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Page B4 (Elje Jlortlanh (Observer ______________________ October22,2003 ï S ports JI b d * Hbuu I L«. P* F t lU Hip Hop Star to Run in Marathon S e a n “P. D iddy" C o m b s a n n o u n c e s h is e n tr y in th e 2 0 0 3 N e w York City M a rathon. The hip-hop s ta r h a s b e e n training for th e Nov. 2 ra ce for s e v e r a l w e e k s . H e h o p e s to u s e th e e v e n t to ra ise $ 1 m illion for th r e e c h ild re n -fo c u se d g ro u p s . (AP p h o to ) Majestic No up front cost Closing cost and down payment zAssistanee programs. 100“« financing options available Challenged credit O.K. Call Marlene Holiday for your Free Loan Consultation: 5 0 3 -2 3 6 -5 5 9 9 m arleneh@ m ajesticm ortgage.com 431 NE Jarrett Street Portland. OR 97211 (503) 493-6027 Fax (503) 493-6029 vwest@vwservices com VVVES I CO, INC. Youthline (Teen Helpline): 877-553-TEEN < A P ) — A C o lo ra d o ju d g e said p ro secu to rs have p resen ted a "m in im al am ount o f e v id e n c e " ag ain st K obe B ryant, but en o u g h for the N BA star to stand trial on a ch arg e o f sexually assau ltin g a 19-year-old reso rt w orker. E agle C o u n ty Ju d g e F rederick G an n ett ruled that th e ev id en c e show n at a p relim in ary h earin g - in c lu d in g p h o to g rap h s o f the w o m a n 's in ju ries and b lo o d on her u n d erw ear - in d icated "su b m issio n an d fo rce." B ut he ch id ed p ro secu to rs fo r o fferin g c o n flictin g inform ation. "S im p ly put, this c o u rt co u ld not m ake a finding o f p ro b ab le cau se... absent relian ce upon those in feren ces su p p o rtiv e o f the p e o p le 's c a se ," G a n n e tt said. T he next ap p earan ce for the Los A n g eles L a k e rs ’ g u ard w as set fo r N ov. 10 in d istric t co u rt. H e could face life in p riso n if co n v icted . B ryant, 25, has said the sex w as c o n sen su al. H is a tto rn ey s su g g ested the w o m a n ’s in ju ries cam e d u rin g sex w ith o th e r men in the d ay s befo re her Ju n e 30 e n c o u n te r w ith B ryant at a posh reso rt in n earb y E dw ards. K obe B ryant T he p relim in ary h earin g lasted nearly tw o days and included g rap h ic testim o n y ab o u t an e n c o u n ter p ro secu to rs say tu rn ed violent a fte r flirtin g by both B ryant and his accuser. T he d efen se arg u ed that sem en and p ubic hair found in the w o m an ’s u n d e rw e a rth a t w e re n ’t from B ryant prove he is in nocent - an arg u m en t rid i cu led by p ro secu to r G reg C ritten d en . At B ry a n t's trial, any d iscu ssio n o f the w o m a n 's sexual history could be lim ited by C o lo ra d o ’s rape shield law . u n less B ry a n t’s a tto rn e y s su c c e ss fully argue the ev id en c e fits into o ne o f the few exceptions. Marlins Pull For Homefield Advantage M o rtg a g e S e rv ic e s In c . M EM BSH Itoaw BuWW & O«gon t W arn™ W M tangkw Linea de Ayuda (Spanish): 877-515-7848 Prosecutors chided for minimal evidence -------------- o; , /Vrvr«f‘«9 Sube.ont Abuu. (bongtng l i , n Helpline (Make The Call): 800-923-HELP Judge Bounds Bryant Case for Trial PlU tPVfU I îtad * Mümt hl««. m » I i 1 tí» ; . i j g OREGON ¡PARTNERSHIP (A P) - A tied up W orld Series m oved to South Florida for gam e three T uesday night with M ike M ussina (17-8) going for the New York Y ankees and the Florida M ar lins starting Josh Beckett (9-8). T h e scen e h as sh ifted from b aseb all's most hallow ed park to 2267 D an M arino Blvd., the ad dress o f Pro Player Stadium. Not that the M arlins m ind at all. “ I think o u r advantage in this park is that people think it’s ugly and think it’s not a baseball park,” outfielder JeffC onine said. "B ut we call it hom e and w e feel like w e'v e got that advantage. “They alw ays com e in and say, ‘O h. the lights are bad' and ‘It looks lik eafootball stadium .’ I think they ju st ca n ’t get up for playing in a place like this, as com pared to a W T N e w York Y a n k e e s ' H ideki M a tsu i is s u r r o u n d e d b y re p o r te rs a n d p h o to g r a p h e rs M o n d a y a t Pro P layer S ta d iu m in M iam i, Fla. (AP P hoto) Yankee Stadium oraC am den Yards or a Fenw ay Park th at's got all the history. So I think it definitely works in our advantage that it is kind o f a dreary and glum place to play.” T he M arlin s w ere o ne o f the m ajo rs' best hom e team s th is sea son. T h ere are shades o f O c to ber, too - the last tim e the S eries w as here, th e cro w d w as going crazy as E d g ar R en teria hit a w in ning sin g le in the b o tto m o f the I Ith inning to beat C lev elan d in G am e 7 in 1997. Besides, the ballpark isn’t that drab. Not with the overw helm ing display o f orange-and-teal seats, pulsating m usic and C uban cui sine. “T his is different," Yankees man ager Joe Torre said. “ W e com e in, here, see the palm trees. It’s weird. It really is w eird.” A n o th e r big d iffe re n c e that should be apparent: The sellout crow d o f 65,000 is expected to be split. “W e know everyw here we go, we have our share o f fans. We certainly know that there are a lot o f transplanted New Y orkers in South F lorida," T o n e said. General Contractor CCB# 153199 Let us buddit or f a t it within your budget Book Profiles Boxing Champ We like little jobs too! Licensed • Bonded • Insured 5AVAI4NAB Caribbean Restaurant Rich Flavors from the Caribbean SPECIALTIES \ Conch Fritters • Crab Callaloo • Grouper Fish Jerk Chicken • Roti • and much more! B o xin g le g e n d M u h a m m a d Ali p o s e s for p h o to g r a p h e rs during th e p r e s e n ta tio n o f a b o o k ch ro n iclin g h is life. 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T h e B la z e rs w e re w ith o u t s ta rte r D erek A n d e rso n , w ho m issed his th ird straight gam e w ith lo w er back spasm s. T he B lazers, dow n 78-77 w ith ju s t o v e r se v e n m in u te s le ft, p u lled ahead on a pair o f free th ro w s by R andolph, then h eld a narrow lead until N e n e 's slam tied it at 85. R asheed W a lla c e ’s ju m p e rp u t the B lazers back in front, hut only until M ille r's 1 7 -fo o tju m p tie d it again. The N uggets took an 89-87 lead on M iller’s free throw s w ith 4.5 se c o n d s left. A fte r a tim e o u t, R andolph tied it again with a layup to take the gam e to overtim e. M iller scored 10 o f his points in the fourth q u a rte r and o v e r time. T he B lazers led by as m any as 16 p o in ts in the first h a lf but saw it slip aw ay in the seco n d q u arter w hen the N ug g ets w ent on an 18- 8 ru n a n d tie d it a t 4 7 on A n th o n y ’s layup. T he N uggets took a 48 -4 7 lead on B o y k in s ’ fre e th r o w , b u t w e re n 't able to e x ten d it and the gam e w as tied at 52 at the half.
