Friday, November 9, 2001
Sports

Men’s soccer team ‘quit playing’ in loss, coach says
Frogs drop 12th match of year in loss to DePaul
By Dan Smith
Skiff Staff

With just one game left for the men’s soccer team, the team’s attitude is obvious to head coach David Rubinson.
“We have quit playing,” Rubinson said. “I don’t think we played with our hearts.”
Rubinson referred to Thursday’s 3-1 loss to the DePaul Blue Demons (3-12-2, 1-5-2 Conference USA) at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium. The Frogs (5-10-1, 2-6-0) helped the Blue Demons to only their second conference victory by giving up two late goals.
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Swim teams bid farewell to seniors Saturday
By Quinten Boyd
Skiff Staff

The renovations of the Rickel Building may have disrupted the swimming team’s schedule, but not enough to force the four seniors to finish their careers away from home.
The Frogs take on Austin College in a dual meet at 7 p.m. tonight in the Rickel Building. In their final home meet of the year, the Frogs will take on Southwest Missouri State 1 p.m. Saturday in the Rickel.
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Nowitzki, Mavs win fifth game of year

DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki scored 33 points, 23 in the first half, to lead the Dallas Mavericks to a 105-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Michael Finley had 18 points and Steve Nash added 13 points and 12 assists as the Mavericks improved to 5-1.
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MLB players file grievance against league to prevent contraction
Associated Press

NEW YORK — Baseball players began their fight to stop owners from eliminating two major league teams, filing a grievance claiming their labor contract was violated.
Management and the union met for about two hours Thursday, their first session since owners voted earlier in the week to get rid of two teams next year — with Montreal and Minnesota the front-runners to disappear.
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