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UO rugby beats opponents, baseball loses weekend trio ■ Oregon men’s rugby defeats OSU but misses nationals, and men’s baseball loses its first weekend tournament By Jesse Thomas for the Emerald The Oregon women’s club water polo team had a great weekend, winning its regional tournament and defeating some tough teams in the process. First, the Ducks demolished Ore gon State, 18-2. Then, Oregon de feated Washington, the defending national champ ions, 11-8. Next up, Western Washington lost dead in the water, 15-3, and the Ducks’ final win came against Simon Frasier. “They did an outstanding job, and it was a good team effort,” Ore gon coach Lea Bonebrake said. The weekend leaves the Ducks sit ting pretty with the No. 1 seed going into the championship tournament, where they will face the same teams as this weekend. In order for the Ore gon women to go to nationals, they must win the championships. “We can’t be satisfied with this weekend,” Bonebrake said. “We need to keep the hunger.” Men’s Rugby wins Civil War Well, through it all, the Oregon men’s rugby team didn’t advance to the national tournament. But things did end on a positive note, with the Ducks defeating arch-rival Oregon State, 29-25, this past weekend. “We gave them the scores that they got, and we are a way better team,” Oregon coach Bob Snyder said. The Ducks did their part in doing what they had to, but needed Wash ington to defeat Central Washing ton and it just didn’t work. Central won that game against the Huskies 16-12. “It was a great season, and we are looking forward to next season al ready,” Snyder said. The men still have a few more games, though, and will play Col orado at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Southbank Field. Last fall, the Ducks were spank ing Central 31-5 at halftime, but the Wildcats came back strong to win that game in the end. If the Ducks had won, would they have made nationals? No one will ever know. Agent shrugs rumors of Jordan comeback NEW YORK - Could Michael Jordan’s next big acquisition for the Washington Wizards be... Michael Jordan? Citing a source identified only as being “very close to Jordan,” Sports Illustrated columnist Rick Reilly reported in this week’s edi tion the former NBA great is “90 percent committed” to making a comeback next season with the Wizards. A Jordan comeback has been fu eled by reports he is working out - with some saying he was spending up to six hours a day in a gym to get back into playing shape. Jordan told The Washington Post on March 8 that a comeback “has not crossed my mind, but I will never say never.” “The first time I said never, I ended up coming back, but I can say that there's a 99.9 percent chance that I am not coming back,” he said. Jordan’s agent, David Falk, ridiculed the report. “I think that there is less than one-tenth of 1 percent of a chance that Michael will play again in the NBA. When you hit the last shot in the last second of his last game for a three-peat, how do you top that?” Falk told the Boston Globe. “He wouldn’t play for the vet eran minimum; he’d play for the Michael Jordan minimum," Falk said. “And that would only come about if every team chipped in $2 million or $3 million because that’s how much it would mean. But money isn’t the issue. I wish you would print this so we can put an end to all this foolish ness.” Falk wasn’t the only one dis- > crediting the SI story. Maureen Nassar, director of PR for the Washington Wizards, said as far as the team knows, there is no truth to the report. Nassar added the Wizards would love for Jordan to come back, but the team has not received any notice of a plan by Jordan to return. C 4 The first time I said never, I ended up coming back, but I can say there's a 99.9 percent chance that I am not coming back. Michael Jordan former NBA player Jordan told the Post that the main reason he has no intention of playing is that he would have to sell his interest in the Wizards, which he does not want to do. He owns between 5 percent and 10 percent of the team, with the option of owning up to 20 per cent. He acknowledged to the Post that he has been working out, but only because he is up to 240 pounds and wants to “get back to a respectable weight to help me get back into my suits.” Jordan, who last played in 1998, did not return a telephone call Tuesday from The Associated Press. He is not in Washington - Jor dan still spends most of his time at his Chicago home - and the team does not expect him to attend Wednesday’s Wizards home game against Detroit. The Associated Press *1 Raw Taleivk. The Oregon Daily Emerald is always looking for young writers who want to learn and grow at a real newspaper. For information on how to freelance for the Emerald call 346-5511. Men’s Baseball goes 0-3 to open season Strike 1, 2, 3... and you ’re out. This is what happened to the Oregon men’s baseball team as it went 0-3 in weekend play. The Ducks first played Utah State and lost 4-2, after the score was tied at 2-2 in the 6th inning. Then Eastern Washington scored three runs in the top of the seventh and the Ducks could only answer with one run and were defeated 4 5. Strike 3 came against Montana, where the men lost 10-0. “We played exceptional, but the late innings cost us,” Oregon play er/coach Kurt Langworthy said. Many of the men stepped up, though, and played strong, includ ing catcher Keyon Maljai and along with center fielder Shanti Perry and first basemen Ryan O’Donnell, who were both strong hitters. Pitcher Re gan Schaller allowed only two runs in five innings against Utah and pitcher Langworthy went four in nings, allowing no runs against Washington. The Ducks have some work to do on offense, according to Langwor thy, but there is still a long season ahead. Marine Biology on the Oregon Coast The Oregon Institute of Marine Biology in Charleston, Oregon offers the spring term classes: • Biological Oceanography (5 credits) • Invertebrate Zoology (8 credits) • Algae and Photosynthetic Bacteria (5 credits) • Marine Biology Seminar <2 credits) • Research for Undergraduates (1-10 credits) Scholarships available. For information see our web site at http://darkwinq.uoreqon.edu/~oimb or email oimb@oimb.uoregon.edu See you at the Coast! (541) 888-2581 Coursebook Buyback Need cash? Win a cool $20! If you’re selling books where the alarm clock rings, you’ll automatically win $20 cash! Prizes are provided by the Nebraska Book Co. 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