THEY'RE 0 AND 2 SO VOODOO WILL DO FOR SPARTANS.Byline: Jon Wilner Wanted: Josephine Canicatti. Description: Unknown. Last seen: 1994, in Hollister, Calif. Occupation: Casts evil spells. If found: Please contact San Jose San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. State football office. From the strange but true files. . . . Canicatti is a Malocchio (Italian for bad eye), a legendary group of women born in Sicily and possessing the ability to cast spells on people simply by looking at them. Peter Ciccarelli is a sports marketing Sport marketing (or "sports marketing" in the US) (1) the specific application of marketing principles and processes to sport products (e.g., teams, leagues, events, etc.) and (2) the the marketing of non-sports products (e.g., cigarettes, beer, long-distance phone service, etc. specialist hired by San Jose State to promote the 1996 season. He knew of the Malocchio tradition and thought it'd make a great promotion. (He also figured the Spartans, 3-8 last year and picked to finish near the bottom of the Western Athletic Conference The Western Athletic Conference (commonly referred to as the WAC, pronounced "wack") was formed on July 27, 1962, making it the sixth oldest of the 11 college athletic conferences currently participating in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS; formerly Pacific Division this year, needed all the help they could get.) He pitched the idea to San Jose State athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Bill Brennan
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``Well, it started out as a search,'' Ciccarelli said. ``But now it's a personal quest to find her. I feel like Phillip Marlowe.'' Ciccarelli retained a private investigator after learning of Canicatti's existence, and together they scanned death certificates in all 50 states from 1986 to the present. Convinced she's alive, Ciccarelli attended an Italian festival in Monterrey and uncovered the last known sighting of Canicatti: two years ago in Hollister, Calif., where UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX quarterback Cade McNown Cade McNown (born January 12 1977 in Portland, Oregon) is a quarterback who played in the National Football League. He attended played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles. grew up. ``I know she's out there,'' Ciccarelli said. ``I may find her and she may tell me to stick in in my ear, that she won't do it. But San Jose State is already 0-2, so it can't hurt to try.'' Ciccarelli claims the evil-eye magic is legitimate, not some ancient mumbo-jumbo. ``She put a Malocchio on a woman in Monterrey in 1949, and within three years that woman had three brothers in prison and three grandchildren with their left foot two inches shorter than the right,'' he said. ``I know. I've seen one of them myself. ``And in 1955, three businessmen in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. convinced her to
take a train to New York New York, state, United StatesNew York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and cast a spell on (Yankees manager) Casey Stengel before the '55 World Series. It was the first time the Dodgers beat the Yankees, and later Stengel lost $200,000 in a real estate investment in Rancho Santa Fe. ``I'm as serious as a pimple pimple, small pointed elevation of the skin that may or may not contain pus. The formation of pimples is frequently associated with infection, irritation, or overactivity of the sebaceous and sweat glands. Repeated eruptions of pimples are often termed acne. on prom night.'' And how will Spartan opponents know when a spell has been cast, you ask? That's easy. They'll receive a six-pound wheel of cheese in the mail. Big little one: There are a handful of games this season with direct national-title repercussions repercussions npl → répercussions fpl repercussions npl → Auswirkungen pl , like Tennessee-Florida or Nebraska-Colorado, and a few games with subtle title significance. Saturday's Washington-Brigham Young matchup in Seattle is just that. Simply put, a victory catapults the Cougars into the national title hunt. With an impressive victory over Texas A&M, a name quarterback in Steve Sarkisian (who threw 10 touchdowns in August) and the worst schedule among ranked teams, the Cougars have the basic ingredients to ascend the polls. (BYU's 13-game schedule includes eight teams with losing records last year. The combined 1995 winning percentage of its '96 foes: 40.1.) If the 14th-ranked Cougars win Saturday, they'll probably be 12-0 entering the season finale against Utah. More importantly, they'll climb the polls as higher-rated teams, playing real opponents, begin losing. A victory over Utah and in the WAC WAC (Women's Army Corps), U.S. army organization created (1942) during World War II to enlist women as auxiliaries for noncombatant duty in the U.S. army. Before 1943 it was known as the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps (WAAC). Its first director was Oveta Culp Hobby. title game - they'll be favored in both - means a 14-0 record entering the bowl season. Go Huskies. Easy to find: The reasons for the Pac-10's fall from national dominance in recent years are both plentiful and complicated. But the bottom line is getting players - or not getting them. A mere glance at last week's top-10 box scores shows some of the homegrown talent that got away. Tennessee's Terry Fair, a junior from Phoenix, had a crucial punt return touchdown against UCLA. Ohio State's Mike Wiley, a freshman from San Diego, scored three touchdowns against Rice - a 49-yard run and receptions of 51 and 60 yards. Nebraska's Kenny Cheatham, a sophomore from Phoenix, had a 30-yard touchdown catch against Michigan State. Colorado's Rae Carruth, from Sacramento, is one of the best receivers in the Big 12 and scored a touchdown against Colorado State. Ohio State's Joe Germaine, from Phoenix, had three touchdown passes against Rice and is battling Stanley Jackson for No. 1 quarterback duties. Arizona, notorious for poor quarterbacking, reportedly told Germaine it didn't want him. Movin' in: Former Newbury Park quarterback Keith Smith is ready to claim the starting spot at Arizona. He played the entire second half at Iowa in place of starter Brady Batten and led the Wildcats to three scoring drives. Smith completed 9 of 15 passes for 89 yards and a touchdown. He also rushed for 22 yards and a touchdown. ``It felt like my high school days,'' he said. Then it felt good. Smith is the California high school California High School (commonly referred to as Cal High) is a public school located in San Ramon, California, a suburb of San Francisco, Oakland, and Silicon Valley. Its mascot is a Grizzly Bear. The school's newspaper is The Californian which is published monthly. record holder with 9,971 passing yards. Around the Pac-10: Ryan Perry-Smith will start at quarterback for Oregon in place of the injured Tony Graziani. Perry-Smith, it's worth noting, completed 10 of 17 passes for 189 yards in the second half of a victory over Illinois last year. Also scheduled to start for the Ducks is troubled but talented tailback Saladin McCullough, a junior from Pasadena Muir and El Camino Junior College who had his SAT scores challenged. Oregon State threw a touchdown pass last week against Montana - equaling last year's total. Who would have guessed? Arizona State scored 45 points against Washington and star receiver Keith Poole didn't catch a pass. TOP 10 1. Nebraska (1-0) Offense is several weeks behind awesome D. 2. Tennessee (2-0) Mediocre lines exposed by UCLA. 3. Colorado (2-0) Koy Detmer and Co. face tough Michigan defense. 4. Florida State (1-0) First test is Sept. 28 against UNC (Universal Naming Convention) A standard for identifying servers, printers and other resources in a network, which originated in the Unix community. A UNC path uses double slashes or backslashes to precede the name of the computer. . 5. Florida (2-0) Danny Wuerffel completed 15 of 16 passes against Ga. Southern. 6. Notre Dame (1-0) Irish defense may be best of Holtz era. 7. Penn State (2-0) Lions may struggle against a good run defense. 8. Miami (2-0) 'Canes will whip Rutgers tonight. 9. Texas (1-0) Longhorns off to prep for Sept. 21 Notre Dame showdown. 10. Ohio State (1-0) Let's see what happens against a real team. Player to Watch: North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. junior quarterback Chris Keldorf. He's huge, at 6-foot-5 and 245 pounds. He's good, completing 22 of 32 for 218 yards and two touchdowns in upset of Syracuse. And he's an L.A. kid, from Manhattan Beach, St. Bernard's High and Palomar Junior College. best BET No. 11 Michigan at No. 5 Colorado: It's a rematch of the 1994 classic featuring a play-of-the-decade candidate: Kordell Stewart to Michael Westbrook at the buzzer for 27-26 Colorado victory in Ann Arbor. The play is so revered in Boulder that Colorado coach Rick Neuheisel's kids gave him a plaque with a picture of the catch on it. When someone pushes a button on the plaque, play-by-play man Larry Zimmer voice makes the call. ``I still get goose bumps goose bumps or goose pimples: see gooseflesh. when my little boys press the button,'' said Neuheisel, who was an assistant coach at the time. Buffs won't hit their 1996 per-game average (42.5 points) against Wolverine wolverine or glutton, largest member of the weasel family, Gulo gulo, found in the northern parts of North America and Eurasia, usually in high mountains near the timberline or in tundra. defense. But will UM quarterback Scott Dreisbachgenerate enough offense to keep it close? UCLA coaches will be watching closely. The Penalty Box Three Pacific-10 teams set ignominious ig·no·min·i·ous adj. 1. Marked by shame or disgrace: "It was an ignominious end ... as a desperate mutiny by a handful of soldiers blossomed into full-scale revolt" Angus Deming. standards last week. Washington State committed 12 offsides off·side also off·sides adv. & adj. 1. Sports Illegally ahead of the ball or puck in the attacking zone. 2. penalties against Temple. Arizona committed delay-of-game penalties on back-to-back plays. That's not easy. California set Pac-10 records with 21 penalties for 202 yards against San Jose State. ``It must be something about that East Bay influence,'' Spartans coach John Ralston said. ``But I shouldn't say that, since I'm friends with (Oakland Raiders coach) Mike White.'' MEMO: Staff Writer Jon Wilner's college football column appears Thursdays in the Daily News. CAPTION(S): Box Box: TOP 10 (see text) |
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