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Sports Editor Greg Sprout: 252-61 7Q OUTDOORS TRAVEL 13D 16D 1D West hockey edges Sun Prairie 11 Saturday, December 15, 1996 Wisconsin State Journal Tt Mens comes alive TOM OATES 'I- COMMENTARY Badgers hold off Bonnies' late run to get to 6-0 gets on a run like that. But we wanted the ball in Ty's hand. We wanted him shooting the free throws." Calderwood, who had just two turnovers overall and none in the second half against the Bonnies pressure, hit his final six free throws and Mike Kosolcharoen added two more to give the Badgers their sixth win in as many tries. St Bonaventure fell to 3-2. Calderwood's final six points came after Please see BADGERS, Page 5D Detroit tops Michigan State In 3 OTs5D Duke slips past No.

4 Villanova4D By Vic Feuerherd Sports reporter OLEAN, N.Y, The search for the University of Wisconsin offense came to a temporary halt Saturday in the Badgers' 77-68 non-conference win over St Bonaventure. It came from the field in the first half, as the Badgers jumped out iyinTnffl'I'Jl to a 34-18 lead thanks to I 1 64 percent shooting, their most consistent showing of the season. Center Paul Grant emerged from a four-game slump with 12 first-half points, including six in the first 4 minutes when the Badgers stormed out to a 12-1 lead. The offense came from the free-throw line in the second half, as the Badgers scored 31 of their 43 points and 19 of their final 21 from the stripe. Guard Ty Calderwood hit 14 of those in 18 attempts in the final 6 minutes, 35 seconds.

"I was alone, scared, the crowd was getting on me," Calderwood said of the 5,953 at the Reilly Center. "Somebody had to make free throws," They needed those tosses to offset the three-point onslaught of freshman guard Tim Winn, who hit three three-pointers and a drive in the final 1:24 to help draw the Bonnies to within 69-65 with 36 seconds left It was as close as the Bonnies had been to the Badgers since the start "I was just hoping that we would not get panicky against their press and turn the ball over," UW coach Dick Bennett. "There's not much you can do when a guy Eagles dump Foley, Jets i vTSfr yi O' 'J 'f J. i i New York Jets quarterback Glenn Packers will never My tame Favre PONTIAC, Mich. -Maybe, just maybe, the Brett Favre you see today is the finished product, the end result of five years of development If so, the 27-year-old Favre peaked at a level good enough to win most valuable player awards and go to Pro Bowls.

But is that good enough to lead the Green Bay Packers to Super Bowl titles? In last week's 41-6 victory over Denver, Favre gave a vintage Favre performance. The swashbuckling quarterback threw four touchdown passes, including a brilliantly innovative play in which he stiff-armed 290-pound tackle Michael Dean Perry, scrambled to Favre his right and fired a laser beam to Antonio Freeman in the end zone. However, he also threw two interceptions that were the byproduct of trying to make something out of nothing. "He had a good game and if you take away those two throws he would have had a great game," Packers coach Mike Holmgren said. "Those two balls were reminiscent of his first couple of years There is still a part of him that thinks he can make every play.

I'm not sure he'll ever get through that." The hope is that he will work through that. The question is whether Holmgren wants him to. Since the end of the rocky 1993 season, his second as a starter, Favre has thrown 105 TD passes and 39 interceptions in 46 regular-season games. That's not an overly high interception total, particularly for a team that throws as much as the Packers. But most of Favre's interceptions come because he's unwilling to give up on a play.

Since those are also the kind of plays that Favre routinely turns into TDs, it begs the questions: If you eliminate the interceptions, will you also eliminate the big plays? Can you have the swash without the buckle? "If Brett's fortunate enough to play in this league 10, 12, 14 years like a John Elway," Holmgren said, "eventually that type of throw, that type of decision, I think you'll eliminate most of those things." When Favre is on the move, he sees the field and throws as well as any quarterback in the NFL. Unlike others who dump the ball off or run, Favre always looks for a big play. Often, he finds it "I don't change at all," Favre said. "During the week I attempt to brainwash myself of the bad plays, but I don't want to take away from the way I play. The way I play has gotten me into trouble at times, but nine times out of 10, by making those plays, it'll either happen and the play will occur or the ball hits the ground and I get tackled.

No big deal. Every once in awhile an interception will occur or a tackle for a loss, but that's just the way I play. "Since I've been here, we've done nothing but win and get better each year and go to the playoffs and hopefully the Super Bowl this year. I don't plan on changing anytime soon." 1 That resolve will be tested today, when the Packers play Detroit at the Silverdome. The Silverdome fans have seen the best and the worst of Favre, who has thrown 10 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions in five and playoff games in the building.

One week after throwing a career-high four interceptions here in a season-ending loss that icost the Packers the Central Division title in 1993, he returned to beat the Lions, 28-24, on an iimprobable 40-yard touchdown pass to Sterling Sharpe in the final minute. He has progressed since then, but he showed last week that he'll never change completely. "He thinks he can make every play in the world," Holmgren said. "That's the last step. When he can conquer that on a consistent basis, then he'll say he really has done everything you can possibly do as a quarterback." if, A tired finish East's Jennings takes 27th at national meet By Brad Falduto For the State Journal SAN DIEGO A week ago, Gabe Jennings had the world by the tail.

Jennings, the senior distance running star at Madison East, had just placed second at the junior nationals cross-country meet in San Francisco, earning a trip to compete for the United States in a meet in Italy. Jennings lost his worldly grip at about the 2-mile mark in the 18th annual Foot Locker Cross Country Championships here at Balboa Park Saturday. Struggling to stay with the pack, Jennings said his body gave out with a mile to go in the 5-kilometer race that features the nation's top high school runners. Jennings almost came to a screeching halt as he fell all the wav back to finish Jennings 27th in the 32-runner field. "Of course I'm disappointed," said Jennings, who placed seventh in this meet a year ago.

"This has been my goal since last year's meet I wanted to win the national title." That honor went to Abdirizak Mohamud of Boston. Mohamud covered the course in 15 minutes, 21 seconds. Jennings came across at 16:30. Jennings started the race OK and was within steps of the lead at the mile mark. The look on his face, though, said he wasn't going to hang around for long.

"I basically wasn't ready for the race, my body was tired," Jennings said. "I kept thinking I could do it but as the race went on, my legs got heavy. There was nothing there. "It's just too bad. If I didn't have that race last weekend, I think I would have done a lot better." That doesn't mean Jennings has many regrets about his trip.

"I'm not real disappointed," he said. "I'm going to make the most of it." Jennings said he is looking forward to a little rest He has his high school cross country career out of the way. The national meet is done. He has made a commitment to attend Stanford next fall. "Now I can enjoy things a bit," Jennings said.

"Of course, I have to keep getting better. I think I will." The girls race had plenty of drama. Julia Stamps of Santa Rosa, led the entire race until she was two steps from the finish line. That's when she collapsed. She never got up to cross the line and the win went to Kris-ten Gordon of Alamo, in 17:34.7.

Katy Radkewich of Hudson, Ohio, was second in 17:37.7. this is going to be another story Please see UTAH, Page 7D Dayne can't join 2,000 club7D Badgers get three more recruits7D Different styles, similar Mamula (59) in an NFL game Saturday. (11-3) play the Detroit Lions (5-9) today in the Silverdome, you will get to see, again, that there is more than one way to play cornerback in the NFL "There really is a style con-trastj" said Packers defensive end Sean Jones. "Craig is the more physical player. Aggressive.

Doug is a little more finesse. Pure speed, raw ability. And it just goes to show that you can take two roads and get to the same place." If Evans is a Jaguar in a road race, Newsome is a Mercury in a demolition derby. Both are effective. They are the building blocks for a defensive secondary that is second best in the NFL in passing yards allowed and tops in the NFC with 24 interceptions.

In the last three games all victories Packers opponents have completed just two passes of 20 yards or more, and one came last week on a trick play, a flea-flicker. In 14 games Evans and Newsome have Associated Press The Eagles won, 21-20. Story1 0D. results allowed just three touchdown passes and only two receivers to have 100-yard days. It's just that they view the game and it's strategic nuances differently.

Evans sees the game as a chess match. Newsome sees it as a prize fight "I'll tell you who they remind me of," Jones said. "Two guys I played with when I was with the Raiders: Lester Hayes and Michael Haynes. Doug is more like Mike, Craig like Lester." You'll recall they used to call Hayes "Lester the Molester." Well, if the analogy fits Evans, like Haynes, is tall, fluid and fast He excels at turning and running with a receiver, shadowing him down the field. Last year he set an unofficial team record by Please see PACKERS, Page 8D Packers vs.

Lions80 Playoff picture set up10D Greene: Packers to get scare1 OP Foley is sacked by Philadelphia's Mike PACKERS VS. LIONS Kfckoff: Noon, Por' Silverdome TV: Ch. 47 Radio: WTSO (1070 AM) hit running back Raymont Harris with a short pass in the flat An instant later cornerback Craig Newsome flattened him. Newsome got up, stepped over the prone Harris and strutted away. The styles differ but the results don't Evans is lean, with long arms and speed that lets him hit the right spot at the right time.

Newsome is thicker, stronger. He likes to hit, period. When the Packers Evans, Newsome boost Packers in opposite fashion By Kent Youngblood Sports reporter PONTIAC, Mich. Here are two snapshots that illustrate the differing styles of play by the Green Bay Packers' starting cor-nerbacks: Big play No. 1: The Green Bay Packers were on the wrong side of a 9-3 score in St Louis a few weeks ago.

Cornerback Doug Evans read the formation, guessed slant, and used a burst of speed to his advantage. He stepped in front of the re-ceiver, intercepted rookie quarterback Tony Banks' pass, and returned it for a touchdowa Big play No. 2: Two weeks ago against Chicago, Bears quarterback Dave Krieg dropped back and Wuerffel captures Heisman By Richard Rosenblatt Associated Press NEW YORK Even while he was becoming the most accurate passer in NCAA history, Florida's Danny Wuerffel never sought the spotlight On Saturday night it found him when he was awarded the Heisman Trophy. An articulate and thoughtful young man off the field, Wuerffel Please see HEISMAN, Page 2D Utah back looks a lot like Dayne Vr 'iir mi i i i hi i in 1- Tir -ir 7 By Andy Baggot Sports reporter He is the biggest running back in college football, a startling combination of girth, speed and toughness. He has put together a competitive resume that has created a great deal of intrigue at the next level.

He began his college career on the bench, but proved to have so much potential that his overseers finally turned the true freshman loose four games into the season. He keeps the postgame verbiage to an absolute minimum. You are sitting there thinking Salt Lak Tribunt photo Utah's Chris Fuamatu-Ma'afala, who has rushed for 982 yards and averages 5.8 yards a carry, will pose a big challenge for UW In the Copper Bowl. '7r; "wr I'm Y..