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April 9, 1996
Sports
Page 7
sports
GLANCE
Sonics down Knicks
in makeup game
NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle
SuperSonics, led by an angry Shawn
Kemp, reached 60 victories Monday
by beating the New York Knicks
108-98 in a game postponed three
months because of a blizzard.
The Sonics didn't let the prospect
of a 6,000-mile, one-day round trip
and a physical battle witn the Knicks
bother them, taking control in the
second quarter and holding off New
York's charge in the fourth quarter.
Kemp, who lost his temper after
Charles Oakley bloodied his nose in
the third quarter, led Seattle with 25
points and 13 rebounds. Detlef
Schrempf had 24 points, eight re
bounds and six assists and Mersey
Hawkins added 20.
The Sonics outrebounded New
York 49-33 and forced turnovers on
four consecutive Knicks possessions
in the fourth quarter as they put the
game away with an 11-0 run.
Fraschilla named
coach at St. John's
NEW YORK (AP) — Fran
Fraschilla, who guided Manhattan
to postseason play in each of his
four years, is the new coach at St.
John's.
Fraschilla, who openly cam
paigned for the job, replaces Brain
Mahoney, forced to resign March
11 after the Red Storm finished 11-
17 — their worst season in 33
years. It also marked the first time
St. lohn's had three straight non
winning seasons since 191 7-20.
The 37-year-old Fraschilla, who
led the Jaspers to a 17-12 record
and a berth in the NIT, was 85-35
at Manhattan. The Jaspers, third in
the Metro Atlantic Athletic Confer
ence this season, lost to Wisconsin
in the first round of the NIT.
Fraschilla's biggest victory was
in the 1995 NCAA tournament
when Manhattan upset Oklahoma
before losing to Arizona State in
the second round.
At St. John's, Fraschilla takes
|over a team that has failed to live
op to high expectations created
[when local stars Felipe Lopez and
Zendon Hamilton enrolled two
years ago.
Massachusetts coach )ohn Cali-
pari and Utah's Rick Majerus was
considered the top candidates, but
both said they were not interested
in the position.
SCORES ROUNDUP
NL
Cubs 9, Rockies 6
Dodgers 1, Braves 0
Padres 9, Marlins 2
Pirates 6, Phillies 3
Reds 7, Mets 6
Astros 6, Giants 2
Expos 4, Cardinals 3
NBA
SuperSonics 108, Knicks 98
76ers 82, Nets 79
Bullets 111, Heat 99
Timberwolves 115, Raptors 101
Pacers 97, Hawks 95
Charlotte 98, Chicago 97
San Antonio 92, Utah 91
Portland at L.A. Clippers (n)
Dallas at Golden State (n)
NHL
Whalers 5, Pittsburgh 4
Panthers 5, Islanders 3
Lightning 4, Islanders 3
Blues 2, Jets 2
Calgary at Edmonton (n)
Vancouver at Anaheim (n)
AL
Minnesota at Boston, ppd., weather
Lady Ags face UT in SWC title tilt
At 5-1, the No. 26 Texas A&M Women s
Tennis Team needs a win to split the crown.
Staff and Wire Reports
As it has so many times in
the past, the road to a South
west Conference champi
onship goes directly through
the University of Texas.
The site is not Kyle Field
this time, but rather the
Omar Smith Tennis Center,
where at 5:30 p.m. today, the
Texas A&M’s Women’s Tennis
Team will take on the Lady
Longhorns in an effort to tie
Texas for the final SWC title.
The No. 5 Lady Longhorns
have already clinched at least
a share of the SWC crown
with a 6-0 record, but a victo
ry by the 5-1 Lady Aggies
would halve the final title.
“I know both teams will be
fired up about playing for the
final SWC Championship,”
A&M Head Women’s Tennis
Coach Bobby Kleinecke said.
“I think it’s a big accomplish
ment to be playing for the
SWC title in our final confer
ence match of the season.
“I’m anticipating a good
crowd and that should work to
our benefit.”
The No. 26 Lady Aggies are
riding a seven-match winning
streak and take a 14-3 overall
record into Tuesday’s match
— equaling the best start in
school history.
The defending national
champion Lady Longhorns
come to College Station with a
16-4 record.
The Lady Longhorns have
lost four of their last 11
matches, but all four losses
have been to teams ranked in
the top eight nationally.
“Texas has a strong team,
but they’re also a young team
and they’ve taken some lumps
that they’re not accustomed to
this season,” Kleinecke said.
“We’ve had a lot of success
this season and we’re playing
with a lot of confidence.
“We just have to come out
ready to compete and play to
our capabilities.”
The Lady Longhorns have
three players in the national
top 100 — No. 8 Farley Tay
lor, No. 95 Cristina Moros
and No. 96 Melody Falco. Ju
nior Nancy Dingwall is A&M’s
lone ranked player in singles,
checking in at No. 78.
In doubles play, the team of
Dingwall and senior Wilson
Pate are ranked No. 43.
In order to pull off the big up
set, the Lady Aggies will need a
clutch effort from Pate. She is in
the midst of a 13-match winning
streak in singles.
In dual match play, Pate is 15-1
with the lone loss coming against
Louisiana State in the fourth
match of the season. Against SWC
opponents, Pate is 6-0.
With a win against Texas,
Pate and Dingwall would win
their second straight SWC No.
1 doubles crown. Also in the
hunt for SWC titles are Julie
Beahm at the No. 6 singles
spot and Beahm and Vanessa
Rooks at the No. 3 doubles
position.
"I know both teams will be fired up about playing
for the final SWC Championship."
— BOBBY KLEINECKE
Texas A&M Head Women’s Tennis Coach
Rony Angkriwan, The Battalion
Texas A&M freshman Vanessa Rooks returns a volley during the Lady
Aggies' win over Southwest Texas State at the Omar Smith Center.
Baseball team seeks to break
out of funk against SWTSU
Dave House, The Battalion
Texas A&M freshman designated hitter Jason Tyner beats the throw to
first for one of his five hits during Saturday's first game at Olsen Field.
The Aggies have
dropped six of their
last seven games.
Staff and Wire Reports
When it comes to the South
west Conference’s final season
of baseball, Southwest Texas
State University has been
singing the blues.
In 10 games against SWC
opponents thus far in 1996, the
Bobcat Baseball Team has gone
1-9 — the lone victory coming
over the University of Houston.
Tonight at Olsen Field, the
Texas A&M Baseball Team
hopes to keep SWTSU wailing
while the Aggies break out of
their own recent funk with a
doubleheader beginning at
5 p.m.
A&M is coming off a double-
header sweep by Dallas Baptist
University, and has lost six of
its last seven games after
starting the year 24-8.
The recent decimation of the
Aggies by the Texas Tech Red
Raiders and by Dallas Baptist
has knocked the team out of
the top 25 polls of Collegiate
Baseball and Baseball Ameri
ca. A&M had been ranked as
high as 13th earlier in the
season.
Historically, the Aggies
seem to have quite an edge
over the Bobcats. A&M has an
all-time mark of 17-3 against
SWTSU in a series dating back
to 1987. Last year, the Aggies
blanked the Bobcats, 5-0, at
Olsen Field.
The Aggies’ main problem
this season has been their in
ability to combine good hitting
See Baseball, Page 12
Poor choices continue to
tarnish athletes’ images
N o matter how much'
Charles Barkley says,
“I am not a role mod
el,” children still see athletes
as idols.
While it is not written in a
professional athlete’s con
tract, it is an implied respon
sibility that athletes must
live up to a certain moral
code. It is all part of the job.
Young girls and boys
dream to be like Mike, to
score the winning touchdown
in the Super Bowl or hit the
game-winning home run in
the World Series.
What they do not dream of
becoming are athletes with
drug addictions.
Children do not under
stand that they should look
up to doctors, lawyers and
other professionals for guid
ance. Instead they idolize
the high-priced athletes who
are in the highlight reels
shown every night on sports
broadcasts.
It is hard to explain to
them that just because you
can play a sport it does not
make that athlete any differ
ent from anyone else.
However what makes them
different is the fact, whether
it is media exposure or some
thing else, athletes seem to
get in more trouble than any
other profession.
The recent drug allega
tions against Pittsburgh’s
running back Byron “Bam”
Morris and the Cowboy’s
Michael Irvin only illustrate
that the NFL, NBA, NHL and
MLB executives must change
their drag policies. If not to
protect the players from the
dangers of drugs, at least to
protect the children who look
up to these athletes.
It seems like with each
passing year, more and more
athletes are arrested for drug
possession, driving while in
toxicated or are suspended
for failing drug tests. While it
is difficult to control players’
personal lives and their
habits, the establishment
needs to take the upper hand
and control the problems
which pervade the games
America loves to watch.
The leagues do have ran
dom drug testing during the
season, but the problem with
that policy have been illus
trated in Morris’ and Irvin’s
cases. However, there is no
offseason policy. Athletes are
free to participate in the ille
gal activity of their choice but
the league rarely punishes
them. If they can avoid the
law, they can avoid the com
missioners.
In Irvin’s case, the league
is still pondering what it is
going to do. It does not mat
ter that Irvin was found with
enough drugs to get an entire
army high or that Morris had
enough marijuana on him to
suggest he may be a dealer.
The league needs to take
swift action and set a prece
dent. Whether it is football
season or not, the league
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