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I mi Hites to announce VU football on WZTV AREA DIGEST TV-TICKETS Compiled from staff reports Treen topples Buchi in State Closed semis $5 high school and under. Home games: Sept 7, Western Kentucky, Sept 14, Southern Illinois; Sept 21, Kentucky State; Sept 28, Southeast Missouri; Oct 12, Middle Tennessee; Oct 26, Tennessee State; Nov. 23, Murray State. Call 1-648-7903. Tennessee Tech: Season ticket $37 for adults, $19 for high school and under and senior citizens.

Family plan for two adults and three youth tickets, $61. Individual games, adult $10 or $8, youth and senior citizens $6 or $5. Home games, Sept 28, Eastern Kentucky; Oct 9, Austin Peay, Nov. 2, Murray State; Nov. 23, Middle Tennessee.

Call 1-372-3940. Middle Tennessee: Season ticket $24. Individual game, $10 ($9 In advance). Youth ticket day of game, $6. TSU game at Vandy, $12.

Home games, Sept 28, Murray State; Oct 26, SE MIs-soulr, Oct 31, UT-Martin. NASCAR at Michigan: Sunday's Winston Cup race from Brooklyn, is at 11:20 a.m. on ESPN. Sounds baseball: Current homestand ends with tomorrow's double-header with Buffalo at 6:35 p.m. Next homestand Aug.

23-30. Tickets, $6, $5 and $3. Call 242-4371. Radio: WWTN-FM, 99.7. Hope Hines, sports director for WTVF Channel 5, will join Bill King and Norman Jordan as Van-derbilt's football announcers on WZTV games this season.

WZTV executive Eric Davis yesterday said he is not at liberty to confirm the appointments at this time. He said an official announcement will be made sometime next week. But a source told The Tennessean selections have already been made by the Channel 17 station and approved by Vanderbllt officials. Channel 17 Is scheduled to carry at least two Vandy games live this season: the Sept 7 opener at Syracuse and the Sept 21 game at Louisiana State. There Is a possibility other games could be added as the season progresses.

Hines, considered one of Nashville's top TV sportscasters, will handle the play-by-play duties while King and Jordan will share color commentary. Vandy tickets: Don't assume you can go to all five of Vanderbilt's home football games for just $30 as an ad Vandy placed In Sunday's Tennessean would have you believe. You can only get to four games for $30. The Alabama game Is not Included In the package of end-zone seat sales. Compiled by Ttd Power To get tickets to all five home games, you'll pay at least $60.

Vandy's home games: Sept 14, Southern Methodist; Sept. 28, Alabama; Oct 12, Auburn; Oct 19, Georgia; Nov. 9, Kentucky. Other tickets this fall: Tennessee State: Four home games and the Sept 28 Florida game in Atlanta are $65. The four home games alone are $45.

Home games: Sept 21, Grambling; Oct 5, Murray State; Nov. 2, Eastern Kentucky; Nov. 9, Tennessee Tech. The Sept 7 game against Middle Tennessee at Vanderbilt's Dudley Field Is $12. Call 320-3594.

Tennessee: Season tickets are sold out Individual tickets, $22, for Mississippi State (Sept 21), Memphis State (Nov. 2) and Ole Miss (Nov. 16). Call 1-974-2491. Austin Peay: Season ticket $35 for adults, $20 for high school and under.

Individual tickets, $8, -oeheho By HAROLD MUGGINS Spurts Writer Native Englishman Phillip Treen halted Russell Buchi's bid for three straight State Closed men's pro tennis titles yesterday with a 6-2, 7-5 semifinal victory at Centennial SDortsDlex. Treen meets Maryland Farms pro Kevin Kerns In today's 9:30 a.m. final at Centennial In a first singles matchup between the two. Treen kept Buchl running with drops shots and lobs, and much of the time Buchl would track them down, making each point a struggle. "He seemed to get to most everything I hit, but I managed to win my fair share of the points," said Treen, pro at Carnton Club.

"It got to be cat-and-mouse out there. I managed to pass well and lob well." Buchl broke to go up 2-0 In the second set and held visions of turning it into one of his patented three-set victories. Treen held after a long game for a 6-5 lead. Then at match point, he hit a deep volley which Buchi netted. Knights, new coach The new Nashville Knights hockey coach "has come to terms" and will be announced within a week.

It appears that the long wait for the naming of a replacement for Peter Horachek has come to end. Horachek's contract was not renewed in April. "The prospective coach has come to terms with us in principal," said Knights director of media relations Craig Jenkins yesterday. "It is just a matter of getting the final details worked out We will have a press conference probably next week." The Knights will also announce a National Hockey League parent affiliation shortly. Early speculation Upcoming at home UT stops work on stadium due to cost KNOXVILLE Construction of a new baseball stadium at the University of Tennessee has been delayed because bids exceeded the budgetary allotment it was announced yesterday.

The project which Is expected to carry a price tag of approximately $2 million, has been delayed for at least one year, said Bob Davis, as Sounds post fair season at turnstiles By LARRY TAFT Sports Writer A crowd listed at 8,120 fans clicked through the turnstiles Monday night at Greer Stadium to see The Famous Chicken, former major league pitcher Jack Armstrong or the atmosphere of the ol' ballpark. Most assuredly, they didn't turn out to see the play of the 1991 Nashville Sounds, which is on the brink of evolving into the losingest team in franchise history. Nonetheless, following last night's game with Buffalo, Sounds attendance By month with number of games and attendance: Apr! tt April Itoy tt Itay'SOi June T0 June tOi 15-13W73 July tt July 90: Aug. tt Aug. '9 dates to play.

Playoff 9t 0-0 PUyofl -90: 1991 to dt 422,124 1990:605,122 which drew 10,092 fans on Kroger Buyout Night attendance for the year was 422,124. That's a pace which would make this year the second best in attendance since the Sounds moved into Triple-A baseball In 1985. "We're down about 58,000 from last year, but I never expected this team to equal last year said Nashville Sounds President Larry Schmittou. "This might have been the worst schedule we've had since we started. We had too many April and May home dates, too many long home-stands and too many long road trips.

We had few key weekend days and missed being at home on July 3, which Is always our very best day. We got behind with our attendance in April and May and never were able to catch up." The 1990 Sounds also added to their record attendance total by a favorable home schedule and consistently winning. Only once did last year's club lose more three games in a row. And from July 22 through Aug. 9, when Schmittou was making a major-league expansion season-ticket push and baseball interest was peaking, the Sounds reeled off 18 wins in 20 games.

"Winning and losing is certainly a factor," Schmittou said. "A winning team, especially one that wins by scoing a lot of runs, is a bonus. "Weather has hurt attendance this year, too. In Games 18-34, we fell behind 30,000. The team was playing pretty well that's the last time it was over .500 but we had rain on seven of those 17 days.

Rain Mallard 12th in national golf tourney It was Buchi's first loss to a local player in a Nashville tourney since Scott Vowels beat him 6-2, 6-3 In the '88 City Closed final. "I broke back to get to 2-2, then I held, which gave me back some momentum," said Treen, 27, who played the European satellite tour three years ago. "I don't think I could have made it In three sets," said Treen who said a wrist Injury gradually forced him off the tour. Kerns, 32, played some of his best tennis ever In a 6-0, 5-1, retired win over Van van Ungen, 19, an '88 finalist Van Ungen relnjured an old shoulder Injury early In the match and finally retired late In the second set In the women's final, top seed Meg Bandy of Chattanooga breezed past Caroline Cox 6-2, 6-0. "The difference was that I've had four years of college playing experience," said Bandy.

Brentwood's Peggy Omohundro and daughter Cindy Davis won the women's doubles title. agree to terms centered around the New Jersey Devils, but Jenkins nixed that report The Knights open the season Oct 24 at Knoxville and at home vs. Louisville Oct 30. Knights notes: The season ticket count Is about 798, slightly ahead of this time last year. "When we name the new coach, the Interest generated should put us over 1,000 mark," said marketing director Scott Greer.

Goalie John Reid married Shanda Lynn Germany on Friday. Trevor Jobe and wife Tiffany are expecting their first child around Jan.l. sistant athletic director for facilities. Davis said alterations will be made In architectural plans In order for the project to be rebld, with construction beginning next summer. The current stadium plan features 2,300 permanent seats.

four-day total of 307, tying him for 12th in the event Scott Johnson of Kennewlck, won the tourney with a 297, despite shooting an 80 yesterday. Johnson finished three strokes ahead of the nearest competitor. terday. Rusty Fordham also smashed a home run. The victors now play Louisiana or Texass in a game at 3 p.m.

today. Eubanks, Blackwell picked in CBA draft Tennessee State's J.J. Eubanks, who made WBL's Nashville Stars this summer as a rookie free agent, was drafted in the Continental Basketball Association college draft yesterday along with Stars newcomer James Blackwell. Eubanks, a guard-forward who played only one semester of Division I basketball, was chosen by Rockford in the sixth round. Blackwell, a point guard from Dartmouth, went to Wichita Falls in the fourth round.

The Global Basketball Association's Music City Jammers also drafted Eubanks to play for them this winter. He can choose between the Jammers, the CBA or a possible European deal. "I went so late in the CBA that It scares me to think if I didn't play here this summer," said Eubanks. However, because of his WBL commitment, he was unable to accept the Minnesota Tlmberwolves' rookie-camp invitation recently. Said Tlmberwolves scout Walt Per-rln, at last night's game: "He's got skills that can transpire to the NBA level.

He needs some seasoning." A tough decision: Eubanks figures the CBA has a pipeline to his NBA dreams, the GBA allows him to play in Nashville, and Europe might pay more money. weekend, host Florida tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Bayer Leverkusen is 0-5 on its tour. Henrie started in place of Lee Campbell, out with the flu. ANN ARBOR, Mich.

Gallatin junior golfer Mark Mallard posted his best round of the week in the finale of the Insurance Youth Golf Classic, shooting a 2-over-par 74 yesterday. The performance gave him a Buhner's big bat perks up The Nashville Sounds' game with Buffalo was still in progress at presstime. SEATTLE (AP) Jay Buhner Is on a home run tear, and Seattle Mariners manager Jim LeFebvre thinks he knows why. "He's been getting some quality at-bats. He's been very relaxed and more selective," LeFebvre said.

After two injury-plagued seasons in Seattle and a rocky start this year, Buhner went into last night's game having hit three homers in his last two games and 1 1 in his last seven. He had 23 this season in 269 at-bats. "When he goes up there trying to hit singles, he winds up hitting home runs. He's just a very confident hitter right now," LeFebvre said. "At the start of the season, he was just putting too much pressure on himself." Buhner, who slugged his way out of LeFebvre's doghouse, Is delighted at his new status.

"It's been a while," he said of his flashy showing. "I've been hurt the past couple of years. This is new territory to me." "There were times this season when it was tough, man, coming to the park, not knowing whether you're going to play. One stretch I didn't play for 10 games. "But I kept on working.

I got to the cage early, working with Gino Gene Clines, the Mariners' batting coachl He stuck with me, kept my confidence up, and I got a ton of swings whether I played or not It paid off." Clines sees the payoff, too. "Two years from now, Jay is going to be one of the game's complete players, hitting for an average, hitting with tremendous power, running, throwing, fielding, the whole ball of wax." Buhner hit two homers Monday night in a 6-3 victory over Oakland his second two-homer game this season. "I'm not Just preying on the fast-balls," he said after the game. "Tonight I hit a fastball and a change. In California I hit a forkball and a curve." The fates finally may be smiling on Buhner, who turned 27 yesterday.

He was traded to Seattle by the New York Yankees in 1988. He started the 1989 season in Calgary and was promoted to Seattle in June of that year, starting out with homers in three consecutive games, June 5-7. But by early July, he was sidelined with a sprained wrist, followed by a series of other injuries through the 1990 season. 'prospects' partment matters. Although maintaining innocence, UT President Joe Johnson on Sunday acknowledged "a little bit of looseness" as to how the camps were conducted.

Johnson made the statement when he announced self-imposed penalties against the UT football program. The penalties include a reduction in the total number of scholarships from 95 to 85 in the next two years. A decision on the case is not expected until next month. DiNardo In controversy. "I don't know Gerry DiNardo I didn't even know how to spell his name until that night.

I wrote what I thought was a fair and accurate story about how he views his program and the SEC, based on the comments he made." The magazine, after refusing to run the storj, insisted that Exiim still accept a $300 payment. Bellevue beats Arkansas in regionals Lee Mundy belted two home runs to lead Bellevue to a 12-7 wion over Arkansas in the Southern Regionals of the Little League baseball tournament In St Petersburg, yes Tonight's game A 6:35 p.m., double-header Is slated for tonight with the Buffalo Bisons. Joe Turek (2-4, 4.99 ERA) will be on the mound tor the Sounds In the opener against Rick Reed (11-4, 2.10 ERA). The Bisons will start Tim Meeks (2-7, 3.49) while Nashville's second starter was undecided. Bates goes home to be In Texas Sounds inf ielder Billy Bates, who has been on the disabled list much of the season due to Injuries, left the team last night for his home In Houston, Texas.

Bates, 27, hasn't played for Nashville since July 1 1 when he relnjured his left hamstring Earlier, he spent five weeks on the DL with a lower back injury. "I'm a little disappointed In the way things have gone for me this year," Bates said prior to leaving Nashville. "This year hasn't been a good one for me and not for the team, really. "It's another one of those frustrating years when nothing goes right for you. My goal right now is to go home and get healthy and prepare myself for next year." Bates possibly could have come back In a couple of weeks, but with so little of the season remaining, it was felt rehab would be more productive.

"I wouldn't have helped this team and mentally, I wouldn't have helped myself," Bates said. Bates was one of a half-dozen Sounds hit by injury or illness recently. Jack Armstrong recovered enough from the flu to pitch last night but Terry Lee was still absent with the stomach virus. Stanley Jefferson was back for last night's game but pitchers Jose Alvarez, Ross Powell and Charlie Mitchell all had nagging injuries. Facts, to last night's game, the Sounds' record for the month of August stood at 7-7.

The Sounds have had a losing record every month this season: 8-9 in April, 13-16 in May, 12-18 in June and 14-15 in July. andor really hot weather causes people to stay away." Schmittou has some type of promotion every night Some are as limited as half-price tickets for groups. Others, like last night, are buyouts from sponsors like Kroger. reference to Tennessee's inviting "only legitimate prospects" appears to indicate that the session was In conflict with NCAA rules which say such camps must be "open to any and all entrants, limited only by number and age." While it is permissible to evaluate the athletic ability of camp participants, rules prohibit schools from structuring a camp solely for top prospects. According to those familiar with the case, NCAA enforcement division representatives hit hard at Exum said "at least five other people have since told me they heard DiNardo say the same things I heard." Ken Hudgens, executive director of the National Commodore Club, accompanied DiNardo to the function.

Hudgens said he does not recall DiNardo making the remarks. Exum also wrote: This year the 'geniuses' at Tonight vs. Buffalo (2), 6:35 Aug. 23 vs. Louisville, 7:35 Aug.

24 vs. Louisville, 7:35 Aug. 25 vs. Louisville, 7:35 Aug. 26 vs.

Indianapolis, 7:35 Aug. 27 vs. Indianapolis, 7:35 Aug. 28 vs. Buffalo (2), 6:35 Aug.

29 vs. Buffalo, 7:35 p.m. Aug. 30 vs. Buffalo, 7:35 p.m.

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23 Team Picture Night vs. Louisville. Aug. 24 Baseball Card Night vs. Louisville.

Aug. 30 Fan Appreciation Night vs. Buffalo. "I think attendance has been exceptional in relation to the way this team has played. Our longest streak has been four games, and Cincinnati has called up a large number of our players, especially pitchers," Schmittou said.

Tennessee's failure to advertise except by word of mouth the senior session of the summer camp which attracted some of the nation's top prospects. The summer camp issue is potentially the most serious charge among six allegations against Tennessee. UT officials admitted guilt to four charges dealing with the activities of then-assistant coach Jack Sells but have maintained innocence on allegations dealing with the summer camp and a lack of Institutional control in athletic de Vanderbilt are going to host the 'dummies' from Alabama, Auburn and Georgia, among others." "I really had a problem with that sentence," said Hoolahan. "It was an editorial comment made by Roy, and I Just didn't feel it was at all appropriate." Exum yesterday said he didjpot Intend to Immerse Vanderbilt and Henrie rises to taller heights, scores 38 points in Stars' win Ex-UT recruiter to NCAA: camp for Mingey resigned at UT last winter and is currently assistant athletic director at West Point. Mlngey's statement, which was read and discussed during Tennessee's hearing, appears to concur with NCAA allegations that UT ran an illegal "invitation-only" session of its summer camp in 1 986-90.

In retrospect Mingey's assessment of Urs camp could be the most damaging statement uttered during the 52-hour hearing. His By CAROL STUART Sports Writer Darren Henrie, who scored a season-high 38 points last night will tell you: the ball bounces funny in the World Basketball League. Henrie's usual weaknesses in the height-restricted summer pro basketball league turned into his advantages against Germany's Bayer Leverkusen squad, which Is exempt from the WBL's under-6-foot-5 limit in its nine-game tour. So he was able to outqulck and outshoot the players his size (maybe a tad over 6-5) and above, including a pair of 7-foot centers, as the Nashville Stars beat the Germans 122-100 at Municipal Auditorium. "I've said all along he plays better against bigger people than smaller players," said Stars Coach Ron Greene, who has given the former Lipscomb All-American only 1 0 minutes of playing time a game.

"He may have a better chance in the NBA than the WBL at times because of matchups." Henrie, the Atlanta Hawks' final 1990 cut who is Invited back for this October's veterans camp, says onlookers and scouts "can't really judge the talents of players by playing in the WBL" "If you were watching me the whole year, you wouldn't think that I could play," Henrie said. It changes the whole scope in a regular league because guys all move down a position. Everybody here is kind of out of position." The Stars (20-26), eliminated from WBL postseason over the DiNardo 'quotes' erased as Vanderbilt nixes magazine story day. DiNardo said he assumed he was "addressing an alumni group" and not speaking on the record. Exum said he introduced himself to DiNardo prior to the meeting and that he was certain the coach was aware at least one replprter was present.

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