Former Blazer Rounding up Potential Investors to Buy Team

(PORTLAND – AP) - Former Portland Trail Blazer guard Terry Porter says he is rounding potential investors interested in buying the Portland Trail Blazers and the Rose Garden Arena.

Owner Paul Allen told The Oregonian newspaper in Los Angeles Friday night that he has come to terms with selling the troubled team, which has the worst record this season in the NBA and which, he says, has been costing him multiple millions of dollars to keep afloat.

He said he planned to attend Portland's home game against Golden state Saturday night, and "that could be my last home game as Blazers owner.

"I've come to terms with it."

Harvick Pads Busch Series Lead With Win

(GLADEVILLE, Tenn. – AP) - Nextel Cup driver Kevin Harvick raced to his first NASCAR Busch Series victory of the year Saturday, taking the lead with 52 laps to go and holding off teammate Clint Bowyer after a late caution in the Pepsi 300.

Harvick finished 0.504 seconds ahead of Bowyer, his Richard Childress racing teammate, en route to his 18th career Busch Series victory. Harvick also took a 156-point lead over Denny Hamlin in the series standings and became the eighth Nextel Cup driver to win in the first eight races of the Busch Series season.

"Right now life is good," Harvick said. "But life can go bad in a hurry. The best thing to do is enjoy it while you can, then move on to the next race."

Hamlin, the pole-sitter, was third, followed by J.J. Yeley and Carl Edwards.

WOU Hits Three Home Runs During 18-8 Victory Over Roadrunners

(MONMOUTH) - Kevin Corrigan and Jason Pohl hit home runs, and Matt Skundrick added a grand slam as Western Oregon rolled to an 18-8 baseball victory over Metro State on Friday afternoon at the WOU Baseball Field.

The win improved WOU`s record to 23-13 on the season, while the Roadrunners dropped to 17-16. The four-game series between the two teams from the NCAA Division II west region continues on Saturday with a doubleheader that begins at noon.

The win was the 12th in the last 14 outings for the Wolves, who also just captured two of three games against defending region champion Chico State.

Men's Baseball: Bearcats Beat Whitman 22-2 in Game One; Whitman Rebounds to Win Game Two, 6-4

(WALLA, WALLA, WA) - Kyle Stalker drove in five runs and the Bearcats scored eleven runs in the top of the ninth inning as they blasted Whitman 22-2 in the first game of a doubleheader. But Whitman came back to win its first Northwest Conference game of the season, 6-4, in the nightcap.

The split gives the Bearcats a 15-17 record overall, 10-13 in the NWC. Whitman goes to 3-27, 1-16 NWC.

Willamette scored in each of the first six innings to take an 11-2 lead, and then blew the game open with the ninth inning outburst, highlighted by Stalker`s grand slam. The freshman DH went 4-6 with three runs scored to go along with his five RBI.

Oregon State Names Zalesky as Wrestling Coach

(CORVALLIS – AP) - Oregon State said Friday it has named former Iowa coach Jim Zalesky its new wrestling coach.

Zalesky compiled a 127-34 dual meet record at Iowa, serving as head coach from the 1997-98 season through the 2005-06 season.

His teams won NCAA titles in 1998, 1999 and 2000. The Hawkeyes finished second in 2001 and 2004.

But his contract was not renewed this year after Iowa had its worst wrestling season in 39 years.

NASCAR`S Kyle Busch Pulled Over For Reckless Driving

(RICHMOND, VA – AP) - NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was ticketed for reckless driving in a Richmond suburb Wednesday night.

The misdemeanor charge carries up to a year in jail, a $2,500 fine and a driver's license suspension, said Sgt. Don Lambert, with Henrico County police. The charge also calls for a mandatory court appearance; Busch will appear in Henrico County General District Court on May 23.

Lambert said the incident happened at 10 p.m. near Richmond International Airport, a few minutes outside the city.

Neither speed nor alcohol was a factor, though Lambert would not provide further details...

Stampede Remain Undefeated, Blast Portland 115-99

Catch the Stampede Saturday night at the Salem Armory when they host defending IBL Western Division champion Tacoma, Tip-off is set for 7:15 PM.

(SALEM) - The Salem Stampede continued their winning ways Friday night by routing the Portland Chinooks 115-99 at the Salem Armory.

The Stampede (4-0) were led by guard Jeff Dunn`s 34 points. Center Eric Fiegi had 33 points and Ramon Taylor chipped-in 17.

The Chinnoks (2-4), were led by center Joe Smith`s 22 points.

Warriors fall to NAIA`s Top Ranked Lewis-Clark State College, 10-1

Seven players register a hit each in opening game of three-game series under the lights.

(LEWISTON, IDAHO) - The Clash of the Titans changed its name to Clash of the Warriors when Corban`s baseball team went head-to-head with the NAIA`s top ranked Lewis-Clark State College.

Unfortunately for the Warriors from Corban, the host Warriors took round one, 10-1, as seven different Corban players collected a hit each in the opening game of a three-game series at Harris Field.

Corban scored its lone run of the game in the 1st inning when junior Ryan Heil (Medford, Ore.) singled with the bases loaded, scoring sophomore Ryan Porter (Keizer, Ore.) from third. With the bags still loaded, sophomore Darren Johnson (Vancouver, Wash.) flew out to right field and senior Brian Nelson (Lebanon, Ore.) was thrown out at home attempting to end the opening inning threat.

Beavers to Host NCAA Women`s Gymnastics Championships

Tickets for the event are still available by calling 1-800-GO-BEAVS

(CORVALLIS) - Oregon State qualified for the NCAA Women`s Gymnastics Championships for the 16th time in its history.

Prior to qualifying for the championships last Saturday, the Beavers had narrowly missed three years in a row.

Oregon State earned its place in the championships by finishing second, ahead of Pac-10 Champion and No. 2 seeded Stanford, at the NCAA West Regional hosted by Stanford.

The NCAA Championships begin on Thursday, April 20th with two qualifying sessions.