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Monday, September 16, 2002
Cowboys rebound, knock off Titans
After struggling in opener vs. Texans, Carter looks like the man
IRVING, Texas (AP) — Standing on
the blue star at midfield, his head and arms
pointed at the hole in the Texas Stadium
roof, Quincy Carter let it all go.
Whatever anger, bitterness or other
emotions he'd felt all week didn't matter
anymore.
He’d just thrown his second nice touch
down pass and was leading the Dallas
Cowboys to a 21-13 victory over the
Tennessee Titans on Sunday, securing his
job and possibly saving the team’s season.
Both were in jeopardy after Dallas was
humiliated by the expansion Houston
Texans in the opener. But as Carter
danced back to the sideline after his best
pass of the season, his display showed that
he knew he was back in charge.
“I’m starting to be a leader on this
team,” said Carter, who was 14-of-24 for
240 yards, one shy of his career best, with
no interceptions.
Carter won his third straight game at
home and improved to 5-6 as an NFL
starter for a team that’s 11-23 since the
start of the 2000 season. His status was
questioned, though, after he threw for just
131 yards against the Texans with as
many near-interceptions as completions.
Critics were after him, too, and Carter
seemed to be listening for the first time.
His trademark confidence had been
replaced by defensiveness.
But given a game plan that let him
throw downfield more often, and forced
to make plays because of the way
Tennessee stuffed Emmitt Smith, Carter
came through.
I think Quincy is a
competitor, and Til go into
war with a competitor
any day.
— Dave Campo
Cowboys Head Coach
He perfectly executed a play fake for a
17-yard touchdown in the second quarter,
then strung together a series of nice plays
before throwing a 38-yard touchdown pass
to Joey Galloway that led to his glorious
celebration. Earlier in that drive, he threw
a 12-yarder to Ken-Yon Rambo on third-
and-11 and hit Antonio Bryant in stride for
44 yards on a pump-and-go route.
“I think Quincy is a competitor, and I’ll
go into war with a competitor any day,”
Dallas coach Dave Campo said.
The Titans (1-1) were in control the
first 2 1/2 quarters, despite quarterback
Steve McNair suffering a mild concussion
when he ran into an equipment trunk on
the Dallas sideline midway through the
second quarter.
“It kind of stunned me,” McNair said.
“My neck was a little sore, but I was OK
after that. It didn’t hinder me at all.”
He returned for the third quarter with
Tennessee leading 10-7. On the second
series of the half, McNair threw the game
changing pass when Cowboys safety
Darren Woodson hit his arm as he threw.
Linebacker Dexter Coakley, shaken up
two plays earlier, caught the wobbly ball
and returned it 52 yards for a touchdown,
giving Dallas its first lead of the season.
“I felt like a running back,” said
Coakley, who has scored on four of his
nine career interceptions.
The Cowboys were expecting big plays
from their defense this season, but didn’t
get any against the Texans. This game fea
tured Coakley’s and a sack by Greg Ellis
that threw McNair for an 8-yard loss on
third-and-9 with 2:31 left.
After going down by 11, the Titans
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Joe Nedney. Tennessee had overcome a
14-point deficit against Philadelphia in
the opener.
“They just made plays at the critical
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Andre Dyson said.
McNair, who completed nine of his
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with one touchdown. Neil O’Donnell
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Smith had 59 yards, moving him 414
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for 88 yards.
Tennessee’s Eddie George had 65
yards on 19 carries.
Titans’ receiver Derrick Mason had
seven catches for 118 yards for his second
straight 100-yard game and sixth in his
last nine.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Wade Miller got the first
shutout of his career and extended his winning streak
to an NL-best 11 straight decisions.
It’s going to take a lot more for the Houston Astros
to win the NL Central.
Miller pitched a three-hitter, and Lance Berkman
drove in four runs as Houston beat Matt Morris and
the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 Sunday.
The victory cut St. Louis’ lead in the NL Central to
6 1/2 games and gave the Astros a split in the four-
game series.
“We obviously need a little miracle right here for it
to happen,” Miller said. “It’s not likely that St. Louis
is going to go out there and lose the rest of their
games. They’re a good team and they'll win some
games. Hopefully, we can win a lot and they can lose
a lot.”
Miller’s 11-game winning streak, which includes
three no-decisions, is the longest in the NL this sea
son. He hasn’t lost since June 26 against Arizona. It
was Miller’s fourth complete game.
The right-hander took charge early, retiring his
first 1 1 batters before Jim Edmonds’ two-out triple in
the fourth. He struck out nine and didn’t walk a batter.
Scott Rolen and Kerry Robinson got the other hits
for St. Louis.
“It’s the best stuff I've had all year and the best stuff
for my whole career probably,” Miller said. “I made a
couple of mistakes today, one to Edmonds, but I was
able to keep the ball down and keep it on the corners.”
Jeff Bagwell isn’t expecting miracles, just luck.
“I wouldn’t say miracle,” Bagwell said. “Miracle is
a pretty strong word, but we’re going to have to be
very lucky. In reality it’s not over, but we're looking
for a ton of help.”
Berkman went 4-for-5 with a solo homer in the
fourth inning, his 41st of the season. Berkman also
had a two-run single in the eighth inning and an RBI
double in the first. He leads the NL with 123 RBIs.
“He did just about everything but take tickets
today,” Astros manager Jimy Williams said. “He did
an awful lot of things out there. Driving in runs, hit a
home run, threw out a guy at the plate. He really had
a stellar day.”
Berkman preserved the 5-0 lead in the sixth inning
when he caught Eli Marrero’s fly and threw out
Robinson at home with catcher Brad Ausmus block
ing the plate.
Berkman made a diving catch in right field in the
seventh on a flyball by Albert Pujols.
“A split in this series is not good,” Berkman said.
“The Cardinals go to Colorado now and we have to
hope for some help.”
Brian Hunter also drove in a run in the eighth.
Morris (16-8) couldn't match Miller’s early profi
ciency. Craig Biggio singled in the first and scored
from there on Berkman’s double over right fielder
Marrero's head for a 1-0 lead.
“I just didn't pitch well,” Morris said. “We could
have pulled away. I'm upset. I just didn’t make pitches.
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Berkman singled and Bagwell walked to start the
third, and Daryle Ward's double to the left-field cor
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er Pujols' fielding error.
Mark Loretta hit an RBI double to left field for
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After yielding Berkman’s homer and walking
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Molina. Morris pitched 3 2-3 innings, his shortest out
ing of the season. He gave up five runs and nine hits.
“We had three really tight games,” Cardinals man
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Miller. If I had my cap on, I would tip it to him.”
Texas A&M soccer team
drops games to UNC, TCU
Heather Ragsdale had two assists on
Sunday as the No. 8 Texas A&M soccer
team dropped Texas Christian University
in Fort Worth on Sunday, 3-0.
A&M approved its record to 3-3 while
TCU dropped to 1-4-2 for the season.
Sophomore Emma Smith put the Aggies
on top in the 41st minute with her first goal
of the season off Ragsdale’s assist.
Smith’s attempt for her second goal of the
game early in the second half bounced off
the right post.
Sophomore Linsey Woodard and fresh
man Kate Ripple also scored in the game.
Ripple's goal, the first of her collegiate
career, came in the 89th minute of action.
A&M freshman goalkeeper Kati Jo Spisak
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collected five saves for the game.
The 1,723 fans entering Garvey-Rosenthal
Soccer Stadium helped to eclipse the old
stadium record by more than 1,000 people.
The crowd was less than half the number
that attended the Aggies game on Friday
against the No. 1 University of North
Carolina Tarheels.
Over 2,400 fans were in attendance at
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es of the year for the Aggies.
Senior forward Heather Ragsdale scored
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It was her 25th career goal.
The loss is the third straight loss to nation
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Cal-Berkeley, UNC). The three game skid is
first in the program’s ten-year history.
Upsets shake up Top 25,
Big 12 power structures
College Football fans around the country
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Notre Dame continued to display a new
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Picked as heavy underdogs against No.
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No. 15 Michigan State didn’t fare much
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The Golden Bears held a 25-0 lead at
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California quarterback Kyle Boiler threw
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No. 19 Colorado, the team that college
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