Show 'v ‘V t1-- ’ ' 1 i1' ' V j :i Vi vy ' ‘ ' ' j v i - J v- Page 1 The Herald Journal Sutton is sd ‘sentimental favorite’ Insido I JbnUtte game’s living encyclopedias and ranked among its CommentaryI Sports Columnist win-ning- will be with him always Barely three yean have passed since the Oklahoma State basketball family was Final Four are usually old or recovering from s serious ' devastated by the crash of a setback This year Eddie private plane ferrying two Sutton has no competition players and eight other He qualifies on both counts members of the program At 68 Sutton returns with back from a game at Cola third and perhaps final ' orado in January 2001 shot to win it all which “It takes time to heal and we’re still healing” Sutton would make him the oldest said “Don’t you think coach ever to do so He’s those 10 people are smiling to ever the oldest already down on us right now” arrive here and like a No me would have bouncing boll Sutton has blamed him if Sutton called known many ups and downs But the last of those it a career soon after that He was already one of the SAN ANTONIO (AP)— Sentimental favorites at the I Sky View ' has no trouble with B2 Logan on diamond s Sports briefs Five more Ags earn academic honors ’ coaches But the tragedy taught Sutton precious dungs about himself his family and the kids who remained and he was never one to waste a lesson He was recruited by Phog Allen he played for Hank Iba and against Wilt Chamberlain in college He built one national power Arkansas neinly destroyed another Kentucky because of a recruiting scandal that forced him to resign then returned to his alma mater Oklahoma State a dozen -- APphoto OSU basketball coach Eddto Sutton signs autographs Thursday for fans at the Stittwatar Airport to sea the teamoff to the Final Four See SUTTON on B4 Utah State University had five earn academic West honors in the sports of men’s and women’s basketball it was announced Thursday by die league office USU also had 25 earn honors hut fall bringing its total to 30 so far this year student-athlet- es Year in jail for Cougars all-B- ig studen- t-athletes Chad Evans John Neil and Spencer Nelson were among the 13 men’s basketball players recognized by die Big West while Jessica Freeman and Brittany TVessler were among the 17 women's players honored UC Irvine led the league with four honorees on the men’s side while Cal Poly Cal State Fullerton UC Santa Barbara and Pacific each had three selections on the women's side USU’s men’s basketball program has nowhad three academic West selections in each of the past two years and a total of eight under head coach Stew Morrill Evans a senior from Ogden played in 24 games this season averaging 13 points and 13 rebounds It is the third straight year that he has been named to the allacademic team Neil a junior from Los Altos Calif played in 26 games and averaged 26 points and 13 rebounds Nelson a junior from Pocatello Idaho started 25 games and averaged 1 1 5 points and 78 rebounds to lead the team Nelson was also West named second-teathis season as well as being named the Hustle Player of the Year in the conference It is the second consecutive year that Nelson has been named to the team Freeman a sophomore started 18 all-B- ig hon-ore- es 1 all-B- ig m games during the season and averaged 53 points and 50 rebounds while Ttessler a sophomore from Orem " started 20 games and averaged 58 rebounds per game points and USU has led the Big West in academic selections in ' four of the last five yegrs 3-- 8 Thursday's scores NBA ” Portland B8 Philadelphia 82 Dallas 127 Sacramento 117 LA Lakers 93 Houston 85 PROVO (AP) — A former Brigham Young University pitcher was sentenced to a year in jail for having Sex with a girl after plying her with alcohoi Samuel Lewis Fernley 22 was ordered to report to jail by May 20 which gives him time to finish the semester at a Long Beach Calif college “It was wrong of me and I’m sorry she has to go through this” Fernley said at his sentencing hearing Tuesday Fernley also will be required to pay restitution to the victim who is at a therapeutic treatment center He will be eligible for work release after six months Fernley was charged with first-degrfelony rape and four misr j' demeanor counts of supplying -U alcohol to minors after Provo - Wj ' ' 'a police said he gave beer to the Pleasant Grove girl El LucemHenld Journal and three teenage boys in his Mountain Crest second baseman Kyle Hamilton fields a ground ball as taammate Riley Parkinson watches condominium on July 18 In January Fernley pleaded guilty to reduced charges of hav- ing sex with an underage girl and supplying alcohol to minors His former BYU pitching coach Mike Karpel said Fern- “Wfehaveto ley was not the type of person to goal to set and achieve” After opening a 9-- 2 lead over the force himself on someone (day better defense 4-- 6 (0-"There’s no debate that he's 3 we’re that in than if overall) by Royals region Musmade some bad decision as a lot the fourth the the of do end what to inning going we want to do this tangs (3-4- 6-- struggled defensively - of young men do” Karpel said Utah County prosecutor Sher-- the rest of the way year” Mountain committed coach Crest six Mountain Crest ry Ragan said she was offended ‘ ' — the conin seven Hansen totaled it errors Stephen by the way athletes were continsaid following his test— over the final two innings' V ually being excused for their By Wads Dennlston "M” team’s 11-- 8 victo sports writer allowing Roy to make a game of it poor decisions afternoon In the seventh inning the Royals at The “There were some things that ry over Roy Thursday runs thanks to scored three two-o-ut Sam admitted to that night that Yard in die final game of the series HYRUM— The good news Mounwere more than poor judgment” “We have to make plays” three miscues by dm Mustangs as tain Crest completed its Region 4- - 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