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Basketball

Terps coach gives birth to twins

Maryland women’s basketball coach Brenda Frese is a first-time mother.

Frese has given birth to twin boys. Markus William Thomas was born Sunday at 10:21 a.m. and Tyler Joseph Thomas was delivered 20 minutes later. Markus weighs 5 pounds, 5 ounces. Tyler just over 6 pounds.

Frese wasn’t due to deliver until next month, but it became apparent in recent weeks that she wouldn’t carry the twins full term. She long ago stopped accompanying the team on road games and watched home games in a large, cushioned chair in front of the bench.

Assistant Daron Park coach the Terrapins in their 76-69 victory over Duke on Sunday.

BASEBALL

Pettitte’s source a hometown pal

Andy Pettitte’s father obtained the human growth hormone he supplied his son from a trainer who attended high school in Deer Park, Texas, with the New York Yankees pitcher.

Kelly Blair, who owns a gym in Pasadena, Texas, was the source of the substance, the New York Daily News reported Sunday.

Pettitte, who has admitted using HGH in 2004, told congressional attorneys that he received it from his father, Tom Pettitte, whose has had serious health problems. In his deposition, Pettitte said his father got the drugs from a trainer at a gym where he worked out but did not identify the trainer.

The Daily News reported that Blair sold HGH and steroids to customers at 1-on-1 Elite Personal Fitness. Blair did not respond to the newspaper’s requests for comment.

TENNIS

Sampras happy with decision

By beating Roger Federer in an exhibition last year, Pete Sampras showed he still has some of the game that made him one of tennis’ greatest players and led some people to wonder whether he retired too soon.

Sampras isn’t one of them.

He’s content with his decision to step away age 31 in 2002 with a record 14 Grand Slam titles.

“I could still play a little bit, still play at a pretty high level, but coming back is a whole different ballgame, whole different lifestyle,” Sampras said. “The day-in, day-out grind of tennis isn’t in me any more. I still enjoy playing a few exhibitions here and there, but to come back, I don’t really necessarily play just for the limelight or for the money. I play to win.”

Sampras’ next stop is at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif., where he will take on the former No. 2 player in the world, Tommy Haas, in an exhibition tonight.

“Pete’s obviously a guy you look up to, you respect for what he’s done,” said Haas, who has practiced a few times recently with Sampras on visits to Southern California and said Sampras still has one of the best serves in the game.