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Page B2 MAR. 3, 1999 li j e ÏJortlanî» <Ob«eruer B RIEFS Blazers on Top of Western Conference estaverde Signs for Three Years, $ 19.5 Million N E W Y O R K -V in n y T estaverde, w ho led the New York Jets within a victory o f the Super Bowl, signed a three-year contract w orth nearly $ 19.5 mil lion M onday to rem ain with his hom etow n team. T estaverde, w ho signed as a free agent before the season, was 13-2 as a starter after taking over for G lenn Foley. The 35-year- old quarterback led the AFC in passing and directed the Jets to their first division title since the team joined the N FL in 1970. The 1986 H eism an Trophy winner, who grew up in Elmont, N.Y., will receive a $6.2 million signing bonus. The deal includes a four-year option and incentives could be worth as m uch as $2.5 m illion a year. 1999 OSAA-U.S. BANK 4A GIRLS STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Piesentea United Rentals Chiles Center, U of P MARCH 2-6 s> 8-1Crescent Vafiey BTu^bn M A N C H E S T E R , E ngland A B ritish boxing fan w as killed w hen he fell u n d er the w heels o f a bus after a m ass braw l broke out at a C o m m o n w ea lth title m atch, am b u lan ce o ffic ia ls said on S unday. T he 3 1 -y ea r-o ld victim died afte r fightin g eru p te d betw een rival su p p o rters du rin g the S at urday evening bout betw een Paul Jones and Ja so n M atthew s at th e O ld h a m L e is u re C e n te r sports in n o rth w est E ngland P o lic e s a id o f f ic e r s w e re called to “ a la rg e -scale fig h t” a fte r the b o u t b e tw e e n P aul Jones and Jason M atthew s. T he bout end ed in the sev enth round w hen Jon es w as d is q u alified and M atth ew s w on the title. F ig h tin g soon b ro k e out in the crow d. Robinson Offered Diversion Program for Solicitation Arrest M ia m i, F lA tla n ta - F alc o n s safety Eugene Robinson, charged with prostitution solicitation the night before the Super Bowl, was offered a diversion program on Tuesday that, if com pleted, would clear the All-Pro player’s record. Robinson did not appear before Judge Teretha Lundy Thomas in M iami-Dade County Court for his arraignment. R obinson’s attorney, Jeffrey Allen, met briefly with p rosecutor M arc W einstein to strike the deal. Pre-trial diversion programs are often offered to first- time offenders Robinson would be ineligible if Thomas discovers he has been convicted or charged with a crime in Florida or another sta te . U n d e r th e a g re e m e n t, Robinson has to have an HIV test and complete a course on AIDS He will be able to com plete the program in his hom e state ofW ash in g to n w h e re h e liv e s in W oodinville with his wife and two children, court spokesman Mori L ucoff said ( M. 1.30 pm 5-1 Sabino** MF - T ub 7 00 pm TTi W D Clackamas 3-OOpm . T ub 8:45 pm 57 Sat 200 pm Sat 12:30 pm Sal 6 00pm SU 900pm E St Marya .Wed 1.30 pm W 8:45 pm Tier 700 pm f Sheidcr Venus Williams successfully defends tide Brawl A fter English M atch Leaves One Fan Dead M 7 00 pm Thus 1.30pm . Tues 3:00 pm M. 9 00 am 3-1 Gresham O K L A H O M A C IT Y - After w inning her second straight IGA S uperThnft Tennis title, Venus W illiam s seemed ju st as happy for her kid sister, Serena. Several hours earlier, Serena had beaten Am elie M auresm o to win the G az D e France Open. It was her first victory as a pro and made the W illiam s’ the first sis ters to w in W TA T our events on the same day. ‘I found out that she won be fore I cam e out to play the match, so I really felt that it was my duty to come out here and win," Will iams said after beating Amanda Coetzer 6-4, 6-0 Sunday. •A m an d a p la y e d w e ll, o f course, and o f course she didn' give it to m e, so I had to com e out here and play. I ’m ju st glad that Serena won, for sure.” M a lo n e, 2 3.5 p p g an d 9 .0 rpg; S to c k to n , 7.8 apg. T rail B laz ers - R id er, 17.9 p p g ; G ran t, 11.3 rpg; S to u d a m ire , 8.7 apg. 1 9 9 7 -9 8 S E A S O N S E R IE S : T ra il B laz ers, 3-2. A fte r lo sin g th e first g am e, P o rtlan d w on th ree stra ig h t b e fo re th e Jazz w ere v ic to rio u s in th e se aso n fin ale. - 1st p la c e , P acific D iv isio n . PR O B A B L E S T A R T E R S: Jazz - F M a lo n e, F B ry o n R u ssell, C G reg O ste rta g , G Jo h n S to ck to n , G J e f f H o rn acek . T ra il B lazers - F B rian G ra n t, F W alt W illiam s, C A rv y d a s S a b o n is, G D am on S o u d am ire G Isaiah R ider. TEA M L E A D E R S : Jazz - p la y e rs w h o se sc o rin g av e rag es are in d o u b le fig u res. A m o n g th e m is R a s h e e d W a lla ce , w ho m ad e th e m ost o f his th ird sta rt o f th e se aso n by sc o rin g a se a so n -h ig h 22 p o in ts in S u n d a y ’s v ic to ry at M in n eso ta. S T A N D IN G S : J a z z - ls tp la c e , M id w e st D iv isio n . T ra il B lazers . Wed 3.00 pm fri. 3.00 pm 6-1 GJesoi Fit 10:30 am -Wed. 1 0 0 pm Ttw 10 30 nr 9-1» P u 9 45 pm HSpranOeM Damon Stoudamire (above) has been a key player to the Blazers victories m any o f its v ic to rie s. “ W e h ad a p lan co m in g in to the gam e an d w e stu c k w ith it,” K arl M alo n e said a fte r S u n d a y ’s w in o v er S an A n to n io . “ A lo t o f tim es you p la y d efe n se first an d try to o p en th in g s up fo r y o u r o ffe n s e .” W h ile the Jazz rely h e a v ily on M alo n e fo r his sc o rin g , th e T ra il B lazers h av e a n u m b e r o f p la y ers c a p a b le o f s c o rin g p o in ts . A s P o rtlan d lo o k s fo r its th ird c o n se cu tiv e w in an d six th stra ig h t at th e R ose G ard en , it rem a in s the o n ly team in th e le ag u e w ith six G A M E : U tah J a zz (1 1 -2 ) at P ortlan d T ra il B la zers (9 -3 ). TIM E : T u esd a y , 10 p.m . EST. W ith th e N B A ’s b e st rec o rd , U tah goes in se arch o f its th ird stra ig h t w in T u esd a y w h en the d e fe n d in g W e ste rn C o n fe re n c e cham ps v isit th e B laz ers, a team th a t lead s th e P acific D iv isio n and is 5-0 at ho m e th is seaso n . W hile the Jazz are m o st clo sely id e n tified w ith an e ffic ie n t o f fense h ig h lig h te d by th e ir p a t en ted p ic k -a n d -ro ll, the team has used d efe n se to set th e to n e for Special B irth d a y V(/ishes US bank 4 1 Oregon C4y W A TC H THE 4A C H A M P IO N S H IP O N FOX SPO RTS N O R TH W E S T 6 8 0 8 N. 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