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I3 R I E F
Posponed Chechup
For 25th Opener
NIT SEMIFINALS IN NEW YORK
Four days before the N C A A Final Four conies to the New Yo rk area, the
semifinals o f the National Invitation Tournament take place at Madison
Square Garden. Tulane (21-9), a school that felt it was snubbed by the
N C A A Tournament, makes its first ever-trip to the semifinal round o f a
post-season tournament when it plays Nebraska (19-14) at 7 p.m. E S T
Tuesday. A la b a m a (l9 -I l)o pp o ses St. Joseph's o f Pennsylvania ( 18-12)
in the second game The championship game is Thursday night
BARTOW RESIGNS AT OAB
University ot Alabam a-Birm ingham coach Gene Bartow, who brought
college basketball to a school stuck in the middle o f football country,
officially announced his retirement T uesday and handed his jo b over to his
son, Murry. Murry Bartow has been an assistant at U A B for the last seven
years. He played at U A B from 1981-85 and was also an assistant at Indiana
and W illiam and Mary. The announcement was made at a morning news
conference. Gene Bartow, the only coach and athletic director the school
has ever had, will remain as athletic director.
IRVIN APPEARS BEFORE JURY
Dallas Cowboys star receiver Michael Irvin entered a Dallas Grand Jury
room I uesday to testify about his presence in a hotel room in which a drug
arrest was made. Irving, Texas police responded early on March 4th to a
complaint from management o f a Residence Inn Motel about possible
prostitution in a room. Upon arrival, police allegedly found Irvin, former
Cowboys tight end Alfredo Roberts and two women in the room along with
approximately three ounces o f marijuana, two ounces o f cocaine and drug
paraphenalia.
CEBALLOS RETURNS
Cedric Ceballos is expected to be back in the Los Angeles Lakers lineup
Tuesday against the Orlando M agic, one day after the team lifted his
suspension, f he Lakers reinstated Ceballos from his four-game suspension
on Monday.
RANGERS’ GIL UNDERGOES SURGERY
I exas Rangers shortstop Benji G il w ill undergo surgery for a herniated
disc in his lower back that w ill sideline him six to eight weeks. G il
underwent an M RI by the club's spine consultant Doctor Drew Dossett in
Dallas Monday. The exam revealed a herniated disc that is causing irritation
to the nerve in his left leg.
V eteran
u m p ire,
Jo h n
McSherry, collapsed behind home
plate at Riverfront Stadium in C in ­
cinnati Monday. He died on the
field only minuets into the opening
baseball game between The C in ­
cinnati Reds and the Montreal
Expos.
A fte r o n ly seven p itch es
M cSherry walked away from his
post behind home plate and raised
his hand to motion for assistance.
Before anyone could reach him,
McSherry fell face first as he tried
to get to the umpires’ locker room.
The Reds’ trainer, Greg Lynn,
reached him within moments and
began administrating C P R . Lynn,
two Expo trainers, two doctors who
work for the Reds and several doc­
tors from the stands worked on the
stricken umpire for several min­
utes before he was taken to U n i­
versity o f Cincinnati Hospital.
M cSherry had planned to see
doctors the next day about an ir­
regular heartbeat. He had post­
poned the appointment because he
wanted to work his 25th opening
game.
He had passed his annual phys­
ical exam in February and had
battled weight and health prob­
lems for some time. Over the last
five years he had left five games
because o f heat exhaustion, dehy­
dration or dizziness. H is listed
weight was 328 pounds.
M cSherry had been an umpire
since 19 7 1 and was third in senior­
ity among al I National League um­
pires. He was well liked and re­
spected for his understated but
commanding style.
STRICKLAND PLEADS GUILTY
T r a ilB la z e r point guard Rod
Strickland pleaded guilty Monday to
one count o f harassment in a Bronx,
N .Y . criminal court. Strickland ad­
mitted to striking Judith C ruz Oct.
25, 1995 with the intent to “annoy
and alarm her.”
Judge l-ettiteia Martin granted
C ruz a full order o f protection and
directed Strickland to attend a pro­
gram for batterers. Strickland must
show proof o f attendance or face a
ja il sentence.
“ We fully support the court-man­
dated program and expect Rod to
complete it satisfactorily.” said Trail
B lazer general manager, George
Whitsitt.
Strickland slapped C ru z in a hall­
way outside her apartment during an
argument about child support that
started in a Manhattan nightclub
They have a 5-year-old son, Bran­
don, together, but Strickland main­
tains that C ru z is not his girlfriend or
even his ex-girlfriend.
In h e ro rig in a l com plaint, C ru z
said S tric k la n d “ punched her in
her eye two or three times, pushed
her into a w all where she struck
her heard and then knocked her
to the ground, cau sin g serious
p h y sica l in ju ry .”
SUPERBOWL SUPERSTARS IN DRUG TROUBLE
Tw o months ago, Pittsburgh
Steelers tailback Byron Morris and
Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael
Irvin were on the N F L ’s biggest
stage with key roles in Superbowl
XXX.
Last week, Morris and Irvin were
focal points in unrelated drug cas­
es in the D allas Area.
A grand ju r y indicted M o rris
for possession o f 5 to 50 pounds
o f M ariju an a and one count o f
p ossession o f I to 4 gram s o f
co caine. A fte r fin d in g more that
six pounds o f m arijuana in the
trunk o f M o rris car, authorities
said they found 1 1/2 gram s o f
c o c a in e d u r in g a su b se q u e n t
search.
Both charges are third-degree fel­
onies punishable by 2 to 10 years in
prison and a maximum $ 10.000 fine.
PATRIOTS
WAIVE GUYTON,
BROWN
M e a n w h ile I r v in , fo rm e r
C o w b o y s tight end A fred o R o b ­
erts and two women appeared
before a grand ju r y under su b ­
poena to te stify about m a riju a ­
na and co ca in e found in a motel
room M arch 4.
Pend ing the outcome o f the cases
both football players could be sub­
ject to suspensions for conduct det­
rimental to the league.
J
The New England Patriots waived
safety Myron Guyton and linebacker
V incent Brown Tuesday. Guyton had
five interceptions in 30 games since
joining the Patriots as an unrestricted
free agent prior to the 1994 season. A
favoriteofPatriotscoachBillParcells
during his tenure with the New Y o rk
Giants, Guyton assumed the starting
safety role with his former team as a
rookie.
B ro w n led the Patriots in ta ck ­
les last season and registered four
sacks and four interceptions.
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