Hoops tourney aims
to help Parkinson’s
■The Sports Marketing
Center hosts the annual
3-on-3 basketball tournament
By Jeff Smith
Oregon Daily Emerald
For the numerous men and
women teams competing Sunday at
McArthur Court, the goal will be
simple: to play hard and win.
For the organizers of the Warsaw 3
on-3 Classic, however, the goal will
be heartfelt: to raise money for re
search on Parkinson’s disease, a brain
disorder that James Warsaw has.
Warsaw, the founder of the ac
claimed Oregon Warsaw Sports
Marketing Center, was diagnosed
with the condition in 1993 and, for
the past four years, has worked in
Washington, D.C., where he contin
ues to fight for a cure to his disease.
The tournament, which goes by
the name of “The James H. Warsaw
3-on-3 Classic: Shooting Out
Parkinson’s Disease,” is in its fourth
year and is entirely student-run.
“We all owe Jim a debt of grati
tude for the work he’s done with the
Warsaw program and we put on this
event as a way to say thank you to
him,” said Gerald Tsui, who is on
the Warsaw 3-on-3 committee.
The Classic will begin at 8 a.m.
Sunday with the check-in at Mac
Court, and is open to anybody 15
years of age or older. People have un
til Friday to register and the cost of
each three or four person team is $40.
A new addition to this year’s Clas
sic is that there will be a women’s di
vision as well as a men’s.
“I’m really excited for the
women’s section and took this posi
tion because I knew there was a
market out there to tap into,” said
Kiza Brunner, the director of the
Classic’s Women’s Division.
Brunner, a former Sheldon High
basketball star and Brown track and
field athlete at the collegiate level, has
returned to Eugene after 10 years
away. In the time she was away, she
has seen the popularity of women’s
basketball increase dramatically.
“It might take a little while to get
where we want it to be, but when we
build relationships with high schools
and get the word out, I expect the
women’s division to get better and
better each year,” Brunner said.
Last season, with only a men’s di
vision, 64 teams (256 players) com
peted and helped raise $16,500 for
the National Parkinson’s Founda
tion. This year, the goals are to at
tract 90 teams and up the monetary
total to $20,000.
Each team will be guaranteed
three games, with the winners ad
vancing on through the brackets.
For the men’s division, the winners
will get the opportunity to go head
to-head with the “UO Basketball
All-Stars.” Last year, the Classic
brought in A.D. Smith, Darius
Wright and Alex Scales. This year,
the three-man Duck crew will con
sist of seniors Julius Hicks, Flo
Hartenstein and David Jackson.
“We accept all skill levels, and
just want people to go out there and
have bin,” Tsui said. “Because how
many chances are you going to get
to play in Mac Court?”
An added attraction to the Clas
sic will be the EA Sports Playstation
2 booth, which will allow partici
pants to play video games in their
down-time between games. EA
Sports, which is in its first year of
sponsorship for the event, will also
be involved in the raffle prizes that
will be given out.
“EA Sports is excited about
reaching out to our target market
and giving students an opportunity
to fool around with the games a bit
and have a good time,” said junior
Scott McNevin, campus representa
tive of E A Sports.
When all is said and done, how
ever, the heart and soul of the Clas
sic belongs to Warsaw and his in
spiring struggle with a disease that
has no cure, and affects about 1.5
million people in the United States.
“As always, we want to create
awareness for Parkinson’s and for
Warsaw, who has battled it coura
geously for years,” Tsui said. “He’s
lobbied in D.C. and spoke in front of
Congress on the issue and is very pas
sionate about it. Usually, when you
see people that are sick, you think
they’re a victim, but not Jim. The dis
ease has taken a toll on him, but he
continues to be a role model. ”
The event was started in 1998 by
M.B.A. students in the Warsaw
Sports Marketing Center to honor
Warsaw. It as shown no signs of
slowing down as it continues to ex
pand and attract people in Eugene
and its surrounding communities.
“To me, this is an expression of
what higher education is all about,”
Warsaw told the Emerald last
spring. “Words alone cannot ex
press how grateful and honored I
am to see the tournament every
year. It’s so heartwarming.”
Registration for this Sunday’s tour
nament can be done online at
www.warsawcenter.com or by visit
ing the registration booth at the stu
dent recreation center from 2 to 8
p.m. today through Friday.
Bond hits 500th homer
SAN FRANCISCO — Barry
Bonds became the 17th major lea
guer to hit 500 home runs with a
drive into San Francisco Bay on
Tuesday night,
After Bonds hit No. 499 on Sunday
against Milwaukee, the San Francis
co Giants returned home to Pacific
Bell Park to face the archrival Los An
geles Dodgers.
With the Giants down 2-1, Bonds
hit a two-run homer off Terry Adams
in the eighth inning.
The ball splashed into McCovey
Cove beyond the right-field fence.
Bonds rounded the bases and
jumped with both feet on home
plate before embracing his father,
former major leaguer Bobby Bonds.
The left-field fence opened up
and former Giants Willie Mays and
McCovey — also members of the
500 club — were whisked by a golf
cart to a ceremony at home plate.
“First of all, I’d like to thank my par
ents for having me,” Bonds Said.
Mays, Bonds’ godfather, hit 660
homers, third on the career list behind
Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth
(714). McCovey is 11th with 521.
Those in the outfield bleachers and
along the top of the right-field wall
would rise in anticipation of each
Bonds’ appearance. The walkway
outside the wall — edging McCovey
Cove — was packed with fans hop
ing to snag No. 500. The cove was
filled with boats, and even a man in a
wetsuit floating on a surfboard.
Bonds struck out in his first at
bat. In the third inning, his shot to
left field was grabbed by Gary
Sheffield just in front of the wall.
Bonds is the first player to reach
500 homers since Mark McGwire did
it in 1999.
The 36-year-outfielder was the
eighth quickest to hit 500, reaching it
in 7,501 at-bats. McGwire did it the
fastest, in 5,487 at-bats.
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