IN BRIEF
MIDWAY — Ron Milanovich of St. Jude Golf Club fired a 70 and is tied for fourth place at the Tri-State Senior PGA Professional Championship Qualifier Thursday at Quicksilver Golf Club.
Milanovich is tied with PGA professional Scott Davis. Bob Gordon of Westmoreland Country Club and PGA professional Roy Vucinich are the current leaders, each with a score of 67.
Paul Hollstein of Butler Country Club is tied for 16th (76) and John Aubrey Sr. of Aubrey's Dubbs Dred is tied for 18th (77).
NEW YORK — Roger Clemens was suspended for five games and New York Yankees manager Joe Torre for one Thursday, the fallout from the Rocket hitting Toronto's Alex Rios with a pitch this week. Torre will serve his suspension today at Cleveland, and Clemens is likely to appeal, delaying his suspension.
WASHINGTON — David Beckham made his long-awaited Major League Soccer debut Thursday, entering in the 72nd minute of the Los Angeles Galaxy's 1-0 loss to D.C. United.The sellout crowd at RFK Stadium let out a thunderous roar as the 32-year-old English midfielder with the tender ankle stripped off his warmup jacket and T-shirt, displaying his bare chest in a steady rain. He then put on his No. 23 jersey and entered the game in place of Quavas Kirk with the Galaxy trailing 1-0.
