South Albany plans hoops clinic

A basketball clinic for middle school boys will be held Sunday and Monday at South Albany High School.

The event will run from 7 to 8:30 p.m. each night. The cost is $10 for both sessions.

The purpose of the clinic is to help players prepare for tryouts.

For more information, call Phil Smith at 619-6114.

Albany Mat Club to hold registration

Season registration for the Albany Mat Club is planned at West Albany High School from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, and from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26.

The club is for boys and girls ages 5 through eighth grade. Wrestling practices run from November through January during the week, and participants have the option of attending local or regional tournaments on weekends.

The charge to participate is $50 in club fees and wrestler insurance, plus a $40 refundable deposit for a singlet for tournaments.

For more information, call 971-8329.

Former Rams running back dies at 58

LOS ANGELES - Cullen Bryant, who spent 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, was a running back on their 1980 Super Bowl team and fought the NFL's trading rules to remain in town, has died. He was 58.

Unknown to his family, Bryant had been under a doctor's care when he died Tuesday at his home in Colorado Springs, Colo., said his sister-in-law, Wanda E. Bryant. She did not supply other details.

Bryant was the Rams' second-round draft pick in 1973. He played with the team until 1982, was with the Seattle Seahawks in 1983 and 1984 and returned to the Rams for his last pro season in 1987.

In 13 NFL seasons, Bryant scored 23 rushing and receiving touchdowns and ran back kickoffs for three others. He ran for 3,264 yards in 849 carries, and caught 148 passes for 1,176 yards.

He ran for a 1-yard touchdown in the 1980 Super Bowl, which the Rams lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 31-19.

Staff and wire reports