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Scoreboard NFL ST. LOUIS (AP) — Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner had emer gency surgery for an inflamed appendix Tuesday. The quarterback was in good condition after the operation, which took about an hour, the St. Louis Rams said in a statement. “He’s not in any pain right now,” his wife, Brenda, said. “He’s eating clear fluids right now. He had some jell-O. He’s doing fine.” She said her husband was al ready up and walking around Tuesday evening. That was ahead of the schedule Rams coach Mike Martz expected. “As far as his participation in the next minicamp, we’ll have to wait and see,” Martz said. Olympics LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Almost four years after the At lanta Olympics ended, the Inter national Olympic Committee said Tuesday it would continue an investigation into alleged wrongdoing in the city’s success ful bid for the 1996 Games. In a statement, the IOC said the ethics panel was acting on a re port submitted to Congress in September by former Attorney General Griffin Bell. Bell’s report detailed lavish gifts, travel, college scholarships, job assistance and other perks of fered to IOC members and their families by the Atlanta bid team. Tennis ROME (AP) — Lindsay Daven port, who regained the top rank ing two days ago, defeated Elena Dementieva of Russia 6-3,6-2 to day in her opening match at the Italian Open. Another American, Kristina Brandi, also had an easy time against a Russian opponent. She beat 11th-seeded Elena Likhovt v seva 6-2,6-1 today to advance to the second round. Brandi, who reached the fourth round at this year’s Aus tralian Open, had little trouble with the Russian, the fourth seeded player to fall in the first round. In other matches, No. 9 Anke Huber of Germany downed Nathalie Zvereva of Belarus 6-4, 7-5; Corina Morariu of the Unit ed States outlasted Catalina Cristea of Romania 3-6,6-3,7-5; and Chanda Rubin of the United States routed Magui Serna of Spain 6-0,6-2. On Monday, Anne-Gaelle Sidot of France stopped No. 10 seed Jennifer Capriati 6-3,7-5, one of three top players to fall on the first day of the day-court tuneup for the French Open. Today, No. 1 Lindsay Davenport was to face Elena Dementieva and No. 5 Monica Seles was to play Magdalena Maleeva. Best Bet NBA, New York vs. Miami 5 p.m., TNT nesflay May 17,2000 Volume 101, Issue 154 Emerald Kevin Calame Emerald Head coach Renee Baumgartner consults with graduating senior Angie Rizzo at the Eugene Country Club. Baumgartner is in her last season as coach of the Ducks. Ducks set sights on NCAA tourney For the Ducks, the NCAA Tournament in Sunriver next week is the end of the season and the careers of five team members By Peter Hockaday for the Emerald Golf Notes The regular-season tourna ments are over, the Pacific-10 Championships are over, the qualifying tournament is over, and the No. 26 Oregon women’s golf team has sur vived it all. Now there’s just one tourna ment left in the careers of four Oregon seniors and their coach, Renee Baumgartner, who’s retiring after this season to take over responsibilities as assistant athletic director. That tournament is the NCAA Championships in Sunriver, which start in a little over a week. “We’re all going to be cele brating at the championships,” Baumgartner said about her last season as coach. “In Ore gon, which is even better.” The Ducks have never placed higher than seventh at the NCAA Championships, and have finished in the top 10 only once. Thank you, OSU Oregon State did the Ducks a favor by placing last at the West Regionals. The Beavers will still host the NCAA Championships, but since they didn’t qualify to play, Oregon will be the home team. The Beavers feel that way, at least. “The Oregon State players came up and said, ‘you’re rep resenting Oregon, play well for both schools,”’ Baumgart ner said. Home sweet Sunriver The Crosswater Resort Golf Course, site of the NCAA Championships, is not new to the Ducks. In September, Oregon kicked off their season at the NCAA Fall Preview at Cross water, which featured the top 21 teams in the country at that time. The Ducks placed sev enth in that tough tournament and will play under almost the exact same conditions next week. The last blast The NCAA Championships marks the last tournament at Oregon for four seniors — Angie Rizzo, Anika Heuser, Kylie Wilson and Pam Sow den — and Baumgartner. All four players have been playing Turn to NCAA, page 12 We’re all going to be cele brating at the cham pionships. Renee Baumgartner women’s golf coach yy Everything that needs to be said, in a nutshell Mirjam Swanson I’m so sick of hearing about Bobby Knight, Indiana’s embat tled head basketball coach. Enough said. Mirjam Swanson is the sports ed itor for the Emerald. She can be reached via e-mail at mswan@gladstone.uoregon.edu CC I’m so sick of hearing about Bobby Knight... _li
