Sudden Death Set for ’98 World Cup
The tight ebb and flow of emotion that fans in the Rose Bowl felt while watching Brazil beat Italy on penalty kicks for the 1994 World Cup championship might not be shared by those watching in France three years from now.
In Zurich Wednesday, FIFA, soccer’s governing body, approved the use of sudden-death overtime for the 1998 World Cup.
In the past, when a game was tied at the end of regulation, teams played a full 30 minutes of overtime. Under the new rule, if there has been no scoring after an extra 30 minutes, the game will still be decided by penalty kicks.
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Tony Meola, the top U.S. goalkeeper since 1989, was dropped from the national team for the U.S. Cup ’95 games against Nigeria, Mexico and Colombia. Chosen instead were Kasey Keller, Meola’s backup in 1990, and Brad Friedel, the 1994 backup.
Also dropped from the ’94 World Cup team were goalkeeper Juergen Sommer, defenders Francisco Clavijo and Cle Kooiman and midfielder Hugo Perez.
Hockey
The Calgary Flames fired coach Dave King after losing in the first round of the playoffs for the third year in a row. . . . The Kings acquired defenseman Jan Vopat, 22, from the Hartford Whalers for a fourth-round selection in this year’s NHL entry draft. . . . Center Jarrod Skalde signed a one-year contract with the Mighty Ducks.
Golf
Chris Hanell shot a 69 to lead Arizona State to a total of 288 and a one-shot lead after the first round of the NCAA men’s championships at Columbus, Ohio.
Auburn’s Chip Spratlin held a one-shot lead in individual scoring with his five-under-par 67. Stanford’s Tiger Woods, the U.S. Amateur champion, shot a 73 on the 7,109-yard Scarlet Course at Ohio State.
Track and Field
Negotiations are ongoing between Franken Enterprises in Beverly Hills and the MGM Grand hotel-casino to hold a track meet in Las Vegas, tentatively on Feb. 10. The Franken organization also runs a meet at the Sports Arena, which has lost Sunkist Growers as its title sponsor.
Jurisprudence
District Judge Bryan Levy fined former Michigan football coach Garry Moeller $409 for an April 28 drunken escapade and confrontation with police in Southfield, Mich., that cost him his job. . . . Treg Lee, a forward on Ohio State’s basketball team in 1988-91, has pleaded guilty to a felony drug abuse charge in Columbus, Ohio.
Administration
Its image tarnished by reports that officials merely winked at athletes’ drug use, the University of Miami is ordering a review of all athletic department policies to see if there are any other scandals.
Basketball
New York Knick center Patrick Ewing had surgery to remove torn cartilage from his right knee and is expected to recover fully. . . . The Phoenix Suns released assistants Lionel Hollins and Scotty Robertson. . . . In a protest of the violence in Bosnia, its national team has refused to play the Serb-led Yugoslav team in a European Basketball Championships qualifying game. . . . The NCAA men’s and women’s champions of UCLA and Connecticut will be honored at the White House on Friday.
Auto Racing
A neurosurgeon said it may take several more days to determine the extent of the brain injury to driver Stan Fox, who remains in critical but stable condition and has not regained consciousness since a first-lap crash in Sunday’s Indianapolis 500.
