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Drs Jttoinra Sunbay Krister ST SUNDAY December 24, 2006 BRYCE MILLER. Executive Sports Editor 515-284-8288e-mail: brmiilertdmreg com SPORTS ALAMO BOWL DEC. 30: Iowa vs. Texas. 3:30 (ESPN) Bookmark it The best Web coverage is at DesMolnes Reglster.com We have Iowa covered Follow KlrkFerentz't Hawkeyes this week as the Registor otters hawkeyeinsider.

Bars banking on Hawkeyes A I mi top-notch coverage, commentary and photographs. Iowa and San Antonio businesses are hoping for large Alamo Bow turnout. By ANDREW LOGUE RtGlSltR STAFF WRIKfl San Antonio, Texas What do a piano bar on the Riv-erwalk and a watering hole in West Des Moines have in plenty of black and gold during Saturday's showdown with Texas (9-3). "We're expecting a huge crowd." said Melissa Smith, general manager for Champps, a restaurant and bar located at Jordan Creek Mall. "Iowa fans are Iowa fans." Ben Barker, a marketing assistant for San Antonio's common? Both are banking on a big turnout by Iowa football fans.

In past years, Hawkeye supporters flocked to bowl cities or packed local taverns and rooted for their team. A disappointing 6-6 record this season might lead to Alamo Bowl apathy, but business leaders remain optimistic they'll see Howl at the Moon, echoed those sentiments. Howl at the Moon is billed as "The world's most dangerous rock 'n' roll dueling piano show." Entertainers have already been given the sheet music for Iowa's fight song, and patrons See ALAMO, Page 3C IOWA STATE -rjSv IOWA CYCLONES HAWKEYES HARLAN'S LAST HURRAH la Beat St Missouri St. 8771 Beat Texas Southern 90-63 DES MOINES NATIVE FINISHES RUN AS PACKERS CEO BIG CHEESE LEAVING LAMBEAU InlSDWEOSJf fast A ISU ties a school record with 13 3-pointers to beat Southeast Missouri State. Tyler Smith leads Iowa with 25 points, 10 points above his season average.

By DAN JOHNSON REGISTER STAFF WRITER Iowa City, la. Tyler Smith showed a new dimension to his f7 Vlw' By RANDY PETERSON REGISTER STAFF WRITER Ames, la. Greg McDer mott learned a lot during the game in Iowa's 90-63 men's basketball romp over Texas past few days about the Iowa State men's basketball team he Southern on Saturday. coaches most of it positive The 6-foot-7 freshman not He learned there are no first' only poured in 25 points but semester academic casualties, stepped outside to make 4-of-5 "which means everyone's eligi 3-pointers. Smith, Iowa second-leading scorer at 15.4 ble," McDermott said proudly.

He learned during an 87-71 win points per game, had been mst a ti3M 4-of-16 trom tsgr-beyond the arc ff ir? over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday that his team can McDermott in his first 12 Smith games. I ve been working on it a lot. Smith said. "It's all about put ting up a lot of shots at practice, M0RRY GASHASSOCIATED PRESS and when you're not at practice, taking extra time shooting." Smith did most of his damage in the first half, when he scored Green Bay Packers CEO Bob Harlan shakes hands with a fan after participating in a tribute honoring him after the first quarter of the Packers-Vikings game Thursday. Harlan is retiring after the 2006 season.

D.M. native Harlan retiring as Green Bay GEO 17 points and was perfect in three 3-point tries as Iowa (7- score in streaks from long range in transition. What he also learned before a crowd considerably smaller than the paid total of 11,121 was that his team still struggles against pressure defense. The bottom line, though, is the Cyclones made more than enough 3-point baskets to offset 14 press-related turnovers while improving their record to 8-5 in their second-to-last nonconference game. "It was good to make some shots and we didn't know what to expect defensively because they've shown so many looks," McDermott 6) rolled to leads of 2 1 -6, 3 1 -1 1 and 49-27.

Overall, he made 8- of-15 shots and all five of his free throws and came within three points of his career high set against Toledo. TTfl Bob Harlan Tyler worked on a lot of things, and shooting is one of them," Iowa coach Steve 1 JLsji ft Alford said. "He makes 4-of- See ISU MEN, Page 6C See IOWA MEN, Page 4C ou've always been there for us Your smile shines so bright And so as your dust begins to settle We love you with all our might. "Bob Harlan," a poem by the Tom Sweeney family Green Bay, Wis. By design, the last soul in the Packers front office to find out about the video tribute to Bob Harlan was Bob Harlan.

The Des Moines native and outgoing Green Bay chairmanchief execu POSITION: President and chief executive officer of the Green Bay Packers BORN: Sept. 9,1936, Des Moines PARENTS: E.W. "Sy" and Alice Harlan EDUCATION: Dowling Catholic High School, Marquette University (B.S., journalism, '58). FAMILY: Married to the former Madeline Kieler of Des Moines. Son Kevin, 46, is a play-by-play announcer with CBS.

Son Bryan, 44, is a sports agent based in Chicago. Son Michael, 37, is an executive in Madison, Wis. HOOPS SATURDAY A look at the best in college basketball on the eve of Christmas Eve: The General ties a legend MIKE ROEMERSPECIAL TO THE REGISTER Green Bay Packers CEO and chairman Bob Harlan and his wife, Madeline, are both from Des Moines. Texas Tech coach Bob Knight, pictured, matched Dean Smith's record of 879 victories when Texas Tech beat Bucknell 72-60. Article, Page 7C tive officer is the anti- booed," she replied.

"If you get booed, you just say, 'OK, I'm See HARLAN, Page 5C the team was going to thank him publicly with a short presentation during the first quarter of the Packers-Vikings game Thursday, he turned to his wife, Madeline, and asked: "What if I get booed?" "Bob, you'll never get Jerry Jones, a modest, thoughtful type who loves the audience but hates the stage. When Harlan heard Gators bite No. 3 Buckeyes Al Hortord dominated Greg Oden inside as No. 5 Florida trounced No. 3 Ohio State 86-60.

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