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Barkley expected to
be traded to Houston
Superstar C harles Barkley got
what he w anted — a trade to the
H ouston R ockets that will be an ­
nounced on ESPN reported that
the P h o en ix S uns h av e d e a lt
Barkley to the R ockets lor guard
H ere's a scary thought for AFC
Sam C assell and forw ards Robert 1 1
,
I
fans
hoping that 12-year Super Bowl
Horry, M ark Bryant and C hueky
.
I
drought
might end next January: the
Brown. H ouston also gets sec­
I
B
uttalo
Bills
are the best team in the
ond-round draft pick in 1998.
I conference.
Yep. The Bills, w ho contributed
Jim M iller named
I so mightily to that losing streak with
starter in Steelers’ QB four straight super flops, are likely to
jumble
be back for another try. Just as likely,
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Neil O ’D onnell’s successor as 1 it will be a final try with the present
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is
group.
Jim M iller — at least for a game.
That group includes three players
Head coach Bill C ow her today
B ru ce S m ith , Jim K elly an d
announced that M iller will start
Ihurm an T hom as - alm ost certainly
the Septem ber 1st season opener
headed to the Hall o f Fam e. It also
at Jacksonville, beating out M ike
includes veterans A ndre Reed and
Tom czak and Kordell Stew art.
Kent Hull, m ainstays o f the 1990-93
But there are no guarantees for
A FC champs.
Miller, who has not enjoyed a
But what sets these Bills apart
stellar training cam p, as C ow her I from the rest of a ju m b led conference
indicated that the starting role does I are recent additions. B ryce Paup
not carry clout for the entire sea­ I brought pop to the pass rush, getting
son.
17 sacks to earn D efensive Player o f
J the Year honors in 1995. Phil H ansen
I
Cardinals agree to
1 terms with Swann, cut I
Simmons
The A rizona C ardinals agreed I
to term s with defensive tackle Eric- I
has developed in to a te irific c o m p le -
m en ttoS m ithatd efen siv een d . Henry
Jones is one o f the leag u e’s best
safeties, and partner Karl Schulz is
getting there. The co rn erb ack s are
young but aggressive and talented.
Swann and cut veteran defensive
The linebacking is fine. M ark
lineman C lyde Sim -m ons. There I M a d d o x is h e a lth y , an d C h ris
is also speculation that running I Spielm an was a terror with the Lions
back G arrison H earst could be
-he led them in tackles in each o f his
trim m ed from the C a rd in als’ ro s­
eight seasons -and a better all-around
ter as a way o f getting room under
player than the departed C ornelius
the salary cap.
Bennett. U nlike in their Super Bowl
San Isidro wins to
open 50th Little
League World Series
The 50th Little League W orld
Series is under way at H ow ard J.
Lam ade Stadium in W illiam sport,
P ennsylvania. L atin A m erican
cham pion San Isidro from the D o­
minican Republic defeated C a n a­
dian cham pion Surrey, 5 - 1, in the
first game.
Muster, Ivanisevic
headline field at du
Maurier Open
T hom as M uster o f A ustria at­
tempts to cut into A m erican Pete
Sam pras' hold on the w orld nu m ­
ber-one ranking as the $ 1,750,(KM)
du M aurier O pen, the final tune-
up for next w eek’s U.S. O pen,
gets underw ay today in T oronto,
Canada.
M uster, w ho currently trails
S am pras by 596 points in the
rankings, enters the tournam ent as
the top seed. M uster, the prem ier
claycourt player in the w orld, will
be seeking his seventh title o f the
year, but his first on the hardcourt
surface.
seasons, the Bills have a reliable
defense that can turn around gam es.
“This is a strong, w inning d e­
fense, Smith said. “W e can win
gam es the same way o ur offense can,
and th at's the com bination you w ant.”
The offense m ight be too reliant
on Thom as, w ho goes for a record
eighth straight 1,000-yard rushing
season and is capable o f I .(MX) as a
receiver. But Darick H olm es, if he
holds the ball a bit better, is a good
backup, and the blockers, led by
tackle John Fina and guard Ruben
Brown on the left, plus the superb
Hull at center, are ju st fine.
Kelly says his arm is stronger after
shoulder surgery, but his 36-year-old
body is battered. He must stay healthy
for Buffalo to go anyw here.
Then again, operating w ithout key
weapons for much o f last year, Kelly
threw for 22 T D s and 13 intercep­
tions and had an 8 1. 1 rating. And the
Bills won the A FC East again.
Now, he has free agent Q uinn
Early, prom ising rookie Eric M oulds,
a healthy R ecdand the versatile Steve
T asker as targets.
"O ur goal is to go out and win it
this year, and if we d o n 't. I’ll com e
back and hopefully do it the follow ­
ing year,” T hom as said. "B ut if we
do, I'm outta here.”
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Yes, she.
She’s not the first girl to play football
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a starting jo b o n die defensive line at the
Eastern North Carolina School for the
Deaf. “She’s a tough girl," said coach
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Renfro was raised in NE Portland.
He attended B oise Elem entary and
Jefferson High School w here he ran
track and played football. He w ent
on to excel in both sports at the
U niversity o f O regon.
While at the U o fO , Renfro earned
many honors including: Maxwell T ro­
phy as O utstanding Running Back in
the Country (1963), Hoffman Award
for U o f O ’s O utstanding Player o f the
Y ear( 1963), National Football Foun­
dation and College Hall o f Fame.
M ore recently Renfro has been
inducted into the O regon A frican
A m erican Hall o f Fame, the U niver­
sity o f O regon Hall o f Fame and the
P o rtlan d In te rsc h o la stic H all o f
Fame.
About his years in the NFL, Renfro
com m ented, “ As 1 look back on my
career, it’s clear that the successes I
experienced were not ju st mine, but
the work o f the Lord. He gave me
these talents at a young age and has
been guiding my life all along, Now'
h e’s given me a new career as the
A m bassador for the Bridge. I hope
now to help children throughout the
country achieve their dream s and
have their ow n su ccesses.”
Jefferson HS State C ham pion, U
o f O All A m erican, N FL All Pro,
today Mel Renfro has turned his d is­
ciplined energy and focus back to the
community he was raised in. He wants
to d ay 's youth to have the sam e safe
environm ent he had in w hich to d e­
velop their talents and live out their
dreams.
I oday y o u 'll find Mel Renfro at
the Bridge C enter, and organization
that supports a num ber o f C hristian
m inistries to provide that safe haven
(counseling, jo b skills training, af­
ter-school tutoring, and athletic fa­
cilities).
Pastor Don Frazier, founder o f the
Bridge C enter, and long tim e friend
o f Renfro explained, “ W e are so
pleased that Mel has received this
ultimate honor. It ju st adds m ore
credibility to his position as a role
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Cow boy into the Pro Football Hall o f
Fame. N otification cam e today from
the Pro Football Hall o f Fame C o m ­
mittee.
Mel played football for the C o w ­
boys from 1964 to 1977. In addition
to this ultim ate honor for a pro foot­
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with the C ow boys included many
honors: 10 consecutive Pro-Bow ls,
5 -tim e All Pro, 4 S u p er B ow ls,
and the Ring o f H onor at T exas S ta­
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