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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1997
Page
9
The Garden City Broadcasters meet Dodge City at Williams Stadium tonight in a nine inning game at 7 p.m. Garden City, eighth in Jayhawk West, faces ninth place Conquistadors with a path to Seward County in the Sub-Region VI tournament opening round.
Kentucky coach Rick Pitino met with his players Sunday night and did not reveal his decision on an offer from the Boston Celtics. He said a decision would come Monday or Tuesday and described the meeting as very emotional for both him and the players. In Louisville, Silver Charm, trained by Bob Baffert, won the 123rd Kentucky Derby, beating Captain Bodgit by a head as the favorite drought continued with the last favorite winner in 1979.
Providence sources confirm Jim Harrick agreed to a three year Rhode Island contract with a base salary of 125000 and incentives potential up to 250000. The deal follows his 1995 NCAA title with UCLA and subsequent firing in a recruiting scandal.
Former heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe filed a police report alleging his sister Velma Melton assaulted him. WUSA-TV cited unidentified sources noting both sustained split lips in a possible domestic dispute. Bowe, 29, recently retired and lives in Fort Washington Maryland. Prince George's County Police are investigating.
Today’s events feature a 7 p.m. college baseball game as Dodge City travels to Garden City Community College for the first round of the sub-regional tournament. Also on tap are Garden City golf at Great Bend, and high school baseball matchups Elkhart at Lakin and Holcomb at Scott City.
Locals crowded Garden City High School as Kansas Jayhawks posed for autographs during a Barnstorming Tour stop. Fans, including Shayne Henry and family, pressed close to meet players Joel Branstrom Haase Scot Pollard Steve Ransom Calvin Rayford Jacque Vaughn T J Whatley and B J Williams. Richmeier photographed the event capturing Pollard’s shoeless feet.
Pat Riley returns to face his former club as Miami Heat beat Orlando 91 83 to reach the second round and set up an East playoff series with the New York Knicks. Other games saw Atlanta beat Detroit and Utah top Los Angeles in openers, with Seattle Houston and Atlanta Chicago pairs awaiting.
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder praised signs of improvement after the Wildcats scrimmage. QB Jonathan Beasley led the White offense to a 28-5 win, with Beasley 11 for 16 for 156 yards and 31 rushing yards. Beasley and Adam Helm are listed as top quarterbacks. Everett Burnett, wearing Kevin Lockett’s No. 83, had five catches for 61 yards including a 16-yard TD. Lawrence and Charles split rushing duties, with 78 and 71 yards respectively. The defense shuffled to replace departed players, with Keith Black and Monty Spiller contributing in the secondary.
WICHITA The Garden City High School softball team went 1 2 at a tournament at Wichita Northwest Saturday. The Buffaloes lost 14-1 to host Grizzlies and 9-1 to Salina Central before a 4-3 eight inning win over Derby. Coach John Ford called the event a tough measuring stick and said the results spurred motivation for practice as Garden City moved to 9-4 on the season.
Philadelphia 76ers expect to hire veteran Larry Brown to replace the fired tandem of Johnny Davis and Brad Greenberg. A morning press conference was planned as team sources confirmed Brown’s hiring talks, with terms undisclosed. Brown has a 24-season head coaching history and a .608 winning percentage.
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