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Show Page B2 THE DAILY HERALD, Provo, Utah, Monday, January 18, 1999 r.::r.::iNG UUUa E Notable Quote "Everybody is sad to see one of the greatest players leave. But I know everybody is like, 'Damn, I'm glad he's gone so now we can compete for a Boston championship." Celtics guard Kenny prst t- - tf f S ' ' " , J ! Notes from around the NBA (compiled from wire reports) Anderson on Michael Matt Gelger is close to signcon-tra$54 million, with the Philadelphia 76ers. Geiger, who played the last three seasons with Charlotte, is : expected to finalize the deal as ; soon as the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement is put into writing. That could be done as early as Tuesday. Geiger would get the maximum salary allowed under the new labor deal with the signing. Jordan's retirement. ing a Golf Jeff Sluman came out of nowhere to birdie the final two holes Sunday to finish at 271 for a victory in the inaugural $2.6 million Sony Open in Honolulu. Sluman started the final tie for fifth day in a place, three strokes behind leader Tommy Tolles. None of the leaders made much of a charge over the redesigned 7,060-yarWaialae Country Club course with five golfers staying within one or two strokes of each other. Sluman didn't move into a tie for the lead until the ninth hole and didn't take the lead until Davis Love III bogeyed the 13th. two-strok- six-wa- third-roun- Shandon Anderson e y d Barrett. 3 Ernie Els shot a J final-roun- d winless stretch. Afterwards, the South African stood at the back of the 18th green at Houghton Golf Club with the Alfred Dunhill PGA trophy in one hand and a cellphone in the other, in conversation with President Nelson Mandela. "I just listened," Els said. "What do you say to a great man like that?" Els, who also won the title in 1992 and 1995, finished at 273, four shots ahead of runn- Richard Kaplan in the $655,000 tournament. Tennis jTO f I I 3 the of NBA Finals. Howard Eisley guard Boston Col. 6-- 2 If 7.7 points 2.0 rebounds 4.2 assists 1997-9notes 8 Scored a career-hig22 points with 5 rebounds win over the . and 5 assists in 129-10Clippers, 410. Posted 13 points in team-hig- h 10 overtime win assists in a 133-12against the Timberwolves, 1124. Posted 14 points and 9 assists in a 112-7win over the Lakers in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Karl forward La. Tech I 27.0 points 10.3 rebounds 3.9 assists i 1997-9- 8 . victory that he hoped would put him back in the chase for a grand slam title he has come close to capstraight-set- s turing three times. Moments after the pullout of a potential quarterfinal No. 1 1 Ostertag center Brett Steven Kansas 7-- 2 4.7 points 5.9 rebounds 0.4 assists 1997-9notes 8 h 0 notes 8 Matched career high with 18 points, adding 5 rebounds and 3 assists in a 110-10win over the Grizzlies, 313. Traded by the Jazz with Chris d Morris and a 1998 draft choice to Magic for Rony Seikaly 216, but trade was voided two days later. Registered 13 points and 5 rebounds in an 82-7victory over the Spurs in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals. 1 Russell f t. Hawkins. forward Beach St. . al Jeff 9.0 points 4.0 rebounds 1.2 assists 1997-9- 8 notes Scored season high 21 points and grabbed 7 reobunds 108-9- Tied season-hig- h 11 in Iowa St. 5 14.2 points 3.4 rebounds 8 Ranked 2nd in 6-- 1 the Gonzaga guard 12.0 points 2.6 rebounds 8.5 assists field NBA in goal percentange (.441) and free throw percent- , , notes Was 5th in the NBA in assists per game. Totaled 22 points, a 14 assists, game-hig3 rebounds and 3 steals in a 124-11- 9 double-Owin over the Knicks, 322 Totaled 18 points and a game-- overhigh 12 assists in a 109-10time win against the Spurs in i Game 2 of the;Westem Conference y semifinals. 1997-9- age (.885). Recorded a season-high 31 points and added 5 assists in a 98-8win over the Trail Blazers, 41. Recorded 21 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in a 109-10OT win over the Spurs in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals. 8 Tom Gugliotta is rumored a from Minnesota to the Lakers, for Elden Campbell and Sean Rooks. Gugliotta might n with the Timberwolves but is considering Houston, Denver, Chicago and Detroit. in h T e 6 6 Antonio McDyess and Denver parted badly, but Nuggets G.M. Allan Bristow is gone, and so is McDyess' fired agent Arn Tellem. The Nuggets . . IrJn',i .weii ii iu pay ivicuyess uiuu $100 million, and new cap rules make that impossible. And Denver point guard Nick Van Exel and McDyess have " N Jacque Adam Keefe 6-- 1 guard Kansas 3.1 points the same agent. 0.8 rebounds 1.9 Had 17 points and 10 Top assists 1997-9- 12 rebounds against the assists ' notes 8 Posted 6 points and 7 rebounds against the Bulls in Game 4 of NBA Finals. assists in 5 a 111-8- the Warriors, i I Good sign for the Wizards: point guard Rod free-age- Strickland has been at voluntary workouts in Washington. Houston wants Strickland, too. - H Posted 9 points and 4 100-9victory over in the Nets, 121. Recorded a 218. . ft Vaughn Stanford forward n John Stockton 4.4 assists notes 1997-9- I and Jerrv Stackhouse. The Bulls want to sign Pippen and trade him, possibly to the Lakers for Eddie Jones and Elden Campbell. It's in Pippen 's interest to allow the Bulls to him since no team can come close to contract matching a three-yea- r at $42 million. However, he might take less to play with Hakeem Olajuwon and Charles Barkley in Houston. 9 64 guard ' The Bulls are suddenly a nlawor oc thaw bill mainr Iwwl MIUJUI fJIUJI, IJI almnct certainly won't pursue Scottie Pinnen.' Luc Lnnlev and O" J ri Dennis Rodman. Chicago is looking at Antonio McDyess, Tom Gugliotta, Brent Barry the Kings, 311 21 with points and win over 3 ; Long win over the grabbed 5 rebounds in 102-9Suns, 417. Recorded 15 points and 8 rebounds in 88-80T win against the Bulls in Game 1 of NBA Finals. Hornacek Knicks, Seattle, dangling Hersey 6-- 7 Va game-hig- The latest suitors for Latrell Sprewell could be the Timberwolves, offering a package that includes Anthony Peeler, or Bryon 3 h 10-yea- over the 76ers, 16. 7 shots and scored 6 Blocked a game-higwin over points along with 5 rebounds in an 84-7the Rockets in Game 5 of the Western Conference first round. rebounds against the ice, scored three goals and added two assists to lead the Eastern Conference to a 10-victory over the Western Conference in the 25th IHL Game on Sunday night. Dionne's hat trick, the eighth in the game's history, earned him the media's unanimous vote as the game's Most Valuable Player. He became the first Cincinnati Cyclone to win the award, and he tied r Game records for goals and points by an Three-poin- t specialist and free agent Steve Kerr, a key member of three straight Chicago Bulls championship teams, is near a deal with the San Antonio Spurs, his agent says. Several teams have shown r veteran interest in Kerr, a who is one of the most proficient shooters in NBA history. ) 5 5.7 points 3.5 rebounds 0.7 assists Timberwolves, 411. Got 13 points and Left wing Gilbert Dionne, playing on his home f h 1 6-- Hockey Palisades. Posted game-high- s of 10 rebounds and 6 blocked shots in a 98-8victory over the Trail Blazers, 41. Blocked a career-hig11 shots, adding rebounds and 4 assists in a 98-9victory 8 6-- p Greg j Foster Grogcenter UTEP 1.1 assists 1997-9notes (9-7- ), nt 9 injury, the No. Chang beat New Zealand's 6 J 9 7 Ivanisevic due to a back 7-- f 5 Ranked 3rd in NBA in points, 6th in rebounds, 9th in field goal percentage (.530) and 7th in double-double- s (41). Scored a season-hig- h 56 points, grabbed 9 rebounds and blocked four shots in a 101-9victory over the Warriors, 47. Passed Moses Malone into fourth place on the NBA's e scoring list against the Lakers, 328. Was NBA player of the month for February, averaging 26.6 ppg, 10.8 rpg, and 4.0 apg. Had team-high- s of 31 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists against the Bulls in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. 4 6-- 9 Goran Media outlets in North Carolina report free agent Derrick Coleman has agreed to a long-terdeal with the Charlotte Hornets. The free-agemerry-go- round is officially in motion. Every move will affect tne next as room gets gobbled up. salary-ca"Guys are not going to get anything close to what they're expecting," Warriors General Manager Garry St. Jean said. "Looking at the board now, realities are settling in." If the Hornets sign Coleman, they probably will not retain either of their centers, Vlade Divac or Matt Geiger. Orlando, Boston and Philadelphia have interest in both. Sacramento is targeting Divac, who would love to be close to his family in Pacific J - six-yea- r free-age- 6 7.8 points 5.5 rebounds opponent, S rVJ V notes --A i 4 9 In an unfamiliar role as an unseeded player, Michael Chang kicked off the Australian Open with a fa Malono 6-- h first-roun- 68 Sunday to win the South African PGA Championship and end a er-up X'M Made his first start of the j season, scoring 16 points in a 110-9victory over the Kings, 311. Recorded career-bes- t 26 points, along with 6 rebounds in 108-9win over the Raptors, 33. Scored 12 points against the Bulls in Game 2 1997-9- Starting with the par-- 8th, Robbins made seven birdies over the next nine holes to take the lead. Georgia 8 d Kelly Robbins got off to another great start with another fabulous finish. Six strokes back when the final round began, Robbins successfully defended her title in the Healthsouth Inaugural on Sunday by breaking the course record at Grand Cypress Resort in Orlando, Fla., with an 64 to win by one stroke over Karrie Webb and Tina forward 6-- 6 8.3 points 2.8 rebounds 1.1 assists 1997-9notes ; :i neeas a sman and is looking at Rick .... mil. . m rvA, miij uncus anu vvamuia i ice agcm jcraun vairoy. ueiiicy likes the Warriors but wants to see what unfolds with Latrell MUdriia '. 8; win over game-hig- h 2 ll28.i. ,, 1 7 All-St- All-Sta- NBA Continued from B 1 Chicago is one of those teams with vast holes. With just four players under contract and no free agent seemingly willing to take the burden of stepping into Jordan's shoes, the Jazz won't be worrying about the Bulls anytime soon as rebuilding is in the offing. Unfortunately for Utah, the team most players are eyeing is in their own division Houston. With loads of money, a popular coach (Rudy Tomjanovich), and a Hakeem Olajuwon-Charle- s Barkley front-coucombo, you'll find the Rockets listed most often on website rumor mills and trade publications. "We're in the running for a lot of people, as this is not a bad place to live," Houston vice president Carroll Dawson rt said in an interview with the Fort Worth "Watching TV reports during the lockout, I've seen 20 players a day in town playing. "It looks like an i Star-Telegra- , Indianapolis is another hotbed of activity. In about the same shape as the Jazz ;. contract-wise- . he Pacers have been running organized workouts longer than any other team in the league. : As for the Jazz players, ' I sion. The Heat and Knicks want for- to sign Warriors free-ageward Clarence Weatherspoon . all-st- game." getting in shape and tweak-- . ing their, timing is the top pri- ority now. After a week of hurried workouts, Utah will hold an open scrimmage next Monday at the Delta Center. v ' Four days later, the v Nuggets pay a visits Seven days after that, the season opens... .. Put on your game faces, the ' season's upon U8. ' ; . . 'Pat Obley is a sports writer for The Daily Herald , Willi uicir lion. 9. i a minion cAtep- - Tha nnuc thru itfht theu would be a player in the free- - , agent market, but the lower- tharvexnprtarl ran leaves them with nothing but the $1.75 million exception. That's good ; news for the Warriors because Seattle wanted Jason Caffey. I r , |