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Haughton equestrian center is a dream come true. Page 12C (IhcQIimes CONTACT DEAN ROCK 459-3295 or sportsthetimes.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1999 uburn smokes LSU ooener in SEC loser of seven of its last eight SEC games, drops to 2-1 overall and 0-1 in the SEC. Auburn By Scott Ferrell The Times BATON ROUGE When it comes time to file the video from Saturday's LSU-Aubum football garnet LSU coach Gerry DiNardo ought to file this one in the horror section. This was the Nightmare on Nicholson. This was the movie "Ground Hog Day" with the only difference being this was a repetition of the '98 season.

Over and over again. Mistake UL I Ark fWi x-A Yivf' --TL Clifton Robinson gained nothing on a third-and-goal play. In came the field goal unit for Auburn. But there was no kick. Holder Jacob Allen took the snap and flipped to Duval who ran 1 yard for the touchdown.

"We worked on all the fakes (in practice)," DiNardo said. "I'm sure they just did a good job of executing it." Auburn scored on its next possession for a 17-0 lead. That Auburn score exposed a flaw from last season LSU's pass defense. See LSU 8C his second pass of the game by Kenny Kelly at the LSU 49-yard line. Kelly returned the interception 20 yards.

At this point, LSU's defense was still strong. The Tigers forced Auburn to settle for a 27-yard Damon Duval field goal. But the Tigers still had more problems coming. Davey couldn't move the LSU offense. And a short punt from Corey Gibbs gave Auburn the football at the LSU 48-yard line.

The Tigers, playing with another short field, drove to the LSU 1-yard line and appeared to be stopped short when FERRELL: Magic could be gone for LSU, 8C Booty to start Oct. 2 against Georgia, 8C Florida edges Tennessee, 23-21, 9C to force mistakes from LSU starting quarterback Rohan Davey and give its offense a short playing field. Later in the game, the Auburn offense began to exploit the LSU secondary. But this one was won early by the Auburn defense. They forced five first-half turnovers.

Davey was intercepted on Jim HudelsonTne Times Josh Booty wipes the sweat off his face while sitting on the bench during the fourth quarter of LSU's loss to Auburn. LOUISIANA TECH ALABAMA 28 improves to 3-0 and 1-0 in the league. "I was surprised," LSU coach Gerry DiNardo said. "Very much so." He wasn't Booty alone. Most of the 80,562 in attendance left in the second half in disgust This one got away from LSU early.

Auburn's defense was able '-4 aw ll ft Kt Bulldogs stun Crimson Tide with late comeback. The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Only on the big screen could Louisiana Tech have scripted a better ending. Trailing by six with only two seconds to play, its star quarterback out of the game and facing fourth down, Tech went to backup Brian Stallworth. He threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Sean Cangelosi on Saturday to give the Bulldogs a 29-28 upset over No.

18 Alabama. "If you wrote this script for a movie, no one would go watch it because they would think it so unbelievable," said first-year Louisiana Tech coach Jack Bicknell. "Oh my gosh, I can't even put it into words." Tech (2-2) trailed 28-22 and was facing fourth-and-26 without Tim Rattay, the 1998 national total-offense leader who left the game two plays earlier with an injury. Rattay, who was being taken to the locker room on a stretcher with a sprained right ankle, made the trainers stop so he could watch the final seconds. He saw Stallworth overcome improbable odds with the heave into the end zone to the 6-foot-4 Cangelosi, whose leaping catch set the stage for Kevin Pond to make up for two earlier missed extra-point kicks.

"His ami is not even warmed up and he goes in there and throws it. I just told him to throw it up and give us a chance," Bicknell said. "And Cangelosi, he catches everything. If you throw it to him, he'll catch it." Alabama (2-1), which had Louisiana Tech coach Jack Bicknell cheers after a first-quarter Bulldogs touchdown. NSU trounces Tarleton State, IOC Jackson State beats up Grambling, IOC Tulane QB breaks own record In big win, IOC four turnovers and 10 penalties for 95 yards, lost in its final game of the century in historic Legion Field.

It was also the Crimson Tide's second straight loss to Louisiana Tech, which beat Alabama 26-20 two years ago on homecoming. "This is a real tough loss. They made the plays and we're not living up to expectations," said Alabama defensive end Reggie Grimes, who left the field in tears. "I'm just so sick of it." Alabama coach Mike Du-Bose, who admitted in August to lying about a personal relationship with an employee after the school settled a sexual harassment claim against him, was booed as he left the field. "It's pretty obvious I did a poor job getting our team ready to play," DuBose said.

"You have to make plays in critical situations and we didn't." See TECH IOC alter mistake. Auburn, a nine-point underdog, dominated LSU from the outset in a 41-7 victory. LSU, Arkansas cashes in on ULM mistakes Razorbacks rout the Indians 44-6 in Little Rock. the Associated Press LITTLE ROCK Arkansas converted three kicking game mistakes into 17 points in the third quarter and the No. 15 Razorbacks went on to a 44-6 victory over Louisiana-Monroe Saturday night, but an injury to quarterback Clint Sto-erner dampened the atmosphere.

Michael Mitchell's 33-yard run early in the fourth quarter ended Arkansas' bid for its first back-to-b a shutouts since 1974. Arkansas (2-0, 0-0 SEC) led 17-0 at the half, but the Indians (1-2) did not make a major error until the early minutes of the third peri Stoerner Vanderbilt slides by Ole Miss, 9C SEC standings and summaries, 9C od. ULM punter John White mishandled a snap for a 20-yard loss that left the Razor-backs 5 yards to go for a touchdown. They got a 42-yard field goal from Tony Dod-son following White's 14-yard punt and covered 52 yards in three plays after a partially blocked punt traveled 25 yards. On the first play after White's bobbled snap, Chrys Chukwuma took a handoff up the middle, broke to the outside and easily reached the end zone.

Michael Jenkins' 1-yard run made it 34-0 two plays after Anthony Lucas caught Clint Stoerner's 51-yard pass following on his back at the 1. The Indians, known as Northeast Louisiana until a few weeks ago, moved from Division I-AAto Division I-A in 1 1994. Since the move, Louisiana-Monroe is 7-36 against Division I-A teams. Stoerner, who set a school record with 2,629 yards passing in last year's 9-3 season, came off the field in the fourth quarter with an injury to his right shoulder. Arkansas took the opening kickoff and covered 71 yards in eight plays for a 7-0 lead.

Stoerner's pass over the middle to Michael Williams was good for 46 yards to the Indians' 19. On first down from the 8, Stoerner threw a swing pass to Marvin Caston, who surprised his 'teammates by catching it. Caston never had a catch or a carry in 1998. The Indians had to punt from their 12 after Jermaine Brooks' sack of Chance and Harold Harris' 10-yard return ended at the ULM 40. On third down, Stoerner lined up in the shotgun with Cobbs to his right.

Cobbs slipped into the middle of the field, behind the charging defenders, caught Stoerner's lob and broke a couple of tackles on his way to he end zone. The Razorbacks outgained the Indians 200-71 in the first half and neither team had a turnover. I 'w i 29 AP Sunday's game WHAT: New Orleans Saints (1-0) at San Francisco 49ers (0-1). WHEN: 3 p.m. i WHERE: 3COM Park, San Francisco.

RADIO: KEEL (710 AM) with five TDs and 3 interceptions. The Cowboys' defense allowed 504 yards, and comer-back Kevin Smith (back) is out and Deion Sanders (toe) is still doubtful. But remember that Primetime is always ready for primetime. Aikman 's favorite target, Raghib Ismail, had 164 yards from scrimmage (149 receiving on 8 catches, 15 yards rushing) and the game-winning score. Michael Irvin added five catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns.

Tight end David LaFleur equaled career-highs with two IT) catches. 04 fc! I -I i New Orleans still looking out for 49ers, 7C Dallas fullback grasps new opportunity, 7C Complete NFL capsules for today's games, 6C improbable injury comeback by Williams, football fans in the Ark-La-Tex are ready to jump back on board for another go at it. However, just as Week 2 offers a reason to jump back onto the ride, games against two 1998 playoff teams New Orleans at San Francisco today and Dallas vs. Atlanta Monday night should give fans a reason not to get too full before they strap themselves in. The Falcons lost to the Vikings 17-14 last week, while the Cowboys used 27 unanswered points to complete their 41-35 comeback in overtime.

New Orleans beat Carolina j4 dfc aijli Louisiana Tech place kicker Kevin Pond (28) reacts with hold- er Caleb Price (15) after Pond kicked the game-winning ex- tra point. Tech made a last-minute comeback without star quarterback Tim Rattay, stunning the Crimson Tide, 29-28. Sosa first to hit 60 homers twice Saints, Cowboys' wild ride ready to resume in Week 2 The Associated Press CHICAGO Sammy Sosa is in a swinger's club all by himself. It's called the 60-60. Sosa hit his 60th homer Saturday to become the first player in major league history to reach the mark twice.

He's done it in back-to-back seasons. After hitting 66 last season for the Chicago Cubs and losing an epic home run contest with Mark McG Sosa wire by four, Sosa connected for No. 60 Saturday against Jason Bere of the Milwaukee Brewers, a team he has picked on for 17 homers the last two years. Sosa drove a 2-2 pitch just over the wall in center field in the sixth inning, producing an ovation of several minutes. Sosa crossed the plate and pointed to the sky and then went to the dugout and was hugged by teammate Glenallen Hill.

Moments later, he emerged from the dugout for a curtain call and blew his trademark kisses to the crowd that had come to see one thing Sosa end a home drought and make the history books. Sosa has gone seven games and 33 at-bats without a homer since hitting No. 59 on Sept. 9. "My first year, 19X), I hit 15 home runs with the White Sox and I thought I was Babe Ruth," Sosa said earlier this season.

Now Sosa, who as a boy sold oranges and shined shoes on the streets of the Dominican Republic, has done something even the great Ruth couldn't As he walked to the end of the dugout after his historic blast, Sosa held up a sign to the TV' camera: "I Ixwe You Dominican Republic." By John McCloskey The Times Mike Ditka and Chan Gailey can handle it. But the Cowboys, Saints and their fans might need some Dramamine. Ditka's heart has survived worse. It is used to dropping into his gut one minute and racing with excitement the next. And Chan Gailey 's low-key personality allows him to step off the ride calmly while most of the NFL bounces around on the weekly roller coaster.

So during Week 1 when all hope looked lost for the Cowboys who trailed by three touchdowns after three quarters and an entire draft class looked lost for the Saints who lost Ricky Williams with a second ankle injury in as many games no one could blame Cowboys and Saints supporters for feeling a bit woozy. But after an incredible Cowboys comeback victory over Washington and an even more 0k 6 Jkst jfcmifc' 19-10, while San Francisco were embarrassed by Jacksonville, 41-3. Williams isn't the only Saint being welcomed back. Tight end Cam Cleeland is expected to start. Saints quarterback Billy Joe Hobert was ll-for-22 for 132, yards and 1 TD vs.

He had just 13 first downs and converted 29 percent of third downs with 255 total yards. Hobert's counterpart this week Steve Young got off to horrendous start (9-for-26, 96 yards, two interceptions) vs. the Jaguars. And Jerry Rice had just two catches for 17 yards. The Saints defense capitalized on three turnovers and had an NFL-high seven sacks.

Dallas' offense is tops in the NFL, but its defense is next to last. The Cowboys gained 54 1 yards thanks to Offensive Player of the Week Troy Aikman going 28-for-49 for 362 yards 0k dlt St 4l A Mi IW 0k It 9 Hilfc 0.11 44 0h.