Augie Garrido, who guided Fullerton State to two NCAA baseball titles during his 15 years at the school, is resigning to become coach at Illinois, it was reported Tuesday. Garrido told the Anaheim Bulletin, ”I`ll be taking that job.” The paper said Garrido would be introduced as the new Illinois coach at a press conference Wednesday. Garrido, 46, reportedly made $57,000 at Fullerton State, where his teams won the College Baseball World Series in 1979 and 1984. According to the paper, he`ll get a $70,000 base salary at Illinois, plus other perks that will raise his pay to $100,000 or more annually.
Los Angeles Clippers forward Michael Cage was arrested on two weapons violations after Los Angeles County sheriff`s deputies found a semiautomatic pistol and two loaded magazines in his car, police said. Cage, 25, was released on the two misdemeanor weapons violations after signing a notice to appear in court. . . . The Indiana Pacers` Clark Kellogg, plagued by ailing knees that sidelined him most of the last two NBA seasons, has decided to retire, the five-year veteran told the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch.
Quarterback Jeff Burger, who led Auburn to a 10-2 record last season, was declared ineligible by university officials because one of his coaches, former Heisman Trophy winner Pat Sullivan, violated an NCAA rule by signing a property bond to free him from jail last month. Sullivan has been barred from all off-campus athletic activities such as evaluation, recruiting and public speaking for 90 days. He signed the $700 bond when Burger was arrested after a fight July 14 in a restaurant parking lot. Burger was charged with public intoxication and carrying a concealed weapon.
The U.S. attorney`s office in Tampa intends to put Denny McLain on trial again if necessary, said Terry Zitek, chief of the criminal division. There`s nothing in the opinion of the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which last Friday threw out McLain`s convictions on drug and racketeering charges, ”that says we shouldn`t retry the case,” Zitek said. Meanwhile, McLain`s attorney, Arnold Levine, said he couldn`t afford to represent the former pitching star at a second trial. Levine said McLain is destitute and probably won`t be able to pay for a lawyer on his own for a second trial. Levine said McLain is destitute and probably won`t be able to pay for a lawyer on his own for a second trial. ”He`s seriously hurting, and I can`t afford to be engaged in another four-to-six month trial. I love him, but I can only make so much of a sacrifice,” Levine told the St. Petersburg Times.
North Korea said it was ”drastically slashing” its demand it be allowed to stage eight events of the 1988 Olympics and would settle for five full events and part of another. It insisted that one of the full events be the Olympic soccer tournament, from which its own team has been barred for not showing up for regional qualifying matches. A source close to the situation expressed doubt that the International Olympic Committee would accept North Korea`s latest proposal because of the country`s insistence on hosting the entire soccer tournament.
Southern Illinois Athletic Director Jim Livengood was named to the same post at Washington State, where he had served as associate AD before taking the SIU job in 1985.
John Pittman, the 7-foot recruit declared ineligible by Kentucky because he lacked a math course required under Proposition 48, said he will not attend the school.
The Hartford Whalers` Sylvain Turgeon (fractured left arm) and the New York Islanders` Bryan Trottier (tendinitis in left shoulder) have dropped out of the Canada Cup hockey tournament due to injuries. . . . The Boston Bruins signed free-agent goaltender Rejean Lemelin, formerly with the Calgary Flames. Top-seeded Miloslav Mecir, ranked No. 5 in the world, was upset in the first round of the $180,000 Grand Prix tennis tournament in Prague, Czechoslovakia, losing to fellow Czech Jaroslav Navratil 6-3, 5-7, 7-6.
