SPORTS SPORTS The STAR* January 30, 2000 15 14 The STAR* January 30, 2000 Sharpe critical of Lewis coverage Cossacks start the Call 'em as I see 'em By Terry Bannon and Wednesday he made a joke of it, same season when he played briefly By Geoffrey Fattig analogy about a pot and a kettle mento I love it when someone from John Mullin beginning his news conference, in Super Bowl XXX, which the immediately comes to mind. my hometown gets a little recogni­ Sports Editor tion on the national stage. Unfor­ Chicago Tribune "For those of you who weren't here Steelers Jost to Dallas."I' II really get baseball season Additionally, in what could be tunately for ex-Carolina Panthers Monday . .." He then discussed the to play this time," he said. 'Tm in By John Conlin to the Cossacks. SSU jumped on It's one month into the new year seen as a related occurrence, numer­ TAMPA, Fla. _ Continuing the ous riots broke out across receiver Rae Carruth, the headlines Ravens' preparations for the all the defensive packages. The only Guest Writer HPU early with a nine run first in­ and yet there have already been a Baltimore Ravens' outspoken sup­ California's prison system as mem­ he's been making these days stem game.New QB: ESPN analyst Joe time I'm off the field is when our January 18 marked the begin­ ning, including a three run homer number of events in the world of bers of the so-called Raider Nation more for his exploits off the field port of Ray Lewis, Shannon Sharpe Theismann participated in part.of defense is off the field. I know I ning of the SSU baseball season and by SSU's Mike Richardson off los­ sports that are worthy of note. were returned to their cells after rather than on it. interrupted Lewis' news conference the Ravens' practice. The former have more opportunities to go out the first two games of a grueling ing pitcher Kai Austin. Lentini once Though I'm tempted to fill up most Wednesday and launched into a pas­ of this space gloating about the re­ being allowed a 24-hour reprieve in In case you missed it, the Val­ Redskins' quarterback completed 4- there and have fun. "Woodson, 35, eight game series played against the again slammed four hits, including sionate monologue cent success of my Sacramento order to attend the game. ley High grad was convicted of for-6 passes, built his Hall of Fame credentials Hawaii Pacific Sea Warriors at a triple, for the second straight attacking the media Off the court and into the masterminding the killing of his including a during his 10 seasons with the HPU. The Cossacks came out game, while teammate Brian Kings, I'll save that for later and courtroom .. Utah Jazz center girlfriend, Cherica Adams, who not and Atlanta authori­ bomb to Steelers, for whom had seven Pro swinging, taking the first game 9- Stream went 2-4. Josh Bell got the concentrate on some of the other Olden Polynice was recently fined so coincidentally also happened to ties and defending Marcus Bowl seasons as a comerback.He 8, with seniors Allen Marshall and win as the Cossacks posted a 12-7 issues at hand. Lewis, who faced a $500 and ordered to do community be the mother of his unborn child. Nash against played for San Francisco in 1997, Craig Hennes both hitting home victory in the opener. From New York Knicks center service after pleading guilty to im­ Seems that Carruth, who was double-murder trial the scout joined Baltimore in 1998 and was runs in the contest to go along with SSU shut down the Sea Warrior Marcus Camby's haymaker that personating a police officer. earning hundreds of thousands of but pleaded guilty team. " He switched to safety in 1999. He has an impressive four hit game posted offense in the second game with knocked out his coach rather than to obstruction of ::; can still been voted to the Pro Bowl for the the player it was intended for, to a Apparently angered at being cut dollars as a professional athlete, 0 by Feh Lentini. Junior catcher Mar- starter Brad Chambers allowing just justice in the Super Bowl featuring two of the off on the freeway by another mo­ didn't want to pay the $3,000 a ~ wing it," second straight year, for a career one run case. "It took them ~Bi 11 i ck total of nine Pro Bowls.Downward most non-descript teams in history, torist, Polynice followed the of­ month it was going to cost him in z through six in­ 24 hours to charge the one thing it is jmpossible to fender home and during the ensu­ child support and hired three people ~ said.Herring spiral: Billick, known for his offen­ nings. Cham­ this man," Sharpe complain about is a shortage of ing argument, flashed his honorary to put an end to her. To be fair, how­ ~ back: Balti­ sive strategies, admits it's odd he's bers also said. "He was there. good material. So, to kick off the LAPD badge to show just who was ever, Carruth is already paying that t more safety at the helm of one of the best de­ struck out five Whether he did or :t Kim Her- fenses in years."There's good quar­ new semester, here is the first in­ in charge of the situation. The man amount to support another illegiti­ > i:i while giving not, they had Ray tJ immediately became suspicious - mate child from a previous relation­ ~ ring, who terback play and there are some ;: up only one stallment of the Sports Lewis. "If we don't Department's new weekly column, Olden obviously didn't take into ship. Can you really blame the guy g missed the guys who I think will develop into c'-l" free bag in his get anybody else, tJ "End of the Bench." Enjoy. accoun! the fact that there aren't too for not wanting to pay an additional first two that dominant mode that we've seen i first start in a guess whom we You call this a "Super" Bowl? many police officers in Utah who $3,000 per year? Well, maybe. playoff before_the Montanas, Elways, :-1 Cossack uni­ I games with Marinos," Billick said. "But right In what will undoubtedly turn out are black and seven feet tall- and Despite testimony from one of got? We got Ray The Ravens' Ray Lewis in coiirt. ~ form. Tony Lewis.'"They to be one of the dullest ~uper Bowls jotted down Polynice's license his alleged accomplices that Carruth an ankle in­ now, I don't think there is that domi­ ~ Graf came on made a fatal mistake. You know jury, practiced Wednesday and is nant quarterback play, so I think it 0 in recent memory, the Cleveland number before calling the real po­ was indeed the driving force behind ~ in relief in the whom we have? We have the De­ Browns ... sorry, Baltimore Ravens, lice to report the incident. No word the murder, as well as notes written expected to start."He's in pretty has swayed the pendulum back to i seventh to se­ fensive Player of the Year."Sharpe will go up against the New York yet if Polynice, who averages a pal­ by his girlfriend (who stayed alive good shape and everyone is ready the defensive side of the ball." =-. cure the vic- admonished the media to report on The Cossacks hope to repeat the success Giants. While the only recogniz­ try 5.6 points per game, will face long enough to implicate him in the to go," Billick said.Herring is listed Who? Few questions leave Sharpe tory for Cham­ they have had in past seasons. able player on either side is Ravens additional charges for impersonat­ whole sordid affair) placing him at S08SQD, that "with the same passion, with as probable, as are linebacker Peter at a loss for words but it happened bers. Lentini .Aft/Ir opening the with five lOSS(IS4ui their ~ si&.confcr­ i:ig a professional basketball player. the scene, Carruth at first claimed the same prejudice" that it reports Boulware (shoulder), linebacker Wednesday. The Ravens tight end continued his linebacker, Ray Lewis (who, ironi­ ence gat,mes, the S~U men's bubtbaJli.i bco!\ on some~ of a roll on Lewis' involvement."That's all Stop me if you've heard this that he was in fact miles away when Cornell Brown (thigh) and wide was asked who Jason Gavadza was tin Macias hit a two out RBI single hot start to the season with two hits cally enough, only began to gamer of._ winning tbrco.of their past,{ow.~· A big,"11 of their one ... Even though there's still four the shooting occurred. he asks. Give him a fair statement. receiver Billy Davis (knee).Second and that brought Sharpe to a halt, in the seventh to drive in what and an RBI. national attention after being ·~hlll~~~~ot~Matt~ months to go in the English Premier After some quiet introspection But we can't get any of that. They time: This is the second Super Bowl admitting that he didn't know.Told would be the deciding run in the The third doubleheader took brought up on murder charges stem­ 1,Q.tbeCossac"'' ~o overe.l~~Hill$JQtickolftbe League (that's football to the rest time, however (and presumably a ran it over and over and over and for Baltimore safety Rod Woodson.