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The Herald Journal up for 'Jeff Gordon wins second race in a row at Atlanta B2 kids bounced back (after three straight loses)” Dennehy said '‘Everyone on the program from coaches to players were ready to Focus and urgency were the keys to last Saturday’s win for play We played very well” The coach credited the lop-the Utah State football sided win on not making head to team according 'mistakes and capital--" coach Mick Dennehy many The Aggies put a comizing on those by die football USU came up with six plete game together and Arkansas blasted visiting interceptions one fumble and blocked a punt while turning State 49--0 The victory also kept the ball over just twice to Arkansas USU in die Sun Belt Conference State title hunt at 1 The Aggies are 6 overall Z See AGGIES on B6 “I’m very proud of die way the " Sports briefs ''' Time set for Sky View football playoff game Sky View’s first-rou- nd 2-- 2-- state play- off football game at Lone Peak is scheduled to begin Friday at 3 pm in Highland clinched a The Bobcats (3-berth in the postseason by finishing fourth in Region 4 while die took Region 7 with a Knights (3-- V V speaks out on behavior at game USU AD By Shawn Harrison sports editor The actions of a few last Saturday have Utah State athletics director Ranee Pugmire steaming He addressed a media gathering ' Monday following Aggie football coach Mick Dennehy ’s weekly press conference “I want to make sure everybody understands — our fans and media ce — we are still in the Sun Belt this year and next year” Pugmire began “We had some very Con-feren- unsportsmanlike efforts this past weekend “At Utah State we try to do everything with dignity class and integrity Certainly that's what the Sun Belt and (commissioner) Wright Waters motto has been We have been treated wonderfully by the Sun Belt and the other institutions” Pugmire also addressed a USU booster group Monday reminding fans what the Sun Belt did for the Western Athletic ' Conference-boun- d See USU on B6 n Football Monday Night 3) 3) ! : perfect 4-- 0 record ' View’s is first It Sky playoff game since the 1999 season ' Griese steps in to lead Miami past San Diego 9'jt-- yCox named USU's rfAthlete of the Week Football quarterback Travis Cox was named the Utah State Athlete of die Week for his performance in the Aggies’ 494) win against Arkansas State Saturday The weekly award is voted on by a state media paneL y ' Hie junior fiom Mountain Crest t y y g? High School completed ‘passes for 260 yards and diree touchdowns without an interception ' in just three quarters of action His !C 14 completions went for an average TEMPE Ariz (AP) — With their home ' stadium being used as an evacuation center and the nearby hills in flames the San Diego Chargers f moved their long- - awaited Monday night game 365 miles to the east— and fell 14-of-- 21 ' ' of 186 yards per pass Utah State’s offense rolled up its"' most points against a Division I 'opponent since 1997 asits 366 yards of total offense was its ' ond-be- st output of die season Cox has thrown for 1741 yanSfln v eight games this season with a two- - 'vf seM Z ' to-on- ' - touchdown to interception e ratio (12 touchdowns and six inter- ceptions) He has thrown just two ' interceptions in the last five games and his current streak of at least one - touchdown pass in eight straight such m games is the second-longe- st streak at USU since 1990 (11 by Jose Fuentes in 2001) Z - The Aggies 2--6 overall and 2-- 1 in the Sun Belt Conference host Mid- - ! die Tennessee which has identical records for sole possession of second place in the league on Saturday at 1:05 pm Nominees from other sports included: Cody Huot (golf) Megan (soccer) Hungsoon Park (men’s Z tennis) and Mari Ruddick (volley- ball) 26-1- 13-of-- 14 2) 'Correction A photo that ran in Sunday’s edi- tion on B7 gave credit to the wrong Logan Mighty Mite making a tackle and forcing a fumble in the Mini Bowl championship It was Bradley Strauss who was wrapping up the Plain City player Jazz cut Boyette — The SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Jazz on Monday requested waivers on point guard Jermaine Boyette and placed center Curtis Borchardt on the injured list with a broken finger Boyette who played at Weber State and came to training camp as an undrafted free agent did not make the final roster The Jazz already have point guards in Carios Arroyo Raul Lopez and rookie Maurice Williams AP photo James McKnight center is congratulated by teammates Randy McMichaei right and Chris Chambers after catching a touchdown pass againt the San Diego Chargers Monday night In Tempe Artz Miami's " TEMPE Ariz (AP) — Brothers Tom and Brian Whitmore weren’t about to let a raging wildfire get in the way of footbal- lSo when the Chargers-Dolphi-ns game was moved from San Diego to Tempe at the last minute the family packed their SUV Monday's scores NFL Miami 26 San Diego 10 NHL Philadelphia 5 Montreal 0 Atlanta 3 Toronto 2 OT NBA 6 pm TNT — Phoenix at San Antonio pm TNT — - Dallas at LA Lakers NHL 5:30 pm ESPN2 —Anaheim at NY Rangers I1 "ZT" the road “Die family has always been Dolphins Tom Whitmore fans” said who is from San Jacinto Calif “We’re getting the kids trained early” Brian Whitmore was evacuated from his home Saturday because of a wildfire one of a half dozen raging in Southern Califor- nia His house was OK but his neighbors weren't so lucky “It looks like a bomb went off in the neighborhood” Tom Whitmore said about --and got on On television 8:30 i Fires force NFL to move game out of San Diego 12-m- an " a San Diego scoring threat with the sec- ond Less than 24 hours before kickoff NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue decided to move the game to Sun Devil Stadium because of the deadly wildfires that have devastated the San flatU"TV Brian Griese in his Diego area first start for Miami' “Our players did a fantastic job of completed 20 of 29 passed fof l92 yards adjusting to the time and three touchdowns to being in two states and the Dol- in two days Week 8 in two differ- phins inter- -' ent hotels” ceptedDrew Brees three Miami coach times in a 0 Dave Wannst- edt said “It ' victory over the was amazing Charger? they were iable Griese at to keep their Dolphins 26 focus like least for one Chargers 10 did” night lived Admission up to the herwas free and the itage that his last name carries in place was rocking Miami He completed and rowdy There was his first six passes no official ciowd for and was but all 73014 count ' 143 yards and three tickets were distribscores as Miami (5-uted Five Arizona built a 24--3 halftime Cardinals players lead helped collect donations for the San “Our thoughts and die are with Diego Fire Relief prayers Fund at the stadium ' families in San entrance About Diego It’s really $200000 was collectawful what’s quite Cardinals officials ed on out there” going said Griese said “Wherever we were going “We really wanted to play this game we to win just for the were going to be city of San Diego and for everything they’re ready” Patrick Surtain had going through” two interceptions Brees said “Since we couldn’t be out setting upMiami’s first touchdown with the first and stopping See MIAMI on B3 his brother’s neighborhood The Whitmores weren’t the only ones with Monday night fever Thousands of other people lined up out-- ' side Sun Devil Stadium hours before the game began for free tickets The game had to be moved from Southern California after Qualcomm Stadium was turned into an evacuation center for residents displaced by the fires And by Commissioner Paul Tagliabue’s decree the tickets were free " “I’m a free ticket fan” said Paul Natal e an Arizona State University student who started camping out Sunday night " See FIRES on B3 APptwto of smoke hangs over Qualcomm Stadium In San Diego Monday Hundreds of people were forced to evacuate alter wildfires raced through San Diego County A heavy concentration a |