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Senior linebacker Roylin Bradley had arthroscopic surgery on his knee, sophomore offensive lineman Michael Mahan had surgery on his shoulder and sophomore tight end Michael de la Torre had surgery on his back and is not ex pected to practice in the spring; The start of spring practice has also meant position changes for some A&M players. Junior Lonnie Madison switched from defensive line to tight end. Junior Amon Simon moved from linebacker to running back. Redshirt freshman Ellison Collins, who worked with the defensive backs last year, will now see action at wide receiver. An old face has also rejoined the team as place kicker Russell Bynum has returned to the Aggies. After sitting out last season, Bynum received his medical clearance and prac ticed for the first time on Wednesday. Some A&M players will suit up this season with different numbers than they had last year. Bradley will wear No. 3 instead of No. 40. Simon moves from No. 52 to No. 36. Madison switches from No. 97 to No. 85. Freshman linebacker Jason LeDoux will now wear No. 52. Sophomore wide receiver Greg Porter will wear No. 44, the same number he wears for the A&M baseball team. Previously Porter wore No. 85. With the season more than five months away, Slocum said spring prac tice is more about looking at players rather than trying to look at game plans. “There’s a whole lot of things that yoy do in the spring,” Slocum said. “You’re trying to identify players and guys who can help the team next year. “You’re trying to identify who the competitors are, who the team players are and who the team leaders will be. It’s also about tiying to improve the level of performance daily.” 601 Luther St. West ♦ College Station, TX 979680-368 El 313 S. COLLEGE 846-3343 846-1724 Doctors prescribe rest for Olajuwon HOUSTON (AP) — Doctors are recommending Hous- Rockets center Hakeem Olajuwon not play basketball . for several weeks because of respiratory problems that have him. “He is still having problems so we asked him to take some p time off,” Dr. James Muntz, the Rockets’ team physician, said Wednesday after Olajuwon visited him for a follow-up exam ination of breathing difficulties that have hampered his play. “We told him he would probably be out two to three weeks and that’s getting toward the end of the season.” Earlier this month, Olajuwon, 37, was diagnosed with a re- ictive airway disease that restricts the flow of air through his spjonchial passages during heavy exercise. The condition leaves ^nOlajuwon’s lungs in spasms. Medications prescribed to Ola- pwon have not yet solved the problem. The breathing problem has limited his playing time. Since (was diagnosed March 1, the most he has played was one half Hff 1 Sfagame, and that occurred only once. For the season, however, he is averaging only 24 minutes game. He missed seven weeks earlier in the season to recov er from hernia surgery. Muntz said the physical exertion required of an NBA play er is at the heart of the problem. “If he was not playing basketball, he would not even know he has this condition,” Muntz said. “If he were working at the bank or the news station, he would never know it. If he were jogging with me, he would never know it.” The physician said Olajuwon was agreeable to the hiatus. “He would never say he couldn’t play,” Muntz added. “We had to tell him.” Olajuwon, the NBA’s all-time leader in blocked shots and the Rockets’ leader in virtually every offensive category, has said next season would be the last of his career. It also is the last of his contract and worth $16.5 million. Muntz would not speculate Wednesday on Olajuwon’s prospects for next year. The Rockets have only about four weeks remaining in their season. “The best way to answer that is to say everyone in the or ganization is concerned and just wants what is the best for Ha keem,” he said. “We want to make sure that he is healthy.” This Friday, March 2&th Hurricane Harry's Spring Broke Party FREE COMCBRT Mark Winston Kirk w / Special Guest Brent Blaha $ 1 pints $ 1 longnecks Doors Open @ 8 pm No Cover Charge for anyone 18 & over For more info, call 846-3343 DESIGNATED DRIVER ALWAYS RECEIVES FREE SOFT DRINKS! DRINK RESPONSIBLY! Jp to 30-lbs. in 30 days. 800-571™ 356 Up To 30% Offl je Station. Credit Cards, CW*: 1 4rMSC Film Society presents ... ik Kitchens ror Accents hs Route NOT hVFRY CiiFf IS A BLhSSfNG March 24th, 7:00 & 9:30pm tickets: $3.50 at the door or $3.00 in advance at the MSCBox Office (845-1234). r Avoid lon)> lines and buy a season pass for $10. All films shown in Rudder Theatre Complex. Persons with disabilities inform us of your special needs. Questions? Call the Aggie Cinema Hotline - 847-8478. Website: http ://films. tamu.edu