Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 4, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Imbrie Gamble costly Potomac my. Apr shortly after Paul Stankowski took the Lead at the Kemper insurance open Golf tournament yesterday he moved behind a tree. Stankowski who had birdied the two previous holes to go 11-under-Par, hooked his tee shot behind a tree at the Par-4 15th. He told his Caddie he was going to play it Safe and just pitch the Ball Back to the Fairway a but then that Green started looking awfully inviting. A my Caddie and i talked about it a Stankowski said. A the thought the play was to Lay up. A i thought the play was to Lay up. I said a of either Way i would have used the same i got Over it and i got Back in my stance a Little bit and he a like a a of gosh he a going to go for a Stankowski a nine Iron shot hit the tree and dropped in the rough. The next shot landed in a Bunker. The Hole mercifully ended with a double bogey knocking him off the top of the Leader Board. Stankowski redeemed himself somewhat at the Par-3 17th with the Best shot of the Day a seven Iron tee shot that landed inches from the pin. He finished with a 3-under-Par 68 yesterday for a 10-under-Par, 203 total one shot behind Leader Steve Lowery. Glen Hnatiuk of Selkirk man., the Lone Canadian in the Field carded a 72 yesterday for a 215 total and is 13 shots off the agrees to Cut salary Santa Clara Calif. A the san Francisco 49ers and receiver Jerry Rice reportedly will wait until tomorrow to finalize a restructured contract that will save the team $1 million against the salary Cap. A we believe that his signing is imminent a coach Steve Mariucci said after minicams workouts on Friday. A a we be sent a copy of the contract to his agent Jim Steiner and they re reviewing it. We re hopeful that it will be signed by All parties very Rice reportedly agreed to reduce his base salary of $2.25 million and roster Bonus of $1.45 million for the coming season. Rice a contract runs through 2004.. Shocks Canada Manchester . Up Fly half Grant Wells led a 27-Point comeback in the second half yesterday As the . Defeated Canada 34-25 in Epson cup Pacific rim Rugby action. Mary Ann Chastain associated press Grace Park Waves to the crowd after storming Back to maintain Lead at the Kathy Ireland classic yesterday. Canada led 20-7 at the half but the . Ate away at the Lead eventually pulling ahead on Juan Grobler a converted try in the 73rd minute. It marked the second straight year the eagles have beaten Canada following an 18-17 win in Markham ont., in 1999. The Victory somewhat of an upset with Canada unofficially ranked Lith in the world compared to no. 16 for the ., improved the americans record to 2-0 in Epson cup play this season. Canada slipped to 1-1.Montoya grabs pole West Allis wis. Apr Juan Montoya captured another pole yesterday. Now he wants to finish the Job. A we just need a win a the 24-year-old said after taking the top spot for the Miller Lite 225 race today at the Milwaukee mile. That sounds a Little funny coming from the Driver who last sunday won the Indianapolis 500 in dominating fashion. But Montoya is the defending Champion of the cart series and indy is now the Centrepiece of the rival indy racing league. After winning seven times last year Montoya has failed to finish better than fourth in the first five cart events this season despite leading 40 per cent of the Falls one Back Victoria up a Rookie Zoltan Veress of Kitchener ont., fired a 6-under-Par 64 yesterday to jump into the Lead after the third round of the Canadian Tours $150,000 Shell pay less open. Veress who missed the Cut last week in his Canadian tour debut has a 54-Hole total of 10-under 200 and a one shot Lead Over Todd fanning of Winnipeg and Grant Masson of the United states. Masson shot a course record 10-under 62 at Royal Colwood Golf club while fanning birdied the final Hole for an even Par 70.Park keeps her place Murrells Inlet . Apr Grace Park of South Korea shot a 2-under-Par 70 saturday to maintain a one stroke Lead after the third round of the Kathy Ireland classic. Park the 21-year-old former Arizona state Star in her first season on the Lyga tour had a 12-under 204 total on Wach Esaw plantations East course. A i like where i am and i done to feel any pressure Quot Park said. A i guess i have been in this position before just not Here on the Lyga tour. A i am the Rookie coming up and i am not really scared of anyone person behind me. I have no fear. I am just going to play the game and Hope that it is there Over Al Duque Tampa Fla. Apr Al Duque Cito had an impressive debut. Cuban defector Adrian Hernandez retired his first 12 hitters a eight on strikeouts men route to a three hit strikeout performance Over 6 2-3 innings in his . Pro debut saturday night for the single a Tampa Yankees. Hernandez is nicknamed Al Duque Cito because his pitching motion is similar to that of Orlando Hernandez another cuban defector. Al Duque started for the Yankees on Friday night against the Atlanta braves. The two Are not related but both pitched for cubans top team Havana gets bad break Arlington Texas a the Texas rangers placed Centre fielder Ruben Mateo on the 15-Day disabled list saturday a Day after the Rookie broke his right leg. Mateo had surgery Friday night to have a Rod placed in his femur and will miss the rest of the season. He missed the final two months of last season after surgery to repair a broken Bone in his left packs it in Milwaukee apr tight end Mark Chmura of the Green Bay packers facing trial on charges he sexually assaulted his 17-year-old baby Sitter said the team has told him he will be released. A today i am saddened to announce that after eight wonderful seasons my tenure with the Green Bay packers will be Over a Chmura said yesterday during a news conference at his lawyer Gerald Boyless office. His lawyers said the formal release will come tomorrow. A it has always been a dream of mine to end my playing career with the Green Bay packers a Chmura said. A unfortunately it does not appear that will Little fanfare precedes Canada is. Cuba match soccer mostly ignored in Cuba Havana a baseball has Long reigned As the King of sports in Cuba leaving soccer All but ignored on an Island where Little boys learn to Bat a Ball before they Are old enough for school and elderly men spend Days arguing the merits of teams and players. Cubans who Are sports fanatics at heart passionately follow soccer a world cup games every four years As Well As sports of All types during the summer olympics. Some latin american soccer superstars such As Ronaldo of Brazil or Gabriel Battistuta of Argentina have Strong followings Here. But when it comes to their own National soccer team cubans just done to seem interested a not even in the world cup qualifying matches. There Wasny to a single word in cubans National newspapers on saturday about the cuban soccer teams last Chance to qualify when it plays Canada Here today 7 . Cd ctr sports net tape delay. Cubans National sports Institute has worked to change the Lack of interest in soccer promoting the National team in recent years and even gaining some financial support from fifa soccer a International governing body. Still the players say they Haven to the kind of experience needed to build a Strong team. And the rough Field at the Pedro Marrero stadium in Havana where Cuba plays Hasni to helped. A the pitch is absolutely disgraceful a Costa Taka general Secretary of the Cayman islands football association said after his team lost to Cuba 4-0 in the first round of qualifying Back in March. He complained that the Field had a undulations All Over the place bumpy and in my opinion Canada Hopes the pitch wont be a problem As it begins its world cup qualifying Campaign Riding a 13-game unbeaten Streak. Pat Onstad will Start in goal for the canadians who play Cuba in Winnipeg in the second leg next sunday. A associated press French Admire Venus a style grit Sweet strokes by Steven Wilstein Arnott / continued from Page cd the twin Trees however had Arnott a stick tied up which Likely prompted stars goalie Eddie Belfour to go for the poke Check. At the last second however Arnott broke his arms free and chipped the puck through Belfoure a pads just before the goalies stick poked the puck away. The room was partially created when Dallas Centre Guy Carbon Neau sent to work defensively against Arnott in the first period had to abort his shift Early when he was accidentally clipped in the Mouth by hatchery a stick. Arnott a line had come into the game after a so so Outing in a Garnet loss after which Robinson dressed Down both Sykora and Elias for weak play. A yeah last game we realized we could have been better a Arnott said. A we talked about it but this morning we were pretty quiet. We knew what we had to do to get out of it. We were quiet right up to the Start of the game but in the first we starting talking Arnott said he could accept the criticism from his coach and even delivered one of his hard shots at some reporters covering the series. A a there a too much said about who played bad and who did no to Arnott said. A we play bad As a line or Good As line. As a unit we had to help our team win and tonight we got some bounces and we worked better with each Arnott also cautioned a questioner who asked if he thought the devils should be up 3-0 in this series. A a we re just looking at this game As a big positive that we won one on the Road and now we have a Chance to win two a he said. A we done to want to get ahead of ourselves. We know Dallas is Gritty. They be bounced Back from losses very Well and they be proven it All the Way through the playoffs. We have to keep Calm Heads and get ready for the next / continued from Page cd a a that a what won us the game that penalty kill a said devils coach Larry Robinson. A but we sure made it hard for ourselves at the end of the Hitchcock however said a later event in the first period caused the momentum shift. A a Jason Arnott a goal was the key a a we done to want to get ahead of ourselves. We know Dallas is Gritty. They be bounced Back from losses very Well. A _ Jason Arnott Over Emilie Loit of France to reach the round of 16 at the French open the no. 4-seeded Williams can draw More cheers than even a frenchwoman. The cheers were never louder than on one particular shot Early in the second set when Williams showed the kind of Speed and Range that she alone possesses among the women in Tennis. Loit facing break Point flicked a Surprise drop shot with Williams perched on the Baseline. The Ball was already on the Way Down and the crowd was starting to applaud the apparent Winner when Williams galloped in Long arms and Long legs at full Extension and caught the Ball Back handed for a perfect pass. The crowd roared As Williams strutted off the court a smug look on her face that said a a done to even think about dropping a shot on what is missing for Williams is a major title something her younger sister Serena snared at the . Open last summer. As Venus Williams works her Way Back into playing shape after being sidelined six months with tendinitis in both wrists she is showing signs that perhaps she too will win a grand slam title soon. Williams will next face no. La Anke Huber of Germany in the next round. Huber reached the round of 16 by beating Magdalena Grzybowska of Poland 6-2,6-2. Also advancing in straight sets were no. 5 Conchita Martinez of Spain no. 8 Arantha Sanchez Vicario of Spain and no. 16 Barbara Schett of Austria. Among the men last years runner up unseeded Andrei Medvedev of Ukraine reached the fourth round with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 Victory Over Agustin Calleri of Argentina. Medvedev next meets no. 3 Magnus Norman of Sweden who beat Sargis Sargisan Armenia 6-4, 6-1,6-2. No. 6 Cedric proline of France no. 9 Lleyton Hewitt of Australia and no. 12 Marat Safin of Russia All won in straight sets while no. 7 Thomas Enquist of Sweden lost in five sets to Spain Salbert Costa. In doubles the Canadian pair of Sebastien Lareau and Daniel Nestor advanced to the third round after beating americans Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan 6-2, 6-4. A associated press Vive la Venus Williams Paris a Tennis the French Way is played under a Blue Haze of cigarette smoke amid a symphony of cell phones and the fashion conscious fans love a player with style like american Star Venus Williams. In her skimpy yellow dress scooped out reveal ugly in the lower Back and with a single Row of White beads adorning her hair Williams is the most French of the foreigners. They Are players admired not just for the Grace of their game but for the Charisma they bring to the court. When Williams blends her style with a Gritty attitude and Sweet strokes As she did in a 6-2, 6-2 Victory yesterday Gretzky / continued from Page cd now is this bad news for the nil in Canada on the surface it would appear so especially sathers departure from the oilers which seems symbolic of the decline of the nil North of the 49th parallel. Yesterday however in Gretzky a weekly column published in the National Post he offered an insight that was curiously comforting. A some Are wondering if hell forget his roots a Gretzky wrote of Sather. A they say that now that he a in charge of hockey a biggest payroll hell forget All those years of speaking out in favour of common sense. A a done to count on it. Canadians never forget Canada. Glen wont forget who he is or where he came from or what a happening to the game in the country that gave it to the its not certain whether Gretzky the consummate Diplomat was just posturing for an old Friend. Maybe Sather will Start spending Money like an inebriated boatsman once ensconced in the big Apple. Then again if the future of the nil in Canada is at stake there a some conciliation knowing that Gretzky and Sather will have a seat at the negotiating table. At least these two men representing american franchises will be far More sensitive to the plight of struggling Canadian nil teams than some . Billionaire or corporate lawyer. Canadians never forget Canada. But Gary Bettman would in an instant and sleep soundly at night with Dollar signs dancing in whittle head. Frank Gunn / associated press stars defence Man Derian Hatcher hangs his head As new Jersey devils Centre Jason Arnott 25 celebrates his goal with teammate Petr Sykora 17 in the first period last night. Hitchcock said of the game tying goal at 18 06 of the first. A we played a great first period including the opening goal by Sylvain Cote and we lost Energy after that goal and we did no to get our sense of desperation Back until half Way through the third once the table was set last nights third period was As dry As Plain Toast or the Phoenix coyotes playoff record. That is until devils goalie Martin Brodeur tried to add some drama him self. First Brodeur backhanded the puck Over the Glass with less than five minutes to play giving the stars a last gasp Power play their third of the night. A i guess i found out How Good a backhand i have a Brodeur said. Then after it was killed Brodeur got a Little too aggressive with a Clearing attempt in the last minute and nearly gave away the tying goal when his shot was intercepted in the Slot ;