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Sports Page 2d Sunday, November 5, 1995 The Sun mm I' Sense of Cleveland's loss makes it too hard to celebrate over Browns Sports Digest John Steadman UMiVf Thequiz Tennis Top seed Sampras to play Becker in Paris Open final Today's Paris Open championship will be a rematch of the Wimbledon final Pete Sampras against Boris Becker, with the American trying to celebrate his return to the world's No. 1 ranking with another victory. Sampras, who beat Becker in the Wimbledon final on grass, automatically will regain the top ranking from idle and injured An -dre Agassi whether he wins or loses. Agassi, last year's tournament winner, withdrew because of a recurrence of a chest injury. In yesterday's semifinals, Sampras, the top seed, topped Jim Courier for the 14th time in 17 meetings, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, with a double fault by Courier In the final set proving costly.

Becker, who won the Paris Open in 1986, 1989 and 1992, defeated South African Wayne Ferrelra, 6-2, 6-1. Sampras and Courier battled for nearly two hours. The turning point came when Courier was serving with Sampras up 4-3 in the third set. At 30-30, Courier made his only double fault of the set. Sampras won the next point after a long exchange by getting to the net to put away an easy volley, punching the air after he went up 5-3.

Sampras served out the match, winning the final two points with excellent forehand crosscourt winners. SchuItz-McCarthy vs. Monami: Top seed Brenda Schultz-McCarthy, ranked 15th in the world, used 23 aces to defeat 60th-ranked Lindsay Lee, 6-4, 6-7 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4), in a semifinal at the $220,000 Bell Challenge in Quebec. Dominique Monami of Belgium, ranked 72nd, beat Australia's Rennae Stubbswon, 6-2, 6-4. Connors vs.

Borg: Top seed Jimmy Connors defeated Britain's John Lloyd, 6-2, 6-4, in Tokyo to set up a Champions Tour title match against Bjorn Borg, who beat John McEnroe, 7-6 (7-4), 7-6 (7-4). The tour is for players 35 and older. Women's boycott Two top U.S. women's players, Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez say they will support a boycott of the 1996 Australian Open if the tournament doesn't raise the women's prize money to equal the men's. Tennis Australia recently announced that it would increase total prize money 17 percent for the men at the 1996 event, but only Increase the purse 6 percent for the women.

Former Women's Tennis Association president Pam Shriver of Luthervllle said most of the top players would support the WTA in a boycott, because they are uneasy about setting a precedent for the other Grand Slams to do the same thing. "This has really struck a nerve with our players," Shriver said. "I'm consulting with lawyers in Australia to see whether or not there is a legal basis for a challenge." Harness racing SJ's Photo victorious in last Maryland start J's Photo, in his last Maryland start, went out in style by trotting to a 10-length victory in the $4,000 Cloverleaf Invitational at Rose-croft Raceway in Fort Washington. After being parked the mile, trainerdriver David Wade made a bold three-wide move past the grandstand and rolled on to a new track record of 1 minute, 56 15 seconds for aged trotting horses. The win was the ninth of the year for J's Photo, owned by Three Continent Stable in partnership with Kosmos Horse Breeders Inc.

The $20,000 first-place money boosts J's bankroll to $640,465 this year and $1,258,846 lifetime, making him the richest Maryland standard-bred ever. Ray Remmen and Federal Yankee finished second. Wesgate Crown and driver Tomas Anders-son were third. J's Photo, who started his career at Rosecroft in May 1992, will make two starts in Italy in December and two more in France in Jan- Deep thoughts In 1973, the Atlanta Braves' Davey Johnson, Darrell Evans and Hank Aaron each hit 40 or more homers. Who was fourth on the team with 21? Hint: He's a current major-league manager.

(Answer, 22D) uary his second European campaign, having won races in Finland, Sweden, and Denmark during a Continental tour earlier this year. He will then stand at stud at the Kosmos farm in Pennsylvania. Baseball Gooden is sharp in Puerto Rican debut Dwight Gooden, hoping to jump-start a career stalled by drug abuse, took the mound yesterday for the first time In nearly a year, starting for the host San Juan Senators in their Puerto Rico Winter League game against the Caguas Criollos. Gooden, who has signed with the New York Yankees, retired the first 10 batters he faced in a 16-3 victory and gave up two hits and an earned run over five innings. TV deal: Major League Baseball will announce its new television package tomorrow, and it reportedly will call for Fox and NBC to cover the World Series and League Championship Series and ESPN to televise some postseason games for the first time.

Various reports say that the overall value of the deal is worth approximately $1.5 billion over 'nder different circumstances, there would be revelry, unbounded excitement and one of Baltimore's most gleeful of all celebrations. A pro football team is coming back where one has always belonged to a city that had an almost religious fanaticism for what the game once represented. But something is missing. Now, it's all about money. Too bad.

That the Cleveland Browns have ostensibly been seduced to leave their profitable home of 50 years to fill the void in Baltimore reduces the joy that would have accompanied an expansion team's being awarded by the NFL. Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and his search committee fumbled the opportunity to put a new club in Baltimore, and now Art Modell, always considered a staunch supporter of what was best for the league, is defecting. It's difficult to mention Modell in the same sentence with Bob Irsay, Al Davis and Georgia Frontiere, but that's where he's about to put himself. It's not enough that the State of Maryland, with public funds, Is going to build a $200 million stadium and the business community has agreed to guarantee sellouts for 10 years but before buying a ticket you'll be pressured to pay a fee, probably from hundreds of dollars or into the thousands, for the right to sit In a stadium that your money paid to construct. It'll put $50 million in Modell's pockets, according to sources in Cleveland, by doing nothing more than promising Baltimore membership In the NFL.

Baltimore is doing to someone else, Cleveland, what was decried as one of the most despicable Injustices in all of sports history the uprooting of the Colts in Baltimore and hauling them away In the middle of a cold, cutting March night in 1984. If the NFL had any civility, dignity or consideration for the cities and fans that brought it affluence and prestige, then those decent human qualities have vanished. As good a football citadel as Baltimore once was, it never compared to Cleveland when it came to packing the stands on Sunday afternoon. For the past 10 years, the Browns have been the NFL's second-best draw, meaning it was better than Dallas, New Orleans, San Francisco, Chicago and Denver. It has trailed only Buffalo in the overall attendance count.

Modell opposed the Raiders' leaving Oakland and the Colts' departing Baltimore. He was a voice of reason, decrying the fact that Baltimore had been robbed of a team. Former Colts players wanted a team to return, but their sense of fairness leaves many of them far from enamored over news that Modell is pulling out of Cleveland. The Browns, with true greatness in their past, have a bad nickname and are the only team without a design on the side of their helmet which is Modell's right to individuality. Baseball Vnrlf V'iriL-ivif A won't offer salarv arbitration to Steve Howe, granting him free agency.

Colleges Lombardi Award: Named finalists for award given to the lineman of the year: Ohio State sophomore OT Orlando Pace, Arizona senior DE Tedy Bruschl, UCLA senior OT Jonathan Ogden and Illinois senior LB Simeon Rice. The winner will be announced Dec. 7 in Houston. Hockey Boston Bruins: Recalled Mark Corn-forth and Ryan Hughes from AHL Providence. Pro schedules When this reporter last talked to Modell, over a week ago, he said something good was going to happen to Baltimore soon.

He refused to comment if such a remark translated into the Browns' taking up residence in Baltimore. What Modell wants is a new stadium in Cleveland. He has been a good citizen in the community and feels let down that a stadium and arena have been constructed for the city's other franchises but nothing has been done for him. He has a point and, consider this, the league is pushing for new stadiums in numerous locations and has likely told him he shouldn't be satisfied unless it's a brand new one, regardless of the cost to Cleveland. Because a pro football team plays only 10 home games a year, the economic impact In Cleveland, or anywhere else, is far from a major producer of revenue.

What being in the NFL does for a community is it provides a sense of feeling good about itself stroking its civic ego and perhaps providing a psychological benefit. One Baltimore businessman, Louis Grasmick, said, even before Modell spoke out, that he was willing to bet $10,000 that one of two teams planning to come to Baltimore and would give the money to charity. From another aspect, the Orioles will get reduced rental and make more profit as soon as a football deal is signed because of their terms with the Maryland Stadium Authority. As for Modell's upgraded cash flow, he'll make $50 million from the proposed personal-seat licenses in Baltimore before the team even plays a game. He had some business deals, investing In a radio station and producing a movie, plus other enterprises, that didn't turn a profit.

The Baltimore payoff would take care of any outstanding debts he might have. In Cleveland and league circles, Modell is considered an interesting, hail-fellow-well-met personality. Behind a microphone, at a news conference, he is at his best, so the promise is he'll charm Baltimore in his opening address while Cleveland writhes in a pain and torment it doesn't deserve. Football UCVeianfl Browns: Waived TE Walter Reeves and replaced him on the roster with Vashone Adams. Pro football 1 p.m.

Washington at Kansas City. WLIF (101.9 FM) Sports talk I Noon Sports Weekend. WBAL (1090 AM) 10 p.m. Sports Night with Steven Robb. WITH (1230 AM) '1 7 MIKE RICIOLIANO SPECIAL TO THE SUN Ave seasons.

i The Boston Globe reported that I each of the 30 teams will receive $10 million annually. Also included in the package will be Prime Liberty, the new all-sports channel planned by Fox Sports and Liberty. Et cetera Shraerkin prays for Rabin, wins silver at Skate Canada Michael Shmerkln said a silent prayer for slain Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, then won the men's silver medal at Skate Canada in Saint John, New Brunswick. Rabin, 73, was shot and killed as he left a peace rally in Israel. Shmerkin, 25, bowed his head at the end boards before skating.

The crowd was then asked to observe a moment's silence, which; was ended when a male voice shouted, "Long live Israel." The near-capacity crowd of 6,000 at the Harbour Station arena ap-j plauded the statement. i Shmerkin's home club is the Canada Centre in Metula In north-1 ern Israel near the Lebanese border. The recreational facility was built with funds raised by the Canadian Jewish community. Olympic champion Alexei Ur-manov won the men's title and practice mates Eugenia Shishko-va and Vadim Naumov took the pairs crown. Nemechek has pole: Joe Nemechek will start today's Jiffy Lube Miami 300 in Homestead, from the pole position.

He'll be alongside defending Busch Series champion David Green in an all-Chevy front row. The race is the Busch Grand National season finale. From staff and wire reports On television Auto racing 8:30 a.m. SODA True Value Off-Road Series. (R) ESPN2 9:30 a.m.

SCORE Baja 500. (R) ESPN2 11:30 a.m. Barber Dodge Pro Series. (R) ESPN2 12:30 p.m. NASCAR Jiffylube Miami 300.

139 Porsche Supercup. (R) ESPN2 1:00 p.m. PPGFirestone Indy Lights Championship. (R) ESPN2 7:30 p.m. PPGFirestone Indy Lights Championship.

(T) ESPN2 8:30 p.m. Bridgestone Supercar Series. (T) ESPN2 9:00 p.m. SCORE Gold Coast 300. (T) ESPN2 Figure skating 4:30 p.m.

Skate International of Canada. (T) 45543 College football 1:00 p.m. North Carolina at Clemson. (T) HTS 10:30 p.m. Rutgers at West Virginia.

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World Grand Prix: Cuba at United States. (T) ESPN Women's college basketball 1:30 p.m. U.S. National Team at Connecticut. ESPN Women's college soccer 3:00 p.m.

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