Show i ' i i i I i - r r i i i - - j i - :' !f t - r : ev Vf rr f f i i - - - ' V : r ” rrfTi’MMrrrrrrrrrrry' " ' y Tht Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday July 9 1998 — Paga 9 are on again is over Bv The Associated Prass All-St- A O’Neill of the If the second half of the season is ally- ing like the game! big num-bi- g ben are oo deck Really numbers Mark McGwire Ken Griffey Jr and Sammy Sou taking aim at Roger Maris' home run record Juaa Gonzalez going All-St- ar Yankees I 451-fo- for the RBIs mark The New York Yankees trying to become the winningest team ever The races all resume today which also happens to be the day Milwaukee Brewers owner Bud Selig is set to become baseball’s first permanent commissioner since 1992 For now baseball is still buzzing about the batty All-St- ar game Tuesday night Coon Reid was simply offensive with the American League beating the National League 13-- 8 in the highest- - McGwire said projection son” Tm trying tp I'm trying day by day PARIS (AP) — There’s an outside chance that Laurent Blanc may play in the World Cup final despite an ejection for shoving a dinitis and Reiss sprained an ankle Tuesday Mercury 78 Shock 76 At Auburn Hills Mich Jenas time nifer Gillom's expired gave Phoenix a victory over Detroit Sandy Brondello’s basket had given Detroit a 3 lead with 37 seconds left Gillom took a pass from Michelle Timms and nit a 21 footer from the right wing at the buzzer Coach Nancy Lieberman-Clin- e and several Shock players protested to no avail that the shot had come after r “Once we went to the zone everything for them became a perimeter-typ- e setting” Sting coach Marynell Meadors said 9 after Charlotte’s victory 77-6- Wednesday night Dydek down the stretch and often ended up throwing it away The Sting were led by Andrea Congreaves and Andrea Stinson with 14 points each of the referee" French coach Aime Jacquet said The Olympic Marseille star 9) i six games at Madison Square Taylor “Ws turned die ball over Garden before unraveling in the too much We didn’t make the ! fust half against the Comets who r led 48-2- 2 at intermission’ plays” - Rookie Tracy Reid had 13 Reckon 77 Mystics 63 Palmer scored a franchise-recor- d 30 points for Utah Dydek limited to 12 minutes in the first half because of fouls added 19 points seven rebounds and two blocked shots Utah played without top scorer g Elena Bannova and third-leadin- scorer Tsmmi Reiss Baranova AfterByears gave tlyt w 3) home losing streak Rushia Brown added 14 ' was led by Washington missed a Nikki McCray’s 14 points Rock- - shot with goalkeeper Drazen Ladic In the 70th minute Thuram was even bolder surging up the left and setting up a with Thierry Henry The ball seemed to go straight to Robert Janri but Thuram won it back and then then Tangela Smith added an insurance layup with three seconds remaining 1- -2 d unleashed a curling shot that went wide of Ladic and into die corner of the nek As tempen flared after France's 20-yar- second goal Blanc tugged at Slaven Bilk's shirt and slammed the palm of his hand in his face ! Referee Jose Manuel Garcia sent the standout defender off “The expulsion of Blanc was terrible” Jacquet said “We knew that we would have difficulties because Croatia is difficult to parry The goal we conceded was shocking but it produced a great response” 26 seconds into die second half when Aljosa Asanovk split the French defense and Davor Suker scared his fifth World Cup goal slipping the ball under goalkeeper 11 seconds left that would have tied final 48 seconds as the Sacramento Monarchs beat the Los Ange- les Sparks before a franchise-lo- w crowd of 4831 at the Forum (1-1- 1) ivr 1- -2 ed At Inglewood Calif Latasha Byears scored four points in the e McConnell Scrio’s with 11:34 to day put the 55-4- r hjo-dqy- the ball from captain Zvonimir Boban near the Croat penalty area played a with Youri Djorkaeff and sent the ball past Continued from Page 8 has met die defending champion for the title Chase cheered with hands aloft while Croat counterpart Franjo Tudjman applauded iris nation’s stunning march Croatia in its eighth year iff existence almost scored the biggest upset of the tournament even taking die lead before finally feUmg to Radi flak “If we had held the lead for five minutes they were going SlaycaBilisaid “The archs the lead she added two free players 'the tans: They had throws with 23 seconds left after played two matches of 120 min- the Sparks’ Pam McGee was utes each They looked tired' The second half was not for die called for an offensive foul with faint-heart30 seconds left First Croatia stunned the crowd Los Angeles Lisa Leslie with 9:26 to play Monarchs 76 Sparks 71 Nemcova scored 13 points to lead which snapped a Cleveland (6-three-gam- phoio vi-'A- Utah Starzz forward Fran Harris takas the bal hard to the basket against Charlotte's Tracy Raid during Wednesday night's game in Salt Lake City Suzie r ers ahead forgood at 4645- - She Cleveland McConnell Serio scored 14 also had a lyup and a foulshot points including six in a 12--4 run in die next 2 12 minutes as the to break open a dose game Eva Rockers pushed their lead to 9 At Fabicn Barthez One minute later Thuram stole France 3) lints fpr the Sting and Vicky' B ullett and Sharon Manning each had 11 one-ga- from Wednesday night’s 2--1 victory over Croatia “It was unjust it was too harsh Congreaves scored all of her time expired points In the first half as the Sting j Gillom had 24 points and 10 (9-took a 36-2- 9 lead at half- rebounds to lead Phoenix to its time second victory in three games came back to while Brondello had 17 points The Starzz (4-with 5:05 left but the and eight assists for the Shock lead 61-3- 8 on went a 14-- 2 ran over the Comets 79 Liberty 54 Sting next 3:59 At New York Cynthia Cooper Utah committed five turnovers scored 17 of her 23 points in the in the final 4:43 which Charlotte ' first half and Houston handed turned into nine points New York its fust loss at home “That’s our Achilles heel right New York (8-- 6) won its first : ing Croatian defender Si Bilk in the face as the two prepared to chase a free kick An ejection carries a mandatory suspension knock- ing Blanc out or Sunday’s title game with Brazil and FIFA can lengthen that if it feels the foul was especially brutal “We will appeal but we fear it will be a formality” Jacquet said “We always have hope but I don't want to give Blanc any false hope” mistic French team officials planned to appeal the automatic suspension the central defender will receive for his expulsion -- now” said Utah coach Denise who has played 73 times for France was sent off for the first time in his long career semifinal opponent in die face Although they’re not opti- 76-7- Utah couldn't get the ball inside to Wendy Palmer or Margo day” Blanc’s suspension was out with acute Achilles ten- rat- team every French to appeal Starzz zone in the final minutes and tled the Utah Starzz ar All-Su- ar s zone SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Charlotte Sting went to a All-St- 134-gam- Gonzalez said (hive in my RBIs None m the Yankees was elected by fans to start the game not that any of the Yanks seemed bothered “People check their egos at the don” shortstop Derek Jeter said “Ws all want to win and it doesn't matter bow we do k” “We don’t have the marquee names” O'Neill said “When we take the field we expect to win” Jeter was one rtf five Yankees picked as either reserves or pitchers to represent the club in Denver Being surrounded in the locker room by the likes of Roger Gemens and Cal Ripken did not faze Jeter at his first summer classic “It doesn't feel different being here” n he said “I feel like I’m on an The AL record for wins is 111 by Cleveland in 1934 and the major league mark is 116 by Chicago Cubs in 1906 Both marks e season were accomplished in a though no one is about to insitf the Yankees need an asterisk this yean “I don't think I'm surprised because of the talent that we have on this team” said perfect-gam- e pitcher David Wells the AL starter in die All-Stgame “Certainly we don't have any 23-- 30- - -- ' home run winning percentage of 733 For those wondering the famed '27 Yankees — billed as the best team ever with Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig — went 110-4-4 for a winning percentage of 714 Cardinals have 75 games left this season The big redhead assures all he's more concerned about keeping his sanity than rewriting the record book “My goal is to finish the season without having gray on my goatee” he said “If this is all gray 1 think it's a sign that the pressure hit me” Gonzalez also might give history a run He had 101 RBIs at the break and he has 80 games left with Texas to challenge Hack Wilson’s record of 190 set in 1930 "The thing is staying healthy all sea-- ot guys” he said “We’re doing it fundamentally It’s not just one guy All 23 guys are heroes on mis team” one at a time” Thai’s the same attitude die Yankees are taking as they approach records for die most wins a These Yankees already are 61-2- 0 “There’s always projections at the break and nobody realizes die second half is the toughest part of the year “Let's be realistic there’s a long ways to go and a lot of things can happen” the St Louis first baseman said The said Paul MVP Roberto Alomar and Alex Rodriguez homered for die AL But the bonier by biggest blow was a three-tu- n drive to right Grid Bany Bands t' The Giants star’s shot hit the “SF” banner draped from the third deck about 3 feet from a sum that would’ve won a lucky fen $1 million The letten signified “San Francisco” but they might as well have stood for “Slug Fest” Now once again die home runs count for real as McGwire ft Co continue their pursuit of Maris’ 61 in 1961 McGwire leads the majon with 37 homers with Griffey (33) and Sosa (33) also on a pace to break the record ’Everything people are talking about All-St- ar L ar “It’s a hitter’s paradise’ s & ' game even scoring SCOREBOARD Mior bosoboll 06m-AnM- AMERICAN LEAGUE dm an Town onimn (Mangar W L S7 SI §4) pm (OSrama flMlWT-a- ) pm - 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