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Williams Sisters Defeated
Disappointment for Venus and Serena
(AP) — V enus W illiam s came
up short T uesday in a bid for her
first G rand Slam title since 2001,
losing to A nastasia M yskina 6-3,
6-4 in the quarterfinals at the
French Open.
The upset came less than halt an
hour after Jennifer Capriati elim i­
nated Serena Williams 6-3,2-6,6-3.
So it will be 2001 cham pion
C apriati against M yskina in the
sem ifinals T hursday, instead o f
W illiam s vs. W illiams.
“W e’re going to pack our bags
and leave,” V enus said. “T h ere’s
nothing left for us here anym ore.”
The double blow to family pride
cam e on a drab, drizzly day.
“I’m alive. I ’m breathing. I’m
healthy. T hings could be w orse,”
Serena said. “ But, I m ean, obvi­
ously I’m not happy.”
Her defeat cam e to a chaotic-
conclusion. W illiam s failed to re­
turn a shot that skipped off the
baseline on m atch point, and
C apriati began to celebrate b e­
fore realizing her shot had been
called out.
Umpire Pascal Maria overruled
the call - correctly, as TV replays
confirm ed - and ordered the match
point replayed.
Williams again hit a shot into the
net, and Capriati resumed her cel-
Serena Williams reacts during her quarterfinal match in the French Open tennis tournament. (AP photo)
ebration. The rivals traded smiles
and kisses at the net before a glee-
ful Capriati bowed to the four sides
of the center court stadium.
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“ I d o n ’t even know w hat hap-
pened at the end w ith the call,”
C apriati said. “ I w as ju st happy
fo rh im to s a y ‘replay the p o in t.’”
C apriati has now beaten W il-
liam s tw ice in a m onth after los-
ing the previous eight m eetings
in the rivalry.
Tourneys to Draw
Top Athletes
Basketball, golf events sponsored
A local foundation that helps
student-athletes achieve is host­
ing a banquet, golf tournament and
basketball tournament as part of
official Rose Festival events.
Canaan Chatman o f the Jour­
neys Foundation,an African Ameri­
can leader from northeast Portland
and coach for the Inner City play­
ers, is one of the organizers behind
the effort, which will draw top local
and national athletes.
The events begin with a G olf
Challenge at Heron Lakes in north
Portland on Thursday, June 10,
drawing coaches are from Univer­
sity of Arizona, University of M in­
nesota, Uni versity of Oklahoma and
other PAC-10 schools.
On Thursday, June 10, banquet
at 6 p.m. at the M ultnomah Athletic
Club, will raise donations for local
student teams that travel nation­
ally. Twelve Journeys graduates
will be honored, including Kevyn
Green, who will play basketball at
the University o f Nevada, T.R.
Smith, who will play football at the
University o f Oregon and Brittney
Davis, who will play basketball at
the University of Minnesota.
A basketball tournament will take
place Friday, June 11 through Sun­
day, June 13 at Grant High School,
Lakers Head Back to Finals
NBA championship series begins Sunday
(AP) — The Lakers love a little
drama - and the N BA ’s most enter­
taining show is headed back to the
NBA Finals. Shaquille O ’Neal had
25 points and 11 rebounds, and
Kareem Rush came from nowhere
to hit six 3-pointers in a 96-90 vic­
to ry
over
th e
M in n e so ta
Timberwolves in Game 6 o f the
Western Conference finals Mon­
day night.
Kobe Bryant scored 20 points
forthe Lakers, whoovercame Kevin
Garnett, their constant bickering
with the referees and O ’N eal’s hor­
rific 7-for-20 free throw shooting to
win the best-of-seven series.
Their fourth trip to the cham pi­
onship round in five seasons will
begin Sunday against either D e­
troit or Indiana.
The Lakers improved to 9-0 at
Staples Center in the postseason,
but Garnett and the Timberwolves
spent most of the game on the verge
o f an improbable upset.
Unbowed by the Lakers’ nine
championship banners and intimi­
d a tin g
hom e
c ro w d ,
th e
Timberwolves played tight defense
and made enough free throws to
take a lead into the fourth quarter.
But Bryant and Rush led a 15-6 run
early in the quarter, and Slava
M edvedenko added two critical
baskets in the final minutes.
Karl Malone and Gary Payton,
who signed with the Lakers last
Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe bryantgoes up for a shot against
Minnesota Timberwolves' Mark Madsen during the fourth
quarter o f the concluding Game 6 o f the NBA Western Confer­
ence Finals. (AP photo)
summer for a chance at their first
NBA title, joined their teammates in
a group hug near the bench before
accepting the conference cham pi­
onship trophy.
Latrell Sprewell scored 27 points,
and Garnett - who fouled out in the
final minute - had 22 points and 17
rebounds for the Timberwolves,
who nearly extended the best sea­
son in franchise history to a Game
7 in Minneapolis.
Though only five players remain
from the Lakers’ 2«X) champion­
ship team, the current club has many
similarities to the three-time titlists.
T hey're almost invincible when
even one o f their role players is able
to make outside shots - and Rush
splendidly filled the role previously
played by Glen Rice, Robert Horry
and Rick Fox.
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the Amateur Athletic Union, includ­
ing the Portland Reds, Portland Pan­
thers, Portland Legends, Seattle
Rotary Select, Seattle Friends of
Hoop, the Los Angeles Pump N Run,
the Atlanta Celtics and the Playaz
Basketball Club from New Jersey.
Each day o f com petition will
begin with local high school teams
playing in front o f their family and
fans.
The tournament will be covered
nationally by ESPN, Slam magazine
and Fox Sports.
“This is a great chance to repre­
sent our region and to expose our
community to this national talent
and recognize stars in our own back­
yard,” said Chatman, a Benson High
School graduate who founded the
Journeys Foundation and played
professional basketball. He gradu­
ated from the University o f Port­
land in 1995.
The mission o f Journeys Foun­
dation is to provide a foundation
for student athletes to succeed
personally, academically and ath­
letically.
For more information about the
cost of tickets or schedule of events,
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Fishing
Clinics
for Kids
The G ifford Pinchot N ational
F o rest w ill be h o stin g three
K ids’ F ishing Day clinics on
June 12 as part o f its 16th annual
observance o f N ational Fishing
Week.
Parents are urged to bring
their children for these free fish­
ing clinics and a host o f other
fam ily-oriented, fun activities.
The clinics are scheduled at
Mt. A dam s-G uler County Park
in Trout Lake, W ash; the L ow er
C ow litz Falls, east o f M orton
W a sh , a n d
th e
M e rw in
R eservoice at M erw in Park in
W oodland, W ash.
B esides the o p portunity to
learn how to catch fish, other
activities w ill include the C o ­
lum bia G orge Fly-Fishers Club
fly -ty in g tab le, te e-sh irt fish
p rin tin g , fac e p a in tin g , fish
anatom y, bug hunt, casting co n ­
test, and special guest ap p ear­
ances o f Sm okey Bear.
Food and beverages will be
served. For m ore inform ation,
call the Mt. A dam s R anger D is­
trict at 509-395-34«), the Cowlitz
V alley R anger D istrict at 360-
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National V olcanic M onum ent at
360-449-7833.
Stoudamire
Loses
Appeal
(AP) — The state Court o f Ap­
peals has declined to second-guess
a judge’s decision that an alum i­
num-foil-wrapped package of mari­
juana can be used as evidence at
the trial o f N BA star D am on
Stoudamire.
The Portland Trail Blazer filed
the appeal in an effort to get the
court to throw out the evidence
from an airport search because it
was not conducted with a search
warrant.
Stoudamire was cited July 3 after
he walked through a Tucson Inter­
national A irport metal detector
while carrying the package, accord­
ing to prosecutors.
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