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Page B3 jElje 'JjJortlaub ©hseruer S e p te m b e r 1 9 , 2 0 0 1 0 METRO/SPORTS Portland Marathon Celebrates 30 Years Participants rejoice as they finish the Portland Marathon. Runners and walkers will again lace up their shoes on Sunday, Sept. 30 for the 30th annual event. For 30 years, the Portland M ara thon has succeeded in bringing an event not only toelite marathoners, but also to families, children, fit ness novices and walkers, as well as m en and w om en o f all ages and abilities from all over the world. M ost importantly, it brings tra dition and strength to Portland's com munity through raising money for numerous charities and benefit ing the city 's economy. The 30"’ annual Portland M ara thon returns once again Sunday, Sept 30, beginning at 7 a.m. It will start at City Hall (SW 4'" Ave. and SPORTS b r i e f s Agassi Upset in Tokyo SH A N G H A I, C h in a — A ndre A gassi, intent on playing fol low ing last w e e k ’s terrorist at tacks, lost to unknow n Irakli L abadze 7-6 (7-4), 7-5 in the first round o f the H eineken Open. Labadze, from the former S oviet republic o f G eorgia, is N o. 110 in the A T P ’s tourna m ent entry-system rankings. “ It’s been a difficult tim e for m any people, but I also believe at the sam e tim e that sports is a great healer,” said A gassi, the w orld’sN o. 2-ranked player and the top seed in Shanghai. Ripken’s Final Game B A L T IM O R E — C al Ripken w ill close out his 21-year Hall o f F am e career w ith the B alti m ore O rioles on Oct. 6 in a gam e against the B oston Red Sox at B a ltim o re’s C am den Y ards. T he o ffice o f baseball com m issioner Bud Selig an n ounced M onday that the O ri o le s ’ seven gam es that last w e e k ’s te rro rist attacks re scheduled w ill be played Oct. 1 -6. The final gam e will be held at7 :0 5 p .m E T . Charges Filed in Wyoming Crash LA RA M IE, W yo. — Clinton Haskins, the lone survivor o f a head-on collision that killed eight U niversity o f W yoming s tu d e n t- a th le te s , h as b een charged w ith eight counts o f aggravated homicide by vehicle. H e faces up to 20 years in prison on each count if convicted. The crash occurred about 1:30 a.m. Sunday when H askins’ one-ton pickup collided head-on with a sport-utility vehicle carrying eight m em bers o f the U W cross country team. Zanardl' s Legs Amputated K LETTW ITZ, Germany Alex Z anardi w as in serious but stable condition after doctors am putated his legs follow ing a w reck in the A m erican M em o rial race at EuroSpeedw ay. 1 SW M adison Ave.) and finish at Justice Center (SW 3"* Ave. and SW M adison Ave.) The Portland Marathon main tains it’s listing as the "m ost orga nized marathon in North Am erica” and the “Second best organized marathon in the world” as well as one o f the top "destination m ara thons for first-time m arathoners,” by nationally recognized publica tion, the U ltim ate G uide to M ara thons. O n the international level, the P ortland M arathon w as again ranked as one o f the top five mara thons in the world by British edi tion o f Runner’s W orld in 2000. It continues to be the only major marathon with an unpaid staff of volunteers and race director who produce the event simply for the fun o f it. Last year, over $1.8 million was nused for charities as a result o f the Portland M arathon. W hether it’s through walking, jogging, running or even shuffling, completing 26.2 miles is a major feat that requires a strenuous training commitment However, there are a variety o f events related to the M arathon that will also be held on Sept. 30. The Portland M arathon W alk is 26.2 miles and will begin at 7 a.m. with the same start and finish loca tion as the Marathon. The 10K M ayor’s W alk is 6.2 miles and par ticipants can begin walking any time between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m., starting on the south side o f the University of Portland at N. Harvard and N. W illamette Blvd. (by the 20"1 mile mark o f the Marathon). The M arafun K ids’ Run is 2 miles and will begin at 8 a.m. with the same start and finish location as the Marathon. An O lym pic-style race w alk competition will be incorporated in both the M arathon and Five-M iler this year. Additionally, a special com petition will take place for w heelchair athletes in both the M arathon and Five-M iler events. For more info, the public may visit www.portlandmarathon.org or call503-226-1111. Jefferson High School's T.R. Smith breaks free from a tackle on the Democrats' home field Friday, but the end zone was elusive for the PIL team as Jefferson went on to suffer a 24-0 loss to Westview. PHOTO BY D avid G iezyng / T he P ortland O bserver NFL and Refs Move Toward Agreement ( AP) — The N FL soon could have its regular officials back on the field, thanks to a deal forged am id the g rief over last w eek’s terrorist attacks. A league source told T he A s sociated Press on M onday that the NFL and the officials have agreed to a new contract, all but ending the lockout that forced the use o f replacem ents for two weeks. Tom Condon, the union’s ne gotiator denied there had been a deal but acknow ledged that one might be close. NFL spokesman Joe Browne also had nocomment. "W e will only com m ent when a deal is ratified and in place," Brow ne said. P la y e rs ’ u n io n head G ene U pshaw , w ho has been acting as an interm ediary in the dispute, said he had had discussions with the tw o sides as late as M onday night and not all the details had been agreed to. But Upshaw added: “I think they will have a deal today.” League sources said the agree ment had been reached between its negotiators and two members of the executive com m ittee. The union's 10-memberexecutivecom- mittee was meeting Tuesday morn ing. The 119 officials would then vote via e-mail, a process the league said it expected to be finished by noon EDT Wednesday. Ratification could clear the way for the regulars to be back at work this w eekend, when the NFL resum es play after a week off in the afterm ath o f the attacks in New York and W ashington. 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