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Show The Utah Statesman Sports Agassi extends career with win NEW YORK (AP) - Andre Agassi's eyes were red and filled with tears as he stood at the baseline, one point from winning his first match at his last U.S. Open. A record crowd was standing, trying to will him to victory. An hour or so earlier, Agassi's eyes were looking at the end of his career. Now, though, he'll get to go out on court once again. Agassi forced his 36year-old body around Arthur Ashe Stadium for 3 1/2 hours Monday night and into Tuesday morning, until he beat Andrei Pavel of Romania 6-7 (4), 7-6 (8), 7-6 (6), 6-2 to reach the second round. u To be out there for that long," Agassi said, "gives me hope for what I can push myself through." With fans still buzzing about his win, play resumed Tuesday afternoon after a rain delay of about 3 1/2 hours. A full slate of major title winners was scheduled for action, including top-seeded Amelie Mauresmo, two-time French Open champion Rafael Nadal, and 2001 U.S. Open winner Lleyton Hewitt. Maria Sharapova and James Blake were among those scheduled to play at night. Agassi's victor>' highlighted the first day at the Open, which began after a 90-minute rain delay. There were moments, though, when it looked as if Agassi would be bidding adieu for good. After he lost the first set, for example. Now ON SALE 2006-07 SEASON $430 Student must present: USED Demo Skis • Current school schedule REGULAR PRICE now on SALE! • Photo ID Sale applies to High School Students also! Those under 18 must have parent sign release. Please call 435.563.5677 for appointment to purchase your pass. AP Photo/Kathy Willens ANDRE AGASSI pumps his fists after defeating Andrei Pavel of Romania at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 29,2006. Agassi won 6-7 (4), 7-6 (8), 7-6 (6), 6-2. And especially when he fell behind 4-0 in the third set, causing his wife, former star Steffi Graf, to pace a bit. "I thought," Pavel said, "1 have him."' Yet that's when Agassi found the energy and shots to reverse things. Coincidence or not, he went on a five-game run shortly after motioning to his coach, Darren Cahill, to bring him more tightly strung rackets. It also was around that time that Pavel, a 32-year-old ranked 77th who hadn't played a hard-court match since March, was visited by a trainer because of stomach cramps and diarrhea. "It was pretty bleak there in the middle of that third set," Agassi said. "That was a big turnaround set/' He pulled it out despite needing cortisone shots for a bad back. Despite not having much match preparation, entering the day only 8-7 in 2006. And despite facing a player who was able to match him stroke-for-stroke over long stretches. Next for Agassi is a match Thursday against eighthseeded Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus, a 21-year-old player who reached the Australian Open final and Wimbledon semifinals this year. He should be a sterner test than Pavel. "Such a talent," Agassi said. "One of those guys you'd pay to go watch." He should know. Agassi won the Open in 1994 and 1999, part of his collection of eight Grand Slam titles, and was the runner-up four times, including last year. When Agassi won that first U.S. Open championship, his blond hair was long and tucked under a ballcap, his 1351 East 700 North Logan www.skithebeav.com beaver mountain MOM'S NOT HERE TO TUCK YOU IN, BUT THIS DOUBLES ASANITEUTE3S • AGASSI see page 7 2 Warriors let go of head coach Montgomery, re-hire Nelson OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Coach Mike Montgomery was dismissed by the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday, and Don Nelson was ready to step in. Golden State will re-hire Nelson, the second-winningest coach in NBA history and the last coach to lead the downtrodden Warriors to the playoffs, on Wednesday, a league source told The Associated Press. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal hadn't been completed, said the 66-yearold Nelson settled his differences with Warriors owner Chris Cohan and agreed to return to the club where he went 277-260 from 1988-95 and led Golden State to its last playoff appearance in 1994. Nelson, a three-time NBA coach of the year, has won 1,190 games in a career that also includes stops in Milwaukee, New York and Dallas, where he won 339 games and led the Mavericks' revitalization from 1998 until March 2005, when he left amid health concerns. The Warriors scheduled a news conference for Wednesday night but didn't divulge the reason. Almost nothing good has happened to the Warriors since Nelson, a three-time NBA coach of the year, left in December 1995. Montgomery, the Warriors' eighth coach in 12 seasons since Nelson's departure, had identical 34-48 records in his two seasons with the club. "Based on this agreement, we will now focus our efforts in a different direction and do what we think is in the best interest for this team," Chris Mullin, the Warriors' executive vice president, said in a statement. The move is curiously timed, since the club opens training camp in just five weeks in Oakland. Mullin, who played for Nelson throughout the coach's tenure, has been thought to be unhappy with Montgomery for most of the last two years, but the Warriors' top executive repeatedly stated Green Canyon 13 ACRES OF GREAT FUN Mon.- Thurs. 641pm Fri. 642pm Sat. 242pm $1 OFF with Student ID! Main SI 2850 N. 50 E. North Logan North of Eccles Ice Arena 435* 755 -7872 PEPSI- Montgomery would return for the upcoming season. Nelson's arrival might be the necessary move to drum up interest in the Warriors, who promised big offseason changes after missing the playoffs for the 12th straight season. Mullin couldn't deliver any dramatic moves, only swapping Derek Fisher to the Utah Jazz for three players. Mullin didn't return a phone call, and Nelson didn't answer his phone at his home in Maui. The 59-year-old Montgomery had two years remaining on a 4-year, $10 million contract he signed before the 2004-2005 season. The Warriors didn't release any details about Montgomery's severance package. Montgomery was thought to be Cohan's choice when Mullin dropped Eric Musselman shortly after taking over the Warriors' basketball operations. • NELSON see page 14 Get a free Lava Lamp*when yoiisrgn up for, i Codegreen Student Checking. 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