BRIEFLY : NOVOTNA GETS HINGIS UNHINGED.Swiss teen-ager Martina Hingis Martina Hingis (pronounced: hɪŋˈɡɪs) (born September 30, 1980 in Košice, Slovakia) is a former World No. 1 Swiss tennis player. , her confidence and control suddenly nowhere to be found, was beaten 6-2, 6-2 Sunday by Jana Novotna in the European Indoors final in Zurich, Switzerland. ``I was a bit sad not to win here,'' said Hingis, who shed a few tears during the awards ceremony. ``But at least I know there are things I can improve on for next season.'' The 16-year-old had won her previous nine matches. This was Hingis' third appearance at the European Indoors, the tournament in which she made her professional debut two years ago. ``Jana played well all week and today she was really strong,'' Hingis said. ``I was having trouble with my serve. I don't think I'm as mentally fit as I was earlier. I might be tired from all the tournaments I've been in.'' Novotna, the No. 4 seed from the Czech Republic, showed little effects of a bad cold, winning in just more than an hour to capture the $150,000 first prize from the $926,000 purse. This was her second title of the year and the 12th of her career. Novotna has climbed from No. 8 to No. 5 in the WTA WTA Washington Trails Association WTA Women's Tennis Association WTA World Transhumanist Association WTA Willingness to Accept WTA Winner-Take-All WTA Winner Takes All WTA World Toilet Association (Singapore) rankings. Hingis, in reaching the final, has soared to No. 8. Mark Philippoussis of Australia won his first ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. Tour title by beating Magnus Larsson 6-1, 5-7, 6-4 in the final of the $400,000 Toulouse Grand Prix in France. Philippoussis won all five matches this week in three sets, two of them in third-set tiebreakers. David Prinosil, a Czech-born German citizen, completed his week of upsets, routing Petr Korda 6-1, 6-2 to win the $475,000 Czech Indoor in Ostrava for his first victory on the ATP Tour this year. Fourth-seeded Javier Sanchez of Spain swept past South Africa's Marcos Ondruska 6-4, 7-5 in just 94 minutes to win the $303,000 Israel Open in Ramat Hasharon. Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert 6-3, leading Team Navratilova to a 66-55 victory over Team Evert e·vert v. To turn inside out or outward. evert to turn inside out; to turn outward. 66-55 in the two-day Legends Tour event in Irving, Texas. BASKETBALL Free agent point guard Tony Smith, who played for Phoenix and Miami last season, signed a contract with the Charlotte Hornets. BASEBALL The Milwaukee Brewers are banking on a star from the past to help develop future standouts. Cecil Cooper, who spent 11 of his 17 major-league seasons in Milwaukee, has been hired as the club's director of player development. HOCKEY Holdout hold·out n. One that withholds agreement or consent upon which progress is contingent. Noun 1. holdout - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six right-winger Matthew Barnaby agreed to terms on a three-year contract, Buffalo Sabres general manager John Muckler said. MOTOR SPORTS A bad day in the pits forced Ricky Rudd into a late gamble in the AC-Delco 400 at North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Motor Speedway in Rockingham. He remained on the track while the other leaders made a final pit stop and the decision helped him extend a streak with his first victory of the season. The win extended Rudd's string of consecutive seasons with at least one victory to 14 - second among active drivers to Dale Earnhardt's 15. Fritz Kling took advantage of the late-race problems of front-runners Doug Chandler and Larry Pegram to win the Formula USA motorcycle race at Daytona International Speedway Daytona International Speedway is a superspeedway in Daytona Beach, Florida. It is a 2.5 mile (4 km) tri-oval race track facility with a seating capacity of 168,000 spectators. in Daytona Beach, Fla. TRACK AND FIELD Paul Mbugua of Kenya won the men's division of the Canadian International Marathon in Toronto. Kim Webb of Canada won the women's race. Mbugua was timed in 2 hours, 20 minutes, 33 seconds. Webb won the women's division in 2:37:52. Paul Evans and Marian Sutton, both of Great Britain, posted their first marathon wins when they easily won their divisions in the Chicago Marathon. They each also posted their personal best times - Evans at 2:08.23 and Sutton at 2:30:41 - to take home $40,000 each plus appearance fees. ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). . Chris Reed, former sports editor of the CSUN CSUN California State University Northridge Sundial sundial, instrument that indicates the time of day by the shadow, cast on a surface marked to show hours or fractions of hours, of an object on which the sun's rays fall. , has been named sports editor of the weekly Palisadian-Post in Pacific Palisades Palisades, cliffs along the west bank of the Hudson River, NE N.J. and SE N.Y., extending from N of Jersey City, N.J., to the vicinity of Piermont, N.Y., with a general altitude of from 350 ft to 550 ft (107–168 m). , succeeding Matt Purdue, who will become managing editor of a new volleyball magazine, Heat. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Czech Jana Novotna shows her trophy after winning in Zurich, Switzerland, over a Swiss foe. Associated Press |
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