UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, December 5.1996
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Wichita beats K-State
Basketball victory is Shockers' first against Wildcats
The Associated Press
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Wichita State Shockers achieved something they never have been able to do — not even in their glory years in the 1980s.
They beat Kansas State for the first time in their program's history Tuesday night at Bramall Coliseum.
Good shooting was key to the 74-59 upset. Jason Perez made all six of his field goal attempts to finish with 20 points for the Shockers.
"They went into a zone, and we couldn't get it inside," Shockers coach Randy Smithson said. "I'd like
to tell you there was a strategy, but Jason Perez was three-for-three from downtown in the second, and I guarantee anyone in the country would like to have a player who can shoot like that."
An 11-2 run midway through the second half led the 2-0 Shockers to victory.
Perez, who made all four of his three-point tries, started the deciding run with a fastbreak layup. He and Jamie Arnold hit three-pointers in that run.
"We needed a spark in that little segment," Perez said. "And that was just what we needed to keep us in the game."
The 3-1 Wildcats, with 6-foot-11 center Gerald Eaker sitting out much of the second half with four fouls, took a 31-29 lead after holding the Shockers scoreless for the first 5:21 of the second half.
"We just didn't do a good job with the entry passes, and that's nothing new," Kansas State coach Tom Asbury said
There were seven lead changes and two ties in the first half, which ended with Wichita State leading 28-26.
Darrin Williams hit a three-pointer with less than one second remaining for the final 15-point margin.
Arnold scored 19 points and had 10 rebounds for the Shockers, with Terry Hankton adding 16 points.
The Wildcats were led by Mark Young, who scored 15 points. Ayome May and Shawn Rhodes each had 12 points, and Aaron Swartzendruber finished with 10 points.
The Associated Press
NEW YORK—Baseball players have postponed a vote on their new labor agreement until today or tomorrow.
While lawyers for both sides yesterday worked on drafting the new collective-bargaining agreement, players delayed their vote in Dorado. Puerto Rico.
Players delay labor vote
Fourteen players, including Alex Fernandez, Moises Alou, Jimmy Key and Mel Rojas, would gain free agency rights if the deal is ratified, and both sides would have to work out details that would apply to this group.
For other free agents, teams must decide by Saturday whether to offer salary arbitration to their former players or lose their negotiating rights until
May 1.
It's likely teams will be given additional time to make decisions regarding players in the new group. Those players cannot discuss contracts with new teams until after they formally file for free agency.
Players voted in September to give their executive board authority to ratify the agreement rather than conduct a vote among all the players. All players will vote by mail on whether to approve interleague play.
Approval of the deal and interleague play are considered virtual certainties.
Meanwhile, two free agents signed Tuesday. Outfielder Jim Eisenreich, who spent the past four seasons with Philadelphia, agreed to a $3 million, two-year
contract with the Florida Marlins. Catcher Joe Girardi decided to stay with the New York Yankees. He agreed to a $5.5 million, two-year deal.
The Fox network met with baseball officials Monday and decided its first interleague telecast would be Baltimore's game against Atlanta on June 14. Owners could not proceed with interleague play until the labor deal was approved.
During the meeting, Fox officials asked to be included in the scheduling process in future years.
"The question was at what point in the process going forward do they intervene to participate in the formulation of the schedule," said Greg Murphy, baseball's marketing head.
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