European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 17,1989 the stars and stripes Page 23 sports wire death Pena by probe reported at Clemson from wire reports Atlanta the Mcaa is conducting a formal investigation of the Clemson University football pro Gram that could result in the death penalty if Macj rules violations arc found according to a published the Atlanta journal Constitution wednesday quoted unidentified sources close to the investigation As saying it became a formal probe after National collegiate athletic association investigators found leads on recent major recruiting violations. No details were  Lennon president of the school in Clemson s.c., said tuesday night he knew of the investigation. I m aware of it but i think it s extremely Prema Ture Lennon said. At this juncture we simply Don t know enough. Our interest is in what happened whether or not rules have been violated. I have received several briefings from our athletic director athletic director Bobby Robinson said wednesday the school has not received a preliminary letter of in Quiry from the  Danny Ford was in a meeting wednesday and could not be immediately reached for comment a spokesman  a major violation were found by the Mcaa be tween december 1982 and december 1987, Clemson football could be slapped with the death penalty because of repeat violations within a five year period. The program was under a two year probation begin Ninga 1982.the death penalty could result in the suspension of the football program for one or two years including elimination of All scholarships and recruiting for two years. Bama s Sloan quits Over dispute Tuscaloosa Ala. Steve Sloan has resigned As athletic director at Alabama effective immediately University president Roger Sayers said tuesday. Sayers said a disagreement Over management of the athletic department led to Sloan s resignation but would not  Don t think it would do anyone any Good at All to get into specifics Sayers said. Bulletin kingdom sets Mark Zurich Switzerland two Lime olympic Champion Roger kingdom of the United states set a world record of 12.92 seconds in the men s 110 meter High hurdles wednesday night knocking one one Hundredth of a second off the 1981 Mark set by countryman Rynaldo Nehemiah. Schembs Chlor said at a news conference to announce the appointment. At this time in our baseball pro Gram we need a Man like  he was the Only person interviewed Schum Buchler said. Associate athletic director Jack Sci Dunbach said it appears Likely there will be sanctions against the base Ball program the first of any kind in Michigan s athletic  played 15 years in the big leagues All with Detroit and was an 1 a time All Star Catcher. When the tigers released him in 1976, Trechan had a .262 life time batting average 200 Home runs and 758 Rols. He hit 25 Home runs in 1968, helping the tigers win the world series championship. Jones quits celts for Seattle Seattle . Jones a player and coach for the Boston celtics for 20 years resigned from the team s front office tuesday to join the Seattle supersonics As an assistant coach and basketball consultant. Jones was vice president of basketball operations for the celtics last season after being head coach in Boston for five seasons. The 57-year-old Hall of Fame coached the celtics to a pair of Aba championships and played on eight Aba title teams in Boston. After rejoining the celtics in 1978 As an assistant coach Jones served As head coach before moving to the front office at the end of the 1987-88 season. As head coach he guided the team to Aba titles in 1984 and 1986.gvl 1iiiu  a Kia Xaiv Valvano asked about charges Driver Richmond 34, Dies. R ktat4t Al it enl mams n for mfr it Raleigh . University of North Carolina system president cd. Spangler or. Said he will use information gained from a meeting with . State Chancellor Bruce Poulton and head basketball coach Jim Valvano when deciding what to do about allegations of academic abuse in the school s basketball pro Gram made in the Book personal  Spangler and members of a panel he set up to investigate allegations involving the basketball program me with Poulton and Valvano on tuesday. The purpose was to help answer questions that had been raised and to seek More  Spangler said in a Telephone interview. It was information i needed to prepare my report for the Board of Gover  wolverines hire Freehan Ann Arbor Mich. The University of Michi Gan hoping the future is in its past hired former de troit tigers Catcher Bill Trechan As baseball coach on tuesday Trechan 47, a Michigan alumnus replaces Bud Middaugh who resigned july 14 amid a big ten investigation into alleged violations in his program. The conference has made no formal charges but the investigation is expected to continue for several months. Bill Freehan is a Michigan Man. But More than that he s a Man of great integrity athletic director to Miami Tim Richmond a former Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the year whose subsequent Stock car racing career was Cut Short by controversy and illness nearly two years ago is dead at age 34. Richmond died on sunday with his parents at his Side in Good Samaritan Hospital in West Palm Beach his physician or. David Dodson said tuesday. Dodson citing the wishes of the family and medical confidentiality declined to give the cause of death or talk about Richmond s medical condition. Richmond led the Lascar Winston cup circuit with seven victories in 1986 before contracting what he said was pneumonia a year later. Richmond drove indy cars and was the indy 500 Rookie of the year in 1980 before switching to Stock cars. Head 13 career victories including two immediately after returning from a Layoff due to illness in 1987. Shriver advances in . Mahwah. . There was time a couple of months ago when  Shriver was t sure whether she wanted to continue playing competitive Tennis. The 27-year-old had been on the women s tour since she was a teen Ager and the zest to play just was t there and she said  the . Open now two weeks away Shriver is again Tennis hungry and she gave evidence of it on tuesday in defeating Louise Allen 6-2,6-2 in the open ing round of the United Jersey Bank  Sylvia Hanika of West Germany fought off one match Point and won the final fou games to beat hard hitting Donna Faber 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 in a match twice delayed by  other afternoon matches Laura Gilda Cisler of Peru Defeated Molly Van Nostrand 6-2. 6-2. Andreal Cand Defeated Louise Field of Australia 6-3. 6-3 and Meredith Mcgrath an 18-year-old freshman to be at Stanford outlasted Sophie Hamiach 6-3, 7-6 7-3. Seeds survive . Openers Albuquerque . Top seeded Arantha Sanchez and fifth seeded Lori Mcneil Brycc cd to first round victories tuesday in the Virginia slims of Albuquerque women s Tennis , making her first . Appearance since she beat Steffi Graf to capture the French open in june Defeated Peru s Pilar Vasquez 6-2, 6-2. Mcneil who has been eliminated in half her opening matches this year was in control throughout As she Defeated Joanne Faull 6-2.6-3.seventh-seeded Anne Minler beat Peanut Louie Harper while Japan s Nana Miyagi was the Only woman who advanced through the qualifying tournament to win in the opening round. She beat Jenny Byrne 6-1,6-2. Ruddock makes Tyson s list new York Donovan razor Ruddock recently stripped of the Canadian heavyweight title will fight Mike Tyson for the world championship in the near future a spokesman for promoter Don icing said  Toronto fighter has accepted a million Dollar Deal to meet Tyson either in october or two or three months later Al Braverman  for the fight Haven t been finalized but Bra Verman said the bout probably would be held at Las vegas or Atlantic City ."i can safely say is million or better Braverman  also said that Tyson 37-0 with 33 knockouts might first fight James Buster Douglas then should he get by him he would meet the other also at Las vegas or Atlantic  King has t decided who will be first Bra Hcrman said. It will be whoever he feels will be the most suitable opponent both Are acceptable. It will be whichever one he feels can sell the best.""1 was a Little shocked Ruddock said from his Home at fort Lauderdale Fla. I thought Tyson would pass on me until next year. It was a , 25, is 22-1-1 with 15 knockouts. He is ranked second by the world boxing Council and fourth by both the world boxing association and International boxing federation. Autopsy rules Berry a suicide Sacramento Calif. Sacramento Kings for Ward Ricky Berry held a semiautomatic pistol to his head and pulled the trigger within an hour of an argument with his wife according to an autopsy  Sacramento county Coroner s office said tues Day that the autopsy revealed no diseases that would have contributed to a suicidal state of  of toxicology tests which Are routinely per formed As part of an autopsy to determine the presence of drugs or alcohol will be available next week. Coroner s office spokesman Richard Miles said Berry and his wife Valerie argued in their new suburban House at about 11 45 . Put sunday and that mrs. Berry left about Midnight to spend the night Csc Ricky Berry killed himself with a 9 my pistol within the first hour after Midnight Miles said. 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