NFL: No replay yet
PALM BEACH, Fla. - NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said instant replay won't return until the league figures out an effective way to merge humans and technology.
What that means is that it will be at least 1997, if ever, when instant replay returns. If the owners approve it - questionable at best - there first will be an experiment next season to see how to overcome the technological glitches in the most favored plan, one allowing referees to make decisions.
In addition to instant replay, the owner heard from Nashville mayor Phil Bredesen on the Houston Oilers' proposed move. The owners might vote this week on Bud Adams' attempt to move the Oilers.
King wins Iditarod
NOME, Alaska - Jeff King took advantage of his rivals impatience to easily win his second Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
King, 39, a former Northern Californian who learned how to mush as a ranger at Denali National Park and Preserve, finished the 1,151-mile race in Nome in 9 days, 5 hours, 43 minutes. It was the second fastest time ever.
Doug Swingley of Simms, Mont., who set the race record of 9 days, 2 hours, 42 minutes last year, finished second in 9 days, 8 hours, 3 minutes.