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Pirates back in first place C3 I Reeves returns to practice C4 Sports Day Running column C6 AL roundup C4 THE DAILY DISPATCH AND ARGUS Wednesday August 15 1990 Cl Eye openers Illini insist innocent Mackovic believes major violations committed agree on every particular case and every single point We did on some and we on John Mackovic CHAMPAIGN (UPD Illinois Athletic Director John Mackovic said Tuesday the Big Ten school and the NCAA Committee on Infractions agreed on certain points during a 16-hour hearing involving charges against the university Mackovic said one of the reasons the hearing lasted so long was the insistance it was not guilty of the major recruiting violations of offering cash and cars to recruits agree on every partic ular case and every single point We did on some and we on Mackovic said said from the beginning there are a lot of conflicting testimonies where we saw different sides of the issue in the hands of the committee The committee heard what we had to say and what the (NCAA) enforcement staff had to Mackovic also the football coach answered questions after his first fall practice with a full team Bradshaw returns for HGC pro-am Pro football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has accepted an invitation for a repeat visit to the Golf Classic for pro-am day Wednesday Sept 6 Bradshaw who helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win four Super Bowl titles twice was honored as the Most Valuable Player in the championship game He was named All-Pro four times Now a television color analyst for pro football Bradshaw remains involved with the fellowship of Christian Athletes Boys Club's and Special Olympic In addition to playing golf on Wednesday the former Steeler great will appear at the Gala Celebrity Pro-Am Party Tuesday night at the Adler Theater headlined by the Smothers Brothers Riley gets Channel 4 sports berth With the move of veteran sportcaster Don Sharp to the news anchor slot at WHBF-TV Channel 4 Fran Riley will be announcini sports at the 6 and 10 pm weekday newscasts for the Rock Islam station the company has announced Riley a Boston native and a graduate of Boston College High School received his degree in mass communications from Emerson College He has been in the Quad Cities since 1978 and has been with WHBF-TV since 1980 He resides along with his wife Jo Ann and daugher Andrea in Blue Grass Leggett tbs Youngvorst as assistant Moline varsity basketball coach Jerry Leggett completed his staff with the approval of the Moline school BoardTuesday Illinois basketball coach Lou Henson said he was relieved the Big Ten school had finished presenting its case NCAA hearing was handled in a professional manner by all Henson said in a written statement am sure the next few weeks will seem endless to us we are confident above all else that fairness will prevail in any forthcoming University officials said they expect to learn the decision within a few weeks University Chancellor Morton Weir supported Illinois Assistant Coach Jimmy Collins during the two-day hearing in Colorado Springs Colo The NCAA accused Collins of offering Chicago prep standout Deon Thomas $80000 to sign a letter of intent a vehicle when he enrolled and help in getting his mother better housing Collins was also accused of offering LaPhonso Ellis of East St Louis $5000 to sign a letter of intent $5000 annual payments and a car Ellis opted to attend Notre Dame signing of Thomas and an unsuccessful effort to land Ellis resulted in five major allegations against the school A guilty finding on any of the five could result in the suspension of the basketball program for a year or longer under the death penalty rule am sure the next few weeks will seem endless to us However we are confident above all else that fairness will prevail in any forthcoming navp Ypungvnrgt lyiii sorw as varsity assistant Ashag IsTy been repoi comb coach Frank Dexter will head up the soi Lou Henson Former Moline head track coach and current Moline varsity i girls football assistant Tom Seitz will coach one ninth grade team while Ken Rodgers will coach the other Also approved by the board Tuesday were the following other athletic appointments: James Ascareggi athletic coach Steven Ford assistant grade 8 football Steven Kastorff head grade 8 football Fernando Rios (non-staff) assistant varsity soccer and Lisa Thuente head coach flags twirlers Rocky plans 7th pre-season grid tailgate What started as a chance for Rock Island football fans to see their preseason scrimmage and EaVe a-get4ogether at the same time has turned into quite an event On Friday Aug 24 the seventh annual Rocky Tailgate Party will be held in conjunction with the annual RedGold football scrimmages at Public Schools Stadium Last event drew over 1300 fans It begins at 5 pm on the lawn at the southwest corner of the stadium Hot dogs snacks and soft drinks will be served while the Rocky pep band and the cheerleaders will perform At 5:30 the event moves inside the stadium where the freshmen will scrimage for about 30 minutes followed by the sophomores at 6 pm and the varsity RedGold game at 6:30 Cost for the entire program is $250 for adults and $150 for and tickets may be purchased from Rock Island football coaches and players cheerleaders at the school from Rock Island Milan Booster Club members or at the gate on the 24th There will also be sign-up tables for new Booster Club and Alumni Association memberships and some Rock Island football shirts and shorts will be sold Again this year radio station WKBF-AM 1270 will do a live remote from the stadium Vincent maintains stance on George KANSAS CITY Mo (UPD Commissioner Fay Vincent reiterating that George reign over the New York Yankees is over issued a lif Injured Faldo to skip World Series of Golf AKRON Ohio (UPD Nick Faldo winner of the Masters and British Open has withdrawn from the World Series of Golf at Firestone Country Club with a stress injury in his left wrist Faldo suffered the injury during the PGA Championship at Shoal Creek last weekend where he finished tied for 19th Faldo is seeking teatment in Chicago for his wrist and he also has withdrawn from this International at Castle Rock Colo The World Series of Golf is scheduled for next weekend really disappointing to lose a player of his caliber but if he is injured he has no said Series tournament manager Jim Cook can sympathize with him I know how bad those injuries can be know that when Faldo competes he wants to have a chance to win and with an iqjuiy he probably be as competitive as he would like to Faldo joins Seve Ballesteros and Jumbo Ozaki who will skip the World Series forget whatever happens with this man ini dth my Vln- future has to be done wit Back at it by George George Allen at age 72 a four-time NFL Coach of the Year with a 116-47-2 mark in 12 NFL seasons is back in the coaching business after a six-year break taking the reins at Long Beach State and is shown exhorting his team at a practice session this week (UPI) Angels halt skid regain division lead in the second the Angels took the lead for good with two in the third second double along with a Larry Gonzales single did the trick Then after getting one in the fourth to make it a 4-1 game the Halos hung a seven-spot on the Cardinals in the fifth to seal the contest A double by Gonzales singles by Corey Kapano Edgal Rodriguez Cesar Delarosa and Ray Martinez and three-run homer put Q-C up 11-1 through five In fact the Angels scored all seven runs in the fifth before making an out was the first one of the season and I felt I got all of Threadgill said of his first of two taters on the By John Marx Staff sports writer Apparently enough was enough Haring lost four straight 8 of the last 10 and fallen from atop the Midwest Southern Division the Quad-City Angels showed Tuesday they still had some first-place fight left in them A 15-1 pasting of the Springfield Cardinals before a crowd of 2375 at John Stadium proved the Angels are up off the deck and prepared to scrap for the division title The win coupled with Cedar loss to Madison moves the Angels to 35-20 and back into first place in the Southern second-half standings by a half-game The Cardinals fall to 26-29 A 16-hit explosion led by Henry two homers and a super pitching effort by Midwest League victory leader Marcus Moore were the keys to stopping the Q-C slide hit the ball said Quad-City Angels manager Don Long after the victory were much more aggressive at the plate If they were throwing a pitch around the plate we were at it It was something we talked about and were trying to The Angels started the scoring with a single run in the home half of the first Biffy single and the first of two doubles by Chad Curtis got the Angel ball rolling After the Cardinals notched a run night saw it take off and it looked like it might curve foul so I thought sit there and wait feel so comfortable right now like sitting in an easy-chair up there The first of the season I get a rhythm going but right now getting my chance to play and show what I can do I guess in my view just a hope that keep me around for a little Taking the sixth inning off from scoring the Angel offense slipped a single run in during the seventh on second dinger then struck for three more in the eighth The same two teams meet tonight at 7 with lefty Norm Montoya getting the mound call for the Angels the cent said prior to game between the Texas Rangers and the Kansas City Royals not senisble to keep prolonging this He go to a spring training game next year without my permission They ought to shut up if they want me to treat him In addition Vincent reportedly has scheduled a Sept 6 hearing on the conduct of Leonard Weinman the executive rice president and chief operating officer George Vincent who completes a -tour of all 26 rngjoi steinbrenner league stadiums Wednesday night in St Louis said he is treating Stembrenner as if he is on the and the Yankees owner will not be allowed to run the team as of Monday over The in place On Monday Mr Steinbrenner will be removed from baseball the sense of any day-to-day the commissioner of baseball said what all about going to happen no question about it I think But it is apparently not over in the the eyes of attorneys who until last week were prepared to accuse the commissioner of severely damaging reputation and business by misrepresenting the agreement In New York Times a source close to Steinbrenner said the Yankee owner was concerned about repercussions that might affect his ability to get government contracts for his company The American Ship Building Company and also his position as a rice president of the United States Olympic Committee Vincent however called the pleadings banging of cymbals that signifies think lawyers who now have much to he said sue so screaming about the process and about how things might have been different but their person signed the agreement and the agreement is in place Everything else is just cheap He said would say the Rose lawyers were much better they knew enough to shut up when it was over and the Steinbrenner lawyers figured that out yet say Steinbrenner) like it Now he would like to change it unhappy with it He understand it But he signed it and we are not going to renogitiate You can bet your bippy on Crime pays off for US World cagers BUENOS AIRES (UPD The United States stole a victory and it helped them into the semifinals of the World Basketball Championships With its two best players out with injuries and the offense sputtering the US team relied on defense in a furious comeback over the final five minutes Monday to wipe out a 12-point defecit and edge Australia 79-78 in the round-robin quarterfinals The United States got its semifinal spot later Tuesday night when Puerto Rico beat Argentina 92-76 Puerto Rico which also assured itself of a semifinal berth will play the United States Wednesday to determine top seed from their group No longer No 1 Lendl upset in Volvo NEW HAVEN Cofin (UPD Ivan Lendl who fell from the No 1 ranking last week Tuesday night was upset by 103rd-ranked MaliVai Washington 6-2 6-3 in the second round of the $1 million Volvo Thunder expects Sumpter back may get Bowie Barry Sumpter Orlando Graham dwindling after his mid-summer release by the Houston Rockets Bowie currently is the CBA property of the Grand Rapids Hoops who plucked the 6-6 swing guard off the QC roster in last CBA expansion draft Sources say Grand Rapids coach Jim Sleeper has made Bowie available but has so far spurned Thunder offers Graham a hulking 6-8 power forward could come at no cost at all He averaged 145 points and 126 rebounds last season at Cedar Rapids before leaving to accept a contract in Italy On return to the States Graham was declared a CBA free agent when it was learned Cedar management had made a handshake deal to allow Graham to leave last year without paying a league-mandated $10000 fine Thunder coach Mauro Panaggio sent a contract to Graham Monday By Craig DeVrleze Staff sports writer Many in a top-notch class of Quad City Thunder rookies could be hard-pressed to make the club come fall even though the coming Thunder edition is expected to bear just a passing resem-blence to the one that closed out the last Top CBA pick Ron Draper could be just one new addition to a completely overhauled frontline The Thunder this week expects to sign center Bariy Sumpter to a 1990-91 contract and also could be close to signing free agent Orlando Graham one of the top rebounders a year ago In addition the Thunder reportedly is pursuing a deal to re-acquire CBA rights to 1988 league MVP Anthony Bowie whose chances of making an NBA club appear to be Anthony Bowla Steva Bardo spring for the rights to overall No 1 pick as well as brooding center Jim Lampley dealt to Tulsa a week ago for first right of refusal to a player released by one of NBA affiliates Illinois and Iowa fans might want to note that player could turn out to be ex-Illini Steve Bardo or ex-Hawk-eye Roy Marble both of whom are NBA property of Tulsa affiliate He said the third-year pro is 90 percent certain he will sign with the Thunder although he may start the season overseas After selecting 13-strong rookie crop Panaggio left little doubt a major overhaul is in the works At most four members of last final roster will be back Gone already are Perry Young and Kelsey Weems who were traded to Oklahoma City in the.