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The News-Leader I Sports SECTION Sunday, October 25, 1992 2C Scoreboard 2C TVRadio VoDeyBears take first MVC loss Coach Linda Dollar (right) and the Southwest Missouri State volleyball team suffered a frustrating four-game loss to Illinois State. Story, Page 9C. Blues fall to Red Wings Steve Yzerman scored three goals and set up another, and Steve Chiasson scored twice to lead the visiting Detroit Red Wings to a 6-1 romp over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday night. Craig Janney scored for the Blues, who fell to 2-6-1.

Wednesday: Remember playing war when you were young? Paintball, a new recreation craze in Springfield, offers a chance to relive those memories. In Sports 3-5C College football IOC Your Time 11C NFL previews ST." r. WORLD SERIES CAME SIX; TORONTO 4, ATLANTA 3 ip 0 mmui iBmnii imw it 1 i Exporting World Series: Blue Jays end years of frustration with clinching victory in Atlanta. The Associated Press ATLANTA There's a new flag flying over Canada the World Series pennant. The Toronto Blue Jays took baseball's championship outside the United States for the first time ever, beating the Atlanta Braves 4-3 in 11 innings Saturday night in Game 6.

After surviving more ninth-inning magic from the Braves, the Blue Jays won it when Dave Winfield's first World Series extra base hit scored two runs with two out. Frantic finish: Winfield's winner came after another frantic finish by the Braves like their ninth-inning comeback against Pittsburgh in the playoffs. But this time it fell just short, tying the game but not winning it. It all ended in the city where it began a few days ago with a flag flap. And, Toronto's big win resulted in an even bigger loss for the Blue Jays finally and forever, they've lost their label as big-game losers.

Inside on Page 8C More World Series coverage. The Braves, meanwhile, became the first team to lose consecutive World Series since the 1977-78 Los Angeles Dodgers, and for the second straight year lost despite outscoring their AL opponent. Atlanta lost 1-0 in Game 7 to Minnesota last year and, lost all four games in this Series by one run. Atonement time: The 11th inning came down to a battle for atonement between Win-field, still hounded by his l-for-22 performance in the 1981 World Series, against Charlie Leibrandt, who gave up Kirby Puckett's home run that won Game 6 for Minnesota last year. Devon White was hit by a pitch with one out, Roberto Alomar singled and Joe Carter flied out.

With the runners going on a 3-2 pitch, Winfield grounded a double between third baseman Terry Pendleton and the bag to score both runs, his first extra base hit in 44 Series at-bats. The Associated Press Pat Borders was nailed at home on a throw from Deion Sanders to Damon Berryhill, but all still was well for the Blue Jays, who won the World Series with a 4-2, 11-inning win. cmj moments in scary win Steelers (4-2) HIMI.U'i JWUjW.ilWl.l.lliUli.WUl AUTO RACING Tight race for Winston Cup continues ROCKINGHAM, N-C. Bill Elliott is on the hot seat, a target that five other drivers will be shooting at in today's AC Delco 500 at the North Carolina Motor Speedway. Elliott, despite three poor finishes in a row, still leads the closest six-way NASCAR Winston Cup championship race ever.

Only 114 points separate the top half-dozen drivers with three races remaining. Davey Allison, who has been locked in a point battle with Elliott nearly the entire season, is 39 points behind, followed by Alan Kulwicki (47), Mark Martin (91), Harry Gant (98) and Kyle Petty (114). Martin wins battle for AC Delco 200 ROCKINGHAM, N.C. Mark Martin outdueled pole-winner Jeff Gordon and raced to an easy victory in the AC Delco 200 Busch Grand National late model stock car race Saturday. GOLF Price up by one in Texas Open SAN ANTONIO PGA champion Nick Price emerged from a tightly bunched pack to take a one-stroke lead at the Texas Open on Saturday.

Price had a 3-under 68 and 197 total to lead Steve Elkington and Roger Maltbie. Seniors: In Los Angeles, Jim Dent had nine birdies for a 63 Saturday and a one-shot lead over Gary Player and Rocky Thompson after two rounds of the Senior Classic. Dent had a 36-hole total of 131, 11 under par, at the Rancho Park Course. SOCCER Drury women win; men fall to 11-3 The Drury men's soccer team lost its first home game of the season, and the Drury women scored a team high in goals for a victory Saturday. Culver-Stockton downed the Panthers 2-0.

Drury fell to 11-3 overall, 6-2 in NAIA District 16. Tundra Naganuma scored three goals for the Drury women, 4-13-1, and Mary Michner added two goals and an assist in a 9-0 win over William Jewell (0-10). The Drury men play at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Missouri-St. Louis and the Drury women play at Baker at 3 p.m.

Wednesday in Baldwin, Kan. VOLLEYBALL Evangel falls in conference meet MARSHALL Evangel won one of two matches Saturday but fell short of qualifying for the semifinals in second-day play of the Heart of America Athletic Conference Tournament. Evangel defeated William Jewell 15-8, 15-13 behind nine kills by Wanda Lawrence. In its other match, the Crusaders fell to Graceland 15-6, 16-14. Evangel's next match will be 6 p.m.

Tuesday at Southwest Baptist. CBC earns berth in national tourney Central Bible College beat Baptist Bible College 13-15, 19-17, 15-7 to earn a berth in the National Christian College Athletic Association national tournament. The regional championship earns the Spartans (22-5) a spot in the eight-team national Nov. 3-6 in Watertown, Wis. TENNIS SMS men fall; women cruise 9-0 WICHITA, Kan.

Southwest Missouri State's two doubles teams advanced to the third round before losing Saturday at the NCAA Regional Five Tournament. SMS's Justin Reizes, the only remaining player in singles, also lost in the third round, 7-5, 6-0. Women win: SMS' women's team (2-2) coasted to a 9-0 win at Missouri-Kansas City Saturday. Sloane Grant won in the number one singles spot, and with partner Joan Heckman captured the No. 1 doubles match 6-1, 6-1.

SMS travels to the Rolex Regional Nov. 11 in Omaha, Neb. J- 4 at Chiefs (4-3) WHEN: 6:30 p.m. TV: TNT, TeleCable 14 LINE: Kansas City by 9 STEELERS: offense 7th (rushing 3rd, passing 10th); defense 9th (rushing 9th, passing 13th). CHIEFS: offense 19th (rushing 14th, passing 23rd); defense 5th (rushing 12th, passing 2nd).

4 Loweryis questionable for Chiefs tit i I Fallen QB: SMS feared for injured quarterback Ken Whittaker, then had to fear for the victory. By Lyndal Scranton The News-Leader Since the first workout on that hot August afternoon, the Southwest Missouri State Bears have prided themselves on unity. "We just have a great group of guys who care about one another," SMS quarterback Cleveland Antoine said earlier this week. "We pull for each other, pick each other up when someone is down." That closeness was put to the ultimate test during Saturday's 13-10 over Eastern Illinois. The Bears passed barely.

Tearful win: The Bears shed a few tears on the way to this win. Ken Whittaker, making his first career start at quarterback, scrambled for an 18-yard gain with about seven minutes left in the third quarter. But as he reached the Eastern Illinois 27, Whittaker took a ferocious hit from Shavez Hawkins to the back of his head. "I ran over to help him up," Bears offensive tackle Matt Irvin said, "and reached my hand to him and said, 'Hey, great Then it was very scary." Whittaker had gone into convulsions. Medical personnel streamed onto the field.

An IV was Story concludes on Page 3C (Bears were dazed and in tears as they waited for word on Whittaker.) Some insurance: Kansas City signs veteran kicker Eddie Murray for tonight's home game against the Steelers. The Associated Press KANSAS CITY If the Chiefs need a kick start tonight, they might not be able to rely on Nick Lowery to give it to them. The veteran kicker, the most accurate in NFL history, is listed as questionable for tonight's game against Pittsburgh because of a groin injury. Murray signed: As insurance, Gregory ChittendenThe News-Leader It W3S UliS Shot to the back of Ken Whittaker's head a play he probably never will remember that sent the SMS starting quarterback to the hospital Saturday, lucky to have only a severe concussion. 1 the Chiefs waived veteran wide receiver Emile Harry on Saturday to sign kicker Eddie Murray in case Lowery can't go.

Lowery had said he felt better Fririav than NEBRASKA 34, MISSOURI 24 Another 'almost' still results in a loss Thursday, but LowerY has not practiced anything but extra points for three weeks. The Chiefs had considered using running back Christian Okoye on kickoffs and have Lowery doing placement kicks. Aggravated Sunday: Lowery, who has made 79.6 percent of his field goal attempts in his career, sustained the injury in practice several weeks ago and aggravated it kicking off in the Chiefs 17-10 loss Sunday in Dallas. Murray spent all 12 years of his career with the Detroit Lions, but was waived April 29. Murray has made 76.1 percent of his kicks, fourth on the all-time list.

Frustrating habit: All season Missouri has played teams close, but come up short. Saturday was no different. By Anna McKie For The News-Leader COLUMBIA It's becoming a habit for Missouri: start slow, fight back, get close but lose. Saturday the Tigers pulled the stunt against Nebraska, losing 34-24 to go 1-6 on the season. So close, yet "We can smell dinner, we just can't get to it," junior center Matt Burgess said.

"If we had the answer, I don't think we would be 1-6." Missouri is 0-3 in the Big Eight and lost to Nebraska for the 14th straight time. The No. 8 Cornhuskers (5-1, 2-0) jumped to a 14- 0 lead in the first quarter on two rushing TDs by true freshman quarterback Tommie Frazier. Bounced back: Missouri bounced right back, tying the score on sophomore quarterback Jeff Handy's 13-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end A.J. Ofodile.

That set the tone the Tigers throwing, the Cornhuskers running. How extreme was it? Handy threw for 424 yards in his second start, while the Tigers rushed for 22 yards. The Cornhuskers meanwhile had 335 yards on the ground. Handy completed 29 of 44 passes, all season bests against Nebraska. It was his second consecutive week to throw over 400 yards as he secured his starting position over junior Phil Johnson.

Hail to Handy: "If you can't throw the ball downfield against man-to-man coverage when they're blitzing, it's going to be a long day," Stull said. "Jeff is playing extremely well." Nebraska went on to a 24-14 halftime lead. The Tigers fought back to trail 27-24, but a diving touchdown by Frazier on fourth and 5 with 2:09 remaining sealed the victory. Praise for MU: "If we kick the field goal, we're up six. That's nice, but MU moved the ball quite well at times," Nebraska coach Tom Osborne said.

"MU is a much improved team." "The only reward we get is wins, but there's no doubt we're improved. The last two years we were beat by 50 points by this group," MU coach Bob Stull said. "That's a team we haven't even come close to before. By halftime we might as well have grabbed a hot dog and gone home." Statistics, 2C in rffl irH iitiri if iijfH fir. jib JW.

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