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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
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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
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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."
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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
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^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
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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.
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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."
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