BRIEFLY : WITTY WARMS UP WITH SPRINT VICTORY.Byline: - Daily News Wire Services Chris Witty Christine ("Chris") Diane Witty (born June 23 1975 in West Allis, Wisconsin) is an American speed skater and racing cyclist and participated in the Olympic Games in both sports. However, she is more successful in skating. of 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. won the women's 1,000-meters and Jan Bos of the Netherlands captured both the men's 500 and 1,000 meters at the Speedskating Sprint World Championships in Berlin, a tune-up for the world's top skaters before the Nagano Olympics. Ann Battelle of Steamboat Springs, Colo., warming up for her third Olympics, ignored a snowstorm in Whistler, British Columbia Whistler, British Columbia, is a Canadian resort town incorporated as a resort municipality, with a permanent population of approximately 9,965. Over two million people visit Whistler annually, primarily for its world-famous alpine skiing and mountain biking at Whistler-Blackcomb. , to win the final pre-Olympic World Cup moguls meet. Battelle, who collected her first World Cup win in the last event of the 1997 season, earned her second with 24.31 points. Reigning world champion Candice Gilg of France was second with 23.82 and Norway's Kari Traa was third with 23.07. In the men's event, Jean-Luc Brassard, the 1994 Olympic moguls champion titleist, was the first Canadian to win Blackcomb's moguls contest. The World Cup weekend concludes today with aerials. The U.S. Olympic Freestyle Team will be announced Tuesday. Dave Versteeg of the Netherlands set a world record of 42.648 seconds in the men's 500-meter final at the European Short Track Speedskating Championships in Budapest, Hungary. AUTO RACING: Tony Stewart, the defending Indy Racing League The Indy Racing League, better known as IRL, is the sanctioning body of a predominantly American based open-wheel racing series. The League consists of two series, the premiere IndyCar Series series champion, won the crash-filled Indy 200 at Walt Disney World Speedway Walt Disney World Speedway is a racing facility located in Bay Lake, Florida on the grounds of the Walt Disney World resort, near Orlando. It was built in 1995 by IMS Events, Inc. . ``I'm starting to get more comfortable in these cars now,'' said the former U.S. Auto Club short track star. ``Keep in mind, I've only been in this kind of car for two years now.'' The pattern for the race was set as the leaders in the 28-car field took the green flag for the start. Northridge's Robbie Groff, starting near the back of the field, spun on cold tires and slammed head-on into the pit wall before even reaching the flagstand. Moments after the restart, Eliseo Salazar spun and ignited an accident that saw Marco Greco veer toward the outside wall, slamming into leader Roberto Guerrero. Before the mayhem was through, Greg Ray blew an engine and hit the wall, defending race champion Eddie Cheever went out with an engine problem and Stan Wattles, Billy Boat, Robbie Buhl, Brian Tyler, Scott Goodyear and Buddy Lazier all crashed. There were no injuries. BOWLING: Parker Bohn III Parker Morse Bohn III (born July 13, 1963 in Jackson Township, New Jersey) is a left-handed American professional bowler and has been a member of the Professional Bowlers Association since 1984. He currently ranks fifth all-time with 30 career PBA titles, and has earned over $2. beat Tom Baker 239-222 in the title match to win the Brentwood Classic near San Francisco, the Professional Bowlers Association's first tournament of the year. HOCKEY: Tony Granato of the San Jose Sharks The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). has been suspended by the NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there for his high-stick on Edmonton defenseman Dan McGillis. Granato missed Saturday's game against the Florida Panthers. The length of the suspension will be decided Monday when the league hears Granato's case. |
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