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Briefs ‘T-Mack’: A&M’s prime-time stopper
Pesky Hornets nip Spurs
at wire, 111-110
□ Aggie defender best at making
opponents play their worst.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — After the
Hornets blew a 22-point lead, Larry
Johnson scored on a layup with 14 sec
onds remaining to lift Charlotte to a
111-110 victory over the San Antonio
Spurs on Wednesday night.
With the Hornets trailing 110-109
with 23 seconds left, Johnson converted
the game-winning basket on a perfect
feed from Muggsy Bogues.
San Antonio had one last chance to
win it, but David Robinson’s shot was
blocked by Alonzo Mourning just before
time ran out.
Charlotte, which has won nine of its
last 10 games, got its 12th straight
home victory.
Johnson led six Hornets players
in double figures with 24 points.
Bogues scored 12 points and added
15 assists.
The loss wasted a 42-point night by
Robinson, who keyed the Spurs’ come
back in the last quarter.
Shaq leads Magic in
108-97 victory over Dallas
DALLAS (AP) — Shaquille O’Neal
had 23 of his 42 points in the first half
to send the Orlando Magic to its fifth
consecutive victory, 108-97 over the
Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
O’Neal overpowered the smaller
Mavericks inside, converting 10 of his
first 11 shots and 17 of 25 overall as
the Magic won its ninth game in the
last 10 outings.
The Mavericks pulled to 85-81 with
8:13 remaining, but Dennis Scott’s 3-
pointer triggered a 9-2 run that includ
ed four points from O’Neal, and Orlan
do built its lead back to 94-83.
Jamal Mashburn scored 29 points to.
lead the Mavericks, who lost for the
third time in their last four games. Jim
Jackson added 23 points and Popeye
Jones had 10 points and 19 rebounds
for Dallas.
Knicks seek revenge, re
spect from Rockets
HOUSTON (AP) — It’s too recent
an event to rank as nostalgia. Not for
recollections, though, and there will
be plenty of that Thursday night at
The Summit.
The New York Knicks last visited
the building to play the Houston
Rockets in Game 7 of the NBA Finals
in a memorable defensive battle that
the Rockets won 90-84 to capture
their first title.
Now, it’s the first regular season re
match with all the mental baggage that
comes with it.
Knicks guard John Starks won’t be
able to avoid thoughts of his 2-for-18
shooting performance or his NBA play
off record 0-for-ll shooting from 3-point
range. Starks didn’t watch a replay of
the June 22 game until Dec. 13.
By Tom Day
The Battalion
SHHH!
Don’t tell anyone, but the
Texas A&M men’s basketball
team has a secret weapon. In
fact, the Aggies have had this
weapon in their arsenal for the
past three seasons. His team
mates call him “T-Mack,” but
the fans
know him
as Tony
McGinnis.
U n -
known
and un
derrated,
the 6-foot-
5-inch se
nior guard
has quiet
ly played
what head
coach
Tony Barone has called the
best defense in the league.
But, despite his efforts, McGin
nis is not exactly a household
name in Texas. This lack of
recognition is not a hindrance
to McGinnis.
“It bothered me a little at
first, but I try not to worry
about it now,” McGinnis said.
“I know eventually somebody
will see me and it will help me
out in the long run.”
McGinnis’ quickness and
versatility fuel his dominating
"I take pride in my de
fense. It's a hard job and I
feel it's one of the strongest
assets of my game."
— Senior forward,
Tony McGinnis
defensive presence.
“I take pride in my defense,”
McGinnis said. “It’s a hard job
and I feel it’s one of the
strongest assets of my game.”
According to Barone, McGin
nis’ defensive strengths are solid
no matter what the situation.
“He has a knack of keeping
the ball away from an offensive
player,” Barone said. “He plays
very good on-
the-ball de
fense and he
gets in the
way of a lot of
plays that
other teams
like to run.”
McGinnis’
consistent
play has
earned him
the tough as-
signment of
guarding
some of the Aggies’ opponents’
best players.
“Defensively, he’s always
guarding the best player on the
other team, unless that player
happens to be six-nine or six-
ten,” Barone said.
McGinnis said however, that
he does not worry about fulfill
ing his role as the team’s defen
sive specialist.
“There’s not really any pres
sure, but it takes a lot out of
you and you can’t do some of Dave Winder/THE Battalion
See McGinnis, Page 8 Senior guard, Tony McGinnis, grabs a rebound during the game against Rice Tuesday.
Lady Aggies shoot down Owls, 75-54
Stew Milne/THE Battalion
Junior center, Kelly Cerny, concen
trates on the hoop as she prepares to
shoot a free throw.
Staff and Wire Reports
The Texas A&M women’s basket
ball team used a record-setting per
formance by junior point guard Lisa
Branch to blow by the Owls of Rice
University Wednesday night at
Autry Court, 76-55, in front of a
crowd of 645.
Branch broke two of her own
school records by hitting on eight of
13 three-point field goals and scored
30 points to lead A&M, now 11-4 in
the conference and 2-1 in the South
west Conference, to the road win.
Branch’s point total was the sec
ond-highest of her career, surpassed
only by her 34-point outburst in last
year’s Dr. Pepper SWC Classic cham
pionship game against Texas. She
also contributed seven steals to the
Lady Aggies’ cause.
The Lady Aggies shot a measly 29
percent from the floor in the first
half, and trailed Rice 29-26 at half
time. But the team’s shooting heated
up significantly in the second 20
minutes, as they connected on 19 of
35 shots and outscored the Owls 50-
26 in the second half to take home
the victory.
The eight three pointers made and
13 attempted broke Branch’s school
records of six and 12, which she
recorded last January 26 in a victory
ovdr Texas Christian University.
Also producing for the Lady Ag
gies Tuesday were junior post
Martha McClelland with 10 points
and sophomore guard Lana Tucker
with eight points, six assists and
three steals.
Solid efforts off the bench were
turned in by junior post Angel Spinks,
who scored six points and grabbed six
rebounds in just 15 minutes, and by
sophomore center Marianne Miller,
who also grabbed six boards.
The Owls, now 5-8 overall and 2-1
in SWC play, were led by Brenda
Conaway, who scored 14 points and
led all players in rebounds with eight.
The Lady Aggies return to action
on Saturday when they return to
Houston to take on the University of
Houston Lady Cougars at 7 p.m.
Stop the insanity! New semester means time to shape up
T hink of all the new starts you
have right now; a new year, a
new semester, a new lifestyle.
A new lifestyle?
Yes, you heard me right, a new
lifestyle. With the semester just un
derway, your hopes for a 4.0 are fad
ing as you find other “more important”
things to do. Your year probably start
ed with many New Year’s resolutions
which, you have now resolved, proba
bly won’t happen. Am I right?
If those resolutions included get
ting in shape, you still have a chance.
This semester can be different. Choose
today. Start on a regular workout rou
tine to get in shape for yourself. How
do I start to get in shape, you might
ask yourself. Well, it’s not as difficult
as others may tell you.
First, find an athletic activity that
you enjoy. Whether it’s running, aero
bics, biking, lifting weights, shooting
hoops, or joining an intramural team,
find an activity that you will enjoy
and stick with it. Talk to other friends
who like to run, for example, and hold
each other accountable throughout the
semester.
Shelly
Hall
Sportswriter
Okay, now that you have a vague
idea of what you want to do to keep in
shape, there are other things to keep
in mind before you attempt to become
the next Arnold Schwarzeneggar or
Cindy Crawford.
First of all, don’t start off with too
much too soon. This is the same syn
drome that “weekend warriors” ac
quire when they work for five days
straight and then, on weekends, think
they can leap as high as Michael Jor
dan, jump as far as Jackie Joyner-
Kersee or run as fast as Deion
Sanders.
The thing to keep in mind is to
start off slowly and work your way up
to your personal goals. Remember the
old adage, “No pain, no gain?” Well,
this philosophy should have died with
the dinosaurs. The only gain you will
obtain is a mass of injuries.
The second thing to keep in mind
when planning a workout schedule or
other athletic activity is to keep
things in perspective. Know your lim
its from the beginning. Don’t expect to
go out on the first day and run a sub-
five minute mile or press 200 pounds
of weight. If it takes having a private
talk with yourself, do it.
Your body will tell you when that
muscle is being pushed past the limit,
or your heart is pounding into infinity.
Listening to your body will help you
stay with your goals as opposed to for
feiting them because of an unexpected
injury.
Now that you have heard enough
of my lecture on pushing your own
limits, I have just a few quick
reminders before you go out to slay
the “I’m outta shape” foe. I know that
all of your tests, projects, busy work,
etc. can pile up causing you to pull the
infamous “all-nighter.” But with a
small amount of planning, sleep, be
lieve it or not, can work into your “I’m
taking 18 hours and working three
jobs” schedule.
Also, don’t forget to drink at least
eight ounces of water before you
endeavor on your first workout
and take plenty of water with you
to refresh yourself during and
after exercising.
One last thing, try to eat healthy. I
know that those of you who know me,
know that I struggle with this one
more than anything else in my fitness
goals. But, I’m sure we can all attest,
that I’m not the only one who finds it
easy to go an entire week living on
pizza and hamburgers, the two most
popular Aggie buck items available on
campus or off.
So, like me, you may have to try
real hard to find a good, balanced diet
to fit with your schedule and your
workouts.
Before I let you go, remember, that
a positive, “Never say die” attitude is
essential to youf* success not only in
the classroom, but also in the gym. So,
now that you have a whole new se
mester ahead of you, what are you
waiting for?
I’ll see you in the gym.
Hill College
coach fights
scandal
WACO, Texas (AP) — A junior
college basketball coach is trying to
work a deal with prosecutors to es
cape fraud charges arising from the
Baylor basketball recruiting scan
dal, his attorney said.
Vinson Metcalf, Hill College as
sistant men’s basketball coach, al
ready has spent about seven hours
discussing with prosecutors and
FBI agents his involvement in the
scandal, said his attorney Ralph
Strother.
“He has talked at length with
them and has told them everything
he knows about the case and his in
volvement in it,” Strother said.
Metcalf, 28, who also is women’s
basketball coach at the Hillsboro
school, has pleaded innocent to
charges of three counts of wire
fraud and one count of mail fraud.
Metcalf, former Baylor men’s
basketball coach Darrel Johnson
and six others were indicted by a
federal grand jury in November for
their roles in an alleged scheme to
provide junior college recruits with
fraudulent academic credit.
The indictments, resulting from
an eight-month investigation by
the Waco office of the FBI, allege
that the Baylor coaches orchestrat
ed the scheme.
Each charge carries a maximum
penalty of five years in prison and a
fine of up to $250,000.
Metcalf proctored several corre
spondence course exams for former
Baylor player Tyrone Davis last
summer. The results from at least
one of those exams reportedly was
altered, then forwarded to another
college so Davis could be eligible for
admission to Baylor.
Metcalf played for Johnson when
he coached at Oklahoma Baptist
University and they have remained
friends over the years.
“His involvement in this thing
has been so peripheral that had he
told them everything he knew origi
nally, I don’t think he would have
been indicted in the first place,”
Strother said.
Do You Worry Too Much?
Dr. Steven Strawn is seeking volunteers for a
2 - month research study of an
investigational medication for anxiety.
For more information call:
846 - 2050
Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Battalion
is accepting applications for
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