Pirates Face Tenacious USM in Key Conference Showdown
ECU coach Steve Logan aims to exploit Southern Mississippi’s pass rush as the Pirates seek their first lead in the Liberty Bowl Coalition standings in a 4 p.m. Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium tilt. USM though holds a 15-4-1 edge in the series and is dealing with an injured All-America defensive tackle Michael Tobias while ECU QB Marcus Crandell shows growing pocket poise after a 280-yard, two-TD game against Syracuse.
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Rams grab top spot in league
Havelock High’s volleyball team beat D H Conley 15-4 16-14 to claim first place in Coastal 3A. They then edged West Craven 15-9 12-15 15-9 to remain unbeaten in league play, with Conley defeating West Craven 15-6 15-12 in the other match. Rams coach Linda Lindsey praised defensive play as key to the win.
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Detroit signs Hill to contract
AUBURN HILLS Michigan AP report notes Grant Hill was surprised by a question about playing for a team with a losing season and recalls his childhood answer when his father Calvin Hill, former Dallas Cowboys running back, coached him in Reston Virginia.
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Grant Hill Signs Eight Year Detroit Pistons Contract
Grant Hill becomes the NBA’s highest paid Michigan athlete after signing an eight-year deal worth 45 million with the Detroit Pistons. The pact tops Cecil Fielder’s 1993 five-year 36 million contract, as Hill, who has not yet played a minute, comments on the evolving pay scale.
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NHL lockout a guaranteed season delay averted?
New York AP report says NHL owners and players agreed to a no-strike pledge for the 1994-95 season if owners halt the lockout, clearing way for Commissioner Bettman to postpone start. Board of Governors ratified plan during a conference call and a 1 p.m. EDT press conference was planned to announce the decision.
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Tech faces important NC swing
Georgia Tech heads to North Carolina for a two week road swing starting at No. 22 NC State and No. 18 North Carolina. Coach Bill Lewis says the trip tests the team’s resilience after a turnover plagued loss to Duke as Tech seeks to reestablish balance and climb back in the ACC race.
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Sports Fan in a Page Without Games
Ken Buday, Sun Journal sports editor, laments a sports drought as no baseball or hockey is on the schedule. He jokes about a lockout looming for NHL or NBA, ESPN switching to tractor pulls, TNT rerunning classics, and viewers fleeing to cooking shows and soap operas before the O J Simpson trial preempts programming.
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