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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.
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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
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