Show yk Vy-V- - f ' i : r-"- ) ' J a r 'u0-- ' to t ' rt'T ’ f jitr $ : I- -- Section s' v Friday October - 1 ' 2003 &?? The Hefald Journal V Insido ':MX :i K in PlICAGO(AP) Florida Marlins manager Jack McKeon returned to his hotel room early Thursday a few hours after his team clinched a World Series berth and found himself inundated with phone calls His cell phone kept ringing So did his wife’s - 'A There were two phone lines in the room and they rI"--" kept ringing 'V' “Tickirts Tickets Hotel rooms” McKeon said-- ' ' ‘1116 whole family called It’s the same people but you add a few more because now you’ve got AV a the cousins calling” X"-At 72 McKeon has four children and nine '“V grandchildren And now thanks to the Marlins’ - Boone’s homer lifts Yanks ' NEW YORK (AP) — Wow Wiiat a shot! Aann Boone set off bedlam in the Bronxou 't:j Thursday night with a leadoff home nm in die 11th inning to give the New York Yankees a b--5 victory over die Boston Red Sox for a trip to the World Series and dieir 39th American League pennant ' Boone who didn’t start $ Game 7 homered on the first pitch from knuckleballer Tim Wakefield who had two wins in the series and was making "S' y yf Sports briefs S i SI tour visits Utah i view V Jackson helps Tribe spikers B2 ' sweep rival Bears 'U - Sports Illu8lrated'8 SOth anniver-stop in sary tour began a three-da- y Saft Lake City Thursday at The 'Gateway's Olympic Legacy Plaza V The tour is open from tonight vM and 11 ain to 7 pm on Saturday v Admission is fiee of duuge fif An interactive site the size of a ? football field features fun activities 7 V:vt and special events for all ages There I is a main stage to showcase a variety : -- 4- 1- -9 of Bryant case still unknown V- £ of entertainment an enclosed theater X featuring a film highlighting die greatest sports moments of the past : 50 years and many mote activities' tj Therc wiH be special appearances by S'’- Utah athletes and coaches Former 'oiVV- middleweight boxing champion Gene v: in PuQmer will be on hand tonight while University of Utah men's bas--' ketball coach Rick Majerus will hold sj'a dialk talk andsign autographs Sat-- 7 'urday from noon to 230 f lour is going across die couiniy' " in a year-lon- g celebration of sports in In this week's iriue die state Utah is HigMigHfccft which is die 14di of 50 stateedfic sectionsA special cover flap on issues 'Of die mag-scone can be found ui Utah this week ' Cwhidi hit newsstands Wsdaiesday I ''?& Tnchvtwt in the issue are Logan Mtive and Utah State v sec v?'viMctlin Olsen in diehUme-Bes- t tion and former Aggie golfer Jay Don v v rW2fy i pm?4f cf's1he K f$r jgBlakewhowonthel98QNCAAgolf championships in the IVho & Where j V part of die e fcyouLvis’ : the are Jazz favorite the course Qf pro team among Utahns Tbrae are £ many more interesting results in £ v v : ax-pag- : ir- The Poll part of the fcatiireVJ i A Romo being r- sued OAKLAND Calif (AP) V Oak- land Raiders linebacker Bill Rotnanowski was sued Thursday by teammate Marcus Williams serious- ty injured when they fought during C: practice' - The suit fifed in Alameda County 1 court seeks unspecified damages for alleged battery and intentioi infliction of emotional distress Romanowslti instigated the fight Aug 24 when he ripped off Williams’ helmet and punched him in die face breaking a bone around his left eye The fracture put Williams on injured reserve — end- ing his season before it began ' Z -i ' i J y J : Thursday's scores ALCS New York Yankees 6 Boston 5 (11) NHL Columbus 2 Chicago 1 Atlanta 0 NY Rangers 0 tie Tampa Bay 5 Phoenix 1 Detroit 3 Vancouver 2 Montreal 4 Pittsburgh 1 Colorado 5 Minnesota 2 Toronto 2 New Jersey 2 tie Nashville 4 St Louis 1 Edmonton 4 Buffalo 1 Philadelphia 0 San Jose O tie A DENVER (APj— Kobe Bryant will probably be ordered to stand trial for rape but it : remains to be seen if prosecutors have enough evidence to convict him many legal experts said ' prelimi- - C During a two-da- y nary hearing that ended : Wednesday both sides showed their Prosecuhints of strategy tors alleged the NBA superstar forced ltimself on the Eagle woman while Bryant's attor- peys attacked her credibility1 ’’This is just die beginning'" 'in terms of the evidence and at A 'a probable causp hearingyou 5 ?put on the minimal amount of eyidence that you think you need inonlerfo get over the: probable cause threshold’' for-mer Denver prosecutor Karen j Steinhauser said ThursdayA1 I would imagine there’s going to be a lot more coming' f: : A ' Eli LuceroHerald Journal and that’s why people should not 1 v: ' Utah Stale's Mari Ruddick center (ffves for the ball while teammate Erin Cartwright (1 8) arid Cal State Fullerton's Lauren Goins look make value judgments at tins on during a Big West Conference match Thursday night at the Spectrum point in time on die strengths and weaknesses of the case” ' ' Judge Frederick Gannett hoped to decide by Monday whether to order Bryant to stand ' trial on the sexual assault ' charge A Eagle accused Loa woman the Ange31-33 week that this isn't a bad team" 25 23-3- 0 irrAH STATE les Lakers’ guard of raping her 15-130-2- 4 but VOLLEYBALL- A&Sre coach Burt Fuller said "It's June 30 at die mountain resort ' not before the visi- obvious that they can string points ! where she worked Bryant has tors gave them a Aggies 3 together and be pretty good" said die two had consoisual sex Titans 2 scare they won't Perhaps with the exception of On Wednesday defense attorsoon forget Fuller few in the arena expected this Pamela Mackey got the lead ney "I think we learned si lesson" : match to even go a fourth game let to acknowledge the ' investigator Cartwright said "You can't overlook alone a fifth Yet there it was: a giant the woman wore to the panties the teams you think you're going to dose of reality for everyone to swal- 24 hours fewer than hospital By David Cordero thump Everyone is good in our con' lOW I after the assault had alleged ference" sports writer Titans up 2-- 1 heading into the and pubic hair that did sperm "I think we did come in a little too fourth game not match Bryant’s Mackey You don't expect Erin Cartwright : cocky or relaxed" added Ruddick USU was stunned not jpst because said it prynfrd “compelling who nailed 24 kills and 13 digs and Mari Ruddick to establish career-higthe score at that point but at how of evidence” her client is innocent it' s not hard tn in kills and digs against Cal why The Titans the Titans won Game 3 The Aggies The panties were a different (7-1- 3 overall State Fidlerton Big West Confer- kd 29-2- 6 but the fans who stood to pair than the underwear the You just can't fathom the match lastence) entered the contest tied for last ccr to stanza's final point would be wpman said she wore the place in the league and were swept by greatly disappointed ing that long night she met Bryant : the Aggies (11-- 7 4-- 4) in their last The Titans thought differently ‘‘I don’t think they proved Fullerton recorded the next four ' four meetings at the Spectrum USU It took career nights by Cartwright before seesaw battle ensued a innocence points They raised a series hadn't lost to CSF since 1997 when With the game tied at 31 Cartwright and Ruddick for Utah State to get of questions” said Robot who had 33 kills and 25 digs maH Ginny Alexander was calling the Pugsley a professor at Southpast CSF Thursday night '&s the shots western University School of Titans put up an unusually tough 3-- 2 this for "We tell were to See B6 on Law'in Los Angeles TIME trying The group (30Aggies prevailed fight :: 1 ' m Ags struggle but rally past Titans in five 2) - - - hs s: 1- -7 UNT On television By Shawn Harrison sports editor BOXING 7 pm ESPN2 — Champion Michael Clark vs Antonio Ramirez (20-6-for NABF Hghtweight championship at Las Vegas ' COLLEGE FOOTBALL 6 pm ESPN — Tuiane at Louisville v ! - GOLF r ‘ i'- - 7:16 am TGC — European PGA Tour HSBC World Match Play Championship second round at Surrey England 2 pm USA — PGA Tour Chrysler Classic of Greensboro second round at Greensboro NC Spro TGC— Champions Tour SBC Cham- -' pionship fret round at San Antonio 19-1- AP photo- North Texas running back Patrick Cobb breaks loose on a run in the second half against Idaho last Saturday u ' h - - i This is not the same team that belonged 1 to the Big West Conference The cover of the school's media guide sums it up best "Anew Mean Green legacy — football North Texas" The Mean Green know how to win — at least when it comes to league games North Texas has dominated the Sun Belt Confer- ence since it began sponsoring football in 2001 winning 13 in a row and counting The Mean Green's only Sun Belt blemish came in their very first Sun Belt game a 7 loss at Louisiana-Monro- e But don't use the word "dominate" around North Texas head coach Darrell Dickey He doesn't want any part of it - (31-2-- 0) - has learned to win "Our league is very balanced from top to bottom” Dickey said "It's probably one of die closest in the nation Utah State is right in there with all of us There is not one or two teams that are better than the resL" Dickey of course is being politically correct The Mean Green may not dominate the league in terms of blowing everyone out but once they started winning they haven't stopped and have outscored league opponents by an average of 176 points North Texas has won two league titles and two trips to the New Orleans Bowl beating Cincinnati last year 9 24-1- Utah State (1-- 0 Sun Belt overall) travels to Denton Texas to face North Texas in a league showdown of unbeatens 1- -5 (2-03- -3) See UNT on B4 m3 5 |