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Show Sports 6O Monday. Marcin 10. 199 SPORTS BRIEFS Jarrett dominates and wins PrimeStar 500 Fiery crash by winner mars NHRA Gatornationals final proved by the Wisconsin Athietic GAINESVILLE. Fla Hofmann was listed in serious board condition Sunday night. hours af- Alvarez has a 40-37-4 record in seven seasons Wi th the Bad- ter his car caught fire S it crossed the finish line victoriously in the Funny Car competition at the NHRA Gatornationals Hoffm:an wa s about to celebrate the victory reer whe of Alvarez. 50, also has 12 years emaining on a | 5-year incentive deal that pays $1 million if he stays at Wisconsin unul he is 62 fis Ca- ‘expl oded at BASEBALL: the endof ile run. It immediately He b attled the es. smoke and the guardwall as he tried to bring his car to a stop at Gainesville Raceway. The 49-year-old driver from Umatilla, Fla., was . transported to = Medical Cer ater Reese undergoesradiation treatment for cancer VENICE. Fla. —- Dodgers Hall of Fame shortstop Pee Wee Reese is undergoing five weeks of radiation treatment for lung cancer, according to friends Reese, 78, who overcame prostate cancer years ago, had a tumor removed from his lung that was malignant, the Los Angeles Times reported Sunday. Reese, who also is recovering from a broken hip. started radiation treatments a week ago. He will undergo 25 treatments five days a week for five weeks — in Venice. { A spokeswoman for the hospi- tal said Hofmann was alert and communicating with his daughter as he awaited other tests. and he apparently sustained some fractures in the accident His was thethird injury in two days of the competition. Marshall Topping, 26, of Balboa Island, Calif.. was injured when his Top Fuel dragster crrenee duringafinal qualifyi ng run Saturday and listed in serious spells flipped several times during eliminations The other race winners were Joe Amato in Top Fuel, Jim Yates in Pro Stock and Dave Couithard wins Australian Austr a year winless Streak McLaren-Mercedes team, ning Sunday's season-opening Australian Granc 1 Prix by 20 seconds ahead of world champio Michael Schumacher The Scotsman mp 58 laps of the 3.3 track in | hour, 30 8.718 seconds. win second time in 42 Grand Prix starts. He averaged 127 mph Mika Haakkinen of Finland was third in the other McLarenMercedes Unser to be arraigned Tuesday over incident ALBL QU ERQUE, N.M Auto racing——, — Unser facés an arraignment Tuesday before a U ‘ magistr ate in Monte Vista, Colo.. on a charge that he violated the Wilderness Act, which barrs motorized vehicies in feder iy protected wilderness areas If convicted, ne could lace a maximum penalty of $5,000 and six months injail Unser said he became lost during blizzard-like conditi on and his sn strayed into ti Grande Nati central Colorado on The three-time winne Indianapolis 500 ha wed fight the citation and the Forest Service Buser extends lead to two Alaska Martin Buser was first windbiown Sunday. coastal into this c he I hour lead in Sled Dog Race a “This is where my tennis career started and it’s very relaxing here,” said Philippoussis, who first played at the Scottsdale Princess resort two years ago Krajicek wins Dutch indoor title over unseeded player ROTTERDAM, Netherlands — Richard Krajicek, playing in his hometown. won two tiebreakers Sunday to beat Daniel Vacek and win theABN AMROindoor tournament 7-6 (7-4). 7-6 (7-5). Krajicek. last summer's Wimbledon champion. also won this tournament in 1995. Vacek has never won ar never Won da n ATPsingles ttle Vacek. an unseeded Czech ranked jus t No. 72 at the beginning of the week, was unable to Oreak Service King. !from Denali Park, left Un- alakieel al © -(jR® p.m Brigham Univers coach 196 fensive ¢ Americ magazine. N Torbush Bart S coordinator Chow D nl s Car Chow efensive also i-seeded Anke Huber of had to rally from a *t loss to 15-year-old Anna ova ol Russia and advance with a 3-6, 6-2. 6-2 win Huber needed an hour and 44 +4 Asa Carlsson, Sweden, upset -ded hile if 11th4ed “Secced season ¥e 9 ~Y Sleepers At ‘299 BUDGET BARN BEDROOM BARGAINS of 6-4. Po Kipketer sets 800 mark; the World Mars slaney Indoor n the Cc and had to beat someone six der 1,500 n than her and sne uldn Denmark, smashed his world rera r n nnin CcOoTG agai iW than 270 m . 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B of AIA graduate, RECLINERS FOR PEOPLE Martinez of Spain dominated h magazine Andr a BYU Norm Car yf The J Germany's Begerow from the Start in the tournament being p the Hyatt Grand ms Resort. Martinez, a t Indiana Wells last year and in 1992, is ranked No. 4 in the world. This is the fourth { nt year she has been the seed here Begerow is he did Young was name COOTC LIFT Recliner Begerow to win 6-4, 6-2 Sunday in the second round of the $1.25 million Evert Cup Championship on Sunday r of the year bi ball Quarter! F POWER * nez made quick work of Petra 800 meters at BYU's Chow named top offensive coordinator was namec "The Most Comfortable Seat In The House." PARIS - Wilson Kipketer had only to beat hiaan in the COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PROVO - Comfort from Every An le. INDIAN WELLS. Ca Second-seeded Conchita Marti- Germ 1995 “It blew up. and it blew up big. Probably a rod or something,” Gordon said. second round of Evert “e team. winner from Linc Mont checked in at 8:22 Defending champion Jeli Gordon, who won the first two-races of the season and came in leading the standings, blew his engine and finished last in the 42-car field. Martinez beats Begerow in eliminated Barbara Rittner of he we just haven't been able to get to the end,” said Irvan. who held off a late charge by over Labonte. once prepared to cross Nortor Buser. a ts oO Big Lake. 6:01 p.n Alaska time ndie and Fearless at the front of an 11-dog Do ig Swingle The second-generation NASCAR star wound up leading six times for 253 laps, including the final 59. He was never challenged in the second half of the race, and beat Irvan to the finish line by 1.38-seconds, about 20 car-lengths. “D.J.s been pretty dominant all year and heh hours on coastal leg SHAKTOOLIK. we couldn't get through with what we had. We had to make the car better.” lowed by the Fords of Jeff Burton, Mark Martin and Michael Waltrip. Dale Earnhardt and defending Winston Cup champion Terry Labonte were next in Chevrolets. Jarrett moved into the points lead by 29 berg 6-4, 7-6 (7-4) Sunday to win Grand Prix to end Grengyn ended “We knew after the last couple of weeks vember. finished fourth in a Pontiac, fol- the Franklin Templeton Tennis Classic The 20-year-old Philippoussis needed only 91 minutes for his second career ATP Toyur championship He won $43.000 He finished the event with 68 aces and set a record with a 142 h serve in Friday's quarterfi- Schultz in Pro Stock Motorcycle Coulthard by all of our guys. We kept adjusting on it. SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. Australian Mark Philippoussis fired 13 aces and beat Richey Rene- day when his dragster went out MELBOURNE. “Finally.” Jarrett said after climbing from his Ford Thunderbird. ‘It was a great effort MorganShepherd. “Obviously, D.J. was awful good all day. Bobby Labonte, who won here last No- Philippoussis wins second career ATPtitle Also hospitalized. in fair con- David HAMPTON. Ga. Dale Jarrett finished what he started Sunday. running away with the PrimeStar 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway and moving into the Winston Cup points lead. Jarrett, who dominated a race last month at Rockingham, N-C.. only to lose to Jeff Gordon, this ume gave no opening to his closest pursuer. Robert Yates Racing teammate Ernie Irvan The race ended with sundownfast approaching because a Spectacular crash 44 laps from the end of the 328-lap event caused a delay of nearly one hour It was the third straight top-five finish for the 40-year-old Jarrett, who earned his ninth career victory andfirst at the Atlanta track. TENNIS: dition. was Keith Stark. 42, of Danville. Ill. He was injured Sunof control and Standard-Examiner eee a=yao meeeelc Can 875 North Main St. « Willard, Utah 84340 Ogden 399-9993 * Brigham City 723-3647 |