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"2C THE PALM BEACH POST FRIDAY, APRIL 12. 1996 Linemen injuries put UP in bind for spring game WPBF-25 introducing its version of the 2 -minute warning to fans Weekend Sports On TV SATURDAY Rarlf pr said "A lot of women drop out of the at tViat nnint and some men do. 171 VUU.UJ I. U. hllUb It is true not everyone cares for sports, but nine The story at 6 and 11: The Incredible Shrinking LocttJ Sportscsst WPBF-25, the ABC affiliate in Palm Beach dens, has cut its sports segment to two minutes, from Ij three as recently as six weeks ago.

It is not the first but it is the most recent and dramatic example 11:30 a.m. Girls high school basketball: NikeWBCA All-America game, ESPN2. Noon Tennis: Semifinal match in the Bausch and Lomb Championships, ESPN. of the 10 most-watched 1 programs in nistory were Super Bowls and Olympic events. And all-sports ESPN (67.8 million homes) is the most widely mniUM ctatinn nn rahlp ninnine CNN (67.7 million).

Noon College baseball: Stetson ii" Part of the problem for area stations is that ESPN at Central Florida, double-header, Sunshine. 1 p.m. College football: Florida OrangeBlue Spring Game, SportsChannel. 2 p.m. Women's basketball: U.S.

National Team vs. China, ESPN. and other cable channels otter national scores anu highlights around the clock, so sports fans don't have to wait for 6 or 1 1 to get them. But area sports anchors say they are not being given enough time to tell the stories from high ij of sports downsizing on area TV. Competitors WPTV-5 (NBC) and WPEC-12 (CBS) give sports about 3:05 and 3:15 respectively on their i' newscasts, but each once fered more.

WPBF-25 sports anchor i Marc Goldberg remembers ii that sports lasted four minutes when he came to the station College Football s-i to be. Davis appeared to reopen the question on the Flurricanes' last day of spring practice when he sajd Ryan Covington had "intensified the battle at quarterback that i hopefully won't be determined un-til the first 10 days of training camp next year." Davis, however, later said "Ryan is the starter, and Scott Covington is the second-team quarterback." All of which has confused Clement, who would prefer the coaches quit hedging on their choice. "I hope that at some point, the coaches will make a decision on which guy they want to lead this team," Clement said. "I hope they 3 p.m. Bowling: PBA Brunswick Ti years ago.

"I don't like it," Goldberg said. "I told them right away I wasn't going to like it. But j( whatever they want, I'll do it." Charles Elmore TV-RADIO By BRIAN ADAIR Special to the Palm Beach Post GAINESVILLE With senior center Jeff Mitchell out of spring drills with a knee injury and red-shirt freshman Anthony Mitchell out for the rest of spring with a broken foot, Florida may not have enough healthy linemen for Saturday's Orange and Blue game. Backup center Wyley Ritch might end up snapping the ball for both teams. Florida's offensive line woes lessened slightly this week when sophomore offensive lineman Mo Collins, who underwent arthroscopic knee surgery in February, returned.

Sophomore wide receiver Jac-quez Green, who dislocated his hip in Florida's 62-24 loss to Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl, is also back. The severity of Green's injury raised doubts as to whether he would ever regain his 4.3 speed, but his return suggests he should be back to normal by the fall. "I'm at about 90 percent right now," Green said. "I can go get the deep balls and get back into the mix of things." Cornerback Ronnie Battle and tight end Erron Kinney both have broken hands. Senior safety Lawrence Wright will also miss the spring game after spraining his knee in Wednesday's practice.

Quarterback questions: Miami coach Butch Davis still considers Ryan Clement as his No. 1 quarterback, though it's not as decisive as Clement would like it just say it so that one of us could stop looking over our shoulders." DARIN KLAHR Georgia, Goff reach deal: schools to Florida pro teams mat me national networks don't provide. WPEC sports director Dan Oliver protested time cutbacks several years ago by refusing to read certain scores. Now his time is the longest in the market 3:15 on WPEC and 4:00 on WFLX-29, for which WPEC provides news. "It is amazing how much things have changed," he said.

Bobcat fever: In what sports time it has left, don't be surprised if WPBF finds the Florida Bobcats a fascinating topic. West Palm Beach's new arena football team is co-owned by WPBF owner Bud Paxson. Barker denied station officials are under pressure to promote the team with flattering news coverage, but he does happen to see a new football franchise as a good story. "I don't think you're going to see two minutes of highlights every night, but we'll cover what makes sense to cover," he said. Oversell of the week: WPTV repeatedly promoted an apparent news scoop Panthers hockey arena coming to the Treasure Coast? that turned out to be area residents saving it would be great if the team moved to Port St.

Lucie. Quoteworthy: "Who is that?" Augusta National Chairman Jackson Stephens, asked if banned CBS analyst Gary McCord would be allowed to return to the Masters. Johnny Petraglia Open, WPBF-25, WPLG-10. 3:30 p.m. Golf: Third-round play in the Masters, WPEC-12, WFOR-4.

3:30 p.m. NBA: New York Knicks at Miami Heat, WPTV-5, WTVJ-6. 4 p.m. Horse racing: Blue Grass Stakes, ESPN. 4 p.m.

Baseball: Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, WGN. 4:30 p.m. Wide World of Sports: Figure skating (World Challenge of Champions, taped); speed skating (taped); horse racing (Wood Memorial), WPBF-25, WPLG-10. 5 p.m. Auto racing: NASCAR Lowe's 150 at North Wilkesboro, N.C.

(same-day tape delay), ESPN. 6:30 p.m. Auto racing: IndyCar Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach qualifying (same-day tape delay), ESPN2. 7 p.m. College baseball: Florida State at Miami, SportsChannel.

7:30 p.m. International Hockey League: Houston Aeros at Orlando Solar Bears, Sunshine. 8 p.m. Figure skating: World Championships, exhibition performances by medal winners at Edmonton (taped), WPBF-25, WPLG-10. 8:30 p.m.

Boxing: Dana Rosenblatt vs. Howard Davis in a 12-round middleweight bout at Boston for jc Packaged as Sports Ex- press, the segment's fast pace does not leave much time for feature stories. Wednesday's 6 p.m. show had the Nick Van Exel suspension, a bit on racing dog Pat C. Rendezvous and some Marlins footage.

Gold-berg said he did not have time to get to all the baseball I' scores. "It takes away from any creativity at all," Goldberg said. "How do you get 5 pounds of potatoes in a 2-pound bag? You don't." 1 WPBF also has not replaced a sports producer who went to another station and has moved sports later in the newscast, giving competing sports broadcasts a minute head-start. -J1WPBF executives said they are flexible enough to increase sports time when needed such as for high school football in the fall but the overall reduction is based on focus-group research. "Of the three main parts of the broadcast news, weather and sports sports is the least appealing to everybody," General Manager Doug Georgia agreed to give former football coach Ray Goff a sever-1 ance package worth almost $1 mil-' lion after five months of rocky negotiations.

5 Included in the agreement are cash, a new car and season football tickets, the Athens Daily News-IBanner-Herald and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The Associated Press contribute ed to this report. the vacant WBU title, ESPN. In Brief 10 p.m. Baseball: Florida Cobblestone Country Club Marlins at Los Angeles Dodgers, WTVX-34, WBFS-33.

10 p.m. Baseball: Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres, TBS. Home of 11 p.m. College baseball: Kentucky at Tennessee (same-day tape delay), Sunshine. 2 a.m.

College baseball: -'V Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma City (same-day tape delay), Sunshine. SUNDAY Tyson must stay in Ohio during probe into assault charges Palm Beach Post Wire Services Mike Tyson, on probation for a 1992 rape "conviction, was restricted Thursday to his home state of Ohio while police investigated a complaint he sexually assaulted a woman at a Chicago nightclub. Tyson, who won the WBC heavyweight title from Frank Bruno last month, could be ordered back to prison if he is found to ii have violated the terms of his release. During the investigation in Chicago, Tyson may leave Ohio only for emergencies or for other reasons 1 p.m.

NBA: Chicago Bulls at Cleveland Cavaliers. WPTV-5, WTVJ-6. 1 Larry Laoretti His Kids Classic to be held on April 16, 1996 Come See 25 of the Senior Tours Top Players Play to Benefit The Hibiscus Childrens Center Tickets Are Available at Cobblestone Country Club To Play Cobblestone Call For Our Spring Guest Rates 1 p.m. Auto racing: NASCAR First Union 400 at North Wilkesboro, N.C, ESPN. 1 p.m.

Basketball: Magic's ,1 ,2 Roundball Classic (same-day tape delay), ESPN2. 1 p.m. College baseball: Florida I State at Miami, SportsChannel. 1:30 p.m. Wonderful World of Golf: Arnold Palmer vs.

Gary Player at Lanai, Hawaii, WPBF-25, WPLG-10. 1 approved in advance, said George Walker, chief 3 p.m. NHL: New York Rangers at Florida Panthers, WFLX-29, WSVN- 7. 3 p.m. College baseball: Stanford at USC, Sunshine.

3:30 p.m. NBA: Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers, WPTV-5, WTVJ-6. 4 p.m. Golf: Final-round play in the Masters, WPEC-12, WFOR-4. 4 p.m.

Auto racing: IndyCar Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach, WPBF-25, WPLG-10. 4 p.m. Baseball: Florida Marlins at Los Angeles Dodgers, WTVX-34, WBFS-33. 4 p.m. Baseball: Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres, TBS.

4 p.m. Baseball: Chicago Cubs at San Francisco Giants, WGN. 5 p.m. Tennis: Singles final in the Bausch and Lomb Championships, (same-day tape delay), ESPN. probation officer tor Marion County in Indianapolis.

"We're just going to have him sit tight in Ohio for 30 to 60 days, and we're not going to approve any outside travel unless it's for some sort of emergency, anything that he absolutely has to do," Walker said. On Tuesday, a Gary, woman claimed she met Tyson at The Clique, a popular club on Chicago's South Side, and that he kissed and bit her face, touched her on an unspecified part of her body and forced her to touch him. More boxing: WBC welterweight champion Pernell Whitaker and Wilfredo Rivera will fight tonight in a makeshift arena under a tarpaulin on St. Martin, which was devastated by Hurricane Luis in September. Tennis: Chanda Rubin, the world's sixth-ranked player and the highest-ranked American woman, was upset by Sabine Hack 6-1, 6-0 in the Bausch and Lomb Championships at Amelia Island.

Top-seeded defending champion Conchita Martinez breezed by Janette Husarova of Slovakia 6-0, 6-0, and second-seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario struggled past Tatyana Jecmenica of Yugoslavia 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Americans Pete Sampras and Michael Chang advanced with straight-set victories at the Salem Open in Hong Kong. Sampras, ranked No. 2 in the world and top-seeded in this event, defeated Australian Patrick Rafter 6-3, 7-6 (7-1) to advance to the quarterfinals. Chang, the defending champion and seeded No.

2, beat Germany's Hendrik Dreekman 7-5, 6-3 The world's No. 1 player, Thomas Muster, earned a quarterfinal berth by beating Spanish newcomer Carlos Moya 6-4, 6-2 in the $625,000 Estoril Open in Portugal Alex Radulescu of Germany needed only 46 minutes to rout No. 2 seed Wayne Ferreira 6-1, 6-1 in the Indian Open THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dominique Wilkins holds the outstanding basketball player trophy after his team, Athen Panathinaikos, defeated Barcelona 67-66 in the final of the European Club Championship Thursday. Wilkins scored 16 points. in New Delhi.

(Results 11C) Bowling: Steve Jaros, averaging 240, built a 47-pin lead over Steve Wilson after Thursday's fourth round of the Johnny Petraglia Open at Carolier Lanes, North Brunswick, N.J. Only 76 pins separate the top six bowlers. (Results 11C) Bowling: Ron Williams took a six-pin lead into match play at the Johnny Petraglia Open in North Brunswick, N.J. Williams averaged 241.06 with a 4,339 pinfall total for the 18 games of qualifying. (Results, 11C) Horse racing: Unbridled's Song almost certainly will go off an odds-on favorite Saturday in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct, his final prep for the Kentucky Derby on May 4.

The Breeders' Cup Juvenile and Florida Derby winner was 2-5 in the morning line, with only five 3-year-olds opposing him in the lVa-mile Wood. College basketball: Keith Van Horn, the junior forward who led Utah to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA tournament, today ruled out early entry to the NBA. In electing to stay for his senior year, Van Horn kept a pledge to his late father that he would graduate. Pro football: Baltimore Ravens owner Art Modell said that the team was seriously considering taking Lawrence Phillips if he is available with the No. 4 pick in next week's NFL draft.

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College baseball: Oklahoma vs. Oklahoma State at Tulsa, Sunshine. 8 p.m. NBA: Indiana Pacers at Orlando Magic, TNT. 9 p.m.

Baseball: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies, WWOR. 9:30 p.m. Boxing: Pernell Whitaker vs. Wilfredo Rivera in a 12-round welterweight title bout. Also: Ike Quartey vs.

Vince Phillips in another 12-round welterweight title bout, HBO. 10 p.m. Baseball: Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres, TBS. 10:35 p.m. NHL Dallas Stars at Anaheim Mighty Ducks, ESPN2.

11:35 p.m. Golf: Second-round highlights in The Masters (same-day tape delay), WPEC-1 2, WFOR-4. 6:50 p.m. College baseball: Florida State at Miami, WEAT-850AM, WINZ-940AM. 7 p.m.

Florida State League baseball: Vero Beach Dodgers at Sarasota White Sox, WAXE-1370AM. 7 p.m. Flonda Panthers pre-game show, WPSP-1 190AM. WQAM-560AM, WAXY-790AM. 7:30 p.m.

NHL: Flonda Panthers at New York Islanders, WPSP-1 1 90AM, WAXY-790AM (also on WQAM-560AM until start of Flonda Marlins pre-game show). 8:30 p.m. Baseball: New York Mets at Colorado Rockies. WIRA-1400AM. 9:25 p.m.

Baseball: Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres. WPSL-1590AM. 9:30 p.m. Florida Marlins pre-game show, WJNO-1230AM. WJNX-1330AM, WQAM-560AM.

10:05 p.m. Baseball: Flonda Marlins at Los Angeles Dodgers, WJNO-1230AM, WJNX-1330AM. WQAM-560AM. Women's volleyball -i USA women's national team vs. Russia, 7 p.m..

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Greyhound racing Palm Beach Kennel Club, matinee: 12:30 p.m.; evening: 7:30 p.m.. Congress Avenue and Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach. (407) 683 2222. Hollywood Greyhound Track, first race: 7:30 p.m. US.

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Tennis: Quarterfinal match in the Bausch Lomb Championships, ESPN. 3 p.m. Auto racing: NASCAR First Union 400 qualifying at North Wilkesboro, N.C. ESPN2. 4 p.m.

Golf: Second-round play in The Masters, USA. For questions concerning the sports section or sports department policy, please call the following numbers: Sports Department 820-4440. Fax Number 820-4481. iK 0 ii fc 1 "i irn -ji 1.