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His problem ended a few months ago when he rose to the occasion and knocked out Mike Tyson. ‘I learned how to control it,” Williams said. “I went into the ring relaxed, didn’t let anything bother me, and my performance showed it.” That fight July 30 ended with Williams stopping an exhausted and injured Tyson in the fourth round in the biggest bout of his career. Now Williams gets a second big fight in a row when he meets Klitschko on Dec. 11 at the Mandalay Bay hotel-casino for the WBC version of the heavy weight title. Klitschko said he’s now fully healed and ready to get back in the ring against Williams. Mortgages • Consolidation Loans • Bad Credit Low Income • Bankruptcy Countrywide Financial Would you like to own your own home? Would you like to refinance your current home, to lower your monthly payments? ■ Good Credit ■Refinance ■ Bad Credit ■ Mortgage I -ate o.k. ■Purchase ■First-Time Buyer 100% Financing Option Available & No up front fees! I DO IT ALL! 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She said 6 6 A second release of the book and DVD “Clyde the Glide" offers the story of Clyde Drexler and his glorious 12-year run as the leader of the Portland Trai I Blazers and championship title with the Houston Rockets. Drexler, a member of the NBA Hall of Fame and the most popular player in the history of the Portland franchise, reminisces about his former teammates and the greats of the game who became friends and foes over the years, including rival Michael Jordan, the player with whom he was most often compared. “Clyde the Glide” has a 16-page color photo section and is co-authored by local sports columnist Kerry Eggers. Black Ice, the Untold Sports Story “Black tee” is a new sports his tory book that tells the lost history of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes from 1895 to 1925 established by the descendants of escaped slaves from the Under ground Railroad and Black Revolu tionary Loyalists. No other book has ever been written about this league, and until now very little is know about its origins and history. Founded on black Baptist beliefs and Booker T. Washington philosophies and in volving people like Henry Sylvester Williams, it was a league unlike any other and as such makes it an im portant political and social history. Twenty-five years before the Negro Baseball Leagues in the United States, and twenty-two years before the birth of the Na tional Hockey League, Black Cana dians helped pioneer the sport of Airvioce $39.99 Free Activation +60min if you mention ad! 503-286-6070 WESTERN UNION wy to smlmmy emeantí Barrii Fesius 317 NE Killingworth, Ptld FREEMONT CHILD CARE 617 N.E. Freemont M-F 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Children 18 months to 8 years (3ra grade) Full and Part Time Care • Drop-In Rates Special arrangements for Holiday, Weekend and Night care (all ages) f r e e DVD P la y e r with first approved loan $200.00 or more. Call for details ,503) 287-M ONY (M L K , )r. location only) ice hockey changing this winter gam e from the p rim itiv e “gentleman's past-time” of the nine teenth century to the modem fast moving game of today. Led by skilled and educated lead ership, the Colored League would emerge as a premier force in Cana dian hockey and supply the resil ience necessary to preserve a unique culture; a culture which ex ists to this day. Unfortunately, such was their fate, that their contributions were conveniently ignored, or simply stolen, as white teams and hockey officials, influenced by the black league, copied elements of the black style or sought to take self-credit for black hockey innovations. 9 loans • fax service • 2-day tax refunds • electronic tax filing free money orders "The promoters tried to prevent her fa ther from fighting after he chal lenged the law. “He was blacklisted,” she said. Dorsey was born in New Or leans. He began boxing at 16 and stopped at 31, she said. Dorsey worked as a longshoreman after his boxingcareer, retiring in 1997. Clyde the Glide Prepaid Cell Phone Service ONNECTION open mon-thur, 9am-7pm tri, 9am-8pm sal, 9am-7pm Slin, 10an)'4pm Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz clowns during a team workout at Busch Stadium in St. Louis Monday. The Red Sox headed into Tuesday's World Series with the St. Louis Cardinals with a 2-0 lead after win ning the first two games at home. (AP photo) Call 503-249-5594 NOW for appointments and applications Owner: Hattie M. Porter Manager: Makeba Grisby ferì ? ”4 ÎF*« i n |> >t"i- -n «> «: PSU to Host Montana The Portland State Vikings re turn to PGE Park for the first time since Oct. 2 to host their biggest home game of the year when they face fourth-ranked Montana on Saturday at 3:35 p.m. The Vikings will need to over come the heartbreak of two con secutive emotional losses on the road. After leading all the way in each game, the Vikings lost in over time at Montana State and on a closing-seconds field goal at North ern Arizona. Portland State continues to lead the Big Sky Conference in total defense and scoring defense.
