Show ' - " : i- i sa 4 J" s :V-- tV - v jL MV ' v vA Tuesday October 20 1998 The Herald Journal Logan Utah I Pfl6S Sports snapshot Jowl m § By Shawn Harrison 8£ortswj1ter Last Saturday Aggie football fans got a glimpse of who could be lining up under center in die future And the future may be now True freshman Jeff Grosbie came in Saturday and gave an anemic Utah State offense a shot of life He impressed Aggie head coach Dave Arslanian so much the AP photo Mika Fife of Tuscan Ariz shows off the four tickets he bought for Game 3 of tha World Saties which begins at 620 tonight in San Diego ' ' Mountain Geest shun may even start this Saturday at Boise State was very pleased with him" Arslanian said “Jeff made some very good decisions Out Saturday) Now we HI have a decision to make and it isn’t going to be a quick one” ' Senior Riley Jensen is supposed to return to practice this week after suffering a serious concussion at Washington But Arslanian wasn’t dear on who he would start this weekend “We’ll see” answered Arslanian When asked if Gnosbie would start“He helped himself and he helped our team “It is going to be a tough decision to We have a lot of time invested in one player but we also see who gave us a spink who the coach had originally on redshirting replaced redshirt : freshman Logan GalU late in the second quarterback know what beis doing on ' lAriwy He had his dim offense? mutter Grosbie last played In a tune almost of misfires completing Just - four years ago That was nigh scbooL the But Grosbie did attempts guide offense to two scores pair of touch- - Since then besatout a football season LDSChurch down passes He finished with 178 yards and went on a two-yethrou the air andalso showed some ’ mission and he was currently redshirt-pois- e with the Vandal defense coming' ing Crosbie was listed third on the after him most pflhe time £ Aggie depth chart and hadn’t been get-tiv “The heat was on" said Anlinian many reps until last week when when questioned about USU giving up he and Galli split time Tuesday and 10 sacks in the game "Jeff avoided it Wednesday but Thursday was All and escaped some times He just did a GaDL fine job and looked like he knew what "I told Jeff during spring football he was doing on offense” See ARSLANIAN on Page 9 Why is that so impressive? Shouldn’t a - ar ng : a Sports briefs Gordy repeats as USU Athlete-of-the-We- to vote on Rec Center ek Utah State soccer player Jayme Gordy has been selected as the Utah State it was announced today It is the second time in die last three weeks Gordy has received the award which is selected by a local media panel Gordy helped lead Utah State to two Big West Conference victories last weekend scoring the game-winnigoal in a ng win against Idaho on Friday and assisting cm the goal — and adding a goal of her own — m a win at Boise State on Sunday The Aggies who have won four of their last 2-- SMITHFIELD — Sky View High School needs to expand to meet die needs of an ever increasing student body Cache County's second-largecity is also growing and alrrody has to limit recreation opportunities for its residents So it seems natural the two should join together and help address the 1 game-winni- ng 2-- 1 st five matches have now tallied man victories this season (seven) than in the first two yean of the program’s existence combined Gordy a sophomore forward leads the Aggies with 24 points on 11 goals and two assists and ranks second in the Big West in scoring Nominees from others sports included volleyball player Michelle Mathesoh golfer Chris Moody women’s barrier Angie Winkler men’s hairier Mike Nielson and football player Jeny Aiguello issue of building a facility that would benefit both That’s exactly what the city of Smithfolri and ! ' Dan Roberts the pubic addraas announcer for the Utah Jazz venture to Logan eveiy autumn the Utah State fooftel team tfod Messed mo wh a vofce’ Roberts says I thought I’d bettor to presence at 2002 Olympics hinges on TV NHL’s TORONTO (AP) ticipation in r NBC says league commissioner Gary Bettman “The schedule has got to be put together so there is considerable primetime (TV) exposure for the US and Canadian teams because if we’re not going to get substantial exposure for our it doesn’t make sense for us to players go” Bettman said Monday In Nagano Japan CBS relegated show airing at hockey to the late-nigeither 11:33 pm or 12:33 am ht Cooper Kwan honored NEW YORK (AP) — Cynthia Cooper two-tim- e WNBA champion Houston Comets figure skater Michelle Kwan were honored as Sportswomen of the Year by the Women’s Sports Foundation MVP was Cooper the WNBA’s two-tim- e chosen in the team category Kwan die silver medalist at the Nagano Olympics was chosen in die individual category of die Mach MascaroHaraM Journal 3 to use IL’ perform the same task tor voice — The NHUs parWmteJJiympfos odo wifibei joint recreation complex with the Cache County School District on Nov 3 The total price tag for the facility win be $45 milUon-$million The school already has $4 million that will go toward building more classrooms and improving athletic facilities including gyms locker rooms and a weight room Of the 84 million 8275 motion vim to go towards athMc venues 'Rdberts lend?-pipes to USU Shane Frazier sports writer For Dan Roberts being handed the job as the Utah Jazz’s “inside voice” years ago was just a case of being in die right place at the right time Oh yeah — and havug an incredibly deep baritone voice that lends itself nicely l hurt either “God blessed me with a voice so I thought I’d better use it” Roberts says But the voice Delta Center fans hear these days is a little different from the Roberts of old “I’ve refined myself a lot too over a period of timeT he continue “This is an opportunity to work with Smithfiekl and get something that will help Sky View as "What I do is jqsteagood naturegp'ii me now"? Amidst all of his announcing and talking about others Roberts himself finally got his name in print a few years ago Sports Illustrated to be exact “They chose me Paul Porter from Orlando and the Bulls’ Ray Clay as the three most obnoxious announcers in die NBA — I guess ’cause we love our teams” Robots admits Roberts who lives in Salt Lake City also makes the drive to Logan several times each fall to announce Aggie football games which he has been doing since his daughter started at USU in 1993 According to JJ3 Griffith Director of Marketing for the university the relationship between Roberts the fans and basically the entire university is one of respect and good favor We love having Dan” explains aridto£(taail stLebc program "We wam to break into the elite colleges in the nation athletically and we think having s first class announcer is the way to go” Roberts’ daughter was the one who led him to Logan he says He would come to visit at USU and when the job was offered he Imsded right up here” That was his initial tie with USU but after his daughter finished school Dan stayed Now he may be known unofficially as the “outside voice of the Aggies” since his comments are die ones fans at Romney Stadium hear over the sound system “He’s very knowledgeable about football and believe me he’s a big-tiarmchair quarterback” Griffith Says of die gruff voiced announcer board (v “It’s a win-wi- n deal for both dm Cache Ccwnty ’’ School District and the city Grange agreed need a place for kids to have wholesome activities and we need a place for aduhs also This is a great deal for everyone” Sky View principal Lany Olsen said the school has looked info replacing old bkachen in tite current Bobcat Gym but it would cost $200j000 Plus they would lose some seats because of new regulations The current bleachers are the original ones from when the school opened in 1964 The Bobcat wrestling team has moved into a portable building Physical education classes are hurting at dm seems When the school was origi nally built there were no female athletic “We have a student body of over 1700 stu-Ha- U said ’The PE classes have ran out of room Dance classes are taught in the student - The weight room we have now is in a - an Page 8 See ROBERTS See VOTE on Page 8 NFL probes Panthers CHARLOTTE NC (AP) — The NFL is investigating whether the Carolina Panthers violated league rules by not reporting quarterback Steve Beucriein’s injured throwing shoulder The league's move was prompted by a CBS television report Sunday that questioned whether Beueriein suffered a separated shoulder Oct 11 against Dallas Mondays scores NFL New Yotk Jets 94 Now England 14 NHL Chicago 2 Montreal 1 Nashville 2 Toronto 2 Phoenix 3 Boeton 1 World Series game 3 NY Yankees at San Diego ESPN2 — Soccer UEFA Champions League FC Barcelona vs FC Bayern Germany - Today's quote “I have made many in my lifetime that cost me dearly Let this young man earn a living Give him a chance to redeem himself in the ring” — Muhammad Ali in a statement read by his wife Lonnie at a hearing to decide the boxing future of Mike Tyson The Nevada Athletic Commission voted 4-- 1 Monday to return die license it revoked when Tyson bit Evander Hotyfieldt ears 15 months ago ' lr on Tyson NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody we knew gets paid until the lockout ends That was the rating dut strengthened the bmgaining position of NBA owners Monday when an arbitrator rejected the union’s contention that Johnson makes play for managerial control it would be t a giant leap for him to take especially since he is a 226 players with more than $700 labor lawyer million worth of guaranteed conby tracts should be paid during the1 LAS VEGAS (AP) — The next big fight lockout in Mike Tysonh life could take (dace before ' "Upon full consideration of the tainty of how be steps into the ring again-It’- s maiu of foe underlying dispute the Feerfek would a fight for control of the former heavyrale was a fee-cieyance is denicdh arbitrator John weight champion’s future career and it Feerick wrote in an ruling tor in the : involves such big names as Maps Johnson that shattered any hopes the players stalemate all and Don King had of gaining a big piece or leversummer and tyson barely had time to celebrate getting was one of the reasons the sides age in the labor dispute his boxing license back Monday when John- "The owners are kind of sitting have met only three times for formal Troubled sou took the podium before an assembly of regained boxing now” Avery Johnson of die 'bargaining sessions media to proclaim himself in charte of fconse Monday — now a battle for control of pretty San Antonio Spurs said They fed uThe Id career looms between pUyen’ resolve wiU now be -Magic Johnson and Tyson’s iihit have all the power in their tested since they won’t be they Til be the closest guy to him making all hands We have to see how to keep paychecks antil the lockoutgening' £ is set-i-" die drririfms" Johnsoosaid v Finkel wuts Tyson fighting byfhe cad of the owners negotiating” ded They had held out hope that a N® has been V ' The league has already canceled wndict in their fevor woiddpressure year and tbi date olTD mentioned The fight will the first two weeks of the Season die owners to soften their stance and : prominently will continue in “““ lmost certainly be at the MGM Grand costing die players about $100 mil- - come to the table with a better offer adviser Finkel was not at Mooday s hearing o whose executives attended lion in lost salaries Afore cancella-“I Htiak (the season) is more in’ but Howard Tvsoo’sheinw tiOns will probably be announced jeopardy now because the players Still to be worked but h the problem of next week since no new bargaining tegpy'"areurremid upset they didn’t win’ said : ltin Holds contracts binding — tnt are scheduled the sides' Penny Hardaway of the Orlando ' the hearing before the Nereda Athletic Com- Tyson to fight for him Tyson has sued King are far apart on the main issue of Mapc Tfe (tidnT put a lot of trust mission saying he would teach the former to get out of the contracts but the case controlling the growth of player in winning the rating” 3 heavyweight champion how to handle his from being decided salaries v The union claimed that and his the carrec money Reportedly Tyson’s advisers have been "I kind of expected union bseoMof lockout language in the HopefiiDy I’D handle all of that for him talking with King in hopes of reaching a director Billy Hunter said "I was atendard player contract meant that choose the right team for him” Johnson r Dean Feerick would be hoping “d"-’-- H-See TYSON on Page inclined to see things our way but See LOCKOUT on Page 9 ax-cha- Wednesday at Munich Players won’t be paid until lockout erids 82-pa- ge IpjlL — FOX Major League Baseball Munich in favor of owners i-t r - 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