Miscellany

Thu., Dec. 12, 1996

Norwegian Halldor Skard overtook teammate Bjarte Engen Vik in the final kilometer to win his first World Cup nordic combined meet by one-tenth of a second at Steamboat Springs, Colo.

Picabo Street, the best woman downhiller in the world the previous two seasons, underwent surgery to repair torn ligaments in her left knee.

Nike Inc. is moving away from the sports agent business after seven years marked by complaints from competitors and critics claiming the athletic shoe company was trying to control the entire sports industry.

Lisa Leslie, the captain and leading scorer of the gold medal U.S. Olympic women’s basketball team, signed to play in the new WNBA, which begins its inaugural season next June.

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Miscellany

Jesse Tinsley

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