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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
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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.
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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 .”
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C O M M U N ITY COLLEGE • GRESHAM
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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.
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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
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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.”
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