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is sophomore guard Freddie Jones,
who exploded for a career-high 27
points in Saturday’s win over Ari
zona. He is confident that his team
will rally around them.
“We gotta play hard for these
seniors,” Jones said. “The impor
tant thing for us right now is that
they end their careers on a high
note. I know all of the underclass
men are going to look forward to
try to make that come true.”
The Ducks, who have won 12 of
the last 13 Civil War meetings, will
not be facing the same Beaver
team that they encountered in Cor
vallis on Jan. 8 when the Ducks
blasted Oregon State 67-49.
On the same night that Oregon
upended Arizona State 76-74, the
Beavers had a big win themselves.
Deaundra Tanner’s three-pointer
at the buzzer propelled Oregon
State to a 70-69 overtime upset
over then-No. 3 ranked Arizona.
At the time, the win bolstered
Beaver hopes of a NIT bid, but a 77
74 overtime loss to Arizona State
two nights later ended such talk.
Oregon State head coach Eddie
Payne admitted that the loss was a
demoralizing one to his team, but
does not expect a letdown this Sat
urday.
The loss “was still lingering in
practice,” Payne said. “But by Sat
urday, I think everyone will be fo
cused. With the excitement of Mac
Court and playing Oregon, I don’t
think they can hold back.”
The Beavers are led by junior
guard Tanner, who averages a team
high 14 points and 5.1 assists per
game. In the teams’ first meeting,
Tanner scored 10 points but was
held to three for 12 from the field.
“He’s a great player and is their
No. 1 option,” Wright said. “It’s
just another challenge for me to try
to stop somebody.”
Wright doesn’t quite know how
to feel about his Mac Court finale
with his senior counterparts.
“It’s mixed emotions,” said
Wright said. “It’s going to be our last
game here; [we’re] coming to the
end of our career. On the same note,
Ryan Starkweather Emerald
Senior point guard Darius Wright will lead his team for the final time at the Pit this
Saturday against Deatlndra Tanner and the Beavers.
we gotta be happy because we’re go
ing to postseason play. ”
Even though the matchup with
the Beavers is obviously the first
priority, the Oregon athletic staff
has put together a NCAA Tourna
ment Selection Party this Sunday
at Mac Court.
Duck fans are encouraged to at
tend this.free event and watch the
live selection on three giant, 14-foot
big-screen TVs. The doors will
open at 1:45 p.m., and the women’s
selection show will be seen at 2. At
2:30, the main program will take
place, featuring an on-court pro
gram featuring the team, the band,
the mascot and the cheerleaders.
There also will be a video high
light of the season, and many con
tests and prizes for those in atten
dance — with everyone receiving
at least a voucher for a free gift.
Then at 3:30, Oregon will find out
where it’s going and who it’s play
ing when the selection show is
aired live.
First things first, however, be
cause'the Beavers await.
“For us seniors, it’s our last
chance to get out there and have a
little fun,” Smith said.
“It’s Oregon State, which makes
it even easier to get up for. It’s defi
nitely a game we’re not taking
lightly.”
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Mariners tell fans
Rodriguez will stay
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By Jim Cour
The Associated Press
PEORIA, Ariz. — Hoping to
draw 3 million fans in their first
full season at Safeco Field, the
Seattle Mariners made the only
decision they thought they could
make on Alex Rodriguez.
“I am convinced that the best
way to win in 2000 is for Alex to
be a Mariner,” new Mariners
Chairman Howard Lincoln said
this week in announcing that the
team will not trade its three-time
All-Star shortstop.
In the end, the Mariners decid
ed they could not take another ma
jor public relations hit in losing its
third franchise player in less than
two years.
On Feb. 10, the Mariners were
forced to trade Ken Griffey Jr. to
Cincinnati because they knew he
would be a major distraction in the
clubhouse this season after he told
them he wanted out of Seattle be
fore the final year of his contract.
On March 31, 1998, the
Mariners traded the best pitcher in
their history, Randy Johnson, to
Houston on the final day of the
trading deadline after they decid
ed they would not give him a new
contract.
Rodriguez, who might be base
ball’s best player at 24, is expect
_ ed to opt out of Seattle. Officially,
he says he’ll make up his mind at
the end of the season. Unofficially,
his mind probably is made up be
cause he knows could become a
bigger star in a bigger media mar
ket and he is not a fan of Seattle’s
new outdoor stadium which he
considers unfair to hitters.
The team that eventually lands
Rodriguez could have to offer up
as much as a $200 million, 10-year
contract—much more than it cost
the Reds to sign Griffey to a $116.5
million, nine-year deal.
The Mariners got Brett Tomko,
Mike Cameron, Jake Meyer and
Antonio Perez for Griffey. If Ro
driguez departs, as expected, they
won’t get that much, only draft
choices.
Still, they decided that bringing
Rodriguez back for what could be
his final season in Seattle was the
only choice because of their fans
and their reeling national image as a
team that can’t keep its best players.
The Mariners’ ownership and
front office are feeling the pres
sure: They must win the AL West
this season.
“I am absolutely confident that
not only his talents on the field,
but his leadership ability, will
bring the American League West
championship to Seattle this
year,” Lincoln said.