Page 14-The Michigan Daily- Friday, April 17,1992 LAETTNER Continued from page 11 my senior year for a possible fall is- sue. I am shocked and hurt by the al- legations that the newspaper has written." The Winston-Salem Journal re- ported that Laettner's agreement with GQ during the 1991-92 season may have been a violation of NCAA rules. Those rules say a student ath- lete's eligibility is jeopardized if he makes an agreement for professional services or promotes a product while still eligible. The All-America center has used up his college eligibility. Any viola- tion could result in retroactive penal- ties and subject Duke to sanctions that range from a letter of reprimand to forfeiture of all games, including the NCAA championship, the sec- ond straight for the Blue Devils. "We checked into all the rules," said Mike Cragg, Duke's sports in- formation director, who said the checks found nothing wrong with the agreement between the magazine and the star center, the college bas- ketball player of the year. Coach Mike Krzyzewski said he would not comment beyond what was in the school's release. The university's statement said Duke's NCAA contact Chris Kennedy contacted Atlantic Coast Conference compliance officer David Thompson and the NCAA for a ruling. The statement said Duke "was given an interpretation which did not prohibit Laettner from preparing a diary for future post-eligibility pub- lication." Earlier, Cragg said he didn't know if the NCAA had been con- tacted. Kennedy told the newspaper he didn't check directly with the NCAA. The NCAA wouldn't confirm or deny an investigation into the report. Duke officials said no rules were vi- olated because Laettner didn't sign a contract. "I think that we would look at the facts overall, but I don't think we would distinguish between an oral or written agreement," NCAA official Rick Evrard said. "An agreement is an agreement." A spokeswoman for GQ said Thursday that Duke and GQ were careful to follow the rules. "Our manager, Eliot Kaplan, went to great pains to work with Duke to make sure there were no vi- olations ... and Duke got permission from the NCAA," GQ's Cathy O'Brien said. Kaplan, now editor at Philadelphia Magazine, had a differ- ent version. He said Thursday he never discussed with Duke whether the agreement with Laettner might violate NCAA rules. The Journal reported that Kaplan said Laettner signed a standard writ- ing contract. Other magazine offi- cials denied that. Kaplan said later he assumed there was a contract be- cause it was standard procedure to mail one to all writers. Laettner, the leading scorer for Duke's championship team, agreed last August to keep a diary during the season which would be published by the magazine later this year, GQ officials said. "There was never a guarantee of publication," Cragg said. After the magazine transcribed the tapes and decided whether the article would be published, "they would discuss fi- nancial terms or whatever," he said. GQ officials said a fee was set but declined to disclose it. They said Laettner didn't sign a contract but had an oral agreement with GQ. Neither Kennedy nor Thompson could be reached Thursday for fur- ther comment. Final Score: Michigan 2, Notre Dame 7 Singles No. 1 Melissa Harris def. Kim Pratt (6-4, 6-2) No. 2 Kalei Beamon def. Laura Schwab (7-6(4), 6-1) No. 3 Christy Faustmann def. Jaimie Fielding (6-1, 6-3) No. 4 Lisa Tholen def. Alison Schionsky (6-1,4-6,6-2) No. 5 Tern Vitale def. Amy Malik (6-0, 6-3) No. 6 Frederika Adam def. Ann Bradshaw (7-6(5), 6-2) Doubles No. 1 Faustmann and Tholen def. Pratt and Fielding (6-3, 2-6, 6-3) No. 2 Schwab and Eniko Bende def. Beamon and Schlonsky (7-6(4), 6-4) No. 3 Kristy Doran and Katie Clark def. Malik and Adam (6-2, 6-1) Michigan players in bold Ha sta la vi*sta, baby Aguirre cannot play f'or P Yf MexiIcan team AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) - Detroit Pistons forward Mark Aguirre will not play for Mexico in the Summer Olympics, an Olympic official says. Aguirre had been considering a spot on the Mexican team because his father and grandfather were born there. Aguirre was born in Chicago. But that is a "dead issue," Boris Stankovic,0 secretary-general of basketball's international ruling body, told the Detroit Free Press. "First, we haven't even received the necessary paperwork to even consider his request," Stankovic said Wednesday from Istanbul, Turkey. "Second, his citizenship remains under question. If he's not a naturally born Mexican citizen, he must wait three years upon our receiving his formal applicatidn. It's that simple." The Mexican Basketball Federation had asked the foot-6 Aguirre to play, and a spokesman said the federation still believes Aguirre is eligible. The international panel "just doesn't want me to play for whatever reason," Aguirre said. "I'm nrot going to get involved in it. I'm just going to let the two sides take care of it themselves." Happy Birthday Israel! A Message from Your American Friends on Your 44th Birthday Dear Israel: In the past 44 years you have built cities out of the wilderness and gardens out of the desert sand. You have taken in refugees from across the globe, rescuing your persecuted and destitute sisters and brothers in Yemen, Albania, Ethiopia and the Soviet Union. You are a safe haven for oppressed people worldwide, a place where they can finally live as free and equal citizens. Undaunted by your overwhelming task, this year you rescued over fourteen thousand Ethiopian Jews in a miraculous thirty-six hour airlift. You provided the hospitality and support needed to absorb those weary from the boot of oppression. We applaud these heroic efforts that gave these people new homes, new lives and new hope. In addition you have reaffirmed your commitment to all humanity. You have freely donated your knowledge of aridfarming techniques in such places as Kenya and Texas. You have given vital relief assistance to Kurdish refugees fleeing the scourge of war in the Persian Gulf. You helped secure the freedom of American hostages in Lebanon kept from their homes and their loved ones for so long. You have, at all times, been a loyal friend and ally of the United States. For the past 44 years, America's friendship with you has been based on the common moral principles of democracy, freedom and peace. 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