BRIEFLY : AT PRAGUE HE'S DONE, BUT HE WILL BE NO. 1.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services Yevgeny Kafelnikov Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Kafelnikov (born 18 February, 1974; Russian: Евгений Александрович , who will become the world's No. 1 player next week, lost his first match in the Czech Open on Tuesday in Prague - his sixth straight opening-round defeat. The Australian Open champion and top-seeded Russian was beaten by Richard Fromberg of Australia 6-4, 2-6, 6-4. ``I've been playing ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. tournaments for seven years already, maybe I should rest more,'' Kafelnikov said. Despite the loss, Kafelnikov will replace Pete Sampras as the top-ranked player. Sampras is injured and not defending his title at Atlanta. He will lose 172 ranking points, allowing Kafelnikov to jump ahead. Boris Becker, playing his first tournament since the death of his father last week, lost to Wayne Ferreira of South Africa 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the opening round of the BMW Open in Munich, Germany. Iva Majoli of Croatia, the 1997 French Open champion, defeated Zuzana Heidova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4 in the opening round of the Bol Ladies Open in Bol, Croatia. BASKETBALL: Scoonie Penn has decided to stay at Ohio State for three sure things: a good team, good times and a degree. Penn, the Big Ten's co-player of the year, had been considering his pro options since the Buckeyes' surprising trip to the Final Four. Yale named James Jones its new men's coach. Jones, a former Yale assistant, takes over a program which had seven straight losing seasons under former coach Dick Kuchen, who resigned March 12. FOOTBALL: The Kansas City Chiefs UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX player, to a three-year contract, giving the team a durable veteran who has played in four Super Bowls. HOCKEY: Tie Domi, 29, a Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). right winger with a reputation as one of the NHL's reigning fighters, denied an accusation by Philadelphia's Sandy McCarthy of using a racial slur during a heated exchange between the two players in Game 3 of the first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Kings right wing Russ Courtnall will have arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic Surgery Definition Arthroscopic surgery is a procedure to visualize, diagnose, and treat joint problems. The name is derived from the Greek words arthron, which means joint, and skopein, which means to look at. on his left shoulder today. The club also announced that defenseman Philippe Boucher underwent successful surgery Monday to remove a bone spur Bone spur Also called an osteophyte, it is an outgrowth or ridge that forms on a bone. Mentioned in: Cervical Disk Disease, Cervical Spondylosis bone spur from his right foot. |
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