The Advocate-Messenger from Danville, Kentucky • 9

AJLABLE to 1 HEKENTUCKY ADVOCATE Sunday April 21 1996 SPORTS Johnson goes first Eagles pick Dunn MS A (Continued on Page B3) leads seniors AP Photo Haskins still No 1 QB (Continued on Page B5) By Dave Goldberg AP rootball Writer BY LARRY VAUGHT Kevin who drew praise zen? Ogden who scored nearly 1200 on his SAT test won as much praise for his character as for his blocking skills But Phillips have long to wait The New York Giants who thought get Rice Hardy or Ogden settled for Oklahoma AP Photo in the NL draft meets with Jets The Top ive 1 Jets Koysawn Johnson WR Southern Cal 2 Jaguars Kevin Hardy LB Illinois 3 Cardinals Simeon Rice DE Illinois 4 Ravens Jonathan Ogden UCLA 5 Giants Cedric Jones DE Oklahoma Others 54 Eagles Jason Dunn TE Kentucky 66 Giants Roman Oben LB Louisville 75 Vikings Moe Williams RB Kentucky NBA BQ Outdoors B7 Auto racing B8 Vaught's views Keyshawn Johnson the first pick officials following the selection took Ogden although every indication was that grab Phillips perhaps even trade up for him had Ogden and Phillips there said Ozzie Newsome the director of player personnel obvi ous who we thought was the better Better player or better citi know why 1 didn't go any the 6 5 269 pound Dunn said think there was a lot of misinformation out there about my practice and work habits I guess somebody was trying to stop me from succeed ing not going to dwell on that though I'll just have to prove to others that I should have been picked higher was kind of frustrated not being taken in the first round because 1 knew my abilities and a lot of coaches and the scouts knew my abilities Everything happens for a rea son I have to take advantage of the opportunity I was given I just feel like a huge burden has been lifted now that I have been drafted even if it as high as I expected" Philadelphia scout Jake Hallum said the Eagles expect Dunn to still be around in round two when they took offensive lineman Jermane Mayberry of Texas Kingsville in the first round with the 25th pick were surprised he was still Hallum a former assistant coach at the University of Kentucky said was considered with our first round pick and we were just glad to see he was still He was the third tight end picked Oakland took Ricky Dudley of Ohio State in the LEXINGTON Between national basketball championship and the lofty expectations for incoming Leslie County almost no one has paid attention to Billy Jack Haskins this spring They should though It is Haskins not Couch who will be No 1 quarterback when practice starts in August It is Haskins not Couch who led Kentucky to four wins in its final nine games after becoming the starter last year Still the most publicized quarterback in Kentucky is Couch the record setting whiz who signed with UK in and four touchdowns last year and ran for another 160 yards and four more scores He separated his shoulder against Vanderbilt but still played the last two games in pain and even had a 47 yard scoring run against Tennessee that gave UK a 3 1 27 lead Haskins insists all the hype about Couch the national high school player of the year didn't bother him year teams try to bring in better said Haskins year you have to win your job back There have been others come in here who were supposed to be sav iors but they still have to earn a ebruary the one many Big Blue fans expect to lead the Wildcats to the promised land No one could blame Haskins for being bitter After all he waited patiently for a chance to play and then when it came he was brilliant He completed 93 of 154 passes (604 percent) for 1176 yards Ashland LEXINGTON (AP) Odds oij favorite My lag pulled away to a three length win in the $540750 Grade I Ashland Stakes on Saturday at Kdeneland Ridden by Jerry Bailey the daughter of Easy Goer and Personal Ensign caught Cara Rafaela at the top of the stretch before drawing away Time for the 1b miles on the fast track was 1:42 equaling the stakes record horses run turns as well as they do straight but fortunately she did Bailey said just takes her a little while to get her motor running Her best running is in the straights just very long strided and these are exceptionally sharp turns got points on them not quite as fdr giving as some other turns Cara Rafaela who took the lead in the turn and built a three length advantage could hold off My lag and fin ished second 10 lengths in front of Mackie Coragil and early leader Dyna Whirl com pleted the five horse field Wayne Lukas trainer of Cara Rafaela said she was SO SO for the Kentucky Oaks iMy lag owned by Ogden Phipps and trained by Shug McGaughey paid $340 and $220 The victory established My lag as the heavy favorite for the Kentucky Oaks on May 31 probably the best competition Bailey said probably one of those kind of races that Dunn goes where but not when expected Kentucky coach Bill Curry makes it clear too that Haskins is his starting quar terback going into fall drills been great this Curry said before his team completed spring prac tice Saturday could not be more proud of him He's one of the toughest players coached or played with or against extra special and 1 do not know when admired a player Still Curry did worry that all the attention about Couch would have a negative impact on Haskins sat down with Billy Jack while we were recruiting Tim (Continued on Page B8) Jets take USC receiver Phillips falls to sixth Billy Jack Haskins center impressed Kentucky coach Bill Curry last year with his toughness Since then the quarterback has impressed the coach with his poise and practice play chanting Keyshawn! even before commissioner I ul Taglia bue officially opened the proceedings But then things got strange Jackson ville selected Illinois line backer Hardy then faint from Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin got to improve his quickness anc some of his Coughlin said Arizona which had wanted Hardv or of fensive tackle Jonathan Ogden of UCLA took pass rushing teammate Simeon Rice a move that shocked even Rice had no communication with them prior to he said And Baltimore in its first draft since leaving Cleveland NEW YORK (AP) Key shawn Johnson wearing un anljle length off white coat and surrounded an entourage of 20 was the toast of New York the first pick in the NL draft Saturday It might have been Lawrence Phillips if not for his off field troubles feel have been the first pick if I had no problems defi the Nebraska running back said after being taken at No 6 by the St Louis Rams feel the best player in the draft I think that by far I think a lot of teams passed because they were afraid of the off the field situation and fine" no contest plea to misdemeanor assault caused a couple of teams to back away from him reshuffling the early selections in the draft Instead of being predictable this draft was deceptive The top teams did just what they said they do par ticularly Jacksonville Arizona and Baltimore the teams with picks two three and four It started straightforwardly enough with the New York Jets using just 10 seconds of their allotted 15 minutes to select Johnson the flamboyant wide receiver from Southern California It was welcome news to a crowd that was My lag takes jiist what she needs with two quartCrback Tim Couch of WVUKH U) U1U uifc BBC 'Dyna Whirl took the lead at thie start but soon was overtak en by Mackie on the back stretch as My lag lagged sgven lengths back in fourth place Cara Rafaela caught Mackie entering the turn and quickly opened a three length advantage as My lag charged from behind Roar heads a field of 11 3 year olds entered for Gj ade 11 Lexington Stakes JjRoar trained by McGaug hey enters the Lexington off two straight stakes victories (Continued on Page B3) Irwin PALM BEACH GARDENS la (AP) Hale Irwin play ing with patience but still cau tions about his iron game charged back into the lead Saturday in the third round of the PGA Champion ship Despite bogies at the par 3 15th and 17th holes the en trance and exit to the so called Bear Trap on the 6702 yard Irwin Champion course Irwin finished with a 3 under par 69 and a 54 hole total of 7 under 207 at the PGA National Resort Spa happy with the way I Irwin said was 5 under par through 14 holes and quite good out there just hit some bad irons on the 15th and 17th got to find some way to get through those holes tomorrow There was a good bit of guessing going on out there At the 15th he tried to cut a 5 iron into the wind and it landed in the left trap At the 17th he overdid his attempt to cut a 6 iron shot he said and the ball hung out to the right before dropping onto the slope just above the water line He chipped on and two putted for bogeys on both holes just have to hit every shot so solidly here and just trying to keep my patience under he added Irwin regained the lead with consecutive birdies at the third fourth and fifth holes He hit a sand wedge to within 3 feet at the par 5 third a 9 iron to 10 feet at the par 4 fourth and a 6 iron to 15 feet at the par 3 fifth As a result he takes a two stroke lead into the final round today He had led by a shot follow ing the first round after open ing with 66 but slipped to sec ond riday a stroke behind at By Larry Vaught Assistant Sports Editor Being picked by the Philadelphia Eagles in the National ootball League draft was no surprise to Jason Dunn of Burgin The Eagles needed a tight end and the Eastern Kentucky University product was the only tight end the team brought to Philadelphia before the draft However Dunn was sur prised when he was taken with the 54th overall pick the 24th choice in the second round Honestly i Dunn thought I would go Dunn said by telephone from Cincinnati where he watched the draft knew the Eagles were interest ed but I think I would have to wait that Neither did the draft ana lysts They expected Dunn a for mer football and basketball standout at Harrodsburg High School to go from anywhere as early as the middle of round one to early in round two USA Today pro football edi tor Gordon orbes projected Dunn as the 17th pick ESPN analyst Mel Kiper had him as a first round pick SvWi I 1 Wk wia 3 A I Re jr 1 I I i 1 BBjL BBfc AW 1 MB' fcBI.