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Football

Eight schools will play in jamboree

The Aiken County Jamboree will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Midland Valley High School.

The 18-minute quarters will feature Ridge-Spring Monetta vs. Williston-Elko; Silver Bluff vs. Wagener-Salley; Aiken vs. South Aiken; and Midland Valley vs. North Augusta.

Tickets for the jamboree are $5.

- Thomson's Ray Guy will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this weekend.

Guy, who played at Southern Mississippi, will be enshrined during a ceremony in South Bend, Ind. He averaged 44.7 yards a punt in his career and went on to become the first punter drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft by Oakland.

- In Athens, Ga., Georgia offensive guard Bartley Miller gave up on returning to the Bulldogs, calling it quits after battling shoulder problems the past two years.

Also, defensive back Antonio Sims will miss six to eight weeks after breaking his left fibula during a preseason practice.

NBA

Judge: Hawks can't remove part owner

A judge in Boston stepped into the feud among Atlanta Hawks owners, blocking the removal of Boston businessman Steve Belkin as managing partner.

Judge Allan van Gestel granted Belkin's request for a temporary injunction, saying a contract signed by all the owners last year prevents the group from voting him out.

The dispute stems from Belkin's refusal to approve a sign-and-trade deal for the Hawks to acquire guard Joe Johnson from the Phoenix Suns. As the team's NBA governor, he must sign off on all trades.

The other members had planned to vote Tuesday to replace Belkin with co-owner Michael Gearon Jr. Instead, they asked NBA commissioner David Stern for permission to remove Belkin.

The ruling extends indefinitely a temporary restraining order obtained by Belkin last week and can be appealed to a higher court. The judge said Belkin's refusal to approve the Johnson deal was not grounds for his removal.

"It is hardly apparent on the present record that the deal for Johnson, however talented he may be ... is in the economic best interest of the franchise," the judge wrote. "Sometimes the cost is just too great."

- In Ellicott City, Mid., a handgun charge against Los Angeles Clippers forward Chris Wilcox was dismissed. The former Maryland star was arrested in June after police found a gun in his car during a traffic stop.

The discovery probably would not have been admissible in court because Wilcox should have been allowed to leave the scene before the arrival of a canine unit that found the weapon, Howard County State's Attorney Tim McCrone said.

Hockey

Capitals sign duo to shore up their lines

In Washington, center Andrew Cassels and defenseman Lawrence Nycholat signed free agent deals with Washington.

The 36-year-old Cassels had six goals and 20 assists in 58 games with the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2003-04 season.

In 15 NHL seasons with five teams, Cassels has 200 goals, 520 assists and 396 penalty minutes in 984 games. His best season was 1992-93 with the Hartford Whalers, when he 21 goals and 64 assists.

He has had four 20-goal seasons, and seven 40-assist seasons.

Nycholat has played nine games in the NHL, all with the New York Rangers in 2003-04. Last season, he was an AHL All-Star and led Hartford defensemen with 43 points - five goals, 38 assists.

- In St. Louis, the St. Louis Blues added depth to their forward line, signing free agent left wing Dean McAmmond.

- In Philadelphia, forwards Simon Gagne, Branko Radivojevic and Patrick Sharp and defenseman Kim Johnsson agreed to qualifying offer contracts with the Flyers.

- In Atlanta, the Thrashers signed defenseman Shane Hnidy and forwards Brian Maloney and Adam Smyth.

- In Raleigh, N.C., the Carolina Hurricanes signed veteran center Kevyn Adams to a two-year contract.