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SPORTSLOOK B< BASEBALL A: CINCINNATI (AP) ? A grand Sc jury decided against indicting Deion pr Sanders on a felony charge for his & confrontation with an off-duty po- so lice officer at Riverfront Stadium. The Cincinnati Reds outfielder was 51 indicted on only a first-degree mis- by demeanor of failing to comply with 1 e a police officer's order. rei ra FOOTBALL HTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) ? Phil ur Simms, now a football commenta- ar tor for ESPN, rejected an offer to ar quarterback for the Arizona Cardinals. th Simms' agent, David Fishof, said isl the sides will continue to negoti- gr ate. de Cardinals coach Buddy Ryan av had expressed interest in Simms wi after disappointing play by his three av quarterbacks. Earlier this month, Ryan compared Simms unfavor- tir ably to his Giants replacement, an Dave Brown. mi all BASKETBALL INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AF)?The th< Phoenix Suns sent Cedric Ceballos to the Los Angeles Lakers for a UJ future first-round draft choice af- ' ter the 6-foot-7 forward passed a vo physical and agreed to restructure SE his $2.1 million contract. fez Last season, Ceballos missed 8, the first 29 games after breaking . thi his left foot. He started 43 of 53 0 i games he appeared in. averaging 2-i 19.1 points. . OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) ? Dal- tolas Mavericks' rookie Jason Kidd - jur was i mm edi at.pl v convicted aftar fin pleading no contest in a hit-and- tw run accident. col No one was seriously injured in the early morning accident May 22 US when the former University of Cal- ] ifornia guard's Toyota Land Cruis- Sii er sides wiped another car near the Joi San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, flij Kidd's vehicle flipped over and he Ta initially fled the scene. rai Kidd, who signed a nine-year, Te $60 million contract, will pay a max- of 1 imum $1,000 fine for the misde- ish meanor hit-and run and speeding, na and will serve two years probation. m? Running Sa rPL ft Pam/VAM/VA AS inc dc vcnwi annual ^uiigai cc Vista 5K Race will be held on Oct. na 8 beginning on Laurel Street at Finlay Park. res The South Carolina Bar Pro Ge lar freshman runner immediate impac UZA ACERNO Staff Writer leg Freshman cross country runner 011 Travis Bradv finished 16th in the five- . mile e -*cnt in the Gamecock's first meet gg against UNC-Wilimington and Liber- ^ He was unable to compete in the ^ second meet due to a hip injury. r "For the Charlotte meet, I just {dan n to stay focused and run. My ir\jury wont ma interfere," Brady said. wa While at Spartanburg High School, he was runner-up in the AAAA South . Carolina State Cross Country Cham- J1111 pionship, Region 2 4-A Athlete of the inB Year and state finalist in the mile. "In the Cross Country Champi- tw< onship, I was eight seconds behind with half a mile left. I lost the event, but I tee made up 400 meters in seven seconds" sh< Brady said. "The guy looked over his bal shoulder, saw me coming and just the kicked it the last 20 yards. I guess he was just afraid of losing to me." To] "The hardest part of running in col- vio | zuouCcC Cik Fall 195 j Glenn Bell -J ) Craige Faile ^8 Kellie Fenegan ftWf I Roshella James HS ) Tiffany Jamison Tammy Jones | Jennifer Lewis ! ^ >no Program and the Student Bar 3sociation of the University of >uth Carolina School of Law are esenting the race. Colonial Life Accident Insurance Co. is sponring the event. The race will cover a certified ? course beginning and ending r Finlay Park. Because of prob ms with course permits and scheduling, the race will be held in or shine. Registration will be taken up itil 8 am. on race day. Entry fees e $15 for a long-sleeved t-shirt id $8 without a t-shirt. Awards will be given to the top ree overall male and female finlers, as well as in the various age oups, ranging from 14-and-unr to 65-and-over. Other special fards will also be given. Hie race 11 begin at 8:30 a.m. with the rards ceremony at 9:30 a.m. All runners will be timed. Splitnes will be given at each mile, d a water station will be located dway. Results will be mailed to registered finishers. For more information, contact i South Carolina Bar at 799-6653. SC Volleyball Hie University of South Caroina Ueyball team grabbed their first XU victory of the 1994 season, deiting Ole Miss Friday night, 1515-11,15-2. The team extends sir record to 11-2 overall anr"i1 n the SEC as Ole Miss moves to ) and 0-1 in the conference. South Carolina was led by the im of senior Amy Iannoccari and lior Kori Ermierarat. Iannoccari ished the night with 10 kills and o service aces with Ermigarat llecting 11 kills and five digs. >C Tennis Notre Dame sophomore Ryan nme defeated South Carolina's rge Esqueda 6-1,6-2 in the Ajht quarterfinals of Saturday's r Heel Fall Classic. Simme is iked 34th in the Rolex Collegiate nnis Poll. Esqueda, a member he All-SEC team last spring, fined with a 2-1 record in the tourment Two other Gamecocks, freshin Miller Brice and sophomore ger Vescio, lost three-set matchin the B and C flight quarterfiIs. Hie Gamecock men's tennis team mmes fall play Oct. 7-9 at the orgia Tech Fall Classic in Atita. 'making t at Carolina e is adjusting to the additional tw les in our events," Brady said. While at USC, Brady's goal is to b the top eight so he can run in th C championships in Arkansas. Hi il for the team is for them to have pectable finish. "Winning the NCAA districts i senville is far-fetched. There are s my great teams competing. I jus nt to do well," Brady said. Brady's worst track experience wa : day before the biggest meet of hi iiAi? \rnoy MAU/NAI "WfUll? iWi JV/UI U1 lu^il OUlVA^l. fTllUCpiaj ; basketball in gym class, he sue ned a concussion and was out fo ) weeks. "The worst part was that I left m im without leadership. I guess juldn't have been playing baskel 11," Brady said. "I've learned sine sn." Travis now turns to team captain tn Cronin and James Page for ad e. flood of <DeCta ? \t to congratuta 4 Pledge r.biflI <! ? i ??> Senior Brandon Bennett,seen here 29 yard touchdown run In the fourt Gamecocks JIMMY DeBUTTS Sports Editor The University of South Carolina football team took another step forward Saturday by pummeling the Kentucky Wildcats 23-9 in T^yincrtnn The Gamecocks improved their record to 3-1 on the season, while Kentucky dropped to 1-3. South Carolina's offense was in neutral again in the first half, taking a 10-9 lead into halftime. South Carolina won the flip of the coin and deferred to the second half. Kentucky (1-3) scored first, with Brian Sivinski's 45-yard field goal in the first quarter. Carolina responded with a 48-yard Reed Morton field goal early in the second quarter. The field goal was Morton's longest in his short career at USC. The football hit the cross bar, knicked the upright, bounced on the cross bar a second time and finally went through the goal to tie the score at three. Leading the offensive attack once again was tailback Brandon Bennett. NO. OF 1ST PLACE VOTES 1 FLORIDA 31 2 NEBRASKA 22 J 3 FLORIDA STATE 4 4 PENN STATE 3 5COLORADO 1 6 ARIZONA 7 MICHIGAN 8 NOTRE DAME 9AUBURN 10 TEXAS A&M o 11 ALABAMA 12 WASHINGTON 13 MIAMI ? 14 VIRGINIA TECH e 15 WISCONSIN ia 16 TEXAS 17 WASHINGTON ST. a 18 NORTH CAROLINA 19 SOUTHERN CAL n 20 OHIO ST. 21 OKLAHOMA 0 22 N.C. STATE 't 23 KANSAS ST. 24 COLORADO ST. 3 25 ILLINOIS s OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Kansas 41, UCLA 39. Utah 34. Duke 26, Georgia J- 22, Syracuse 18, Virginia 18, Mississippi l. State 13, Baylor 7, South Carolina 2, Stanford 2, Texas Tech 2, Western r Michigan 2, Bowling Green 1, Brigham Young 1, Indiana 1. v AP/GAMECOCK GRAPHICS I Read ligma ?Pi I te the I ! Class I Edward Lo Cicero | r> a: m uicuiui wiauii v I Joe Schroeder | Tami Simpson | Allison Sprawls | Sheila Swanson Missy Taylor | I ^k\^^HB|MB JKjgc^fcy m llftt ... ' ' ::'f f. > :.. .'. . , :V. .... against Louisiana Tech, led the Gamec h quarter. i thrash Wild Bennett ran for 122 yards on 24 carries. He also caught six passes for 33 yards. Quarterback Steve Taneyhill also had a big game for the Gamecocks. The junior signal caller passed for 254 yards. Taneyhill connected on 25 of 38 passes and did not turn the ball over. South Carolina's running game got a big boost from Stanley Pritchett. Pritch ett continued to punish opposing defenses by rushing for 91 yards on Saturday. The versatile back also caught five passes for 58 yards. Preseason expectations were finally realized in the second half when Car Gamec The University of South ( C0( Tick One ticket gets yoi USC Stude Rus GENERAL PUE OCTOBER 6,199 I I I I ; Sponsored by Pi Kapp For i^ore informatin, call 777-' sp^ial assistance for disat oima s offense gelled and effectively moved the ball down the field. The offense has not rolled up big numbers in the first half of their ballgames so far this season. By wearing down the defense in the first half, the line is creating holes for the running backs allowing the Gamecocks to put points on the board. Monty Means got his first two touchdown receptions of his Gamecock career against the Wildcats. The first came in the second quarter. Taneyhill hit Means in the middle of the end zone from nine yards out to give USC a 10-3 lead. His second sealed the victoiy for the Gamecocks. With 3:38 left in the game, Taneyhill connected with Means for a 52-yard touchdown that gave USC a commanding 23-9 lead. All told, the South Carolina offense amassed 475 yards. What a difference a year makes. In last year's contest at Williams-Brice Stadium, Carolina took r alO-point lead into the fourth quarter, t but fell flat, allowing the Wildcats to c win the game 21-17. * This year, USC scored 13 points in the final quarter, while the defense did ? not allow Kentucky to put any points 0 on the board in the second half. Defensively the Gamecocks are still ^ improving, especially the secondary. Af- c ter giving up 24 points to Georgia in the opening game, Carolina has not allowed r more than 10 points in any game. In the * three consecutive wins, USC has only e given up one touchdown in 12 quarters. ^ Reggie Richardson had an excellent ? " *' WfeJ'"'''<' I: <:'%ty^,-' : jl" ocks to victory over Kentucky. Bennc I C\Ck A Lixus, zd-y ill Bennett bowls ov MICHAEL BAUR Staff Writer s From Heisman Trophy winner a George Rogers to current Cincinnati 1( Bengal Harold Green, USC football S has produced many successful run- ^ ning backs. Current senior tailback Brandon Ben- jM nett hopes his name will be added to that list. The Taylors, S.C., na- ^ tive and Riverside High t| product has consistently ^ proven to be one of the best backs in the SEC. In USC's 23-9 victory over Kentucky on Saturday, || Bennett rushed for his third consecutive 100-yard BENNETT game with 24 carries, 122 yards and one touchdown. This per- a formance moved Bennett into fifth place past Johnnie Wright on the all- & time rushing list. Despite this and w numerous other honors, Bennett re- ^ mains focused on his task. Tve got a job to perform," he said. a1 "If Fm not doing the right things on ^ the field, then those honors don't mean S1 a whole lot." h Heavily recruited out of high school, e) Bennett came to USC simply because his brother had attended and he knew 01 some of the players. Despite enormous & light in Lexington. He made two in- pi erceptions, including one in the tourth [uarter that took away any chance Ken- tl ucky had of making a comeback. p] USC once again forced turnovers to hi ?ve the offense a chance of putting points ai ?n the board. cl Lee Wiggins forced a fumble after a >ig Kentucky pass play, and the Game- tr ocks made three interceptions. 01 One area that will need improve- gi Qent before the LSU game is special U earns play. Marty Simpson missed an pi xtra point and kick return coverage gi las hurt the Gamecocks this season, G living the opposition good starting field ock Sp /ai uuiia picociuo. CKFE Komecomina pep \ A 1 ;ets On Sale N< i into the Opening Night NTS: $2 with ID available O ?sell House Information Centei 3LIC: ADMISSION to the 4 6:15pm STATE F COCKY Carolina Band Coquettes USc Football Team Student Organization Skits FIREWORKS FINALE! a Phi Fraternity & The USC / 7130. Patf for, in part, by student acl )ilities, please contact the Cockfest C rip;. IP" .1w ImBS RpKBB % H|p I^^BPjJJ^ BjSj^^^B i MApr. ** ' *^L<. mmml' " - * * - - . | : Tr VAN HCPE The Gamecock ?tt ran for 122 yards, Including a Lexington er competition access his first three years, Bennett nd his teammates posted consecutive >sing seasons under former coach parky Woods. According to Bennett, le difference between Woods and current coach Brad Scott can kt be summed up in one word: k enthusiasm. "Coach Scott has a lot of enthusiasm and places a big emphasis on teamwork in talking to you as an individual," Bennett ayed against undefeated Auburn, this ime will be a serious challenge for the amecocks. KickofT is set for 7 p.m. EST. orts. elf Ml rally W OW of the State Fair NLY at the r w> IAI t hAIH AIR GROUNDS Vthletic Department ivity fee>- People needing JommitteO at 777-7130. said. Although USC will soon face tough SEC opponents such as LSU and Florida, Bennett feels the team's chances in the conference re very good. "I feel we stack up real good," he aid. "We're coining together as a team ith each game and have some of the est talent in the SEC." With his career coming to a close t USC, Bennett hopes to improve his lances as an NFL draft pick next oring. As for his legacy, he hopes to i remembered simply as a great playr and person. "I would like to be remembered as le of the best running backs at USC id that I always have had something Dod to say." isition. One key to South Carolina holding leir lead was on a fourth down punt lay when punter Derwin Jeffcoat was it, giving the Gamecocks a first down id a chance to take more time off the ock. Carolina has a tough game this week, aveling to Baton Rouge, La. to take i the Tigers. LSU was idle Saturday, ving them two weeks to prepare for SC. Considering how tough the Tigers