BASEBALL OPENS WITH SOFTIE : WHEN THE U.S. FACED NICARAGUA THIS SUMMER, IT WAS NO CONTEST.Byline: Jon Wilner Daily News Staff Writer The U.S. Olympic baseball team, featuring four area players, opens pool play against Nicaragua this morning at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium • • [ . It is an opponent the U.S. crushed in a four-game series earlier this summer. The U.S. outscored Nicaragua by a combined 47-11 in the series and has won nine straight games entering Olympic play. Kris Benson Kristin James Benson (born November 7, 1974 in Superior, Wisconsin) was a Major League Baseball right-handed starting pitcher who plays for the Baltimore Orioles in 2006. Benson pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1997 to 2004 and for the New York Mets from 2004 to 2005. , the No. 1 draft pick overall (by Pittsburgh), is expected to start for the U.S. Troy Glaus Troy Edward Glaus (born August 3, 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Toronto Blue Jays. Previously, Glaus played with the Anaheim Angels (1998-2004) and the Arizona Diamondbacks (2005). , of Chatsworth and UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , is hitting .386 this summer in international competition, with 29 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in in 26 games. USC's Jacque Jones Jacque Dewayne Jones (born April 25, 1975 in San Diego, California) is an American outfielder who currently plays for the Chicago Cubs in Major League Baseball. Early life is hitting .407, with 44 RBI in 41 games. Against Nicaragua, he hit .583. Jim Parque James Vo Parque (born February 8, 1976 in Norwalk, California) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who pitched for the Chicago White Sox and Tampa Bay Devil Rays from 1998 to 2003. , of La Crescenta and UCLA, has a 2.42 ERA in 26 innings this summer. He has allowed 26 hits and struck out 33. Simi Valley's Jeff Weaver This article is about Major League Baseball player Jeffrey Weaver. For other people named Jeff Weaver, see Jeff Weaver (disambiguation). Jeffrey Charles Weaver has a 3.29 ERA in 27-1/3 innings. Well drawn: Oxnard welterweight Fernando Vargas Fernando Vargas (born December 7, 1977 in Oxnard, California) is an American boxer and two-time world champion, who won a bronze medal as an amateur at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. His nicknames include "Ferocious" and "The Aztec Warrior". opens his medal drive today at 12:30 p.m. against Tengiz Meschedze of Georgia - the country, not the state. ``I'm not paying too much attention to the draw,'' Vargas said 24 hours before it was announced. ``We're all here to try to win gold medals. Regardless of who you fight, you have to fight the best guy at some point.'' Breaking the ice?: The U.S. men's field hockey field hockey: see hockey, field. field hockey or hockey Game played with curve-ended sticks between two teams of 11 players. It is played on a field 100 yd (91.4 m) by 60 yd (55 m) in size. team - featuring Camarillo's Larry Amar Larry Amar (born February 24, 1972 in Camarillo, California) is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was the captain of the national team that finished twelfth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. , Simi Valley's Nick Butcher and Tom Vano Thomas ("Tom") Vano (born October 26, 1970 in Plainfield, New Jersey) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who finished twelfth with the national squad at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. , Ventura's Ben Maruquin Benjamin ("Ben") Maruquin (born February 26, 1970 in Ventura, California) is a former field hockey sweeper from the United States, who finished twelfth with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. , Newbury Park's John O'Neill John O'Neill may refer to:
The U.S. men are 0-19-3 in Olympic competition. This year, they needed the host-country invitation to qualify. Been there, done that: The U.S. women's volleyball team, with former Bruins Elaine Young and Paula Weishoff, opens pool play against the Ukraine today at 4:30 p.m. at the Omni. It's Weishoff's third Olympics, and she is the only current player to have been a part of America's most successful team ever, the 1984 silver medalist. ``I get goose bumps goose bumps or goose pimples: see gooseflesh. (thinking about '84),'' she said. ``It's a totally awesome feeling. Barcelona was great, but knowing that all of our fans are here, I just say, `Gosh, they're all here for us!' I tell my teammates that it's the most incredible thing that will ever happen to them.'' This is Young's first Olympics. The first fodder: New Lakers center Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal (pronounced "shak-KEEL") (born March 6, 1972 in Newark, New Jersey), frequently referred to simply as Shaq, is an American professional basketball player, generally regarded as one of the most dominant in the National Basketball Association (NBA). , former UCLA star Reggie Miller Reginald Wayne Miller (born August 24, 1965, in Riverside, California) is a retired American professional basketball player. Miller spent the entirety of his 18-year NBA career with the Indiana Pacers. and the Dream Team open play against Argentina at the Georgia Dome tonight at 7. The game should be over by 7:05. Also: UCLA's Frankie Hejduk is expected to start today when the U.S. men's soccer team plays powerful Argentina in Birmingham, Ala. . . . Former Bruins gymnast Chainey Umphrey will not participate in the horizontal bar or vault in the team competition. Only six members of the seven-man team are allowed to perform in each event. The double whammy for Umphrey, an Albuquerque, N.M., native, is that he's also ineligible for those events in the individual competition - and, thus, the all-around title. He finished fifth in the horizontal-bar competition at the World Championships in 1995. ``It's one of the most disappointing things that has ever happened to me, not competing in my best chance for a medal,'' he told USA Today. . . . Camarillo's Denny Fercho (fractured foot) has rejoined the handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). team after having a metal plate surgically inserted last week. . . . Simi Valley's Justin Huish has been named captain of the archery team. Why? He said that if nobody else wanted it, he'd do it. Huish has been profiled by People, ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network and Time (by photographer Annie Leibovitz). But the team is in turmoil. Five of the six members, including Huish, have asked coach Mike King to resign after he failed to attend an event in Germany and training camp in Atlanta, USA Today reported. King refused to resign because of a commitment to the National Archery Association. Each U.S. team member has a personal coach. Huish's is assistant Lloyd Brown. . . . First baseman Sheila Cornell from Woodland Hills led the U.S. women's softball team in batting average (.447) and home runs (14) during its 2-1/2-month exhibition tour. Former Bruin Lisa Fernandez was 14-0 with a 0.00 ERA. UCLA recruit Christa Williams was 10-0 with a 0.14 ERA. The team was 60-1. KEEPING WATCH OF AREA ATHLETES Athlete (City or School), event When they compete Amy Acuff (UCLA), long jump competes Aug. 1 Valeyta Althouse (UCLA), field shot put prelims July 31 Larry Amar (Camarillo), field hockey plays Pakistan today at 2:30 Ruben Benitez (Woodland Hills), track 100-meter prelims July 26; 200-meter prelims July 31 Ato Boldon (UCLA), track 100-meter prelims July 26; 200-meter prelims July 31 Brad Bridgewater (USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. ), swimmer 200-meter backstroke July 26 Nick Butcher (Simi Valley), field hockey plays Pakistan today at 2:30 Gail Castro (La Crescenta), beach volleyball prelims begin Tuesday David Collins (Thousand Oaks), rowing lightweight fours w/out coxswain prelims Monday Sheila Cornell (Woodland Hills), softball begins pool play Sunday against Puerto Rico at 6 a.m. Rich Corso (Van Nuys), water polo opens pool play against Italy tonight at 7 p.m. Mark Crear (Valencia), track 110-meter hurdles first round on July 28 Bob Ctvrtlik (Pepperdine), volleyball pool play begins Sunday against Poland Sandra De La Riva (Chatsworth), handball opens pool play July 26 against Denmark Gail Devers (Van Nuys), track 100-meter prelims July 26; 100 hurdles prelims July 29 Janet Evans (USC), swimming 400 freestyle Monday; 800 freestyle prelims Wednesday Catriona Fallon (UCLA), rowing women's eight prelims Monday Joy Fawcett (UCLA), soccer begins pool play Sunday against Denmark at 1 p.m. Denny Fercho (Ventura), handball begins pool play Wednesday against Sweden Lisa Fernandez (UCLA), softball begins pool play Sunday against Puerto Rico at 6 a.m. Amy Fuller (Westlake Village), rowing women's eight prelims Monday Troy Glaus (UCLA), baseball begins pool play today against Nicaragua at 7 a.m. John Godina (UCLA), field shot put prelims July 26; discus prelims July 29 Dan Hackett (UCLA), water polo begins pool play tonight against Italy at 7 p.m. Axel Hager (CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge ), volleyball prelims begin Tuesday Sharon Hansen (Ventura), field heptathlon heptathlon: see under decathlon. heptathlon Women's athletics competition. Contestants take part in seven different track-and-field events: 100-m hurdles, shot put, high jump, long jump, javelin throw, and 200- and 800-m runs. begins July 27 Joseph Harper (Ventura), canoe prelims begin July 30 Frankie Hejduk (UCLA), soccer plays Argentina today at 4:30 Carl Henkel (UCLA), beach volleyball prelims begin Tuesday Victoria Herazo (Castaic), track racewalk finals July 29 Justin Huish (Simi Valley), archery prelims begin July 28 Bryan Ivie (USC), volleyball pool play begins Sunday against Poland Jacque Jones (USC), baseball begins pool play today against Nicaragua at 7 a.m. Nancy Kawar (UCLA, La Crescenta), field discus prelims July 28; shot put prelims July 31 J. Joyner-Kersee (UCLA, Canoga Park), heptathlon begins July 27; long jump prelims Aug. 1 Karch Kiraly (UCLA), beach ll prelims begin Tuesday Balazs Kiss (USC), field hammer throw prelims July 27 Josh Lakatos (Pasadena), shooting trap prelims today at 6 a.m. Lisa Leslie (USC), basketball pool play begins Sunday against Cuba at noon Mike Marsh (UCLA), track 100-meter prelims July 26; 200 prelims July 31 Ben Maruquin (Ventura), field hockey plays Pakistan today at 2:30 Holly McPeak (UCLA), beach volleyball prelims begin Tuesday Inger Miller (USC), track 200-meter prelims July 31 Reggie Miller (UCLA), basketball begins pool play today against Argentina at 7 p.m. John O'Neill (Newbury Park), field hockey plays Pakistan today at 2:30 Jeff Nygaard (UCLA), volleyball pool play begins Sunday against Poland Jim Parque (UCLA, La Crescenta), baseball begins pool play today against Nicaragua at 7 a.m. Mike Powell (UCLA), field long jump prelims July 28 Suzy Powell (UCLA), field discus prelims July 28 Kristine Quance (USC, Northridge), swimming 100-meter breaststroke Sunday (prelims: 8:30 a.m.; finals: 5:15 p.m); 200-meter IM Wednesday Dot Richardson (UCLA), softball begins pool play Sunday against Puerto Rico at 6 a.m. Alex Rousseau (UCLA), water polo begins pool play tonight against Italy at 7 p.m. Annette Salmeen (USC), swimming 800 freestyle relay Thursday; 200 butterfly July 26 Sinjin Smith (UCLA), beach volleyball prelims begin Tuesday Chris Snitko (UCLA), soccer pool play begins today against Argentina at 4:30 Tom Sorensen (Pepperdine), volleyball pool play begins Sunday against Poland Jeff Stork (Pepperdine), volleyball pool play begins Sunday against Poland Mike Terry (UCLA), track 400-meter prelims July 26 Chainey Umphrey (UCLA), gymnastics compulsories begin today at 6:15 a.m. Tom Vano (Simi Valley), field hockey plays Pakistan today at 2:30 Fernando Vargas (Oxnard), boxing first round today at 12:30 Wei Wang (Pasadena), table tennis singles begin Wednesday Jeff Weaver (Simi Valley), baseball pool play begins today against Nicaragua at 7 a.m. Paula Weishoff (USC), volleyball pool play begins today against Ukraine at 4:30 Scott Williams (Newbury Park), field hockey plays Pakistan today at 2:30 Jeff Williams (San Fernando), track 200-meter prelims July 31 Elaine Youngs (UCLA), volleyball pool play begins today against Ukraine at 4:30 CAPTION(S): 4 Photos, Chart Photo: (1) GLAUS (2) WEAVER (3) PARQUE (4) JONES Chart: KEEPING WATCH OF AREA ATHLETES (see text) |
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