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C-2 The Orlando Sentinel, Monday, September 14, 1998 McGwire is just fine, but not 'Noles, Bucs IJilill WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK si The motor decided it didn't want to live any longer. I don't know what happened. It started skipping and finally just blew up. Bill Elliott, after completing Just T94 Zaps in Saturday's Exde 400 As long as the Philadelphia Eagles continue to curl obediently into the fetal position, they will find a lot of towns overjoyed to see them. They will be as popular around the league as a poker novice in a no-limit game.

Bill Lyon, Philadelphia Inquirer Mutiny end stadium's use Hey, Mark McGwire, 62, 72 or even 82 home runs don't mean anything when you are statistically eliminated from the playoffs. To all of you ridiculous grudge-holders who' are still boycotting baseball: I hope your stubbornness did not deprive your children of witnessing Mark McGwire's historic home run. I can't believe that Mark McGwire hits more than 61 home runs, and all we can do is find bad things to say about the poor man. He's one of the best things to happen to baseball since the strike, and we should all be very lucky that we saw one of the best players in baseball history play. Wow, FSU! Way to beat up on that perennial pigskin powerhouse, N.C.

State. Hey, a lot of us knew you weren't No. 2. When will you Gator haters learn that as long as Steve Spur- rier and Florida are winning titles, we could care less what you or anyone else thinks of our schedule and our coach. Go Gators! The Tampa Bay Bucs have one of the most-talented teams in the NFL, but as long as Trent Dilfer is the quarterback, they will never be Super Bowl contenders.

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Solar Bears head to camp The Orlando Solar Bears open their IHL training camp Friday and hit the ice for workouts at RDV Sportsplex on Saturday. The camp could be the most competitive in the team's four-year history following off-season losses of center Anders Bjork to the Grand Rapids Griffins and defenseman Barry Dreger to the NHL's Detroit Red Wings. Orlando has brought in some new talent, including former Tampa Bay Lightning center Allan Egeland. Lightning start play Speaking of the Lightning, they will play an exhibition game against the Dallas Stars in Lakeland at 7:35 p.m. Sunday.

tro om UZ10 kinson said. "It was a very emotional night for everyone. It was a great night for the fans, players and everyone." Best known as the "Big Sombrero," the former Tampa Stadium was dedicated Nov. 4, 1967, when the now-dormant University of Tampa football team lost, 38-0, to third-ranked Tennessee. Now its future features a November date with the wrecking ball.

The Tampa Bay area's first major sports complex will be leveled and turned into a parking lot for the new $168.5 million Raymond James Stadium. "It's an end of an era," Tampa Bay Buccaneers Hall of Fame defensive lineman Lee Roy Selmon said. "There are so many fond me Yohe, Fotopoulos lift UF to overtime win The No. 5-ranked University of Florida women's soccer team defeated Georgia, 2-1 in sudden-death overtime Sunday before 2,098 at Percy Beard Stadium in Gainesville. Junior Sarah Yohe, a Winter Park High graduate, kicked the game- winning goal for UF (5-0 overall, 2-0 Southeastern Conference), scoring off a low volley from Melissa Plnl's cross.

Senior Ail-American Danielle Fotopoulos, a Lyman High graduate, scored the Gators' first goal. It was UF's third Yohe overtime win of the season. Georgia fell to 3-2, 0-2. Nighthawks finish with a 32 triumph Brazilian forward Jose Marcone DeOliveira scored two goals, Including the game-winner with less than six minutes to play, to lift the Orlando Night-hawks to a 3-2 victory over the Austin Lone Stars in the USISL D3 Pro League consolation game at Del Valle Stadium in Austin, Texas. DeOliveira's rebound tally off a shot from Jason Riegler in the 85th minute was the difference for the Nighthawks (21-8), who finished third-best in the Division III tier of the United Systems of Independent Soccer Leagues.

Robin Chan scored the other goal for Orlando, which outshot Austin, 23-14, and closed the season with eight victories in its last nine matches. Austin finished 18-8 MORE SOCCER: Jena Kluegel had a goal and an assist as top-ranked North Carolina (4-0) outshot No. 2 Notre Dame (3-1), 33-3, in a 5-1 win in the first Nike Carolina Women's Soccer Classic. The Tar Heels have gone 49 consecutive matches without a defeat. Diego Serna and Paullnho TODAY ON TV AUTO RACING COD CART Monterey Grand Prix, 1 p.m.

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But the excitement of the new stadium is equally moving." Over the past three decades, the old stadium was home to more defunct teams than championship squads. The list includes the United States Football League Bandits and the North American Soccer League Rowdies. It's possible the Mutiny could join that list. Major League Soccer Commissioner Doug Logan on Sunday would not rule out moving the team if a lease agreement to play at Raymond James Stadium is not resolved. Logan, who said the league-owned franchise has lost $6 million the past three years, will meet with local officials today.

McLaren each scored two goals and had an assist as the host Miami Fusion (14-16) improved their MLS playoff chances with a 4-3 win over D.C. United (22-7). Josh Wolff scored two goals to lead the host Chicago Fire (18-11) to a 3-1 MLS win over the Colorado Rapids (13-16). American investment firm Solomon Smith Barney has been asked by a mystery client to speak with Manchester United's financial advisers about the possibility of a rival bid to take over the English soccer club. Last week Rupert Murdoch's BSkyB television bid $1,050 billion to buy the team, which Manchester United supports.

1 Clemson routs UCF in volleyball event The Clemson women's volleyball team, ranked 33rd nationally, defeated the University of Central Florida, 15-3, 15-5, 15-9, in the final game of the Big Orange Bash in Clemson, S.C. Susan Rosenberger led UCF with eight kills. The Tigers (5-1) avenged last season's loss to the Golden Knights (1-5) in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Knights open their home season tonight at 6 against Utah State at UCF MORE VOLLEYBALL: Central Oklahoma dominated Rollins College, 15-5, 15-5, 15-3, in the Rollins Invitational at Winter Park. The Bronchos (9-3) were 3-0 in the tournament, and the Tars (4-4) were 2-1.

Jaime Oelke led Rollins with 12 kills. Watt, Arabian take American Gold Cup Arabian, ridden by Sarah Watt, jumped the only fault-free round in the time allotted to win the $60,000 American Gold Cup grand prix for horse show jumpers in Devon, Pa. The 14-year-old Belgian-bred gelding and his 24-year-old rider became the first horse and rider combination to win the Gold Cup without a jump off since 1978. Arabian also took the blue ribbon in the Grand Prix of Florida in March. From staff and wire reports GOLF CHE Safeco Classic, second round, 9 a.m.

(HE) One 2 One British Masters, second round, 2:30 p.m. (ESP) Bell Canadian Open, final round, 3:30 a.m. SOCCER CSDS) English League, 1 p.m. 22) Spanish Primera Division, 3 p.m. TODAY ON RADIO BASEBALL Anaheim Angels at Tampa Bay Devil Rays, 6:35 p.m., 990 AM (WHOO) Florida Marlins at Montreal Expos, 7 p.m., 740 AM (WWNZ) FOOTBALL San Francisco 49ers at Washington Redskins, 8 p.m., 540 AM (WQTM) Houlihan's (Tampa) Stadium is being torn down after 31 years and many sports memories.

By Mark Didtler SPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL TAMPA The championship banners were few, but that doesn't diminish the memories. Houlihan's Stadium closed out its 31-year run Sunday when the Tampa Bay Mutiny beat the New Jersey MetroStars, 2-1. I "Every other thought during the game was I can't let the fans down," Mutiny Coach Tim Han- Coyotes are fining Tkachuk NHL star Keith Tkachuk is not reporting I to training camp and is losing $10,181 a day. ARIZONA REPUBUC SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. If Keith plans to stick it to the Phoenix Coyotes by refusing to report to training camp, the Coyotes plan to stick it to him and his wallet.

That's exactly what they did i Saturday to the holdout left wing, announcing that they have suspended Tkachuk and that he im-mediately will begin losing a portion of his $2.8 million salary this season every day he continues to out. After one day, it already has jtost him $10,181 his average daily salary based on the 275 days the NHL season, including training camp and the preseason. General Manager Bobby Smith aid rules in the NHL's collective bargaining agreement allow teams to forfeit a day's pay from any player with a contract who refuses to report to his team. He notified Tkachuk's agent, Bob Murray, of the team's decision by fax Saturday afternoon. Neither Murray nor the team's captain and leading scorer each of the past three seasons, could be reached for comment.

Tkachuk, 26, has two years left on his contract, but he is demand-! ing a multiyear extension that would pay him at least $8 million annually and make him one of the NHL's highest-paid players. Although the suspension fig-; ures to be a significant financial i hit for Tkachuk, Smith wasn't pre- pared to speculate whether it could convince Tkachuk to I abruptly end his holdout, which officially enters Day 2 today, when i veterans skate for the first time in Scottsdale. "I don't know," Smith said. "I just know we're doing what the rules say we do. We play by the 1 rules, and this is one of them." If Tkachuk sits out the entire I preseason and then decides to re-; port for the season opener Oct.

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