Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 14, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba C2 sports vein Nipha free Phi is sunday May 14, 2000_____ Imbrie fixers stay alive Philadelphia apr the Indiana pacers excelled without Reggie Miller for More than a Quarter. Now they might have to play without him for an entire game. Miller and Philadelphia a Matt Geiger were ejected with 1 19 left in the third Quarter of the 76ers�?T 92-90 Victory Over Indiana in game 4 yesterday. Both Are subject to suspensions for the next game tomorrow. Indiana still leads 3-1 in the Best of seven Eastern conference semifinals after overcoming an 18-Point deficit and taking a five Point Lead without Miller then losing Down the stretch. After Geiger knocked Miller to the floor late in the third Quarter Geiger a second flagrant foul Miller retaliated. He rushed Geiger and took a swipe at the seven footers face connecting with a left hand. The mixers led 79-61 at the time of the soaks fans Hopes Mote i Japan apr a record 65,000 local fans sat for hours in the rain yesterday before the Firestone fire Hawk 500 was officially postponed. The race will be run fortunes change Irving Tex. Apr the wind changed and so did the fortunes of Davis love Iii in the Byron Nelson classic. Love lost his four stroke Lead and had to scramble for a 1-Over 71 yesterday to regain a share of the Lead with John Huston. In the process he brought a Bunch of other players Back into the picture. Loved finished at 10-under 200 with Huston who had a 3-under 67. Jesper Arnevik had a 68 and was three strokes Back at 203. Phil Mickelson also had a 68 and was at 204. Calgary resident Stephen Ames slipped to a 77-213.izzo spurns Hawks East Lansing Mich. Apr the Atlanta Hawks will have to look elsewhere for a coach. Tom Izzo will remain at Michigan state. Izzo who led Michigan state to the Mcaa basketball title last month said yesterday he turned Down a $15-million offer to replace Lenny Wilkens who resigned As the Hawks coach after a disappointing season. Izzo said the Bottom line was that he Felt a Bond with the University and especially with his outlasts Field Loudon . Apr Tim Fedewa outlasted a course record nine cautions to win the Busch 200 at the new Hampshire International Speedway yesterday a Day after a crash in practice killed Driver Adam Petty. Dick trickle crashed and burst into flames in Lap 194, bringing the Field to a Stop for 11 minutes 38 seconds while the track was cleared. Three laps were run under the yellow caution Flag before Fedewa took the Lead on the restart. Fedewa went Low to pass Casey Atwood and Steve Park then led the rest of the apologizes Bloomington ind. Apr with his coaching future at Indiana University in jeopardy Bob Knight apologized yesterday for his some times explosive temper and said he realizes he needs to be More diplomatic. Knights temper has fuelled one controversy after another since he became head coach in 1971. He made no mention of whether he would continue As coach. Knight said his temper was not a Factor a in the investigated incident a a reference to allegations Knight choked a former player. Knights statement was released a Day before the in trustees were scheduled to meet in closed session amid speculation they will consider asking Knight to resign. $100 Reward for information leading to my Purchase of John Wensink Boston Bruins Jersey and gloves sold in Winnipeg area in Jan. Items not stolen. Will pay top . Funds. Call Adam 508-660-9936 rut Centre volunteering is Cool we guarantee it to Volunteer All the coordinator at 989-8368 once a nation now hockey rivals by Andrew Kramer St. Petersburg Russia a players from the czech Republic and Slovakia compared today a Gold medal game at the world hockey championships to a family reunion a fun but with some unresolved issues they a like to take out on the ice. The czechs and the slovaks the two groups that made up the former Czechoslovakia have never met in a world championship final. A this is unbelievable its like one country playing in the finals a said Atlanta Thrashers defence Man Petr Buzek who plays for the czechs. The match 9 30 . Cd ten shows Czechoslovakia which divided in a peaceful agreement at Midnight on new years eve in 1992, had enough hockey Talent for two championship teams. In fridays semifinals Slovakia edged Finland 3-1 while the czechs overcame Canada for a 2-1 Victory. With the loss Canada had to Settle for a shot at the Bronze medal today against Finland 5 30 . Cd ten. Quot we beat two great teams Finland and the .a., we Call beat them too a said Slovakia a Slovakia wants to emerge from Ever present Shadow of larger czech Republic Michal Handzus a Forward for the St. Louis blues. The slovaks feel its a question of National honour. The harmonious division into two Independent states was seen As a Paragon of peaceful Resolution of Eastern Europe a Rocky ethnic and political fissures. The two Peoples speak a closely related slavic language share an open Border and passion for hockey and remained warm after the breakup. The rivalry stems from the slovaks with a Small population of five million feeling they Are always in the Shadow of their czech big Brothers with a population of to million. More than anything they fear being outdone yet again this time at the threshold of a Gold medal. The czechs inherited the valuable bits of the Industry and Economy a and the hockey Talent. Slovakia a Success at this tournament rests largely on clean seemingly choreographed skating and passing which players attribute to the leadership of their Captain Miroslav satan of the Buffalo sabres. A we were in the final four already a said Handzus. A the said to players a its not enough we can win this game and the tournament satan said he is proud to give his countrymen something to dream about. A we want to prove we Are one of the hockey Powers. Now we Are going to do everything we can to win it a said satan who scored the winning goal in Slovakia a Victory Over the finns. The Victory rocked Little Slovakia. Prime minister Mikulas Dzurinda has dispatched a government plane to Fly the slovak team Home today after the game and will make an Impromptu trip to Russia to watch the final. The Battle of the slavs pits not Only two halves of the former Czechoslovakia but nil teammates. Satan squares off against Vaclav Varada of the czech Republic who plays with him in Buffalo. M j a associated Ness hey fans two duvas Marc Gallant i Winnipeg free press Tysen Duva right is hoping to follow in brother Briana a footsteps and land a Job with the Winnipeg Gold eyes. Younger brother trying out with Gold eyes by Paul Wiecek its Tough being Tysen Duva. Not you understand because there a anything particularly onerous in the 24-year-old georgians life. No its More just that when you re the younger brother of someone like Winnipeg Gold eyes second baseman Brian Duva you re pretty much doomed to spend your entire life dealing with comparisons. A it used to bother me quite a bit a the younger Duva offered yesterday of growing up with his better known sibling. A because Brian was always a superstar at anything he did a baseball football basketball you name it. A you could teach him a new game right now and head probably beat you at it the first time you played. That a just what a natural he and so its hardly surprising then that when Tysen Duva attended the same High school Back Home in Atlanta at which his brother starred there were comparisons. And then when he initially attended the same College As brother Brian there were comparisons. And now that he a arrived in Winnipeg looking for a position this season with the Gold eyes there Are of course the inevitable comparisons. Heck the poor Guy Hadnot even gotten out of the Airport. A the customs Guy said a hey Brian Good to see a a and i had to explain to the elder Duva who has become a genuine sports celebrity in Winnipeg during five seasons with the Gold eyes just grins sheepishly. A it could be hard following in my shoes i guess but he a not trying to do that a Brian 27, said yesterday. A the fans Are going to have to realize that he a not me he a not going to steal 30 bases or some of those other things. A i was naturally gifted with Speed whereas he a Good in a lot of other and that a particularly so at the plate. In his final collegiate year at North Florida last season the younger Duva hit .350 and drove in Over 40 rib As an infielder in a 55-game season. Und rafted by an organization there was talk last season of bringing the younger Duva to town but it never materialized until this year. And while his surname is the most popular on the Gold eyes he a still just a free agent and there a no guarantee Tysen Duva will be sharing the Gold eyes clubhouse with his brother when the regular season starts at the end of the month. A fall in be told him is wed give him the Opportunity to make the Ball club a said Gold eyes manager Hal Lanier. A a we la evaluate him like anyone else but in the end it will be a baseball decision. A it wont be any different just because he a Briana a Brian says the same thing. A a he a going to have to make this club on his Tysenn a Best shot at making the club will be As one of those Rookie All purpose Utility Guys you commonly see in the Northern league and brother Brian makes no secret of the fact he a pulling for his brother particularly now that longtime chum and Veteran Gold Eye Chris Kokinda has retired. A i need a new Roommate a Brian chuckled yesterday just an hour after arriving on a morning flight from Atlanta where head been finishing up Law school exams last week. Quot plus with Chris gone this season the teams going to need a new social fish lines the Gold eyes actually Practised in the Snow at the fishbowl yesterday morning something Brian Duva said he a never experienced before As a Dan Guehne tried throwing in the bullpen a using a sock wrapped around his head As ear muffs a but had troubles. A i could barely even feel the ball.�?�. Shortstop Jack Jones who lives in California said head seen Snow in the mountains before but never actually played baseball in it. A a that a a new one for me a Jones said. Hahs Theodore proves he a a no. I goaltender world championships turn backup into a Star by Pierre Lebrun St. Petersburg Russia a Jose Theodore came to the world hockey championships As the backup goaltender of the Montreal canadians. He Heads Home tomorrow As the most valuable player on the Canadian team and with the knowledge that he a no. I material in the nil. All this in just three weeks. A a in a really Happy that i accepted the invitation to come Here a Theodore said yesterday on the eve of today a Bronze medal game against Finland 5 30 . Cd ten. A a there a been a lot of positives. I think its going to make me a better it already has. The native of Laval que., leads All goalies at the championships with a 1.58 goals against average and a .933 save percentage. Every player on team Canada credits Theodore for getting them to the semifinals. His play throughout the tournament especially when the team was struggling in the beginning gave his teammates Confidence in their ability to come Back in games they were trailing. A the is in my mind the All Star player of this tournament a said Captain Mike Sillinger. A a he a played outstanding games from Day i. He a the Guy that gave us a Chance to win every Theodore is a fierce competitor and fridays Fluke goal from Robert Reichel that sent the czech Republic to today a Gold medal game against Slovakia will never go away in his mind. A i think the Way we lost fridays game is always going to be frustrating for me and every time in a going to think about the tournament ill think about Friday nights game a he said. But one Fluke goal does no to erase his outstanding play in this tournament a including never being beaten on a breakaway. He stopped three in the quarterfinal against Switzerland and two against the czechs. There a no doubt that of All the Canadian players Theodore benefited the most from coming to the worlds. A a it a done him a world of Good to come out Here and play in some pressure situations a said associate coach Butch Goring head coach of the new York islanders. A to become the no. I goalie Here has to make him feel awfully Good about himself. Its looks to me like he a getting settled in for a pretty Good his resume was already impressive before he got to Russia. He led the Hull oly piques to a berth in the 1995 memorial cup won a Gold medal with Canada at the 1996 world juniors in Boston and was twice named my of the Ahles Fredericton canadians in 1997-98 and 1998-99. Jose Theodore smiles during a practice session yesterday in St. Petersburg Russia. The Montreal canadians a goaltender is on top of his game and on top of the world. He played 30 games behind starter Jeff Hackett this season posting a 2.10 Gaa and a .919 save percentage a second Best in the nil. But still he was the backup and watched from the Bench As Hackett who was Brilliant in his own right played most of the last two months in Montreal a failed attempt to reach the postseason. That will no doubt change before next season. With two expansion teams coming in it will be hard for Montreal to protect both goaltenders. A a they re going to have a decision to make soon a Theodore says. Quot my contracts up this year. I wanted to come Here to prove to them that i can play Well on a regular Theodore does no to want to leave the canadians in order to become a no. I goalie. Head rather do it in Montreal. A a in la do everything i can to stay in Montreal a he says. A but the decision will be the Gmys Rejean Houle. 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