BRIEFLY : WATTERS, MEANS RUN INTO HUGE CONTRACTS.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Seattle Seahawks
Paul Gardner Allen (born January 21, 1953 in Seattle, Washington) is an American entrepreneur. With Bill Gates, he formed Microsoft. again demonstrated a willingness to spend, signing free-agent running back Ricky Watters Richard "Ricky" James Watters (born April 7, 1969 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is a former American football running back who played for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. on Wednesday. It was a costly deal for the Seahawks: a four-year contract for $13 million that includes a $5 million signing bonus, said Watters' agent, Leigh Steinberg. Just more than two years to the day after tossing him out on the street, the San Diego Chargers
One of the heroes of San Diego's 1994 Super Bowl season, Means will receive a signing bonus of just under $3 million. Quentin Neujahr was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars after the Baltimore Ravens declined to match an offer sheet by the Jaguars for the center and special-teams player. BASKETBALL: The Big Ten has given Indiana the option of either placing Bob Knight on a one-game suspension or paying a $10,000 fine, according to media reports. The Herald-Times of Bloomington, Ind., Indianapolis television stations and ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network all reported the details, citing unnamed sources. Coach John Calipari of the New Jersey Nets was fined $1,000 by the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= for directing a profanity Irreverence towards sacred things; particularly, an irreverent or blasphemous use of the name of God. Vulgar, irreverent, or coarse language. The use of certain profane or obscene language on the radio or television is a federal offense, but in other situations, profanity at a fan during Saturday night's game with Miami. TENNIS: Top-seeded Patrick Rafter moved into the quarterfinals of the ABN AMRO indoor tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands, by beating Davide Scala of Italy 6-3, 6-4. Belgium's Johan van Herck upset sixth-seeded Sergi Bruguera of Spain 7-6 (8-6), 6-3 in a second-round match. Andre Agassi broke Nicolas Lapentti's service three times in the second set for a 7-5, 6-1 victory in the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic at Scottsdale, Ariz. That's his 13th match victory of 1998, one more than he recorded in all of 1997 when he was 12-12. BOXING: Don King was robbed of his gold, diamond-studded watch in Mexico City. ``Had they known I was Don King, I'm confident they never would have stopped me,'' the boxing promoter said. Pernell ``Sweetpea'' Whitaker's co-manager, Shelly Finkel, said he was informed by lawyer Pat English that Whitaker failed a drug test last week.The positive test likely will scuttle Whitaker's multimillion-dollar April 25 fight with World Boxing Association World Boxing Association (WBA) is a boxing organization that sanctions official matches, and awards the WBA world championship title, at the professional level. It was previously known as the National Boxing Association, it is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF champion Ike Quartey. MOTOR SPORTS: Formula One will reject tobacco advertising, and an estimated $300 million in sponsorship, beginning in 2001 if opponents can prove a link between advertising and smoking, according to Max Mosley, president of the sport's governing body. CAPTION(S): 3 Photos PHOTO (1) WATTERS (2) CALIPARI (3) KING |
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