Show jin TT" liPSnv ' : - v Sports snapshot o' friij'fri'fa-- 'ip raft8 -- thk j vw:-- — S7£ 1 fc'fV ‘ V vV -- 1 ' '&'' 1 ' - AP photo Brothers Bryan ML and Stove Shaefar In tha "Super Fluah" at the new Baltimore Raven footbal stadkm Hundreds ottofets wars Hushed to make aura tha plumbing could hande Ihe haMme rush taka part sinxi-tanaoua- ly Sports briofs Pond Holland shining on European diamond Former Mountain Crest standouts and current Brigham Young teammates Ryan Pond and Tyler Holland are starring for the Grand Rapids (Mich) Sullivans at the International Honkbal Tbumament in Haariam the Netherlands In the lint game against Nicaragua Fond hit two homers and drove in five tuns He was named "man of the match" and leads the tournament with five home runs Holland meanwhile is 7-- 0 this sum- mer for the Sullivans (42-- 1) with an ERA of 200 Holmes Foreman to fight NEW YORK (AP) — Former heavyweight champions George Foreman and Lany Holmes announced they will finally step into the ring against each other On Jan 23 13 days after his 30th birthday Foreman will face off against Larry Holmes who turns 49 on Nov 3 in a scheduled fight Promoter Roger Levitt of Boxing International said a site for the bout dubbed “The Birthday Bash" would be announced in September nd Wednesday's scores AL NL Atlanta 12 NY Mete 1 Milwaukee 3 Philadelphia 2 Montreal 9 Florida 5 Pittsburgh 3 Chicago Cubs 0 San Francisco 5 Los Angeles 3 Cincinnati 4 St Louis 2 (11) San Diego 6 Colorado 2 Arizona 9 Houston 8 (1 1) PCL Albuquerque 4 Colorado Springs 3 Calgary 16 Vancouver 9 Las Vegas 3 Fresno 1 Memphis 4 New Orleans 2 Oklahoma 5 Nashville 4 Omaha 8 Iowa 5 Edmonton 12 Tacoma 6 Salt Lake 2 Tucson 1 (17) Woods in ii v s T s SOUTHPORT England (AP) — Tiger Woods took advantage of his length and hot putter today to shoot a 63 and he John Huston for the early lead in the British Open Woods looking to contend in a major for the first time since winning the Masters d nearly drove the ninth hole and reached the 411-yar- only two par-5- s on the course with irons on his second shot But the putter which has betrayed him in recent major championships may have been the key on a warm and nearly windless day at Royal Biikdale Woods would have had the early lead to himself but his par putt on the final hole hit the left lip and kicked out It was a rare mistake on a day he made seven birdies against two bogeys The score was a stroke off the 64 Woods shot last year at Royal Troon But that came in the third round after he had basically shot bimxrif out of contention and he finished in a tie for 24th “This was very similar to the third round at Troon but this time I putted better" Woods said "I made a couple of bombs which felt really good” birdie putts within 12 feet on the front side sank a curling on the 13th hole to offset a bogey a hole earlier 33-foo- ter He then birdied the par-- 3 13th and 17th holes before dosing with die bogey 3 With more than half the field still out on a course that played much simpler than expected because of the fair weather Woods and Huston were a shot better than 1994 Open winner Nick Price in the opening round Another shot back at 67 were Brad Faxon and Sweden’s Fredrik Jacobson The weather was in stark contrast to conditions in practice this week when the wind howled and players grumbled that no one would break par for the championship And it was enjoyed with a dose eye kept on the forecast for increased winds and rain on Friday "As die sun broke through it was almost perfect” Woods said “We might even get some people with heat stroke out here” Woods played nearly perfect golf on the front side taking advantage of light winds and soft greens that tamed the links on the Irish Sea He moved into the lead Woods who made four See WOODS on Page 15 Munns goes the distance for Providence Shane Frazier team to makeups! foe plate for any runs that he gave up r--i $ r ?uv For example: after the Ags scored their fust three runs the Wols came out and tallied eight of their own in the first inning Five runners got on base in that crucial inning merely by watching pitches go by Another got to first by watching a pitch hit him Add a few basehits and a wild pitch or two and foe runs just add up The Ags’ Lynn Wayment lasted only two-thirof an inning (11 batters) but the damage had been done hv Josh Munns’ right arm is a lot like a coal-fueltrain engine: it takes a while to get up to speed but when it does there’s no slowing it down Munns recorded 10 strikeouts against the Logan Aggies Wednesday pitching all seven innings for Providence in their 13--6 win What’s more Munns seemed to be duowing a lot more heat in the seventh inning than in the first "I get stronger as I go I'm always shaky at the first” Munns admitted "I have more control later (in die game) too as I get warmed up I've just always been that way” Munns’ control was right on in the final inning finding the corners of the zone and striking out three beleaguered Aggie batsman Logan did score three quick runs in the first inning perhaps before the Wolverine’s ace was “wanned up” ed ds "I just wasn't finding the strike zone” Wayment said “With my fastball I couldn’t find it and I couldn’t find it with my curve-ba- ll The last few outings my knuckleball has been a good pitch but tonight I wanted to find foe strikezone before I used it and by that time I was worn out” Center fielder Brad Brimhaul was then summoned to the mound But Munns had eight other guys on his See MUNNS on Page 14 MLS 2) On television FSR — Major League Baseball Tampa Bay at Anaheim 10:30 pm ESPN — Cycling Tour de France stage 5 at France (delayed tape) Friday 7 am ESPN — Golf British Open second round at Southport England 10 am ESPN2 — Tennis Davis Cup quarterfinal round singles match “A" Belgium vs US at Indianapolis t J 1 1 pjn ESPN — Tennis Davis Cup quarterfinal round singles match “B” Belgium vaU8 at Inrkanapoiis Today's quote "It was different It was comfortable and awkward all at the same time It was just any other game until the Dodgers took the field in the first inning Then something came over me” — Giants starter Orel Hershiser on pitching at Dodger Stadium for a team other than the Dodgers for the first time in his career Wednesday night Hershiser allowed two earned runs in six innings and beat his old team 3 5-- 13 I it was a far more ebritrifc? Albert who sat before a microphone at a news conference saying he was a changed man because of time off and 10 months of therapy getic Marv Albert will get his second chance at foe same place he got his first A broadcasting career that took Albert to the top of his profession before unraveling in an embarrassing sex scandal 10 months ago began when he called New York Knkks and Rangers games on the radio in foe 1960s On Wednesday the MSG Network said it would rehire Albert to do radio of Knicks games and anchor a nightlj sports show on television “We consider Marv part of the family and loyalty is important to play-by-pl- Albert resigned from MSG in September and was fired by NBC after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge He was accused of throwing his former girlfriend Vanessa Perhach on a bed in a Virginia hotel room in February 1997 biting her on the back more than a dozen times and forcing her to perform oral sex After stopping his lurid trial in September to plead guilty to assault and battery Albert was spared jail time if he stayed out of ay us” said Dave Cbecketts dent and CEO Garden presi- of Madison Square See ALBERT on Page 14 -- U The Australian gained world and Washington DC 1 New England 0 Loe Angeles 3 Tampa Bay 1 Miami 3 San Jose 2 SO (3-- pjn r CHOLET France (AP) — Stuart Charlotte 72 New York 65 Phoenix 73 Detroit 60 Los Angeles 81 Sacramento 76 OT y - O'Grady’s sprinting talent put him in the lead of the Tour de France WNBA ESPN2 — Cycling Tour de France stage 5 at France (same-datape) ?- O’ Grady keeps yellow Pioneer pm Albert returns Wolverines rip Aggies Lethbridge 7 Butte 1 Ogden 6 Helena 1 Billings 10 Great Falls 7 Idaho Fans 8 Medicine Hat 6 5:30 - t Pag 12 Thursday July 16 1998 sports writer Chicago White So 9 Toronto 3 1st game Chicago White Sox 5 Toronto 2 2nd game Boston 1 Cleveland 0 NY Yankees 11 Detroit 0 Baltimore 14 Texas 3 Seattle 4 Minnesota 1 Kansas City 5 Oakland 1 Anaheim 4 Tampa Bay 2 - ' Tiger takes early lead IV '’ Vi ' - I P -- s ' ’a 7 ' : ' k iSS I"" IW V V1 ft Tha Herald Journal Logan Utah ir VJ' - - vV't 'V1111 AP photo Olympic medals for hu powerful sprinting on a cycling track On foe 137-mi- le fourth stage of the Tour on Wednesday he used that ability to gain precious bonus seconds to gain the overall lead in foe race He became the fourth different rider to lead the overall standing in the first five days of racing counting Saturday’s prologue Meanwhile the Tour's drama drug Boston Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez detivers a pitch against the Cleveland Indians continued with Bruno the Ffes-tin-a Roussel tour-hittto get the win Wednesday nighL He tossed a team director and foe team doctor Erik Ryckaert interviewed by the police just afire the stage ended The International Cycling Union suspended Roussel from his cycling funcer Cleveland’s Colon outdueled by Martinez Press By The Associated Cleveland's Bartok) Colon got to watch his idol pitch up dose The result was just what foe Boston Red Sox needed Pedro Martinez pitched a four-hitt- er to outdud Colon in a matchup of All-Stpitchers as Boston beat the Cleveland Indians 0 Wednesday nighL “I talked to him a lot when we were both at the All-Sta- r game” Colon said “It was an tumor to pitch against him He was one of my idols I always wanted to be able to pitch against him to see how that would feeL" It didn't feel good for the Cleveland hitters who failed to get an extra-bas-e hit for foe first time in 138 games Martinez (12-3- ) struck out nine and walked two in his second shutout this season as ar he improved to suits 6-- 1 in his last seven tions today due to the growing drug controversy surrounding hu team meaning he is temporarily out of foe Tour The ICU announced this morning just before the start of the fifth stage that “He’s getting in a real nice groove” Roussel had foiled to respond adequately Boston catcher Scott Hattebetg said "He to an investigation from the French had a good fastball from inning one to Cycling Federation inning nine He gets in a groove where Itsud it had suspended his cycling he’s in total command of every license and therefore be will not be able Going up against foe AL ERA leader to work on foe Tour Martinez (12-knew he would have litO'Grady won a pair of intermediate tle room for error if he wanted to break sprints and came in third in another to the Red Sox out of their recent funk gain 14 extra seconds Although he finBoston lost five of its previous six since ished eight seconds behind of Wednesputting together its best first half in 12 day’s main pack he came out ahead in at-ba- 3) years “I had to step it up a little bit and pick the overall standings He leads Bo Hamburger Tuesday’s ie up my teammates They were strug leader by 11 seconds with George of foe United States thud also 11 gling” Martinez said after pitching Boston! first 0 complete-gam- e win at seconds behind Fenway Park since Roger Clemens did it O'Grady’s GAN teammate Chris against Cleveland in 1987 “We need Board man won the prologue and had these types of games to turn things the yellow jersey for a day before felling around on Monday "I saw the pressure that Chris was See AL on Page 15 under for just six minutes of racing” Hin-cap- f n mM wins stage CHATEAUROUX Fiance (AP) — Mario CipoHini of Italy won foe fifth stage of foe Tour de France today as foe competition was all but overshadowed by a drug-relatscandaL ed The director of the Festina team Bruno Roussel was suspended by foe International Cycling Union which announced that Roussel had to respond adequately to an investigation fW by foe French Cycling Federation Roussel and team doctor Erik Ryckaert were detained by police in Cholet reportedly for questioning Cipollini won the final sprint in today's stage beating out the other top sprinter of foe race Erik Zabel of Germany Third was dmstophe Margin of France r Shunt O'Grady of Australia held to foe overall leader’s yellow jersey But the drug controversy continued to be the No 1 item Last week a Belgian masseur for Festina was arrested after police found a large quantity of performance-enhancin- g drugs in his team car including steroids O'Grady said “It was absolutely incred- ible But then we worked for him to hold on to the yellow jersey and I remember he came to me and said ’I wish I could do foe same for you some day ” “For me to wear the yellow jeney is a dream come true" O Grady said “And to bo only foe second Australian me very proud" |