Sports People

At Sydney, Australia, American Todd Martin came back from a first-set loss to beat Goran Ivanisevic 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 for the men’s title at the Peters International Tennis Tournament. … Dean McAdams, whose passing and kicking led Washington’s football team to 7-2 record and a No. 10 ranking in 1940, died at a Seattle nursing home. … John Mackovic agreed in principle to a new five-year contract that will keep him coaching football at the University of Texas through the year 2000. … Fabrice Tiozzo of France retained the WBC light-heavyweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision over Canada’s Eric Lucas in St. Etienne, France.

Nate Miller successfully defended his World Boxing Association cruiserweight title by stopping Reynaldo Gimenez of Argentina after four rounds in Miami. On the same card, Argentina’s Juan Martin Coggi was taken to a hospital after suffering a head injury on an accidental head butt that gave him the WBA junior welterweight title over champion Frankie Randall. All three judges had Coggi ahead on the cards when the fight was stopped at 1:15 of the fifth round. … In St. Etienne, France, Fabrice Tiozzo of France retained the WBC light-heavyweight title with a unanimous 12-round decision over Canada’s Eric Lucas. … In San Jose, Calif., Cassy Papajohn won the ladies’ figures competition and Everett Weiss captured the men’s division to open the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.