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O ctober 15, 1997 • T he P ortland O bserver ViVll'fv BRIEFS ABL BEGINS SECONB SEASON DETERMINED S a b o n s s c o re s 2 6 A r v y d a s S a b o n is h a d 26 p o in ts an d 13 r e b o u n d s in the P o rtla n d T ra il B la z e rs 9 1 -8 7 e x h ib itio n v ic to ry o v e r th e L os A n g e le s C lip p e r s on M o n d a y league, but it was a very lugfi-protiieo one as regular-season M V P Nikki M cC ray ju m p ed ship. C E O and co-founder G ary C avali expressed optim ism about the sec ond year, noting the deal w ith Fox and the additions o f new sponsors, including N ike, and the announcing of a revolutionary stock plan that will allow players to own shares o f Despite the clanu>r lor a merger o I i I k - two women s professional basketball entities, the American Basketball League begins it second seasi in more determined n ig h t. T h e 7 - f o o t- 3 L ith u a n ia n p la y e d 28 m in u te s , m o st o f them in the first an d th ird q u a r te rs . H e h ad 12 p o in ts an d se v e n r e b o u n d s in th e o p e n in g q u a r t e r a n d a d d e d 14 p o in ts an d fiv e re b o u n d s in than ever to blaze its own trail The leag u e, lo o k in g to u p g rad e its te lev isio n p ack ag e from last seaso n , sig n ed a deal w ith Fox S ports N et for 16 w eek ly g am es, at least seven p la y o ff g am es, in c lu d ing the finals, and the A ll-Star G am e in O rlan d o in Ja n u ary . T h e B lack E n te rta in m e n t N etw ork returns tor its second season o f w eekly S atur day night contests. Exapansion fever was also in the airas th e th ird Jo h n C ro tty a d d e d I 3 p o in ts an d fiv e a s s is ts fo r th e B la z ers (2 -0 ). R o d n e y R o g e rs led th e C lip p e r s ( l - l ) w ith 16 p o in ts , a n d 7 - fo o t- 3 ro o k ie c e n te r K eith C lo s s a d d e d n in e p o in ts, eig h t re b o u n d s and fiv e stock in the league. 'W e 're very exicited about our second year.” said C avali during a teleconference. “O u r season ticket sales our up over 50 percent and and w e'v e retained virtually all ot our players despite a fairly aggressive- assault from another league. The C olum bus Q uest was the talk o f the first season after w inning its first I I gam es and defeating the R ich m ond Rage in live gam es to capture the fu st cham pionsip. the Long Beach StingRays will begin olav this season as the ninth ABL b lo c k s. S to c k to n o u t 6 -8 w e e k s a fte r s u rg e ry The Utah Jazz will be w ithout All-Star point guard John Stock- ton for at least the first six to eight w eeks o f the regular season after he underw ent successful ortho- scopic surgery on his left knee M onday night Team orthopedic surgeon Dr. Lyle M ason, w ho term s the injury as significant, perform ed the one- hour surgery at B ountiful U tah ’s Lakeview Hospital. He rem oved a loose piece o f cartilage in the jo in t and then perform ed a m icro fracture technique to seal the de fect T he nin e-tim e A ll-S tar had been experiencing soreness in the knee since the opening of training cam p on O ctober 3rd. He re corded 14 points and eight assists in U tah’s first preseason gam e on O ctober 1 Ith, but did not play in S unday’s contest. B a s e b a ll f a c e s r e a lig n m e n t M ajor League Baseball faces yet another deadline for com ing to an agreem ent on a realignm ent plan, and speculation now cen ters on just one or tw o team s sw itching leagues for the 1998 season B aseball o w ners w ere unable to reach an agreem ent du r ing m eetings last m onth in At lanta. and the date for reaching a resolution was pushed back until W ednesday. The ow ners will likely m eet by conference call on W ednesday w hen they could announce plans for one or tw o team s to switch leagues or decide to push back any decision until after the W orld Series. V ariousreportsclaim the K ansas C ity R oyals could be m oving to the N ational League, but the M ilw aukee Brew ers and the M innesota Twins have also been m entioned as possibilities. The m ove o f any o f those three A l. Central team s to the N ational League w ould clear a space in the A m erican L eague for the expan sion Tam pa Bay Devil Rays in either the East or C entral D ivi sions. The Detroit T igers could m ove to the AL C entral it the All for the sport of it U C L A c h a rg e s to O re g o n w in A little headache w asn 't going to stop Jim M cElroy. T he big-play guy tor 18th-ranked UCLA was sidelined with a slight concussion early in the tirsl quarter against O regon on Saturday and was pronounced out for the game. But in the third quarter, he was back, racing dow n the m iddle of the field to catch a 40-yard pass from Cade M cNow n to put the Bruins in the lead for good en route to a 39-31 victory over the Ducks. "I was kind of m ad.' M cElroy said. “ 1 w anted to get back in the first half after everything started clearing up. but they told me no. They said 1 had to wait until halftim e and it I passed a test I could com e back. He passed the lest, and so did the Bruins, w ho won their fourth in a row after an 0-2 start. • “ If we lose this game, w e’re out of the race for the Rose Bowl lor su re,” M cNow n said “ Right now it s not exactly in our hands, but it some things happen, wc still have a chance to go. W e have to run the table for that to happen.” M cN ow n. who rushed for two touchdow ns, also connected with M cElroy on a 30-yard p a s s play to set up a fourth-quarter score tor the Bruins (4-2 overall. 2-1 Pac-10). U C L A 's C h r is Sailer kicked field goals of 32, 40. 35 and 56 yards. A three-man panel unanimously up held an arbitrator’s decision last week, validating the “sign-and-trade agree ment and making center Chris Dudley a member of the New York Knicks, who sent forward John Wallacetothe 1 oronto Raptors. The panel ruled after hearing hours o f arguments from lawyers forthe NBA. NBA Players Association. Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers, who receive Toronto’s first-round pick in the unique three-way trade. Claiming it violated salary cap rules, the NBA voided the deal that saw the 10 the rest o f the way. "I d o n ’t know about the state of the team .” said a bitter O regon coach M ike Bellotti “I think th ey 're upset I think th e y 're mad. I hope they are B ello tti b lam ed h im s e lf after w atching his team tail to make the necessary plays in the late going, som ething that has happened in con secutive losses to Stanford. W ash ington State and UCLA. "1 h aven't done a very good job ol teaching this team how to take adv an- tage of opportunities.” Bellotti said. Trail Blazers sign Dudley to a one-year min imum contract ot $272.500and trade him to the Knicks. who were over the salary capandcouldnotsignhim. But on Sept. 17. arbitrator Kenneth Dam said the trade did not circumvent the salary Lolenzo ’’Bugsy” Poe Love Fam ily & Friends courm» a / TRANSMISSION smsSlOll! TUNE-UP « & TRANSAXLE INC. .cross from 12450 SE 80th AVE By Appointment Road Test Conventional C a n Clean Sump & Screen wiih c a u e a i i I • Visual Inspection _________ Adjust Bands & Linkage • Remove Pan • | • Replace Pan Gasket & Fluid i Not valid wtih other alters or coupons Expires 9-30-<»7 FREE ESTIMATES! LO C ^^TD W N G FINANCING AVAILABLE! wiiHc.ümra Coupon must be presented at time ot authorization Not valid w ith other oilers o r coupons he African American Health Coalition presents the FREE ESTIMATES UPS Is Hiring Now! Great Part-Tim e O pportunities! 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