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BULLETS ACQUIRE STRICKLAND AND GRANT
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The W ashington B ullets acquired
point guard Rod Strickland and for
ward Harvey Grant from the Port
land T rail B la z e r s lo r forw ard
ward Juwan H ow ard to the M iam i
H eal for a reported $98 m illio n over
seven years.
Murray is a jou rn eym an w ho
started his career with the Trail B laz
B R I E F S
the B ullets dipped into the frenetic
D rexler to the H ouston R ockets for
Tour de France enters third stage today
free-agent market and signed for
O tis Thorpe last season.
T oronto pick ed the 24-year-old
Murray in the exp an sion draft and he
Rasheed W allace and guard M itchell
Butler
In addition to the four-player deal,
I he 83rd ru n n in g of the Four d e F ra n c e , c y c lin g ’s m o st p re stig io u s race, I
I c o n tin u es w ith the third stag e today in Wasquehal, Fi ance
The th u d
lo t 21 stages w ill take the sp lin te rs on a 121-m ile jaunt fro m W asq u eh al |
I th ro u g h N ogent Sui O is e . Italian sp rin ter M ario Cipollini, a m e m b e r o f
I Lakers, Hornets agree to swap Divac and Bryant
1 he Los A n g eles L ak ers, w ho are e x p e c te d Io be the p rim ary c o n te h d e rs
I for O rlan d o M agic tree agent c en te r Shaquille O’Neal, ag reed Monday io |
Is e n d c e n te i VladeOivac to the Charlotte Hornets foi Kobe Bryant, the I Jth
I o v erall pick
in last w eek s d ra lt. I he m ove clea rs salary c a p m o n ey lo r the
I L akers, w ho reportedly w ill m ake a stro n g hnl lor O 'N e a l w hen the b e e
ag en t signing perio d b eg in s July 9th. The trad e Will not b eco m e official
I until July 9th, w hen an N B A im p o sed m o rato riu m ends.
Dream Team III opens practice in Chicago
D ream
ward Tracy Murray, w ho had been
with the T oronto Raptors, to a m ulti
year deal. T erm s were not d isclo sed ,
but the F A N Radio in T oronto re
ported it w as a seven-year deal worth
$19 m illion.
the SAF.C () team , won Monday s second stage at Wasquehal, Prance
Strickland had a falling out with
Portland coach P J. C arlesim o dur
ing last season, com in g at odds with
C arlisem o's half-court o ffen se. The
3 0 -y e a r -o ld S trick lan d w a s s u s
pended in the m iddle o f the season,
hut averaged 18.8 points and 9 .6
assists in 67 gam es last season . His
assist total placed him fourth in the
league.
He helped the Trail Blazers push
Utah to five gam es in the first round
le a n t III, e x p e c te d to w in a n o th e r easy g o ld m edal at the
I O ly m p ics later this m o n th , began lacin g th eir to u g h est ch a lle n g e p lay in g
I a g a in st each o th er w hen it o p en ed p ractice M o n d ay in C h icag o .
I 1 he D ream le a n t is train in g at the S o llteim C e n te r on the c a m p u s ol the
o f the W estern C onference playoffs,
but had on ly 10 points and eight
I M oody B ible Institute through Friday before b eg in n in g a five-game e x h
ib itio n slate. U nlike in 1992, w hen the team sc rim m ag ed against a g ro u p o f |
64 hum iliation at Utah.
assists in the deciding gam e, a 102-
I co lleg e all-stars, this y ear
s team w ill not lace any o u tsid e c o m p e titio n prior
to its e x h ib itio n sch ed u le. T h e first g am e is S a tu rd a y at the P alace in A u b u rn
I H ills. M ich ig an , ag ain st a I ISA B ask etb all select team 1 lie e x h ib itio n tour I
I heads
to C lev elan d s G u ild A ren a on July 7th. P h o e n ix 's A m e ric a W est |
A rena on July Kith. Salt I .ake City’s I >e 1 1 a ( e n ter on July 12th anil the RCA
D om e in In d ian ap o lis on Ju ly 14th.
Wayne Gretzky heads list of NHL free agents
S u p erstar c e n te r W a y n e G re tz k y , w h o rejected an o ffe r from the St.
I L outs B lues last w eek, to p s the list o f N I I I . free ag en ts, released Monday I
by the league.
G rcizk x . C h ic a g o B lack h aw k s c en te r B ern ie N ich o lls,
N ew Jersey D ev ils d e fe n se m a n Phil H o u sley and N ew Y ork R an g ers I
fo rw ard s Pat V erb eek an d Jari K urri are am o n g 168 p lay ers w h o have
q u alified for u n restricted free ag en cy and can sign w ith any tea m G o ld e n
I S tate signs first-ro u n d p ick T o d d F u ller to c o n tract
J
Golden S tate To sign Fuller
T he G o ld en S tate W a rrio rs M o n d ay sig n e d c e n te r T o d d F u ller, the I I th
I pick in last w e e k 's d raft, to a th re e -y e a r co n tract.
In acc o rd a n c e w ith
team policy, financial term s w ere not d isclo sed . Elie 6-foot-1 I F u ller w as
the set ond sen io r taken m the d ra b b eh in d K erry K ittles, w ho w as selected
eighth overall by the N ew Jersey N ets
F u ller, w ho p lay ed at N orth
C a ro lin a S tate, w as a u n a n im o u s First Team A ll-A C C selectio n his sen io r
| y ear, av erag in g 2 0 .9 p oin ts an d 9 9 re b o u n d s He is ninth on the W o lfp a c k 's |
all-tim e sco rin g list w ith 1.585 p o in ts an d fifth w ith 8 8 7 reb o u n d s.
Celtics hire K.C. Jones as assistant coach;
promote Johnson
T h e B o s to n C e lt ic s M o n d a y h ir e d f o r m e r coach K .C . J o n e s as an I
I a s s is t a n t to h e a d c o a c h M L. C a r r a n d p r o m o te d D e n n is J o h n s o n to
th e f ir s t a s s is t a n t p o s i ti o n . J o n e s w a s an a s s is t a n t c o a c h fro m 1 9 7 8 -
83 b e f o r e ta k in g o v e r as c o a c h
fo r th e
1 9 8 3 -8 4 s e a s o n . J o n e s
c o m p ile d a 3 0 8 -1 0 2 r e c o r d in five s e a s o n s , w in n in g tw o N B A
I Cham pionships. H is te a m s w o n at le a s t 5 7 g a m e s in a ll five s e a s o n s |
a n d w o n ti tl e s in 1984 a n d 1 9 8 6 .
A U T O P A IN T S A L E !
ers. He w as the third player in
P o rtla n d 's d eal that sen t C ly d e
Rod Strickland
Rasheed Wallace
"Strickland is an outstanding point
guard w ho is one o f the lea g u e's best
perimeter shooters," said W ash in g
ton head coach Jim Lynam. "H e’s
the type o f player w ho m akes team
mates better, because o f his ability to
penetrate the d efen se and create."
Strickland is returning to the A t
lantic D ivision , where he played for
The 3 1 -year-old Grant is return
ing for his secon d stint with W ash
point range.
W a lla c e w a s th e fou rth o v e r a ll
ington, where he spent the first five
years o f his career. He w as traded to
Portland for center Kevin Duckworth
p ick in last y e a r 's draft after p la y
in g o n ly tw o y e a r s at N orth C a r o
season .
Butler prim arily w as a reserve for
W ashington General M anager W es
ity and strong d efen se w ill make him
a solid addition to this team."
U nseld. "He is a proven top point
guard in the league."
T he m ove by W ashington soften s
the b low o f losin g free agent for
W ashington last season , averaging
3.9 points and 1.9 rebounds in 61
gam es. His best season w as in 1994-
“W e have upgraded our backcourt
with the addition o f Strickland," said
and S ta p le to n R d. w ill g et a n e w
m an a g er. K ev in Y o u n g , sta r tin g
July 15.
Y o u n g , 3 6 , is a r e s id e n t o f
V avcou vcran d has been the D irector
o f T ennis and Head T ennis P rofes
sional at C lub Green M ead ow s for
the past tw o years. He is a graduate o f
the University o fS a n D ieg o and holds
ad egree in B u sin ess A dm inistration.
Y oung played intercollegiate tennis
Gary Payton
P a y to n , a m em b er o f D ream
T ea m III w h o tu rn s 2 8 on July
2 3 rd , m ade $ 2 .7 m illio n th is past
s e a s o n in the fin a l y e a r o f a six -
y ea r. $ 1 3 .5 m illio n c o n tr a c t.
g a m e an d w a s n am ed the N B A ’s
D e f e n s iv e P la y e r o f the Y ear.
The N ew York Police said Friday
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instigators o f the brawl afterThursday s
Riddick B ow e-A ndre w G olota fight at
Madison Square Garden likely were
members o f the B ow e camp.
Police C om m issioner Howard Sallr
said 14 people have been arrested for
participating in the m elee that broke
out alter G olota had been disqualified
for repeated low blow s.
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"It appears the people w h o had
felony records came out o f the B ow e
corner. But I can't tell you definitively
until further investigation what their
exact connection to B ow e is. But it is
our b elief they were connected to the
B ow e camp," Safir said.
B o w e’s manager. Rock Newm an,
said earlier Friday he had given police
the name o f the man w ho allegedly hit
G olota on the back o f the head with a
walkie-talkie or a cellular phone.
It was not im m ediately clear if Har
ris was the man he i ng sought for h i tti ng
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Golata, . . . u w „ ho said u - he L had
taken 12
stitches toclose the gash from the blow
just alter he had been disqualified in
the seventh round.
The riot broke out im mediately af
ter referee W ayne Kelly disqualified
Golota follow ing his fourth low blow
o f the fight, members o f B o w e’s camp
jum ped into the ring and attacked
Golota. Then the entire ring was filled
s e r v e d as th e J u n io r P rogram
C o o r d in a to r and the D ir e c to r o f
T e n n is A c t iv it ie s , r e s p e c t iv e ly .
M e n d o z a and R u d i w ill jo in
o th e r V T C s ta ff, in c lu d in g R o g er
H art. V T C ’s cu rren t pro, to g iv e
V T C o n e o f the s tr o n g e s t and
m o st e x p e r ie n c e d te n n is p r o fe s
s io n a l s t a ffs in the P a c ific N o r th
w e st.
Y o u n g w ill w ork to m a k e im
p r o v e m e n ts in the te n n is c e n te r 's
fin a n c ia l s ta b ility by d e v e lo p in g
a la r g e - s c a le ju n ior d e v e lo p m e n t
p r o g r a m , s t im u la tin g m e m b e r
sh ip g r o w th and im p r o v in g s e r
v ic e and c o m m u n ic a tio n s to the
m e m b e r s and the c o m m u n ity .
Y o u n g 's s u p e r v is o r is D a v e
M ile tic h , R e c r e a tio n M a n a g er.
Hospital for precautionary reasons."
The crowd was racially divided
b etw een P olish-A m erican fans of
Golota and black fans o f the Brooklyn
resident Bowe.
G olota’s trainer, 74-year-old Lou
Duva, who also jum ped intothe brawl,
was taken to a hospital, suffering from
chest pains. Duva, why has had heart
bypass surgery, was released from the
with brawlers Hundreds o f Ians in the
hospital Friday morning and is in gixxl
crowd o f 11,752 got into the action
too, throwing chairs and fighting.
The fighting continued for at least
15 minutes before som e order was
condition, a Duva spokesman said.
Newfnan said earlier he would look
restored, prompting com plaints from
many that security at the fight was
inadequate.
After the brawl, Madison Square
Garden doctor Andre w Bazos reported
" 12 minor injuries, routine bruises and
sprains. Seven were taken St. Vincent
forward to a rematch, and G olota’s
promotei .M ain Events, headed by the
D uva’s, said they would likely accept
one. But Main Events spokeswom an
Kathy D uvasaid her com pany w ill file
a protest with the N ew York State
Athletic C om m ission, saying it was a
violation o f rules to stop the fight for
low blows.
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at U SD . He has been a full-tim e
U S P I A (U nited States P rofessional
Tennis A ssociation ) certified tennis
p rofession al sin ce 1984 and has
worked at many top tennis facilities
around the Pacific N orthw est, in
cluding Central Park T en n is C lub in
Kirkland. W a., the Y akim a T ennis
Club and the Seattle T ennis Club.
R udi w ill c o m e w ith Y o u n g from
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G r e e n M e a d o w s , w h e r e th e y
Police Say Brawl Started by Bowe Camp
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New Manager To Run Tennis
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T h e V a n c o u v e r T e n n is an d
R a c u e tb a ll C e n te r ( V T C ) at 18th
H e e m e r g e d a s the N B A s
p r e m ie r p o in t guard in h is s ix th
y e a r in the le a g u e . P a y to n a v e r
a g e d 19 .3 p o in ts , 7 .5 a s s is t s and
j u s t o v e r fo u r r e b o u n d s per
"At this point as far as w e can tell the
people who did the assaulting were
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"I coach ed Harvey for five sea
so n s.” added U nseld. “H is versatil
the New York K nieks in the 1988-89
and part o f the 1989-90 season.
A ccord in g to the S eattle T im es.
Payton rejected an offer from the
M iam i Heat over the w eek en d , leav
ing the S o m es as the on ly other
option. The Heat reportedly has
agreed to terms with free agent for
ward Juwan Howard on a seven-
year, $9o m illion deal.
Safir also said police are hunting a
Jason Harris, whom Safir said would
be charged with assault and reckless
endangerment.
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in June 1993 and averaged 9 .3 points
and 4 .8 rebounds in 75 gam es last
e r a g in g 10.1 p o in t s an d 4 .7 r e
b o u n d s in 6 5 g a m e s . H e s u ffe r e d
a lorn lig a m e n t in h is th u m b and
m is s e d the fin a l p o rtio n o f the
T he Seattle S u p erS o n ics report
ed ly have re-signed free agent point
guard Gary Payton to a seven -year,
$85 m illion contract
getting a contact done, but there are
a few w rinkles to be ironed out."
the field and 4 2 .2 percent from three-
season . Grant averaged 18 points or
better the last three season s he w as
with W ashington.
PAYTON TO STAY IH SEATTLE
"Gary w ants to stay in S ea ttle,”
his agent, Aaron G o o d w in , told the
new spaper. "A lthough he received
a sig n ifica n t o ffer from M iam i,
w e ’ve d ecid ed to fully w ork toward
averaged 16.2 p oin ts and 4 .3 re
bounds in 82 gam es with the Rap
tors. Murray shot 4 5 .4 percent from
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