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(Elje |J n r tla n ò Ööbsertwr March 17.2004 S ports Owens Gets Trade Wish Terrell Brandon Com es H om e to Retire Announcement made at his Alberta Street store San Francisco 49ers' Terrell Owens is brought down by Arizona Cardinals' Renaldo Hill during this Oct. 2 6 photo. Owens will get his wish to play for the Philadelphia Eagles, following a settlem ent reached Tuesday before an arbitrator could rule on the star receiver's case to become a free agent. (AP photo) save BIG at Girl’s AAU BIC CITY PRODUCE Team Tryouts Specials This Week: • 6 pack of Fresh Garlic 69 cents each • Broccoli 69 cents per lb. • Zucchini Squash 69 cents per lb. • Locally Grown Mustard Greens • 3 Bunches For $1.00 BIG CITY PRODUCE 722 N. Sumner, PI)X 503 460 3830 | I ^L im ited to supplies on hand. Prices effective 03/17/04 thru 03/23/04 Local Produce For Local Folks Discount Groceries Now Too! Open Monday-F riday 7:30 am till 7:(M) pm Sunday 9 am till 6 pm; Saturday 9 am till 7 pm The W est Coast Saints Girls Basketball Team will be hosting tryouts at the M oore Street Salvation Army, 5325 N. W illiams, on Saturday, March 20 from 10a.m .to2p.m . for all eligible high school player born on Jan. 1, 1987 or after. Each player is encouraged to bring their own basketball. All experienced players who are in terested in playing A AU basketball in the spring and sum m er should attend. For more inform ation, call D enise Jordan at 503-283-9400or Jenean Dunn at 503-284-7901 or em ail W estcoastsaints@ m sn.com . (A P )— Form erN BA All-StarTerrell Bran coach at G rant High School, w hich Brandon don was surrounded by his family and friends led to a state title his senior year. at his retail store on A lberta Street in north At O regon, Brandon was nam ed the Pa east Portland when he formally, and tearfully, cific- 1 O Conference player o f the y ear in 1991 announced his retirement. after averaging a school-record 26.6 points “I’m not perfect, but I alw ays tried to per gam e. He was the 11th overall pick in the handle m yself like a man and not em barrass N BA by C leveland that year. m yself,” Brandon said. O ver his course o f his career, Brandon He called it quits av erag ed 13.8 last w eek, after hav points and 6.1 as ing m issed most o f sists per gam e with the past three sea Cleveland, M ilwau sons with knee inju kee and M innesota. ries. He had already Brandon said he discussed his retire plans to spend the ment afteratrade last next part o f his life su m m e r sen t him developing further from the M innesota businesses in Port Tim berw ol ves to the land. H e’s w orking A tlanta Hawks. on a co m b in atio n Brandon, a5-foot- retail and apartm ent Terrell Brandon wipes a tear from his eye 11 point guard who com plex, w hich he during an emotional news conference grew up in Portland hopes to open in the where he announced his retirement from and played his col next year. the NBA. (AP Photo) lege ball at the U ni B ran d o n , 33, versity o f Oregon. w ore a lime green suit as he stood in his shop, Brandon, flanked by his parents and his underneath a fram ed Sports Illustrated C over agent. Bill Duffy, appeared at his com m ercial proclaim ing him “T he Best Point G uard in the com plex, known as T he Brandon Building, N B A .” A large fram ed photo o f him going w hich houses his offices, a barbershop and head-to-head w ith M ichael Jordan hangs a retail clothing store. nearby. He burst into tears several tim es as he “I know h e’s ju st getting started,” Duffy thanked those responsible for his career, said. “ Keep an eye on him. H e’s going to be including his pastor and his high school a beacon in this com m unity.” Oregon Ducks Invited to NIT’s Dance Stanford's Joe Kirchofe, blocks a layup by Ian Crosswhite during the Oregon Ducks PAC10 tourna ment semifinal loss Friday in Los Angeles. (AP photo) (A P) — The Oregon D ucks had their season extended for the third straight year, accepting a bid to play in the N a tional Invitation Tournam ent. Oregon ( 15-12) will host Colorado ( 18- 10) at M cArthur Court on W ednesday at 9 p.m. in a game that will be televised on ESPN'2. The Ducks, who made it to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament in 2002, and lost in the first round last season, are in the 40- team NIT field for the ninth time in school history. They advanced to the N IT 's Final Four in 1999 before losing to California. “W e have a really good opportunity here to keep on playing,” senior forw ard Luke Jackson said Sunday. “I’m excited about the N IT and w e’re in it to win it.” Alberta Trees Ensured Alcohol and drug addiction is color blind... supportive o f Friends o f Trees, both doing similar streetscapes with simi financially and by issuing perm its lar prom ises o f beautiful trees," he planting trees years ago, because for every tree planted m ost w eek said, referrin g to rev italiz atio n o f budgetary cutbacks. ends during the peak planting sea projects on Lombard, Killingsworth “Friends o f Trees w as bom out son, betw een April and Novem ber. and R ussell streets. “T he im prove o f that problem and opportunity in A notherconcem ed A lberta busi ment s are good for Tri Met and good the late 80s,” she said, referring to ness ow ner, Brian Borrello, ow ner for traffic, but all this concrete is not the agency organizing neighbor o f Neon Jones Sculpture and D e really beautiful.” hoods to plant and care for trees at sign, says o th e r neighborhoods “T he city w ent on to m ake more often-donated and reduced prices should bew are o f city prom ises. prom ises to other neighborhoods. for trees and supplies. 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