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I huiv.lay, January 27.; s in Brief uffocates ;emon toj OUS (AP) — AJ yy suffocated in h: rger King Pok&ro subject of a natic ifter a similar dear ?s was found des : an autopsy defe sphyxiation, $a :hief Lana Seta? i Lciwrence. iiollow piasticte amshell-style i Zachary'scrib nother. Sheer md him withfi- ng his nose~ der said, old baby car SPORTS Thursday, January 27, 2(XX> THE BATTALION Page 9 ? ( Aggies’ losing streak continues • Skid hits six games as No. 23 Sooners downAgs, 79-72 ROBERT HYNECEK/Thi: Baitai.ion > from their fas ily it suffocatec 310. given away by B/; Idren's meals, inches in diamei a Pok6mon toy. ig recalled milw . 27, after the Os on death of aScs girl found in *! half a ball ove?^ said Zachary'st? 'ing of the recal Super Bowl produces unlikely matchup W to Super Bowl i: commo? mgerous ro large studies surprisingly comr-: mgerous infecticr I researchers s^: is should be cons es found few dear ospitai stays, doc unnecessary tre intibiotics. 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I Enter the St. Louis Rams, a team that started the sea son quickly, but w as expected to col lapse down the stretch. Instead, they went on to a 13-w in season and earned a b> e in the first round of the playoffs. ■ Their quarterback. Kurt Warner, was the surprise success story 7 of the NFL. B Warner spent his college career, not as a football hero, but as a backup quar- terback at Northern Iowa. Finally getting a chance to play as a fifth-year senior, he was named the Gateway Conference Of fensive Player of the Year. The NFL did not draft him. 1 Ie was rejected by the Canadian Football League and was then cut by the Green Bay Packers in training camp. I f Undaunted, Warner stocked shelves at a local supennarket at $5.50 an hour until he earned spots in Arena football and later NFL Europe. I Ie did well enough on these teams to earn a spot with the Rams in 1998. When Trent Green went down in the preseason with an injury 7 , Warner came in and led the Rams to the best record in the NFC and ran away with the Most Valuable Player vote. Their opponents, the Tennessee Ti tans, are also eager to tell you that they have been underdogs all year. “We’il always be underdogs,” Ti tans defensive lineman Josh Evans said. “But I'll tell you what - this team has a lot of heart.” Their quarterback, Steve McNair, came out of Division I-AA Alcorn State and was drafted amid controversy in 1995. The so-called experts were un certain as to whether a player could jump from Division II football to the NFL. Despite his less than impressive pass ing statistics due to the emergence of running back Eddie George and the Ti tans’ rushing game (McNair passed for See Cinderella on Page 11. BY REECE FLOOD The Battalion The Texas A&M women’s basketball team’s come back effort against the number 23 University of Okla homa fell short as the Sooners took a 79-72 w in. “It’s another game you don’t want to lose,” Coach Peggie Gillom said. “1 thought Oklahoma played a good game, but this is the night I think they were ripe for the picking.” A&M’s best chance for a comeback win came with 3:06 left in the game. The Aggies were behind 72-63 and made a move for the lead. Sophomore guard La- Toya Rose’s three-pointer highlighted a 7-1 point Ag gie run which cut the Sooner lead to three. But Oklahoma managed to hold on to the ball to cinch the victory. Despite the loss, A&M was impressive throughout the game. After finding themselves down by eight points at the half, A&M came out of the .locker room and quickly took the lead. Junior forward Jaynetta Saunders started the half strong by scoring the Aggies’ first six points. Junior guard Brandy Jones, Rose and senior forward Prissy Sharpe all contributed to the A&M 12-4 point run that tied the game at 42 before Oklahoma Coach Sherri Coale called a time-out. Coming out of the time-out, Sharpe w as unphased as she nailed a three-pointer to give A&M the first lead of the game since the opening basket. Oklahoma promptly gained momentum by going on a scoring run of their own scoring 14 of the next 18 points. In the last live minutes, the game turned to the free- throw line. A&M made their last eight shots from the line while Oklahoma went 8-2 at the line. This is the sixth straight loss for the Aggies, giving them an overall record of 9-8, 1-6 in the Big 12 Con ference. Oklahoma advanced to 16-3 and 6-0. Sharpe had a big night for the Aggies, earning her 34th career double-double with 16 points and 11 re bounds. Saunders led the team in scoring with 22 points. Oklahoma had a few standout players of their own. The game started out with A&M scoring the open ing basket giving them a 2-0 lead. Oklahoma respond- I JF ^ / v v —ii ilTfu \ m 1 S l SALLIE TURNER/T III Hu i M ion A&M senior forward Kera Alexander attempts to pass the ball over Oklahoma guard Caton Hill in the Aggies' loss to the Sooners last night at Reed Arena, ed with sophomore guard LaNeishea Canfield, who losing streak get to them. scored Oklahoma’s first 11 points of the game. Canfield ended the game with 19 points, and team mate senior forward Phylesha Whaley scored 23. Sharpe said the team is not letting the six game “I don’t think our kids have ever been down,” Sharpe said. “The team has never, ever lost confidence.” See Streak on Page 11. YWOOD USA 3iJ7333UBB2S5i ND SOUND IN AIL AUDI Check out our networks at www.snowball.com ' are i The snowtDall.com networks, where it’s at for the Internet Generation. © 1999 snowball.com, Inc. All rights reserved.