Keenan Quits Stunned Rangers

Mike Keenan, who last month coached the New York Rangers to their first Stanley Cup in 54 years, shocked the team Friday by saying he was leaving because of a “breach of contractual obligations.”

“I’m here to announce that I’m no longer the coach of the New York Rangers,” Keenan said. “The obligations were not fulfilled” by the Rangers, he said. “There’s quite a significant amount of money involved.”

Madison Square Garden Corp., which owns the team, said it was “stunned at the capricious actions of Mr. Keenan and his agent, (Robert) Campbell, and will take all necessary actions to preserve all of its rights.”

Football

The Atlanta Falcons signed wide receiver Ricky Sanders to a one-year contract, three months after voiding a longer and more lucrative contract because of a shoulder injury. . . . The San Francisco 49ers signed center Bart Oates from the New York Giants. . . . Detroit signed Tampa Bay free agent linebacker Broderick Thomas and re-signed wide receiver Aubrey Matthews. . . . Cleveland waived guard Houston Hoover after he failed to pass his physical. The Browns also signed guard Mike Schad, an unrestricted free agent from Philadelphia and agreed to contract terms with free agent linebacker Percy Snow.

Track

Jon Drummond won the 100-meter dash in the TSB Games London Grand Prix meet as world and Olympic champion Linford Christie pulled up clutching his right hamstring. Drummond won with a time of 10.03 seconds. Christie finished second at 10.07.

Cycling

Three-time champion Miguel Indurain of Spain finished more than seven minutes behind the 12th stage winner, Richard Virenque of France, but was still able to push his lead to 7:56 over Tony Rominger of Switzerland, his main rival, in the Tour de France.

Tennis

Jim Courier defeated Richard Krajicek, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3, and Pete Sampras beat Jacco Eltingh, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0, to give the United States a 2-0 lead against the Netherlands in the best-of-five Davis Cup quarterfinal at Rotterdam.

The United States can eliminate the Dutch today with a victory in doubles.

Third-seeded MaliVai Washington and fifth-seeded Wally Masur reached the semifinals of the U.S. Pro Tennis Championships at Brookline, Mass. Washington defeated George Bezecny, 6-0, 6-2, to set up a semifinal against either Patrick McEnroe or Jimmy Arias. Masur edged David Nainkin, 7-5, 7-6 (12-10), and will face the winner of the quarterfinal match between top-seeded Ivan Lendl and Mats Wilander.

Miscellany

Harris County, Tex., officials dropped a drunken driving charge against Houston Rocket Coach Rudy Tomjanovich because of insufficient evidence. . . . Detroit police are investigating a woman’s allegation that New Jersey Net forward Derrick Coleman raped her last week in a hotel room. . . . Robby Gordon set a track qualifying record with a lap of 110.191 m.p.h. to win the provisional pole for Sunday’s Toronto Molson-Indy, ahead of Nigel Mansell. . . . Detroit Red Wing forward Bob Probert, 29, was injured after being thrown from his motorcycle during a collision with a car. . . . UCLA guard Tyus Edney and Duke center Cherokee Parks were among 12 players to make the final cut for the U.S. national team that will play in the Goodwill Games in St. Petersburg, Russia, starting July 23. . . . L.A. lawyer John Argue, architect of the bid that brought the 1984 Summer Olympics to Southern California, will be presented the Olympic Order award tonight at the Amateur Athletic Foundation. . . . The Professional Bowlers Assn.’s $100,000 Active West Thunderbird Open will begin today at Ontario.