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BASKETBALL, TRACK, GYMNASTICS TAKES SPOTLIGHT
A fte r a
Dodgers manager
Tommy Lasorda
reportedly to retire
L o s A n g e le s D odgers m anager
hiatus, the g ym n a stics
fin is h e d a d is a p p o in tin g 17th in the
c o m p e titio n resum es and the m e n ’ s
a ll-a ro u n d gym n a stics c o m p e titio n ,
F o u r years ago. D re am Team I
has eigh t g o ld medals, in c lu d in g three
b a s k e tb a ll D re a m T e a m faces its
w ill com p ete Sunday n ig h t in the
routed the C roa tians in the g o ld medal
in the lo n g ju m p Q u a lify in g in the
toughest test against C ro a tia Sunday
uneven bars and va u lt alon g w ith the
gam e. 103-70, in a gam e fe a tu rin g a
long ju m p began this a fte rn o o n .
n ig h t at the A tla n ta O ly m p ic s
flo o r e xe rcise on M o n d a y.
g ru d g e -m a tch between the tw o c u r
g o ld m edal con tend er at age 35. He
lio n C h a m p io n s h ip in June.
The ch a m p io n o f the he ptathlon
T he n in th day o f c o m p e titio n also
The o th e r A m e ric a n w om en c o m
T o m m y Lasorda, w h o un de rw en t
in c lu d e d the firs t loss fo r the U n ite d
p e tin g Sunday n ig h t are D o m in iq u e
an a n g io p la sty to c le a r a b lix k a g e
Stales in baseball and the de bu t o f
M oce an u in the uneven bars and A m y
in a coro na ry artery late last m onth
fo u r-lim e g o ld m e d a list C a rl L e w is
C h o w in the vau lt and uneven bars
w ill re p o rte d ly announce his re
on track and fie ld The A tla n ta O ly m
K e rri S trug, the d a rlin g o f the
tire m e n t.T h e L o s A n g e le s T im e s
p ics also had its firs t p o s itiv e drug
O ly m p ic s w hose fin a l vault secured
fo u r tim e s in the firs t and led 10-2 at
the c o m p e titio n after one event Sat
q u o tin g an unnam ed source, said
tests that s trip p e d tw o Russian a th
a g o ld fo r the U n ite d States in the
one p o in t F ortun ately fo r the A m e r i
urday due to an in ju re d rig h t ham
that La sord a, the dean o f a ctive
letes o f th e ir m edals
w o m e n 's team c o m p e titio n on T u e s
cans.
m a jo r
string. Natasha Sazanovich o f Belarus
A fte r fa ilin g to m edal in the a ll-
day n ig h t, has decided to pass on
im p lic a to n s as both teams already
was the leader o f Ihe h e p ta th lo n after
de cid e d he w o u ld not resum e h
aro u n d , the U n ite d States seeks gold
v a u lt due to a severely sprained ankle.
d u tie s as m anager due to health
w hen the g y m n a s tic s c o m p e titio n re
S trug, w h o w a lk e d w ith o u t crutche s
1992 Gold medalist Gail Devers
q u a lifie d fo r the m edal round
reasons.
sum es at the G e o rg ia D o m e w ith liv e
on S atu rday, hopes to c o m p e te M o n
against Croatia at theGeorgia Dome.
round heat on Saturday He has w on
in d iv id u a l apparatus fin a ls
day in the flo o r exercise.
The lo cu s o f the gam e w il l be on
54 stra ig h t 4 0 0 fin a ls and is try in g to
T he firs t track and fie ld m edal o f
the day w ent to Fatum a R oba o f
managers lo r service w ith one clu b
Johnson, Lewis go for
the gold
M ich a e l Johnson and C a rl L e w is
go fo r g o ld in track and fie ld and
in th r e e O ly m p ic s it w ill not be Jackie
Joyn er-K e rsee Joyner Kersee, one
the U n ite d States. 10-8. at F u lto n
o f the greatest fem ale track and fie ld
C ounty S tad ium . The Cubans scored
athletes in h isto ry, w ith d re w from
A
h ig h ly - a n tic ip a te d
ih e
gam e
ha d
no
liv e events w ith 4.928 po in ts. The
Johnson easily w o n h is second
It is a rem a tch o f the g o ld m edal
the m a tch u p o f D re am Team fo rw a rd
becom e the firs t m ale to w in the 2(X)
and uneven bars and the m e n ’ s flo o r
gam e fro m B a rce lo n a in 1992 w hen
S cottie Pippen and C ro a tia 's T o m
and 400 in the same O ly m p ic s .
exe rcise , p o m m e l horse and rings.
the U n ite d States m e n ’ s ba ske tb a ll
K u k o c , w h o helped the C h ica g o B u lls
Lew is q u a il fied fo r his f ifth O ly m
team closes out its p re lim in a ry ro u n d
to the N a tio n a l B a ske tb a ll A sso cia -
pics in the lo n g ju m p and is s till a
A m e rica n D o m in iq u e Dawes, w ho
fin a l tw o events — the ja v e lin and
8(X) m eters — take place to n ig h t.
E th io p ia , w h o became the firs t A f r i
can w o m an to w in the O ly m p ic m ara
thon.
JOYNER KERSEE OUT OF HEPTATHLON WITH IHJURY
re tu rn in g ym n a stics tod ay at the
A tla n ta O ly m p ic s T he I Oth day o f
U n ite d States' s o ftb a ll team facin g
| C h in a in a s e m ifin a l game and the
b a s e b a ll
m atchu p ended w ith C uba de featin g
are scheduled in the w o m e n ’ s vault
K e rri S trug tries fo r a d ra m a tic
c o m p e titio n also w ill feature the
F ina ls
w il l be c ro w n e d , and fo r the firs t tim e
rent team m ates.
T w o - t im e g o ld m e d a lis t J a c k ie
J o y n e r-K e rs e e
S ta te s
of
th e
w ith d r e w
U n it e d
fro m
th e
G o ld
m e d a ls
a ls o
be
n ig h t in
th e
B r it a i n 's L i n f o r d C h r is t ie , th e
t r i p l e j u m p a n d w o m e n ’ s ja v e li n .
1 0 0 c h a m p io n at B a r c e lo n a , a d
a ls o w o n b o th o f t h e ir 100 h e a ts .
a w a rd e d
w ill
S a tu rd a y
n ig h t.
1992 g o ld m e d a lis t in th e e v e n t,
an d
M e r le n e
O tte y
o f J a m a ic a
fe llo w A m erican John G od ina (68-2
1/2) w ith the silve r medal. O leksandr
Bagach o f U kraine won the bronze.
un defeated w o m e n 's ba ske tb a ll
h e p t a t h lo n
to
J o y n e r - K e r s e e w o n h e r h e a t in
team c lo s in g out the p re lim in a ry
v a n c e d w it h a tim e o f 10.03 w h ile
A m e r ic a n
in ju r y S a tu r d a y as th e tr a c k and
th e 100 h u r d le s , b u t w a s u n a b le
th e be st t im e o f the d a y w e n t to
N C A A c h a m p io n , a ls o a d v a n c e d
f ie l d
at
to c o m p e te in th e lo n g ju m p , th e
F r a n k ie
s e c o n d o f th e s e v e n - e v e n t c o m
( 9 . 9 3 ) . T h e th re e A m e r ic a n s in
S ta te s w i l l a g a in be on the tr a c k
2 0 - k ilo m e t e r w a lk . T h e 2 2 - y e a r -
o f fa s te s t m a n a n d
p e t it io n J o y n e r - K e r s e e 's le g w a s
t o n ig h t 's
D e n n is
a n d w i l l c o m p e te in the s e c o n d
o ld
h e a v ily b a n d a g e d d u r in g th e 100
M it c h e ll, M ic h a e l M a rs h an d Jon
r o u n d o f th e m e n s 4 0 0 T h e 2 8 -
m e d a lis t
c r o w n e d S a tu rd a y n ig h t w it h the
h u r d le s
D ru m m o n d .
y e a r - o ld J o h n s o n le d f o r m o s t o f
f in a ls o f th e 1 0 0 m e te rs
s p o rt.
h u r d le
rou nd against Korea.
John
son tries to co m p le te the firs t h a lf
o f h is g o ld m edal quest and eigh t
tim e g o ld m ed alist L e w is seeks h
fo u rth stra ig h t m edal in the long
| ju m p . Johnson com p etes in the
fin a ls o f the 4 0 0 m eters a fte r jo g
g in g to v ic to ry in his s e m ifin a l
heat on S unday, settin g the stage
fo r to n ig h t, w hen he w ill seek his
55th stra ig h t v ic to ry in a 4 0 0 fin a l
c o m p e t it io n
T h e t it le
hum an
sible fo r the bom bing that k ille d tw o
and caused in juries to m ore than
I (X) people early Saturday m orning
at Centennial O ly m p ic Park in A t
lanla. N o arrests have have been
made in the C entennial Park e x p lo
sion and an F B I o ffic ia l w o u ld not
discuss details o f the investigation
but said "s ig n ific a n t progress” was
being made L a w enforcem ent o ffi
cials continued to com b the park
ove r the last tw o days co lle ctin g
pieces o f the pipe bom b, w h ich ex
ploded at 1:25 a m. E D T Saturday
near a light and sound to w e r adja
cent to a concert stage.
Top pick Keyshawn
Johnson, Jets remain far
apart in talks
W id e receiver K eyshaw n John
son, the firs t p ick in the 1996 d ra ft
[ and the N e w Y o rk Jets rem ain far
apart in contract negotiations.
I The Jets have offered Johnson a six-
year contract w o rth ju s t under $ 16
m illio n w ith a signing bonus o f $4
m illio n . But Johnson’ sagent. Jerome
Stanley, is lo o k in g fo r m ore since
the B a ltim o re Ravens signd tackle
Jonathan O gden, the fou rth overall
pick, to a seven-year deal w o rth
in
th e
from C arraw ay M ethodist M e d ica l
Center in Birm ingham , A labam athis
m o m in g after being held ove rnight
w ith in juries suffered in a crash d u r
w ill
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w a s u n a b le to c o m p e te in th e lo n g
in c lu d e A t o B o ld o n o f T r in id a d
j u m p.
a n d D o n o v a n B a ile y o f C a n a d a
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and
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are thought to have been chosen be
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cause at least one o f these colors can be
mean "Sw ifter. Higher. Stronger.”
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Randy Barnes gave the United States
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Kenny H arrison and Robert H ow ard.
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its first track and fie ld go ld on Friday
p e a re d to be b o th e re d b y a le g
night by w in n in g the shot put. Barnes
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in ju r y .
vaulted from sixth place to gold w ith a
leader after the w o m en’s ja v e lin pre
throw o f 70 feet. 11 inches, leaving
lim inaries on Friday.
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500 at nearby Talladega Supers
peedway Earnhardt sustained a frat
tured cla vicle and sternum in a pileup
on the
117th lap o f the event
E arnhardt’ s car took the w o tst in a
c o llisio n that was triggered when
Ernie Irvan and S te rlin g M a rlin
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All Flavors
tapped, and M a r lin ’ s car was sent
I in to E a r n h a r d t’ s E a r n h a r d t’ s
I C h e v ro le t w as d e s tro y e d as it
tum bled onto its ro o f and continued
to spin as it was hit by other cars
involved in the wreck
Earnhardt was able to pull himself
from the twisted wreck, but was as
sisted by track safety workers into an
I ambulance.
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Talladega crash
pion D ale Earnhardt was released
w o r ld
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