BRIEFLY : JACOBS, 1930S TENNIS STAR, DIES.

Helen Jacobs, whose one-sided rivalry with Helen Wills Moody spiced the world of tennis in the 1930s, has died at age 88.

Jacobs died Monday night in Easthampton, N.Y., where she lived for four years, her lawyer, Ralph Smith, told the New York Times.

She was an unwilling foil for many years to Moody, who won 10 of their 11 head-to-head matches. The lone victory by Jacobs was tainted by controversy when Moody retired with a back injury while trailing 8-6, 3-6, 3-0 in the 1933 U.S. final at Forest Hills, N.Y. It was Moody's first loss since 1926.

Mary Slaney has begun her fight to invalidate the drug test that led to her suspension by filing a complaint contending that the procedure is flawed and discriminates against women.

Slaney filed the action with the U.S. Olympic Committee, which in turn told USA Track & Field, the sport's national governing body, to respond by Friday.

Slaney is focusing on the merits of the case against her and is avoiding a showdown over the International Amateur Athletic Federation decision to suspend her and two other U.S. athletes pending the outcome of their cases.

``We are following our normal procedures to try to get this resolved,'' Schultz said. ``We want to see if it's resolvable between the athletes and their (federation).''

Schultz said that if Slaney, hurdler Sandra Farmer-Patrick and another unidentified athlete could not settle their dispute with USA Track & Field, their next step would be hearings before the American Arbitration Association. He said they also could take their cases to court.

Schultz also criticized the IAAF, track's worldwide governing body, for suspending the three Americans before their national federation had acted.

BASEBALL: New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner might ask a federal judge to issue a court order preventing baseball from suspending him.

Steinbrenner was suspended last month from the sport's ruling executive council, which took the action after he filed a lawsuit accusing baseball of interfering with his team's marketing contract with Adidas. For now, he is allowed to run the Yankees. In the past, he twice was given lengthy suspensions from running his team.

NBA: Orlando Magic chairman Richard DeVos is recovering from a heart transplant performed Monday, his family said in a statement.

TENNIS: Australia's Greg Norman extended his lead to .56 over American Tiger Woods at the top of the world golf rankings after tying for second at the Memorial Tournament in Dublin, Ohio.

NHL: Jim Schoenfeld was fired as coach of the Washington Capitals, creating yet another top-level opening for a team intent upon making a fresh start in its new arena.