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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
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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. ^
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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
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Swimming
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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- $
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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'
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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
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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
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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)
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16. Virginia (17).
17 Stanford (18)
18, Alabama (23)
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20. Georgia Tech (ipj .
21. Iowa State (19) . ;
22. Oklahoma
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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,
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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
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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
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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
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> the conference meet In On the women's side, s<
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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
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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<
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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.
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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
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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
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