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TRACK AND FIELD USC will send five track and field athletes to the U.S. Junior Nationals this weekend in Denton, TX. The athletes will be competing for a berth on the Pan Am Junior Team. |Page 6 ~ USC pitch' with L.A. i Snorts Roundun Staff Reports ; South Carolina pitcher Randy ' Hadden signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers earlier this week. The 1 Dodgers draft- T;; ;? ed Hadden 1 June 2 in the j 1999 Major I 1 League BaseU~ 11 Draft. \ W 1 Hadden is working out at the Dodgertown complex ] in Vero Beach, Fla. He will re- HADDEN i port to the . Dodgers short- j season Single A affiliate in Yakima, Wash., in a few weeks. j Hadden, a junior right-hander C ~ T? T?l? V. n/4 n 7 ^ liuiii uaiA.auiiviiic, 11a., iiau a i ?* ^ record last season and a 5.15 ERA. He made 17 appearances, 14 of which j Y( at th th IsBiradniiRiii t* fegfliijiigifl (5 m IUS|||SUUI er I a 933-9505 , Serving 8oz. Burgers, Wings, Steaks, LowFat Pitas, Salads & Subs, and Much More! Dine In, Take-Out, or Delivery Pyropeppermania Hot Sauces Now Available ! Save on the pur | Tune-Up c L^Iuuuuuuui-l _. { I er signs Dodgers were starts. He struck out 72 batters and walked 26. Hadden went 4-4 in Southeastern Conference play. His biggest win was against Florida in Gainesville. "I enjoyed my experience at South Carolina," Hadden said. "The coaches and players made my experience very fulfilling. I learned a lot and will look back on my playing days at South Carolina fondly." "Randy Hadden is a young man ivith a great work ethic," said Ray ranner, USC head coach. "He is a player who gives you the best he has jvery time he toes the rubber. He is ihe epitome of what you look for in i student athlete. He will do a great ob in the Dodger organization." Randy said hell also miss the USC ans. "The fans at South Carolina were vonderful," he said. "They really supx)rt their team. They really make a slayer feel at home." dii're still probably thinking sout what you want to do in e fall. If writing is your ing, why not consider ;coming a staffer for HOie amecotk? It's a quick way to eet people and gain experilce. Call 777-3914, and leave message for more info. o / y v chase of >r U-Lock exp. 7/31/99 1001 Harden St. Next to Food Lion 254-9797 Sport: The Gamecock Knick? to face By Kelley Shannon Associated Press SAN ANTONIO ? The San Antonio Spurs are impressed with the way the XT \7 1. T7- _I 1 1 i-T-_ XTD A T? i>iew iuxiv runcKS reauneu uie mDnrinals despite a psychological face lift. "It's been incredible," Tim Duncan said Monday. "They're a very resilient team. They just find ways to get it done. Everybody counts them out. They just prove everybody wrong." The Spurs and Knicks begin their best-of-7 championship series Wednesday night at the Alamodome. Though the top-seeded Spurs are 11-1 in the playoffs and swept the Los Angeles Lakers and Portland Trail Blazers to reach the finals, San Antonio's players say they aren't overlooking the capabilities of the Knicks, the eighthseeded team in the East. "You've got to respect them because they've come through the East and they've beaten all the teams in the East "1 they needed to beat," Spurs center tv j r> "j unk j.1 uaviu noDinson saiu. man, mey are playing great basketball." New York defeated the Indiana Pacers 4-2 to win the Eastern Conference finals, even after losing power forward Larry Johnson to a knee injury. The Knicks advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1994, when New York lost to Houston in seven games. The Knicks, who last won a title in 1973, are the first eighth-seeded team I to make it to the finals. No other eighthseeded team won more than one Dlav off series. "I've never played in the Eastern Conference finals, never done any of II Disco (laEVER ifr N|GI I || 3 3 < vJ ! || [ 1 | a| 50-cent jjQQj i " Beer on Egga j | Wednesdays! s 5, Spurj : off in fcl Xf - /rt-? A?\ ' New Torn Round One: Game 1: N.Y. 95, Miami 75 Game 2: Miami 83, N.Y. 73 Game 3: N.Y. 97, Miami 73 Game 4: Miami 87, N.Y. 72 Game 5: N.Y. 78, Heat 77 Conference Semifinals: > Game 1: N.Y. 99, Atlanta 92 Game 2: N.Y 77, Atlanta 70 Game 3: N.Y. 90, Atlanta 78 Game 4: N.Y 79, Atlanta 66 Conference Finals: < Game 1: N.Y. 93, Indiana 90 Game 2: Indiana 88, N.Y. 86 Game 3: N.Y. 92, Indiana 91 Game 4: Indiana 90, N.Y. 78 Game 5: N.Y 99, Indiana 90 Game 6: N.Y. 90, Indiana 82 these things," the Knicks' Latrell Sprewell said. "Obviously I know what I'm playing for and what's at but I just focus on this being the next game." The Spurs have never been to the NBA Finals since joining the league in the late 1970s from the American Basketball Association. The Spurs are the first of the old ABA teams to make it this far. UNT r 5 !AGC Ga, |Discoun L . 1 | c FROM THE SIDELINES "When you face a fork in the road, step on the accelerator." -Pat Riley I 40 * AAA neuneaudy, June io, s set finals San Antonio (37-13) Round One: Game 1: SA. 99, Minn. 86 Game 2: Minn. 80, S.A. 71 Game 3: S.A. 85, Minn. 71 Game 4: S.A. 92, Minn. 85 Conference Semifinals: Game 1: SA. 87, LA. 81 Game 2: S.A. 79, L.A. 76 Game 3: SA. 103, L.A. 91 Game 4: S.A. 118, L.A. 107 Conference Finals: Game 1: SA. 80, Portland 76 Game 2: S.A. 86, Portland 85 Game 3: S A. 85, Portland 63 Game 4: S.A. 94. Portland 80 While the Spurs have been relatively injuiy-free this season, the Knicks have been anything but. Johnson suffered a sprained ligament in his right knee Friday. It will be a game-time decision as to whether he'll play Wednesday, the Knicks said. "If he's there, obviously he's going to play a huge role. 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