Dykstra denies knowledge of probation By RALPH BERNSTEIN AP Sports Writer CLEARWATER, Fla. Lenny Dyks tra and his Philadelphia Phillies' basses all said yesterday they knew nothing of a published report that baseball would place him on a year's probation for his involvement in illegal gambling. Paul Hagen, Philadelphia Daily News baseball writer, reported in yesterday editions that baseball commissioner Fay Vincent told Dykstra of the punish ment in a meeting Saturday at the Phil lies' spring training camp. Dykstra has admitted losing at least $78,000 in illegal high stakes poker games. The Daily News' story said that if Dykstra refrains from gambling during the year the case will be closed without any fine or suspension. Dykstra testified last week about his gambling losses at a trial in Mississippi of a man charged with operating illegal poker games. At the Phillies' training camp, Dyks tra at first declined comment when asked if had been given the year's pro bation. Then, he asked, "where did you read this at." Informed of the newspaper source, he Tarkanian: U By ROBERT MACY Associated Press Writer Runnin' Rebels (31-0) held off the Hoyas 62-54 on Sun- for Thursday is uncertain, although he is expected to day to reach the round of 16. play. His replacement, 7-foot Elmore Spencer, scored "They're all going to be tough from here on in." only two points but blocked six shots. LAS VEGAS Having survived a close call against The Rebels leave for Seattle on tomorrow for their "We didn't want to use him unless he was 100 per- Georgetown, UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian says there Thursday night game against Utah. Arizona meets cent and he wasn't," Tarkanian said of Ackles. isn't a team left in the NCAA tournament that can't Seton Hall in the other West Regional semirmal. beat his defending national champions. Tarkanian has other worries, too. Center George "I've said it all season any team can beat us on Ackles, who suffered a sprained ankle in Friday's vic a given night. There's no team left in the tournament tory over Montana, played only 13 minutes against the that can't beat us," said Tarkanian, whose undefeated Hoyas and had two points and one rebound. His status The Cutting Edge emmiab , CUTTING EDGE "4- Come in for a free consultation about your spring hair design and for custom highlighting and minking. Matrix 130 Sowers Street 234-4008 Bite Into A Healthy► Lifestyle March is National Nutrition Month Calendar of Events DATE TOPIC PIKE TIME 3/N Fut Coded 11 MX 1O Foods Bob Fat Testing HUB 124 E=l 3/19 Fat Cooled h BUB 10.2 Foods soar Fit lido HUB 124 3/20 Saar Cootao h BUB 10.2 Foods YID Adrift & &mks MX but The Mien Combbalm Fkbboit 5121 Caws is Nardi* 3/22 Cietiv NUB 102 Giddies 312$ Mr We Nab* rill Proem Nd 3/13 Maids V*Go Sponsored by: Nutrition Peer Education Program Student Dietetic Association replied, "Oh. That's (the reported rul ing) pretty good though, isn't it?" But pressed to say whether he knew anything about it, Leyva said, "No." Later he told reporters, "I don't know anything about it. I didn't read it. What's it about baseball?" Phithes' president Bill Giles said, "I haven't heard anything. I wouldn't be surprised if that's the case. But I wouldn't know. I know he (the commis sioner) wants to get it over with." Phifiles' general manager Lee Thom as, asked if he understood that Dykstra had been given the probation, replied, "I don't have an understanding of any thing. I don't know anything." In New York, a secretary in the com missioner's office said Vincent was en route from Florida to spring baseball camps in Arizona. The secretary said that Rich Levin, the commissioner's public relations aide, said, "There has not been a deci sion at this point. And when there is, the commissioner's office will release it." 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Applications must be received by December 31,1991. helped determine baseball's action in such cases. "Some people are resistant. They deny, argue that they didn't do it," he said. "Other people tell you right away, 'I did something wrong, stupid. I'm sorry. I won't do it again.' Well, no system of justice is going to treat people the same. Each person takes a different hand ling." It was obvious that Vmcent was draw ing a line between his action in expelling Pete Rose from baseball for gambling and what he planned to do in the Dyks tra case. Dykstra reported his action to the commissioner's office last summer, said he was sorry and that it wouldn't happen again, according to Giles. Giles said last week that Vincent had dismissed Dykstra last summer with a warning. But When Dykstra was asked by the U.S. Attorney's office to testify in the tri al last week of Herbert Kelso in Oxford, Miss., the outfielder's gambling activ ities became public. 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