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londay • June 22,1998 The Battalion PORTS ;the"S editoi pe rest: I the It; Jamaica, Japan ousted with U.S. Sunday first-round Cup action ibl ie f PARIS (AP) — It was peaceful, friendly even. It was historic. And, for Iran, it was glorious. ■ The Iranians made their first W 'rid Cup victory as sweet as could be vanquishing the United States 2- llunday and eliminating the Amer- ||)ns from the tournament. ■ “It was a big victory for the Iran ian nation, not because it was the nited States, but because it was first in the World Cup," Talebi [id, who has a home in California, here he has lived off and on with s Iranian wife and three sons. So the U.S. is finished in this tour- nlment, 0-2 with a game to go, but dlwn there with such World Cup newcomers as Japan and Jamaica. ■ They expected so much more. I “It's not easy. It kind of sits in your stpmach," U.S. midfielder Claudio Reyna said. "It's a bad feeling." I Before the game, it was feel- igpod time as the starting lineups o| both teams posed for a joint pic- ti|re instead of the usual separate team photos — as requested by |JFA on Fair Play Day. Iranian stjarters gave their U.S. counter parts white flowers, and the Americans in turn gave them ■SSF pennants. I In the other games Sunday, Ar gentina routed Jamaica 5-0 and Ger many rallied to tie Yugoslavia 2-2. A policeman was in a coma after clashes with German soccer fans outside the game with Yugoslavia in Lens. The officer was hit on the head with an iron bar by a German fan, who was arrested. About 86 German soccer fans were detained, many of them skinheads. Regional prefect Daniel Cadoux said they were "perfectly organized, with means of communication. They didn't come to support their team. They came to smash things up, to attack security forces." In addition to Jamaica and Japan also being ousted from the tournament Sunday, two South African players and the South Ko rea coach are gone. Brendan Augustine, a starter, and substitute Naughty Mokoena were kicked off the South African team after staying out until dawn Sunday. A security official with the team caught them leaving the train ing complex late Saturday night. "We said it's not a mistake, it's defiance," federation president Molefi Oliphant said. South Korea never has won a World Cup game in five trips, and fol lowing a 5-0 loss to the Netherlands, coach Cha Bum-kun was fired. Iran ruins U.S. World Cup hopes LYON, France (AP) — The Great Satan is go ing home in humiliation. Iran, which has been chanting "Death to America!" for nearly two decades, killed off the U.S. soccer team from World Cup contention Sun day night, shocking the Americans 2-1 in a game sure to set off wild celebrations back in Tehran. Hamid Estiki scored on a counterattack in the 40th minute, and Mehdi Mahdavukia came through with a breakway goal in the 83rd. The Americans spent almost the entire game showing they really are the gang who couldn't shoot straight, scoring only with four minutes left when Brian Mcbride put in a shot off defender Naim Saadavi. McBride hit the crossbar in the third minute, hit the post in the 15th and Claudio Reyna hit the post in the 33rd. "We went on the attack from the start," coach Steve Sampson said. "We crashed three shots on the posts." It was more of the same in the second half. Reyna missed on a bicycle kick in front of the net off a header pass from McBride in the 57th. Preki Radosavljevic was wide on an open head er in the 63rd. David Regis hit the goalpost in the 68th and Frankie Hejduk sent a header right into goalkeeper Ahmad Abedzadeh with the entire net to shoot for in the 79th. The United States, needing a victory following an opening 2-0 loss to Germany, swarmed all over Iran through much of the game, but only could come up with one late goal. "We have to use this match as a learning expe rience, so we can play at this level," Sampson said. "But Tm proud of our boys. They played like Americans, always on the attack, never giving up." Before a loud, mostly pro-Iranian crowd of about 44,000 in Stade Gerland, the Americans were shown they have a long way to go before they are considered a world soccer power. Instead, they joined Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea and Jamaica in being eliminated from this World Cup. Iran's victory undoubtedly will set off months of soul-searching in the American soccer community and probably will lead to the departure of Sampson, the first American-born coach of the national team. After advancing to the second round as the host country in 1994, American soccer took a giant step backward this time. While the U.S. team knew it would have a difficult time advancing from a first- round group that included European champion Germany, Yugoslavia and Iran, the Americans nev er anticipated they would fail so completely. Not even Sampson's all-out offensive lineup helped. Following the dismal loss to Germany, he changed five of his 11 starters in a move to add of fense. While the Americans generated chances. they failed at opportunities for goals that most world-class players would have put away. The game had obvious ramifications be yond the field because of the strained relation ship between the United States and Iran. The nations broke off diplomatic relations during the 1979-81 hostage crisis and President Clin ton and other American officials saw this game as an opportunity for a thaw. Before the game, the starting lineups of both teams broke tradition and posed for a joint pic ture instead of the usual separate team photos — as requested by FIFA on Fair Play Day. Iran ian starters gave their U.S. counterparts white flowers, and the Americans in turn gave them U.S. Soccer Federation pennants. Iran present ed U.S. captain Thomas Dooley with a silver- colored plate. After the game, the teams exchanged jerseys, but the Iranians did not put on the American shirts. In one section of the stands, hundreds of fans wore T-shirts with the photo of Massoud Rajavi, head of an Iraq-based group opposed to the Is lamic regime in place since the shah was ousted in 1979. About a dozen banners with the name of Rajavi and his wife Marjam were raised, but stadium security wrestled them away and forcibly removed some of the fans. The tone was set in the first five minutes, when McBride hit the crossbar and then fell down when Gobi Jones gave him a soft pass with an open net. McBride, put in the lineup because he's good with headers, then clanked one off the crossbar. By the time Reyna hit the post, the frustration was show ing. Not believing the shot didn't go in, he raised both hands to the side of his head as a pained ex pression filled his face. Dallas drafting woes Mavericks’ coach Don Nelson breaks down top-six NBA prospects to uncover possible draft-day gem Leyritz traded to San Diego after asking for move [DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks could hardly go wrong with the No. 6 pick in this year's NBA draft. Of course, that's never stopped them in the past. 'The list of Mavericks first-round picks in re- it years is a laundry list of players who nev er lived up to their potential — at least not while they remained in Dallas. ■ Of their first-round picks in the 1990s, only ■maki Walker (1996) and Chris Anstey (1998 Pfrougha trade) remain. I Long gone are the Mavericks' highest and njosthighly touted selections: Doug Smith (No. 6,1991), Jim Jackson (No. 4,1992), Jamal Mash- fcurn (No. 4,1993) and Jason Kidd (No. 2,1994). pick, is a polished player from one of the na tion's best programs. V , Kidd is the only genuine star among them. Don't blame general manager Don Nelson > ,f°r a ll the busts. He was not even there. But he Ipes to reverse the trend Wednesday with one up lthe«B ° Ur P la y ers on his Draft-Day wishlist. [■Which of the four falls to him doesn't much matter. Nelson said, adding, "We need .j' help everywhere." ■ "We'd be happy with any of those four," I he said. Ji'he four include teammates from North k« ro ^ na , f° rvvarc l Antawn Jamison and guard ^ P 06 Carter, along with Kansas forward Raef edici |L rer| tz and Saint Louis guard Larry Hughes. I Nelson expects at least two of them to re- m pin when his pick comes around. I he6-foot-5 Hughes finished second among ■ i o:J' na h on ' s freshmen in scoring last season, av- j»'gi n g 20.9 points. He set conference and ■tool records with 670 points, scoring average iiJk St:ea ' s ^9) and was named national fresh- of the year by four organizations, bid® ^ as star potential, but he's very young, rjwe've got to wait on him a while until his ■ d y fibs out," Nelson said. "He hasn't proven ■t he's a great shooter yet, but athletically and .gjMt-he rest of it... he can do a lot of things." Jamison averaged 22.4 points and 10.5 re- this season and joined Michael Jor- LJ n as the only Tar Heel to be named the lUyer of the year by The Associated Press. "Nson said Jamison, at 6-9, is undersized for °wer forward but has the makings of a pminant NBA player. I Carter, at 6-6, has an inconsistent jumper, r ^ e lson called him "probably the best ath- P ' n the draft." LaFrentz, a 6-11 first-team AP All-America DALLAS MAVERICKS Draft Preview A look at where the Dallas Mavericks, who fin ished last season 20-62, will draft in Wednesday’s NBA draft and how they fared a year ago: 1998 SELECTIONS First round No. 6 Second round No. 1 (30th overall) No. 6 (35th overall) No. 24 (53rd overall) 1997 SELECTIONS First round Kelvin Cato C (Iowa State) - 15th pick (to Portland) for C Chris Anstey Second round Bubba Wells G (Austin Peay) - 35th overall pick SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jim Leyritz, a former World Series hero who was bothered by his lack of playing time in Boston, was traded Sunday from the Red Sox to the San Diego Padres. The Red Sox sent Leyritz and minor league outfielder Ethan Faggett to the Padres for right-handed pitchers Carlos Reyes and Dario Veras and catcher Mandy Romero. "Our goal is to continue to try to improve this club and Jim Leyritz is such a valuable addition," Padres General Manager Kevin Towers said. The trade was announced shortly after the Padres' 5-1 win at San Francisco. The victory gave San Diego a 5 1 / 2-game lead in the NL West. Leyritz, 34, is batting .287 with eight home runs and 24 RBIs. He has played in 52 games, but has only 129 at-bats. He has mostly been a DH. Leyritz's three-run homer in Game 4 of the 1996 World Series was the hit that gave the New York Yankees the momentum to go ahead and beat the Atlanta Braves. He played for Anaheim and Texas in 1997, and the Rangers traded him to the Red Sox in the offseason. But disappointed at his limited time, Leyritz asked for a trade a few days ago. Carlos Hernandez has been the Padres' main catcher. He is batting .268 with three homers and 22 RBIs. Leyritz will join the team Monday in Seattle. Reyes, 29, is 2-2 with 3.50 ERA and one save in 22 relief appearances. Veras has spent this season at Triple-A Las Vegas, going 2-1 with 3.89 ERA and nine saves. Romero is 0-for-9 in six games at San Diego after hitting .290 with eight homers and 22 RBIs. Reyes will join Boston on Monday. Romero and Veras will report to Triple-A Pawtucket. Schourek propels Astros to three-game sweep of former Cincinnati mates with his fourth win Spring ‘99 11 informational meetings in 154 Bizzell Hall West I I "He played against the best competition in the country for four straight years," Nelson said. "He has size and experience and maturi ty, and he's ready to play in the NBA." Nelson, who swapped No. 15 pick Kelvin Cato to Portland for the rights to Anstey, wouldn't say if he has any Draft Day trades up his sleeve this time. But he added, "I'm on the phone a lot." The best bet for any trades might involve Dallas' second pick — first in the second rou nd and 30th overall — which Nelson calls "the best pick in the draft." That's because second-round picks don't get the high-dol- lar, three-year guaranteed contracts that go to first-rounders. "It's a very popular pick," he said. "Every body in the league has called me about it, so we'll see what we do with it." Dallas also has the 35th and 53rd overall picks. "Our roster is basically full," Nelson said. "We only have room for one guy. So you never know what I'm going to do with those." Bagwell HOUSTON (AP) — Pete Schourek's four years in Cincinnati made beating the Reds more enjoyable. "It makes it a lot more fun," Schourek said after the Houston Astros handed Cincin nati its eighth straight loss with a 3-1 win Sunday over the Reds. "I want to win no matter who I'm pitch ing against," the left hander, who pitched for the Reds from 1994-97 said. "But this is more fun because you know all the guys on the other team." The Astros swept the Reds in a three-game series for the first time since 1992. Cincinnati has been swept six times this season. Schourek (4-5) allowed one run and five hits. Trever Miller pitched 2 1-3 scoreless in nings before being replaced Mike Magnante in the ninth. Magnante pitched out of a two- on, one-ou t jam for his first save, striking out Dmitri Young to end the game. "The story today was our pitching staff," Jeff Bagwell said. "Schourek allowed only one run and our bullpen came in and shut them down." The Reds, who lost nine in a row in 1996, have also lost eight in a row on the road. "You couldn't ask for a situation any bet ter than we had in the ninth," Cincinnati manager Jack McKeon said. "We just haven't been able to score. All we needed was a sacrifice fly here or there." Pete Harnisch (6-3) has lost two straight starts for the first time this sea son. He allowed three runs and seven hits in 5 2-3 innings. "I don't think much of today's outing," he said. "We're struggling and not scoring many runs. So you can't make many mis takes. I made too many mistakes. I've got to be more effective." Schourek also was pleased to distance himself from a three-inning stint against St. Louis when he gave up five hits, six runs and seven walks. "That last start made me more deter mined to come back with a good start to day," he said. "I didn't have my control last time. Today, I was able to mix up my pitches and the result is a lot better than my last outing." Houston opened the scoring in the third inning when Bagwell's single drove in Craig Biggio. The Reds tied it in the sixth when Young doubled and scored on Sean Casey's one-out sacrifice fly. In the sixth, Bagwell and Moises Alou hit consecutive singles. Sosa goes deep in Cubs loss to Phillies CHICAGO (AP) — Despite yet an other home run by streaking Sammy Sosa, the Chicago Cubs fell to the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 Sunday when Bobby Abreu drove in four runs and Tyler Green struck out 10. Sosa's solo home run in the fourth inning was his 17th this month, extending his own major league record for homers in June and tying Willie Mays' NL mark for home runs in any month. Sting beats Mercury with Reid fall-away PHOENIX (AP) — Tracy Reid's fall- away 1 6-foot jumper with 2.4 sec onds remaining capped Charlotte's final-minute rally and gave the Sting a 72-71 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. Reid finished with 21 points for the Sting (4-1), who trailed by as many as nine points in the second half, while Vicky Bullett scored 18 and Andrea Congreaves added 12, including two second-half 3-pointers. Bridget Pettis scored 20 points to lead the Mercury (3-1), who saw their nine-game home winning streak snapped. New York uses late run in victory NEW YORK (AP) — Kym Hamp ton had 22 points and 10 rebounds as the New York Liberty overcame 7- foot-2 Margo Dydek and the Utah Starzz 68-64 on Sunday. Vickie Johnson's steal and layup with 28 seconds left capped an 11- 0 Liberty run over the final 4 1/2 minutes. Johnson scored seven points in the run and finished with 1 7 for New York (2-4). Rebecca Lobo scored all but two of her 10 points in the second half. Dydek, who finished 6-of-6 from the field, scored only two points in the second half and led Utah (2-3) with 14 points. Tammi Reiss and Elena Bara nova each had nine points and Bara nova and Dena Head led the Starzz with six rebounds each. -Monday, June 22 5:30-6:30 PM -Wednesday, June 24 10:00-11:00 AM -Friday, June 26 11:00-12:00 PM U P an application at the meeting or drop by the Study Abroad Program Office. Udv Abroad Program Office, 161 Biz/.ell Hall West, 845-0544 Lick Volunteers Needed... PARAMEDICS, EMI’S, & DISPATCHERS V Excellent experience J Enhance your resume if Training available Student Health Services' A.P. 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