14-Year-Old Girl Tests Positive for Steroids

A 14-year-old South African runner has tested positive for steroids, making her the youngest track and field competitor to be accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.

Bernard Rose, chief executive of Athletics South Africa, said the girl’s identity would not be released because she is a minor. She has been suspended from competition pending a hearing.

The track and field body said in a weekend statement that a urine sample given by the athlete earlier this month at a national junior championship meet revealed traces of an anabolic steroid, nandrolone, and a stimulant, fencamfamine.

Athletics South Africa said it “was extremely disturbed . . . especially as the use of anabolic steroids by such young people could lead to very serious permanent and irreversible physical and psychological changes.”

The International Amateur Athletic Federation, the governing body of track and field, confirmed the girl was the youngest to test positive for steroid use.

Pro Football

Trezelle Jenkins, an offensive tackle from Michigan, became the first of the 1995 first-round draft picks to sign when he agreed to a four-year contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Lorenzo White, the leading rusher last season for the Houston Oilers, signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns.

Former Buffalo wide receiver Don Beebe, an unrestricted free agent, signed with the expansion Carolina Panthers.

The Washington Redskins signed free agent fullback Marc Logan to a three-year, $1.5 million deal with a $100,000 signing bonus and waived veterans Ethan Horton and Leonard Marshall.

Jurisprudence

Seattle Seahawk Coach Dennis Erickson was cited April 15 for drunk driving. Erickson, who issued a public apology, was stopped on Interstate 5 near Marysville, the Washington State Patrol said. His blood-alcohol reading was 0.23, police said. A level of 0.10 is the legal limit in the state.

College Basketball

All-state forward Saipele Tuialii of L.A. City College signed a letter of intent to attend Texas Christian, choosing the Horned Frogs over USC, North Carolina Charlotte and Hawaii.

Tuialii, the co-most valuable player of the Southern California Athletic Conference as L.A. City College (30-2) reached the state semifinals, was more comfortable with TCU’s Billy Tubbs than other coaches recruiting him, said Mike Miller, LACC coach. Tuialii decided against USC because assistant Jack Fertig is expected to leave the program. “Jack’s the one he trusted and liked,” Miller said.

Teammate Markee Brown, a guard, signed with Oregon State.

Darnell Burton, the sixth man for the University of Cincinnati, was suspended for next season for an unspecified violation of team rules.

Tennis

Defending champion Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine lost to Richard Fromberg of Australia, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, and Stefan Edberg of Sweden was eliminated by Fabrice Santoro of France, 6-3, 6-1, in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Open.

Thomas Muster of Austria, unbeaten in three tournaments on clay this year, routed France’s Guy Forget, 6-2, 6-2, in 52 minutes to also advance.

Prize money for this summer’s Wimbledon championships will total a record $9.6 million, an increase from last year’s $8.5 million. The men’s champion will receive $584,000; the women’s $524,000.

Miscellany

Axel Schulz, who lost a disputed majority decision to champion George Foreman, might get another shot at the International Boxing Federation heavyweight title.

The New York Times reported IBF chief Bob Lee expects the fight to be reviewed next week by a special committee after Schulz filed a protest over the decision.

The United States, again getting strong goaltending from Pat Jablonski, scored twice in the opening period to defeat Norway, 2-1, in the World Hockey Championships in Stockholm.

In soccer, Brazil and Argentina advanced to Friday’s final of the World Youth Championships in Doha, Qatar. Brazil defeated Portugal, 1-0, and Argentina upset Spain, 3-0. Brazil is defending champion.

Poland defeated Israel, 4-3, in Varsovia, Poland in a qualifying soccer game for the 1996 European Championship in England.

Names in the News

Media magnate Rupert Murdoch reiterated his intention to bid for the U.S. television rights to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia, for Fox Television.

Defending champion Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia will be favored when the seventh annual Tour DuPont cycling race begins today in Wilmington, Del., with a prologue.

Dave Poulin, a 12-year NHL veteran and former Notre Dame star, was hired as the Irish hockey coach.

Hayden Riley, former basketball and baseball coach at Alabama, died after a lengthy illness. He was 73. Riley, also one of the top recruiters for Bear Bryant, died late Monday afternoon at Caraway Methodist Hospital in Birmingham.