Corretja Loses in Wind Tied French Open Quarterfinals
Alex Corretja, the eighth seed, is eliminated at Roland Garros after a 5-7 6-1 6-4 7-5 defeat to qualifier Filip Dewulf of Belgium. The wind disrupted Corretja’s top spin as Dewulf advanced to the quarterfinals, the first Belgian to reach that stage in Roland Garros Open era.
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Steffi Graf
Irina Spirlea
Romania
Monica Seles
Yegveny Kafelnikov
Mark Philippoussis
Lindsay Davenport
Iva Majoli
Croatia
Nicole Arendt
Ruxandra Dragomir
Mary Joe Fernandez
Lisa Raymond
Andrei Medvedev
Ukraine
Gustavo Kuerten
Brazil
Roland Garros
Red Wings take Game 1 as Kocur leads climb in Finals
Detroit stymied Philadelphia in a 4-2 victory with Joe Kocur scoring twice and Kirk Maltby and Sergei Fedorov adding key goals. Hextall struggled in net as Detroit dominated possession and capitalized on breaks. Flyers coach Terry Murray to decide starter Monday.
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Eric Lindros
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Kjell Samuelsson
Sergei Fedorov
Paul Coffey
Steve Yzerman
Wings
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LeClair
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Hawkins signs with Steelers in three year deal
The Pittsburgh Steelers signed former Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Courtney Hawkins to a three year 1.45 million contract after Mark Carrier turned down the offer. Hawkins led the Bucs with 46 receptions for 544 yards last season and will get a 100 thousand dollar signing bonus plus escalating salaries and incentives.
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Billy the Marlin mascot head recovered near stadium
The Florida Turnpike sighting near Pro Player Stadium led Victor Rowe and Mike Zinniger to retrieve the missing five pound Billy the Marlin head. It had blown from a Navy SEAL para nage on opening day April 1 and was returned before the Marlins game with Colorado Rockies.
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