Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Tuesday March Sports snapshot AP photo Sports briofs use test PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge ruled that the NCAA may not use a minimum test score to eliminate t-athletes from eligibility to play colthe practice is unfair because lege sports to blacks The NCAA had required that incoming freshmen have a minimum scon: of 820 on the Scholastic Aptitude Test no matter how high their high school grades were in order to participate in college sports District Judge Ronald L Buckwaller cited the NCAA's own research showing that the practice harmed black students' chances of being declared academically eligible He said there were other methods available to reach the goal of higher graduation rates that would be fairer to blacks studen- Hoffman signs big deal PEORIA Ariz (AP) — San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman became baseball's highest-pai- d reliever when he conagreed to a $32 million four-yetract extension through 2003 Hoffman's extension includes a $10 million club option for 2004 which if exercised would make the deal worth $40 million over five years The club has a $2 million buyout and for the first Umeever has granted a r 'clause ar no-tra- de Agassi pulls out Chang and Seles are upset INDIAN WELLS Calif (AP) — d Andre Agassi withdrew Ninth-seede- from the million Newsweek Champions Cup because of a right hamstring strain he suffered on Saturday during a semifinal loss to Gambill in the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic Michael Chang was eliminated by Jan Siemerink 5 6-- 3 in a first-roun- d match No 10th Greg Rusedski slopped Petr Korda 3 6-- 4 Marat Safin ousted No 3 Thomas Enqvist 4 6-- 4 and cl 7-- 6-- 1 6-- Gustavo Kuerten defeated Thomas 4 Muster Monica Seles was upset 6-- 2 6-- 4 by Henrietu Nagyova in the third round of the Evert Cup In other matches Chanda Rubin beat No 7 Amanda Coctzer 4 6-- 4 Sandrine Teslud defeated No 8 2 Nathalie Tauziat 6 (7-and Martina Hingis needed just 54 minutes to defeat inistukc-pron- c Putty 6--2 6-- 6-- 7-- Schnyder6-- 1 2) 6-- KANSAS CITY Mo (AP) — The NCAA agreed coaches who today to pay $545 million to entry-lev- el had sued because they were not being paid enough The governing body of college spoits also agreed to drop its appeal of a judge's ruling in favor of the coaches “This has been a long and — unfortunately — divisive issue" said Charles Wethington NCAA executive committee chairman “It has pitted employee against school and sometimes friend against friend" The settlement was reached through mediation and both parties hud been trying to agree on a settlement figure since Feb 24 The rcstriclcd-eaming- s rule was adopted as a vote of Division I move by cost-cutti- us 6--3 NBA Miami 91 Philadelphia 89 Atlanta 114 Orlando 110 Detroit 75 Washington 71 Milwaukee 81 Chicago 76 Portland 92 Vancouver 73 NHL IHL Las Vegas 4 Utah 3 On television NHL Hockey Colorado at Wash- ington 6 pm TNT — NBA Basketball Seattle at Min- nesota 7 pm KJZZ — NBA Basketball Cleveland at Utah 8:30 pm ESPN2 — Angeles NHL Hockey Detroit at Los Wednesday 1 pm ESPN — Women's tennis Evert Cup quarterfinal match at Indian Wells Calif By The Associated Press appeal was entered “In cases of this type there are consequences for everyone" Wethington said “The important task at hand is to minimize adverse consequences for the t-athletes It is time now for the NCAA and all those who support higher education and intercollegiate athletics to put this behind us and move forward” studen- times George Karl looked deep into his bench to see if those players were willing to look deep into their hearts The strategy worked as Milwaukee’s coach went with his most inspired play- ers Monday night and they lifted Milwaukee past the Chicago Bulls It 6 was the Bucks' third win in as many tries vs the diluted Bulls “At halftime I just decided I was going to go with more than a shooting team or a big team I was just going to go with my best attitude team” Kail said Michael Curry apparently had the best attitude Curry’s jumper put Milwaukee ahead for the first time — and for good — at 75-7- 4 with 3:07 left He finished with 10 points “I thought Michael Curry’s guts was very obvious on the court for us I don’t think we win this game without Michael" Karl said “He gave us the confidence the defense the energy and also made some shots to go with it to help us win the game” Ray Allen finished with 17 points including eight after a confrontation with Toni Kukoc in which Allen shoved Kukoc after being elbowed in the windpipe Chicago which dominated Milwaukee in the years when Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were around led by as many as 15 in the second quarter and took a 47-3- 7 halftime lead 81-7- 15-fo- ot “Boy it was ugly" Karl said “I thought we came out flat I thought Chicago did a great job preparing for some of our offensive stuff and controlled us We didn't have a defensive attitude in the game and they got off to a big lead “I was encouraged on how we fought back’’ Heat 91 76ers 89 Dan Majerle pul in Tim Hardaway's miss with 11 seconds remaining Terry Porter paced Miami with 20 points while Allen Iverson the NBA's leading scorer led Philadelphia with 28 The Heat have won 12 of their last 14 games and seven in a row at home They foul-plagu- have beaten the 76ers nine straight Mourning injured his right ankle 36 seconds into the second half when he picked up his fourth foul while Theo Ratliff scored from close range Mourning's ankle was retaped and he returned in the fourth period Trail Blazers 92 Grizzlies 73 Jimmy Jackson scored a season-hig- h 21 points as nagging injuries didn't prevent Portland from its seventh straight win Damon Stoudamire sealed the victory at Vancouver with all of his 10 points in the third quarter Brian Grant finished with 14 points and nine rebounds as the Trail Blazers improved to 14-- 3 Stoudamire (bruised left heel) and center Arvydas Sabonis (slightly sprained right knee) played despite getting banged up in Sunday’s win over Houston Shareef Abdur-Rahi- m scored 19 points for the Grizzlies who lost their eighth straight and 11th of their last 12 The 73 points were a low for Vancouver this season Pistons 75 Wizards 71 Grant Hill had 19 points eight assists and eight rebounds to lead surging Detroit which has won seven of eight 18 Loy Vaught added a season-hig- h points and eight rebounds for the host Pistons Mitch Richmond led Washington with 22 points and Otis Thorpe had nine points and 17 rebounds Both teams were missing starters Wizards point guard Rod Strickland didn't make the trip with a groin strain while Pistons power forward Don Reid was a late scratch with a sprained ankle The Wizards have just two wins in their last eight Hawlu 114 Magic 110 Mookie Blaylock’s steal of an inbounds pass with 54 seconds remaining helped Atlanta snap Orlando’s home winning streak Steve Smith led the Hawks with 24 points and Dikembe Mutombo had 18 points and 17 rebounds Alan Henderson had 19 points and 12 rebounds Nick Anderson had 34 points on shooting as six Magic players scored in double figures 10-ga- AP photo Chicago Bulls forward Dickey Simpkins (8) in the first quarter Monday dunks in front of Milwaukee Bucks' Tyrone Hill Stanford assistant gets Neighbors reflect Nevada coaching job on “Joltin’ Joe” Tedays quote “I don't know maybe we're a bunch of chokers we got close to where we wanted to be We were two games under 5U0 But when it came time to push fur— Montreal ther we didn't do defenseman Stephane Quintal after Montreal's 5-- 1 loss to Florida always kxiking at UNLV" he said Johnson said he’ll remain with the Cardinal through the NCAA tournament but will mix in some recruiting for the Wolf Pack at his native Seattle this week “I don’t know who’s more excited you all or me” he told a small crowd that gathered for the hastily called news conference on the basketball floor at the Lawlor Events Center “I’ll leave after practice (Tuesday) for Seattle and start recruiting” he said Johnson signed a contract worth about See NEVADA on Page 9 Silas takes over Hornets FORT MILL SC (AP) — Paul Silas wanted to be a head coach again in the NBA He didn't want it to come this way Silas wa named the Charlotte Hornets' interim coach Monday one day after the resignation of Dave Cowcns his close friend former boss and with the Boston Celtics in the 1970s ‘Tic's a good man and I'm sorry to see him go" Silas said of Cowcns who led the Hornets to consecutive seasons in his first two years in Charlotte But Cowens became ry it” Earlier this year the judge in the case granted the coaches’ motion to increase the damages to nearly $75 million to adjust for inflation The NCAA appealed to the 10th Circuit Court contending the court made mistakes in the trial The mediation services became available when the petition for Karl finds the solution for Bucks 78-1- FSR — gs The court tripled the damages to $67 million because it was an antitrust case Milwaukee tops Chicago again RENO Nev (AP) — Stanford assistant Trent Johnson says his goal as the new coach at Nevada is to turn UNLV into the “other" basketball team in the state “I think this is very very doable in terms of building a winner building a program" Johnson 42 said Monday on the Reno campus of the Big West Conference school “I've been spoiled the last three years playAnd I’m not talking about ing in late March the NIT” he said of the Stanford squad that has gone 9 in his three years as an assistant to coach Mike Montgomery “I don’t want to be in a position where we’re Florida 5 Montreal 2 Carolina 4 Buffalo 1 Ottawa 9 Tampa Bay 3 NY Rangers 3 Toronto 2 OT pm schools in 1991 The rule capped salaries for assistant in various sports at $12000 for the academic year and $4000 for the summer The rule was lifted in 1995 after the courts found the NCAA violated antitrust law Last fall the NCAA offered $44 million as a settlement while the coaches sought $60 million case was a consolidation of The restricted-earninthree lawsuits In 1997 a federal judge in Kansas City declared the legislation violated antitrust law The NCAA lost an appeal and its petition to have the US Supreme Court hear the case was denied last fall A trial on damages was held in Kansas City last year and a jury awarded the coaches more than $22 million top-seed- ed Monday! scores 5 Pages NCAA pays big settlement to coaches The New York Mets at Thomas White Stadium in Port St Lucie Fla observe a moment of silence for New York Yankees great Joe DiMaggio before the start of a preseason game Monday NCAA may not 9 1999 increasingly frustrated with owner George Shinn's unwillingness to give him a raise or pay top dollar to talented players So the Hornets turned to Silas 55 the only one of Cowcns' three assistants with NBA head coaching experience to try to revive a franchise beset by poor play weak leadership injuries and falling attendance i “I can’t even worry about that" Silas said “All I can do is coach the 12 guys that I have and let the chips fall where they may” Shinn is the target of a lawsuit accusing him of unwanted sexual advances and some fans are calling on him to sell the team Injuries have sidelined the team's best two players and one of them leading scorer Glen Rice is the subject of ongoing trade talks with the Lakers Considering those circumstances Silas acknowledged his new job doesn't exactly look like the chance of a lifetime See SILAS on Page 9 MARTINEZ Calif (AP) — llurrictc Langcmcicr headed to the waterfront when she heard of Joe DiMaggio's death worried a souvenir hunter might try to break off a piece of the "Joltin' Joe” speedboat DiMaggio donated to the town Instead she found flowers The town of DiMaggio's birth reacted with quiet dignity to his death on Monday a fitting tribute to a shy man who carefully guarded his privacy even among neighbors "He conducted himself always as a gentleman” said John Sparacino a former mayor of Martinez “He was very private though he did have an opportunity to touch a lot of people throughout his life” Langemeicr was one of many Martinez residents who on Monday visited the "Joltin’ Joe" which the Hall of Famer received on Joe DiMaggio Day on Oct 1 1949 in front of 69551 fans at Yankee Stadium “It's tantamount to the coun- try losing the president” Langemcier said “He was a hometown kero" A bouquet of daffodils and carnations sat beside the “Joltin' Joe” along with a note whose ink was beginning to smear in a cold rain “Dear Joe from dear loyal and loving fans” it said DiM ggio was born in Martinez in 1914 Though he moved with his family to San Francisco a year later he often returned to fish with cousins or visit with grandchildren Residents sometimes saw the lanky white-haire- d gentleman wheeling his shopping cart gently through Longs Dnigs stop- ping to chat with his granddaughter who worked there His eyes would focus on the floor avoiding the astonished stares of strangers Or DiMaggio would slip over to Amato's restaurant for a meal He’d sit in the back room shielded from gawkers and autograph hunters He avoided crowds skipping funerals and showing up unexpectedly at the mortuary to pay his last respects “His head was always down he wouldn't look around No eye contact” said Ernie LascII who owned a hardware store and used to sell DiMaggio his fishing licenses “He was just a naturally shy guy very mod- est" Marie Amato Goodman whose family ran the restaurant See JOE on Page 8 |