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Spouts Loom NFL I o KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Kansas City Chiefs and the agent for 1< Joe Montana said the star quarter- I back has no plans for knee surgery, k contrary to a report saying an ex- v tensive operation is scheduled for p next week. The Contra Costa Times of Wal- 1 nut Creek, Calif., said Wednesday an operation to replace cartilage in I Montana's left knee is tentatively set ? for Tuesday. Chiefs spokesman Bob li Moore and agent Tom Condon said p no surgery is planned. f NBA P e INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP)?Lloyd I Daniels, who overcame drug prob- c lems to play two seasons with the a San Antonio Spurs, signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles ^ Lakers. Daniels, 27, was waived by I Philadelphia on Nov. 12 after aver- v aging 4.6 points in five games. He av- i eraged 27.2 points in 33 games for ^ Fort Wayne in the CBA. c Tennis i I PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Aus- ( tralian Open champion Andre Agas- c si beat Jeff Tarango 6-3,6-4 to ad- i vance to the quarterfinals of the Comcast U.S. Indoor. Top-ranked Pete I Sampras beat Marcelo Fillipini 4-6, 6-4,7-5 in a first-round match. I 1 STUTTGART, Germany (AP) ? \ Top-seeded Boris Becker beat Patrik i Scoring po in the pai Bed a *Hey th - ? Visa U.S.A. Inc. 199S Z\ n ? ': ' Cuehnen 6-3,6-3 in the first round f the Eurocard Open. Second-seeded Goran Ivanisevic ost his first four games to Magnus >arsson before retiring with a right :r?ApiTvmrv Tvanispvir was srherl lied to undergo surgery today to relair torn cartilage. IHL I BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) ? Buffalo labres star Pat LaFontaine, sideined for more than a year with knee iroblems, is expected to miss at least ive more games. LaFontaine said he will be begin iracticing March 6 and will be resvaluated thai. He has been out since November 1993 and underwent reonstructive surgery on his right knee i month later. fecht Racing I SAN DIEGO (AP) ? A day after vinning the closest race in the Amerca's Cup trials, Stars & Stripes beat foung America by 1 minute, 33 seconds. The victory was worth four points, lulling Stars & Stripes into a first,i ul v Am. : c uaue ue wiui xuuiig runeiiua IUI uic Citizen Cup lead with 21 points. Tueslay, Stars & Stripes edged Young America by three seconds. Igure Skating I JACA, Spain (AP) ? Tonia {wiatkowsVi nf Broadview. Ohio, von the women's figure skating title n the Winter University Games. intsG2Jf| use gtt is is Corporate Amei Th? fianMcock SMOfU Columnist It ? WILLIAMS Out of Bounds With only a few weeks left in college basketball's regular season, ifs appro- th priate to look back, analyze and predict ?? the coming month s hreworKs. tu For the pure sports fan, college bas- Ni ketball is the best thing going nowadays, be Who can disagree with me? With to- W( day's mindless bickering from owners, players, fans and hot dog vendors alike, hi: the coming days of March Madness will he be a proverbial breath of fresh air for everyone. ra Undoubtedly, the best conference ini this year (and in most years) is the ACC. ca Despite the DooMes" Downfall and Clem- se son's usual 3-10 conference mark, the be ACC is as good as ever. Virginia, which grabbed the top Spot cli with its recent win over North Carolina as in Charlottesville, is poised to make the ly run like it did in "89, when the Cavs made A( it to the final eight of the NCAAs, falling co to eventual national champion Michigan, a i In second place is North Carolina, ah which has undoubtedly the best start- foi ing five in the country. Super soph ha Rasheed Wallace has more than lived up to his pre-UNC billing, providing un- fif believable poise in the clutch for the tej Tarheels. be Another sophomore by the name of B< Jerry Stackhouse has rocked opponents w] with his drives and thunderous dunks, pr T f Finn r\ QmifU ao n rrnf fViio lri/1 frt of oil OY1 XI l/cail kJULLILIl Ulll get blUO IVIU bU 0baj vu one or two of his remaining years, he could quite possibly be the next... HI let N. you figure that one out. so Dante Calibria, who is considered by be some as the weak spot in the lineup, is W a fearless player who isn't afraid to take pi: the tough shot. he Donald Williams, the player whose iff'hapj rid a. We have to keep it cl< aM It's cvery'vV^r -you. "w&ttt to To jfS Friday, February 24, 1998 )oks forwi point shooting abilities so astounded in the *93 Final Four, is a virtual aunatic behind the stripe when the clock winding down. And don't forget Jeff dnnis, whose leadership abilities and 11 handling are superb. ITinf} anntVier a+ar+iner five hatfar an this, and you've got yourself a dam od basketball team. The only thing at will separate the Tarheels and a ational Championship will be their nch, which isn't near the caliber they >uld like it to be. If Pat Sullivan is able to rehab from 3 leg injury quick enough for the toury, watch out. In third place is the Maryland Terpins, who, at 21-5, are surely a legitLate contender for Seattle. Joe Smith n do eveiything, and if they get a two ed in the tournament, the Terps will more than dangerous. Wake Forest, which has "quietly" mbed to a No. 10 national ranking, is solid a team as there is, and being on11/2 games out of first place in the X, it has a legitimate shot to win the nference. The Deacons, who win with suffocating defense, have crucial games Lead against Virginia and UNC. Think r a minute that Dick Vitale will be on ind for those two? In Georgia Tech, which stands at th place in the conference, you have a am that in any other conference would s near the top. With do-it-all Travis jst and "The Natural" John Barry, ho can overlook the Jackets? They'll obably check in the NCAAs with a sevl or eight seed. So with the exception of Florida State, C. State, perennial powerhouse Clemn and Duke, there you have it. The st darned conference in college b-ball. ait a minute! Clemson's not in last ace? Bring out the John Deeres, we're ivin' us a party! As for the SEC, this looks to be an Jens. ean. <3 >e. ird to Marcb above-average year for the football-dom- se inated conference. Usual powerhouses Bi Kentucky and Arkansas will be joined on by upstarts Mississippi State and Al- it abama to try to match last year's fea- su ture of two teams in the Final Four. Don't hold your breath, though, be- j u cause history won't repeat itself. Arkansas, well... Whoever can figure fri the Razorbacks out, write to The Game- ^ cock sports department to give us a clue. Kentuckv looks awesome, though it re- tv, lies on streaks and momentum. That'll g] be hard for the Wildcats to do in the NCAAs, because one down game and they're back on a Delta headed to yj Lexington. Bama looks strong and could be a ^ surprise. Irmo graduate Marvin Orange je is a tough, strong leader. ^ Mississippi State, which is still starved rg for respect, won't go far. Its nonconference schedule, filled with the Tennessee Valley Forge Community College State's ^ of the world, will kill the team in the end. As for the Florida Gators, the juiy is 0 still out on the Cinderella-team of'94. er They haven't been near consistent this year, and I still think that moron De- f1 clerq is a crappy player. * What's wrong with-the Big 10? Inev- ?* er thought Fd see the day when Indiana and Michigan were "on the bubble." The a Hoosiers, who have'to be making Bob- * to by Knight contemplate retirement more 8* and more every day, are in the defini- w tive rebuilding stage. As for the Wolver- in ines, a proven scorer would help their m cause a lot. pt The only team from the Big Ten that E I see doing any damage is Michigan State. which is led by all-everything 3hawn al Respert. The problem is, Respert is just ai about all the Spartans have, and in the s? tournament, that isn't gonna quite cut it. 'ei Out on the West Coast is UCLA, fo which has a great shot at being a No. 1 k< g Tfi * 5 MARDI fi WW-"'-- 2 Ha KINDRED! THE JAGER! * * N? 9 210? Greene St I IP APOfNH I* NOSVf 13* * 411011 ^ AgM|g QS'g$ sionbn^ MR' SUM KMiisf ?OUT ( 81811 GAEL 1-800-i i-flnraa mil kriheI &&$a&*?2?$? ^giSTOIMT jQHfi ' ' v: 5>iv'Vii'v?"? 3 PSSgf PASSES wmm I 1000'sofU OH'c Tanp? ALL KINDS POP, ROCK, URBAN, R&B. C We Buv seVV Used CD's, Tapes, LP's, A Everyday I Open 11-7 Mon - Sat papa M 1:30-6:30 2014 Greer Sun Columbia, I Most Used CD* 7 j Madness ed. Led by the (JBannon brothers, the uins could make it. In my eyes, the ily thing stopping them is an early exat the hands of some overlooked team ch as Stetson or Drexel. As for UMass and UConn, there's st something there that tells me lammit, Larry, No!" Playing away Dm home isn't exactly these teams spell ties. Both journeyed to Kansas to play e Jayhawks in Lawrence. Both were LASTED and went home with their ils between their legs. If one of these teams gets stuck in a estern or Southern bracket, I don't see em going far. Not to mention the fact at the sixth-ranked Minutemen's thirdading scorer, senior guard Mike illiams, has been suspended for the st of the season for a "breach of unlecified rules." So, in a small, condensed nutshell, ere you have it IfFve overlooked about ) of your favorite teams, sony. I asked r eight pages, but somehow the high powers wouldn't go for it. The coming month looks to be an exting one (as always) for college basitball, but one more thing. In the wake this strike thing, what do we do? Do we: A) write to the owners, acising them of highway robbeiy; B) write the players, telling them that they're eedy fools who are already richer than e'll ever be; C) protest by not attendg any of the games with the replaceent players; D) go to the games to sup>rt our poor food and beer vendors; or ) none of the above. If you ask me, Td say "E," none of the jove. But if I had my choice, I would, id I would encourage you to do the ime: F) Go on my own strike. Screw m all, jump in your recliners, eat greasy od and epjoy a real sport - college bas Al_ _ 11 TaJ 1 1 I iiDannrs awesome, DaDy: IR THE BUCK llll >1 ?? 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