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Battalion PORTS Page 11 • Friday, December 10, 1999 SPORTS IN BRIEF GOLAN (EIGHTS nations are to focus on the ence between J international ir and the pre- cease-fire line, itter would give more territory, ling a foothold i j shore of the j h-ranked Ags to in Alamo Bowl ■ 13th-ranked Texas A&M ill Team (8-3) has been se- ted to play in the 1999 Sylva- ptlamo Bowl Dec. 28 against |L3th-rankecl Penn State Nit- yLions (9-3). Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. IT), and the game will be tele- »d nationally by ESPN. The Iwill mark A&M’s second ap- ilnce in the Alamo Bowl, the Ibeing a 22-20 victory over iigan in the 1995 edition. jcoach Ray Dorr jcted for award Mas A&M quarterbacks ich Ray Dorr has been select- | one of two recipients of Il999 Broyles Lifetime l/ement Award. 1 * .Jhfeawardispresentedtoas- raKlSll tcoaches who have made ^ "“cant contributions during ollegiate coaching careers, her recipient is San Diego defensive coordinator e Gilbert. Broyles Award nominations rqualified, andt isljbmitted by head coaches :he equipmt |8elected by a prestigious pan- ic|uding former Baylor Univer- ach Grant Teaf, former Uni- jy of Georgia coach Vince iy,former University of Michi- |oach Darrell Royal and for- Jllniversity of Washington Don James. |rr, 58, is a 33-year veteran of aching profession. He came VI in 1997 to coach quarter- and has helped the Aggies g!2 South Division titles in 7 and 1998 and the overall 12 Championship in 1998. jseason, the Aggies are 8-3 i/ill face Penn State in the i,ir, hut said P 9 Sylvania Alamo Bowl on iid-Decemberit:®8 in San Antonio, terns will bet Dorr started his coaching ca- ■ for testing. ^atAkron University as a grad- >aves just two wf idered too little rts. ja said the de this fledgling state claims tt t but has not pit mentation, r worry for ?rn port city off; said is having pit Tided chips in on : plants, s at the Karachi I said they have® rangements for; te city’s 14 millionp apping into the® and buying pow« npanies. Dec. 31 rollover,Kl organize a millet desk with links iol ?s and utilities^ s already haves centers in place. terns untested nt only partially )ne knows forsui few exceptions, tt n most Pakistani know-how, of hospital eqt chased from ease: countries and he g since lost theta , he said, country’s most pc H'ovince, where tkistan’s 140 mi! doctors are . They have caoi gency surgery In an. ■ tja said aviatiot ncern. vil Aviation Ante every Y2K com] uate assistant and made stops at Kent State University, University of Washington, USC and University of Kentucky before arriving in Ag- gieland as an assistant coach at A&M. The only time he has not served as an assistant coach was 1984-87 when he served as the head coach at Southern Illinois University. Among his many quarterback pupils are Warren Moon, Chris Chandler, Hugh Millen, Rodney Peete, Tom Flick, Steve Pelluer and Rob Johnson. Dorr was diagnosed earlier this year with amyotrophic lateral scle rosis (ALS) commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. He has not missed a single meeting or prac tice because of the disease. Men’s tennis back in top 20 rankings The Texas A&M Men’s Tennis Team is ranked No. 17 nationally in the latest Intercollegiate Tennis Association rankings. After finishing last season ranked No. 23, the Aggies are back in the ITA top 20 for the first time since March 9, when they were ranked No. 14. Individually, junior Shuon Mad den, a two-time All-American, moved up one position to No. 11 nationally. It marks Madden’s highest ever singles ranking and the highest by an Aggie in the 1990s. Madden is the highest ranked singles player in the Big 12 Conference. In doubles, the tandem of Du- mitru Caradima and Madden fell from their No. 1 position to No. 36. They had held the No. 1 rank ing since February of 1999. The No. 17-ranked Aggies be gin their dual match season on Feb. 11, 2000 at Nebraska. Texas A&M and the Varsity Ten nis Center, the UTSA Facility of the Year, will serve as host of the 2002 NCAA Men’s Tennis Champi onships. Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team prepares for big games over break BY AL LAZARUS The Battalion While most Aggies will attempt Oto relax and recharge for the spring semester, the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team will play two of its biggest games of the season over the wiiv ter break. A&M will welcome the University of Texas and the University of Kansas — both top-15 teams — to Reed Arena Jan. 12 and Jan. 17, re spectively. The Aggies’ matchup with the Jay- hawks will be an ESPN “Big Monday” telecast and will tip off at 8 p.m. the night before spring semester classes begin. “That’s a game we really need to fill the house for,” A&M men’s basketball coach Melvin Watkins said. “I’ve had some words with the conference about getting A&M more television appearances, and this is a chance to show that we will support Aggie basketball.” On the Wednesday before the Kansas game, the Aggies will host the Longhorns, who have posted several impressive wins over noncon ference opponents, including then-No. 3 Michi gan State University. Texas is led by junior cen ter Chris Mihm, considered by many to be the best big man in college basketball. “That’s always a big game for us,” Watkins said. “Right now they are one of the better teams in the country with the returning play ers they have — obviously the focus being on Mihm.” Coming off a 64-60 overtime loss to Tulane University Wednesday in New Orleans, the Ag gies (2-3) will take on Rice University Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Compaq Center in Houston. A&M will then continue its nonconference road trip with games at Lamar University and Dayton University before participating in the Cable Car Classic, Dec. 29-30 in San ta Clara, Calif. Before opening Big 12 play Jan. 8 in Nor man, Okla. against the University of Oklahoma, the Aggies will return home Jan. 5 to close out their nonconference schedule against Cente nary College. After losing to the University of North Texas Nov. 29 and then defeating a talented Virginia Commonwealth University team less than a week later, Watkins said it is hard to predict KIMBER HUFF/The BATTALION A&M senior forward Aaron Jack tries to block a shot in the Aggies’ game against the California All-Stars Nov. 16 at Reed Arena. how much progress the Aggies will make by that time,” he said. “Each time out it’s a learn- the time the Longhorns and Jayhawks come ing process for this team. I hope that we have to College Station. some experience under our belts that will give “It is really hard to say where we will be at us some momentum going into those games.” ews in Brief itarian pros ed to be 0 NATIONS (: resolution to exit itarian program in 1 is expected to w! he U.N.SecurityG oacked resolutiot I icy still faces ton n Russia and Clii ton is holding hi h key capitals in at broad consensus ;ive resolution to ns inspectors to t 'ear’s absence a vote by Satirf council membefS comprehensive!* 3 first time e expected to W J of talks yes# tited States alsc ntroduce a sW or the oil-for# orogram. s begin fast) :h of Rama ypt(AP) —The >f Ramadan b#| ing devout beifj food, water adl ificeandpurW ey recite pass$ book, the Qur# rflow at prayer® of fast and fe# he next 28 or $ n the sighting 1 determines the^ :h. It will bt Eid al-Fitr, or# 1 ig of the fast At these prices, it’s too bad we don’t sell cars. Maybe one day we will sell cars, food and everything else you need. 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