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Schultz new USOC head

 
Published June 24, 1995|Updated Oct. 4, 2005

Looking for a leader to take it through two hometown Olympics, the U.S. Olympic Committee hired former NCAA chief Dick Schultz as executive director Friday.

On a vote of 15-0 with one abstention, the USOC's executive committee rejected criticism of the 65-year-old administrator and the abrupt way he left the NCAA two years ago.

"He has a background of experience and doesn't have to go through too much of a learning curve to get up to speed," said LeRoy Walker, USOC president and head of the search committee.

Critics said Schultz stood back at the NCAA as colleges stripped programs in budget-cutting sprees. And they pointed to his hasty departure from the NCAA in May 1993, amid charges he lied about an improper loan program to student-athletes while athletic director at Virginia.

But Walker said an affidavit from the NCAA and Schultz's actions convinced the committee the ethics charges were inconsequential. Schultz is expected to get a minimum five-year deal worth at least $350,000 annually.

COLLEGES: Randy Moss, an All-America receiver from Belle, W. Va., failed to meet Notre Dame's admission standards and was denied enrollment. Officials said the denial had nothing to do with Moss' involvement in a fight that seriously injured another high school student in March. Moss has been charged with malicious wounding. Moss is free to attend any school. Tennessee men's track coach Doug Brown, who led the Vols to the national championship in 1991, will take the same position at Florida.

TENNIS: Steffi Graf and Boris Becker are ready to play at Wimbledon after making trips to Germany to receive treatment for minor injuries. Graf injured her right wrist while practicing earlier this week. Becker strained a calf muscle during the Queen's Club tournament in London last week. Todd Woodbridge beat Mark Woodforde 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 to advance to the final of the Nottingham Open against Javier Frana. Jimmy Connors, 42, succumbed to the strong serve of Marc Rosset 7-6 (7-3), 6-3 in the quarterfinals in Halle, Germany. Defending champion Michael Stich beat Richey Reneberg 6-3, 6-4. Paul Haarhuis upset top-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). Thomas Muster won his 38th straight clay-court match, beating Rodolphe Gilbert 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals in Austria. Chanda Rubin topped Christina Singer 6-0, 6-0 and plays Nathalie Tauziat today in the final of England's Eastbourne tournament.

BASKETBALL: Aleksandar Djordjevic scored nine of Yugoslavia's last 14 points in a 70-61 win over Lithuania in the European Championships. Arvidas Sabonis, who joins the Portland Trail Blazers next season, had 18 points and 14 rebounds for Lithuania. Host Greece beat Italy 67-61 and maintained chance of making the medal round. Italy got 15 points from Vincenzo Esposito, who has reached a tentative agreement with the Toronto Raptors.

BOXING: Oliver McCall's hand injury has caused the postponement of the defense of his WBC heavyweight title against Frank Bruno. The fight, scheduled for July 22 in London, will be held in September. Unbeaten Roy Jones Jr. is a heavy favorite to defend his IBF super-middleweight title tonight against Vinny Pazienza in Atlantic City. Alexander Zolkin wore down Bert Cooper to score a technical knockout in the ninth round in Atlantic City. Cooper (33-15) stopped the heavyweight bout by indicating he was finished after Zolkin (22-2) sent him reeling with a left to the chin.

ET CETERA: Anatoly Tarasov, widely known as the "father of Russian hockey," died in Moscow. He was 76. His teams won the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Olympics. British soccer coach Barry Bennell will plead guilty to six counts of custodial sexual battery in exchange for four years in prison. Bennell was arrested July 23, 1994, in Jacksonville and charged with raping a boy from a youth team he had escorted to the United States. Women's Professional Fastpitch has reached an agreement to locate the league's first team in Akron, Ohio. WPF will begin league play in June 1996 in six to eight markets.

_ Compiled from Times wires