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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 2003
Page
23
In Houston on Friday night Yao Ming of the Rockets drew a foul from Clippers forward Corey Maggette. The game featured key plays and a crowd reacting to the physical matchup between Houston and Los Angeles.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control unanimously approves replacing the 50-point mercy rule with a 35-point rule. Under the new rule, when a team leads by 35 after halftime the clock stops only for quarter ends, timeouts, injuries, scores or safeties, and games may end early if coaches and referees agree.
Thomas Fortney scored twice in the second period and goalie Charlie Effinger made 45 saves on 46 shots as the St. Louis Heartland Eagles defeated the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders 2-1 in USHL action. Jordan Hart scored on a power play for Cedar Rapids.
Bryant College in Smithfield Rhode Island hires former Iowa State assistant Marty Fine as its new head football coach. Fine becomes Bryant's second coach in the Division II program that began play in 1999 after serving as ISU offensive line and special teams coordinator.
Television highlights list NCAA Division III final Mount Union versus St John’s Minnesota at 10 a.m. on ESPN2 followed by a slate of college basketball and pro football games across ESPN FSC and local stations.
Cedar Rapids Rough Riders goaltender Joe Fallon, nicknamed Words, is described as quiet in group settings but talkative one on one. Teammate Derek Peltier says Fallon is reserved in crowds yet engaging when with a few players, a shy but likeable character.
Chicago linked investors Michael Reinsdorf and Steve Edelson with Mercantile Capital Group own 75 percent of the RoughRiders and vow the team will not move. Coach Mark Carlson praises Fallon as a top USHL goalie with a standout 15-5-1 record and a late November hot stretch.
Zach Johnson, a PGA Tour rookie living in Heathrow Florida but rooted in Cedar Rapids, signs a three year sponsorship with AEGON USA. The agreement, starting Jan 15 at the Sony Open in Hawaii, includes logo visibility and company golf events. Johnson also has deals with Titleist Fidra Golf and Fidra apparel.
Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Jefferson 64-55 in a Mississippi Valley Conference game on the Jefferson court. Xavier pulled away with a 14-6 run in the final 3 minutes behind strong defense and 23 forced turnovers led by Kevin Andrews and teammates as the Saints improved to 4-2 overall and 2-1 in league play. Coach Breitbach praised late standouts and a clutch 3 by Mike Sayre.
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