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B2 The Pantagraph Friday, October 11, 2002 www.pantagraph.cora TEN-MINUTE TICKER SayWliat? Sports Rain, rain, go away "There's no reason we shouldn't worry, but I don't think we're going to panic. I don't think we've got a bunch of losers. I think we've got a bunch of guys that want to win and know how to win." Chicago Bears' linebacker Rosevelt Colvin on the Bears' 2-3 record and three-game losing streak just call them player-haters, because they're not going through the things I'm going through. They're sitting back on their couch, eating McDonald's and their dip and chipsdrinking their brew, then calling in on those weekday (radio) shows and making their hilarious statements about whatever they want. That's irrelevant.

Dallas Cowboys' running back Emmitt Smith talking about his critics as he closes in on Walter Payton 's all-time rushing mark ML i NCAA hires Brand as new president INDIANAPOLIS The NCAA hired Indiana University president Myles Brand as its president and chief executive Thursday, ending a seven-month search for a new leader. Brand, 60, has been president at the university in Bloomington since 1994 and was the man who oversaw Bob Knight's firing as the school's basketball coach in September 2000. Roy Williams to get Wooden award LOS ANGELES Roy Williams of Kansas, whose .807 winning percentage leads active Division I basketball coaches, was chosen to receive the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching award. Williams will be presented with the award April 13 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club, where the John Wooden Award is given to the nation's top male college basketball player.

Williams has guided the Jayhawks to 13 consecutive 20-win seasons in his 14 years at Kansas. His teams reached the Final Four in 1991, '93 and last season. Previous winners' of the Legends award are retired North Carolina coach Dean Smith, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, Arizona's Lute Olson and retired Louisville SportsScheclule Associated Press Crew members for driver Mike Skinner took shelter from the rain under a tarp covering Skinner's car Thursday during a rain delay in qualifying for Sunday's NASCAR UAW-GM 500. coach Denny Crum. Renshaw's season takes terrible turn CONCORD, N.C.

Deborah Renshaw's racing career was on a fast track, pushed along by attention received when other drivers protested against her in a midsummer race. Now it's taken a terrible turn, one that could halt her career. Renshaw, set to move up to NASCAR's Busch series next season, was practicing for an Road Tournament. GOLF College men Illinois State at Ohio Valley Collegiate. High School boys Calvary Baptist at Rantoul with Fisher, 4 p.m.

SOCCER College women Illinois State at Creighton, 5 p.m. HOCKEY ECHL Peoria at Toledo, 7:30 p.m. LOCAL EVENTS FOOTBALL High School Normal Community at Decatur MacArthur, 7 p.m.; Decatur Eisenhower at Bloomington, 7 p.m.; Normal West at Bishop McNamara, 7 p.m.; University High at Pontlac, 7:45 p.m.; Olympia at Central Catholic, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL College Illinois State at Drake, 7 p.m.; Titan Tounament at Shirk Center: Dubuque vs. Illinois Wes leyan, 3 p.m.; Wartburg vs.

Illinois Wesleyan, 7 p.m. High School Calvary Baptist at Ouentin TVRADIO GOLF 2 p.m. Invensys FromPages Fast 5 YEARS AGO 1997: Aaron Telford made Hancock Stadium his personal playground with a whopping 328 yards rushing on 28 carries in Central Catholic's 26-7 football victory over Eureka. Nobody knows for sure but the total is probably a school record. The 186-pound senior tailback has gained 1,189 yards rushng this season.

FOOTBALL 6:36 p.m. Friday Night Extravaganza WJBC 1230 AM 7 p.m Georgetown at GCMS Classic Third Round ESPN WGCY 106.3 FM League Championship Series at Anaheim FOX (43), (55) Chicago FSC BASEBALL 7 p.m. BASKETBALL 7:30 p.m. BOXING 8 p.m. American Minnesota Toronto Friday at Night Fights CrowdPleasers vast.

Oakley may rejoin Jordan in Washington WASHINGTON, D.C. Charles Oakley could be joining former Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan as the newest addition to the Washington Wizards. Oakley and Jordan played together in Chicago from 1985-88. Oakley returned to the Bulls last season with mixed results as he openly and routinely criticized the team's rebuilding efforts. From Associated Press 50 YEARS AGO 1952: Lincoln and Bloomington, apparently relegated to the Big 12 Conference second division, staged as interesting a contest as cellar dwellers can.

Lincoln fullback Lowell Schroeder carted the ball over the goal line from the 3-yard line early in the second quarter and Lincoln spoiled the Purple Raiders' homecoming, 7-0. Compiled by Roger Cushman Bulletin board 4 Seasons slates bench press contest The 4 Seasons Association will host a bench press contest Saturday in the south gym at 904 Four Seasons Road in Bloomington. The weigh-in will be from 8:30 a.m.-9:30 a.m. followed by a rules meeting at 9:30 a.m. and the contest at 10 a.m.

There will be competition in men's and women's divisions. The entry fee is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. For more information, contact Kevin Deming at 309-663-2022 (Ext. 34). UCLAk Lavin to speak at Central Catholic dinner UCLA basketball coach Steve Lavin will be the featured guest speaker at a "Basketball Kick-Off Dinner" for Central Catholic High School at the John R.

Snyder Gymnasium on Nov. 3 from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 and need to be ordered by Oct. 25. For more information, contact Shari Lauer in the Central Catholic athletic office at 829-6413.

Spartan Golf Classic set at North. Greens The Spartan Golf Classic, sponsored by the Olympia High School golf teams, will be Oct. 26 at North Greens Golf Course in Atlanta. It will be a four-person best position event with entry fee of $40 with cart and $33 for walkers per person. For more information or to sign up, call Jen Froeschle at 217-648-2325 or Beth Smith at 309-379-5911.

To place Items In the Sports Bulletin Board, send the Information to: The Pantagraph sports department, 301 W. Washington Bloomington, IL 61702-2097, or lax the Information to (309) 1 4 ARCA series race at Lowe's Motor Speedway on Wednesday when she broad-sided the disabled car of Eric Martin, instantly killing the 33-year-old driver. She also was injured in the accident. Renshaw was in fair condition Thursday after undergoing surgery at a Charlotte hospital for multiple fractures in her left foot and ankle. The accident has raised a flurry of questions, many of them directed at the 25-year-old Renshaw.

25 YEARS AGO 1977: Patrick Hancock, 10-year-old son of Larry Hancock of Bloomington, is off to a good start in figure ice skating. Competing for the Sangamon Valley Club of Springfied, young Hancock placed third in the stiffest kind of competition at St. Louis in the Gateway Invitational meet after winning two previous meets. three starts, Washburn was 2-0 with a 2.70 ERA against the Twins. Minnesota struggled against left-handers all year, hitting .252 against them 30 points lower than the Twins' average against righties.

Jacque Jones batted .333 against righties and .213 against lefties. "They're predominantly a left-handed-hitting lineup," Washburn said. "That being said, they're not going to come out here and roll over tomorrow. They're going to go out there, battle me, put tough at-bats together. The guy that gives me the most problems is (Denny) Hocking.

We've had some great battles over the past years. He's won most of them." Hocking, out for this series after splitting a fingernail in last weekend's first-round celebration in Oakland, is 7-for-17 (.412) with five doubles in his career against Washburn. Doug Mientkiewicz is 5-for-12 "A lot of teams struggle off of the left-handed pitchers," Twins manager Ron Garden-hire said, quickly listing Barry Zito, Mark Mulder, Mark Buehrle, David Wells and Andy Pettitte. "Those guys are nasty. It's not like too many teams have done very well.

Yeah, we have a left-handed-hitting lineup which makes it a little tougher for us. "We've seen Mr. Washburn plenty of times. We know he's going to come at you. There's a guy that throws right around 90 mph, just keeps pumping those fastballs and has the heart of a lion." Neither team was supposed to be playing this time of year, according to the experts.

Series switches from dome to sunshine TENNIS I Lexi Olson, Molly Doran and Nani Bhat won in singles and doubles to lead University High to a 7-2 home win over Central Catholic. Shannon Gomez was a singles and doubles winner for the Saints. VOLLEYBALL I Ashley Kiefer had nine service points and 18 assists to lead Gridley to a 15-5, 15-11 Midstate Conference win over Woodland at Gridley. I Ashleigh Powell had 37 assists and 11 service points to lead Chenoa td a 15-9, 14-16, 15-13 Midstate Conference victory at El Paso. I Rita Muehling had eight service points and 13 assists while Amber McKean added seven kills and five blocks to lead CPCI past Hoopeston Area, 15-5, 15-1.

CPCI improved to 25-2 overall and 10-0 in the Sangamon Valley Conference. Jessica Poorbaugh had 16 kills and Erika Hoffman added 31 assists as Deer Creek-Mackinaw ESPN2 downed Flanagan, 15-11, 15-11, in a battle of Midstate Conference unbeatens at Mackinaw. I Kelsey Hoffman had 10 service points, Lauren Fosen added 11 kills and Sara Bright had 19 assists in Pontiac's 15-8, 12-15, 15-11 win over Prairie Central at Fair-bury. CROSS COUNTRY I Derek Hunter of lllini Central covered the three-mile course in 16:55 to finish first and teammate Phil Sims was second in 17:16 as the Cougars defeated Lincoln 18-43 in a boys meet at Mason City. SOCCER ft Erik Pheifer scored both goals as Iroquois West got by Coal City 2-1 in action at the Manteno Tournament.

Alvaro Garcia recorded nine saves for Iroquois West. ft Salvador Huichapa scored off assists from Bobby Safidy and Pat Welch as Streator posted a 1-0 North Central Conference win at Ottawa. events, earning one of 178 spots in open, senior and women's divisions. Competitors will hit six golf balls into a 60-yard wide grid in a double-elimination format at the nationals. There will be a $325,000 purse.

The event will be broadcast on ESPN in 15 YEARS AGO 1987: Former Central Catholic High School star Bob Brady caught nine passes for 114 yards and one touchdown in Villanova University's 52-20 football victory over Central Connecticut State. Goals by Mike Quane and David Bozarth led the Normal Community High School soccer team to a 2-1 victory over Rockford Boylan. ALCS BEST OF SEVEN Anaheim Angels Minnesota Twins Status: Series tied, 1-1 Game 3: 7:19 p.m. today I Where: Edison Field, Anaheim, Calif. Starting pitchers: Eric Milton, vs.

Jarrod Washburn, Ana. I Television: Fox(43), (55) founding owner Gene Autry, the team's 26th man. Minnesota and Anaheim were both happy at home this year, going 54-27 and tying Oakland for the best home record in the AL. While the Twins were 40-40 on the road, the Angels were 45-36. "Some ballparks are tailor-made for a home ballpark," Angels manager Mike Scios-cia said.

"It presents a challenge when you go to play them. Sometimes, that's what makes playing on the road tougher." At the Metrodome, the Angels had to adapt. "These surfaces are like night and day," Scioscia said. "At times that surface is so fast that you have to get into a different defensive configuration, maybe open up some holes for balls to drop in, as I think both teams had happen to them over the last couple of games. Hopefully, that won't happen here." Milton, who no-hit the Angels at the Metrodome on Sept.

11, 1999, has no problem pitching in Anaheim: He's 4-0 with a 1.50 ERA in five career starts. "There's certain pitching mounds around the major leagues that you like and feel comfortable with," Milton said. "And this is one of them." While Milton struggled against the Angels this year, going 1-2 with a 6.46 ERA in Local man qualifies for Long Drive Championship ASSOCIATED PRESS ANAHEIM, Calif. Goodbye wacky dome, hello sunny California. The AL championship series moved Thursday from the Minneapolis Metrodome, where grounders to shortstop can become doubles, to breezy Orange County, where 71 palm trees greet spectators coming off the freeway to the ballpark.

In Minneapolis, the air is cool. In Anaheim, the fans look cool. No Homer Hankies here, but a lot of sun glasses and an inspirational "rally monkey" that makes fans go ape. "Their fans here are going to be just as crazy as the fans in the Metrodome," Minnesota pitcher Eric Milton said. "I'm sure it's going to be loud and hectic." With the series tied at a game apiece, Milton pitches Friday night against Jarrod Washburn in the first of three games this weekend at Edison International Field, where 11,000 gallons of water spray UP from the rocks behind the fence in left-center and fireworks are set off to celebrate Anaheim home runs.

the first two games in cool Minneapolis, the only water coming down was hitting the roof of the Metrodome, the pressure-filled ballpark where the baseball field looks like a big pool table. "I don't mind playing on the jurf for a couple of days, but there's a definite difference in the way the ball appears in the glome than it does outside," Anaheim second baseman dam Kennedy said. "It's nice to get back here, and it'll be fun playing on the grass, out-Bide, In front of this crowd that's been so electric over the Jst few weeks." When the teams arrived at Jhe sun-splashed ballpark for Thursday's workouts, there Was a new, inflated 15-foot Angels' jersey tethered behind the bleachers in right-center field with the No. 26 for sSZaZEESEHaroidsmoblle. PANTAGRAPH STAFF NORMAL Charlie Thomas of Normal, who is an Illinois State accounting faculty member, has qualified for the Remax World Long Drive Championship Oct.

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