BRIEFLY : KORDA KEEPS ROLLING, KNOCKS OFF FERREIRA.

Byline: Daily News Wire Services

Top-seeded Petr Korda did what neither No. 3 Jonas Bjorkman nor No. 6 Goran Ivanisevic could do - win a first-round match in the European Community Championship.

The resurgent Korda, now ranked second in the world after winning the Australian Open last month, beat South Africa's Wayne Ferreira 6-3, 6-2 Tuesday to set up a second-round encounter with Spain's Albert Portas at Antwerp, Belgium.

Bjorkman became the second seed to fall in the first round. He was ousted by fellow Swede Thomas Johansson 6-1, 6-2.

In the first upset of the tournament Monday evening, an erratic Ivanisevic was bounced by Dutch qualifier Jan Siemerink.

FOOTBALL: Nebraska defensive back Brandon Harrison and defensive tackle Derek Allen were dismissed from the team for disciplinary reasons, coach Frank Solich said. He added that both players are still enrolled at the university.

John Randle has more sacks than any player in the NFL over the past seven seasons. Now he's going to earn more money than any defensive player in history. Randle agreed to a $32.5 million, five-year contract with the Minnesota Vikings.

New York Jets kicker John Hall was arrested in North Port, Fla., on charges of carrying marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

The Baltimore Ravens acquired running back Errict Rhett from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a third-round draft pick in 1999 and re-signed free-agent tight end Eric Green.

Veteran safety Dana Hall was released by the Jacksonville Jaguars. Hall, 28, played in 32 games and had 10 starts for the Jaguars. He played in all 16 games in the 1997 season and recorded 14 tackles on defense and 10 on special teams.

WRESTLING: An Iranian crowd burst into cheers when U.S. wrestlers carried the Stars and Stripes into an international meet - marking the first time in 18 years the American flag was displayed with honor rather than hatred in Tehran.

The U.S. flag, burned and trampled again and again in Iran since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, received more applause than any of the other 16 foreign banners.

LITTLE LEAGUE: In Milford, Conn., a 15-year-old freckled-faced boy took the witness stand to testify against a Little League coach accused of shoving him after a rowdy game.

Kyle Bova was one of two young umpires working the game played by 10- and 11-year-olds on Oct. 5, 1996 in Milford. Coach Richard Burns, 39, was charged with breach of peace for allegedly shoving Bova into a fence when the youngster called off the game in the second inning because the adult coaches began taking the game too seriously and screamed at the calls.

The young ump, wearing braces on his teeth, told prosecutor Mark Hurley he ordered the coaches off the field ``for swearing and unsportsmanlike conduct.''