Attorney Says Young Talking to Buccaneers

An attorney for quarterback Steve Young said he has begun contract discussions with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after receiving the written permission of the United States Football League.

Leigh Steinberg, who negotiated Young’s $40-million USFL contract in 1984, said he received a letter from USFL Commissioner Harry Usher allowing the quarterback to “talk to and negotiate with an NFL club.”

The USFL, however, is not saying that Young is no longer under contract. “They are maintaining that Steve is still under contract with the Los Angeles Express,” Steinberg said. “He can negotiate, but he cannot sign without their permission.”

Tampa Bay obtained the rights to Young in the NFL’s supplemental draft of USFL players after the 1984 season.

Steve Cram of Britain, the new 1,500 meter world record-holder, overwhelmed a moderate field to win the mile in 3:56.13 at an IAAF-Mobil Grand Prix meet at Crystal Palace stadium in London.

Running in the meet that featured the Mary Decker Slaney-Zola Budd rematch, won by Slaney, Cram strolled home 40 meters ahead of countryman Gary Staines.

James Howard of the United States won the high jump at 7-8, a British all-comers record. Steve Scott of the United States won the 3,000 meters in 7:43.79, with countryman Sydney Maree taking second in 7:44.54.

Bounding Basque won a stretch duel with Life’s Magic to post a half-length victory in the $300,500 Brooklyn Handicap for 3-year-olds-and-up at Belmont Park.

Life’s Magic, the only filly in the field of 10, was second, 3 3/4 lengths ahead of favored Pine Circle.

Bounding Basque, a 5-year-old, was a longshot after finishing sixth in his most recent outing, the Suburban Handicap on July 4.

Bounding Basque covered the 1 1/2 miles in 2:28 2/5 and won for the third time in seven starts this year. The victory earned owner Jacques Wimpfheimer $180,300 plus a Breeders’ Cup award of $27,000, raising Bounding Basque’s career winnings to $956,258.

Bounding Basque paid $40, $18.80 and $9.40.

Former Olympic bicyclist John Howard pedaled his custom bicycle to 152.28 m.p.h. to break the world land speed record for human-powered vehicles at Wendover, Utah.

After six tries on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Howard broke a record of 138.67 m.p.h. set in 1973 by Allan V. Abbot.

Howard was towed to 60 m.p.h. by a 1955 Chevrolet race car and then he pedaled in the vehicle’s slipstream.

Bill Venturini was seriously injured when his stock car crashed into a wall during the ARCA late model stock car race at Pocono International Raceway at Long Pond, Pa., authorities said.

A part in the suspension of Venturini’s Chevrolet Monte Carlo apparently broke shortly after the race began, and the car slammed hard into the wall in the first turn.

Track physicians said the driver had suffered a possible concussion and possible fractures of the upper left arm and upper right leg.

The Miami Dolphins signed former Canadian Football League sack leader Mack Moore to a two-year contract and reached agreement with kicker Fuad Reveiz, the team announced.

Reveiz, from Tennessee, was a seventh-round draft choice.

Moore, 6-4, 258-pound defensive tackle, originally was drafted by the Dolphins in the sixth round in 1981, but the former Texas A&M; star opted to join the British Columbia Lions.

Moore, 26, was All-CFL in 1983 and 1984, leading the league in sacks both years.