WEDNESDAY, NOV.7, 2001
SPORTS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 13A
Three Gold Glove records set
Rodriguez,Maddux and Alomar take the award home
The Associated Press
Texas Rangers catcher Ivan Rodriguez won his 10th straight Gold Glove award yesterday, tying his idol Johnny Bench for the most by a catcher.
"I can see him winning 12, 13, maybe as many as 14," said Bench, the former Cincinnati star and Hall of Famer. "I don't see why he would stop. He wants to be behind the plate. He thrives on it."
The only thing that might stop Rodriguez's streak is a position change. Wear and tear behind the plate has led some good-hitting catchers, like Bench, to switch positions to extend their careers.
Rodriguez joined Atlanta right-hander Gadmudx and
Cleveland second baseman Roberto Alomar as Gold Glove record-setters.
Maddux extended his National League record for pitches by winning his 12th straight Gold Glove. He trails only Jim Kaat, who won the award 16 times.
AlomarpassedformerChicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg with his 10th Gold Glove,the most for that position.
He was joined by Cleveland shortstop Omar Vizquel, who won for the ninth straight season. Vizquel trails Ozzie Smith, who took the award 13 times.
Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki and Mike Cameron earned two of the three American League outfield spots. Suzuki made only one error in his first major league season after coming over from Japan.
Torii Hunter of the Minnesota Twins filled out the AL outfield.
Mike Mussina, in his first season with the New York Yankees, was again chosen as the top pitcher in the American League. Mussina won four straight years from 1996 to 1999 before Texas' Kenny Rogers broke his streak last season.
Minnesota first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz and Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez round out the AL squad.
Atlanta's Andruw Jones won his fourth straight outfield award in the NL.
The St. Louis Cardinals had two winners, outfielder Jim Edmonds and second baseman Fernando Vina. Edmonds won his second NL award in a row, after winning three in the AL with Anaheim.
Vina took over from Cincinnati's Pokey Reese, who won the past two years.
Colorado also had two players make the team. First baseman Todd Hulton broke the run
of San Francisco's J.T. Snow, who won six consecutive.
Helton was joined by teammate Larry Walker, who completed the NL outfield.
Scott Rolen of the Philadelphia Phillies won for the third time second consecutive at third base.
"He is as good a third basemen as I've ever seen play the game," said Phillies manager Larry Bowa, who holds the NL career-best fielding percentage for a shortstop.
Houston catcher Brad Ausmus and Montreal shortstop Orlando Cabrera also were honored in the NL winners.
The awards are presented annually by Rawlings to the 18 best fielders at their positions nine in each league. Voting is done by managers and coaches, who can't select their own players.
Bruins beat Oilers in overtime game
NHL
The Associated Press
BOSTON — Brian Rolston scored 59 seconds into overtime, and Byron Dafoe made 20 saves to lead the Boston Bruins to 1-0 victory over the Edmonton Oilers last night.
Rolstein took a pass from Sergei Samsonov, skated down the right side and put a wrist shot just inside the post to beat Edmonton goaltender Tommy Salo as Boston improved to 5-0-2 at home.
Oilers defenseman Eric Brewer went down on the ice in an attempt to block the shot, so Rolston had to reload and fired a perfect shot to the corner of the net.
Canucks 3, Blue Jackets 2
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Todd
Bertuzzi scored a goal and had an assist in his first game back from a 10-game suspension as Vancouver beat Columbus.
Dan Cloutier, who made 26 saves, and the Canucks weathered two late Columbus power plays after the Blue Jackets pulled within a goal. After Columbus pulled goaltender Marc Denis, the Blue Jackets had a 6-on-4 advantage for the final 1:08.
Islanders 3, Lightning 0
UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Chris Osgood made 29 saves for his third shirt out, Michael Peca scored a short-handed goal and Shawn Bates scored one on a power play as New York beat Tampa Bay.
Brad Isbister scored an
empty-net goal with 1:35 remaining for the Islanders, who are 11-1-1-1. Last season, it took them until Dec. 29 to get to 11 wins, and until Jan. 13 to get their 12th.
Hurricanes2,Penguins2
RALEIGH, N.C. — Jeff O'Neill scored his team-leading 11th goal with 38.7 seconds left in regulation as Carolina rallied for a tie against Pittsburgh.
The Hurricanes trailed 2-0 heading into the third period and wasted a two-man advantage on the power play seconds in. But Shane Willis scored early in the third, and O'Neill beat Johan Hedberg on a rebound 10 seconds after the Hurricanes pulled goalie Arturs Irbe for an extra attacker.
Rangers 3, Wild 1
NEW YORK — Theo Fleury had a goal and an assist, and Mike Richter made 23 saves to lead New York over Minnesota.
Fleury's goal gave the Rangers a 3-1 lead at 15:47 of the third period. Fleury followed Mike York on a rush into the Minnesota zone and redirected York's pass past goalie Manny Fernandez.
The Wild pulled to 2-1 when Pascal Dupuis scored his first goal of the season at 11:14 of the third period.
It spoiled another shutout chance for Richter, who hasn't blanked an opponent since Feb. 26,1999,a 136-game span.
NBA
The Associated Press
Injured Maverick scores 34 in Dallas victory
Michael Finley had 31 points and Steve Nash added 16 for the Mavericks, who are off to a 4-1 start.
DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki, listed as doubtful because of a sprained left ankle, had 34 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 110-92 victory over the Charlotte Hornets last night.
Elden Campbell's 17 points and 10 rebounds paced the Hornets, who fell to 2-2. David Wesley added 16 points, with Baron Davis and Jamal
Mashburn contributing 14 each.
Spurs 104, Magic 89
SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan recorded his fifth consecutive double-double with 26 points and 14 rebounds.
David Robinson added 17 points, Malik Rose had 15 and rookie Tony Parker added 12 after moving into the starting lineup.
Orlando, which lost its second straight game, was led by Tracy McGrady with 20 points, while Grant Hill added 17 points before fouling out with 6:10 remaining.
Timberwolves 104, Knicks 94
Szczerbiak shot 14-for-19,
although he was sitting with three
fouls for the entire third
quarter when the Timberwolves
made a decisive 24-5 run.
MINNEAPOLIS — Wally Szczerbiak tied his previous career-high of 28 by halftime and finished with 35 points as Minnesota remained undefeated.
Terrell Brandon scored eight points and Anthony Peeler had seven during the run. Brandon's jumper from the right corner gave Minnesota its biggest lead, 82-63.
Heat 87. SuperSonics 85, OT
MIAMI — Eddie Jones scored 25 points, including the game-winner with 1.7 seconds left in overtime, as the Heat overcame the absence of Alonzo Mourning because of food poisoning.
Jones scored five of his points in overtime to help the Heat snap a two-game losing streak and beat Seattle for only the sixth time in franchise history.
Payton led the Sonics with 24 points, and Baker added 20.
Buffaloes to head east for Cyclones matchup
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado will face one of the most exciting players in the Big 12 Conference when it travels to Iowa State on Saturday, Colorado coach Gary Barnett said yesterday.
Barnett said Cyclones quarterback Seneca Wallace was the best newcomer in the conference. Containing him will be 21st-ranked Colorado's main focus.
Colorado's man. The 6-foot-1, 184-pound junior is the league's second-leading player in total offense. He has thrown for 1,512 yards and seven scores. He has 386 yards on the ground.
Wallace is second in pass efficiency in the Big 12 (133.39).
Haywood, a 5-foot-11, 220 pound senior, has compiled the third-most rushing yards in the Big 12 with 849.
Starting quarterback Craig Ochs won't play Saturday because of an ankle injury. Barnett said the starter would be Bobby Pesavento, who led the Buffs (7-2, 5-1 in Big 12) to a 38-24 win over Missouri last week.
Tailback Cortlen Johnson will start against Iowa State (5-3, 3-3). Johnson was the Buffs' leading rusher last season.
Fate of 2 baseball franchises awaits commissioner decision
The Associated Press
ROSEMONT. Ill. — Baseball owners voted yesterday to eliminate two teams before the start of next season, but didn't specify which ones. They also said they wouldn't lock out players when the labor contract expires this week.
The Montreal Expos, Minnesota Twins and Florida Marlins were the teams recently mentioned as the likeliest candidates, while Oakland and Tampa Bay were discussed earlier this year.
This would be the first contraction by major league baseball since the National League shrank from 12 teams to eight following the 1899 season
No major league team has moved since the Washington Senators became the Texas Rangers in 1972.
"It makes no sense for major league baseball to be in markets that generate insufficient local revenues to justify the investment in the franchise," commissioner Bud Selig said.
"The teams to be contracted have a long record of failing to generate enough revenues to operate a viable major league franchise," he said.
Montreal is considered the front-runner to be cut. The Expos averaged just 7,648 fans per game at Olympic Stadium this year and no progress has been made toward a new ballpark. The team's owner, Jeffrey Loria, is a New York art dealer with few ties to Quebec.
Selig said all 50 major league teams will continue to sell season tickets for 2002, even though he thinks of them will not play.
"There are more than two candidates," he said. "We haven't picked the final teams.
"I'm not going to get into the numbers game," he said. "There were a lot of people in the game who were in favor of four-team contraction."
contractions. The move could set up a battle among cities to avoid being eliminated. Government assistance for new ballparks could get teams off the endangered list.
Selig said the possibility of moving teams has not been ruled out, but he added there currently aren't any acceptable cities to move to.
The action by the owners comes two days after the World Series culminated in Arizona's thrilling Game 7 victory over the New York Yankees, baseball's most-watched game in 10 years.
Owners of low-revenue markets complain that they can't compete with big spenders, like the Yankees and Diamondbacks, and the highrevenue teams don't want to give up any more money to revenue sharing.
sizing.
Asked if this was a sad day for baseball, Selig said, "Sad day after the Series we just had? I wouldn't say so. The human part of this equation is what bothers me most.
"As someone who ran a team on who a lot of people's livelihood and careers depended, I'd say it's a sad day. I worry a lot about that."
The union could become an obstacle to eliminating teams before the start of next season in fighting to protect the 80 major league roster spots on the two teams and the hundreds more in each minor league system.
Owners also said they wouldn't lock out players or freeze player signings when the collective bargaining agreement expires today.
Baseball has undergone eight work stoppages since 1972, including a 232-day strike that wiped out the 1994 World Series, and some owners are pressing for concessions from the players' association, which could trigger another stoppage.
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