Dennis Price

Throwing football speculators for a loop, the Raiders made a trade Monday that did not involve Marcus Allen, Bobby Hebert, the San Francisco 49ers, Steve Beuerlein or Vann McElroy. Instead, they sent reserve cornerback Dennis Price to the New York Jets for linebacker Alex Gordon in what amounts to a swap of injury reports. Price spent the last two weeks on the team's practice squad after a four-week stay on injured reserve with a chest injury.

Looking for an early favorite in the all-important Transfer of the Year Award? We humbly submit the name of Brent Price. For starters, think where Oklahoma would be without the point guard extraordinaire. Or where South Carolina might be with him. Ranked 11th, Oklahoma depends on Price to run its score-at-will offense and to bomb away from the three-point line. He is averaging 25 points a game and has made 45% (36 of 80) of his three-point shots.

Looking for an early favorite in the all-important Transfer of the Year Award? We humbly submit the name of Brent Price. For starters, think where Oklahoma would be without the point guard extraordinaire. Or where South Carolina might be with him. Ranked 11th, Oklahoma depends on Price to run its score-at-will offense and to bomb away from the three-point line. He is averaging 25 points a game and has made 45% (36 of 80) of his three-point shots.

Throwing football speculators for a loop, the Raiders made a trade Monday that did not involve Marcus Allen, Bobby Hebert, the San Francisco 49ers, Steve Beuerlein or Vann McElroy. Instead, they sent reserve cornerback Dennis Price to the New York Jets for linebacker Alex Gordon in what amounts to a swap of injury reports. Price spent the last two weeks on the team's practice squad after a four-week stay on injured reserve with a chest injury.

A Catholic school principal has organized sensitivity training for students who shouted "We love Jesus" during a basketball game against a school with Jewish students. The word "Jew" also was painted on a gym wall behind the seats of Bishop Sullivan Catholic High School students attending the Feb. 2 game at Norfolk Academy, said Dennis W. Price, principal of the Virginia Beach school. Price said he sent a letter of apology to Norfolk. Dennis G.

Throwing football speculators for a loop, the Raiders made a trade Monday that did not involve Marcus Allen, Bobby Hebert, the San Francisco 49ers, Steve Beuerlein or Vann McElroy. Instead, they sent reserve cornerback Dennis Price to the New York Jets for linebacker Alex Gordon in what amounts to a swap of injury reports. Price spent the last two weeks on the team's practice squad after a four-week stay on injured reserve with a chest injury.

The Raiders are close to signing their No. 1 draft choice, Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, sources said Wednesday. First guess is that Brown, from Notre Dame, will sign a $3-million contract for 4 years. Brown was the sixth player selected overall, but a contract that big would put him second to Aundray Bruce, the linebacker who was taken first in the draft by the Atlanta Falcons and signed for $4.1 million over five seasons.

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Gaston Green rushed for 220 yards and three touchdowns, and Dennis Price returned an interception 100 yards for another score Saturday at the Rose Bowl, helping No. 8-ranked UCLA stay atop the Pacific 10 Conference standings with a 42-18 victory over California. The Bruins, 4-0 in the conference and 6-1 overall, lead USC by one game in the race for the Rose Bowl. Cal dropped to 0-2-1 in the conference and 1-5-1 overall. Green's touchdowns gave him a career total of 37--a school record.