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...From the very beginning, the octet has been every bit the all-star ensemble predicted. Collectively, their high school resumes read like a Who's Who in amateur women's soccer. Among the eight of them are four club soccer stars, three former state players-of-the-year, two U.S. under-18 national team players, and, in Yenne, a player ranked fifth all-time in the national high school soccer annals for most goals in a season...
RETIRED. JERRY WEST, 62, revered L.A. Lakers icon who netted seven NBA titles during his 40-year career as player and executive; in Los Angeles. Silhouetted in the NBA logo, the 14-time All-Star guard was nicknamed "Mr. Clutch" for his last-second heroics...
...Some work and some play: First daughter Chelsea joined the President for the opening day and met the leaders, and First Dog Buddy came along to keep him company, too. After the first night's dinner, father and daughter caught the last part of the All-Star Game...
...France, another glaring inequity has crystallized: Lance Armstrong, the 1999 Tour champion and surely the most charismatic cyclist in the world, has captured the lead in this year's Super Bowl of cycling. So what's leading off American sports coverage? Rip-roaring stories about yet another intensely boring All-Star game...
...that's good, because, unlike the NBA or NFL All-Star games (quick, name anyone other than Alonzo Mourning who played defense in the NBA game), baseball's is actually played for pride and taken somewhat seriously - remember Pedro's strikeouts last year? Dave Parker's throw in '79? Pete Rose's cheap shot on Ray Fosse? And that's especially true of the new guys, just happy to be there and working hard to win one for the league...