Show B2 — The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday April 27 2004 Could NCAA reforms define Brand’s presidency? INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — movement If it passes the this Brand believes Myles implications will be significant could be the most critical for colleges and universities — week in the NCAA's academic as well as Brand's reputation reform movement It could “This will be how his presi- also be the defining moment dcncy will be remembered if of his presidency it all passes and gets imple- Brand has been a proponent mented" said Richard of placing greater emphasis on Lapchick chairman of Central Florida's sports business an athlete's performance in the rather than on the agement program ' The board's vote will mark playing field He's campaigned for rewarding programs that the culmination of a project excel academically and that started before Brand's tenure but was cultivated by increasing penalties for schools with substandard results his clear unwavering desire to On Thursday the NCAA's help school presidents regain hoard of directors is expected control of college sports y to approve the The proposal requires has Brand the made to remain above a schools proposal e of the reform determined “cut" line man-dassroo- tn AP photo NCAA President Myles Brand speaks during a news conference in Indianapolis in this Feb 4 photo reward-penalt- to-b- that is based on a formula com- bining graduation rates and the academic progress individual student-athlet- Brand has succeeded Brand left Indiana Universi-annuty in January 2003 to replace Cedric Dempsey and become the first university president to head the NCAA His philosophies were apparent before he took office At Indiana Brand was best known for two things: firing coach Bob Knight and flght- j ing to change the image of college sports During a 2001 speech at the National Press Club in Wash- ington Brand urged university presidents id scale back the coaching arms race in basket-ke- y ball and football that he called ' al of es If a team consistently falls below that line it could face the harshest punishment — losing postseason eligibility and money from NCAA tour- naments penalties many said would never make it through the legislative process “This is the most important part of the academic reform effort” Brand said of the pro- posal “I wouldn’t say if s the only thing I want to accom- plish but I think it's one of the reasons the search com- mittee chose me for this job” If that was the mission ' j - See NCAA on B4 Big Unit Derby not just D-bac- another race for young trainer i LOUSyiLLL Ky(AP) — Kristin Mulhull acts as if the Ken- lucky Derby is just another race She isn't fooling anyone Californian The 2 year-old really is'cool and calm about hav- blow out Chicago ‘ 1 -- ! By The Associated Press ing a legitimate chance at hccoin- ing the first female trainer to wir the IXrby She will saddle Imperialism against such veterans as Bob Baffert Bobby Frankel and Nick J Richie Sexson hit the longest home run in Bank One Ballpark history and Randy Johnson' struck out 10 helping Arizona snap Chicago’s six-gawinning streak with a 9--0 win : shot off reliever Francis! Sexson 's two-ru-n Beltran in the sixth traveled an estimated 503 feet and smacked off his own image halfway up the video screen in center field smashing several lights It was Sexson 's 200th career home run and ninth this season Zito And 'if Imperialism wins the 130th Derby on Saturday Mulhall would break the record for youngest winning trainer set by James Rowe Sr who was 24 w hen he led Hindoo to victory in " : 1X81 13: Johnson (2-improved to career starts against the Cubs striking out seven straight during one stretch He pitched two-h- it ball for seven innings and had an RBI single as the Diamondbacks won for the fourth time in five games He walked none Carlos Zambrano (2-- 1 ) was tagged fpr seven runs and 10 hits in 4 innings! 12-O- in 2) "I never dreamed I'd be here especially this early" said Mulhall w hu earned her trainer's license just two years ago She might not be here except for a freak injury in 200J : A shaip object punctured her arm w hile she hung equipment on the wall of a barn Her arm wasinleeted then she lure muscles in it and was prevented I tom ridi ng in an inlcrna-tmnshow hoi se meet' While recuperating she galloped tlioroughhreds at Del Mar A 'year later Mulhall passed the test for a trainer's license defying a father:' who didn't want the hanl life of the facet ruck for his daughter "I was against il " said Richard Mulhall a former trainer and manager for The Thoroughbred Ctirp owned by the late Saudi Prince Ahmed biii Salman "The hack- slreteli can be a ery difficult place lor gills and she’s young But she's a great horsew i imait and knows ’ Trainer Kristin Mulhall relaxes in the bam area at Churchill Downs Saturday April 24 jn Louisville Kentucky Derby hopeful Imperialism al Lies wits Second in 1992! ' Mulhall grew up a few furlongs from Santa Anita where the smell of hay and manure became like perfume to her "It's where I was said' smiling raised basically”-shShe's comfortable getting into 1 Initially Mulhall’s father helped 1 n- : ' AP photo Ky Mulhall trains ’ 1- -3 The perpetually tan Taub is a physical fitness buff He doesn't drink and is usually in bed by 9 pm Mulhall is in the bam at 4:30 am most days her blond ponytail bobbing from under a riding helmet “She's an amazing person She has no highs and no lows” Taub her get horses to train but Frankel eschews any suggestion that she hasn't succeeded on her own merits ‘‘She calls her' own shots” he said “She's got a good feel for this business" Mulhall has about40 horses in her barn including 14 for Steve Taub who owns Imperialism They met one morning at Santa Anita Mulhall's first impression? "I just thought he was nuts” she said dissolving into laughter “He was asking me all ther weird quesr lions and I didn't know he was going to give me horses He asked me if I drank if I txk drugs” the stalls w ith her horses even curling up for a nap next to the animals when she was younger Mulhall is hands-omixing her own feed and exercising several of her horses in the mornings" Franke) and Baffert hire people to do those chores No less an expert than Frankel ' was impressed by Mulhall while watching her work during the win- ter at Hollywood Park where they are based "She loves it anil she puts her fr tukevatv of herself'" The elder Muihall ifever started a a horse in the Derby much belter trainer than her father Irankcl said Ud nine women have saddled heart and soul in it” he said “She works very hard She had the opportunity and she made good of it A lot of people get the opportuT nity arid they can’t do it” Derby horses: Shelley Riley came closest to winning w hen her Casu- -' al how ks said of thefresh-face- d trainer he ' describes as “this little throwback teenage girl” Mulhall isn't in awe of Churchill Downs because she’s been here many times with her father inclining when War Emblem owned by The Thor- oughbred Corp won the Derby two years ago The late prince was her godfather "1 try to act like it’s another race and try to keep everyone calm and keep the hones calm and keep everything the same' she said- W National League! Danny Bautista extended his career-behitting streak to 18 games Reds 5 Pirates 2 Sean Casey’s two-ru- n homer backed Aaron Harang's effective pitching and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2 Monday night despite losing Austin Kearns indefinitely with a broken forearm Harang (2-gave up two runs in six innings including Craig Wilson’s solo ' homer in the sixth and beat Pittsbuigh for 'the second time in two starts He gave up ' seven hits struck out five and walked one Danny Graves pitched the ninth for his 10th save in 12 chances and his third in the e series Ryan Free) Kearns’ replacement hit an RBI triple in the third and Adam Dunn hit a two-ru- n double in the seventh for the Reds Jason Kendall followed Jack Wilson’s triple with an RBI groundout in the fifth ' walked six in fdur Ryan Vogelsong and threeruns and four hits ': gave up innings in his third straight loss Kearns the Reds' right fielder was-hion the left arm and wrist by Vogclsong’s pitch two batters after Casey s homer put Ciiicin- nati up 0 in the first' Marlins 6 Rockies 3 Carl Pavario pitched eight strong innings and Miguel Cabrera and Alex Gonzalez homer for Florida each hit a two-ru- n Hee Seop Choi also hit a home run for the ' Marlins who scored all of their runs in the first inning off Scott Elarton (0-- 4 j allowed two runs and scat-- Pavano (2-tered five hits as Florida improved to r3-- 6 st 5-- ’ 0) four-gam- - (1-- 3) t ’icviis r AP) — Vijay Siir:iii“ iiiiiall unbeatable enter- me tin1 imiluimil of a tournament ll ' - "" ( mostpf thefield earlier in the F ' hack' followed by Stephen- Airies (69) and Dudley Hart (70) ' "Today was the best I've played 'ii :li hi' Hous- - "in a long long time” Singh said JIiiMi'ui the "I struck the hall really solid from iin ( )jvn jiiiiu:iniihi' last round tee to green Looking hack I'd iwivvvith a ' f'S M: Ire vistli Niiuj’lit win when : like to play this way all He hasn't been far off all year It aiur three I'ouiuK I h ) 277 the second victory of 2004 for luiislndil was under Sjre sin ike’s Scott 'aii l'i Singh and his 17lh on the tour In ikiiiry oyer Sniiili - second vjeto- - ' events this year he's finished lntlj Ji ' ' ui llntisioii lie whcie two w(in the in top 10 six times iy V John Daly and Hcieh started the in List lew nines' when I did ' last round three shots back: Daly got to within cine stroke of the j mil liie lead' rliw'Uilitfvll so w hen iiu do that lead before fading late He fin- eel ished with a7 leaving him six yuL'diiuj jhivalenedthat i strokes hack for the tournament to vlv overtake si:iiiueriiiig von-:Weather problems i nterrupted : ''SiiighSanj ' £it niiusi three cC inseeiit i vedays at the ' the di oitr play ) game ' ' " iilfm-e: Redstone Golf Club anil pushed the In h wj seic mil alter a closing tournament into Monday where 6": Tlustbn 7 i w is another shot d play waycomplcted for I (i i i i'll Uiijain Monday Jiiivd liie lead with John raiji'-dejaje- d the-time- ! I 1 - 1 -- 1 -- 1 I 1 ‘ L third-roun- Kirilenko chosen on birdie at No 15 added a dsjy "He's an excellent player one Singh opened the event with a 74 but his second-roun66 : of our top players and obviously ' low the round of the tout- - when lie's playing good he’s equaled namenl He completed his third tough to catch” Hoch said round earlier Monday making an"Vijay was just too tough:1 He did- n't leave any openings” chip loir caele at the 2th Hcieh who was coming off a tie hole that gave him a 69 and a share of the lead with Huston after for seventh at the MCI Heritage a ' 54 holes at 7 under week ago for his best finish of the ' the final rtujnd Singh began year began the final round three after a short break and hirdied two V shots hack He birdied his first of the first three holes rolling in a three holes- but didn't get another uiltil No 12 putt atthc pur-- Np At the209-yar- d third hole Then cm the par-- 5 5 th he got par-his tee shot stopped less than 2 12: tp within one of the lead His third feet from the pin His putt for shot from 79 yards away landed 6 - feet from' the birdie gave hint the lead outright Cup and he made the ' at 9 under putt for birdie to get to 9 under J Wjth Daly on the opposite lend of That was us close as it would get-- ' the course making birdies Singh for Hoeh w jlo led this event in - V had seven consecutive pars before 995 heading into the fihal jay abirdieat the par-- 4 No 11 where lead with a hlowinga he putted in Iroin less than jOfeet 75 and then losing in a d As Hoch closed in Singh coolly ' y playoff jo Payne Stewart 10-fo- ot - 88-fo- ’ 1 ol ' 20-fo- ot 3 : See NL on B4 ot second team : - : ' : 1 five-sh- - ‘ - final-roun- ’ f V - V : 0) 1 all-defens- ive Nl: Vf )RK lAPV Indiana Paecrs'liirward Ko'r Artest' made-- - 1 5 atWo-tim- e defensive pjayerof the Artest recently was the run- the first team for made defensive the choieefor yeariand aWay third straight season i lie NBA' first team ' player of thcyear He finished '' third in the league in steals T Garnett who led the NBA in TiiMlw f:i i iiein voting V': '' : the held n and i y rebounding (139) was chosen for ant in k id Monday (20K per game) X I I the fifth consecutive year and ' to the ant ( iu'i he of points Bry jis players giiarded 'yi'i v ': ' ' V' ' i ' Bry ant made it for ihethird time yAfrA-'is and Bruce Bowen:' ii garnet Bowen w av picked for the second Wallace ranked second in nj S ji '': ' inio ()etriit Center Ben ' ' ' IVirward and bloeks (3t)4) team lastseascm rebounds (124) and Minnesota The second team this seuspn and seventh in Steals (177) He is KeviiiTiarnett alsii wereehnsen y 2-- ' - V : included San Antonio forward Tim Duncan New Jersey guard Jason Kidd Utah forw ard Andrei Kir- V ilenko Portland eentcrTheo Ratliff and Sacramento guard Doug Christie : The honors Were chosen by the NBA head coaches: The coaches couldnot vote for players on their: -- owiiteams' zssegmsssszs l : b:' J AP photo Chicago Cubs runner Derrek Lee slides safely into second on a steal as Arizona second base-man Matt Kata right bobbles the throw |