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Sports ^____MD^day^Apri^2^990 CBS not' fires Musi By The Associated Press DENVER ? Brent Musburger, the primary voice of CBS Sports during the 1980s, was fired by the network Sunday in a move that shocked officials at CBS and other networks. Because the move was announced on April Fool's Day and one day before the NCAA basketball championship, which Musburger is scheduled to broadcast, many television officials at first dismissed it as a joke. A worker at CBS Sports' studios in New York called The Associated Press insisting the announcement was not true, even while CBS Sports President Neal Pilson was discussing the move at the Final Four in Denver. "It is not a joke," Pilson said. "It's a difficult decision. It's never easy to deal with individuals with whom you have personal or business relationships." i Musburger, whose 54-year contract expires in July, will broadcast ] Monday night's championship i game between UNLV and Duke as i his final event for CBS. "I was surprised but it was a < great run and I have a million me- i mnripc anH T lpaup hphinH a Int nf ...VTXVU) M??\* * 1VUTV 1/V1I11IU U IV/l VI I good friends," Musburger said in a statement read by Jimmy Tubbs, ] his personal assistant. "At this I time, I'm going to take an extended vacation, and I'll be work- I ing again someday, somewhere." I Musburger, who has been with ] CBS Sports since 1975, was sche- < duled to become the main voice for CBS' baseball coverage, which < begins April 14. He also was in 1 line to be the host for the net- i work's coverage of the 1992 and 1 1994 Winter Olympics. i Pilson said that negotiations for i gtefv ?fvPDWT3l 'VLA f IVL.1 Under the Office undergraduate an tion to as well as matters related tc Carolina campus, teer movement th the nation. All in in the Columbia ; in the recruitmen a personalized co tion assistance is For more informs Ru Applicatior __ ji V wi 1 CALL: 256-( jj DELIVEREI f~0 FREloRDE i MOZZARSTIC with any Med., Lg. or ; !; Order of Wings ;! Coupon Expires 4-c j; Limit One Per Ore fooling,' berger m i | a new contract had been going on for several months between the network and Todd Musburger, who represents his brother. Mm "It wasn't right out of the blue," Tubbs said. "He knew for a couple of days that things were not going / V well in contract negotiations. Necrnfiatinnc harl tv?pn rrr?inrr nn onH JJV..UUV..U ^vv.? ?,v?n6 UII, U.IU they just broke off." The first hint of the move came when CBS spokesman Susan Kerr read a terse two-paragraph statement. "CBS Sports announced today that it had declined to renew Brent Musburger's employment agree- ^ * ment, which expires within the next few months," the statement * t said." I^|T Musburger is in his sixth season as lead play-by-play man for the NCAA basketball tournament and has been host of "The NFL Today" since 1975. He has anchored the Masters golf tournament, the NBA finals, the Pan American Games and late-night coverage of the U.S. Open tennis tournament. "We simply felt we wanted to give more opportunities to some of the younger people people who :urrently work for us," said Pilson, who said CBS sports executive producer Ted Shaker agreed with the decision. "There's never a good time to tove to announce a decision like [his," he said. "We were asked by USC fr Brent's representative to make a wjn over1 iecision, and that's what we did." Spring $ Musburger has been reported to Graveyar tarn between $1.6 million and $2 Trillion per year from CBS. Pilson said he would not describe the ne- VSKV1 jotiations as "a squabble over moley," but would not talk about the A R\/ natters of dispute in the talks. MU V 177: ' | % r i ' J&v i f" r*w i ' COMMUNITY SER INTERNSHIP f of Community Service Programs' supen d graduate interns will be trained to brinj challenge fellow students, faculty and st > community service on the University of Interns will gain an understanding of the lat is happening across campuses and thrc terns will work with a community servic( area, present to groups about volunteerisr t and training of new volunteers, and und . . r i ! T~*J t i ntraci ior special projects, naucauon aeo a component of the program. ition and/or to pick up an application pac Campus Activities Center, Lower Level, West Wing, issell House University Union. 1 deadline April 13, 1990 5:00 pm. wwwvwvwvwwswwwww ' ON WHEi E BIGGEST^^g NGS IN TOWN! /^\\\ iOCK | d HOT, FAST & FRI rofT "ofree wii I with purchase of X-Lg ! X-Large Order o It's Free! 10-90 I Coupon Expire fer J Limit One Pe >C wins title in - - . "smm r * * * * Ifr i V ssi* 89"iwp9^l c ;urbk&&EM ^ 4*lSSL* H R. biS^JSll ? ???? ?m B T * ? fPPp 01 '"1^ o 7*\ % ?' u.y& be * * I J mi Teddy Lepp/The Gamecock ^al Lu eshman Ruben Tufino crosses the ball in Sunday's 3-1 1 Clemson. The Gamecocks won the McDonald's/Carolina ma Soccer Challenge held over the weekend at The dre d- the sisftrniq |? ERTISING I 7-42491 E VICE M J. 'S p asion, V I direcaff in South j volun)ughout ^ agency Bi . n, assist lertake t reduc =4 s ELS [ ^ I C 1 B-52's' EE! jj ?s i! I f Wings |; EVERY WEE i| FEATL >S 4-30-90 jj DRINF r Order ;j , WWVWVWWW? soccer to jamecocks de ^lemson in pr< y BRANT LONG ssistant Sports Editor ; The USC soccer team won twice 1 rer the weekend in the inagural i cDonald's/Carolina Spring Soc- i r Challenge, while intrastate ritl Clem son dropped two matches, i le tournament was held at The I raveyard in Columbia. I Saturday began with the College I Charleston posting a 3-1 win er the Tigers. < Hal Cauthen, Alvin Thomas and ] :ott Miramonti all scored for the 1 sugars, who built up an early 3-0 ; id. 1 Clemson's only goal of the j atch came midway through the cond half as Joey Fineberg \ ored. < That game was followed by a match of the NCAA Quarterfi- s Is as USC squared off against , Tending national champion ' rginia. y The Gamecocks struck first at 5 31:25 mark as Jonas Gudjons- ^ n scored off of an assist by Ru- t n Tufino and Clark Brisson. < 1 rhe Cavaliers tied the game t dway through the second half en defender Jeff Agoos put the ( 1 past USC goalkeeper Spencer y eders. With just under 20 minutes re- ( ining in the match, USC's An- t w Coggins regained the lead for Gamecocks as he fired the ball ( SIMP CAROLINA PROGRAM UNIC presents Tuesday, Apri "GO TO THE PRINCIPE It's off to the prinicpal's office you go w reformer in the New Jersey S JOE CLAR1 7:30 pm Russell House Wednesday, Ap "TAKE A FIELD TRIP AROU It's field trip time! Meet us in front of tl USC's International Students. Stop in ev< displays and entertair 11:00 am-3:00 pm Gre Friday, April "GO PLAY IN THE! Make sure you look both ways before might get run over by the Carnival Featuring: MURPH.ThePhysj iu:uu am - q:uu pm ure Saturday. Apri "FIELD DAY: COLLE Spring Break wasn't your last ch Let CPU take you back to the islands w featuring The Elements and One These events are "unded in part by dent Activities Fees t/u - v V presents ^ kA/criMccr >NESI)AY IS B-52'S NI IRING B-52'S MUSIC L SPECIALS NIGHTLY 3raf^Everj^Niglit^^_ urney feat Virginia, ; ^season play past Virginia's Blake Cronin. The assist was credited to Adam Binding and Jeff Love. The Cavaliers :ould not score and USC came away with a 2-1 victory. Sunday's action began as Virginia took on the College of Charleston with the Cavaliers leaving the tournament with a 2-0 victory over the Cougars. Virginia got both goals in the second half. At the 67:52 mark, Brad Agoos scored to give the Cavaliers a 1-0 lead. Virginia added an insurance goal at 82:39 mark when Lyle Yorks scored off of an assist by Jeff Agoos. The last game of the tournament featured USC and intrastate rival 21emson. The Tigers struck first after a icoreless first stanza. With 19 mi- ; lutes left in the contest, Clemson's rhomas Najjar scored on a penalty cick to put the Tigers up 1-0. Phil Seidenburg beat Clemson goalie Roberto Marinaro to knot he game at one. Seidenburg icored again four minutes later, lutting in a Clark Brisson rebound o give USC the lead. Sophomore Chris Crosby added ine more goal at the 84:34 mark to jive the Gamecocks a 3-1 victory. USC claimed the tournament championship by being the only earn to win both of its games. Clemson finished last with an )-2 tournament record. * >N 13 iL'S OFFICE" ith famous principal and chool System i : Ballroom ril 4 ND THE WORLD" ie Russell House for the cry country for great food, iment! K ene Street 6 : STREET" crossing because you of games, food and fun! cal Comedian at 12:00 :ene Street I 17 GE STYLE" ance to PARTY! ith Tie-Dye and Reggae Drop Plus For more information, call 777-7130, or come by CPU office, Russell House, Rtn. 209 r* if l^: >AY GHT ALL ABC REGULATIONS ENFORCED