BRIEFLY : CAPRIATI ADVANCES TO SEMIFINAL ROUND.Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29, 1976, in New York City) is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player from the United States. She won three Grand Slam singles titles (2001 and 2002 Australian Open, 2001 French Open), and the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic defeated Meredith McGrath in the quarterfinals of the Ameritech Cup in Chicago on Friday when a sore knee forced McGrath to leave in the first set. Capriati, who had been out of tennis for two years and now ranks 50th in the world, had broken McGrath in the sixth game to go up 4-2. Top-seeded Conchita Martinez of Spain ousted Belgian Sabine Appelmans 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the semifinals of the Kremlin Cup tournament in Moscow. Martinez, who needed 2 hours and 16 minutes to beat back the challenge, will play second-seeded Barbara Paulus of Austria for the title. Paulus beat Barbara Schett, another Austrian, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. GOLF Jimmy Powell and Walter Morgan shot 5-under-par 65s and tied for the first-round lead in the Emerald Coast Classic in Milton, Fla. BASEBALL Five players filed for free agency, raising the total to 88: Jim Eisenreich, Mike Henneman, Mike Maddux, Jamie Navarro and Dave Valle. Catcher Darrin Fletcher's $1.35 million option for 1997 was exercised by the Montreal Expos, and officials said infielder Jose Valentin's three-year deal with Milwaukee - announced late Thursday - was worth $5,257,000 guaranteed. Toronto's Pat Hentgen was tagged for five runs in the first inning, and the Japanese All-Stars opened an eight-game goodwill series by beating the major-leaguers 6-5 in Tokyo. Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo, a former star with Kintetsu Buffaloes, is scheduled to pitch for the major-leaguers today. MOTOR SPORTS Bobby Labonte outran out·ran v. Past tense of outrun. faster cars to win the pole for Sunday's Jiffy A fraction of time that has numerous interpretations depending on who uses it. It may refer to one computer clock cycle, one nanosecond, one millisecond or one AC power cycle. There may be others. See nanosecond. 1. Lube 300 - the NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Busch Grand National season finale - in Homestead, Fla. Labonte drove his Chevrolet to the pole by turning a lap of 139.074 mph at the 1.51-mile Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex. Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Forward Mike Ricci, a vital part of the Colorado Avalanche offense in last year's Stanley Cup playoffs, was placed on the injured list because of a shoulder injury. CAPTION(S): 2 Photos Photo: (1) NOMO (2) CAPRIATI |
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