Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 3, 2004)
November 3, 2 0 0 4 Pase B2__________________________ Æ,|e JJcirtlanò © bseruer S ports Vikings at Home Saturday The Portland State Vikings will try to take the momentum of a 35-32 win over Montana into a game against Idaho State on Saturday at 3:35 p.m. at PGE Park Last Saturday, the V ¡kings (4-4,2- 3) had their biggest win in four years by knocking off Montana and knock ing the Grizzlies out of first place in Build Credit the Big Sky Conference. Senior quarterback Joe Wiser was named Big Sky Conference co-O ffensive Player of the Week for his performance in the contest. He com pleted 17 of 26 passes for 195 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed four times for 42 yards and a third TD. with Easy Payment Arrangements Upon Approval Call: 1-866-308-0532 Mortgages • Consolidation Loans • Bad Credit Low Income • Bankruptcy Countrywide Financial So You Want A Car I Can Help Save You Money Bankruptcy? Repossessions? Rad Credit? I Can Help You Get Financed Call Beverly @ (503) 381-4464 On Approved Credit FREMONT CHILD CARE 617 N.E. Fremont M-F 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Children 18 months to 8 years (3'a grade) Full and Part Time Care • Drop-In Rates Special arrangements for Holiday, Weekend and Night care (all ages) 503-249-5594 NOW for appointments and applications Owner: Hattie M. Porter Manager: Makeba Grisby Boston Basks in World Series Win Manny Ramirez named World Series MVP C ardinals, helping the Red Sox end 86 years o f pain and futility. T hat was the idea w hen then- general m anager Dan D uquette signed R am irez to a $ 160 m illion, eight-year deal in Decem ber 2000. (A P) — M anny Ramirez will cherish th is m om ent fo r ever, same as every Red Sox fan from the bustle o f d ow n town Boston to the coastal m ountains o f M aine. Ram irez and the Red Sox fin ished a four-gam e sw eep o f St. Louis with a 3-0 victory la s t W e d n e s d a y night, giving them their first ch am p i onship since 1918. Now the shy kid who grew up in the shadow o f Y ankee S ta d iu m o w n s a tre a su re d sp o t in baseball lore - he is B o s to n ’s f ir s t W orld Scries MVP. "I never thought Boston Red Sox Pokey Reese jumps on top o f his teammates Boston Red Sox 's Manny Ramirez, the MVP I’d get to be part o f o f the World Series, celebrates after Boston after the Red Sox defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 in Game a W orld Series w in won the title in a sweep against the St. 4 to win the World Series at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. (AP ner. But it’s fun, let photo) Louis Cardinals. (AP photo) me te ll y o u ,” Ram irez said. “ Before we w ent to One o f the best all-around hit tract prompted the team to place left field this season, (Tubbing fly spring training, I told my wife ... ters in recent memory, Ramirez put him on waivers last offseason. balls and hitting hom ers o ver the I’m going to be the M VP o f som e up prodigious power numbers dur T he front office then tried to G reen M onster at Fenw ay Park. thing. And I did it.” ing his first three seasons in Bos trade him to T exas for AL M VP “ I w ent through a lot o f dram a He batted .4 12 (7 -fo r-17) with a ton. But his awful defense, deplor A lex R odriguez. The deal fell during the w inter, but I keep my hom er and four RBIs against the able baserunning and hefty con- through, and Ram irez was back in m ind p o sitiv e,” R am irez said. Randolph Signs New Contract Forward agrees to multi-year extension T he P o rtlan d T rail B lazers signed forw ard Zach Randolph to a six-year contract extension on M onday. T he contract was reportedly w orth $84 m illion w ith an ad d i tional $2 m illion if R andolph is nam ed an NBA all-star. He was originally seeking a six-year, $86 m illion extension, the m axim um allow ed under the league’s co l lective bargaining agreem ent. "T his extension represents a m ajor com m itm ent to a young, up-and-com ing star w ithin the N BA ," said Trail Blazers General M anager John N ash. “We look forw ard to many successful sea so n s to g e th e r a n d to Z ac h Randolph becom ing a fixture with the organization and the Portland different league statistical c a t egories at se aso n 's end. “ I am very excited to be a P o rt land Trail B lazer for at least the n e x t s e v e n s e a s o n s ,” sa id Randolph. “ I love the fans and the Portland com m unity, and am looking forw ard to helping lead th eT rail B la z e rsb a c k to th e N B A p lay o ffs.” T he 2 3 -y ear-o ld w as selected by th e T ra il B laz ers in the first ro u n d o f th e 2001 N BA D raft as Portland Trail Blazers forward Zach Randolph speaks during a news conference Monday in Tualatin. Randolph, named the NBA's most improved player last season, has agreed to a six- year, $84 million contract extension. (AP photo) com m unity.” Randolph was one o f only five NBA players to average more than 20 points per gam e and 10 rebounds per gam e last season. For his efforts, he was selected as th e N B A ’s M o st Im p ro v e d __________ Player, the first Trail B lazerto win the award since Kevin Duckworth in 1987-88. R andolph led Portland in sco r ing in 44 o f the 81 gam es he played in and in rebounding 6 1 tim es. He ranked in the N B A ’s top 20 in 19 THE____________ SPINACOLUMN An ongoing series of questions and answers about America's natural healing profession Part 22. Chiropractic and Health A way of Life...not just a passing diagnosis. checkup should include not only problem. If you have persistent blood pressure, w eight, chest and aches, pains or fatigue, there is a eye exam , etc but should also and reason for it. If you haven’t had a 'm “fit as fiddle.” If this is primarily include a detai led evalu Chiropracticevaluation, you have true, why do I often suffer pain? ation o f the nervous system ? In NOT been examined completely. : It is indeed interesting that C hiropractic For the sake of your health now a doctor can give a "thor We study the nervous system and in the future, call today. Isn't ough checkup" and yet fail to fail and the spine completely to assure it time you stepped up to Chiro- to evaluate the spine and nervous you that we find the cause o f your practic? system. I'm sure that w hile in school your doctor learned that the n er vous sy stem c o n tro ls ev ery 2124 N.E. Hancock Street, Portland, Oregon 97212 other organ and function in the P hone: ( 5 0 3 ) 2 8 7 -5 5 0 4 body. D oesn’t it m ake sense th e n th a t a tr u ly th o ro u g h 9 íT in S N O K S U R E WHOlT.OlV.O.TtiLORl : F o llo w in g a thorough check-up my doctor says A Flowers' Chiropractic Office FRIDAY NOV. 5TH »•CLAMO THBATWC W ATM A BURMSIOC >» a » » o a o a »’ 7 ADVAMCC *« » •• D O O M O A IM A T OFM WE DON’T CARE WHO TOU VOTE FOR JUST VOTE II \d \c itis c w Ith d ive rsity in an E arly E ntry C a n d id a te o u t o f M ic h ig a n S tate . A n a tiv e o f M ario n , In d ., R an d o lp h w as a U SA T o d ay F irst T eam A ll- A m e ric a n , P a ra d e M a g a z in e F irst T eam A ll-A m eric an and M V P o f the 2000 M cD o n ald s A ll-A m erican gam e. The Blazers open the season at G o ld en S tate on W ed n esd ay , Nov. 3 before returning to P o rt land to host the L.A. C lippers in the hom e o pener on Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m . in the Rose G arden. Average NBA Ticket: $45.28 (AP) — Even without Shaquille O ’Neal, the Los Angeles Lakers have the N BA ’s highest average ticket price for the third straight year at $77.36, more than $30 above the league average of $45.28. The league average is up 2.1 percent from the 2003-04 season, according to the Team Marketing Report's annual study, which was released Tuesday. The New York Knicks, who were swept in the first round of the play offs by New Jersey, raised ticket prices 10 percent and had the league's second-highest average ticket at $70.51. The league's low est average ticket is for a Golden State W ar riors' game at $27.69, a 5 percent increase. The expansion Charlotte Bobcats willbecharging $36.61 per ticket. Jl" '|j n r t lauft O b s t r u e r Call 503-288-0033 ads* ' p o itln n rio b s e n c r.c o m
