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8C THE NEWS-PRESS, FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 2003 Football Neuheisel gambles, may lose job Mastrole looking to regain his touch VJ If you go WHAT: Memphis Xplorers (3-5) at Florida Firecats (3-5) arenafoot-ball2 league game WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Saturday WHERE: TECO Arena TICKETS: $1 2 or $1 5 available at the box office from the Pac-10 Conference questioned him Wednesday after receiving a tip that he put up $5,000 and won about $20,000 by picking Maryland in 2002, the newspaper reported. NCAA spokesman Jeff Howard said Thursday that he could not comment The NCAA manual specifies that coaches, staff members and athletes may not knowingly "solicit or accept a bet on any intercollegiate competition for any item (e.g., cash, shirt, dinner) that has tangible value." "I never in my wildest dreams imagined I was doing anything to jeopardize my employment," Neuheisel told the Times. The Associated Press SEATTLE University of Washington officials met Thursday to discuss the future of football coach Rick Neuheisel, one day after he said he participated in a college basketball tournament gambling pool the past two years. No decision was immediately announced, and the athletic department had no comment Interim president Lee Huntsman was in meetings with athletic officials and did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment The Seattle Times reported Thursday that Neuheisel participated in informal NCAA basketball pools the last two years.

Two NCAA investigators and one QB used first Firecats stint to propel career By DAVID DORSEY For fans wondering if the are-nafootball2 league can lead to the NFL, Florida Firecats quarterback Ken Mastrole can answer almost. Mastrole, who will start at 730 p.m. Saturday at TECO Arena as the Firecats play host to the Memphis Xplorers, used a 2001 stint with the Firecats to get noticed by the Chicago Bears. "I came down here and played well," Mastrole said of 2001. "I got a shot with the Bears.

They signed me." In 2.002, Mastrole played in NFL Europe with the Amsterdam Admirals. Last Aug. 17, he played for the Bears in an exhibition game against the St Louis Rams. Fourth on the depth chart, Mas MARC BEAUDINThe News-Press QUICK RELEASE: Firecats quarterback Ken Mastrole is starting to feel more comfortable with the team and wants to start asserting himself as a leader. COUNTRY CLUB GOLF 6 land in part because Miami already had Ryan Clement and Scott Covington and in part because he wanted to get away from Florida.

After three years at Maryland, Mastrole transferred to Rhode Island and then began his vagabond professional career. "Maryland recruited me heavily," Mastrole said. "They were throwing it 40 to 50 times a game, and they had a lot of good quarterbacks there, like Neil O'Donnell and Frank Reich. "But I got there, and the program took a turn for the worse. They brought in a new coach who wanted to run the option." Mastrole likes to pass.

Bennett said that for Mastrole to improve he must quit trying too hard. "I think once Kenny lightens up and quits pressing so hard, I think he can be one of the better quarterbacks in this league," Bennett said. "I think he's trying to make something amazing happen on every snap. He doesn't need to do that." Summer Preferred Players Program For $25.00 tax Initiation Fee YOU RECEIVE OUR LOWEST RATES MORE! trole completed a 52-yard pass to wide receiver Kenny Christian. Then, with 55 seconds remaining XytactrnlA Begins May 1st until 93IIU3 $19tax before 11:00 am $16tax after 11:00 am found christian again, this time for Regular Rates are $29 tax before 11:00 am $25 tax after 11:00 am 9 Hole Rates $16 tax before 11:00 am $14 tax after 11:00 am Pnipcr gtilf atiiir required Walking RateN lor Holes $15 lor 18 Holes now-defunct AFL franchise that had operated in Fort Lauderdale.

In what foreshadowed his NFL experience, Mastrole was cut after an outstanding performance. "The one preseason game he played in, he was perfect," Bennett said. "He was 3-for-3 throwing with two touchdowns. He rushed two times with another touchdown. But we had a seven-year veteran in front of him." Mastrole, who graduated from Fort Lauderdale Cardinal Gibbons high school in 1995, had hoped to play for his hometown AFL team in 200L But coming to the Estero-based Firecats worked out the first time.

Mastrole said he hopes it works out the second. Last week, Mastrole fumbled four snaps during a 45-31 loss to the Cape Fear Wildcats. Former center James Clyburn has since left the team "I had never been more frustrated in my life after a sporting event than the other night," Mastrole said. "I've taken thousands of snaps, and I've never fumbled like that" Mastrole, however, has a much better outlook for Saturday's game. He said that after three weeks with the team, he has started to assert himself more as a leader.

"The guys are more emotional this week," he said. "I'm trying to be more vocaL I've known these guys for three weeks. I need to stand up and say something. This week has been more relaxed and upbeat I think this week I'm going to get where I want to be." At Cardinal Gibbons, Mastrole said he compiled a 26-3 record his junior and senior seasons as a starter. The University of Miami recruited him, but he chose Mary- Before 8:30 or For More Information and Tee Times 283-5522 Aner Hate JL Effective 42103 MASTROLE a 8an" winning touchdown as the Bears defeated" the Rams 19-17 on national televisioa Two weeks later, the Bears ait Mastrole in favor of third-string quarterback Henry Burns.

"The whole thing with the Bears bothered me a lot," Mastrole said of playing well and then getting released. "If it was based on who was the better player, then I would have been there. "What are you going to do? It happens to a lot of guys." Mastrole, 26, spent last fall working out and getting ready for the (jll A Cur Your Slice Today Thru Putter Grip Get Dad's Putter 1 mm Regripped With IP! te i-iis i-avonta PI I College Sports Offset Woods Forged Bl-Metal Head Offset Head Design Woods Available In: 10, 12, 3, 5, 7 Team Logo ONLY $9.99 11 "VfUlMl, 0QIIIVI I Ladles Graphite Shafts! or we can 41 your own create logo $69-99 $19.39 FOR Each TMINSTEK tan i Sale Ends -IIU3 FREE LESSONS 15th I June "SWEET" OG.OO i XL 2000 Arena Football League season. He signed with the Detroit Fury but stayed on the bench for the most part as the third-string quarterback. As soon as Firecats quarterback Bryan Sparacino went down with a knee injury a month ago, Firecats coach Ben Bennett and president Chris Vallozzi went to work on bringing Mastrole back to Florida.

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