The Michigan Daily - Monday, May 20, 2002 -15 'M' NOTES Webb wins 1,500 meter at Big Tens Putting an up and down season behind him, Michigan freshman Alan Webb won the 1,500-meter race at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship yesterday. Webb posted a time of 3:49.27 and was the Wolverines' only champion of the meet. He also earned the honor of being just the third Michigan runner to win the 1,500-meter race at the Big Ten Outdoor Championship. The Wolverines finished with 39 points and in ninth place. Wisconsin, which hosted the meet, won the com- petition with 157.50 points. The Bad- gers tallied 27 points in the 5,000-meter race alone. - Staff reports Women runners take Big Ten title . Behind three event titles on the final day of the Big Ten Outdoor Champi- onship, the Michigan women's track team took home the conference title for the outdoor season. The Wolverines were sitting in sixth at the beginning of Sunday's competi- tion with a meager 24 points. But with- in a span of 10 minutes, Michigan more than doubled its scoring output as it recorded 39 points. With wins in the 800- and 400- meter races by Rachel Sturtz and Vera Simms respectively, the Wolverines were in the hunt for the Big Ten Out- door title. A win in the 200-meter race by Katie Jazwinski was the third event win of the day for the Wolverines and put them over the top. - Staff reports Nets down Celtics in East opener EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) - They ran at every opportunity, scored without much difficulty and never once trailed. And with Jason Kidd doing every- thing he has done all season, the New Jersey Nets showed why they're the No. 1 team in the East. , Picking apart Boston's vaunted defense with surprising ease, the Nets beat Boston 104-97 last night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. From shooting percentages to rebounding to the ability to dictate the tempo, the Nets dominated the Celtics in nearly every facet of the game. Most important was the way they produced easy baskets - 19 of them layups or dunks. "We didn't even play a lick of defense all night," Boston's Paul Pierce said. Pierce stated before the series that the Nets had no one who could defend him. What Pierce didn't men- tion was that something else - foul trouble -could stop him. Pierce scored 14 points in the first quarter but was a non-factor offen- sively the rest of the way. He picked up his third and fourth fouls in a 16- second span early in the third quarter, and the Nets went on an 18-8 run after he went to the bench. Pierce didn't score again until 8:21 remained in the game. By then, the Nets had built their lead as high as 17 and were able to withstand a rally that got the Celtics within six with under 2 minutes left. Kidd finished with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, getting the triple-double with 3:53 left when he fed Keith Van Horn for a jumper that gave the Nets a 97-86 lead. Kerry Kittles, Todd MacCulloch and Van Horn scored 14 apiece, and seven Nets reached double figures. "There's more than one guy who can put the ball in the basket, and being unselfish and trying to play the right way - that's been our motto the whole season," Kidd said. Pierce and Antoine Walker led Boston with 27 points each. Much was made before the series about the offensive talents of Pierce and Walker and Boston's edge in 3- point shooting, but the Nets negated it by capitalizing on a factor that was not highlighted in recent days - their height advantage. 1 j Doctors in the area ar RASRHA conducting 2 asthma RESEARCH STUDY studies comparing tw marketed medication e 0 s You may be eligible for one or both studies if you are: * Generally healthy with the diagnosis of asthma " 18-80 years old * Use of an albuterol or similar inhaler (Proventil®, Ventolin®) " Not a current smoker or have not smoked more than a pack a day for more than 10 years " Available to complete 9-10 visits over approximately 3 months for short-term study or 15-16 visits over one year for long-term study + Study-related physical exams, breathing tests, ECG's, study medication at no charge * Compensation: " $510 for completion of the 3 month study " $810 for completion of the year long study Call ClinSite at 1-888-254-6748 toll-free, or visit www.clinsite.com Brighton, Ann Arbor, Plymouth