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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1999
Page
8
Jeff Gordon won the pole for Sundays Kmart 400 with a lap of 186.945 mph at Michigan Speedway in Brooklyn. The DuPont Chevrolet driver broke his own track record of 186.611 mph from June 1995 and said he felt he could have gone faster.
PBA Hall of Famer Walter Ray Williams Jr. defeated Ryan Shafer 212-203 to become the No. 1 seed for the Tucson Open finals in Tucson, Arizona. David Ozio was third with 9,992 and Jason Couch next with 9,984 as Shafer Ozio and Couch meet in a shootout to face Williams.
Center Michael Bradley from Kentucky transfers to Villanova after a school record setting season in field goal percentage. The 6 foot 10 center from Worcester starts 27 games as a sophomore, averaging 9.8 points and 4.9 rebounds in 21.9 minutes, will sit out 1999-2000, then have two years of eligibility remaining.
David Frost fired a second 63 to extend his lead to four at the St Jude Classic in Memphis, tying a PGA record. Hal Sutton stood alone in second at 12 under after a 67. In Tennessee, Jean Zedlitz led Rochester International with 71 as Jim Albus carded a 65 to sit atop the BellSouth Senior Classic after round one.
New York Liberty forward Rebecca Lobo will miss the rest of the WNBA season after tearing her ACL just 42 seconds into the season opener.
Penny Hardaway exercised an option to void the final three years of his $26 million contract with the Orlando Magic and will become a free agent on July 1. The four time All Star averaged 15.8 points, 5.7 rebounds and 5.3 assists this season and said a change of scenery seemed logical after an early playoff exit noted he felt underappreciated.
At Turning Stone Casino Resort in Verona the International Boxing Hall of Fame class of its 10th anniversary was honored during a weekend of festivities. Thirty five celebrities, including 19 Hall of Fame members, entered the ring delaying the card as fighters prepared while legends watched from nearby.
Allan Houston sparked New York with 32 points as the Knicks beat the Pacers 90 82 to win the Eastern Conference title four games to two. Madison Square Garden erupted as New York secured a finals trip.
Penn Yan defeated Skaneateles 13-7 in a state semifinal at SUNY Cortland to advance to the Class B final, where top-ranked Penn Yan will face Garden City, which beat Nyack 16-9. Skaneateles ends its 13-game win streak and has missed the title three straight years.
Baldwinsville head coach Doug Rowe oversees a team eventful week as the Bees beat Brighton 9-8 in a Class A state semifinal and prepare to face No.3 New Hyde Park for the title at Cortland State. Exterior decorations sprouted after the win, with toilet paper and signs adorning Rowe’s house, a lighthearted prelude to the state final.
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