ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, April 10, 1997 TAG: 9704100071
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-3 EDITION: METRO
TYPE: IN SPORTS
SOURCE: FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS
Eric Lindros was suspended for two games and fined $2,000 on Wednesday for two high-sticking incidents in Monday's 3-2 loss to the New York Rangers.
Lindros, the Flyers' best player, will miss Thursday's rematch against the Rangers in Philadelphia and then sit out Saturday night's game at Montreal. He will return for Sunday's regular-season finale against New Jersey.
The suspension stems from the two double-minor penalties Lindros received during the game. He broke the nose of Shane Churla with one high-stick, then cut Ulf Samuelsson's lip with another one late in the game. Samuelsson needed several stitches to close the cut.
BASKETBALL
Clemson signs standout
Jason Pryor, who averaged more than 38 points a game as a high-school senior last season, has signed with Clemson.
Pryor, who played at Fort Walton Beach (Fla.) High, verbally committed to Clemson in January. He made it official on Wednesday, the first day high-school prospects could sign with colleges.
Clemson coach Rick Barnes said Pryor, a 6-foot-1 guard, ``is an extremely unselfish player. We desperately needed a guy who can shoot the ball.''
Furman coach: Larry Davis, a Minnesota assistant, will be named head coach at Furman, a school official said.
Davis has spent the past three seasons on Clem Haskins' Minnesota staff. Davis also coached at East Tennessee, Delaware, Wake Forest and Ball State before joining the Gophers. He is a former head coach at Oak Hill Academy in Grayson County, Va.
FOOTBALL
NFL assists CFL financially
The NFL gave the financially strapped Canadian Football League $3 million on Wednesday, an agreement that will give the NFL the right to use the CFL to develop players.
``We want to see football succeed wherever it's played,'' NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue said.
As part of the agreement:
The NFL will consider playing regular-season games in Toronto and Vancouver.
The CFL will try to ease the way in which its players are signed by NFL teams.
An annual game will be played between the champion of the NFL-sponsored World League and the CFL's Grey Cup winner.
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