Show j 4 J B4 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday December 28 2003 earn ’’You get a chaiice to refocus and get your mind right and also take care of some injuries that might have both bred us throughout Hie year Andiust come back with a whole new differ- ent attitude” lost 10 of The Redskins their last 12 and finished with their ‘J in ' worst record since going LANDOVERMd(AP)!—The I Philadelphia Eagles guaranteed themselves 4 week off’' There’s no telling what's in store for the Wash-- ? ' ?-- ingtonRedskiasj I ' uncovered to the right ona second- at the 3 With the Redskins defense confused McNabb took a ? quick snap and hit Lewis for the easy touchdown for the game’s first score' McNabb strolled across the goal ' line pn a l yard bootleg to make it 14-- 0 of and celebrated by doing his Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller” drive was kept dance The n alive by a penalty on safety Todd Franz McNabb then hit Freddie Mitchell with an TD pass following a fumble by Redskins quarterback Tim '! and-go- al ! - In a dominating performance -(3-1Donwan McNabb completed 23 of ! 32 passes for 242 yards and three ' 3-touchdowns apd ran for another score 1994 There is rampant speculation ' Saturday night in a 31-- 7 victory' over third-dowillegal-conta- ct the future of coach Steve ? the clinched over that Eagles’ Washington ' third consecutive NFC East title ’Spurrier who has looked worn and The Eagles ( 12:4) secured a miich- - ? beaten in recent weeks? " Afterthc game an antsy Spurrier needed off week to rest their battered rebuffed a report that his resignation roster although running back and : Hasselbeck deep in Philadelphia ter-was imminent and said he plans to return mart Brian Westbrook suffered settle before need while” “let the dust s an injury that might longer to ? ritory In the second half McNabb faces threw an TD screen to Buck- plans-Ha heal The team's leading rusher tore e announcing any halter who scored with an out- a triceps muscle when he was tack-- ’ possible showdown with owner Dan stretched dive for the pylon led by Jermiah Trotter on a screen ? Snyder over assistant coaches and 'i im : McNabb completed passes to 1 0 personnel decisions and he also has pass in the first quarter v- ftreceivers including himself One of hinted that he needs to become a ? Westbrook is scheduled for an ' v JV his passes was batted back to him by coach: ' more discipline-orientate- d MRI bn Sunday hut his teammates LaVar Arrington although the catch “There are going to be changes”- -' are bracing for the worst' At least the said “We’ve was a bad dttisioh that resulted in a to shared have change Spurrier got options having Eagles ri — loss '? that We’ll know we the tailback duties among West- 'something Bruce Smith the Redskins' defen- -' announce the changes as they occur” brook Diice Staley and Corrcll sive end and NFL sack king was '? Among Washington’s lowlights: Buckhaller all season honored at halftime of his final team broke the franchise record The “It just means Correll and 1 need ' ? ' for penalties in a season committing to pick up bur play” Staley said game The cries of “Biuuuuuce!’’ nine to finish with 124 and surpass turned to boos when Smith thanked “There is no question that he is the mark of 122 set in a ' Snyder who has overseen four cort-- " going to be missed"' ' ' home-fiel- d secutiVe seasons The in season will have 1948? v Philadelphia finished his 19- in the Smith moved McNabb the NFC play-ofimpeccably throughout advantage : career with 200 sacks breaking if St Louis loses to Detroit on pocket finding open receivers on the year ' run as the Eagles scored touchdowns' Reggie White's mark of 198 Sunday Had Philadelphia lost to the on their first three drives to take a ?? : “It’s been a career filled with a lot :! Redskins the Eagles might have' ' 21-- 7 halftime-leaof ups a few downs” Smith said AP photo been forced to play bn the road next ' “But it’s been one that L wouldn’t V He was also savvy enough to spot: week as a wild card Philadelphia quarterback Donovan McNabb (5) holds the ball ip the air as he runs foir the ! trade in for anything" ‘It's Very big" McNabb said ? ? tight end Chad Lewis completely ' Eagles' second touchdown during the first half 1) ver-sion- 13 96-ya- rd rd : id : : - ‘ rd ' 12-ga- non-winni- ng : fs id ’ d ‘ ' : !' Hot-- ! third time in 16 games two assists helping Nashville but couldn’t convert on a two in a first its less Phoenix’s than Sharks 4 Kings 4 maq advantage spoil game minute latpr new arena Sean Avery capitalized on a mis- It proved costly when Blake Marek Zidlicky had a goal and take by San Jose goallenddr Evgeni " beat Jeff Hackett just seconds ' an assist and Tomas Vokoun 'Nabokov tin scbrethe tying goal made 32 saves to further-silencafter Phillipe Sauve skated olT1 ' midway ihmugh the third peritxl crowd the standing-robm-onfor an extra attacker Joe Sakic ? and the Los Angeles Kings rallied Glen- had two assists! giving him 1 7 19052 in the 1 7799-se- al three times tb ti the Sharks dale Arena: points in the past 10games Jozcf Stumpel had a goal and ' Teemu Selanne added a The $220 million suburban goal for assist Ziggy Palffy got his an ' ' " ' Colorado building is expected to make the d 19th carter goal v Oilers 6 Canucks 2 Coyotes profitable after the team ! and Eric also for scored Belanger : Brad Isbister broke a lie late in hist millions each season in the their extended who the Kings the second period and Ryan America West Arena in downtown ‘ home unbeaten streak ioi sevenPhoenix where more thaii one- - ' ' Smyth added a goal and an assist ' games (40-3- ) after getting heat--:' in the third as Edmonton scored fourth of the 16200 hockey seats en Nabokov on Friday! five straight goals toheat Van-- -' had ah obstructed view of the' ice! '' San at Jose night 'Avalanche 3 Flyers 2 OT couver ' ' Rob Blake scored the and Sharks are tied The " kings Stoll Mike York Jairet Radek tying goal for first place in' thePacific Divi- after Colorado pulled its goalie Dvorak and Ales Hemsky alscV sjon with 40 points each ' and Milan Hejduk scored 1:42 into scored for the Oilers : ?Vincent Damphoussc scored overtime to give the Avalanche a Tommy Salo made 32 saves his second power-pla- y win over Philadelphia for Edmonton for his first win in goal of the 2-- 1 the 67 seconds into third’ a took weeks lead seven as more than game the? Philadelphia four-gaMarleaii Patrick had a' winand third the Oilers a period midway through peritxl snapped ah for Jose less slide and won for just the and assist' on Radovan Somik’s one-tim!San goal - UVSC Continued from B2 Hurricanes 2 Canadiens 1 OT Sean Hilj broke Carolina's power-pla- y slump scoring twice prevails OREM Utah ( AP) — Jdn Bell scored 23 points with the man advantage! in lead- v and grabhed seven reboundsSaturday to lead Utah ing the Hurricanes to an over-vMontana-Wester' " v time Valley State (b an 89?50win oyer victory Utah Valley ISiate(M) finished with four other : Hill’s 'game-winncame three seconds' after Andrei Markov players in double figures led by Ronnie Price's' ' 21 points David Heck and Ryan Toolson each was called for a cross check on : 13 While 14 : added Pierre Thomas scored ? '’Jeff O’Neiil 35 seconds intoOT The Wolverines shot 53 percent Ron Francis won the draw and from the floor while holdjng the Bulldogs (6t9) Hill blasted a high shot over the " ? 'to 40 percent pn22-6f-5- 5 shooting? glove of Jose Thwxlore Carolina had been scoreless on Jeff Feenstra and Neil Chris tiaens led the Bull- -' ' its last 26 power plajis r— include with 14 ) ? r dogs points' ' Utah Valley State led 14-1-0 five minutes into ing 1 8 in a tow under new coach Peter Laviolette 4? before Hill's v the game after two by Price The ! ' low wrist shot withlhe man 13-Wolverines then went on a 2 nin beat Theodore with Wolverines extended advantage In the second half the ' - 4:32 left in the second period '? their lead to 64-3- 3 following another'3-pointe- r’ Predators 3 Coyotes 1 from Price with 15:22 left in the game: :? Scot( Walker had a goal and ’ n! er (33-of-6- 2) ’ : ly : - - ’ short-hande- ’ ) -- - : me er : They got 45 yards from : : TuTu FergHson oh theehsuing kickoff but Rutherford was sacked by Brchnan Schmidt on the first play and Kai Parham recovered on the Pitt 37 ? The Cavaliers then pul the run game away with a' by Waii Lundy that moved ? them id tlie 17 arid allowed ’?! clock-them 16 rim outlhe ' Lundywho scored four? ' UNichdowrfsin this howl last year finished with 90 yards ? and a 1 -- yard touchdown run Charlotte native Alvin Pear- man who missed the game ? ' last year with an injury marked his hoinecoming with 104 yards nishing arid six ‘ catches for 32 yards : Brandon Mirce ran for 1 IQ yards for Pitt and added four catches for 43 y'airds including touchdown a Jason Taylor not only travels' ' the only thing i can say from many call a first step in : ! 'the bottoni of mjhcart!” in May to visit soldiers at a returning sanity to college have in Germany but afte- rAnd had he stopped there sporls Gee admits the Pnly : wiinihe reminds writers' and ' Sosa would luive been the run- - reason he can get away with if Continued from B2 ' bmudcaters tostop throwing away winner Instead' less than ' is because Vanderbilt rarely Virginia usedagoal-lin- e ’24 hours later he was belly: wins anything ?! war nutapluHs airound when " ' ' on fill’s first drive of stand “If I did this at Ohio State" aching about how long'some describing tlw NFL' ! the Pantherswere he conceded! “I’d be pumping? ‘Fixrthallislike chess not gameThe people's memory extended ' rV-"-' stripped onfoiir straight plays ' media today they got ’ wur Wlial we do is it game My ? from the 1 and Fitzgerald wits 4 me up there like I'm a crimi- Finally willing to give johis important to a point: Jf I not on the fifcld for any of nal That's something that real? credit where it’s due Jonathan makea mistake or don’t do my The Cavaliers rdso' York it the New hurt tobchdo'wrt of for and Jets s a me me” 1y bothered job Rod Rutherford on- --' ? ’T-- r ln ayear punctuated by ' waved off suggestions that If they ckm’t diV ' fourth-and-T- O late-se: near the end of several their johs'sibmehbdy speed he flashed in s ' the first half and forced him ' thesdn contest was strictly “Coaches Gme Wild” episodes What these young fnen into a cristly fumble that basi1- arid wbnien do ik life anddealh? and conferences raiding each : resu lt of his own hard work? cally scajedthe game' “Nobrnly’s dead" Taylor ?: other to grab larger shares of ? Instead lie credited a mom he Coniior Hughes kicked a the TV money current Vandcr- couldn't outrun when lie got repeatedftir emphasb!“if I : Ohro Stale in trouble- ' ' ? ? r’ - hilt and one-tim- e make a mistake’? ' ? 39:yard field — His third of ' — Speaking of mistakes “She started chasing me ? the ganie— :to give Virginiaa president Gordoo Gee mergcs ' his school's alhlctic and intra-- : ? 23-1- 6 lead with 2:28 to play? andshe caught me”he Sammy Sosa gets caught red- like with Fitzgerald on the bat mural a was a ‘Mom in handed using corked recalledT departments handing you're fast!’ I couldn’t bejieve v field it seemed almost a given game against the Tampa' Bay ' stricter control to the iiniversi- it I said 1 have to run faster the Panthers would be able to?’ ty ’s central administration ' :l)evil Raysi Afterward he ' rolls As what in I’c?nT let that happen again'” move down field ' praise ) oyer says“J just apologizeThal’s : ' Crmtinued fnm B2 - Never mind that it was fifth-had snap iii 19ycars of playing iVlhal if yoii’re listing the real villains in the Giants' collapse tlay squandcred a24-p(i- ni lead in 19 minutes T- - Junkin i ’rikicsn't even make the top l()!'-! Butjk' was the only one to Aland up ahd jicknowledge it ! '“I’d give everything in the ' world except my family Jo: have stayed retired so Ihesc guys' could have had a ? ' ' chance" J unkin said ’And after watching the replay gtsid as his word Junkin promptly ! a ycar!whcn US!-ssore fighting overseas troops -- Miami i)olphihs defensive end ' ?-i- - 17-ya- rd ! the' : a- ed gets-kille- - " - : t '- ? !7-ya- rd V: lions Bledsoe completed just ‘rThat’s whar you’re play- - ? iti of 29 passes ibr 83 yards?-anone interception and wait ?: ing for eyery week try to get ? ! On the board atr fast asyou : sacked threetimes He aver- - ’ ' Continued firom B1 ' can to keep the pressure on aged 179 yards passing in his?? Williams! future Seemed the defense” Johnson said ?? 16 games after setting 10 "safe when the Bills started at ? ''And to keep the ?! opjxxient bff franchise records' last season ' 0 The only points the Patriots the board late Larry Izzo pre-- : especially with their needed came on the game's served the 314) win by inter-impressive win over the ?!' '? ' ':! Patriots cepting Travis Brown’sjxissin opening drive during which “After the Way the season the epd zone with 1 3 seconds they ran the first eight plays' ’ started 1 couldn't imagine leftwith the ball gtthe 1? '!':' withinut a running rock! Brady ' ‘‘This team wanted tb keep went six forsevenfor35 yards! !'!' being in this situation” : terback Drew Bledsoe said on quick throws and had two "? '?' th4lzero on the board” Izzo Blit that start motivated die ? said “It was just a hard-se- ll runs for first downs' ' ? Patriots ort Saturday ‘ I able Bills’ action The and was ? played without play' ' three starting offensive line- - ' not to bite up on it?'! v “If you're a fighter you’re men ' ? There wasonescygoing to come back” New Pro Bowl guard Riiberi '! England uifety Rodney Har-moment in the second quarter rison said ‘‘Regardless of if Brown missed thejgame for Brady hobbled off the field after'&irig hit in the left personal reasons and Doha you come out and say it you want" revenge" knee by former Patriots safe- - hoe said he hadn’t'been susrThe Palriotsoffenscfacr ty Lawyer Milloy Brady said pended'Theyalso played : ' without right tackle Mike afterward ha was fine ' : ' ing the NFL’s second-ranke- d Williams who had k strained defense finally had a big “It was a blitz and ( got v knee and left tackle Jonas upended" said Milloy one-game as Brady threw touch- -' down passes on three of their of Brady’s close frieiKis “I Jennings who is on injured first four possessions in a'wasn’t trying to hurt him:” : ” reserve with a toe injury ': Still thePatriotsdominat- But he stayed in the game span of 1ms than 16 minutes Until 7:03 remained wheri he ' ed just as they had been dom-- ! They covered 1 yard to inated in the opener by the : Daniel Graham 9 yards to ' ran off the field with his ' a Bethel Johnson arid 15 yards index finger raised as Damon samescore? ' to “It’s amazing” New Eng- -' Huard replaced him! Troy Brown The fourth land tackled Matt Light said for touchdown pass a Brady went “It’s poetic justice” 204 yards with nb intercep-to David Givens made it 28-- ! ! : ?? ! - 2-- ! ' : ???: ntin-existe- nf ’ ! : - ! ! ‘ : : : rd : ! slip-awa- : ! !'?? ! - ' D - ’ :? 1 ' rd ’ 33-ya- rd : : 1 ?' i s ' -- 70-ya- id - 0 with 3:55 left in the half: - ?' who-wrappe- : : '! - ' 'clinch' the franchises first 10 chance tii keep playing” : Jed Weiiver and Ccdrick Wil- - ' winseason in 17 years? ?’ ' “The things we were doing son caught TD passes from Garcia for thi 49ers-i(7-9- ) were stupid mistakes' and very Continued fromBl s ? ! Correctabfe’HasscIbeck said up just their third los- ? IJenver to beat Gnicn a Bay at “Nobody lost their mind and ing season since 1983 with ! iimhcau Field tin Sunday! Seal everybody kepi their calm’?1’ roundlydismal effort llealsd could gel 'in if Dallas "?! After three straight outstand-'San Friiiicisco dropped just (oses at New ( Means kicking its second home game Of the ing oflensive perform ances '?-- tdT a complicated scenario that ' ? season with a the 49ers straggled into the? would eliiiiinate thc Packcrs' off season Garcia misSed open rushing game and a fragile - j “You win and you give your--se- lf defense that couldn’t stop Has: receivers andsettied for the ' short passes that caused' San a chance to go the playoffs" selbeckorAlexandcr- " ' said ftir shed this Akxandcr wbvni Francisco fans to boo home “The future is really unclear 60 of his 85 yards in the fourth team repeatedly right now” said Garcia who ' !: “We just had a ot of injuries ’was 22if-3- 8 for 248 yards : quarter "I thought- T can’t let f to do this opportunity “It’s really going to be upio the this season and wie never over something (his organization has- management side of things The came them” said left tackle ' Derrick Deese the longest- n't done for a long time’" ?:? nature of the business is' that tenured San Francisco playef ' The Seahawks haven't made : things are going to change” TireSeahawks Mike “We jiist got some unlucky toach since the play()ffs wenUhead ' '' ' breaks Hopefully in in ' third firstscason the on late 21rl7 guys will Holmgren's ' 1 999 but they’re rcadylo end start working out early and RpbinsOn’s diving remember this bitter taste we catch which was upheld after that frustration with cohsecu- ' victories ? have in bur mouth right now” review Robinson hdd 'six live seasoii-cndin- g ' ' The teams traded punts until over NFC West rivals Arizona catches for 85 yards ' ' " ' iriefthe second quarter when San-After several minutes of and San Francisco : " ' : fective offense for both : “We needed to win the last teamsv Francisco scored on Garcia’s 1 the Seahawks made a pounding two to' have a’ chance!” Holm- tipped pass to Weaver ' ' After linebacker Jeff Ulbrich drive centered on gren said “They did what I :: asked them to do' Now it's but Alexander Seattle handed off ' intercepted another tipped ’ of our hands I told the fellas if ! - to Alexander on nine of the 13 pass die 49en scored again plays ini tlw drive which ended when VTilson caught a shrat they don't normally go to with Josh Browh’s church I want them in church pass and reached the end zOhe ’ untouchedfield goal with 1 :56 left to tomorrow I hope we get a - “ !’ ' V : -- - : ! er 32 - |