BRIEFLY : WHITE REVERSES FIELD, WILL RETURN TO PACK.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Just two days after he announced his retirement because of a bad back, Reggie White, 36, has changed his mind and intends to play for the Green Bay Packers next season. ``I have re-evaluated my decision,'' White said in a statement released by the Packers on Tuesday. ``I decided I would not retire and that I would play one more year.'' The NFL's all-time leading sacker sack·er n. 1. Football A lineman skilled at sacking the quarterback. 2. Baseball A baseman. 3. One who puts things into sacks: a grocery sacker. , nicknamed ``The Minister of Defense,'' said he would explain at a news conference today why he changed his mind. The New York Giants
The federal Trademark Trial and Appeal Board The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (or "TTAB") is a body within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) responsible for hearing and deciding certain kinds of cases involving trademarks. will hear oral arguments on May 27 in the long-standing case to cancel federal protection of the Washington ``Redskins'' trademark. The strategy, launched by a group of prominent American Indians, is aimed at hitting Washington Redskins owner John Kent Cooke in his wallet. If the petitioners win, the selling of Redskins Redskins can refer to:
The Detroit Lions traded kick returner Glyn Milburn to the Green Bay Packers for a conditional 1999 draft choice. A running back for San Diego State pleaded no contest to 13 misdemeanor charges including beating his former girlfriend outside his apartment last year. Tyrone Evans, 21, was also charged with making threats, dissuading a witness and violating a temporary restraining order temporary restraining order: see injunction. . TENNIS: A resurgent re·sur·gent adj. 1. Experiencing or tending to bring about renewal or revival. 2. Sweeping or surging back again. Adj. 1. Andre Agassi routed Todd Martin 6-2, 6-1 in the first round of the Monte Carlo Open, setting up a rare early showdown with Pete Sampras. Sampras is trying to regain his No. 1 ranking from Marcelo Rios. Agassi, a former No. 1, dropped to No. 141 but has since risen to No. 22. Third-seeded Jim Courier beat wild-card qualifier Geoff Grant 6-1, 6-2, avoiding the first-round upsets that sidelined Vince Spadea and Wayne Black in the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships The U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships is an annual ATP Tour tennis tournament held in Houston, Texas. It is the last remaining ATP Tour-level tournament in the United States to be played on clay courts. The tournament has been held since 1910 in various locations across the USA. in Orlando, Fla. BASKETBALL: The Long Beach StingRays The Long Beach Stingrays was a women's professional basketball team. It existed for only the 1997-98 season, and was a member of the American Basketball League. The Stingrays played most of their home games at the Walter Pyramid on the campus of California State University, acquired 1988 ABL All-Star Stacey Lovelace in a trade that sent Venus Lacy to the expansion Nashville franchise. SOCCER: The U.S. Soccer Federation will receive about $380 million over 12 years from marketing deals announced with International Management Group and Nike. TRACK AND FIELD: After a 12-year absence, indoor track is scheduled to return to the San Diego Sports Arena next Jan. 23, promoters said. During its annual run from 1967 to 1987, the meet produced 41 indoor world records on the fast 11-laps-to-the-mile track. Among them was Eamonn Coghlan's mile time of 3 minutes, 50.6 seconds in 1981, which stands as the third-fastest indoor time ever. Promoters must still secure sponsorship, which will determine the star quality of the athletes. Sports Arena general manager Ernie Hahn II said promoters will emphasize prep and collegiate events as well as top names from the international circuit. |
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