In brief: Coach suspended for erasing records
Stanford suspended men’s coach Skip Kenney for two months without pay following an investigation into allegations that he erased the names and records of five former athletes from team publications.
Athletic director Bob Bowlsby said Friday that Kenney exhibited a “serious lack of judgment” when he deleted the swimmers from media guides that contain team statistics, but the investigation did not find any violation of NCAA rules.
The 64-year-old Kenney, who has coached the Cardinal’s men’s swim team for 28 years, apologized to Stanford students, faculty, alumni and athletes for “my error in judgment.”
Kenney’s varsity teams have won the last 26 Pac-10 championships and seven NCAA titles.
The names and best times of 2006 graduates Michael McLean, Peter Carothers, Tobias Oriwol and Rick Eddy, as well as a 1989 performance by Jason Plummer, were expunged from this year’s guide.
McLean told the San Francisco Chronicle that his times were removed because he gave a summer internship priority over training in 2005.
Golf
Calcavecchia takes lead
Mark Calcavecchia took the lead in the Zurich Classic at Avondale, La., with a 3-under-par 69.
The 47-year-old former British Open champ stood at 9 under, one shot ahead of Lucas Glover (69) and Nick Watney (67).
“Mark James had an eagle and shot a 5-under 67 for the first-round lead in windy conditions at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at Savannah, Ga.
Miscellany
Federer wins 500th
Roger Federer won his 500th career match in the quarterfinals of the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco, and Rafael Nadal extended his clay-court winning streak to 65. Nadal beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-2, 6-3. Federer defeated David Ferrer 6-4, 6-0.
“Georgetown men’s basketball assistant Sydney Johnson was hired to coach at Princeton, taking over a once-dominant program that finished last in the Ivy League for the first time.
“The Cincinnati Bengals signed veteran defensive lineman Michael Myers, formerly of the Denver Broncos, to a two-year contract.
“Receiver Ernest Wilford and reserve quarterback Quinn Gray signed their contract tenders, ensuring the two restricted free agents will be with the Jacksonville Jaguars at least one more year.
“Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones bought a full-page newspaper advertisement in The (Nashville) Tennessean to print an open letter in which he promised to regain the trust of his team and fans.
“The Northampton County Community College (Pa.) softball team from has had its winning streak end at 94 games. The Lady Spartans suffered a 7-2 loss to Penn College in the second game of a doubleheader Thursday, for their first loss since April 2004.