In brief
High schools, colleges get warning on staph infection
By wire services
Published October 16, 2003
ATLANTA - Health and sports officials are warning schools and teams about a hard-to-treat skin infection once common to hospitals and prisons that's now plaguing athletes.
The National Federation of State High School Associations sent a warning to states about a staph infection that can't be cured by the usual penicillin-related antibiotics. And the NCAA's medical committee urged athletic departments to be alert for the infection.
Though usually mild, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can progress to a life-threatening blood or bone infection. Several athletes who got the infection were hospitalized.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the infection, which can look like an ordinary skin wound or a boil, is often not diagnosed or ends up being treated with antibiotics that can't cure it. Symptoms include fever, pus, swelling or pain.
COLLEGES: Basketball ethics at issue
Division I basketball coaches agreed to adopt a code of ethics and hope to work closely with the NCAA to change or possibly eliminate some of the rules governing the sport.
Nearly 300 coaches met for three hours at a Rosemont, Ill., hotel to discuss the various ethical problems that have plagued college basketball the last six months.
NCAA president Myles Brand also attended the meeting - a promising sign for coaches who say they often feel like adversaries of the NCAA instead of its partner.
The mandatory meeting was called by the 18-member board of the National Association of Basketball Coaches and was closed to the public. Coaches who didn't attend the session lost the right to buy Final Four tickets.
Texas Tech's Bob Knight stayed home, saying: "I don't think that meeting holds any merit whatsoever."
NIT REPAID: Michigan agreed to return money to the NIT because three players who helped the Wolverines win the 1997 championship were linked to a scandal involving booster Ed Martin. Also returning money was Minnesota, which used ineligible players during games in 1996 and 1998. The amounts were not disclosed.
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TENNIS: Roddick: 20th straight win
Andy Roddick outlasted Max Mirnyi 6-1, 6-7 (11-9), 7-5 at the Madrid Masters, opening his bid for a third straight Tennis Masters Series title. It was the 20th consecutive victory for the U.S. Open champion, ranked No. 2 in the world. Top-ranked Juan Carlos Ferrero also was extended to three sets in his opener, beating Wayne Ferreira 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 (4).
SWISSCOM CHALLENGE: Justine Henin-Hardenne resumed her bid to reach No. 1 by beating Anna Pistolesi 6-1, 7-6 (7-5) to reach the quarterfinals at Zurich.
DAVENPORT SURGERY: Three-time major champion Lindsay Davenport had surgery on her left foot and will miss the rest of the season. The operation removed a small nerve between two toes.
ET CETERA
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SOCCER: Damani Ralph scored midway through the second half to lead Chicago to a 1-0 win over the MetroStars for the U.S. Open Cup championship at East Rutherford, N.J. It was the third Cup title for the Fire. ... Edson Buddle's goal in the 68th minute gave the United States under-23 men's national team a 1-0 win over Haiti in an exhibition match at Fort Lauderdale. ... Former U.S. national team defender Fernando Clavijo signed to coach Haiti with the hope of qualifying for its first World Cup since 1974.
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