20 years ago this week in sports

Jazz take Edwards with No. 21 pick

Just like John Stockton, Muggsy Bogues, Dan Majerle and the other draft-day secrets in Jazz history, East Carolina guard Blue Edwards was not unknown to NBA people. Atlanta or Phoenix would have taken him in the first round Tuesday night, almost right after the Jazz.

"That was the guy on our list," said player personnel director Scott Layden, after the Jazz used the No. 21 choice — their latest first-round pick in the Utah years — for the 6-foot-5, 225-pound Edwards. In the second round, they took South Alabama point guard Junie Lewis at No. 48. The Jazz's choice of Edwards was considered a mild surprise by draft analysts, but he does fill their advertised need for outside shooting. Other big-name guards like Missouri's Byron Irvin and Iowa's Roy Marble were still available to the Jazz.

McEnroe comes storming back

On a day when everything before and after Patrick McEnroe was predictable and dull, the world's most charismatic tennis player lit up the world's most famous tennis court with the comeback of his 14-year career. "I don't ever remember coming back from two sets down before," McEnroe said after his 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 8-6 win over Darren Cahill.

—Deseret News archives