Salt Lake Tribune | 2003-07-30 | Page 5

ETA UNATION NCAA plans The report said that play recerved some free meais with Majerus, and they were invited report on U. to 2 football tailgate party and probe today was allowed to entertain re dimmers with recruits. They also recerved more money than Majerus prom: have“plenty to NCAA's investi which began after Utah officials sub mitted the results of an in house probe of the athletic department almost two years ago. in a letter to the NCAAin the fail of 2001. Machen cited a lack of departmental oversight of Majerus andcriticized the coach for “complacency” regarding minor rules violations. Machen’s letter was part of the school’s report to the NCAA, whieh stemmed from a four- monthinvestigation into alle gations by former ski coach Pat Miller. Miller sued the school after his contract was not renewed in June 2000, im part because of NCAArules violations. fe said other Ute coaches had committed similar infrac tions, and said ti “Leve' sports at the school were “protected.” Miller also demic fraudwithin H. Josey Herserr Players interviewed during the investigation said the money usuaily wa: ded out after victories, and some told of receiving “double movie money” or ple movie money.” Majerus responded that the amount of money varied only by the length the trip. Another possible violation involved a case in which three basketball players received more than the allowed four tickets each for a 1998 game at Long Beach State: Additionally, former Ute forward Phil Cullen received a tine tieket to attend = | of 2 friend im Was! ton and was not inanediately required to reimburse WASHINGTON The Senate U.S. auto manufacturers fore any rule change can be made. This would “create unneces- sary hurdles to any significant Instead, senators approved by a 6630 vote an industry supported measure that turned fhe report said that minor violations also were committed the recruitment of Tim ost, a transt a the Uni versity of Portl nd who w: Ut enter By Coorrwey Lownry The Acsoeiated Press Mont Firefighters started blazes with to the NCAA said those allega tidns were unfounded. In the aftermath of the school’s investigation, Machen latitude” given to his program. Hill, Majerus and former football co: Ron McBride wildfire. The goal was to remove 2,000 Majerus and his assistant coaches to attend an NCAA compliance seminar, andit reduced by 25 percent the number of days Majerus spent in off- grams and cooperat ing withthe investigation. were among the employees who received written repri- lations mo The NCAA sanctions if any facing Utah will be an nounced by Thomas Yeager. He is the commissioner ofthe Colonial Athletic Conference and chairman ofthe Division I Infractions Committee. Just two, niversity of Was pington since been dubbed “Food: gate.’ President Bush called Repub- atorsto court the Whi ite Hou nudgethe legis Demoe said they were ing to cooperate, but said the said Bingaman. The measure,offered by Sens. Kit Bond, R-Mo., and Car! Levin, timeframe the path of the forestfire. “Tonight, right now what you see as green will be gone,” said Clinton Northway, supervisor of theeffort. West Glacier, which borders the park, was already most empty, save for emergency workers and about 60 was unrealistic given and moving in rugged hills nearly crews. Firefighters wor it would makeanoth se humidity we low and the wind w: dents who ignored Monday’s order to leave. About 500 residents left Monday night. Tuesday afternoon, fire offi. cials said the alled “burnout” was going as planned, as wind pushed it toward the main fire. Combined with high humidity, conditions wereper. pick up: The three Glacierfires had blackeneda total of nearly 50,000 acres, and were being fought by around 2,000 firefighters, fect for the backfire. “Tt looks good,” said John See, a fire behavior specialist. The wildfire, one of three in nature markets mate of man of Ing change and to address finding e between energy produc f a onservation incentives. Jurbin, D-fl., said the technology is available to make cars and even sport-utility vehicles ase substantially less gasoline, but he said opponents are com tent “to wave a white flag and say we can’tdo it” andletforeign automakers elop the technology Supporters of tougher fuel ate cannot energy blueprint for America without doing something about fuel use by passenger vehicles, which burn two of every five barrels of oil usedin the country each day Donate that Car! Don’t trade itt Volunteers of America, Utah helps those most in need trough seven community enhancement programs. By donatingyour car, you show a commitrrent, Tribune writer Ki wailed Monday psidents. warning and remaining Na « Service personnel tional Pa at park headquarters to evacu ate, mostly because thefire was threatening to block U.S. Highway 2, the main escape route. Thousands of tourists had alther parts of the ready park Agual Sa) within 1% miles of West Glacier maximum extent of the lav, and we'll even pick it up for fren. orpe contributed to this story. ns Never Cea 5a poten and around the park, burned across an estimated 12,100 acres by Tuesday morning. It was to strengtheningour community. Your donation is tax Geductible to the otved mi for players. Within the athletic department, it acres of trees. and other fuel from mands. committ during the 2001 year. According to the ui ty’s report, the basketball vio ionfinishedthis week be- “We are going backwards, ity a politi summerrecess. in compiex the issues from overhauling federal oversight of theelectric Fire crews workto deprive Glacier Parkfire offuel Butit directed Hill to moni tor Majerus more closely, cit. img “too much deference and not following rules regarding recruits’ visits to Utah. The school also required of future on sound fore the start gued Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D N.M., and open any future fuel creasing number challenges. that The debate came as Senate Republicans accused Democrats f not cooperating enough to get he complex, far-reaching energy increases” in fuel economy by the transportation agency, ar economy decisions to an “assures rather standards the WEST GLACIER, ball operations Mike Schneider for two weeks without pay for be to buylarger cars and SUVs. By a vote, the Senate turned back a proposaloffered by Sen. Richard Durbin, DHL, that would have required automak. ers to produce a fleet average of he a Tt requir on jobs andlimit consumer’s ability specific cally arbitrary figure” that would cause economic harm, argued Bond. from job losses and highway cerns were raised that it would lead) to a loss of auto industry 40 miles per gallon by 2015, a dramatic increase from the current 27.5 mpg now required. This tandards are based science” tiom Department, which will be required to take nto consideration an arrayof issues safety to economic impact prescribes no fated inerease in the issue over to the Transporta rejected a proposal to require a sharp se in automobile fuei economy Tuesday after con- torches and incendiary bombs madeof ping-pong balls Tuesday na counterattack aimedat proing West Glacier and a rby village Glacier Na tional Park from an approaching suspended director of basket }Mich., average fuel econom) sch charged aca theathletic department but,after an inves. tigation by a private compli ance expert, the school’s report 200! Other issues: Opponents pointto potential job losses, restriction of choices for American consumers 8 of talking about anythingelse.” 30, Senate rejects strict fuel economy law cruits and were given small sums of entertainment money on road trips. © Continued from Al Wednesday. 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