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Newsome released by Cowboys Associated Press IRVING The Dallas Cowboys on Wednesday continued to separate themselves from their past with the release of 10-year fullback Timmy Newsome. In a meeting Wednesday morning with Coach Jimmy Johnson, Newsome requested his release if he could not be a starter. Cowboys officials placed several calls in pursuit of a trade but found no interest in Newsome. Newsome, who played in the same backfield with Tony Dorsett and later with Herschel Walker, is ranked ninth overall and third among running backs on the Cowboys' career receiving list with 212 catches. His best rushing season came in 1984 when he carried 66 times for 268 yards.

Newsome missed the Cowboys' final seven games last season with a calf injury and at one time talked of retiring. The development of free agent Broderick Sargent and rookie Daryl Johnston made Newsome expendable. "They were performing better so we felt it was in Timmy's best interests to give it a shot with another club," Johnson said. "We're set at the fullback position. Timmy would have been 50-50 as far as making the team (if he hadn't requested his release)." When asked if Newsome could still play in the NFL, Johnson said, "There weren't a lot of people jumping up and down wanting to get a 10- year veteran who was talking about retiring I think Timmy's got talent and I'll leave it at that." THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 31,1989 THE GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, 3-B Rambin signs with Northwood Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY Former Oklahoma quarterback Charles Thompson, who said he knew he did wrong and would take his punishment "like a was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison on a cocaine-related charge.

U.S. District Judge Ralph Thompson (no relation) also ordered Thompson to submit to supervised drug testing or drug counseling for three years after his release. "I will accept my punishment as a man," Thompson told the judge as his mother sobbed in the courtroom. "I know that what I did was svrong. I'm willing to accept the punishment for the crime I committed.

I hope everyone here today can see that tragic things can happen and hopefully they can learn from it themselves." Thompson is to report Sept. 20 to an as-yet unnamed federal prison. Defense attorney Garvin Isaacs asked that Thompson be Associated Press HOUSTON Looking across at the Houston Oiler offensive line, opposing defenses see Pro Bowl guards Mike Munchak and Bruce Matthews and powerful tackles Bruce Davis and Dean Steinkuhler. And the short guy at center is Jay Leslie Pennison, who has been fighting to gain weight since he was an undersized walk-on at Nicholls State and became a four- year starter. Pennison, a 6-1, 285-pound native of Houma, has finally found his niche and is getting respect with the Oilers as the starting center.

"Jay is the blue-collar worker on our line," line coach Kim Helton said. "His work ethic has made him the player he is now. Jay always does what's right and he doesn't shun away from responsibility." Pennison will be at his regular station Saturday when the Oilers close out the preseason against the Dallas Cowboys in Texas Stadium. Lining up beside his elite teammates has helped make Pennison better, Helton said. "They set a high standard for each other," Helton said.

"There is "a kind of peer pressure between them that helps make each man a little better." Pennison has been getting better since coming out of college as a 255-pound offensive lineman. He played at 265 in the United States Football League in 1985 and kept working at the weights when he came to the Oilers as a free agent in 1986. "I worked out in the gym six days a week after that," Pennison said. "I knew I had to get my weight up if I was going to compete with the guys in the NFL. "Every single game you go up against a guy that is 280 to 300 pounds right in your face.

And everyone is stunting and trying to confuse you." Helton appreciates Pennison's versatility in the Oilers' wide open offense. "We ask Jay to do a lot of things that other centers around the league don't have to do," Helton said. "We have the direct snap (to the running back) and we have rollout blocking patterns that aren't easy to do well. Besides, Jay has to play well every time out because the guy playing behind him (George Yarno) is a mighty tough player also." Pennison has been the Oilers starting center since Helton came to the Oilers in 1986 and demoted veteran Jim Romano. "Jay is a totally unselfish player," Coach Jerry Glanville said.

"I don't think there will be a problem on Jay getting recognition. "Since I've been in the league you get rewarded as an individual for what you did two or three years earlier. That's who makes the Pro Bowl." The Oilers will enter their preseason finale without their lop rusher and receiver from last year. Running back Mike' Rozier is still trying to work out a contract with General Manager Mike Holovak and wide receiver Drew Hill is -maintaining his demand that his 1988 contract be renegotiated. Rozier is represented by his brother Bill, who thinks a contract can be worked out before the season opener Sept.

10. sent to the federal prison in El Reno. The former Sooner quarterback, who would have been a junior this season, pleaded guilty April 26 to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine. He faced a maximum punishment of 27 months in prison and a minimum of 21 months. There is no parole.

Prosecutors said after Thompson entered his plea that new federal sentencing guidelines require that virtually all drug offenders spend some time in prison. By HOMER JACOBS The Daily News LA MARQUE La Marque baseball' player Danny Rambin has decided to mix business with pleasure this fall as he signed a letter of intent with Northwood Institute recently. Rambin will attend the school, which is a business-oriented institution, on a full, four-year scholarship. Rambin was a solid shortstop on the District 24-5A champion Cougars in 1989, batting .375 in district play. He also set a school record for assists during his career.

"It's a business institution and a good school academically, so that had a lot to do with (the decision)," said Rambin. "It was also a four-year school, and that was one of the reasons I chose it." Rambin said he will be converted to a second baseman on the Knights' squad when baseball drills begin. Northwood Institute is an NAIA member and located in Cedar Hill, Texas. Among the schools Northwood is scheduled to play in the upcoming season are Southwest Conference members Arkansas, Baylor and Texas Christian. La Marque's Danny Rambin, center, is joined by his mothS Tmsley and Northwood Institute baseball coach Pat Malcheski as Rambin signed a letter of intent to attend the school on a baseball scholarship.

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