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MondayMarch 121990StarTribun THE FACT THE DEST CUT NHL 1 The Gophers hockey team will meet Wisconsin for the WCH A tournament championship at 7 to-night in the St. Paul Civic Center (Ch. 29). Stars will try to keep When UNLV won the Dig West tournament Sunday, it was coach Jerry Tarkanian's 81 st victory without a loss in Long Beach, dating back to his 65-0 home record in five seasons as Long Beach State coach. PAGE pace in Morris tonight ting Gathers made lasting impression won the Tour de France last July.

"I took Aaron in for a regular checkup in February, and the doctor said he heard a second beat in Aaron's heart," said Crump, 25. "He called in three other doctors to listen. Then they sent me to a pediatrician, who sent me to a children's heart center. There, they did an electrocardiogram and told me Aaron had to wear a heart monitor for 24 hours." The Maple Leafs are 15-11-1 against Norris teams and are especially! strong at home, where they have won, 22 of 33 games this season. That record along with the fact, that the game will be televised locally' by KMSP could forebode trouble, for the Stars.

Their 5-26-2 road rer: ord is the second-worst in the NHLi and they are 0-21-2 in games tele, vised by Channel 9. Like the North Stars, the Maple, Leafs have an off-the-ice distraction that sometimes has attracted mori attention than the team. But the esca- pades of Leafs owner Harold Ballard and his estranged girlfriend, Yo-landa, are more comic than serious. Ballard, 86, recently was declared; mentally incompetent to run theti team. He has said he wants Yolandav his longtime companion, out of his life, once saying that "it would bflr better to be under the sod" than to be; with her.

to Yolanda had her last name legally changed from McMillen to Ballard. Ballard has attacked her with hilt cane and threatened to have committed or arrested. And the; newspapers eagerly follow their skirt 1 mishes. One Toronto sports section even prints a "Yolanda box," chronicling the Leafs' record in games that she attends. Rachel Blount: YollYoUYou, YoU, YdU, YoO Yol), In these times of drug abuse, point shaving and lockouts, Doug Amoldi of New Hope had a story he wanted to share.

Arnold! and members of his family were visiting his sister. Amy Kusber, in San Francisco last month and were having lunch at the Hard Rock Cafe. The story centers around meeting Loyola Marymount basketball star Hank Gathers, who collapsed during a game last Sunday and died. "My brother, Paul, noticed that the basketball team from Loyola Marymount also was having lunch there," Arnold! wrote to the Star Tribune. "Paul wanted Hank's autograph but was too nervous to ask for it.

So our mother, Mary, decided to ask Gathers. Minutes later, Hank and my mother were talking as if they had known each other for years. After she brought our autographs back to the table, Hank came to our table. He introduced himself and asked about our trip. We also got our picture taken with him.

"We were all saddened by his death. He was such a great guy, taking time out of his day to talk to us. It's hard to believe that three weeks earlier, we talked with Hank about basketball and his future NBA career. We may only have known Hank for a few minutes, but we are happy to have had that chance." Cruel twist of fate Hank Gathers' funeral is today in Philadelphia, but his 6-year-old son, Aaron Kevin Crump, might not be able to attend. The funeral is at noon, but Aaron has a doctor appointment, made several weeks ago, at 10 a.m.

to find out if he has a heart condition like the one that apparently killed his father. Aaron was born to Gathers and Marva Crump, with whom he lives with in Philadelphia. With 1 minute, 32 seconds left in sixth beer and fouls out of the bar. Campbell Conference Norris pu of ga StLouia 35 27 9 79 264 233. Chicago 35 30 5 75 278 264'- Tofonto 35 31 3 73 300 306" Detroit 26 33 11 63 259 283, North Star 29 36 4 62 239 257 Smythe pis of ga y-Calgary 35 21 14 84 302 231' V-Edmonton 34 25 12 80 283 252 y-Wlnnipeg 34 28 8 76 268 Los Angeles 29 34 6 64 292 291; Vancouver 21 38 12 54 216 271 Wales Conference Adams pta of oa y-Boaton 43 23 6 92 258 207j y-Butlato 39 24 8 86 248 216' y-Montroal 36 26 8 80 252 207' y-Harttofd 32 31 7 71 243 246, Quebec 11 51 7 29 210 351, Patrick Pt of oa" N.Y.Rangef 32 26 11 76 235 226 1 NewJeraey 30 31 8 68 252 258' Waahlngton 31 34 5 67 261 257' Prttaburgh 31 35 5 67 291 327 N.Y.

Wanders 28 33 9 65 247 254 Philadelphia 26 35 9 61 255 255 Clinched playoff berth. jr; Resutla Sunday Boston 4, Hartford 3. Calgary 6, Winnipeg 4. St. Louis 6, Chicago 4.

Vancouver 5, Pittsburgh 3. Results Saturday Twins manager Tom Kelly, on his eagerness for spring LjLj hal enoufln this sittin9 around here. I want to get down To most of the North Stars, the subject of the Detroit Red Wings is much like the subject of the Stars' possible move to California: They try not to think about it, but it's on their minds just the same. The Stars and the Wings have seesawed for weeks at the bottom of the Norris Division. They have been separated by one point throughout March, with the Stars leading one day in pursuit of the division's final playoff spot, the Red Wings leading the next Tonight, the Stars have a chance to tie or go ahead of Detroit again when they play at Toronto.

As tempting as it is to wish a hex upon the Red Wings, the Stars know their chances at the playoffs are only as good as their own play in the final weeks. "We can't look at them and say we hope they lose," Stars center Neal Broten said. 'They've been playing great. We're playing pretty well, and we have to continue. We need at least a point in every game.

"What we have to do is concentrate in practice and bear down in games. If we do that, we control our own destiny. We just have to take care of ourselves. We don't care what Detroit does." Toronto has the best intradivisional record in the Norris and is in third place behind St. Louis and Chicago.

Flames 6, Jets 4 Winnipeg, Manitoba Joe Mullen broke a 4-4 tie early in the third period and Joe Nieuwendyk had four assists as Calgary ended Winnipeg's four-game winning streak. The victory was the Flames' sixth in their last eight games and consolidated their lead in the Smythe Division. Calgary 1 3 2 6 Winnipeg 3 1 04 FIRST PERIOD: 1. Col Maclnnis 24 (Makarov, Nieuwendyk), 2:38. 2.

Win Ellett 15 (Elynulk, Steen), 7:48. 3. Win Nummlnen 10 (McUwain, Small). 9:29, pp. 4.

Win Ellett 18 (Hawerehuk, Olausson), 12:29, pp. Penalties Macoun. Cal (tripping), 8 00; Johansson, Cal (Interference), Murzyn, Cal (major, lighting), Donnelly, Win (major, fighting), Ashton, Win (high-sticking), Guenette, Cal (served by Makarov, Interference). 19:43. SECOND PERIOD: 5.

Cat Suter 14 (MacLeHan, G. moor), 8:05. 8. Cal OUmour 22 (Nieuwendyk, Ma-- clnnis), 8:53, pp. 7.

Cal Makarov 22 (Roberts. Nieuwendyk), 10:13. 8. Win Ashton 20, 18:13. PenaWee McUwaln, Win (tripping), T.Hunter, Cal (roughing), Cronm, Win (roughing), 10:38: McCrtmmon, Cal (cross-checking), Cronm, Win (holding).

17:03. THIRD PERIOD: 9 Cal Mullen 31 (Patterson, Johansson). 3:16. 10. Cal Roberts 31 (Nieuwendyk), 19:42, en.

Penalties Kom, Cal (minor -misconduct, roughing), Donnelly. Win (minor-misconduct, roughing). Suter, Cal (hooking), Floury, Cal (tripping). 11:25. SUMMARY: Shots on goal Calgary 13-13-834, Winnipeg 10-8-723.

Power-play opportunities Cslgary 1 of 3, Winnipeg 2-6. QoaUea Calgary, Guenette, 1-1-0 (23 shots-19 saves); Winnipeg, Beauregard. 7-5-1 (33-28). A 15,570. Referee-Terry Greg son.

Linesmen Mike Cvlk, Ron Assei-stine. Canucks 5, Penguins 3 Vancouver, British Columbia Newly acquired defenseman Jyrki Lumme scored once and assisted on another goal as Vancouver ended a four-game winless streak by defeating Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh 2 0 13 Vancouver 3 1 1 5 FIRST PERIOD: 1. Van Reinhart 15 (Adams, Lumme), 9:11, pp. 2.

Pitt Tanti 27 (Johnson, Stevens), 10:15. 3. Van Lumme 2, 10:31. 4. Pitt Errey 17 (Cullen, Oineen), 11:24.

5. Van Adams 28 (Reinhart, Lumme), 12:45, pp. Penalties Boorque, Pit (interference), Butcher, Van (roughing), Hillier, Pit (holding), Butcher, Van (roughing), Loney. Pit (roughing). Stern, Van (roughing), Stevens, Pit (misconduct), 18:55: Agnew.

Van (misconduct), 18:55. SECOND PERIOD: 6. Van Krutov 11 (Lkfstsr, stem), renames Toung, ra (served py, Recchi, Pit (elbowing), Agnew, Van (Interfer N. Agnew. van irnppingi, THIRD PERIOD: 7.

PHI Cullen 30 (Zemlak, Dalqulst), 2:17. 8. Van Bonk 11 (Krutov, Ulster), 14:20. ronereoe- pourquo, (major, ngnnng), Butcher, Van (major, fighting), Dineen, Pit (interference). Recchi.

Pit (roughing), Linden. Van (roughing), 19:38. SUMMARY: Shots on goal Pittsburgh 10-8-828. Vancouver 19-7-12 38. Power -pi.

opportunities Pittsburgh 1 of 4, Vancouver 2-4. Goalies Pittsburgh, Young, 16-18-2 (38 shots-33 saves); Vancouver, McLean, 18-284 (26-23). A 16,123. Referee Rob Shick. Linesmen Shane Heyer, Brad Laiarowich.

Bruins 4, Whalers 3 Hartford, Conn. Goalie Reggie Lemelin made 24 stops and defenseman Glen Wesley scored two power-play goals to lead Boston over Hartford. Dave Christian and John Carter also scored and Craig Janney added two assists for the Bruins, who maintained the league lead in overall points with 92. Boston 1 1 24 Hartford 1 0 23 FIRST PERIOD: 1. Hart Samuelsson 2.

(Francis, Verbeek), 2:52. 2. Bes Christian 13 (Galley), 19:18. PeneWee Samuelsson. Hart (interference), Samuelsson, Hart (roughing), Galley, Bos' (holding).

11:59: Poufcn, BosihokJmg), 12:42: Corrt-veau, Hart (hooking), 16:26: Carpenter, Bos homing), Samuelsson, Hart (major, fighting), SECOND PERIOD: 2. Boa Carter 15 (Christian. Pou-en), 14:54. PenaWee Oabynh, Hart (holding), Wesley, Boa (tripping), Neely, Bos (roughing), Culhane, Hart (holding), Young, Hart (holding). Gould, Bos (major, fighting), Burt, Hart (major, fighting), Carpenter, Bos (holding), Byers, Bos (major, fighting), Jennings, Hart (major, fighting), 14:30: Evason, Hart (tripping), 16:22: Gould, Bos (holding).

Ba bvch. Hart (holdina). 19:55. inmu kniuk e. ooe vi Weslev 8 (Prom.

Jannevl. 1 29, pp 5 Boe Wesley I Hart Tormak 6 (Young), 6:45. ah. 7. Mart Babych vveswy (Beers, janney), o.

6 (Verbeek. Youno). 12:48. do. nan tm.org.ni.

misconouci, ragn-SDCKing), Neely, Bos (roughing), Jennings, Hart (roughing), Verbeek, Hart (cross-checking), 5:35: Byers, Bo (boarding), Poukn, Bos (high-sticking). Verbeek, Hart (hooking), 16:15. SUMMARY: Shots en goal Boston 9-7-1026, Hartford 12-9-627. Power py eoportunWee -Boston 2 of 12, Hartford 1-6. Ooekee Boston, Lemelin, 20-13-1 (27 shot-24 saves); Hertford.

WMmoro. 2-2-1 (26-22). A 15,535. Referee Oe-nts Morel. Linesmen Wayne Bomey.

Bob Hodg- WIB)BVB WWBBBWIIW WM Wal Wal WWW WflBIWaiW Sabatini ends Capriati's run No need to panic There's no reason to worry, Way-zata's Greg LeMond keeps saying, as he gets off to a slow and painful start to the new professional bicycling season. His celebrity status in the United States cost him up to three weeks of crucial training during the winter. "One thing led to another and I found myself overwhelmed," LeMond, 28, said of the commercial opportunities that arose after he HHP a the game, Herb knocks over his who died as a Loyola Marymount star. Gathers, 23, died March 4 after collapsing during a West Coast Conference game. The funeral is at noon today.

The Loyola Marymount team was to arrive at Philadelphia International Airport last night. Louisville player arrested University of Louisville center Fel-ton Spencer was arrested and charged with reckless driving after being stopped on U.S. 27 near Stanford, officials said. Police Cpl. Rick Shearer said Spencer was stopped about 8 a.m.

EST and detained at the county jail until his release about noon. No further details were released. Robert D. Kramer III, the alleged mastermind of a point-shaving scheme involving former North Carolina State players, improperly received game tickets from former Wolfpack player Charles Shackleford in early 1988, according to an investigation by the school and the NCAA. Etc.

Miguel Indurain of Spain retained his Paris-to-Nice, France, title, winning the weeklong cycling race by eight seconds over Stephen Roche of Ireland. Two-time Tour de France winner Greg LeMond of Wayzata was more than eight minutes behind in the final standings. Roger Kingdom, world record-holder in the 1 1 0-meter hurdles, was beaten in a 60-meter race by the Soviet Union's Igor Kazanov, but the United States still dominated a three-nation indoor track and field meet in Yokohama, Japan. Also upset were American sprinter Calvin Smith and Randy Barnes, world record-holder in the shot put. But the Americans, getting an expected victory from Olympic sprint champion Evelyn Ashford in the women's 60-meter dash, picked up nine gold medals in the 13 events.

Charon finished two lengths in front of Trumpets Blare to win the $200,000 Grade 1 Bonnie Miss Stakes at Gulfstream Park. Having lived it up, LeMond is painfully living it down. "I'm hurting on hills," he said during the eight-day Paris-Nice race in France, which ended Sunday with LeMond far down in the standings. "I'm not bad, I'm just bad on the hills." But LeMond refuses to panic, remembering his long ordeal of coming back from a near-fatal shooting accident in 1987. "Last year if I was riding this way or if I got dropped on a hill, I'd worry and get thinking whether there was something wrong with me," he said.

"Now I know nothing is wrong. It's just a matter of getting the kilometers in my legs. I keep saying I'm suffering and its hurting, but overall I can't complain. I'm extremely happy." Impressive record Damon Bailey, a Bedford North Lawrence senior, became Indiana's high school all-time scoring leader Saturday night. He scored 31 points in a 78-58 regional championship victory over Scottsburg, increasing his career total to 3,026.

Bailey, who is headed to Indiana University, bettered the record of 3,019 set by Lewisville's Marion Pierce in 1961. The game was stopped when Bailey scored the record basket in the third quarter, as fans, including Hoosier coach Bob Knight, saluted Bailey with an ovation. "I'm really glad it's over," Bailey said. "I think other people were more worried about it than I was. I'm more concerned about winning." Compiled by Tom Herberg nn there and Flyers beat Vulcans to win series The Thunder Bay Flyers beat the St.

Paul Vulcans 4-3 Sunday night at Augsburg Arena to sweep the best-of-five USHL playoff series in three games. Steve Woog, Tom Murphy and Greg Hagen scored the Vulcans' goals, Thunder Bay will play the Rochester Mustangs in the playoff semifinals. The Gophers women's tennis team (5-5, 2-1) won all three doubles matches in posting a 7-2 victory over Wisconsin (2-5, 1-3) Sunday at the 98th St. Racquet Club. Sophomores Jennie Moe and Sofie Olsson improved their doubles record to 18-1 1 by beating Elaine Demetroulis and Kira Gregersen 6-2, 6-1.

Moe (18-6) defeated Demetroulis in singles 0-6, 6-3, 6-2. Guard John Barnes' three-pointer with two seconds left gave North Dakota State College of Science (23-5) a 61-60 victory over host Fergus Falls in the final of the Region 13 community college tournament Saturday. Forward El- ton Byrd, who had 32 points for Fergus Falls (19-9), was the tournament MVP. St. Olaf placed fifth, with 255 points, in the NCAA Division III women's swimming and diving meet Saturday at Williamstown, Mass.

Kenyon won with 506. The Oles' Christy Aker was sixth in the 200-yard backstroke, Andrea McCarty was fifth in the 200 breaststroke, Amanda Mason was fifth in the 200 butterfly and St. Olaf was sixth in the 400 freestyle relay. The St. Olaf men took second in the slalom to finish sixth in Alpine team competition Saturday at the U.S.

Collegiate Ski Championships in Waterville Valley, N.H. The Oles' Peter Larson won the slalom in 86.20 seconds. al North Stars 2, N.Y. Ranger 2, tie. Boston 3, New York Islanders 3, tie.

Buffalo 5, Hartford 0. Chicago 2, St. Louis 2, tie. Detroit 3, Montreal 3, tie. Los Angeles 8, Pittsburgh 2.

New Jersey 9, Quebec 3. Toronto 3, Edmonton 2. Washington 4, Philadelphia 3. Garnet tonight 7 North Stars at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeless at N.Y.

Rangers, 6:35 p.m. Winnipeg at Calgary, 8:35 p.m. Games Tuesday New Jersey at North Stars, 7:35 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 6:35 p.m.

Edmonton at Quebec, 6:35 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 6:35 p.m. Detroit at Chicago, 7:35 p.m. From News Services Jennifer Capriati's whirlwind professional debut in the Virginia Slims of Florida ended Sunday when top seed Gabriela Sabatini stopped her 6-4, 7-5 in the final in Boca Raton.

Sabatini earned $70,000 in winning her first tournament title of the year. Despite the loss, Capriati, 13, of Saddlebrook, became the youngest player since the open era began in 1968 to reach the final of a major professional tournament. She won $28,000. Capriati beat four top 40-ranked players, including No. 10 Helena Sukova, en route to the final.

Stefan Edberg needed two tiebreakers and nearly 3V4 hours to win his first tournament of the year, beating Andre Agassi 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (7-1), 7-6 (8-6) in the final of the Champions Cup in Indian Wells, Calif. sports Austrian skiers dominant Karin Buder of Austria skied to her first World Cup victory, winning by six-hundredths of a second in a women's slalom race in Stranda, Norway. Buder, 26, had a combined time of 1 minute, 25.57 seconds, beating compatriots Claudia Strobel (1 :25.63) and Anita Wachter Slalom leader Vreni Schneider of Switzerland dropped out in the second run. Her 27-point lead over Strobl shrank to seven with two races left. Pavel Ploc of Czechoslovakia soared 104.5 and 110.5 meters to win a World Cup 90-meter ski-jumping meet in Solleftea, Sweden.

Ploc totaled 224.5 points on his two jumps. Ari-Pekka Nikkola of Finland was second with 217.5 points after jumps of 102.5 and 102 meters and took the lead in the overall standings from Ernst Vettori of Austria. Nikkola, 20, leads Vettori 232-213 in the race for the title. Uwe-Jens Mey of East Germany won World Cup speedskating trophies in the 500- and 1 events in Heerenveen, the Netherlands, while Dutchman Gabriela Sabatini Bart Veldkamp won the 5,000 and 10,000. Auto racing Senna wins in Phoenix Ayrton Senna of Brazil overpowered rising Formula One star Jean Alesi at mid-race and went on to a runaway victory in the season-opening U.S.

Grand Prix through downtown Phoenix. Alesi, 25, driving in only his ninth Formula One event, drove his Tyrrell-Ford from fourth place into the lead in the first turn of the 72-lap, 170-mile race. Alesi stayed ahead until Senna, who won the Formula One title in 1988 and was second to Alain Prost last year, took his McLaren-Honda to the front on the 35th lap around the 2.36-mile, 13-turn circuit. Senna beat Alesi by 8.685 seconds. Basketball Gathers' funeral is today More than 100 friends, fellow players and youngsters who looked to Hank Gathers as a hero gathered yesterday at Emmanuel Institutional Baptist Church in north Philadelphia to pay respects to the neighborhood kid i Hartford at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.

1 Chicago, III. Ron Wilson's goal at 8:23 of the third period broke a 4-4 tie as St. Louis 1 beat Chicago, increasing the Blues': 1 Norris Division lead over the second-place Blackhawks to four points! and extending Chicago's winless if streak to seven (0-6-1 tq St Louis .1 2 3 .2 2 0-4s Chicago Creighton), 645. 2. CM OoukM 19 (Thomas.

Roan? -f Ick). 16:48, pp. 3. 81L Momesso 22 (Hui, J.hi Brown). 17:41 PenaWee Larmer, Chi Zezet.

StL (hooking), Secord. CM ging). R. Sutter, StL (roughing), raham. Chi (charging), 19:29.

SECOND PERIOD: 4. CM Secord 12 Larmer), 3:02. S. StL Meagher 8 (G. CavaWni, CavalHni), 8:25.

6. CM Lemteux 11 (Konroyd, Man-son). 11:39. 7. StL Bond Amour 24 (Lowry, Laky).

19:59. PenaWee -Larmer. Chi Chase, StL (double minor, roughing), 14:48, McOW. Ch. (rouughtng), 14:48.

,3 THtflO PERIOD: 6. StL Ork 1 (MacLeen, O. CavaM km). 4:39. 9.

8tL Wilson 3 (Hut, J. Brown), 8:23. pp. 10. StL R.

Sutter 10 (Roberts, P. CavaMniL.ll 19:42, empty net. PenaWee Mea. sen, StL (tioteK- ing), FeethenMone, StL (roughing), La-- iMeux, Chi (roughing), Maneon, Chi (eroexvr checkmg), 7:59. SUMMARY: Shots en goat St.

Lours 10-11-1536, Chicago 11-6423. Powei play opportunMIss ft St. Louis 1 of S. Chicago 1-3. Ooekee St Louis, Riendeau, 16-14-5 123 ehote-19 aeveek CNcm'1' Mmen.

14-23-5 (36-30). A 16.472. Referee tfcnl" KoharsM. Linesmen hyan Bozak, Oord Droeeker. ifi Sid Hartman is on vacation.