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"I promise everyone that when the market requires a new facility, Dallas is not going to watch that facility go to the sub urbs," he said. The Stars practice in Irving, where they plan to build corpo rate offices. That city lured the Cowboys from Dallas more than 20 years ago. Arlington has beat en back attempts by Dallas and other cities to lure away the Rangers. Dallas will have to develop political support for a new stadi um, which probably would re quire several financing methods, including revenue bonds. San Antonio financed its new $186 million Alamodome, which became home to the Spurs, with a half-cent sales tax. Adams wants Houstonians, who so far have been lukewarm to the idea, to ante up $160 mil lion for his facility while the Oil ers contribute $75 million. Adams is courting support from Houston Rockets owner Les Alexander. The Rockets play at The Summit, but Alexander has said he wants a building with twice as many lower-level seats, luxury suites and a better lease. Mayor Bob Lanier, who has not taken a position on the issue, said he doesn't want tax dollars used, although he hasn't ruled Out using such sources as hotel taxes or gambling revenues. Andrews says that corpora tions recently have been paying for some construction of a new facility, making it a more attrac tive proposition to cities leery of picking up the tab themselves. For example. United Airlines is paying to put its name on the new home of the Bulls and the Blackhawks. The teams, which play at Chicago Stad.ium, are scheduled to start their next sea sons at the $175 million United Center. Andrews said United's title sponsorship means the carrier's logo will be plastered around the arena, which even will include an airline ticket office. Hardings'lawyers attempt to block USFSA disciplinary hearing Tuesda} The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. - Tonya Harding's lawyers went to court today in an attempt to block Thursday's disciplinary hearing before the U.S. Figure Skating Association. The attorneys filed papers seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to prevent the USFSA from tak ing any action that would keep Harding from participating in the World Figure Skating Cham pionships. The championships are sched uled March 22 in Chiba, Japan. The motion filed in Multnom ah County Circuit Court con tends Harding has not had the opportunity to adequately pre pare her defense. It also argues her participation in the discipli nary hearing would prejudice her position in the criminal in vestigation into the Nancy Kerri gan attack. Harding's ex-husband, Jeff Gillooly, has said she gave her approval for the attack during the U.S. national championships in Detroit. Harding has denied that, saying she learned only af ter returning that Gillooly was involved in planning the attack on Kerrigan. Today's motion also asks the court to bar the USFSA from conducting any disciplinary hearing against Harding before the criminal investigation and prosecution in the Kerrigan case is completed. The USFSA quickly filed a re sponse in state and federal court, seeking to move the action tc U.S. District Court in Portland. The USFSA's "unilateral, pre- mature setting of the hearing date, and its insistence that plaintiff be prepared to defend herself in Colorado Springs on March 10, 1994, is unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious," the 10- page complaint said. No hearing was set immedi ately. A five-member hearing panel is set to meet Thursday to deter- mine whether Harding should be kicked out of the USFSA for her involvement in the Kerrigan attack. The panel already has found reasonable cause to believe Harding was in on or knew of the plot. MICHAI BELIND HEATHI TONI G JT + r rU‘TO‘KI9{G AFTER SPRING BREAK SCHEDULE ^ Tickets will be on sale Sunday 3/20 6-8 p.m. Bill’s Mon. 3/21 Tue. 3/22 Wed. 3/23 Thur. 3/24 3 p.m. CHEM. 102 CH 19 CHEM. 102 CH 20 CHEM. 102 CH 28, 29 CHEM. 102 Practice Exams 3 5 p.m. CHEM. 101 CH 7 CHEM. 101 CHS CHEM. 101 CH 9 CHEM. 101 Practice Exams 3 7 p.m. CHEM. 102 CH 19 CHEM. 102 CH 20 CHEM. 102 CH 28, 29 CHEM. 102 Practice Exams 3 9 p.m. CHEM. 102 CH 19 CHEM. 102 CH 20 CHEM. 102 CH 28, 29 CHEM. 102 Practice Exams 3 11 p.m. CHEM. 102 CH 19 CHEM. 102 CH 20 CHEM. 102 CH 28, 29 CHEM. 102 Practice Exams 3 Art’s Mon. 3/21 Tue. 3/22 Wed. 3/23 6 p.m. 9 p.m. ACCT. 230 Test Review Dave’s MATH. 142 3/22, 10 p.m.-12 a.m. 9 p.m. 12 a.m. MATH 151 Review I 7 p.m. 10 p.m. MATH 151 Review II MATH 151 Review ill . mt Professional Computing 505 Church Street College Station, TX 77840 PH. (409) 846-5332 % % r > Question Continued from Page 7 Erin, my roommate, about renting it. You know, macho guy stuff. I told him we should get a man's movie and not a chic movie like that. The movie was all about this writer, played by Eric Stoltz (best known for his role in "Mask"), who broke his neck in a hiking accident. He could move his upper body, but below the waist he was paralyzed. Throughout the movie he has problems coping with his para- lyzation and dealing with his girlfriend, played by Helen Hunt (from "Mad About You"). Stolz's character says in the movie, "I hate her (Hunt) be cause she can walk." I felt I could identify a little with Stolz's character. Writing is one of my other passions, even though I'll probably never sell anything I write. I've thought, even before watching this movie, about what I would do if I couldn't walk or move or anything. One of the worst fears I could think of would be sitting in a wheel chair in front of a baseball field and watching people play. It would break my heart. Think ing about it gives me a hollow feeling deep in my chest. Here was Joel (Stolz's charac ter) who was fighting all of these horrbile emotions. And yet, one of the underly ing themes of the movie is to ap preciate what you have. When Joel first enters the hospital, where he has to stay for five months, a quadriplegic man looks over him while ne is on his stretcher. Five months later, when Joel is leaving, the same man rolls his wheel-chair out of the door to watch him being dri ven away. Joel got away from the hospi tal. The man watching him might not ever leave. Two of the other paralyzed patients in Joel's ward even make fun of the "quads" while they are out one night, saying in effect, "At least we re not as bad as them." Thinking about the movie's meaning made me feel very lucky. Sports are a big part of my life. If that part of my life were suddenly cut off, it would leave a large empty hole . What I have to remember is that sports are an entertainment. Sports produce ho physical product. When players get to gether, they make highlight reels, not cars or toasters. They make us laugh and yell and say, "How did he do that?" Sometimes I get offended when people say, "Sports aren'l real news.' In a way, they are right Sports stories probably won'l save peoples lives or inform people about something thal would improve their standard of living. Don't get me wrong. Sports are a multi-billion dollar indus try with some of the most no table celebrity figures in the United States. Does anyone nol know who Michael Jordanoi Troy Aikman are? But, knowing what a 6-4-3 double play is has never saved someone's life or taught a kid to read. Sports are important tome When I thought about it, though, 1 know if I had (o, 1 could live without them. I could learn to exercise mv mind, not my body. Maybe,li Dennis Byrd, I could learn walk again. Ge Rangers' pitcher overcomes 'fear of failure' to earn spot UTA wheelchair hoopsters defend as national champs The Associated Press PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - After four years as a set-up pitch er, the Texas Rangers' Kenny Rogers stepped up to a starting role last season with starring re sults — after overcoming the fear of failure. On a staff that included Nolan Ryan and Kevin Brown, Rogers emerged with the most victories (16) on the staff. "Last year was another step in learning how to pitch," Rogers said. "I was pleased with what I did last year and this year the goal is getting to another level." The first step for pitching coach Claude Osteen last season was convincing Rogers that he could overcome his previous failures as a starter. "The difficulty for him was that he'd failed all those other times and he was reminded of it so many times," Osteen said. "That's one of the things I had to downplay. We had to get past that." And they did. "Last year I did more pitching than throwing," Rogers said. "I worked the outside and inside of the plate instead of trying to throw it by everybody. "That's being smart and being within yourself when you throw. When I got away from that, I'd pay for it a lot." Rogers' 16-10 record was his best at any professional level and his 33 starts almost tripled his 12 career major league starts prior to 1993. The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Javier Gonzalez and Cipi Falcon were teen-agers living in different parts of the country when each was shot in seemingly random acts of violence and subsequently para lyzed from the waist down. Their injuries and love of sports brought them to the Uni versity of Texas-Arlington, where today they are among 11 players on the three-time national wheel chair basketball champions, the Movin' Mavs. The 17th National Intercolle giate Wheelchair Basketball Tour nament began Monday night with one game at Texas Hall. UTA plays in one of two games sched uled Tuesday, and the champi onship and third-place gamesatf Wednesday. For Gonzalez and Falcon, then is no turning back. Their live have changed immensely. Bui both see opportunities providd by fate and, to a large extenl, wheelchair basketball. "I feel like I've accepted it, said Gonzalez, 24, a freshmai point guard recruited to the team from Pomona, Calif. "I see mam opportunities that I didn't seek fore. Basketball has made me an international traveler. I'vebeente Italy and across the U.S." Gonzalez was playing ona professional men's wheelchaii basketball team, the Las Colina Condors, when Movin' Mavs coach Jim Hayes lured him aid his financee, Mavs trainer Rod; Delgado, to UT-Arlington. Thei statewi fortune one-thi: lie evei are gob is not a is vital active f now. Only ers are mary tl garner several Senate cally lo group i decisio tire sta In tj paigns been di lionaire cused ( campa Suprer Gonzal Jim Ma nent Ri pating laundei cal case verse." 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