Show ’' I W I -- H'r reT ' I " ’ - 's ‘ ' V !A& ‘‘O- v: rl‘' Monday March 27 2000 The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sports snapshot By Philadelphia next weekend “At the beginning of the season The Associated Press Final Four Gunter has been a head coach for 36 years Portland for 24 Getting there this year would be everybody talks about the Final Four" said Connecticut coach Geno especially meaningful for Portland Auriemma whose team is one of' who starred as a college player in the those No 1 seeds “It’s die holy graiL It’s where everybody wants to go” Especially someone like LSU’s Sue Gunter and Penn State’s Rene f 1 £ ' - Pages region The NCAA women’s basketball toumamefit is about to complete its Philadelphia lineup Three rounds are history 56 teams have gone home for the year and now only eight remain including all four No 1 seeds They’ll play tonight to determine the regional champions who’ll advance to the Final Four in Port- land the only coaches among the eight left who have never had a team in the Philadelphia area at Immaculate “For myselfr it would be something lhat you go to church about every day" she said “We’re hoping that every- smart That will be a big dung for us" Her team faces an imposing task however and so does Gunter’s Second-seede- d Penn State (29-Tfcch (31-Louisiana days in the Midwest Regional at Kapsas d LSU (25-6- ) meets CSty 4) 2) top-seed- j Thud-seede- Connecticut in the East at (33-- 1) ' Richmond Va body stays focused and that we’re Messed enough to play hard and play See WOMEN on Page 7 NCAA Tournament APphoto Australia's Karirie Webb kisses her trophy after winning the Nabisco Championship in Rancho Mirage Calif Sunday Webb shot a 274 total to 70 for a win by 10 shots over defending champion Dotbe Pepper r VV- V’ er Sports briois Tar Heels dance way into championship weekend Eiistachy named Coach of the Year ST LOUIS (AP) — Larry Eustachy who led Iowa State to the' and conferBig 12 regular-seaso- n ence tournament championships ami into the NCAA Midwest Regional final has been named the Henry Iba Coach of the Year Award winner by the United States Basketball Writers Association In Eustachy’s second year the advanced into SatCyclones (32-Midwest NCAA regional urday’s final game before losing to Michi' gan State He is 0 in two seasons at ISU 6 for his career Eustachy and stint wort 3 during a five-yeas head coach at Utah State The Cyclones were picked to finish last in the Big 12 in at least one preseason poll The 32 victories are a school record Thfc USBWA composed of nearly 1000 journalists who cover college basketball has be$n selecting a coach of the year since 1959 5) 47-2- 206-10- ar 98-5- - Sunday's scores NBA Philadelphia 111 Indtana 101 Orlando 94 Miami 69 Denver 112 New Jersey 1 10 Houston 123 Chicago 78 Milwaukee 99 Boston 84 LA Lakers 90 Sacramento 89 Minnesota 106 Toronto 101 OT K Phoenix 90 Golden State 82 New York 93 Portland 89 NHL AUSTIN Texas (AP) — North Carolina has been to the Final Four so many times This trip however ’comes right out of the Carolina blue The Tar Heels entered the NCAA tournament having lost three of four They were a No 8 all foe Final Fours can even run together for someone who was involved in them Next up for Carolina (22-1: 3) is East Regional champion Florida (28-If there’s anyGators will notice on the thing game tapes it’s bow great the Tar Heels have played defense this tournament North Carolina stopped Missouri’s outside game in die first Stanround cut off ford's inside game in the second - round and held Missouri to one basket in the final seven min7) seed matching their worst placement in 22 yean of being seed- ed Some said this team didn’t even belong in the tournament The question was how far could the team could go The question was whether die coach would be back next season Then in a baffling utes Friday night Tulsa (32-5- ) shot a turnaround the Tar 37 percent season-loHeels became Carolina again winning and scored its fewest four straight for the points this season first time this Season '‘They were a lot The latest victory a longer than we 5 decision over Ttilsa on expected’’ guard Tony Heard ' ' said “They were playing the Sunday clinched a record-tyin- g 15th Final Four berth passing lanes and we didn't “I am so happy for the team move like we should have But and so proud of them” said we missed a lot of open shots coach Bill Qiifhridge' his job shots that vye usually make’’ safe but his heart heavy as he Still the Golden Huhicane headed to Kansas fof his moth--1 ' were able iokeiep if close by er’s funeral today playing pretty tough defense ‘ V i w ' 59-5- “They really hung in there all year through some difficult times Indi-anapo- £" I r themselves They even led 31-3- 0 at halftime and were tied at 39 Jujius Peppers made two free and helped keep me up To be going to the Final Four is a real thrill for all of us It’s something we never get tired of” This will be No 11 for Guthridge as a player and coach his second in thqee yean as the playing a Final Four in after losing to Kansas in 1991 and Arizona in 97 “In just the last 10 years we lost to Arizona in what? ’91?" said Guthridge showing that Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh Detroit 8 NY Rangers 2 St Louis 1 Chicago 1 tie Colorado 2 Dallas 1OT Carolina 4 NY Islanders 1 Montreal 3 Tampa Bay 1 Loe Angeles 4 Atlanta 1 Anaheim 4 Phoenix 3 OT ' ' top-seed- ed throws that gave Carolina the lead for good then freshman sensation Joseph Forte scored the next six points to open a big cushion Tulsa which was hurt by having leading scorer David Shelton and emotional leader head coach It’ll be ms third time 1 A lis Eric Coley in foul trouble fought back again thanks to freshman Dante Swanson ' ? APphoto North Carolina's Orlando Molohdez left Max Owens mkide and Kris Lang celebrate their See HEELS on Page 7 59-5- 5 win over Tulsa in tie NCAA South Regional championship in Austin Texas IHL Orlando 5 Cleveland 2 Manitoba 3 Kansas CRyl Michigan 4 Cincinnati 0 Long Beach 4 Detroit 0 Chicago 4 Utah 3 SO SYRACUSE NY (AP) — Coach Billy Donovan made sure the Florida Gators relied on more than the press to beat Oklahoma State Fearful that his team's emotional victory Duke drained too much enerover Donovan a big believer in motivational gy techniques asked his players to dedicate Sunday’s game against the Cowboys to somebody special in their lives The Gators did exactly that finding inspira-half when they needed it tion in the most and beating the Cowboys 5 in the East Regional final “I was just concerned about our physicalness if we had enough in our tank” stud Donovan are in the whose Gators (28-Final Four for only the second time in school history “When you’re playing or dedicating something to soira&ody you have a tendency to go a little bit further and that’s what we did" APphoto Using the same press that wore down foe Blue Illinois Florida's Teddy Dupay (5) and Udonis Haslem (50) try to Devils on Friday night and block Oklahoma State's Brian Montonati during the second in the second round Florida forced Oklahoma 5 half of Florida's State (27-into 18 turnovers and methodically victory Sunday MLS Miami 3 New York-Ne- w Jersey 1 top-seed- ed On television NBA BASKETBALL 6 pm d TBS —San Antonio at Seattle 7 pm FSN - third-seed- Dallas at Utah NHL HOCKEY 7:30 pm ESPN2 r- Chicago at Colorado WOMENS COLLEGE BASKETBALL - fifth-seed- ' 5pm ESPN — NCAA tournament’ East Regional final LSU vs CormecticuL at Richmond Va SdOpjn ESPN2 — NCAA tournament Mideast Regional final Tennessee vs Texas Tech at Memphis Term — NCAA tournament Midwest Regional final Louisiana Tech vs Penn State at Kansas City Mo lOpim ESPN — NCAA tournament West Regional final Georgia vs Rutgers at Portland Ore Tuesday TENNIS 11am ESPN — ATPWTA Ericsson Open early round coverage at Key Biscayne Fla Miami Today's quote "He was mumbling something French I didn’ understand I just told him to get back in his crease — Flyers goalie John Vanbiei-broac- h on Pittsburgh rookie goalie Aubin’s participation during a brawl that involved all 12 players on the ice in the first period of Philadelphia’s 1 win over Pittsburgh Sunday en 3-- 7) ed fourth-seed- 77-6- 7pm ESPN Jean-Sebasti- ed 77-6- ed 7) wore down the Cowboys especially point guard Doug Gottlieb who looked exhausted in the first half from trying to constantly beat the pressure Oklahoma State committed just 33 turnovers in the first three tournament games only six in Seton Hall the semifinal win over But foe uptempo game played by the Gators who rotate seven freshmen and sophomores in and out rtf the lineup nearly backfired because they also became fatigued And the Cowboys who have seven seniors deficit with a 20--6 fougta back from a run When Glendon Alexander hit a with 7:56 to go Oklahoma State suddenly trailed just 56-- 3 It seemed to be anybody's game and both teams were spent “I could see Oklahoma State was winded Donovan and tired too" said foe who will join the likes of Dean Smith and Bob Knight as one of only six people to play and coach in die Final Four “The problem was we lOth-seed-ed 17-po- int 5 See GATORS on PageJ Sutton claims a big prize PONTE VEDRA BEACH Fla (AP) — Hal Sutton relished a chance to beat Tiger Woods and got all he could handle today before holding on for a victory in The Players Championship Seventeen years after first winning the PGA Tour's most lucrative event Sutton never lost his focus amidst another thrilling charge by Woods He dosed with pars on foe final two terrorizing holes on the TPC at Sawgrass “Coming down the stretch with Tiger I knew he was going to play great” Sutton said “The thing I did best today was stay focused on what I had to do" Returning to the Stadium Course because storms one-stro-ke - suspended die final round Sunday Sutton made seven pan to complete a wire-to-wi- re victory with a 71 He finished at 278 and earned $1080000 from the $6 million purse the richest in golf Woods needed a birdie on the last hole for a chance at a playoff but hit his approach into a swale left of the green and chipped up for par He also finished with a 71 Sutton hit next and the shot covered the flag “Be die right dub today" Sutton urged It landed about 8 feet in front of foe hole Sutton let out a “Yes!” and shared a hard slap of foe hand with his longtime caddie Freddie Hughes Woods looked over and gave him a thumbs-u- p Even though he didn’t win Woods heads to the Masters with four victories and two second-plac- e finishes in his last seven tournaments Woods won $648000 pushing his season earnings lo over $32 million the third highest single-seastotal in PGA Tour history — through seven events Sutton had been here before His victory in foe 1983 Players Championship also finished on a on See PRIZE APphoto Hal Sutton chips onto the green on foe eleventh hole on Page 7 during the final round of The Players Championship I i MhtM JL " '47 |