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'linn 14 mjnimiti wyiiifiwuyii'l'io vvaj "iin'm I'll E14 THE HAftTFORD COURANT Sunday, May 3, 1998 Mets Officially Catch Up With Their Internet Fans service, and software publisher Accolade (www.accolade.com) have teamed to put Jack Nicklaus Online Golf Tour on the Web. Based on version 4 of the Nicklaus CD-ROM series, the tour is live at Kesmai's Ga-meStorm service (www.gamestorm.com). The service allows virtual golfers from all over the world to hook up for a round on one of more than 100 downloadable courses and compete in foursomes in gross score and handicap tournaments. Players' scoring history for all tournaments is stored on line for official game handicaps. Sauter, Craftsman Truck Series driver.

May 12-1 p.m., Michael Waltrip, Darrell Waltrip's brother, 5 p.m., Harry Gairt, one of NASCAR's 50 greatest drivers. May 13-3 p.m., Patty Moise and Elton Sawyer, husband and wife drivers in Busch Series. May 19-5 p.m., Ward Burton, Winston Cup veteran; 2 p.m., Red Farmer, legendary drivercrew chief. May 26 -1 p.m., Labonte, Winston Cup driver. May 27-3 p.m., Matt Kenseth, Busch Series driver, first-time winner in '98.

Teeing It Up Kesmai, an on-line gaming photos and player profiles. Car Chat Interested in asking Bobby La-bonte a question? You can this month at NASCAR Online (www.nascar.com). The site has a full schedule of on-line chats beginning Tuesday. All the chats are accessible through the main site address; for chats with legends drivers, use The schedule: Tuesday 3 p.m. Junior Johnson, legendary driver-owner.

Wednesday 3 p.m. Jay usually three to seven highlight clips. There is a description of the play, key player involved and inning for each bite a dizzying array of audio. Well worth a visit Others worth looking into: Dave's Mets Page (www.geocities.comCo-losseumField3687), similar to Mets Online but narrower in scope with a comparable history section; The Sports Lair New York Mets a rather intensive single page packed with information and links; and The Mets Page (http:members.aol.com-Metsnlsiesmets3.htm), heavy on lot of fun. For those who like history, The Past boasts a link to every season, with a summary, team leaders, photos.

Opening Day lineup and major trades and acquisitions. Mets Online also has a hefty list of links, some good but others out of date, so watch out. For all the audio clips you could desire, check out Sounds Of The New York Mets (www.geocities-.comColosseumStadium2726in-dex.html). This is an amazin' collection of sound bites from 1997 and '98. Simply click on a calendar date for a specific game and you are offered CYBERSPORTS PAUL ROSANQ The Mets were one of the last Major League Baseball teams to come aboard the Internet with an official Web site.

It (www.mets.com) debuted about Opening Day and is a respectable offering, with player bios and seating views available, among other items. The only conspicuous omission: on-line ticket ordering. The Mets' reluctance to embrace the Net didn't affect their fans, though. Independent organizations and individuals had filled the void admirably. A survey of the sites produces several definitely worth a visit Not the best, but a good place to start, is Ralph's New York Mets Page Ralph is a transplanted New Jersey native living in Dallas.

Stili from this remote location he manages to create an interesting page with a number of classic pho Here is where you can hear more! Reduce your Medicare deductibles to a nice, round figure tos, including the broadcast team of Thursday. May 7 Monday. May 11 South Windsor East Hartford Lucians Restaurant 90 John Fitch Boulevard YMCA 770 Main Street Time: 10am Monday. May 11 West Hartford West Hartford Public Library, Webster Hall 20 South Main Street Time: 10am Thursday. May 14 Enfield Loyal Order of Moose Lodge 124 South Road Time: 10am Wednesday.

May 20 Hartford Parkville Senior Center 11 New Park Avenue Time: 10am Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner, first Mets manager Casey Stengel, pitcher Jerry Koos-man, the '69 Miracle Mets, and a model of the "New Shea." Ralph's best items: a short but nice collection of Mets links and two Web rings a Major League Baseball ring and a New York sports ring. Using Ralph's links brings us to perhaps the best independent Mets site: Mets Online (www.icu.com-mets). The site has an excellent news section, something many independent sites lack, with updated articles, injuries, schedule, standings, statistics and transactions. There is also a recap of the most recent game on the home page with links to more detailed information and a box score. Other features include a multimedia section with extensive image and sound archives, and an Info section, the best of which is the Rumor Mill Culled from various media sources, this page includes the latest trade rumors and other inside tips, a TENNIS Stoltenberg Gets Sampras In Final Tuesday.

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Stoltenberg was a 6-2, 64 winner over Romania's Andrei Pavel. Hingis, Novotna to meet: Top-ranked Martina Hingis advanced to the final of the German Grand Prix in Hamburg and will meet second-seeded Jana Novotna for the clay-court title. Hingis took 51 minutes to defeat Barbara Schett, 6-2, 6-2. Novotna beat Patty Schnyder, 2-6, 7-5, 6-3. Agassi in BMW final: Andre Agassi reached his first clay-court final in three years when he beat Galo Blanco 6-4, 64 in the semis of the BMW Open in Munich, Germany.

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