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Page B2 U.S. women’s hockey takes gold; figure skating NBA MOMS SUPPORT PLAYERS SIMPLY CELLULAR WE ACTIVATE • ANY PHONE • ANY PAGER T he U n ite d S ta te s w o m e n ’s h o c k e y te am is e n jo y in g so m e w e ll-e a rn e d tim e in th e s p o t lig h t a lte r w in n in g th e in a u g u ral O ly m p ic g o ld m ed al in the e v e n t in N a g a n o .T h e a tte n tio n m ay be s h o rt-liv e d w ith o n e o f th e m a rq u e e e v e n ts o f an y W in te r O ly m p ic s — w o m e n ’s fig u re sk a tin g — set to b e g in T h e b u sy n ig h t a lso fe a tu re s th e q u a r t e r f i n a l s in m e n ’ s h o c k e y , in c lu d in g th e U n ite d S ta te s a g a in s t th e C z e c h R e p u b lic . Sixers acquire Joe Smith in four- player deal T he P h ila d e lp h ia 7 6 e rs a c q u ire d fo rm e r to p d ra ft p ic k Jo e S m ith an d g u a rd B ria n S h aw from the G o ld e n S ta te W a rrio rs fo r v e te ra n s Jim m y Jack so n and C la re n c e W e a th e rsp o o n . In a d ea l in v o lv in g fo u r im p e n d in g fre e a g e n ts , th e 7 6 c rs g et S m ith , the to p o v e ra ll p ick in the 1995 d ra ft He jo in s a te a m th a t in c lu d e s A llen Iv e rso n , the top p ic k in 1 9 9 6 , a n d D e r r ic k C o le m a n , th e f ir s t p ic k in 1990. DT John Randle agrees to terms with Vikings T he M in n e so ta V ik in g s, a p p a re n tly w illin g to k e e p d e fe n s iv e ta c k le an d tr a n s itio n free a g e n t Jo h n R a n d le at any c o s t, h a v e a g re e d to te rm s on a f iv e -y e a r c o n tra c t w ith th e fiv e -tim e P ro B o w le r. E S P N r e p o rte d th a t th e d e a l is w o rth $ 3 2 .5 m illio n , in c lu d ing a $ 1 0 m illio n s ig n in g b o n us w ith $ 2 0 m illio n o f the c o n tra c t g u a ra n te e d . NO CREDIT REQ'D PAGER SPECIAL!!! FREE ACTIVATION- FREE RECRYSTAL 3 MOS VOICEMAIL O N L Y -$ 1 9 .9 5 C ontinued F rom F ront C harlotte B randon agreed, recall ing w hen N ew Jersey player Chris G atlin ’s m other w ent through sur gery before C hristm as and he was upset about it, needing em otional support. “I rem em ber my ow n bouts with can cer,” said C harlotte, how Terrell was upset and he "turned to G od for co m fo rt.” T he m om s relayed the new s, prom pting calls and cards to cheer up the p la y er’s m other. "Y ou m eet the m o th ers and tie (hem to g e th er w ith the p la y ers on the flo o r,” said L e o la G re e n , w hose son A .C . p la y s fo r the P hoenix Suns. "The first m eeting was very ex citing for m e,” she said. But she thought a special part o f the NBA Moms organization was being there when som ething has happened in a player’s family. C ontinued F rom F ront the C hris D udley trade. Stoudamire was prepared to make his debut for the Blazers on Sunday night, but the hold-up in the trade prevented it. Many in a near-capacity crow dof21,140 at the Rose Garden booed when it was an n o u n ced before the gam e that Stoudamire would sit out. T he R aptors said A nderson has until T uesday to report. G runw ald did not indicate if he planned to suspend A nderson. “I spoke to him (Saturday) and told him about the situation here and Toronto debuts T hursday night against the Bulls. "There was a m inor concern with W illia m s’ rig h t k n e e ,” T o ro n to spokesm an M att A kler said. "The doctors think W illiam s may need arthroscopic surgery, so to give fur ther insurance, Portland is adding a second-round draft pick this y ear.” The Trail B lazers had already in cluded two 1998 first-round picks - their own No. I and N ew Y o rk ’s lottery-protected No. 1 acquired in Dolphins sign Oilers Kevin Donnalley T he M ia m i D o lp h in s , lo o k ing to b o ls te r th e ir ru n n in g g a m e , to d a y s ig n e d f o rm e r T e n n e s s e e O ile rs g u a rd K evin D o n n a lle y to a fo u r-y e a r c o n tra c t. T e rm s w ere n o t d is c lo s e d , b u t th e S u n -S e n tin e l n F o rt L a u d e rd a le re p o rte d to d a y th a t th e d e a l fo r the un- le s tr ic te d fre e a g e n t is w o rth a b o u t $ 2 0 m illio n . ESPN , h o w e v e r, is re p o r tin g th a t the d e a l is w o rth ju s t $ 1 2 .4 m il lion. he had very little to say at that tim e,” G runw ald said. “I explained to him how m uch we liked him as a player and how m uch w e’d like him to be part o f our future here. “W e’ve got a young group o f tal ented guys who play hard every night, w e’ve got a new coach w h o ’s going to w ork w ith these guys and help them develop. W e d like him to be part o f the future here w ith the new stadium , new ow nership. W e think it w ould be a great situation here for him .” FM The JAZZ Station Traditional JAZZ every Saturday & Sunday a t 9 a.m. with the Big Band Sounds I C O M M U N ITY COLLEGE • GRESHAM MT. 1 ( p OB’- Benson Gets New Coach Power Clinches Division Title C ontinued F rom F ront Portland Power under the direction o f Lin Dunn, (Head Coach) captures it ’s first Divisional Championship in two Years. (Photo By M. Washington) Giants sign Kent Graham; release of Brown expected F o u r y e a rs ag o , K en t G ra ham lo st the jo b as s ta rtin g q u a rte rb a c k o f the N ew Y o rk G ia n ts to D av e B ro w n . N o w , in an iro n ic tw is t, he w ill r e p la c e B ro w n as D a n n y K a n e ll’s b a c k u p . T h e G ia n ts a n n o u n c e d to d ay th a t th e y h a v e r e - s ig n e d G ra h a m , a s e v e n - y e a r v e te ra n w ho p la y e d w ith N ew Y o rk fro m 19 9 2 -9 4 b e fo re s p e n d ing th e la st tw o s e a s o n s in A riz o n a . Charlotte ’ s acti vities have brought her a bit o f fame, with appearances on Oprah W infrey, G ood M orning Am erica and some local Portland shows. W alkingon a New York street with other N BA moms, “A lady with a baby cam e up and said, “1 saw you on O prah and I know you love the L ord.’” T he group also plans charity events, fund raisers to help their com m unities. (503) 280-8000 3939 NE MLK BLVD OPEN MON - FRI 10AM-6PM DAMON IS FINALLY IN A BLAZER UNIFORM Ravens acquire RB Rhett from Bucs, re-sign Eric Green T he B a ltim o re R a v e n s c o n tin u e d th e ir b u sy w ee k by a c q u ir in g ru n n in g b ac k E rr ic t R h e tt fro m th e T a m p a B ay B u c c a n e e rs fo r a 1999 th ird - ro u n d d ra ft p ic k , an d r e - s ig n in g u n r e s tr ic te d f re e a g e n t tig h t e n d E ric G re e n . R h e tt, w h o fell o u t o f f a v o r w ith c o a c h T o n y D u n g y f o llo w in g a c o n tra c t d is p u te a n d th en b e c a m e e x p e n d a b le d u e to th e e m e rg e n c e o f W a rric k D u n n , w ill be c o u n te d on to b o o s t a R a v e n s g a m e th a t f in is h e d 2 2 n d in the le a g u e la st se a so n an d a v e ra g e d le ss th a n 100 y a rd s p e r g am e. FEB. 18,'1998 U f r p o rt Lattò <Ob$ert«er He credits his wife Tina as his own organizer who “supports me, shows up and gets involved, reminding me of ap pointments and reminding the players to tow the line when she sees them in social settings.” Principal Bob O ’Neill told The Ob server Waller was selected because "he can reach our students very well in the context of academics and athletics, in a manner that they understand the neces sity for his constructive criticism.” “I’m a player’s coach and I can get kids to perform at high levels," Waller said. “They get to know me so when I have to hit them with a hammer I can and when I need to give them a bug I can. They know I’m looking out for their good.” Why coach? “I love kids and I love drawing correlations between athletics and life which enhance the academic perf ormance of the children.” SPORTS STANDINGS WINTER STANDINGS 1997/98 BOYS BASKETBALL Benson Jefferson Wilson Cleveland Grant Roosevelt Lincoln Franklin Madison Marshall BOYS - FINAL SWIMMING Lincoln Benson Wilson Grant Cleveland Franklin Madison Roosevelt Jefferson W L 13 0 4 R.R.L.B 4 B.G.J.R 5 6 6 J,W,B,L,J 9 9 8 7 7 6 3 3 0 7 L 6 5 2 3 4 5 6 3 2 1 0 B,C,J,B,C,J B,C,G,W,L,B F,W,B,G,W,M,B 10 10 13 W 8 7 4 TO 0 1 7 8 I W KENAI STREET, folOótM W K ' Po. 8CX % 9 ’ CJlNWONßfACH OR’- K , 31110 • (5 0 5 ) 9 5 6 -1 8 9 8 ’ - Youth 6-18 years of age,,, Spend your spring at the JBINIBS BOYS S BIBIS ClOB BASKETBALL W L Jefferson-M,F,L 14 1 Benson-F,W,C 11 4 Llncoln-JM.G.J 11 4 Wilson‘ -C,B,G 11 4 Grant-R,L,W 10 5 Franklin-B,J,JM 8 7 Madison-J,JM,R 4 11 Cleveland-W,R,B 3 12 Marshall*-L,M,F 2 13 Roosevelt-G.C.M 1 14 ‘ Wilson forfeited to Marshall GIRLS - FINAL SWIMMING Lincoln Grant Wilson Roosevelt Cleveland Benson Franklin Madison Jefferson W 8 7 0 6 5 4 3 2 2 3 3 5 6 1 7 8 0 L 1 TO W L.J.G.J W .J.W .B J,B,G,JM B.J.L.F.J L.W.J.B.G.L.W I 5250 N.E. 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