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...many in the cycling world as a gimme, since many of the best teams had disappeared in the wake of a drug scandal in 1998, in which many riders were suspected of or implicated in using performance-enhancing drugs. This year 1997 champion Jan Ullrich and 1998 winner Marco Pantani, as well as perennial leader Alex Zulle, are all in the race, backed by strong teams. So when Armstrong, with a weak Postal team (as of Friday, his nearest teammate was in 31st place) and a body that looks stronger than it did last year, sprinted those eight miles...
...mountain to try to shoot birdies. "It reminds you that when all's said and done, it is just a game," he says. "Regular golf can get pretty stressful." But the result of the U.X. Open indicates that not everything about golf changes when you change the format. The winner of the tournament, at 6 under par, was Thomas Clarke, 41, a chiropractor who was very serious about the competition...
...self-governing, yet dependent on New Zealand in some respects 14. It just banned the death sentence for children 16. __ Bator 17. Guitar effect, when doubled 18. They may run, but not for office 20. Manuel, Secretary of the Interior under Bush 23. U.S. Open 1994 and 1997 winner 24. The yoke's on them 25. Judge Johnson, named to hear Clinton's disbarment case 28. "Yada yada yada..." 31. "High __" (Anderson play) 32. J.C., who'll be prominent at the G.O.P. convention 33. Rome's __ Veneto 34. Robert Morse role 35. Author Oz 36. Retrovirus that invades T cells...
Kudos to everyone involved in the Human Genome Project for achieving a monumental milestone. The real winner of the race to map the genome is not Venter; his company, Celera Genomics; or Collins. The real winner is mankind. It is now up to us to use this valuable information responsibly. ADITYA PAI Toronto...
...Consensus winner so far: Rudy. Stay Tuned...