BRIEFLY : U.S. WOMEN BEGIN THEIR VICTORY TOUR.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services There was no world championship at stake. The stadium was only half-full. And none of the players took off her shirt. Still, it was a successful reunion for the U.S. women's soccer team Saturday when the players got together for the first time since their World Cup victory and beat an overmatched Ireland team 5-0 at Foxboro, Mass., before a crowd of 30,564. Tiffeny Milbrett Tiffeny Carleen Milbrett (born October 23, 1972) is a women's soccer player who is currently on the United States women's national soccer team. She was born in Portland, Oregon and currently plays for the Linköpings FC in the Swedish Damallsvenskan, having transferred there from had two goals and an assist as the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. shook off the rust of a well-earned rest to begin its tuneup for the Sydney Olympics. Julie Foudy Julie Maurine Foudy (born 23 January 1971 in San Diego, California) was a midfielder for the United States women's national soccer team from 1987 through 2004, finishing with a remarkable 271 caps. , Joy Fawcett Joy Lynn Fawcett (born February 8, 1968) is an American professional soccer player. She joined the United States women's national soccer team (WNT) in 1987. A founding member of the WUSA, Fawcett retired from the WNT in 2004. and Kristine Lilly Kristine Marie Lilly (born July 22, 1971 in New York City) is an American soccer player, who has been a fixture on the U.S. women's national team since 1987 and is currently the captain of the team. She now plays the striker position after playing midfield for most of her career. also scored for the Americans. The United States held just a 3-2 advantage in shots on goal through 25 minutes before moving into another gear, outshooting the Irish 23-1 the rest of the game. HOCKEY: The St. Louis Blues traded veteran goaltender Grant Fuhr Grant S. Fuhr (born September 28, 1962), is a former goaltender in the National Hockey League. In 2003, he was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Background and career Born of biracial parents, Fuhr was adopted as a baby and raised in Spruce Grove, Alberta. to the Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and play out of the Pengrowth Saddledome. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). for a third-round draft pick in 2000. Fuhr, 36, had spent the past four years with the Blues, going 16-11-8 with a 2.44 goals-against average last season. The Mighty Ducks agreed to a three-year contract with defenseman Ruslan Salei. Salei, 24, appeared in 74 games last season, with two goals and 14 assists. BOXING: Sven Ottke retained his IBF IBF See: International Banking Facility super-middleweight title with a controversial decision over Thomas Tate in Magdeburg, Germany, after the fight was stopped because of a cut. Ottke led on all three cards when the fast-paced fight was stopped early in the 11th round. The German was bleeding heavily from underneath the brow of the right eye. Confusion broke out, with Tate, of Newport News, Va., believing he was the winner before ring officials ruled Ottke had retained his belt, saying the eye had been opened on an accidental head butt. But in the ninth round, Tate, 165 pounds, had connected with a hard right during an exchange when blood suddenly began rushing from Ottke's eye. The referee, however, immediately told the judges he saw the cut open when the two collided. TRACK AND FIELD: Maurice Greene, ``totally tired'' from his triple-gold performance at the World Championships a week ago, won a relatively slow 100 meters in 10.16 seconds at the U.S.-Britain Challenge meet in Glasgow, Scotland. The United States won the meet with 171 points to 143 for Britain. ALSO: President Fidel Castro said Cuba will continue to compete in the Pan Am Games and other international events even though he is suspicious of drug tests flunked by his country's athletes. . . Igor Gonzalez of Spain began the Tour of Spain by winning a time-trial prologue in Murcia. |
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