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Page 2 April 3, 2019 The Week in Review Suspect in Rapper Killing Police used surveillance video and social media posts to help identify a suspect in the death of Nip- sy Hussle, a Grammy-nominated rapper and activist gunned down in front of his Los Angeles clothing store Sunday afternoon. The shooting appeared to have been targeted based on how it was carried out. Blazers Make NBA Playoffs The Portland Trail Blazers began selling tickets for their opening round in the NBA postseason Monday. The Blazers clinched their playoff berth last week with a 148-144 double-overtime home victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Entertainer of the Year Advancing to the Final Four for the first time in program history, the Oregon Ducks Women Basketball team celebrates their 88-84 victory over Mississippi State at the Moda Center Sunday. Next up is a Friday matchup with No. 1 seed Baylor in Tampa, Fla. First Final Four Oregon women advance at NCAAs Excitement was ringing in the air as the Or- egon Ducks Women Basketball team clenched their first Final Four appearance in program history Sunday with a 88-84 win over Missis- sippi State at the Moda Center. The second-seeded Ducks, whose victory over the top-seeded Bulldogs was a classic back-and-forth battle, were led by Sabrina Io- nescu who had a game-high 31 points, seven rebounds and seven assists. Satou Sabally con- tributed 22 points and forward Ruthy Hebard scored 14 points. “All I gotta say is we’re not done yet,” Io- nescu said. The Ducks are set to face No. 1 seed Baylor Bears in Tampa, Fla. Friday after they beat No. 2 seed Iowa 85-53. Though they were tied 59-59 through three quarters, the Ducks set their distance from C ontinueD on p age 10 Beyonce was named entertainer of the year Saturday at the 50th annual NAACP Image Awards. Her husband Jay-Z received the President’s Award for the rapper’s public service achievements, and “Black Panther” was awarded best motion picture. Portland Meadows Closing Portland Meadows will be converted into a long term shipping and stor- age warehouse, ending its use as a horse racing track for 73 years and sometimes concert venue, the Portland Monthly reported Monday. The race- track confirmed that the current season, which wrapped up in February, would be its last. TriMet ‘Barber’ Arrested Again Jared Weston Walter, a 32-year-old man who has prior records of inap- propriately touching women on Tri-Met was arrested on new charges last week and investigators believe there could be additional victims that have yet to be identified. Brown Picks Clarno for Post Gov. Kate Brown Friday tapped former cen- tral Oregon legislator Bev Clarno to be Ore- gon’s 37th secretary of state. The announce- ment came just over a month after former Secretary of State Dennis Richardson died. Clarno will finish Richardson’s term, which will conclude in January 2021. Established 1970 USPS 959 680 4747 NE Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Portland, OR 97211 The Portland Observer welcomes freelance submissions. Manuscripts and photographs should be clearly labeled and will be returned if accompanied by a self addressed envelope. All created design display ads become the sole property of the newspaper and cannot be used in other publications or personal usage without the written consent of the general manager, unless the client has purchased the composition of such ad. © 2008 THE PORTLAND OBSERVER. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED, REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. The Portland Observer--Oregon’s Oldest Multicultural Publication--is a member of the National Newspaper Association--Founded in 1885, and The National Advertising Representative Amalgamated Publishers, Inc, New York, NY, and The West Coast Black Publishers Association CALL 503-288-0033 • FAX 503-288-0015 Mark Washington, Sr. Michael Leighton A dvertising M AnAger : Leonard Latin Office Manager/Classifieds: Lucinda Baldwin C reAtive d ireCtor : Paul Neufeldt P ublisher : e ditor : r ePorter /W eb e ditor : Danny Peterson P ubliC r elAtions : Mark Washington Jr. Washington o ffiCe A ssistAnt /s Ales : Shawntell PO QR code news@portlandobserver.com • ads@portlandobserver.com subscription@portlandobserver.com Postmaster: Send address changes to Portland Observer , PO Box 3137 , Portland, OR 97208