Show mm Sports The Herald Journal Logan Utah" Sports briefs Champs shut out Idahoans Smith finally inks deal with Cincinnati Akili CINCINNATI (AP) — Akili Smith contract with the agreed to a seven-yeCincinnati Bengals ending an impasse that caused him to miss most of training camp and two exhibition games The seven-yedeal includes a $108 million signing bonus and will pay Smith as much as $S6 million if he rexhes various performance goals along the way The deal contains one voidable year meaning it will automatically shorten to six years if he’s in for 33 percent of the plays in his first year or 43 percent any following year ar ar Nike gives Tiger Pl Tuesday August 24 1999 a raise Cinderella team falls in Little League World Series opener WILLIAMSPORT Pa (AP) — Zack Del Vcnto struck out nine Monday night and defending champion Toms River NJ beat Boise Idaho 4--0 in the pre- mercials — including one depicting Woods bouncing a golf ball off a dub head Golf World magazine reported in its Aug 27 editions Woods’ original five-yecontract with Beaverton Nike signed in 1996 was for $40 million Since signdeal Woods won ing that the 1997 Masters and this year's PGA Championship reached the world No 1 ranking and raised public consciousness about the spent of golf black-shirte- liminary round of the Little League World Series In the other US bracket game Monday Kyle Tidwell hit a grand slam in the sixth inning as Phenix City Ala rallied from a 4-- 0 deficit to beat Brownsburg Ind3-- 4 Casey Gaynor and Eric Campesi the only returnees from last year's champiin the sixth ons each had an Campesi got the final two outs in relief of Del Vento for Toms River ) RBI-sing- NEW YORK (AP) — Tiger Woods is restructuring his contract with Nike to more than double its current value paying him between $80 million and $90 million in the next five years Nike's decision to renegotiate the deal was accelerated by two of his TV com- some style as well as five players danced with Little League's chipmunk mascot before the game much to the delight of a d sea of fans from their small town near the Atlantic Ocean Opponents have described the Toms River crowd as an intimidating 10th man and only a handful of the several hundred in the rowdy section left early to heal traffic Toms River which beat Phenix City 64) on Sunday is trying to become only the second US team to win consecutive senes is only the fourth from Boise (0-outside California to represent the western United States since Gerald Ford’s administration Boise's best chance to le 1) (2-0- The Boise players dyed their hair blonde for unity but Toms River showed score came in the fifth but pinch-hittTyler Fields struck out with two men on and two outs Tidwell's grand slam to center came on a count with one out and just cleared the glove of leaping outfielder Sean Veza Tidwell said he hit a fastball from Lance Lynn that crossed the fat part of the plate er 1- -0 “I knew had to hit it or Coach I would have been mad at me" Tidwell said The loss was the first in 20 games for Brownsburg a streak that included the state and central US playoffs “It looks like he got turned around the See IDAHOANS on Page 9 Secondary has speed ar Ore-bas- ed eye-poppi- with Brandon to Minnesota Timberwolves re-si- with the Minnesota Timber-wolvtoday according to published es reports A team spokesman would not comment on the signing Monday night but did confirm the team would have a news conference at 1 1 am CDT today to announce the signing of a free agent According to WCCO-T- V Brandon deal worth was going to sign a nearly $60 million The Saint Paul Pioneer Press put the figure at $38 milium Brandon's agent Bill Duffy did not return plume calls from The Associated Press on Monday round draft pick out of A first-rouOregon by Cleveland in 1991 Brandon was traded to Milwaukee in 1997 six-ye- ar nd AL Toronto 9 Oakland 4 Chicago 10 Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 4 Kansas City 2 Boston 4 Minnesota 1 New York 21 Texas 3 Seattle 4 Cleveland 1 Anaheim 6 Detroit 5 NL On television BASEBALL 5:35 pm TBS — Cincinnati at Atlanta LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES pm ESPN2 — Boise Idaho vs Phenix City Ala at Williamsport Pa BASKETBALL 5 pm WNBA playoffs Eastern ConESPN ference first round game Charlotte at 7 pm ESPN the hospital's “These moments the current sonnel despite three-yea- r starters “There is experience back there’’ coraerbacks Max Corbet said the damage was too severe and led to Reyna's death He apparently hit his head on the artificial turf The d lineman from La 270-poun- Puente Calif walked off the field but complained of discomfort while sitting on the bench Paramedics administered oxygen and intravenous fluids before taking him to the hospital Reyna arrived at Boise State University Aug 7 He played high school football at ishop Amat a strong Catholic program that produced four Division I athletes alia last season including Boise State newcomer Jason Timer er Dicko was third on the team last year in tackles with 84 including 10 for loss and two sacks He also had five pass break ups and was named honorable West for the second mention All-Bi- g season “Donald Dicko is very fundamentally sound understands our package is very coachable and works hard all the time” Brady said “He wants to be better and loves the game I expect a good season from him 1 expect a good year out of Eddie Badibanga too” Badibanga (6-- 0 193) sat out last season The senior started two games as a sophomore and saw action in 10 con- ference first round game Sacramento at Los Angeles Wednesday played in four games “We have moved him inside and he has done a good job of picking that up” Buzz suffer from sweep Diane BuahHerald Journal Senior safety Donald Dicko keeps an eye on hia teammates during last Saturday Dicko was third on the team in tackles last year with 84 Brady said “He has worked hard to become a physical player and help with run support He is going to be very valuable" Sophomore Aminifu Johnson (3-- 8 188) is the most experienced back up a scrimmage He played in all 11 games a year ago id was a key player on special teams “Aminifu has kind of followed in See SPEED on Page 8 BASEBALL 12:20 pm WGN — San Francisco at Chicago Cubs LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES 3 pm ESPN2 — Yabucoa Puerto Rico vs Ramstein AFB Germany at Williamsport am Scare Round 1 for the NL East On a night when the top four teams in the ESPN — WTA Tour Pilot Pen Interna- early round coverage at Nsw National League squared off the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets of the Eastern Divi- Haven Conn sion beat the two best teams in the NL Central on Monday Chipper Jones homered and drove in three runs Kevin Millwood (14-pitched three-h- it ball for seven innings and Atlanta remained atop the NL East beating the Cincinnati Reds Today's qiioto “It was one of those games when 7) everything falls and everything steam-rolYou've got to enjoy it because you're not going to do it again tomorrow A game like that just happens every race in a while’’ — New York third baseman ls Scott Brosius on the Yankees’ of the Texas Rangers Monday 21-- 3 7-- 2-- run-scori- playoff game In a sense all of these games are playoff games” By The Associated Press TENNIS tional SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Reid Cornelius went the distance and scattered eight hits and struck out nine as the Calgary Cannons won the opener of a doubleheader with Salt Lake 4-- 2 Monday night The Cannons won the nightcap 4 Calgary jumped out to a 2-- 0 lead in the first inningtoftheo on RBI singles by Kevin One and Ramon Castro Salt Lake scored in the second and third to tie it at 2 Neither team scored again until the top of the eighth when Calgary’s Amaury Garcia drew a free pass with two out Benji Gil drove Garcia in with a double and John Roskos followed with a with a single NL East bests Central Pg 11 are where words are really inademotions to or the depth of equate express loss’’ Boise State University President Charles Ruch said Monday “On behalf of the Boise State family we simply want to extend our condolences to the family and friends to the team to the coaches to know that our thoughts and prayers are with them at this most difficult period” Surgery immediately after Wednesday night’s injury relieved pressure on Reyna’s brain However sports information director losing the two tests at cornerback As a junior he WNBA playoffs Western Con- inten- sive care unit “I know pretty much the whole defense” Dicko said “I will step in and help out wherever I’m needed” Pioneer Boise State player dies from severe head injury Utah State are coaches excited about will move around between free and strong safety like he did last year when Carty was hurt Ogden 6 Butte 5 Detroit the contrary -- rain PCL - When you lose two players like John-da- le Carty and Craig Miller you would think the Aggie secondary might be in trouble enced guy in the Aggie secondary Senior Donald Dicko has started 22 straight games The 5 foot-11 Calgary 4 Salt Lake 2 1st game Calgary 7 Salt lake 4 2nd game 5 By Shawn Harrison sports writer Quite West's pitcher Devon Biddinger hurls a pitch against team East Monday nighL BOISE Idaho (AP) — Boise State University football player Paul Reyna died at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center five days after suffering a head injury during a preseason scrimmage at Bronco Stadium A statement issued by the school’s athletic department said Reyna 19 died at 3:20 pm Monday in coach Henry Miller said “The physical attributes are there We have speed Now we have to stress the mental We have to be mentally tough this year and we have to make big plays” Safety coach Mark Brady said the skill is there just not an overwhelming amount of veteran leadership “We’ve got a real good group and are pretty deep in terms of good talented players that are going to be good football players” Brady said “We don’t have a lot of depth in terms of experi enced players" Brady does have the most experi Monday's scores Montreal 11 St Louis 7 Arizona 2 Pittsburgh 1 Atlanta 6 Cincinnati 2 New York 3 Houston 2 San Diego 7 Philadelphia 6 San Francisco at Chicago ppd Los Angeles 8 Milwaukee 4 This is the third of an eight-paseries profiling the 1999 Utah State football team by position Wednesday: A look at the special teams rt gn MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Free agent point guard Terrell Brandon was set to re-si- Dicko Garmon Walker provide Ags experience AP photo rout 6-- 2 AP photo Cincinnati shortstop Bariy Larkin left throws to first after forcing out Jones at second base In Atlanta Monday night Atlanta's Andruw “This is a lot of fun” said Jones who hit his 33rd homer and had two of Atlanta’s seven stolen bases “It’s nice to come to the ballpark in July August September and have it be like a The Mets kept pace with Atlanta beating the Houston Astros 2 on Matt Franco’s pinch-h- it single with two outs in the ninth inning to e behind the Braves remain a “It’s a great quality to have to know we can string a couple of hits together and get a win against a team like Houston” said Mike Piazza whose streak of 10 straight games with an RBI came to an end With die pennant races starting to heat up the only changes in die standings came in the wildcard race where the Mets moved 2 12 games ahead of Cincinnati 3-- half-gam- See NL ra Page 9 POOR |