SPORTS CALENDAR FULL IN LAKERS OFFSEASON.Byline: KEVIN MODESTI And so we move on to summer, defined by local astronomers as the season between the Lakers' championship parade and the opening of the Lakers' training camp. It's a Lakers town. But what's a fan to do in the offseason? As an annual public service, we scour scour, scours 1. the chemical and physical cleaning of fleece wool. 2. diarrhea. dietetic scour see dietary diarrhea. peat scour see secondary nutritional copper deficiency. the sports calendar and find reasons to go on. Wimbledon (Monday to July 8): Pete Sampras Peter “Pete” Sampras (born 12 August 1971), is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. During his 15-year career he won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles in 52 appearances. Sampras finished as No. could win a record-tying fifth singles title in a row. As likely, off recent form, he could bomb out in the first round and be through at 29. Meanwhile Andy Roddick Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick (born August 30, 1982) is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is the top-ranked American player and fifth-ranked player in the world as of October 1, 2007. He finished sixth in the 2006 ATP Race. , 18, tries to confirm he's this year's ``future of American men's tennis.'' Anna Kournikova is injured and it appears somebody else will win the women's title. NBA draft (Wednesday): The Lakers don't have a pick. The Clippers choose second. They'll take Dominguez Hills High 7-footer Tyson Chandler, and just to show the team's luck didn't change completely in a year, he'll sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. his ankle climbing on stage. 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 (July 7-29): Fun for the fans: From the names Erythropoietin erythropoietin /eryth·ro·poi·e·tin/ (-poi´e-tin) a glycoprotein hormone secreted by the kidney in the adult and by the liver in the fetus, which acts on stem cells of the bone marrow to stimulate red blood cell production , Quaranta, Hemassist, Haemoglobin haemoglobin or US hemoglobin Noun a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen from the lungs to the tissues [Greek haima blood + Latin globus ball] Noun 1. , Pantini and Virenque, figure out which belong to cyclists and which belong to blood-enhancing drugs with which the cyclists hope not to get caught. Baseball's All-Star Game (July 10): Fan voting ends today at the ballparks. Early returns indicate the Mariners will have four All-Star starters, the Giants three, the Rangers and Rockies two each, and six other teams will have at least one. The Yankees will have zero. The Yankees might have to settle for winning a fourth consecutive World Series. Del Mar races (July 18 to Sept. 5): Some people are hooked on horse racing. Some people can't tell one end of Point Given from the other. The two groups meet 43 times a year in the seaside splendor of North San Diego County. British Open (July 19-22): Tiger Woods finishes 14th, excuses his performance by telling reporters, ``If you know anything about golf, you know the PGA Championship is the tournament that really matters.'' Lakers roster moves (occasional): Isaiah Rider is called into the office and told he will not be back next season, and this time the Lakers mean it. Rider again begs to remain with the team in any role, and Mitch Kupchak relents. Kobe Bryant applauds the decision, and asks Rider to put an extra coat of polish on his Mercedes. Roy Jones vs. Julio Gonzalez at Staples Center (July 28): Jones wins the light-heavyweight title fight. The frustrated pro basketball player then ignores the clamor for a showdown with Felix Trinidad and demands to go one-on-one with Allen Iverson in the same building. College football practice begins (August): Here's a switch: The 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 coach will be feeling more heat than the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. coach. Sparks (regular season ends Aug. 14): Following the Lakers' example, the Sparks try to create interest in the regular season by revealing a ``simmering feud'' between Lisa Leslie and Latasha Byears. The ``clash of egos'' is miraculously solved in time and the Sparks win the WNBA WNBA Women's National Basketball Association WNBA World Ninepin Bowling Association WNBA Wannabe Nasty Boys Association WNBA Women's National Book Association, Inc. WNBA Warszawski Nurt Basketu Amatorskiego championship. Their victory rally forces police to close off an entire Taco Bell parking lot to traffic. Lakers buzz (continual): Shaquille O'Neal, up to 450 pounds, begins pre-training-camp conditioning in August by shooting 10 free throws for the purposes of a TV commercial. He's acting, so he makes all 10. PGA Championship (Aug. 16-19): Tiger finishes eighth, excuses his performance by telling reporters, ``If you know anything about golf, you know the 2002 Masters is the tournament that really matters.'' Dodgers (regular season ends Sept. 30): Something for Lakers fans to look forward to: Dodgers go to Philadelphia Aug. 10-12. Phillies will win one game against the Dodgers and hometown fans and press will declare it a triumph for guts and perseverance, pointing out that several Phillies players are suffering from mild sunburn sunburn, inflammation of the skin caused by actinic rays from the sun or artificial sources. Moderate exposure to ultraviolet radiation is followed by a red blush, but severe exposure may result in blisters, pain, and constitutional symptoms. . |
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