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