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4B Tho Ithara I mm ml I TL Chris Feaver Monday, October 8, 2001 UrUjA 1 www.theithacajoumal.com cfeaverithaca.gannett.com easom ends with nourish Sunday's NFL Results Chicago 31, Atlanta 3 Miami 30, New England 10 N.Y. Giants 23. Washington 9 (this page) Arizona 21, Philadelphia 20 Pittsburgh 16, Cincinnati 7 New Orleans 28, Minnesota 15 Cleveland 20, San Diego 16 Baltimore 26, Tennessee 7 Seattle 24, Jacksonville 15 Denver 20, Kansas City 6 Tampa Bay 14, Green Bay 10 Oakland 28, Dallas 21 N.Y. Jets 42, Buffalo 36 San Francisco 24, Carolina 14 Tonight's Game St. Louis at Detroit, 9 p.m.

Details, Page 5B 0 By HOWIE RUMBERG The Associated Press Baseball's closing weekend was one for the books. Barry Bonds pushed his single-season home run record to 73. Seattle tied a 95-year-old mark for most wins in a season. Rickey Henderson got his hit. And baseball said goodbye to Cal Ripken and Tony Gwynn.

Bonds got the weekend of records, milestones and celebrations started on Friday night, hitting his 71st home run to break Mark McGwire's 3-year old record. For good measure, he also hit his 72nd to hug him was Gwynn. On Saturday night, fans in Baltimore said farewell to Ripken, who played in his and final game in front of a sellout crowd at Camden Yards that included former President Clinton and commissioner Bud Selig. The Seattle Mariners, who lost Sunday to Texas, ended the season with 116 wins tying the 1906 Chicago Cubs' team of Tinker-to-Evers-to-Chance fame. That Chicago team went 1 16-36-3.

On Sunday, the Houston Astros beat St. Louis 9-2 to take the NL Central title. Baseball Playoffs Division Series matchups American League Seattle vs. Cleveland (begins Tuesday) New York vs. Oakland (begins Wednesday) National League Arizona vs.

St Louis (begins Tuesday) Houston vs. Atlanta (begins Tuesday) that night. On Sunday, the last day of the regular season, Bonds hit his 73rd, extending his record seen from a single player." Bonds hit a homer every 6 52 at-bats this season, breaking the record of 7.27 set by McGwire in 1998. Down the road in San Diego, Henderson hit a bloop double to right for his hit. The milestone came in front of more than 60,000 faas who filled Qualcomm Stadium to say farewell to Gwynn, an eight-time NL batting champion and lifetime 338 hitter.

Henderson, who had broken Ty Cobb's career runs record Thursday by scoring his 246th, was mobbed by his teammates at second base. One of the first The Hot Gators grab Mo. 1 spot in AP poll; Miami falls to 2nd Close, tat mot quite for Big ied rfyn -1 i a vm rM vh rwr- 2w vf- Bonds Henderson and finishing a remarkable year. His .863 slugging percentage easily surpassed Babe Ruth's record of .847 set in 1920. "It seems Babe ain't going to have many records, is he?" Giants manager Dusty Baker said.

"It's the greatest year I've to win 38-35 before 5,687 fans at windy Schoellkopf Field. "These guys are real tough to beat at home," said Lehigh coach Pete Lembo. "We knew coming in from Cornell's recent history that they are a group that doesn't give up." The Mountain Hawks proved resilient as well. And it paid off as they transformed a 21-17 third-quarter deficit to a 38-21 Lehigh advantage, scoring three touchdowns in the span of 7 minutes, 28 seconds. "Somewhere today we lost a little bit of the spark we had going in at halftime and then going out at the start of MAMTA POPATJournal Staff Cornell quarterback Ricky Rahne tries to avoid a sack as a trio of Lehigh ranked eighth nationally in Div.

I-AA, received a scare from the Big Red defenders closes in during Saturday's game at Schoellkopf Field. Lehigh, before prevailing 3S-35. Eighth-ranked Lehigh escapes East Hill with narrow victory Florida is No. 1 again. The Gators grabbed the top spot back from rival Miami in the AP media poll Sunday on the strength of overpowering victories the last two weeks.

While Miami defeated Troy State 38-7 on Saturday, Florida beat LSU 44-15 after its 52-0 win over Mississippi State the week before. Florida (5-0) soared ahead of Miami in The Associated Press Top 25 with 30 first-place votes and 1,739 points from the 72 sports writers and broadcasters on the AP panel. The Hurricanes (4-0) had 23 first-place votes and 1,719 points. Last week, Miami led Florida in first-place votes, 34-22, and points, Voters were obviously more impressed with the Gators' win at LSU in a Southeastern Conference game than the Hurricanes' easy win over a weaker team playing its first season in Division I-A LSU (2-2) was No. 18 entering the game.

In the USA TodayESPN coaches poll, Miami remained first and Florida second, just two points behind. Oklahoma (5-0) held firm at No. 3 in the AP poll, with 16 first-place votes and 1,700 points after its 14-3 win against Marlin wins a somber CONCORD, N.C. Sterling Marlin won the UAW-GM Quality 500 in a somber race Sunday in which the drivers watched images of the U.S. attacks on Afghanistan minutes before the start.

Marlin beat Tony Stewart to the finish line at Lowe's Motor Speedway by more than six seconds, about a quarter of the track. His crew then ran to him with an American flag, but Newman's Lynch takes ITHACA Joe Lynch had an outstanding summer of golf, with a Newman Golf Course club championship, a runner-up finish in the city tournament and another second place in the county tournament The 25-year-old added another major feather to his cap two weeks ago with his third-place finish in the New York State Mid-Amateur Championship, played Sept. 21-23 at Leatherstocking Golf Club in Cooperstown. A graduate of Odessa-Montour Central School who later attended St. John's University and was a walk-on on the basketball team, Lynch fired a 54-hole total of 6-under-par 210, two shots behind winner Jim Roy of Syracuse.

Lynch had rounds of 71, 70 and 69; he held the lead briefly during the final round, before Roy came back to win for the second time in three years. Lynch was one of three local golfers, all representing Newman, to finish in the top The Associated Press The Jets' Curtis Martin leaves Bills defenders behind as he scores a second-quarter TD in fie Jets '42-36 victory. Corner Poll, scores, 7B Texas in Dallas. The Lone- horns (4-1) tumbled from No. 5 to No.

1 1 after the loss. Nebraska (6-0) remained No. 4 with two first-place votes after its 48-14 win over Iowa State. Oregon (5-0) jumped two places to No. 5 off its 63- 28 victory at Arizona.

With Iennessee losing to Georgia and falling seven spots to No. 13, Virginia Tech moved up two places to No. 6, followed by No. 7 UCLA, No. 8 Fresno State (one first-place vote), No.

9 South Carolina and No. 10 Washington. Florida was No. 1 in the AP preseason poll despite receiv ing fewer first-place votes than Miami. But the Hurricanes moved to the top spot in the second regular-season rankings after opening with a win at renn Mate on Sept.

1. Ihe Gators also opened that day with a win over Marshall. The Bowl Championship Series, which use the AP poll and coaches poll, eight comput er ratings, strength-ot-schedule and won-loss records in its formula, releases its first standings on Uct. IS. 1 he top two teams in the hnal BCS standings will play for a national championship in the Rose Bowl.

Winston Cup race NASCAR refused to let Marlin take the customary victory lap. He instead drove straight to the winner's circle, carrying the flag out his window. This was the second victory of the season for Marlin and the third for a Dodge, which made its return to NASCAR this season after a 15-year absence. Ward Burton, the other Dodge driver to win a race this season, finished third. Results, Page 7B.

2nd at NYS mid-am 10 in the annual event, which featured 70 of the top amateur golfers in the state. Don Van Gorder, a six-time city and county champion, finished in eighth place with a three-round total of 3-over 219. And Ed Mazza, who finished ahead of Lynch in both the city and county tourneys this year and has won a record 11 city titles, wound up tied for ninth at 4-over 220. Van Gorder had rounds of 75, 73 and 71; Mazza's rounds were 72, 73 and 75. No other club had more than two of its players finish in the top 20.

Mazza's brother, Elmira doctor Bruno Mazza, finished tied for 11th, one shot behind his sibling on rounds of 76, 71 and 74. Roy and Lynch were the only two players in the event to play all three rounds under par. The only other two players to finish under par for 54 holes were local favorites Bruce Miller (212) and George Zahringer III (215). It's a good day to rest up from the weekend, and get ready for busy high school Tuesday. win reports.

'Wife By CHRISTOPHER FEAVER Journal Staff ITHACA The Lehigh football team came to East Hill on Saturday winners of 35 of its last 36 regular-season games, a No. 8 Division I-A'V ranking and a scoring differential of 44.3 to 1 1.3 in its three games this season. When they left, the Mountain Hawks had the expected victory under their belt over winless Cornell, but only after a struggle that proved far more difficult than one could have anticipated. After four lead changes in Brock trips I By TOM FLEISCHMAN Journal Staff ITHACA As it did nine days ago at Springfield, the Ithaca College football team found itself on the short end of the scoreboard Saturday against Brockport State. And as it did nine days ago, the Bombers had a reversal of fortunes in the second half against the Golden Eagles, scoring three unanswered touchdowns to turn an 18-point deficit into a one-point lead with lO'i minutes left.

But this time, unlike the one-point win at Springfield, it was Ithaca's opponent who had the hnal say. h-v i fit the second half," said Cornell coach Tim Pendergast, whose team dropped to 0-3. "Lehigh played a heck of a game. They fought and clawed. They kept coming back, yet we did the same thing." Lehigh is equally potent on both the ground and in the air, and was so again on Saturday.

Led by quarterback Brandt Hall, the Mountain Hawks generated 438 total yards, 204 on the ground and 234 in the air. Hall rushed for 42 yards on 11 carries while completing 16-of-31 passes for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Lehigh's leading rusher was y- Brockport (5-1) defeated Ithaca for the second straight time; the Golden Eagles crushed the Bombers last year, 27-7, in Rochester. See ITHACA, 7B spread of the U.S. military attacks on Afghanistan.

Arena didn't hesitate to tell the players, and some of them were misty-eyed during the national anthem. "Once the whistle began, I didn't think about what was happening in the outside world at all," Moore said. Because of military action, ABC dropped its telecast of the game, meaning the fans in the stadium on a cool and blustery afternoon were the only ones to witness the U.S. clinching a World Cup berth on home soil for the first time. Dave Wilson, who gained 82 yards on 20 carries before being knocked out of the game due to a knee injury along the Cornell sideline with Lehigh trailing 21-17.

Interestingly, Wilson's injury proved to be a great motivator for Lehigh, Hall said. "I think what kind of fueled the fire, it was something a Cornell player said (to Wilson) when he was laying on the sideline (hurt)," said Hall. "I don't even want to say what he said. To me sportsmanship shouldn't be like that. If a guy See BIG RED, 5B NFL Giants defeat 'Skins Jlie Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J.

Damon Washington, limited to one carry in two NFL seasons, stepped in for injured Ron Dayne on Sunday and helped the New York Giants escape with a 23-9 victory over the winless Washington Redskins. "I didn't envision that I was going to be the guy today," he said. "I was ready to go there and do whatever I had to do to keep the flag flying for the running backs." Washington, who spent last season on special teams, ran for 90 yards on 25 carries. He saved a Giants offense that was stalled against the Redskins, who had the worst-ranked defense in the league. He carried three times for 10 yards in the first half and then, with Dayne sidelined by a sprained neck, drove the Giants to the game's only offensive touchdown.

New York's Jason Sehorn sealed the victory with a 34-yard interception return against Tony Banks with 2:57 left. It was his second interception of the game. Morten Andersen hit a wind-aided 50-yard field goal to give the Giants an early 3-0 lead. Cornell Football Saturday: Lehigh 38, Cornell 35 Record: 0-3 overall, 0-1 Ivy League Next game: Saturday vs. Harvard, 1 p.m.

the third quarter, Lehigh scored touchdowns on three straight possessions all beginning on the Cornell 43-yard line and held off a typical last-minute Big Red rally IC Football Saturday: Brockport 24, Ithaca 22 Record: 4-1 Next game: Saturday at St. Lawrence, 1 p.m. Todd Freelove's 19-yard field goal with 17 seconds to play spoiled Ithaca's Family Weekend comeback as Brockport pulled out a 24-22 victory before a windswept Butterfield Stadium crowd of 3,056. It was the first loss of the Soccer The huddle of American players started jumping up and down. Fans still left from the crowd of 40,483 waved the Stars and Stripes and cheered.

The trip to the World Cup was on. The United States clinched a berth with one qualifier to spare. "We have so many kids playing soccer," Moore said. "For them not having this team in the World Cup would have been devastating" In the 80th minute A port ftlICi EVE STEELEJoumal Staff Ithaca's T.J. Jalbert, 56, and Robert Truman, 29, corral Brockport halfback Seth Thomas, 38, Saturday at Butter-field Stadium.

Brockport beat Itliaca, 24-22. U.S. wins to clinch Cup berth On This Date Oct 8, 1994 Sophomore Chad Levitt rushed 30 times for a then-career-high 227 yards and scored a touchdown as the Cornell football team rallied past Harvard, 18-13, at Cambridge, Mass. Levitt's one-yard run with 1:06 to play was the game-winning score. Quarterback Steve Joyce completed 14 of 19 passes for 168 yards and a score, and backup tailback Terry Smith added 102 yards on 17 tries for the Big Red.

Top TV NFL Football St. Louis at Detroit, 9 p.m., ABC More television, 7B Best Bets season for Ithaca (4-1), which will look to rebound this weekend at winless St. Lawrence. The Saints were beaten, 21-14, on Saturday by St. John Fisher a team which was manhandled by Ithaca, 52-0.

the Americans were tied with Jamaica, which could have pushed them to the brink of elimination. Seventeen minutes later, If they were in next year's 32-nation field. "It's a funny game," U.S. coach Bruce Arena said, unable to keep a grin from filling his face. About 90 minutes before the start of the game, news I'Vyl ft Arena By RONALD BLUM Vie Associated Press FOXBORO, Mass.

The U.S. players huddled in the north end of Foxboro Stadium, waiting. They had just beaten Ja maica 2-1 Sunday on Joe-Max Moore's tiebreaking penalty kick in the 81st minute, but they stayed on the field to await their fate. Three minutes later, Costa Rica finished a scoreless tie against Mexico. A minute after that, Trinidad and Tobago upset Honduras 1-0.

The schedule is nearly bare today, save for Cornell's noon field hockey match at Lafayette. From staff and a.