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UPDATE BBORTO Cavs climb a big Hill to victory D-2 Close encounter UH gets ready for Nike Festival D-3 Finding a health club to stay fit D-5 Thursday, December 1 5, 1 994 Star-Bulletin Section (8D.ira.IP reunoon A 17 The ex-Rainbows will be side by side on the NFC stars' offensive line ByBillKwon Star-Bulletitf Former University of Hawaii teammates Jesse Sapolu of the San Francisco 49ers and Mark Tuinei of the Dallas Cowboys have been selected to play in the Pro Bowl on Feb. 5 at Aloha Stadium, the Star-Bulletin has learned. They will be playing for the National Conference All-Stars against their American Conference counterparts on Feb. 5 at the Aloha Stadium. The official announcement of the Pro Bowl teams selected by the players, coaches and fans was scheduled on ESPN this afternoon.

It will be Sapolu's second straight appearance in the Pro Bowl, but at a different position. He was a center when he was chosen last season. This time he'll be playing guard. "I guess I'm surprised. I don't know how many have made it at two different positions two years in a row.

It's an honor," Sapolu said. A quick look at the Pro Bowl's all-time roster lists Houston's Bruce Matthews as the only other player to have made it at two different positions in consecutive years. What surprised Sapolu even more was that he thought he had sacrificed his chances of making the Pro Bowl by switching to guard when asked by the five Super Bowl rings. It will mark a Hawaii first for the Pro Bowl, which has been held here since 1980. Last season, Sapolu was the first former Rainbow to play in the Pro Bowl before hometown fans at Aloha Stadium.

Now he'll be joined by Tuinei. Tuinei was told about his selection after today's practice. "It's crazy to think I made it in my 12th season," he said. "It's just great." Ten other Dallas players were named to the NFC team: quarterback Troy Aikman, running back Emmitt Smith, wide receiver Michael Irvin, fullback Daryl Johnston, guard Nate Newton, center Mark Stepnoski, tight end Jay Novacek, defensive back Darren Woodson and defensive linemen Charles Haley and Leon Lett 49ers. "I sacrificed to get to the Super BowL This now makes it doubly sweeter even more so since Tui also made it" This will be the first Pro Bowl appearance for the (Hoot 5, 305-pound Tuinei, who has been the Cowboys' starting left tackle for the last nine years.

"I'm happy for Tui," Sapolu said. "We came out of UH together, we went to the combine together and nobody thought we'd make it in the NFL. I was drafted in the 11th round, Mark was a free agent "It shows you don't have to go to the bigger schools to make it in the NFL. Just check out the left side of the NFC team in the Pro BowL" Between the two of them they have MM- Price-White, Ituiioyama, Hoe in UH's donor circle They'll be feted at the Rainbows' game against North Carolina ByBillKwon Star-Bulletin Larry Price, who played and coached football for the University of Hawaii, was joined by three other athletes as the 1994 inductees to the UH Circle of Honor. Also named to the select group in a luncheon today at the Bank of Hawaii were: Jeris White, an Ail-American defensive back who went on to play for the Miami Dolphins and the Washington Redskins.

Dr. Roy Kuboyama, the first from the University of Hawaii to win an NCAA title when he captured the national 112-pound (flyweight) boxing crown in 1952. Ivanelle Hoe, a former world record-holder in swimming. They will be honored in a half-time ceremony at the UH-North Associated Press Massachusetts' Inus Norville, right, is pressured by Princeton defender Steve Goodrich last night. UMass won, 88-67.

College basketball on Page 0-3. Yankees get McDowell NEW YORK The New York Yankees acquired right-hander Jack McDowell from the Chicago White Sox yesterday for a minor-league pitcher and a player to be named later. McDowell, 28, was 10-9 with a 3.73 ERA last season after winning the 1993 AL Cy Young Award when he was 22-10 with a 3.37 ERA. Chicago received Keith Heberling, a 22-year-old left-hander who ended last season with Albany in the Eastern League. 1 Today, the Yankees also signed free agent Tony Fernandez, a former all-star shortstop who was unhappy at third base last season with Cincinnati.

He signed a two-year contract for $3 million. Morris will stay with Cincinnati CINCINNATI The Cincinnati Reds today signed first baseman Hal Morris to a one-year contract for $3.3 million. Morris led the Reds in batting last season with a .335 average. New NFL teams sign first players The Jacksonville Jaguars and Carolina Panthers signed their first players in franchise history today. The Jacksonville signees are defensive linemen Chris Williams, Ricky Sutton, Jason Simmons, Ernie Logan and Ferric Collons; offensive linemen Greg Huntington and Rickie Shaw; wide eceivef Shannon Baker; running back Randy Jordan, and linebacker Hillary Butler, Carolina signed running backs Tony Smith and Randy Cuthbert, wide receivers Willie Green and Eric Weir; tight ends Matthew Campbell and Lawyer Tillman, tackles Kevin Farkas and Mike Finn, and guards Carlson Leomiti and Darryl 1 1 From Star-Bulletin news services A i if A Carolina basket- ball game next They will be Thursday at the UH Special Events Arena.

honored in -a half time Brunton has played with pain for But a nagging knee injury might force her to join Cockett on the shelf By Cindy Luis Star-Bulletin TO redshirt or not to redshirt That is the burning question for Tania Brunton, the lone senior on the University of Hawaii women's basketball team. Brunton knows how badly the Wa-hine need her leadership and consistency, especially after the debilitating news last week that sophomore guard Nani "Maika" Cockett is out for the season with a knee injury. But Brunton, who suffered the same injury as Cockett's last June, also knows she can offer even more next season when both she and Cockett should be fully recovered from torn ligaments decision will be made after Tuesday night's game," said Brunton, allowed by the NCAA to participate in eight games before declaring this a redshirt season, "It's really up to the coaches as to what they want me to do. t'? "I can put aside the pain as long as I know I'm helping the team by being out there." Even at 80 percent, Brunton is having a good year by most accounts. She is second in team scoring with a 17-point average and tied for second in rebounds with a 5.2 average.

Still, it's not the senior year the New Zealand native had envisioned. Especially since her summer had started out so promising with an outstanding performance with her national team at the World Championships, i Brunton, who scored 21 points in a 97-47 loss to the U.S., was working out with the New Zealand team when she went one way and her left knee went the other. "It was just a practice, and it all happened so quickly Brunton, who suffered torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments. "I was working on this fake move and it kind of buckled. It was completely torn.

"I knew it was bad, and my first thought was, 'Will I ever walk My second thought was of my teammates back in Hawaii." The Wahine coaching staff didn't expect her to rehabilitate as quickly as she did. But Brunton worked out daily from 6:30 a.m. until noon, determined to play. She also had plenty of support from her teammates, especially Cockett who had torn up her knee in high school. Cockett returned eight months after surgery to earn 1994 Big West Freshman of the Year ceremony at the 'YOUMAKE THE CALL Price is the on-.

ly Rainbow ever named captain of the UH football team for three consecu Reaction to Rodman How do you feel about San UH-North Carolina basketball game next Thursday attheUH Special Events Arena. tive years (1962-64). He was an assistant -coach for the Rainbows under Clark Shaugnes-sy and Dave Holmes and took over as head coach for the 1 1974, 75 and 76 Antonio Spurs player Dennis Rodman? Call: 545-5867 until 8 tonight only. Leave: Your full name, telephone 4 number, the area you live in and a brief reason for your answer. A BV CKA1G T.

KOJIMA, Star-Bulletin Tania Brunton faces a tough decision about her immediate basketball future. reporter may call you back. QUOTE honors. "Maika was always there, encouraging me and pushing me, because she knew what it was going to take to let me play again," said Brunton. "We became close last was the first year with the program for both of us and, the way the substitutions went, we usually went in together and played opposite each other.

"And now that she's not coming back I try not to think about it I want to be on the same team with her again, but I may be needed more this season." With the loss of six seniors and four starters from last year's team, Brunton IS Hawaii's experience. Although the transfer from California's Alan Hancock Junior College was only fifth in scoring for the Wahine last season, the team relied heavily on her quickness, instinct and court savvy. "could be the premier small forward in the conference," Wahine coach Vince Goo said of Brunton. "We hadn't planned on having her back this season, but she worked out hard every day to make it back." Still, there is a question as to whether it wouldn't be better to have Brunton sit out and come back next year at full strength. With Brunton and Cockett in the lineup, the Wahine front line was very solid; with them gone, Hawaii is very young and vulnerable.

"I'm glad that some decision will be made soon," said Brunton. "I have to know what kind of goals to set I want to do what will help the team the most "But whatever is decided, I'll be all right with it" Brunton, who turns 21 on Dec. 28, plans to make basketball a part of her future. She hopes to help New Zealand qualify for the 2000 Olympics in Australia and to play professionally. "As long as I'm dribbling a basketball, I'm going to be happy," she said.

seasons. He is now a popular radio personality. White, a graduate of Radford High School, was a three-year starter at defensive back and was named to the Time magazine and Sporting News All-America teams in his senior year. He was drafted in the second round by Miami and was on Washington's 1982 Super Bowl champion team. Kuboyama went on to get his medical degree from the University of Wisconsin and was president of the Hawaii Medical Association in 1979.

His son, Clint is a wide receiver on the UH football team. Hoe set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly in 1955 with a time of 1:15.7. She also won the 250-yard breaststroke event in the U.S. Women's Indoor national championships in Beverly Hills, in 1957. Having retired as a physical education instructor at Castle High School five years ago, Hoe now does volunteer work for the Special Olympics and the Job Corps.

don't consider myself a sloppy, fat person. I consider myself a person that if I get rid of my gut and my love handles, then I'd probably be a pretty lean guy. Keith Rucker, the Cincinnati Bengals' 332-pound defensive tackle. EasehaS. oivsiers ready to impose salary cap QNiTHEAIR Today's TV highlights 1 PRIME Soccer English League 2 p.m.

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They left little doubt they would declare an impasse and impose a cap. "We remain deadlocked at this time over the central issue of cost control" said John Harrington, the chief negotiator for the owners. "The union has refused to make any proposal on the critical issue of linking player costs to gross revenue." Since owners reopened the labor contract on Dec 7, 1992, union head Donald Fehr has predicted owners would attempt to impose a cap. Four rounds of talks under the supervision of former Labor Secretary J. Usery, appointed in mid-October by the Clinton administration, produced scant progress.

"Sure there's disappointment but I dont think any of us are surprised by where we're at" Atlanta Braves pitcher Their expected course of action likely will trigger a long, heated legal battle By Ronald Blum Associated Presa CHICAGO The baseball world was expected to be turned upside down today. Three months and a day after the World Series was canceled for the first time in 90 years, owners planned to impose a salary cap wiping out salary arbitration and provoking a nasty and lengthy legal battle with their players. "The salary cap ruins free agency and there's no price on freedom," pitcher Orel Hershiser said yesterday after negotiations collapsed In Rye Brook, N.Y. Players, who struck the final 52 days and 669 games of last season, have vowed to the walkout next year unless owners agree to preserve Tom Glavine said. "We're trying to maintain what little amount of freedom we have." If owners impose a cap Baltimore owner Peter Angelos is the only announced opponent of the move they would eliminate salary arbitration, which has existed since 1974.

And they would force some teams to cut as much as $5.6 million from their payrolls next season. They also would eliminate rules that limit the amount a player's salary can be cut and insert clauses into contracts requiring each player to make 20 free promotional appearances per year. In short It would change just about everything about the game except balls and strikes. The union would challenge such a move as early as today, asking the National Labor Relations Board to seek an injunction in federal court on grounds that there is no impasse and that owners haven't bargained in good faith. The NLRB ruled against owners yes-.

4 terday, announcing it will file two unfair labor practice complaints, alleging that management illegally failed to make a $7.8 million contribution in August to the union's benefit plan. "If we end up having to file another charge that they haven't bargained in good faith, we'll be filing before an agency that's determined they haven't bargained in good faith at least in one Instance," said union lawyer Doyle Pry-or, who called the decision "very significant" Management lawyer Chuck O'Connor tried to downplay the event as routine, saying the NLRB decided to go ahead with the action because of inconsistencies in the facts of the case. Usery said last week that he urged owners not to impose a cap, saying it would make his job more difficult. He took a softer approach during his news conference following the break-off. "That is a decision for the ownership to do," Usery said.

"Even if they implement they still have to reach an agree-. ment" Today 's prime time TV listings, Page B-2.