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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 2003
Page
15
Justine Henin Hardenne defeated Serena Williams 6 3 6 4 in the Family Circle Cup final in Charleston South Carolina ending Williams 21 match unbeaten start to the season. Williams hit her head after a point during the championship match.
Ames High School star 6-8 junior Alex Thompson announced on Sunday his plan to join the University of Iowa men’s basketball team for the 2004-05 season. Thompson, who earned second team all state with 15 points and eight rebounds, was also recruited by Kansas Wisconsin Kansas State and Nebraska. He can sign a letter of intent this fall.
Ohio State and Iowa traded blows as Drew Anderson hit a two run homer in the bottom of the tenth to cap an 11-9 victory and complete a four game sweep. Iowa built a 9-2 lead before OSU surged with a nine run burst over the final four innings.
Former Iowa pitcher Cal Eldred worked two perfect innings on Sunday as the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for an 11 8 win at Minute Maid Park. Eldred improved to 0.84 ERA after three scoreless outings, spanning the seventh and eighth innings with two hits allowed and no walks.
ESPN airs Philadelphia at Toronto at 6 p m followed by Colorado at Minnesota on ESPN2 and Detroit at Anaheim on ESPN2 at 9 30 p m The television listings note several playoff games and are attributed to Lazette staff and wire reports.
The 18-year-old Rafael Rodriguez dazzled Cedar Rapids with a one hit shutout over Quad City, retiring 21 straight as he signed for 780000 from the Angels. Manager Todd Claus compared him to Ramon Ortiz and Johan Santana, noting the debut's strong command and off speed work. Cedar Rapids swept the doubleheader 5-0 and 12-2 to improve to 5-5.
Canadian left hander Mike Weir captures the green jacket after a clutch final round, clinching victory in the Masters playoff with Len Mattiace. Weir goes bogey free in regulation and seals the win with key putts including a 6-footer on the 18th.
Mike Weir leads with a score pattern .7068-75-68-281, Len Mattiace 73-746965-281, Phil Mickelson .73-70-7268-283, Jim Furyk 73-72-7168-284, Jeff Maggert 72-73-66-75-286, Ernie Els 79-66-72-70-287, Vijay Singh 73-71-70-73-287. x won on the first playoff hole.
Mike Weir took the one hole playoff with a bogey five after Mattiace failed to convert on No. 10. Weir called the shot the biggest of his life while Mattiace choked on the approach and cited the first playoff since 1990 as a tough loss. Tiger Woods reached the green jacket ceremony for the third straight year.
Jeff Gordon used the nose of his car to move Bobby Labonte out of the way on the first turn of the 487th lap to win the Virginia 500 at Martinsville. It was Gordon's 62nd Winston Cup victory, first of the season, and his fourth Martinsville win.
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