BRIEFLY : CAPRIATI KNOCKED OFF IN ROUND 1.Jennifer Capriati's comeback at the Australian Open
Amid whipping winds, wild shots and hundreds of moon balls by Jolene Watanabe, Capriati's return to the Australian ended with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 loss today in the first round at Melbourne. Capriati, ranked No. 24 after reaching the final of the Sydney International last week, insisted that this loss won't have the same effect as the one that sent her game and life skidding out of control on her last visit. Though she lost to a fellow American ranked No. 78, a heavy-legged, 28-year-old who had never gotten past the second round here in three tries and who had no big shots to threaten her, Capriati said she'll learn from this experience. In another match, Meilen Tu Meilen Tu (born January 17 1978) is an American professional female tennis player. Tu was born in Tarzana, California to Taiwanese parents. Tu has won one WTA Tour singles title, four WTA Tour doubles titles, four ITF Women's Circuit singles titles and three ITF Women's of Northridge beat Lenka Cenkova of the Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. 3-6, 6-2, 6-3. BOXING Jackie McCoy, a longtime boxing manager and trainer who helped develop five world champions, died Monday in Orange County after a long battle with cancer. McCoy (real name: Warren Spaw) was 73. ``People in California considered Jackie to be the best manager we've ever had,'' publicist Bill Caplan said in reporting McCoy's death. McCoy's best-known fighter was former lightweight champion Mando Ramos. BOXING Former IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility champion Jorge Paez defeated Julian Wheeler to regain the WBC WBC white blood cell; see leukocyte. WBC abbr. white blood cell WBC, n stands for white blood cell. Continental Americas super featherweight title in a 10-round split decision at the Forum. Both fighters weighed 130 pounds. BASEBALL Carol Habben, a former player in the women's baseball league chronicled in the 1992 film ``A League of Their Own,'' has died following a lengthy illness. She was 63. Habben, who died Saturday, was a center fielder and catcher. HOCKEY New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, a hamlet located on Long Island in Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, New York, United States. defenseman Rich Pilon was suspended two games and fined $1,000 for a stick-swinging incident with Pittsburgh's Mario Lemieux. GOLF Arnold Palmer remained hopeful about his chances of beating prostate cancer prostate cancer, cancer originating in the prostate gland. Prostate cancer is the leading malignancy in men in the United States and is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer death in men. after receiving encouraging test results at the Mayo Clinic. Details of Palmer's examinations were unavailable. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Germany's Anke Huber readies to hit a forehand forehand the head, neck, shoulders, withers and forelimbs of the horse. in her victory today over Amy Frazier 0-6, 6-2, 7-5. Associated Press |
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