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Show SPORTS TheSalt Lake Tribune Saturday, July 3, 1999 SCOREBOARD Erving Admits He’s Stevenson’s Father BY FRANK FITZPATRICK except the tennis tevenson and hersportswriter MILA INQUIRER mother, Samantha, had no further ON, England Al exandra Stevenson said the whirl wind hasn't even registered on her radar screen, It’s easy for an 18: comment onthe matter and hus: year-old to say she’s ignoring all tled away from Wimbledon quickly Contacted by reporters about ing's comments as she was lea , SamanthaStevenson said the talk about an absent father and she wouldnotdiscuss them It’s much moredifficult to play that way. denied being thetennis star’s fa Just hours beforeeex-NBAsu. perstar Julius acknowl edged that he was herfather, the American teenager, giddyand ap: parently unfazed, became the f women qualifier to reach Wim bledon’s semifinals. She defeating Austral Dokic, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 did so by Jelena and will meet fellow American Lindsey Davenport on CentreCourt Saturday ‘I've just stayed focused on my tennis,” Stevenson said during a news conferencethat was delayed an hour and ended minutesbefore Erving's acknowledgement was made public. “I let everyoneelse do that [speculate about her fa ther’s identity]. Actually, I'm quite to oblivious everything women’s tourfor along time, that Julius Erving was her father the teenager in the fourth reund in a statement 1 acknowledge arelationship with her motherin 1980,” Erving said in the statement. “Mywife, who has knownfrom the beginning, and children are aware of this situation. All matters con: cerning Alexandrasinceherbirth have beeen handled privately through counsel. I am pleased to see Alexandraat 18 doingsowell. AndI applaud her mother'sefforts and courag ving has been married since 1972 and has fourchildren. Hesaid SamanthaStevenson, 0s + 10, Copper Hills @ . ; ar 000 nex ad mk Ni (CH rash No) " HOUSTON a promising but largely unknown Sol squevit te SMOKD cour n | PSReytoe ahs DRAKE GEORGIA TECH SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI Women's National Kashetbal nol ono 3 7 Aniha Soren ited Hockey. Langue basneriatt all Association. RS. women’s player, one who partic pated in Tourevents sporadically while completing high school Now, with her on-court success ji created by and the high-profile en's Tour. ST LOUIS BLUES toga Mabie ARKANSAS STINE public school.” He said it was “her call” whetherthe two would meet in the future. Thenewsis certain to tarnish the gilded reputation of Erving Until this week, Stevenson was ing with the 76ers. Leagui CoLuMMtS BLUE ocheyTRCKETS cuantorte ciincke ts er three years old. She was brought to me at a basketball clinic at a matters off it, she instantly becomes a hugefigure on the wom while he was play. Woods Cross sopeituenniee Erving said he had only met Stevenson once, “and she was MonrealALOUEETES. ht ae terean an Weea crs Thursday's Late Games said Lisa Raymond, eliminated by then a freelance sportswriter in Philadelphia, CS * : Di 0. Erving, a member of the basketball hall of fame, had initially ‘ PRR Jolla Day School outside of San ther but changed course he had met Compiled by: R.C. Roberg Ese ‘hat’s been the rumor on the g all-too-present mother. 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