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Sportslook Associated Pre BASKETBALL NEW YORK?The NBA's locked out referees and the league are t* meet Wednesday in New York, th* first negotiations since the unioi rejected an offer Nov. 20. The NBA says its last offer con tains salaries ranging from $85,00< to $261,000 this season and $90,000* to $328,000 in the final season of i five-year deal. The referees content the range is $75,000 to $211,000 ii the first year and $80,000 ti $278,000 in the fifth. LANDOVER, Md. ? Washing ton Bullets forward Chris Webber recovering from a dislocated shoul der, is expected to play Thursda; night against Cleveland. Webber, placed on the injure* list before the start of the season was injured during an exhibitioi game Oct. 21. The Bullets waive* center Mike PeDlowski to mak room on the roster for Webber. NEW YORK ? New Jersey Net forward Derrick Coleman, who ha not played this season because o an irregular heartbeat, has beei cleared to practice. The New York Times reporter today Coleman was examined b; specialists last week, and his firs practice will be Wednesday. Th Times said Coleman's heartbea has returned to normal, and he i Northweste A?oclatod Pre? There's only a week to go until fii exams at Northwestern, the school kno for having the brains of the Big Ten. 1 buzz on campus, however, isn't ab< tests, it's about Rose Bowl tickets. A how to get them. With the once-hapless Wildcats he ing to Pasadena for die first time in o 40 years, pigskin fever has hit wit] UAKULI Open Guys! Girls! Sing? Dai THEN COME A PART OF l SINGERS A TUESDAY, DEC IN (NEW) Ml ROC 1 hour credi for more information call Lose 2 In Tw Famous U.S. Worn r*. irinn iKc paac L/Ullli^ VIIU ivi 101 ivii vii ocao members used the "Ski Team" That's right - 20 pounds in 14 c food action and was devised b especially for the U.S. Ski Tear important!) while reducing. Yoi diet is designed that way. It's a work, travel or stay at home. 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Any faculty, staff or student will receive a tea or fountain dmlk FREE with a purchase or take out. rties or special events! <4* The Gamecock KmiVJi Basketball face OUT OF BOUNDS < Larry Willams Is it just me, or does this year's South n i: i l i.i li i. l i_n.: i ^arumia uasneiuan team nave luiuer jxpectations than this past year's footaall squad? When you want to think ; reasonably, as a few Carolina fans have | seen known to do, the answer would ' 4 lave to be yes. With respectful exception to the soc- 1 :er and volleyball teams, fans will finally have something to cheer about J this year. A clue had to have been given when Eddie Fogler, never one to sug- ! arcoat matters, said before the season, The rebuilding is over, and we will win." 1 Ihe question is not if, but just how long ! it will take for the Gamecocks to gel and ] become a formidable force in the SEC. Whoever has been to watch the bas- ' ketball team play has to admit that it 1 is quite a treat to watch good, talented players play a brand of good, talented basketball. A barometer? A good opportunity to see just how good these 1 ?uys are will be this weekend, when they travel to Charlotte to play Stanford in the Tournament of Champions. The Cardinals, ranked No. 15 nation- 1 ally, return all five starters. Saturday, 1 the Gamecocks will take on the loser of 1 the North Carolina-Tulane game. For UNC-transfer Lany Davis and the rest of the team, it could be quite an interesting weekend. i :d to continu On Monday, so many CaManiardream- t ng fans jammed the phone lines to in[uire about bowl tickets that the uni- 1 rersity's voice mail system broke. That i vas the first day the university was open 1 lifter Michigan's victory over Ohio State I landed the Wildcats the Rose Bowl bid. 1 Mary Doi, a senior and self-described i airweather fan, was among those trying j o get tickets. "It's a once in a half-cenr c a ? Visa U.S.A. Inc. 199S IKI Wednesday, November 29,1995 s window of opp I Just for kicks. Kudos to the soccer or three ;eam. Sporting a team comprised main- though ly of freshmen and sophomores, Car- and eve Dlina's squad had a dream season be- pears tl Fore falling at the hands of Duke Uni- in the v /ersity Sunday in the second round of ball pn the NCAAs. Despite their successes, we themse' all must wonder what would've hap- All t pened if super-sophs Clint Mathis and "guru" i Kristinn Larusson would have been in Joe Joel the game. In the previous weeks matchup if Bobb; against Coastal Carolina, the two were on his i taken out in a gangster-like effort by to reel J CoastaL This USC team should be picked Wei by many to go to the final four next sea- chip pre son. but if I Despite the obvious applause to the wouldn players, someone else, who is often short- to a fisl sighted by the media, deserves undue school c praise. Soccer coach Mark Berson, who Colli bas been at the university since 1978, excitinj has made his mark on the college soc- The pa? cer world. Leading the Gamecocks to ll riousne NCAA tournaments in 18 seasons, Berson howevei has represented solidity in an athletics who car program that has for the most part lacked erty, is foundation. recruiti living f Reeling 'em in. Since the college coaches football season for the most part is over, that means that the other battle has Fina J j.1 1 1.-11 T _ commenced - me war Known as re- Dan, i c cruiting. Fll be the first to admit the ob- was mc rious feet that good recruiting is the cor- ing, th? nerstone of any successful program. Gators \ Usually when a blockbuster top 10 class gan pu: is signed, the respective football pro- well ai gram is marginally successful after two (Arkarn ing long, Strang my chance," she said. But Until this season, when the Wildcats and stui Decame the nation's favorite underdogs, droves racking up a 10-1 record and capturing son the; the Big Ten championship, the average As f SAT scores of Northwestern freshmen tickets, vas more often a source of pride than the 21,904 i football team ? especially during a 34- Ami game losing streak between 1979 and old Nor 1982. campus "D -.H ill-nig] m re n't a. spent the lib: It's T )ortunity in T j years. One thing troubles me, Sa . Being a listener of afternoon 'ol< ;ning sports talk shows, it ap- ta lat one thing is being forgotten bri yake of a big-time college footjgram's success - the players it, Ives. fuj 00 often, I hear a famed recruiting da eply, "Yes, Bob, it appears that ve] 1 is headed to Florida; however, to y Bowden can make an impact fei n-home visit, he might be able m, ^oe in to play for the Seminoles." ^ 1,1 can't say that I was a blue>spect coming out of high school, g j was, I can honestly say that I 't have enjoyed being compared 1 on a hook being "lured" to my q if "choice." ege football is arguably the most I brand of sport on the planet. ^ gantry, the interest, and the se- , ss of the sport goes unmatched; 1 r, referring to an 18-year-old kid, ~f? ft even grow a beard yet, as propludicrous. It's high time these 19 ing analysts stop making their ^ rom this and leave it up to the m Ai Ci illy!!! Speaking of college foot- Sfc :an't remember the last time I s?] ire pleased, puristically speakin Saturday, when the Florida M shipped r ionda btate and Michi- ine mmeled Ohio State. If all goes he ad Florida beats Arkansas to sas?) in the SEC Championship ca ;e trip in Pa this year's team was different, de dents started attending games in ve ? although this was the first sea- ? y had to pay for tickets. of or those much-desired Rose Bowl , Northwestern will be allotted bi at $80 each. la d the Rose Bowl rush, signs of the te thwestern were still evident on a i. After all, this school of7,400 un- Vi titers Iwayg in rary i every'vs/^ier ju wartt to b 7 ournament turday, we will have ourselves a grand 5 national championship in the FiesBowl when the Gators play the Ne aska Cornhuskers. However, when we really think about the chances for a playoff in the near ;ure had to take a step back Satury, with the Bowl Coalition and unirsity presidents laughing all the way the bank. They say you have to suf before you can prosper, but I, like my of you, prefer dessert before my iner. No Respect With the Buckeyes losl to Michigan, Ohio State coach John oper has to be scratching his head, cceeding the late Earl Bruce in 1988, oper had to endure some tremendous at up until the last couple of years, iw, alter a 10-1 season, it appears that e natives (alumni) are getting restss again after his team's debacle in m-Arbor. It's sort of reminiscent of 88, when Bill Curry (now at Ken&y), coached Alabama to a 10-1 record, th their only loss coming to archrival iburn. After numerous death threats, irry was ousted and replaced by Gene allings - after a one-loss regular seaa. Without going into unneeded detail, say one thing. Somehow, I cant imag; Carolina fens calling for Brad Scoffs ad after a one-loss season. Just goes show you that sometimes tradition n bite you in the rear end. ddUCIId irgraduates ? the only private uniisity in a conference of giant state sdwels - didn't earn the reputation as the brains the Big Ten for nothing. Desks were filled at the campus limy this week, and a sign announcing te-night study hours in the student cenr partially blocked a banner featuring giant red rose and the words: "Expect ictory: Northwestern Football." > z a -