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A c - rording to this morning’s Minne- jpolis Star T ribune, the 6-11 Jarnett and his agent Eric Fleisher urned down the offer that aver- lges $17 million per year, and are seeking one that would pay more dong the lines o f $22 million per season “ We are very d isa p pointed that Mr. Fleisher turned down our offer,” Timberwolves owner Glen Taylor told the news paper. 49ers agree to terms with Young After sign ing quarterback Steve Young to a six-year, $45 million deal, the San Francisco 49ers are apparently on the verge o f making Bryant Young one o f the highest- paid defensive players in the NFL. USA Today is reporting that Bryant Young has agreed to terms on asix-year extension worth more than $24 million with the Niners. The contract will be completed when both sides agree on salary cap structuring for the final sea son Bryant Y oung and Dana Stubblefield form what is consid ered by many to be the best defen sive tackle tandem in the NFL. Sakic deadline approaches The Colorado Avalanche refuse to tip their hand one way or the other as the Joe Sakic deadline approaches. The Avalanche have intil 8 p in. EDT W ednesday to natch a three-year, $21 million jffer sheet — which features a chopping $ 15 million signing bo lus — tendered to Sakic by the New York Rangers. Phillips expected to rejoin Angels Anaheim Angels utilitym an I ony Phillips was expected to re- oin the team in Chicago after he was arrested early Sunday m orn ing and charged with felony pos session o f cocaine. According to police reports, Phillips — who has had his share o f problems on and off the field in recent years bought a small quantity o f cocaine at an Anaheim, California motel. The 38-year-old Phillips was ar rested shortly after 3 a m. Sunday and charged with felony posses sion o f cocaine, police said. He was released after posting bail and returned to his family in Scottsdale, Arizona Yankees expected to activate Raines New York Yankees outfielder Tim Raines, sidelined since June 2nd due to a strained left ham string, is expected to be activated from the disabled list. However, Raines will likely not immediately replace Chad Curtis as the starting left fielder Curtis had a grand slam Sunday and went 5-for-5 with an RBI in Monday’s 11-0 rout o f] Minnesota Raines, who was on a rehabilitation assignment at Triple- A Columbus, aggravated the ham string injury while running the bases in the ninth inning o f a June 2nd name at Boston. ets release veteran Washington New York Jets defensive end larvin Washington, who had the ingest tenure on the team among le current players, was released »day. The move saves the Jets I million under the salary cap lis season Washington had al- :ady restructured the base salary f his four-year, $9 million con- act from $ 1.6 million to $ I mil- on for 1997 to accomodate the :am The remaining portion o f is prorated bonus, which is ap- roximately $1.25 million, will ount against the cap next season Mullin joins Bird at Indiana Chris Mullin joined the Indiana Pacers Tuesday, leaving the Golden State Warriors and bringing his soft shot and sharp passes to a team now coached by former Olympic team- male Larry Bird. The five-time All-Star, whose dozen years in the NBA have been marked by countless injuries, was traded to the Pacers for Erick Dampier, a second-year center, and Duane Ferrell, a veteran forward. Mullin, a 34-year-old swingman, had one year remaining on his con tract with the Warriors. Terms of his multiyear contract with the Pacers were not disclosed. “When we were looking at our team, we felt that small forward was an area where we were a little weak, and we got the guy that can till that spot," Bird said. “I don’t think there is anyone bet ter in the league than Chris Mullin to step in there as the second or third option and score points for you. The trade is contingent on all three Chr/s Mu///n /s traded to Indiana Pacers players passing physicals. Mullin, in New York and unavailable for com ment, is expected to be in Indianapo lis on Wednesday. "Chris Mullin has meant so much to all of our fans over the years.” Time to sign up for shootout Nike Presents Hoop-lt-Up, official NBA 3-on-3 tour Portland soon will host the Nike Presents Portland T ra ilb la z e rs’ Hoop-lt-Up - the N BA ’s official 3- on-3 basketball tour - for the third consecutive year. Area hoopsters ages eight and older are encouraged to participate when the event hits town. Sept. 13- 14. The non-stop basketball action converges on Tom McCall Water front Park, where 50 street basket ball courts wi II be ready to host nearly 2,000 players throughout the week end. Players interested in registering in the 1997 Nike Presents Portland Trailblazers' Hoop-lt-Up this sum mer can call the hotline at (503) 234- 9 2 9 1. or pick up an entry form at any area Foot Locker store. Deadline for team entries is Sept. 5, and a portion o f the proceeds ben efit Portland Parks and Recreation. The tour is nationally sponsored by Nike, Gatorade, Sports Specialties, Foot Locker, Nestle's Baby Ruth, Spalding and United States Marine Corps. Regional sponsor is Southwest Air lines; local sponsors are the Portland I railblazers, Paragon Cable, Fox Sports Northwest, KUFO, KBBF, KEX-AM and the Ramada Plaza Hotel. Pro-am final Saturday DNA links Albert to bite mark DNA evidence links Marv Albert to a bite mark on the back of the woman who says the NBC sports caster sexually assaulted her, a po lice crime lab report shows. The genetic tests also link Albert to semen stains recovered from the woman's underwear and skin, the report released Monday concluded. The report is part o f the sodomy and assault case against Albert, who has denied the woman’s allegations. The Virginia Division o f Forensic Science report found only a I-in-2.6 billion chance that some o f the samples taken from the woman could have come from someone other than Albert Albert’s accuser claims he called her to his hotel room after midnight he leaned over and offered Woods wise advice from his years around Winged Foot. "Better keep it in the fairway," Harmon said. Both men roared with laughter, but there were no wiser words tor this w eek's PGA. The rough is up at Winged Foot - the PGA says to 4 1/2 inches but it was more like a half-foot in many places - and the fairways have been narrowed. As always, the fairways and greens are guarded by towering trees and massive bunkers. The greens are narrow targets with extremely fast and severely sloped contours. Big greens, course archi tect A.W. Tillinghast believed, lead to “slovenly golf.” It will take extrem ely lean and mean g o lf to get under par this week at W inged Foot. M issing the fairway will lead to real adven tures. On Monday, Brad Faxon's tee shot on the first hole landed in the right rough and it took a half dozen people five minutes to even find the ball. Jose Maria Olazabal drove into the rough on No. 4, about 2 10 yards from the green, took a powerful swing at his second shot and was able to advance the ball only about 80 yards as tangled grass flew. On the fifth hole, Olazabal tried to pitch back to the fairway from the left rough but bounded the ball through the short grass into the right rough. Woods, at least, had the benefit o f a guide. And while Harmon was advising Woods to stay ou, of the rough, he was also preparing him for the inevitability o f the large, deep greenside bunkers. On each hole. Woods tossed balls into the sand and practiced blasting out. "Better watch that take aw ay,” Harmon said as Woods hit from the greenside bunker on No. 3. “ Keep it COME SEE THE BEEPER MAN AT Music Galore & Galore Paging P ager A ctivation S pecial L . r ' W e B ly U sed P agers & C ell P hones Cell Phone No Gimmicks No Credit Check Activation Included Only $99.00 w/coupon 3213 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97212 Mon.-Sun 9-7:30 Si Habla Espanol 503-288-9180 À U T O P À I N T ■* ÄeSALE! ! pro " package for only • EURO-PAINT ™* 100% URETHANE ENAMEL THE BEST PAINT- (LUXURY CAR QUALfTY) • FREE U.V. 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The top basketball prospects in the 5th annual Pro-Am Summer Classic will conclude its season Saturday with a I p.m. champion game featuring last year s defend ing champion Sonics vs. the Cavs Woods takes aim at this week’s PGA championship Tiger Woods hit his tee shot on the first hole at Winged G olf Club down the middle, played his ap proach to the green then wandered off into the rough grown extra long for this w eek's PGA Championship. He took a ball from his pocket, tossed it into the tangled grass and watched it disappear from sight. He tossed another ball and it too van ished. “ I could hit it if I was going that way,” Woods with a laugh, taking a stance that aimed back down the fairway toward the tee, which was the way the grain of the grass was growing. Never more than a stride away from Woods at any time during the nine-hole practice round Monday was Butch Harmon, his coach and the famed teacher whose father was the professional at Winged Foot for 33 years. Hannon watched with amusement as Woods tossed the balls into the rough and saw them disappear. Then and is fourth in career points (16,120). “We think this is a good trade for us because we got a player who can score from small forward and shoot ing guard positions, which is a need for our team. Walsh said. "We also think this will be a good trade for Golden State. They get a good, young big man in Erick Dampier and agood veteran in Duane Ferrell. Both Erick and Duane were good players for us and we really hope this turns out well tor them. Dampier, a 6 -fo o t-11 center and a first-round draft pick last year, aver aged 5.1 points and 4 .1 rebounds in 72 games as a rookie. He started 21 games while Rik Smits was out with foot injuries. He was the I Oth selec tion in the 1996 draft after leading Mississippi Slate to the Final Four as a junior. D am pier’s agent. Bus Cook, said the trade surprised him. Mullin had his first injury-free year since 1991-92 last season and averaged 14.5 points in 79 games. W arriors owner Chris Cohan said. "We are proud of what he has done for the Warriors, and excited lor him in this new challenge in his career. "The record book will show what Chris has accomplished with this franchise, but it won t be able to describe his dedication, leadership and determ ination w henever he played." The Pacers, hurt by injuries, slipped to 39-43 last season and failed to make the playoffs lor the first time since 1989. "W e have acquired a key player for our team right now.” Pacers presi dent Donnie Walsh said. "But we still want to look to see where else we think we need help and go from there. I expect from now to the start of training camp, w e’ll add other players to the team .” Bird, starting his first season as coach, played with Mullin on the U.S. Dream Team in the 1992 Olym pics. 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