Football: Bye-week allows
Ducks to get healthy again
Continued from page 9
one big explosion play to the house
and it changes the shape of the
game. (Lynch and Forsett) are both
really quick guys and running real
ly, really hard. They’re both great
backs overall.”
Despite their parting, Bellotti no
tices many similarities in Tedford’s
current scheme with those of Ore
gon’s past.
“The defenses are probably a
more common thread than the
offenses,” Bellotti said. “But cer
tainly, I recognize a lot of things
that they do. Jeff tends to repeat
concepts, just package them
differently. It’s good offense, it’s
very successful.”
Saturday’s meeting will be the
third time in four years that Bellotti
and Tedford have squared off.
Oregon won the first meeting in
dramatic fashion with a 21-17
comeback win at Autzen Stadium
in 2003.
The Bears redeemed the loss last
season, narrowly defeating the
Ducks 28-27 in Berkeley to preserve
their later unfounded Bowl Cham
pionship Series hopes.
Ducks soar after bye week
Under Bellotti, the Ducks are 8-1
in games following a bye week. The
only loss was a 33-14 setback
against Washington during the 1996
season. In 2004, Oregon was the
last Division 1 team to begin the sea
son and did not have a bye week.
The timing of the Ducks’ extra week
may have come at the most oppor
tune time. After the season-ending
injury to senior quarterback Kellen
Clemens, the bye week allowed
backups Dennis Dixon and Brady
Leaf to become acclimated to the
system as well as a chance for the
walking wounded to heal. Accord
ing to Bellotti, reserve tight end Dan
Kause (knee) is the only injured
player on Oregon’s roster.
“I think we’re the healthiest
we’ve been since fall camp,” Bellot
ti said. “The second positive obvi
ously was the opportunity to get
two to three good days of practice
for our young quarterbacks.”
The bye week also occurred at a
6
1
Tim Bobosky | Photo editor
Oregon quarterback Kellen Clemens will
lead the Ducks from the sidelines for the
rest of the season after an ankle injury at
Arizona Oct. 22. Clemens underwent
successful surgery Oct. 24.
crucial moment for California, a
team fresh of a win against Wash
ington State. California has had 23
players miss one or more games this
season because of injuries.
Clemens to remain
with Ducks
Bellotti noted that after success
ful ankle-surgery Clemens will re
main with the Ducks as an “assis-*
tant coach” and will likely attend
practice this week and the game on
Saturday. Clemens had surgery on
his left ankle after taking a hit from
Arizona’s Copeland Bryan in the
Ducks’ 28-21 victory.
“It will be good to have him
around because he’s a veteran,
he’s a leader, and he’s experienced
within the offense,” Bellotti said.
“He can help our quarterbacks in a
lot of ways. ”
landrews@ daily emerald, com
New steroid polity proposed
BY HOWARD FENDRICH
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Aiming to spur baseball and other
sports to adopt tougher steroids
policies, senators Jim Bunning and
John McCain are reintroducing leg
islation that would standardize drug
testing and penalties for profession
al leagues.
The new bill combines two al
ready proposed separately by Bun
ning, a Kentucky Republican who
was elected to baseball’s Hall of
Fame in 1996, and McCain, an Ari
zona Republican. Bunning, a former
major league pitcher, said the new
legislation would be introduced
Tliesday or Wednesday.
“We have heard a lot of talk from
professional sports leagues that they
would do something to clean up
this mess, but so far it has been just
that: a lot of talk,” Bunning said
Tuesday during a conference call
with reporters. “Hopefully Con
gress’ action will light a fire under
their feet to come to an agreement
before we do it for them.”
Like the earlier bills from Bun
ning and McCain, this one is based
on the Olympic model, calling for a
two-year suspension for an athlete
who fails a steroids test for the first
time and a lifetime ban for a second
offense. Athletes would be tested at
least five times per year, three dur
ing the season and two in the off
season. The proposal has a provi
sion urging leagues to erase records
achieved with the help of perform
ance-enhancing drugs.
Three House bills with similar
testing minimums and punishments
have been proposed, including one
sponsored by Tom Davis, the Vir
ginia Republican who chairs the
Government Reform Committee.
That panel held the March 17 hear
ing with Rafael Palmeiro, Mark
McGwire and baseball officials.
“If pro sports leagues don’t get a
handle on this problem on their
own, members of Congress will be
more than willing to do it for them,”
Davis spokesman Dave Marin wrote
in an e-mail to The Associated
Press. “No matter which bill ulti
mately moves forward, one thing is
certain: In the absence of self-initi
ated progress, legislation becomes a
matter of when, not if.”
During congressional hearings on
steroids over the past eight months,
the focus has been on baseball, and
while Bunning’s bill would also
apply to the NFL, NBA and NHL,
the timing of the reintroduction is
tied to last week’s end of the
World Series.
Baseball currently suspends a
player 10 days for a first offense. In
April, commissioner Bud Selig
called for a 50-game suspension
after an initial positive test, a
100-game ban for second-time of
fenders and a lifetime ban for a
third violation.
Under questioning from McCain
at a Senate Commerce Committee
hearing Sept. 28, baseball players
union head Donald Fehr said he
hoped a new steroids agreement
could be reached by the end of the
World Series.
“Well, the World Series has come
and gone, and they still have not
come to an agreement, so we’re go
ing to move ahead in Congress,”
Bunning said. “It’s my opinion that
Major League Baseball and the play
ers union will not come to an agree
ment that’s satisfactory.”
Baseball executive vice president
Rob Manfred issued a statement
Tuesday reiterating Selig’s stances:
His proposed penalties would
be appropriate, changes to
the sport’s policy should come
through collective bargaining, and
Selig would support legislation
if baseball and the union can’t
reach agreement.
Fehr declined comment Tliesday,
spokesman Greg Bouris said.
During the World Series, Selig
and the union’s chief operating offi
cer, Gene Orza, said negotiations on
a new steroids agreement were on
going, but both refused to comment
further. Last year, the union didn’t
go ahead with finalizing a new
drug-testing agreement until after
its annual executive board meeting
in early December. This year’s ses
sion is scheduled for Dec. 5-9 in
Henderson, Nev.
AP Sports Writer Ronald Blum in
New York contributed to this report.
Crew: Early practices flush out uncommitted
Continued from page 9
worth of practices and meets
under their belts.
“It’s really nice for a West Coast
team to go to the East Coast and
show we can compete with them,”
Fagan said.
The 28 members of the crew club
can be found practicing most morn
ings from 6 to 8 a.m. on weekdays.
The early time may seem harsh, but
it’s just par for the course for those
who are serious about rowing.
“You weed out the people who
don’t want to be there,” Fagan said.
The club is fortunate that it has
found coaches who want to stay with
the team. After being plagued by a
high coaching turnover recently,
Galen Mitterman and James Beasley
look to steady the ship and provide
direction for their crew.
“You have a sense of consistency,
we trust them completely” Fagan said.
Consistency is important to Ore
gon rowers, a tightly knit group of
people who strive to prove them
selves against varsity teams with
large budgets and travel arrange
ments more comfortable than the
Ducks’ 12-passenger vans.
“We’re pretty much one family,”
Fagan said. “All of us take pride in
that we’re not given anything.”
The members who persevered
this year will fill six boats for com
petition — an eight, three fours
and two double sculls. Scullers row
with an oar in each hand, and the
other types feature one oar to a row
er. All of the boats will travel to
Portland for the Portland Invitation
al Nov. 6-7 and take a trip to Seattle
for the Head of the Lake Regatta the
following week.
To place an ad, call (541) 346-4343 or stop by Room 300 Erb Memorial Union
E-mail: classads@dailyemerald.com Online Edition: www.dailyemerald.com
Room 300, Erb Memorial Union, RO. Box 3159, Eugene, OR 97403
Horoscope by Holiday Mathis
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (November 2). Your re
lationships bring you many happy moments
this year, and you'll be changing and growing
because of them. Continue to hold yourself in
the highest esteem. Next month, others re
flect your attitude by paying you top dollar
and basically giving you royal treatment. Trav
el in June. Invest in July. Love is intense with
Leo or Virgo. Your lucky numbers are: 30,53,
18,45 and 26.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). The stars favor
any commerce you do, whether for yourself
or on behalf of someone else. You know that
in order to sell, you must speak to your cus
tomers real needs People don't buy matches
- they buy flames.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). It would be won
derful to spend the day playing online poker.
But alas, such exciting (and potentially cost
ly) pursuits are cheap thrills when compared
to the business of taking one more step to
ward your goal.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). When you feel
lost, leaders are around you. For instance,
take the curious rise of a person in your so
cial crowd. You might be inspired to ask a few
questions - like how can I follow in your foot
steps?
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have a lavish
smile, so generously share it throughout the
day. Even when faced with strenuous com
plexities. you find a way to get through the sit
uation with grace.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You'll be doing busi
ness with a real stickler -- don't forget to say
please and thank you! What's really needed in
your workplace is a creative solution. You can
create rings around your competition.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Your love life isn't
exactly a communion of souls today, but
you're working on it. Keep a positive thought
for what tomorrow will bring. Also, you could
get a window into the secret life of someone
you thought you knew.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Irritating people
seem to surround you This is your chance to
be compassionate. Though your desire to
connect with others is strong, the skills need
ed to do so may not be so readily available. Do
your best!
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You're feeling
sassy. You'll probably ask for things you don't
even want, just to see if you can get them. If
you refuse to compromise, you can get your
way. Financial speculations are right on the
money - invest confidently.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). The myste
rious world engages you. What you need to
know isn't easily figured out, but unraveling a
problem thread by thread is half the fun. Look
for partners who are equally curious about the
world.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Can you for
give someone without lowering this person
either in your eyes or his? It's very difficult,
but if anyone can do it, you can. The planets
support outrageous acts of selflessness.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Though you
believe the best in others, you should think
carefully about doing so today. The more
charming a person is. the more likely he or
she is to be concealing something.
PISCES (Feb 19-March 20). You II wisely
work harder on yourself than you will on any
project or job Personal development pays off
in unforeseen ways. Being well-rounded will
allow you to talk with just about anyone, and
this leads to great opportunity.
The Spiritual Directory
Check it out every Friday in the Oregon Daily Emerald.
105 TYPING/EDITING SERVICES
EXPERT THESIS/DISSERTATION
Editor, Grad School approved
since 1974! Papers, resumes.
ON CAMPUS! ROBIN, 344-0759
120 MISCELLANEOUS FOR SALE
Wednesday is New Comic Day
at Emerald City Comics.
770 E. 13th. 345-2568.
Men’s jeans, faded, worn,, and
clean. Size 32x32. $7 each, or $70
for 12.995-3716.
125 FURNITURE/APPLIANCES
$97
QUEEN SIZE PILLOWTOP
New Mattresses & Boxspring
Guaranteed Lowest Prices!
FREE DELIVERY
AMERICAN MATTRESS
MANUFACTURING
4075 West 11th *343-2690
0pen7DaysaV\feek
Find what you need. ODE
_Sell what you don't, classifieds
145 COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS
NEW SEALED iPod Mini Silver 4Gig
$170 OBO. LIKE NEW iPod Photo
30Gig with accessories $240 OBO.
913-0582.
150 TV & SOUND SYSTEMS
Sansui 80/80 DB Receiver. JBL
Decade 36 Speakers. Sony Direct
Drive Turntable. $425 obo 337-3508
175 WANTED
MUSICIAN NEEDED - for jamband
Lucidic. We need a high lead (violin,
guitar, pedal steel etc.) Open to
unique instruments. High dedication
level required, as we tour. Tryout
info 954-552-2411 or 541-543-3818.
The Oregon Daily Emerald assumes
no liability for ad content or response.
Ads are screened for illegal content
and mail order ads must provide
sample of item for sale. Otherwise,
ads that appear too good to be true,
probably are.
v Respond at your own risk.
HERE'S A THOUGHT:
Place your classified online.
www.dailyemerald.com
The Other Coast
by Adrian Raeside