NCAA’s Jobs Plan Gets Closer

The NCAA Division I Management Council has given final approval to a plan that would allow college athletes to have jobs.

If approved by the Board of Directors next week, athletes who had completed their first year would be able to work beginning Aug. 1.

The 15-member Board of Directors, which meets Tuesday in Indianapolis, delayed putting the plan, known as Proposition 62, into effect for one year at the urging of coaches and college presidents. Those urging the moratorium said more time was needed to evaluate and develop guidelines for monitoring the program.

Students would be able to earn $2,000 above the amount of their athletic scholarship. Athletic departments or athletic interests would be able to help an athlete find a job.

College Football

Bo Jackson, the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner at Auburn, was among 12 players voted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Also voted in were Jim McMahon, the Brigham Young star and quarterback of the Chicago Bears’ 1986 Super Bowl championship team, USC offensive guard Brad Budde, and nine others who played in the NFL.

Other inductees are former Northwestern center Alex Sarkisian, Illinois defensive back Al Brosky, Missouri running back Johnny Roland, Tulsa quarterback Jerry Rhome, Pittsburgh offensive tackle Bill Fralic, Ohio State linebacker Randy Gradishar, Toledo defensive tackle Mel Long, North Carolina State center Jim Ritcher, and Georgia defensive tackle Bill Stanfill.

They will be inducted Dec. 8 at the National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame’s annual awards dinner in New York, then will be enshrined during ceremonies in South Bend, Ind., the summer of 1999.

Pro Football

The Oakland Raiders officially welcomed six-time Pro Bowl cornerback Eric Allen and set the stage for the departure of four-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Chester McGlockton.

Allen, traded to Oakland from the New Orleans Saints for a draft pick in March, at first threatened to retire, but he said Wednesday he was eager to join the Raiders.

The Raiders have declined to guarantee a one-year contract for the 320-pound McGlockton, effectively making him a free agent.

The San Francisco 49ers acquired tackle Jamie Brown from Denver for a 1999 second-round draft pick. They also got linebacker Anthony Peterson from the Chicago Bears for a seventh-round pick in Saturday’s draft. . . . Cincinnati Bengal defensive end John Copeland may be out of action for four to six months after rupturing his left Achilles’ tendon while working out. . . . The Bengals signed defensive end Ray Seals to a one-year contract.

Tennis

Brian MacPhie, ranked 181st in the world, upset top-seeded U.S. Open champion Patrick Rafter, 6-3, 7-6 (7-4), and advanced to the round of 16 at the Japan Open in Tokyo. Second-seeded Michael Chang defeated John van Lottum of the Netherlands, 6-4, 6-1. . . . Todd Martin, the last American in the Conde de Godo Open, defeated 12th-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4), at Barcelona, Spain.

Jurisprudence

Tiger Woods’ lawsuit against the Franklin Mint over an unauthorized souvenir commemorating his 1997 Masters victory was settled, with Woods receiving “a substantial monetary settlement” and a permanent injunction barring the company from using his name and likeness.

Former Brigham Young basketball star Ron Selleaze pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana. Selleaze, 21, was suspended from BYU’s team for one year for violating the school’s honor code.

Jason MacIntyre, 25, a former Phoenix Mustang banished for life from the West Coast Hockey League for bashing another player with his stick, will plead guilty today in Tacoma, Wash., to one count of third-degree assault.

Soccer

San Jose Clash star Eric Wynalda is scheduled to undergo surgery today to remove torn cartilage in his left knee. Wynalda, who also plays for the U.S. national team, will be out of action until mid-May.

The U.S. women’s national team will play Japan next month in three preliminary games to the men’s Kirin Cup tournament in various Japanese cities.

Real Madrid advanced to the European Champions Cup final for the first time in 17 years after tying Dortmund, 0-0. Real Madrid had won the first leg of the semifinal, 2-0, at home. Real Madrid will play Juventus of Italy May 20 at Amsterdam. Juventus defeated Monaco, 6-4, on aggregate despite losing Wednesday at Monte Carlo, 3-2.

Miscellany

Calling possible infractions “major,” the NCAA outlined eight charges against the Louisville women’s volleyball program and one against the men’s basketball program, which is already on NCAA probation for allowing athletes improper access to vehicles.

New Mexico center Kenny Thomas, who is facing a drunken-driving charge, has been put on disciplinary probation by Coach Dave Bliss until he completes a program on driving under the influence.

Robert Lippincott, a sailor and businessman whose company helped revolutionize sailboat design, died of pneumonia in Easton, Md. He was 80. . . . Former Wake Forest and NFL wide receiver Kenny Duckett, who had kidney failure, was found dead at his home in Winston-Salem, N.C. He was 38.

East Carolina women’s basketball coach Anne Donovan resigned to become coach of the ABL’s Philadelphia Rage.

Two-year starting guard John-Blair Bickerstaff, forward Nick Greene and point guard Ronnie Walton will leave Oregon State and transfer to other schools.