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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 2002
Page
17
Pete Sampras defeats Andre Agassi 6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the men's final to claim the U.S. Open trophy in New York. Sampras kisses the trophy after the victory on Sunday.
Iowa State remains outside the Top 25 but gains points in AP voting with 161, trailing LSU Kansas State and last ranked in 2000. The Cyclones improved after beating Kansas and Tennessee Tech while preparing for John Tjaden a 6 6 275 pound senior lineman from Mason City who committed to ISU.
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight had emergency surgery Sunday for an intestinal obstruction caused by scar tissue. Dr. Michael Robertson, who performed the standard procedure, said Knight is doing well and should be up soon, though he will remain hospitalized for several days.
Pro baseball features the St. Louis Cardinals at Milwaukee Brewers at 7 p.m. and the Chicago White Sox versus Kansas City Royals at 7 p.m. on FSC. NFL action has the Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots at 8 p.m. on ABC. Gazette staff and wire reports.
The Gazette recalls the 2001 postponement of the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game amid the 9 11 national trauma. Iowa athletic director Bob Bowlsby and ISU’s Bruce Van De Velde describe back and forth talks and the eventual decision to play on November 4 ESPN2 with Thanksgiving and television considerations influencing timing.
In Memorial Stadium Chicago rallied past Minnesota 27 23 on a late 4th quarter touchdown. Jim Miller connected with Terrell for 9 yards with 28 seconds left as Brown intercepted Culpepper twice and turnover sealed the win amid the heat.
Gary St Amant uses a late bump to seize the lead from Joey Clanton and claim victory in the ASA Racing Series Iowa 300 at Hawkeye Downs. The crowd erupted in cheers while Clanton faded after a 21 lap stretch to the finish, with St Amant starting 15th and overcoming a mid race speeding penalty.
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