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I'jjltRLINGTON (AP) — Texas Rangers’
IaI 1 ® 6 w ' 11 m ' ss rest
J-isseason as doctors treat him for
v Jj ; e-threatening bone marrow dis-
lygle,the team said Monday.
Ijjpltz is expected to undergo a
L&marrow transplant at Baylor Med-
1 ,|Center in Dallas later this month
^doctors found a suitable donor,
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adio in 1981-94 and has since
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]»3(AS-TV sports reporter Bill Jones
ling in with Tom Grieve on the
letelecasts in Holtz’s absence.
■Noltz has myelodysplasia. It re-
la from genetic damage to the
I mod-forming cells and eventually
|ser-il$ to anemia, low blood counts
ofpmetimes leukemia.
ire's Magic
in the air for Daly
IteloRLANDO, Ra. (AP) — Chuck Daly
Irth edcloser to his return to the NBA
HveTonday, working out final details
I hist! contract that will pay him a re-
|telfed$15 million over three years
topchthe Orlando Magic.
|e)iNothing has been formalized,”
^spokesman Alex Martins said,
fetime line, we don’t know."
■ ito weeks ago, Daly rejected an
Irfenal offer from Magic general
*^iagerJohn Gabriel.
iman questions
vin's absense
live
L or SVING (AP) — The Dallas Cow-
l 0W :isigned five-time All-Pro receiver
f s I ony Miller on Monday, but it was
Tiierstar wideout, Michael Irvin,
| sn Tstole the spotlight by pulling an-
|efno-show at a team minicamp.
asa j .in'sabsence from a mandatory
igdptertjack school that started Mon-
j'-Cdeven normally-reserved team
I for tsto express their irritation.
If. is discouraging, no question
| a te cqtiat," quarterback Troy Aikman
oa-P.‘It comes down to whether he
ftsto play for us or he doesn’t. If
i$1 puts to, we want him to start
3 n-Pgwith us.
Ilf he doesn’t want to play, we
■tto know that too so we can go
pother direction. I think the world
fichael. Nobody wants him here
pethan I do. But at the same time,
i’s enough. I don’t fault
tool ifhe doesn’t want to play. But
IIdoes, let’s play.”
■Irvin,the Cowboys’ all-time leader
I pchesand receiving yardage, has
I i5nno reason for his absence. He
1 iomissed a minicamp last month.
With pride comes pressure
MVP Karl Malone looks to improve upon showing of Game 1
CHICAGO (AP) — Karl Malone is
just now learning what Michael Jor
dan has known for years: With great
honors come great expectations.
“It’s no longer Karl Malone any
more, it’s MVP Karl Malone,” Malone
said Monday. “Yes, there is a lot more
pressure. With everything good that
happens to you, there has got to be
some negative things in there.”
Negative? Being the NBA’s Most
Valuable Player?
Edging Jordan for the honor has
created expectations unlike any
Malone had ever experienced in his
outstanding 12-year career.
Malone did not handle the pres
sure well in his first post-MVP
matchup against Jordan, missing
two free throws with 9.2 seconds left
Sunday night as the Utah Jazz lost
84-82 to the Chicago Bulls in the
opener of the NBA Finals.
Jordan followed Malone's misses
by making the winning jumper at
the buzzer. Moments after the ball
swished through the net, the taunt
ing crowd at United Center began
chanting: “M-V-P! M-V-P!”
“It’s behind me now. What I don’t
want to do is go out and try to play
up to the MVP” Malone said. “I nev
er said I wanted to play at that level.
I don’t want to raise my game. I just
want to find consistency.”
Jordan, of course, always has
been under pressure because he
has been considered the league’s
best player for most of the 1990s
and has four MVP trophies to back
that up. Nevertheless, he has con
sistently produced, leading the
Bulls to four of the last six NBA titles.
And he produced again Sunday.
“Michael Jordan and Karl Mal
one are entirely two different peo
ple and players,” Malone said. “He
made his and I missed mine.”
^ ^ What I don’t
want to do is go out
and try to play up to
the MVP.”
Karl Malone
Utah Jazz forward
He said the misses will not
change the way he approaches
Game 2 Wednesday night.
“I’ve been through a lot of adver
sity. It’s going to take a lot to break
this nut,” Malone said. “If I have the
opportunity to get fouled again, I
want to have the opportunity to go
to line again.”
Chicago’s Dennis Rodman
would not mind seeing Malone
have the opportunity again, either.
“He’s known to miss free throws
in clutch situations,” said Rodman,
who as an NBA neophyte was Mal
one’s summer league teammate but
in recent years has had many run-
ins with him. “He’s still a great play
er, but there are a few guys in this
league who are great players that
you want to put on the line.”
Malone shot only 57 percent
from the foul line in last year’s play
offs, including six misses in Utah’s
Game 7 loss to Seattle in the West
ern Conference finals. But this post
season, he has shot 76 percent.
The Rodman-Malone battle, ex
pected to be the most interesting of
the series, did not really materialize
in Game 1.
Luc Longley and Brian Williams
defended Malone more often than
Rodman and Rodman was such an
offensive nonentity that Malone ig
nored him.
That Malone outscored Rodman
23-4 was not surprising. That Mal
one outrebounded the NBAs six
time rebounding leader 15-12 was
somewhat unexpected. That Rod-
man never tried to mess with Mal
one’s mind was downright stunning.
Rodman said Monday that the Jazz
are too well-coached and mature to
be bothered by his shenanigans. Rod-
man didn’t even get a technical foul
Sunday, the first game this postseason
in which he has not drawn a “T.”
“I’m not going to do too many of
my antics and all that crap,” Rod-
man said. “I’m just trying to get
through this, be more offensive-
minded and do my job.”
Flyers* changes
raises panic
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The goaltender
is being changed again, two lines are being
revamped, a couple of defense pairings are
being altered and the amount of time the
Philadelphia Flyers’ big boys play is going
to increase.
Do not, however, jump to the conclusion
the Flyers are hitting the panic button heading
into Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals against
the Detroit Redwings on Tuesday night.
Losing has resulted in changes for the
Flyers all season and coach Terry Murray
decided Monday not to change that with
the NHL title on the line.
The biggest move in the wake of Detroit’s
4-2 victory on Saturday will be Garth Snow
starting in goal instead of a disappointed
Ron Hextall.
Hextall did not play poorly in Game 1,
but he gave up a horrible goal to Steve Yz-
erman on a 40-foot shot in the opening
minute of the third period with Philadel
phia behind 3-2.
“The decision is based on what I saw in
the game,” said Murray, who has changed
his starting goaltender four times since the
playoffs began, three times after losses.
Bulls dynasty will continue
with yet another championship
D a Bulls.
Once again
the 1997 NBA
Finals are going to be
a no-brainer. The
Chicago dynasty will
once again prevail —
although maybe with
a little more effort
this year.
Sunday night
proved that no matter
how much sports gu
rus analyze it and certain fans
hope for it, nobody can beat the
Bulls this year.
While many in the sports are
na are sick of the same dynasties
winning year after year, the Bulls
have hung championship ban
ners four times in the last decade.
Now if that is not a powerhouse,
what is?
What proves the Bulls are a
powerhouse is the fact they have
done it with a nucleus of stars
with a rotating bench. Chicago
brought in Dennis Rodman from
the San Antonio Spurs for his re
bounding prowess. They brought
in Toni Kukoc to balance out the
backcourt when Michael Jordan
left to pursue “that other career.”
But what makes the Bulls the dy
nasty they are is Jordan and he
proved that in Game 1. Jordan’s shot
at the buzzer allowed the Bulls to
overcome a potentially devastating
loss at home to open up the series
and win 84-82. And unlike Utah’s
John Stockton’s last second three-
pointer to clinch the Western Con-
Sports Editor
Kristina Buffin
Senior journalism major
ference Championship
against the Houston
Rockets, Jordan had to
make the jump shot with
a Jazz defender hanging
on to him. Enough said.
And what can you say
about Scottie Pippen —
apparently not enough.
Pippen seriously injured
his ankle in the begin
ning of Game 5 against
the Miami Heat and
only played seven minutes. How
ever, Pippen came back in Game
1 of the finals and was a force to
be reckoned with.
Fortunately for sports fans,
this series will be a bit more com
petitive than the other runs
Chicago has made for a banner.
As Game 1 proved, the Utah Jazz
is a formidable matchup for
Chicago. The two teams are both
extremely talented and both de
serve the title. But there is a cer
tain inexplicable mystique sur
rounding the Bulls.
Chicago was down for most of
the game but managed, just like
they always do, to come back and
show Utah who has been to the
promised land. It is this type of ex
perience which will make the Bulls
the best team of the decade until
Michael Jordan becomes Tiger
Woods’ caddy or Scottie Pippen
decides to sit on a mountain top
and meditate or Dennis Rodman
goes through with the sex change
and becomes a member of a
WNBA team.
Can I have your
autograph?
AP Photograph
Houston Comets guard Cynthia Cooper autographs a basketball
after the WNBA team was introduced to fans at the the Houston
Space Center. The Comets will open up the season against the
Cleveland Rockets Saturday June 21 in Cleveland.
Randy Johnson
clone leads
college draft list
NEW YORK (AP) — By all accounts,
J.D. Drew is the most talented, most pol
ished player available in Tuesday’s major
league draft.
He is regarded by many scouts as the
best college outfielder ever. He is the only
Division I player to hit 30 home runs and
steal 30 bases in the same season. And he
is simply a wonderful person, says his
Florida State coach.
All that, and still there is almost zero
chance he will be the No. 1 pick when the
draft begins at 12 p.m. GST.
Instead, the Detroit Tigers likely will
make a pitcher named Anderson — either
Michigan high school star Ryan, consid
ered a Randy Johnson clone, or Rice Uni
versity ace Matt — the top choice overall.
Why?
Because the Tigers do not want to pay
the price, projected at perhaps $10 million
or so, that it might cost to get Drew, repre
sented by tough negotiator Scott Boras.
In fact, many teams are looking at the
bottom line with as much interest as a
prospect’s statistics.
STUDENT COUNSELING SERVICE
... a Dept, in the Division of Student Affairs
PERSONAL COUNSELING GROUPS SUMMER 1997
□iHATIS GROUP COUNSELING AND HOW CAN IT HELP?
t|3roup counseling involves about four to ten people meeting with one or two counselors serving as group lead-
nblp. Group leaders work to provide a safe, confidential environment where group members are free to discuss
Iieir problems and concerns. Through the group, members identify with others who are experiencing similar
(ctpues and increase their self-awareness by obtaining genuine and honest feedback from others.
How much you talk about yourself depends on what you are comfortable with. You can benefit from group even
istB'tenyou say little because you will learn about yourself as others talk about their concerns.
WS COUNSELING GROUPS FOR SUMMER 1997
rjiiyou feel that a particular group may be of help to you, make an appointment at the Student Counseling Service
I J-jspeak to a screening counselor. The counselor can help you determine if group counseling would benefit you.
[ JheSCS will cancel or add groups based on student demand. If you have any questions or suggestions con-
lining group counseling, feel free to call Dr. Laura Bettor (845-4427 ext. 126) at the Student Counseling
I Service.
•BIOFEEDBACK WORKSHOP
Monday 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
One-session workshops designed to give students an introduction
to relaxation techniques, including how biofeedback aids in relax
ation. Individual follow-up consultation available.
Leader: Nick Dobrovolsky
•CONFLICT AND LOSS IN RELATIONSHIPS
Monday 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
This group is for persons who are currently or have previously
experienced conflict in interpersonal or romantic relationships, or
who have recently experienced a loss of a meaningful interperson
al or romantic relationship.
Co-leaders: Brian Williams & Mara Latts
•DISSERTATION/THESIS SUPPORT GROUP
Wednesday 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
This group is for graduate students who are struggling in the
process of writing their theses/dissertations. Potential group top
ics are issues of competence, procrastination, anxiety, goal-set
ting, and struggles with bureaucratic hurdles.
Co-leaders: Brian Williams & Laura Bettor
•EMPOWERING YOURSELF II
SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN AND MEN
MOLESTED AS CHILDREN
Wednesday 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
This group is for women & men with sexual molestation in their
past. Identifying and exploring after effects of the abuse will be
the
focus. Emphasis is on handling relationships, building self-esteem,
and gaining personal power.
Co-leaders: Laura Bettor & Robert Carter
• INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CULTURAL
GROUP
Friday 1:30-3:00 p.m.
The international Students Cultural Group is open for both interna
tional and domestic students. We hope to provide an opportunity
for participants to learn about different aspects of U.S. cultures,
including aggie cultures. Participants will be encouraged to share
their understanding of their own cultural values, customs and tra
ditions. Preregistration and commitment for the semester
is strongly encouraged. The group is free but the space is limited.
The group will meet in Henderson Hall beginning in June, second
week of class.
Co-leaders: Gisela Lin, Rosemary Klinger & Laura Lochner.
• OLDER THAN TRADITIONAL AGE GROUP
Thursday 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
This group is for students whose concerns are related to issues
which are different from traditional undergraduate concerns.
Marriage, divorce, office politics, committee chairpersons, disser
tation projects, and dealing with children and spouses are poten
tial group topics..
Co-leaders: Nick Dobrovolsky & Rosemary Klinger
• PERSONAL GROWTH GROUP
Group 1: Tuesday 9:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Group 2: Thursday 3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
The purpose of this group for undergraduates is to facilitate
self-exploration and personal growth through interaction
with other students.
Co-leaders: Group 1 - Ron Lutz & Mara Latts
~ . Group z - Laura Bettor & Bruce Lochner ~ ~"
Texas A&M University has a strong institutionarcommitment to the
principle of diversity in all areas. In that spirit, admission to Texas A&M
University and any of its sponsored programs is open to all qualified
individuals without regard to any subgroup classification or stereotype.
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