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2S Saturday, May 22, 1993 SPORTS QUAD-CITY TIMES SPORTS I BRIEF Richardson turns down Hawks, will stay in Arkansas Razorbacks coach is convinced that he is in right place for now FAYETTE VILLE, Ark, (AP) Arkansas basketball coach Nolan Richardson talked to the Atlanta Hawks on Friday, but will stay put. "After meeting with them and listening to what if Barbam advances St. Ambrose track star Ann Barham advanced to today's semifinals in the 200 dash at the NAIA Na- tional meet in Abbotsfbrd, British Columbia, at Simon Fraser University. Barham finished fourth in her section, with a time of 25.57 seconds. Each of the four section winners plus the next 1 2 fastest times advanced.

St Ambrose's men's entrants did not fare as well. Jess Aesoph (800 run), Chris Wise (200 dash) and Adaryll Allen-Davis (400 run) all failed to qualify for the semifinals. Moline's Hazen picks school Moline High School senior Mike Hazen has signed a national letter of intent to play football at Northeast Missouri State University. Hazen, a 6-foot-2, 2 1 5-pound linebacker, was an all-Western Big Six selection last faH while earning second team ail-metro honors. He recorded 42 tackles and three interceptions while helping Coach Oan McGuire's team win the league title.

4 they had to say, I more convinced than ever that I'm at the right place," Richardson said in a release from the UA athletic department. "I'm happy at Arkansas and this is where I need to be." Richardson said he met with the general manager and the vice president of the Hawks. He did not disclose the location of the meeting, but said he would be back in Fayet- Softball players have been named to the National Softball Coaches Association all-Mideast Region first or second team. The Hawkeye honorees are pitcher Karen Jackson, outfielder Kim Davis and designated player Katy Morgan, named to the first team, and shortstop Jenny Roe and outfielder Tasha Reents named to the second team. Davis was a former Maquoketa, Iowa prep, while Morgan is a sophomore from Muscatine, Iowa.

California's Michele Granger threw her riseball past a bewildered-but-swinging Long Beach State outfielder Friday to set the NCAA single-season softball strikeout record. Granger brought her imposing 5-foot-l 1 frame back and threw the ball past Gia Wilkerson in the fourth inning for her 470th strikeout this season. She finished the day with 472. Despite Granger's milestone, Cal lost 5-2. TENNIS Stich sparks Germans DUSSELDORF, Germany Michael Stich humbled Stefan Edberg 6-2, 6-0 to lead Germany past Sweden, 2-1, and into the finals of the World Team Cup.

TRACK AND FIELD Olympian Myricks will retire NEW YORK Long jumper Larry Myricks, a four-time Olympian and the 1988 bronze medalist, said bad that even if I'm dumb about it, it will still work out," Helton said. "I'm dirt-road smart and abrasive at times, but my heart is genuine and my word is good and I love big, tough, ugly men." Helton resigned as offensive line coach with the Miami Dolphins to accept his first head coaching job. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Sean Sutton returns to Okie State STILLWATER, Okla. Sean Sutton will return to Oklahoma State to be an assistant coach for his father, Eddie Sutton. The younger Sutton, who played for Oklahoma State for two years, was an assistant at Mississippi last year.

COLLEGE WRESTLING Sooners coach steps down OKLAHOMA CITY Oklahoma wrestling coach Stan Abel will be reassigned within the athletic department effective June 1 Both Abel, the object of a brief revolt by some of his wrestlers earlier this year, and Athletic Director Donnie Duncan said he was not forced out. Abel will work in development as a fund-raiser for the wrestling program, Duncan said. COLLEGE SOFTBALL 5 Hawks earn honors EVANSTON, 111. Five University of Iowa Richardson teviue on Sunday night. "I wanted to meet with them as soon as possible," -Richardson said.

"I knew before I went I was not interested in moving, but it was professional courtesy to see what they had to say." he will retire from track and field after this season because he no longer can reach "a certain level you have to attain" to be competitive. Ohio State sprinter Chris Nelloms was released from a hospital and said he plans on running in the Big Ten track and field championships at Michigan State today. Nelloms, the Big Ten and NCAA 200 meters champion indoors, collapsed Thursday after a brief warmup at Ohio Stadium. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Houston hires Kim Helton HOUSTON Kim Helton became the head foot-! ball coach at the University of Houston, calling himself "dirt-road smart" and vowing to build the Cougars football program into a national power, i "I have the knowledge to do it and the 'want to' so GOLF ROUNDUP New Zealander maintains lead Kite is only 2 strokes back POTOMAC, Md. (AP) Grant Waite shot a 4-under-par 67 at the Kemper Open to put himself in an unprecedented position Friday on top of the leader-board after the second round of a PGA tournament.

Waite's 9-under 133 total at the MIDWEST LEAGUE Diamonds cut down Bandits WATERLOO, Iowa The Waterloo Diamonds only got three hits Friday, but that was all they needed as they took a Midwest League game away from the Quad-City River Bandits, 4-2, in the first game of a twinbill. Waterloo completed the sweep with a 5-1 win in the nightcap. With two outs and the bases loaded in the fifth inning of the opener, the Diamonds' Bobby Bonds Jr. cracked a triple to right-centerfield, scoring three, and giving Waterloo all they needed. The Diamonds had two batters reach on fielder's choices and one batter hit by a pitch to load the bases.

The runs were all unearned off Quad-City starter Jamie Walker (0-5), who struck out five and walked none in the loss. The Bandits were able to score in the first inning to start things off. Vince Roman doubled, and advanced to third on a throwing error by Bonds, then scored on a Tim Evans single. A Jimmy Gonzalez single scored Evans. In the second game, Eddy Ramos, who broke a nine-game hitting streak in the first game, singled and scored the Bandits lone run in the second inning on a Brian McGlone groundout.

The Diamonds scored nine runs on the day on seven hits and left just four batters on base in the dou-bleheader. First game Diamonds 4, River Bandits 2 If U. I I 1 I halfway point gave him a two-shot lead over Tom Kite, who had six birdies en route to a 65. Kite, making the cut for the first time in 1 jM v. I ft i He finished with five pars around a birdie on No.

16. "I didn't hit the ball as well as I would have liked the first four or five holes, but after that I got into a little more of a rhythm," Waite said. "I kept the ball in play, hit a few good shots, made a few putts and here I am again." Bell Atlantic Classic MALVERN, Pa. Despite six birdies by Rocky Thompson in his opening-round 65 at the Bell Atlantic Classic seniors tournament, it was a par that most thrilled him. Thompson, two strokes ahead of Bob Charles and three ahead of defending champion Lee Trevino and Jim Colbert, pushed his second shot on the 488-yard par-5 14th into the rough, under trees.

His only hope: punch the ball into a trap and hope it skipped through the bunker onto the green. It worked. Two hops through the sand, and it trickled onto the green. Two putts later, he had his par. He birdied the next two holes.

"That ball was screaming into that bunker," Thompson, 53, said with a chuckle after his 5-under-par round at the Chester Valley Golf Club. "If it goes too high, it flies over the green and out into the street," said Thompson, winner of two Senior PGA Tour events in four years. He was winless on the PGA Tour. "I was more thrilled with that par than any of the birdies," he said. "It was a gutsy shot." Grouped at 1 -under were Dave Stockton, Jim Albus, Al Geiberger and Walt Zembriski.

Lady Keystone Open HERSHEY, Pa. Brandie Burton had four birdies, but it was a par-saving gamble on the final hole that preserved her lead in the opening round of the LPGA's $400,000 Lady Keystone Open. Burton carded a 68, and led upstart Jen Myers, Tina Barrett and Julie Larsen by one stroke after her 4-under-par performance. Italian Open MODENA, Italy David Gilford of England shot a 6-under-par 66 in the second round to move into a three-stroke lead in the Italian Open with a 131 total. Seve Ballesteros was tied for second with Jose Coceres of Argentina and England's Steven Richardson.

Drhn Waite four tournaments since a back injury in March, twice saved par with some brilliant putting. "It was a pleasing day on the greens," Kite said. "I haven't been able to work as hard as I would have liked. I had no idea what to expect." Kite took five weeks off with two herniated disks before returning last week for the Byron Nelson Classic, where he lasted only two rounds. Jeff Maggert, Steve Lamontagne, Tim Conley, Kelly Gibson and David Ogrin were at 137, while four players were at 138.

Defending champion Bill Glasson shot a 73 for a 147 total and missed the cut of 144. Kite is the only player among the top seven on the leaderboard who has won a PGA event. Waite, a New Zealand native in his second year on the tour, has not finished better than fourth and has not arned a paycheck of more than $12,000. But he put himself in position for the $234,000 top prize with a round that included five birdies and his first bogey of the tournament. Waite took a one-shot lead into Friday's play, then moved 7-under with birdies on Nos.

2 and 8. He took a bogey on the par-3 9th hole after overshooting the green off the tee, but rebounded with birdies on two of the next three holes. atrhbi 3 0 13 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 110 3 0 11 3 10 0 2 10 0 2 0 0 0 110 0 3 110 Bondscf 4 111 Baberrf 3 0 10 Brims 4 0 2 1 Rosartoc 2 0 0 0 Roberts 3 0 0 0 Fantauzzl lb 3 0 0 0 Bushzt) 2 0 0 0 DeLeonSb 0 0 0 0 Carrions 3 0 0 0 1 5 Totott Roman rf Evans cf eotab Gonzalez Ramos 3b Rndnlt wmsiow lb Linares dh Centenopr McGlone ss Tonus Quoa-cmn Waterloo 23 4 3 4 204 600 0-2 ON Ml 4 McGlone, Waker, Bonds, Fantauzzl LOB Quod-CMts Waterloo 2. Roman, BaL 38 Bands, Rosario. SB T.

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DP OuodOties LOB Quod-dries Si Dwight Smith is singing a happy song these days watirooz. Stewart. RE IS SO Ouad-CHIes Rose (L, 0-1) 4 1 1 1 7 WaktranfW) 7 4 I HBP Roberts (bv Rose), Mlnchk (by Rose). Umpires Mark Esou, Ken KoDoM. In 1984, when Smith was told he'd been drafted, he didn't hear what his coach was saying.

Drafted? Me? "I thought I was going into the army," Smith said. "Turned out, I I was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays. I'd never even heard of them." Since 1989, when he hit .324, the highest average by a Cubs rookie in 67 years, we've This was not the kind of label the would-be singer had in mind. But the label was justified as long as Smith was playing left or right field. When Smith began playing center field, he looked like a different player like a player who was back in tune.

"Being in center field, you see the ball straight on, and see where the catcher sets up," Smith said. "You're more in the game, and you've got all that room to run. It's fun." Like being on center stage, with an audience watching your every move. For a while, it was questionable if Smith would continue playing on any stage. He hit a soft .262 in 1990, then went down the batting scale to .228 in just 167 at-bats in 1991.

The Cubs sent Smith to the minors for a week early last season but that was no big deal. He said he bottomed out after the '91 season. "I'd never hit .228, never hit that low in my life. After the season, I went down to Puerto Rico (to play winter ball). I couldn't sit around the house crying about it, I had to better myself." Smith hit.

276 in a part-time role last year. This season, he's near .400 as a platoon player. "I love it; he's making me look good," said Lefebvre, who uses the lefthanded-hitting Smith in the leadoff spot against righthanded pitching. "And he's a great guy. He never griped and moaned about his role.

He will kid, though. Like one time in Atlanta he asked me, 'Am I on the disabled Actually, Smith will moan, but in his own way. "If a guy goes Smith, smiling, "I'll give him alittle bit of the blues moan. The guys usually get a giggle out of that." Teammates take him seriously. "He's the most popular guy on the club," said outfielder Derrick May.

"He's always got guys laughing on the bus. He keeps everybody loose. When we lost Andre Dawson (after last season) we lost a leader, but Dwight Smith's been a leader." And what does the Cubs' King of Blues say about this? "If leading off and doing well, and being gregarious and having fun is what a leader is, I guess I am. Hey, it's 162 games. You've got to find a way to make people smile." Smith hasn't given up on music.

He hopes to cut an album, or at least a single, this winter. "I sang every Sunday in the church choir. Every Sunday, Mama had me going. But I thank God for putting me in the major leagues." Outfielder dreamed of being a musician By Don Wade EVANSVILIE COURIER Dwight Smith's first ambition was to be a rhythm and blues singer a little bit of Stevie Wonder, a touch of Kenny Loggins and a dash of Michael McDonald. i So when Smith went to Spartanburg Methodist College, music was his major and his life.

Baseball? Merely an amusing diversion, a practical means to a musical end. "My dream was to be that big musician," said Smith, a Chicago Cubs outfielder. "I was using baseball because of the scholarship, be-; cause my mother couldn't pay for college. Then I found out I was good enough." But the idea took getting used to. Clinton slips past Peoria PEORIA, 111.

Clinton's road trip has finally come to an end, and the Giants ended it on a positive note as they defeated the Peoria Chiefs 3-2 Friday in Midwest League baseball. Clinton (19-17) has played 16 of its last 18 games away from River-view Stadium in Clinton, but will play there today against Fort Wayne. Clinton 3, Peoria 2 Cllnten Ill ON 440 34 1 Peoria 100 OH 041 -272 Andy Heck man, Marino Castillo 17) and Mlkt Cava nouoh; Ben Burllnaomo, Anthony Lee (') and Glen Raasch. Two or mor hits Peorlo, Roosch 3. 7B Clinton, Kevin Wong; Peorlo, Raasch.

HR Clinton, Charles Allmena: Peoria, Tim Stuthelt. I Smith heard little of Dwight Smith. He fell right off the charts and into the baseball bargain bin. "He came on real big that first year, helped them win the National League East, and then he just kind of got lost in the shuffle," Cubs Manager Jim Lefebvrefsaid. "And he got labeled a bad outfielder." Tracy Ealy; Peorlo, Clinton, Aiimno, Raasch.

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