Track Body Approves Stadium Blueprint (Four-Of-Seven-Game Series) DEN BOSCH, Netherlands EAST W L Pct GB Men’S Singles/Second Round SAN ANTONIO VS
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ID NAME: YTxx,2005-06-17,C,021,Bs-BW,E2 3 7 15 25 50 75 85 93 97 THE NEW YORK TIMES, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, 2005 Ø YT C21 SCOREBOARD OLYMPICS BASEBALL PRO BASKETBALL TENNIS AMERICAN LEAGUE N.B.A. FINALS ORDINA OPEN Track Body Approves Stadium Blueprint (Four-of-seven-game series) DEN BOSCH, Netherlands EAST W L Pct GB Men’s Singles/Second Round SAN ANTONIO VS. DETROIT Mark Philippoussis, Australia, d. Guillermo By LYNN ZINSER nearly sinking New York’s hopes for the it would not be the dominant theme. He Baltimore 39 26 .600 — Garcia-Lopez, Spain, 7-6 (7), 7-6 (2). Mario (Spurs lead series 2-1) Ancic (3), Croatia, d. Wayne Arthurs, Australia, Games. Today, Mayor Michael R. Bloom- said he believed I.O.C. members were Game 1 San Antonio 84, Detroit 69 The international track and field feder- Boston 36 29 .554 3 6-4, 7-6 (1). Davide Sanguinetti, Italy, d. Sjeng more interested in the overall appeal of a Game 2 San Antonio 97, Detroit 76 Schalken, Netherlands, 7-6 (6), 6-3. Jonas ation, the I.A.A.F., has given NYC2012’s berg leads a delegation that will present Yankees 33 32 .508 6 Game 3 Detroit 96, San Antonio 79 Bjorkman, Sweden, d. Julien Benneteau, the revised bid to African Olympic offi- New York Games and that a Manhattan Game 4 Last Night at Detroit France, 6-4, 6-2. plan for an Olympic stadium in Queens its Toronto 33 33 .500 6{ Game 5 Sunday at Detroit, 9 p.m. Women Quarterfinals cials meeting in Accra, Ghana. It is the fi- stadium had been but a small part of that. Game 6 Tuesday at San Antonio, 9 p.m., if nec. Meghann Shaughnessy, United States, d. first major endorsement, the federation’s Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, 3-4, retired. nal opportunity to reach I.O.C. members Kriegel also said the bid’s proposal to Tampa Bay 23 43 .348 16 Game 7 Thursday at San Antonio, 9 p.m., if nec. general secretary, István Gyulai, said yes- { Klara Koukalova (8), Czech Republic, d. lend marketing help to sports leading up to Denisa Chladkova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3. terday after the plan was presented at the before they convene in Singapore for the fi- CENTRAL W.N.B.A. STANDINGS Gisela Dulko (6), Argentina, d. Nadia Petrova the Games has found an attentive audi- (2), Russia, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3. Lucie Safarova, Czech federation’s headquarters in Monaco. nal vote. Chicago 43 22 .662 — EAST W L Pct GB Republic, d. Dinara Safina (4), Russia, 6-4, 6-4. ence. Track and field is one of those sports, Connecticut . .6 1 .857 — “Honestly, I was very impressed be- Bloomberg was en route to Ghana yes- Indiana . .7 3 .700 { Gyulai said. Minnesota 37 26 .587 5 10TELE.COM OPEN cause it was done in such a short time,” terday with Daniel L. Doctoroff, the deputy Detroit . .5 3 .625 1{ “Our long-term strategic plan is better Cleveland 34 30 .531 8{ Liberty . .3 4 .429 3 NOTTINGHAM, England Gyulai said in a telephone interview. “We mayor and bid founder; David N. Dinkins, Washington . .3 6 .333 4 Singles/Quarterfinals the former mayor; Dikembe Mutombo, marketing and promotion of the sport in Charlotte . .1 8 .125 5{ Richard Gasquet (4), France, d. Paradorn looked at it and it was very impressive. It Detroit 31 32 .492 11 Srichaphan (6), Thailand, 6-3, 4-6, 6-0. Taylor the United States, to bring it back to where WEST W L Pct GB Dent (5), United States, d. Thomas Johansson meets all of our technical requirements.” the N.B.A. star and Republic of Congo na- Kansas City 24 41 .369 19 Sacramento . .7 2 .778 — (2), Sweden, 6-3, 1-0, retired. Olivier Rochus tive; and Adebayo Ogunlesi, the chief of in- it was during the time of the Los Angeles Minnesota . .5 3 .625 1{ (7), Belgium, d. Ivo Karlovic, Croatia, 7-6 (0), 6- This was a crucial development for WEST Seattle . .6 4 .600 1{ 7 (3), 6-4. Max Mirnyi (8), Belarus, d. Kenneth Games and before,” Gyulai said. “It has Los Angeles . .5 4 .556 2 Carlsen, Denmark, 7-6 (2), 6-4. NYC2012 because the international feder- dropped off. With the great level of your Los Angeles 37 28 .569 — Houston . .4 5 .444 3 ations of the two sports that would com- Phoenix . .3 6 .333 4 HASTINGS DIRECT athletes in the U.S., it is a shame.” Texas 35 29 .547 1{ San Antonio . .1 8 .111 6 pete there, track and field and soccer, Last Night EASTBOURNE, England The Olympic stadium would not become Seattle 28 35 .444 8 Quarterfinals must approve the stadium plan before the Mayor’s delegation sees Indiana 60 . Charlotte 57 Svetlana Kuznetsova (2), Russia, d. Nathalie a permanent track and field facility like Tonight Oakland 27 38 .415 10 Dechy (8), France, 6-4, 7-5. Kim Clijsters (7), International Olympic Committee execu- the Stade de France in Paris and London’s Minnesota at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Belgium, d. Mashona Washington, United African votes as vital to States, 6-2, 6-2. Vera Douchevina, Russia, d. tive board will allow New York to submit it proposed Olympic stadium. New York’s NATIONAL LEAGUE Marion Bartoli, France, 5-0, retired. Roberta GOLF Vinci, Italy, leads Anastasia Myskina (4), to the I.O.C. as part of its bid. The new plan stadium would be returned to the Mets af- Russia, 6-4, 0-1, susp., rain. has to be approved quickly because the winning an Olympic bid. EAST W L Pct GB U.S. OPEN ter the Olympics as a 45,000-seat baseball WIMBLEDON DRAW I.O.C. votes on July 6 to pick the 2012 city park. But the track federation would wel- Washington 39 27 .591 — PINEHURST, N.C. from among the five finalists: New York, June 16-19 (wc-wild card) come the increased exposure provided by Philadelphia 36 30 .545 3 Yardage: 7,241; Par: 70 Men Paris, London, Madrid and Moscow. First Round (a-amateur) Roger Federer (1), Switzerland, vs. Paul-Henri vestment banking for Credit Suisse First an American Olympics. Florida 33 30 .524 4{ Olin Browne . .35-32—67 -3 Mathieu, France NYC2012’s director of planning and de- Ivo Minar, Czech Republic, vs. Michal Tabara, Boston. They will make a 10-minute pre- Before the I.O.C. can even consider the Rocco Mediate . .34-33—67 -3 sign, Andrew Winters, and David Katz, the Atlanta 34 32 .515 5 Retief Goosen . .34-34—68 -2 Czech Republic sentation to the group as well as individ- New York bid, however, the stadium pro- Lee Westwood . .35-33—68 -2 wc-Joshua Goodall, Britain, vs. Alessio Di meet director of New York’s Millrose Mets 33 33 .500 6 Brandt Jobe . .32-36—68 -2 Mauro, Italy ually lobby the 15 or so I.O.C. members ex- posal has to meet its list of requirements. K.J. Choi . .34-35—69 -1 Julien Benneteau, France, vs. Nicolas Kiefer Games, presented the plan to the I.A.A.F. (25), Germany Most are dictated by track and field. Ev- CENTRAL Luke Donald . .33-36—69 -1 Juan Carlos Ferrero (23), Spain, vs. Qualifier pected to attend. Steve Jones . .34-35—69 -1 in Monaco. erything from the marathon course, which Thomas Enqvist, Sweden, vs. Lee Hyung-taik, This is NYC2012’s first chance to gauge St. Louis 41 24 .631 — Phil Mickelson . .33-36—69 -1 South Korea Soccer’s governing body, FIFA, has must be altered to finish in the new sta- David Toms . .35-35—70 E Florian Mayer, Ger., vs. Santiago Ventura, Spain the international reaction to the stadium- Chicago 34 30 .531 6{ Tiger Woods . .34-36—70 E Fernando Verdasco, Spain, vs. Tommy asked that the plan be sent to it by mail, dium, to the location of the warm-up track, Tommy Armour III . .33-47—70 E Robredo (13), Spain rebirth drama. Organizers have always Pittsburgh 30 34 .469 10{ Adam Scott . .34-36—70 E Joachim Johansson (11), Sweden, vs. Albert but its requirements are less exacting than to the configuration of the media areas Vijay Singh . .35-35—70 E Montanes, Spain track and field’s. Only the men’s and wom- considered Africa a potentially important Milwaukee 29 36 .446 12 Toru Taniguchi . .36-34—70 E Alberto Martin, Spain, vs. Greg Rusedski, UK must pass muster. Bob Estes . .32-38—70 E Jose Acasuso, Argentina, vs. Tomas Zib, en’s gold medal soccer matches would be source of support, aiming to win over its After a few questions about the race- Houston 26 38 .406 14{ Chris DiMarco . .33-38—71 +1 Czech Republic I.O.C. voters by promoting New York’s Peter Lonard . .35-36—71 +1 wc-Alan Mackin, Britain, vs. Fernando Gonzalez played at the stadium. walking course, which must be near the John Cook . .36-35—71 +1 (21), Chile Cincinnati 26 40 .394 15{ Mikhail Youzhny (31), Russia, vs. Marcos “Obviously we’re very pleased,” Jay ethnic diversity. They hope the track and stadium, and whether the roof will cover Ernie Els . .35-36—71 +1 Baghdatis, Cyprus field plans for the stadium will resonate in WEST Shigeki Maruyama . .36-35—71 +1 Oscar Hernandez, Spain, vs. Jean-Rene Kriegel, NYC2012’s executive director, all spectators (it will), Gyulai said the fed- Bob Tway .