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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis
Colts probably will keep the first two picks in
the NFL draft and use them to select Washing
ton tackle Steve Emtman and another defen
sive player, general manager Jim Irsay said
Monday.
"It's very unlikely that Emtman won't be
one of the two players we draft," Irsay said of
the 6-foot-41/2, 290-pound winner of the Out-
land and Lombardi Awards as the nation's top
lineman.
"He demands excellence out of himself,'-'
Irsay said. "He can come in here, along with
whoever else may come in with him, and be
part of a great defense."
Texas A&M linebacker Quentin Coryatt
might be the other defensive selection, but Ir
say said defensive end Sean Gilbert of Pitts
burgh and Wisconsin corner back Troy Vincent
also are high on the club's priority list.
"Gilbert is a very rare person in his size
and his speed," Irsay said. "He was in here
and weighed about 320 a few days ago and
runs in the 4.8s and Troy Vincent, I think, is ev
eryone's number one defensive back, one of
the best to come along in some time."
Irsay mentioned the great Chicago Bears
defense of the 1980s as a goal.
"We hope adding two defensive guys, if
you talk about a Coryatt and Emtman coming
in ... we think we can start elevating ourselves
to that level," he said. "If those two came in, it
would be a great contribution."
"One thing about Emtman and Coryatt,
they're just relentless players in their effort. ...
They both have a desire to get to the ball that
never ceases from the first quarter to the fourth
quarter."
Irsay said he met with the coaching and
scouting staffs Monday morning to review the
draft.
"Basically, I think there will be some nego
tiations going on this week," Irsay said, telling
a news conference later that he wanted to meet
with Emtman's agent, Marvin Demhoff, this
week in hope of having the University of
Washington star signed before the draft.
"I don't see a trade being very likely. I
don't see it happening," he said. "Wedofe
there's two players worth (being) one and tot
When you get a chance to get greatness,jk
take it and you don't look back."
The Colts have the top pick after
a league-worst 1-15 record and got thesecoK
overall selection from Tampa Bay in the 155
deal that sent quarterback Chris Chandlers
the Buccaneers.
"It is very likely that they'd both
sive players, although I wouldn't say
definite,” Irsay said. "When you're talkingc®
and two, I think it's most likely defense."
Heisman Trophy winner Desmoni
Howard of Michigan, Indiana runningbatl
Vaughn Dunbar and Stanford offensive tadi
Bob Whitfield are among offensive players!
say said were high on the club's list.
"It's really which direction you want tog
that has to be the critical issue," Irsay salt
"We're fortunate to have the type of players
we think are worth one and two up top.
we'd be happy going in a couple of direr
tions."
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Crow reflects on football's past
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way to keep playing and provide
for my family," he said. "The
game was a game to me, and it
was a game to most everyone
that played back in those days.
"We made more money do
ing that than we could getting
out and getting a regular job."
But professional football was
still that "unknown" for Crow as
he entered his first training camp
with the Chicago team. Gone
were the days of college coach
Bear Bryant and the ringing yells
of Kyle Field, which at that time
held less than 42,000 people.
Hill joined Crow in that first
training camp. A few months
earlier the Rice quarterback lead
the Owls to a 7-6 upset over the
Aggies and their Heisman candi
date, knocking them from the top
of the national polls and sending
A&M on a three-game losing
streak.
But there were no more rival
ries or revenge at this next level.
Crow said.
"It wasn't the fact that King
and I were in competition, be
cause he was playing quarter
back and I was playing another
John David Crow has been
athletic director since 1988.
position.
"There were a lot of things
different. They were going to line
me up at halfback and also at
weak safety because that's what I
played in college and, back then,
we played both ways."
Crow arrived at training
camp weighing 225 pounds and
the Cardinals decided to move
him to linebacker. Luckily for
Crow, he was only forced to play
defense in practice.
"Nowadays, they won't even
do that in college," he said.
"That's how far the game has
come."
Crow played with the Cardi
nals for two years before moving
with the team to St. Louis. In
1965, he was traded to the San
Francisco 49ers and three years
later ended a professional career
that included two 1,000-yard sea
sons and four Pro Bowls.
Crow returned to Texas A&M
in 1983 and became the Athletic
Director five years later.
For Crow, professional foot
ball was worth the sacrifice. The
money provided him with a
means to support his family, and
the dream of playing football
lived on for 10 more years.
"It was hard. It was hard
physically on you," Crow re
membered. "But I always en
joyed the comradeship and the
friendship.
"That's the most I got out of
professional football - the ac
quaintances and the close friends
that I have throughout the coun
try."
Rangers catcher has flare for catching thieves
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -
Rickey Henderson sauntered over
to the batting cage where Ivan Ro
driguez was spraying line drives
through the crisp morning air at
Arlington Stadium.
"I owe you one, you know
that?" Henderson told his 20-year-
old slayer. "1 owe you a big one."
Rodriguez, a wide smile cut
ting across his peach-fuzz face,
finished his cuts and joined Hen
derson behind the cage.
The night before, in a classic
moment — one so perfectly de
scribed by Texas manager Bobby
Valentine as "the best against the
best" — Rodriguez's crackling
throw to second had nailed the
greatest base stealer of all time,
killing an Oakland rally in the sev
enth inning with the tying run at
third base.
The Rangers won the game, 6-
5.
Henderson was Rodriguez's
eighth victim in 10 attempts.
Twelve hours later, Rodriguez
and Henderson embraced.
"Don't be doing that too often
to me now," Henderson told Ro
driguez, tousling his hair Satur-
day.
Rodriguez, quiet and shy,
didn't know how to respond.
What else was there to say?
Friday night's affair began
when Henderson singled home a
run, bringing up Lance Blanken
ship, who had a run-scoring dou
ble an inning before.
Kevin Brown tried to disrupt
Henderson's timing with a bluff to
third and a quicker delivery, but
Henderson got a great jump on
the first pitch.
Rodriguez sprung from his
crouch and in one motion caught
the heater and returned it across
the diamond.
"You see it coming," Valentine
said. "It's the best against the best.
All I saw was a bullet, a laser. It
looked like smoke was coming out
of the back of the ball."
Jeff Huson caught it as Hen
derson's helmet hit his glove, and
the rally was over.
Rodriguez, who threw out 34
of 70 baserunners attempting to
steal last year, said he knew he
had to put something extra on this
throw.
"If it's not perfect," said Ro
driguez, "he's not out."
It was perfect. He was out.
And the play took Rodriguez to
another level. How much higher
can one man go?
Rodriguez has been proving
himself since he arrived in the ma
jor leagues June 20. The 88 games
he caught as a teen-ager last sea
son were the second-most in big
league history, topped only by 19-
year-old Frankie Hayes' 89 games
with the Philadelphia A's in 1934.
But, like making it in New
York, if you can throw out Rickey
Henderson on a great jump ...
Rodriguez began his sopho
more season with some lofty
goals. He wants to hit .300 and
make the All-Star team.
"I've been working hard about
that," Rodriguez said. "If I can
stay doing these same things ev
ery day, I think I can do it."
Throwing out Henderson can't
hurt.
Ibrahim, Markova win Boston Marathon
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BOSTON (AP) - The Boston
Marathon's reputation as a slow
course was shattered Monday,
with winners Ibrahim Hussein
and Olga Markova producing two
of the fastest times in marathon
history.
Hussein, the 33-year-old from
Kenya, took command at grueling
Heartbreak Hill and was timed in
2 hours, 8 minutes, 14 seconds. It
was his third Boston Marathon
victory and second in a row.
The 23-year-old Markova be
came the first Russian winner in
the race, and ended the five-race
marathon winning streak of de
fending champion Wanda Panfil
of Poland, winning in 2:23:43.
"After the effort I put in today,
I don't feel I burned myself out,
even with the fast pace," Hussein
said.
The only faster times at Boston
were the 2:07:51 by Australia's
Rob de Castella in 1986 and the
2:22:43 by Joan Benoit Samuelson
in 1983.
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"I was happy that I didn't run
with Wanda in the first part, be
cause the second part is very
hard," Markova said through a
translator.
The first American finisher
was 40-year-old Doug Kurtis of
Northville, Mich., who was 19th in
2:17:03. No top Americans com
peted because the men's Olympic
marathon trials were held April 11
and the women's trials were in
late January. The first American
woman was Jane Welzel of Fort
Collins, Colo., who was 10th in
2:36:21.
Hussein's time was the 16th-
fastest ever and the fastest in the
world since his Juma Ikangaa of
Tanzania won the 1989 New York
City Marathon in 2:08:01.
Hussein became the sixth man
to win Boston three times. The
leader is Clarence DeMar with
seven. Bill Rodgers has four victo
ries, and Leslie Pawson, Gerard
Cote of Canada and Eino Oksanen
of Finland have three apiece.
Markova, making her first
Boston run, had the seventh-
fastest woman's time in Boston
history and the fastest for a female
marathoner since Ingrid Kris
tiansen of Norway won the 1987
London Marathon in 2:22:48.
Hussein has proved his talent
by winning at Boston in 1988 and
1991, in New York in 1987 and in
Honolulu from 1985-87.
Astros take
first place
in NL West
Portugal, Biggiolead
Houston to 3-2 win
HOUSTON (AP) - The Hous
ton Astros are taking a page fron
the story written by thelwinsani
Braves last season.
Last in the NL West in
the Astros moved into solepos»
sion of first place Monday nighth
beating San Francisco 3-2 as
Portugal pitched seven strong®
nings and Craig Biggio homered.
The Astros, who have won fin
straight games, were lastaloneii
first place on June 12, 1989. Hons
ton, 8-5, has two games left in its
season-opening 15-game homes
tand.
Of course, there is a longwa;
to go.
"I didn't want toputaloto!
pressure on this team early," man
ager Art Howe said. "But opening
up at home, I wanted us togeto!
to a good start. It feels great to If
in first place."
Portugal (2-0) gave uponera
and five hits while strikingoul
five and walking one. Dougjones
pitched the last two inningsfoite
fifth save, allowing twohitsani
one run.
Portugal is 9-2 lifetime agains:
the Giants with a 2.39 ERA, and
0 at tl
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trodomi
with a 1.21
ERA.
"1 can'l
explain it,'
Portugal
said. "I
wish I
could pitch that way against even
club. I like to pitch against tte
club. I have confidence again?
them. I feel like I can beat
when I go out there.
"The key to beating this clubf
getting ahead of hitters and not
letting the first two hitters on bas
so (Will) Clark and (Mail
Williams can't drive them in."
Giants manager Roger Crai|
has a plan the next time San Fran
cisco faces Portugal.
"I should have done what!
said I was going to do and playd
all my rookies," Giants manage!
Roger Craig said. "They don
know who the guy is. I might doi!
next time. I've got nothing to lose.
"If he pitches against there?
of tyhe league like this, he w
be Cy Young. He has fourbettei
than average major-league pitches
and he uses them all againstus
He knows he pitches good agains!
us, and we know it too - that's
the worst part. He has never, nev
er pitched bad against us."
Biggio led off the bottom ofthe
first against loser Dave Burba (0-2)
with his first home run of the sea
son. Pete Incaviglia added an Rf
single in the inning.
Biggio extended his hittinf
streak to four games, and is hittinf
.500 in the last nine games (16 fo'
32).
"You go through stretches life
this where everything you hit
finds a hole," Biggio said. "In’
feeling really good about the waf
I'm swinging the bat. It's beena
long time since I hit a home run
here, so it felt really good."
San Francisco, which entered
the game tied for first with Hous
ton, made it 2-1 in the fourth when
Will Clark doubled and scored on
Kevin Bass' single.
The Astros added a run in the
sixth when Jeff Bagwell led off
with a walk, moved to second on
Incaviglia's single, advanced to
third on a fly ball by Casey Can-
daele and scored on Eddie
Taubensee's single.
The Giants moved within a run
in the eighth when Royce Clayton
walked, moved to third on a single
by Mike Felder and scored one
fielder's choice by Willie McGee.