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Preseason
Tickets Now
Available
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Portland Trail Blazers fans can
purchase tickets to exciting Blaz­
ers preseason action. Tickets will
be available for all NBA preseason
contests played at the Rose G ar­
den through the Rose Quarter box
office, with ticket prices starting
as low as $10.
Blazers fans will get their first
chance to catch new head coach
Maurice Cheeks and the Blazers
in the Rose Garden on Oct. 17,
when W estern Conference rival
Sacramento visits the Rose G ar­
den. The Blazers host the Golden
State W arriors on Oct. 23, and the
new-look Memphis Grizzlies, fea­
turing Shane Battier on Oct. 26.
Fans can purchase preseason
game tickets over the phone with
a major credit card by calling 1-
800-4NBA-TIX. Tickets may also
be
p u rc h a se d
o n lin e
at
www.blazers.com. Tickets pur­
chased at outlets, by phone or
online may be subject to service
charges. Blazers fans can con­
tinue to purchase season tickets
and half season tickets by calling
503-797-9600.
HallofFamer K.C.
Jones III
BOSTON - K.C. Jones, a
Hall of Famer and a mem­
ber o f eight championship
team s w ith the B oston
Celtics, reportedly is suffer­
ing from prostate cancer.
According to the “Boston
Herald,” Jones confirmed
that he has been diagnosed
with prostate cancer, but his
prospects for a full recov­
ery are excellent.
Super Bowl Date Set
NEW YORK - The Super
Bowl will be played Feb. 3
and remain in New Orleans,
allowing a normal playoff
schedule. The announce­
ment o f a deal to switch
dates with the National As­
sociation o f Autom obile
D ealers ended weeks o f
talks caused by the post­
ponement o f a week o f the
NFL schedule by the terror­
ist attacks on Sept. 11.
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on Prime Time
NEW YORK - M ichael
Jordan's first two games
with the Washington W iz­
ards will be televised by
Turner Sports. The Wizards’
season opener, at the New
York Knicks on Oct. 30 at
7:30 p.m., will air on TBS.
Washington ’ s next game, at
the Atlanta Hawks on Nov.
1 at 8 p.m., will be on TNT.
Turner also added three
other Wizards regular-sea­
son games. NBC said ti
would add two W izards
games to its schedule.
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Bonds Hits a Record 73 Homers
Barry Bonds hit his 73ra home run during the final game with
the San Francisco Giants on Sunday. He broke Mark
McGwire's record by slugging two homers on Friday night.
With an .863 slugging percentage, Bonds surpassed the
mark o f .847 that Babe Ruth set in 1920.
King Moving Rulz-
Holyfleld BouttoU.S.
Prom oter Don King and
HBO scrapped plans to
-stage the third fight between
heavyweight titlist John Ruiz
and Evander Holyfield on
Nov. 24 in Beijing, China.
C itin g
the
S tate
Department ’ s advisory to be
c a re fu l w hen tra v e lin g
abroad following the Sept.
11 terrorist attacks, HBO -
which bought rights to the
fight for $5 million - and
King decided it was better
to stay home. King said he is
looking foraU .S. venue for
the bout and is most inter­
ested in the Mohegan Sun
Casino in Connecticut.
Ndereba Breaks
Marathon Record in
Chicago
C H IC A G O - C atherine
Ndereba o f Kenya
e a sily w on the
C h ic a g o M ara­
thon, breaking the
world record set
just a week ago.
She rant he race in
2 hours, 18 min­
utes, 47 seconds,
beating the previ­
ous wom en's best
by nearly a minute.
Ben K im ondiu
held o f f fellow
K enyan
Paul
Tergat in the final
mile to win the
wen s race.
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Peninsula Little League is seeking parent and
community volunteers to help with the 2002
Little League season.
Board positions and team coaching positions
are available.
Those interested are asked to submit a statement
o f interest, expressing your qualifications, no
later than Friday, Oct. 19 to Peninsula Little
League, PO. Box 11581; Portland, OR 97211.
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The club also invites interested parties to its
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