HAGER
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Conference 4,000-yard passer. He
was picked off 14 times but passed
for 28 touchdowns.
Twenty-eight. In 13 games. In just
612 passing attempts. That's one
touchdown strike for every 22 pass
es attempted.
Pickett is still a talent. With three
relatively inexperienced quarter
backs on the roster — Tim Rattay,
Ken Dorsey and Brandon Doman
— Pickett could slip through the
cracks onto the roster.
"He has potential," San Francisco
general manager Terry Donahue
told 49ers.com. "He had a tom pec
toral muscle and he is a real tough
guy; he played through it, but he did
not have a good senior year. We
knew that about him. During his
workout in Washington he was very
impressive to our coaches. (Head)
coach (Dennis) Erickson was up
there and said at the right value, if
this guy is there, we ought to think
about him."
Erickson obviously knows Pickett
well, having seen him during his
days at Oregon State.
Lewis is a bit more of an
unknown, a rather peculiar selection
for a team trying to get away from
less-than-positive attitudes. He's
surely one who isn't afraid to do a
little talking.
Still, when he's healthy, Lewis can
be one of the fastest on the field. He
can also be the toughest when he
wants to be.
Some still argue that had he played
against Stanford in 2001 — he was in
stead out with an injured ankle — the
Ducks would have defeated the Car
dinal and potentially gone on to play
for the national title.
Now, Lewis was taken 198th over
all, the fourth Oregon player to be
taken in the draft. There are rumors
circulating that the 49ers may re
lease safety Zack Bronson, which
would clear the way for Lewis to
slide into a roster spot.
Both fell into the right situation
with San Francisco. Neither, other
wise, would have the best of odds to
land on an NFL roster.
Pickett's been assigned No. 10,
Lewis has No. 45.
Let the fireworks begin.
Contact the sports editor
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
His opinions do not necessarily
represent those of the Emerald.
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sits atop the Ieaderboard at 9-under
par. The senior and Hogan Award fi
nalist shot a 67-68-135 to finish four
strokes ahead of a trio of players —
Arizona's Henry Liaw and Chris
Nallen and Arizona State's Chez Reav
ie — all of whom are tied for second
at5-under par 139.
"I came out really well today,"
Reavie said. "My
putting was pret
ty bad, but other
than that I had
no mistakes. The
back nine was the
most difficult for
me. Like I said,
my putter just
wasn't working. It
was all about the
putting today,
and that wasn't
working for me."
Host school Arizona and rival
Arizona State finished tied for first
with identical even par 357-363
720s. Defending champion UCLA
# is 12 strokes back, while Washing
ton and Southern California sit
fourth and fifth, respectively.
"'Solid' is the word I'd use to de
scribe us today," Arizona State
head coach Randy Lein said. "We
played great golf on a difficult golf
course. But we are used to desert
golf and the surroundings."
Only a handful of players were
unable to finish their second
rounds and will tee off at 7 a.m.
today with the third following
immediately afterward.
Women's golf headed
to NCAA Regionals
For the first time since 2001, the
Ducks are going to the postseason.
Coming off their first multiple win
season since 1996, the Ducks earned
the No. 10 seed for next week's NCAA
West Regional at Stanford.
'''Solid' is the word I'd use
to describe us today. We
played great golf on a
difficult golf course. But
we are used to desert golf
and the surroundings."
Randy Lein
Arizona State head coach
"This is re
ally a reward
for the hard
work these
women have
put in the last
two seasons,"
Oregon head
coach Shan
non Rouillard
said. "It's a
great feeling
to get back to
regionals. At
the same time, we're not satisfied
just to make it. The goal now is to
advance."
The top eight teams in the re
gional will advance to the NCAA
Championships in Auburn, Ala.
None of the current Ducks has ever
been in postseason play, but they
should be helped by the fact that
the regionals are held at the Stan
ford Golf Course, where they have
already played this year.
Brian Smith is a freelance reporter for
the Emerald.
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Williams jury to begin
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SOMERVILLE, N.J. — Even if
Jayson Williams' shotgun malfunc
tioned, the ex-Net was still criminally
reckless when he "shot and killed" his
limo driver, prosecutors charged
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"When you choose to play with a
deadly weapon, you choose to play
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ments at Williams' manslaughter tri
al. "And when you choose to play
with 'life and death,' 'accident' is no
defense."
Earlier, in three hours of arguments
to the jury, two defense attorneys de
cried the Feb. 14, 2002, shooting of
Costas (Gus) Christofi as a "tragic ac
cident" caused by a malfunctioning
weapon.
They characterized the state's key
witnesses as parasites who viewed
Williams as "a meal ticket" — and who
got immunity to save their own hides.
The jury that will decide Williams'
fate is expected to begin deliberations
Tuesday.
In two hours of arguments, Lember
and co-counsel Katharine Errickson
homed in on four main themes:
• Williams displayed an utter disre
gard for gun safety.
• His behavior was altered by a
night of drinking.
• Witnesses did lie at first — but to
protea their friend, Williams.
• No evidence was ever produced to
prove the Browning 12-gauge shotgun
malfunctioned. But even if the gun did
malfunction, it does not matter.
'The defense has said accident, ac
cident, accident, accident, accident,
accident, accident - on and on and
on," Lember said. "Ladies and gentle
men, reckless condua isn't made into
an accident because you say 'accident'
over and over and over again. The
condua is what counts."
— Richard T. Pienciak
New York Daily News (KRT)
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