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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2002
Page
21
Florida State quarterback Chris Rix was ruled ineligible Tuesday after missing a final exam. He overslept and missed a religion exam triggering an automatic suspension and sidelining him for the Sugar Bowl against Georgia.
Coe College senior running back Fredrick Jackson was named first-team All-America by the American Coaches Association. He rushed for 1,705 yards and 24 touchdowns for the Kohawks, who reached the Division III playoffs second round and shared the Iowa Conference title. He owns 4,054 career rushing yards and 47 touchdowns. Meanwhile Iowa City West's Greg Coleman earned a spot in the U S Army All-American Bowl East vs West in San Antonio, with a school-record 2,108 rushing yards aiding the Trojans to the Class 4A state semifinals.
Reggie Evans and Marcus Fizer each grabbed career-best 17 rebounds in Monday NBA games. Evans had 17 boards for the Seattle Supersonics in a 111-98 win at Cleveland while Fizer scored 20 points in 28 minutes as a reserve in Chicago's 94-83 victory over Boston.
Today's TV highlights include New Mexico at Texas Tech at 6 p.m. on ESPN and GMAC Bowl Louisville versus Marshall at 7 p.m. on ESPN2. Also pro basketball Toronto at Chicago at 7:30 p.m. on FSC and Indiana at Houston at 8 p.m. on ESPN.
Iowa stars Dallas Clark and guard Eric Steinbach were named to The Associated Press All America team, ending a five year drought. Banks earned second team honors while Palmer and Polamalu highlighted USC’s Orange Bowl matchup.
Iowa anchors the AP All-America list with Dallas Clark and Eric Steinbach on the first team as Brad Banks earns second team honors for the national quarterback of the year. Banks comments on a forthcoming Heisman moment as Heupel and Weinke reference is noted.
The average major league baseball salary rose to about 2.3 million, a 7.3 percent increase the smallest since 1998. Every team exceeded 1 million on average, with five of eight playoff teams in the top 12. Anaheim won the World Series despite ranking 13th in pay. San Francisco led NL with 3.03 million.
The Yankees posted an average payroll of 142 million with 29 players on the roster and DL. The team recorded a league high average salary of 4.90 million, while Oakland and Minnesota topped their leagues in payroll figures. The report notes revenue sharing and a luxury tax as part of labor changes shaping 2008 spending.
Major League Baseball players continued salary growth in 2002 with higher average pay. The figures show a steady year over year increase despite variable team budgets and market demand.
Monica Mims scored a career high 19 points powering Iowa City High to a 51 48 win over Linn-Mar in Mississippi Valley Conference action. City High led 51 37 with 3 14 left as Linn-Mar rallied with late three pointers and free throws.
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