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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

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Olympic gold medalist Oscar De La Hoya and Genaro Hernandez, a pair of unbeaten world champions from East Los Angeles, will fight Sept. 9 for De La Hoya’s World Boxing Organization lightweight crown as part of a pay-perview card at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. … Bobby Cremins of Georgia Tech, Clem Haskins of Minnesota and Jerry Sloan of the NBA’s Utah Jazz were named assistant coaches to the USA basketball team for the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. Lenny Wilkens is head coach. … Thirteenth-seeded Chanda Rubin beat No. 5 Gigi Fernandez 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the third round of the Eastbourne championship, a grass-court warmup event in England for Wimbledon, which begins Monday. No. 4 seed Helena Sukova was also upset Wednesday. … Gus Ornstein, the first Jewish quarterback to play for Notre Dame, transferred to Michigan State.