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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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A South Bend, Ind., prosecutor is looking into allegations that former Notre Dame basketball guard Doug Gottlieb bought almost $1,000 worth of merchandise with other students’ credit cards. … Miami Hurricanes football coach Butch Davis said he anticipates two starters under investigation for possible NCAA violations will be able to play in Saturday’s opener at Memphis. Miami has been trying to determine whether running back Danyell Ferguson and receiver Yatil Green violated NCAA rules when they took two joyrides in a limousine last December. … University of Missouri football coach Larry Smith signed a two-year contract extension keeping him at the school until 2001. Smith, in the third year of a five-year contract, is 6-16-1 since joining Missouri in December 1993. … At Catlin, Ill., freshman high school football player Joshua Lock suffered a lacerated spleen when a teammate jumped on him from the bleachers, according to the injured player who called the incident hazing. … Manager Rock Newman won’t be able to watch Riddick Bowe fight in New York anytime soon after action by the New York State Athletic Commission, but he will be able to attend Bowe’s rematch with Andrew Golota, tentatively scheduled for Dec. 14 at Atlantic City, N.J. … The Canadian Football League is considering taking control of the financially drained British Columbia Lions franchise that Nelson Skalbania owns… . Former Ohio State and NFL quarterback Art Schlichter was arrested on forgery and theft charges while serving home detention at Indianapolis. Schlichter, who allegedly forged a pair of $25,000 checks stolen from his employer, was released from the federal prison in Terre Haute three weeks ago.