Former Michigan coach Schembechler in hospital
Former Michigan football coach Bo Schembechler was admitted to an Ann Arbor hospital’s cardiac-care unit for observation Friday in Detroit after he felt ill at the taping of a weekly television show.
“He is in good condition,” spokesman Bruce Madej said, relaying a statement from the University of Michigan health system. “No more information will be released this evening, and the Schembechlers will not be giving interviews.”
Schembechler had a heart attack on the eve of his first Rose Bowl in 1970, and another one in 1987.
“In the wake of two on-field college football brawls a week ago, the president of the NCAA said the responsibility of preventing future outbreaks and instilling a real sense of sportsmanship rests with individual institutions.
“It’s disappointing to see violence in college football games,” Dr. Myles Brand said during a panel discussion at the State University of New York at Oswego on the impact of media on sports in the United States.
“The NCAA from the national office can’t police all those sites. The handling of individual incidents is properly the job of the local college or university.”
“A former college punter charged with attempted murder in a knife attack on a rival has until Monday to surrender to authorities, prosecutors said from Greeley, Colo.
Mitchell Cozad, who was a backup punter at the University of Northern Colorado, is accused of stabbing starter Rafael Mendoza in his kicking leg last month.
Golf
Rose still smells sweet at Funai Classic
Justin Rose, coming off a 12-under-par 60 on Thursday, was 17 under through 16 holes when the second round in the Funai Classic at Disney in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., was suspended because of darkness. Clubhouse leader Tag Ridings was second, four strokes back after a 66.
“Americans Heather Young and Nicole Castrale shot 7-under 65s in hot conditions to share the first-round lead at the Honda LPGA Thailand in Chonburi, the first of three straight LPGA Tour events in Asia.
Tracy Hanson of Rathdrum, Idaho, shot a 71 and sits tied in 22nd place.
“Fred Funk got off to a fast start in his third career Champions Tour start, shooting a 6-under 65 to take a one-stroke lead after the first round of the AT&T Championship at the Oak Hills Country Club course in San Antonio.
Miscellany
American Liukin earns silver at worlds
Defending gold medalist Nastia Liukin of the United States settled for silver at the world gymnastics championships in Aarhus, Denmark, falling to Elizabeth Tweedle of Great Britain in a surprising upset on the uneven bars.
“Former tennis star Chris Evert and husband Andy Mill said from Boca Raton, Fla., that they’re divorcing after 18 years of marriage.