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Yankees say no to Bo ?
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By The Associated Press
WEYX/ VfYPV ? tha Ma\i/ Vorlr YanlfAA? will not rlaim Rn Tarkson the
the injured football-baseball star, because of medical opinion against the wl
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"We fully realize Bo is a most exceptional talent and we've given it
proper thought," the Yankees said in a statement Friday. be
"After studying the medical reports provided by Dr. Daniel Kanell and the
the opinions of six leading orthopedic specialists, details of which are to coi
be kept confidential, they have advised us that the risk is just too great."
Jackson, a running back with the Los Angeles Raiders suffered a hip the
injury in the NFL playoffs. He was put on waivers this past Monday by
the Kansas City Royals, for whom he was a slugging outfielder. the
The Yankees, with the worst record in the American League, had first dei
call on Jackson's services.
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Tyson KO'd in court
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK ? A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit that Mike jt,
Tyson brought against the World Boxing Association for sanctioning the ^
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The suit, which had sought to block the April 19 bout, had accused the <
WBA of breach of contract because Tyson said he, not Foreman, was the ^u,
mandatory challenger of Holyfield.
Tyson said the WBA had deprived him of his right to fight Holyfield
for the title following Holyfield's victory over then-heavyweight champ- ma
ion James "Buster" Douglas, who defeated Tyson in February 1990.
The WBA had argued that the lawsuit failed to show that the organiza- ^
tion had any obligation to make Tyson the challenger. 0f
U.S. District Judge John Martin of Manhattan agreed with the WBA. ^
The judge said Tyson, in order to have a case, had to establish that the
WBA wrongly denied him a rematch with Douglas. c
Colleges discuss reforms *
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t Athletic officials at South Carolina's universities like what they see in
a report by a private commission that calls for sports to be brought back W1
into the mainstream of college life. j
The Knight Foundation's Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics re- 0
leased a report in Columbia this past Tuesday that recommends a series x
of reforms in college athletics.
Among those who testified before the commission was Oscar Butler, r
faculty athletic chairman at South Carolina State. ij
"Athletics should be treated like the physics department," Butler said
Tuesday. "Athletics started out as a student affairs program. It wasn't ,
until it got into the world of entertainment that it became tainted."
In line with that, the Knight report recommended that college presi- w
dents be in full control of their athletic programs. in
"I think there's a general mood in die country among presidents that
they have the principle responsibility for overseeing athletics in col- it
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;es," USC president John Palms said. "There is a trend for putting ath- e
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5 presidents even more to exercising that responsibility," said Palms, d
10 officially took over this week at USC. "That certainly is my
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Another of the report's recommendations is that booster clubs should d
under the direct control of the president, with all the money raised by n
i clubs going into a central university fund and the university having a
mplete authority on how the money is spent.
USC athletic director King Dixon said that is basically the case with 1
s Gamecock Club, which this past year raised $5.8 million.
"All Gamecock Club and athletic department funds are deposited with s
i university treasury," Dixon said. "Our books are open, and the presi- b
tit always knows our balance. i<
"There are a lot of booster organizations that are chartered separately h
im the institution, and the president does not have access. That's not
r case at all."
Clemson athletic director Bobby Robinson said he had no problem J
th the proposal. Clemson's booster club, IPTAY, brought in $5.6 miln
this past year.
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would mean the administration would assume the burden of balancing k
; budget. I
The commission also called for an independent audit of athletic progns,
academic as well as financial. ,
"How can you find argue with that?" Butler said. "That's just good j
siness."
There was, however, disagreement over a commission proposal that .
;h school prospects meet the minimum academic requirements before ,
iking an official reimbursed visit to a college.
Under NCAA guidelines knowns as Proposition 48, to be eligible in ,
;ir freshmen year, high school athletes must have a grade point average j
2.0 in specific "core" courses and minimum scores on the SAT and
rr standardized tests. (
Butler said he agreed with the commission's intent but deemed the j
>posal "inappropriate." He said legislation passed at the NCAA conition
in January requiring that prospects take at least one of the stanrdized
tests before making a visit ,
'We didn't say he had to have passed it" Butler said. "I think that
luld have been a more realistic position. ,
"For some athletes, that campus visit might be just the motivation that i
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CLEMSON, S.C. ? Former Clemson basketball player Sean Tyson,
ho is charged with beating a female student, has applied for a pre-trial
tervention program, an official says.
The program usually is open to first-time, non-violent offenders, and if
is completed successfully allows for charges against an individual to be
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bounty Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse.
"Pre-trial is basically a second-chance legal program," Pace said.
The solicitor's office will decide whether Tyson is accepted into PTI, a
lecision that is likely in about three weeks, Pace said.
Tyson, a 23-year-old senior irom Baltimore, Md., was charged with
ssault and battery of a high and aggravated nature after a Feb. 11 incilent
at an campus apartment complex. Tyson is accused of grabbing juior
Angela C. McAbee and repeatedly throwing her against a brick wall
nd then kicking her.
Tyson is also charged with possession of a weapon on school grounds.
Tie two charges are not related, according to officials.
Soon after being charged, the 6-foot-7 Tyson was kicked off the baketbajl
team. Tyson, who is on schedule to graduate in May, has also
een placed on disciplinary probation by the school. Under probation, he
5 required to attend counseling and tutoring sessions as well as work 10
ours a week in the Office of Student Development.
High school playoffs
seek better structures
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3y The Associated Press
GREENVILLE, S.C. ? Schools in South Carolina's smallest high
school classification want to do what their bigger brethren do when it
:omes to the football playoffs.
The 1-A high schools have asked for permission to divide their playoffs
into two classifications, and the 3-A schools are likely to make a
similar proposal this week.
The South Carolina High School League's executive committee will
/ote April 10 on the 1-A proposal ? and the 3-A proposal if it is put
forth. The changes would go into effect this fall.
If both 1-A and 3-A split their playoffs, that would give South- Carolina
eight state champions in football ? two more than any other state
n the Southeast
The committee approved similar divisions in 4-A in 1981 and 2-A in
1990. Those votes encouraged Aynor coach David Maness, who is chairnan
of the 1-A football committee.
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Class 1-A delegates rejected a similar proposal this past year but approved
it 42-0 this past Monday.
The proposal mirrors the plan adopted this past year by 2-A and would
put 23 schools in each division, based on enrollments for the first quarter
pf the school year. Sixteen of those 23 schools would qualify for the
playoffs.
The plan would be used for one year and would be reviewed in 1992,
ivhen the entire high sehool league will be reclassified.
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