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Wide receiver J.J. Stokes will be sidelined at least two weeks after dislocating his right wrist during a San Francisco 49ers’ practice session… . Dale Jarrett, third behind Jeff Gordon and Terry Labonte in the closest three-way Winston Cup points race in NASCAR history, won the pole position for Sunday’s AC-Delco 400 with a lap of 157.194 mph on the 1.017-mile Rockingham (N.C.) oval… . John Franco re-signed with the New York Mets for a deal worth $2.75 million next season and $2.6 million in 1998.