BRIEFLY: U.S. SOFTBALL TEAM ROSTER OVERTURNED.Byline: Daily News Staff and Wire Services The entire U.S. Olympic softball team has been vacated after a federal arbitrator ruled the Amateur Softball Association violated the U.S. Olympic Committee's procedure for picking the team. As a result, the team will be reselected. The void came after 1996 Olympian Julie Smith filed a grievance against the ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and for not being told why she didn't make the 2000 team. After two days of arguments in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , the arbitrator ruled for Smith. This is the first time such a grievance has been upheld. The ASA selection committee was scheduled to meet tonight and pick the 18 spots (15 members and three alternates) over again. SOCCER: The board which governs state universities is likely to approve the first part of a proposal to allow the Galaxy to build a stadium at Cal State Dominguez Hills in Carson, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a published report. Plans for a soccer-specific stadium and U.S. National Team training site will be presented to the California State University Enrollment  Board of Trustees board of trustees Politics The posse of thugs who oversee an institution's administration. See Board of directors. Committee on Finance at its meeting Tuesday at Long Beach State. Rose Bowl officials said they were unaware of the meeting. The Galaxy has played in the Rose Bowl since 1996, Major League Soccer's inaugural season. Frank C. Girardot Frank C. Girardot (1961 in Detroit, Michigan) worked during the 1980s and 1990s as a copyboy, reporter and sportswriter for the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, The Pasadena Star-News and The Los Angeles Daily News. --Nicolas Anelka's first goal since returning from suspension, four minutes into the game, helped Real Madrid beat Bayern Munich 2-0 in the first leg of their European Champions League semifinal. The second leg of the home-and-home total-goals series is May 9. Valencia beat FC Barcelona 4-1 on Tuesday in the other semifinal and will play a second game in two weeks. TENNIS: Still recovering from his sixth injury in 13 months, Pete Sampras has announced he is pulling out of the Italian Open, which begins in Rome on Monday. Sampras has a quadriceps muscle tear, suffered in the Davis Cup tie against the Czech Republic in early April. --Anna Kournikova won in straight sets and Anke Huber needed three to advance to the second round of the $535,000 Betty Barclay Cup tournament in Hamburg, Germany. Also winning was top seed Martina Hingis. PRO FOOTBALL: Pro Bowl linebacker Mo Lewis has signed a one-year tender offer of $4.187 million to return to the New York Jets |
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