SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, March 13, 1995
5B
SPORTS WATCH
TV SPORTSWATCH Live, same-day and delayed national TV sports coverage for today:
MONDAY,MARCH 13 7 p.m. TNT----NBA Basketball, Houston at Atlanta
ESPN—Men's tennis,
Men's teams
Newweek Champions Cup, championship match, at Indian Wells, Calif. (same-day tape)
PRIME — PAN AM Games, same-day highlights, at Mar del
Plata, Argentina (same-day tape)
11 p.m.
PRIME — PAN AM Games,
same-day highlights, at Mar del
Plata, Argentina (same-day tape)
same-day highlights, at Mar de Plata, Argentina (same-day
tape)
NCAA investigates players
Two from Arizona declared ineligible
The Associated Press
TUCSON, Ariz. — Guard Damon Stoudamire, a candidate for college basketball player of the year, and Arizona teammate Ben Davis were declared ineligible for yesterday's game against Arizona State.
Davis played his freshman season at Kansas in 1991-92 before transferring to Florida, then spent time at a junior college before transferring to Arizona.
The NCAA is investigating allegations that the two players may have received extra benefits, which would violate conference rules.
The Houston Chronicle reported yesterday that Stoudamire was among the players involved in a NCAA inquiry into the activities of agent Steven Feldman of Newport Beach, Calif.
The NCAA has received information indicating possible ties between Feldman and Stoudamire, the newspaper said, citing a source it described as familiar with the case.
The source said the NCAA obtained records indicating that Feldman bought a plane ticket for Stoudamire's father, Willie, last month.
According to NCAA rules, an athlete can be ruled ineligible if he or a relative accepts transportation or other benefits from a sports agent.
Willie Stoudamire told the Chronicle he had not had dealings with Feldman.
"I don't know who Steve Feldman is," the elder Stoudamire said.
Asked if he had received a plane ticket from the agent, Stoudamire said. "None. Not at all."
The newspaper said efforts to reach Feldman, primarily an agent for football players, were unsuccessful Friday.
"There are substantial mitigating circumstances involved in both
"...we plan an immediate appeal on Monday for restoration of their eligibility."
Jim Livengood Arizona athletic director
cases, and therefore, we plan an immediate appeal on Monday for the restoration of their eligibility for the postseason NCAA championships," Arizona athletic director Jim Livengood said yesterday.
Livinggood said both the athletic department and the student athletes were cooperating with the NCAA and Pacific-10 Conference officials.
Chicago hope: Michael please return
Will he or won't he? Bulls await answer
The Associated Press
CHICAGO — Michael Jordan's plans are a well-kept secret. Perhaps only a select few know for sure what he's thinking as he prepares to deal with his future.
Then again, maybe he doesn't know himself.
Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf said yesterday he still had not talked to Jordan about a possible return to basketball.
"I issued a statement (Friday) and I haven't spoken to him since then," Reinsdorf said in a phone interview Sunday from Arizona, where he was getting ready to leave for Florida and another round of baseball negotiations. Jordan had informed
Reinsdorf said he had no immediate plans to talk with Jordan about his future.
"I'm sure at some point he will want to talk and we will set something up." Reinsdorf said.
Reinford reiterated he didn't know which way Jordan was leaning and said he wouldn't reveal it if he did.
"When Michael makes his decision, why can't we just all wait for him to make it," Reindorf said. "He needs to be left alone so he can think. If he wants to consult with anybody he can."
Rumors were floating that Jordan would make his announcement today, but that would come as a surprise to Reinsdorf.
"If he's going to announce it tomorrow, nobody has communicated that to me," Reinsdorf said.
Another creative and high-jumping former NBA star, Julius Erving, said yesterday on NBC that he didn't think Jordan would come back for the final month of the season and the playoffs.
"Michael's not coming back to play basketball," he said. "I would be hard pressed to feel he's going to come back, he's going to give up the freedom he enjoys right now. People search their whole life for freedom, and security and independence. How are you going to come back to a game where there are rules and regulations and curfews?"
Bulls coach Phil Jackson, interviewed by NBC, repeated what he said several times last week — he wasn't sure. He'd talked to Jordan last year about the possibility of returning.
"I really don't know," Jackson said. "My heart says he's going to come back and play. That's just
wishful thinking right now, a wishful feeling."
Jackson said Jordan might practice with the Bulls on Monday and Thursday of this week before making a decision.
Bulls players have been answering questions about Jordan for days.
"I'm kind of tired of talking about it. But it's a nice story," said guard Steve Kerr.
“It's more of what he expects of himself,” said center Bill Wennington. “If he plays tomorrow, he'd fit right in. It would be kind of nice. Whatever he decides and however long he needs, it's his life.”
Lakers center Vlade Divic said he'd welcome the chance to compete against Jordan again as he did in the 1991 NBA finals.
"It would be great to have Michael back," Divac said. "Everybody in the game would like to have him back."
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