dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Tuesday, October 30, 2001 sports Jordan starts NBA season in memorable arena NEW YORK (AP) — Asked re- After eight preseason games, it all retirement. Sprewell recalled with a the Wizards. Some defenders will try Not counting his time with the Bir- March 8, 1998, when he brought out cently to recall his favorite Madison begins to count now for the 38-year-old laugh Monday that Johnson made all to crowd a jump shooter, forcing him mingham Barons when he was playing the pair of original Air Jordans and got Square Garden moments, Michael Jor- Jordan. He will start at small forward, the highlight reels that evening by to drive, but Sprewell said he wouldn’t minor league baseball, Jordan has not blisters on his feet while scoring 42. He dan picked the 1998 “sneaker game” matching up on opening night with making him look bad with a head fake. go overboard on any such strategy — had a three-game losing streak since also pointed to a 1993 playoff game and the 1993 “Charles Smith game.” Knicks forward Latrell Sprewell. “It’s going to be fun. It’s what every- nor would he apply fullcourt pressure the opening three games of the 1990- when the Bulls blocked three shots by He neglected to mention the 55- Jordan returns with six champion- body has wanted to see for some time when Jordan brings the ball up as the 91 season. Smith at the end of the fourth quarter point comeback game in 1995, the 50- ship rings and with the fourth-highest now. I guess people are anxious to see playmaker. Coach Jeff Van Gundy, whose first to take a 3-2 lead in a best-of-seven point opening night in 1986 or the scoring total in league history. But he how good he is,” Sprewell said. “I ex- “He can still go left or right. He has career coaching victory came against series they went on to win in six games. triple-double in the 1997 All-Star is coming back with a team that won pect him to play hard and to get a lot of a ton of shot fakes, so I don’t think get- Jordan and the Bulls in their 72-win The Knicks will issue 500-600 me- game. only 19 games last season when he was shots off.” ting up on him will solve the problem,” season of 1995-96, recently watched a dia credentials for the game, and it After Tuesday night, the 2001 come- the team president. Jordan was spectacular at times dur- Sprewell said. “One of his strengths is tape of Jordan’s return to the Garden might be the toughest ticket in town — back game might make his list. “I go in with no preconceived ideas ing the preseason, scoring 41 against being able to go in any direction, and following his first retirement. even with the New York Yankees play- Jordan returns to the NBA at the other than just to play hard, and what- New Jersey and 18 in one quarter if he’s cut off he’s going to go in the Van Gundy said it struck him how ing Game 3 of the World Series in the arena where he’s had some of his great- ever happens, happens,” Jordan said against Miami. But the players guard- other direction. From what I’ve seen, physical that game was, “like hand-to- Bronx, a few miles to the north. est moments, including seven games in Monday. “I’m in better shape than I ing Jordan in those games were rook- he can still do that.” hand combat.” “Michael has played in games far which he scored at least 42 points. thought I would be. I feel really good ies Richard Jefferson and Brandon Jordan will return to the court with “Five games back and he gets 55 bigger than this one,” Wizards coach “It enthused me to play there every right now — just want to go in and get Armstrong and the since-released some impressive personal accomplish- against the best defense in the league Doug Collins said. “Although it is his chance I got,” said Jordan, who returns off to a good start of the regular season, Donny Marshall of the Nets, along ments. Aside from his six champion- and he makes it look easy,” Van Gundy return, he hasn’t played in three years. from a nearly 3 1/2-year retirement and hopefully the team feels the same with the recently waived Rodney ships and 10 scoring titles with the said. When you’ve played in world cham- wearing the uniform of the Washing- way.” Buford of the Heat. Bulls, he reached 40 points 201 times, Two weeks ago, Jordan was asked pionship games, that’s far bigger than ton Wizards. “There’s a lot of memo- Sprewell was also on the opposing Sprewell, a much better defender 50 points on 38 different occasions and about his most memorable Garden a home-opener in New York, even ries of playing on that floor, and I’m not team when Magic Johnson made his than any of them, is aware that Jordan 60 points five times. moments. He recalled the game on though this is a big, big game.” going to forget them.” comeback in 1996 after a 4 1/2-year has been shooting mostly jumpers with Husker fans take loyalty to grave Senior named player of week OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Die-hard supplies business. black script is embroidered in the fab- Nebraska football fans are taking Nebraska has led the specialized ric that lines the top of its interior. DALLAS (AP) — Kansas State se- list at Kansas State, and he became Larson also played a key role in the their team loyalty to the grave. caskets sales since their kickoff five “I had no idea they would that big nior running back Josh Scobey, Ne- only the fifth Wildcat ever to have 200 Huskers’ 20-10 victory over Okla- The state crazy about the Corn- months ago, followed by North Car- of hit in Nebraska, but it does speak braska senior linebacker Jamie Burrow yards rushing in a game. homa as the sophomore collected 382 huskers has purchased more caskets olina’s 13 caskets and Georgia’s for the loyalty they have in that state,” and Nebraska sophomore kicker Kyle Burrow led Nebraska’s Blackshirts’ yards on 10 punts for a 38.2 yard aver- featuring the team’s logo than sup- nine. Oklahoma, Alabama, Tennes- Walston said. Larson were named the Big 12 players defense against the then-No. 1 Okla- age. He boomed a career-long 68- porters of any other college team in see and Florida are not far behind. Omaha’s Westlawn Hillcrest Fu- of the week. homa Sooners and recorded a team- yarder in the third quarter to aid the the nation. The company offers caskets fea- neral Home, Holechek Funeral Home Scobey rushed for a career-high 204 and career-high 17 tackles, including Huskers in pinning the Sooners deep Nineteen of the Cornhusker cas- turing the insignia and optional ex- in Sidney and Govier Brothers Mortu- yards and two touchdowns on 28 car- seven solo stops. Burrow added two in their territory. kets, made by Collegiate Memorials terior colors of 46 schools. The cas- ary in Broken Bow have used the cas- ries in Kansas State’s 40-6 homecom- tackles for losses, including a sack for Larson also scooped up three low of Macon, Ga., have been sold to fu- kets cost about $200 more than com- kets. ing victory over Kansas. Scobey’s ef- -12 yards and had one of the team’s 14 snaps and did not have a blocked punt neral homes in Nebraska and at least parable caskets and come in school- A customer at Forch Funeral Chapel fort ranked fourth on the single-game quarterback hurries. during the busy performance. three have been used since their intro- color steel and wood models. in Benkleman also has arranged to be duction at the end of May. All of the universities are paid li- buried in one of the caskets. “Our first sale in Nebraska was a censing fees by Collegiate Memori- The families who bought the caskets 93-year-old lady who was big sup- als for the use of their logos. declined to be interviewed. Raiders’ game a dream vacation porter of the Huskers,” said Scott In the Cornhusker caskets, an No one has complained about the Walston, who founded Collegiate eight-inch block red “N” with the caskets being in poor taste, the funeral DENVER (AP) — At this point, a we have to have. 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