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woeful record collected by the Aggies has not
! 3d the fans to the program. For the first time in
the game against Texas was not sold out. Near-
1 people missed one of the greatest games in the
of the Texas-Texas A&M rivalry.
Ami Arrows
ailing Aggies have lost another player to injury.
ian guard TJ. Brown will miss the rest of the sea-
3r tearing his anterior cruciate ligament in his
;ainst Oklahoma last Saturday. The Aggies have
lost Dario Quesada for the year with a bulging
his back. Calvin Davis has also been out of ac-
■ six games with a herniated disk. Brian Barone
)roken thumb, but he continues to show his
^ess by playing through the pain.
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me [ones has shouldered the load after the loss
Is. With a career-high 32 points against Texas
iy, Jones is averaging 27 points in his last three
Jones’ previous career high came two days be-
: Texas game when he scored 28 points and had
mnds.
3S is creeping closer to a 40-point game which
>t happened since 1985 when Don Marbury
on’s older brother) scored 41 against Baylor.
tics Of The Week
y : , the season, Texas A&M leads all Big 12 teams in
ve rebounding (16.9 per game), steals (11.1) and
" erslforced (20.1). In conference play, the Aggies
rd in offensive rebounding (15.4), and second in
both steals (9.3) and turnovers forced (19.0).
Big Moanday
Monday’s nationally televised game, as part of
ESPN’s “Big Monday” lineup, was the first nationally
televised game since 1994 when A&M played Texas in
the Southwest Conference Tournament finals. That
game was also covered by ESPN.
Texas Records
With their victory Monday night, the Longhorns tie
the school record for consecutive wins at College Sta
tion with four and consecutive wins against A&M with
nine. Texas Coach Tom Penders is 19-3 against A&M.
G. Rollie White Records
Texas will never have a winning record against the
Aggies in G. Rollie White. A&M has a 47-44 advantage
in games played there. Next season the Aggies will move
into the Reed Arena.
A Sure-Fire Way to Win
The Aggies are undefeated when shooting better
than 50 percent from the field.
Oh, Brother!
Texas forward Nnadubem “Gabe” Muoneke is the
brother of former Twelth Man Nik Muoneke.
Sophomore Slump
After being named Big 12 Freshman of the Year last
year, Jerald Brown has been in a season-long slump this
year. In league play, he is averaging 5.9 points and 3.4
rebounds while shooting only 26 percent from three-
point land. Coach Tony Barone said the pressure of
Brown being the highest-touted recruit since Rudy
Woods is wearing on him.
“We tend to focus on Jerald because he was highly
recruited. There is a tremendous amount of pressure
on Jerald. He puts too much pressure on himself,”
Barone said.
This Week’s Game
Saturday, Feb. 7, at Texas Tech (10-8, 4-4)
izona signs Andy Benes to three-year deal
; DENIX (AP) —Acting more like a contender than
pansion team, the Arizona Diamondbacks
3d one of the top pitchers from the free-agent
t, signing Andy Benes to an $18 million, three-
Dntract Tuesday.
mna, which joins the NL West this season, has
litted $113 million to just four players: Benes,
aaseman Matt Williams ($49.5 million for six
, shortstop Jay Bell ($34 million for five years) and
lander Willie Blair ($11.5 million for three years).
2're thrilled to have Andy Benes,” Arizona gener-
lager Joe Garagiola Jr. said. “He is a proven, qual-
. '. 1 major league starter who wants the ball, will
te ball and, once you’ve given him the ball, does-
nt to give it back.”
yRoac leS) a 30-year-old right-hander, got a deal with an
;e salary that matches Toronto’s Randy Myers for
long pitchers. Benes said he wasn't worried about
m - 2, an expansion team which has no proven closer.
: 7 lon’t usually envision bad things happening,” he
I know that when it’s my day to pitch, I’m going
iut and do the best I can, and we’ll see whether
seven, eight or nine innings.”
*e Fabregas, who hasn’t spent a full season in the
S J:13, probably will be the starting catcher, joining the
ipm) ss: er part of the team, which also includes rookie first
baseman Travis Lee, who got a $10 million signing bonus.
“He’s an ace,” said Fabregas. “I think that’s what our
team was lacking—a guy that goes out there every fifth
day, and you know you’re going to be in the ballgame.”
Benes wanted to stay in St. Louis and continue to
play alongside his brother, Alan, but his $30 million,
five-year contract with St. Louis was agreed to about 90
minutes after the Dec. 7 midnight EST deadline and
was rejected by baseball officials.
Thwarted in his attempt to re-sign with the Cardi
nals — forbidden by baseball rules from resuming ne
gotiations until May 1 — Benes chose the expansion
team because he liked Phoenix as a place for his fami
ly and because of what agent Scott Boras told him about
the Diamondbacks organization.
“I called (owner) JenyColangelo onThursday andl said,
‘I have an idea,’ and I proposed something,” Boras said. “I
said, ‘This is a great deal, it’s well below market value. We’ll
give you the price; what we want is the flexibility.’”
Benes, who made $4.85 million last year, will get $6
million in each of the three seasons, but can terminate
the contract after 1999 and become a free agent again.
He also can earn $550,000 a year in performance
bonuses: $50,000 per start from 31-36, $50,000 for
pitching 210 innings, $100,000 for 220 innings and an
other $100,000 for 230 innings.
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