BRIEFLY: LOCALS WIN IN FRANCE.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services Second-seeded Annett Davis Annett Davis (born September 22, 1973) is an American beach volleyball player, who won the silver medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships, alongside Jenny Johnson Jordan. and Jenny Johnson Jordan Jenny Johnson Jordan (born June 8, 1973) is an American beach volleyball player, who won the silver medal at the 1999 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Marseille, alongside Annett Davis. , both of Tarzana, defeated Brazilians Adriana Behar Adriana Brandão Behar (born February 14, 1969 in Rio de Janeiro) is one of the most outstanding volleyball players of her generation. She moved to beach volleyball in 1993, after playing in the Brazilian Women national indoors volleyball squad. and Shelda Bede Shelda Kelly Bruno Bede (born January 1, 1973 in Fortaleza) is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. References
Beach volleyball is an Olympic team sport played on sand. Two teams, positioned on either side of a net which divides a rectangular court, hit a volleyball, usually using the hands or arms. tournament. The victory guaranteed Davis and Johnson Jordan one of the two spots on the U.S. Olympic team with 2,676 points. Davis and Johnson Jordan split $26,000 for their 45-minute victory and now have won five career pro beach titles, including two international championships and three domestic crowns. ``The gold medal match was difficult due to the windy conditions,'' Davis said. ``We had a good service game today. We blocked well and Jenny did a super job siding out. The key to the win was our ball control.'' SURFING: Australian Michael ``Mick'' Campbell won the top American surfing event, the Bluetorch Pro, by beating the top American surfer, Sunny Garcia, in Huntington Beach. With the victory, Campbell earned $15,000 and moved up to fourth place from sixth in the overall standings on the World Championship Tour. Garcia, the top-ranked surfer on the tour, extended his overall tour lead. The 14-year veteran is trying to win his first tour title. - Sean Kearns BASKETBALL: Milwaukee free-agent forward Tim Thomas is expected to agree to a long, lucrative contract with the Chicago Bulls, according to a published report. The Chicago Sun-Times, quoting an NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= source who was not identified, reported the Bulls have offered the 6-foot-10 Thomas a six-year deal for the $67.5 million maximum, which is more than any other club is offering. --Argentina shot 50 percent from the field, including 10 for 16 from 3-point range, and beat the United States 92-77 in the gold medal game of the World Championship for Young Men qualifying tournament in Ribeirao Preto, Brazil. |
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