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(Elje -fJortlanb (Observer Page B6 April 30. 2003 S ports SIBLINGS QUALIFY FOR JUNIOR OLYMPICS t fc ». ,. 1- S& Í 1 a® B I Venus Williams and her sister, Serena shake hands with Eva Birnerova and Daja Bedanova, both from the Czech Republic, after their doubles match at the Fed Cup in Lowell, Mass., Sunday. (AP photo) Williams Sisters Sweep (A P)— Daja Bedanova summed up the Williams sisters this way: “They’rebig. They’re everywhere.” T hat’s true on the tennis court, where Serena and Venus Williams swept five matches for the United States against the Czech Republic in the Fed Cup, and o ff the court. “It’s huge because they tran scend tennis,” U.S. captain Billie Jean King said. “They’re just so popular. When they play, it’s very extra special.” B la z e r s R e tu r n to The Czechs learned the hard way. They were unable to win a set against the world’s No. I ranked player, Serena, and third-ranked Venus. “My serve was cooking a little more,” Serena said after the clinch ing victory. “It’s a wonderful expe rience. I really love it. Go USA.” The United States took a 2-0 lead into Sunday, and Serena needed ju s, 50 m inutes to beat Klara Koukalova 6-2, 6-2 and put the Americans into the next round. V enus then d efe ate d Iveta Benesova 6-3,6-2 in the last singles, with doubles to follow. The sisters completed the 5-0 weekend sweep with a 6-0, 6-1 doubles victory in 44 minutes, beat ing Bedanova and Eva Birnerova. The sisters joined teammates M eg h an n S h a u g h n e ssy and Alexandra Stevenson in parading the A m erican flag around the Tsongas A rena court after the clinching match. Two local brothers and a sister have qualified for the national JuniorOlympics. “I’m so proud o f them,” their mother Lynn James said. At a recent competition a, the Oregon Convention Center, Joey, 9, and Steven, 11, both took home gold medals for sparring and Je,amine received a silver medal in the form event. In July, they will represent the state o f Oregon in the National JuniorOlympics. " I ’m their biggest fan,” James said. Taekwondo enthusiasts Steven. 9 (from left) Joey, 11 and their younger sister, Jetamine. Bryant, Iverson, O’Neal Make USA Team played in August in Puerto Rico. The players are expected to be members ofthe 2004 Olympic team. In addition to Bryant, O ’Neal and Iverson, the team includes Ray Allen, Mike Bibby, Jason Kidd, Karl Malone, Tim Duncan and Tracy McGrady. The team is expected to (AP) — Kobe Bryant was added to the U.S. basketball team T u esd ay , along w ith A llen Iverson and Jermaine O ’Neal. They completed what USA Basketball called a “core group” o f nine players for the Olympic qualifying tournam ent to be add three other players from col lege or overseas. “They have paid their dues in our league,” said Philadelphia 76ers coach Larry Brown, who will coach the U.S. team. “ It is a great honor for them, and I am happy for all three o f them.” It’s often easier to pick out the vehicle . . . E L E C T R IC A L R E P A IR S « CLCraOL DMEIOÍIC «y D a lla s fo r 280-2551 — VISA/M ASTERCARD— G am e 5 (A P )— A flerN ick Van E xel’s buzzer-beating 3-pointer from near m idcourt gave the Dallas M avericks a halftim e lead, the Portland Trail Blazers could have given up. They’d already lost IO straight playoffs games, and were two quar ters away from a third straight first- round sweep. Maybe the Mavericks expected that reaction, but the Blazers re fused to play along. Portland re sponded with a 2 1 -0 run in the third period and won 98-79 Sunday night to force a fifth game Wednesday night in Dallas. “Their backs were against the wall and they wanted to show their fans that they could still play bas ketball and that they can win gam es,” said Mavs forward Dirk Nowitzki, who had 26 points. “They gave us a hard fight and ended up blowing us out.” Still, the Blazers know they still have a long way to go before mak ing this series competitive, espe cially considering that Dallas hasn't lost four straight games all season. “They’restillinthedriver’sseat,” Portland guard Damon Stoudamire acknowledged. “But if we can get this next game, I think the pressure will shift to them a little bit.” The top priority for coach Don Nelson will be getting points out o f Steve Nash. He was scoreless in 2 1 minutes in G am e4,m issingall four shots and not making it to the foul line. Michael Finley’s offense also was missing. He was 3-for-12 while battling flu symptoms. 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