NFL court case tests market value of players in dispute
AP report on NFL owners and players in court over free agency and Plan B rules. Dave Richards and Don Majkowski testify amid questions of market value, with eight weeks of trials ahead and potential settlement only if broad owner support exists. Majkowski defends high pay amid a struggling 1990 season as the case centers on economic futures of pro football.
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Giants
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Raiders
Noga
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Rouson
Paul Tagliabue
High court sides with Reynolds in Olympic trial ruling
The Supreme Court allowed Reynolds to run in the 400 meters trials in New Orleans. The delay followed conflicting rulings from district and appeals courts, as TAC considered suspending him for alleged steroid use. Reynolds praised the decision while TAC sought to overturn it and debates over fairness to other athletes continued.
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TAC
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Butch
International Amateur Athletics Federation
Monte Carlo
Eugene E. Siler Jr
IAAF
Barcelona
Siler
Frank Greenberg
Marsh Stops Lewis Burrell In U S Trials 100 Dash
In New Orleans Mike Marsh won the 100 meter heat and then the quarterfinal as Carl Lewis battled cramps and Leroy Burrell graphed mixed rounds in hot Olympic trials action. Andre Cason withdrew with an Achilles injury while defending women’s sprint leaders advanced to semifinals including Gwen Torrence Evelyn Ashford Gail Devers.
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Carl Lewis
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New Orleans
Leroy Burrell
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Marsh
Cason
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Gail Devers
Holyfield defeats Holmes to retain heavyweight title
Evander Holyfield wins a 12 round decision over Larry Holmes at Caesars Palace to keep the heavyweight crown. Holyfield endures a sixth round cut but delivers a workmanlike performance as crowds jeer at times while Holmes presses and earns respect for his defense.
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Holyfield presides over sorry heavyweight scene
LAS VEGAS AP Larry Holmes heads toward retirement as Evander Holyfield defends his title in a cautious 10 round win that did little to revive boxing glamour. Foreman and Lewis question Holyfield’s power while predictions shift to a possible Bowe or Lewis vs Ruddock matchup later.
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Dan Duva
Riddick Bowe
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Big Ten notes gender equity push may require cutting men
The Big Ten plans to require member universities to ensure at least 40 percent female athletes by 1997, weighing options from adding women's sports to reducing men's programs. Administrators worry that achieving equity may demand cutting men’s teams, with football complicating the balance due to its revenue role.
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