Bail for Lewis Is Set at $1 Million

A judge in Atlanta granted Ray Lewis a $1-million bond Monday, saying the Baltimore Raven linebacker could stay at his home in Maryland while awaiting trial on murder charges.

Lewis, 24, and two companions are charged with murder in two stabbing deaths. He had been held without bail since his arrest the day of the slayings.

One of his two co-defendants turned himself in Monday. The other is at large.

The bond requires Lewis to stay in Maryland unless he is traveling to Georgia for events related to the case. Lewis must pay $200,000 of the bail in cash, cannot use alcohol or drugs, and must be home every night before 9 p.m.

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The Detroit Lions, desperate for a running back, signed James Stewart, formerly of Jacksonville, to a five-year, $25-million contract. Barry Sanders retired before the start of training camp and the Lions released Ron Rivers and Greg Hill after the season.

The Lions are still waiting to hear from an arbitrator on whether Sanders will have to repay $5.5 million of his signing bonus. But even if he does, the club apparently hasn’t softened its stance on not wanting to trade Sanders’ rights. “There’s really nothing to talk about,” Chuck Schmidt, the Lions’ chief operating officer, said of Sanders. “He’s retired.”

Jon Runyan, who played offensive tackle for the AFC champion Tennessee Titans, became the highest paid lineman in NFL history, signing a $30-million, six-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles. . . . Jessie Tuggle, who has played middle linebacker in Atlanta for 13 years, signed a four-year, $12-million contract with the Atlanta Falcons. . . . New England signed free-agent running back Raymont Harris to a two-year contract and released Terry Allen, last year’s starting tailback. . . . The Pittsburgh Steelers wasted no time in replacing defensive lineman Orpheus Roye, signing Cincinnati free agent Kimo von Oelhoffen to a four-year, $10-million contract.

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About 22,750 fans wearing Chief jackets and dabbing at moist eyes filed silently past the body of Derrick Thomas during a public viewing in Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium. The linebacker died of complications Feb. 8, more than two weeks after having been paralyzed in a car accident.

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A judge in Charlotte, N.C., wants to assess Rae Carruth’s assets to determine how much child support he should pay while awaiting trial for the murder of the newborn boy’s mother.

College Football

Jethro Franklin has left after one season as defensive tackle coach at UCLA to become an assistant coach with the Green Bay Packers. . . . Georgia hired former Oklahoma coach Gary Gibbs as defensive coordinator, removing Kevin Ramsey from the post after only one season. Gibbs has been out of coaching since 1994.

Baseball

Right-hander Bill Simas and the Chicago White Sox reached an arbitration settlement, Simas agreeing to a two-year deal worth $3,275,000. Other arbitration settlements included right-hander Bryce Florie and the Boston Reds Sox, and outfielder Mike Cameron and the Seattle Mariners. Cameron was acquired in the Ken Griffey Jr. trade. . . . Angel pitcher Jason Dickson’s arbitration case will probably be decided today. Dickson is seeking a raise from $375,000 to $600,000.

Hank Aaron was added to the Hall of Fame’s veterans’ committee, filling the spot that opened when Pee Wee Reese died in August. The four other players on the committee are Yogi Berra, Juan Marichal, Stan Musial and Ted Williams. Five media representatives and five team executives also sit on the committee.

Miscellany

No. 1-ranked Tiger Woods will play Michael Campbell, one of the hottest players in the world, in the first round of the Match Play Championship, which starts Feb. 23 at La Costa. Buick Invitational winner Phil Mickelson moved up to No. 9 and will play Phoenix neighbor Billy Mayfair.

Bob Young, a figure skating coach and the executive director and general manager of the International Skating Center of Connecticut, has been accused of sexual harassment by a former student. Jessica Roos filed depositions earlier this month with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities in Hartford, an administrator confirmed.

Australia’s Mark Woodforde defeated Julian Alonso of Spain, 6-4, 6-2, in the opening round of the $800,000 Kroger St. Jude Indoor tennis tournament at Memphis, Tenn. The victory sends Woodforde into a second-round match against Chris Woodruff, who won the decisive fifth match earlier this month to give the U.S. a first-round Davis Cup victory over Zimbabwe.

The U.S. men’s soccer team will play Ireland, Mexico and South Africa in this June’s U.S. Cup 2000, beginning June 3 in Washington with other games at Foxboro, Mass. and East Rutherford, N.J. . . . In perhaps the biggest rout in national team soccer play, Kuwait defeated Bhutan, 20-0, at Kuwait in Group Five qualifying for the Asian Cup. . . . Colombian forward Henry Zambrano was acquired by the Colorado Rapids from the New York/New Jersey MetroStars for an allocation, which gives a team acquisition money to acquire a foreign player.