Spurs Draft Duncan

To the surprise of nobody, the San Antonio Spurs made Wake Forest center Tim Duncan the first pick in the NBA draft. Duncan will join former No. 1 pick center David Robinson at San Antonio in what some are calling a Twin Towers frontcourt. The Philadelphia 76ers used the second pick on Utah forward Keith Van Horn, but various reports have him heading to the New Jersey Nets as part of an eight-player trade. The Boston Celtics used the third overall choice on Colorado guard Chauncey Billups. Vancouver used the fourth pick to select Bowling Green guard Antonio Daniels and Denver used the fifth pick to take Texas Tech baseline player Tony Battie.

Rain Causes Havoc at Wimbledon

During another day of rain delays and postponed matches, second seed Monica Seles was able to pull out an easy victory at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Only two matches were completed yesterday, one got into the second set and 12 others played no more than two games. The forecast for the remainder of the week does not look promising. Rain and thunderstorms are expected to continue into today and heavy rain or showers are forecast through Saturday.

Yanks Win on Ninth Inning Homer

Charlie Hayes' two-run homer in the ninth inning broke a tie and lifted the New York Yankees to a 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers and a sweep of their three-game series. In other games in the American League yesterday: Chicago rallied to beat Kansas City, 8-7; Texas topped Anaheim, 5-4; Baltimore rolled over Milwaukee, 9-1; Boston outslugged Toronto, 13-12; and Seattle overcame Oakland, 9-4. Minnesota and Cleveland were rained out.

Astros Extend NL Central Lead

The Houston Astros extended their lead in the National League Central to 2 1/2 games with a 5-1 victory over the second-place Pittsburgh Pirates. James Mouton's two-run double keyed a four-run eighth inning for the Astros. In other games yesterday in the National League: Cincinnati shaded Montreal, 2-1, in 11 innings; Florida defeated Philadelphia, 7-5; Atlanta pounded the New York Mets, 14-7; San Francisco routed San Diego, 14-7; St. Louis clipped Chicago, 3-1; and Los Angeles blanked Colorado, 2-0.

Griffey Suffers Another Setback

Just when Ken Griffey Jr. seems about to do something memorable, along comes an injury. The Seattle Mariners centerfielder, with 29 homers in only 75 games, has an aching right hamstring. The initial diagnosis is muscle tightness, but he will have the hamstring looked at again today. Griffey missed three weeks last year with a broken wrist bone, 73 games in 1995 after breaking his wrist, and almost a month of the 1992 season with a broken bone in his right hand. Griffey suffered the latest injury running out a double in Seattle's 9-4 win over Oakland last night.

NHL Formally OKs Expansion

The NHL's Board of Governors formally approved expansion franchises in Nashville, Atlanta, St. Paul and Columbus, Ohio. The NHL's Expansion Committee recommended the four sites last week and the three-fourth majority vote of the Board of Governors approved each of the four new franchises. The Nashville franchise will begin play in the 1998-99 season, followed by Atlanta in 1999-2000 and St. Paul and Columbus in 2000-01. The expansion will boost NHL membership to 30 teams.

Doby, Robinson Honored

Larry Doby will be honorary captain for the American League All-Star team and Frank Robinson will do the honors for the National Leaguers at the big game in Cleveland July 8. Doby also will get to throw the ceremonial first pitch. He was the first African-American player in the American League. He was signed by then-Indians owner Bill Veeck in 1947. Robinson is the only player to win MVP awards in both leagues. The eleven-time All-Star became player-manager of the Cleveland Indians in 1975, making him the first African-American manager in the majors.

NL Suspends Phillies Pitcher

The National League suspended Philadelphia Phillies reliever Reggie Harris for five games and fined him an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at a batter Sunday against Atlanta. The Players Association appealed on behalf of Harris, who will continue pitching until a hearing is held. Harris was ejected from Sunday's game after hitting Braves outfielder Andruw Jones. The previous inning, Atlanta starter Greg Maddux nicked the bill of Phillies third baseman Scott Rolen's batting helmet.

Top Names Missing at PGA Stop

The St. Jude Classic begins today at Germantown, Tenn., but many of the PGA Tour's big names are sending their regrets. U.S. Open champion Ernie Els will sit this one out. Els is not the only top golfer taking some time off. Of the top 20 golfers on the PGA money list, only Nick Price of South Africa, who ranks eighth, is entered at St. Jude. In Olympia Fields, Ill., Senior Tour money leader Hale Irwin looks to add another title to his storied career and Dave Stockton attempts to become the first repeat tournament champion since 1988 when the U.S. Senior Open begins today.

Tyson-Holyfield II More Mental

Evander Holyfield and Mike Tyson expect their WBA heavyweight title bout Saturday to be as much of a "mental" war as their last fight was a bruising physical battle. Holyfield won the title last November in the 11th round by taking the fight to the hard-hitting Tyson, opening up a cut over his eye in the sixth round and later catching him with a short left to the head that put him on the canvas -- only the second time "Iron Mike" had ever been knocked down.

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