BRIEFLY : LEWIS LOSES 200 TO DRUMMOND; TORRENCE WINS.Jon Drummond Jonathan A. "Jon" Drummond (born September 9, 1968) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jon Drummond is known for being among the world’s best starters. , the self-proclaimed ``clown prince of track,'' held off Carl Lewis, the sport's king, to win the 200-meter dash Sunday at the Prefontaine Classic The Prefontaine Classic is one of the premier track and field meets in the United States. Every year it draws a world caliber field to compete at the University of Oregon's Hayward Field. History The first annual Prefontaine Classic took place in 1974. Grand Prix Grand Prix n. pl. Grand Prix Any of several competitive international road races for sports cars of specific engine size over an exacting, usually risky course. track and field meet in Eugene, Ore. His time was a wind-aided 20.20. Gwen Torrence continued her early-season dominance with her second 100 under 11 seconds in as many weeks with her victory in 10.96. American Allen Johnson confirmed his status as an Olympic gold medal contender by winning the 110 hurdles in 13.13 seconds. Tennessee senior Lawrence Johnson broke the American record in the pole vault, clearing 19 feet, 7-1/2 inches in a meet at the school's Tom Black Track in Knoxville. FOOTBALL Presidents of the Pacific-10 Conference universities will discuss a plan that would allow the Rose Bowl to join the college bowl alliance. Oregon athletic director Bill Moos said he expects the presidents to approve the proposal, removing a major roadblock in efforts to guarantee a postseason matchup between the No. 1 and No. 2 teams. Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. Bird, a star runner, passer and punter for LSU's football team from 1939-41, died Friday in Shreveport, La. He was 77. His best season came as a sophomore in 1939 when he helped end Ken Kavanaugh earn All-America honors and the first Southeastern Conference Player of the Year award Several sports leagues honor their best player with an award called Player of the Year. In the United States, this type of award is usually called a Most Valuable Player award. The awards with the "player of the year" phrasing include these. . Bird threw three touchdown passes to Kavanaugh against Holy Cross. OLYMPICS Former USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. star Lisa Leslie scored 17 points and the U.S. women's basketball team won its 47th straight game with a 106-58 rout of Cuba in Providence, R.I. The Americans coasted to a 58-32 halftime lead, then opened the second half with an 18-5 run to build a 39-point lead. The U.S. water polo team, with Chris Humbert, Mike Evans and Alex Rousseau scoring two goals each, downed Croatia 8-3 to finish a round-robin tournament undefeated in Nashville, Tenn. Steve Hegg won his second Olympic cycling trialby making a big move midway through the 108-mile race and expanding his lead for a comfortable victory in Pittsburgh. SOCCER The man who turned down the job to coach the U.S. national team is expected to be named coach of the New York-New Jersey MetroStars. Carlos Queiroz of Portugal arrived in the New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of area from Lisbon and could be named as Eddie Firmani's replacement of the Major League Soccer team within a day, according to The New York Times. |
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