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■HOUSTON (AP)
Bragging rights in a state as big
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whi'n they involve Dallas and
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| between the expansion Houston
Texans and the Dallas Cowboys
an< he barbs can get downright
| po' ited, although so far the
comments from fans have been
mere caustic than anything the
players have said.
JOn Sunday night, the Texans
wll be playing their first-ever
re! .i! season game, and it
I cot nes in their new $449 mil-
bin Reliant Stadium home.
Bluing inclement weather, the
NFL’s only retractable roof will
be open.
■ When all 69,500 chanting
Texans and Cowboys fans get
infade. it probably could open
on its own.
I It may not be the intense
rivalry outsiders expect, but it’s
gening there.
■ “People in Houston say peo
ple in Dallas are stuck up and
pe pie in Dallas say people in
Houston are country and ghetto
an that kind of thing,” Texans
cornerback Marcus Coleman
said. “I don’t get it. it's a little
weird. But I've always heard
people going back and forth
about that."
Cowboys fan who said: “Yeah,
we’re real jealous about what
happened with Enron and
(Arthur) Andersen.”
The Cowboys see the poten
tial for an in-state feud, but they
also realize it lacks the history
of their battles with the
Washington Redskins.
“It’s an instant rivalry,”
Cowboys defensive end Greg
Ellis said. “It’s perfect that Texas
has two football teams again. We
want to continue for us to be the
No. I team in Texas.”
“Confidence comes from great
preparation and knowing
you’ve gone on the practice
field and done some things suc
cessfully.”
Capers got a big scare in the
final preseason game when Carr
suffered a bruised right knee after
being hit by his own left tackle,
rookie Chester Pitts. He’s worn a
brace in practice this week.
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ments after signing his Texans
contract was a desire to beat
the Cowboys.
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I Talk shows in Houston have
crackled all week about the bur
geoning rivalry.
I One Texans fan called in to
suggest that Dallas fans were
jealous of Houston’s success in
all areas. The next caller was a
has good-naturedly acknowl
edged the tension between the
fans of the two teams. He's
more interested in getting his
players lined up correctly.
“We have to put a confident
group out there,” Capers said.
“Yeah, we got to beat Dallas,
I don't pull back from that,”
Carr said. “To be 1-0 is what all
teams want, especially an
expansion team like us. That
would be huge. It would be a
morale booster for the rest of
the season for both teams.”
An expansion team hasn't
won it's first regular season
game since the Minnesota
Vikings beat the Chicago Bears
in their inaugural game in 1961.
Cowboys coach Dave Campo
took the politically correct
approach, praising the Texans,
but admitting losing to an
upstart franchise would be bad.
“This one is unusual just by
the nature of being a Texas team
and the expectations we have of
our football team,” Campo said.
“For people in our area, this
would be a tough loss.”
The Cowboys, coming off
consecutive 5-11 seasons, are
hoping for a return to the play
offs. Owner Jerry Jones isn’t
predicting 10 wins as he did
last season, but he expects
improvement.
Quarterback Quincy Carter
is healthy after missing part of
last season with injuries. The
Texans, however, will look to
stop Smith.
“He’s a childhood hero and
he’s been in the league for a
long time and he’s going for the
record,” Texans linebacker
Jamie Sharper said. “He’s a
good guy to go against. He cuts
back good, he has good speed
still and he’s durable.”
The Texans offensive line
struggled through the preseason
because of injuries. Five-time
Pro Bowl left tackle Tony
Boselli. recovering from shoul
der surgery, didn't start work
ing out until Monday. Right
tackle Ryan Young is recover
ing from groin surgery and will
not play.
Texans cornerback and
native Texan Aaron Glenn, who
played with Coleman on the
New York Jets, last season, feels
a growing rivalry between the
Texans and Cowboys.
“You can’t say it’s the same
as with the Jets and Giants,"
Glenn said. “It's similar, but I
wasn't from New York. In a
state rivalry, it's always a big
game because you always want
those bragging rights.”
Reminded that Coleman
grew up in Dallas, Glenn said:
“I never thought about that. I
hope he’s not rooting
for Dallas.”
Williams’ alleged stalker enters plea of guilty
I NEW YORK (AP) — A German man
pleaded guilty Thursday to stalking top-
ranked tennis player Serena Williams.
I Albrecht Stromeyer, 34, entered the
plea to fourth-degree stalking — a misde
meanor — in Criminal Court in Queens.
He is expected to be placed in the custody
ol the Immigration and Naturalization
Service.
I Judge Suzanne Melendez told
Stromeyer to stay away from Williams and
her family and at least 1,000 yards from
any WTA Tour or U.S. Tennis Association
tournament, including the U.S. Open.
I “My absolute concern is the safety of
Serena Williams and her family,” the
jiidge said.
I Stromeyer waived his right of appeal
arid agreed to get psychiatric treatment in
his hometown of Frankfurt. An Oct. 23
hearing was scheduled to review the case;
Stromeyer is not required to attend.
I “This is the outcome that my client
wanted,” said Gerard Savage, Stromeyer’s
Legal Aid attorney.
I Savage also apologized on behalf of
Stromeyer, saying, “In his mind, it was a
love story. ... It was romantic poetry.”
Stromeyer’s brother and cousin attend
ed the hearing; no member of Williams’
family came.
The judge denied a request by
Stromeyer to speak in court.
“His family has assured us that he will
receive appropriate psychiatric care and
that every effort will be made to prevent
him from engaging in this kind of conduct
in the future," Queens District Attorney
Richard Brown said.
“Today’s disposition will hopefully
get Mr. Stromeyer the help that he clear
ly needs and will assure that he is kept
far away from Ms. Williams and other
members of the women's tennis tour,”
Brown added.
Following his plea, Stromeyer was to be
placed in the custody of the Immigration
and Naturalization Service.
Stromeyer was arrested Saturday at the
National Tennis Center and held on $3,000
bail. He was charged with two counts of
stalking after police spotted him watching
through a fence as Williams, the reigning
Wimbledon and French Open champion.
played her third-round match against
Nathalie Dechy.
Williams has been traveling with a
bodyguard since May.
Stromeyer admitted in a written state
ment to police that he had been following
Williams around the world. He was arrest
ed outside the gates of Wimbledon in July
after scuffling with police and told the offi
cers he loved her and would never hurt her.
In May, Stromeyer was ordered to leave
Italy after police at the Italian Open
received word of his history of harassing
Williams. Two months earlier, Stromeyer
walked into an Arizona hotel-resort where
she was playing and asked to see her.
When he was turned down. Stromeyer
began undressing in front of the desk clerk.
He was charged with disorderly conduct
and indecent exposure.
Williams’ mother, Oracene, also report
ed seeing Stromeyer at a Berlin tournament
in May and at the French Open in June.
Stromeyer, who lives with his parents in
Frankfurt and whose mother is a psychia
trist, allegedly has tried to contact Williams
by phone and e-mail several times.
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