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Spots Iook NBA PHOENIX (AP)?At least 35 NBA referees reportedly are under IRS investigation for an alleged scheme involving millions of dollars in phony travel expenses. The Sunday Oregonian reported the IRS is looking at allegations that rpferPPS swannwl firnt-rlaaa ai?-lir\o tickets for cash and overreported travel expenses to the league for reimbursement, avoiding payment of income taxes on the difference. Figure Skating PROVIDENCE, R.L (AP) - Todd Eldredge won his third U.S. Figure Skating Championships gold medal, and Nicole Bobek was the surprise winner of the women's crown. Speed Skating CALGARY, Alberta (AP) ? Bonnie Blair, going head-to-head against Canada's Susan Auch, won a 500meter World Cup speedskating race in a world-record 38.69 seconds, smashing her old world mark of 3859. NHL ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Bill Goldsworthy, one of the original Minnesota North Stars, is dying of AIDS, the Saint Paul Pioneer Press reported. Goldsworthy, 50, told the newspaper his health problems stemmed from drinking and promiscuity. The story suggested he contracted AIDS through unsafe heterosexual sex. NFL MILWAUKEE (AP)?All-pro wide receiver Sterling Sharpe, recovering from postseason surgery to repair a potentially career-ending neck ailment, will not play in 1995, Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren said. Auto Racing DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Dale Earnhardt led 18 of 20 laps on Daytona International Speedway's 2 1/2-mile oval to earn his sixth victoiy in nine appearances in the Busch Clash. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) ? Andy Hillenburg took the lead with seven laps remaining and cruised to the checkered flag after a spectacular two-car accident brought out the final caution flag of the Daytona ARCA 200 with three laps remaining. ^ t DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.(AP)- J NASCAR barred Brett Bodine from $ qualifying for the Daytona 500 and levied a record $45,000 fine against ? car owner Junior Johnson after inspectors discovered an illegal engine :$ piece that would have made the car ? faster. ss I Swimming I HONOLULU (AP) - China, facing accusations that its swimmers i use performance-enhancing drugs, was banned from this summer's im- | portant Pan Pacific meet. The Pan Pacific Swimming Association is the | first international organization to bar the Chinese. SB Soccer LONDON (AP) ? Soccer star Eric Cantona, banned from playing for Manchester United for kicking a fan $ kung fu-style, made a similar assault on a television reporter in Antigua, $ reports said. According to Indepen- $ | ' :*: ^ | ^ ^ dent Television News, the Frencl striker was approached by its teas of reporters and cameramen on i beach during his vacation on th Caribbean island. use Athletic Hail of Fame Three former USC sports stand outs will be inducted into the school' Ur.ii -rr a _ ?L < nuuciik xxaii ui raiue at a luartn ? banquet at the Embassy Suites ii Columbia. Mackie Prickett (football, 1954 56), Martha Parker (women's bas ketball, 1986-89), and Fred Zeigle: (football, 1967-69) are the three hon orees. Prickett was a three-year startei at quarterback and co-captain of th< 1956 team, which finished 7-3. H< led the 1954 club in scoring with 4( points and played in the Blue-Gra) all-star game following his senioi year. Parker is the fourth-leading scorer in Carolina women's basketball history with 1,728 career points. She was a two-time Metro Conference Player of the Year (1988, '89) anc two-time Academic All-American. Her number 13 jersey was retired from the women's program and hangs atop the rafters of the Coliseum. Zeigler is the third-leading wide l*aAaiVAi* m oaUaa! kiefA?nr unfV? 1 AC 1VVW1TW 111 0U11W1 U19W1J TV A *11 lit catches for 1,876 yards and nine touch downs. He holds the school record for most receptions in one game, 12 against Virginia in 1968. He was a two-time All-ACC pick and a senior on Carolina's 1969 ACC Championship squad, which played in the Peach Bowl. Tickets to the banquet are $30 and are on sale at the USC Athletic Ticket Office on Rosewood Drive. Telephone numbers are 777-4274 and (800) 4SC-FANS. Limited seating is available. For additional information, contact Doug Hamrick of the USC Lettermen's Association at 345-3230. USC tennis The No. 13 USC men's tennis team blanked N. C. State and Boston College 5-0 to improve to 4-0 this spring. Senior Jimmy Panagopoulos posted two singles and doubles victories, and freshman Benjamin Cassaigne improved his singles record to 3-0 wirVl fwn wins Sa+nrvTov aftnrnnnn ^ uiwviUWVUi The Gamecocks will face Elon and Francis Marion at 10 a. m. and 2 pm. Sat. in the Indoor Facility. IllllipS? anking In previous po?- Trvrr 1. Connecticut (3) 2. North Carojina 3. Kansas (2) ^ i<i."Kentucky (5) .. 5. Massachusetts (4) 6.:t)CLA (6) 7+ Maryland (8) 8. Michigan St. y) . .. 9. Missouri (13} 10. Arkansas (12) 11. Syracuse (10) 12. Arizona (9) ... .... 13. Arizona State (14) 14. Wake Forest (11) 15. VtilanovmlH^** 16. Virginia (17). 17 Stanford (18) 18, Alabama (23) 19.0rego?{22) 20. Georgia Tech (ipj . 21. Iowa State (19) . ; 22. Oklahoma _ ,1? ? d* > * ' *4"' |2?f 24. Minnesota (nr) Gamecock Graphic Mmm fflmk Th? Qaiwcock 7 Tennis teams ti liiHMBBMBBBSBBi I H 1 B 3 J ? USC coach Alio EUdns Is looking to Junlo leadership this season. Track teams set ? Staff Reports | " The USC men's and women's track ! and field teams traveled this weekend foffl to Lexington, Ky., to compete against the Wildcats of UK The men tied a school record and won three events, while the SlH women set two school records and added a NCAA qualifier. Sophomore Corey Bridges, a wide receiver for the Gamecock football team, tied a school record in the 200-meter ?ec?ni dash. He placed ninth with a time of in _? 21.98. Bridges also tied his own school , record in the 55-meter dash with a time ?v of 6.27, placing fourth. Bridges is also a NCAA qualifier with this time. pound "This is the last big meet before the ^ ? ^ conference meet in two weeks, and I YV think we showed we are continuing to wf6^ progress," USC coach Greg Kraft said, ? "It crave a chance to see schools not on ly in the SEC but also the ACC, Big Ten . ,?e and Pac 10." int?, Senior Steve Owens won the 55-me- F!a,, ter high hurdles with a time of 7.41. Teammate Prank Mensah placed a close 7, Owners, players c( Associated Press NEW YORK?Baseball owners will again offer tracts to unsigned major leaguers Friday but w agree to salary arbitration and won't let players, te or agents negotiate. Monday's decision by the owners appears to 1< striking major leaguers and teams at a standstill w both sides wait for collective bargaining to resu Spring training is to start Thursday with minor guers and replacement players. "We, the (Player Relations Committee), are ] pared to negotiate with them on wages, hours. working conditions over any major league playe management lawyer Rob Manfred said. "Individ teams may not negotiate with individual player the bargaining unit." Just 234 of the approximately 1,100 players or man rosters have signed major league contracts. W owners implemented their salaiy cap Dec. 23, the; fered contracts under the new system. But owners scinded the salary cap Feb. 6 after the National bor Relations Board said it was prepared to issu< . unfair labor practice complaint charging that owi illegally imposed the system. The union has filed renewed unfair labor prac B?||| 'p |i ^1 V ^H ? Tuesday, February 14, 1995 ready to improve ir JIMMY DeBUTTS Sports Editor The USC women's tennTS face Furman and the C Charleston Saturday, its lai before beginning SEC play, tennis team will compete against Elon and Francis M tit y ,t a -j. vy urnea a cuaui aiio imiui more excited about his tear than any of his teams in the "This is the best team I've Elkins said. Elkins, whose team is ran is looking to Heather Greer toria Da vies to provide leaders! is the only Gamecock playe lish a No. 1 team ranking, E "I can always depend on! help us in doubles competitio Davies is the lone senior or squad. "She is All-SEC," Elkins looking to her to provide lead stability to the doubles team The women's team is yo three freshmen and two so] Elkins is expecting big thing underclassmen. "This is the best freshmai ever had," he said. Tracy Kotseos, from Winh Fla., will compete with Gre< top spot. "Tracy will push Heathei ter," Elkins said. Elkins said the team's go; ish in the top 15 nationally a | four in the SEC. nta p^to The men's team, ranked I r Heather Greene to provide ke ^ by All-SEC and All-Am dictate Maxsy Jimenez. He wa school records at Kentu , ~ was senior Tom Cronin, wh 5 Is the last big meat be- nmth ^ 3 000 meters witi > the conference meet In On the women's side, s< IV uiAAkc ami I Miini# u.. Rhody Williams set a schoo: weeks> and 1 th,nk the women's 55-meter hurd >wed we are continuing time of of 7.92, finishing fourth to progress/ was a*so *>0(K* ^or a NCAA p qualifying mark. iC track and field coach Greg Kraft Freshman Erin Narzinsl long jump with a 19^31/2, setti i at 7.41. Owens finished fourth record, Freshman Lisa Misi high jump at 6-10 1/4. ^he g^t pU^ a ^gg 0f 4* e mens distance medley team won mate Marcia Chmura placec ent with a time of 10:13.01. the same event with a toss 0 mor Glenn McAtee won the 35- Sophomore Tiaa Monti finis weight with a toss of 58-1/4. Team- in the 3,000 meters wrth a time unior John Stoikos placed second pjgi^ finished fov L0L2. Also placing in the 35-pound mile run (4:58.49) and teamm i weret jumor Chadhfa^utfo^ Capperplaced eighth in the ? ul) ana iresnman u. j. uimoi- at 5.14 02. Freshman Alicis th at 44-4 3/4). placed fourth in the high jui nior Adrian Bonner placed third The men's and women's 800 meters at 1:52.1, with team- f^eld teams will play host to t red Towle finishing one spot be- cock Open Saturday before tr lim at 1:52.54. Freshman Marvin Baton Roug6j La ? for the S placed seventh in the same event and Field Championships F 3.62. Another fine performances ontinue to struggle for c charges, alleging that owners failed to restore the old con. rules when the salary cap was withdrawn. A decision pi on't by the NLRB is expected before the end of the month. Fi ams Owners say they don't have to go forward with ar- A bitration because it isn't a mandatory subject of barsave gaining under the National Labor Relations Act. re hile Some on the players side think owners may try to me. reimplement, using their proposal that called for a nc lea- luxury tax on the amount of payrolls above $35 million. " pre- "I have no doubt they want to, that they're look- CQ and ing for the right opportunity," said Eugene Orza, the rs," union's No. 2 official. w' lual "We don't have anything on the table that we are . 8 bi at impasse on," Manfred said. 71 With no talks scheduled, the sides are preparing 14Q" for Wednesday's hearing before the Senate Judiciary ar ben Committee's subcommittee on antitrust, business and y ?i" competition. 35 3re~ Sens. Nancy Kassebaum, R-Kan., and Bob Gra- 111 ham, D-Fla., will testify on the first panel, followed by 5 ^ acting commissioner Bud Selig, management negoiers tiator John Harrington and James Rill, an assistant of attorney general for antitrust in the Bush b< administration. re NHHHKlEii?U?!li Diet Max A *7%^ Veight Loss 2 fori $14.99 *T-Lite with Chromium 'Largest tea selection ir 'Fresh ground organi 1300 Augusta Rd.. west Columbia ^__1<((((^^ OS ?? . ?I i SEC standings All-SEC last year and is currently ranked ft earn will No. 21 nationally in singles, ollege of "We have a good nucleus to work Ji. x 1 ? ? L 31 maicnes Willi... iicaucu uy lVidASjr, nidi ? euaeil The men's Kent DeMars said. Saturday Jimenez posted a 11-1 record in the arion. fall and a 22-10 record in the 1993-94 is said he's season. He was co-champion last fall of a this year the Rolex Region II Indoor Qualifier with i past. North Carolina's David Caldwell, s ever had," DeMars said his top four positions are solid. ked No. 17, 'We've got a good nucleus returning le and Vic- at the two, three and four positions, and hip. Greene I don't foresee them having any trouble r to estab- moving up a spot in the lineup," he said. Ilkins said. DeMars' team is the defending ReHeather to gion II champions and will look to n,"hesaid. Jimenez, Jorge Esqueda, James i this year's Panagopoulos and Ben Cook to hold onto that title. Esqueda posted an 2-0 resaid. "I'm gion record at the two and three posiership and tions. Panagopoulos was 2-0 in the rei." gion, alternating with Esqueda at the ung, with two and three positions. Cook finished phomores. 1-1 in the region at the four position in js from.his the fall. The Gamecocks have three freshmen a class I've on this year's team. Miller Brice played at the No. 6 position and finished with er Springs, a 1-0 regional record. Overall, he was 4;ne for the 4. Messay Abebe finished the fall 3-5 overall and 2-1 in the region. The other to be bet- freshman is Benjamin Cassaigne. DeMars said the team's goals are to al is to fin- increase last year's standings, ind the top "We want to improve our standing in the SEC and hold a top 20 ranking at fo. 13, will the end of the season," Demars said. ari/?an /win 3 first team 0 finished 1 a 8:39.17. 9 Dphomore 9 I record in Jes with a l. Her time rovisional d won the ng a school ipeka won 1-8. Team- 9MW1 . >.p99 Mlml I eighth in / 4 4 p f 41-61/2. >') shed fourth Spy J s of 1005.7. irth in the ateTracey same race I i Brunger np at 5-6. 9 track and fl ;he Gameaveling to EC Track eb. 25-26. BONNER ontract agreement Hie final panel will have union head Donald Fehr, ayers David Cone and Eddie Murray, and former ederal Trade Commission general counsel Kevin rquit. Both sides still blame each other for the failure to ach a deal last Tuesday at the White House. Man[emenfs negotiating committee criticized Fehr for it telling the truth to his own side in a Feb. 8 memo. "It is our view that Mr. Fein's memorandum to his ;ents is affirmatively misleading," the negotiating mmittee wrote in a Feb. 10 memo, a copy of which as obtained by The Associated Press. "During our discussions at the White House, the lbs endorsed the mediator's suggestion that the imework recommendations be submitted to the clubs id players for a secret ballot vote. "At a minimum, the clubs urged that the president .1.4.1 J:-4. 1 .< 1 siv me meuiaLur 10 iinanze nis recommenaaiions ana* ake his report and recommendations available to I le public, the clubs and the players. "We believe that out of deference to the opposition I the union leadership, the suggestion that a report I p e ns P to the fifth " I % We're on the right I il -_|