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PARIS (AP) — It was peaceful,
friendly even. It was historic. And,
for Iran, it was glorious.
■ The Iranians made their first
W 'rid Cup victory as sweet as could
be vanquishing the United States 2-
llunday and eliminating the Amer-
||)ns from the tournament.
■ “It was a big victory for the Iran
ian nation, not because it was the
nited States, but because it was
first in the World Cup," Talebi
[id, who has a home in California,
here he has lived off and on with
s Iranian wife and three sons.
So the U.S. is finished in this tour-
nlment, 0-2 with a game to go, but
dlwn there with such World Cup
newcomers as Japan and Jamaica.
■ They expected so much more.
I “It's not easy. It kind of sits in your
stpmach," U.S. midfielder Claudio
Reyna said. "It's a bad feeling."
I Before the game, it was feel-
igpod time as the starting lineups
o| both teams posed for a joint pic-
ti|re instead of the usual separate
team photos — as requested by
|JFA on Fair Play Day. Iranian
stjarters gave their U.S. counter
parts white flowers, and the
Americans in turn gave them
■SSF pennants.
I In the other games Sunday, Ar
gentina routed Jamaica 5-0 and Ger
many rallied to tie Yugoslavia 2-2.
A policeman was in a coma after
clashes with German soccer fans
outside the game with Yugoslavia
in Lens. The officer was hit on the
head with an iron bar by a German
fan, who was arrested.
About 86 German soccer fans
were detained, many of them
skinheads. Regional prefect
Daniel Cadoux said they were
"perfectly organized, with means
of communication. They didn't
come to support their team. They
came to smash things up, to attack
security forces."
In addition to Jamaica and
Japan also being ousted from the
tournament Sunday, two South
African players and the South Ko
rea coach are gone.
Brendan Augustine, a starter,
and substitute Naughty Mokoena
were kicked off the South African
team after staying out until dawn
Sunday. A security official with the
team caught them leaving the train
ing complex late Saturday night.
"We said it's not a mistake, it's
defiance," federation president
Molefi Oliphant said.
South Korea never has won a
World Cup game in five trips, and fol
lowing a 5-0 loss to the Netherlands,
coach Cha Bum-kun was fired.
Iran ruins U.S. World Cup hopes
LYON, France (AP) — The Great Satan is go
ing home in humiliation.
Iran, which has been chanting "Death to
America!" for nearly two decades, killed off the
U.S. soccer team from World Cup contention Sun
day night, shocking the Americans 2-1 in a game
sure to set off wild celebrations back in Tehran.
Hamid Estiki scored on a counterattack in the
40th minute, and Mehdi Mahdavukia came
through with a breakway goal in the 83rd.
The Americans spent almost the entire game
showing they really are the gang who couldn't
shoot straight, scoring only with four minutes left
when Brian Mcbride put in a shot off defender
Naim Saadavi.
McBride hit the crossbar in the third minute,
hit the post in the 15th and Claudio Reyna hit the
post in the 33rd.
"We went on the attack from the start,"
coach Steve Sampson said. "We crashed three
shots on the posts."
It was more of the same in the second half.
Reyna missed on a bicycle kick in front of the
net off a header pass from McBride in the 57th.
Preki Radosavljevic was wide on an open head
er in the 63rd. David Regis hit the goalpost in
the 68th and Frankie Hejduk sent a header right
into goalkeeper Ahmad Abedzadeh with the
entire net to shoot for in the 79th.
The United States, needing a victory following
an opening 2-0 loss to Germany, swarmed all over
Iran through much of the game, but only could
come up with one late goal.
"We have to use this match as a learning expe
rience, so we can play at this level," Sampson said.
"But Tm proud of our boys. They played like
Americans, always on the attack, never giving up."
Before a loud, mostly pro-Iranian crowd of
about 44,000 in Stade Gerland, the Americans
were shown they have a long way to go before
they are considered a world soccer power. Instead,
they joined Saudi Arabia, Japan, South Korea and
Jamaica in being eliminated from this World Cup.
Iran's victory undoubtedly will set off months of
soul-searching in the American soccer community
and probably will lead to the departure of Sampson,
the first American-born coach of the national team.
After advancing to the second round as the host
country in 1994, American soccer took a giant step
backward this time. While the U.S. team knew it
would have a difficult time advancing from a first-
round group that included European champion
Germany, Yugoslavia and Iran, the Americans nev
er anticipated they would fail so completely.
Not even Sampson's all-out offensive lineup
helped. Following the dismal loss to Germany, he
changed five of his 11 starters in a move to add of
fense. While the Americans generated chances.
they failed at opportunities for goals that most
world-class players would have put away.
The game had obvious ramifications be
yond the field because of the strained relation
ship between the United States and Iran. The
nations broke off diplomatic relations during
the 1979-81 hostage crisis and President Clin
ton and other American officials saw this game
as an opportunity for a thaw.
Before the game, the starting lineups of both
teams broke tradition and posed for a joint pic
ture instead of the usual separate team photos
— as requested by FIFA on Fair Play Day. Iran
ian starters gave their U.S. counterparts white
flowers, and the Americans in turn gave them
U.S. Soccer Federation pennants. Iran present
ed U.S. captain Thomas Dooley with a silver-
colored plate.
After the game, the teams exchanged jerseys,
but the Iranians did not put on the American shirts.
In one section of the stands, hundreds of fans
wore T-shirts with the photo of Massoud Rajavi,
head of an Iraq-based group opposed to the Is
lamic regime in place since the shah was ousted
in 1979. About a dozen banners with the name
of Rajavi and his wife Marjam were raised, but
stadium security wrestled them away and
forcibly removed some of the fans.
The tone was set in the first five minutes, when
McBride hit the crossbar and then fell down when
Gobi Jones gave him a soft pass with an open net.
McBride, put in the lineup because he's good with
headers, then clanked one off the crossbar. By the
time Reyna hit the post, the frustration was show
ing. Not believing the shot didn't go in, he raised
both hands to the side of his head as a pained ex
pression filled his face.
Dallas drafting woes
Mavericks’ coach Don Nelson breaks down top-six
NBA prospects to uncover possible draft-day gem
Leyritz traded to San Diego after asking for move
[DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks
could hardly go wrong with the No. 6 pick in
this year's NBA draft. Of course, that's never
stopped them in the past.
'The list of Mavericks first-round picks in re-
it years is a laundry list of players who nev
er lived up to their potential — at least not
while they remained in Dallas.
■ Of their first-round picks in the 1990s, only
■maki Walker (1996) and Chris Anstey (1998
Pfrougha trade) remain.
I Long gone are the Mavericks' highest and
njosthighly touted selections: Doug Smith (No.
6,1991), Jim Jackson (No. 4,1992), Jamal Mash-
fcurn (No. 4,1993) and Jason Kidd (No. 2,1994).
pick, is a polished player from one of the na
tion's best programs.
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, Kidd is the only genuine star among them.
Don't blame general manager Don Nelson
> ,f°r a ll the busts. He was not even there. But he
Ipes to reverse the trend Wednesday with one
up
lthe«B ° Ur P la y ers on his Draft-Day wishlist.
[■Which of the four falls to him doesn't
much matter. Nelson said, adding, "We need
.j' help everywhere."
■ "We'd be happy with any of those four,"
I he said.
Ji'he four include teammates from North
k« ro ^ na , f° rvvarc l Antawn Jamison and guard
^ P 06 Carter, along with Kansas forward Raef
edici |L rer| tz and Saint Louis guard Larry Hughes.
I Nelson expects at least two of them to re-
m pin when his pick comes around.
I he6-foot-5 Hughes finished second among
■ i o:J' na h on ' s freshmen in scoring last season, av-
j»'gi n g 20.9 points. He set conference and
■tool records with 670 points, scoring average
iiJk St:ea ' s ^9) and was named national fresh-
of the year by four organizations,
bid® ^ as star potential, but he's very young,
rjwe've got to wait on him a while until his
■ d y fibs out," Nelson said. "He hasn't proven
■t he's a great shooter yet, but athletically and
.gjMt-he rest of it... he can do a lot of things."
Jamison averaged 22.4 points and 10.5 re-
this season and joined Michael Jor-
LJ n as the only Tar Heel to be named the
lUyer of the year by The Associated Press.
"Nson said Jamison, at 6-9, is undersized for
°wer forward but has the makings of a
pminant NBA player.
I Carter, at 6-6, has an inconsistent jumper,
r ^ e lson called him "probably the best ath-
P ' n the draft."
LaFrentz, a 6-11 first-team AP All-America
DALLAS
MAVERICKS
Draft
Preview
A look at where the Dallas Mavericks, who fin
ished last season 20-62, will draft in Wednesday’s
NBA draft and how they fared a year ago:
1998 SELECTIONS
First round
No. 6
Second round
No. 1 (30th overall)
No. 6 (35th overall)
No. 24 (53rd overall)
1997 SELECTIONS
First round
Kelvin Cato C (Iowa State)
- 15th pick (to Portland) for
C Chris Anstey
Second round
Bubba Wells G (Austin
Peay) - 35th overall pick
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jim Leyritz, a
former World Series hero who was bothered
by his lack of playing time in Boston, was
traded Sunday from the Red Sox to the San
Diego Padres.
The Red Sox sent Leyritz and minor
league outfielder Ethan Faggett to the Padres
for right-handed pitchers Carlos Reyes and
Dario Veras and catcher Mandy Romero.
"Our goal is to continue to try to improve this
club and Jim Leyritz is such a valuable addition,"
Padres General Manager Kevin Towers said.
The trade was announced shortly after
the Padres' 5-1 win at San Francisco. The
victory gave San Diego a 5 1 / 2-game lead in
the NL West.
Leyritz, 34, is batting .287 with eight home
runs and 24 RBIs. He has played in 52 games, but
has only 129 at-bats. He has mostly been a DH.
Leyritz's three-run homer in Game 4 of the
1996 World Series was the hit that gave the
New York Yankees the momentum to go
ahead and beat the Atlanta Braves.
He played for Anaheim and Texas in
1997, and the Rangers traded him to the Red
Sox in the offseason.
But disappointed at his limited time,
Leyritz asked for a trade a few days ago.
Carlos Hernandez has been the Padres'
main catcher. He is batting .268 with three
homers and 22 RBIs.
Leyritz will join the team Monday in Seattle.
Reyes, 29, is 2-2 with 3.50 ERA and one
save in 22 relief appearances. Veras has spent
this season at Triple-A Las Vegas, going 2-1
with 3.89 ERA and nine saves.
Romero is 0-for-9 in six games at San Diego
after hitting .290 with eight homers and 22 RBIs.
Reyes will join Boston on Monday. Romero
and Veras will report to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Schourek propels Astros to three-game sweep
of former Cincinnati mates with his fourth win
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"He played against the best competition in
the country for four straight years," Nelson
said. "He has size and experience and maturi
ty, and he's ready to play in the NBA."
Nelson, who swapped No. 15 pick Kelvin
Cato to Portland for the rights to Anstey,
wouldn't say if he has any Draft Day trades up
his sleeve this time.
But he added, "I'm on the phone a lot."
The best bet for any trades might involve
Dallas' second pick — first in the second
rou nd and 30th overall — which Nelson calls
"the best pick in the draft." That's because
second-round picks don't get the high-dol-
lar, three-year guaranteed contracts that go
to first-rounders.
"It's a very popular pick," he said. "Every
body in the league has called me about it, so
we'll see what we do with it."
Dallas also has the 35th and 53rd overall picks.
"Our roster is basically full," Nelson said.
"We only have room for one guy. So you never
know what I'm going to do with those."
Bagwell
HOUSTON (AP) — Pete Schourek's four
years in Cincinnati made beating the Reds
more enjoyable.
"It makes it a lot
more fun," Schourek
said after the Houston
Astros handed Cincin
nati its eighth straight
loss with a 3-1 win
Sunday over the Reds.
"I want to win no
matter who I'm pitch
ing against," the left
hander, who pitched
for the Reds from
1994-97 said. "But this is more fun because
you know all the guys on the other team."
The Astros swept the Reds in a three-game
series for the first time since 1992. Cincinnati
has been swept six times this season.
Schourek (4-5) allowed one run and five
hits. Trever Miller pitched 2 1-3 scoreless in
nings before being replaced Mike Magnante
in the ninth. Magnante pitched out of a two-
on, one-ou t jam for his first save, striking out
Dmitri Young to end the game.
"The story today was our pitching staff,"
Jeff Bagwell said. "Schourek allowed only
one run and our bullpen came in and shut
them down."
The Reds, who lost nine in a row in 1996,
have also lost eight in a row on the road.
"You couldn't ask for a situation any bet
ter than we had in the ninth," Cincinnati
manager Jack McKeon said. "We just
haven't been able to score. All we needed
was a sacrifice fly here or there."
Pete Harnisch (6-3) has lost two
straight starts for the first time this sea
son. He allowed three runs and seven hits
in 5 2-3 innings.
"I don't think much of today's outing,"
he said. "We're struggling and not scoring
many runs. So you can't make many mis
takes. I made too many mistakes. I've got to
be more effective."
Schourek also was pleased to distance
himself from a three-inning stint against St.
Louis when he gave up five hits, six runs
and seven walks.
"That last start made me more deter
mined to come back with a good start to
day," he said. "I didn't have my control
last time. Today, I was able to mix up my
pitches and the result is a lot better than
my last outing."
Houston opened the scoring in the third
inning when Bagwell's single drove in
Craig Biggio.
The Reds tied it in the sixth when Young
doubled and scored on Sean Casey's one-out
sacrifice fly.
In the sixth, Bagwell and Moises Alou
hit consecutive singles.
Sosa goes deep in
Cubs loss to Phillies
CHICAGO (AP) — Despite yet an
other home run by streaking Sammy
Sosa, the Chicago Cubs fell to the
Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 Sunday
when Bobby Abreu drove in four
runs and Tyler Green struck out 10.
Sosa's solo home run in the
fourth inning was his 17th this
month, extending his own major
league record for homers in June
and tying Willie Mays' NL mark for
home runs in any month.
Sting beats Mercury
with Reid fall-away
PHOENIX (AP) — Tracy Reid's fall-
away 1 6-foot jumper with 2.4 sec
onds remaining capped Charlotte's
final-minute rally and gave the Sting
a 72-71 victory over the Phoenix
Mercury on Sunday.
Reid finished with 21 points for the
Sting (4-1), who trailed by as many as
nine points in the second half, while
Vicky Bullett scored 18 and Andrea
Congreaves added 12, including two
second-half 3-pointers.
Bridget Pettis scored 20 points to
lead the Mercury (3-1), who saw
their nine-game home winning
streak snapped.
New York uses
late run in victory
NEW YORK (AP) — Kym Hamp
ton had 22 points and 10 rebounds
as the New York Liberty overcame 7-
foot-2 Margo Dydek and the Utah
Starzz 68-64 on Sunday.
Vickie Johnson's steal and layup
with 28 seconds left capped an 11-
0 Liberty run over the final 4 1/2
minutes. Johnson scored seven
points in the run and finished with
1 7 for New York (2-4). Rebecca Lobo
scored all but two of her 10 points in
the second half.
Dydek, who finished 6-of-6 from
the field, scored only two points in the
second half and led Utah (2-3) with 14
points. Tammi Reiss and Elena Bara
nova each had nine points and Bara
nova and Dena Head led the Starzz
with six rebounds each.
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