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Show V Nine BYU Gridders Break Word of Wisdom, Draw Probation LDS Word of Wisdom forbids use of alcohol, tobacco or drinks containing caffeine, Richards said. By Dick Rosetta Tribune Sports Writer Nine Brigham Young University football players have been placed on probation, three of them through the completion of the school year, for violating the LDS Church's Word of Wisdom at a Citrus Bowl function in Orlando. Fla the Dec 21 Tin eo other plovers have yet to be questioned by BYU Head Coach DaYell Edwards over an incident which involved consumption of beer at J.J. Whispers, an Orlando nightspot the first night the BYU contingent arrived in Orlando All members of both the BYU and Ohio Stale football teams were invited to the official function of the Citrus Bowl and most of them accepted. "It s strictly a Word of Wisdom violation," reported I'aul Richards, director of communications for BYU, w loch is controlled bv the Mormon Church. "A tenet of the Richards said the incident came to light w hen the university received a letter from someone close to the Citrus Bowl scene. "Someone aware of our code of conduct wondered why some of our athletes would be allowed to consume beer in an Orlando nightclub," Richards said. "What I want to make quite clear, Richards explained, "is that the involved players are not on suspension. They are on university-wid- e probation. Their scholarships are not affected. The situation is being monitored closely by Mike Whitaker of the Standards Office. Dean of Student Life Maren Mouritsen and Coach Kdwards," Richards said. season with Edwards, whose 1986 team finished an loss to the Buckeyes, said Friday that. "I am very a 11-- 10-- Saturday Morning-Febru- 8, 1986 ary Edwards said Friday, "We'll sit down at the end of the year with the three players who w ill not participate in spring ball and evaulate their situation to see where we ll go with them in the fall. The six who are on probation, but will be allowed to participate in spring ball, will have restrictions like study halls and things like that regarding their status for the 1986 season. I have a good feeling talks with the other three players will be positive." school Richards said the varying degrees of probation were, "based on the varying degrees of participation in the alcohol consumption." Fur Kmirdfil Scon jiult Jake tribune Section B There was no immediate confirmation of the players names, but one Tribune source said Thursday night that, "two of the players involved were starters and the others hardly played in the bowl game." satisfied with the approach the university has taken rebegarding our football players. Its a case of what you lieve in and what is expected here. When we find out our athletes are not conforming to university standards, we treat it accordingly. We're not here to run people off. We try and help and build character. There are a lot of changes in an athlete's life while hes here and we approach them with concern for their welfare as both an athlete and student. I have a good feeling about my talks with my football players, Kdwards concluded. Edwards expressed concern that the Citrus Bowl didnt let the BYU coaching staff know more about the function. "The coaches werent invited. Obviously, had we known alcohol was going to be available, the players wouldnt have been allowed to participate, or else we would have accompanied them. Storl I nlormalioii Cull 2.5 Cull Focal 2.17-202.- I 00 ") Page 10 Tennis Back Big-Ti- me McEnroe Defeats Noah By Tom Wharton Tribune Sports Writer With rock music blaring over the loudspeakers, a breakdancer in tuxedo gyrating on the court and spotlights turned toward the southwest corner of the Salt Palace, John McEnroe made his first Salt Lake appearance ever Friday night. Somehow, the fact the world's sec3 ond ranked player took a victory over Frenchman Yannick Noah in the exhibition really didnt matter to the nearly 8,000 fans who were part of Utahs largest tennis crowd. What was important was that, after a long absence, big time professional tennis was back. And, the dozens of spectators who hadnt ever had a chance to watch a McEnroe or a Noah in person got a feeling for what these two stars were all about. Frankly, the tennis wasn't that great. It was obvious the altitude hurt both players games. There weren't many great rallies and McEnroe pretty much dominated the match. Yet, as McEnroe said when promoting his Tennis Over America Tour, the sport is much different in person. Because the end result of the First Security Tennis Challenge really didnt matter, there was time to just sit back and watch the nuances of the game. Sitting close to the court, it was amazing to see just how hard these two guys served, what a deft touch McEnroe has and just how much the athletic Noah really puts on the ball. 8-- 6-- top-spi- n Perhaps more important to McEnroe, the lack of pressure gave the fans a chance to see his more human side, 6-- 4, 6-- But Who Really Cares ! 3, as he joked with the spectators, introe Tatum ONeal at duced his courtside and good naturedly kidded with a linesman who dared to call him twice for a foot fault. wife-to-b- four for There were enough aces to McEnroe and three for Noah show the power of the two players serves, and just enough long rallies to give the fans a feel for what a great sport tennis can be. The Frenchman had beaten McEnU.S. Open and threeroe, a four-tim- e time Wimbledon king, the past two American, nights. But the who will take a vacation from tennis after a similiar exhibition against Mats Wilander Sunday night in San Diego, told the crowd that this had been the best hes played in this series of exhibitions. I had a hard time all week," he said. This was the best match I've played. It's tough to play here because of the altitude, but I'd like to play here more often. I wanted to be here last night for the Knicks game. I thought maybe Hubie Brown (the Knicks coach might need a fourth guard." The match, which was by The Salt Lake KALL-A- Tribune. and KLCY-F- KUTV-TV- , lasted just over an hour. McEnroe used a fine passing shot to break Noah in the fourth game of the first set and broke him again in the sixth game. The Frenchmen made things interesting by breaking McEnroe right back, but McEnroe won the first set with a fine serve. In the second set, which saw both players loosen up and play much clowning at an exhibition. more exciting tennis, the two held serve until the seventh game when McEnroe broke Noah. The Frenchin the final man fell behind love-4set. but Noah repelled three match points before netting the ball on the last point of the match. 0 Still, the score didn't matter. This was. after all. just an exhibition, but it was an exhibition lliat showed off enough fine shots to make it all worthwhile. Honesty Gets McEnroe in Trouble Tribune Staff Photos bv Pick Eoon sand tennis fans. McEnroe, who will take a couple months off from the game next week, defeated Yannick Noah, John McEnroe, the worlds No. 2 player, brought his exhibition tour to the Salt Palace Friday, to the delight of several thou 6-- 3, 6-- 4. NBA May Expand, But Not Yet By Lex Hemphill Tribune Sports Writer It is appropriate that in this, the NBA s last DAI. LAS expansion city, there should be so much talk of further league. expansion of the .But NBA Commissioner David J. Stern hinted Friday that there may not be expansion until there is a new collective bargaining agreement with the players. "We have extended an invitation to the players to commence collective bargaining immediately," said Stern at a pnss conference Friday afternoon that kicked off the r Weekend "I'm going to give a very up-t'- e league's it lepoit en expansion, with the possibility that we get collective bargaining behind us before we vote on expansion The NBA s current collective bargaining agreement -which includes the salary cap. a fiscally sound concept that has been attractive to prospective owners expires liter next season Expansion talk has been hot this season. comments indicate that ho would prefer to get a new agreement with the players, maybe by this summer, heioro the league expands In the meantime. Siern said representatives of several l cities are here this weekend expansion-hopefuOrange rbarlotie. Miami. Minneapolis. Toronto. St. Louts but thev're here mainly to enjoy the .md San lhego ' All-Sta- , Sn-rn'- s.nd that expansion would he discussed at Satur-;noi mug's Board ol (lev error's meeting. But lie added Sii-M- i that "we re not at crunch time" as far as any expansion decision is concerned. Stern on Drugs: Stern spent most of his session with the press responding to inquiries about the league's drug program, which has had a workout in the last couple of months with the ban of John Drew, the recurrent problems of Micheal Ray Richardson and Quintin Dailey, and the drug encounter of Walter Davis. Stern defended the league's program, which has been criticized as both too hard (on Drew) and too soft (on others). Said Stern, "If we wind up helping people with a drug problem, that is much better than going out with a machete and destroying people with a drug problem." Stern revealed a new wrinkle in the program: If a player with one strike against him (he's allowed three) has an unexcused absence from a game, he must present himself to his team for a test the next day. If he doesn't, it counts as another strike Asked how the league could bar a player like Drew, who wasn't under an NBA contract at the time. Stern replied. "If you're asking me a legal question, the answer is. it's " legal r Notes: Stern was happy to report that the Sacamento City Council approved a zoning change Thursday night that would pave the way for the building of a new permanent arena for the Kings. Prior to Stern's appearance, several others spoke at Friday's press concoaches. ference. including Sunday's opposing K C Jones and Pat Rilev All-Sta- All-St- By Tom Wharton Tribune Sports Writer Under the glare of international attention, John McEnroe often comes across as an arrogant, spoiled brat. His escapades with the press and umpires have earned him negative headlines the world over. Yet, in reality, the tennis star may be one of those rare individuals whose words speak louder than his actions. Sound strange? Perhaps. But what McEnroe said Friday afternoon at a Hotel Utah press conference that preceded his Salt Palace exhibition match with Yannick Noah made a great deal of sense to those who care about the future of tennis. In fact, some of the things the world's No. 2 ranked player had to say about the pressures of being a professional athlete revealed a serious side to the that is too often ignored among all the controversy he generates. Simply stated, McEnroe is an honest, direct person. And it is his honesty and integrity that get him in trouble. "Having people respect me is more important than having them like me, he said Friday. "I don't want to con people. My greatest quality is my honesty. I'd rather get lousy press and be true to myself." McEnroe remained honest as he talked about what it meant to be a father, why he needed an extended break from tennis, why he had so many run ins with the press and what needs to be done to improve tennis. As for his much publicized relationship with actress Tatum ONeal, all McEnroe would say was that having a baby right now is more important than his playing tennis. "I have every intention of coming back, but this is the best thing in my life right now. He said tennis players dont have the luxury of an like football or basketball players and he confessed to not understanding why the media was making such a fuss about his break from tennis after he plays exhibition matches Saturday and Sunday. "I need to get away from it." he said. Til come back whenever I want to come back, probably in one to six months. If I take off six, Ill take off six. If I come back in one and f months, people will think its a bigger deal than it was. People dont talk about what Magic Johnson or Walter but tennis Payton do in the doesn't afford us that sort of luxury." Later, he smiled and admitted that "the world won't come to an end if I don't come back." As someone who said he never in the really expected to be No. world, McEnroe said it may be time for him to sit back and appreciate what he has done and how lucky he is. He confessed to having a difficult time with the press, where his brutal honesty sometimes gets him into trouble. "I give a lot of press conferences because I want to give people an idea of what I'm about," he said. I've heard these questions 100 times be n one-hal- 1 fore, You can even rehearse your answers. You can always tell the people who are trying to get under your skin. don't understand why people are like that. I try to put people in a good " 1 light Perhaps the most impressive thing about the interview was just how much McEnroe cares about tennis. His incisive answers should make tennis officials at least stop and lis- ten. He says his fights with umpires are largely a result of what he sees as defending the purity of his sport. "I keep trying to improve as a person and as a player, said McEnroe. "I don't want to berate an umpire, but I care about the sport. If the umpires did a good job, I wouldn't yell at them." Ray Herh.it Tribune Spurts i iter ROISE (Kurd Chris Childs swished two lice hi uw s with 13 seconds to play to seal a i,7 ii4 Big Sky Conference victory ox er Weber Si, ite here Friday night, handing the Wildcats their thud straight league loss By Weber nissed a chance at tying the game v hen ( 'n: ' Webster's three point sh"l ,x ii:l mi ,i seeonds left was short off the Man 'Inlds It d Hie Broncos with H e W !,ii ,i s inpb'. II topped W cbcl Wi t fl "ii ., Ihuse are now a hi the Sky and ed to 3 a and B 12 for the mm soil uiipre, The s j g g g Wildcats nice! the aiidais ol Idaho Sat ui day at 8 3d p m in Moscow Childs, a Ireshman. is Boise s best itcc-thnw should and lus dutch dial Hies at the veteran ( o.idi Hobby Doend didn sin pn-Hi I ( 1.3-- I I t i M i "No. Chris is our best foul shooter, hitting something like 78 percent, but he is only shooting 29 percent from the floor." said Dye. who suffered long and hard following his loss to Weber in Ogden earlier team's Weber State made just eight hoops in that victory and won it at the line This time it was Boise's turn to cash in at the stripe "1 thought they came at us harder tonight on defense than in the first game and lelt w e placed harder on offense this time added Dye Dye made a cutieal lineup change ili.s week, inserting senior guard Ct.ug Spju teinto the lineup lor junior fine Hayes solid a game and lie had a "Craig played steadying influence on Childs." said Du- So the lineup change really helped us The key play of the game, according to boh I at l v Farmer and Dee was when Ke'w" 45-3- ' Rawlins missed the front end of his free with 17 seconds to play. "We didn't do a good job of checking out on that play." explained Farmer, who held a session with his players. lengthy "The ball hits the heel of the rim and goes back to the shooter. We didn't have a man in front of the shooter and that cost us. ' But I really feel badly for our guys All I ever ask of them is to play hard. And with the exception of two games this year both Montan, is they have. I told them after the game that if they keep playing hard good tilings will " happen to them Farmer said he hoped the spread offense during the final two minutes would result in either tm team getting a drive and good shot at the hoop nr causing a foul "At the time, added Farmer, "they were putting pretty good presiire on us " throw-chanc- post-gam- e It was a real battle down the final three minues as the game stayed deadlocked at 61-6- Coming down the stretch both teams were in the situation but it was the Broncos who had the chances. Boise State had seven of eight opportunities from the line and when Craig Spjute nailed a three-poin- t bomb with 4 35 left in the game, the Broncs led their biggest lead since the of the first half. free-thro- 59-5- The first minutes of the second half saw Weber State six points' stronger, wiping out a adhalftime deficit to forge a vantage. Then a succession of turnovers by both squads had the scoreboard stuck on that figure. Boise then took advantage of a line violation by the Wildcats on a missed free throw and the Broncos' Bill Perkins cashed in one-poi- 50-4- 5 10 50-4- 5 j i i : . j The tennis star's basic gripe with umpires is that they are too old, often puked by local tennis officials. He left no doubt that he thinks they should be paid Finally, McEnroe said one of the reason he was taking his break is to take better care of himself. He said he wants people like those who watched his match at the Salt Palace to see him play 100 percent instead of 75 percent. "I never expected to be No. 1. though I dreamed about it. I never thought it would happen. When it did. the pressure, beta me a lot different " It is that pressure that appears to have finally forced McEnroe to slep back, relax and take a look at where he wants to go from here with his lile. Ironcos Saddle Weber State With Another League Loss, j 67-6- 4 a pair with his second opportunity Boise State squandered an eight-poin- t lead in the final six minutes of the first half and the Broncos had to settle for a intermission edge when Kelvin Rawlins canned a jumper in the final three minutes. The Broncos built a lead, scoring nine straight points during a period when the Wildcats were slow getting hack on defense and Boise State converted several last break 2,3-1- hoops. It took both teams nearly in minutes to get started Boise made the only shot of the lirst 14 attempts m the game and it was a 2 0 contest until Robert Maxwell broke the drought for Weber by scoring of f the fast lit eak It was still only an game when Weber fell asleep a few times and allowed the Broncos some easy fast break baskets |
