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Federer wins first Grand Slam title
PHOTO COURTESY OF WIMBLEDON.ORG
Bryant booked
for sexual
misconduct
By Colleen Slevin
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS *
DENVER — Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe
Bryant turned himself in to police and posted a
$25,000 bond on a felony count of sexual
assault, the Eagle County sheriff’s office said
Sunday.
The 24-year-old All-Star guard was
released after turning himself in on Friday.
The sheriff’s office said an arrest warrant
was issued after deputies investigated a report
made Wednesday claiming sexual misconduct
by Bryant.
The report said the inci
dent happened on the night
of June 30 in a hotel in the
Edwards area of Eagle
County, near Vail.
After a series of inter
views and a review of the
physical evidence, investi-
gators met with representa-
bryant lives for District Attorney
Mark Hurlbert and conclud
ed they had enough evidence for the felony
sexual assault count, the sheriff’s office said in
a statement.
“During the investigation, Bryant was
cooperative with investigators and remains
cooperative with authorities,” the sheriff’s
office said.
Judge Russell Granger ordered the case
sealed.
Attempts to reach Bryant for comment were
not immediately successful.
“These allegations are completely out of
character of the Kobe Bryant we know,”
Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak said
in a statement. “For the seven years he’s been
with us, he has been one of the finest young
men we’ve known and a wonderful asset to
both our team and our community.
“However, since this is a legal matter being
handled by the authorities in Colorado, we
must refrain from further comment at this
time.”
Bryant was the NBA’s second-leading scor
er last season, averaging a career-best 30 points
a game. He scored 40 or more points in nine
straight games in February and also had career-
high averages of 6.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists
while playing in each of the Lakers’ 82 games.
The Lakers were eliminated from the
Western Conference semifinals by the San
Antonio Spurs, ending Los Angeles’ run of
three straight NBA championships.
Bryant underwent shoulder surgery on June
12 in New York. The Lakers expect he’ll be
ready by the start of training camp in October.
Bryant married Vanessa Laine in April
2001. Bryant and his parents recently mended
a rift that developed when he became engaged
to Laine when she was an 18-year-old high
school student.
Vanessa, gave birth to their first child,
Natalia Diamante Bryant, in January.
SPORTS IN BRIEF
Duncan teaches basketball
to kids on home island
CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) -
San Antonio Spurs star Tim Duncan came to
the U.S. Virgin Islands over the weekend to
hold basketball clinics and promote his foun
dation on his home island of St. Croix.
Duncan, 27, the National Basketball
Association's MVP the past two seasons, spent
part of Saturday at St. Croix's Central High
School teaching basketball fundamentals.
"It's great to come out here and do what 1
can," he said. "It's good to interact with them
and show them some stuff."
The 7-foot forward and several college bas
ketball players ran the kids through a series of
drills during the two-hour session.
Kemia Frederick, 9, was wearing a Duncan
jersey as he stood in line for an autograph. "I
think he is a real good basketball player,"
Frederick said. "I came to learn how to shoot
and how to pass."
By Howard Hendrich
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WIMBLEDON, England —
Nothing Roger Federer faced in the
Wimbledon final flustered him nearly
as much as actually winning his first
Grand Slam title.
Nonplussed by Mark
Philippoussis’ power, Federer ripped
returns on serves that made line
judges, ball boys and spectators
flinch. He laced passing shots by his
6- foot-4 opponent, spun aces off lines
and crafted crisp volleys.
Cool and collected throughout his
7- 6 (5), 6-2, 7-6 (3) victory over
Philippoussis on Sunday, Federer let
that smooth veneer crack after it was
all over.
When a backhand return by
Philippoussis slapped the net on
match point, Federer dropped to his
knees, arms aloft. Then he rose and, as
he walked to his courtside chair, put
his hands to his face.
He sat and began to sob, his chest
heaving.
These were tears of joy, certainly,
but also tears of relief.
“There was pressure from all sides
— also from myself. I wanted to do
better in Slams,” Federer said. “I’ve
always believed, but then in the end,
when it happens, you don’t think that
it is possible. It’s an absolute dream
for me. I was always joking around
when I was a boy: ’I’m going to win
this.’”
Still only 21, yet already for years
considered a “can’t miss” future
champion, Federer felt pressure to
perform. His 1998 Wimbledon junior
title inspired some to sing praise, and
those notes grew into a full-blown
chorus after he ended seven-time
champion Pete Sampras’ 31-match
winning streak at the All England
Club in 2001.
But until this fabulous fortnight,
the fourth-seeded Federer never had
made it past the quarterfinals at a
Slam. Since the upset of Sampras,
Federer lost three first-round matches
at majors — including at Wimbledon
last year and the French Open in May.
With the winner’s Challenge Cup
cradled in his hands, Federer’s voice
cracked and he cried some more.
“You see the trophy, and it’s so
beautiful. Gold. You don’t have gold
en trophies very often,” he said later.
“Just the way when you look at it, and
when you hold it — it is something
you’ve always dreamed of. So right
then, you feel like: ’Am I dreaming?
This is true right now?”’
Indeed it is, thanks to an all-around
performance that made Federer the
first Swiss man to win a major title
and the seventh male champion at the
past seven Slams, one short of the
Open era record. Contrast that with
the women’s game: Serena Williams
claimed five of the last six majors,
beating sister Venus in each final,
including Saturday at Wimbledon.
The all-Williams final lasted
longer than the 1-hour, 56-minute
masterpiece painted by Federer, who
has the air of an artist with his pony
tail and white bandanna.
Smoothly covering the court,
Federer dominated every facet against
Philippoussis, who was trying to
become just the third unseeded men’s
champion at Wimbledon since seed
ing was introduced in 1927.
Now Federer will rise to a career-
high ranking of No. 3, and he leads the
tour with 50 match wins and five
titles. It’s hard to decide what was
most impressive Sunday:
— He outaced Philippoussis 21-14
— the Australian entered averaging 27
for the tournament, including a
record-tying 46 to beat Andre Agassi;
— He didn’t double-fault once and
never faced a break point;
— He finished with a 50-37 edge
in total winners;
— Even with risky shotmaking,
Federer only made nine unforced
errors.
“He can do everything,” said
Philippoussis, now 0-2 in major finals,
including the 1998 U.S. Open. “He
came up with some great passing
shots. Running forehands. Backhand
returns. What can you do?”
Armstong still in the hunt despite crash
By John Leicester
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
MEAUX, France — Lance Armstrong was hop
ing for an uneventful start to the Tour de France —
no crashes, nothing to disrupt his quest for a
record-tying fifth win.
It didn’t quite work out that way.
The 31-year-old Texan was thrown from his
bike Sunday in a dramatic pileup involving about
35 riders sprinting for the finish of the first full
stage of the Tour.
“It is never good to crash, but it wasn’t that
bad,” said Armstrong, the 1999-2002 Tour winner.
“We all just fell over and got piled on top of.”
Armstrong was not seriously hurt, but his bike
had a flat and the wheel wouldn’t turn so he com
pleted the race on the cycle of his U.S. Postal
teammate, Jose Luis Rubiera.
U.S. rider Tyler Hamilton, a former teammate of
Armstrong’s now cycling for the Danish CSC team,
and four others were taken to a hospital for X-rays,
Tour doctors said. Hamilton, who broke his collar
bone, looked doubtful to continue the Tour.
Italy’s Alessandro Petacchi was just ahead of
the pack that crashed and won the stage. He
blamed Tour organizers for the pileup, saying the
corner where the accident took place, a few hun
dred yards from the finish, was dangerous.
“We’re made to wear a helmet, but then they
give us a dangerous corner so close to the finish,”
said Petacchi, 29, who rides for Italy’s Fassa
Bortolo team. “That’s something that should not be
on the route in such an important race as the Tour
de France.”
Tour competition director, Jean-Francois
Pescheux, denied the course was at fault. “If peo
ple tell me today that it was dangerous, then they
should stop cycling,” he said.
A Spanish rider, Jose Enrique Gutierrez, went
down first, slipping in the last turn before the fin
ish in the town of Meaux, east of Paris.
Other riders piled into him. Many others were
blocked behind the mass of fallen riders.
Shouldering broken bikes, some walked the few
hundred yards to the finish.
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TOUR DE FRANCE 2003
Crash throws Armstrong from bike
Lance Armstrong was thrown from his bike in a 35 rider pile-up
at the finish line in the first stage of the race. He wasn’t seriously
hurt although former teammate Tyler Hamilton broke a collarbone.
Stage result
1 A. Petacchi (Italy)
3 hrs. 44 min. 33 sec.
2 R. McEwen (Australia)
3 hrs. 44 min. 33 sec.
3 E. Zabel (Germany)
3 hrs. 44 min. 33 sec.
4 P. Bettini (Italy)
3 hrs. 44 min. 33 sec.
5 B. Cooke (Australia)
Overall standing
3 hrs. 44 min. 33 sec.
1 B. McGee (Australia)
3 hrs. 51 min. 55 sec.
2 D. Millar (Britain)
3 hrs. 51 min. 4 sec, behind
3 H. Zubeldia (Spain)
3 hrs. 51 min. :06 sec. behind
4 J. Ullrich (Germany)
3 hrs. 51 min. :06 sec. behind
5 V. Pena (Colombia)
3 hrs. 51 min. 10 sec. behind
6 T. Hamilton (U. S.)
3 hrs. 51 min. 10 sec. behind
7 A. Flickinger (France)
3 hrs. 51 min. 10 sec. behind
8 L. Armstrong (U. S.)
3 hrs. 51 min. :11 sec. behind
9 J. Beloki (Spain)
3 hrs. 51 min. :13 sec. behind
10 S. Botero (Colombia)
3 hrs. 51 min. :13 sec. behind
SOURCE: Tour da France organization AP
Armstrong bruised his right thigh and scratched
his left shoulder, said a spokesman for his U.S.
Postal Service team, Jogi Muller.-
Hamilton, one of Armstrong’s main rivals,
broke his right collarbone and said he would like
ly pull out of the race.
“I’ve dedicated my life to it this year. It’s a big
disappointment,” Hamilton said.
The accident highlights the pitfalls that could
derail Armstrong«’s drive to tie Spanish great
Miguel Indurain’s record of five consecutive victo
ries, from 1991-1995.
Before the race, Armstrong said his goal was to
avoid trouble and save his energy for a team time
trial later in the week and for punishing mountain
stages, where he often leaves rivals in his wake.
“It’s a dangerous week, as we all know, and you
need to avoid problems and accidents,” he said.
“We’ll just stay out of trouble, try to avoid any
problems.”
Those sounded like famous last words after the
crash. , >
Two of Armstrong’s teammates also went down
during the crash. George Hincapie suffered cuts on
his left knee, and Vjatceslav Ekimov had scratch
es.
The winner, Petacchi, beat out Robbie McEwen
of Australia in the dash for the finish. German Erik
Zabel was third. Petacchi covered the 104-mile
course in 3 hours, 44 minutes and 33 seconds.
McEwen and Zabel were just behind.
Australian Bradley McGee retained the yellow
jersey awarded to the overall leader. McGee won
the Tour’s first event, an individual race against the
clock over 4.03 miles in Paris on Saturday.
Armstrong is eighth overall, with 19 days of
racing left. The 2,125-mile Tour finishes in Paris
on July 27.
Wednesday’s time trial is important because
Tour favorites could fall behind if their team per
forms badly. They race against the clock over 43
miles, with each team member getting the overall
finishing time. Armstrong said it was an opportu
nity to begin weeding out potential rivals.
“That day already starts to shape the race,” he
said. “That day is more than survival, that’s a day
to make some selection.”
Sunday’s stage started from Le Reveil Matin, a
restaurant in the southeastern Paris suburb of
Montgeron where the Tour started in 1903. Today,
the restaurant serves French cuisine and Tex-Mex.
From there, the riders cycled south before turn
ing east and then north to finish in Meaux, a town
of 50,000 people known for its Brie cheese and
mustard. This was the first time the Tour has
stopped in Meaux, about 25 miles east of Paris.
The route took the riders past ripened fields of
golden wheat, the lush forest of Fontainebleau and
through picturesque villages. Waving fans along
the route cheered the riders.
On Monday, the Tour’s third day, the riders cover
126.8 miles, skirting Champagne country and the
cathedral town of Reims, where French kings were
crowned. They finish in Sedan, a town on the border
with Belgium where German troops broke through
during their invasion of France in 1940.
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