Show Page 8 Thursday December 29 1994 The Herald Journal Logan UtahT ies barrel towards the Bengals It’s State shouldn’t feel impressive pace with a 37 percent performance including a exhibition in the first half But from the line the second-wor- st to squad in the conference 5y Jeff Hunter sports writer a fine line "We walk a fine line We can't expect to walk onto the floor and have teams roll over for us ” Cleveland's Mark Price said Wednesday night after the Cavs moved to the verge of a team record with their 10th straight victory A Sanders sweep for Players of the Year NEW YORK (AP) — Detroit Lions star Barry Sanders who led the NFL in rushing with 1883 yards and had 44 receptions for 283 yards was selected the 1994 Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year Sanders received 33 of 98 votes from a panel of writers and broadcasters San Francisco quarterback Steve Young was second with 41 followed by 49ers receiver Jerry Rice with three and Minnesota receiver Cris Carter with one San Francisco cornerback Deion Sanders who waited until the baseball season was canceled before signing with the 49ers was selected the Defensive Player of the Year Sanders who had six interceptions and three touchdowns received 39 votes Pittsburgh cornerback Rod Woodson last year’s winner was second with 16 and Steelers line- Lewis-Clar- k 20-of-- too bad about losing 86-6- 2 Utah State Wednesday night After all the Aggies dispatched BYU with an identical bulge And according to USU head coach Larry Eustachy his team 24-poi- nt performed even sharper against the NAIA Warriors than against the Cougars “I thought we executed even better than we did against BYU” Eustachy said “It sounds crazy but our execution was as good as it has been” With their fourth victory of the season secured the Aggies face Idaho State tonight at the Spectrum on the second day of the inaugural Gossner Foods Classic The Bengals bombed Chapman 2 in Wednesday’s University early game “It’s going to be a big big cha73-3- llenge” ISU head coach Herb Williams said of the first meeting between the two schools in 10 years “In my opinion they’re one of the best squads in the West” With an easy victory all but assured midway through the first half the Aggies concentrated on winning internal battles against the Warriors The most furious was the field goal percentage vs free throw percentage conflict The most accurate team from the field in the struggled with a 39 percent mark ”1 wonder what the score would have been if we’d only hit our free throws?” Eustachy asked himself Eric Franson would have had a more noteworthy game if he'd hit his charity tosses USU’s 6--7 center had 23 points at halftime and 28 with over eight minutes left of but couldn’t top his career-hig- h 30 points after going just from the line But then Franson ’s career-hig- h is las than a week old and is sure to tumble soon anyway if the junior maintains a shooting per- centage that’s exceeded 72 percent the last four games “The shots have just been comwhich is nice” said ing for me Franson who was denied his e after fourth straight rebounds totaling just eight Although he said he just took double-doubl- what came in the flow of the offense Franson showed that he can create his own opportunities as well when late in the fust half he drove from the top of the key stunned Jason Torgerson with a hint of a crossover and slammed it home “I don’t know what happened it just opened up and I kept going’ the 230-pou- nd Franson said “I was going to pull up and hit the Sec AGGIES on page Big West USU continued its 11 backer Greg Lloyd had 14 GREEN BAY Wis (AP) — Green Bay receiver Sterling Sharpe will miss the playoffs because of a neck abnormality Sharpe who had 94 receptions for 1119 yards and 18 touchdowns this season sustained “stinger" nerve injuries in each of the last two games Baseball's Astros and Padres make career-threateni-ng McKenzie and trainer Pepper Burris said the injuries resulted from looseness between the top two vertebrae in Sharpe’s neck McKenzie said surgery will be required to fuse the vcrtabrae BALTIMORE (AP) — Cal Ripken’s agent Ron Shapiro said the Baltimore shortstop will never break ranks even if the striking players give him their blessing so he can continue his chase for Lou Gehrig’s record Ripken has played in 2009 consecutive games and is 121 shy of Gehrig’s mark Seahawks fire Flores SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks coach and general Tom Flores manager announced today he has been fired Flores said all 12 of his assistant coaches also have been told they will not be back next season Wednesday’s Scores NBA Chicago 105 Boston 97 New York 101 Detroit 93 Cleveland 91 Washington 75 Utah 117 Indiana 95 Seattle 121 Philadelphia 102 Independence Bowl Virginia 20 Texas Christian 10 NCAA Basketball Arizona St 55 PacMc 51 Idaho Si 73 Chapman 52 Purdue 89 Weber St 75 & Utah 79 N Arizona 65 UCSB 91 Loyola Marymount 72 UNLV 56 Miami 55 St 62 Utah St 86 Lewie-Clar- k 5 pm TVTooay PRIME — NCAA Basketball ECAC Holiday Festival Tournament Colgate vs Manhattan at New York 6 ESPN — NCAA Football Copper Oklahoma vs Brigham Bowl Young at Tucson Artz TBS — NBA Basketbal Orlando at Charlotte 7 pjn PRIME — NCAA Basketball ECAC Holday Festival Tournament FermvBbSLiMhnra at New York S run KJZZ — NCAA Basketbal Idaho State at Utah Stats 930 pjn PRIME — NCAA Basketball Rainbow Classic Cincinnati vs Arkansas at Honolulu t 'x-1130 pm PRIME — NCAA Basketball Rainbow Classic Iowa vs Hawaii at Honolulu SAN DIEGO (AS) — Baseball’s biggest trade in 37 years a deal between the Houston Astros and San Ditgo Padres also had a family angle Randy Smith general manager of the San Diego Padres sent shortstop Ricky Gutierrez center fielder Derek Bell left fielder Phil Plantier and three others to the Houston Astros oa Wednesday The Astros whose presklent is Randy’s father Tal sent third baseman Ken Caminiti shortstop Andujar Cedeno center fielder Steve Finley Brian Williams and first baseman Roberto Petagine to the Padres Additionally the Padres will get a minor league player to be agreed on by April 30 or $30000 12-pla- Patrick Ripken won’t play k Biggest trade in 37 years Sharpe sidelined Team physician Mitch MascaraHerald Journal State's KC Tebbs (11) is trapped by Utah State’s Jermaine Womack right and Covington Cormier 88-6- 2 Wednesday night at the Gossner Foods Classic Tebbs turned the ball over The Aggies won easily Lewis-Clar- right-hand- er AP photo Utah forward Adam Keefe (31) drives through the midde of Indiana's Vem Fleming (10) and Sam Mitchel The Jazz beat the Pacers 117-9- 5 The Utah Jazz were shorthanded at small forward but Adam Keefe and Tom Chambers filled the gap as the Jazz in their first game road trip since a downed Indiana Utah starter David Benoit was as out with a sprained ankle and Bryon Russell went out in the first quarter Wednesday night after being poked in the eye by LaSalle Thompson of the Pacers He returned in the second half and played only sparingly 9-- 7-- ( were passing up outside shots to get two-foshots” Karl Malone scored 21 points Wfe ourselves” ot 19 in the first half and John Byron Scott scored 16 and Sam Mitchell added 15 in reserve roles See JAZZ mi page 10 30-2- season-endin- of how unselfish our guys Stockton added 18 points and 12 ot 20-1- indica-- i minutes for die Jazz who downed the Pacers 117-9- 3 “I knew I’d play some at the three-sptonight because David was out and Indiana has some big ‘three’ people” Chambers said See TRADE on page 11 -- fast-brea- are : 18th-rank- ed do our jobs” said Hornacek k and whose end of the second at the layup quarter gave his team a 67-4- 9 lead “We both have batdes and hit some shots over each other Keefe had seven points and three rounds in 17 minutes and Chambers had 10 points four assists and four rebounds in 22 “One-sto- p shopping is not bad” Randy Smith said “This was a perfect fit for both clubs I think’’ Randy Smith spent the Christmas weekend with — his parents in Houston The deal was completed J Tuesday before he returned to San Diego “Obviously we talked about it as we got closer to finalizing it” Randy Smith said “but 99 percent of i the conversations were with (Houston GM Bob): Watson “Certainly it was on both of our minds but over the last 11 or 12 years we learned to respect one another’s position ami not get in a conflict of inter — est” the Padres GM continued “If we hadn’t been SHREVEPORT La (AP) — Virginia buried its demons in the rain mud and cold of die Independence Bowl and coach Cavaliers are delighted George Welsh and his bowl losing streak off our that to “It’s great finally get backs” Welsh said Wednesday night after the Cavaliers used their powerhouse defense and a balanced offense to ambush Texas Christian 0 “We had a sense of urgency” Welsh said in part because of a frustrating string of four bowl losses but also because of a 7 loss to North Carolina State g The Atlantic Coast Conference Cavaliers wound up 3 the Southwest Conference Frogs 5 Virginia end Mike Frederick voted the outstanding defensive player of the game said tire victory cured a world of intangible ills “It kept coming up all year” he said “First we weren’t i beating anyone then we couldn’t win in November then we couldn’t win a bowl game But we just stuck to believing in j Jeff Homacek scored 22 points while hounding Indiana’s Reggie Miller who scored 18 on 7 of 10 shooting Homacek would not allow him to get into a rhythm “We both go out there and just But tonight’s game was an deal er Cavs stop Frogs Jazz keep rolling SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — 12-play- Quarterback Mike Groh hit wide receiver Tyrone Davis with ' j touchdown pass in the third period and the a pivotal Cavaliers pounded the Homed Frogs with the running of Kevin Brooks and Charles May “When we hit for that touchdown we knew we could relax” Davis said “We knew we could score on them anytime we- 37-ya- AP photo Texas Christian quarterback Max Knake drops back to pass against Virginia in the Independence rd Bowl £ See CAVS on page 11 i Some of the best and worst moments during 1994 By Rubin Grant Scripps Howard News Sendee In a few days we’ll be out with the old — Best NBA news: No strike — Worst NBA news: The finals between the Rockets and Knicks in which neither team scored 100 points in a game in the series and in with the new But before 1994 gives way to 1995 let’s look back at the year in sports the memorable and forgettable the triumphs and the tragedies seven-gam- e speed skater Dan Jansen finally winning a ' medal -' gold j — Worst Olympic iwnnit Figure skater Tonya Harding breaking her shoe lace then crying to the judges who allowed her to delay ha routine — Best NCAA basketball moment: Scot- to give ty Thurman’ rainbow Arirana tin national rhamninnghip orado’s miraculous victory over Michigan on Kordell Stewart’s Hail Mary pass to Michael Westbrook on the final play - — Worst college football ending: Anoth- er year without a Division playoff to determine the national champion — Best NFL news: The Buffalo Bills won’t be going back to the Super Bowl — Best Olympic moment: American three-point- er — Best college football ending: Col- - Commentary I-- A — Worst NFLnews: Jimmy Johnson j -th wold him tor the off ‘take the John coach threatening Chaney Temple — Best major league baseball news: The life of Mwfsiisett coach John Cafipari ' 10 pennant races and big seasons of Ken Grif f after an Atlantic gme- weta fey Jr Tony Gwynn Frank Thomas Matt Williams Greg Maddux Jeff Bagwell Albert Belle and Barry Bonds before the labor mess — Worst major league baseball news: The strike that killed the World Series and tne owners implementing a salary cap ruining the national pastime forever — Best hockey news: The New York curse by Rangers end their the Cup Stanley winning — Worst hockey news: The lockout that threatens to kill the 1994-9- 3 NHL season' — Best soccer news: The United States plays host to the World Cup and the USA scores a major upset with a victory over Colombia — Worst soccer news: Colombian player Andies Escobar is gunned down outside a i bar after returning home after the loss — Best golf irews: Tiger Woods becomes the first black man to win the US — Worst golf news: The continuing! ’ embarrassment of John Daly — Best boxing news: George Foreman winning the heavyweight champi- onship — Worst boxing news: George Foreman winning the heavyweight! — Best tennis news: Andre Agassi win-- n ning the US Open to breathe some lifeu into this comatose sport — Worst tennis news: Monica Seles a remaining sidelined v — Best TV sports news: Fox Network’s decision to keep the seme and clock in the 18 top left comer of the screen during NFL telecasts — Best sports story off the field: Newv Orleans Saints quarterback Jim Everett pouncing on ESPN2 personality Jim Rome during an interview for repeatedly calling him “Chris Evert” ” |