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Page B8 (Tl|v |Jn rt lattò (©bscrucr. March 31, 2004 OREGON PARTNERSHIP S ports ¡1 Fnvtntlng iu b tta n tt <Uww (hanging U r n Helpline (Make The Call): 8OO-923-HU I’ linea de Ayuda (Spanish): 877-515-7848 Youthline (Teen Helpline). 877-553-TELN Blazers Open Road Trip with Loss Hurts in tough battle for a playoff spot (A P )— This was the reason why the K nieks added Vin Baker. Baker made a j u mp hook over the outstretched arm o f Theo Ratliff, the league’s leading shot blocker, with 38 seconds left to give the New York K nieks’ a three-point lead that held up M onday night in a 92-91 victory ov er the Portland Trail Blazer. Baker had two nifty low -post m oves against R atliff for baskets in the final 2'/j m inutes that helped the K nieks to a crucial hom e win. Damon Stoudami re had 20 poi nts and Zach R andolph 19 forthe Blaz ers, w ho began the night in a virtual tie with Utah for eighth place in the W est. Portland had a shot for the win, but Stoudam ire m issed an off-bal ance 20-footer at the buzzer. Port land lost for ju st the third tim e in 10 gam es. The Blazers began a stretch o f four straight gam es against teams in the thick o f the Eastern C onfer ence playoff race. A three-gam e road trip will take them to New York, Boston and P hiladelphia before they return hom e to play New O r leans on Saturday. “This one hurts.” coach M aurice Cheeks said. “It alw ays helps to get the first one because it gives you Connecticut's Jessica Moore (left) is embraced by teammate Diana Taurasi, as they celebrate their 66-49 win over Penn State in the NCAA East Regional Championship game in Hartford, Conn. (AP photo) Fifth Straight Final Four for Connecticut Portland Trail Blazers ' Derek Anderson drives past New York Knicks ' Shandon Anderson Monday at New York's Madison Square Garden. (AP photo) m om entum to get the second one.” Portland was ahead for all but 77 seco n d s o f the first h alf, and Stoudam ire had seven o f the Blaz ers’ first 11 points in the third q uar ter to give Portland a 58-48 lead. The Blazers would lose tiebreakers to Denver (lost season series) and Utah (worse conference record) if the Blazers finished tied with either team for eighth place. New York is assu red o f w inning tiebreakers against Miami, Boston. Philadelphia and Toronto and would lose the tiebreaker with Cleveland. NFL to Keep Instant Replay (A P) — N FL ow ners voted to keep instant replay for at least five more seasons, and they added a twist Tuesday: A team successful on tw ochallenges in agam e will get a third. O nly once last season did a team (A P)— The women’s Final Four will have at least one frequent par ticipant, and at least one newcomer. D ianaTaurasi scored 27 points and Connecticut blew open the game in the second half to beat Penn State 66-49 on Monday night and earn an unprecedented fifth straight trip to the Final Four. LSU isgoing forthe first time after beating SEC-rival Georgia, 62 to 60. B a rb a ra T u rn e r m a tc h e d have two successful challenges. The vote at the N FL m eetings was 29-3, with C incinnati, Kansas City and Indianapolis against the five-year extension on replay. The ow ners were given several proposals on instant replay, includ- Taurasi alm ost shot for shot in the East Regional final, finishing with 26 points to help the Huskies stay in the running for a third straight title and fourth in five years. O nly Tennessee has won three in a row, from 1996-98. Itw illb e aC o n n ec ticu td o u b lea t t the Final Four because the m en ’s team qualified Saturday, making U Conn the fifth school to send ■ both team s in the same year. ing one that w ould have m ade it perm anent. They chose to go with the five-year option and the extra challenge. “ It’s tim e for voting on it perm a nently,” com petition co-chairm an Rich M cKay said. e. Fortiani) (Db sertin’ presents Oregon guard Luke Jackson heads up court during Oregon’s 65- 61 victory over Notre Dame and in route to the final four o f the National Invitation Tournament. (AP photo) T h e 5 th A n n u al Ducks Make NIT Cory W ash in gton Final 4 in New York M em orial A ll-S ta r B a sk e tb a ll G am e (A P) — W ith a chance at its first m inutes to go in the gam e and said, trip to the N IT cham pionship on the ‘G ive me the ball.' W hen he says line, the D ucks know exactly what that, we put the ball in his hands todo: G ive the ball to Luke Jackson. because he is a great player,” O r A fter all, h e 's the one who got them egon coach Ernie Kent said. to New York. The D ucks were to play M ichi Jackson scored I2 o fh is 14points gan in the sem ifinal T uesday night. in the final 12:12, including the This is O reg o n 's third trip to the D ucks' final six to help them close NIT sem ifinals The D ucks have out Notre D am e 65-61 Thursday never m ade it to the cham pionship night in an N IT quarterfinal. gam e, and their best finish was third “ He turned to me with about six place in 1975. Saturday, April 17, 2004 Doors open at 5 pm (Admission: $2 Adults - $1 Youth 12 and over) Self-Enhancement Inc (SEI) 3920 N. Kirby Avenue Portland, OR 97227 Spring Practice Opens The Portland State football team w ill o p e n s p rin g p ra c tic e on W ednesday, April 14 in prepara tion for the 2004 season. The V ikings will have 14 prac tices culm inating in the annual spring gam e on Friday. May 7. H ead C oach Tim W alsh w el comes back 39 letter-winners, which represent 15 starters on the team. In all. 75 players are returning to the p ro g ram , in c lu d in g red sh irts. Among 20 new recruits, fourw ill be available to com pete in the spring. Main Attraction Cory Cougars vs Jammin’ 95.5 Nike Big Bailers with special pre-game attraction The undefeated 6th grade Portland Disciples vs Oregon City Pioneers Game Time * 6 pm Summer Street Jam to Draw Crowd Blazers Street Jam , the largest 3- sports to a th le te s w ith m ental on-3 basketball experience in the d isab ilities. U .S., is com ing to Portland this A projected attendance o f 30,000 sum m er thanks to the Portland Trail athletes and spectators is expected Blazers, Special O lym pics Oregon to gather for the round robin-style and NIKE. 3-on-3 tournam ent, slam dunk co n T h eJu ly 16 - 18 com petition will test, three-point com petition, free p ro v id e a fun-filled w eekend for N ikeG O K ids’ Clinic, and appear the w hole fam ily w ith b asketball, ances by Trail Blazers players and m usic, and festivities. All net pro I (Kai celebrities. ce ed s w ill ben efit S pecial O ly m For tournam ent details and reg pics O reg o n , a y ea r-ro u n d p ro is tr a tio n . go o n lin e to g ra m o f fe rin g O ly m p ic - s ty le www.blaz.ersstreetjam.com. Proceeds benefit the amateur athletics and education program and the Portland Disciples Basketball Program. For more information call Mark Washington at 503-288-0033 www.news@portlandobserver.com I I i
