October 11, 2008
Courier shot down like a (red) clay pigeon
Md. resident Callahan finishes 37th in pistol
BARCELONA, Spain -- Jim Courier's game unraveled against big-serving Marc
Rosset of Switzerland, and the top-ranked American lost, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1, in the
third round of the Olympics.
Courier fell with a thud on red clay, his best surface. Trouble began in
the opening game when he received a warning from the chair umpire for cursing
while disputing a ruling.
Rosset, ranked 44th, came into the match with an 11-11 recorthis year on
clay. He advanced into the quarterfinals of a tournament for the first time
since February.
"I'm a little dumbfounded," U.S. coach Tom Gorman said.
Courier's loss leaves No. 3 Pete Sampras as the top remaining seed in the
men's tournament.
In women's play, top seed Steffi Graf moved a step closer to her second
gold medal by beating Magdalena Maleeva of Bulgaria, 6-3, 6-4. No. 2 Arantxa
Sanchez Vicario rallied to beat Barbara Rittner of Germany, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, and
No. 3 Jennifer Capriati eliminated Yayuk Basuki of Indonesia, 6-3, 6-4.
YACHTING
California duo wins gold in Star class
BARCELONA, Spain -- Americans Mark Reynolds of San Diego and Hal Haenel of
Los Angeles didn't take any chances this time in winning a gold medal in the
Star class Olympic yachting.
They clinched it even before the last race, a sharp contrast to the 1988
Olympics, when a broken mast on the final day cost them a chance for a gold.
Heading into the final day of yachting, U.S. boats led in four other
classes and were second in three others.
In the Soling division, Kevin Mahaney of Bangor, Maine, Jim Brady of
Annapolis and Doug Kern of Aus
tin, Texas, led following the fleet races. The top six teams enter round-robin
play to determine the gold medalist.
WOMEN'S DIVING
Two Americans qualify for springboard finals
BARCELONA, Spain -- Julie Ovenhouse rallied from 23rd to fifth on her
final two dives, and Karen LaFace moved up eight places in one dive as both
Americans qualified for the women's Olympic springboard final.
Ovenhouse of Howell, Mich., finished fifth with 291.480 points. LaFace of
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., placed 11th with 279.060. The top 12 scorers advance to
the final.
Irina Lachko of the Unified Team finished first with 334.890 points.
WATER POLO
U.S. downs Australia in group opener, 8-4
BARCELONA, Spain -- Doing his best impression of Brooks Robinson afloat,
35-year-old Craig Wilson proved why he still is considered the best water polo
goalie in the world.
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