Path: utzoo!utgpu!watserv1!maytag!looking!clarinews From: clarinews@clarinet.com (United Press International) Newsgroups: clari.sports.misc Subject: Sports Digest Keywords: misc sports Message-ID: Date: 3 Feb 90 01:14:41 GMT Lines: 58 Approved: clarinews@clarinet.com ACategory: sports Slugword: digest Priority: major Format: regular ANPA: Wc: 641; Id: s2521; Sel: ns--s; Adate: 2-2-805pes; Ver: sked Codes: ysz.rxx. _B_a_s_e_b_a_l_l Cincinnati Reds pitcher Tom Browning agreed to a 1-year contract for an estimated $2 million. The Reds said they are continuing to talk with Browning about the possibililty of agreeing on a multi-year contract. ... The California Angels have signed right-handed reliever Mark Clear to a 1-year contract and added him to their 40-man roster, the team announced. ... Philadelphia shortstop Dickie Thon signed a 1-year contract with the Philadelphia Phillies worth $1.1 million plus bonuses. _B_a_s_k_e_t_b_a_l_l The Seattle SuperSonics signed seven-year veteran guard Quintin Dailey to a 10-day contract to replace the injured Sedale Threatt, Sonics president Bob Whitsitt announced. Dailey was expected to suit up for Friday night's game in Indianapolis against the Indiana Pacers. ... Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz was named the NBA's Player of the Month Friday after averaging 34.3 points and 10.4 rebounds while shooting .625 from the field in January. Malone scored an NBA season-high 61 points in a 144-96 victory over Milwaukee Jan. 27. ... Jon Spoelstra resigned as president and general manager of the Denver Nuggets, just three months after he was hired to stabilize the team's front office. Spoelstra said he was leaving for personal reasons. Pete Babcock, who stayed on as vice president of basketball operations after being replaced by Spoelstra as the Nuggets' top executive, will resume his duties as general manager. ... The coaching staffs for the 1990 U.S. Olympic Festival women's competition include: Don Perrelli of Northwestern (South team), Joe Ciampi of Auburn (North), Shelia Moorman of James Madison (West) and Elaine Elliott of Utah (East). Competition is scheduled for July 7-10 in Minneapolis. _H_o_c_k_e_y New York Rangers goaltender Mike Richter, who posted a 4-1-2 record with a 2.98 goals-against average, was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for January. _S_o_c_c_e_r The U.S. national soccer team will visit Budapest March 20 for an exhibition match against a Hungarian squad. In the coming weeks, the Hungarians will also host exhibition games against France and the Netherlands. ... Josef Hickersberger, the Austrian team manager, told a Vienna newspaper that he will resign after the World Cup tournament in Italy this summer. ... Swindon Town chairman Brian Hillier and former manager Lou Macari face a Football Association disciplinary hearing Feb. 12 to answer charges of unauthorized betting in a FA Cup match in January 1988 when Swindon lost to Newcastle United 5-0. ... Wichita Wings Coach Terry Nicholl was named an assistant coach for the Eastern Division All-Star Team for the MISL All-Star Game Feb. 21 in San Diego. _T_e_n_n_i_s Ivan Lendl, the No. 1 player in the world, will play an exhibition match against compatriot Miloslav Mecir later this month to benefit a local children's hospital located near his parent's home in Prague, Czechoslovakia. _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s Stephen Halas, grandson of the late George ``Papa Bear'' Halas Sr., who founded the Chicago Bears, may have rescued his mother's suburban house in north Chicago from creditors by bidding $400,000 for the house at a sheriff's sale. Stephen Halas made a $40,000 downpayment on the house owned by Therese M. Halas. Bank officials said the Halas family must come up with the remaining 90 percent of the bid by Friday in order to secure the three-bedroom home from creditors.