Show WSU Officials focus win trustees call special session Big in Japan SIDE LINES mum on speculation that be on coach Abegglen Standard Examner staA The bead basketball coach for the Wildcats has also been troubled by NCAA rules violations at Weber State OGDLN - The Weber State University Board of Trustees has set a special closed-doo- r session for early Friday mommg leading to speculation the trustees will be discussing the status of basketball coach Ron Abegglen Abegglen is currently on administratis e lease from his post with pay following a July 3 altercation vs ith his wife Nedra at his Dee tsents Center office that left her with a broken wnst A week later she obtained a protectise order against Abegglen which required him to mose out ot their Washington Terrace home Nedra Abegglen has since had the order amended to allow phone consersations between the two to attempt reconciliation She said this week the two hase talked but so far nothing has been worked out University officials would only say the meeting was to discuss the character and competence of an employee Asked if Friday's 730 am session was about SU President Paul Thompson Ron Abegglen said “I'm not prepared to answer that question ” Trustees Chairman Dick Richards was similarly vague ASEGGLEK: Name change O tor d July meeting SU President's Council had the responThe sibility for examining the Abegglen issue Members include Thompson Ann Millncr (vice presi- Baseball dent of university relations) Carol Berry (executive director of government and public affairs and assistant to the president) Allen Simkins (vice president for administrative services) Richard Ulibam (dean of continuing education and assistant to the president for diversity) Don Gardner (chief information officer) Dave Eisler d (vice president (provost) and Anand for student services) Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre signs autographs tor the Japanese fans before getting on a bus on Thursday after the team samval at Japan s Nanta International Airport The Packers will play the Kansas City Chiefs n Sunday s NFL American Bowl exhibition game at the Tokyo Dome NFL training camp roundup 2C FAUS FAR AWAY: Dyal-Chan- i bench-clearin- - La-he- Milwaukee 2 St Louis 1 P rsburgh ’ 2 Colorado Vco-i- a 3 Chicago 5-- Diaz too much for Salt Lake TUCSON ll come-from-behi- Um-versit- 6-- consecutive 71 on Wednesdav however to finish the three-da- v tournament at 220 tor a go-ahe- 54-ho- le two-stro-ke victory Whitehead and Stevenson both shot 75s m the final round to tie for second at 222 Summer Fenstermakcr a former Weber High School golfer who now plays at BYU closed out the tournament with a 73 to 240-pou- finish fourth at 225 It was Poffenberger 's third wm in the state amateur The U golfer won m 1989 and '91 WSU's Temlle Howe was 11 strokes back at 231 but finished with a net score of 210 to capture the low net portion of the event Y preseason broadcasts start this weekend - the first inkling that fall is around the comer Many of the major players for the various networks involved were at the Pasadena Calif television tour Standard-ExaminTV wntcr Nancy Van Valkcnburg was gracious enough to provide me with faxed copies of the press conference proceedings The biggest change is that NBC is oil the broadcast list for the first time in a long time CBS paid $4 billion to take the AFC rights twice what NBC had been paying CBS has already started a theme for its season: Make sure the game is the main focal point “I consider myself a big fan" said Phil Simms who made the jump from N l)C to CBS as a football analyst “I watch every football game I can when Fm home if it’s college whatever it er Diaz Diaz d'ove in foe Sidewinders timt run with a smgie m foe second and hit a two run fopie tn foe seventh Jeff Suppan 2) gave up He runs on seven hits striking ever just short of seven innings for the win Travis Baptist (8 4) a1 towed He runs on nme hits over innings in the loss Out five Aeriallsts ready for competition PARK CITY - The Sprint Ultimate Airwave competition be held Saturday at the Utah Winter Sports Park The top U S freestyle aenalists will compete in foe made-fo-r tele vision event which begins at 5 30 p m Individuals and teams will compete for $35 000 Leading the entries are gold medalists Nikki Stone and Enc Bergoust Cost is $5 for adults $3 for seniors $1 for children For 0 information call will -- 658-420- Lachell Poffenberger came from behind town her third Utah State Women’s Amateur title on Wednesday at Oakndge Country Club The former BYU golfer last won n 1 991 when she was known as Lachell Simmons BACK OR TCP: VCLXNCCONNCR'StaxtartVCT Take a ticket Prep sports See complete schedule on Scoreboard ! 4C On The Air Goodwill 8pm MLB baseball Cleveland at Seattle FSRM 11pm- - Cycling Tour de France ESPN ffndav) 1pm- - Senior golf Utah Showdown ESPN is And a couple of things that I hope we can do is let you watch the game Like Sports note Greg (G umbel) says don’t beat you over the head with so many little things "A lot of time everybody’s gotten so technical m the production of football it’s like boom all these things on the screen boom and all of a sudden a sudden snap of the ball i Tine But at the same time the CBS folks were hyping the introduction of their new set and graphics for the first week of the regular season CBS has also gotten its affiliates to fork over some of the costs of the Al C broadcast nghts and I ox has done the same thing to its stations to increase the Soe LICDIA’GC Games TBS NFL networks hope you’ll like the changes football CBS Fox ABC and “ESPN are putting up millions of bucks betting that you are More changes than ever are in the works as NFL - Edwin Anz went 4 for 5 and drove in three runs as foe T ucson Sidewmoers Defeated the Salt Lake Buzz 1 1 5 Wednesday night in the Pacific Coast League 6pm re you ready for some 1 Sports Shorts 1 -- brawl helped the Ogden Raptors shake off their recent doldrums but m the end decision to Idathey still lost a one-ru- n ho Falls on Tuesday Trailing 2 in the sixth inning the Raptors rallied to tie the game at after Braves pitcher Brian Berryman threw behind Ogden outfielder Al Morrow But despite their comeback the Raptors eventually lost 5 when Ramon 1 emandez struck out tn the top of the ninth with the tying run at third base and the run on second It was Ogden’s fourth loss in five games The Braves meanwhile have now won four of five since the Pioneer League’s second season began on July 25 The Raptors didn't show much emotion until the sixth when Berryman retaliated against the Morrow Two innings earlier Morrow knocked down Braves catcher Sean Campbell on a play at the plate Campbell who gave up roughly 65 pounds and about three inches to Morrow was shaken up and did not return to the game - When Morrow came up again m the sixth Berryman threw a fastball behind Morrow who moved toward the mound before being tackled by back-u- p catcher Ron I rcneh Idaho Falls manager Don Werencr along with Berryman French and outfielder Jeremy Ownes were all ejected Morrow and Raptors’ first base coach Carlos Ponce were also removed Cincinnati 5 Phi'adelpbia 8 Los Angetes 3 New York 7 San Diego 6 Hous’on 10 Florida 6 Poffenberger shot a under-pai 71 on Wednesdav to capture the Women's State Amateur golt tournament held at the Oakndgc Country Club It was a victory for Poffenberger who started the dav m third place two Kami strokes behind y Whitehead of W eber State and Jamie Stevenson ot Brigham Young University Poffenberger shot her second g 0 New York 5 At'in'all sta FARMINGTON 1 National League Moruea' 6 San Francisco 0 Poffenberger comes from two shots back to win women’s amateur decision to contest 3C American League Ba“imore 14 Detroit 2 Texas 9 Toronto 6 K‘ nneso’a 5 Kansas City 3 7 2 Bay Chicago Tapa C eve'and 8 Seatt'e 7 Bcs'on ’0 Oakland 2 Anaheim Rallying for third state title Standard-Esamme- -A 4C Ha’ch oNs proposal to revise baseball s exemption 5C StandardExaminer staff IDAHO FALLS 2C Antitrust to loss fight-marre- cha ice mascots l U S 'earn opens Wond Cha"’ pionships w tn a wm "I don't want to say who the employee is because I don't know what we'll do (at the meeting)" The trustees meet monthly except for August usually at 9 45 am and have already nad their addss 6--5 w season 9 9 Good start Brawl Raptors drop Braves in 1 Instant garage sale and a lot of time on your hands you could With a private jet tanoMM Prws t£NN0fc MdfNOOHTI Rice football coach Ken Hatfield talks to the media at foe WAC meetings foe league wffl split and Rice will reman in the old WAC See story 5C OVERVXIfc It’s n Las Vegas Next year nice when others want your coaches BOISE Idaho - The revolving door to go round and round State University And although many of the Logan locals would disagree that’s not necessarily such a bad thing In the last eight months the Aggies have lost their head football coach (John L Smith) their athletic director (Quick Bell) and their men’s head basketball coach (Larry I usta-h- y ) to other schools Smith was lured away to louioillc University last December Bell left tn early March to become the athletic director at San Jose State And uxta-h- v who guiJed die Aggies to NCAA 1 ouma- 1 ment berth four months igo departed Tuesday to replace Tun Floyd at Iowa State “The three most positions tn the athletic department have changed in the last eight months" said Dave Andaman the kwgtitne V) eber State football coach who replaced Smith his close friend and firmer W ildcat teammate at the USU helm "Utah State’s reputation around the country has always been very good People have had a high regard for the Aggies W c found out in the last eight months high-profil- shoelaces - Standa Examiner staff and wire services Randy llollis ICC vs fX Extra Point See HOLDS TC v POOP COPY! ed have your pick of the following promotions at mafor league ballparks thus week an Arizona Diamondback beach towel and McDonald s yo-y- o a Lucky foe Ladybug Beanie Baby from the Minnesota Twins a Peanut foe Elephant Beanie Baby from the Oakland Athletics an Anaheim Angel sports bottle a Chicago Cub key chain a Florida Martin duffel bag a Milwaukee Brewer thermal travel coffee mug an Atlanta Brave poster a Florida Martin bat and to tie it an up some Pittsburgh Pirate Kids i L " 11 i |