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Maricopa County Attorney Tom Collins declined comment on Turn er’s allegations, saying the Los An geles-based agent “can go and shoot off his mouth all he wants, but we are ethically bound not to discuss de tails of the case and we will stand by it.” Scott also declined comment on the immunity issue while High said authorities “didn’t promise me noth ing.” Edwards and guards Jay Hum phries and Grant Gondrezick plus former Phoenix players Garfield Heard and Mike Bratz were indicted Thursday on charges ranging from possession to trafficking in cocaine and other illegal drugs. Davis, Bedford, Scott, High and ex-Suns Don Buse and Curtis Perry were named in the Maricopa County grand jury indictments as either wit nessing drug transactions or know ing about them, but they have not been charged. “I have a problem with a system that rewards people who admit they have a problem,” Turner said. Turner called the charges against Edwards “a travesty” because they are based on the testimony of Davis. Turner described Davis as a known drug user who “was back using co caine two weeks after the end of his first rehabilitation.” Davis, a six-time All-Star and the all-time leading scorer in the Suns’ 19-year NBA history, turned himself in to league officials Friday for drug rehabilitation for the second time in 16 months and was suspended with out pay. He spent 30 days at a clinic in Van Nuys, Calif, from Dec. 12, 1985 to Jan. 12, 1986 for treatment of cocaine and alcohol abuse. Edwards, Humphries and Gondrezick underwent mandatory urinalysis tests Friday and the results are expected today. NBA Commissioner David Stern said the three players would be “per manently disqualified from the NBA” if they test positive for drugs, if they are later convicted or if they plead guilty to criminal charges in volving the use or distribution of co caine. *Tm not telling you James is per fect. He has made mistakes like ev erybody else. 1 will tell you that Janies Edwards is not a drug user or a drug abuser,” Turner said. “His test results should come back neg ative. If thev don’t, we will he 100 percent surprised. Turner said Edwards w.is guilu of knowing things and not coming forward. Now. to have those same people implicate you two to foul years later is a real travesty. It’s a ter rible abuse, and we’re going to fight that abuse. “The damage has lieen done. The indictments are out. Accepting lesser pleas is not our intent. We want to go to trial and clear his name,"a)i furrier. “My gut reaction is ikJ fortunately, this is goingtobeJ ugh. I here’s going to be a kj tilings told that people don't J coming out of the closet." Edwards is scheduled to iel raigned April 30 in | County Superior Court, Ttil said, the same day HumphrieiJ lx* arraigned. Humphries, a third-yearrl who is facing one charge o conspiracy, is accused in the ment of agreeing to transfer sess narcotic drugs betweenOrl 1984, and Dec. 1,1985. "The dates mentioned are his rookie season. He is accnsd, have been around Davis whetj came or marijuana was used lawyer William Fried! said."Ij nocence will be proven i We’re anxious to get this thin! court and then we’ statement. I’ve told Jav to mi solutely no comment until then; 1 he indictment said Edwii, nine-year veteran facingthreei c harges, agreed to supply dm Dav is between Oct. 1,1983wil 1. 1985 and then "transfene fered to transfer a quant® came" to Davis. Edwards also a the same agreement and of Scott during the sametimei and u> Bedford betweenlasii and April 1. the indictment sis “One of our biggest prohl that the indic tments mention! ac t dates, no exact quantityo(i no exact time or place,’’Tunif " l he indictment is too broad going to attack it at everyIm leel we’ve Iseen wronged CH/ Ninth-inning rally gives Brewers AL record for consecutive wins MILWAUKEE (AP) — With a week that included a no-hitter and a record-tying 11-game win ning streak, the Milwaukee Brew ers had a tough act to top starting the new week. On Sunday, they found a way. Dale Sveum’s homer to cap a five-run ninth inning sent the Brewers to an American League- record 12th straight victory as they found yet another way to win in beating the Texas Rangers, 6-4. “A record’s a record, hut this one is nice. It doesn’t happen very often, history proves it,” said Brewers Manager Tom Trebel- horn after his team moved to within one game of tying the ma jor-league record for season opening victories. The 1982 At lanta Braves won their first 13 games. “I think hack on some winning streaks,” Trebelhorn said. I re member Oakland winning some close games in the ninth during their streak and Atlanta during their streak. It’s one thing we hadn’t done yet and now we’ve done that.” “It’s one of the most amazing (games) I’ve ever seen. This one stands by itself." The Brewers’ victory gave them a quicker gei- away then the 1981 Oakland A s, who won 11 straight. Down 4-1 going into the l>ot- tom of the ninth and with 29,357 fans cheering for a rally, the Brewers tied it when Rob Deer hit a 445-foot, three-run homer to left to tie the game off reliever Greg Harris, who had been brought in to pitch to him. Mitch Williams was taken out after walking Glenn Braggs and giving up a single to Greg Brock. After Deer’s league-leading seventh homer tied the game, Harris struck out B.J. Surhoff, but Jim Gantner walked and Sveum hit a 3-2 pitch over the right-field fence. “It was incredible. After you’ve won 1 I games, you’re sort of drained,” Sveum said. “This proves what we're made of. I was just sitting on it, and luckily I hit it hard. I knew if was out when I took two ste the box. That's when waving mv arms Deer had dm that i Pete 01 eu's sinking liner in ; 1 exas fifth inning hav e been the third mil scored on the plav. ruled hie. and then Fete In® gave the Rangers a 4-0lead* homer to left. Deer hit his sixth taiet make it 4-1 in the bottomk the fifth and said he uasde mined to atone for not ( VBrien’s hall. "1 felt like 1 should have the hall. 1 just wanted to hack in the game," he said. catda “But nobody got down that's just the wav it’s been one has to rank on top.” 1 he loss was the ninth® lor the stunned Rangers. “We jammed S\euro all and got him out with brcjb balls. I threw one out omii( plate and it didn't comedoi was just real crummy,') said. NBA Congress honor Philadelphia's Erving as phenomenal career comes to a close LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Julius Erving, who played his final regular- season game for the Philadelphia 76ers Sunday, was named “ambassa dor of basketball” in a joint House- Senate resolution. In a tribute to Erving’s grace as a player and as a spokesman for the sport, Rep. Tom McMillen, D-Md., a former NBA player, presented the framed resolution to Erving in cere monies before his last NBA game. “It’s been somewhat embarrassing as I’ve traveled around the league receiving these tributes because I’m an individual in a team sport,” Erv ing said after the second of two 90- second standing ovations from a sell out crowd at Capital Centre. “But since this is it, the last time for me, I guess I can get to have the attention one last time.” As he often did in his farewell tour around the NBA, during which all 23 teams paid him tribute and lavished him with gifts, Erving looked back at his roots as a profes sional player in the defunct Ameri can Basketball Association. with the big boys for imp ] said. “You jumped in with boll and it was sink or swim." Kevin Loughery, current; 1 1 coach of the Bullets but for Erving’s coach in the ABA* New York Nets, also reminfcj of his ABA roots. “That’s when you quit playing bas ketball with kids and started playing “In he 25 years Eve been it] in pro basketball, he hasdontl for the sport than anv one pel Loughery said. “On top of p] been the No. 1 spokesman ait vidua) basketball has ever had, IJ an lai wa yoi brt Ij* OC, * ? ■ ■ OUTFITTERS i/k * NEW fishing Department - Fully Stocked for your needs! Attention Aggies! 4s nut fat ha] to l Thi out rut bet * * * * * * ¥ * * * £ * ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ Sporting rifles, black powder firearms, complete line of archery equipment, hunting and folding knives, reloading equipment We also carry turkey hunting equipment Open 10:00-8:00 Mon.-Sat. 10% Discount with Texas A&M I.D. DEALERS IN FIREARMS Outfitters (Under the Moose) 3602 Old College Rd. 260-9831 iu fry the the all gre sin, shit My tha hot My car on bee