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Page B3 August 21, 2002 S pürts /METRO Beaverton Girls #2 in Little League Series (A P ) — M a n d y T a m e z scored the first run on a single by A ly ssa R am irez to sta rt W aco, T exas, on the road to a 6-1 victory over B eaverton and the L ittle L e a g u e S o f tb a ll W orld Series title last W ednes day at A lpenrose D airy. It was the ninth W orld Series title in the past 11 years for the Midway Little League, coached by M a n d y ’ s f a th e r, J a v ie r Tamez. It also m arked a strong com e back for the girls from W aco, who lost 4-3 in the 2001 cham pi onship. “This is so am azing,” M andy Tam ez said. “Everyone has the biggest smile on their face.” The B eaverton runners-up, how ever, w e re n ’t too d isa p pointed by the loss. The team made an unexpected winning run through the tournam ent after being selected as the host team from D istrict 4. Beaverton defeated M idway and the defending cham pion, Latin Am erica, in pool play and didn’t lose until the cham pion ship game. “The m ost im portant thing here is the m em ories these girls will have,” said Mic Bowman, Beaverton m anager. “This is a whole week of hoopla about soft- ball. It was a really special week and they will alw ays rem em ber it.” Blazers Give Up Kemp in Contract Deal Shawn Kemp, the form er NBA All-Star whose career has crum bled because of weight and drug problem s, was to be waived Tuesday by the Port land Trail Blazers, according to a published report. Kemp has agreed to forfeit more than $25 million of the $46.5 m illion left on his con tract, The O regonian said in its Tuesday editions. In the agreement, the Blazers will pay Kemp about $20 mil lion over more than 10 years. The B lazers’ front office contacted by The A ssociated Press Tuesday would not con firm or deny the report. The move has im portant fi nancial im plications for the Blazers, with the team likely to save at least $40 m illion in NBA luxury taxes. Shawn Kemp Sabonis Eyes Return to NBA (AP) — Arvydas Sabonis said last week that he wants to return to the NBA. More to the tune of Trail Blazer fans, Sabonis said he wants to return to Portland. Sabonis played for the Blazers for six years before deciding not to renew his contract last season. Now he is reportedly looking for a one- year a contract between six and eight million dollars. The Blazers have no salary cap restraints on how much they can offer Sabonis because they retained the rights to him when he left the league. But Portland is not the only team interested in suiting Sabonis up. A team in Spain has already made the seven- foot-three center an offer believed to be for $10 million over two years. 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Kerby Ave. | The Bucs are seeking donations and sponsors to support the team. To make a tax-deductible gift and receive information, please 'contact Melvin Riddick at 503-617-4631 or go online to www.eteamz.com/mcbucs. Kemp, 33, signed a seven- year, $107 m illion contract in 1997 before he was traded from Seattle to the C leveland C ava liers, then traded to the B laz ers before the 2000-01 season. He never regained his All- Star level of play in Portland, averaging 6.3 points in two sea sons. Kemp entered a drug reha bilitation centerfor cocaine use in April 2001, near the end of his first season as a T rail Blazer. He returned for the 2001-02 season but was sus pended for five gam es in Feb ruary for failing to comply with his aftercare program. Kemp appeared in six con secutive All-Star gam es start ing in 1993, five with the Se attle SuperSonics and one with the Cavaliers. Refinance NOW! tSr Mortgage Payments 2.75%* 3909 N. 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