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Texas Southern put on probation ■ VIOLATION: The running programs will lose scholarships The Associated Press HOUSTON — The NCAA an nounced Wednesday that it has put Texas Southern on probation for five years for academic and ethics violations, primarily in its cross country and track and field programs. The NCAA Committee on In fractions said it found violations between 1991 and 1993 that in cluded athletes receiving un earned academic credit and a lack of institutional control. “We are always concerned when we see problems of acade mic fraud because that goes right to the heart of the whole idea of intercollegiate athletics,” Com mittee Chairman David Swank said. “In this case, it was serious academic fraud because you had the head coach involved in com mitting some of these acts.” Penalties against the university included prohibiting its cross country and track and field teams from postseason competition for the next two years. The track and field team also can’t participate in any invitation al meets this year, while the cross country teams are prohibited from such competitions next year. The committee also said the school couldn’t award any new scholarships in track and field or cross country through 1999. It reduced the school’s football scholarships for next year by four. The probation was effective as of Aug. ll. The school, which had feared stiffer sanctions, doesn’t plan to appeal, Texas Southern spokeswoman Eva Pickens said. “We were kind of holding our breaths,” she said. In announcing the findings, the committee noted that Texas Southern had terminated the em ployment of the two coaches in volved in the violations. The school also forfeited any games or meets in which ineligible student athletes had participated and hired a full-time employee to monitor NCAA compliance. “We’ve imposed these sanc tions on ourselves to help assure NCAA officials that violations that occurred before will not oc cur during my administration,” Texas Southern President James Douglas said in a statement. University officials acknowl edged in December 1994 that foot ball and track athletes had re ceived academic credits they did not earn. The NCAA committee found that in 1993, former head men’s and women’s track coach Dave Bethany arranged for four athletes to get unearned credit for photog raphy classes. Bethany also awarded passing grades to two women’s track and field athletes even though they never attended classes or did any required class work, the commit tee said. Also cited in the findings was that in 1992-93, former assistant track and field coach Porter Robinson awarded unearned aca demic credit in his physical edu cation courses to four track athletes. NFL Fundamentals stressed under Venturi ■ Continued from Page 11 lives.” It’s the second time Venturi has become an inter im head coach in the NFL. In 1991 he took over the Indianapolis Colts after the firing of Ron Meyer. The Colts went 1-10 under Venturi, finishing the season 1-15. The Saints are a better team than the Colts team he inherited, Venturi said. “I feel like this football team can be successful,” Venturi said. “I think we have to manage it into suc cess. It isn’t going to just happen; there are some things we have to do to get better. But we can do them.” Before joining the Saints as the linebacker coach this season, Venturi was secondary coach, then de fensive coordinator during two years with the Cleveland Browns. He was part of the staff that was fired when the Browns moved to Baltimore and be came the Ravens. Jim Haslett, who also had been considered a can didate to succeed Mora, will remain defensive coor dinator. Carl Smith, the offensive coordinator since 1986 who was fired Tuesday, will not be replaced, Ven turi said. The entire offensive staff will have a hand in drawing up the plays, but tight ends coach Bruce Arians will be quarterbacks coach and will call of fensive plays on game day. ‘‘I think the offense will change dramatically,” quarterback Jim Everett said after practice Wednes day. ‘‘There will be a dedication to running the ball, no doubt about it. That’s already been expressed.” The Saints’ offense ranks 27th in the NFL, 28th in rushing and 21st in passing. Their 174 yards in a 19 7 loss to Carolina on Sunday was their lowest total of the season. Afterward, Mora lashed out at his team and for the first time criticized Smith, espe cially his decision to abandon the running game in the second half. The Saints’ assistant coaches, who had reacted coolly to the choice of Franklin, general manager Bill Kuharich’s first choice to replace Mora, were pleased with Venturi’s selection. “He’s going to do a great job,” said Haslett, who said he had not been interested in moving up to head coach. “I’ll have a chance to be head coach,” Haslett said. “This isn’t the best time or place for me to do it. My best interest is in coaching the defense. We don’t need the distraction of me moving. We’re fi nally starting to play well on defense. We’ve only given up an average of 18 points in the last four games. That’s playoff caliber defense.” After a day of indecision while Franklin pon dered taking the interim position, Kuharich offered the job to Venturi on Wednesday morning. The deal was so hasty there was no discussion of a salary in crease, Venturi said. Venturi oversaw his first practice as head coach minutes after the announcement. “With this team right now, the best thing is to work on fundamentals,” Venturi said. “We’ll do that, take a few days off to get away from everything, and start working on San Francisco in earnest next week.” RIM RESULTS FLAG FOOTBALL 10/10/96 ■ Men’s 1 Chronic Logic 27, Beta 122 SAE13, Phi Psi 6 ■ Men's 2 Kappa Sig 2B d. Theta Chi I forfeit Pastry Passers 38, The Scrubs 8 Delta Upsilon 119, Nothing But GDIs 18 Stanley 46, Sig EpilO 10/11/96 ■ Men's 2 Phi Delt A 27, Warsaw 18 Randoms 30, Beta II2 Wolverines 32, Phi Football B 6 Walt's Garage 27, The Green Boys 0 Theta Chi II48, Phi Psi II0 Quick VI36, Lawless Wonders 14 10/14/96 ■ Men's 2 Mad Dog 20/20 d. Phi Psi III forfeit ATO136, Duck Villagers 0 Champ Perrys d. Antlers forfeit Hail to the King, Baby d. Kappa Sigma 2C forfeit ■ COED On the Wagon 53, Lambda Lambda Lambda 6 Team 6912, The Bangers 43 10/15/96 ■ Men's 2 Spangos 46, We’ll Win 6 Lambda Chi Alpha 117, Chi Psi II7 Beta 420 21, Beer Bellies 6 Delta Upsilon II vs Kappa Sig II double forfeit ■ Coed Law Abiders 42, South Side 2 Hawaii Club 40, Haw Des 0 10/16/96 ■ Men's 1 Kappa Sig 118,86Sooners 0 Happy Gilmores 24, Delta Tan Delta 6 Chi Psi 150, Sig Ep 10 Bailers d. Pikes 2 forfeit ■ Men's 2 The Cutters 26, Pikes 118 Sigma Nu I d. Phi Psi IV forfeit ■ Men's 3 Decou 26, Lambda Chi Alpha I114 Law Breakers 32, Naked Ninjas 25 10/17/96 ■ Mens 1 Chronic Logic 18, Phi Psi 17 Beta 16, SAE 7 ■ Mens 2 The Scrubs 20, Nothing But GDIS 0 Delta Upsilon 124, Pastry Passers 13 Theta Chi 131, Sig Ep 2 8 Stanley 20, Kappa Sig 2B 0 10/18/96 ■ Mens 2 Phi Delt A 26, Phi Football B 0 Wolverines def. Warsaw forfeit Quick 613, Theta Chi II6 Randoms 21, Walts Garage 20 Lawless Wonders 7, Phi Psi 2 INDOOR SOCCER 10/17/96 ■ Mens 1 Kappa Sig. 17, Feels 1 Chi Psi 14, Pikes 0 ■ Mens 2 Blow Horns 3, Phi Delta Theta 3 ■ Coed The Hepsters def. Ganoe A forfeit Green Nuggets 5, Macabi-Jsu 4 Assassins 1, Flying Pickles 1 Series: Braves fall short ■ Continued from Page 11 lowed with a pop that first baseman Ryan Klesko dropped for an error, allowing another run to score. Needing just six outs for a win, Cox made the rare move of bringing in closer Mark Wohlers to start the eighth. Moments later, Atlanta’s 6-3 lead was gone. Hayes led off with a dribbler down the third-base line that the Braves let roll, but it stayed fair for a single. Darryl Straw berry followed with a single and Mariano Duncan ground ed into a force play that could have been a double play ex cept for a bobble by defensive replacement Rafael Belliard at shortstop. Up stepped Leyritz, in the game only because starting catcher Joe Girardi had left ear lier for a pinch hitter. Leyritz lofted a high fly that carried over the left field wall, and his teammates rushed from the dugout to greet him as he crossed home plate with the tying run. McGriff led off the second inning with a 427-foot drive over the fence in dead center field. A couple of walks later, the Yankees played Jeff Blauser’s suicide squeeze bunt into a demoralizing single, and when Marquis Grissom hus tled for a two-out double, it was 4-0. Torre pulled Rogers after two singles to start the third, and Javy Lopez hit a sacrifice fly off Brian Boehringer for a 5 0 lead. That run was charged to Rogers, too, leaving the pitch er who signed a $20 million, four-year contract as a free agent last January. Rogers’ main contribution, in fact, came with his bat. In his first at-bat in the big leagues, he got the first hit by an AL pitcher in the Series since A1 Leiter had one for Toronto in 1993. The Yankees started their comeback against Braves starter Denny Neagle in the sixth inning. Cecil Fielder hit an RBI sin gle that turned into two runs when Dye mistakenly charged the sinking liner and let it get past him. Hayes had an RBI single that made it 6-3. Atlanta made it 6-0 in the fifth. Chipper Jones walked with one out, moved up on a balk and scored when Andruw Jones doubled. A lot of campus rapes start here Whenever there’s drinking or drugs, things can get out of hand. So it’s no surprise that many campus rapes involve alcohol. But you should know that under any circumstances, sex without the other person’s consent is considered rape. A felony, punishable by prison. And drinking is no excuse. That’s why, when you party, it’s good to know what your limits are. You see, a little sobering thought now can save you from a big problem later. We’re smart, safe and sober UO Alcohol and Drug Prevention Team and the Office of the Dean of Student Life (346-3216)