NBA Referee Charged Over Tax Return Fraud
Authorities in Chicago charged Ronald F. Olesiak with three counts of filing false income tax returns. He allegedly downgraded league paid first class tickets, kept the refund, and did not report it. At least four other referees face similar tax cases.
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Antioch
National Basketball Association
National Association of Basketball Referees
Raiders sign veteran quarterback Wade Wilson in Oakland
Oakland Raiders add Wade Wilson a 39 year old quarterback with 17 NFL seasons including 66 starts and a 37 31 record after three years with Dallas Cowboys He has played for the Vikings Falcons Saints and Cowboys leading Minnesota to three playoff appearances including the 1987 NFC title game Also signed rookie linebacker Travian Smith a fifth round pick this year.
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Wilson
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Vikings
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Raiders
Travian Smith
WVU football promotes 1998 season with Airplane Tour
West Virginia University football kicked off the 1998 season with a seventh annual Airplane Promotional Tour visiting Beckley Martinsburg Charleston Parkersburg and Wheeling. Wide receiver Shawn Foreman and guard Bryan Pukenas joined the trip as players meet fans statewide ahead of the opening home game against Ohio State led by Buckeyes linebacker Andy Katzenmeyer.
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Bryan Pukenas
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Mountaineers
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Parkersburg
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Pukenas
Andy Katzenmeyer
Buckeyes
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Griffey Wins All-Star Derby After Booed Entrance
Ken Griffey Jr. entered the All-Star Home Run Derby reluctantly after being booed at batting practice at Coors Field in Denver. He toppled Jim Thome 3-2 in the final, beating Mark McGwire who stalled in the first round.
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Ken Griffey Jr
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Mark McGwire
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McGwire
Cleveland
Jim Thome
Jacobs Field
Colorado
ADIOS
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Pak Wins U S Women's Open in Sudden Death
Se Ri Pak, 20, became the youngest U S Women's Open champion at Kohler Wisconsin after defeating amateur Jenny Chuasiriporn on the 20th extra hole. Pak celebrated with her father Joon Chul as the longest Women s Open in history concluded, with Chuasiriporn narrowly missing a final par to force playoff.
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Se Ri Pak
South Korea
Jenny Chuasiriporn
Pak
Joon- Chul
Chuasiriporn
Nancy Lopez
Blackwoll Run
Stewart wins USGA Junior Amateur qualifier at Glade Springs
Hurricane 17-year-old Ryan Stewart earns WV’s spot in the national event at Conway Farms Golf Club after a steady 75 74 and fends off Brett Johnson who finishes one behind. Seventeen players aged 13 to 17 competed, including last year’s qualifiers Scott Archer and Stewart.
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West Virginia
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Glade Springs
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Johnson
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Conway Farms
Lake Forest
Illinois
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Barboursville
Jones
Scott Archer
Huntington
Archer
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