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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1995)
NHL’s Jets staying put in Winnipeg WINNIPEG. Manitoba (AP) The Winnipeg Jots art* staving put. but for how long aiui at what price is unknown. The team wilt announce Tues day details of a weekend deal that will keep the team where it is I‘he agreement, as vet unsigned, may include a S'M million commitment of puhln money to build an arena. lets directors said an "over whelming response" from tile community convinced them to keep the NHl. franchise in Win mpeg Their decision came after .1 Minneapolis group, headed b\ businessman Kit hard Burke, said it could not complete a deal In tills lh*; team Ih'1 ause nf uun solved money questions. The group wanted assurance from the Manitoba government it would not have to make up $18 million in losses paid bv the citv and the province over the last two years No! everyone in Winnipeg is enthused bv the turn of events The group Thin Ice opposes public funding for the Jets and will meet Tuesday to decide its next move. "I assume they will have their hands out for us to pay their (lets) losses in addition to a... new arena," Thin lee spokesman Jim Silver said. The public has covered the club's tosses since 1991 under an agreement that kept the team in Winnipeg with help from the municipal and provincial gov ernments The fund-raising led by media mogul Izzy A spur and the Man itoba Knterlainment Complex was aimed at buying the team, making it community-owned and setting up an endowment fund to cover future losses The group raised $(>() million of its Silt) million target The other part of the deal has governments committing money to a new arena and entertain ment complex. YEAR OF THE DUCK CHAD COTA As the backbone of the superb Oregon secondary, Cota picked up the Hoffman Award as the team's MVP in his final season with the Ducks. Cota was an irreplaceable component in the Dudes' incredible run (or the Roses that paid oft with a Jan 2 trip to Pasadena, their first such venture in 37 years The Ashland native recorded a career J high 91 tackles this past season to log 329 in his career, good lor eighth ptace on the a#-time tackles list at Oregon Cota also picked off eight bails in his lour years as a regular in the Ducks' defensive backfield. Cola's collegiate eflorts were rewarded as the (Hoot 1 safety was dratted by the Carolina Panthers in the 7th round ot the 1995 NFL Draft Rodman benched for final play, Houston wins 94-93 SAN ANTONIO (At1) Another day. another hero for the Houston Rockets After a night of misfiring, fouls and frus tration in round one of the battle fur Texas. Robert Horry made his only basket of the night Monday, and the Houston Rockets had a '.H-93 victory over San Antonio The improbable Rot kets, playing their 11th game in 20 days, took a 1*0 lead in the best -of* ? Western Conference finals and stole the home-court advantage from the Spurs, who had earned it throughout the playoffs with the lu st rei ord in the Nil A "Our battle i rv right now is stay humble and stay hungry," Houston coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. The Rockets went more than two minutes without a Held goal until Horry, who was 0 for-4 to that point, hit an open lB-fboter with 6.5 seconds to play. "We swung it to the open man. (ust like we have all season." Horry said “l was sur* prised i was so ojieii At that time, there was no time to doubt yourself I've always had confidence in my ability to hit the Inn shot " Sean Elliott, who led the Spurs with 24 points, missed two free throws with 26 t> seconds to go and his shot from the lane with two seconds remaining bounced off the rim Houston got the rebound and the defend ing champions continued their surprising march through the playoffs after winding up the fifth seed ill the West Hakeem Olajuwon scored 27 despite late foul trouble Clyde Drexler added 2r> and t2 rebounds. San Antonio's Dennis Rodman had anoth er strong game off the boards with 20 rebounds, but again proved how tempera mental he urn lie. Several times he removed himself from San Antonio huddles, indud ing the last two. When the Spurs took the floor for their filial shot with ti 5 seconds left, Rodman and his toquilhi sunrise colored heed were not on the i ourt Com ti Boh Hill said it was strate gy. not discipline, that sent Rodman to tin* bunch. "Dennis was not a distraction tonight in any way. shape or form, and please print that." Hill said "Dennis stands or sits on the outskirts all year long li you've watched, you've seen that." "I don't know." Rodman said when asked why Hill took him out of the lineup "It could have ia-eii a situation where 1 could've gotten a rebound " Hill said it was just a had performance all around. "We played with enormous complacency, not aggressive.” Hill said "That's the worst performance we've had in I don't know how iong " May 23. 1995 \ ulumc l*>, l«uc l Ailing Mitchell’s fate undecided TOKYO (AP) The DauJi h.ivvk*. win decide as soon as possible whether to fi' easo K»". ' Mil. ’ <• > *v i > ’ as {>*'•' Sitting Out Q£1fOeS Comf my of pam m h>*. Knee The club is studying the cast* cautiously Wo ixu-eve we should *h>! be emotional t)o< - H;st* i| <;n‘t only to? oof club.' team spokesman Ken ■ N | M lay Wo tear tho , ase might devoiop into disputes be!woon the United States and Japan over baseball relations V ' • < i Aho o'' Cirx nnali Hods as a tree agent to f ay fin the Hawks . • ■ cod S t u • wants !o return to (he United . Dr Kok tii Ogata of FukuO - I Mod . a ( .os .'go fH)‘i()*ta e*a'“ ■ od Mei *‘o s Knot, an i, ' . ' . .. the injury wasn't serious enough to sideline him NFL considering ‘skullcap” ban :»A.rIfA t ! AHA { ., < (Af'l Oeon Sanders may have to do without his do-rag next season The N! L is i.onsidoring a ban cx< b.i' it r -,is. saying the unconventional headgear Often -*. :t m stud Witt Street gangs and violence T he issue ■> expected to ixj addressed this wee* when league ottiaatS discuss uni form issues dunny the Nf l mootings in Jacksonville Why should we, tho Nai f >imi I ootbaii League, loster something that can have an impact ext people In le t i when m gangs get arrested and they've got bandanas Oh?" Gone Washington, the Nt 1 s director ot football develop mem, asked the Oakland Tn bune Foreman pushes for headgear LOS ANGt.LLS (AP) I o* lowing the death ot another boxer from brain injuries suf lered in the ring heavyweight champion George Foreman says headgear should be mandatory I'd dO i! right now he said ot wearing a headgear m a light Wien is the right time7 Now Oh. man. it s going to be the most revolu tionary and compassionate thing that's been done tor bo*mg Trio day has come It's only gomg to be tor the botterment ot the sport You can't really fix the past, but you can make it safer tor the future We only loam belter when it's too late “
