UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, January 24, 1996
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Billups, Daniel suspended following bookstore theft
The Associated Press
BOULDER, Colo. — Colorado basketball players Chauncey Billips and Matt Daniel have been ticketed after taking promotional video rental coupons off books at a campus bookstore, police say.
Campus police cited the two players Monday after a store security guard caught them taking five Blockbuster Video coupons, valued at $10 each, from texts at the University Memorial Center store.
Coach Ricardo Patton suspended Billups, the team's starting point guard and leading scorer, for tonight's game against IowaState.
He suspended Daniel, a backup point guard, for the first half of the game.
nature, our rules are there always will be consequences for your actions," Patton told KCNC-TV today. "I think the incident was innocent in its nature."
Billups and Daniel are scheduled to appear in Boulder County Court on Feb. 21 to answer the charge.
"We were just getting our books for the semester," Billups said Monday. "In one of our books, we saw a gift certificate for Blockbuster. We didn't think it was a big deal at all."
Bookstore security guard Michelle Lane called campus police when she saw the two players take the coupons, according to a police report.
When they were taken into custody, Billups had four coupons and Daniel had one.
Police reviewing tapes from fight during game
CLINTON, S.C. — Police said yesterday they expected to arrest more people after they review videotapes of a fight that erupted at a basketball game between Newberry and Presbysterian on Monday night.
The Associated Press
Investigators were picking up tapes from WYFF-TV in Greenville and WSPA-TV in Spartanburg yesterday afternoon, Chief Carroll Barkersaid.
Barker said he and investigators planned to meet with officials from the two schools to try to identify others involved in the fight.
Five men were arrested at the scene and charged with public disorderly conduct, but Barker said at least 25 more people were involved in the melee.
It took about 20 officers to restore order.
"They scattered when all those uniforms started coming in," Barker said.
The fight started early in the second half with the score tied 41-41 when fans who had been heckling each other began scuffing.
"It all stemmed from a confrontation between students in the stands," Barker said. "It was a very fortunate thing that nobody got hurt."
The game resumed after a 20-minute delay. Presbyterian won 72-67.
Barker said three of those arrested were Newberry students: Maurice Cowley, 18, of Beaufort; Karras Cohen, 21, of Spartanburg; and Jervonia Porterfield, 20, of Irmo. Milton Craig, 21, of Ohio, was identified as a Presbiterian student.
Barker did not know whether the fifth man, Joseph Wilson, 30, of Columbia, was a student.
UMass' Camby decides not to return to action
The Associated Press
PITTSBURGH — Massachusetts center Marcus Camby had a leisurely workout in his first practice since fainting last week.
He shot jumpers, jogged slowly and rode on an exercise bike Monday night.
UMass coach John Calipari said he left the decision to Camby about whether to play last night for the No. 1 Minutente against Pittsburgh.
Camby suited up but did not play as the Minuteneen won. 79-71.
The 6-foot-11, 220-pound junior missed three games after fainting before a Jan. 14 game against St. Bonaventure.
"He can play," Calipari said. "It's just a matter of whether he wants to play and feels comfortable playing.
"He's been on his back for five days," he said, "I just don't think he's in the kind of shape to be playing a lot of minutes. I'd rather he didn't play, but I'm not going to hold him back."
Camby was cleared last Thursday by doctors and rejoined the team in
Pittsburgh on Saturday, Calipari said he was not leery about allowing Camby back in the lineup. Doctors have not said what caused the fainting spell.
"You have to understand I was there for every step and every test," Calipari said. "I probably learned more medical terminology in the last week than I'd heard in my life. I feel very comfortable. I know what it's not, and that's just as important as what it is."
The Minutemen won three games without Camby. They struggled to
beat Duesney by four points on Saturday, though, and Calipari admits there's a huge difference without him.
"You're talking about the best player in the country," the coach said. "You never get used to playing without him."
"Mentally he's in good shape. He's ready to go. He's back to being himself. He's back to joking and laughing. Getting out of the hospital was a big step for him. He is exactly the way he was before." Calipari said.
UTEP coach has successful heart surgery, looks to return
The Associated Press
could not immediately confirm the report.
EL PASO, Texas — Doctors have expressed optimism that Texas-El Paso coach Don Haskins will be all right following bypass surgery yesterday to repair blocked arteries, university officials said.
The El Paso Herald-Post reported yesterday afternoon that Haskins had undergone a successful triple bypass, but UTEP and hospital officials
Doctors determined Monday that surgery was the best option for 65-year-old Haskins, who was hospitalized for a mild heart attack during a game Saturday.
Athletic director John Thompson had said Monday that expectations were good.
("Joe) Kidd was very upbeat about the condition (Haskins) was in," he said. "The anticipation is that he will recover from this very nicely."
University officials don't know whether Haskins will be able to return to the sidelines this season. He will remain at UTEP, Thompson said.
"He wants to continue coaching," Thompson said. "He's not ready to retire."
Haskins is in his 35th season at UTEP, has posted a 675-304 record to date, won an NCAA title in 1966 and is recognized as one of college
Utah coach Rick Majerus, whose team is to play UTEP tomorrow, flew in Monday night to visit Haskins.
"If we have to cancel this game, forfeit this game, postpone this game, I'm amenable to all of those," Majerus said.
basketball's outstanding coaches.
"Obviously the fans, the staff, the coaches, the players want you to return," Majerus said. "(But) you have to divorce yourself from the emotional aspect of it."
He said Haskins' first priority should be caring for his health.
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