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Emerald TUESDAY October 1?, 199b f ( TODAY IN SPORTS Ducks in 13th~place at final fall tourney Hu* Oregon men’s golf team was in 13th place after the first two rounds of plav at the Robertson Homes Interl ude giate iii Slot kton, Calif., yes tarda v. The Ducks shot a combined 595 ns n team, but sophomore Jeff Batuev was tied for fourth individually after a strong first-day combined score of 142 Hamm . who hns emerged ns the Ducks' top golfer, shot a one-under-par 70 in the first round and a one-over-par 72 in the second game to finish with an even score Barney is tied with Santa Barbara's David Heinen (fiber ()regon golfers ii the 18-team. 54-hole tournament were sophomore Chris Cone (151), junior [J Astorquia (153), freshman Derek Croakv (153) and sophomore Adrian Burtner (158). Bruised shoulder ends Young's streak SANTA CLARA. Calif. (AP) Steve Young’s battered left shoulder will sideline him for at least four weeks, meaning the San Francisco 49ers will lie without their two-time NFI. MVP for their Nov 12 show down with Dallas "Basically we re dealing w ith a strain and a bruise m his shoulder," 49ers coach George Seifert said today. Young was sec ked six times in Sunday’s 18-17 loss at indi unpolis and left the field in visible pain on several oci a sions. Team physician Dr. Mil Intel Dillingham reviewed the results. The injury ends Young's streak of 55 straight regular season starts, the longest among active quarterbacks Elvis Grbac will make his first career start Sunday in St. Louis against the Rants Yankees sign Gooden to one year contract NKW YORK (At1) - liopiiiK Dwight Gooden (iui (onto Imk k from the drug and physical problems that reduced tin* gnvit pitcher to mediocrity. the New York Yankee*) agreed Monday to a one-year contra) t w ith the 30-year-old right-hander Finflnetal terms were not disclosed. Gooden, who won the National League Cy Young Award in 1985 was suspend" ed from baseball for 1995 because of violations of his drug after) are program. "We re very happy to have Dwight as a member of the Yankees," owner George Steinbrenner said "I also have been very impressed with the sincerity of Dwight's commit ment to restructuring his life, lie is a daily participant in the 12-step program of Narcotii s Anonymous." UAIlr ht t ftil t ' j , The number 12, worn on the Oregon football team by third-string quarterback Jason Maas, has proved to be a jin* In college football this year A numerical myth is upon Oregon Whnt does tht' No 12 mean to \ou' It is tin interesting number, isn't it' It is a on*' and a two put together to make tvvi'lvi' Hut doesn’t that itjun! thruo, or four to the loss educated? There nr** 1*1 months tn a year. ja |)UII^ between midnight and noon. 12 people on a jury and men on .1 professional bnskntoall toarn It has so mnnv meanings To some it stands for a dozen. vvhtI*' to others it mt'uns a half riu k of Blitz for 5 t Hu \nd oven others lielltrve that this is the nunilwr of (kregon State Mils II lakes lii si rtnv in ,i li^nt bulb I'm sure even then they'd muni another domett to i arrv nut the |iro< eiluu* For the com b potato sports fan. the nurnimr means that damn station you have to always skip over in your veil tore toward i hannel .!4 KSI*N lu Wiiti h No K'. t hris Miller, uuarterbai k of the SI Mat McTyre I.mtis Rimiv or No 12 Ail.im (lutes, i enter for the Huston Hrtiins. do their thing on Sports Con tor Hut hey, doesn't 12 multiplied t>\ two equal 2-0 Wow. what it l oini idi'iu o' Tins numlier is so interesting Ouritig Christmas, it's in that one song you know, that one with t.: drummers drumming. or something liko that It's also part of that over iis*-il joke that sooins to always i omo up at a bar or party about tho 12-int h pianist and jotting uiw wish For many college students, 12 is usually tho number of credits they sign up for during a term so tho financial aid will ki*ep rolling in or it's It dollars more than what they have in their wallet For others that don't belong to any ol my spe cial c.lassifii allons. 12 might lie the best age of their life or a host friend's birthday, or it could gist possibly have no meaning at ail It gist blows my mind bow often tins number comes up in important situations in our lives A few weeks ago, the unrulier took bold of the Ore gon footlwdl team and all of its fans The Du< ks earned a No 12 ranking alter Uniting No 12 t H I.A Then promptly after earning the ranking, Oregon lost to Stanford by a touchdown Turn to McTYRE, Page 10 Denver shuts out Oakland to end winless streak ■ NFL FOOTBALL: The Broncos brought a six game losing streak against the Raiders to an end with a 27-0 thrashing DI NVI K (APJ So satisfying was tins victory ttiat even Mike Shanahan, a coach not given to emotional exc ess, was laughing and grinning ear to ear, "To he honest with you," he said, "this was a little special considering my situation there " Shanahan, fired as the Raiders' coach in !*ik<) enjoyed an exquisite Monday night, with his Denver Brorn os routing Oak land 27-0 and ending a long run of frustration against Ins former team. The Broncos (4-3) had lost six straight games to the Raiders, and It of the previous 12, and the lopsided win avenged a 4H 16 loss in Denver last year. Shanahan had something else to show for his team's work — the players presented him with the game ball. John Elway threw touchdown passes of 33 and 36 yards to Anthony Miller, .ind Denver hold the Ni l 's highest -scoring team to only in yards of total offense in the second and third quarters combined Klway, who came into the game with a t> IS < .inter record against the Raiders, completed 23 of 411 passes for 1/4 yards Miller taught seven passes fur 14‘i yards, and Jason f lam kicked four field goals. "This gets us right hack in the hunt." Klway said "It was a lug one for Mike Our defense Just played awesome These are always physical games against the Raiders, hut we didn't hack down." The Raiders (5*2), who hail heen averaging It) 5 points and 596 yards a game, finished with only 169 yards "Denver took adv antage of our mistakes and our poor plays." Raider coach Mike White said. "Another disappointment is that we had several players injured tonight We not only lost the game, but they beat up on us as well. "Klway is one of the best in the league, and Miller made some sp«n tactilar plays I don't know who could have stopped hint tonight Denver forced Raiders quor terbai k )eff Hostetler from the game lain in the third quarter, sn< king him twit.it and sending hint to tho lot ker room to huvu X rays on hit larynx I ho X-rays worn negative hut Hostetler could talk only in a whisper, and Raider officials did not know thn stivtirilv of tint injury Hostetler was unable to give interviews after the game "1 would give it to you if I could," he said before leaving the lor ker room It was tin- second straight game in which Denver had not allowed a touchdown and its first shutout since Sept 27. 1992, The Broncos also ended a seven-game losing streak on Monday night games The first quarter featured three turnovers, two fights and the ejection of Broncos line backer Dave Wyman Elam’s :t(J yard field goal, following Steve Atwater's interception, was the only score of the |>eriod. On the game's second play from scrimmage. Hostetler's high pass was iip|xi<l hv running bar k Derm k (Turner and Aiwa ter intercepted. returning 1H yards to the Raiders l‘i feiiun converted (our plays later I ht! Raiders squandered a sc string opportunity later in the quarter, driving to the Denver I t. where Harvey Williams fum bled I'A Rattier l.ionel Washing ton returned tH yards, but Wv man was ejected for st uffling with Hosteller at the end of the play. Moments later, the Broncos t russed midfield on Miller's 17 yard re< upturn, but Miller fum bled and Oakland linebacker Mike Jones recovered at the 10 Elway completed 20-yard passes to Shannon Sharpe and Mike Prilt hard anti a in carder to Miller to set up another field goal by Elam, from 12 yards, for a 6-0 lead with 11:*t.t left in the half Klway's 2-t yard pass to Miller put Denver in scoring position again, but the drive ended on downs at the Oakland 2ti when Terrell Davis dropped Elway’s I ' FOOTBALL, Page 10
