Internationally
Forget downs Edberg at Swiss Indoors
BASEL, Switzerland - Guy Forget beat second-seeded Stefan Edberg 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of the $800,000 Swiss Indoors tennis tournament. Defending champion and top-seeded Michael Stich won easily, and No. 4 Wayne Ferreira and No. 5 Marc Rosset also advanced.
U.S. volleyball team defeats Germany
ATHENS, Greece - The United States beat Germany 3-1 (15-13, 14-16, 15-4, 15-10) Thursday in the first round of the men's World Volleyball Championship.
Nationally
Committee OKs limit on baseball exemption
WASHINGTON - For the first time in 72 years, a congressional committee approved a bill to limit baseball's antitrust exemption.
The legislation has little chance of becoming law, yet the players' association viewed it as the first step toward ending the owners' legal monopoly, a status created by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1922.
The bill would allow players to sue if owners unilaterally impose work rules, such as a salary cap.
NBA gives initial approval to Tarpley return
DALLAS - The NBA has tentatively approved Roy Tarpley's request for reinstatement, The Dallas Morning News reported today.
Tarpley, the Mavericks' first-round draft choice in 1986, averaged 12.6 points and 10.5 rebounds in five seasons. Tarpley received what was then termed a lifetime suspension on Oct. 16, 1991, when he became a third-time offender of the league's drug program by refusing to take a drug test.
NBA announces increase in salary cap
NEW YORK - The NBA announced the salary cap will increase from $15.175 million in 1993-94 to $15.964 in 1994-95. The minimum team salary, which all NBA teams must meet, will be $12.924 million.
Humphries, Meggett win NFL honors
NEW YORK - Quarterback Stan Humphries of the San Diego Chargers and running back David Meggett of the New York Giants are the NFL's offensive players of the month for September.
Buffalo's Bruce Smith and Minnesota's Jack Del Rio won respective defensive honors.
Deion Sanders, who had a 74-yard interception return for a touchdown in his first start for San Francisco, is the NFC's defensive player of the week. Minnesota quarterback Warren Moon was the conference's offensive player of the week. In the AFC, Seattle running back Chris Warren and Bills linebacker Cornelius Bennett were honored.
Browns' Metcalf, Turner convicted
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio - Cleveland Browns running back Eric Metcalf and wide receiver Eric Turner were fined and given suspended jail sentences after being convicted of reckless driving. The two players were arrested Sept. 13 after a motorist complained that they appeared to be drag racing on Interstate 480 in this Cleveland suburb. Metcalf was fined $1,250 and given a 30-day suspended sentence. Turner was fined $500 and given a 10-day suspended sentence.