12 Thursday, November 17, 1994 SPORTS UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN Intrastate rivalry pivotal Alabama looking to keep national title hopes alive By Rick Warner The Associated Press If Alabama and Auburn were both 0-10 going into the annual Iron Bowl, it would still be their most important game of the season. So it's hard to overstate the significance of Saturday's showdown between the undefeated intratrace rivals. "After we lost to Auburn last year, I left the state," said Alabama defensive back Willie Gaston. "I didn't want to hear it." Both teams enter the regular-season finale without a loss for only the second time since the series resumed in 1948. It first happened in 1971, when Alabama beat Auburn 31-7. This year's game in Birmingham pits four-ranked Alabama (10-0) against No. 6 Auburn (9-0-1), which had its 20-game winning streak snapped last week by a 23-23 tie with Georgia. The tie probably knocked probation-plagued Auburn out of the national title picture. But Alabama still has a shot if it can beat Auburn, No. 3 Florida in the Southeastern Conference championship game and another Top 10 opponent in the Sugar Bowl. "As long as we stay undefeated,we have a chance to win the national championship," Alabama quarterback Jay Barker said. Barker is 33-1-1 as a starter and ranks fourth nationally in passing efficiency with a 64 percent completion rate, 11 touchdowns and only two interceptions. The Tide's other offensive key is Sherman Williams, the SEC's second-leading rusher with 108 yards per game. Auburn is favored by 11/2 points, and it should be that close... ALABAMA 24-23. Northwestern (plus 33) at No.2 Penn St. Lions' 14-game winning streak is nation's longest ... PENN ST. 61-14. Gators averaging 49 points per game ... FLORIDA 42-21. ... Miami 58 at Temple. Hurricanes have outscored Owls 90-7 in last two meetings ... MIAMI 38-10. Iowa St. (plus 34) at No.7 Colorado Cyclones finish first winless season since 1930 ... COLORADO 49-14. No. 8 Florida St. (minus 171/2) at No. 25 N. Carolina St. Seminoles lead ACC in total offense and defense .. FLORIDA ST. 28-21. Texas Christian (plus 171/2) at No.9 Texas A&M Aggies haven't lost at home since 1989 ... TEXAS A&M 34-14. Auburn vs. Alabama The No. 6 Tigers (9-0-1) travel to Birmingham to face the No. 4 Crimson Tide (10-0). Auburn won in 1993, 22-14. but Alabama leads overall, No. 10 Colorado St. (minus 81/2) at Fresno St. (National rank average yards per game for 1994 season) 33-24-1. Offense 19th, 418.6 Total 79th, 334.9 25th, 201.6 Rushing 56th, 161.3 38th (tie), 217.0 Passing 75th, 173.0 9th, 34.5 Points scored 59th (tie), 23.7 Defense 26th, 314.8 Total 15th, 297.5 12th, 104.8 Rushing 44th, 141.9 29th, 107.6 Pase efficiency 22nd, 105.0 20th, 17.8 Points against 7th, 13.5 Knight-Ridder Tribune SOURCE: National Collegiate Athletic Association Rams win first WAC title and Holiday Bowl berth ... COLORADO ST. 44-24. Oklahoma St. (plus 18) at No.11 Kansas St. Oklahoma St. (plus 18) at No. 11 Kansas St. Last five meetings decided by 10 points or less ... KANSAS ST. 35-14. No. 12 Oregon (minus 51/2) at Oregon St. Ducks earn first Rose Bowl berth in 37 years ... OREGON 27-17. No. 13 Southern Cal (minus 41/2) at UCLA Trojans have won five in arow ... SOUTHERN CAL 28-24. No. 16 Virginia (plus 1) at No. 14 Virginia Tech Hobbs has 14 carries giving graph - VIRGINIA Hokles have 11-game home winning streak ... VIRGINIA TECH21-17. No. 15 Michigan (minus 1) at No. 22 Ohio St. Winner goes to Citrus Bowl, loser to Holiday Bowl ... OHIO ST. 27-24. No. 17 Boston College (minus 7) at West Virginia Eagles unbeaten (6-0-1) in last seven games ... BOSTON COLLEGE 27-17. No. 18 Washington (minus 2) at No. 24 Washington St. Coaches Jim Lambright and Mike Price both went to Everett High School... WASHINGTON 17-14. No. 20 BYU (plus 51/2) at No. 21 Utah Ute has lost two straight after 8-0 start ... BYU 32-28. North Carolina (minus 21/2) at No. 24 Duke Tar Heels have beaten Blue Devils last four years. DUKE 27-21 ...and the strikes continue TORONTO — There is still time to save the hockey season, if there is resolve on both sides to do it. No deadline set for hockey strike The Associated Press Even as owners were preparing a counter-proposal to answer the one that players made last week, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman was laying off 15 to 20 members of the league staff. Everyone else, himself included, was taking a 10 percent pay cut, Bettman said Tuesday. The commissioner, who is believed to make $1 million, would take a $100,000 hit. Speaking after the induction ceremonies for the Hockey Hall of Fame, Bettman said hockey owners likely would cancel the season if they couldn't reach a labor agreement in time to salvage a 50-game schedule. There has been speculation among team officials that mid-December might be the deadline date, but Bettman's comments were the strongest statement yet from the league. Still, he refused to set an absolute deadline Bettman met with the league's general managers carrier in the day to update them on negotiations to end hockey's longest work stoppage, which has lasted through 46 days and 253 games. Baseball players, officials meet again The Associated Press HERENDON, Va. — Baseball owners were putting the finishing touches on a new labor proposal yesterday before renewed talks with striking players. The owners' new proposal, which asks for a tax on payrolls and revenues instead of a cap on team salaries, will be presented to players today — Day 98 of the strike. Mediator W.J. Usery, appointed by President Clinton, told both sides they may need to negotiate for several days. The first, joint meeting between players and owners was scheduled for 10 a.m. yesterday at a hotel near Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. The owners planned a caucus for 2:30 p.m. yesterday and a meeting with Usery last night. Owners spent Monday and Tuesday meeting on conference calls, working out the details of their new tax proposal — their first new offer since June 14. The players' union expects the new proposal to be complicated. Union officials refused to comment on management's abandonment of the salary cap plan, saying they wanted to see the offer before talking about it. Mavericks' Mashburn has reason to smile By Jalme Aron The Associated Press DALLAS — Jamal Mashburn is happy these days, which explains why the Dallas Mavericks' small forward always seems to be flashing his gap-toothed grin. Two weeks into his second NBA season, Mashburn finally has reason to smile. by high-scoring small forwards. His nightmare rookie year has been wiped out by the addition of a pure point guard who wants to get him the ball and a coach whose offense is designed for Mashburn to shoot it — often. "I'll be disappointed if Janal isn't one of the top seven scorers in the league this year," said new Mavericks coach Dick Motta, whose 22-year coaching career has been dominated With Motta setting up the plays and exciting rookie Jason Kidd running them, Mashburn was third in the league with a scoring average of 29.4 points a game through yesterday. He's even already set a team record with 50 points last week against Chicago while being covered by Scottie Pippen, a three-time member of the NBA's all-defensive team. Basically, Mashburn is pouring in the points and helping the Mavericks turn things around just as he was expected to do when he left Kentucky after his junior year. He insists the bitter and frustrated Mashburn of a year ago was caused by failed first-year coach Quinn Buckner. His friendly personality and pleasant conversation now serves as pretty convincing evidence. "Last year was pretty much jail," said Mashburn, who still averaged 19.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. The Mavrickis wound up a pitiful 13-69, causing Mashburn to speak out. Critics shot back that he was a whiner or maybe just spoiled by his eight-year, $34.8 million contract. "The way people perceived me was wrong, seeing me frustrated and emotional after losses," said Mashburn, whose spirits brightened once Buckner was fired and Motta was hired. "I mean, my last year in college we lost four games," Mashburn said. "It makes a difference when you lose 69. That's a big adjustment and I didn't know how to deal with it." 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