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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana coach Bob Knight has “one last chance” to keep his job and control his famous temper. Suspended, fined and or dered to apologize, Knight saved his job Monday by saying he will try to change his ways following an investigation into a claim that he choked a player in 1997. Any act that violates a su pervised “zero-tolerance policy” or is deemed to be embarrassing to the uni versity will result in his im mediate dismissal, said university president Myles Brand. Knight’s longtime “pat tern of inappropriate be havior ... cannot and will not be tolerated,” Brand said. Knight must sit out three regular-season games next season, pay a $30,000 fine, and issue an apology to the athletic department secretary he berated and threatened in two inci dents. “Any failure on coach Knight’s part to meet these standards will be cause for further sanc tions, up to and including termination,” Brand said. The seven-week investi gation followed accusa tions by former player Neil f Reed, who said Knight choked him during a prac tice that was caught on videotape. During the in quiry, other accusations of verbal and physical abuse j emerged. Knight, who has won three national champi onships in his 29 years at the school, did not attend the news conference. Leaving his office in As bly Hall in Blooming shortly before the news conference, Knight declined to talk to re porters. talk now when so have been ever giving a chance to talk?” Knight said as he walked away. However, Knight was repeatedly asked to comment on the events and the investigation in re cent weeks, but consistent ly declined. Trustee John Walda read a statement to reporters in Indianapolis in which Knight said: “I recognize I have a problem with my temper.... I am sincerely sorry.” Walda said the inquiry did not conclude that Reed was choked. Tuesday May 16,2000 Volume 101, Issue 153 Emerald Kevin Calame Emerald Track coach Martin Smith said he enjoys Jermaine Hanspard’s football-like ’toughness/ j l I j Jermaine Hanspard started out wrestling, then went to the military and now serves as a crucial member of Oregon’s football and track teams By Jeff Smith Oregon Daily Emerald One minute you’re a high school wrestling state cham pion. It’s your senior year and you have a scholarship to at tend college based on your wrestling skills. Life is good. But then life throws you a wicked curve ball. An oppos ing wrestling coach finds out you never took your high school physical, which is re quired. The coach protests and wins. Just like that, your champi onship is revoked, and worse, so is your scholarship. When you come from a one-parent household with limited funds, college suddenly seems like a far-fetched possibility. Welcome to the obstacle Turn to Hanspard, page 8 Jermaine Hanspard was too small to play high school football but has since grown into an important member of the Ducks. Shaq, Mowe to try out for Jones Cup Emerald Shaquala Williams will use this week's tryouts to measure her self against some of the nation’s other great point guards. ■The Oregon women’s basketball team’s starting point guard and center will both audition for the USA Basketball Women’s Jones Cup team By Mirjam Swanson Oregon Daily Emerald It’s nothing new to Shaquala Williams and Jenny Mowe. Williams and Mowe were both alternates on the 1999 USA Women's World University Games Team, while Mowe was also on the gold medal winning 1997 USA Ju nior World Championship team and the 1996 USA Junior World Championship Qualifying team. So beginning Wednesday, the two most recognizable members of the Oregon women’s basketball team will be among the top 45 collegians trying out for the USA Basket ball’s 2000 Jones Cup team. The 12-member squad competes in the R. William Jones Cup in Taiwan on July 16-20 and again against the USA Women’s Senior National team in Hawaii on Sept. 3. "flyouts are beomg held in Colorado Springs and run through May 22. Turn to Jones Cup, page 12 i I CC I’ll use it as an oppor tunity to measure myself to see where the other supposedly best players are... and to gain some experience... Shaquala Williams UO guard jj Jenny Mowe tries L out for the chance Bk to travel to Taiwan ■ Wk and Hawaii this summer with the Emerald Jones Cup team.
