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Northwestern doesn't profit from its football team. In fact, the program actually loses money for the university. That's what Steven Green, chief financial officer for the athletics department, said Thursday while on the stand at a National Labor Relations Board hearing in Chicago to determine whether or not Northwestern football players should be allowed to unionize. A day earlier, Southern Utah University sports economist David Berri had testified on behalf of the newly formed College Athletes Players Assn., which is pushing the unionization bid with support from United Steelworkers.

Northwestern doesn't profit from its football team. In fact, the program actually loses money for the university. That's what Steven Green, chief financial officer for the athletics department, said Thursday while on the stand at a National Labor Relations Board hearing in Chicago to determine whether or not Northwestern football players should be allowed to unionize. A day earlier, Southern Utah University sports economist David Berri had testified on behalf of the newly formed College Athletes Players Assn., which is pushing the unionization bid with support from United Steelworkers.

Would you believe they are playing for the love of the sport? How about to keep their scholarships? Pride? This much is known for sure: American West Conference teams opening tournament action today at Southern Utah University are not playing for a spot in the NCAA playoffs. Twenty-nine conference champions receive automatic invitations to the 64-team Division I men's basketball tournament. The American West is among four conferences which do not.

Would you believe they are playing for the love of the sport? How about to keep their scholarships? Pride? This much is known for sure: American West Conference teams opening tournament action today at Southern Utah University are not playing for a spot in the NCAA playoffs. Twenty-nine conference champions receive automatic invitations to the 64-team Division I men's basketball tournament. The American West is among four conferences which do not.

Neil Roberts resigned as basketball coach at Southern Utah, four days after he was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a necktie. Roberts, 46, was arrested Tuesday and charged with misdemeanor theft at a department store in Moscow, Idaho. He said he inadvertently walked out with the tie after buying a dress shirt. Roberts posted bail and coached Southern Utah against Idaho that night.

Burch Mann, 87, founder and director of the American Folk Ballet. She was brought up in the Midwest and moved to New York in 1928 to study ballet. She began her career as a choreographer for nightclubs there in the 1930s and later worked in the same capacity for films and television. In 1962, Mann established the folk dance troupe called American Folk Ballet and toured internationally with it.

Bob Schermerhorn, the head coach at Southern Utah State University the past four seasons, has been hired as an assistant basketball coach at Arizona State, school officials announced Tuesday. He previously coached at UC Irvine, Chaffey College and Canyon High School in Anaheim. The addition of Schermerhorn, 44, completes the Sun Devils' staff under Coach Steve Patterson.

A memorial service will be held Saturday for Brent Leon Richey, a law student and business owner who was among the 230 passengers and crew members who perished when TWA Flight 800 crashed off Long Island, N.Y., last month. Richey, who turned 26 the day before the crash, was traveling to Europe with his fiancee, Seana Anderson. The couple lived together in Van Nuys and had planned to wed in Italy.

Each year, high school students who lead their classes in the San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys are honored as valedictorians. A variety of criteria are used to choose the students, but basically, they are the best and brightest at their schools. Several of them share their thoughts as they embark on their journeys into adulthood. Melissa Hwang, Chatsworth School: Bishop Alemany High GPA: 4.

Is gesture-dominated dance the obsession of young choreographers working in colleges across the Southwest--or just something their professors teach and reward? Is head-in-the-sand conservatism also a dance trend on these campuses, or merely a ticket to wider recognition? The Southwest Regional gala of the American College Dance Festival raised lots of questions Saturday night as 10 pieces (chosen from 37) passed across the stage of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach.

Neil Roberts resigned as basketball coach at Southern Utah, four days after he was arrested for allegedly shoplifting a necktie. Roberts, 46, was arrested Tuesday and charged with misdemeanor theft at a department store in Moscow, Idaho. He said he inadvertently walked out with the tie after buying a dress shirt. Roberts posted bail and coached Southern Utah against Idaho that night.

When Leo Garand finished competing in track and field at Southern Utah University in the spring of 1987, he figured his college athletic career was over. After all, Garland had wrestled for a year at Cypress College, played football for 2 more at Fullerton College and competed in both football and track and field at Southern Utah. "I was tired of it all," Garand said. "I was ready to have a relaxed life style for a while." So much for the vacation.

Dave Immel, a co-captain of the 1987-88 basketball team at UCLA, confirmed Monday that he is among those being considered for the boys' coaching position at Campbell Hall High. Immel, 26, who has coached several players on the Campbell Hall roster, said he would welcome the opportunity to try his hand at coaching. "There comes a time when you need to consider making a change in your career," said Immel, reached at his mother's home in Hillsboro, Ore.