Friday, November 21, 1986/The Battalion/Page 11
rand jury indicts
ex-Memphis St. coach
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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Dana
|irk, former Memphis State basket-
coach, was indicted Thursday by
a federal grand jury on charges of
jjobstruction of justice, mail fraud, in-
JHpme tax evasion and Filing false tax
returns.
■ If convicted on all counts, Kirk,
51, could draw a maximum sentence
of 62 years in prison and Fines of
$912,000, the U.S. attorney’s office
said.
■ Kirk, who turned Memphis State
into a Top 20 contender, also was
Binied in the 11-count indictment
with seeking payoffs to have his
team play in tournaments.
/
■g Fhe coach was fired from Mem-
plus State in September after seven
Basons. Memphis State President
HHiomas Carpenter has refused to
outline his reasons for firing Kirk
/- \lBcept to say it was in the best inter-
'A’ esi of the university.
Kirk was indicted by a grand jury
[at for the past 1 V2 years has been
investigating allegations of sports
/ gambling in the Mid-South.
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■ Kirk was charged in the indict-
lient with soliciting a $2,000 payoff
t| have Memphis State participate in
a basketball tournament at New Or-
S fleans in 1982 and a $10,000 payoff
til send the Tigers to a tournament
al Los Angeles in 1983.
The indictment said Kirk was paid
$10,000 for pregame telephone in
terviews with the media covering the
Los Angeles tournament. The
money was paid by tournament or
ganizers and was required for Mem
phis State’s participation in the
games, the charges said.
The indictment also accused Kirk
of trying to influence the grand jury
testimony of Memphis businessman
Ira Lichterman, who was expected
to testify about basketball tickets al
legedly sold by the former coach.
Kirk told Lichterman to lie or re
fuse to answer if the jury asked
about such ticket sales, the indict
ment said.
The tax charges accuse Kirk of
under-reporting his taxable income
in 1982 and 1983 and of understat
ing income received from summer
basketball camps from 1980-1983.
Kirk took over a struggling bas
ketball program at Memphis State
and posted records of 13-14 in his
first two years with the Tigers.
But the Tigers had a 24-5 record
the following year and were on a roll
that took them to the Final Four of
the National Collegiate Athletic As
sociation tournament in 1985. They
returned to the playoffs last season,
but were eliminated in the second
round.
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p Philadelphia
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4
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Dallas
6
5
.545
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| New York
3
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Denver
6
5
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I New Jersey
2
8
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Sacramento
4
6
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San Antonio
3
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Central Division
Pacific Division
W
L
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I Atlanta
8
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LA Lakers
7
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| Milwaukee
8
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Golden State
5
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.500
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I Chicago
5
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.625
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Phoenix
5
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I Indiana
6
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Seattle
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I Detroit
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Portland
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I Cleveland
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LA Clippers
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Thursday’s Games
| Houston 104, Utah 90
Denver 142. Portland 128
I Dallas 113, LA Clippers 108
Sacramento 92, Indiana 83
I Atlanta 108, Cleveland 89
Milwaukee 116, Seattle 105
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Texas A&M vs. TCU
Aggies by 13
Aggies by 28
Aggies by 28
Aggies by 24
Aggies by 32
Aggies by 35
Arkansas at SMU
Razorbacks by 3
Razorbacks by 7
Razorbacks by 7
Mustangs by 2
Razorbacks by 1
Mustangs by 1
Texas at Baylor
Bears by 6
Bears by 8
Bears by 13
Bears by 7
Bears by 7
Bears by 6
Houston at Texas Tech
Red Raiders by 10
Red Raiders by 4
Red Raiders by 17
Red Raiders by 7
Red Raiders by 10
Red Raiders by 6
Air Force at Rice
Falcons by 1
Falcons by 9
Falcons by 9
Falcons by 7
Falcons by 10
Falcons by 10
Michigan at Ohio State
Wolverines by 3
Wolverines by 2
Wolverines by 4
Wolverines by 7
Wolverines by 6
Buckeyes by 1
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Arizona State at Arizona
Sun Devils by 3
Wildcats by 1
Sun Devils by 3
Sun Devils by 7
Sun Devils by 1
Wildcats by 4
Oklahoma at Nebraska
Sooners by 10
Comhuskers by 2
Sooners by 7
Sooners by 7
Sooners by 4
Comhuskers by 4
Notre Dame at LSU
Tigers by 3
Fighting Irish by 1
Tigers by 10
Tigers by 1
Tigers by 8
Tigers by 14
Yale at Harvard
Crimson by 7
Crimson by 5
Elis by 9
Ells by 1
Crimson by 10
Ells by 1
Houston Oilers vs. Indianapolis
Oilers by 9
Oilers by 1
Oilers by 3
Oilers by 1
Oilers by 1
Colts by 2
Dallas Cowboys at Washington
Cowboys by 2
Cowboys by 3
Redskins by 7
Redskins by 1
Redskins by 7
Redskins by 3
Last Week’s Record
7-3-2
7-3-2
8-2-2
5-5-2
7-3-2
6-4-2
Overall Record
81-37-2 (.686)
78-40-2 (.661)
78-40-2 (.661)
76-42-2(644)
76-42-2 (.644)
75-43-2 (.636)
Harris lifts Rockets
to win over Utah
HOUSTON (AP) — Reserve
guard Steve Harris scored 10 of his
season-high 14 points in the fourth
quarter and Rodney McCray had a
career-high 14 assists to lead the
Houston Rockets to a 104-90 NBA
victory over the Utah Jazz Thursday
night.
Harris made three baskets in the
first five minutes of the fourth quar
ter to boost Houston to a 86-74 ad
vantage. The Jazz cut Houston’s lead
to eight with 6:33 left but were never
that close again.
Houston, playing without power
forward Ralph Sampson, who is
sidelined with a sprained right an
kle, was led by Robert Reid with 20
points. Akeem Olajuwon, the other
power forward, had 19 and Jim Pe
tersen scored a season-high 18 for
Houston.
Darrell Griffith and Karl Marlone
each had 23 for the Jazz.
Houston moved ahead 13-6 mid
way through the first quarter and led
22-10 with 2:59 left in the quarter.
Reid scored seven of his 1 1 first
quarter points in the final 1:30 of the
quarter to spark Houston to a 31-16
margin.
Olajuwon picked up three quick
fouls early in the second quarter and
left the game, as the Jazz chipped
away at the Rockets lead until they
pulled within four, 46-40, with four
minutes left in the first half. Hous
ton held a 54-50 halftime lead.
The Rockets outscored Utah 12-2
in the first four mintues of the third
quarter to lead 66-52. The Jazz
pulled within 74-70, but a pair of
late Rocket baskets increased their
lead to 78-70 going into the fourth
quarter.
Allen's overtime TD
gives Raiders victory
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Marcus
Allen ran 28 yards for a touch
down 8:33 into overtime Thurs
day night to rally the Los Angeles
Raiders to a 37-31 NFL victory
over the San Diego Chargers.
The Raiders, winning for the
eighth time in nine games since
an 0-3 start, drove 56 yards in five
plays on their second possession
of the overtime period. A key
play in the drive was a 28-yard
pass completion from Jim Plun
kett to Todd Christensen that
moved the ball to the San Diego
38. Allen ran for 10 yards to the
28 and, after an incompletion, Al
len scooted around right end,
broke a couple of tackles and car
ried two Chargers into the end
zone for the winning score.
Reserve quarterback Mark
Herrmann, playing only because
regular Dan Fouts was injured
and starter Tom Flick was inef
fective, rallied the Chargers, 2-
10, to three touchdowns after the
Raiders had ridden their defense
and Plunkett’s arm to a 31-10
lead.
Curtis Adams ran one and 13
yards for touchdowns before
Herrmann guided the Chargers
66 yards in eight plays for the ty
ing score.
Herrmann threw 16 yards to
Charlie Joiner with 1:01 left in
regulation to tie it.
The first punt of the game by
San Diego’s Ralf Mojsiejenko was
blocked by Hayes, and Robinson
picked up the loose ball and
scored from the 2-yard line.
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