BRIEFLY : FINNS DEFEAT CZECHS IN HOCKET WORLD CUP.Finland scored three goals in a 40-second span of the first period Tuesday night for a 7-3 victory over the Czech Republic in their World Cup of Hockey opener in Helsinki, Finland. The Finnish team dominated throughout to beat the defending champions. The Czech team failed to show much improvement following exhibition losses to Sweden and Finland in which they were outscored 11-2. Nikolai Khabibulin, who showed signs in April of being the kind of goalie who can win a Stanley Cup with the right supporting cast, signed a three-year, $3.3 million contract with the Phoenix Coyotes. THE NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga The San Francisco 49ers Angela Beck, a topless dancer indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. on drug charges along with Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin pleaded guilty in exchange for two years' deferred probation. The Cincinnati Bengals signed wide receiver Tydus Winans, formerly of the Washington Redskins. Tyji Armstrong, a four-year veteran tight end who was cut Sunday by Tampa Bay, has agreed to terms with the Cowboys to fill the final spot on their roster. Already a radically reshaped team following a succession of offseason personnel moves, the Pittsburgh Steelers learned that defensive right end Ray Seals will miss the season with a torn right rotator cuff rotator cuff n. A set of muscles and tendons that secures the arm to the shoulder joint and permits rotation of the arm. Also called musculotendinous cuff. . Don Perata, a highly paid consultant hired to help sell Oakland Raiders tickets and recoup the cost of renovating the Oakland Coliseum has quit in frustration. Perata said he resigned last week because of the disorganization disorganization /dis·or·gan·iza·tion/ (-or?gan-i-za´shun) the process of destruction of any organic tissue; any profound change in the tissues of an organ or structure which causes the loss of most or all of its proper characters. of the Oakland Football Marketing Association. BOXING World Boxing Union “WBU” redirects here. For the CW Plus television station, see WBU (The CW Plus). The World Boxing Union (WBU) is a lightly regarded boxing sanctioning body whose "world champions" often lack widespread recognition. super middleweight champion Vinny Pazienza was suspended for 90 days and fined $5,000 for decking a referee who stepped in to halt his fight with Dana Rosenblatt. BASKETBALL Virginia center Chase Metheny has changed his mind about transferring to South Carolina and has rejoined the Cavaliers, coach Jeff Jones said. The Cleveland Cavaliers re-signed free-agent forward Donny Marshall. ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). . Penn State senior lineman Jason Henderson will be sidelined at least six weeks after breaking a bone in his right foot during Sunday's Kickoff Classic against USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. . . . . Arnold Palmer added David Duval and Kenny Perry to the U.S. Presidents Cup golf team, sticking with the top available players in the standings and once again leaving Lee Janzen out of a major team competition. |
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