USF kicks Parker off team; 2 other players to transfer
De’End Parker was dismissed from the USF men’s basketball team for a violation of team rules, head coach Rex Walters said Tuesday.
The former Lincoln High, CCSF and UCLA player averaged 11.7 points and three rebounds in 29 games last season. He had one year of eligibility remaining.
“This decision was not easy but one I felt was in the best interest of the program,” Walters said in a news release. “I wish De’End nothing but the best of luck moving forward.”
Walters also said Frank Rogers and Joe Edmonds will transfer out of the program and Dominique O’Connor will retire after three knee surgeries.
The Final Four’s first two games will air on TBS in 2014 and 2015, with the title game remaining on CBS. Under the 14-year deal that CBS and Turner Sports signed with the NCAA in 2010, CBS and TBS were scheduled to start alternating broadcasts of the entire Final Four starting in 2016, but Turner had the option to move that up to 2014.
Tennessee guard Trae Golden will transfer.
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Wuerffel, Dayne named to Hall
Heisman Trophy winners Danny Wuerffel of Florida and Ron Dayne of Wisconsin, along with two-time national champion Tommie Frazier of Nebraska, were selected for the College Football Hall of Fame. They are part of a class of 12 players and two coaches chosen by the National Football Foundation.
The rest of the players to be inducted in December are: Miami Heisman winner Vinny Testaverde, whose selection was announced Monday; Ted Brown of North Carolina State; Tedy Bruschi of Arizona; Jerry Gray of Texas; Steve Meilinger of Kentucky; Orlando Pace of Ohio State; Rod Shoate of Oklahoma; Percy Snow of Michigan State; and Don Trull of Baylor.
The new Hall of Fame coaches are Wayne Hardin, who led Navy and Temple, and Bill McCartney of Colorado. College baseball: St. Mary’s Brenden Kalfus singled in the fifth inning of the Gaels’ 5-2 win at Nevada (24-24), setting a WCC record by extending his hitting streak to 30 games. … Derek Atkinson had three of USF’s 12 hits as the Dons (30-19) picked up a 4-3 victory at No. 25 Stanford (26-17). Motor sports: NASCAR’s chief appeals officer upheld the fines and points penalties against Penske Racing for parts infractions at Texas last month, but he reduced the suspensions of team members from the next six races to the next two. Tennis: Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the biggest win of his career.
Earlier, defending champion Roger Federer looked comfortable on clay in his first match in two months, easing past Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3.
For the women, defending champion Serena Williams moved into the third round after beating Lourdes Dominguez Lino 6-2, 7-5. Jurisprudence: Former 49ers kicker Jose Cortez was forced to resign as an Oregon State Police trooper because of a misconduct charge. Cortez, who played for the 49ers in 2001-02, was also sentenced to seven days in jail. The agency did not provide details about the misconduct.