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' : -'''vv /;;. : :i;; ; , fdnesday • October30,! Wednesday Page 9 October 30, 1996 Dwer hitters dominate AP All-Star Team icekickerBr minated forte ie 25 semi-finalists fort* a Collegiate Place-Kicta 1 announced yesterday o'A c iat e d is A&M Football Team’s ekicker Kyle Bryant was the nomin The 3* Brown hi Fame kicta Groza earned the name'The ^ during ing career ognizes the s most outstanding Divisie rgiate placekicker. be presented in ee n West Palm Beach, mong the other nominees or Michael Reeder of Is >tian University, who ww EWYORK (AP) — Mark McG- , who connected 52 times in ball’s Year of the Home Run, slugging outfielders Juan zalez of Texas, Ken Griffey Jr. Albert Belle lighted The Gonzalez s major ue all-star i Tuesday, los Angeles whichisre ;her Mike after Cl« hza, picked r the com ped team for fourth light season, Belle were the only players to piatfrom 1995. lex Rodriguez, who led the ns in hitting at .358 in his first season, won selection by the jest margin. In voting by a na- iwide panel of 175 sports writ- and broadcasters, 151 chose 1-year Seattle shortstop. This whole year has been a ning experience,” Rodriguez “There are still a lot of areas lumor Phil Dawsonc'te.j ty of Texas and se r ior!i which I think I can improve.’ he closest vote was at second i, where Chuck Knoblauch of ley of Florida State, ne five finalists wi! 1 lie iced on Nov. 12 after iber voting panel,wtilt es media, profess ers and previous recipi as the selections. Minnesota beat out Roberto Alo mar of Baltimore, 76-75. The Rangers’ Gonzalez finished ahead of Ellis Burks of Colorado 75-73 for the third outfield spot. The American League domi nated the voting, which was com pleted before the playoffs began. Piazza, San Diego third baseman Ken Caminiti and right-handed starter John Smoltz of Atlanta were the only National League players selected. Left-handed starter Andy Pettitte and reliever John Wetteland, who both wound up pitching the New York Yankees to the World Series championship, also made the team. Paul Molitor was chosen for the fourth time in 10 seasons as the designated hitter. The AP manager of the year will be announced Wednesday, with the AP player of the year on Thursday. Texas catcher Ivan Rodriguez also received votes (25), as did teammate Dean Palmer at third base (2), and Houston Astros sec ond baseman Craig Biggio (2). In a record-breaking season for offense, power dominated the all-star team. McGwire became the 13th player in major league history to reach the 50-homer mark. The Oakland first baseman got 80 votes to 33 for Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox. Griffey hit 49 homers for Seat tle, Belle had 48 for Cleveland and Gonzalez hit 47. They came in ahead of Burks, who hit .344 with 40 homers, 128 RBIs and scored a major league-high 142 runs. Among the outfielders who finished farther back were San Francisco’s Barry Bonds, only the second player to hit 40 homers and steal 40 bases in the same season, 50-homer man Brady An derson of Baltimore and seven time NL batting champion Tony Gwynn of San Diego. Rodriguez, who hit 36 homers and had 123 RBIs and a major league-leading 54 doubles, was an overwhelming winner at shortstop. Baltimore’s Cal Ripken, a role model for Rodriguez when he was growing up, was second with six votes. Knoblauch hit .341 and scored 140 runs for Minnesota. Alomar batted .328, scored 132 runs and won the AL Gold Glove at second base for the Orioles. ly golfersmft } 0ckets h 0 p e big trade to admg into ta _ . . . . 4>nare Barkley brings results NBA Preview ie lOth-ranked Team shot a second round lay to move into first placefi HOUSTON (AP) The Hous- to the final IBholesoffo: on Rockets are beginning their 3l Diet Coke/Roadrunnerh l uest for a third NBA title in four in Las Cruces, N.M. ears with a P 0 ' 111 guard by com- <M (325-310-635)111)11 nittee ancl one-third of their su- one stroke leadoverP erstar trio on suspension, d New Mexico Stale (3233 “R’ 8 a tough way to start the 16), the host of the tow eason,” Houston Rockets coach la State (327-318-633!' ludyTomjanovich said, klahoma State (336-30! The Rockets are accustomed and fourth-ranked Unra 0 adversity. They overcame all ■ssee (328-318-646)!ni 'dds to e top five. vin back- rshman Anna Becker,*! o-back ti- ady Aggies with a onew^ les in 1994 a tied for sixth andjuiwj "id 1995. 1 Rosberg is two strokesThen they e for ninth. '’ere de- ’e played quite well to©a* hroned an to watch," A&MHeadda ast year, e Sutherland said. “(M hey made is what kept us up tod? "ajor >ody chipped and putteds hanges. 'his was her first low row! Charles ate, and it isjustasmii Barkley ; what is to come.’’ oined Ha- ^eem Ola-H 'rld6 draws35t iuw0n and Clyde Drexler in ’’ ouston, while Sam Cassell, “IthinkFve learned it (the offense) well, and Fm look ing forward to playing." Charles Barkley Houston Rockets forward Olajuwon and help improve re bounding, and Brent Price to be the point guard. Tomjanovich is just anxious to get through the start of the season with his altered lineup. “It puts a kink in your stride,” he said. Olajuwon, the acknowledged star of the show, isn’t worried about losing some of the spot light to lion Yankee la * W YORK (AP) - An ow of New York Yankees fans iobert Horry, Mark Bryant and Thucky Brown were sent to uioenix. "It’s been a good learning i y ! ar i!??„lS rocess -” Barkle y said - “ l Ve had ilot on my mind in the presea- ion trying to learn the offense. I hink I’ve learned it well, and m looking forward to playing.” He won’t start immediately, (arkley was suspended for one ;ame and fined $5,000 Monday as unishment for retaliating in a riday night brawl with New York (nicks forward Charles Oakley. The Rockets also signed free agent Kevin Willis to back up ay in a pinstriped led from the House tliat ) the Canyon of Heroes, yor Rudolph Giu- announced aillion peo- tended the "biggest grandest a” ever, an ly estimate more on civic than reality, nbers aside, it was nance for fans, mar scarce World Series sefl ebrate with players i season of second#' red pitchers Jimmy W Cone, recovering Strawberry and Wi n, and fired St. Louis ^ >e Torre. vericks trim 11 roster tot LAS (AP) - The Dallas_ cut high-priced veteraa- local native Jimmy W (ent Herb Jones on ig their roster to 14, decision by the nei adership to rid the s — while still respoi" $2.28 million salat) — is a departure froh vious regime, s, a 6-10, 250-pou(ii! )layed only 28 games' 'eraging 4.9 points and ds. He played only five* is preseason. I, who will still a 1 * 300, was acquiredf 1 > in an offseason dea 1 3 Jones. He grewul i north Dallas suburb, second-year guard n was outplayed intliel by undrafted rookie and of Nebraska. King averaged 4.6 poW s played only three s preseason. Barkley and some playing minutes to Willis. “I’d like to knock most of the play ers’ minutes down a little bit and keep people fresh during the season and definitely healthy by the end of the season,” Tom janovich said. Olajuwon likes the concept. “We know we have a lot of guys who can cause trouble for oppo nents. This gives us an advantage over the other teams,” he said. A theory circulated after the trade that a team with so many su perstars could never get along. Tomjanovich expects the opposite. “The relationship of our three great players is very close,’’ Tomjanovich said. “Clyde and Charles go back a long way and they’ve got a good relationship and Hakeem and Charles got to know each other from the Olympics.” Robinson, Spurs start season battered, bruised SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs and their fans are about to get a glimpse of life in the NBA without All- Star David Robinson. And coach Bob Hill is warning it may not be a pretty sight. “I might be the only person in San Antonio that completely understands how important David is to our team,” Hill said. "I think we take him for granted to some degree.” When the Spurs open their season Friday at Min nesota, Robinson will still be out with lower back pain. He is expected to miss at least the first two games and possibly the first 10 games of the regular season. What’s more, San Antonio has suffered a deluge of other injuries, making the season’s start particularly gloomy for the bruised and battered Spurs. “The injuries are unbelievable,” Hill said. “We are snake bitten.” Along with Robinson’s obvi ous contributions, Hill predicts players and fans will miss the subtle ways he helps his team mates shine. “Other guys feed off of him all the time. We have guys score points off of David Robinson night in and night out, with his pick-and-rolls and his double teams and him setting screens and so on and so forth,” Hill said. Robinson, 31, who under went hernia surgery in August, had experienced back pain earlier in his career and wore lower back supports some last season. He traveled last week to the Kerlan-Jobe Clinic in Los Angeles for rehabilitation, and Spurs officials announced Oct. 22 he would be sidelined up to a month. “We didn’t have a good men tal attitude ... when we really found out that Dave wasn’t go ing to be here,” said point guard Avery Johnson. “But I think it improved as the week went on.” San Antonio also embarks on the season without several other players. Backup center Will Perdue fractured the top of his left thumb in Saturday’s ex hibition game with New York. Chuck Person is having back surgery this week. Charles Smith has right knee inflammation. And Monty Williams has a nerve contusion in his forearm. Two brighter spots for the Spurs right now are newcomers Vernon Maxwell and Do minique Wilkins, both of whom turned in solid performances as the preseason concluded. “They’re involved players. They’re active players, and they run the floor, they play defense, they go to the board and they’re in action all the time. It’s terrif ic,” Hill said. And the chemistry might get even better with a few victories and Robinson’s return. “Winning perpetuates chem istry and the right attitude,” Hill said. “It’ll all be there.” Compact Thousands Stock 403 University Drive (across from Campus) We Pay Cash For Used CD’s. MOCK GRE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1996 BLOCKER ROOM 102 10:00 am - 1:30 pm Includes score evaluation and follow-up session Tickets on sale October 29-31 from 10-2pm in MSC $5 for members/ $7 for non-members or At the door of room 102 Blocker on November 2 $10 for everyone Given by The Psychology Club and The Princeton Review Caminiti hit .326 with 40 home runs and 130 RBIs for San Diego. He received 139 votes to 15 for Cleveland’s Jim Thome. Piazza hit .336 with 36 homers and 105 RBIs, earning him 113 votes. Todd Hundley, who set a major league record for catcher with 41 homers for the New York Mets, was second with 34 votes. Molitor, who led the majors with 225 hits and got the 3,000th hit of his career, got 108 votes. Edgar Martinez of Seattle was the runner-up at DH with 21. Smoltz led the majors with 24 wins and 276 strikeouts for the NL champion Braves. He got 149 votes to 20 for Florida’s Kevin Brown, who led the majors with a 1.89 ERA. Pettitte, tops in the AL with 21 wins, got 132 votes as the lefty starter. Atlanta’s Tom Glavine and Denny Neagle each received seven. Wetteland, who had 43 saves for the Yankees and became the World Series MVP, drew 48 votes as the reliever. Todd Worrell, who had 44 saves for Los Angeles was runner-up with 42. Wetteland’s setup man, Mariano Rivera, was third with 34. mm 20 % OFF Bicycle and Skate accessories Expires 11-1-96 817 Texas Ave. Just mention ad. Not good w/ any other offer or discount. College Station, Tx. SAVE ON * HELMETS* MORE 696-6551 OPEN 9:30 AM -6:30 PM M-SAT. 12-5 SUN. 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