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Sports Look BASKETBALL year, $6.9 million contract. PORTLAND, Ore. ? The Portland USC SOFTBALL Trail Blazers fan punched in the face by Vernon Maxwell during a game The Lady Gamecocks return hoi last month filed a $4.5 million law- to face the University of North G suit against Maxwell and the Hons- olina Wednesday April 5. The fi: ton Rockets. 200 students to arrive at the fit Steve George contends Maxwell's will recieve a free Gatorade spoi actions at the Feb. 7 game were "will- bottle and a Carolina T-shirt, ful, wanton, malicious, excessive, un- In Tuesday's edition of the Gar lawfiil and done with total disregard cock, Darlene Gareis was credit to the safety" of George and other with only one strike out against Tc fans. do, she in fact had 13. The Gamea The lawsuit seeks $1.4 million regrets this error. fivim lVAavurnll fcvr iVirvttirmrr r\nr?/?Vi UV/m ifJUATTVU Ivl UUVTTUlg U1V ^WUIWI and for the allegedly slanderous com- HOCKEY ments he made afterward. Another $3.1 million is sought from the Rock- NEW YORK ? Teemu Selan ets for failing to control the player, of the Winnipeg Jets and Clau Lemieux of the New Jersey De\ HOUSTON ? Hakeem Olajuwon were suspended and fined by t has anemia and will likely miss the NHL for separate incidents last we Houston Rockets' next two games, end. He was joined on the sidelines hours Selanne was suspended for t later by Vemon Maxwell, also weak- games for slashing an opponent a ened by fatigue. Lemieux for three for punching Olajuwon, the NBA's most vaiu- opponent while sitting on the ben able player last season, skipped Mon- Both were fined $500, the maximi day's practice to get a checkup with allowed under the collective b; team doctor Jim Muntz. Tests re- gaining agreement, vealed Olajuwon's condition, and Maxwell will be tested today. YACHT RACING TENNIS SAN DIEGO?Stars & Stripes rol HAMBURG, Germany?Monica Se- out of the repair shed three and c les, knocked out of world class ten- half hours before race time and o nis two years ago by an attacker who vincingly beat America3's previa knifed her in the back, feels like a ly all-women's team aboard Migl bird imprisoned in a cage, her psy- Maiy in a crucial semifinal match chologist testified at the retrial of her The battle was then supposed assailant. head to the protest room, where An Guenther Parche is being retried ica3 planned to fight a decision tl for jumping over a spectator's rail- allowed Stars & Stripes to repli ir?rr on/I crfoWiinn Roloo rhirincr ft hmnk ita Hnmncxefi keel in mid-round. in an April 1993 match. Stars & Stripes took a 3-2 le Seles, 21, has not played pro ten- over Mighty Mary in the battle nis since the attack, although sports join Young America in the Citii psychologist Jerry Russel May said, Cup final for defenders. "she's doing everything possible to come back. She loves tennis." Parche got a two-year suspend- T^Top261?,heUSAT()day^a#oml ed sentence for assault. He has said SoftbaH Coaches Association pott, he wanted to ipjure the Yugoslavia- .... born Seles so German tennis star Steffi Graf could be No. 1. 2. UCLA The prosecution appealed, and |;i|^|Frssno Stale Parche is being retried on a charge 4. Cal State-Fullertbh of attempted murder. : . 6. Michigan HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. ? ||p; ca| state-Nbrthridge Conchita Martinez, the defending g $0 utH Carolina champion and[No. 2seed,advanced rllZnn]ThpFamTnr "W: South wester nLouisia , H. Florida^ . NoTloH McNeil. No. 12 Zina ,,Jfc Garrison-Jackson, No. 11 Ines Gorrochategui and No. 14 Sabine Ap- 1.4 ...Hawaii . pelmans all lost, while No. 6 Iva Ma- : joli and No. 5 Maggie Maleeva ad- ....1.6, Washington vanced. 17, CP-San Luts Obtspo 18, ij UOQI s.-^.mcagQ. football oklahoma 20. Nicholls State PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The 21. Kansas Philadelphia Eagles released run- -""gg"'j^otfe Dame ning back Herechel Walker, the team's : ?? Dkla homa offensive MVP the past two seasons, ** 24 Texas A&M after he refused a pay cut. -W'Prir^Pton Walker, 33, became expendable \.&>rtmc&on after last weekend's signing of San Gamecock G re Francisco's Ricky Watters to a threeDon't listen to the rumors about AIDS. Get the facts! 1-800-342-AIDS The Women Students' Assc 1 | / / The Office of Women's Stud r/M) offertheir \WkCl( CONGRATUL ATI( in' f COURTNEY STF V for being selected OUTSTANDING WOMA AT USC Finalists: v V ^ Kerry Fraas * Lisa Pruitt Jessica Runyan y ' Cassie Sturkie > i Tho QamecocK Thursday,^ 7 USC names new USC Staff Reports top-flight and he brings a strong a Charlie McAlexander, a veteran in pressive track record to our pro the broadcasting business within the He comes highly recommended Southeastern Conference for nearly 25 extremely well-thought of in the I 1116 years and recognized as one of the pre- eastern Conference. After a tho mmi* n1o\r_K\/_nlov onnnimnova ir> pnllorro search. Charlie's name keut risinn iXiici ^iaj-wj-piaj uiuivuiivvi g in wvuv^v , 0 J?* athletics, has been named the new play- top of our list. We look forward t ^ by-play voice for USC. ing him join the Carolina athleti Mike MoGee, USC athletics director, ity> and we look forward to introc made the announcement Wednesday, him to our Gamecock supporters Q?T McGee said McAlexander, who will McAlexander, better known as be employed by the lie "Mac," comes to South Carolin k - ; ? athletics depart-. Lexington, Ky., where he has hi | ment, will handle University of Kentucky televisioi | the play-by-play du- by-play duties for Host Communic ties for Gamecock in addition to hosting The SEC Fi 1 football and men's Report on radio and The NCAA I basketball and host that appeared on ESPN. l"e I the coaches' televi- "My family and I couldn't be !te sion shows for er with joining the University of * those two sports. Carolina and having the opportu ^ He also will host serve in this capacity as the play-t the "Carolina Call" voice of the Carolina Gamec< ? radio talk show. In McAlexander said Tve been so imj w? addition, McAlexander will serve in a with the development of the Ca public relations role for the athletics de- athletic program and the directi< Dartment. heading under Mike McGee. Th ch- * "We had the opportunity to visit with letic program is getting ready t un a group of outstanding candidates for ?ff> and I can't wait to be a part ar" this position, and we are pleased to an- look forward to the days ahead,1 nounce the selection of Charlie McAlexan- can get out and meet the Carolim der as our next radio play-by-play voice," For the second straight McGee said. "Charlie's credentials are McAlexander served as the play-1 r Krzvzewski returns to lty _ . _ Up Awoctatxl Pre? The question is c I to RALEIGH ? Mike Krzyzewski will return to college that will make tl ter- basketball this season after all, but it won't be as a Krzyzewski sj lat coach. into broadcasting ace After spending most of the season recuperating "I just want tc from back surgery and exhaustion, the Duke coach "If s been incredil sad will travel to Seattle this weekend as a Final Four an- lege basketball." s to alyst for CBS. But being aw sen "I think I'm as excited as I have been when Fm tak- nity to spend tim ing my teams there," Krzyzewski said in a telephone "My kids acti1 interview Wednesday. may even be tire Coach Krzyzewski received clearance Friday from Krzyzewski & doctors to make the trip. It will his first long flight ie, that made hi] since he announced his decision not to return to coach- ting better and ji ing this season. In a Wednesc Krzyzewski wouldn't venture a bet on who will win Firestone, Krzyz the tournament, but he did say he expected some ex- recovery, the str citement. resi gn "I think the Oklahoma State and UCLA game is a ?He looked lik classic matchup of contrasting styles," he said. "You over an(j jje wa got two teams that are excellent in what they do, but SCared " Mickie I 1 J. i.1 J.J 1 .1.1.. Ji. i.U ? ' ... wnai iney ao is coxiipieieiy uppusne une aiiuuiei. saicj s^e Krzyzewski called UCLA the most explosive of all 0^ce jn January the teams, adding that the Bruins may have to adapt tjce she issued to Oklahoma State s half-court game. said this to you i As for the Arkansas-North Carolina game, Coach Qr baseball rig Krzyzewski said it would be tough to pick a winner. por Y<nyz&ti< MM , "In Carolina you have an incredibly efficient of- hecouldn.thopel fensive team., he said. "Arkansas is not that type of ^ ^ court <p team. I think they rely on their manpower, their depth. University Hosp Top ranked Sanchez Vicar Associated Press Sanchez Vicario said Dragon HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. ? Aran- combined with her own lack o txa Sanchez Vicario, the world's top- ration, put her behind from tl ranked tennis player, overcame a shaky "She was playing very wt beginning to her clay court season and tough, not giving me a chance t beat Ruxandra Dragomir in the Fami- ,f? match," Sanchez Vicario ly Circle Magazine Cup Wednesday. second set, she got a little i However, third-ranked Gabriela Saba- gressive, and I began to take ad\ ~7T~ tini lost to France's Lea Ghirardi, 3-6, Also winning was No. 16 Irii 7-6 (7-4), 6-3. lea. No. 4 Natasha Zvereva an Sanchez Vicario trailed the 64th- Amada Coetzer had later mate ranked Dragomir 3-1 in the third set be- Eighth-ranked Sabine Hacl fore recovering for a 3-6, 6-1,6-3 victo- many lost to American Ginge ry. son-Nielson 6-3, &4; No. 9 Judi ? " l "It definitely was a wake-up call," ner of Austria fell to Knstie Bi said Sanchez Vicario, who also battled the Netherlands 7-6 (7-2), 4-6, flu-related congestion and an unfamil- No. 13 Lisa Raymond, a former iarity with clay. She had not played on NCAA singles champ, fell to clay since winning last year's French Cacic 1-6, 6-3,7-5. Open title against Mary Pierce. Sabatini, a two-time Fami champion, received treatment fi Register with Selective Servl Presented as a public ser >ciationand ^ m aa ? lent Services \ \ / 5Mm ml ml DNS TO: ? ^Pjjjjj ln of the year jhbsph f ? arch 30, 1995 play-by-play nd im- 6F -m , jM]" voice for the c gram. pionshipgai and is n the SEC Bask South- Tournament f rough WIS| SEC Radio to the mi work, includii o hav- W West Regior cfam- \W nals betw iucing ^ I UCLA and " I necticut and Char- ? and second i FULTON mmoa in +V\o ^ a 11 Uiil gauivo ui uiv k indled east Regional i play- past basketball season he also wi ations, color analyst for the CBS NCAA aotball game of the week. Today McAlexander is the first anno in SEC history to be named by th happi- tional Sportscasters and Sportsa South Association (NSSA) as Sportscas nity to the Year in three different states jy-play during his career he has won that i acks," six times. After being in Kentucl aressed only eight months, he was name rolina state's Sportscaster of the Year in an it is He also has won that award in Re is ath- for the past two years (1993, *94), 0 take ing him a three-time winner in that of it. I McAlexander was voted Sport when I er of the Year for Tennessee in 1951 fans." *91 and for Mississippi in 1975. year, During his career, McAlexand ay-play also been identified by TV and' Final Four a an they make Carolina play a game lem use their depth?" for aid he is looking forward to his foray don r > ?get back and be a part of it," he said, ical )ly frustrating not being a part of eol- Dti] ay has given the coach an opportu- e(j j e with his family. }ng tally know who I am," he said. "They d of me, I don't know." lid it was particularly his wife, Mickn realize the difference between get- gQn ist getting back. , lay night interview with ESPN's Roy :ewski and his wife talked about his , ' ain on his marriage and his offer to he' e he was 80 years old. He was hunched s kind of gray looking...and I was . ^rzyzewski said. told him to meet her at the doctor's . When he said he couldn't miss prac- sa1' an ultimatum: "Michael, I've never n our whole married life, but if s me ^ v ht now." mo: ski, it was only then that he realized "If ;o My recover unless he stepped back lea he next day, he was admitted to Duke son ital for treatment. io advances in dr's play, kle iryuiy during her second-set t f prepa-' But Ghirardi, a wild-card entry,; le start, knew early on that Sabatini w ill, very ing trouble. ;o get in- "I thought I could beat her t said. "In she was coming from hardcourts nore ag- Ghirardi said. "And early on, I a rentage." she was not feeling comfortable nia Spir- Sanchez Vicario looked co d No. 10 against Dragomir at first, losin :hes. of her four service games. The S{ i of Ger- who also won the U.S. Open last r Helge- hit three forehands into the net th Wies- other far past the baseline in 1 Dogert of game of the opening set. 6-4; and Dragomir was a point away I two-time ing 2-0 in the second set, but S Sandra Vicario rallied to tie. The nex Dragomir argued a service wini ly Circle officials then lost the game an ir an an- ingly her concentration. ce. It's quick. It's easy, i vice message by the Selective Service System HTO sum Mllllv" Tii hours ^ Develo Textbook # Organizing 7 announcer :ham- Age magazine as being one of the top me of sportscasters in the nation., ;etball McAlexander served as the radio or the play-by-play voice for the Vanderbilt N et- Commodores for football and basketball lg the for more than 13 years. From 1978-91, lal fi- he also produced and hosted all of Vanr b e n derbilfs coaches shows. During that time C on- he also worked as the Sports Director I First at WSM-TV in Nashville. ound He was the sports director at WLAC South- Radio in Nashville for six years. He hostr . This ed a Celebrity Golf Tournament and is the Sports Auction for the American Canradio cer Society and the Ronald McDonald House for four years, uncer McAlexander was the play-by-play e Na- announcer for Ole Miss from 1972-76, isters in addition to hosting and producing the iter of football coaches' television programs. He 3, and was sports director at WLBT-TV in Jackiward son, Miss, and later at WREG-TV in ky for Memphis, Tenn., during his tenure with id the Ole Miss. 1992. A native of Holly Springs, Miss., nucky McAlexander is a graduate of Delta State mak- University. He.coached high school ath; state, letics in Mississippi before he entered scast- the broadcasting business. X) and McAlexander is the successor to Bob Fulton, who is retiring from his play-byer has play position after 43 years with the Radio Gamecocks. s CBS analyst "It was our 26th year of marriage ... I realized that her to say that means she sees something that I t see or don't want to see," Krzyzewski said. Krzyzewski admitted in the interview that his physproblems prompted him to offer his resignation to te Athletics Director Tom Butters. "I was scared when I said that, but I knew I needle say that in order to have the peace of mind gointo my rehabilitation," Krzyzewski said. Much to Krzyzewski's relief, Butters didn't want resignation. But the coach's decision to take much of the seaoff did set the rumor mill in motion. Asked why didn't hold a news conference to set the record aight, Krzyzewski said he wanted to act on what had learned. "If I did that, that would have been a good examof what I had always been doing, of answering the 1," he said. "And the bell just keeps ringing and ringOne bell went off the day his mother called and d she didn't want to take up his time. "Thaf s one of the days I cried, you know, because /as a best example to me of *You stupid idiot, your m's 82,83 and how can she feel that way?" he said, s the changing of priorities. Thaf s a huge lesson to rn. I'm 48 years old, (and) for me to learn that lesi right now in my life, Fm incredibly lucky." Family Circle Cup iebreak. The Romanian, who had lost twice laid she previously to Sanchez Vicario, said she as hav- let her opponent control the match's pace. "I had a feeling in the second set that because it was almost over," Dragomir said. "I tolay," thought,'She's mine. I can do whatever )uld see j want.' But she started to play a little harder and hit the ball deeper." nfused Sanchez Vicario charged back after janiard a break behind in the final set. ' Her ground strokes became crisper, and season and an- s^e ^ot *? net ^r more frequently in he last capturing the last five games. It was a good, tough match that gives g0. me a lot of confidence for the rest of the ianchez tournament," said Sanchez Vicario, who t game, is taking medication prescribed by WTA ler with trainers to clear up her congestion, d seem- She said she did not expect it to disrupt her remaining matches. Mid it's the law. his workshop is geared toward I coordinating your remaining I resources to sail into your final I exams. Get that extra push I Mmmm Task analysis: what needs to hfl tone in each course H ne analysis: conversion to real fl ping a daily study plan I study techniques III and using lecture notes fl WSamsk