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Blazers beat weary jazz The Portland Trail Blazers blew a 16-point lead to the Utah Jazz, but held on to win 90 86 in Salt Lake City af ter Steve Smith and Greg Anthony hit a pair of big three pointers to seal the deal. PAGE 10 Scoreboard Basketball: PORTLAND (AP) — The Port land Trail Blazers took center Arvydas Sabonis off the injured list Monday, activating him for their three-game road trip. Team spokeswoman Sue Car penter said Sabonis would be in uniform Monday night, but she was unsure if he would play against Utah. Sabonis sprained his right foot when he fell while leaping fora pass during a home loss to Detroit on March 22. He was placed on the injured list two days later. Soccer: NEW YORK (AP) —Parlaying deep-pocketed investors, a strong television presence and the popularity of the World Cup champions, a women’s professional soccer league plans to begin play next spring. The Women’s United Soccer Association said Monday it ap proved teams for eight cities: Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Orlando-Tampa, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington. Listed as alternates were: Chicago, Columbus, Detroit, Los Angeles, Miami, Portland, Raleigh-Durham and St. Louis. Football: HARTLAND, Wis. (AP) — Mark Chmura of the Green Bay Pack ers was arrested and jailed to day after his 17-year-old baby sitter accused him of sexually assaulting her at a party after a prom. Chmura’s friend, Robert Gessert, was also arrested and accused of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman in a hot tub at the same party at Gessert’s home in Hartland. The 31-year-old player, one of the NFL’s best tight ends, and Gessert, 42, have not been charged, District Attorney Paul Bucher said. Sports Tuesday April 11,2000 Volume 101, Issue 128 Effierald Kevin Caiame Emerald Sophomore pitcher Connie McMurren and the Ducks are due fora Pac-10 win—and they know it. UO plans to disregard latest losses ■ The No. 22 Oregon softball team goes for its first Pac-10 win of the season against the No. 11 Beavers today By Matt O'Neill Oregon Daily Emerald It’s time to jump right back on the horse for Oregon softball. Two days removed from a weekend sweep, the No. 22 Ducks (24-16 overall, 1-5 Pacif ic-10 Conference) try to re bound against Oregon State to day at 3 p.m. at Howe Field. The task does not get any eas ier for head coach Rick Gamez and his team as the No. 11 Beavers (26-12 , 0-6) come to town looking for their first con ference win of the year. “We’re going to continue to battle,” Gamez said. “The Beavers are in the same boat we are. Now it just becomes a mat ter of forgetting about every thing that’s happened, and it’s Civil Wartime.” Forgetting about this past weekend is just what the Ducks want to do because against UCLA and Washington the team only scored one run in three games. But the Beavers didn’t fare any better, dropping all three of their games by a combined score of 19-10. Turn to Softball, page 9 On tap What: softball Civil War Who: No.110SU vs. No. 22 Oregon When: 3 p.m. Where: Howe Field Improved doubles play gives UO confidence Superior play by the men’s tennis team has led to wins and a shot at the post season By Robbie McCallum for the Emerald If anything dictates how the men’s tennis team will do, it is doubles play. When the Ducks win the ever-important doubles point — which requires winning at least two of the three doubles match es — then Oregon almost cer tainly wins the match. The Ducks have captured the doubles point in all but one of their last 10 matches. The recent doubles success has produced wins in eight of the last 10 matches. The team of sophomore Thomas Schneiter and fresh man Oded Teig has won nine of its last 10 matches and are 13-4 on the season. Senior Guillermo Carter and freshman Leslie Eisinga have won nine of 11, including an 8 6 upset over then-No.l Geoff Abrams and Alex Kim of Stan ford. At one point during the season, Carter and Eisinga were ranked as high as 47th. Senior Joaquin Hamdan and junior David Becker have also been key in Oregon’s doubles success. Streaks With Oregon’s recent success Turn to Tennis, page 8 Azle Malinao-Alvarez Emerald The Ducks’ No. 2 singles player, sophomore Thomas Schneiter, has won seven straight matches and will likely be ranked for the second time in his career when the new polls are released this Wednesday.
