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Sunday, Oct. 4, 1992 1C 3 FJJl Miami fops Florida State Stanford stuns Irish Armour and 20 yards to J.J. Lasley for Stanford (4-1). Notre Dame built an early 16-0 lead. But the Stanford defense, ranked second in the nation, held the Irish scoreless the rest of the way.

The Irish lead came on a safety and TD runs of 12 yards by Reggie Brooks and 2 yards by Jeff Burris. The Cardinal pulled within 16-13 in the third quarter on Stenstrom's pass to Armour after Milburn's 6-yard scoring run midway through the second quarter. Fumbles by Ray Griggs and Jerome Bettis set up the Cardinal possessions. Stanford took the lead 20-16 at 4:49 of the third period when Strenstrom hit Lasley on a 20-yard scoring strike. play to rally.

This one, Gino Tor-retta's 33-yard touchdown pass to Lamar Thomas with 6:50 to go to make it 17-16. One more time, Florida State had the excruciating last gasp. With the score 19-16 after a safety, Dan Mowrey's 39-yard field goal to tie as time ran out sailed far wide right. Just as Gerry Thomas' 34-yard field goal to win last year against Miami sailed wide right with the score 17-16. Just as an Arizona field goal attempt to beat the Hurricanes last week sailed wide right.

"Wide right?" Bowden pondered the phrase. "It's what has saved Miami's life three times." "I don't know how to explain it," said cornerback Clifton Abraham, the man Thomas beat for the TD. "Maybe we're not living right and they are. Maybe it's just not meant to be." On Wisconsin Badgers upset Ohio State, 5C 1-7 since 1985. Five defeats since 1980 have come by three points or less.

Seven times, Miami has spoiled an unbeaten record by a Bowden team. Florida State has taken leads into the fourth quarter 17 times against Miami and lost 13 of them. When the 'Canes (4-0) held up four fingers to start the final period as they always do to signal the last quarter will be theirs the Seminoles (4-1) must have shuddered. "Everybody here believes we recruit that attitude here," said Miami defensive end Kevin Patrick, who had three of seven Hurricane sacks. One more time, Florida State had the lead in the fourth period of this defensive struggle.

This one 16-10 with nine minutes left. One more time, Miami had the UT-Martin falls Pacers lose at Tech, 4C Hurricanes continue mysterious mastery of Seminoles. By MIKE LOPRESTI Gannett News Service MIAMI Look up "deja vu" in the dictionary. Surely, the picture next to it must be of Bobby Bowden. Florida State's Miami nightmare, apparently without end, rolled on Saturday when the No.

2 Hurricanes rallied past his No. 3 Seminoles in the fourth period 19-16, continuing a hex all but unparalleled in recent sport. "I feel sorry for the kids," Bowden said after Florida State missed a last-second field goal for the second year in a row. "I could say 'Here we go But I'm tired of saying that." He is now 5-12 against Miami, Rebels win Ole Miss downs Kentucky, 4C '4 I sample 2 Tv HtL imMft lit The Associated Press SOUTH BEND.Ind. Glyn Milburn rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns past Notre Dame team Saturday to give 18th-ranked Stanford a stunning 33-16 victory over the No.

6 Irish. The result was an eerie repetition of Stanford's 36-31 upset two years ago of then top-ranked Notre Dame, when Irish fumbles cost them a 24-7 lead and the game. This time, Stanford scored 19 points on four Irish turnovers two fumbles deep in Irish territory, a goal-line interception and a picked-off lateral. Steve Stenstrom threw TD passes of 8 yards to Justin Tennessee dominates at Death Valley. By DAN MORRIS Sun sports editor BATON ROUGE, La.

Continuing its assault on the road, Tennessee turned LSU's Death Valley into a lively site for a 20-0 Big Orange victory Saturday night. Just as they trimmed Georgia between the hedges in Athens three weeks ago, UT's seventh-ranked Volunteers ignored the mystique of playing a night game at LSU and dominated the Tigers. Tennessee retains its lead in the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division and continues its surprising charge toward the SEC crown, improving to 3-0 in league play and 5-0 overall. LSU slipped to 1-2 in the Western Division, 1A overall. The game also marked the return of head coach Johnny Majors to the Tennessee sidelines for the first time since his heart surgery in August A Death Valley crowd or 68,318 and an ESPN national television audience saw the Vols post their second straight shutout and improve their lead in the LSU series to 17-3-3.

They lead 7-2-2 in games played at LSU. AL East i rim SEC No. 7 Tennessee 20, LSU 0 Ole Miss 24, Kentucky 14 No. 16 Georgia 27, Arkansas 3 No. 8 Alabama 48, S.

Carolina 7 ovc Tenn.Tech17, UT-Martin 13 Murray 27, Austin Peay 10 E. Kentucky 20, SE Missouri 10 East Tenn. 27, Morehead 7 Middle Tenn. 21, N. Illinois 13 AREA Lambuth 17, Rhodes 10 Kentucky State 34, Lane 0 Ds few LS(U)3 Dan MORRIS Tigers by the tale They call it Death Valley, and tradition seems to roar from every corner of LSU's Tiger Stadium.

This was my first trip to Baton Rouge to cover a football game, and all the stories I heard from veteran Southeastern Conference writers were true. It is a unique place to play or watch a game. The facility officially seats 80,140, about 11,000 less than Neyland Stadium. But it is every bit as loud and takes on an eerie glow at night with its purple-and-yellow paint job. Saturday's game was the 61st anniversary of night football at LSU, and Tiger fans like to think their team has a mystical edge in Death Valley, especially at night.

Many coaches agree. A 1987 College Football Association poll of the nation's Division I head coaches (including Big 10 and Pac-10 coaches) revealed that Tiger Stadium is the most dreaded road playing site in America. LSU's all-time record at Death Valley is 285-111-18, a .711 winning percentage. Tennessee, of course, has not been fazed by those numbers, The Vols are 7-2-2 in 11 visits to Tiger Stadium. The last time LSU beat Tennessee in Baton Rouge was 1974.

Rich tradition Still, you have to appreciate all the folk lore that is part of playing at LSU. Above all, there's the tiger. LSU began using a Bengal tiger as its mascot in 1936. They are on their fifth Tiger Mike, and this one is 7-foot, 450 pounds. They roll him in in a purple cage, circle the field and wait for him to do his thing.

Tradition says LSU will win if Tiger Mike roars before the game. They used to poke him with a stick to insure results, but animal activists ended that practice. Just as well. He roared four times prior to Saturday's contest. If you watched Saturday's game on ESPN, you probably noticed the Tiger Eye painted in the middle of the field.

Well, not quite the middle. The eye is actually between the 45 and 50 yard lines on the north end. And for good reason. They normally do not paint the white lines of the 45 and 50 that run through the Tiger Eye, But sometimes an opposing coach will insist the lines be painted. Mississippi State's Jackie Sherrill did this year.

The actual eyeball of the Tiger Eye is between the lines; so Sherrill's paint didn't mar the effect. LSU beat Sherrill's Bulldogs 24-3. Another neat element involves the entrance of LSU's team. At the ramp where they run onto the field is a section of goal post first used on the field in 1955. The crowd thunders when LSU players appear, but they grow quiet when their Tigers are taking a lickin'.

And they had the volume of a kitten by the time Tennessee was finished Saturday night. Dan Morris is The Sun's sports editor. His column appears every Sunday and Wednesday. He can be reached at 425-6136 or toll-free at 1-800-372-3922. Dolphins activate receiver Clayton Mark Clayton, a vital link in the Dolphins' aerial attack when they play Sunday at Buffalo, was taken off the injured reserve list Saturday and is scheduled to play.

Clayton, who had 70 receptions last year, sprained his neck and has been out since Sept. 4. The Dolphins released wide receiver Robert Clark to make room for Clayton. Tennessee quarterback Heath Shuler is chased by Derriel Volunteers' victory Saturday night in Baton Rouge. Lambuth scores first win over Rhodes Facing the SEC's second-best refense, LSU got no closer than the Tennessee 22, and that drive ended on a missed 39-yard field goal attempt.

Tennessee's defense gave up only 169 net yards. "Overall, we played good," Tennessee linebacker George Kidd of Milan said. "LSU tells you when they're going to run the ball when their guards pull. We took advantage of it" Kidd, who was sidelined momentarily when he had the wind knocked out of him in the second quarter, had four total hits and one sack for an eight-yard loss. Tennessee's defense is allowing an average of only 9.6 points per game.

The Vol defense entered the LSU contest rated second in the league and eighth nationally in scoring defense. "I thought we'd play better against Tennessee's front four, but they dominated us with their inside and outside people," LSU Coach Curlcy Hallman said. "We got beat by a good football team and beat soundly." Meanwhile, Tennessee's offense was controlling the line of scrimmage, rolling up 412 net yards and retaining possession 35:33 of the game. Kicker John Becksvoort remained perfect for the Vols, hitting field goals of 46 and 37 yards and two extra points. AA teams awarded Sun, Wire Reports Jackson's hopes for a Class AA baseball expansion team have apparently struck out.

Portland, Maine and West Haven, were awarded the two Double-A teams Saturday, which begin play in 1994. "It's disappointing because we put in a lot of time and effort in getting the application in," said Jackson Parks and Recreation Director Jerry Gist. Other finalists were Nassau County, N.Y. and Atlantic City, N.J.. "I don't really know what's next," Gist said.

"But, obviously we're going to have to raise some money." BASEBALL NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 2, Pittsburgh 1 Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 1 Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 2 Montreal 3, Chicago 1 Atlanta 1 San Diego 0 Los Angeles at Houston (n) AMERICAN LEAGUE Boston 7, New York 5 Baltimore 7, Cleveland 1 Toronto 3, Detroit 1 Oakland 10, Milwaukee 3 Kansas City 7, Minnesota 6 Texas at California (n) Chicago at Seattle (n) Baseball roundup, 7C Associated Press McCorvey of LSU during the Jays clinch v. 1 Tift its first two games. "This was the first time we've ever beaten Rhodes. Rhodes came in 3-0.

The Commercial Appeal said we had no chance to win here. But, everyone on our side believed a little different." Simply believing would not be enough for the Eagles to end their slide against their closest georgraphic rival. Against the Lynx, who had allowed just 28 points in their first three games, Lambuth would need an afternoon of near-perfect execution. That is precisely what they got. For the first time this season, Lambuth did not turn the ball over.

And, the Eagles out-gained Rhodes 408-302, despite a 266-yard passing performance by Lynx quarterback Drew Ro-bison, the total offense leader Please see LAMBUTH, 4C Bo Schembechler may sue Tom i tlx sw" --Ill Eagles end streak of seven losses to Rhodes. By DAVID SEIGERMAN The Jackson Sun MEMPHIS Apparently, there is a first time for everything. Tommy Moore hit Chris Miller for a 22-yard touchdown with just 15 seconds left to break a 10-10 tie and lift Lambuth University to its first-ever win over Rhodes College, a 17-10 decision Saturday afternoon at Fargason Field. Lambuth had lost all seven of its previous meetings with Rhodes. "No doubt this turns our season around," said Coach Jim Hardegree, whose squad has won two in a row since losing Associated Press Candy Maldonado, left, of the Toronto Blue Jays pours champagne over the head of teammate Dave Winfield as the Jays clinched their second straight AL East title.

FOOTBALL TOP 25 No.1 Wash. 17, No. 20 USC10 No. 2 Miami 19, No. 3 Fla.

St. 16 No. 4 Michigan 52, Iowa 28 No. 5 Tex. 19, Tex.

Tech 17 No. 18 Stanford 31, No. 6 N.D. 16 No. 8 Penn St.

38, Rutgers 24 No. 11 UCLA vs. Arizona Wisconsin 20, No. 12 Ohio St. 16 No.

14 Virginia 31, W. Forest 17 No. 17 Syracuse 15, Louisville 9 No. 19 Oklahoma 17, Iowa St. 3 No.

23 GaTech 16, N.C. State 13 No. 22 Boston Coll 24, W. Va. 24 No.

25 Clemson 54, UT-Chatt. 3 Schembechler to file suit against ex-Tiger owner Monaghan Fired Detroit Tigers president Bo Schembechler will file a lawsuit against former team owner Tom Monaghan, his attorneys said Saturday. The lawsuit, charging breach of contract, will be filed Monday in Wayne County Circuit Court, lawyers Joseph Golden and David Kotzian said in a statement. It will also name former Tigers corporate owner John E. Fetzer, Inc.

Schembechler never had a formal contract, but Golden said he was "led to believe he had a 10-year agreement with the Tigers." "We believe an oral agreement between Monaghan and Bo formed the basis for a contract that was broken when he was fired," Golden said. There was no answer at Monaghan's office in Ann Arbor Saturday afternoon..