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Jordan to rt Olympic da By The Associated Press CHICAGO ? Michael Jordan says he is reconsidering his decision against playing in the Olympics but won't be swayed hv atfartc on hie rwfrinhem or \J J UbMtVlVtJ V/II IllkJ ^UUJVblJIll V/I his level of concern for fellow blacks. 'The Olympic decision will be mine, not one forced on me by what somebody else says or wants," the Chicago Bulls superstar said in a copyrighted story in Sunday's Chicago Sun-Times. "It seems that everybody has been trying to speak for me except me, or at least offer opinions and speculations," he said. "I have been talking to the people involved. I'm in deliberation over what the schedule will be and I plan to reach a decision within the next few days." He said he resents insinuations that he must play in the Olympics next summer to prove he is a loyal American. "I love my country and I've already helped the Olympic team win one gold medal (in 1984)," he said. "I don't want to prevent another player from having that honor. And I think it's unfair that so manv DeoDle are trvine to pressure me to play . . . Why can't I be free to enjoy my summers with my family like everybody else if I want to?" Jordan led the NBA in scoring this past season for the fifth straight year. He was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player during the regular season, led the Bulls to the league title and was voted MVP of the NBA Finals. Magic Johnson of the Lakers said this week that he has tried unsuccessfully to get Jordan to change his mind, but still has hopes that he eventually will decide to play. "I spend at least eight months of every year playing basketball to the best of my ability," Jordan Franchise < game in Jacksonville, Fla., while Memphis, Tenn. and St. Louis drew capacity crowds of 63,273 and 52,935. "We felt it was very important (to have the biggest crowd)," Richardson said. "We tried to position the Carolinas as the strongest market We felt it was important for us to say that the strongest market has the largest crowd, and we can say that." "We've told the NFL that sports fans in the Carolinas will travel two to three hours to see sporting events. We've played J HAPPY HOUR >8 4-7 0 PflUXtPi 0 $1.25 LOI Great Bar Bi $1.00! Bass On Tap L 2 WELCOME BACK < HltC? To become an active participant in campus li To develop basic leadership skills and behav are practical for personal development To meet key people and learn about resource campus To develop friendships with other leaders of t class. To build a foundation for assuming future leai positions on campus. The Emerging Leader Progr Registration Form Name SS# Phone Local Address: city state Major zconsider vision said. "If I don't get proper rest during the summer and report for the season tired or injured and have a bad year, people will knock me for that, too." Jordan also rejected allegations by former NFL star Jim Brown that he is not a good role model for blacks. Brown said recently that Jordan's "main concern is the demands of corporate America" and that he "is not being a role model (for blacks) in the proper way." Jordan earned more than $18 million in endorsements last year, in addition to his $2.45 million salary from the Bulls. Jordan said he feels an obligation to all people, not just to blacks. Sometimes, Jordan said, drawing attention to racism ! makes it worse. : "All people support me and 1 make me the success I am. So, regardless of what others say or < think, I have a responsibility to KaIh onH inoniro oil \r\Ac t/> fulfill uwip ttuu uij^uv an iviuo uu lUlllil ' their dreams." 1 Jordan does most of his char- J ity work through his JordanFoundation, which he established < two years ago. i This past year, the foundation ] reportedly raised $3 million, with most of the money going to such charities as the United Negro College Fund and the Midwest ] Association for Sickle Cell i Anemia. ] Jordan personally has awarded more than a dozen scholarships to black students at Laney High School in his hometown of Wilmington, N.C. He also is a regular participant in fund-raising events. "Because I don't publicize the good I do, I get attacked and accused of not doing anything," he said. 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Extraordinary the 3( Bo Jackson took his turn earlier in the leit-ct afternoon. track "I think there was a lot of anxiety, and like any great athlete he wants to do well every time ^ t ? he goes out there," Sarasota White Sox manager _ Rick Patterson said. ^ ^ "All you guys were crowded around and you je :ould tell he was anxious," Patterson said of the , media crush. "Earlier in batting practice, it was awesome. It was the typical show you expect son s from Bo Jackson." "Ea Jackson, under contract with the Chicago mospl White Sox but sidelined all season with a se- bunch vere hip injury, was to begin serving a two-day them rehabilitation assignment as a designated hitter added for the team's Class A Florida State League af- the ce filliate later Saturday night. hitting NFL,playoff pre By PATRICK VILLEGAS Assistant News Editor With the NFL opener less than a week away, the baseball pennant races heating up and the U.S. Open starting today, I have wisely dreamed up some likely scenarios for the upcoming months that will forever enshrine me as 'The Gamecock's Prognosticator For Life.' First up, the Buffalo Bills, who were five feet wide of winning this past year's Super Bowl, will again find themselves in another Super Bowl predicament. The Bills will aeain lose the uncominp 1992 Super Bowl by two points, when kicker Scott Norwood loses his balance and muffs a 20-yard field goal attempt as 50,000 Dallas Cowboy fans lean to the left side of the stands causing the stadium, and the world, to fall off its axis and plunge Norwood into goat stardom. And yes, you heard me right. The Dallas Cowboys will go undefeated, maul NFC East opponents, and win their third Super Bowl title in the most exciting and historic season in Cowboy history. Soon thereafter, Jimmy Johnson will step down as Dallas head coach and run for the Democratic Presidential Nominee, losing in a close race to Massachusetts Sen. Paul Tsongas. 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He hit a W01 of them over the fence. He was hitting over the 'green monster,'" the manager ( , motioning toward a large screen above mal nter-field fence, 400 feet away. "He was rati [ them 420 or 430 (feet) easy." to | dictions offen National League West, in a fit of humilation, lose their remaining 39 games to finish last ir division and cause bandwagon Braves fans to their Atlanta caps to the homeless. In another baseball note, the Minnesota T\ whose flury of excellence has widened the AL 1 gap, will easily find themselves winning the nant, being crowned victors of the 1991 World ries, and will only be remembered on page 12 o next morning newspapers as the only World S champs getting no respect. In the golf world, two of the most overrated players, John Daly and Michael Jordan, will < pete in a charity one-on-one golf death match requires a firing squad to kill the first person n shoot nar-and-under. The event will last aboi long as the wacky idea of the Gamecocks goin^ defeated this year. Monica Seles, who appeared Friday on Late Is with David Letterman, will win the U.S. Open year by forfeit. It seems the rest of the won Field will come down with a severe case of splints. Go figure. Finally, Bo Jackson, who is now practicing ii minor leagues, will miraculously gain back his injury speed, quit the White Sox, shatter Leroy rell's new world record dash by three seconds, \ still insisting his Pepsi generation commercial v bad career move. 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'hicago signed Jackson as a free agent on ril 3, giving him a one-year contract that irantees him $700,000 this year, plus >,000 for every major league game he plays. i agreement also includes a pair of option uses that reportedly could make the deal rth as much as $8.15 million. )ne of the adjustments Jackson has had to <e is learning how to slide on his right hip ler tnan nis letL his speed is aunosi certain je affected, too, but how much is uncertain. Edwards returns will give *JS| vins, West pen- 4|JpB,> ff L Se- * # JflHK f the Hp I^^hhhr it as / ^QpHp / 5un- I / ~ f /V ._ J w?* w* ' <ight | i f this I ien's 4 shin if* IMFi! Greg Rickabaugh/The Gamecock n ^ Brad Edwards, who once Pre" played for Carolina, returned Bur- t0 williams-Brice Stadium vhile Saturday as a Washington vas a Redskin. 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