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4 -r MORNING REPORT C2 TUESDAY AUGUST 5 2003 THE NEWS TRIBUNE 'r iroiTiiimir BjskgtbgH All Alabama 1 1 i 1 4 asks judge to dismiss Price suit uk 1 The violations will result in the school forfeiting substantial amount of including the 2001 Southwestern Athletic Conference eastern division championship school president Joe Lee said He called the findings embarrassment to the All-SEC linebacker leaves school Alabama linebacker Brooks Daniels has withdrawn from school and will sit out his senior season for undisclosed medical reasons 1 Daniels became the first Alabama player to record 100 tackles in back-to-back seasons and was a first-team preseason All-Southeastern Conference pick Coach Mike Shula said Monday the door will be left open for Daniels to rejoin the team in time 1 for next season but declined to elaborate on the reasons for his departure In response more than a dozen players planned to sue the university to keep Cole according to their attorney Julian McPhillipa Cole his brother assistant coach Johnnie Cole and assistant coach Richard Freeman were suspended with pay Friday University of Memphis assistant coach Charles Coe III wu named interim coach The report Alabama State submitted to the NCAA on July 22 alleges Cole played ineligible players and paid for strippers to entertain recruits and that assistant coaches had improper contact with potential recruits Cole has denied those tions He admitted Monday to minor infractions including one instance where Johnnie Cole flew on the same plane some Alabama State recruits were on which is a violation He contends Alabama's actions are not protected by governmental immunity Price is seeking $10 million in punitive damages and $10 million in compensatory damages: He is seeking the same amounts in a lawsuit against Sports Illustrated which published an article detailing alleged actions at a topless bar and hotel in Pensacola Fla that led to his dismissal The board of trustees also was named in the suit response called much of Price's complaint and said any humiliation he suffered was of the principled leadership the university expected Price's tenure as head coach ended as a result of his admittedly reck- less and irresponsible behavior and a profound lade of judgment" the university said in its motion Colleges: University that fired former WSU coach daims immunity NEWS TMMJNf NEWS SERVICES The University of Alabama asked a judge to dismiss former football coach Mike $20 million lawsuit contending courts have held universities as state agencies immune from litigation The university also maintains that president Robert Witt is immune because he fired Price in his official capacity Price formerly head football coach at Washington State filed the lawsuit in Birmingham Ala federal court on July 14 claiming denial of due process violation of civil rights breach of contract wrongful termination and fraud Sounders San Jose to meet again US Open Cup: No not Man hut this one boasts tradition too by Don Ruiz The News Tribune Exactly two weeks after being visited by one of the best soccer teams in the world Seattle will be visited tonight by one of the best soccer teams in the United States The difference is reflected in the turnstiles Manchester United's July 22 game against Celtic sold out 67000-seat Seahawks Stadium in a matter of hours Meanwhile some final few tickets remained available late Monday for the San Jose Earth- quakes' game at 7 tonight against the Seattle Sounders at 2JX)0-seat Husky Soccer Field on the University of Washington campus Still most everyone associated with this US Open Cup pairing of the Earthquakes (8-3-6 in MLS) and the Sounders (12-4-5 in the A-League) agreed that Manchester United's high-profile visit was a good thing for soccer in this country think any publicity for soccer is said Earthquakes forward Landon Donovan perhaps the United most celebrated player think it was a success obviously They soldout mast of those gamesThatt what we all (in MLS) hope for where we want to ga We know we have a long way to ga but taking the right that's as big as it gets Manchester United and Celtic is another big said Earthquakes midfielder Ian Russell a former member of the Huskies and Sounders level is unbelievable Maybe the fens will see that Price appealed his firing but a faculty panel rejected his request for a hearing He went to Alabama from Washington State after last season but had not signed a seven-year $10 million contract when Witt fired him Trouble at Alabama State -Alabama president said that the school has started the process for firing coach LG Cole following the internal investigation that revealed several violations in the football program see how we go in the Yallop said starting a strong side to try to get a result but see how it goes: got a tough game here and got a tough game Friday so I'm trying to balance this so I get two good results" Last season when the same teams met in the same tournament the Sounders jumped to an early lead that forced Yallop to install Donovan and other top players They made the difference as the Earthquakes advanced in overtime San Jose treated the Sounders even more casually earlier this season playing to a 0-0 draw in Sea-hawks Stadium Several of San Jose's top players even travel for that exhibitioa This game should be taken more seriously The US Open Cup dates back to 1914 making it the oldest soccer cup competition irf the United States and among 1 the oldest in the world The single-elimination tournament is open to amateur and professional teams throughout the MATT MASHCAASI THE ASSOCIATED MESS San Jose defender Craig Waibei right and keeper Pat Onstad prepare for a comer kick during practice Monday at Husky Soccer Field The Earthquakes play the Seattle Sounders tonight In the US Open Cup WSU camp opens today in Pullman New faces: With 18' lettermen gone Cougars look to reload for 2003 By Don Ruiz The News Tribune Hill football camp opens today for the Washington State Cougars -all of them In past seasons freshmen and transfer players arrived in advance of the returning veterans This season due to changes in NCAA regulations all players will arrive togeth-er today 25 days before the Cougars' season-opening game Last season WSU finished 10-3 overall went 7-1 in the Padfio-10 Conference and lost to Oklahoma in the Rose Bowl 34-14 Eighteen lettermen departed from that team -1 1 on offense six on defense and one kicker High-profile losses included captain Jason Gesser at quarterback first-round NFL draft choice Marcus Trufant at cornerback and Outland Ihrphy winner Rien Long at defensive Hoping to help fill those holes are Matt Kegel who begins camp as the Not 1 quarterback Jason David named on preseason lists as one of the nation's top comerbacks and Isaac Brown similarly named on lists among defensive linemen Hying to lead the Cougars to a school-record third-straight bowl game will be new head coach Bill Doba who succeeds Mike Price after 14 yean as his assistant The initial gathering today will deal with practical issues: new players will be fitted for equipment check into the dorm and undergo physicals The team hits the field for the first time Wednesday practicing in helmets in the morning going on to a team lunch at midday and then enduring Media Day interviews in the afternoon The team will practice in helmets again Thursday then add shoulder pads on Friday before beginning full-contact work Sunday The first two-a-day practices start Monday Scrimmages are tentatively scheduled for 7 30 pun Aug 13:930 am Aug 16 730 pun Aug 20 and what is railed a modified scrimmage on Aug 23 at a time to be announced The season starts against Idaho at 7:30 pm Aug 30 at Seahawks Stadium Other non-conference games include a Sept 6 date at Notre Dame and a Sept 13 visit to Colorado Conference play begins Sept 27 at Oregon great Gola in coma NEWS TMIUNE NEWS SERVICES Basketball Hall of Famer Tom Gola wu comatose and in serious condition Monday His wife Caroline told The Philadelphia Inquirer that Gola 70 has been in a coma at a Philadelphia hospital since July 2S when he lost his balance and hit his head on a curb while walking to a restaurant Gola who finished his college career with 2201 rebounds is one of only two players to win an NIT NCAA and NBA championship according to the Hall of Fame A three-time All-American Go-las led LaSalle to the NIT championship in 1952 and the NCAA title in 1954 when he was the tournament's mo6t outstanding player In his rookie season Gola helped lead the Philadelphia Warriors to the 1955-56 NBA title He was a five-time All-Star during his nine-year career Wooden Court Former UCLA coach John Wooden and his late wife will be honored Dec 20 when the basketball floor at Pauley Pavilion will be named and Nell I Wooden Wooden 92 I was UCLA's I coach for 27 sea-1 before retir-ling in 1975 He coached the Bru-I ins to a record 10 NCAA championships in his last 12 years Under new coach Ben Howland the Bruins face Michigan State on Dec 20 Jtadng Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson owes about $17 million in taxes and $500000 in legal fees according to documents filed by the boxer in bankruptcy court Tyson 37 also owes $174000 to a Las Vegas jewelry company and $78000 to a New York carpet dealer he disclosed when he filed 'for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York on Friday The US Internal Revenue Ser- vice is owed $13 A million and the Inland Revenue Service has a claim for $4 million No rematch for Klttschko -Heavyweight champion Lennox Lewis is considering retirement and has decided against fighting again this year meaning a rematch against Vitali Klitschko in December take place has been very public in his comments that he was seriously considering retirement that he just sure he wants to go Lewis' attorney Judd Burstein said Monday from his home in Westport Conn Trank Top-seeded Andre Agassi breezed into the second round of the Tennis Masters Canada tournament with an easy win over Frederic Niemeyer at Montreal The top-ranked player who is seeking his fourth Canadi-an Open title took 1 hour 4 minutes for a 6-46-2'win Earlier fourth-seeded Carlos Moya lost to A maud Clement 7-6 (4) 4-6 6-3 In another upset Canadian Simon La rose stunned Gustavo Kuerten defeating the 13th-seeded Brazilian 7-5 7-6 (2) Hon racing The late Hubert Hine who trained 5-year-old Skip Away to Hone of the Year honors in 1998 led four inductees into the National Museum of Hall of Fame on Monday Mike Smith was enshrined in the jockey category and the elected horses were Predsionist in the male thoroughbred category and Dance Smartly in the female category Hine purchased Skip Away as a 2-year-old for $22500 at auction as a birthday gift to his wife Carolyn Skip Away went on to win 16 stakes races and more than $96 million in career earnings Hera ind there The Chinese national soccer team jvill play the New York-New Jersey MclroStars at Giants Stadium on Sept 9 China which made its first appearance at the World Cup last year played in Oakland in 2001 losing 2-1 to the US national team Its but match in Giants Stadium wu a 1-1 flriw with the New York Cosmos in 1977 St Louis Blues forward hoi Demitra wu awarded the second-largest NHL arbitration payout and Will earn Jfi5 milium next season Demitra earned $3975 million lut year when he lead the Blues in scoring with 93 points University of Cincinnati basketball player Armeia kirk bud pleaded innocent to charges (hat he struck a 17-year-old girl dur-hig an argument at his apartment United States MLS teams have won the cup six of the past seven years But in 1999 the Rochester Rhinos prevailed The winner tonight will move on to face the winner of a match Wednesday between the Los Angeles Galaxy of MLS and the Fresno Fuego of the Premier Development League If the Sounders advance they would bid to host the game at Sea-hawks Stadium bringing yet another high-caliber competition' to a year that has been full of them feel like thereh momentum just in terms of all the Sounders general manager Adrian Hanauer said is just more going on in soccer Last year was a great soccer year too with the men's World Cup and this is a great soccer year Hopefully there wjll be more and more great years and eventually every year will be a great year for soccer Don Ruiz 253-597-8908 don ruiz8maiL tribnetcom MLS San Jose Earthquakes makes the crowd a little more intimate In England the stadiums aren't huge: 35000 and they pack them in Hanauer cautioned that any timetable is uncertain but he hopes to have commitments in place by next spring with a chance for a team to begin play in 2005 or 2006 will get it done as quickly as we can in a way that is best for the Sounders and the he said not a disaster for anybody's checkbook Sounders eye Kent for MLS friendly stadium and it will spark some That is the hope The huge crowds that turned oiit for Manchester tour were dotted with people who attended for different reasons Some were pure fens of the game Others were followers of specific teams Many were simply drawn by a chance to drink in the spectacle of dub soccer at its highest leveL Not all of those people are available to MLS or A-League dubs But Donovan points out hooking some would be a start think it's a potential audience but we need to have a better product on the field with the players and off the field with marketing and on TV" he said we can tap into 5000 or 10000 of them we would be a lot Donovan will be in uniform tonight but not in the starting lineup San Jose coach Frank Yallop said he wants to win but also hopes to keep his players fresh for their return to league play Friday against the Kansas Gty Wizards tion in the project Kent economic development manager Nathan Torgelson said He cited civic benefits induding use of the recreational fiekfcan increase in tourists and vis- itors from youth teams and tournaments using the complex and the increased profile that comes from having a major league sports franchise in town The site being considered has not yet been announced "The Gty of Kenl is very enthusiastic and is willing to partidpate in a significant ways" Hanauer said probably need to pull one more partner into the mix whether that is the school district the county or the state We're pretty encouraged that we could make this thing hap- pen If we believe that we wouldn't be pursuing this as aggressively as we are" Hanauer pointed to the dty of Frisco Texas where the MLS Dallas Burn is creating a $65 million soccer stadium and complex using public and private funds Part of the public fending came from a local school district which kicked in money it had planned to spend on its own high school football stadium (More information available at wwwdal lasbum com MLS the top level of professional soccer in the United States Aik Ilia TNT Our staff of reporters and tors will answer your sports question! Direct your questions by fax to 253-597-8360 by e-mail to fanfaremailtrihnetcom or by mail to Sports Department PQ Box 11000TacomaWA 98411 is evolving away from NFL stadiums because their capadty is often three times beyond the needs of MLS teams In recent years: soccer-specific stadiums with 2QjOOO to 30j000 seats have been built to house MLS teams in Columbus Ohio and in Carson Calif know that Seattle wants to get an MLS team but I think for that to happen they need to get their own soccerapcdfic stadium: a 20000-seatcr" said lan Russell a former University of Washington soccer player and now a member of the SESKHEfiSERVICE at DISCOUNT PRICES BY DON RUZ The News Tribune As Major League Soccer makes another quick visit to Seattle tonight the Seattle Sounders are working to bring a permanent MLS team to Kent The Sounders who currently play in the second-division A-League hope to pair with the dty and perhaps one other entity such as a school district to construct a complex of eight to 10 soccer fields around a soccer-specific stadium with seating for ISjOOO to 20j000 The cost of the complex is projected at around $35 million and if built an MLS team would become the primary tenant would only build it if it were extremely likely that an MLS team would follow shortly -which you could probably read between the lines would mean we would want to have an agreement with an MLS ownership group before it was Sounders general manager Adrian Hanauer said Monday said it is highly highly likely that if the stadium is going to get built we could find an MLS ownership Over the years the Sounders have considered sites for such a complex in Fife east of Lake Washington and more recently at the Midway landfill None have worked out Now however MLS is helping the Sounders with financial plans and projections and their combined efforts have found a receptive audience in the Gty of Kent The dty is considering participa OIL 8 FILTER SPECIAL' $2195! 1 1 15off' 15 U0itaiT major ffittoant SERVICE scSm duty 1 1 fluJJ'QFF1 mmm hs mm knMi MUST PRESENT COUPONS PRIOR TO SERVICE I.