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Nebraska’s Crouch Wins Heisman Trophy
NEW YORK» AP>— Nebraska
quarterback Eric C rouch w on the
H eisntan T rophy on S aturday
night in one o f the closest races in
the history o f the aw ard.
"I ju st m ade history,” C rouch
sa id a f te r w in n in g c o lle g e
football's top individual prize by
62 points, 770-708, ov er Florida
quarterback Rex G rossm an.
C m uch o f the H uskers (11 -1) in
the national title race all season,
and not even a 62-36 loss to C olo
rado tw o w eeks ago kept him from
w inning the H eism an.
Miami quarterback Ken Dorsey
was third w ith 638 points and O r
egon quarterback Joey H arrington
fourth w ith 364 points. C ro u ch ’s
m argin o f victory w as the fourth
closest in the H eism an 's 67-year
history.
The H eism an cerem ony was
Nebraska's quarterback Eric
Crouch poses with the
Heisman Trophy after winning
the award.
held at a m idtow n hotel, the first
time it’s been away from the Down
tow n A thletic Club. T he club was
dam aged in the Sept. 11 terrorist
attacks.
A gutty 6 -fo o t-l, 200-pound
senior from O m aha, N eb., Crouch
ran for 1,115 yards and 18 touch
dow ns, passed for 1,510 yards and
seven scores and even caught a
63-yard T D pass in a big win over
O klahom a. H e’s o n c o fo n ly three
m ajor college quarterbacks to run
for 3,000 yards and pass for 4,000
yards in a career.
G ro s sm a n , w h o th re w fo r
3 ,8 9 6 y ard s an d 34 T D s in the
G a to rs ’ 9 -2 seaso n , b ecam e the
fo u rth so p h o m o re to fin ish se c
ond in the H eism an . N o so p h o
m ore has w on it.
C rouch, the first true option
quarterback to w in the aw ard, had
162 first-place votes, 98 second-
place votes and 88 third-place
votes, but w on only one region —
the Southw est. G rossm an had 137
first-place votes, 105 for second
and 87 for third. H e w on the Mid-
A tlantic and South.
D o rsey , w h o led M iam i to an
11 -0 re c o rd an d a sp o t in the
national title gam e, had 109 first-
p la ce v o tes, 122 fo r seco n d an d
67 fo r th ird . H e w on the N o rth
e a st.
Harrington, who threw for 2,414
yards and 23 T D s in leading the
D ucks ( 10-1 ) to the P a c -10 title,
had 54 first-place votes, 68 for
second and 66 for third. He w on
the Far W est.
Voters list three choices on their
ballots, and players are aw arded 3
points for first place, 2 for second
and 1 for third.
W hile G rossm an put up a w e
som e num bers, D orsey’s team
d id n ’t lose and H arrington led the
D ucks to 10 w ins, it w as C rouch
w ho convinced the voters he had
the best H eism an-w inning co m b i
nation.
Blazers Defeat Sonics
New Inductees Join
Benson Hall of Fame
Nebraska Gets Rose Bowl Bid
N ebraska will play fo r a national title after all. In an astounding turn
certain to send out a cry for a p lay o ff o r changes in the Bow l
C ham pionship Series, The C o m h u sk ers squeezed into second
place o ver C olorado in the final BCS standings. Even though the
Buffaloes beat the H uskers by 26 points three w eeks ago, N ebraska
w on the points battle that counted m ost and will play undefeated
M iam i in the R ose B ow l on Jan. 3.
Selig Finds Congress a Tough Sell
W A SH IN G T O N - C om m issioner Bud Selig had a difficult tim e
convincing C ongress that elim inating tw o team s prior to next
season w ill ease b aseb all’s econom ic problem s. Selig, w ho pre
sented unprecedented volum es o f financial inform ation on the 30
team s, testified before the H ouse Judiciary Com m ittee. L aw m akers’
questions w ere at tim es hostile. Rep. John C onyers Jr., D -M ich.,
called the figures m ore a sum m ary than a detailed spreadsheet.
Santa Clara Grabs Women’s Soccer Title
D ALLAS - Santa Clara used a first-half goal from Aly W agner to beat
top seed and 16-time cham pion North Carolina 1-0 in the N CA A
College Cup Championship. The win gave the No.2 seed Broncos (23-
2) their first national title after seven trips to the national semifinals. The
loss was the first for the T ar Heels (24-1) since Oct. 27,2000.
Webber Makes First Start of Season for Kings
SA C RA M EN TO , Calif. - Sacram ento forw ard Chri s W ebber was in
the starting lineup fo r the first tim e this season after m issing the
K in g s’ first 20 gam es w ith a sprained right ankle. W ebber was
activated from the injured list before the gam e against the M iam i
H eat. H e finished w ith 18 points and six rebounds in 28 m inutes as
the Kings defeated the H eat 95-88.
Notre Dame Hires O’Leary
SO U T H B EN D , Ind. - G eorge O ’ L eary w as introduced as the new
coach at N otre D am e, prom ising to m ake the storied football
program one o f the n atio n ’s best again. T he form er G eorgia Tech
coach replaces B ob D avie, w ho w as fired a w eek ago. T he Irish lost
six or m ore gam es three tim es under D avie, w hose 35-25 record gave
him the third-w orst w inning percentage in Irish history.
Head coach Leon McKenzie Jr. jokes with Walter Bailey, a
recent inductee to this year's Benson Hall o f Fame.
Seles Shaken After Car Accident
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Ten athletes and tw o team s w ere recently inducted into the second
annual Benson Sports Hall o f Fame w hich was held on Friday, Dec. 7
at the Eastmoreland G olf Course. N om inations for athletes, coaches
and teams were presented in writing and voted by the hall o f fame
selection com m ittee.
The new inductees include:
• Football - W alter Bailey, C lass o f 1988
Baseball - Paul K rueger, C lass o f 1976
Basketball, football, track and field - R icky Lee, C lass o f 1973
• Football, basketball, baseball, track and fie ld -R a y m o n d ‘B utch’
M orse, C lass o f 1931
Basketball - C harles P atterson, C lass o f 1932
• Football, track and field, basketball, soccer and cross country - Jim
Pettit, C lass o f 1941
Baseball, football, basketball, soccer - T ony R obertson, C lass o f
1989
• Track and field, basketball - Tim V ollm er, C lass o f 1965
• Football c o a c h - B ill D ressel, 1 9 7 7 -1 9 9 7
• Football c o a c h -R a lp h H arper, 1949and 1952-1958
• 1947 C ross c o u n try state and city cham pions
• 1988 Football team state cham pions
VENICE, Fla. -M onica Seles and her mother were treated forrrunor injuries
altera car accident in which tl le other dri ver was charged with driving under
the influence, police said. The 28-year-old tennis star and her 62-year-old
mother. Ester, were taken by ambulance to Doctors Hospital and later
released. Monica Seles was driving her sports utility vehicle when a pickup
truck turned directly in front of S eles’ path, police said.
Bonzi Wells (#6) shows Rashard Lewis o f the Seattle Sonics
that his quick first step is as good as ever!
photo by D avid G ifzyno /T he P ortland O bserver
It m ay tak e th e en e rg y o f R.
P a tte rso n , th e p ro w e ss o f B.
W ells, the m atu rity o f S. P ippen,
th e ag g re ssiv e n e ss o f D. D av is
an d th e u n s e lfis h n e s s o f D .
S to u d am ire to m ak e a fu ll state-
New Staff for The New Year
m en t to th e S o n ics th a t d o n ’t
c o m e to “ o u r h o u s e ” h a l f
h e a rte d ly an d ex p e c t to w in.
A n d ...th e B lazers m ade that
statem ent Saturday as they d e
feated the Seattle Sonics 113-92.
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