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THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2003
Coach takes leave to treat cancer
The Associated Press
HOUSTON—Rockets coach Rudy Tomjanovich knew what he had to do for himself and the team: He is taking an indefinite leave to treat his bladder cancer.
The 54-year-old coach broke the news to his players yesterday in an emotional team meeting. The Rockets are vying for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference.
"At this critical part of the season, this team, any team, needs a coach who has got to give 100 percent of his thoughts to helping the team," Tomjanovich said. "As much as I love this team, I know my thoughts would be on some other things."
Tomjanovich missed the team's
recent five-game road trip and had been expected to rejoin the team for last night's home game against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Assistant Larry Smith will continue to coach the Rockets during Tomjanovich's absence.
When Tomjanovich was asked whether he saw any possibility of not returning next season, he said "not in my mind."
Tomjanovich, in his 12th season as coach, led the Rockets to consecutive NBA titles in 1994 and 1995. He's acrobatic on the sidelines, and he said that would be hard to contain.
"When I coach, I put everything I have into it," Tomjanovich said. "I come out of games and need ice packs. With all the Adrenalin flowing, that can't be
good for a healing situation. It just doesn't make sense."
Guard Steve Francis said the team meeting was difficult.
"I didn't look at him in the face," he said. "It was hard. Then again, it wasn't like he was on his sick bed. Coach is really an emotional guy whether he's telling you you did something wrong or explaining that he's not feeling well."
Tomjanovich was diagnosed on March 18 with the transitional cell cancer on his bladder that doctors said would be treatable with medication.
"The only change in his condition is he's calm, he's optimistic."
Muntz said. "One of the issues that came up was that treatment should start next week. It became obvious that his treatments should come on time and not juggling something at 10 at night that should have been done at 3 p.m."
Smith says the Rockets can do Tomjanovich a favor by winning.
"I love the guy," he said. "I'm just happy that he's going to be OK. Now, this is our job to go and get wins and we'll do everything in our power to do so. He wouldn't want it any other way."
The team initially said Tomjanovich would rejoin the team during the West Coast road swing, then announced he would miss the entire trip. The Rockets went 2-3 under Smith.
SURPRISE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Royals purchased the contract of right-handed outfielder Benny Agbayani from the Cincinnati Reds for an undisclosed sum Tuesday.
Royals purchase outfielder contract
Agbayani has played nearly four years in the majors with the New York Mets, the Colorado Rockies and the Boston Red Sox.
A Royals spokesman said Agbayani had been assigned to the Royals' Triple-A club in Omaha.
Agbayani appeared in 48 games last season with the Rockies, where he hit .205 with
four home runs and 19 RBI. He appeared in 13 games with Boston, hitting .297 with no home runs and eight RBI.
Agbayani, 30, also played with two Triple-A teams in 2002, hitting .272 with 11 home runs in 43 games with Colorado Springs and hitting .176 with five games with Pawtucket.
In 383 games in the majors, mostly with the Mets, Agbayani has a .274 batting average and a .445 slugging percentage with 39 home runs, 58 doubles and 156 RBI.
Former Iowa State quarterback shows talent to NFL
The Associated Press
By Josh Madden Iowa State Daily via U-wire Iowa State University
AMES, Iowa — Former Iowa State quarterback Seneca Wallace showcased his talents for NFL scouts Tuesday at Iowa State's annual Pro Timing Day workouts.
Wallace has garnered the attention of many NFL scouts since becoming Iowa State's all-time leader in such categories as total offense and passing in a season.
The workouts, held at Lied
Recreation Center, bring together scouts from around the country to observe outgoing and incoming Iowa State football seniors. Other participants included linebacker Matt Word and lineman Zach Butler, along with incoming senior wide receiver Lane Danielsen.
Wallace, although confident, is still unsure of his draft status and where he'll end up.
"My workouts went really good," Wallace said. "But you really don't know what (the scouts) think, you just hope good things come out of it."
Wallace's workouts consisted of various passing drills, including pocket passing and throwing on the run.
"I've just got to hope that I did well and they were impressed by the things that I did," Wallace said.
Scouts Scott Linehan of the Minnesota Vikings and Greg Olson of the Chicago Bears were in attendance and watched to see what Wallace has to offer.
"Seneca is no surprise. We all know about him," Linehan said.
Both Linehan and Olson
agreed that Wallace is more than just a quarterback with a strong arm.
"He showed great accuracy, arm strength and athleticism and proved that he can throw well on the move," Olson said.
"He has a lot of creativity to his game, and that gives him another dimension" Linehan said. "We were really impressed with his ability to make all kinds of throws."
Linehan agreed.
"He's a solid quarterback," Olson said. "No question about it."
This was not the first time that Olson and Linehan had seen Wallace work out. They also observed him at the Senior Bowl and last month's combine but still wanted another look.
"We're here more or less to confirm that what we see on film is the same person that we see live." Olson said.
"We get to see a lot more things when we get to work him out individually." Linehan said.
Earlier this month, Wallace met with the Washington Redskins.
"It went really well." Wallace
said. "We didn't do too much stuff on the field. We just mainly watched film and talked about how their offense works."
Wallace is also slated to meet with the Kansas City Chiefs this Saturday. He plans to watch the draft, which takes place April 26 to 27, back home in Sacramento, Calif. Until then, he is uncertain of what teams may be knocking on his door.
"You just never know. Some team may just call up and want you to work out at any time," Wallace said. "Right know all I can do is wait."
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