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AUSTIN (AP) — The University
f Texas is expected to announce
oon that the NCAA is taking the
onghorn football program off pro-
ation after one year of sanctions,
he Austin American-Statesman re-
orted Tuesday.
UT compliance officer Butch
orley said the Longhorns have im-
lemented all 13 changes ordered by
niversity President William Cun-
ingham as a result of NCAA penal
ties against the school on June 17,
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■ The National Collegiate Athletic
ssociation had said the Longhorns’
wo-year probation would be re
duced to one year if those 13 re-
orms were completed.
“All the points President Cun-
ingham made to the committee
ave been achieved,” Worley said
onday.
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odds confirmed that UT has re-
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that “it’s not bad news.” He said the
NCAA had stipulated that the letter
not be released until June 17.
UT’s sanctions included the loss
of five scholarships and 10 paid re
cruiting visits for the 1988 recruiting
class.
The 13 changes, and what has
been done, include:
— A policy prohibiting a player
who knowingly violates NCAA rules
from competing. Athletes were noti
fied by letter of such a policy and it is
included in the student-athlete
handbook.
— Stressing compliance with
alumni. Letters and brochures ex
plaining NCAA rules were sent to
5,000 alumni and donors in the
spring of 1987 and again in January.
Baseball season ticket holders also
received a mailer.
— Requiring athletes to register
their cars, including a loan or lease
agreements, with the school. UT
adopted this measure, as well as re
quiring athletes who live off campus
to complete forms detailing their
lease agreements.
— Letters of reprimand or admo
nition from the president to boosters
and staffers involved in violations
and the dissociation of boosters who
were guilty of more serious viola
tions.
The American-Statesman said
Cunningham sent letters of dissocia
tion to two boosters and admonished
five others. Head coach David Mc
Williams, Assistant Coach John
Mize, Assistant Athletic Director
Ken Dabbs and team physician Dr.
Paul Trickett received letters of rep
rimand.
Dabbs, who was involved in three
cases of providing extra benefits to
athletes, has been relieved of any re
sponsibilities for handling problems
by prospective and enrolled athletes,
the newspaper said.
Lakers get driven by Pistons
"The
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Lakers
looked
exactly
the way
everyone
expected
in the
first
game of
the NBA
finals
Tuesday.
An early
8-0 lead,
a potent fast break, and powerful
help from their bench helped the
Lakers to a 17-point lead at half
time. ...”
Or something like that. That
was the lead every sportswriter in
the country had in his head be
fore the game started.
It’ll still do fine. Just reverse
the teams.
The 105-93 final tally was as
shocking as not being subjected to
a bombardment of star cameos by
Hal L.
Hammons
CBS. Jack Nicholson looked as
absent as Michael Cooper.
The message was clear. The
young Turks are on the rise, and
they’re walking up the old guard
backs to do it.
When the Pistons eliminated
Boston in four games — it took
six to knock off the referees — we
overlooked it. When the Lakers
took seven games to knock off
Dallas — and that after barely
surviving against Utah — we
overlooked it.
It can’t be overlooked any
longer.
Oh, the cameos and the Lakers
made a late run. The lead was cut
to seven with 1:27 to go. But two
free throws by Isiah Thomas with
51 seconds left gave the Pistons a
10-point lead, and the few fans
remaining in The Forum headed
for the parking lot.
The brutal fact of the matter is
that the Lakers went out on their
home court and just got stomped
by a team that looked consider
ably better in all phases.
You saw it. You all saw it.
You saw LA held to 37 points
in the first half. And Magic John
son had 16 of them.
You saw Adrian Dantley score
almost at will against anyone he
was matched up with. A near-per
fect 14-for-16 and 34 points for
A.D.
You saw two perfect pick-’n-
rolls between Magic Johnson and
Mychal Thompson — not one,
but two — end in stuffs. Not
Thompson stuffs, Dennis Rod-
man stuffs of Thompson stuff at
tempts.
You saw the Detroit bench out-
score the Laker bench 18-0 in the
first half and 32-4 for the game,
as Cooper looked as accom
plished in three-point land as
Dyan Cannon.
Of course, much of the blame
will slide to Laker ineptitude
rather than Piston defense, espe
cially out West. Sure, LA missed a
bucketload of open shots. So did
Boston. That excuse, a couple of.
six-packs and a buzz will be as
much consolation as the Celtics
get, as they watch the finals sitting
down.
Spurs give Weiss pink slip
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The
San Antonio Spurs’ owner fired
Coach Bob Weiss Tuesday, saying
the team needs a change after two
consecutive losing seasons.
“My decision is a subjective
one, but it was mine to make and
I just felt it was best for this oper
ation at this time,” B.J. “Red”
McCombs said.
Weiss, a former assistant coach
with the Dallas Mar .'ricks, has a
59-105 record in h ; . two seasons
with the Spurs. He could not im
mediately
ment.
be reached for com-
The Spurs have also been
plagued with dwindling atten
dance that last year was the
NBA’s lowest. Gate revenue was
$78,000 per game, compared to
an NBA average of $170,000.
McCombs said he has talked
with former Spurs Coach Stan AI-
beck.
Weiss’ firing was the second at
a Texas NBA team in two days.
Maverick could be on trading block
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas Mavericks owner Don
Carter attributed Mark Aguirre’s absence from a
mandatory team meeting to the forward’s absent-
mindedness, but reports say the team’s leading
scorer could be on the trading block.
Newspaper reports say the club is split be
tween Carter and his basketball management
about whether to trade Aguirre.
Neither Aguirre nor Mavericks officials re
turned calls made by The Associated Press on
Tuesday.
Aguirre’s defensive shortcomings and his
moodiness could work against him, some of his
teammates and team officials have stated.
Aguirre played golf Monday in the Big Broth
ers-Big Sisters of Arlington charity tournament
and missed a mandatory team meeting before
the team broke up for the summer.
Carter dismissed Aguirre’s absence and failure
to tell team officials he would miss the meeting.
“You may find I’m wrong, but I’ll bet you that
he will feel like one of my sons,” Carter said.
“When they were younger they’d say, ‘Ooh, I for
get to do something I told momma or daddy I’d
do.’ Mark Aguirre is a child at heart, and I love
him for that. So this meeting was the furthest
thing from his mind this morning.”
Aguirre probably will be fined $250 for miss
ing the meeting, Carter said.
Now that the team is adjourned until Oct. 7,
Coach John MacLeod and his staff are expected
to hold a meeting in the next couple of weeks to
discuss the state of the club after their most suc
cessful playoff season.
Dallas defeated the Houston Rockets and
Denver Nuggets and stretched the defending
champion Los Angeles Lakers to a deciding sev
enth game in the Western Conference Finals,
which Dallas eventually lost.
“You win championships playing defense, and
he (Aguirre) has to get better in that area,” assis
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