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SPORTSLOOK fn Baseball or so WASHINGTON (AP)?A 40-day break, a lost World Series and a new mediator changed nothing in the baseball talks. ^ There was no substance discussed ^ today at all," union head Donald Fehr said after the sides met for 90 minutes. ^ Mediator W J. Usery, hired Fri day by the Clinton Administration, 38 said the next session will be in five -a i i * r " l 1 lo iu days, dux ne win speaK wnn wj each side before then. The meeting ve was the fourth since the strike be- si] gan Aug. 12. L) Clubs had until midnight to de- ^ ride whether to offer salary arbitra- m tion to 42 players covered by the restriction on repeat free agency with- ^ in a five-year span. ^ NEW YORK (AP)?Bob Hamelin, ^ who inherited Kansas City's desig- la nated hitting job from George Brett, was selected the AL rookie of the N year. Hamelin, the first DH to win the award, received 26 of 28 first-place 2C votes and three seconds for 134 points Pi in balloting by the Baseball Writers b( Association of America. He hit .282 g, with 24 homers and 65 RBIs. ^ ARLINGTON, Texas (AP)?John- ^ ny Oates, fired by Baltimore after the Orioles finished second in the AL m East at 63-49, signed a two-year con- 31 tract to manage the Texas Rangers. The 48-year-old Oates, 291-270 N in three seasons with Baltimore, replaces Kevin Kennedy, who was fired last week and hired by Boston on qi Tuesday. fo ir NEW YORK (AP)?Atlanta's Greg V( Maddux, almost certain to win his fe third straight Cy Young Award next week, replaced San Francisco's Bar- -T ly Bonds as the top player in the com- g. puter rankings with a 97.705 ranking on a scale of 100. Bonds was second at 97.662, followed by Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox at 97.5, according to ^ the rankings released by the Elias 0 Snnrfa Rnrean n U^/WX WJ i^Ui ^uu. Hie rankings, used to determine k ^ jE. ~W OPENS FF ATATH * & I ?e-agent compensation, are based i statistics from the last two seans. allege Basketball LAS VEGAS (AP) ? Hours after _ *1 Q f? LlJLlV U1U tt ?pi.O UlllilUIl JLOICWC11 tu )llie Massdmino, Athletic Director m Weaver resigned after failing to re former assistant Tim Grgurich i the new coach. Interim president Kenny Guinn, tio gained approval from the Unirsity of Nevada regents to end Mastnino's two-year tenure, said UNI would try to hire an interim coach id leave wait on a permanent coach itil next year. Grgurich, an assistant with the &ttle SuperSonics, reportedly linked eaver with former administrators Ik) drove former coach Jerry Tarkann from the university. HL With the NHL lockout now in its Ith day, league spokesman Arthur ncus said an announcement will i made "soon" on ticket refunds, m Jose, Anaheim and Los Angeles inounced their own policies, with te Sharks giving their 15,200 seain-ticket holders options to have oney refunded in the event games e canceled. FL NEW YORK (AP) ? Kansas City larterback Joe Montana, who threw r 393 yards and three touchdowns i the Chiefs' 31-28 victory over Dens' on Monday night, is the AFC ofinsive player of the week. New York Jets safety Brian Washigton was selected the top defenive player and Cleveland punter om Tupa was honored on special jams. In the NFC, San Francisco quarirback Steve Young was honored ti offense, Arizona cornerback Aeeas Williams on defense and Dalis safety Bill Bates on special teams. wenp i it IIDAY, OCT IEATRE NE USC travels tc JIMMY PeBUTTS Sports Editor wh The University of South Carolina football team travels to Nashville, Tenn., tomorrow to battle SEC foe Vanderbilt in an important game for both teams. . The game will be televised as the Jef- ^ ferson Pilot SEC Game of the Week. 1118 Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. The Gamecocks (4-3,3-2 SEC), who g1 have given up 97 points in their last two games, need this game to keep any hope i.ai of postseason play. The Commodores (33,1-3 SEC) are coming off a huge win ^01 over Georgia between the hedges in Athens. Carolina has picked up offensively a^ in the last two weeks, putting 78 points on the board, but the defense has not been effective since the ISU game. Steve Taneyhill seems to have the offense down now, passing for four touchdowns against Mississippi State and throwing for 200 ? yards and one interception. *or The Gamecocks managed just 125 ^ yards on the ground against MSU, while aa3 the Bulldogs ran for 254 yards, with Micheal Davis leading the attack with ?0E 120 yards. USC gave up 380 total yards I0? to the Bulldogs and five touchdowns, The South Carolina ground game, J tot Knicks win bat STEPHANE SIMON Staff Writer Cc Last Thursday marked in the return ^ of the NBA preseason as the New York Knicks took on the Philadelphia 76ers in North Charleston Coliseum. The w. Knicks, a loser to Houston in the *94 Fi- m nals, rolled over the 76ers, 112-83. 76er coach and General Manager 01 John Lucas said both teams appeared m to have different ambitions as the teams w prepare for the upcoming season. "We've got a long way to go. They ^ (the Knicks) are a team that is on a mission, and we looked like a team that was " afraid," Lucas said. ?* In fact, the game was played pri- Pj marily under one basket soon after the P1 opening tip-off, as the 76ers trailed by . 13 points at the half. The game was ^ highlighted by questionable referee calls ^ due to the new hand-checking rule. The game was played in a atmosDhere uncharacteristic of the Knicks, I ?? I but the play in the paint showed once ri again the Knicks still mean business. ^ HP JE9 .x. .^.. ^.ar% Jl~ OBER 21 ST AR YOU I > Nashville ich had been the key to success in th ir wins, was held to just 95 yard dnst MSU, and the Gamecocks wer d without a rushing touchdown ii game. Taneyhill was tied with Star Pritchett for second on the team i] hing in the MSU game with 12 yards Vanderbilt has been led this seasoi quarterback Ronnie Gordon who ha own seven touchdowns this seasor ilbacks Jermaine Johnson and Clii sse each have two touchdowns for th mmoders. Defensively, the Commodores ar :hored by the play of linebacker Gei Collins, who leads the team with 5 kles. Linebacker Mark Jefcoat am e safety Eric Vance have also playe for Vanderbilt, with over 30 tackle heir credit. Carolina will be without the service lophomore linebacker Robert Smitl the remainder of the season. Heai ch Brad Scott suspended Smith Mon f for the rest of the season. "Robert needs to spend more time t icentrate on some areas other thai tball right now," Scott said. "lie is, ented young man who is well-likei his teammates and coaches. We wan lave Robert back in our program nex tie over 76er >ach Pat Riley confirmed that the Knid main a defensive force in spite of tl ange in the rules. "We are no less physical than v ere last year, but if s all about tec que now," Riley said. Knick stars Derrick Harper and Jo] tarks combined for 34 points and isists, while Anthony Mason finish ith 15 points, seven boards, and fi jsists. The 76ers were led by Llo; aniels who had 15 points. As usual with preseason games, t intest was highlighted by the preser 'this year's rookies. The Knicks* m< rominent newcomer is Heisman Ti hy winner Charlie Ward. Ward h ) points, five assists and four rebour i just 19 minutes. He seemed to be p cularly at ease during fastbreaks wi harles Smith. Tve been trying to take advanta F every opportunity. The guy who h sally been helping me is Greg Antl y. He didn't have to do it, but he's be le biggest help for me," Ward sa TYTTTTTTTTTTT Wu. masks makeu AllMY/N 1 1(>21 MAIN S bXEZZXZXXXZZ U l 1 V \ < IDG BOOKS to take on upi -- - v ^ . i s Trua freshman Ben Washington will g son and will try to pick up the Gamec< 5 spring, provided he fulfills his academ- M h ic responsibilities throughout the the re- Bi ^ mainder of the semester." w l" In a reserve role this season, Smith W had played in three games with one tack- a' 0 le and one caused fumble. a The Gamecocks will have to hold on- tei a to the ball better in tomorrows game to ne d remain in contention. Carolina quar- ne J teibacks threw two interceptions against da S ill tUOilCSlUU Iis The 76ers have a good stable of rookie ies as well. Texas grad B J. Tyler showed his quickness and great ball-handling ire skills and finished with 14 points and h- three assists. The down side of his play was six turnovers and shooting only 33 in percent. 11 The main attraction for the 76ers ed was rookie forward and Clemson alumve nus Sharone Wright, who finished with yd nine points, seven boards, and a block. Sharone started out real strong, but he he faded like a cheap suit," Lucas said, ice Wright was pleased with his perfor?t mance and understood he was playing "o- against two of the best forwards in the ad game in Antony Mason and Charles Oakids ley. ar- "I learned a lot in one night... being ith around guys like Mason and Oakley. Charles was saying things to me during < ge the game, some things I had never even ? ? LAAMM 4-V?rvwx iirAivt flmofl urlian AkBtt^O<l3SV V ) j ^ / jr ? .5 liSiilv as IlealU UC1UIC, UUl uicic ncic iiiiihto nuui 10- he didn't say anything and just focused en on his game. That's what makes them id. so good," Wright said. oodS^Nl 1p costumes wigs rj IVY STORE | THEET 352-1350 &j >dFor start1',-' KIM TRUETT The Gamecock et his second start c7 the sea>ck's defense. SU. Taneyhill's interception gave the llldogs the ball inside the 10-yard line, hich led to a touchdown. Blake illiamson's was returned 26 yards for ID. USCs schedule only gets harder afr their date with Vanderbilt The Tensssee Volunteers come to Columbia xt Saturday, followed by a trip to Florii on Nov. 12. klsiUIiiiilMHHI Throughout the season, the Gamecock Staff will be making predictions on the scores. See how your predici ons compare. 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