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Emerald WEDNESDAY November 1, 1996 TODAY IN SPORTS Basketball player suspected in beating of Maine mascot ORONO, Maine (AP) A I'nivwsilv of Maine banket ball player has been sum inontKl to appear in court for allegedly assaulting the schools athletic mascot. "Bananas the Boar " Henry McOat punched a man in the hear costume several times last Wednesday night in a cam pus cafeteria and later in a dormitory', said public safety investigator William Uuigli lin. Ihe Penobscot County District Attorney ’s office was reviewing the case to decide whether to file criminal assault charges against McDaniel. The f> foot-7 forward said the situation had been exag ge rated. "! would never intention ally try to hurt anyone," said Mel Jantel. If 1 act identallv did hurt hint, I apologize. I regret that 1 may have caused the person inside the Bananas costume any type of injury whatsoever." Neither Laughlin or prose cutors would identify tin man wearing the hear cos tume The man in the hear suit received a friction-type hum under the chin and an inch long bruise on his head, lauighlin said Punch fands Oakley suspension and fine NKW YORK (AP) - For ward Charles Ooklev of the New York Kni< ks was sus pended for one game with out pay and fined $6,000 by the NBA on Tuesday for throwing a punch at Ph i ladel phia's Si ot t Williams during an exhibi tion game. The league at the same time announced that Vernon Maxwell of the 76ers was fined $3,000 for abusing the referees during the same game last Tuesday night in Union dale, NY Oakley was ejected from the game, which the Knii ks w on i lH-74, after throwing a punch at Williams with 6:45 remaining in the second quarter. Throwing a punch means an automatic suspen sion of at least one regular season game. The ejection brings an additional $1,000 fine. Oakley will miss New York’s season-opening game Friday night at Detroit The fines and suspension were announced by Rod Thorn. NBA senior vice president. Win gives Ducks best record in four years ■ VOLLEYBALL: Grego sweeps the season series against Portland with a wm in three games Tuesday night By Andrea DeYoung SfXVf# fl&pcfljff t he Ducks go! a spec ml Hal* low ecu treat Tuesday night ns they pit ked up n uon-c.onfervui e win in Portland. This was the second time the two teams played this year, arid Oregon swept the series by win ning both matches in three games Tuesday night, the Dut ks tie it the Pilots 1s t t, 1 ,1, | l.: The win also stopped a five match losing streak for the Due ks and guaranteed them their best overall rei ord sinc e 1991 Oregon fins not won limn' than seven games in the past four years The Ducks record is OREGON vs. Portland f Of.Kjon (15.13^ 15^ 15.12j ■ Kills 50 ■ Aces 5 ■ Team Blocks 9 ■ Digs 50 Portland ■ Kills 42 ■ Aces: 5 ■ Team Blocks 12 ■ Digs 45 I Next Home Game I Nov 3 vs Arizona f Ml HAi now 8-15 s )iJi; u ,!■> led llv |umnr nut side hitter Amy McKoel who amassed 17 kills and had a 5.16 iittai k percentage on the night Sophomore middle blocker Ikim (lordova and sophomore outside hitter Shelby Fdwards mi It hod 10 lulls McNeill's attack percentage was thi’ l>est fur on Oregon play er sincn lust season I.uReinn Woods hit fH2 in i mati h against South Florida lust Sep tember For Portland, Dawn Pudah had a 4 2') attai k port milage on 1 1 kills Shi* was the only Pilot vs ith double-digit kills Despite ending goino three with only a tlH I iitt.uk percent age, Oregon vs as right on with its hitting game us the team got 47 of its >0 kilts ill ret 11 v off sets Sophomore setter Casey ( risler was able to come within U) of her i ureer fmsl in assists with -tli hi only three g imes I ha team hit an overall 20’ attui k per centuge, their f>est overall in the past seven matches The Ducks also played a good defensive game Mi Neel had 17 digs and sophomore setter Casey Crislor had 10 At the mil. Ore gon amassed min' team Mu. ks. un hiding four assisted bh>< ks by sophomore umldhi h locker Tin Stewart Portland's Molten Nelson li.i.i three servu e .u i>s. but the I hit k-. wnro able In counter with fi v •• team service aces of their own Although Oregon also had si\ servo t> error*, it did not hurt Ihe Dm ks .is lho Pilots hod nine of their uw n Iucsday night's win was I ho final non-conference mail h for Oregon this season Ihe team comes ha. k home to M. Arthur court lliis weekend to fa. e An run t on Friday night and An zona Stale on Saturday night When the Dunks Ira\ eled to .\n zona in early October, they lost to the Sun Diw ds m three games and the Wild. at\ in four gam.", Oregon looks to w in its set mid conference game of the year, something the team i ould not a<. Oinplish last season UAIO «* iTKf | -.«*,) The Portland Trail Blazers' Rod Strickland is one of two players — the other being Cliff Robinson — men tioned as possibly being used In a trade tor Charlotte Hornets' center Alonzo Mourning. Hornets put Mourning on trading block ■ NBA: Charlotte s unwilling to match the salary demands of its star center and may be interested in a deal involving Portland guard Rod Strickland CHARl.OITI. N ( (Al’J Three (lays before they begin what they hope will lie a season that ole vail'*, them to ihi! NBA's elite, tin* Charlotte Hornets are considering trading Alonzo Mourning b« mist* of a i outran! dispute "We re trying to work out some thing where Alonzo will still he with the Hornets.'' said Boh Hass, the team's vice president of has kethiil! operations Severn! broad) ast and newspn per reports said Mourning, whose contrat t expires after this season, has !»t«tu offered a seven year, S70 million deal by the Hornets He reportedly wants $13 million for seven seasons with an escape clause after four seasons The Hornets do not deny they are mulling a trade of one of the game's best players They have called his demands unreasonable and are said to Im* talking with up to eight teams about a trade. Mourning is to earn S-t 35 million this season, his fourth in tile NBA Among the deals being dis cussed. according to The Observer 7-foot-1 center Vlade Divac. plus another player and a first-round draft pick from the Los Angelas Lakers; 7-foot t enter Ln< Montross and another player and two first round draft picks from the Boston Celtics; and point guard Rod Strickland ami possibly forward Cliff Robinson from the Portland Turn to BASKETBALL. Page 12
