Williams sisters reach French Open semifinals in clay surge
Venus and Serena Williams powered into the French Open semifinals with Venus beating Monica Seles 6 4 6 3 and Serena routing Mary Pierce 6 1 6 1. Serena faces defending champion Jennifer Capriati as Venus meets Clarisa Fernandez, the unseeded Argentine, in the next round.
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Serena
Mary Pierce
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Jelena Dokic
Capriati
Clarisa Fernandez
Argentina
Williams win ends Capriati era as quarterfinals finish
At a Glance shows darkness and Coretta leading 7-6 5 7-5 in a tense tennis day. No women's matches remain in the final four since Capriati in 1990. After Williams victories Capriati and Dokic appeared for the last quarterfinal, briefly interrupting an autograph session in the stands with Friends actor Matthew Perry seated behind Capriati's father Stefano.
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Matthew Perry
Stefano
Gilbert leaves Oberlin to join Michigan State staff
Ann Gilbert, a former Elyria High and Oberlin College star and Oberlin's long time head women's coach, leaves Oberlin to become a women's assistant and post players coach at Michigan State. The move ends her 11 season run at Oberlin where she compiled a 58 136 record and became the programs winningest coach.
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George Andrews
Andrews
Ooeriin College
Indians Draft Guthrie as First Pick in Day One
Cleveland selects Stanford pitcher Jeremy Guthrie with the Indians’ first pick, ranked 11th by Baseball America. Guthrie, 23, helped Stanford to the national title game and may skip rookie ball due to advanced polish. Team eyes fast track to Class AA Akron.
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Bright Young University
BYU
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Drese
Colon
Milton Bradley
Jolbert Cabrera
Buffalo
Tribe's rough night as Twins hammer Indians in rout
Minnesota overwhelms Cleveland 22-1 at home. Rick Reed earned the win with seven innings of three-hit ball. Jim Thome hit two two run homers, while Jacque Jones and Corey Koskie each drove in multiple runs. Luis Rivas scored five, Pierzynski and Rivas each had four hits, tying an AL record. Indians tie club marks for hits and earned runs allowed in a lopsided loss.
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Thome
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Reed
Jacque Jones
Corey Koskie
Charles Nagy
Mark Wohlers
Ricardo Rincon
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Jones
Mohr
Pierzynski
Rivas
Detroit
Pirates name Bullington top pick in draft selection
New York Pittsburgh Pirates GM Dave Littlefield said No 1 pick Bryan Bullington a 6 5 210 right hander from Ball State is "a couple of years away" but projects as a No 3 starter with a 94 mph fastball and strong college numbers including 370 career strikeouts. Bullington joined a draft class noted for limited college talent and Canadian picks making draft history.
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