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Aclia Barnes and the Arizona Wildcats were upset by Washington State at home last Thursday, hut bounced hack to beat Washington
93-62 on Saturday. The No. 9 Wildcats are now 9-3 overall and 3-1 in thePac-10.
Upsets leave Stanford in driver’s seat
After beginning the season at 10
0, the Huskies' latest league losses
drop them to 1-2 for sixth place
in the Pac-10
By Alex Pond
Sports Reporter
After two weekends of Pacific-10 Confer
ence play, it is starting to become evident that
the race is pretty wide open. It is becoming
obvious that Stanford is a step above the rest,
but after that it’s a crap shoot, for the next five
or six spots anyway.
This past weekend heavily supported the
old adage that "on any given night, any team
in the league is capable of beating any other. ”
Nobody felt that more last weekend than
Washington and Arizona.
The then-No. 7 Huskies, heavily favored go
ing into the game against Arizona State, were
shocked by the Sun Devils Thursday, losing
on a desperation three-pointer at the buzzer.
The Sun Devils were just 4-7 coming into the
weekend, although a pair of victories upped
their mark to 6-7 and 2-2 in the Pac-10.
Rather than rallying behind the upset and
bouncing back with a strong showing at then
No. 10 Arizona, the Huskies fell flat on their
collective faces, getting manhandled 93-62 by
the Wildcats. On top of the world at 10-0 just
a week ago, the Huskies now find themselves
1-2 and in sixth place in the conference.
Arizona, by the way, was another victim of
the weekend upsets, getting shocked by
Washington State, also by a three-pointer at
the buzzer. However, the Wildcats showed
some guts by rebounding with the trouncing
of the Huskies.
More evidence that parity is taking over the
Pac-10 was provided when Oregon State (6-7,
1-3) nearly made UCLA the third upset vic
tim of Thursday’s action. The Beavers took
advantage of a flat first-half effort by UCLA
(8-5, 3-1) to take a 15-point lead at the break.
However, the Bruins woke up in time to rally
for the victory.
Look for more upsets to continue in the
Pac-10 season. This week you might want to
keep an eye on Arizona State when Arizona
travels to Tempe, and the Bruins when they
face Stanford at the Pauley Pavilion, for some
possible upset specials.
A scheduling oddity
While the rest of the conference is resting up
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Arizona’s Dickerson named player of the week
UCLA's J.R.
Henderson
will play this
week after
being poked
in the eye
during last
Saturday’s
game with
Oregon
By Rob Moseley
Sports Reporter
Arizona's Michael Dickerson was named Pacific-10 Con
ference player of the week for his play in the Wildcats’ sweep
of the Washington schools. Dickerson had 24 points and eight
rebounds on eight-of-11 shooting against the Huskies and
added 17 points on seven-of-11 shooting against the Cougars.
He now has 1,462 career points, ninth all time at Arizona.
Another worthy candidate was Washington State’s Carlos
Daniel. Last week we noted that Daniel would need to ele
vate his play in light of Rodrigo de la Fuente’s signing of a
professional contract in his native Spain. Since de la
Fuente’s departure, Daniel is averaging 27 points and 13 re
bounds per game and is shooting 50.8 percent from the field.
Daniel now leads the Pac-10 in rebounds with more than
nine per game.
Henderson to play this weekend
UCLA’s star forward J.R. Henderson, who ranks among
the leaders of the Pac-10 in both scoring and rebounds,
dodged a bullet this weekend after having his eye poked by
Oregon’s Henry Madden. Henderson remained writhing on
the floor for several moments before leaving the game with
UCLA comfortably ahead. The senior All-American candi
date did not return until the outcome of the game was again
in question, but received treatment following the victory
and is expected to play this week.
Reigning Cats and Dogs
In a nonconference contest of profound national impli
cations, No. 13 New Mexico (11-2) travels to Tucson to face
No. 5 Arizona (13-3) on Sunday in a regionally televised
matchup. The Wildcats are one of just two Pac-10 teams to
have weathered the first two weekends unscathed, but the
Lobos won’t allow Arizona the opportunity to relax that
most nonconference opponents do.
Game of the week
UCLA at Stanford, Sat., 1p.m., CBS.
Barring an upset by USC on Thursday, No. 7 Stanford will
bring a perfect 15-0 record in to face a No. 9 UCLA team that
narrowly averted blowing a 20-point lead against Oregon
this past weekend. UCLA will be just the third ranked oppo
nent for Stanford this season. The Cardinal beat previously
No. 21 Georgia and current No. 23 Rhode Island by a com
bined three points earlier this season, so the Bruins should
pose a serious threat to the Cardinal’s unblemished record.
While this weekend’s Pac-10 slate does feature a number
of interesting matchups, one of them is not. Thursday’s Ore
gon State-Washington State contest, in which the Beavers
and Cougars will each be vying for their first win of the con
ference schedule. Look for Oregon State to exploit the home
court advantage and win (lose?) the battle for last place.
Casey
Martin at
the Wheel
The outlook wasn’t bril
liant for the PGA that
day;
The score had Casey
up by one, with but one hole left
to play.
Anri then with ball in hand, the
narrow green he did name;
A pall-like si
lence fell upon
the critics of his
game.
There was an
ease in Casey's
manner as he
stepped into his
place;
There was
pride in Casey’s
hearing and a
Joel
Hood
smite in up ins lace.
And when, responding to the
cheers, he lightly doffed his hat;
No stranger in the crowd could
douht ‘twas Casey on the attack.
Ten thousand eyes were on him
as he stood with righteous glee,
Five thousand tongues applaud
ed when he took a practice swing.
Then while Casey swung, local
tour reps ran and hid;
Defiance flashed in Casey’s
eye, a sneer did curl his lip.
And now the dimpled sphere
came hurling through the air;
And Casey stood a-watching it
in haughty grandeur there.
From thegallery, packed with
people, there went up a muffled roar;
Casey'’s face was calm, his cart
was hidden, and the ball, it did soar.
Then from five thousand
throats and more there rose a
lusty yell;
As the ball rumbled through
the fairway and rattled past the
dell.
The ball ran past a mountain, it
was a mighty dart; •
Casey slipped offhis glove,
rose his fist, and lumbered to
ward his cart.
The ride was quick, the pace
was set, as Casey rolled with ease;
In his rearview mirror, his op
ponents he did leave.
But his mind was on his game,
the lawsuit never entered;
Casey’s legs held strong
throughout the day, his condition
never mattered.
Casey’s plight is curious, for
tradition is golf sbest friend;
A cart on the tour? the PGA
said, the world would surely end.
The cart is loud, the critics said,
and the advamages are clear;
But my shots speak for them
selves, Casey pleads, the cart just
levels the field.
He is disabled, they cried, but
otherwise the same;
The PGA stands firm, We
must honor this timeless game. ’’
On the green Casey stood — tall
and with great cheer;
A par was needed, one putt and
in, to put tradition on its ear.
The PGA was watching, his
critics and the like,
But Casey’s win was on its way,
it needed just one more strike.
He lined his putt, then watched
the ball bend true,
And the crowd stood quiet there
and strained to catch a view...
On the 18th hole, the sun was
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