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I THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1998 Two Cents' Worth PAGE WHO ARE WE? We became the first brothers to finish 1-2 in an Olympic event, the 1984 men's slalom, at the Winter Olympics in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. STAT OF THE DAY: So far this spring, two pitchers Milwaukee Brewers left-handed prospect Horacio Estrada and Houston Astros' hopeful Bob Scanlan have incurred freak injuries in or around batting cages. I TODAY IN HISTORY: In 1984, Cale Yarborough swept into the lead just two turns before the finish to win the Daytona 500 and become only the second driver to win consecutive Daytona 500 races, matching the feat of Richard Petty. I couldn't sit down or my legs would have seized up on me." MIKE KEENAN, Vancouver Canucks coach, after skating during the team's hour-long scrimmage. (answer below) C- Derby preview no sure bet in Youth People In sports by the Gulfstream Park racing of Youth Stakes on Saturday, Jockey Odds Jerry Bailey 8-5 McGaughey Mike Smith 2-1 Lukas Kent Desormeaux 4-1 Jr.

Gary Stevens 4-1 Pat Day 6-1 Stealing Heels Palm Beach Post Wire Services Carmichael Auditorium at North Carolina in Chapel Hill used to jfock with chants of "Go Heels!" Well, they're gone. During the weekend, someone cut away two 3-foot-square of the hardwood floor where Michael Jordan once played. jThe floor sections were corner pieces with white Tar Heel footprints ton a Carolina blue background. The theft occurred just two weeks after Jordan oversized 3o. 23 jersey vanished from the rafters of the Dean Smith Center.

Carmichael was the home floor of the men's basketball team until itfce Smith Center opened in 1986. Sealed with stick Major League Baseball reached a multiyear agreement with Nabisco Holdings Corp. to make Bubble Yum the game's first official i Bubble Yum, made by Nabisco's Lifesavers gets the right to irse Major League Baseball trademarks in promotions and advertis- Baseball said its logos would appear on all Bubble Yum packaging part of the agreement with the unit of Parsippany, N.J.-based Jabisco. TODAY'S ANSWER: Phil and Steve Mahre, United States. for the moment.

Give the betting secondary consideration. Simply think of Saturday's race in terms of which horse is going to win. Considered in that light, the Fountain of Youth is a pip. The Florida Derby, a longer race, for more money and Gulf-stream's big show, may not have as good a field. It's a dead cinch that all five of these horses will not make the Florida Derby, for one reason or another.

Other horses will be in the March 14 Florida Derby lineup but they won't be rated any higher. They can't be. Once a week, The Daily Racing Form ranks the top 3-year-olds in the country, based on their 1997 and '98 performances. The Fountain of Youth has three of the top 5 in this week's rankings. The other two probable Fountain of Youth starters are in the top 10.

No other 3-year-old race before May 2 will have five of the top 10. Not at Gulfstream. Not anywhere. As young as the performers are, this cast of characters has horses with established identities. The Fountain of Youth has a Except for the calendar and the number of horses involved, this is a race with everything.

The Fountain of Youth Stakes has long been a Florida winter showpiece, a springboard for 3-year-olds on their way to the Kentucky Derby. Saturday's race will be the 52nd Fountain of Youth at John Crittenden Horse racing Gulfstream. But it's still February. Wise Kentucky Derby handicappers say that, except for injuries, nothing important involving the Derby ever happens before March 1. Many, many things change between Feb.

21 and May 2, the 1998 Derby date. But as a betting vehicle, the 1998 Fountain of Youth is no prize. The probable field for the lKe-mile event, as announced by the Gulfstream racing office, includes just five entries. For lively betting action, eight would be better, 10 even more appealing. The track hopes to lead other horses to the entry box.

Put the Kentucky Derby aside The Big Five Five probable starters listed department for the Fountain a $200,000, l-milerace: Horse Trainer Lil's Lad Coronado's Quest Cape Town Sweetsouthernsaint Halory Hunter SOURCE: Odds art probabl and from Gulfstream rocket, Lil's Lad, one of those no-holds-barred burners that smokes out of the gate and does not stop. He won his last race by 12 miles. The other male lead is a bad boy Coronado's Quest, a major talent that fights everything he sees from saddling stall to finish line. Shug McGaughey is trying to calm him down. Another starter is a local boy in trouble.

Sweetsouthernsaint, undefeated at Calder in 1997, lost in his only Gulfstream race. He's up for another shot. The other two prospective entries have trainers who are simply the best of the 1990s in the 3-year-old stakes division, Kentucky Der Neil Howard Shug Wayne Leo Azpurua NickZito On the On television Panthers sign CB Evans; Lageman returns to Jags ing comments made by Washington coach Norv Turner, has accused the Redskins of retaining defensive lineman Sean Gilbert's rights for the sole purpose of trading him. The NFLPA said that violates the league's labor agreement and will ask that Gilbert be declared a free agent. Noteworthy: The NFL Players Association has filed a NBA 10:30 m.

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Miami Jai-Alai (305)633-6400 7:15 p.m. Dania Jai-Alai (954)927-2841 econd Round Qualifying i The Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. The Carolina Panthers lured Doug Evans, 27, from the Green Bay Packers on Wednesday with a five-year, $22.5 million contract that puts him among the NFL's highest-paid cornerbacks. Evans' contract, which includes a signing bonus of $7.5 million, will put him in the average annual salary neighborhood with Dallas' Deion Sanders and Atlanta's Ray Buchanan. Jacksonville Jaguars: Signed a new contract with free agent defensive end Jeff Lageman.

Terms were not disclosed. Green Bay Packers: Running back Travis Jervey was released on bond after police charged him with speeding and possession of marijuana in Mount Pleasant, S.C. Jervey, a Pro Bowl selection as a special teams player, was pulled over shortly before 9 p.m. EST Tuesday for driving 46 mph in a 35 mph zone, a police report said. Indianapolis Colts: Signed free agent cornerback Jeff Burris to a $20 million, five-year contract, 1 mm i i.

air winner again In brief America, a forerunner of the NBA and coached St. Louis. Bowling: Mike Aulby led the field by 39 pins in the PBA National Championship in Toledo, Ohio. Aulby has knocked down 5,446 pins through 24 games. Tim Criss was in second at 5,407 pins.

(Results, 11C) Golf: Three-time winners Greg Norman, Raymond Floyd and Andy Bean are among the players to commit for next month's Doral-Ryder Open in Miami. Other past champions entered are Jack Nicklaus, defending champion Steve Elkington, Nick Faldo, John Huston, Rocco Mediate, Ben Crenshaw and Lanny Wadkins. Other top players scheduled to play are David Duval, Justin Leonard, Colin Montgomerle, Jesper Pamevik, Frank Nobilo, Nick Price, John Cook and Vijay Singh. Tiger Woods is expected to play, but he always waits until six days before an event to officially enter. Craig Dolch handltappar Chuck Strava.

by winners Nick Zito and Wayne Lukas The Lukas entry is Cape Town, already a Gulfstream stakes winner. Zito's starter is Halory Hunter, famous mostly because of his celebrity owner, Rick Pitino, coach of the Boston Celtics. The race of the year? Of course not. These horses are being readied for an event 10 weeks away. They are in the Fountain of Youth to sharpen skills that might take them to the 1998 Kentucky Derby.

The best pre-May 3-year-old showcase? It has a chance to be that. protest over the Baltimore Ravens' applying the franchise tag to center Wally Williams, contending the designation came after the required deadline. A ruling in the NFLPA's favor could make Williams an unrestricted free agent again The Detroit Lions signed defensive tackle Dan Owens, who rejoined the team he left two years ago after signing with the Atlanta Falcons. THE EXCITEMENT This evening. It's a super night of racing featuring the best of the middle-distance greyhounds $25,000 James W.

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Pittsburgh Steelers: Free-agent nose tackle Joel Steed has agreed to a club-record four-year, $17 million contract with the Steelers, and is expected to sign the deal today. San Diego Chargers: Signed offensive tackle John Jackson to a six-year contract, the team's first free agent signing since finishing tied for last in the AFC West last season with an 4-12 record. Washington Redskins: The NFL Players Association, cit to say. They are not presently in the running for the Eagles' Charlie Garner, the Jaguars' Natrone Means or the Packers' Edgar Bennett. Ricky Watters, formerly of the Eagles, has Miami on his short list of six teams, a list that also includes Arizona and Kansas City.

Noteworthy: No free agents visited Wednesday. Pyne was in Denver longer than expected. He has also visited Detroit. The Bears remain interested in quarterback Craig Erickson, though he still has not visited The Dolphins signed kicker Jon Baker and punter Nate Cochran to one-year contracts, and allocated them, along with quarterback Damon Huard and guards Barry Stokes and Randy Wheeler, to NFL Europe. All five will play in the league, formerly known as the World League, this spring.

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(Results, 11C) Boxing: Oscar De La Hoya has postponed his March 14 defense of the World Boxing Council welterweight title against France's Patrick Charpentier again because of his injured left wrist. De La lloya, who tore cartilage in his wrist two weeks ago while sparring, had originally been scheduled to fight No. 1 contender Charpentier Feb. 28. Pro basketball: Amie Risen and Grady Lewis have been nominated for election to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

The 6-foot-9, 200-pound Risen averaged 16.3 points and 12 rebounds while helping boost Rochester to the 1951 NBA title. Lewis played professionally with Detroit, St Louis and Baltimore of the Basketball Association of DOLPHINS From 3C aside money for rookies), the Dolphins have yet to aggressively pursue any of the remaining defensive ends on the market Indianapolis' Tony Bennett, Cincinnati's John Copeland, Green Bay's Gabe Wilkins or Dallas' Shante Carver. Copeland has visited Carolina, and Wilkins is deciding between San Francisco and St. Louis. The best defensive player left is San Francisco's Dana Stubble-field, but Miami appears set at tackle.

Another option might be the veteran Leslie O'Neal, who was released by the St. Louis Rams on Wednesday in a cost-cutting move. He had 10 sacks last year. Are the Dolphins still interested in signing a running back? Hard '98 MAZDA B2500 SE AC Aft, AMFM sfcreo cassette, M. wipers, power steeringbrakes, dud arbogs, beoW, 1 5" dkw wheek.

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If you aim right and your ball doesn't draw, you can be down in the dunes. If you miss it left, the ball rolls down a steep hill that makes par almost impossible. Your best bet is to try and bounce it to the front of the green.".