Football
UCLA WOES: It's possible UCLA will be without its starting quarterback, leading rusher and top receiver Saturday when the No. 12 Bruins face No. 20 Oregon.
Quarterback Ryan Fien (concussion, shoulder) is out; running back Karim Abdul-Jabbar (back) is doubtful; and wide receiver Kevin Jordan (neck) is questionable, UCLA coach Terry Donahue said.
OILERS AGREEMENT: The Houston Oilers are considering an agreement that would keep the team in Houston through the 1997 season.
The agreement would end the team's federal lawsuit against the city, Harris County and Astrodome USA. The Oilers' lawsuit, filed last month, claims the defendants have conspired to keep the team from leaving.
The Oilers, who want a new domed stadium in Houston, are negotiating with Nashville, Tenn., about moving to a new stadium there for the 1998 season.
CARDINALS HURTING: The Arizona Cardinals probably will face the Detroit Lions and Barry Sanders on Sunday without their two best defenders against the run.
The Cardinals said that defensive tackle Eric Swann will have an arthroscopic procedure today on his right knee to repair cartilage and any damaged ligaments. He is expected to be out at least 4-6 weeks.
Also, linebacker Eric Hill is hobbled by a pulled right calf. He will not practice this week, but has not yet been ruled out for the game.
TURNER OUT FOR SEASON: Fullback Kevin Turner of the Philadelphia Eagles will likely will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury.
Also, tackle Lester Holmes might be out 3-6 weeks with a knee injury.
Turner had surgery to repair both the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee. Holmes was also scheduled for surgery for a torn medial collateral ligament as well as cartilage in his right knee.
NFL APPEAL: A group of NFL practice squad players whose $30 million award was reduced by an appeals court, have appealed the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The money had been awarded to the players, who in 1989 received flat payments of $1,000 a week. The NFL Players Association claimed they would otherwise have negotiated salaries of $5,000 per week.
But the decision, in which 235 players were awarded $30 million by a jury in 1992, was reversed last spring by the U.S. District Court of Appeals.
Hockey
HALL OF FAME: Larry Robinson, the longtime Montreal Canadiens defenseman and current Los Angeles Kings head coach, was unanimously selected for the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Other named to the Hall are the late Fred "Bun" Cook, in the veteran players' category, and Bill Torrey and Gunther Sabetzki, in the builders' category. Cook helped the New York Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1927 and 1933.
Torrey, president of the Florida Panthers, was general manager of the New York Islanders when they won they four straight Stanley Cups in the early 1980s.
Robinson won six Stanley Cups as a player and one as an assistant coach of the New Jersey Devils last season.
DEVILS SUSPEND LEMIUEX: Claude Lemieux, the playoffs MVP of the Stanley Cup champion New Jersey Devils, was suspended for not reporting to training camp.
At issue is the validity of a $5.2 million contract negotiated for Lemieux by his former agent, Steve Freyer. Lemieux reportedly signed a fax of that agreement.
However, the right wing then made Howard Silber his agent, and they maintain the contract is not valid because he never signed the actual contract.
LEETCH INJURED: All-Star defenseman Brian Leetch of the New York Rangers could miss up to two weeks because of a stress fracture of the right foot.
And in Vancouver, British Columbia, the Canucks opened training camp without captain Trevor Linden.
Linden, a restricted free-agent, is expected to re-sign with the Canucks after failing to receive offers from other teams.
SIGNED: The Philadelphia Flyers signed All-Star left wing John LeClair to a new contract, the team announced.
LeClair, 26, was 10th in the NHL in scoring last season with 26 goals and 28 assists in 46 games with Montreal and Philadelphia.
NOT GUILTY: Edmonton Oilers right wing Kirk Maltby was found not guilty of assaulting a man outside a bar last spring.
Meanwhile, the Oilers re-signed Bill Ranford, giving the free-agent goaltender a one-year, $3 million contract.
Ranford, 28, was 15-20-3 with a 3.62 goals-against average in 40 games last season.
Basketball
CONTRACT EXTENSION: Villanova extended the contract of men's basketball coach Steve Lappas through the 1999-2000 season, athletic director Gene DeFilippo said.
Lappas, 41, who took over for Rollie Massimino following the 1991-92 season, is 53-39 with the Wildcats. Villanova won the 1994 National Invitation Tournament.
INELIGIBLE: Two Louisville basketball players have been ruled academically ineligible for the coming season, coach Denny Crum said.
Jason Osborne, a 6-foot-8 junior forward, and Alex Sanders, a 6-7 sophomore guard, could be back by January if they meet NCAA academic requirements in the fall.
MEEK GOES TO TURKEY: Erik Meek, a former Duke forward selected 41st overall by the Houston Rockets in the 1995 NBA draft, has signed a one-year deal with Galatasaray in Istanbul, Turkey.
Boxing
TYSON SETTLEMENT: Mike Tyson won't have to interrupt his training in Las Vegas to appear in court today on a sexual assault charge.
His accuser, Phyliss Polaner, former publicist for Tyson's ex-wife, and the former heavyweight champion's attorneys agreed on a settlement, said John Trombadore, Tyson's New Jersey-based attorney.
Track and field
POLE VAULT RECORD: Daniela Bartova of the Czech Republic broke her women's pole vault record, leaping 13 feet, 10 inches, in an international competition in the town of Salgotarjan.
Bartova had set the previous record of 13-93/4 at Linz, Austria, Aug. 22.