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B\ LARRY NEUMEISTER
H ills id e , N .J., said a fte r the v e r­
d ic t was returned fo llo w in g a
w ee k-lo ng tria l before U.S. D is ­
tric t Judge Sidney H. Stein.
The ju r y , w h ic h deliberated
o v e r tw o d a y s , a w a rd e d her
$ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0
fo r lo s t w a g e s ,
$750,000 fo r m ental and em o­
tio n a l pain and $7 m illio n in pu­
n itiv e damages.
Je ffrey A. M is h k in , the N B A ’ s
e x e c u tiv e v ic e p re s id e n t and
c h ie f legal o ffic e r, said in a state­
m ent that he was c o n fid e n t the
v e rd ic t w ill be set aside.
“ T h is is not o u r firs t e xpe ri-
A ju r y awarded $7.85 m illio n
T h u r s d a y to a w o m a n w h o
seemed in the ru n n in g to be the
N B A ’ s firs t fem ale referee be­
fo re d isco ve rin g the league did
not want her.
Clutching a tiny copy o f the New
Testament in her palm, the stunned
Sandra Ortiz-Del Valle sobbed and
shook uncontrollably after the jury
agreed that the N BA had discrim i­
nated against her.
“ I can’ t believe they under­
stood because so many people
d id n ’ t,” O rtiz -D e l V a lle , 46, o f
BASEBALL
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlantic Division
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New Jersey
New York
Orlando
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
L
55
42
42
39
38
35
30
24
36
37
40
40
43
49
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K A N S A S C IT Y RO YALS-Assigned INF Joe V itie llo to extended
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.532 13
.494 16
.487 16 1/2
.449 19 1/2
.380 25
Central Division
60
56
48
47
45
35
35
15
z-Chicago
y-Indiana
y-Charlotte
y-Atlanta
y-Cleveland
Milwaukee
Detroit
Toronto
.759
.709
.615 11 1/2
.603 12 1/2
.577 14 1/2
.449 24 1/2
.443 25
.192 44 1/2
19
23
30
31
33
43
44
63
Midwest Division
L
w
59
53
19
26
y-Minnesota
y-Houston
Dallas
Vancouver
Denver
Pacific D ivision= y-Seattle
y-L .A . Lakers
43
40
20
18
10
59
58
36
39
59
60
68
20
21 .
y-Phoenix
54
y-Portland
Sacramento
Golden State
L.A . Clippers
spring training.
S E A T T L E M A R IN E R S -F ire d Nardi Contreras, pitching coach.
Named Stan W illiam s pitching coach. Placed OF Jay Buhner on the 15-
day disabled list, retroactive to A p ril 7. Recalled OF Ryan Radmanovich
from Tacoma o f the Pacific Coast League.
T E X A S RANGERS-Sent RHP Danny Patterson to Oklahoma o f the
PCL and RHP Xavier Hernandez to Tulsa o f the Texas League on
“ 1 w anted to be the best re f­
eree 1 co u ld be,” she said. “ 1
w a sn ’ t th in k in g I have to break
th is d oo r d o w n .”
B efore lo n g , she was referee­
ing in the Pro Am League, a
league o f 22 teams th ro ug h ou t
the natio n. By 1991, she was o f ­
fic ia tin g in the U.S. Basketball
League, made up o f teams from
M aine to F lo rid a .
“ T he p la y e rs w ere a lw a y s
fin e ,” she said. “ They knew me
from o the r leagues."
From 1992 th ro ug h 1994, she
o ffic ia te d preseason scrimmages
fo r the N ew Jersey Nets and
seemed at the league’ s doorstep.
She said she rose to No. 2 on
the lis t o f those in lin e to o f f ic i­
ate in the N B A and then noticed
that those w ho w ere ranked be­
hind her were being prom oted to
the league.
In c o u rt papers, the N B A said
it observed O rtiz -D e l V a lle ’ s per­
form ance as a referee fo r several
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The league said the level o f com ­
petition in the games or leagues in
w hich she worked were far below
that o f the N B A . I, said she repeat­
edly ignored its suggestions that
she upgrade her schedule.
A t firs t, O rtiz -D e l V a lle in the
law su it asked to be in sta lle d as
an N BA referee but she has given
up that request after in ju rin g her
back in a car accident a year ago.
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tant general manager.
C IN C IN N A T I REDS-Placed LHP Steve Cooke on the 15-day dis­
abled list, retroactive to A p ril 3.
N E W Y O R K M ETS-Signed IN F Robert Eenhoom and assigned him
to N orfolk o f the International League.
ST. L O U IS C A R D IN A LS -P laced C Tom Pagnozzi on the 15-day
disabled list. Activated C Eli Marrero from the 15-day disabled list.
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Activated F Mark West from the injured list.
W om en’ s N at i o n a I Basket balLAs soeia tio n
W N BA-Signed G Christy Smith, G Brittney Ezell, F Octavia Blue, F
Jayme Olson, C Angela Jackson, and C Quacy Barnes.
Pet G B
years before c o n clu d in g she did
no, q u a lify to o ffic ia te in the
ff0RDABLE
rehabilitation assignments.
N a tio n al League
A R IZ O N A D I A M O N D B A C K S -P rom oted Sandy Johnson to assis­
IN D IA N A PACERS-Placed F Austin Croshere on the injured list.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
x-Utah
y-San Antonio
both w om en about fo u r years
e a rlie r because it believed they
had the m akings o f N B A o f f i ­
cials.
R eca llin g that she has loved
basketball since she was a c h ild
in H arlem , O rtiz -D e l V a lle talked
about her struggles as she and
her law yers shared tears and hugs
fo r 20 m inutes a fte r the v e rd ict.
She said she was a center and
fo rw a rd p la y in g basketball fo r
C ity C o lle g e before she began
o ffic ia tin g in 1984 in the B id ­
dies League fo r c h ild re n ages 7
and 8.
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NBA Standings
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ence w ith a ju r y that has made a
serious m istake. T his kind o f re­
su lt tends to happen when a p ro ­
fessional sports league is the de­
fe nd an t,” he said.
Chris Brienza, an N B A spokes­
man, said the league w ill ask the
ju d g e to set aside the v e rd ic t as
the firs t step in an appeal.
V io le t Palm er became the firs t
w om an to referee an N B A game
when this season began in O c to ­
ber. Less than a week later, the
second w om an , Dee K a ntne r,
w o rk e d h e r fir s t gam e. T he
league said it had approached
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N ational Football League
D A L L A S C O W B O YS -A greed to terms w ith RB Chris Warren on a
(.S O T i)
three-year contract.
N E W Y O R K JETS-Announced that RB Curtis M artin has exercised
his option for a four-year contract extension through the 2002 season.
Matched the St. Louis Rams’ offer sheet to LB Chad Cascadden.
SAN D IE G O CH ARGERS-Re-signed QB Casey Weldon to a one-
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T EN N ES SEE O ILER S-N am ed Tony W yllie d ire cto ro f media rela­
tions.
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z-clinched conference title
‘Day by placing a personafannouncement
in the (Portland'Observer CadTony or
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M ary at 288-0033. (Deadline: M ay 1st)
Golf-Els displaces Wood
as world number one
South African Ernie Els displaced Tiger Woods as the world
number one on Monday after the American failed to retain his
U.S. Masters title.
Woods had held top spot for the past 13 weeks.
New M asters’ champion Mark O ’Meara moves back in to
the top 10 in ninth position while Jack Nicklaus, who tied for
sixth at the age o f 58, returns to the top 200 at 189th place.
Top 20 (U.S. unless stated):
1. Ernie Els (South Africa)
2. Tiger Woods
3. Greg Norman (Australia)
4. Davis Love III
5. Justin Leonard8.81
6. Colin Montgomerie (Britain)
7. Nick Price (Zimbabwe)
8. David Duval
9. Mark O ’Meara
10. Masashi Ozaki (Japan)
11. Phil Mickelson (U.S.)
12. Tom Lehman
13. Vijay Singh (Fiji)
14. Lee Westwood (Britain)
15. Scott Hoch (U.S.)
16. Tom Watson (U.S.)
17. Jim Furyk
18. Jesper Pamevik (Sweden)
19. Mark Calcavecchia
20. Fred Couples
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1998 PIL STANDINGS
BASEBALL
Grant
Madison
Cleveland
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Franklin
Marshall
Benson
Jefferson
Wilson
W
5
5
4
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
L
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
MENS TENNIS
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
Wilson
Benson
Franklin
Marshall
Jefferson
Madison
w
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
L
0
1
2
2
2
1
3
3
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Franklin
Cleveland
Grant
Lincoln
Madison
Marshall
Wilson
Jefferson
Roosevelt
w
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Wilson
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3
3
3
2
2
2
1
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0
0
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1
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SOFTBALL
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6
0
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5
1
Franklin
Benson
4 1
Lincoln
4 2
Marshall
4 2
Cleveland
3
2
Grant
3
2
Madison
3
2
Roosevelt
2
4
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3
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Marshall
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