BRIEFLY : GRAMBLING CONSIDERS RESPONSE TO NCAA.The NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association has accused Grambling of major violations that could lead to penalties including limiting scholarships, postseason play and possible probation. ``We don't automatically accept the NCAA's conclusion,'' Grambling athletic director Athletic director (commonly, "athletics director") is a position at many American colleges and universities, as well as in larger high schools and middle schools, which oversees the work of the coaches and related staff involved in intercollegiate or interscholastic athletic Robert Piper said Tuesday in a telephone interview from New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded . ``We will carefully study their conclusions and compare them with our internal investigation and make our response. It's a long list to respond to and we want to be very certain we do it correctly,'' said Piper, who was named athletic director on Monday. The NCAA concluded its investigation of Grambling's athletic department and notified the school that it found eight violations, including a lack of control over its football program headed by Eddie Robinson, college football's winningest coach. NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= Celtics forward Dino Radja, Boston's leading rebounder and shot-blocker and No. 2 scorer, will have surgery on his left kneecap kneecap (patella), saucer-shaped bone at the front of the knee joint; it protects the ends of the femur, or thighbone, and the tibia, the large bone of the foreleg. The kneecap is embedded in the tendon tissue of the quadriceps femoris, a large thigh muscle. that will likely end his season. The arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. was scheduled for this morning, the Celtics said in a release. COLLEGE BASKETBALL Akeli Jackson, who started all 10 Long Beach State games this season, was dismissed from the team for ``behavior contrary to the goals of the 49ers program,'' coach Wayne Morgan said. Jackson, a 6-foot-8 junior forward, averaged 8.8 points and 6.1 rebounds for the 49ers (4-6). Morgan said the decision was made Tuesday morning after Jackson failed to show up for a scheduled film-review session of Monday night's 78-53 loss to Boise State. BASEBALL Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott has agreed to sell her Chevrolet-Geo dealership after being accused of faking car sales, a spokesman for Schott said. Mike Horvath, general manager of the franchise, said Schott notified Chevrolet that she has been working with a local dealer since November to sell the franchise. Schott will retain her other dealership, Schott Buick, which she has owned for 28 years, Horvath said. Outfielder Mike Kingery, scheduled to be the Pittsburgh Pirates' third highest-paid player this season, was given his unconditional release. TENNIS Jennifer Capriati looked more like a contender than a player making another comeback when she beat Chanda Rubin 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 at the Sydney International in Sydney, Australia. NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Troy Mallette of the Boston Bruins was suspended for two games and fined $1,000 by the NHL. Mallette was punished for an elbowing incident involving Grant Marshall of the Dallas Stars on Jan. 4. Mike Craig of the Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). was suspended for two games and fined $1,000 for a cross-check that broke Vancouver forward Mike Sillinger's nose in the second period of a game Saturday. |
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