• » •
»•
: - » r i- ,—
; •
5 , <-
•C l-V ?
I m
P oru AN i ) O ksi
KVLk «
M arcii
BRIEFS
W a lto n , Lucas, R am say and o thers to be on hand
Tickets for the dinner gala and
silent auction portion of the 1977
Blazers Reunion Party, “The Big
gest Thing That Ever Happened
(in Portland, Oregon),” went on
sale Friday. March 7, at the Rose
Quarter Ticket Office. Proceeds
from the event, which will be held
Thursday, April 3 at Memorial
Coliseum, benefit the Boys and
Girls Clubs of Portland. Tickets
are $77 each and include pre-gala
reception, silent auction and seat
ing on the arena floor. Tables for
eight people may be purchased for
$616.
It IS becoming a rite of the NHL
trading deadline: Kirk Muller
has been dealt again. There were
16 deals at T uesday's .3 p.m. EST
NHL trade deadline, including one
that sent Toronto Maple Leafs
center Kirk M uller to the Florida
Panthers for rookie center-right
wing Jason Podollan.
h i
S eto n H all to nam e
Tomm y A m a k e r head
hoops co ach
K e n tu c ky G
Anderson p ra c tic e s ,
could retu rn
Form er M e m p h is
s ta r B a s k e rv ille
H olm es dead
Former Memphis State basket
ball star Baskerville Holmes and
his long-tim e g irlfrien d w ere
found dead Tuesday in Memphis.
A medical examiner in Memphis
confirmed the death o f Holmes,
32. and Tanya Franklin, 28.
According to Memphis television
sta tio n
W HBQ,
H o lm es
acciden tal shot Franklin at the
couple’s residence and then turned
the gun on him self in a back bed
room. Following the initial shoot
ing, Holmes placed a 9 1 1 call at
7:35 a m. EST and said that he
accidentaly shot Franklin. Au
thorities found three children in
the house along with the bodies o f
Holmes and Franklin.
Dolphins a g re e to
te rm s w ith DE S tub bs
The Miami Dolphins and de
fensive end Daniel Stubbs have
agreed to terms on an undisclosed
contract. The 6-4, 272-pound
Stubbs has gotten his career back
on track after starring under Dol
phins coach Jimmy Johnson while
at the University o f Miami. The
32-year-old Stubbs, an u n re
stricted free agent, is coming o ff
perhaps the best season o f his
career. He was second on the
Dolphins and matched a career
high with nine sacks, three be
hind Trace Armstrong, and played
in all 16 games as the Dolphins
went 8-8 in Johnson's first sea
son. Stubbs added 47 tackles and
started all but one game.
Doors open at 5:30 p in. for din
ner gala and silent auction patrons
The silent auction will feature memo
rabilia from the Blazers past and
present.
Bill Walton, Maurice Lucas, and
Jack Ramsay are among the players
and coaches expected to attend
Master of Ceremonies for the evening
will be the long-time voice of the
Blazers, Bill Schonely. ABC sports
caster, Brent Musberger, who pro
vided play-by-play for CBS during
the 1977 NBA Finals, is also sched
uled to make a special guest appear
ance.
The evening will be filled with
video flashbacks, music videos,
memorable moments and colorful
re m in isc in g o f the b irth o f
Blazermania and the Portland’s in
credible march to the 1977 World
Championship.
For more information fans are
encouraged to call the 1977 Blaz
ers Reunion Hotline at (503) 797-
9626.
The 1977 team will also be hon
ored the following night, Friday,
April 4, during the Blazers vs. Mil
waukee Bucks game at the Rose
Garden.
B3
60L0TA TO FIGHT MERCER
Andrew Golota. whose disquali
fication against Riddick Bowe last
July at Madison Square Garden re
sulted in a full-scale brawl, will re
turn to the New York arena on May
16th to fight Ray Mercer Madison
Square Garden officials announced
the bout between the two heavy
weight contenders today. Golota. a
native o f Poland, was disqualified
from a July I Ith bout with Bowe in
New York, sparking a riot that re
sulted in numerous arrests. Golota
also was disqualified in a rematch
with Bowe in December and is 28-2
with 25 knockouts.
RUSSIAH LEAD FIGURE SKATIHG
The tandem o f Oksana Grishuk
and Evgeni Platov o f Russia, in their
quest for a fourth consecutive dance
title, have the lead after today’s
compulsories at the World Figure
Skating championships in Lausanne,
Switzerland
Grishuk and Platov, who also led
after the first dance, earned three
scores o f 11.8 and ranked first in
ordinals by six o f seven |udges.
The 1994 Olympic cham pions
picked up three scores o f 11.7 and
were ranked first by all seven judges
in the first dance.
In second place are 1996 silver
medalists Anjelika Krylova and Oleg
Ovsiannikov o f Russia.
Extreme fighting raises issues
Seton Hall University report
edly will hire D uke assistant
Tommy Amaker as its new head
basketball coach. The university
has scheduled a news conference
for Wednesday at II a.m. EST
and WEAN Radio in New York is
reporting that A m aker will be
named as the successor to the fired
George Blaney. The Blue Devils
were eliminated from the NCAA
Tournament on Sunday with a
loss to Providence.
Derek Anderson, the leading
scorer on d efen d in g national
cham pion K entucky, practiced
Monday and is contemplating a
miracle return from a complete
tear of the anterior cruciate liga
ment in his right knee. Kentucky,
the top seed in the West Region,
faces fourth-seed St. Joseph’s of
Pennsylvania on Thursday night
in San Jose, California and Ander
son might see action. He was in
uniform for K entucky’s 75-69
defeat of eighth-seeded Iowa on
Saturday, but did not play. Coach
Rick Pitino said on his radio talk
show Monday night that if Ander
son was needed, he would play
him. St. Joe’s plays a three-guard
offense, meaning Anderson would
be need ed as m uch for that
matchup as any, but Pitino said
that he would wait until the day o f
the game to make his decision.
P a g í
19 77 BLAZERS REUNION TICKETS ON SALE
Leafs tra d e M u lle r
and M urphy in NHL
d e adline deals
I
19. 1997
j
One of the most controversial is
sues raging in sports right now is
"Extreme Fighting,” a pay-per-view
event that pits two competitors in a
ring with an "anything goes” fight
ing formal.
Battlelines have been drawn be
tween the promoter. Ivy League attor
ney Donald Zuckerman and New York
Governor George E. Pataki and New
York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani
over the event scheduled for March
28. Politicians have won this round,
with Zuckerman searching for a new
avenue. Fhe state of Oregon has no
official policy on these types of com
petition. But the questions arise:
Should it be banned? What rights if
any, are violated? Is it simply a “po
litically correct" stance by politicians?
And organizers are finding a way
around the ban.
Zuckerman is now being forced
to move the event to another city in
a lightining quick move that will
catch outraged politicians and civic
leaders by surprise.
At the center of all this is the
debut of two Black Olympic Gold
medalists who will participate on
March 28th. Kenny Monday, who
won the Gold in 1988 in Seoul and
a Silver medal in 1992 and Kevin
Jackson, a seven-year USA Team
member and Gold Medalist at the
1992 Olympics will take on other
martial arts world champions. C ur
rently Maurice Smith, also Black, is
the Extreme Fighting heavyweight
champion.
E x tre m e F ig h tin g has been
banned in num erous states, but
former New York State Athletic
C om m issioner and former world
light heavyweight boxing champion
Jose Torres had come out in favor of
the event and has been selected to
oversee its rules and insure it’s safety
record.
In three previous events, no one
had been either permanently injured
or killed in Extreme Fighting. In
fact Extreme Fighting has gained
national recognition and exposure
for athTetes competing in judo, jiu-
jitsu, kickboxing and other less-cel
ebrated sports.
Is it more dangerous than boxing
or football? Should it be outlawed'.’
Are state athletic commissions ca
pable o f overseeing and regulation
Extrem e Fighting? Should it be
banned from television? It is clear
that Extreme Fighting is gaining in
popularity. Lightweight champion
Ralph G racie’s increasing popular
ity is solely attributed to his success
as an Extreme Fighting champion.
Not long ago, he offered three-time
world boxing champion Roy Jones,
Jr. $1 million for every minute Jones
would stay in the ring with him.
Jones declined.
Monday, Jackson and Smith are
articulate, intelligent and talented
athletes. Monday and Jackson have
proudly represented the U S. in three
Olympic Games competitions. I can
assist you in getting other people to
interview on Extreme Fighting, both
pro and con.
OLYMPIC WRESTLERS HIGHLIGHT EXTREME FIGHT
Battlecade Extreme Fighting IV,
a pay-per-view event scheduled to
be held on March 28th. has signed
1988 Gold Medalist, Kenny Mon
day and 1992 Olympic Gold Medal
isl Kevin Jackson to appear and do
battle against separate opponents.
Both com batants represented the
United States in wrestling.
"Adding fighters of this stature to
Battlecade’s Itneupenables Extreme
Fighting to continue it’s growth as a
sport,” said Battlecade’s Executive
Producer, Donald Zuckerman. “Sup-
“A S ervice
To Youth”
OREGON
GOLDEN
GLOVES
At this time there are 65 box
ers entered in the open class. There
are 16 with National, Interna
tional, PanAm trials, Olympic
trials experience. Eleven have
major Golden Gloves titles and 4
are defending champions.
Very special guest is former
light-heavy weight champion and
member of International Boxing
Hall of Fame, Joey Maxim. Joey
was cham p d u rin g b o x in g ’s
golden era (1950-52); was the
only boxer to K.O. Sugar Ray
Robinson; and was managed by
the legendary Jack "Doc” Kearns,
who also guided Jack Dempsey to
prominence.
The Oregon Veteran Boxer’s
Association will host a casual
dress Buffet Dinner in Jo ey ’s
honor Thursday March 20th, 6
P M , Grand Cafe, 832SE G rand,
Portland. All the old champs, con
tenders and legendary ringsmen
from through-out the West Coast
will be there.
wrestlers d on't get enough recogni
tion for being adept in the art of self
defense.”
Newly crow ned Heavyw eight
champion Maurice Smith takes on
Murakami Ka/unari, the 1996 Judo
Champ in Japan, who shocked Ex
treme Fighting III viewers with his
defeat over ISFA Heavy weight cham
pion Bart Vale. Sm ith eclipsed
former undefeated Extreme Fight
ing Heavyweight champion Conan
Silviera in a hard fought, technical
battle.
plying fans of our events with the
greatest fighters is our number one
priority.”
Monday is a three-time Olym
pian, who will be fighting in the
welterweight division. He will face
unbeaten John Lewis. Jackson, a
m iddlew eight, will meet heavy
weight camp John Lober.
“I like the style of competition,"
says Monday when asked why he
chose to compete in Battlecade’s
next event. "I’ve watched this type
of fighting for awhile and I feel that
GOLDEÑ
GLOVES
BOXING
The National Brotherhood of Skiers Summit in Vail Colorado
Feb 22-March 1, 1997: Over 4500 African American Skiers was
r
in attendance. Ebony Rose Ski Club of Portland members Paul &
Geneva Knauls. Zepora Delk, Tony Nunley Sonya Stallings,
Dwight Lawrence, Lisa Cliff, Barry Ruffin Marsha Spencer. (Not in
photo) President Julius Evans. Earl and Rose Marie Johnson
Stops
Here
Take a free ride
to the nev est casino in
the Pacific Northwest!
•
•
•
•
•
8C0 r Slots
Biackjack
Off-Track Betting
Poker
Keno
Mon. & Thurs.
• Portland Metro
• Newberg
• McMinnville
Call today to reserve a seat
1-800-422-7042
.—
----- -
C h in o o k W I nds C asino
Lincoln City
Championships
INTERSTATE
PAVILION
Fri. March 21st
7:30 PM Eliminations
Sat. March 22nd
7:30 PM Championships
1225 N. Marine Dr.
Exit 307 off 1-5
SEE
«e
THE GREATEST CROWD
PLEASERS IN ALL OF SPORTS’’
IN
And The K e * y s A re Y o u OAC
rs
Divorce * 1st Time Buyer * Credit Problems
’K
* Bankruptcy • Liens • Judgements 4t 4
« ¿-minute Approval
,
• 24-Hour Financing Service
• 24-Hour Easy Credit Hot Line
R E B U ILD Y O U R CR ED IT!
BLAZING ACTION AS THEY
BATTLE THEIR WAY TO THE
We report your payments to the credit bureau
• Over 2000 Vehicles Available
• Free Vehicle Locator Service
• One Stop Auto Shopping
• Service After Sale
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
R o n T o n k in
Ticket Donation $10-$15-$20 for advance
information 654-9285or 235-9559
First Name in Customer Service and Satisfaction
E A S Y C R E D IT H O T L IN E
SANCTIONED BY: OREGON
ASSN. USA BOXING
or call direct (5 0 3 ) 254-278 7
AUTO ACCEPTANCE
Advertise In
(L ite
»
it l a t t ò
(O h scru cr
Call 503-288-0033
u
1-888-268-1152
1
t