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sports GIVING POINTERS-Mickey Mouse gives Chicago Bulls star Michael Jordan a few pointers on the new Osprey ridge Golf Course at Walt Disney World resort. Jordan was getting into the swing of things before the NBA Ail-Stir game weekend activities. Best Special Olympic Basketball Players Hold Tournament In City More than 600 of the best Special Olympics basketball players from across the state will converge on Raleigh Feb. 28 for three days of competition in the 1992 North Caro lina Special Olympics Basketball Tournament. NCCU Eagles Aiir For Defense In Recruiting Plan N.C. Central did bang-up busi ness in the Charlotte area during the high-school recruiting seson, signing seven football players in the first stage of the chase for athletes. Included in that group is a couple of Charlotte Post rtll-Stars, wide receiver Nikki Brannon of West Charlotte andTevin Boggan, a West Mecklenburg linebacker. Central, a member of the CLAA, went for defense, signing three line backers, a defensive back and two linemen. The Eagles went for some offensive help as well, signing Antoine Calloway of South Meck lenburg and Brannon, one of the best wide receivers in the area. He helped West Charlotte to the N.C. AAAA championship last season. The Eagles signed: •GregHill, a 6’1”, 232-pound line backer from Providence Day. •Robert Hood, a 6’0”, 200-pound defensive back lrom Providence High. •Henry Bridges, a 6’1”, 240 pound lineman from Providence High. •Brannon, a 5’11”, 160-pound wide receiver from West Charlotte. •Calloway, a 6’2”, 190-pound wide receiver from South Meck lenburg. •Michael Lattimore, a 6’4”, 240 pound defensive lineman from Shelby High. •Bottan, a 6’2”, 195-pound line backer from West Mecklenburg. •John Leake, a 6’2”, 190-pound linebacker from West Mecklenburg. •William Gregory, a 6’3”, 270 pound lineman from Kenan High in Columbia, S.C. N.C. A&T landed one of the state’s premier linemen in Harding’s James Lowery. The Aggies, who had one of the better defensive fronts in Division I-AA last year, beat out a host of schools for Lowery's services. He was named to the Post’s all-star team on offense and defense, the only player so honored. Johnson C. Smith could have a new coach by the end of the week. The school’s search committee narrowed its list to four last week, and Smith President Robert Al bright could make a decision by week’s end. Each finalist inter viewed on campus earlier this week, with three to be recommended by athletic director Horace Small to Albright fv consideration. Competition will be held in indi vidual skills, lead-up team and team competition. Individual skills competition will involve 115 athletes competing in events such as field goal shooting, speed passing, dribbling and re bounding. The scores from each skill [test will determine the athlete’s total score. Five lead-up teams will compete iin a modified half-court basketball competition for athletes not yet ready for full-court team competi tion. Team competition involves full-court competition and will fea ture 40 teams. Thirty-three of the 40 participat ing teams competed in one of four preliminary tournaments on Dec. 14 in Elizabeth City, Jacksonville and Hickory and on Feb. 15 in High Point. All 40 teams will compete in screening games on Feb. otl during the first day of the N CSO L jketball Tournament at N.C. State Univer sity. NCSO Competition Director Julie Trotter anticipates that the 1992 tourney will be made up of six high school/senior and two junior divi sions based on basketball ability, age and gender. North Carolina Special Olympics offers year-round athletic training and sports competition for more than 21,000 athletes with mental retardation. Through a statewide volunteer network of thousands of coaches, sports officials, local pro gram committee members and event organizers, NCSO offers com petition in 18 sports in Olympic type sports on the local and state levels. Take care of yourself First aid care Hunters, fishermen and campers know that nothing can cut short a trip to the outdoors like an injury. A simple sprain or second degree bum could be enough to send everyone packing. But, thanks to recent advances in first aid care, outings do not need to be ham pered by minor injuries. Most of the common injuries sus tained by outdoorsmen, ranging from slight sprains to cuts, scrapes and mi nor burns, do not require professional medical attention. They do. however, call for proper first aid. While old fash ioned first aid kits may contain some of the properequipmenttotreat such inju ries, they are often bulky and inconve nient to pack when space is tight. Hospice Residents Cheer “Magic” Johnson During All-Star Special LOS ANGELES, Calif. (AP>-Ae Earvin “Magic” Johnson sped to ward the basket at ths NBA All-Star Gams, the lunchroom at ths Chris Brownlie Hospice Fab. 9 broke into applause and cheers. "All the way. All the way,” a staff member said, and all the way Johnson went, dropping the ball in the basket for a smooth layup and drawing a loud, “Woooooo” from people watching the game on a big screen television. The All-Star Game held special meaning for people at the Brownlie Hospice, a residential care facility for men and women in the ad vaneded stages of AIDS who have been given six months to live. A half-dozen residents feeling well enough to come downstairs watched the game on television and cheered for Johnson, a former Los Angeles Lakers star who has an nounced he’s infected with the AIDS virus. “He’s one hell of a man," said Melissa Brown, 27, of Monterey, sitting on a couch with a dish of ice cream in her lap as the game broke far a commercial. “He’s sort of like me. He doesn’t give up. The tires fell off and he’s still driving on the ax les.” Ms-. Brown, a hospice resident for five months, found out she was in fected with the human immunodefi ciency virus in 1986 and started feeling the symptoms of a flu associ 3M’s new Ultrathon Line includes five injury specific first aid “kitlets’ designed for outdoorspeople with safety and convenience in mind. The indi vidual kitlets-the Cut Kit, Scrape Kit Minor Bum Kit, Blister Kit and the Sliver Kit - each contain the propei supplies for the first aid treatment of ar individual injury. The kitlets can be purchased separately and are similar ir size to a postcard and about the thick ness of a_matchbook. Because infection caused by im proper cleansing is a common and po tentially serious complication stem ming from minor cuts and scrapes, 3M’s wound cleansing "pain relief pads” are packed in each injury specific kit. Containing the anesthetic agent lidocaine, the textured pads allow for more thorough and adequate cleansing of scrapes and cuts by reducing pain which can interfere with wound cleansing. They are particularly useful with children, since the fear of pain often hinders the cleaning of their cuts and scrapes. The five injury specific kits are available individually or can be pur chased in one package, called the First Aid System Plus, which also contains an instant cold pack and compression bandage. The cold pack requires no refrigeration and is used for minor sprains or contusions to lessen swell ing. Other items in the Ultrathon Line of interest to outdoorspeople include a self-adhering Camouflage Wrap. Fab ric and Boot Protectors, Trail Marker Tape and Cold Weather Masks. For more information on the Ultrathon Line, call (800) 852-3934. HIGH PERFORMANCE NUTRITION Professional Athletic Trainers Say Sports Beverages Give Athletes A Competitive Edge rvuntuv uatiiGiN ill j* ICNMUIlal sports overwhelmingly ommend replacement of fluids to prevent dehy dration, and a properly formulated sports drink to improve athletic per formance, according to results from a recent nationwide survey. All athletic trainers in professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey agreed that drinking fluids is essential to prevent dehydration. Wa ter (mentioned by 98 percent of the trainers) and Gatorade® Thirst Quencher (mentioned by 95 percent of the trainers) were the most fre quently recommended fluid replace ment beverages. More than four in five trainers said it is “extremely impor tant" to consume fluids before and during exercise to maintain optimum athletic performance “We know from first-hand experi ence with some of the best athletes in the world that fluid replacement is a top priority,” said Dean Kleinschmidt, head trainer for the New Orleans Saints and president of the Professional Foot ball Athletic Trainers Society. “It is especially crucial to replace fluids during hot weather or in hot environments when players are per spiring and losing body fluids at ama/ ing rates," Kleinschmidt added. Kleinschmidt was one of 169 athletic trainers surveyed who belong to the Professional Baseball Athletic Train ers Stxricty. National Basketball Train ers association, rroressional football Athletic Trainers Society and Profes sional Hockey Athletic Trainers Soci ety. The survey was conducted by an independent research firm and funded by The Gatorade Company. Athletic trainers are nationally-cer tified health care professionals who are primarily responsible for injury prevention and rehabilitation among athletes. Dehydration occurs when the body loses more fluids than are replaced. As fluid levels are depleted, the body's ability to transport blood and energy providing carbohydrates to working muscles is inhibited, which typically results in a decline of athletic perfor mance. Ninety-six percent of the ath letic trainers surveyed said properly formulated sports drinks can prevent dehydration and improve the body's ability to perform. Experts note that the overall effec tiveness of sports beverages is mea sured by four factors: its ability to re place fluids rapidly; provide energy for working muscles; taste good to encourage frequent consumption; and help maintain essential fluid balances in the body. "It's important to remember that you can become dehydrated after as little as M) minutes of work or exer cise," said Robert Murruy. Ph.D„ di rector of the Gatorade Exercise Physi ology Laboratory in Barrington. II.. Murray noted other red flags to keep in mind. “Ingesting carbonated bever ages during exercise may cause gas trointestinal distress.” he explained. "And caffeine, which is a diuretic may actually promote fluid loss, so it should be avoided." Independent research indicates that sports drinks like Gatorade, which contain six percent carbohy drate in the form of sucrose and glu cose, are absorbed into the body through the small intestine more ef fectively than water. Carbohydrate is vital since it supplies an added source of energy to working muscles, while minerals, including sodium and potassium, are placed in sports drinks to facilitate fluid absorption and encourage consumption. Research also confirms that Gatorade is absorbed much faster than beverages which contain concentra tions greater than 10 percent carbohy drate, such as soda and fruit juice. Sixty-nine percent of athletic train ers surveyed agreed that it is extremely important that a sports drink supply energy .and electrolytes (salts). More than half said sports drinks should be non-carbonated. while 46 percent felt the drinks should be non-caffeinatcd. Gatorade is made by Tlie Gatorade Company, a subsidiary of Stokely-Van Camp. Inc. Stokely-Van Camp is a subsidiary of The Quaker Oats Com pany. •ted with AIDS three years later. She called Johneon an inspira tion. "He shows you that you have to live each and every day to the full est,” she said. "Each day is blessed.” Her praise of Johneon echoed across Los Angeles, especially by those who work for organizations serving people with AIDS and HIV. “I found it very exciting and very emotional,” said Anthony Spravue, spokesman for AIDS Project Los Angeles. “The message that this sends is that people with HIV should not be ostracized, they should not be shuffled away. They're around us, and they're part of our society and we should wel come them.” At the non-profit Brownlie Hos pice, tucked ofT the side of a street gear Dodger Stadium, the All-Star Game started at the same time lunch was being served. 'Die eating area and adjacent tele vision room are light and comfort able, decorated with two blue couches and firamed prints. Paper Valentine’s Day hearts hung by rib bons from the ceiling and walls. The hospice, which has 18 men and four women, helps people cope with dying and helps the living cope and loss. Residents generally take only pain medication, their disease having progressed so far. They have agreed to come here to die,” said Jennifer Gaeta, the hoepice’e executive director. During the game, most resident* stayed in their beds and many of those who came downstairs watched only the first few minutes after the tipoff. One man sat quietly at the end of a couch through the first quarter, then went back to hie room. Others clapped at good plays, not just for Johnson but for other play ers. But when Johnson scored on an other layup, the reaction was the loudest. “That’s the way you do it," Joseph Walker, wearing a blue tenrycloth bathrobe, said from a lunch table. A former dancer and singer, Walker, 32, of Los Angeles quietly sang the last few words of the Na tional Anthem as it was performed before the game by Michael Bolton. Walker found out he had the AIDS virus six years ago, but re fused to let it stop him. He went on to appear in the roller-skating spec tacle “Starlight Express” when it toured through Germany. In March of last year, Walker could skate no more and quit the tour. He has been at the hospice for M* past two weeks. “I think Johnson should continue to play,” said Walker, “until his body tells him he can’t.” Legal Entanglements Drain Tyson’s Wealth WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP>— Much of the estimated $100 million Mike tyson earned as a fighter has been drained by legal entangle ments, aides and extravagance, the Washington Post reported recently. Tyson, the youngest man ever to win the heavyweight title, com manded big money for television rights and product endorsements as well as huge purses. He has a 30,000-square-foot Ohio mansion, a multimillion-dollar jewelry collec tion and 30 telephone-equipped cars to show for it But Tyson said his net worth was lies than $15 million last year. Sources told the Poet that since then, he has spent an estimated $5 million on legal fees and luxury spending. “I spent a lot’ Tyson said in a deposition last year. “I got a lot of goodies.’ The Post quoted sources saying that Tyson will pay Williams and Connolly, a Washington-based law firm, about $2 million for defending him against the rape charge on which he was convicted in Indian apolis. But even before that accord ing to Tyson's adviser, Don King, the fighter paid “several million dol lars” to defend himself against law suits alleging libel, breach of con tract and sexual assault. Tyson lost at least $15 million last fall when an injury forced him to withdraw from a fight against champion Evander Holyfield. He has continued to spend freely, paying $50,000 over four yean to a hypnotist, according to King, build* ing a movie theater at his estate and buying luxury cars for himself and his fKends. In a lawsuit pending in U.8. Dis trict Court in New York, Tyson claims his former manager, Bill Cayton, and his former partner, Jimmy Jacobs, defrauded him of more than $1 million, Cayton denies the charges. Jacobs died in March 1988, four months before Tyson turned his career over to King. King told the Post he received 33.3 percent of Tyson’s boxing reve nues. St. Aug’s Wins CIAA Indoor Track Honors RICHMOND, Va.—St. August ine’s College continued its domi nance by winning the men's title at the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships at the Arthur Ashe Center. The Falcons easily outdistanced second-place Norfolk State, 1211/2 to 99. Keith Holley, last year’s in door national champion in the triple jump, led the chaise. He wan the long jump and triple jump. Shaw was eighth. STRONG REBOUNDER-Anthony Beedie, No. 5~5, a 6’9" 260 pound Junior contor from Jot Nigeria grabbed 10 rebeundt and scored 9 points ton Thursday night la help Saint Augusdno's to a 79-78 CiAA victory over St. Paris. The Falcons Improved to (3-9 Southern Division, 12-14 ovorad) going into Wednesday’s opening round of the CIAA Basketball Tournament in m»fcntni| Virginia. (Photo by James Ottos)
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