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ASSOC I ATED P RESS And the Avalanche. Rob Blake and laaksonell had Bears' staff DENVER - Petr Sykora's goals in the second period, and from the slot. squeezed through Joe Sakic made it 3-1 early in the MIRROR STAFF REPORT David Aebischer's pads and trick· third, scoring his fifth to tie s l'oR:[email protected] led to the goal Hne, wobbling as it Doug Gilmour for 14th on the came to a stop just inches short. career list with his 1,4 14th . The UNC men's basketball For five seconds the puck sat Sakic has 547 goals and 867 team wi ll have another assis- on the line. so agonizingly close to assists. tant on the sidelines this ｳ ･ ｡ ｾ go ing in, before Co lorado But despite numeroliS defen- son , as Craig Rasmuson dcfenscman lohn-Michael Liles sive breakdowns, Anaheim found announced the addition of Dan swooped in and cleared it away. a way to stay in it. Sparks to the coaching staff "t had it. I thought I had one," Sykora just missed on Ws oh- Thursday. Sykora said. so-close shot Ial e in the second Sparks coached fo r 26 years He didn't and neither did lhe period, then Lupul cut Colo[ado's at Vincennes University, a Anaheim Mighty Ducks. lead to 3-2 on a power play goal jUllior college in Vincennes, Antti Laaksoncn followed with with 12 seconds left in the second. Ind., where he went 706- 193. his second goal and Colorado Laaksonen scored with 4:42 left in Sparks is ranked No. I in the held off Ille Mighty Ducks in the the game to seemingly put state of Indiana among college closing seconds, Ii£ting the Colorado in control, but Lupul basketball coaches fo r victories. Avalanche to a 4·3 victory on made things interestin g for the with 45 more wins than leg- ThuOlday night. final 55 seconds by beating endary coach Bob Knight. Jaffrey Lupul scored his sec- Aebischer from the top of the right Sparks Wi)S inducted into the ond goal in the final minute, but circles. NJCAA Hall of Fame in 2000 and the Ducks were a goal behind "We were worried at the end. ranks as Vince nnes UniverSity'S instead of tied · because Sykord's We made it interesting," Sakic ali -time career wins leader. shot came up inches short. said. The Bears open their season "llllougilt I had it," Aebischer Bry-lgalov gave the Ducks a Nov. 13 when they travel to said of Sykora's shot. "It was a shot, making some spectacul ar LexingtOn, Ky., to play weU-played play on Illeir part. The saves to keep Anaheim in it while ASSOCIATED PRESS Lipscomb in the Guardians shot was so fast. I squeezed my Colorado dominated the early lett winger Anttl Laaksonen of Finland cel- Classic. legs and Illought I had it, but I going. He made a stick save from ebrates after scoring a short-handed goal In the third period to Their home opener is Nov. squeezed it enough. That's good give the Avalanche a 4-3 victory over the Anaheim Mighty 18 when they host Colorado for me. ｾ See Colorado, Page 13 Ducks In Denver on Thursday. State University. Football team not worried about running game

NATE TAYLOR SI'[email protected].£DU and will be a game time decision as beat, regardless of Wilson's status. efforts Illey have had in Ille last two battie will win Ille game. to whether or not he will play. They will not be making any weeks. TIlt!y have had 10 tumovef'5 The Bears 11eed to will this The staple of the Northern Wilson's backups are Jahir changes in their offensive in two games, seven against Fort game, it is a must win if they are Colorado offense the entire seaSOD Watennan and Patrick faly, who approach, which is nul the bali and Lewis and three against Southern going to turn their season around has been Ille running game. It has both got carries in the second half use play Utah. and compete in the Great West set lip play of the Fort Lewis game after Wilson action to Part of tlle reason for all tlle Conferencc. action and went down early in the third quar- de ce i ve turnovers has been the ability of the "This game's a big game from k e p t ter. defenders. defensive line to pressure opposing the standpoint that we need to win defenders Even if ｗ ｾ ｳ ｯ ｮ is able to play "We are quarterbacks, something that has on the road and we need [0 win a lip on the against NDSU, it appears that going to not happened most of the year. game in conference." Hager said. line of Watennan will gel the start and will keep it ali ｾ ｬ ･ Defensive linemen Kurt Hout had The Bears are 0-2 in conference scrimmage certainly see a considerable same," said 2.5 sacks against Fort Lewis, the and have not won a road game increasing the big play chances for amO W1t of carries in Ihe game. Nick Hager, in Andre Wilson most by a Bear a single game this sin ce thc 2003 season. But winning wide receivers. "We're all ready to do our jobs, mayor may not qua,rterback season. in the Fargodome, which holds At the center of that nmning and that is kind of what coach ptay In Saturday's and offen- "(NDSU's) whole offense is 18,700 people, will not be easy due game has been Andre Wilson, who Dalton expects," said Watennan, game against sive captain. predicated on ball control, Illey to the size of the crowd and the has nlshed for 100 yards in all but who rushed for 48 yards in the sec- NDSU. "Jahir and don't givc up mrnovers, '1 Hour said. noise created by the dome. one of the Dears' games this season. ond half against Fort Lewis. "If one Patrick are The Bison rank firs t in the Great However, a win in a harsh envi- However, the workhorse nmning guy goes down, another guy is sup- great backs West Conference with a plus 11 ronment, on the road, against back will not be one hundred per- posed to jump in. ,. themselves, and they're real good lurnover margin, meanwhile the tough competicion could be just celll for Saturday's game against Because of tJle abilities of subs in case we need them." Bears rank second with a plus what the Bears need to build North Dakota State in Fargo, Waterman and £aly, the Bears On the defensive side of tlle ball, seven turnover margin. II is likely momentum for the )"c maining Wilson has a high ankle sprain offense does nOI expect to skip a the Bears wiU look to duplicate the that whoever wins the turnover three games after Saturday.