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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2001
Page
17
Summary of Tim Dwight's three year NFL stint with the Atlanta Falcons includes regular season totals and 1998 playoff figures. Key figures cover receiving, rushing, and returns across 1996 98 seasons with the Falcons.
Dwight Tampa, newly moved to Iowa City, plans multiple spring track sessions and aims for the Drake Relays 200 meters after a seven week layoff. He trains with the University of Iowa men’s team under Coach Larry Wieczorek and vows to be at top form for upcoming outdoor races.
Kirk McLean stopped 21 shots in relief of injured Mike Richter as the New York Rangers defeated Chicago 4-2 to extend their unbeaten run to five. Richter will miss the rest of the season with a knee ligament tear revealed by MRI.
An injury to a player from Chicago will require surgery after swelling subsides in 2 to 3 weeks. Colorado's Peter Forsberg led a 5 1 Pittsburgh win with two goals and two assists, Milan Hejduk also scoring. Buffalo shutout Ottawa 2 0 as Dominik Hasek halted 30 shots for a seventh shutout. Philadelphia beat Carolina 4 0 with Keith Primeau scoring twice and Roman Cechmanek posting his sixth shutout. New Jersey 2 0 over Toronto as Martin Brodeur made 29 saves for his sixth shutout.
Dale Earnhardt died on the Daytona 500 final lap from a basilar skull fracture, renewing calls for neck protection. The crash spotlighted the HANS device and safety testing as rivals push for mandatory use, while NASCAR resisted.
In Daytona Beach on the day after Dale Earnhardt’s death several NASCAR teams ordered the HANS head and neck support device from Hubbard Downing Inc. in Georgia. Ken Adams said the firm boosted output from three per week to four or five per day with 35 orders arriving within hours of the tragedy.
Autopsy confirms Dale Earnhardt died from blunt force head injuries in the Daytona 500 crash. It could not determine if using the HANS head and neck support would have saved him. The final autopsy findings await routine toxicology tests and weeks of results.
Glenn Robinson and Ray Allen each scored 23 points, Sam Cassell 22 for the Bucks as Milwaukee edged San Antonio 102-98. Tim Duncan posted 23 and 13 for the Spurs, who saw their four game win streak end.
Emerson notes Hawkeye Downs safety record on the Race Committee board which oversees operations. He recalls fatalities among spectators and praises the new soft wall measure absorbing impacts at about seven to eight thousand dollars yearly to replace while drivers walk away from crashes.
Don Nelson sits out six weeks during prostate cancer treatment while son Donnie led Dallas to a 13-8 run. With a 33-20 record and sixth in the Western Conference, Dallas prepares for a reunion game against Los Angeles after Don Nelson's Jan 4 surgery in Salt Lake City and Maui recovery.
Coe (16-8) hosts Cornell (11-13) in the opening round as Wartburg leads the field. Kohawks Josh Stanek hit a late jumper to beat Cornell 78-76 in their last meeting. Other first-round games include Central at Wartburg, Luther at Loras, Simpson at Buena Vista, with Wisconsin.
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