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Top-seeded Boris Becker won his opening-round match in the Marseille Open, beating Juan Albert Viloca of Spain 6-2, 6-4… . Marc Gagnon, a two-time world champion from Canada, set a world record in a 1,500-meter short track speedskating race in Guildford, England. Gagnon was clocked in 2 minutes, 18.61 seconds, breaking the record of 2:22.36 set by Eric Flaim of the United States at the 1993 world championships. … Henry Tillman, a hometown hero at the 1984 Olympics who has been in trouble with the law, says he wants to make a boxing comeback at age 34. … Heavyweight Tommy Morrison knocked out Ken Merritt in the first round at Oklahoma City, Okla.