Show v ' :X'" f ' i - l ' - ' f fcl- ' ' ' ' f 7 - i ' ' r T 1 I ' ' i f v i ' 4 ' : ) ' ' v ' :-- 'V ' y t?vr ' v ' 'j ’i '''i: S- ?! i i1 7 W :V' : ' : w f ' i i V ' 'aV ' i' - ' ' jo S ' o'v i ' I i - ' " i ? ’ f 'V ' I SOCTlOll "j : ' I ''''v-- ’v ' ‘jv "" ' r'vK'1 '4 ' April 6 2004 : i1 i 7 'i Page-- Sporls briefs Bruins named Aggie Athlete of the Week Softball pitcher Jill Bruins was involved in all three tf Utah State’s wins against Cal State Fullerton this past weekend and for her efforts was unanimously named the USU Athlete of the Week The ' award is voted on by a state media panel Bruins won two games and picked up her first save of the season against the four-tim- e defending Big West Conference champions She pitched just 32 innings in relief and did not allow a run She gave dp two hits walked one and struck out two as the Aggies swept the Titans in their first home games of die year Bruins a freshman from Bremerton Wash has come on in relief in 13 games while starting one this year She has pitched 232 innings and owns a 2 record with a 710 AP photo ' Cohnedtcut ptayere Tafiek Brown Ben Gordon Rashad Anderson and Emeka Okafor from left to right celebrate after beating Georgia Tech Monday DOD 2-- ERA'' USU improved to7-2-2 overall and is in first dace in die Big West Conference at 3--0 in league playThe Aggies will host Southern Utah in a norvcon-ferendoubleheader Wsdnesday at 1 There is no admission charge for pjn USU softball this ’ Jason Trask recordedbis second consecutive singles match victory as ' Utah State's men's tennis team defeated Gonzaga 1 in Boise Idaho on Sunday The Aggies swept the season series with the Bulldogs as they defeated them by theidenti- -' cal score in Spokane Wash earlier this season' USU which failed to clindi the Roubles point in its previous matchup with Gonzaga won at the No l and Nd 3 spots to take the 0 advantage into singles play Trask' playing at the No 1 singles ' spot for the first time this season vie- -' 4 straight-srecorded a 1 the Brett tory against Bulldogs' Womack Trask has now tallied a team-hig- h 12 Wins diis spring 6-- 1- : 6-- NCAA 6-- get Hall Call past Jackets in title game m ‘'ty y By Jim Utfca AP sports columnist Vv4iV sweeps Gonzaga SAN ANTONIO (AP)— On the day he won his second national championship in five years die Hall of Fame said “no” to Jim Calhoun It’s too late for a recount despite the Huskies’ dominating 3 win Monday night over Georgia Tfech but anybody who follows die college game can take comfort knowing Calhoun will be inducted one day A day earlier before die offi- cial announcement of dm 2004 class he took a break from preparations for ah extended interview session with reporters “I was honored to be nominated” he said ' then’ would hope someday to be worthy enough to be inducted with die people that I have incredible admiration for” - SAN ANTONIO (AF —The Connecticut Huskies really db have it all: the cen-tthe flashy guards the coach who gets everything right and now a national titlewon with ease: Led by 24 points from Emeka Okafor and 21 from $en Gordon the Huskies outclassed Geor- gia Tech 82-7- 3 on Monday night to win the er 82-7- : championshipmany predicted they’dget from the very start of the season They looked like chanons frombeginning to r ' : - : ' Championship im end tunning when they wanted coterolling die middle at other times grabbing just about every loose ' ball aiid niaking the Yellow Jackets look ordinary UConn became the first team since the 1996 Calhoun reacia during the first half Monday night against Georgia Tech See CALHOUN bn B4 Utah Connecticut 82 Georgia Tech 73 AP photo - : Connecticut coach et NBA ® Calhoun will ce USU men’s tennis ftto bests See ROLL ion B4 Memphis short-haride-d - Utah 92 Memphis 81 v— - — - 'i' : SALTLAKECITY(AP)— when therestof theleague wasidle The die Jazz improved to 7 and moved Utah Jazz already outnumbered Mon- e ahead of Denver (40-3a plus from die start then two Grizzlies ' I were kicked put of die game r ' ftrtiieNa 8 spot inthe WesL Pdrtland V Aafteran emotional lifl during a V a full game back standing ovation for former Jazz great :t vCUUMUaiyUldWoUtah has made the playoffs ' John Stockton as he watched 20 straight seasons and Stock- Denfiehv’S DraiSe ' fromthe crowd it almost didn’t y £&&! 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