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Emerald WEDNESDAY January 17. 1996 JiMBSi S&J54.--»!«! WsilSSk** iffl P TODAY IN SPORTS Globetrotters sign former Oregon star PHOENIX — The Harlem Globetrotter* announced WILLIAMS itKiav to* signing of 6 -fool • 2 shooting guard Orlando Williams and fi laol 8 jKiw«r far w a r d Elmer Martin. No term* loiurtiti* wttns released, Williams, 24 attended (Iriyim from 1991-95 During hi* senior season. Williams averaged 18.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 28 games with the Ducks. Overall, he con cluded his career averaging 14 9 points and three rebounds Williams be< ame the first Oregon player to be selected to the All-Pacific-10 Conference teams twice, earning the honor in 1994 and 1995, since Terrell Bran don accomplished the feat in 1990 and 1991 Green Bay assistant improving after fall DALLAS (API — Grwn Bay Packers assistant coach Gil Haskell has made signifi cant improvement after frac turing his skull in a sideline mishap during Sundays NFC championship game. "He is still confused, hut is conversing and recognising family members." Or Michael Foreman said Haskell was injured late in (he second quarter of Sun day's game at Teca.s Stadium, won 38-27 by the Dallas Cowboys Cowboys safety Darren Woodson blocked flanker Robert Brooks out of bounds and into Haskell, bis head striking the artificial surface * ON THE TUBE JANUARY 17 ■ 4 p.m ESPN NCAA Basketban Non* Carolina at Virginia ■ 4:30 p.m. PRIME NCAA Basketball George Mason at OkJ Dominion ■ 5 p.m TBS I NBA Basketball, Orlando at Phoenf* ■ 6 p.m.ESPN NCAA Basketban St. John's at Connecticut IMtHAlil Sabonis, Stoudamire to play in rookie game ■ NBA The Bfarers center and the former Port sand h*gh schoo< standout highlight rookte game NEW YORK (AH ~ Arvydas Sabonis of the Portland Trail Hlaiers and Damon Stoudamire of the Toronto Raptor* are •mong ihitw m»I*h ied Tuesday to play in the NBA rookie game Fob 10 during All-Star week* end. Stoudamire. picked for the Ka*t team, lead* the expansion team in scoring and assist* Also picked for the fail team wore forward* Alan Henderson of Atlanta. Kurt Thomaa of Miami, Raaheed Wallace of Washington and Kric William* of Boston: guard* Jerry Stack house of Philadelphia and Boh Sura of Cleveland, and ( kiarlotte center (.ieorge Zitiek No l draft pick Joe Smith of Golden State head* the West team, which al*o include* a mem tier of an expansion team. Bryant Reeve* of Vancouver. The other* picked for the West were guard* Tyu* tidney of Sacramento and Brent Barry of the Loa Angela* Cltp|>«r*. for ward* Michael Finley of Phoenix. Kevin Garnett of Min nesota, and Antonio McDves* of Denver and Sabom* PortierKt earner ArvytfaM Sebonis will represent the Bi*«er» on the Weet teem at the NBA Bookie gome Why did the Packers have to lose? Having s|wnt the hw(t»r portion of a wtt»i in tlsHa*. T«vm. covering the (Cotton Bowl, 1 have exponent »*i fir*! hand the uhviMi>ii of lh« Dtttla* i.ownoy* Ami with that in mind, I shut tor to think what that town w« like after the (lowboy« boat the Green Bay Pinker* on Sunday Don't get mo wrong t liked tho town. 1 was vary intrigued by tt Gloat food Groat people Grassy Knoll What’* not to bo intrigued by? lint But !he city * deep-footed fa*. i nation with ihe (xiwboyi i* just a bit overbearing. 'Am«rtci‘i Team carries a following unlike any other I have ever teen Sure, then* am a lot of t'fctm fans spread across the country And there are a lot of Blarer fans in Portland f or that mat ter. there are a lot of Duck Ian* throughout this state. But none tarn even c ompare to Cowboys fans From the minute I stepped foot off my incom ing flight until the minute I was in the air over Dallas, ft was Dallas Cowboys this. Delta* Cow boys that Emmtit Smith this. Delon Sanders that Michael Irvin this. Troy Aikman that And. of course, ferry (ones at the bottom of it alt. eating pin* with Delon At the airport At the gas stations In the restau rants. You fust can't go anywhere in that city without catching a glimpse of that damn star on a shot glass or the old blue and silver plastered on a T-shirt The entire tune I was in Dallas. I saw hiuimtt Smith at least 30 tunes or some derivative thereof, that is Smith bats Smith coats But must of ail. Smith terseyt flood Dallas on a regular basis Tall Km null, skinny Kmmitt. fat Kmmtti; you name a type of Smith-wannabe and Dallas has it. Sure. tome Ifella* area people tike the Maver it ki tod tom* wen like At Hut it *wm» that everybody love* the Cowboy* It muit tw an unwritten law in (la I to* that you mu*t either wear or sell a (attain amount of Cm* boy* merchandise in your lifetime Actually at a ifella* grocery it<m> it wo a written law On Sunday, employe* * could w-.m * Cowboy * %hirt or their ocular uniform, or K*<t a pink dip Period (One guy netted the policy The rather witty and very brave employee wore a Pat ken jersey to work and refuted to take it off Considering the popularity of gun* in Tout*, he was lucky all tie tout wa* hi* fob ) The point I*, the (fellas Cowboy* carry a little bit too much of a following People love their Boy*.- and that seem* to be why to many people outside of the Delta* area don't While I'm not an avid Cowboys hater. on Sun day 1 found myself asking. 'Fur the love of Cod. why couldn't the Packers have beaten the Cow boyar A modest request. I think Hut as it stand*, on the must sacred Sunday in a sports fan's life, all uf us faithful football fans will have to sit through Decoy Deion trying to play offense. Owner (one* in the act of telling hi* soul to Nike, and the most ridiculous of end rone dance* yet to be seen Yes, the Cowboy* are going to the Super Howl Whoopee Congratulations. Troy You deserve it. Fmmitt He careful. Michael — you re not as young as you used to be. you know Don't make an ass of your self. Deion On second thought, maybe 1 wun't be a faithful football fan on Super Sunday after all Trevor Kearney is the spurts, editor for the Ktnerald Slumping Suns fire Westphal ■ HIRING: The head coach will be replaced by th© same mart whose position he took over PHOENIX {API — lUiicd as a hero tor gold mg the Phoenis Suns lo the NBA Final* lit run years ago Bui labeled a loser when hit team of walking wounded fell Itelow SOI), coach Paul Westphal was fired on Tuesday. Westphal. dismissed by Sunt president and owner Jerry Colangelo. may Iw the only NBA coach tn history to replace, and be replaced by. the tame man Cotton Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons. a senior executive vice president and color analyst for the Suns, was glad to return to the bench. "Jerry took my sign off my desk." said the pep pery, talkative Fitcstm mons. who will lie the team's coach for the third Torn to Ml RING. Page 12
