Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current, July 25, 2001, Page 9, Image 9

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(The ^Jortlanò (Observer
July 25, 2001
M etro/Sports
G reyhound R acing
May 4 • October 13, 2001
Post Times
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G R E Y H O U N D
P hoto by M ark W ashington /T he P ortland O bserver
The Peninsula girl's 9-10 year-old division all-stars celebrate their second straight District 1 Championship after
a win against Parkrose. The team competes this week for another title In the state Little League tournament.
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P ortland H osts First-E ver
H ighland G am es
The nation’s to p -12 pro­
fessional Highland Games
athletes came to Portland
July 21 for the first-ever
Scottish Heavy Athletics All
Am erican National Cham pi­
onship. In a tim e-honored
test o f skill and strength, the
k ilt-w e a rin g c o m p e tito rs
th re w h a m m e rs, h u rle d
stones and tossed cabers in
an effort to seize the nation's
highest honor for heavy ath­
letics.
The National Cham pion­
sh ip w as p re s e n te d by
M acT am ahan’s, a longtime
s u p p o rte r o f H ig h la n d
G a m e s a lo n g th e W est
Coast.
The
N a tio n a l
Cham pionship’s top-five fin­
ishers received invitations to
this y ear’s W orld C ham pi­
onship, w hile the ev en t’s
first-place winner earned ad­
mission to the Scottish Cham­
pionship in Scotland.
Duval Earns
First Major at
British Open
Lytham St. Annes, England -
David Duval posted a brilliant
final round o f four-under-par 67
to capture the 130th British Open
at Royal Lytham & St. Annes.
His 72-hole total o f 10-under-
par 274 earned him a three-shot
victory and his first m ajor cham ­
pionship title. Duval two-putted
for par at the 72nd hole to en­
sure his name would be the next
one etched on the coveted Claret
Jug.
Armstrong
Continues to
Show the Way
LAVAUR, France — After
c o n q u e rin g th e m o u n ta in s ,
Lance Armstrong began the long
ride to Paris w here he will al­
most certainly claim a third con­
secutive Tour de France title in
five days. The Texan finished
with the m ain pack, about 15
m inutes behind stage w inner
Rik V erb ru g g h e o f B elgium
but still w ith the overall lead.
Tyson to Fight
in Denmark?
NEW YORK — Mike Tyson
could be headed to Denmark for
his first fight in almost a year. ‘ ’It
looks g o o d ,” Shelly Finkel,
Tyson’s adviser, said o f the pos­
sibility that Tyson would fight Dan­
ish boxer Brian Nielsen on Sept. 8
in Copenhagen. Mogens Palle,
Nielsen’s promoter, told Danish
media that he has sent a *’ready-
to-be-signed contract” to Finkel.
R u ssian Sets 100-
m eter B reastrok e
W orld R ecord
FUKUOKA, Japan — Rus­
sian Roman Sloudnov, the first
man to swim the 100-meter breast­
stroke in less than 1 minute, set
the world record, defeating former
record holder Ed Moses in a semi-
final at the world championships.
Sloudnov, the Olympic bronze
medalist, finished in 59.94 sec­
onds, just underthe 59.97 mark he
swam at the Russian trials last
month.
Judge Says Knight
Lawsuit Will Get Trial
BLO O M IN G TO N , Ind. —
A law suit filed by a group o f
JULY EVENTS
Thursday, July 26 • 7pm
Summer Music Concert Series
JACKSTRAW
Bluegrass in the Kennedy School Gymnasium
No cover • All ages welcome
Friday, July 27 • 7pm
BARBECUE DINNER
Enjoy barbecued ribs, whiskey chicken, Terminator sausage
and live music, in the Gymnasaium Courtyard
$20 per person
MOVIES ON THE BIG SCREEN
Kennedy School Theater
Showing great movies every evening
with afternoon matinées on Saturday and Sunday.
Pizza and our own wines, ales and cocktails are available.
McMenamins Kennedy School
5736 NE 33rd • Portland, Oregon
(503) 249-3983 • www.mcmenamins.com
Indiana U niversity alum ni and
basketball fans after the firing
o f coach Bob Knight will likely
proceed to trial. Special Judge
C e c ile B la u d e n ie d th e
u n iv e rsity ’s m otion for sum ­
m ary judgm ent on the part o f
the law suit that claim s the
u n iv e rsity ’s B oard o f T ru st­
ees violated state open m eet­
ings law before the c o a c h ’s
firing.
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