BRIEFLY : PHILIPPOUSSIS STUNS CHANG.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Mark Philippoussis Mark Anthony Philippoussis (born November 7, 1976) is an Australian tennis player. He turned professional in 1994 and as of 2007 resides in Nevada, United States. His background is a combination of Greek and Italian and he is well known for his powerful physique, standing at 6 ft 5 spoiled Michael Chang's 26th birthday, beating the defending champion defending champion n (SPORT) → defensor/a m/f del título defending champion n (Sport) → champion(ne) en titre 6-3, 6-2 Sunday to win the St. Jude indoor tennis tournament in Memphis, Tenn. Philippoussis hadn't beaten Chang in four previous matches. Britain's Greg Rusedski beat defending champion Marc Rosset of Switzerland 7-6 (7-3), 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 in the final of the $1 million European Community Championship in Antwerp, Belgium. Unseeded Swiss teen-ager Patty Schnyder fought off two match points and upset top-seeded Jana Novotna 6-0, 2-6, 7-5 to win the Faber Grand Prix in Hanover, Germany. Veteran Lori McNeil of Houston won the singles title at the inaugural USTA USTA United States Tennis Association USTA United States Telecom Association USTA United States Trotting Association USTA United States Telephone Association USTA United States Twirling Association USTA United States Trademark Association Women's Challenger of Rochester (Minn.), defeating sixth-seeded Anne Miller of Midland, Mich., 7-6 (8-6), 7-5. COLLEGE: In Manhattan, Kan., Kansas State quarterback Michael Bishop, star of the 10th-ranked Wildcats' victory over Syracuse in the Fiesta Bowl, has been arrested on battery charges. In a separate incident, Manny Manny may refer to: In nobility:
BOXING: Unbeaten heavyweights Ed Mahone (15-0-1, 15 knockouts) and Cody Koch (24-0, 20 knockouts) will meet in a scheduled 12-round bout tonight at the Forum for the vacant NABO NABO North American Boxing Organization NABO National Association of Boat Owners NABO North Atlantic Biocultural Organization NABO North American Basque Organizations, Inc title. Junior welterweights Hector Quiroz and Mark Lewis will meet in the co-main event. In Washington, Mark ``Too Sharp'' Johnson (34-1, 25 knockouts) was much too quick for Arthur ``Flash'' Johnson (17-4, 10 KOs), scoring a first-round knockout for the IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility flyweight fly·weight n. 1. a. A weight division in professional boxing having an upper limit of 112 pounds (50.4 kilograms), between junior flyweight and junior bantamweight. b. A boxer competing in this weight division. championship. Mark Johnson quickly landed a sharp right to Arthur Johnson's head, staggering him against the ropes, then dropped him with a left-right-left combination just 1 minute, 11 seconds into the scheduled 12-round bout at D.C. Armory. ALSO: Three-time world indoor champion Maria Mutola of Mozambique set a world 800-meter record of 1 minute, 56.36 seconds in Lievin, France. The previous mark was 1:56.40 by Christine Wachtel of East Germany, set on Feb. 13, 1988. . . . Funallover, a 4-year-old filly who could have been claimed for $7,500 six months ago, defeated Advancing Star by a head in the 45th running of the Grade III, $125,000 Las Flores Handicap The Las Flores Handicap is a race for thoroughbred race horses run each year at Santa Anita Park. It is open to fillies and mares, four years old and upwards, willing to race six furlongs on the dirt. The race is a Grade III event with a purse of $100,000. over a muddy track at Santa Anita. . . . The injury-riddled Orlando Magic found help at point guard, signing 34-year-old Spud Webb to a 10-day contract. |
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