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The Battalion record! Tuesday stateR ( . February 13, 1996 Buck. 1111 111 ? of thos i sports GLANCE helmicj f voters, )ole' age ce no dl be presi. t on tke re issue, i — and referred the mil' e first oi g Iowa's oublicat An Af 1 resulis - Dole’s ranslate pared to ive for bes, two leyes. comes a ugh 3J t of the es to be lifornia ry. Thai remiuto Dolphins forbidden talk with Houck DALLAS (AP) — NFL commis sioner Paul Tagliabue has denied the Miami Dolphins permission to talk Dallas Cowboys offensive line coach Hudson Houck. Miami coach jimmy Johnson, who coached the Cowboys to Su per Bowl victories in 1993 and 1994, had hoped to hire Houck for the second time in four years. Houck was up for a job as the Dolphins' assistant head coach-of fensive line coach. But Dallas owner Jerry Jones promoted Houck on Feb. 5 to the same position and then named him one of two staff supervisors, pre venting him from making such a lateral move. The Dolphins went to the league last week when the Cow boys denied them permission to talk with Houck. The NFL in formed both teams Sunday at the league's scouting combine. "We have such an appreciation for Hud as a coach and as an indi vidual," Jones told The Dallas Morning News for today's editions. "We're glad the commissioner saw it our way. "With Hud involved with addi tional duties, we'll get better and that's what we're trying to do. He'll be quite an asset to head coach Barry Switzer." is the t rent- work- i.m. in , 693- t 3:30 r the ;socia- iU be iner. wfor- I t Do- i tthvs 1 n 1 to Hall itud) t4 for ervice it and ities. ?d no vance iplica- ;s are run in ? any news- Texas Tech, Kansas St. to begin Big 12 play LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech and Kansas State will kick off Big 12 football Aug. 31 in Manhattan, Kan. An announcement Monday from Tech said the game — origi nally scheduled for Nov. 2 — likely will start at 2:30 p.m. and be televised on ABC. Kansas State ended the 1 995 season ranked No. 7, while the Red Raiders finished at No. 23. The teams are forming a new conference next season with Bay lor, Colorado, Iowa State, | Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ok- 1 lahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas and Texas A&M. UPCOMING EVENTS Men's Basketball The Aggies will play the Universi ty of Texas Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Erwin Center in Austin. Women's Basketball The Lady Aggies host the Univer sity of Texas Wednesday at G. Rollie White Coliseum beginning at 7 p.m. Aggie Baseball The A&M Baseball Team opens its home season this afternoon at 3 p.m. against the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor at Olsen Field. Lady Aggie Softball The A&M Softball Team opens its season today with a doublehead er against the University of Texas- San Antonio beginning at 5 p.m. at the Lady Aggie Softball Complex. Swimming and Diving Texas A&M will host the Southwest Conference Swimming and Diving Championships Feb. 14-17 at the Stu dent Recreational Center Natatorium. Sports Op e ning Touted freshmen get first look vs. UTSA By Nicole Smith Brock said. “We have a fairly young The Battalion team, so this game will get some of the players good playing time.” After a long fall scrimmage season. Not only will two freshman — Jesse the Lady Aggie Softball team is suited Cady at third base and Kami Tucker at up with high hopes to outdo last year’s second base — be starting the game, but record. The plan starts today against the Lady Aggies are also returning seven the University of Texas at San Antonio letter-winners to their starting lineup. Roadrunners. Senior Erin Field, who will be the Both the players and coaches feel they starting pitcher, remains optimistic Eire prepared to face the Lady Roadrun- about today’s season opener, ners in a double-header at the Lady Ag- “This is my second year as a pitcher, gie Softball Complex beginning at 5 p.m. and all I’m focusing on is to help the “Our main goal for these games is to team have a better season than last get two of our starting freshman some NCAA experience,” Head Coach Bob See Softball, Page 8 Battalion File Photo Texas A&M junior shortstop Gina Perez gets ready to take a grounder during a Lady Aggie Softball Game last season. Day ’96 Aggies dreaming of the World Series By Stephanie Christopher The Battalion After a long trip back from Arizona, the Texas A&M Baseball Team returns to College Station to begin a five-game home stand. The Aggies will open the home stand to the University of Mary Hardin Bay lor. The game will be at Olsen Field at 3:00 p.m. The Aggies began the 1996 season ranked No. 19, but fell to No. 23 after their two losses to the University of Ari zona last weekend. Head Coach Mark Johnson, who hopes to gain his 500th career victory this week, said the team came up short this weekend, winning one out of three games at Arizona. He said he was not disappointed in the team’s hitting and expects them to come out strong against UMHB. “I thought our team played well,” John son said. “Our pitching was a little shaky, but our batting was strong. I think that we just had the first-game jitters.” Johnson said his main goal is to win the Southwest Conference title, and in order for the team to accomplish this goal, they must play good defense. In order for the Aggies to play good defense, one player they must rely on is senior pitcher and second baseman Paul Barber. Barber said his team must be on their toes if they want to beat UMHB. “We must play good if we want to win,” Barber said. “The other team al ways comes out to beat the Aggies, and we must be prepared.” Barber said one advantage the Aggies have is their depth. They have a good bench and can rely on all the players to do their best. He said he hopes to win the SWC this year since it is the last year of the conference. “I am really sad to see the confer ence split up,” Barber said. “Since I grew up in Texas, the SWC has a spe cial meaning to me. It is all that I have ever known.” However, he said he does not think Battalion File Photo Texas A&M senior first baseman Jeff Bailey waits at the plate. the Big 12 will be that big of a switch. “Since the SWC is such a challenging conference, I don’t think that there will be that big of a difference,” Barber said. Senior first baseman Jeff Bailey dis agrees with this to an extent. He said the SWC is a great confer ence, but the team will be offered many opportunities in the Big 12 Conference. “I think that the team will have to ad just their style once they move into the Big 12 Conference next year,” Bailey said. “The traveling will have a big im pact on the team. They will have to get use to taking long trips, and I feel that this is something that they will have to get used to.” He said he is extremely confident and ready to play today. “If we play like we can, then we should come out on top,” Bailey said. “It would be a special part of history to win the last SWC title. But I think that it’s an accomplishment to win any SWC title.” No place for swimsuit models in SI Kristina Buffin Staff writer W ell, the time has come and passed. The Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition has arrived, and men everywhere will be in good moods for at least the next month. At least Sports Illustrated has not totally ditched the idea of including articles in the magazine, but the idea of including scantily clad women in a sports magazine is a little outdated. There is a reason Playboy exists, and it serves its purpose for its subscribers and readers. There is absolutely no reason for Sports Illustrated to include models in swim suits. It is not a sport to stand around and wear a bathing suit — it requires no specific athletic skill or talent. These days, it is not just men who subscribe or pick up the magazine at the newsstand. Women read Sports Illustrated as well. In fact, the per centage of women subscribers has gone way up in recent years. Sports magazines are not just for men anymore. i For women, this issue is very sexist and degrading. It is bad enough that there are calendars to commemorate the issue. Why make subscribers pay for the issue if they do not want it? In stead, leave the issue as an option for those who want it. I realize that a majority of the subscribers are male, but it is time for Sports Illustrated to roll with the times. The kind of pictures they print can be considered soft pornography. For example, there is a woman who, in stead of wearing a bathing suit top, has it painted on. While this may be considered art, there is no place for naked women in a sports magazine. The only reason this issue even exists is be cause of money — pure and simple. In hopes of attracting subscribers, the magazine decided to put out this issue. What attracts men more than sports? Half-naked women, of course. If they insist on putting pictures of scantily clad women in their magazine once a year, why not have men in bathing suits as well? Knocked out without a punch: Boxer Morrison HIV positive □ Morrison's promoter, Tony Holden, announced the test results Monday. TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tommy Morrison’s up-and-down boxing career reached its low point Mon day with the announcement that the powerful heavyweight had tested positive for the virus that causes AIDS. Morrison’s promoter, Tony Holden, confirmed that a test ad ministered in Las Vegas last week came back HIV positive. “He’s taken it like a champ,” Holden said. “He knows he’s had a promiscuous lifestyle in the past. He’s taking it better than his team (of handlers).” Morrison, 27, did not attend the news conference. He remained in isolation at his home in the northeastern Oklahoma town of Jay, where he was providing blood samples to paramedics so further tests could be run. He issued a statement asking people to pray for children affect ed by the disease because “I feel it would be selfish to ask you to say a prayer for me.” “I understand that there are people concerned about me,” he said in the statement. “I am fine.” Holden said results of the lat est tests are expected within 48 hours. He said Morrison still held out hope that a retest would show the original test false, but that the fighter has already talked about getting involved in AIDS awareness activities. “If it is true, I don’t see us ever fighting again or ever wanting to,” Holden said. “But right now See Morrison, Page 8 & FICTION WRITER ROLANDO HINOJOSA /C. specialb/e n-o+trCHotifiizatwKtim (3)Kwrltiupdlaiftprior to tie. court to crrodoc ns to astirtmoo to tic test o/oar aJi/itief, Persons a/tk disoJn'lit/csplease call845-1515 to inform os c ust nattf/cation tiree fdj roor r to assist poo to tie lest ofo. AUTHOR OF THE KLAIL CITY DEATH TRIP NOVELS Wednesday, February 14, 1996 3:30 p.m. 204C Evans Library
