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Miami Hurricanes starters Danyell Ferguson and Yatil Green will miss their second consecutive game Saturday for violating NCAA rules, coach Butch Davis said… . As predicted in a report Monday, David Reid who gave the United States its only Olympic boxing gold medal at Atlanta, has turned pro signed with Amerika Presents.

Kobe Bryant, who is making the jump from a Pennsylvania high school to the NBA, has a fractured left wrist that will sideline him a minimum of six weeks, the Los Angeles Lakers announced.

The Chicago Bulls have added ex-Milwaukee Bucks assistant Frank Hamblen and former Bulls center Bill Cartwright to their coaching staff.

The National Hockey League, through commissioner Gary Bettman and IBM announced a new alliance, forming NHL-ICE to upgrade an ancient scoring system, institute a digital library and boost the league’s World Wide Web presence.