Outdoors: Bungee fun, safe
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more than just a split-second adrenaline burst.
Dale describes it as a “ rite of passage, ” through
which people can overcome whatever barriers
they feel are holding them back.
There was a time when bungee jumping
was only for the brave or crazy. It was pio
neered by the “Dangerous Sports Club” of Ox
ford in 1979, and remained a sport on the
fringe of society and sanity during the 80s.
Even when Dale started Bungee Masters in
1989, there were very few commercial jump
ing operations.
Now, it’s very safe and very accessible. It
was accepting into the realm of official ex
treme sports as an event at ESPN’s recent X
Games. In the thousands of jumps that Dale
has overseen, there has never been a serious
injury. This strong record is due to excellent
equipment and constant checks on it. The
bungee cords attached to every jumper can
handle up to 10,000 pounds of pressure,
though the average person only exerts about 500.
Dale can recall only one recent accident
when a woman tripped and knocked her knee
on the jump platform. Considering that it
could be a life-threatening sport, though, Dale
finds occasional bumps and bruises to be a
success.
So, if you ever feel that you’re not getting
your daily dose of adrenaline from that an
thropology class, go jump off a bridge. The end
of a bungee cord might even be safer than that
desk.
Death: Colleagues mourn their loss
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p.m., said Richard Corcoran,
hospital vice president.
“Tom was an ESPN pio
neer and the entire ESPN
family is devastated by this
terrible news,” said Steve
Bornstein, president of the
sports cable network, which
is headquartered in neigh
boring Bristol.
Mees was the anchor of
ESPN’s nightly highlights
show ’SportsCenter’ from
the network’s inception on
Sept. 7,1979, until 1993.
Since then, he worked as
the play-by-play NHL com
mentator on sister network
ESPN2, generally calling two
games a week. Over the past
two years, he also broadcast
college football and basket
ball and hosted the NHL
draft.
In a tribute to Mees after a
‘SportsCenter’ segment, an
chor Keith Olberman said:
“Nothing and no one here
will ever be the same with
out him.”
Mees, a 1972 graduate of
the University of Delaware,
got his start in broadcasting
at W1LM-AM in Wilming
ton, Del., where he was
sports director for six years.
He was sports director at
WECA-TV in Tallahassee,
Fla., before going to ESPN.
“‘SportsCenter’ would not
be what it is today without
the 60- to 80-hour work
weeks he put in when ESPN
was just a rumor,” said Bob
Ley, an anchor who started
with Mees. “The only thing
he loved more than his hock
ey and his Delaware Blue
Hens was his family.”
He is survived by his wife
and two daughters.
There was no immediate
word on funeral arrange
ments.
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Bellotti admitted that there could be a ro
tation of backs instead of one main back
like there was with Whittle last year.
“We have talked about doing [running
back] by committee,” he said. “I really
think it will be where we’ll expect two or
three backs to play in a game.
“Parker and Crump are one and two. La
timer and Brown are waiting in the wings
and are really great, young backs with great
credentials and statistics.”
Waiting in the wings is where they may
be, but Latimer and Brown, who both red
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shirted last season, are anxious to impress
and earn themselves a quality role.
“When I get my opportunity I’m going to
go out and bust my butt and work hard
every play,” claimed Brown. “My chance is
going to come and I think I’m ready for it.”
For Latimer, that chance can’t come soon
enough.
“Right now, I’m just looking to have a
good camp and hopefully everything else
will work out,” said Latimer, who then
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ball game for five years. So I’m really excit
ed. I dreamed about (playing) all summer.”
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Flying high
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Contact drills began Wednesday for the Ducks. Jlbri Hodge looks for a place
to land following a “gentle" shove by teammate Eric Edwards during a short-field
scrimmage. The Ducks first game is Aug. 31 on the road against Fresno State.
Tailback: Parker gets his shot to prove his worth, but others on his heels
though there is a waiting list for the posi
tion and he is next in line, he must produce
to keep the spot.
“I had to wait my turn,” he said. “When I
first got here there were already two pretty
good backs in Ricky and Dino [Philyaw],
Now that they are gone it is my time to step
up and perform.”
While all of the backs know that they
need to be successful to erase the memories
of Whittle, none will admit to feeling any
pressure.
"The coaches picked us for a reason,”
stated Brown. “We’ve got to come in and
fill some shoes, but I don’t feel any pres
sure. I just got to do the best job that I can.”
A conversation with Whittle earlier in
the week helped to relax Crump.
“He told me that I just got to go out there
and take care of business and not try to fill
someone else’s shoes, and try to be better
then him,” said Crump. “I work hard re
gardless. That is one thing that I pride my
self on, a good work ethic and giving it my
all constantly. I put pressure on myself be
cause I want to do as well as I can.”
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starters will begin to wear their own shoes
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