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Bears lose McMahon for season United Pnu International LAKE FOREST, HI. Jim McMahon will miss the rest of the 1984 season includng the playoffs because of the lacerated kidney he suffered one month ago against the Los Angeles Raiders. The Bears formally announced Thursday that McMahon, the team's No. 1 quarterback, will sit out the re- maining two games and any playoff contests the Bears have mis season. But McMahon will be able to return for the 1985 season. The announcement came after Mc- Mahon underwent a kidney scan Wednesday at Northwestern Memo- rial HospiaL "While the scan confirmed that a normal healing is in process," said Bears General Manager Jerry Vaiaf-s- L reflects "the club's decision our tfteMwian tut photo concern that a return to the field in the near future could expose Jim to Chicago's Jim McMahon will sit out the rest of 1984. blows which might interrupt that healing process." slovakia, in the semifinals. If Evert The bad news about McMahon Lloyd should win her championship came one day after the Bears signed match with Sukova Saturday, she 37-year-- old veteran to would earn her first Grand Slam be the backup to Rusty Lfech for the va trainer Jake Nevfet have been event since the Australian Open in remaining two regular season named to me Philadelphia Big 5 Hall 1982. However, the victory would be games. Usch replaced Steve Fuller, of Fame. Nevki, the first trainer to somewhat bttersweet since it would who had replaced McMahon. Fuller be elected, was a trainer at VHIano-v- a not come against Navratilova, a went down in Monday night's 20--7 for more than 50 years and was a player Evert Lloyd has not beaten loss to San Diego with a minor shoul- unanimous choice in the special cat- since mat 1982 Australian Open fi- der separation. egory voting. nal. While the news about McMahon was not good, the Bears said they ex- pect Fuller to be back in time for the Hockey Skiing playoffs. The New York Rangers, in an at- Switzerland's Zee Haas, whose tempt to shake up their club, have pear form last season almost con- sent veteran defeiseman Dave Mo- vinced her to give up skiing, has Foofbal! loney to the Buffalo Sabres for right scored a shocking win in the first y Bears President Michael McCas-ke- wing Steve Patrick and defensemsn-le- ft women's downhill race of the World says he expects to keep bom wing Jim Weimer. Maloney, 28, Cup season at Puy St. Vincent, Coach Mike Dftka and defensive was in his ninth season with the France. Haas, skiing the 1'Arle-sien-ne coordinator Baddy Ryan next year. Rangers and had only two goals and course long after the top-rank- ed The Chicago Sun-Tim- es quoted Mc-Cask- ey an assist this season. The Rangers skiers had completed their alio as saying be doesnt are 2-8- -2 in their last 12 games and 9-1- 2-3 runs, finished in a time of 1 minute have any plans to sell the NFL club on the season. 26.30 seconds, just edging the morn- to the Chicago Tribune Co., owners ing's previous best time of 1:26.35 set of the Chicago Cobs, or anyone else by Marina Kichl of West Germany. ... Freeman McNeil of the New Golf York Jets has been placed on injured Defendng title-hold- er Seve BaSes-ter-os reserve and Is expected to be side- of Spain carded a three-under-p- ar Boxing lined for the rest of the season. Mc- 69 to take the lead in the $1 mil- The Dec 16 fight between London Neil, suffering from a broken rib, is lion Sun City Invitational Challenge middleweight Roy Gumbs and South the Conference's in South Africa. Britain's Nick Faldo Korean Cheng Pal Park for the new second leadng rusher with 1,070 double-bogeye- d the last hole for a 70. International Boxing Federation yards, four less than Marcos AOen of Tom Kite of the United States also world title has been postponed for the Los Angeles Raiders . . . Valdos-t- a shot 70 to share second place with one month. The fight will now take State Coach Jim Faldo. Another three shots farther place in Seoul, Koreaon Jari.l3,safd' Goodmaa has been promoted to ath- back in a tie for fourth were South Gumbs' Manager Denote Maseini letic director and his successor is ex- African Denis Wstgoc and American . . . Marvis Frazier, 24-year-- old son pected to be named within the next Ben Crenshaw at 73. In the parallel . of former world heavyweight cham- few days. $125,000 women's challenge, Katfay pion "Smcjdn" Joe Frazier, won a Whttworth led the aB-Ameri- can field unanimous point decision over pre- Basketball of five with an even-pa- r 72, coming viously undefeated heavyweight in ahead of Donna Caponf, Laura Ftmso Banjo in a 10-rou- nd bout in The Kansas City Kings have Cole and Sally Little at 75 and Beth London. waived second-yea-r guard Dane Danielat79. Same, bringing their roster to 11 players. The 6--2, 180-poun- d Suttle Baseball has played six games this season, Tennis Chicago White Sox manager cf averaging four minutes per game. Chris Evert Lloyd has emerged as media relations Chuck Shriver has Last season Suttle played 40 games, the favorite to win the women's sin- been named Associate Athletic Di- starting in one and averaging 11.7 gles title in the $1.5 mfflion Austra- rector at Northern Illinois Universi- minutes and 6.5 points . . . Former lian Open, since the reigning queen ty. Shriver, a Northern Illinois grad- Pennsylvania players Kevin McDo- of women's tennis, Martina Navrafl-lov- a, uate, will be in charge of sports nald and Tosy Price, Norman Black was upset by an unheralded information, promotions and sports of St Joseph's and veteran VDIano- - teenager, Helena Sukova cf Czecho publications at the school .