Chang Finishes Off Big Week by Beating Agassi

Michael Chang prevailed against the world’s No. 1 player in a demanding test on clay, beating Andre Agassi, 6-2, 6-7 (6-8), 6-4, Sunday to win the $328,000 AT&T; Challenge at Duluth, Ga., for the second year in a row.

It was his third victory in 11 matches against Agassi.

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Spain’s Conchita Martinez, the Wimbledon champion, overwhelmed 14-year-old Martina Hingis, 6-1, 6-0, to win the Citizen Cup at Hamburg, Germany. . . . Wayne Ferreira won his second title of the year by beating good friend and occasional doubles partner Michael Stich, 7-5, 7-6 (8-6), in the final of the BMW Open at Munich, Germany.

Colleges

Records obtained by the FBI as part of the Baylor basketball probe are raising questions about correspondence-course credits earned by a half-dozen players at other schools, the Houston Chronicle reported. The records, concerning players at the University of Texas, Syracuse and Texas-Pan American among others, indicate the Baylor case might be part of a national scandal, the newspaper said.

Former Miami football coach Dennis Erickson withheld players’ positive drug test results from Athletic Director Paul Dee, the Sun-Sentinel of Fort Lauderdale reported. Dee said he knew of one case in which he wasn’t notified of positive drug-test results. Two university sources said the case came before the 1995 Orange Bowl game, the Sun-Sentinel reported.

All-America forward Jerry Stackhouse will be leaving North Carolina for the NBA, giving up his final two years of eligibility, according to the News & Observer of Raleigh.

Miscellany

Lance Armstrong was fifth in the Tour DuPont’s final stage, but won the cycling event. Defending champion Viatcheslav Ekimov of Russia won the final stage to Greensboro, N.C., but finished second overall by two minutes. . . . Sandra Pires and Jackie Silva of Brazil upset Karolyn Kirby and Liz Masakayan of the United States, 12-3, 12-8, in the FIVB beach volleyball world championship series at Clearwater Beach, Fla. . . . Ville Peltonen scored a hat trick, leading Finland to a 4-1 victory over archrival Sweden in the final of the World Hockey Championships at Stockholm. . . . John Kagwe broke the men’s record in the Pittsburgh Marathon, finishing in 2 hours 10 minutes 24 seconds. Alina Ivanova of Russia won the women’s race in 2:35.30. . . . Butch Reynolds won the 400 meters in 45.33 seconds at the Jesse Owens Classic in Columbus, Ohio. . . . One person died and 25 were injured after a railing collapsed at Sporting of Lisbon’s Alvalade stadium before the beginning of the Sporting-FC Porto first division soccer match. . . . Jim Brovelli retired as head basketball coach at the University of San Francisco to become assistant athletic director. . . . Kelley Morrow of San Diego led after six games of qualifying at the Ladies Pro Bowlers Tour $60,000 California Classic in Chatsworth. . . . U.S. Swimming wants China’s potential Olympic swimmers drug tested routinely until the Atlanta Olympics, the organization said.