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Show r Fndjy. Aiius! 20. THE DAILY III R M 0 Pr.uo. I tjii Pjce B3 1 T , A ft Three homers power Angels past White Sox 1 2 'i c By The Associated Press . tantrum at general manager Dan Duquette, Martinez struck out 11 batters in seven innings. But he couldn't match Hudson, who allowed four hits in eight innings to lead the Oakland Athletics over the Boston Red Sox Thursday night. The win pulled Oakland within one game of Boston in the AL race. "We are extremely happy leaving here with a split, especially going against Pedro tonight," A's manager Art 6-- 2 DAVID Ml.l BOW ski wild-car- i lie Awuuel l'in :,Have a seat: Colorado's Neifi Perez, left, is tagged out by Atlanta's Chipper Jones at third base during . the third inning of the Braves' victory at Coors Field in Denver on Thursday. 9-- 7 Braves slip by Rockies in 14 Reds' Harnisch takes no-hitt- into seventh in er By The Associated Press NATIONAL LEAGUE DENVER After three games and 13 innings, Randall Simon had seen enough of Coors Field. Simon hit a tiebreaking single in the 14th inning, and the Braves went on to beat the Colorado Rockies 7 Thursday to pull within a half-gam- e of New York Mets the first-plac- e in the NL East. "I was tired of being here and because we were in the 14th inning, I knew the team was tired, too," said Simon, back with the Braves after eight games at Triple-Richmond. "So I said to myself, 'It is up to me. If I want to go home, I have to get a base hit. And I did.'" Jeff Barry drove in a career-higfive runs with a two-rudouble homer and a three-rufor Colorado, which lost for the third time in 49 games when 9-- h n n leading after eight innings. This one was tough, and anybody that says that our team isn't playing hard and has quit is a fool," Colorado manager Jim Leyland said. "You saw what that club went through and how hard it battled." BREWERS 6 ASTROS 5 -0 win over Pirates baseman, flied to center in the second, then singled in the third for his first major league hit. He went REDS 1 PIRATES 0 CINCINNATI Few of Pete Harnisch's career wins were more dramatic or HOUSTON Kevin Barker, making his major league debut, hit a single in the ninth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers beat Houston and stopped the Astros' winning streak, putting them in a tie with Cincinnati in the NL Central. first Barker, a three-gam- e d emphatic than No. 99. held Harnisch into hitless the sevPittsburgh enth inning, tied his career high with 12 strikeouts and wound up sharing a as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pirates. Box scores, B6 two-.iira- Waft' ; e 32. Perrot died peacefully with fjriends and family by her side ;,$J; the University of Texas M.D. t;ATiderson Cancer Center, the team said. Perrot, diagnosed with lung ' jf eancer on Feb. 19, had been seeking alternative treatment in Tijuana, Mexico after undergoing surgery Feb. 24 to remove tumors in her brain, where the Eing cancer had spread. 'X "The world is not as good as ; ; - ' it was before 3 o'clock today," Carroll Dawson, the president of basketball Igjtthe Comets. 2$he Comets were in Los eles on Thursday preparing irtFridav night's eame aeainst we Los Angeles Sparks. Sawson said the team planned tg"flay the game. ' SiEu'd ! . . execu-jjayevic- e Coach Van Chancellor said even though he knew Perrot's NEW YORK Jason walked in the winGrimsley ning run in the 1 1th inning as the Kansas City Royals once again took advantage of an error by shortstop Derek Jeter and beat the New York Yankees. Johnny Damon led off the 1 1th with a single off Grimsley After Rey Sanchez sacrificed, Grimsley intentionally walked Carlos Beltran. The vic-IQr- y 72-5- 5 : 'M l.W. KFOI Ihc AMKukJ KN Pt Field goal: Kansas City's Carlos Beltran, right, scores on a sacrifice fly in the 11th inning Thursday and is greeted by teammate Jeremy Giambi during the Royals' 4-- 1 victory at Yankee Stadium. AMERICAN LEAGUE worked out of a bases-loadejam in the first inning, then gave up just two hits and one walk over the next four innings. INDIANS 8 RANGERS 0 ANGELS 9 WHITE SOX CLEVELAND Steve Karsay pitched five shutout innings to win his 10th straight decision as the Cleveland Indians halted the winTexas Rangers' ning streak. CHICAGO Rookie Ben Molina hit his first major league homer and drove in a four runs, and season-higRamon Ortiz won in his major league debut to lead the Anaheim Angels over the Chicago White Sox. d BALTIMORE Delino DeShields hit a three-run homer and Jason Johnson ) allowed five hits in seven innings as Baltimore completed a sweep. Ryan Minor hit his first major league homer for the Orioles and Jeff Conine went for the se"cond time in the series. He went with three doubles and four RBIs in the three games. if 2 (4-7- three-gam- e four-gam-e Karsay (10-1- ) allowed four hits in his second straight start after 42 relief outings. He h Box scores, B6 - Drug great heart and indomitable courage who refused to be daunted by any challenge." "It's totally changed my life," Perrot told Houston television station KTRK shortly after disclosing her illness. "I've never been really sick or injured and now I'm faced with life or death. It's just tough. All I can do is put it in the hands of the Lor d." The Lafayette, La., native arrived in Houston three years ago, fresh off the professional women's circuit in Europe. She was signed as a developmental player for the fledgling Women's National Basketball Association franchise here. "I got word as I was going test accuracy worries track stars condition was grave, news of her death still caught him off guard. "I was just totally unprepared when they called me. I thought I would be ready for it but in no way was I ready," Chancellor told Houston television station KRIV. 'The entire WNBA family is devastated by this tragic loss," WNBA president Val Ackerman said in a statement. "We will remember Kim as a woman of out to shoot," said Teresa Weatherspoon, who played against Perrot in college. "It was very painful for me. I've gone through a lot this season. But this is tough, really tough." Her nephew, Anthony Weatherspoon, died in a car accident in Texas in early June. She inscribed a heart on her Rockers. k was basketball shoe early in the Perrot's death announced to the crowd of season for Anthony, and added Y6.782, who stood for a moment Perrot's number 10 before of silence at Madison Square Thursday's game. Glarden after a video tribute to' Becky Hammon scored a seaso16 points off the bench n-high her. over the Cleveland Rockers was incidental after the New York Liberty learned of the death of Kim Perrot. '" The Liberty players were t61d of the death of the Houston Comets guard in a feam meeting before the game and channeled their grief into a victory over the 7 ORIOLES 9 TWINS 3 SEVILLE, Spain (AP) Primo Nebiolo seldom minces words. With drug scandals stealing the headlines on the eve of his sport's showcase event, the Amateur International Athletic Federation chief called doping a "moral cancer" that should be cured "through the diffusion of a culture of honesty in sport." "One thing I particularly want to underline," the Italian said. "No one can give us lessons on this matter. Our intransigence is total and goes back a long way." As Nebiolo spoke at one end of Seville on Thursday, some of the world's top track stars were across town saying they were skeptical about methods that have produced a series of positive tests. Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the IAAF medical commission, defended the testing system and warned drug cheats they will be caught. "There is nothing wrong with the system," he said. "Athletes think they can take things and not get caught. They are wrong. We know what we are doing, and while we cannot, track down every drug taken, we are closing the drug-testin- g high-profil- DAV ID J. PHlLLIPThe Associated Press True hero: Former Houston Comets guard Kim Perrot runs down the court as the Comets win the WNBA championship on Aug. 30, 1997, in Houston, beating the New York Liberty 65-5- Liberty overcome grief, dismantle Rockers s'.'NEW YORK (AP) If I Perrot dies at age 32 after battle with cancer Kim HOUSTON (AP) Perrot, the popular Houston Comets point guard who was the heart and soul of the WNBA champions, died ;;TJrursday of lung cancer. She m ... ROYALS 4 YANKEES 1 (13-6- ) Sean Casey homered off with one Kris Benson (10-10- ) out in the bottom of the eighth, moving the Reds moved back into first place in the NL Central by percentage points over Houston. Wis:. Howe said. (7-2- ). one-hitt- ' ' 1- m BOSTON Pedro Martinez a pitched pretty good fit in the Red Sox clubhouse. But Tim Hudson pitched an even better ball game. Hours after throwing a and Sophia Witherspoon added 15 for the Liberty, many of whom were crying at the start of the game. New York raced out to a lead and never trailed. Merlakia Jones had 14 for who have the Rockers lost a franchise-higeight consecutive games. Edwards left ankle in the her sprained second half and was carried off the floor by her teammates. Crystal Robinson added 11 for the Liberty who clinched the Eastern Conference regular-seasotitle with a victory over Washington 24-1- 1 on Tuesday. New York earned a first-roun- d bye and home court advantage in the playoffs, which begin Tuesday. CLEVELAND (S5I Burras 0 0 9. Braxton 36 0 0 4. Nemcova 7. Edwards 4. Brown 00 7. Wideman 3 6 7. AndradeO-14. Melvin I.Jones 0 0. Bader 2 Totals 04) 0. Henderson 55 ), h (18-13- ), n NEW YOflK (72) Wicks 8. Hampton 4. Johnson 4 10 7. Robinson 0 0 1. Weatherspoon 0 0. Whitmore 3 6 6. Hammon 6 8 16. 0. Witherspoon 5 8 5. VanGorp 3. Totals 2. Lacy Washington 72. C lamia nd Nw Yortt 21 40 34 SS 32 72 0 Nemcova Goals Cleveland (Edwards New York Bader (Witherspoon Hammon Robinson Johnson Washington Fouled out None. Wicks Weatherspoon Cleveland 38 (Braxton 7) New York 33 Rebounds Cleveland 10 (Wideman 5). New (Wicks 9) Assists Cleveland 13. New York 20 (Robinson 5). Total fouls York 15. A 16.782 gap. "Over the past couple of weeks when we've heard so many sudden cases of this ... I don't think I'm 100 percent sure that it's the correct testing procedure," American sprint star Marion Jones said. "To say 'yes' I'd be lying. Morocco's Hicham Britain's Linford Christie and American Dennis Mitchell have also seen their careers tarnished by posi El Guerrouj, the defending world r champion and mile world is hoping the tests are flawed. "I don't understand that in a few days four of the biggest stars in athletics were tested positive," he said. Much of the focus is on a rash of positive tests for Nandrolone, a common steroid that has been detectable for years. Among those testing positive for the drug were Ottey, Christie and British 1,500-mete- record-holde- r, runner Doug Walker. American sprinter Maurice Greene, the world record-holde- r at 100 meters, called for blood testing at next year's 2000 Sydney Olympics. "I would say the best thing to do is ... to take blood," Greene said. "That's going to be the best thing to do. I can't wait until that time comes." 200-met- Haile Ethiopia's Gebrselassie, who has set 15 world records in events, also supported blood testing. "When you see this, all the young kids will think the stars are on drugs," he said. "That is very bad because the young always follow the old." long-distanc- The latest shock came Wednesday when Jamaican sprinter Merlene Ottey withdrew from the World Championships after testing positive for the steroid Nandrolone. Nebiolo admitted it was uncertain "whether Ottey has committed a doping offense or whether there has been some mistake." In the last month, Cuba's Javier Sotomayor, tive tests. World Michael 200-met- e record-holde- r Johnson was highly skeptical when asked whether he had confidence in the testing process. "I have confidence in God and my parents," Johnson said. "That's about the extent of what I have confidence in." |
