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Mike Tyson’s lawyers filed another motion with the Nevada Supreme Court in a continuing effort to keep his psychological records private, while lawyers across the country worked on a settlement of charges stemming from a Maryland traffic accident.

Both issues must be resolved within the next few days if Tyson is to go before the Nevada Athletic Commission once again on Oct. 19 to try to get back the boxing license revoked when he bit Evander Holyfield’s ears more than 15 months ago.

A not guilty plea was entered in Las Vegas for former heavyweight champion Michael Dokes, accused of attempted murder in the beating of his fiancee.

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Fourth-seeded Andre Agassi and sixth-seeded Tim Henman of England survived the second round of the $1-million Swiss Indoors Open at Basel, becoming the only seeded players to advance.

Fifth-seeded Yevgeny Kafelnikov of Russia and defending champion Greg Rusedski of Britain lost their second-round matches. Top-ranked Pete Sampras and second-seeded Patrick Rafter of Australia had lost in the first round.

Rusedski lost to German qualifier David Prinosil, 7-6 (7-4), 7-5, and Kafelnikov was beaten by Sweden’s Magnus Gustafson, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5.

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Agassi needed only 53 minutes to defeat qualifier Ivo Heuberger of Switzerland, 6-2, 6-2. Henman defeated Morocco’s Hicham Arazi, 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).

Dominique van Roost of Belgium upset fifth-seeded Venus Williams, 6-1, 6-2, in the second round of the Porsche Grand Prix at Filderstadt, Germany. Van Roost, ranked No. 12 in the world, was a late wild-card entry into the $450,000 tournament.

Serena Williams advanced when Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna of the Czech Republic, seeded third, twisted her back and had to retire. Williams was ahead, 2-6, 6-3, 2-0.

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The United States will face Britain in the first round of the Davis Cup next year.

Names in the News

An Arlington (Va.) judge cleared Marv Albert’s record of a misdemeanor assault conviction more than a year after the sports broadcaster pleaded guilty to biting a former lover during a sexual encounter. . . . Wally Dallenbach Jr., who replaced Ricky Craven this summer as a Winston Cup driver for Hendrick Motorsports, will drive the No. 50 Chevrolet Monte Carlo again next year, team officials said. . . . Oregon State guard Ron Grady is leaving school, frustrated over his slow recovery from a lacerated kidney that forced him to sit out the final 13 games last season. . . . Georgetown guard Shernard Long has been ruled academically ineligible through the first semester, leaving the Hoyas without their leading scorer for at least the first nine games of the basketball season.

Miscellany

New England’s Edward Gorter was fined a Major League Soccer record of $20,000 and suspended for two games for using a racial epithet against teammate David Nakhid after a practice session. The fine is twice the previous high of $10,000 against Miami’s Carlos Valderrama for refusing to take part in a practice session last July.

Olympic organizers took less than an hour to approve a $1.45-billion budget for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The budget, based largely on assumptions about revenue and expenses, passed the Salt Lake Olympic Committee’s Board of Trustees.

UCLA’s men’s soccer team, the defending national champion, opens Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play tonight against eighth-ranked Stanford at 7:30 at Spaulding Field. The Bruins (7-1) are ranked second by Soccer America. Stanford (7-2) is eighth.

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