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Cameron < The Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. ? That the crazies in Cameron Indoor Stadium booed a bunch of basketball players isn't news. The flash is that they booed their own Duke basketball team. True, they weren't the lusty, echoing boos that might be heard in a professional arena. But they were audible. And they were just some of the reactions after the Blue Devils fell to their fifth straight loss, 77-60, to North Carolina State. "Hey, Mario," one of the pep band's members yelled to another. "Just 240 more days until football season." In front of the band, the percussionist banged his drum slowly, although it had to hurt because he was using his forehead. The student section, generally the last bastion to fall when times get tough at Duke, was beginning to get surly WednesNiekro and Bra close to deal if The Associated Press Schuerholz a nrr a xrm a tki ?i \r nor 49 'wmnimm IfSC's ai student leadership mmmimmM Highlights ol A networking luncheon, where L the region to snare ideas and conce A reception for students intereste Lunch and continental breakfast A full day's worth of informative ? Fundraising ? Presentations ? Greek issues ? Student Media ? Alcohol and Drug Edi AlLAiM 1A ? rnil INieKTO r"1 and the Atlanta Braves, in- Niekro volved in a messy divorce 12 1987 seaso: years ago, are courting again record afte as a result of the major-league his 22 majc players strike. with the Bi Niekro, less than three leased in Oc months shy of his 56th birth- fo ur m or e day, said Wednesday that he American has been contacted by a Na- turned to tl tional League team to discuss farewell sta his availability as a strike re- "There's placement. ties hi life. ] The Atlanta'-Joumal Con- at the age f stitution reported Thursday Niekro said that the team is the Braves, leballer, it'i "I would certainly listen, ferent than see whafs available and what 1 throw a ki the deal is," Niekro said by same speed telephone from his home in It still danc Flowery Branch, Ga., on the Spring 1 shore of Lake Lanier. "My aim four weeks, feels better now than it has ers have s; in 10 years." ahead with He said he expected to replacemen meet with representatives of them a mini the team today. day. The reg "What more natural de- on strike Ai velopment could there be?" Niekro v Braves general manager John the team h< is a Natior Crazies tin day night. Some of them were pointing a finger in the direction of interim coach Pete Gaudet, who is replacing Mike Krzyzewski as he continues his rehabilitation from back surgery. Others were taking out their frustration over the losing streak at individual players. One student vented his ire at reserve guard Kenny Blakeney. "Give it up, give it up," the student screamed, worried that if Blakeney held the ball much longer, he'd give it up to the Wolfpack. Still others are frying to figure out who the Blue Devils will face in the National Invitation Tournament and where they'll be traveling. "Its like everyone around here expects us to win in Cameron. We expect to win in Cameron," Duke guard Jeff Capel said. "It seems like the weight of the world is on our shoulders. In some ways, I feel like ives could be strike continue told the newspa- and that he was askec and his brother Joe, 5( retired after the a former major-league n with a 318-274 er, were interested in r spending 18 of ing. ir-league seasons "His ears are open," 1 aves. He was re- said of his brother, tober 1983, played He said it is too ea seasons in the comment on the chai League and re- drawing the ire of forms le Braves for one current maj or-league irt. crossing their picket a lot of possibili- "All I know is there's I've never looked interest, and I'm inter actor. They did," in sitting down and liste 1. "With a knuck- he said, s completely dif- Niekro managed th in power pitchers, orado Silver Bullets nuckleball at the women's professional i I did 20 years ago. last season. Joe Niekr es." pitching coach. Both hav -raining upens m txiey wuuiu reiuiii mi a and baseball own- er season, aid they will go "I threw for a halfthe season using 45 minutes every day las t players, paying in batting practice," mum $628.42 per Niekro said. TTd also stai jular players went ing around throwing k iig. 12. leballs and sinkers, an rould say only that start thinking.... If s lil j has talked with ing a bicycle." lal League team WfeM k SLTC 15 i Feb. 4,1995 How mudi biffSstral $15 for USC-Columbia ^ ? this year's SLTC incl ISC student leaders can meet with c rns about their organizations ;d in careers in student affairs and interesting sessions on such di ? Advising ? Marketing Skills to Emp ? Graduate Education ? Job Search Myths jcation ? Great Meetings iitual Student Leadership 1 rill return for Hs ninth yec iWwsiic '9S?* The Russell Hous rningon] we're letting down Duke basketball ti dition." The focus of all the despair is a Du team long accustomed to success but ve short on chemistry. Three freshmen a trying to find their niche with a juni and two seniors. In the locker room, t Blue Devils didn't hear the disparagi comments, and they weren't making ai either. "At some point, it's got to come 1 gether," said forward Cherokee Pari "This is definitely not typical of our tea with Coack K or without Coach K" Parks also said defense used to be t catalyst for Duke's attack. In their k three games, the Blue Devils have be burned by Randolph Childress of Wa Forest, Cory Alexander of Virginia a Ishua Benjamin of N.C. State. In each stance, the three players made up foi slow first half with a strong second hz Sanders, 3S most vali lifhe ), also pitch- The Associated Press play- WASHINGTON ? E ons running back Barry ^iekro and Miami Dolphins que Dan Marino were choser rly to fellow players as the most ice of NFL players this season, sr and They gained the hono srs by ing by the National Footba line. Players Association, some Sanders led the NFL ested ing with 1,883 yards anc ning," threw for 4,453 yards and downs. e Col- Sanders' teammate, R i, the who led the league in r( team, kickoffs with 1,276 yards, - ...? tui f/m onopiol toama nlav J WaS VU tuju U|/V/V/1U1 fVUI IIU |/1UJ e said NFC. moth- Reggie White, who h< Green Bay Packers finish hour, league defensive efficie it year Bruce Smith of the Buff: ' Phil who had 10 sacks, were1 rt fool- fensive linemen of the ye: nuck- Another Dolphin, Ri d you Webb, who anchored a lin Le rid- lowed the fewest sacks ar AFC in total yards per g; I Ipi raining lonreKnct iron Feb. 4! ffg? MiO? e ion? tudents a students i us Activities Center . lude: >ther leaders from across iverse topics as: loyers Blue Devils ^a- With Alexander, his effort helped the Cavaliers overcome a 23-point deficit and ke take a double-overtime victory, ay "One of the things that teams feared ire in us is our defense," Parks said, t seems or like teams can't wait to get on offense to he play against us. Individually, we've just ng got to step up and play a lot tougher." ly, Especially frustrating to Capel is the two national championship banners that to- hang among others that chronicle the cs. team's achievements in Cameron. They m, represent a history that this year's team is finding difficult to maintain, he "I can't speak for the whole team, but ist for me it does," said Capel when asked if en losing in the face of past successes bothke ers him. "It's just weird. I've never been nd in a situation where I've lost two games in- in a row. Now, we've lost five in a row, r a and I think if s at a point now where our ilf. team is questioning 'Can we win?'" Marino named Liable by NFLPA picked as offensive lineman of the etroit Li- year. William Roaf of the New OrSanders leans Saints was selected No. 1 NFC irterback offensive lineman, i by their Ken Harvey of the Washington ; valuable Redskins was the top linebacker in the NFC and the San Diego Charg- * rs in vot- ers" Junior Seau and Kevin Greene ill League of the Pittsburgh Steelers tied for the honor in the AFC. Seau had 155 in rush- tackles, and Greene led the league I Marino with 14 sacks. 30 touch- Others getting top honors in the voting by nearly 90 percent of NFL lei Gray, players were: iturning ? AFC Special Teams Player, Erwas vot- ic Metcalf, Cleveland Browns. rer in the ? AFC Offensive Rookie, Marshall Faulk, Indianapolis Colts, ilped the ? AFC Defensive Back, Rod Woodfourth in son, Pittsburgh Steelers. n cy, an d ? AFC Defensive Rookie, Antonio alo Bills, Langham, Cleveland Browns, yoted de- ? NFC Offensive Rookie, Errict ar. Rhett, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ichmond ? NFC Defensive Back, Deion e that al- Sanders, San Francisco 49ers. id led the ? NFC Defensive Rookie, Bryant ime, was Young, San Francisco 49ers. TT7 waxa *4 V sX -- You learn quickly, Gr ; i ^2^!^ a *1 I Columbia's Con fM\ a II LI Studer I Sign u[ anc for en o Must pre 925 1/2 Hu Hockey's r< teach base jtt jimmy P. DeBUTTS Qnnrte PHitnr Now that hockey has solved its labor dispute, maybe Major t League Baseball can work out its differences before spring training starts. Regardless of what some owners think, no real basebafl fan wants to see replacement players in games that count. The lack of a labor agreement ended play last season and the chances of several players to break longstanding records. Ken Griffey Jr., Frank Johnson and Jeff Bagwell put up tremendous numbers, but they, as well as the fans, were cheated from the opportunity to see if they could establish new records. Baseball shot itself in the foot in 1994. Young players had sparked interest in baseball at a time when basketball and football were quickly becoming the nation's pastimes. Baseball couldnt afford to lose any popularity. With the loss of the World Series, football and basketball took the fan support that would have went to baseball. Although I have lost iust about all interest in baseball, I still love to watch Griffey put one in the upper deck or Big Frank battle Clemens. FULL COU flnll Ji Read Game n.Wa: Learr DJtn " Mont Rm 3 - . :V ... runy ^-^0 * beCOI >,/ -V-.: : alteri TR/ i { i ...%::-::i:v'::>':|:j:|:::v... Call asshopper. Don't 1 L- . _ . ! _ n i e i i c . ' ' ' ' : ' iplete Cross-tra ; >Y vk . SC Special its, Faculty and Sta ) before January 2( J get membership tire Spring semesft 'NLY $90.00 sent this ad for special r ger Street 256 istart should ball a lesson This is the year Cal Ripken should break the consecutive games-played record. He may not get a chance to fulfill that incredible accomplishment this year if the owners bring in scrubs to play. It's bad enough that last year was never finished, and I don't think fans are going to shell out big money to see replacement players. If management and the players can't come to an agreement, fans won't be the ones struggling. The hockey and basketball playoffs will pot fans thrmicrh t.ho spring, and the NFL will start training camp in July, so I won't cry if people making a minimum of $100,000 don't work. , Baseball is losing fan support and money by suggesting that replacement players could be just as entertaining as the superstars. The players and management have to decide that the fans are the people to make happy. If they don't, by the time they reach an agreement, there will be no fans lining up to pay admission. I hope there will be a real baseball season this year. There are millions of fans who have waited nine months to see baseball and are sick of the fighting between management and the players. I want tn bear the crack of the bat the smell of beer and peanuts and a drunken Harry Carey singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame." RT PRESS. cock Sports PS son. 1 how. Sign up now for WUSC lining sessions beginning iay, January 30 at Russell House 02. The two-part sessions will ou through the basics of ning a DJ at Columbia's only lative radio station. 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