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BRIEFS
Garnett turns down
of $102 million
Minnesota Timberwolves All-
>tar forward Kevin Garnett has
eportedly passed on a six-year,
>102 million guaranteed contract
jffer from the team.
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
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5335 N. W illiams. The Sonics de
feated the Suns 103-98 led by last
year's M VPCharlesM cKinney and
the Cavs defeated the Lakers 123-
116 led by Gary Trent's 39 points.
The top basketball prospects in
the 5th annual Pro-Am Summer
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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. Mullin holds W arriors records
for games (787) and steals (1,344)
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