[0] BRIEFLY : HUSKIES REPORT MORE RECRUITING VIOLATIONS.

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

The University of Washington has acknowledged that eight football recruits - instead of the four originally reported - were visited a week ago in violation of NCAA regulations, and of those visited illegally on Jan. 31, the five who signed letters of intent with the Huskies have been ruled ineligible by the school.

According to the university, new coach Rick Neuheisel had forgotten to mention Jerome Stevens of Oxnard at a press conference earlier this week, when Neuheisel said that four players had been improperly visited by Husky recruiters.

The other four players declared ineligible are kicker John Anderson of Boyton Beach, Fla.; cornerback Chris Massey of Moreno Valley, cornerback Domynic Shaw of Oakland and safety Clayton Hawthorne of Victoria, Texas.

In addition, Washington compliance director Ralph Bayard said three other players were contacted Jan. 31, during the quiet period for recruiting before the announcement of letters of intent. Bayard said they were Adam Wade of Moreno Valley, who signed with Colorado State; Kevin Mack of Oxnard, who signed with Oregon; and Daniel Waldrop of Los Angeles, who signed with Nebraska.

Wednesday, on national letter of intent signing day, Neuheisel admitted he broke an NCAA rule by having assistant coaches in the homes of four recruits on Jan. 31. He said he was unaware of the rule prohibiting coaches from having off-campus visits with recruits on the Sunday before signing day.

Neuheisel also was accused of tampering, another NCAA rules violation, by his successor at Colorado, Gary Barnett. Neuheisel said he only called his former Colorado players - without that school's permission - to tell them goodbye.

Washington officials petitioned the NCAA on Friday to restore the eligibility of the five Husky recruits and said they didn't expect more than a reprimand.

BASEBALL: Saying ``there is nothing more to do,'' pitcher Dennis Martinez, the first Nicaraguan to play in the major leagues, says he's retiring after 22 seasons.

Martinez, 44, finishes with a 245-193 career record, the most wins ever by a Latin American pitcher. Last Aug. 9, he led Atlanta over San Francisco to break the mark of 243 set by Juan Marichal.

Martinez, who also retired midway through the 1997 only to come back with Atlanta last year, said he may remain with the Braves as a pitching coach. He was 4-6 with a 4.45 ERA and two saves last year in five starts and 48 relief appearances with Atlanta. He also won Game 4 of the NL Championship Series.