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Getting a pre-draft deal with Palmer was a priority for first- year Head Coach Marvin Lewis, who is trying to change the Bengals’ reputation for bungling away chances to improve through the draft. The Bengals have been the NFL’s worst team over the past 12 years, in part because they’ve mishandled their quar terbacks. They moved up to take David Klingler in the first round in 1992, and chose Akili Smith with the third overall pick in 1999. Neither one had much of a chance on a team that hasn’t had a winning PALMER record since 1990. Both missed train ing camp in contract dis putes, then got thrown into the line up as unpre pared rookies. Klingler, who came from a run-and-shoot offense at Houston, and Smith, a mobile passer from Oregon, were con fined by the Bengals’ passing philosophy. They tried to turn both of them into Ken Anderson clones — stand in the pocket until the last second, then dump it off if necessary. Klingler lasted only four years with a weak offensive line and an unimpressive receiving corps — Jeff Query was his top target at the outset. The Bengals did even worse with Smith, who got less than one full season as a starter before he was discarded. The Bengals teamed him with rook ie receivers Peter Warrick and Ron Dugans in 2000, when Head Coach Bruce Coslet quit three games into the season. Coslet was in charge of developing Smith, who got lit tle guidance and wound up rel egated to third string for the past two seasons. He’s still on the roster. Palmer has one thing in his favor: Lewis understands the importance of bringing a young quarterback along slowly. Plus, Lewis needs to win right away, so he’ll let veteran Jon Kitna run the offense this season, with Smith currently in line as the backup. The Bengals were willing to trade down with the firstpi but found no suitable They brought in Pali Leftwich and Newman interviews with the staff front office this month bt finally deciding to go wift more acclaimed quarterbart Palmer is 6-foot-4 ant of a pocket passer than Klingler or Smith. Afteri 16-16 in his first three sea® he got the USC Trojans inioj top 10 and led them toi Orange Bowl last season, Palmer was the first: Southern Cal’s five He® winners to play quarterbij and the first Heisman wits chosen No. 1 in the drafts.: Tampa Bay took % Testaverde in 1987. Like Klingler and Smil, comes to Cincinnati brini with confidence that he will different. “I’ve not met a whole lot people like me,” he said an scouting combine in Febrs “I think I can go in andtt around.” During dying a slo and as the I ing classroi complicatic ing budget Liberal Art Accord i missions is the achiev through... 1 disciplinary to success! must not on necessity o: but because Joumali: well-balanc Anthony declares draft eligibility SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Syracuse freshman Carmelo Anthony, who led the Orangemen to their first national champi onship, will make himself eligible for the NBA draft. Anthony said Thursday he will forego his final three years at Syracuse to play in the NBA. Anthony delayed making the decision until after the season, preferring to focus on winning the national title. He led the Orangemen in scoring, averag ing 22 points, and broke Lawrence Moten’s freshman scoring record and Derrick Coleman’s freshman rebounding mark. Anthony had a career-best 33 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in Syracuse’s victory over Texas in the national semifinals in New Orleans earli er this month. He scored 20 points as Syracuse beat Kansas in the title game and was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four — just the third fresh man to earn that honor. “I’m here in front of you today to announce that I will not be coming back next year,” Anthony said at a news con ference. “I will be moving on, moving on to the pros.” Anthony said he reached his decision after talking with his mother and Head Coach Jim Boeheim. “It was a tough decision for me to make,” said Anthony, who began crying as he spoke. Boeheim agreed with Anthony’s deci sion and said his star player is ready for the next level. “This is a very happy day for Syracuse basketball, and a sad one, too,” Boeheim said. “The guy sitting here has doneir; for Syracuse basketball than any plait we’ve ever recruited or that’s everpte here. To lead his team to a nationalcbai pionship as a freshman is truly a histon, moment in college basketball. I’m w thankful that he was here with us.” The NBA draft is scheduled for Jim 25. The NBA’s deadline for undercl® men to make themselves eligible forik draft is May 12. Anthony is expected! be a lottery pick. The draft lottery *1 held May 22. Anthony is the first Syracuse unde classman to declare early for the f® since Billy Owens opted not to return (a his senior season in 1991. Owens wastls No. 3 pick that year. A11-America guifi Pearl Washington jumped to the NBJ after his junior season in 1986 and M the No. 13 pick. Andretti walks away from violent eras! gram or tov America be for its daily evident. Cu flagship sc no altemat A&M woi Studeir desire the undermine But jus ness of thi taken to irr ment head ous position edly harm 1 include the TUT I ri Editor in Cl. Managing Edi Opinion Edt News Edi The Battalion ess and include leserves the right |ed in person at ( linailed to: 014 R< P7843-1 1 1 1. Fax: By Steve Herman THE ASSOCIATED PRESS INDIANAPOLIS — Mario Andretti was hardly fazed after flipping a race car at more than 200 mph. And the spectacular crash Wednesday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway while testing a car owned by son Michael won’t change the elder Andretti’s plan to help the team prepare for the Indy 500. “Oh, yeah,” he said without hesitation when asked if he would get back in the driver’s seat next month should injured driver Tony Kanaan be unable to practice or qualify the car for the May 25 race. In fact, the 63-year-old former Indy 500, Daytona 500 and Formula One champion seemed worried about only one thing — the reaction of his wife. “I won’t tell her,” he said, laughing. Andretti, the oldest driver ever to test an Indy car, hit debris and went airborne. The impact sent his car flipping end over end. “I’m OK, a little bump on my heel and my chin,” he said. “I didn’t hit anything hard.” But he found himself in an unfamiliar position — wheels up and over. “I haven’t been upside down too many times, and I didn’t want to do it here,” he said. The crash occurred when he hit debris between the first and second turns. After striking the debris, the car went into the air, flipped at least twice and landed on all four tires, said Carol Wilkins, spokeswoman for Andretti Green Racing. Andretti was checked out at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway’s hospital, IRL spokesman John Griffin said. “What I hit wasn’t big, but it was solid, and it was able to launch me, and then all I saw was sky,” Andretti said. The debris apparently was left on the track after a crash involv ing former Indy 500 champion Kenny Brack, who hit the wall coming out of the first turn. Brack was not injured. “I was going for it, obvious ly, and I came off of Turn 1 at full throttle, and all of a sudden there was debris everywhere,” Andretti said. “It’s just a freaky situation. It will not happen again. I’m sure.” Although Andretti retired from Indy car racing in 1994, he might try to qualify one of the team’s cars for Kanaan, who has a broken arm. The team has no problem with that. What I hit wasn't big, but it was solid, and it was able to launch me, and then all I saw was sky. — Mario Andretti Professional car racer “He proved he can drive the car, and the debris wasn’t his fault. It could have happened to anybody,” Wilkins said. “The debris was in front of him. It was just there.” Andretti has driven at Indianapolis 29 times, the sec ond-most in history, and t’e'fthnrtinn happy to be back at the speed* 1 < “I have great memoriesfcoption fo no question,” he said followii: session earlier in the day. “I« L response tell you I’ve enjoyed thisjoui lprjj24 co / um lot. The way it looks from ^ cockpit is the way I rememben 1 ' ^ saddens m Andretti also rememberst 1^5^ b e |j e , frustration, when somei j n g R oe v . vva always seemed to go W# pprove upon and ruin his chances to add; in our society. Indy 500 title to the one he"i Overturning in 1969. lajvar, is not t Andretti crashed six times world of abo Indy between 1971 and 1992|anti-abortion 1981, he thought he won thef> seem to have f after Bobby Unser was pena® World was like for passing a line of cars durfc healthy abortic yellow caution period. But fc to women. Hi months later, a USAC appe* about the bad panel overturned the penalty; Do you rea gave the victory to Unser. Will not seek 01 In 1985, Andretti led 10711 natives if you 1 but finished second to Dar»'to control theii Sullivan, who won despite spi timing Roe v. ning. Two years later, At# [ish is the r started from the pole and dof tying as a rest nated for 170 laps before hisi- Uterus caused went dead with a bad ignition' ^ey inserte laps from the finish. In his^r 0 will not race at Indy in 1994, a problem' & oa ' 1 ! the fuel system knocked him ^ after just 23 laps. Live Oemos Hav 2nd 8 3rd 4pm - 6:30pm Rudder Exhibition Rail f 8am - 5pm Rudder Exhibition Rail Serening Of Films Hay 2nd 8 3rd /pm Rudder Theatre Free Admission WWW.VIZAGOGO.ORG Brought to you by the Texas A&M Visualization Laboratory SUMMER SLIMDOWN and healthy ab Women ha' right to protet owing worn and healthy a ' is right. SAVINGS!!! 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