<EI|f |Jortlnnh (Observer Page B6 Septem ber 2 4 . 2 0 0 3 S ports Universal Wireless U n ivtrta t 10416 NE Sandy Blvd. Portland, OR 97220 WOW-PA G ING S PECI A LS • H om e Phone Service for $39.99 N o c re d it c h e c k • S ecured M ailboxes for rent starting @ $5.00 per mo • $24.99 w ill give you 60 m inutes plus C ellphone AUTHORIZED RETAI I ER FOR: NexteL I -mobile, Verizon wireless, AirVolce, Sprint PCS, Perpaid Cellular IfU Have Verizon Wireless/ZSprints PCSZDishnet Pay your hill here — Post In Minutes • 1-866-678-6920 Running back helps deliver baby, then joins game (A P )— Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun A lexander w as late to the gam e against St. Louis on Sunday. He had to take care o f som e fam ily business. • 3 m onths o f P ager Service & Voicemail for only $19.00 503-252-5782 A Catch Before Kickoff , A lexander m issed the first quarter o fS e a ttle 's 24-23 win overSt. Louis because his wife. Valeric, delivered the c o u p le’s first child, a d au g h ter nam ed H eaven, at 12:37 p.m. “ I got to cut the cord and pull the baby out. It w as my first catch o f day, huh?" A lex an d er said. K ic k o ff w as at 1:05. R eserve M aurice M o r ris started at ru n n in g back and p lay ed th e first qu arter. “ W e have a good fam ily atm osphere w ith our team and o u r coaches,” A lexander said. "C oach (M ike) H olm gren said, 'W e ’ll w in the gam e w hen you get h ere.’ and that w as the attitude that everyone had. It m ade ev ery thing go sm ooth.” A fter doctors determ ined both the m other and baby were healthy, Valerie told Alexander, "O K . m ake sure you com e back undefeated." A lexander ju m p ed in a car with a w aiting police escort and rushed to Seahaw ks Sta dium , w here his team trailed 14-7. A lexander stretched on the sideline before taking the field for S eattle’s first series o f the second quarter. He ran for gains o f 12 and 16 yards on his first tw o carries. , He finished w ith 58 yards rushing on 14 carries and also caught three passes for 8 Wallace Cited for No License, Insurance (AP) Trail Blazers forward Rasheed Wallace was ticketed for driving with a suspended li cense and driving without insur ance after he was pulled over for erratic driving. Sgt. Brian Schmautz, a spokes man for the Portland police, said W allace’s car was towed away after the ticket was issued Sun day, as is required by state law. Wallace agreed in March to attend drug counseling, pay a $650 fine and stay out o f legal trouble INTERESTED PARTIES ssionati :. Rasheed Wallace A n n o u n c in g a m e e tin g a b o u t th e O M M P (O re g o n M edical M a riju a n a P ro g ra m )h o ste d by M E R C Y -th e M edicalC 'an- n a b is R eso u rce C e n te r. To be held at the U nitarian U niver salist C om m unity C hurch o f W ashington C ounty > Thu. 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Jefferson High School alumni, families, neighbors and friends are invited to attend homecoming at the "School ofChampions, School o f Pride” on Friday, Sept. 26. Festivities begin in the Jefferson cafeteria at 5 p.m. with a pre-game rally to include light food and non-alcoholic bever ages. Alumni will be escorted to a special section for the gam e’s 7 p.m. kickoff against Franklin. Following the game, an after party with desserts, music and refreshments will take place at the North Star Ball Room, one block west o f the Jefferson football field. The rally and party are fundraising events to benefit Jefferson students and create an alumni association. For more information, call the Jefferson PTA Hotline at 503- 299-4490. PSU Stumbles Against Northern Arizona NAACP ■within yo u r 6udget Bonded (A P) — A Sw iss bodybuilder is accused o f offering to kill the al leged victim in the Kobe Bryant sex assault case. Patrick Graber, 31, a weight train ing coach w ith an ex pired visa, is being held o n $ l million b ailafterhe w as seized Thursday in El Segundo, C alif., as he reached for a bag filled w ith fake m oney, authorities said. T h e alleg ed m u rd e r-fo r-h ire schem e is not the first threat to Bryant ’s accuser. Earlier this month, a U niversity o f Iow a student w as arrested for alleg ed ly leaving a th r e a te n i n g m e s s a g e o n th e w o m an ’s answ ering m achine in July. A nd police records show her father has cal led pol ice at least twice to report suspicious threats. Sectional $99 & up Throw pillows $5 each W hat a difference one w eek can m ake. For the P ortland State foot ball te a m 's offense it w as too m uch to o v e rc o m e , a s th e V ik in g s dropped their Big Sky C onference opener to N orthern A rizona, 23-0, at PG EPark Just one w eek previous, PSU had scored 44 points and gained Ducks Face WSU after Huge Win nearly 500 yards o f offense against the n atio n 's 20th-rankcd team. This night, the V ikings w ere com pletely shut dow n by an im pressive L um berjack defense. N orthern A rizona stifled the V i king running gam e in the first half. PSU gained ju st six yards on six plays in the first period, including (A P ) — T he O regon D ucks, dis playing a nearly im penetrable rushing defense, upset M ichigan 31-27 Satur day. As a result. ( )regon jum ped from No. 22 to 1 Oth in the rankings, w hile M ichi gan dropped from third to No. 11. m inus-eight on theground. At half tim e, PSU had only 60 yards o f offense, including m in u s-19 on the ground. PSU faces a difficult challenge ah ead , p la y in g th e n ext th ree I gam es on the road, and five o f the nextsix. The V ikings travel to I-A Fresno State Saturday. D ucks coach M ike B e llo tti.w h o c a lle d th e v ic to ry th e b ig g e s t n o n -c o n fe re n c e w in o f h i s ca re e r, said his team m u st now tu rn to w ard next w e e k ’s P a c if ic - 10 C o n feren ce o p p o n e n t. N o. 21 W a sh in g to n S tate. r —————————————————— I CARPET COUPON I I 1 Cleaning Area I Pre-Spray Traffic Area I (Hall not included) I $35“ c I I I Sofa I I I UPHOLSTERY COUPON- (under 6 ft.) Loveseat & Chair I I $119“ ! —_ — — — ( ALL FOR A PPO IN TM EN TS j5 O 3 -2 8 1 -3 9 4 9 Advertise with diversity in 'r'!f for six months to have marijuana charges against him dropped. It was not immediately known if the driving infractions affect that agreement. W allace and team m ate Damon Stoudam ire were passengers in a v ehicle that was stopped for speeding last Nov. 22 on a high way outside C hehalis, W ash., following a game against Seattle. A search o f the vehicle turned up a small am ount o f m arijuana, po lice said. Come Home Jefferson Alumni Murder Plot Foiled 22785 N W Birch St.. Hillsboro, O regon, 97123 Licensed yards. Holmgren said, "Clearly, the birth ofhis daugh ter is a special occasion, and he has to be there." • www.uolconnect.com ¡NOTICE! an Seattle Seahawks’ Shaun Alexander runs to the 3-yard line as St. Louis Rams ’ Pisa Tinoisamoa hangs on during the fourth quarter in Seattle Sunday. The Seahawks scored the winning touchdown as they went on to win 24-23. (AP photo) ©bacruer call 503.288.0033 or email: ads(§’portlandobserver.com Quick Trip has moved Io a New Location Directly across the street at 5832 N.E. MLK Same friendly faces with same excellent service. Love you alt and appreciate your business. 4 4 Regional State Conference T he P ortland C hapter o f the N a tional A ssociation for the A dvance m ent o f C olored People (N A A C P ) will be hosting the Pacific N orth w est C onference; the participating states are A lask a, O reg o n and W ashington. T he P ortland C h ap ter conference them e is “S aving Fam ilies Save C hildren” w hich is in accordance with the national them e “H aving O ur S ay.” The conference w ill convene Sept. 26,h at the C on vention C enter R ed Lion, 1021 N E Grand. T he P ortland C h ap ter o f the N A A C P established in 1914 is the oldest continuing N A A C P chapter w est o f the M ississippi. A s a ch ap ter, w e prom ote service to the co m m unity through generational rela tionships. The fam ily is our priority and w c believe grounded fam ilies are th e fu n d a m e n ta l b a sis fo r healthy com m unities. The Portland C hapter’s model for the conference has excited the na tional N A A CP office and may be com e part o f the national program in relationship to State conferences. The conference highlights the intra dependence o f health, econom ics and justice both nationally and lo cally through the use o f w orkshops, forum s and speakers. The unique design o f the conference model will afford participants with skills to im m ediately im plem ent strategies for creating strong fam ilies, neighbor hoods and comm unities. I hippy 21st Binhd.r Biy.infiere Griffin I o \c Mitni and Grandpa I