Show 'igi 1 i his The Herald Journal Logan Utah 1 Thursday August 27 1998 Sports mapsho Marlins outslug McGwire By The Associated Prasa Defsnding champion Matt Kuchar leavaa tha course after winning his started with a two-ru- n shot in Cardinals' five-ru- n eighth inning The 509-foshot to dead center made him just the third player in NL llS first round of match play at the Amateur Wednesday history to hit 54 homers and the first The Florida Marlins got caught up in the home run hysteria After watching Marit McGwire con nect for his 54th homer and falling behind SL Louis 6-- 0 the Mariins hit four home runs — three consecutively on eight pitches — in the ninth inning and beat the Cardinals 7--6 in 10 innings The game was scoreless through six innings and then — Wham! "All of a sudden runs galore” McGwire said AP photo ot Sports briefs watching the Cardinals they’re watching me" McGwire's homer helped him maintain a lead over Chicngo's Sammy Sosa who hit No 52 on Wbdnesday afternoon in CincfanatL two-hom- er DES MOINES Iowa (AP) — Marc Lewis doubled and scored on AJ Aggies big holes to fill in 1998 Robin Jennings added another homer This is the sixth of an 1998 Utah State football team by position look at the running backs 8-- and two doubles for Iowa Scott Stahovi-a- k had a three-ru- n homer for the Buzz Salt Lake pitcher and Ankeny native Benj Sampson was roughed up in his one-thir- Aggie wide receivers caught 200 passes last season 110 of those receptions were made by two players hying to make a living catching footballs in the professional ranks now “Those are two big holes we have to try and fill said Utah Wednesday1! tcorei began Nakfa Jenkins finished ninth in the country in receiving last year with 73 catches for 1086 yards Steve Smith was second on the team with 37 receptions for 686 yards Also gone from a year ago is Guillermo Chavez a two-yestarter at tight endT He led all tight ends with 10 catches but only saw action in six games because of 0) 3) AL Chicago Cubs 9 Cincinnati 2 NY Mots 4 San Fiandsco 1 San Diego 2 Philadelphia 0 Atlanta 6 Houston 2 Florida 7 St Louis 6 (10) Milwaukee 6 Colorado 5 Pittsburgh 4 Arizona 3 Los Angeles 4 Montreal 3 PCL Colorado Springs 6 Tacoma 5 1st game Tacoma 8 Colorado Springs 0 2nd game Las Vegas 7 Edmonton 6 SaltI ILake 8 Iowa 6 11 innings Memphis 7 NashvWs 3 New Orleans 5 Albuquerque 2 Omaha 8 Oklahoma 3 Fresno 3 Tucson 1 Calgary 6 Vancouver 4 Pioneer Medicine Hat 7 Helena 6 Lethbridge 20 Great Falls 13 Idaho Falls 6 Butts 0 Ogden 4 Billings 2 MLS 1 On television pm pjn WON — Major League Basebal Chicago Cubs at Colorado 8 pjn FSR — Major League Baseball Milwaukee at Arizona Little League Baseball World ESPN2 Series International Championship game at Williamsport Pa (same-da- y tape) - Friday ESPN — USGA Gotf US Amateur Golf Championship third round at Rochester NY USA — PGA Golf World Series of Golf second round at Akron Ohio AP photo Mark McGwire la welhie son Matt after hitting Na 848i home run of the season against the Florida Meritor In the eighth Inning Wednesday Randy Knorr's RBI double in the 8t Louis Cardinals slugger 10th off Juan Acevedo (6-sent the comed back to the dugout by 3) See NL on Plage 13 - “Sammy's fun to watch not only for the fans — we like to watch him too You never know what's going to happen M to go and find a coach of a nature of a sort that would ensure that He could go out and hit three You never know” — Kerry Wood who had 16 strikeouts oh Sammy Sosai 52nd homer in the Chicago Cubs' 9-- 2 victory over Cincinnati we reach the next leveL” The Bucks haven't had a winning when they season since 1990-9- 1 weot 48-3- 4 and made the playoffs Terrell Brandon acquired in a major trade last September said Ford's firing did not surprise him t N Aggie wide receivers Robert Scott (4) and Adrion Pinraon am an injury In fact the leading receiver returning is running back Demario Brown who had 26 catches “I know going into this season the media says we are a question mare at receiver” Aggie wide receivers coach Todd Littlejohn said “But that could be good because there are no go-t- o guys so to speak The defense won't be able to key on just one We do have a kit of guys Out are unproven” Littlejohn is not short on bodies The USU media guide lists 12 receivers for the three starting positions two more transfers to that and there are plenty of receivers to choose from “1 eqjoy the diversity that we have in the group” Littlejohn said “They all come out and work hard t day and I commend them for dial” Arslanian has said he wants to develop a five or six receiver rotation Littlejohn said it's too early to name starters “A lot of mistakes are still being made luckily there is over a week left” he said “It will come down to who makes the fewest mistakes “It's good that we haven't named starters because it makes them all still work hard I don’t want any of them to get too comfortable I’ve always said you are only as strong as your weakest player'” ive players have emerged as the frontrunners to see time Seniors London McBride Scott (6-- 2 205) and Ricky Brumfield (5-1-0 173) are joined by junior Adrion Pierson (6-- 1 189) and sophomore Aaron Jones (6-- 0 186) “When you’re around for a certain amount of years you understand the business and I dunk it’s a business decision more than anything else” Brandon said Ford 49 joined dm Bucks in June 1996 and had a three-year contract through die 1998-9- 9 season The team said it would honor die final year of his contract Team members weren’t told of Ford’s firing before the announcement because of the NBA lockout which prohibits players and a I)A L pi he w br th lx ru fa sc tii Diane BuahlHsrald Journal alsmilee a! practice Wednesday McBride is the leading receiver returning having 14 passes for 234 yards and two touchdowns seen action in 22 games as an Aggie is very steady very smooth trying to get him to be tough” Littlejohn said with a laugh “He is very reliable and his experience is a key fiKt for us because he understands whin's going on” Scott sat out last season after transferring from Idaho but is anxious to return to action I’ve been waiting a whole year for fins” Scott said “It’s real intense forme I’m real focused and ready to who caught 12 passes for 218 yards and two scores a year ego captured headlines for his off field problems during the off season and even lost his scholarship after doing time in jail for theft He chose to return and pay his own way “Tm pleased he stayed” Arslanian said “It would have been a lot easier for him to quit football and fade into the sunset Every time he catches a pass be will be rwnlmVH nf ha maria " “The biggest thing for him to be successful is to keep all the offthefield things off the field” Littlejohn said “He needs to continue to work and improve and let that be die last impression instead at die negative things' ability entire offense as good as any one on the team Weinhauer ad move’s awkward timing “Some at you might wonder why now” he said “I think this summer is unusual because of the lockout and the time that we had “Even if this were a normal summer if we felt that this was the right thing to do now it prob- ably would be the right thing to do whether there (was) a lockout or not a lockout” Weinhauer said he talked to Ford on Wednesday morning and 'I can safely say he was disap pointed but understanding” Ford did not attend the news conference and did not return phone messages left at his home FORT COLLINS Colo (AP) — A name for the conference to be formed when eight schools leave the Western Athletic conference next AP photo Miiwaukse Bucks coach Chris Font was tired Wednesday year has been narrowed to and office Weinhauer said he had a short list of candidates to replace Ford but declined to name any of them Ford’s successor will be the team's sixth coach since 1987 The '90s have been tough on the Bucks who haven't been able to parlay lottery trips into a playoff spoL The Bucks were widely expect- ed to end their playoff drought last year with a nucleus of forwards Glenn Robinson and Tyrone Hill and guards Roy Allen and Brandon But sJl four lost significant playing time to byuty dooming Ihe team to a seventh straight lottery West Conference and Mountain West Conference The name for the new can- - ( e wi n ri See RECEIVERS on Page 13 narrow list of names to three ent that we have the best thing is - be tl MILWAUKEE (AP) —The Milwaukee Bucks hope a new coach will give diem a new direction The Bucks who haven't made the playoffs since 1991 fired Chris Ford on Wednesday after two losing seasons as the team's coach “We're in the business of winning basketball games” said gen- ‘Chris Ford has in many respects done a good job” said Budu owner!Herb Kohl “But we think in order to maximize die tal- LPGA Golf State Farm Rail ESPN2 Classic first round at Springfield N Todqy'&qwoto ha WAC defectors After going 33-4- 9 in Ford's first season the Bucks improved slightBut it wasn’t ly last year to 36-4- 6 enough to save Ford who coached die Boston Celtics from 1990-9- 5 pm pjn in) at-b- ats Bucks fire coach eral manager Bob Weinhauer “Even though we've had success to some extern we have not had enough Therefore we're going to move on in a different direction” ESPN — Senior PGA Golf BankBoaton Classic first round at Concord Mass 2 fie tls ert Diana BushHaraM Journal Senior London McBride propane to catch a pass during practice He is the leading receiver returning CBS — Preseason NFL Football Dallas at Jacksonville ESPN — WNBA Basketball playoffs finals game 1 Houston at Phoenix ESPN2 — Little League Baseball World Series American Championship game at Williamsport Pa 6:05 pm TBS — Major League Baseball Atlanta at St Louis 1 he ar NL am Uk State head coach Dave Arslanian before fall camp Anaheim 6 NY Yankees 4 Boston 7 Oakland 4 Cleveland 5 Seattle 3 Kansas City 7 Toronto 2 Minnesota 7 Tampa Bay 3 NY Yankess 7 Anaheim 6 Chicago White Sox 12 Baltimore 5 Texas 8 Detroit 6 11 fo! the :A allowed six runs on seven hits including the three homers while striking out five Reliever Jeff Harris (7-earned the vicKevin and credited for Ohmc was tory his sixth save Man Pisciotta (3-- gave up both runs in the 1 Ith inning to collect the loss for the Cubs 7 Mi By Shawn Harrison sports writer homecoming for the Buzz Sampson d went four and innings and 6 three on consecutive by Der-rek Lee Cliff Floyd and Kevin Orie off reliever John Frascatore Mark Kotsay's three-ru- n pinch-h- it homer off Jeff Brantley tied it 6-- 6 and the Mariins won it m the 10th on “The TV's on in the clubhouse Pierzynski’s groundout to break a tie and iris Latham then homered to give Salt Lake an 6 11 -- inning victory over Iowa in the Pacific Coast League Wednesday Jason Hardtke hit two home runs and United 2 Kansas City nil How can you not?” McGwire snapped when asked if he was aware of Sosa's homer I can only take care of myself Let's just have fun watching tul the end of the s John Mabry also had a two-ru- n homer in the Cardinals' five-ru- n eighth before the Marlins hit four home runs in the ninth including in 49 years Ralph Kiner hit 54 homers in 1949 and Hack Wilson hit a league-recor- d 56 la 1930 Still another historic night didn't ease the sting of another loss hi a disappointing season for the Cardinals who have now become secondary to McGwire's pursuit of Roger Maris' home run record "I know what America is watching” McGwire said ''They’re not the Utah St receivers unproven have two Buzz top Iowa Cubs in 11 innings in PCL play DC I na f i t is three finalists The finalists are American West Conference Great ference which will begin competition fa die 19994&0 school year will be selected with a survey Colorado State University Resident Albert C Yates president of the eight schools corporation idled "NEWCON" said Wednesday Yates also will serve as treasurer of die interim corporation while Brigham Young President Merrill Bateman will serve as secretary "With today's series of announcements the univer- sities that comprise the newest conference have set forth the solid foundation upon which we expect to build one of the finest ic conference fa the alhlet- coun- try” Yates said (fa Tuesday presidents of all 16 current WAC schools ratified a resolution that enables leaders of die right seceding schools to resign as members of the ’VACsboard of governors effective Sept 1 Yates said This allows me new conference to pursue television and radio contracts As for the revenue base NEWCON has hired former Notre Dame athletic director Gene Corrigan whorecendy retired as commissioner of See WAC on Page 13 POOR ( HP |