Capriati Plans to Return to Tour

Jennifer Capriati, who left the women’s tour last year and was later arrested on drug charges, wants to return to tennis in October.

The player’s agent, International Management Group, said the 18-year-old has requested wild-card entries for the Barilla indoor tournament in Zurich, Switzerland, and the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Filderstadt, Germany.

The Zurich tournament will be held Oct. 3-9, the Filderstadt tournament Oct. 10-16.

Capriati left the tour last year after losing in the first round of the U.S. Open. She was arrested May 16 at a Coral Gables motel and charged with marijuana possession after she had allegedly spent the weekend partying with some friends.

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Franco Davin, a left-hander from Argentina, upset second-seeded Sergi Bruguera of Spain, 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 6-3, in the opening round of the Romanian Open in Bucharest. . . . Top-seeded Carlos Costa and second-seeded Jaime Yzaga lost in the first round of the Club Colombia tournament in Bogota.

Basketball

The Seattle SuperSonics signed 37-year-old unrestricted free agent center Bill Cartwright, who played in only 42 games last season because of injuries. . . . Magic Johnson scored 37 points as he led his touring all-star team to a 158-106 victory over Norway’s national team in Oslo. . . . Travis Ford, a Kentucky guard who was passed over in the NBA draft, said he has signed a free-agent contract to try out with the Golden State Warriors.

Jurisprudence

Eric Yelding, a former infielder with the Houston Astros and Chicago Cubs, was charged with pointing a shotgun at an FBI agent who had stopped him for erratic driving in Daphne, Ala. Yelding, 29, was charged with reckless endangerment and freed shortly afterward on $1,000 bond.

Miscellany

The Minnesota Twins promoted Terry Ryan from head of player personnel to general manager, replacing Andy MacPhail, who left for a job with the Chicago Cubs. Ryan’s first move was to give manager Tom Kelly a contract extension through the 1997 season. . . . The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes defeated the Modesto A’s, 7-6, to take a 2-0 lead in the California League championship series. . . . Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has been told his heart ailment has not sufficiently healed to allow him to resume boxing, The Atlanta Constitution reported. . . . Two-time Olympic 100-meter gold medalist Carl Lewis was beaten by Emmanuel Tuffour and Patrick Stevens of Belgium at the ITC international meet outside New Delhi, India. Tuffour was timed in 10.21 seconds, Stevens in 10.29 and Lewis in 10.36. . . . Daniel Passarella, a midfielder on Argentina’s World Cup title teams in 1978 and 1986, signed to coach the Argentine national team. . . . Suspended Formula One leader Michael Schumacher intends to leave the Benetton team at the end of the season and may join McLaren, Swiss and German publications reported. . . . Garry Young, 60, who coached the NHL’s Oakland Seals in the 1960s, drowned at a family cottage in Haliburton, Ontario, police said.