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Show Friday, March 30,2007 'DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 10 Scrummin' Utes rope Cowboys, hope to snare Wolverines fort from everybody today with Peter (Black) out, and The Daily Utah Chronicle I think we got it," said Utah Merely two weeks after coach Mark Numbers. "It's losing a territorial game to important that we keep imBYU, the Utah rugby team proving as we get near the got back in the saddle Sat- end of the season." urday and beat Wyoming on Utah forward Jimmy McUte Field, 27-19. Dermott booted a penalty The Scrummin' Utes were kick early in the game to put playing without Ail-American the Utes up 3-0. The Cowfullback Peter Black last Sat- boys responded with a deep urday, but still had plenty of kick into Ute territory, which scoring options with four dif- resulted in a scrum and a try ferent players tallying points. for the visiting team, putting "We needed a great ef- them up 7-3. Cody Brunner Utah's Matt Byrd answered back with crafty wing movement to score a try of his own and put his team up 8-7. Midway through the half, the Wyoming forwards pushed the scrum back over the Utes' goal line for another try to give the Cowboys a 12-8 lead. Toward the end of the first half, Utah's Tom Bunnell escaped down the sideline for a nifty 35-meter run. With the ball rolling around near the goal line, Mike Wunderli came out of nowhere with a heads-up play, snagging the ball and scoring a try in the left corner of the end zone. The score put the Scrummin' Utes up 13-12 heading into the half. The Cowboys played keep-away for the majority of the second half, only advancing the ball when they had the opportunity. They got that opportunity midway through the second half, pounding the Utes deep into their own territory before EXPERT MLB PICKS 2007 COPY BRUNNF MATTHEW , TQNY PIZZA, think we did that." The Scrummin' Utes return to action tomorrow, when they play host to UVSC on Ute field. It will be the second time Utah has played the Wolverines this season, having barely edged them out 13-7 on Sept. 23. "We've got a tough matchup against UVSC," Numbers said. "They played us right to the end last time so we better come ready to play." c.brunner@ chronicle.utah.edu scoring on a penalty try to make it 19-13. From then on, it was all Utah. The Utes responded quickly with a try from Preston Miller to close the gap to one (19-18), then took the lead for good when Bunnell raced 35 meters for a score. "What can I say? Tom (Bunnell) stepped up when we needed him most," Numbers said. "Wyoming had an excellent frontline, so it was important for us to capitalize on opportunities, and I AL EAST: Red Sox AL CENTRAL Tigers AL WEST: Angels WILD CARD: Yankees AL EAST: Red Sox AL CENTRAL: Indians AL WEST: Anqels WILD CARD: Yankees AL EAST: Yankees AL CENTRAL: Indians AL WEST: Angels WILD CARD: Red Sox AL EAST: Red So* AL CENTRAL: Tigers AL WEST: Mariners WILD CARD: Yankees AL EAST: Yankees AL CENTRAL: Tiqers AL WEST: Angels WILD CARD: Twins NL EAST: Phillies NL CENTRAL: Brewers ML WEST: Dodgers WILD CARD: Mets NL EAST: Phillies NL CENTRAL: Cubs NL WEST: Dodgeis WILD CARD: Cardinals NL EAST: Mets NL WEST: Padres WILD CARD: Cubs NL EAST: Phillies NL CENTRAL: Brewers NL WEST: Padres WILD CARD: Mets NL EAST: Mets NL CENTRAL: Cardinals NL WEST: Padres WILD CARD: Brewers ALCS: Red Sox over Tigers NLCS: Phillies over Brewers WORLD SERIES: Red So* over Phillies ALCS: Indians over Yankees NLCS: Cubs over Phillies WORLD SERIES: Indians over Cubs ALCS: Yankees over Indians NLCS: Cubs over Mets WORLD SERIES: Cubs over Yankees '.' 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Red Sox ROY: Kevin Kouzmanotf, Padres MVP: Derek Jeter, Yankees MVP: Albert Pujols. Cardinals Cy Young: Johan Santana. Twins Cy Young: Ben Sheets. Brewers ROY: Daisuke Matsuzaka. Red So* ROY: Troy Tuloivitzki. Rockies Bulls clinch playoff spot with win over Detroit CHICAGO—Kirk Hinrich's first attempt missed. His next two were on target, and a few seconds later, the Chicago Bulls let out a big sigh of relief. Hinrich hit two of three free throws with 2.8 seconds left, and the Chicago Bulls clinched their third straight playoff berth, pulling out an 83-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons after blowing a 12point lead in the fourth quarter on Thursday night. They beat the Eastern Conference leaders. Now, their attention turns to second-place Cleveland, which visits Saturday. "We're looking at the standings every day," said guard Ben Gordon, who led Chicago with 25 points. "We've got Cleveland up next, and every game is really important for us." Including Thursday's. After Tayshaun Prince tied it with a put-back with 9.8 seconds left, Hinrich caught a pass at the top of the key and got fouled by Carlos Delfino on a 3-point attempt. "I feel bad because this isn't the first time it's happened," Delfino said. "It's something that I have to get better at." Hinrich missed the first free throw, but the next two were good. "I knew that I had three, so I thought I'd be all right," Hinrich said. After a 20-second timeout, Prince caught the inbounds pass and launched a short pull-up jumper over Luol Deng as time expired. It was the fourth straight win for the Bulls and their nth in 14 games. They're three games behind Detroit, so catching the Pistons remains a long shot, but they're only a half game behind the Cavaliers in the race for the second seed. After losing in the first round of the playoffs the past two years, the Bulls are looking for more this time. They signed Ben Wallace in the offseason and the expectations jumped. Reaching the postseason simply isn't enough this time, even if Wallace said, "We're not worried about our seed. We're just trying to become a better basketball team." Wallace did his part, grabbing 19 rebounds against his former team. And the Bulls had a 51-37 edge on the boards. Prince scored 26 points for Detroit. With a 77-65 lead and about five minutes remaining, the Bulls appeared to be in control But the Pistons were within 81-79 with 48 seconds left after Chauncey Billups drove by Hinrich. Rasheed Wallace then stole the BASEBALL HOSTS UNLV Open a new checking account with direct deposit and receive an iPod Shuffle or a Sony DVD player ball from rookie Tyrus Thomas with 35 seconds left, and Prince put back Delfino's missed jumper to tie it at 81. Thomas had arguably his best game, finishing with 13 points and 10 rebounds, and Hinrich scored 15. Luol Deng finished with 16 points but was just 6-of-i8 after scoring a career-high 38 in Monday's win over Portland. The Pistons were without stars Richard Hamilton and Chris Webber, who were back home with the flu. Hamilton didn't make the trip. Webber returned earlier in the day. The Associated Press now being worked back into the starting rotation as Kinnberg and his staff look for stability at the position. "His health is good. Now he's just got to get back into game situations," Kinneberg said. "He didn't pitch real well last weekend, but he had a good throwing session yesterday. Once he gets back into game shape, he's gonna con tinned from Page 8 season and 29 strikeouts in 35.2 innings. Brad DeVore will be on the hill for the series finale on Sunday. DeVore missed the early part of the season with tendinitis hi his elbow, but is Now Open M-Surt 7DDpm-Zam IAifr-80's Euro Dance invasion be OK." The Utes' scheduled Tuesday-afternoon showdown against UVSC was postponed until next weekend, but Kinneberg doesn't expect that his team's momentum will be slowed down too much from having four days off. "Our pitchers are nice and rested...our hitters haven't seen live pitching since Sunday, so there's two ways to look at it," Kinneberg said. Friday's matinee kicks off at 2 p.m., while both Saturday and Sunday's games will begin at 1 p.m. c.bellamy@ chronicle.utah.edu 7.)/: Sdhy Monkey Join now while the Madness Lasts! Membership open to any Utah resident. New checking accounts only. Must join CCU and open a checking account with direct deposit. Account must remain open for a minimum of 6 months. Accounts closed before 6 months will forfeit $47 savings deposit While supplies last. if i » i 35 Sun - Now Jordan Landing Branch 3876 W. Center View Way 4 7 0 0 South Branch 3578 W. 4700 S. Riverion Branch 13717 S. Redwood Rd. Union Park Branch 7) 60S. Union Park Avo. 4th Souih Branch 400 S. 700 E. Magna Branch 3505 S. 8400 W. Sandy Branch 9383 S. 700 E. West Jordan Branch 1381 W. 9000 S. 10400 South Branch 3629 S. Jordan Parkway Midvalley Branch 5750 S. Redwood Rd. 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