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Sports Page 2d Monday, April 26, 1999 The Sun Olympics The quiz Sports Digest fans smashed windows, looted stores and attacked riot police after Feynoord Rotterdam's championship. Hundreds of extra police were brought into the city before the game with NAC Breda, which ended in a 2-2 tie and gave Feynoord its first Dutch league title since 1993. Manin, former chief of IOC, dies at age 84 Afghanistan. When he left in 1980, the IOC was on the verge of bankruptcy and the Olympics were threatened with extinction. Since then his successor, Spain's Juan Antonio Samaranch, has turned the Olympics into a multibillion-dollar industry.

"I feel very sad, because I worked beside him for a long time and became his successor," Samaranch said. "He had been very ill, and IOC has done everything possible to help him and his wife." Killanin was born Michael Morris in London on July 30, 1914. His mother was Australian and his father was an officer in the Irish Guards. "He was a charismatic and dynamic individual who was passionate about every task he took on," Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern said. "We are deeply indebted to him and his family for his long years of public service to Irish sport." He was educated at Eton College, the Sorbonne in Paris and at Cambridge University, before embarking on a career in journalism, in 1935.

He worked as a war correspondent in China in 1937 and after the war wrote a political column. He later became a film producer, making such movies as "The Playboy of the Western World" and "The Quiet Man." He is survived by his wife, three sons and a daughter. He was president during turbulent era of 1972-80 ASSOCIATED PRESS DUBLIN, Ireland Lord Kil-lanin, president of the International Olympic Committee during one of its most turbulent periods, died yesterday. He was 84. Killanin, who had been 111 for some time, died at his home in Dublin, his family said.

The cause of death was not announced. He became president of the IOC in 1972, taking over from American Avery Brun-dage just after the massacre of Israeli athletes and coaches at the Munich Olympics. In his first year as president, women became eligi ble for IOC Killanin membership. And unlike Brun-dage, Killanin accepted that change in the amateur status of Olympic athletes was inevitable. The Munich massacre was followed in 1976 by the African boycott of the Montreal Olympics, and in 1980 the United States led a boycott of the Moscow Olympics to protest the Soviet invasion of Auto na Spirlea of Romania, 6-1, 6-0.

Federation Cup: Germany, without stars Steffi Graf and Anke Huber, still won both singles and beat Japan, 3-2, in Hamburg, Germany, to regain a spot in the World Group of the Cup. Elena Wagner beat Miho Saekl, 7-6 (10-8), 6-3, in the decisive match, after Andrea Glass beat Shlnobue Asagoe, 6-4, 6-3. Patriot League: Navy won its fourth straight league title with a 5-1 victory over Army and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history. ACC: The Duke women's team beat Wake Forest, 5-0, to capture its 12th consecutive ACC championship, and the Duke men's team beat Georgia Tech, 4-0, to take its second straight title in Norcross, Ga. Soccer China prevails, 2-1, ends U.S.'s 50-game home streak Zhang Ouying's goal in the third minute of overtime lifted China to a 2-1 victory over the United States in an international soccer match at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.

The result ended a 50-game U.S. domestic unbeaten streak and gave the U.S. a 1-2 record in recent matches against China as both teams prepare for the Women's World Cup, which will begin June 19 in the United States. "We left China some openings at the end of the game," said U.S. coach Tony DiCicco.

"We lost our shape on defense. We wanted to win but it was not a must win game for us. They're going to make us a better team." The U.S. scored its goal when Cindy Parlow passed it to Julie Foudy, who dribbled past a defender and chipped a short shot over the head of Chinese goalie Gao Hong. The U.S.

is 8-3-1 in matches this year. Netherlands: In the worst soccer violence in years in the Netherlands, Tennis Kuerten captures Man to fWln Hnnn lUUlIUj UffVU auer mos quus Gustavo Kuerten has his first title in six months and a boost in preparation for the French Open, a tournament that's now a question mark for Marcelo Rios. Kuerten, the 1997 French champion who had not won an event since last October, took the Monte Carlo Open yesterday when Rios, formerly No. 1 in the world, quit because of a pulled muscle in his right thigh. Tournament doctor Patrick Coudert said that Rios will be out for two to three weeks a major blow to the Chilean's preparations for the season's first Grand Slam tournament, which begins in Paris on May 24.

Rios, seeded ninth, said he in-' jured his thigh two weeks ago and aggravated it during a semifinal victory over Jerome Golmard on Saturday. He showed up for the nal with his leg heavily bandaged. Rios struggled early in the match and needed attention from the trainer several times before re-J tiring with Kuerten ahead 6-4, 2-1 in the scheduled best-of-five-set on red clay. KClay Court Sweden's Magnus Nor-, man used a dominant serve to win r4he Clay Court Championships in jlLake Buena Vista, with a 6-0, victory over Argentina's Guil-lermo Canas. Budapest Open: Sarah Pitkowski of 'France, the only seeded player to Survive beyond the second round, beat Spain's Crlstlna Torrens-Valero, 6-2, 6-2, for the championship in Hungary.

The victory in the final was the easiest match of the week for Pitkowski, who is ranked 41st in the world and was the No. 7 seed in the clay-court tournament. Egypt Classic: Arantxa Sanchez-Vl-cario of Spain won the inaugural Egypt Classic in Cairo, beating Iri- I ITCTri Track and field Wade overtakes Johnson in Brazil GP 110 hurdles Olympic 110-meter hurdles champion Allen Johnson was beaten by Larry Wade at the first Grand Prix track meet of the season in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Johnson was even with his fellow American until the last hurdle, when Wade surged ahead to win in 13.49 seconds. Horse racing Sam's Sunny Halo wins Pimlico's Sham Say Stakes Sam's Sunny Halo won the six-furlong, $50,000 Sham Say Stakes for fillies and mares at Pimlico.

After finishing third in the Pri-monetta Stakes on April 3 at Pimlico, the 6-year-old daughter of Prospector's Halo closed with a rush and won by three-quarters of a length in 1 minute, 11 25 seconds. Hollywood Park: Victory Stripes, unable to overcome Magical Allure in two previous meetings, gave up the lead to her rival and then came back to win by a half-length. Ridden by Chris McCarron, who won the race for the fourth time in five years, Victory Stripes covered 1 116 miles in 1:41 35. Hialeah: Silk City got through on the inside and scored a three-length victory in the $40,000 Sheer Echo Handicap. Kissin' Jeb closed with a rush for second and Noble Robyn edged Debby d'Or for third in a field of 11.

The winner, ridden by Javier Castellano, finished the seven furlongs in 1:03 35. Delaware Pa American Champ went gate-to-wire to win the $50,000 Damitrius Stakes by 1 lengths. The 5-year-old horse, ridden by Roberto Alvarado, covered six furlongs in 1:09.63. Aqueduct Smart Coupons won for the third time in four starts this 4A Joe Gentle "Mr. Support" Nationally sought after speaker and trainer in MLM.

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(Answer, 10D) year, capturing the $200,000 Excelsior Breeders' Cup Handicap. Smart Coupons, ridden by Rene Douglas, won by three-quarters of a length. He was timed in 1:49 35 for 1 miles on a fast track. Golf Sandelin wins Spanish; Garcia 25th in 1st as pro Jarmo Sandelin of Sweden won the Spanish Open in Barcelona by four strokes and surged into position for a spot on Europe's Ryder Cup team. Sandelin shot a 69 for a 21-under267.

Sergio Garcia, the 19-year-old Spaniard playing as a pro for the first time, tied for 25th, 12 shots off the pace. He closed with a 3-un-der-par 69 for a 279 total. "I'm very happy with the way I played," said Garcia, the top amateur at the Masters. "It was a great experience, but I didn't have much luck with my putter." Kirin Open: Choi Kyoung-ju of south Korea beat Jeev Singh of India on the first sudden-death playoff hole to win in Tsukuba, Japan, and clinch the season title on the Asian Tour. Choi and Singh finished the 54-hole event shortened from 72 due to rain Saturday tiedat9-under204.

From staff and wire reports Transactions Baseball Hets: Optioned Vance Wilson to Triple-A Norfolk. Padres: Placed Carlos Almanzar on 15- day DL. Recalled Ed Vosberg from Tri ple-A Las Vegas. Red S0E Optioned IF Lou Merloni to Tri ple-A Pawtucket. Basketball Celtics Re-signed Damon Jones to sec ond 10-day contract.

Colleges Carroll, Mont: Announced resignation of women's soccer coach Carl Straub. Colorado College: Named Scott Owens nocKeycoacn. On radio Pro basketball 8:30 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee. WTEM (980 AM) On television Pro basketball 8p.m.

LA. Lakers at Houston. TBS 8:30 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee. HT8 Hockey.

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CA "I learned more in your 3-hour seminar than in 10 years of MIM. For In rJI SEMINAR TIMES 1-4 pm and 7-10 pm Plus 60 minutes Forum immediately after the seminar. Racing end," Jarrett said. "It seems like every time I finish second here, the guys behind me start racing side-by-side, and I don't get any help. That's what happened today." With NASCAR requiring res-trictor plates at Talladega, none of the cars had enough horsepower to make a pass alone.

But, at the end, Jarrett had only Mark Martin's Ford with him as a pack of more than 20 cars most of them still on the lead lap battled two and three wide behind the leaders for position. A crowd estimated at 150,000 stood throughout much of the typically competitive race, but the roar as Earnhardt neared his first victory in 41 starts was deafening. As the seven-time Winston Cup champion crossed the finish line 0. 137.seconds ahead of Jarrett, thousands of people in the vast grandstands, waved, jumped up and down, hugged and gave each other high-fives. Defending champion Bobby Labonte finished fourth in a Ponti-ac, followed by rookie and teammate Tony Stewart.

Pole-sitter Ken Schrader was fifth in a Chevy. (Startlnl posmo Is parentheses) 1. (17) Dale Earnhardt. Chevrolet, 188, $147,795. 2.

(23) Dale Jarrett, Ford, 188. $104,955, 3. (6) Mart Martin, Ford, 188, $91,230. 4. (2) Bobby Labonte, Pontiac, 188, $84,380.

-8. (8) Tony Stewart, Pontiac, 188, $59,855. a (1) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 188. $74,055. 7.

(15) Kenny Wallace, Chevrolet, 188, $51,130. 8. (20) Jerry Nadeau, Ford, 188. $49,805. 9.

(24) John Andretti, Pontiac, 188, $55,555. 10. (18) Bill Elliott, Ford, 188, $54,195, 11. (3) Jeff Burton, Ford. 188, $64,850.

12. (16) Kevin Lepage, Ford, 188, $48,420. 13. (40) Kyle Petty, Pontiac, 188, $43,140. 14.

(42) Rich Bickle, Pontiac, 188, $35,360. 15. (31) Jeremy Mayfield, Ford, 188, $50,230. 16. (33) Jimmy Spencer, Ford, 188, $47,930.

17. (29) Geoffrey Bodine, Chevrolet, 188, $33,675. 1 18. (10) Michael Aaltrip, Chevrolet, 188, 19. (7) Ricky Rudd, Ford, 188.

$44,045. 20. (11) Wally Dallenbach, Chevrolet, 188, $46,075. 51. (26) Buckshot Jones, Pontiac, 188, $33,345.

22. (36) Robert Pressley, Ford, 188, $36,150. 23. (32) Dave Marcis, Chevrolet, 187, $32,015. 24.

(21 Rick Mast, Ford, 187, $35,410. 25. (14) Sterling Marlin, Chevrolet, 187, $42,405. 26. (38) Darrell Waltrip, Ford, 187, $31,400.

27. (43) Ricky Craven, Ford, 187, $31,245. 28. (39) Ted Musgrave, Ford, 187, $34,890. 29.

(41) Elliott Sadler, Ford, 186, $41,735. 30. (28) Johnny Benson, Ford. 184, $41,505. 31.

(35) Bobby Hamilton. Chevy, 176, handling, $45,625. 32. (25) Ward Burton, Pontiac, 175, $40,570. 33.

(34) David Green, Chevrolet, 169, $33,340. 34. (4) Joe Nemechek, Chevy, 168, engine, 35. (22) Kenny Irwin, Ford, 164, $39,580. i 36.

(12) Mike Skinner, Chevrolet. 157. $36,950. 37. (30) Steve Park, Chevrolet, 154, $36,790.

38. (13) Jeff Gordon, Chevy, 112, handling, $55,250." 39. (27) Terry Labonte, Chevy, 109, crash, $44,250. 40. (19) Ernie Irvan, Pontiac, 53, handling, $36,050.

41. (5) Rusty Wallace, Ford, 50, handling. $44,925. 42. (9) Chad Little, Ford, 48, crash, $35,650.

i 43. (37) Brett Bodine, Ford. 48, crash, $35,656. Tims af nee 3 hours, 3 minutes, 38 seconds. 4 argfc of victory: 0.137 seconds, tango speed: 163.395 mph.

Lead eiMnges: 28 among 14 drivers. CautkM hps: 3 for 18 laps. lap leader: Bobby Labonte 15. Waihy Dallenbach 6-10, Dale Earnhardt 11-15, Mike Skinner Earnhardt 21-37, Tony Stewart 38-47, John Andretti. 48-49, Robert Pressley 50, Darrell Waltrip Andretti 63-59, Earnhardt 60-67, Michael Waltrip' 68-91, Dale Jarrett 92, Dale Earnhardt 93-100, Dale Jarrett 101-108, Mart Martin 109, Bill Elliott 110-111, Ken Schrader 112-114, Jeremy Mayfield 115116.

La- bonte 117, Mayfield 118-119, Earnhardt 120-134, An-5 dretti 135-147, Earnhardt 148-150, M.Waltrip 151 Labonte 152-162, Jarrett 163-174, Earnhardt 176-188. 4 Wnt loaoert: Jeff Burton 1,369, Dale Jarrett Mart Martin 1.2B5. Bohhv lahonte 1 99fl Knr. don 1,159, Rusty Wallace 1,087, Tony Stewart 1,082. Terry Lahonte 1,074, Dale Earnhardt 1,054, Mike Stunner 1,054.

NASCAR.from Page Id eighth Winston Cup win here. Earnhardt has also won one Busch event and three IROC races at Talladega, including a 38-lapper on Saturday. A small vibration late in the race caused Earnhardt and his Richard Childress Racing crew some worry. To ensure everything was all right, crew chief Kevin Hamlin decided to change four tires while most of the other teams were changing two. Earnhardt came into the pits on lap 134 leading and came out in 16th place.

But it didn't take him long to get back up front after the green flag on lap 140. In fact, he was back in the lead on lap 148. There was some more shuffling, but Earnhardt took the lead for the last time on lap 175, making a strong outside pass on Jarrett, who slid from first to fourth. It took Jarrett's Ford until lap 185 to work his way back to second. The winner of the fall race here in 1998 then went after Earnhardt.

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