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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1998
Page
22
Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders faces possible surgery on a bone fragment in his left ankle and could miss early training camp, though team spokesman Rich Dalrymple says no regular season games would be affected.
At Paris French Open, 18 year old Russian qualifier shocks top players in Grand Slam debut. Marat Safin, ranked 116th, advances amid standout performances by American men amid a history making run of ineptitude for the U.S. contingent in Paris.
Cedar Rapids driver Schaefer started on the pole and won the 30 lap Late Model feature at Hawkeye Downs, his second win of the season despite saying the car wasn’t at full strength. He held off Larry Kelley, Marty Diercks, and Max Corporon as Diercks and Corporon chased him. Denny Ballard won the Sportsman feature, Arlo Becker the Modified, and Chuck Hanson the Hobby Stock in Friday racing.
Marat Safin, a qualifier, upset Gustavo Kuerten in the second round to snap a string of defending-champion wins. Only American Michael Chang reached the third round as the Open Era saw just one U.S. man survive to that stage for the first time. Chang led before a Dutch retirements. Safin echoed a stunning run with top-20 wins and record lows for seeds.
Attendance 31 472 at Roland Garros. Overcast with sun, highs 70. Men's winners listed including Rios Chang Moya Costa Corretja Manfilla Berasategui. Women's winners Hingis Novotna Seles Williams Majoli Kournikova. Losers Rafter and Kuerten exits. Today's schedule includes Krajicek Pioline Chang Clavet Corretja Gumy Berasategui Hrbaty for men and Davenport Likhovtseva Sanchez Vicario Martinez Majoli Diaz Oliva Testud Leon Garcia van Roost Williams for women. Quote from Safin on wins over Agassi and Kuerten. Open era stat notes one American in third round.
Indiana beats the Bulls 92 89 as Travis Best scores six points including a one handed glass layup to push ahead with 33 seconds left. Michael Jordan commits a crucial foul on Best at the line and Reggie Miller watches from the bench.
A Cedar Rapids thunderstorm damaged Hawkeye Downs Speedway on the southwest side, blowing down signs and traffic signals and tossing Styrofoam cushions across Sixth Street. Ground crews repaired most damage before Friday night’s racing, with only a light pole near turn one remaining bent. Larry Kemp noted the event could have been worse. Racing proceeded on schedule.
Nicklas Lidstrom scored twice and set up a goal as Detroit beat Dallas 5-3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Brent Gilchrist Jamie Macoun and Martin Lapointe added goals for Detroit while Jere Lehtinen scored twice for the Stars and Mike Modano ended an eight-game drought. Game 4 set for Sunday at Joe Louis Arena.
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