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Sports , May 6, 1994 The Battalion Page 7 Spring football to Aggie basketball: l semester of sports remembered Nick Georgandis '■i Battalion The first half of 1994 of Texas IjiM’s athletic year will be remem- tied for many things: a tremendous up-off of the baseball team follow- ;ja trip to last year’s College World dies, the accomplishments of A&M’s •((ball team, the one-year bowl and ilevision probation slapped on the jotball team by the NCAA, but most ‘all for the emergence of the men’s i women’s basketball teams as le gate forces. The men started the semester off hton January 12, stunning the jilversity of Texas at G. Rollie White iliseum. The men continued to win ;the conference and went into Feb ruary with a first-place record. The women’s team mirrored the men’s success in the early going, knocking off the Lady Longhorns in a one-point squeaker at G. Rollie the night before the men’s conquest. The early season excitement led up to a memorable day in early February. February 5. A day that will go down as one the greatest days in Ag gie basketball history. On the sched ule that day was the men’s team visit ing Texas Tech in Lubbock, on re gional television, while the Lady Ag gies hosted the fourth-ranked and de fending national champion Lady Red Raiders. The men’s game was a terrific bat tle, but the post-game will be See Sports Wrap/ Page 8 \ sportswriter’s parting predictions rf The Dream winning it all Icolumn by Nick Georgandis k Battalion Ah, predictions. Give a guy a column in a newspa- s, and all of sudden he’s spouting ;«winners and losers in every Mid of every playoff of every sport M invented. After a semester and a half of owing prediction after prediction the sports columnist for my high hool newspaperfi.e. Oilers in the iper Bowl, Bills over the Redskins the Super Bowl, Pirates over Braves the 1991 NLCS, this horrid list ae on and on), I gave it up after I iccessfully predicted the Houston tsiros exact record of 81-81 in 1992. figured that was as good as it was mg to get. Until now. I’m confident. I’m cocky. I can’t think of anything else to write about . And I know who will when the re mainder of the playoff series in the NBA playoffs. You may ask yourself, why be lieve you, Georgandis, when your track record of predictions includes picking the Houston-based sports franchises to win every single sports championship since 1978? The answer is simple. Wednesday night, I had a dream. In this dream, my brother and I were sitting court side at the fabulous Summit down in Houston. We had won tickets to the NBA Finals from a local radio station, and were prepar ing to watch Game Six of the Rock- ets-Knicks championships series. Yes, the Rockets and the Knicks will butt heads come June or Octo ber, or whenever the hell the last See The Dream/ Page 8 Gone but not forgotten j31 Six Aggie football players try to make NFL rosters through free agency market By Kristine Ramirez The Battalion Kyle Burnett/ The Battalion jason Atkinson is one of six Texas A&M Aggies to have signed a free agent contract in the hopes of making the team roster of an NFL team. Atkinson signed with Seattle. Several Texas A&M football players may still get a chance at a pro career via free agency. In addition to six Aggies taken in the 1994 NFL draft, six additional Aggies have signed as free agents. Offensive lineman Chris Dausin signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, linebacker Jason Atkinson with the Seat tle Seahawks, offensive lineman Tyler Harrison, linebacker Steve Solari with the New York Jets and tight end Greg Schorp to the Dallas Cowboys. Former Aggie standout fullback Robert Wilson, who was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1991, has also signed with the Dallas Cowboys. Texas A&M had three players taken in the first round of the 1994 NFL Draft, junior defensive lineman Sam Adams was taken by the Seattle Seahawks as the eighth pick, defensive back Aaron Glenn taken by the New York Jets as the 12th pick and Greg Hill taken by the Kansas City Chiefs. Third round picks were offensive lineman Jason Mathews to the Indi anapolis Colts and defensive lineman Eric England to the Arizona Cardinals. Defensive lineman Lance Teichelman was taken in the seventh round by the Indianapohs Colts. New York Jets’ assistant public rela tions director Brooks Thomas said it was just a coincidence the Jets have three Ag gies. “They play good football down there and I thought they could best fulfill our needs,” Thomas said. Thomas said the Jets had a mini camp this week and the team was im pressed with Aaron Glenn. He said the Jets had waived Eric Thomas last week and that Glenn may have a chance at a starting position at left cornerback. “He has a good chance of starting and he’ll be used in punt returns, Thomas said. He said there were more than 80 players at mini-camp and Harrison and Solari seemed to do well. However, they were not practicing in pads and the team will get a good idea during spring training. Wilson, who played with the Bucca neers in 1991, signed with the Cowboys as a fullback. The Cowboys are current ly in negotiations with starting fullback Darryl Johnston. Chiez Conwoop, a scout for the Dal las Cowboys, said Wilson has a good shot of making the team. The Cowboys also had a mini-camp last week and Conwoop said Wilson was doing a good job. “They signed Robert in case he (Johnston) didn’t sign,” he said. “Hopefully, if he does all right he’ll have a chance.” Conwoop said he didn’t get a chance to see Schorp. He is one of six tight ends at the mini-camp. He said the it was too early to tell of they will make an impact on the team. FACTORY OUTLET BLOWOUT SALE! MINTED T-SHIRTS: 4 FOR $10 • PRINTED SWEATS: 2 FOR $10 ASSORTED SHORTS, CAPS, BASEBALL SHIRTS, ETC: 40% OFF OF THE DISCOUNTED OUTLET PRICES! MANY COLLEGE LOGOS AVAILABLE MONDAY, MAY 9 - SATURDAY, MAY 14 • 10 AM - 6 PM 112 HOLLEMAN DR. COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS MSC Barber Shop Serving All Aggies! Cuts and Styles Reg. haircuts starting at $6. Eight operators to serve you Ther es a-Ramona-J ermifer-Mar y-Yoland a Wendy-Troy-Hector 846-0629 ___ Open Mon.-Fri. 8-5 Located in the basement of the Memorial Student Center Kountry Ka£e PLATE LUNCHES Best Chicken Fried Steak in Town! 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