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Scoreboard Attempted Griffey deal under investigation NEW YORK (AP) — With the parties in the Ken Griffey Jr. trade talks clamming up, the commissioner’s office said Wednesday it is investi gating if any rules were broken by Seattle or Cincinnati. Griffey’s agent, Brian Goldberg, said Tuesday the Mariners had giv en him permission to talk directly with the Reds in an effort to break the impasse. Baseball’s rules specify teams must first finalize the players involved in a trade, then ask the commission er’s office for a window in which the acquiring team can negotiate a contract extension with the player. No window was requested by Cincinnati or Seattle. “There have been discussions with both the Mariners and the Reds,” said Sandy Alderson, executive di rector of baseball operations in the commissioner’s office. “Enough oc curred for us to look into it.” The Worm is early DALLAS (AP)—How’s this for outra geous: Dennis Rodman was actual ly five minutes early for his first game as a Dallas Maverick. Rodman arrived at Reunion Arena for Wednesday night’s game against Seattle about 6:10 p.m., 80 minutes before tipoff, even though the team has given him permission to cut it as close as 75 minutes. Wearing a baseball cap that kept his hair color a secret, Rodman had his full ensemble of piercings work ing as he sauntered into the locker room, collected several pairs of shoes and went straight to an off limits workout room. There, he got some good news: He was in the starting lineup. “He’s going to start eventually any way, so we might as well throw him right in there,” coach-general man ager Don Nelson said. Nelson laid out his first game plan of the Rodman Era to the other 11 players during a 5 p.m. shootaround and walkthrough. Shawn Bradley was the demoted starter, and he didn’t take it well, hurling a ball towards rack then sulking against the hoop standard while the rest of the team simulat ed plays. I . Wednesday's NBA roundup Indiana 113, Boston 104 | Philadelphia 92, New jersey 90 I Atlanta 116, Houston 100 Orlando 107, Washington 96 Miami 115, Golden State 100 Charlotte 103, Geveland 95 New York 109, Milwaukee 103 Detroit 115, Toronto 108, OT Seattle 117, Dallas 106 Utah 113, Chicago 86 San Antonio 106, Denver 97 LA. Clippers 100, Portland 107 Minnesota 81, LA. Lakers 114 It SOURCE: The Associated Pros HHl: n L.~ ? s ^ " f Jv- ‘ f r * I Best Bet NCAA Hoops Oregon vs. Stanford 7:30 p.m. KVAL (Ch. 8) I Thursday February 10,2000 Volume 101, Issue 94 Effierald only senior. Milena Flores is the only player left on Stanford’s roster to have appeared in a Final Four. Both women play integral roles on their respective teams — which match up better than ever these days. By Scott Pesznecker Oregon Daily Emerald Post game press conference. No vember 26,1999. Then-No. 16 Oregon had just beat en No. 21 Virginia Tech by twenty points. Fueling that fire was the Ducks’ lone senior, guard Nicole Strange, who had a career-high 21 points. And head coach Jody Runge was thrilled. “They knew our inside game, and they let Nicole shoot it. And that was their decision, and she did a great job of burying it,” Runge said. “She was just the one who was on tonight. ” Nicole “was more surprised that she was open, but to her credit, I put some other people in there and they didn’t look at the basket. Nicole will look to score so we kept her in there and she did a great job,” Runge said. Barely into the start of her senior Turn to Strange, page 9A Catharine Kendall Emerald Jody Runge cheers Nicole Strange, the Ducks only senior, as she leaves the floor late in last Saturday’s come-from-behind win against Arizona State. By Mirjam Swanson Oregon Daily Emerald Post game press conference. March 15,1998. Stanford had just became the first No. 1 seed to lose to a No. 16 seed in NCAA history. And head coach Tara VanDerveer was per turbed. Extremely. “I was terribly disappointed to see the problems our young guards had,” she was quoted as saying in several Bay-Area papers. “Our guard play was not right all year. I’d like to think they’d understand the big picture better than they do. Having prac ticed against Kate and Jamila and Hi Charmin, you’d think they’d do better. I know we’ll never go any where unless there’s a huge im provement in their attitude and work ethic. I’m counting on the de velopment of our sophomores. “If they don’t develop, maybe they should take up tennis.” Kate Starbird, Jamila Wideman and Charmin Smith, all current WNBA guards, had all just gradu ated. Starbird went out as Nai smith Player of the Year. Smith was one of the most valuable role players in the nation. And the in spiringly charismatic Wideman had become one of the most popu lar women’s basketball players in the world. Then-sophomore Milena Flo res, one of the “young guards” berated by VanDerveer af ter the Cardinal’s unexpected first round loss to Harvard, not only had to replace Wideman but up hold a legacy of brilliant point guard play beginning with Sonja Henning on Stanford’s first nation al championship team and includ ing stars such as Jennifer Azzi and Molly Goodenbour. Now, two years later, Flores has caught Wideman, at least statisti cally. Flores could equal Wideman’s Turn to Flores, page 9A f ‘i it On Tap What; Women’s basketball Who: No. 24 Stanford vs. Oregon When: 7 pim. Where: McArthur Court Emerald The Ducks creeping in Stanford's shadow Oregon may have the guns to pull out its first win at Maples Pavilion in 14 years By Brett Williams Oregon Daily Emerald It may be the best start Oregon has experienced in 61 years, but don’t be fooled. There is a blemish on the Ducks’ conference record that has them seek ing redemption. In Oregon’s second con ference game of the season, Stanford fought off the McArthur Court demons and pulled off a hard-fought 85-71 win. Now at the halfway point of the season, it is still the Ducks’ only conference loss at the Pit. Oregon (16-4 overall, 7-2 Pacific-10 Conference) has a chance to get that one back when it takes on the Cardi nal today in Palo Alto, Calif. Stanford’s Maples Pavil ion has been one of the most difficult arenas to play at the last few years, but the Ducks’ futility there is un paralleled. The last time Oregon won on the Cardi nal’s home floor was in Turn to Basketball, page 10A
