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MIAMI, Reuter - The Dominican Republic turned a 16-hit assault into a 13-1 rout of Venezuela to complete a 2-0 sweep in the best-of-three final series of the Caribbean Winter Baseball Championships on Saturday.
The Dominican Republic, represented by the Licey Tigers who went 5-0 in the competition, retained the title won last year by Escogido. The Dominicans have captured the title in the four-nation championship series three of the last four years.
Mexico and Puerto Rico, with 1-3 records, were eliminated during the round-robin stage, while Venezuela ended up 3-4.
Photo finish in Tokyo marathon
TOKYO, Reuter - Ethiopia's Abebe Mekonnen edged out Japan's Toru Kozasu after a duel over the last few kilometres to win the Tokyo international marathon on Sunday in two hours 10 minutes 26 seconds.
With about four kms to go, Mekonnen and unheralded Kozasu ran neck and neck to a photo finish which gave Mekonnen the victory. The official finishing times for the winner and runner-up were the same.
Free TV rights for Pan-Am Games
HAVANA, Reuter - The Cuban government will not charge two U.S. television networks for the right to cover the 1991 Pan-American Games in Cuba, the games' chief organiser has said.
Jose Ramon Fernandez, president of the organising committee, told reporters that ABC and CNN would have to pay only for services and equipment rentals during the games, scheduled for August.
The U.S. Treasury Department had refused to give a licence to ABC's parent company, Capital Cities/ABC Inc, saying network coverage of the games would involve paying up to six million dollars in television rights to the Cuban government.
The Trading with the Enemy Act forbids any U.S. business with Cuba.
Broderick Crawford shot
TAMPA, Florida (AP) - Linebacker Broderick Crawford of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers was shot in the upper chest and right arm Saturday outside a nightclub and was reported in stable but serious condition.
A U.S. Air Force staff sergeant was arrested in the shooting, which police said took place at 2:40 a.m. outside Rumors Nightclub, north of downtown.
Thomas, 23, was the sixth player selected in the 1989 draft. He was a first-team All-America selection at Nebraska and a finalist for the Butkus and Lombardi Awards in 1988.
Agassi falls
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Third-seeded Brad Gilbert beat top-seeded Andre Agassi 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday to gain a finals berth against Darren Cahill of Australia in the Volvo-San Francisco tennis tournament.
The sixth-seeded Cahill took nearly two hours to turn back fellow Australian Davis Cup teammate Wally Masur, the No. 7 seed, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Gilbert had 12 service aces in beating Agassi, the 20-year-old defending tournament champion, in a 59-minute match.
Agassi called it his worst loss since Pete Sampras beat him in the finals of the U.S. Open last year.
Charles leads Suncoast Classic
TAMPA, Florida (AP) - Bob Charles shot an even-par 72 Saturday to move into a one-stroke lead going into the final round of the Suncoast Senior Classic tournament. Charles, a left-hander from New Zealand, started the day tied for the lead with Frank Beard and Bob Brue at 4-under par.
Beard had two double bogeys to finish with a 79 at the Tampa Palms Golf and Country Club. He was far back in the pack at 147.
Lee Trevino shot a 71, one of only three rounds under par, and was second at 141. Bobby Nichols was third at 142 after shooting a 73.
