Salaam Says Neuheisel to Keep Him in School

Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam said Rick Neuheisel’s appointment as Coach Bill McCartney’s successor probably will keep him in school for his senior year.

Salaam said he was “90-10” in favor of finishing his collegiate career before going to the NFL.

Salaam led the nation in rushing this season and became only the fourth player in NCAA history to rush for 2,000 yards. He is a Heisman Trophy finalist and has been named the 1994 Walter Camp player of the year.

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West Virginia (7-5) accepted an invitation to the Carquest Bowl in Miami against South Carolina (6-5). . . . Boston College (6-4-1) and Kansas State (9-2) have accepted invitations to play in the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii. . . . Rich Brooks of Oregon was named the Pacific 10 Conference’s coach of the year. . . . UCLA has named running back Sharmon Shah and linebacker Donnie Edwards its offensive and defensive most valuable players. . . . Rex Huigens announced that he is resigning as the football coach at La Verne. Don Morel, the team’s offensive coordinator, has been named the new coach.

Golf

Tim Finchem, PGA Tour commissioner, said he will enforce the “conflicting events” rules requiring players to get his permission to play in outside tournaments, and he said the PGA would go to court to defend those rules. PGA members playing a World Tour event without Finchem’s permission would be suspended from the PGA Tour.

Hockey

Rookie left wing Viktor Kozlov, the San Jose Sharks’ first pick in the 1993 draft, broke his left ankle while playing in Russia and will be sidelined three months. . . . NHL labor negotiations will resume Thursday, probably in New York, after a four-day break. Steve McAllister, a spokesman for the NHL Players Assn., said the group will not present a new proposal.

Track and field

Ollan Cassell, the longtime head of USA Track & Field, survived an apparent ouster effort and the organization’s board of directors approved a three-year contract extension.

The International Amateur Athletic Federation passed a rule requiring athletes to sign a waiver agreeing to resolve all drug-related disputes within the sport’s guidelines before going to court.

Baseball

The Angels have offered free agent power hitter Mickey Tettleton a multiyear contract. Tettleton, who concluded a three-year, $8.5-million contract with the Detroit Tigers, is seeking a four-year, $12-million deal. The Angels’ offer is believed to be for two years with at least one option season. According to sources, the Angels also have offered left-handed reliever Mitch Williams, 30, a non-guaranteed contract for the 1995 season.

Miscellany

The international swimming federation will demand an explanation from Chinese officials about positive drug tests involving Chinese swimmers, a top official said. As many as eight swimmers were reportedly among 11 Chinese athletes who failed doping tests at last month’s Asian Games in Hiroshima, Japan.