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Trail Blazers 100, Hornets 96, OT
NFL
N.Y. J e ts ---------------n
A ssociated P ress
The Portland Trail Blazers got o ff nights from m ost o f their
starters. But once again, depth w as the difference.
Reserve Greg A nthony scored 24 points, including six
free throws in the final 25 seconds ofovertim e, as Portland
w on its sixth straight, 100-96 over the C harlotte Hornets
on Saturday night.
“C om ing into the season, I thought the H ornets were the
best team in the East, and they show ed it tonight,”
Anthony said. “They gave us all w e wanted, but I think
our team is starting to jell and com e together
Rasheed W allace added 17 points for the Blazers. Steve
Smith, D etlefSchrem pf and Brian Grant each scored 12 for
Kansas C ity ....... „ 1 9
P itts b u rg h .......... ..10
B u ffa lo ------------------ 7
St. L o u is ............. ...23
7
Can Francisco
C h ic a g o ............... .2 3
San D ie g o ........... 20
A rizo n a ....... ...........13
C a ro lin a ............ ...31
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C le v e la n d ...... ..
T am p a B a y......... .19
A tla n ta ................. 10
B a ltim o re ---------- 34
G reen Bay-------- ...2 6
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D e tro it
In d ian ap o lis....... 44
J a c k s o n v ille -------41
P h ila d e lp h ia ...... ....17
N ew O rle a n s —
W a s h in g to n .
..2 3
M ia m i......................27
N.Y. Giants....
... 13
N ew E n g la n d ....... 17
H ornets.
“Tonight was one o f those gam es," said Scottie Pippen,
who along with D am on Stoudam ire and Arvydas Sabonis,
struggled from the floor. “ W e couldn’t find the energy,
but w e did find a w ay to w in.”
“I t’s hard to tell w ho the m an is on this team. W e all look
for one another, and we distribute the ball well, but we
have to continue to get better as a team. We d id n 't get to
the loose balls tonight, and w e did n ’t box out. W e’U have
No. 1 R o rid a S ta ta (11-0)
Next: vs. TBA
beat No. 3 Florida 30-23
Next: vs. No. 21 Georgia. S a t u r d a y ________________
beat Temple 62-7
Next: vs. No. 25 Boston College, Friday
No. 15 M ichigan S t. (9-2)
No. 3 Florida (9-2)
No. 16 Mississippi (7-3)
lost to No. 21 Georgia 20-17
Next: at No. ,2 Mississippi State, Thursday
Next: vs. TBA
did not play
No. 5 Wisconsin (9-2)
No. 18 So. Mississippi (8-3)
Next: vs. Stanford In Rose Bowl, Jan. 1
did not play
No. 6 Texas (9-2)
Next: vs. TBA
beat Kentucky 56-21
Next: vs. TBA
No. 8 Alabam a (9-2)
beat Auburn 28-17
No. 21 Georgia (7-3)
beat Missouri 66-0
No. 2 2 Arkansas (6-3) vs. No. 12 Mississippi State
beat No. 18 Mississippi 20-17
Next: at No. 14 Georgia Tech, Saturday_________ _
Next: vs. TBA
No. 2 3 East Carolina (9-2)
Next: vs. TBA
did not play. vs. Ohio, Friday
Next: vs. No. 6 Texas, Friday
lost to No. 22 Arkansas 14-9
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5-0
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42
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5
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3-3
0-2
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4
7
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4
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32
15
3-5
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9
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8
3
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Sacramento
6
1
857
2
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4
2
667
Seattle
9
2
818
1
82
W-4
4-0
5-2
60
Utah
6
4
8
3
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2
7-3
W-1
41
4-2
6-3
Denver
4
5
W-2
4-1
23
13
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3
1-5
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Houston
Phoenix
6
4
600
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6-4
L A Clippers
3
7
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37
W-1
1-3
2-4
Golden State
2
7
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1
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12
14
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82
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6
4
600
2
NewYork
6
6
500
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Orlando
5
6
455
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6
1
Philadelphia
5
6
455
Washington
2
8
200
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9
100
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21
45
4-3
5-5
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23
33
4-4
Cleveland
5-5
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2-2
3-4
4-1
Detroit
4
6
400
28
11
25
03
26
Atlanta
3
7
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1
9
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1-9
1-6
15
0-4
1-7
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Away
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Toronto
6
3
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6-3
W-1
42
2-1
53
Indiana
6
4
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31
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Milwaukee
6
4
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64
LI
4-1
23
23
Charlotte
6
5
545
1
55
51
14
5-3
4
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444
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33
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Chicago
’C om m otion A t The O cean’
Dec. 4 at Chinook W inds
HBO to broadcast
c h a m p io n s h ip
doubleheader
rO K T R IM T E D S T O R V _____________________________
FOR T he fortlamd O bserver
U ndefeated ju n io r m id d lew eig h t
cham pion Fernando Vargas, boxing’s
hottest young superstar, will headline
the “C om m otion at the O cean” on
D ecem ber 4 w hen he defends his
crow nagainstthe!B F ’s # l mandatory
challenger Ronald “ W inky” W right
at the C hinook W inds C asino in
Lincoln City, O R, it w as announced
by C hinook W inds Casino G eneral
M anager G ordon D ickie and by Main
Events CO O G ary Shaw. In the co
feature bout, undefeated IBF jun io r
lightweight champion D iegoCorrales
w ill m ake his first title defense w hen
he challenges bruising contender
J o h n B ro w n . T h e e le c tr if y in g
cham pionship doubleheader w ill be
broadcast live on H B O ’s “Boxing
A fter D ark” sen es beginning at 7:00
p.m. PT.
V a rg a s ( 1 7 - 0 , 17 K O ’s) h a s
s te a m ro lle d th ro u g h th e ju n io r
m iddlew eight division, stopping 10
o f his opponents in two rounds. O n
D ecem ber 12,1998, V argas becam e
the youngest ju n io r m iddlew eight
cham pion in bo x in g history— 21
y ea rs and 5 d a y s o ld -w h e n he
pounded IBF cham pion “Y ory Boy"
beat Notre Dame 31-29
Next: at No. 2 Virginia Tech, Friday
Cam pas for seven rounds, forcing
the veteran o f over 70 bouts to retire
on his stool prior to round eight (TKO
8).InhislastboutonJuly 17,1999,the
2 1 -year-o ld O xnard, CA , native
successfully defended his crow n for
the second time, battering former IBF
cham pion Raul M arquez to force an
11"1 round stoppage (TK O 11). On
O ctober 16, the W orld Boxing Hall o f
Fame named Vargas their 1999“Fighter
o f the Y ear." V argas' consecutive
knockout string o f 17 bouts ties the
record set by Roy Jones, Jr. for the
“M ost Consecutive Knockout Wins
to Being a C ham pion’s C areer.”
“N o one in the ju n io r middlew eight
division com es close to Fernando
V argas,” said Shaw. H e ’s not a future
star. H e’s a star right now .”
W right (39-2,24 K O ’s) has won 14of
his last 15 bouts. The 28-year-old St.
Petersburg, FL, native is the former
NABF and WBO junior middleweight
cham pion. On F ebruary 4, 1995,
W right dom inated Tony M arshall to
capture the NABF crow n (W 12).
W right successfully defended the
title tw ice before surrendering it to
c h a lle n g e
fo r
th e
W BO
cham pionship. On M ay 17, 1996,
W right decisioned Bronco M cKart
to seize the W BO title (W 12). W right
successfully defended the crow n
three tim es before losing a close
decision to Harry Simon on A ugust
22, 1998 (L 12). In his last bout on
M arch 27, 1999, the slick southpaw
W right annihilated Derrick G raham
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No. 2 5 Boston College (8-2)
Next: vs. No. 16 Mississippi, Saturday
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did not play
No. 2 4 Texas ASM (7-3)
No. 12 Mississippi S t. (8-2)
Miami
beat N. Carolina St. 23-6
Next: vs. TBA
No. 11 M arshall (10-0)
P A C IF IC D IV IS IO N
New Jeisey
Next: at LSU, Saturday
beat Ohio State 24-17
No. 10 M ichigan (9-2)
Western Conference
beat Indiana 30-24
No. 19 Purdue (7-4)
Next: vs. Vanderbilt, Saturday
N o. 9 Kansas S ta te (10-1)
NBA
lost to Utah 20-17
No. 19 Brigham Young (8-3)
Next: at No. 24 Texas A&M, Friday
No. 7 Tennessee (8-2)
beat Louisville 30-27
Next: vs. TBA
Next: vs. TBA
season.
beat Iowa 25-21
No. 17 M innesota (3-3)
Next: at Colorado, Friday
know how to w in.”
Notes:@ Charlotte forward Derrick Coleman, who missed
beat No. 13 Penn St. 35-28
Next: vs. TBA________ _______________ ___________
did not play
No. 4 Nebraska (9-1)
F riday’s game against Orlando w ith a strained right foot,
w ent to the bench with 2:57 left in the first quarter and did
not return. ... Portland entered Saturday n ig h t’s gam e
leading the NBA in scoring margin at 12.9 points per game.
... No team has scored 100 points against P ortland this
lost to Wake Forest 26-23
Next: vs. TBA
lost to No. 1 Florida State 30-23
Next: vs. Alabama in SEC championship, Dec. 4
G reg Anthony o f The P ortland Trailblazers sc o red 24
points against the H ornets Saturday night.
_______
No. 14 Georgia Tech (7-3)
No. 2 Virginia Tech (10-0)
overtime.
“Steve Sm ith had a tough night, but then he gets those
huge points,” said H ornets coach Paul Silas. “But that’s
w hat h e’s been doing all his life. P ortland’s a great team.
It looks like they’re still trying to find themselves, but they
LA. lakers
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No. 13 Penn S t. (9-3) lost to No. 15 Michigan St. 35-28
Result
T eam (W -L )
to tighten up on som e things later."
Cam pbell scored the last four points o f regulation to erase
an 86-82 Portland lead and force the extra period. His spin
m ove in the lane w ith 1.1 seconds left sent the gam e into
LIO Stfc.
Cin c in n a ti.......- .....31
College
Portland.
Elden C am pbell had 24 points and 11 rebounds for
C harlotte, w hich got its first hom e loss this season after
five straight victories. Eddie Jones added 22 points for the
GB
Dalla s --------------------9
(KO 3). Couales (29-0,24 KO ’s) seized
the IBF title in his last bout on October
23,1999, blasting reigning cham pion
Robero G arcia in seven rounds (TKO
7). The 22-year-old Colum bia, SC
resident tw ice floored G arcia in the
sixth round before dropping him for
the third and final tim e 48 seconds
into ro u n d sev en . C o rra le s has
stopped 14 opponents within three
rounds. He has knocked out six o f his
last seven opponents.
B ro w n (2 0 -6 ,10K O ’s) is recognized
as one o f p ro fe ssio n a l b o x in g ’s
toughest and m ost relentless fighters.
The 31-year-old A tlantic City, NJ
native is the form er U SBA junior
lightw eight cham pion. O n O ctober
24, 1998, despite accepting the bout
on only two weeks notice, Brown
pum m eled form er ju n io r lightweight
w orld cham pion G abriel Ruelas,
hurting Ruelas repeatedly during the
bout and flooring him in round six.
Brow n' s relentless body attack wilted
the form er cham pion and forced the
referee to halt the bout at 1:09 o f
round eight. In his last bout on August
13, 1999, Brow n w on a 10 round
decisionoverFranciscoC ruz(W 10).
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