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Oct. 7, 1998 ïl|p tJortlanh Page B2 Darryl Strawberry Diagnosed With Cancer of the Colon tion by Manager Joe Torre before an afternoon workout here Thursday. T o n e ’s voicecracked as he spoke, and several players began weeping. Shortly thereafter, the Yankees emerged from their clubhouse and went through their workout in almost com plete silence, the only sound being that o f bats striking balls during bat- tingpractice. Theircommunication was Green Bay Investigation P ack ers re p o rted ly are being in v estig ated by the Internal R ev en u e S erv ice for not d isclo sin g au to g ra p h incom e. T he sta tio n also said the IRS is in v e stig a tin g o th e r p ro fe s- | sional a th letes in th e M ilw aukee area, c u rre n t an d form er, w ho w ere p aid to p a rtic ip a te in a u to g raph se ssio n s. WNBA in Brazil N ew Y o rk ’s R ebecca Lobo j scored 13 points in the second h alf | Friday night to lead a W N B A team to a 90-77 victory against Parana in the finale o f their three-gam e Bra- | ziliantour. Lobo, w ho finished w ith 19 I points, scored tw o baskets w ith 14 m inutes rem aining in the gam e to give the W N B A squad the lead for 1 good. Tyson Psychiatric Reports Delayed N evada boxing authorities will I have to w ait a little lo n g e r to see w h at a team o f p sy c h ia trists has to say ab o u t the sta te o f M ike T y so n ’s m ind. R eports from a j five-day evaluation o f the form er h eavyw eight cham pion sent four I days afte r th ey w ere due. Darryl Strawberry, the 36-year-old Yankees outfielder, was diagnosed with cancer o f the colon Thursday. Doctors say his prognosis for recov ery is excellent, according to Charisse Strawberry, theplayer’s wife. Strawberry hopes to have surgery Saturday, or Monday at the latest, for the removal o f a walnut-sized tumor, and according to his wife, doctors at Colum bia Presbyterian M edical Cen ter in New York are confident he will be able to resume his career next season. Strawberry’s teammates, who will play Game 3 o f their American League Division Series against Texas here Fri day night, were informed ofhis condi “ T here ’ s g oing to be som e em - I b a rrassin g th in g s in the rep o rt, I I ’m su re,” Jim m erso n said. Basketball Hall of Fame B ird has alw ay s d efle cte d at- I te n tio n to w a r d h is te am m ate s.L a rry B ird is a coach now , and a good one at that. B ut his leg acy as one o f the g a m e ’s g rea test forw ard s follow s him 1 into the B a sk etb all H all o f Fam e in d u c tio n in S p rin g fie ld , M ass. E ven in h is sh in in g m om ent, I B ird alw ays a te a m -first p la y er gives cre d it to o th ers. ‘I t’s not ab o u t m e p lay in g . I t’s ab o u t me | and m y te a m ,’ he says. NBA regular season virtually assured of late start T he sta rt o f th e N B A se aso n is I alm o st c e rta in to be d elay e d for the first tim e in h isto ry , w ith la bo r talk s n o t sc h ed u le d to re- I sum e u n til O ct. 8. T he good new s on th e N BA I lo ck o u t fro n t is that the sides areb ack sp eak in g to one another. T he b ad new s is th a t tim e is get- | ting short. Monica Seles, Overcoming T he q u est to reg a in her form er I N o. 1 ran k in g , h o w ev er, is “un- | c h a rte d te rrito ry .” inferred. Pitcher David Cone, Strawberry’s longtime teammate with the Mets in the past and now with the Yankees, stood alone, emotion covering his face. “Darryl is going to have a lot o f confu sion and he is going to be scared," said Cone. “We are all scared. But the prog nosis is good. From what we hear, there has been early detection and there is an excellent chance o f full recovery.” In a statement, Yankees’ owner George Steinbrenner said: “I have al ways said that this is a good man of great character and this has certainly proved to be true. He is fac ing a serious crisis and his concern is for his team mates. This is extremely upsetting to me and it really shows that baseball is only a small part o f life.” Strawberry, expected to be re placed on the team ’s roster by the outfielder Ricky Ledee, will remain in the hospital for six days following his surgery. According to his wife, doc tors believe the tum or is ofG rade A or G rade B variety, rather than the more serious Grade D, and that a colostomy — removal o f part o f the colon — won’tbe required. Charisse Strawberry, speaking in a telephone interview from the Straw berry’s N ew Jersey home, said doctors believe the tum or has existed for about two years, develop ing from a polyp: and that regular chemotherapy treatment w on’t be nec essary. They added that Strawberry would need only a one-time radiation treatment. Eric Davis, a longtime friend o f Strawberry’s since both grew up in Los Angeles and, recently, an out fielder with the Baltimore Orioles, was diagnosed with colon cancer in 1997, and a third o fh is colon was removed. He rebounded this year to rank among the American League batting leaders. Strawberry has evolved in his adult life under the constant scrutiny ofN ew York baseball fans and media. Selected by the Mets as the first pick in the 1980 draft. Strawberry ascended to the m a jors three years later am id great expec tations. which he seemed destined to fulfill. He hit 26home runs in his rookie season and played center stage when the Mets won the World Series in 1986. But his inability to cope with the success led to problems with drugs ....... I nto in Late in the aAoa/vi season, Straw berry’s and alcohol. W ithin two years after playing time decreased, and Torre had Strawberry left the Mets in 1990, he had a sense something other than a chronic becom e a shell o f the player he once knee problem was bothering Straw was, riddled with injuries and over berry. In fact, Strawberry suffered from whelm ed by his personal problems. abdominal pains for about two months, Strawberry was suspended from base pain that he d idn' t reveal to teammates ball in 1995 for substance abuse, and or the club’s medical staff. he lost what remained o f his fortune Strawberry wanted to remain on after being charged by the Internal the roster for the playoffs, wanted to Revenue Service with owing substan remain a productive m em ber o f the tial back taxes. At 33 years old. Straw lineup. But on M onday, he decided to berry was an untouchable in baseball, tell the Yankees o fh is pain. his career seemingly over. A CA T scan perform ed W ednes Steinbrenner agreed to give Straw day afternoon revealed a mass in his berry another chance, however, and in colon, and Strawberry told Torre he 1996, he hit 11 home runs in 202 at-bats, w ouldn’t be able to play in G am e 2 o f re-establishing himself. He had be the Division Series, but that he hoped com e more devoted to his faith and that after a colonoscopy Thursday, was a m em ber o f Alcoholics A nony doctors would clear him to play in mous. A knee injury sidelined him for G am e 3 Friday. Following the proce virtually the entire 1997 season, but dure Thursday morning, however, a this year. Strawberry slugged 24 home physician informed the Strawberrys runs in only 296 at-bats, and he had that the walnut-sized tum or found in become aquiet leader, deeply respected his colon was cancerous. by teammates. Around the Corner ■ g ives up and she k eeps im prov in g ,” S eles added “ I ’m a fighter too, and it b rin g s out th e b est in I b o th o f u s.” 7,057-yard M ountain View course at the Callaway Gardens resort. Funk finished with a 69. Elkington players on the bubble also the 1994 winner, parred the 432- yard, par-4 18th hole in the playoff. Funk ’ s tee shot wound up in a fairway bunker, and his second shot hit the lip and b ounded sidew ays about 20 yards. The Australian, w ho makes his hom e in Houston, becam e only the th ir d tw o -tim e w in n e r in th e tournam ent’s history (Hubert Green, 1975 and 1984; and Jerry Pate in 1977-78 w hen it was known as the Southern Open). Despite the four-shot deficit enter ing the final round, Elkington felt he had a chance after shooting a 65, including a 30 on the back nine, in the third round Saturday. “The last 27 holes have been the best I could play,” he said. “I’ve been around long enough to know that no lead is safe. No lead is big enough. Y ou can alw ays be caught,” said Elkington, who won for the ninth time in his career, the first since last year when he won the Doral-Ryder Open and The Players Championship. The $270,000 first prize gave Elkington $695,000 for the year in 15 events and raised his career total to more than $7 million. Bill Glasson shot a 69 to finish third at 268, one shot behind the lead ers. J.L. Lewis had a 68 and was another shot backat269. Skip Kendall, who had the day’s best round with a 63, was next at 271. L e a d in g m o n e y -w in n e r David Duval was another two shots back at 273 after a 69. 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