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News Nuggets, 05.16.04
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backs out at Air Force
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The Air Force Academy is still on the lookout for an
athletic director after the man it chose to fill the position that has been
open since last fall turned down the job, The Rocky Mountain News reported.
The Academy resumed its search Friday after Col.
Michael Bloomfield, the candidate it selected in March to succeed Col.
Randolph Spetman, indicated he would decline the job because of family and
personal reasons.
Bloomfield, a former team captain of the Falcons and
a 1981 Air Force graduate, is an astronaut and chief instructor of
astronauts at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, a position which he
has decided to retain.
Bloomfield was selected to succeed Spetman, who
announced his retirement in October after a change in the chain of command
prompted by a sexual assault scandal.
Bloomfield had been expected to begin the job in
April.
Spetman has recently been a candidate for A.D.
openings at
East Carolina and South Florida.
Mixed
verdict for Hokies' QB Vick
CHRISTIANSBURG, VA — Virginia Tech quarterback
Marcus Vick was cleared of charges he had sex with a 15-year-old girl, but
he was convicted of serving alcohol to a minor.
Vick, the 20-year-old brother of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick,
was sentenced to 30 days in jail and fined $2,250 for contributing to the
delinquency of a minor.
Vick's lawyer, Marc Long, said he would appeal.
Two other Virginia Tech football players, running back Mike Imoh and wide
receiver Brenden Hill, were also convicted on three counts of contributing
to the delinquency of a minor. The 19-year-olds also were sentenced to jail
time and fined.
The charges stemmed from a late-night party Jan 27 at the apartment Vick and
Hill share.
One of the girls said they were given shots of vodka and asked to strip and
kiss. She said all three girls undressed and gave the players lap dances.
One of the girls testified Vick had sex with her 15-year-old friend.
Virginia Tech's rules governing the conduct of student athletes does not
automatically suspend players from a team for misdemeanor charges, but
convictions trigger a review by athletic director Jim Weaver.
Jail time won't immediately change the players' status with the university,
school spokesman Larry Hincker said after the verdict.
Conference
USA Baseball Scoreboard
WEEKEND SCHEDULE AND SCORES
Sunday:
Saint Louis at Tulane
Houston at Louisville
Cincinnati at Memphis
Texas Christian at East Carolina
Southern Miss at Charlotte
South Florida at UAB
Saturday:
UAB 8, South Florida 5
Southern Miss 3, Charlotte 1
Memphis 3, Cincinnati 0
Memphis 7, Cincinnati 3
East Carolina 14, Texas Christian 3
Houston 12, Louisville 2
Louisville 7, Houston 5
Tulane 12, Saint Louis 3
Friday:
Southern Mississippi 11, Charlotte 4
Cincinnati at Memphis (Rain)
Tulane 10, Saint Louis 3
East Carolina 7, Texas Christian 2
South Florida 23, UAB 5
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