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6 Sports Look < NFL CHICAGO (AP)- The Chicago Bears said they plan to build a new , $285 million grass-field stadium and | leave Soldier Field, their home for the past 24 years. Bears President Michael McCaskey said the team would push for legislation to fund the new facil lty and hopes to play its first season there in 2000. Tennis HOUSTON (AP) ? Steffi Graf, playing her first clay-court tournament this year, improved to 15-0 in 1995 with a 6-2,6-1 victory over Maria Strandlund in the second round of the Houston Women's Tennis Championships. Graf, who regained the No. 1 spot in the WTA Tour rankings from Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Monday, also extended her string of consecutive set victories to dU. BARCELONA, Spain (AP) ? Pete Sampras, two days after losing his No. 1 ranking, was beaten by the world's 84th-ranked player in the Conde de Godo. Oliver Gross of Germany won 16,6-2, 6-3 in Sampras' first match since being overtaken by Andre Agassi Monday for the top spot. NHL BOSTON (AP) ? Boston Bruins center Adam Oates agreed in principle on a five-year contract that USC men's ten Staff Reports Carolina men's tennis coach Kent DeMars announced the signing of Columbia native Keith Brill to a national letter of intent Thursday afternoon. Brill, No. 112 in the ITF Junior World Rankings, has trained at the Saddlebrook Academy in Wesley Chapel, Fla., the past three years. Brill was ranked 1 Ati. J 1 J.V/L11 ill LUC U111LCU tJLdLCa CU1U 11U. 1 111 the South last year. Brill's coaches at Saddlebrook included Tommy Thompson, coach of two of the world's top five players, Pete Sampras and Jim Courier, and former Gamecock Richard Ashby, who served as captain of DeMars' first Carolina team in 1985. "Keith is the consummate studentathlete," DeMars said. "He has been one- i year ahead of his peers academically i throughout high school. Keith has a big serve, big forehand and is the type of player who likes to end points quickly." ; Brill was crowned champion of the < Southern Tennis Association in 1994 af- ! BUCKLE UPTTi How to Cram 1 It's amazing how much stuff you can cram in" for the summer. It's even more amazing hov private spaces in many convenient sizes, a Stop by toda NO DEPOSIT OPEN 71 Store almost anything Furniture, PUBi STOP RENTAL SP) COLUMBIA 3415 Broad River Road Next to Wide Water Square 798-2598 You Store It. You Lock It. Subject to availability on selected sizes. All sizes approximate. Based on New rentals only. Does not include applicable deposits or fees. Offer ex 1 I would pay him about $10 million. The contract would run through the 1998-99 season and would pay Oates, 32, a prorated $1.85 million for the current season; $1.95 million next season; $2.05 million for 199697; $2.15 million for 1997-98; and, depending on his production that season, the same amount for 199899. BOSTON (AP) ? The New York Rangers will not file tampering charges against the Quebec Nordiques for allegedly contacting defenseman Sergei Zubov before last Friday's NHL trading deadline. The Nordiques are alleged to have called Zubov to find out whether he would report if he were traded to Quebec. NCAA Basketball NEWARK, Del. (AP) ? Mike Brey, a Duke assistant for the past eight years, succeeded Steve Steinwedel at Delaware. Steinwedel resigned March 7. Yacht Racing SAN DIEGO (AP) ? Dennis Conner's Stars & Stripes was nearly 15 minutes ahead of Americans Mighty Mary in an America's Cup defender finals race when the time limit expired because of a lack of wind. The race was to be resailed today, and officials from Team New Zealand and Bertrand's oneAustralia were to meet this morning to decide if they'll resail their challenger race Friday. is signs Brill ter capturing the Southern Closed Championships in Mobile, Ala. He has also won state player of the year awards in both South Carolina (1990,1992) and Florida (1994). He also received Saddlebrook Academy's sportsmanship and player of the year awards and was named player of the year by the Tampa Tribune in 1994. This year, Brill reached the quarterfinals of the Banana Bowl Championships in Brazil, defeating the eighthranked junior in the world. He also reached the quarterfinals of the Pony Malta-Avianca Cup in Banquilla, Colombia, defeating third seed (ranked No. 24 in the world) Borus Borgula of Slovakia 6-2,6-1. Brill, who chose Carolina over Duke and Tennessee, will enroll at USC in January. He is the son of Alan and Susan Brill of Columbia. "S THE LAW For Summer fe; ? "c:/ ^ H1 amnn^ / to one Public Storage rental space kl liHlfl u/mi'II 1A/a U?i.a v ntut jv/u ii pay. vvc nave iuu> ui ill at affordable monthly rates. yDAYS A WEEK books Sports equipment icl !AGE VCES PI?W 6m% IM. \ j ^ * BBusQI * WMaWatar W M? U a.MfrmJl \ 1 Jiim irmw E*? \ You Keep The Key. 3 month rental. Limit one space per customer, pires May 31,1995. Closed on Memorial Day. GSP95 ; ? { * _ The Gamecock Lady Gam* Doubles team of Rakic and Davies clinch upset of Lady Blue Devils. Staff Reports Freshman Tobi Rakic and senior Victoria Davies clinched No. 12 Carolina's 5-4 upset Tuesday of No. 6 Duke, rallying to win 3-6.6-3.64 over the Blue Dev ils' Monica Mraz and Wendy Lyons, the nation's second-ranked doubles team. Carolina, now 19-3 overall, posted its first win over Duke (16-5) since 1985. Tm extremely proud of this team," USC coach Arlo Elkins said. "In terms of rankings, this was the biggest win of my career here. Although we had a freshman playing in the deciding doubles match against the ' : toria Davies 3-6,6D A VIES ' f 1, 6-4 to give the Blue Devils a brief 3-2 lead. r Moments later, Lady Gamecock ^ freshman Karolina Bulat broke Laura * Zifer's serve at 5-4 in the third set to complete a remarkable 4-6,6-3,6-4 vie- v tory. Zifer, ranked 53rd nationally, had ? lost only five times in 36 matches this season. Carolina also received singles wins 3 Newton nan Associated Press Steve Newton, a former men's basketbal coach at Carolina and Murray State, has beei named athletics director at the University c Southern Indiana His appointment, announced Thursdaj is effective June 1. Newton has been assistant athletics di rector at USC since 1993. He was basketbal coach there for two years before that, but h stepped down after the basketball progran was rocked by five secondary NCAA viola tions. He coached at Murray State from 1985-91 Newton was one of six finalists for the Mm ray State basketball vacancy but withdrev Game Rui OUR ANNUAL * I Sunglasses by Bausch & Lamb SALE NOW IN PROGRESS! * See store for details. Expires 4/30/95 ^ ^ Friday, April 14, 1995 ri ecock tennis & '% * ' ' * ' Carolina freshman Tobi Rakic and teamnu ind Wendy Lyons completed the Lady Gam< rom fi-eshman Tracy Kotseos and sopho- Greene 1 aore Muriel Abella. Kotseos' 7-5, 6-3 ra Zifer i ictory over Karen O'Sullivan improved and Elle ler team-leading singles record to 26-8. cy Kotse "he Blue Devils' other singles points No. ! yere earned by Monica Mraz in a 6-2, left on c< <-2 winner over Heather Greene and Davies i Vendy Fix's a 6-1, 7-5 victor against serve to reshman Tobi Rakic. was brol The two teams split at No. 2 and No. Neitl doubles. Karolina Bulat and Heather the next tied new AD i if 'He has a proven track record in i athletic administration and fund raising and will make an excellent addition to the USI staff.' USI President H. Ray Hoops on Steve Newton e his name to return to his home state. 1 "He has a proven track record in athletic administration and fund raising and will make an excellent addition for the USI staff," university President H. Ray Hoops said of the Terre Haute native. v Newton, who had been scheduled to in COCK ? RTS , a _____ ?&. t???Ryj^jM^HflK, >, 1 (01 AS{ i stuns No. 6 Duke 1 ^^s'f 1 . /4iJg yUEstotfy WBBHM ' IK. , ^&&3BI i iiiJi I J^mI MK^, rue rnoTo ite Victoria Davies' doubles win against Duke's Monica Mraz ecocks' upset over the No. 6 Blue Devils. >eat Duke's Wendy Fix and Lau- serve at 5-4 to clinch the Lady Game6-1,6-3, while Karen O'Sullivan cocks' biggest win of the season, n McCance downed USC's Tra- Caro)ina cou|d establish a school os and Sophie Ljucovic 6-1,7-5. reCord for SEC victories with a win at 1 doubles was the sole contest No 16 Tennessee Saturday afternoon, ourt for the match s final hour usc js 7.2 in the conference while Ten. ind Rakic broke Wendy Lyons nessee is 6.2 and 13.5 overa? open the third set. USC s Rakic ken while serving 3-2. A victory would also earn Carolina hier team could hold serve over its most victories since the 1987 squad four games. Finally, Rakic held posted a 24-8 overall record. it Southern Indiana terview for the Murray State coaching job Friday, won four Ohio Valley Conference cham- :* .jjjfk pionships and guided the Racers to three NCAA mk tournaments during his six-year stint at Mur- m ray. He also served seven seasons as assistant J 4 w$!Sk Murray is searching for a replacement for BBSHB Scott Edgar, who resigned earlier this month 1|L j/ to become the new basketball coach at Duquesne. Newton said he and his wife, Kathy, are "ecstatic about joining the Evansville com- I munity and the USI family. You have a very I positive environment with strong leadership, mmL 'm successful programs and a very supportive community." NEWTON '?aiflcock Pager Warehouse J @) MOTOROLA 3 JQ9S Wj?\^ i OMy activation required . no creau cnecK standard 2 state coverage 3 service fee starts at $7.95 mo. ij recrystal your pager Free 503 Meeting St. W. 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