Show l‘ “ Ai Sys ti !0'ri" psiiinm Ml 13 Prep soccer 14 Scoreboard 19 l The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday Sports snapshot By Jeff Hunter sports writer the girls and how they played” Searle said The Aggies have won nine of their last 11 games After a month and a half on the road Utah State (12-- 8 in the Big West and 24-1- 3 overall) was just happy to play at the closest thing they have to a home field Last week's scheduled home opener was moved to Plain City following a snowstorm that moved the games back a day That's why Friday and Saturday's were game were such a treat They were sun drenched and started right on schedule “We had a big crowd on both days and that was huge” Searle said “That helps out the Aggies in pressure situations” After kind of a sluggish start the Aggie bats seemed to catch fire late in The Aggie softball team made the most of a rare combination this weekend: beautiful weather and a home series “We were one game away from Athletes lake a turn in front of a bust of a ancient Greek God at celebrations marking the Saturday 100-ye- sweeping and certainly had it within our power” Utah State head coach Lloydene Searle said Saturday afternoon after her team took three of four games from ar anniversary of the Olympic Games Pacific After sweeping Friday’s doubleheader Sports briefs at Willow Park (3-- 2 and State split Saturday's twinbill 11-- Fort Wayne blanks Grizz — Fort SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Wayne goalie Lcs Kuntar turned away all 33 shots by Utah preserving a 2--0 win over the Grizzlies Saturday night It was Kuntar’s first International Hockey League shutout and the sixth straight loss for Utah — a franchise record Utah has clinched the third spot in the Western Conference playoffs Utah routing 2) the Tigers 10-- 0 in the first game before dropping the series finale 3--2 “Overall I couldn't be more proud of NBA latest effort to create a major outdoor pro soever league in the United States And after 87 frustrating minutes there even was a goal The San Jose Clash defeated Washington DC United Saturday night in Major League Soccer's inaugural game when Eric Wynalda curled in a shot with less than three minutes left “It was the best feeling scoring a goal I've ever had in my life" said Wynalda who ripped his shirt off and slid on the ground in celebration while pumping his fists in the air “I didn't want it to end 0-- 0 1 wanted someone to score a goal” Wynalda who earlier had failed to convert two good scoring chances dribbled through two defenders and slammed a shot with his right foot past goalkeeper Jeff Causey and into the comer of the net Charlotte 93 Cleveland 89 Dallas 101 LA Clippers 96 Portland 95 Seattle 92 Golden State 1 1 1 Minnesota 106 NHL -0 New Jersey 6 Hartford 3 Colorado 5 San Jose 1 NY Islanders 3 Buffalo 0 Pittsburgh 2 Tampa Bay 1 Montreal 2 Florida 1 Toronto 5 St Louis 1 Winnipeg 4 Calgary 3 33-fo- ot Washington 4 Ottawa 3 Vancouver 4 Los Angeles 2 IHL - ( Fort Wayne 2 Utah 0 'c AL f’ i j 'X' NL PCL Colorado Springs 1 1 Edmonton 5 Albuquerque 14 Tacoma 6 Phoenix 12 Salt Lake 3 On television NCAA Golf final round of tour- KJZZ — Women's tennis Family Circle tape) 11:05 a m TBS — Major League Basebal at Atlanta St Louis 11:30 am WWOR — Major League Basebal burgh at NY Met Pitts- Noon WGN — Major League Baseball Angeles at Chicago Cubs Los 12:30 pm ESPN — Tennis Davis Cup quarterfinal round deciding match US at Czech Republic 1 (same-da- pm y tape) ABC — Women's Pro Beach Volleyball Tour double elimination tournament CBS — PGA Golf BellSouth Classic final round at Marietta Ga FOX — NHL Hockey Colorado at Dallas KJZZ — NBA Basketbal San Antonio at LA Lakers 3:30 pm ESPN — Senior PGA Golf The Tradition final round at Scottsdale Ariz KJZZ — NBA Basketball Chicago at Orlando 6 pm ESPN — Major League Baseball NY Yankees at Texas 7 1 r 2' ' -' — ‘- -f '04 -F - ' r -- r r — " yt i 'f s- i X”' - ' f a v j J “What else could you ask for? 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LT 1 - - - I wouldn't have dared write a script with g such a corny ending” said Alan Rot hen-ber- 7 ' if jr v at' -'-j'-'-' Y AP photo San Jose Dash’s Troy Dayak top flips over Washington DC United's Juan Berthy Suarez in the first game of the new Major Laague Soccer “People probably think that that's what we do every game” Searle said of the twin blowouts “But Pacific is a very fine team and has some of the best pitching in the Big West See AGGIES on Page 20 the league’s chairman Most of the sloppy game was played at midfield and there were few good scoring chances giving ammunition to critics who charge soccer does not have enough offense to succeed in the United States The MLS hopes lingering excitement from the 1994 World Cup and the huge number of American kids who play soc cer will allow the league to thrive Players say the league whose season runs through late October may be the last chance for the sport to flourish in a country that remains an outcast in a soccer-craz-y world With fans chanting “Ole Ole Ole San Jose San Jose” to the tunc of British 10-tea- m soccer chants and hired jlrummers pounding an incessant beat the match had a far different feel than the San Jose State football games usually played at Spartan Stadium There were British bangers (sausages) on sale alongside American hot dogs though one young fan opted for matzoh Brazilian and Mexican flags waved in the stands along with a huge banner from the British club Blackburn Rovers Billboards along the Held touted Mexican and Japanese products but the pre- game festivities were unmistakably American — a combination of balloons cheerleaders and breakdancing with lots of fireworks mixed in The nationally televised game attracted a sellout crowd of 31683 though the Clash have sold only 3000 season tickets Weak advance sales in most cities is just one of many challenges for the MLS the first major outdoor pro league in the United States since the North See SOCCER on Page 20 US in trouble at Davis Cup Duval Tolies Czechs take lead over France and top leader board Americansadvance Ga (AP) — For the second week in a that left him four shots behind Duval's three-da- y MARIETTA Magazine Cup championship match y i f- P k - vf 7 s 3-- 2-- 1 am (same-da- - 0 - - ‘ 4 ' nt - ' Colorado 5 Montreal 4 Pittsburgh 5 New York 0 Los Angeles 3 Chicago 1 Cincinnati 8 Philadelphia 4 Florida 1 San Francisco 0 10 innings St Louis 3 Atlanta 2 12 innings San Diego 8 Houston 4 13 innings 11 - - and Andrea Roberts each had five hits It was offense like that that left USU fans a little disappointed after the 2 loss in the finale Wynalda scores winning goal for Clash SAN JOSE Calif (AP) — Fireworks and foreign atmosphere kicked off the Cleveland 5 Toronto 3 Kansas City 7 Boston 3 Detroit 6 Oakland 1 Minnesota 8 Baltimore 3 Texas 4 New York 2 Chicago 8 CaWomia 4 Beattie 6 Milwaukee 5 Leftfielder Shontinese Huey also homered in both Aggie routs and finished the series with six hits five RBI and three runs scored Catcher Kathy Beasley who homered in the third game totaled four RBI two runs and four walks and freshmen Tammy Alcantar Pro soccer league debuts in San Jose New York 139 Toronto 106 Indiana 99 Miami 95 Milwaukee 109 New Jersey 88 Philadelphia 100 Atlanta 99 10:30 am ESPN — nament Friday's opener With the game tied 2-- 2 in the bottom of the seventh Andrea Roberts singled to right then scored the winning run on Rhealee Thorn's double to center field “I had been struggling for a few games and I figured I was due” Thorn said “I in that game but I just went was up there took everything out of my head and hit the ball” Thorn then did nothing but hit the ball in her next five at bats as well going in the second game (with three RBI and four runs scored) and leading off the third game with her second home run of the weekend “I got in the zone I guess” Thorn said “I was really seeing the bail” - Zb Saturday's scores 71996 snatch three from Tigers d Aggies AP photo April pm row David Duval and Tommy Tolies will begin the final round of a golf tournament atop the leader board And once again Fred Couples looms in position to spoil their day Duval fired a 68 Saturday to grab the lead after three rounds of the Bell- South Classic Tolies who will play alongside Duval in Sumuy’s final round is two shots back after shooting a 69 on a damp overcast day with temperatures in the upper 40s Duval and Tolies played in the final group last week at The Players Championship but wound up tied for fourth and second respectively when Couples who began the day four shots off the lead fired a brilliant 64 to win by four strokes Couples stormed into con- tention Saturday with a 66 total of 206 10 below par “If he shoots another 64” Duval said with a grin “he’s going to win again There’s no doubt about it” Maybe though the youngsters will be able to grab a measure of revenge against Couples who trails three players seeking their first PGA Tour victory Duval has already secured a spot in the Masters next weekend by virtue of his earnings but Tolies and Paul Stankowski in third with 209 need victories to eam an invitation to Augusta “If you ask the players 93 percent would say the Masters is their dream” Tolies said with more than a touch of awe in his voice “That’s the most beautiful place in the world If there's a heaven it's got to be like Augusta Ga” Sweden to semifinals LONDON (AP) — The Czechs replaced their original doubles pairing and beat the defending Davis Cup champion Americans in straight set Saturday putting the United States on the brink of elimination in the quarterfinal round Daniel Vacck and Petr Korda took over from Martin Damm and Jiri Novak and scored a 6-- 2 6-- 3 6-- 3 victory in only 1 hour 37 minutes over Patrick Galbriath and Patrick McEnroe to give their team a 2-- 1 lead going into Sunday's reverse singles Sweden and France clinched semifinal berths doubles victory over Sweden scored a four-sIndia giving it a 0 lead in their series The winner Swedes will meet the US-CzcFrance assured itself of advancing to the semifinals by taking an unbeatable 3-- 0 lead over Germany despite a surprise appearance by the ailing Boris Bcckcr AP photo Patrick McEnroe left of the US hits a backhand volley while teammate Patrick Galbraith looks on during the doubles match of the Davis Cup Saturday et 3-- ch Ferreira and Gaudcnzi meets Marcos Ondruska To keep the US team in contention and gain a place in the semifinal Todd Martin and MaliVai Washington who admit to being the Americans' third team must win their singles Pete Sampras Andre Agassi Jim Courier and Michael Chang all declined to play in this round That means Martin must beat Vacck and Washington has to down Petr Korda “We obviously have to have a good day tomorrow" US team coach Tom Gullikson said “It's going to he a difficult proposition for us but I think we have the players who are capable of doing it" Becker who has been suffering for several weeks with bronchitis teammed with Marc Gocll-nc- r 7-- 6 6--4 (9-but the pair went down 6 (8-to Guy Forget and Amaud Boctsch Italy took a 1 lead over South Africa as Andrea Gaudcnzi and Diego Nargiso rallied from two sets down and fought off a match point in the fourth to beat the South Africans Wayne and Ellis Ferreira giving Italy a 1 lead In Sunday's singles Renzo Furlan faces Wayne 7-- 7) 6) 2-- 2-- KJZZ — NBA Basketball Utah at Sacra- - Cavonnier claims Santa Anita 10:30 pm ESPN — Formula On Auto Racing Grand Prix of Argentina (delayed tape) early Monday 1 ARCADIA Calif (AP) — Cavonnier hadn't even crossed the finish line and trainer Bob Baffert already was thinking about the Ken- pm WGN — Major League Basebal Chicago Cube at Colorado 2 pm TBS — Major League Basebal Atlanta tucky Derby "When you win this race the first thing you think of is Kentucky” Baffert said Saturday-afte- r atLosAngetes Cavonnier came from behind to win the Si million Santa Anita Derby richest of all the Today's quote “You're always afraid that a game like this is going to happen Tonight we did it all We didn't shoot we didn't guard we did nothing Tomorrow we'll go back to work and try to remember that weve won 18 of 20 and not let it bruise our confidence' — San Antonia coach Bob Hill after Friday's 104-8- 4 loss at home to Washington Derby preps “Ihai last sixteenth of a mile 1 was thinkirg of Kentucky picturing him coming down the homestretch at Churchill Downs" Now BalTcrt might be holding a pretty good pair for Kentucky Ridden by Chris McCarron Cavonnier was horse in BafTcrt's considered the second-strin- g AP photo Cavonnier ridden by jockey Qms McCanoo crosses the finish line ahead oflhe fiekl to wm tfte $1 miRion Santa Avta Derby Saturday f mm i - — V 4 — stable of Sonoran is set to run Saturday at Keencland - ' KWliq The first-string- in the Blue er Grass next If Scmoran lives up to BafTcrt's expectations he could go to (he Kentucky Derby on May 4 too As for Cavonnier the decision looks obvious “We'll both get shot if we don't go to Ke- ntucky” said Robert 11 Walter who owns Cavonnier with his wife as the Walter Family Trust stable “My wife would kill us” Cavonnier normally considered a frontrunner trailed in fifth place with of a mile to go moved into contention on the turn and passed the leaders w ith an eighth of a mile to go He w on by I 34 lengths over Alytob with the Lukas-traine- d y favorite Honour and Glory in third another 6 12 lengths back Alyrob was disqualified for interference in three-quarte- rs even-mone- the stretch and placed last giving second money to Honour and Glory and moving Corker Sec ANITA on Page 20 |