Darren Paterson, Sports Editor hit — = [ | c eet [ om | [ome] pane oe -— — [a | [ons cod [a | — [ aon) cc aoe ell, the NHL is still locked out and the other pro sports are flexing their respective mone- tary muscles and rubbing those pipes in our faces. But in case you’ve been beating up nerds at somebody else’s high school reunion for the exact seven days between my submission deadlines (Nov. 4-11) then [’ll explain what you’ve missed in the world of sports. Like I said, while hockey sits and stag- nates, other sports are doing great. Namely, Major League Baseball and the NEL. Starting with the inferior football, the NFL has agreed to a six-year, $8 bil- lion TV contract extension with Fox and CBS. The extension adds to the current Women Muck It Out, Wasted Opportunities Rain On Men's Parade Dave Pearcey, OP Contributor ough defense and the strong foot of flyhalf Candace Barry led Douglas to their 2nd win of the season, a 3—0 shutout of the Vancouver HOvember = 17/2000 eight-year, $17.6 billion contract, and runs through to 2011. And they have yet to negotiate a contract for prime-time pack- ages. This is a painful reminder of Gary Bettman’s unfulfilled promises of a lucra- tive US TV deal for the NHL. Baseball is showing its might by tour- ing the world. The Major League all-stars have been beating up on Japanese teams these last couple of weeks and the league also has plans to tour the Dominican Republic. These types of tours have been very successful for the MLB and have even prompted the MLB to consider expansion into Japan and South America. Sticking with baseball, ‘Trail, BC-native Jason Bay has won the NL rookie award thanks to a .282 hit percentage, 26 home runs, and 82 RBIs in 120 games. In other awatds news, Roger Clemens won his record seventh Cy Young award. He also became the oldest player to win the award at the age of 42, passing the feat set by Gaylord Perry at 40. With a 328-164 record, Clemens is 10th on the career wins list, and his 4,317 strikeouts are sec- ond only to Nolan Ryan’s ridiculous mark of 5,714. Randy Johnson, with his 290 strikeouts, finished second in voting for the award, as did Curt Schilling in the AL. Those two are now tied for the most sec- ond place finishes in Cy Young voting however, Schilling has never won the award, while Johnson has won it five times. Schilling finished behind Johan Meralomas, who had beaten Douglas ear- lier in the season by a 29-14 scoreline. Pouring rain and a soggy field did not have as much effect on the two teams as might have been expected, as the ball han- dling by both sides was actually quite good. Seventeen year-old Barry found her- self up against Canada U-23 flyhalf Stephanie Lynham who was newly arrived to the Lomas from Montreal. Both fly- halves used their boots frequently in an attempt to give their respective sides the field position advantage and Barry was every bit as good as her more experienced opponent. Douglas had the best try-scoring opportunity of the first half, but miscom- munication in the backfield led to a turnover within metres of the tryline. A Santana of the Minnesota Twins. In basketball, Shaq has become the 20th player in NBA history to score 22,000 points in a career. And the Raptors have bolted out of the gates with a 4-1 record thanks to wins over strong teams, including the defending champion Detroit Pistons. This success seems to have calmed Vince Carter’s wish to be traded, as he has seen much responsibility and floor time. The team is tied for the best start in the league. And finally, a few random tidbits for you. In the CFL East Division semifinal, Kenny Wheaton set a CFL record with his 116-yard interception return for a touch- The Argonauts’ win and broke the previous down. touchdown cemented the record of 115 yards, which was set by Calgary’s Alfred Jordan in 1997. In soccer, Kara Lang was named Canada’s captain for the world women’s under-19 championship and the team opened the tournament with a win. In cycling, Lance Armstrong has said that he isn’t sure if he’s going to race in next sum- mer’s Tour de France, as he would like to attempt some other races while he’s still young. And lastly, it turns out that not all post-secondary newspapers are as good as The Aquinian. The student paper from St. Thomas University in Fredericton, has published a large, colour photo that could end a long-standing tradition. The photo featured full frontal nudity of four penalty against Lomas directly in front of their posts allowed Barry to kick for the only points that would be recorded during the match. The second half saw the Lomas with the best scoring opportunities. However, the Douglas defenders, led by Tanya Leigh, continually stymied the efforts of their black-and-orange-clad opponents. The final chance for the Lomas saw Lynham break free from midfield, but fullback Kelly Enns was sure on her open- field tackle to preserve the shutout. Douglas First Division men were brought back down to earth after three straight wins, as they lost a disappointing 8-11 decision to Richmond RFC. The game was played on a sloppy, muddy bog of a field in the pouring rain, but it was a series of squandered early opportunities that led to the team’s loss. Douglas dominated the early play, with forwards Dan Forthuber and Greg Doucette running rampant through the Richmond defense—an effort that led to a try by Michael Collins. Twice more, Douglas threatened at the tryline, but possession was lost and University of New Brunswick rugby play- ers streaking after winning their provincial championship. Apparently, there were at least 10 players participating in the run, which has become a tradition after a big win, yet the four that were in the photo have all been suspended from play. But don’t worry, the Other Press would never hurt our precious sports teams like that...unless the photo was really hot. Richmond cleared the ball from danger. Then an injury to Forthuber caused him to leave the game, and the Douglas for- wards didn’t seem the same afterwards. On one of their infrequent forays into Douglas territory, Richmond was awarded a penalty but their kicker pushed the sub- sequent kick at goal wide of the posts. However, one of the Douglas players unbelievably charged out to harass the kicker as he made the attempt and there- fore the kick was allowed to be retaken. The second attempt was good and those three points would prove to be crucial. Richmond made their deepest pene- tration at the end of the half and used a rolling maul off a line-out to score a try at the whistle to go up 8-5. In the second half, the constant rain turned the already muddy pitch into a quagmire and neither team could get their attack rolling. Douglas did get a penalty kick from Nathan Klement to tie the score, but Richmond added one of their own in the last few minutes of play to claim the victory. OUnEPPPeSS | 17