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DIFFICULT continued from page 7 It wasn't easy. "It was very hard and when I first got back, I couldn't take my mind off of it" Reed said. "When I got back, I don't think I played in a game throughout the end of the season. Most of that had to do with me not being able to eat just not having the energy to even be able to get out on the field playing." More than six months later, Reed still faces days when he doesn't feel like going out onto the field. But penciled in as Oregon's No. 1 Ramone Reed Senior Oregon linebacker weakside linebacker, he's expected to be out there a lot. It's still hard. "1 just try to think about the reasons 1 play this game," Reed said. "I try to think about all the days when I was six, seven years old and I used to go outside and play by myself. I used to make foot balls out of socks or whatever I could." He said it's slow going in terms of getting tilings back to normal. Maybe that day will come. Maybe it won't. Regardless, the consensus is that Reed is improving, both on and off the field. "He's changed a lot," said senior linebacker Jerry Matson, a close friend of Reed's. "You can see the joy in his eye instead of just dealing with all of the outside pain. And he can finally focus on things that are fun and (has) conducted to better himself in foot ball and school. "Before, family has got to come first, so he wasn't very enthusiastic about anything in his life. But now, you can tell he's changed his outlook SPORTS BRIEFS Women in Sports Business Symposium returns to UO After a one-year absence, the Women in Sports Business Sympo sium returns to Eugene today. The symposium, which begins at 1 p.m. in 282 Lillis Business Com plex, is a half-day conference with the theme, "Motivate, Inspire, Ele vate: The Future of Women in Sports Business." Lucy Activewear CEO Sue Levin will give the opening address and two panel discussions will follow at 2 p.m. The panelists include Sonja Hen ning, former president of the players' union for the Women's National Bas ketball Association; Jolynn Ovington, director of Adidas Women; and Erin Hubert, a former executive vice presi dent for the Portland Trailblazers. The panels are designed to be inter active discussions with the audience members. Following the panels, there will be a reception in the Lillis Atrium. Admission to the symposium, which is hosted by the Warsaw' Sports Marketing Center, is free to the pub lic, but space is limited. The symposium will also be web cast live at http://www.warsawcen ter.com/events/wsbs_webcast.htm. — Mindi Rice Clarett denied in bid for NFL by Supreme Court NEW YORK — The Supreme Court threw Maurice Clarett for an other loss on Thursday, justices twice denying his appeal to enter Satur day's NFL draft. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reject ed the 20-year-old running back's re quest to overturn a lower court's stay, and Justice John Paul Stevens promptly turned down a second emergency appeal. Clarett's attorney, Alan Milstein, had no plans for a third appeal. USC wide receiver Mike Williams, who entered the draft after the origi nal decision in favor of Clarett, is also ineligible and has told the NFL that he will drop his legal challenges, ac cording to the league's executive vice president, Jeff Pash. Williams' agent, Mike Azzarelli, was still hoping for the possibility of a supplemental draft but that would occur only if Clarett prevails in his ongoing challenge to the league by laws that requires players to wait three years after high school before turning pro. The two Supremes did not rule on the merits of Clarett's case against the NFL. They refused to interrupt the stay because the NFL will provide a supplemental draft if Clarett wins his lawsuit. Milstein, who was optimistic about prevailing back in February, had no comment on Thursday's ruling. There is no timetable for a three-judge panel that issued the stay to reach its final opinion. That decision by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals could take weeks. The simple issuance of a stay is an indication that it will side with the league, because the court has already agreed that the league can win its case. Clarett, meanwhile, is in limbo. His chances of regaining his NCAA eligi bility and returning to Ohio State would be "far-fetched," according to Buckeye coach Jim Tressel. Tressel told The Associated Press that "(f)rom an academic standpoint, unless the NCAA really changes its posture about academics, I think it would be difficult." Clarett, a freshman sensation, lost his sophomore season after accepting money from a family friend, then try ing to deceive investigators. He has since dropped out of school. Clarett would be eligible for the 2005 draft if the current rules stand, but his value probably would go down. The 20-year-old was out of shape and unimpressive at the com bine workouts. Williams, however, would have been a sure-fire first-round pick and was being projected as Michael Vick's playmate in Atlanta. Williams hired an agent, which usually prohibits a player from returning to college. Still, the door is open for him to apply for NCAA reinstatement because this is such an unusual situation. USC coach Pete Carroll has said the national champion Trojans would welcome him back. — Hank Gola New York Daily News (KRT) Come Celebrate “Hiking Day” Sat. April 24th Come in and enjoy a day of FREE discussions, seminars and resources for getting the most out of hiking in Oregon. * 11am -12 pm * Shoe/Boot Fitting and Foot Health Clinic. * 12 pm - 2 pm * Book Signing - Bill Sullivan local author of 12 books including “Cabin Fever”. * 2 pm - 3 pm * Effective Packing Tips for a Day Hike. * 3 pm - 4 pm * Hiking Safety Clinic. * 4 pm - 5 pm * Wilderness Navigation Clinic. - FREE PARKING - Hours: 10-6 Mon-Sat /12-5 Sun www.mckenzieoutfitters.com 566 Olive St. Downtown Eugene 343-2300 on a lot of things and he's getting back to having fun." "I just try to think about the reasons I play this game. 1 try to think about all the days when 1 was six, seven years old and 1 used to go outside and play by myself." Ramone Reed Oregon linebacker Reed did play in three games after Fite's passing. He participated, but did not figure statistically, in Oregon's 35 0 victory over Stanford almost two weeks later. Reed, 21, recorded three tackles against UC1A in November. In the Civil War, he was credited with one tackle. s ««:•»(! vsjss jvddCtioij! of fh* a mu theitfl Fupdi Tickets soil at the U0 ticket office on & main floor of the EMU 541446-4363 UNiv't-ftsm r I Ie didn't go to El Paso, Texas, with the Ducks for the Sun Bowl. "He wasn't even in good enough condition to come in and partici pate," Matson said. Much like a number of spots in Oregon's defense, Reed does not have the weakside linebacker position pinned down. 1 Ie knows that, and he understands it. He wants to get better. He wants to be another Kevin Mitchell for the Ducks, even though the two play dif ferent styles. At least he wants to make Mitchell's kind of impart. "I am pleased, probably more pleased just for Ramone personally, that he is here with us," Oregon head coach Mike Bellotti said last week. "1 Ie is committed. His personal life has been really difficult in the past two to three years and I think he has come through it a stronger person. I think he has finally found a focus. And I'm ex cited because he's a very good football I player and he seems to be back. "I'm not going to say he's totally there or anything like that because there's a lot of room for improve ment, but he's making plays. He seems to be enjoying himself at prac tice and playing the game of football. He is back in his adopted family." Scrimmage No. 3 Oregon players will participate in their third and final scrimmage of the spring today at Autzen Stadium. Bellotti said the team will proba bly go through 60 plays — much like the previous two scrimmages — but that "we're hoping to get more but it's going to depend on the health of the lines." The Ducks practice on Tuesday and Thursday next week before playing the annual spring game next Saturday at Autzen. 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