The Michigan Daily - Thursday, October 12, 2000.- 9A UCLA tailback Foster pleads guilty to possession :OS ANGELES (AP) - Leading UCLA rusher DeShaun Foster report- edly pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge although he says he's never smoked the drug and wasa victim of circumstance. *Bruins coach Bob Toledo told the Las Angeles Times he believed the . 2 incident was isolated and didn't rMish the junior tailback. " strongly believe what he is telling we' Toledo said. "Ie was guilty of having it. ie wasn't guilty of using it." Foster said he has never tested posi- tive for drugs at UCLA, which ran- domly tests all athletes. According to Ventura County court cords, he paid a $250 fine. WIn a story published yesterday, senior Deputy Takeo Kingi of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department told the Times he and his partner, patrolling a hotel parking lot during a dance in Thousand Oaks on July 7, noticed a parked car with its lights on. The deputies discovered Foster inside with the marijuana in plain view, Kingi said. S ichigin State announces pas or gas in 2002 In a move that corresponds with the trend in college football, Michigan State announced plans Tuesday to replace Spartan Stadium's artificial turf with natural grass in time fr the 2002 season. "The move was made to to satisfy cur- & football players, as well as to quell recruits' concerns of playing on artifi- cial turf. Michigan State administrators have expressed concern over the costs of maintaining a natural grass field in light of environmental conditions. But they are also enthused by the prowess of their internationally renowned turf-. management program. 'The grass will start growing next 'ing. In order for natural grass to gLow properly, the rooting process takes at least two years. fomr sq freports Georgia Tech's O'Leary underfie for practice tactics AlLANIA (Al) Standing6-oot- ind weighing 314 pounds, Dustin iekunas is a intimidating figure on the football field. .But the Georgia' Tch lineman says his size didn't matter when he was forced to stand alone against fiur team- ma~tcs running at full speed as punish- mynt for missing blocks. -poach George O'Leary ordered the er-I? on Sept. 25, leaving Vaitekunas : inled on the ground for several *ites, gasping for breath. I wanted to show What a speed rush lIks like from the quarterback's stand- int," O'Leary said. "I didn't expect tgi guys to tackle him. That was my ,uistake. I should have communicated lftter. But we never tackle the quarter- Ick in practice. I was surprised it hap- &tets take first game of 1SLCS, beat Cardinals 6-2 .ST. LOUIS (AP) Darryl Kile did- 01iave much margin for error. .IYe allowed two first-inning runs iainst the Mets last night, and the Cardinal never recovered in losing the UL championship series opener 6-2. 'After the slow start, Kile retired 13 f the next 14 batters, similar to Game of the division series, when he gave a pair of first-inning runs to Atlanta, n retired 13 as the Cardinals romped :Phis time, he allowed three runs and jve hits in seven innings. But the Cardinals were blanked until two outs ii the ninth, and by then it was too late. SKile, one of two 20-game winners in t1e NL this year, threw only 83 pitches, which should allow him to-come back oan three days' rest Sunday in Game 4 at oil Sunday in New York. ,The Cardinals, who averaged eight WRs against the Braves, watched Mike kiampton limit them to six hits in seven , tout innings. eSt. Louis got Hampton in trouble in the'first, loading the bases on singles .1,Edgar Renteria and Eric Davis and a v k to Will Clark. SBut instead of coming back, like tclcy did after Atlanta took a first- 6ing lead in Game 3 last weekend, *-Los Ilernandez grounded into a an mimg-ending fielder's choice. The first inning has been the [mdinals' big inning this year: During the regular season, St. Louis outscored Qpponents 147-90. " But no inning was big for the C ;- ,, e..terAqi until the ninth. Big Ten not so big: Mediocre slate t1S week By Seth Klempner For the Daily At the beginning of the college football season, seven out of the I 1 Big Ien teams were in the top 25 in the AlP poll. Seven weeks later, there are only four teams remaining in the top 25. Here's a look at this weekend's notable games. MINNESOTA (2-1, 4-2) AT Omo Si-:rr, (2-0, 5-0): John Cooper's over-achieving Buckeyes are out for revenge against every team that beat them last year and want to prove that they should not be taken lightly. Ohio State took Wisconsin to the woodshed last weekend for a 23-7 beating in Madison that was worse than the score indicates. The Ohio State defense held Michael Bennett to 106 yards, far short of his 208-yard average and recorded 1I1 sacks. Acrss the The Gophers' defense has played BIMFEN well and they have received big -_~ ___~-F offensive games from 'ellis Redmon and Ron Johnson. lii the end, however, the Golden Gophers will not be good enough to overcome the motivated Buckeyes. Ohio State 33, Minnesota 13 PuRDtU (2-1, 4-2) Al NoRTHwESTE;RN (5-1, 3-0): At this point in the season, most people expected the Wildcats to have more Tolstoy novels under their belts than wins. Surprisingly, the Wildcats are 5-1 and undef'eated in the Big Ten. - Northwestern runs a no-huddle spread offense straight out of' the SEC. Quarterback Zak Kustok has an arsenal of weapons at his disposal, but Northwestern's best player is running back Damien Anderson, who rushed for close to 300 yards against Indiana last weekend. This does not mean that Northwestern will have an easy time against the Boilermakers. Drew Brees is coming ofT one of his best performances and biggest wins of his career against Michigan last week and will be looking to continue his success. Do not look for Purdue's second half defense to show up. This game will be a shootout and the last team with the ball wins. Northwestern 45, Purdue 42 WISCONSIN (0-3, 3-3) AT MICIGAN STxr: (0-2, 3-2): Wisconsin came into this football season as defending Rose Bowl champion, ranked in the top five in the nation and expected to compete for a national title. That was before any- one outside of Madison had heard of the "Shoe Box." Perhaps the discounts were the secret to their success, Hopes high for Blue runners at home By Steve Jackson For The Daily This Sunday the Michigan men's cross country team will host its only home meet of the season. The 24th ranked Wolverines will face a large field advantage of training on the course, which features three 500-yard uphill climbs. "Sometimes you can know too much. Guys hold back because they know what's coming," Warhurst said. "We need to forget about times and from all over the coun- try, headlined by No. 20 Washington. Texas, Florida, James Madison, Lasalle, Pittsburgh, Purdue, St. Francis, Tennessee and UCL A will also be com- peting for the Michigan Interregional at the University Golf course Sunday at I1 a.m. SUND, MICHIGAN GOL Who: Michigan m women's cross c teams When: 11:00 a.m Latest: The Mich team looks to ex win-streak in the\ Interregional to fi AP PHOTO Northwestern's Conrad Emmerich and the Wildcats are making believers out of the Big Ten. because since the suspensions Wisconsin has not won a game. Even with all of their regulars back in uniform, Wisconsin suf- fered a beating by Ohio State which left bruises on their defense. Luckily, Michigan State's defense in not as good as Ohio State's, and M ichael Bennett will help Wisconsin move the ball while continuing his path to a 1,000-yard season. The Spartans' only hope on offense rests on the bulky shoulders of sophomore running back TI. Duckett, who rushed fr close to 250 yards on 30 carries against Iowa. The good news for these teams is that someone has to will. Michigan State 20, Wisconsin 13 VowA (1-1, 1-5)xA TIINoIs (0-2, 3-2): lowa snapped a 13- game losing streak with a win last weekend against Michigan State. Their previous win came last September against Northern Illinois. It was also their first Big Tcn win since October 1998. The I lawkeyes received two big plays late in the gane to come from behind and defeat the Spartans and will need si milar ILick to have a chance against Illinois. Illinois is coming offa bye week and carries an 0-2 record in the Big Telu. Illinois has not been able to get going since the start of' the Big 'en season, suffering two fatal calls in a close game against Michigan and a 44-10 loss to Minnesota. The Fightiig 1 lini are among the growing number of teams in the Big Ten who are adopting the spread offense and are looking for quarterback Kurt Kittner to exploit a weak Iowa defense. Illinois 32, Iowa 23 [his meet has historically been a strong one for Michigan. The Wolverines have taken first place the last three years and had the top indi- vidual finisher for the last four. "You always like to win at home. lots of the runners will have family and friends there watching," coach Ron Warhurst said. "Plus, this is a big recruiting event for us." The Michigan harriers have the ALASKA Continued from Page 8A to adjust to the time change will go a long way towards determining how successful Michigan is this week- end. "Well, it's a long trip going up there, and that's why we go a day-and= a-half or two days before," Michigan concentrate on places. )AY Good splits don't mean .F COURSE anything if you don't place well." en's and The Wolverines are led ountry by junior Mark Pilja, who . Warhurst described as igan men's "really on top of his game." tend its The young Michigan team Wolverine enters the event with every our. runner in good health, "We are getting better; but you know what they say - 'If you're not getting better, you're getting worse,' Warhurst said. Coming off a second place finish at the Murray Keatinge Invitational in Maine, the Wolverines will be looking for an even better showing this week- end. "Last week was our best race yet. This week needs to be even 'better," Warhurst said. coach Red Berenson said. "There's two things that bother you the length of the trip, and t'he- time change, so we'll have a couple of days to make the adjustment. 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