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Former Idaho quarterback Doug Nussmeier completed his three passes for 31 yards and carried two times for 3 yards in Rhein’s 23-7 loss to London in World League football in Dusseldorf, Germany. Tony Lenseigne of Eastern Washington caught one pass for 6 yards and Shaumbe Wright-Fair, formerly of Washington State, carried 10 times for 34 yards for Rhein. … Jim Courier spoiled Andre Agassi’s debut as the world No. 1 player, outslugging him 6-3, 6-4 in the final of the Japan Open. In the women’s final, Amy Frazier beat top-seeded Kimiko Date 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 and foiled the Japanese star’s bid for a fourth straight championship… . At Houston, No. 1 Steffi Graf will play Asa Carlsson of Sweden in today’s final of the Houston Women’s Tennis Championships. Graf advanced by beatng Sabine Hack 6-2, 6-2. Carlsson downed Meike Babel of Germany 6-4, 6-3.
Mark Roth won his first title in more than seven years, defeating Walter Ray Williams Jr. 233-189 in the final of the Professional Bowlers Association’s $215,000 IOF Foresters Open in Markham, Ontario. … oneAustralia snapped Team New Zealand’s string of 35 straight wins on the water with a victory in the America’s Cup off San Diego. Stars & Stripes had a heart-stopping win as it nipped Young America by a second.