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Sports brief
Oregon soccer hires former
North Carolina star as coach
Beth Sheppard, a four-year North Carolina stand
out from 1995 to 1999, has signed on as a member of
the Oregon soccer coaching staff. The Tar Heels co
captain for two years will serve primarily as Oregon’s
recruiting coordinator beginning on June 1.
Sheppard’s coaching experience includes her
work at the North Carolina girls’ soccer camp for four
years in addition to assisting with summer clinics at
Tennessee and Houston.
During her career with the Tar Heels, they won
three NCAA Championships and five ACC titles.
“We’re looking forward to having her experience,
enthusiasm and knowledge help continue our
progress and development,” Oregon head coach Bill
Steffen said in a released statement.
NY could be better without Ewing
■TheKnicksare5-1 against
the Pacers without Ewing,
but Van Gundy insists
they’re better with him
By Chris Sheridan
The Associated Press
PURCHASE, N.Y.—Patrick Ew
ing wasn’t talking Tuesday, depriv
ing the basketball world of his in
sight into the big debate
surrounding the New York Knicks:
Are they a better team without him
when they’re playing the Indiana
Pacers?
The Knicks have won two games
in a row without Ewing to tie the
Eastern Conference finals 2-2, and
it’s unknown whether Ewing’s sore
foot will be pain-free enough to al
low him to play in Game 5 Wednes
day night at Indianapolis.
Some Knicks fans, citing New
York’s 5-1 record against Indiana in
the last two postseasons when Ew
ing has been injured, are hoping
he’ll continue to sit.
Such a notion infuriates coach
Jeff Van Gundy, who has described
the theory as “asinine” in recent
days. When he was asked about it
r
following Game 4, Van Gundy gave
such an impassioned response that
he almost couldn’t get the words
out of his mouth fast enough.
Asked again after practice Tues
day, Van Gundy would barely dis
cuss it.
“I’ve done that enough,” he said.
“I’ll let the foolish remain foolish
and not even try to educate them.”
There is no bigger Ewing loyalist
than Van Gundy, and any anti-Ew
ing talk is considered blasphemy in
his mind.
“What makes me laugh about
that number (the 5-1 record with
out Ewing) is how the media can
manipulate it,” Van Gundy said.
Ewing’s availability for Game 5
will be a game-time decision. Ew
ing tested his sore right foot during
warmups Monday and decided the
tendinitis was too painful. With
backups Chris Dudley and Kurt
Thomas playing center, New York
defeated Indiana 91-89 in Game 4.
“We were able to do more of what
we’re comfortable doing, like drive
to the basket,” Knicks guard Allan
Houston said. “But the key is being
able to do both. If Patrick’s in, we’ve
still got to be able to do those things
but pick our moments. It’s a fine
line, but ultimately if we can do it,
it’s going to make us the best team.”
The Knicks’ record without Ew
ing looks good over the past two
seasons, but injuries have actually
reduced his availability against the
Pacers for the past three seasons. He
had a fractured wrist in 1998 and
Achilles’ tendinitis in 1999.
Over that span, including Game
2 this season when Ewing played
just seven minutes, the Knicks are
2-6 against the Pacers with Ewing,
5-2 without him. Included in those
five playoff losses is Game 5 of the
second round in 1998, when Ewing
played his third game after return
ing from a broken wrist. Many felt
Van Gundy stuck with him too
long, playing him for 34 minutes, as
the Knicks were eliminated.
That memory, along with the
sight of the Knicks operating a more
fluid, uptempo offense in Games 3
and 4, are among the factors fueling
the with-or-without debate as the
37-year-old Ewing again chases the
championship that has eluded him
throughout his 15-year career.
Of the three injured Knicks, Ew
ing was the only one to sit out Game
4.
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