Show 'J : f B12 gaaihe Heralcft)QurnaDt&qartnJtah?SaturdaMarcrt17f2QQ 1 '6 ? ki - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Grass grass-blen- d synthetic Sd muny options Officials at the University of Utah have been shopping for ' new turf to put down in Rice-EcclStadium which had its field ripped out for the 2002 Winter Olympics opening and closing ceremonies ' The stadium is home to the school's football team which won't be able to play on the ice skating rink that sits where its field used to be ' The Sail! Lake Organizing Committee ordered the field ' tom out for the ceremonies which featured the “child of light" and 1970s demon rockers KISS SLOC will pay for the new turf but the amount allotted has not been disclosed ' The school is leaning toward a synthetic blend of turf which won't resemble the old hard AstoTurf that cov- ered the surface from 1972-9- 4 It should alsobe an improvement bn the SportsGrass turf of 1995-9- 9 SportsGrass a combination of real grass and ' synthetic fibers seemed like the wave of the future at the time hut the school ended the experiment and installed real grass in 2000 y--' es A ft - 7:30 am - 8 pm Wednesday t 7:30 am - 8 pm 7:30 am - 6 pm Friday Saturday xr—a— S&V ice-skati- ng ' Today's grass knockoffs are better than the hard plastic AstroTurf of the 1970s and 1980s - “The Guaranteed Year! ' y'syn- hew-generati- thetic grass looks like feels like plays like grass” stadium manager Mark Burk said The new surface's rubbery foundation protects against injuries better than traditional artificial turf and has the dura- bility to host high school play- -' off games one night and a college game the next' It would also allow for motocross events and con' certs: Utah coaches and administrators won't choose a surface for another two weeks Utah foofball coach Ron McBride and athletic director ' Chris Hill say they will only accept artificial turf if it resembles real grass “It would have to play like grass for our football team" Hill said ' Installing 'modem artificial ' turf has cost other Division I schools roughly $1 million Because Rice-EcclStadi- -' ' urn is a entity ' it may need to host events other than football to turn a Burk said profit ' “If we can get multiple use of the stadium that would be ' best for the entire University” Hill said : OiitstipdingBuyapn BFGaodrich TM AM lud Terrain TA BecamfifiMtobTitOonyoiirtlm LTX AT & Ms and every bther Mtthelin tire V ilr instock! AS es ' :1 " le lredpTrijckTires tiger Pessenger ' t i m r y SffeS Peitormarice Tjres FRESNOCaiif: (AP) — - ' ' Fresno State basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian says his future is up in the air “Nothing Is definite” he told The Associated Ppess on Friday after ESPNcom report- ed that he would retire at the end of the year V ''' Tarkanian 71 who saidin November that he wanted to ' coach another yeaf- past tihtiri season said he would decide after the Western Athletic Conference tournament “I don't think l ean longer’’ Tukanianlold ' ESWjoom “I’ve gotten lazy recruiting wise And them has been too miich'pain and agony I have had such a diflh cult season: There has been tif ? much promise Tm just fodimT I'asT : i - ' - wv J - '' 'i y v k-' T vi V ‘ ' V - ' ' f-- T' !' f ' ? with it" v Fresno State is 18-into its final regular-seaso-n 12 o— ChSiiauImi AAAlaat - V U-- going " s |