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_8 CBS, SEC might strike deal SEC athletics directors met yesterday in Birmingham, Ala., an rumors of a possible contract with CBS to televise the conf ence's football and basketball games. CBS Sports President Neal Pilson said "conversations are goi nn " hut he wasn't oreoared to comment further on the reooi CBS recently lost its NFL broadcasting rights. SEC teams are part of the 64-member College Football As: ciation, which has a contract with ABC-TV through 1995. If t SEC were to bolt for CBS, it could lead the way for other ? ferences or individual schools to negotiate their own deals. T CFA is composed of all the major conferences except the Big and Pacific 10. CBS apparently wants to package the SEC and the Big E conferences for a possible $25 million to $30 million. With i Big 10 and Pac-10 under contract to ABC, the SEC/Big East pa age could leave conferences such as the Southwest, Atlantic Co and Big Eight without any television deals by 1996. Blue Devils, Tar Heels set to battle The newest No. 1 team in college basketball is the Duke B1 Devils. Their first task of staying at the top is a tough one as tl travel the 10 or so miles down highway 15-501 to challen the No. 2 UNC Tar Heels Thursday. Duke (15-1) leads the A< with only one conference loss. UNC (17-3) has lost at Geor Tech and Virginia in conference play. The upset bug continued Monday as No. 25 Missouri rac past No. 4 Kansas 79-67 in Columbia, Mo. The Tigers (15-2, 0 Big Eight) were paced by Melvin Booker's 16 points a now lead the conference by two games. The Jayhawks (19-3, 2 Big Eight) were led by Steve Woodberry's 19 points. Richland NE's Davis arrested Richland Northeast High School basketball star Nicky Da was arrested on armed robbery charges Saturday night. Da allegedly held a BB pistol to the back of a man's head. Davis a a cohort were apparently to be paid $50 each by Clarence Jose II for robbing a man of his Rolex watch. Richland NE is ranked ninth in this week's USA TODAY Su| 25 high school basketball rankings. Baseball signings The Chicago White Sox agreed to terms Monday with th baseman Robin Ventura on a four-year, $20,575 million contn Ventura, who hit .262 with 22 home runs and 94 RBIs this p season and won his third consecutive Gold Glove, now has inc tives in his contract for MVP and Gold Glove awards. The white Sox now have $50 million invested in the corn of their infield. They signed first baseman Frank Thomas t four-year, $29 million contract extension Oct. 26. Designated hitter-outfielder Bo Jackson won't be returning the White Sox, however. On Monday, Jackson signed a one-year contract wort possible $2 million with incentives to play with the Califor Angels. The Atlanta Braves agreed to terms Monday with pitcher K Mercker, and the St. Louis Cardinals signed veteran pitcher F Sutcliffe to a minor-league contract and invited him to spr training. Today's sports on TV College Basketball: Maryland at Virginia (ESPN, 7 p.m.) Loyola (III.) at DePaul (WGN. 8 p.m.) St. John's at Villanova (ESPN, 9 p.m.) NBA Basketball: Orlando at Atlanta (TBS, 7:35 p.m.) O C The Chevrolet/Geo Motor Division is pr ' S: Office of 202 1 ft:iiSp#i'rii? '&M. ' ! Y T Universi Parr V-^dJUL V m Sp n LSU to cl erBy JIMMY DeBUTTS continues t ng Assistant Sports Editor season. He ts. i he L5U l lgers visit t-rariK Mcouire Arena at 8:05 tonight to take on the t'ie SEC. 1 5{> men's basketball team. rebounds; he The game will be televised by Jeffer- ranks 24th _ son Pilot Sports, which may be a bad 'ng 'ist w'^ omen for the Gamecocks (5-11, 2-5), ues on his c who have lost all six previous tele- 'sh his care vised games this season. The Tigers Emmett 1 (9-7, 3-4) lead the overall series, having ty- He's no 351 won two of the three meetings. 'n rebound he Leading the Tigers this season are Wiley with ck- Jamie Brandon, Clarence Ceasar and his past fou ast Ronnie Henderson. Brandon, a senior more than : forward, leads LSU in scoring with 17.3 Hall is a a game and is tied with Ceasar, a junior 1-3 blocks forward, in rebounding with 6.3 a game. and Hall in < Ceasar is averaging 13 5 points and forward Anc uc 3-5 steals per game. the team in lcy Henderson, a freshman guard, is aver- game. Bost ge aging 24 minutes a game but is sec- scoring. CC ond on the team in scoring with 16.6 Junior p gia points per game. He is LSU's best continued -I??u 1 1 UA ;c JJiaytl Ull Li I w U^lllll, LUIILI lUULIIlg J.J LVLIVJ. uv 10 ecj rebounds and 1.4 steals a game. averaging ^ The Gamecocks will have a test in ball averaging 9 j control when they take on LSU, because For the fi the Tigers are forcing 21.4 turnovers per Gamecocks game. LSU has turned those turnovers percent frc into 251 points, for an average of 15.7 team. USC points per game. The Tigers are also its shots fr good at turning the ball over them- fourth in t vis selves, which they have done 264 times better agair vis this season. 70.5 percer n(j USC senior forward Jamie Watson Andy Bo; ph x,. Johnson wins award From Staff Reports r Lady Gamecock basketball ~ s player Shannon Johnson was C rd named SEC Player of the tct. Week for the week of Jan. .. "CtefjTH C tast 23 through Jan. 30. . -9 v en- Johnson, who won the ^ ri |1 award for the second time - - f ers this season, averaged 34 *" 1 o a points, six rebounds, four , , - assists, 2.5 steals and 1.5 . / . s blocks in two games. She shot f' 6. V f \ 't0 48 percent from the field (25- ?1~"s? "l 52) and converted 86 percent son c h a from the line (12-14). ' nia The sophomore guard had an outstanding week, ( scoring 42 points Wednesday against East Ten- s ent ing HEVRD oud to be associated with your campus intrar i Wallyball ! ?f Divisions offered: I i Women I \ J Men I I Co-Rec I I J Entry fee: none I R iccxii' up Campus Reel Blatt'F.E. Cefil iry fH' ~ Februair r begins Feb. 1 EHVi s it y HlRlMe^oll ^ "t ^ le (Samecocft torts hallense 0 lead the Gamecocks this Mathews and Durrar is averaging 18.8 points per shooting more than 7 1 puts him fifth in scoring in charity stripe. 4e s also averaging 6.9 Consistently getl i game. Watson currently , , ,, & . ' has been a problem f on the USC all-time scor- t i 1,087 points. If he contin- th,s season> but 11 urrent pace, Watson will fin- Bostick or Watson. er 16th on the all-time list. in dunks this season lall has been struggling late- son is close behind s* w tied for first in the SEC cock record for most ling with Auburn's Aubrey is held by Edmond W 9.6 rebounds a game. In ed 36 m 1992.93 r games, he's averaging just Gamecocks, seven boards. veraging 14.8 points and shorthanded all seaso a game. Joining Watson w'tb limiting playinj double-digit scoring is junior Mathews. The freshn ly Bostick, who is second on a hip pointer in the f i scoring with 16.3 points a 29 Georgia game a ick is eighth in the SEC in points in just more . , Paying time, oint guard Carey Rich has , ,, r ^ In limited playing to piay wen For me uame- * i fourth in the SEC in assists, freshman center G 5.2 a game. Rich is also has shown potential. . 1 points a contest. playing time against C rst time in five seasons, the points and six rebou are shooting more than 65 After tonight's ? ,m the free throw line as a cocks p|ay six of thd is hitting 68.8 percent of , , , ... . , on the road. Eight o om the line, putting them he SEC. USC is shooting are in the SEC- with 1 isc SEC foes, connecting on on'7 non-conference it of its shots. USC will face Ole stick, Emmett Hall, Donnie Saturday in Oxford, I for second time lessee State University, including 30 points in the econd half, breaking the previous school record ?f 41 points set by Katrina Anderson in 1978. The performance is the fifth-best all-time :ffort in SEC history and the most since 1987, vhen Georgia's Katrina McClain posted 43 points. Friday against Georgia, she posted 21 of her 26 >oints in the second half to lead the Gamecocks n scoring. The Hartsville native leads the Gamecocks in coring, averaging 24.7 a game, steals (52) and issists (97). She leads the SEC in scoring and ranks !0th in rebounding (6.5), 10th in field goal perentage (47.1), fifth in three-point percentage (39 ), 12th in free throw percentage (67.7), fifth in assists 5.1) and fourth in steals (2.7). Nationally, Johnon is ranked seventh in scoring. \ ILEX nural sports and activities. Softball )ivisions offered: AT vomen 'raternity |esMenceHaII|j? den's Open IfRBffl i?SS S^lfee;eation sr y lO 3 -X'SS ramural 1 use toi ing easy baskets > !* O1 4 'jM |V 5 or the Gamecocks K isn't the fault of .M^'V . Bostick leads USC itij with Watrith 15. The Gamedunks in a season .A Bj who recordwho have played n, will have to deal UjtT^JBNt |JjfM I time for Oonnie tan guard suffered aP^B irst half of the ifter scoring five H than a minute of Nj3 time this season, eorge Formanek M In four minutes of |i9 ieorgia, he had five nds ;ame, the Gameir final nine games f their opponents 31emson being the f?e Sophomore Norm Greene Miss at 8:30 p.m. Georgia Saturday afternooi Miss at 8 p.m. at the Coliseum Women athletes tc From Staff Reports rie iN USC will honor 15 outstanding tor women athletes at the beginning of ^igh tonight's men's basketball game against ria,)c LSU othe The awards presentation is one of the ^.( events USC will sponsor to celebrate j ^ National Girls and Women in Sports Day s at the university. Two athletes from each ness women's team will be honored. Along with the presentation, the |eve| women's teams will have a display on yj the concourse level of the Coliseum on ?on the Greene Street side. The display will pr0j be available for viewing as the doors an(j open for the women's game against Fur- brin man as well as throughout the men's The game. Girl "Honoring the outstanding achieve- Nat ments of women athletes at South Wor Carolina serves two purposes," said Lau- datii Kn/> >r saf*. frm IF YOU WANT TO IN THE REAL ^ CDCMn A CTUCCTIJ kjl A-jJL 11V XI kJAjlTXXjVX X Walt Disney World Co. representatives will an information session for Undergraduate Si Walt Disney World SUMMER/FALL '94 Coif WHEN: Thursda 7:00 pm WHERE: Belk Audit* Administn Summer/ ? The Walt Disney Co. A" E BOOK NOW 151 GULF-FRONT ROOMS IN THE PANAMA CITY BEACH. WORLD-CL/ CLUBS, ATTRACTIONS AND RESTAUR, BEACH ACTIVITIES ON THE PREMISE! CffilMJ (EES MOTEL 1252! fenama Cit * Ffer person, quad occupancy. 4, 5 and 6 d Reservations and advance deposit required. Ri Rates do not Include tax or transportation ; One parking permit per standard room. Wednesday, February 2, 1994 light David Mandrell/The Gamecock goes up for a layup against a. The Gamecocks take on LSU > be honored lassa, senior women's administra"It puts in front of the public the level of student-athletes that we : here at the University and hopeprovides a source of inspiration for r young women athletes." >C will recognize the women athand their teams Feb. 8 prior to the of the women's game against Tenee. The display will also be available ing the game on the concourse I. le national day was proclaimed by gress in 1987 to recognize the ;ress of girls and women in sports the benefits sports and fitness can g to the lives of all girls and women, event is organized nationally by s Inc., Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., ional Association of Girls and ^ nen in Sport, Women's Sports FounDn and YWCA of the U.S.A. ir ii>. 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