BRIEFLY : HARRICK ON HOLD AT RHODE ISLAND.Confusion reigns over whether former UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX basketball coach Jim Harrick Jim Harrick (born July 25, 1938 in Charleston, West Virginia) is a former college basketball head coach who coached at Pepperdine University, UCLA, the University of Rhode Island and the University of Georgia. will take over at Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. . Harrick, fired last year for lying on an expense account, said Friday he has a contract offer from Rhode Island, but school officials disputed that. Rhode Island officials acknowledged that no other candidates are being considered and no interviews are scheduled. But they said president Robert Carothers Robert Carothers has served as the president of the University of Rhode Island since 1991. had not decided whether to offer the job to Harrick. Anthony ``Tony'' Corrall was indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. on drug charges after refusing to tell federal authorities about a businessman named in a Fresno State point-shaving investigation. Corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most was arrested in March on methamphetamine charges but was released after agreeing to talk with investigators about Krikor ``Kirk'' Vartanian. Louisville might have violated NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association regulations when an assistant coach allegedly provided financial help to the father of freshman Nate Johnson, The Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Robert Traylor, caught up in a swirl of published reports linking him to an NCAA investigation of Michigan's program, has decided to stay at the school. Also: Rafael Ruelas of Studio City will face Chad Broussard in a 10-round junior welterweight fight May 24 in Denver. . . . Former Wimbledon champion Michael Stich said he will retire in September because of a recurring shoulder injury. . . . Marc Rosset of Switzerland, weakened by the flu, hung on to beat second-seeded Carlos Moya of Spain 7-5, 7-6 (7-5) and reach the semifinals of the $450,000 BMW Open in Munich, Germany. . . . Mark Martin, who surged from last to second here a year ago, will start at the front in Sunday's Save Mart Supermarket 300 in Sonoma, next to 1996 winner Rusty Wallace on an all-Ford front row. . . . Cora L. Alcindor, the mother of former basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, died at Cedars Sinai Hospital after an extended illness. She was 79. . . . Teata Semiz, trying to become the oldest bowler ever to win a major national championship, rolled a perfect game to remain undefeated in the American Bowling Congress' Bud Light Masters in Huntsville, Ala. |
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