Sports Desk
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BASKETBALL
THORN SIGNS EXTENSION WITH NETS
After signing a five-year contract extension yesterday to remain Nets president, Rod Thorn spent most of his time discussing the pros and cons of trading Jason Kidd.
Thorn, who is expected to earn between $20 million and $25 million from his new contract, said Kidd is making excellent progress in his rehabilitation.
Kidd has talked of leaving since the three-time defending Atlantic Division champions were dismantled in the offseason. The star point guard has been recovering from knee surgery, and said recently that he dreamed of being traded.
MOURNING HAS FIRST FULL-CONTACT PRACTICE
Alonzo Mourning went through his first full-contact practice yesterday with the Nets since undergoing a kidney transplant surgery 10 months ago. Until yesterday, Mourning, 34, had mixed occasional contact drills with strength-training, shooting, and weightlifting.
KNICKS BLOWN OUT BY MAVERICKS
Jason Terry and Josh Howard each scored 17 points and the Dallas Mavericks cruised to a 112-74 preseason victory over the Knicks last night. Jamal Crawford had 14 points and Michael Sweetney added 10 for the Knicks (2-2), who shot 31% from the field. Tim Thomas of the Knicks had eight points in the first 10 minutes and then left the game after spraining his left ankle. He had X-rays which were negative and did not return.
OLYMPICS
HAMM CAN KEEP OLYMPIC GOLD
Sports’ highest court rejected a South Korean appeal yesterday, ruling that American Paul Hamm is the rightful champion in the men’s all-around gymnastics competition at the Athens Games.
The decision by a three-judge panel from the Court of Arbitration for Sport ends a saga that began more than two months ago when South Korea’s Yang Taeyoung claimed a scoring error cost him the title. Yang asked the court to order international gymnastics officials to change the results, and adjust the medal rankings so he would get the gold and Hamm the silver. But the CAS panel dismissed the appeal, leaving Hamm with the gold and Yang with his bronze. Kim Dae-eun of South Korea was the silver medalist.
FOOTBALL
MARINO, YOUNG, IRVIN AMONG HALL OF FAME NOMINEES
Quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young and wide receiver Michael Irvin are among nine first-time nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue also is among the 89 nominees on the preliminary ballot. Other first-time nominees include coach Dan Reeves, guard Nate Newton, defensive lineman Charles Haley, the late linebacker Derrick Thomas, linebacker Kevin Greene, and safety Steve Atwater.
TENNIS
AGASSI ADVANCES, HENMAN OUSTED AT MASTERS
Second-seeded Andre Agassi breezed into the quarterfinals of the Madrid Masters yesterday, disposing of fellow American Vince Spadea 6-1, 6-3.Top seed Tim Henman was a three-set loser to Ivan Ljubicic, who joined Marat Safin, Taylor Dent, Joachim Johansson, Luis Horna, and David Nalbandian in today’s quarterfinals.
– Associated Press