UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday, August 30, 1996
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Graf advances in Open despite family worries
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Top-seeded Steffi Graf battered Austria's Karin Kschwendt 6-2, 6-1 yesterday in her rush toward the defense of her U.S. Open title.
With the 52-minute victory, Graf moved into the third round, where her next opponent will be Natasha Zvereva of Belarus, a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 winner over Japan's Ai Sugiyama.
In an interview published in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung yesterday, Graf said she considered skipping the U.S. Open because it coincided with the beginning of her father's tax evasion trial in Germany.
Graf said a painful left calf muscle also made her consider withdrawing from the U.S. Open.
Peter Graf, who for years acted as his daughter's manager and has been in jail since August 1995, and family tax adviser Joachim Eckardt are accused of evading taxes on $28 million of Steffi Graf's income between 1989 and 1993. Both men face up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
In a battle of former Grand Slam tournament champions yesterday, Spain's Sergi Bruguera defeated Michael Stich of Germany, gaining a third-round berth.
Bruguera, who won the French Open in 1993 and 1994, ousted the 1991 Wimbledon winner 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.
kicking off Day 4 at the National Tennis Center.
Also winning second-round matches yesterday were third-seeded Thomas Muster of Austria, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 over Germany's Dirk Dier; No.13 Thomas Enqvist of Sweden, who downed France's Guillaume Raoux 6-3, 6-2, 6-3; Arnault Boetsch of France, 7-8-6-6, 6-3, 6-1 over Switzerland's Jakob Hlasek, 7-6, 7-5, 7-6, 9-7, 6-0 over Spain's Alberto Berasategui.
Capturing women's second-round matches were No. 7 Jana Novotna, No. 14 Barbara Paulus of Austria, No. 17 Karina Habsudova of Slovakia, Italy's Rita Grande, Austria's Sandra Dopfer, Petra Langrova of the Czech Republic, Belgium's Els Callens and Russia's Elena Likhovtseva and Anna Kourriukova.
Despite the big smile and the friendly banter with the crowd Wednesday night, Neville Godwin wasn't having fun. Michael Chang wouldn't let him.
"It's pretty tough to play against a wall, you know," Godwin said of his 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 second-round loss to Chang, the No. 2 seed in the year's final Grand Slam tournament. In another night match, Vince Spadea of Boca Raton, Fla., defeated Germany's David Prinosil 6-2, 1-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Emmitt Smith hopes to play against Bears despite injury
The Associated Press
IRVING, Texas — Emmitt Smith predicts he'll play Monday night against the Chicago Bears, and the Dallas Cowboys running back gets to test his tender knee today in his first practice since Aug. 17.
"I feel very good about my chances Monday night," Smith said Wednesday. "I'll know for sure in the next couple of days, but I believe I will be able to play."
"I think they are going to give me the ball as long as I can stand up."
Since Smith suffered a strained left knee ligament in the second quarter of a preseason game against Denver, Cowboys coaches have hoped that he would rebound as he always does from injury.
"He's a tough son-of-a-gun," said Joe Brodsky, running backs coach. "We always expect him to heal fast. But you always wonder if this is the one time he won't be able to play."
The Cowboys' offense is built around Smith and his ability to run between the tackles.
Quarterback Troy Aikman normally loosens up defenses with passes to wide receiver Michael Irvin and tight end Jay Novacek, then deals the ball to Smith. Irwin is suspended for five games, and Novacek has a bad back.
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"I expect ol' Dave will have that line of scrimmage crowded trying to stop me," Smith said. "But he better look out. We still have Kevin Williams, and Deion Sanders can stretch a defense, believe me."
Smith didn't work out on Wednesday because of a soggy practice field but said he'd work today.
"I feel much better," Smith said.
"I'm much better than I was on Monday. If I think I can't do the job, I won't go on the field. But I believe I'll be there. You don't want to miss an opener, particularly when it's on a Monday night."
Last year, Smith dashed 60 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game on Monday Night Football, and the Cowboys beat the Giants 35-0. Smith finished with four touchdowns and 163 yards on 21 carries.
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Washington said VanDerveer talked to her about what would be necessary to develop the team and program. After the California meeting, VanDerveer telephoned Washington at home to give her the news.
"I remember I was just sitting up in bed, and when she was telling me I was thinking about, first of all, about how unbelievable God is, because when you least expect it, you can get an unbelievable blessing," Washington said. "I definitely was very honored, but I was spiritually moved."
Washington was later approved by the USA basketball staff selection
committee, and then the U.S. Olympic Committee. She said she didn't want to get her hopes up about being a part of the women's Dream Team.
"I didn't talk about it," Washington said. "I don't even think I mentioned it to my family or anyone early on."
Washington said that one of the worst experiences of the Olympics was the Centennial Park bombing. Washington said she slept through the explosion and was awakened afterward by her family.
"I was amazed," Washington said. "It was so disappointing because so many things were going well, and to have somebody try to tarnish it, it was really sad. It was senseless."
In the gold medal game, the USA team faced Brazil, the last team to
beat them in the final seconds of the 1995 World Championships.
"The last game was one of the greatest matchups that anyone could have put together," Washington said. "Everyone was going nuts about women's basketball. To me there's always been a specialness about the women's game; it's just that people would rarely give us a chance."
Kansas senior guard Tamecka Dixon said Washington was not just representing the U.S. team during the Olympics.
Although the coaches did not receive a gold medal, they did receive a ring representing their accomplishments. Besides the ring, Washington
"She was also representing us out there, so it was a great feeling to see her on the sidelines," Dixon said.
brought several valuable experiences to Kansas.
"I think that there's a mentality and a physical capability that I experienced with these athletes that I will look to push for from my own players more," Washington said. "There's an overall attitude that I will always have about what women are capable of doing. There are are no limits to where we can go and what we can achieve as skilled athletes if we're totally committed."
After coaching Kansas to one of its best seasons and her Olympic experience, Washington finally will get a well-deserved vacation.
"I think it's an honor for us players to play for such a great coach," Halbleib said. It's obvious we have one of the best coaches in the nation."
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