Show TrrrrrwwrwT' AW Trrrrrrr I 'HnjMHUaUMPV The Herald Journal Logan Utah Monday April 16 2001 — Page 7 Don t look now move into first Victory over Portland gives Kobe none in the fourth quarter He missed all three of his fourth-quart- er and crew narrow lead over Kings 'By The Associated Press Shaq-Kob- minor maladies the Lakers took over first place in the Pacific on Sunday Their 105-10- victory over 0 the Portland Trail Blazers a combined with Sacramento's 6 loss at Phoenix gave e the Lakers a lead over the Kings in the Pacific Because the Lakers own the tiebreaker over Sacramento all they need is one more victory to wrap up the No! 2 seed in the West They play Denver on Tuesday night Shaquille O’Neal had 33 points and 18 rebounds and Robert Horry made a crucial with 1:05 remaining as the Lakers scored the final six points “We took care of the ball We were able to make some stops and we did some things 88-8- half-gam- ' shots including a short hook in traffic that would have tied the game with less than a second to play 76ers 89 Knkks 82 Allen Iverson scored 27 points and Dikembe Mutombo added eight points and 16 rebounds as the Sixers snapped a skid and defeated a playoff-boun- d team for just the fourth time in 13 games “It was important because you want to make a statement' heading into the playoffs” that were important down at the end” Lakers coach Phil Jackson said “It was a typical game that these two teams have played over the last however many years” Blazers coach Mike Dunleavy said The Blazers looked particularly shaky in the final minute allowing die Lakers to run sev- It lodes like the Los Angeles Lakers are going to win the Pacific Division AH they need to do is defeat the Denver Nuggets in their season finale After a dysfunctional season e that featured the feud the travails of Isaiah Rider and a series of other two-ga- eral seconds off the clock before deciding to fouL After getting the ball back with 19 seconds left Portland couldn’t even get a shot off “We played all right We have to play better especially down the stretch” said Port- land's Scottie Pippen who was ' held to nine points Kobe Bryant added 25 points and seven assists and Derek Fisher scored 21 points who for the Lakers (55-2extended their winning streak seven games to a season-hig- h Suns 88 Kings 86 Shawn Marion had 16 points and tied his career high with' 19 rebounds as the Suns knocked the Kings out of first 6) place “Whatever the Lakers did we had to win and we didn’t t said forward Tyrone Hill “You don’t want teams to think they can come in your house and have an easy time" Latrell Sprewell had 26 points and Othella Harrington added 14 points and eight rebounds for New York “It was a statement game for us” Sprewell said “Even though we didn't win 1 think it showed it will be a battle if AP photo we faice them in the playoffs" Los Angeles Lakers' Shaquille O'Neal left and Kobe Bryant look at the score in the dosing minutes ' Magic 90 Hfcat 73 Traii 0 the Portland won Blazers The Lakers Sunday against At Miami Tracy McGrady do it” Sacramento coach Rick Rogers scored 20 as the Suns Cliff Robinson scored 17 for scored 24 points and the two lopsided e Adelman said “Now they’ve climbed a ahead of the Suns in what might have Magic avenged losses to their intrastate rivals Portland into sixth place in the been a preview of a got destiny in their hands” earlier this season Jason Kidd added' 2Q points Western Conference playoff playoff matchup and 14 assists and Rodney race Chris Webber scored 22 but See LAKERS on Page 8 105-10- half-gam- first-rou- nd Hollandsworth’s homer lifts the Rockies to victory By The Associated Press Strikeouts in his first two didn’t faze Todd at-ba- ts Hol-landswo- They gave him ' confidence instead Hollandsworth homered in his final three capped by 'a in the 10th inning off Arizona closer Matt Mantei leading the Colorado' Rockies to a 10-- 7 victory over the Diamond-back- s on Sunday “I know punched out twice but I really didn’t feel that bad at-ba- game-winn- ts er after those two at-bat- s” Hol- landsworth said “You have strike- with a h seven RBIs It was his first career gamp and fourth multihomer contest “Without him we wouldn’t have won it’’ Colorado manager Buddy Bell said Ron Gant started the 10th with a single to right off Troy Brohawn and moved to second on a (0-sacrifice by Todd Walker After an intentional walk to Todd Helton ' Mantei came in and struck out Jeff Cirillo Hollands worth then hit a 97 mph fastball into the Rockies field bullpen in “I was brought out there to get' us out of that inning and I didn’t get it done” said Mantei whose career' ERA at Coots Field is 1526 Nine of Colorado’s runs came career-hig- walks in seven innings John Rocker pitched the ninth for his fourth save Robert Person (L-- l) gave up innings Reds 3 Mets 1 Jim Brower (1-allowed one unearned run id 52-- 3 innings to earn his first NL victory and Cincinnati completed a three-gam- e sweep at Shea Stadium The Mets are last in the league with 36 runs and have scored just ' four times in their last 47 innings Kevin Appier (1-took the three runs in 7 2-- 3 1) loss Cubs 5 Pirates 1 Sammy Sosa hit a three-ru- n three-hom- er 1) right-cent- er on homers giving Arizona’s straight Bill Mueller singled and Roosevelt Brown walked in the seventh against Scott Sauerbeck ) and Sosa homered off Marc (0-1- : of his career in the eighth off David Weathers allowed two' Paul Rigdon runs in seven innings and Curtis Leskanic got his first save Marlins 6 Expos 3 Jason Grilli hit his first career g drive off homer a (0-and Jr Armas Tony pitched five shutout innings before tiring at Montreal Making just his third career start (1-- '' 3) Grilli (1-allowed two hits in the first five innings! He allowed two runs and three hits in the sixth when he didn’t get a batter out Cardinals 6 Astros 5 1) JD Drew hit a tiebreaking home run in the sixth off Jay Powell (1-as host St Louis three-gam- e a stopped losing 1) streak Pitcher Andy Benes had a double and rookie three-ru- n Albert Pujols had three hits Mike James got one out for the win and Steve Kline got two outs for his first save Dodgers 5 Padres 4 Kevin Brown left after being hit by a pitch on the left elbow and Gary Sheffield broke a 4 tie with a sacrifice fly for visiting Los Angeles (1-- 0) 1- -3 innings Brewers 7 Giants 4 Jeffrey Hammonds hit a three-ru- n homer in the seventh inning off Russ Ortiz (2-and host Milwaukee got three runs in the error by eighth on a three-bas- e Barry Bonds 1) allowed four 1) ' AP home run on a pitch Colorado Rockies' Todd Hollandsworth connects for a two-ru- n Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Curt Schilling in the isixth inning of the Rockies' victory in 10 jnnings in Denver's Coors Reid on Sunday ' er to the offseason to sign a $252 million' contract with the Rangers ' At 3 the Mariners lead the AL' Alex Rodriguez is on a tear as he --West 2 12 games ahead of the heads back to Seattle '' So are the Mariners Rangers' ' Seattle beat Anaheim 4 and Sunday Rodriguez hit two homers ‘Seattle is doing great’ said knocked in five runs as the Texas ' Athletics beat the Oakland Rodriguez suddenly tied with YanRangers 10-- 8 Sunday night to cap ai three- - kees catcher Jorge Posada for the ! league lead in RBIs “I'm happy for v game sweep ' The shortstop went with them but I’m’ also happy with the four homers and 13 RBIs in the series way we’re playing I’m ready for it I against the A’s He entered Friday’s look at thepositives” ' Cleveland’s game at Detroit was game with zero home runs and just ' — the longest rained out two RBIs in 39 16thi his g The homer drought of multihomer jgameof I van Rodriguez Rusty Greer and Randy Velarde also homered for 10-ye- ar J Texas 9-- - ' at-ba- ts season-openin- Rodriguez’s career helped the ''career “He Y pretty phenomena)” said e series at Rangers sweep a Oakland for the first time since May : three-gam- Oakland’s Jason Giambi the reigning AL MVP “We made him look like he’s worth about $300 million” : series Texas opens a three-gam- e Monday at Seattle Rodriguez’s first trip there since he left the Mariners in ' '' 'y- ' Darren Oliver (3-allowed six runs — five earned — in five innings but Ire already has more wins than all last season when he went 9 in 21 starts Mike Venafro earned his first save Oakland has lost seVen straight overall games and is Mariners 7 Angels 5 Bret Boone’s third hit a two-ru- n single off Shigetoshi Hasegawa n highlighted a eighth inning for visiting Seattle Edgar Martinez had a homer and two RBIs for the Mariners Jose Paniagua allowed two 'runs and one hit in 1 3 innings Starter John Halama gave up' three-runand six hits in 6 innings Twins 4 White Sox 3 Eric Milton ) struck Qut eight of thes first 10 batters as Minnesota 0) 7-- : 2-- 2-- 10 (1-- (1-- - 1- -3 6-- (2-0- - : they called that touch' Continued from Page 6 he was given the second technical “I’ve heard crazier things than that and not get kicked out” Garnett said “My conversation was basically very short Continued from Page 6 Especially when Sorenstam trailed Hurst by 10 shot entering the final round As Sorenstam headed for the baick nine at 3 under she Was reminded by her caddie that victory was still possible She nodded at him “I felt it inside” she said “I was so calm and confident in my own game” :' ' ' ' I bmw : ' 1) 2-- homer in Rodriguez hit a two-ru- n the first inning and his three-ru- n shot in the fifth put Texas ahead 5 Both home runs were off Gil Heredia foul “Maybe die rtferee was sensitive at that point but this is crazy I have never been kicked out of a game in my career — maybe chased out of a park a couple of times This is azy 1) six-ru- and I said I can’t believe ' ' 4-- By The Associated Press ‘ (1-- unearned runs in the second and trailed 2 in the sixth when he was hit by a pitch from Rodney Myers (0--1 ) The Dodgers said Brown had a' bruised elbow and was day today Jeff Shaw' got his fourth save After allowing the potential tying run to reach second Shaw fanned pinch-hittMark Kotsay Ben Davis and Damian Jackson A- - : 0) 4-- Brown Courtney Duncan pitched 1 innings in relief of Kerry Wood who struck out 10 in six 0) third-innin- (1-- homer in the seventh inning and hos) Chicago won its fifth Wilkins Bonds hit the 499th home run er 0) outs where you don’t know this from that you’re a little upside-dow- n and you’re fouling balls off your foot: But I felt I was right there I felt like I was close” Hollandsworth who also hit two-ru- n homers in the sixth and eighth finished Bob first an taste Brenly aggravating of Coqts Field Braves 3 Phillies 0 Odalis Perez won his first game in nearly two years and Brian Jordan and Andrew Jones home- (ed at Turner Field Perez whose previous victory was against Tampa Bay on June 8 1999 allowed four hits and three broadcaster-turned-manag- " ' ' AP photo Rangers’ Alex Rodriguez right is congratulated by teammate Andres Galarraga after hitting a two-ru- n home run in the first inning against the Athletics Sunday improved to’ 64) at the Metrodome and 2 overall both team records Corey Koskie had four hits for the Twins and Latroy Hawking pitched the ninth inning for his second save Frank Thomas homered- for the 9-- Sorenstam leads the money list with $756448 in six events and she took overthe top spot in career earnings with $6957044 Sorenstam couldn't decide which Was more amazing: her comeback or becoming the first woman to shoot 59 in a tournament last month ‘‘Wow! It’s unbelievable’ she said “I don’t know what I’ve done to deserve all this It's got fo be destiny” At 30 Sorenstam already has qualified for ' ' MMU WtH White Sox who have lost three straight games for the second time ) gave up four runs eight hits and five walks in this season Jim Parquc SecA-Ro- d (O-l- on Page 8 the LPGA’s Hall of Fame However she can’t be inducted until she’s played 10 years on the tour which won’t happen until the end of the 2003 season ' “I don't know' what’s happening! but everything is goingjmy way’ she said Sorenstam shot a 66 including a'" the But 17th on she at 18 recovered bogey 12 a within for her seventh feet hitting birdie She finished at 210 and earned $120000 - on I HUMW |