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Gary Cunningham, athletic director at Fresno State, said he has withdrawn from consideration for the athletic director job at Oregon. Cunningham’s withdrawal left three finalists, including Bill Moos, athletic director at Montana… . Gil Steinke, 76, who coached Texas A&I to six NAIA national football championships, died Wednesday in San Antonio… . Whitman College baseball coach Max Seachris, 62, has retired from coaching after 18 years but will stay on as the Walla Walla school’s athletic director.
Running back Napoleon McCallum, 31, who suffered a severed artery and other serious injuries in his right leg in the first game of the 1994 season, has been released by the NFL’s Los Angeles Raiders.… Boxer Jimmy Garcia, injured Saturday during a bout in Las Vegas, had his condition worsen, and his doctor said he was in danger of a potentially fatal stroke… . Terrell Stokes, one of the best high school point guards in the nation, will attend Maryland next season.