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The Salt Lake Tribune SPORTS Top Heptathlon Star Fails in High Jump BASKETBALL By TheAssociated Press Knicks Wish LJ Would Keep Quiet After Larry Johnson put on anotherlengthy, controversial show with the media on Thursday, perhaps the NewYork Knicks wished he had neverstarted talking. Despiteefforts by the Knicks’ publicrelationsstaff to get Johnson to quiet down andtakethe floor for prac tice, the suddenly loquacious forward was justgetting Shades of Dan O’Brien? DeDee Nathan, the world heptathlon leader, didn’t TODAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Event _ NBA FINALS Spurs atKnicks WNBA Cometsat Mystics BASEBALL Time HEY: 7pm. 5 5 p.m. UF Phillies at Cubs White Sox atRed Sox 1:10 p.m. 5p.m. WGN WGN Metsat Atlanta 3:35 p.m. TBS PCL: Canadians at Buzz 7 p.m Rockies at Padres 8p.m OLF Ford SeniorPlayers BuickClassic TENNIS Wimbledon think the samefate thatbefell O'Brien in the 1992 U.S. OlympicTrials wouldhappen toherafterfailing Radio a height in the high jump in the USA Outdoor KENZ-AM(1320)_ The maintarget of his diatribe that touchedontopic: commentator andHall of FamerBill Walton. Johnsonrespondedto Wal- ton’s comments after New York's 96-89 loss in Game 4 Wednesdaynight in which the announcercalled hima cathlon,failed to clear a height in the pole vault, wound up11th and did not make KTKK-AM(630) KUWB. Mam, 1 p.m. ESPN ESPN 7am HBO: Woman Claims She Was Raped By Two WSU Basketball Players Two former starters from WeberState University’s Big Sky of the CFL. championship basketball team BASKETBALL ave been ar: “Thisiis the sameBill Wal tonthat was at UCLA smok. ing pot and. .if that’s the way rested and booked into the Johnson said Weber County dail undersuspi Bill feels, that’sfine,’ “You know what, I respect Bill. For the longest, Bill has beenkilling me on TV and my family, but whenhesees me, you know,he’s shuckin’ and fussin’ andgoing on. Don't come at melikethat. If I'monfire, don’t spit on me. If you're onfire, I con t spit on you. That's ré Johnson, fined iwi e duringthe playoffs for cursingat the media or refusing to talk with them, scoredonlyfive points on 2-for-8 shooting in Game4. Walton hadthis to say about him afterward. “Larry Johnson, who spent thelast 48 hours railing against the world, what a pa- thetic performance by this sad humanbeing,” Walton said. “This is a disgraceto the game of basketball and to the NBA. He playedlikea dis- grace tonight, he deserved it.” Johnson, whoreferred the Knicks as a bunchof “rebellious slaves” earlier this week, expoundedon his comments Thursday. The Knicks’PRstaff tried to break up the interview just when Johnsongot going, but he wouldn't leave “They ; y id Damien Baskerville, 21, and Noel Jackson, 23, appeared before 2ndDistrict Judge Michael Glass. man on Thursday. He continued the arraignment until Friday to give prosecutors time to finalize their charging documents Theywere being held Thursday land Racing of South Jordan. April 11 when they encountered a 23-year-old Roy woman whom they had both previously dated. At the end of the evening. she drove three finishers in each event making the team provided they have met the qualifying standard That probably will work in Nathan's favor, even if she doesn’t finish in the top three after today’s final three heptathlon events. That's becatise she is one of only of two Americans Shelia Burrell is the other Who have met the qualifying standard of 6,000 points, and the current top three aren't expected to reach that mark In that ca: Nathan would be added to the team She registered a career-best 6.577 points at Gotzis Austria, on May 30. The high jump was the second event ofthe heptath lon competition. Nathan opened with the fastest time a) BASKETBALL Weber State's Harold “The Show” Arceneaux and Kentucky's Jamaal Magloire were among 12 player who have withdrawn fromthe list of those seeking early entry to next week’s NBAdraft. Arceneaux wholed his teamto a first-round upset of North Carolina in the NCAA tournament, will return to Weber Statefor his senior year. Magliore, a 6-foot-10 center, was considering entering the draft. depend ing on howhighhewouldbepicked. Hekept openhis option ofreturning to Kentucky forhis senior season by not signing with an agent and registering for summer school. Scouts and analysts had projected him as alatefirst-round pick at best Edwin DAY GRANDopening tive Danielle Croyle, Jacksonheld her downwhile Baskerville raped FREE HOT DOGS & SODA! her. The woman reported the al leged rape five days later. 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The Winston Racing Serie will also continue, with a PPG the officials to call it. renaming the stadiumcould mean a loss of ei} R.V. & MARINE BATTERIES taking it downandyou're Spurs play illegal defense al mostevery tinie downcourt y're playingthe old 42 zone, and they're daring be costly and possibly endanger retaining the « NFL franchise, the New Orleans Saints. Saints o Tom Benson told the Superdome Commission nament eachof the past two years D VOLLEYBALL aeet So. oe West e ASi00is In the opinionof Knicks ium, and that is spart isiana Legislature to renamethe Superdone-ili late governor, at a time corporations are Willi spendmillions to add their namesto stadiunis, « THE BATTERY SPECIALISTS “DRIVE A LITTLE-SAVE A LO1 sixmatch weekend. Testing the Refs tached to a sbout addingformer Gov, John MeKeithes the Superdome’s official title. A decision NEED A BATTERY? celebration ceremony.” Kerr said. “They've got the stage coach Jeff Van Gundy, the What's in a name? 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It’s timeto play.’ If you can star Mario Lemieux, keeping the team in Pitisti Lemieux still has to reach agreement on a ney day and Tuesday at Thanksgiving beforehand to warm up, and celebrating, and what does it mean historica And then you've got to guins National Hockey League franchise to to Provo resident Mike Reid was UVSC has finished in the top 10 of the national junior college tour your mind youthink, ‘Wow if we win we're goingto be 4 HOCKEY A US. Bankruptcy Court judge tentat awarded control of the debt-ridden Pittsbursh named to replace Nancy Lopez in the Champions Challenge, Mon Lights Camera Spurs guard Steve Kerr set up and they're actually dent Mark Yudof was consulting with advisers ; eties in the program whird (Wt A auison 1 DD) ment where, according to Detec signed Lee Wilson of Kincardine Ontario, and Brian Bendictson of Courtenay. British Columbia like, ‘Hey, we haven'teven won yet, And of course in 13.23 seconds, worth 1,090 © CSEiyi hoa ° the duo to oneof the men’s apart more!” Johnsonreplied winning theclinching game. “Yougoout onto the floor eae couldendas soon as this weekend. University } allegations of academic fraud and other impi Police allege that Baskerville and Jackson were ataprivate club Reid will team with U.S. Women’s Open winner Juli Inkster. h Valley State College has who won three cha ships with the Chi spoke about the diff a 2-year owned by Suther old sorrel mz placed second in a $60,840 race at Les Bois Park in Boise The finish Was worth$122.168. i ‘Greedy” Daniels of UNLV and Lamont Long of Mexico also withdrew their names as did se foreign players and a couple from junior collegs @ Lawyersforthe University of Minnesota ar basketball Coach Clem Has comment on a report that Haskins’ 1 on $20,000bail can't get you out of Knicks coach Jeff Van Gundy said witha laugh “No, ain't getting fined no the a HORSE RACING Catcha Spec al Chic, Word ‘WOPIG in the 100-meter hurdles, Mark CofPnan, who resigned dur ing the NCAA’s invest n of South Alabama. the American team Thenational championships are the qualifier for the world championships at Seville Spain, in August. with the top points. 4 the Weber State program, was hired as an assistant coach at cionof rape. °k and Field Championships Thursda “T'mnot worried,” Nathansaidafter three misses at 5 feet, 7's inches. “I'll finish [the two-day, sevenevent competition] andbein the top three.” hat’s far from where O'Brien finished seven years ago, whenhe went in as the favorite in the de warmedup. such as slavery, Kosovo and, ohyes, basketball, was NBC Friday, June 25, 1999 Fine Drive home your top rated VW Passat from Uc teagan de cone pave woe YY: f 26 X96» 2g & Por 30,31 Snowbird Ja. 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