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Rt41 -- r 7 ly 0 - k 's ' - - — - 1:s1161 'te-'1- :1 1 Tnes3N - jjt-A- 413! 1:3 1 I -L: I- THE ASSOCIATED - A ' : 1 1 - I Assistant Florida state attor- ney Dave Morgan and the inves- tigative team assigned to the al- leged rape of a woman by three members of the New York Mets conferred with !lawyers for the players Monday "The meeting was an effort by us to explain the needs of the sinvestigation as far as their cli- !ents is concerned" Lt Scott Bartal said Bartel said Morgan requested that the players answer those 'needs by Wednesday but did not specify what the needs are ' It's believed that the investi- gators have asked for blood samples from the players iden- 'tified by their attorneys as Dwight Gooden Vince Coleman and Daryl Boston Gooden's at- is Joe Ficarrotta Coleman is represented b y Edward and agent Steve Zucker is representing Boston The alledged rape took place last March 30 in a house rented by Gooden The players and the ' s : 1 ) I a I : 4 1 t I 1 1 Itorney i IMets organization have de- - nati Reds' training camp Dib- ble has developed a shoulder problem and there's a chance he will either be disabled or lost for the season according to a story in Monday's San Francisco Chronicle Dibble hadn't been right since the start of the exhibition season His tropoff in velocity was noticeable to all and while management shrugged it off as a annoyance Dibble knew better He visited Dr Frank Jobe the noted orthopedic surgeon in Vero Beach Fla Sunday and was told he would need a Magnetic Resonance Imaging exam (MRI) to pinpoint the injury That will take place Tuesday and results may not be available until Wednesday mid-Marc- h El Landrut Grievance: Bill I Football: Switzer Says Taylor Is Bad Person 1 Former Oklahoma football coach Barry Switzer testified Monday that he tried to make reporter Jack Taylor Jr look bad in his autobiography Bootfegger's Boy Switzer was on the witness stand for the third day in Taylor's $30 million lawsuit in which he accuses Switzer of libel slander and invasion of pri- 1 1 I i " 1 79-7- 1 ' a 1 ' 1 g hatgers 1 Notre back-to-bac- 64 KnrsS St De Sweet scored 16 South Bend Ind Dame easily as Notre points 47: At w Clampkedlp Cent Ark 73: At Kansas City Mo de fending champion Oklahoma City wrepped up a perfect season and its second NAIA championship Monday night as Varrin Terry sank four clinchirl free throws 'in the final 90 seconds of overtittie for a tnry over Central Arkansas The Chiefs who beat Contrdi Arkansas by three poillts irt last year's title d game ended the season 38-- 0 and own at intact streak winning k E2 n NAIA-recor- n 54-ga- 1992 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP — tmtrauals Regionel Mpg' 24 i) & API 4 28 tiortittinsie rwfI I virgin 9 Apt of Dallas asked Switzer if he 6) G I Clemson 5) it )3) 6) Coml 1H 1) UCLA !!) 1 Staneord 3) 1 1 -- The PGA Tour facing the threat of an unprecedented strike at one of its premier tournaments will make "a final offer" Tuesday in contract negotiations with field staff officials ' Richie Phillips negotiator for the Professional Association of Golf Officials said the union Will cease work Wedneday at the high profile Players Championship if demands for an Unproved economic package are not met - "As far as I am concerned they are out now" Phillips said 1I - 1 IA I I 1 Monday ' He said he received unani- mous agreement for a strike from the union's board after rejecting the tour's latest offer last weekend "Tuesday is the critical day" Phillips said "We will work through Wednesday but if they desire to avoid a work stoppage Tuesday is the day for them to 1 a s 1 s i It - I show omiIf it" ! 2-- A Baseball: Doyle Baseball 0 4 s nipped University in a dual meet at the pm while the Saturday session Utah Eccles Tennis Center In the fi- runs from 9 am to 3 pm Cost nal doubles match Utah's Kris- for the entin clinic is $60 Ages are welcome Pick up reg- tin Longson and Jennifer Jenistration forms at Universal sen took South Carolina's Athletic Acaand Deitch Natalie Supply in Midvale or Robyn cio to three sets before losing 3- - contact coach Bill Seibenberg at The loss dropped the Murray High School 6 64 on the year after Utes to downed 0 NATI the Utes picked up a win Sun- Georgetown Ky Monover the University of day to earn third place in the day Houston national NAIA tournament at High School: Alta High Kansas City Mo Kam Jarman School senior Travis Knight a led the Seasiders with 15 points forward has been David Reeves added 14 and named Gatorade Circle of Alan Frampton 12 5-- eti 1 I 4 8 s I I s 6-- I 1 3 z BYU-Ilawa- 72-7- 0 s 4 8-- I s - 0 Ute Tennis: It came down to Clinics of Phoenix Ariz will the final doubles match Monday conduct a clinic Friday and SatRiverview Junior High morning as the South Carolina urday S 5700 750 West Murray The Gamecocks women's tennis of Friday session is from 5 to 9 the team 1 - - championship last month and pinned all his opponents this year on his way to a perfect 36-record The senior is also captain of Delta's football team tiwhich captured the state tle last fall Holman carries a 39 CPA ' and is a member of the school's nationa l honor society He will receive a personalized plaque and have his accplishments aired on 30 second television commercials stateEll history I - consecutive state wrestling agreement is not reached Phillips said he will lead the wide first work stoppage in the tour's 1 -- Champions Mountain Regional player of the year He thus becomes one of eight finalists for the seventh annual Gatorade national player of the year award Knight named Utah player of the year last month help guide Alta to its first state basketball championship this season He also notched a 389 GPA Delta High School wrestler Joel Holman has been named McDonald'sESPN Utah prep athlete of the month for February Holman won his third i4 0 4 1 i t 1 Pann Slate 3) 10) S rAnois TonnessNo 11 lortnessee 1 - 2) Aro a) J At Kist I slAiorft lattayottle '4 Purdue 1234) 3) A ill) 4te0 NAL F ( Ausen (28-2- ) ----1:77:77r-4'---- 2) tdaryiand fit) (245) AssociatkAi Tokaks Presto afoloottook 1 SEED GONE SO FAR tiles Enjoying Their Second Chance to Play Continued from PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY 1)-- 1 I can dc us any good is another question I'm trying to get it to where I can be effective" The Utes will need their senior defensive grit against ASU The Sun Devils are young (two freshmen and two sophomores start) but they're big and explosively quick But the Utes think they can hang with ASU and by playing Sun Devil ball if they have to "We've worked on their pressure" noted Majerus "They press halfcourt and they press fullcourt They're real uptempo But we're running more ourselves now" Majerus acknowledges his team has its work cut out for it "This isn't a tournament game It's a road game" he said "But we're a good road team We're 500 on the road in the conand we're over 500 ference We're on the road overall shooting the ball well now and we're getting confidence" utes" he said "Whether 4-- rtM e o ektski gli IIt clionv r 10' Cr till ca: IVIn 0 0r t 4 'NI Arta In °Ili 0 'S I At the University Activity Center Tempe Ariz U 8 pm MST U TV: Channel 2 U Radio: KALL-A- (910) (941) U Records: Utah 0 N I d nic a 14 T474ESO IN tS SALT LAKE te GOLDEN EAGLES !:R41 vs 5 Utah vs Arizona State ' IA ji 12t4ocr''t1 - prowl"--ze- eg sixt-14-1 a 1 4 ? 4 7-- KALL-F- - 4tl F 1st Place t Rich Chemomaz is in his 5th season with the Golden Eagles coming off a 1990-9- 1 campaign that saw him pile up 31 goals and 58 assists for 97 points in 81 games a honors season that earned him 2nd Team IHL All-StChernomaz is on the verge of breaking the Golden Eagles franchise career record for goals (196 held by Doug Palazzari) and is high on the list in other career KANSAS CITY BLADES 1 Affiliate of the San Jose' Sharks categories 21-1- na State Line: Sun Devils by 1 Arizo- 0 - 19-1- 3 5 About the West They've advanced to the second round ot the Nil for the first time since 1974 That year the Wes mode It as tor as the championship game 1 Overall where they tell to Purdue ROW Exchange 8-- 8 in 10 NIT appearances A wtri tonight would odvonce the Utes to a third-rouroad game on Thursday The hottest Utes? Phi Dixon and Antoine from the tioor Davison- - Dixon was ogainst Boll State Davison wos 2-in About the Sun Devilsz They're rime Nn daPeorances going to the in 1990 1983 and tournament previously tcooth 4tI Frieder's first season at MU) Rick MC1101115 covach Frieder and Ute have me lust once in troeir careers and It was in an NIT game in 1983 That year Fneder's Michigan Wolverines beat MO WYQUettiO WOniOn all unused tickets for an equal value ticket 87-8- Utah is I Tuesday March 24th TICKET EXCHANGE NIGHT SEC SEAT (91-9- 2 CC w - 1 w 0 a Z 4 0 season only) "Scott Tissue Poster Night" - on the way to 0 winning the kvitivairient championship 1 I - 1 4 The viomen's tourney is going as expected except for Southwest Missouri's upset of the Midwest's No 1 seed Iowa The tournament resumes Thursday with all 16 teams in action t 7 L 7 n Graphic K ONLY ONE NO Ozi 9-- Maryland Ps Faso Airport manager George Perry estimated the crowd's size at about 3000 but other estimates were as high as 5000 It was quite a turnout for a team whose coach had spent much of the regular season pleading with fans to shell out $11 to fill the 12000-sea- t arena The Miners averaged about 7100 this season Tile Miners climbed as high as No 19 in the nation during the regular season but four weeks lat er were dropped from the rankii ings after consecutive losses to New Mexico and Air Force record thereafter Despite a UTEP never returned to the national rankings and hometown fans became so apathetic that Haskins used his call-i- show to urge residents to buy game tickets "I'm not trying to be cocky but we deserve the national attention after beating the No 2 team in the nation" said Johnny Melvin who led the Miners with 18 points and five assists against Kansas :1ttelShra csJ (24-1- ) rti::i 7' Monday Muissippl 2) i6Lt:e10 1) iz Stephen F kietin 7) CroOlon UCLA 4) W konttacky Tscsitl cit 2) jury that kept him out all last season "1 don't think that the Et Cetera: Strike Looms at Players Tourney ' 111rik Texas i (274) Texas-E- l Heard was among a throng of people who packed the El Paso international Airport to greet the 27-- 6 Miners shortly after midnight 4) W Kontozicy Sante Ciaca i ) Mont (3) (2e-2- ) Texas Tack southern RI-- 3) 1726-- 4) Pro sumo ikPO (28-3- ) four-yea- I 6 LC Santa Beztalta 4) itm PIM 64d1 9) Bowl tackle Jim Covert of the Chicago Bears said Monday he is retiring rather than risk permanent damage from a back in- 0 Apr5 h4 441 Stanford 121 dam- rl 1 Merit Fla - JAL VIA (SA 4'4Pl i) sw DCPSUI ' tive vice president Chuck Two-tim- e )2) C N 7) Final Four Alyere3 11) - a shocked the nation using an black starting lineup to take the rational title with a 7245 victiry over Kentucky "I remember the '66 team" Heard said "I remember watch ing the whole tournament on Steo (n2) At Sou Llor Colo II ) na friaml 2) jammed Monday morning with voices of fans including 1963 UTEF altimrd who remember what it was like when a young Don Haskins pided his team to the NCAA championship In that tournatnen the Miriers beat Kansas and Cincinnati to take the Midwest Regional title and head to the Final Four The Miners face No 12 Cincinnati (274) on Friday in KanStlai City After beating Utah in the Ifg0 211 SW (26-3- ) At Chadottesvilts Vs 63-6- top-rank- Pi Vane:MON! PRESb EL PASo Texas — This ia tereviiteel ginriing to loo's like for giant killer Texas-E- l rase After a 0 upset Sunday of secnadranked Kateas the Miners are in the Midwest letTional semifinals the first time they have advanced that far since upsetting Kentucky for th e NCAA title 25 years ag 3 This city of 515342 hard by the Mexican border believes the unranked Miners can do it agaLre "Our win was no fluke" said Margaret Heard an elementarf school teacher spending her first day of spring break watching the Miners practice !J c"41 1 a) W VirginM THE ASSOCLJTED T7rWtiel t Wasn a) W Merl first-refus- al flue Sign': Doug Flutie tried to cast Taylor in as bad a who set several CFL passing relight as possible cords in 1991 with the BC Lir "Yes" Switzer answered onS signed a contract "Because I believe Jack Taylor believed to be worth about $1 to be a bad person" million a year with the Calgary ' E Liens Make Offer The Detroit Stampeders on Monday e -Iff 14409not kietW Ze 6 4 I) Vinamin (504) All-Pr- o ' Taylor's attorney Jack Ayres age 1 R-)1V--- Radio callin shows were NAJA (22-11- post-seaso- : '''- - trri 1°46 CI Eutgtrs Florida 77 Pittsburgh 74' At Pittzburgh sGphomore Craig Brown stored 17 points indudilig four free throws in the final raimite as Florida advanced with a win over Pittsburgh 52: At Charlottesville Va BryVirtirtia 77Tennt-sse- e ant Stith scored 19 points and Viruitaia's delease lim32 percent shooting ited Tennessee to a season-lofrom the field as Virginia beat the Voluziteers Purdue 67 Tens Cluttizz 51: At West Lafayette Ind Craig Riley scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half as the Purdue Boilermakers beat Texas (20-12- 20-wi- C Daimon beat Kansas State 73-6- 7 nt cause permanent spinal Lsource - a p of- Taylor an Bears have ever had anybody :journalist now with the Los Antackle position as geles Daily News has denied play the left I don't know if as has Jim good the accusation Switzer has filed we ever will" coach Mike Ditka 'a $6 million counter-sui- t allegnews conference aning Taylor illegally obtained his said at a ?income tax records Taylor has nouncing Covert's retirement testified that he received the tax Covert has been told by doctors records from an anonymous that continuing to play could award-winnin- 4 At Picatawny NJ Chris Williams dribbled ta ? length of the court and made a ayup at the Lauer to give Manhattan a victory over athztn sour bite less Monday to Sampson hung his tesm's New Mexico in the second round of the Natioaal Invitation Tournament on the offictating crew and the tournament's selection cornadttee "I thought this was a game i4 which the selection committee probably decided the outcome" Sampson said after the Lobos pulled avnly in the final three slams by minutes with six free throws and alley-ooWill Scott and Lewis LaMar The backbreaker for the Cougars was a foul call on Rob Corkrurn that erased an offensive rebound basket with 1:17 left and Washington State down "It was a bad call" is all S2mpson would say But he left little doubt about his dinpleasure with tbe'40 minutes of work by the officiating crew that included the Big Eight pair of Ed Schumer and Bill West brooks and Paul Janssen from the Big 10 baActs put New MexiSteve Logan's co in front for good with 3:20 left as the Lobos survived Washington State 's barrage cf ten a school record ) The win gives New Mexico seaaon and moves the Lobos to sixth straight within a victory of making the NIT's semifinals for the second time in three years ) saw its first trip since Washington State tournament end deepite a 20- 1983 to a from guard Terrence point effort and six linebacker Pat Swilling of the New Orleans Saints the Lions said Monday Swilling a three-tim- e who led the NFL with 17 sacks last season has accepted the offer sheet which seven days to Saints the gives match the offer Lions execufree-age- vacy Schmidt said — In Bootlegger's Boy Switzer al Covert Retires: iinks Taylor then a reporter for the Dallas Times Herald to an "alleged scheme to plant drugs pa an Oklahoma football player 'about the time of the 1988 Orange Bowl at Miami ' 1 Lions have made a contract fer to Ar agui 11 4 et I (117 C :4-- r2- - At 7:1 1r Ft 7 El riot no yal 4 & it kt 4 f124? 1rLt Sg ii rs- - nj iv I Ai A 17- s) Vanderbilt I a 1-- 'tj -- i 4 t Lewis FEISS 1Vaslnington State coach Kelvin Sampson got his drum claims the Pittsburgh Pi-- I rates released him not because his ERA wasn't low enough but because his salary was too high Now he hopes to beat them — not just as a pitcher but as a plaintiff Landrum said the Major League Baseball Players Association believes his potential grievance against the Pirates could be a landmark case to block teams from releasing players for financial reasons II A y P tIT T 1 f' I m4'ii r-- : Lan-Galan- te to comment ' Dibble Out? 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