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V Page B2 »*. i • ■ ■: a : , . a . . “ • » r* • < -• • ' »! *•%_ • . ’ •*• JT• » I s >, < «* , K « • < - f - ‘ ? ¿ K -x -A b . N O V . 26,1997 Che Portland (Mwrtfrr WSU WINS FIRST ROSE BOWL BERTH SINCE ’31 Cougs score big victory over Washington Huskies Seattle Seahawks gather on the bench at the Kingdome Sunday, and Seattle's Kurt Warren finishes play. (Photos by M. Washington) Seahawks fall to Chiefs at Kingdome Elvis Grbae has missed three straight games with a broken collar bone, and Marcus Allen, at 37, isn’t the running back he used to be. So i t ’s up to M arty Schottenheim er’s defense and his special teams to get the Kansas City Chiefs into the playoffs The Chiefs, trailing 14-10 at half time, made it seven consecutive games without giving u p a T D in the second half, and came back to beat the Seattle Seahawks 19-14 Sunday. T he C h ie fs (9 -3 ) beat the Seahawks (6-6) for the sixth straight time and for the 13th time in 14 games. “W e’re on a mission to gel some where in the postseason,"cornerback Dale Carter said. “That’s why our Els sets record to overtake Tiger at Grand Slam Reigning U.S. Open champion Ernie Els finished at 11-under-par 133 to set the tournament scoring record, overtaking Tiger Woods to win the $1 million PGA Grand Slam at the Poipu Bay Resort G olf Course in Kauai, Hawaii. Els, the South African native who won his second U.S. Open in four years in June, fired a 7-under 65 today to take home the w inner’s check o f$400,000.1 le trai led Woods, the Masters champion, by two shots after the opening round but grabbed the lead for good with five birdies on the front nine. “ I'm obviously very satisfied with the victory,” Els said. “Always, when you play the MasterCard Grand Slam, y ou’re going to play against some really good players. Obviously it Seahawks from their own 20 to the Chiefs 10 with 1:31 to go, but Moon threw three incomplete passes be fore Reggie Tongue sacked Moon, causing him to fumble, and Dan Williams recovered on the 22. The Chiefs ran out the final 1:21 to get their fifth win in six games. The Chiefs limited the Seahawks to 68 yards rushing on 23 carries. w asn’t match play, but at times it felt like it.” Woods, who won four tourna m ents and a PGA T our-reco rd $2,066,833 this year, fired a 66 Mon day but struggled to a 2-under 70 in the final round. PGA Championship winner Davis Love III shot a 67 to end up at 6- under 138, while British Open win ner Justin Leonard finished 16 shots o ff the pace after carding a 72 today. Els got his round o ff to a great start, draining a 12-foot birdie putt from the fringe on the par-4 first hole, and continued his strong play with four birdies in the final six holes on the front side. “ With Tiger playing so well down the stretch, I knew I had to get off to a good start this morning.” Els said. Party W t 0 :0 0 P M Until .vailable Just Across Broadway P A G IN G & C E L L U L A R WE ACTIVATE • ANY PHONE • ANY PAGER NO CREDIT REQ’D New DEBIT PHILIPS FIZZ PHONES for only $ 1 5 9 .0 0 PAGER SPECIAL!!! FREE ACTIVATION* FREE RECRYSTAL 3 MOS VOICEMAIL ONLY • $19.95 That includes: The Philips Fizz Phone, 33 minutes of Local Airtime and the Activation Fee No Credit Check, No Gimmicks, No Turn Downs. 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The defense, which has been just good enough all season, re sponded with five interceptions o f W ashington quarterback Brock Huard, including three by fresh man defensive back Lamont Th ompson. SIMPLY CELLULAR Anphlbian Promotion Special K Production 3 3 6 NW Davit defense is so good in the second half.” "We said to ourselves, ‘Let’s stop 'em ,’” Schottenheimer said Kansas City, seeking to make the playoffs for the seventh time in nine seasons since Schottenheimer be came the team 'scoach, saved its best defense for Seattle’s final drive W arren M oon p a sse d the His team had just beaten Wash ington to advance to the Rose Bowl for the first time since 1931. Wash ington State coach M ike Price, how ever, had some immediate busi ness on his schedule. “ We’re going to party!” Price shouted Saturday night after the 41-35 victory sent WSU to Pasa dena and a swarm o f Cougar fans onto the field at Husky Stadium. The 10th-ranked Cougars will play top-ranked Michigan, a team they have never beaten in three previous encounters. “ We have a month to prepare for them,” said quarterback Ryan Leaf, a Heisman Trophy hopeful. “ We can play with anybody in the country.” Defensive lineman Leon Bender said he didn’t expect the Cougars (10-1, 7-1) to be highly regarded by odds-makers. “ I expect us to be 20-point underdogs," Bender said. “1 expect for us not to have any respect.” The Cougars’ return to Pasa [ True Security COMMUNITY COLLEGE * GRESHAM QO Call now for more details 503.288.9180 L ong D istance S ervices P rovided by (O m m UNIQUI HflWOkk SdMCIS.UC or come visit us at: 3213 N.E. MLK Jr. Blvd. Portland, OR 97212 MAVHIOH, ORftìOM Be a p a rt o f th e te a m o ff th e court! J o in th e R ose Q u a rte r S ta ff Work and support exciting events like Blazers games, Winterhawk games, concerts, family shows and much more. 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