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Show THE DAILY HERALD, (www.HarkTheHerald.comX Page B2 how, Utah, Sunday, July 2, 2000 WW peffisrainiiiiiGir 'IiIY' A '01 .' 'tilt llaintii IH"nto LmVm LmW Larionov signs with Panthers r Igor Larionov began the MIL's season, contract signing a one-yewith the Florida Panthers Saturday. The Russian, who 6pent five seasons with the Detroit Red Wings and helped them win two Stanley Cups, chose the Panthers over the Calgary Flames. He signed a one-yedealworth $1.8 million with a club option for free-age- nt ar tKWUN(UJOMI) MaMtfOl) (M99) 4& (801) (7328) 0 6' ar AUTO RACINfl SPONSION Formula One, French Grand Prix FOXSN Formula One. French Grand Prix (s3meiay tape) ABC CART, Grand Prix of Cleveland, at Cleveland CBS NASCAR, Busch Series. Milwaukee 250. at West Allis,' Wis. .. I I a.aL II a.av 2001-200- "We CYCUNS 5:30 ESPN2 lour de France, stage 2, at various sites in France I a.m. TGC la.M. ABC European lour, Murphy's Irish Open, final round PGA, Greater Hartford .Open, final round, at Cromwell, Conn. . (same-da- tape) y GOLF ESPN2 USGA, U.S. Senior Open Championship, final round LPGA, Shopnte LPGA Classic, final round (same-da- y 3 p.m. ESPN2 Thoroughbreds, 11:05 a.m. Nom TBS (am. ' ESPN Atlanta at N Y. Mets Boston at Chicago White Sox Los Angeles at San Francisco ESPN2 Oakland at Anaheim NBC 3:30 n.n tape) i HORSE RACING MAJOR WGN "2Day at the Races" LEAGUE at $2 million. believe that his 2 BASEBALL poise and character, along with what he can add to our younger players in the organization, is well worth bringing him on board Panthers general manager Bryan Murray said. Also SaturdayAnaheim agreed to a multiyear deal with Russian center German Titov. Titov, 34, played with Pittsburgh and Edmonton last season, scoring 17 goals in 70 games. The NHL released its official free agent list Saturday, one of the least impressive in years. That's unless a team is d willing to give up five draft picks for a talented restricted free agent like Joe Sakic, Jason 7" Arnott or Saku Koivu. That's unlikely to happen. Instead, teams looking for an immediate upgrade will look at the unrestricted crop, players 31 and over whose skills are on the decline but whose salary demands remain high. Among the unrestricted first-roun- - The Jack JULY 2 heavyweight match at Rickard's Orchard Jersey City, N J., becomes the first million-dolla- r gate in boxing history. The receipts total $1,789,238 with $50 ringside seats. In front of 80,183, Dempsey knocks out Carpentier at 1:16 of the fourth round. 1927 Helen Wills Moody becomes the first American to win at Wimbledon since May 6-- 4 Sutton in 1907, beating UN de Atvar 6-for the title. Helen Wills Moody wins her eighth and final singles title at Wimbledon, defeat1938 6-' ing Helen Jacobs 6-Billie Jean King wins the first of her six singles titles at Wimbledon, beating 1966 6-MariaBueno of Brazil 6 3, 3-1988 Steffi Graf ends Martina Navratilova's reign as Wimbledon champion 6-- 1 6-with a 5-victory, ft is the first time in nine finals that Navratllova loses a . Wimbledon singles match. 1994 Colombian defender Andres Escobar, 27, is killed outside a bar in Colombia after deflecting a ball into his own goal in a 2-- 1 toss to the United States in the World Cup. 1995 Tom Weiskopf withstands a charge by Jack Nicklaus to win the U.S. Senior Open by four strokes. 1999 Alexandra Stevenson becomes first qualifier in Wimbledon history to reach the 6-women's semis. She beats another qualifier, Jelena Dokic, 6-- 1921 Dempsey-George- s Carpentier in - - - - MR - NEW YORK Magic Johnson is hoping to spread some magic In Harlem. The basketball legend went uptown to open Harlem's first multiplex movie theater, Magic Johnson Theaters, part of his movie chain, This theater was long overdue," Johnson said at Friday's grand opening. "The communi- ' ' ty is ready for this theater and i know they appreciate it." n The new theater is the most recent part of the revitalization of 125th Street, the broad street that serves as Harlem's main thoroughfare. The Magic Johnson ' Theaters is part of the new $66 million Harlem U.S.A. shopping and entertainment complex at 125th and Frederick Douglass Boulevard. Since 1995, Johnson has partnered with Loews Cinepie Entertainment to open movie in urban neighborhoods in Los Angeles, Houston, Atlanta and Cleveland. theaters ' TAMPA, Fla. - The company that gave the Internet a 24- hour view of college coeds now bring OJ. Simpson to the masses. Entertainment Network, Inc. plans to launch askoj.com in a week to 10 days, giving , Internet surfers a chance to ask the football Hall of Famer and former murder defendant will ' questions and to buy Simpson autographed footballs for $59.95. "I've always wanted to talk directly to the public," Simpson said during a Tampa radio free-age- nt free agents are forwards Gary Roberts, Shayne Corson, Claude Lemieux and Mark Messier, defensemen Vladimir Malakhov, Paul Coffey, Sean Hill, Larry Murphy and Mathieu Schneider, and goaltenders Ron Tugnutt and Tom Barasso. "It's not a banner year in free agency, but that doesn't mean we can't find somebody who can help us in f)he short term," Anaheim Mighty Ducks general manager Pierre Gauthier said. "We're going " ' 11-.- ," ' v I, ' ; -- 5'ADAM COGLlANLbLThe Ascoculed secret: Jockey Pat Day rides Secret Status to victory Goose Stakes at Belmont Park in New York on Saturday. No in Award winner: Dusty Clayson, a recent graduate of Spanish Fork High, was selected to receive the Ariat Achiever Award at the Utah High School Finals won the national title. In women's skeet, Cindy Shenberger easily took the lone spot available in the discipline. Christina Cassidy was provisionally selected to the U.S. team in women's air pistol after finishing sixth in this event. Cassidy and prizes. must compile a minimum The festival is open to the public. Those who wish qualifying score to participate can pick up a .World Cup in Atlanta on registration form at the July 15 to compete in Delta Center or Jordan Sydney. Commons. For additional Rebecca Snyder won the information, call air pistol national championship. OLYMPIC in-th- Rodeo. The award is Dusty Clayson sponsored by Ariat Boot Company of San Carlos, Calif. It is designed to recognize one outstanding member in each of the National High School Rodeo Association's 42 state and provincial associations who have contributed the most to the success of his or her high school rodeo association. Each recipient of the Ariat Achiever Award receives a $300 college scholarship. Ariat also gives a pair of boots and a duffel bag to each NHSRA state and provincial boys chamand girls pion and queen. all-arou- BASKETBALL Utah Sports festival: The Freu the $250,000 Grade 1 Mother Starzz and KFAN radio will host the First Annual Sports Festival Thursday through Saturday at Jordan Commons in Sandy. The event will feature a tournament along with a rock climbing wall, putting challenges, a football toss, rappelling, food RODEO at free agency to look Interview Thursday. . The Web site mentions Simpson's football records and the double murder of his wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman, for which Simpson was tried and LJ ST e 325-258- TRIALS In the Games: BASEBALL Daryl ' Szarenski and Bill Demarest secured spots on the U.S. Olympic shooting team Saturday in the free Royal hall: Whitey tHerzog, the winningest manager in Kansas City Royals history, and forpistol competition. mer batting champion Szarenski won the USA Willie Wilson were Shooting National inducted into the team's Championships and Hall of Fame Saturday. Demarest finished fourth Wilson, an outfielder to take the top two spots in in 1974, hit over drafted combined scoring with the for four straight sea.300 Fort in trial spring sons starting in 1979 and Benning. stole more than 30 bases in Todd Graves and 11 straight seasons. Michael Schmidt will make men's team. skeet the Herzog managed the up Graves finished second in Royals to three straight AL West titles starting in this event, and Schmidt 1976. was fourth. Scott Schroeder acquitted in 1995. Simpson was later found liable for the deaths in a civil trial. . Proceeds from site will go to chanty, said Entertainment Network vice president Bruce - Football WIMBLEDON great Jo Montana and actor DrW Spado teed off in a chanty golf tournament to benefit victims of Lou Gehrift Disease. for the event held Fnday at the Cinnabar Hills Golf Club. Montana served as Jo Meek, a resident of nearby Los Altos Hills, was diagnosed with the disease In SAN JOSE, Calif. !,' Continued from Bl January 1999. His friends and family, including his nephew, Spade, are taking part in the event in support of Meek's wish to raise awareness and funding to fight the illness. More than 5,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. The disease is a progressive disorder that occurs when motor nerve cells in the body's nervous system cease functioning and die. CINCINNAT- I- Great Amencan Insurance Co. is seeking to buynaming rights to the Reds' ballpark to open in 2003, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported Saturday. The newspaper, citing unidentified sources, reported that Great American was rearing a deal that would pay the Reds about $75 million over 30 years. Both the Reds and Great American are ruB by Carl Lindner Jr. Thfc team will use the name to market Reds baseball as traditional family entertainment one source close to the deal said. "It's Grfjat American sport, it's a Great American product it's a Great American game,' f the so(iroe JoW newspaper, which said a deal is to be announced next weekend, when the Reds host the Cleveland Indians. Jon Alien, chief operating officer for the Reds, did not return phone calls seeking ' comment ' r " In o SMot Nmboriy Pa and Playing later on Centre Court, which she last graced in the 1994 women's final, 6-- 7 Navratilova and India's Mahosh BhupatM were beaten 6-by Jan (5), 18-1SleoMrink and Miriam Oromans. The match had been suspended overnight by rain with the Dutch pair leading 9-- 8 the final set Continued from Bl est players in Wimbledon understand it. But when honored in were a that situation comes up, you history sentimental have, to look at your ceremony, options," he said. Sampras, arguably the of with all Malone's agent, Dwight them six greatest titles in seven years, came Manley, didn't immediately out hacking like an amateur. return telephone messages "I was so rusty, I had no left The Associated German Alexander Press.by rhythm on my serve," said Popp (6), Malone, 36, is a Sampras, who missed the Second-seedeAndre MVP who has played he as league champions parade who could meet 15 seasons in the NBA, all received treatment on his Agassi, Sampras in the final, beat with the Jazz. Last August, leg right up until he ' Jerome Golmard four-yeaafter a stepped on court. "It was signing indica"If injury is any $67 million contract, he said probably one of the .worst tion of his quality of tennis," he sets I played out there." planned to end his career Agassi said of Sampras, "I Sampras, who had gone wouldn't want to play him in Utah. to the hospital for an MRI However, Malone told either." KSTU after hurting Mseg in his injured, that Stockton plans second-seeded In women's play, second-rounto retire when his $11 match defending champion contract Wednesday night, found his Lindsay Davenport beat next season. after expires rhythm in the second set, Paola Suarez No. 6 serving four aces and three Monica Seles downed Sarah Malone also said: "From service winners in holding Pitkowski No. 5 what they tell me, from his first two service games Venus Williams beat what I'm hearing ... this is at love. Suddenly, Sampras Nathalie Dechy going to be coach Sloan's (4), last year." . said, the adrenaline kicked and No. 9 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicaribeen have The three in, he stopped playing caurallied past Sandra tiously and began running Nacuk together since Malone's (5), at full speed. Jelona Dokic, a surprise rookie season in 1985-86- . When he gained his first quarterfinalist last year, Stockton, now 38, was in his break for a 4 lead with the defeated American qualifier second year and Sloan was by Brie Rippner help of two double-fault- s Gimelstob arid several crisp Unseeded Jennifer Capriati (4), passing shots, Sampras and beat Yayuk Basuki virtually everyone else knew "In the longest match of he would get through this match. He raised his game the tournament, and the quickly, won 20 of 22 points longest fifth set of the open Continued from Bl No. . 10 Mark on serve in the second set, era, Zulle, second overall last and moved as fluidly as ever. Philippoussis won a finished sixth, 20 sec5- - minute year, struggle, Sampras said he feels the onds behind the leader. 6- - 7 8 tenfrom swollen (4), the (7), pain don as he lifts his left foot against Sjeng Schalken of Pantani, the 1998 champion, was well back in 136th and puts weight on it while the Netherlands. The 83 games were the place, 2:36 behind. serving and volleying. He's It was a stunning victory being treated with anti- most in a match at for Millar, the only Briton in since Wimbledon 1970, the race. He's a time-tria- l inflammatory pills, ice, electrical stimulation, massage, before tiebreakers were used, but was not and a yard of tape around and the time was the longest specialist, to win in such a expected his ankle. When he can, he since the 5: 12 victory by fiefcL. over Gonzalez - "I never "really thought keeps the leg propped to Pancho Charlie Pasareli, 224, reduce the swelling. about the possibility of get1 over two days ting yellow," said Millar, "This is what I'm dealt," "who planned he said Must got to make in the first round in 1969. to sleep 6-- 2, 7-- 6 6-- two-tim- e d 6-- 4. 6-- 3, ar d j . 6-- 6-- 6-- 6-- 3, 6-- in 7-- 6 o ' When the match resumed, Navratilova and Bhupathl twice had opportunities to break Siemerink's serve. He faced four break points at 14-1- 4 and saved another three at 16-1- 6 before Bbupathi lost his serve to love, conceding the match. ' - But If e highlight of Navratilova's day was her appearance on Centre Court early In the day asJWmbtedon saluted 65 former champions and near champions that included stars like Bjera Bonj, Billie Jean King. Rod Law and the last British woman to win Wimbledon single Virginia Wade. i Navratilova won nine W'bledon women's singles title before retiring in 1994, but decided 9 fef months ago to make a limited comeback playing doubles. 3-- 6-- 7-- 6 5-- 6-- 7-- - fouled by Liberty guard Jessica Blbby during New York's - Lunch with New 72-7- 0 victory over Indiana. Yankees owner George Stetabrtnnor can signal many things. On Saturday, It meant the Boss has not lost confidence In his key baseball people. Fla. York "He believes in our guys," New York general manager Brian Cashman said before the Yankees played the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. "We're going to keep trying what hasorked." Cashman and Yankees manager Joe lorn had lunch wfth Steinbrenner, who lives In , ; nearby Tampa. The Yankees owner also attended the game at Troplcana Field. ! Steinbrenner has not been d performance, pleased with the Yankees' recent which Torre called his toughest stretch as Yankees manager. - e The defending World Series champions were 16-2- 7 entering Saturday's game since being a season-hig- h 13 games (22-9- ) over .500 on May 9. "From 13 over to two over is not good," Torre said. "If I see a problem, ifs guys trying to do to much.". The Yankees boosted their offense when they traded for DavM Justice in a deal Thursday with Cleveland. New York continues scouting for pitching help and !!! face one potential opuon today when Swvalrachsel is scheduled to start for Tampa Bay. 6-- 3, 4-- 6 20-1- star-studde- -- 1-- 6, 16-1- 4, 6-- 1-- 9 Last week, Utah drafted -- DeShawn : cii i c: l just oievensun, wuu high school in Fresno, iiu-ishe- d Calif. Malone said the choice of Stevenson indicates the team is thinking more future about its long-terthan challenging for the NBA title next season. ""He looks like a great talhe's ent, but unless Superman, you don't come into the league and take it m by storm," Malone said. "It takes a year or two." 6 TOUR 7-- ther. 6-- 1. 6-- 0. ; NEW YORK Indiana Fever center Kara Wortert was suspended without pay for one game and finery $500 by the WNBA for leaving the bench when a teammate was fouled flagrantly. ; Wolters sat out Saturday's home game against the Miami Sol. ; She left the bench and went on the court Friday after teammate Rita Williams was I ST. PETERSBURG, After three rounds, the only other seeded player in his half of the draw is No. 9 Thomas Enqvist. The elimination of French Open champion Gustavo Kuerten left only four seeded players in the" other half. No. 4 Kuerten, bothered by a head cold, lost to unseeded, an assistant to Frank Layden. Malone doesn't want to play for the Jazz without the other two. "That's a situation I don't want to be in," he said, adding that he doesn't plan to retire after next season. One possibility is a trade that would send Malone to a title contender, a demand he has made before. , "I can still play," he said. A Jazz spokesman said owner Larry Miller was aware of Malone's interview but wouldn't comment furthen-coac- h MALONE r, : women's doubles, Navratilova played a pivotal role in pulling her and Marlaaa do Swarol out of trouble In a match on an outside court. made a desperate lunge to turn Down a break at 5--4 in the third set the 6-5 the match around and reach the third round by securing a victory over I can." 6-- - WIMBLEDON, England Martina Navratilova was 1 Saturday in her return to d Wimbledon,, winning in the second round of women's doubles and losing a mixed doubles match. 7- the best of it and do the best d .Saturday night in his jersey. 'To beat someone like Lance surprised me greatly. "I didn't want to believe it until I saw him crossing the line. Beating him in one of his specialties was very moving." Armstrong, as defending champion, was last to race and knew exactly what he had to do. At the first time check, he had the best time, but just failed to beat Millar in the end. It was at the same venue last year Futuroscope Park thatArmsirong, on the Tour's stage, won a time trial to virtually assure his overall victory. next-to-la- st |