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s - - - '- ‘ * • V « > • • v ••• • « • »♦*■*** i t t June 23, 1999 <Ehe ÿlortlauô ©beemer PageB3 CART Budweiser/G.I, Joe’s 200 Results Knicks Dig Deep to Stay Alive A ssociated P a r e s © T m G il de F erran w on S u n d a y ’s 9 8 -lap C A R T B udw eiser/G .I. J o e ’s 200 at P ortland In tern atio n al R acew ay in P o rtlan d , O reg o n . T h e fo llo w in g are the results: 1. G il d e F erran (5), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 98 laps, run n in g 2. Ju an M o n to y a (4), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 98, run n in g N EW Y O R K - The N B A Finals aren't boring anymore, and the San A n tonio Spurs no longer look invincible. B ehind 34 points from A llan H ous ton in one o f the best g am es o f his career, the N ew Y ork K nicks defeated 3. D ario F ran ch itti (2 7 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 98, running 4. A d rian F ern an d ez (4 0 ) R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 , run n in g 5. P aul T racy (26 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 8 , run n in g 6. B ryan H erta (8), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 , ru n n in g 7. R o b erto M o ren o (1 8 ), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 , running 8. M ax P apis (7), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 8 . ru n n in g 9. P atrick C a rp e n tie r (33), R ey n ard -M erced es, 9 8 , ru n n in g postseason w inning streak at 12 games. G am e 4 is W e d n esd ay n ig h t, and an other victory by N e w Y o rk could m ake this o n ce-leth arg ic, lo w -rated S purs th eir first loss in 41 days. T h e K n ick s n ev er trailed , n e v er let the S p u rs’ n u m ero u s c o m eb a ck s another night like the o ne they got from H ouston — an inspired display o f clutch shooting on ju m p e rs, drives rattle them an d p lay ed w h at w as e a s ily th eir b est all-aro u n d b a sk e tb a ll o f th e series in th e co m fo rt zo n e o f and foul shots. “ Allan really had it rolling tonight,' V an G undy said. “H e has show n an ability to m ake critical shots. H e has m ade several critical shots dow n the stretch, and that is a rare quality in this the third quarter, but H ouston answ ered with several clutch shots to restore the K nicks’ lead S a n A n to n io m a d e o n e fin al c h a rg e in th e fo u rth , b u t n e v e r g o t c lo s e r th a n league.” Houston shot 10-for-24 from the field and 12-for-12 from the line as he tied his career playoff high. Latrell Sprew ell added 24 and Larry Johnson had 16 for the Knicks, w ho have played their best all season just w hen things fo u r. O n e b ig re a s o n w as th e la c k o f p ro d u c tio n from T im D u n c a n , w h o w a s s c o re le s s in th e fo u rth as he m is s e d all fo u r o f h is sh o ts. “ (Larry Johnson) did a great job, betw een him , K urt T ho m as and C hris D udley they 14. C h ristian F ittip ald i (1 1 ), S w ift-F o rd , 9 8 , run n in g coach JeffV an G u n d y said. “ Y ou saw 12. M ichael A n d retti (6 ), S w ift-F o rd , 98, ru n n in g 15. T o n y K an aan (4 4 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 8 , run n in g 16. A1 U n ser Jr. (2 ), P e n sk e-M erced es, 9 8 , run n in g 17. R obby G o rd o n (2 2 ), R ey n ard -T o y o ta, 98, ru n n in g 18. T arso M arq u es (3 ), P en sk e-M erced es, 97, ru n n in g sen e s as co m p ellin g as any. To do so, the K nicks w ill need have lo o k ed m o st 19. M em o G id ley (1 5 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 7 , runn in g bleak. N o th in g w o u ld 20. M ich el Jo u rd ain Jr. (1 9 ), L o la-F o rd , 9 6 , ru n n in g have been as daunt ing as feeing a 3-0 d e f ic it, a n d th e Knicks played like they knew G am e 3 was their only chance 21. P.J. Jo n es (2 0 ), R e y n ard -F o rd , 9 5 , run n in g 22. R ichie H e a m (1 0 ), S w ift-T o y o ta, 9 5 , ru n n ing 23. L u iz G arcia Jr. (7 1 ), R ey n ard -F o rd , 9 5 , run n in g 24. S co tt P ru ett (2 4 ), R ey n ard -T o y o ta, engine 25. M au ricio G u g e lm in (1 7 ), R ey n ard -M erced es, turbo to give them selves an opportunity to w in 26. H elio C a stro -N ev es (9 ), L o la-M erced es, electrical 27. G u a lte r S alles (3 6 ), L o la-F o rd , tran sm issio n the series. N ew Y ork cam e out fired up, opening a 14-point lead in a first quarter in w hich 28. S h ig eak i H atto ri (1 6 ), R ey n ard -M erced es, d riv e retire d Average Speed: 107.457 miles per hour Time of Race: I hour, 47 minutes, 44.560 seconds • m (. iij Allan Houston .Marlboro they debuted yet an other new starting lin e u p , re p la c in g C hris D udley w ith did a great jo b throughout. tree-throw line tonight W e knew the shots w ould fell for us. ” A d d ed S prew ell: “W e ju s t cam e o u t w ith a lot o f en e rg y . ... I f y o u can ’ t co m e out w ith a big effort and poise, then you d o n ’t n eed to be o u t h e re .” The Spurs quickly cut into their first-hal fdeficit and finally tied the gam e m idw ay through 13. G reg M oore (9 9 ), R ey n ard -M erced es, 9 8 , ru n n in g 11. Jim m y V asser (1 2 ), R ey n ard -H o n d a, 9 8 , run n in g M arcus C am by “W ew antedtogetoffto great start. In San Antonio, w e w ere alw ays trailing," Houston said. "W e just wanted to stay aggressiv e. W e got to the the true character o f the K nicks. W e hung in there w hen they w ere m aking runs and w e w ere very resilient. It was San A ntonio’s first loss since G am e 2 o f the first round back on M ay 11. and it ended the Spurs ’ N B A -record S an A n to n io 89-81 M o n d ay n ig h t in G am e 3, cutting th eir d eficit to 2-1 in the best-of-7 series an d h an d in g the M ad iso n S q u are G arden. “O u r true ch aracter w as tested to night, becau se this is first tim e in the p layoffs that w e lost the o p en er o n the ro ad and lost tw o in a ro w ,’ K nicks 10. C ristian o da M atta (2 5 ), R ey n ard -T o y o ta, 9 8 , ru n n in g * : J _’ • I , o n lio iio llx / d □ id n 't give m e the shots I I n can usually turn and m a k e ,” D uncan said. “They e az By CHRIS SHERIDAN________________ David Robinson Plan ahead to play a good game o f golf fo r a great cause. * NEW DATE NEW UPDATED INFORMATION August The Coalition of Black Men & Bridge Builders organizations have joined forces with the Urban League of Portland for this years Golf Tournament. Coalition of Black Men Golf Tournament • NEW SITE * • Columbia Edgewater Country Ch o The Oregon home o f the LPGA Tournament • Shotgun Start at 12:00 Noon • Dinner at 6:30 PM on Site • Muiligans Available • Entry Fee: $175.00 per player • Lunch and Dinner Included FOR INFORMATION OR ADVANCE REGISTRATION. CALL: (503) 286-2188 Sponsors are Needed Holmes Wins Legends o f Boxing Heavyweight Title to face the 50-year-old Forem an. „ A . . t i r e t h A. DAVIS Bi ELIZABETH A. DAMS © T he A ssociated P ress F A Y E T T E V IL L E , N .C . (A P ) - Larry H olm es had barely tow eled o ff fro m h is v ic to r y o v e r J a m e s “ B onecrusher” Sm ith w hen he declared G eorge F orem an his next opponent. H o lm e s s to p p e d S m ith in the eig h th ro u n d F n d a y night, giving him th e first h eav y w eig h t title o n the L eg- en d s o f B o x in g series. B ut less than an hou r after the fight, the 49-year-old H olm es said he w as n o tb o x in g fo rtro p h ies.b u tfo rach an ce M y goal is to g et th at b ig guy G eo rg e F o rem an ," H o lm es said. “ If y o u p ay m e, 1 11 fight F o rem an . 1 d o n ’t care ab o u t tro p h ies an y m o re.” AHolmes-Foremanboutwasplanned for an undetermined date between Janu ary and March o f this year, but it never happened. ow there match nappeucu. N ■-w, u ^ .v » is talk — o f - a — betw een Foreman and M ike Tyson. „ ” 1, w ill put m e on the back burner. H o lm es said. F ig h t p ro m o ter C o zell M cQ ueen said h is n ex t step in the future o f the eg en en d d s s s series g et F F o o rem rem an an , in L L eg e n e s is is to to get th e rin g w ith H olm es. “T h at’s the dream m atchup," said M cQ ueen, a form er basketball star at N o rth C arolina State. H o lm es, 4 9 , w h o said h e w as n o t h a p p y w ith his p erfo rm an ce a fter a tw o -y e a r lay o ff, used p o w erfu l ja b s to d riv e the 4 6 -y ear-o ld S m ith into his c o m e r early in the d ecisiv e round. S m ith escaped the co m er, bu t H olm es trap p ed him ag ain a g ain st the ropes in a n eu tral c o m e r b efo re S m ith m o tio n ed to h is train er to sto p th e fight. How Sweet It Is Bi DOUG FERGUSON © T he A ssociated P ress , PIN E H U R ST , N.C. — T he putt w as only for par. The distance was just 15 fe e t a slight bend to the right. G iven w hat w as at stake, and the history o f the m an on the green, it m ight go dow n as one o f the m ost m em orable shots in a m ajor cham pionship. “ W h en I looked up, it w as ab o u t 2 feet aw ay from the hole an d breaking right into the center o f th e c u p ,” Payne S tew art said a fter cap tu rin g the U.S. O pen o n S unday. “ I co u ld n ’t believ e m y eyes. 1 co u ld n ’t believ e I had acco m p lish ed m y dream . ’ ’ A nd now that putt on the 18th green at Pinehurst No. 2 — m ade under the m ost excruciating pressure g o lf can of fe r— takes its place in the g am e’s lore. R ighttherew ithT om W atson’schip- in for a birdie in the 1982 O pen at Pebble Beach. Right there w ith Gene S arazen’s double eagle in the 1935 M asters. R ight there w ith B en H o g an 's 1 -iron into the eighth green at M erion in the 1950 O pen. T h is w as the first tim e in th e 99- y e a r h isto ry o f the O p e n th at the to u rn am en t w as w o n b y a p u tt that lo n g on th e 72nd hole. In k n o c k in g in th at p u tt, S tew art av o id ed an 18-h o le p la y o ff th e n ex t day w ith Phil M ick elso n an d p ro v id ed the O p en w ith o n e o f its m ost riv etin g finishes. “T o question his toughness, I d o n 't think w ould be fair. ... H e 's going to represent the U nited States well as our national cham pion,” M ickelson said. Stew art becam eonly the 13th player to w in the U.S. O pen at least twice. It also w as his third m ajor championship - he w on the 1989 PG A Championship and the 1991 U.S. O pen. T hat’s one more than G reg N orman, just as many as H ale Irwin and N ick Price. "W here it puts m e in the g o lf world is, I’m a pretty good and accomplished player,” Stewart said. “N obody can ever take that aw ay from me, no matter w hat’s been written about m e.” Lately, w hat had been written about A fte r th e to u rn a m e n t, S te w a rt so u n d ed a lo t lik e N ic k la u s d id b e fore it beg an . N icklaus recalled his first chance to w in a U.S. O pen. He had a one-stroke lead in die final round at C herry Hills until he three-putted the next tw o greens, m issed tw o sh o rt bird ie putts and w atched Palm er charge from behind to w in the 1960 U.S. Open. “ E v ery tim e y o u lose, y o u leam Stewart had to do w ith failure. N ev er m in d th at he w on 1991 U.S. so m e th in g ,” N ick lau s said. T h o se a re w o rd s w ith w h ic h O pen at H azeltine by m aking up tw o strokes over the last three holes against Scott S im pson, first to get into a p lay off, then to w in the n ex t day. H e failed S tew art can identify. “ I ju s t th in k I learn ed a lo t from last y e a r,” S tew art said. “ I f y o u can learn from d efeat, th en I thin k that m ak es y o u a m u ch b e tte r p la y e r.” N ow , Stew art shares som ething else in com m on with Nicklaus. O nly four to put enough pressure on an inex p e rienced Lee Janzen in 1993. H e blew a four-stroke lead against Janzen last year at O lym pic Club. N o other player in the history o f the U.S. O pen — not H ogan, not Bobby Jones, not Jack N icklaus — had led after any o f the first three rounds as m uch as Stewart. All he had to show for it was one U.S. O pen title. His only victories since then were the Houston O pen in 1995, w here Scott Hoch virtually handed him the tourna m ent, and in February at Pebble Beach, where the tournam ent was called after 54 holes because o f rain. Stewart said then he w anted to prove he could w in over 72 holes. N o one can question that now , and Stewart for once d o esn 't have to answ er to anybody. “ W hat happened last year at the U S O pen . all m y friends cam e up and said, ‘B oy,you sure tried. It w as a great effort. Y o u 're a great com petitor,” ’ Stewart said. “ I d id n 't want to hear that, and that m otivated m e.” Reward yourself for joining the fight against bland chicken! Take home a FREE 2 Liter Coke when you buy 12 pieces or more of Popeyes’ favorful, delicious New Orleans Spicy"' or Louisiana M ild" chicken at regular menu price. H urry in to "Pope vcs... because a deal this cool can t last forever, especially in this heat! other players have w on the U.S. Open the year after they w ere runner-up — Alex Sm ith in 1906, John M cD erm ott in 1911 and Jones tw ice in the 1920s. N icklaus w as the last player to re place a sour taste w ith a sw eet victory. That took place in 1972 at Pebble Beach, w here the U.S. O pen m oves next year P erhaps M ickelson w ill leam from h is b e s t ru n a t h is firs t m a jo r. M ick elso n m ad e h is U .S. O p en d e b u t in 1992 at P eb b le B each , sh o t a 68 in the first ro u n d and then m issed th e c u t w ith an 81. M o st p e o p le fig u red M ick elso n w o u ld have w o n a m a jo r b y now A fter the w ay he p lay ed P in eh u rst, it m ig h t n o t b e to o far off. “ I think it will be interesting to see if I’m able to break through w hen I get in this situation again.” M ickelson said. “A nd it w illbe interesting toseehow long it takes m e to get back in this situation." Check Out These Cool Deals! , , , I,... >|, antilMIIM,MSUjMMI w »K ........” <«• I * l°'“ 8 Piece Box (Legs & Thighs) One Large Side Order & Four Biscuits «opexes ^ C H IC KEN > B I S C W ^ Good At:3120 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. • 5949 NE MLK Jr. Blvd. Coupon Expires 8-25-99