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Baseball American League -- Extended the contract of president Bobby Brown through Dec. 31, 1993.DTC San Francisco Giants -- Sent P Jimmy Myers, P Kevin Rogers, P Chris Hancock and C Jim McNamara to their minor league camp for reassignment.Texas Rangers -- Named Luis R. Mayoral assistant public relations director.BasketballGolden State Warriors -- Activated F Tom Tolbert from the injured list.Wichita Falls Texans (CBA) -- Announced that F Roy Tarpley, banned from the NBA for refusing to take a mandatory drug test, has joined the team.

Six Mount Hebron High School students were arrested at school yesterday and accused of participating in a beating that sent a former student to Maryland Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, police said. The arrest of the six teen-age boys from Ellicott City brings to eight the number of youths arrested after the Wednesday attack on 18-year-old Sean Heidari of Ellicott City. Howard County police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said police do not expect to make more arrests. Heidari, who was briefly hospitalized with cuts and bruises and a small puncture wound in the back of his head, has been discharged from the hospital, according to a spokeswoman.

Philadelphia 76ers forward Charles Barkley suffered a torn ligament in his left knee yesterday and may be out for the season.He suffered the injury while bumping into teammate Rick Mahorn in yesterday's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers.Philadelphia coach Jim Lynam said the early diagnosis was that Barkley will miss two weeks.But team doctor Jack McPhilemy said the injury, which he called a second-degree tear, could end Barkley's season. A more definitive prognosis will be available after tests today, McPhilemy said.

Betty Tape staggered into the dimly lit room wearing a red feather boa, and an evening gown that was torn and splattered with blood. Her face was bruised and she had a noose around her neck. "My dress is ruined," she wailed as she fell backward onto the floor and died. Well, not really. Actually, she was playing the part of a flamboyant philanthropist in the premiere of an interactive murder mystery called CSI Glen Burnie by Do or Die Productions Inc. at Whispers Restaurant on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard in Glen Burnie.

Auto racingRobert Yates Racing -- Named Dale Jarrett driver for the 1995 Winston Cup series.BaseballExecutive Council -- Suspended free-agent P Dwight Gooden for the 1995 season for violations of his drug after-care program.Cincinnati Reds -- Signed C Damon Berryhill to a minor-league contract.Los Angeles Dodgers -- Claimed 1B Jamie Dismuke on waivers '' from the Atlanta Braves.Minnesota Twins -- Claimed P Rich Robertson off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.New York Mets -- Claimed P Blas Minor off waivers from the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Question: How do you turn a one-time investment of $200 into an annual return of $1,000 or more?Answer: Give it to some senior volunteers who want to open a craft shop, then get out of the way.That's what Baltimore County's Department of Aging did in 1986, when it outfitted a trailer in Cockeysville and let the seniors set up shop. Since then, the Senior Craft Sales Gallery has moved into a room at the Loch Raven Senior Center, 1801 Glen Keith Blvd., one block east of Loch Raven Boulevard.

BaseballCommissioner's Office -- Approved the nomination of Joseph Molloy, George Steinbrenner's son-in-law, as managing director of the New York Yankees.Cincinnati Reds -- Placed 3B Chris Sabo (sprained right ankle) on the 15-day DL. Called up IF Jeff Branson, the team's top draft choice in June 1988, from Triple-A Nashville.Philadelphia Phillies -- Placed OF Lenny Dykstra (fractured styloid of the left ulnar bone in his wrist) on the 15-day DL. Recalled OF Julio Peguero from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.

BaseballCalifornia Angels -- Placed IF Bobby Rose on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Recalled IF Luis Sojo from Triple-A Edmonton.Cincinnati Reds -- Signed 3B Chris Estep to a contract with Single-A Cedar Rapids.Cleveland Indians -- Activated OF Glenallen Hill from the 15-day DL. Sent IF Tony Perezchica outright to Triple-A Colorado.Montreal Expos -- Fired manager Tom Runnells. Named Felipe Alou manager, Kevin Kennedy catching instructor and former Orioles pitching coach Herm Starrette director of minor-league field operations.

The death of former Maryland star Len Bias was not the only drug-related tragedy to taint the 1986 NBA draft. Chris Washburn, William Bedford and Roy Tarpley - the third, sixth and seventh picks, respectively - all saw their careers cut short by drug problems. "It was a really good draft and guys found a way to screw it up," said college basketball analyst Jay Bilas, who had just finished his own college career at Duke and was a second-round draft choice that year. Yet that troubled group might have had an impact in the way NBA general managers and scouts looked into the backgrounds and social habits of the players they were interested in drafting.

Other than winning a championship, few moments in sports are as special as setting a record on a night your team wins. Dennard Melton had both last night as No. 15 Severn School routed Old Mill, 62-48, in Severna Park.Melton, the Admirals' 6-foot junior guard, tossed in 20 points. The first nine broke the school's career points record (1,490).He will add to the 1,503 points he now has over the next two seasons and is on pace to become the first Anne Arundel County boys player to crack 2,000 points and even has a shot at 3,000 in his senior year.