Football
BENGALS WAIVE WALSH: Quarterback John Walsh, who left BYU after his junior year, has been waived by the Cincinnati Bengals to make room for rookies Damon Huard of Washington and Kerry Joseph of McNeese State. They will compete for the No. 3 spot behind starter Jeff Blake and backup Erik Wilhelm.
Walsh was the 14th and last QB taken in the 1995 NFL draft, selected by the Bengals in the seventh and final round. A lack of mobility was cited as his liability.
He dislocated a kneecap in an off-the-field accident and spent the season on the inactive list.
IRVIN CASE: The man who made a secret videotape that purportedly shows Michael Irvin with cocaine claims to have helped Dallas Cowboys players buy a house where they held wild parties and used drugs.
"They'd mix cocaine and marijuana and smoke it that way," Dennis Pedini said in an interview with Fort Worth's KXAS-TV. A former security installer and Cowboys employee, Pedini said he fronted for the players in the purchase of "the White House" near the team's Valley Ranch facility.
OILERS REFERENDUM: Nashville voters approved a referendum - 59 percent to 41 percent - to bring the Oilers from Houston to Tennessee for the 1998 season, if not earlier.
POLICE THEORY: Just before his arrest, former NFL Pro Bowl linebacker Lawrence Taylor swallowed the fake crack cocaine he was accused of buying from an undercover officer, police say.
REED CONTRACT: Andre Reed, Buffalo's career receiving leader, signed a three-deal with the Bills for $3.4 million.
Baseball
NO DISCIPLINE FOR SCHOTT: Baseball declined to discipline Cincinnati Reds owner Marge Schott for her latest remarks about Adolf Hitler - remarks for which she apologized because they "offended many people."
However, acting commissioner Bud Selig left open the possibility he would take action against Schott at a later date, said a top baseball official, speaking on the condition he not be identified.
CONE HAS ANEURYSM: David Cone, sidelined by numb fingers, has a small aneurysm in his right arm that is treatable, the New York Yankees said.
LANGSTON ON DL: One day after an MRI exam revealed a slight cartilage tear in his right knee, left-hander Mark Langston was placed on the disabled list by the California Angels. Langston, scheduled to undergo arthroscopic surgery today, is expected to be out six to eight weeks.
Basketball
ABDUR-RAHIM GOING PRO: California forward Shareef Abdur-Rahim became the second freshman to declare his eligibility for the NBA draft, tearfully saying his family obligations outweigh personal desires.
Abdur-Rahim, who led the Pac-10 in scoring with a 21.1 average, joins Stephon Marbury of Georgia Tech as freshmen eligible for the June 26 draft.
North Carolina junior guard Jeff McInnis and Iowa junior Jess Settles also entered the draft, bringing the total of underclassmen to 13. Two high school players also are available.
COACH OF THE YEAR: Phil Jackson was selected NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Chicago Bulls to a record 72-10 mark in the regular season.
Jackson, in the final year of his contract, received 82 of 113 votes from a media panel. Cleveland's Mike Fratello was second with 22.
76ERS NEW GM: Brad Greenberg, a former Portland executive, was to be introduced today as general manager of the Philadelphia 76ers. Greenberg, 41, was to replace John Lucas, whose status as coach was not known.
BIG WEST TOURNAMENT: The Big West men's and women's basketball tournaments will be played at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev., at least through 1999, the conference said Tuesday.
The conference's council, voting during annual meetings in Mescalero, N.M., also adopted a recommendation by the men's and women's basketball coaches and the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority to expand the tournament fields from six to eight teams.
Tennis
U.S. CLAY COURT: Mats Wilander, the oldest player in the field at 31, beat Sandon Stolle 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the U.S. Clay Court championships. Third-seeded Magnus Gustafsson beat Jan Apell 6-2, 6-3.
- Jordi Burillo of Spain upset two-time defending champion Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine 6-3, 6-4 in the second round of the German Open.
- Second-seeded Conchita Martinez of Spain began her quest for a fourth consecutive Italian Open title, beating Tatyana Jecmenica of Yugoslavia 6-3, 6-2 in a second-round match.
Auto racing
INDY 500 PRACTICE: Tony Stewart led a Team Menard sweep of the top three speeds in the first full day of practice for the Indianapolis 500.
The 24-year-old rookie beat teammates Eddie Cheever and Scott Brayton with a lap of 236.121 mph on the 21/2-mile oval.
Cycling
TOUR DUPONT: Italy's Federico Colonna won the seventh stage of the Tour DuPont, while Lance Armstrong maintained his overall lead.
Armstrong of Austin, Texas, leads France's Pascal Herve by 2 minutes, 53 seconds with five stages remaining in the 1,225-mile race.
Horse racing
UNBRIDLED'S SONG STATUS: Unbridled's Song will likely not run in the Preakness, according to owner Ernie Paragallo.
Unbridled's Song, the prerace favorite, wore special orthopedic shoes to protect an injury to its left foot during last weekend's Kentucky Derby and faded to fifth after entering the final turn in the lead.