Today in sports history

1984 — “There it goes! It could be, it might be, it’s ... ” a sad day for long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans. Chicago lost to the Padres 7-1 in the National League Championship Series.

1992 — Miami Dolphins’ safety Louis Oliver grabbed three interceptions from the Buffalo Bills and returned one for a 103-yard touchdown, tying the NFL’s all-time longest interception return record, set by San Diego’s Vencie Glenn against Denver on Nov. 29, 1987.

Thursday, October 4, 2001
Sports

Men’s soccer team gears up to play Charlotte
By Dan Smith
Skiff Staff

Though the men’s soccer team did not begin its season the way it wanted in terms of wins and losses, the team has still played good soccer, associate head coach Blake Amos said.
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Same Sport, Different Country
Bara Gunnarsdottir traveled more than thousands of miles to play soccer for TCU
By Sarah McClellan
Skiff Reporter

Bara Gunnarsdottir doesn’t like country music, and she doesn’t like hot weather. So what attracted the freshman midfielder from Kopavogur, Iceland, to Fort Worth?
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Frogs ranked No. 1 in nation
By Kelly Morris
Skiff Staff

Even though it has played in just one tournament, the TCU men’s golf team has already accomplished what only the men’s track and field team could last season — the nation’s No. 1 ranking.
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Knight wants files made public
By Rex W. Huppke
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Bob Knight wants his personnel files at Indiana University made public and said in an affidavit filed Wednesday that he would like to know more about the discussions that led to his firing as basketball coach last year.
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Sports Briefs
Super Bowl may clash with Mardi Gras

Jordan, Wizards hold closed scrimmage

Weekend preview

• Men’s and women’s cross country at North Texas Invitational, Oct. 5
• Rifle at Horned Frog Invitational, 5 p.m. Oct. 5 at the TCU Rifle Range
• Men’s soccer vs. Charlotte, 1 p.m. Oct. 7 at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium
• Women’s soccer at Centenary, 3 p.m. Oct. 5
• Volleyball vs. Memphis, 7 p.m. Oct. 5 at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
• Men’s Tennis at Intercollegiate Tennis Association All-American Championships, Oct. 6-11, Stone Mountain, Ga.