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Former cc By The Associated Press Former USC basketball coach George Fellon was back in South Carolina Sunday, but he was looking ahead instead of showing bitterness. Felton, who was bounced as head coach of the Gamecocks more than a year ago, isn't bitter. The tics that bind him to USC ? among them Bobby Crcmins and Frank McGuirc ? arc loo strong to allow that, he said. "Those things, they're behind me," said Felton, now an assistant coach at St. John's. "1 think I handled it very professionally, and that's the way I've continued to do that." "So 1 don't dwell on the past. Life's loo short." Felton, a native of Jamaica, N.Y., has been at his new job for almost three weeks, working under coach Brian Mahoney. As part of his job, Fellon was at Spartanburg Methodist College Sunday watching some of the state's best prep players scrimmage. "It's like starling over again," Fellon said. "Any time you go through a situation that 1 went through, if you bounce back in a quality 1 I 1 JT c oiumoia By JACK DUNN Smith gavi Sports Editor walks, and The Mels came home this past s'x 'n a 'os' week with improved pitching and Friday, hitting to rally wins against Ashevillc Asheville, Spartanburg and Craig Bulk Greenboro. 'n& Flow in Thursday the Mets managed to 'ng'nS 'n shut down an Asheville rally in an(i Omar ( the late innings to stop the Tour- hitting sire ists 5-4 at Capital City Stadium, six-hit, two Columbia won despite being out- Cric Reic hit 7 to 3, and the Mets bullpen UP F's loui allowed four runs to score after nings and g starter Hector Ramirez was re- Steve Thon moved after 7.2 innings of work. saveOnly Asheville leftfielder Bob Columbi; Abreu (2 for 3) showed any of- rivals, the 5 fcnsive capability and was the an Indepei only player with a multiple-hit header St night. Tourists starter Chuck gained a sj Clemson coach Tenms questioned over rules violations t By The Associated Press tl .. u - ,,f ^ 1 lie iiiuuiti ui mi tA-v.itiu?un basketball recruit says Tiger assistant coach Len Gordy offered her free air transportation to home ' But Darlene Nixon says she was offered no other promises or in- I duccmenis by Gordy, whom the I NCAA charged last week with I four rule violations ? three of n which Gordy admits committing. Gordy, who was suspended in- I definitely with pay June 29, has re- flEjn| peatedly denied offering Nixon free travel to Clemson during the j recruitment of her son, Marsalis Price 111 of Greenville, said Mon- 1 day the allegation isn't true. Nixon, however, told The Greenville News she is angry ab- | "He made me look like a fool, i fifi ' like I was lying about what he ' saici. i nave nu reason 10 no anoui * j&vgfo*^ what he said, and 1 wouldn't do 1 anything to gel him in trouble or g| make him lose his job," she said. She said Gordy made the promise of free transportation during one of his visits to her and her Members boyfriend, Robert Holmes, who ing Colui could not be reached for comment. But she said Gordy never told her f for how many years he could ful- ^ . fill the alleged offer. "1 did say that (Clemson is) Li quite a ways from my hometown," Nixon said. f \ "Thai's when he said, 'Well, \ J you don't have to worry about it.' \?' He said, 'Whenever you want to /\ come to a game, we'll provide tickets.' Well, he just said trans- \/ poriaiion. He didn't say anything lJ about tickets, just transportation." f J Price said he doesn't think Nixon has "an agenda or anything C j against Lcn Gordy." H "I just know that Lcn has been AA consistent in denying that and it makes no sense for him to admit to \) the other things and to deny this, if /?\ he had in fact done it." / ] Nixon said coach Cliff Ellis ac- I J companicd Gordy on one visit to the Basey home. She said Ellis ri made no promises or offers, and no one brought up Gordy's alleged fj offer of free transportation while W Ellis was present. f\ WCISC c SP ?ach recrui program wilh quality people, you feel good about it. I've always said that even during limes 01 auvcisuy you uccomc a ucuci pcisuu. "But I've always fell my service at the university was one that was respected, and I think that during my tenure there we brought South Carolina back to national exposure. That was one of the main objectives when I came ? and NCAA postseason play ? so I've always fell good about what we accomplished." Fclton docs appear to have purged any bitterness since May 14, 1991. Thai's when Athletic Director King Dixon fired him ? several hours after a reporter let Felton know it was coming. Fifty-eight days later, South Carolina replaced him with Steve Newton, but Felton continued to make news in the Palmetto Stale. He was arrested and later acquitted on charges of driving under the influence in Myrtle Beach. He went to Georgia Tech as an unpaid graduate assistant for Cremins and took classes toward a master's degree in psychology. He flirted with the NBA's Charlotte Hornets only to lose his chance when coach Gene Littles tc fa itvtriilp ill I/kJ f f/f/f/ U M/M l/M/V /# / I e up five hits, three ond game 6-3 and sen all 5 runs in the first stage for a thrilling "Co ng effort. the Sky" fireworks show the Mets pummcled of 3,022 fans, by a score of 9-2. Mets catcher Mike Pa >ck delivered a crush- the offensive charge for the second inning br- bia with a 2-for-2, 3-RE irec runs. Ricky Otero "Trizi" knocked a home 3arcia continued their eventual loser Charlie 1 ak with a combined the second and went on -RBI night. two-run double and draw ;hcnbach (4-5) picked Danilo Mompres knoc th win going 5.1 in- Garcia from third aeainst living up just five hits. reliever Dom Dcsanlis. las earned his seventh Ottis Smith (6-6) allow walks, five hits, and six a took on cross-state the loss in the second ga >partanburg Phillies in vid Haydcn scored the idence Day double- winning run on a two-oi iiurday. The Mets off of Smith in the fourtf :>Iit, winning the sec- ome Edwards. Phillies ; Anyone? . I *g|i|pCja^yBraiigl^ ia&jB Hi nHi^ w l VIP ? I W ' n ww I ? from the National Youth Sports Program hai tnbia. The National Youth Sports Program is < | Free CD^ F ! rate you will recei I \ certifies i J I to be redeemed at with this coupon limi not valid with any other % Free Shoe I AMF Major Le 1732 Bush R ^ (798-13 0RT5 ting in S was given another assignment in the orgai lion and replaced by Allan Brislow. Fin Fcllon considered taking over Ontario's V? Basketball League team. in between, hctlon inrcaieneci to sue even though he had received SI 13,(XX) afte ing fired. He said he wanted more bccau; lost fringe benefits. Then his connections paid off. An old pa John's assistant Ron Rulledge, called will news of an opening. Mahoney was taking for the retiring Lou Carnescca and nccde assistant. McGuirc, who coached USC when F( played for the Gamecocks, gave him a | and Fclton was in. "Basically, I've been in North Caro South Carolina and Georgia for the las years, and now I'm back in a very progrc: area, and there's a lot of things to do," Fi said. "It's been real good. I'm working wi quality group of people, and it's great to be situation that has as great athletic and acad tradition as St. John's." second half ing the Ron Blazicr (7-5) went the d ncert in utnee in the first game, allowi In Iront only one walk, two hits and thi runs for the win. Spartanbu tri/.i led catcher Tommy Eason knock Colum- his first homer of the season 11 night. the top of the fifth, r off of -Jurst in Columbia out-slugged Greer to hit a boro 13-8 Monday night in j mQir hiirh-smrinsT homo, crame at Cai " rvum? "O O 1 :ked in lal City Stadium. Mets shortsl Phillies Randy Farmer went 3 for 5 w two stolen bases, two runs scor 'cd three and three baited in. Ote runs for knocked in Vcras for the gan me. Da- winning run in the eighth on 5 game- one-out triple off of cventi jt single loser Scott Gully. i by Jcr- The Mets' record is now J starter in the second half. ^ II ll Marcus MmsKer/The Ga d a chance to play some tennis while i program for disadvantaged children. iecord, I p? I ( mes at the open | | Jental!!! / T whKHm ' ague Lanes **- - % *-(&, - 'Q>Jm iver R# wtS ( 1 outh Car nixa- * - Jflfl jg^ r he- -v ^of el ion & cmic Former USC basketball coach (ieor ~~ Tournament v is. sweet for Aga J By PAUL FLAM irg Staff Writer cd Wimbledon is over and an in American has won the men s Hue. Andre Agassi defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4, in is- the men's final Sunday. a Ivanisevic served 37 aces in his pi- loss to Agassi and .a total of 206 op aces in the tournament. It was ilh Agassi's return of serve that won ed him the tournament, and he proved ro in the final he has the best return ic- of serve in the game, i a "If Goran wants to hit a serve ial by you it will go by you; it's just a question of whether it's going in," 5-5 Agassi said. Agassi has lost his last three Grand Slam finals, and many people said he didn't have what it takes to win a Grand Slam. But Agassi has proven to his detractors whi^ a great player he is by win-. ning the most important tournament in the world. No one can say Andre Agassi chokes in the Grand Slams anymore. Many USC students took time out to watch Wimbledon. Steven Bruno, a business major, was glad to see Agassi win. "It was good to see him win fk Go out with |h ?*' A A each other. y *?name, addn I others. On a first _ . _ public place. Safety yOU p(an t0 j. that others ki rl rs| NETVI ^ f~ Grand Open I DRAKE'S | DUCK-IN rCoupon Special mecock | visit- [ Chicken Sandwich ; Fries & Large Coke l ^ o* 0oen: p, i <luu^ uieeii 01. W | 1st Floor Place on the Green Apts Valid with coupoi Irrrrga 0 in 5 pointi 0 Shimano 200 j *We offer the BEST w; 3 254 olina ge Felton ictories issi, Graf Wimbledon and prove what a firstclass player he is," Bruno said. Kerry Pale, a former member of ihc USC Spons Club Council, was impressed by Agassi's win. "li showed a lot of character for Agassi to show how much the tournament meant to him after having criticized it." The big surprise of the tournament was the men's doubles final, John McEnroe and Michael Stich vs. Jim Grabb and Richie Renebcrg. The match 'was delayed until Monday and ended in the fifth set with McEnroe and Stich winning by scores of 5-7, 7-6, 3-6, 7-6, 19-17. It looks like Steffi Graf, Fraulinc Forehand, is back on track to regaining her No. 1 ranking. Graf stopped Seles' bid at winning the Grand Slam in the "final 6-3, 6-2. Many said. Sclc&ss#fc^Ql. hilling , ill ? U,. 1.1 .... I,,,-, I .... ....... I IHU UJII US i 1 *.11 VI US USIIUI tA^dUSl* she was asked not lo gruni during the point. Graf won the match because of her powerful forehand and her incredible footspecd, and not because of her complaints on Seles' grunts. 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