BASEBALL

Against his wishes, Dawson

will enter Hall of Fame as Expo

The Hall of Fame announced Wednesday that Andre Dawson will be inducted as an Expo despite his preference to go in as a Cub. He played his first 11 years for Montreal and his next six with Chicago. Dawson said he thought officials would discuss the matter in detail before deciding. He told WMVP-AM in Chicago: "It was a little gut-wrenching for me to hear that, but it's their decision. I'm disappointed.''

Dawson will be inducted July 25 in Cooperstown with manager Whitey Herzog and umpire Doug Harvey.

NBANets (4-40) end slump at 11

Kris Humphries scored a career-high 25 points for the host Nets, who avoided the worst 44-game start in NBA history with a 103-87 win over the Clippers. The Nets, who had lost 11 in a row, were tied with the 1993-94 Mavericks (3-40).

NHLCapitals win eighth in a row

The host Capitals scored three times in a 21/2-minute span in the third period in a 5-1 win over the Ducks. It was the eighth straight win for the Eastern Conference's top team, its best streak in 26 years . . . Jason Pominville and Jochen Hecht scored shootout goals as the host Sabres beat the Devils, 2-1, to snap a four-game winless streak.

MEDIAJudge rules against Gutkowski

in lawsuit against Steinbrenner

A U.S. district court judge dismissed a lawsuit filed in August by former Madison Square Garden president Robert Gutkowski against Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. Gutkowski was seeking $43 million, claiming that in 1996 he suggested the idea that became the YES Network and later was promised a leading role in running the network or compensation for the idea.

Gutkowski's attorney, Neal Brickman, said he is analyzing whether to appeal.

One of Gutkowski's legal challenges is he was not given specific or written promises. "The lesson to be learned is, don't trust your friends," Brickman said. "Get it in writing." SOCCERDonovan scores in Premier League

United States midfielder Landon Donovan scored his first Premier League goal as host Everton beat Sunderland, 2-0, in Liverpool, England. -

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