BRIEFLY : TYSON EVALUATION WILL BE MADE PUBLIC.Byline: -Daily News Wire Services A psychiatrist's evaluation of Mike Tyson's mental state could be made public as early as today, despite efforts by attorneys for the former heavyweight champion to keep them confidential. A judge in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. reluctantly ruled late Thursday that the reports from a five-day series of psychological reports done on Tyson must be made public if Tyson wants to pursue his return to the ring in Nevada. ``I'd like to help you,'' District Judge Gene Porter told Tyson's attorney, Jim Jimmerson. ``I feel sorry for the man, but I can't help you.'' TENNIS: In her first match since winning the 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:
Tauziat turned professional in 1984 and lived in Saint-Tropez on the French Riviera during the early stages of her career and later 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 at the Grand Slam Cup The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually in Munich, Germany, from 1990 through 1999. The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The ITF invited the best-performing players in the year's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup. in Munich, Germany. Venus Williams made sure there would be at least one American in the semifinals of the $6.7 million tournament when she beat French Open champion Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-3, 6-2. She will next play Tauziat. In men's quarterfinals, Mark Philippoussis, one of the biggest servers in the game, beat Jonas Bjorkman, one of the best returners, 4-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-1, and Marcelo Rios defeated Felix Mantilla 7-6 (7-2), 7-5. Junior Wimbledon champion Roger Federer pulled off his second upset at the Toulouse Open in France, beating No. 7 seed Richard Fromberg 6-1, 7-6 (7-5). Federer, 17, now has beaten two top-50 players in his first pro tournament. In the first round, the young Swiss defeated France's Guillaume Raoux. Jeff Tarango, the only U.S. entrant, lost in the second round to Switzerland's Marc Rosset 6-3, 6-4. GOLF: About an hour before he was to tee off, a sore back had Fred Funk thinking seriously about withdrawing from the Buick Challenge in Pine Mountain, Ga. Instead, after about a half-hour of therapy, he went out and shot a 9-under-par 63 for a share of the first-round lead with Jim Carter in the $1.5 million tournament. Sweden's Robert Karlsson, Greg Turner of New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and England's Van Phillips all equaled the course record with 7-under-par 64s to share the first-round lead in the Belgacom Open in Knokke, Belgium. MOTOR SPORTS: Former Sprint Car champion Dave Blaney captured his first career 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. Busch Grand National Series pole position at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. HOCKEY: The Edmonton Oilers traded goalkeeper Eric Fichaud and defensemen Drake Berehowsky and Greg De Vries Greg de Vries (born on January 4, 1973 in Sundridge, Ontario, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player and a defenseman for the Nashville Predators. At 6 feet 3 inches and 215 pounds, de Vries was signed by the Edmonton Oilers in 1994 as an undrafted free agent. to Nashville for forward Jim Dowd and goalkeeper Mikhail Shtalenkov. In a separate move, the Oilers signed free-agent defenseman Marty McSorley, who played in Edmonton from 1985-88, to a one-year contract. Mario Lemieux asked an arbitrator to order the Pittsburgh Penguins to pay him $33 million. Lemieux, the former All-Star center who also sued the Penguins for the money, is contending that he should be paid immediately because co-owner Roger Marino has taken over control of the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there club. OLYMPICS: Nine cities hoping to be the American bidder for the 2012 Olympics submitted proposals to the U.S. Olympic Committee, but the panel said it wanted to review the plans before deciding if all met minimum requirements. Groups hoping to win the U.S. bid are from Baltimore-Washington, Cincinnati, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Orlando-Tampa, San Francisco and Seattle. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: TYSON |
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