ECU-Area Schools Near Interstate Football Series Revival
East Carolina moves toward home and home games with North Carolina and North Carolina State after legislative pressure. Athletics chief Mike Hamrick notes ongoing discussions with Todd Turner and John Swofford, with an announcement possible soon. State lawmakers echo benefits from keeping games in state and saving tax money.
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East Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina State
North Carolina Senate
House of Representatives
Pirates
Wolfpack
Tar Heels
Mike Hamrick
N.C. State
Todd Turner
UNC
John Swofford
Parks feels old looking at draftees
Parks speaks about aging amid the 1995 NBA draft prospects. He notes 20 year olds Stackhouse Wallace and McDyess turning pro after two college seasons while Joe Smith Garnett and high schooler Bryant Reeves threaten locker room parity. Parks, recently married, reflects on fears of leaving college.
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Toronto
Cherokee Parks
Parks
North Carolina
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Rasheed Wallace
Alabama
Antonio McDyess
Maryland
Joe Smith
Kevin Garnett
Chicago
Duke
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Respert
Bryant Reeves
Stackhouse
The
Clippers
Shawn Respert
Michigan St
Damon Stoudamire
Arizona
Wake Forest
Randolph Childress
Wisconsin
Sherell Ford
USC
Ed O'Bannon
UCLA
Corliss Williamson
Arkansas
Oklahoma St
Cherokee
NBA draft likely to offer young talent and surprises
Freedom News reports the 1995 NBA draft unfolds with many underclassmen amid uncertainty. Isiah Thomas comments on the top sophomores likely to go 1 2 3 4, while executives caution about a lengthy adjustment period for entrants. The Warriors eye Joe Smith with No 1 and Antonio McDyess could go second to the Clippers.
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NBA
Toronto
Philadelphia 76Ers
Isiah Thomas
Toronto Raptors
Shaquille O’neal
Chris Webber
Glenn Robinson
Warriors
Maryland
Joe Smith
Alabama
Antonio McDyess
Clippers
Hornets Trade for Gill Signals New Hope for Charlotte
The Charlotte Hornets acquire Kendall Gill for a first round pick and bet on his maturation after a troubled 1990 93 run with Charlotte. Coach Allan Bristow says the deal could elevate the team, following a pre draft meeting that persuaded management. Gill faced clashes with teammates and public missteps in Charlotte but showed growth in Seattle.
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Fort Mill
S.C
Kendall Gill
Charlotte Hornets
Gill
Seattle
Carlos Rogers
Allan Bristow
Hornets
Bristow
Shinn
Chicago
Charlotte
Drug ruling to have little effect in NC
CHAPEL HILL AP A supreme Court ruling allowing random drug testing of high school athletes is unlikely to affect North Carolina. The NC High School Athletic Association says no state high school was testing, and it has no plans to adopt tests unless at state championships. Officials cite cost and focus on a drug education program instead. Alcohol is seen as the major problem among high schoolers.
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Chapel Hill
Aupreme
North Carolina
Rick Strunk
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
State Association
Supreme Court
Strunk
Nchsaa
Graf tops Hingis at Wimbledon as doubles canceled
Steffi Graf, top seed and five time champion, defeated 14 year old Martina Hingis 6 3 6 1 in about 49 minutes. Graf then withdrew from doubles with Navratilova citing back trouble as reason, while Hingis impressed with her junior rapid rise and promising future.
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Wimbledon
England
Martina Hingis
Steffi Graf
Graf
Hingis
Martina Navratilova
Jana Novotna
Anke Huber
Helena Sukova
Conchita Martinez
Andre Agassi
Boris Becker
Stefan Edberg
Michael Stich
Jacco Eltingh
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Muggsy Bogues
George
Zidek
Martina
Hingus
Navratilova
Jim Fuhse
Pat Cash
Dick Norman
Stich
Pete Sampras
Britain
Tim Henman
Goran Ivanisevic
Jonathan Stark
Yevgeny Kafelnikov
Bernd Karbacher
Martinez
Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
Mary Pierce
Pierce
Sandra Dopfer
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