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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1997
Page
9
In the NBA conference finals the results show Chicago leads Miami 3-1 after a May 26 game where Miami defeated Chicago 87 to 80. Utah trails Houston 3-2 after a May 27 win 96 to 91. Games continue May 28 and May 29 with Miami at Chicago and Utah at Houston, both at 8 p.m.
Major and minor league shifts ripple through baseball Tuesday with Ken Greer joining Rochester on a minor league deal for Baltimore, Toby Borland sent to Pawtucket, Lyle Mouton activated for Chicago, Greg Norton and Larry Thomas optioned to Nashville, Tony Castille activated, Kansas City claiming Lori Casin off waivers and designating Tim Spehr, Brian Boehringer placed on the 15 day list as New York recalls Danny Rios, Dane Johnson called up by Oakland with Willie Adams optioned to Edmonton, Robert Person activated by Toronto with Chris Carpenter optioned, Jerem Gonzalez recalled by Chicago Cubs, Bryce Ruffin sent on rehab to New Haven, Tim Scott signed by Colorado, and Wayne Kirby cleared waivers for the Dodgers and assigned to Albuquerque.
Jared Beets of Ottawa, after a strong front nine, finished 14th at the State 4A Golf Tournament at Custer Hill with an 81. Coach Darreil Bourque credited Beets’s late surge, weather resilience, and prior course practice for the standout showing despite a faster finish on the back nine.
Holton leads with 331, four teams tied for top after 18 holes at Custer Hill. Individual medals go to Nick Underwood 76 and Jesper Jacobsen 77, as Ellsworth, Augusta, Parsons, Labette County, Topeka Hayden, Colby, Abilene, Hiawatha, Bonner Springs, Baldwin, and Rose Hill chase state glory. Harrington posts 95 to cap season dip.
Oakland wins 8-6 in 10 innings after a used bullpen meltdown by Kansas City. Rosado carried a one hit shutout into the ninth, but Bob Boone summoned trouble by pulling him for relievers. Canseco drove a two run double and Spiezio added a two run single in the 10th, while Dane Johnson saved the game with a decisive strikeout following a late Royals rally.
Karl Malone rebounded from a front page jab to lead the Utah Jazz past the Houston Rockets 96 91. He scored 29 on 11 of 22, grabbed 14 rebounds and added four assists while anchoring defense on Charles Barkley as Utah moved within one win of the NBA Finals.
Top-ranked Pete Sampras crushed Francisco Clavet 6 1 6 2 6 2 on Paris clay to move into the French Open third round. Defending champion Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Steffi Graf also advanced in straight sets as windy conditions challenged players.
Recap of Babe Ruth VFW and youth league results from May 19 to 24 with scores for Elks, Eagles, Optimists, Lions, Kiwanis, VFW, and Rotary. Upcoming games May 29 to June 4 include VFW versus OFD and Optimists versus Eagles, plus several junior leagues and diamond schedules through June 3.
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