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Sports Look Baseball PITTSBURGH (AP) ? The sale of the Pittsburgh Pirates to cable television entrepreneur John Rigas received preliminary approval from baseball's ownership committee. Rigas will now attempt to negotiate a purchase agreement by Sunday, the exnirntirm nffho aiv-Tnnnfh rlpnrl U VlV/1.1. VI UiV V1VJ W> VIA UAVXXU1 %?w?M line to find a new buyer. NBA NEW YORK (AP) ? New York center Patrick Ewing, who averaged 27 points and 15 rebounds in four victories last week, is the NBA player of the week. nuio nwing LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) ? Walt Disney World will build a 1.1-mile oval track and stage, the first event of the newly-formed Indy Racing League. The entertainment complex is joining the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in sponsoring the Walt Disney World Indy 200 on Jan. 27,1996. Rangers fait squeak past NHL onenin n? A?odatod Pr?? After ending last season on such a high note, the New York Rangers are having a hard time getting off the ground "We are generating a little offense, but we still need to play smarter offensively as well as defensively," captain Mark Messier said after the Rangers were defeated 2-1 by Boston on Monday night. The loss was the second in three games at home for the defending Stanley Cup champions. The Rangers lost their opener to Buffalo 2-1, then beat Montreal 5-2 before Monday nighf s loss at Madison Square Garden. Rookie goaltender Blaine Lacher, playing in only his third professional game, turned in his second straight strong performance, and Don Sweeney scored the go-ahead goal with 5:25 left as the Bruins defeated the Rangers. Lacher, the winning goaltender in Sunday's 4-1 victory over Philadelphia, made 29 saves, with his best work coming in the third period. He gave up only a second-period goal to Stephane Matteau, when Lacher was screened on the shot A A am Oataa aonroH Roaton'a firct You learn quickly '?*wv. iiUCUU V/UbV/tJ OVV1 VV4 lull U 111 UV goal in the first period. "(The two NHL victories) have been the two best days of my life," said Lacher, who had helped Lake Superior State win two NCAA championships in the last three years. Elsewhere Monday night, it was Pittsburgh 6, Florida 5; Winnipeg 5, Chicago 3; and Anaheim 5, Edmonton 4 in overtime. Penguins 6, Panthers 5 Joe Mullen had two goals and an assist as Pittsburgh scored three times in a 3:23 span of the third period to win at Florida. Mullen's second goal of the night tied the score 4-4 and started the Penguins' game-winning rally in the Panthers' home opener. Wax I rTfflT?7T17fTTyTTT^M 1 ' Men's Swiill Di^ng'tSlli i Jan 27 at Georgia * iMiSiSl at;Ciemson/GlI t :'WorfiSSiSiiftSIBivi'S! 1 .,JmZ7,,,3LQWJ0C> ,,,, ? M ? ' Men's lermts illlJl Sill i ^ USC WINTEH ; : 20 INDOOR >: ;&?; 1 :; IMUITATIAKIA11 rPoffil'iitiMiKifitc ;: ! J Jan 25 at Furman i ;^.29:^QEQR3tAr-'ilS Jan 31 CAMPBELL Jan 26 W. CAROLINA vis * Southeastern Conference match ETHAN MYERSON / The Gamecock ah Dnn/fiiinci ; Panthers in g weekend "Pittsburg's got seven or eight guys who are pretty good scorers," Florida's Stu Barnes said. "We gave them too many opportunities. We made some costly mistakes." Jets 5, Blackhawks 3 Goalie Tim Cheveldae stopped 40 shots as Winnipeg won for the first time this season despite being outshot 43-20. Winnipeg (1-1-1) had goals from Thomas Steen, Keith Tkachuk, Alexei Zhamnov, Stephane Quintal and Teemu Selanne. Scoring for visiting Chicago (0-2-0) were Patrick Poulin, Joe Murphy and Gary O?A outer. Tkachuk was thrown out of the game in the second period for fighting. Tkachuk starting battling with Steve Smith after Smith hit him hard from behind and drove him into the boards. Cheveldae said the steady pressure from Chicago probably helped his game. "If you sit there for five or 10 minutes, you get cold in there and start thinking (too much)," he said. Ducks 5, Oilers 4, OT Peter Douris scored with 40 seconds left in overtime as the Anaheim made its 1994-95 home debut with a dramatic victory over Edmonton. The Ducks' Joe Sacco scored with 1:34 remaining in regulation to send the game into overtime. Sacco took the puck in the corner, circled in front and beat Bill Ranford inside the right post. Sacco's goal came 46 seconds after Kirk Maltby's goal gave the Oilers a 43 lead. Tom Kurvers scored two goals for Anaheim, and rookie Paul Kariya had a goal and an assist. The Ducks' victory before a sellout crowd of 17,174 overshadowed a twogoal performance by Edmonton's Roman Oksiuta, and three assists by Oilers teammate Mike Stapleton. "It was unbelievable" Anaheim coach n iin e : a- i.1 ll ivon Wilson saiu, reiernng 10 uie ivueicoaster swings in the game. "That's as tired as I've ever been after a game." on. Wa Le YSSS&xJ*. . lviv Rr \ h\ r r Cc r, Grasshopper. Don't Carolina lo l Lady Paladins standing in the vay of coach Nancy Wilson's >00th career win. IIMMY DeBUTTS Sports Editor The USC women's basketball team rawlq tn Fnrman tonieht to take on the jady Paladins. The Lady Gamecocks (8-7,11-5 SEC) ire coming off a 85-62 loss to No. 14 Alibama in Tuscaloosa. Junior Shannon Fohnson led Carolina in scoring \yith 19 joints. Christi Timmons and Jenny Ranlall also scored in double figures for JSC. Alabama led by six at halftime and jut the game away in the second half, jutscoring USC 47-30 in the half. The Lady Gamecocks continued to throw up ;he three pointers. Carolina attempted 43 treys, hitting 14 of them. Alabama hit eight of k their 25 shots from JHIH behind the arch. A fny South Carolina ^Bl , 1 would give head ^ 1coach 200 wins at USC. She currently J has 392 career, combined with her Wilson ' ~~ 193 wins at the College of m?I vuai icotuii. Johnson has led the Lady Gamecocks in scoring in all but one game this season. She is averaging 23.1 points per game. She is third in the team in steals Carolina bask ft LARRY W WILLIAMS Out of Bounds This past Saturday, the defending national champion Arkansas Razoibacks rolled into Columbia to take on the heavily undermatched underdog South Carolina Gamecock basketball team. The 3-10 Gamecocks were also undermanned. Coach Eddie Fogler had a "wealth" of eight players to rotate onto the court to try and compete with a platooning Arkansas squad that gets just about as many bench points as the starters tally Not to mention that Arkansas' worst player could easily start for this year's Gamecock club. Every one of the fans in attendance at the Frank McGuire Arena that afternoon and those at home watching it on the tube agreed it could, (pardon the expression, us Gamecock fans need no definition), "get ugly." The Cocks fought valiantly that day and gave it everything they had for a half and even led by four at the break. But, as they all say (and as Coach Fogler said afterwards), it takes two halves to play a basketball game. Carolina wilted in the second half against a tumed-up-a-notch-or-two Razorback team. Big man Corliss Williamson lived up to his billing and wait up, down, left and right over the Gamecocks. From wi xoff. arn how. Sign up now for WUSC training sessions beginning Dnday, January 30 at Russell House a 302. The two-part sessions will i you through the basics of rnminp a D1 at Columbia's onlv ernative radio station. RAINING SCHEDULE SESSION 1 6-8 p.m. MON., Jan. 30 RH 302 TUES., Jan. 31 RH 305 SESSION 2 6-8p.m. WED., FEB. 1 RH 302 THURS., FEB 2 RH 305 WiSCM M ALTERNATIVE ? 0.5 ill 777-6576 for more info. t forget to breathe. oks to rebo Cindy Kelly and the Lady Gamecock game at Furman. A victory over the L with 34 and first in free throw shooting, g; shooting 67 percent. Johnson also leads the team in rebounds with 95. si Cindy Kelly is the only other Caroli- d na player averaging in double figures. 3, Kelly is contributing 12.2 points a con- E test. Timmons and Randall are averag- p ing 9.7 and 9.4 points respectively. tl Timmons leads the team in steals with 44 and has hit the most three point a. shots (32). Kelly is currently second on G the team in rebounds, averaging 5.3 a fi etball will take After it was all said and done, Carolina had suffered its eleventh loss of the season and Arkansas had taken yet another step in their journey to another NCAA Championship. I'm going to take this time to commend each one of the South Carolina Gamecock basketball players. They take losing with dignity, assured that this is just a building block for better things to come. While they could be whining and dying about the bad hand they were dealt, they instead take it in stride, knowing r?4- 4-V?io io o xrnlnr?V?la 1 oonninrr Avrvari. uiai tino 1 ss a vaiuaui^ V/A^vi I ence for the future. We should think about the two seniors on this year's squad, Carey Rich and Andy Bostick. These are the players who should be remembered. Do you think for a moment these men envisioned losing more than winning, being undermanned by other deeper, stronger and better SEC teams? Not at all. Everyone dreams, and I'm sure these players were no exception when they signed on to come to Columbia. Congratulations Carey and Andy. If I could have given you two from Columbia and Florence presents for Christmas, it would have been two red shirts so you could sit out this season and be a part of the next one we are all looking forward to. Other players on this year's squad, be patient, your time is coming! Ifs hard not to get excited when thinking about the prospects of our team in the near fu ly downto Attention All Students! FREE Money is currently available for College Students Nationwide. Over $6 Billion in aid is now available from private sector grants & scholarships. All students are eligible to receive some sort of aid regardless of grades, income, or parent's income. Let us help you. For more information call: Student Financial Services 1-800-263-6495 ext. F53742 IT 1 rlT r llljkiMjlw B p und agains i prepare to rebound from Sunday'* ady Paladins would give USC coach ame. fai Wilson's team has received a lot of h? lpport from the bench this season. Aurey Ramsey is averaging 5.5 points and 2S 3 rebounds a game coming off the bench, hi leather Godfrey is contributing 4.6 lu oints and is hitting 38 percent of her Js iree- point shots. Carolina has used the three-point ga hot effectively this season. The Lady h< lamecocks have attempted 379 shots n; *om behind the three-point line thus game to the ne ture*. ( The recruiting job Coach Fogler and his assistants pulled off was so hot that it ranks in the top ten in most recruit- I ing analysts' minds. The funny thing is that the "Big TbfAA n ocj fVtAOA nn\i7 oirmaao mirrkf Ka T x ill ao iiitov liv?? oi^iivvo uiigiiv wv x named when they take the court, all I come from South Carolina, two from the Columbia area. c The first, BJ Mckie from Irmo, is as good a leader, playmaker, scorer and 1 personality as I've ever seen. I've only seen him play in person once, but that 1 was enough to ignite my drool gland at i full force. 1 The other two players, Leonard "Bud" Johnson, from the Eau Claire area, and ] William Gallman, from Chester, are 1 sure to make an immediate impact in 1 the paint for the Gamecocks next year. < Let us grab the remote and fast-for- 1 ward the tape up to late November 1995. Ready? 1 After an easy win over Clemson at j Wiliiams-Bnce btadiumU can t give you i a score because that wouldn't be ... well, o.k. 33-7, for all you Tiger fans who have ; forgotten), Gamecock fans journey over i to the Coliseum to check out Fogler's new-look basketball team take on some lesser, third-rate team like, say, Mis- < sissippi Valley Community Technical i College State. As we settle into our seats, the pregame introductions are already be- i ing announced. "At point guard, a junior from wn...BAN( YOGA A.\ CLASS /TX Promote Health & Longevity. Eliminate Stress. Improve Strength and Circulation, Dr. John Howell Raja Yoga & Vedic Science Teacher 23 years experience Choose USC or 5 locations. roll Th/. Uniterm r*QO^-IQ-M t Rinnan DANIEL CHESNEY The Gamecock i loss at Alabama with today's Nancy Wilson 200 wins at USC. *, connecting on 115. Their opponents ve attempted 246, hitting 85. USC will return to SEC play on Jan. 1 at the Carolina Coliseum when the _J X3 m m * x- n _ lay ounaogs 01 Georgia come iu v/umbia. Carolina will play Campbell on in. 31 also at the Carolina Coliseum. Five of the Lady Gamecocks last 10 imes are against SEC foe, which might dp prepare them for the SEC Touriment in March. ixt level in '96 Charleston, Melvin Watson!" The crowd gets loud. "At shooting guard, a freshman frofl rmo, BJ Mckie!" The crowd gets louder. "At the other shooting guard, a sophc nore from Gainesville Florida, Donni Matthews!" The crowd gets even louder. Can an> me say, Lethal Weapon 3? "At the forward position, from Brook yn, Malik Russell!" And yes, the capacity crowd gets evei ouder, as the PA announcer says, "Ani it center, a freshman from Chapmans ooro, Tenn., Ryan Stack!" The players return to the bench t inake some last preparations and, as th tiom blows and the starters make thei way to center court for the tipoff, th ;rowd remains on their feet, cheerin their beloved team. The tipoff goes to Carolina's Watsor who immediately pushes the ball up th floor. Crossing the hash mark, he loft the ball in the air towards the baskei Then, as coach Fogler and a bencl ves. a bench that consists of such name as Larry Davis, George Formanel William Unseld, Peter Van Elswyk, Nat Wilbourne, Leonard Johnson, Williai Gallman and others look on, Malik Rui sel comes out of nowhere, grabs the ba from its descent and slams the ball horn to complete his end of a fantastic allei oop play. The crowd goes wild. And the rest, as they say, will be hii toiy. jf Gamecock Sports 0 Welcome harlc Ky VA x WM students, faculty ^9 & staff. 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