Sports People

Ron Polk was appointed coach of the 1998 U.S. national baseball team, nearly five months following his resignation after 22 seasons as coach at Mississippi State… . Former world champion swimmer Samantha Riley clocked the third fastest time ever for the 100 meters breaststroke when she was timed in 1:07.66 to break her own Australian record at the national championships in Brisbane, Australia… . Jennifer Captriati’s tennis comeback took another setback when she was beaten by unseeded Karina Habsudova of Slovakia 6-2, 6-1 in a first-round match at Filderstadt, Germany.