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United States selects USC shortstop Everett for Olympic team ■ Everett important to team's success, coach says Sports Roundup Former Gamecock shortstop Adam Everett has been selected for the 2000 United States Olympic Baseball Team, which was announced today by USA Baseball in Los Angeles. Everett joins 17 other Gamecock athletes and coaches also competing in Sydney (see list). Everett, a first team All-American selection for Carolina in 1998, rejoins Gamecock Head Baseball Coach Ray Tanner, who will serve as an auxiliary coach. Everett has been playing for the New Orleans Zephyrs, the Triple A affiliate of the Houston Astros. Everett likely would have been called up to join the Astros had he not been chosen to the Olympic squad. “Adam is agreat shortstop, one who is solid defensively up the middle,” said Team USA Manager Tommy La sorda. “He will give our team stability and will play a very important role on our Olympic team. He's a fine young player and I look forward to coaching him.” “I am very happy for Adam and very excited that we will get to share this Olympic experience together,” Tanner said. “He is having a great year in Triple A and he will be a key player for us in Sydney.” Everett played for the U.S. Nation al Team in the summer of 1997 and was the team’s third leading hitter, batting .351 in 31 games. Everett was a first round draft pick, 12th overall, of the Boston Red Sox in 1998. He was traded to the Houston Astros during the last off-season. The sports desk can be reached at gamecocksports@hotmail.com Game frbm page 1 -_, •*». their loss with their best effort of the tour, defeating CB Canarias in their fi nal game, 98-80, at the Pabellon De portes Municipal. Led by Petravicius’ 18 points and Eidson’s 17 points and 7 assists, USC blew away Canarias. The Gamecocks shot an astounding 61 percent from the field, and all players in uniform scored. “This was our best game of the trip today,” Fogler said shortly after the win. The Gamecocks were slated to play seven games on the tour instead of five, but travel complications and ho tel problems prevented USC from play ing those extra two games. The sports desk can be reached at ganiecocksports@hotniail. com THE REVOLUTION with ERIK HISS Wednesday nights | 6-9pm ION ALL STUDENTS!!! I Whc (5onmock is looking for assistant editors and general assignment reporters for all sections of the paper this fall. If you’re interested, come by Russell House room 333 ' and pick up an application or send an e-mail to brockvergakis@yahoo.com ^mme Ifm Sxfi&uMct & (fa/t ftm! 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Come to "Encounter" Tuesdays @ 7:37 pm Rutledge Chapel Starting August 29 For more information contact: Baptist Student Union 799-3854 ff bsuusc@compuserve.comj Gamecocks in the Olympics Name Miki Barber Istvan Bathazi Michelle Davison* Dawn Ellerbe* Adam Everett* Michelle Fournier* Zsolt Gaspar Monique Hennagan Charmaine Howell* Allen Johnson Lisa Misipeka* Melissa Morrison Brad Snyder* Coach Ray Tanner Terrence Trammell Marvin Watts* Tonique Williams* Josh Wolff* * - Former Athlete Sport Athletics - 4X400m relay Aquatics - 200IM, 400IM Diving - 3m springboard Athletics - hammer Baseball - shortstop Athletics - hammer Aquatics - Butterfly Athletics - 4X400m relay Athletics - 800m Athletics - 110 hurdles Athletics - hammer Athletics - 100m hurdles Athletics - shot put Baseball Athletics - 110m hurdles Athletics - 800m Athletics - 400m Soccer Country USA Hungary USA USA USA Canada Hungary USA Jamaica USA Amer. Samoa USA Canada USA USA Jamaica Bahamas USA Panthers crave exhibition win Associated Press FOXBORO, Mass. — The Carolina Panthers are still looking for their first exhibition win. And they only have one more chance to get it. The Panthers (0-3) and New Eng land Patriots (2-2) will finish the ex hibition season Thursday night at Foxboro Stadium. Although the game itself doesn’t count for the season, the Panthers would like to avoid the embarrassment of a winless pre season. “It makes for not a very happy camp,” coach George Seifert said. “I can rationalize about all the cir cumstances, but at the end of each game you don’t feel very good.” Making matters worse for Car olina was the season-ending injury to wide receiver Patrick Jeffers, who tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a game against Pittsburgh. The Panthers were looking for a free agent to replace him, but whoever they sign might not be ready to play in the exhibition finale. “I don’t think it really takes a lot of time to get back into the rhythm,” said Muhsin Muham mad, who caught a touchdown pass from Steve Beuerlein to finish the first drive they’d played together in the preseason. “It just takes a little bit of mental work.” New England coach Bill Be lichick said he doesn’t put too much emphasis on winning in the presea son either. But he can see how a team’s confidence would be affect ed by losing. “I think what is important is for the team to come out of the pre season with a good level of confi dence (and) to be able to execute and perform well in the early part of the season,” he said. “Does that have to do with winning and losing? I think to a certain degree it does. But it depends on the team and the situation.” Belichick will use the preseason finale to decide on a No. 2 quarterback behind Drew Bledsoe. 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