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BARKLEY GOES TO COURT
A G o o d w ill
Charles Barkley was joking as if he were on the court, not in one.
sued for $5(X),(XX) over a bar fight, was back in court Tuesday for e
second day of h.s trial. The scuf fle happened last summer at The Basement
nightclub when Barkley was in town with the U S. Olympic basketba
team Barkley told police he was the one who was attacked, and a defense
lawyer said Olympic teammate Reggie Miller testified thatTyler threw the
first punch In a complaint amended Monday, the 24-year-old Tyler, of
Spencerport, N.Y., is seeking $50.(XX) in compensatory damages from
Barkley and the bar. and $5(X),(XX) in punitive damages from Barkley.
N in e rs r e p o r te d ly
c lo s e t o s ig n in g Q B
Young to n ew d eal
À U T O P A IN T
The San Francisco 49ers are
reportedly close to signing star
quarterback Steve Y oung, the
NFL’s top passer five times in the
last six years, to a new contract.
The San Francisco Chronicle is
reporting Tuesday that Y oung and
the Niners have reached agree­
ment on several major financial
points and the length of a new deal
and that an announcement is im­
minent. "We re basically in ac­
cord on issues," Leigh Steinberg,
Young’s agent, told the San Fran­
cisco Chronicle. "W e’re working
on details.”
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The Kansas City Chiefs I ues-
day signed University o f Califor­
nia tight end Tony Gonzalez, their
first round pick in the 1997 draft,
to a six-year contract. Financial
terms were not disclosed. The
Chief s traded four picks in orderto
move up five spots in the first
round to select Gonzalez 13 th over­
all in the April draft. The 6-4,244-
pound tight end is expected to im­
mediately become an impact player
in Kansas C ity’s revamped pass­
ing game.
Y a n k s t r a d e IN F
D u n c a n t o B lu e Jay s
The New York Yankees lues-
day traded disgruntled infielder
Mariano Duncan to the Toronto
Blue Jays for minor league out­
fielder Angel Ramirez. The Blue
Jays will also receive cash consid­
erations. After the trade, the Yan­
kees purchased the contract of
outfielder Pete Incaviglia from
Triplc-A C olum bus to replace
Duncan on the roster. Duncan, a
vital cog in New Y ork's World
Series run last year, became disen­
chanted in New York when his
playing time was reduced this year
and asked to be traded.
B la c k h a w k s t o
a n n o u n c e r e -s ig n in g
E va n d e rE W fiM 'S greeted by young admirers as he arrives at Johannesburg International Airport as a
onndwill ambassador for Coca-Cola and its commitment to the future of South Africa.___________ __
TRAIL BLAZERS SEASON
TBS, CTV or NBC sports.
The Blazers open with nine of
their first 14 games on the road and
follow with 10 ol their next 14 at the
Rose Garden. Western Conference
rivals Houston, Utah anti the L.A.
Lakers visit the Rose Garden during
December, along with the first visit
of the San Antonio Spurs and top
NBA draft pick Tim Duncan. The
defending World Champion Chicago
Bulls visit Jan. 29, and the Indiana
Pacers, under new heatl coach Larry
Bird, come to the Rose City Dec. 10.
The road schedule includes a tour-
game excursion and a pair of live-
game trips. Nine of the Blazers final
13 regular season matchups take
place away from home, with Port­
land wrapping up the road portion ol
its regular season at Denver. Apr. 17
The 1997-98 home schedule
boasts five Monday dates. 13 Tues­
days. two W ednesdays, four I hurs-
days. nine Fridaysandeight Sunday
at the Rose Garden. After playing six
home dates in November, the Blaz­
ers have nine home games in Decem­
ber. seven in January, eight in Febru
ary, seven in March and lour in Apri
The Blazers will appear on na-
tional television four time during the
1997-98 season.
The Blazers host the Western
Conference Champion Utah Jazz on
TNT Dec. 5, and their Feb. 4 visit to
the Great Western forum to face the
The Portland Trail Blazers will
open, and close, their 28th regular
season against the Pacific Northwest
rival Seattle SuperSonics according
to the 1997-98 schedule released
Tuesday by the National Basketball
Association. The Blazers open the
season at home for the 21st time in
franchise history on Friday, Oct. 31,
as they host the Sonics in a 7 p.m.
contest at the Rose Garden. The Blaz­
ers and Sonics will also duel at the
Rose Garden in the Apr. 19 regular
season finale, a 12:30 affair.
Every home and road game dur­
ing Portland's 1997-98 regular sea­
son will be broadcast on flagship
station AM I 190. KEX. and along
the Blazers' 29-station. satellite ra­
dio network.
For the third time in the last four
years, the Blazers begin the regular
season with a pair of back-to-back
matchups. After hosting the Sonics
in their season-opener. Portland trav­
els to Los Angeles Io face the Clip­
pers in its first road contest, Nov. I
The Trail Blazers play on consecu­
tive nights 20 times, with the second
game coming on the road in 16 of
those sets. During the season the
Blazers must play in Portland one
night and on the road the following
evening on nine occasions.
Portland’s home games begin at 7
p.m., except for games scheduled to
be televised nationally by either TNT,
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Kafelnikov of Russia takes on
American Vince Spadea Tuesday
in second-round action at the $2.05
million du Maurier Open, a Super
9 event, in Montreal. Spadea hopes
to duplicate the result of his 1995
U S. Open meeting with the Rus­
sian, when he posted a three-set
victory. In other second-round
play, French O pen cham pion
G ustavo Kuerten of Brazil plays
A m erican Jonathan Stark to ­
n ig h t, e ig h th -se e d e d R ichard
K rajicek o f the N e th e rla n d 's
takes on South A frican N eville
G o d w in ; n u m b e r 12 Jo n a s
B jo rk m an o f S w ed en m eets
Doug Flach of the U nited States;
and Jan Sicm erink, the 16th-
seed, battles A m erican C hris
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[ announce the signing of Group II
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at a 2 p.m. EDT news conference
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turns 27 on A ugust 2nd, has
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Los Angeles Lakers will air on TBS.
NBC Sports will regionally televise
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against San Antonio, and Apr. 19
versus Seattle. CTV will broadcast
Portland's Feb. I home matchup with
Toronto and their Apr. I I visit to
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The 48th annual NBA All-Star
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