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FRIDAY, a 2UCC1 SABRES' CROWDED CREASE The Post-Standard nother poor performance from goalie Martin A Biron on Wednesday led the Buffalo Sabres to recall rookie Mika Noronen (right) from Rochester just two days after he was demoted to the Americans. The Sabres, with Biron and veteran Bob Essensa between the pipes, allowed six goals on 21 shots in Wednesday's loss to Chicago. SPORTS NHl, PAGE D-5 Resurgent Pittsburgh captures Tangerine Bowl INSIDE: COMICS, D-10 Wenninger rallies to beat Nottingham in boys basketball Digest r Former SU assistant Rogers joins Va. Tech Former Syracuse University offensive coordinator Kevin Rogers will become quarterbacks coach at Virginia Tech following the Hokies' game against Florida State in the Gator Bowl. Rogers replaces Rickey Bus- tle, who resigned last week to ac- cept the head coaching job at Louisiana-Lafayette. Rogers spent the past three seasons at Notre Dame and eight years at Syracuse. Red Sox, Damon near $30 million deal The Red Sox closed in Thurs- day on a four-year contract with free agent outfielder Johnny Damon worth about $30 million, another major move in their busy offseason makeover. Damon, 28, was among the top hitters on the free-agent mar- ket, batting .256 with nine homers, 49 RBIs and 27 steals for Oakland. BASEBALUPAGED-8 Not-so-fond farewell to sorry Foxboro stadium Foxboro Stadium was built for $6.7 million, less than backup quarterback Drew Bledsoe will make this season. At CMGi Stadium, where the New England Patriots will play next season, it cost nearly four times that just for the bathrooms. Most seats are cold, aluminum benches and post-game traffic jams haven't eased since that first game on Aug. 15,1971. The last traffic tieup could occur Saturday when the Pats face Miami. Twins move ahead like normal — sort of DennisNett/Siaff photographer HEAD COACH JIM BOEHEIM looks into the stands Thursday night at the Carrier Dome and Claps to try and elicit cheers out of the 14,386 Syracuse University fans. - The Minnesota Twins, still With Boeheim back for his first game since prostate surgery, the Orangemen defeated South Florida 80-68. - '• ,- „ unsure if they'll even exist next v season, mailed out contracts Thursday to all 28 unsigned players on their 40-man roster. Boeheim to Dome crowd: Veteran coach's return Under the rules of baseball's expired labor contract, which re- Ho-hum, all ye faithful sparks SU to 80-68 victory mains in force, any player not of- fered a contract by Dec. 20 be- BUDPOOQUIN first wintry night of the season By Mike Waters said. "It was nice to have him comes a free agent. POST-STANDARD COLUMNIST ... and the Orangemen played Staff writer screaming and hollering on the GM Terry Ryan said the Well, Ted like the Orangemen, defeating His team playing poorly, but bench." Twins, which along with the Williams the shivering South Florida feeling much better himself, In winning its first rune Montreal Expos are the most never ac- Bulls 80-68. Jim Boeheim returned to the games, Syracuse held the oppo- likely contraction candidates, are knowledged • Some folks might want to Syracuse University bench on sition to 59.8 points per game assuming they will play. the fans, ei- call this a coincidence. But the Thursday night. and 36-percent shooting. In IASEIAU.PAGED-8 ther. And if numbers would suggest that Boeheim, who had missed their two recent losses, the Or- «, apparent indif- they'd be wrong because after Syracuse's last three games as angemen allowed North Caroli- Lakers' voke Hearn ference was yielding an average of 89 he recovered from prostate sur- na State and Georgia Tech to good enough once upon a time points in consecutive losses to gery, was originally scheduled average 89 points and shoot Improving after surgery at Fenway Park for The Kid, it North Carolina State and Geor- to return for SU's Dec. 29 51 2 percent from the field. Chick Hearn, recovering from was good enough on Thursday gia Tech, SU gave up 21 fewer game against Buffalo. He came Boeheim had seen enough. open heart surgery, missed the evening inside the Carrier to the Bulls. And those fellas back one game sooner than ex- "If we're going to lose, we're Los Angeles Lakers' game Dome for Jim Boeheim. were every bit as good, and pected after watching the Or- going to lose with me sitting Thursday night, ending the an- Yeah, he came back nine maybe better, than both the Dennis Nett /Staff photographer angemen lose their last two there," he said. nouncer's stnng of consecutive days earlier than had been an- Wolfpack and the Yellow Jack- games to North Carolina State HAKIM WARRICK (center) and Georgia Tech. Against South Florida, the games at 3,338. nounced ... and just in time, it ets. grabs an offensive rebound Orangemen were much more The 85-year-old broadcaster seemed. But when Boeheim — The obvious difference? "I was getting sicker and against South Florida's B.B. sicker watching us play," Boe- active in their 2-3 zone defense, received a new aortic valve dur- the Syracuse University basket- Boeheim, back on the bench, Waldron (left) and Reggie jumping into the passing lanes ing a 2'/2-hour operation ball coach who is still conva- was singing out front while Kohn on Thursday night. 'heim said. "I decided I couldn't get any sicker being and preventing the Bulls from Wednesday. His condition was lescing from his recent prostate Bernie Fine, the earnest under- getting good shots. Syracuse upgraded to serious but stable. surgery — was introduced to study who'd assumed the lead here." the cheering throng of 14,386, Boeheim's condition re- forced 23 South Florida rum- Hearn, who last missed a role during his boss' three- overs (17 in the pivotal first Lakers' game on Nov. 20,1965, be merely scratched his brow. game absence, was returned to Up next for Orangemen mained stable and his presence Rude?-Nah. And not unap- seemed to cure the Orangemen half). The Orangemen came up was replaced by Paul Sunderland the chorus. And just like that, Who: Syracuse Orangemen with 17 steals after getting a on Thursday night in Houston. preciative, either. It's just Boe- the Orangemen were hitting the (10-2) vs. University at Buffalo of their ills as Syracuse defeat- heim' s way to be a tad reserved ed South Florida 80-68 in front total of 18 in the losses to N.C. floor for lost balls and clogging (5-3) State and Georgia Tech. And we quote in the spotlight. Forever insis- When: 1 p.m. Dec. 29 of 14,386 fans at the Carrier tent that he's not aloof, but shy, the passing lanes with a famil- Dome. Syracuse improved to "It gave us a little more en- St. Louis Rams quarterback iar zeal, particularly in the first Where: Carrier Dome Boeheim was simply being true TV: no live TV 10-2, 9-0 with Boeheim in ergy," SU center Craig Forth Kurt Warner on the rowdy condi- half when the outcome of this front of the bench. said of Boeheim's return, "We to form. And so, the applause affair was determined. Radio: WAQX-FM (95.7), WNSS- tions at the New Orleans Super- faded without so much as a 1260 (AM), WAER-FM (88.3) "It was good to have him were a little more organized out dome duiing last week's game nod, the game began on the JIMMY I, PACE D-4 back," SU junior Kueth Duany COACH, PAGE D-4 against the Saints: "It was so loud in the huddle, we had guys squatting, laying on the ground, looking up at me just because nobody could hear. 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