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Woods is British Open favorite
D a lla s C ow boy
p layers to re tire
Dallas Cowboys defensive end
Charles Haley and tight end Jay
Novacek, both o f whom have been
hampered by back injuries, report­
edly will announce their retire­
ments. CNN/SI reported Monday
that Haley and Novacek — start­
ers on D allas’ Super Bowl cham ­
pions in 1993, 1994 and 1996 —
w ill retire after m issing large
chunks o f last season with back
woes.
W illia m s o u t w ith
h a m s trin g injury
New York Yankees All-Star
center fielder Bernie W illiams,
who m issed two weeks with a
strained left hamstring in June,
was placed on the 15-day disabled
list Tuesday, retroactive to July
14th, after re-aggravated the in­
jury. W illiams felt a twinge in his
left hamstring in Sunday’s3-1 loss
to Detroit. The most V aluable
P layer o f the 1996 A m erican
L eague C ham pionship Series,
W illiams is hitting .301 with 10
homers and 53 RBI in 75 games.
R e p o rte r sues N ew
Jersey N e ts co ach
Newark (New Jersey) Star Led­
ger reporter Dan Garcia has filed
suit against New Jersey Nets coach
John Calipari for offensive re­
marks made by the coach earlier
this year. Calipari, in his first sea­
son as the coach, called Garcia,
who is a Mexican-American, a
“(bleeping) Mexican idiot,” after
a team practice on March 20th.
Calipari later apologized for the
remark, but was fined $25,000 by
the National Basketball Associa­
tion.
A gassi c o m p e te s in
te n n is c la ss ic
Andre Agassi, who has been
relatively inactive throughout this
season, returns to action this week
at the $675,000 Legg Mason Ten­
nis Classic in Washington, D C.,
which opens the North American
hardcourt season leading up to the
U.S. Open. Agassi, the third seed,
has played just 12 matches in 1997
and has not participated in any of
this year’s Grand Slam tourna­
ments. He missed the Australian
Open while taking a two-month
sabbatical from tennis and with­
drew from the French Open and
Wimbledon, citing a wrist ailment
M u s te r is to p seed
a t M e rc e d e s Cup
Austrian Thomas Muster looks
to make a successful return from
injury as the top seed at th is week ’ s
$1.04 million Mercedes Cup in
Stuttgart,Germany. M usterhadto
miss Wimbledon for the second
straight year when he re-aggra­
vated a thigh injury
The two-time defending cham ­
pion had been the master o f clay
before this year but is just 8-7 on
the dirt this season.
Tour de F ran ce
heads to 1 0 th s ta g e
FrenchmanCedric Vasseurwas
the leader Tuesday heading into
the IOth stage o f the Tour de
France, cycling’s most prestigious
race
Golfer says he
expects death
threats to be part
of everyday life
Tiger Woods expects death threats
and hate mail to be part o f his every­
day life for the rest o f his golfing
career — and possibly beyond.
The 21-year-old American Mas­
ters champion and world number
one contender, the pivotal figure at
this w eek’s British Open, said on
Tuesday that he expected his life to
be full o f bad times as well as good
times.
Woods, who is o f mixed race, has
already been the subject o f racial
harassment.
Asked whether he thought the hate
mail and death threats would ever
stop, W oods said: “No. W hen you
are playing a sport in which you are
not the majority, you’re the m inor­
ity. O f course there is going to be
animosity. T hat’s the way it goes.
“It was like that for Arthur Ashe
Golfer Tiger Woods is surrounded by kids o f all ages. The first year
professional, is one o f the most recognized athletes in the world.
and Jackie Robinson — numerous
other professional athletes,” he said
in reference to the two late U.S.
tennis and baseball stars.
“Until we understand and respect
everyone for the kind o f person they
are — not just by looking at their
pigmentation — o f course they are
going to be there.”
W oods is finding the fans in Brit­
ain more friendly that those in the
United States. He admitted he was
scared for his safety at a U.S. tourna­
ment this year.
“I remember in Phoenix, one o f
the rowdier crowds, I came off the
pro-am round and there had to be
50,000 people there and it was only
Wednesday.
“I came o ff the green and security
had broken down completely and
they just absolutely mobbed me and
knocked me down.
“I was trying to sign autographs
as I was going along. Unfortunately
people have pins, little sharp pins,
and one o f them cut me under the
eye.
“So yes, it can get hairy at times.
But on our tour that has been recti­
fied. Security is much better and
people are learning.”
Woods has four marshals shad­
owing him but he believes the Brit­
ish crowds are showing respect.
“People here have been very re­
spectful and that helps because you
are able to concentrate and play,” he
said.
“They understand you are not just
here to sign autographs and take
pictures. You are here to play a golf
tournament. That helps...And they
do n ’t cheer for shots that don’t get
airborne,” he said.
W oods,
w ho
p la y e d
at
Septem ber’s Ryder Cup venue o f
Valderrama at the weekend, admit­
ted he was trying to cure a swing
fault in the run-up to T hursday’s
start.
He is aware that his tendency to
hit a high ball could be a disadvan­
tage at Troon, especially if the wind
blows off the south west o f Scotland
coast.
“I ’m working at hitting the ball
lower," he said.
Oregon backdrop for golf drama
In the end, Alison Nicholas fi­
nally got the applause she deserved.
And all it took was defeating one o f
the legends o f w om en’s golf.
In one o f the great head-to-head
duels in U.S. W om en’s Open his­
tory, Nicholas withstood a late charge
from N ancy Lopez to win the tour­
nament by a stroke.
L opez's run at the tournament
cham pionship she w anted most, the
only m ajor she has never won, came
to an end on No. 18 when her 15-foot
birdie putt went right by an inch.
Nicholas, a 5-foot Englishwoman
who had ju st two LPGA tour victo­
ries to L opez’s 48, smiled through
the shouts o f encouragem ent and
wild applause that greeted Lopez at
every turn Sunday.
“It’s understandable,” Nicholas
said. “I tried to enjoy it, really, by
Second
chance
for Tyson?
If Mike Tyson has a calendar on
his refrigerator door, he might circle
July 11, 1998 with a red marker.
T hat’s the first day Tyson will be
allowed to reapply for the boxing
license that Nevada boxing regula­
tors revoked last week.
Tyson actually learned his pun­
ishment on July 9, but it was not until
last Friday that Dr. Elias Ghanem,
head o f the Nevada State Athletic
Commission, signed the official or­
der revoking his license.
Though Tyson will be eligible to
reapply next July 11, that is a Satur­
day and he would likely have to wait
until at least the next M onday to seek
getting his license back.
Even then there’s no guarantee
the commission will vote to re-li­
cense the former heavyweight cham­
pion, whose license was revoked for
biting Evander H olyfield’s ears.
If the 31 -year-old Tyson is denied
next year, he will have to wait at least
another year before reapplying.
Tyson has already paid a $3 m il­
lion fine.
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thinking that maybe a little o f that
applause was for m e.”
W hen it was over, Lopez smiled
through tears, and the two hugged.
Along the green, several o f the top
women ’ s pros had gathered to w atch.
Most o f them were rooting for Lopez,
who has brought her game back to
the top after four years o f struggle.
“She is a legend,” Nicholas said.
“It was a pleasure to play against
her.”
A t 40, Lopez insisted that this was
the beginning o f a new era for her at
the U.S. Open. After four second-
place finishes in 21 tries, she vowed
to be a contender again.
“It’s a tough thing, because I ’ve
always wanted to win the U.S. Open,
and this was really, I felt, my time to
do it,” Lopez said. “But I think this is
the beginning o f many more good
U.S. Opens form e. .. I think I finally
realized what it takes to win a U.S.
Open.”
Nicholas, 35, shot an even-par 71
for a 72-hole total o f 10-under 274,
the furthest under par o f any com ­
petitor in the 52-year history o f the
premier event o f w om en’s golf.
Lopez, with a final-round 2-un-
der 69, became the first golfer to
shoot in the 60s in all four rounds.
Her rounds o f 69-68-69-69 for 275
would have been good enough to
win every U.S. Open except the last
two.
Lopez could think o f the what ifs:
What if she hadn’t been so confident
as to go straight for the pin on the
par-3 15th, leaving the ball to the
right o f the green instead o f playing
it safe, and taking a bogey that put
her two shots back?
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