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Chantilly Golfer Ties Course Record at U.S. Junior Amateur
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· PRO BASKETBALL: The Seattle SuperSonics hired Bob Weiss as coach yesterday, promoting the 11-year assistant who worked under former coaches George Karl , Paul Westphal and Nate McMillan .
This will be the fourth NBA head coaching job for the 63-year-old Weiss, who agreed to a three-year deal. He coached the San Antonio Spurs from 1986 to '88 (going 59-105), the Atlanta Hawks from 1990 to '93 (124-122) and the Los Angeles Clippers in 1993-94 (27-55).
"It was a simple decision," Sonics Chairman Howard Schultz said. "What Bob demonstrated to us privately was absolute unbridled enthusiasm." . . .
Miami Coach Stan Van Gundy said that he and Heat President Pat Riley met for 3 1/2 hours on Sunday, during which Van Gundy was assured that "I will be coaching the Miami Heat this coming season."
· CYCLING : Amy Gillett , an Olympic rower who became one of Australia's top women cyclists, died and five of her teammates were injured when a car hit them during a training ride in Germany. Gillett, 29, was killed yesterday when the driver of the car lost control and careened into six members of the Australian Institute of Sport's road cycling team near Zeulenroda, 50 miles south of Leipzig, Cycling Australia said in an e-mailed statement.
-- From News Services and Staff Reports






