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Regional. This time the trip was through
the Midwest and it included wins
over Northeast Louisiana, Iowa,
Connecticut, St. John's and what may
have been the sweetest of all, UNL V.
Kansas had knocked off the big
boys to get to the big game, with
victories over New Orleans,, Pitts
burgh, Indiana, Arkansas and North
Carolina — the last three third, sec
ond and fourth in the final Associated
Press poll.
Duke look the lead 30 seconds into
the game on a three-pointer by Koubek,
the defensive star of the semifinal
win over UNLV.
The Blue Devils extended the lead
to as much as 36-27 with outside
shooting, solid defense and Laettncr’s
free throws.
Duke look the nine-point lead with
3:40 left in the half on a three-pointer
by McCaffrey, but Kansas, which beat
Arkansas in the regional semifinal
with three big comebacks, wouldn’t
go away.
Randall, who hadn’t taken a three
pointer in five previous tournament
games, nailed one 10 seconds later to
keep the Jayhawks within six.
Kansas was within 39-34 and had
the ball with 0:32 left in the half when
Laettner was charged with an offen
sive foul, his second personal.
Kansas was working for a final
shot, but Richard Scott stepped out of
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on the halftime score. 34 halftime lead.
Swimmers, divers called successful
Team completes season
By Benji Greenberg
Staff Reporter_
With a 28th-placc "finish at the
NCAA championships last week, the
Nebraska women’s swimming and
diving team completed a successful
season
The Comhuskers also won their
second straight Big Eight title. The
team’s only dual losses came at the
hands of Arkansas, Kansas and Min
nesota, all ranked in the top 20.
“I classify 1990-91 as a successful
year,” Husker coach Ray Huppert said.
“We had a young team and they ac
complished two of its three preseason
goals.”
The preseason goals the team set
were to repeat as Big Eight champs,
place in the top 20 at nationals and
have a combined team grade point
average of 3.0.
“There weren’t any surprises this
year; everyone performed at or above
their expectations,” Huppert said. “A
number of our swi mmers got a chance
to perform at nationals and be suc
cessful, so that’s an encouraging sign.
“Despite the 28th-p!ace finish at
nationals, that doesn’t put a damper
on the season we had. The key was a
team concept; no one person carried
this team.”
This season’s team is losing seven
seniors.
“They were the glue because they
were the most experienced members
on our young squad,” Huppert said.
The performance of Huppert’s team
this season makes him feel confident
about next season, he said.
“Success next year will stem from
the people we have coming back and
the newcomers we add to the mix,”
Huppert said. “Another year should
help this year’s underclassmen grow
mentally and physically.”
Balboni to go bye-bye;
Bonilla on the block
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CBS
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But Musberger managed to strip
off the emotional edge for the en
tire country by continuously re
minding viewers that the story was
indeed a touching one ... as if
nobody could figure it out alone.
For two weeks, the country was
treated to endless, tear-jerking
reminders by Musberger of how
sad each and every one of us should
be that a basketball player had died
playing the sport he loved.
And then, Musberger was gone.
As much as Gathers’ death was a
tragedy to the sports world,
Musberger’s farewell was a bless
ing.
But this year, CBS is back in
fine form.
With 34 seconds remaining in
the semifinal game between Kan
sas and North Carolina, Tar Heels
coach Dean Smith was ejected af
ter receiving his second technical
of the game. North Carolina went
on to lose to the Jayhawks.
Obviously, the biggest story of
the game was that Kansas, the third
seeded team in the tournament’s
Southeast Region, wasn ’t expected
by many analysts to make it past
the third round, let alone to the
championship game. THAT was a
damn big story.
ButnotloCBS. No way. To Jim
Nantz and Billy Packer, the an
nouncers for the game, the game’s
most important factor was that Smith
was booted.
They bitched and moaned and
whined and argued the referee’s
decision. They were up in arms
over the technical, which had no
impact on the game whatsoever.
They watched replays to find
out what Smith had said to the
officials. It turned out that he had
asked how much time he had left.
After the game, and clear into
halftime of the Duke-UNLV game,
they interviewed everyone from
Smith to his assistants to his play
' ers to NCAA officials. CBS put its
top on-court reporters on the story.
“To hell with the tournament.
Why’d good of Dean get thrown
out, dammit!”
Well, because he left the coaches’
box, a no-no anywhere. Especially
in the tournament.
Between games, another CBS
annoyance, Mike Francesa, added
his two cents in his irritating
Brooklyn accent.
“Dean Smith is too good a
coach,” he blurted, shaking his head
and waving his arms. “Dis is a
pretty low moment in da tourna
ment. He deserves more dan dis.”
“Da ref blew da whistle a little
too early. I myself wouldnna done
dat.”
Thanks, Mike.
Give Kansas a lot of credit. The
Jayhawks went where virtually no
one expected them too. Especially
CBS’ announcers.
Dean Smith gave Kansas credit
for the win. CBS gave the country
interviews with people who had
nothing to do with the real story.
But don’t give the CBS announc
ers any credit.
Silence was never as sweet as it
was last night.
Green is a senior news-editorial major
and a Daily Nebraskan sports senior re
porter and copy desk editor.
The New York Yankees decided
Monday to place Steve Balboni on
unconditional release waivers and pay
off the remaining $1.1 million on his
guaranteed contract.
Balboni, 34, batted .192 with 17
home runs and 34 RBIs in 266 at-bats
with the Yankees last year, when he
was used primarily as a designated
hitter and as a pinch-hitter.
“I appreciate what he’s done for
the Yankees over the years,” general
manager Gene Michael said. “It’s a
tough business, though. We know that.”
Otis Nixon became a member of
Atlanta in a trade with Montreal and
Braves shortstop Andres Thomas was
placed on unconditional waivers.
Nixon, 32, stole 50 bases in 231 at
i bats last season. He batted .251 with
one home run and 20 RBIs in 119
games. The Braves were last in the
National League in 1990 in stolen
bases, with 92 in 147 attempts.
To get Nixon and minor league
third baseman Boi Rodriguez from
the Expos, the Braves gave up catcher
Jimmy Kremers and a player to be
named later.
The Boston Red Sox traded left
handed reliever Rob Murphy to the
Seattle Mariners for right-hander Mike
Gardiner, the Class AA Eastern
League’s 1990 Pitcher of the Year at
Williamsport.
Murphy, a five-year veteran ac
quired from Cincinnati on Dec. 13,
1988, had a 5*7 record and nine saves
with a 2.74 earned run average in 74
games with Boston in 1989. He
slumped to 0-6 with a 6.32 ERA and
just seven saves in 68 games last
season.
Pittsburgh Pirates general manager
Larry Doughty contacted all but two
National League teams Monday to
I threw it out there to
(check the interest)...
and there weren’t any
great offers out there. If
we don’t get any, we’ll
keep (Bonilla) all sea
son and get an amateur
draft pick for him.
Doughty
Pirates general manager
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see if any were interested in dealing
for All-Star outfielder Bobby Bonilla.
Doughty said only two teams have
contacted him since the Pirates and
Bonilla reached a contract impasse
last Friday. He did not identify the
teams. Doughty will contact the 14
American league clubs today.
“I threw it out there to (check the
interest) . . . and there weren’t any
great offers out there. If we don’t get
any, we’ll keep him all season and get
an amateur draft pick for him,”
Doughty.
The Seattle Mariners placed Ken.
Griffey Sr. on the 15-day disabled
list. The 40-year-old Griffey has a
strained lower back from a traffic
accident early last month.
The Chicago White Sox placed
pitcher Charlie Hough on the 15-day
disabled list because of bone spurs in
his right fool. The move is retroactive
to March 29, making the 43-year-old
knuckle balling right-hander eligible
to play April 13, five days after the
team’s opener.
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