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e Baualion Sports i ]^i£eJJ^Tiiesda^ j Januar^26^ BC story ‘dead’ wrong r in ad).Thisraie letwork erroneously reports Joe DiMaggws death °dulecitoer A) 1 — Nobody was more sur- 'ised than Joe DiMaggio when he iwp television report that he had 'ed. “jHe was livid,” his lawyer and -iOOMMAItijighbor Morris Engelberg said i ,isap onday. “Then I made him laugh. ■ cia,779 jaip, ‘Joe, we must be in heaven . — gether’ ” ' n The two were watching a tape of —at the OK Corral — l “ci iMaggio’s favorite Western — at "~ie baseball great’s home in Holly- ood, Fla., on Sunday. They happened to stop the tape J’*, st when the report appeared as a trawl” across the screen during ' ate line NBC. ;„„ roa i. nN«SBC ran another crawl about 20 iinutes later, saying its previous was inaccurate. The net- , orl later said a technician in the .... 'CJS York control room inadver- oun«fi« u -e-'. n ntly sent the item. T NBC was trying to speak with DiMaggio to apologize but had not reached anyone yet, spokesperson Alex Constantinopole said Monday. DiMaggio, recovering from pneumonia and lung cancer surgery on Oct. 12, already was up set by a story in the New York Dai ly News that described him as bedridden and in grave condition. The lead doctor on the team that treated the 84-year-old Hall Famer during his 99-day hospital stay dis puted the Daily News report. “He is progressing nicely since his discharge from Memorial Re gional Hospital one week ago,” Dr. Earl Barron said in a statement to The Associated Press. ‘‘Over the weekend, his physical therapy has progressed to the point that he is walking. Reports of his condition worsening are not true.” Engelberg, who lives next door to DiMaggio and visits him at least once a day, called the newspaper Joltin'Joe Stats for baseball great Joe DiMaggio: Batting average ... .325 Games played .. 1,736 At-bats .. 6,821 Runs .. 1,390 Hits ... 2,214 Doubles .... 389 Triples .... 131 Home runs .... 361 RBI's .. 1,537 Walks 790 Strikeouts 369 Loaded Rockets Barkley joins new-look Houston squad in time for exhibition game Charles Barkley has put away report “absurd.” “He’s walking. He’s taking ther apy.” Engelberg said. “And he will be at opening day.” Yankees owner George Stein- brenner said last week when DiMaggio was discharged from the hospital, “Joe will certainly toss out the first ball.” BARKLEY Cowboys’ linebacker arrested after fleeing traffic stop SERVICES TRAVEL RIVER. ANGEL FWE ®\COOCHEE, Fla. (AP) — A linebacker for the Dal- sEowboys was arrested after he fled from deputies ho tried to pull him over for speeding, police said. Darren Hambrick was charged with fleeing a law iforcement officer and resisting an officer without vi- ence Sunday. Hambrick, who just finished his first season with the alias Cowboys, was arrested in his hometown of La- •ochee in Pasco County, 39 miles northeast of Tampa. Sheriff’s officials would not say why Hambrick ran am a traffic ticket, but the arresting deputy reported “a very strong odor of unburnt marijuana” inside the ckup truck. A Pasco County Sheriff’s deputy said when he turned on his flashers to pull over the truck, the driver turned onto a side road and drove through a stop sign. At one point, the driver jumped from the moving truck and ran into the woods, leaving an unidentified passenger holding the steering wheel. Deputies found Hambrick’s driver’s license and NFL players card in a billfold behind the truck’s sun visor. While deputies searched for the driver with a track ing dog, Hambrick drove up in another car wearing clean blue jeans. He told deputies he had been at Club Holly wood in Lacoochee and had loaned his rental truck to a friend. HOUSTON (AP) his golf dubs. It is time to join Scottie Pippen and the rest of his Houston Rockets teammates for Tliesday night’s ex hibition opener against the San Antonio Spurs. Barkley missed the Rockets’ first four practices while playing in the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in California. But he was back at work Monday, catch ing barbs from teammates about his unorthodox golf game. ‘T had a chance to play golf with Michael Jordan in Palm Springs or go to two-a-days,” Barkley said. ‘‘That’s a no-brainer. Some guy said ‘You’re not a very good golfer,’ and I told him imagine how good I’ll be in two-a-days.” Barkley, who had off-season elbow and hernia operations, may not have been happy to be sweating through practice, but his teammates were happy to see him. ‘‘It’s good to have him back. There’s a little more noise around here,” coach Rudy Tomjanovich said. ‘‘We had competitive workouts before, but when he is here it’s stepped up. He’s so competitive.” What happens on the golf course is another mat ter. And teammates Matt Bullard and Eddie Johnson let him know David Duval has no reason to worry. ‘‘Yeah, I come in here and they’ve all got tired legs,” Barkley said. ‘‘Me, I feel very refreshed.” With Barkley joining Pippen and Hakeem Olaju- won, the Rockets again have three players who were voted among the top 50 players in NBA history. Clyde Drexler, who retired after last season, also is on the list. ‘‘It’s great to have him here so he can get accus tomed to the new players, namely myself and the other guys,” Pippen said. “We have to know how Charles plays and where he likes his spacing.” Barkley, who missed 14 games with injuries last season, was done for good after tearing his right tri cep after colliding with Utah’s Greg Foster in a first- round playoff game. His average of 15.2 points a game was his lowest since averaging 14 as a rookie in 1984-85. “Last year was a nightmare with two hernias,” Barkley said. “I was disappointed the way I played because 1 never felt good physically. Now, I’ve got all my physical ailments out of the way and I’m going Mavs extend deal with Nash DALLAS (AP) — Jason Kidd was going to be the Dallas Mavericks’ point guard of the future. Then the role went to Robert Pack. Now it is up to Steve Nash to guide one of the worst franchise of the 1990s into the 21st century. Nash, acquired in a draft-day trade from Phoenix, signed a six-year contract extension Mon day that entrenches him as a backcourt starter along with former Suns teammate Michael Finley. The deal, reportedly worth $18 million, will keep Nash in Dallas through 2004-2005. “The future is in their hands,” general manag er-coach Don Nelson said. Nash will be going into his third year in the NBA. The Suns drafted him to play behind Kevin Johnson but midway through his rookie year they traded for Kidd, creating a point-guard logjam. to have a great season.” Tomjanovich did not complain about Barkley’s late arrival. Instead, he praised Barkley for signing at the $1 million minimum salary, freeing enough money to sign Pippen. “I don’t know how many players would do what he’s done,” Tomjanovich said. “His plan was to ex plore his options, which is his right. When he found out he was the pivotal guy in us getting Scottie, he scrapped that whole plan. He made a sacrifice for this team.” ik 'M. som RE). SAVE ON LONG DISTANCE (Available in Austin, Beaumont, Bryan/College Station, Conroe, Houston, San Antonio, and Waco) Planned: Dallas, Ft. Worth, Laredo, San Marcos Dorms, Residences, and Businesses ^ Per Minute Anytime, Anywhere US (No Monthly Minimum, Surcharges or Fees) Synergy Long-Distance Service Authorized Rep. 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