BRIEFLY PIERCE WITHDRAWS FROM PARIS OPEN.Byline: - Chris Cocoles A 6-by-9-foot poster of Mary Pierce Mary Pierce (born on January 15, 1975, in Montreal, Canada) is a French-American women's professional tennis player on the WTA tour and the winner of a total of four Grand Slam titles: two in singles; and two in doubles. Pierce plays for France. is the only way fans will get to see the reigning French Open champion at Roland Garros Roland Garros may refer to:
Citing a back injury, Pierce withdrew from the Grand Slam tournament Wednesday, less than a week before it starts. She lost in the first round Tuesday of the Strasbourg Open. ``It's very sad for Mary, and it's a pity for the French public, because she is French,'' French Open director Gilles Jourdan said. The French Open will begin Monday. SOCCER: Erin Fitzpatrick of Calabasas High has accepted a scholarship to attend New York University New York University, mainly in New York City; coeducational; chartered 1831, opened 1832 as the Univ. of the City of New York, renamed 1896. It comprises 13 schools and colleges, maintaining 4 main centers (including the Medical Center) in the city, as well as the , where she will play for the Violets. Fitzpatrick was a two-time All-Frontier League selection. AUTO RACING: Richie Hearn might wind up replacing Tony Stewart in the driver's seat during the Indianapolis 500. Stewart plans to race Sunday in both the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C., and Hearn, from Pasadena High, is the top candidate to finish Indy if Stewart has to leave the race early to make the beginning of the Charlotte race. COLLEGE BASEBALL: UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX senior Brian Baron (Hart High), who hit a school-record .443, has been named to the All-Pacific-10 Conference first team. Stanford junior shortstop Scott Dragicevich (Westlake) and USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. senior left fielder Josh Persell (Montclair Prep) were second-team choices. USC center fielder Brian Barre, pitcher Rik Currier and shortstop Seth Davidson were first team selections. Junior Mark Prior was the conference pitcher of the year. UCLA's Josh Canales and Ben Francisco also made the first team. --Nevada freshman outfielder Chris Dickerson (Notre Dame High) was a first-team All-Western Athletic Conference choice after hitting .317 with 11 homers and 46 RBI RBI abbr. Baseball runs batted in Noun 1. rbi - a run that is the result of the batter's performance; "he had more than 100 rbi last season" run batted in . |
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