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2 Section 3 Chicago Tribune, Sunday, February 13, 2000 "golf LOCAL TEAMS AT A GLANCE IHonw I FEB. The Press Box Compiled by Stephen Nidetz Away Sun. 13 Mon. 14 Tues.15 Wed. 16 Thur.17 Fri.18 Sat 19 ixmm km ucupum 7 p.m.

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2 3:30 p.m. LPGA: LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP, FINAL ROUND Golf Channel 4:30 p.m. SENIOR PGA: ACE GROUP CLASSIC, FINAL ROUND ESPN HOCKEY 1 3 p.m. KANSAS CIIYATWOLVES WCKG-FM 105.9 7 p.m. DETROIT AT COLORADO ESPN MOTORSPORTS 10 a.m.

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COSTA RICA WGBO-Ch. 66 3:50 p.m. ATLANTE VS. TIGRES Galavision Ftennis 1:30 a.m. ATP: SYBASE OPEN, FINALS ESPN (delayed) KJiaSffllf CLEVELAND KM UTftB 3 p.m.

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7, WSCR-AM 1160 4 p.m. WOMEN: PURDUE AT PENN STATE Fox Sports Net v. pro ietbau 1 5:30 p.m. NBA ALL-STAR GAME AT OAKLAND WMAQ-Ch. 5, WMVP-AM 1000 for 12 years, and she said the procedure made a difference in the dim light as her round ended just before 6 p.m., Pacific time.

"That's the darkest I've ever played in," she said. "I've not been able to see in much better light than that, so it would've been really hard." Dave Eichelberger and Jose Maria Canizares shot 67s and Walter Hall had a 68 in joining a five-player logjam atop the lead-erboard after two rounds of the ACE Group Senior Classic at Naples, Fla. Dana Quigley and Jim Thorpe, who shared the first-round lead, had 71s and were part of the leader group at 9-under-par 135. Michael Campbell shot a 6-un- der 67 for the second straight day, taking a four-stroke lead over Brett Rumbord after three rounds of the Australian Mas-, ters at Melbourne. AROUND TOWN SUNDAY Auto show At McCormick Place South, 10 a.m.-lO p.m., 630-424-6030.

Card shows Bloomingdale, Indian Lakes Resort, 250 W. Schick 10 a.m.-3 p.m., 847-967-7824. Chicago, Marriott O'Hare, 8535 W. Higgins Chicago Golf Show at Rosemont Convention Center, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., 847-692-2220. Harness racing Balmoral Park, 6:30 p.m.

MONDAY Auto show At McCormick Place South, 10 a.m.-lO p.m., 630-424-6030. 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., 630-663-1975. Camp RSG Sports Baseball Camp at Pro Cut training center, Lake Villa, 630-833-4018. Dog racing Dairyland, 1:30 p.m. Geneva Lakes, 1 p.m.

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Davies underwent lasik eye surgery Thursday to improve eyesight that required glasses TENNIS Williams out to Defending champion Serena Williams advanced to the final of the Paris Open on Saturday with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over third-seeded Julie Halard-Decugis. Williams plays Nathalie Tau-ziat, who rallied to beat Anna Kournikova 7-6 (7-5), 2-6, 6-4 in the other semifinal. Williams, ranked fourth in the world, hasn't lost a set in the tournament, dropping just 12 games in three matches. "The Serena of '99 would have lost to this year's Serena," she said. "I don't know how I managed last year." Tauziat, seeded second, rallied from 2-4 in the third set to beat Kournikova and advance to her 20th final.

Af 32, Tauziat is the oldest active player on the wom- Tribune file photo Steve Kazor is the new head coach at Wayne State. COLLEGE FOOTBALL Wayne St. hires ex-Bears aide DETROIT Steve Kazor, a former assistant coach with the Bears and the Detroit Lions, was hired as head coach at Wayne State. Kazor, who got the job Friday, had been head coach at McPherson (Kan.) College. Kazor was an assistant with the Bears in 1983-92 and an administrative assistant with the Dallas Cowboys for three years before that.

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Only the first two spots in the field were set. Bill Elliott was third in another Taurus at 190.319, followed by Mike Skinner in Chevrolet's best run (189.781). But no other Monte Carlo qualified higher than 16th. Both manufacturers have unveiled 2000 racing models for Speed-weeks, and Chevrolet teams began complaining during Friday's first practice that their new body design was at an aerodynamic disadvan: tage to Ford's. NASCAR chief operating officer Mike Helton was asked if he'd had an inkling there would be such disparity in Saturday's time trials.

"About 45 guys had inkled all over us in the garage area," he said. Should there be a change, it likely would be a reduction in the height, angle or 'both of the Monte Carlo's rear spoiler; Chevy teams claim too much aerodynamic drag is reducing their straightaway speeds. NASCAR has a long history of changing rules in midseason to equalize competition, but Helton said: "It would be unprecedented for us to react in the middle of an event. This event is very long, though including Sunday's Bud Shootout, several more rounds of time trials and two 125-mile qualifying races Thursday. And we're conscious of the fact that the Daytona 500 is our premier event." Then Helton waffled a bit: "To clear that up, this doesn't mean that we will react during Daytona 500 week." So did he mean the rules are locked in through the Daytona 500? "I'm not going to say we're locked in," Helton said.

"We're going to do what we need to do to keep these cars close to each other. And we've promised all the manufacturers that we'll do it in a timely manner. Nobody is more interested than we are in keeping all these makes and models equal. "We have to see how the racing goes with these new body styles." Pontiac teams, running the same body design as last year, largely were unaffected by the controversy. Ward Burton had the fastest Pontiac on Saturday, sixth at 189.633, with John Andretti eighth at 189.605.

Helton said Saturday's qualifying alone was "not enough data to be convincing to us. But we'll continue to monitor the information." Jarrett attributed winning the pole not to advantages for the Taurus, per se, but to aerodynamic tweaking of his car by crew chief Todd Parrott. It's unlikely a rule change would come in the next two days because Sunday's Bud Shootout is only 25 laps for 15 cars, and its preliminary 25-lap qualifier features only 12 cars. "But it is a good way to see cars racing," Helton said. "I can't argue with the fact that NASCAR has been successful by never saying they won't change the rules overnight," Yates said.

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"As for Sunday's final, I'm not worried about Sere-, na, but I am worried about my re-, covery time." Mikael Tillstrom defeated seventh-seeded Wayne Ferreira 7-6 (9-7), 2-6, 6-3 to advance to the Sybase Open final in San Jose, Calif. Marc Rosset beat Fabrice San-toro 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 and Roger Feder-er defeated Sebastien Grosjean 6-3, 6-3 to create an all-Swiss final at the Marseille (France) Open. BASEBALL Griffey decides to wear dad's uniform No. 30 Along with a new team, Ken Griffey Jr. is getting a new number.

The 10-time All-Star outfielder will wear No. 30 with the Cincinnati Reds, a number previously used by his father, a former outfielder on the Big Red Machine teams of the 1970s and currently a bench coach. Ken Griffey whose son was acquired by Cincinnati from Seattle on Thursday, will switch to No. 33 this season. The number Griffey Jr.

wore in Seattle, No. 24, belongs to Reds Hall of Famer Tony Perez and will be retired. A ceremony retiring Perez's No. 24 is expected to be held sometime during the Reds' series against the Florida Marlins on May 26-28, Reds spokesman Rob Butcher said Saturday. The Reds and outfielder Alex Ochoa avoided a salary-arbitration hearing when the sides agreed on a one-year contract.

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