108 - The Michigan Daily - SportsMonday - September 21, 1998 Sosa honored, but fails to hit a homer Staff Picks - all picks made against the spread. SHARAT RAJU . CHICAGO (AP) - Sammy Sosa hugged his mother, kissed his wife and then took off on a victory lap around Wrigley Field, waving his cap as the theme from "Superman" blared over the loudspeakers. What a way to end the best party Wrigley Field has seen in decades. It's been something special," Sosa said yesterday. "Thank you very much and God bless all of you." A week after Sosa hit home runs No. 61 and 62 to tie and pass Roger Mais' single-season mark, the Chicago Cubs and major league baseball threw a bash to celebrate his amazing season. He has 63 home runs, two behind St. Louis' Mark McGwire. Sosa's mother, Lucrecya, and his sib- lings were flown in from the Dominican Republic, and Marils' six children were on hand, too. Commissioner Bud Selig came, and so did Juan Marichal, the Hall of Fame pitcher who is Secretary of Sports in the Dominican Republic. Even Michael Jordan showed up. "It's been one of the greatest individ- ual seasons in the history of major league baseball," Cubs general manager Ed Lynch said. "I don't think there's any way we could properly show our appre- ciation, but we're going to try." Many said they should have tried ear- lier. Unlike the spontaneous party after McGwire's 62nd homer, Sosa didn't even receive a small get-together last weekend. Selig wasn't at the game, though he did call to congratulate Sosa afterward. "I never want him to think that he has been treated in any way but with the greatest respect," Selig said. "Here's a young man who battled from nothing, U Ultimate Frsbee Clinic and information sessions: Monday, 9/21, 6 PM and 8 PM, Elbel Field (at Division and Hill). Come learn to play Ultimate, a fast-paced, exciting team sport which offers a great workout. Get info about intramurals. Find out how to join UM's nationally competitive men's and women's club teams, which are looking for good athletes, no experience necessary. Please bring light and dark shirts. For more info, check out our web , page: http://www.umich.edu/~ultimate stayed with it. It's a wonderful story"' When Sosa came out of the dugout to take batting practice, fans roared and waved little Dominican flags that were being handed out outside. There were gifts galore. McGwire sent a letter of congratulations. Selig gave him the Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award. Just when it seemed like everyone was done, the metal doors in right field opened, and in rolled a brand-new, maroon Plymouth Prowler convertible. Not bad for a boy who grew up selling oranges and shining shoes to help sup- port his family. "Baseball been very, very good to me," he said as the 40,000 fans at Wrigley roared. After all the gifts and honors had been handed out, Sosa thanked everyone and walked over to hug his mother and kiss his wife. Then, with a sheepish grin, he walked back to the microphone. "Excuse me, I forgot my family" he said as his family laughed. "My wife, my mother, my brothers and friends, they've been supportive 100 percent to me. Then he was off on his victory lap - even running through the Cincinnati bullpen while Pete Harnisch was warm- ing up. As he reached the Cubs' dugout, his applauding teammates swallowed him up in a huge hug. "I told him, If you never get another base hit, you've been the MVP,' " said Riggleman, who had a private chat with Sosa a few hours before the game. "'You got us to this point. Enjoy this last week and again, we're indebted to you and enjoy this special day."' JIM ROSE All picks made against the spread (winner in bold) MICHIGAN (-35) vs. Eastern Michigan Florida (-3) vs. TENNESSEE WASHINGTON (-9) vs. Brigham Young OHIO STATE (-26) at Missouri KENTUCKY (-21) vs. Indiana UCLA (-27.5) vs. HOUSTON KANSAS STATE (-24 1/2) at Texas PURDUE (-4 1/2) vs. Central Florida SYRACUSE (-43) vs. Rutgers Penn State (-26) vs. Pittsburgh ARIZONA (-11) vs. loya Louisiana State (-7) vs. AUBURN Best Bet Last Week (best bet) Overall (best bet) Eastern Michigan Florida Washington Missouri Kentucky UCLA Texas Central Florida Syracuse Pittsburgh Arizona Louisiana State Arizonp 6-6 (1-0) 11-13 (1-1) Eastern Michigan Florida Washington Missouri Indiana UCLA Texas Central Florida Rutgers Penn State Arizona Auburn Central Florida 4-8 (0-1) 7-17 (0-2) MARK SNYDER Eastern Michigan Florida Brigham Young Ohio State Kentucky UCLA Kansas State Central Florida Rutgers Penn State Iowa Louisiana State Brigham Young 2-10 (0-1) 8-16 (1-1) f Guest Selector Prof. SIDNEY FINE Michigan Tennessee Washington Ohio State Kentucky UCLA Kansas State Purdue Syracuse Penn State Arizona Louisiana State Michigan 7-5 (1-0) 12-12 (1-1) 0 6 Tennessee finally beats Florida, 20-17 Volunteers use turnovers, overtime field goal to snap five-game skid against Gators MICHIGAN STATE COMES TO TOWN THIS WEEKEND. READ ALL OF THE ANALYSIS IN THE DAILY'S FOOTBALL SATURDAY. KNOW MORE ABOUT FOOTBALL THAN A SPARTAN EVER WILL. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee coach Philip Fulmer admitted it wasn't a real pretty game all the time. To the fans who swarmed around him and his team after the game, the Volunteers' long-awaited victory over Florida was a thing of beauty. Jeff hall's 41-yard field goal in overtime lifted Tennessee (1-0 Southeastern Conference, 2-0 over- all) to a 20-17 victory, its first over Florida in six years. "We didn't hurt ourselves tonight, and obviously the turnovers were the difference in a game like this," Fulmer said. "Any time you beat a team like Florida it's a ereat win. It's a great time for this team.'" Florida (0-I Southeastern Conference, 2-1) failed to extend the overtime when Collins Cooper was wide left on a 32-yard field goal attempt, sending a Neyland Stadium- record crowd of 107,653 streaming onto the field to tear down the goal- posts and celebrate. "Our defensive kids deserved to win. They played super," Florida coach Steve Spurrier said. "They stopped Tennessee except for two plays. "Offensively we've got to learn how to take care of the ball. That cost us. The Gators turned the ball over four times and were held to minus-13 yards rushing by a defense which sacked Florida quarterbacks five times for 54 yards. Florida won the coin toss and elect- ed to go on defense first in overtime. The Vols couldn't move on their possession and had to rely on Hall's leg for the second game in a row. His last-second field goal beat Syracuse two weeks ago. On Florida's overtime possession, the Gators got a first down at the Tennessee 15, but three incomplete passes forced a field goal attempt to push the game into a second over- time. Spurrier rotated quarterbacks Jesse Palmer and Doug Johnson on every play throughout the game, a tactic he also used some last year. Jamal Lewis gained 82 yards for Tennessee. Tee Martin completed just seven of 20 passes for 64 yards. The Gators tied it 17-17 with 5:18 AP PHOTO Tennessee running back Shawn Bryson (left) leaves Florida's Rod Graddy and the rest of the Gators behind as he breaks a yard touchdown run. The Volunteers defeated Florida for the first time since 1992. I Oj' e)(t4 Ate4 4db Y $ MG~tGA ' $ real music. sched ed for if MIA06 A I-oNG (new vsg rats) CC e19 s s \Jer ve ; si release dates subject to chan without notice, sorry. - - r Mo es 1 ' ' M N -ib i0'6O : CG. eiw ti 'u 43ortg,, Magk e v -- -:-- - -- e-- 3aK-- left in the third quarter on Palmer's 70-yard touchdown pass to Travis McGriff, who beat cornerback Dwayne Goodrich down the left side- line on third-and-l1. McGriff had a big night with nine catches for 176 yards. Tennessee had taken a 17-10 lead two minutes earlier on Martin's 29- yard pass to Peerless Price, who won a jump ball in the end zone with Florida cornerback Dock Pollard. The touchdown was set up when David Leaverton's punt was downed at the Florida 4. The Gators couldn't move, punted f p s F U l t Y P ti t] I 1 The Michigan Athletic Media Relations Department seeks reliable work-study and volunteer students with flexible hours. Must be available to work evenings and weekends. Various duties include clerical, writing, research and statistical work plus game day activities for Michigan's 23 varsity sports. Call the Athletic Media Relations office at 763-4423 for more informa- tion, A student meeting is planned for Sept. 22, 4p.m., 1000 S. State St., Champions Conference Room,;Weidenbach Hall. i { 1 i ,, 1 from their end zone and committed a Tennessee took its first lead in the >ersonal foul on the return. Tennessee series since 1995 when fullback started the possession from the Shawn Bryson broke through a mass Florida 28. at the line of scrimmage and sped Florida dominated the first half untouched 57 yards for a 7-3 lead in with 213 yards to the Vols' 99, but' the first quarter. fumbled the ball away three times. Tennessee made it 10-3 on Hall's With no timeouts and 3 1/2 minutes 39-yard field goal in the second quar- eft in the half, the Gators diove 67 ter after the Gators' third lost fumble yards in 10 plays, tying it 10-10 on of the half at the Florida 35. Palmer's 8-yard scoring pass to Travis Tennessee linebacker Al Wilson Taylor with 20 seconds left. was credited with causing the three The big plays were a 23-yard pass first-half fumbles, including one by from Johnson to Darrell Jackson on Florida's Terry Jackson just as he was :hird-and-22 and an 18-yard comple- about to score on the Gators' firs :ion from Palmer to McGriff. offensive possession. Spi"e Spiers go 2-1 on trip. D M IN 'they succumbed to Michigan in three easy matches, 15-7, 15-10 and 15-8. Continued from Page 4B "We served them off the court," fifth anal final match proved to be more Giovanazzi said. "Our servers did a than the Wolverines could handle as great job, we got nine aces out of 45 they lost 15-12. points." "We started out slow in the first two . The previous two games of the day games, but we rallied in the next two," had drained Michigan's starters, so Giovanazzi said. "However, we started Giovanazzi had to dig into his bench for down 0-5 in the last game, and while help. we fought back,it's tough to come back Freshman Nicole Kacor rose to like that in a final game." occasion, seeing her first extended Melka led the way for Michigan by playing time of the season. She led the posting a career best in assists (41) to team with four serving aces and 15 lead both teams. Chase once again led digs, both career highs. Kacor also Michigan in kills with 20. Ebert came in second with nine kills, a career chipped in a solid attack percentage of high. .389, and also led' the team with five Sophomore Alija Pittenger led the blocks in the loss. team with 22 assists, and Ebert again The Wolverines scored a season-high led the team with five blocks. Fielder 86 digs, surpassing the previous best of also provided a solid .412 attack & 74 that Michigan scored against 19th centage, her second best outing for the ranked Texas A&M. '98 season. The loss was the Wolverines second "Kacor played the entire match, and of the '98 season. Melka set really well this weekend,' To close out the non-conference Giovanazzi said. "I think the young schedule for the '98 season, Michigan ones are playing better every time they faced Kent University of the Mid- go out." The University of Michigan Department of Dermatology is currently offering a new investigational treatment for acne.