BRIEFLY : CORONER PROBES CRASH.The accident at the Molson Indy-car race in Toronto on Sunday that killed Jeff Krosnoff Jeffrey John Krosnoff (September 24, 1964 - July 14, 1996) was an American race car driver. He was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but grew up in La Cañada, California. Krosnoff competed in Japan in Formula 3000, where he was active from 1989 to 1995. of La Canada, a driver, and Gary Avrin, a flagman flag·man n. A man who signals with or carries a flag. , is being investigated by the office of Dr. Robert Huxter, the regional coroner for metropolitan Toronto Metro Council redirects here. For the legislative body of Nashville, Tennessee, see Metropolitan Council (Davidson County). For a governmental body in Minnesota, see Metropolitan Council. , with the assistance of the city's police department. Under Ontario law, the coroner's office could conclude its investigation with a report recommending any safety improvements in the track that it thought necessary, Huxter said. Or the office could decide to hold an inquest, a more formal public procedure that involves sworn testimony The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. Sworn testimony is evidence given by a witness who has made a commitment to tell the truth. , and issue a report. BASKETBALL The NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association put New Mexico State on three years' probation and hit at the core of coach Neil McCarthy's recruiting strategy by eliminating junior college scholarships for two seasons. McCarthy has built a 229-114 record in 11 seasons with the Aggies - including five NCAA tournament appearances - largely by using junior college transfers. Over the past six seasons, he has brought 34 junior college players to the Las Cruces school on scholarships. FOOTBALL Heisman Trophy winner Eddie George agreed to a five-year contract with the Houston Oilers. The former Ohio State star, selected 14th overall in the NFL draft, has been working out four times a day since the team's voluntary mini-camp. CYCLING Bjarne Riis of Denmark strengthened his lead in the Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and by winning the 16th stage ending in Lourdes-Hautacam, France. Five-time defending champion Miguel Indurain conceded he won't win the cycling classic for a record sixth time. Riis pulled away in the final 4-1/2 miles and won the 124-mile race with a powerful finish. TENNIS Wade McGuire, a two-time NCAA finalist at Georgia ranked 629th in the world, upset 10th-seeded Carlos Costa 6-4, 7-6 (7-5) in the first round of the Legg Mason Classic in Washington, D.C. ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). . Philadelphia middleweight Bernard Hopkins retained his International Boxing Federation “IBF” redirects here. For other uses, see IBF (disambiguation). The International Boxing Federation, or IBF, is one of three major organizations recognized by IBHOF which sanction world championship boxing bouts, alongside the WBA, WBC. title, stopping Bo James of Newark at 2:02 of the 11th round in Atlantic City. Hopkins, who improved to 30-2-1 with his 24th knockout, dropped James to one knee with a left hook, prompting referee Rudy Battle to halt the bout. Hopkins also floored James (20-7-1) in the second round. Carolyn Dorin-Ballard had a perfect game to take a 46-pin lead over Liz Johnson after the second round of the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour's Greater Little Rock Classic in Little Rock, Ark. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Five-time Tour de France winner Miguel Indurain shar es a toast with teammates to mark his 32nd birthday before the 16th stage began. Associated Press |
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