Show ' J irm ' "VV ir'fjv' 4t!i®SiSs4‘- wtoifWriiyfrffiSi? - te&jfiRfSE mfmfmfk fiQrt i The Herald Journal Logan Utah" Thursday October 28 1999 Sports snapshot second round of the state tournament This year Mountain Crest has simply found a way to win The Mustangs have won their eight games by an average of just 10 points and six of those contests were decided by a touchdown or less The records are the same but everything else is completely different” MC football coach Dan Cox says This year just about We're just every game has been dose five plays ahead of everybody else in the region and we need to be aware of that “We’re not as explosive as we were On paper 1999 looks like a repeat of ’98 The Mustangs are once again Region 4 champions and a healthy 1 heading into the 4A state football playoffs But despite the similarities there’s a different 8-- AP photo aura surrounding Mountain Crest this Andre Agassi returns the ball to Australia's Mark PhHippoussis In their third round match at the ATP tennis tournament in Stuttgart Germany Wednesday season Last year's Slangs dominated many an opponent winning games by an avenge of nearly 24 points a contest prior to their season-endin- g loss to Timpview in the Sports briefs Time for football game changed USU-NMS- U Utah State's final home football game of the season against New Mexico State on Nov 6 has been moved to a 12:07 pm kickoff The game had originally been scheduled for 1:05 pm but was moved to accommodate SportsWest Productions which will air ’s die game Utah State’s game this week against Boise State will begin at 1:05 pm back problems turn more serious Irvin’s IRVING Texas (AP) — The neck injury that has sidelined Michael Irvin is no longer his biggest hurdle in returning to the Dallas Cowboys Tests for the herniated disc Irvin sustained earlier this month have uncovered a narrow spinal cord a genetic condition that increases risk of serious injury if he takes another blow to the head or neck Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the threat posed by Irvin's condition will have more to do with whether the receiver plays football again than his current injury The risk is the same the Irvin has faced throughout his ar career What’s different now is that he knows it exists 12-ye- — Portland cuts Bergersen PORTLAND Ore (AP) — The Port- land Trail Blazers cut two players including former Boise State standout Roberto Bergersen to trim their roster to the 15 players NBA-requir- ed Bergersen a 200-pou- rookie guard who was drafted in the second round out of Boise State had an in impressive debut hitting a overtime to help the Blazers beat the Seattle SuperSonics 124-11- 5 in die exhibition opener in Corvallis But he never distinguished himself as a shooter after that In his next game against Golden State he was in 12 missing all four of his minutes He didn't score again the rest of the preseason Wednesday's scores World Series NY Yankees 4 Atlanta 1 NHL Buffalo 4 Tampa Bay 3 Toronto 4 Atlanta 0 Detroit 5 Colorado 3 Chicago 1 Montreal 0 New Jersey 2 St Louis 1 Florida 6 NY Islanders 3 Anaheim 2 Pittsburgh 1 OT COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 pm ESPN — Utah at Colorado State NHL HOCKEY pm FSR — Colorado at Philadelphia ESPN2 — Colorado at Philadelphia at Los Angeles FRIDAY the most storied ballpark of them all Roger Clemens validated his greatness And so did the New York Yankees With Clemens pitching shutout ball into the eighth inning the Yankees became the first team in 60 years to sweep consecu- year Clemens went that put him on the tive World Series with a 1 win over the Atlanta Braves in 4 Game 0 all- century team But on a cool October night he was in total command and at 37 — the same age John Elway was 4-- Wednesday when he won his first night “This must be Super Bowl — earned what it's like to be a Yankee" 14-1- with a 460 ERA and rarely showed the form said Clemens who before the game gave a little pat to the monu- ment honoring the most famous Yankee of them all Babe Ruth “This is what everybody said it was all about” Clemens captured the only prize that had eluded him in his career as the Yankees won their record 25th championship and third in four seasons 16-ye- ar his first ring Clemens walked off in the eighth to a huge ovation tip- ping his hat and holding both arms high to acknowledge the cheers “It seemed like a perfect setup” Torre said “I couldn’t see u not happening tonight not with the way his career had gone” With the final out Clemens bolted for the mound and They also won their 12th flanked by two of his sons straight Series game matching the mark set by their Murderer? Row teams Tb do this on top of what we did last year this is even better I think" manager Joe Torre said “We don’t rest on our laurels We went out and proved grabbed Torre in a bear hug that usted i foil minute Then while his teammates were still dousing each other with champagne Clemens sprinted back out to die field See SWEEP on Plage 11 AP photo New York Yankees pitcher Mariano Rivera Jumps into Ihe arms of catcher Jorge Posada after the final out of the Yankees' 4--1 victory over the Atlanta Braves Wednesday In Game 4 of Ihe World Series one they’d rather have in that situation “He’s die best” catcher Joe Girandi said “He’s the best closer I’ve ever seen” The numbers support that point of view Rivera saved Game 1 of the Series getting the last four outs in a 1 4-- Yankees victory He came back with two scoreless innings as the winning pitcher in die 6-- 5 victory in Game 3 On Wednesday night he came on in die eighth inning with die tying runs on base and retired Chipper Jones on a grounder to end Atlanta’s last threat Then he breezed through die ninth When he was done Rivera had just 1- -3 HOUSTON (AP) — The Tour Championship used to be the event for the rich to get richer: This year it has become a stage to honor the memory of Payne Stewart Davis Love In was among those wondering whether the PGA Tour should have canceled the $5 million event for the top 30 on the money list especially since golf was the far from anyone’s mind after Stewart died in a plane crash Monday TENNIS y Today's quote "This must be what it’s like to be a Yankee” — New York Roger Clemeiu after pitching the Yankees to their record 25th World Series title and second straight Series sweep Wednesday night with a 1 victory over Atlanta 1- -3 Game 3 in 1996 The Yankees beat Atlanta that night triggering a record-- 1 tying streak of 12 World Series victories for New York There would seem to be an obvious connection “I love the challenge” he said “I love to be in that situation I guess that’s my motivation Once you’re there you have butterflies in your stomach You know you’re there for real You just want to do it” Rivera was just as good in the regular season finishing with a 4-- 3 record and 183 ERA and converting 45 of 49 save opportunities Tournament in Houston opens with service sec- ESPN —ATP Eurocard Open quarterfinal match at Stuttgart Germany (same-datape) added to an awesome postseason record In eight postseason appearances this October he had two victories and six saves He has not allowed a run in his last 25 2-- 3 innings of postseason play with two victories and 12 saves Rivera's postseason earned-ru- n aver— of earned two runs allowed 036 age in 47 innings — is the lowest for any pitcher with at least 30 innings pitched in postseason history The Game 4 save extended his streak to 12 consecutive scoreless innings over eight games in three World Series The last time he gave up a run in a Series game was foe eighth inning of Golfers remember Stewart 11am 4-- II See GRIZZLIES on Page disliked Booed at Yankee Stadium this TGC — European Tour Volvo Masters second round at Jerez Spain 10:30 ajn TGC — PGA Southern Farm Bureau Ctaseic second round at Madison Miss ESPN — The TOUR Championship ond round at Houston 4) had never won in the World Series But that all changed once he arrived in the Bronx this spring in a trade for David Wells a deal that Yankees fans GOLF pjn school gridiron there’s something about Utah County and the pass Logan coach Mike Favero isn't using BYU game film to scout the Provo Bulldogs the Grizzlies' first opponent in the state 4A playoffs but you’d almost think he could “They remind me of BYU” Favero said “They run three receivers they’ll See MUSTANGS on Page 11 7 am 1 ball in Provo From the collegiate ranks to the high And they will- - Friday afternoon at Provo (5-- 2 in Region 6 6-- 3 overall) Favero predicted the Bulldogs win put the ball up 30 times (or so) against the This season Logan Grizzlies (4--3 5-has done weU against the pass although the it has not been thoroughly tested Fremont's Adam Beus completed 17 of 27 passes for 236 yards against the Grizzlies but was picked off twice and did not throw a touchdown we belong here” As did Clemens A five-tiCy Young winner with 247 lifetime victories he It was no contest For the second year in a row Mariano Rivera closed die case for the New York Yankees and this time he was rewarded with die MVP trophy “I feel good about it” he said “I just feel tremendous to be there I want to be there when this happens I was the guy throwing the last pitch And I had the last out It feels tremendous” The Yankees couldn't think of any On television urgh NEW YORK (AP) — What a way to say goodbye to a century ofbaset: one of the game's greatest pitchers wearing the pinstripes of its greatest team in dose out Dallas 3 Chicago 2 pm It's no secret they like to throw the Rocket bums bright for Yankees in 4-- 1 victory over Braves in Game 4 NEW YORK (AP) — The slender fastwith die buggy-whi- p ball stood on the mound Two outs Ninth inning Another World Series to MLS playoffs ESPN2-Pittsb- ball" Bombers complete sweep right-hand- er Cleveland 7 Utah 6 SO 8:30 run a no back They like to throw the By Lance Pitcher sports writer MVP Rivera practically unhittable in Series IHL 5:30 1 Mustangs open playoffs Grizzlies travel south against American Fork to take on the Bulldogs By Jeff Hunter sports writer KSL-TV- PageB “It’s going to be weird this week” Love ' AP photo Stove Agan with the Hamilton Pip Band plays at the and of a memorial service lor Payne Stewart before foe beginning of foe Tour Championship tournament Thursday morning In Houston I said “It doesn’t fed right grinding it out on foe range It doesn’t feel right laughing in the fair1 ways” It might feel hollow to win So why play? Love found that answer Wednesday at Champions Golf Club his first day on foe course and his first chance to see the PGA Tour family for the first time since what Arnold Palmer said was the greatest tragedy in moderface-to-fa- golf They remembered Stewart’s passion and grace his victories and losses his flamboyant n-day personality and needling humor from which no one was safe That’s when Love came to the conclusion that it was time to share foe memories of foe two-tim- e US Open champion with everyone else “We can shed a lot of light on Payne Stewart See STEWART on Page io |