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McClain
given permission to talk about TCU job
CHEYENNE,
Wyo. (AP) — University of Wyoming basketball coach Steve McClain
has been given permission to talk to TCU about a coaching job, UW’s
athletic director said.
“TCU
came and asked me for permission to talk to Steve Tuesday afternoon,”
UW Athletics Director Lee Moon said.
TCU
has sought other candidates for the job, such as Kansas assistant
coach Neil Dougherty.
In
January, McClain and UW agreed to a contract extension through the
2009 season that would make him one of the two highest-paid coaches
in the Mountain West Conference.
McClain’s
salary is $372,000 and the contract extension would allow him to
earn up to $560,000, including incentives such as ticket sales.
“The
main thing for Steve will be to evaluate what he has here and what
TCU has to offer,” Moon said. “That’s his big question
right now.”
McClain
has led the Cowboys to a 79-41 record in his four seasons at UW,
which is a .658 winning percentage and second-best all-time at UW.
The team has also had three postseason appearances.
Before
his arrival, Wyoming had been to postseason play once in seven seasons.
McClain
spent four seasons at TCU as an assistant coach and helped the Horned
Frogs to an NCAA berth in 1998. He took the UW job in April 1998.
Ward
leads women’s golf to third place finish
The
TCU women’s golf team shot a final-round total of 303 to finish
third in the Dr. Donnis Thompson Rainbow Wahine Golf Invitational
in Kaneohe, Hawaii. Freshman D’Rae Ward shot a 54-hole total
of 225 to place second, her best finish of the season.
Oklahoma
State claimed team honors, shooting a 54-hole total of 908, 12 shots
ahead of runner-up Oklahoma (920). TCU ended the tournament with
a 54-hole score of 924, two shots ahead of Tennessee (926).
The
TCU women’s golf team has now finished third in each of the
last two tournaments. They also finished third at the Verizon MoMorial
Invitational in College Station held earlier this month.
Ward
entered the final round in a three-way tie for first, along with
Oklahoma State’s Emma Zackrisson and Tennessee’s Tai Perry.
While Ward shot a 75 in the final round, Zackrisson shot an even-par
round of 72 to claim individual honors.
Brooke
Tull finished eighth with a 54-hole score of 230 (72-83-75) and
Lori Sutherland finished 15th, shooting a 54-hole total of 234 (78-81-75).
Shannon
Barr was two shots behind Sutherland, shooting a three-round score
of 236 (78-80-78) to finish 18th. Jennifer Patterson tied for 26th
with a 54-hole score of 239 (79-82-78).
The
Frogs opened the tournament with a first-round score of 302, then
shot a second round 319, ending the first day with a total of 621.
Caminiti
gets 3 years probation for drug charge
HOUSTON
(AP) — Former Houston Astros third baseman Ken Caminiti pleaded
guilty Thursday to cocaine possession and was sentenced to three
years probation.
“You’ve
committed your last offense,” State District Judge Bill Harmon
told the former National League MVP. “You’ve had your
last drink. You’ve had your last controlled substance.”
Caminiti,
38, quickly left the courtroom after Harmon told him he also must
receive counseling three times a week, speak to students about drugs,
continue attending Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and submit to periodic
urinalysis. The judge also ordered Caminiti to pay a $2,000 fine.
“You’re
getting a break,” Harmon told Caminiti, referring to the plea
arrangement that allowed the former player to avoid prison time
if he meets the court’s stipulations.
“When
you do bad things you get scolded,” Caminiti said later. “I
tell my kids that all the time.”
Caminiti
was arrested Oct. 14 after Harris County Sheriff’s Department
deputies said they found him in a southwest Houston-area motel room
with unspecified drugs and drug paraphernalia.
The
deputies reported smelling what they believed to be crack cocaine
and arrested two other people with Caminiti.
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