Made
By Michelle Wie
(above), her first cut in a men's tournament. Wie, 16, shot a
five-under 139 in the first two rounds of the Asian Tour's SK Telecom Open in
Incheon, South Korea
. The cut was even par. She faded in the final round on
Sunday, shooting a two-over 74 to finish 12 strokes behind the winner,
Thailand
's Prom Meesawat. It was Wie's eighth appearance in a men's event, and
she plans to enter two PGA
tournaments this year: the John Deere
Classic in
July, where she missed the cut by two strokes last year, and the 84 Lumber
Classic in September. "I was really, really happy I've passed the first
stage," Wie said. "Now I want to make the next step."
Won
The Democratic nomination for the U.S. House
seat from North Carolina
's 11th
District, former Tennessee
quarterback Heath Shuler
, 34. On May 2 Shuler
--who
played four NFL
seasons after he was taken third overall by the Redskins
in the
1994 draft--took 75% of the vote in the primary. He will face longtime
Republican congressman Charles Taylor, who has held office since 1990, in the
general election. "This is a good first step for us," said Shuler
.
Subpoenaed
By a federal grand jury, San Francisco Chronicle
reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada
and Lance Williams
, who were ordered to testify about leaked court documents
used in their reporting on the BALCO
investigation. Fainaru-Wada and Williams
,
who detailed drug use by Barry Bonds
and others in Game of Shadows, based the
book and nearly 100 Chronicle stories over the past three years partly on
secret grand jury testimony. The reporters were asked by the grand jury to turn
over the testimony and to reveal their source. A lawyer for the paper said the
reporters will fight the subpoenas. "The San Francisco Chronicle
unconditionally stands by its reporters in fighting this effort by the
government to force them to reveal their confidential sources," said
executive editor Phil Bronstein. "Our reporters broke no laws."
Given
By new Titans quarterback Vince Young
, his draft day jersey, to a 12-year-old
fan who has Hodgkin's disease. Last week Texans linebackers coach Johnny
Holland asked Young to visit Archie Taylor Jr., a Hempstead
, Texas
,
seventh-grader who was diagnosed with lymphatic cancer in December. On May 3
Young presented Taylor with the number 10 Titans jersey (above) that he
received when Tennessee
made him the third pick in last month's NFL
draft. Said
Young, "To see him smile right now, that's very exciting for me."
Requested
By George Mitchell
as part of his investigation into steroid use in baseball,
medical and telephone records for several current and former major leaguers, a
step that the players' union says exceeds Mitchell
's authority. In March
commissioner Bud Selig
appointed Mitchell
, saying the former Maine
senator
would "follow the evidence wherever it may lead." But in an e-mail to
agents last week, union lawyer Michael Weiner asked them to inform the players'
association if their clients are contacted by investigators. He also wrote,
"The scope of the investigative efforts to date are plainly inconsistent
with the provisions of the basic agreement."
Broken
By freestyle motocross rider Mike Metzger, the world record for longest
motorcycle backflip. Metzger, 30, and his 220-pound bike flew 125 feet over the
fountains at Caesars Palace
in Las Vegas
last Thursday, making him the second
person to clear the fountains on two wheels. (Two others, including Evel
Knievel in 1967, have tried--without a backflip--and failed.) "Everyone
pushes the limits in Las Vegas
," Metzger said. "It's something I've
wanted to do forever."
Stricken
By food poisoning, 10 Tottenham Hotspur
players on the eve of the English
soccer club's season-ending match against West Ham United
. With seven members
of its starting lineup sidelined, Tottenham
lost to the Hammers 2-1 last
Saturday, allowing rival Arsenal to pass Tottenham
for fourth place and a
lucrative berth in the European Champions League. Spurs officials believe the
source of the illness was a lasagna consumed at the team's hotel--and they
haven't ruled out foul play. London
police were called to see if someone,
perhaps a hotel worker who supports Arsenal, sabotaged the dish. Said coach
Martin Jol
, "The chairman and the doctor decided to call police because
usually two or three people are involved, not 10."
Died
At age 96, former Harlem Globetrotter
and free throw shooter par excellence
Harold (Bunny) Levitt. In 1935 Levitt, who was white, sank a record 499
consecutive foul shots during a contest in Chicago
; he was soon recruited by
Globetrotters G.M. Abe Saperstein and toured with the all-black team from 1935
to '40. Between quarters the 5'4" Levitt would challenge fans to outshoot
him from the free throw line, offering a $1,000 prize. The Globetrotters never
had to pay.
Settled
By Tiger Woods
, a lawsuit against the builder of his 155-foot yacht Privacy
because the company used his name and image in advertisements without his
permission. After his wife, Elin, saw a picture of Woods
and Privacy in
promotional materials at the 2004 Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show,
Woods
sued Christensen Shipyards of Vancouver, Wash.
, saying his contract with
the company prohibited it from disclosing the yacht's name or its owner. (Woods
bought Privacy in 2004 for $22 million.) Woods sought $75,000 in the suit;
terms of the settlement were undisclosed. Said Joe Foggia, Christensen's
president, "We made a mistake and truly regret the company's
conduct."