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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.”
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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.
Coach Maurice Cheeks is asking
his team to “jus, win one gam e.”
Then he'll ask for another, and an
other.
“ If we can win one game, then
maybe we can change this series,”
said Cheeks.
But winning again might prove
difficult because Portland will be
without guard Derek Anderson,
who had knee surgery Sunday.
Cheeks is hoping guard Scottie
Pippen and center Arvydas Sabonis
can return. Both sat out Game 4 with
injuries.
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