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Ducks Settle For Fiesta Bowl
A Night to Remember
Oregon’s Minority Athletes
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Judge to Assign Bonds
HR No. 73
SANFRANCISCO-A trial will
decide who owns the baseball
Barry Bonds hit for his record­
setting 73rd homer, the fan who
appeared to catch it (eatery
owner Alex Popov) or the man
who took it home after a tussle
(electrical engineer Patrick
Hayashi). The ball could be
worth more than $ 1 million. The
trial probably w on’t begin be­
fore next season, lawyers for
both sides said.
Tennessee, Colorado
Move Up Coaches’ Poll
McLEAN, Va. - Colorado’s 39-
37 victory over Texas was
enough to propel the Buffa­
loes into the top five o f this
week’s USA TODAY/ESPN
T op 25 C o a c h e s ’ P oll.
Tennessee’s 34-32 win over
Florida earned the Volunteers
the No. 2 ranking. Miami re­
mained No. 1.
Big Payday for Sergio
Garcia
SUN CITY, South Africa -
Sergio Garcia made a 20-foot
chip shot from the fringe on the
first playoff hole to beat Emie
Els and win the Nedbank Golf
Challenge. Garcia forced the
playoff by shooting a 9-under-
par 63 after starting the day six
strokes behind Els, the third-
round leader. Garcia won a first
prize of $2 million in the $4.06
million tournament, the richest
in golf.
Boxer Suspended for
Post-Fight Punch
ALBANY, N.Y. - A middle­
weight boxer who punched his
opponent a fte r th e ir fight
ended has been suspended
indefinitely by the New York
State Athletic Commission.
James Butler, 28, of New York,
also faces a second-degree
assault charge for the short
hook w ith gloves o ff that
dropped Richard Grant long
after the final bell. Grant had
just won a 10-round decision
televised by ESPN.
Davie Out as Notre Dame
Football Coach
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Notre
Dame footbal coach Bob Davie
and his staff were fired. Davie
was Notre Dame coach for five
years and posted the third
worst winning percentage in
Irish history. The firing comes
a year after Davie signed a ft ve-
year contract after the Irish
posted a 9-2 regular-season
record. But the Irish, who
started the season 0-3 for the
first time in school history, fin­
ished 5-6, their second losing
season in three years.
Contraction Hits Snag
In Minnesota Courts
ST. PAUL, Minn. - T h e M in­
nesota Suprem e C ourt re ­
fused to hear a speedy ap­
peal by the Tw ins and m ajor
league baseball to lift the in ­
junction that forces the team
to play next season. In its
decision, the Suprem e Court
did order the Court o f A p­
peals to speed up its hearing
of the case, which has tied up
b aseb all's plan to elim inate
two team s before next sea­
son. There was no immediate
word when the C ourt o f A p­
peals would listen to argu­
ments in the dispute, leaving
c o n tra c tio n still on hold
for now.
Lakers Win Battle
of NBA s Best
LOS A N G E L E S - K obe
Bryant scored 33 points and
the Los A ngeles Lakers beat
the Milwaukee Bucks 104-85
in a show dow n of team s with
the N B A ’s tw o best records.
The Lakers pulled aw ay in
the second half and improved
to 9-0 at Staples Center while
the Bucks lost for the first
time in five road games.
Gathering together for the 2™ annual Multicultural Sports
Hall of Fame for their athletic achievements are boxer Thad
Spencer (from left), former Trailblazer Maurice Lucas and
boxing legend Ken Norton.
OSU tailback Ken Simington fell 29 yards short o f his 4,h consecutive 1 ,0 0 0 yard rushing season
as the ducks defense held Simington to 84 yards on 24 carries in Saturday's Civil War contest.
photos bv D ave G iezyng /T he P ortland O bserver
O reg o n w ill have to se ttle fo r the
F iesta B ow l after all.
A series o f m ajo r up se ts in co lle g e
football the past tw o w eek en d s, c o m ­
b in ed w ith O re g o n ’s 17-14 w in o v e r
O reg o n S tate in the C iv il W ar on S a t­
urd ay , w a s n ’t e n o u g h to p ro p el the
D ucks fro m N o. 5 to the d o o rste p o f
the national title gam e.
The new Bow l C ham pionship Series
rankings, released M onday, had Oregon
(10-1,7-1 P a c -10) staying put at fifth.
M iami remained No. 1, followed by Ten­
nessee, N ebraska and C olorado.
O regon w ill play in the Fiesta B ow l
on N ew Y e a r’s D ay, a gam e the D ucks
h ad secu red last w eek by e a rn in g a
share o f the P a c -10 title. T he C ivil W ar
helped O regon clinch its first o u tright
co nference title in seven years.
O regon likely will play Big 12 cham ­
p io n C o lo rad o on N ew Y e a r’s D ay,
m ean in g the team s c o u ld face each
o th e r in the p o stse a so n fo r the th ird
tim e in seven years.
T he D ucks w ere ho p in g th at lo sses
by tw o team s ahead o f th e m — Florida
and T ex as — w ould push th em up to
N o. 3. That w ould hang O regon ’ s Rose
B ow l h o p es on this S a tu rd a y ’s SE C
title game betw een Tennessee and LSU.
A loss by the V olunteers w ould m ove
O reg o n to N o. 2, se n d in g th em to the
R ose Bow l to play for the national title
against M iami.
T h o se h o p es w ere q u ick ly d ash ed
M onday by the BCS com puter, w hich
ap p a re n tly w a s n ’t im p re sse d by the
D u c k s ' n a rro w v icto ry o v e r the 5-6
Beavers.
L ast w eek, N e b ra sk a w as fourth,
ju s t .39 p o in ts a h ead o f the D ucks.
N ebraska d id n ' t play Saturday but still
jum ped to third, increasing its lead over
O reg o n to 2.05 points.
N e b r a s k a a ls o w a s h e lp e d by
S aturday ’ s upsets, and by C o lo ra d o ’s
The Multicultural Sports Hall of Fame held its second
annual dinner to recognize Oregon’s great minority athletes at
the Governor Hotel in Portland. About 100 guests attended the
gala event that included dinner, musical entertainment and an
awards ceremony to induct six new members into the league.
A special guest appearance was by former heavyweight
Ken Norton who once beat Muhammad Ali for the world title.
Thad Spencer, the founder of the Multicultural Sports Hall of
Fame, recently left for a trip to Canada to start up a chapter of
the organization in Vancouver, B.C. Their first fund-raiser is in
the works and is tentatively scheduled for March or earlier.
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Jonathan Smith, quarterback for OSU watches his
last college career pass drift into the hands of
Oregon's Rashad Bauman with 52 seconds left in
the game. The interception cost Oregon State their
Bowl hopes and the game, 17-14.
3 9 - 3 7 w in o v e r T e x a s . T h e
C o rn h u sk e rs w ere N o. 1 in the B C S
standings w hen they w ere trounced by
the B u ffalo es 6 2-36 tw o w eek en d s
ago, but that d efeat lo o k ed a little
b e tte r in the eyes o f the c o m p u te r
b ecau se o f C o lo ra d o ’s latest w in.
T h e B C S stan d in g s are b ased on a
form ula that incorporates the A P m e­
d ia and c o a c h e s ’ p olls, eig h t c o m ­
puter polls, strength o f schedule, w on-
lost record and bonus points for w ins
o v e r top team s.
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NEW YEAR’S EVE
CELEBRATION
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Blazers, Fans Give to Needy
During Holiday Season
A s O regon and the nation slip into
recession, m ore O regonians are in need
during the upcoming holiday season. D o­
nations to the various Sept. 11 funds also
mean less money going to local charities.
T his all could add up to a bleak holiday
season for those in the m ost need in
Oregon and Southwest W ashington. The
Blazers are providing several opportuni­
ties in the com ing w eeks for fans to help
those in need during the holiday season.
T he B lazers team ed up w ith C entral
C ity C oncern to help clients in need o f
warm clothing during the winter months.
Fans can bring gloves, hats, coats, blan­
kets and other w arm clothing to the
gam es through Dec. 8. They can also
stop by the Rose Q uarter offices. C am ­
pus Store, and A ction Sports C able
N etw ork to drop o ff donations until
Dec. 13.
Fans are asked to bring a new, un­
w rapped toy for a child in need for the
Dec. 6 gam e vs. the C harlotte Hornets.
Fans not attending the gam e can drop a
toy o ff at any Les Schw ab Tire Center.
Celebrate New Year's Eve at the historic Kennedy School.
Check in early for dinner, then party to
the notorious blues o f the N orm an Sylvester Band.
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