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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
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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.
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