BRIEFLY : IVANISEVIC IS UPSET.Unseeded Czech Daniel Vacek upset top-seeded Goran Ivanisevic 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7-2) Saturday in the semifinals of the ABN AMRO tournament in Rotterdam, Netherlands. In the deciding set, Vacek's more consistent serve and retrieving led him to a runaway victory in the tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie . Second-seeded Dutchman Richard Krajicek won the other semifinal, beating third-seeded Thomas Enqvist of Sweden 6-7 (7-5), 6-3, 6-4. Top-seeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario of Spain beat Silvia Farina of Italy 6-4, 6-2 in the second round of the Evert e·vert v. To turn inside out or outward. evert to turn inside out; to turn outward. Cup at the Hyatt Grand Champions Resort in Indian Wells. Last year's quarterfinalist and this year's eighth seed Amanda Coetzer of South Africa was upset by unseeded Florencia Labat, Argentina, 1-6, 7-5, 7-5. NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga : The NFL turns its attention to reviving instant replay at its annual spring meeting this week. Approximately 200 coaches, general managers, owners and other front-office types will be in attendance for the meeting in Palm Desert. Expansion, cross-ownership and the collective-bargaining agreement also are on the agenda. BOWLING: Parker Bohn III Parker Morse Bohn III (born July 13, 1963 in Jackson Township, New Jersey) is a left-handed American professional bowler and has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1984. He currently ranks fifth all-time with 30 career PBA titles, and has earned over $2. beat Jason Couch 238-234 to claim the top prize of $48,000 by winning the Professional Bowlers Association's $300,000 ACDelco Classic in Lakewood. Couch left the 4-6-7 split in the seventh frame and failed to convert, opening the door for Bohn. BASKETBALL: Banned from the NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= for drug and alcohol use, Roy Tarpley is now accused of public intoxication after law officers found him passed out in his car in Dallas. The 6-foot-11 Tarpley was released from a police detoxification Detoxification Definition Detoxification is one of the more widely used treatments and concepts in alternative medicine. It is based on the principle that illnesses can be caused by the accumulation of toxic substances (toxins) in the body. center after receiving a misdemeanor citation. |
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