Show Section Monday September 9 2002 Pagel The Herald Journal Sampras back on top Inside Pistol Pete defeats rival Agassi for crown NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Sampras was right all along: He did have a 14th Grand Slam title in him And just like the first all those years ago it came in a US Opeq final against his old rival Andre Agassi His serve clicking his volleys on target his forehand as fluid as ever Sampras ‘ 6-- 4 beat Agassi 6-- 3 6-- 4 7 Sunday to T win America’s major for the fifth time At TC 31 Sampras is the Open’s oldest champi- on since 1970 “I guess I’m back” Sampras said “I played so Well today Andie brings out the best in me every time I step out with him” Sampras’ play faded in the third set and the fourth and it was hind to tell whether Agassi or time was taking the bigger toll But Sampras managed to hold on the rebuke to his doubters as loud as the sound 5-- made by his 33 aces as they slapped the walls behind the baselines: Pop! “I kind of got in the zone there a little bit” Sampras said “It felt good” When the Agassi put a backhand into the net to give Sampras the last break he would need making it 5-- 4 in the fourth set Sampras was so drained he barely lifted a fist slowly pumping it once as he trudged to the changeover He then served it out with an ace to match point ami a volley winner to end it And he had enough energy to climb the stairs in the stands to ki& and hug his pregnant wife actress Bridgette Wilson Sampras hadn’t won a title since July 2000 a APphoto See OPEN on B1 Pete Sampras celebrates after defeating Andre Agassi In the men’s final at the US Open a ftPPW soccer holds Eastern B2 Washington scoreless USU Sports briefs Angels to play for Pioneer League title OGDEN Utah (AP)— Thanks to a strong effort from their bullpen the Provo Angels beat the Ogden Raptors 3 Sunday and advanced to their second consecutive Pioneer League championship series Relief pitchers Austin Bilke Anthony Reed and Daniel Arias combined to throw seven scoreless innings for Provo The Angels won die series 1 and will take oh die Great Falls id the league champi- iGWIn 5-- shock Dallas in opener 2-- onship series Ogden took a 2 lead in the second but the Angels rallied for two more runs in the fourth off Raptors and starter Khalid Ballouli (0-another in the fifth off Ogden’s bullpen 3-- 1) By Oberholser wins Utah Classic by 2 strokes victory in the Wild finishes are becom- Browns bration That set up Morten JOysrd field goal with no time showing Sunday giving the Kansas City Chiefs a 40-3-9 win over the Browns ' “I’m sick” Browns coach Butch Davis said “To have something like that happen at the end is inexcusable” It was tiie second straight bizarre home loss Cleveland’s home finale last season ended with angry fans throwing thousands of plastic beer bottles on the field to protest a call overturned by instant replay In another crazy finish last Nov 4 in Chicago the er v Andersen’s ' ng Sunday's scores Bears scored two touch- downs over the final 30 seconds of regulation to tie it then safety Mike Brown ran an interception back for a touchdown in overtime to beat the Browns 27-2- 1 Sunday’s game was just as improbable Rudd thinking he had sacked Kansas City’s Trent Green had his back to the play and didn’t see the quarterback flip the : NFL Miami 49 Detroit 21 NY Jets 37 Buffalo 31 OT Green Bay 37 Atlanta 34 OT ' Chicago 27 Minnesota 23 31 Arizona 23 Washington Carolina 10 Baltimore 7 Tennessee 27 Philadelphia 24 San Diego 34 Cincinnati 6 IrxSanapoiis 28 Jacksonville 25 Kansas City 40 Cleveland 39 Denver 23 St Louis 16 Oakland 31 Seattle 17 New Orleans 26 Tampa Bay 20 OT Houston 19 Dallas 0 ball to 6rfoot-- 6 tackle JohnTait who ran 28 yards to the Browns 25 As Rudd picked up his helmet — which he tossed 15 yards down field — the officials moved the ball half 323-pou- AL 11 ’ 1 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 5'Milwaukee 4 St Louts 3 Chicago Cubs ' i 1 San Diego 9 Colorado 4 San FranciscoS1 Arizona 1 Houston 6 Los Angeles 2 ' Pioneer League On television NFL ABC — Pittsburgh t 25-of-- 36 96-yard- er i Saturday’s football game at Nebraska could be described as a tale of two halves Utah Static was blown out in tiie first half but held its own the final 30 minutes against die ninth-ranke- d Comhuskers Granted Nebraska called off the dogs in the final period but it could muste just seven points in the third quarter after recording 37 in the first half The Comhuskers still won easily 44rl3 “It was kind of a game of two halves” USU head coach Mick Den nehy laid “1 was very disappointed with how many times we shot ourselves in the foot in tiie first half I -- Provo 5 Ogden 3 7pjn es 34-3- ' NL NY Mets fourth-and-inch- By Shawn Harrison sports editor Chicago White Sox 7 Cleveland 6 Oakland 6 Minnesota 0 Montreal 7 Atlanta 0 Florida 11 Pittsburgh nd six-pl- ay First half doomed Ags at Lincoln Toronto 9 Boston 4 NY Yankees 6 Detroit 4 Tampa Elay 6 Texas 3 Anaheim 6 Baltimore 2 Seattle 16 Kansas City 9 (11) ' Packers 37 Falcons 34 OT At Green Bay Ryan field Longwell’s goal with 5: 15 left in over- time gave Green Bay a vie- -' tory over Atlanta Atlanta’s Jay Feely sent it into overtime with a 52- -' ymd field goal with five seconds left in regulation 35- That capped a drive that followed yard William Henderson’s dive into the end zone on with 1:10 left that had given Green Bay a 1 lead The Packers avenged their only home loss last year behind Brett Favre who completed passes for 284 yards and two touchdowns and Ahman Green who rushed 27 times for 155 yards Redskins 31 Cardinals 23 At Landover Steve Spurrier had no chance to run up the score in his NFL coaching debut The way his defense and special teams played he needed all the points he could get ' Shane Matthews threw three touchdown passes and Stephen Davis had 150 total yards as the Redskins held off the Cardinals Matthews completed 28 AP photo of 40 passes for 327 yards Kansas City Chiefs kicker Morten Andersen (8) is mobbed by his teammates after his field goal and Davis ran 26 times for with no time left on the dock beat the Cleveland Browns Sunday afternoon 104 yards and caught seven passes for 46 yards the distance to the goal line New York over Buffalo Panthers 10 Ravens 7 against the rules I thought for Andersen whose game- Morton is just the second we had won” At Charlotte a day short oif the first Jets37Bills31rOT winning kick capped a 23- player in NR history to anniversary of fourth Orchard for Chad At Park return an overtime kickoff their last victory the Carolipoint quarter Kansas City Morton ran back two kick- for a touchdown Orl Nov na Panthers finally clawed “I shouldn’t have taken it offs including a 27 1980 Chicago’s Dave to start overtime lifting Williams took the opening off” Rudd said “It’s See NFL on B2 34-ya- rd This time Dwayne Rudd cost the Browns a victory after drawing an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for throwing his helmet in cele- ed Utah Classic Oberholser a victory away from ah automatic promotion to the PGA Tour had a 202 total on (he Willow Creek Country Club course He also won the Canadian PGA Championship in June “This one was tough” said Ober- holser sidelined most of last season by a hand injury' “It didn’t feel in control of my swing at all There were times when I didn’t even know where my clubhead was In the back swing I felt like I was blindly ripping at it “I know that’s going to sound funny but it’s the truth It was nerve-rackibut I got it done in a lot of different ways The framer San Jose State player earned $76500 to jump from seventh to first oh the money list with $262227 The top 15 at the raid of the season will earn 2003 PGA Tour cards The Associated Press ing routine — and embarfor the Cleveland rassing SANDY Utah (AP) —Anon Oberholser won his second Buycom Tour title of the year Sun67 for a day closing with a two-stro-ke OT kickoff for a score leading the Bears past the Detroit Lions 23-1- 7 Morton the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff for a score in regulation and overtime also became the first Jets player and fifth player ever to return two kickoffs for scores Morton’s big plays spoiled the debut of Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe who finished 24nof-3- 0 for 210 yards Texans t at New England I was proud of the way the kids hung good plays in the first half but seemed to get sucked into giving up in and competed in tiie third and fourth quarters” a big play on every Nebraska scor-- i The Aggie offense moire than douing drive It also didn’t help that the bled its output in the second first two Husker touchdown half (195 yards to 126) marches began iri USU terriwhile tiie USU defense also tory dug in and did a much better Despite trailing 37-- 7 at the break the Aggies did come joty in the second half allowfootball out ing 167 yards after giving up Aggie strong in the third quarter 1251 in the first half Nebraska went three-and-o-ut and “I think we defended them well at then times during tiie game and other on its first three offensive possestimes we looked pretty bad” Aggie sions A sack by safety Jerome Denlinebacker Robert Watts said “We nis a pass break-u- p by comerback Reggie Wilsoti and a big third-dow- n played with more confidence and like we can play in the second half tackle of Husker Dahrran We just need to put that together for Diedrick by Watts and safety Derick Shank helped the Aggie cause a whole game instead of a half” The Aggie defense made some “We had bad field position the m five-pnd-o- ut five-and-o- ut beginning of the second half and we didn’t help ourselves in not being able to get the ball out” Nebraska head copch Frank Solich said “They (Aggies) did a good job defensive ly” Some dropped balls a sack aqd an interception kept USU from chipping away at the Nebraska lead For the game Aggie quarterback Jose Fuentes was sacked six times and eight of his pass attempts wpre dropped which had offensive coordinator Bob Cole shaking his head after the game “We really didn’t play well in the first halt so we wanted to come out and try to win the second half” SeeAGSonB4 r T I iMimIMIi II rn M 'n 'n i—i mi i |