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I just wanted to let you know that while we were sleeping another major professional sports league passed us by. In recent months, we had not one, but two prospective ownership groups interested in giving us a membership in the rapidly expanding Canadian Football League. And both groups wrote "still sleeping" after our name. Maybe owner Jay Acton of the former Peninsula Pilots was right when he called us the "sleeping giant" of professional sports. The only problem is, we refuse to wake up and realize we have the population base to go toe-to-toe with such major league cities as Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Buffalo.

Sal Biondo, a Northern Virginia businessman, said he looked into the Hampton Roads area back in September. It was his plan to buy the struggling Hamilton franchise of the CFL.and move it south of the border. His first choice was Baltimore, but he didn't think the city would allow a CFL team to play there while it pursued a National Football League franchise. His second choice was Hampton Roads, and his third choice was Orlando. He found a decent enough stadium in Orlando but couldn't negotiate a decent rental agreement.

In Hampton Roads, he took one look at antiquated, Foreman Field on the Old Dominion University campus our biggest and best facility, believe it i or not and decided there was nothing to negotiate. Larry Smith, commissioner of the CFL, said another prospective owner submitted an application for Hampton Roads but quickly withdrew it after finding no suitable playing facility. I don't know about you, but I find this whole situation disgraceful. Here we are, the 27th largest metropolitan area in the country, and we see major league franchises in smaller areas such as Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Buffalo, Green Bay and Jacksonville. And we continue to sit idly by while the CFL goes into smaller cities such as Las Vegas and Shreveport, La.

Just thought you'd like to know. Go back to sleep. Sources in Baltimore say that city could have an NFL franchise by 1995 if owner Jack Kent Cooke of the Redskins would forget about building his stadium in Laurel, 14 miles from Baltimore. Los Angeles Rams owner Georgia Frontiere is said to be interested in relocating in either Baltimore or St. Louis.

And the loading vans are warming up in Tampa Bay. One of those franchises could be in Baltimore if Cooke would just forget about Maryland and let Gov. George Allen of Virginia build him a nice stadium near Dulles Airport. Perhaps that's why Cooke is fighting so hard for the rich Washington-Baltimore corridor. Perhaps he knows if he doesn't claim Maryland, he'll lose it.

Every time I watch one of those Tonya Harding-Nancy Kerrigan "exclu-sives" on such network television shows as A Current Affair, Inside Edition and Hard Copy, I feel like I need to take a shower and wash away the slime. Let's see, the Redskins would need to shell out about $3 million per year to sign unproven quarterback Scott Mitchell of Miami. And there's talk of sending two first round draft picks to Indianapolis for quarterback Jeff George, a notorious head case. Doesn't incumbent Mark Rypien look better every day? The early line has the Redskins losing free agents Ricky Sanders to San Diego and Brian Mitchell to the New York Jets. Washington will make offers to fullback Daryl Johnston and guard John Gesek of Dallas, defensive end William Fuller of Houston, linebacker Ken Harvey of Phoenix, and guard Mike Schad of Philadelphia.

Nancy Kerrigan, above, smiles widely during her free skating program, but her hopes were dashed when an emotional Oksana Baiul, right, slips ahead of her to win the gold medal. ap HAMAR, Norway Nancy Kerrigan has compared her Olympic journey to reading a book, a book she couldn't wait to finish so she could see how it ended. "I love mysteries," she said. The Nancy Kerrigan Story this chapter, at least ended as mysteriously as a Cold War spy thriller Friday night. Kerrigan, 24, of Stoneham, got the silver medal and 16-year-old Oksana Baiul won the gold.

Chen Lu, 17, took the bronze, giving China its first-ever figure skating medal. Tonya Harding, the embattled U.S. champion, finished eighth overall. She was in tears and had actually stopped skating after she had botched her opening jump due to a faulty shoelace. She was allowed to fix the lace and skate over.

The gold rush couldn't have been any closer, with Baiul earning first-place votes from five judges and Kerrigan getting four. Did Kerrigan think she won the gold medal? "For me, in my mind and my heart, I did," she said. "I thought it was great, and I had fun. "I was really proud of myself. To watch the American flag raised for all the effort I've put in the past year was thrilling." In Kerrigan's corner: Great Britain, the United States, Japan and Canada.

In Baiul's corner: Poland, Czech Republic, Ukraine, China and Germany. The German judge, Jan Hoffman, was a former East German skater, while the Ukrainian judge, Alfred Koritek, is the father of Stanislav Koritek, Baiul's childhood coach. Those obvious political overtones shades of the old East vs. West sports rivalries caused some grumbling. "The results tonight should have been reversed," said Louis Stong, a Canadian coach.

"The judges love that Oksana stands in front of them and smiles her smiles that's what passes for 'artistic fumed Paul Wylie, the 1992 Olympic silver medalist who is close friends 1 .1 i ilia.1 1 "i Some journalists find the code to break into Tonya Harding's computer mail, but say they didn't An4 FINAL RESULTS 1. Oksana Baiul, Ukraine 2, Nancy Kerrigan, United States 3. Chen Lu, China 4. Surya Bonaly, France 5. Yuka Sato, Japan 6.

Tanja Szewczenko, Germany ieau any ui tut? 1 7. Katanna Witt, Germany 8. Tonya Harding, United States 3 messages. B7. Lillehammer It was a biz- zare ending to the Tonya Harding saga at the Winter Olympics.

B8. Tommy Moe finishes fifth in the men's combined downhill skiing, but he's satisfied with his overall performance, which includes a gold and silver medal. Briefs, B8. Once again, Harding took to the ice without wearing the dress Smithfield's Cindy Winn custom-designed for her because, reports from Norway say, it didn't fit. Insider, B8.

MEDAL TABLE. B8. TODAY 1-6 p.m. Hockey (bronze medal game, gold medal preview); biathalon report; figure skating (exhibitions); short track speedskating (men's 500m, women's 1000m, men's 5000m relay) 7-1 1 p.m. Figure skating (exhibitions); alpine skiing (women's slalom); hockey report; bobsled (four-man) 11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m.

General report. Please see OlymplcsB7 Spartans stifle HU in CIA A tourney By Candy McCrary Daily Press in the second half. The Spartans (25-4), ranked 11th in NCAA Division II, will play third-ranked Virginia Union (24-2) for the championship tonight at about 8:30. Virginia Union beat Fayetteville State 83-78 in Friday's second semifinal. David Saunders led the Pirates with 15 points, but he was the only HU player in double figures.

NSU had four double-figure scorers Corey Williams and Car- nell Penn with 17 each, Daryl Tutler with 1 1 and Sean Bell with 10. A 33-32 HU halftime lead disappeared when the Pirates (21-8) went four minutes without scoring early in the second stanza. Although HU's shooting was cold the Pirates shot 38 percent from the floor the Spartans handed HU plenty of oppor- Please see HUB6 Christopher Newport's men battle back to beat Ferrum 92-90 in the semifinals of the Dixie Conference Tournament B6. Hampton University's women move into the CIAA final by beating Norfolk State, ending the Spartans' quest for a fourth straight trip to the championship game. B7.

Karen Barefoot becomes the only player in NCAA history with 2,000 points and 1 ,000 assists, but Christopher Newport loses to Methodist in the Dixie Conference women's semifinals. B7. Virginia reserve Chris Havlicek is ending a lackluster career. B6. WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.

Scoring droughts and a failure to capitalize on key opportunities put an abrupt end to Hampton University's CIAA Tournament run Friday. The Pirates fell 69-59 to Norfolk State in a semifinal of the conference tournament at Joel Coliseum after going through four- and five-minute dry spells Kecoughtan gets its revenge v. I i Warriors dominate Ferguson in Peninsula title rematch By Mlk Keech Daily Press AUTO RACING. Geoff Bodine wins the pole for Sunday's Goodwrench 500 at Rockingham. Mark Martin is second, giving Ford a sweep of the front row.

B2. HOCKEY. The Hampton Roads Admirals knock off the Columbus Chill 7-4 as their new "secret weapon" makes his debut. B4. NBA.

Dominique Wilkins isn't happy about his trade from Atlanta to the Los Angeles Clippers. B5. Lit I I Inside on B3 Menchville overcomes Hampton and the flu bug to win the Peninsula District girls basketball championship. The 60-39 victory, with one starter out and another whose playing time was limited, is the Monarchs' 24th straight. Menchville's Nick White and Warwick's Jimmy Alston are still alive in the Group AAA state wrestling tournament, but Hampton's top wrestler, Howard Rainey, was disqualified for not making weight.

Tabb trails 11-0, but rallies to beat York 55-52 in the Bay Rivers District championship game. "We heard the loud noise and music coming from their dressing room next to ours before the game. We wanted to be the ones making the noise after the game." Both teams enter Tuesday's Eastern Region tournament quarterfinals with 20-6 records after splitting their four games this season. Ferguson hosts a 7 p.m. game against Beach District tournament champion Green Run.

Kecoughtan plays at Beach District regular-season champion Cox at 7 p.m. Harper spurred Kecoughtan offensively just like he had in the semifinals and scored 23 points. Abraham added 16 points and 10 rebounds. Kecoughtan dominated the backboards and Ferguson missed 32 of its first 45 shots in falling behind 45-30 after three quarters. "We knew we had to keep them off the boards, but we didn't," Ferguson coach George Walters said.

"That really hurt us. Kecoughtan FORT EUSTIS Highly-motivated Kecoughtan got revenge and the Peninsula District boys' basketball tournament title that came with it Friday night. The Warriors humbled Ferguson 66-53, eight days after losing to the same Mariners in a playoff for the district's regular-season title. An Anderson Field House crowd of 2,200 saw tournament MVP Brett Harper combine with his frontcourt partners Nsilo Abraham and Jermaine McClees to scuttle the. Mariners.

"We really wanted this one after what happened in the playoff game," said McClees, who contributed 11 points and 16 rebounds in joining Harper and Abraham on the all-tournament team. 247-4647 FOR SCORES. For the latest sports scores 24 hours a day, call the Daily Press Sports Scoreline at 247-4647. Kecoughtan's Brett Harper dunks after a first-half Steal. Kenneth SilverDaily Press Jerry Mlcco, Sports Editor: 247-4638 Please see.