SPORTS ednesday,February 23, 2000 THE BATTALION Page 11 NHL suspends McSorley for battery in ad). This rate applies u get an additional juled to end to qualify)} NEW YORK (AP) — The NHL in- efinitely suspended Marty MeSorley in Tuesday for knocking out Donald irashear with a stick-swinging hit so avage that police are investigating. The Boston defenseman, known nore for his lists than his finesse, struck irashear, another renowned tough guy, icross the right temple and he crumpled o the ice. :LP WANTED Counselors Needed for August-16th Enjoy a greats, be unforgettable. 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Brashear was released from the hos- il and came to GM Place to meet with team trainers Tuesday, but did not lomment. ot your tuition paid? utr The NHL will convene a hearing ^omm k 'Te^TprS Wednesday to determine how long the mion reimbursement, medical a suspension will last and any further and competitive pay With only 2.7 seconds remaining Monday night, and the Canucks hold ing a 5-2 lead, McSorley skated up — of Brashear’s view — and swung liis stick with both hands against Bras- hear’s head. 'I apologize to Donald Brashear and be fans who had to watch that,” Mc Sorley said Monday. “1 embarrassed my hockey team.... I got way too car ried away. It was a real dumb play. “I’m still in shock at what I did,” he said. “I have to come to terms with what JTORCYCLE iawk 700cc hydraulic dutet sKt Jon 695-1627 I tOOOF, exc. condilion, Wfl >ns, Corbin seal, new >« ny 693-4348 I did. There’s no excuse. It was so stu pid, I can’t believe I did it.” Sports in Brief Police, deluged with calls from an gry fans, are investigating and Said they will consult with the NHL. “We have a situation here where it would appear, or that it’s been alleged, that there was a fairly vicious attack by one person on another,” said constable “I'm still in shock at what I did. I have to come to terms with what I did. There's no excuse. It was so stupid, I can't believe I did it." — Marty McSorley Boston defenseman Anne Drennan, a spokeswoman for the Vancouver police. She said police have not yet inter viewed Brashear or McSorley and she doesn’t know how long the investiga tion will take. The findings will be sent to a prosecutor, who will decide whether to file charges. Canucks general manager Brian Burke, once the NHL’s chief discipli narian, said the police should stay out. “Leave this stuff on the ice; leave it to the National Hockey League,” Burke told Vancouver radio station CKNW. “We don’t need the Vancouver police department or the RCMP involved in this.” Referee Brad Watson declared the game over with the remaining seconds unplayed. “We couldn’t believe what we saw and didn’t know what to do,” Canucks left wing Brad May said. “It was crazy out there. I have no respect for that guy ever again. Anybody who has ever had respect for him should lose it. “He’s our big brother out there,” May said of Brashear. “He sticks up for our team, he’s the toughest in the league. To get hit like that, it’s just un called for.” McSorley, who received a match penalty for attempt to injure, has lasted 17 years in the league because of his ability to light and protect his more skilled team mates. “It’s a shocker,” Boston captain Ray Bourque said. “I've never been a part of anything like that or witnessed any thing like that. There is no way to justi fy it.” The longest suspension the NHL has even imposed for an on-ice hit was a 21 - game banishment given to Washington's Dale Hunter for a blindside check of the New York Islanders' Pierre Turgeon af ter a goal in a 1993 playoff game. McSorley is best known for serving as Wayne Gretzky’s protector with the Edmonton Oilers and then with Los Angeles as the two were traded togeth er in one of hockey’s biggest deals. Softball travels to face Ladyjacks JP BEATO/ I'm Battalion A&M senior first baseman Angie Long (12) heads to first base while senior outfielder Angie Shetler slides into second base during the Aggie Invitational I. BY BREE HOLZ The Battalion After winning six straight games en route to the Aggie Invitational I champi onship, the Texas A&M Softball Team will hit the road again to face Stephen F. Austin State University in a double-head er today beginning at 4 p.m. A&M (8-4) is coming off a dynamic six-win performance after suffering a four game skid in the Arizona Fiesta Bowl Classic two weeks ago. A&M softball coach Jo Evans said SFA should offer tough competition for the Aggies. “[SFA| is playing great ball right now,” she said. “They hit well and they’ve got a very productive offense. “They heat Southern Mississippi last weekend, who played in last year’s world series, so. they are definitely going to come out ready to play and wanting to beat us.” The Aggies last met SFA in a double- header last year in College Station, with A&M victorious, 5-4 and 2-1. In the tournament over the weekend, the Aggies maintained a .350 batting av erage as a team and outscored their op ponents, 48-7. A&M’s pitching stall’gave up only four earned runs in six games and posted a .76 earned run average, while holding opponents to a mere. 189 batting average. Evans said the starting pitcher for the Aggies will be junior Amy Vining, who threw' her first career no-hitter against Colorado State University in the Aggie Invitational over the weekend. “Amy is throwing really strong right now, so 1 feel very confident in her pitch ing,” Evans said. “I have not made a de cision about who our starting pitcher for the second game will be.” Evans said the Aggies gained much- needed confidence during the Aggie In vitational and are excited to play in to day’s games. “I was very proud that the team re grouped so well after losing four games straight,” she said. “Anytime you lose a number of games in a row, it’s going to be hard to bounce back. 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Sharpe senior forward Kera Alexander are averaging 13 and 11.2 points per game, respectively. “We have the potential to match up h anybody,” Sharpe said. “It’s just a matter of going out and doing it.” Gillom has been saying all year long tliat every team in the conference is beat able and that the Aggies are capable of winning in any given game. “We’ve talked about being giant killers,” Gillom said. “Hopefully we can go out and kill them. They’re the giants.” Sophomore guard LaToya Rose said t in order to get a win tonight, the Ag gies will have to find a way to exploit ’s 2-3 zone, a defensive formation •bey have been running all season. “The key is to go in and find the gaps on offense, and make them come out and us,” Rose said. “On defense we have to pressure the ball.” Say HeLLO. Express an opiNion. Catch up with friends. 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