The Tribune from San Luis Obispo, California • 15

Agassi beats Henman far title 02 49ers win exhibition game 03 Monday August 3 1998 c-i San Luis Obispo County TejejjarvTrtJune Roadrunners will get no national title this time around sANiuisumsm soccer By Greg Manifold Telegram-Tribune SANTA ANA The last two years foe Central Coast Roadrunners' season aided with the hoisting of the US1SL Premier League National Championship trophy 1 On Sunday the third season ended unceremoniously on a multipurpose field at Saddleback High School The San Gabriel Valley Highlanders handed foe Roadrunners a 4-2 defeat In foe Southwest Division championship game To reach the championship game the fourth-seeded Roadrunners upset the seeded Silicon Wiley Ambassadors 2-1 overtime on Friday in Cupertinoi sideline players have a history of fiery tempers and red said Smyth "(Banyan) might have played illegally If I remember correctly he was supposed to be suspended for the semifinals and finals of the division Defender Mike Rosander scored the first Roadrunner goal shortly before Rosander brought foe ball up the right sideline and 30 yards out sent a shot into the lower left comer of the goal Highlander goalkeeper Tudor Cezar made a dive for the shot but it was Just out of his reach looked up and there was a gap between two said Rosando who played Please see ROADRUNNERS C3 Zhorzhik Sepanyan got open in the right side of the penalty box He put a shot past Roadrunner goalkeeper Alan Beilke to put the Highlanders up early Arutyun Krtotyan put up the next goal for the Highlanders Krtotyan took a shot from outside that bounced off foe for post and ricocheted into the back of foe net Sepanyan added his second goal midway through the first half for a SO San Gabriel Valley advantage: "They shoot very well from 20 yards said Smyth banged in two goals in foe first 30 minutes On the third goal I really believe the referee missed an offsides Both teams were reduced to 10 men after Roadrunner midfielder Abel Gutierrez and Highlander midfielder Sarkis Banyan were red carded for an exchange along the left The Roadrunners didn't have a chance to change their departure time and were late because of traffic The field conditions were also less than ideal The field's width was smaller than usual and Included part of a dirt infield for a baseball field "You hate to complain about conditions because everyone has to play under the same ones but this field was so small" said Roadrunners coach Larry Smyth "That really plays to our disadvantage "When we get onto a big field we play much better with these guys They're very good in tight quarters which is to their advantage As soon as we won a ball they would race back and pack it The Highlanders took advantage of the situation and 10 minutes into the game But the Roadrunners couldn't repeat foe same magic that had propelled them Into Sunday's game against San Gabriel Wiley the Na 2 seed in foe division The Roadrunners arrived just 30 minutes before foe 5 pm kickoff and had limited time to warm up The game time had been moved up two hours and the location moved an hour further away late Saturday tJ -w Taitttod Tour cosmos to end -1 ft ---rV tM 1 I -J A i -u jL Hr 4V v'- Pantani becomes first Italian champion since Gimondi in 1965 PARIS France (AP) Shadowed for three weeks by a drug scandal and sit-down strikes the Tour de Prance staggered to a finish Sunday with Marco Pantani winning a race that unraveled like no other since it began in 1903 With the sun bright after a heavy showet the Italian rode in triumph along the Champs-Elysees moving he indued was a champion but still no match for the scandal that enveloped cycling1 showcase event He is the first Italian to win the Tburde France since Fblke Gimondi in 1965 He is also the first to win both foe Ibur of Italy and the Ibur de France in one year since cycling great Miguel Indurain did so five years ago win the Giro and the Tour de France is something my country has been waiting for a long Pantani sail "This day will remain one of foe most important days in my Defending champion Jan Ullrich of Germany was second 3 minutes 21 seconds behind Bobby Julkh of Glenwood Springs Cola was third Please see CYCLING C4 5 9 Associated Press TAKING EXCEPTION: Barry Bonds center wrestles Ricky Bottalico to the ground Sunday after getting hit with seventh-inning pitch Bonds lends a hand then departs NATIONAL Boston hangs on for a win Associated Press DOWN THE STRETCH: Bobby Julich of the United States races Saturday in 20th stage AMERICAN Gordon enjoys big day in Indianapolis AUTO RACING Associated Press PHILADELPHIA Barry Bonds was in foe middle of it all Sunday The slugger snacked the second of three consecutive home runs for San Francisco in the second inning then was at the center of a bendi-clearing brawl after being hit was hit by a pitch from Ricky Bottalkxx Bonds finished 4-fer4 and drove in three runs before being ejocted in the Giants' 153 win over the Philadelphia Phillies "(Fights) are a part of said Bonds who had a noticeable welt above his right eye from the don't need to comment on it won the game I had a great day that's time to move on" he said Bonds homcred tripled and tingled twice He had also stolen a base in the fifth when the Giants were up 12 With the Giants ahead 113 Bonds led off the seventh and Bottalico hit him In the right knee Bottalico had Just entered the game as a part of a double switch Bonds immediately charged the mound and tackled Bottalica Both benches and bullpens emptied onto the field "Enough was enough for Barry" Giants manager Dtisty Baker said 1 Just hope if a suspension font it isn't Olottalioo had a cut under his left eye He said it occurred when he hit the artificial turf during foe brawL Bottalico Insisted his pitch to Bonds did not cany a message "It Just got away from he said "I'm not sure why I got Bonds' steal may have prompted what happened in his next at-bot "If that1! what upset them there's something Bonds said "Aa long is baseball has been around ill not over In the fifth Inning You can still run you're trying to win the game They had come back twice on us fhm big leads In the first two garnet In the bottom of the Inning Giants starter Kirk Ructcr (12-6) hit Ales Arias with a pitch with two outs Associated Press ANAHEIM Vaughn home-red and Tim Wakefield gained his 13th victory as foe Boston Red Sox squandered most of an eight-run lead Sunday night hut hung on for an 8-7 win over the Anaheim Angels Nomar Gnrciaparra scored twice and drove In two runs for Boston which swept foe forcegame series and is now 5-1 on Its current road trip The Angels lost their fourth straight anil with 12-3 victory over the White Sox fell a game behind the Rangers for first place in the AL West Greg Swindell blanked the Angels in foe seventh after they soared six times In the sixth Thai Gordon pitched the ninth and allowed a run on Tim RBI groundnut before getting his 31st saw AttiMct 7 Indians I OAKLAND MaB Sows IM fourth horns ren In aa many games aa Oakland rafted towmM kxirtn i it sight Start IWi homar ol 9w asason cams Oakland's ttve-run saventn Inning which ttwy soared feaAng 5-2 Tha As Please see AMERICAN C-3 Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS The Kid from around the comer did it again Jeff Gordon won his second Brickyard 400 and earned the biggest payday In racing history Saturday at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway It was a popular victory one that the 2S-year-old NASCAR star could truly enjoy without wondering why so many fans seem to hate him Gonkm who was bora in Califor nla but spent his teen years in Pitts-boro a 15-minute drive from the speedway Is now the biggest star in NASCAR He Is also the object of considerable hatred and Jealousy There are anti-Gordon bumper sticken and Web sites This one was pure Joy for Gordon known as The Kid He held off tenacious Mark Martin until a caution flag three Laps from foe end cut short the drama fom was able to Associated Press WINDING UP: Randy Johnson was a winner Sunday In his first start since being traded and none on Arias walked toward the mound before catcher Brent Mayne gut in his way Both benches and bullpens cleared again but no punches were thrown Arias was tjected but Rurter stayed in the game Buis Bonds and Jeff Kent hit consecutive home runs in the second inning the first time the Giants had hit three In a row since 19R2 as San Ftancisco de-foated Philadelphia Sr the third straight day The Giants tied a season high with 19 hits nine Sr extra bases Burks acquired Friday from Colorado knocked in four runs and Kent drove In three Please see NATIONAL C4 truly enjoy foe aftermath This time he was cheered loudly In fact this time he was honored with enthusiastic chants of "Gordon and "Gordon Rules" as he stood on foe elevated Victory Clide in front of the main grandstand "It's definitely sweet to come here and Gonkm said "After foe race was owe I shut the engine off I had to hear iL If awesome to hear that many people cheering for Asked if he understands why so many fans boo him at other places Gordon who owns 35 career victories in Just stx seasons in NAS-CAR's top stock car series said 1 think we need to ask those fans I try not to put too much effort Into finding out why" Thanks to a $1 million bonus from series sponsor Winston as part of Its No Bull 5 promotion Gmdon's total earnings Saturday were 11637625 That breaks the Please sea AUTO RACING C-2 hitters have some fun SEMI-PRO BA5EBAU Ksy jonrvy jen Tdegram-irfoune SANTA MARIA The San Luis Obispo Blues wanted to havo ftin before foe season was owt But not before putting up one last big offensive display Using two monster Innings San Luts Obispo crushed tho Santa Maria Indians 19-1 in six Innings Sunday affernmm at Elka Field in Santa Maria Tnnia Hernandez drove In four runs while Dove Molklor went Sftm 4 Inducting a three run hornet The Indians did take the second Kef the semi pro baseball dou-dor SI However the Blues were playing so short handed In that game they wound up playing two (if their roadiei Tha big first gama was a re- Burton back on top of LPGA Tour GOLF out of for rough to assure poc Bur ton hit her 8 footer into foe center of foe cur bent over and haled her fare In her hands "Two years ago I honestly cnukinl fell you If I would be on lop Burton sakL wasn't enjoying the gama It was King needing a victory to complete tlie UGA career grand slam was two strokes behind until she bogryed the ktst two holes She hod a 72 and finished third five strokes behind Meg Mallon who grew up Just across the Detroit River in Farmington Mich got to within one stroke of Burton at tha turn but hot 40 on the bock nine and She tied firir fimrth at 272 along with Canadians Dawn Coe -Jones ml Gall Grohom and Michelle Kami Sr RtPak trying to become the first woman sine Pat Bradley In lniB and the find rookie ever to win out foe greens and along with foe Sunday pressure of a major put some teeth Into tho Essex Golf Country Club None of the players within six shots of the tad managed to bnstk 7a And Burton who aim win foe du Maurler In 1993 in a playoff over King made it especially difficult on the final two hold "1 was Just trying to craw foe fin-bh line" Burton sakL Lending Sovnstam by one stroke on foe paid 17th Burton sailed 1st Swsid Into a swale of rough to Uw right of the green With Sivenstara faring a 25 foot eagle putt Burton raised the hed (if her wedge slightly to keep It from pdlng caught in foe rough and chipped to 4 6it Both walked off with blntld but Burton kept foe outenme In doubt when her 7-Iron Into tin 18th hit a tall onk tree hanging owr the right skis and kkted into tlie foirwoy 60 yards short She chipped over the ridge to I fret Altar Sorenstam hit a nka chip Asaodatad Pitta WINDSOR Ontario Tha shootout turned into survival Sunday at the du Maurler Classic something Brand le Burton understands as well as anyuna Beset by injuries and selfdoubt over five winless years on tho Burton won tho final miOnr champkmshlp of foe season by making an I foot pnr putt on foe bint hok) to bent Annlka Sorenstam byonestrokA Burton dosed with an even par 72 still enough to art a toumnmmt record at II under 270 tha lowest core In relation to par ever at a women's major Betsy King had a 17-under 267 in winning tna 1992 LTGACluinipkmNhlpi "My heart Is about out of my chest right no" Burton sabl wl) Ing awny tears definitely did foe hard Nothing came easy on another warm sunny day foal finally dried AaiocurtiiO Press OVERCOME WITH EMOTION: Brandle Burton reacts Sunday Ptoase see GOLF C4 after Unking putt on tha 18th hole to win du Mauri or Classic Please see MJUCSCJ SPORTS EDITOR: ERIC BUROICK TIl-TIll SPORTS FAX: 711-79 71 Qj SPORTS 1-000-4 SI 1440 CIRCULATION: TI1-TIT0.