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our sports
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shawn SINGLETON good mood
singleton 5:16 this week
and you
might end
up a victim to my assassins.
I was at the liquor store last week
when I watched the one-game Wild
Card playoffbetween the Chicago Cubs
and the San Francisco Giants. I noticed
they played the game at Wrigley Field
instead of "Commercial" Stick (I mean,
3Com) Park. I found it perfectly fitting
that the fifth such playoff in Major
League history was played in one of the
last of the grand old ballparks instead
of some commercialized stadium,
r?r> rl L*r maay\1a nrl> a lr?% ati* act
cuiu aticuucu uy pcupic wiiu iuiuw as
much about baseball as Monica Lewinsky
knows about knee pads.
Professional sports has been commercialized
in the last five years.
Cornerstones of sports have either been
replaced or renamed by corporate interests.
Chicago Stadium has been
replaced by the United Center. The
Spectrum in Philadelphia has been replaced
by the Core States Center, which
was then renamed First Union Arena.
The legendaiy Boston Garden has been
replaced by the Fleet Center.
And in the most insulting of these
experiments in idiocy, Le Forum du
Montreal has been replaced by the Molson
Centre. Now don't get me wrong,
Molson is a beer consumed on many occasions
at the liquor store, but don't
name your stadium after it.
Some of these name changes are
just plain stupid. Joe Robbie Stadium
was renamed Pro Player Park because
Jimmy Johnson signed a contract with
them. Tampa Stadium was renamed
Houlihan's Stadium even though at the
time, there were no Houlihan's restaurants
in Tampa.
The worst name change yet has to
be the June replacement of Anaheim
Stadium with Edison International
Field. What is Edison International,
please tell me?
Even NASCAR, the No. 1 sport of
all rednecks, isn't safe from this travesty.
Thank God the tobacco bill didn't
get passed because who else would have
sponsored the races?
Since commercialization has become
the norm, let's bring more women
into the sport. Let's rename the Southern
500 the Victoria's Secret 500, sponsored
by Tampax. Or better yet, let's
rename the Daytona 500 the Pantene
500, sponsored by WonderBra.
Just so there are no references to
me as being sexist, a woman helped me
come up with the names.
As true fans of all sports, we need
to take our sports back from these corporate
raiders. Even though the days
of Griffith Stadium, the Polo Grounds
and Ebbets Field are gone, I don't think
the fans that attended games there
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nave iaueu away into me ruuuie.
We need to fight for the sports we
hold dear, whether it be football, baseball,
hockey or even Nasty-Car, for if
we don't, our children will have nothing
to hold onto in the next millenium.
Nate Ole Miss
Sports Editor 15-5
B.J. USC
Editorial Assistant 10-10
Kathv Van Nostrand Ole Miss
Staff Guest Picker 15-5
Jeff Romig Ole Miss
Asst. Sports Editor 14-6
Laura Bokesch Ole Miss
Friend of Sports Staff 16-4
After going 5-0 last week, Laura
10. Nate had a chance at the lead, bi
"I don't mind being behind
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necock Sports has a
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i (not really). Our new
ress is:
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Volleyt
staff writer DAVID CLONINGER
The USC women's volleyball
its winning ways Wednesday n
victory over the Davidson Wilde
the titanic match with No. 9 F
The Gamecocks were led once
Ashley Edlund, who contributec
kills and a .750 hitting percentag
Robarge had 12 kills and hit .55
to help the Gamecocks improve 1
Head Coach Kim Hudson-Cl
she was pleased with her team'
"We're playing the best that v.
now," she said. "There's still a fe1
we'll all feel really good if we c
Carolina jumped to a 2-1 leai
fore putting 13 straight points or
first game was ended on a Dan
giving Carolina the 15-1 win. So
fer Andy Filbeck had two aces to s
cocks.
Carolina jumped out to a 7-3
on a kill by freshman Cally Plu
Milica Perovic, Edlund and Tayl<
Carolina's 15-4 win in Game 2.
saw the Wildcats hang close to <
the Gamecocks closed the match
tory. Davidson went down 9-1 e?
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staff writer ANN MARIE MIANI
The Carolina men's soccer
ers 7-0 Wednesday night at T1
Gamecocks an 8-1 record and
son.
USC scored six of their sei
John Harr, assisted by juniors ?
pagna, scored within two mini
Coach Mark Berson said, "T
We wanted to make sure that
have a letdown. To score early
Carolina scored two more gc
a 3-0 lead. The goals were sco
and John Harr, respectively. Sc
to the Gamecock lead with 10:
the fourth goal of the half.
Freshman Joey Worthen
giving USC a 5-0 lead. Worthei
feeling before coming into the
"I felt pretty good coming (
and it was a big win. So comini
fident." Worthen said. "I get a
such a good team makes it a 1<
The last goal of the half v.
asco. The Gamecocks went int
into the second half, things d
with their 6-0 deficit. Alex Bala
the only goal early in the secc
Coach Berson was delight
lead early in the game. This t
younger, inexperienced playei
prove their game skills.
an _ r i.1 i_ _
oome 01 me games wne
gotten some of the (younger) p
manner that enabled us to d(
players have really earned this
the most of tonight and that's
The Carolina defense, head
ry Ring, has been tough to ge
no exception.
Ring, who was named MV1
sic, has only given up four gc
defense is just as important a
a game.
"Most importantly, we di
That's one of the things we st
wanted to try to get a shutout
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Tennessee LSU
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is back in the lead with a 16-4 ret
it picked the Tar Heels to beat Get
Nate said. "It's a good place to be ?
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team continued
:ats, setting up Em||\
lorida tonight. KPjj|(/
1 39 assists, six
e. Senior Cindy
for the match
to 14-1.
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re can play right BM__ ...
w mistakes,but V/tlGI!" TOf)l?ht
an play hard."
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Where: Voll
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lead in Game 2 its way back to 9-7. A kill by Edh
mmer. Kills by the jump it needed to end the mal
or put an end to Davidson dropped to 8-6 with
The last game The Gamecocks are looking t
Carolina before record against defending confere
with a 15-9 vie- Florida. The Gators have won 44
irly, but clawed lar-season SEC matches. Their 1;
ecocks i
15m
team shutout the Wofford Terri- ,
tie Graveyard. The win gives the
is their sixth shutout of the sea- |gL IfiL
/en goals in the first half. Junior
Jonas Myllenberg and Scott Cam- |H
ites of the opening kickoff.
he first goal was very significant,
in the first ten minutes we didn't
r was a main objective."
?als in seven minutes to give them ^
red by juniors Jonas Myllenberg ... "a
iphomore Jason Smallwood added
:56 left in on the clock by scoring
scored with 7:30 left in the half,
l, who is also a starter, had a good 3Pl
)ff our last game. We played well
y into this game, we felt very coni
little nervous, but playing with ^
at easier.
'as scored by freshman Alex Balo
halftime with a 6-0 lead. Going ^
id not look good for the Terriers "l|
sco, assisted by John Harr, scored $
ind half, pushing the lead to 7-0.
ed that his team had taken a big
mabled to him to let some of the
s get some playing time and im- Carolina.s Hani
re we would have liked to have hc,P'css'lr- The
layers in just didn't unfold in the ? ,.
w r, . j ui~\ w onora is a
> so, Bersonsaid. Our younger ., ?T , .
' .. '7 j said. John Blair
opportunity. I thought they made . , ^ ^
important. Lookingahea
ed by sophomore goalkeeper Hen- Commonwealth
t past all season. This game was Qameco(
son on Oct. 11. J
? of the Old Republic Soccer Clas- about playing CI
>als this season. To Berson, the "I've heard
s the offense when tiying to win really excited to
said.
d not have a defensive letdown. Berson said
;ressed," Berson said. "We really it is two national
in this match if we could." and when game
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staff writer JE
UNC Ohio St. The Gamei
was victorious
ing Georgia So
,mn n 0. The win wj
UNC Penn St. Gamecocks (6home
game in
game followed
n trip that inclu
UNC Penn St. los, t0 Kentu
Auburn.
"This win p
UNC ' Ohio St.
Vanderbilt. "W
lot more focus*
UNC Ohio St. better as the s
The Game
at the outset, s
en minutes. M
:ord. Not far behind is B.J., at 10- eventual game
)rgia Tech. They didn't. off a beautiful
joing into the home stretch." Se'a Austin st
line. Ninety s(
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South Carolina
Gamecocks /r
vs.
No. 9 Florida ^
Gators \
\ j Points of Interest:
The Gamecocks (14-1,
tied the school record for bes
can break the record with
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eyball straight SEC regular-seasoi
^ .. the last coming in 1994 wl
l.1 11 ty C(K.ks beat them 3-1 in Coh
md gave USC loss was to Carolina in 1994 wl
:ch. beat Florida 3-1 at home,
the loss. Hudson-Christopher is op
o better their game.
nee champion "We have tried to become i
straight regu- all week, and I believe we ai
ist conference be so, so great to beat Florida
oil ove
s Whetstone and Jonas Myllenberg (No. 5
Gamecocks, on the strength of six first-h
very good team and very well-coached." Berson
[Wofford's head coach] has done a tremendous
ogram."
id, Carolina's next game is Saturday at Virginia
University.
;ks' next home game is against archrival Clemoey
Worthen, a Utah native, said he is excited
lemson.
a lot about the Carolina-Clemson rivalry. I'm
play them and see what we can do." Worthen
, "Clemson is always a big game ? most years
ly-ranked teams. We need to be at our very best,
time comes our guys need to be ready. All the
olina beats
REMY TOUZEL gia Southern g
goal.
cock women's soccer team Midway into
Wednesday night, defeat- time leading goa
luthern 5-1. possessed an Ea
is especially critical for the 20 yards out, ser
3-1), who played their first right corner of t
more than two weeks. The fifth of the seasoi
a grueling four-game road with Mclntyre i
ded both a tough overtime Mclntyre score
cky and a 5-1 romp over match in the 32i
The Gameco
iuts us in a better position," Bienias, who ast
midfielder Lydia Bienias, gia Southern del
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le losses 10 iveniucKy ana tne season, i ne
e're a lot more optimistic, a Lexi Tourtelotte i
2d. We're going to get a lot ern clearance? pa
eason progresses." recovered just as
cocks put the game away out the area,
coring twice in the first sev- 'It worked ou
organ Mclntyre scored the were coming out
;-winning goal by finishing I just pressed it
passing sequence that An- Perhaps the 1
arted out of the defensive first half was sh
2Conds later, Bienias put a 1. The five-goal
it over the head Af the Geor- Gamecocks a ch
Friday, 7 p.m. Nate says the Florida
Volleyball vs. Florida volleyball team hasn't
lost a regular-season
Sunday, 3 p.m. SEC match since
Women's Soccer vs. UNC 1994, when the
Asheville _ Gamecocks beat
them 3-1.'
s No. 9 Florida
Z7ZZZZZZZI~1 The win would almost certainly move Carolina
into the national polls as well as prime
the Gamecocks for an NCAA tournament
^ Carolina is expecting a loud and tough match,
especially since Florida beat the Gamecocks 3-1
in Columbia last year.
"Fans are just huge ? it's like having a sev*
enth person on the court. At the Clemson match,
we couldn't even hear ourselves talk on the bench.
It always affects people, so we're expecting this
place to be loud on Friday," Hudson-Christopher
said.
2-0 SEC) have Edlund said beating the Gators would cap off
it start ever and a great career at South Carolina,
a win tonight. ?j?ve t>een ready for this match for four years,"
C) have won 44 Edlund said. "I haven't beaten them since I've
1 matches, with been here, and this is our best chance yet. We
hen the Game- need a lot of fans to show up like they did at Clemjmbia.
son- ^our fans can rattle Florida and we can play
well, we've definitely got a chance to win."
lien the Gamecocks ^ match is "Jam the ?ym NiSht" at the
Carolina Volleyball Competition Facility. Any
itimistic about the fan bringing a jar of jam to the match will receive
free admission. The facility is located at the cor eady
for this game ner of Blossom and Assembly streets, adjacent
re ready. It would to the Carolina Coliseum. Students with a valid
u" ID are admitted free.
r Wofford
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) move the ball around while a Wofford defender looks on
alf goals, defeated the Terriers 7-0.
players are looking, forward to the Clemson game and it will be
a great challenge for us."
The game against Clemson will be at 2 p.m. at Stone Stai
dium at The Graveyard. On Oct. 17 and 18, USC hosts the Sunbeam
Soccer Classic against SW Missouri State on Saturday
at 7 p.m. and Evansville on Sunday at 6 p.m.
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NOTE:
i Defender Anders Ronnevig earned Soccer America Team of
l the Week honors this week after his game-winning goal against
No. 10 Furman.
> Ronnevig, a native of Oslo, Norway, is the third Gamecock
to earn the honor this year. Scott Campagna and Nathan Watkins
s also earned the honor.
Georgia Southern
oalkeeper for the second starters, allowing head coach Sue Kelly
the chance to try players at different pothe
first half, USC's all- sitions. Particularly impressive was sopho1-scorer,
Jennie Ondo dis- more forward Megan Gutstadt, who nearigle
midfielder and, from ly scored on three occasions in the second
it a rocket into the upper- half.
he net. The goal was the Georgia Southern scored in the 54th
o for Ondo, which tied her minute when midfielder Shannon Cromwell
for the season lead until slipped past the USC defense for the Ead
her second goal of the gles lone goal of the game,
id minute. The Gamecocks continued to pressure,
cks final goal came from however, garnering five corner kicks, one
utely infiltrated the Geor- of which was nearly headed in by Gutstadt.
ense for her fourth goal of "In the second half we completely went
opportunity began when through the depth chart," explained Coach
deflected a Georgia South- Kelly. "We're not a team that likes to rack
ss, which Bienias quickly it up. Obviously, we want to be dynamic
; the defense was clearing and finish as much as we can, but with all
due respect to Georgia Southern, they've
t. well," Bienias said. They always been a very good team."
and a? fhp hall ramp nut "irinnrcria Snufhprnl last voar tnnlr 11c
in." to overtime," said Kelly, citing the immost
telling statistic of the provement in her club in the past year,
ots, in which USC led 17- "The victory was pretty critical because
lead at halftime gave the Georgia Southern is not a team to be taklance
to rest many of the en lightly "