THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, July 7, 1995 TAG: 9507070535
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C1 EDITION: FINAL
TYPE: Column
SOURCE: Bob Molinaro
LENGTH: Medium: 62 lines
Sunday surprise: There is a better chance of an Agassi-Goran Ivanisevic final than NBC wants to believe.
Sampras beware: Even with the introduction of softer balls at this year's Wimbledon, Ivanisevic is averaging three more aces a match than he did a year ago in reaching the final.
Fashion statement: With his all white do-rag, Andre Agassi looks like he's just arrived to paint the ceiling.
Hypocrite at large: I realize he's got a job to do, but is there anything more ludicrous than John McEnroe criticizing Jeff Tarango for his on-court behavior?
Passing shot: If I didn't know better, I'd think that Tarango and his slap-happy wife were auditioning for a panel spot on the Jerry Springer Show.
Grassy ingredients: A recipe for building your own Wimbledon court. Plant 55 percent rye, 20 percent fescue, 20 percent creeping red fescue, and five percent agrostis castillana, whatever that is. Mix in some cool, wet English growing weather. When ready, serve with strawberries and cream.
Extortion, Texas style: For fans of the San Antonio Spurs, the rallying cry may soon be, "Remember the Alamodome."
Maybe next time: Now that Virginia's big catch, Melvin ``Not Sweetpea'' Whitaker, has failed to score high enough on his SATs to qualify for the ACC, he could be headed to prep school. If the Cavaliers still show interest in the 6-foot-10 center, they may have to recruit him all over again.
Trailblazer: Hideo Nomo's success, combined with the creation of free agency in Japan, may bring more pitchers to America from the Pacific Rim. Nomo, we're told, isn't even the best pitcher in the Japanese leagues.
Puppet show: When Patrick Ewing, Michael Jordan and other NBA superstars complain about the players union you can just see their agents pulling the strings.
Monkey see: Because coaches are legendary mimics, NFL players better hope the Phoenix Cardinals don't reach the Super Bowl next season. If they do, Buddy Ryan's ``voluntary,'' early-July, pre-camp, fitness camp may catch on around the league.
Name game: On his birth certificate, Atlanta Braves budding star Chipper Jones is known as Larry Wayne Jones.
Go figure: The Philadelphia Phillies, who have spent most of the season in first place, are the worst draw in the National League on the road.
In the works: On the shelves in time for the start of the NFL season will be an unauthorized biography of Jerry Jones that reportedly reveals some embarrassing facts about the Dallas Cowboys owner's private life. Funny, but Jones strikes me as somebody who is incapable of being embarrassed.
Future watch: Women's tennis can begin to come off life support when Monica Seles returns.
Every nickel counts: Jack Nicklaus, who has topped the $5 million mark in career earnings, picked up his first paycheck in 1962 at the Nissan Open. It was for $33.33.
A Ruthian figure: Most likely, White Sox rotund hitting machine John Kruk can see the ball better than he can see his own feet. by CNB