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COMING FRIDAY: HOW FAMILIES OF PRO ATHLETES DEAL WITH FAME, NOTORIETY TENNIS F2 MARK BRADLEY FI COLLEGE BASEBALL Fl SCOREBOARD FS WEDNESDAY, MAY 2001 INSIDE Dudes up 2-0: Hornets remain stingless in Milwaukee as Jama Mashbum (24) scores 19 points but sees his team lose 91-90 in Game 2. F6 Penguins rally, force Game 7 Mario lemleux scores with 1:18 left to tie the game before beating the Sabres 5-2 in overtime. F5 TODAY ON TV Best bet It's Game 7 for Devils vs. Leafs (7 p.m. ESPN2) and Kings vs.

Avs 10 p.m. ESPN). Fun listings, F2 SPOTLIGHT Today's poster Vinee Carter has the RaDtors fl vine in ON THE WEB Johnny Benson's favorite Web sites WNBA's Sparks dare to court new market A-Rod salary calculator. F2 CONTACT US Robert Mashbum Sports editor rmashbumta ajc.com 404-526-5853 It the NBA If piayous. Quick, rich deal for Vick Six-year contract could max out at $62 million for Falcons' No.

1 overall pick. By Ken Suglura ksugiuraajc.com Flowery Branch Michael Vick's occupational history includes stints as a house painter and lifeguard. This morning, when he autographs his first NFL contract, the Virginia Tech quarterback will officially add football player to the list, and let's just say he's moved out of 1040EZ territory. After 2V5 weeks of cleaning up fine print, the Falcons and Vick's representatives have agreed on a six-year contract with a potential value of $62 million over the first three years. Vick owes a thank you to his soon-to-be mentor, quarterback Chris Chandler, who restructured his contract to clear salary cap room for Vick.

While the value of Chandler's 2001 payout stays the same $5 million the new contract will have a salary cap value of $4.1 million, a cap savings of $2.7 million. Vick's cap number for 2001 is $2.5 million. The reworked contract also makes it more certain that Chandler will start the season as the Falcons' quarterback. Under the old contract, it would have cost the Falcons $1.8 million in salary cap room had they released Chandler after June 1. With the redone contract, a release would cost them $2.7 million in cap room.

chief negotiator. The proceedings have been relatively pain-free. While a standoff between the San Diego Chargers and Vick's agents helped lead to the trade of the top pick to the Falcons for three draft picks and wide receiver Tim Dwight, the Falcons have been comfortable with the contract structure from the start Richardson praised team president Taylor Smith, as well as Falcons coach Dan Reeves and Sullivan and Colona, for their commitment to finishing the deal. "Everyone has to be working toward the same goals to get that done," Richardson said. Vick will receive a signing bonus of $3 million, a first-year salary of $2 million and a guaranteed $15.3 million.

Falcons general manager Harold Richardson received approval Tuesday from the NFL Management Council on the complex deal for the first overall pick of the April draft. "He's feeling good and just glad that everything is over," said Brenda Boddie, Vick's mother and the proud new owner of a black Cadillac SUV, a gift from her son. Vick, his mother and agents Mike Sullivan and Andre Colona arrived in Atlanta Tuesday night and will take care of the paperwork this morning at the team's headquarters. A 10:30 a.m. press conference will follow to announce the signing.

"It's something that's obviously important to the franchise, and we're pleased," said Richardson, the team's Michael Vkk is guaranteed $15.3 million over the first three years of his deal, and his signing bonus is a cap-friendly $3 million. TERENCE MOORE One of ouf genera! sports columnists e-mail: tlmajcaol.com USGA shames a legend, itself She was stoic for so long. In fact, throughout Nancy Lopez's humiliation Tuesday at the Standard Club in Duluth, where she foolishly was forced to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open, her spirit was as strong as her game was weak. According to Esther Lee, among the two wide-eyed golfers teamed with Lopez for the day, "No matter what was happening out there, she was a model on how to control your emotions." This was some trick for Lopez.

After all, she was the antithesis of her Hall of Fame self from the time her opening drive shot off a tree into the middle of nowhere. Even so, she was composed after signing a scorecard that featured four strokes more than the 74 needed to qualify for that U.S. Open trip next month to Southern Pines, N.C. Only 14 of the 1 1 1 golfers made the cut, and none was this 44-year-old legend who joked and smiled and philosophized in the aftermath. "I told one of the women I was playing with that you're old enough to be my daughter," she said, chuckling, before somebody asked Lopez about losing the chance to try to win her first U.S.

Open. She's 0-for-22 in the event, and she's finished second four times. Then somebody else mentioned that this would be the first time Lopez would miss a U.S. Open as a pro for reasons other than the births of her three children. PLEASE SEE Moore, F2 Johnson exits after fanning 20 Shannon Wommack State cross GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL STATE TRACK MEET Champion makeovers Title defenders also seek new ones after changes in classification, schools 3,200 meters champ in Class AAA.

Seeks 3,200 repeat and first 1,600 title. CURTIS COMPTON Staff ASSOCIATED PRESS Phoenix Randy Johnson became the fourth pitcher to strike out 20 batters in nine innings, but was taken out as the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cincinnati Reds went to extra innings tied 1-1 Tuesday night. Johnson, whose previous nine-inning high was 19 for Seattle against Oakland on June 24, 1997, missed out on the chance to join Roger Clemens and Kerry Wood as the record-holders for a nine-inning game because Arizona could not finish off the Reds in regulation. Johnson threw 124 pitches, 92 for strikes, and walked none. He had 18 strikeouts in the first eight innings, then struck out pinch-hitter Deion Sanders on three pitches leading off the ninth.

Johnson gave up a groundout to Donnie Sadler, then struck out Juan Castro swinging. The pitcher raised his right arm in celebration and tipped his cap as he walked off the field. By Michael Lee mleeajc.com IF YOU GO Where: Hugh lit' Mills Stadium, fi r. arietta High junior Tissilli Rogers bursts from the blocks as if longer battles with Class AA competitors, since St. Pius jumped two classifications -to Class AAAA.

But this weekend, at the girls state track meet in Albany, the Rogers cousins expect to make Hugh Mills Stadium their turf again. "We should go one and one at state this weekend," Tissilli Rogers said. "Rogers, Rogers: state champions." They aren't the only ones Albany. When: Thursday (4 p.m.); Friday (9 a.m. field events; 5 p.m.

running); Saturday (12:15 p.m.). she's been shot from a cannon, then kicks her legs out with a stride that 100-meter dash competitors in Georgia have been chasing the past three years. St. Pius senior long s1 I 1 1 1 Padres pester Maddux for a dozen hits jumper Dana Rogers explodes through her nine-step approach, lunges forward, then kicks her legs out to go distances that long jump competitors in the state have yet to match this season. There have been changes in both Ms.

Rogers' neighborhoods. When Tissilli, the two-time defending champion in the 100, comes home from a long day of school and training, she no longer puts on a red Walton sweater, but instead dons a blue Marietta one. And Dana, a Georgia Tech signee who won the Class AA titles in the long jump and 100 hurdles last May, no seeking to make noise for the second year in a row. Heritage senior Shannon Wommack is the defending champ in the 3,200 and she won the state cross-country meet last fall. She won the 800 as a freshman, but she is still searching for that elusive title in the 1,600 "That would be nice," she said.

Then, there is Chamblee junior Simone Parker a rare blend of strength and speed who will be all over the stadium this weekend. She set a Class AA record last year in the discus PLEASE SEE Track, F2 DAN ROGERS RENEE' HANNANS Staff Last year's Class AA champ in 100 hurdles and long jump. Now in Class AAAA, where she will try to win both of those events as well as thetriplejumpandthe 1,600 relay. By Carroll Rogers crogersajc.com San Diego For all that Greg Maddux has accomplished the past eight seasons as LOUIE FAVORITE Staff Nancy Lopez fell four shots short in her U.S. Women's Open sectional qualifier at the Standard Club.

PADRES 7, BRAVES 1 Two-time state 100 meters champ at Walton. Now at Marietta, she is looking to win her third title in the 100, first in the 200 and anchor the 400 relay. TISSILLI ROGERS ONAJC.COM Get more AJC Sports on the Internet: columns, notes packages and opinion polls, onlyatajc.comsports I a Brave, this routine is new: the Jekyll and run-and-Hyde. Maddux got battered for a season-high 12 hits by the San Diego Padres in a 7-1 loss Tuesday night to open the Braves' six-game Western road trip. In his previous start, Maddux had struck out 14 in a shutout of Milwaukee.

The 12 hits in six innings were the most Maddux has allowed since the Yankees got 13 hits off him last June 3. He spent every inning but his last Tuesday night pitching from the stretch. The most amazing part was that he'd Jw A i I Today's opponent: San Diego Padres. When; where: 10:05 p.m.; Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego. TV; radio: Fox Sports Net; WSB-AM (750).

The NCAA will experiment with ump balls again in the 2001-02 men's college basketball season. Which do you prefer to settle held balls? 0 A jump 0 Possession arrow To vote, log on to ajc.comsports Braves on ajc.com: Check our new features audio of your favorite Braves players along with updated April statistics are now part of ourCybercards (below). Also: Major league standings. BSS! allowed only two runs through four innings. But when pitcher Mike Jarvis singled up the middle with the bases loaded and two out in the third, his deficit doubled.

For the third time this season, the Braves failed to win three in a row. They haven't gone this long in a season without winning three in a row since 1988, when it took them 63 games. If the Braves make a trade, what do they need most? Starting pitcher 28 Relief pitcher 2 Power hitter 60 Bench help 10 RENEE' HANNANS Staff Class AA state-record holder in discus (134-10). Now in Class AAA, PARKER where she als0 comPetes in the 400 tne snot and 40 reay- ANDY SHARP Staff I mm THE ATLANTA 'jOURNAd'CONSTITUTION AJC.COM EVERY SECTION, (VERY DAY.