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Bears waive cornerback Carter Forget those two years left oncornerback Tom Carter's contract with the Chicago Bears. Carter,whose contract ran through 2001, was waived today. After starting sixof the first seven games this season, Carter lost his starting roleseven weeks ago and dropped all the way down to the inactive list forthe Bears' last game. The move will cost the Bears $1.8 million, theremainder of his signing bonus. Carter, signed in 1997 as arestricted free agent from Washington, started 26 games for theBears. The Bears also agreed to terms with kicker Jaret Holmes of theNew York Giants practice squad. That gives the Bears two placekickerson the active roster. Boxing federation chief takes leave IBFpresident Robert Lee Sr. is taking a leave from his job so he canprepare for his legal defense against charges that he took bribes torig his organization's rankings. The IBF said today the move givesfederal prosecutors reason to drop their attempt to install a court-appointed monitor for one of boxing's major governing bodies. Leeoffered to stay on leave until the criminal charges are resolved. TheIBF's executive committee accepted Lee's offer and appointed one ofits vice presidents, Hiawatha Knight of Detroit, to serve aspresident during Lee's absence. An indictment and a governmentlawsuit brought last month accuse Lee and others of taking $338,000in bribes to change the organization's rankings. The rankings play abig role in determining fights and purses for boxers.