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WHO-WHAT-WIlEN ... lowaSpom -WOITIen's basketball at Indiana, tonight 6:30 p.m., Bloomington, Ind. -Men's swimming at Indiana, Purdue, Friday and Saturday. -Women's track at Purdue Invitational, today T8II, West Lafayette, Ind. -Men's basketball hosts Penn State, Saturday 7 p.m., KGAN. -Men 's track hosts Northcentral Open, Saturday 11 :30 a.m .• Recreation Building. - Women's gymnastics at Sunshine Invitational. today 6 p.m., Bahamas. NBA - Knicks at Magic, tonight 7 p.m., TNT. SPORTS QUI Q Who holds the Division I men's basketball record for consecutive games making a 3-point field goal? See answer on Page 2B. III[ J) \11) IU\\ \\' • nun n: / ·\\'1 'AN ) 2/, I()I} :;'~.J.~ -WOITIen's swimming at Illinois Invitational, today and Saturday TBII, Champaign, III. - For more sports on 1Y. see Page 2B. Sale! 70% rirs • Shol'~ • HS&tM The Iowa men's gymnastics team is ranked third in the nation by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches. Jay Thornton ranks first in the floor exercise event with a mark of 9.83. Garry Denk is ranked first on the still rings, scoring 9.8. Denk also ranks second in the all- around (56.30) and third on the 'horizontal bar (9.70). Thornton ranks second on parallel bars and fifth in the all-around (55.53). Rick Uptergraff is ranked sixth On still rings at 9.55 and eighth on the parallel bars. Aaron Cotter is fourth on still rings (9.65) and tenth in the all-around (54.80). BASEBALL Morandini gets contract PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Second baseman Mickey Morandini and the Philadelphia Phillies agreed Thursday to a one-year contract worth $750,000, more than twice 1-----.1 his $300,000 salary last season. • Morandini, 27, asked for $850,000 in salary arbitration while the club offered $625,000. Four Phillies still are in arbitra- --...... tion: pitchers Curt Schilling, Terry catalog. Mulholland and David West, and first baseman Ricky Jordan. Morandini hit .247 with three home runs and 33 RBis in 425 at- bats and had 13 steals. He also hit nine triples, highest on the club and third in the NL. Right-hander Kevin Foster, 25, also agreed to a one-year con- tract. He played for Seattle and the Jacksonville miOOlleague club last year before the Phillies acquired him in June. ~_--:,--I Vlzquel, Indians make deal CLEVELAND (AI') - Shortstop Omar Vizquel and the Cleveland Indians agreed Thursday on a one-year contract worth $2.3 mil- I lion, more than double his 1993 .salary of $1,112,500. : The agreement was midway :between Vizquel's $2.5 million :request in salary arbitration and 'the team's $2.1 million offer. Cleveland obtained Vizquel in .P Dec. 20 trade with Seattle that sent shortstop Felix Fermin and I JOl'lelder Reggie Jefferson to the Vizquel, 26, hit .255 with two bome runs and 31 RBis in 158 games last season. He was third .among American league short- $tOps with a .980 fielding per- tentage and won his first Gold CJove Award . ~---J Bulls' Pippen arrested '" CHICAGO (AP) - After a lackluster performance on the ~ketball court, Chicago Bulls 15 oz. f9rward Scottie ,P.ippen's night got worse. He was arrested ... after midnight when a Chica- 'go police offi- cer checking out his illegally parked car noticed a gun 'in' plain sight. Scottie Pippen ::, Pippen had been in a restau- rant and had come outside while ~Iice were around his car. Although he had a license for the baded semi-automatic weapon, police said it does not entitle him to carry it in public. was charged with ,~~,,~i/'1,n of a weapon, " That meant fingerprinting and '45 minutes behind bars before his release on a $100 cash bond. '" Meanwhile Pippen's car was \<1wed and impounded, as is 'required in arrests involving gun dlarges. • Pippen's play was a bit sluggish against Washington on Wednes- 'llay. , , He had 15 points on 7-for-21 shooting. and committed eight !urnQVers in Chicago's 84-83 win. " Iowa vs. Penn State Jan. 22, 1994 Carver-Hawkeye Arena Radio: WHO, Des Moines KHAK and WMT, Cedar Rapids TV: KGAN, Cedar Rapids IOWAHAWUWS PENN STAR NfTTANY lIONS Pos. Player Ht. Yr. POI. Player Ht. Yr. F Kenyon Murray 6-S So. f Greg IIaI1ram 6-S Jr. F Jess Settles 6-7 Fr. F Phil Williams 6-8 Fr. F James Winters 6-5 Sr. C John Amaedli 6-10 Jr. G Mon'ter Glasper 6-2 So. G MichaEl Jennings 6-4 Sr. G Jim Bartels 6-5 Jr. e DanElti 6-3 Fr. Source: UI Sports Information DVME Frustration motivates Iowa Roxanna Pellin The Daily Iowan Iowa coach Tom Davis may not need to give his team a pep talk before Saturday's game against Penn State. The Hawkeyes' frustration after losing their first four Big Ten games may be enough to motivate Iowa, Davis said. "I think they know we need a win," Davis said. "We've got to get in the winning column here." The 1989-90 season wae the last time the Hawkeyes started the con- ference season off with four 1081188. The next game Iowa beat Michigan 78-76 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Tipoff against the Nittany LioD8 will be at 7:05 p.m. Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Davis said although the season has been a challenge, his team has the ability to bounce back. MOn the one hand, they know they're improving," Davis said. ·On the other hand, it's disappointing when you're not able to get a win. So there', no question that it's hard. Their attitude has remained excellent. "When you play so many games, a player has to learn how to get themselves prepared. It's kind o( an individual thing within the team framework. They take a lot of pride in that. That's one thing this team has been good at, taking a lot of pride in getting ready to play .• Iowa is coming off a 105-90 1018 See MEN'S 1lASKfTBAll., PaplJ SOO, top rating on line;: Joel Donofrio The Daily Iowan The No. 1 ranking in the country and Coach C. Vivian Stringer 's 500th career win are both attain- able tonight when the Iowa women's basketball team heads to Bloomington, Ind., to face the Indi- ana Hoosiers. The Hawkeyes' 67-59 victory over Northwestern last weekend gives Stringer a 499-111 career coaching record, the third best among active coaches. An Iowa vic- tory over Indiana would put Stringer in select company, joining Texas' Jody Conradt and Ten- nessee's Pat Summitt as the only women's coaches with 500 wins. As her team prepared to face the Hooeiers this week, Stringer down- played her approaching career milestone. In fact, the Hawkeye head coach expressed concern that the 500th win could be a diatrac- tion for her team. "I would much rather (have the team) forget about it and just play like usual," she said. "fm going to get my 500th win sometime this season. The crucial point is no mat- ter what game it may be, if we are the better team, then we should win. "Our approach is to win the game because we are a better See STRINGER, Pilge lJ C_ Vivi,lll Stringer's Caree - Named 1993 National Coach of the Year by USA Today, Sports Illustrated and the Black Coaches Association (among others), • 499-111/.818) overall record - 248-60 (.806) at Iowa - 154-30 (.837) in Big Ten play Source: UI SPOrts Information Indiana stands in way of Hawkeyes' shot at No. 1 Joel Donofrio The Daily Iowan The Iowa women's basketball team's perfect 11-0 record is the Hawkeyes' best aeason-opening winning streak since the 1987-88 team opened its season with 22 straight wins. show up to the gym. "If the No. 1 ranking were to happen, r hope that better heads would prevail," Stringer said. MHonestly, we haven't considered ourselves the No. 2 team in the country, but we consider ourselves a hard-working team. That's what we need to continue. The only thing we talk about is how much better we need to be." While Stringer was quick to point out that being No . 1 is an honor, she added that the top rank- ing would put a lot more pressure on her team. ·Obviously, everyone will be playing us tough. If you can't get up for No. I, who can you get up for?" Stringer said. "It's not neces· Tonight at Indiana, the No.2 Hawkeyes have a chance to equal another of that great team's achievements. The 1987-88 team held the No. 1 spot for eight weeks before finishing its season in the NCAA regional final with a 29-2 record. With No.1 Tennessee losing 87-77 at Rutgers on Monday, Iowa could stake its claim to the top of the Division I poll with a victory vs. the Hooeiers. However, Iowa coach C. Vivian Stringer said she believes her team is mature enough to realize that even top-rated teams still have to sarily the talent we have to worry DaWl Guttenfelder/The Daily Iowan about, but the mental toughness. Iowa hopes for answers at tourney Kris Wiley The Daily Iowan Coach Dan Gable hopes to find some answers about his wrestling team this weekend, No.2-ranked Iowa travels to Lin- coln, Neb., Saturday and Sunday to compete in the National Duals , While Gable said the Hawkeyes have not Mkeyed" on the tourna- ment in the past, they may place more emphasis on it this time. "We haven't been really putting anything together, maybe the Penn State match, that was the closest thing we probably put together," he said. "This tournament will really tell you what direction you're head- ed and which directions you need to take to be the beat you can be." Iowa'a first-round opponent will be unseeded Arizona State, The Sun Devils are 2-3 on the season and are ranked No. 12. Their top wrestler is 167-pounder Markus Mollica, who is rated first in the We have to be able to sustain it for Iowa's Karen Clayton fights for possession during should move into the top spot in the polls with a the Ha..,a,-, win aoainst MinnesoQ Jan. 5. Iowa win over Indiana tonight in Bloomington, Ind. See IIASKETBAlI.. Page 21 ... _,"'" ~ David Greedy/The Daily Iowan Iowa's defending national champion Lincoln Mcllravy takes the offensive against Lehigh's Brian Strunck during the Hawkeyes' 32·9 win over the Engineers Jan. 13 at Carver.Hawkeye Arena. country. No. 7 Matt Nerem and Ray Brinzer, who is dropping from 177, will represent the Hawkeyes at 167, a weight claas Gable said should be one of the toughest of the meet. "He pretty much decided that," Gable said of Brinzer's decision to drop weight claues. "And that doesn't mean he'a going to stay down. It will depend on how he does, if he can do a better job than Nerem or if he beats Nerem out. "This tournament will tell a lot about who's competitive." If Iowa passes its first test, sev- enth-seeded Oklahoma or Ohio State will be next. The Sooners are 4-1 and ranked ninth in the nation. The Buckeyes are 1·1 under Coach See WlESTUNG, hp 21 'wmmpt·';iI'ij . Smith up for 4gers. Denne H. Freeman Associated Press IRVING, Texas - Dallas run- ning back Emmitt Smith, whose separated right shoulder has caused concern about how effective he will be against the San francis- co 4gers Sunday, pronounced him- eelf close to 100 percent healed. "If the coaches are ready to call my number 30 times on Sunday I'm ready," Smith said Thursday, "It will take a broken leg to keep me out of there. "I've taken all the electrodes off and all that other stuff. I don't need them. fve been practicing and feel good." Asked if he had taken any hits on the shoulder, the NFL's MVP said, "No. You don't have to hit anybody in practice." Smith said he won't take any painkillers for the shoulder during the NFC championship game. Smith, who lost a fumble Sunday in a 27-17 playoff victory over Green Bay, said it didn't happen because of the il\iured shoulder. "r just lost the ball," he said. "Sometimes that happens." There were two other major injury concerns for the Cowboys - defensive linemen Charles Hal~ and Russell Maryland. For more Nfl playoff coverage, see Pages 38 and 48. Haley, a former 4ger who cli1ls Sunday's game "my Super Bowl," was having recurring back p~ lems. He hasn't been practicing. ~ Haley, the Cowboys top pale rusher, has missed one game ~ parts of others this season beeaute of disc problems. • MI would expect him to be rea~y to play, but I don't think he'll ~ much work this week," Dallai coach Jimmy Johnson said. "1Ji! has a lot of soreness. Prior to I.! week's game he felt the best he has in four or five weeu." ~: Maryland, who suffered a seve., Iy sprained ankle two weeks agQ 14 the regular season finale 16-1~ overtime victory over the New YO{i Giants, has been practicing. Johnson said, "You can see he', having some problems with hl~ ankle. There's a possibility tbit Russell could play."

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