Phillips’ Victim Gets Scholarship

The University of Nebraska reversed itself and decided to renew the athletic scholarship of a female basketball player who was assaulted by football player Lawrence Phillips.

The announcement came two weeks after women’s basketball coach Angela Beck said Kate McEwen’s athletic scholarship was withdrawn because McEwen has not played well for the past two years.

Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, who guided the Vols to their fourth national basketball championship this year, was rewarded with a raise and two-year contract extension through the year 2003.

Summitt, who earned $8,900 a year when she began coaching at Tennessee 22 years ago, will receive a total compensation package of more than $230,000.