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6 SPORTS IOOK FOOTBALL B CORAL GABLES, FTa.?In the wake D of reports that defensive tackle War- A ren Sapp failed seven drug tests, the vi University of Miami's drug-testing tl program could fall under NCAA scrutiny. N Questions about institutional con- a trol already loom at Miami, where K in-house investigations of Pell Grant h fraud and play-for-pay allegations are ongoing. ESPN and Newsday said last week that Sapp, selected b No. 12 by Tampa Bay in the NFL w draft Saturday, failed six tests for ii marijuana and one for cocaine. le MIAMI?The Miami Dolphins signed A former Seattle quarterback Dan McGwire to a two-year contract. The Dol- C phins also signed guard Chris Gray n to a three-year deal and released r quarterback Todd Philcox. a n HOCKEY C v STOCKHOLM, Sweden?Mike Knu- n ble, Craig Charron and Jon Morris each had a goal and an assist as the \ United States beat Austria 5-2 in its Pool B opener in the World Cham- ? pionships. In Pool A, Canada beat ? Switzerland 5-3. c r NEW YORK ? Boston right wing Cam Neely, who had five goals and c two assists in three victories last r week, was selected NHL player of I the week. v I M|? % r I jk 11 N"he Carolina baseball team will try take the season series finale. Today' I was Itottb? aSrna AT FIVE POINTS ^T\ ASKETBALL ENVER ? Lenny Wilkerts of the tlanta Hawks, the NBA's career ictory leader, was selected to coach le U.S. team in the 1996 Olympics. USA Basketball president C.M. fewton made the announcement at teleconference in Colorado Springs, [e said three assistants ? one NBA ead coach and two college coaches -will be picKea in dune. IEW YORK ? Utah's Karl Malone, 'ho averaged 30.5 points and 12.5 1 four victories last week, was seated NBA player of the week. iUTO RACING lOMMERCE, Ga. ? Coiy McCleathan won the Top Fuel title in the ain-delayed NHRA Fram NationIs, driving a dragster owned by forler Washington Redskins coach Joe Sibbs; McClenathan beat Ron Capps nth a run of4.806 seconds at 298.90 iph. ACHT RACING SAN DIEGO ?Young America beat Stars & Stripes by 52 seconds, reli-irincr r!nnripr's rhanrps of eaching the America's-Cup finals. Conner now must beat Amerinds Mighty Maiy today to reach the natch against Team New Zealand, f not, the round will finish in a threevay tie and Young America and Eighty Mary will have a sailoff Wednesday to determine the defender. ''' jyr ; gm smHm File Phot< to slide past Clemson today and 's game starts at 7 p.m. C-FM^? TTVP on q rlllifc '' ? The Gamecock Gamecock E, m JIMMY CL~ 1 DeBUTTS jBp>?e Go Cocks! As my junior year comes to a close, I can feel the anticipation building for what hopefully will prove to be a great year for Gamecock athletics. I say hopefully because as anyone who is a die-hard Carolina fan knows, that anything that can go wrong does, no matter how bright the future looks. I did not grow up a Gamecock fan, but it was not long before I lived and died with Carolina football. We all know the exhilaration that goes along with a big win on Saturdays in the fall. And the true, loyal fans feel like we've had the world fall on top of us when we lose games like the ECU game at last year's Homecoming. But no matter how dismal things look for us, we always know there's next year. I'm sure I've said it before and I know Fll say it again, 1995 will be our year. January 2 we got our first bowl win, how sweet it was. No Carolina win can come easy for the fans. We had to endure the last minute of the game praying that West Virginia would not win on a lucky Hail Maiy pass. I guess knowing the pain that goes along with losing made that win so much better for Carolina fans. The excitement generated by Coach Scotfs staff and new system makes the potential for success even greater for the 1995 season. Last year I began a countdown for Gamecock football in March. Now I am taking time to fully enjoy last year's success, but I'm sure that by June I'll be counting the days until kickofif down in Athens. Coming from Tampa, I never knew how big football is in the South. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers cannot sell 40,000 tickets for a NFL game, and we can pull in over 60,000 fans in a non-conference game. I predict by the time they finish adding the new sections at WilliamsBrice Stadium to accommodate 8.000 Baseball still i Associated Press Star players are hobbling, and hitters are ahead of pitchers. The real umpires are missing, for now, and the schedules are messy. No, baseball isn't exactly getting off to a clean start in 1995. By the time John Burkett throws the first pitch to open the season tonight, it will have been 257 days since tne last game that counted, the biggest gap in major league history. So what will the crowd at Joe Robbie Stadium for the game between Los Angeles and Florida, the audience watching on ESPN this evening and the fans that will follow later this week see when the game returns? A lot of hitting, probably. A spring training shortened in half to three weeks by the strike has caused problems for pitchers, and the overall exhibition ERA is over 5.00. Steve Avery, Mike Mussina and Bret Saberhagen were among those hit hard in their tuneup starts for the regular USC lacross * Staff Reports Although the USC lacrosse team wor for the first time in its history and were 1 overall, the Gamecocks finished fifth ii i eastern Lacrosse Tournament this weekei Ga. The second place Gamecocks lost the against No. 7 Tennessee, 11-10. Tenness from a 5-1 deficit in the second quarter 1 ~ 1 IT J 1 _ J. _ Xl y-0. 1 he LrainecocRij milieu 1ULB III U1U ga game, 10-10, but the Volunteers took the Wednesday' Apr" 2 ; football i USC junior quarterback Steve Tan< times he played In Clemson. Tane; season. more fans in 1996 they have to begin renovations to accommodate 90,000. Judging Coach Scott's commitment to bringing top athletes to Carolina as well as establishing a first-class program I believe the Gamecocks aro ready to begin fighting for a spot in the Top 25 eveiy week. Coach Scott has done a wonderful job recmiting for the future, but he has also instituted a system that utilizes the talents of his cuiTent squad. My first year at USC was also the firet for Steve Taneyhill. He was as naive as I was about the way Carolina fans love their football. People criticized him for his hair and earrings, and before he had a chance to prove himself on the field, people were making judgments on him. Going 5-1 in his first chance at the helm of the Gamecock offense, expectations were incredibly high for the following season. Steve struggled under that other coach's 'system? his sophomore year, and many fans called for the Altoona, Pa. nain disarray as season. Bob Welch and Ted Higuera were released in the past couple of days, and 11-year veteran Joe Hesketh retired Monday night after giving three runs in two-thirds of an inning for the New York Yankees. "I busted my rear end for two weeks to see how it would go," Hesketh said. "My arm didn't come around the way it was supposed to." Hesketh was not the only player hav* x Ul mg iruuuie. Roger Clemens, Juan Gonzalez and Alan Trammell are among the players already are on the disabled list. Many more have been hobbled by pulled hamstrings and other nagging problems. "Eveiy baseball player gets a strain, except maybe Cal Ripken," Gregg Jefferies said. Ripken begins the year having played in 2,009 consecutive games. He's on target to break Lou Gehrig's mark of 2,130 on Sept. 6 in Baltimore. Even in a season chopped to 144 games, cutting out almost any chance of the record chases e team finis in the last two minutes c l its division The Gamecocks nex anked No. 2 the Georgia Bulldogs. Sc tithe South- gia in their final game ol nd in Athens vision title several week er close contest, sir first game Trailing 5-2 , the Bu ee came back less than a minute to pit to pull ahead seven seconds left, but time, tying the the Bulldogs down, lonri fnr crnnH USC beat AublllTl 9 in the 14-team conferent A IP" Spaces at So don't let this < we're now preleas SOUTH COUP Properties Inc. 6, 1995 one wild, >yhill has led the Gamecocks to v fhill will be looking to improve hi tive to be replaced. I have never been o to jump on a bandwagon, and I feel if y support someone in the good times, y should have the heart to stick out t bad times. To all of you who ever, evi I repeat ever called for Steve to be ta en out of a game when things weren't j ing perfect please do me a favor st home this season. I want to see him le us to a great season without having hear ignorant fans demanding Scott ta him out after one incomplete pass. I know the people who do this ne^ believe they are like that so I guess tl plea will go unheard. But I will say tl I predicted Steve would win the He man and lead the Gamecocks to a r tional championship, and although I pr ably got a little carried away, he has be a consistent leader on the field and 1 shown more heart then most people g him credit for. Some DeoDle don't like his brash hi esty. I personally love it. I want the qu terback of my team to believe he is g( shortened s< that made 1994 so special, Ripken's p suit will draw considerable attenti throughout the summer. This spring, meanwhile, might s a lot of players challenging umpir The regular umpires have been loci out by owners and plan to picket, ste ing tonight in Miami. Replacement ere1 made up from former major and mil league umps ? many of them releas from those jobs ? and college amatei have been lined up to call the games Even in the exhibitions, there were pi ty of arguments. In 1991, umpires and owners worl out a deal just a few hours before 1 first pitch. This year, neither side seen too optimistic about a settlement. "Ifs with regret that we can't mi a deal," said Robert Kheel, managem negotiator. "We would rather have disruption at the present time, how er unattractive that may be, rather tl at a time of the association's choosir For the fust time since a strike lop; off a week in 1972, fans will go int hes season if the game. champi t game pitted them against 0). US( ?uth Carolina defeated Geor- jng. F the season to capture the di- Gr( s ago. USC won 5-4 in anoth- macle j illdogs came within one with S? ly. Georgia had a chance with an 11 le Gamecock defensemen shut *a Year"l 3 Sunday to secure fifth place na fini e. Overall Vanderbilt won the divisio ' I Lease an a Summer or F refilling up fast opportunity pass you by! ingfor summer/fall (9 211 Main Street 254-7801 crazy ride KIM TRUETT The Gamecock Ictory at damson's Death Valley both s record to 3-1 against the Tigers this ne enough to lead his team to victory against ou anyone. In my three years of covering ou the Gamecocks I have never heard Steve he say anything derogatory about an indisr, vidual player. He may get a little excitik ed on the field, but this is football not the jo- ballet. If you don't want emotion, stay ay home and water the plants, leave footad ball to players with heart and emotions, to Give 'em hell in '95 Steve, ke Stanley Pritchett is another player I'm anxious to see hit the field this sealer son. Stanley will be the man in the back lat field for USC this season. Eric Sullivan lis, will be without his Laurens teammate is- Stacy Evans on the defensive line this la- year, but I believe Eric will have a caob reeryear in "95. len Sept. 16 Williams-Brice will be rocklas ing, Talley Ho will be packed. I can smell ive the popcorn, taste the beer, hear 2001 and see the smoke coming out of the tunon nel. Oh by the way, only 130 days until ar- Gamecock football. >od 3ason begins ur- season knowing that it will not be a full on 162 games. With 18 games missing ? even with see odd, one-game series jammed in ? there's es. almost no chance that Ken Griffey Jr., ted Matt Williams or two-time MVP Frank irt- Thomas can come close to chasing Roger ws, Mails' home-run record, as they did last lor season. sed "I haven't been swinging the bat the urs last couple of days," Griffey said Mon3. day night Tve got to change a few things en- and go back to hitting line drives." There still may be 20-game winners, ted but there's no hope of seeing a magical die year when someone ? three-time Cy led Young winner Greg Maddux, maybe? ? is on pace to win 30. ike By the time Randy Johnson faces ent Cecil Fielder in Seattle's opener Thurethe day night, will fans have rushed back ev- to embrace baseball? lan Five teams have cut their average r lg." ticket price for the whole season. An ped other 15 teams have kept their average ,o a price at 1994 rates. i ranked No. 5 j I onship while having an undefeated season (13- \ 1 received a trophy for their fifth-place rank- J ' I ig Fagan, Scott Allen and Dan South from USC ;he All-SEC team. Fagan, a midfielder was alled Player of the Year, while scoring 39 goals 3hing out eight assists in 13 games, e USC lacrosse team was named "Club of the oy the USC Sports Club Council. South Caroli- J shed their season with a 9-4 record, 7-1 in their * n. 9 I here's still ime i partment now for all at Whaley's Mill. 15 iWiSP> i where hom^sn't far away!