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> Gamecocks By TONY SANTORI Staff Writer I Despite a school record-tying lH shooting performance by Troy * McKoy, and a career-high 16 ( rebounds by junior Emmett Hall, the Gamecock basketball team dropped a squeaker to the Georgia ?J| Bulldogs by an 88-87 score. In a game that came down to C the final possession, both teams ** were hot from the field; however, Nor no player was registering higher in degrees Fahrenheit than the swing- on man McKoy. Wa The 6-foot-6 senior from East Sot Hartford, Conn., lit up the sec Bulldogs for 24 points on an 1 astounding 11 -for-11 shooting jun from the field, as well as two free a n throws. an When it came down to "crunch inc time," though, the Bulldogs sim- afte ply made the crucial play where less USC failed. Ge After leading at halftime by Jac two, the Gamecocks relied heavily foil and Out with the Lemme get this Steinhrenner back vv^ lost your minds? Have you all forgotten the reign of terror he presided over in New I'M T H O R S York? Obviously, you have. Of course, as long as you are broki letting him back into New York, why the f; don't you let perennial drug casualty Pe Steve "Nose Candy" Howe come on th back to the Yankees? Oops, you tie tl already have. sion, While you are at it, why not go all At the way and let all the criminals play he's i in New York? I can see it now. At Patrolling the outfields will be the Trail f South's favorite crackhead Otis toon Nixon, track dopeman Butch keep Reynolds and Canadian candyman old g Ben Johnson. The only problem is Be that Nixon can only play center field, luck since those long, white lines in left what and right would distract him too Si much. Amei Now we can't discriminate against need See the IS Mummenscl: Three mime artists use props ant some of the wildest, warmest, fui creatures around. See the magi< Koger Center March 31 7:3( AH OOlo HAUf OAM i i^rvcio ui i ouit i IWII ai v^al (J Office. Call 777-7228 to cl 4- i4 < uticjr IB II Thif program it paid for* ii ^ B All program ire rob)act to changt du SP > fall in final sect JamSCOCkS; T. McKoy P?2 11 (9-16) J.Watson 1 Jdofls?.J cslIong 3 Q o t0\ C.Jackson 1 50 (lo-lZ) A. Bennett t >cy Salomonsky/The Gamecock McKoy, Hall and Jamie the 'Dawgs on top by one. I itson. The trio scored all of Jackson's only hoop in the s< jth Carolina's 41 points in the stanza, ond half. Rather than go to the n VIcKoy hit a double-clutch combusting McKoy, iper in the lane with just under Gamecocks looked to Watsi linute left to play to give USC try to regain the lead, and 87-85 lead and close out his With an apparent open lane I redible shooting night. Then, basket, Watson dribbled and < :r missing a reverse layup with ... only to have the ball di ; than half a minute remaining, off his left foot and out of bo orgia forward Cleveland Gamecock fans' hearts tra kson took a pass in the corner close behind, owing a loose- ball scramble With the game on the line, I drilled a three-pointer to put had what they wanted. A sla old, in with the oldi ZZT" the hardened criminals, Mike Tyson? You want powei jj| since baseball has no better? Hey, New York, lock u llll morals anyway (See: daughters. The real designated Marge Schott). Thus, the is coming. Not only that, but Ci H infield will be a little imagine a hot night on the tow more hardened. sisting of Tyson and the At first base, how Blazers? about the "Gamblin' Manager is an easy selection Man" Art Schliester. we go to the undisputed ki i We'll put him there, sleazy sports and look for the Rsn since his horses never puted king of sleazy manager finished there. Plus, he need someone who will feel at E N can make small-money in New York, someone who h wagers. He is, after all, numbers and served hard tir ; (playing arena football), with manslaughter. Ladies and gent ans and his second baseman .... I give you the next manager te Rose. Who better to have out Yankees, Don King. Let's get ie diamond? Sure, there's the lit- to rumble! ling about the lifetime suspen- As long as we're in New but this is baseball after all. have I got news for you. Sure shortstop, Alan Wiggins. Oops, have all heard about the tragi dead. the World Trade Center. S< shortstop, the entire Portland groups have claimed respons Blazers franchise. What a pla- -for-the bombing, but I ha\ that ought to be. At least it'll inside scoop. It wasn't the Se them away from the 14-year- the Croatians or the Canadians, iris. Has anyone seen the USC iried under third base for good Team lately? Think about it. W will be Jimmy Hoffa. Look the NCAA Swimming and I ka AiA f . /" ! .u.. n:~ a _ 11^ 1U1 uic wiaina. v^iicuiipiUllollipJd ill UlC Dig /AJJ nee the Yankees are in the can see it now, "Home Alone ! rican League, they will naturally USC Swim Team in New Yorl a designated hitter. What about sure to be a blast. It's ham. It's eggs. /lagic: It's thought provoki ,sBreakfas ? Y Golden h Spur 7:45 P Jf Wednesday, March 1 7 Sign up in Russell I I ? inn j black light to create ybt; zuy U[ iniest, imaginary call 777-7130 by March 15 ) p.m. -$10 students ,Una Coliseum box ?||H Pajdforjn large by phone. change du< I .dim aig Dean and Gill think so. i the District LOSE W nbia denied them S P R I I iage license, icided to fight me hear what TRI-chrom Lve to say. EXERCISE ANDOVES YOU ENERGY 100% GUARANTEE ALL YOUR h Vitamins Minerals Organic Fooc Complete Line Macr l put. by stirtant Activity tmmm. 1300 AUGUSTA RD. US a to budgetary and programmtic daclalona. H ONLY 3 MILES FROM USC orts >nds, 88-87 I * UH player, with a path to the basket, prom g1 ints I wilh ll>e baU- ?rjr to I "It there wasn't (a path to the . , , . q :::: basket), I was going to make one", 1S UH>K1 rasf Watson said. "I was going to get ^outhea to the hole. I wasn't trapped. No ley gimmick defenses. I just got in a P intS hurry." 111! The loss, though dampening diree-ga 7 McKoy's spirits, couldn't erase , S "K 0f t -I didn't think I could miss," p " , McKoy said. "I told the guys on p 7? t was die other team they couldn't stop Pauhne scond me. Fortunately for me, every shot Junior went in." Cervent early The loss drops the Gamecocks singles the to 9-16 overall, and 5-10 in the seemed crr/^ Other n an to SEC. win. USC closes out the regular seato the son at home Saturday versus 7th- began drove ranked Vanderbilt before traveling Davies : 2flect to Lexington for the SEOtourna- aiu-i \ unds, ment next weekend. 1 e tiling The Gamecocks will take on the second Alabama Crimson Tide in the first Alisha USC round of the tournament next Look shing Thursday. | ?W, so er wBsamsfmsiBri iW ImI^ miji r, who p your you KentUCky ^ First- ? ng,?' unois" jK home Vanderbilt ( ne for I/SOU! lemen, R^# MSU (11) {L==T= of the <J[* ready ly you ^ f^xhe Arkansas (9) l" It's 1 It's biscuits. ng conversation about (JSC. it with the President V? part by student activity fees. Program subject to > to funding or programmatic changes 1 , npiiBj | EIGHT OVER i\) 1G BREAK V I IEAUH FOOD NEEDS: Grains All Natural Cosmetics Plea Is Food Supplements of Bodybuilding Products obiotlc Products #1 W.COLUMBIA, S.C. 796-0768 HT STUDENT DISCOUNT WITH ID 1 * imen's tennis team still king for first SEC victory taff Reports . Heels' Freddy Uihlien after earning USC women's tennis team ^ree match points at five singles, ng for its first victory in the ' he frustration tor Coach Elkins' istern Conference today as team continued at the sixth posir, \ : ~^ tinn ac epninr MotholiA A^or?ir\ lrvct U1I OUliC ai Z, "Vfti mo oviiiv/1 i ^uuuuiv nvaviu iuoi a 4-1 third-set lead to UNC's Lady Gamecocks, riding a Scotti Thomas and was defeated 6ime losing streak, suffered 4, 3-6, 6-4. oss to the University of Junior Claire Hammond expects Carolina in Chapel Hill to return to the singles lineup today y. For UNC, fifth-ranked because of Davies' ankle injury, jurney defeated sophomore Hammond posted a 18-10 record Rodriguez 6-1, 6-0, and last year after seeing action primarHelen Crook beat Arlana jly at the five and six singles posi:a 6-3, 6-1, at the top two tions. spots. South Carolina As a team, the Lady Gamecocks to be in command of every are a combined 23-23 in singles tatch on court. The Lady action against conference competiicks' bad luck, however, tion. when sophomore Victoria The Lady Gamecocks are hoping suffered a severely sprained history repeats itself during the ind was forced to retire upcoming four-game road swing, lead one set and 4-2 in the South Carolina posted a 3-1 mark -set tiebreaker against on last season's spring road trip, 'ortnoy. The 5-1 win at LSU on the second ing for her eighth win in a stop was the beginning of a sea phomore Heather Cobum son-high eight match winning 6-3, 7-6, (8-6), to the Tar streak. Alabama (5) *1 ~T~ il , ?? . ~ ? I iffill 1) Auburn (2) 1 OleMiss(lO) f PHARMACISTS K* PHYSICAL THERAPISTS PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS Plan a future that soars. Take your science-related degree into the Air Force, and become an officer in the Biomedical Sciences Coips. You'll learn more, you'll grow faster-you'll work with other dedicated professionals in a quality environment where your contributions are needed. In short. VOu'll pain mnrp. of ovprvthino ^ o -J that matters most to you. You and the Air Force. Launch now-call TOLL FREE 1-800-423-USAF __ __ __ eanneWhite e people just see me as Ryan White's mother, and that's just fine with f people refer to me that way for the rest of my life, I'll be tickled to n. I was so proud of that kid, and he knew how much he was loved." MM One week before Christmas in 1984, Jeanne White was told that her son BRyan, a hemophiliac, had contracted the HIV virus from a tainted blood product Ryan's battle for a normal life inspired Jeanne to teach people about the realities Come listen to Jeanne on Monday, March 29 at 8:00pm in the Russell House Ballroom. Prior to Jeanne White's speech, the Ideas and Issues Committee of CPU and the Charlotte Chapter of the sponsor a display of AIDS Memorial Quilt panels of South Carolinians who have died of AIDS. A memorial ceremony will be held March 29 at 7:00pm in the Russell House Ballroom. CPU is accepting Quilt panels from everyone, and after the ceremony, the panels will be mailed to San Francisco to the NAMES Project to be added to the Quilt ise call 777-7130 for information about creating a Quilt panel. ^^5 lp II Ifci* program a pa* for, >a part, fry antfoat actiwty foaa. | ?* ?....a-?, ogratm are tofrjact aa draaga fcaOg alary a?4 programmatic raoati h e Q U j 1 t