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Wednesday, January 24,1996 SPORTS BRIEFS Assoc NFL TAMPA, Fla. ?Tony Dungy, interviewed but passed ova* by four other k teams hiring head coaches in the last 10 years, agreed to a six-year contract to coach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Dungy, Minnesota's defensive coordinator for the past four seasons, replaces Sam Wyche, who was fired Dec. 27. The Bucs were 7-9 last year?their best record since 1982?but lost seven of their last nine games. TEMPE,Ariz. ? Rod Woodson, Pittsburgh's ailing star corneiback, was given the go-ahead to play in Sunday's Super Bowl. If Woodson does play against the Cowboys, his four-month comeback from a knee ipjury would be one of the most remarkable in NFL history. He tore cartilage and his right anterior k cruciate ligament in the Steelers' opener. SANTACLARA,Calif. -BillWalsh could be on the verge of returning to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers called a news conference for today, and team spokesman Dave Rahn said Walsh, president Carmen Policy and coach George Seifert would be there. Rahn would not confirm reports that Walsh, who coached the 49ers to three Super Bowl titles, would rejoin the team in a yet to be defined role. DALLAS ? Green Bay Packers assistant coach Gil Haskell has been transferred to a rehabilitation facility while recovering from a skull fracture sustained in a sideline arrident in the NFC championship. Haskell, 52, was injured when his head hit the turf as he was knocked on his back in a sideline collision during Dallas' victory over the Packers on Jan. 14. Baseball CHICAGO ?The Chicago White Sox, looking to add more power and protection in their lineup for Frank Thomas, acquired outfielder Danny Tartabull from the Oakland Athletics for two minor leaguers. Chicago sent left-handed pitcher Andrew Lorraine and outfielder Charles Poe to Oakland. Tartabull, 33, hit .236 My I.D. Get Smart i the calling I.D Your USC campus. Besid< it also offers th automatically c Next time smart. Use you Call: USC or M< UNIVERSITY SOLTTH(7\ROL Computer Services Cent< 1 st Floor, 1244 Blossom Sti Columbia, SC 29208 (803)^777-1800 :Jated_ Press with eight home runs and 35 RBIs in 83 games last season for Oakland and the New York Yankees. NEWYORK -TheSt. Louis Cardinals traded outfielder Bernard Gilkey to the New York Mets for three minor leaguers. Gilkey, 29, who hit. 298 last year with 17 homers and 69 RBIs, became expendable when the Cardinals signed Ron Gant as a free agent. The Cardinals received pitchers Eric Ludwick and Erik Hiljus and outfielder Yudith Ozorio. BOSTON ? The Boston Red Sox signed free agent outfielder Alex Cole Monday to a one-year contract that clears the way for them to acquire reliever Heathcliff Slocumb from Philadelphia. The Red Sox reportedly are ready to send outfielder Lee Tinsley, reliever Ken Ryan and outfield prospect Glenn Murray a- Al_ . TiL.'iii _ - m i_ r\ l r?/\ v io me rniwes ior oiocumu. v^oie, ou, mi .342 for Minnesota last season. College Basketball Massachusetts, the only unbeaten Division I team, remained No. 1 in the college poll, but the Minutemen's grip on the top spot slipped a bit. Last week, Massachusetts (16-0) was picked first on all but two of the ballots from a media panel. This week, with two more voters participating, the Minutemen received 57 of 66 first-place votes and 1.641 noints. 52 more than Kantnrkv (15-1), which was No. 1 on eight ballots. Kansas and Connecticut, which received the other first-place vote, each moved up one spot to third and fourth, while Cincinnati, which lost its first game of the season Sunday to AlabamaBirmingham, dropped two spots to fifth. 1 PITTSBURGH ? Marcus Camby, eight days after his frightening collapse, practiced with No. 1 Massachusetts and will decide at the last minute whether he is ready to play tonight against Pittsburgh. The junior center missed three games after fainting before a Jan. 14 game against St. Bonaventure. Doctors do not know what caused the episode, although many possibilities have been ruled out. is a Calling % wgmm* Way! had the calling shoe. Now you can h . card. I.D. card doubles as a calling card v es offering all the advantages of othe e unique Dial Home feature. Dial" :onnected to your home. > rr 11 you re orr campus ana neea to use t r USCard. Computer Services Center at 777^i Cumpus Connection at 1-800-7 OR ina LSI! ;r |g.f3E.W?1i Jia eet Get Gamecock! for third st Carolina has a tough task A ^ J A ^ ? I WUi ? ? P .1 I. aneau lonigni as cricn Dampler and preseason SEC West favorite Mississippi State come to town. ROBBIE MEEK Sports Editor The South Carolina Gamecocks will face one of their toughest challenges of the season tonight against preseason SEC West favorite Mississippi State.* The Gamecocks are 10-4 overall and 4-2 in the conference, putting them in a tie for second place. USC is riding a twogame winning streak heading into the final game of their three-game home stand, tonight. Carolina defeated Alabama on Qofnwloir r^irrV\+ OA TVirt MCTT T3iill/lArtn kJCUlUVAOJ lligj.il/ ifVUI . A IIC ifJJJU JJlUlUUgiS have lost three of their last four games. The Bulldogs will bring one of the best centers in the country into tonight's match: 6-foot-11-inch Erick Dampier. Dampier is leading the SEC in rebounds, with 9.4 per game; field goals, shooting 62.6 percent; and blocks, with 3.6 per game. The Gamecocks will be at a disadvantage, since they will have to defend Dampier without starting center Nate Wilbourne. Wilbourne will miss the next two games with a severe ankle sprain. Wilbourne is averaging 14.3 points per game and is leading the team with 6.4 rebounds per game. Plflvinc wifhnilt Wilbniimp will mpnn freshman reserve center Bud Johnson will have to step into the starting role. Johnson is coming off his best career outing against Alabama with 14 points and 4 rebounds in 22 minutes. Johnson is averaging 5.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game. The Bulldogs will also bring a good veteran backcourt into tonight's game. Sophomore Marcus Bullard and senior Darryl Wilson are tenth and eleventh, respectively, in the SEC in assists. Bullard is second in the SEC in three-point ? percentages and sixth in three-pointers per game. Wilson is fifth in the SEC in three-point percentages and third in nr i Card? J"""1 1 k 4 lS?P *T )fll? warn MH| iave USCard /hen you're off r calling cards, '10 and you're he phone, get 1800 00-1156 Connected! A' > looking raight win free-throw percentages. The Gamecocks come into the match led by guards Larry Davis and Melvin |HSjU| Watson. Davis, who was named SEC Dlmr/vM fkn W/VAIT f ' I j. layci ui uic ttcciv i fm this week, is | averaging 18.4 | points per game and is ranked fourth in the SEC, KP eighth in three- f ^ ml pointers per game JOHNSON with 2.2, and first in free-throw percentages. Watson is averaging 13.9 points per game and is ranked ninth in the conference in assists with 4.2 per game. The Gamecocks will try to improve _ on their best SEC start ever. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. The Gamecocks' q, next contest will be at #2 Kentucky yy Saturday. M r \ G Larry \ 6-3 C 21 Bud Johnson \ 6-10 230 ^ G Melvin1 6-2 ?1 ** L_ lyj Malik Russell / 6-7220 / y G / BJ M 6"2' v--' i ' v piipm^ i m ^ 7 , vjgH flpp -ii'v-'"^ 7 mmmr h W j*Ksf f| ; _? _? Tyson Pottlgrow The Gamecock uard Larrv Davis, who was namaH this wook's SPC Plavar of tho ok, will lead the Gamecocks Into a 7:30 contest tonight against Ississlppl State. ~ F 32 Davis Dontae Jones 190 6-7 220 < X C 25 / Erick Dampier ^ ^ 6-11265 io~~ GOO l/Vatson Darryl Wilson 195" 6-1185 Russell Walters \ 6-10 235 3~ G3 ]\ cKie Marcus Bullard X. 185 6-3 200