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PRO WRESTLING WOMEn Ted DiBiase, "The Million USC junio: Dollar Man," will join other named to wrestlers at 7 p.m. March 13 All-SEC W for a First Baptist Church event Chamique to be held at the YWCA, Tennessee downtown Columbia. selection t Tickets cost $5 for students and was r and $10 for adults. Player of 1 Page 6 Singleton: Devil's Dictiona with sports twit =7] "Freaks and players, bn ages. It's time for the man ways beats the Feds (espec ones at USC), the 3-1-6, a.] Hk gleton 3:16, a.k.a. USC's M gerous Man, a.k.a. The Biggest Cynic, a.k.a. Mr. ? a.k.a, Sir Loin ... Wm Shut up, Pookie. Yon play t * Now that everyone out ther all my different characters, Shawn Singleton for another installment of Singleton 3:16 better than you, and why r ? is deeper than the mind of This week, I'm taking a pi Ambrose Bierce's "Devil's Dictionary." The only difft that this carries a sports twist. At this point, you're probably wondering, "What is he talking about?" So allow me to shut up and give) derful people my version. * The first word we will define is the word "class." It' describing a place most athletes do not attend. Now that everyone has an idea of what I'm doii are more selected words for your reading pleasure, nc sarily in alphabetical order. Smoke screen - 1. What Brad Scott pulled by nan thony Wright the Lameclucks' starting quarterback. Eddie Fogler pulled to convince the rest of the state h< ly had a basketball team. NASCAR - This is an acronym that stands for 1 tional Association of Stock-Car-Addicted Rednecks." If fer from this disease, please seek help at your neares park immediately. Education - This is an abstract noun to most a You needn't look any further than the NBA and listen U conference to agree with me. \T"R A rTkio in oT"?(-vtUn*' p+nr?^linrr fnf "\Tn+l iijjn- xino ic> cLiivji/iic-i a^LKJiiy in, ouxiiu.iiig iui iiuu Avarice." It's actually a euphemism, for "avarice" used to replace another word which describes these greed better but I can't put in print. Cretin - This is too general for me to define, bui vanced for the people I use to define it. It's used to desci pie who could win a G. Gordon Liddy "Darwin" Award, need to be removed from the gene pool. SINGLETON ^ K| |K jjf L. ^ y jJH V IT Hi ts? K9iCTSsSiiRsr ii H. IMFllHlllllliUl^llllgOTT^l.lll.llBiMmillBIMllHI.Illiilf.liB SJH K|mHJj 1 |||||]imHII|!|!^911111 nHrjl j||| I Hn| ||nVI|J|||^H rS B-BALL r Annie Lester was the Second Team Wednesday night. Holdsclaw of J "vB I was a unanimous o the first team lamed the SEC f J :he Year. " V' ^ Tl Buccane irv its of all Hy^j who alially the t.a. Sinost Dan- [9 World's Uk >erv On, H oo much. *yt, e knows ^|Pf^ why ^ ay brain Minolta. K?|&llF^9 ige from the hell 'ouwonnoun ^ ag, here it neces- . Jfr* ^ for they Gamecock second baseman Bryon Jeffcoat I page 7 Jeffcoat went 1 for 2 in a 5-2 loss Thursday I |B 11 M Ji I i|:?"i|p5 B i y ' ; ^ ' ^ ^ ' .'i jjjj^ (Bamecock . jorts * ie Gamecock ers blow *0^ *2^\ 9 lLl?&n8i ^1 iff! ffi3te " ' ** i#i'? ... Sean Rayford Photo Editor takes a swing in USC's win against Davidson, to Charleston Southern. IStuden I3CJ Fre Marie-Louis< awarded to a freshm I Student Go awarded to a senior has made a signify through a Stude Presid awarded to a USC Student Bod Scholarshi Due to the Division SCHEDULE I Baseball vs. George T Washington, 3 p.m. today, \ 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and 1:30 "N p.m. Sunday, Sarge Frye Field. > 1 Men's basketball vs. Georgia, c Saturday, noon, Frank J McGuire Arena. s Fri past Cat by Michael Strickland ^ Senior Writer r< The USC men's baseball team opened a 14-game homestand Thurs- x day with a 5-2 loss to Charleston t\ Southern. C The Gamecocks (5-3), who've now lost three of their last four, had their f0 bats silenced yet again as Bucs' ju- ja nior right-hander Robert Tyree (2-2) went the distance, allowing just sev- ^ en hits while striking out eight. USC took the lead early when ^ sophomore first baseman Mic Knox b< opened the second inning with an opposite-field home run, muscling a 3- a] 1 pitch through a strong wind from w right field. Meanwhile, Charleston Southern q was kept at bay by pitcher Chris Spigner. n' Making his USC debut, the Hopkins native scattered five hits over gl 5 2/3 innings. ni Spigner allowed one run while in striking out nine Buccaneers while on the mound. -n Head Coach Ray Tanner was glad ^ to see the freshman perform.so well. "Spigner pitched a heck of a ball- w game for a true freshman his first time out," Tanner said. 01 "He did a super job and put us 7in a position to win. "But we just didn't have enough cc punch to win. "When you play a team like Charleston Southern, who got a great ^ pitching outing, it's going to be tough to win if you don't have some offense." hi Charleston Southern (5-6) got on the board in the top of the sixth when in Kyle Leon's double was followed by a Patrick Siemers single up the mid- t die. \ in TTSn rpaninpH thp lpaH mnmpn tarily in the bottom half, with the help of a few Buccaneer defensive miscues. Nate Janowicz reached on a sin- ni gle that got through second baseman Fi it Governi holarshipj shman Council e Ramsdale Sch an who has benefited th a leadership position at I irian Comer vernment Schc planning to attend gradu cant contribution to the J nt Government leadershi Itudent Body lent's Scholars!: student for outstanding j y through a leadership p p recipients will receive of Student & Alumni St pm Monday, March 1 MATE SAYS... slate says David Prowse vas Darth Vader in Star J^ars. He spoke all of /ader's lines and didn't mow he was going to be lubbed over by James Earl ones until he saw the icreening of the movie. iday, February 26, 1999 'olina ihn Rocco's legs to start a two-out dly. Adam Poe then singled to center, id Janowicz scored from first on a vo-base error by center fielder Jesse ochenour. However, Cochenour, who was 3r-5 at the plate, would have the last iugh, sealing the Bucs' upset victor in the top of the ninth as he drove jme two insurance runs with a triple ? right-center off reliever Scott Bar2r. Barber (1-2) would allow four hits id three runs in his two innings of ork. As a light rain began late, the amecocks couldn't rally in their fill two plate appearances. In the eighth, a Brian Roberts sin!e and a Poe walk proved all for aught as Knox struck out, strandig the potential leading runs. Shane Nelson started the ninth uing with a double to left, but both [arcus McBeth and Tripp Kelly ruck out, leaving the Gamecocks ondering where their bats went. No Gamecock gathered more than le hit Thursday, as the team went for-31 overall. TVio ahconr?o rvf nffonco ic rvf mairvr x xxv uuuviJiw vyx vuvuuv 10 ui ixxujvi incern for Tanner. "We lost a lot of hitters last ;ar, so we're new at this," he said. "The guys in the lineup really iven't been consistent. "Day in and day out, we're not dog a good job offensively." Tanner and his team have no time hang their heads, as George Washgton comes to town today to kick F a three-game series. The first pitch against the Coloals is set for 3 p.m. at Sarge Frye eld. nent I Lolarship e Student Body JSC >larship ate school who Student Body [p position lip service to the osition $500 ^rvices RH 112 -J