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Tuesday • January 30, 1996 Page 9 • The Battalion ITALION ^ed 1-635 ing to view s. Texas (AP)- of sleep, the Sit sion Dallas Cow- ime Monday, > party thrown fc; y Jones, s’ chartered jei s-Fort Worth b >ort late Monday • team buses 1-wishers ic on Interstate mpse the players, ; on the highway, l Sanders trudged ic holding one of ren. man,” he said, o?” iding to the Cow- ~y over the Pitts- in Tempe, Ariz., that Arizona's 1 :w would cut into ting. Apparently, x) keep the booze night and well 'ling. ven’t slept,” Cow- ’ Switzer said as the plane. “We ast night. Jerry ty.” Larry Brown, ceptions earned s for the game, earning, feeling, but I'm and get some bored all season ther” comerki ir Sanders, said l at being voted ame on score- "Everybody on chanting ‘Lar is excited and thing I’ll cher- my life.” needed to rest ■ing of talk-show s scheduled. terviews witA nan, (Cona/^ Leno,” he said, ord) and Regis sday. It’s a lull illywood’ now.” s’ fans old to am ?red at the fhree im to ir team. S, Pa. (AP)- voted Steelers sas from team id braved the ight as they the former irgh Interna- to welcome s. ling Sunday’s vl loss to Dal- lack-and-gold ved Terrible t out a loud ane touched n. i headed to adium, where gathered to to, Steelers”. sign atop the the message Thanks For a come back I of support,” mson said as vay through ^ig hands, agement had deases last iople not to aort to greet attempted to > and arrival came after a 10,000 fans -sburgh Pen- ey won the 391. killed when II at the air- and players when fans n the Pen- second Stan- security was ice made 22 rests. The Magic Man Cometh: Johnson announces return Q Johnson will play Tuesday night against Golden State at power forward. INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Magic Johnson returned to the NBA today from an off-and-on retirement he en tered after learning in 1991 that he had the AIDS virus. Johnson signed a contract for the re mainder of the sea son, and will return to the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday night when they play the Golden State Warriors at the Forum. “It’s now or never,” Johnson said af ter practice today. "I’m 36. If this is the last hurrah, so be it, if it’s next year, we’ll see. “I can still do some of the things I’m used to doing,” he said. Johnson Johnson, who has been practicing with the team for two weeks, won’t be playing point guard — the position he played when he led the Lakers to five NBA championships in the 1980s. In stead, he’ll be in the lineup as a for ward, and much of the offense will probably run through him. “After I practiced with the Lakers, I realized I could still do some things that will help this team. They don’t have to fit in with me, I have to fit in with them.” Johnson will be playing in his first NBA game other than exhibitions since June 12, 1991. He retired five months later, just prior to the 1991-92 season, after the positive test for the virus that causes AIDS. Johnson said he was “not worried” about experiencing the kind of nega tive reaction that some players ex pressed about competing with someone who is HIV positive during an abortive comeback in the 1992-93 preseason. He said NBA commissioner David Stern “has done a wonderful job of ed ucating the players.” Johnson said he has competed in enough exhibition games to allay those fears. “If you play against players all sum mer, there’s no difference with playing against them in a game,” he said. Johnson’s agent, Lon Rosen, said the Lakers great signed a contract just before practice at Loyola Marymount University and sold his interest in the Lakers. “He will be playing tomorrow night, No. 32 will be back,” Rosen said. There have been sever al aborted Johnson come backs since his original retirement, and several other speculative come backs. Johnson continual ly changed his mind and finally, last summer, said he would never return. For Johnson, however, the word “nev er” never has been a definite thing. “We’re happy to welcome Earvin back,” Stern said. “Even after his re tirement from the NBA, he continued to bring joy to millions of fans from around the world through his global travels. We’re pleased that he has de cided to once again showcase to NBA fans his talent and unique enthusiasm for the game.” Rosen said Johnson will decide fol lowing this season what he wants to do the eafter. Johnson will be 37 by the time the 1996-97 season starts. “He’ll continue in all his business es,” Rosen said. “His touring team will postpone its tour.” Lakers coach Del Harris expressed excitement about Johnson’s move. "He will be playing tomorrow night. No. 32 will be back." — Lon Rosen Magic Johnsons agent “It’s an exciting day, obviously, for everybody,” Harris said. “There’s no doubt the players are looking forward to playing with him on a real basis. “I’ve been excited about it for some time. The team’s playing well and now we expect to play even better. I’m more happy for Earvin, really, them anything else.” “He adds so much,” Lakers guard Sedale Threatt said. “He can play five po sitions. I think teams will have to concen trate on him and, with the nucleus we al ready have, it will make us the best team in the West.” Teammate Cedric Ceballos said Johnson wanted to play Tuesday to “warm himself up for Michael Jordan.” The Lakers play the Chicago Bulls on Friday night at the Forum. “I’m on record, coast-to-coast, as saying I’ve always been in favor of it and our team is in favor of it,” Harris had said prior to the announcement. Johnson was surrounded by re porters when he arrived at practice, working out at center and forward. “Yes, I am back, and I’ll see you guys later,” he said. “Hey, I’m back. It’s that time. I have to go to work.” Before his retirement, Johnson led the Lakers to five NBA championships in 12 seasons and won three most valuable player awards. Often referred to as the world’s tallest point guard, Johnson retired as the NBA career as sist leader, a position since passed by Utah’s John Stockton. In his comeback, Johnson is expect ed to spend most of his time at power forward. 76er Maxwell hit with 90-day jail term Q The former Rocket failed to meet orders on a marijuana charge. HOUSTON (AP) — Philadel phia 76ers guard Vernon Maxwell was sentenced Monday to 90 days in jail after failing to meet court orders on a marijua na possession charge. However, Maxwell’s attorneys moved quickly to file an appeal, making it unlikely that the 30- year-old would see the inside of a jail cell just yet. Maxwell shook his head but said nothing as County Court-at- Law Judge Don Jackson issued the sentence — three times the punishment sought by prosecu tor Lance Long. Last Oct. 30, Maxwell plead ed no-contest to a misdemeanor charge of marijuana possession. He was ordered at the time to complete drug rehabilitation and submit to regular drug testing, requirements he failed to meet. Maxwell also failed to return more than 25 telephone calls made to him by the Harris County probation office. Jackson said Maxwell’s disre gard of the guidelines prompted him to mete out the stern punish ment, radio station KTRH reported. “Mr. Maxwell did not avail himself of the time period,” the judge said. Attorney Jim Cooper quickly worked to arrange Maxwell’s ap peal bond of $20,000. The 76ers were to play the Vancouver Griz zlies in Philadelphia Monday night. Once his bond was paid, Maxwell was to be released by the court pending his appeal, which must be filed within the next 30 days. Nina McElroy, a 76ers spokeswoman, said the team had no comment. “It’s a personal matter,” she said. “It’s got nothing to do with the team.” Maxwell was arrested on the marijuana charge last August after a Houston police officer pulled him over in the city’s nightclub district for running a red light. Just over a gram of pot was found in his 1995 Mercedes convertible, police said. It was the latest of several times Maxwell ran afoul of the law while living in Houston and playing for the Rockets. He was arrested once for waving a hand gun at another motorist and an other time for fighting with a nightclub bouncer. In perhaps the most-publi cized incident, Maxwell ran into the stands while the Rockets were playing in Portland and punched a Trail Blazers fan. He was cut by the Rockets last June after leaving the club amid its championship run. He is averaging 17 points per game for Philadelphia this season. Steelers’ strong show gives hope to AFC teams Q Pittsburgh's 10-point loss was the closest by an AFC team in six years. TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Dallas Cowboys’ struggle to beat Pittsburgh in the Super Bowl c ould be a sign that the NFC’s dominance is be slowly coming to end after a dozen straight NFL titles. “Free agency promotes parity,” coach Barry Switzer said Monday as he talked about the Cowboys’ 27-17 win a day earlier. That’s parity between con ferences as well as parity among teams. After all, the AFC has as toany Super Bowl winning coaches (Bill Parcells a ad Jimmy Johnson) as the NFC (Switzer and George Seifert). And the Steelers’ Bill Cowher enhanced his standing as the game’s best young coach by outmaneuvering the toore talented Cowboys and almost winning. Moreover, the Dallas victory, giving Switzer the Super Bowl ti tle he had to win, was as difficult as the Cowboys’ season. It ended f5-4, but was little fun for either players or coaches, under micro- acopic scrutiny from the media and under pressure from their owner and fans to win it all or be a dire failure. The Steelers dominated the second half, controlling the ball [ or .21 minutes, 20 seconds, and ksing mainly because Larry Drown, the game’s MVP, picked off two Neil O’Donnell passes to Se t up two touchdowns. And it gets worse next season for the Cowboys. They have seven defensive starters who are free agents. One comerback, Kevin Smith, is recovering from an Achilles tendon injury; another, Deion Sanders, could miss part of the season playing baseball, and a third, Brown, is likely off post season performances against Green Bay and Pittsburgh to triple his $500,000 salary. They also are saddled with an extra $800,000 against the salary cap because of an adjust ment to Sanders’ signing bonus. “Right now we have one cor- nerback, Alundis Brice, and he’s a rookie,” Switzer said. Dallas undoubtedly will have enough corners to field a sec ondary next year. And unless Troy Aikman de mands a trade be cause he’s had enough of Switzer, they’ll re tain the Aikman-Em- mitt Smith-Michael Irvin trio that’s the best of its kind in the league. But it’s also clear they’ll take another step back, just as last year’s winner, San Francisco, did when it lost Ricky Watters to free agency and William Floyd to injury. The Niners already are in a panic mode, bringing back Bill Walsh to help revamp an offense that was second in the league. San Francisco and Dallas will be good next year, and so should Green Bay, Detroit and maybe Philadelphia (all subject to the whims of free agency). But will they be any better than such AFC teams as Pittsburgh, Indi anapolis, Miami with Jimmy Johnson and even Seattle, which has a lot of good young players? Who knows? WHAT INSPIRED THE MOUNTAIN MEN? 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