Friday, November 2, 2001
Sports

NCAA approves series of changes to college basketball
By Michael Marot
Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — The NCAA Board of Directors approved a series of college basketball eligibility, recruiting and scholarship changes Thursday.
The board reduced the punishment for players who played professionally on overseas teams and reinstated the summer recruiting period that was to end after last July.
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Men’s soccer needs three wins for tournament berth
By Dan Smith
Skiff Staff

The men’s soccer team enters tonight’s match against UAB needing to move in front of two teams in the standings to qualify for the Conference USA Championships.
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Frogs hope to avoid upset this weekend
By Quinten Boyd
Skiff Staff

While preparing his swimmers for tonight’s meet against North Texas, head coach Richard Sybesma said he knows exactly what to expect from the Mean Green.
“They’re looking for a win,” Sybesma said. “No matter what sport it’s in, schools in this area love to pull an upset over TCU.”
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David Dunai/SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHER
Junior Melissa Powell swims the 100 meter breast stroke in a meet against Texas A&M Oct. 26 in the Rickel Building. The Frogs hit the water against North Texas 7 p.m. tonight in the Rickel Building.

Strong finish

Caleb Williams/Skiff Staff
Freshman forward Laura Greenberg tries to advance the ball in a game earlier this year. Although today’s game against Houston (3 p.m. at Garvey-Rosenthal Soccer Stadium) will not be Greenber’s last, it will be
for six seniors. The Frogs (7-10-0, 3-6-0 Conference USA) will try to snap a five-match losing streak against the Cougars
(7-8-1, 5-4-0).

Yankees one game shy of title
Associated Press

NEW YORK - Another jolt of midnight magic, another stunning World Series win for the New York Yankees. Scott Brosius saved the Yankees with a two-out, two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning, then Alfonso Soriano singled home the winning run in the 12th early Friday to give New York a 3-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks and a three games-to-two edge in the World Series. Brosius became the second Yankee in two nights to hit a game-tying, two-run homer with two outs in the bottom of the ninth against closer Byung-Hyun Kim. And once Brosius tied it with the two-run shot, there seemed to be little doubt about the eventual outcome.
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