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Pat Riley was introduced as the Miami Heat’s new president and coach. The Heat would not release financial terms of the contract, but it was estimated at $15 million over five years. The deal also gives Riley an undisclosed ownership stake in the team and full control over basketball-related decisions… . Georgetown guard Allen Iverson led the way with 26 points as the Americans trounced Japan 141-81 in the men’s final at the World University Games at Fukuoka, Japan. The American women lost to Italy in their final on Friday. Canada won the bronze medal in the men’s competition with an 80-72 victory over the Czech Republic… . Douglas Clay Jones, a 16-year-old high school football player, died four days after a lightning bolt struck him in the helmet during practice at Dallas… . Bob Shannon, who coached East St. Louis (Ill.) Senior High to six state football titles and gained a national reputation for overcoming tremendous odds at the impoverished school, resigned Saturday in a dispute with the athletic director… . Despite losing to Haile Gebrselassie of Ethiopia in the 5,000 meters at the ISTAF meet in Berlin Friday night, Kenya’s Moses Kiptanui leads the men’s overall Mobil Grand Prix standings with 57 points. Among those tied for second are Americans Michael Johnson and Mark Crear. The women’s overall leader, Maria Mutola of Mozambique, won the 800 at Berlin, and with 51 Grand Prix points goes to the Final with a six-point lead. Four women, including Olympic and world champion Gwen Torrence, are tied for second with 45 points.