The Washington Bullets signed their top draft...

The Washington Bullets signed their top draft choice, Calbert Cheaney of Indiana, to a six-year contract. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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Richard Esquinas, who claimed he won $1.25 million from Michael Jordan playing golf, and his lawyer met with an NBA consultant as the league began an investigation into the links between its players and gambling.

Esquinas and Bob Costello met with Frederick Lacey, a former federal judge and U.S. attorney.

Richie Adubato and Ron Rothstein have been hired to be Mike Fratello’s assistant coaches with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Miscellany

Debbie Graham will replace injured doubles partner Pam Shriver on the United States’ Federation Cup team.

Graham will join Lindsay Davenport, Ann Grossman and Lori McNeil for the competition July 19-26 at Frankfurt, Germany.

The Mighty Ducks have hired Blynn DeNiro, an assistant trainer with the Rams, as the trainer for the NHL expansion team.

The International Olympic Committee confirmed that Sydney has a superior bid to host the Summer Games in 2000. The decision will be made by a secret IOC ballot in Monte Carlo on Sept. 23. The other contenders are Beijing; Berlin; Brasilia, Brazil; Istanbul, Turkey; and Manchester, England.

Names in the News

Pepperdine named Chapman Coach Gary Henderson as its full-time assistant baseball coach. . . . Dennis Byrd, the New York Jet defensive end who suffered a broken neck last season, and his wife Angela had their second child, a girl named Haley. . . . David Simon has been appointed chief administrative officer, and Alma D. Gonzalez has been appointed managing director of the Los Angeles Host Committee for World Cup 1994. . . . Marco Antonio Barrera of Mexico knocked out Elio Dominguez of Los Angeles 45 seconds into the first round of a scheduled 10-round bantamweight bout at the Forum. . . . Super-middleweight champions Nigel Benn and Chris Eubank will meet Oct. 9.