Friday, June 17, 2005 | 9:48 a.m.
ESPNU to broadcast UNR-UNLV game
Another UNR football game will be televised to a national audience this season.
ESPNU will broadcast the UNR-UNLV game from Mackay Stadium on Sept. 17.
The start time has been pushed back for the annual Battle for the Fremont Cannon to accomodate ESPNU. Orginally scheduled for a 6:05 p.m start, the game will now begin at 7 p.m. The game will also be shown locally in Reno on KREN.
The Wolf Pack will now appear regionally or nationally three times this season. Its season opener versus Washington State is on ESPN on Sept. 9, and its game at San Jose State is slated for a regional broadcast on ABC on Oct. 1.
"Wyatt is under the care of physicians for a medical problem, and at this time he will remain under their care," Billy Sexton, who is also FSU football's assistant head coach, said in a statement released by the family. "His doctors have informed us that drug abuse is not the problem."
Tallahassee police took Sexton to a hospital Monday after he did push-ups in the street and told them he was "God." Passersby had summoned police to help Sexton, who had acted erratically for more than five hours.
Irrational behavior can result from a variety of conditions besides drug abuse, said Larry Kubiak, president of the Florida Psychological Association. These may include bipolar disorder (or manic-depressive illness), paranoid schizophrenia, or flashbacks from post-traumatic stress disorder, he said. The behavior may also be the result of a head injury or other physical condition, even an imbalance of salts in blood chemistry.
The announcement comes just days after football coach Billy Joe was fired for purported recruiting and eligibility violations. The school's findings were forwarded to the NCAA earlier this week, with a list of recommended restrictions, sports information director Alvin Hollins said.
ITF endorses New York bid
The federation that governs international track and field has given New York City's plan for an Olympic stadium in Queens its first major endorsement, the federation's general secretary, Istvan Gyulai, said Thursday after seeing a presentation of the plan at the federation's headquarters in Monaco.
"Honestly, I was very impressed because it was done in such a short time," Gyulai said. "We looked at it and it was very impressive. It meets all of our technical requirements."
The endorsement is a crucial development for NYC2012, the city's Olympic bid organization, because the international federations of the two sports that would compete there -- track and field and soccer -- must approve the stadium plan before the International Olympic Committee executive board will allow New York to submit it to the IOC as part of its bid. The IOC on July 6 will pick the 2012 city from among the five finalists: New York, Paris, London, Moscow and Madrid, Spain.
Johnson, Tarver get rematch in Memphis
Antonio Tarver says he'll be better prepared for Glen Johnson on Saturday than when he lost to him on a split decision in December.
"I had short notice for that fight and didn't have time to fully train," Tarver said. "This time I've had a chance to train. I'm in great shape."
Johnson and Tarver, the only two fighters to knock out former champion Roy Jones, will meet at the FedExForum, home of the Memphis Grizzlies.
Jones, who had lost only once in 50 previous fights, suffered both knockouts last year. Tarver floored him in Las Vegas in May and Johnson scored his knockout in Memphis in September.
-- Sun wire services
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