NFL no place
for domestic
violence
Th*1 Nmw Kngtand Patriots sot
a prarwdsmt tor th« ontirw
National Football t^ague Iasi
wmk wlwm thoy rotmu«d (lm
tian Prrtar. thrrtr fifth-mum)
pick In th» April 20-2! MU.
draft, after teaming (if hi* histo
ry of a bus® towards woman
wnu« h is
curious and
doubtful that
« crimi'
nal history
slipped past
the Patriots'
front office
and coaching
staff before
the draft,
owner Kotwrl
Kraft. ponton net director Bobby
Grier and head roach Bill Par
cells did not hesitate to h««d to
public out rapt and cut Peters
throe day* after they drafted
him.
Peter is currently awaiting a
May 21 sentencing after plead
ing no contest to charges that
he grabbed a woman around
the throat and harassed her in a
bar following a Nebraska foot
ball banquet last month He
far es up to three months in (ail
and a $500 fine
In May 1994, he pleaded no
contest and received IB months
probation on a charge of third
degree sexual assault on Natalie
kuijvenhoven. a former Miss
Nebraska who alleged that he
grabbed her twice between the
tegs and vert wily abused her in
a bar
Peter also ha* been named in
a federal sex discrimination
suit that alleges he twice raped
a Nebraska toed in 1991 and
ha* been accused of threatening
the life of a parking lot alien
dant.
Not to mention his COBVk
liou for urinating tn public
Peter is now unemployed
arid with all the publicity his
release from the Patriots has
garnered, any NFL team that
tries to sign him will face a
public relations disaster
Ironically. Peter's Nebraska
lea inmate Lawrence Philips,
who last fall was suspended
from the team after dragging his
former girlfriend down three
flights of stairs by her hair and
then beating the crap out of her,
is settling in nicety with tire St.
Louis {buns and about to sign a
million-dollar contract.
So what gives? Are the
morals of the Patriots that
much stronger than those of the
Rams? Or do the Patriots buckle
under the weight of public
scrutiny easier than the Rams?
Whatever the reason, it was
definitely not based upon foot
ball talent While Lawrence
was the premier player in the
draft. Peter was protected to be
an easy first-year starter at nose
tackle.
Conventional wisdom would
have us believe that Parcel!*
and company were drooling at
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Braswell hired as head coach at Northridge
■ COACH: The Oregon assistant
was offcialfy hired as (he
Matadors' head coach
By Trevor Kearney
$pamtMBt
The hunl is over for Bobby Braswell
Two week* after being past over by
bong Beech State and |u»t over * week
•her interviewing (or the Job «t Cal State
Northridge. the Oregon assistant men *
basketball coai h of Tour year* was offi
dally named head coach at Northridge.
his alma mater
Braswell was an assistant at Long
Beach State before being hired by head
coach Jerry Green in his first year at Ore
gon But after Long Beach State named
Wayne Morgan head coach. Braswell's
beat chance emerged at Northridge
BRASWELL
And it maleritlixerf
Hraiwetl lake* ovm
for Ijit Stale North
rnlge't winning**!
coach. Pei* Cattidy tn
25 yean. Cataiiiy com
piled over 70 percent
of the tchooTt ail lime
■ wiiu (.I34| But after
I Seat MNtton « H 20
I record, and tn toting
yeart before It. Cttt
tidy * raatiKi *»*,* not
HMWM.
A Southern (jdifomia native. Braswell
Mid before hit interview with Lon#
Bench Stale that hi* decision on whether
to take a lob in that are* would be highly
dependent upon his family — some of
which la located in California
Bra* well who earned a degree in Eng
iUh and a minor In African American
Studie* from tal Slain Northridge in
t##i, will coach the Matador* in their
f«r*l year in the Big Sky Conference and
in only I ho Imam* *eventh DivUion I tea
*t*n With hi* lie* lo l ha alma and I ho
Matador* emerging Into a now confor
ont o. Cal Stale Northridge athletic* dime
tor Paul Bubb *atd in a *tatomont
Br*.«weii wa* a good fit for tho loam at
thi* point
*1 am plMMxi that wo worn able lo
attract a coach of Bobby Bra* wet I'* qua!
ifkalion* to lead the Matador* Into the
Big Sky Conference,” Hubb »aid "Coach
lira, well not only ha.* Soul ham California
tie* fw recruiting, but alto a connection
with the Valley amt an intern*! in return
tng to hi* alma mater u head cuach.”
M,* P -m (*» 11 ■* I « m, | -1|| 411
Mnnrtm Franc** acorad m* winning run In tha bottom oi tha aavanth
Inning 9**>9 «*• Oucfc* • 1-0 victory ov*r Portland Scat* on Tuaaday
Oregon’s solid play
sinks Vikings’ ship
■ SOFTBALL: The Docks'
pitching dominates m its
sweep of Portland State
By Chris Kansan
$$***
The Oregon softball team
rode the pitching arm* of fresh
man |»#ni# Conk mil lopbo
mure Fvtrtna Mart urn*. re« wived
clutch hitting hum the offense
amt played emu free defense a*
It *w»p! 4 ill inhtelwnwlef against
thii Portland Stale Vikings Tues
day nftermxift at lliwe Field
Oregon
WOO the first
game t o and
the Mconti
game Jl,
improving it*
overall
retotit to 20
22 and remaining 5 to in the
Pacific -tOConfereia« Portland
State dropped to 41 18 overall
Cook came back strong after
a tough weekend In the circle
and pitched a complete game
shutout in the Drat of yetter
<lay’» game*
Allowing )u*t threw hit* in
seven inning*. Cook faced only
three above the minimum 21
batten and improved Iter record
to to »
Caaik w«* well maiiitnd. how
aver, by Fort land State • Beth
Stidham, who held the Oregon
hitter* to throe hit* until the lag
tom of the seventh and final
inning
With the (core tied at 0-0 and
one out. freshman Jennifer Fran
i'll hit a infield single iW|i into
ihi* hole at shortstop Sopho
more Missy hoke laid down a
sacrifice bunt, moving Francis
lo secuml After senior iiaa l*r«*
*ton drew a walk to put mnner*
ai Rest and a* ond base, Mmiur
Kathy Stahl La ml a double ovw
thecenterfieiders head. bring
mg Francis Mound to w or* and
giving (tin Out k* thn I D vtcto
nr
"When she start* off and I* in
control and mixing her pitches,
she is going In bo successful.
Mid head < oet.h Tain! Brown
about (look's pitching perfur
mmcc
The wutml game offered
more offense. for the Duck* that
u, •> they used a five run
fourth inning to take a com
furtabie 5 1 lead that the
Viking* would never challenge
Oregon received consecutive
two out double* from Franci*
and sophomore Maegan
Christie. a tingle from Kokn. an
error from the centerflelder on
junior Angie I.eKoy't fly ball
and a double from Stab! that
brought In all five of the ( begem
runs
Martinez pitched five tlrung
Innings, giving up only one hit.
Unking out three and allowing
only on* unearned run in ihe
first A scary moment came in
the top of the fifth inning, how
ever, when Martinez took a line
drive off what appeared to be
her pitching arm She enmpiet
ed the inning but was replated
by frethman Katie Mackey to
start (he sixth
Ducks drop one place in Pac-10 tournament
■ GOLF: Oregon is in last place
going into the final round of play
By Trevor Kearney
Spotm tatei
The Oregon men * golf team dropped inl<
U*l pW* during the Mcood day of the f*m if
k-10 Conference Championships Tuesday
leaving the Dui ks only one day to lift them
*elve* out of the conference cellar
The three day. HI (earn tournament COO
elude* Wednesday with the fourth and final
round Arizona State hold* a 25 stroke lead
over Southern (4) end California
Oregon rophomon# Jeff Barney led the Ore
son contingent with «two
day total of 223 — well
behind Stanford iopbo
mow Tiger Wood*. who led
after three rounds
Redshirt freshman Derek
Croaknry ended the second
day of the tournament with
a combined total of 225. good for second
plat* among the Duclut participating Sopho
mum Chris time (232). freshmen Ben Crane
(232). Adrien Hun nor (238) and tusk* Ryan
<-hacked (241) rounded out the Oregon con
tlngem.
After the first day of play, the (luck* shot
* 'M two round tote), good for ninth pine*
But UCLA came back with a third-round
team total of 3? t and lumped ahead of the
thick*. despite the fact that (hngon improved
four stroke* from the previous round
Going Into Wednesday's action, Barney
was tied for 15th overall and Croskroy was
lied for 25th