Times staff, wires
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
college football
gamecocks qb garcia suspended for first week of spring practice
COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina quarterback Stephen Garcia has been suspended for the first week of spring practice for violating team rules. Coach Steve Spurrier on Tuesday wouldn't specify what the senior and former Jefferson High standout did, saying only it happened "earlier" and he just got around to the discipline. Spurrier said Garcia has "pretty good" this semester. "Hopefully all these guys will understand that if they want to be on our team, just follow the few simple rules we have and everybody will be happy," Spurrier said.
Garcia now has missed at least part of three of his five spring practices. Three run-ins with the law during his first 15 months at South Carolina caused him to miss all offseason practices in 2007 and 2008.
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Notre Dame fined in student's death
Indiana state regulators fined Notre Dame $77,500 for six safety violations in the October death of a student killed when the hydraulic lift he was on toppled over in high winds while he was filming football practice.
The school failed to maintain safe working conditions and heed National Weather Service warnings on a day wind speeds reached 53 mph, the Indiana Department of Labor said.
Declan Sullivan, 20, a junior from Long Grove, Ill., died Oct. 27. His parents, Barry and Alison, said they appreciated the thorough investigation. University spokesman Dennis Brown said the school had no immediate response because officials were reviewing the report. The school has until April 7 to respond.
auburn: All four football players arrested Friday in connection with a theft at an Auburn, Ala., residence confessed involvement to police, say court documents obtained by the Columbus (Ga.) Ledger-Enquirer. Mike McNeil, Antonio Goodwin, Shaun Kitchens and Dakota Mosley have been dismissed from the team. Mosley and McNeil posted bail. Kitchens and Goodwin remain in jail on $511,000 bond.
baseball: Host Florida (16-1), ranked No. 1 by Baseball America, defeated No. 6 Florida State (14-3) 5-4 in 10 innings.
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arena league: Storm linebacker Cliff Dukes was named defensive player of the week, and Storm receiver Huey Whittaker, a former USF standout, was named Ironman of the week.
iditarod: John Baker won the 1,150-mile sled dog race from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, in a record time of 8 days, 19 hours, 46 minutes and became the first Alaska Native to win since 1976. Baker, a 48-year-old Inupiat Eskimo, broke Martin Buser's 2002 mark (8:22:46).
soccer: Defending Champions League champion Inter Milan ousted Bayern Munich on away goals in a repeat of last season's final and Manchester United advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Marseille 2-1.
tennis: Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic easily won third-round matches at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif. Kim Clijsters retired against Marion Bartoli with a right shoulder injury. Top seed Caroline Wozniacki got a win that, along with Clijsters' departure, ensured she will retain her No. 1 world ranking.