SECTION MONEY PAGE; STOCKS INSIDE Newsjournal A PNJ SCORELINE Dial 469-8290 Press Code 3001 final results of major national and local sporting events updated throughout the day -starting at 4 p.m. Call every day, 24 hours a day. Portland 104, Denver 93 LA Lakers 96, Seattle 95 College Basketball Auburn 83, Florida 70 Arkansas 84, Cincinnati 75 Florida St. 84, Detroit 83 No. Carolina 98, Old Dominion 79 So.
Alabama 96, SW Louisiana 92 Southern Miss. 89, SE La. 62 Clemson 60, Morgan St. 40 SCOREBOARD Copper Bowl Brigham Young 31, Oklahoma 6 NBA Miami 126, LA. Clippers 83 Atlanta 127, San Antonio 121, OT Charlotte 125, Orlando 123 Houston 126, Golden State 124 Pensacola, Florida Friday, December 30, 1994 TO REPORT A SPORTS STORY (AFTER 4 P.M.): 435-8521 Sports association takes aim at luring events Mike Lopresti Gannett" News Service It puts together swim meets, 5K runs and clinics for junior golf and tennis, as well as helping other local sports groups.
When Escambia basketball coach Norm Ross sought FUTURE EVENTS Some of the events that the Pensacola Sports Association are looking at to bring here, according to PSA president Bill Dickson: Archery National softball tournament Basketball tournament Roller skating Hockey "I guess it would have helped as far as marketing," said Mici Jones, the meet director. "We needed to get the word out." The Pensacola Sports Association is putting together a sports marketing commission to help bring such events here. Many people feel it's long overdue. "Here's the thing, we've done an awful lot of homework and we found out we're way behind the times," said Jerry Stephens, PSA executive director. "We want to be sure we do it right.
It might be a little slow, but hell, we've waited 50 years." The PSA received $35,000 from the Tourism and Development Council, and added $39,000 of its own money to form the agency. It Pensacola Open and American Amateur Classic golf tournaments, it is trying to shake its image as a golf-only club run by men in green jackets. "It's something that people have always said, 'What are you doing for a sports and all the old-timers know we started in golf, and that golf will always be our big loyalty," Stephens said. "But we now have a partner that will allow us to expand into other things." The PSA has done more than run golf tournaments. The PSA Foundation donates about $25,000 annually to charities and to local sports organizations.
It also runs the annual Scholar-Athlete awards banquet. Marketing goal: 'Heads in beds, fans in stands' By Gordon Paulus News Journal Gymnasts across the state vaulted into Pensacola recently. The 380 competitors brought along more than 2,000 family members and coaches, who tumbled into area hotels and restaurants. But few local spectators showed up. The Pensacola Gymnastics Training Center didn't have a sports commission to lean on.
Ross some financial help for his American Fidelity Gator Classic, the PSA stepped in. The tournament attracted teams from Oklahoma, Louisiana and Alabama. "It really helped us get off the See PSA, 4D has picked seven applicants from a list of about 40 and will start interviewing soon and hopes to hire a person by February. The move makes the PSA the player in sports in Pensacola. Long known for running the PGA PI wore stoitoift woti 1 Tenas' uummtM I.U uiijmtm i in.
I .1.. i. mi. ii.iii iiiwwwymi 'inji "ji" tmmmmmm HOST TEAM INVITATIONAL at PJC Ross Sports Center Thursday's Games Three Rivers (Mo.) 103, Eastfield (Texas) 75 Pensacola 95, South Plains (Texas) 88 Today's Games South Plains vs. Three Rivers, 6 p.m.
PJC vs. Eastfield, 8 p.m. Saturday's Games Eastfield South Plains, 2 p.m. PJC vs. Three Rivers, 4 p.m.
decision is risky one for Nebraska MIAMI This is what a coach gets the dough for. This is why he drives a courtesy car and has good carpet in his office. Because sooner or later, he must make a decision that could leave his fanny hanging on the backyard clothesline. Tom Osbome made one Ifit blows up in his face, the "second guessing will never stop. Not as long as there are tractors in Nebraska.
It's this quarterback business. Brook Berringer or Tommie Frazier? The Implacable sub who took his "team down the stretch to a perfect season? Or the Recovering starter who is quicker and more experienced, but hasn't played since September, and still isn't sure where tha blood clots in his leg came from, or if they'll come back? A knotty dilemma. Or as Miami defensive tackle Warren Sapp neatly put it, "There's Iwo of them, but only one ball." Osborne had studied the "practice grades of each quarterback, consulted assistants, doctors, vascular surgeons. Everything short of the Psychic Hotline. But the buck stopped Thursday on the first row of the north end zone of the Orange Bowl, where the Nebraska coach stood up and i i told the media his choice.
i Frazier. At least for a little while, because he graded out better in last Saturday's scrimmage. Then it'll be Berringer later in the first half. And then after that, who knows? It didn't take long for the line of skeptics to form. ESPN's Lee Corso said during an interview with Osborne that he thought Berringer deserved the start.
Osborne's reply was pointed. "Lee, that's why you're in the booth and I'm in coaching." The winner and runner-up in this beauty contest sounded sympathetic enough. "There's reallv no fair Box score2D By JeffCavallin News Journal Forced to use every bit of its depth and every ounce of energy, Pensacola Junior College came away with a 95-88 victory over South Plains College (Texas) in the Host Team Invitational on Thursday. South Plains' blistering pace had the Pirates on their heels in the first half, but PJC (12-1) made the plays it had to. The Pirates' two Smiths teamed up for 36 points.
Antonio Smith scored 21 points and pulled down 11 rebounds. His dunk with 5:36 to go gave the Pirates the lead for keeps. Freshman forward Damon Smith, in his debut after a semes Batiste scored four buckets in the spurt, and after a Pirate timeout, South Plains extended its lead to 43-34. PJC closed it to one on JaJa Richards' basket off a Damon Smith feed. But Corey Wright's falling-down jumper gave the Texans a 45-42 halftime lead.
Damon Smith announced his arrival during a 11-2 run for the Pirates in the second that got them a 70-65 lead. He hit a baseline jumper and two free throws, and following a Sam Osborne 3-pointer, he stepped beyond the 3-point arc and hit it. Stokes, who led the Pirates with 13 rebounds, took over in the final five minutes with two buckets, including a layup off a wraparound assist from Haskin that made it 83-79. He blocked a shot and took down the rebound with two minutes left. After Damon Smith's layup, the Pirates hit just enough free throws to put it away.
Batiste led the Texans with 23 points and Kelvin Wilford added 22. The game also marked the return of sophom*ore guard Alexis Lee, who was coming back from a hand injury. He started and scored four points. Stokes and Haskin had 10 points each. ter of academic ineligibility, made an instant impact with 15 points in 17 minutes.
His alley-oop pass leading to John Stokes' slam dunk, then a layup with 1:34 left, were critical points in the win. PJC shot 50.8 percent from the floor to cover up a shaky night on the free-throw line (22-for-40). The Pirates, No. 1 in the Florida poll, next meet Eastfield (Texas), an NJCAA Division II school, at 8 p.m. today.
Fourth-ranked Three Rivers Community College which beat Eastfield 103-75 on Thursday, will face South Plains at 6 p.m. The Texans' run-and-gun tempo nearly upset the Pirates, who were just off a three-week layoff. "It surprised us. Coach (Bob Marlin) kept telling us that it would be an up-and-down game," Pirates guard Chris Haskin said. "They played with one speed, and it was fast.
We just had to get back. They got some easy layups in transition. "Coach said we had to get back or we were going to lose." A loss looked like a distinct possibility in the first half when the Texans (10-3) streaked off on a 17-2 run. In the middle of it was a Marlin technical foul. Richard hi fat IT 'r7 situation, Frazier said.
"It's not as big a deal as other people are making it out to be," Berringer said "I'm not upset at the coaches. T'm tint. I Gary McCrack enNews Journal Pensacola Junior College guard Chris Haskin, right, drives down the baseline against South Plains' Richard Brown in the first half. Haskin scored 10 points as the Pirates won 95-88. Gators say fatigue won't happen again Florida vs.
Florida State 7:30 p.m. Monday Line: Florida by 112 I More college football3D Frazier upset at Tommie." But how disappointed? "I have to watch what I say. I'd tetter not answer that one." The risks are obvious. Frazier could make some mistakes to give Miami a quick lead. Or Nebraska, which does not require any more new ways to lose bowl games, could be distracted by a quarterback question.
Or worst of all, Frazier could have a second recurrence of the blood clot, which in a worst case scenario possibly could be life-threatening. Doctors have told him there is maybe a three percent chance of a recurrence of the clot of three months ago. "That's a slim chance, or none," Frazier said. "That's something I'm not even concerned about right now. I'm just concerned about going out there and winning the national championship." A young man, full of punch and vinegar, can talk that way.
Osbome and the doctors have the responsibility of judgment. Athletes have come back from blood clots. Hakeem Olajuwon has taken aspirin for years after a case. But Nebraska will have a lot to answer for if something goes wrong. So Osborne's call will now twist in the Florida wind.
Given the evidence, I'd start Frazier, too. And sleep restlessly until game day. That's what coaches get paid to do. Wilkens ties win record Associated Press ATLANTA Lenny Wilkens can break Red Auerbach's record for NBA coaching victories with his 939th win tonight after tying the mark Thursday in the Atlanta Hawks' 127-121 overtime victory over San Antonio. The Hawks face the Cavaliers in Cleveland, where Wilkens, 57, spent seven seasons as head coach before taking the Hawks job last season.
There was no victory cigar after the win over the Spurs. Just a fist in the air and a big smile. He seldom shows emotion on the court, but when it was over, he flashed a smile and pumped his fist at the buzzer. "I'm really happy it's over, believe me," Wilkens said. The win gave Wilkens a career record of 938-790.
Auerback had a 938-479 record in 20 seasons, 16 of By David Jones Gannett News Service NEW ORLEANS It was called a nightmare, a disaster, the possible destruction of a team. With 15 minutes to play with a national TV audience watching Nov. 26 in Tallahassee, Florida led Florida State 31-3 and seemed destined for an impressive victory over the highly ranked Seminoles. "Honestly, in my mind, I was dreading the thought of going into the locker room after the game and having to answer questions about losing that bad," FSU quarterback Danny Kanell said. "I was really just trying to save face." Florida State had gone into its shotgun formation in the third quarter and was starting to move the ball.
Then the fourth quarter arrived in the middle of a drive. Kanell completed a pass. Then another one. Then another. Suddenly it was 31-10.
Then 31-17. The Gator smiles faded quickly. The co*cky were shaken. 31-24. Time running out.
The Gators throw an interception It ended 31-31. Florida State claimed victory, and few from Florida disputed it. Now the two teams meet Monday night in the Sugar Bowl in what could be the best of the bowl games though a national title is not at stake. Gators defensive coordinator Bobby Pruett said a key reason for the Florida collapse was fatigue. "We had 30-some plays (on defense) in the third quarter (actually 21), and then we go into the fourth quarter," he said.
"The way we eliminate that is to get off the field quicker." Arguments can be made for and against Pruett's claim of fatigue. -a vir uj in rib lue umi, i lunua littu run tJ offensive plays to 30 for Florida State and had a slight edge in time of possession. In the third quarter, however, the Seminoles had the ball 8:41 to 6:19, or 21 plays to 12. See BIG, 3D those in Boston, where he built Associated Press the Celtics into a dynasty and won Florida quarterback Danny Wuerffel of Fort Walton Beach warms up nine league championships. Thursday during practice at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Mike Lopresti writes for Gannett News i Write him at 1000 Wilson Arlington, Va. 22209..
