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SPORTS Tlv Sun News Myrtle Beach SC TOBY EDDINGS Eye On The Media 4B Tiu-jakiy Sopt 13 1994 station since it came on the air 10 years ago and in its switch from CBS to Fox is keeping its Redskins affiliation What that means is that if the Redskins are available WJKAWSI will show them If the Redskins are playing on another network or in the' national game slot an NI ast game will be sent down the line and shown had many opportunities and situations to be a Monday morning quarterback as to hich came to said Watts who has been at the station seven years chosen to be a member of the Washington Redskins network lake the heat for being a part of the Redskins network But we also made the choice to be a Fox station We've made the decision to continue to be a Redskins station hopeful that a year from now we have a decision to make to be a (Carolina Fan then station" Before the season started WJKA had slated the Redskins-Saints game for Sept 1 1 TV listings in this newspaper showed that WJKA would have the Redskins-Saints duel The list tion and history and big plays and memorable people were crammed into ubout 100 minutes of tape It says here that 3000 leet of archival football film footage are included In addition 64000 miles were traveled to gather 60 interviews with NFL names of the past One of those interviews I must warn you about Remember Sammy Baugh? about 80 now but that's no excuse for his choice of words If you arc offended by someone taking the name in vain you" might want to pass on this show' he docs it about a half a dozen -times in addition to throwing in -ubout four other profanities I Lots of football names were in- terviewed from Arda Bowser the oldest living NFL player at age 93 (he played for the Frankford -Yellow-jackets) to OJ Simpson (six 'days before The Murders) Something that drove me crazy was the way new interview sub- jeets were presented If you watch' this program just recall the way -the teams were superimposed in -front of the highlights screen on -Dick old Chal- quiz If you were mad Sunday There were Mime an gry fool bull funs out there in Sun NcwslunJ the other day be cause they have their Chiefs-49ers game For those of you who were among that number try to offer you an explanation of why as clearly as I can But first the essence of the situation: No one was at fault because nothing was done wrong WJKA showed the game it wanted to show while (ox Cable and Horry Telephone Cablevision had to show it And now a primer of pro football on network TV The NFC is now on Fox not CBS The AFC is still on NBC 'When teams from opposite conferences play the game is carried on the network or the visiting team Since the visiting 49crs are in the NFC it was a I ox game Lath Sunday either NBC' or Fox shows a doiibleheader doubleheader was on NBC lox NIC utliliules could only show one game In this market there is one fulltime Fox affiliate WTAT-24 in Charleston seen on five area cable systems Contrary to a story in this newspaper Monday WJKA-26 in Wilmington is still a CBS affiliate It will become Fox affiliate WSFX this coming Sunday when it signs on at 7 am Foxnct is a service offered to cable systems (like Cox and Horry that rebroadcast a broadcast-quality signal of a Fox affiliate usually markets which are rural andor sparsely populated Foxnct carries the entire Fox primetime and daytime lineup as well as old and new syndicated programs Now that a broadcast-quality signal WJKAWSFX can be received Foxnct is a goner on those area cable systems which carried it Remember those incessant black-and-white reruns of Peyton Place fondly because going away WJKA knowing that it ings also showed that Foxnct would have that game and the Chicfs-dcrs game Problem: ('ox (and llorrv) showed the WJKA signal and blacked out Foxnct Walts said there was little reaction in Wilmington to the choice of games because fans were expecting Redskins-Saints it was promoted on WJKA all week "We got hit with irate tennis said Walls WJKA preempted the CBS coverage of the IJS Open with fikXbull Saturday and the NFL Sunday never can please Walls noted "WBI Florence CBS station has consistently been a Redskin station If I were WB fW I would have done the same thing 75 YEARS OF PIGSKIN: if a pro football freak or merely someone interested in the history of the game you are advised of "75 Seasons: The Story of the National Football League" an NFL Films production that debuts tonight at 8 run on TNT with encores at id pm and midnight I watched it Monday and was impressed by how much informa would he switching from CBS to Fox on Sept 18 had the foresight to carry the three Fox NI exhibition games in August as well as the Sunday games llic first two weeks of tnc season before officially joining the Fox family for Week would not authorize cither Horry or Cox or any Foxnct system an NFL game where an ovcr-lhc-air Fox affiliate is said Ty Watts WJKA general manager I he confusion is that we're not a Fox affiliate until It was noted on August 7 in my column in the Sun News TV book that Cox Cable in particular would be airing whatever football Fox would be showing on Channel 4 the system's location of Foxnct Ergo the pickup of the games from WJKA Each NBC and Fox station that airs the National Football League is aligned with a team and becomes a part of that CBS stations in this rt of the country have been ashington Redskins stations since the inception of televised NFL football over three decades ago WJKA has been a Redskins fGolfCliibs? Judge upholds 3 NBA contracts -esags? i BRUNSWICK Goff links LIMITED GOLF COUPON Invited To Experience Willard Byrfs Finest Gof Course Discover the Be a Best Gnat Grew fe tie And JURfr 7 vpw Call For Tee I l-86tf-88-0i290 LOS ANGELES TIMES In the National Basketball Association this will be remembered as the summer everyone sued everyone else In its latest case the league determined to ciose the loophole in its salary cap went to court against four players lost three of the cases got no ruling in the fourth but claimed "a very important US District Judge Dickinson Dcbevoise upheld the contracts of the Phoenix AC Green the Portland Trail Orris Dudley and the Chicago Toni Kukoc after a 90-minute hearing Monday in Newark NJ Dickinson rejected the claim that the lucrative contracts each signed after the player was given a one-year termination clause in his earlier contract circumvented the cap Debevoise didn't rule in the case of Horace Grant the former Bull who was signed by the Orlando Magic His contract also was struck down by the league Murt frestoi Coupon i i Experience the Challenge I Heron Point IS Hides to lldXhun) 18 Holes (lLOOun- All you can play til) NBA Who's suine who? deal is the most closely watched because it tilts the balance of power in the Eastern Conference With Grant a top power forward the Orlando Magic would be a force Grant's attorneys said they will seek an immediate hearing Magic officials said if the judge found a problem with this contract they would write another one That was as close as the league came to winning anything Monday but NBA officials claimed to be pleased "We just have to show in each case the contract is a circumvention of the cap" said Jeffrey Mishkin senior vice president for legal and business affairs "All new contracts can now be challenged We think this is a very important victory for the NBA" Salary cap rules limit of attended Coastal for a year to earn his bachelor's degree in general studies Though he was in his late 30s Simons played on the Coastal golf team He even captured co-medalist honors in his final tournament at Myrtle Beach National shot 68 or 69 and pro Ed Bullock was out by the scoreboard" recalled Simons with a laugh "One of the young players asked who shot that score and Ed pointed to me" The player shielded his face with his hand and pointed to Simons in puzzlement he mouthed in disbelief "Not It was also Simons who stopped every 300 miles for a round on his $27 422 $18 I All Rates Include Green Fee Cart -I Call 650-6664 for tee times The 4th hole at Heron Point is now the place 1 to play Tee One Up JLTN an exciting new hole-in-one contest 1 'I that records your shot on video and computer your chance to WIN $2500 with an opportunity at A uxomasoopp owlywito cmvoN I Little River hard work pays off fers to free agents but allow teams to pay their own players who are eligible for free agency anything This is the defining feature of the NBA's "soft cap which differs from the NFL's more restrictive "hard cap" Last summer however NBA teams began getting around the restrictions by signing free agents with whatever money was available' but giving their new players "one-year outs making them free agents again in a year when the teams could offer them anything Only Grant's deal was not immediately upheld He turned down a 4-million offer in Chicago to accept S3 7 million in Orlando The salary-cap issue is expected to be resolved in collective bargain-ing but that isn't going well either The contract expired at the end or last season and there have been no new negotiations Instead the players association sued to have the present rules thrown out was deflated in court and has appealed way to a tournament in Minneapolis Just a few weeks ago Simons and North Myrtle Beacn golfer Harry Bernard traveled to Scotland for seven rounds in nine days at famous links such as St Andrews and Tumbeny "I've probably been playing too said Simons who rebounded from two strokes in 1993 to win The Long Bay Cub's recent championship getting a little tired" But Thursday morning Simons will be back at Wild Wing Plantation determining the slope at the new Falcon course Odds are he turn down his traditional afternoon round "I think physically a tough offense at Scott something I pride myself in in being a tough team But playing as soft as a bunch of marshmallows out -That tailback Brandon Bennett is South leading receiver with 12 catches points up the glaring ineffectiveness the leading receiver because not catcning the ball" receiver Toby Cates said got to put it behind The Gamecocks will return wide receivers Kurt Frederick and Corey Bridges to action on Saturday against Louisiana Tech (1-1) Scott said Era Gamecocks Big Bertha9 Style IRONS Copy Ever Made!" 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From page IB courae and estimates played about 30 of Golf top lOO Pebble Beach and Pinehurst No 2 are his favorites he hasn't played Pine Valley the reigning No 1 like the more traditional courses that emulate the Scottish courses more than I do the more tricked up courses that getting nowadayv he said Dye ana Tom Fazio are my favorite designers Pete is a little tricky and Fazio is more straightforward love for the game was evident in the early 1980s when he Despite the win KUSCiS From page IB Williamson were each sacked once "I think their ends were a little Taneyhill said "They gave us a little bit of Scott challenged the defense after the Georgia game in which the Eric Zcier threw for 483 yards and three touchdowns He ranted how his lineman need to get more pressure on the quarterback and his secondary had to prevent lone TDs like 77- and 63-yara scoring bombs to Hason Graham Scott shook things up He made Scott unhappy with USC offense Sept 3-Sept 17 34 31 dte Owpar Origjwlowpfla MBh Golf Balls Price includes green fee cart 12 before 12 after 12 I Mime Ford sees the change in Scott's New safety Chris Abrams and comer-back Lee Wiggins starters putting the other starters on notice that their jobs could be had It paid off as South Carolina held Arkansas to 276 total yards and 110 rushing yards Defensive end Stacy Evans who had a blocked punt a fumble recovery a sack and eight tackles was selected the Southeastern Conference defensive player of the week rfI was thinking of putting him in at quarterback last Scott said The coach has promised similar changes in the offense mostly among the receivers and offensive line the 1992 Beach Ball Gassic here The talented center was recruited by Southern Cal and spent a season there before requesting a release from his scholarship He now has signed with Chaffey College a two-year school in Alta Loma Calif The Chaffey coach? Jerry Tarkanian's youngest son George FREEBIE be a free tennis clinic Saturday at the Ocean Creek Tennis Center across US 17 North from Barefoot Landing The session expected to last about two hours starts at 10 am Prizes include T-shirts water bottles balls strings grips and even shoes Head pro Del Merchant says the clinic is open to all totally Cyprm Bmp 249 Indigo Crttk Golf Count Quad Crttk 650-0381 CMELS free "You even have to bring a But he does ask that you call 272-7724 extension 101 1 to pre-register so have a head count for his preparations QUOTE OF THE WEEK from BID Conlin on ESPN's Sports Reporters noting that acting baseball commissioner Bud Sellg set a deadline" for negotiations to end the baseball strike: knew Bud Selig was a moron I know he was an AND MEANWHILE back with the players Atlanta slugger Fred McGriff says there's one good thing about the strike playing enough If to lower his handicap to a From page IB stole HEISMAN WATCH: I (Surprise surprise) QB Steve McNair of Division I-AA Alcorn State passed for 1025 yards and 13 TDs in two games and will be guaranteea the first quarterback taken in the NFL draft 2 Florida QB Terry Dean 1 1 TD passes in the five quarters he's played 3 Tennessee TB James Stewart four TDs and 212 yards rushing vs Georgia 4 Washington RB Napoleon Kauf- man 2 12 yards rushing vs Ohio State REMEMBER Avondre Jones a star tor Artesia (Calif) High in 347-0549 tatourtflh.