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I— 'j' -- - - - j 51' ' £ tfri- - 3 : “ CT3FC: 'W!y Arfv-yAw- Dovers to compete again 1?s --V Drug controversy prompts aging track star to return J t ' My i VS 5 1 biaggsu-jt-- qo "" T7TTPT J I jmmM — dodged the retirement issue at die end of each season saying she ' would make up her mind later i Athens Games undoubtedly would " 5 be her last chance Devers won her fifth straight hurdle title — US title and ninth overall — this year but failed to make the finals in the event at die world championships in Paris 1 I 100-met-er J Devers said she has been tested ‘ 5 atfc-lete- i sc : IMF World AthleticsFinal MONACO pj 100-met-er -- AP photo GaH Dovers is on her way to victory In the 100 meters hurdles during the IAAF World Athletics Final In Monaco on Sept 14 Dovers will return to competitlpn next season : 100-met-er for drags countless times but never worries about the results because she doesn’t take any performance-- " enhancing drags She said she is : saddened by how widespread the use of steroids might be J ine is Mcture ?The what messages are we sending to our youth We forget about that” she said “All I can really speak for is myself and how I live my life There are choices for everyone to make every day” : 100-met-er JH?I5£K ! : This year die drag scandal has-tened her announcement ' In a telephone interview from “Everyone in track and field is not doing wrong Everyone in JapanDevers told TheAssoci- ated Press she was motivated to v track and field is not malting bad come back by the recent contro- -' choices" she said Devos is one of the most decversy over a designer steroid THG being used by some orated track and field athletes in US history She won the v '? ' “I have to come back” she said Olympic gold medal in the 100 meters in 1992 and 1996 the Tuesday “I really do for the good of not just our sport but for those world championship in the who are watching Yeah there’s ' hurdles in 1993 ’95 and around all and I’m but the world ’99 negative things champion in 1993 very positive I want people to She has never won an Olympic know that” For the past several years Devgold though in her best event the hurdles Next year’s ers who turns 37 next month has drags’'! Uie$FinjfMOmCQ J ij ' (AP) — Olympic champion r‘ Gail Devers will return to com- petition nexf Mason hoping to show young athletes and track fans that there cad b6 success without performance jcnhancing : ( J1 i t " bigr Believe it: s£t chute down Habs tVrtvin Milt ! 't& in I Bruins 2 Canadians 0 Felix Potvin made 23 saves for his first shutout By The Assodatad P in mote than 10 months and Patrice Bergeron and Brent Johnson made 26 Mike Knuble scored for saves for his first shutout Boston which won for the since last December and Vf® sixth time in seven games Scott Mellanby scored id & Potvin signed as a free his season debut as the St agenton Sept 3 got his Louis Blues beat the third straight win and 29th career shutout i— his first' WJNashyille Predators Dec 10 with Los since j'Titosday'night:- backup Angeles at Nashville : : behind Chris Osgood: 3 Sabres made his second start of Fernandez' Manny the season: He lasted toss Stopped 32 shots leading5 than a period in his first Minnesota to its third wini start last week at Edmonton allowing three goals Wm Walz Alexander on six shots He entered Daigleand Andrew Brunette scored for die Tuesday’s gamewitii a 529 on & II Wild who went 'die power playand scored while down a martop Ducks 3 Rangisrs 1 They came up empty r handfui of k shotsfe sergei Fedorov assisted in Johnson’s first shutout jjffoh two power-pla- y goals' since Dec232002iMand Martin' Gerber madcfll Devils 4 Islanders saves as Anaheim Martin Brodeur stopped fe gnapped New York’s four- w 'shots for hi game Unbeaten stoeakil riuitout of the seasonand mCeiber playing his sec- 65th of his career and Jay iyond straight game in place Pandolfo had a goal arid an straggling goalie Jeari--£ assist as New Jersey Sebastien Giguere fell just remained unbeaten on the f: short of his second shutout-road of the season when' Alex'if Jeff Friesen Brian Gion-- y Kovalev scored with 3:51 $$ ta and John' Madden also scored (or the DeviIsJ Avalatiche 4 Flames 2 AP photo it Cummins scored a Hurricanes 3 Sharks Josef Vaskek had a career- - : ? rare goal and Colorado beat S Vancouver's Trevor Linden (16) tripe up Columbus' Todd Merchant during the first period high three goals and Kevin Calgary on a night the tgTiiesday evening Marius Naslund had two goals and a pair of assists for the Canucks:: I Wsekes recorded his second 'Avalanche retired goal- v‘ : goal and an assist for the f? straight hntmit as Carolina y tiiAy Patrick Roy’s No 33 : two goals and Markus scored fra the Coyotes ?!? and Zac Biok had 26 Naslund finished with two ty Canucks ? Cummins who hadn’t extended its nhpjun streak : assists and as two v since March six goals scored to Blackhawks2tCpyotes2 saves game (24M) 5 Branko Radivcjevic '2- - Vancouver extended its Menunea had a :y Weekes stopped 28 shots 2001 put Colorado f ’ home unbeaten streak to scored early in die third goal and assist for Chica- -' ahead 1 in the second I six pwiod to rally Phoenix to 5 go Igor Radulov also f A games period scored and Mark BeU had MagnusArvedsonaito‘ yitsthirdstrmghttie vj:f 165 Canucks 6 Blue Jackets 3 streak to a career-beMatt Cooke each had a Chris Gratton also r two assists rsy : Artem Chubarov scored minutes ®8i : l-- 0l - i BVDd f -4 CINCINNATI (AP) —From toe outset sy coach Marvin Lewis knew one of his toughest jobs would be getting his new team to believe in itself after a dozen years of toeing Finally the Bengals TVvo consecutive wins have moved the into contention in the weak Bengals (3-in second place all by themSS AFC North reives one game behind Baltimore The two on fe home wins also have changed die mind-sthe NFL’s worst team over toe last 12 years j&Guys are periling to games and saying'Mi ’We’re goingto win offensive tackle'M Willie Anderson said £In the past we haven’t done t fThey certainly wenen’tdoing itatthestart: of toe season Tliey looked like the same bid: Bengals i- - good enough to stay close not beheve§S:' - 4) § et a®M point-blan- fifst:f' lof ’ 0Jim $ 5 ! r 18$ 'V V 3-- ' st )1 r -- v 1 ‘Wt ' S :r Avalanche retire Roy’s No 33 DENVER (AP) — Patrick : Roy walked across the fee with a chant of "Roy! 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Roy!” trac- ing every step He reached his spot on the red carpet next to his hut no one was about to stop cheering The ovation lasted nearly four minutes and Roy soaked up every moment "I remember going to the rink for the first time with my parents and my brothers when I was eight years old" Roy said “To stand here in front you tonight 30 years later is priceless” Colorado retired Roy’s No 33 on Tuesday night sending it to the rafters next to Ray Bourque’s 77 in a ceremony before the Avalanche’s game te against Calgary With his wife and three children by his side Roy said good- -' bye to an organization teammates and fans in a city where he won two Stanley Cup titles and set the standard for goal tenders “It is our privilege that the Colorado Avalanche organization will retire the jersey of toe greatest goalie to ever play” Avalanche general manager Pierre Lacroix said “Patrick you are in a league of your own Really Patrick your impact has been unparalleled in the game of hockey” It’s a hard point to argue Roy retired in May after 19 Masons holding nearly every major goaltending record He is three-tim- i t — day The trial could last as long as six weeks Tom Welch 59 the bid leader and Dave Johnson 44 his deputy are accused of doling out $1 million in cash gifts and favors to win the Winter Games for Salt Lake City The defense argues that the extravagant gifts to Olympic officials were merely business as usual Utah Gov Mike Leavitt who was confirmed Tuesday as head of the : P‘It to:'A 'The ce - 21-1- Kitna’s performance AP photo The banner bearing the number of goalie Patrick Roy is hoisted to toe rafters Jury selection under way for trial of SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jury selection started Tuesday in a bribery trial that will determine whether two ' Salt Lake City (rid leaders broke the law to bring the 2002 Winter Games to Utah The jury will be selected from about 80 prospects who filed into the federal courtroom past tight security Tuesday US District Judge David Sam was scheduled to continue interviewing toe prospective jurors Wednes- - Wpinting 44 “For me tone was a big turning point right before the Cleveland game” Kitna ' said “It was a matter of me dealing with some of the demons in my past” In the last four games starting with a 4 victory in Cleveland Kitna has completed 63 percent of his passes for 954 yards with eight touchdowns and one interception when Ins arm was hit as he threw It’s no longer assumed he’s a caretaker far Heisman Trophy winner Carson Palmer who has moved up to the No 2 quarterback role The original plan was to bring Palmer along on the sideline for one year possibly getting him into a game later in tire season for experience before he gets a crack at running the offense next year Now Lewis is hedging a reflection on e die only winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy awarded to the MVP of the playoffs and he’s the NHL’s career leader in wins and games A four-tim- e Stanley Cup winner — the first two were with Montreal -- r Roy is the all-tiplayoif leader in wins shutouts and games He also popularized the butterfly style of goaltending by dropping to his knees to block shots “He’s toe best goalie of all-tiand it kind of played on your mind even before you started the game” said Steve Konowalchuk who played 11 seasons against Roy before ‘ being traded to Colorado two weeks ago g0“a while Spikes’ former team on risefj£fp funny because I’ve heard Takeo say this about Buffalo when be was dogging us S earlier in the year" said Anderson who is i j one of Spikes’ closest friends “He said toe 'difference is ’We bPlieve we’re going win now Bengals played their best game yet Seattle 27-2- 4 without run- - § beating first-plabade DiUon His car spun off a Corey nmg : slick interstate entrance ramp and hit toe guard rail before Sunday’s game prompting Lewis to list him as one of toe inactive players r It worked out anyway as backup Rudi Johnson ran for 101 yards and Jon Kitna had another error-fre- e performance with two touchdown passes : revival — toree wins in the last four games — can be linked to Kitna who has finally gotten over his penchant for throwing the interception that decides a game Instead of trying to win a game with one forced throw Kitna has learned it’s more important not to lose a game with one forced throw Environmental Protection Agency is among 87 people scheduled to testify Others on the defense witness list include former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young who helped bring the 1996 Summer Games to his city and International Olympic Committee Vice President James Easton Welch and Johnson also are expected to take the stand The scandal was the worst in Olympic history and it resulted in “Nobody has installed Carson as the guy for next year” Lewis said Monday “You’re doing a little editorializing again You’re into next year” ex-Olym-pic the expulsion or resignation of 10 IOC members Welch and Johnson have maintained their innocence and insist Utah’s political and business elite knew what they were doing The defendants were indicted in 2000 on 15 felony charges including bribery racketeering conspiracy and fraud They have twice rejected the government's offer of a plea deal on a single count of tax fraud bidders - Welch and Johnson could face up to 75 years in prison if convicted of all charges though any actual sentence would likely be far shorter In 2001 Sam threw out the case sparing Salt Lake Gty toe embarrassment of a courtroom spectacle leading up to the 2002 Games Last April the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver reversed Sam’s order and said the bid leaden must stand trial a |