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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 2002
Page
20
Martina Hingis, 22, has pulled out of the Australian Open with an injured left ankle. The Swiss star, a three time singles champion at the event, said she needs to continue rehabilitation after surgery and will not be ready for January play. Hingis won consecutive Australian titles from 1997 to 1999.
El Paso mourns Bobby Joe Hill a leading scorer on the 1966 Texas Western NCAA title team who died of a heart attack at 59. The guard helped the program then known as Texas Western defeat Kentucky 72 65 in a game seen as opening doors for black athletes nationwide. Milestones also noted include Nate Newton receiving a five year sentence in Louisiana for marijuana possession and Baylor naming Guy Morriss as new head coach succeeding Kevin Steele after a 3 9 season.
Jake Sullivan will lead Iowa State against Boston College and renew a matchup with BC star Troy Bell. The two have been rivals since their early playing days, adding personal edge to the nonconference clash.
Iowa State hosts Boston College as Bell, a Minneapolis native and former high school rival of Sullivan, looks to extend a 20.8 PPG scoring pace. Sullivan plans to guard Bell much of the game while ISU seeks cohesion and a more defined offense.
Coach Martz asks who wants to compete as the defending NFC champions try to salvage their season. The Rams stand 5 8 and are eliminated from playoff contention, ending any chance of a third Super Bowl in four years.
After a 49 to 10 loss to the Chiefs, coach Martz laments a defensive letdown and demoralized players. He notes a core group to rely on while roster spots remain jeopardized as St Louis finishes the season. Fallout centers on special teams coach Bobby April and kicker Jeff Wilkins.
Iowa leads the series 28 4 and 5 1 hosts Northern Iowa 2 2 in the 33rd matchup at Carver Hawkeye Arena. Tipoff is 7 07 with Iowa aiming to avenge last year s nine 3 point onslaught and a tougher tone.
Sam Cassell dropped 39 points and Anthony Mason added six in the second overtime as the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 140 to 133 in Cleveland. Ricky Davis poured in 45 points to fuel Cleveland’s late rally, aided by Smush Parker who scored 16 of his 20 after the fourth quarter. Michael Redd hit a career high in the game.
In Milwaukee, 35 points from Ray Allen and 27 from Paul Redd pace a tight game. The Bucks rely on inside scoring to wear down Cleveland, with Mason and Thomas fueling the late run in OT.
Bracey Wright scored a career high 31 points with 20 in the first half and Indiana hit 10 three pointers to beat Vanderbilt 73 56 in Bloomington. The seventh ranked Hoosiers improve to 7 0 and boast their best start since 1989 90 and highest ranking since 1992 93. Matt Freije added 18 points for Vanderbilt.
Freshman Wright dominated for Indiana scoring the early burst and finishing with 16 points, as Vanderbilt fell behind 23 8 before an 80 run trimmed the deficit. Indiana 35 Vanderbilt 25 with 2 10 left in the half.
Iowa junior guard Brody Boyd enters the game against Northern Iowa in a shooting slump after missing 29 percent of his shots and 23 percent from three in five games. Coach Steve Alford notes he’s pressing but expects the sharpshooter to regain form as Iowa seeks its ninth win.
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