Show Section Tuesday September 17 2002 Pagel The Herald Journal ahead for Aggies looked like Idaho State wu going to stretch of games we have ahead We need to play as close to error-fre- e u seize the momentum Quarterback Jose Fuentes found wide receiver we canto have a chance Chris Stallworth all alone for a “The offense played closer to the TD pass them would to like we way A still in the fourth quarthere but are things penalty play ter took a touchdown off the to perfect We need to be scoreboard forcing the smart” Thou areas include clock Aggies to boot a field goal Aggie football “A touchdown would have management USU had die ball at the end of the game put them away” Dennehy said “We had two guys in motion but stopped it twice allowing the back We’ve one last really got to clean it up” Bengals gasp Running USU all led went into the Idaho State Robinson who Aggies Roger with 93 yards on 12 carries ran out game looking to run the ball more It wu the Aggies most productive of bounds and a penalty footed USU the clock run out of instead to mint game on the ground as they rushed for 161 yards But Fuentes uw some The offense did come up with a holes in the Bengal defense and when it in third drive the quarter big By Shawn Harrison sports editor After chalking up their first win of the 2002 football season the Aggies must now prepare for another tough stretch on the schedule The 3 win over Idaho State was nice but Utah State head coach (1-- 29-ya- rd 2) 38-3- Jake Blair and the Cats come B2 up short on home track Sports briefs Ewing to address retirement rumors Mick Dennehy pointed out there are still some areas of concern that need to be addressed With games at Iowa Boise State and then a home contest with BYU there will be less room for error if the Aggies want to compete “It was great to break through and win a game" Dennehy said “It wu a good win but it has come and gone This wu critical going into the in 17 NBA Ewing an seasons called a news conference for Tuesday amid speculation he wu going to announce his retirement The news conference to be held at a midtown Manhattan hotel was arranged by a private public relations firm leading to the speculation that the Ewing will retire from the NBA The New York Times New York Daily News Boston Globe and The Washington Post all citing unidentified sources close to Ewing said Monday on their Web sites that he would announce his retirement The Daily News and The Washington Post both had sources saying that Ewing would go to work for the Washington Wizards in some capacity Ewing played with the Orlando Magic last season but lie and the team announced last month he would not return next season The center said then he hadn’t decided whether to retire ' 20-ya- rd See AGGIES on B4 49ers Utah Slate soccer NEWYORK(AP)— Patrick 11-ti- completed puses of 80 and 20 yards for TDs on the first two offensive plays of the game “We needed to take the lead early” said Gary Coleman who caught the score “We wanted to score first and scoring on the first play you can’t score any faster than that : Jose does a great job" Fuentes hu the freedom to change plays at the line of scrimmage and does quite often Most times there are two plays called before each play and Fuentes decides what would work best “Jose can change it when he feels there is something better” Dennehy all-st- ar Brown out for season LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Arigeles Dodgers ace Kevin Brown won’t pitch again this season because he hasn’t recovered from lower back surgery he had in June manager Jim Tracy said Mon- ' day It’s the second consecutive year that Brown has had his season cut short Last September the underwent surgery to repair a torn 'muscle in his right elbow after being on and off the disabled list with various injuries Tkacy said he made the decision after consulting with Dt Robert Watkins the Atlanta surgeon who operated on Brown’s herniated disk June 11 “It’s kind of hard to argue when you don’t have much season left don’t have much room for experi- mentation” Brown said Oft-injur- ed Skins Game field set INDIO Calif (AP)— Tiger WoodsPhil Mickelson Mark O’Meara and Fred Couples will compete in the 20th annual Skins Game which will return to its original format after experimenting last year Defending champion Greg Norman won’t he able to participate in the Thanksgiving weekend event because of a prior commitment Monday's scores still ODD Have to settle for tie with Vikings By David Cordero staff writer "fr V i ' t A v' ? ' A ( ' is- best in the ' 3":' J "li i fi1- v: 'ft y'ry :' ': i ' ij West USU ‘ 'if ‘KWp ' xgr i i t ' ' r' -' "jf i j There are a variety of ways to size up Monday’s soccer game On one hand you can say Utah State blew a golden opportunity to grab one last home win before heading ' road out for a trip Or you can praise the Aggies for creating a tremendous amount of chances in the last 20 min' utes of the con- UTAH STATE test Big West Conference play u Utah begins Thursday State hosts UC Irvine and Long Beach State travels to Idaho This season nothing - A hu really 5sr?f - : domi- - ‘ Aggies Vikings 1 of fact in the coaches poll r (the basis we used in the — a year ago There promises to be a dogfight for the four or five r Vr 4 'A ' e bids to the NCAA Touma-ment that the Big West usu- ally gains Below is a look at the conference team-by-tea- "4 '’VX1 Not a chance ' 1 !v-- r “We’re definitely disappointed We should have won that game” Aggie coach Jen Kennedy Croft said “We couldn’t buy (a goal) today” Not with all the money in 2) AL Boston 6 Cleveland 1 1st game Cleveland 7 Boston 12nd game Toronto 2 Baltimore 0 Detroit 5 Kansas City 2 Oakland 4 Anaheim 3 Texas at Seattle late 18th year Record in 2001: (18-- 0 Big West) - :r r El LuceroHerald Journal Utah State's Chanel Blaqulere (18) heads the ball while Portland State's Amy Orr defends during Monday’s gameat Bel Reid The two teams tied 1- -1 about one minute left in the extra frame USU’s Lacey Poulton received a pass into the box turned and collided with two Viking players A penalty kick wu awarded and Croft chose Brigid Turner to take the shot — an easy decision considering Turner leads the Aggies in goals scored (five) and is an upperclassmen with enough poise to stay focused in that kind of situation However the senior’s offering wu wide of the net “I usually try to go right but this time 1 went left” NL Los Angeles 7 San Francisco 6 ' On feloylsion MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL SdOpiin TBS -P- hiladelphia at Atlanta pm ESPN — San Francisco at Los Angeles or Texas at Seattle SOCCER 12:30 pjn - ESPN2-U- EFA Champions League group phase 1 matchdayl AS Roma vs Real Madrid CF at Rome c r:rmm:: "r:— 33-- ro 1 Key returners: Tracy Bulquerin DS Sr Erika Chidester MB So! Brittany Hochevar SOH Sr Elisha Thomas MB Sr Key newcomers: Kessie Doering MBOH So Robin Miramontes OH Fr Raimi Mitchell OH Jr Record vs Aggies: 24-- 6 Key fact: Miramontes is out for the season with a knee injury Gimmillaro said she wu one of team’s most See KNOT on B4 See WEST onB2 Pepper spray in istands stops game in fourth Florida 5 Atlantal Cincinnati 4 Pittsburgh 3 i 0) Gim-milla- Philly flies past Redskins Philadelphia 37 Washington 7 ' m Long Beach State (8-Head coach: Brian NFL ' u they were voted on same 1-- (3-1-- u the order of the capsules below) ' the top five spots were the nating the overtime periods But no matter how you view it USU can never be folly satisfied with its 1 tie against Portland State Happy with die effort? Sure Happy with the result? the world No fewer than five excellent chances presented themselves for the Aggies in the 2(1 minutes of overtime Yet time after time USU players either sent balls wide or high of the net or right into the arms of Viking goalkeeper Joell Ginger Easily the best chance for the Ags came with changed 49ers are expected to win the conference As a matter - essen- 1 -- By David Cordero staff writer five-ga- tially spikers projected to finish fifth LAND6VER Md (AP) — An impressive offense wu on display for Steve Spurrier’s first Monday night game — and it belonged to the other team Donovan McNabb threw two touchdown passes ran for another and threw far 292 yards as thb Philadelphia Eagles routed the Washington Redskins 37-- 7 The game wu stopped briefly in the fourth quarter when police used pepper spray to break up a fight in the stands The Eagles players scattered from their bench onto the field They and fans in die stands on that side of the stadium were holding their noses with concerned looks on their faces in a time when people are ' so worried about security After a brief conference between referee Bob McElwee and a uni-- ' formed officer play resumed after a delay of about five minutes “Whenever you see your teammates coming out on the field and pretty much grabbing their throats or covering their nose it’s a pretty tough situation” McNabb said 'Tve never been a part of anything like that It’s a first for me it’s probably a first for Monday night Hopefully it doesn't happen again” Redskins spokesman Karl Swanson said a Prince George’s County police officer intervened in a fight and wu injured prompting a “small amount of peppier spray” to move the fans tpek The cooling fans on the Philadelphia bench helped spread the spray quickly Swanson said tte did not have any details on the Officer’s injury but that he did not think it wu serious The Eagles defense! didn’t allow a touchdown The Redskins best field position to start a drive wu their own 29 and they never got beyond Philadelphia’s 33 Washington's only scree came on Jacquez Green’s punt return in the second quarter ft wu Spurrier’s wrest defeat ' ' 90-ya- rd u APphoto Phladelpte'sJamu Thrash (80) catches a pass See PHILLY on B4 whle being hit by Washington's Sam Shade KAmiiNiA alum Jin |