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The 2003 Nissan Xterra
Price Tested: $27014.00
T ransm ission: Automatic
The Nissan Xterra sports a rugged exterior with a thick tubular
aluminum roof rack and step rails to match. The appearance o f the
vehicle is muscular with the sense o f functionally including the first
aid kit in the rear door. The interior offers plenty o f room for front and
back passengers. The front seats provide good lumbar support with
a comfortable fit. The center console has a modified cockpit style,
however the shifter is on the high side. My first impression o f the
vehicle was that it was ready for the off-road adventure. I l offers the
consumer functionally for those active in outdoors recreation but for
the everyday driving it does not have the car-like handling. With thè
High School
Star Dazzles
S a m m y S o s a o f th e Chicago C ubs recoils S u n d a y a s a fa stb a ll from S a lo m a n Torres o f th e
P ittsburgh Pirates sh a tte rs his h elm e t. S o s a left th e g a m e, apparently okay. (AP photo)
Blazers Must Unlock Scoring Deficit
Davis says
Dallas’ defense
shouldn’t be a
problem
(AP) — Statistics indicate the
Dallas M avericks have drastically
improved on defense. Portland cen­
ter Dale Davis thinks otherwise.
“Some o f the things they do are
a little different, but they’re pretty
much the same Dallas team," Davis
said. “It shouldn’t be a problem.”
But the M avericks’ defense was
a problem for the Trail Blazers in
Game 1 oftheir first-round series.
After scoring 31 points in the
second quarter, Portland had just
34 in the second half, turning a 10-
point lead into a 10-point loss as the
Mavericks won 96-86 Saturday with
game two o f the best-of-seven se­
ries scheduled Wednesday night,
also in Dallas.
To Davis, that only proves that
the Blazers have some kinks in their
offense to work out. Game 2 in the
pretty good. When wi
stand around, w e’re no
that good o f a team. Wi
have to move the bal
and play together."
The Blazers know tha
breaking down Dallas
defense is the key to vic­
tory. They scored 73 anc
88 in two regular-seasor
losses to the Mavs anc
had 100 and 112 in twc
victories.
Game 1 followed that
same pattern.
“I think they kind ol
buckled down a little
more,” Portland coach
M aurice Cheeks said.
“They made a concerted
effort to try to defend
and rebound the ball.
When they stepped up
their level, we didn’t step
B lazer Dale Davis
up ours.”
best-of-seven series is Wednes­
Nelson expects the Blazers to
day night.
bounce back - hard.
“We just have to move the ball
“T hat’s been their motto all
and keep cutting on them,” he said. along," he said “That’s fine by us.
“When we do that, w e’re usually T hat’s playoff basketball.”
Engine: 3 .3llterS O H ( l2-valveV 6
High sch o o l all-star LeBron
J a m e s m a k e s h is m o v e to
th e b a s k e t during th e Jordan
Capital C lassic in W ashing­
ton, D.C. Thursday. Ja m e s,
s e le c te d th e g a m e s m o s t
valuable player, is e x p e c te d to
forego college a n d e n te r this
J u n e 's NBA draft w here h e 's
p ro jected to b e th e top pick.
(AP photo)
concern on safety in SU V ’s it surprises me that Nissan bui It the Xterra
with high ground clearance. When turning com ers I almost feel liku
it would tip over if the wind blew to hard. However it does have a quiet
ride on the freeway. Surprisely the Xterra exceeded the original
expectations and hopes o f Nissan. It has been a huge success since
it’s introduction in 2000.
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Kenya Rules Again in Boston Marathon
Robert Cheruiyot won the Bos­
ton M arathon by 23 seconds
M onday to give K enya its 12th
v icto ry in 13 years. R u ssia’s
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w o m en ’s race to prevent a sec­
ond consecutive K enyan sweep.
C heruiyot (pronounced cheh-
R E E -yot) finished in 2 hours, 10
m in u te s, 11 seco n d s to earn
$80,000, an olive w reath and a
bow l o f b e e f stew. It was ju st his
second career m arathon, having
won his debut in Milan in Decem­
ber.
In M ilan, he finished w ith the
sam e tim e as tw o others but was
declared the w inner by an edge.
This tim e, he w asn ’t challenged
over the final five m iles to win by
m ore than two city blocks.
miles. “I said, ‘OK, I’ll win this."
“ I w as ready to face anything,"
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the Boston
Marathon in
Boston Monday.
(AP Photo)
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