Show Page 28— The Herald Journal Logan Utah Sunday July 20 1997 Virginia hoops Plenty of headaches in Nagano star suspended Site of Olympic Games in 1998 More confident in their intenutiooal role the Japanese have less to prove to the world and less need to borrow Olympic prestige Umeao laid "I can’t see any reason why we need the Olympics" At said "Haring the games in South Africa or some other Asian city would seem modi more meaningftiL" ative that Olympic advocates fear more bunding Nagano could hurt a Japanese bid for 2008 whin is already shaping up to be far one of tiie most hotly contested Olympics CHARLOTTESVILLE Va (AP) — Virginia basketball star Courtney Alexander was sus- arrest warrant as Joiel Coleman 21 is the mother of an pended from the team Saturday following his arrest on charges that he assaulted his girlfriend coach Jeff Jones said Albe- marle County Police Sgt John White said The call was made at about 2:13 am Alexander was charged with assault and battery a Clan 1 Charlottesville-Albemarl- Alexander was released on $2000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Albemarle County Juvenile and Domestic Rela- He is the fifth Virginia basketball player arrested m two years In a statement Jones said “Any further decisions regarding Courtney's status win be made at a later date" the statement said Summer Games in 2008 In Nagano where the 1998 Water Games le begin FA 7 arguments continue Softball Continued from Page 21 39 wins were the second most in school history Prior to her first stint at Utah Stale McCreesh was an assistant coach at Trenton State College in DurEwing NJ from 1990-9-2 ing her tenure as a coach there over many issues from the impact of the Olympics on the environment to the burden Player-of-the-Ye- three-tim- e (1987-8- 9) on taxpayers Hoping to get out of their rut Nagano officials have hired a new publicity chief and are getting lessons on public relations from specialists in the United Stales mark As they approach the on July 21 organizers do have some cause to celebrate According to the latest count more than 70 countries have signed up to participate in the games which are expected to be the largest Winter Olympics ever Tickets are reportedly selling well But media coverage so for has been so neg She was also a member of two national championship teams (1987 and 1989) as a shortstop McCreesh is still ranked among the top 13 in several NCAA DiviContinued bens Plage 21 sion ill career statistical cate- Olympic host The road to Nagano however has been full of potholes Shortly after winning the games Japan's economy slowed and Nagano backed sway Shaw one of Pam’s background and experience take the leadership role of our softball program" Athlete-of-the-Deca- said USU associate athletic direc- "She was extremely successful as an athlete and as an assistant coach “We are all very confident that she will be very successful at Utah State and will be well received in our community" McCreesh graduated from Trenton State in 1989 with a bachelor’s degree in education and also earned her master’s in education from the same school fast-pitc- the about the venues and hotels The International Olympic Committee the host of the 2004 Summer Games in with Athens Greece Buenos Sis Aires Argentina Cape Tbwn South Africa Stockholm Sweden and Rome as the finalists The losers in that race are expected to ran again for 2008 along with expected bids from London Oslo Norway Plum South Korea Dublin Ireland Madrid Spain Copenhagen leader of a group that has gathered nearly 16000 signatures on a petition opposing the plans The rising opposition reflects larger questions about the public’s assessment of the value of the Olympics to begin with The four-year-ol- irt Denmark Paris Toronto and Vancouver Beying or another city in China could also enter and that bid probably would become thefronMuaneb Woodruff Park where an enormous flag — a quilt of the flap of the 197 nations that came to the Olympics — was hoisted up the pole The party would move fatter to the caldron The mayor did his share of "If you only take dm time to event for all who came and experienced the great city of Atlanta” Campbell said "The Games have left their mark in every comer of our great city" Grant Plat Tops look and listen with a fresh eye and an open mind you’ll appreci- ate that this was an incredible critics "I look at it this way — it’s our Games” said Porter "The athletes had fun We participated I don't care what the world drinks It was fan for us" There was no staying home for glitch-fixate- sports organizations that have complained “I don’t think they have really thought de New Jersey in 1990 as well as the New Jersey College Female She was also a Honda Broderick Award nominee in 1988 After college McCreesh continued her playing career with the Budweiser Belles ASA Majors es seriously about whether that is even possible" said Yokohama resident Noci Wada favorite says Iris dad carried the torch He watched a tape of the opening ceremony every day for a month straight "Every day he'll ask Caa we watch it again Dad?” said Alan Shaw who moved to Atlanta for the Games with his family and -- expenses of visiting officials and athletes The city has since been fighting environmental groims tint claim the games will harm the area’s alpine countryside politicians who costs and international warn of post-gam- closure They clum that once the volunteer shirt at the parade gories including at bats (334 10th) triples (23 - 11th) hits "Boy I had so much fun at that (214 - 12th) and runs (148 -- thing This is a day of memories" Never mind that Atlanta's 15th) Other playing honors for games were only dubbed "most McCreesh included being named exceptional" by the world's stayed The parade ended at Atlanta's the in Olympics chief Good riddance to straight NCAA Division III tournaments and was ranked nationally each year winning the national title in 1992 "We are thrilled to have some- from a promise to cover airfare and other games are over the park will be restored to its original condition the parents of an exuberant Casey Atlanta the team qualified for three dogging Nagano "There has been an increase in opposition here as more people see the barmen around town and realize Yokohama is making a bid" dry couadhromaa Rinko Umeao said one of the city’s premier parks mo the 2008 Olympic equestrian venue City officials say the plan would involve extensive changes to the park and a seven-mon- th high-profi- in 1992 As a player nt Trenton State from 1986-8- 9 McCreesh earned NCAA Division IU honors in 1988 and was a Yokohama city officials however are fighting unexpectedly strong opposition — much “The main question is whether the Olympics are really something we want to qma our money qb HiessiiL Yokohama’s leaden — who have already put $14 million into their bid — got a reaction to plans to turn Japanese cities vying furiously to get the tions Court on Aug 11 “It's all a big misunderstanding" Alexander said Friday "When we get to court everything will come out" Alexander a forward from Durham NC has started 42 of 33 games in two seasons Last year he led the Cavaliers with a 148 scoring average Alexander was suspended from all team activities pending further review of the events leading to his arrest tor John Glass basking in the respect of thefr countrymen but floundering in a sea of disputes And that’s not the worst of iL Nagano’s headaches are beginning to look contagious — and threaten to have serious bids by two implications for billioo-doll- ar cue Squad at the scene for her injuries but was not hospitalized he said Even so Japan’s infatuation with the Olympics runs deep The Ibkyo Games were the fint Olympics ever held m Asia Sapporo was die fint Asian venue to play host to the Winter Olympics With Nagano Japan trails only the United of it fanned by concerns over the troubles States and France as the most frequent But as yet another Olympics hends for Japan officials in host 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