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Sports Headlines for Thursday, August 13, 1998
Patterson skips NBA for Greece
When Ruben Patterson talked so often last year about one day playing in "The League," it's doubtful the league he had in mind was the Greece first division.
Minter: Big holes to fill
A victory in the 1997 Humanitarian Bowl won the Cincinnati Bearcats new respect in college football, but it may not transfer into the quantum leap some might expect in 1998.
Reds' rally falls short
Barry Larkin gave what was left of the crowd of 16,946 a fleeting thrill, but it wasn't to be.
REDS NOTEBOOK
Dr. Tim Kremchek said reliever Stan Belinda is being tested for multiple sclerosis.
Bowden, Allen deny conflict
Reds managing executive John Allen and general manager Jim Bowden on Wednesday issued separate statements to deny a rift exists between them.
Reds owners will discuss sale
The Cincinnati Reds' ownership group plans to meet Aug. 25 to decide the status of a Washington entrepreneur's bid to buy one of the club's 15 shares.
Bengals safety "Made in the shade'
GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Sam Shade could allow a lot to bother him, but he's as cool and poised as his surname implies.
BENGALS NOTEBOOK
GEORGETOWN, Ky. -- Bengals coaches will have more room to maneuver on the sidelines, thanks to the new wireless headsets they'll use for the first time in Monday's preseason game against Indianapolis at Cinergy Field.
Tim Sullivan column
Chang will never lose faith
MASON -- In defeat, Michael Chang is defiant. He might get beat, but he won't get bent out of shape. In his darkest hour, he can be counted on for sunshine.
ATP upsets leave 6 seeds
MASON -- There will be at last one unseeded player in the semifinals of the Great American Insurance ATP Championship. And there might be more.
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Gambill eager for first match vs. Sampras
MASON -- Jan-Michael Gambill, who may be the future of American tennis, gets his first crack at the reigning grand master today.
ATP players boost kids' spirits
On the fifth-floor adolescent unit at Children's Hospital Medical Center, Josh Quigley was watching the ATP Tournament on TV Wednesday afternoon when a bit of the tournament walked into his room.
Rafter regains stability
MASON -- Hard-core tennis fans knew Patrick Rafter last year, when he entered the Great American Insurance ATP Championship ranked 19th.
Sampras is still the man
MASON -- The computer rankings say he is No. 2. Yet, one by one, his peers parade before the media and refer to him as the best in the world. "It's flattering to have the respect from the other players," Pete Sampras said.
Seeds washed away at ATP
MASON -- You should see Paris in the springtime. Carlos Moya did, spending a fantastic fortnight there in winning the French Open. No offense, but Mason didn't strike his fancy.
ATP NOTEBOOK
The scars above the eye and on the bridge of the nose give Goran Ivanisevic of Croatia the appearance of a veteran hockey player rather than the 16th best tennis player in the world.
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