Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Wednesday February 25 2004 Memories strong 40 years after AM won title s rh' mumi'i i Tim Dahlbnrg Boxing Writer i ed Ali turned to Kilroy and asked him who the people of Zaire disliked Kilroy said “Because my heaven was hieing with Ali" That heaven stretched from the jungles of Zaire to the mountains of Pennsylvania from All's triumphant reign as champion to his sad final title fight with Larry Holmes Kilroy was there most of the way working as Ali’s business manager and enjoy- Gene Kilroy wanted to talk about his friend Muhammad Ali Not about the time Ali stopped George Foreman in the Rumble in die Jungle or the time Ali fought a brutal fight with Joe Frazier in Manila though Kilroy was at both fights He wanted to talk about Ali the most “I told him white people He said ’I can’t tell them George Foreman is white’” Kilroy recalled “Then I said ’They don’t like the Belgians who used to rule Zaire”’ Ali stepped out on the tarmac to greet a crowd buzzing with excitement Calling for quiet he yelled out: ing the ride of a lifetime “Everyone who was around Muhammad who was a part of his group would have taken a bullet for him" Kilroy said “I felt the same man It was 40 years ago Wednesday that Ali won the heavyweight title with an improbable upset of the feared Sonny Liston in Miami The years have gone by too fast and the once brash mouthy young champion now trembles with age and disease and talks sparingly in whispers But the memories are fresh for Kilroy who was at Ali’s side for much of his career as his trusted confidante and pal His love for Ali is as fresh as the day they met “If I was to die today and go to heaven it would be a step down" “George Foreman’s a Belgian!" The crowd erupted chanting “Ali boma ye Ali boma ye (Ali kill him)" Zaire was now his and soon Foreman would be too Then there was the time Ali bought a converted bus and drove with his brother Rahaman and Kilroy from his training camp in the Poconos to Las Vegas for a fight with Jerry Quarry Along the way Ali pulled over to help a stranded motorist “The man looks up and sees Ali ' and can’t believe who it is” Kilroy said “After Muhammad helped him way” His stories sound bigger than life because the man he was with was bigger than life That they are all true only makes them better There was the flight to Zaire where Ali was going to take on the dreaded Foreman in a fight most thought he had little chance of win- ning There were several thousand people waiting iii the early morning darkness for the plane and as it land- - APphoio Cassius Clay left connects on a punch to the face of Sonny Liston in the seventh round of their heavyweight championship fight in Miami Beach Fla on Feb 25 1964 It wM be 40 years ago today that Muhammad AN won the heavyweight tide he asked where he was going” “I’m going to Las Vegas to whip Jerry Quarry” Ali thundered One Fdrnuuy morning in 1978 Ali was in Las Vegas getting ready for what he figured would be an easy title defense against an inexperienced and awkward Leon Spinks Ali and Kilroy were getting off an elevator at about 4:30 am so Ali could go See ALI ion B3 Zhamnov returns to stvie in Associated Press By The Former B lackhawk Alexei Zhamnov scored his first goal with the Flyers leading Philadelphia to a 1 victory Tuesday night over Chicago Zhamnov was denied his second goal when Hawks goalie Michael Leighton stopped a penalty shot in the third period Tbny Amonte who also played for the Blackhawks added a goal 3-- for die Atlantic Division-leadin- g Flyers mm i 1 Canadians 4 Senators 2 Steve Begin scored with 402 ' seconds remaining Tuesday night giving the Montreal Canadiens a 4--' 2 win over the Ottawa Senators Michael Ryder scored his second ' APphoto Missouri's Jason Conley leaps in the air as fans rush the court after his team upset No 6 Oklahoma State 93 -92 in double overtime Tuesday power-play goal of the game earlier in the period to tie it at 2Begin ' tipped a puck past goalie Patrick Lsilime for the goal afterFrancis Bouillon’s point shot struck and broke Sena- -' tons defenseman Karel Rachunek’s slow-movi- ng go-ahe- ad Bv The Associated Press Missouri surrendered a lead in the final 3:08 of regulation but Arthur Johnson’s free throws with 303 seconds left in the second overtime gave the Tigers a 93-9- 2 victory Tuesday night over sixth-- ranked Oklahoma State ’ Hundreds of fans stormed the court to' celebrate when a jumper by Oklahoma State’s John ureas bounced off the rim giving 3 Big 12) their the Tigers (14-1- 0 fifth straight win and putting them back in contention for an NCAA ' tournament both winThe loss ended an 1 (21-- 3 State for streak Oklahoma ning 1 and dropped the Cowboys into a first-plaBig 12 tie with Texas Paulding had 3i0 points and John- son 29 for Missouri- - Lucas had 30 for the Cowboys Allen 24 night to beat Georgetown nine-poi- nt 8-- 3) ce -' ' No 3 Pittsburgh 68 ’Georgetown 58 ' : Carl Krauser scored 19 of his career-hig- h 26 points in the second half and Pittsburgh overcame 23 turnovers and a 10- deficit Tuesday point second-ha- lf third-rank- 68-5- 8 Pittsburgh (25-- 2 1 Big East) 25th win got its Division even though the Panthers scored a season-lo- w 20 points in the first half and trailed at one point by 13 match- : ing their biggest deficit of die season : The Panthers trailed 39-- 3 1 with 12:50 to play-anseemed to have ho solution for Georgetown’s mix of man arid zone but Krauser led a 19- -' 0 run that gave Pittsburgh its first lead and effectively sealed the game Krauser scored 1 1 points during the : run of 7:48 No 8 Connecticut 71 St John’s 53 Emeka Okafor had 22 points and 1 8 rebounds and Rashard Anderson had 1 1 of his 17 points as Connecticut opened the second half with 17-- 4 run ip go up 50-2- 0 with 14:53 to play: The Huskies (22-- 5 10-- 3 Big East) 1- -2 last-seco- nd ‘ strip club Virginia 74 No 12 North Carolina 72 Todd Billet hit his third decisive in four games connecting with 13 seconds left for Virginia ' Billet beat No 18 Georgia Tfedi on Feb 14 on a with 24 seconds Pittsburgh-are- a Topl25Imen left then hit another with 16 seconds left at demson on Saturday Devin Smith scored 12 of his 20 points in the second half for the Cavaliers (15-1-0 9 Atlantic Coast Conference)? No 13 Providence 73 5-- Notre Dame 59 : (Icncc-- The Friars (19-- 5 Big East) limited Notre Dame to shooting and used a 14-- 2 run early in the second half to take control with Gomes scoring five points during the s spurt-Gomealso had 12 rebounds Chris Thomas led Notre Dame 7-(13-1- 1 with 23 points and a nt 33-1- : (6-1- - 2 10-- 3 : ed : curfew-breakin- 11 h ' tieThe start' was delayed 90 min-utes because of a hole in the ice around one of the goal creases Rick DiPietro made 28 saves for the Islanders and Bruins counterpart Felix Potvin stopped 33 shots as Boston was shut out for the second straight night Florida beat die Bruins 0 Monday Flames 2 Avalanche 9 Martin Gelinas’ goal on a deflection broke a scoreless tie with 2: 19 remaining and Miikka Kiprusoff had 26 saves Kiprusoff the NHL st leader in average and save percentage posted his second 'shutout of die season and fifth of his career ' Chris Clark scored an empty-ngoal at 19: 10 as Calgary snapped a e losing streak David Aebiscber had 23 saves V for Colorado which has gone in its past five home games while scoring only four goals 2-- goals-again- 5--8) et three-gam- 7-- 6) rebounds No 16 Southern Illinois 68 CrdglitpnlSO Darren Brooks had 14 points to career-hig- Bruins 0 Islanders 0 5-- 7) : stick:- Bad fee was the culprit in this is Ryan Gomes scored 23 of his 25 points in the second half and Rob Sanders added 17 points for Provi- - ' closed the first half with a 19-- 6 run to take a 6 lead Daryll Hill had 21 points for St John’s 8 which had five scholarship players and nine total available Five play- -' ers are punished for their participa-lio- n g visit to a in a - - : : lead Southern Illinois to its 15th straight victory Southern Illinois (23-- 2 16--0 Missouri Valley) has already won the conference title its third straight The Salukis are two wins away from finishing with a perfecl record in the league for the first time: No 19 Memphis 74 Southern Mississippi 56 Sean Banks scored 22 points and Memphis beat Southern Mississippi for its 11th straight victory' Rodney Camey scored 13 of his 18 points in the second half for Mem-ph(20411-- 2 Conference USA) Jasper Johnson and Charles Gaines had l4 points each for Southern Miswhich lost for sissippi (12-1the fourth time in five games Nebraska 72 No 25 Texas Tkch 44 Nate Johnson had 17 points and nine rebounds and Nebraska handed Texas Tech its worst loss in nearly two years: The Comhuskers (15-- 9 8 Big 12) gave the Red Raiders (19-- 8 ' their fifth straight loss on die road and their worst beating since Kansas " rolled over them 90-5in the 2002 conference tournament? 0 ' See NHL on B3 ' i m ‘s' ' ' - play beh i nd new head coach The New' Jersey Nets won their 14th straight gameTdesdaynight-- — the lOngest streak in the NBA this season— by holding off the injury-- : : plagued Toronto Razors 8674 behind Kenyon Martin’s 25 points and lSrebounds The victory was the 13th straight coach Lawrence 7-for ' the Frank est start to a coaching career in a mjpr sport in North V :? America in their Only four of the franchise-recor- d streak have come against teams with winning records Rose? Toronto played without Vince Carter and Alvin Williams in sixth straight losing its season-hig- h 's ? boy-wondf- er ' Nets’-win- s 7 : Jin Jason Kidd added 17 points and ravens Roger MasonJr led the Raptors 1 with a career-hig- h points in his first NBA start ' : Timberwplyes 108 Bucks 102 V v Sam Cassell scored 29 points in : his return to Milwaukee and the ' Minnesota Timberwolves became the first NBA team to win 20 road games with a victory over the Bucks Cassell who played 4 12 seasqns' before being traded summer sank six free throws in the final l9seconds to' seal die Timberwolves’ 10th straight victory over the Bucks'--Latrell Sprewell a Milwaukee native added 23 points and Kpvin Giunettbad his Slst double-doubl- : : - Pacers 107 Warriors 96 ‘ r Jermaine O’Neal scored a season-hig34 pointsandJamaal Tinsley h added 13 points and 11 assists to lead Indiana over Golden State( 7 Jonathan Bender again gave a strong perfonnance to help fill the void left : by injured forward Ron Attest and die Pacers shot 52 (need from die field to 7 windieirthirdinatiDW The Bender provided an offensive spark in the second and ' third quarters and finished with 12 points on shooting Erick Dampier led Golden State with 22 points and 12 rebounds 7 irafl Blazers 94 Magic 91OT Zach Randolph hixl24 points and 12 rebounds and Derek Anderson scoed 11 of his 18 prards in die fourth quarter and overtime to lead Portland past Oriando Darhon Stoudamire had 17 points nine rrixxinds and seven assists His ta start overtime gave Port? land a lead it never relinquished The Blazers won their season-be- st fiftii straight game to move above fra the first time since 500 (29-2Dec 29 Thep Ratliff tied his career high with nine blocks Tkray McGrady led the Magic with 31 points drapite Shooting 11- for-3- 2 on 3- -’ including 8) oft-injur- ed ' Michael Redd and Keith Van Horn each scored 25 for Milwaukee - Bucks rookie point guard TJ Ford was taken off on a stretcher for X-- V' rays on his neck' after falling hard : during the fourth quarter : : ng e ' ? NBA-leadi- l with 16 points and 18 rebounds He tied his own club f record with his 19th consecutive v double-doub-le 81 - ms r ' Dointers Hawks 8676ers 75 Stephen Jackson scored 24 poirns Chris Crawford added 19 and Atlanta' : e ended a losing streak : wife a victory over depleted Philadelphia : The 76ers losers of three straight and four of five were without lead-ing scorer Allen Iverson yrim remained in Philadehiiawitii an injured right shoulder three-gam- f : - See NBA on B4 |