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Oregon Daily Emerald Sports— Olson clears air as Arizona prepares for Arkansas Tt ( SON Ariz. (AP) Before his team began its preparations for the ser um! Final Four trip in s< hool hi stars Arizona coach l.ute Olson -still had to < lear the air with the media Olson i ritii i/ed the press and lair weather fans before the nets 1 ,11111' down Saturdns after the Wildcats' victors over Missouri in the West Regional final "I did that for the plavers anil the aims*' that the plavers have taken," Olson said Mondns "The plavers are thankful that 1 did it "I did it. it's over with." he said "This is Final Four week, and it's all love and hugs and kisses " The Wildi at com h fielded numerous questions regarding his < omuients tele vised immediately after the Arizona so torv and later in the postgame news i on fere nee I nun hr thr dumbest i oat h m thr world I m.n not hum how to motivate, hut when you start atta< king mv players, you'll get mv wrnth." Olson soul 1 lull s my family After thr win over Missouri that put Arizona into the national semifinals for the first time strive Olson ■itt.it ked the media for making it proha hlv the worst year of Ins life.'' having to deal with the criticism after the Wildcats early exits from the N'( AA tournament two years in a row Olson saul Monday lie had no problem w ith most of the reporters hut isn't above t arrying a grudge if it is deserved I said what I said on Saturday Ins auxe the time was right and I needed to get that burden off of (the players’) ha< ks and off of my hni k The players apparently haven't felt mm li of lli.it Imriti'ii "It just rulK ult us ..in! guard Reggie henry We understand vvh.it vs e re uipa bin of We believe in ourselves even though some |>*»«i(i!*• ilon t Senior Mialid Kisiii's who li.is .hit aged j*i |M)ints .1 game m tin' tminiamunt .uni vs.is At i/iui.i's leading si nrur in the regular season s.ml tin- tc.iiii deserves some of tin" i ritu ism It risillv doesn't bother ini' he said When you're expei ted to do morn tli.in vou do, wui have to I.ike that heat I guess it just i nines vsith the territory () I si in alsu said he vs as happy at Ari /on.i and had no plans o! retiring (hi Sat tird.l V . VS hell asked if the t nt li is 111 vs as enough to make him leave, he said, It I i null! take our players vs ith us you're damn right 1 would On Monday. lie said I don 't think I v e ever had uu»n* energ\ than this v»mt I know that w hon tin’ turn' i mm's. 1 haw* other things l i an do and will I** sin » ess ful and will imjov doing it As tar as tlin matt hup with - Arkansas m thi’ semifinals Olson said fit* wasn’t him ossartlv evptn ting .» press from the cjuic k Ka/orlvat ks I ri»al!\ thought (Arkansas) disrupted (Mulligan) more with their half uourt defense. ’ Olson said l think Mu higan e\pe< ted tin* full ( ourt pressure Weir probably not e\pe< ting the full court pressure, but the\ may throw tin* curve ball at us, too Arizona has fought Off tin* press with touted guards Damon Stoudaiiure Kt*eves and l .earv If (Arkansas! wants to (press), the\ has«» to ileal with tin* «|un kuess of our three guards. (»eai \ said Williams named most valuable; tennis team wins four in S.C. Oregon basketball player Orlando Williams was named the winner of the Steven I Award as tile most valuable plaver for the l'l'il 04 season during the team's awards ban quet at the Valiev River Inn on U C K NOTEBOOK Monday night, Williams, a (i-foot-Z junior guard, finished third in the 1 ’in ifit It) (lonfereme in scar ing, aveiagmg IH.fi points a game, and w as named to tlie all conference team As the si hold record holder in > areer three pointers w ith 1HH. the Portland native ranks IJth on Dm ks a11 - 11me si oring list w ith 1.1 til) points. Freshman point guard Kenya Wilkins was named w inner of the Jesse Nash Award for the most improved player An all freshman team pit k in the P,n 10. Wilkins was among the league leaders m assists, steals and three point at t'.urai v Junior college transfer Darryl Parker was given the John War ren Award as most inspire tional plaver, junior Jeff Potter won the Harry Kilt hie Scholar Athleti' \ward (or combining ,n adomii s ami afhlttlii s, and junior Inn Mit< hell pit kod tip the at adwnic award will) the top grado-point avorago (1 on thf squat) rlic (Ip'tjm mrn s htnnis !cmi w i'll! i 1 o.vt'.i -priiig.hruak ru in.; its uvorall ri't ni il In H ! I s !(.'■ > • .Smith (Carolina. whom thov di'fi'ati'd Wright Statu Northern iowa lacksonvillo anti Dof'aui Tlioir null loss of tin- trip i amt' at tlio liands of Howling (.rotm Orttgon startl'd tln> trip with an imsi Ml win out Wright Statu ill a niiltt.il that saw tho Dm ks win ovory sot ptavud Thu Dm ks folio vs ud tint v ictorv with a r>-2 loss to Howling Croon, hut rithoundi'd to shut out Northern Iowa r-t) two days later (fregon again won ttvorv sot and had ninu sot shutouts Thu 1 hit ks siiin k past J<ic k sonvlilts thanks to a 'I M win in thu No t doublos match that gavu (fregon a -t I vutorv ( >ru gou i out Indu'd thu trip w ith a I 2 victory out DoPaul I ho Dm ks' l.oo Kirnor movod into soi ond plai.o on Oregon's all tmio victory list and is within one victory of tying for first plat o Blazers up ticket prices PORTLAND (AP) It's going to cost more to sec the only ma|or league game m town The Portland Trail Blazers have announced that season tu kets are going tip l>v various amounts, depending on w hether tit Let holders are willing to commit to buying seats lor the next six years Kvery general seating area tu Let w ill go up next season from H to 2r> percent The six-year plan guarantees prices through the 1999 2000 season By then. Blazer officials say, a tic ket that costs $15 per game this season will be $2-4 H5 for fans who pledge now for six years and $ 3ti t() for those who renew year-by-year Today's $4t> 50 seat will rise to $89 00 or $142 HO by 1000-2000 Prices for about 3,200 seats in the team's new arena will he frozen through 1099-2000. mostly at $13 or $15 About 1,200 of those seats will be sold on a single-game basis. Of those. 200 will be pro ed at S-5 Officials of the Blazers and Oregon Arena Corp met with about 4.700 of the team's season til ket holders Sunday to dist uss the price hike They also explained how fans will lie relocated when the new 20,340-seat arena opens in ()< toiler 1005 The best seats will go to those who have held season tic kets the longest Team and arena officials have noted that til ket pro es haw* gone up an average of 0 percent annually the past five years 1 he average annual increase over the next six years will he about 14 pen ent lor fans w ho renew oil a vear to \ear basis hut only 7 > peri ent for those who sign up this summer for the next six years A meeting with a second group of season ti( ket holders is sched uled for April 17 Stop the press! Jordan hits a double SARASOTA I l,i ( AT) Mn hnf»l |oi dan got his hrst extraImsi1 hit of the spring on I uesd.w (iriving in ,i run with ,i double and going The ■4 for the ('.illI ago Wh ; !e Sox . I )o ub i *■ \ Iti nil mgliam team \\ th tun nut ami a runner at set olid in the sixth inning against Jim ilavnes, a right hander tor Ha It limin' s I Inutile A How ie team, Ionian lot a .! pili h .low n the left field line tor a double I he letired ( fin ago Hulls - tar is I lor to m five iniinir league games w ith three RHIs and two stolen bases On I tiesdav he w e. Hirmingham s designated hitter My job is to lul ami sit hr sand lord.in poppml up to tbu sui oud b.isi'in.m m his first ,it but in flu1 vi mid. • i indiui out to till1 sui oud b.isi-muti m tbu tilth. .Hid Ili'U out to lidt in tbu ninth. I just tnissi'd it. 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