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Pat Riley, who already has received a multiyear, multimillion dollar contract offer from the Miami Heat, also wants part ownership of the team, unidentified sources said… . Western Athletic Conference commissioner Karl Benson said he is confident the Independence Bowl will vote to accept the WAC’s offer of its No. 3 football team for the 1995 bowl game in Shreveport, La… . Edmonton Oilers right wing Kirk Maltby signed a twoyear contract for $440,000… . At Linz, Austria, Daniela Bartova of the Czech Republic broke the women’s world record in the pole vault as she cleared 13-9.