BRIEFLY : OTTEY: SECOND-FASTEST WOMAN.Michael Johnson's 57th win in a row at 400 meters was expected at the IAAF Grand Prix finals in Milan, Italy. But Merlene Ottey danced around the track in amazement after becoming the second-fastest woman sprinter of all time and earning $150,000 in prize money Saturday. ``I put everything together today,'' said Ottey, who was timed in 10.74 seconds in beating Olympic champion Gail Devers, who finished a meter back in 10.83. Only Florence Griffith-Joyner, whose world record is 10.49, has run faster than Ottey. Johnson, the world and Olympic 200- and 400-meter champion, rallied over the final 200 meters to win the 400 in 44.53, beating Americans Anthuan Maybank, Derek Mills and Darnell Hall. Dennis Mitchell matched his best time ever, 9.91, in scoring another 100-meter victory over world and Olympic champion and world-record holder Donovan Bailey of Canada. GOLF Bunky Henry birdied Nos. 17 and 18 in a 6-under-par 65 and held a two-stroke lead after two rounds of the Senior PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. Tour's inaugural Boone Valley Classic The Boone Valley Classic was a golf tournament on the Champions Tour from 1996 to 2001. It was last played in Augusta, Missouri at the Boone Valley Golf Club. The event was played at stroke play except that the last event, called the in Augusta, Mo. Chris Johnson shot a 7-under-par 65 for a course record 36-hole total of 134 and a one-stroke lead over first-round leader Dottie Pepper in the Safeway LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association Golf Championship in Portland, Ore. Wind and rain, the remnants of Hurricane Fran, washed out the third round of the Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario. MOTOR SPORTS Ernie Irvan continued his comeback from near-fatal injuries, winning the Miller 400 at Richmond (Va.) Raceway for his second NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Winston Cup victory this season. Mike Skinner won the pole for the inaugural NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Pennzoil 200 race at New Hampshire International Speedway New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1.058 mile (1703 m) oval track which has hosted NASCAR racing since the 1990s. It is commonly referred to by its location, Loudon. by a mere one-thousandth of a second over Steve Park in Loudon, N.H. BOXING Riddick Bowe will fight Andrew Golota on Dec. 14 in a rematch of their controversial bout at Madison Square Garden Current arenas in the National Hockey League Western Conference Eastern Conference , promoter Dino Duva said. BASKETBALL Louisville says a crucial charge leveled against its men's basketball program by the NCAA should be dismissed, a newspaper reported. The university says the accusation involving former player Samaki Walker's procurement of a car is based on indirect and circumstantial evidence, The Courier-Journal reported. HOCKEY Brendan Shanahan scored with 12.5 seconds left in the second overtime as Canada beat Sweden 3-2 in the semifinals of the World Cup of Hockey tournament in Philadelphia. Canada advanced to the best-of-3 finals starting Tuesday night in Philadelphia against the winner of today's semifinal game between the United States and Russia. ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). . St. Louis Rams |
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