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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1996
Page
11
Former heavyweight Joe Frazier calls Muhammad Ali’s Atlanta Olympic flame lighting a slap at boxing. He accuses Ali of draft evasion and of not respecting white or black teammates, saying he did not love America.
Rich Tosches notes U S Olympic Committee required athletes to attend media seminars, with coaches like Andrea Kirby and topics from concise 10-20 second answers to avoiding misquotes. The Dream Team mostly skipped sessions citing scheduling conflicts and skepticism about reporters.
Emerson Fittipaldi underwent five hours of neck surgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital after a fiery crash at Michigan International Speedway. Doctors say he could race again as soon as this fall, with a minimum three months for return, while he recovers from a fractured cervical vertebra, a partially collapsed lung, and a blood clot.
Angela Beck and Jasmine Nabwangu, both indicted on drug charges in Dallas, court appearance with their attorneys ended without a plea deal. Attorneys say their clients would accept a similar agreement to co defendant's. Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin named in the ongoing matter.
Greg Norman survived a late charge from David Frost to reach the Andersen Consulting World Championship semifinals in Golf. Norman, who beat Steve Elkington in the morning, advances with three other regional winners to the finals January 4-5 at Grayhawk Golf Club Scottsdale.
Access numbers guide readers to dial 865 5000 for category based sports updates. Listings include NFL NBA NHL college ML baseball standings and scores plus pro tennis golf wrestling rodeo speedway and special updates.
The timetable lists track and field events across Olympic days including diving canoeing cycling wrestling volleyball and basketball with times from morning to night. It also notes Brickyard 400 practice and qualifying plus related NASCAR and tennis events with various sponsor and championship mentions.
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