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Golf Inside Ernie Els leads, will try for second straight victory, see Page D5.
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WINTER SPORTS National title might close Klug’s career in snowboarding STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo. — In what could end up being the final race of his career, Chris Klug claimed the national title in parallel slalom on Saturday at the 2010 U.S. Snowboarding ChampionChris Klug ships. Michael Trapp, of Hyannis, Mass., placed second, and Justin Reiter, of Steamboat Springs, took third. Klug, a part-time Sisters resident who was raised in Bend, finished seventh in giant slalom at the Vancouver Olympics last month. “I felt like I was getting stronger with each run,” Klug was quoted saying of Saturday’s event on www. ussnowboarding.com. Klug, an Olympic bronze medalist in 2002, said after the Vancouver Games that this would likely be his final season of competitive snowboarding. “I wanted to finish my 20th competition season and possibly my competitive snowboard racing career with a nationals win,” Klug, 37, was quoted on the Web site. “It has been a long winter on the road, but a fun ride.” — From staff and wire reports
2010 PREP BOYS TENNIS PREVIEW
Storm are set to defend their Class 5A state title By James Williams
one Cordell calls, “the best underclassman in the state.” Deuel and Inside The Summit boys tennis team isn’t his doubles partner from last sea• Capsules on ready to settle for just one state title. son, Adam Krull, won the IMC and Last season, after winning the Inevery Central Class 5A state doubles title in 2009 as termountain Conference title, the Oregon boys freshmen. And though Krull is now Class 5A Storm became the first boys enrolled in a tennis academy in Textennis team, team from Central Oregon to capture as, Cordell expects big things from Page D5 a team title at the state tournament. Deuel, regardless of whether he comThis season, Summit is home to petes in doubles or moves into singles two of the three returning state qualiplay. fiers from the IMC — Bend High’s Jeff WindSenior Conor Hegewald is also back for sor is the third — as well as the majority of the Storm after making an appearance at last season’s powerful squad. last year’s 5A state tournament. Cordell ex“Our two big goals (this year) are to win pects the senior state qualifier to play at one state and districts again as a team,” says Sum- of Summit’s top singles spots, in addition to mit coach Josh Cordell. junior Andrew Rowden. Only a sophomore, Paxton Deuel is someSee Tennis / D5
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Summit’s Conor Hegewald will be a key component as the Storm try to repeat as state team champions in Class 5A.
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PREVIEW
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: NCAA TOURNAMENT
With Duke as example, Baylor now faces No. 1 seed Blue Devils By Stephen Hawkins
COLLEGES
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UO names interim athletics director EUGENE — Oregon has named the university’s former vice president for student affairs as interim athletics director while the search for Mike Bellotti’s replacement is conducted. Lorraine Davis will serve on a month-to-month basis starting April 20. She retired in 2006 but has worked part time at Oregon, overseeing academic support services for student-athletes, among other duties. Bellotti, Oregon’s football coach for 14 seasons before becoming athletics director last July, is taking a job as a college football analyst with ESPN. — The Associated Press
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The New York Yankees’ Alex Rodriguez, top, and the Philadelphia Phillies’ Ryan Howard, bottom, will try to lead their teams back to the World Series in 2010.
Power struggle?
HOUSTON — Scott Drew took on the daunting challenge of rebuilding a tattered program at Baylor nearly seven years ago with what seemed, at least to everyone else, to be an unrealistic vision. At the only private school in the powerful Big 12 and stifled by significant scholarship restrictions in the aftermath of a tragedy and scandal of unprecedented proportions, Drew still envisioned having an elite program. Part of his plan when he arrived was to become “the Duke of the Southwest.” Drew’s hopes certainly don’t seem so far-fetched now. The third-seeded Bears (28-7) are within one victory of the Final Four. To get there, they must beat top-seeded Duke (32-5) in the South Regional final today. “When anyone takes over any program you have to figure out, what is your niche? Where do you fit in in the grand scheme of things? Not try to be like somebody that is not in your niche, but to fully develop your own identity,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “He’s done a really good job of figuring that out at Baylor, and they’re very good. ... They could win the whole thing. They’re that talented.” See Baylor / D4
Will the Yankees and the Phillies meet again in the World Series, or will teams on the rise present challenges in the 2010 season? AMERICAN LEAGUE SEASON PREVIEW By Janie McCauley The Associated Press
Portland Trail Blazers guard Jerryd Bayless passes the ball as he falls to the floor.
Blazers go on the road, top Hornets Brandon Roy scores 28, see Page D3
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Everybody knows it’s status quo in the AL East: Yankees and Red Sox, with the Rays hoping they can reprise their run from two years ago. The Central also features the regular figures — Detroit, Minnesota and the Chicago White Sox — fighting for the division. It’s the AL West that has a whole new look. The West is hands down the most changed division in baseball with all kinds of switcheroos for 2010. Seattle reloaded and is trying to contend for its first playoff berth since Ichiro Suzuki’s sensational rookie season of 2001, when the Mariners won an AL-record 116 games. Texas plans to be right in the mix, too. See AL / D6
Mark your calendars Key dates for the upcoming season: SUNDAY, APRIL 4 New York Yankees at Boston: The World Series champion Yankees are sure to get a chilly reception when they start their title defense at Fenway Park. MONDAY, APRIL 12 Boston at Minnesota: The Twins play the Red Sox in the first regular-season game at open-air Target Field, which cost $545 million. MONDAY, MAY 3 St. Louis at Philadelphia: The Phillies and Cardinals meet in the opener of a four-game series between defending division champions. THURSDAY, JULY 15 Seattle at Los Angeles Angels: Chone Figgins gets a chance to hurt his former team when the retooled Mariners open their only four-game series of the season against the AL West champ Angels.
NATIONAL LEAGUE SEASON PREVIEW By Howie Rumberg The Associated Press
The only thing the Philadelphia Phillies want from the St. Louis Cardinals is the title of last team to win three straight National League pennants. Albert Pujols? Heck, the Phils are fine with Ryan Howard. Besides, they boosted their chance of the first NL three-peat since the Cardinals in the 1940s by making the big deal, getting Roy Halladay in a trade that sent their playoff ace to Seattle. “I feel like the desire’s more,” Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said. “I think that the talent we have on this team, stay healthy, a little luck, we’ll be there again.” The 2010 Cardinals aren’t conceding anything, though. They brought back Big Mac to help the hitters and gave Matt Holliday a huge deal to keep him paired with Pujols. See NL / D6
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Butler players, including Matt Howard, center left, and Andrew Smith, center right, celebrate their 63-56 win over Kansas State in the NCAA West Regional final on Saturday.
Elite Eight Results from Saturday’s regional finals of the NCAAs; roundup, Page D4: WEST REGIONAL No. 5 Butler ......................63 No. 2 Kansas State ...........56
EAST REGIONAL No. 2 West Virginia...........73 No. 1 Kentucky .................66
Today’s regional finals in the NCAA tournament, on CBS: MIDWEST REGIONAL • No. 6 Tennessee vs. No. 5 Michigan State, 11:20 a.m.
SOUTH REGIONAL • No. 3 Baylor vs. No. 1 Duke, 2:05 p.m.