March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 The anticipated showdown between Silver Charm and Gentlemen will have to wait. The two horses were expected to meet for the first time in today’s $1 million Santa Anita Handicap, …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 The Charlotte Hornets were really up for the Seattle SuperSonics. The Hornets outrebounded the SuperSonics 48-20 Friday night and hung on for a 104-98 win over the best team in …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 Colorado University has forfeited all five football victories in 1997 after acknowledging an ineligible player participated in games. Although it was fullback-linebacker Darren Fisk’s fourth year of competition, it was …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 Furyk

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C4 Rain postponed Andre Agassi’s semifinal match with Jan-Michael Gambill of Colbert in the Franklin Templeton tourney. Agassi was leading 4-3 in the first set when it was postponed by the …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Who was that masked man? If ever the Spokane Chiefs might have thought they had a chance to break through against the Kamloops Blazers in Riverside Coliseum, it was Friday …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Twice in two days, Brian Rice of Whitworth had the top qualifying time in his event at the NAIA Swimming and Diving Championships in Federal Way, Wash. Twice in two …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Mike Price enjoys another moment of exultation. File/The Spokesman-Review

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Carlos Monroe knocked out Billy Thompkins at 2:52 of the fourth round to deal Thompkins his first loss and win the main event on the professional boxing card at the …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C5 Willow musher Linda Joy, making her third try in the Iditarod after scratching last year and being withdrawn in 1996, will start in 13th place today - and she’s grateful …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C6 Lopes

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March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 3A boys/girls Mark Bigelow rebounded a missed free throw and took it the length of the court in 6 seconds for the winning layup as Olympia (25-1) defeated defending state …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 4A Regional Call it do-or-die, winner take all, or the Greater Spokane League championship. Whatever the name, the GSL boys basketball season has come down to one game.

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 Author Tom Clancy expects to be a partisan onlooker when the Minnesota Vikings begin their 1998 National Football League season. Photo by Associated Press

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 Veteran crew chiefs Marc Reno and Donnie Richeson were looking for work after being fired following last week’s Las Vegas 400. Reno, who signed on with Robert Yates Racing last …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 You don’t care. You, the sports fan, don’t care that Mo Vaughn is charged with drunk driving while on his way home from a strip club. You don’t care that …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 1A girls/boys Colfax (16-10) had four chances to tie the game in the final 26 seconds, but the Bulldogs came up short as Warden (15-11) escaped with a 48-45 victory …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C7 2A The Pullman girls’ surprising run through the District 7 tournament finally hit a big speed bump Friday night in the championship game at Mt. Spokane High School. The speed …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 SPOKANE COUNTY Marriage License Randal L. Duross of Plummer, Idaho, and Sherri M. Fisher of Latah, Wash. Mark R. Hawley and Linda L. Lechelt, both of Spokane. Jeffrey S. Uhlmeyer …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 Men’s Big Sky tournament Damon Ollie, scoreless in the first half, had a tip-in and two free throws during a surge that carried Montana State to a 69-64 victory over …

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 North Carolina’s Vince Carter tries to score over C.C. Harrison of North Carolina State. Photo by Associated Press

March 7, 1998 in Sports on Page C8 College women Community Colleges of Spokane stayed alive in the NWAACC women’s basketball tournament Friday in Yakima, defeating Everett 82-51 to advance to today’s fourth-place game. The Sasquatch will play …