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ISIAH THOMAS TO BECOME
MAJORITY OWNER OF RAPTORS
Yanks finally acquire
Irabu in Padres deal
The Hideki Irabu saga is over
and the hard throwing right
hander will get his wish to pitch
tor the New York Yankees. The
Yankees sent $3 million in cash,
injured outfielder Ruben Rivera
and minor-league pitcher Ralael
Medina to San Diego for the rights
to Irabu, minor leaguers Homer
Bush and Gordon Amerson and a
player to be named later I he trade
is subject to the Yankees signing
Irabu, but reports in New York
said he has been ottered a four-
year, $12 million contract. The
Padres owned the rights to Irabu,
who has been called the Nolan
Ryan of Japan” because ol an over
powering fastball, as a result ol
their working agreement with
Irabu's Japanese team, the Chiba
Lotte Marines
Toronto Raptors general manager
Isiah Thomas signed a letter of in
tent Monday to buy a majority inter
est in the second year expansion
franchise, making him the first Af
rican-American to hold a control
ling interest in a major league sports
team.
Thomas and current majority
siaignt negotiated
negoumuu the
u.v
owner Allan Slaight
Grissom placed on
disabled list
Cleveland Indians center fielder
Marquis Grissom, who is baiting
just .234 in 15 games, was placed
on the 15-day disabled list Tues
day due to a strained right ham
string suffered in spring training.
Grissom, acquired with outfielder
Dave J ustice in a blockbuster trade
with the Atlanta Braves on March
25th, suffered the injury two days
later in an exhibition game against
the Kansas City Royals. The 30-
year old Grissom has one homer,
four RBI, eight runs scored anu
Six stolen bases as an Indian, but
was hitting. 311 since starting the
season 1 - for-19. The move is ret
roactive to Sunday.
final aspects of the sale Monday by
telephone.
The transaction is expected to
close by early summer.
The final transfer must be ap
proved by the NBA’s board of gov
ernors. An NBA spokesperson indi
cated Monday that the league has
not yet been notified of the proposed
sale.
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The
former PictnnK
Pistons n point
guard
currently owns a nine percent stake
in the team.
Slaight owns 81 percent and the
Bank of Nova Scotia owns the re
maining 10 percent.
Once the deal is completed I ho-
maswillbecomethefranchise’sthird
owner in two years. The original
owner was John Bitove.
FOREMAN VS. SAVARESE
One of boxing's most enduring and renowned heavy
weight champions returns to the ring w en or
Championship Boxing: George Foremari Vs ILou
Savarese is presented live Saturday, April 26 (10.00
nm ET /8:00 pm MT /7:00 pm PT), from the Conven-
don Center in Atlantic City, NJ. The HBO Sports
broadcastteam o f Jim L.ampley, Larry Merchantand
analyst Roy Jones, Jr., will be ringside to call the
action, which will be closed-captioned for the heat
ing-impaired and presented in Spanish language on
KATE STARBIRD SOARS INTO ABl
Whiting. She
She holds
holds the
the Cardi
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al Whitinii.
sionally here in the U.S.
nal single-game scoring record of
The ABL has won the latest battle
The signing is a coup for the
44 points set against Southern C ali-
between the two professional
ABL, which is competing for talent
fomia in 1995-96, and neared that
w om en’s basketball leagues.
with the WNBA, the NBA-spon
record again this season with 40
Stanford star Kate Starbird, the win
sored women’s league which begins
ner of the 1997 Naismith Award as
points in a 77-76 last-second victory
play this summer.
the nation’s top college women’s
over USC.
Starbird averaged 20.9 points, 3.7
basketball player, Tuesday signed
Throughout her four years at
rebounds, and 3.2 assists and shot
an exclusive three-year contract with
Stanford. Starbird averaged 16.9
.511 (275-538) from the field this
the league. She will play for the
points, 3.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists
season, while leading the Cardinal
over 131 games. She started 109
Seattle Reign.
(34-2) into the NCAA Final l our for
games in her collegiate career, in
The 6-foot-2 Tacoma, Washing
the third consecutive year. She es
ton, native has been designated the
cluding 100 of 101 over the last
tablished a new Pac-10 single-sea
Reign’s “regional draft pick in the
three seasons.
son scoring record of 753 points,
“The Bay Area fans have been
first round of the ABL Draft on May
eclipsing her single-season mark
5th. “I’m really excited about the
great and I loved my four years at
from 1995-96. During her stellar
Stanford, but 1 feel at home in the
opportunity," the two-time All-
career, Starbird became Stanford's
Seattle-Tacoma area,' Starbird said.
American at Stanford said Tuesday.
all-time leading scorer with 2,215
"Classes before us didn’t have this
“ It's going to be fun to be playing in
points (fourth all-time in Pac-10),
opportunity, and we have the luxury
front of my home town.”
surpassing
current San Jose Laser
>wing that we can play
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TRAIL BLAZERS CONTINUE WINNING RUN
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Isaiah Rider scored 30 points and
the Portland Trail Blazers held off
1 .os Angeles 102-98 Thursday night,
ending the Lakers’ home winning
NHL playoffs
continuing with six
games
The National Hockey League
playoffs arc continuing tonight
with two games in the Eastern
Conference and four in the West.
The New Jersey Devils, looking to
go up 3-0 in their quarterfinal
series with Montreal, has rallied
for a 4-3 lead over the C anadiens
after two periods. The Florida
Panthers and New York Rangers
are tied, 1-1, in their series, but
Florida has scored the last three
goals and has a 3-2 lead entering
the third period. Out West, the St.
Louis Blues-playing without star
center Pierre Turgeon-have a 2-0
lead over the Detroit Red Wings
after one period.
streak at 12.
The Lakers lost at home for the
first time since Nov. 24 despite
Shaquille O’Neal’s 33 points and 13
rebounds.
O ’Neal’s dunk with L16 lett
brought the Lakers within 99-96.
But he fouled out on the play, giving
an elbow to Arvydas Saboms, and
was also handed a technical foul.
Cliff Robinson, back after a one-
game disciplinary suspension by
Portland coach P.J.Carlesimo.made
Bulls C Wennington
out for the playoffs
The Chicago Bulls will be with
out reserve center Bill Wennington
lor the postseason Wennington
missed the final 11 games of the
season with a torn tendon in Ins
left foot and the team elected not
to put him on the postseason ros
ter Wennington averaged 4.6
points and 2.1 rebounds in 61
games for the Bulls this season.
He was a backup to Luc Longley
on last year's 72-win champion
ship team. This season, he shared
backup duties with Robert Parish.
Wennington was injured late in
the fourth quarter of a 111-101
victory over New Jersey on March
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a free throw with 25 seconds. Robert
Horry’s layup with 20 seconds lett
pulled the Lakers within 100-98.
Kenny Anderson, who finished
with 16 points, added one free throw
for the Blazers. Jerome Kersey
missed a 3-point shot for Los Ange
les with three seconds left and
Sabonis made a foul shot.
Portland won for the seventh time
in eight games.
Eddie Jones added 23 for the Lak
ers before fouling out. Los Angeles
rallied after trailing by 18 points in
the third quarter.
Portland led 60-44 at halftime. Los
Angeles’ frustration showed as Kersey
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After winning its first outright
America East regular-season title
and capturing a fourth straight con
ference tournament, Boston Uni
versity Tuesday rewarded men's
basketball coach Dennis Wolff with
a new seven-yearcontract. Hie ler-
ners finished the season 25-5, set
ting school records for wins and
winning percentage, as well as regu
lar-season wins (22). conference
wins (17). road wins (15) and con
secutive wins ( 13).
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had fouled Gary Trent and Portland
converted on three of the tour free
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O’Neal reached the 20-point mark
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