Sports briefs for October 29, 2004

Friday, Oct. 29, 2004 | 10:37 a.m.

Phillies' search includes Pendleton

Atlanta Braves hitting coach Terry Pendleton on Thursday became the seventh candidate to interview for the Philadelphia Phillies' managing vacancy. Former major-league manager Jim Leyland will be No. 8 when he meets with the Phillies on Monday, and no other candidates are scheduled.

"I was very, very surprised," Pendleton said after meeting. "In all honesty, it blew me away. I haven't been able to relax since. It's a great honor that they've even considered me."

Former managers Don Baylor, Charlie Manuel, Grady Little, Buddy Bell and Jim Fregosi, and former Phillies first-round pick John Russell already have interviewed. Only Pendleton and Russell, a third-base coach for the Pittsburgh Pirates, have no managerial experience in the majors.

The job has been vacant since two days after the end of the regular season when the team fired Larry Bowa.

Holdsclaw explains

Chamique Holdsclaw, who left the Washington Mystics in the middle of the WNBA season, said she was suffering from depression and has been under a psychiatrist's care since becoming increasingly withdrawn from teammates and family.

Sluman leads with 62

Jeff Sluman shot a course-record 62 for a two-shot lead after one round of the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla. Jonathan Kaye made a hole in one with a 3-iron from 222 yards on 17, then followed that with a birdie for a 7-under 64. He was tied with Kirk Triplett and Kent Jones.

Tough Tour for Lance

Conceding that the changes were designed to make it harder for Lance Armstrong to win a seventh consecutive Tour de France in 2005, organizers of the race revealed next year's courses and stages with shorter time trials and fewer mountain routes.

Hearing postoned

Hearings at the Court of Arbitration for Sport into doping allegations against U.S. track athletes Tim Montgomery and Chryste Gaines, scheduled to start Monday, have been postponed.

Rebel honored

Two days after being named national swimmer of the week by CollegeSwimming.com, UNLV junior Joe Bartoch was named co-swimmer of the week along with Wyoming's Carl Marais.

Agassi advances

Andre Agassi reached the quarterfinal round of the Stockholm Open with a 6-3, 6-4 victory against Jonas Bjorkman.