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rent’s Weekend Special Honor your Mother with dozen roses $ ”3! C! including delivery only at 1921 Texas Avenue S College Station 696.6713 * M-F 8-6 4B Thursday, April 10, 2003 SPORT THE BATTALION Kansas fires athletic director Move made as Jayhawks attempt to keep William By Doug Tucker THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Spring Siflninfl (Events! Texas A$gie Artist Free Personalizations Thursday - April 10th 3:00-6:00 PM Friday - April 11th 12:00-4:00 PM Saturday - April 12th 11:00-1:00PM & 4:00-6:00PM Friday & Saturday - May 9th &10th 12:00-6:00 PM Unique Fine Art Gifts e£fMi/%ivtnN The College Station Depot 405 University Drive East - 979-691-2787 www.benjaminknox.com LAWRENCE, Kan. — The University of Kansas fired Athletic Director A1 Bold on Wednesday. Bohl had numerous clashes with popular men’s Basketball Coach Roy Williams, whose Jayhawks lost to Syracuse in the NCAA championship game earlier this week. Bohl was hired in 2001 to replace Williams’ close friend and longtime Kansas athletic director Bob Frederick. Bohl’s job seemed to be in jeopardy since rumors surfaced in February that UCLA would pursue Williams for its head coach ing job after the season. Speculation intensified after North Carolina Coach Matt Doherty resigned before the Final Four. Williams, a Tar Heel alumnus, passed on the job three years ago. “I would not resign,” Bohl told The Associated Press. “I was fired.” Despite the widely reported rift atmosphere somewhat difficult.” Hemenway appointed A. Drue Jennings, a Kansas graduate, former foot ball player and the former chief executive of Kansas City Power & Light, interim athletic director. Hemenway said he discussed leader ship of the department with Bohl during the past few months, as well as with coaches, other athletic department staff members, alumni and donors. “On the basis of these conversations and my own evaluation of the situation. I came to the conclusion that a change of leadership was needed at this time,” Hemenway said, adding that he made the decision before the end of the basketball season. We had difficulties, and we were not as cohesive as the athletic department needs to be. This made the atmosphere somewhat difficult. — Roy Williams Kansas head basketball coach between Williams and Bohl, and the cur rent opening at North Carolina, Kansas Chancellor Robert Hemenway denied he fired Bohl to convince Williams to stay. “We have to trust him (Williams) to make the right decision now,” Hemenway said. Williams said Bohl tried “extremely hard,” but also acknowledged that differ ences existed. “It is always sad for the individual involved when a situation such as this occurs and a change is made,” Williams said in the statement. “We had difficulties, and we were not as cohesive as the athlet ic department needs to be. This made the Bohl told The AP that he would meet with reporters at his home later Wednesday. “They wouldn’t even let me talk with the media on campus,” said the 55-year- old Bohl, who was hired specifically to help repair the school’s football program. Bohl served as athletic director at Toledo and Fresno State, and was credited with turning around the football programs at both schools. His biggest move at Kansas was to fire football coach Terry Allen with two games left in the 2001 season, and replace him with Oklahoma offensive coordinator Mark Mangino. Williams expressed his displeasure with Bohl’s decision to fire Allen. Williams was especially angry that Allen was fireddii ing the season. Just a few months befe; Allen was fired, Williams was a promine coach at an ethics seminar and endorsed: proposal urging schools not to fire a coat! whose sport was in season. “And then it happens at my veryo* school,” Williams said at the time. “Ho embarrassing.” Bohl countered, “Roy is the basketk coach, and I am the director of athletics was hired to fix this football program,ait that’s what I’m going to do.” Bohl’s support among alumni ai: important contributors was affected whet his clash with Williams went public. During a pep rally at Ik Final Four in New Orlear Bohl was booed by Kaih. fans. He was later asked ill were possible for himtoti effective while being da unpopular. “The cheers far <»■ weighed the boos,” k said. “Yes, they booci Are you kidding me?Yoi guys have been writinsi like it’s a case where Bohl’s got logo, Roy’s going to stay here. Hey, it’s be: pretty good music that we’ve been tot» Final Fours. Those people - they dor even know Al Bohl.” Williams said Tuesday he planned:: meet with former North Carolina coad Dean Smith, and it was expected he woii again receive an offer to return to Chapi Hill. Bohl had pledged to do all he could keep Williams at Kansas. “For sure, what we do in basketballistli result of Roy Williams and our team,” Bo: said earlier this week. “It doesn’t malic how maliciously I’m attacked in my chan ter. I’m going to keep going forward.” Food, Fun, and Freebies From Aggie Station Apartments! AGGIE NATION We be Grillin! This Saturday at Simpson Drill Field From 11-2 at the Bevo Burn Bash Come Taste Our Award Winning BBQ Team’s Fine Food and Fixins Tickets are $ 7 at the field Individual leases 2, 3 & 4 bedrooms Private bathrooms Fully furnished • Full size washer & dryer • Computer lab • Game room & arcade • Fitness center Walking distance to Campus and Northgate! 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More than 60 men, all wear ing the coveted symbol in golf, flanked chairman Hootie Johnson in a stubborn defense of the club’s all-male membership. “If I drop dead this second, our position will not change on this issue,” the 72-year-old Johnson said. “It’s not my issue alone.” Beyond the gates of Augusta National lurks a foreign sensa tion: controversy. About a half-mile down the street from Magnolia Lane, local officials have set aside a 5.1-acre grassy lot for demonstrations — and not just for Martha Burk and her National Council of Women’s Organizations, who have pressured the club for the last nine months to add its first female member. The Rev. Jesse Jackson plans to protest with Burk. They will be joined by two groups protesting Burk, another protesting Jackson, a one-man faction of the Ku Klux Klan sup porting Augusta National and a man who calls his group “People Against Ridiculous Protests.” Anyone who thought Augusta National might cave in to pres sure and allow a woman to wear a green jacket was met — again — by utter defiance during a 22- minute news conference. “There may well come a wl when we include women members of our club, and te remains true,” he sai' “However, I want to emphasis that we have no timetable, ait our membership is very conifofl able with our present status.’’ Johnson cut loose his fot sponsors to keep them outai the fray. “I think it’s kind of sad,”sai Burk. “He’s firmly planting to seat in the last century. Players have been draggf into the debate, too. Woods would like to stf Augusta National admit wontf members, although the No. 1 player concedes he has* influence on club matters. Already the most dominate player in golf, Woods looks bef than ever after taking two monl off for surgery on his left knee “It’s not a golf course wheit feel like I’m learning somedi; every time I play it, or I have to® out there and learn something Woods said. “I feel as if I have pretty good understanding oflio" to play each and every hole.” Ernie Els has moved uptoNe 2 in the world by winning H times in the last 16 monlb including the first two PGA Ton events. Right behind is Davii Love III, who is coming offi final-round 64 to win The Played Championship. For Els and other players, lb biggest distraction is not the con troversy swirling around the cM it’s the name that is so often atofl the leaderboard. “Let’s face it,” Els sab “Tiger’s going to be there.” Unlike previous Masters, ev® that won’t guarantee him beiif the only show in town. 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