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Dinner Scheduled
“Last Chance to Get a Life” youth boxing foundation has scheduled a
charity dinner June 27th at The Orleans in Los Vegas, from 6-10 p.m.
Former heavyweight contender Thad Spencer founded the Last C hance
to Get a Life” program for high-risk youth. The organization has a
contract to provide services for the Department ol Family and Youth
Services. “Our facility is the only juvenile hall affiliated with boxing in
America aimed at helping troubled and disadvantaged youth, Spencer
said. Spencer said former heavyweight champion George Foreman would
be the guest speaker for the dinner.
Tiger Woods has joined GOLF DIGEST
Tiger Woods has joined GOLF DIGEST as a playing editor, the
magazine announced Monday. In this capacity, Woods will contribute
instruction articles exclusively to GOLF DIGEST, the world s largest golt
publication. Terms of the three-year contract between the two parties were
not disclosed but will benefit the Tiger W oods Foundation. In addition
to editorial collaboration with Woods, GOLF DIGEST will be a corporate
sponsor of the junior clinics he conducts under the Foundation s auspices.
Coyotes name Jim Schoenfeld head coach
Less than a week after being let go as head coach ol the Washington
Capitals, Jim Schoenfeld is back in the NHL. The Phoenix Coyotes named
Schoenfeld their new head coach, replacing Don Hay, who was tired on
May 6th after just one season behind the bench. “1 have always been
impressed with Jim as a player, coach and a person, said Coyotes
general manager Bobby Smith. "He is an excellent leader, teacher and
motivator, and I’m confident that he will lead our team to many successful
The play of the game looked more
like a football post pattern than some­
thing from the typical Stockton-to-
Malone playbook.
John Stockton threw an 80-foot
pass to Karl Malone that led to an
uncontested layup with 44 seconds
left. It put the Utah Jazz ahead for
good in their 78-73 victory over the
Chicago Bulls on Sunday night.
It was a play that was way out of
character for the duo, which has
made the pick-an-roll an art form in
a dozen years together.
“If you could have suspended time
right when the ball was in the air,
(coach Jerry Sloan) would have prob­
ably strangled me,” Stockton said.
“But it got there, and it was one of
those ‘No. No. No. No. Yes!’ type
deals.”
The A ll-Star point guard, the
NBA’s career assist and steals leader,
also made a 3-pointer from well
beyond the arc with 2:23 left to cut
Chicago’s lead to 71-69. He hit a
free throw with 1:31 remaining to
make it 73-70, and stole the ball
right out of a spinning Jordan’s
hands, then hit two foul shots with
1:03 to go to pull the Jazz within a
point.
The Washington Capitals Monday hired former Mighty Ducks of
Anaheim coach Ron Wilson and former Vancouver Canucks vice presi­
dent of hockey operations George McPhee as their new general manager.
Terms of the contracts for both Wilson and McPhee were undisclosed, but
the Washington Post reported Saturday that W ilson’s deal is worth at least
$700,000 per year plus incentives. Wilson, who coached Team USA to
victory in the World Cup, guided Anaheim to its first-ever playoff
appearance this season. The Mighty Ducks compiled a 36-33-13 record
this season and finished in fifth place in the Western Conference. McPhee
had served as vice president of operations with the Canucks the past five
seasons.
“M ike Glenn and his frie n d s in
the NBA share their insights and
perspectives on life and success, in
an outstanding literary effort that
links the greats o f sports with the
thinking o f som e o f the great his­
torical figures o f all time. ”
— The Reverend Andrew Young
From the outside world, the game
o f professional basketball is often
viewed on a simple level. It’s seen as
a fiercely competitive sport, with out­
standing athletes talented in the art of
TIGER WOODS: SON, HERO & CHAMPION
Not since Michael Jordan has an
athlete jum ped into A merica’s con­
sciousness like Tigar Woods. At the
age o f 21, he has been called one o f
1997’s “Most influential people in
America” by Time Magazine, and
has redefined the face o f golf with
his dynamic personality and aggres­
sive, take-no-prisoners style o f play.
His dominating performance at The
Masters - a course-record 18 under
par and the largest margin o f victory
in Tournament history — left play­
ers, commentators and fans in awe
and propelled CBS sports’ coverage
o f the 1997 Masters Final Round to
the highest local overnight rating
for any golf tournament in history.
In addition to footage from his
record-setting performance at The
Masters, the program provides view­
ers with a unique look at all the
personal and professional moments
in Tiger’s journey to stardom — from
his appearance at age 2 on “The
Mike D ouglas Show ,” to being
named Sports Illustrated’s 1996
Sportsman o f the Year. An added
incentive for consumers is a $3.00
mail-in rebate cross-promotion with
the Harper Collins book, “Training
a Tiger,” written by Tiger’s father,
Earl. Tiger Woods: Son, Eldrick
(Tiger) Woods reached the most re­
cent and highest pinnacle o f his
brief, astounding golf career by w in­
ning the 1997 Masters Tournament
with a record score o f 270, 18 under
par at Augusta National G olf Club,
and by a record margin o f 12 strokes.
At the age o f 21 years, three months
Tiger Woods
and 14 days. Woods became the
youngest Masters champion ever.
He was the first major champion­
ship winner o f African or Asian
heritage.
Born on D ecember 30, 1975,
Woods grew up in Cypress, Califor­
nia, 35 miles southeast o f Los Ange­
les. He was not out of the crib before
he took an interest in golf, at age 6
months, watching as his father hit
golf balls into a net and imitating his
swing. He appeared on the
“ Mike Douglas Show” at age
2, putting with Bob Hope. He
shot 48 for nine holes at age 3
and was featured in golf Di­
gest at age 5.
He is the son o f Earl Woods,
a retired lieutenant colonel in
the U.S. Army, and his wife,
Kultida, a native o f Thailand.
He was nicknam ed “Tiger”
after a Vietnamese soldier and
friend o f his father, Nguyen
Phong, to whom his father had
also given that nickname.
Woods compiled on o f the
m o st im p re ssiv e a m a te u r
records in golf history, win­
ning six USG A national cham­
pionships plus the NCAA title,
before turning professional on
August 27,1996, eight months
past his 20th birthday. He con­
cluded his amateur career by
w inning an unprecedented
third consecutive U.S. Ama­
teur C ham pionship w ith a
record 18 consecutive match-
play victories.
Upon joining the PGA tour. Woods
played in eight official events in 1996,
earning $790,594 and finishing 25th
on the money list. He won the Las
V egas Invitational and D isney/
Oldsmobile Classic. He was the first
playersince Robert Gamez in 1990 to
win two tournaments in his first year,
and the first since Curtis Strange in
1982 to record five consecutive top-
five finishes. He won $934,244 world­
wide in 11 tournaments.
Dennis Rodman speaks out in his outrageous
autobiography
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of the third and fourth quarters on
the bench and finished with six re­
bounds - 10 fewer than his league­
leading average during the regular
season - and no points.
Rodman received his 17th tech­
nical foul of the postseason when he
tried to grab M alone's leg alter be­
ing flattened by Malone on a drive to
the basket on which no charging
foul was called.
Rodman was charged with tour
fouls and was allowed to play only
25 minutes by Jackson.
Asked to talk about Rodman,
teammate Scottie Pippen answered
with a question: “What is there to
talk about?”
Michael Jordan said Rodman sim­
ply has met his match.
“He’s going against one ol the 50
greatest players in the game,” Jordan
said. “Karl Malone is not lunch meat.”
Rodman, a major factor as Chi­
cago defeated Seattle in last year’s
finals, is averaging 2.8 points and
seven rebounds and is shooting 27
percent in the series.
He said Saturday he was thrilled
about the chance to play extended
minutes against Malone after hav­
ing defended Utah centers for most
o f the first three games.
But Malone scored 23 points on
9-for-19 shooting, grabbed 10 re­
bounds and went around and over
Rodman at important junctures.
A fter R odm an m issed a long
jum per in first quarter, Jordan shot
a disgusted look toward Jackson on
the bench.
“I don’t think that we anticipated
Dennis was going to take those shots,
Pippen said, “but he shot them, so we
have to get the rebounds.”
Michael Jordan did not go to the
free throw line as a result o f the
officiating crew o f Ed T. Rush, Dick
Bavetta and Joe Forte letting a couple
o f calls go that normally would have
had Jordan shooting foul shots.
Bryon Russell o f the Jazz had the
primary defensive assignment on
Jordan, although Chris M orris and
Stockton took over at times.
“This isn ’t Chicago Stadium ,”
Jordan said. “I’m sure I would have
been there, but tonight I didn’t get
any free throws. I don’t know the
last time I played in a game when I
didn’t get any free throws.”
As a team, the Bulls went to the
line only 12 times and made five, the
second-fewest in a finals game.
LESSONS IN SUCCESS FROM NBA S TOP PLAYERS
seasons in the future.”
Ron Wilson new coach,
George McPhee GM of Washington Capitals
Then, after Chicago’s Steve Kerr
missed an open 3-pointer, Stockton
had his amazing rebound-and-pass
play.
“Those are some of the things that
took the momentum away from us
and got the crowd back into the
game,” the Bulls’ Scottie Pippen
said. "John’s a great player."
Bulls coach Phil Jackson mar­
veled at Stockton’s long pass, but
felt Stockton’s long 3-pointer was
the gam e's biggest play.
“That got them back in the game,”
Jackson said. “We had all the mo­
mentum and 2 1/2 minutes to go in
the game.”
It was another forgettable night
for Dennis Rodman, the player who
has done the biggest disappearing
act of anyone in this series.
Bulls coach Phil Jackson gave
Rodman the defensive assignment
on Malone, hoping a marquee as­
signment would bring some li te back
to one of Chicago’s most important
players.
But less than six minutes into the
game, Rodman had already been
pulled off Malone in favor of Luc
Longley.
“The Worm" spent the majority
dunking a basket or blocking a shot.
But, few have an opportunity to speak
with the players to get a multidimen­
sional view of what real ly makes them
successful human beings.
In his insightful new book, Les­
sons in Success from the N B A ’ s l op
Players, former National Basketball
Association (NBA) player, Mike
Glenn takes us beyond the locker
room conversations and post-game
wrap-ups, into the hearts and minds
o f the men that make up the game.
Fie explores the traits that make
them successful in basketball and
life, and sk illfu lly h ig h lig h ts
thoughts and common bonds that
bind these Outstanding individuals
with other great men and women in
world history.
“Julius Erving, ‘Dr. J’., often talks
about the FAT philosophy,” said
Glenn “He says, ...In order to be
successful, you need to have the
FAT philosophy. F stands for faith­
ful - having faith in yourself and a
higher spiritual power. The A stands
for available That means being in
attendance when inform ation is
given out or taught, and T stands for
being teachable.”
According toG lenn, the starplay-
ers in the NBA all reflect “ Dr. J’s”
FAT philosophy, in some form or
the other. Through hard work and
discipline they have reached the top
o f their chosen profession, many
having to overcome great personal
challenges.