BRIEFLY : KARL MALONE CROSSES ABC-TV PICKET LINE.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Utah Jazz star Karl Malone, one of the most ardent supporters of the union that represents locked-out NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= players, crossed a picket line to make a television appearance on ABC-TV. His agent said Malone didn't realize it, and a spokesman for the locked-out National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians said the union accepts the explanation. Malone appeared Thursday morning at ABC's studios in Manhattan, which have been the focal point focal point n. See focus. of a labor dispute involving 2,400 broadcast technicians and other employees locked out for about five weeks. Dwight Manley, Malone's agent, told Bloomberg News that the 1997 NBA Most Valuable Player wasn't aware of the labor dispute when he agreed to appear on ``Live With Regis and Kathie Lee,'' and was asleep when his driver went through the picket line. Nick Van Exel Nickey (Nick) Maxwell Van Exel (born November 27 1971 in Kenosha, Wisconsin) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA. Van Exel, a 6'1" left-handed point guard, was most well known for his flashy style of play and his ability to hit critical shots during , Marcus Camby and Reggie Slater asked USA Basketball to allow them to play in Europe, said their agent, James Bryant. Chris Mills of the New York Knicks will host a charity basketball game featuring NBA players Sunday at Pauley Pavilion. Tipoff is at 3 p.m. COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Tim Couch will not get an extension from the NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga on the deadline for deciding whether to turn pro. The league's decision, confirmed by spokesman Greg Aiello, means Kentucky's junior quarterback must decide by Jan. 8 whether to enter this spring's draft or return to Lexington for his senior season. Linebacker Rahim Abdullah of Clemson said he will give up his final year of college eligibility to enter the NFL draft. Abdullah said he would like to help take care of his two sisters and two brothers and let his mother, who works two jobs, retire early. One brother, Khalid, might play at Clemson next season. Former Northwestern football player Christopher Gamble pleaded innocent to two counts of perjury in a sports betting scandal at the school. WINTER SPORTS: World Cup leader Hannu Manninen of Finland took control inside the last kilometer to edge Olympic champion Bjarte Engen Vik Bjarte Engen Vik (born March 3, 1971) is a former Norwegian nordic combined athlete. He won the FIS World Cup overall twice, in 1997/98 and 1998/99 with a total of 24 wins. of Norway by three-tenths of a seconds for his fourth World Cup Nordic combined victory of the season in Steamboat steamboat: see steamship. steamboat or steamship Watercraft propelled by steam; more narrowly, a shallow-draft paddle-wheel steamboat widely used on rivers in the 19th century, particularly the Mississippi River and its tributaries. , Colo. BOWLING: In Las Vegas, Walter Ray Williams Walter Ray Williams, Jr. (born October 6, 1959 in Eureka, California) is one of the top-ranking professional Ten-pin bowlers in history. He currently holds the record for all-time PBA career earnings at over $4,000,000. Jr. won his third consecutive PBA PBA Professional Bowlers Association PBA Palm Beach Atlantic University (West Palm Beach, Florida) PBA Partial-Birth Abortion PBA Philippine Basketball Association PBA Public Broadcasting Atlanta (Georgia, USA) Showdown, beating Carol Gianotti-Block in pro bowling's ``Battle of the Sexes,'' winning the three-game total pinfall match 745-626 to collect a $30,000 check. |
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