Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - May 28, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba C2 sports Winnipeg free May 2000 i Brief Canada extends unbeaten Streak to 12 games Toronto up Jeff Clarke scored Early in the second half to give Canada a 10 Victory Over a lightweight Trinidad and Tobago Side in an uninspiring exhibition soccer game a Wingback who is also Cap Tain of the under23 won the free kick that led to the Sis minute goal when he was hurled to the ground As he beat a defender on the Edge of the Martin Nash curled in the kick and Clarke coolly headed the Ball past goalkeeper Ross Russell in a crowded penalty Clarkes his first for the National was a Welcome tonic after a Sloppy first half by the it also extended Canadas unbeaten Streak under coach Holger Osieck to 12 Osieck is 1035 at the Canadian the canadians leave tomorrow for where they play Honduras on tuesday in another exhibition then its off to Havana for the june 4 first leg of a Homeland away playoff with Cuba to determine which team advances to the semifinal round of world cup qualifying in the conc Acaf the return match is june 11 in Canada edges Argentina up Paul Duer Den scored 24 Points to Lead Canada to a 32 14 Victory Over Argentina yesterday in mens world league volleyball the match went Back and Forth with and was marred by incessant complaining by the ninth ranked in particular its Star player Marcos the match top scorer with 25 was the Goat when he crossed the Centre line retrieving the Ball on the final play to give Canada the i was very proud of our we showed some fight and some Compo that a very positive sign this Early in the said Canadian National team head coach Garth Pischke of the 12country world now in its Lith is regarded As the most important mens volleyball tournament after the olympic its an invite Only tournament and offers a million Canada travels to Winnipeg for matches against world number six Yugoslavia on june 2 and saturday afternoon june 3 Gretzky on Board Phoenix a when Developer Steve Ellmarie put million Down on the Phoenix he forged the first link in what could be a Long Chain of changes for the nil with retired great Wayne Canadas Jeff Clarke 4 is taken Down by Trinidad and Tobago Avery John during soccer action Gretzky As a is preparing to buy the team from Richard Burke and build a new Arena in the buyers transferred the Down payment late Friday their agreement keeps the team in Gretzky contribution was if i haunt done this the team was moving out of Gretzky told the Toronto i own a piece of the coyotes and i am really excited about it was a such a Good Deal for me that i pass it should the Deal the buy ers would lose the million most observers believe Burke would then sell the team to Microsoft founder Paul who wants to move the coyotes to Woods blitzes Field Ohio a on the table next to Tiger Woods chair yesterday was a bottle of not a a reminder that theres still one round left to play in the memorial Tournai try getting everyone else to believe Harrison who trailed Woods by one stroke when the third round began on soggy Mirfield finished the Day 14 strokes behind and became the latest Mem Ber of the Tiger Woods fan its been a longtime since Ive played with and now i know Frazar Ernie Els thought he had seen it he has had four sensational Bat Les with Woods since but could Only watch As Woods manhandled Mirfield Village for a 7under 65 to build the largest 54hole Lead on the pea tour in two Hes just Els Mike of Brights carded a 68 yesterday and was in fourth eight Back of who can now mail in another pea Penske gets 100th win a gone from Roger Henskes racing operation is just about everything that made it great except the Boss with his 100th cart Victory finally achieved after the three dark est years in team he sees a Bright future based on All the changes he has made since last one of the biggest Driver Gil de Ferrah paid the first dividend with a Victory yesterday in the Bosch spark plug grand the conservative business Man with holdings far broader than a racing stepped out of character after the race spraying Cham pagne All Over his Why it had been three years three Days 54 losses since his last Paul Tracy of Toronto held the Lead for eight but finished 10th after drawing a Black Flag penalty for passing during a caution on Lap 1861 excitement Back at indy Indianapolis a Buzz is Back at is it enough to restore prestige to what was once the most famous race in the world maybe but after four years of Noname dwindling interest and sink ing to the seemingly dying old girl of Auto has new that because the lineup for the 84th running of the Indianapolis 500 today 10 ten will include two time Champion Al Unser who is Back after a five year absence two Drivers for Chip Ganassin the champions of the rival cart series and 19yearold Sarah the youngest Driver in the Field and Only the third woman to race at the Indianapolis motor from a Canadian theres also Toronto Driver Scott indy loss of Luster can be traced to when Speedway president Tony George created the indy racing league As a All Oval alternative to the established championship Auto racing since carts big name teams and and most of its big Dollar have stayed away from what immediately became the Centrepiece event of the new its just like every other race that has people in the 90 years of history and pays said Brian of racing operations for the but even Barnhart agreed that the return of popular two time Champion the appearance of Ganassi Drivers Juan the cart and Jimmy is a big things look but kicks Good in Victory Over pacers new York Patrick Ewing was out and Marcus Camby went too a double dose of adversity that brought out the Best in the rest of the new York despite losing another big Man to an the kicks received inspired performances from Latrell Sprewell Allan Houston to pacers beat the Indiana pacers 9895 yesterday in game 3 of the Eastern conference it was another chapter of hardship overcome for a kicks team that always seems to play its Best when things look their kicks 98 if the sight of Ewing sitting on the Bench wearing a Gray suit want bad it looked even worse when Camby slipped in the second Quarter and injured his Camby was taken to a Hospital for an Fri Sprewell broke out of a series Long slump and scored 32 Points and Houston won his matchup with Reggie Miller and scored 28 As the kicks Cut the pacers Lead to 21 in the bestow seven game 4 is our team has exceptional kicks coach Jeff Van Gundy they could have subconsciously had a Little but we Hung in there very Miller had predicted that Houston and Sprewell would take 25 shots apiece in ewings and he was it that far Sprewell shot scoring nine Points in the fourth and Houston was Charlie Ward and Larry Johnson added 14 Points apiece for new which started the Seldom used Chris Dudley at Centre As Ewing sat out with acute tendinitis in his right coming off a 3for14 performance that he called the worst playoff game of his Sprewell played with much More driving the Ball to the Basket and freeing himself with one or two dribbles for pull up Sprewell was clearly looking to get his offence going As two of the teams scoring threats were Houston was almost As using an array of spin moves to free himself of Millers defence and create enough room to did so Little in the fourth Quarter that coach Larry Bird sat him for the last even when the pacers pulled within six with 40 seconds Jalen Rose nearly came up with a steal with 30 seconds but the kicks kept control As Chris Childs made two foul shots with seconds left for a 9688 press tributes pour in for habs hero rocket hockey Champion for the Ages rocket Richard was remembered As a larger Hanife a hockey icon whose legend was interwoven in the fabric of politicians and sports figures alike were Quick to honour the Montreal canadians hockey Star whose popularity spanned generations and Premier Lucien Bouchard hailed Richard As a Quebec prime minister Jean Chretien said the rocket was a Symbol to All of what it takes to be a True and broadcaster Dick Irvin whose father coached the recalled How Richard could raise the roof at the Montreal i have a whenever he scored a the cheer at the forum was just a Decibel than when anybody else no matter the Irvin former canadians sniper Guy a hero to another generation of hockey remembered the rocket As an we All wanted to Wear his 9 when we were just said this Man played a role in my career through the Pride he displayed each time he wore the sweater of the Montreal Veteran executive Cliff who worked in the canadians organization from 1956 to grew up in Montreal watching the rocket was frenc Canadian now a consultant for the Tampa Bay said from his Florida he just had the ability to bring peo ple out of their he was an unbelievably exciting hockey Ronald former president of the remembered Richards drive and the emotions he he was a Man of great determine said just look at his there want a dry Eye in the House when he received a standing ovation at the closing of the Montreal forum in it was extremely moving i almost fell to the my Knees were trembling so Irvin also pointed to that not ing the prolonged ovation for a Man who haunt played or scored a goal in 36 i would dare say that 75 to 80 per cent of the people in the building had never seen him Irvin it was an amazing mind bog gling that was the hold that he had and his memory had on hockey fans in Chretien said Richard both defined and transcended the game of but what truly set him apart what made him a special hero to the fans was his extraordinary the prime minister said in a his dazzling combination of skill and drive not Only made him one of the greatest hockey players it also made him a Symbol to All of what it takes to be a True the rocket enriched the lives of everyone who had the privilege and pleasure of watching him in action and Are flooded with memories of his incredible nil commissioner Gary Bettman said the rocket was one of Nils greatest with his his his drive and his Maurice Richard embodied All the qualities that make hockey press sunday May 28 Lamb b h o n b o ii Molson tickets available at can West global ticketmaster outlets or at june 7 patience saves Day for Mcmillan Pepsi Call 7803333 Rob Mcmillan of Winnipeg remained patient during try ing conditions yesterday to retain the Lead after three rounds of the Canadian Tours season opening telus Vancouver it was a survival test today and you needed patience to take what the course gave said Mcmillan after posting a one underpay 70 in heavy rain and wind conditions at the Mayfair lakes his 203 total is one better than Darren Griff of and Brian Kontak of the Griff escaped the 18th with a Lucky Par five for 69 and his second shot struck the top of a railway tie at the Lake guarding the Green and the Ball veered into a greenside Kontak want As he dunked a four Wood approach into the but managed to get up and Down from the same Bunker by holing a 15 footer for bogey and Roger Tambellini of matched the Best score of the wet a thereunder for 205 and fourth Brian Kontak made a great bogey on even though i had pencilled in a Birdie for said on another Par five that was playing the i lost two shots to his Kontak hit drive and eight Iron at the 518yard Hole and knocked in a 35foot putt for the but i stayed patient and made Birdie at the which was playing directly into the said it was like stealing a stroke and a half from the 2000 Lefly n s Volley thu University of Winnipeg Duchini Ortii Centre e 2jrm Jure u2 crets his adults Cinilia Voll Fitall 47470w students seniors 1484 Paije 1615 of iterate it ;