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Martin lifts Volunteers to national title
NBA’s No. 1 pick
signs with Bologna
T E M P E , A riz.— Tee Martin stood
amid an ocean o f orange and cel­
ebrated T ennessee’s first national
championship since 1951. M arcus
Outzen slum ped in a com er, head in
hands, dism ayed by Florida S tate’s
defeat.
Martin, who spent the previous
two seasons in the shadow o f top
NFL draft pick Peyton M anning, had
touchdown passes o f 79 yards to
Peerless Price and 4 yards to Shawn
Bryson to cap the V olunteers’ per­
fect season with a 23-16 Flesta Bowl
win M onday night.
“We had to prove to everybody
w ew eretheN o. 1 team in the nation,”
said Martin, whose V ols w ere under­
dogs in the game despite being unde­
feated and top-ranked. “W e had a
chip on our shoulders. W e w on all
our games. And we still d idn’ t get our
respect.”
The Volunteers, 13-0 for the first
time in school history, received all 70
first-place votes in the final A ssoci­
ated Press media poll. O hio State was
second, followed by Florida State.
U nder the new Bowl Cham pion­
ship Series format, Tennessee was
crow ned national cham pion in the
USA Today/ESPN coaches’ poll im­
m ediately after the game.
Tennessee coach Philip Fulmer,
long a proponent o f a playoff, ben­
efited from the first BCS cham pion­
ship. “This is the best system anyone
has com e up with so far,” he said
today as he accepted the w riters’ and
B O L O G N A ,I t a ly - M ic h a e l I
O low okandi’s first pro basketball
w orkout was far from the NBA.
The No. 1 pick in the June draft
p rac tice d w ith E uro p ean club
cham pion K inder Bologna T ues­
day, hours after signing a contract
that allow s him to return to the
United States if the N BA lockout
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ends.
Future of Foreman-
Holmes fight looks
dim
N EW YORK- Larry Holmes may
still fight at som e point in the next
month. He ju st m ay not be trading
punches w ith G eorge Foreman.
Prom oter R oger Levitt w as not
a vailable for com m ent T uesday re­
garding the status o f the Jan. 23
heavyw eight fight at the H ouston
Astrodom e. But H olm es lawyer,
Russ Sauer, said Tuesday night
that the fight is in serious jeopardy
[ o f being canceled.
‘Larry is frustrated for this thing
to fall apart at this late hour,” Sauer
said. “This is a fight w e’ve been
working on for more than five years.
H e ’s in good shape and w ants to
get in the ring.”
Ryan, Brett, Yount
Voted into
Baseball’s Hall of
Fame
N E W Y O R K - N ot since the
election o f the Babe him self has
C ooperstow n seen a rookie class
quite like this.
In one o f the m ost eagerly
aw aited Hall o f Fam e elections,
Ryan, Brett and Y ount all w ere
voted into the baseball shrine Tues­
day on their first try.
’1 think it’s the final chapter o f |
| m y career,’ ’ said R yan, w ho cam e
w ithin one vote o f receiving the
h ig h est p erc en ta g e in history.
’From an individual standpoint
for a player, it’s the highest honor.
vote.
Instead, players will be asked
w hether they support the union
negotiating com m ittee’s recom ­
m endation to reject the ow ners’
final offer.
Boxing-A still angry
Tyson erupts in
conference call
P H O E N IX , A rizo n a - In case
anyone doubted it, Mike Tyson is still
G R E E N BAY, W is.— The Green
Bay Packers are pondering a possible
future without Mike Holmgren sooner
than they expected. B um ped from the
playoffs by San Francisco on Sun­
day, the Packers scram bled to catch
flights hom e after an em otional post­
mortem meeting with Holmgren, who
could, like the team ’s 18 free agents,
be at a new address next season.
“Today is w eird because we really
didn’t plan to go hom e ju st yet.”
defensive lineman Bob K uberski said
as players cleaned out their lockers
follow ing their earliest p lay o ff exit
a very angry man.
It was about 25 minutes into a
mostly mundane teleconference call
with reporters Tuesday when Tyson,
who had seemed relaxed and cordial,
suddenly launched into an obscen-
ity-laced diatribe aimed at a society he
said rejects his credibility and auto­
matically believes “the sleaziest”
people m the world over him.
“A supreme court oflawwiU say I
ever under H olm gren
believe” other people, whom Tyson
saia
u u iu u i i
Teams reportedly interested in
said roo
rob gas
gas station
stations s aim
and v commit
other crimes because “my credibility
H olm gren to serve as both coach and
I general m anager include B altim ore,
is shot
Couch reportedly to
skip senior season
K e n tu c k y -Q u a rte rb a c k T im
Couch reportedly has decided to
leave the college game fo r the pros,
where he could be the firstpick in the
upcoming NFL Draft.
Broadcast reports say Couch has
decided to skip his senior season
and w ill file for the draft sometime
before Friday’s deadline. The 6- foot-
5, 221-pound Couch is considered
among the top quarterback pros­
pects in the A p ril draft and could be
Cleveland, Philadelphia and Seattle.
"I think Seattle will be very strong,''
a source within the Packers organiza­
tion, w ho asked not to be identified,
told the W isconsin State Journal. The
Atlanta Journal-C onstitution quoted
league insiders as saying M onday
that a contract could be w orked out
w ithin 48 hours if the sides can agree
on how much pow er Holmgren would
have. It said the Seahaw ks are offer­
ing a five-year deal worth $4.2 million
annually.
G reen Bay general m anager Ron
W olf, w ho said his N ew Y ear’s reso­
lution was to stay m um on the m atter
until H olm gren m ade up his mind.
“This is a family to us. From Reggie
said M onday that the
to
H
olm gren to the training staff, it’s
P a c k e rs h a d g iv e n
one
big family. Y ou hate to lose
Holmgren permission
anybody.
C oach, Reggie, w hoever.
totalk with the Ravens,
It’s
real
life,
though.”
Eagles and Seahawks.
Freem an said in an ideal w orld,
“I ’ll give this to you
H olm gren w ould stay p u t to help
today, but in the future
revive a team that u nderachieved in
I don’t think this is my
a season m arked by injury and in­
jo b ,” W o lf said. “ It’s
consistency.
M ik e H o lm g r e n ’s
“T his is real life, unfortunately.
thing. It’s all Mike.
This
isn ’t a soap opera,” Freem an
The b all’s in his
said.
“The m an has a fam ily o f his
court. He has to do
ow
n
to
take care of. I f a m ore p ro s­
w hat he has to do.”
perous
situation presents itself, I ’d
H olm gren's agent,
take
it.
S om etim es o p p ortunities
Bob Lamonte, didn't re­
com
e
only
once in a lifetim e.
turn phone calls seek­
T h at’s H o lm g ren ’s quandary —
in g c o m m e n t on
ifh e signs a long-term deal to stay in
w h e th e r H o lm g re n
G reen Bay, it w o n ’t contain an es­
would meet with any o f
cape clause.
the three suitors.
So, would he leave an ideal coach­
Holmgren could still
ing
situation in G reen Bay for a less-
return to G reen Bay
than-appealing
dual role elsew here
and sign an extension
because
he
ca
n
’t
w ait for som ething
that w ould make him
b e tte r ? D o rs e y L e v e n s s a id
the highest-paid coach in the NFL at
H olm gren d id n 't hint at w hat his
about $4 m illion per season, but h e’d
future held.
still lack the final say on personnel
m atters that he desperately covets.
H olm gren delayed his season­
ending new s conference until Tues­
day, but he might have tipped his
hand about his intentions after San
F rancisco’s 30-27 victory, when he
said o f the Packers: “T h ey ’ll be good
fo ra long tim e.”
On his weekly television show
M onday night, Holm gren said he
expected to know very soon where
h e’ll be coaching next year: “ I would
suspect things would happen rather
quickly now because there’s a lot o f
places that are open and we
.
it doesn t happen quickly, then it
w on’t happen.'
A cco rd in g to several players,
H olm gren was em otional at his end-
of-year meeting with the team M on­
day, leaving many wondering ifh e ’d
coached his last game for the Pack­
ers, w ho despite Reggie
W hite’s fabulous farewell season,
struggled through an 11-6 year and
fell from Super Bowl status.
IfM ike Holmgren gives the thumbs
up to the Seahaw ks’ offer, Green Bay
will be coachless.
“T here are a lot o f things we d o n ’t
know , w hat the future is going to
bring to this football team,” receiver
A ntonio Freeman said.
Tee Martins
celebratesele
Vols win at
the Fiesta
Bowl
not trade Tee M artin for anyone in
the country.” The Vols took a 14-0
lead on a pair o f touchdow ns in a 25-
second span o f the second quarter
and led 14-9 at halftime. N eitherteam
scored in the third period. M artin
threw his second touchdown pass,
the 79-yarder to Price, w ith 9:17 to go
to put the Vols ahead 20-9 and Je ff
Hall kicked a 23-yard field goal with
6:01 left. But the Sem inoles (11-2)
rallied. Florida State cut the lead to 23-
16 on O utzen’s 7-yard scoring ran
with 3:42 left. Sebastian Janikowski’s
ensuing onside kick was recovered
by Florida State, but officials ruled
the ball hit the kicker’s hand after it
had traveled only 7 yards and the
V ols took possession.
Florida State recovered a Tennes­
see fum ble two m inutes later, giving
the Sem inoles a final chance. But on
the first p lay afte r th e fum ble,
O utzen’s long pass was intercepted
by Steve Johnson and the Vols ran
out the clock.
“ It feels great, it feels great,” M ar­
fin said in the middle o fa wild celebra­
tion at midfield. “ All the adversity we
faced - all the guys that w ent to the
N FL last year, all the shoes w e had to
fill.” Said Price: "N obody believed
u s.”
They probably do now.
Portland Interscholastic League
SPORTS STANDINGS
W INTER STANDINGS
1998/99
The ball’s in his court. He has to do what he has to do.
N E W Y O R K - W ith no one say­
ing if it w ill be a secret ballot o r a
show o f hands, locked-out N BA
players started arriving in town
Tuesday to cast votes that could
determ ine if there w ill be a season.
W ednesday's vote com es on
the eve o f the possible cancella­
tion o f the rest o f the season. The
| balloting will be open to all NBA
players, although the union em ­
phasized that it is not a ratification
Browns, who own the first pick.
offense. S ophom ore q u arterb ack
Marcus Outzen, making his third start
in place o f the injured Chris W einke,
was harassed into a 9-of-22 perfor­
mance for 145 yards. He threw two
interceptions, one o f w hich w as re­
turned 54 yards for a touchdow n by
Dwayne Goodrich, and was dropped
for 54 yards in losses.
“ I think I did som e good things. O f
course, I did som e bad th in g s,”
O utzen said. “ In every aspect o f the
game, our team m ade m istakes.”
Florida State coach Bobby Bow den
said his team show ed the effects o f
not having played in 44 days.
“W e were a very, very rusty foot­
ball team,” Bowden said. ' ’ They made
more big plays than we did. W e had
a hard tim e getting the ball to our
threat, and they deserved to w in.”
The Sem inoles’ threat, w ide re­
ceiver Peter W arrick, was held to one
catch for 7 yards — though he did
add an electrifying 51-yard punt re­
turn, evading four tacklers, to help
set up one o f Florida S tate’s scores.
M artin, w ho had throw n ju st 16
passes the past two years in a backup
role, did w hat M anning couldn’t —
w inanational title. He was 11 o f 18for
278 yards againstthe nation’s tough­
est pass defense, w hile Price caught
four passes for 199 yards and was
voted the gam e’s MVP. “(M artin)
played an outstanding game,” Fulmer
said. " H e know s how to m anage a
game. As the season has gone along,
h e ’s gotten better and better. I would
Seahawks dangle 5-year,
$21-million deal for
Holmgren
NBA Players To Vote
Wednesday
taken by the expansion Cleveland
co a ch e s’ ch am p io n sh ip trophies.
“I 'd still like a playoff.” But the meet­
ing o f the nation’s top two teams was
far from the classic that organizers
had envisioned w hen they set up a
No. 1 vs. No. 2 show dow n in the
Fiesta Bowl. It featured seven turn­
overs and 165 yards in penalties, and
very little offense at times.
Tee M artin did w hat Peyton M an­
ning co uldn’t do in at Tennessee:
W in a national title. (AP)
In m any w ays, the very imperfect
victory was a microcosm o fa Tennes­
see season in w hich the V olunteers
stum bled but never fell. “All year
long w e’ve been called a team o f
destiny,” Fulm er said.
“ D uring the course o f the year, we
did w hat w e had to do. It w asn’t
alw ays perfect, it w asn ’t alw ays
pretty, but they found a w ay to get it
done.”
Fulm er saluted his players. “ It’s
ju st an incredible run by an incredible
football team ,” he said. The coach
said the national championship would
have an impact on the program.
“ I know the expectations are going
to be high,” he said. " A t Tennessee,
they alw ays are. W ith success com es
expectations and w e accept that. We
want to be in the mix o f people known
as the best football teams in the coun­
try.”
Florida State, w hich has finished
in the top four in the final poll for the
past 12 seasons, m ade too m any m is­
takes and co uldn’t generate much
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