The women’s rowing team completed its fall season with a
fourth-place finish at the Head of the Lake Competition in Seattle
on Sunday. The Bruins, who finished the 4700-meter course in
16:28.38, finished 18 seconds behind first-place Washington and 15
seconds behind Pac-10 rival Stanford. However, the Bruins did beat
out other conference competitors, notably Washington State. Liz
Pallas-Jacobs (stroke), Kristin Bixel, Elizabeth Lee, Jessica
Rogers, Monica Grova, Kelsey Hicks, Lauren Hamann and Emina Ong
(cox) comprised the Bruins’ lineup on Sunday’s
race.
BASKETBALL: The Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of
Appeals decided to uphold the NCAA’s
“two-in-four” rule, which prevents Division I
institutions from participating in certified contests more than
twice every four years. The rule was originally implemented to
allow student-athletes at different schools to participate in
various tournaments rather than restricting them to the usual
elites. However, a lower court had restricted the NCAA from
enforcing the rule after Worldwide Basketball, Sports Tours and a
group of other college basketball promoters filed a lawsuit in
2000. Those groups argued that many preseason tournaments would
collapse if the two-in-four rule was upheld. However, judges from
the Sixth Circuit felt these promoters did not adequately
demonstrate how the rule restricted free trade.
FOOTBALL: Adam Merritt, a member of
Oklahoma’s spirit group, plans to press charges after he lost
two teeth and was knocked unconscious in a collision with Nebraska
offensive lineman Darren DeLone. Witnesses claimed DeLone rammed
his helmet into Merritt’s face and shoved the freshman into a
brick wall during the Cornhuskers’ pre-game warm-up for
Saturday’s game in Norman. Nebraska issued a statement
acknowledging the incident while coach Bill Callahan indicated that
he felt “really, really terrible” about it but also
said that the spirit group’s position so close to the end
zone was a contributing factor.
Compiled by staff and wire reports.