BRIEFLY : REPORT: IRVIN RISKS SUSPENSION.Dallas Cowboys receiver Michael Irvin is risking suspension by his failure to respond to the NFL's drug abuse program, according to a Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. Its area of domination is checked by its main rival, The Dallas Morning News report Thursday. A source told the newspaper late Wednesday that the All-Pro player has not responded to an NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga letter informing him of plans to enroll him in the first stage of the league's substance abuse program. Irvin is free on $5,500 bond after his indictment Monday on charges of cocaine and marijuana possession. ``Anything involving the league's substance-testing program we will not comment on,'' a Cowboys spokesman said. ``There are confidentiality issues that prohibit us from commenting.'' The NFL has confirmed that procedural errors were made last year when drug tests were ordered on Cowboys players and the results of those exams were never released. That would make it impossible for anyone to know whether any of the tests were positive, the league says. BASKETBALL The USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. basketball team is another player thinner as freshman forward Maurice Strong was granted a release from his scholarship. The 6-foot-8, 255-pound Strong cited his mother's health as a reason he wanted to transfer closer to his Memphis, Tenn., home. He is considering Tennessee, Memphis and Missouri. Strong started one of 27 games and averaged 3.0 points and 2.5 rebounds in 11 minutes per contest. His transfer leaves the Trojans with seven available scholarships and one signee sign·ee n. One who has signed a document, such as a contract or petition. for next season, Shannon Swillis of Fresno Bullard High School Bullard High School may refer to:
North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Charlotte chose alumnus ALUMNUS, civil law. A child which one has nursed; a foster child. Dig. 40, 2, 14. and longtime assistant coach Melvin Watkins to be the team's coach. Watkins, who has spent 22 of the past 23 years in the 49ers' program, succeeds Jeff Mullins, who retired last month after 11 seasons in which he became the most successful coach in school history. TENNIS Rosie Casals has 12 Grand Slam doubles titles and 130 overall championships, but the title she values more than anything is pioneer. ``I'm fortunate enough that I came from a time when we blazed a trail. We were the stagecoach going west, paving the way for women's tennis,'' said Casals, who was named to the International Hall of Fame along with the late ``Voice of Wimbledon'' Dan Maskell. The two will be inducted in ceremonies at Newport, R.I., on July 14. GOLF Corey Pavin, seeking his first victory since last year's U.S. Open, shot a 6-under-par 66 to share the first-round lead with Jim Gallagher and John Wilson in the BellSouth Classic in Marietta, Ga. Emilee Klein, taking advantage of a course that suits her precision game, shot a 6-under-par 65 for a two-stroke lead after one round of the $500,000 Twelve Bridges LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association Classic in Lincoln, Calif. Hale Irwin and Ed Sneed were atop the leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament at 7-under-par 65 after the first round of The Tradition at Scottsdale, Ariz., the first major on the senior tour. SOURCE: Daily News Wires |
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