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Show yj'i(g' ip Mooney rihune Wporl 4 '1 Witt Wins Gold as Olympics Near End John I n 1 liUr By D By ron Yake AP Sports Editor malainen became the first triplegold medalist of the Games Ka SARAJEVO, Yugoslavia tarina Witt of East Germany, a won the Brooke Shields gold medal in women s figure skating at the Winter Olympics Saturday American Rosalynn Sumners, w ith one perfect 6 0 for style, settled for second and the silver medal The bronze went to Kira Ivanova of the Soviet Union, and in fourth place was Tiffany Chin, of Toluca Lake, Calif Elaine Zayak of Param-us- , N J , was m sixth The 1984 Winter Olympics was just a day from ending, and now the United States was pinning its only other hope for a medal on tw ms on skus Meanwhile, a Finnish woman Ha- oss-country skier Marja-Lns- a The United States moved into sole possession of fifth place m the medals race w ith Sumners silver It now has six medals three gold and three silver And its last chance for a seventh medal, a very outside chance, fell to the Mahre brothers, Phil and Steve, in the slalom Sunday look-alik- PROVO At times it appeared the rumored football game had replaced the basketball game between Brigham Young University and Notre Dame Saturday afternoon The basketball game fell into a rough hassle in the closing minutes as both battled for the victory But you dont play rock and roll basketball against BYU on the Cougars home court For a few minutes in the second half, tempers flared and it appeared what might be the continuation of a good athletic rivalry was in jeopardy But it all calmed down and the Cougars pulled out another thriller It would have been a shame if an incident had developed, because there is some interest in a Notre Dame-BYfootbal rivalry Roger Valdisern, an assistant athletic director for the Fighting Irish, said before the game he had pushed to get .this basketball game scheduled And it should be a good football rivalry, he added We both have good stadiums and crowds However, it ought to be mentioned that Notre Dame's football schedule is solid for years in advance Even with that 11th game, which opened up the schedule a little, I would guess it would be in the 1990s before a game could be scheduled in football U e, -cr- medal in figures Annett Foetzsch did it m 1980 "It s the happiest moment of m Witt said 1 life, the saw Rosalynn skate and did not think I could win " Sumners dressed in white with sequined Vs m front and bac k, pro presented a lively, swan-l.k- e gram in the frees'yle that pleased the judges artistically The Italian judge gave her the 6 0, while the Yugoslav judge gave her a 5 6 She also got four 5 9s and three 5 8s In tec h meals, however, she got two 5 6s, one 5 7, four 5 8s and one 5 9 In Washington, President Reagan, answering questions posed by the newspaper Oslo Bodjenje of Yugoslavia, called the Winter Olympics "exciting and inspirational no mat- ter w ho w Witt, wearing a raspberry dress ith matchmg berets in her swept-bac- k brown hair, is the second East German woman to win the gold seem to hurt cals, she had one 5 7 For 5 9s, four 5 8s w Calgary She started with a triple flip but two footed cm landing She then competed tbiee other triples in her program and a host of Chin Spins I was out there having a good time Chin said I hav e nmny areas where I have to improve Ini still young yet I still have to skate more like a s mor lady and I have to be-onte faster and more aggress.ve That will come I will work on it 7a uk who was 12th after the short program skated one of her best prugiainx opening with a diffi cult split triple loop double loop double loop combination jump Her Net Page I) 2, C oluinn 5 gold I m very j least d with the bO aid Sumners t ai eer hav ing rue to end It was w on a b 0 I w a as reallv extued bojt mat It was not my best performance It was a teal challenge to go out there tonight Im proud of myself that I vx t lit out and faced the chal lenge Sumnt is of Edmonds, W ash , held the It an ulur the t ompulsoriex but Witt won the short program and moved into first where she le Witt misstepped near the bt ginning of her program, but it did not ms ships last r on h in Salt lake Citv The 16 year oil now becomes a prime contender for gold in 1988 at Sumners second plate finish erased an thar.ee of Americans swetp rg the gold medals in figures Stutt Hamilton had won the mens m her scores In techm one 5 9, seven 5 8s and artistic, she had four and one 5 7 c amed Chin showed again why she beat both Sumners and Zayak in the fiee style part of the World Champion Sports BYU Turns Bully to Halt Irish fljc gait fake tribune Section D Sunday, 19, 1984 February Page I Death and taxes were bad enough, but now it seems snow is inevitable, too. i 4 Auto racing, Duvona 500, 10am Channel 5 llom Coble NBA, K nicks vs 76ers, TV ESPN, Noon College basketball, North Carolina vs Maryland Channel 2 ore 2:t:-20- 2r By Die k Rosetta Tribune Sports Writer PROVO There were eight nun utes left to play Saturday afteroon and Notie Dames Fighting Irish were bullying Brigham Young Uni versitys basketball team into sub lead mission with a It was time, as Cougar senior Brett Applegate put it, 'To reach back for a little extra We were let ling the refs control it We decided to control it Oh my, did the Cougais conti ol it Ovei the next five minutes, the Cougais ieerscd the bully" role and delighted the season s biggest Marriott center crowd of 22 86J by outscoring the Irish 12-- 0 to move in front. 62 58, and ultimately gain a 68 64 victory in the first-eve- r Bee hive State meeting between the two church schools It was a classic intersectional not an aesbasketball encounter thetic classic mind you but a game where the supporting cast for BYU t i list itself into the marquee lights to compensate for the poorest olfen sive show by the nation s leading scorer, Devin Duri ant, since the last game of his sophomoie season 58-5- 0 Applegate, 14 points Scott Sinok points, Jim Usevitch 14 points Chris Nikehevich 12 points Now those figures normally would trails late into a monumental BYU victory because they would be parlayed with Durrant s 25 or 30 Wrong Bucko This day, Duirant dewas shackled by a fense, with Irish sophomore Jim Dolan shadowing Durrant and denying him the ball Durrant managed only See Page Column 14 V A Tribune Stuff Photo bv Tim Kelly Reach out and touch someone! BYUs Jim Usevitch (52), Scott Sinek (20) and Devin Durrant (35) all reach for the i rafters to block shot of Notre Dames Tom Sluby Saturday. Sluby collected 26 points for Irish in 68-6- loss to Cougars. 4 D-'- McLaughlin Utes Down Aztecs , 72-6- 5 By Steve Luhm Tribune Sports Writer Utah had a Big Mac attack Saturday night at the Special Events Center, and as a result, the Utes are no longer starving for a victory Tim McLaughlin Big Mac had some nice numbers during the 3 Western Athletic ConferUtes ence win over San Diego State, a win e Utah losthat snapped a ing streak The 9 junior scored 14 points and grabbed nine rebounds Defensively, he held San Diego States Leonard Allen scoreless Thats the same Leonard Allen who had 18 points and 11 rebounds Thurs2 day night during the Aztecs overtime loss at BYU But McLaughlin's performance went beyond numbers. It was more a matter of timing timely points, timely rebounds and timely defensive plays For example With 11 40 left, after the Aztecs had taken their first lead of the game, McLaughlin scored to put the Utes back m front, 8 With 911 left, after Utah had eased out to a 0 lead, McLaughlin shook loose inside and slammed home a dunk that pushed the Utes up by five More importantly, perhaps, was the fact it woke up the crowd of 72-6- four-gam6-- 94-9- 49-4- 53-5- 11,506 With 4 30 left and San Diego 7 Utah State trying to slice a lead to a single basket, McLaughlin stole an Aztec pass and quickly fed Manny Hendrix, v. hose layup boost- ed the Utes back in front by six Seconds later, McLaughlin forced SDSU ace Michael Cage into fade-awa- y an jumper a rare happening Cage missed and the Utes reSaturday night bounded, getting possession along with a 9 advantage Finally, with still 1 45 left, the Aztecs took a missed Utah free throw and came down court looking for a basket that would pull them within four Instead, an outside jumper missed and McLaughlin rebounded After that, the Utes hit seven free throws in the final lz minutes to ice their w in I felt good, McLaughlin said 1 just tried to go out there and play hard I tried to go to the boards hard They (the Aztecs) have a lot of talent And, because of that, they don't screen off a lot. They just crash the boards and try to beat you on talent So I figured I could sneak in there and do a little damage A little damage7 Did the iceberg do a little damage to the Titanic7 Obviously, there were other heroes for the Utes, who raised their record to 7 in the WAC and 3 overall Kelvin Upshaw popped in 19 points, while Chris Winans added 15 points and nine rebounds And Angelo Robinson came off the bench and scored eight points, hitting from the floor But the guy who was there time and time again was McLaughlin Tim played very well, Utah Coach Lynn Archibald said "He got some important baskets and he played good defense But all our guys played well They were just tremendous in practice (Friday) and we played with great concentration tonight This is a good group They want to succeed And I thought thc nlaved verv well tnnipht Mibe it 61-5- e, 65-5- 4-- With 7 58 left, McLaughlin dunked another one Utah's lead mushroomed to 2 The crowd got louder. And the Aztecs looked a little confused 57-5- Todays TV, Radio Sports Schedule Here Is a list of live sports events scheduled to be broodiest locally Sunday, according to schedules provided bv radio, TV and cable srotions 10 0 m Winter Olympics, Channel sc Cougs Gain 68-6- 4 Win wN, candidate, Ob'st'nation Wait! o ai i team shot 64 3 percent from the field and trailed by five points at the half7 Notre Dame shot 76 percent from the field in the first half, with most of the shots coming from passes under the basket There were questions about the small black shoulder patches the players wore Gene Paszkiet, who had been a trainer for some 30 years, died a month ago and the players honor his memory with the black bands Notre Dame does not belong to a conference because the administration believes in scattering its games around the country so the real and asphalt alumni can cheer for their team. "I know we had some people drive down from Montana and up from Arrzona for this game, and that's the reason we like to play all over, Coach Digger Phelps said I'm not sure Devin Durrant, shares the enthusiasm for teams playing all Around the country. Playing against the Georgetown defense a week or so ago, Devin was held to 13 points and had only three free throws. Against Notre Dame's excellent defense, Durrant was held to just eight points, on four of six from the field and no free throw attempts. The defense didn't allow Devin to handle the ball, as shown by the fact he he took only six shots from the field in the entire 40 minutes. When Durrant did get the ball, he was triple teamed and rarely in position to get off even one of his quick shots And when Durrant is not shooting he isn't being fouled and sinking foul pitches. Before Saturday's game, Durrant had been averaging 10 4 foul pitches a game The game was a good one for the Cougars, who probably will be playing their tournament in the East or Mideast, where the officiating may be a little less picky While no coach admits he s beaten before the game, Coach Digger Phelps probably wasn't surprised at the loss, since the Irish brought only nine men on the trip because of injuries to key players Eugene Corrigan, the Notre Dame athletic director, probably summed up the situation best when he added, When I saw we had shot 76 percent at the half and led only by five points, I knew we were in trouble, because we can't play much better than that Add to the fact the Fighting Irish were playing at an altitude of some 3 500 feet higher than South Bend, and it was amazing the pace didn't tell on the iron man squad sooner Tom Sluby, the senior who had played against the Cougars in the Danny Amge dash for cash in the NCAA, admitted he was bothered by the lack of oxygen There were more than a few fans a little short of breath at the end of the game, too del 1 The first half was an example of great shooting When has a BYU BYUs Hoc oi (all Great Shooting r or 1 30 p m 145pm, Channel Tennis, USA, Cable TV Golf, Los Angeles Open, 5 Colleae ba ketball, UNLV 2pm vs T resno State, Channel 20 NBA, Jazz vs. Pooers, K SL4pm AM (1160) 5 30 p m NHL, Flyers vs Pangers USA, Cable TV 6pm V'C'iTer Olvn p,wS, Clio ,nt.i v 6 30 pm, NBA, Bucks vs Bulls, ESPN, Coble TV 10-1- 5 3 was one of our better games all season We didnt do anything dumb We played hard and smart. And our defense, especially at the end, was tre- mendous If the Utes were tremendous, it s hard to describe SDSUs Cage The 9 shots, grabbed senior hit 11 rebounds and finished with 29 points He had the Aztecs first six points. 10 of their first 12 and 12 of their first 16 But, almost alone, Cage wasnt overall enough as SDSU fell to and 7 in the conference Utah led the entne first half, with their biggest advantage coming at 15-- 8 on two Mark Hill free throws But San Diego State fought back and trailed by only two, at intermission Actually, the Aztecs could have been in better shape But while Utah was hitting free throws m the opening half, San Diego State 8 from the line managed only In the second half, the Utes went up by as many as six before SDSU again rallied And when Anthony Watson who ended up with 18 points, hit an outside jumper, the score was tied, with 17 38 remaining After that, things stayed clu'e until McLaughlin went to work inside and his teammates nailed down the decision by hitting some important free throws in the closing minutes something they didn't do in a 69 68 loss to Hawaii Thursday night 6-- 14-1- 0 5-- 34-3- 2-- k A ,4 A ,Yit A if .- - Sj, . T ....t rV' 'S w K C 40-4- "Weve been struggling, said Upfrom the line shaw, w ho w ent against San Diego Stale Everybody knows that But this team wont quit We aren't dead Not with tournament still the coming up We had a very intense practice after losing to Hawaii. he added "And it carried over We played smarter tonight than ever before We rebounded better and we took care of the ball When we do that we can beat anvhodv , , j - I fr-H- H 7WS I '' S e- - S t miiJ A A 4 -a v' s . i ! . tpost-scaso- U r V $ t I 1 4 'JrSkilUt nfcd Utahs Kelvin Upshaw slices between the Aztecs Anthony w in Watson (12) and Mir bad Cipi ( 14) for two in I tes 72-f- d i 1 |