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The Battalion 1 T hursday • Junel: SPORTS Guerrieri to coach camp in Dallas Texas A&M Head Soccer Coach G. Guerrieri, along with his coaching staff and A&M players will participate in a one-day youth clinic Saturday at Greenhill School in Dallas. The clinic's proceeds will benefit the Ross Stewart Scholarship fund at Texas A&M. Additional staff members include Greenhill head coach Dick Hall and coaches from the North Texas Express Soccer Club. A&M swimming and diving teams split up Senior Associate Athletic Director Lynn Hickey announced Wednesday that the A&M swimming and diving teams will separate into men's and women's programs beginning next year. "We're excited to announce this commitment to the swimming and div ing program," Hickey said. "We will have full-time coaches on each staff and because of that, we'll be able to step into our new facility in a first-class situation." Mel Nash, current swimming coach will stay on as men's swimming coach, and Kevin Wright will continue on as diving coach of both the men's and the women's teams. A national search has begun for candidates to fill the job of women's swimming coach. A&M will open the 1995-96 season on Oct. 6 with a dual meet against Rice in Houston. The A&M men will open the new pool at the Student Recreational Center Natatorium on Nov. 3 against future Big 12 opponent Nebraska. Hunter leads Astros to 9- 5 win over Phillies PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Brian Hunter, promoted from the minors a day earlier, hit a tiebreaking, two- run triple in the eighth inning Wednesday night that sent the Houston Astros over the Philadel phia Phillies 9-5. Craig Biggio had four hits, in cluding two doubles, and tied a Houston record by scoring four runs. The Astros won their sixth straight road game, making them 14-7 on the road while just 7-15 at home. Rockets Continued from Page 1 no exception. Mario Elie, an NBA jour neyman and former CBA player, added 22 points and Robert Horry, playing out of position at power forward, 21. “They say they have no power for ward, they have no this and that,” Magic point guard Anfernee Hardaway said. “All they’ve got is a bunch of guys who play really well together.” The Rockets pulled away in the final period from the Magic, whose youth and inexperience overshadowed their consid erable talent in this series. “We never recovered from the first game. When they got going, we couldn’t get back,” O’Neal said. “It’s a real disap pointment, but we’ll learn from it.” “We didn’t give up at all. I’m a young player. I’ll be in this position many times. We just have to remember this feeling, and work harder next season.” O’Neal, who had 25 points and 12 re bounds, held his own against Olajuwon, a player he’s tried to emulate. But Olaju won was usually quicker to the ball, and his fluid moves along the baseline were unstoppable, even in the face of a double team. Leading by one at the end of the third quarter, Houston got two big 3-pointers from Elie early in the fourth, and Olajuwon scored six straight points to stretch the lead to 101-89 with 3:16 to play. “We lost, very simple,” said Hardaway, who had 25 points. “They were the better team.” It was the first sweep since 1989, when Detroit blanked the Lakers, and made Houston the fourth team in the last rune years to win back-to-back titles. They won just 47 regular-season games, making them a sixth seed in the power-packed Western Con ference. To get here, they upset Utah, Phoenix and San Antonio, each with at least 59 wins and each with the home-court advantage. All three teams were considered to have legiti mate shots at winning it all. Not Houston, though. Not only were the Rockets the lowest seed ever to win the title, they also won an NBA record nine times on the road along the way, including seven straight. “Don’t ever underestimate the heart of a champi on,” Tomjanovich said. Underestimating the Rockets might have been just the problem for the Magic, who never recovered from a 120-118 overtime loss in Game 1. Their sea son ended the way their last one did, with a sweep. “We’ll use it as an inspiration for next year,” Mag ic coach Brian Hill said. “They had the answers for everything we threw at them.” Last year it was at the hands of Indiana in the first round. After winning 57 games and the Atlantic Division title, the Magic entered the playoffs without having even won a postseason game but beat Boston, Chicago and Indiana. iMBEKfj GAME 1: Houston 120 Orlando 118 GAME 2: Houston 117 Orlando 1 06 GAME 3: Houston 106 Orlando 103 GAME 4: Houston 113 Orlando 1 01 Staff and AP graphic AP Photo Hakeem Olajuwon was named MVP of the Finals. NBAs lockout danger rt Here’s one piece of advice for Kenny Smith: Watch how hard you celebrate tonight. Enjoy yourself, but be ready to get down to serious business. Smith, who has reason to cele brate, needs to make sure he can get up early tomorrow because he and the rest of NBA players’ union colleagues get together with the owners to hammer out their differences and put togeth er the new collective bargaining agreement — that wonderful mas ter plan that allows the players and owners to play nice for the next few years. The last contract actually ex pired before the 1994-95 season, but both sides decided to impose a one-year moratorium and go on with the season under the ex pired pact. The sides are supposedly far apart. The owners want a rook ie salary cap to stop paying un proven players salaries that closely resemble the distance between Earth and the Sun. The players want more of the NBA pie than the 53 percent slice they already get. They also want to dismantle the draft, re stricted free agency and the salary cap, all of which may start a bidding war that could make today’s NBA salaries look like chump change. The owners contend that giv ing the players any more money would cut too much out of the owners’ profits. They want to keep the current salary cap, but close the loophole that allows teams to resign their own free agents without it counting against the cap. And now the league is mutter ing the two dirtiest words in the language of sports — work stoppage. Yes, that’s right, league offi cials have mentioned a lockout if they cannot reach an agreement with the players before next sea son. Is it; ble that I; ball willgi the same that ba; traveled months af. Surely, sides have what a stc would do to their sport.Ba has been shell-shockedbyi ited fans that have lefttb parks silent. “We’ve seen what happ. a league when that hap; Hakeem Olajuwon toldrep “Everybody loses.” So why would ThePt That Be in pro basketball to jeopardize all they baa time when the NBA’s pop; has exploded worldwide?! early 1980s, the NBAwasi brink of hearing its deaths and no one heard a peepi money. Now, the NBA is amt lion corporation with pop; at an all-time peak, andew wants t heir fair share. Maybe the NBA hasp too big for its billion-: britches, and the fans may because of it. Everyoner-|j more, more, more, and? , just not enough, enough.-: to go around, even witht ketball’s new mother lode: y from merchandising and rate sponsorships. Players want highers: owners want more profits one has to lose, and it will; L- bly be the fans. So basketball fans hoi: breath to see which way It gaining coin lands. If head er heads, that is, prevail fans are rewarded with hi a^ usual. But if it comes: — an interesting metapt: sidering what will happe: fans — then they will get: ness at all. Kenny, just make you’re up bright ande Your team proved that: world class. Let’s hope league does the same. BRAWLING SOC WELL, WINE, DRAFT 8 to lO p.m. 1 NO COVER CHARGE EVER James N Childs, M.D. Class of ‘79 and Maria V. Childs, M.D. Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery Board Certified announce the relocation of their practice 1605 Rock Prairie Rd., Suite 312 College Station (across from B.V. Medical Center) 696-4444 Bargain Matinees All Shows Before 6 pm Aggie Owned and Operated! 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