Show ' V Tuesday March 5 2002 A8 The Herald Journal Sports briefs BYU junior Justin Wilcott was named Mountain West Conference Diver of the Year after winning three competitions at the MWC Championships Saturday in Okla- homa City The 1998 Sky View graduate earned the trio of titles hy taking the platform event along with the contests Wilcott will compete in the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships March 6 in Palo Alto Calif If he finishes among the top six in either of those three competitions he will qualify for the NCAA Championships March 28-3- 0 at the University of Georgia in Athens to add women’s basketball USU Former Bobcat diver qualifies for NCAAs team had to compete as an independent USU is just one of three Division I universities that do not carry women’s basketball The Aggies used to sponsor the Center for the announcement sport but dropped it after the 1986-8- 7 Adding women’s basketball will season due to budget problems help Utah State stay incompliance The program had been at USU for 15 with Title IX and will also help it find a conference that carries footyears The Citadel and Virginia Military ball Currendy the Aggies are mem' bers of die Big West Conference but Institute are the only other Division I the league dropped football after the programs in the nation that have men’s basketball hilt not women’s 2000 season Last fall the football will take place on the USU campus this afternoon That announcement will be held in die Sunburst Lounge in die Tsggart Student Center at 4 Every oneis invited to the Student Announcement expected today - ketball for several years and today will add it as a Division I sport This would give the Aggies 16 Division I sports including nine for women University President Dr Kermit L Hall and Utah State Athletics Director Ranee Pugmire will be at the press conference today in Salt Lake City A public announcement of the details from the press conference Shawn Harrison sports editor Utah State University has called a press conference for this morning at the downtown Marriott Hotel in Salt Lake City The Herald Journal has learned the press conference is to add another sport School officials have been talking about adding women's bas IS-1- ©croa Valley youngsters finish high at tourney Competing under the namo “Logan Grizzlies" several Cache Valley youths placed well over the weekend at the Mile High National Tournament of Champions in Denver Colo Kamron Thigpen won the division in the category as did Joshua Thompson clasin the sification Jacob Thompson took third at 61 pounds Spencer ' placed fourth McKay ' at 67 while Jake Harris ( finished fifth in i 75 Also Cody Burdett a junior at Mountain Crest who competed independently took the individual ' title at 135 pounds in the under division Denver’s careless play Malone’s 21 key victory 2(X)-pou- 80-pou- SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Utah Jazz took advantage of the Denver Nuggets!1 generosity Karl Malone scored 21 points and the Jazz scored 33 points off 28 turnovers in a 100-8- 2 victory over the Nuggets on Monday night “We were tired and we turned the We ball over too many times' were lucky we lost by -- 18-an- d- After I tried to block Stockton’s shot in the second quarter I kind of tweaked it and then it wait down- hill’! said McDyess who played1 sevot scoreless minutes in the second half Despite McDyess hobbling and their ballhandling trembles the Nuggets trailed 5 with 1:15 left in the third quarter lead nearly all “We had a take but didn’t we advantage night of the opportunity to put them away and give some other guys some playing time” Stockton said Malone then scored 11 points in a 15-- 6 run givingUtah a 1 lead early in the fourth quarter “Karl was very active and the guys played well off of thaL” Stock-to- n 63-5- - 18” Denver coach Richardson’s appeal on buyout pending ' 10-poi- nt Mike Evans said - LITTLE ROCK (AP) — Former Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson intends to appeal the university?s decision to buyout his contract his lawyer said Monday Arkansas bought out the remain- ing six years of Richardson’s con- -' tract oh Friday The announcement came six days after Richardson had publicly said: "If they go ahead and pay me my money they can take the job tomorrow'1 Chancellor John A White who consulted with Athletic Director Frank Broyles before Richardson was had bought out said the until noon Monday to appeal to sys- tern President Alan Sugg Richardson’s attorney John Walker said he did not believe there was deadlineWalker wrote letters to Sugg and White the university said The contend of the letters were not released The school said they pertained to a personnel matter and could be exempt from' state Freedom bf Information Art The university kaid it might release the letters later Reserve Donyell Marshall scored 17 points and John Stockton added 14 as Utah beat Denver for the 12th straight time at home and won for the eighth time in 10 games “It’s tough to win here” Antonio McDyess said “The last four or five years I’ve been here we haven’t even put up much of a battle I think there’s only one time I can remember that we had a chance and we still didn’t pull it Qut" s Utah last lost to Denver at home The Jazz are 20-- 2 on Dec 7 19 against the Nuggets at the Delta : - 78-6- said The Jazz outrebounded 8 shot 51 percent and improved to 12-- 1 season when shooting better than 50 percent Because of the ineffectiveness of Tim Hardaway and rookie Kenny Satterfield die Nuggets used forward George McCloud at point guard for extended periods “We had some Careless turnovers some plays we usually make That was die difference in die ball game” Howard said Denver which has lost nine of 10 fell to 4 when giving up 100 J points ' The Jazz against the top five teams in the Western Conference are 16-- 6 against the rest of die West 42-2- Center “The Utah Jazz have a tradition of ' winning After all these years they expect to win every time they step out on the court and it shows” Juwan Howard said Voshon Leonard scored 20 points and Antonio McDyess added 10 points in his third game back from knee surgery ' “I felt terrible in the second half 0-2- 12 : AP photo Utah Jazz center Greg Ostertag left contains Denver Nuggets forward Donnell Harvey during the first quarter of Monday night’s game In Salt Lake City Notes: One night after scoring 30 points against Dallas Juwan Howard played 24 minutes and had five turnovers before scoring his first points a putback with 7:41 left in the third quarter Denver 0 which lost to Dallas in overtime Sunday night is 9 in the second of games Calbert Cheaney left the game 4:23 left in die second quarter after dislocating the middle finger on his right hold in a collision with Stock-to- n 3-- back-Uvha- 116-11- offers Monday's scores ' NBA Boston 100 Philadelphia 94 Atlanta 95 Memphis 76 Utah 100 Denver 82 Portland 107 Sacramento 95 NHL- - ' ’ over - Edmonton 3 Buffalo 0 Philadelphia 4 Boston 1 Toronto 3 Washington 2 Calg&ry 5i NY Rangers 3 ' Pittsburgh 4 NY Islanders 2 Montreal 5 Atlanta 3 Colorado 2 New Jersey 0 Ottawa 1 Los Angeles 1 By ' : The Associated Preesv Celtics to a 100-9- 4 victory ova die Philadelphia 76ers on Monday nightin Philadelphia ' Allen Iverson coming off consecutive performances scored 2$ but missed 22 of his 30 shots! Boston had lost four straight and 10 of 15 It was the Celtics’ first victory since’ trading Joe Johnson MiU Palacio and a pick to Phoenix foe Tony Delk and Rodney Rogers Eric Snow and Derrick Coleman each had 16 for the Sixers who had won three in r a row Philadelphia missed an opportunity y tie with Boston to move into a and Oriandp for second plape in the :! Monday nighrspame Atlantic Division and the No 4 spot in the lo Eastern Conference Hawks 95 Grlzriles76 :' Toni Kukdc matched a season high Mth 24 points and Shareef Abdur-Rshihad 23 he scored no more than 18 as Adanta beat Memphis at home for its 20 pointsand port- Vi wiri "!' ? sqcond straight land extended season-beits 11 10 has of winning Memphis loWerght straight streak to 10 games with s home victory' and 21 of 24 Drqppirigto 0-- 7 in Atlanta v:the Grizzlies lowered their Western Confer-- ! om Saoamento : and l4 st road record to 6 Dafephadl8points rebounds for the Blazen who are 23--5 in The Hawks’ lead Was comfortable Y facing his for-- ‘ their last 28 games and winners of 11 of 12 enough that Abdur-Rahiar ' mer team for the first time at bome didn't since die break! ? —Former NBA star Jayson William offered “heartfelt condolences” Monday to the family of a limousine driver !: who he is accused of killing with s shotgun blast at his rural estate1 The forma New Jersey Net spoke briefly before leaving Hunterdon County court- house where he appeared for a heating on die case Williams is charged with ' 40-poi- nt ' pm ESPN — Horizon Conference Tournament championship game teams TBA at Cleveland 7 pm ESPN — Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship game first-rou- ' nt f 6pm t1 ' TBS --r Orlqndo at Indiana 18:30 pm TBS— Minnesota at Seattle WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL ' :' : 1 11 v r 1 6-2- ence-wdir- --B- ig m : All-St- ' ‘ ’'v Williams134didnotMller fiBLimaiarentty invited inside forVWothe40-y- f pfes He is not required to do so until a grand jury hands room mansion Acting Hurder-down an dop County Prosecutor Steven : C Lemba said nnring the court appear-Lember has said die shoot-anceSuperior Court Judge Ann Bartlett told Williams ingbccured feu than art hoyr ( Whrt his wero-- Wiltiams T die group arrived M v v: did not speak his lawyer Williams’ home The 911 call v' : Joseph Hayden aaid they had V V’came in at 2t54 un : - S:30pm East Conference ESPN2 Tournament championship game teams TBA at New Brunswick NJ st v : ' : Vtl tragedy for everyone” Chnstofi55 of Washington manslaughter- in die Feb 14 shooting death Borough was hired to drive Williams’ friends from a v of Costas Onistofi: r “Me and my wife would like ‘Harlem Globetrotters showm to rod out our heartfelt condo-- ’ Bethlehem Pa to a rcstauranL fences to Me Christofi’s fum- - ’ and then to Williams' estate 30 m - te second-degr- ee ! V NBA : five-minu- rSSBMS diree-Wa- : : 7:30 pm 11 Confer- ESPN2 — ence Tournament championship game teams TBA at Fort Wayne nd £51 teams TBA at New Orleans': Chrisfofi’spddibaranq longtime friend Joseph Armstrong attoided the hearing saying afterward he was i pleased tohear Williams address the family “It’s justthe right thingto do” Armstrongsaid “Ijust i : MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL received it copy of die charges and the hearing ended FLEMINGTDNNJ(AP) Paul Pierce scored 28 points ami Antoine Walker added 17 leading the Boston On television 6 ck ! v V' ' - ' - o i 'w t- v s ' |