BRIEFLY : U.S. WOMEN BLANK PORTUGAL IN SOCCER.Byline: Daily News Wire Services 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. scored two goals and Mia Hamm and Michelle Akers also scored to give the U.S. women's soccer team a 6-0 victory over Portugal in a friendly match Saturday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The U.S. team broke open the match with four second-half goals as Portugal gradually was worn down by constant U.S. pressure before a crowd of 5,152 at Lockhart Stadium. A final shot count of 38-1 showed the U.S. dominance in its second of 19 matches leading to the Women's World Cup The Women's World Cup could refer to either the:
Akers scored her 100th goal off a corner kick in the 40th minute. FIGURE SKATING: Russia's Maria Butyrskaya defended her European Figure Skating title in Prague to give the Russians a sweep of all four events for the third consecutive year. And in an achievement unprecedented in the championship's 69-year history, all the men's and women's medals go to the same country. BOXING: A boxer was in critical condition Saturday with a blood clot blood clot n. A semisolid, gelatinous mass of coagulated blood that consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a fibrin network. on the brain after being knocked out by the IBF's No. 1 junior flyweight contender Friday night in St. Louis. Fernando Ibarra of Laredo, Texas, was knocked out by Ratanachai Vorapin of Thailand in the sixth round of a scheduled eight-rounder. Ibarra was taken to Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis University Hospital is a hospital in St. Louis, Missouri named after Saint Louis, a former French king. Saint Louis University Hospital, also widely known as SLU Hospital, has been owned by the Tenet corporation since the university sold it in 1998. after he stopped breathing and lost his pulse in the dressing room. Neurosurgeons performed procedures to relieve pressure on the brain. Bert Schenk of Germany knocked out American Freemann Barr with 37 seconds left in the fourth round to gain the vacant WBO WBO World Boxing Organization WBO Western Buddhist Order WBO Wehrbeschwerdeordnung WBO World Bamboo Organization (formerly International Bamboo Association) WBO Won by One (Malibu, California; a cappella group) middleweight title in Cottbuss, Germany. Schenk, the first middleweight champion in history from his country, followed a left cross with a hard shot to the body that dropped the Bahamas-born Barr. Barr was turned around by the blows, then walked away and sunk to his knees in a neutral corner. Schenk improved to 22-0 with 12 knockouts. TRACK AND FIELD: Marcus Brunson, in his first race for Arizona State after transferring from Wyoming, broke the NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association 60-meter indoor record with a 6.46-second clocking at the Flagstaff Flagstaff, city (1990 pop. 45,857), seat of Coconino co., N Ariz., near the San Francisco Peaks; inc. 1894. Lumbering, ranching, and a lively tourist trade thrive in the region, where many ruined pueblos, numerous state parks, several lakes, and large pine forests Invitational in Arizona. Olympic 400-meter hurdles champion Derrick Adkins has signed to compete in the 500 yards at the Los Angeles Invitational indoor track meet Feb. 13 at the Sports Arena. BOWLING: Mike Miller of Albuquerque, N.M., rolled a strike in the 10th frame and beat Dave Wodka of Las Vegas 232-223 to win the Don Carter PBA PBA Professional Bowlers Association PBA Palm Beach Atlantic University (West Palm Beach, Florida) PBA Partial-Birth Abortion PBA Philippine Basketball Association PBA Public Broadcasting Atlanta (Georgia, USA) Classic in Dallas. |
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