FEATURED ARTICLES SPORTS Accident Leaves Chinese Gymnast Paralyzed

1. FEATURED ARTICLES SPORTS Accident Leaves Chinese Gymnast Paralyzed July 22, 1998 | From Associated Press Chinese gymnast Sang Lan was paralyzed Tuesday after damaging her spine in warm-ups for the women's vault in the Goodwill Games. "At this time, she is paralyzed and cannot move her legs and she has a minimal amount of motion in her arms," said Dr. Brock Schnebel, chief physician of the Goodwill Games. Officials said Sang, 17, injured her neck while attempting a forward vault in warm-ups and lost control in midair, striking the ground head first.

2. You wouldn’t think a 28-point win by Island Storm over the Halifax Rainmen on Tuesday in Charlottetown would’ve been close, but the game was up for grabs with only a handful of minutes remaining in the third quarter. That’s when the Storm took a 57-55 lead on three straight hoops by forward Jeremy Williams. Guard Nick Okorie then hit a three-point shot for a 60-55 lead and the Storm ran away for its sixth consecutive National Basketball League of Canada victory. Williams was the catalyst, however, playing rugged defence, blocking shots, hitting key baskets and even leading the break on one occasion which lead to an Antonio Ballard score — two of Ballard's game-high 30 points in the game. “We had to make up for the first half. We came out poor. (At halftime), we talked about what we had to do. We came out in the second half with a lot more energy,” said Williams of his team which didn’t score its first point until three minutes into the opening quarter. “I praise (forward) Dwayne Smith for that. He came out relentless on the boards. We toughed up our defence and that led to a lot of easy baskets. Being as deep as we are helps. Most teams go eight or nine deep. We go 12. It’s good to have.”