What in the name of Earl Strom is going on here? Can you imagine this unique system in games where Bobby Knight is coaching between throwing tantrums?
"The idea is to motivate the officials to work better games," Reynolds said. "A lot of our officials work high school and NAIA (college)games and, in some cases, it's difficult for them to make the transition from high school to college play. In recent years we've had some questionable games where we thought the officials should let them play a little."
Reynolds said Pratt, in his fourth year at the 650-student former women's
college, dreamed up the idea. And the officials association that supplies referees for Kansas-Marymount games approved it on a one-year trial basis.
Pratt's team isn't receiving any breaks from officials. Kansas-Marymount is ''a little above .500," according to Reynolds, after usually winning at least 20 games per season.
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
* Two University of Minnesota basketball players have been suspended for violating team rules but the alleged violations are not believed to be connected to the arrests of three other members of the Gopher team on sexual assault charges, officials said.
Interim coach Jimmy Williams said the Gophers' Todd Alexander, a sophomore guard, has been suspended for the rest of the season. Terence Woods, a junior forward, has been suspended indefinitely pending further investigation, the statement said.
The loss of Alexander and Woods leaves the Gophers with only six of the regular team members who started the Big 10 season. Two Gopher football players have been practicing with the team this week in preparation for tonight's game against Ohio State.
TRAGIC TRIP
