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Page B6 (Ehi' ^Jortlanb (©bßeruer f S ports Shortstop Wins MVP Award Texas Rangers shortstop Alex Rodriguez makes a running throw to retire Atlanta Rodriguez won the American League M ost Valuable Player award in American League voting announced Monday. (AP photo) A published report indicated that W ells sw ore at C heeks, prom pting the coach to bench him for the rem ainder o f the M avs gam e. “ I’m ju st getting tired o f it,” C heeks told K G W after practice T uesday. “I ’m fed up w ith it.” “I'm very happy to extend my contract w ith the B lazers,” said Cheeks. “Obviously, its nice to know the organization has confidence in my abilities as coach. I’m excited about our future as a team and an organization and I'm kxiking forward to b ein g ap arto fit. Portland isagreat place to coach and live." Former Blazer Johnny Davis to take Magic reigns the team hotel in Salt Lake City after O rlando lost to Utah 90-88. T h e M ag ic w o n its se a so n opener but then lost 10 straight gam es, the NB A ’s w orst record this seaso n . Community Livability Begins At Home science-based and will have a long term analytical capacity but wi II also C o rp ., re c e n tly v is ite d R an ce m a tc h th e c o m m u n ity ,” said Spruill, directorof the Albina Youth W ickham. “There are a lot o f ways O pportunities School, to discuss youcan measure comm unity livabil his concerns on the M ississippi ity and environmental health. W e're involving the comm unity because corridor. To Spruill, trash in alleyw ays we want the results to be meaningful and rental properties w ere m ajor and scientifically andcultu rally com petent.” problem s in his neighborhood. S p ru ill a n d T a y lo r d is c u s s e d T h e a s s e s s m e n t te a m is how m o re p u b lic tra s h b in s an d s la te d to c o lle c t d a ta o v e r th e e d u c a tin g p ro p e rty o w n e rs an d n e x t s e v e ra l w e e k s an d a n a ly h o ld in g th e m re s p o n s ib le fo r sis is e x p e c te d to ta k e as lo n g th e a p p e a ra n c e o f th e ir p r o p as six m o n th s. e rty c o u ld so lv e so m e o f th o s e “ O u r a p p ro a c h c o m e s fro m p ro b le m s. th e g ra s s ro o ts c o m m u n ity le v e l "T here needs to be a system in w ith th e b e lie f th a t w e w ill h a v e place and not ju s t a on ce-a-y ear lo n g e r -la s tin g , s u s ta in a b le s o lu tio n s by in v o lv in g th e c o m cleanup,” said Spruill. PA CE partners say that ed u ca m u n ity in s te a d o f th e s o lu tio n tion is as m uch a part o f their pro g o in g aw a y w h en th e g ra n t is gram as taking soil and air sam ples. g o n e a n d th e m o n e y g o e s "W e want to have tools that are a w a y ,” W ic k h a m said . con tin u ed Youthline (Teen Helpline): 877-553-TEEN T he W hitaker W arriors w ent un defeated. 11-0, in route to their Nov. 9 cham pionship in the Po lice A ctivity L e ag u e's 7,h and 8,h grade division o f youth football. T he northeast P ortland team 's reco rd w as in c o rre c t in last w eek’s edition. W e regret the error. Bonzi Wells Blazer Head Coach Maurice Cheeks Inn. Linea de Ayuda (Spanish): 877-515-7848 San Franciso Giants' Barry Bonds connects for a solo home run on a pitch from Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Darren Oliver in this July 10 photo. Bonds won his record sixth National League MVP award Tuesday, becoming the first player to get the honor in three consecutive years. (AP photo) Price tested $45,590 E ngine 6.0L V -8 Diesel T ransm ission 5-Speed Diesel Automatic Coach Fired After Losing 10 Straight (A PI — Doc R ivers was fired as coach o f the O rlando M agic, o ff to its worst start in its 15-year history. Rivers said general m anager John G abriel inform ed him o f the d eci sion M onday night in a m eeting at h n t a u t g iu b iio m t Abat*. (hanging Helpline (Make The Call): 800-923-HELP Whitaker Champs 11-0 Blazers Extend Cheeks’ Contract The Portland Trail B lazers last week announced the signing o f Head C oach M aurice C heeks to a o n e - y e a r c o n tr a c t e x te n s io n through the 2005-2006 season. "M aurice is an essential m em ber o f the Trail Blazers and the Portland com m unity .’’said Blazers President Steve Patterson. "A s this organiza tion m oves forw ard, it is im portant to ensure that M aurice is our head coach. W e are excited to have M aurice be a part o f the future o f this franchise.” C heeks w as nam ed P o rtlan d 's l()‘h head coach on June 27. 2001, after having served seven seasons as an assistant coach w ith the Phila delphia 76ers. He recently earned his 100,h victory as a head coach and ow ns a 103-68 record in ju st over tw o seasons at the helm o f the Blazers. OREGON PARTNERSHIP Bonds Earns Sixth MVP Award Bonzi Wells Suspended The Portland Trail B lazers suspended guard Bonzi W ells T uesday for tw o gam es w ithout pay for co n duct detrim ental to the team and taken aw ay his title as co-captain. Blazer President Staeve Patterson said the penal ties were a result o f W ells' m ost recent actions during the third period o f M o n d ay ’s 105-98 loss at D allas. “ W e have said all a lo n g th at w e ex p ect o u r players to co n d u c t th e m se lv e s in a re s p o n sib le and p ro fessio n al m an n er b o th o n and o ff the c o u rt,” P atterso n said . “ R esp ect fo r th e fan s an d fellow em p lo y ees is e ssen tial co n d u ct for all m em bers o f the P ortland T rail B lazers. W e w ill ho ld p layers re sp o n sib le fo r th e ir b e h a v io r and w e believe this is the a p p ro p ria te c o u rse o f actio n at this tim e. F u rth e r v io la tio n s w ill resu lt in stiffer p e n a ltie s.” November 19. 2003 He entered the N BA coaching ranks after a long and distinguished career as player in the league. The first 11 years o f his 15 as a player in the league was with Philadelphia, before going on to stints w ith San A ntonio, New Y ork. A tlanta and New Jersey. He retired in 1993 as the leag u e 's all-tim e steals leader and was fifth on the career assists list. C heeks led the 76ers in assists in all 11 seasons he played in Phila delphia and also topped the team in steals in each o f his first 10 years. He shares the NBA Finals single game record for most steals in agam e with six, and he shares the single gam e playoff record for most steals with eight. He was selected to the N B A 's A ll-Defensive Team four times and played in four All-Star games. He w asam em berofthe76ers 1983 W orld Cham pionship team. T he Ford Super-D uty trucks are still num ber one in sells over C hevrolet and D odge com bined. Ford is adding new option pack ages for the F35O, such as an FX4 off- road package. King R ancho package and a 6.0L diesel engine. The standard package for the F35O starts at $35,855 plus destination ch arg es. The new 6.0-1 iter diesel engine iscleaner, m oreefficient and brings m ore pow er and reduced em is sions. It is m ore pow er than the 7.3-liter diesel engine. Though sm aller, the 6.0 diesel is rated at 550 pounds per foot o f torque at 2 0 0 0 rpm while the 7.3 literengines brings 525 poiunds per foot o f torque at 1600 rpm. Ford has added spice to the pot w ith a new five- speed autom atic as an option to the standard six-speed transm is sion on other Ford Super Duty trucks. T hese new and revised pow er trains are first-class. H ow ever, G M and D odge still offer a betterch assis w ith new er designs. Ford has alw ays had a great ex terior look that catches the eye. The running boards m ade it easy to get in and out o f the cab. The C rew C ab offers plenty o f space for I F o n íf í «Z A u t o # RITOS IIS L\< IHM. Sl« M lllfllS III Till. WORLD'S IHIIISI. MAMfVJIRLRS 2003 Ford F350 4x4 Crew Cab head and legs that could easily ac com m odate a fam i ly o f five or six. Its leather i n terior and tri m added a touch o f class for those m om ents that you don’t need a serious big rig. A l though it is not the family sedan, it is a great option for the ever-changing active lives o f a fam ily’s needs. The F35O handles great on the freew ay w ithout a lot o f bouncing o f lanes. T here was little vibratibn going o v er bum ps o r railroad tracks. T he steering is precise but with the length o f the truck it w as hard to m aneuver in tight spots. Ford Super Duty trucks continue todominate the truck market because of the great l< x)k and capabilities. M AR TIN CLEANING S ER V IC E M Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning jL PIZZA A GO GO Commercial and Residencial Services CARPET CLEANING ($25 each area) • 2 A reas o r m ore. S m all H all F ree, P re-S p ray T ra ffic A reas • S ta ir s ........................... $ 1 .5 0 e ach Ago Swan North Portland, The Pearl, NW, Downtown... When You | UPHOLSTERY CLEANING! it HOT + • S o fa (u n d e r 6 ft.) $ 6 9 • L o v eseat $49 p “ ™ 1 Orlando Magic coach Doc Rivers looks up at the scoreboard during his team ’s 90-88 loss to the Utah Jazz Monday in Salt Lake City. Rivers was fired after the game. (AP photo) I j • S ectional $ 9 9 & up • T h ro w p illo w s $5 each “ —————————— — — — — n I CARPET COUPON I I I 1-------------------------- 1 1 Cleaning Area Pre-Spray Traffic Area I (Hall not included) I fb nrHH 1 T) 3 5 ! J L —— — — —_ _ J r “ “ “ ———————————— — — — “ It is part o f sports,” R ivers told The A ssociated Press T uesday. The team has nam ed Johnny Danis, a M agic assistant coach and a form er Portland T rail B lazer as interim coach. 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