clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (01/13/90)
_A_u_t_o_ _R_a_c_i_n_g
Ayrton Senna is considering quitting Formula One racing to join the
Indy circuit in the United States, the French sports daily l'Equipe
reports. The driver is feuding with Formula One authorities and might
join Brazilian compatriot Emerson Fittipaldi on the Indy circuit.
_B_a_s_e_b_a_l_l
The Pittsburgh Pirates announced losses of $1,293,926 in 1989,
attributing the deficit to rulings arising from union grievances on free
agents. The team drew a profit of $2,850,660 the previous year.
_B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
SuperSonics star Dale Ellis was arrested for alleged drunken
driving after a one-car accident in downtown Seattle early Friday left
him with two broken ribs and a collapsed lung. He will be out
indefinitely. ... Lost for the season is Magic center Dave Corzine, who
underwent major knee surgery.
_C_o_l_l_e_g_e
Big Ten Commissioner James Delaney reprimanded former Michigan
Coach Bo Schembechler for criticizing the officiating in the Rose Bowl.
Delaney said the postgame comments were ``in violation of conference
unsportsmanlike conduct provisions.'' ... The Trans America Athletic
Conference has invited Florida International to become a member
beginning July 1.
_G_o_l_f
Greg Norman sank a 15-foot eagle putt on the final hole, sealing a
course-record 63 and a one-shot lead over Curtis Strange after two
rounds of the $800,000 Palm Meadows Cup.
_H_o_n_o_r_s
Detroit running back Barry Sanders and Kansas City linebacker
Derrick Thomas were named the NFC and AFC Rookies of the Year by UPI.
Sanders, who gained a club record 1,470 rushing yards, was a unanimous
choice among 42 writers covering NFC teams. Thomas beat out Denver
running back Bobby Humphrey and Denver safety Steve Atwater.
_L_a_w
Former Detroit Red Wing Bob Probert, convicted of importing cocaine
into the United States from Canada, will be allowed to remain in America
while his appeal of a deportation order is being decided. ... Former
Duquesne basketball star John Moore, 31, has been indicted by a federal
grand jury on charges he made more than $27,000 in fraudulent loans and
kept the money.
_S_k_i_i_n_g
Armin Bittner of West Germany won a World Cup slalom in 1:56.26.
Michael Tritscher of Austria was second (1:56.32) and Italy's Konrad
Ladstaetter and Japan's Tetsuya Okabe of Japan tied for third (1:56.65).
Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland won the combined event.
_T_e_n_n_i_s
Defending champion Ivan Lendl is the top seed in the 128-man field
for the $3 million Australian Open, which begins Monday. Steffi Graf,
the women's top seed, is chasing her third straight Australian crown.
... France's Yannick Noah routed Lendl 6-1, 6-4, in the quarterfinals of
the New South Wales tourney. Boris Becker fell to fellow West German
Charlie Steeb while Michigan teenager Amy Frazier reached the semis.
_W_i_n_t_e_r_ _S_p_o_r_t_s
Three-time Alaska Iditarod winner Susan Butcher held the unofficial
lead of the John Beargrease sled dog marathon for the second day. The
race is named after John Beargrease, who delivered mail by dog sled
along Lake Superior's North Shore from 1887 to 1900. The winner is
expected to finish Saturday afternoon.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (01/14/90)
_B_o_x_i_n_g
South Korea's Baek In-chul defended his WBA super middleweight
crown with a knockout over Japan's Yoshiaki Tajima. Baek knocked down
the challenger halfway through the second round. Tajima refused to give
up and the fight lasted until he refused to come out for the eighth.
_C_o_l_l_e_g_e_ _B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
Nevada-Las Vegas junior guard Anderson Hunt did not dress Saturday
for the team's game at Temple because of a problem with a school loan.
Joyce Aschenbrenner, an assistant athletic director at UNLV, said in a
statement that a university audit determined Hunt had a loan that has
not yet been fully repaid. In the statement, Hunt, who started UNLV's
first 12 games this season and averaged 15.8 points, said he was
surprised by the problem.
``I was shocked because this loan is something that I understood
had been repaid since money had been deducted from my scholarship
checks,'' Hunt said. ``I'm confident that school records will indicate
that and that this matter will be cleared up soon.''
_S_k_i_i_n_g
French ski giant Rossignol has lost its American racing director
James Major, little more than six months after he took the helm last
June. Major, the key link between Rossignol's stable of top racers and
the company, chose to quit in the middle of the World Cup season with
Rossignol riding high. Much of the credit for that is due to Major's
work over the summer, ensuring that top racers like Alberto Tomba and
Vreni Schneider were happy with their equipment, rewriting competitor
contracts and signing new talent.
``I left because of too much politics inside the company,'' the
French-educated Major said. ``The job also involved too much travel and
kept me away from my family.''
... U.S. ski team racer Edith Thys suffered an apparent concussion
in a fall Saturday during a World Cup women's downhill in Haus, Austria.
Thys, 23, Squaw Valley, Calif., fell just after the midway point where
she was clocked 14th fastest. Team doctor Bob Stanton took Thys, the No.
2 downhill racer on the U.S. women's squad, to a hospital for X-rays.
Maria Walliser of Switzerland won the women's downhill in 1 minute,
37.97 seconds.
_S_l_e_d_ _D_o_g_ _R_a_c_i_n_g
Three-time Alaska Iditarod winner Susan Butcher won the 1990 John
Beargrease sled dog marathon in record time Saturday, finishing the
grueling 475-mile race in 87 hours, 15 minutes and 38 seconds and
shaving approximately 10 hours off last year's record time. The
Minnesota event is named after John Beargrease, who delivered mail by
dog sled along Lake Superior's North Shore from 1887 to 1900.
_S_o_c_c_e_r
Aston Villa moved into a tie with Liverpool for first place in the
English League. Villa defeated Charlton 2-0 to stretch its unbeaten
streak to seven matches. Derek Mountfield scored in the fourth minute,
and an own goal by defender Joe McLaughlin in the 57th minute sealed
Villa's fifth road victory.Liverpool battled to a 2-2 draw at home with
Luton, playing its first game under new coach Jim Ryan.
_T_r_a_c_k
Abdi Bile of Somalia, the 1987 world champion at 1,500 meters, will
run the 1,000 meters Feb. 2 at the Panasonic Millrose Games in New York.
Sammy Koskei, five-time meet champion in the event, and Ocky Clark will
be Bile's chief competitors. Bile, heavily favored to win the 1988
Olympic 1,500 until sustaining a stress fracture, returned last year to
clock outdoor-best times in the 1,000 and 1,500 meters and the mile. He
also won the 1,500 World Cup title in Barcelona, Spain.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (01/15/90)
_B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
Temple Athletic Director Charlie Theokas Sunday declared center
Duane Causwell and Joseph Robinson academically ineligible for the
remainder of the season. Causwell averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds in
12 games as a starter. Robinson, a walk-on freshman, played in two games
this season. ... Senior Derrick Coleman of Syracuse was named The Big
East Player of the Week after totaling 44 points and 32 rebounds last
week in victories over St. John's and Boston College.
_F_o_o_t_b_a_l_l
Pittsburgh freshman defensive end Keith Hamilton will decide in the
next two weeks whether he will transfer because of the recent firing of
defensive line coach Frank D'Alonzo, who Hamilton calls ``a really good
friend of mine.'' The Panthers are undergoing changes in their football
program after the firing of head coach Mike Gottfried in December.
_G_o_l_f
Australian Rodger Davis used an eagle at the second hole of a
sudden death playoff to defeat Curtis Strange in the Daikyo Palm Meadows
Cup in Australia. After hitting a driver on the par-5 18th hole, Davis
struck a 3-iron which carried 260 yards and stopped 15 feet from the
pin. Davis made the putt and earned $110,000.
_H_o_r_s_e_ _R_a_c_i_n_g
The $250,000-added Blue Grass Stakes for three-year-olds will
highlight 16 stakes races worth a record $1,525,000 that will be run
during Keeneland's 15-day spring meeting starting April 6 in Lexington,
Ky. The 1 1/8-mile race will be run April 14, three weeks before the
Kentucky Derby. Eighteen horses, including Alysheba, Gato Del Sol and
Spectacular Bid, have used the Blue Grass Stakes as a stepping stone to
victory in the Kentucky Derby. ... Minnesota Racing Commission chairman
Ralph Strangis says he expects a deal for the sale of Canterbury Downs
will be completed early this week. Strangis attended a meeting Saturday
at which a lawyer for New Jersey investor John Aglialoro outlined a
proposal for the track's sale.
_L_u_g_e
East Germany claimed all but one title in the European Luge
Championships in Igls, Austria. In the team events Sunday, East Germany
collected 138 points to win the title, followed by West Germany with 123
points. Georg Hackl of West Germany captured the men's singles title
Friday.
_R_o_a_d_ _R_u_n_n_i_n_g
Paul Pilkington of Roy, Utah, captured the Houston-Tenneco Marathon
in 2:11:13. Maria Trujillo, of Phoenix, came in first for the women,
finishing the 26-mile, 385-yard event in 2:32:55. ... England's Mark
King won the Scottish Cross Country Union centenary international
10-kilometer race in Irvine, Scotland. King clocked 32 minutes, 24
seconds to beat Sweden's Hakon Borjesson, who finished in 32:27.
_S_k_i_i_n_g
Austrian Richard Kroell, in his second year on the World Cup
circuit, led an Austrian sweep of the top four places in a giant slalom
in Val Badia, Italy. Kroell finished with an aggregate time of 2
minutes, 26.55 seconds. Guenther Mader was second down the Gran Risa
course in 2:26.63. Hubert Strolz and double world champion Rudolf
Nierlich tied for third in 2:26.77.
_S_o_c_c_e_r
Olympia of Paraguay moved into the semifinals of the Jawaharlal
Nehru International soccer championship with a 1-0 victory over East
Bengal of India. Olympia will next face Lingby of Denmark, which
defeated Indian national champions Salgaonkar 3-0 in the opening match.
_T_e_n_n_i_s
Frenchman Yannick Noah defeated West German Carl-Uwe Steeb, 5-7,
6-3, 6-4, to win the $125,000 New South Wales Open in Sydney, Australia.
Natalia Zvereva of the Soviet Union overcame Austrian teenager Barbara
Paulus, 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, in the women's final.
_T_r_a_c_k
Debbie Bowker is the women's leader with 20 points after the first
two meets of the $200,000 Mobil Indoor Grand Prix. Bowker won the 1,500
meters Friday at the Hamilton Spectator Indoor Games and collected 10
points for her victory in the mile at the K of C Saskatchewan Indoor
Games. Freddie Williams of Canada is the men's leader with 13 points.
The 11-meet Grand Prix will end at the Mobil Indoor Championships Feb.
23 in New York.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (01/16/90)
_B_a_s_e_b_a_l_l
The Texas Rangers agreed to terms with catcher Geno Petralli on a
2-year contract. Petralli batted .304 with 4 home runs and 23 RBI in 70
games last season.
_B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
Sidney Moncrief, who led the Milwaukee Bucks to the playoffs in
each of his 10 seasons, is having his jersey retired. The Bucks will
raise jersey No. 4 to the Bradley Center rafters Tuesday night prior to
their game against Golden State. ... The 76ers have signed Lewis Lloyd,
a former city schoolboy star, to a 10-day contract. Lloyd, a 30-year-old
free agent, was reinstated by the NBA Sept. 8 after a 2 1/2-year ban for
violating the league's anti-drug policy. ... Minnesota women's
basketball coach LaRue Fields announced her resignation, saying she will
step down effective June 30 to pursue career opportunities outside
coaching.
_B_o_x_i_n_g
Reno, Nev., will host the 1990 USA-Italy amateur boxing dual meet
on Feb. 3. Reno is the first of two stops for the Italians, who will box
against a different U.S. team Feb. 6 in St. Louis.
_C_o_l_l_e_g_e
Florida State has suspended its two leading scorers -- center Irving
Thomas and guard Tharon Mayes. Officials would not elaborate on the
suspensions, saying only that they related to ``a minor situation
involving ethics and standards.'' ... Tom Jones, football coach at Lock
Haven the past three seasons, resigned to enter private business. No
decision was made on a replacement. ... Jim Hofher, who quarterbacked
Cornell from 1976 to 1978, was named coach at the school. Hofher, 32,
comes from Tennessee, where he was quarterback coach.
_F_o_o_t_b_a_l_l
Denver running back Tony Dorsett said he has ``come to grips'' with
the fact he will never play another down of football. Dorsett suffered a
severe knee injury during the Broncos' training camp last August and
underwent ligament surgery. Dorsett, who will turn 36 next month, said
he knew from the moment he injured his knee that his career was over.
... Veteran Green Bay linebacker John Anderson, a 1978 first-round draft
pick from Michigan, announced his retirement after 12 seasons with the
Packers.
_G_o_l_f
Greg Norman leads the men's golf ratings for the week ending Jan.
14 with a 17.57-point average. Nick Faldo is second with Seve
Ballesteros third.
_H_o_c_k_e_y
New York Islanders center Pat LaFontaine, who led all NHL scorers
with nine points in three games, was named player of the week. He ran
his consecutive goal-scoring streak to 11 games before being stopped.
... Minnesota North Stars left wing Curt Fraser will be out at least six
weeks after undergoing reconstructive surgery on his left shoulder.
Fraser's surgery was the result of a number of injuries over his 12-year
NHL career.
_H_o_n_o_r_s
Legendary sportscasters Mel Allen, Red Barber and Marty Glickman
were among 21 people chosen as charter members of the New York Sports
Hall of Fame. Also included were jockeys Eddie Arcaro and Willie
Shoemaker; harness drivers Stanley Dancer and Billy Haughton; horse
trainers Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons and Woody Stephens; boxers Henry
Armstrong, Jack Dempsey, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson and Gene Tunney;
and auto racing's Dan Gurney.
_I_n_d_o_o_r_ _S_o_c_c_e_r
Tatu, who scored four goals and two assists in leading the Dallas
Sidekicks to two victories, was named the Major Indoor Soccer League
Offensive Player of the Week. Wichita goalkeeper Kris Peat was named
Defensive Player of the Week.
_S_k_i_i_n_g
A women's alpine World Cup super-giant slalom scheduled for Tuesday
was called off because a safe course couldn't be built. The race would
have been the first women's race at Kitzbuehel, Austria, since 1961. The
men's Hahnenkamm downhill is still set for Saturday.
_S_p_e_e_d_s_k_a_t_i_n_g
Thomas Gustafson, triple Olympic champion and winner of the 1988
World and European Championships, failed to qualify for the European
Speedskating Championships. Gustafson has been in a slump recently and
Sweden's only place in the event was given to 22-year-old Per Bengtsson.
_T_r_a_c_k
The 1990 NCAA Division I Track and Field Championships will be held
at Wallace Wade Stadium at Duke University from May 30 through June 2.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (01/19/90)
_A_u_t_o_ _R_a_c_i_n_g
The Monte Carlo rally opens Friday with the Italian carmaker Lancia
seeking a fourth straight victory. Strong challenges are expected from
Japanese teams of Toyota, Mazda and Mitsubishi.
_B_a_s_e_b_a_l_l
Tigers pitcher Jack Morris signed a 2-year contract worth $4.2
million. In an unusual provision, the second year of the contract will
be at the player's option, not the club's. ... The Philadelphia Phillies
signed pitcher Ken Howell, who was 12-12 with a 3.44 ERA last season, to
a three-year contract worth $4.75 million. The Phillies also signed
infielder-outfielder Randy Ready and pitcher Jason Grimsley to one-year
contracts.
_B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
Michael Jordan, a two-time slam dunk champion, will challenge
three-time champ Larry Bird in the 3-point shooting contest Feb. 10, the
day before the NBA All-Star Game in Miami. Kenny Walker will defend his
slam dunk title and Calvin Murphy leads a 22-player field in the
old-timers game.
_C_o_l_l_e_g_e
Coach Danny Ford, who led Clemson to a national title in 1981 but
came under fire for a second NCAA inquiry into the football program
within a decade, resigned. Clemson expects to name a new coach within a
week to 10 days. Candidates include Bobby Ross of Georgia Tech, John
Mackovic of Illinois, Dick Sheridan of North Carolina State and Jimmy
Satterfield of Furman. ... The Atlantic 10, faced with the loss of Penn
State to the Big Ten, is considering adding La Salle, Miami and DePaul.
The conference might expand to a 12 or 14-team league of two divisions.
... Lawrence Funderburke, who left Indiana after being kicked out of
practice by Coach Bob Knight in December, is enrolled at St. Catharine
College, a Kentucky junior college with about 250 students. He has
inquired about transferring to Kentucky or Missouri, but Indiana refuses
to release him from his letter of intent. ... Five University of Texas
football players have flunked out of school for the spring semester and
at least three freshmen players are on scholastic probation. The
academic casualties are Bo Robinson, a freshman defensive end; Paul
Moriarty, a redshirt freshman defensive tackle; Keith Cash, a junior
wide receiver; Irish Lewis, a sophomore defensive back, and Jorrick
Battle, a junior wide receiver.
_G_a_m_b_l_i_n_g
New Hampshire lawmakers rejected a plan to introduce legalized
betting on professional sports. The proposal, similar to the system
operating in Oregon, drew support from state lottery officials.
_G_a_m_e_s
The Commonwealth Games, featuring 3,100 athletes from 56 countries,
start in New Zealand Wednesday facing last-minute problems. The swimming
center awaits seats, the judo venue is missing part of the floor and
ticket sales are slow. Also, the Maoris are threatening protests. The
original New Zealanders contend their claims to ancestral lands have
been ignored. ... South and North Korea met but failed to reach an
accord on sending a unified Korean team to this year's Asian Games in
Beijing. South and North Korea technically are still at war.
_G_o_l_f
The $500,000 Jamaica Classic, the year's first event on the LPGA
Tour, opens Friday in Montego Bay. This marks the LPGA's 40th
anniversary tour.
_O_b_i_t_u_a_r_y
Sports columnist Hy Goldberg, 81, who earned national acclaim
during a 40-year career at the Newark (N.J.) Evening News, died
Wednesday of respiratory failure in Miami.
_T_e_n_n_i_s
Tracy Austin has filed suit, claiming a car accident in Short
Hills, N.J., may have ended her tennis career. Austin, 26, suffered a
broken leg when the car she was driving was struck by a van.
_T_r_a_c_k_ _a_n_d_ _F_i_e_l_d
Abdi Bile of Somalia and Paula Ivan of Romania will compete in
Friday night's mile in the Sunkist Invitational in Los Angeles. A
$100,000 bonus goes to the male or female breaking the indoor mile
record. ... Jackie Joyner-Kersee, who equaled the world indoor record
for the 55-meter hurdles at last year's Millrose Games, will defend her
title at this year's meet Feb. 2.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (02/01/90)
_A_u_t_o_ _R_a_c_i_n_g
The Le Mans 24-hour race will not be held this year because
organizers failed to meet Wednesday's deadline set by auto racing
authorities. ... Racing's governing body threatened to suspend the
McLaren-Honda Formula One team if Ayrton Senna's $100,000 fine isn't
paid by Thursday night. The Brazilian driver was disqualified from the
Japanese Grand Prix last October.
_B_a_s_e_b_a_l_l
The Pittsburgh Pirates signed free-agent infielder Wally Backman to
a one-year contract. Backman batted .231 with one homer and 26 RBI last
season with Minnesota. ... The St. Louis Cardinals, who won three
pennants in the 1980s, were named baseball's Organization of the Decade
by Baseball America.
_B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
Shannon Fraley, a reserve guard for the University of Louisville,
will miss the rest of the season because of knee surgery.
_B_o_w_l_i_n_g
Robin Romeo of Van Nuys, Calif., a five-time 1989 Ladies Pro
Bowlers Tour champion, was named Woman Bowler of the Year by the Bowling
Writers Association of America. Romeo won a record $113,750 last year.
_B_o_x_i_n_g
Virgil Hill will defend his WBA light heavyweight title in
Bismarck, N.D., Feb. 25. The former Olympic silver medalist will fight
David Vedder, who won the U.S. Boxing Association light heavyweight
title last month in San Jose, Calif.
_F_o_o_t_b_a_l_l
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana, who will miss Sunday's
Pro Bowl in Honolulu because of a sore elbow, may not need surgery as
feared. Doctors had been considering minor surgery on Montana's throwing
elbow, which was sore during Super Bowl week but did not prevent him
from winning an unprecedented third Super Bowl MVP. ... University of
Florida running back Emmitt Smith says he will forego his senior season
at Florida to enter the NFL draft. ... Coach Tom Landry will be inducted
into the Texas Stadium Ring of Honor.
_H_o_c_k_e_y
NHL President John Ziegler ended Pat Quinn's suspension from
coaching. the suspension stemmed from Quinn's signing with Vancouver in
1987. ... Ten nominees have been named from the Clarence Campbell
Conference for the 1989-90 NHL Man of the Year Award: Doug Wilson of
Chicago, Shawn Burr of Detroit, Mike Gartner of Minnesota, Rick Meagher
of St. Louis, Rob Ramage of Toronto, Tim Hunter of Calgary, Kevin Lowe
of Edmonton, Dave Taylor of Los Angeles, Rich Sutter of Vancouver and
Peter Taglianetti of Winnipeg.
_M_e_d_i_a
The National, a daily sports newspaper, made its debut in New York,
Chicago and Los Angeles with an initial run of 250,000 copies. ...
Former Knicks star Earl Monroe will work for ABC Radio during its
coverage of the NBA All-Star Game Feb. 11.
_S_o_c_c_e_r
The U.S. national team will play East Germany March 28 in East
Berlin as part of its preparations for the World Cup in Italy. The U.S.
also will face Hungary in Budapest March 20. ... Baltimore forward
Domenic Mobilio and St. Louis goalkeeper Slobo Ilijevski were named MISL
Players of the Month. ... Dallas Sidekicks Coach Billy Phillips was
chosen by San Diego's Ron Newman to serve as his assistant at the MISL
All-Star Game in San Diego Feb. 21. ...
_T_e_n_n_i_s
Arantxa Sanchez of Spain defeated Australian Jo-Anne Faull 6-1,
6-0, to advance to the quarterfinals of the $350,000 Pan Pacific Open in
Tokyo. Larisa Savchenko of the Soviet Union fought off three match
points in a second-set tie-breaker before beating Peanut Louie Harper
4-6, 7-6 (13-11), 7-6 (7-4). Gigi Fernandez beat Japan's Maya Kidowaki
6-3, 6-3. ... The U.S. Tennis Association announced a program to
encourage minority participation in tennis.
_T_r_a_c_k_ _a_n_d_ _F_i_e_l_d
Lisa Martin, an Australian living in Arizona, retained her marathon
title in the Commonwealth Games in New Zealand with a personal best of 2
hours, 25 minutes, 28 seconds. ... Ingrid Kristiansen, the 1989 Boston
and New York marathon winner, is expecting her second child in July and
will not run competitively in 1990. The 34-year-old Norwegian plans to
return at either next year's marathon in Boston or London. ... Greg
Foster, a two-time hurdles champion, tested negative in two weeks of
random drug testing. The Athletic Congress's out-of-competition testing
program went into effect Oct. 2.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (02/02/90)
_A_u_t_o_ _R_a_c_i_n_g
Bob Wollek of France, trying for his fourth victory in the 24 Hours
of Daytona, set a track qualifying record of 131 mph to earn the pole
position for this weekend's race.
_B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
Two bar bouncers pleaded not guilty of trying to extort $50,000
from SuperSonics star Dale Ellis. The men worked at a Seattle bar Ellis
patronized before he was seriously injured in a drunken-driving car
accident Jan. 12. ... A World Basketball League All-Star team won for
the third straight time on its six-game Italian tour, defeating San
Benedetto Gorizia 142-117. Chip Engelland led the WBL with 24 points.
_B_o_x_i_n_g
Roger Mayweather returns to the ring Friday for the first time
since May 13 when he meets super lightweight Joe Rivera in Las Vegas,
Nev. Three former Olympic team members are on the undercard: Andrew
Maynard, Anthony Hembrick and Kelcie Banks.
_C_o_l_l_e_g_e
University of Maryland officials will offer self-imposed sanctions
for the men's basketball program when they meet with the NCAA. Maryland
is charged with 18 NCAA violations. ... The NCAA says Heisman Trophy
winner Andre Ware committed no violations by attending an agent's Super
Bowl party or by accepting game tickets from Oilers quarterback Warren
Moon. ... Clint Johnson, a quarterback from Altamonte Springs, Fla., and
running back Greg Layne of Austin, Texas, say they will sign letters of
intent Feb. 14 to enroll at Notre Dame.
_E_q_u_e_s_t_r_i_a_n
Debbie Dolan of Oyster Bay, N.Y., won the Le Menu Speed Stake
aboard Country at the $1 million Winter Equestrian Festival at West Palm
Beach, Fla.
_F_o_o_t_b_a_l_l
Washington Redskins offensive tackle Jim Lachey reportedly signed a
2-year, $1.5 million contract, making him the NFL's highest paid
offensive lineman. ... A Mexican version of American football will begin
Feb. 3 with a game between the Mexico City Patriotas and the Mexico City
Cabballeros. Four teams will comprise the league in its inaugural
season.
_H_o_c_k_e_y
Formation of a 20-team Global Hockey League was announced, with
Albany, N.Y., named the first franchise. North American cities believed
seeking franchises are Atlanta, San Diego, Tampa, Fla., and Hamilton,
Ontario. Bern, Switzerland, and Stockholm, Sweden, are European
candidates. Play is to begin in November.
_H_o_n_o_r_s
Brent Hull was named NHL Player of the Month for January. ...
Philadelphia Coach Jim Lynam was named NBA Coach of the Month and San
Antonio center David Robinson Rookie of the Month.
_M_e_d_i_a
Chris Evert and Jimmy Connors will work as tennis commentators for
NBC. ... Rocky Mountain News sports columnist Teri Thompson was arrested
in a Denver drug raid. She posted $10,000 bond and was released from
jail.
_W_i_n_t_e_r_ _S_p_o_r_t_s
Maria Walliser of Switzerland had the fastest practice runs for a
World Cup downhill to be run at Veysonnaz, Switzerland, Friday and
Saturday. ... Fog hindered preparations for men's World Cup downhills
this weekend in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. ... East German Olympic
champion Wolfgang Hoppe and Sintis Ekmanis of the Soviet Union had the
fastest runs in the final practice for the World Bobsledding
Championships at St. Moritz, Switzerland.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (02/03/90)
_B_a_s_e_b_a_l_l
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning agreed to a 1-year contract
for an estimated $2 million. The Reds said they are continuing to talk
with Browning about the possibililty of agreeing on a multi-year
contract. ... The California Angels have signed right-handed reliever
Mark Clear to a 1-year contract and added him to their 40-man roster,
the team announced. ... Philadelphia shortstop Dickie Thon signed a
1-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth $1.1 million plus
bonuses.
_B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l
The Seattle SuperSonics signed seven-year veteran guard Quintin
Dailey to a 10-day contract to replace the injured Sedale Threatt,
Sonics president Bob Whitsitt announced. Dailey was expected to suit up
for Friday night's game in Indianapolis against the Indiana Pacers. ...
Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz was named the NBA's Player of the Month
Friday after averaging 34.3 points and 10.4 rebounds while shooting .625
from the field in January. Malone scored an NBA season-high 61 points in
a 144-96 victory over Milwaukee Jan. 27. ... Jon Spoelstra resigned as
president and general manager of the Denver Nuggets, just three months
after he was hired to stabilize the team's front office. Spoelstra said
he was leaving for personal reasons. Pete Babcock, who stayed on as vice
president of basketball operations after being replaced by Spoelstra as
the Nuggets' top executive, will resume his duties as general manager.
... The coaching staffs for the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival women's
competition include: Don Perrelli of Northwestern (South team), Joe
Ciampi of Auburn (North), Shelia Moorman of James Madison (West) and
Elaine Elliott of Utah (East). Competition is scheduled for July 7-10 in
Minneapolis.
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New York Rangers goaltender Mike Richter, who posted a 4-1-2 record
with a 2.98 goals-against average, was named the NHL's Rookie of the
Month for January.
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The U.S. national soccer team will visit Budapest March 20 for an
exhibition match against a Hungarian squad. In the coming weeks, the
Hungarians will also host exhibition games against France and the
Netherlands. ... Josef Hickersberger, the Austrian team manager, told a
Vienna newspaper that he will resign after the World Cup tournament in
Italy this summer. ... Swindon Town chairman Brian Hillier and former
manager Lou Macari face a Football Association disciplinary hearing Feb.
12 to answer charges of unauthorized betting in a FA Cup match in
January 1988 when Swindon lost to Newcastle United 5-0. ... Wichita
Wings Coach Terry Nicholl was named an assistant coach for the Eastern
Division All-Star Team for the MISL All-Star Game Feb. 21 in San Diego.
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Ivan Lendl, the No. 1 player in the world, will play an exhibition
match against compatriot Miloslav Mecir later this month to benefit a
local children's hospital located near his parent's home in Prague,
Czechoslovakia.
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Stephen Halas, grandson of the late George ``Papa Bear'' Halas Sr.,
who founded the Chicago Bears, may have rescued his mother's suburban
house in north Chicago from creditors by bidding $400,000 for the house
at a sheriff's sale. Stephen Halas made a $40,000 downpayment on the
house owned by Therese M. Halas. Bank officials said the Halas family
must come up with the remaining 90 percent of the bid by Friday in order
to secure the three-bedroom home from creditors.clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) (02/05/90)
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An arbitrator has awarded Kansas City Royals slugger Bo Jackson a
one-year contract worth $1 million, about $900,000 less than the
outfielder sought for 1990. The hearing was heard Friday in Los Angeles.
Jackson hit 32 home runs and had 105 RBI in 1989.
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Gustav Weder and Bruno Gerber of Switzerland fought off a strong
bid by two East German teams to win the World Two Man Bobsleighing
Championships in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Swiss team won three of
four heats for an aggregate time of 4 minutes, 19.90 seconds.
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A shakeup in the University of Pittsburgh coaching staff is one of
several reasons that convinced defensive tackle Marc Spindler to turn
pro. Spindler confirmed he will enter the NFL draft because, in part,
Pitt head coach Mike Gottfried and defensive line assistant Frank
D'Alonzo were fired. ... Pittsburgh junior forward Brian Shorter, who
has paced the Panthers to four victories in five games, was named Big
East-Dodge Player of the Week. Shorter, the conference's leading scorer,
has averaged 23 points during Pitt's recent surge. Connecticut freshman
forward Nadav Henefeld was named Big East-Plymouth Rookie of the Week.
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Marina Klimova and Sergei Ponomarenko led a Soviet 1-2 sweep in the
pairs figure skating at the European Championships in Leningrad, USSR.
The world champions easily defended their European title, with
compatriots Maya Usova and Alexander Zhulin their closest challengers.
Third place went to French pair Isabelle and Paul Duchesnay.
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Austrian Helmut Heoflehner claimed his third men's World Cup
downhill victory in eight days, triumphing over a course in Cortina
d'Ampezzo, Italy, he conquered six years ago. Hoeflehner, winner of a
downhill double last weekend at Val d'Isere, France, finished in
1:44.57. Norway's Atle Skaardal and Franz Heinzer of Switzerland tied
for second at 1:44.77. ... Katrin Gutensohn, West Germany's Austrian
recruit, completed a double when she won the second women's World Cup
downhill of the weekend in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. Gutensohn raced the
course in 1:17.86, a slim margin of 19-100ths ahead of France's Carole
Merle. Karin Dedler of West Germany was third. ... Maria Walliser, a
fixture on the Swiss team for the past 10 years, announced she will
retire at the end of the World Cup season in March. Walliser, 27, never
won an Olympic gold, but she claimed a silver in the 1984 downhill at
Sarajevo and bronzes in the giant slalom and combined in 1988 at
Calgary.
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Dutch scoring machine Marco Van Basten netted two goals on penalty
kicks in a six-minute span to spark AC Milan's 3-2 victory over
Fiorentina in the Italian first division. The triumph enabled Milan to
keep pace with first-place Napoli, which received a pair of goals from
Diego Maradona in defeating Cremonese 3-0. ... Defending champion KV
Mechelen stumbled to its first loss of the season with a 3-0 loss
against FC Brugge in the top Belgian League match. Anderlecht remained
two points behind Brugge after an easy 3-0 victory over last-placed
Racing Mechelen. ... Dutch striker Pieter Den Boer scored an 81st-minute
goal to give Bordeaux a 1-1 draw with St. Etienne and maintain his
club's three-point lead atop the French first division, which resumed
play after a midseason break.
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Steffi Graf crushed Arantxa Sanchez, 6-1, 6-2, to win the $350,000
Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Graf, who struggled to win the Australian
Open in Melbourne just over a week ago, opened play with a pair of aces
and was never threatened in the 51-minute match. Sanchez, who upset Graf
in the final of the 1989 French Open, won only one point in the first
three games and didn't hold serve until the fourth game.
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Lyudmila Narozhilenko clocked 7.71 seconds to set a world indoor
record in the women's 60-meter hurdles at the Soviet Indoor
Championships in Chelyabinsk. The time bettered the old record of 7.73
held by East Germany's Cornelia Oschkenat. In a major upset, Grigory
Yegorov defeated world record-holder and Olympic champion Sergei Bubka.
Yegorov cleared 19 feet, 2 1/4 inches.