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18 Fairground! Staff Reports it the S The USC athletics depart- Stadii ment and the S.C. State Fair Marke announced plans for the initial sis, ma phase of an area beautification city*s e project surrounding the outside "T1 of the fairgrounds parking lots looks f and Williams-Brice Stadium. in this The first phase of the pro- directo ject, which will begin this spring State ] and be completed by the begin- with u ning of the 1995 football season, us wit] will include enhancements to ing foi the areas of the fairgrounds partm parking lots encompassing Gate import 6 to Gate 10 along Assembly letics Street and George Rogers these Boulevard. fans. The overall concept evolved ?T] following discussions with the jn two groups as well as with rep- ^ ^ resentatives from the S.C. De- ^ w partment of Agriculture, the fl. State Farmers Market, the city those of Columbia, the S.C. Depart- *jt ment of Transportation and the Q, S.C. Educational Television Netr [h e C work, whose headquarters is lo- mgnt j cated across the street from the QoqJ. fairgrounds and is adjacent to , Q Williams-Brice Stadium. e f The first phase of the pro- yer^ ject will include the installation !n^ re of a decorative brick and wrought iron fence around the perimeter of the parking lots. Land scaping plans call for trees 25to 30-feet tall to hne the inside grour of the fence, interspersed by stadic smaller trees outside the fence matic to add fall color. The trees will of this be native to South Carolina, there Estimates have revealed that as thi more than 2 million people vis- efit tl: i Miami teammi i AftlMTlllfrHl P|ffyy , PHOENIX - The NBA All-Star weekend, which started off with a sloppy slam ^ dunk contest and a small upset in the 3-point contest, ended with a less than - spectacular game in which the West 1 crushed the East 139-112. 1 On the NBA's annual day of hype * ah m j lJ and music Known as Au-oiar ouiuruay, it Miami players swept the skills compe _ tition. Glen Rice beat Reggie Miller ir the long-distance shootout, then Harolc Miner won his second slam dunk cham Ipionship after missing last season's con test with an injury. The Heat may be one of the league'.' worst teams, but Miner and Rice showe< 1 their entertainment value. Rice warmet | up with his first 3-point title, then Min er provided the only sparks of the da; with his power dunks. The rookie game showed off th (league's new talent and the shootou was dose, but the crowd at America Wee Arena didn't really get going until Mir er started doing his thing. The best of his muscular dunks wa one in which he approached the baske 1 from the left side, spun 180 degrees, low f? ered the ball to his knees and slamme it backward through the basket. IHis second move was a flying lefi handed jam, and he completed his roi : tine with a 360-degree spin and slan With rap music as the backgroun< Miner's acrobatics made this one a n< contest. Last year's winner, Minnes< . ta's Isaiah Rider, missed two of his foi : attempts in the finals while Miner h ! three of four. All were spectacular. "I tried to throw them down har : thafs what I try to do on all my dunks 3 ^ ! Tired of tt ' 1 IvOi O ( > /J I 1' | We need you! Conference Assistants i you will be responsibh Programmed Hall and a ! get a great place to stay o week. For more information ( stop by the C A| ilkWl taaaaaaaaaaaaaaa $ beautificat itate Fair, Williams-Brice im and State Farmers I t areas on an annual baking the locale one of the oost visible venues. le athletics department J tip orward to participating ^ SHsig project," said Mike McGee, >r of athletics. "The S.C. |p Fair has worked closely | s over the years to assist | ^^HgS ti our parking needs dur- j I atball season, and that vB irship has been of vital mEjSKSM ance in regard to the ath- JM department providing y| types of services to our lis beautification project lprove the overall quali1 appearance of this area <r*|i ill leave a more attractive ppealing impression on who visit our stadium." he S.C. State Fair is very id to work together with The construe irolina athletics depart- ongoing proje mi this project," said Gaiy Columbia ft nan, general manager of gaid the beau| ate Fair. "We have had a "represented si avorable and long-stand- oration betwe* lationship with the ath- athletics depa department with regard s.C. State Fair king. a positive diffi his project will enhance the city's mos the events at the fair- "With Will ids and surrounding the dium> the S.C im and will provide a dra- the State Fan change in the overall looks located in this area. Ifs a good sign when hancement pre can be a partnership such sense. An appe 9 working together to ben- essential for be te general public." ates highlignt di said the 6-foot-5 Miner. "Judges like to see power from someone my size." Miner scored 49.2 of a possible 50 i points in the first round and had 46 i points in the final against Rider and for; mer USC st^r and Utah Jazz rookie Jamie Watson. s No one was happier for his teammate ( than Rice, who sat with Miner during the slam dunks and cheered him on. l "He was saying there was a Heat wave I in here," Miner said. In winning the shootout in his second appearance in the contest, Rice beat the flashy favorite. 3 Rice, who has made 43.9 percent ol 1 his 3-pointers this season, was the last 1 of four qualifiers after the first round P He scored 14 points, while Charlotte's y Scott Burrell had 19, Miller 17 and Sar Antonio's Chuck Person 15. e None of the shooters in the 3-poin t contest took full advantage of the nev it 22-foot distance. Rice outscored Mill? [. 17-16 in the final round, matching th< third-lowest final-round total in th< s evjenfs 10-year history. >t Both Miller, who dazzled NBA fan r- with his 3-poir.t shooting in last year' d playoffs with the Indiana Pacers am last summer's World Championships fo t- the United States, and Rice scored l! i- points in the semifinals, i. Rice won a coin toss before the final ^ and decided to shoot first. ). The rookies had their turn in th 3. spotlight, too, and went to overtime i ir the league's second rookie game. TI1J!- T T A mmaIaa T ol it rxwie ounes ui me uus rmgcico lot ers was the most valuable player eve though his Green team lost 83-79. Sunday's All-Star Game had alread degenerated into a sloppy romp, con plete with 7-footers Shaquille O'Nea ie we oi<i s Wi^fvi llfvfc |? ?w Want a ( p0 summerjc P\. you to ma O you lea: peop; Become a Confi ire responsible for day-to-day coi z for servicing the needs of sport* dult groups. In exchange, you'll g n-campus for the summer at a re< ^ 1 a k? on A,,?, employment runs may ?\j - .rvugi )n becoming a conference assista ,'apstone Conference Center, Norl pplication deadline is February IIMIIMnilllllUIHIHHHaHiaHiiMHigiiigaaiiHiiiaHiiMillliailHiHHiHi Th? Qam?cock ion project ,? tlon of th? new press box at Will ?cts centered around the enhanced layor Bob Coble visitors alike." tification effort McGee said the ac uccessful collab- the new football office en the C arolina in the stadium's north rtment and the along with the constri and would make the west side, which wi erence in one of box seats, suites and a i t visible areas, box, should have an a iams-Brice Sta- positive impact on tl . State Fair and cosmetic looks. SCET ners Market all similar beautificatio corridor, the en- once the construction < >ject makes good facility is completed, saling gateway is entire area having a c ith residents and design to it. isappointing All Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mu tombo shooting 3-pointers, when the re al drama began. As the West was wrapping up it 139-112 win Sunday, the Gorilla?th Phoenix Suns' mascot ? nearly entice Charles Barkley into the shot of his lifi The Gorilla, launching himself with hydraulic catapult, flew through the a for three spectacular dunks on which I barely avoided decapitation by the bac! board. The All-Stars watched in amaz< ment. Then Barkley sauntered out to tl Gorilla's takeoff spot and motioned 1 f the catapult operator to prepare for a t other launch. Dan Majerle, Barkley teammate on the West squad and on tl i Phoenix Suns, ran onto the court ar 1 wrapped his arms around Barkley. *Tm a spontaneous type of perso t and that looked like a lot of fun," Barkl / said. "Besides, I could have hit the glaf r hurt myself really good and collected t] 5 last two years' pay lying on my bad 3 As Barkley was being led back to tl bench, Suns coach Paul Westphal jo s ingly tried to drag Olajuwon out foi s catapult try. The Houston center polite i declined. r The West led by 16 at halftime ai 9 coasted for most of the final two perio< Mitch Richmond of the Sacramento Kin, s who didn't even make the top 10 in fa] All-Star voting for Western Conferer e guards, was the MVP with 23 points n 10-of-13 shooting. While Richmond hit all three of] ** ' ' " ?i l- ij-poini aiiempis, Ullijr uue ui mc Liu n big men connected from behind the a O'Neal threw up an air ball from y point range in the third quarter. Ola i- won hit a 3-pointer from the corner s 1, onds later. As with the rest of the eveni (inner Job? t if .f| "x' :hallenging )b that allows ike $$$while rn valuable le skills? erence Assistant lference operations. As a CA, ?camps, youth groups on the ;ain valuable work experience, iuced rate and earn $180.00 per List 20, 1995. nt or to pick up an application, ih lobby of Capstone 20,1995. i aia sai in m in in an a>i laiiavio it Maaiiiaiiiiaiiii Tyday, February 14, 1998 announced P< for t the] KIM TRUETT The Gamecock ???, 0XCI lams-Brlce Stadium Is one of many ? lent of the fairgrounds area. , McGee said additional phas- in tl Idition of es of the beautification project seas complex would include landscaping on the end zone, both sides of Bluff Road adja- burj nction on cent to the west side of the wit] ill include stadium. ' new press It is estimated that the ini- wer dditional tial phase of this project will sha le area's cost about $300,000, of which ^ V plans a $90,000 will come from nonapn project propriated athletics department * of its new funds. If s anticipated that ad- J\ with the ditional funds for future phasonsistent es of this project may also in- oi volve private grant funding, d ftfa l-Star Weekend ^ pio i- the West had one-upped the East. wo s- "I got that idea from Shaq when he poj shot that 3," Olajuwon said. "I said, K)h, ^ ( s thaf s a good idea!' So I went for a 3 ale 80" vif d Mutombo, who had never before tried ^ e. a 3-pointer, missed his attempt in the ^ a game's final minute. , ir "I just wish I would have made it," ?y le said Mutombo, who blocked four shots. ^ a- "Then my record would be 1-for-l. But ^ e- now my record is 0-for-l." Kari Malone and Barkley, who wore le knee-high socks in tribute to Suns teamto mate Elliot Perry, had 15 points apiece wi a- for the West. Olajuwon had 13 points 's and 11 rebounds. Gary Payton had 15 ? le assists. I id Barkley said his teammates claimed * the high socks didn't look good. n, "Everybody was saying that I looked ey fat," he said, "but I told them that I AM is, fat." he Despite his missed 3-pointer, O'Neal had his first good All-Star performance he ? 22 points, including a length-of-the k- court layup and an over-the-bacK. aunn a on which he spun 180 degrees, ily Anfemee Hardaway and Scottie Pippen had 12 points apiece for the East, ad and Hardaway added 11 assists. Is. But the West was in control throughgs, out the contest. as' "When it got to be 20 points, it was ice ridiculous," said David Robinson, who on had 10 points for the West. "Some players started goofing around, and I think lis the crowd was a bit disappointed." ee The East was without one of its asrc. sistant coaches. Orlando assistant coach 3- Richie Adubato watched the game from ju- a local hospital after feeling short of ee- breath earlier in the day. ng, MM : ' : wc Ct I all th Stu Presiden what's irr Wedm mguins dominate as NHL caches end of 1st quarter dated Pr>? on their great playoff run. Currently ls the NHL reaches the first-quar- they are in second place in the Pacifi lark, who has been more surpris- Division, a point behind Calgary, han the Quebec Nordiques ? un- While the Sharks were rising in thi if s the Pittsburgh Penguins? standings, the Vancouver Canucks wen )espite the seasonlong absence of falling. Last season's Stanley Cup fi top players and other sidelined stars nalists weren t alone, either, among sev g the way, the Penguins are off to eral regarded teams that strug fastest start in franchise history, gled early. Penguins won their first eight games teams as the defending Stan were undefeated in 11 (10-0-1) as ley C?P tampion New York Ranger challenged the record of 15 unbeaten fnd New Je/8e)' devils also played be - va. l?w par in the early going. Co at lilC ouu tuia occovu wj mv jl-tv* m. n ? i 1 ,, , . . ri;u?o;? 1 ooa qk The Rangers, who had the best recor , ? . , . . , in the NHL last season, uncharacteris rhe Penguin^ performanre has been mm^rema^lerenmdenngtha a sub-,500 team m to tot three week r best player Mane Leuueux, is out ne Devi, who had the second.bes he season and No. 1 goaltender Tom maA ]ast mivlm a rasso has been out of action since were offensive bkm start. Pittsburgh hasn t missed a and win unti, their fifth gam( with an offense that has been among Among the early trends, goaltender league leaders in the early going and were a dominating factor in league pla] iptional goaltending from backup of last Wednesday, 20 of the 26 tAam Wregget. had at least one goaltender with a goali The Nordiques also got off quickly against average under 3. And three goa le NHL's lockout-shortened 48-game tenders were under 2 ? Detroit's Chri 3on. Quebec, which finished out of Osgood (1.26), Buffalo's Dominik Hase playoffs last season, challenged Pitts- (1.27) and Qudoec's Stephane Fiset (1.86 *h for first in the Northeast Division Boston goaltender Blaine Lacher he ii a 10-1-0 record after 11 games, been one of the league's top rookies s Hie San Jose Sharks, meanwhile, far. With no professional experience b e another team on the rise. The fore this season, Lacher had a 6-1 recor rks, a sub-.500 team during the reg- after seven decisions, a 2.27 goals-again season last year, continued to build average and a .910 save percentag lberty grabs second title t SEC Diving Championships iff Reports Danielle Duris and freshman Kas! The USC men's and women's diving Jones placed 21st and 25th, respectr m competed in the SEC Diving Cham- ly. Jones also placed 19th on the pli nships this weekend. The form board with a score men finished fifth with 52 214.90. nts, while the men finished On the men's si< eighth place with 15 points. freshman Tommy Thomas f Senior All-American Vi- ished eighth in the one-me in Alb erty continued her board at 462.40 and finish - - ? H 17+V> nn Ilia nlalfnpm untl minance ot the one-meter |jj^: Xt U1 Vil VUV >* < iid, capturing the SEC crown ^HL " JH score of299.80. the second-consecutive year 'Hie combined sco th a score of429.15. Alber- ' k from the SEC Diving Cha is the only female to win a \JBKk ' wi pionships will be added to 1 ? title since USC joined the ALBERTY scores of the SEC Swimmi igue in 1991-92. Championships, which will Teammate Laura Pykett placed 15th Wednesday through Saturday at 1 th a score of332.10, while sophomore Natatorium. liPMiiliMiiiiilili HHHHHin September 4 Davidson TBA jS^lember^ September 8-9 University of Arizona Tournament TBA September 20 FLORIDA 7:0C Septembers Georgia 7:0C September 24 College of Charleston 6:0C September 28; October 1 LSU 2:0C !0^b?r:lIli*?UNtVERSITY;OFMtSSiSSimp^^C October 8 MISSISSIPPI STATE 2:0C v October 13 C-- Aubum*'? !.V f' f? 7:0C October 15 Alabama 2:0( iOotober20'S;:R KENTUCKY^ V ' October 22 TENNESSE 2:0( |October24or25 CJemson %: lv 7:(X October 29 Florida 1:0( ?= November $ [;>? .' 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