Show A - Section T7 W30 f ' Saturday April 5 2003 'i- $ (i Pagel The Herald Journal l'i Jnsido power belongs to the players 1 NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Kansu coach Roy Williams looks at Marquette’s Dwyane Wade and sees a momentary flicker of Michael Jor dan When Marquette coach Tom Clean describes KU forward Nick versatility he might as well be talking about Lany Bird ' TJ rad is a mim Baron Davit ? some reminds Carmelo Anthony people of Magic Johnsap Yes basketball fans 2003 is the team came year the Colli-son- ’s : Bobcats and Grizzlies battle to B2 a scoreless He All-Amer- Sports briefs A few years ago some basketball people said when guys started mg early that would be the end of Royals hard on Grizz Although the Logan softball team was boshed 18-- 3 at Roy Friday after- noon there was an upside to me lop-sl M6QI088 The three runs are the most we’ve s college basketball " Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said “The opposite The second game Texas vs Syrahas happened” cuse matches yet another — Ford a sophomore — and True to Boeheim’s word this is one of those rare years in Anthony a second-teawhich each Final Four and the freshman team has its own super-stto be only named among the counTklring things further each superstar is in a diftry’s top 13 players “He’s surpassed any ferent year of college— a Newo ftroN expectations that I had for telling sign of the overall him” Boeheim said “I good health of a sport thinkmine were probably higher than thought in some circles to be declinanybody rise’s" ing ' For decades college basketball When Kansas plays Marquette in has been a sport defined and domithe first semifinal Saturday Colli-so- n will go nated by coaches their personalities a senior and the stability they bnng to their against Wade a junior and also an an an m ar programs Even though William and Boeheim — two of die biggest name in coaching — are here the real stars this year are on the court not the sideline For any coach to upstage these four players he’ll have to come up with a super scheme to stop them Williams’ strategy? He said he Won’t even show his team the tape of Marquette’s 83-6- 9 victory over Kentucky last week in the Midwest Regional final Wade had one of the best postseason games ever for a collegian finishing with 29 points 11 rebounds and 11 an See PLAYERS on B3 ' Spring football " hadinagamethisseasonrGrizzly coach Stacee Flygare noted Down 12-- 0 after the first Logan (0--3 in Region 4 0--5 overall) dated all three runs m the third inning without the benefit of a hit thanks to three walks and some speedy basenuming “We didn’t have any hits but the gills frit good about scoring seme tuns” Hygare said Friday's scores NBA Houston 88 PhHadelptiia 79 New Jersey 99 Miami 83 Sacramento 93 Boston 92 LA Lakers 102 Memphis 101 Imfiana 98 Detroit 92 Milwaukee 95 Cleveland 93 New York 94 Utah 92 OT Seattle 101 LA Clippers 93 Portland 122 Golden State 100 By Shawn Harrison sports edftor LAYTON— Who said you can’t have a little fun during spring football? Utah State certainly did on a cool Friday night at Northridge High School scripted during a scrimmage in front of AL Seattle 6 Texas 4 Chicago White Sox 5 Detroit 2 Boston 8 Baltimore 7 NY Yankees 12 Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 7 Minnesota 2 Kansas City 5 Cleveland 1 Oakland 7 Anaheim 3 te an estimat- ed 4S0 fans The NL offense scored six Pittsburgh 9 Philadelphia 1 San Francisco 7 Milwaukee 5 Colorado 2 Arizona 1 NY Mets 4 Montreal 0 Cincinnati IQ Chicago Cubs 9 Atlanta 12 Florida 7 Houston 6 SL Louis 5 (12) San Diego 4 Los Angeles 2 touchdowns the booted two field goals and the defense recorded nine sacks ”111616 was some good and some bad” Aggie bead coach Mick Dennehy said “What we peed to try and develop is some consistency We seem to do things ' good for four or five plays in a row then sloppy as beck for three or four place-kicke- rs PCL Salt Lake 6 Las Vegas 3 NHL Detroit 5 Columbus 5 tie Florida 4 Cardinal New Jersey 2 NY Rangers 1 Philadelphia 4 Tampa Bay 1 SL Louis 2 Chicago 2 tie Phoenix 1 Nashville 0 Calgary 2 Los Angeles T OT Colorado 4 Anaheim 3 plays” The coach said the final of spring drills will be used to clean up things and perfect what has beat introduced die first three weeks USU will conclude spring practices with the week AHL Utah 3 Grand Rapids 2 dium The Aggies bused south to break up thepace of spring drills and let some fans along the Wasatch Front seem them in action The Northridge football team who is coached by AUTO RACING - NASCAR Busch Series FOX Aaron's 312 at Talladega Ala 8 pm NHRA qualifying for ESPN2 SummHradngcom Nationals GOLF - pin — NBC PGA Tour BellSouth Clas- sic third round at Duluth Ga Spin ESPN2 — LPGA The Office Depot Championship second round HORSE RACING 3 pjn ESPN — NTRA thoroughbreds Santa Anita Derby Illinois Derby Aventura Stakes MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL WGN— Debt at Chicago White Sox 5 pm TBS — Florida at Atlanta MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL 4 pm ' CBS — NCAA tournament national semifinals Kansas vs Marquette ' tournament national semifinals Texas vs Syracuse NBA £30 pm WON — Milwaukee at Chicago NHL 5 pm ESPN2 — NY Rangers at Montreal SOCCER ESPN2—WUSA Carolina 2 pin ABC -- MLS EN Utah State's Brian Majors left hauls Washington at LA at Columbus a pass while night’s game “I appreciate Freddy inviting us down” Dennehy said “It’s fun to be able do this A lot of people down here ed on attempts for 126 yards including a 41-ya- rd touchdown strike to LuceroHerald Journal tight end Chris Cooley for the scrimmage’s first score on the night ‘The Offense is coming together a lot better than it has (in the past)” Cooley said “It’s always nice to throw in some trick plays some extra stuff for fun” Yes the Aggie offense had some fun Cooley took a direct snap and rushed up the middle for a TD on one trick play But a score toward the end of the scrimmage will have fans See AGGIES on B3 Jazz can’t finish Reds finally get first win at Great American Park Big run off late comeback See SOSA on B3 were just 1 or-11 from the field after rallying to force overtime Utah had one final chance at party Houston made a the end but Kurt Thomas who had 20 points and nine jump shot with 44 secrebounds swatted away onds left in overtime as the New York Knicks ' John Stockton’s tying kept the Utah from attempt from the lane clinching a 20th straight just before the buzzer Knicks 94 “We just didn't make playoff both with a 94-9- 2 Jazz 92 (OT) shots” said Stockton victory Friday night who had Utah's only “There’s nothing like basket in overtime “It was less thaL It’s special having a memthan pretty” ory like that" said Houston The Knicks blew a who finished with 27 points lead late in the fourth quarter but “Our guys made a huge effort held on to tie the season series to get us in that position" for the second straight year The Knicks were just in the overtime but that was See JAZZ on B2 still better than the Jazz who 13-fo- ot - : jgH Tj r - nJAp J i ' s t 10-poi- nt at-b-at ' forces Knicks into overtime SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Allan Houston spoiled the Utah Jazz’s playoff qualification CINCINNATI (AP) —As soon as the ball left the bat with an authoritative crack Sammy Sosa knew he had it Sosa became the 1 8th player to hit 500 career homers connecting for is solo shot Friday night that ended a winter of waiting and three games worth of drama He raised his arms took his trademark home run hop and ran the bases with his head down providing the first truly historic moment inthe Cincinnati Reds’ new ballpark Refief accompanied his induction into an elite group “It's great because I don’t have to think about it anymore” Sosa said “I don’t have to thinking of hitting the gh up there every bail out of the park l’m happy about it There’s still no time to y’ Joe Lindsay defends during Friday's scrimmage in Layton don’t get as many chances to get over the hill” What die fans saw was the Aggies pass for 295 yards and rush for 47 yards Quar- terback Travis Cox connect- former Aggie wide receiver Fred Fernande pushed snow from the field to help prepare the field for Friday ' in Sosa cranks 500th homer V- - 4 " annual Blue-Whi- te game on April 1 1 at Romney Sta- On television friSpsi CBS — NCAA fun on the road in Layton San Antonio 124 Toronto 98 1 USlfhas AP photo Samiriy Sosa looks to the sky after crossing home plate following his 500th career home run Friday in Cincinnati |