Celtics sign top pick Walker, keep Minor

The Boston Celtics signed top draft pick Antoine Walker on Fridayand also worked out a deal to keep free agent Greg Minor with theteam.

Terms of Minor's deal were not released, but the rookie salaryscale entitles Walker to $4,660,200 over three years, including$1,350,800 this season, $1,553,400 in 1997-98 and $1,756,000 in1998-99.

Walker was the sixth player chosen in the June draft, havingleft Kentucky after his sophomore season. The 6-foot-9, 225-poundforward out of Mount Carmel was Boston's highest draft pick since ittook Len Bias with the No. 2 pick in 1986.

"Antoine will be a terrific player in this league," Celtics bossM.L. Carr said. Webb holds early du Maurier Classic lead

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New York's athletic commission has imposed what amounts to a $1million fine on boxer Riddick Bowe because of his handlers' actionsduring a July 11 brawl after the bout against Andrew Golota atMadison Square Garden.

In addition, the license of Bowe manager Rock Newman and that ofLou Duva, who manages Golota, have been temporarily suspended,commission spokeswoman Gwenn Lee said. The commission isrecommending a permanent suspension. Another chapter in the sordid scandal surrounding Michael Irvinended with a former Dallas policeman's admission that he plotted tohave the Cowboys' star killed. Johnnie Hernandez, 28, received asix-year prison term in exchange for his guilty plea. Randy Moss, whose troubles have cost him scholarships at Notre Dameand Florida State, will play for Marshall University this fall, hisattorney said. Grand larceny charges against harness racer Herve Filion and fourother men have been dismissed by a White Plains, N.Y., judge who saidthe allegations don't fit the charge. The five men, who had beenaccused of an elaborate scheme to fix races at Yonkers Raceway, stillface lesser charges of conspiracy and sports tampering. Earl Anthony took a 443-pin lead after the fourth round of theShowboat PBA Senior Invitational in Las Vegas.