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- NATION, Page 47American NotesBASKETBALLA Draw for Tark the Shark
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- After 13 years of legal overtime, the contest that began in
- 1977 between the NCAA and basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian of
- the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, over recruiting violations
- ended last week in a draw. In an unprecedented reversal, the
- NCAA lifted the ban it had imposed on the Runnin' Rebels, which
- would have prohibited the 1990 collegiate champions from
- defending their title this spring. In exchange, UNLV agreed to
- forfeit live-TV appearances next season and sit out 1992
- postseason games.
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- The purpose of the compromise was to avoid punishing today's
- players too severely for 1977 violations. "I am pleased for the
- kids and fans that we will be allowed to compete," cheered
- Tarkanian. "Let's put these matters behind us." Not quite.
- Although the 1977 dispute is closed, the school faces another
- NCAA investigation into its recruitment of Lloyd Daniels, a
- former prep star who was arrested on drug charges in 1987.
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