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on, nevertheless, some of you still closer
don't get it. For all of you jabroneys,
refer to Singletonian philosophy No. er wa
1, which states: "These are my opin- ^ srr
ions, therefore, they are the correct ^-our ^
ones. If there are any disagreements wag rc
or gripes, please send your letters to ^ g.
the complaint department. Down ^
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in the past five days. I had to person- ?*!e
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liquor store, as well as my lower-level nome*
assistant for not getting the job done ?1U?'
[I had to commit him, by the way, be- ^ ^
cause he's bipolar, which means "(ex- jpe
pletive) up"], but most importantly, Padre
the New York Yankees are your 1998 v
World Series Champions. ^an ^
On the 50th anniversary of the - mos^ *
year of the Babe's death, the Bronx ter ^ei
Bombers brought the title back to Padre
New York by sweeping the San Diego to sho1
Padres four games to none with a 3-0 team,
victory Wednesday night. the Wi
This is the second time in three shoulc
years the Yankees have won the Se- They j
ries and their 24th overall, tying all.
thpm with t.hp Montreal Canadiens No
for the most professional sports prepai
championships all-time. Their regu- defenc
lar-season mark of 114-48,125-50 withoi
overall, is the best ever for a team Brosii
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ries. Not bad for a team that started Ri|
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Could this Yankee team be the reflect
best in Major League history? Could plishe
they be the best in sports history? So
Surely they can be put in the same mond,
class as the 1972 Miami Dolphins, and tl
USC ranked thin
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5-2 in the SEC, is ranked No. 3 in the So
latest District 4 poll. at 7 p.
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/ill tell. B.J,
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on a far away dia,
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le Iron Horse are both smiling.
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CIATEP PRESS
tLOTTE - The Buffalo Bills
lone a good job recently against
eated teams. Now they get to
sir hand against one of the NFL's
dwellers.
ming into Sunday nighf s game
st winless Carolina, the Bills ]
iron fhreo in a row inrlnrHncr
jainst teams that were previ- (
undefeated.
te might think that kind of sue- ]
rould leave Buffalo brimming |
anfidence to take on a team that ]
st six consecutive games this j
nd eight in a row overall,
tess again. ]
re're familiar with where they've 1
' Buffalo coach Wade Phillips j
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ieed, the Bills lost six of seven <
to close their 1997 schedule be- ]
oing 0-3 to start this season. 1
re're fighting our way back," <
is said. "We were at a crossroads i
and I think the team respond- \
1 even though we were playing j
awfully good teams."
rolina coach Dom Capers can 1
etty much the same thing about i
am. Even though the Panthers s
their longest slide ever and are j
midst of the worst rash of inin
the franchise's three-plus ]
is, the team continues to come i
h big plays. In five of its six loss- i
roiina eitner lea or was tiea at I
tie and then had a chance to win i
me in the final seconds,
jst important to Capers at this 1
is that he continues to get good <
from his players in practice and
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Guest Picker 27-8
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Sports Editor 23-12
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id of Sports Staff 26-8
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"We know we can't do anything
about the first six games, but we sure
:an do a lot about what happens in
the next 10," he said. "I still believe
that we can get this thing turned
around. I really believe it because of
aur attitude."
Both teams have gotten strong
play from new quarterbacks in recent
veeks, althougli the changes were for
i * i ii i nr i
leciaecuy ainereni reasons.
Two weeks ago, Buffalo's Doug
Flutie took over because of rib injuries
to starter Rob Johnson and helped the
Bills to a 31-24 victory over Indianapolis.
Last week, Flutie capped his first
NFL start in more than nine years by
turning a botched running play into
a 1-yard bootleg for the winning touchdown
against Jacksonville with 13
seconds left. His quick thinking gave
Buffalo a 17-16 victory that knocked
the Jaguars from the ranks of the undefeated,
and it made the already popular
Flutie the toast of the town in his
return to the NFL after eight seasons
In Canada.
"I don't read it or watch it or listen
to it," he said. "I know when I have
a good day and when I have a bad day,
so I try not to get caught up in what's
?oing on around me."
Carolina's Steve Beuerlein can't
tielp but get caught up in the excitement
he has generated since becoming
the Panthers' starting quarterback
two weeks ago in a very unusual
chain of events. Beuerlein got the job
when Kerry Collins, the Panthers'
first-ever draft pick in 1995, reportedly
told Capers he had lost his heart.
Within six davs. Collins had been cut
and Beuerlein, who signed with CarKentucky
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olina in 1996 with the speci
of backing up and helping
Collins, was his successor.
In his two starts, Beuei
completed 70 percent of hi
and compiled a rating of 103
would be third in the NFC
enough attempts.
Beuerlein said much of tl
for his success is due to t
Coast-style offense that the ]
installed this year. While
appeared to struggle to ada
new offense, Beuerlein ha
such problems.
"I feel comfortable in'it,'
"Fm looking forward to getti
and better as the weeks gc
Fve always wanted to play in
of offense, and this is the firs
my 12 years that Fve actuall
a West Coast style of offer
quarterback, it's a lot of fun
Even though he's had s>
cess with the offense, Beuei
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lias umexi seveiai xiaiu siiui
suit of an offensive line th;
particularly hard hit by inj\
It probably wont get ai
for Beuerlein on Sunday, ^
left tackle, undrafted roc
Bohlinger, will line up oppos
Smith, the Bills' perennial'
defensive end.
"We'll have some schen
to help out," Capers said. "1
want to leave a guy one on <
Beuerlein said he doesri
any problems.
"We're not going to cone
thing," he said. "We just wai
Any win. That's all we're af
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'nurture SEC conHnue?/mm^a^6
. , counted for the first touchdown of the
has game in four of the Bulldogs' first six
S Pa^8 contests this year.
.9, which Then there's MSITs trump card, the
if he had vastly underrated James Johnson. This
senior tailback from Mobile, Ala., has
le reason quietly taken over the top of the SEC
he West rushing charts with a robust average
Panthers of 125.8 yards per game. He s also more
! Collins than 100 yards in front of his closest
pt to the competition for the overall rushing lead,
s had no with 755 total yards.
If s no wonder the three SEC teams
' he said. Johnson has squared off against this
ng better seas(>n (Auburn, USC, and Vanderbilt)
) by But rank ninth, 11th, and 12th in the
type SEC against the run. The only problem
jt time in f?r the Dogs and their blitz-happy de'
been in tensive coordinator Joe Lee Dunn is
. that they rank 10th in rushing defense,
lse. s a Despite being held to under 100
yaras rusning in tneir last two games,
ome sue- Tigers still have an explosive back
-lein also 0f their own in Kevin Faulk. Though
s, the re- well out of the running for the Heisat's
been man> Faulk does lead the conference
iries. with 1,155 all-purpose yards and a 13.5
ly easier yard punt return average. Believe it or
vhen his not, LSU (my preseason pick to win the
>kie Rob SEC) will lose its fourth in a row in anite
Bruce other barnburner.
Pro Bowl
MISSISSIPPI STATE 30-27
les to try
fou don't South Carolina (1-6, 0-5) at Vanone."
derbilt (0-6,0-4)
expect p.m. (CST) ? Vanderbilt Staede
any- dium (41,448) ? Nashville, Tenn.
it to win. Billy's Line ? South Carolina by 7
South Carolina has just one win
in its last 10 outings, which was this
n year's Sept. 5 season-opener against
the Ball State Cardinals. Underachieving
USC (off to its worst start in
32 years) travels to Nashville in the
hopes of breaking a six-game losing
streak.
The Gamecocks are also hoping to
ihdll stop a seven-game SEC skid that is the
team's longest losing streak since join
ing the conference in 1992.
Still, Brad Scott's team is a long way
Shall from matching the Commodores' ineptitude,
as Vanderbilt has dropped its
last 22 SEC contests (including all 12
under second-year head coach Woody
, . Widenhofer) as well as its last 11 games
>nail overall.
Lefs see now, what about some pos
itives? Hmmm. Ahm, eh, well, er, no,
um, wait a minute. Oh, USC's junior
hall punter Courtney Leavitt is tied for the
conference lead in punting with a
43.2 yard average on just 25 kicks.
Why so few? Because South Carihall
olina is tied for the conference lead in
third down conversions, making good
on 46.5 percent of their attempts. There's
only one problem,
ike those The Gamecocks are dead last in the
conference in stopping their opponents
[he good on third down, giving them a fresh set
fterpdst- * of downs 45.2 percent of the time. This
s is Rob, week they should improve on both
after go- marks.
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