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Taylor CONTINUED FROM PAGE 9 and was part of the 4-by-100 and 4 by-200 teams that finished first among colleges at the Florida Relays. With his solid perfor mances, getting ready for a race has never been any trouble for Taylor. 1 “The motivation’s already there because I like to win, so sometimes I might call my brother and talk to him. A lot of times, I’m nervous before I run, so I talk to him and calm down a little bit. The motivation is there every race, ev ery year, whenever I run,” he said. Taylor’s family, particularly his brother Angelo, has played a tremendous role in his life and track career. Angelo Taylor was a world champion in the 400 hur dles, to go along with earning a pair of Olympic gold medals — in the 400 hurdles and 4x400 relay — in 2000. With those, credentials, Corey certainly had big track shoes to fill, which he has done ad mirably. “Angelo’s had a big impact on my whole track career. I call him sometimes, and we talk about things to get me right, and actual ly, I give him input on how to get things right,” Taylor said. “We pretty much work hand-in-hand to get each other better. He has a big impact on my whole track career.” Graduating in May with a de gree in African-American studies, Taylor also wants to follow other members of his family into the teaching profession after he pur sues a professional track career. Frye thinks that Corey Taylor has done well in surpassing the ex pectations he’s faced and that the Taylor family has helped the USC track program, especially with a son who exemplifies the ideals of a student-athlete. “He brought a family. His par ents came and supported him and supported our team. He’s had a lot to overcome, especially with hav ing a gold-medal brother,” Frye said. “So he’s had lots of things, with having a mother who’s a Ph.D> in education. He’s had lots of things to look up to. When he came to college here, he felt pres sure from the beginning, but right now he’s a perfect gentleman and does everything that a student-ath lete should.” Comments on this story?E-mail gamecocksports@hotmail.com —'1m Texas Tech mascot costume stolen BY ANGELA TIMMONS UNIVERSITY DAILY (TEXAS TECH U.) LUBBOCK, TEXAS (U-WIRE) — After the disappearance of $2,495 worth of Texas Tech mascot Raider Red’s baseball costume from Doak Hall on Saturday afternoon, the Saddle j Tramps are only looking to have the outfit returned. Mass Communications pro fessor and Saddle Tramp spon sor Bill Dean said Wednesday that the organization is not looking to press charges or prosecute any suspects. “We just hope whoever it is that took it has the good sense to return it,” Dean said. “We’d just like the outfit back.” The party responsible for taking the costume from Raider Red’s room Saturday probably did so as a prank, Dean said. “Now that it’s done and the party discovered this was around $2,500 worth of stuff, and this is classified as bur glary, they may be panicking,” Dean said. “We just want to as sure them they’re not going to be prosecuted if they just re turn it intact.” Raider Red’s costume was stolen directly from a Doak res idence hall room Saturday af ternoon following a Tech base ball game. The theft occurred while Raider Red was shower ing and after his roommate was falsely called to the front desk to pick up a package. The plea follows the release of the news regarding the cos tume disappearance, as well as an incident connected to the theft in Doak Hall, to which the police responded at approxi mately 12:40 a.m. Monday, Tech police Mjr. Eddie Huckabee said. The incident involved around 50 subjects on the third floor of Doak in a “loud argument, escalating into a fight.” Huckabee said that from the police report, it was apparent at the scene that the incident was surrounding the issue of the missing items and some ac cusations by Saddle Tramps to Doak Hall residents regarding the theft. As the incident dis sipated, the report stated no one was hurt or arrested, and there were no offenses. However, the police might ben efit from the incident in terms of leads. The police are looking into following up the incident with additional details after estab lishing that the argument oc curred over the disappearance of parts of Raider Red’s costume, Huckabee said. The Saddle Tramps current ly have some undisclosed leads for suspects, but wish to make the point that the main concern is to have the costume re turned, Dean said, and identi ty may not be revealed upon re turn. Getting ready to play PHOTO BY JOHNNY HAYNES/THE GAMECOCK The softball team will play a series against Alabama this weekend, beginning with a doubleheader today at 5 p.m. I 'Wimi@i n 1 mEM€ SPECIALIZED, ^ ' l - Tm Borabd^ 'Want* Tb% Ssr/Jes ®<sa«irv® Raiders sue teams for 'too similar’ logos SAN JOSE, CALIF. (AP) - The Oakland Raiders have asked a judge to prevent the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers from wearing their uni forms for games in California be cause they violate the Raiders’ trademark rights. The Raiders claim Tampa Bay’s pirate logos are too similar to Oakland’s. And the Raiders object to the Panthers’ uniforms because two colors — silver and black — match those of the Raiders. NFL spokesman Joe Browne said the issue is one of a handful that remain from a 1996 lawsuit by the Raiders that lists multiple grievances against the league. Some were transferred to courts in Los Angeles, where another Raiders case against the league is being fought. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge John Herlihy did not rule Tuesday on the Raiders’ ef forts to seek a court order against the NFL banning those uniforms in California. Papers filed by the Raiders in the San Jose case say the Buccaneers’ logo “is likely to di lute the distinctive quality of the Raiders’ mark, thereby lessening its capacity to identify the Raiders and causing irreparable harm that cannot adequately be compensat ed by an award of damages.” NFL attorneys argued there will always be overlap among lo gos and colors. One of them, James Hunt, said “Michigan could say any uniforms featuring predatory cats” would be prohibited in that state, given that the Panthers and Jacksonville Jaguars also have such animals in their logos. If California tells Tampa Bay to wear a new uniform for games here, Herlihy said, then Florida might say “when the Raiderjjcome to Florida, get that logo off your uni form,” Herlihy said, suggesting the Raiders might “put a daisy on your uniform” as an alternative to their pirate. BRIEFLY Lithuanian player to join USC basketball The USC men’s basketball team added another player for next season Thursday with the signing of Paulius Joneliunas from Roanoke Catholic High School in Roanoke, Va. Joneliunas is originally from Vilnius, Lithuania, and played his first season in America this year. He played center and av eraged 12.5 points per game and 10 rebounds as a senior, while being named first-team All-State and All-Metro. Joining Joneliunas in signing letters of intent so far is Renaldo Balkman, a forward from Tampa, Fla., Tre Kelly, a guard from Washington, D.C., and Brandon Wallace, a forward from Aiken. USC ranks in the top 25 na tionally by many recruiting ser vices with its fall class. %_ Tennis lands two on All-Conference team USC men’s tennis players Angelo Niculescu and Seth Rose were named to the 2003 SEC All Conference team Wednesday. Both received second-team se lections for the 12th-ranked Gamecocks. It’s the first time since 1999 that more than one player has been named to an SEC all-conference team. Niculescu, who is ranked 56th in the nation, is 14-8 in dual match singles this year and won eight times against ranked op ponents, while winning five SEC matches and combining for 14 doubles victories. Rose, who is ranked 47th, went 13-8 in dual match singles, won four times against ranked opponents, had four SEC wins and combined for 11 doubles vic tories. Rose was selected to last season’s SEC second-team. Bailey named SEC athlete of the week USC’s Aleeh Bailey was named SEC outdoor track ath lete of the week on Wednesday after a strong showing at the Sea Ray Relays in Knoxville, Term., this past weekend. Bailey, a senior from St. Mary, Jamaica, won in both the 100-meter and the 200-meter dash and helped the 4-by-100-me ter and 4-by-200-meter relay teams finish first. Bailey, who won a female in door track athlete of the week award on Jan. 15, was the first on the team to receive the out door honor this season. WWW. dailygameeock. com Sand, Surf and Summer School UNIVERSITY OF ML SOUIH(AROLlNA. BEAUFORT HILTON HEAD CAMPUS • TEL 843.785.3995 • TOLL FREE 877.885.5271 • www.sc.edu/beaufort • tmfblsom@gwm.sc.edu BEAUFOFTT OAMPUS • TEL. 843.521.4101 • TOLL FREE 877.519.47S9 • www.sc.edu/beaufort ■ tmfclsoni@gwm.sc.edu.