Archive for May, 2007

May200726

semerson

2

Some background on Jones, academics

First off, there’s been some rumblings that Mike Jones still has a chance at USC, that the dismissed former basketball star will meet with school president Andrew Sorensen, raise money on his own and attend school as a walk-on this fall.
There was never any chance at that, as far as I can tell.
School spokesman Russ [...]

May200716

semerson

1

NCAA selection chair on USC: “Their resume is good”

The one thing you try to avoid when you’re talking to a member of an NCAA selection committee is ask specifics about one team. Because until they go in that room, make their decisions and then reveal them, they’re not going to say much. Nor should they.
But Mississippi State athletics director Larry Templeton, the chair [...]

May200712

semerson

2

Holmes update

Mike Holmes, the Lee Central High School star who has signed to play basketball at USC, will take senior exams next week, the final step in his efforts to reach NCAA eligibility guidelines.
I spoke Friday night with Lee Central athletics director Dorothy Fortune and an assistant coach on the Stallions basketball team. They assured me [...]

May200708

semerson

5

The sacrifices of Syvelle and Tre’

I’m going to have one lingering memory of Syvelle Newton, one different than anybody else who’s watched South Carolina football the last several years. It was three words he said at the end of a conversation he probably doesn’t remember, and wishes we didn’t have.
It was the second day of the NFL draft, a half-hour [...]