U.S. Misses a Key Opportunity in 0-0 Tie
Freddy Adu added technical sparkle to a physical performance by the U.S. team in a 0-0 tie against Germany on Tuesday in the World Youth Championship at Enschede, Netherlands.
Adu set up teammate Eddie Gaven with a perfect pass in the 39th minute, but German goalkeeper Rene Adler smothered the first attempt from the MetroStar midfielder.
When Gaven went for the rebound, it looked as if he was pushed down by a German defender, but the referee did not assess a penalty.
The U.S., which has yet to concede a goal in the tournament, and Germany moved closer to qualifying for the second round with the tie.
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The U.S. women’s national soccer team will play two matches next month, taking on Ukraine on July 10 at Portland, Ore., and Iceland on July 24 at the Home Depot Center.
Pro Football
Cleveland tight end Kellen Winslow Jr. had surgery to repair the right knee ligament he tore in a motorcycle accident. Winslow will sit out the 2005 season. Typically, players with Winslow’s type of injury take nine months to recover.
Red McCombs signed off on his $600-million sale of the Minnesota Vikings to a group headed by New Jersey real estate developer Zygi Wilf.
Indianapolis re-signed linebacker Rob Morris, who became an unrestricted free agent after last season. Morris, 30, was the Colts’ third-leading tackler in 2004 and has started 60 of 61 games over the last four years.... Craig Krenzel was waived by Chicago, seven months after becoming the first Bear quarterback in nearly 40 years to start his career with three consecutive victories.... Baltimore tight end Todd Heap has agreed to a six-year contract extension.
College Football
The bowl championship series has hired Harris Interactive to find voters for a new poll that would be added to the BCS weekly rankings.
The BCS said the voters would consist of former players, coaches, administrators and members of the media.
A decision by the 11 Division I-A conferences and Notre Dame on whether to use the new poll could be made by mid-July.
Suspended Florida State quarterback Wyatt Sexton was doused by pepper spray and taken to a hospital by police in Tallahassee, Fla., after he was found lying in the street and identifying himself as God.
Former Nebraska quarterback Tommie Frazier was hired as coach at Doane College in Crete, Neb., his first head coaching job.
College Basketball
Forward Scott Cutley and guard Ray Reed will transfer to Cal State Fullerton and will be eligible as juniors in the 2006-07 season. Cutley, a former Los Angeles Westchester High player, started 32 games for Kent State last season and averaged 7.9 points and 4.6 rebounds. Reed, who attended Inglewood High, was a reserve at Georgetown who averaged 3.1 points in 31 games.
Auburn guard Toney Douglas, who averaged 16.9 points last season, has been granted his release to transfer to any school outside the Southeastern Conference.
Tennis
Kim Clijsters defeated Jelena Jankovic, 6-1, 7-6 (2), to advance to the second round at Eastbourne, England. Elena Likhovtseva was ousted by Marion Bartoli, 7-6 (8), 6-2, and Maria Vento-Kabchi defeated 2004 runner-up Daniela Hantuchova, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
Top-seeded Elena Dementieva retired because of a leg injury in the second round of the Ordina Open at Den Bosch, Netherlands, conceding to Denisa Chladkova at 5-5 in the first set.
Miscellany
The surf team at San Clemente High will be aiming for its seventh National Interscholastic Championship -- and fourth in a row -- on Saturday at Salt Creek Beach in Dana Point . Last year, the top-seeded Tritons defeated Huntington Beach, 151-107, in the National Scholastic Surfing Assn. event.
Salt Creek Beach will also be the site of the NSSA’s collegiate championships Thursday and Friday, along with the National Explorers’ championships, which will continue June 21-23 and 25 at Lower Trestles in San Onofre.
The NSSA’s Open Championships will take place June 23-25 at Lower Trestles.
The New York City Marathon will award its women’s champion $30,000 more than its men’s winner. The $130,000 for the women’s champion in November’s race will be the biggest first prize for any marathon, according to the New York Road Runners, the race organizer.
Keith Olbermann returned to ESPN in a part-time radio announcing role and apologized for publicly criticizing the Walt Disney Co. network and its centerpiece television show when he left eight years ago. Olbermann, an anchor on ESPN’s “SportsCenter” from 1992-97, will be guest host of the “Dan Patrick Show” on Fridays on ESPN’s radio network starting Aug. 5.
Michelle Wie became the first female player to qualify for an adult male U.S. Golf Assn. championship, tying for first place in a 36-hole U.S. Amateur Public Links sectional qualifying tournament at Belle Vernon, Pa.
Terry Labonte was hired to replace Jason Leffler in the road course race at Infineon Raceway in Sonoma this month by Joe Gibbs Racing.
