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PM EDRiOil Heat prevail in two OTs Miami holds off SECTION Miami, Milwaukee Bucks, HBAT 112-110 D5 SPORTS EDITOR CURTIS MURAYAMA E-mail: cmurayamaHonoluluAdvertiser.com Telephone: 525-8017 MONDAY November 1 5, 2004 H0N0LULUADVERTISER.COMsports Ramlbow Warriors 7549 'in Tl TTTITTT TTTrT roi toy UH-Hmo, -l i rz JL WAV 1 QW 1 Advertiser Library photo At 40, San Francisco outfielder Barry Bonds became the oldest player to win the National League Most Valuable Player award. Giants' Bonds wins NL MVP in a walk A 9 it I American professional sports, he trails only the NHL's Wayne Gretzky, who won nine MVPs. In the NBA, Kareem Abdul-Jab-bar leads with six. Bonds became only the third player to hit 700 career homers, and with 703 trails only Hank Aaron (755) and Babe Ruth (714). But following his grand jury testimony in a federal investigation, he repeatedly was questioned whether he used steroids.

His personal trainer has been indicted for illegal distribution of steroids, but Bonds has denied using illegal steroids. Bonds' season was unparalleled statistically. He hit 362 to win his second NL batting title in three seasons and shattered the major league record with a .609 on-base percentage, topping the previous mark of .582 he set two years ago. He walked 232 times, 34 more than the previous record he set in 2002 and more than 100 more than anyone else in baseball this season, and his 120 intentional walks obliterated the old mark of 68, also set by Bonds in 2002. Bonds earned a $500,000 bonus for winning the award.

rr WHAT: First Hawaiian Bank State Football Championships, Quarterfinals TICKETS: $7 adults, $5 62-years-old and older and students grade K-12 RADIOTV: KMVI AM 550 will broadcast Friday's game from Maui. No TV. DIVISION I Friday Leilehua at Kealakehe, 7:30 p.m. Mililani vs. Lahainaluna at War Memorial Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

Byes-Kahuku, Kame-hameha DIVISION II Friday Hawai'i Prep vs. Waipahu at Radford, 7:30 p.m. Pac-Three vs. Kaua'i at Vidinha Stadium, 7:30 p.m. Byes-Campbell, lolani mm tins BY DAYTON MORINAGA Advertiser Staff Writer It was a case of big brother beating up little brother yesterday as Hawai'i-Manoa defeated Hawai'i-Hilo, 75-49, in a men's college exhibition game.

A crowd of 2,950 at the Stan Sheriff Center watched the Rainbow Warriors make their first public appearance since being introduced at Midnight Ohana on Oct. 15. "I gave (us) a grade of about 60 out of 100 percent," Hawai'i head coach Riley Wallace said. "We have to get our intensity level up." The 'Bows struggled early in the game before establishing a clear edge in size and talent over the NCAA Division IIVul-cans. The most telling statistic besides the final score was Hawai'i's 46-26 advantage in rebounds.

The 'Bows Blackett lead at halftime was only 33-28, but they broke it open with an 18-4 run to start the second half. Senior forward Jeff Blackett had game-highs of 16 points and 10 rebounds to lead the 'Bows. "The thing about this year you never know who's going to do it," Blackett said. "Night in and night out, this team could have five or six people in double-digits." Chris Botez, the team's new 7-foot center, contributed 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists. "A little nerve-wracking," Botez said of his debut in a Hawai'i uniform.

"But I still had to have that focus, that mentality to just go out there and do what I have to do as a big man." Wallace added: "Fans will really enjoy watching a big man who can run the floor like that and do the things he does." Sophomore Bobby Nash scored all 11 of his points in the second half. New shooting guard Matt Gibson added nine points, and drew praise from Wallace for his defensive play. Blackett and Julian Sensley the top returning players from SEE 'BOWS, D4 and step it up, when it counts, that's when we gotta The bonus for the first-time BIIF i champions is 4 AJ that it will play Papali'i host for Fri day's quarterfinal against Leilehua, the O'ahu Interscholastic Association's third-place representative. But there is still another proverbial monkey to shoo away. The BIIF is the only league not to win a game in the state tournament, which started in 1999.

"We're very cognizant of that fact," Papali'i said. The Waveriders are expecting SEE STATES, D4 END QUOTE 1 TIM KAWAKAMI San Jose 1 Mercury News columnist on missing NHL games: is when ESPN fills the programming void with repeats of 'Dream Job' that I truly realize how much I miss the NHL." hi REBECCA BREYER The Honolulu Advertiser University of Hawai'i-Manoa forward Matt Gipson throws down two his five points against the University of Hawai'i-Hilo in a men's exhibition basketball game at the Stan Sheriff Center. father of Dave Shoji Big Island's Kealakehe finally breaks through BY RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK Barry Bonds won his record seventh National League Most Valuable Player award in a walk. Capping a season of suspicion and success, the San Francisco Giants left fielder became the oldest player to win the award. The 40-year-old received 24 first-place votes and 407 points today in balloting by the Baseball Writers' Association of America to earn the award for the fourth straight season.

Los Angeles third baseman Adrian Beltre was second, getting six first-place votes and 311 points, and St. Louis first baseman Albert Pujols was third with one first and 247 points. St. Louis third baseman Scott Rolen got the other first-place vote and finished fourth, followed by teammate Jim Edmonds. Bonds is the only player with more than three MVP awards and the only one to win more than two in a row.

Willie Stargell was previously the oldest to win it, snaring the 1979 NL award with Keith Hernandez at 39'2. Among the four major North 1920-2004 Kobe Shoji, "Sweet bear" earned Ph.D., fought in World War II BY ANN MILLER Advertiser Staff Writer Kobe Shoji, the father of University of Hawai'i women's volleyball coach Dave Shoji, died Saturday night. Shoji, 84, passed away while son Dave's team was in the midst of a memorable comeback against Nevada. "I thought about that," said Dave, whose second-ranked unbeaten team lost the first two games. "I said to myself, 'We've got to win Kobe Shoji had battled lung cancer and Parkinson's disease the past year.

He entered Queen's Medical Center Oct. 23 with fluid in his lungs and died of natu- TRIVIA NFL Which team did the Rams play in their final game at Anaheim Stadium 10 years ago before moving to St. Louis? Answer in For the RecordD10 Chicago at Tennessee Houston at Indianapolis Baltimore at N.Y. Jets Seattle at St. Louis ral causes, according to the family.

Shoji was a member of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. He met wife Chiz at a relocation camp in Arizona. Along with Chiz, he leaves behind six grandchildren, three daughters-in-law and three sports-minded sons Dave, Tom and Kelvin who are the first to tell you they were never a match for their father. "I would say my dad was the best and toughest of all of us," said Tom, who coaches volleyball at the University of Southern Colorado. "He had four front teeth knocked out in a football game in college and kept playing.

He goes to Germany, fights K. Shoji BY STACY KANESHIRO Advertiser Staff Writer In the past two seasons, Kealakehe entered the Big Island Interscholastic Federation tournament as the top seed. Twice it did not represent its league in the state tournament. This time, the Waveriders went relatively unnoticed before surprising top-seeded Hilo, 41-21, to win the BIIF Division I title Friday night and qualify for their first state tournament. "It's sweet redemption for us," Kealakehe fourth-year coach Sam Papali'i said.

"To finally win, it is the monkey off our back. It's been frustration because we've been favored the last two years. Coming in this year, I told the team, 'Just hang in there. We're under the radar right now. You guys just continue to persevere against Fresno State in the war, is wounded twice and comes back and never talks about it.

He was a leader in the war, people looked up to him. Then he comes back and has to fight discrimination and he never complained one bit to us." Kobe Shoji was described by a family friend as a "sweet bear" for the formidable presence that disguised an exceptionally kind and generous spirit. He also had a gift for every passion he pursued. His father, who was 104 when he died, came from Japan and had a lemon farm in Upland, where Kobe worked and grew to love sports. He long jumped 24 feet in the 1930s and was a single-wing tailback at Chaffey JC and Pomona College.

It was during his junior year at Pomona that the evacuation or- SEE SHOJI, D4 Minnesota at Green Bay 31 34 Carolina at San Francisco 37 27 Buffalo at New England 29 Today Philadelphia at Dallas 6:30 p.m., KITV, Ch. 4 (6) (delayed) It were at SURVEY Resounding 'F for Warriors 19 Detroit 17 1 7 at Jacksonville 23 14 Kansas City 20 49 at New Orleans 27 20 Pittsburgh 24 17 at Cleveland 10 12 Cincinnati 17 23 at Washington 10 Tampa Bay 14 N.Y. Giants 14 at Atlanta 24 at Arizona 17 Offense Defense Special Coaching Official A5 A7 A5 A6 A 103 2 1 9 1 126 11 2 80 19 139 101 8 111 44 26 307 398 201 341 44 Total Total Total Total Total votes: votes: votes: votes: votes: 426 416 406 411 438 4t Hawaii's performance in all aspects of Friday's 70-1 4 loss to Fresno State received failing grades in reader voting. The officials the lone category to receive a passing grade. Voting ended 5 p.m.

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