Thursday, January 15, 1998
The University Daily Kansan
Section B·Page 3
Cowboys still considering Seifert
The Associated Press
IRVING, Texas — Put George Seifert's name back on the candidate list in the Dallas Cowboys' coaching search.
Dallas' interest in Seifert seemed minimal Sunday when Barry Switzer told an Oklahoma television station that the former San Francisco coach was not a candidate to be his successor.
However, on Monday, a team source said, "Barry may not be as clued in as he thinks he is."
That was confirmed Tuesday when Dallas team owner Jerry Jones told The Dallas Morning News and the Fort Worth Star-
Telegram that Seifert is still an option.
"I certainly have not ... ruled out G e o r g e Seifert," Jones told the Star-Telegram in a telephone interview from New York.
Swit zer
resigned last
week after the
Seifert: remains a contender for the Cowboys coach.
Cowboys went 6-10, missing the playoffs for the first time in seven years. At the time, Jones said he
would not discuss who would become the next coach, the fourth in team history.
"This is not the kind of process where I'm going to give regular progress reports," Jones told the Morning News in yesterday's edition. "When we've made a decision, we'll let everyone know it's done."
It's not clear whether Jones has contacted Seifert, who is under contract with the San Francisco 49ers until next month. San Francisco team president Carmen Policy has said the Seifert is free to pursue other opportunities.
Seifert was the 49ers' defensive coordinator from 1983 to 1988, then went 108-35 as the team's head
coach. He resigned after 1996 season.
Dallas quarterback Troy Aikman has had little to say publicly about his preferences
Leigh Steinberg, Alkman's agent,
said Aikman's silence
is intentional.
"Troy in no way wants to Steinberg said, this to be a Jerr
Jones: says that Seifert has not been ruled out for coach.
pick the coach." "He clearly wants Jones decision."
NCAA relinquishes core-class decision
The Associated Press
ATLANTA — The NCAA has decided that high schools should determine which core courses meet requirements for college freshman athletic eligibility.
The new plan, approved Tuesday by the NCAA Division I board of directors, will require the signature of a high school principal to attest that the courses submitted satisfy the core-course requirements.
Previously, the process was done by the NCAA's clearinghouse, which received course titles from the athlete and the high school and then determined if incoming freshmen academically were eligible to play sports.
The clearinghouse process often had been criticized as slow and cumbersome.
"This changes the role of the clearinghouse so the primary responsibility for identifying
the core courses rests with the high school," said Stephen Morgan, chief of staff for Division I.
The clearinghouse still will verify that the principal's assessment is correct.
The board said the only instances during which additional support for a new course submission would be required were those during which:
A high school wants to have a course approved retroactively for a student who already had graduated.
- The course title suggests offerings that typically do not meet the 75 percent instructional-content criteria.
- The submission is for a course that previously has been denied.
The board said the procedural change did not reflect any change in initial eligibility standards and added that high schools would be notified of the change in February.
Legendary Elway sentimental favorite
Associated Press Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. — When the Green Bay Packers ended last season as Super Bowl champions, everyone knew they faced a big challenge to return to the title
Now the defending champs, who had not reached the Super Bowl in 29 years
before last January, know the sentimental stories are focusing on the Server Broncos — and especially quarterback John Elway — as the teams prepare to meet in San Diego on Jan. 25.
"The fans are going to pull for a guy like John Elway, a good person, a great quarterback, one of the greatest of all time," said Packers receiver Don Beebe, who will be playing in his sixth Super Bowl.
"He has never won it and has been there three times. Obviously, people are going to pull for that."
Beebe said.
"We are not going to go there and just lie down and say,
'OK,
John. You can have this one.'
That is the last thing on our minds. We want to go and repeat."
Packers coach Mike Holmgren said not only would there be those pulling for Elway finally to succeed but also for an AFC team to win after 13 straight losses.
In the twilight of a 15-year career, Elway has led the Broncos to four Super Bowls during eight playoff appearances. But his three previous Super Bowl losses have made Elway and his team a symbol of failure.
Asked whether Elway was the public's choice to win the Super Bowl, Packers backup quarterback Steve Bono said, "He probably will be. I don't want him to win. We will need to play our best game of the year, no question about it."
Chinese swimmers suspended for drugs
Four team members pulled from world championship meet
The Associated Press
PERTH, Australia — Four Chinese swimmers were suspended for drugs yesterday, strengthening accusations that have shadowed the team for years and prompting calls for China to be removed from the world championships.
FINA, swimming's governing body, said Wang Wei of China's men's team and Wang Lua, Cai Huijue and Zhang Yi of the women's team tested positive for the banned diuretic triamterene and immediately were suspended.
Yuan Yuan, a swimmer caught Jan. 8 by Australian customs with human growth hormones in her suitcase, was given a four-year suspension. Coach Zhou Zhewen, who said he placed the drugs in the suitcase, was banned for 15 years, although FINA said it would review his case after 10 years.
Australian coach Don Talbot wants China kicked out of the championships.
The federation also announced suspensions of two other Chinese team members involved in last week's seizure of a banned performance-enhancer.
In New York, International Olympic Committee president Juan Antonio Samaranch said drug use by Chinese athletes would hurt that country's hopes of holding the summer games.
"They should not compete anymore at this meet," he said. "The medals should be returned or taken back."
"They have the right to pursue a bid," he said. "But it is up to the IOC members what is acceptable. I think they would be in trouble."
The positive tests for the banned drug came from samples collected Jan. 8. FINA said the four Chinese swimmers were suspended until another sample taken at the same time could be analyzed.
There were 12 samples taken on that day, a FINA official said, and not all have been returned, raising the possibility of more positive tests. The Chinese also were tested Friday, but those results were not known.
Diuretics sometimes are used by athletes to reduce weight quickly. Medical officials say diuretics also are used to reduce the concentration of drugs in urine in an attempt to flush drugs from the system.
Chinese swimmers have spent years dealing with drug accusations.
"It just proves something is going on," U.S. coach Jon Urbanchek said.
Urbanechek said Chinese officials turned away drug inspectors Jan. 7, questioning if the tests were sanctioned by FINA.
"The next day, FINA turned up in their jackets with their official badges and did the testing," the U.S. coach said.
Also yesterday, FINA suspended Ukrainian swimmer Olena Lapunova for four years because of a positive test in 1997 for a metabolized form of a banned drug. She may be able to return to competition after six months if she undergoes drug monitoring.
It also suspended Australian swimmer Scott Miller for two months for testing positive to marijuana on Sept. 22.
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