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Show 10 Thursday, September 20, 2007 SPORTS B CODY BRUNNER H P I ^ — www.dailyutahchronide.com • • •"" Match ends in draw Jon Gilbert STAFF WRITER O.J. has run out of Juice I was a huge fan of O.J. Simpson. His on-field football ability at USC and with the Buffalo Bills was second only to Barry Sanders. He was the first back to rush for more than 2,000 yards. I remember watching him on ESPN replays. The way he bounced off punishing hits and juked his way through defenses could bring tears to a grown man's eyes. Simpson's appeal stretched well beyond the football field, too. I remember watching him opposite of Leslie Nielsen in the Naked Gun series and thinking "Damn, this guy sucks at acting, but I respect that he's trying." And he's got the ultimate nickname—The Juice. I even saw a Bills' helmet on eBay once that was signed by O.J. which read: "Miami may have oranges, but Buffalo has 'The Juice."' That's pretty damn cool. Then came the White Bronco chase. And the murders (Yeah, he was acquitted...). Then came his admittance of guilt in the form of a book tastefully titled, If I Did It. But just when you think he couldn't make any more bad decisions, just when youfiguredhe couldn't fall any further in the public eye, this happens. He gets with a couple of buddies, who just happen to be strapped, and robs a sports memorabilia dealer who had a couple of the Juice's old possessions. Some of you might be asking why he would do this. Well, we are talking about O.J. Simpson here. The guy who wrote a firstperson perspective on how he would perform the murder that he was accused of. Simpson is the definition of the word "douche." Let me rephrase that, he is the second definition of the word "douche." And this is coming from the same writer who continually defends black athletes because they generally get a bad rap in the media (I devoted an entire column to it). Simpson is the one person who deserves the bad rap he's got. During the murder trials, some people, both black and white, thought this was a racial issue. Those same people can't be thinking the same thing after Simpson wrote that pathetic book and now after this disgusting display. Maybe I'm wrong though. Maybe O.J. just got caught up in the heat of the moment or maybe he was just a victim of circumstance...again. And maybe he didn't really mean to write a book about murdering his wife. Hell, maybe he was drunk. It's happened to me. Well, not exactly that. But I've been pretty out of it before. Allegedly, the Juice met up with some people at a wedding and went with them up to a room where a memorabilia dealer was staying. Then, Simpson, or one of the men with him, basically assaulted and kidnapped a couple of the dealers and took the memorabilia. Juice is saying that all of the items were originally his and were stolen from him. The charges facing O.J. include, but are not limited to, two counts of first-degree kidnapping, two counts of robbery with the use of a deadly weapon, burglary while in possession of a deadly weapon and two counts of assault with a deadly weapon. The number of years in prison Simpson could get from all of these charges is up in the hundreds. So, what was worth so much to Juice that he would risk multiple life sentences to get back? Well, one of the items that Juice was so desperately trying to get his hands on was the suit See BRUNNER Page 12 Sideline Real Salt Lake played in front of a season-record Dally Sportsllne 24,633 fans Wednesday night, Jim Thome, DH many of whom originally (CHW) bought tickets to see David 3-4, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 3 R Beckham dazzle Rice-Eccles Stadium for the Los Angeles Galaxy. With Beckham stuck in U Schedule Los Angeles because of an SOCCER injury, Landon Donovan reThurs., Sept. 20 7:30 p.m. minded the fans of his own Utah Utes vs. Cal Poly Mustangs brilliance. @ Ute Field RSL and the Galaxy played WOMEN'S TENNIS to a 2-2 draw that featured a Sept. 20-21 All Day wild final 15 minutes of play. Utah Utes at BYU Invitational Donovan confirmed him@Provo self as one of MLS's finest by scoring a goal and assisting VOLLEYBALL another to earn his club one Fri., Sept. 218 p.m. points in the standings. Utah Utes vs. Colorado St. Rams Donovan equalized the @ Crimson Court (HPER E-101) match at 1-1 in the 79th minFOOTBALL ute with a top-shelf penalty Sat, Sept. 22 7 p.m. strike. Utah Utes at UNLV Rebels The penalty developed @ 5am Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev, when RSL's Jean MartialKipre took down an attacking MLS Standings Mike Randolph four yards inEastern Conference side the penalty area. T Pts. W Team Referee Terry Vaughan quickly pointed to the spot D.C. United 49 and Donovan's score ensued. New England 13 45 Donovan then helped put his New York 11 10 37 club in command only min36 10 Kansas City utes later. 10 30 Chicago In the 85th minute, Dono10 28 Columbus van slipped a through ball to 13 21 a slicing Gavin Glinton, who Toronto FC buried his shot into in the Western Conference bottom left corner. W L T Pts Team RSL coach Jason Kreis de13 Houston 45 scribed the play as a "crucial, Chivas USA 13 44 crucial mistake by a defender." FC Dallas 39 12 Real then capitalized on a 10 Colorado 29 Galaxy mistake one minute Real Salt Lake 13 20 later. Los Angeles 18 13 Kyle Beckerman took possession of the ball for RSL MLS Scoreboard and moved into the offensive Wednesday, Sept. 20 third before charging toward Real Salt Lake 2, L A Galaxy 2 the penalty area. A Los Angeles defender fouled him, setting up a free kick. MLS Schedule Javier Morales, who enThursday Sept. 20 tered the match in the 84th Chicago Fire @ FC Dallas minute, stepped up to take the kick. Saturday Sept 22 The Argentine curled the Columbus Crew @TorontoFC ball from five yards outside of the penalty box just left New England @ New York of center over the wall and Colorado Rapids @ Real Salt Lake into the bottom right corner Kansas City Wizards @ Chivas USA to score the first goal of his D.C. United @ Chicago Fire short MLS career and also FC Dallas @ L A Galaxy square the match at 2-2. "I came in with a lot of desire to do something," MoCOUCH POTATO GUIDE rales said. "I knew we didn't THURSDAY 20 have a whole lot of time so I College Football thought, 'Hey, I'll go in and 5:30 p.m. Texas A&M @ Miami ESPN2 do what I can to get us a reMajor League Soccer sult.1" 6 p.m. Chicago @ Dallas ESPN Real broke open the scorFRIDAY 21 ing in the 56th minute thanks Major League Baseball to the play of the club's most 5 p.m. Brewers @ Braves ESPN Andy Williams dribbles down the field Wednesday at the Real Salt Lake Game against the LA Galaxy. RSL tied See 2-2 and will take on the Colorado Rapids Saturday at home. REAL Page 12 Utes continue homestand Natalie Dicou STAFF WRITER Over the past several seasons, the U women's soccer team has been very clear about its intentions on its home field: just win. Last weekend, the Utes (3-2-1) sent Idaho State and Oregon home with defeats and kept their record at Ute Field perfect. Tonight the Utes are set to play Cal Poly in what might be a third straight notch in the win column. While Cal Poly's 1-5 record is less than impressive, the Mustangs have played a difficult schedule and have lost by one goal four times. "We're kind of expecting a very hungry, desperate team," head coach Rich Manning said. "They're always hardworking anyway." Traditionally, the Mustangs are a tough team to beat. In fact, in the only game the Utes and Mustangs have contested, Cal Poly destroyed Utah 8-0. But that was 1997. Ten years later, the Utes—who have been to five NCAA tournaments straight—are a different team. "Cal Poly has kind of been the flagship program for the Big West conference in the past 10 years," Manning said. they'll be dangerous on corner kicks and free kicks," Manning said. Both the Idaho State and Oregon matches last week put the Utes in unique situations, and Manning was pleased with how his team responded. On Friday, lightning caused a frustrating two-hour delay and an expected 7:30 p.m. kickoff was bumped back to 9:30 p.m. The Utes faced more adversity during the match itself when they fell behind 2-1 late in the game. But Utah rallied and when the long night was finally over, the Utes had escaped with a 3-2 overtime win. Still fatigued from the latenight overtime thriller on Friday, the Utes played Oregon Sunday afternoon. Once again, the weather might have played a factor—instead of lightning, it was the heat on Sunday. "The games provided a challenge of mental toughness," Manning said. "Seeing the kids come back from that was very encouraging." Manning founo\ further encouragement from the Utes' defense, which See SOCCER Page 12 College Football 6 p.m. Oklahoma @Tulsa ESPN2 SATURDAY 22 College Football 1:30 p.m. South Carolina @ LSU CBS College Football 5:45 p.m. Georgia @ Alabama ESPN SUNDAY 23 National Football League 11 a.m. Chargers @ Packers CBS National Football League 6:15 p.m. Cowboys @ Bears NBC Upcoming MLB Series American League National League OAK KC TOR BOS BAL CHW SEA at at at at at at at CLE DET NYY TB TEX MIN LAA PIT MIL PHI NYM HOU COL CIN LAD at at at at at at at at CHC ATL WAS FLA STL SD SF ARI By the numbers : 1.5 434 21 The number of games ? the Red Sox currently • lead the New York Yan-? kees in the AL East after dropping five of their last six games. The number of miles U students have to drive from campus to Sin City to watch the Utes play UNLV on Saturday. ' The age U students should be if they want > to properly enjoy themselves in Las Vegas. Why U hate BYU "ITecauseTnve-year plan for a BYU freshman includes finding a mate, marrying that person, having two childrep and then spending the next four years', magnifying his or her calling." To submit your own BYU complaint, email: tpizza@chronicle.utah.edu |