June 28, 2000
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H ow N B A 1st
round draft may go
Sampras rips protest by
Spaniards
Assix u r m P ress
H ow the A ssociated Press handicaps the first round
o f the N BA draft:
1. N ew Jersey — K enyon M artin, F, C incinnati. The
co n sen su s best all-aro u n d p la y er in the draft,
although he com es with a w orrisom e dow n sid e— he
broke his right leg in the Conference USA tournament.
N ets m ight trade pick.
2. V ancouver— S trom i le Swi ft, F, LS U . W ould c lear
the w ay for the G rizzlies to trade O thella H arrington,
w ho w ants out o f British Columbia.
3. L. A. C lippers — M arcus Fizer, F, Iow a State. The
self-proclaim ed best player in the draft is the safe pick
for the C lips, who are flirting w ith the idea o f taking
high school phenom D arius Miles.
4 . C hicago— Darius Miles, F, East St. Louis (111. )H .S.
Jerry K rause needs a center, but a good one should
be available at No. 7. I f Clippers take M iles at No. 3,
K rause m ight trade this pick to a team coveting Fizer.
5. O rlando — Chris M ihm , C, Texas. M agic are
salivating over the prospect o f Fizer m aybe dropping
here. O therw ise, it’s a tough year to be picking fifth.
6. A tlanta— M ike Miller, F, Florida. A bigger decision
for H aw ks is w hether to trade D ikem be M utom bo.
7. C hicago — Joel Przybilla, C, M innesota. K rause
gets his big man.
8. C leveland— Courtney A lexander, G, Fresno State.
C avs desperate to get a center, but if M ihm and
Przybilla are gone, A lexander can replace Bob Sura.
9. H ouston — Jerom e M oiso, F, U CLA . W ith Steve
Francis and Cuttino Mobley in the starting backcourt.
R ockets need forwards.
10. O rlan d o — D erM arr Johnson, G , C incinnati. Not
easy to find 6-foot-9 shooting guards.
11. B oston — M orris Peterson, F, M ichigan State.
C eltics coach Rick Pitino, desperate to m ake a splash,
could trade up to the top five.
12. D allas— Jamal Crawford, G, Michigan. M avs also
trying to deal package o f Shawn Bradley, Robert Pack
and hot Rod W illiam s to N uggets and Hawks.
13. O rlando — Iakovos T sakalidis, C, A E K Greece.
H as at least tw o years left on G reek contract, but can
play.
14. D etro it— M ateen C leaves, G, M ichigan State. If
Pistons pass on Cleaves, he falls to 20,s.
15. M ilw aukee — Etan Thom as, F, Syracuse. And
pray Tim Thom as doesn’t bolt.
16. Sacram ento — Quentin Richardson, F, DePaul.
A nd find a taker for N ick Anderson.
17. Seattle — M am adou N ’D iaye, C, A uburn. Are
Sonics dangling R uben Patterson and Sham m ond
W illiam s in an effort to m ove up?
18. L.A. C lippers — Donnell H arvey, F, Florida.
Som eone has to replace M aurice Taylor.
19. C harlotte — Chris Carraw ell, G, Duke. H ornets
need local lad to sell tickets.
20. Philadelphia — O lum ide O yedeji, C , DJK
W urzburg, Germ any. W on B undesliga slam -dunk
contest.
21. T oronto — K eyon D ooling, G , M issouri. N eed a
point guard like hum ans need oxygen.
22. N ew Y ork — Speedy Claxton, G, Hofstra. And a
taker for Frederic Weis.
23. U tah — H anno M ottola, F, Utah. A fine Finnish
find.
K rause gets Jerm aine O ’N eal from Portland.
25. Phoenix — D esm ond M ason, F, O klahom a State.
B est available athlete, a la Shaw n M arion in 1999.
26. D enver— Soumaila Samake, C,C incinnati (IBL)
Som eone has to back up Bradley, no9
27. In d ian a— Erick Barkley, G, St. Jo h n ’s. Clearing
the w ay for M ark Jackson’s free agency departure.
28. P ortland— Jam aal M agliore, C, K entucky. Ifh e
falls this far.
29. L.A. Lakers — M ike Smith, F, Louisiana-Monroe.
M V P o f Portsm outh Invitational is no Leon.
Defending champion Pete Sampras returns
to Jiri Vanek o f the Czech Republic during
their men's singles, first round match on the
Centre Court at Wimbledon, Monday, June
26.
A ssociated P ress
Pete Sampras has a w ord for the Spanish protest
at W im bledon: childish.
The six-tim e cham pion had little sym pathy for
Spaniards Alex C orretja and A lbert C osta after
their w ithdraw al Sunday. They w ere angered at
not being seeded in the top 16 despite being
ranked in the top 16 by the ATP.
“Y ou really try to rise above it instead o f being
a little childish about it and going home,” Sampras
said M onday after beating Jiri V anek 6 -4 ,6 -4 ,6 -
2 in his opening match. “It’s a bit disappointing.”
U nlike the three other G rand Slams, W im bledon
seeds players according to their ability on grass
in ste a d o f u sin g the A T P ran k in g . Both
W im bledon and A T P T ourofficials have agreed
to look at a new seeding system for W imbledon.
“T hey did have their reasons w hy they d idn’t
play,” Sampras said. “It’s ju st disappointing.
Y ou know, this is the biggest event we have in
the gam e. Everybody should play it.”
Sam pras, w ho was seeded No. 2 in the French
O pen and lost in the first round to M ark
Philippoussis, said h e’d be happy not being
seeded at Roland G arros.
“ I f I w asn’t seeded at the French O pen that
w ould be fine by m e,” he said. “As long as I don’t
have to play Philippoussis (in the first round).”
Fire’s Williams injured in traffic accident
Portland Fire reserve guard Tara W illiam s was
placed on the injured list Tuesday after she suffered
whiplash and a concussion in a traffic accident the
day before. W illiam s w as riding to practice with
rookie team m ate Lynn Pride when they w ere rear-
ended at a stop light. Pride was not injured.
B y W N BA rules, W illiam s has to sit out at least
three gam es. T he next gam e sh e’s eligible for is
July 3 at Indiana. W illiam s has played in eight o f
the F ire’s 10 gam es, averaging 3.6 points and
going 6-of-8 from 3-point range.
T o fill her spot on the roster, P ortland activated
guard Jam ila W idem an, w ho has been on the
injured list all season w ith a sprained ankle.
T he expansion Fire have a 2-8 record, third-
w o rst
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Salazarjoins Central Catholic
staff
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A lberto Salazar, international
track and field legend, has
accepted the position o f H ead
Cross Country coach at Central
Catholic H igh School. “O ur
kids will have the opportunity
to leam from one o f the greatest
distance runners o f all time.
Alberto will bring his expertise
a n d k n o w le d g e to o u r
program , w hich w ill enable us
to build a strong, com petitive
program . W e are so excited to
have him join our com m unity,”
remarked M ark Horak, Athletic
D irector for C entral Catholic.
In both 1981 and 1982, Salazar
w as the num ber one ranked
m arathoner in the world. He
has w on n u m ero u s m arath o n
races including his reign as the
N ew Y o rk C ity m arathon w inner
8 m inutes and 13 seconds. H e also
was a m em ber o f the US O lym pic
team in both 1980 and 1984.
for three consecutive years, 1980,
81, and 82. In 1981 Salazar set a
w o rld re c o rd fo r the 5 -m ile
distance in 22 m inutes, 3 seconds.
Salazar set A m erican records in
the 5,000 and 10,000 m eters in
1982, and set a w orld record in the
marathon in 1981, running 2 hours.
M ost recently, he w as the w inner
o f the C om rades U ltra-M arathon
C ham pion race in South A frica,
w hich covered a grueling course
o f 54 m iles. H e also served as
captain o f N IK E ’s 1994 H ood to
C oast relay team that set a new
record tim e in w inning the race.
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K entucky D erby w inner Fusaichi Pegasus has been sold to
A shford Stud, the N orth A m erican division o f Coolm ore
Stud.
Financial term s w ere not disclosed, but the D aily Racing
Form is reporting that the deal is worth betw een $60 million
and $70 m illion, w hich w ould easily top the record price o f
$40 m illion paid for S h areef D ancer in 1983.
Current ow ner Fusao Sekiguchi is expected to retain control
o f the horse through the B reeders’ Cup, but will not retain
any ow nership for breeding purposes. The colt will stand
at A shford in V ersailles, K entucky and the Racing Form is
reporting that the horse w ill carry a stud fee in the $200,000
range.
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purchased at the 1998 K eeneland auction for $4 million.
Fusaichi P egasus becam e the first favorite to w in the
K entucky D erby in 21 years. But he was stunned by Red
B ullet in the Preakness as a 1-5 favorite and settled for
second.
Fusaichi P egasus later dropped out o f the Belm ont
Stakes due to a sm all cut on his right front hoof.
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