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The Desert Sun Inside: ProbasketballD4 Sports roundup, horse racingD7 Golf, scoreboardD8 MONDAY, January 30, 1995-Tom Elliott, Sports Editor: 778-4627 SCORES uUAUUU i 4 ti cr, CHARGERS 26: San Francisco dominates route to winning its record fifth Super By MIKE LOPRESTI Gannett News Service MIAMI No surprise. No doubt: No contest. And only one thing left to do after the carnage that was Super Bowl XXIX Sunday night: Wonder, i there has ever been a more impressive offensive machine than the San Francisco 49ers, who mauled San Diego, 49-26. An irresistible force on the way; to history driven by a record? setting quarterback having the day he'd waited for his entire life the 49ers became the first five-time Super Bowl champions. And secured their legacy as one of the most explosive attacks ever seen; The final rampage to the top was led by game MVP Steve Young and his Super Bowl-record six touch down passes, three to Jerry Rice.

"To get to the big game and play what is maybe your best game ever, it was the kind of perfor mance that you have to feel good about," Young said. "I'll always remember it as my best effort but I hope there will be more to come." "He's freed himself emotional ly," coach George Seifert said. "He's just maturing. With every ballgame and every season, he gets better. Whatever critics he may have had, with the way he's played, he's got to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time." "This is something you'll never forget," said' Rice, who played more than half the game with a separated left shoulder.

As darkness fell in Joe Robbie Stadium, Young lived a dream. For he not only left the shadow of Joe Montana behind forever, but broke his Super Bowl touchdown mark as welL For the left-hander chased so long by a ghost. It was Ms! fantasy achieved. TT The. other San Francisco weapons joined in the assault.

Rice jgd his 10 catches, giving him a record, seven career Super Bowl touchdowns. Ricky Watters and his three touchdowns. In their wake the 49ers left behind a record playoff scoring total of 131 points in three games. The 75 combined points were the, most ever in a Super Bowl. It was the 11th straight Super Bowl triumph by the NFC, whiclj, now leads 17-12 over the AFC.

"I'm more, ashamed than I am mad," Chargers- running back Natrone Means fumed. "We just (threw) it out the window." We maybe were a little San Diego coach Bobby Ross said. "We're a young team. For us to stay in game, we, had to play well. We played poorly.

We were never intd sync defensively." Best offense of all-time? "We've made our mark, I believe," Young said. "It'll be debated, but we'd like p) believe we ve put together a string that might never be See 43ERSD2 1 I RUNAWAY VICTORY: Above: 49ers quarterback and Super Bowl XXIX MVP Steve Young bowls over Charger Darrien Gordon on his way to a The Associated Press first down Sunday. Below: 49ers receiver Jerry Rice celebrates one of his three touchdown catches in San Francisco's 49-26 triumph. How does Niners' Young spell playoff relief? M-V-P SUPER BOWL San Francisco 49, Chargers 26 NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSN. New York 88 Chicago 1 16, Golden State 84 COLLEGE BASKETBALL Top 29 Arkanaas 94, Kentucky 92 Wake Forest 63, Vanderbilt 61 Georgia Tech 81, Florida State 68 NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Chicago 6, King 3 Pittsburgh 4, Washington 1 Philadelphia 2, Montreal 2 IN THE MONEY Floyd dominates Senior Skins Raymond Floyd (above) turned record-breaker in the Senior Skins Game in Hawaii.

The 52-year-old won $420,000 of the $540,000 available over the weekend, including $290,000 on one hole Sunday. "The level of my play has surprised me," he said. "I think I'm playing about as well as I ever played." Floyd showed Sunday that he can still master his nerves at a critical time. After, missing three birdie tries as the pressure and the pot grew, he finally rolled in an 8-footer on No. 17 to win $290,000.

CoverageDO HIRED? Report: Broncos naming Shanahan head coach Mike Shanahan, offensive coordinator of the San Francisco 49ers, may become the Denver Broncos' new head coach as early as today, a published report says. Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is expected to meet then with Shanahan SHANAHAN to negotiate a final agreement, the Denver Post reported Sunday. The Broncos cannot hire Shanahan until the 49ers' season ends, which was Sunday night after the Super Bowl. A formal announcement of Shanahan's appointment was expected Tuesday, the newspaper said. If he replaces Wade Phillips, Shanahan will become the 11th head coach in the Broncos' 35-year history.

Phillips was fired on Dec. 29 after two years on the job. Shanahan is expected to sign a five-year contract worth an estimated $6 million, the newspaper said. Wire reports pnss JU All the latest news from tracks, fields and lotteries: Scores from your favorite teams; football, basketball and more with updates every five minutes. Results from more than 50 race tracks across the nation.

Is that lottery ticket a winner? State-by-state results each day. The Desert Sun Intension Center Desert Sun Sports Hotline All'trta latest on local snorts 1 1 m. 1 1111 1 I I i Jf -l SUPER BOWL i rv vQ, 1 1 I SOFT IN THE MIDDLE: The Chargers' inability to stop the 49ers' passing game in the middle of the field led to San Francisco's quick leadD2 BEST It's too early to tell the 49ers' place in hlstoryD2 M.I.A.: Junior Seau says the Chargers' 'butt-kicking' started with himD3 COMMENTARY: The Chargers were a team Bills fans could relate toD3 THIS AND THAT: Super Bowl notebook02 NUMBERS: Expanded statistics02 By HAL BOCK The Associated Press MIAMI Before, it was always somebody else winning the Super Bowl, some other quarterback heading for Disney World, some other guy driving off with the MVP car. Steve Young watched and waited and wondered what that would be like. He had two other Super Bowl rings, courtesy of Joe Montana.

This one is all his own. "I wish anyone who ever played football could feel this," Young said after a virtuoso performance in San Franciso's 49-26 Super Bowl romp over San Diego on Sunday. "I wish this for everyone. It's a great feeling." Young completed 24 of 36 passes for 325 yards and a record six touchdown passes. It was as good as a quarterback could play better, in fact, from a TD standpoint, that any quarterback had ever played in a Super Bowl.

And that included Montana, whose five-TD record Young shattered. Always, it seemed, Young was compared with Montana, especially after San Franciso wi I traded the three-time Super Bowl MVP three years ago and turned the job over to the left-hander from Brigham Young. In two of the last three years, Young was the league's MVP. Always, though, there was the question about the big game. He had been beaten in championship See MVP02 Local duo breaks collegians' grip QUADRAX FUTURE CIIARSPIONS: Doubles partners Mike Fedderly and Rikard Bergh become first non-college players to win event in 13 years.

SOneDD to the offensive line, a position he held this past season. He is respected throughout the league for his keen offensive mind and he was rumored to be in the running for the Seattle Seahawks head-coaching vacancy that was eventually filled by Dennis Erickson. White did not return phone calls late Sunday. The surprise news of White's pending promotion apparently angered Joe Bugel, according to sources. The former Cardinals head coach, who was hired as a senior offensive assistant and line coach by the Raiders on Jan.

19, was thought to be the logical replacement for White and Bugel met twice for a total of four hours on Friday and Saturday near the latter's Phoenix- area home. Sources said the meetings were intended to pacify Bugel. Bugel, however, denied this. He confirmed meeting with White, but downplayed the significance. Davis had asked Shell to accept a reassignment to a front-office position, which he refused, sources said.

RAIDERS COACH: Assistant coach expected to be promoted. Art Shell's future in the air. By TIM TREPANY Los Angeles Daily News EL SEGUNDO Assistant coach Mike White is expected to replace Art Shell, as head coach of the Raiders this week, two sources close to the organization told the Daily News on Sunday. It's not clear if Shell will be fired or reassigned. He was out of town and unavailable for comment.

White, 58, has had a curious coaching' stint with the Raiders. The former University of California and University of Illinois head coach was originally hired by the Raiders in April, 1990, to work with quarterback Jay Schroeder. Het soon found himself in disfavor with owner Al Davis and was reassigned By RICK KAPLAN The Desert Sun 1 INDIAN WELLS Mike Fedderly's personal Sit project hands, head and heart put the opposition out to pasture. Fedderly, the head teaching pro at Sunrise Coun- -try Club in Rancho Mirage, and Rikard Bergh, a touring pro rdm Palm Desert, teamed to win the Quadrax Future Champions doubles title Sunday. Bergh and Fedderly edged Texas Christian's Jason Weir-Smith and Ashley Fisher 6-4, 6-7 6-3 in the final at Hyatt Grand Champions.

Every singles and doubles title in the event's 13 years was won by collegiate players until Sunday, The victory gives Fedderly and Bergh a wild-card entry for, the 1.8 million Newsweek Champions; Cup, March 6-13 at Hyatt Grand Champions. Bergh might get direct entry into the Champions -Cup based on his world ranking (No. 125 at the start of 1 the year). But the wild card puts Fedderly into a major pro tournament for the first time since the early 1 SSOs, when he played in the French and U.S. Opens.

Se QUAD.1AXC3 DMrt tm photo by Douf Park YESI: Mike Fedderly reacts during his victory in the Quadrax Future Champions doubles final Sunday..