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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 15, 1995)
WEDNESDAY November 15. 1995 (T ip n— r 1 I i 1 d l ip TOOAY IN SPORTS Johnson awarded AL Cy Young honor NEW YORK (AP) — Randy Johnson, whose intimidating fast (mil and improved control led the Seattle Manners to the playoffs for the first time, overwhelmingly won his first Al. Cy Young Award on Tuesday. Johnson got all but two of the 28 first-place votes in («•< oming the first .Seattle player to win a major post season award in the team's 19-year history Johnson came within one vii tory of Incoming the first AL player since Hal New houser of Detroit in 194f> to win pitching's Triple Crown. Johnson went 18-2. led the majors in strikeouts for the fourth straight year with 294 and led the league with a 2 4H r.KA Cleveland reliever Jose Mesa received the other two first-place votes and was run ner-up with r>4 points Boston knuckleballor Tim Wakefield was third with id'), followed b\ lt)')4 winner David Cone, who finished the season with New York, with 1H Balti more's Mike Mussina, who led the league with 1?) wins, was fifth with 14 Johnson, i)2. set a league record for the (test winning percentage by a pitcher with at least 20 decisions The only pitcher ever to (letter Johnson's .',)()<) percentage is Greg Maddux Johnson hold Al. hitters to a league-low 2U1 average, including 12') by left-han ders \ / ON THE TUBE November 15 ■ 4 30 p.m ESPN — College basketball. NIT Championship, first round, Manhattan at Georgia Tech ■ 5 p.m. TBS — NBA Basketball, Denver at Phoenix 8:30 p.m ESPN2 — College basketball, NIT Championship, first round. Long Beach St at Arizona ■ 6:30 p.m. ESPN — College basketball. NIT Championship, first round, DePaul at Michigan ■ 10:30 p.m ESPN2 — NHL Hockey. Colorado at Anaheim TBS — NBA Basketball, Dallas at L A Lakers I U4 S*A AMrttt A WtA * I U'.<i h t Oregon freshman newcomer Lisa Bowyer and the rest of the Ducks start their season tonight against Utah In the Preseason NIT Oregon opens season at NIT against Utah ■ BASKETBALL: The women's team has high expectations for the 1995-96 season By Mark McTyre Assistant Sjporfs fditot Thtt Oregon women's basket hall team opens its ‘if> sea son tonight in Sait Lake City against Utah, as one of 1(> teams in the second-annual i’rosousun National Invitational Tuurnament The Ducks enter this season with high expel tat ions after ail 1H-10 record a vir ago, which was good enough lo return the team to the NCAA tournament for a second consecutive year, but saw Oregon take an early exit in the first round when it faced Louisville "We expect to be able to reach the NO A As every year." Oregon head coach Jody Runge said “We want It to lie some thing that happens .ill the time, not just sometimes that's a goal we ll always have We want to he able to host a sub regional iidvatu e to the Final Hi and reach the Final Four. But winning the Pm 10 cham pionship is our main goal " Ih*» team lost two of its starters from last season Jessica Schott and Sally Crown but has been able to fill the vai atu ios with returning letter winner Betty Ann Hoeving ami Australian newcomer I.isa Hovvyer Junior forward Arianne Hover, junior guard Cindie Edamura and senior center Re nan I egent will com plete the starting lineup I'he Ducks have Ikhui practn ing for the past month including one exhibition game against a Romanian club twain in preparation of the start of the season According to Kongo, the team is ready to see soino real i oinpotitum We are anxious to play i team tfiat doesn't know what we re doing," Range said "it's difficult evaluate ourselves when we re playing against eoi h other and we know what offense and what defense we re running We re also interested in evaluating how our depth works Turn to BASKETBALL. Pay* 10 Collins earns award playing against best friend ■ FOOTBALL: The Oregon safety s named Pac-10 Player of the Week after intercepting two passes agamst Arizona By Trevor Kearney SpafK t CMC/ In the Oregon football team's 24 22 victo ry over Washington two weeks ago. Oregon satety Brian uottins nun his knee in the Husky's first scoring drive of the game, putting him in jeopardy of missing last week’s game against An zona. Hut he didn't miss that game — not even one down — and paved his way to earning the Pacif ic- 10 Conference Player of the Week award by COLLINS intercepting two passes, upping inree more ami racking uu six tackles in the process "IThe award) is an honor that most people probably only dream of." Collins said on fuesdny, adding that tin didn't think hr was going to grt the award Us ause the touchdown after tns second quarter interception was i-alled baric "I figured that Us ause they (ailed that first touchdown tiack t wouldn't get it " Hut that particular play, his overall play and the overall play of Oregon's Gang Green defense led the Ducks to their first victory ill Tucson, Ariz . since 1983. “1 give i.redit to tile whole defensive unit — it was not an individual effort,” Collins said. T just happened to be in the right place at the right time " This is the first year that Collins has start ed on a regular basis, hut he has made the most of it Collins has recorded three inter ceptions and :if> total tackles this year and has provided the Ducks with solid defensive play at both the free and strong safety posi tions When he was named player of the week on Monday, it marked the second con sei utive week that an Oregon player was selected for the award. After the Washington game, freshman kicker Joshua Smith was selected for the honor. But this award might have been a little bit sweeter for the ti-foot, 212-pound senior from I-os Angeles Imh.ause lie earned it play ing against Ins l»'st friend Collins grew up with Wildcat free safety Shawn Parnell, who went to high school in the same area as Collins and transferred to Arizona two years ago. Against Oregon. Par nell recorded one intert option and lutai kies. "I have heen playing football with liirn sini e I was 5-years old," Collins said of 1’ur ne!l. adding that the two had been fending over whose si hool had the bettor team. “We had been trash-talking here and there this summer He had said that (when the Ducks fwat the Wildcats) last year. It was a fluke But not only did Collins get to show that Oregon's victory last year was not a fluke, he got to rub it In Parnell's face. "I'm just happy we heat them," Collins said, soon revealing that there was a little bit more to the win than that "hast time we went there and they ran the ball down our throats. (This year) was kind of a grudge match Things just went my way out there I guess I got the best of (Parnell) in that I beat him both times we faced each other."
