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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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lin a ls are s c h e d u le d f o r S a tu rd a y
and
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The Oly m pic motto "C itius, A ltius.
along the bottom. The c o lo rs o f the rings
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are thought to have been chosen be­
Braver,” but is universally accepted to
cause at least one o f these colors can be
mean "Sw ifter. Higher. Stronger.”
f ound in the flag o f every nation.
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Randy Barnes gave the United States
A m ericans in the field — C onley,
Kenny H arrison and Robert H ow ard.
h o w e v e r, a p ­
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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B A R G 'S R O O T B IE R - M IN U TE M AID - TAB
ing S unday’s N A S C A R D ieH a rd
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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tr a c k
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