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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 2000

Page

10

Baseball free agents signings across major leagues

The Associated Press lists 52 free agents signing with various clubs across the American and National Leagues. Notable moves include Harold Baines to Cleveland for two million, Jeff Fassero to Texas for two million, John Olerud’s three year, twenty million deal with Seattle, and Orel Hershiser returning to the majors with New York Mets for two point five million. Multiple re-signings and minor league options fill the rest of the roster churn through early autumn.

NEW York Associated Press Baltimore Mike Trombley Minnesota Harold Baines Cleveland Jeff Conine Greg Myers Buddy Groom Ihp Oakland Boston Jeff Fassero Texas Scott Kamieniecki Mark Langston Chuck Finley Anaheim Detroit Luis Polonia Kansas City Rey Sanchez Mike Stanton Thp David Cone Rhp Allen Watson Mike Magnante Seattle Jay Buhner John Olerud New York Mets Stan Javier Houston Mark McLemore Arthur Rhodes Ihio Tampa Bay Greg Vaughn Cincinnati Gerald Williams Atlanta Mike Munoz Luis Alicea Kenny Rogers Toronto David Segui Arizona Russ Springer Brian Hunter Rudy Seanez Chicago Joe Girardi New York Yankees Ricky Gutierrez Mark Lewis Colorado Jerry Dipoto Trip Tom Goodwin Brent Mayne San Francisco Terry Shumpert Scott Servais Tony Eubesio Doug Henry LOS Angeles Orel Hershiser Gregg Olson Milwaukee Jason Bere David Weathers Jose Hernandez Montreal Graeme Lloyd Todd Zeile Philadelphia Mike Jackson Jeff Brantley Pittsburgh Dale Svéum Wil Cordero

NBA Scores and Schedule Roundup

Recap of Wednesday and Thursday NBA results with prominent wins by Philadelphia over Golden State 113 to 92 and Detroit 120 to 108 over Atlanta. Upcoming games listed for Friday Saturday and notes on several boxing bouts with dates and venues worldwide.

Philadelphia Golden State Orlando Vancouver Detroit Atlanta Utah Charlotte Seattle San Antonio Chicago Washington L.A. Lakers L.A. Clippers Toronto Sacramento Miami Houston Milwaukee Cleveland Portland Minnesota Dallas Indiana Denver

Basketball Scores From Area Games

Boys results include Man 75 Scott 60, Matewan 79 Mingo Christian 41, Mount Hope 40 Valley Fayette 31, Winfield 94 Sissonville 58, Wahama 53 Wood County Christian 60, and more. Girls Braxton County 40 and others headlined by Bridgeport 55 Grafton 38, Capital 45 Buckhannon-Upshur 44, East Hardy 69 Shenandoah Valley Academy 63 OT Elkins 69 Preston 35 Fairmont Senior 72 East Fairmont 20 George Washington 48 Ripley 46.

Boys Man Scott Matewan Mingo Christian Mount Hope Valley Fayette Winfield Sissonville Wood County Christian Wahama Braxton County Wirt Bridgeport Grafton Buckhannon-Upshur Philip Barbour Capital Cabel Midland Chapmanville Clay-Battelle Hundred East Hardy Shenandoah Valley Academy Elkins Preston Fairmont Senior East Fairmont George Washington Ripley

TV Highlights and Sports Schedules for January 7 2000

TV listings feature boxing lightweights Juan Lazcano versus Julian Wheeler in La Calif. PGA Mercedes Championships second round in Maui. NBA games New York at Orlando and San Antonio at Phoenix. NHL Anaheim at Carolina. sailing America's Cup semifinals in Auckland delayed tape. Also notes ATP Qatar Open results in Doha with Kiefer and Schuttler advancing, and ATP Gold Flake in Madras with Piolene defeating Paes.

ESPN2 Juan Lazcano Julian Wheeler la Calif ESPN Maui Hawaii New York Orlando San Antonio Phoenix Anaheim Carolina Auckland New Zealand Madras India Cedric Piolene France Leander Paes Davide Sanguinetti Italy Andrea Associated Press National TV Sacramento Calif Virginia Beach

Tennis Results From Sweden and France

Vinciguerra of Sweden defeats Jamie Delgado of England in straight sets after a 2-6 7-5 6-3 comeback. Orlin Stanovtchev of Bulgaria loses to Jamie Delgado 4-6 6-2 6-3. Jerome Golmard of France beats Fredrik Jonsson of Sweden 6-2 6-3.

Jermone Golmard France Jan Krolak Slovakia Michal Tabara Tomas Zib Czech Republic Saurav Panja Srinath Prahlad India Kirill Ivanov-Smolensky Russia Orlin Stanovtchev Bulgaria Tuomas Ketola Finland Oleg Ogorodov Uzbekistan Martin Damm Yevgeny Kafelnikov

Boxing card hits Albuquerque and St Louis arenas

January events announced at The Pit and Casino Magic Bay include Jorge Eliecer Julio of Colombia facing Albuquerque’s Johnny Tapia for a WBO bantamweight title on January 8, with Francois Botha and Danny Romero also slated for fights in Newport Beach Roanoke and Albuquerque respectively. January 9 brings Greg Wright of Detroit challenging Darrell Spinks in St Louis for the NABF light heavyweight belt, along with Mauricio Pastrana of Colombia meeting Ablord Sowah of Ghana in a bantamweight tilt.

the Pit Albuquerque Jorge Eliecer Julio Colombia Johnny Tapia Julio Francois Botha Newport Beach Calif Steve Pannell Roanoke Heavies Danny Romero Rodolfo Blanco Solombia Casino Magic Bay St. Louis Greg Wright Detroit Darrell Spinks St Louis Wright Mauricio Pastrana Columbia Ablord Sowah Ghana Casino Magic Bay St. Louis Miss Alexander Zolkin Westerville Ohio Eliecer Castillo Miami David Bostice Los Angeles Mike Sedillo San Jose Don Haskins el Paso Texas ESPN2 Irene Pacheco Pedro Pena Pacheco IBF Ross Purrity Noble Okla Frankie Swindell Nashville Tenn Radio City Music Hall New York HBO Roy Jones Jr Pensacola Fla Davie Telesco Port Chester N.Y Jones Davidzon Nigeria Derrick Jefferson Brian Barbosa Passaic N.J Maurice Brantley Kansas City Barbosa Billy Lewis Leslie Stewart Trinidad Homestead Pedro Ortega Mexico Tito Mendoza Panama Ortega WBA Fedecentro

High School Scores From Gilmer to Williamson

Gilmer County 62 Calhoun County 29 Harman 73 Union 23 Huntington 73 South Charleston 26 John Marshall 58 Brooke 34 Lincoln 58 Tucker County 40 Mercer Christian 61 Wyoming East 43 Moorefield 46 Pendleton County 40 Morgantown 53 Parkersburg South 50 Mount De Chantal 42 Bishop Donahue 39 Oak Glen 69 Weir 43 Paden City 77 Cameron 58 Parkersburg 100 Herbert Hoover 36 Ritchie County 52 Tyler Consolidated 25 Sherman 47 Gauley Bridge 30 St John s Ohio 71 Magnolia 58 St Marys 50 Doddridge County 32 Van 43 Matewan 32 Wahama 58 Wood County Christian 48 Weirton Madonna 68 Toronto Ohio 54 Williamson 43 Baileysville 32 Williamstown 67 Ravenswood 43

Gilmer County Calhoun County Harman Union Huntington South Charleston John Marshall Brooke Lincoln Tucker County Mercer Christian Wyoming East Moorefield Pendleton County Morgantown Parkersburg South Mount de Chantal Bishop Donahue Oak Glen Weir Paden City Cameron Parkersburg Herbert Hoover Ritchie County Tyler Consolidated Sherman Gauley Bridge St. John's Ohio Magnolia St. Marys Doddridge County Van Matewan Wahama Wood County Christian Weirton Madonna Toronto Williamson Baileysville Williamstown Ravenswood

Hockey Night Scores and Schedule Recap

Wednesday results feature New Jersey beating Pittsburgh 3 1 New York Rangers 3 Toronto 2 in overtime Dallas 3 Nashville 1 Colorado 4 Calgary 0 San Jose 1 Edmonton 1 tied Tampa Bay 3 Vancouver 3 tied Florida 5 Anaheim 1 Late games list multiple matchups with times including Calgary at Chicago Florida at Los Angeles Toronto at Pittsburgh and more with pairings and start times for a comprehensive NHL slate.

Sacramento Boston Vancouver New Jersey Toronto Atlanta New York Orlando San Antonio Phoenix Charlotte L.A. Lakers Miami Minnesota Detroit Cleveland Dallas Utah Houston Chicago Washington Milwaukee Denver Portland Seattle Strernsen Philadelphia Rlando Indiana Idwestivision Iiver Pacific Ani L.A. Clippers Golden State Pittsburgh N.Y. Rangers Nashville Colorado Calgary San Jose Edmonton Tampa Bay Florida Anaheim Carolina Ottawa Buffalo N.Y. Islanders St. Louis Montreal Northwest Los Angeles

Cavaliers Upset No 9 North Carolina 87 68 In Charlottesville

Virginia Cavaliers defeat North Carolina 87 68 as Renee Robinson posts a career high 24 points and Svetlana Volnaya adds 22 with 19 in the second half to overturn a halftime deficit. Virginia improves to 10 4 2 1 ACC. UNC drops to 9 4 1 2.

Charlottesville Renee Robinson Svetlana Volnaya Virginia North Carolina Cavaliers Tar Heels Rhonda Brown Telisha Quarles Juana Brown Jennifer Thomas Leah Sharp Volnaya Quarles Shuye LaRue Lisa Hosac LaRue

Peterstown Basetball Scores Highlight Middle School Action

Peterstown seventh graders beat Matoaka 31 22 with George Payne Dewayne Crawford each eight points Anthony Shrewsbury led Matoaka 20 points. Matoaka eighth graders defeated Peterstown 60 32 Chris Bevins 22 Steven Short Thomas Stacy 10 each. Oakvale beat Peterstown 36 22 Marcus Walker 12 Bane Morris Gareth Frances six points apiece.

Peterstown Matoaka Eeanesnsssetennsncerens George Payne Dewayne Crawford Anthony Shrewsbury H Ld Chris Bevins Steven Short Thomas Stacy Andrew Lloyd Oakvale Marcus Walker Bane Morris Gareth Frances Pace Peterstown

Northfork league jams back into action in Jam’uary slate

Northfork Adult Men's Basketball League resumes at Northfork Middle School gym on Sunday January 9 with games at 2 30 p m 3 30 p m 4 30 p m and 5 30 p m featuring the Tribe Crumpler Wrecking Crew KBL Ruff Riders Gunners and Bartley. The event gathers regional players including former college stars in the historic Basketball Capital of the World gym.

Orthfork Northfork Middle School Northfork Uary Donald “Zeke” Hairston Tribe FAMU Crumpler KBL Gunners Bartley

WVU road games show steady attendance despite arena closure

Attendance at West Virginia University basketball games has remained steady as the team played on the road after the 14,000 seat WVU Coliseum was closed for asbestos issues. The men's team used Charleston, Fairmont and Wheeling venues, averaging 5,246 fans in Charleston, 2,817 in Wheeling and 3,647 in Fairmont, with officials optimistic about January and February big East crowds.

Harleston West Virginia University WVU Charleston Fairmont Wheeling Mountaineers Mike Parsons Morgantown Coliseum Parsons US Environmental Protection Agency

Roundup roundup notes youth games and a rocker controversy

Roundup reports a 71-12 win for PMS over Glenwood with Amanda Street 11 Barbara Thompson seven Amanda Karraker six. Oakvale 8th beat Spanishburg 44-29 led by Marcus Walker 21. Princeton 8th girls defeated Glenwood 33-26 led by Lauren Graham eight. Athens 8th girls beat Princeton 26-24 with Toni Meadows six. In major league notes, Rocker faces evaluation after controversial remarks as baseball and the players union arrange psychologists assessment.

Glenwood Amanda Street Barbara Thompson Amanda Karraker PMS Mercer Christian Oakvale Spanishburg Marcus Walker Bobby Kinser Matoaka Princeton Lauren Graham Toni Meadows Athens Stephanie Crow Candace Mitchem Graham Bluefield Nathan Belcher Ahmad Bradshaw Kenny Berfield Dalton Blankenship Scott Farley Dublin

Rose Bowl champion Wisconsin tops final 1945 college grid rankings

Wisconsin finishes No. 4 after a 17 9 Rose Bowl win over Stanford. Michigan 10 2 ranks No. 5, Kansas State 11 1 No. 6, Michigan State 10 2 No. 7, Alabama 10 3 No. 8, Tennessee 9 3 No. 9, Marshall 13 0 No. 10 with perfect mark and 21 3 Motor City Bowl win over BYU.

Wisconsin Stanford Michigan Kansas State Michigan State Alabama Tennessee Marshall Thundering Herd Mississippi Texas A&m Illinois Purdue

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