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Show 6 SPORTS Monday February 4, 2013 Packed powder and bumps, firm snow in the morning and softening in the afternoon. TODAY'S SKI REPORT Alta www.dailyutahchronicle.com 19° / 9 a.m. 31° / 3 p.m. Brighton UPCOMING SPORTS EVENTS WEDNESDAY: Men's Basketball 19° / 9 a.m. 31° / 3 p.m. Canyons 24° / 9 a.m. 37° / 3 p.m. Deer Valley 24° 370 // 93 a.m. p.m. Conditions and weather from utahskiweather.com Snowbird 19° / 9 a.m. GYMNASTICS Utes pull together after injury Matt Ellis Utah @ Oregon State STAFF WRITER 8 p.m. Corvallis, Ore. Utah @ Utah Invitational TBA Loveland, Colo. FRIDAY: Women's Basketball Utah vs. Oregon 7 p.m. Huntsman Center Track & Field Utah @ Husky Invitational All Day Seattle, Wash. PAC-12 STANDINGS MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM CONF OVERALL Arizona 7-2 19-2 Oregon 7-2 18-4 Arizona St. 6-3 17-5 UCLA 6-3 16-6 Stanford 5-4 14-8 California 5-4 13-8 Washington 5-4 13-9 Colorado 4-5 14-7 USC 4-5 9-13 Washington St. 2-7 11-11 2-7 10-11 1-8 11-11 Oregon St. 20° / 9 a.m. 32° / 3 p.m. Solitude 31° / 3 p.m. TINA PARSONS/The Daily Utah Chronicle Corrie Lothrop scores a season-high 9.875 on the beam minutes before her season ended after rupturing her Achilles tendon during floor warm-ups. The Utes might have come away with a comfortable 196.425-195.450 win over Arizona State, but the meet delivered a devastating loss to Utah. All-American Corrie Lothrop, a junior and co-captain, was warming up for her floor exercise when she ruptured her left Achilles tendon, ending her season. She was one of two all-around competitors for the Utes, and said she knew right away that something was wrong. The injury occurred on the takeoff during one of her tumbling passes, and she had to be carried off the floor by trainers. "I told the team we can feel sorry for ourselves for the weekend, but Monday we need to come ready to work," said co-head coach Greg Marsden. "Corrie leaves some big shoes to fill, but we have a team full of talented athletes and others need to step up." Utah will certainly need some inspired performances to fill in for Lothrop. She was ranked 13th in the nation in the all-around with an average score of 39.317. But Friday night certainly wasn't all bad for Utah. Tory Wilson had what might have been the best meet of her collegiate career as she set or matched career-highs on two events. Her night began with a high-flying vault that scored a perfect io from one of the judges and was met with thunderous cheers from the fans in attendance. The 9.975 she scored on the event secured her fourth straight vault title. See GYMNASTICS page 8 Don't be ashamed to Utah's conquest against watch the Super Bowl Buffaloes honors Majerus for its commercials MEN'S BASKETBALL I Ryan McDonald ASST. SPORTS EDITOR ERIN BURNS/The Daily Utah Chronicle Utah's Jason Washburn scored his fourth double-double in conference play with 13 points and 11 rebounds on Saturday. The Utes edged out Colorado 58-55. Rick Majerus did it again. On the day when the late Utah coaching legend was honored by having his famous cream and crimson sweater retired in the rafters of the Huntsman Center, the Utes put forth a good performance en route to beating the Colorado Buffaloes 58-55 on Saturday. The win followed a 19-point victory over Boise State on Dec. 5, Utah's first game after Majerus passed away. But unlike the Utes' dominating win over the Broncos, they almost gave the Buffaloes the game. Utah led by as many as 22 after small forward Cedric Martin banked in a 3-pointer with 12 minutes 28 seconds to play, but Colorado chipped away at the lead and cut it to one on two separate occasions with fewer than two minutes to go. Jarred DuBois and Glen Dean were a combined 4-for-4 from the line in the final 8o seconds to seal the deal and Spencer Dinwiddie's desperation heave at the buzzer was off target. "[We're] thrilled to get the win on a big night here with obviously Coach Majerus' day," said Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak. "Wish it would've been a little prettier at the end, but we will take it." Coming into Saturday's game, the Utes' inability to play with energy cost them a pair of losses. But against the Buffaloes, the Utes were aggressive early and took a 31-25 edge into halftime. Their lead ballooned to 22 during the first eight minutes of the second half as Colorado missed its first io shots of the frame. Utah capitalized by pounding the ball inside to big men Jason Washburn, Jeremy Olsen and Renan Lenz. With starting power forward Jordan Loveridge out because of a knee injury, the trio combined for 28 points, 13 during See RUNNIN' UTES page 8 t's official: I'm a sucker. I've long felt a disdain for the commercialization of the Super Bowl. I didn't pay any attention to the ads. During commercial breaks, I used to think critically about the play calling and defensive packages of the prior possession. Yes, I was annoyed with Super Bowl commercials. Until I wasn't. I finally realized in Super Bowl XLVII that I wasn't some unique sports fan — rather, I'm just like most of the ioo million people who watched the game. Unless my favorite team is in the Super Bowl, I don't care about the outcome. I'm watching because of the social spectacle. And that spectacle is tailored by marketers, not football players. So, in the 47th Super Bowl, I paid more attention to the ads. I would time my bathroom breaks not during the commercials, but during football time before and after. I missed Jacoby Jones' first touchdown and damn near missed his kickoff return. But, by God, I wasn't about to miss a commercial. Rather than focusing on football, I was chuckling at the Audi commercial with the high schooler stealing a kiss at the prom and receiving a black eye because of it. Instead of being disgusted with the 49ers' first-half performance, I was disgusted with the Doritos commercials for the umpteenth-straight Super Bowl. I can tell you Anquan Boldin caught the first touchdown pass just as easily as I can tell you SI Swimsuit model Bar Refaeli was the one kissing that nerd on the GoDaddy ad. The worst was my infatuation with the halftime concert, which has long been the cheekiest aspect of every Super Bowl. But, just as I did JAKE ' BULLING ER x — tor Sports Editor every year, I watched the thing. This year, though, I didn't pretend I was somebody I'm not, some snooty sports fan oblivious to superficial entertainment. I truly enjoyed this year's halftime show. OK, I'll give myself a pass — everybody in America enjoyed watching Beyonce shake what Beyonce shakes during the halftime show. In fact, I'll give myself a pass on the entire thing. There is no reason for me to be ashamed, as I'm finally watching a Super Bowl as an American should. The Super Bowl isn't a football game. Ninety-seven percent of viewers don't really care who wins or follow football all that closely. Super Bowl parties aren't things because everyone in America is that big of a football fan. Marketers have carefully cultivated the sporting event to become a defining night in American culture. So, don't feel guilty watching the ads. Men, there's no reason to sheepishly avert your eyes during that sexy Calvin Klein underwear ad. Embrace the chiseled abs on those gyrating male models — it's the American thing to do. This game isn't about watching football. It's about being bombarded with terrible ads for Doritos and Budweiser. It's about remembering GoDaddy exists once every year. And, marketers hope, it's about purchasing power following the most watched television event in the world. See BULLINGER page 7 |
