NO SLAM DUNK, BUT CLOSE Unless he's of abnormal saintliness, a former famous athlete running for mayor has got to expect a sex scandal or two to come up during an election. Then again, he's also probably got some famous friends. It was no different for former NBA All-Star Kevin Johnson, who had to weather two sex scandals during his run for mayor of his hometown of Sacramento but also had superstars like Magic Johnson show up to his campaign events. He won 47 percent of the vote yesterday, beating the incumbent by 7 points. Because more 50 percent of the vote is needed to win, there will be a run-off election between the two candidates. Charles Barkley is probably somewhere taking notes. [AP]