BRIEFLY : SAMPRAS IN RARE FORM, SAILS PAST AGASSI.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. seems to be invincible at the moment. That's what his old rival, Andre Agassi Andre Kirk Agassi (born April 29 1970, in Las Vegas, Nevada) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States who won eight Grand Slam singles tournaments and an Olympic gold medal in singles. , found out when he caught him on a near-perfect day Friday at the Eurocard Open The Eurocard Open was an annual tennis tournament for male professional players. The event was held annually in Stuttgart, Germany, and was played on indoor carpet from 1990 until 1995 during February maintaining Championship Series status on the on the Association of Tennis at Stuttgart, Germany. Sampras beat Agassi 6-4, 6-1 at the $2.2 million tournament in just 57 minutes, winning his third straight match between the two. ``No matter what I tried, everything went in,'' Sampras said. ``These are the days you dream of. To play all the way through like that - I can't think of when that's happened.'' The world's No. 1 player extended his year's best winning streak Noun 1. winning streak - a streak of wins streak, run - an unbroken series of events; "had a streak of bad luck"; "Nicklaus had a run of birdies" to 20 matches, ran his record against Agassi to 11-8 and remains untested at an event that started with 29 of the world's top 30 players in the field. ``I knew from the first ball contact today, the first exchange, that I felt good,'' Sampras said. ``I don't like to sound arrogant, but I think it would have been tough for anyone to beat me today.'' Sampras next faces Jan Siemerink Johannes Martinus ("Jan") Siemerink (born April 14, 1970 in Rijnsburg, Zuid-Holland) is a former professional tennis player from the Netherlands. As a junior player, Siemerink was the Dutch 18-under champion in 1988. in today's semifinals. The unseeded Dutchman upset Croatia's Goran Ivanisevic 6-3, 7-6 (7-4). Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (born November 22 1967) is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from Germany. He is a six-time Grand Slam singles champion, an Olympic gold medalist, and the youngest-ever winner of the men's singles title at Wimbledon at the age of 17. yielded only six points on his serve in beating Sweden's Magnus Gustafsson 6-2, 6-2. Michael Chang, ranked No. 2, won a baseline duel with Chile's Marcelo Rios 6-4, 6-3. Top-seeded Brenda Schultz-McCarthy of the Netherlands was knocked out of the Bell Challenge in Quebec, losing 6-0, 7-6 (7-2) to Lisa Raymond of the United States. Raymond had been 0-6 against the Dutch player. In other quarterfinal action, Tami Whitlinger Jones defeated ex-UCLA star Kimberly Po 1-6, 6-4, 7-5. FOOTBALL The Pittsburgh Steelers activated wide receiver Ernie Mills from the physically-unable-to-perform list. Mills, who suffered a knee injury during the Super Bowl, was placed on the list on Aug. 24. BASKETBALL Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. basketball star Bryon Ruffner was charged with felony theft and left school. Ruffner, 26, was among seven people charged in 4th District Court with bilking a Provo company out of more than $200,000. Houston Rockets starting point guard Brent Price could be out of action for as long as four months after breaking his left arm and undergoing surgery, team doctors said. HOCKEY Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jocelyn Thibault joined a growing injured list when he fractured the end of the ring finger on his left hand during practice. Thibault, the Canadiens' No. 1 goaltender, will be out of action for two or three weeks, he said. MOTOR SPORTS Terry Labonte, the Winston Cup point leader, injured his left hand in a crash during the opening practice session for the Dura-Lube 500 at Phoenix International Raceway Phoenix International Raceway, or just PIR, is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, Arizona. It opened in 1964, as the new home of major open-wheel racing in the Phoenix area, replacing the track at the Arizona State Fairgrounds as an automobile racing venue. . Labonte went to a hospital for X-rays, which showed he has a broken bone just below the knuckle of his left index finger. Cory McClenathan took the lead in Top Fuel qualifying for the NHRA NHRA National Hot Rod Association NHRA Northland Human Resource Association NHRA National Human Resources Association NHRA Nursing Home Reform Act NHRA National Hospice Regatta Alliance NHRA National Heritage Resources Act (South Africa) Winston Select Finals in Pomona, covering a quarter-mile in a track-record 4.651 seconds at 311.20 mph despite a strong crosswind cross·wind n. A wind blowing at right angles to a given direction, as to an aircraft's line of flight. Noun 1. crosswind - wind blowing across the path of a ship or aircraft . Kyle Petty will become an owner-driver in NASCAR's Winston Cup series in 1997. Petty, who announced earlier this year that he would leave Sabco Racing at the end of the season, announced in Phoenix that he will join forces with his father, Richard Petty, and longtime engine-builder David Evans in forming PE2 Racing. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Pete Sampras, winning his 20th straight, lashes a ba ckhand. Associated Press |
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