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Uo wisecracks now Keith Olbermann, who brought a witty and sarcastic edge to ESPN's popular is leaving the cable network because he's a single guy who wants to live in New York. C2 Interleaguo games Kansas City 6, Houston 2 N.Y. Yankees 3, N.Y. Mets 2 (10) Chi. White Sox 3, Chicago Cubs Cincinnati 5, Cleveland 2 Milwaukee 8, St Louis 4 Inside I Yn Basketball C3 Baseball C4-5 Scoreboard C6 Thursday, June 19, 1997 Outdoors report C7 Austin golf C8 A I v' L'Kr 3-run blast by-Galarraga, bases-loaded walk dooms Rangers closer in 9th inning By John Mossman Associated Press Ml sit tJ DENVER In his first visit ed it.

On Tuesday night, he struck out Galarraga in a similar situation. "Last night it worked," said Wetteland (4-1). "Today I tried the same thing. The ball didn't stay up. If anything, it was down.

I wanted another foot on that ball. He did a heck of a job hitting the pitch." Wetteland, who pitched in the NL for Montreal before Coors Field opened, refused to blame the ballpark for his sudden failings. "It's not a silly park," he said. "The ball flies, but the dimensions are huge. That ball goes out of many of them." Wetteland pitched in his fifth straight game.

That doesn't bode well for tjie Rangers, who begin a four-game series tonight against Seattle at the Ballpark in Arlington for leadership in the American League West. The Rangers will bring a tired closer into the showdown, which starts with Mariners ace Randy Johnson (10-1) against Ken Hill (4-4). vV Colorado, which won for the second time in six interleague games, scored three runs off Wetteland in the ninth on Tuesday But Galarraga's strikeout against Wetteland stunted the rally as the Rangers won 10-8 in 11 innings. "Last night, he threw me a couple of fastballs inside and high, and then threw me a slider in for the strikeout," Galarraga said. "Today, he threw me two fastballs again, and I was waiting for the slider." In the ninth, Ellis Burks reached on shortstop Benji Gil's throwing error and Larry Walker singled for his third hit.

Galarraga then tied it with his opposite-field homer to right, his 19th. Wetteland gave up a double to Dante Bichette and walked Vinny Castilla intentionally. The Rockies loaded the bases when Kirt Manwaring laid down a sacrifice bunt and Wetteland was late with his throw to third. Weiss worked the count to 3-2 and, after fouling off two pitches, drew thet game-winning walk off Wetteland who blew his fourth save in 19 oppor-j tunities this season. Ivan Rodriguez went three for fourj with two RBls for the Rangers, who lost for the first time in five games.

Rodriguez's two-run single past a drawn-in infield in the ninth had given the Rangers a 9-6 lead. The Rangers came undone with two errors in the seventh and another 'in the ninth, fueling Colorado's rally 3 Texas starter Darren Oliver hit a( two-run single in his first major-, league at-bat, chopping a single. The Rangers, meanwhile, roughed up Colorado starter Jamey Wright, who was, shipped to the minors after the game, A i Coors Field, John Wetteland learned why it is a pitcher's nightmare. Wetteland gave up a three-run homers to Andres Galarraga and a bases-loaded walk to Walt Weiss in the ninth inning Wednesday, giving the Colorado Rockies a 10-9 win over the Texas Rangers. Wetteland, who had allowed just three runs in 28 innings all season before the Colorado series, said the home-run pitch wasn't where he want David ZalubowskfAP Texas' Will Clark pleads for mercy to Vinny Castilla after almost being caught off third base during the third inning.

Jordan should just play ball (with Pippen) ake no mistake. I like Mike. I like 4 1 1 what Mike likes winning, pizza, ll shiny trophies, Scottie Pippen, baseball. I don't like Jerry. But then I don't know Jerry Reinsdorf, the Chicago Bulls owner.

But who likes owners? Remember, we've been subjected to Bud Adams and Jerry Jones in this state. Jordan is, unequivocably, the greatest basketball player ever on this planet and above it. No debate, no i ,1 contest. No one, not Wilt, not Russell, not Abdul-Jabbar, not Magic nor Larry could do what Jordan has done. He is simply that good, that dominating, that strong-willed a personality that he can-beat a team with his belly in the sickbed.

Kirk Boms tone Stars advance in U.S. Cup By Steve Habel American-Statesman Correspondent The one thing the Austin Lone Stars were wary of entering their U.S. Open Cup match Wednesday against Tucson was a lack of intensity after winning six consecutive United Systems of Inde-; pendent Soccer Leagues games. But Gabe Jones made sure there was no letdown. Jones, a former St.

Edward's University star who has played for the Dallas Burn in Major League Soccer this' season, scored three goals to lead Austin to a 4-2 first-round win in front of 1,627 fans at Nelson Field. In the U.S. Open Cup, top amateur and profes-' sional teams compete for the national soccer championship and $100,000 in prize money Austin is one of eight teams from the 39-member Divisions Professional League to qualify It beat out four other league teams to earn the top wild-card spot The U.S. Open Cup is in its 84th year. The Lone Stars came ready to play, but they did- n't convert their early chances.

Austin dominated in the first minutes, but Tucson scored first. The goal, by Luis Arias at the 15-minute mark, came on the Amigos' only shot on goal during the first half. "We wanted to take the game right at Tucson, and we did, but we weren't able to put the ball in the net," said Lone Stars Coach Wolfgang Suhn-holz. "Once they scored, we woke up and started making the most of our chances." When Austin finally took advantage of its opportunities, it did so with a vengeance. The Lone Stars scored twice in a 45-second span, both goals coming from forward Jones.

The first came courtesy of Chris Veselka, a former Johnston High standout Veselka made a determined run down the left side through two defenders and then fired a crossing pass to Jones at the 37-minute mark: Veselka, who has battled a back injury all season, then had to leave the game because of a tender right hamstring. Jones put Austin ahead for good at 2-1 on the Lone Stars' next scoring opportunity when he cleaned up in the box by pushing a bounding ball past Tuscon goal keeper Mark Torguson. Jones added his third score at the 62-minute mark. He took a pass from former Westlake player Ben Crawley switched to his right foot and drove the ball past Torguson. After a goal by Chris Vaugh-an cut the lead to 3-2, Austin's Kerwin Johnson i added the final goal with 10 minutes remaining.

Austin advances to the second round and will face a team from the A-League, which is the second tier of U.S. professional soccer. 'I -i I i 7, -7 "Mia, --S' i -7 i-- I fcv A 7 7. 1 But he should know his range. The National Basketball Association is moving back the three-point line next season, and Jordan should realize he's beyond his range now.

When Jordan issues an ultimatum that Reinsdorf bring back Coach Phil Jackson, Pippen, even Mormon basher Dennis Rod- he tarnishes his legend. His halo tilts. Making personnel decisions is not in his job description. Why is there so much division in the United Center? Money, money, money, money money It's always about money Jordan makes $30 million a year, Rodman $9 million, Jackson $2.75 million and Pippen $2.7 million. It's assumed none agreed to his current contract at gunpoint.

"There has to be some sense of loyalty to myself, to Scottie, to Phil, even to Dennis," Jordan said. "For me, don't look at the bottom line. I'm not trying to twist Jerry Reinsdorf 's arm." No, he's trying to break it off. If his name were Penny Hardaway, he would be branded as insolent, spoiled, selfish. You say Jordan's not trying to get his coach fired.

That's true, but there is an extremely fine line between the mutinous Hard-away-led ouster of Magic Coach Brian Hill and Jordan's insistence that Reinsdorf do what Jordan wants. It's a short journey from class to ass. Cal Ripken Jr. moved from shortstop to third and didn't call for Manager Davey Johnson's head. Troy Aikman has restruc- See Bonis, C3 Ralph BarreraAA-S Austin's Gabe Jones, who just scored his second of three Altamirano at Nelson Field.

The Lone Stars defeated Tuc-goals, is wrapped up in the moment with teammate Alex son 4-2 in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup. Gcr.dcr cqty report ccrd New swing just the for Dernick in Kite golf ill Cliiipil Oil These schools' grade-point averages are based on the percentage of women overall and women athletes enrolled; percentage of athletic scholarship dollars awarded to women; percent of recruiting budget spent on women; and the percentage of athletic operating budget spent on women's teams (based on a 4.00 scale). The study was conducted by the Women's Sports Foundation. Oss 12 Conference lo's Brandon Sanders used a tour nament-low 67 to surge to the front of the leader board with a 141, three strokes ahead of Culley who carded a 70 for a 144 total.

I The final round is today. i Kite's sons, Paul and David, fol-; lowed Dernick for 18 holes as her biggest promoters and advisers, and she missed only one fairway and one green on the Hills of Lakeway course. I "I stuck with the new style and it finally worked," Dernick said. "I was just hitting the ball real well. It was a whole lot less stressful out there when you're trying for birdies.

I was just making par aU the way around." That is until her final two when she birdied Nos. 8 and 9. Dernick performed her feat witji first-round leader Kim Rowton 3.43 3.00 ,3.00 3.00 2.65 2.60 2.50 2.50 2.50 2.28 2.25 1.65 In the boys division, Sanders soars with 7 birdies By Bill Martin American-Statesman Correspondent LAKE WAY Lisa Dernick's recent inflated scores should not be attributed to poor play but rather to her experimentation with a new swing to make her stronger. Her patience finally paid off Wednesday as she deftly outmuscled her competition on the golf course. The 17-year-old from The Woodlands fired a 2-under-par 70, her first sub-par round in more than a year, to grab the second-round lead in the girls division of the Tom Kite Chrysler Junior Classic with a 148 total.

In the boys division, San Ange- Texas Iowa State Kansas Texas Tech Oklahoma Texas -Colorado Missouri Nebraska Kansas State Oklahoma State Baylor Austin za Schreiner 2.75 Southwest Texas State 2.43 Mary Hardin-Baylor 1.83 Concordia NA Top 5 Schools Army 4.00 Navy 3.90 Air Force 3.77 Georgia Technology 3.58 Texas 3.43 CsTTor.i 5 Schools Baylor 1.65 Memphis 1.65 Arkansas State 1.60 Northeast Louisiana 1.50 Southwestern Louisana 1.35 the Women's Sports Foundation system. That grade placed the Longhorns in the middle of the heap nationally and in the Big 12 Conference and above the national average of 2.48. The grades were an average of the scores given for athletic participation, scholarship allocations, recruitment spending and percentage of the men's and women's budgets. UT officials, comparing themselves to overachieving students striving for a 4.0 grade-point average, were disappointed. The women's foundation determined that a B-minus, just like in college, was a good grade but nothing spectacular.

"I think it's not where we want to be anyone who makes a always wants to make an said UT women's athletic director Jody Conradt. See Softball, Back page Softball, crew should lift Horns to top of class By Suzanne Halliburton American-Statesman Staff The leading yoice on women's sports issues released its gender equity report card on Wednesday, grading NCAA institutions on how wrell they are adhering to Title DC, the federal statute dictating that female athletes receive the same opportunity as male athletes. The consensus from the New York-based Women's Sports Foundation was not surprising the vast majority of schools, including the Univer-' sity of Texas, need to play catch-up to meet the guidelines of Title which celebrates its 25th birthday next week. Texas received a 2.60 (on a four-point scale), considered a B-minus on 3.50 3.13 2.85 St. Edward's Southwestern Texas Lutheran Division l-A national list, C3 See Rock, Back page.