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Show D IGEST NCAA hoop coaches on the move Majerus said. "(But) I'm staying where I'm at." More than two decades after he and the NCAA first locl,<ed horns, Jerry Tarkanian Tim Welsh, who coached Iona to a 27-6 record yesterday formally settled a fight with the NCAA that left him battered but not beaten. and a spot in the NCAA tournament last season, "They totally beat the hell out of me," got the job at Providence yesterday. He replaced Tarkanian said. "They screwed me and they Pete Gillen, who bad left to coach Virginia. know they did. But I would "This is one of the never give up. I was going happiest days of my life," to fight this forever if I had Welsh said at a news to." conference where The NCAA said yesterday Providence College it would pay T arkanian announced he was being $2.5 million to settle his hired. suit that claimed the Welsh, 37, takes a big organization manufactured step in moving from the evidence against his Metro Atlantic Athletic basketball programs to try Conference to the Big East to run him out of coaching. Conference and will inherit "T he NCAA regrets the a team that went 13-16. ~ 26-year ongoing dispute Elswhere, University of ,,. with Jerry Tarkanian and Utah basketball fans S looks forward to putting breathed a collective sigh of ~ this matter to rest," NCAA relief after coach Rick 8 executive director Cedric Majerus announced he will ~ Dempsey said in a be back next season. statement. "While the Majerus, who just took process has been difficult, the Utes to their first U of U Coach Rick Majerus bas all sides have hopefully NCAA championship game announced that he's stayiJ1g in Sall become wiser, and more since 1944, had been courted Lake City. understanding of one by Arizona State. There another's positions." were reports that Majerus Other coaching changes in college hoops had been offered $1 million a year to coach the include Tom Penders, who stepped down at Sun Devils. Texas and was awarded a settlement worth close But in a nationally televised interview on to $1 million. Melvin Watkinso left UNC ESPN last night, the SO-year-old coach said be Charlotte after two seasons as head coach to take bad turned ASU down. over the coaching duties at Texas A&M. "1 wish them all the luck in the world," By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PIERCE EXPECTED TO SKIP SENIOR SEASON: Paul Pierce, an All-America forward at Kansas, apparently bas made a decision on whether to stay in school or turn pro. Pierce, who has a year of eligibility remaining, scheduled a news conference at his high school alma mater in lnglewood, Calif., the Kansas' sports information office said. The Paul Pierce conference was scheduled for 7 p.m. EST. KMBC-TV in Kansas City reported that Jayhawks' coach Roy Williams was to be at the n ews conference with Pierce. Denver Nuggets general manager Dan Issel has expressed an interest in recruiting Pierce, as well as LaFrentz. Last season, Pierce led Kansas to the Big 12 Conference Tournament title and was named the conference's most valuable player. MARGE SCHOTTE BREAKS HIP: Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott was out of bed yesterday and starting therapy, a day after surgery for her fractured hip. Doctors said the 69-year-old owner was in good condition and would remain in Jewish Hospital Kenwood through the weekend. "They're getting her into a chair, which is the first step in her physical therapy," hospital spokeswoman Erika Taylor said. Schott slipped and fell in the driveway of h er uburban home hours after the Reds' season opener Tuesday. STREET NOT RULING OUT COMEBACK: Picabo Street was always so irrepressible, so self-confident, so resilient- until now. With her left leg broken and her right knee severely injured, America's greatest downhill skier admits she never has been so low. Speaking publicly for the first time since her horrific crash in the World Cup finals 2 1/2 weeks ago, Street said Wednesday that she tentatively is aiming for the 2002 Wlnter Olympics in Salt Lake City. ! No one was ever sorry that they bought their diamond from Castro & Co. Being professionals, we do this for a living - not a sideline. Jewelers - Gemologists 75 N. Main St. Cedar City, UT 84720 (801) 586-2422 |