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By MATTHEW VALLEE sai
Staff Writer
The Columbia Volleyball Club n0
had its Fourth Annual Triples m<
Crown Tournament this past weekend
at Wilde Wood Polo Field in
Northeast Columbia. m?
Beth Woolly, tournament coordinator,
said 185 teams participated 1111
in the tournament.
"People come from all over the
southeast for this contest," Woolly
said. "We got people from ^
Tennessee, North Carolina and
South Carolina. je]
"Most of these guys play the cir- m
cuit in North and South Carolina
and can go anywhere to play, but do
this is the biggest tournament," she
Gamecock eel
for family sup
By JACK DUNN Gil
Sports Editor
A team of University of South US
Carolina coaches and staff will Co
play against a team from STAR dej
93.5 and WVOC Radio in a charity rea
softball game Friday at 6 p.m. at
Capital City Stadium prior to the Sp
Columbia Mets game. ba]
The game will benefit Family baj
Connection of South Carolina Inc., Jol
a Columbia-based support network ba
for families with children having Cr;
special needs. die
Connie Ginsberg, the executive pei
director of Family Connection, said A1
the support network puts parents in Ga
touch with other parents who have an<
children with physical or mental Po
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"We mainly deal with parents of Ga
Down's syndrome children and foi
children with cerebral palsy," Gii
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Olympic comn
By The Associated Press the
After only a few days into the ot^
Olympic games, athletes are com- ma
plaining about qualification rules nai
for the U.S. team, and the ore
International Olympic Committee
rules in general. a ^
American runners Steve Lewis ter<
and Danny Everett ripped coach
Mel Rosen for including Michael NB
Johnson on the relay team, ahead ha\
of Andrew Valmon, the fourth- ou
place finisher in the 400-meter at Co
last month's Olympic trials. Mc
"Mel Rosen is unprofessional, ml"
inconsistent and has not been truth- leu
ful to Andrew Valmon," Lewis, the '
1988 Olympic 400-meter gold tha
medalist, said. "I will run, but I it,
don't agree with what's going on." cot
Everett, the 1988 Olympic pai
bronze medalist and 1992 Olympic
trials champion, echoed Lewis, his Jar
Santa Monica Track Club team- wo
mate. coi
"I think the coach has mishan- alii
died the situation very seriously," for
he said. "I've lost all respect for
Mel." Le'
The Dream Team's Charles pot
Barkley didn't give a hoot about in
complaints the U.S. pros are unfairly vie
showing up the rest of the world, wo
They easily subdued their toughest
threat, Croatia, 103-70, Monday "fe
night. That, despite a strained knee the
muscle that kept Magic Johnson out dai
the entire second half. His status is Mi
uncertain for the next several games, ou
"I don't think the guys want the wo
games to be close," he said. "We
want DeoDle to realize that we are sat
the best in the world at something. Le
The Japanese make great cars, and ing
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The divisions of play go from the clu
vice to open division, for the membt
3re serious player. The
Woolly said with 185 teams in sough
i tournament there were 45 to 50 while i
itches going on at a time. ment a
rhe teams played in a three-on- Kegi
ee competition for a $600 first Societ)
ice prize on Saturday. Monetary she ap
'ards were also given for the next letting
iir places. The
Competing in the women's divi- sponso
>n were three players from the in whi
idy Gamecocks Volleyball team- the top
n Guess, Lee Anne Pieper and Fiel<
ona Griffith. go tow
On Sunday, a doubles and mixed progra
ubles tournament was also held. a brea
The Columbia Volleyball Club progra
ebs to play [/fj
port group
nsberg said.
"Jon Pritchard, who recruits for
!C, put us in touch with the
Jumbia Mets and the athletics togeth
lartment, and everyone has been years
il supportive," she said. tion.
Gamecock head football coach Wil
arky Woods and assistant foot- bled,
11 coach Rich Bisaccia, assistant root i
seball coaches Randy Davis and easy,
in Sullivan, and assistant basket- Germ
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aig Morris are among some of Unili
: Gamecock athletics department j? ac5
(ouch
rsonnel scheduled to compete. ^
so taking part is former ^ ^
mecock quarterback Todd Ellis yj1(
d WVOC Sports Director Jim matioi
we^- becoi
"We're appreciative to the teams
mecock celebrities and coaches often
r their help in this benefit,"
nsberg said. ,|
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e coaches,
littee rules
y think they make the best. And M
ier than the armed services, this
y be the only thing we're domiit
at in the world. I think it's
at," Barkley said.
Hie ticked off the IOC by writing
irst-person commentary for yesJay's
edition of USA Today.
'The attitude that he and the
tA have that the IOC doesn't
it the authority is very dangers,"
said U.S. Olympic
mmittee spoilsman mikc
>ran. "They are under the same
es and charter as the other athiS."
Barkley said he told the NBA .
t "if they were concerned about u
I wouldn't do it. But they said I Uni
ild write as long as I don't get Chi
d. I don t think it s a big deal. U
USA Today Olympic editor
lice Lloyd indicated the paper Fra
iuld drop Barkley's column in Qg|
mpliance with the rule that _
ows first-person accounts only
hometown publications. Jap
Die IOC also reprimanded Carl a
wis for giving a live report by
table telephone while marching 1X31
the opening ceremony, saying he Bill
dated the Olympic Charter by ^
rking as a journalist.
Lewis was reporting on his
clings and impressions" during
ceremony for the French sports
ly L'Equipe, IOC spokeswoman
chele Verdier said. Lewis previsly
had been warned to stop
irking for the paper.
Athletes can be barred from the
nes for violating the charter, but
wis resolved the matter by say
; he would abide by IOC rules.
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ib is always looking for new
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American Cancer Society
t guidance from the club
unning a fundraising tourna- 9
long with the Triples Crown,
ina Fields, American Cancer 9
! senior area executive, said
preciates the Columbia club
them use their nets.
American Cancer Society
red a six on six tournament .7
ich trophies were given for " *
four places. %
3s said all money raised will
ards research, education, and ~ ~
ms like Reach for Recovery,
st cancer patient visitation Participants
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Commentary gods and ar
By Aaron Sheinin getting auto
Viewpoint Editor basl
are in tryim
, /~\\ , dream of its <
the Olympics. That coming Charles B
er of the naiions every four machi
to fake the spirit of competi- say a vvaikin
who would p
h the Evil Empire disassem- peace-lovin<
who do Americans have to insulted othe
igainst? In years past it was players, thi
The steroid-pumped East beino do'wnri
ans and the Soviets were Pxarti
targets. Germany and the a|, abou(
ed Team have taken their ,
and are now considered ^
!) allies or at least friends. on U,e,cour
leaves the Dream Team as international
cus of American attention. veve
5 Dream Team is an amalga- P3*1 ot te
n of the NBA's best and has t0 ^at hi dec
lie a nightmare for other coat coach C
in these games. Other teams the team plaj
regard the Americans as As far as
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ited States 4 4 8
ified Team 8 5 2
ina 5 7 2
ngary 5 2 1
ince 0 2 5
rmany 2 14
jth Korea 3 0 1
>an 12 1
stralia 112
y 0 13
Igaria 12 0
eden 0 2 1
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graphs and pictures TripleCast, the pay-]
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iarkley is a walking Good, I say. I'm n<
ne and, some would ward to the day w
ig nightmare for those pay $35.99 for the
romote our country as the World Series, v
I diplomats. He has be the wave of the
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ght rude. make more money,
y what the Olympics Speaking of the
now Charles. Be cool, .the Atlanta Braves
If and kick some butt destined to returr
;, but don't cause an Nixon scaled the
incident. Barkley is Saturday to rob the
r, the most interesting Van Slyke of a ?
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Early on Day 4 y
led the medal list wi
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China may not st
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irth Annual Triples Crown Tournament held at
ler Saturday afternoon.
ay from games
at a mess, he gave the Braves another victory
rer-view night- over the Pirates, their opponents in
dertaken, fell this past season's National League
rojected sales. Championship Series,
and millions. The Atlanta crowd was in playDt
looking for- off form, 40,000 bandwagon fans
hen I have to just like last season. The chop was
Super Bowl or running wild, and the fans
/hich seems to wouldn't leave the ballpark when
future, that all the game was finished. They
ise when refer- remained, awestruck.,
etworks try to A month ago, the Braves
seemed like a good team but lackWorld
Series.. ing the power to overtake the Reds
> simply seem who had put up shop in first place.
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outfield wall injuries and clubhouse controversy
Pirates' Andy and are also in second place.
;ame-winning Unless the Braves suffer serious
iny seemed to injury between now and October,
Fulton County the Reds will be relegated to the
lid Nixon save same fate as the rest of the divih
the Braves sion: sitting back and watching a
lit, a homerun, team reach its destiny.
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alls behind pack
petition for medals
}ress Jon Olsen, who was third with
esterday, China 49.63.
ith 12, followed In the women's 400-meter
ss with 10 and freestyle, an event Evans hasn't
eight. lost in six years, she led the entire
ay in that lofty way in her heat to win in 4:09.38.
tormance so far It was well off her world record
ess since its re- 4:03.85 in Seoul four years ago to
ner Games in win the gold,
sence of four Pablo Morales showed in the
i ago in Seoul, 100-meter butterfly Monday that he
*olds with five, could still win at 27, a year older
iverall. than Biondi, even after a three-andjs,
Matt Biondi a-half-year layoff. Nicole Haislett,
jaiined tor the iv, a year younger tnan tvans,
proved women's events are not all
^conds got him going to kids like Japan's Kyoko
freestyle final, Iwasaki, winner of the 200-meter
inly the fourth- breaststroke, or Fu Mingxia, winner
it as teammate of 10-meter platform diving.
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