Manning Sweeps College Football Awards in Orlando
Peyton Manning, Tennessee quarterback, won three major awards including the Maxwell and the Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award and the Scholar-Athlete Award. He edged Charles Woodson for the Maxwell and led the O’Brien voting. The ceremony aired from Walt Disney World.
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Fla
Peyton Manning
Manning
Tennessee
Michigan
Charles Woodson
Davey O’brien
Maxwell
Woodson
Football Writers Association
Washington State
Ryan Leaf
Leaf
Cade McNown
UCLA
O’brien
Chuck Bednarik
Drew Bly
North Carolina
Andy Katzenmeyer
Ohio State
Jim Thorpe
Bly
Fred Weary
Florida
Ricky Williams
Texas
Drabek headed to Orioles as Martinez reshapes baseball
Doug Drabek signed a 1 year 1.8 million deal with Baltimore while Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox pursued a record 75 million six year contract. Anaheim Detroit and Baltimore added free agents at lower figures. Otis Nixon joined the Twins and Gerald Williams was traded to Atlanta for Chad Fox. Martinez’s move spurred talks on Mo Vaughn and John Valentin deals as Boston eyes World Series.
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Pedro Martinez
Boston
Anaheim
Baltimore
Detroit
Doug Drabek
Orioles
Frank Castillo
Tigers
Omar Olivares
Angels
Otis Nixon
Minnesota Twins
Milwaukee
Gerald Williams
Atlanta
Chad Fox
Martinez
Dominican Republic
Red Sox
Mo Vaughn
John Valentin
Vaughn
Valentin
Reich
Drabek
Chicago White Sox
Bowden to sign seven year Auburn contract
Auburn coach Terry Bowden expected to sign a seven year deal with a raise and removal of the rollover clause. Athletic director David Housel planned to handle the announcement as Bowden awaits the Peach Bowl after a 9-3 season and SEC West title. Bowden has a 45-12-1 record in five years with the Tigers.
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Scott Erickson
Jimmy Key
Scott Kamieniecki
Drabek
Pittsburgh Pirates
Texas
Houston
Cincinnati
Orioles
Ray Miller
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Ray
Castillo
Chicago Cubs
Colorado Rockies
Montgomery
Ala
Terry Bowden
Associated Press
Bowden
David Housel
Housel
Auburn
Tigers
Alabama
William Muse
Georgia boosts Donnan pay and extends contract
Georgia raised coach Jim Donnan's annual pay to 650000 dollars and extended his five year contract by one year. The Bulldogs stand 9 2 this season and 14 8 over two seasons under Donnan.
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Athens, Ga
Georgia
Jim Donnan
Bulldogs
Donnan
Dilfer to stay in Tampa through 2001
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers exercised an option to keep Pro Bowl quarterback Trent Dilfer through 2001. His 1994 contract originally ran to 2001 but allowed voiding the last four years if incentives were met, which were not pursued here.
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Fla
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Trent Dilfer
Dilfer
Kariya Signs Two Year Deal with Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Paul Kariya and the Anaheim Mighty Ducks reached a two year contract with $5.5 million this season and $8.5 million in 1998 99 The 23 year old winger had 44 goals and 55 assists in 69 games last season and will donate about $2 million to Orange County charities from his pay
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Anaheim Mighty Ducks
Orange County Charities
Kariya
Wizards Fine Murray and Strickland for Hotel Fight
The Washington Wizards fined Tracy Murray and Rod Strickland $25,000 each after a hotel altercation before a game in Charlotte on Wednesday night.
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Washington Wizards
Tracy Murray
Rod Strickland
Charlotte
Warriors prepared to cite Sprewell misconduct in appeal
Golden State argues Latrell Sprewell has a documented pattern of misconduct to support overturning his one year suspension and contract termination. The team references incidents from 1994 to 1995 including threats to an officer, a practice brawl, brandishing a 2 by 4 and threats to return with a gun, plus recent fines such as missing a team flight.
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Golden State Warriors
Latrell Sprewell
NBA
New York Times
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Sprewell
Warriors
P.J. Carlesimo
Oakland
Byron Houston
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Jerome Kersey
Jerry Rice Poised for Early Return From Knee Surgery
Santa Clara California AP Jerry Rice cleared for practice and probable to play Monday night against Denver after intensive rehab from Aug 31 knee injury. The 35 year old Hall of Famer says he began Sept 20 with no days off and feels explosive as he aims for a Denver game return sooner than expected.
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Calif
Jerry Rice
San Francisco 49Ers
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Rice
Denver
Tampa Bay
Michael Dillingham
Steve Mariucci
Jerry
Penguins owner weighs price cuts amid low home attendance
Pittsburgh hopes for better crowds as Mario Lemieux retires and ticket prices rise 20 percent. Howard Baldwin says he may lower prices if sales stay weak, with only two of 15 home games sold out and season tickets down 700. Talks ongoing on Jaromir Jagr deal around 50 million over seven years.
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Mario Lemieux
Pittsburgh Penguins
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Baldwin
Penguins
Lemieux
Civic Arena
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Anaheim
Calif
Mighty Ducks
Donn Patton
NHL
Jaromir Jagr
Jaromir
Changes in high school sports class enrollments
The article notes enrollment-based class thresholds for basketball up to 151 in Class A, 152 to 257 in Class AA, 258 to 411 in Class AAA, and 412+ for Quad A. Baseball will shift to three classes with enrollments up to 193 for Class A, 194 to 363 for Class AA, and 364+ for Class AAA.
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