| Show i Monday Novembers v- t7 2001 A8 The Herald Journal Sports briefs wm ©mUesiimi Hearnim Webb wins trophy Sorenstam sets record Four straight and counting WEST PALM BEACH Fla (AP) — Karrie Webb and Annika Sorenstam came away big winners SunLPGA day in the season-endin- g Tour Championship Webb produced two flawless swings in pressure situations and won another big tournament in the toughest conditions She closed with 68 on blustery Trump a victoInternational for a Sorenstam Swede The over ry however wore the bigger smile Needing the best round of the tournament to break die LPGA Tour's season scoring record Sorenstam did just dial with a tremendous charge Holding nothing back she played the final 10 holes in for a 65 to set a new standard of 6942 That was 01 strokes better than Webb’s mark in 1999 “I was shooting for a number I don’t normally do that" Sorenstam said “It’s a great way to end the By Shawn Harrison ' sports editor two-stro- ke After an 0-- 5 start this fall it was looking a bit grim for toe Utah State football team More than six weeks have since the Aggies last tasted defeat With Saturday’s 3 win over Weber State ' USU (4-- 5 overall) has now reeled off four straight wins Some have not bear pretty but still they go down as a victory The latest had both pretty and ugly moments but the end result was perfect for 16 Aggie seniors that took toe field at Romney Stadium for toe last time in their careers “We were all pumped up especially the seniors” USU senior defensive end Nick Onaindia said “Even the underclassmen were pumped up because it was toe last time 56-4- 1 season” EH Utah State running back Emmett White (32) gets into the end zone on a while Weber State strong safety Spencer Sigoda tries to bring him down Mean Green headed to New Orleans Bowl MOSCOW Idaho (AP) — North Texas clinched a berth in the New Orleans Bowl with a 50-2-7 win over Idaho late Saturday night scoring 16 points in a stretch of die third quarter The Mean Green who has won five consecutive games will face the third pick from the Mountain West Conference on Dec 18 in the Superdome It’s North Texas’ first bowl berth in 42 years North Texas quarterback Scott Hall was 12 of 18 for 145 yards with two touchdowns Mean Green running back Patrick Cobbs had 111 yards with two touchdowns and JaMel Branch had 110 kickoff-retur- n yards for North Texas Idaho which finished last North Texas 570 yards to 402 Vandal quarterback John Welsh was 31 of 51 for 409 yards with one touchdown Zach Gerstner had 91 rushing yards with one touchdown and nine receptions for 97 yards rj x ? LucenYHefaJd Journal touchdown run 13-ya- rd t to play here (this year) for the seniors forevec Everyone was excited ami we just wanted to come out and put on a good show”' Onaindia certainly did his part sacking Wildcat quarter-passe- d back Tyler Gladwell once and popping him numerous other times just as he was releasing his passes Then there was the offense The Aggies tied a school record rolling up 684 yards of total offense They had 333 yards at halftime and just kept right on cruising Quarterbacks Jose Fuentes and Travis Cox combined for 441 passing yards toe fourth most:in a game in school his-tocy The duo also tossed a total of five touchdown passes On the receiving end of See FOUR on All 43-seco- nd out-gain- By The Associated Press let an Jeff Garcia threw a touchdown pass to Terrell Owens and made a conversion with 1 second left in regulation Then the quarterback helped set field up Jose Cortez’s goal Sunday that lifted San Francisco to a 2 win over the Carolina Panthers at Charlotte NC It was the fourth time this season Garcia rallied San Francisco (7-to either win or tie a game in die waning moments of the fourth quarter The 49ers are 1 in overtime in 2001 And it gave the 49ms a season ' sweep over the Panthers dropping Carolina coach George Seifert to 2 against the team he coached to two Super Bowl titles It was Carolina’s ninth straight loss this season Garcia finished for 305 yards three touchdowns and v r' two interceptions Bears 27 Bucs 24 Jim Miller threw three touchdown passes to Marty Booker y and the Bears held on when Mar- tin Gramatica’s field bounced off goal thejight upright as time expired at Tampa Fla have won The Bears (7-twice in overtime this season after wiping out double-dig- it deficits in toe closing minutes of regulation This time they nearly 7-y- ‘ 26-ya- rd 40-for-- 56 2) SYDNEY Australia (AP) — Pete Sampras ended the year with a No 10 ranking his lowest since 1989 when he was 81st in his second year on the ATP tour Sampras did not compete in the Masters Cup in which Lleyton Hewitt claimed the year-en- d No 1 spot and captured the tournament Sunday with a victory over Sebastien Grosjean The only other American in the top 10 was Andre Agassi at No 3 1) 3-- (1-- 401-ya- rd 9) 4-- 5) first-roun-d 34-for-- 54 -- scores Sunday's ' Az-Zah- : NFL 49-ya- rd NY Jets 24 Miami 0 Seattle 23 Buffalo 20 Atlanta 23 Green Bay 20 Philadelphia 36 Dallas 3 Cleveland 27 Baltimore 17 Tennessee 20 Cincinnati 7 San Francisco 25 Carolina 22 OT New Orleans 34 Indianapolis 20 Oakland 34 San Diego 24 Pittsburgh 20 Jacksonville 7 Arizona 45 Detroit 38 Chicago 27 Tampa Bay 24 - 5) Gra-mati- ca 25-2- Sampras ranked 10th -- int int ed 11 point lead slip away in the final seven minutes Tampa Bay pulled within tone on Brad Johnson’s quarterback sneak and conversion pass to Mike Alston with 2:29 to go The Bears were unable to run out toe clock and toe Bucs (4-moved in position to tie but missed Johnson was for 399 yards Rams 24 Patriots 17 Despite injuries to five players four on defense toe Rams (8-rode Kurt Warner’s passing effort atFbxboro Mass Warner overcame an injured right thumb that cut his practice time last week and capitalized on three New England turnovers The Patriots (5-sputtered even though St Louis’ defense was missing draft picks tackle Damkne Lewis (broken right foot) and strong safety Adam Archuleta (concussion) plus line- - " backer Mark Fields (sprained ankle) and end Leonard Little (sprained knee) Wide receiver Hakim left in toe first quar-ter with a sprained left ankle Cardinals 45 Lions 38 At Tempe Ariz Jake Plummer passed for 334 yards and four touchdowns two to David Boston in toe Cardinals rallied 2) ir V AP photo Vi' San Francisco 49era quarterback Jeff Garcia reacts after throwing a pass with one second remaining irthe game against the Carolina Panthers SeeNFLonAll Washington 17 Denver 10 St Louis 24 New England 17 one NBA LA Clippers 99 New York 86 ‘ Toronto 87 Phoenix 81 LA Lakers 93 Sacramento 85 By Gregg Hardy staff writer NHL Colorado 2 New Jersey 0 Los Angeles 2 Minnesota 2 tie :NY Rangers 6 Atlanta 2 ' i f On television MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ESPN — Maui Invitational first round South Carolina vs Chaminade at Maui Hawaii ” i Tip-O- ff : Mass 7 pjn " 1 s - r? 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