Indy Driver Stan FOX Regains Consciousness

Stan Fox, who suffered a brain injury in a crash during the Indianapolis 500, has regained consciousness, Methodist Hospital said today.

"Stan is conscious and able to follow simple commands," a hospital official said. "He has opened his eyes and is more aware of his surroundings."

GOLF

Jim McGovern eagled the 15th hole and took the lead with a 7-under-par 65 this morning as the rain-interrupted first round of the Memorial tournament was completed in Dublin, Ohio. He had a one-shot edge over Greg Norman and Mark O'Meara.

-- Dale Eggeling tied a tournament record with a 9-under-par 63 in the opening round of the LPGA Oldsmobile Classic in East Lansing, Mich. She led Sweden's Helen Alfredsson by two strokes.

-- Debra Doles of Kent shot a course-record 71 in qualifying at Willows Run Golf Course in Redmond for the Women's Amateur Public Links tournament. Michelle Campbell and Pam Baum of Auburn, Jennifer Greeley of Renton, Shirley Hauter and Sharon Drummy of Kirkland, and Rachel Strauss of Seattle also qualified for the June 19-25 tournament in Goose Neck, N.J.

-- Jeff Bloom of Seattle and Arden Knoll of Yorkton, Saskatchewan, shot 5-under-par 65s to share the first-round lead in the Canadian Tour's season-opening Payless Open in Victoria, B.C

Football

Single-game tickets for the Seattle Seahawks' 1995 regular season will go on sale tomorrow. About 11,000 tickets, priced at $19 and $28, will be available for each of 10 home games. Tickets can be purchased through TicketMaster outlets, or by calling 628-0888.

-- Ernest Givins, former Houston receiver, said he had agreed to terms with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

-- Alabama has reprimanded Athletic Director Hootie Ingram in response to alleged NCAA major rules violations, including failure to demonstrate institutional control.

Basketball

Stephon Marbury, a heavily recruited point guard from New York City who has signed with Georgia Tech, could be in violation of NCAA rules by accepting use of a car, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported in a copyright article.

Hydroplanes

Chip Hanauer drove Miss Budweiser to the fastest speed, 167.515 mph, in qualifying in Detroit for Sunday's Gold Cup regatta.

Soccer

Steve Sampson will remain interim coach of the U.S. national team through the America Cup tournament in July, the U.S. Soccer Federation said.

CYCLING

Serguei Outschakov of Ukraine won the last mountainous stage of the Tour of Italy today. Tony Rominger of Switzerland retained the overall lead and criticized Evgenyi Berzin of Russia and Piotre Ugrumov of Latvia for sprinting in the feed zone. The stage race will end Sunday in Milan.