BRIEFLY : RUBIN, CAPRIATI WIN.Chanda Rubin Chanda Rubin (born February 18, 1976 in Lafayette, Louisiana) is a professional tennis player from the United States. Throughout her long career, she has been ranked as high as No. 6 in the world even though she has been plagued by injuries. and Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Marie Capriati (born March 29, 1976, in New York City) is a former World No. 1 women's tennis player from the United States. She won three Grand Slam singles titles (2001 and 2002 Australian Open, 2001 French Open), and the women's singles gold medal at the 1992 Olympic posted impressive opening-day victories in first-round play Monday in the Bausch & Lomb Championships at Amelia Island Amelia Island is one of the southernmost of the Sea Islands, a chain of barrier islands that stretches along the east coast of the United States from South Carolina to Florida. It is 13 miles long (21 km) and approximately 4 miles (6 km) wide at its widest point. , Fla. Rubin turned back 10th-seeded Barbara Paulus Barbara Paulus (born on September 1, 1970 in Vienna) is a former professional female tennis player from Austria. She joind the WTA Tour in 1986 and retired in 2001. During her career she won a total of 7 WTA tournaments (6 singles titles, 1 doubles title). of Austria 6-4, 7-6 (7-3). Capriati needed just 86 minutes to defeat Catalina Cristea of Romania 7-6 (7-3), 6-2. The win moves Capriati into a Wednesday match against Monica Seles, ranked No. 3 in the world. Amanda Coetzer (seeded 12th) of South Africa won in straight sets over Eva Martincova of the Czech Republic 7-5, 6-1. FOOTBALL: New Orleans Saints The Baltimore Ravens signed free-agent defensive end Michael McCrary to a three-year, $6 million contract, a move that should enhance their dismal pass rush and allow them to trade the fourth pick in the upcoming NFL draft. Boston College's Michael Bullock was suspended from the university and barred from his campus housing after being arraigned on assault charges stemming from a fight during an on-campus party late Saturday night. BASKETBALL: Gordon Malone, who averaged 11.6 points and 7.6 rebounds in a two-year career at West Virginia, will skip his final season of eligibility and enter the NBA draft. Malone, a 6-foot-11 junior forward from Brooklyn, N.Y., averaged 12.7 points and 8.6 rebounds last season. He was twice named Big East player of the week despite disciplinary run-ins with coach Dale Catlett. BOWLING: Anthony Lombardo qualified first in the Pro Tour Qualifier for the Professional Bowlers Association's Bud Light Championship in Lake Grove, N.Y. Lombardo averaged 228 for the 10-game block and had a pinfall total of 2,283. Lombardo, a rookie on tour this year, was leading his first PTQ PTQ Pro Tour Qualifier (gaming, Magic: The Gathering) PTQ Progress Through Quality PTQ Percent to Quota and looked to become the first bowler to lead a PTQ and go on to win the tournament since Randy Pedersen in 1986. |
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