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Show Page B2 THE DAILY HERALD, Prow, Utah, Thursday, July 16, 1998 LBoaDDo GDeacainifJ godgsEu (uIosScaaDuD OPEN - Continued from B I Notable Quote "I really don't think anything separates me (from No. 1), right now. I think I've beaten every person in the top 10, including Steffi Graf. It's just a matter of time." Anna Kournikova, the Russian tennis player. CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf expects his team to name a new coach "within the next week or two" and insisted Wednesday he still doesn't know whether Michael Jordan will retire. In an interview on ESPN's "Up Close," Reinsdorf said that he talked with Jordan about possible candidates to replace e Phil Jackson but that the MVP doesn't have veto power over the selection. "I had a nice conversation with Michael before July 1. Since then, of course, because of the lockout I'm not allowed to TIM BOYLEThe Associated Press talk to him," Reinsdorf said. Great expectations: Bulls presi"But I think I have a pretty dent Jerry Reinsdorf expects to good feel at this point. Under new coach within a the rules, when we do reach a name a or two. week decision I'm just simply not allowed to talk to Michael." The Bulls won a sixth title in to veto any coaches. So I don't June, and Jackson then think that's a big issue," declined an offer to return. Reinsdorf said. "I mentioned some names of Jordan maintained throughout the season he wouldn't play for possible candidates to Michael. a coach other than Jackson, but Michael would never want to tell me who the coach should be softened his stance. "We're not going to get a or who the coach should not be. coach who would have a diffi- That's not Michael Jordan. "I think I understand cult time coaching Michael Jordan, but Michael's not the Michael. I would be foolish to kind of guy who wants to run a hire somebody without feeling franchise. He doesn't want to confident that this is somebody select a coach. He doesn't want that Michael could play for." five-tim- Basketball Larry Bird, a Hall of Famer and NBA coach of the year, got another title Wednesday executive vice president of the Indiana Pacers. The move is part of a plan to have Bird move into the front when he leaves coaching. His contract calls for him to coach the Pacers at least two more seasons. He will not assume additional responsibilities with the new title. Two of the American Basketball League's championship games this season will be televised by CBS, the league and the network announced Wednesday. CBS will televise the first and third games of the 1999 finals on Sunday, April 18, and Saturday, April 24. The ABL is to announce the rest of its national television package next week. The leading candidate, according to most reports, is Iowa State coach Tim Floyd, whom Jordan derisively referred to as "Pink during the season. Floyd is a fishing buddy of Bulls general manager Jerry Krause. In addition to Floyd, NBA assistants (Charlotte), Paul Silas Scott Skiles Rick Carlisle (Phoenix), (Indiana) and Ron Rothstein (Cleveland) have interviewed. Reinsdorf said he didn't know how Jordan was leaning on retirement. Jordan has not made a public comment since last month before a golf tournament in North Carolina when he said he still had not made up his mind but wanted no part of a rebuilding process. Jordan is scheduled to play in event in the Ameritech a pro-aSenior Open in suburban Long Grove, 111., today and to talk with reporters afterward. "Michael has to make a decision based on who the coach is and what his own personal desires are," Reinsdorf said. "He indicated earlier that he was going to take all summer really to decide whether he wanted to play. I think he deserves the right to take as long as he wants to decide what he wants to do with his future." m referring to his win last year a Dwal Tmnn j where he cam : iiajj from five strokes behind in the Anal miind. "Most of that pressure really was out on Phil Mickelson and Colin 3 Love Davis m cerI said. he Montgomerie, tain that guys like Jim (Furykr and Darren Clarke, Lee and 1 David, they all expect them 3 selves to challenge and com- - J and now the media and i pete r1 general public does." If the spotlight isn't hot enough, Westwood and Duval figure to have plenty of company : in their pursuit of the Claret Jug. j Woods hasn't contended at a since winning & J major Augusta last year, but his length should make him a facf tor at Royal Birkdale, which features two par 5s on the clos-- J ing four holes. And it's not like the old guard . has left town. Masters winner CMeara, 41, finished third at a H Birkdale seven years ago. Lee Janzen made it three in a row for the over-3- 0 set at the U.S. Open, and Fred Couples ' joins Duval as the only other e winner on the PGA ' Tour this year. Tom And don't forget who has Watson, spent this week retracing his steps and ' thinking over the strategy that helped him to victory at Birkdale in 1983, the last of his eight major championships. feel like I'm certainly ready," Duval said. Their biggest challenge this week may not be the fickle winds gusting along the Lancashire coast, not the heather or the gone or any other trouble awaiting a shot that doesn't stay in the short grass. The pressure to win their first major will be chasing them around Royal Birkdale the same way it has chased Phil Mickelson the past four years, the same way it has hounded Colin Montgomerie ever since he first contended at a major in the U.S. Open six years ago. Five players in thair 20s have won their first major in the 1990s Tiger Woods and Justin Leonard last year (Masters and British Open), Ernie Els at the 1994 U.S. Open, Lee Janzen at the 1993 US Open and John Daly at the PGA Championship in 1991. Of that fraternity, only Woods heard his name mentioned as a possible winner Jack Nicklaus predicted he would win 10 green jackets, but Woods was not regarded as a favorite until the weekend. "I didn't feel a lot of pressure from the media or from just the general public," Leonard said, .- j two-tim- best-of-- 5 Football A U.S. District Court jury on Wednesday found Notre Dame guilty of age discrimination, awarding an coach about $84,000 in back pay and damages. Former offensive line coach Joe Moore, 66, sat stoically as the verdict was read. He didn't even crack a smile as the jury awarded him $42,935.28 in back pay and then doubled that amount by finding Notre Dame knowingly disregarded the law. He later said he was grate- il f to the jury and when asked oout the emotional toll of the trial, Moore just smiled and mumbled, "I'm tired." Irish coach Bob Davie said he was relieved the trial was over. "I'm looking forward to getting back to what I do best coaching football," he said. The jury also awarded Moore court costs and lawyer fees, which are expected to total in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Moore also is seeking pay for the years he expected to continue coaching at Notre Dame past the date Davie fired him in December 1996. A July 28 hearing was scheduled in a South Bend federal court to determine whether any such pay will be awarded. Bicycling The yellow jersey keeps being passed around on the Tour de France. Australian Stuart O'Grady on Wednesday became the fourth overall leader in five days. O'Grady won two intermedi- ate sprints and was third in another to gain 14 extra seconds. Although he finished eight seconds behind in the main pack, those points moved him to the top of the overall standings. O'Grady led Bo Hamburger of Denmark, Tuesday's leader, by 1 1 seconds, with American George Hincapie third, also 11 seconds behind. O'Grady 's GAN teammate Chris Boardman won the prologue and had the yellow jersey for a day before a spill put him out of the race on Monday. Laser Vision Correction is Here! NOTES GALLUP Continued from Bl Continued from B I immediately after Tuesday's mishap. "I'm glad to say he's responding well," said Michael Allen, chief medical officer for the Royal and Ancient. "I'm sure if he feels he's capable of playing, he will be." Lehman has an afternoon tee time for the first round. He's paired with Mark James and Ernie Els. contest at the won the NCAA women's Final Four. "Playing in the WNBA is still WATSON LESSONS: Tom Watson spent his weekend son, watching his Michael, play a junior golf tournament at nearby Formby. He used the time to give him some lessons in life learned from a lifetime of golf. "It's nice to watch him succeed on the golf course but it's also necessary for him to understand how to fail," Watson said. "The more you play the game the more you realize that failure is more prevalent than success is." Watson, of course, knows a e bit about both. He's a British Open champion, whose last win in the championship came at Royal Birkdale in 1983. He also went through some lean years with the yips in which even his most ardent fans winced when he stood over short putts. At 48, Watson is playing in his 23rd Open. And, boosted by a win at Colonial earlier this year, he believes he still has the game. ... Russian tion teen-ag- e sensa- Anna Kournikova aggravated a thumb injury preparing for an exhibition here and will be sidelined several weeks, forcing her to miss the Federation Cup in Spain next weekend. 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