ended a 30-year medal drought tor US. ice dancers withtheirsilverin Turin, and SPD THESE GUYSON JAZZ SCOUTING RADAR? LPGA, MasterCard Classic 2 p.m. cordingto his friends, including former Louisiana Cohenis the only women’s medalist from the Turin Games Who will be competingin Calgary on March 20-25, Olympic championShizuka Arakawaof Japan has withdrawnand bronze medalist Irina Slutskaya of PAGE | Oavid Moore BuschSeries qualifying _ 2:30 p.m. Nextel Buse! forcementagenciesat everylevel.” CALGARY, Alberta — Olympicsilver medalists Sasha Cohen, Tanith Belbin and Ben Agosto head the US. teamselectedfor this month’s World Figure “u Television new; we arein regular contact with all these law en- Cohen,Belbin-Agostolead U.S. team Boest ana at BYU 7,‘p.m. ON THE AIR WASHINGTON — TheFBIsaid Fridaythere is no ALTO RACING @= : the same height as Thomas Skipper of Oregon in the side fell to 11-9. A two-out, three-runrally in at the NCAA Indoor Track BYU's win. With men on first and third, Jeff Hiestand singled, scoring Austin Carter men’s pole vault competition Saturday. Unfortunately for Pratt, it took him one more attempt to dothat, leaving him in second place, with Skipper earning the nationaltitle. “It wasa classic battle be- tweenthe two best pole vaultersin the country and Robbie cameup secondbut with a great height,” said BYU pole vault coach Larry Berryhill. “When you have twonational » Rajon Rondo 6-1, Sophomore, Kentucky Maybe the top point guard in collegeright now... He's small, butso is New Orleans’ Chris Paul, one and walking one. River- the seventh inning highlighted and look what he’s done.... Can and moving Marcos Villezcas to third. Hiestandthen stole second while Villezcas scored the eventual game winner on a throwingerrorby the catcher. BYU gotthefinal run of the inning when Saylor smokeda single through the rightside ofthe infield. The game wasdelayedfor 25 minutesin the top of the eighth becauseoflightning. APRIL L. BROWN/Associated Press. BYU's Robbie Pratt reacts after clearing 18 feet, 6’: inches during the pole vault at the NCAA indoor championships. error by the pitcher Bryan Evans to load the bases. Dan Bulow gave the Wolverines a =ae whenhe hit a two-run » BYU gymnastics: Coming offits best team scoreof the seasonat Arizona,the No, 22 BYU women's gymnastics eachother,that’s pretty intense.” Goinginto the championships, Pratt was 1/4 inch behind Skipper. The pair pushed each other to greater heights andeachcleared a final height of 18 feet, 6.5 inches. It wasa personal best height for Pratt at an NCAA meet. Pratt, the reigning outdoor national champion, was sixth at the indoor national meet ssc (4-10) added one The game marksthe end of more runin the inning when the 15-game road schedule the Bulow stole second and the Cougarsplayed to start the ball skipped away on the season. BYU returns to Provo throw’by the catcher,allowfor an eight-game homestand, ing Openshawtoscore. highlighted by a rare nonThe two teams meet again league home openeragainst today. rival Utah (7-8) on Tuesday at. 7 p.m.at Miller Park. D BYU softball: At Stanford, Calif., the Cougars blasted MiD UVSC baseball: At Davis, ami (Ohio) 10-0 in five innings _Calif., Kam Mickolio’s stellar _at the StanfordClassic, performance on the mound “It was anothervery enled UVSC toa series-opening couraging game,” said BYU team returns hometo take on Boise State today at 7 p.m. in the Smith Fieldhouse. It will be thefirst of twostraight homemeetsfor the Cougars. “We're expecting a great meet,” said BYU coach Brad _Cattemole.“The girls have been working hard and preing well.” BYU moved up four spots to No:22 in the national rankings released Monday morning, with a Regional Qualifying Score of 193.945. No.37 Boise State is com- last year and took sixth at 4-2 win over UC Davis on a ing off a 194.425 performance champions competing against coach Gordon Eakin. “We these championshipslast year. His overall personalbest is 188,5, set earlier this season at a non-NCAAsanctioned meet. BYU menwill be competing in two more events,the distance medley relay and high jump,at the championships. cold Northern California afplayed a strong gameand ternoon. look to do the sameagainst . Mickolio(1-4) threw eight some tough opponents Saturinnings andallowedtworuns . da! on eight hits in earning his first Taneta Le’i went 2-for-3with win while Marcus Moore came ahomerunandi ur RBI.The _out ofthe bullpen to pitch the Cougarsscored: runsinthe ninthforhis first save. first inning an’ sted tothe D BYU baseball: At Riverside, Calif., Ben Saylor had a big night at the plate as BYU beat UC Riverside9-5, taking the final gameof the three-game _got lot of groundballs and that's what he’s got to do,” said UVSC coach Steve Gardner. “He took command and worked aheadtoalot of hit- “Hedid a great job. He easy victory. BYU(16-5)| w won six in a row. ] « the Cougars last six v's have been shutouts «nc “aree have finished after iv uiningsdue D4). Redick 644,Senior, Duke i The best shooter out there.... e's at his best coming off a pi aeSoctne the ball, but me and showhe has improved at creat- against Utah State on Friday night. The Aggies scored 193.30. Boise State recorded its highest team score of the season against BYU when the two teams metonFeb.20. live stats feed will be available on the women’s Telipss94Struggles defensively and needs to Wantson his body. Caciaee peeain personnel directors projecting him anywherefrom fiveto 20. gymnastics homepageat byu- cougars.com. { D UVSCsoftball: The Wolverines (5-10) travel to Oklahoma for the Oklahoma WorthIn- series after dropping adou- ters.” tothe eight run rule. BYU's _vitational today and Sunday. bleheader Thursday. Saylor was 3-for4 with on RBI andtwo runs scored. The Cougars(4-11) stroked ]1 singles to score the nine runs. “I felt alot more comfortable than I have and was able _to throw lot ofstrikes,” said Mickolio.“I didn’t try to dotoo much and just control nightcap against acificwas cancelled due to rain. The game will not be made up. Summer Tobias got the shutout win, giving up three The Wolverines play No.14 Oklahomaand North Texas twice in the two days. This weekend will be a ofsorts for whatI could control.” hits and a walk UVSC assistant coach Tiffany getin the lane andcreate any shot he wants.... Makes teammates better. ... Very good in an up-tempo game.... NBA defenses will back off of him and force him to make shots once he does comeout.... Big hands area plus. Robert Carney 6-7, Senior, Memphis Classic wingplayer with the athletic ability to make scouts drool. ... The question is what position.... He'sa little thin for small forward and may not havethe skills to flourish at shooting guard.... Ball finds him in transition.... Potential to be a very good defenderif he commits. » SheldenWilliams 6-9, Senior, Duke He'sbig, strong and goes after every single rebound.... A good, solid player who doesn’t show a lot ofupside. ... Viewed as a role * player or complementary piece. : D Randy Foye 64, Senior, Villanova Some teams like him better than Redick.... A versatile player with good . He can score. Shean pisrd aking tees of the Mavericks Jason Terry,al- though e's nt tht good tat er right now.... Could play himself intothe latter part ofthe lottery. B46,Senor,WWashington the season as he worked into the fourth, Eli Slesk and Nick Connor hit back-to-back sin- returns to action today Weather permitting, BYU twoyears at Oklahoma after Slowly working his wi draft boards,... He could 1 hel himself. with a strong tournament, win. He allowed tworunson gles before Adam Openshaw against Wisconsinand No.5 _to the junior on national » David Moore is a columnist for BrandonChristiansen (3-0, 3.68) remains undefeated on thesixthinningto gét the eight hits while striking out Withthe scoretied 1-1 in sacrificed but reached onan out three. Stanford. while striking ‘airbourne. Fairbourne played helping lead the Wolverines championship in 2000. the Dallas Morning News. |