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Show -· - Ill~ - NAT'L SPORTS THE UNIVERSITY JOURNJ\L • SOUTHERN UTAH ut:-nVERSITY • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1998 Majerus sought after in Texas we're at with our program." Bender was an AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Utah's Rick Majerus and Washington's Bob Bender are heading a assistant coach at Duke under coach Mike short list of coaches being considered by the Krzyzewski from 1983 to 1989 before becoming University of T-exas to replace Tom Penders, head coach at Illinois State. Bender's overall record in four years at Illinois according to a high-ranking university source. Majerus has said that he's happy at Utah after State and in five years at Washington is 128-129, leading the Utes to the national championship including 68-72 as co~ch of the Huskies. But he game. But he has yet to take himselI out of the turned both programs around. At Washington, his record has improved each running for the Texas job as he did last week year - 5-22 in 1994; 10-17 in 1995; 16-12 in with Arizona State, which reportedly offered 1996; 17-1 l in 1997 and 20-10 this year. him just over $1 million per year. His Huskies have Majerus, 50, was been to the postseason believed to be somewhat three straight years, of a longshot for Texas including two NIT because school officials berths in 1996 and are unwilling to pay the 1997, and this year Longhorns basketball knocked off Xavier and coach more than the Richmond in the S750,000 that football NCAA tournament coach Mack Brown before losing on a makes. buzzer beater to Bender's stock is high Connecticut in t he among Texas officials, round of 16. and he would not be The earliest Texas considered a consolation prize if the search ~ could have named a committee couldn't ~ coach was late 9 yesterday afternoon agree to terms with Majerus, the source said ~ because of job posting 1aws. UT officials hope Monday. ~ to wrap up the search "The committee is ; quickly because the very excited about Bob Bt;ndcr, " the source said. i: national spring s igning A week after turning down Arizona State, period begins today. Bender, 40, who said Penders, the winnfogest t hat he expected to meet Rick Majerus is heading up a short list of candidates fort.be coaching job at the coach in Longhorns . with the committee as University of Texas. early as yesterday, told history, resigned last week after a month of The News Tribune of controversy in his program that began when T acoma that the T exas job "is something that I want to look into. four young players went to Texas athletic director DeLoss Dodds to complain about th e "They've had success. Tom Penders has done a great job there, the kind of success that gets coach. your attention," Bender said. Two of those players, Luke Axtell and Gabe "I think it's worth it when you look at what Muoneke, said earlier that they intended to Texas can be and what Tom made it. But that's transfer.But Muoneke told KVUE-TV Monday not to say it's going to be better than where t hat he now plans to stay at Texas. g -· I -- DIGEST HOWARD AND WEBBER IMPLICATED IN ASSAULT: Police plan to question Washington Wizards forwards Juwan Howard and Chris Webber concerning a woman's accusation that she was sexually assaulted during a party at Howard's home. N9 charges were filed Monday, but authorities in the Montgomery County, Md., police department said Webber and Howard Chris Webber would be interviewed when they returned to the area. "They were in attendance at this party, and they were named, they were implicated by this woman," police spokeswoman Ann Evans said. "But to what degree their involvement is, whether they were the assaulters, we don't have a clear picture of it yet." The Wizards played the Bulls last night and the team practiced in the morning in Chicago. Howard and Webber walked off the United Center court without comment, but, back in Washington, general manager Wes U nseld bristled with anger as he was forced to deal with the latest in a series of off-the-court incidents that have distracted the Wizards season. ORIOLES CONTINUE TO ROLL: Joe Carter drove in four runs, and Eric Davis and Lenny Webster homered as Baltimore won its sixth straight, beating Kansas City 11-7 yesterday in t he Royals' home opener. Roberto Alomar had four hits as the Orioles improved to 6-1 for the fourth time ever. Their only loss was 4-1 to the Royals on opening day. Scott Erickson (2-0) beat the Royals and Glendon Rusch. KING ON TRIAL: Dared by the defense, prosecutors have already promised they will call boxing promoter Don King a liar in an opening statement in his insurance fraud trial. " I intend to and we arc entitled to, " assistant U.S. attorney Baruch Weiss said after King's lawyer, Pete r Fleming Jr., promised Monday to call for a mistrial if prosecutors brand his client a liar in their opening. Jury selection continued yesterday in the second trial to result from an insurance claim King and his company, Don King Productions Inc., made after a canceled 1991 figh t between Julio Cesar C havez and Harold Brazier. LIPINSKI GIVIN G UP 2002 OLYMPICS: Olympic champion Tara Lipinski intends to become a professional figure skater so she can spend less time training and more time with her family. "Now I'll have four-day weekends and be able to be with my family because they mean so ·' much to me," she said. " I don't want to be 2 1 L-m-~IIL..li.lllllll and not know my dad." As a pro, Lipinski Tara Lipinski would be ineligible for amateur competitions and would need to receive reinstatement as an amateur to skat e in the 2002 Olympics in Sa lt Lake City. Reinstatement by skating authorities would not pose a problem. " I would love to go to the 2002 Olympics and try to win another gold," she said, but added that she would feel greedy in doing so. -I Ti ckets ava il a bl e a t th e Tu acah n t icke t office 800/746· 9882 or T OM T OM M U S I C s t o r es Ogden • Bountiful · Sandy · Pr ovo • Cedar City · St. George |
