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rage o Folks reminisces on past headlines FOLKS continued from page 7 guys in September?"USC beats N.C. State ? we think." Second place goes to USC point guard BJ McKie, for breaking Alex English's career points record. Third place would have to be the Gamecocks' miracle 65-64 win over Cincinnati last season. Honorable mention? USC Softball sensation Megan Matthews, diver Michelle Davison, and Gamecock signee Derek Watson. Worst Headlines ? USC Sports "Freeman Out For Season." I still remember this one with acute twinges of remorse in my stomach. T * A : ] A L T? I f"~ i miKiviewea /iriuru r reeiumi aiiu iuimer Gamecock OL Jamar Nesbit at WilliamsBrice just two days before Freeman suffered his season-ending knee injury. I was truly impressed with the determination and leadership displayed by both of these men. I thought we would have a surprising season, full of overachievement and remarkable upset victories. When Freeman went down, I thought we still might win at least four games, but Scott's unique vision and nonpareil leadership skills took care of that. Which leads us to ... Second place: "Vanderbilt Wins!" screamed The Tennessean headline the morning of last Oct. 25. The Commodores had somehow managed to snap a 22-game SEC losing skid with their 17-14 victory over South Carolina. I remember waking up in a hotel room in Knoxville, Tenn., the next morning, crying my eyes out into a bowl of complimentary continental Corn Flakes. Third place belongs to USC's women's soccer team, for some "suspicious" scholarship activity, though I've heard from a few players that Sue Kelly and her staff did nothing wrong and that it's really a case of a few disgruntled parents overzealously protecting their kids (let's at least get this story out in the open, though). Honorable mention? USC's tearing down of the George Rogers mural, the Syracuse men's basketball game and the firing of women's basketball coach Nancy Wilson (who could quite possiblv have won at least one SEC game this year, I think). By the way, all ye powerbrokers at The State, "knuckleheads" and "numbskulls" were written with only the most favorable of connotations in mind. Honestly, I'd like the chance to work for you guys when I'm done here. Who knows? If you're nice and give me a weekly column, I'll promise not to squash your parent company with a hostile takeover bid once my global SportsMedia conglomerate has raked in its billions of dollars. | f : selected Items. 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But, according to the sources who requested anonymity, he delayed the announcement because Broncos owner Pat Bowlen was out of town and because of the shooting tragedy at a suburban Denver high school Tuesday. "H11 n r* rr f-V?n \TT?T /lt?o A* 1 o of i^uiiiig Liic in ?j uiait laot weekend, Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said he expected Elway to announce a decision on his future before the team's mini-camp, which opens Friday. An official announcement is expected to come as early as today. After winning his first Super Bowl ring in January 1998, Elway pondered whether to continue playing, delaying an announcement for four months before electing to play one more season in 1999. At the time, he said he was 99.9 percent sure it would be his last season. He hedged slightly after earning a second Super Bowl ring and Super Bowl MVP award last January, saying the possibility of an unprecedented three-peat had thrown a "kink" in his thinking. The Denver Post quoted one of Elway's college friends as saying tVio nimrfortiar'L- tolrl Viim WoHnec day that "before the [1998] season, I was 99 percent sure I was retiring, so why would anyone think anything has changed?" The Denver Rocky Mountain News also quoted sources as saying Elway will retire. Broncos spokesman Jim Saccomano said he couldn't confirm the reports until he heard from Elway. With Elway's departure, the Broncos will turn to veteran Bubby Brister, who had a 4-0 record as a starter last season. Second-year pro Brian Griese, a third-round draft pick in 1998, is the backup, but the Broncos are also believed interested in signing ef semester . - i W m OUT SALE! A AdBIWO R. K si JB the power of flowers 1ER JOB?? Ith Annual Scholar Dollar Program toP J ships k k /J .,j be 1 , 6<| * must be registered [a for the fall semester "Spring Valley - 788-2203 ?ma Pi ilcome our Spring 1999 Amanda Latham JLj Elizabeth Oliver Mandi Park ilcy Jared Petit 1ST* Elizabeth Rhoten Jfcy Natasha Salley rUr Jennifer Sease Darrick Williams Y Christopher Wood itions! vnnvkinn gend retires I' veteran Chris Miller as backup protection. Elway, who turns 39 June 28, compiled the best passer rating of his career in 1998, but the season was interrupted by hamstring, back and rib injuries that caused him to uncharacteristically miss all or part of six games. Still, his toughness, durability and productivity might never be eaualed. In his 16 seasons, Elway guided his team to more victories (148) than any other quarterback in NFL history. He threw for 51,475 yards and accounted for 54,882 total yards ? second only to Miami's Dan Marino in NFL history. He's fhe only player ever to pass for 3,000 yards and rush for 200 yards in seven straight seasons (1985-91). Famous for improbable lategame comebacks, he had rallied his team to 47 game-saving drives in his career ? more than any quarterback ever. He was selected to nine Pro Bowls and was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player in 1987. He affixed his name to 55 Broncos' regular-season or postseason records. But until late in his career, one goal consistently eluded him. I He suffered three increasingly ugly Super Bowl losses and, at 37, had begun to wonder if he would get another opportunity. He got two. The first came Jan. 25,1998, in San Diego against the defending champion Green Bay Packers. "I know that I've been labeled as the guy who's never been on the winning Super Bowl team," a jubilant Elway said. "Boy, am I glad to get rid of that." Then, in a nersonallv more sat- ? isfying performance a year later, | he earned Super Bowl MVP hon- | ors in leading the Broncos past the Atlanta Falcons 34-19 in Miami last Jan. 31. Elway became the first quarterback ever to start in five Super Bowls, and the Broncos' 23-10 win over the New York Jets in the AFC championship game two weeks earlier gave him a 5-1 record in conference championship games ? the best in NFL history. 1H |4?^| * W1 n mm Getting a yea to cram 10 p crammed ent Call Ryder ai r--EEES i i > 110 I Discount , One-Way Moves R Note to D 3. Attach tc ?rvni? 1999 Gamecock Spor 1. UCLA, Men's Soccer 2. Ole Miss, Men's Basketball 3. Ball State, Football a mua t. UilU, /NCII 9 1. Vanderbilt, Football 2. ECU, Men's Basketball 3. Syracuse, Men's Basketball 4. Miss. State, Football EHSEHEE35nB^^^*l 1. Marshall, Football 2. Syracuse, Men's Basketball 3. SEC, Women's Basketball 4. 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