CYBERSPORT : SURFING THE RIVIERA.Byline: Tom Hoffarth If enjoyed only as a way to soak up the history of the Riviera Country Club The Riviera Country Club is a country club with a championship golf course. It is located in Pacific Palisades, California, within the city limits of Los Angeles, California. The country club opened in 1926, with George C. Thomas, Jr. as the course architect. , then the official Web site for this week's U.S. Senior Open (http://www.ussenioropen98.com) is definitely worth winding through. Of course, there are much more practical reasons for clicking on than just expanding your knowledge of area landmarks. Bios of the top 25 senior players, ticket information, a day planner to figure out where the best place is to park and shuttle to the course and a daily schedule are there. Plus, there's free membership to a ``personal caddy'' service that not only provides a place to keep track of your own golf dates but remind you in advance when they're coming up. But borrowing liberally from the book ``Riviera: A definite history,'' the site has Riviera wonderfully covered from old aerial photos down to 3D graphics on each hole and a description on the best way to play them. Other net notes: Keep watch on a bill sponsored by U.S. senator Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) that seeks not only to prohibit gambling on the Internet but could criminalize crim·i·nal·ize tr.v. crim·i·nal·ized, crim·i·nal·iz·ing, crim·i·nal·iz·es 1. To impose a criminal penalty on or for; outlaw. 2. To treat as a criminal. fantasy sports leagues in the process. The bill has passed committee and awaits action in the full Senate. The Major League Baseball Players This list consists of Major League Baseball players, both past and current, who have a biographic article (members of the Baseball Hall of Fame are noted with a β). For a list of other players for whom an article does not yet exist, see: Wikipedia:Requested articles/sports. Association's official site (http://www.bigleaguers.com), launched at the '97 All-Star Game, has joined forces with Tripod's online sports community to give it more exposure. The MLBPA MLBPA Major League Baseball Player's Association reportedly has invested more than $1 million on its site. The Athlete Network (http://www.athletenetwork.com) seeks a new Web master. The incumbent, former Northwestern standout Dan Kreft, will pursue his NBA NBA abbr. 1. National Basketball Association 2. National Boxing Association NBA (US) n abbr (= National Basketball Association) → Basketball-Dachverband (= dream by giving it a shot with the Toronto Raptors' camp. Anyone interested in the volunteer position who can continue the spirit of the site can e-mail TAN founder Marc Isenberg at the Web site. The Tour de France Tour de France World's most prestigious and difficult bicycle race. Staged for three weeks each July—usually in some 20 daylong stages—the Tour typically comprises 20 professional teams of nine riders each and covers some 3,600 km (2,235 miles) of flat and official site (http://velocity.sportsline.com/tour98) is co produced by CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. SportsLine and Paris-based online provider World Media Live. It features live detailed real-time coverage every three to five minutes, a diary from '87 winner Stephen Roche each day, summaries, background, biographies and a place to post questions to the racers. |
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