Johnson Achieves Cy Young Double

Randy Johnson became only the second pitcher to win Cy Young Awards in both leagues, beating out Houston’s Mike Hampton on Monday in the National League vote.

Johnson, a 6-foot-10 left-hander for the Arizona Diamondbacks, polled 20 first-place votes, 11 seconds and one third for 134 points in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Assn. of America.

“I’d like to think this award isn’t solely based on wins and losses,” said Johnson, 17-9 with a 2.48 earned-run average. “There was a lot more to the season I had than wins and losses. Quite honestly, I feel this was the best year I had in my career.”

Johnson had a major league-high 364 strikeouts in 271 2/3 innings. Hampton (22-4) was second with 11 first-place votes and 110 points.

Johnson, who won the award with Seattle in 1995, joined Gaylord Perry as the only pitchers to win Cy Youngs in each league.

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College Basketball

Former Arizona State player Stevin Smith was sentenced to a year in prison for shaving points during the 1993-1994 season. U.S. District Judge Robert C. Broomfield also sentenced Smith to three years’ probation, fined him $8,000 and prohibited him from gambling.

Memphis selected associate head coach Johnny Jones as interim coach after the resignation of Tic Price. No reason was given for Price’s resignation, and officials said Price told them he was leaving town immediately. But one of his players said Price was concerned about his health.

Cincinnati moved up to No. 1 in the Associated Press men’s poll, thanks to Iowa’s upset of Connecticut, which dropped to eighth. . . . In the women’s poll, Louisiana Tech replaced Tennessee at No. 2 after defeating the Lady Vols on Sunday. Connecticut remained No. 1.

Miscellany

Two points away from defeat, fifth-seeded Mary Pierce, rallied to defeat Anna Kournikova, 6-7 (7-3), 7-6 (7-5), 6-0 in the second round of the season-ending Chase Championships at New York. Also, seventh-seeded Barbara Schett easily dominated Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, 6-1, 6-4.

Ben Johnson tested positive for a banned diuretic in October, but the sprinter’s agent, who paid for the latest test, said he was the taking the drug for medical reasons. . . . Andrew Ilie will join Australia’s Davis Cup squad for next month’s final in France while Patrick Rafter, Australia’s top singles player, will miss the Dec. 3-5 final in Nice because of a shoulder injury.

In a setback for the Phillies and Eagles, Philadelphia Mayor Edward Rendell said that funding plans for new sports stadiums will not be voted on until next year. . . . Robert W. Lee, the head of the International Boxing Federation, pleaded not guilty to bribery charges and refused to acknowledge Lennox Lewis as his organization’s heavyweight champion. Later, however, Lee’s attorney said the $300,000 sanctioning fee for Lewis had arrived and that Lewis would be recognized. . . . Mike Tyson will return to the ring Jan. 15 in either the United Kingdom or Germany, Showtime Boxing announced. Tyson’s opponent is yet to be named.

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NL Cy Young Voting

Five points for each first-place vote, three points for second and one point for third:

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Player 1st 2nd 3rd Tot. Johnson, Ari. 20 11 1 134 Hampton, Hou. 11 17 4 110 Millwood, Atl. 1 4 19 36 Lima, Hou. - - 3 3 Wagner, Hou. - - 3 3 Brown, L.A. - - 1 1 Hoffman, S.D. - - 1 1

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