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Page 4 The Battalion Tuesday, February 18,(1 Tuesday, Jansen shoots for last chance at medal in Winter Olympics A L - the 500 and fin- BERTVILLE, Medal Count ished fourth. Not France (AP) — great, but still a Now that Dan Nation G S B-T victory — after Jansen's kept his all, he finished. feet, it's time for Germany 8 8 5-21 But for an athlete the next step: -Unified Team 7 4 6-17 who once had a winning a Austria 4 6 6-16 chance to claim medal. Norway 6 4 3-13 gold and glory, it His last France 3 4 1— 8 was a disap- chance is Tues- Italy 1111 III . 3— 7 pointment. day, when United States 3 2 . 1- 6 In 1988, Jansen returns to Finland 3 1 2- 6 Jansen was skat- the rink for the Japan 0 : 1 2- 3 ing on a world men's 1,000 me- Netherlands 0 1 2- 3 record pace ter speedskating. Canada mm 0 1-2 when he fell 400 In three Switzerland Till 0 1- 2 meters from the Olympics, China in 2 0~ 2 finish line. Now, Jansen has won Czech. 0 0 2-2 on the rough ice hearts and pro- Sweden 0 0 2- 2 of Albertville's voked tears, but Luxembourg 0 1 0-1 outdoor oval. never taken fansen won't be home a medal. looking for a Two fourth record — only a place finishes in his strong event medal. Timberwolves slip by Houston in overtime HOUSTON (AP) — Sam Mitchell scored all 13 of his points in the final 10 minutes of play to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 124-122 overtime victory Monday night over the Houston Rockets at the Summit. The Timberwolves, who were 0-32 when allow ing 100 points or more before Monday's game, were led by Tony Campbell with 35 points and Doug West with 21. It was only Minnesota's third victory in its last 17 games and its first victory ever over Houston at home. Hakeem Olajuwon was Houston's top scorer with 35 points. Olajuwon hit 14-of-18 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line. Kenny Smith added 24 points and 11 assists and Otis Thorpe 21 points and 20 rebounds for the Rockets. Houston led 105-96 with 4:53 left in regulation play before the Timberwolves scored 10 straight — six by Mitchell — for a 106-105 lead. A basket by Mitchell, with 28 seconds left, put the Timberwolves ahead 112-109. But a 3-pointer by Smith with 20 seconds left sent the game into overtime. Minnesota led 118-116 before a 3-pointer by Mitchell with two minutes left in overtime in creased the Wolves' lead to 121-116. After four points by Olajuwon cut the Minneso ta lead to one, a 15-foot jumper by Mitchell with 10 seconds left gave the Timberwolves the 123-120 ad vantage. After a basket by Thorpe and a free-throw by Minnesota's Scott Brooks, the Timberwolves led 124-122 with 12 seconds left. The Rockets went inside to Olajuwon, who missed a jumper, with Thorpe missing the rebound shot as the Timberwolves held on for the victory. Houston opened the second half, outscoring the Timberwolves 18-2, to lead 79-55. During the scor ing run, Minnesota coach Jimmy Rodgers was ejected from the game by official Tom Washington after two consecutive technical fouls. Houston led 88-75 going into the fourth quar ter. The Timberwolves chipped away at the Rock ets lead until a basket by Campbell cut the Hous ton lead to 100-96. Houston led 61-53 at the half and 35-29 after the first quarter. SMU ups by Stetsoi — the men's 500 — are the best he's done. The worst is Olympic history. Jansen went to Calgary in 1988 expecting medals in both the 500 and the 1,000. Instead he found heartbreak and the ice, falling in both events after learning his 27- year-old sister had died of leukemia. Jansen has since set the world record in the 500, and stands fourth in the World Cup 1,000 rankings. He skated again Saturday in "It hasn't been my strongest race," Jansen said. "The 500 is def initely my strongest race, but, sure, if I skate a solid 1,000 and have a good last lap, there's medal possi bilities. I have the speed to skate a good 1,000, and the strength. I've worked hard on endurance." Jansen's hopes were bolstered Monday when Germany's Uwe- Jens Mey, a long-time rival and the winner of the gold in the 500, pulled out of the 1,000. Mey, 28, was scratched today from the race due to the flu. Martin named to academic team T/te Battalion News Services David Martin Texas A&M guard David Mar tin has been named to the GTE District VI Academic All-America Basketball Team, A&M head bas ketball coach Tony Barone said Monday. Martin, a 5-foot-ll junior from Tyler, joins four other players se lected by District VI members of the College Sports Information Di rectors of America. The District includes Texas, New Mexico, Ok lahoma, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Martin will graduate in May with a degree in biochemistry af ter only three years at A&M. He plans to attend medical school. Martin has played in all 20 games this season and is averag ing 3.5 points per game. He ranks second on the team in assists and in three-point accuracy. on campus. ( UtUirtK ( urti 83b ODD b!80 iiU 89I2M 856 000 6780 5 50 The AT&T Calling Card will never go to waste. You can use it to make a call from almost anywhere to anywhere. Once you have one, you’ll never need to apply for another. It’s the least expensive way to call state-to-state on AT&T when you can’t dial direct. □ And now you could also get 10% back on all the long distance calls you make with your card* □ Of course when you use your Calling Card, you’ll always be connected to the reliable service you’ve come to expect from AT&T. □ So, as you see, there’s only one way to describe the AT&T Calling Card in today’s college environment. Indispensable. Get an AT&T Calling Card today. Call 1 800 654-0471 Ext. 9728. AT&T worth of AT&T Long Distance calls with your AT&T Card per quarter Calls covered by special AT&T pricing plans are not included. BASEBALL AMERIC TOP 25 POLL Record 1. Miami 6-0 2. Wichita St. 0-0 3. Florida 8-1 4. Pepper dine 5-1 5. Florida St. 6-1 6. Okla. St. 3-1 7. Miss. St. 0-0 8. Stanford 7-3 9. Texas 8-1 10. N. D. 0-0 11. C.S.-Full. 3-2 12. LSU 3-0 13. L. Beach St. 3-4 14. Arizona 9-5 15. S.Carolina 3-0 16. Arizona St. 8-1 17. Hawaii 6-3 18. Clemson 2-0 19. Ohio St. 3-1 20. N. C. St. 6-0 21. USC 4-5 22. Indiana St. 0-0 23. Ga .Tech 5-0 24. Minnesota 2-1 25. Texas A&M 4-4 O'Brien Continued from Page 3 It's not that Ruben isn't wortli it. He is one of the top playen in baseball. The problem is tktk'j Rangers, along with thei ty of major league teams, can'll afford Sierra. Teams located: small television markets or teams that can't generate rev enue because of poor facilities I like the Rangers, can'tcompett| with teams located in markets like New York andlcsl Angeles. With no salary cap, thereisl no limit to the amount a majoi[ league player can be paid. "This is the classic caseo big market versus small mai l ket," Fraley said. "There areal couple of problems: Rangers don't have a good T I radio contract and theirstadij um doesn't have enough high paying seats. With a new stadium sched I uled for completion in 1994, tkj Rangers can go ahead ahdoffeil Sierra the money without taL[ ing a big risk. But there's a I chance that Ruben just isnij worth it for the Rangers. "I asked four scouts if they! would go with Sierra, and they I all said they would rather have I (Cincinnati shortstop) Barryf Larkin instead," Fraley said "And you have to remembe: that (Rangers ownership) heav ily leveraged themselves to buy f the team and they're in debt trying to pay for the team- while other teams like Boston and New York have been paid off for years. "They're all cash." And it looks like Sierra isa gone. What the Rangers offered | Sierra is close to Larkin's f ’ million agreement, but Sierra wants the kind of bucks the | New York Mets gave B( Bonilla. We're talking $29 mil lion. And Ruben does have | Bonilla-type numbers. "Ruben has a lot of friends and family down in Puerto Rico telling him that he has to be paid as much as Bonilla, Fraley said. Too bad. Sierra is one of the best young players in baseball | and will surely continue to pro duce over the next few years. But the Rangers don't have the money in the bank and Sier ra seems to have his mindset on the big money. With the money the Rangers save, they might be able to sign a couple of up and coming Ruben Sier ras. Arlington Stadium's going to be pretty boring with the real Ruben gone. WO DELAND, Fla. (AP)., Brisker scored 25 points, y 12 over the final 14 miaiij lead Stetson to an 83-63 iy.j Southern Methodist on Moi Brisker, the Hatters'] scorer at 23.4 per game, ha 12 from the foul line. 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