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Disgruntled Chicago Bulls forward Scottie Pippen has told a Chicago
radio station that it's ``time to move on'', and that he doesn't care
what happens to the team after this season. The seven-time All-Star has
been involved in a long-running dispute with Bulls management, and says
that when this season is over, ``I'm gone.''
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Andre Agassi will not only be looking to clinch a United States
first-round Davis Cup victory over Russia today, but he is also seeking
American Davis Cup history when he faces Yevgeny Kafelnikov at Stone
Mountain Park in Georgia.
With the United States leading the best-of-five series, 2-1, Agassi
could break Bill Tilden's American record for consecutive Davis Cup
singles victories with 17, dating back to 1991. The 27-year-old Agassi
improved to 25-4 lifetime in Davis Cup play Saturday with a straight-set
victory over Marat Safin, an 18-year-old playing in his first Davis Cup
match.
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The Oakland Athletics and New York Yankees both lost their respective
closers due to injury on Sunday. The A's Mike Fetters and New York's
Mariano Rivera were both hurt in New York's 9-7, 10-inning win at
Oakland.
Fetters appeares to have suffered the more serious of the two
injuries and is expected to miss three weeks with a strained left calf
muscle. Rivera aggravated a lingering groin injury.
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The St. Louis Rams acquired veteran quarterback Steve Bono from the
Green Bay Packers on Sunday for a late-round pick in the 1999 draft.
Bono, who backed up MVP Brett Favre last season, will battle Will Furrer
for the same role with the Rams. Mark Rypien, who played behind Tony
Banks in St. Louis last year, signed as a free agent with the Atlanta
Falcons
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Florida State junior quarterback Dan Kendra, who was expected to
start for the Seminoles this fall, will undergo surgery on Thursday to
repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Kendra was
injured during Florida State's annual intra-squad contest on Saturday.
The amount of time he'll miss will be determined after this week's
surgery.
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By Eric Allen (UPI)
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