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Show 1 Sportlilit I rihune, Januan Thursday, C? Jl, I'p,6 Aggies Look for Revival Against Irvine 1 : By Du k Resell. i Sport- W rite! Its ll s the second lime around bn the Ags and I r v me tills year I'M' went to sloop for a span imdwav through the fiisi half and eveiitu.illv ia umbod to Coal ll Bill Mulligan s li vino crew 96 82 J.m 4 in snuthoi n t ( ibunr Coach Rod Tuellci l.uGAN .id Midi Ills I lull Slate Aggie hold tlicil 1983 Hti biskolball destiny 111 then own hand hand liaw-- jut that the Aggie been loo secure lately Die Ags a Id for Dane Iorg be Salt Lake tin- butmnic year III the Puntic Coast Atli itlcalK lelic Conferem e, begin a conference liomestand Thursday w ith Cal Irvines Anteaters visiting The Spectrum for a 7 30 p m meeting If the Aggies have set lous plans bn the PCAA tournament at the L A Forum March they have to make some hay Thursday. Satui-daagainst UNLV, Feb 6 against Long Beach State and Feb 8 against New Mexico State Kevin Mcllale Ladell Andersen ( I t 7 t "5S f . ' tr ( tour-gam- World Series Hero Iorg Signs With Padres D ine Iorg the former RYU baseball standout whose two-ruthe mnih inning gave the Kansas single in ihc hoitom City Roals a victory in (tame 6 of lit- 1985 Woild Sene'-- . ha signed a contract with the San Diego Padies. a team .spokesman said Tuesday Iorg. 3a. is a 281) career fuller but lias hit 291 for Nat ion. League teams He plays outfield and first base I in glad to have him. basically to strengthen our bench. " 1adres Manager Dick Williams said "Hes always been tough on my clubs pi eviously and I've tried to manage around him a lew times knowing he was on the bench " r Iorg signed a contract lorg whose brother, (iarth. plays lor the Toronto blue Jays, has played nine seasons in the Major Leagues, the last two for the Royals. In the regular season last year, he hit .223 with one home run and 21 runs batted in He had four runs baited in Free jgent Jrj-mali- I post-seaso- 6-- It will take some mighty fancy ballhawking to make the pendulum swing back the Aggies' way after Tueller s club suffered the indignity of a loss at Pacific U last one-yea- game-winnin- We w , e got to gear up and claw our fiat k in this thing the contemn c Its playoff picture." Tueller said up to us We re anxious to get back on our home floor where we've played only three of our seven league games Hey. Irvine will be very formidable and you know what Vegas will be They're ranked loth in the nation. But just have to believe the intensity ol the players this week will spill over into Thursday's game I certainly hope it does." said the Ags' 1 Coach-Athleti- I d Jllt lov e to s, e us give then, a scale and keep them oil Ihc board' I hey like to go to (he boa d olid gel oul olid Min We jn-- t have to get IV e liev lull a '.veil ehoiiiid u anyone m he a that in t li on! s.ud i hides sum-otle- I I I aliforma And the Anteator peisonnel is the il wa then with tug sennas , 1'od Murphy and Johnny Rogers n lin at the controls Murphy had 29 point and Rogers 21 in the first game w uh the Ags same as The Ag ploy Thursday night should certainly be what it wasntat Irvine We didn't take the ball inside enough and make them play some interior defense." Tueller said "We vc got to trv and get those big guvs in foul trou- - the youngei brothel lea candidate Gieg Grant '24 6 point pel gainei, he wants to play good delciise and work the hall alonnd on ottense possibly feeding it to his brother trequc-ntlIf we can get the hall inside, well gel them in foul trouble Wouldnt lot Giant A ol CM that fn- nice"" Irvine has been immensely at The Spectrum Coach Mul ov erall and m the ltgan s club PCAA (third placei. is at The bn his career Spectrum and is against USC 9-- bli- " 10-- One Aggie. Nathan iScooteri Grunt w lio w ill be making his fourth start of the season, figures there's a way Thursday night to help solve Irvine's Director Saturdays game against the pow erful UNLV Rebels will be a 2 pm game oflense BYUs Andersen to Coach in Festival BYl' basketball Coach Iidell .iidcrscr i' o to of four coaches selected to coach in this summers seventh ai.nu.,1 US. Olympic Festival at Houston. Texas, according to the Amateur Basketball Association of the USA lABAUSAi Andersen will coach the West team in the July 25 Acg 3 (estival Coaching the North team will be Notre Dames Digger 'helps. The Fast will be coached by Boston College's Gary Williams and the South Carolina's Bill Foster Assisting Andersen on the West squad wiil be Bruce Hoffman of Sheridan College (Wyoming! and Chet Kammerer of Westmont College (Santa Barbara. Calif.). Andersen was one of several coaches to assist coaching at the 184 U S Olympic Basketball Trials at Indiana University I Mcllale to Miss Celtics Trip Ken Sims Kevin Mcllale is still suffering from a sore Achilles tendon and will not accompany the Boston Celtics this week on their road trip to Chicago r and Washington. The forward, who was named to the team Tuesday, missed the team's last two games, against the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 7Hers. The Celtics w ill play the Bulls on Thursday and meet the Bullets on Friday. McHale. who last played on Jan. 22 against the Los Angeles Lakers, is averaging 22.5 points per game this season. McHale's injury, in his left leg. has improved since last week, according to trainer Ray Melehiorre. - Comegys Misses DePaul Game Dallas Comegys. DePaul's leading scorer, was not in uniform Wednesday night when the Blue Demons hosted Northern Iowa. DePaul Coach Joey Meyer denied the problem involved basketball, academics or illness. "It's not a long-terproblem." Meyer said. But I don't think it's in the newspaper. I can only hope be that should discussed something " people won't read too much into it C Sor vices Piston Hot-ShJohnson Guns Down Hawks in 4th ot Tribune Wire Services Detruit Pistons Coach Chuck Duly calls Vinnie Johnson a "Brooklyn player" - someone who has starred on the playgrounds and possesses e skills. They know how to get the shot off. and they have a scoring ego. They know it and love it," Daly said -- Wednesday night after Johnson scored of his 24 points in the fourth to lift the Pistons to a 107-9victory over the Atlanta Hawks. Johnson hit field goals and was at the free throw line as 18 quarter 4 the Pistons posted their seventh victory in nine games and raised their It was the overall record to first time Detroit has been at the .500 mark since Dec. 26. Mavs 126, Spurs 114: At Dallas, 37 the Mavericks hit a consecutive free throws and Rolando r Blackman celebrated his 25 points in a status with a game-hig23-2- dub-recor- victory over San Antonio. The Mavs were just two free throws short of the NBA record of 39 in a row-ione game set bv Utah at Portland on Dec. 12. 1982. Pacers 92, Bullets 88: At IndiaHerb Williams scored 11 of napolis. his game-hig25 points in the second half to help Indiana edge Washington. which saw its Washington, winning streak snapped, had only one field goal in the first nine minutes of the fourth quarter, but neither team was able to hit as they combined for only eight field goals in the entire final period. Suns 118, Clippers 108: At Los Angeles. Walter Davis scored 30 points and Larry Nance added 24 to lift Phoenix past the Los Angeles Clippers. Davis and Nance combined for all 19 of the Suns' points during a 5:32 run in the fourth quarter that turned a deficit into a lead with 20 to play h four-gam- d All-Sta- h 95-9- e The New England PaFOXBORO. Mass. AP) triots' drug controversy heated up Wednesday with the naming of six alleged drug users. The team's player representative said the disclosure dooms its voluntary testing plan and could lead to a strike. "A terrible injustice has been done with the naming of the alleged players." Brian Holloway told the Pittsburgh Press. "The idea that those names have come out does not mean that they have used drugs." The Boston Glohe reported Wednesday that Raymond Clayborn. Tony Collins. Irving Fryar. Roiand James. Kenneth Sims and Stephen Starring admitted to Coach Raymond Berry they had used drugs. "Some of those guys have been in a (rehabilitation) program and they're not on drugs any more." General Manager Patrick Sullivan said. Sullivan said he was called by Globe reporter Ron Borges, who ,e story included the six names. "He read me the names and he said, 'if I print those names are you going to stand there and deny it?' And I said, I wouldn't stand and deny it.' Sullivan said. Im reluctant to do that but I'm also reluctant to be put in a position of not telling the truth." Hollow-aythe Patriots' union representative, said the source of the confirmation wasn't important. He was more concerned that the names were revealed. I can guarantee you, with the release of those . C-- 6 1 (23-20- 1 12-- 44-3- 68-5- Many of the finest women power-lifterin America will converge on the Salt Palace Little Theater Saturday and Sunday to compete in the Women's National Powerlifting Championships. The female powerlifters. who will be trying to qualify for the world echampionships later this year in Sw den. will compete in sessions begin3 m. Saturday, as ning at 9 a m. and p well as 9 a m. and 2 p m. Sunday are A total of 55 powerlifters scheduled to compete in the women's nationals in Salt Lake However, two local ladies who have fared well In the past will be unable to participate in the '86 nationals, Samantha Mad 1986 "People's lives are still more important than all that." he said "I didn't expect that anything was going to be perfect but I know the direction and also I still feel that people's lives are the mam thing involved here." 9 liis Some of those people were upset that their have become so exposed to the public , "It really breeches my confidence that lie tSulli-- ! van) would say something like that." Sims was quoted as saying by The Patriot Ledger of Quincy "I've been seeing my physician weekly and sendftijt in specimens for well over a year. In my ease, it should have said were, not are. drug users." "My name shouldn't be involved in this mess." said Clayborn. a cornerback who also is in Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. "I'll take a urinalysis lor anyone." "The guys are taking steps toward getting tire team cleaned up." said Fryar. a punt returner on the AFC's Pro Bowl team. "I was one of the guys who voted for it (the testing program). I'm drug-- , free, baby. Test me today if you want." Unsuccessful attempts were made to reach Col-- ' lins and Starring through their agents. He said he gave them the alternative of undergoing counseling and testing or being suspended AH chose counseling and testing, he said Official! Eagles Hire Ryan - meetings between Eagles General Manager Harry Gamble and Ryan. "He offers something to this game that is really, unique. He's an innovator. He's an individual who approaches this game by attacking it. He's changed the whole concept of defense and what you'll see in Philadelphia is a new concept of as well. "... I expect he (Rvant will be the next Vince, n Lombardi of the National Football league." said. Ryan became known for his "46" defense, a set named after the number of a former player. It was the formation that made the Bears the team in the league and crunched the', New England Patriots in the Bears' Super Bowl triumph. , under Ryan said the Eagles, who played a record last season, would Campbell in posting a switch to the 46, and predicted it would take "35 minutes" to do it. Ryan said he planned to hire eight assistants.' four on defense and three on offense and a special teams coach . five-yea- Bra-ma- coach. "It's about time I branched off in this direction." said Ryan. Eagles owner Norman Braman introduced the old Ryan as the best coach in the NFL who would give the Eagles "the winning consistency they lacked over the last few years." Ryan promptly issued a prediction as bold as the Bears' attacking defensive strategy. poor shooting night (3 for 13), but he had an effect on the game with his physical presence. Jazz Coach Frank Layden pointed to the efforts given by Bailey and Malone in explaining why he sat Dantley for 11 straight minutes in the second half. other guys were playing better. I thought, and that's just the way it is," said Layden. "I have to make that judgment." The Jazz were up by seven ) when Dantley left late in the third ) quarter, and they were up seven when he returned with 3:35 left in (he game. He promptly put the Sixers shot, his first away with a three-poin- t of the season and only the fifth of his lead career, giving the Jazz a with three minutes to go. That launched a 16-- closing run that made the final score more lopsided than the game was 'I'm never out there to take that kind of shot." said Dantley of his r from the left corner "We ran a play. They took away the inside, and I went to the outside. broke out there and that's where I "The 1 was." The shot officially told the 76ers r domination of the that their Jazz was finally over. six-yea- 1985 Utah state champion, has elected not to compete for personal reasons. Former American and world record-holde- r of Lynda Chicado-ShendoRoy. who is expecting her second child in April, will also be sidelined Juanita Trujillo of Grand Junction, Colo w ho holds the American squat i cord of 545 pounds, will again be une of the favorites in the class Trujillo placed second in the world championships last year The national powerlifting event is sanctioned by the United Slates Power-liftinFederation. Tickets will be available at the door for $6 per day or $10 for both days 4 9 No. 8 Kentucky Overtakes LSU at Buzzer Tribune Wire Services 2 three-pointe- 46-1- "It will not take the five years to go to the playoffs," he said. "I'm not going to wait that long. We'll be contenders in a year or so." Negotiations started well before the Super Bowl game last Sunday, and were completed Tuesday in (68-61- . use. Football League team into the playoffs within two years. Ryan, after toiling in relative obscurity for most of his 18 years as a defensive specialist, was given r a contract for his first try as a head 113-10- 6 sen of Salt Lake City, the 46-1- 0 is PossibilitA controversy his goal remains to set up a formal structure, with testing as a deterrent, to stop drug PHILADELPHIA (AP) Buddy Ryan, architect of the Chicago Bears awesome defense, was officially named head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles Wednesday and promised to lead the National 1 Women's Powerlifting Meet at Palace s players' names, you have seen the end of the voluntary program with the Patriots." he said in Hawaii, where he will play in Sunday's Pro Bowl After losing the Super Bowl to the Chicago Bears last Sunday, the Patriots voted Monday morning in New Orleans to become the first team to institute voluntary drug testing Holloway said confidentiality was one of the conditions for the program. Sullivan and Berry denied that, saying that even if they refused to comment. there was no guarantee that drug users' names wouldn't be published "I told the players it's a possibility" that their names would become known. Berry said. "There's nothing I could do about that. I hoped they wouldn't but that was out of my hands." of the FederaDoug Allen, secretary-treasure- r tion of Professional Athletes, said from the union office in Washington. "It's incredible to me that the Patriots breeched confidentiality. As I understand it, the players had insisted on confidentiality. If that was one of the conditions, management has ignored the agreement." "You can be assured that this thing is not over vet. Holloway told the Press. You're going to see a dramatic strike taken by the union." The NFL Players Association strongly opposed the Patriots' vote in favor of a testing program, saying it violates the players collective bargaining agreement with the league. Berry, meanwhile, maintained that despite the Its Sixers Jinx Over Jazz Ends Continued From ty fair game tonight," said Eaton, who had 10 rebounds and six blocked shots in a strong 41 minutes. "When we were in Philadelphia, we had all three of our centers with three fouls midway through the second quarter. I think we were allowed to play toknow you're not supposed to night. say anything about the officials, but that was the major difference between this game and the last game." The Jazz looked a little sluggish early In the game, falling behind bv nine, but Jeff Wilkins came in and hit three straight outside shots in the span of a minute late in the first quarter, which the Jazz were able to estl u deficit cape with a t.u-rAfter that, they controlled things An extended run over the last five minutes of the second quarter got the Jazz to halftime with a lead Then a burst of 14 Dant in the first seven minutes ol the third helped the Jazz extend their The Sixers made severlead to al runs at the Jazz, after that, but they never got as close as seven Thurl Bailey made some timely jump shots for the Jazz and wound up with 19 points. Karl Malone had a Tony Collins Ray Clayborn Player Representative Says )isclof,ure Ruins Drug Testing Program. Strike - Tribune Mir Roland James Patriots Name Six Alleged Drug Users All-Sta- . Irving Fry ar Stephen Starring day night Kentucky downed Louisiana State Univeron a sity at Baton Rouge, jumper by Harden at the buzzer in a dramatic Southeastern Conference basketball game. "I knew I was going to shoot the minute I got my hands on it at the baseline," Harden said He dribbled across the midfield line, took two powerful strides and put the ball up. Eighth-ranke- d d 54-5- 20-fo- knew it was down "To be honest, the minute it left my hands." Harden said. Harden said it was no surprise to him that LSU played Kentucky aggressively. "We knew they were going to come out in a zone and we knew they'd be very aggressive with the guards." Harden said. "I give a lot of and especially to credit to LSU Coach Dale Brown. He had them prepared. He had them ready to play when they had every reason to quit." I to have sent the game overtime when Derrick Taylor sank a jumper to tie the score LSU appeared 20-fo- with three seconds left on the Kentucky hurriedly the ball and whipped it downcourt to Harden, who pushed up his shot from outside the top of the key as the game ended LSU played without forwards Nikita Williams, the team captain, and John Williams, the team's leading scorer and rebounder. Wilson lost an appeal of his academic ineligibility earlier Wednesday and Williams is convalescing from chicken pox. at clock. 52-5- Kentucky guard Roger Harden said he knew when he touched the hall with three seconds left in the game that it was his to win Wednes- But play by John Salley. N.C. State could get no closer than six after that in in the overall and falling to 13-- 6 3 ACC 19-- Georgia Tech's biggest lead was the final score as the Yellow Jackets raised their record to 17-- and Chris Washburn led N.C. State with 18 points, while Ernie Myers and Bolton had 10 each 2 Duke 89, N C.. Mark 6-- Gemson 78: At Durham. Alarie scored 29 points Duke survived a and second half to post an ACC victory over Clemson. Duke shot a torrid 70 percent from the floor in the first half en route to a halftime edge. When Johnny Dawkins pumped in a jumper at the 1618 mark, the Blue Devils Dawheld their biggest lead at kins added 26 points for Duke. 19-in the ACC. and The Tigers were forced to foul in hopes of regaining possession late in the game, but Duke spoiled those plans by hitting eight of nine free throws in the final 1.02. Dawkins was six of six in that stretch fifth-ranke- d Bennett, who led Ken17 points, staked the Wildwith tucky lead midway cats to a through the second half, but LSU closed that gap in the final three minutes. Ed Davender and Kenny Walker had 12 points apiece for the Wildcats, now overall and atop the SEC standings. Taylor led LSU scorers with 20 points. Don Redden had 18 for LSU. which fell to 16-- overall and in the SEC Winston five-poi- 17-- 1 Ga. Tech 67, N.C. State 54: At Raleigh. guard Mark Price scored 21) points to key a balanced attack as Georgia Tech defeated North Carolina State in an ACC game The Yellow Jackets, who trailed by as many as eight points in halfthe first half, stretched a on a three-poin- t time lead to third-ranke- 33-2- 9 44-3- 4 Big Eight rout of Nebraska In winning their 44th straight home game, the Sooners boosted their record to in the Big Flight overall and Nebraska dropped to and g 51-3- 4 61-3- 2 Oklahoma 87, Nebraska 60: At Norman, Okla., Darryl Kennedy and Tim McCalister scord 20 points apiece to spark No. 6 Oklahoma to a 1 12-- 6 Oklahoma built a lead at halftime but Nebraska's Dave Hoppen closed the gap to eight points 8 by scoring the first four points of the second half. The Sooners quickly increased the margin, taking a lead on a basket by Linwood Davis with 10:15 remaining. Hoppen led the Cornhuskers with 28 points and 11 rebounds. David Johnson snared 10 re-- ' hounds for the Sooners. 42-3- 0 St. Johns 81, Villanova 61: At New York, Walter Berry scored 28 points, Ron Rowan had 18 and Willie Glass added 16 to lead No. 7 St. John's to an easy Big East Conference victory over defending NCAA champion Villanova The triumph was the sixth in a row for the Redmen, who increased their record to 20-- and in the conference. That put St. John's into a tic with Syracuse, which will play host to the Redmen on Saturday 1 first-plac- e Harold Pressley topped the Wildcats with 15 points, followed by Hat-olJensen with 11 ami freshman Doug West with 10. ) d |
