Miscellany

In an effort to prevent a repeat of last year’s Rose Bowl scam that left hundreds of Wisconsin fans without tickets to the game, the federal government proposed rules to monitor air ticket operators. Under the Truth in Ticketing rules, expected to go into effect by December, operators who offer package deals to events without having tickets would be banned by the Department of Transportation.

The NCAA Council endorsed a proposal by the President’s Commission to relax restrictions on partial qualifiers--incoming freshman who do not meet all of the academic requirements.

Back spasms sent Paul Azinger to the sidelines and placed in jeopardy his chances of playing this week in the Texas Open.