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Show 11~- NAT'L SPORTS U.S. women take hockey gold RUNNING BACK WANTS OUT OF CHICAGO: Rashaan Salaam wants out of Chicago and the Bears are trying to trade the former Reisman Trophy winner. Salaam' s agent, Marvin Demoff, said that Bears officials told him Monday they had talked with a few teams about dealing the 6-foot- l, 220 pound running back. "l told them that a trade would be Rashaan's preference," he said. "The dissatisfaction he has in Chicago stems from not playing." Drafted out o1 Colorado in 1995 after winning the Reisman, Salaam set a Bears rookie mark with 1,074 yards rushing. He scored 10 touchdowns. But he was hampered by fumbling and injuries over the next two seasons. He started the first three games last season but broke his right leg and tore an ankle ligament in the third game. He went on injured reserve with 112 yards rushing and no touchdowns. RODMAN RETURNS, UNCERTAIN FOR PACERS: Dennis Rodman worked out with the Chicago Bulls today after skipping two straight practices. Coach Phil Jackson said he didn't know if Rodman would start tonight against the Indiana Pacers. "We saw each other yesterday and got that water over the bridge," Jackson said. "He's been fined as he would be in the structure of our team Dennis rules." Jackson would not disclose the Rodman - - -- - - amount of the fine or why Rodman didn't show Monday. He said Rodman told him he hasn't been comfortable since returning from the All-Star break. "He couldn't get his head right back into it so quickly," Jackson said. "He just felt completely out of synch. H e felt old and in the way, is what be says." Jackson, who's been extremely patient with Rodman the last two years, insisted this latest incident would not distract the Bulls. "We're not going to wrestle and tussle with this because it's not something major. It's not anything that's causing us to lose," Jackson said. VIKINGS MAKE RANDLE NFL'S ffiGHEST-PAID DEFENSIVE PLAYER: John Randle became the NFL's highest-paid defensive player ever when he agreed to stay with the Minnesota Vikings for $32.5 million over five years. The contract for the All-Pro defensive lineman, the latest beneficiary of the NFL's new multi-billion television contract, includes a $10 million signing bonus, surpassing the previous team-record $6 million the Vikings gave to offensive tackle Todd Steussie last week. Randle twice turned down offers believed to be in t~e $30 million range from the Vikings. The Miami Dolphins were among four teams that had made contract proposals since free agency opened Friday, and Randle flew to Miami on Monday. But he turned around after the Vikings upped their offer, which his agent, Gary Uberstine, said guarantees Randle at least two-thirds of the total package. " We've had several offers that exceeded our minimum expectations," Uberstine said. "What the Miami trip did was at least cement in John's mind that he wanted to be in Minnesota if be could work out the right deal." CE1)A'RCITY 91.7 J. MAIN 165-11.00 combined - topped the medals chart with 22 (7 gold, 8 silver, 7 bronze). The host Tapanese, boosted by their recordsetting fourth gold medal of the games in team After taking America' s fust Olympic hockey ski jumping, have already posted t heir best title since 1980's "Miracle On Ice," the Winter Games performance ever: 8 m edals (4champions donned their gold medals and 1-3). The Americans, with the hockey gold, clutched their flowers. Flowers! equaled that total (3The U.S. women's 1-4). team, with an In short track emotional 3-1 victory speedskating, the U.S. over arch rival Canada, women's 3,000-meter captured the first relay team - silver Olympic hockey gold medaliasts in for women - a bard Albertville, bronze fought victory that m edalists at brought smiles, tears, Lillehammer - failed hugs, bandholding and to even make the a group rendition of finals in Nagano. The th e national anthem. disappointing "Let's get this party showing in an earlier started!" shouted U .S. heat came despite the defenseman Colleen efforts of Cathy Coyne before Turner, owner of four disappearing into the previous short track arms of her medals. teammates after the ::i South Korea claimed victory was sealed. ~ its first two medals of It was the second the games, with Kim time in four days that ~ Dong s ung winning the Americans~ad g the men's 1,000-meter knocked off their "-~' ::l and its relay team northern neignbors, ~ - · · - - ~ takingthe3,000 and the victory was in - - - - - - - - - - ' i: meter race. China was doubt until the end: USA's Angela Ruggiero bolds up an American second and Canada an-empty-net goal by flag following the gold medal win against third in the relay; Li Sandra Whyte with 8 Canada during their finals match at the XVIII Jiajun of China was seconds left. second in the men's The Canadians, after Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan yesterday. race, ahead of taking the silver, were USA won 3-.1. Canada's Eric Bedard. less than pleased. The men's hockey single-elimination Captain Stacy Wilson, her medal around her quarterfinals begin today. The match-ups: the neck, put it this way: "When you see it's United States 11-2) against the Czech Republic silver, it kind of kicks your butt." Finland (2-1); the undefeated Canadians, the team to captured the bronze medal by knocking off beat, against Kazakstan (0-3); Russia (3-0) China 4-1. against Belarus (0-3); and defending gold Yesterda:y, the Germans-=- bolstered by medalist Sweden (2-1) against Finland (1-2). their medal sweep in the women's By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS e Seikaly to · be ill lineup tonight By THE ASSOCJATED PRESS The Utah Jazz filled their biggest need and eliminated all their excuses. Utah acquired center Rony Seikaly on Monday night from the Orlando Magic for reserves Greg Foster, Chris Morris and Utah's 1998 first-round draft pick. The Jazz now have their fust true scoring center in their 24-year history, and they acquired him for essentially spare parts. " I didn't get excited about it until we actually made the trade," coach Jerry Sloan said. "Now, it's going to be good to get Rony in here and see what he can do." The 6-foot-11 Seikaly averaged 17 .3 points and 9.5 rebounds last year. Since 1985, when Karl Malone and John Stockton first played together for Utah, the team never had a starting center averaging double figures in scoring for a season. "It's so hard to acquire centers in this day and age," Jazz vice president of basketball operations Scott Layden said. "We're very happy to bring Rony here." The Jazz players got their first inkling something was up on Monday when trainer Mike Shimensky pulled Sloan out of the team's pregarne meeting. A few minutes later, as the team began pre-game drills, Foster and Morris left the floor. "It was very difficult for the team," Adam Keefe said. " Nobody had been in that situation before where they'd seen guys dressed and ready to play ... get pulled aside and told to take their uniforms off. The whole team was in a bit of a state of shock." After practice yesterday at Westminster College, Malone maintained his silence about the trade, and John St0ckton ducked out without comment. Layden -said Malone and Stockton "very enthusiastically approved" the deal. In Atlanta, Seikaly was held out of the lineup M onday night while the Magic played the Hawks. He only found out about the deal after the game. " I never thought the Magic would do this to me," Seikaly told the Orlando Sentinel. "They at least could have had the decency to tell me what was going on." The Jazz hadn't talked to Seikaly as of yesterday morning, but they hoped to have him in the lineup tonight when Utah hosts the New York Knicks. Seikaly is averaging 15 points and 7.6 rebounds for the Magic this season. His production has declined since the All-Star break, however. He had threatened to play next season in Greece if be were traded somewhere he didn1t like. "People wonder why my game has been suffering," Seikaly said. " It's because of all this ... going around about the trade." |