BRIEFLY PAC-10 SUSPENDS THREE REFEREES.The Pacific-10 Conference The Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) is a college athletic conference which operates in the western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I. Membership Full members suspended three basketball referees Monday who mistakenly ejected USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. coach Henry Bibby Charles Henry Bibby (born November 24, 1949 in Franklinton, North Carolina) is a former professional basketball player and current assistant coach with the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). from last week's Arizona State game. Crew chief Richie Ballesteros, who actually ejected Bibby, was given a two-game suspension. He will miss the UCLA-Oregon game Thursday, and the USC-Washington State game March 10. ``I have no comment, thank you,'' Ballesteros said. The other two officials, Jim Giron and Donald McAllister, were suspended for one game. Giron will miss the Oregon-Oregon State game March 10 and McAllister will miss the Arizona-Arizona State game Wednesday. `The matter has been resolved. What's done is done and I'll leave it at that,'' Giron said. The officials incorrectly ejected Bibby in the second half of the Trojans' 80-68 victory over Arizona State, after USC assistant coach Dave Miller The name Dave Miller could refer to:
Bibby had previously been called for a technical. A coach can only be ejected if he has two technicals. Bibby missed more than four minutes of the game before the error was corrected. ``Each member of the crew is charged with knowledge of the rules and applying them correctly,'' Pac-10 commissioner Tom Hansen said. ``They all are accountable for the error.'' - Scott Wolf BASKETBALL: Philadelphia 76ers center Theo Ratliff will have surgery Wednesday to repair a stress fracture stress fracture n. A fatigue fracture of bone caused by repeated application of a heavy load, such as the constant pounding on a surface by runners, gymnasts, and dancers. in his right wrist. -- Rick Pitino is not interested in coaching 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. , heightening speculation he might be on his way to UNLV UNLV University of Nevada, Las Vegas . University president Robert Carothers said Pitino, who was raised in Rhode Island, had been contacted by the school, but Monday ``expressed his desire not to be further considered for this position.'' COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Stanford pitcher Maureen LeCocq, a sophomore from Chaminade High, was named the Pacific-10 Conference's pitcher of the week. LeCocq won two starts and threw a perfect game in the 15th-ranked Cardinal's 2-0 win over No. 22 Long Beach State. LeCocq is 4-0 with a 0.00 ERA. Daily News Staff and Wire Services |
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