Wimbledon Day Seven Seeded Winners and Surprises
Seeded winners advanced as men No 4 Andre Agassi and No 17 Gustavo Kuerten won, women No 3 Lindsay Davenport and No 5 Jana Novotna prevailed, while unseeded Jelena Dokic upset No 9 Mary Pierce. Wayne Arthurs saw his serve broken by Agassi for the first time in 171 service games.
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Andre Agassi
Gustavo Kuerten
Lindsay Davenport
Jana Novotna
Mary Pierce
Jelena Dokic
Wayne Arthurs
Wimbledon
England
Agassi
Arthurs
Lindsay
Anna Kournikova
Alexandra Stevenson
Barbara Schett
Agassi Edges Arthurs to Reach Wimbledon Quarterfinals
Andre Agassi survived a rough start as Wayne Arthurs held 111 straight service games before a late break launched Agassi to the Wimbledon quarterfinals. Rain halted several matches while Jelena Dokic upset Martina Hingis and Steffi Graf led Kim Clijsters before play was suspended.
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Arthurs
Jim Courier
Britain
Tim Henman
Henman
Courier
Steffi Graf
Kim Clijsters
Mary Pierce
Jelena Dokic
Martina Hingis
Dokic
Pierce
HBO exits Wimbledon contract ending 25 year run
HBO will not renew its Wimbledon deal, ending a 25 year coverage era. Time Warner's Seth Abraham cites schedule refresh, with replacement programming to follow. BBC-style notes on Becker, Kournikova, Dokic, Stevenson, and rain delays at All England Club frame a Wimbledon update.
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HBO
Time Warner Sports
Seth Abraham
Abraham
London
Andre Agassi
Wimbledon
Inkster Grabs Grand Slam After Marathon Rally
Juli Inkster, joining Juli Inkster and Pat Bradley as the only women to hold all four LPGA majors, completed the career Grand Slam in a dramatic three holes at the U S Open and LPGA Championship. She battled motherhood and a long pursuit, then surged with an eagle birdie birdie finish and a 65 to win by four. She balanced family duties with training, taking ice cream with her daughters before the final round and French toast on Sunday morning.
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Se Ri Pak
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Ben Hogan
Mickey Wright
Hogan
Wright
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Hayley
Cori
Orlando Miracle Stuns Houston Comets 68 66
In a tight WNBA game Orlando Miracle upset the Houston Comets 68 to 66 as Nykesha Sales scored a game high 23 points including 15 in the second half. The win lifts Orlando to 5-3 while Houston drops to 7-1 at home.
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Nykesha Sales
Orlando Miracle
Houston Comets
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Miracle
Orlando
Cleveland
Chasity Melvin
Suzie McConnell Serio
Phoenix
Rockers
Capeb Wer
Jackson
Sam
Johnson
McWilliams
Thompson
Cooper
Swoopes
Henning
WNBA Box Score Highlights with Rockets and Mercury
New York led Detroit 71 to 97 as Wicks and Robinson starred for New York while Brondello and Hlede paced Detroit. In Phoenix Cleveland, Davis-Wrightsil and Pettis led Phoenix 51 to 70. Nemcova and Brown top Cleveland in a tight matchup. Houston built a seven game season opener streak, while Layden’s departure echoes through Utah after three straight losses. Cooper tops scoring with 26.9 ppg.
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NEW York
Wicks
Johnson
Hampton
Witherspoon
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Whitmore
Robinson
Washington
Detroit
Porter
Sporn
C.brown
Canty
Brondello
Hlede
Ndiaye
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Mercury
Phoenix
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Askamp
Timms
Campbell
Harrower
Stepanova
Pettis
Harrison
Cleveland
Nemcova
Brown
Melvin
McConnell
Edwards
Jones
Braxton
Henderson
Andrade
Wideman
Gillam
McConnell Serio
Utah
Frank Layden
Houston
Cynthia Cooper
WNBA
TV ratings slide for NBA Finals without Jordan
NBC covered the Spurs versus Knicks five game series to a 11.3 national rating and 21 share, a drop of 40 percent from last year, marking the lowest Finals figures in 18 years. Friday's Game 5 win by the Spurs posted an 11.022 rating, down 44 percent from the previous year's fifth game.
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Michael Jordan
NBC
San Antonio Spurs
New York Knicks
Jordan
Chicago Bulls
Utah Jazz
Boston Celtics
Houston Rockets
CBS
Ed Markey
NBA
Spurs
Jackson seeks own coaching aides for Lakers staff
Los Angeles AP Phil Jackson told Lakers assistants Kurt Rambis Bill Bertka and Drew he will assemble his own coaching staff. If hired Rambis Drew and Bertka could receive front office roles next season. Jackson aims to bring in Jim Cleamons and Jimmy Rodgers from Chicago and possibly Tex Winter as Bulls contract nears end. Rambis had been interim head coach after Del Harris was fired and led Lakers to playoffs before a San Antonio sweep.
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Los Angeles
Phil Jackson
Lakers
Kurt Rambis
Bill Bertka
Ase Drew
F Jackson
Rambis
Drew
Bertka
Jackson
Chicago
Jim Cleamons
Jimmy Rodgers
Tex Winter
Bulls
del Harris
San Antonio
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