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DALLAS (AP)?Dallas Cowboys c<
offensive lineman Erik Williams sus- si
tained a sprained light knee, broken
rib, torn ligaments in his left thumb |
and facial lacerations in an early- lc
morning traffic accident. P
The Department of Public Safe- r
ty said alcohol wasn't a factor in the ci
crash, but speed and fatigue were, &
The Henflrtment said the B-font-6. a
325-pound tackle was driving more
than 75 mph in a 35-mph zone. 1
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP)- Los I
Angeles Raiders coach Art Shell called I
a report he directed a racial slur at b
quarterback Jeff Hostetler "ludicrous" ('
and "a total lie." a
Shell, who is black, and Hostetler, v
who is white, had a shouting match
in a game at Miami on Oct. 16. ES- I
PN reporter Chris Mortensen said 8
Sunday that Shell called Hostetler
"a white something" and later apol- 11
ogized. C
LAKE FOREST, 111. (AP) ? Tim
Worley remained on the Chicago
Rears' roster while the team remained
silent on the running back's latest
problems.
Woriey, a two-time offender of the
NFL's substance-abuse policy, missed
Saturday's flight to Detroit for Sunday's
game with the Lions. The team
and Worley's wife, Becky, did not
know where he was until Sunday af- J
ternoon.
IRVING, Texas (AP)?Dallas Cowboys
owner Jerry Jones wants to build
an NFL theme park, a hall of fame
and restaurants as part of a $200
million expansion of Texas Stadium.
Irving mayor Bobby Joe Raper said
the improvements would include $130
million to $140 million to raise the
stadium's capacity to over 106,000.
NBA
NEW YORK (AP)?Golden State's
David Wood and Minnesota's Howard
Eisley sued the NBA, alleging the
league's salary cap was artificially
reduced this season by $2.75 million
per team.
The suit in federal court in
Newark, N J., contends the NBA low
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y some $74 million, anticipating a
Dntribution to a players' pre-penon
benefit plan.
I HOUSTON (AP) ? Former Bayir
player Marcus Thompson told the
louston Chronicle that coach Darel
Johnson was present when remit
Shannon Brantley copied anivers
to a correspondence-course exm
in August 1993.
Win is
I STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) ?
>aniel Vacek of the Czech Republic
eat Carlos Costa of Spain 6-3,6-7
7-9), 6-1 in the Stockholm Open to
dvance to a second-round match
nth top-seeded Pete Sampras.
I SANTIAGO, Chile (AP)?Secondeeded
Alex Corretja of Spain desated
Luiz Mattar of Brazil 6-3,6-3
a the first round of the Hellman's
'up.
I ESSEN, Germany (AP)?Iva Masli
of Croatia beat Linda HarveyVild
6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (8-6) in
he first round of the Nokia Grand
Vix.
Collegiate Golf
I BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - U.S.
Amateur champion Tiger Woods shot
15-under-par 139 as Stanford took a
O-stroke lead over Auburn in the Jery
Pate National Intercollegiate at
>hoal Creek. Woods, who had rounds
>f 71 and 68, trailed Auburn's Ian Steel
)y three strokes in the individual comjetition.
I The South Carolina Lady Gamesock
golf team shot a three-round toal
of923 to finish in 11th place at the
lady Paladin Invitational in Greenville
Sunday.
Junior Siew-Ai Lim led Carolina
with a final round of 73 to tie for sev;nth
place overall. The native of
Malaysia carded a three round total
)f222. Clarissa Childs also shot a filal
round 73 as she finished tied for
L4th with a total of 225.
Coach Kristi Amey's squad travels
to Myrtle Beach for the Carolyn
Ihidone Invitational on Nov. 4-6.
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RYAN Wl
If you thought the Penn Stf
gan, Auburm-Florida weekend1
then vnn are in for a real treat t
end. The weekend will be hif
by many big games throughout
try. There are also many oth
happening in the world of spor
get to those later.
Pollster problem. This co
ball season has been very ui
many ways, but none seems mi
lent than the fluctuation of th
I mentioned last week my di
when Penn State overtook Nel
the top spot.
Apparently the voters real
mistake, but have not altere
three teams. While mulliing
Hunt reai
MICHAEL FAIRWELL Staff WriU
Carlos Huntfs life just hasn
been the same since he was th
center of controversy of a plaj
er boycott in his home town i
1990.
Now the junior point guar
of the Claflin College baskel
ball team, Hunt reflects on hi
high school years, those suf
posed to be the best of his lif<
and sees them full of contr<
versy. Hunt sees himself as a
ways fighting for what he want
Hunt grew up in Conwa;
S.C. In Conway, Hunt one
seemed welcomed to attend gr
eery stores, many public even
and the mall.
But now, Hunt says, "Whe
I go to eat at public places i
Conway I feel a sense of dii
comfort because people coi
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championshi
poll I noticed an interesting
State only beat out Colora
LSON points. I will get to the sigi
ank ter I cover the big games.
THE Game. No. 2 Color
i. ir v * to Lincoln to battle No. 3 Neb
ite-Michi- ,, t>.
, the winner earning the Big
was huge, D
,. ^ ange Bowl bid.
hl'chted P?or Nebraska, the only
lg team has done is win every
the ooun- . ... . .
., . year, most without the sem
+r h Trn teiback Tommie Frazier, but
' U dropped from first to third i
course of the season. The r
. Wa w esting thing is they still rec.
^ ,. first place votes this week tha
lusualin r,r 0, .
or Penn State.
ore preva- Without Frazier, Nebrask
eAPiooll. , , ?
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iscon en a excellent gan
)ras or ginning to end. Stewart ai
. . provide a great one-two pui
lZBu ineir -n i
j .I i Buffalos.
e ,?p The winner should ren
'over 8 feated for the rest of the yef
ly to leave c<
jr stantly stare at me and make .
^ comments among themselves an
e about me." all
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n ing senior quarterback on the
Conway High School football tlc
d team. Hunt was considered one
t- of the best players in the state ra<
is at his position according to the pk
>- High School Sports Report, tei
5> He was also heavily recruited 1
by many major colleges. Hunt
had high aspirations to play ke
a quarterback at the major college
level.
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q. Hunfs aspirations were ruts
ined during his senior year when
coach Chuck Jordan moved him 80
,n to defensive back for the pur- 00
n poses of bettering the team and
3_ for recruiting reasons. Hunt did te
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"Why play a position tl
1 less skilled at and don
y know anything about \
an play the same position
pand on my skills at that
mlar nnsition " Hunt s
Hunt saw the removs
rially motivated because
iyer that was moved to c
rback was a junior, Mi
ilson, who is a white m?
"Wilson is not by any m
itter than me at the pos
quarterback," Hunt i
Hunt said he believed
ilson was moved to the <
rback position because
n's dad was the assis
ach.
Hunt said the move to
rback wasn't a very wis
non by coach Jordan.
As a result to regain h
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clinch at least a piece of the T
ihampionship. seas<
ler game. The next most im- The]
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ons on the national champi- whal
>otlight, takes place in State p
Penn. The Nittany Lions of
te host a very good Ohio State
team. the t
y believe Penn State is in a no
ition. The Lions should win, Bi
Drobably will not blow out the Bron
v City
'or the winner of Colorado-Ne- year
take over the top spot and hold theii
r the remainder of the season, excil
iled. The Duke Blue Devils
ndefeated after demolishing p/
and out Deacons of Wake For- ^ ,
e is now No. 16 in the nation,
ist of the season is going to be
le Blue Devils last four games /
?t Florida State, Virginia, North petit
and N. C. State. These teams finis
itionally ranked. with
nsy behind, i
iat I sition at quarterback Hunt de
't re- tided to form a player boycot
tiien a week before the beginning c
i and the 1990 football season.
Pf1"" The black players sat ou
laid. the first game in protest. Th
il as players would only agree to pla
i the if Hunt was reinstated as quai
{uar- terback for the Conway Tiger*
ckey The player boycott went o:
^e" for the entire season becaus
leans there were no compromise b<
lib on hiruin .Tnrrian anii Hunt
said. The boycott attracted loci
that and national news, includin
}uar- Sports Illustrated.
During the 1990 football se*
tant son about 40 black player
stopped playing. This is a shod
T1131*- ing number because the tear
e de- consisted of about 65 player
with over 60 percent of the pla;
is po- ers being black. So the coacl
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s weekend
"he first obstacle in the Cinderella
>n is the Seminoles of Florida State.
Noles only scored 17 points at home
veek against Clemson (we all know
t Clemson is like this year).
'or that reason alone I am giving
jame to the Blue Devils, with "Bull"
[win having a huge game running
)all.
licking the system. The Denver
coe, coming off a loss against Kansas
in the Monday night game-of-the,
handed the San Diego Chargers
r first loss of the season. Don't get
ted, the Broncos aren't that good.
ead first Congratualtions to Cari
Divers Vivian Alberty and Laura
ett. Their performances in Satur3
meet against GW and COC were
ol records.
Uberty finished the one-meter comion
with a score of340.8, while Pykett
ihed the three-meter competition
i a score 337.725.
start anew
(- ing staff of the Tigers had to ret
build a new team in a matter
of days.
t Apparently, after ending the
e season 1-11, the rebuilding of
y the team did not work at all.
i "I didn't get what I wanted,
but I did prove my point," says
Hunt. "I am a firm believer to
ie
a_ what I think is right and wrong,
so this is why I see the boycott
j in 1990 as a success for me not
g for the way everyone else sees
it."
Hunt, now a starter for the
*s
t Claflin College basketball team,
D said he looks forward to putting
s the 1990 boycott behind in his
y. life and receiving his masters
i- degree.
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