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Wear your hardhats to the game and collect your Webfoot decal to be eligible for great prizes at the end of the season!! Oregon vs. Washington State Pom Pom Day Sunday, January 17 1:00 pm Mac Court First 2,000 fans receive a pom pom Fox Sports will be broadcasting the game, so bring your smile, bring a sign and say "Hi" to Mom on TV! I or more information call 346-4461. vvvvw .goducks.com Sonics owner lauds labor deal Seattle is looking to reconnect with its fans by using a new ‘Sonics Madness ’program By Jim Cour The Associated Press SEATTLE — Barry Ackerley loves the NBA’s new labor agree ment. Making a rare appearance at a news conference Tuesday, the Seattle SuperSonics’ owner ap plauded the agreement that was reached last Wednesday to bring an end to the lockout that threat ened the season. “I think it’s going to give us, the owners, an opportunity to get a lit tle bit better handle on our costs,” Ackerley said. “I think in the long term, speak ing as a businessman, it’s impor tant that you always have some control or at least a way to estimate how to control your costs, whatev er business you’re running.” Ackerley said it was important for the owners to reign in escalat ing costs that saw teams signing players to $100 million contracts. “I think this agreement is going to be extremely helpful for the game,” he said. “I think it will give the owners an opportunity to get a better handle on the costs of oper ating a team. “Salaries are related to years played in the league now, and there’s a rookie scale.” Ackerley, chairman and CEO of The Ackerley Group, said he didn’t know whether the NBA was headed for $150 million or $200 million contracts before the new labor agreement was ham mered out. And he didn’t think the league was doomed because of its huge contracts. “I don’t think it would have gone to Armageddon,” he said. “Armageddon is a terrible thing. My goodness gracious, I hope not. ” Ackerley said he thinks the new deal is a fair one for the players, too. If it wasn’t, there probably wouldn’t have been a season, he said. “I’m very delighted they have been able to split the difference,” he said. “Do I think that this will hurt the game? I have absolutely no idea. I know we’re working very hard in Seattle to reconnect with our fans.” That’s what Tuesday’s news con ference was all about. Ackerley sat at a table at the Sonics’ practice fa cility and faced the press with team president and general manager Wally Walker and new coach Paul Westphal. He discussed the team’s newprogram, “Sonics Madness.” Ackerley announced the Sonics will hold a scrimmage Jan. 27 at the Key Arena with free admis sion. In addition, the Sonics will give their season ticket holders a ticket for no charge to see the team play the Vancouver Grizzlies Jan. 30 in an exhibition game at Key Arena. Jordan retirement in the offing The announcement will probably be made today, say teammates, friends By Jim Litke The Associated Press CHICAGO — For six months, Michael Jordan teased, taunted and tantalized a nation awaiting his answer. At last, he appears to have one. The greatest player in NBA history and the most popular ath lete since Muhammad Ali is ex pected to announce his retire ment Wednesday, a source with close ties to the NBA told the As sociated Press on Monday night. The Bulls scheduled a news con ference for noon EST Wednes day. If so, it would be the second time in five years that Jordan has walked away from the game. “I knew Michael wasn’t coming back,” Bulls free agent Dickey Simpkins said today at the team’s training site in Deerfield. “He dropped hints last season and last summer that this would probably be his last go-around. “Ending on top was how he wants to do it and that’s about the best way you can do it.” Just as with Jordan’s first retire ment, a number of factors — his age, a picture-perfect ending to last season, a fractured beginning for this one — appear to have in fluenced his decision. And just like last time, Jordan could change his mind and return at some point. “We look forward to seeing him sometime in late March when he makes his return again in Market Square Arena,” Pacers coach Lar ry Bird said. But for now, he is expected to once again leave the game that bears his indelible mark, leave it when he’s at the top, the way he said he would. “This is a man who truly, as far as I’m concerned, is the mod ern day Babe Ruth,” former NBA great and current Lakers vice president Jerry West said recent ly Jordan did not return a message left on his phone, and Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, reached at his Arizona home, said: “I don’t have any reaction. I don’t have any comments.” Buzz Peterson, the Appalachi an State basketball coach who was Jordan’s teammate and col lege roommate at North Carolina, said he believes Jordan made up his mind a long time ago. Erickson Continued from Page 11 Oregon State athletic director Mitch Barnhart, desperate to find a big-name coach and save the re cruiting season, crisscrossed the country looking for a new coach, flying aboard a private jet lent to him by a university booster. In two days, Barnhart also inter viewed Idaho coach Chris Tormey, Kansas State offensive co ordinator Ron Hudson and Ne braska linebackers coach Craig Bohl. Colorado State coach Sonny Lubick also was interviewed by Barnhart last week, but turned down the job, according to pub lished reports. Barnhart contacted Erickson on Friday, and the two met Saturday in Seattle. They talked again Mon day to complete contract details. Erickson toured the campus with two members of his Seahawks coaching staff: offensive line coach Gregg Smith and offensive quality control coach Eric Yarber. Erickson has one year remaining on his $1.3 million Seahawks con tract for next season. He will re ceive $1.15 million from the Sea hawks — the difference between his NFL contract and the OSU base salary. Erickson also gets $150,000 a year from a radio and TV con tract, but unlike Riley, will receive no housing allowance. Erickson was 113-40-1 record at Miami, Washington State, Wyoming and Idaho. His Miami teams went 63-9 from 1989 through 1994. The Hurricanes won national championships in 1989 and 1992. Barnhart said he didn’t go after Erickson because of his marquee value, but said calls for season tick ets already have come pouring in. “It's a good day to be a Beaver,” he said. Former OSU athletic director Dee Andros, who wanted to hire Erickson in 1984 but had his rec ommendation rejected, said today that he’s thought all along that Er ickson was the right coach for the Beavers. needed: y4// V looking for a Sasquatch rendition to promote a local favorite beer brewed at The Wild Duck! For details of expectations and compensation for the chosen artwork Call 485-3825 ask for Bob. Pat or Rose deadline lor submissions Friday 1/22/99 (y’heck out Rhythm a Reviews every FRIDAY in the Oregon Daily Emerald. It's your weekly entertainment resource.
