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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1996)
TUESDAY April 30. 1006 Wheaton sidelined for spring Wilis finale Few the Oregon football team. the bad new* t* that tun tor defensive back Kenny Wheaton will mm the spring football Mine after suffering a damaged medial collateral Tig ament in his left knee in last Saturday's scrimmage The good news feu the Ducks — at least for now — is that it appears Wheaton will not need surgery lie will, however. be sidelined for three to six weeks The Ducks received mote tied news, however, a* three other Ducks that participated in spring drills are down with substantial injuries Senior linebacker Derek Allen (back spasms), junior inside line backer |«ff Branson (sprained ankle) and tedshirl freshman safety Brandon Mcismuti (hip pointer) are all expected to miss the spring finale. Oregon to compote at NCAA West Regional MISSION. Kan. - Eighteen teams from the western half of the United State*, including the University of Oregon. will compete for the right to advance to the NCAA Cham pionships when they convene at The Champions Club in Omaha. Neb . May 9-11 for the NCAA West Regional The top 10 teams plus three individuals from the Went Regional will advance to the NCAA Championship*. May 22-25. at the taQuinU Dunes Resort Course. The top eight squads and three individuals from the East Regional will also advance Oregon will be making its fourth-straight post-season •ppaarame in Just 10 year* as a varsity program The Ducks placed fourth at last veer's regional, their best finish ever, and took 13th at the NCAA Championships to record their top national showing Ducks tied for 14th st Pic-10 Championship The Oregon men's golf team finished tiad for ninth through the first 36 holes in the Pacific-10 Conference Men's Golf Championships on Mott day. Leading the Ducks was freshman Derek Cruakey. who shot a five over par 149 to tie for 14th. ■Stanford sophomore Tiger Woods leads the event while shooting a new course record of 61 and a 65 ou the second day His lead is at 14 strokes The Arisona State Sun Dev ils currently have the team lead with a 720 score Oregon shot a two-day total of 764 The tournament, hosted by USC and held at the Big Canyon Country Club in New port Beach. Calif., continues through Wednesday II iHliW 1 Ducks look to set back on winnina track ■ SOFTBALL The doutoleDeader against Portland Stale is a make-up for a paw of rained-Out games Du rkvia a.* —_.— Of vfiflB rWIHft Si*** Hmvarlm After « tough weekend against two of thr top towns* to thus i uuntry. th*» Onaon softball tmun hop** to return Its it* winning '*»y* when the NtLAA Division 11 port land Statu Viking* i mtw to Howe Field for a mm tsm foremen tHwiumn doobteheader The iXu k* (11k 12 overall. SlO to tfea Pacific to (ton foremen) and the Vikings |(l l») were find scheduled to meet this year on April 17, but th# doubleheadet wan canceled brn auM of rain At that time the Ducks were on a hot streak. winner* of seven straight game* and 11 out of 13. But the Viking* wtU meat a much different Duck team thi» afternoon, a team that haa bean afflicted with batl weather, bad bourn m and bad timing .Starting with the rainouls against Portland State, the Duck* have had nine other game* nanceled brnnuse tsf rain, including a streak of aeven consecutive before thU pant weekend When the weather finally cleared up. the Duck* returned to action again*! Washington and UCLA, the No 1 and No. 4 team* in the country Oregon gut swept by both team* because of mum defensive error* that could be attributed to the team * inactivity Now the Ducks are toaeni of four straight games and leave not poatad a victory unca April 14. But what that doesn't indicate is that in those four losses, the Duck* by no means laid down and died Those were hair hard fought victories for the winner* At times. Oregon showed signs of the spectacular play that enabled them to sweep then No 20 Ancona State for its most recent victories. Portland Stale now must face an Oregon team that is hungry for a victory and eagre to gat beck on the win ning track. The Vikings are led offensively by Michelle (martin (seven home runs and St RBI) and defretaiveiy by pilch re Beth Stidham (22 •# and a 1,23 RRA). The Ant game begins at 2 p en., and admission u bee for everyone Frsshman eaten** Mem*" Francis and ths ml ol tha Owcfc squad took to (par up tor today's gams against Portland Stats Blazers win in OT, avoid first-round sweep ■ MBA: Game four will be played Wednesday night in Portland PORTLAND, On. (AP) — Buck William* stored ih* gt> I basket on an offensive rebound with 14.1 second* lt»ft in overtime. and Portland over cam* pom he* throw shooting to boat Utah M *il Monday night and flay alive in ita tint round playoff series. Utah still leads tha best of-S •one* 2-1. with (atm 4 Wedne* day night in Portland'* Roaa Garden William* grabbed a rebound of Arvyda* Saboni*' missed hook shot and put back a layup to give the Trail BUxert a 93 91 load It wa* only William*' fec und field goal of the game Utah had a chant s lo tie it. but |ohn Stockton missed a IS-fool jumper and Port land'a Harvey Grant grabbed tha rebound with 3 5 second* remaining. Rod Strickland, who (cored 16 of hi* 19 point* after half time. wa* fouled and made one of two free throw* with 2 7 sec onds left to make it 94-91 With sharpshooter )eff Homacek on the bench after fouling out. the faxx got the ball to Chris Morris, whose 3-pointer from three feet beyond the lop of the key wa* off the mark at the butter Saboni* bad 27 point* and 12 rebound*, but mimed two crucial Blazers annoy, should be forced out of Oregon Thunk (iod. the Blarwr* tMwn U on the brink at being over Since coming up here ham Celt for m*. i have encountered mum annoy • ing thing* Rein, tmelly people, tnobby environmentalist*. no Major league ibwebalt team But what annoy* me the mo*t l* the Portland Biaaert 1 dealt with my annoyance last year Although I couldn't •land the team, they didn't make the tame type of new* they are nuking thi* year But now. Portland l» one game away bom being out of the playoff* and I couldn't be hap ibn off Mutton. ovorythutK would lw irnffm I Portland rioosn't immmI • IwtiodMli Iraun. especially the Rlasers If • stain is going in ftavo only i*n«> pmHMtalttnal l«*m. (Hoy ihouldn’l have <»**» at all. Having one Imun uuwt {MHtpla In ba a|»atlMtlk: abrwti (iroItttMttonal ipudi Th« (ana don't know how in ba supportive They fur g*»l how In be hm* in (ho off MNUMtMt But. there will always be IItaxor* fan* tlul 1t att'l .mun. i w«n » mvo up unvn 10 in* uut •bout how wonderful the end of their season was and how that would help ihem gel past •he firm round of the playoff* because they didn't. For the second year in • row. the Bla* ers ere stinking it up and will have to go homo with their tall* tucked between their leg*. Now if only they would move the team in <!<K l<w> written It wuriut — bur weather f«it* who only cheer far the Hl«im when I hey *rw winning at! tutor* who alwayi *up|H>n the Blatter* Tlte fair weathered f»n* are a)way* annoying became they aren't true hut* They jutt tump Turn to OeYOUNO Png* 12 free throw* late in regulation The liUrer* ncovmd in uor time after mining 4 of 8 free throw* in the final inmute of regulation. Clifford Rohm win awoke from hi* four year playoff nightmare to *cor« five of hi* 11 point* in the overtime for Portland He W*» |u*t 2-for 11 from the field In regulation, including an ill ad vieed. errant 3 pointer with five second* to go and the game til'd «l 83 Annin Mi kin. scoreless in the first two gamut of the series, added 16 point* and 10 rebound* for Portland karl Malone Mured 35 point* on 13-for 30 shooting for Utah Hi* 15-footer with 21 second* left in the fourth quarter tied the game at 83 and forced the over lima He also missed two free throw* with 1:02 left in the fourth period and the game tied aim Stockton had 13 points ami 11 waists for Utah, which shot only 38 port ent from th* Hnld after •hooting M percent in the first two games in Salt lake City The Blaxers were even colder Monday night, shooting just 34 percent. 1*0*1101x1 led 37-31 at halftime The 68 points tied the all lime NBA playoff Urw fur the first two quarters
