BRIEFLY : RAFTER DENIES SAMPRAS.Byline: Daily News Wire Services Patrick Rafter Patrick Michael Rafter (born 28 December 1972) is an Australian former World No. 1 tennis player. He was twice men's singles champion at the US Open, and twice runner-up at Wimbledon. Rafter was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2006. He lives in Bermuda. of Australia won his second straight title Sunday, beating Pete Sampras Peter “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. During his 15-year career he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. Sampras finished as No. 1-6, 7-6 (7-2), 6-4 in the $2.45 million 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. Championship in Mason, Ohio Mason is a city in southwestern Warren County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, Mason's population was 22,016. It was the fastest-growing and most populous city in the county. Until February 1997, it was part of Deerfield Township. . It was the fourth victory this yearfor Rafter, the reigning U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
Rafter, ranked third in the world, has reached the finals of four tournaments this season, also winningin India, the Netherlands and last week in Toronto. He has been the hottest player on tour recently, winning 10 consecutive matches - including six against top-15 opponents. Sampras, who won the ATP Championship in 1992 and last year, had not lost to Rafter since their first meeting in 1993, beating him eight straight times. The loss prevented Sampras from regaining the No. 1 ranking that helost to Marcelo Rios of Chile a week ago. Unseeded Mariaande Swardt rallied from a 5-1 third-set deficit to defeat seventh-seeded Barbara Schett of Austria 3-6, 7-6 (7-4),7-5 to win the Boston Cup in Wellesly, Mass. SOCCER: D.C. United became the first team from the United States to win the CONCACAF CONCACAF Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football (Soccer) CONCACAF Confederacion Norte, Centroamericana y del Caribe de Futbol Asociacion (Spanish) Champions Cup, beating Toluca of Mexico 1-0 on Eddie Pope's goal in the 41st minute in Washington. BASKETBALL: Chris Webber ``vehemently denies'' he was caught in possession of marijuana or paid a fine for the offense, his agent said. Customs Service officials on Saturday reported that Webber admitted to owning a bag containing 11 grams of marijuana that was sniffed out by a customs dog during a routine inspection of the transit lounge at San Juan's international airport on Friday. A statement from customs officials said Webber paid a $500 administrative fine and was allowed to continue his journey from Dominican Republic to Barbados on a tour sponsored by the sporting good company Fila. Bosnian center Razija Mujanovic scored a season-high 25 points as the Detroit Shock held off the Sparks 77-76 in a WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego game at the Forum. Mujanovic was 8 for 15 from the field and 9 for 9 from the line. Sandy Brondello added 16 points for the expansion Shock (16-13), including four free throws in the final 13.4 seconds. |
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