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The Heroes and the Goats Thar* are lb* Oecan »n«i the Grammy*, th® Eapyt Mid Kmtnv* You have th* MVP. VIP Mid ROY. not lo mention th* »matt*rin# of other individual award* dl*b*d out **t h year There ha* even been th* SUmmie*. th* Henry* and th* “Mim Ijff,” But it** time for aomething different — *otn«thing a little more twi*t*d So put on your OPINION Sunday boat, ordnr up your favorite and con sum* my panonai comptta tlOO of awards, aritnatum and run-in* with Dragon sth lete* and coaches. Baal Sport Award: Thi* one actually goes to tha line backer tandem of Jeremy A»her and Rich Ruhl After the Civil War football game — • game in which I picked the Reavers (for the 12-point spread, of course) in our weekly picks — the duo gave me an earful for my "un faith fulness." As I approached Asher for an interview. I heard Ruhl say from across the room, "Jeremy, don't talk to him." He picked the Reavers.' Asher held a stern face for a moment, but quick ly broke into laughter and I realised 1 was off the hook Thank Gad. Worst Sport Award: Stan ftrrd distance runner Jason i.uiu>, who shoved Oregon's Ben Andrews after Andrews did a little "What? I knew ! was going to win" shrug os lie crossed the finish line at the April 6 track meet. Hey. a lmle hit of confidence and character never hurt any •port — just ask Josh Wilcox Coach and Team of the Tear. |ody Runge In what many thought (and reported) would be a rebuilding year. Runge led her team to the Rig Dance — again Granted, the tournament game didn't go as planned, but the efforts put forth by Runge and her crew deserve much recogni tion favorite Athlete Award: Rob Ramoker The first lime I •aw this guy play. 1 didn't itka him one hit. But every time I said something bad about him, he came back and Had a great game By the end °f the season. Ramoker had racked up about a dozen great games that had me wip ing egg of! my face — and he inside while he was at it You have to like a guy that ‘ an moke you look nod on a regular basis Most Memorable Inter viear. This one is a dose call, but my Interview with TurriTto KEARNEY Page 12 IMMM'XANU*. NmI Pilson. termor PtmMmM of CBS Sports, Otmwd sports totovt sion Wodnooday at tha thtrd Warsaw Sports Martwrtng May Lscturo Speaker explains ‘Sports is a hybrid’ ■ LECTURE: Neal Pilson. mitred from CBS sports, advised students how to break into sports media By Trevor Kearney •**»<» tm» In the Ini moving, ever changing world of apart* ltt*vi< •ion. soon-to-be graduate* and prospective employee* n««l to tie eggrwsaive bu! patient. farmer President of CBS Sport* Neel Pilson told • crowd gathered far the Wirww Sport* Marketing Center * third May Lecture on Wednesday afternoon Pllten we* president of CBS tport* until age 3$. when he left the company and liegan hi* own bu*in**». Pilson Communica tion* In* holering hi* second year of operation. Pilson advise* until ma|or (port* companies, including NASCAR and the Arena Football league "I baakaily work directly with my client* and provide them with a reality check w to what t« happening to our buslneas. why it i* happening, and what their relative chance* for success or failure or how t can help them achieve their goal*." Pilson said in an interview Tuesday Speaking in Room UR Cdbeti on Wednesday. Pilson spoke about the evolution of sports television, where it is going and how students nesting gradua tion should go about breaking Into the business That business has changer) dramatically over the last two years for several remains. Pilson said The first and foremost re* .son is a good economy "A ruing lid* bring* up ill ship*.* h« Mid 'Sport* U mov ing up bM*uM of the nnmitny Expanded covcru* of sports ha* *l*« contributed to change in the industry, he Mid With the emergence of the Fo* Net work, sport* broadcasting on cable television end the influ ence of bigger corporation* on •port*, competition he* brought •bout new and innovative broadi «• ting that ha* been instrumental to change With (Umaral Kim trie. Disney and Wn*tmghou*e entering the network picture. Pi I son Mid. that competition ha* created more (port* choice* for viewer* “These are much bigger cor poreliem* than were around 10 year* ago." he told the audienc e "The bigger companle* have more money In riak and play around with.' "Network* were large, but Q5, Pitney. Weatingbouie and Fo* are lar larger.* Pilson Mid on Tueeday “li make* a difference They have found tha£ sports it working for them in many arm* other than sport* " Not only in the United Stale*, bur around the world. *|M>rting eventa have gained in interest. Pilson said "Sport*, rightly or wrongly, occupies a very large pert of our attention.“ he Mid on Tuesday. "It i* very significant that the stake* ere being raised The •cope of the competition level l* much broader* Alto important in the rise of the business of sport* i* the makeup of the industry Sport*. Turn to l£CTU«£ Page 12 Detroit must win in Denver in order to stay alive ■ NHL: The Red Wings compiled the best season m the history of the league but are down 2-0 in the Western Conference Finals DENVER (API — Goalie Patrick Ray it thawing why he won two Stan lay Cup ring*, the defeat# it unyielding and th# offense m»r threatening In abort, th# Colorado Avalanche ar« doing everything right in taking a 2-0 load over the Detroit Red Winga in the Weatem Conference final* Well, aimoal everyt hing There * thia problem with the Avalanche * moat prolific scoring line. Peter Fortberg. Valeri Kamentky and Claude Lemieux. who combined to account for 272 points during the teeeon. don't have a point in the fin* two games against the Red Wings "They've had some chances hut have beam a little bit unlucky." coach Man: Crawford said Wednesday. "We know they're going to break out of tt toon. They're too good to stay down for long." If that trio gets untracked, the Red Wings could face even worse trouble In Games three and four In Denver on Thursday and Saturday nights. The Rad Wings, seeking their first Stanley Cup title since tSSS. won en NHL record 62 game* this season but have stumbled in the playoffs. Their 3-0 bee in Detroit on Tuesday night meant they have bean blanked in regulation in three of their last si* playoff Kama*. Detroit wu not ihut out during ihe regular tea ton Tuesday's loaa wa* their fourth at home during the playoff*, they dropped only three at Joe Lout* Arena the entire regular season Roy wac 0-5 again*! Detroit during the sea son. including a pair of one aided loaaea. but ha'* been brilliant this aerie* “Lika I wild ail along." Roy aald. "the playoff* are totally different If* a different •eaaon. You Mart out new. and the team that play* tha (Mat hockey wins.** Complicating Detroit's task are injuries. Paul Coffey left Tuesday * game with beck rmi Steve Yierman. who didn't play tha second period of Detroit's 3-2 over time loss on Sunday, was scratched just bei.ee the second game with s groin pull "Coffey couldn't do much today." coach Scotty Bowman said after Wednesday altar noon's workout. "He's gone for treatment Ha's had this condition all season and has had to miss a game here or theta Last night, it want into spasms during the game I’d say ha's day-to-day If wa had s game tonight, ha obviously would not play. "Yierman is hwhng batter Iks chose not to skate today but will get three treatments, and then will try to skate {Thursday) morning.'* Bowman also Mid left wing Bob Erray is out for tha rest of tha playoffs with a sepa rated shoulder "He won t need surgery but he's probably going to need si* weeks In rehab." Bowman •Aid.. Bowman triad to shrug off th«» aliments "I think every team at this time has torn* injunm that are mom wvm than others." ha •aid Colorado U relatively healthy. But Crew ford doesn't believe that will be a factor “In the playoff*. I think av«rybody is • lit' tin bit beat up." ha said It s • vary physical tuna of yaar. and you hava to play with bumps and bruises As for as the people limy have or don't have, wo can't be concerned with It. “Obviously, we'd like to play this game against the 20 worst infured players we could face," he said. "But el the same time, they've got a lot of character on thet team and they battle very hard ” The Red Wings’ stumbling play against Colorado has prompted criticism in Detroit, and Bowman says that's fine with him. His team is being trashed and treated like sud den losers Trash more!" he urged It would help us. The best chance you have is if nobody gives you a chance “ Bowman recalled that the Red Wings had to win or be eliminated in tba Iasi sense against St. Louis. "Wa did it," he Mid. "We're not in e situ alion now where we can be eliminated by one game But when you're down 2-0 you have got to get going and win pretty soon.'*
