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KSS ,,ettobottC-USft OePaUhome'nB'g for ne« "o'"* The Blue Demons want a place in the same conference as Notre Dame and Marquette, two rivals By Skip Myslenski Chicago Tribune (KRT) It appears the stage is set for DePaul to leave Conference USA and join the Big East. ITie move could become offi cial as early as Nov. 4, the day Big East presidents are expected to meet and to also invite Conference USA members Marquette, Louisville, Cincinnati and South Florida to join. "Anything could happen at the 11th hour, so I'm not going to say 100 percent that we're going to make this move," Blue Demons athletic director Jean Lenti Ponsetto said Sunday. "But I feel really confident that it's likely to happen." As plans stand, DePaul and the other Conference USA schools would begin play in the Big East in the 2005-06 aca demic year. The Blue Demons would be in a basketball division that also would include Marquette, Notre Dame, Louisville and Cincinnati. "For years, DePaul has wanted to be in a conference with Marquette and Notre Dame," Ponsetto said. "Our two oldest rivalries are Marquette and Notre Dame in almost every sport we have. So the Big East would give us that kind of opportunity." But the reasons for the expected move go beyond athletics, she said. It also would put the Blue Demons in a conference with St. John's, Villanova, Seton Hall, Georgetown and Provi dence, Catholic institutions with aca demic profiles similar to DePaul's. 'The other component — our abili ty to be able to recruit students from those markets — is obviously key," Ponsetto said. "To be able to move into big-city markets that have large Catholic populations and large pop ulations of students interested in (a school like DePaul), it's huge for the university. This gives us an opportuni ty to expand into another region that we haven't had a lot of access to in the last 10 or 15 years. That's so promis ing for the institution. "When we set in place the master plan, to be the largest Catholic institu tion in the country, to be very multicul tural and diverse and to serve urban Chicago, it became important to us to have a great span of cities to recruit from. Major cities. The Big East does that for us institutionally as well as, ob viously, the traditional athletic stuff." The Big East has wanted to add schools since losing Miami, Boston College and Virginia Tech to the At lantic Coast Conference, which result ed in bitterness and a spate of law suits. But Big East Commissioner MikeTranghese and Conference USA Commissioner Britton Bankowsky have worked together in recent months, and DePaul's move is expect ed to happen seamlessly. "The commissioners have worked very collegially to make this very palatable," Ponsetto said. "No one wanted there to be any bloodletting." The two sides exchanged so much information, in fact, that Ponsetto said she had few questions for Tranghese when they met for the first time 10 days ago. "Everything was very positive," Ponsetto said. 'The Big Fast has a high level of interest in DePaul, and we re ciprocated that we would be interest ed. It makes all the sense in the world for us." Said Blue Demons basketball coach Dave Leitao of the pending move: "It could advance the essence of what De Paul University and DePaul basketball is all about and has been all about — reconnect to its past with the rivalries. And as for what the future holds in college basketball, it could put us in a very good light. Those kinds of things make me excited." Conference USA is expected to re place the schools it stands to lose with Marshall, Rice, SMU and Tulsa. (c) 2003, Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. To break up or not: Time for Marlins to decide who stays Just days after its World Series win, Florida is faced with financial decisions By Jerry Brewer The Orlando Sentinel (KRT) NEW YORK — For the sake of cyni cism, the comparison must be made In 1997, the Florida Marlins won the World Series, faced an uncertain offsea son, disassembled the team and mined baseball in South Florida. Six years later, the Marlins have an other World Series title and another un certain offseason. Distrust dictates doubt. The Mar lins, under different ownership now, ask for faith. 'There's going to be a lot of decisions to make," third baseman Mike Lowell said. "But 1 hope our management is capable of keeping this team together." There is hope, and then there is reali ty. Ihe Marlins have nine free agents and 15 players, including Lowell, eligi ble for salary arbitration. The team's payroll would be in the S80-S90 mil lion range if it focused on complete re tention. Management likely will want to stay near $53 million, which is what it paid in player salaries this season. Some tough decisions are forthcom ing. Catcher Ivan Rodriguez, the Mar lins' most accomplished player, is the top free agent. Second baseman Luis Castillo and closer llgueth Urbina are also on the list. Lowell, right fielder luan Encarnacion and first baseman Derrek Lee are among the players eligi ble for arbitration. In addition, Manager Jack McKeon, who joined the Marlins after a 16-22 start and refocused them, must decide whether he wants to return. McKeon has hinted that he wants to come back, but he might wait to see what manage ment does before making a decision. "I understand the ownership is going to do the best they can within their means to keep as many guys as possible together," McKeon said. "You've seen this in every ballclub throughout base ball. It's pretty tough today to keep clubs together because of the salary ar bitration and the free agency." Don't underestimate General Manager Larry Beinfest. He helped rebuild this franchise despite mone tary restraints. If Florida keeps its starting pitching staff intact, it can absorb some loses on offense and take chances with younger players. The Marlins' staff should im prove if A.). Burnett recovers from Tom my John elbow surgery. Burnett had been considered the team's best player. The Marlins likely will make several trades in the off-season. They may be willing to part with Lowell because 20 year-old Miguel Cabrera flourished in the postseason. Lowell injured his hand late in the regular season, and Cabrera played so well that McKeon kept Lowell on the bench to start the playoffs. Later he de cided to start Lowell at third base and move Cabrera to the outfield. But Cabr era wants to play third. 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Not to be pessimistic, but did Ro driguez just refer to the Marlins as "they" instead of "we"? Memories linger of former owner Wayne Huizenga's purge after the 1997 championship. It contributed to five consecutive losing seasons and disbe lief from the fans. Even during this amazing season, Florida barely aver aged 16,000 fans per home game That average increased to more than 65,000 fans during the playoffs. Winning reunited baseball and South Florida. Surely, the Marlins won't mess up again. "We created a buzz," Lowell said. 'These fans deserve more good times." (c) 2003, The Orlando Sentinel (Fla.). Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services. mckenzie river GOLF COURSE We invite you to play our beautiful golf couria along the icanic McKanzia River, with immaculate green* and o mature, manicured landicape. Located off Deerhorn Road Hwy. 126 to Holdan Creak, cross bridge to Golf Course. 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