The Enquirer and wire reports

PHILADELPHIA - La Salle men's basketball coach Billy Hahn and women's coach John Miller have resigned amid two separate rape investigations involving players on the men's team.

Both coaches were placed on administrative leave July 6 following an investigation that resulted in rape charges against former players Michael Cleaves and Gary Neal, and a claim by a former women's player who came forward following those allegations claiming she was sexually assaulted by a men's team player but was discouraged from telling police by La Salle coaches.

"This is a complex situation and not a judgment on the personal character of the coaches, but the university's policies and procedures are clear," Brother Michael J. McGinniss, the school's president, said at a news conference Saturday. "When it comes to the safety of our students and our community, there is no room for personal interpretation of our rules."

The coaches did not attend the news conference, but in a telephone interview Miller denied any wrongdoing.

More colleges

KENTUCKY: Golfers Eva Gessner and Stacy Springer have been named All-American Scholars by the National Golf Coaches Association.

MISSOURI: Former Missouri basketball player Ricky Clemons has applied for admission to Livingstone College in North Carolina. Clemons' claims that he was paid by former coaches at Missouri are at the center of a still-unresolved NCAA investigation.

OREGON STATE: Defensive back Justin Williams was killed when the pickup truck he was riding in flipped over after it was struck by another vehicle.

Oregon State Police Lt. Dale Rutledge said the crash happened Friday night 20 miles south of Portland on Interstate 5.

"The two drivers got involved in a confrontation; you could call it 'road rage,' " Rutledge said.

"One driver lost control and struck the second vehicle, a Toyota pickup, which rolled."

The 19-year-old Williams, of Los Banos, Calif., was the only fatality.

Basketball

KINGS: Forward Darius Songaila re-signed with Sacramento. Songaila averaged 4.6 points and 3.1 rebounds in 78 games during his rookie season, making seven starts.

TRAIL BLAZERS: Minnesota starting guard Trenton Hassell agreed to sign an offer sheet with the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN.com reported Saturday night.

Soccer

CREW: Colorado extended its scoreless streak to 415 minutes in a 0-0 tie with the Columbus Crew. The Rapids were outshot 8-6 on their home field, but goalkeeper Joe Cannon and Columbus Crew keeper Jon Busch each recorded his sixth shutout.

High schools

BIG 33 CLASSIC: Ted Ginn Jr. caught a touchdown pass and threw for the game-winning score, helping Ohio rally to beat Pennsylvania 34-30 Saturday night in Hershey, Pa. Four plays after Ginn, an Ohio State recruit, hauled in a 23-yard reception, he threw a 36-yard touchdown pass to Purcell Marian receiver and Miami recruit Dustin Woods after catching a lateral in the flat.

Golf

U.S. GIRLS JUNIOR AMATEUR: Medalist Julieta Granada made a short par putt on the second playoff hole to defeat Jane Park and win the title.

Other

U.S. DIVING: Olympic team members Caesar Garcia and Kimiko Soldati won titles in their specialties at the U.S. National Diving Championships.

ROLLER HOCKEY UPDATE

A look at the North American Roller Hockey Championships

Saturday's review: It'll be the No. 1 seed vs. No. 2 in the final of the Pro Division, the marquee conference of NARCh, to be held today at the Sports Plus complex in Evendale.

In the Saturday semifinal, it was top seed K-TEK Rinkside defeating No. 4 Pama Mission Cyclones 3-0 to make it to the final. In the other semifinal, No. 2 seed Tour Mudcats beat No. 3 Tour Beemers 3-1 to fill out the rest of the final matchup.

Local teams: In the Cub division, the Cincinnati Swarm lost to the Mission California Cubs 7-4 and were blanked by the Tour Bordercats '97 (Mich.) 8-0.

In the Bantam Platinum playoffs, the No. 8 seed Cincinnati Shock lost to No. 9 Tour Coyotes (Ont.) 6-2.

Monday's schedule: The final week of NARCh action begins with the Cincinnati-based Skatetown Swords playing the Orlando (Fla.) Outlaws in the morning, then Team Mission Detroit '94 in Mite Platinum action.

Also, Monday will be the first appearance of the Frenchies, the first time a France-based team has played in NARCh competition, as they face New York's Mission Snipers in Division 1 play.

NARCh runs through Saturday at the Sports Plus complex in Evendale.

All events are free and open to the public. For a full roundup of all the day's scores, go to www.narch.com.