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SPORTSLOOK
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Running Sa
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inc dc vcnwi annual ^uiigai cc
Vista 5K Race will be held on Oct. na
8 beginning on Laurel Street at Finlay
Park. res
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freshman runner
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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
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) Craige Faile ^8
Kellie Fenegan ftWf
I Roshella James HS
) Tiffany Jamison
Tammy Jones
| Jennifer Lewis
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>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.
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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
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10 TEXAS A&M
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12 WASHINGTON
13 MIAMI
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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.
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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
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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 ?
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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
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?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.
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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