Internationally
Ex-middleweight champ convicted of murder dies
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Carlos Monzon, a former middleweight champion who was convicted of killing his girlfriend six years ago, died Sunday when his car ran off a country road and overturned. He was 52.
Police said the accident happened near Santa Rosa de Calchines, a small town some 300 miles north of Buenos Aires.
Monzon was riding with two passengers. Geronimo Motura was killed and Alicia Guadauple Sessia was injured.
Monzon was returning to Las Flores Prison, where he was serving an 11-year sentence for the 1988 slaying of his estranged girlfriend Alicia Muniz. Monzon, on furlough for good behavior, was allowed to spend weekends in the nearby provincial town of San Javier.
Monzon was an outstanding middleweight. He won the crown on Nov. 7, 1970 in a 12th-round knockout of Nino Benvenuti in Rome. He made a record 14 title defenses before retiring in 1977, his last loss coming in 1964. He was elected to the Boxing Hall of Fame in 1983.
Nationally
Eyestone takes 2nd in Charlotte marathon
CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Keith Brantly broke away from a three-man pack during the final stretch Saturday to win the 1995 USA NationsBank Men's Marathon Championship.
Brantly, 32, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., finished with a time of 2 hours, 14 minutes and 27 seconds. Two-time Olympian Ed Eyestone, a former BYU standout from Layton, was second in 2:14:36.
"Charlotte's a tough course," Eyestone, 33, said. It's a bear, but it's an honest one."
Dan Held, 29, finished third in 2:15:06 while Don Janicki, 34, was fourth in 2:15:38. Charlotte will be the site of the 1996 Olympic Trials.
Looks like Erickson will be new Seahawks' coach
SEATTLE - The wooing of Miami Hurricanes coach Dennis Erickson by the Seattle Seahawks is going so well that the team is poised to begin financial negotiations, a published report says.
Although no contract was offered after Erickson met Saturday with team owner Ken Behring, Erickson is seriously considering becoming the Seahawks' coach, the The News Tribune of Tacoma reported Sunday, citing unidentified sources.
"Right now the ball is in their court," Erickson said. "I'm sure we're going to hear back from them soon. After that I would presume the ball would be in my court."
With two national championships to his credit, Erickson is thinking about becoming a winner in the NFL.
"I'd love to someday bring a Super Bowl to Seattle," Erickson said after the four-hour meeting Saturday at Behring's mansion in Danville, Calif.
David Behring, the owner's son and the club's president, described the meeting as fruitful.
"This was a first meeting to see if the proper chemistry existed between Dennis and the Seahawks' ownership," he said. "We discussed offensive and defensive philosophies, a strength and conditioning program, the transition from college to the pros, assistant coaches, our organization, our existing front office and player personnel, and the input he would have in the draft and free agency."
Locally
3 JC football players sign to play at BYU
Three junior college football players have signed letters of intent to play football for BYU: James Humes, Robert Rogers and Steve Sarkisian.
"We feel like we have been able to fill in our areas where
we have great need," says BYU Coach LaVell Edwards. "These guys have a chance to come in and contribute."
Humes, a 5-10, 165 defensive back from Las Vegas, Nev., via Dixie College was honorable mention All-America, first team all-conference and finished second in the nation with eight interceptions.
Rogers, a 6-7, 320 offensive tackle from Taylorsville, Utah via Ricks College was all-conference.
Sarkisian, a 6-2, 200 quarterback from Torrance, Calif., via El Camino Junior College, was first-team All-America by JC Gridwire. Sarkisian's final game statistics were 42 of 67 passes for four TDs and 645 yards. This past season Sarkisian was 228 of 315 for 4,297 yards passing and 41 TDs.
This trio is currently enrolled in school and will participate in spring practices.