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Team looks to improve by t Volleyballer ^y(5f ^HT ^B vfl Sports Editor tllC Welcome to the wonderful world of the Sportin' Fool, the {0 authority on sports, or at least a guy with a ton of useless knowledge. Let the game begin. On the diamond, the big news is ? the Jose Canseco trade to the flpP^ Texas Rangers for Ruben Sierra, /^?\ a Bobby Witt and Jeff Russell. Can \^yj you say desperate for pitching, ^ Oakland fans? V % Witt is 9-13 with a 4.46 ERA , and Jeff Russell will be nothing but a set-up man for the Eck. Both This & if of them will be free agents at the Part ser^ end of the year. Adios Oakland. ?y AND Who cares what happens in the Staff Writ AL West anyway? The ai Get this, the most exciting race For th in baseball is the AL East among the Gam Toronto, Baltimore and emphasis Milwaukee. And boredom reigns Bobby supreme. Pass the Sominex. Carolina News Flash! Cleveland and at quarte Seattle are in last place, and they whose I both are better than the Los quarterba Angeles Dodgeballers. emerged Edgar Martinez ? the best hit- starter ter in baseball. Too bad he plays against G for Nintendo ? I mean Seattle. Highly Please, Montreal, beat out back Ste' Pittsburgh for the NL East crown. much att I'm sick and tired of watching the whether Pirates get whupped by the West. stantial n TV e timo tn rricpmonnp pIcp o TTl ? xi o uiiic xv/ givv ov/xiivv/nw viov a ?5CC<ilf5 chance to lose to the Braves. running Cubs lose! Cubs lose! Cubs emphasij lose! running <; Shut up Atlanta fans, you win UtiJizii the National League by default. for budd Hey CBS, wouldn't you love to to take u have the McKenzie Brothers duties. A Series? Go Jays, Go Expos, eh. man yea Crash go the ratings. Bennett What ever happened to the primary Cincinnatti Red Crosses? Rob De You may now cheer for Atlanta "Blood at if you remember Rick Mahler, a nic Claudell Washington and Ken slashing Oberkfell. Wiiburn Wasn't Minnesota in first place a few days ago? How can Oakland be in first? What happened to the "W" White.Sox? Wasn't Texas sup- % nk posed to win this year? V \ Braves over Jays in six. Extra! Joe Montana out until October. Wait a second while I d,. a 11 tx? n strip naked and dance around ~ ~7~ Thomas Cooper. Hey, Thurman, found your helmet yet? p ^ If I hear how great the NFC East is one more time, I'm going "We'v to rip the head off my Joe Gibbs . ? w voodoo doll. 1 Mark Rypien and Desmond gaifte ne Howard are the two highest paid ^m fOCU, Redskins. Whaddya think about ver,^g that, Art Monk, Ricky Sanders, j r . u Gary Clark, Darryl Green and Jim ..f10 ina Lachey? ' If Troy Aikman plays quarterback for Dallas all year, not only q*\?' will it be a miracle, but Michael a . ^ Irvin won't be the best receiver in the NFL. Buerlein can go deep, ^hen the See FOOL page 11 I I leaps and bounds s start 2nd BJ By NANCY Sports Editor The Lady team will tx in the South< | fall. Coming o SEC, South a 13-24 ovei SEC mark. "With om and two sc enough expe | done," head 8 said. The Lady four experier outside hit Diane Mitch athletes USC hitter. "If anyon spring, it wa "She was by tant and be Diane maim attitude she will be one ( ters." Amy lannc games as a 1 sive hitter. "Amy did after the bai Foi C's "Fighting Game SEC. The Georgia have a chance. Eve the key to any suc< .:55 playing time. _ fY'1 *t QQO :i.v-v The wide j Qfe ^ <fff for grabs. WT UameCOCK receivers froi 3J) Football ?;,TS ? Sophomon \e second story of a three- top candidate ?.v passed fron REW BORGERT Robert Brool :er Look for ser r show is over at USC. t0 see a lot e first time in six years, converted coi ecocks will not have an Unfortunatel on passing. recruit Mono Fuller's departure leaves f?r tke season with a lot of inexperience Tight end 1 rback. Wright Mitchell, race between ather was an All-SEC Foster and tck at Georgia Tech, has Cambell. C< 1 from the pack as the experienced c for Saturday's opener has made gn reorgia. fall and wil -touted freshman quater- major playing ve taneymu nas receivea uses c ention, but time will tell anchored by this translates into sub- and Kevin R< tinutes on the field. is Marty's "1 ?e of tremendous depth at sidered a pr back, USC will place because of 1 i on the traditional SEC strength and ;ame. * Senior Antoii ig the two-back set, look more Vincenl ing star Brandon Bennett starting guard p the bulk of the running As a who fter a record-setting fresh- team on pape ir, the question is how bigger and f will adjust to being the tions, but the offensive threat. Junior will present a Boer gives the team a cially to th< ad Guts" back, which will Good product e contrast to Bennett's backs and ofl style. Sophomore Terry t0 take some will challenge DeBocr for comers. foods ca ssociated Press Brio Carolina coach Sparky Woods pre- Piay onday he has his best Gamecock G but said the opener against No. 14 seas< >n Saturday just bee ins a "frightenduie. " Woe e got to look at one game at a botft oods told reporters at his first pre- ^ W ws conference of the season. "If fsric s on the schedule as a whole, it's &e itening. pass if you think about just South yard; vs. Georgia ... on Saturday, it looks ^ at deal of fun." who i for South Carolina, 3-6-2 a year s(>n' y not greet the Gamecocks at ishec s 8:05 kickoff in the school's first yard e Southeastern Conference. Gi be interested to see how they do men y turn the lights on" at Williams- UP a Sport: season in I SALOMONSKY needs to improv but that part wi Gamecocks vplleyball saidigin its second season ' he setter posi eastern Conference this by sophomore Jo< returns to the squ; ff a slow start in the ter- started al Carolina finished with a?? a?d was rail record and a 1-13 Gamecock to pla> "We are very e senior, five juniors work ethic Jodi s )phomores we have summer months, i ;rience to get the job hard and came ba coach Bonnie Kenny cally fit and read; said. Gamecocks will have The middle set iced players to fill the important one ter position. Junior Gamecocks. USC ell will be one of the per game in 1991 looks to as an outside enough for secc SEC. e had a phenomenal USC has three s Diane," Kenny said, blockers in the S far our most consis- at toe net will c st outside hitter. If Ralston, Amy C ains the competitive Jennifer Guess, had this spring, she Ralston was t )f our key outside hit- 1991 wito a .27( was second on tl xxarri, who started 25 for fourth with 2 reshman, is an explo- Her 95 block as third on the team a great job of going conference. II in the spring. She "Libby just nee ~~~~ 7~Z i " ur days a cock" football squai *' m JL Bulldogs will be in n head coach Spark 4 1 1 ' ' ! iH H % tI 1 1 \ '?>>' .* M ;ess for the Gameco ' : :: \':: ' ' ' ' ::: ' '::' . . : eceiver position is up USC's top three H n last year graduated, will be getting imme- ^ time, i Asim Penny is the to carry on the torch i former standouts cs and Eddie Miller, dor Stacey Robinson of action as well as merback Toby Cates. y for the team, top / Means is ineligible ooks to be a two-man sophomore Boomer junior Matthew imbell is the more >f the two, but Foster 2at strides since last % J0* i be looking to get ? ^"2 >ffensive line is |J| title" brother, ^is conie Rivwsmd sophoS use j younger players, ion from the running ensive line will help pressure off the new e. Woods said. "Very few of them have ed a great deal of football." eorgia, on the other hand, went 9-3 last >n, won 24-15 against Arkansas in the pendenee Bowl and returns with what kJs feels is a substantial offensive threat, ] running and passing, bods singled out sophomore quarterback Zeicr, who was the SEC's freshman of 1 /ear in 1991 and set school records for ; completions, pass attempts and passing age while starting just six games, ten there are tailback Garrison Hearst, i averaged 6.3 yards per carry last sea- : and flanker Andre Hastings, who fin- i 1 fourth in the SEC in receptions and i s gained. ! a the bright side, Woods said his fresh- 1 and sophomores who will have to short thin junior-senior class are solid. I s 1992 Lac SEC | Volleyba e her technique, f Carolina 11 come, Kenny q tion will be filled I M Thompson. She ad as the lone set1 37 games a year Palmetto Stab the only Lady i,,,..,,,.., . ,,,,.5 ' in every game. " Sept;! -'J: Furn pleased with the W :iV ' Cha howed during the * infill S Go a She really worked " ck to camp physi- ^ / to play," Kenny Southwest' I S ter position is an ... aept Ma ^Ilsoul for the Lady v $ept 19 fr::;:.Bay! had 3.11 blocks IP'S Loui , Which was good |: Gamecock I >nd place in the q s of the top five Sept 25 Cen EC. Strong plays Sept. 26 East oine irom Liooy | " ' lollinsworth and Source:''Sports information lie top hitter in on her technique, so : ) percentage. She more fluid. She has the tie team and tied ^ a dominant player ; 14 blocked solos. Kenny said. ?sists placed her flj-st home SEC i and sixth in the ^ against Mississippi S 9 and then against A ds to work a little qc( j j nd countii i will embark on its town and no one ex y Woods is "frighten >cks may rest in their j|HMnw^HM[w I gi % SC's rushing attack rests on the shoulde * . ::::: ,'y' '*y y 'y y Overall, Woods believes he will field "the best football team we've had" in his four years as head coach . At the same time, "I believe ? w we'll have the most inexperienced football team / Georgia coach Ray Goff isn't buying talk Iff about South Carolina ? Goff said South ^||^PjP^j| Carolina plans to start six w Woods seniors on offense and die Bulldogs will probably start three. On defense, he said, the Gamecocks list three seniors on the starting roster and Georgia , i "So I don't know if I buy all this that hey don't have any experience and don't * - - ly Gamecock irSchedule||g]jj; ISi i3?l i i:J 11 MMMUMjI Classic Tournament Columbia, SC tern Carolina ISi^SiESv-' ^7:00 pm oiis State y? . 12;00 noon ) University Jg . ' 5:00 pm e Invitational Tournament Columbia, SC nan .'< -2:00 pm rleston Southern 6:00 pm Star.10:00 am hrop . ' M 2:00 pm ?xas-$an Antonio 6:00 pm rexas State Tournament an MarcosJX hwest Texas State 30 pm :i<or -::I . . Ill * - yii 12-00 noon siaha Tech 6:00 pm nvltatlonal Tournament olumbla, SC Iral Ftnrirtn 7 00 nm Tennessee State felRtf ' 12:66 noon hem Illinois ;l||p||jS| 5:00 pm.;-. -'***i,^,,-4*T?nsirrBuenfmarnTe^amecocK >he can be "the SEC will be better with potential to four teams ranked in the preseason at the net," top 25, but we will go into every match with the belief that anybody match will can get beat on any given night," tate on Oct. Kenny said, labama on The Spurs and Feathers contributed to this story. ng I toughest battle ever pects the Gamecocks ed" by the SEC. But offensive attack. -m* m mi Fife photo TS of sophomore Brandon Bennett. . : 1 I ;htening" have any seniors," Goff said. "Then we don't either, because we're starting the same number on offense and defense." Asked to size up the Gamecocks. Goff said they always play hard, aggressive defense but had questions about its offensive potential. "Offensively, there's some uncertainty because we're not really sure what they're going to do," he said. Goff cited Gamecock tailback Brandon Bennett as a major threat along with l ull back Rob DeBoer. South Carolina's offensive line was "as big as we'll play all year," he said. It's "a bunch of hogwash" to question whether South Carolina would be competitive in the SEC, Goff said. ,. last two times we played, they beat us," he said. "So if they can't compete, then we shouldn't be in the league either." Ill li! '! v >> ' v.- v.? , ,