| Show S Zlit Aatt galit Ztibunt Section D III Sunday September 30 1990 orts 111 1 Page ticks Ilitereept 10 -- it 9 1 '''''k 4 1 s 1 t 0 t 1 For Recorded Scores h J o l es I i 1 i Turnovers i f ' 1 I t 0 1 'Nf - i 11' iI it I lit 1 '' 1 44:- - k I' Iv 44 li- 164ftiv ---- i ' ' ' - ports Capst Big Four Football ''1 7 ' - 1- - 0 4 - 1- - ' 34 roor 4 A----' t3 - Irt- of á ri-I i ' A ' - ' :: A 1 I rr)! I triZ t - I- ' e4' k te- J" - I ) - ) ' P- 'I -- - - t! 0 ' " 3- t i I l' tt - - 1 i I ''It'oh ett "att 1 -Attr'''''' A i' ' "' ' (440-- INkik nti) 4 - i "a - - t- '''' 4 ' A! t r""lit Co t 44 ' 1 ' qk - : ' ' 41 '''' 1 : ' A : ' ' - - I' By Kurt Kragthorpe Tribune Sports Writer EUGENE Ore — BYU quarterback Ty Detmer always throws a few wobbly passes so nothing seemed terribly unusual at Autzen Stadium Saturday afternoon when Detmer delivered some passes known in the trade as "wounded ducks" But a sore throwing hand had something to do with Detmer's trouble against Oregon "I felt good throwing the ball but a few throws probably wobbled a little more than they would loss to the have" Detmer said after a 32-1- 6 Ducks Detmer completed 33 of 57 passes for 442 yards and two touchdowns in another duel with five Oregon's Bill Musgrave but a career-hig- h interceptions cost BYU five scoring chances The only outing of Detmer's career approaching this 1- - ' I óbbles Against Ducks ex- - WAC corn- - missioner Dr ' tee): Joe Kearney's - ' 'I only comment ? was "No insti- I ' t ution has ap- ' Sports Editor plied for mem- bership in the WAC and the conference has not tendered an invitation to any Mooney - institution" Kearney did explain in most conferences a memgive one year notice before withdrawing and the way football schedules are arranged it could be several years before the expansion members could schedule enough games to qualify for the conference championship It will be recalled by those who have followed the WAC that Arizona State despite having the best 1 and overall record in the WAC with records could not schedule enough conference football games to qualify for the championship until the fourth season of WAC membership Why expand? This seems to be the pattern with the quest for television exposure and revenue breaking up old alliances and forming new ones And these three appear to offer the best advantages as conference members There is another point too A league by NCAA regulations can divischedule a playoff between the two sions which means added revenue And then the playoff winner could represent the league in the Seaworld Holiday Bowl another payday Tempered by Fire That BYU was beaten by Oregon may not have See 0-- Column 6 8-- 2 six-tea- 3 TV Sports - Auto Racing am Grand Prix of Spain NFL Football Broncos UE) 11 am at Bills ( ESPN ) 11 am Baseball Blue Jays at Red Sox Baseball Cubs at (IGN ) 1135 am Mets CilitTin 12:30 pm Baseball Braves at Astros 2 pm NFL Football Browns at Chiefs ( 5 ) 2 pm NFL Football Bears at Raiders ( TNT ) 6 pm NFL Football Redskins at Cardinals ( ESPN ) 6 pm Auto Racing Holly Farms 400 ( ESPN ) 6:50 "He had trouble gripping the ball and even shaking hands" Curtis said after the game "He's in a lot of pain" Detmer should be healthy by BYU's next game Oct 13 against Colorado State This game was a renewal of the series that gave us 959 passing yards in Provo last November when BYU managed a 45-4- 1 victory DetmerMusgrave II went to the Ducks and their senior quarterback who became his efficient self again After throwing four interceptions last week in a loss at nationally-ranke- d Arizona Musgrave had flashbacks after a interception by BYU's Josh Arnold in the end zone when the Ducks were up and in control "I was really disappointed because I had last week's game in my mind" Musgrave said of the See D-- 2 Column 4 first-quart- 9-- 0 By Dick Rosetta Executive Sports Editor Wyoming Coach Paul Roach said Satur- day night "They've put the toughness back in Utah football" all the University of Utah has to do is put offense back in it brilliant defensive tackle Mitch Donahue and his Laramie colleagues made sure the Utes didn't start their offensive revival on Cowboy time Donahue Wyoming's 265- - pound Outland Award candidate sacked Ute quarterback Mike Richmond three times and the Cowboy defense in general limited Utah to 216 yards total offense as the undefeated at 28-1- 0 'Pokes throttled Utah (5-- shoot was blanks After a reasonably competent first half — and a 10-- 7 intermission lead Utah was choked off for five first downs in the sec- ond half and the deepest they penetrated was the Cowboy line "The first half was a good game — an even game The difference is they made big plays we didn't" said Utah Coach Ron McBride groping for words that wouldn't sound like excuses in the wake of his team's third straight home loss Did Wyoming ever make big plays On a 4th down and 4 at the Ute 34 with 9:55 to play in the third period Corontios who was just 16 for 30 for 163 yards for Rice Stadium "You can start this one wrapup with one word character" said Roach whose Western Athletic Conference cord is now 22-- 3 over four seasons "We had our kicker Sean Fleming with a string pull and our quarterback Tom Corontzos with a bad knee and we just hung in d there" With all the adversity facing his 23rdranked Cowboys Roach said "at halftime I just told them to pull the wagons a little closer together" That they did And as they did all Utah 3 could 2-- Reds Splash To Title In NL West ' - - - - ' ' CINCINNATI (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds clinched the National League West title Saturday the same way they pursued it — weathering a storm They completed the league's first championship in a 162- game season with one of its most unusual celebrations They clinched during a rain delay in a 1 loss to San Diego when Los Angeles eliminated itself with a loss in San Francisco Then it was onto the field for a frolic in the downpour even though their game wasn't over yet They couldn't wait to let off the anxieties of a mediocre second half that led to second-guessin- - - 4 312-gam- 4 (' ' g r i 7 It - 14e ' t 'W IV v V 14' f 7-- 5 4 A I NI '4 ' ' -- - —10110s 4f t V ''' 11' $ v r 111 '''' e '' r - 0- ) - 1 At - ir - i T tf 17 ‘ ti'' I i 'k d 4 k — ' I I 'N 1 '' ' r 1 dit — '4 t : A °Tara AP Sports Writer BOSTON — Roger Clemens provided the smoke and Tom Brunansky the firepower Clemens returned with six shutout innings and Brun- ansky welcomed him back with three home runs Saturday e as the Boston Red Sox opened a lead over Toronto in the American League East holding off the Blue Jays A day after the Red Sox rallied in the ninth inning to series Bossting Toronto in the opener of the three-gam- e ton brightened even more when Clemens seemed strong Still it wasn't easy as Toronto scored five runs with two outs in the ninth against Dennis Lamp capped by Kelly Gruber's grani slam Clemens (21-6- ) whose comeback was postponed several times since he was sidelined Sept 4 because of severe tendinitis got three standing ovations when he took the mound to warm up Then he blanked the Blue Jays on five hits while striking out five walked two and lowering his earned run average to 193 best in baseball "My velocity was a bit better than I thought it would be" Clemens said "I had to reach down a couple of times but I was done' after the sixth" Clemens said "I'm satisfied I feel like a part of the team again making an impact" Pitching coach Bill Fischer marveled at Clemens' workmanship "I'll never be surprised at anything he does after to- See D-- 5 Column 3 two-gam- ' I''''''' - By Dave ) -' :N't ' '''' 11‘- ''Ir14till if' 11-ya- Pitches Sox Past Jays LP 4-- 3 85-yar- ' - 3-- "We started in first place and we're still in first place" reliever Rob Dibble said "All year long people have said we can't do it we can't do it Well we did it" They did it despite a losing record since June 4 — 56-5- 7 — and a tough September in which they had just one winning streak of more than two games But their hot start allowed them to e cushion until keep at least a the Dodgers faded at the end "We jumped off to that good start and everyone said we were going to fold" outfielder Billy Hatcher said "We started in first place we ended in first place and no one has done See D-- Column 3 the night hit freshman wideout Ryan Yar-- 1 borough for a quick out to the right1 The Cowboys were in the end zone four plays later with a third down Corontzos to Sean Wiggins TD pass at the 8:35 mark The Cowboys broke the Utes' back with a: y g d drive that consumed 6:17 midway through the fourth quarter Again a 4th down play at toss from the Ute line — a Corontzos to Wiggins — with 7:47 left sus- strike' tamed the drive Corontzos' to tight end Gordy Wood was the payoff with 5:26 to play While Wyoming was on fourth down conversions it was a third down and See D-- 2 Column 5 Clemens Back To Old Self wire-to-wi- 8-- Chicago 3 New York 2 Pittsburgh 8 St Louis 0 San Diego 3 Cincinnati 1 Houston 9 Atlanta 0 San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 3 Montreal 5 Philadelphia 1 ! nine-memb- ber must Press Photo Definer The Ducks' pressure caused trouble for Detmer who was sacked five times and threw five interceptions degree of damage was his four interceptions in his first college game at Wyoming in 1987 Detmer occasionally hurried forced and floated passes but his only explanation for the interceptions was "I threw 'em — they caught 'em" Cornerback Daryle Smith had three interceptions and safety Steve Kemp the other two The Ducks just missed a few more Detmer initially injured his hand against Washington State Sept 15 and did little passing in practice this week although BYU managed to keep the injury secret — and who'd have known he was hurt after he passed for 514 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions last week against San Diego State? have proved negative but trainer George Curtis said Detmer had a sore joint in his hand and a possible sprained ligament rain National League -- t1 4 Boston 7 Toronto 5 Minnesota 2 Detroit 0 Milwaukee 8 New York 1 Chicago 5 Seattle 2 Oakland 7 Texas 3 Kansas City 9 California 6 Baltimore at Cleveland ppd yommg ounces pmlemess utes1 ! If the faculty athletic representatives and the athletic directors had their say Fresno State San Jose State and Nevada-La- s Vegas would be overwhelming choices to be admitted into the Western Athletic Conference — if the league votes to expand While a three-ma- n committee has been formed' among the WAC presidents to study possible expansion I understand a show of hands in an unofficial straw vote among the athletic directors and faculty representatives favored expansion to include the three schools My informant says the vote was 17-- 1 However the Presidents Council of the WAC will make the ultimate decision on whether the John - 4 —Assodolod pass rushers Matt La Bounty (90) and Daryl Sin- &ton left close in on Brigham Young quarterback Ty Oregon league will pand to 12 : - f Detmer ': ' t 11 k t i ' k- - k ' 0 ' ' 41 g' Michigan 45 Maryland 17 Virginia 63 William & Mary 35 Nebraska 31 Oregon State 7 Oklahoma 31 Kansas 17 Miami 48 Iowa 21 LSU 17 Texas A&M 8 Colorado 20 Washington 14 Houston 24 Rice 22 Southern Cal 35 Ohio State 26 California 30 Arizona 25 Florida 34 Mississippi State 21 Clemson 26 Duke 7 Missouri 30 Arizona State 9 Michigan State 34 Rutgers 10 Fresno State 38 Fullerton State 3 Georgia Tech 27 South Carolina 6 American League "1 ' 40 J I ( 'tr( '1 "k14 4 k 0 - t - - I 1r 7:c1: 1 1- N'$11 - A : ' - - I - 1 28 Auburn 26 Tennessee 26 ) IL 4 : 40 -- 41'!?::' co' - -- del ittommileet10: - it 14 10t R Y - t- - c zw0 ' ' À Wyoming 28 Utah 10 Oregon 32 BYU 16 Weber State 32 Montana State 20 San Diego State 48 Air Force 18 UTEP 17 Sam Houston State 10 Arkansas 31 Colorado State 20 Kansas State 38 New Mexico 6 l' - 4 11 WAC Football - - ' - '' ' ' ' ' "I'' ' O:o - - i k For Expansion lA 1 (rit-) '4' WAG Targets 3 Schools ':- 471 11' ' wet1 - tvizti 1 T - - g i i r- t4-: - 1 r n'i i - t nt ''-- "r 'Cliqvglh:-4- 410ip t --- IT r t 0N(111101$ split-nation- al " J- - or By Kurt Tribune Sports EUGENE Ore — All month BYU coach LaVell Edwards kept telling everyone who would listen that all the talk about aperfect season and a national championship for the Cougars was too much too soon "Ridiculous" Edwards said this week "I don't care who you are hardly anybody goes undefeated anymore" His Cougars proved him right in at least one local case Saturday afternoon at Autzen Stadium Notre Dame Florida State and the rest will have to lose for themselves to fully validate the Edwards Theory With BYU quarterback Ty Detmer throwing five interceptions and Bill Musgrave leading Oregon to three second-hal- f touchdowns the straight No- Cougars went down hard: Oregon 32 BYU 16 before a sellout crowd of 45022 and a TV audience So the heady three-wee- k stay in the Top 10 that came after BYU's upset of Miami is over and even Edwards acknowledges that living with high if unrealistic expectations w61 more fun than losing All that's left for the 4-- 1 Cougars is the WAC race which resumes Oct 13 against Colorado State after a week off Oregon meanwhile wants attention from the polls and the bowls "It's about time the nation recognized we've got a good football team here" said coach Rich Brooks BYU should know The Cougars had to rally like crazy for a 45-4- 1 defeat of the Ducks last November in Provo and entered this game as only three-poifavorites making them victims of only a mild upset The unusual part was BYU's scoring only 16 you'd figure the Cougars points would have liked their chances knowing Oregon would score 32 "I thought we played well enough defensively to win the game" observed Edwards which says something about what other teams did to the Cougar defense in September Even with a sore passing hand Detmer managed 442 yards — but the interceptions were killers three coming in the end zone The other major trouble was BYU's nonexistent running game accounting for minus-4- 7 yards Six sacks of Detmer cost 56 yards while Cougar rushers managed only nine yards on 13 carries "We had some confusion" said offensive tackle Neal Fort "They knew how to stop us They came with blitzes and stunts and we should have picked them up but we just didn't do it" The Ducks mixed their coverages See D-- 2 Column 3 : A6 - Give OU -- -S- Tech l 3216 Sports Information Call 2374001 Call Local 237:2025 ' —Associated Ness Photo Roger Clemens lets fly with pitch for Red Sox against Blue Jays Boston ace's return from injury gave his team a boost - 4'k4tf-11h0P044DJB- toaaftPt0)? 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