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Sports
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by Matt Cissne
The Collegian
MOVING OUT!- Earlier this
year free agent Barry Bonds said
that he would like to stay in
Pittsburgh, he must have
changed his mind! His four
bedroom home was recently put
on the market for $229,000.
MVP!- / can’t believe that
l am about to write this!
If I were to choose an MVP for
the first half of the NFL season,
it would be Emmitt Smith of
the Dallas Cowboys (6-1).
Smith leads the NFC in rushing
and frequently has performances
similar to last Sunday’s when he
picked up IS2 yards rushing and
three touchdowns against the
Los Angeles Raiders.
NO MORE- Chicago Bulls
guard, Michael Jordan, said that
he learned his lesson and will no
longer play cards or golf for
high stakes. Jordan admitted
during James "Slim" Bouler’s
federal drug and money
laundering trial last week that he
lost $57,000 in golf and poker
bets to Bouler in a weekend
outing in South Carolina 16
months ago. The NBA MVP
said that from now on he will
limit his bets to $2O. I'm glad
he learned his lesson!
EASY MONEY- Hey
Michael Jordan pay attention!
My pick of the week is the
Atlanta Falcons over the Los
Angeles Rams. The Falcons are
at home and are favored by four
points. The Rams lead the series
3^-13-2 but, the Falcons swept
the Hams last season winning
both games by scores of 31-14.
ROCK SOLID- How else can
you describe a defense that has
not allowed a single rusher to
gain more than a 100 yards in a
game against them since 1989.
The Philadelphia Eagles defense
has not given up a rushing
touchdown all season and has
only given up four in their last
30 games. The Eagles are well
on their way to having the
NFL's number one defense for
the second straight season. This
week the Eagles travel to Dallas
to take on the first place
Cowboys. My pick: Eagles 20-
Cowboys 17.
SACRIFICE- New England
Patriots coach Dick MacPherson
on the sacrifices of an NFL
coach, "All of us would wish
that we'd spend more time with
our wives and families as we
grow a bit older. But I think,
personally, my wife and family
are damn glad I'm not around
more than I am."
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Athlete of the Week
Team
Gimme' that ball: Lori Nadolny (19), athlete of the week, spikes the
ball over the net during a home match.
World Series ‘92
Joe Mottillo
The Collegian
After one of the most
memorable series in recent
history, last year when the
Atlanta Braves fell to the
Minnesota Twins in seven
games. The expectations for a
good World Series this year were
high from both fans of the two
time National League champions,
the Atlanta Braves and the
American League champions, the
Toronto Blue Jays.
The stage was set for game six
in Atlanta this year. On the
mound for the Toronto Blue Jays
was ex-Met, David Cone. His
adversary on the hill was the 22
year old phenom, Steve Avery.
Both teams battled for nine
tough innings. The Blue Jays
had a 2 to 1 lead with 2 outs and
2 strikes on Braves speedster,
Otis Nixon.
Relieve specialist, Tom Henke,
delivered the 0-2 pitch plateward.
Nixon slapped it into left field to
score Jeff Blausser from second
base. The game went into extra
innings.
Many questions were being
asked. Could Atlanta go so far
yet fall in late innings again in
the World Series? Or would
Toronto, who was known for
their collapses late in the season
and the play-offs, blow another
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golden opportunity?
With Devon White on second
and Roberto Alomar on first,
Kent Mercker delivered the
deciding pitch to 40 year old
winder, Dave Winfield. Winfield
pulled the ball down the left field
line for a double, scoring both
Alomar and White.
The Braves added one more run,
but were down to their last out.
At the plate was Nixon who sent
the game into extra innings with
his double in the ninth.
For the Jays on the hill was
Mike Timlin. Timlin had
suffered arm problems all season
get recovered in time to be put on
the roster for the play-offs.
Nixon tried to bunt to get on
and keep the fans in Atlanta still
chopping, but Timlin fielded the
ball clearly and threw to first to
get the last out and give Toronto
its first championship ever.
The Jays third baseman, Kelly
Gruber, said, "We're number one
and that's unbelievable. I'm going
to use the winter to let it soak
in."
Outfielder Joe Carter added,
"All I know is that I'm going to
cherish this moment for the rest
of my life."
Reliever Duane Ward, who. had
two wins in the series said, "This
is for us, this is for Toronto and
this is for the great baseball fans
of Canada."
Thursday, October 29, 1992
Keith McFall
The Collegian
The athlete of the week for this
week is Lori Nadolny, a
volleyball player on the womens
team. Lori is a Senior BLASC
Major from Corry, Pa. She
attended Corry Area High School
and played volleyball all four
years there.
Lori was a recruited athlete to
Behrend before her freshman year.
She played Basketball for two
years and softball for three before
switching to volleyball last year.
She is only in her second
season but has risen to lead the
team this year in saves with 177
and kills with 144.
Before the season began, Lori
set several goals for herself and
the team to achieve.
She set a goal to work hard and
improve on her back line play
and spiking through out the
season, which helped her to lead
the team in the categories that
she did.
"Since it's my last year I just
wanted to go out and play hard
and have a good time. I also
wanted to be a positive influence
on the younger players," Lori
said.
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the year.’T wanted everyone to
play together and have fun
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