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Phillips suspended
The Anaheim Angels indefi-
| nitely suspended Tony Phillips
w ith pay M o nday a fte r the
| troubled utilitym an — facing
felony drug charges — refused to
i go on the 15-day disabled list and
enter a rehabilitation program.
The volatile Phillips, the club’s
| starting left fielder and leadoft
hitter, was arrested in an Ana-
| heim hotel August IOth after al
legedly buying a small quantity
of cocaine.
Tendinitis revealed
The New York Yankees re
ceived good news on David C one
I this week when extensive tests on
the ace right-hander revealed only
j mild tendinitis in his right shoul-
| der. Cone pitched just one inning
R obinson
charge
dropped
Price
guides
left
Multnomah County chief deputy
district attorney says he believes
Robinson’s statements to police that
he didn’t know the marijuana was in
his vehicle
Jefferson's Tim Price in his
first year as head coach of
the democrats takes his
squad through two a day
practices this week in
preparation of the fall
season.
Charges o f marijuana possession
against Portland I rail Blazer for
ward Clifford Robinson will be
dropped, prosecutors say.
The charges were dismissed after
Robinson’s brother Torrey pleaded
guilty to possessing a small amount
o f marijuana found in Robinson s
Humvee during a traffic stop July
Sunday against the Texas Rang
ers before leaving with tightness
in his shou Ider, near the area o f an
aneurysm he had surgically re
moved last year.
Deion likely out
Two-sport star Deion Sanders
is expected to miss the Cincinnati
Reds’ upcoming two-game series
against the Colorado Rockies due
| to lower back problems. Sanders,
who also plays cornerback tor the
D allas
C o w b o y s,
m issed
| Sunday’s game at Los Angeles
and took a cortisone shot Monday
[ to alleviate the pain. He will be
re-evaluated Friday and is ex
pected to play when the Reds open
| a three-game weekend series in
Atlanta. Sanders, who turned 30
| earlier this month, is signed with
I the Reds through this season with
I a mutual option year.
Suspension reduced
San Francisco Giants second
I baseman Jeff Kent had his sus
pension reduced from three to
two games after an appeal, the
National League announced Mon
day. He initially was suspended
three games by the NL for initiat
ing a bench-clearing brawl in a
home game against the Chicago
| Cubs last Wednesday.
Dodgers deal
The Los Angeles Dodgers,
looking to bolster their offense
for a run at the National League
Western Division title, acquired
second baseman Eric Young from
the Colorado Rockies for pitcher
Pedro Astacio. The Dodgers have
used rookie Wilton Guerrero at
| second base for most o f the sea
son but now can deploy Young,
who has more power and is more
| dangerous on the bases.
Cordero rejects plea
Boston Red Sox outfielder Wil
I Cordero has rejected a plea bar
gain on charges stemming from
| his June 11th arrest in a wife beat
ing case. A Massachusetts judge
set a jury trial date o f October
| 20th. During a pre-trial hearing
T uesday, C am bridge D istrict
Court Judge Arthur Sherman said
there were sufficient facts to pro
ceed w ith th e ca se a g a in st
Cordero. If the outfielder were to
plead no contest, Sherman said he
would recommend a six-month
suspended sentence, two years
probation and a mandatory par
ticipation in a domestic violence
program.
Yankees lose pick
The New York Yankees have
reportedly lost first-round draft
choice and highly touted high
| school star Tyrell Godwin to the
University of North Carolina, where
he will play both baseball and foot-
I ball. According to published reports,
Godwin, who is among the most
talented high school athletes in the
country. is slated to take his first class
Tuesday The 24th pick in June’s
I amateur draft, Godwin had threat-
| ened from the beginning that he
wanted to fulfill his dream of becom
ing a doctor by going to college bu,
his overall speed and ability made
him a first-round lock.
4
Love III outdueles Leonard
Davis Love III outdueled Just
Leonard Suday to win the PGACham-
pionship by five strokes and claim his
first major championship crown.
Love began the day tied with
Leonard at 7 under, a massive seven
shots better than the rest of the field,
and was near flawless as he posted
five birdies and just one bogey in the
pressure-packed showdown.
The 33-year-old Love finished the
final round with a 4-under-par 66, his
third 66 of the tournament, for an 11-
undcr total ot 269 as he shed the
dreaded label of one of the best play
ers in the world not to win a major.
As Love walked up the 18th lair
way to the cheers ot the gallery, a
stunning rainbow graced the sky as
the sun came out at ter a sudden down
pour had drenched the course over
the last few holes.
A lter rolling in a birdie putt to
punctuate his triumph. Love hugged
hiscaddie and brother Mark, lus wile,
and his mother in a tearful celebration
at the home hole. Love s lather, tamed
teaching pro Davis Love, Jr., was
killed in a plane crash in 1988.
“It’s been a long time coming," an
emotional Love said after hoisting
the silver W anam akerTrophy. "I ve
been close a few times, as we all know.
1 was finding it hard to get through
the last three holes without breaking
down.”
Love’s maiden major fittingly came
at the PGA, which has seen nine of its
last 10 champions posting their first
major championship triumph.
Victory brought Dive a first-prize
check lor $470, (XX). Leonard made lour
birdies of his own but suffered live bo
geys as well as he put himself in trouble
with errant drives throughout the day.
30.
Robinson was pulled over on
Naito Parkway on the waterfront in
downtown Portland after police re
ceived reports that passengers in the
car were pointing guns out the win
dows. The weapons turned out to be
paintball guns that Robinson, his
brother and two friends had.
Police found less than an ounce of
marijuana in the vehicle s armrest.
Robinson was cited for misdemeanor
possession, but maintained the pot
belonged to his brother.
Torrey Robinson, 27, pleaded
guilty to possession last W ednesday.
He was fined $500 in Multnomah
County Circuit Court.
Multnomah County chief deputy
district attorney Fred Lenzser said
he believed Robinson’s statements
to police that he didn t know the
marijuana was in his vehicle.
The Blazers are trying to re-sign
Robinson, a free agent and 8-year
NBA veteran. Robinson is seeking
$7 to $10 million a year.
Happy Birthday!
Annie Jenkins
Cod bless you, we love you dearly!
From your family
Kids head to golf
Youths invited to free junior golf
clinic taught by local and touring
professional golfers
Parents hoping to get their chil
dren back into the swing o f things
after the summer vacation can regis
ter them for the free Weils Fargo-
Crayola LPGA Junior G olf Clinic
scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 3.
Children age nine through 17 will
learn the game from local and tour
ing professional golfers. The clinic
will run from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at
the driving range o f the Columbia
Edgewater Country Club, 2222 N.
E. Marine Drive. To register, call
(503)722-1740.
Participants will practice swing
ing, chipping and putting, as well as
go through a variety o f drills. Partici
pants will also receive free refresh
ments, and golf-related gifts. One
parent may attend with each child.
“G olf is a sport that teaches good
values, such as courtesy, self-disci
pline and honor,” says Dave Perry,
senior vice president o f Wells Fargo
Commercial Banking for Portland
“ W e’re pleased to team up with
Crayola to sponsor an event that can
have such a positive impact on the
lives o f young people throughout
Portland.”
In addition to inviting the public,
event organizers are reaching out to
local underprivileged youth orga
nizations for participants in the free
clinic, which is being held in con
junction with the Safeway LPGA
G olf Championship (Sept. 5-7) at
the same location.
Former
Blazer
joins
Clippers
the Isaiah Rider deal.
T he 6 -fo o t-2 , 180-pound
guard has averaged 7.8 points
and 1.9 assists in 18.9 minutes
over his career and helped Min
nesota reach the playoffs for the
first time in franchise history last
season.
“ We are getting a veteran
player who has played both the
one and two position," Clippers
vice president Elgin Baylor said
“James is a very tough and ag
gressive defender who can put
pressure defense on his man from
one end of the floor to the other."
A streak shooter who can play
either guard position. Robinson
will take many o f the minutes
that went to Malik Sealy last sea
son. TheClippers renounced their
rights to Sealy earlier this sum
mer.
Robinson’s finest moment in
the 1996-97 season came Dec.
30 when he scored 20 points in a
four-minute span o f the fourth
quarter and almost singlehandly
brought Minnesota back from a
33-point deficit.
The Los A ngeles C lip p e rs
signed free agent guard Jam es
R obinson, w ho av erag ed 8.3
points o ff the bench last se a
so n fo r th e
M in n e s o ta
T im berw olves.
"James Robinson will bring to
our club enthusiasm, a great work
ethic, versatility in the back court
and will really help us at both
ends o f the floor and with the
break,” coach Bill Fitch said.
“He is ready to bloom at this
point in his career ”
Robinson, 26, played his first
three years w ith the Port land Trai I
Blazers before being traded to
Minnesota last summer as part ot
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