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Page 14 • Wednesday, March 24, 1999 S PORTS Rangers’ Palmeiro deals with frustration of rehabing knee injury PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (AP) — As his Texas teammates finish tucking in their jerseys and be gin heading out of the clubhouse for batting practice, Rafael Palmeiro takes his time lather ing cream cheese and jelly on a bagel. These days, he’s in no hurry. Palmeiro spends most of his time in the lone ly training room recovering from two operations on his right knee. He is working hard in hopes of being back by opening day, but it is just not the same as being on the field, especially not for the major leaguer who has played more games this decade than everyone but Cal Ripken and not when it’s his first year back in Texas . “Being in here is the tough part,” Palmeiro said in a nearly empty clubhouse. “But my teammates have been very encouraging. They’ve tried to make me feel a part of it, even though I haven’t been out there.” Palmeiro underwent arthroscopic surgery Feb. 10 to clean out some rough cartilage under his right kneecap probably caused by wear and tear from his off-season regimen of running stairs. Less than four weeks later, Palmeiro was jogging and tore the cartilage in his knee, forcing another op eration. Doctors said the injuries aren’t related and Palmeiro calls them “a fluke, a coincidence.” Deal-icious Dining Discounts Every Wednesday in The Battalion CLAY OVEN INDIAN CUISINE 1905 South Texas Ave., College Station 695-9675 LUNCH BUFFET $795 M 00 OFF w/coupon *2°° OFF 1 Dinner I w/coupon I Lunch Hours M-F 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Dinner Hours Sun.-Th. 5:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Fri.-Sat. 5:30 - 10:30 • TO GO BOXES • Lunch from $ 4 95 Dinner from *6 95 909 B Harvey Road Woodstone Center (Behind Coffee Station) College Station, Tx. 77840 695-1279 Buy a Drink and Potato and receive 50# OFF Not valid with any other offer. 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The Ag gies (8-2,3-0) will face ACU at noon followed by OSU at 6 p.m. After starting the season 7-0, CASS the Aggies have lost two of three matches heading into today’s dou bleheader. The losses came against No. 2 University of Illinois in last week end’s Blue-Gray Classic in Mont gomery, Ala., and No. 4 Duke Uni versity March 16 in College Station. “We’re just looking forward to getting our rhythm back and get ting a few wins,” junior Juan Aram- buro said. A&M blanked ACU, 7-0, last sea son in a match moved to an indoor facility in The Woodlands due to rain. In 1996, the Aggies defeated the Buckeyes, 6-1. A&M coach Tim Cass .' Aggies are expecting a tougii from OSU. “Ohio State is a solid E school,” Cass said. Tfiey'ffi in here ready to play." 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"We have very] this will give usanopporttf play more of our guys,”® “Our guys work so hard,I it’s our No. 1 or No. 12. 1 In Thesday’s Rolex Cej Rankings, the Aggies fellP despite going undefeated^ rankings period, defeating] Louisiana State University y 58 University of NorthCw Student S For the third straight Roving the period, the Aggies’ No.', ailon men team of sophomores ^r&emestei Caradima and ShuonMaijeeting last the top-ranked doubleste/ President nation. relent the egents will s today. — # • i iyjhe prop; Bliss signs as Baylof E; - ^ er semestei new basketball coa^ri Tga pedest ace the ex WACO (AP) — Dave Bliss, the former Southern Methodist bas ketball coach who became the winningest coach in New Mexico history, was named Tuesday to re build the faltering program at Bay lor. Bliss, 55, led the Lobos to a 246- 108 record over the past 11 seasons, winning at least 20 games in 10 sea sons. New Mexico went to the NCAA tournament seven times during his tenure and advanced at least into the second round the last four years. Still, he found plenty of criticism in Albuquerque. That, combined with a lucrative Baylor contract — reportedly worth $600,000 a year, double his New Mexico deal — probably were the reasons for Bliss’ decision. New Mexico athletic di rector Rudy Davalos said. “He’s got to move on, and we’ve got to move on,” Davalos said. This year. New Mexico had a 25- 9 record and again went to the NCAA tournament, losing in the second round to Connecticut. At Baylor, Bliss will be taking over a program at its low ebb. The Bears are finishing a five-year NCAA probation for recruiting vio lations and have been a "id Wellbcm in the Big 12. This season Dsal w ju b e finished 6-24 overall and the Big 12 under coad Miller. Bliss encountered inti criticism in recent years failure of New Mexico toffj er into the NCAA tournaiBi criticism this year expand* elude the Lobos’ early schedule, which included lesser Division 1 teams. At the NCAA West Re] Denver two weeks ago, cated he had tired of the during a news conference the Lobos loss to Connect “The hardest thing weH coach against in Albuque- the community,” Bliss said After last season, BlissP an $18,000 raise to a s>t : $140,000. His total finance age, including basketball' Cadets Fi shoe and radio and televis or politica tracts, is estimated at ntf'iark C. Ma $300,000. 2ss admim BY CAI Th Bliss was coach at SM- ?en select! 1980-88, when he compila 1 ^ _ „ 101 record and won the Son Conference title in i*! 1 " 1 '™''*; that, he was 77-62 whiled 1 at Oklahoma from 1975-8C. L ‘ me a,1[