BRIEFLY WILL JOHNSON RETURN?Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Former Olympic ski champion Bill Johnson will leave a Portland hospital next week for a Bakersfield rehab facility, but his long-term prognosis remains uncertain. ``I would love to ski again; I dream of skiing,'' the Van Nuys native said Friday at Providence Portland Medical Center Providence Portland Medical Center, located at 4805 NE Glisan St. in the Center neighborhood of Portland, Oregon, is a full service medical center specializing in cancer and cardiac care. The hospital is licensed for 483 beds, and has over 3,000 employees. , where he has been undergoing treatment for head injuries from a March 22 skiing accident. His speech is slow and slightly slurred slur tr.v. slurred, slur·ring, slurs 1. To pronounce indistinctly. 2. To talk about disparagingly or insultingly. 3. To pass over lightly or carelessly; treat without due consideration. , a far cry from that of the brash young man who boasted of winning the downhill at the 1984 Winter Olympics and made good on it. FOOTBALL: The Kansas City Chiefs --The Indianapolis Colts claimed quarterback Mark Hartsell off waivers from the Chicago Bears. PREPS: Frustrated high school tennis players in Tennessee can yell ``Jesus!'' or ``Christ!'' without censure. What they can't do is scream ``Jesus Christ!'' Those two words were shouted by Bearden's Cameron Boyd after he lost serve in the third set of the Class AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. championship doubles match - and he and partner Brandon Allan were disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. . Jan Genosi, the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association official at Thursday's match, came onto the court and awarded the victory to Scott and Andrew Felsenthal, citing the 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 rule. Genosi said the state association closely follows U.S. Tennis Association rules, which permit players to yell ``Jesus'' and ``Christ'' - just not in the same breath. COLLEGES: An NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association committee recommended the current three classes of Division I football be retained, but with tighter conditions for membership in I-A, which comprises the nation's largest colleges. The Division I Football Oversight Committee asked for recommendations for specific criteria from its membership subcommittee. That information will be reviewed at another meeting in August, and some proposals could be presented to the NCAA Division I Management Council in October. |
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