Valentine apology

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Thursday, April 1, 2004

Associated Press

Austin, TX -- NCAA official Ted Valentine contacted the University of Texas Athletic Department this morning to apologize to Texas head coach Rick Barnes for the double technical foul with 3.9 seconds remaining in the Xavier/Texas game, which resulted in Barnes being ejected from the game.

"I appreciate the gesture, but it is just too little, too late," Barnes said in a statement issued by the school's basketball office.